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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1894.

Intimations.

DR. FENWICK'S FOOD

FOR

ALSO FOR

DYSPEPTICS AND INVALIDS,

Mr. R. Fraser-Smith'sg. Catterthun, 11st. 1lb.

Mr. Maclean 3 Major-General Barker's cr. Mandarin, lost, Islb.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

opium farmer in Bombay has applied for pricers for libel against the Bombay Guardias.

Ran, Mr. Thugg-Does it pay to be fast 7. Miss Gay (just from the races)-Yes, if you want to make money.

"Mr. May, 0 | A FULL report of the four days' ruclog will Mr. Elgar's g. Kelle, 11st. lb...Mr. Crawford o appear in our next issue. Mr. Cruickshank's br, Guogadoen, 10st.'tzlb. NURSING MOTHERS AND INFANTS Mr. Fourman's b. Haughty, rost, glb.......... delivered in New York on the 23rd inst.

Br, Cinickshank of THE silk or steamship Empress of China was

Mr. Reynello Mr. Kramer's bl. Luginsland, rost, gl

Mt. Taylor 9-A | Mr. Magpia's g. Swift, (z1st, alb, incl. gib. iz.)

Mr. Harf Back o incl Reality, rat: olb...Mn Coutts o This race was first run on Friday, Dosa arose, and the run-off was ordered for to-day. MATCH; distance ball-a-mile. Catch Weight, Mr. Mac's Exchange ..........bit: Jackson Mr. Mannington's Discount .................Mi. Gedge a The AMOT CHF; for all Chine Pontes entered at the Meeting. (Starters in the Champion Stakes excluded) Winners of one Race, gibs.; of two or more, rolbs. extra į Subscription Grins allowed 7lbs; weight for tuches;

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IT is specially recommended as an article of diet for NURSING MOTHERS on it will Strengthen and support them and at the same time enrich the Natural Mülk and increase the Supply.

INFANTS FED on this Food put on flash pidly.

In two and sixpenny and one and sixpenny bottles at $1.10 and 70 Cents,

AGENTS IN HONGKONG: DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 13th January, 1894.

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.

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FAMILY AND dispensinG CHEMISTS.

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entrance $5, to go to Second Peny. On

malle-and-a-quarter.

M. GERARD, the new French Minister to China, Peking, on the sgth of next month, is expected to arrive at· Shanghal, an route to

the Club to the race-track?

Simkins-Don't you find it a long Journey from

your rickshaw |

Old Soak-Not if you carry a private bottle in

We are informed by the Agents (Mesars. Gibb,

Livingston & Co.) that the E. & A. S, S. Co.'s steamer Airlis, from Australla, left Fort Darwin for this port on the 23rd inst.

Mr. R. Fraser-Smith's g. Marksman, rost, gib.~-

Mr. Maclean Mr. J. D. Humphreys' g. Volts, rost, talbom.

Mr. Hart Buck a Mr. Fourman's g. Havoc, xrst, 46.Mr. Taylor, aller belonging to the U.S.S. Monocacy who was brought back to Shanghal suffering Mr. J. D, Humphreys' bl. Petrane, from small-pox, died in the General Hospital

Mr. Crawford o Capt. Thomas' g. The Don, irst. tlbanes

Last Friday and was buried the following day. Capt. Thomas' Mr. Salop's b. Ould Giles, rost, gib.Capt. Host o The Maroos" CHAMPIONS ; for Winners only, ¦ One-mile-and-a-quarter; welgbt, lost; t Prize, $25; zud Prize, $15 1 3rd Prize, $4 ; | they have so many calls on their attention. entrance $5.

Mr. Boyd's ro. Duno.

Mr. John Peel's g. Talisman .........

Mr. August's . Demo

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Mia Gay-Don't you regard missionaries as usatisfactory 7.

Miss Giddy-Yes; on a par with parsers

THE O. & 0. 5. S. Co.'s steamer Oceanic, which left Hongkong on January 24th for San Fran- cisco, via Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland Sea, Voks hams and Honolulu, arrived at her destination

Mr. Baxoy's ro. Recovery... Mr. Mac's g. Exchange.29006451200220 on the sand fast. Mr. Taylor's ch, Hohenzollem...

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The JOHN PEL CUP; presented, for Subscrip. tion Griffins that have run at this Meeting and not won a race; pontes that have been placed gibs. extra weight for inches; entrance $5, to go to the Second Pony, Three-quarters-of-a-mile. Mr. J. D. Humphreys' Vigliant, ............

Mr. Humphreys Mr. Multiplex's g. Jobs, Mr. Crawford 2 Mr. Mulifplex's g. Bladium, Mr. Taylor, 3 Mr. Cruickshank's br. Gungadees

Mr. Cruickshank a

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Mr. Salop's ch. The Signor....Captain Thomas a Mr. Tierce's g. Mare Cypher,.....Mr. Laudale o Mr. R. Fraser-Smith's g. Catterthup, ..............................

Mr. Maclean a Mr. Fearman's b. Haughty, Sampson o Mr. Quintet's g. Reality, .Mr. Conlts a The BOYRIL CUF; for all Ponies entered at the Meeting. Subscription Griffins allowed 5lbs.; other Griffins, weight for inches ; other Ponies, iba. extra; winners of que Race, glba, extra i of two or more Races, rolba; weight for faches'; entrance $5, to go to the Second Pony. One mile.

Mr. R. Fraser-Smith's d. Duart, 110, gil...... Mr. Maclean Mr. Fourman's cr. Primrose, zast.. Ilb.........

A DOZE of the enterprising gang of freebooters who nebbled the Imperial cortège whilst on its way from the Lake Palaces to the Forbid en City in November last, have gone aloft' ofa Peking-headless.

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We note that Mr. Fabris, an old Shanghai seildent, who is well, known in this colony, has been appolated Secretary of the Selangor Club, {

AN Imperial decree dated the 7th lost, canters apon Admiral Ting, commander-in-chief of the Flying Squadron, now in Singapore, the brevet rank of a President of a Board,

SUGGESTIONS FOR CAPTAINS of Cricket Clubs: -Choose your mother-in-law for long stop your cook for a "good batter," and all the heiresses and eldest sons for fielders, because they would surely made " good catches,”

Rev. Mr. Thugg-Do you bet on the races ? Rev. Mr. Dabbe-Never, but my wife doca when she gets a good tip 1

"IT ought to make a man dixry,” Gillypig.. remarked, after he had, won, three hundred shekels on Primrose In the Ladies' Purse.

A CONSIDERARTE quidis Alcointerfest gold in reported to bare recently found its way into Selangor via Tras, apsformat „Kuşla Lumpur pawnbrokers have been let in heavily.

ཡཾ '}! HK. Peak Do you think Hovell is streng- thening?

Mr. Amoy-I'm len pounds better off since I tried, bits last week,

THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co,' royal mail at 4 a.m, yesterday, and left again at a p.m. sicamer Empress of Japan srived at Shanghai the same day for this port, where she may be expected to arrive on Wednesday morning.

THE Canadian Pacific Raliway Co.'s royal mail steamer Empress of India arrived at Nagasaki THE cotton cloth and yarn mills at Wachanka.m. to-day, and left again at 5 p.m. for were reopened on the rich instant, aiters weer's Kobe, where she may be expected at 9 p.m. on rest for the Chinese New Year holidays. Six the 27th inst hundred looms are now running at the cloth mills, while the cotton yarn department has

again been put to day and night shifts, so great Captain W. M. Lang, who has so successfully

is the demand for this article.

AKONGST recent orders given to Clyde shipbuil. ders the Fairfold Company has contracted with ted) for a large cargo carrying steamship for the the Scottish Oriental Steamship Company (Limi- Hongkong and Bangkok rice trade, while Mesars Scott, of Greenock, have booked orders for two steamers of 4,000 tons each for the Ocean Steamship Company, of Liverpool.

Information regarding the reposted murder by THE Slam Observer (Feb, 13) says that no farther European at Chantaboon has been received, and It will Impossible for the person arrested to be seat up until another ten or twelve days have expired, as steamers usually running to that port are laid up, trade being entirely at a standstill The first boat would down about the rgth...

CAPT. T. R. Lockbart appeared before Mr. Wodehouse in the Police Court this morning to response to a biller dour setting forth that be had threatened J. S. de Souza ("Goove "living in rooms below his at 37. Fraya East) with a drawn sword last night. The gallant skipper practically admitted the offence and pleaded LI PINO-SHU, well-known writer on the justification owing to the noise created by his Shanghel Hudas, has lately been gazetted accuser in the regions below. Result Bound acting district magistrate of Lufeng, In Kwan-over in one surety of $to to keep perfect peace tung. Even in time worn China the Fourth for a whole month, Estate is making itself a power in the land...

Thus the Rangoon Times:-Mr. Jane parts who has just been Red-Buttoned by the Emperor of China for services rendered in Sikkim, was married recently at St. John's Church, Calcutts, to Miss Kebie, daughter of Captain Keble, of Agra.

HERE is an item that knocks the bottom out of matrimonial agency "ada" in one act.

appeared in a London print the other day

It

John Jones. Winning number

Result of draw for the widow of the late

respect, or was she in such stralloned circum

Can it be that John Jones' widow lost all self- stances that she had to put herself up to be drawn for? Perhapa she was sctingoptothe letter of the time-worn, adage that "marriage is a St Peter-Who are yan, or who were you ?. lottery" and she was willing to take chances on Lovely Soul--I was a member of the Hong-the," out of 37 principle | kong Amateur Drimalle Club.

Lonely Soal-Please let me in 1

St. Peter-Enter, poor spirit, thou hast THx Singapore Straits Timer of the roth fast, suffered enough || {

reports that Messrs. McAlister & Co. have received Information to the effect that the mate of their pearling schooner Hops, which was pro ceeding to the Mergal grounds, bas been landed at Klang. The mate, a German, states that he had a dispute with the captain of the Hot and he went ahore at Kiang and was left behind by the captain. Men, McAlister & Co., however, expect fall particulars of the occurrence from Mergui in a few days, from the master of the Hope"

is officially announced that Liu Kan-y Viceroy of Klangsi, has decided to build a mint at Nanking for the coinage of dollars and sub- Ma. Tayloraldiary coins, as is now done at Canton, Plans Mr. J. D. Hambreya' er. Varlet, xist. Ilb........

and estimates are now being prepared with the Mr. Humphreye slew of presenting them to the Throne and *. Mr. J. D. Humphreys' gr. Valballs, föst þib. asking for its consent,

Mt. Hart Buck o Mr. May's ro, Maypole, Trst, 7lb..Mr. Mayo WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, Mr. Salop's b. Oald Giles, rost. 7b.Cap. Hunt o

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In a golf match, two rounds of the links, at Singapore on the 17th inst, between Mr. J. B. Robertson, the Singapore crack, and Capt Dumbleton, RE, who recently defeated Dr. A. J.Lowson for the Championship of the Hongkong Golf Club, the Hongkong player proved victorious after a very close and exciting game by two

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1894-

BONGKONG JOCKEF CLUB RACE MEETING,

There is not space in the compass of wa Ordinary Advertisement to detall all the informa tion introduced into the work, but it may be fairly asserted that no such Directory has ever been Stewards-H E. St William Robinson, published, either in Hongkong or any other part | E.C M.G. H. E. Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir E R. Fremantle, K.C.B.; H. E. Mijor-General Digby Barker, C.B; Commodora Boyes, R.N.;

of the East, at such a low price.

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THE arrival in the Mersey, on 19th ultimo, of the White Star Royal Moll steamer Britannic marks another recced in the blatory of steam navigation. The Britannic and her sister ship, the Guermante, have each completed 400 round voyages between Liverpool and New York-400 miles, and both stamers are working as efficiently passager across the Atlantic-thus accomplish ing in each case a distance of 1,500,000 statute as ever with their original engines and bollers They have carried between the Old and the New Worlds 100,000 saloon and 260,000 steerage

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THE London World says: -The health of

carried on the duties of Senior British Navet Officer at Rio during the disturbances, bas, I hear, given way under the strain, and he returne to England. He is succeeded in the command who is a distinguished officer, baving seen war of the Sirius by Captain J. P. Pipos, C.M.G. service in Perak Egypt, and Banna.

BANGKOk papera report the death of one of the oldest Europeans in the Far East, Mr. William Ken, who came out over fifty years ago to Dyce & Co. After starting a hustness of his Singapore, in the employ of Messtu. Martio,

Kerr was about to retire, when he met with own and prospering up till about 1870, Mr. serious losses through his partner, and had to start over again. He built up a good business in Manila, where he was very popular as British consul for some years. He had been in Bangkok since about 1880, and was highly sespected."

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THE care of the Bank of China, Japan, and the Straits the American Trading Company (which is an appeal from a judgment of Chief Justice Hannen in the British Sopreme Court at Shangbal delivered in July, 1892) was to he heard before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Connell early this month. dispate, it may be remembered, arose out of certain exchange contracts said to have been made by the company with the Bank, latter for, roughly, T 39.000. In the appeal and the Chief Justice gave judgment against the the Bank Is represented by the Solcitor-Gencial Latham, Q.C., and Mr. J. W. VeCarby. (Sir John Rigby, QC MP), Mr. William Instructed by Messrs. Harwood and Stephenson; Q.C., M.P., Mr. H. D. Greene, Q., M.P., and and the company by Sir Richard Webster, Mr. Cecil Chapman, instructed by Messrs. Gibson, Weldon and Blibrough.

THE Japan Mail remarks—The Yomiuri newspaper, la pardonable exultation, describes which, at one time, was expected to crush Ita the failure of the Chinese Steamship Company Japanese rivals on the river between Senal and Chemaipo. The Chinese Company had long been talked of, but did not commence activa operations until last suturan. It owned only had six boats, but the Chinese steamer, which one steamer, whereas its Japanese competitors cost $120,000, could bare taken all the Hi Japanese craft into its hold without my ch diffealty. Probably it was because of the Imp we ing dimensions of the steamer that it was espected to monopolise the trade of the river, out in point of fact ite slze proved its rala, for la secord when filled with cargo it drew too muc the first place it required a large crew, and in the water to navigate the river conveniently. The prospects of the Company were excellent at the outset. In addition to a subsidy of $5,2001 yearly from Chios, It had also a contract with the these advantages, a loan of $5,003 was made on Corean Government for the transport of. 100,000 bales of rice from Chemulpo to Seop Despite. the working of the steamer for a half year, the result being that the Company was geominionsly wound up and the steamer sold for 30,000 yen, Henceforth she is to have. ■ Jap/nese crew and

The DARE DEVIL CUP: for all Griffins: weight

for inches, Winners of one Race, glbs ; of two or more Races, ribs, extra. Subscription Griffins allowed glas; entrance 15, to go to the Second. One-mile-and-a-quarter. Frohsiar, rost, glh...............................................Mr. Taylor 1 Swift, 2014 glb...Mr. Hart-Back 3 Loginsland, 1011. 4lb.........Captain Thomas Service, who has rendered valuable aid to his Elsinore, 11. 7ib...............Mr. Sampson of Goverement lately by virtue of his knowledge Havoc, ist. 4fb.......................... Mr. Crawford of of the Mekong Valley region, and who has been The HONGKONG STEEPLE CHASE COFI presented, at home on leave for the past two years, was called to the Bar on the 26th alto. Mr. Archer for all China Ponies; weight for inchess pre- left London, accompanied by Mrs. Archer, bound CONSEQUENT on statements made to the Amic' I will carry tribute rics on the Chinese coast. viers winners of any Steeple Chase talbs for Slam at the end of January, extra from Black Rock once round and in' ; entrance $3, to go to the Second Pony.

at 8 p.m.

March

Wagner.

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Flatte Buche..... ***** Carmen"...Bit. Value ******* Tucia di Lammermoor. Denis.

** Boirao ɗ "ta” aliteufel, Belection.$915+

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Mr, J. D. Humphrey's Viper, 121, alb.will play the following programme at the Officers

The band of the 1st Shropshire Light Infantry Mr. Manners' gr. The Shifter, rost, glb...

Mr. Hast Back Mess, Murray Hanacles, to-morrow, commencing

Mr, Crawford, 1 Hon; T. H. Whitehead's g. Rocket, rist. Ijib.

Mr. Sampson 3 The MAPCOS RACE; for all Beaton Ponien. Once round; weight rost, ast Friso, 820; and Prix, $10 third Prize, $5 ; entrance $5 Mr. J.D. Humphreys Voltaikouse Mr. D. Hamphreys' Varlet man mo Mr. Treban's Bugand Cheng Mr. Elgar's Exliena mummApah Mr. R. Fraser-Smith's Beaufort Schumann Mr. Hart Buck's Petronel Deace Mr. F. H. May's Maypols i... Chanhng Mr. Cruickshank's Gangadsan,Testain o Mr. Quieter Bladom

Asing

TELEGRAMS.

THE GERMAN SILVER COMMISSION, LONDON, February szed. · The deliberations of the German Silver Com mission are being kept secret,

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PARISH COUNCILS BILL. The House of Lords abandoned most of the amendments in the Bill, after a speech by the Dake of Devonshire, urging the House to com- ault expediency rather than principle. Questions were raised as to detalls of the Bill, but the Masendment relative to acquiring lands was readoptad.

BANK OF ENGLAND RESERVE. ↑ The reserve in the Bank has reached £21,600,000 sterling, the highest on record.”

INDO CHINA,

SAVE the N. C. Daily News of the oth lust.:-- News has been received from Peking, anconacing that Sir Robert Hart has given Tis, 10.000 towards the birthday expenses of the Empress Dowager, and that Her Majesty bag evinced her Appreciation by commanding the Taungli Yamen to transmit her acknowledgments of the of the gift. There is still a large sum needed to Pay for the celebration, and the working com. mittee have notified the various Viceroys, Gaver nor, and Tartar Generals of this deficiency. Thus the Rangoon Tima: -The registration of oplum with the Burmese is nothing more or lese than another delicious fires added to the long list of frivolous measures that have emanated by those persons who have no practical acquain- from Inexperienced quarters, or been perpetrated tance with the people and country. In Rangoon, slice the beginning of the year, about one thousand Burmans have registered their names opium-smokers and obtained tickets to secure dally supply on their showing the tickets at the licensed oplam shops. On each ticket are merely entered the owner's age, name, and his wife's names but this does not stop his visiting half-a-dozen licensed opium shops in one day and getting an extra supply or lending his ticket to some unlicensed friend. In fact, already there have been many cases discovered in which these simple frauds were being regularly worked.

passengers.

Oplum News sa to the petition which purported

to be signed by the doctors of Bombay, the News of a serious autore, says the Rangoon inquiries, and 36 of them afgned their names to where the Viceroy of Yanzan has issued Times of India sent round a reporter to make Zimer, has reached us from the Chinese frontler, the following declaration: "We the undersigned proclamation declaring the territory, to which hereby declare that the statements made by as iba recent encounter between the Military Polic In repudiation of the Medical Anti-Oplum and the Kachios took place, to be located withs Pelition, published in the Anti-Optum News, in the boundaries of the Chinese Empire. This were made voluntarily and without pressure of information is somewhat alarming, although our any kind, officiel or unofficial, and that there is readers will remember that our special come- no foundation for the assertion that we were in spondent at the Viceregal Court at Yanan men- any way pressed to repudiate the said petition, tioned in bis letter which we published a couple. of months ago, that China was advancing:

Government should follow the example of the far as some of the Kachts Hill tracte are, claims to the sezerantly of certain natlying parts: ACCORDING to advices by the mail, a statement in the North of Upper Burma. They seem to fa support of the proposal that the Imperial have decidedly established their claims so. Canadian and New South Wales Governments, concerned. This bill, as a scientific frontier, In and grant & subside to the new Canadian valuable stronghold wherein a few troops could Australian Steamship Lins-the amount asked successfully oppose an advancing army, and the for being 25 000 a year for ten years—has been' | 'anxiety of England to retslo possession of that drawn up by Mr. James Haddart, managing part of the world has, most ficely, been so much owner of the line, and has been submitted to averdens that the esger cupidity of the Celosials Lord Ripen. Lord Ripon promised that the became thoroughly aroused. At any rate, after Government, and recognised the Imperial of India to the Upper Burma frontier, wa find matter should have the serious attention of the lengthy negotiations and the visit of the Viceroy importance of the scheme.

from the special information just to hand, that China has taken the latisilve responsiblity of Oux Shanghai contemporary Day Ortostatische making a decisive move in the polliigal game following teleguam, received from a high official invelgled by the diplomatic promptlygs of Lloyd publishes in its trade of the 16th fast, the into which she has become mora or less, in Peking re the peiltion of the two Swedish Russia and France. We are farther told that: missionaries, Mesers. Lund and Lindström, to still more claims to the cession of additional the Diplomatic Body In Peking, concerning the settlement of the Sangpu affair The teritory as halos put forwards and we are Diplomaile Body cannot interfere with the proceeding between the Chiurge Amban and assured that negotiations in thin direction are settlement already arived at in the Sungpusse Lord Rouchery direct... They consented to demand of the Yamen beiter protection low missionaries, their employees and Christian converts in Hupab, and agreed to mas their lofluance to secure some alleviation of the sufferings of the natives who were friendly to the two murdered missionarias." **

SUPREME COURT,

IN CRIMINAL SESSION. {Before Chat Tustics Fielding Clarks).

Februrary 26th,

HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" offers Lient-Colonel Robinson, Shropshhy Light Inë | Marseilles Chamber of Commercs of his visit to producion of the "kot too highly artistic the teritory of the company, be proposes to pay 1, red, with dragging #id robbing" Fuk Lal

-THE Hongkong: A.D C. took advantage of the very last avaliable occasion for the display of their figures and pretty clothes on Saturday Pakis, February 16th, evening when, in the Theatre Royal, they garaan DIRECTORY "AND Colonel Macdonell, R.A. Colonel Mulloy, R.E M. Le Myre de Vilers gave an account to the enthusiatically received, if Special Advantages as an Advertising Medium tantry Liest-Colonel Barrow, Honkong Inde China. He spoke of the property he and Clay's comic operaPrincess Toto." programmed me Gilbert It has an extensive circulation in all Ports Regiment Hon. C. F. Chater; H. Hopplessbased in Indo-Ching, and concluded by Fortunately the music was rendered in its original between Singapore and Newchwang, in the Egg J. Grant, Esq.; R. M. Gray, Esq. semending France capitalists to employ rig, but the gags that were strewn around, Australasian Colonies, the United States, and Grote, Esq; J. D. Humphreys, Esq.; The Hon. their capital in Tonkin, the United Kingdom, and the scale of charges T.-H. Whitehead; Hon. J. J. Keswick; T.

ala pappercastor method, were more patuful Chas been fired at an exceptionally low rate. Jackson, Esq.; A. Coxon, Esq; T. F. Hough,:

obrigam toldwell on than would be a prolonged seat on FAILURE OF A BANKE (10) A Terms can be learned on application,

the back of an irritated porcupine. The scenery Esq, Clerk of the Course,

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ALLEGED PO BOKING AT YAU-HA-TL. Mak Yap Wing and Fun Cheng Pal wern which is to be secured by setting aside the same Ying of You-mail in January last. The Hon. per cent, on the called up capital of the company received from the revenue farming also to give WM. Goodman, Atty.sey General, instructed one-third of all gross revenue from $310,000 up A Johnson, Crows Solleitor to $1,000.000; Rajah Brooke to have the option prosecuted, and Mr. J. Francis, QC, instructed to pay off all the shareholders at par, should be by Mr. H. L. Devaye, delanded. so desire. We should prefer not to express and very decided opinion on the offer until the shareholders have prenounced upon them, prs ferring to treat the matter me though li were sud judice, a meeting will be convened very shortly; Ying Yang a full-grower at Sa-On, and proposach

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