Entimations.
FOR
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1894.
Entimations.
to be deterred by the lowness of price from DR. FENWICK'S FOOD
trying them all. For, a soda-whisky, Thorac's Blend and Watson's Glenorchy are equal to any, NURSING MOTHERS AND INFANTS Abalour-Glenlivet is a very old Peat Whisky, that could not be replaced in stock at the price. D and E are too well knowa to need comment. IRISH-
ALSO FOR
DYSPEPTICS AND INVALIDS.
'is specially recommended as an article of
ITH
dlet for NURSING MOTHERS as it will strengthen and support them and at the same time enrich the NaturelMilk and increase the Supply.
INFANTS FED on this Food put on flesh rapidly,
In two and sixpenny and one and sixpenny bettles at $1.10 and 70 Cents.
AGENTS IN HONGKONG:
DAKIN. CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY. Hongkong, tath January, 1894.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
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WINES AND SPIRITS.
On and after the 1st April, 1894, the Prices of our WINES and SPIRITS will be as follows:-
PORT
(For Invalids and general Use.)
B Vintage, superior quality, Red
Capsule
C Fine Id Vintage, superior quality, Black Seal Capsule
♫
D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violet Capsule
(Old Bottled) ........................
Perdeaza Case,
$14.40
16.30
20.40
month
Port after removal should be rested for 'before use.
Wine required for drinking at once should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispen- sary before sent out. These wines are too well known to need comment.
Sample bottles and smaller quantities will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates,
We only usrantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony, or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports,
SHERRY.
Per doren Case
B Superior Pale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Seal Capsule. $10.80
C Marzanilla, Pale Natural Sherry, White Capsule...
CC Superiar Old Dry, Pale
Natural Sherry, Red Seal Capsule........
D Very Superior Old Pale Dry, choice Old Wine, White Seal Capsule.............
12.00
12.00
14.40
E Extra Superior Old Fale Dry,
20.40
very finest quality, Black SalCapsule (Old Bottled)
'B, C, and C C are excellent dianer 'wines or for invalids and delicate-stomachs. D and E ste after dinner wines of a very superior vintage. All are true Xeres wines.
Sample bottles and smaller quantities will be suppiled at proportionale wholesale rates..
We only guarant'è our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony, or froro our Authorised Agents at the Const Posts,
Per Per
CLARET. Секе Сала
dar.co. Quarte, Pluta,
B St. Estephe, Red Capsule......$ 6.96 7.56 9.00 9.60
C. St. Julien, Red Capsule......... D La Rose, Red Capsule........ 13 96 13.92
A John Jameson's Old, Green
Capsule......
B John Jameson's Fine: Old,
Green Capsule
C John Jameson's Very Fine
Per dozen Cas
$11.00
15,00
18.00
Old, Green Capsule........ All these are very fine and old. C has been ́stocked in Hongkong in word for 20 years, there being little sale for Irish Whisky in the Colony.
AMERICAN—
Perdata Cam
Genuine Bourbon Whisky, Fine Old, Red Capsule, with our Name and Trade - Mark............................................................ $15.00 Sample bottles and smaller quantities will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates.
be genulas when bought direct from us in the We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to Colony, ve from our authorised Agents at the
GIN
Coast Ports.
Per doxen CAM.
A Fine Old Tom, White Capsule $7.20 B Fine Unsweetened, White
Capsule
7,00
RUM. Finest Old Jamales, Violet
$15.00
Capsule.....ANTE Good Leeward Island........ Good Leeward Island...83.fo per Gallen. Sample bottles and smaller quantities will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates.
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony, or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports,
LIQUEURS. Benedictine, Maraschino, Coraços, Heering's Cherry Cordial, Chartreuse, Dr. Siegert's Angostura
Bitters, &c.
PRICES ON APPLICATION.
I am to add that the Board is keenly alive to the fact that every precaution must be taken to seo that suspicions or Infected cases are properly dealt with; to prevent the spread of the con tagion to other herds; and generally to safe- guard the interests of owners of cattle in the Colony.
Yours, etc.,
EDWARD A. RAM, Acting Superintendent. The Hon. G. T. M. O'Bilen, C.M.G., Colonial
Secretary.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
Hongkong, 31st March, 1894. Sir,With reference to my letter, No. 416 of the 28th inst., I am directed to transmit to you, for your information, the enclosed copy of a letter from the Secretary to the Sanitary Board.
Yours, etc,
J. Kennedy, Etq.
G. T. M. O'BRIEN,
Colonial Secretary,
Jiggles—What is the profession you admire | THE retling French Minister to Peking, with devoted so much time and given valuable asslab- the most?
Old Soak-A wbliky chan-ssee ! ANOTHER Sydney newspaper is reported to have presented its staff with a so per cent, reduction as a New Year's gift.
Ar Slogapore on the bych uka. Mr. Song Ong Sing was admitted an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements, Mas. Jas. Brown Petter and Mr. Kytle Bellew, with powerful company, performed "Forget Me Not" in the Town Hall, Penang, on the night of March 29ʻh.
DURING the week ended the roth March, 54 small-pox cases and 17 deaths were reported in Kagoshima, while there were 753 cases and 41 deaths in Yamanashi, and 48 cases and 13 deaths in Shizuoka during the week ended the 17th.
midwives, etc., throughout the Japanese Empire THE following is a reture of physicians, chemists, at the end of 1892-Physicians, 43,899 (or midwives, 33016; medical dispeasers, 2.836; 1044 physicians per ten thousand persons); druggists, 13.325; public hospitals, 193; private
hospitals, 378.
ACCORDING to the N. C. Daily News the Ger- man gunboat Wolf has received orders to pro cred home in the autumn vid the Suez Canal, Half of her relisi crew left Fremerhaven on the 38th Instant. She will be relieved by a new and fast cruiser. The Wolf wil proceed to Hankow for the tea reason,
ACCORDING to the vernacular paper Nippon, Ichikawa
Danjaro, the leading Japadeso actor, has lately been playing at the Kabukl and the Meijl Theatre, on a contract for yen 3.500 and yes 5,0:0 The run is only for twenty- five days, so he is making at present an Income of yes 300 per day.
THE supply of water to the general public is according to a solfication published in another caluma, to be reduced on and after to-morrow, the 5th instant, to three hours! flow per diem, between the hours of 6 and ga.m. It is to be hoped that the three hau's supply will be more daily supply during the past fortnight. regular than has been the alleged four hours'
Mme. Lemaire, left for Europe in the French ance to the Club in 'spite of having been so mail to-day. The American Minister also mailed | buslly engaged in other directions. The election for Marsilles, on sick leave, with Mrs. Denby, of a new committee was deferred until, iba, Several official calls were made before leaving, snival of the new flagship Centurion, expected and the U.S.S. Prire? fited a parting salute, - about April 20th. Tax Singapore Advertiser understands that the Lincolnshire Regiment will proceed from the Straits direct to England before the next troops ing season, probably in September. It is now sixteen years since the battalion came abroad, it having left England in 1878 to proceed to Malta.
The following programme was carried through,“ in a most satisfactory manner. Comic song "Hamlet"...Mr. Sim Ballad The Thom................Mt. Held. Song "When the Rabias pestagain" Mr. Newbury. Comic song "Ting-a-ling "Mr. Bosanquet. Ballad "Tar's farewell'
Mr. Manning, Encore-Ballid "Powder Monkey,"
Mr. Wingent, Ballad "Village Blacksmith " Comic song "That was the "
.......Mr. South, Encore Comic ng "The Piano Girl." Ballad "The island home of an Englishman"... Mr. Moore, INTERVAL (Supper).
BARON VON DER GOLTZ, Interpreter to the Ger.
on leave. man Legation at Peking, shortly proceeds home His place will be taken by Dr. Franke, at present Interpreter to the German Cinsulate-General at Shangbal Dr. Franke will be succeeded in Shanghai by Dr. Forke, now Interpreter to the German Consulate, Amoy. | Ballad “Esla is my home ".........Mr. Mulligan. Comic sang "The Missionary"....Mr. Hante. A CERTAIN clique of West End girls in London, i Song "I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls"... Nine Club" Every member must be not shorter Comic song "Don't, brethren, don't!"...Mr.South, sayı Tii-Biti, davo citablished a "Five Foot
Mr. Chiudet. than three inches under six feet, and several are fair to look upon. All ride in the Park, and the well over the prescribed limit. They are all whole club is to meet once a fortnight at the
different members' houses,
Encore Comic song "I could do with a bli,” Recitation "Gibraltar"...........Mr. Mulliga Ballad "Red, White and Blue "...Mr. Martlew, Comic song "The Inquest"......Mr. Griffiths, Comk sonk "The same old Spot"...Mr. Sonth. Comic song "The Five o'clock Bus 'Mr. Wingent Coster song "Liza"...Mr. Chandet.
Comle song "Timothy Titus "Mr. Evans, Ballad "Nancy Lee".............Mr. Harold. Song "Joha Barleycom"......Mr. Blancband
During the evening several toasts were given, and were received with regalar naval heart- news. The chairman gave " H.M.S. Impirituse," and spoke in glowing terms of the men of the flagship. Mr. Hatfield gave "The President,* who he said had had so little leisure time that I was really surprisleg how much he had done for the Clab, and everybody regretted his depar ture. Other speakers referred to the committee and also to the bon. secretary, who had given P practically the whole of his spare time to the management of the insikutlan, with most beneficial results; and the ancient motto "Wel- come the coming, speed the parting guests" was thoroughly and enthusiastically honoured.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
LONDON, February 6th."
The first question suggested by the foregoing letters is what is the use of a Sanitary Board (so-called) which, In a matter of such grave importance, knows absolutely nothing until the attention of the Government has been directed to it from Outside sources? We do not hesitate to
A WELL-KNOWN Tokyo barrister is stated to say that the Sanitary Board as at present constituted is a second-class PUNCH and
for the purpose of raising funds with which to bave recently advocated the revival of lotterfes JUDY show which has never justified its
preserve celebrated buildings and scenery in the exlitence; for all practical purposes It is
country. He argues ibat people will gamble in absolutely worse than useless. On the
spite of all prohibitory enactments, so it is as 30th of March-eight days after pleuro.
well to make the gambling answer a good pneumonia was known to have attacked
purpose and to
to ensure its proper regulation. the Dairy Farm Co.'s cows at Pok-fu-lum, the experienced Acting Superintendent
THE N. C. Daily News of March 30th, says: There seems to be st!!! plenty of money here (late GRANNY SHARP's clerk) had the
seeking safe lovestments. It was mentioned la honour of informing the Colonial Secretary
an advertisement in our columns on the 22nd what the Hon, Mr. O'Baits had been
Inst., that applications for Tls, 17, 500, being the advised by Mr. JOHN KENNEDY, of the
anallotted portion of the Shanghai Waterworks Horse Repository, four days previously-
Company's 6 per cent, debentures (Tis. 100,000 in all) would be received until 4 pm on Wednes "that the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon
day last. We are informed that in reply to this, had officially notified the appearance of
applications were recalved for Tis.' 53,500 at cases of pleuro-pneumonia in the Dairy
rates varying from 13 per cent, premalem to par. Farm Co.'s herd at Pok-fu-lum." Why
Applicants at a premium received in fall, whle applications at par only received 40 per cent. was this information not conveyed, to the Government before Mr. KENNEDY's letter
THE Singapore Advertiser gives the following was sent to the wiseacres of the Sanhary
yarn, which on the face of it looks extraordinary, Beard? Pleuro made its appearance at A JAPANESE contemporary says there is a to say the least:" There is now in Malaces a A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. Pok-fu-lum on, March 22nd, if not before project on foot for the founding of a Siamese Stamboul European Terk, an islam Missionary The loss incurred by the introd:erion of the that date; it was decidedly pronounced tongge school in Teks; to publish journal as he calls himself, going round the Fast eight-hours system in connection with the Wer devated to social, political, and economic ques-collecting subscriptions from his co-rellelensis Cfice is to be recouped by a reduction in sick be pleuro by cattle experts who visited the tons in which Japan and Stim are mutually for the erection of a masque at Zambezi, South Pay and avertime, and by the abolitas of pay. Company's byres and by the Colonial Interested; to establish a Society that shall Africa. He speaks Arable, Tarkleb, and Englishment for bank halid Y3, Veterinary Surgeon, and yet it was not investigate agricultural, commercial, and manu- fluently, the Ist language being imparted to until March 30th that the Secretary or factoring toples that concern the two countries; him while a student in England. He is about Acting Superintendent or whatever he is, ❘ and to form a collection of Slamere mercantile
40 years of age, vety white skinned, with Angla. communicated with the Colonial Secretary, goods in Tokyo or Osaks, and of Japanese goods Saxon bair and light blue eyes. He is a B. A.
And moreover, if the Sanitary Board is in Hankoko (? Bangkok).
of Christ Church College, Cambridge, and has a "keenly alive to the fact that every
younger brother at present studying at Oxford, His father is the Premier to the Sultan of Precaution must be taken to see that
Bokhara, Arabla," suspicious or infected cases are properly dealt with," etc., etc, we should like to know what safeguarding precautions have actually been taken. Have the cattle landed from the Australian steamer Guthrie been strictly segregated? Has moving cattle from
one part of the colony to another district been strictly prohibited? Is it safeguarding the interests of owners of cattle in the dead cows-dead presumably from pleuro-to be openly carried through the public streets to be buried at Causeway Bay? Is it wise policy to allow herds of buffaloes and elegraph. Chinese-owned cattle to roam at will along
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Hongkong, 30th March, 1894.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
Is
PROM AND AFTER THE 1ST OF JANUARY,
FROM
1894, THE SUBSCRIPTION TO THE HONG. KONG, TELEGRAPH WILL BE THIETY
DOLLARS PER ANNUM, OR TWO DOLLARS
AND A BALS PER MONTH.
ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PAID IN
ADVANCE,
BIRTH.
On the 3rd lontant, at Stewart Terrace, Peak, colony to allow the wile of G. A. CALDWELL, of a son.
Longhong Telegraph.
HONGKOSO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1894.
PLEURO-PNEUMONIA AT THE DAIRY FARM.
The following appears in the first number of Jerome K. Jerome's new paper, To-Day: "The Bishop of Calcutta was recently complimented by a French lady on the beautiful service of the Anglican Church. It is indeed beautiful, mpathique. One part de always touch me, Madame, bowed the Blihop. And where you pray for us, ze poor governess. For governesser, madamel not specially, I think 7' Oh yes, to se litany, you aray always for se poor women labouring with child,!"
REPRESENTATIVES of French shipping are about to call upon the French Government to devise new measures for the protection of French ship owners. They declares that the French shipping trade is being crushed by English, German, American, and even Belgian and Dutch Com- ends, asys the N. Y. Maritime Register, hat paules."
We beg the pardon of our French american bave done none of this crushing, We are anxious here also for the introduction of measures that will prevent our own shipping from being "crushed."
the roads in the vicinity of the Race-course and East Point, without inspection or supervision of any kind? Is not the Sanitary Board, its methods, Its assumption of powers which are a mere farce, its Ar the Police Court yesterday at emoon Mr. claims to represent anybody or anything, Wodehouse beard further evidence in the opium case reported to our previous issue. Leang Taxi, and its shoddy surroundings, a complete the cargo-boatwoman arrested by Constable fraud on a gullible community? The
opium were taken possession of by the police And the end of it all is that the philan-broke open the chests. When arrested she was a liberal Government threw them a brick. shortly after 5 p.m., and that they deliberately thropic Dairy Farm is reported to be conveying the drug to the Opiam Farmer's anxious to be taken over by the Govern- bolling-down establishment at Bowrington. The ment, on the most liberal terms obtainable.
Farther arrests of anarchists have been made Faria, and another bomb has been found at Lyons.
Anarchists, fearing arrest, are leaving Landon for the Continent.
M. Jean Grive, a well-known French writer, has been sentenced la Paris to two years' imprisonment and fined 1,000 francs for having published a book extoling searchy.
A bomb has been thrown into a theatre at
Pita, to Italy. It exploded, but fortunately no serious injury resulted.
in Paris. No frjury was caused.
A beab has been exploded in a smail kotel
A meeting will take place at Abbazzla, In Italy, at the end of March, between the Czar of Russia, the Emperor William of Germany, the Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, and King Humbert of
Italy.
THAT the hand-caris used by Chinese contracters for the conveyance of timber from one part. of other vehicles are there can be but little doubl the colony to another should be licensed just as for at present they are not only a nuisance, especially when being dragged along Queen's Road during business tours, but a danger to the general public. This was forcibly demonstrated yesterday when one of these "altletraps "loaded
ricksha at the foot of Duddell Street, upsetting Mauritius. During the height of the storm a with long and heavy timbers collided with a
A destructive cyclone has passed the vehicle and pitching the fare cat on his head. Contractors are, as a clan. sleek well-to-do trala was blown ever a bridge fato nilver. Filly people who could well afford to pay a persons were drowned or killed, and many other's ranionable licence fee and to do their transport
were injured. in any way feeling aggrieved. Year by year the business between day break and to a m. without imber af these cars in larrestog, and there can be no doubt that were they under some sert of supervision and control it would be an advant age rather than otherwise.
a
AGV The Daily Chronicls condemns the minute of Crisis of 1893, which proved to be an unofficiat
The Australian Financial..
essay by a junior clerk in the Treasury. Not sing could affoid, it says, greater or more just provocation for entire separation of the colonies than for responsible telonial statesmen to be lectured by junior clerks.
of
A great fire has occurred at Bellamy's Granaries, at Rotherhithe. An immense amount damage bas been done. The deck is piled Carbutt's rice mills, at Bermondsey, have been burned down.
Salute Fey.......................... 7,20 7.91 IN our issue of Saturday last we called Hongkong taxpayers asked for bread, and Pepper on the 31st ulto., said that four chests of fit seemed as though he ran into a heavy snow, with debris reaching to a beight of 50 feet.
Cossac Ovenbir
$60, 10.44 Chilean duglede ve 13.60 14.40 CA Ban Haut Balon Larrivet 18.60 19.20 21.00 22.20 Our Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genulae product of the jalce of the grape, and are not artificiully made from valsins and currants, as is generally the case with cheap wines.
CA cau Mouton d'Armail.
Sample bottles and smaller quantitles will be supplied at proportionale wholesale rates.
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine hen bought direct from us in the Colony, or from our authorised Agents at the
Coast Ports.
HQ C-K.
Per Per Casa Cass ↑ dos. e dos. Quarta Pints. Nierstein
..$12.00 Rudesheimer..
21.00 - Hockhelner .......... 2400 *
BURGUNDY.
Chabils, white wise............... 15.00 - Meursault, superior white wine 18.00
Volnay, very superior red wine 21.00 12.20
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
H.M.S. Procock anived at Singapore from Bangkok on March 27th.
The total number of torpeda boats in the Japanese Navy at the end of last year was sexentern, with an aggregate tonnage of 1,010, and horse-power, 8,695.
AN Emergency meeting of Perseverance Lodge, No. 1165, E.C., will be held in the Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for g o'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially Invited." Tax steamer Thaipang was sold by auction at Penang on the 20th ulto,, for $15,000, to Captain Ah Quee. The steamer being under charter, accounted for the comparatively small amm
attention to the exceedingly disagreeable fact that a report was current in the colory: substantially supported, to the effect that the establishment of the Dairy Farm Co., Ld., at Pok-fu-lum, was tainted with that fatal disease to cattle, pleuro-pneumonia, Our local contemporaries, although per- fectly well aware of the absolute accuracy of our statements, maintained the usual discreet reserve which for years past has in nearly all important matters affecting the interests of the general publicTHE Chief Justice, with Lady Fielding Clarke, the interests of the masses (the Hong months' leave.
went home by the French mail to-day, on seven kong community) against those of the classes,' the few
tailors hybrid dummies who support toadyism and subserviency by advertising in the Daily Press and China, Mal with other people's money and consider themselves the file of creation, been their colourless policy. "Make money," said Pork in one of his great inspirations, honestly if you can, But anyway, make money." These may not be the great satirist's exact words, still. they convey his meaning and Illustrate our argument clearly enough. But for the Hongkong Telegraph the community would not have known that a dangerous disease, For dos Cass. likely enough to wipe out every head of cattle in the Colony, had been at work since about the 22nd of February; although the Immaculate nonentities of that dismal burlesque known as the Sanitary Board fast. had been chin-wagging and writing more Ir is reported in Japanese papers that on the or less idiotic minutes and playing the 13th ulte, a serious fire broke out in the Shianew goat generally all the time. Our remarks coal mine, at Fakuoka, resulting in the loss and Mr. JOHN KENNEDY's very proper and of twenty Ilves, besides a number of severely sensible letter to the Colonial Secretary fell like a bombshell in the camp of the OUR Shanghal morning contemporary says that Philistines and renegade Jews, and pro- some forty thousand cases of tank oft ex Blaz duced results which can only tend to the had been sold by Messrs. Arnhold, Katberg & colony's welfare. The following cor Co. at Tls. 1.25 on March 30th, and that a
higher price was being asked," respondence speaks for itself :—
THE Bulletin says that the mos: brutal libel yet directed against a N.S.W. divil servant appears in Sydney Truth:-"Mt. A. C. Fraser, Secretary for justice, better deserves a C.M.G-ship than many of bis official contemporaries."
MADEIRA AND CHAMPAGNE, Full particulars of the various Brands-on application. BRANDY.
A Hennessy's Old Pale, Red
Capsul
B Superior Very Old Cognac, Red Capsule...erday paplat
$14.40
16.20
C Very Old Liqueur Cognac... 20.40
D
Hennessy's Finest Very Old
Liqueur Cognac, 1872 Vin-'.
tae, Red Capsule
36.00
48.00
E Finest Vary Old Liqueur
Cognac, 1863 Viotage............
Cognac, the difference for being moral
difference in price belog merely a question of age and vintage.
Simple bottles and smaller quantities will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rate.
We only guarantee our Wines and Splits to be gepolne when, bought direct from oi là the Colony, or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports,
WHISKY.
SCOTCH-
Per dozen Case, A Thorne's Blend, White Capu
sile......
$10.80
B Vation's Glenorchy Mellow Blend, Blue Capsule with Name and Trade Mark ...
C Watson's Abelour-Glenlivet,
Red Capsule with Namá
and Trade Mark
D Watson's HKD Blend of the
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
Hongkong, 23th March, 1894. - Sir, I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the alb instant, and la reply have to inform you that it has been referred to the Santiary Board.
Yours, etc.
10.80
J. Kennedy, Esq.
12,00
Finest Scotch Malt Whis
kics, Violet Ca sult
74.40
E Watson's Very Old Liqueur
Scotch Whisky, Gold Cap
15.00
G. T. M. O'BRIEN,
Colonial Secretary.
SANITARY BOARD ROOM, Hongkong, 30th March, 1894.
Sir, Ia reply to your letter, No. 425 of the
8th instant, enclosing a communication from
Mr. J. Kennedy upon the subject of the outbreak
of cattle disease at Pokfalum, I have the honour,
by direa ton of the Sanitary Board, to inform you
that the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon has Our lowest priced Whisky is of excellent | officially sotified the appearance of cases of quility and of greater age than most brands la plen e.pacumonia in the Dairy Fam Company's the market. We recommend our customers nes | kerd at Pokfulam,
|
i
realized.
THE P. M. S. 5. Co's steamer China, which left Hongkong on March 7th for San Francisco, via Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland Sea, Yokohama and Honolulu, arrived at her destination on the
wounded.
reason why her boat had no number painted on it was attributable to the fact that her craft was brand-new. Her husband was not on board when the seizure was effected, and she was therefore in charge of the oplum at the time. Farm which was addressed to the manager of She produced a delivery note received from the the monopolist's establishment at Bowrington. The case was then adjourned till to-morrow forenoon.
to
In
United States Tarif Bill, with the view of con- Further amendments have been made in the
cilating the sugar and coal interes's.
February 2yth. It is reported from Moscow that a squadrón of Russian dragoons observed some Prussian
them to desist, but, receiving a refusal, the Uklapa fiding at a frontier post bearing the Res dan Imperial arms. The Russians requested Russian dragoons attacked the Uhlans and drive them back, pursuing them into Prussian
Tax British ship Thermopyla, which recently arrived at Victoria, B.C., from Hergkong, had very rough passage across, says the Colonist: Speaking of bis trip. Captain Winchester says storm about every other day occupied on the voyage. After leaving Hongkong the vessel hours of which she was in a terrific gale. The Melbourne Board of Works to borrow locally was eight days getting out of the China Sea, ter The Times says that the dechhion of the
worst storm experienced, however, was off Cxpo | has produced a good effect in the City. Flattery and in sight of land, of which she had Mr. F. O. Licht, the 'Magdeburg expert in beet: lost view in the Orlest forty-eight days before, sugar, states that the past five months' produc.. this gale the vessel lost a whole suit of saila tion in Europe shows an increays of 199,000. Giving an idea of the severly of the galos passed | tons. He esitmates that the campaign “wili.
vessel's masts that when it thawed the crew were
rough, Captain Winchester says that on some result in a antplus of 431,000 tons. Occasions the ion formed so thickly on the in danger of bring struck and injured by the big leleles loosened. The ship had to heave-to four times, and was only able to carry ber top-gallant sails for four days during the passage. SAYS the Japan Gazetter;—In connection with the revival of the coal trade in this country, the Hock gives extraordinary news. The Mitsu from time to time that, shrewd as the Chinese THE records of the local Police Court show Blibi and the Hokkaido Colliery Railway undoubtedly are, yet they can be deluded, Companies, having managed by private interest swindled, ezjaled and hypnotised with consum to obtain openings for their cosisland by severe
mate ease by their own countrymen in a manner teftitory. Competition forced the small coal-owners of which is truly surprising when the ability and Kyahu to close their collieries, are now so education of some of the crotalous patrons of co
Beveral were killed on both sides during the confident of their prosperity that they refuse
As the annual meeting of the Colonial Institute make any reduction in their charges, as crafty fortune-tellers and sorcerers is taken into they belleve that silver depreciation gives to-day were marked by a fresh example this afternoon a hot discussion took place on the account, And the magisterial proceedings
coal-owners, even setting aside the con- man, an engineer to wit, who called in them unprecedented advantages over foreign of the child-like simplicity of an adult Chies- question of amalgamation with the Imperial
Institute. sequences of the late coal strike in England. at a well fortant-taller's salon eltasted la
The Fellows reaffirmed their decision to sofaza As these companies are so off-hand in their Queen's Road Central on the sath lastant to
amalgamatión, treatment of their customers, the Hocht con.
Captain. Francis, an officer of Commander have his fortune told. He hasn't told all his Raal Boer Rangers, has denied the truth of the tlases, several manufacturers of Tokyo agreed story yet (when he has fiabbed his pliifal report that he informed a press representative not to purchase any more coal from them, but to
tale it will doubtless prove interesting "copy" that he was instructed on behalf of the Bilish with whom they are said to have already made morning it appears that a clever conjuring trick, the fighting with the Matables; that he Fimselt patronize a certain coatowner of Kyushu Instead, but from what he stated to Mr. Wodehouse this South Africa Company to take no prisoners in contract. On Saturday afternoon, the manut equal to anyibing performed at a first-class Spir shot o prisoners, while his men bot four; or factures and other coal-users of Tokyo are itualist's dance, was practised on blon and that that he saw wounded Matabele prisoners shot. rumoured to bave held a private meeting to as the Wise Man of the East" foretold agree in the boycotting of the two companies, he had paid fees amounting to upwards of $10 make a final decision on the matter. If they all very prosperous career for the mechanio, after
February 28th. the latter's business, concludes the Heckt, will for several interviews, he handed a sum of Sir Thomas Miraith stated that a satisfactory suffer considerably.
$100 in cold cash to' the sage, who at önce || agreement had been entered into between Canada' LEUNG KAN-CHO, who claims to be a Chloessed I will keep the money to use at the and Queensland as to reciprocal trade relations, passage broker, was again brought before Mr. Ng Tot Cheong Lou Temple at Canton where He will piomably return to Bilsbane lo six
where I will chin-chir Jess for you. Your weeks, Wodehouse at the Magistracy this morning,
Coloné! * Joffre's French columa has had charged with cheating the partners of the Tong $200 will be sure to bring you la forty millions."
Then the sige treated him to cup of tes and repeated encounters with the ratives at Tim. Khong and the master of the passenger junk sent him home, with a plece of light-bise silk buctoo, in the African Sahara. The French Kum Sing out of $1,100 00 the 28th Februs y, One of crew of the junk in question sald be four cloth. The $200 had not been returned soldiers kiited sgo antires,
to him and he had seen nothing of the remembered arriving in Hongkong with at passengers who were to be transferred to one of $40,0000001 The case staude adjourned till the steamers running in America. The defendant to-morrow morning, was introduced to him and said in kis that he could procure the tickets required and would get the American Consul to sign to the necessary documents. He also said he knew all the Customs officers in America. The cost of each ticket would be $70, $40 would be the
At the Naval Warrant Officers' Club, Blue amount of Consular fees to be paid for each Bulldogs, last night, there was a well-attended passenger and 830 would be required for and most successful smoking concert, la bezour expenses upon anival in America. He further of the new anivals by the Tamar and the home stated that his passengers need not "para" at ward-bouod contingent both by the "trooper " the Harbour Office ; they could be taken straight | and the Impériausi.
presence
WARRANT OFFICERS CLUB.
FAREWELL SMOKINO CONCERT,
Is the course of an interview at Queenstown,
March and,
Mr. James Bryce, Chancellor of the Duchy. of Lancaster, has been appointed chairman of the Royal Commission on Fecondary Educa tion. There are three lady membira on the Commission.
1
THE komeward-bound pennant was hoisted on
The United States House of Representatives board H.M.S. Impérieuse this morning and
has adopted Senator Bland's bill providing for amidst the firing of crackers, the strains of the
the issue of sliver certificates on the telgularsge flagship's band which played a few bam of the
of bullion to the Trektury, amounting to ever popular song "The Gul i Left Behind Me,"
55,000,000 dollars, and also fer the rapid coinage “God Save the Queen" and "Rule Britannia"
of bullion the stately ironclad's anchor was weighed and
Advices from Calcutta-saport-that-the-Abex_ at 1.30 she steamed slowly through the harbour"
ulbeamen made a descent upon a settlement in to the eastward, passing the Victor Emanush, on board. Upwards of $2,000 were advanced Before entering 'on the musical_programme, Assam, and killei 30 Sepays, besides espluring Tamar, Sivorn and U. S. S. Patrel, with which to defendant to put the business through, bai be there were several vacancies in the executive 20 prisoners, GANA vessels” ringing cheers and three-times.threg | falled to complete the contract and had not to be filled. Mr. Martlew, the new boats
ADELAIDE, March 3rd. over and over again ware hearilly exchanged, returned the money advanced. Eight of the | swain of the Naval Yard, wu elected
The discord among the "New` Australia" and then proceeded to sia through the Ly-espassengers referred to had never been in the President, in place of Mr. G, South, R.N.; Johlers in Paraguay continues to develop, moon Fasi, The Impérionas is bound direct to United States, but 13 had resided there some Mr. Hooper hon. secretary, la place of Mr. Three members have bien summarily expelled Blegapore, where Admiral Freemantle's fag will time ago. This case, in which Mr. C. D. Wingent and Mu. Hawking hon, treasurer, in from the settlement, and seventeen familias are batransferred to the battleship Centurion, now | Wilkinson prosecuted and Mr. J. F. Recca place of Mr. Smith. The rething officers were leaving voluntarily, beljaving the scheme to ba pu her way to the Far Kant.
defended, was adjourned tili #ntwuday forenoon, | all accorded Meusty voten of thaning: for having ! denmeli,
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