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Per Case

quality.

..$14.00

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VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

Hongkong; 9th January,"1896..

A

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1847.

WINES AND SPIRITS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1895.

fault that at this time we should be found barking back to those very successful and historical minstrel #hows, for the fact is that up to yesterday at 2 p.m., we not in a position to state how much thote performances cost and what the net proceed. amounted

were

HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.

ways and other public works in Tonquia to M. THE China and Manila Co.'s steamer Zero with us on this occasion and has dine much by be here. For three years he has always been Freycinet and other deputies.

has resumed running on the Hongkong-Manila bis presence and his kind and appreciative The Court of Revision bar rejected the appeal { route.

remasks to encourage us. We are, however, There were present:-Mr. F. "May, Captain -The Sunitury Board met ve fenday afternoon, of Captain Dregins against the sentence, passed

ments to foreigo piwark,

eo-tur för A charge of velltag War Office docu- A CRICKET'match, Hongkong C. C. v. Navy, fortunate in having bl▾ Lordship, Mr. Ackroyd, Superintendent of Police, in the chair: Hon. will be played on the Public Recreation Ground the Acting Chial Justice, and I desire, aming Ayres, Colonial Surgeon'; Dr. Hertion; Mr.

LONDON, December 31st, A Conference of members of the House of Commous interested in the cotton Industries in

8th proximo,

of benvidering the for the

Sercombe Blog Official Receiver, which Lancashire will take mlace at Manchester on the

to-morrow afternoon.

ASTRONOMERS saim that there are over 17.500.000 comets in the solar system alone. How did they manage to count them?

German Lloyds steamer Darmstadt, of Count Orsial and Count and Countess Butler.

on be-

be the gentlemen who asafw'ed at the per question of thepérezhekented on cotton goedą | We note the arrival here to-day, by the North demand on ble time greater than we h‚å *-:

to. We are, however, now in possession of a balance sheet drawn up by Mr. W.

and audited by Mr. T. will doubtless be petared with is much Interest formances as it has been by us, for we have long been on the gut vive for this account, we had reason hellere would has been forwarded to us by Mr. Blaysay about month ago. The balance sheet, showing about $100 net proceeds and an expenditure of $1515, reads as follows:-

BALANCE SHEET.

which

Receipts.

th

Sale of book of words

Ta cash receipts August 11th

"

to

Kelly & Walsh, booking office......

Cash receipts August 15th.

Sale of hook of words

Kelly & Walsh, booking office

Sale of book of words Augustizoth...

1

Todla

a

We are informed by the Agent of the Mesasgerica Maritimes Co. that the steamer Ernest Simons, with the next French mall, left Saigon for this port at 8 a.m. to-day, and is expected here on Sunday about midnight.

Hongkong, 5th January, '895..

ing F. A. Cooper, Director of Public Works; Dr. half of this intiation, to thank blin for here to-day and presiding, and that after perform ing the same service yesterday for another nail. R. K. Leigh, and Mr. H. McCallum, Secretary. tution. Two days running, for

for such a bosy JARDINES' SQUATTEDA NUISANCE. man, sad one now unusually taxed on account of The following letter from Messrs. Jardine, the extra Tal-plag-aban Arbitration duides, are Matheson & Co. was read :-- right to ex-ect, but his standar.ca will, on th accent, be all the more appreciated by us The Secretary of the Sanitary Board, published in there columna two days ago. He then read the annual

which was report,

Sir-Eeferring to your favour of gib October, we beg to inform you that, in compliance with Mr. E. J. Ackroyd sald-Lodles and Gentle the notice then served upon us, the squatters men, I am quite sure you wil ali jola in the and their dwellings on Inland Lot 1,018 have now. expression of regret which Dr. Wright has made been removed, which, we understand, is all the with reference to the absence of bis Excellency Sanitary Board required. We shall be glad to A REGULAR Convocation of St. Andrew's the Governor. I am quite sure that all here know that the Board are bearing in mind par Chapter, No. 218. SC., will be held in the Free-glare very gladly welcomed his Excellency request that no licences should be renewed for

7 privilege the keeping be invited to pee idea then my

of p'gs on any property, tothe grant- I readily accepted the invitation have to co of which previously we ascribe the nuisance

pre ide at this ceremony and

c-of which the Board complained, ge Dr. Wright's kind remarks about thy knowledge Dr.

We are, Sir, presence beter

bere, and

although I am not

Your obedient servants, A poi altogether idle just at present, I have been only too happr

Per pro. JARDIN, MATHESON & Co., to make time to come

(applause 10-day

A. W. Dickson. I bera For many year I was connected with the Com mittes of the Government Schools in Mauritius,

The following minates were appended :- and I trust I shall always do what I can to help this latter is, has the notice which was served. Mr. H. McCallum-The first point raised by From

masons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Monday, the arst instant, at 8.30 for 9pm. precisely. Visiting companions are cordially invited.

rabience it

in odle. The Time to Bottus & ice

concludes by quoting

Congress tlon passed by the Indian National Co regarding the imposition of excies datles, and aske whether the subject is worth the allenation of every secties of the Indian community,

JANUBIY TEL. The inat quarterly British revenge returns show a set increase of one millon and a quarter pounds when compared with that of the previous 331 00

quarter. The Timer staten that this result in the 35.65

most encouraging evidence shown that

Yet 384.00 revival of trade is becoming a reality, and that 115-50 Sir William V. Harcourt may expect a surplus 26.44 of million pounds to his Budget. Notwith- 40.00 standing the late #gricultural and commercial 376.50 depression, as well as labour froubles, the con- suming power of the miteses remains unimpaired, No new peorages have been created by Her 210.00 Majesty.

6.00

Prelate Gallermain has been appointed Vicar 14.25 | Apostolic for Northern Nyanza. The Jesuis

Prelate Vanrects has been appolated Bishop of MAJOR-GENERA W.. Black, C. B., now com- Galle

manding at Belfast, has been appointed to the OTTAWA, January 1st command of the troops in Chins, with residence H.M.S. cruiser Blenheim, crying that Hongkong, vier Major-General G. D. Barker. 25.00 remains of the late Sir John Thompson, bas C. B., who has neatly completed his period of greatly laterfered with, were at last altogether bolding These dwelling permanent Hes. The studies, which исте for some time are still a few tosanitary dwellings on th's arrived at Halifax. The body was received with service to the Far East, fall military bambure by the petcipal to a deciding heat for the Golf Championship individual

interrupted, and although, the realt of the officials Lord Aberdeen, Governor

General of of India for 1P95 wat won by Mr. Mitchell-Innes remarks as

... Cath receipts October 27th..

1

Kelly & Walsh, hooking office, Oct. ,27th

J. B. Grimes, Esq, sale of tickets ...

Pl

Sale of book of words

Donations:-

Hon. E. R. Belillo.

$10.00

Grenville Sharp, Esq. Lieut. Wm. Langford......

10.00

5.00

$1.931-49

Expendituça,

127 By Murphy, arranging music, Condect-

log Rehearsals and Performance... Hire of Band for Rehearsals and"

1. these are Selected by our London

House, bought direct at first hand, Imported in Wond and Bottled by ourselves, thun aving all intermediate profits and enabling us to supply the best prowths at moderate. priz

Peron Dses, weTH FULL DETAILS, TO BE HAD

ON APPLICATION.

PORS: Min removal should be rested

tok before ute. When required for Alling at once it should be ordered to be

ja samĮ before uploy

SHERRY: Excellent dinner and after dinner Wings, bl. very superior vintage. All are free Xeria Wines.

14

performances.........

Purchase of Music and re-copying. Hire of Plano

"Ticket Boa

Campbell Moore & Co, for services rendered, cost of Black Paste, &c...

Stationery, &c.............. Compradare, Selling Tickets and

Treat to

I that to

and Girls

Refreshments.

Hire of Theatre, cost of gas, &c...

Advertisements

ཅན་༔་*

gas

" fitting,"

scenery, making platform, electric light, &C......... Sallor sults, nigger cloiben, dresses and Maypole ribbon............

Refreshments for Band & Soldiers Special Tram Care................................ Cost of Complimentary Concert on August 20th.

Postage

Cheque Book ....................................... Sundirles

Balance, net proceeds......

105.00

08.40 63-45

LIVING PICTURES

AND OTHER ATTRACTIONS. AT THE ORIOLES

INTERTAINMENT TO-NIGHT, Commencing at 9 p.m.

on the

cause of education, (pplante.) the report which has been read you can easily been fally complied with ? I think not; but, as Raiber that the part year has been a very trying the divison between Inlard Lots 1,018 and 1,019 and

one for those connected with this is not clearly defined on the ground, I am not anxious one for

which has been full of difficut absolutely certain. It seems to me that there College, and one

lot accepted apparently

Canada, and Lady At:rdeen, were also present, (not our own long-tongued and short memoried poor « e come across such comply with the provisions of the Building

while thousands of spectators at the landing place and along the route showed respect and reafffed to the popularity of the late Premier:

The cofin was

$3.60 and placed to ot

16.00 141.33 189.21 131.05

173.00 108.48 44.26

ST.

to Parliament House

PETERSBURG, January and.

43.60 elle stated that the Russian Gotre boundary

decided an 187.95

seulement of early question of the Pamirs and with this object are 20.00 prepared to make great concessions, agroelog in the delimitation of the frontier whereby the Chitral road and the so-called Jonoff road, which are the only practicable routes across the P-mire, will be conceded to Great Brit

Britain. LONDON, January and, The Rumlin official expedition headed by Captalo Leontieff has started for Abyssinia on hit to Nagos and 10 the pelty chiefs of the country. The misalon le bearing superb pranabii from the Czar to the different chiefs.

The official Gassifa of Turkestan complains 81.24 that the Afghans still continue to maltreat the 6.00 people of Luignah and Roshan, who are con- stantly appealing to the Russians for protection, The Gaulle hopes for a speedy solution of the 416.49 dificulty to view of the change of British

$1.931.49

20.00

1.

47.33

Compared with vouchers and found correct, (Signed) T. SERCOMBE SMITH, Hongkong, 16th January, 1895- The net pr seeds were, we understand, to be paid yesterday into the Plague Recognition Ford, of which Mr. A. C. Marshall is the Hon. Treasurer; but that gentleman informs us that up to date he has n. We shall deal with this sterement of account. matter editorially in our next tenue,

receload any

TFLEGRAMS.

FRANCE.

LONDON, January 18th, Paris is quiet. The Doc d'Orleans has gone to Dover, where he is watching the course of The ex President's letter to the Chamber is universally condemned as feeble in the extreme.

events,

LATE TELEGRAMS.

Norman Gilbert of that Ilk, although, to give Mim his fair dise, he can play a good game) with core of 278 as against 280 scored by Mr. Lamb. THE Arbitration Board was busy all the forencon

discussing the value of Nor. 19, and 19. Terek Lane, for which the Government has offered $1,578 and the owner, the late Mr. Bottomleys allarney, wants $4,600. The decision of the Board will, we understand, be given at 11 am.

on Monday.

the

member of the Rte the coablishment en

*T&

certvinly do not grammar makes but Ordinance, nor do they seem to me to be to

accordance with the the Eeography, poor

terms of Crown in all, and that

chemistry had to be lease, which was granted in 1886, when altogether omitted from the examination, yat the fm lot was converted into hulding report about that be the whole very good of leasehold matters are in occupation

been obtained, steady progress has

presumably been made, and I think we can congratulate the tenants of the Crown lessee. The next all the masters upon the results of their labours point for consideration to the puerlie assertion (applause) for I 'm quite sure, they have twise, was the primary cies of thich to keep they have encountered. I am qafe sure we

no pálon to overcome many of the iso jata in Dr. Wright's exoression of thank-

condition of the wretched dwelllogs which existed on the lot. To

that

which sty, fulness as to the good health he is able to compiles wish the requirements of the by-laws

I am afraid, an report concerning them.

regulating the keeping of swine, is the cause separated from it by at least s'x feet, if tree of the insanitary condition of a dwelling Retrenchment

its Increased cost.

The

net cost to the imply ludicrous and unworthy of attention, 161# Government

year is $28,500. Now this and my only reason for referring to it is on too much. In the Retrenchment Com- *ccount of the very prominent manner in which mittes we thought $21,500 was too big a hill, and it is put forward by the writer of this letter. we recommended that some steps should be

When an application is made for a licence to taken to reduce R 'am glad to say some efforts are being made to carry into effect one sought to be licensed is in accordance with the

keep swine the Board's officers see that the

the sty of the recommendations of that Committee, requirements of the by-laws, nd If the and that was that this establishment should hold

sty la on be so modified that its advantages could Board; but if the sty is on Crown Innd the would leasehold land, the application is isld before the

be Availed of by Europeans who could not application goes to the Director of

of Public Works afford to wend their children home. I think

for approval of site.

nat expect the Board's that

should be dore

officers can be expected to see that the tenants to remove the obleg.

of European, parents,

of leaseholders are fulfilleg the terms of their for if such Coliege, I think Hongkong and the English practically what is now asked for.

wum ng is to spent on the

agreements with their landlords, yet this is

residents should derive more benefit from it

Mr. JJ, France-I hope these pipers and than they do. With respect to drill, * seld especially Mr. McCallum's

will be read memo Board. publicly Engilsh keme

t the next meeting of yesterday, I have noticed. In

b. Messrs. fardloe, Matheson & Co.'s letter ls, like ls pald to this sub- Importance to papers that more Imp ject in ject in England Dow, been sald, although their former one on the same subject, aboard boys deilling, mating

It may appear

and only shows their ignorance of their dulles and responsibilities. rst, Mr. Leigh and Dr. Hartigan should be requested to inspect again and report on the state of the premises and see

THE brain is the most complex structure in the human body. In the adult man it weighs forty-t eight ounces to lifty ounces. In the new-born child it weighs from ten nonces to fourteen fences. At the age of seven it already averages Torly cancer. Beyond the age of forty it slowly, bet steadily, declines in weight-at the rate of about one ounce in ten years. The average weight of the female brain is less than that of the mile. In the adult it amounts to about five ounces less. Degree of intelligence corresponds to some extent to brain weight-hat to a greater extent with complexliy sad depth of convolations.

Sing

to the

Times of India the Turkestan/ THR

|

"rest

Cure" is now practiced Ganaife asserts that the Roslan expe- home by many women who have come to a dition under the command of Colonel Zane proper realization of its value. It used to be an merely intended to intimidate the Afghana and expensive remedy, necessitating an absence of thus prevent the harassment and maltreatment six or eight weeks in a private hospital, with of the inhabitants of Shiguan, which is being trated nurses, massage, and the rest, including carried on by the Afghans. After the Afghan trunk fall of pretty tea gowns for the convales attack, Colonel Zanoff wrate to Cabul demand.cenCON.

Now the sensible

woman has dis ing that the Afghan troopy should withdraw to covered she can take her care in homeopathic With the anat doses without slopping her work or quilting the left bank of the Panjinh

Ameer complied, whereupon Colone! | her family. A ball hour ally of completo retire Ychoff returned to Murghab. The Turkestan ment, lying down in loose clothes, and banishing i character. It seems to improve them, and 7 trost if they are in a sanitary condition, and. Mentre.

the

Garelle hopes that the Indian papers will all worry, all thought, indeed, If possible, works abstain from making false charges, and adopt | wonders if persevered in.

friendly tone manifested by the statermen and the newspapers in England towards Russia, which must now be koked upon as a friendly nation.

NEW YORK, January 3rd. The American Exchequer returns for the last six months show a deficit of twenty-seven million dollars gold reserve. The Treasury is again depleted and now only amounts to eighty-five million dollars.

In the Imperial rescript appointing Councment that Mr. J. I. Keswick would he

The

Ford,

present

ET

fira!

that teaching up thele beads and walk ciest, has a good effect on their moral

will, b

you boys, when you leave this Coble to bold Jardine, Matheson & Co. should be informed

your future conduct in life, ever be

often

do

that Ifcenses to keep pigs will be issued to proper applicants without consulting them in any way and that if they do not wish their tansats to keep pigs, it is for them so to arrange it with their tenante.

A lengthy discussion followed, resulting in a decision to bave the sile relerred to inspected by an officer of the Board before any further acton is taker,

THE MANAGEMENT OF THE TUNG WAH HOSPITAL. Attached to a number of papers bearing on the management of the Taog Wah Hospital, which were tabled, were attached the following minutes:-

Dr. Hartigan-The Board should press this number of cases admitted, what localities they matter on the Government. We must know the

came from, the nature of the fever (malarial of The Board la 1891 was evidently of the Francis-There is only one thing to

In the market. The Scotch Whisky marked of the Armenian community la England, who|of Bulgaria, had been seeqsed of being senɛrra)}, that withough the Volunteers (amongst their think that sometimes in alter is, when we trphold) before we can take steps to eradicate

·

to the reparting the deputation, referred ing

It.

sime

opinion,

J. J

be superior to any other brand in the tag the atrocities committed by eatleman sald part of a Russian ›copapira upposed to be loncatters' Inland last night, not one of them for all their trouble is to make a good use of her be done The Tung Wah must be closed as a

Hongkong Market.

We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to

of

be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the

Count Porto,

10

from

done what has to be done.

lesion the supporters of M. Samhnlof, who declare thatigued. But what is more to the point, Hong. the love aing meat of their ideas or from that reported on this matter in August recom-

the

fact

THE annual meeting of seatholders in and sub. up your heads among your fellow men ; look every scribere to St. John's Cathedral was held yester man straight in the face. I have to congratulate day afternoon in the vestry of the Cathedral, the boys to whom I have just delivered prises, and The Right Rev. Blabop Bardon presided, and especially those who have au cessfully

paused CLARET:--Dur Clarets, including the lowest

there were also present Rev. R. F. Cobbold, the Local Oxford Examinations, All those who Meyers E. E. Alford, W. Danby, C. Ford, Geo

have not been so successful I

I would ask to renew 'pelqel, are guaranteed to be the genuine i

Piercy, J., and W. Chatham, Nethlog of

their eff

efforta year and see if

next

they canset product of the juice of the grape and are not

great importance occurred, and all that appears better. (applause). I would ask all of you artificially made from raising and currents,

the Daily Pruss report of the proceedings seriously to conalder the advantages which this

of reproducing la there col

columus was the

* Institution offers to

you.. I I think I I may safely By is generally the case with Cheap Wines.

Shonvaloff as Governor of Warsaw in place of

say that more attention is paid to you and you General Gourke, the Czar takes the opportunity going home the spring

In

and that Sir Fielding are far better taught and you have greater BRANDY-All our Brandy is guaranteed to

of again affirming that ble love for peace fully Clarke, Chief Justice, would probably be absent educ

educational advantages than I I enjoyed forty be pe Conce, the difference in price

equals that of blå father,

from the Coinoy the greater part of the current years ago. These entail a

As duty on you. LONDON, December 19 b.

year. The lay members of the

· LONDON, January, 3rd. being rerely a question of age and vintage,dry to-day. He received an immense number

Churcheveld, by the liberality of the Government, Mr Gladstone celebrated his eighty-fifth birth-

Telegrami published here from press corres Body are Messrs. FA. Cooper, E. F. Alford, you have a good education, and I would ask you to make some return for all the labour and cate pondents at Sofia crport the exl tence of con- G. B Dodwell, T. Jackson, W. Chatham and C. WHISKY:-All our Whisky is of excellent of cang atulations and presents from ali parts of

and attention which is being bestowed upon you tiderable excitement in that capital. the world. Several deputations also waited upon

by your masters. It is a hard

and quallly and of greater age than most brands him. Amongst the latter were representatives accoucis state M. Stambuloff, the late Premier

Ir affords us lefinite pleasure to be able to report thankless task, that of a schoolmaster, and wished to mark the occasion by presenting

to the morder of Baltchell, the idinie er of "F" is universally popular and is pro- ha dsome chalice to Hawarden Church. Str.

Finance in

number the same jolly Corporal who was nearly back It was when, out - walk. 1891.

upon our schooldays, we feel

Tect Harry for all drowned

or shot or something last year) took the trouble we gave them and the tricks we Gladstone, lo nounced by the best local connoisseurs to

Stambuloff that this Minister

part in

Mr. most gallant defence of the forts at pinyed upon them, and one way to repay them The Kyaxsing were not have been published regard was what dead,

but the act was Tarkish soldiers

was injured, neither did any of them miss they have taught us. (applause). I was very put into it

of what hospital or the

or the Chinese must be compelled to in Armenia, The Right Hon.

A war has theft fasting and sprain their ankles or pat sorry to see from one of the former reports of the the detalls given of the outrages were so

been issued for the

a properly qualified medical ita!T. of M. Stambuloff, but Errest of that he declined to accept the truth of all the The alleged connection of the ex-Premier with Thark heaven - they are all safe and sound; but

so shocking so far no attempt has been made to execute bis joint out or dislocate their false teeth Head Master that few of the Chinese boys here There are no other possible means of getting

oz enilsely lose the run of their falso bair. come

secklog

education g any real advantage statements

tements made, unill the same were verified

in the way of

The Captale Sup. of Police-The committee but if proved to be correct by the Commission the murder has caused great indignation amongst

or knowledge; but that only, the time bad game for voted the accusation brought against Elm is a further song is believed to be absolutely impregnable you set a low valse upon your education and have ended that the reports of deaths in the Tung bumanity to raise a veneral shout of execration

so long as the H.-K. V. maintain their present come here merely for the monetary adván Wah should be accompanied by proper medical againata Government which would countenance plot on the part of als enemies. MELBOURNE,

standard of efficiency. Our war special, who that can be obtained herez ter

certificates. On the 30th August the Board from your know. Quirages so disgracing to Mahommedan civilisu-

ZEROIVED Mr. Stoddart's

that "Axway” at the front, wires just as | ledge of English ard other by The second match played by Mary 3rd,

strong recommendation be made This subjects, we are going to press "So bard at it cant has been one of the main reasons why many la The Board should now point out that the steps Government to adopt the above suggestion. Mr. H. H. Johnstone, Imperial Commissioner team against an eleven of All Australia resulted at Nyasaland, will leave Napier on Jannery Sib,

in the latter being delanted by afuaty-four run. detalls of abockingcasualties, to-morrow. Haven't tatlan,

report Just now. Full particulars, including this colony object to the sum spent on this Insti

that have been taken to secure the object in The match was agafa characterized by very latent for three nights and fear shall not even be to remove ask you to do all in your power view are not adequate. heary scoring and lasted five days.

impression, and to show by your a few days in Egypt, he will embark on board-Lord Monkewell has been samleated to be able to fetch up at Church on Sunday. Not a

The Colonial Surgeon protested against the the P. & steamer Carthage for Bombay.

conduct that you value rightly and are grateful hospital being placed under the sole control of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for War,

⚫lga of the enemy anywhere at *present," The Timer, discussing the situation on the

for what you have learned here. You can do that

Europeane it would result in “miserable in CANDY WAYS. North-Eastern frontier of India, admits that the

post rendered vacant by the appointment of THE presence of the

Many of you

Calmess and natives would die to all sorts of places will return there. Remember what you have

of you belong to You withdrawal of the British Forces at Chitral was at

Lord Sandhurst to the Governorship of Bombay. in port yesterday is accounted for by her naviga. / jezened here. Think of all you have learned / rather than come to the Tang Wah to 'peg out.

steamer Recorder telegraph one time seriously

ly considered, t India never sanctioned the prepossĺ, but the Secretary of State

There was a good deal of discussion and it of

ling officer as follows: The British steamship from the wonderful discoverien of Westsi Recorder

Singapore for Cape St. James on science. Think Aral of all of what untold su! Chairman, that this Board is of

We was ultimately agreed, on and Lord Elgin was also averse to

on the motion of the the afternoon of the 9th Instant, and arrived at fering, both of Chinese men and Chinese women, work entalled by supervising the The Novo Vrimyo, commenting on the Two fires broke out la Hongkong to-night-one † her destination about noon on the 13th, and could be avoided if they would call for and wel- | Hospital with a viów to obtaining correct statistic

god experienced moderate to strong breeses, vsering corne Western medical science and skill. This is so heavy that Dr. Ayten ought to have more

from north-north-aast to east-north-east through-

of the beepiness

sess and prosperity and the many assistance in the work and that the committee out the passage, with very hoxvy head awali. Į material advantages China would receive if sha Left Cape St. James al 3 p.m. to repair opened her country to railways and steam. You of the Tung Wah Hospital should contribute to the Hongkong and Saigon cable which had

the cost of any additional officer that may be may help in that way, if in your own becken off at Cape Padarao, and experienced surroundings and in your

*pi* | #ppointed:" Awo sphere 10 monsoon with ve

exeri what infpence you cas and by your heavy swell. HowaVER,

auto you

THE DRAINAGE OF CLOSED HOUSES, the son went down si

morning, hoa conduct show you have benefited by your know. The Chaman-There is one maiter I want operations were commenced, and by 7 a,m. Da ledge of science and other Western discoveries, to mention. There were a large number of the following morning communication Do what you can to spread a further knowledge houses closed by the Permanent Commitee

that line was restored, and we wern | 01 |

of these. You may think you can do very utile during the plague, and which are sill closed, light detect about yo miles from Gap Rock great magoltade for you

3 many think that, the work is one of the belonging to owners who did not accept the A on our way to remove a further and you!

to da hat on the night of the 16th encountered beavy its accomplishment; bat geology tells a three but which they are now compelled by law to anything towards condities imposed by the Permanent Commitice, grin of wind, which prevented further work, and vast valleys and deep chasms la mountain ranges accept. As all there ownerE DAVG DOW at x x.m, the course was set for Hongkong. which excite our astonishment and call forth our to put their premises in order It appena adinkation have not been the sadden work of that the majority of these houses will have to be

desirable, very

knowing a wa

wa do sura cataclysm or sudden reading of

Chin Earth's

redrained, that we should have them inspected,

if we leave them over until they ar ages, commencing perhaps from some smalt | becau streamlet or mountain stream, ftanlf the result of teken the welling of

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Honpirang 9th January, 1895.

MARRIAGE.

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On the 17th Januiry, at St. Joseph's Church, Hongkong, hy the Rev. Father B. Vigano, ERNEST C. CLITHRROW. to NELLIE, daughter of the late Mons. Lambert D'Arc, of Cardiff, England.

he Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1895.

THE BLACK PLAGUE CONCERTS.

MR, BLAYNAY'S BILANCE SKEIT.

tion,

on his projected tour in India. After spending

PETERSBURG, ST.

December agth.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

question of an Anglo-Russian rapprochement, at 5.50 and the other; ng declares that, 1 Great Britain wishes to help Central

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lat-I don't like`lề an aff'ƒ"that big laundry company is buliding nex! our church t

Stoner-There all right, Cleanitness is (next to peditious," you know,

Russia, she should assist her to acquire Gallipoli ENTRIES for the forthcoming races close to for the establishment of

Rusalan fortified the Clerk of the Course at the Club House, of the Sea station in the goltance of the

on the with a point on

opposite side of the shore, and Lemnos or Mitylene is the Grecian Archipelago as Ruselan marine advance post, Russia will then give Great Britsis satisfactory guarantees for the fategrity of India,

PARIS, December 29th, M. de Lanessan's sudden recall from the post of Governor-General of Indo-China, le awing, It is stated, to his having divulged the contents of official documents to the press. The announce ment, coming so unexpectedly, combined with the nature of the offenes of M. Lanessan, bas produced a profound sensation in Paris.

December 30th, Great excitement continues to prevail børn over fresh revelations that are being made in the Journ istio

enquiry.

the French press is clamouring for an

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blackmail

The P.&O. 5. N. Co.'s extra steamer Fadas, from London and Bombay, left Singapore fur this port at d'p.m. yesterday, "and" may be expected here an or about Thunday, the 24th inst.

A CRITICAL Report of

DAR'S MARKEITTIS will appear in wor-Bats limit. Last night's Frformance will be repeated at the Bijou Theatre to-night.

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QUEEN'S COLLEGE,

ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION,

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crust, DRE REYe been the silent work of many because the course of the general inspection,

plague epidemic for the deadly bubonic plague of the real reason of the sudden Planation | AT a meeting of the "Old Valumen this after-pro took place at Queen's College yesterday do to the gond of Chios,, These little, hardship to call upon them to take them up

It seems almost like geing into ancient history to now draw the attention of our readers to the donceris given by what Mr. William Blayney, the organiser, uyled the "Hongkong Minstrels,” on the 11th and 15th August, and the 27th October lant for the benefit, chiefly, of the soldiers and police who did such useful work during the late has happily long face become a thing of the past. The public meeḍlog to devise ways and means of recognising the services of the volunteers who assisted In suppressing the epidemic was held in the Cly Hall as far back as the 27th September, 1894 the orders for the mementes of that shocking catastrophe have pane home long ago, and last, but not least by any means, the gallant “Shropshire Boys," whe were thanked by the Governor for their invalu

recall of M.

Mr. Leigh-You have a repost on these houses? The Chiman Not a detailed report,

of small fakes of snow. Do not des- and in the meantime the owners have put in If each of you brings your little stream of expensive concrete floors, it would be a great

Mr. E. J. Adloyd, Auing) Chief Justice, Justice, presided, and there were also present the river, and that mighty, nation when it sass, this noon, His Excellence the Governor presiding, afternoon, Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, Acting Chief wreath in time will form a vast and flowing and redrals. 19ad a very fateresting paper on "Should Bight Raw, Bishop Bardos, Mr. J. H. Stewart will burst its bonds of seclusion and in its thirat

isopment be inflicted in default of payment of Lockhart, Dr. Ho Kat, Mr. A. G. Romano, Rev. of 1 herd of which we shall publish a fall res R. F. Cabbeld, Rev. T. Pearce, Rev. G. this your river and drink and live for ever I knowledge will stoop down on, the banks, of port in our next FSWK,

Mr. C. F. A. Sangster, Mr. W. D. (applause.) and a large number of the friends and relatives Ackroyd for presiding, which was carried by

Mr. G. Piercy, Jun., Mr. W. E. Crow,

De Wright proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. of the paplis,

acclimation. the proceedings with the following remarks proceedings brought to a close with load gheera Dr. Bateson-Wright, the Head Master, oposed The helldays were then announced, and the B:fore reading our report I must make a few given for the Queen, the Governor, dr. remarks on the absence of his Excellency the and Mrs. Achord, Dr. Wright, the mastert of Governor. I am sorry his Excellency could not the College, and the ladies....

de Lanessa. Meanwhile, it la understood that the step is due to an examination of the books of M. Canivet, editor of the Paris, who was arrested three weeks ago to connection with the press blackmelling scandal, having disclosed the existence of business relations between M. Canivet ard the ex-Governor of French Indo-THE Istent king out a phlanimeter, by which China,

the life insurance, axamipass dan tell to a fraction December 31E, the exact condition of an applicans's; keart-best. It is announced that confidential state paper An siedzia pád, irogs on prepared paper the able services of a special parade of the troops communicated by M. de Levenaan were found angolage, haltings, and precise peregrinations of en the 5h ultime, have by this time taken among M. Canivet's papers; also that the formar the blood, showing with the fidelity of solence, up their abode for Cnicutta." But fi is not owr | vent copies of official documents relating to saii. | the strength or yaokorse of the tallasie.puben,

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Sarveyor to the defective ones. It would be an Leigh-It is sufficient to guide the conomy to the owners to vo 'raia now. It is ust be re-occupied until the owner satisses this provided in the now Ordiazoce that a house can Board, and redrainingtwould be one of the can- ditions.

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The Chairman-The houses ́sze to be put in a ranitary condition,

Mr. Zelg-Yes; and they are far from sanitary now.