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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

te Serphy pod that. In the absence of farther rainfall, on and offer TUESDAY, the 16th betent, the SUPPLY of WATER only be TURNED ON in the Public Mains during the folafon kupende

In the City of Vicjortu, below Caine Road,

from 6 A.M, 10 & A.M.

In Seymour Road, South side of Robinson Road and South side of Upper Richmond

from 6 A.M. to 7.30 & M. Road, In North side of Robinson Road, North side

of Upper Richmond Road and to Lower Richmond Rea*, from 7.30 AM. to 94.

In Queen's Gardens, from 6 A M. to 7 AM In the Park Road shave Queen's Gardens,

from 7.A.M. to 8 CAM.

AND

In the Peak Road, below Queen's Gardens,

from 8 AM to & A.M.

FRANCIS A. COOPER, Water Authority,

Hongkong, 11th April Ros

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF

HONGKONG.

IN HANKRUPTCY.

(470

IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM HOWELL FORRES AND CHARLES ALEXANDER TOMES, BANKRUPTS.

TOTICE I hereby given that a MEETING of CREDITORS of WILLIAM HOWELL FÖRTS and CHARLES ALEXANDER Tomes will be heid before the ACTING REOISTER of the said Court on FRIDAY, the 26th day of April, 1895, at 12 of the clock at Noon precisely, for the pipes of Declaring a Second Dividend,

CREDITORS who have not vet proved must do so on or before the said 26th day of April, 195.

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C. F. A. SANGSTER, Acting Reglitrue

and Official Assignee,

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR SHANGHAL

HR Searchly

BANGCHOW,"

Cant-in tempelf, will he despatched on SATUR-

DAY the Lash instant, atNon,

For Frigst af Threeps, noply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Acerts.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED,

FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE. JE Steamer

**QVAIYUAN,”.

The HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 18

Co-day's Advertisements.

ST. JOHN'S

LODGE

OF HONGKONG, No. 618, S.C...

A REGULAR MEETING of the above LODGE will be held in the FREEMASON' HALL, Zetland Street, THIS EVENING, the 11th Instant, at 8.30 for a p.m. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited. Hongkong, 11th April, 1895.

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PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. NOTICE.

C

"CITY OF PEKING."

CONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship The above Steamer having alred, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in that Bis of Lading for Countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.

Cargo Impeding the discharge of the Vessal

will be landed and stored at Consignees risk and expense,

J. S. VAN BUREN,

Agent.

15

Hongkong, 11th April, 1893.

TO LET. FROM 1ST MAY.

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1895.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

**As temoriew to Grof Práve and a Rank Holiday the next number of The Hongkong Telegraph will be armed on Saturday evening. the rgb lwar, at the wanul hear.

.

Vida naw water supply advt.

BROADW OD PIANOS at W. Robleton

MASS of Interesting matter is fcrowded ont

TRE PLAGUE AT MACAO. In our issue of the 9th instant we sounded being something radically wrong with a warning note in reference to there the sanitary condition of the neigh. | of this forur, bouring port of Macao. On that occasion

tr-morrow.

New Comic Song and Dance Albums at W. A STATUR is to be erected to Burns's "Highland Robinson & Co.

Mary" on the rocks in front of Dunoon Castle, on the Firth of Civde, where a site has been granted by the Duke of Argyll. Mary Camp the figure will face "the land of Baras," which bell's birthplace is in the immediate vicinity, and iles on the opposite side of the estuary. It is intended to unveil the statue on July 1, 1896, the centenary of Burns's death, when there will be a national demonstration at Dunoon.

THE Moscow Gasstie Byblishes the following been of frequent eccurrence in the Semiwtchens #nhancement:-"Disturbances have latterly territory, on the fronifer between Rusalan Turkestan and Chios: special commissioners will be appolated on May 1st fo the districts of Bakhta, Narya-Koltchuryn, and Atbusks, with full power to vetlle border disputer,”

from Russle by the London Chronicle:-A of Problems of the Far East, lectured on the THE following terrible wolf story was erived THE Han. G. Curran, M.P., the talented rathor peasant with his wife and child wäre driving in

18th ultimo, before a large audience of the Royal sledge drawn by one hore from the Neshnish Geographical Society, on the recent journey In market to Bobrovitz Soon there met the travel,

the Paris. The first part of his address wan leva

* eyes a pack of hungry wolves. The brave devoted to s description of the Pamire, so seeing that escape was Imponible, proposed to nothing other than valleys framed in mountaing, horse still gailored forward; whilst the peasant, erronously described as plains, but in reality throw the child to the

Wolves, hat the

And mother

havlog po

creatures that were ruaning after the sledge on one

Do resemblance whatever to plains would not conerat, Herespon short

of dowds of steppes or platease. The second strangle

part of the lecture was given to proving, with took place in the sledge, which ended in both

both sides of the road. At this juncture a most wife and child being thrown out to the ravenous

some picturesqueeness of expression, that the one u deniable source of the OxAS In the Pamir-1-Wakhan. This source, MN Carzon. unforeseen circumstance occurred. The wolves.

visited. He described to the audience bl ves notice the mother and child left to their giving sil their attention to the horse, did not impression of it, as the river issues out of two cavere in the snout of a great glacier; and be a neighbouring village in astety, while the fate on the roadside. These eventually reached

had thrown upon a screen reproduction of the spirited sketch he had made of it. cowardly and unnatural peasant fell a victim to his hungry parFUM),

New plano repairing machinery, received by | W. Robinson & Co.

we said "Our Macao correspondent THX Spanish transport Manila wived here this reports that the sanitary officers of the utteranen from the Philippines. Holy City are subjecting all passengers THE an-val meeting of the Hongkong Rifle arriving from Canton to a very careful medical inspection with a view to pre- Association will commence at Kowloon at 9 *.m. suffering from Infectious diseases. Can it Rov, Mr. A. G. Goldsmink left here for venting, If possible, the landing of persons be possible that the Black Plague Londen, en well earned and much needed leave has reappeared in Canton and hence these precautions at Macao?"! The fabrence, by the Prkör'in-dev. hint thus given to the authorities has, THE Hon. A. J. Lesch. QC.. Palane Judge of we are glad to hear, been received in the spirit it was uttered and Dr. J. the Stalls Settlements, left here for Singapore A. Lowson, the Assistant Superintendent by the P. & O. İlser Pekin this forenoon. of the Government Civil Hospital, who did such splendid work in the plague INSPECTOR George Hennessy was among the depôte bere last year, was promptly Passengers whe left for home hy the Patin this despatched to Macao to make Inquiries morning. The popular Inspector will be absent and report to the Government. Hereturned from the colony shant'eix manthu, GREENMOUNT," CAINE ROAD, 8 from the Holy City" this morning and at once made a verbal report to the Execu- tive. The gist of that report, which will [472 presumably be published at an early date, has not yet been made known to us, but there can be no doubt that had the Doctor not found the

of affairs very

country state serlous Indeed he would not have been called before the Executive Council in such a hurry. But however that may be, certain it is that the bubonic plague, which caused such sad havoc in this Colony last summer, is now epidemic in Macao and that the special sanitary precautions to which we referred on the 9th Instant have been adopted at Macao owing to the existence of the disease at Canton, whence It has been imported at Macao by Infected persons. In this connection it may be as well to add that inquiries made at the Portuguese Consulate on the 9th Instant 17 resulted in our representative being told that no information respecting the adoption

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For Particulars, apply to

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WELLING HOUSES:-

"HIGHCLERE," at MAGAZINE GAP. "DUNHEVED" In ROBINSON ROAD

(partly Furnished).

Now, 2 & 21. CAINE ROAD. DES VEUX VILLAS THE PRAK, FLOORS in ELUR BUILDINGS. FLOORS In

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT

& AGENCY (), LAB

11th Ap

Intimations.

A REGULAR meeting of St. John's Lodge, No 618. SC.will be held in the Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 w'eläck precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

TH* Post Office will be closed on Easter Monday as well as Good Friday, except from 8 to 9 m Correspondence fer the Peak and Kowloon may he posted up to gm. The Night Box will be kept over, The Money Order office will elesed entirely on Monday.

Tax Australian effort to promote the exports tion of butter to Great Britain, by giving a hourty to pre-facere, has provoked's goed dral of adverse comment in the sold cruntzie. The London Trade Fournal, discussing the wire, ways that the Gaman bounty on suger the Germans and helps the English. It is at the foreigner's

ехрева that we in this are buring segar below the cost of production, it remarks in

one place; and In another I denies its argument by averting that "the evil of state-supported heavily taxed consumers on the other side of the Industries on ona vide

with competing world threatens to become so serious that Goverments must interfere to prevent the inevit #bla collapse." It does not require any creat penetrative powers to divine that British boullity to the bounty system is not inspired by a tender Frar broke out just after twelve to-day boaniles, hat in rally prompted by a recognition consideration for the States that are paying No. 144, Queen's Road West, near the Koshing of the fact that the artificis stimulus given to Theatre, in a rattan shop. The Fire Brigade, industries by sival water invariably results in Wodehouse, was promolly on the scene, but under the saperintendence of Mr. H. Éraling up competitors whose competition is despite the efforts of the firemen, the fire was not

lojarloan to Britlab Industries.

& Ca COLLARD & COLLARD PIANOS at W. Robinson

of special sanitary precautions at Macaonder control fill the first and second floors were had been received by Mr. ROMANO, the completely gutted. The premises were insured. Consul. This appears to Indicate that the

If the Royal Navy has not bitherto had a

monthly journal conducted on popular lines exclusively devoted to its laterent, On Watch makes a good beginning towards supplying such of Mr. W, Clark Russell, the well-known writer of sea novels. Commander the Hon, H. N. Shore, R.N., is well fitted by expeilence to write on the Cosulgared service, and he has much of

[473 DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & powers that be in the "Holy City" have IT was rumoured in shipping clicies this after. It is edited by Mr. Herbert Russell, son

Captalo Nelson, will be despatched on SATUR. DAV, Beth instant.

Fa Freight or Presage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

Hangkong.irth Apill, 95.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR SHANGHAI

COMPANY, LIMITED.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

done their utmost to prevent knowledge of the true state of affairs getung beyond the confines of their own territory; that Instead of giving us friendly warning they COLDS IN THE HEAD, &c. have withheld important Information which should, in the interests to our common humanity if for no other purpose, have been supplied to the local authorities at the earliest possible moment.

BURROUGHS WELLCOME & Co.'s

PINOL FUCALYPTIA INHALERS.

5474 ONE

(Taking Cars and Pasengers at through rates for NINGPO, CHEFO, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and PORTS on the YANGTSZE.)

THE Company's Steamship

"HECTOR."

Captain Hutchinson, will be despatched as above

on SATURDAY, the 13th instant.

For Freight or Prasare, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents,

Hongkong, 11th Apell, 1895.

FOR

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

PORT DARWIN,

1475

QUEENSLAND PORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.

HE Company's Steamsh'p

THE

"CHANGSHA,"

O. Anderson, Coamander, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 16th Instant, at 3 P.M.

The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. First-class Saloon is situated forward of the Erginer. A Refitgeruing Chamber ensures the

Supply of Fresh Provisions during the entire

voyage.

A duly qantified Surgeon is carried and the Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light.

For Freight or l'assage, spply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agests.

*443

Hongkong, 11th April, 1895.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY;

LIMITED.

FOR MANILA.

THE Steamer

"SUNGRIANG,"

Captain C. B. N. Dodd, will be despatched on

TUESDAY, the 16th Instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

Hongkong, 11th April, 1805.

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND CALCUTTA

THE Steamship

"LIGHTNING,"

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Captain J. G. Spence, will be despatched for the above Ports on WEDNESDAY, the 17th lastant, Rt 3 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, 11th April, 1895.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL.

THE Company's Storminip

"DARDANUS."

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Captain Gregory, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 18th instint. For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

f477

Hongrong, Irth April, 1805

"MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.

HE Steamship

THE S

"ENERGIA,"

NE of the best remedies, extant for Nasal

Catarrh and sil disorders of the Naml Pasiages and Nasopharyngeal membranes.

Price

..$25.

EUCALYPTUS OIL.

A STANDARD REMEDY FOR COLDS.

Sprinkled on the handkerchief and over the breast of the night clothing It gives almost

Jastant relief.

Bottles $1.00 od 50 Cents

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co., LD,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 19th January, 1895.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.

WINES AND SPIRITS.

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A. these are Selected by car London House, bought direct at first band, imported in Wood and Bottled by oumalves, Ibus saving all fotermediate profits and enabilog un to supply the best growths at moderate prices.

EXTRATERRITORIALITY IN JAPAN.

noon that the Japanese, who scfeed the British steamer Visang two days ago near Taku and took her to Port Arthur, owing to contrabando of war belag found on board, have releasrd their prise awing to the owners having proved that the contenband goods

erreptitiously. We hope the report is founded were shipped

on fict,

As a meeting of stevedores held last night it was proposed to "call out" the cargo-boat coolles as a protest against the re-ulation which

The

MUTINY ON THE "LAUNBERGA."

POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS.

Hastings, George Brown, Hans Abrambs, J. Goy At the Magistracy this afternoon, before Capt. zlewiki and J. S Lind, seamen of the British barque Laundirga, were charged on remand at Launberga, with mutiny, with intent to murder the Instance of J. C. McDougall, master of the on board the Laundergo in the harbour of Iloilo on the 24th of March.

Mr. E. C. Ellls (Mr. V. H. Deacon's office) prosecuted.

The prisoners were undefended. At 12 o'clock, the time appointed, the prisoners (Godfrey) was told all to go Were RON #1, and the Police Court Constable.

the guol to fetch the prisoners.

Mr. Ellis-When the prisoners arrive I should

to amend the charges. His Worship-All right. The

prisoners were marched in at 11.10, and Mr. Ellikasid that before going into the facts of the and with his Worship's permiselon, be would like to amend the charge against the four prisoners as follows:

(1) With tempilog to murder the master, J. C. MacDougall, on the British barque Launberga, at Iloilo, on the 23rd March. (2) With assalt'ng the first mate on the same

dite at Hollo.

(3) George Brows, with attempting to murder the steward, R. Otto, on the 23rd March. (4) Gardilewski, for salting the steward. (3) The four prisoners for refusing to obey

orders and leaving the ship without per mission at Iloilo on the 23rd March, under section 225 of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1894 Hi

charges?

Worship-Do you plead guilty to these Defendants We're not guilty." Land (fourth defendant)-Are the papers from the British Coerul at Ilolls here ?

His Worship-Yer, they. hare, Land-Sir, wesent down for a lawyer the day before yesterday and we had one interviewing us; but yesterday the Superintendent of the Gaol refused to let us see him,

His WorshipIt is a fact perhaps that you have to money.

ta

Mr. Ellis, in opening the care for the pro-

Im a leading article of the 29th Marchakes it necessary for Head Coolfes to find last the Japan Daily Herald reproaches security for their good hehirlour, I WAS the Liberal Government la England with alerted that every coolis would have to find weakness and folly in seeking to pro- secu.fty," but as that is a deilberate Infsebood | worthy features, and is got up in a superior sty'] March, and on the ward the master received

and incredible the strike, about which Dame Rumour was very busy this morning, appeara to be dead off "for the present at all events.

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Furt stock of banjos, mandolines, guitars, accordions, strings and fittings of all kinda at W. Robinson & Co.

pitiate Japan by consenting to the new Treaty, whereby the right of Japan to regulate her own trade and to exercise | power and jurisdiction over all foreigners residing within her dominions was con-

WHAT seems to be a valuable work, judging coded by Great Britain, We cannot from the notices in heme papers, has just been agree with our contemporary. It seems to us one of the wisest and most prudent of / Published by Fisher Unwin, It in • Cyclopædia | "mong women, writes the New Zealand correr- | they ass■ulted the cble! mato most seriously, an the many treatles of one kind or the other of Namas, edited by B. E. Smith, A.M., and made by England lately and a simple acts to 1085 pp. It comprlees not only names in of justice to Japan. The only subject of blography and geography, but also namesofraces regret in connection with it is, perhaps, and bibes, mythological and legendary names that the concession had not been made and places, characters and objec's la fiction, earlier and with less effort. When in stars and cour'ellations, notable buildings and 1850 and again in 1850 the first treaties schological monuments, works of art, Institu. were negotiated with Japan it was just lous (academies, universities, legislative bodies, and right that the European Powers orders, clubs, etc.) historical events (wars, should reserve to themselves Jurisdiction battles, treaties, conventions, etc.) noted over their own subjects In Japan and

It

ANOTHER Instance of the progressive movement pondent of the Melbourne Age, is the publics tion of a newspaper devoted specially, though not exclusively, to their interests. This news- paper, which has Daybread for its title, made frit appearance in Wellington, N.Z., a few weeks ago. It is edited and carried on by women in its terary and clerical departments, and if it is a success the idea is to produce it exclusively by women's labour in course of time, from the edito down to the printer's "devil. In Ita Initia editorial, Daybreak announces that its prin- cipal aim will be to ventilate the evile and

rects and squares, books, plays, operas, cole. grievances that exist in our midst, and to let

Zealand, know that they

not

should, by agreement, limit the amount of | brated gémy, vessels (warship", yachts, etc.) and only the men in Wellington, bet all New was the only certificated officer on the ship, and

;

Mr. Arthur, Fizet Clerks of the Magistracy, atd-1 put to these documents received from the Colonial Officer they are the report of moceedings at the Brilah Vice Consulate at falle on the 28th and 19th March.

His

them to be

Ship interest to tell concerning its

Its usefulness. story or on the Rain a short and thrilling

by Clark Russell. Twisters" i Rear-Admiral Seymour is the subject of the first column of amusing anecdotes of seafaring life.

ala wariow

of illustrated blographies. Stra

William Terriss, of the Adelphi Theatre, under

The Naval Drama," testifies to the popularity with Battinb audiences of play

I plays founded upon nautical Incidents, Elge Water" in the genersi der- cription for several court-martial cases. There is a list of promotions and appointments since the 1st January last, together with a chart show. in commission. The magazine bas other notesecution, said that the Billsh barque Launbergs ing the present rations of Her Majesty's shipi

arrived at Ilolio on the morning of the 22nd for so cheap serial; Meerre, Sampson Low lastrections from the British Vice-Conant ar Iloilo Marston & Co. are the publishers.

the evening of the 33rd the Captain wat standing not to let the men go ashore. At six o'clock an

the dant quarter deck when and Schumen

men (deceased) threatening the chief mate, because he refused them leave to go share. While the Crotala was in the cabin

མ་ས་ the main deck. As the mate was going on the peop Brown took up a hen coop and threw it at him. The Captain on hearing the

hfu row took revolver and went on deck to tell

tell the men to Kelly (deceased) rusbed and stabbed the Master desist. They refused, and drew their knifes:

and

on the head. The Master fired a

a shot at

at Kelly, who made another attempt to stab him The defendants lowered a boat and went ashore then he fired a

arcond shot and killed him and before the British Vice Consul At Holle werp subsequently arrested and tried

on the 19th and 20th of March. The first mate (the women) da

The had to

to remain at Tolle to look after the not intend to overstep the power they have interests of the ship.

granted 120 received in having the franchise them by forgetting the sex, and appearing to places where they should not only be the laughting-stock of the ill-natured, but (which is far worse) merit the contempt of the wise and tran. Daybreak intends to advocate scen steady and contiened incresss of the land tax, these documents?

Worship-Have you any objections to accompanied by corrcopanding decrease of

Defendants No, your Worship) we wish customs duties. The betterment principle, the pensions for the

the ald and fofirm, and Ending work

et le court, by the State for all who are able and willing told that the barque arrived at Hoile on J. C. McDougall, mester of the Enundarga work but cannot get the opportunity, State the morning of the 22nd March, when traile, tallways, coal mines, gas, water, tram Vice Consul not to ownership of all monopolles, such as the drisi he received instructions from the British

allow anybody ashore.

A on the same day addition to the newspaper literature of New H was standing on the Zealand, and it will be a matter of great interest

There was a briquantive, which tch Daybreak's career from the standpoint had been taking ballast from him, going bial straws which show the direction in which

fiterary and financial success or failure.

At the time. He walked forward to son if every adhibing was all right, On returning aft he saw the Musonvite canent is likely to run in IT stems, says the L. & C. Express, that a the Grate the Far East for some time to come. The considerable change may again take piece in

a the first defendast shaking his fist at the mate, who was sitting or standing against the main THE TERMS OF PEACE:

the patroleum trade of the Kast and the Før Loknow, April reth; terme of pesce, mys-"It is impossible to of the American Standard Oil Company, they After skaking his fist at the mate Brown sald and others were also with Brown, snderkly at Shimondesklé panto

The negotiations for pazén azo proceeding perusit the smallest seizure of Chinese soli by § hare developed swols a trade in Europe that they | “You : oid - Joafe and walked down the

will not give Japan Kores must be avacosted and further have now almost a It is understood, on gend zurbority, that the encroachment prevented. If]apan has anything that was and to going

Cons the keen

Winess them barned

Liberty, condities comprise the story of that natin in view, it is time for her to pagas Russian off in the East is not likely

trade

that companion way into alone, Dension of Southerm Manchuria, including Peit Arthur ; the cession of Formone's the opening ef and consider, ne in such a case the neutrality of

the price want to the fose companion-way, and when he may. rise somewhat. the payment of a war Indamalt 100,000,000 of peses, while the Grashdanin the very prices of late, the consumption all round the be male lying on deck,

Thanks to the low stepped on the poop the first thing he saw was BRANDY:-All our Brandy la quaranteed to you, and the occupation of stratigi potuis on

apparently while be pure Cognac, the difference in price the coast of Chins until risck time on the indem same day bold out a threat to Japan thusly that in storey beceased, so much, Indeed, the first and third defendante,

spite of the tankeri " a "If japan should insist on any partition of taken place in case off from Batound which 10 him: He asked the man if they intended being merely a question of age and vintaga. | nity is paid.

inafu deck ware throwing Jumps of

HISKY-All our Whisky s of excellent

bava ta reckon with Russia as an armed sata Messrs. M. Samuel and Co., of London led

tlong ago was likely to be extinguibed to

to murder the ; then he ordered them quality and of greater age than most brands

gonist." Comment on these threats would be Japan, the originators of the tank off trade from kalves and rushed on the poop, and witness drew

but refused to.

They then drew In the market. The Scotch Whisky marked

superfisous just now; all that can be done is to Batoum to the Kast, have ordered four new trade ble "E" is universally popular and is pro

defen, nounced by the best local connoisseurs to

Foking about the terms of peace which China Two of these

dants were on the bat he could not SWEAT vamale will | be constructed by As to the second defendant, Kelly, whom be superior to any other brand in the

concludes with the representatives of the to be named the Naris and Cowrie, and two by past the othern with a drawn kolle, when

witness Messrs. Sir W. G. Armstrong, Michell, and Cố. phot dead, was'

amongst them. Kelly rushed Hongkong Market.

Mikado,

witness Sir William Gray and Co., to be called Pestow and tapped back, and was stabbed on the head Telina

The W. ROBINSON & Co., plane builders, tuners and lauached in June, and all are for delivery,ju, the Brod a shot at Kelly, who retallated, and minde of these, wemals is to be mark thewo). After he was stabbed witnes currant year. The speed will be 12 koots, and another thrust at him, when witness fired a the vessels are intended

expressly for the Chian to meet it Moser, Samusi and Co. have chartered the exception of Brown, were coming up.

were crowding an the

poop, and the defendants,

sqme idea of the caption two other vessels, bandes keeping her fleet of Mitas could not swear as to Abrambe being other tanker fully employed. It may Ban third and loasis defendante tried to at the new boks ordered that, tosta, ovat Away from aftutas, and durfer, the

of

fourth they are carrying wh #60,000 of the endine ketch the alrund always | japple, and siryani lik a Immg of cosi en the Plang than males ka was stabbed on the left side of the to be shipped in.

back vi che hood, Wingos seuld not avone wig

the duties to be at first imposed upon exports and Imports. There is no Japanese horses. Pseudonyms, alto, which have iterary statesman or publicist of any rank or importance, are included. The only condition standing who will not recognise and freely of insertion bas be that the zanze should be admitthis, but long before these restrictions one about which information would be likely to were in fact removed the Japanese Govern- he sought. It will be seen that the work covers ment and, to a considerable extent, the mack untrodden ground, and if the execution be Japanese people, bad shown themselves at all comparable to the promise, this is really fully capable of exercising all the powers a book that supplies a want, and rights of sovereignty in a manner far PRICE LISTS, WITH PULL DETAILS, TO BE HAD superior to that in which some western nations, of name and fame, are accustomed to deal with foreigners and foreign trade, The English Government did well in When required for Japan and would have done better if it had of the Car and being therefore, to put it mildly, drinking at once it should be ordered to be yielded earlier to the urgent requests oftly tainted with official inspiration. Here, decanted at the Dispensary before balag | the Mikado and his Ministara.............

then, are what may be fairly regarded as prover:

ON APPLICATION.

AT this critical fancture the utterances of the leading Russian newspapers are worthy of note owing to the fact of the Russian press being

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month before use.

sent out.

6HERRY:-Excellent dianer and after dinner Wines, of very superior vhulage. All are true Xeres Wines.

CLARET: Our Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from ralslış and currents,

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1SADTIMEkMatched | His Excellancy the Governos wiil present the trads.. In the mosutime the demand la g'gat, air"] Macond time and fim. After this the others

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For Freight or Pausage, apply to

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A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 9th January, th98.

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