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Fo-day's Advertisements,

THEATRE

ROYAL

- CITY HALL'

Lessee & Manager d.................Mr. SAVILE SMITH. Stage Manager....an

.........Mc W. G. CARRY.

GRAND FARTICAL COMEDY

FUN!

SEASON,

FUN!!

FIIN 1 STOLNIGHT (FRIDAY), 171h May, „DERRICK moet Secretsfal and Amusing FPCICAL COMEDY,

"CON FUSION," Prices as Usual. Soldiers and Sallors in Uniform half-price to Back Sea'a only. Doors open at B.yo PH, commence at 9 o'clock. JA Special Tram will rus to the Peak after the

Performances.

Box Office at Messrs: KELLY & WALSH'S. Hongkong, 17th May, 1895.

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

TO-MOPROW

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(SATURDAY), 18TH MAY, 1895, AT 145 P.M. COMPETITION, LONG RANGE (UP and SPOONS; Ranges, 800 and goo yards; Shots, Ten at each range. Entrance fee, 30

G. K. MOORE, Honorary Secretary. Rongtronic, Tinh Hay, Trạt.

NOTICE.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1895.

Today's

Advertisements.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY. LIMITED

FOR SHANGHAI, VIA SWATOW. (Taking Cargo and Passengern at through rates for CHITO, TIENTSIM, NEWCHWANG,

HANKOW and PORTE on the YAKORIC)

"HẸ Company's Steamship THE

"CANTON,"

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1895.

#treety, we are carrying out useful pubila works, And we are labouring to enforce sanitary roles in that Augean stable—the native quarter of the town. But our resources are limited, and we are already taxed up to the limit of endurance I Is the fundamentet principle of our Constitution that there wheeld be no taxation without repre rentation. We are sexinou to do all in our nawar legend the magnfacrat port and fortress Committed to our keeping, hat we earnestly plend Waz the Hongkong Ratepayers' Petition for the privilege, the rowmen bl thright of our was presented to the House of Commoney and to our own mind.

race, of settling our own local affairs in our own by Mr. Hizer Heaton. Mr. Werresyad addressed a letter to the Timar on the

THE HONGKONG PETITION. A

That privilege we respectfully ask our fellow.

Yours faithfully,

'Captain Sellar, will be despatched as above | subject, which that paper did not think'fr'] Countrymen to confer upon uz

TO-MORROW, the sich instant, ut 4 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, avole to

"JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,

General Managers. Hongkong, 17.4 M»y, 1895.

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FOR VLADIVOSTO^K, V1⁄4 CHEFOO, SHANGHAI ANDINAGASAKI. (Taking Cargo at through rates to COREAN PORTS). THE Steamship

to publish. On the 10th April Mr.Warte- HEAD addressed the Timer again and on the 16th his second letter saw the light of day.. We publish it in full below. It is a very excellent letter and sets forth clearly and moderately the claim of Hongkong to a measure of self-government and the grounds on which that claim is put forward. It answers, and answers effedifvely, the arguments of the interested opponents of "PORT ADELAIDE,"

any change and points out very forcibly Captain. B. Morgan, will be despatched as above the absurdity of the objection based on on MONDAY, the 20th lastan, at 5 PM.; the small number of Englishmen in the Instead of as previously advertised."

colony as compared with the large number For Freight or Passage, apply to

of Chinese ratepayers. We congratulate NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Mr. WHITEHZAn on his success, for we Hongkong, 17th May, 1895.

166 hear that, as the result of the pedition and of his untiring exertions in London on our FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

behalf, two unofficial members will at in early date be added to the number of the ratepayers' representatives. In the Legislative Council Mr. WHITEHEAD'S' letter reads as follows. J...

CALCUTTA.

THE Steamably

We To No. 2, QUEEN'S ROAD

TE have The Day REMOVED OUR❘ at 3 P.M.

CENTRAL.

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HOPKINS, CUMMING & Co. Hongkong, 17h May, tƐot.

POSTPONEMENT,

THE S■le of the Undermen'laned Properties POSTPONED TO THURSDAY next,

the aged instant, at 3.30 PM.

PUBLIC. AUCTION. MR ARMSTRO MORTGAGEE ÆR. J. M. ARMSTRONG has received

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to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

--THURSDAY, the aard day of May, 1895, at 2.30 o'clock in the APernoon at the Premises THE FOLLOWING

LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES, Situate at Victoris, Hongkong, In Lots. Lot 1.-SECTION A of MARINE LOT No. 214 with the messunge thereon No. 86, Wing Lok Street.

ANNUAL CROWN RINT $12,34, Lot -ALL the VENDOR'S right benefit interest and, advantage in the Southern molely of the Reclamation of Marine Lot No. 274 #ubject to the payment of $1.360 and all their montes (if any) now or hereafter to become due Er payable in respect of the aid Reclamation

Lot 3-SECTION D of MARINE LOT No. 198 with the message thereon No. 115, Praya West,

ANNUAL CROWN RENT $19.00. *Lot 4—ALL the VENDOR'S Hight beneft Interest and advantage of and in the Reclama- tion or Extension Seawards in front of Section D of Martse Lot No. 198 subject to the payment of the instalments, and all other montes (if any) now or hereafter to become due or payable in tegnect thereof.

Lot 5-SECTION I of MARINE LOT NO. 198 with the message thereon No. 6, Sal On Lint.

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Went..

ANNIAL CROWN RENT 137.

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*ARRATOON APCAR”- Captain J. E. Hansen, will be despatched for the above Posts on WEDNESDAY, the 22nd Insti,

The Editor of " The Times”.... For Freight or Passage, apply to

Str, Taemeanest Roman citizen had the righ DAVID JASSOON, SONS & Coj? of appealing to Cœesar against official oppression.

Agents.

In the modern Brish Empire Fasiz" the Hongkong, 17th May, 1895/

1658 public opinion of the United Kingdom. Against that force hap-ily no injustice can stand. It is studled by statesmen as anxiously, as the winds LODGE and currente by sellors and it controls even Parliament self. The people of Hongkang are suffertar and writhing under injustice; an3, their delegate, I appeal on their behalf through you to public opinion for redress. We confidently rely on your conttery and the tradl fons of your great paper for a full and patient heading,

VICTORIA

OF HONGKONG. No, 1026.

REGULAR MEETING of the above A LODGE will be held in the FREEMASONS 2200 instant, at 3.30 for 5 pm. procladly. HALL, Zetland Street, ee WEDNESDAY, the

Visiting Brethren are cordially invited.

Hongkong, 17th May, 1895-

Intimations.

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DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSAR P,

EONCKONG,

AERATED. WATERS.

“IMPLE AERATED WATER. ·

'ODA WATER.

SODA

THE TREATY OF PEACE.

OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION.

We are Indebted to the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce for the following copy of telegram received by the Governor sites H. Minister, In Peking

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After the model tack place at Chiefs on fun May, After the above had been set un le typ espy of this document was received fro ↑ the Colonial Secretary,

This news was published in a Rongkone Pilograph "Extra ” at tomon the Sih lostant,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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Tas statne of Lord Beaconsfield at Westminster { wis daring the alternoon, and evening of the igthulte, the centre of considerable attraction

primroses deposited on the ground by the many la consequence of the numerous wreuibs of

admirers of the late distinguished statesman. The principal feature was a large encased and beautifully ornamented bed of the dalety

fl werette from the Hon. I. R. Beli Hongkong, bearing the motto overhead “Defend the Right,” and in the contro the words "To the Right How the Earl of Beaconsfield, died April 19, 1881-gone but wat forgotten" Later in the day there were many other floral telbaten tothe memy of the decenand earl from Priesrosa Eduguri, Conservative Clube, snd Constitutional Associations.

The Taar has decided that his coronation shall tece place at Moscow in August of the present

THE Consecration of the Bishop elect for Amar, Monseigneur Sanches Ibanez, was to take place Tax Brilah cruiser Undaunted went into Kow on the ath inst, at the Roman Catholic Cathe

dral in the city of Foochow

Othe rath inst, 1000 half-chests of tea arrived at Fonchow from the country, but na mawers had been shown up in that'd te

T. H. WHITEHEAN, ' Referring to this important subject the &C. Express of the 19th ultimo says, it is scarcely to be expected that so important a reform as that prayed for TH Hankaw tek market opened on the 914 fo the Hongkong petition, brought to thi || Inst country by the Han. T. H. WE TERRA and recently read in full before the House The Sandakan Spring, race meeting is fixed for of Commons, will be granted all at the and proximo. once, or that the Colonial Office will be in any very great hurry to decide this question. If, however, the public in thisloos Dock this morning."" country can be brought to understand the merits of the question, and the assist much relief desired, it will in securing it. The letter addressed to The Times by Mr. WHITEHEAD, Will conduce to this, and modify the false Impressions that an article in the same paper a little time since would create Amongst persons not intimately connected with the affairs of the colony. These removed, we may hope that even if the full prayer is not granted some measure of relief will be granted. Two more unofficial members, and the right to Introduce bills, would be something, and might, perhaps, be a solution for the moment, though it would not bring the colony to the same state of local self- government that is enjoyed by some other Crown Colonies with only a degree of the Importance that pertains to Hongkong"

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tenth annual ordinary general meeting of Messra. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd, will be held at the Company's, affcm at noon to-morrow, Six. Head Coollen were found various some egregating 133 at the Folies Court to-day for falling to register their elegant mansions in due course.

A CHAIR coolie in the employ of Mesije. Black. head & Co, was sent stolt! for six weeks by Mr. Wodehouse to-day for annexing a botila of claret, the property of the firm,

FRESH disturbances are reported to have nccurred in Seld between the adherents of Sultan Rajah and Dato Jokaline, of which some interesting particulars will be published in our next issue.

A-ROTLAR meeting of Victoria Lodge No. 1026 will be held in Freemasons' Hall Zetland Street on Wed-medy, the 2903 [natint, at 8.30 for om precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

On the isth ulto, a Anel was fought at Berlla between erfw-n Kati», the Cmart Chamberlain, “And Barun'vòs Ref•chech, Cours Marshal

Amoress Frederick, is when the total of the wounded in the thigh.

TT is stated to the L. & C. Express of the 19th. alto, that Herr Von Brandt has been requested. be the German Emperor to waxlet the 'Reviia Fareles Office in the commercial negoʻlatlon for the new freaty between Germany and Japan,

THE deposin of petroleum recently discovered nour the River Amar in the Trans-Bulkul. tablet promise, it is stated, to be of more importanen than at first kanged. The denali have attracted, the attention of some of those angered in the 'petroleum trade in 3-ku, where a company has recently been formed to acquire and explait the Siberian deposits.

THE new Governor of Borneo, Mr. Le Beaufort, | GRATIFYING Indrel, sayı,the Civil Service wai at Labuan on the 7th instant, where he was' Gratte of the rgtk Ágrit, must be the Tilrectorat met by Mr. Creagh, the reliring Gwenor of - eont of the Chartered Bank of Indi-; Anatralla, British possessions in that that fir-famed ordinary general meeting of the shareholders, ard. China, to ba prøvested at the forty fnt Colony,

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The inhabitants of Hongkong desire to he

THE FORMOSA DIFFICULTY. «llowed to enjoy. «. privilago,” which every: Englishman looks for, hat which is dented to REFERRING to the letter from "A China-¦¦ thens-that of managing their own, legal affairs sed controlling their own 1:cal expenditure, would suggest for his consideration and man," published In another column, we where Imperial considerations are not I: volved, They Intrasted me with petitos to this effect, that of his countrymen, who are doubtless signed by almost every British person in the Interested in the subject, that the Frmosan colony, and this: polliion was presented, to the difficulty is threefold. First, the Govern House of Commons's few, days ago by Mr.ment of China has formally ceded the AT the Marlstrace. toifay · M. Wodehouse Henniker Heaton, M.P.

Island of Formosa and the Pescadores to The petitioners suggested that their aim-sell Japan, and the Japanese will not give it up the 24th inst., pending the arrival af certain farther 27journed the Father Ray morder case government so far as was consistent with either to ary European Power or to a witnesses from Manila. Mr. G. Holmes has been Imperial interests might be attained by allow native government, whether autocratic or ing the free election of a majority of members of Critish nationality to the Legistative Consell, democratic, without a desperate struggle.gaged for the defence. freedom of speech, and the election of one or Secondly, If Japan is not to have it the Ax off Chinese "hug" antadvap twenty-five more soofficial members to the Executive French seem to want it for themselves. Follars to the dislingud shroff'al the Magistracy Connell, These concessions would give them ́Thirdly, assuming for a moment. that the depired control of local affairs and local France alone, or a combination of the morning as a quid pro quo for cruelly expenditure, as well as a consultative voice on

Western Powers determined that Japan beating her servant, a lille girl itwelve years of Imp:rial questions, but their rights were to be should not have Formosa and that it should, with a buge chunk of firewood, of course, subject to the Governor's veto, the constituted a Protected State, we do not paramount control resting with the Imperial

think, with all respect for the well known Megye, Jardins Matheson & Company, General Government, SARSAPARILLA

There is nothing alarming or even presump good qualities of our Chinese friends, that Managers of the Indo-China Sfeam Navigation tanus in this programme. These privileges are they are able, that they possess the neces-Company, Limited, courteously inform us they RASPBERRYADE, &C. enjoyed by other Crown Caloules, such as Malta, sary qualifications, to establish a stable are today received a telegrams from London Croras, Mauritius and British Honduras, but government anywhere. The present stating that the Directors propose to pay a it is objected that Hongkong lı a' great naval officials are wholly incompetent to conceive dividend of 8 per cem', for the year, 1894) and military station, that the bulk of the porals even the idea of popular, government; DAKIN, CAVICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS Lion consists of Chinamen, and that, therefor every one of them would have to gg, es qualified English Chemist and will bear compa- made under the constant supervision of a dely the grant of self-government wild be a

dangerous experiment, i

a preliminary to any attempt to establish rison with the best English Manufactures,

We answer that the Halted degree of self.republic. The wealthy inhabitants of Roernment desired by us, sul fact to the the island are wholly without knowledge other Large Consumers.

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MES and Governag's yeto, could be no more dangerous inor experience of the act of Government, Hongkong than the much greater rights (self, and the last state of Formosa, If in their an overwhelming preponderance of the native or any previous stage of its existence. Elemen'. Hongkong in a fortress, a naval and We should expect to see the cast coast military base; 10 is Malis, which has long controlled its own local affair•,

savages overrunning the whole Island

INGER ALE.

I EMONADE.

“BETSY * occuplad the boards at the Theatre Royal last night, and despite counter-attractions It' drew a fair audience. The farce throughout was full of humorous lucidents, which cursed Intense merriment, Consensen” it billed for to-night, and as it is one of the fanafest comedies

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rate of

to be held on Wednesday, the 17th inst. Fmm this statement for the year of "another, twelve rontha work and progress-wolid and sub- 1st December lart, we learn fn, the first place, stantial, progress—which is for the year ending

the net profits Including £16 291 175, 118, that after, providing for bid and diub fal deble,

brought "forwað frùm lat year, amounted to an, interim dividand, was gild at the rain of y £12,921 25 84 In October fast we learn that per cent, per satum, which absorbe £18.500. The amount avaliable on the present occasion 11, therefore, Lioa got 21, 3d, out of which the Directors propone to declare a dividend at the 9 per cent, Der whaumi,: free of income tax, making a diariboriga of 8 per cent, for the year to add 250.000 to, the reserve fand, which will then stand at £125.0001 and to place 500 to the Officers Superannuation Fund, fearlegek balance of it got 25. Ed., to he carried forward. It must be satisfactory to all connected with the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and Chlon, and affed a feeling of relief, to "know that the Bink has now been velleved of his contingent liability in report of the Buing Gusraaten. A paragraph in the report which cannot fall to be peraved with particular interest states that the praetors will be pleased to learn that the Bank's Charter, which exolred in December last, has been entwed for another perlot of ten years. The report proceeds to polat out that Më, "Al-gunder

Guglher, the Directors who retire, by zatatlan, will present themselves for re-elecılan,'ar wüß the auditors, Mr Wullam Vanner and Mr. fidently taven for granted that both retiring Maurice Nelson Girdlestone. "It may be enne directors and auditors will be ananimously re-elected. We once more compratelate sil connected with this great Bank on the results of the past, its present position, and fature

Lot 6-SECTION E of MARINE LOT No. 199 with the messunge thereon No. 214, Pray ANNUAL CROWN RENT $11. Lot 7-ALL the VENDOR'S right benefit Interest and advantage ni and in the Reclama- tion or Extension Seawards in front of Section Any complaints should be addressed to ex Rovernment in Cape Colony, where also there le hands, would be worse than the present yet produced it should draw a good "house.#.00 Patrick Cameron and Mr. John Howard

E of Marine Lot No. 199 subject to the payment

of the instalments and all other montes (if any)

now or berraster to become due or payable In respect thereof,

LotR--SCTION M of MARINE LOT No. 199 with the messages thereon Nos. 377 and 320. Queen's Road West.

ANNUAL CROWN RENT $15,

The above LOTS are Sold subject to existing Tenancies.

For Further Particulars and Conditions of Sile, apply to

C. EWENS, Solleitor for the Mortgagee,

or to

J. M. ARMSTRONG, the Auctioneer.

Hongkong, 17th May, 180g,

POSTPONIMENT.

Manager.

Hongkong, 3rd May, 1895.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED,

ESTABLISHED AD, 1841,

WINES AND SPIRITS.

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What w: prejove is that only persons of British

THE "café chantant given last night (a 8), Andrew's Hall in aid of the Kowloon Soldiers in a short time, and in the near futured Sallora Inatret, Bellding Fond proved a and anarchy of the most unrighteous description reigning supreme over the length and breadth of the "Beautiful

great success from every point of view. To say that those who delighted the company with, solos, dasta and recitations wern, never heard to better advantage is the very least that cache said for those who contributed so much towards

mittee of management.

nationality should be electors. It is said that this means the government of 117,003 Chinamen by Too Egilshmen. Is that more shocking than the present Government of, 137,006. Chinamon | Isle." by s Englishmen-namaly, the Governor and IT nominated councillora ?. It is not pro- posed to intrest the Chinese manses with voll REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. the stained by the painstaking com- power. The colony is British, it is the chief British Raval and military centre, in the Far LL these are Selected by our London East Bus bus trade delimated at £40,000,000 ALL

year, has been brought into existence and le House, bought direct at first hand, mainly carried on by British merchants. Hat this does not prevent any Portuguese, GermKAS. 543 imported in Wood and Bottled by ourselves, Frenchmen, or China's from acquiring British thus saving all intermediate proûte and sushiling nationality and so gaining 433) frinchies, AT this moment, and without naturalisation, & us to supply the best' growths at moderate | Chinese J.P. or a German member of the

***** | Chamber of Commerce is entitled to join la, seminating to the Council, with his brother Justices or brother merchant), a representative for

“HE Søle of the Undermentioned Properties

THE POSTPONED 10 SATURDAY next, prices.

the agili Instant, et 2.30 PM.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

TR; J. M. ARMSTRONG bie received.

to Sell by

Mistractie Mono MORTGAGEE

ON

PUBLIC AUCTION,

SATURDAY, the 25th day of May, 1891, -at 2.30 o'clock in the Afternoon at the Premises THE JOLLAWWING

LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES, Bliuato al Victoria, Hongkong, In Lots. Let-SUB-SECTION 2 SECTION B INLAND LOT No. 5 with the message there-

Na ja, Queen's Road Central.

Let z-SECTION B of INLAND LOT No,

FRICK LINES, WITH FULL DETAILS, TO EX HAD Governor's approval.

ON APPLICATIOOI,

FORT :-After removal should' bo`rested, a month beforn use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted: at, the Dispensary befoer being seat out. SHERRY-Excellent dinner and after dinner Winer, of very superior vintage. All are true Xeres Wines

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SA with message thereon No. 333, Queen's | CLARET |--Our Clarets, Including the lowest

Road Central.

ANNUAL Crown Rest $3.25.

Láta 3 & 4-SECTION G of MARINE LOT No," thy with the messages ihernon No. ard and 217, Praya West,

L ANNUAL CROWN RENT BAZ

the VENDOR'S right benefit | interest and advantage of and in the Reclama- tion or Extension Beawarda in front of Section G of Marine Lot No. 199 subject to the payment of the Instalments and all other monten (if any) now or berdaffer to become das and payable

raspect of the Praya Reclamation

Lot 6-SECTION O of MARINE LOT No. 199 with the messunga thernon No. 383, Queen's Road West,

of

ANNUAL CROWN Rawr $750.

REMAINING FORTION MARINE LOT No. 199 with the menuage No.

4, Sai Wo Lane.

ANKUAL CROWN RENT 37.50.

The above Properties are Sold”, subject to

existing Tenancies. –

"¦ The"przrent" Council is a mere mockery of representallys government. A small mert Executive Council, or Cabine, which abarqul. ously obeys directions from Downing Streat deformies what legislation shall be extried. The proposals are thesaid before the Legirin. tive Council, which facludes seven oficial mame | ber selected by the Crown, there undicial selected by the Governor and two unometal suggested by the magistrates and, the Chamber of Commerce respectively. All the members Lave or be approved and appolated by the Cromatar Vitiality by ke Governer and str

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Sövisers.

What semblance of representative government priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine can be found in such an arrangement ?" The @noficial members may protest ́agélist röckleri product of the juice of the grape and are met extravagance or crushing taxation į the official artificially made from: ralatni and entrenta, members and the Governor himself may, sa as is generally the case with Cheap Wines, private parsons, with hearts and consciences, join in that protest, and even (an in the case of BRANDY |--All our Brandy la guaranteed to | Bogapore' laat.

their protest to be pure Cognac, the diference in price official members,cing Always legmajority and

London. But orders) alegraph

must be obayed, and the being merely a question of age and vintage acting under instructions vote do is all opposl. WHISKY-All our Whisky is of excellent. The official members 43 posts or offices frequently merely as stepping-stones: to praw quality and of greater age than she bende motion sisewhere, and do not knew so much of In the market: The Scotch Whisky naked local needs as their special colleagues, who *g=”ls universally popular and is pro- have passed the best years of their?

· minst know? SOUR less than the official mamberg" "Not long ago

- RESULT OF THE NEWMARKET STAKES. dalk out

LowDow, May 16th. The NewMARKET STIEKS Of 4.500 sovi, a sweepstaker of jo tovs. each, the remainder from the fand, for three year olds; colts get, *dilles Bat siib; the second to receive re për cant, and the third 5 per cent, upon the whole stake A.F., one mile and two farlongs

straight.

Daka of Portland's The Owl, ch o by Wiadom Mr. W. Cox's Bolare, be by Gelopin

-Rattlewings, get... G. Baget Capel, git.........

„„.M. Cannon 2 Lord Roseberry's Sir Viato, bọc by Barcaldine

---Vista, git muusisavanj. Watts.3. Winner trained by G. Dawson, Heath House, Newmarket

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NEWFOUNDLAND AND CANADA. The Imperial Government having declined to guarantee a portion of the Newfoundland debr, It is believed that the Federation Schame with Canada is doomed to fallure.

prospects..

LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT,

1895.

Wz have received a Prospectus of a new work by the well known, weiter --Alexander del Mar. It is styled ("A History of, Honetary, Systems in Various Slates," and is to contain an elaborate collection of historical materiak on this important subject, brought up to the latest | date. Mr. del Mar praposes to review the afternoon; monetary history of the world from the earliest [The following is the prize lint i-

LIST OF PRIZES." MeExcellency the Governor will distribota the prizes to the successful competitors in the Hongkong Cricket Club Lawn. Tonnis Touche- mest of 1895 at the Cricket Pavilion to-morrow

"DOUBLE WANDICAP.

1 pris E. J. Griet and K. W. Mounser i and prize--P. G. Anderson, H. K. R., and EW.

HAM CLASS HANDICAP. „16-pria-R. B, Garde, -R.N.j-and-priss--for

period in "Tadis to the latest developed sixte of the Argentine Republies taking Perris, Palestine ancient Greece and Roma in their turns and | {aitiand | ¡dealing with Gothia and impalem currencies. He is the author of several very valuable works on kindred subjects and has published histories of | | |A. Tipp: the precious metalsy Money la Ancient State«,"and “Mongy and Civilization.* His estay on "The Science of Money," a' little volume of 124 pages, has been very favourably noticed,

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ADMIRAL: ALEXANDER BULLER, CB; who ancoenda Siä'R, Edward Fremantle in command of the British Far Eastern squadron, strirad here this morning by the Ravenna::Admiral (Bulles's brilliant record may, as far as we know up to the present time, be summarised thus |-- Hewas born in 1835; and joined the Navy (4°1848 94 209VAT cadet. He was mate of the Royal Albert in the Black Bea doring the Crimean Wars was present at all operations before Sébastopol, Lieutenant of the Princess Royal, "present" at the aftacke on Karich and Venskale, and the capture of Kinburn, for all of which he received the Crimean and Turklih

PROFERSIÓN PÁÅINS; -

C. M. Firth and F. Maitland (Commerce.) The CHAMPIONSHIP-C. M. Fỉnh v. C. C. Plätt will be played off to-morrow at 4.20 p...

SUMMARY OF NEWS BY THE ANGGENGLISH MAIL.

* LONDOW, All rgth: CHRISWATÁL AND MILITARY HOTKE |--Major-General Sir Charlen Warren, G.C.M G., KGB, has been selected for the command of the Thames District, vics Major-Gen, B. L Forster, who is about to complete his period of service in the post,

> (Special to The Aslan) THE GREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES AT EPSOM.

LONDON, April 26th, ... The GREAT METACROLITAW STAKES (handicap) of 1,000 sove, by subscription of 5 sors, sach, the only forfait if declared ; 15 sove, If lef? In,

A The following appointments have been mada at the Adelealty Inspector el Machinery. Wi or 25 sows, for starters, for three-year-olds and apwards ƒ winners of any race valde 200 love,

Center, to the Vitor Emanuri, additional s after 14th January, at 10 am, gibs., of two

Parms. Jie Richer) to the Pancock, to date Faces of one valne 500 sovy, rolba extra the

November auth, MN AMATE Captain The Spanish Government has decided to par- About two miles and a quarter ; to start of the of the Fallowel commanded the Naval Brigade, Chinese. The constructer, however, not having winning chair ; (4 subs.) * Closed at any during the operations against Malays in the back old by Chlas, 'offered the vertel to the -be superior to any other brand is the - the „Kõndon, aétkorlife" cenata de, sreets: Sir 1. Duke's chic Cornbury, by Rosebery--

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