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VICTORIA

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LODGE

OF HONGKONG. No. 1026. REGULAR MEETING of the above LODGE will be held in the FREEMASONS' HALI,Zefland Street, THIS EVENING, the zind Instant, at 8.30 for a ofclerk precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited.

Hamabann, 92nd July 1900

DIRE

WANTED.

1047

IRECTORIES for AUSTRALIA, NEW ZRALAND and INDIA, alco a Copy of "THE WORLD'S COMMERCIAL DIREC- TORY" published in London, Last year'a or preceding year's Coples would do,

H. SKOTT & Co., Hongkang Hotel Buildings

Hongkong, aand July, 1895.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

'HE Steameḥin

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'LIGHTNING"

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having ardhead from the above Parts, Consignees of Caren are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.

Cargn (mording the discharge or remaining on board after the 24th instant, will be landed at Consignees risk and expense Into the Godowns of the Wanchal Warehouse and Storage Com- pany, Limited, Wanchal

Consigners of Cargs from SINGAPORE and PENANG are requëved in take IMMEDIATE delivery of their Gands from alongside, kuch Cargn impeding the charge of the vessel will he landed and stored at Consignees' risk and

CTtYnKe

No Fire Insuranc^ will he effected.

Billa of adipo will be countersigned by

· DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co,

Agents.

Hanakama, 2and file that

FOR KOMME AND YOKOHAMA,

THE Steamship

Chotels 1. Ni san, • II ha despatched for the shove Parts on WEDNESDAY, the 24th instant, al Day!' t..

Für Freight Pussiga, anale to

"TOKES, CUMMING & Co.

Agapis.

Hon Manel saad Tele krag,

CHINY SAV GATION COMPANY,

I 1 ༥༩ “ “* །༽, FOR MANILA (DIRECT).

II Stram hia

THE

"SUNGKIANGU Csprat (R. N Datd. will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 24th lastent, ut 4 P.M.

F Fielght-ne Piscine, sonly to

BUTTE: FIFLD & SWIRE, Agents.

INLO-CHONA STE

MOM,VIGATION COM ANY LIMITED.

FOR SANCHA', VIA, SWATOW. (Taking Carney and Deems-nge at through rates

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for Cupan, TROTSEN, NOWCHWAND, HANKOW and PORTS An the YANGISZE.) THE Company's Steamship

CANTON,

Cartan Sulle will be deepatched as there on WEDNESDAY, the 25th lavant, 11 4 P.M.

For Free Therage apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers. Hanakone, and fitly, coc

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"GLEN" LINE OF STPAM PACKETS. POR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL.

THE Steamship

"GLFNESK," Captals Webster, will he despatched as above

on WEDNESDAY, the 24th instant, at 4 P.M. Instead of preylously notified,

For Freight er Tessage apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, and July, 1895.

FOR TIENTSIN.

HE Steamship

THE

"CONTINENTAL,"

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Captain Sebail, Ill be despatched on SATUR-

DAY, the 27th lestant, at Noon,

For Freight ar Pasig, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

·Hongkong, zaad Jaly, 1855

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

CALCUTTA,

*HE Steamship

THE

"LIGHTNING,"

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Captain J. G. Spence, will be despatched for the

above Ports on SATURDAY, the ayth instant,

3 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, and July, 1Pag

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

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FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND PORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. The Steamship

"CHINTU,"

R. Innes, Commander, will be despatched on SATUR AY, the ard August, et 3 P.M..

The attention of Psengers is directed to the

Superior Accommodailon ‹ffered by this Steamer. First-class Saloon is altuared forward of the Engines. A Ref:lgerwing Chamber ensures the Supply of Fresh Provisions during the entire voyage.

A duly goallfied Surgeon is carried and ske Ver el is filed throughout with Electric Light,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD. & SWIRE,

Agents.

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Hongkong, and July Ros.

"GLEN" LINE OF STEAM PACKETS.

FOR LONDON, VIÀ SUEZ CANAL. THE Steamship

THE

"GLENARTNEY," Captain J. Macgregor, will be despatched au above on or about SA URDAY, the 3rd August. This Steamer bat Superior Accommodation for Passengers, and carries Doctor and Stewardess,

For Freight or Pasange, apply to

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 22, 1895

To-day's Advertisements.

A GRAND CONCERT, IN AID OF THE FUNDS

OF THE

ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, will be given at tha MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL,

ON

SATURDAY, THE 17TH OF JULY, AT 9.15PM. The follwing Ladles and Gentlemen have

kindly consented to assist

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Mr. DoWLER, Mes. GORDON, Mĺ99 LAMMERT, Mrs. MARTEN and Mr. SACHSK. Messrs. G. G. BRADY, H. Gorre, C. H. GRACE, Gro. P. LAMMERT W. MACHRAN and D. K. SHMAN.

Chaliman :-T,' Jackson, Eiq, TICKETS ($2 each) for which Sexis will be Reserved, may be obtained at Messra, KILLY & WALSH's and at the MouNT AUSTIN HOTIL

Hongkong, aand July, 1805.

NOTICE,

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【R. REGINALD ISBELL is prepared to

Mive lessons in PIANO, ORGAY, SINGING

and THEORY.

Mr. Isarzt has had several years' successful professional experience in England and the Australian Coleales and has made the Cattiva- tion and Develonment of the Human Volos s Special Stufy. Peak and Kowinon visited.

SPECIAL TERMS FOR FAMILIES. Evening Dances, Parifes and Socials provided with Selected Music on REASONABLE TERME,

Arrangements for Lessons can be made by | applying to p

Mr. REGINALD ISBELL, c/o Messrs. ROBINSON & Co., Coap ught House, Hongkong, 22nd July, 1895.

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PUBLIC AUCTION

OF

LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S DRAPERY AND OUTFITTING.

THE

~HE Undersigned has received instructions

to Sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION,

ON

THURSDAY, the 25th July, 1895: commencing at 2.30 P.M.,

at bis SALE ROOMS, TUDDELL STREET, A QUANTITY OF GENTLEMEN'S DRAPERY, AND

OUTFITTING; Comprising - CASHMERES, TWEEDS. &c., lo Salt Length, Saliable for the Season and Autumn Wear, OXFORD SUITS FLANNEL SLEEP ING SUITS, HOSIERY, UNDERSHIRTS,

&c.

ALSO A QUANTITY OF

LADIES' DRESS MATERIALS, COS. TUMES, SILKS, MOIRE, SATINS, LADIES' HOSIERY, UMBRELLAS, SILK EMBROI DERED HANDKERCHIEFS, &c., &c.

AND

TURKISH and HONEYCOMB TOWELS. WHITE SAXONY FLANNEL, GAUE FLANNEL, PRINTS, ITALIAN CLOTH OIL LOTH, WHITE LACE CURTAINS, CARPETS, RUGS, JAPAN COTTON CREPE,

&c.

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Entimations.

The water used is proved by repeated analyses to ba abiolately pure...

(Special to Hongkong Telegraph.) TELEGRAMS.

THE REVOLT IN FORMOSA.

For COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and A JAPANESE PRINCE REPORTED Empties when received in good order.

Counterfall Cider Books supplied on applica-

tion.

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Our Registered Telegraphic Addr ́st la "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG." And all "igned messages addressed -than, will receive prompt attention,

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KILLED.

THE EXODUS FROM TAMSUI STILL IN FULL SWING.

Auox, July sand.. 6 30 a.m.

A steamer has just arrived here from Tamsul with 350 men, women and children. The following is a List of Waters always kept.She brings news to the effect that the ready in Stock -

PURE AERAted water

SODA WATER

LEMONADE APOTASH WATER

SELTZER-WATER LITHIA WATER

SARSAPARILLA WATER

TONIO WATER GINGER ALE

GINGERADE

No Credit given for Botiles that look dirty or greasy, or that appears have been used for any other purpose than that of contido Ing Aerated Waters, ie auch Bottles are sever, ured again by on.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 1st June, 1895.

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 22, 1895.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

We note that the Regiment now doing duty in Singapore isot tinguishing Itself by its orderly and peaceable demeanour and has brought down upon itself severe strictures from the public press. We extract and publish an article from the Straits Times on the subject, and we pray our good friends of the Rifle. Brigade to read it carefully and take note lest some- thing of the same sort should have to be written about them here. They are not, It must be said in all justice and fairness, in any way as regular in their attendance at the Police Court as their comrades In Singapore, but we have seen and heard more of them than we have been accus- tomed to see and a föl) our military friends for many year pit, and that not from the most favourable pointofview. Ou successive batches.of "Tommies" bavo, as a rule, been exceedingly well behaved in Hongkong, and their services recently rendered to the Colony will not be forgotten for many years to cone. Toxx ATKINS is a favorite in Hongkong and we sincerely hope that the men of the R. B will do nothing to injure his character or TO 44, UPPER MOSQUE TERRACE affect his good standing in this Colony. A nod, they say, is as good as a wink to a (Farrished or Unfournished). No. 6, UPPER MOSQUE TERRACE blind horse. We know our young friends are not blind, and we hope that they will (Unfaralshed).

. Apply to

see both the nod and the wink-the nod LINSTEAD & DAVIS.

In the Singapore papers of disapproval of Hongkong, 2nd July, 1895.

(913 the behaviour of the troops there, and the friendly wink we are tipping them here to 'mind their eye and pall themselves together in good time.

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The above will be on View from Wauwesday, the 24th July.

TERMS OF SALE-As customary

GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer. Hongkong, 22nd July, 1805.

TO LET.

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BROWN, JONES & CO. ITALIAN AND AMERICAN MARBLE AND

DEALERS IN

HONGKONG GRANITE CEMETERY MEMORIALS,

Japanese have re-umed their march over- land towards Talwanfoo, and have not yet come into collision with any large bodies of "Black Flags," the fighting hitherto has been with Hakkas and savages, and with these thero is constant conflict.

It was reported in Tamsul on Saturday that a Japanese Army Corps consisting | of 5,000 officers and men would reach Formoss at a very early date, and at that time two large transports were at Kelung discharging stores and ammuni-.. tion for the use of the reinforcements.

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It is stated by Chinese that a Japanese Prince and a Japanese General were killed during the recent engagement near

Tokoham.

(Special to The Asian.) RESULT OF THE HARDWICKE STAKES AT ASCOT,

LONDON, June zrat. The HARDWICKE STAKES of a,cos iovs., added to a sweepstakes of to sovs, exch, c.p., for three-year-olds" and upwards; three-year-olds, 7st. lbs. four, gt, five and words, get. ralba.; mares and geldings allowed lbs; the winner of a vače value 2,000-sovs., or of races collectively value 2,000 sovs., la carry Tolbs; the winner of a race, or of races collectively valus 1,000 says, 71hs. extra; malden three-year-olds allowed glbs; four and upwards ralbs, the serond to receive 10 per cent, and the third per cent, on the whole stakes. Swinley Course 65 subs. 10 entries corrected on payment of fine." Closed October 31at, 1893-

THE "CHEN-YUEN,"

NAGASAKI, July rath --The-late-Eblasse Bagship Chenyuen.~wbloh- left Port Arthur on the 5th fast,, called at Wel-hat-wel, and stilved here to-day. She steamed at about eight knots an hour.

to the Blade Flag •trader calling opan bim to | A PRO-OPIUM FACT NOT Nonco by the Asti; zurrunder,

oplam fasilce-In the Chitral Campaigo whea the Britlab Tommy, in spite of his splendid pinck, was feeling woefull tucked-up after a 48 hours "THU," "MIA"SIKU"20#FF2F83, SUIJLOTTO the sells t privations, were as lively as dalsies. They Bastained their energies on oplem. Fancy that! NEWS reached Shanghal on the rath inst. from Peking that the Rev. D. Z. Sheffield, D. P, 0. the American Board Mlesion, had been attacked and severely wounded by a crazy carpenter at Tongchaw, and that it was feared his wounds would prove fatal. He wış stabbed in the back, and alterwards strack with a hatchet some seven

SEOUL, July roth,

It is reported that the evidence in support of charge of treason against Prince Pak la resy weak, and that the Korean Government is in a difficulty concerning the matter.

THEY WANT A, QUID PRO QUO,

TOKIO, July rýb. France and Rutsla claim from the Chinese

Government the cession of territory as compen-times and left in the street for dend.

sation for their interference.

(Special to Siami Observer.). ENGLAND'S ASIATIC GUFST,

LONDON, Joly ro`h. Sardar Naar Uila will leave for Parls on his homeward furney on the sand instant.

ENGLAND AND ITALY.

LONDON, July, foth. Ten vessels of the Italian Navy, under the command of the Duke of Geros, bas Arrived at Portsmouth.

THE TRANS-SIBERIAŃ RAILWAY,

LONDON. July 11tha

It Is reported that the extension of the Siberian railway by line through Manchuria has been definitely decided upon.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. CATTLE plague has broken out amongst the stock at Mr. Ha dal-, Shanoḥal. THE Japan Cotton Yaro Association have decided to open a branch office at Bombay.

Ma. Ko Yeiki, Korean Minister to Japan, arrived at Kobe from Korea on the 12th lost, en route to Tokio.

An interim dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. on shares of the H.K. Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd., was navable 10-day.

A REGULAR meeting of Victoria Lodge. No. 1026, will be held in Freemasons' Hall. Zetland Street, this evening, at 8. 30 for 9 o'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

ALL the German merchant vessels in part were gally decorated with bunting to-day in honour of Captain Drewes whose 6ɑth birthday they are celebrating. Captain Drewes is a well known Canton river pilot, and although he has lived up. wards of 35 years in China looks as halo and beasty as many of the young hearty slip- pers who to-day had the pleasure of doing honour to their deservedly popular countrymen, AT the Supreme Craft today M., J. J. Francis, Q... instracted by Mess's. Jahnson, Stokes and Master, appiled for lesv: to appeal to the Privy Council on a palet of lew in the case of the Hong- kong and Shanghal, Bank and others against Ng Woon Sun How Qas and others, in which judgment was given on the 8th July by the Fall Court of Appel against the plaintiffs. The creditors of Russell & Co., bankrupte, wlabed to take certain property- worth several hundred thousand dollars, rop- pased to belong to Russell & Co, but the How Qus testtees had a prior clim ; d

therefore sought

21lde the prior claims After a long bial, Chief Jastlee Ackroyd give jdgment for defend- ente (How Qu»), holding the claim of priority valld. The Court of Appeal upheld this decision, and the plaintiffs new wished to carry the cand further. Therefore Mr. Francis applied ex parie for leave for the plaintiff's to go before the Privy Council. Application granted.

it

WAS

to get

THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Mascura for the week anded Inly 28,

The press censorship is still in full swing in Dai | are s-Europeans, 134; Chinese, 1,894 total Nippon. The circulation of the Solo Fifi, ■ | 2,033.

Japanese newspaper published in San Francisco, A New trading bank which is being established

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I was suspended in Japan on the Irth instant. 3H.M.S. Roinbow went out this moralag for target practica and returned. again to her Anchorage about 1 r.m. At 4 o'clock she started off for Aoping at fall speed, fe. about 18 knots per hour.

Mons. R. Lebandy's bec BARBARY, by Barcal- diac-Dever Queen, 4 yrs, S. Lester Mons. A. Abellle's b or bre CALLISTRATE, by Cambyre-Ironelle, 5v.,, F. Web. Mr. R. H. Combe's bre TITHO US, by t Simon-Immortelle, 345%.. ***** (Winner trained by Golding, Newmarket.) BITTING: 100 to 30. on Callistrate, 10 to agelost Barbary, Won

by a length and a bal RESULT OF THE NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE AT NEWCASTLE.

LONDON. June 26th. - The NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE of 1000 sovs

a handicap; winners of any handicap value 140 sov, after the declaration of the weights, giba; of two such handicaps or of one vilne 200 10. 8'bo,, or of any race value 500 BOYE, Kalba. extra (extreme penalty); the second to receive 5 Love.; entrance 5 sovs, the only forfeit If declared, 15 save, if left in alter that time, or 45 sovs, for starters. Two ralles (aa subs.) Mr. P. Buchanan's ch с THE DOCKER, by Southampton-Abatement, 4 years, 71t. 6 by................

*****....F. Flalay 1 Sir J. Dake's ch e CORNBURY, by Rosebery-

Ceres, 4 years, 78', 3ih....................H. Corey a Lord Durham's br. SP SDLE LEO, by Chip- pendale-Twysel, 5 years, 7st. talb......

TJ. Caldar 3 (Winner trained by W. T'Anson, Malton,) BETTING: 7 to 1 against The Docker. Won by three parts of a length; nine ran.

(Special to Shangħat Mercury)) THE RIOTING IN SZECHUEN,

LATEST NEWS.

CHUNGKING, Jaly and.

KIATING. Friends are still in Vamen. Threats of further

storm-centre and needs tention,

It appears from our Kobe exchanges, trouble at the six monits' cast. Klatlog is a received yesterday, that the man Sasaki

LETTERS CUT AND FILLED WITH IMPERISHABLE Tomezó, whose Yvidence was relied on by

LEAD CEMENT.

Intimations.

"DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

RONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

SIMPLE AERATED WATER.

SODA

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EMONADE.

GINGER ALE

SARSAPARILLA,

the hysterical Queen of Korea and her Inexperienced ministers to convict Prince Pax of treason, was prompted to injure the late Premier from motives of personal animosity and spite only. Count Inouye, who has returned to Korea, is, according to a section of the Japanese Press, expected to use his influence to cause Paz, who recently fled to Japan to escape arrest, torture and an Ignomin ús death at the hands of his most dangerous enemies, to be recalled by the King of Korea at no very distant date. But even should the Count succeed in paving the way for Prince Paxis return to office, little, from a political point of view, will be gained thereby at the best." It will amount only to a lull in a storm, and the never-ending conflict between the various political actions will soon be resumed possibly, I go probably, with disastrous results Korea has been unfor tunate in having had as her foreign

RASPBERRYADE, &c. Advisers hitherto very weak men, and it is

A

YACHOW.

All qulat: Officials appealed to the people not to destroy anything now foreigners have gone ask us not to go back yet,

HO-CHOU,

**Réport d riot yesterday ; no details:

CHENGTU.

Still are people are very threatening ; more trouble if any are punished; new Viceroy arrived.

quapartamen

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CHUNGKING. Quieli but country around unsettled; some paris unsafe.

(From Japanese Papers) THE CRISIS IN KOREA.

CRIMULPO, July 8th.

Place Pak has safely embarked on the Fujikawa-maru, and has left for Japan.

It is reported from Secul that Li Shanya will be released from exile and the Tai Woo Kun will be appointed to some office,

Toxto, July 11th. it is reported that Count Inouye, Japanese Minister is Kores, has decided to leave Tokyo (tanko Korea by transport. It is iumoured,

THE ball-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Onaku Electric Light Company was held at the Sakauro in Osake on the 8th instant, when s dividend at the rate of xa per cent, per annum was declared.

Or 5.358 CANes of cholera reported to the Quarantine Bureau from various parts of the country since the commencement of the epidemic this year, 2,891 cases have had a fatal tejcination, says the Kobe Chronicle of the 14th inst

We note that Commanders Chen Ngen Tao and Lew Kwang Shain, with seven officers and '60 men of the Chinese navy, are on their way to Europe by the German mall sleamer Bayers to take command of and bring out to the Est couple of new cruisers.

MANILA papers received here to-day contain brief particulars of the total loss of the Spanish gunboat Tago (Tagus) which came to grief at the entrance to the port of Pasj:s' whither she was bound from Bilb'a. One member of her crew was drawned ; the rest were saved.

in Kohe among the Japanese. It sibi ia have Original'y the capital was fixed at 1,000,00n yes, already secured a large number of shareholders. but •polleations for shares have already resched 2,000 con yes in value, and it is now granned that the capital shouldber-i-d t^ 2,500 000 yen.. THUS the Slam Obcärve of 12th instants-Mr. B'doolac, Burister-at-law, seems to have pilved her: at an opportune moment. He has already appeared in several cases, and we now brav that he has been retained by the Defendant ini coming cause céètre-the libel, action Phys Kral Kasa. Siam Free Press-which has been set down for hewing on the 25th.

THE JAPANESE SILK CROP The Chught Shegy Shimps his collected reports on the Spring 'crop of silk cocro's fram all parts of Tapan. These reports agree in announcing sa crop, the rate of increase as unusually good compared with last year, ranging between 10 and so per cent,

The Incalties reporting 50 per cent. Increase are Higashi-Kasugal and Toyoharu in Owarl, Ryugasaki in Hitachi, Date-gun in Iwashiro, and Nagicks in Echigo The average seems to be from 20 to 30 per cent. As to the silk producing quailty of the cocoons, the returns are not ad favourable. In severni localities the yield is expected to be decidedly fnferior to that of last year's cocoons, But even this fie'or stems to show an increase, on the whole, though not in the same proportion su the increase of the cocoons.

"LAST Tuesday morning," said the Mere Boy, "I spent a much as a half-penny on an evening paper, because there was no news in the morning papers and I. wanted chews. This is what I fauna. Listen attentively :—

the

THE Independence Tonkinoise, commenting on. the occupation of Xien-tong on the Upper Me kang by a Brfilsh Garrison of 200 men, contends, |that "Xien.tong falls within the French sphere of influence in that quarter. The region round this place is said to be largely nader poppy cultivation, and from there the oplam is exported even to Burma and Slam. This oplum is bigbly esteemed, and is considered by some to be superior to the Benares article. Our Tonkin contemporary bad better buy a new map. Once in a hundred years or so slight changes usually Most vefilly" said the Mrre B. "I occur in maps, and down Siam way there have shall give up talking to crabs now tha: I know they're deaf, I might have held a lighted been lots of changes in the past 25 years.

match to a celluloid billiard ball if I hadn't bend warned. It's one of those simpla every-day At the Marina Magistrates Court, today things that you're so likely to do. And then ta cases were disposed of. In one case sight Chinese know what the iberise peasant does with the boatmen were fined $3 each for anchoring their skin of the torbot-why it's a liberal education boats in the Southern fairway, while the other canela kiself 1 · He uses it for a leather bag or concerned Tang Yal, certificated steersman of cargo boat No, 1065, who was charged with negligently running his !! booky Jato the steam launch Rising Star. He admitted the offence that I have often tried to impret woon v60. and his license was suspended fortwelvemonths, If there is any fault in a popolar new papr

newspaper' with an appreciable circulation-it is The steersman of the Rising Star launch aldyourself, as part of the public, and not the he had pothing to say excepting that he could newspaper that, in nine cases cal of 1-5, you get out of the way in time to prevent the coliblod ought to blame. A popular newspaper is one which gives the pubile precisely what the public His license was suspended for one month ze d

demanda " ..

41 Crabs can sre and smell, but cannot hear." "If a match is held to a ceilalaid billfart-bul,

hall will catch firs and born.

Siberian pessants clean, stretch, and dry the skin of the turbot for leather higs and as a substitute for plass window-paner"

"Exciting and Interesting, isn't it? » "A newspaper," remarked the Journalist, "is not limited to news. Why thiufdn't It fill.op... with such items as those you quote? A little general information would de you a lot of good "

DAXIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co's WATERH arg / by an able man-be ha, Japanese, giros for Kobe, and will immediately pro caution to him to keep clear of mismanaged judka

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made under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist and will bear compe rison with the best English Manufactures,

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBE, Mesras and other Large Consumers.

Any complaints should be addressed to the

Manager.

Hongkong, 3rd May, 1805.

A. S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED.

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CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.

Established A.D, 1841.

MANUFACTURERS OF

AERATED WATERS.

is fitted with the beat English Machinery, OUR AERATED WATER FACTORY embodying the latest improvements in the trade.

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The purest ingredients only are used, and the utmost care and cleanliness exercised in the [968 | mpanasaciors throughout),

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agents, Hongkong, wand July, 1895.

becoming dally more oʻapparent that unless the country is practically ruled American, Belgian or Swiss-the affairs of State will before feng drift isto uch chaotic condition that in sheer self-defence one or more of the Great Powers, whose interest are injuriously affected by the chaos and confusion reigning in the capital, will have to stop in and train up the Korean child fo the way he should go. If Japan can do the needful, and sets about it properly and at once, well and good. If not, It is conceivable that others will have to act on stern is defendende principles,

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE GENERAL ELECTIONS..

Loupon, Jyly noth, Keturar to date

to dite IMAI

Unionials 318 Liberals

Parzellites ensopatze Anti-Parnalitzen ............. 37. Labour ........................idi........"

Gálna to date!-

447

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however, that Count Inoure's stay at Seoul will be in fatare. only temporary, and that Lieut-General Viscount Miura will replace bins there as Japanese Minister before long.

TOXIC, July rith.

It seems, as the local papers, that the govern ment have decided to take up a strong polley with Korean affairs in #ccordance Count Isanye's opinion, which way received with favour everywhere through the whole constry. On ble resuming bis important post, he will take a decisive policy to aid of the Korean obstruc dence, paiting aside any difficulty and obstruc tion, which might take place,

TEE other day, says a Yokohami journal, we published a paragraph translated from the Yomato Skimium, stating that the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China þad purchased, with a view of adding to Ita reserves gainst nota circulation, no less than 3.500,000 yen of Japanese Government 5 per cent Consolidated Loan Bonde; this statement, so far as regards "the amount, alleged to be purchased is, we hear on the best authority, absurd. The bank, with the sanction of the Indian Government, lestend of kesp" ing untemunerativo špecit against its notes, is permitted to invest in both Chloese and Japanese. bonds, and bas acted accordingly. Earning per cent. interest la better ́surely than keeping idle a large specle reserve.by way of part security for the Bank's note circulation, provided always that enough of ready cabs le retained equal, say, to one thlid of the notes out, to meet current demands. Of course In the event of a panic resulting in a run ga the Bank, by selling THE JAPANESE AND THE BLACK

or pledging its securities against advances from FLAGS.

other monetary fastfalions, sufficient fonds Toxio, July 9th. According to an official report from Formors, would be sure to be obtained to retire the notes Governer Generai Kabayuma kao sent a message | in circulation,

TOKI, July talk. The Korean Government gave 300 yrs to a Japanese; Sutak! Tomers by name, as a reward for him secret Information about Boku-yel-ko's plot.

Tokio, July 12th. Count Inoare this morning paid a farewell Tilt to "Marquis, Salool, Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, and afterwards proceeded to the Imperial Palice, where he had an audience with the Emperor and Empress,

glass window-pear-why not for a steam roller or a revolving bookcase? It would be just as fanny.

Well," said the Journalist, "there is a point.

Iam naturally pessimbtle,” the Poet aid, "but I should be sorry to believe that the pubile really enjoyed these mean scraps of incoherent Information. How can an ordinary person wantal ge to know that there are over filly thousand species of plants known" ta' botanists or knw many sovereigas, piled ens on another, it would take to reach from here to the moon 7

"I suppose," the Journalist remarked, "that more than one paper has made a fortune by giving to firrusders ræictly that kind of thing. As soon as the public changes ita tastes (49 It always does at fairly regular Intervals) these pigraphs will disappear. Unill then you may amuse yourself by blaming the public"

"HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION,

Twenty members pat in an appearance on Saturday to compete for the Long Range Cup. the shooting was not quite as good as usual, The Cup was won by Capt. Ferguson, R., and the Spoons by Mr. Dess, Capt. Bentinck, Private Gandbeer, R.B., and Mr. Stewart, The following were the most noteworthy scores :-

100 400 HP Toil. yardı, yarda, polotá.

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Captain Ferguson, R. B Mr. Desa MURRIO BAN

Captain Renck R. B Pilate Godber, R. B. --> Mr. Stewart

at Ryan, R.B

Corporal Wooldries, R. B Carperal Rasty, R. Bonnangunan

Captain plasar Primaja w pewny Bab

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