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PRELIMINARY NOTICE.

A NEWSPAPER WILL BE PITALISHED VERY SOON”

TO BE CALTYD

"HUMPHREYS' CLOCK.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, Hongkong 27th November. 18ot.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1895.

Intimations.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

F1639 S

THE Undersigned has received instructions

to Sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION,

·ON

MONDAY, the gth December, 1895,

AT 11 o'clock A.M.,

- on Board,-

(For Account of whom il'may Concarn), THE AMERICAN SHIP

"WANDERING JEW",

of 1 650 Tone Register,

at the new lies in this Harbour,

“KONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

IMPLE AERATED WATER,

WATER,

SODA

“INGER ALE.

EMONADE.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Cole Waters are made under the constant supervision of a duly quailfied English Chemist and will bear comps

The HULL with MASTS, SPARS. YARDS rison with the best English Manufactures,

and standing RIGGING with ONE ANCHOR and CABLE down, will be sold In One. Lot. The SAILS, RUNNING GFAR, remaining

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, Messes and other Large Consumers,

THE local team fired today in the Interport Rifle Match, making in' all 897 points, ár 5 points less than Shanghai,

England and China. His statements are not couched in fine languago calculated to "misleadˇor"to"mystify. On the contrary, he knew whereof he spoke and he felt, no doubt, that the time had arrived for | EIGHTY dollars only Is the sum which a gentle;

On the 13th inst. the thermometer at Tientsio at noon registered 30° Fabr., and ice was to be found in all the creeks and canals about the plato,

As Soochow is beleg opened for foreign com- merce, a department for foreigon affairs is, says

Governor. Lu-cauen-Flang, the Gralo Istendant" of Klangan, has been appointed director to this new and lucrative department, i

Captain Farrand-Did you not know of the mate being brought aft drunk?

Witness: No, Sir.

| Capt. Roas: Did the mate have any grog la. his cabin i

Witper: No, Siet. The captaiq siked me if

plain pea' Ing.. He was wrath when he man who advertisee in this lasup asks for a first the Mercury, about to be established by the he had and I said I did not see any. thought of the galden opportunity to clam-1a-bors-fowling-place.- consolidate the peace of Europe by accepting the friendship of Germany being cast to the winds, and he felt bound MACAO dorlog the next three days offera un'asna! to point out that En-land then had attractions to visitors, it kavlag been ordained """chance" of redeeming in Asia the that there shall be a grand Chinese procession errorscommitted in Europe." But, headded, there In celebration of the re-opening of the

England-has-also-a-chance-of-repeating Lin Kal temple.

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MH. RUTTONIE, who appears to have acquired cooniderable proficiency in the art of advertising, having contracted for space to the Hongkong Telegraph in this issue draws attention to some of his specialities.

them" with still more disastrous conse-

Should the country-MR-AR. COLQUHOUN recently returned to quences. again be ruled by any Cabinet with London, from a special mission to Central opinions as divergent as the points of the America, where he has been laquliing on behalf compass, China would leave us to face at The Times into the respective merits of the Russia alone." Itispoor consolation to know Panama and Nicarague Canals. SARSAPARILLA

that Mr. Colqunova's prophesies have RASPBERRYADE, &c. been fulfilled, and it is equally unsatisfac

tory to know that, as far as the Rosebery Government was concerned, his warnings were unheeded, and the far-seeing "special" was, if we remember rightly, treated with contumely and regarded as a dangerous nuisance. The old story over again--"a prophet hath no honour in his own country." Much the same treatment was meted out to the writer who, in 1889

antidote for Corea's illa, and assorted the Powers" that the conversion of Cores into a neutral zone would be bound to result in permanent beneft to the Peninsular Kingdom, have as its sequence almost certain security against conflict between Far Eastern states, and be a safeguard not only to the best Interests of Corea but also to those of European and Eastern States generally. When "Corea and the Powers", was published the author was only the special correspondent of the Hongkong Telegraph and Chinese Times so of

ANCHORS and CABLES, BOATS, SPARE Any complaints should be addratsid to the preached the gospel of neutrality as the

STORFS PROVISIONS, &c., &e, will be sold In Senarate Inta.

TERMS OF SALE-One third of the Purchase Money for the HULL to be paid after fall of Hammer, the remainder on transfer jethe Veskel to be it Purchaser'k Rirk Immediately after being knocked down, Cash on delivery for remainlog Lot",

GEO, P. LAMMERT, Acctioneer. Hongkong, 17th November, Bog. [1641

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FOR SALE.

12 BORE GUN,

12 BORM C, F. GUN, Case Complete :·| by Anmy and Navy Stores. In Good Condition, Price $80 ; nearly new, Cost £16.

W. B. P.,

ein Hongkong Taligraph Office.. Hongkong, 27th November, 1R05. f1638

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AUSTRALIAN best STREAKY BACON * 450 per rib.

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at бzc. per

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H. BUTTONJEE. Sale Agent for the above Brands, No. 13, D'Agullar Street.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. FOR KOBE AND YOKOHAMA..

THE Steamship

"AZAMOR,"

Captain H. Nicholls, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the göth Inetant, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply tó

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Hongkong, 27th November, 1895.

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FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

CALCUTTA.

THE Steamship

"ARRATOON APCAR," Captain J. E. Hansen, will be despatched for the above Ports en SATURDAY, the 30th instant, si PM, and not as previously advertised,

For Freight or Passage, apply to.

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & CA,

Agents.

F:502

Hongkong, 27th November, 1895.

THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP

COMPANY, LIMITED, FOR MANILA (DIRECT).

THE Company's Steamship

"ESMERALDA,"

Captain G. A. Tayler, will be despatched for the above Ports on SATURDAY, the 30th instant,

at 4 P.M.

Manager.

Hongkong, and May, 180c...

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

VEGETABLE AND FLOWER

SEEDS.

SEASON 1895-96.

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Our First Supplies of these beat Quality Seeds bave arrived, and Orders will be executed In the sequence in which they are received as long as the supply lasis,

SEED LISTS

with

HINTS FOR GARDENING

bave been issued and can, be obtained Fon application.

Our Seeds are all tested before being put up in LONDON.

They are packed under our own Supervision, and the greatest care is exercised to insure protecilan to transit.

Sowings should be made in FINE WEATHER ONLY and the remainder of the pickets secured from damp, and kept in a dry place for repeat sowings.

CLAY'S FERTILIZER.

THE dal of the notorious Jabex Spencer Balfour, for frauds in connection with the Liberator Baliding Society, was commenced on the 28th slimo in the Court of Queen's Bench, Balfour

when he “stepped up.”.

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“Henry Hawkins, saltmaker, was called by the accused. From the time the ship left the dock and to the dockgates the mate was perfectly sober. After that witness did not remember. The male spoke to the witness on deck at 7.30 THE Sandakan Government has notified "pecial reward for the capture of crocodiles next day. When sails were being set, witness thought the mato was perfectly sober pear the shore in that port, This has been found-necessary owing to the death of a boatman that day. He gave ble orders.co

after mail was set be picked the who was lately taken by one of these brutes

watches Winess did not bear the captain from the steps of a landing place to Kampong rett the wate to take the first watch below after Bharu.

the watches ware picked. The second mate slowed A FOOTBALL ("Socker") match has been

theanchor. "No watch was kept the first night., arranged between the Hongkong Club and No.

Witness saw the male about the deck during the 35 Co. R.A., to take place to-morrow at Happy He thought all sail was made after break-

fast and watches picked after that. Valley, kick off at 4.30 pm. sharp. ↑ "The following will play for No. 35 Coy Gaor. By Lleol Green: The last witness saw of the Clarke (goal), Gri, Reynolds and Lewis (Back), mate was about 4.30 the day the dock was left. Gre. Ryal, Briggs and Mints (Half Backs), Br. The witness was partly under the Influence of Neale, Grs. Reilly, Logan (Cape.) Williams, and liquor, himself that day, but was able to do Duncan (Forwards.) A very good game is con-his work and go up aloft. fidently anticipated.

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By Captain Rost-Most of the crew had délok in them, but they wère nat incapable. Withers was below all night,

time and again in his brochure Corea and 1 "ppeared to be in excellent health and spirit | requested to apply for their tickets of membership || sot, After picking watcher the mate next

course little notice was taken of the expression of his opinion. Everything was allowed to go on from bad to worse until the China-Japan War, broke out with all its consequent upsets of the calculations of the Rosebery Cabinet. But when the Timur gave expression, a few days ago, to the same views as the author of "Corea and the Powers" had emphatically expressed six years before it was con sidered worth telegraphing to the atter most parts of the earth as an item of news Is it not too late now to set about converting Korea into a neutral zone? It could have been done six years ago; but how now?

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

TURKEY,

LONDON, November asth. Insurgents in Crete have defeated the Turkish

troops,

The situation in Asia Minor is Improving, The Porte still objects to the doubling of the guard-ships for the protection of the Embssiles at Constantinople.

FRANCE AND CHINA. The French Chamber has unanimously voted A bigb-class Fertilizer for Fot Plants and for credlis for increasing the consulates in Chios, use in the Garden generally,

It supplies natural Dourishment to the soll,

and assists the process of assimilation, thereby alüing the Plants to attain to their full size, vigour and beauty,

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Sold in Tins containing to lbs, each......$1.75.

28 lbs.

Directions for use are given, on the Label,

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RANSOME'S "NEW PARIS ** LAWN MOWERS.

The Best and Cheapest Machines in the Market. For Sale at Manufacturers' Pdoes.

This Steamer bas Superior Accommodation A. S. WATSON & CO., LD,

for Passengers, and la fitted with the Electric

Light.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SHEWAN & Co.,

General Managera.

́Hongkong, 17th November, 1895.

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1895.

FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.

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ITALY.

The Italian Budget shows a surplus of lies, without any lactears of taxation

or debt.

(Special to Slam Observer.) THE ASHANTEE EXPEDITION.

LONDON, November 13ıb. Colonel Scott, C.B., will command the expedi tion Into. Ashantee against the King of Coomassie

LONDON, November 14th,

An expedition of 600 regulars is to be sent to Coomassie, and Prince Christian Victor will accompany them.

LONDON, November 14th. Colonel Dempster has been appointed to the recond in command under Colonel Sir. F. Cunningham Scot, C.B.

EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS.

LONDON, November rath, Nubar Pachu, who is now yo years of age, has pleaded old age as an excuse for retiring from thi post of President of the Council and Minister for the Interior, Folung Pachi, who has, already given evidence of British sympathien," kad who will contious the policy of his predecessor, has been appointed to iha Ministry for War.

A CRICKET"match will be played on Friday between the Garrison Staff and No. 35 Coy, R.A., at Happy Valley. Play commences at 12.30 and the following will bat for the RA, :— Lients. Davies and Buzzard, C.S.M. Gold, Sergt. Smith, Wells, and Iggo, Guar. Lewis, Wykes, Herbert and Coombes, and Bombr, Sampson.

#HUMPHREYS CLOCK" In the name and style of a paper which our deservedly popular fellow citizen Mr. J. D, Humphreys Intends to publish in this Colony at an early date. Capital! The more the merries. But what has become of the Celestial Mammoth, which was to pat the Hongkong Telegraph, The Times and all the leading American dailles in the shade in one act?

AnoTHER BANGKOK LIBEL, CASE! This is what the Bangkok Times, which has to face the music, says about it on the 13th Instant :-- The next libel salt is to be Loang Thurakas, Inspector of Police, versus the Bangkok Times, the cause for action being the publicatlon of a letter, in our Siamese columns, from a member of the "St-Ly-Ka Chinese Gold, referring to the recent riots at Sampeng, in the course of which one of their number was killed. Laang Tharakan now wants 4,000 ticuis for damage to | kis konour, sien costs and several other forms of

relief.

JULES MARCase, 31, Pokfulam Road, was before the Follice Magistrate this morning charged with selling intoxicating liquors without a license. Detective Sergeant Melver and Sergeant Moffatt raided the defendant's premises last Saturday and seized about twenty-ave dezan bottles of brandy and whisky, and three casks of wine. Mr Willkinson appeared for the defendant and stated that his client was preparing the liquors for the Haiphong and Salgon market, and did not sell any of his goods in the Colony. But the Police brought forward evidence to prove that it had been sold by the bottle, whereupon His Worship lnflcted a fine of groo, and ordered the goods. seized to be confiscated. ›

Wx greatly regret to have to record the death, at the age of 17, of our ésteemed fellow-resident Br. Poon Pong, who suc- cumbed to so attack of fever at about a o'clock this afternoon. Mr. Poon Pong was a prosperous tea-merchant, a shrewd speculator on the stock exchange, director of several public companies, and had, as the saying ls, bis fingers ja many ples. Born in the neighbouring city of Canton of somewhat humble parentage, he succeeded by steady application to his business and strict Integrity in dddling greatly to the little fortune left him by his thriftyfather, and it is generally believed that he passed away worth about half a million dollars. The funeral will take place in a day or two, when the deceased gentleman's wife and relatives unive from Canton,

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THE Hong kong Smoking Concert Clah notifies that the first Concert of the season will be given 1. Campbell, an apprentice, did not see the in the City Hall on Saturday, 14th December, mals the worse of drink leaving port. The mate at 9.15 p.m., Major G K. Moore In the chair. was on deck when the yards were, hauled round, As some of the lists of members are missing, at 3 a.m. on the art. Witness did a mouleg bis members who do not receive a visit from the being under the lofluence of drink thes. The Shroff before Saturday, December 7th, are mato set sail on the foremast when salli were

to one of the members of the following Com Came on deck during broad daylight➡he couldn't mittes:-Messrs. H. C. Nicolle, S. L. Darby, G. P. | say what time. Witness did not see the mate Lammert, J. Meier, E. W. Mitchell, J. A. Lowson, | the worse for drink while the ship was leaving Major G. K. Moore, Captain Tannard, R.N., port or J. R. Gillingham, the Hon. Treasurer,

H. Gandry, another apprentice, corroborated .this. He

the beard the Captain tell mate to take the first watch below after the watches were picked. He remembered the mate being on deck when a steamer crossed bet bows during the afternoon of the sand.

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Another apprentice gave similar evidence, but thought the vessel passed during the second 10 | mate's watch.

Spectator la a late lase has the following note on the German Emperor'anovel present tothe Car: The Continent in interested in a fact which may be wholly unimportant, or the algoal of great change. The German Emperor has sent to the Crar, by the hands of Captain von autograph letter and a picture. The picture Moltke, a múch-trusted Alde-de-Camp, an represents Civilisation triumphing to the Far East, and there is great carlosity to know mere compliment, but it may also be a letter what the letter is about. It may be a letter of sympathising with the Caar in his determination to resist Japan. It seems to be noderstood every where that the Czar has the Far East strongly on his mind, that he has resolved on a decided course of action, and that he is collecting power fal forces at Vladivostock. The approval of the German Emperor would therefore be most valable to him, and might induce him to embark on an enterprise which would relieve Germany of all apprehension for at least two years. Thers may be nothing, whatever in this raggestion, but of the movement of troops to Vladivostock there le ne dones, as of the friendile

ners of official Germany to Russian plans in the Far East They would like Japan to resist them or if England only would—that would be charming. To watch a duel between one's

friend and one's enemy from an armchaft--what could be more delightful ?

MASTER. v. MATE,

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dock, from 17th June, we had very little rest. The accused then said: While the ship was in

were all in by s pn. of the 19th, During the night had to be about most of the time. The cosis of the solh I was about most of the time co the the tug came alongside I gotike hawser aboard watch. The crew came aboard on the 20th. When

over the forecastle head. "We then left dock. down under the forecastle, and went to sleep About 3.45 p.m., after clearing the dock gate, I went The third mate called me. I went aft to my room and again fell asleep, and I was not called mil 31.0. when I was called to heave the Fards round, I remalised on deck then | we picked the watches, when the captain told me to lake the fret watch below. I stowed the anchors and

After the watches were picked the captain camÐ

· there and taka Stay into my cabin and told me to * good rest. I apologised for being below all night. He passed this over. The next day I

unbent the chalian after we cleared the Chanach.

told the captain I was sick, and asked him for some medicine. He sent in tex. I kept the alternoon watch on the sand Jane. Nothing more was seld about the matter till we arrived here, when the entry in the official log was rend over to me. I told the captain the entry was (also,

FINDING.

MARINE COURT OF INQUIRY,

After a short consultation the Court returned Before Comdr. W. C. H. Hastings, Acting| the finding that the accused David Gordon, Harbour Master, (president) and Liess, John F. holding a master's certificate, who was acting E. Green, R.N., H.M.S. Daphne, Captain James chief mate of the British barque Torrisdalt Ross, steamship Marcotte, Captain James Crow, from Cardiff to Hongkong, had been proved sicamer Selkirk, and Captain W. H. Farrand, capable of performing his duty, from 3.30

gulity of the charge" of being drunk and in steamship Propontis, (Assessors).

p. June 26th to noon June 22nd, while

Cardiff. was leaving

They the ship therefore sospended his certificate for three months, but at the same time recommended that if he chooses to apply for a second mate's certifi-

This was an laquiry to investigate the charges brought by Robert Buchanan, master of the British barque Terrisdale, against his chief mate, David Gardon, of bring drunk and unfit for duty when leaving Cardiff for Hongkong, on the zoth and 21st June.

of

caté it should be given him.

They farther censured the apprentices. H. Grandy and J. Campbell for having given thols evidence in an Insincere and utterly larellable

DARURAT..

THE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE CUP COMPETITION.

BICOND ROUND.

#B* CÒ, A. B, v. “G” Co., R. B.

This match, which was the first in the second round of the above competition, was played on the ground at Happy Valley, under very favour- able conditions yesterday,

At 415 the teams lined up, and "G" Com- pany, who won the loss, elected in defend the goal at the Pavilion end, "B" Company having

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Robert Buckanan, master of the British ship. Torrazdals, said the defendant, David Gardon, was shipped as chief main bis ship,

"He was drunk and incapable of attending to his duty on the 20th Jans fast at 330 pm, when the ship war leaving Cardiff, Witness saw the accused being led into his cable by an apprentice, since dead. He spoke to accused and said he was worry to see him in that sists. He was then speechless drank and was sisggering. He was seen by witness nest on the following day at 5 am, on deck, when all hande were called to make sall. The ship was towed cut. They were then casting off from the tow. The mate told witness that the anchors 'were_still! hanging to the bows. Witness went forward and found the anchors stowed. After making sall as witness did not think him in a fit condition for duty, as he was Jost recovering from his boose, he ordered the mate below. He was doing his duty during making sail, but because he had said the anchors were hanging from the bows when they were slowed be did

In motion by Cöyze, and very soon was takea not think him sober. He went on daty on the light breeze in their favor. The ball was NCT following day, the sand June, and 6 pm, into "C" quarters. Savage was called on to took charge of the deck. He returned to duty sive on two or three occasions, which he did.

The whiness kept his watch from cleverly. voluntarily,

The

be game afterwards was of a more. the stat to 6 pm. 53.1. 01

the 22nd. The

even nature, each goal in turn being attacked, secvad mate stowed the anchor when leaving the back division on both sides displaying. port. This was the first mate's duly. These good judgment. Shortly before the whistle occurrences were entered in the official leg-book rounded hall-time, the leather was centred on the 7th of July, and witnessed by the second by Ridley with high kick, which caught

the the suggestion that Christian officials should be

mate and an apprentice. It was not road to accused until November soth, when they were the post and baulked Savage, who made a good appointed in Armenia in place of the Mosleres.

the first goal for Cey. Os changing ends the second shown to him on his rival is Hongkong. Het le save, thus hope was further expressed that the Integrity A CORRESPONDENT of our Shanghai morning then said it was faise in many ways. The balf opened with plenty of dash, and the play of Turkey would be maintained.

contemporary reports that on the 6th of accused has been sober since. He had never was even The forwards of LowDow, November 15th. November the notorions Liu Ping-chang, ex- | sailed with the witness befare.

made several good ener, and had much the better Fire Rutalan warships have been ordered to Viperay of Srschuss, with a large train of By Captain Ross-Twice during the passage of the exchanges. About Condors wit Turkish waters to unite with those of the other attendants, passed through Ichang on his way he suggested that if he did not suit he should commencing the second half. Coyse scored Powers in the demonstration against Turkey,

to the home of his ancestors. No display was be ordered to his rooms. He has been sober since good shot, but "G, instead of being dis

| he arrived in Hongkong."

beartened, played up with renewed vigour and made upon his arrival, and only a few guns ware

times made splendid efforts to

to score, but H. O. Pritchard, second mate, stated that he fred on his departure. From this is appears that stowed the anchor because the mate wasn's to forwards now become conspicious and after

not a shot appeared to worry Tucker. The Liu is not as officially extinct as the London to do it. He was not sober. He was sitting one neat passing Rafls got possession, and Press, the Foreign Ofice and Sir Nickolas under the forcastle head. He did not do his day with well diiseled shot upset Savage's O'Conor would have a ballers. The alleged that day. Witates saw him at about 4 the next

morning, after the hands had been turned up, calculations for the third time. Glye-and-lake punishment " of Lin has been nothing more He was sober than and doing his duty while play followed until the whistle sounded lime, the score at the finfia being 1-"3" or less than a farce which amused the Chinese making sallanan dan mandarinate and disgusted the vast majority of By Capt. Crow He was sent below by Company 31"G" Company Nif, - the residents of the Far East. The "settlement" the captain, «The captain carried on making of the Szechuan outrage has been pretty well on sall. The mate was around, but was rather

mixed up.

THE TURKISH IMBROGLIO.

LONDON, November 17th. At a meeting of the Amyaman Islam, held in Landon, a resoluzion was passed thanking Lord Salisbury for the line taken by him in opposing

(Special to Bangkok Timai) VIENNA MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, A rabid anti-Semite, Hurr Laeger, whose election as Bargomaster of Vienna was cancelled by the interventios of the Emperor, has been was dissolved, Intense excliement prevalls throughout Vlennia.

As a prelude to the somewhat lengthy article which we are about to publish with a view to showing that it has not been owing to the lack of timely warding that N.B. This work is a complete record of the steps were not long ago taken to foster most recent Flongkong. Shanghat and Coast friendly relations with China as a means Port Race Meetings and, in addilies to a good of preventing Russian domination either deal of ether useful information, contains a revised Bit of Record Times made on thin Peking or in Seoul, or both, we give In Shanghal Course, as well as several pages of another column a report of the opinions Sporting Memorarda and a siteful index.

which Mr. A. R. COLQUHOUN, M.I.CE., Hongkong, roth Octah**, 1895, [1406 enunciated at a meeting of the Royal United Service Institution in December 1885. Although Mr. COLQUHOUN was speaking on this difficult question close upon ten THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH years ago, yet most of what he then salda-lacted, and thereupon the Common Council

be on sale at the Hongkong and Victoria reads as fresh as though It had been Hotels, opposite the Hongkong Club, and at uttered yesterday, so true is his forecast, Pedder's Wharf, EVERY EVENING from 5:30 to so vivid the picture of the difficulties which 7.30 o'clock.

to-day exercise the minds of those who PRICE....

.....................................TEN CENTS. take thought for the morrow and who, Coples ordered from the Office will be charged being wiser in their day and generation the usual rate-125 cents.

than the vast majority of their predecessors, Advertisers are reminded that the Hongkong | endeavour to discover the meaning of the Telegraph han by far the largest circulation of "writing on the wall" era it be too late. any English newspaper published in the Tar Passing over Mr. Coloumoun's mistaken East. THIS IS GUARANTEED. Terms on

notion errors which greater application,

than this gifted "special" have been gullty of about the Chinese being "now day or two from Singapore. convinced of their ability to reconquer Ir la reportal that the Japaneso Government all their lost territory,” and so forth,) has offered a prize of $10,000 for the best design we next come to the lecturer's opinion for a boldga to span the Ruralis of Bhimonoseki. Tae-Haugchow correspondent of a Shanghai of the "identity of Interests between us and China” and the desire of Russia to THE Chiasse Government is reported to have | Kative paper states that vile placards have been obtain a seaboard and ports, "not to build | paid to Japan the thirty million tield wilch was | posted up at Kunian to Hanschow. It is said that these placards have been posted by some UP & Commerce of her own so much as to stipulated for in the Linotung Betracursion | Cantonnes conspirators who, are anxious to cripple the commerce, and the 'power of "Agraiment.

moning van people że robot.

Hongkong, raih Gelaber, 18ot.

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BROWN, JONES & CO. ITALIAN AND AMERICAN MARBLE AND HONGKONG GRANITE CEMETERY MEMORIALS,

LETTERS CUT AND FILLED WITH IMPERISHABLE LEAD CEMENT,

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

TEx Wandering You is f`n salo. _Vida " ad. H.M.5. Pigmy arrived here this afternoon from Canton,

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THE Relan fronclad Rurüh will be here in

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By Captain Ros-He would · have gena being a fasco and the other a contemptibla farce. below in any case after the watches were picked. To our way of thinking nothing has yet been on the voyage out there were quarrels between reified with Chlos, sad, we can therefore only | the master and mata. look forward to a day of reckoning with the By Comdr. Hastings-There was no trouble government of the immaculate " Son of Heaven," between witness and the wants. Witness had the witch from 4tó 8 and 12 to 4 on the sand. The master did not 'reliked' him at 4, though he conid not remember who did. From that date the hate relieved him në

SIR Joseph Ransis, Lord Mayor of London, whose larm of office expires this month, alle for West-Apstralia on the noth proximo,

Fred. Rowl

registering

4B Company

after

For "G" Company Hanis und Simmonds were the pick of the forwards and Sharpley :Duggia and Savagspizyed a good game theonghe.

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