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Intimations.

WHY IS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1896.

ARMOUR'S BEEF JUICE

PREFERRED TO ANY OTHER MAKE BY THE PHYSICIAN A÷D PUBLIC. BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT GOOD RESULTS FOLLOW ITS USB.

A SPECIALITY FOR INVALIDS. REQUIRES NO DIGESTIVE EFFORT.

THE PULSE QUICKENED AND THE HEART'S ACTION STRENGTHENED,

INVALUABLE IN THE SICK ROOM.

SOLB AGENTS ---

Hongkong, 23rd January, 1896,

WATKINS & CO., APOTHECARIES' HALL, 66, Queen's Road Central.

En-day's Advertisements.

ZETLAND

No. 525, E.C.

Codav's Advertisements.

LODGE,

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER

REGULAR. MEETING of the above

A MET in the FaMASONS

HALL, Zetland Street, THIS EVENING, the rst February, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invlled to attend.

Hmgkong, 11 February, 1896,

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF.

HONGKONG.

IN BANKRUPTCY.

No...17 OF 1895.

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IN THE MATTER OF WONG LĮ SAM, LATELY.

CARRYING ON · BUSINESS AT NO. 133. WELLINGTON STREET, VICTORIA, IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, AS STEAM LAUNCH OWNER.

Tove named Debtor is fixed for THURS HE PUBLIC EXAMINATION of the DAY, the dh day of February, 1896, at 12

a'clock NOON.

Dated this 27th day of January, 1896.

ARATOON SETH,

Official Receiver,

2431

THE WANCHAI WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED.

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FOTICE is hereby given that the MERTING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the OFFICE of the GENERAL MANAGERS, No. 5. Queen's Road Central, ou MONDAY, the roth February, 1896, at 3 o'clock

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CORPS.

CORPS ORDERS FOR WEEK ENDING 8TH FIBRUARY, 1896.

GENERAL.

No. 317.-CHURCH-The postponed Church Parade Service at the UNION CHURCH will now

Entimations.

SHERRY-Exellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are true Keres Whoai,

CLARET.-Ou Clarets, Including the lowest. priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are not arilicially made from raisins and currents, as a generally the case with Cheap Wines, BRANDY.—All our Brandy is guaranteed to be

MX: E. T. Cook, of the Westminster Gandie, has been appolated Editor of the Daily News In the room of Sir John Robinson, who retains the

A Bombay wire of the rib altims to the Calcutta' Daily News : -Lieutenant Wood hat "been found not guilty of cheating, but guilty of | Hiobeying the onders of the Commander-la-managership.

Chief. He has been dismissed the service. TICKETS for the A. D. C. performance of "Trial by Jury," which is advertised, for Saturday, the may be obtained at the Braking Office, City Hall,en and after Monday morning at

10 am.

THE Mission: steam-launch Day Spring" will Comelongalde any vessel hoisting the answering pennant, between 9 and 16.30 am, on Sunday, retuming about 13.30 p.m. to convey men ashore to the xt p'clock service,.

THE ENGINEERS AND SHIP- BUILDERS INSTITUTE,

FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual general meeting of members of the cheve named association was held at the prealded, and there was a very good attendance rooms, Praya Central, lasť'night. Mr. G. Fenwick of the members. The annual report and state- mest of accounts was presented and passed with- out disreusilon.

pero Cognac, the difference is price being] Slakteen lots adjacent to the Jeckay Clob's | fact that the Board of Revenue at Peking hel this account he congratulated the members on'

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M. J. M. Armstrong this afterasen sold the enclosure at Happy Valley for sums aggregating $6.230. Last year, there lots fetched only $1,840 1

DESPATCHES received at Shanghai from Canton report that owing to the near expiration of the Welsing five-year monopoly next March and the

officially sanctioned this gambling, various syndicates of wealthy natives of Canton and other cities in the province have sent in tenders to the Viceroy Tan for the privilege of larmlu the concern. The Peking Government moreover knows that the profits to the present holders of the monopoly have amounted to several million

The Chairman, In a pithy and humourous speech, reviewed the work of the Instituta fer the past year, which he thought was most eativ- factory as compared with former years, and on their successfulworking and continued prosperity. He then briely referred to the new method of eleclog the Managing Committee, whereby sixty-three members had been able to voto. He announced that the scallay bad resulted in

merely a question of age and vintage,

WHISKY.-All our Whisky is of excellent quality and of greater age than most brands in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY marked "E" is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connoisseurs to be superior to any other brand in the $1,000 with the North British"and Mercantil. / trels during their five-year term, and no bat W. K. Wylle, J. Christie, J. Bridger, F. Kerr

Insurance Co.. Mesus Showaa'& Co., agents, given instructions to double the royalty to

Hongkong market.

We only guarantee our WINES and SPIRITS to be genuise when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the

Count Forla

take place on SUNDAY, the 9th instant, To A.-S. WATSON & CO., LD.

fall in at Headquarters at 10.15 A.M. Dress, Review Order.

Field Battery-Cloth, helmets and side army, Machine Gun Co.-Serge, helmots and side

-arms,

Transport will be provided for Dock Detach- „ment, to leave.there at 10 AM. skarp...............

FIELD BATTERY.

1.30 P.M.

No. 333-64-Dr. DRILL—There will be 64-pr. Drill by Detachments as under :- No. 1 Detachment Monday 9 PM, Wednesday

3 No. 2 Detachment Monday 5.30 P.M., Wednes

day 9 P.M. No. 3 Delachment

9 P.M.

5.30 F.M..

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Tuesday 5.30P.M., Thursday Tuesday P.M., Thursday No. 4 Detachment No. Detachment Friday from 9.30 P.M., and No. 6 Detachment Saturday from 2.30 P.M. Each Detachment will be drilled by the Instructor, and the Officers and N. C. Officers

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 10th January, 186.

BIRTHS,

wife of C. P. Dawson, ol a daughter.

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At Chinhat, Ningpo, on the 33rd ultimo, the At No. 13, Minghong Road, Shanghal, on the 28ch ultimo, the wife of 5. A. De Souza, of a son. Macao pagers please copy,

DEATHS.

THIS morning at 12.15 the Fire Brigida was called out to a fire in No. 304 Queen's Road Central. House gutted, Noires lost. Insurance, $1,400 with the Chun On Insurance Co., and

A NATIVE ́artisan attached to the arsenal at Chimania, the capital of Shantung, bas, scord- Ing to the N. C. Daily News, recently presented a specimen of his handiwork to H. E, LI Plug heng, Governor of Shantung, which is said to be a rifle baving a comblastion of all that is best In the Lee-Metford and the Japanese new

home by the Shantung troops which saw some magsalne ride, many of which were brought

fighting in the vicinity of Port Arthur and the Liaotong Peninsula. Governor Li bus recom- meaded the new Chloese rifle to the Ministry of WAT.

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HMS Immortality. Capt. Chichester, which strived here this afternoon, is a first-class twin screw armoured cruiser ol 5,500 tons, built by Earle & Co., of Hall, in 1889. Her engines are of 8,500 indicated horse-power, and her dimen- Slog-slons as follows:-Length, 300 feet, beam 56 feet, and depth 22 feet 6 in. She is is sister

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majority of wares for Meters A. Bala, f. Kirkwood, J. W. Kinghorn, G. B. Cousins, W. G. Winterborn, D. Macdonald E. J. Mala, J. Kyles and A. G. Altken, Merira Mudie Mitchell and Ramsay, who were alto elected, baving declined to serve,

Kinghorn and J. B. Dancan as-Hon. Secretary The meeting then elected Messis. J. W. and Treasurer Capectively, and Messrs Madie

and Prouver as Auditora for the same perlod.

Hearly votes of thinks were pased to the retiring officers and committee, and the Secre tary was directed to forward to the retiring Han, Secretary, Mr. A. Johnstone, a letter of thanks for his services, and sympathy in his present

health and strength.

lness, together with the best wishes of the members for the speedy recovery of his wanted

government, fr., Tie, 1,200,000 per annum. IT is a well known fact, earn the Rangoon Timer, that "Tommies" are not partial to Church parade services, and that were it not for the Queen's Regulations they would rather-lo good many instances-register themselves 'an converts to Agnosticism than be driven to Divine service us they see at present. It is be ordered as was the case on Dec. 5th at the therefore all the more surprising that they should

Bombay Cantonment Church-to take round The relling Treasurer, Me. B. Couslos, a collection bag 'for the support of a place gave a number of detalls regarding the finances in which they are al opinion more anathe

of the Institution, and made a few suggestions regarding the laturr, which were warmly recom- mas than prayers are uttered on Sun-mended to the new Committee. With the altera. promenade the aisles last Sunday came near increased balance in band at the ed of 1890 day mornings. The soldier who was ordered to tians pointed out Mr. Causias prophesied aT_ getting himsdf into trouble through besitating to which, as he remarked, would greatly conduce comply with the order; though it is hard to reg

to the sphere of usefulness of the Institution.

The Chairman next referred to the absent on what grounds he could have been punished President, Mr. D. Gillies, who, he piinted oa', had he evan plalay refused to make an exhibition of himself in front of his comrades. "Tommy"},

even in bis absence had the interests of thá Inimion at heart, this belag shown by bis an individual with a curious temperament ; treat

having presented another gold medal for competition by the members, thereby-greatly and study amongit any attempt to drius him to do extra pidgin them. The interest - evinced by Mr. will only make him fib and refuse to budge an

Gilles be thought most commendable, and muked him as a president of which any s-ciety should be preus. Reference was then made to the Library, which the members were reminded contained the finest collection of works on the subjects in which they were all Interest in the Colony, if not in the East. The Library Fund now had $621 to credit, an advance of $60, over last year, and the Library Commitice were continually on the look-out to adicionaly dugment their stock of standard works. Recreation WRR the nex: subject calling for attention, the speaker, in * bamourous menats, remaluding those present

On the 21st January, at the Beach Hotel, anare, JOHN M. THOW, master of the steamer Kongis, aged 36 years.

On the 28th December, at Tonbridge, ALR to the Undaunted and the Narcissus, both him gently and he will go slang smoothly, but encouraging thought MURRAY ROBINSON, solicitor, aged 71, late of now on the China Stallon, which has gained Shanghai.

conalderably, and not a moment too soon, by sending the obsolete öfercury and Caroline to "home, sweet home.

cavour to send where tudie respective The Hongkong

Detachment are drilling

It is notified for information that any Sergeants and Rack and File desirous of being examined- for "Gun Layers" will be examined at Stone- cutters' Island on the 13th instant after the 54-pr. Competition.

Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1896,

in the Afternoon, for the purpose of receiving No. 319-SIGNALLING-Headquarters — TELEGRAMS. that, in this case, it seems derogatory to the the Report of the General Managers, together MONDAY and WEDNESDAY, at 5′′P.M.

with a Statement of Accounts to the grai: Signaller N. E. BENNETT struck off from 1st December, 18ng.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company wil be CLOSED from the 1st to the 10th February, (both days Inclusive),

MEYER & Co.,

General Managers.

Hongkong, at February, 1896,

NOTICE.

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HAVE This Day Established myself as

SHIP AND GENERAL BROKER.

C. P. KARBERG. Hongkong, at February, 1896.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

FOR SHANGHAI, JINSEN AND

THE

NAGASAKI,

Company's Steamship

"NAGATO MARU,"

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Captain T. S. Kenderdine, will be despatched for the above Ports on WEDNESDAY, best last,

at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, 1st Febranty, 1896.

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"WARRACK" LINE OF STEAMERS,

FOR KOBE, (DIRECT).

THE Steamable

"CROMARTY,"

Captain Duncan, will be despatched for the above Port on WEDNESDAY, the 5th instant,

at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, Apply to

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

Agents.

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Hongkong, 18 February, 1896.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE Company's Steamship

"KUTSANG,"

having arrived from the above Forts, Consignees at Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining

an board after 4 P.M. bf the 3th instant, will

be landed at Consignees' risk and expense inte

Godowns at East Point,

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Manager,

Hongkong, 1st February, 1896.

"BEN

LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

STEAMSHIP "BENMOHR,"

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FROM LEITH, ANTWERP AND LONDON.

Co

"ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby laformed that all Goods are being fanded at their risk into the Gndowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ld., whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining andelivered after the 7th instant will be subject

to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undessigned on or before the zoth Instant or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be

examined on the 6th lostant at 3P.M.

No Flie Insurance has been efforted. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO

Agents. Hongkong, 1st February, 1896, - 1945

instant.

"H" MACHINE GUN CO.

No. 340-MUSKETRY INSTRUCTION— Thers will be a preliminary Musketry Instruction Parade on FRIDAY, the 7th Instant, at 5.30

P.M.

Valform-Khaki Drill, putties, carbines, side arms and pouches,

No. 341-RECRUITS' COURSE MUSKE. |TRY—SATURDAY, the 8th instant, ut Police | Range, Kowloon (any Members wishing to fire may do so). Muster New Pedder's Wharf, at 2.30 P.M. sharp. Free Ammunition,

Uniform--Helmets, Khakl drill, pulties, car- bineş, side arms and pouches.

NOTICE.

REUTER'S MESSAGE.

THE TRANSVAAL INCIDENT.

LONDON, January 30th. The Treasury is vanding « barrister to the Cape to obtain evidence for the prosecution of Dr. Jameson.

(From Diario de Manila) CUBAN AFFAIRS.

MADRID, January 24th." Marqula Palmerola has been appointed secretary to the Government of the Island of

Cuba.

troops and the rebels, adverse to the latter, Frequent encounters between the Government continus. Various columns are marching in com

RE the "Tooker v Mannera" case in the Police Court the Strafts Times remarks thusly “The occurrence shows the need for charges, laid by public officers, helog rubmitted to the Government legal adviser. It is polated out

dignity of the Governor that his title should be specially introduced.""Riding a pony without the-consent of the "Governor is almost good enough for a comic opera. Eating a cake without the consent of mama' would be hardly a more ridiculous charge."

It was reported a few days ago amongst the Chinese at Shanghat?Interested in shipping that Chang Cbth-tong has issued orders to the effect that the river steamers under his control are to

dispense with European navigators and | englacert, the appalatments to be taken by nativas. If, says the Mercury, this is correct, and if the recent wholesale grounding of Chinese vessels under control of native, pilots on the Yangiare is to be taken as an example of Chinese

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luck.

that that was

their programine, After congratulating the

THE nows telegraphed from India of the fresh muddle in Staff Corps promotion which has resulted from the fechte compromite arrived at between the War Office and the India Office, might, gays the Overland Mall, have been expected. The result is “whatisala supersession in the Staff Corps itself. Of course that brings the whole question up' agalo, and the general body of officers will probably not regret it.

most important Item In They are thoroughly dissatisfied with the reasons put forward by the late Commander-in-Chief members on many of their number being for objecting to the moderate and workable pro- as proficient in many branches of sport posals of the Indian Government, and supported as they were in their profession, he detailed:

the excling contests during the Iste billiard by the high authority of Lord Roberts-reasons handicap, and then, las few appropriate which it was very diffult to traveľko wards, presented Messrs Ratter and Ramsay with proper reapret. Now, however, there with the prizes so well won by them. The are new men and new ideas at the War Office Institution's dances were next referred to, and Horse Guards. Lord Lansdowne and Lord and the Chiliman hoped that the Wolseley are freer to deal with the question að Committes would take Kleps to" bara txtile, since the remedy finally asiented to by ■ few mora immediately after the Masonic Ball. their predecessors has, proved worse than the The weekly smokers were becoming a gŋeat discare. It la, says an Indian paper, to be feature, and had been a marked success during hoped that the protests which are referred to the past sexton, and the arrangements for In the Timer telegrams as proceeding from the another were well under way. The Recreation Staff Corps will be temperate, and afford the Fund showed every sign of vitality, this now authorities no ground for umbrage. It is un-standlog at $340, which was an increase on the

has given long and diligent attention to the Mr. Kinghorn case of the Staff Cops both in and out of Parlia- | kladly presented to the Society by, a member meat, will take any steps that may be deemed

same years ago had rather oat-grown its useful. necessary to secure a reconsideration of Ford ness, especially in view of the high-class arliste » | Roberts's propositions by the prevent Govern- | ft had to accompany at the smokers, and | ments,

proposed that a belter instrument be per chased for the

of the members. He suggested that, as no time wis better than the present, a subscription list be started at once, so that the plane might be installed before

Applications from Gentlemen desirous of elping the Corps should be sent to VOLUNTAR HEADQUARTERS, when a copy of the Regulations, &c., will be sent, and any information afforded. i binition to the East to cut off the retreat of navigading skill, it will not be long ere the owners } Becessary to say that Sir Seymour King, who last year of $40 Ainted out that the piano so

By Order,

1. A. C. GORDON,

Captain R.A.,

Adjutant, H.K.V.C Hongkong, rat February, 1896.

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Intimations.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARF,

HONGKONG,

AERATED WATERS.

SIMPLE AERATED WATER. SODA

*INGER ALE

WATER.

LEMONADE

SARSAPARILLA.

RASPBERRYADE, &C.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Cols WATERS are made under the constant supervision of a daly qualified English Chemist and will bear comps- rison with the best English Manufactures,

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS Muster and other Large Consumers.

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Maceo,

The two rebel leaders Vega and Verona have submited for the pardon'offered. Two others, Melicano and Castille, have been killed and a third, Rabi, wounded,”

MADRID, Jannary 25th. General Weyler has left Barcelona for Havana. He was given a most enthusiastic ́ "send off."

Prisoners state that Maxime Gomes, the rebel chief, is badly wounded in one leg.

OBITUARY:

MADRID, January agth. Palmaroli, the eminent painter and Director of the Museum, is dead,

LOSS OF THE a ANNE MAIN".

SHANGHAI, January 28th, Messrs Gibb, Livingston & Co. Lloyd's Azen's, received a telegrams yesterday from Messrs Holme, Ringer & Co., Lloyd's Agents at Nagasaki, announcing the total loss, on the Gotos of the British tron barque Anne Main, Captain Croad. No mention is made of the crew, but it is anticipated that all have been

saved.

The Anne Main was a barque of 449 tons, built at Glasgow in 1867. She let this port on the 17th for Nagasak, to load cargo coals for Shanghai,—N, C, Daily News,

LOCAL AND GENERAL..

Any complaints should be addressed to the TEE relafell for the twenty-four hours ending

Manager,

Hongkong, 3rd May, 180t,

f1630

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINES

SPIRIT S.

AND

to a to-day was 2.17 inches,

at moon to-morrow.

will find it necessary to order a now river fleet to replace those sure to be lost through native inexperience.

The third annual general meeting of members of the Shaugħal branch of the Chios Association was held in the Shangbal Club on ayth ultimo.

Mr. R. M. Campbell, Chairman of the Committee, proalded and there was a very large muster of members, including most of the leading residents of the Model Settlement Mr. Hearn'proposed "That the Committee for the past year he re-elected for the coming year with the addition of Mr. Hewitt." Mr. Bols seconded and it was unanimously agreed to. In thelovenleg a dinner was given by the Committee in the Club, and Mr. H. P. Wilkinson, Captain Win alos, R.N., Mr. R. M. Campbell, Major Morrison and others delivered interesting speeches, reports of which we are compelled to bold over owing to lack of space, and we will comment en ikem in

next issue.

the next concert.

The members prosent responded so heartily to this proposal that $400 was at DDCO subscribed, and with this as a nucleus i wai decided to set about getting a rem!-graad at duca.

Saturday night concerts, and called upon the Mr Klaghorn then made reference to the members to take more interest in them. He pointed out that it was disheartening to the Com culties who were working for their pleasure to be met with coolness in their endeavour, and to and that alter all their efforts bat few members attended to enjoy the amazement provided.

ONE of the worst troubles of the Victorian Government is the practical Impassibility of collecting eliber interest of principal on its loans to municipalities, water trusts, frilgatión trusts, and other local bodies. A few casual malilions have been advanced to these corporations, and only very few of them have paid up their abilities with anything like regularity. Many of them don't even attempt to pay anything, but merely levy enough rates to cover working expenses and the fees of the members of the board and if by chance a surplus appears li doesn't go to the Treasury, but is used to reduce the next year's rates. Also, some of them borrowed money from the Government for water-supply purposes, and used it as ordinary revenue so as to reduce rates, so that not only is there on water-supply but the State cash hon vanished, The Government has, WRITING from Nawchwing on the 8th January apparently for aver. a correspondent of the Shanghai Merestry put in a receiver and levy rates on defaulilog according to the Bulletin, nominally the power ta.

THE ISLAND OF LAPPA. reports:-Mr. A. Hosle, H.B.M. Codal at municipalities to cover their obligations, Nowchwang, accompanied by Lieut. Quayle of but there are so many of them that the

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT. ). the British gunboat Raffler, has undertaken an Ministry which attempted such thing would

MACAO, January 19th, official journey to Kirin. It appears that the been left alone. The obvious remedy is to commit suicide, therefore the matter has

-- The Island of Lappi, opperite" the inner money paid by the Chinese to relatives of the hand over the whole business to a State Bank, harbour of Mreno, is much larger and more murdered missionary Mr. Wylle over a year ago, with orders to the manager to conduct it in important than is generally supposed. Its actual was returned by the murderal gentlemen's purely commercial fashion. A manager and arem is about thisty

Board of Trustees who had a definite engage-

square miles, Ar father to some responsible members of the ment, and couldn't be shifted except by a vote far as the base of the mountales its sell teams missionary fraternity here, with a sequest to apply of both Houses, and who were bossed by a with vegetation. Here and there is a small the money to the erection of a church some- || State auditor, wouldn't need to care for the

A bearly ale of thanks accorded the Chair- mine'o:ed the formal busineșı of the evening, and was followed by a very pleas. at impromptu concert.

of the lowest cless. Largé tracts. of land,`.

THX French mail was delivered at 630 p.m. # where faland. Suitable land was accordingly | appeals of the local member, and would put the Village,chlefiy inhabited by farmers and labourers steamship Melbourne, which leaves for Shanghat acquired in the neighbourhood of Kiria. The tute beartlessssss, and the local member would covered with paddy fields, furnish the

bailiff in on defaulting water trusts with abso transfer had no sooner been completed than presently leave of howling on the door-step of industrious owners with sice of superior quality. The French Chamber has agreed to a supple. thu nificisin set upon, and proceeded to squeeze, the Treasurer for the sufficiant reason that the Cabbages, turnips, the famous Macko potato, mentary credli for equipping, for nine months, three vessels for the Far East, and two for the Cochin Chian Squadron.

threaten and torment the poor seller, besides causing ali possible abstractions to the purchasers, It is said that Kv, Hogia has been coparaissioned by the Fekin authorities in vlift the spot and. TRUS Le L. & C. Expreer of the geð alt. :—The enquire into the facts of the case and report matter of the Honkong Sanitary Commferian | thereon. Mi, Bandinai, American Consul here, and the Medical Officer is not yet settled, but în | in acting for Mr. Holse during the latter's under the consideration of Her Majesty' || temporary absence. The travellers will be absent Government,

about a month,

We are in receipt of the 'time-table of the wall-

ALL these are selected by our London House,known Deutsche Dampischiffe-Rhederal Zu bought direct at first hand, imported in wood | Hamburg (Kingsin, Lina) lar 1895-96, which and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all inter shows dates of sallings from Europe to the East mediate profits, and enabling us to supply the and vice versa... best growths at MODERATE PRICES,

PRICE LISTS,

with Pull Detalls, to he had on Application.

PORT aker removal should be rested a mouth

Frost Paking the Shanghát Mercury learns that Cónní Cassini has saved: the' head of Total

MEMORANDA,

TO-DAY,—1st February,

Dividend of $1,30 on heres of he, Hongkong Canton and Macio Steamboat Co., payablë. Transfer books of the Wanchai Warehäuse and Storage Co., Ltd., closed from this date to foth instant.

latter would have no power to prevent the catastrophe, I something like this isn't done, Victoria will soon have to write off one or two m0lions of its advances as bad debta.

N.H.

ALECK MEMORIAL, AND WETHERSOLE HOSPITALS.

v. Stallstics for January, 1890. AK.B. In-Patients remaining in Hosp!-

tal on 1st January somuo 19 In-Patients admitted to Hospital.

during January.kartoms 22

Total number treated as In

Patientsbethe'avancak daan, Of these there WAYG {**** Discharged cured. Discharged rellevad siis Discharged on oiber grounds a Dled in Hospital "core"

gourds and pomkias, peas and träns eru also exported from the Island. Sugar cane, though planted in many places, does not seems- to be able to hold its own against the same article axported from the rivesine parts, The earth at the base of some of the Lappa mountains is calcareous, while that in other places is intermingled with small whitish | stanes which would go a long way towards |hardening any tract of land laid out (or building

purposes,

Not being an expert in such matters I am not in à position to state defi-Riely that the Island "In sich ́in mineral resources, but I do believa that should an expert carefully prospect the bills he will not be entirely disappointed, for undoubtedly there are “infallible” algna of the existence of iron, though perhaps not in suff.

Kuny, of Port Arthur notoriety, as the brother | The Registers of Shares of the Hongkong and In-Patlanta remaining der 17:23 cient quantities to make mining «for such

of Kung in Minister to Russia, which caused

Count Camini to: intercede. A discussion, of

Shanghai Banking Corporation closed from this date to 15th February Inslagive.

over two hours duration took pisos over the | At 9 p.m.-Heeting of Zatland Lodge.

before use. When required for drinking at | matter in the Palace on tha çik Inst., în césser

HONG TO-MORROW,--and February.

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