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Intimations.

WHY IS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1896.

ARMOUR'S BEEF JUICE

PREFERRED TO ANY OTHER, MAKE BY THE PHYSICIAN AND PUBLIC.

BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT GOOD RESULTS FOLLOW ITS USE.

A SPECIALITY FOR INVALIDS.

REQUIRES NO DIGESTIVE EFFORT.

THE PULSE QUICKENED AND THE

HEART'S ACTION STRENGTHENED.

INVALUABLE IN THE SICK ROOM.

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

SOLE AGENTS –

Hongkong, 13rd January, 1896.

Co-day's Advertisements.

NOT ICE.

To-day's Advertisements.

POSTAGE STAMPS.

Entimations.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG

AERATED WATERS.

SIMPLE

AERATED WATER.

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

*INGER ALE.

GINGER

Isa

LLOYD'S REGISTER OF BRITISH AND NOW READY Retall Price List No. 3 of

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FOREIGN SHIPPING, HONGKONG.

WALKER ACTINO SURVIVOR, to the above Society during my Temporary Absence from the Colony.

ANDREW JOHNSTON,

Surveyor to Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping.

9, Praya Central.

Hongkong, 5th February, 1866.

NOT CEL

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

ལྟ་བས་གསང་ CABINET COUNCIL.

LONDON, February 4th. A Cabinet Council has been held in London, after which Lord Lock (ists Chief Commissioner at the Cape, sin) had a long Interview with Mr. Chamberlain,

ARRIVAL OF MR. CECIL RHODES' IN LONDON, Mr. Cecli Rhodes bas snivod in London,

BULGARIA.

Prince Ferdinand, la spite of the strongest opposition from his wife and the Pope, bas. proclaimed that his son will be baptized in the Orthodox faith on the fourteenth instant, the Crur acting as sponsor,

· LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Officers of the Rifle Bilgade gave a most

SARSAPARILLA,

RASPBERRYADE, &C. enjoyable dance in the City Hall last night.

Dr. Alfred von Fleech, acting Austro-Hungarian Vice-Consul at Yokohama, has been prometed to Consul,

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Cat WÄTens are

made under the constant supervidon of a duly

THE funeral of the late Frince Henry was to

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afternoon,

A CRICKET mateb, the Hongkong Cricket Club behind the most suifera:tory ones of the two v. the Navy, will be commenced at the Cricket | preceding yours. It is not, however, possible to maalaisin an evan standard of excellence for 'any" Ground to-morrow afternoon. By klad permis- length of time, especially in view of the difficuliten sion of Admiral Buller, Captain Logan and the resulting from irregular attendance detalled officers of the dagship, the band of the Centurion abore. There ac bowever, two redosming will play on the ground during Saturday features, which deserve to be noted. Out of the eight boys from this college who receirod certificates, two obtained distinction. U Hang- kam, already A. A. in 1894, #spired to distinction YESTERDAY evening Mr. J. J. Francis, QC, In Mathematics, and was successful, ranking delivered a lectors to the Police and Gʻvern. 12 out of 23 Seniors honoured in ■ii ment employees, at the Central Police Station, England. C. Ellis was similarly thied out of 12

remarks were listened to attentively and the on the Navy League, its aims and objects. Hila the list, distinguished In History in the

Preliminary Examinaiton,

subject was dent withsig a most interesting and Instructive manner.

QUEEN'S COLLEGE..

B-It là much to be wished that some plan could be devised for reducing the distracting nolsos, by which our work is continually inter rupted. I refer especially to the nuisanca arising from processions, which I bellevo are requred to bush their music in the neighbour hood of the Supreme Court and other Publie Buildings, but which seem to reserve their energico for our benefit. Just recently a new Cause of annoyance bas aelson, the dressing of rough hewn stanesia Staunton Street. I havenften suggested the blocking-u of the loop-holes in tàu: boundary wall of the same street, an

these spertores reveal an irresistible vista for cock. shy to the gaming of that dixitial; daring the examination a small urchio throw qulta a

Immediate neighbourhood of this college; It for complaint is the immoral reputation of the being a matter of common koowledge that brothels and secret gambling dens abound, which have proved a source of rain to several of our scholars.

| qualified, English Chemist and will bear comptake place yesterday, and to-day miante-guns well as a great many of the parents and friends of | Dig stone into the Hall. A mora sarlous ground

ASIATIC STAMPS Price 15 conte]”. (Cost refunded to Purchasers "o! $5 and above), Wholesale List and List of Cheap Sets free on application.

Cheap Packets of STAMPS from 75 cents ta SIC Packet.

Wanted USED and UNUSED STAMPS, specially Asiatic. Purchasing List frea os application.

Approval Shenta sent on receipt of satisfactory reference er cash deposit al §ro,

CA. RIDEIRO & Co., No. 43. Raffles Place, Stogapore.

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*T is hereby notified that, with the consent

of the SHAREHOLDERS, the PARTNERS constituting the CHAP YIW COMPANY have DISSOLVED. PARTNERSHIP and that the Steamers Chartered by the CHAP YIK COM- PANY, namely, the Cosmopol!! and Triumph, have been Sab-Let.

Hongkong. 6th February, 18c6.

TO LET.

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TWO SIX-ROOMED SEMI-DETACHED

DWELLING HOUSES I ROGINSON ROAD, overlooking the PUBLIC GARDEN. Now In course of construction. Occupation from September next,

For further Particulars, Apply to

DAVID SASSDON, SONS & Co. Hongkong, 6th February, 1896.

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AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM SHANGHAI AND KOBE,

THE Steamship

" GISELA," having anived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are belag landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods. have left the Godowns, and all claims must be sent

In to

to the Undersigned before Noon on the ath instant, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance has been affected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns alter the 12th fastant will be subject to tent.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

SANDER & Com Agents.

Hongkong, 5th February, 1896.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL. *HE Company's Steamship

THE

"ORESTES,"

NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP AND RAILROAD ·

COMPANIES.

VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN, The very cheap rates offered by this Line “HE attention of Passengers li directed to

to the PACIFIC COAST and to the INTERIOR and Eastern Cities of the UNTIED STATES and CANADA and to EUROPE.

HONGKONG TO LONDON $400. Excellent accommodation. First-class Tabis, DOCTOR and STEWARDESS carried.

.HONGKONG TO NEW YORK $350

The Railroad travelling is second to none pa the American Continent. Magnificent Scenery

of the Rocky and Cascade MOUNTAINS. - Th

rison with the best English Manufactures.

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, Mxxxxi and other Large Consumers. Any complaints should be addressed" to the

Manager.

Hongkong, 3rd May, rof.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED..

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINES

AND

SPIRIT S.

11650

were fired hera on that account.... At the end of 1895 there were 813 newspapers and magasines being published in Japan. In Tokio mione there were jo ́newspapers and 177 magasines:

THX promoters of the Japanese Foreign Trading Co, have decided to establish their head office at Hiroshima and to open branches at Kobe and : Manile, They will commence business, with a

capital of $500,000.

ALL these art selected by our London House, bought direct at first hand, imported in word

A VAST CONCOGène of spectators assembled at Happy Valley this afternoon to witness the fact. ball match between teams representing the locat Clab and H.M.S Centurion, · The play was fast and furious, and alibough an extra ten minutes was allowed the brush" ended in hoooors ETQU.

A FRIEND Welles this afternoon :-"I have just beard from Cap-sol-mun that some Chinese shot large tiger at Talwan (near Talwan Bay), which weighed 300 calties and was over g'fect long. Another man-eater, a tigioss, with cabs, was also seen in the neighbourhood, but managed to make good her escape." THE latest news ra Mr. John Andrew's trip to Wa-chow-to is that he is willi at that historical.

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ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION,

The prize distribution of this institution took place in the large assembly hall of the College at noon to-day, when there were present besides hundreds of happy and intelligent-looking scholars a large number leading residents as

the puplis. His Excellency Sir William Robin son, K.C.M.G, presided and distributed the prizes, and there were also present the Rt. Rev Bishop Bordon, Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart (Colonial Secretary) Hon. E. R. Beillior,

(Director of Pablle Works) Dr. Thompson, Mr. G.M.G., Hơn. Dr. HoKa, Hon. F. A. Cooper T. Sercombe Smith, Capt. Stirling, A.D.C, and others too numerous to enumerate.

Immediately after the arrival of His Excel- lency, the Head Master, Mr. Bateson-Wright, rend, the annual report, as follows in

ANNUAL REPORT.

1.—The total number on the Roll for the year was 1034. – As the attendance in January was 577, the admissions reached the high figure 447; of these 350 were new boys; there therefore remain on names af boys who returned from the 1894 Roll. In the last four months no fewer than 39 new boya, were admitted-nearly double the usual number for the same period. After allowance had been mide for the four days darlog which, with your Excellency's approval, the college was closed for the 'Oxford Lesal Examinations, the number of school days, 233,

normal.

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: The usual tables of statistics are attacned.

reading, the prize-liat was called over and the When the Head Master had concluded prices distributed amidst loud applause. At the

conclusion of this ceremony,

His Excellency saldı –My Lord Bishop, indies and gentlemen and gentlemen of the Governing Body, this is the fourth occasion upon which T have distributed the prizes from this platform, It is sather a difficult duty to perform because I. cannot say that I am nailified with the results which accrue to the Government and to the general public from this Institution, although I have had the greatest plassara in giving away so many valuable prizes. Dr. Wright the Head Master of the College, knows this very well, and It is kind of him under these clreumalances to ask me to come here year after year to give away the prizes. It shows that although he bolde his awn opinions very strongly bels quite ready and | willing to hear other opinions and to weigh them fairly and that though I may, metaphorically speaking, have trodden on his toes occasionally he realizes that to eft is human. te forgive divine,” (Applauta) I hope Dr. Wright will forgive me it I may anything to-day which may displease him. I know his heart is in bis work, and that his work is hard and continuens, but I must as an honest man speak what I

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK route. Passen. and bottled by purselves, thus saving mil inter- tily' llving on bis chartered house-boat with of the year. This is not only the largest- / conceive to be the truth. You have heard Dr.

gets to EUROPE may proceed by one of the first class ATLANtic Mail LINES.

HONGKONG TO TACOMA $125. Rates of Passage to other Polots on application, Special rates allowed to members of Govern. mani Services.

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.

(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.)

Victoria ... [ 3,167 | Monday ........ | Feb. 1o. Hantow

3.594 | Tuerday ... | Mar. to. Tacoma....... | 2,549 | Tuesday ...') April 7 Victoria ........... | 3,167 | Tuesday ... | May (.

▶HE Steamship

TH

"VICTORIA," Captain J. Panion, R.N.R., salling at 10 AM., on MONDAY, the 10th Febenary, will proceed to VICTORIA. B.C., and TACOMA, Wash., vla AMOY, KOBE and YOKOHAMA.

Through Bills of Lading issued to Japan,

United States Points.

"mediate profts, and enabling us to supply the

best growths at MODERATE PRICES.

PRICE LISTS,

with Fail Detalls, to be had on Application.

PORT after removal should be reited a month before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered in be decanted at the Dispensary before being sent sat. SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are true Xeres Wines.

CLARET, Our Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juich of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins and currents, an is generally the case with Cheap Wines

193 Pacific Coast Points, and to Canadian and BRANDY-All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pare Cognac, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage,' WHISKY-All our Whisky is of excellent

Consular Invoices of Goods for United States Points should be in quadruplicate and one copy must be sent forward by the steamer to the care of the Freight Agent, Northern Pacifc Railroad, Tacoma, Wash.

Captain Pulford, will be despatched as above. Parcels must be sent to our Office (with address

TO-MORROW, the 7th instant, at 10 AM.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, 6th February, 186.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. .

FOR KODE AND YOKOHAMA, HE Steamship

THE

"IXION,"

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Captain Nish, will be despatched TO-MORROW,

the 7th Instant, at Nosní...........

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, ́

Agents.

Hongkong, 6th February, 1896.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL,

THE Company's Steamship

"PYRRHUS,"

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Captain Bait, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 12th Instack.

For Freight or Pasange, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 6th February, 1956.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

NOTICE

(183

STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND NAGASAKI, Passing through the INLAND SEA) "HE..Company's Steamship THE

"HOHENZOLLERN,"

+

marked in full) by 5 P.M., on the day previous to sailing.

For further information as to Passage at Freight, apply to

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co., General Agents. Hongkong, 6th February, 1806.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

NOTICE.

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE. COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, NAPLES. GENDA,

ANTWERP, BREMEN AND HAMBURG,

PORTS IN THE LEVANTE, BLACK SEA AND BALTIC PORTS:

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LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON, AND SOUTH AMERICAN FORTS.

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THE COMPANY'S STEAMERS WILL CALL "AT SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS AND LUGGAGE,

N.B.-CARGO CAN BE TAKEN ON THROUGH BILLA OF LADING FOR THE PRINCIPAL PLACES IN RUBBIA

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.

(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.) Prins Heinrich ... | Tuesday ... | 3rd March; Prius .......... ƒ Tuerday... 31st March. Sachsen............ Tossday ... ! 18th April. Karlsruhe... | Tausday ... | 16th May, Prins Hainrich ... | Tuesday ... | 13th Juns. |

Captain P. Wettin, will leave for the above Forts, AM, the Company's Steamship IN TUESDAY, the 3rd day of March, "PRINZ HEINRICH," Captain W. Schmölder,

MAILS, PASSENGERS, CARGO, will leave this Fort as above, calling a

on or about TUESDAY, the trih instant,

For further Particulars, apply to

MELCHERS & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 6th February, tƐçë.

Taya

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

NOTICE,

STEAM TO SHANGHAL

THE Company's Steamship

NAPLES and GENOA,

Shipping Orders will be granted till Noor os SATURDAY, the 29th Feb. Cargo and Specie will be received on boxed sotil 5 PM. on MONDAY the and March, and Parcels will be received at

2nd March. Contents of Packages quiend No Parcel Receipts will be jigned for less that $1.50 and Parcels should you excoad Two Feet Cable in Measurement,

the Agency's Office until NOON on MONDAY, the

PRINZ HEINRICH,"

The Steamer har splendid Accommodation Captain W. Schmölder, due here with the outward and carries a Doctor and a Stewardess.. German Mail about the roth instant, will LAKYA for the above place about 24 hours after neztvak.

Linen can be washed on board,, For further Particulars, apply to

For further Particulars, apply to MELCHERS & Cp,

MELCHERS & Co Agents,

Agents, Hongkong, Gil Föbruary, 1895, (19 [aja Hongkang, 6th Tobruary, sägő,

arlow to protecting his goods. The British Consol at Canton, energetic and experienced though he be, seems unable to get any" forarder" in his negotiations with the obstructive Chinese officials who either can't or won't comprehend the advantage of dealing with the West river and lekin questions in a rational manner.

3.—lo the past year over 100 boys, on leaving this college, obtained situations i 3 in the local Civil Service, 43 in kcal mercantile and profcesional officer, 16 in the Chinese Service, and 33 at the Coast Pots and abroad generally, 3.-$13, 667 fees were collected in the course amount thus paid into the Treasury as yet, bat is so in spite of the fact, that the monthly averagen in the first half of the year were nearly 100 attendances less than in 1894, and that a October of 35 boys for Tientsin. Expenditure loss of $163 was incurred by the departure in is apparently larger than last year, but this is due to the appearance in rugs accounts of arrears of exchange companssilon, chargeable

1894- 3) I

IT will doubtless Interest the Sanitary Board Three years ago (Gozatie 1893 p. 1ŐS par many czʻes of conspicuous success in 'the recent

career. a

for

Wilght's report. I do not desire tomake any com ments upon it. To-morrow you will see in, priat the report of the examiners. That report, which strikes

mo sa belog a very able and lucid one, that I intend to make to you are perfectly inde reached me on Tuesday evening. The remarks pendent of it as they were written on Sunday and Monday isit. Í may as well give you brief summary of the Examiner's report. They are of opinion that although there were know that in the next issue of the Hongkong Telegraph there will be published an interesting the Central Schcal were not ideal, and that the

I pointed out that the normal conditions of exams, there was a lamentable amount of weik repert relative to the outbreak of cattle disease continuance of these in a building with twice the ing of colloquial English by means of convers

and inacurate work. They state that the teach- In certain Chinese dairies at Wanchai. Two attendance increases the difficulty fourfold; Cown have succumbed to the disease and on that it is evident that the consequences,attendant upon several perfect papers in classes IV, VII and seems quite neglected; that there were

account a Wanchal dairyman transported all his annual change of one third of the total number

VIII.

That there were a or 3 excellent essays cattle to Chinese Kowloon, where seven have of boys, grow more serious in a railo which from Class A but that lo History and Geography rapidly Increases out of proportion to the mere

there bad, been evident cramming. That in died, while another native dairyman who lost one cow has removed his cattle from Wanchal and promotion were under these circumstances standard. That in arithmetic a lew boys did access of numbers ? If ordinary principles of Latin only one boy came anywhere near the housed them at Kofchin, near Causeway Bay. adhered to the natural result would be an well, but the average was poor, That freehand THE Calcutta Turf Club, the Allahabad Pioneir's

annual reduction of the attendance in the

evidence of sound and carefal corespondent remarks, has become such a

upper school, and corresponding expansion teaching. That it many cases Algebra had been popular Institution that its lat of members now preparatory school.

of the lower sections of the Coʻlege facinding the | falily taught. They ard of opinion that the boys The fees in the upper | are pushed on too rapidly. They suggest that more incindes vary many whose interest la racing is school belog highest there, would be entailed | sitentias, much more, should be given to English * of the smallest, though they much appreciate the number of boys leaving annually would be staff should be directed more to the Chinese a serious reduction in the revenue. Further and that the energy and ability of the European the advantages of admission to the pleasant doubtless augmented, as the present method boys and that Chloese misters should not be Stand, and to the "free tea" provided in excess typical instance I Hiile paddock, and reserved part of the Grand of rapid promotion is welcome to them, at their allowed to teach English. And they arS the length of their school | agalost the separation of the Chinese boys

been raised as to whether it would not be in November last, 7 boys had been in 1894 in of the masters and the discipline and orderly. of which in they bear favourable testimony to the ability desirable to limit the number of members, as the class V. 13 in class VI, 11 in class VII and 1 in behaviour of the boys. Now, I have to point social element may possibly swamp the sporting camerons totermediate classes in the appointed last year, sad it was impossible for

been out that the Governlög Body' way only. element and lead to complications in the previous half of 1895 No ideal education them to suggest any reforms until the boys had

promoted through management of the Club which controls racing can thrive under such clrcumstances... What

been first examined. As I said two years ago I not only in Calcutta, but all over Upper India.

Boted is that the system am not an educationalist, and I am glad of it, CONVICT confined in Victoria

combines and harmonises Geol

domand but I belleve I porsssssome practical common fees, and the eagerness of boys to KOMEN. I am going to tell you this afternoon succeeded in escaping about to o'clock last complete their education with th's atmost speed. what the College was established for and I to ask night. He made a hole in the root of the build. Any estimate of the value of the education given you whether you think it in filling Its ng, and with 60 feet of sinnet, which he had at this college that ignores the above conditions, object. As I told you before, my remarks concealed on his person when locked up

and makes no allowance for the fact that, in four are absolutely independent of the Examinem) for the night, manged to climb over the outer through eight standards, must arrive at

or five years, the majority of our boys pas written out two days before I received those Report or Dr. Wright's report,us they were wall of the prison. Something went wrong,

reports, When this Collège was opened by A. S. WATSON & CO., D., over the wall, fell into Chancery Lane and was

however, and he cut his thighs badly in getting 5.—A cry is heard from Wales, that it is Sir George Bow:n, who, as you know, was one,

Impossible for bays, attending day-schools, who of the most eminent scholars ever seal aut from. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

bear and speak nothing but Welsh out of school Oxford, he spoke as follows,-" I hope that there picked up almost insensible by a Sikh hours, to attain to anything like care and Victoria College will be developed at some intuse Hoogkong, reth January, 1865.

f; policeman and carried back to gaol to Salah the

Recuracy

in speaking and writing the English day into Victoris University, may- andure ro years hard labour to which he was sentenced language. As I do not think that sufficient throughout the great future of China, a male In December last, for counterfeiting and forging allowance is generally made for the discuities source whence will flow the streams of educt, slicndent upon the of English by boys of

stody

tion and knowledge to generations yet unborn." bank notes. If more properly-paid Europeas Mongolian race, as glad to find in Things He added" Many of the leading statesman were employed to the Gaol and lewer drawsy Japanese, in the article on Education England trust with me that a long succession Sikhs we should probably hear less of escapes by Professor Mason, the expression of the same of our Chinese students, after competing their argument I have often employed, which is to the miscation in England, may have the honour of sffect. "If in England the examination Introducing fate their satire land the results of

History, Grammary: Geography the homuns and calightened [dlsprudence.

and "of the Improved medical science of and answere, oral and written, in the

·qualliy and of greater age than most brandske pavilion. More than once the question has component parts of class IV. e. cite the from the non-Chinese bayu. la conclusion

in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY marked “E” is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local conneisseurs to be superior to any other brand in the

Hongkong market,

We only guarantee our WINKS and SPIRITS to be genalan when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our suthorised Agents at the Coast Ports.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1896,

INTERPELLATIONS.

-Has he since May 1889, brought Burlated to Members only, ar pabiloly at the matter officially before the Sanitary Board Other In a confidential report,

A

from the local Pentonville,

For

to be

erroneous conclusiony."

Larr night was a busy one for the Fire Brigade, in

the

as well as a most disastrous one for

fira-ins were spiirely

conduct Modern Europe," or (may,, 10-Surgeons

Co, agents, The houses in Queen's Roid ware | Fan Tabelle beeyISTS, CAMPRIC very favourably upon the Chinese-AppDog my

In

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companies. At 1.15 fire was, discovered on the Eaffe language, only a slight idem could be Engineers help to cover the wist empire of second storey of No. 56 Jervals Street, which We have a few questions to sak Dr.rigidly spread to No, 331 Queen's Road and Chinese in examinations conducted in Telegraphs," Have these expectations been

formed of the difficulty experienced by Japanese Chine with a network of Raliwaya CANTLIZ aproposof reservoir, and we entreat him to answer 22 and 233 were badly damaged by Bre and of

the Pokfolum Central, both horses being gutted, while Nos. English; for after all there is a certain amount

in

way realized 7 Are they In course them -----

kiabip between English and Latio in thought, of realizaton ?. In Feb. 1893, when quite

of the thing

which Has the construction of the Filter water. The origin of this fire is unknown, roots, construction and expression absolutely stranger here, Istated that one

struck me most forcibly was ikat the efforts of Beds In connection with that reservoir No. 16 Jervals Street was insured for $13,000 locating between English and Japanese or

Chlüsse." I also found from conversation with the Government

to promote the sprand of the obviated entirely the dangers he be the Tranmulantic Fire Co., Messrs Sanders & Profenses Mason, at så

health resort. JAPAN English langu

kid so

resulted La lleved to exist before 18891.

last summer, that the, attainments of our boys a complete fallera

"reildents :inut aspred for $6,100. Before this blure had been with those

the

Road West, Nos, 35, 57 and 59 were gutted and not the le boys, sat on the systems of system, as under the present, we then they leave completely subdued, at 2:30 am, fire was dis- with those of Japanese alters nine years courses Colonys: I added that we had been more than

In English years

possession pf. Hongkong

ang and yet covered in a large tobacco store, at Ne. 57 Quren's grasimir, composition, slow, Le, the exception what was known as an English sigration Tas aple, being dependent on the natural the luxury of the few. Under the then-exising Nos. 53 and 59 badly damaged. The five an education. Second mentioned were insured locally for $12,000

school for only a short time and No. 55 was mainsured, and the master, a paper from leave to April, and Hit; Barlow Le August Wight

Second Master, Mr. May returned school masble to speak English or to understand dealer, will be a heavy loser,

Mr. Jonas Want en leave in July. The

this, for In “his Sevest Assistant Master was abolished, the report for 1893 he said "In spite of the Great Governing Body recommending a graduated anxiety which the Chiasse evince for the scale of higher salaries for the Chinesa staffy of admission of their boys late the College there edis strong statistical evidence for the bellyf that In my last repoel, taught clarsen in the Upper School in 1894 with such excellent resalts, two

experiment of the study of the English have left for higher salary i Mr Wan going to A

gentlemen, Is not satisfactory. It should not be

orged, that the primary object

addressed the Governor or the Secretary of State or both, calling attention to the terrible state of affairs that now exists and to the necessity of some alteration?

JIL-If not, why not?

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MEMORANDA.

of

fa'a meniuro conkish - properly, D

IV. If he has reported, will be let us have coples of all the papers and letters 10.30 a.marine Court of Inquiry at the the Chinese assistants, who, as centi" large number desire only to make an

and communications relating to the subject? One other question Does

FRIDAY,--7th February,

Harbour Office,

SATURDAY,—8th February,

the fever that has prevalled so sitotisívely Dr. Canille attribute to the water supply The Transfer Books of the H.K. and Kowloon new Universtiy recently opened at Tientalo, and gange. Surely, ladies... and through the past year all over the Peak

Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., closed from 8th to 17th Inst.

and Magazine Gap districts? We shall be Noon-China leaves for San Francisco, glad to receive replies to theis interpel-sound ports of call. lations, and we now pledge ourselves to take up this important quaation just where [272 | the worthy Doctor lafi It.

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