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To-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE

CITY HALL

ROYAL,

·OVIDE MUSIN

GRAND

CONCERTS

TO-MORROW

(SATURDAY), the 19th February,

MONDAY, the and March,

and

WEDNESDAY, the 4th March.

ARTISTS:—

OVIDE MUSIN,

Violin Virisosa,

ANNIE LOUISE MUSIN,.

Coloratur Soprano,

EDWARD SCHARF,

Plantil

PROGRAMME :

PART I.

Sute (G minor) for Violla F. Rios

(a) Alemanda.

(b) Intermezzo,

(4) Andante.

(d) Introduzione y Gavotta.

OVIDE MUSIN,

a-La Marchande d'Olieaux (The Bird Mer- chant)....ter ...Tomelll (1692)

3.-

4,

ANNIE LOUISE MUSIN.

fla) Noctu an...... ...Chopin 1) Perpetuum Mobile......Weber-Brahms

EDUARD SCHARY.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1896.

To-day's- Advertisements.

HONGKONG RIFLE. ASSOCIATION.

Th notified for the Information of Members

nearing completion, and that the Opening Competition wil probably be held on SATUR DAY, the 7th March.

Members are reminded that Subscriptions for the current year became da" on the us! JanuRTY last, and they are requested to make Payment to the Hon. Treasurer, Mr. A. CHAPMAN.

fla) Meditation McCoy 1) Souvenir de Mosce......Wieniawski

OVIDE MUSIN.

PART II.

The Double Lass"...} Meyer-

S-SongOfTheo I'm Thinking" } Helmond

6.-

ANNIE LOUIS MUSIN.

((a) Prize Song "om "Meistersinger"

*......................................... Wagner-Wilhelmf

(6) Mazurka rindines

OVIDE MUSIN,

7.—Hungarian Rhatardựianico

EDUARD SCHARF,

B-Aria from "Preaux Clares "

.....Musta

..Liszt

for Soprano with Violio Obligato...Herold ANNIE LOUISE Musix and Ovine Musin,

TICKETS Dow on Sale at W. ROBINSON & Co.'

PRICES -$1, $2 & $1.

W. B. EDMINSTER, Manager.

REMEMBER THE DATES/

Fichgkang, 25th February, 1896.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

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FOR SHANGĦAL (Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates for NINGPO, CHEFOO, HANKOW and PORTS

on the YANOTSZR.) ·

THE Company's Steamship

"PRIAM."

Captali Jackson, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the 29th Instant, at Noon,

For Freight or Paszige, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

Hongkong, 28th February, 1895,

FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL

THE Steamship

"PORT ADELAIDE"

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Captain Morgan, will be despatched for the above For TO-MORROW, the 29'h instant, at Noon, followed by the

S.$. "GHAZEE"

on or about the 15th March.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, 28th February, 1Ɛ06.

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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP' COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW. HE Company's Chartered Steamship

THE

"COSMOPOLIT,"

Captain Holtz, will be despatched for the above Port on SUNDAY, the 1st March, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & ́Con

General Managers. Hongkong, 28th February, 1896. [414

NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA, (FLORIO, & RUDAtting United ComPANTES.)

STEAM FOR

SINGAPORE, PENANG AND BOMBAY, Having connexion with Company's Mall Steamers to ADEN, SUEZ, FORT SAID, MESSINA, NAPLES, LEGHORN and GENOA,

ALSO

VENICE and TRIESTE, all MEDITERRA. NEAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS up to CALLAO. Taking Cargo at through rates to PERSIAN

GULF and BAGDAD,

ALSO

BARCELONA. VÄLENZA, ALICANTE, ALMERIA and MALAGA..

HE Steamship

Тая

"LETIMBRO,"

"Captain Di Maren, will be despatched as above

on THURSDAY, the gih March, at Noon.

At BOMBAY the Steamers are discharging in VICTORIA DOCX.

For Further Particulars regarding Freight and Passage, apply to

CARLOWITZ & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, 28th February, 1896.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

5425

ill

be on sale at the Hongkong and Victoria Hotels, opposite the Hongkong Club, and at Pedder's Wharf, EYKRY EVENING from 5.30 to 7.30 o'clock,

PRICE:...............................TEN CENTS. Coples ordered from the Office will be charged the usual rate--25.cenik,

Advertisers are reminded that the Honghong Telegraph has by far the largest circulation of

F. SMYTH, Honorary Secretary,

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Hongkong, 28th February, 1895,

TO LET.

WELLING HOUSES:-

DHOUSES in RIPON TERRACE,

No. 3, ALVESTON TERRACK. No. 17, LYNDHURST TERRACE. No. 6, VICTORIA VIEW, KOWLOON. Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT

& AGENCY CO., TAA Tinkane 18th February, 19n

Intimations.

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DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

IMPLE AERATED WATER.

SIMPLE

G

SODA WATER L

INGER ALE..

SARSAPARILLA

RASP

EMONADE.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS are made under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist and will bear compa; rison with the best English Manufactures.

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MESSES and

other Large Consumers.

BIRTHS.

At No. 5. Pollen Station, on the 19th festant, he wife of Sergeant Witchell, of a daughter, ...

At Shanghal, on the 23rd instant, al No. 9. Rif, Rango, the ̈wife of J. Drapin BENTLEY, of a daughter,

DEATH.

Os the 27th loatant, at his residance, Burns taplo, North Devon, RICHARD BODD, M.D F.R.C.P., la bis 37th year. (By Telegram),

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1896,

RE THE PLAQUE,

TELEGRAMS: Mercury Is informed that the ice was LATELY a fire occurred in an ice godown in

(Special to Hongkong Tilagrophą THE CRISIS IN KOREA.

THE KING STILL IN THE RUSSIAN LEGATION.

THE SITUATION CRITICAL.

SHANGHAI, February 28th." 1.10 P.M.

breaking up at Tientsin on the 24th Instant

THAT German-English_squabble;="myṛɛ in American paper, seems to be really a esse of strainsă rulations.

Onth. The building was partially destroyed and about fifty tons of ice melted.

Ir you of trade would win a share Wille out your ads with akiil and care. Then place them in the medium bast And circulation does the rest.

----American Ex.

'À right between Din Creeden and Jem Smith for a purse of £400 took place on the 27th plMBRDLOW-What do you presume will be at the National Sportlag Club, London, Cerdo eavily deleated his opponent in the sesand 10und The fighting lasted less than seven malautes.

We understand that a smoking dancer) will be gives by the members of the British Mercantile

done with the Chicago people who sie accused of stealing water? Mr. Loosyylile, of Kentucky They'll get off caelly bnough, sah.. "How ?it *Their counsel cin secure their acquittal, unb, on the ground of lemporary Insanliy, sab”.

AT the Aquatic Sports in Sydney recently Mr. Club, succeeded in eclipsing the New South Wales long diva (plange) record of 66it, zim made by Mr. H. Mulcahy, the winner's distance beloz 66ft. 10 in. It was generally thought in Sydney that the world's record wis beaten br of W. Taylor, who established an Engilab Poate but such was not the case. In the plunge record of 66ft. is, the time limit was min

The King of Korea, the Crown' Prisce, the Court officials, and the Ladici-le-walling who handed His Majesty over to Rusatan Harines on the 11th lortant, are utili living in / Marine Officers' Assodrilon In their Room, W. H. Peste, of the East Sydney Swimming the Russian Legation in Seoul. They would Prays Central, mext Thursday evening. Jovita have returned to the Royal Palace 'ere this buttons now being issued and a capital pro- for the four entertained in serials quaster gramme has been arranged, '-- that the Taprosis might aliamos anthit ce£f my possibly interest some of our readers to lat. It therefore considered expedient that know that it is stated to the Wa The Yai Po the King and Crown Prince should be protected that the steam launch Cheng Fat is for sale, and by Russian bayonets for the present,

that Mesere Wilkieson'and Grist, solicitors, can

which is, we hear, at good as new.

but in Peato' performance he was allowed a

The situation la wary' critical, and rumours | supply any information respecting, the vessel, 951ec. limit. „The world's recard under no tima

of war

are as plentiful now as they wore few months ago, when the Thren Powers tendered the "friendly advice" la Tapas which. resulted in the retrocession by the latter of the Llastang pecinacia.

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Conditions stands to the credit of G. A. Blaks, who successfully plunged 75ft, pla, lạ thể Lambeth Baths, London, -*

We are given to understand that some of the wealthier Chinese are providing steam-launches for the removal of sick Chinese from the Colony, and that many are being removed. We also hear that the bodies of Chinese who have died of the plague are being smuggled out of the Colony in camphor-wood boxes, and otherwise. We are also told that these things are being done with the tacit con sent of the Government, and that the officers of the Sanitary Board have—we will not say orders--but have been given to understand that they are to take no notice of these movements of the living and the dead. We have said before that there can be no objection to the removal from the Colony of all plague-stricken patients, and of the bodies of all those who have dled of the disease, provided proper port owing to the prevalence of the Rabonfctive appointed as an atlachd to the Embassy of the programme was enjoyed just av much

precautions are taken to secure that the operation is so conducted as to guard against the dissemmation of the disease in places and among people not otherwise exposed to infection, and pro. vided the Government has proper notice so that the bedding, clothing, and residences of the sufferers may be disinfected and cleansed.

QUARANTINE AT

SINGAPORE.

The Government of the Straits Settlements

have notified the Government of Hongkong that Hongkong has been declared an infected

Plague.

Quarantine Regulations identically the same to those published to the Official Ganitta (Singapore) of 1gth May, 1894, have been put in force at Singapore.

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE.

LONDON, February 16th. Negotiations regarding Egypt are proceeding between Great Britain and France. The French Press is eagerly discussing the question and arges an Anglo-French entente, which could effect a settlement based on the evacuation of the country by the British.

LOCAL AND ĠENERAL.

Thus saith the Sin Francisco Call :—– Bismarck has opened his mouth long enough to tell the world it was no hat of his itat the Kaiser has been talking through recently,

Sick people should be conveyed from their houses to the Praya in chairs of doolles. They have to pass along crowded ASPBERRYADE, &c. | streets and perhaps rest some time on a much-frequented wharf. They are for hours together on the deck or in the stuffy cabin of a launch or perhaps in a boat which ordinarily plies for hire. They may be taken to some other part of the island, or to villages on the mainland opposite, and establish there fresh centres of disease. The Government cannot provide against all these possible dangers unless it has notice of every case and closely supervlies, by its officers, thachairs, doolies, launches, etc. fa use in the transporta ton of the sick and the dead. Let the Government, If It will, openly and boldly authorize the removal of very plague case Colony and if necessary undertake the removal at its own cost and expense under the superintendence of its own officers, but do not let it shut its eyes to what is too late to remedy-the In reply to the request for assistazon, the evils that must arles from the present hall-profarude said:...” If I could help you, I could hearted method of dealing with what may not help helping you. It is because I cannot be the commencement of a disastrous help you that I cannot help refusing you epidemic. Let it be remembered that " The mendleant darted around the corner with stitch in time savės nine.”

terror. In his eye and cries of "Help | "Save Hiei" and "Hallejojsk ('''In his mouth,

Any complaints should be addressed to the Manager. Hongkong; 3rd May, 1805.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINES

AND:

SPIRIT S.

11650

ALL these are selected by our London House, bought direct at first hand, imported la wood

and bottled by ourselves, thus having all Inter- mediate profits, and enabling us to supply the best growths at MODERATE PRICES.

PRICE LISTS, with Full Details, to be had on Application.

PORT after removal should be rented a month before use. When required for drigklog at sice it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being sent out. SHERRY.—Excellent Dinner and After Dlaner

Wines of very superior Vintages. All are true Xeres Wines. CLARET-Our Clarets, Including the lowest pileed, are guaranteed to be the genulae product of the fufce of the grape and are not arificially made from ralelas and currents as is generally the case with Cheap Wines. BRANDY.--All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pure Cognac, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage,

from the

Tax Japanese authorities in Sendai are enforc. ing vaccination, owing to an outbreak of small. pox there, and lefl'et a fine of so sen on all who reless to undergo the operation,

1,

THE Chiness commander of the Chinese-trans- port Cars wis yesterday fined $in for blowing his whistle ng Kồ. on Sunday, to call his passengers aboard. A similar performance by the same gallant skipper was recently gentleman would appear to be very ford of noted by our Shangbal contemporaries, so this

"blowing bir very own horn.

We are entirely with our morning contemporary in the the advice It gives to set aside all red-tape and to appoint a small Committee with full powers to administer the special clauses of the Health Ordinance and to attack the disease in its home, such Committee to bala direct communication with the Governor, and to have power to obtala from all the Departments such assistance in men or material as it may require. Captain HAST LAST night a billiard match was played in OS, Mr. EDE, and Surgeon-Major JAMES connection with the Victoria Hotel Handicap would make a perfect working Committee.

between Smg.-M. Severn, who received 50 Information has been received from the potats, and Mr. J. Rodger, scratch, the former Agents of the P. & O. Company in Singa-winning, after a most exciting contest, by five pore and Colombo that in both these places the regulations la force in 1894 are again made applicable to steamers and ships from Hongkong, but it is also stated that the regulations will not be enforced "MUSIC hath Charms.” A Scotch Sulfor there are no Chinese on board, or, of from the Bennington who was "seeing the course, no actual sickness on board. To sights” last night was so much reminded of

aveld quarantine therefore steamers have

only to refrain from carrying Chinese passengers or Chinese crews.

WANTED: A QUIDING LIGHT.

point. This leaves only the two semi-finals, and the Bral to be played off, which will probably be fatti accompit a wook bencs.

home by the music (7) be beard in Chinese

Theatre that he icel asleep. A German compte nion took advantage of the opportunity, to rellave

· him of his pocket-book und §ra note, for which | the latter was this morning haled before Mr. T. Sercombe Smith and "sent up" for three

What has become of the Advisory months. Committee that was, appointed to ald the Harbour Master in the management | A VERY destructive fire occurred in Kobè on the of the lighthouses, fairways, buoys, morning of the 15th, caused by firecrakers. beacons, signal stations and all the Great damage was dose in the native town,' other odds and ends pertaining to hii hundreds of houses being burned with their Department? Has the Committee ever contents, and it was only by the splendid efforts been called together; has it ever given of the firemen that the Foreign Settlement was Captain HARTINGS? Has it ever made its and the Hlogo Hoteland Hoge Neur office any advice to Captain RUKIET or to avd. Ault was, several firms were berat out, Influence felt in any way whatever? W. should like to know, and must endeavour were slightly damaged. The Insurance companies to Interview Mr. G. B. DooWILL we lost heavily,

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The Manager of the Hongkong branch of the Stralis Insurance Company, Limlled, has received a telegram from his Head Office, | Singapore, stating that the not Premium

for iƐg; was $1,110,000; the balance of working

· account is $550,000; balance of Profit and Loss #ECODE $100,000 ; dívidand to be declared, to percent; smount to be added to Reserve Fund $10,000,

A Comes official in Shangdal, who has a rola-

going to Russia to affènd the Coronation of the Czar, bax, reports the Daily News, received a telegraphic despatch from Peking stating that the Indications are that HE. LI Hang-chang will not go to Russia but that a Mancha of high rank will go lustoad as Chief, and Shao Yu-lica na Vice-Ambassador,

We rad in the North Chíña Daily News that the your 1895 was.ons of the bent over known to the native traders of Shanghal, and 1896 promises to be at least a satisfactory ona An undeniable Indication of this is the fact that all the thirty-one native banks in the Model Settle net resumed busleers when the New Year

holidays were over, and thirteen new banks, well backed by nativo capitalists, are to be opened shortly.

On the 18th ultimo the London Chronicle pub Ilaheda lasder advocating that the Powers who awing to their respective interests and mutual suspicions, seern powerless to act, lovlie the United States to send a fleet to force the paringe of the Hellespont and compel the Saltan to stop the bubarism prevalling in Anatolla. The Lodos paper added that it does not suppose fighting would be necessary, but Il it were it considered It expedient that a British fleet should co-operate with the American warships.

Tux lafernational chess tournament ended at St. Petersburg on the ayth lime, the last three games resulting in draws. Tschigorio and Stenlis drew an Evans gambit, Which had been left adjourned for a couple of days, dier 36 moves.

Pillsbury and Tichigoriu and Selaitz and Lasker drew Queens gamblis, decllad, after 59 and 44 moves respectively. Lasker won first prize, Stelalts the second, young Pillsbury third, and Tschigortu fourth. › The final score : Luakız won 113, lost 61; Stelalis won ok lost 89; Pillsbury won By lost to: Tschigorin won 7, lost xx.

THERE is no indication as yet that the Shang. hat boom in land hes culminated, says the N. C. Daily News, The four-wow plot of ground, with some very old balldings on it, in Cantos Road opposite the Concordia Club has been told to Mr. R. S. Raphael for Tia 10,500, and its reported that the house and grounds known as Mr. Peter Maclean's on the Markhem Road have been sold for semeiking like Tis 30,000, and Jardines' Paddock, also on the Markham Road, for Tis. 75,000. There is also a report that the Tastal has been instructed to consent to the extention of the Settlement westward to Jessfeld und Sicawei.

The Nagataks Express strikes the lyre over the ches in Korea thalys

- Tis plain that the ruler in Seoul

- By becoming of Kumia the tool His done to Jamanatkan

All the harm that he can't..

And proved that he is at all fool He's exploded, I fear, the iden That Japan could reform poos Koran,

An Viscount Mars, Alrying to cure her, le-

Made a state of affairs rather queer, The Diet's upended again.

Mr. Kudo did merely complala, That to stay in the dark

Just st present's no laik, While Russia the kudos dotis gals.

A clever Englishman has designed a little electric light fitting for the bedroom that deserves belleve he is or was a member on the INSPECTOR BUTLER'S men, at Yaumati, last to be widely appreciated. It te latended more subject. If the Commisttee still' exists and'

particularly for the use of invalide, especially in with the electric light.

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ONE of the red-felter days In the life of the Children of this Colony is the annuil distribution of pilses and the tea-party which precedes it, bald in connection with Union Church Sun- day School. Yesterday evening seemed to be on exception to the sale, for the large number of the dislag generaties assembled Union Church appeared to be babbling. avar with happiness. Tex Was Lerved at 5.45, and judging by the disappearance of tes and cake and the Juvenile elegioner, this

prizes,

more lasting part, f., the distribution of the Chairman, Mr. H. W. Row, - At 6:30 quieted the children and with a few briaf Introductory sercarks cammenced the pro ceedings by calling upon Miss Rodger for a plano solo, which was capitally rendered and evoked food applause.

The programme

TAHÓ

a long one and space docs not permit of the mention of every liom sufficali to say, that all the juvenile artists creditably rendered their various Items. The Superintendent, in his annual report, was able to show a marked Improvement for 1895 over 1894, the average 43 la attendance weekly having been 65, against 1894. The number on the roll at date was 106. missionary collection was $48 against $31 in the preceding year. The following presentations for attendance and lessons were made during the avelog :-Misson Elle Brown, Mary Rodger, Ellan Thomson, Mand Parker, Eliza Kerr, Louisa Hoang, Sally Hunt, Florence Ackers. Alle Farlane,

Kate Thomion, Daly Ferguson Heong, Mand Thomson, Gertrude and Agnes Hanney, Ethel Parker: Masters Charles Plianton, Herbert Bevan, William Goggin, Martial Kerr. Ernest and Chas. Hayward, William Parland Robert Bevan, William Thomson, Albert New bary, Fred and John Dickle, Frank Moore; Superintendent's Friss for Recruiting went to Miss Parker and Master Thomson; Superintendent's Priss for general good conduct to Miss Edith Pistons Superlatendent's Palse for attendance during summer term to Master Flinston: Mr. Tewkesbury's prize for same Mr. Inglis prizes for attentiveness to Masters Colquhoun and Monisch. Mr. Crawford presented the prise and in a pleasant speech complimented the scholars for their attendance ard en galolug such valuable priser. On the call of the Chairman the children gave beasty applause, and this, with the closing prayer, by the Rev. G. | William, brought a very successful children's meeting to a close, Mi. Williams and Miss S. Crawford, were the accompanyists.

to Herbert Bevan |

THE PROSPECTS OF SUGAR IN NORTH BORNEO.

The demand for suger in the Far East is always increasing, both for consumption is

It should, is a glance at the expert figures, of China and Japan and for shipmeni to America ; and production does not inçresse as rapidly as

Jays, the Philippines, the Sandwich Islands and Formosa show. Of the latter country thera have been hopes in Japanese quarters of an increased prodanion, bot these hopes largely dying away as the great difficulties of the extension of sugar cultivation in that country

ars'mora" clearly recognised, the chief of which arn that there are bat few porty, and all the avallable land in the neighbourhood of those póșis is already planted as much as is possible, Plenty of what is termed "sugar had,” exists in ́ the country, but being such a bulky and cheap asilcle sugar, to pay, must have the best and cheapest transport facilites, while the growers carnot afford to pay for much handling or freight. -It if these fact that prevent much further increase of the sugar industry, not only in Formoss, but ́also in the Philippines and in Java, and it in. dea to the same circumstances that North Borne fs bound to come to the front, x1 1003 85 SUZAN The production is tied there fo carest. -advantages possessed by North Borneo for the production of augue are-large aress of 'sultable and adjoleing hitbones ↑ the luxuriance with which car & grews in Bornes ; tha extra density of the falce when extracted s. the picximity of Hongkong as a large and care market, and the existoum of large supplies of skilled labour in Swatow, the Philippines, and Jata,

Moreover, I preferable, a central mill could be crecled, and the people in the sdfghbourhood would supply it with the necessary cine, thus taking all the trouble of planting into their own

WHISKY.--All our Whisky is of excellent la consulted, may we suggest to Captain tight examined z, fine new camphor-wood | houses still answwo-tandle powers and gives a hands and leaving the mili proprietors to give.

Whatever direction may be required. „

MEMORANDA.

FRIDAY, alth February.

The

quality and of greater age than most brands Rumir the advisability of consulting itz which was being loaded from Victoria, and The hop is of t to the market. The SCOTCH WHISKT of some sort on the Dunmall Rocks, or who had just died of plague. As three or to any part of the bedstead and concentrated in Jaler, and the making and packing of sugar. it as to the propriety of fixing a light found to contain the body of a woman beamilial soft illumination, lecam be fastened undivided attention to the extraction of the marked "E" is universally popular, and is of making some other provision for the

tous bodies have recently been deposited curuister is contained in a small be, which. The special point about a central sugar mill la pronounced by the best-local connoisseurs establishment of a guiding light or lights on the hila" about Kowloon under the may be placed beneath the- bed. It never

***** Nodh Barato in thi', other thingsbilngéqual, sin to be supestor to any other brand in the at the eastern entrance to the barbour, same circumstances, the boatmen were charged ¦ exploder.

best place to put up a manut,ctory of anything is We believe, from all we can gather, that with "unlawfully conveying rubbish” hat waru.

where the raw masterfal la chempest, and nowhere Hongkong market.

something of the sort is necessary, and discharged by the Magistrate. This case

Is cane of the best quality so cheap sa in North”- would be useful in facilitating the entrance brings to light soms more details of the

Bernzo, “As in Qurensland, the Maulifur, Cuba : to the port of aleamers during the hours of darkness. What happened to the On Sang, authorities; Instead of the body, which payable to-day.

Isans love of red-tape entertained by the Dividend of the Hongkong: Fire Insurance Co. and nearly all other sugar-producing connistes, the price rarely descenda' below $6 par ton, and with anexperienced Master on board, may mailully that of a plague-shicken The stare-registes of the Straits Insurance Co.mere aftan averages $8, wheress in North easily happen to any other steamer at any person, being sent to the Plague Cemetary at time. Of course the interval between the

clops from this day to the 17th proximo, accident to that steamer and to the once, it had to be sent to the Mertany and

Inclusive. Dusmall was rather a long one, but the examined, and now an inquiry must be hald. next interval may not be quite so long and Thi doctor's presence is required at the Hegis- might well be utilized so as to render such trady to prers the cause of death, and so, unless usual celely be shown, it will be tomorrow beles »this contre- of infection will be safely deposited beneath the so, la the muntime sprinding the gemma of disease.......

We only guarantee our WINKS and SPIRITS to be geunine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Pors

asy Eaglish newspaper pablished in the Far A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. a misfortune next door to Impossible, if

Xas. THIS IS GUARANTEED. Terms o application...

Hongkong, rith Detober, 1891,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, - Hongkong, Toh January, 1896,

not quite impossible. We commend the·|| subject to the attention of the Government and of the Advisory Committee,

SATURDAY,Hagth February,

30 Auction of sercefalo, etc., & Mc G. spa-Ga practice from the neighbourhood.

P. Lammert's minevoias, Duddell Street,

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of North Point Bakery, Kund

pm-Ovils Marie Company's Concert at the

Trenirs Roysk

Homeo, with cane of rather batter density, the price is $3 per ton, and it would probably pag to produce it at an even lower level when, opentions on a large scale are commenced. In the district of Sandakan these an, we unders Hund, Kores of bolilous where pills might be arccted, þavlog deep wátar, good anchoragin clove alongside, and commanding extensive Areas of the bosi Figur land,