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To-day's Advertisements.

CATHAY

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No. 1165.

CHAPTER,

REGULAR CONVOCATION of the

A REGULATORY held in the

FREEMASONS HALL, Zelland' Street, THIS EVENING, tas 19th instant, at 8.30 for ga'eleck precisely. Vallug Companions are cordially invited to attend.

Hongkong, 191h March, 1866

VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB,

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

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DY Permission of H.E. THE GOVERNOR

BY PORTE THE

HAPPY VALLIY, SATURDAY, the att

·lastant..

E, D. SANDERS,

Hon. Secretary,

Hongkang, 19th March, s806,

THE ATHLETIC SPORTS.

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COMMITTEE of the VICTORIA

TRECREATION CLUB cordially INVITE

the LADIES of HONGKONG to the ATHLETIC SPORTS to be held on the RACE COURSE, DO “SATURDAY, the 21st Instant.

1ST RACE AT 1.30 P.M., SHARP. Hongkong, roth March, 1996;

OCEAN STEamship comPANY. FOR LONDON, VÍA SUEZ CANAL.

THE Company's Steamship

₤435

"TANTALUS," : Captain Hannah, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the aoth Instant, at 4 PM.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, tgth March, 16...

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"MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL

THE Steamship

"GHAZEE" Captain Hally, will be despatched for the above Port TO-MORROW, the 20th instant, at 5 PM instead of as previously advertised.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co,

Agent,

Harpbang 18th March 18

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP-COMPANY,

LIMITED.

1419

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAIWANEGO.

THE Company's Steamship TH

"THALES."

Captain H. Bathurst,, will be despatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the" aand instant,- at Daylight,

For Freight or Passago, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co

General Managers.

Hongkong, 19 h March, 1806,

CHINA NAVIGATION, COMPANY, LIMITED. THE SCAR SHANGHAY

PAKHOY,"

the aird Instant, åt 3 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

-Fatimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1896.

Entimations.

once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being sent out. SHERRY.-Fxcellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are true Keres Winer.**

REUTER'S MESSAGES. THE EXPEDITION TO DUNGOLA.

Loupon, March 17thua The unexpected decision in regard to the Dongola medition has caused, surprise and tertation in Paris.

THE WAR IN ABYSSINIA. Signor Radini, speaking in the Chamber, said that the Government would reject any peace proposals that were incemosilble with the dignity of the country. In the meantime hostilities must be conti mada Italy would 'da nothing to weaker the Edb_poaltion. Ha asked for a credit of 130,000,000. Līrs.

ANOTHER SCARE ÎN CANTON,

THE LATEST GUNFQWIER 'PLOT,

A gentleman who returned to-day from the late City of Kanya" Informs us that there appesis to have been a good deal of bath in the somewhat vague rumours recently currant regarding the probable cutherak of a rebellion in

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THE CURRENCY OF THE PROVDECE. The well knowk and familiar.

COUPLE CELL is the current cale of the tealm throughout Chins, but in Kwangil colps of the Ringmor Imokwang and punculing Kuperoes are preferred to th of more recent date, and in some places no other colas, but those bearing the mark Tos-imane Tung pao will pass commt. Even the seale ones bearing this mark are not accepted, nor s common brass cofas of any data accepted in some places; nothing but Tas-kuang sash pare copper or of bronze will pass in the prefecture of Luchou-fu and other places near the frontiera bordering on Kwelchow.

of

chant, Mr. John Andrew, who was endeavouring | against the current very long, and the passing- to dispose of some foreign merchandise there through the many Customs barriers abounding andar Transit Pass regulations sccording to on every waterway very tedious and annoyları trealy.

General Messy thinks the Taota! | all tending to delay the proper transaction of or Intendant Commissioner of Likin Customa business and the natural expansion of trade la donbiless acted according to Instructions these parts, sent by the Governor of the province, the Viceroy of the Two Kuang provinces, the Supers fatendent: "Hoppe at Canton ail: possibly according to special instructions from Feking

A was always been shall-foreign...I was in the spring of 1579, and although I produced despatches from the Tunog i Yaman and proved myself to be an official in the adjoleing province of Resicbow I had to return to Cantor to obtain British Consular pasport beford being allowed to proceed further. I demanded and obtained compensation for delay, and Viceroy Lin K'an-yl, who was then at Canton, apologised to me for the annoyance I had been put to. "I then proceeded as far as Kesblin Fe, the provincial capital, where I stayed six days unmolested; though several attempts were made by the gentry to scare me I did not leave until it suited my con- venience to da so, I went into the city and visited the places of renown therein and offered to call on the officials. If they would promise to receive me. They all begged to be excused, but they exchanged presents with me, Indicating that personally, at least, ther did and Object to my presence there," As a British plonger I took notes of all I saw and heard concerning the fature prospects of British trade in Kwangsl. I subarquently re-visited Kwasgat on my return from Yanan, in 1883 and was again detained; this time at Keel Helen 1 on the West River, where I afterwards' remained three months to wait my own: convenience, much to the annoyance of the leave the place. Kwangul province ought to have facials, he offered me presis as bribes to

The Communions Pros_'int-that M. Berthelot has pointed out to Lord Daissia the serious consequences that are likely to arise the selghbomalag peoplaca of Kwangiang. The General ceny) peall detained at We-chow therefrom, and an active faterchange of views is - masses, including even the large floating populas CLARET—Our Clarets, including the lowest proceeding batweon Paris and St. Petersburg,

Lord Salisbury stated that the advance was low, evince a restlessners and disposition priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine undertaken after.communication with the Egypto create serious disturbances, and a few days prodset of the jules of the grape and are not-tian and Italian Cabinets, and epon the former ago so serious was the aspect of affaim antifcially made from raisins and currents | urging the danger of the Dervish advanco,

in the vicinity of the Shameen that the Viceroy caused-a-Tartar Colonel and 100 picked as le generally the case with Cheap Winer.

men to be stationed within hall of the Shimeen BRANDY.—All our Brandy is guaranteed to be

to keep the people in ender in that part of the -pura Coguse, the difference in price being

densely populated city. The General in question, and a brother officer strolled into merely a question of age and vintage. "

the Shamsen a day or two later and sat WHISKY.-AU our Whisky is of excellent

dows ou sest to have a chat and gaze upon the foreign warships at anchor off quafity and of greater age than most brands In the market. The ScoTCH WHISKY LOCAL AND GENERAL.the Concession. They had been seated about five minutes when * Shameen Municipal macked" is universally popular, and is THERE were four cases of plague from noon- constable walked up to them, stated as ad pronounced by the best focal connoisseurs | yesterday tlil noon to-day.

orders to keep all strangers off the island, and to be superior to any other brand in the

THY meeting of the Legislative Council fidquested them to cross the bridge into This WASA Uttle more than Hongkong muket

for the 24th lastant has been postponed the city.

the high and mighty Tarter Colonel could CHẲNG CHIN-TINto was expected to take over sised. He cursed the policemas, said he his scais of effice Wachang, the 15th make him exactly one head shorter if he caught him in the sacred city, and wanted to know Instant,

how such a despicable creators could dream

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In the cities and towns all kinds of forelga sliver colas, very much defaced by the common practice of "chopping them, and fragments of such coins, are in common use in the usual Clas manner now prevalling at Canton dollars are not accepted, excepting by a few Canton merchants, he take them at a discoust and convey them to Canton to purchase foreign -- marchandise.

The sliver balance In-und is Ilks the common

steel yard, and a clean Mexican dollar, one ounce (troy), is equal, to seventy-two hundreths of a tael in weight,

The common weights and measures through- but the province are generally the same 21 at Canton, although to is quite probable that larger buyers of local preluce make use of a larger picul than 1333 lbs. English whạp, buying pröv dece from the aboriginal country people. THE PROVINCIAL CAPITAL AND GOVERNMENT. The government of Kwangsi province is much the same as in ather provinces of the Chinese *****

Kwallia-fu` (Lat, 25

We only guarantee our WINES and SPIRITS to be genuine when bought direct from as in Tuix alne head of cattle under observation at the the Colony or from our' authorised Agenta at the [ Dairy Farm hava'not yet been declared infected, of speaking to one so far his superior and ¦ been opened to koreign trade long ago, but no Empire, and it is centered in the chief profectural One more was to-day added to me. Bamber of even go to the length of requesting him ona nation cared about incurringiks necesari 14' E) and distani south-west from Peking 4,640

Coast Ports.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 30th January, 186.

MARRIAGE,

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At Union Charch, Hongkonr, on March 19th, 1896, by the Rev. G. 1. Williams, JAMEs BRENNAN JACKSON, Master of the Scottish Oriental Steamship Co.'s steamer Zoe Sek, to EMILY, daughter of John Camp, of Bration, Fleming, North Devon, England.

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*ma specta." A NUMBER of Chiasse housshokiers were pro. encuted to-day for having erected bamboo structures on top of their houses, to the danger of neighbouring houses in the event of Bre. A Eng of $15 was imposed la esah cara. In the course of the trial of a fortune-teller in the Supreme Cout this morning (reported to another colume) the sage solemnly prophesied that the plague will be raging here in the third moon of the current year. Shocking! Who can doubt it, seeing that the prophet is a Celestial and really looked as if he meant what he said.

to "move on." Nothing daunted by the exuber Ace of the gallant Colonel's verbosity- the policeman caught hold of him by the queues. A scuffle ensued, the Colonel's friend-' chipping in,* and thereby helping his friend to get the better of the constable, who would have fared badly had not some of the spectators Interfered, amongst them a foreigner who explained to "bobby "who the august visitors were. Peace was soon restored and an adjournment made from the battlefield to the "Vic," where, so the story goes, the health of the Emperor Kwang-en was drunk in bumpers of the best champagne

in the house.

A few days ago, while the Tartar General's

expense and trouble to do so, but all the Treaty world and thes afford them easy access to that Powers, excepting France, hoped that England province al email expense.

THE REVENUE OF KWANGI. Prefectural dues and. Likin taxes are levied in every prefecture, department and district. Sub- prefectural and county dues are relied at the entrance to every city and town. Every article In domestic use is saddled with heavy duties afloat, and burdened with further, grievous imposts as some as landed,

As might be expected, where such a state of things is allowed to exist, a great deal of smug- gling is carried en -in all parts of Kwangi. Bands numbering from one to two or three hundred armed men are frequently met with, loaded with waloable merchandise which has been procured at certain places and conveyed to tant markets without paying any duty at all, as no Customs House would dare attempt to-lery dees or taxes of any kind 'from such traders,

13 N., Long. Fro®.

staff of civil and military officials are stationaçi The Governor of the province and the usual H, or any over Siden hundred miles.

At Kwellia city.

The Provincial Commander-in-Chief of the Milliary and Riverias Forces is now stationed.......... at Lungchos, on the frontier of Tong-king, and” the Viceroy of the Liang-kwang resides at Canton. A Trunging Kwan; or General of Division, is Dow stationed in the prefectural city of Liucken- fa, which place was formerly the station of the Commander-in-Chief Another General of Division I stationed at Paise Ting.

THE MAIN ROADS AND BYE-WAYN The roads In Kwangil am mere foot-paths, although they sie called Aman is fao, or oficial highways.

Each prefectural city is also connsert), by- Á system of roads with all its own sub-prefectural and county towns.

All these roads are now, or were 'formerly,

The exhibitions of hypadlim recently given at the Westminster Aquariums have attracted aquarters to the Tartar city were undergoing great deal of attention." A man named Walter extensive repairs, workmen discovered a large elegraph Johnson, who was placed in a hypnotic trance, lae under the binding containing enough glant

I remained in that condition for jo days before I powder and shot and shell to have blown the It is evident that the numer.us Custom Houses smooth as glass unð`as slippery as ice by reason being awakened. When he woka vy bé was / General, his1house, and all that therein is class and Likin barriers, existing in Kwangti are only | of their flinty nature and constant wear for ages.

The Hongkong Teleg

very hungry, and naked when supper would be

ready i

Τα

paved with lime-stone boulders, rendered La

so many diawbacks to the expansion of Most of these ronds have been made in the legitimate trade

One of these overland trade conter leads from some port in the gulf of Tongking, through Kwangil to various parts of Kwelchen and

most direct line, but there are others, or bye- HONGKONG, THURSDAY, March 19, 1895,

over the moon. This was reported and the news leaking out a good deal of uneasiness was

reads, leading to or from various commercial- falt in the city. Hardly had the news of this

contres which deviate from the direct line THE DUMPING FIASCO.

considerably in order to avoid the numerous Up to the hour of going to press the incoming plot to blow up the Tartar General reached the

Customs barriers that likve been established an French mill liner Farro, due from Saigon the aftermost parts of the city and become the Yonaan by the way of Pal-se-tig

Another overland trade route leads from the

roads throughout the province, regaine decided to "dumb" In the sea, the the dense fog which has cansed considerak tabjset of bested dlucafilan in the tex-koules, | treaty port of Pakhal vid Kuel Hales (Lat. | Thets bye-roada are usually followed by traders

Why the sanitary authorities recently forenoon, had not pat in an appearance.

bazaars, and military camps than an attempt 07 N., Long, 1019. 801E) and Liuchon-fa who, by reason of the heavy duties exacted on decided to cattle which have succurabed foconvenience to coasters is doubtless auribat was wade by about a thousand armed mest. 24971 Ne Long. 1990 og E) to various wit merchandise, baye abandoned legitimate

parts of Kwangil and Kwelckow, f133 to rindorpest at Pokfulam is probably abic ita fact of this speedy mall boat being to get fate the Tartar city.. The whole renue of the provlace of Kwangs is trading and resoited to smuggling in order to

alightly overdue, She should "felch up" here

difficult to estimate. The major portion of it is, early to-disarraw.

ná debt, derived from the land tax, but large AMERICAN manufacturers are working them

sums of money are collected daily at the various STYLE ANNA LURE E TEVEr over japstone sexpeti-

Castom Houses at Wachowid, for the reason ibata

́alf the river of the province, uaita in one large stream just above Wachaw and there or exported from the province is brand to pass- the Wachow barlers and pay certain squeezas

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS,

*IMPLE AERATED WATER.

SIMPLE

SODA WATER,

GINGER ALE

R

L

EMONADE.

or imprisonment or both.

THE French Government officials have evidently

The

therean.

make a living.

All the roads and bye-ronds are about as bad as can be, and in some place they have dis appeared altogether, from various causes mach...

as landslips and the action of mountain torrents. No sttention appears to be paki ta the repairing of such parts of the roads as arm still in existence.

(To be continued)

Although the gross revenue of the province GEO. FENWICK & CO., LIMITED. cannot be very approximately estimated through

The seventh ordinary general meeting of the At the present time, so our Informant states, lack of proper information, nevertheless the shareholders in the above named company was upwards of a thousand Tartar regulazaare on daly revenue derived from the land ist been held at the Hongkong Hotel at noon to-day....

tained from the official provincial archivor, in day and night at the western, or malo, entrance which it is fixed at Tir. 416,399. Some other Mr. G. Fenwick, the General Manager, presided, to the Tastar city, and they have strict orders to axes, namely, duty on salt and what are entered A Redger (Consulting Committee) R. C. Wilcox, and there were also present Messis W. Parlane, keep all strangers at a respectable distance. Incellaments Items are estimated to bring G. H. Cox, G. C. Cox, F. Henderson, A. Woolley, may turn out that the discovery of the mine Tis. 73.934. Of the gross revenue of the pros resit to Peking atleast Tis. 278,539 OBCO a year.

H. Hyndman, J. under the Taitar General's house and the disince the Provincial Treasurer is required to Rodger, A. C. Moore, W. G. Winterhern and The notice calling the meeting having been

The

In Hong-came to the conclusion that they have no canecovery of the plot to effect' a' coup d'liat | The Governor of the provinca is supposed to re821. Chairman said :-Gentlemen, the report

the Board. Some were in favour of crema-

KWANG-SI 'FHIPPIKO, There are in Kwangül many fine house-boats, or passenger barges; called pot Hu ckton, so named, afere the county. Pel liu Hsien, where they are built, a

times as much as this, t

one of those well-nigh Insoluble coaun-

of them were, al', armed with drums for which Hongkong has of

revolvers and short swords und kidakay, anoni late years obtained considerable noto.

effected an entrance would have made short work ciety, in mast, sivilised gougues, we

of the Tartar troops, who are armed only with clear on the subject of the disposal of on. There is hardly anything, from a clothes | antiquated muskets, gingalls, bows and arrows, Captain Stelt, will be despatched on MONDAY the bodies of cattle which die from rin pin to a battleship ibai they do not bellëve- | pikes and, tridents. The guards at the gales | fore almost all the merchandise imported into derpest, pneumonia or other Infectious judging from their statements—the Japanese got wind of the affair, however, and before diseases. It is laid down that no matter will make and attempt to put on the American two hundred of the rebels got into the minor city where an animal dies there it is to remain market. Fest has no doubt exaggersted the the gates were closed, and the whole place BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agenta.

until cremated. It must not be dragged | power and capacity of Japan as a manufacturer, cleared of civilians fa a twinkling, Hongkong, roth March, -iRg6, - far to the nearest scrub; en no account After making due allowance for what she çan

Is it to be *

dumped" In a river, do in this line, the New York Martiione Registar lake, or pond and the driver of the thinks American manufacturers will find that diseased animal is further under obligation they can make a good fight for a large share of to thoroughly cremate the carcase as soon as possible, and If he fails to comply international trade, whether the competitlan be fully and promptly with the provisions of Japanese or European. the law he is llable to a heavy fine kong, although upwards of soc head against ex-United States Consul Waller, who have damped the ardour of the feaders draws salary of Tha. 20,000 per annum, but is it of dairy cattle are kept on the island has langulabed for months in prison, at Mar. of a movement which has been graduall♥ | wali kaawa thët he usually wetts at least three 】 and statement of accounts having now been in and most of them, having to be

your hands fornome days I will, with your consent, follow the usual course and take those as read. Imported. Are exceedingly valuable selles. At the ontset, they accused him of developing in Kwantung for months past; can be gathered in some

The year under review hes, I hope, proved animals, there is practically no las offences which, H committed, deserved death, but as far as

quarters it appears that thousands of Cantonese

satisfactory to all. The gross earnings have bearing on the disposal of the corpses but they have sloce been "hedging" and now

|åra armed and only wall for the signal,

fallen off, but the profit realised shows an of cattle which succumb to pleuro-pneu- their offer to release Waller provided Betretary

tó commenco operations an *gigante

Improvement on the past year, accounted for by monia, rinderpest or any other infectious of State Olney will pass a sponge over the

These barget'áro

are comfortably, and sometimes having a better exchange and cheiper coals, disease. When the question of the United States' international account with France scalo. It is very difficult to sift the wheat

Our stock hid somewhat diminished. This disposal of the bodies of the cattle which goes far to prove the weakoss of the charges from the tares in this connection, and the elegantly fitted up for the accommodation of

travellers, affording excelle & though alɔw has been added to again and is now

about as had died or had been slaughtered at made against the ex-Consul, Waller is fortun reports now published must, therefore, not means of travel on the principal rivers of Kwang was in December 1894. A fair allowance bas Pokfulam came up for discussion by the ale to escrpe with his life and, liberty, and be accepted as absolutely true. There can, howl and furnishing travellers with clean and been made for depreciation of machinery. Al SARSAFARILLA

Sanitary Board the other day there though he may bring a damage suit against the ever, belittle doubt that the neighbouring province comfortable: quarters at all times. For this our machines stand at a low valuation and are lu ASPBERRYADE, &C. appeared to be no rule in existence to guide French Government for til treatment, the contains all the elements requisite for a serious reason Chinese officials sad well-to-do traders good condition, still I consider it a wise policy to generally, prefer travelling by water throughout write our plant down year by year. The amount outbreak and to this fact may be attributable this province than by land, although a journey caned forward is again increased this bas tion; others advocated dumping, and the prospect of recovering any cold later the presence of three foreign warships in by water may be mock more expensiva and may been done with the object of adding materially "dumpers" won. The result, as every-

Americans, who have figured la sita la France. Cantonese waters at the present time, namely, take three times as long as it would take to to our earning powers-Improved machinery body now knows, has been most AYA the Flaco Chronicle, could tell Waller HMS, Archer, the Garman gunboat fia, and accomplish the same journey by land. Travel will this year be added to our boiler shed. This unsatisfactory. The carcases were taken that justice is not dealt out there to the stranger

ling in a few barge is in fact, dreadfully slow I think all would be done during the past about four miles out to sea, stones THE Rangoon Gansite of the gth ultimo sAYA (***

work, and rather expensive for a single person, year, but I dermed it pradant to give the build. thongh fairly cheap for a small family or two or † lag more time to show whether any settlement were supposed to bo lashed, to them, Mr. C. Black, the thivil engineer of the B. 1.3. N.

three friends traveling together. They have no it has been built, entirely on Freistmed ground, took place before adding heavy weights to it, sa the bodies were ripped open and then Co. steamer. Pelamcella, now lying at the

These barges carry large crews. thrown overboard. The next day the Heung Latter Street Wharf, has been missing since

the catta does dely for a mast: a laige square substantial and useful, and no doubt has assisted thon sighted the carcase of a cow near Wedgesday morning. He was last seen by the

ordinary manis, but a pair of shears exacted over I am glad to say it has shown itself to be both Changchow (close to Hongkong) and other tisdal on duty on board the steamer at 1.30 ex

all being set thereon when the wind be fair in reducing cost by affording, as it does, excellent steamers have reported passing a large He was then coming up on deck from the ang

The usual mode el progress is these barges le shelfer for the men. There is nothing left fes number of dead cattle between Gap Rock roos in order to turn is and it is supposed her

towing by means of the crew walking along the me to say regarding the accounts, which I think river bank, harnessed to a tow-line rove through show a clear and preciéd statement of our affaiza, and the southern entrance to the harbour, walked overboard in bis sleep some time later.

s small pullay or: block fastened to the head. Should any of the shareholders, present have The dumping process seems, therefore, to Tua Newchwing correspondent of the Mircury write under date of 14in February :---After LA

of the shears. Where towing in this manner any questions to put relative to_the_busjaess have proved an utter failure, and a means absence of over a month Mr. Hosle, H.B.M.

cannot be converlastly done the crew "propel shall bo plessed to answer them to the best of not only of spreading the disease wherever Consal, and Lieut. Quayle, of H.M.S. Rattler

the barge by means of two large onis, or my ability.. Before sitting down. I wish to tell these carcases happen to drift ashore, but have returned from their mission to Kids. The

"one on tich beang or by | you that i am golog home next months. When prepallars, worked of rendering it probable that fish that have differences between Dr. Cittig and the Chiness.

(Continued from yesterday,)

means of poling with famshed and wooden there, I shall have a look round and select for fed on the offal of these diseased animals have bean sailsfactorily arranged. The travel

WUCHOW-TU, N

capped bain bow bearing on the bed of the rivar, our boller sked a travelling crane and bydiaulic This is the name of a prefecture in the circuit Sometimes when carrying officials of influence rivetting machinery. I would bave ordered these will be exposed for sale in the local markets! lers and a somewhat adventurous (omrosy. On

ar towed by government-vieamers previously but as I was going homes i thought It may be that had the whole of one occasion the fan in which they stayed over called Kuei-pling-wn Tao, Kwangit provisco. | these barkada wyplace on the West River av || it advisable to sea for myself the latest improve." the carcases in question been cremated alght, watacked by a band of 40 persons cly is Tsang wu i it is in Zatitute 230 29 North at up-sa Wachows Are Refer to

# robbers. These, The ancient or classical name of the prefectural from Castan to

ments in this class of machinciy, that mode of disposing of them would at the mud walls, some bullets paslog in das. and Longlinde 110 511 East. The distance Bealder, liste fine birres there are various Winterbara will be appointed Acting Manager have cost more than dumping, but it canhot, we think, be urged that it could gerous proximity to the foreigners When the thenes to Peking is officially and to be 8:350, biber kinds of kause boals and Jaśka of all slzes” and another angisner has been engaged to sarial - masallants discovered that foreigners beforced and from the provincial capital Book The to meet the requirements of everybody, and in him. I have every confidence thai the business prefecture of Wa-chew is cotermloose to the which Chinese parren gizi may travel in a falaly will be conducted as successfully under the possibly have been lose satisfactory. In the house they retired.

province of. Xwangtung, and comprises fra comfortable manner at hauch lower cost than is management of Mr. Winterbura se beretofore, Surely the Government, If it ever had just

coustles, namely

ponible ma a pet in bart The in chuan, or (Applaw-How long cause-for-interference with the Sanliary

Ta'ang-wa Helen, Board, has now every reason for stepping

Telang In, and, in view of the fact that the disease seems to be spreading at Pokfulam, insist on all the cattle which succumb to any ALL these are selected by our London House, infectious disease in this colony being at bought direct at first-hand, imported in wood once cremated. This, we submit, is the and bottled by on selyen, thus nivium all inter- | least that can be done, and the sooner a Mediate profits, and enabling us to supply the mantlate of the nature indicated as requi». best growths at MODERATE. PRICÉS,

site issues, from the Executive the better Noon-Grelle leaves for Ban Francisco, wie will it for the credit of the Government, ↑ the pockets of torn dafrymen yenerally, Nodes. Meeting of mareholders of the Bongbong

BAKIN, CRUICKSHANZ & Co♫ WATERS are made under the constant supervision of a daly qualled English Chemist and will bear compa- rison with the best English Manufactures

other Large Consumers.

Special terms to HOTALS, CLUBS, Massas and Any complaints should be addressed to the Manager.

Hongkong, ved May, fluc.

A. S, WATSON & CO., LIMITED

ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841.

WINES

AND

SPIRIT S.

PRICE LISTS,

1437

with Full Details, to be had on Application, PORT altor removal should be rested a mouth

before uid, Whës required for drinking

arted with

MEMORANDA.

TO-DAY-19th March, p.m.-Convocation of Cathay Chapter.

FamaY,--Both March... English Mall Durasi Pelopid 5.3 p.m.--Lecture on Chinese China

Mr. W. C. Barlow, at the Odd Volumes Society Rooms, BAYLEE LIASA

AG SATURDAY, MOIii March,

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It is rumoured in certain Chinese quartom of the city that small quantities of arms (revolvers, etc.) and ammunition are being daily smuggled into Caston from Mecio. The arms are, it appeals, purchased in Hongkong, Jaken to Macas and thence find their way into Canton by fanks and siver steamers.

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