ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
We had a letter the other day from "Chinese Consumer." We have not put it in our columns
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1896.
MISMANAGEMENT IN BORNEO.
Mr, W. B. Fryer, one of the oldest repidants'.
AN INTERESTING GORDON RELIC.
HOW DID THE THIEF GET IN?
because it seems to us to dont with matter of North Borace, han ́addressed the Stṛan | aferted to the interesting materials to ba fogod will be permitted to letva, the Colony, Ther Yet neither you nor any member of your family heard
purely private and which ought to be settled between the Manager of the Gas Company, or the Local Commitice, and our correspondent, Mr. Albert Graham, however useful a man he may be, is not at a pubile character. The Gas Company is well able to pay for any adratus
ment it may desire to have made public za lo Its Increased facilities for doing work, and 11 there are any complaints to be made about its taking Jobs in band out of their proper order these complitate concern the Manager and Directors, and not the pablle. Our correspondent weltas very good English and we shall në mll times be glad to hear from him on matters of general interest.
"Johnny!" If your felter bal bran recolved a few days sooner we should have pobifiked it with pleasure; but the controversy "Tommy's Protest" way, as you have no doubt.by this time observed, brought to a conclusion on the 26th ultimo with the letter addressed to as by Mr. E. D. Sanders, Hon. Secretary of the V.R.C.. who made it abondantly clear that the Committes of the Victoria Recreatles Club was In fact in no way to bluzie for the unfortunate incident that very naturally gave rise to Mr, T. Atkins' pratest.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
JAPAN.
We are indebted to our Japanese exchanges, dated to the 23rd ult, for the following items
of news:-
Rinderpest bar broken out in Formoss.
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Times as follows:-
SIR-No doubt, s pointed out in your calamus a few days ago, matters in North Borneo are about as bad as they can ba : misdirected effort, Increased, inxiffen, möhey being spont like water auseinus aperations, the resources of the county almost entirely neglected, 2nd general discontent ; those are the prevalling features at present How, it may be asked, this in fall would take up too much of your baye matters e me to this pavi? To reply to-
pece; suffice it to say, then, that want of alten. tion to the country's real sotonices in the Dast has left shareholders without know- ledge of the existence of these resources, bar, confident that the Company does own rich contry, action is being urged, and, in default of a really useful and remunerative programme being put before them by snibotlly, they sels: on the first straw that offers, and are backing up all sorts of wild schemes.
the present Governor of British North Borneo le However, one thing is quite clear, and it is that
In no wise to blame for the unhappy stala of affers now existing : most of, the difficulties he taberited, and the greater part of the remainder have been forged upon him. Before matters havo gore too far, however, we hope to see on the one hand the proning knife used with that firmness we all know him to possess, while, an the other, more attention is given to the real resources of the country.
Meantime, we have probably the finest tropical agricultural country in the world, enormous
14 Ka El has been appointed Korean Milalster the finest harbours anywhere. We have proved The Saga Middle School was burned down on the rgth wit.
Fifty-three houses were destroyed by fire to Tokio on the 17th.
The Japanese Board of Health is to report on
tracts of best soll land near at hind, and some of
many products that can be grown at a profit, large orders are current for thousands of plcale things. We have one of the healthiest of countries, of cotton, gambler, cops, coffee, and many other ready to burst into prosperity if Its powers of production are given but half a chance. But through what we see in a railway projected to run
districts where here
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PLAGUE REGULATIONS.
The following are the conditions subject to At the flows of the Shanghal Jubilee we which persons suffering from Bubonic Plague
in the archives of the Shanghai Municipality came into force on the goth aliimo :~~ which the future bistorian will gladly draw open
-Sultable ambulance boalesstall be provided when tracing the niigla-and effects of foreign" and they shall be towed astern of the sleamer Pasig, the steamer Tai On, or other river` steam- loftcence in China, and particularly to and boat to Whampoa and Cauton, and shail on me around Shanghat. These remarks are strength-account innd any person or thing before arriving oned by a map which for some time' escaped | at Whampos, or Canton, particular notice, but which has been rescued -While in the waters of the Colony the Hall, Shanghat. It is a large sallitary plan of from obscurity and now hangs in the Municipal | ambulance boats shall fly the yellow quarantine,
flig
the country around Shanghai at the time of the 3-Whle in the waters of the Colony the Rebellion, the interest of which le mainly in the ground, but they shall if required come to the ambalance boats must be within the quarantine numerous memoranda scattered over it is the late Chlon Merchants Wharf, Salylogpoon, at General. Gordon's handwriting, marking them of the day on which they are be towed to Whampoa and Candyʻng at such other time course of the fighting which ended in the sup- pression of the great revolt #gulnat the authority
as the Medical Officer of Hey may fiz. of Peking, The map lu ea silk, the scale being about two milles to the inch, and it practically sporting map of Mr. Waters, which no doubt is embraces the country comprised in the famillar
based upon it. In the top right hand corner it states that it is the "Mary Plan of
trave the wharf every day at such hour as will 4-One balance beef required shall permit of ber being taken in tow, at a point west leaving for Whampoa and Canton of the fairway baby, by the afternoon steambat
5-Any person desirous of golde to Whamnes the Folice before a pm a'clock (ar such other or Canton by the ambulance boat must notify
on the day he desires to leave.
On the receipt of such notifica lon a medical man will visit the premises and it in his opinion the person is suffering from Bubonic Plague the medical man will give a certificate to that effect in the attached form.
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6-All persons residing upon the premises to which a case of Bubonic Plages occurs will be soon as their clothing has been allowed disinfected to proceed on board a Canton cabeat under the supervision of officers approved by the Sanitary Board;
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You wake up soma morning and miss your watch, our purse, your best clothes and other valuables. a sound during the night. Walther is there a sign of how the thief goi into the boues nor by what road he doommport. You rush round and tell the police, and also decide to keep a dog and a shot gun. You will | lat. thieves know they masn't come fooling around your premises after this A sensible procedure. Meanwhile your watch, your money, do, are gone.
Quite no.
Masonic.
ZETLAND
No. 536, E.C.
LODGE
LODGE will be beat in the FREEMASONS
N EMERGENCY MEETING of the above
HALL, Zetland Street, TO-MORROW, the and Aptil, at 5 for 5.30 p.m. precisely. Viaising Brethren are cordially invited to find.
Hongkong, 31st March, 1806.
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Now suppose should tell you that the thief who skolo xpur property never-entered your house-et all i VICTORIA that helwes born in it; had lived twenty roses in it; ever had hean out of it till he want off with your thing, thait not a soul of you had ever som or here! of him. What would you” 197 to me? You would the asylum. That don't be tone. enli me an idiot and threaten to have me sent back to
“Later on," lava Mr. Tonkin, "hmmatism strook into my arelem and T had pains all over me. I wna
for free. One after another I was teated hy confined to my bed for three months with it and sould not dress madlf. Yo thisgeneral condition continuod
urt doctors in that time, but their medicines de me little or no good. At one time I went to the Infirmary at Shrewshare, whore they treated me for heart diseman ; but I got worse and feeling anxious, retarded home."
How he is finally eared we will mentina in a Brew intelligent neon knows that rheomatfam and ront (its twin brother? le virtually a universi ailment. It does its erunt and body roking work-in every country and climate. No other malady canada
Whatever will enralt is worth more money in Bigland than a gold mine in every country.
at seats of anffering and diashiller.
AN CONVOCATION On wil be held in the N CONVOCATION of EMERGENCY of
FREEMASONS' HALL, Zetland Street, an SATUR. DAY, the 4th April, at 8.30 for 9 pm. precisely. Visiting Companions are cordially invited t attend,
Hangkang, goth March, 1956.
Notice of Firms.
NOTICE.
{595
CHRISTIAN SOPHUS OSCAR VON DER HEYDE la our Firm CEASED from the
9th February last, CHAS, J. GAUPP & Co.
Hongkong, 31st March, 1896,
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- SPECIAL NOTICE. But dosa rheumatism strike into the exatam
the Undersigned beg to notify se a bullet or a knife might strike Into it? No.
the Public that we have This Day Rheumatism is a thief who steals away our comfort PURCHASED from Messrs, WING CHEONG and strength; but it laathiaf, se I said, who | & Co, the STOCK-IN-TRADE, FIXTURES te born on the premises. In other words, it is one- | and GOODWILL of their BUSINESS 11 and only one of the direct consequences of Indigestion MERCHANTS and SHIPCHANDLERS, and and dyspepsia. And this is the why and wherefore the Business will be conducted from this 18th Indigestion. creates poison andlad urie sold this day of February, 1896, as heretofore.
FOOK CHEONG & Co. No. 44, Praya Central
AH YON, Managing Partner.
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with the chloride of solium to In urate of , thi in the form of sharp crystals in the Then comes inflammation and agony, otherwise from the ontside but from the inside from the Pheamaties. Thus you perceive that it doesn't some
letting part of it out. stomach. Our Mond's end, caught in the mine, didn't produce his rheumatism, is plogged his skin and so Yept all the poison in his body instead of
of Penterrin, Balop, who expresses an opinion in this
Hongkong, 18th February, TROG.
Thotels.
FUJIYA HOTEL,
MIYANOSHITA,
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the country roand Shanghai, frombone as the Medical Officer of Health may fix) | minute. First, however, shout his rhegratiam, HE Interest and Responsibilty of, Mr. arveys made in 1862-53-61 and 65, by Lleat.-Col Gridon, C.B., Major Edwards, Lieats. Sanford, Lyster and Maude, Royal Engineer; Lients. Danyell. and Bateman, H. M. 31st Regt, Assistant Engineer Obviously a great deal of care must have been expanded upon the work, and although the relative distances may in some cases be a little inaccurate, the generalattuation of the towns and
easily followed. The romaniantion of names villages, and course of the waterways can be
7-In all cases where persons suffering from has an unfamiliar lock to the present-day Bubonic Plague have elected to proceed to traveller, but with very few exceptions the Whimpos or Canton after their departure, the TO Chinese characters are added. By following | Premiyes in which they resided shall be well that if sodiu erlas and fonts
Gordon's very neatly wiliten memorands, fumigated, cleansed, lime-washed, and dealt
with as the Sanitary Board may direct.
8-10 all cases where persons suffering from very fair idea of the principal scenes of the protracted fighting is obtainable. For instance, Bubonic Plague have elected to proceed to
which culminate to the brief note written across nossession of by some officer autbarlied by the the steady advance upon Soochow by the Imper-Whampoa or Canton, the clothing and bedding fallats in indicated by the dates of skirmishes, which bare hesu used be them shall be taken the space marking the city Surrendered, 4th Board and destroyed, and such persons must be December, 1853.". At a spot a few miles to the provided with a new suit of clothing and ther cust is the note:-"Wangs Borled," probably Indicating the place of interment of the rebel removed in an ambulance to the ambulance boat leaders after their execution at the Instance of and put on boad. Li Hung-chang, which fact, it will be remem- bered, provoked the strong pager of Gaserat Gordon, who regarded his word as being pledged for their waferv. Further along the Canal, In the bills beyond Wasich, which sportsmen who have visited it will pleasantly re-call, is the nota "Bodies of the crew of the Firefly." This relates to the blowing up of the small armed steamer Firefly, which. bappened an the 13th of December, 1361. near Penu, ax is also indicated on the map. We need not follow the entries in detall, but simply call attention to some of the more suggestive. For instance against Tangpe, place to the south of the Toho, is ten Scene of Taoh's disaster." To what this relates
cannot at the moment ssy, but whoever Taoh war, we come across snother note presumably referring to him at Haloleg, v. "Surrenders 35th January, 1864. Tach Toitsun (stc) celebrity." Opposite the name of Kenhu, some miles to the east of Hangchow and on the Hangchow Bay is the. observation "Marco Polo's "city," tha_exact algelfication of which is not apparent, unless it Is an identification of one of the places men- toned by the great traveller whose glowing description of Rangehow is sadly out of harmony
the sanitary condition of Formazz,
The Japanese propose estabiliblog post-offices in the newly opened ports of China.
Min El Kal, a Court Councillor, is to represent proved tracks disregarded, the webes lost prospects of alther fielght or carriage, the Kores-At the coronation of the Car
Fifteen Japanese fisherman were lately killed employments encouraged, experiments conducted In far off places for products of doubtful advant by Koreans within 50 miles of Fusan.
Mr. Sonoda Kokichi has been elected Pro-telegraph being made at great expense where no
arc, no measures taken to attract population, sident of the Yokohama Specie Bank.
one has anyibing to telegraph about, roads belag The Yeskine has been dispatched to Chamaipomade in places they are not wanted, everything for the protection of Japanese residents.
The Japanese population of Seoul at the end of being done that should not be door, and nothing February was 834 males and 508 females.
being done that should be done. The watch-word of the leaders of the present Korcan rebellion is "expell the Japanese."
42,738 kaks (ane koko equals 5.33 bushels) of salmon were caught in Hokkaido lust your.
Over 100 out of a total of 250 houses in Kelta- mura were destroyed by fra on the 28th Feb,
M. Speyer, Russian Chargé d'Affaires in Japan, and his wife, are guarded by the police.
1,677 900 yan is to be expended in the exten- alon of the telephone systems in Japan this year. The alle exported from Yokohama during Febinary was valued at nearly eight million yen.
It, was rumoured in Seoul on the 15th that Russia had agreed to present to Korea 30,000 rides.
Soow caused the collapse of a house in "Niigata on the 7ib, and the death of three
persons.
A Russian is reported to be intriging with Koicans against the Japanese in Ham Kiang
province
Two newspapers are projected for Formosa, One will be in Chinese and the other in Chinese and English.
The N. Y. K's service between Hongkong and Vladivostock is to be suspended owing to the plagas.
For buying or selling lottery tickets, 130 persons were recently arrested in one day in Irume province.
The report of the abandonment of the scheme for Japanese Spinning Mil at Shanghai is
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aaid to be baseless.
Mareha! Marquis Oyama has been gazetted Milliary Inspec of General during the absence of Marquis Yamagala.
The first number of the Japan Commercial -Journal, to be published in Tokio, was to
appear on March 25th,
By an explosion in the barracks of the Tayabashi regiment on the 19th alt, three soldiers were seriously injured.
An Englishman li reported to have off:red five million yen for the camphor forests fo Formous. The offer was declined.
To relieve the contention in the aw 10% market in Yokohama It is proposed to abip 10,000 biles direct to Europe and America,
A number of journalists and M. Pa celebrated the anniversary of the landing of Li Hong-cbang at Salmoneseki on the reth lost, with a banquet. P. J. Schonwenberg, the Dutch sallor Im prisoned so long without trial in Yokotams, is sulug the Japanese Government for 25,000 goliders.
NORTH-CHINA. From files of our northern contemporaries dated to the 27th ult, we cull the following
items :--
A thunderstorms passed over Shanghal on the 19th ito.
Training for the Tientsin races began on the rith alto.
Chang Chih-tang is going to educate his sons in Engilsb.
on the gulf.
Work began on the Tientsin-Peking Raliway A new Chinese village is being erected near the Race-contre, Tientsin,
The people near Soochow are offering good terms for English teachers.
A flature company, to operate to Shanghai, Complaint is made of the congested state of the Soochow creek. Shanghai. '
The Tientsio Rsca Meeting will be held on the 18th, 19th, and solk May,
has been formed in London.
An eartèquake shock was experienced st Chungking on the 14th February,
The first Volunteer paisds of the season in Shanghai was held on the 22nd ult,
Buliding is going on very rapidly in the new foreign concession at Boochow
The Shanghai A.D.C. is to produce "The School-mistress” on the 14th Instant.
$500 was the fine Imposed recently by the Mixed Court for keeping a gambling house,
Mr. J. H. J. Sussmal became Tidesurveyer and Harbour-master at Tientsin on the 17th,
Great inconvenience is caused in Shanghal by the want of sufficient wharves and godowns.
The schooner Alda made the ran from Shanghai to Portland in 26 days—ike recori.
A government bank is to do started in Wi
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The Directors of the Chartered Company are given by Providence a country whose advantages and resources, casily and cheaply developed, would at once lead to the greatest prosperity, instead of which they have been going up and dequired posts as a ducks ever stace they acquired posression of ft.
· TRADE WITH SOUTH-WEST
CHINA,
Mr. Hoi S. Hallett, whose opinion on the above subject la specially worthy of note at the prosent time, writes as follows to The Times ;—|| by ceding to the French, without our leave.
x. Chias broke the Burmsh-China Convention
2. The portions of Kiang-bang mill in the hands of China, and which return to us owing to the breach of the Chinese engagements, give path to about 11 miles of our railway routes to Siamao.
3. If we allow Chiax to keep Mang Lem and Klang-bang, the two States which were safe guarded under Article 5 of the Convention, after the has broken this article by ceding parts of Klang-hung to France, we leave them at the mercy of France, who has clearly shown that she does not respect our Conventions with China weak the chance of their falltag to French hands, and preciically make way for France to drive in a wedge of French territory between Burmah and the basin of the Yangtze, the very object that your specl·l correspondent, in his article on the Far Easters Question, has pointed on: is the ultimate aim of the French Colonial party.
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with the existing state of things. Across the liter city is written "24th March, 1864" Look
HAKONE.
Four and a half hours from Yokohama. FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATION.
Here is our very good friend Mr. Richard Heskio,
line. Let us have bla grach words. He sayı: 9-No persons, except attendants and there" Rheumatiem struck into my system. Of course we understand that he speaks after the manner of men, in charge of the ambalance bat will be allowed You know we talk of being "attacked" by this, that on board the ambulance bret without a certificate and the other complaint, as though diseases were like from a Registered Medical Practioner approved soldier or wild beats. "Doesn't make any odds," by the Board, which celicate me be in the do you say & Bog bandon, but it dry-heart ds. THE ELECTRIC LIGHT IN ALL THE form appended hereto, and presented at the For teaches us to look in the wrong direction for time of embarkation when asked for.
danger. Do you know?
10.--The substance boats on retursing to the waters of the Colony shall proceed direct to the Qoursaifne Ground, there to be dealt with ns. the Sanitary Authority may direct..
All food required for the persons on boned the ambulance boats shall be put on board when bey are at the whart receiving sick persons, Noon of the attendants or others onboard will be allowed to leave the ambulance beats while they are in the waters of the Colony withant the written permission of the Medical Officer of Health.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,
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MATLE DUE: Tacoma (Tacoma) to-morrow. English (Pekin) 3rd inst. Australian (Manmufr) 5th-last. American (China) 7th Inst. Indian (Wingsang) 7th inst, German (Sachten) 8th Inst. - American (Belgic) 15th inat, Canadian (Empress of India) 20th Inst.
g over the man towards the north, the severity of the fighting in the district of Klangyla je shown by several comments. This city is "Attacked for three months by marked: Imperialists and surrendered 17th September, 1863. Tathe south-east is the legend: "Officers buried hare," and close by #Site of the defeat 3rd March, 1864" These are characteristic
notes, and it Ta P. & D. 5. N. Co.'s steamer Fava left quotations from Gordon's tuwatisfactory to know that a document of Slogapore for this port at 6 a.m, yesterday. such personal and historical Interest has been saved from chilvion and will be carefully preserved.—North China Dally News.
4. Under the recent agreement with France as to the Mekong and Sism, Lord Salisbury hay safeguarded our projected railway routes leading from Rangoon and Moolseln to the southern THE LAST OF HEARTLESS JABEZ, frontier of Klang-hung, and it is stated on the authority of a Bangkok paper that the Bangkok- Korat Fallwar, which has been stopped abort at Kengkal, a vill ge about seventy miles north af Bangkok-"The cntract for the Gienkoy (Keng-koi).Chicogmal (2 mm6) extension is to be given to a Landon Grm, and that the effect of this will be to greatly extend British inflamce in North Stam." Thus a large part of the Burmab-Siam China Railway, with Its branch to Bangkok, is about to be completed on the lines selected by the British engineers who carried out the surveys some years ago for the King of Slam. The railway can be extended from Lakoo where it branches off to Zimm6, to the Anglo- Siamese border on the Mekone through an easy, cultivated country offering but very slight engineerig diffenities along the line selected by me in the course of my explorations in 1874, The connection of our frontler on the Mekong
THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer Empress of India left. Vancouver for this port on the goth alto.
THE Indo-China Co.'s steamship Wingrang from Calcutta and the Strelts, left Slugapore for this port at 6 p.m. yesterday.
SHIPPING RETURNS,
(PUBLIC OPINION, February 28th.]
to hear arguments upon the rule nisi obtained Justices Day, Wills, and Wrightsat on Friday for a new trial of Jabez Spencer Balfour. Counsel on behalf of the prisoner argued that bis offence was not a criminal one, being simply of obtelny: From & Dom, yesterday to 6 pm, to-day. Ing secret commissions. The Attorney-General declared that it was the most deliberate scheme of frend that was ever unmasked. Mr. Justice Day said there was abundant evidence to go to the jury in prove that the defendant fraudulently took the money from the Company of which ha was a director. The rule was discharged, and a new trial rofused.
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Shanghal Halloong
Amor, Martha ...............
Salgen. Hongkong ........................ ALAMOT. SKLORINS Canton woma Fulipo
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5. If China is to retain Klang-hoog, a distact understanding should be made with her that expression of satisfaction by Mr. Justice Wills the 26th ultimo, and had light variable winda
The Briti samhip framerate and foggy weather,
Is a British protectorate and reveris to us- as part of our dominions should Chlas at any time, by coercion or otherwise, conse to hold it..
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on the 28th eltime, and Amoy on the goth, and The Brlich steamship Hatloong left Tamas!
hed fight winds with smooth sea and dense for all the way. In Amoy the steamships Kwong-
Wenchow and Newchwang. --
[STANDARD, February 22nd.] Jaber Balfour may possibly succeed in getting with Bangkok by a railway threading Stan from passed upon him by Mr. Justic Bruce at his trial, the sentence of fourteen years' penal servinde,
north to south would certainly lead to lis branch reduced by an appeal to the prerogative of mercy line to our gesport of Moulmein being taken invested in the Crown. But he has nothing hand, and to extension of the Slamere line along to hope for from an appeal to the Courts of Law, Ermalt Simon din the bank of the Mekong to the southern border | Balfour's Counsel alluded in the course of hla | Sattuma'Mari unis of Klang-hung. This being the case, the further argument to the tendency of persons who are City of Pahing extension of the railway through Klang-hong to making secret profits to “wrap them up" in Turbo.. Sarao is of the highest importance both to the covering of some legitimate expendi India and the British nation, at large.
tare. The existence of this tendency is, man of business will beartily endorse the unhappily, only too certale, Bat evay honest
Jesterday that for practices of this kind people can-sometimer-be convicted by a Jury. The system of fillelt commission Ja ́esidog lika a developing our trade to the fand-locked westers any action that limits its ravages is something 6. The grand opportunity we have now for | Canker into the core of our business life, and half of Célos, if missed, can never be expected to be thankful for.
occur again, We have the chande and the
[DAILY NEWS, February 22nd.) fight to gala position for competing with
It may be a dificult matter to secure protac. France on evas terms for the trade of southern West Kires and upon the construction of a class from which Balleur obtained his support. Chins. If we insist upon the opening of the Hon for investors, especially for investors of the either from Rangoon vid Karesal, or from clear-headed enough to ranetrate the intri rallway, from a British seaport to Saamao, Bat the law ought to be--and, fortunately, it Moulmein vid Slam, our trade with Southern cecies of company machinery, and to palab directors who, directly or indirectly, divert the China will increase by leaps and bounds.,'.
7. Jelst pressure brought by England and money of the shareholders late their own
pockets. Fruce upon China would force her to respect The French concession at Tiantain, to in our treaty rights as folly in the southern pro- [MORKING ADVERTISER, February 2and] futuro to be lighted by electricity instead of gas. | vinces of China as they are now respected in the Secret commissions no doubt are often
A small fire in a cotton mill in Shanghal on northern and central provinces. If for no other great deal too often--taken in a manner which the amd was extinguished by automatic spilak-season than as punishment to the Government not only the criminal law, but the somewhat lax ad the two Kwangs, who have for years throfiled age prevailing in a certain class of transactions Fifteen foreign houses are in course of erection on trade by their wrongful exactions, the West regards with indifferences but here..all > at Pellaho, the new sanlarlım near, Shan-ha!- | River and lis branches should be fully opened to sible bounds had been transgressed. The fraud
kwan.
trade and freed from, barrier and Zain stations, was gross, and of a piece with many of the Shelley, Boring operations for water for the French There is no need to throw Kakang, Hang Lam, other dealings of the notorious "Ballour group." Esmeralda minnenaner Concession, Tientsin, were formally commenced. Elang-kang and other territory into the scale. Balfour will have to undergo the whole of his Changsha..... on the 16th,
If Chiss wihad to retain these, we should not. imprisonment, and if the warning of his example For Exifles were offered for sale in so in exchange datis mors Kong Wo Shaoghal on the 16th ulto, the highest prios | the permission to carry war, railway to. Sammão, for "moke" being Tin, $50,
and themes isto tke interior of Chlin,
chang under the auspicos of Chang Chih-tung.
fers.
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The Chinese steamship Furkas left Shanghai with smooth sea throughout. Thick foggy on the 28th altimo, and had light variable winds weather from Foochow to Chapel Island, and from Breaker Point to Nine Plas..
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURMI, Olaru Maru........... in Kowloon Dock. Telles namamu y Homans .......................................
hestes Centurion (ELM.S.)
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for the maker of this class of profi, ka laust no | Helena afara vie horse will be dens.
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Cosmopolita
Thirteen years ago, in the spring of 1890, whilst working in the Roman Gravel Lead Mines, Mr. Heskin took a bad cold. He got over the cold, but not or what followed It. He was feeble, without appetite, and had a deal of pain in the chest and hands and feet were cold and clammy. Frequently ride. His
eyes and skin were tinted yellow, and is he would break out into a cold perspiration, as a man does on receiving a nervous shoot caused by something fearful of horrible. He was also troubled with pain
NATURAL HOT SPRINGS.
TWO ENGLISH BILLIARD TABLES, EXCELLENT CUISINE,
S. N. YAMAGUCHI,
Proprietor
PEAK HOTEL.
OPEN ALL THE YEAR ROUND.
what medical men call sethma, at the heart and had spells of diffon't breathing-THIS commodious and well appointed
Mr. Heakin add "I was oured at last by Mother Belgel's Curativa Syrup, and without It I believe I should have been dead long ago.”
Very likely, very likely for this thief, although be may wait long for his opportunity, im't, always satisfied to run away with our comfort and our money) ha often takes life too.de]
To be Let.
TO LET,
WITH IMMEDIATE FOSSKAATON,
YOUR FURNISHED BED-ROOMS at
FOWLOON HOTEL
Apply to
NEW VICTORIA HOTEL. Hongkong, and March, 1896,
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TO LET.
"IVE-ROOMED BUNGALOW “RHEDA,"
Apply to
FRAM ROAD,
CHINA MERCHANTS'. S, N, C., No. 4, Praya West. Hongkong, 25th January, 1895,
Intimations.
LEVY HERMANOS.
AND AT
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HOTEL, situated at a height of 1,250 feet above sea-level, has just been thoroughly re-decorated, renovated and re-furnished, and a NEW WING has been buffi, which commands marolficent Views of the Harbour and mainland of China.
SPECIAL WINTER RATES, (FROM 1ST NOVEMBER TO LIFT MARCH), One person, per day .................................$3 10 $ 350 One person, per week ABUELLER One person, per month
50,00 60,00
Married couple (occupying one rooms) per
day
5.00
Married couple (occupying one rooms) per
Married couple (occupying two rooms)
per month.mum....$120 to 130.00 Extra Bed Room, per month. ....................................... 90.00 Extra Bed Rooza, per-day-to
1.50
For further particulars apply to
THE MANAGER,
New Victoria Hotel Hongkong, roth October, #E05.
Tay
MACAO.
MACAO.
THE
BOA VISTA HOTEL.
· SANITARIUM OF SOUTH CHINA. SPECIAL ATTENTION TO FAMILIES VISITING MACAO FOR CHANGE OF AIR.
FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATION.
EXCELLENT TABLE,
Forteras, de, apply to
THE MANAGER, Telegraphic Address :---" Eoavista," Macao,
[1512 Macao, 31st December, 1895.
WINDSOR HOTEL,
15
SHANGHAI, MANILA, ILOILO AND PARIS;
HONGKONG.
THIS ESTABLISHMENT, situated in the TEWELLERY,
WATCH, Tzant Building known DIAMONDS,
#CON. CHRONOMETER & CLOCKMAKERS, NAUGHT HOUSE," offers First-ciam Accous
Aho
modaison to Residents and Trayelers. GENERAL IMPORT & EXPORT......
Passenger Herator, from Entrance Hall Sq. each Floor, in charge of experienced Attendant, 10, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
Favourable Arrangements made for Families' Opposite the Telegraph Onics.
and for Monthly or Extended Periods,
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NE BOX OF CLARKE'S B 41 PILLS
ONE foto cut all discharges from
the Urinary Organs, in either sex (acquired or constitutional), Gravel and Pains in the Back. Guaranteed free from Mercury. Sold in Boxes, 48. 6d. each, by all Chemists and Patent Medi-
the The Lincoln and Midland Countles Ding Com pany, Lincoln, England,
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FOR SALE..
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PRICES VERY MODERATE.
ORDERS rupectfully solicited by the Undar- sdgood.
THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, 8: Quan's Rand Central,
I
P. BOHИ. Proprietor & Manager.
Hongkové, 3rd April, 1895," THOMAS' GRILL ROOMS, No.#, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
“HE'most Liberal, and Cholcest menu in the
FAR EAST, BREAKFAST, TIFFIN AWD DINNER
by Monthly contract, * Tenders for BANQUETS and BALL SUPPERS on application.
FICNIC and SHOOTING PARTIES Supplied on the shortest notico-A Spedality,”
För further Particulars,
Address>
THE MANAGER. Hongkong, xitk`January, 1895,/<*
VICTORIA HOTEL,
CANTON. (LATH SHAMHEN HOTEL, CANYON,)
MESSES. MADAR & FARMER have the
pleasure to inform their Patrons, Filanda and the Pabile Generally that, haring knoid the SHAMKEN HOTEL, they hava Refurnished the......... whole Establishment, had it wastly lusproved in every department, and have now RE-OPENED it under the more popular. Style of VICTORIA, HOTEL
For further Particulars, apply to the
MANAGER
NEW VICTORIA HOTEL,
Honghung
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