Today's Advertisements.
CITY HALL
WILLARD OPERA COMPANY,
To-night (Thursday), ind, The New BARMAID. To-monow (Friday), 3rd, No PERFORMANCE, Saturday, 4th. The Groat Modern Burlesque
IN TOWN.
M. PEMBERTON, WILLARD
CODDINGTON.
CAPTAIN [184
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,'
:
LIMITED
FOR FOOCHOW,
HE Steamship
THE
"KALGAN,"
Captain Dawson, will be despatched TO
MORROW, the 3rd Instant, at 4 P.M.
For Freight or Passage, sunly to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Apenis.
Hongkong, and April, - 1895,
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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, ·
LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW.
THE Company's Steamship
*FORMOSA,"
Captain Hodgins, will be despatched for the above Fort on SUNDAY, the 5th Instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co,
General Manageri... Hongkong, and April, 1896,
[στι
FOR SHANGHAI,
E Steamship
THE
"PEIYANG,"
Captain Tb. Lehmano, will be despatched for the above Port on MONDAY, the 6th Instant, A3 P.M..
For Freight or Passage, apply to
'SIRMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, and April, 1896.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SINGAPORE, SAMARANG AND SOURABAYA.
THE Steamship
[513
**SHANTUNG," Captain Frampton, will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 7th instant, at 3 P.M.
For Freight or Pustige, apply to
BUTTERFIELD, & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, and Apill, 1896.
" [371
RICKMERS REGULÁR LINE OF STEAMERS."
"FOR MARSEILLES, BREMEN" AND
HAMBURG. (Taking Cargo at through rates to RED SEA PORTS, MEDITERRANEAN and BLACK SKA PORTS.)
THE Company's Steamship
"DOROTHEA RICKMERS," Captain Paper will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 7th instant, instead "of as previously adverthed.
For Freight, apply to
"ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Cay.
Agents.
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Hongkong, and April, 1896.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND CALCUTTA.
THE Company's Steamship ·
"SUISANG,"
on WEDNESDAY, the 8th Instant, at 3 P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,
General Managers.
Hongkons, and April, 1806.
PEAK HOTEL.
OPEN ALL THE YEAR ROUND,
HIS commodious and well appointed THOTEL shared at a height of 1,250 feet abase-sea-level, has just been thoroughly re-decorated, renovated and re-furnished, and i NEW WING has been built, which commands
magnificent Views of the Harbour and mainland
of China
...
SPECIAL SUMMER RÁTES, (FROM ÁPRILIST TO OCTOBER 31ST). One Perron, per day......... 4 One person, par mast....$75 10 -95.00 Married suvila occurring one them) për
day
7,50 Marler couple (occupying ore room) per
month
150.00
New Victoria Hotel
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1896.
Intimations.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
AND
WINES
SPIRIT S.
best growths at MODERATÉ PRICES.- "
PRICE LISTS,
To send them
tent him The "troops could have been
We must say that we look upon it as a ready in barracka and turned out in Bfteen thoroughly Inane proceeding on the part minutes after it was known that the great of the Government to send Mr. and Mrs. man would land, without exposing them to Giptay, whose children have been attacked the ridicule of the mob. It was unavold- by the plague, to the Government Villas at able that timin should be cooked and the Peak. That they should be removed guests invited, but the public display, from their house is of course unavoidable. the military parade, the march home, but a marriage-boat. at Stonecutters' infecta, might surely have been dispensed Island could have been made thoroughly with until there was some certainty that comfortable for them. the Ambassador would come on shors. to any place on the Peak is to LI HUNG-CHANG had very much to com-run the risk-It may ba A very plain of. He was here as a Special small one, but it is a risk-of carry- Ambassador from the Emperor of China ing the infection to a district hitherto to the Tax of Russia. An Ambassador, altogether free from it. We do not think unlike a Minister Plenipotentiary or Envoy Peak residents and owners of valuable Extraordinary, is recognised and saluted property there will feel inclined to thank as such in every country through which the Government for its action. he passes, and not merely in the country to which he is accredited. Lr Hund CHANG, although he entered this harbour with his flag flying at the main mast-head of the French mail steamer Ernest Simon, was not saluted on his arrival. When a
We understand that there have been meetings of the Executive Council and of the Sanitary Board to-day in connection with the increase in the number of plague cases. The Executive Government had
elected and appointed members It has lost, and leave the whole duty and responsibl lity of fighting the epidemic where the law lays It on the Board, and on the Board alone
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
WILLARD's Opera Company last night pre- sented "An Artist's Model" to another good honre.
Mr. Sheridan and Miss Whiteford scored tremendously in the "Farewell Walls" and Miss Whiteford and Mr. Schubert got doable excore for thele capital rendering of The spider and the fly." To-night "The New Barmaid" will be presented, and on Saturday In Town" is sure, as it and the marked ability of the artistes deserve, to draw like one of Dr. Hartigan's very own parous pinatorn, THIS morning at 4.30, Sikh Police Sergeant Sakak Slogb, No. 518, while on patral duty, shot himself through the heart with his revolver, on the road running up Glacesfy Gully. The report of the revolver attracted the attention of Chloese P.C. 136, who on reaching the spot found | the unfortunate man practically dead. Word was quickly sent to the Central Statles, an ambulance sent out and the body brought to the Station, and taken thence to the Mortuary. An Inquest will be held at an early date, when some light will
to be a very mysterious affair. Tax many friends and well-wishers of Mr. Joha Andrew will be glad to hear that be returned to the Colony by the Fatihan this morning, in good health and apparently fairly satisfied with the result of his historical trip to Wachew fs. Mr. Andrew's officia! business connected with the wholly Illegal Interference with his business by the Viceroy of the Liang Khang and his obsequious attollies at Wachew has not yet been completely settlač, Ho way graciously permitted to sell his goodaafter several weeks' delay, and for this small, mercy in doubt. less very thankful to His Gracious the Viceroy.
oni
DECORATIONS FOR PLAGUE WORKERS.
As has been stated la these coldmans on several calond, much extra work has been thrown on. be Palice by the measures which have been taken this year to cope with the threatened epidemic of Black Pingue. Every case`disi covered has to be visited by an Inspector, the Inmates detained, their clothing disinfected, and elihertaken to the magilage-boats ortatbesteamer for Canton. All there operations are carried under the superintendence of the Police. This It additional to the
the regular police duties, which are carried on as usual. Acting Captala Superintendent of Police Mr. W.C. H. Hastings, on the eve of thing from that parition to under- taka the dailer of Pollos. Magistralę, reported theso facts to his Excellency the Gaversor. "
who on the first of the corrent month noted his appre cfallon of these extra services by presenting Medals of Merit of the third class to Inspectors Kerap fourth class to Inspectors Duncan and Acilog and Baker and Sergeant T. Moffit, and of the Inspectors Hannah and Witchell. Acting Chled Inspector Mackie and Inspector Hinson, of the Water Police, who are already to possession of In the following letter:-
Government House,
1st April, 1896. brought to my notice your arduous work already The Acting Superintendent of Police having performed, and will beleg performed by you. | beyond your ordinary pelice duties
of the recent outbreak of baboalc plague, it is my connection with measures for the suppression." plassant duty to convoy to you the expression of my gratification at the zeal and energy which you have displayed and are displaying' in fartherance of the public health and welfare,
ALL these are selected by our Landon House bought direct at first hand, imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all inter-salute was fired it was one of fifteen guns better restore to the Sanitary Board the doubtless be thrown on what at present appears first class medals, had their services recognised mediate profits, and enabling us to supply ile and not mineteen. He will be very differently received in Salgon, and will not fall to make a comparison unfavourable to England and to England's Crown Colonies. It is a pity such a mess was made of the business. It does not speak well for the knowledge or tact or experience of our Governor; but the worst of it is the effect it must inevitably produce on the Chinese mind. To them It will appear that the Government has been snubbed, and severely snubbed, by the great Chinese Viceroy, who would not condescend to accept our proffered hos pitality or inspect the soldiers so zea: lously paraded for him. We are not authorities. The whole blame must rest throwing any blame on the military between the Governor, bis-Colonial Secretary, and the Consul-General at
with Full Detalls, to be had on Application. PORT after setoval should be rented a months
before use.
When required för drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being sent out. SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superlər "Vintages.' All are true Xeres Wines. -
NOTES and commenTS.
CLARET.-Our Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are not artficially made from ralaios and corrents | Shangħal, as is generally the case with Cheap Wines.
BRANDY.—All our Brandy is guaranteed in be pars Cognac, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vlotage.
WHISKY.-All our Wbliky is al excellent quality and of greater age than most brands to the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY marked "E" ir universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connoisseurs to be superior to any other brand is the Hongkong market.
MATABSLELAND.
LONDON, March 31st.. The position at Bulawayo is serious and a general rising of the natives of Matabeleland is feared. The communications southward are threatened. The defenders of Bulawayo are short of arms and have only a month's supply of provisions. The Malabeles are well supplied with arms.
EGYPT AND THE SOUDAN.. The Dervishes are preparing to resist the advance of the Egyptian troops.
FRANCE,
M. Berthalat (Minister for Foreign Affairs) has resigned and has been succeeded by H. Bourgeois.
THE FRANCO-RUSSIAN ENTENTE. M. Pourgeois speaking in the Seeste wald that the agreement between Russia and France was Dever more complete or more cordial, and that Russia firmly supported France on the Egyptian Question
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
MACAO NOTES.
(Signed) WILLIAM ROBINSON,
Governor.
-CANTON NOTES.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT)
CANTON, Apill ast;
A couple of dayango, while the Tartar General (FROM OUR CORRISPONDENT.)
was strolling, fs cog, along the streets near the MACAO, 29th March.
North Gate be observed some coollon currylag very heavy boxes, and thinking there was ".... Last Tuesday being the second anniversary
#something in the wind" ha halled half-«-doxen of the day on which bis Excellency Senhor soldiers who were following him. As soon as Hosta E Costs, the Governor of Macro, took the braves came up he caused them to stop the charge of the affairs of this Colony, there was coolies. At first, they realated, bat ultimately reception at the Governement House, and the chiels of Departments presented his Excellency opened and found to contain bomb-shells, rides, van away. The boxes, 15 in namber, were with sufiable addresses. Many civilians and others not connected with the Government also revolver, dynamite, and shells charged with dynamite and four. These dangerous explo availed themselves of the opportually to siva, lunded from some river boats, are now in tender his Excellency their congratulations the local arsenal. It is reported that the shells upra the endaently satisfactory and pilotic were of European manufacture and bad fries way in which he has administered the
attached, while the revolvers are of the well Colony. Last year, when the Black Plague knews Colt's self-extracting pattere, a few only claimed so many of the inhabitants of your being cheap Americas "Boll Dogs" of as bore, Colony, as well si of Canton and neighbouring
There was great excitement in the city a villages, though Macro was in constant couple of days ago when placards were commonlestion with these places, the saltsy posted offering rewards for foreigners' kendo and precautions adopted and approved by the
For the head of one foreigner fa plundered fatal disease "from spreading to Macso, the Cosider Service :æ-reward of Tls. 1,500 yet it must be admilled were crowned with is offered. A big reward is also offered for the complete success, checking the progress at firat Tatar will be pick up game of hockey on and latterly even eradicating the plague alto-ad of a foreign resident of the Shameen.
The boat (feating) popolation is greatly Saturday, the 4th laat, at Happy Valley, cam-gether. After Asiatic cholers broke out here Incensed with the Government for agreeing to mencing at 4-45 p.m.
about two years ago, and when this terrible the new regulations re licenses and fixed epidemic had been successfully grappled with, the posiifoss, clear of the Canal, for certain classes Metropolian Government, on the representation of hosts, and if a febrilian breaks-oal this section cassed the resurapilon of the Horta de Volane, of the population is pretty certain to "chip la "
with the rebels. hitherto one of the worst and filthiest localities, which had long been the breeding ground of This is now changed lata
I
EIGHT cases of plague to-day, *** Ag to-morrow is Good Filday and x Back Holiday the next number of The Hongkong
instant, at the usual hour.
If public opinion in French Indo- China can be gauged by the recent utterances of I Courrier da Saigon and L'Independance Tonkinaire there can be little doubt that the Anglo- French Agreement, determining the boundaries of Slam In the Upper Mekong region, has fallen like a thunderbold out a clear sky into the midst of our Gallic neighbours, who were, It appears, as little prepared for such a just and reason. We only guarantee our WINES and SPIRITS able settlement of the delicate questions to be geaalaa when bought direct from us in at issue as were their armies a few years | Telegraph will be inued on Saturday, the uth Governor, though not preventing this terribly notifying that the Shameen would soon be the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the ago to pulverize the hosts of the famous leader of the ever-victorious (until they Coast Ports.
found the Japanese within striking distance of them the other day!) Black Flags, Everything was going on so nicely, from the French point of review, the Upper Mekong and in the Cambodian regions, and the appropriation of yet another slice of Slam so distinctly within the bounds of possibility that the elegraph settlement arrived at by Lord SALISBURY, whereby the autonomy of Slam is better safeguarded than heretofore, and France is pledged to respect the independence of the Kingdom, at once sounded, as it were, the death-knell to various pretty schemes of territorial aggrandizement involving, probably, the extension of the southern frontiers of French Indo-China to the Gulf
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 10th January, 1866.`
The Hongkong Telegraph
Britain
within
at
Mrs. Joszrns and her two children, resident No. 17 Gage Street, were to-day removed to the Hospital, suffering from Babanic Plagus. Naws was received yesterday that iba steamer refr has been floated, and was at Holhow, presumably uninjured. She is expected here tonight or to-morrow morning,
Tar half yourly communication of the District Grand Lodge of the Eastern Archipelago has been fixed by the R. W. D. G. M., Sir Charles Mitchell, for Friday, May 15ib.
THE fourteenth Prise Meeting of the Hongkong Rifle Association commences at Kowloon to-morrow, and will be continued on Saturday and Easter Monday. An elaborate programme has been prepared, and a very successful meeting may be regarded as a certainty provided the weather holds fine.
Clande
of the local Governor, Senker Horta e
Some soldiers lately returned from the north and are said to bava brought with them ong Gailing. and one Maxim gun'and several torpedoes. Thế
all kinds of diversoch la dua time will be authorities have got wind of this, but have not
large open square, wh provided with houses suitable for the secomada- ilon of the poorer classes.
Up to
dee
the Government
Their
yet been able to discover the whereabouts of the Bulo pop-guns.
It is reported, and I believe it to be true, for it doing great injury to the trade of Fatahan. They Le certainly probable enough, thai pirates are
employees have suffered great hardships due
to quite recently chief to the appreciation of gold and the
are said to be classmen of the men who were to depreciation of the "Merry Mexican pay was then reckoned at 8go rels to the dolar, whereas it is now reckoned at 620 ago and will serve under the rebeling as soon as lead the reballion which miscarried a few weeks reis. The amelioration of their lot was entirely
unfurled and the war-cry death or glory off repeated to the
representations resounds tasoughout the province of Kwangtung, The opening of the National Lyceum wa also chiefly due to the interest which blended up siver for target practica and while thus Excellency has shown in the wellate and employed sent one of their number into x small prosperity of this Colony. The Mechanical ret magazine for ammunition. The man, it | fs said, let a spark from his pipe drop smong School about to be opened and the Primary the explosives, and the whole magazine exploded, School advocate, under whose caro and in whore for gizis, found in his Excellency a strong hands measured conducive to the prosperity and welfare of the Colony always find a sincere and staunch supporter. During the iwo yous in which this Colony has been administered by the present Governer few, if any, can say he has not done bis duty bonestly, conscientiously and patriotically,
His deep thought and wide experience have gone a long of os, way towards making ble rufa, a blessing to all
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adsen of the pirates and wounding others. The rest of course decamped. moment there may be a serious ontbreak.
Things are very unsalted here, and at any
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
MINUTES.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1896,
THE GUBERNATORIAL FIASCO,
On Tuesday morning last, the whole garrison of Hongkong was in commotion, All officers-regimental, departmental and of Slam and the Menam River, thus Tax Rila Brigade Battalion Sports will take Captain Galiw..thy, will be despatched as aboy-staff-were rushing about in their very best | bringing the military outposts of a possi- place at Happy Valley on the 11th instant, and made by the Governor on their behalf. | low days ago one of these bands of pirates
gold-lace uniforms, swords, and cocked ble, If not actually probable, enemy of the Company Sports on the 9th and roth insk, hats and all that makes a man look grand. | Great
+ very few Guards of honour were paraded in full days' march of Rangoon, In a word, commencing an 110 mm. The programme will dress, inspected and marched off; one to the Agreement has, judging by the vigorous appear in our next isso. [615 the landing place, another to Government denundations of Le Courrier, completely The Pinang Gaveide bears that no fewer than House. The roads were lined with troops wrecked one of the prettiest chalau et four members of the Civil Service have sent as though ready for a royal procession: Espagne that even the elastic Imaginations home petitions to the Secretary of State for The Asiatic Artillery stood the guns of grasping French diplomatists of the the Colonies for a redress of grievances in In the saluting battery; everybody and Pavia type ever pictured for the special everything, civil and military, was ready delectation of the most insatiable, albeit pect to their having been passed over in and prepared for a great and solemn lamentably unsuccessful, advocates of appointments, function of some kind. But alasi nothing colonial expansion. Nothing but disas came of it, nothing was done. The guns ter is, we read, to be looked for
A meeting of the Legislative Council was were abandoned, the guards of honour as the direct result of the Anglo-
held this afternoon. There were present were withdrawn, the troops marched French settlement, and we are told that
His Excellency the Governor, Sir William into barracks and dismissed.
Robinson, F.C.M.G., (President); Hon. J. H. The from silent detestation the late check to
Owing to his perseverance, a return of the old Stewart Lockhart (Colonial Secretary), Han, H. officers wended their way disconsolately French diplomacy has encouraged the
commercial prosperity, Day,
the E. Pollock (Acting Attorney General), Hon. F. to their houses, using, many of them, Siamese to proceed to open contempt, and
renaissance of a long continued commercial A. Cooper (Director of Pubile Works), Capt. W. language by no means too strong for the that there is visible everywhere "the mock-
intercourse with other nations may now be C.H. Hastings, R.N., (Acting Captain Superio occasion. And why was all this hurry, ing, hypocritical smile when the French THE New British Minister, Sir
looked for, and there is a possibility that Macao tendest of Police), Han. A. M. Thomson (Acting confusion, and expense? Why were the Minister resident at Bangkok appears MacDonald, will arrive here by the P. & O, may once spatu be the site of agencies such as Colonial Treasurer), Hon, R. M, Rumsey, R.N. were establish here about two decades ago. (Harbour Master); the Hon. C. P. Chater, Hoo. soldiers needlessly harrassed and exposed bashfully at some public function," It is mall llaer Pekin, which is due to-morrow morn-
On the whole the community of Macso have T. H. Whitehead, Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving, Hon. to the open contempt and laughter of the boldly asserted that French diplomacy has lag. It la probable that his Excellency will be every cause to congratulate his Excellency theE. R. Balillos, C.M.G., and Hon. Dr. Ho Kal, Married couple (occupying two rooms) Chinese, and to the scarcely concealed received serious check by the entertained at iiffin to-morrow by the Commlites Governor upon the wise, energetic and patriotic mofficial members, and Mr. F.- I. «Badeley, v
per monthies cor Extra Bed Room, per month $40 to $0.00 our midst?
*MYSIMA 170,00
aneers of many of the foreigners living in Agreement. We are told, too, that the of the local branch of the China Association. way in which he has governed Macao during Acting Clerk of Councils.
Why? Because of the presence of French gunboats in the
the past two years. For further particulács, apply to
Inexperience and want of common sense Menam is necessary for the safety of INSPECTORS Stanton and Quincey, and Sergeants To celebrate the approaching departure of **** "The minutes of the last meeting were ̈read THE MANAGER,
and common energy of our Government, French residents of Bangkok and that the Holt and McIvor this morning succeeded in Dr. Marques d'Oliveira the ex-judge of Macas, and confirmed. and not, as the Daily Press of this morning King of Slam is so insufferably conceited arresting two desperate characters who are
who has been promoted to the Judgeship of the
FINANCIAL MINUTE, Hourkong, 2nd April, ̧#146, -
[#7 would have it (under Inspiration) as to have asserted "après mai la fin du badly "wanted" by the Canton authorities, who province of Mozambique, his numerous friends
The Coloniii Treasurer inid before the Connell through the fault of Li HunG-ORANG, monde," Though our French contem-all go that they are guilty of a cold-blooded at the Gigh, on Wednesday Last. The learned Mr. BEAUCLEZE's letter of the aand porary is doubtless guilty of pulling murder and a mont.daring esibery committed to and popular jodge is well deserving of this slight February, asking, the Governor to pay the fổng, lươn,“ you lis uticranoon are the provincial capital recently, The men token of esteem, the public manifestation of to the Chinese Ambassador to Russia to 2 certain extent worthy of noto showed fight on being surrounded, but ware
which has been a great pleasure to his friends, all proper courtesy and respect was as showing that in certain quarters accused without any harm being done,
Dinner over, dancing was begun and kept up illi in the Colony for some days before the there was no desire to arrive at an
the wee sms' hours of the morn Dr. Oliveira Unofficial Members were communicated amicable and just settlement of the Buffer THE report of the proceedlogs at the meeting of years, having Erst come to this outlying calony has been living in Mads for the last fourteen with and Li had been nearly a week In State difficulty and that Lord SALISHURY'S the Legislative Council this afternoon, especially as Chinese magistrate. His great experience Shanghal. What had the Unofficial tact and skill in arranging with the French in so far as they rafer to the refusal of the and profound knowledge" of "law and the Members of the Legislative Council to do Government the details of the Convention Government to comply with the Hon. T. H. Impartial way in which he administered with the question of how the Queen's has, for some years at least, checkmated Whitehead's request for the production of all ment soon made it plain that the magistrate in the years 1897 and 1898.
από bis Representative here was to receive or those who unquestionably covet their the papers relating to the proposed reconstitution though severe in coddesssing the guilty, need The Colonial Secretary dald with reference
iamlablily, and high degree Justi entertain an Ambassador? It was not a neighbour's land, oxen, granarles and of the Sanitary Board, should be read carefully not be rade and haughty boor On the to the forestry disbursemesis for 1897-1808, 1 question affecting the community. When vast teak forests, and, in fact, almost all that by all who take an Intelligent Interest in what is contrary, he has shown that one way fastly be have the honour to more that in considers. a programme was submitted by Mr. is Siamese. So far, then, so good; but what going on around them and who are denied, in CHATER and a telegram was sent to about Chantaboon? It is still cocupled by this greatly over-governed colony, the constiin-mous in declaring they were well treated even
esteemed even by the lawyers and by those who tion of the statement, the Council sesolve that it have lost cases
ses In Court, all being-asal is expedient to expend the
the amount, Shanghai with an invitation, a conditional the French, although Justification therefor
Agreed to acceptance by the Ambassador was held If not absolutely non-existent is at least tional rights and privileges of their fellow- In the witness-bar. The Home Government
QUESTIONS ta hand and nothing done either to very difficult of comprehension.
The countrymen in the Australian colonies and is 4000 saw 100 to promote this heart that at the sest mesting of the Consol I will make (Hồn, T. H; Whitehead --I beg to give notice comply with the condition therein or get an recent crisis in Battambong, which may the Mother Country. uuconditional acceptance or refusal until it or may not have had its origin in French was too late. Singapore was wired 10, but Intrigues, will, possibly, not increase the after a delay of three days. Before prospects of an early and peaceful evacua- that date Li HUNG-CHANG had written ilon of this important strategle point on- by his Secretary, Mr. Von G1ör, to the the Gulf of Slam. As far as we can gather. DAKIN, CRUICKSHANZ & Co's: WATERS are Consal-General at Shanghat distinctly the French have no more justification at declining to land on account of the plague the present time for "occupying" Chanta. made under the constant supervision of a duly here and the risk of detention and delay at boon than would the Siamese have for Government Offices, Local Banks and Insurance and befitlag promotion. quaillied English Chemist and will bear comapa Saigon and Singapore in quarantine. fanding an armed force at Haiphong or ring with the best English Manufactures.
purport must have been wired here, by Sir of these French ports, assuming, for the sen What became of that letter? Surely Ita Saigon and coolly annexing one or both NICHOLAS HANNEN. In any case, why were | sake of argument, that the Slamero daval the troops turned out and in position to and military forces are capable of accom receive and do honour to a man who had piishing taak of auch stupendous 1417 | never definirely nocepted the Invitation | magnitude.
Entimations.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG.
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SIMPLE
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NGER
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SARSAPARILLA
RASPBERRYADE, &c
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other Large Consumer,
day complaints should be addressed to the Manager. Bonghour, grd May, 28gs.
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Good Friday,
MEMORANDA,
FRIDAY, 3rd April.
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and
Finance Minute No. 2, which was referred to the Finteco Committed.
SANITARY BYE-LAW, The Colonial Secretary Jaid upon the table a Bye-law made by the Sanitary Board, which was confirmed.
REPORTE.
The Colonial Secretary laid befoes the Council the following :-****
Statement of Water Accout for the year 1895, Financial returns for the year 1895. ...
·
Statement of disbursements for forentay works
on the bench of higher learned Doctor has won for himself the
the following questions per ti wide reputation, and - the admiration and 1994 WARREN CATTLE DISEASE. respect of all who have had anything to do Has the attention of the Government "bean - THURSDAY,—-zad April,
with him, whether 9.10 p.m.--Willard Opera Co's performance at departure of Dr. Oliveira is much regretted by retk ulio, of the lusanitary state of things dedag officially or privately. The directed to the account in the Daily Press of the City Hall.
the numerous friends be leaves behind, who, the recent fatal disease amongst the caitle sa however loathe to part with him, cannot bus Pokfulam, and will the Government obtain from congratulate his Lordship on his well merited tho Sanliury Board and the Government depa:t- Jenny Imants concerned, and lay upon the table, a Priss Meeting of the fRifle Association Cem. there is no foundation for the rumour that a few pestilen of matters from day to day, as well Macao continues to be galte healthy and complete and detailed statement of the actual Chinese have died of the plague, What is to be as a copy of the correspondence between the regretted is the large number of passengers, daily Government and the Dairy Farm Co., Ltd. arriving by the river boats, especially from together with the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon's Hongkong. Though they in subj«died, to reports for 1889 and 1889, sise the report by who knews ERAS & GAME: OT LED si plague in medical inspection before being allowed to land, the Hoo, the Surveyor General, the Hon. Os Chadwick, and Mr. Ladday raterred to in his May insuheten may not pass usehvorvel
'suport dated rath -] saudary) 1991 F
offices close.
mences to-day.
SATURDAY-4th April. Entries for the Shanghat Spring Races clone,
10 pWised Opera Co.'s performance at 9 p.m.--Convocation of Victoria Chapter.
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