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To-day's

Advertisements.

THEATRE

ROYAL,

CITY HALL.

TO-NIGHT!

AND

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1896.

Co-day's Advertisements.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SHANGHAI. "HE Company's Steamship

"PAKKOI,"

THE TO-NIGHT!

GRAND SMOKING CONCERT Captain Stott, will be despatched as above on

MONDAY, the 31st instant, at 3 PM. For Freight or Passage, apply to.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT,

(Under the auspicer, and with the klad assistance of some of Hongkong's Leading

Amateurs).

POPULAR PRICES!

POPULAR PRICES !! POPULAR PRICKS !!!!

LOOK OUT FOR THE AMERICAN

BUSTLER,

FRANK BURTON.

Hongkong, 29th August, 1996,

Сизво

THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,

FOR MANILA (DIRECT). “HE Company's Steamship

"ZAFIRO,"

THE

Captain Cobban, will be despatched for the ALL ARE INVITED TO WHAT WILL BE above Port on MONDAY, the 31st instant, at

∙A CAPITAL NIGHT'S FUN.

PROGRAMME:-

PART 1.

1.-Overture..(Plano).......................Mr. Nat. Ruchwaldy. -Soog......Selected Mr. R. F. Lammert

f

"The Cortain

3 Song drops, the Mr. Payce.

act is done." }

"Still Fi

Song. Whiskers - Me, R. Lang,

Grew."

5.-Dance.

6.-Lecture...<

7.-Song.

Top-boot Messrs Plaching

Dance.

and Newman. ("Hustling) Around the World." ("A Little)

of the World

and its

Way"

>Frank Barton.

P.M

This Steamer has Superior Accommodation for Passengers.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

General Managers. Hongkong, 29th August, 1896.

Intimations.

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DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG

AERATED WATERS,

'IMPLE AERATED WATER,

Mr. C. T. Robinson, SIMP

INTERVAL OF 15 MINUTES.

PART II.

1. Planoforte Selection ...Mr. N. Ruchwaldy, z-Dialects Take of.........The Hantler. 3-Song......" Down Our Street Mr. R. Lang. 4.-Dance. Stalu Payce and Newman.

(Messrs "Pinching,

"Ups and Downs of i 5-Sopgung a Lovedno )Mr. C. T. Robinson.

Lump-1 Lighter"

"Only &

6-Song....... Year Mr. A. Headley.

*.-Song......<

Agc" ("Stand-

I log on the

Corner: didn't медиапу harn with my baby,"

The Hastler.

ACCOMPANISTS Moysis Nat, Ruchwaldy, A. T. Farr and Pte. Gibbons, R.E.

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Popular Prices :-

Dress Circle...

Stalla

♣鱼 ***

...$2.00

1.00

L

... a50

Back Seats

-Doors Opened at 8.30 PM,

Smiling Commences at 9PM., Sharp,

BOX OFFICE at Messrs. W. ROBINSON & Co.

FRANK BURTON,

The American Hustler, Manager.

Hongkong, 29th August, 1896..

LAST DAY!

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THE MANAGER begs to inform the Public and those who have not as yet xvilled

themselves of the opportunity of VISITING

and RIDING on the AMERICAN STEAM

RIDING GALLERY that this fa}positively tha Last Week in Hongkong. Good Music, &c.

CHILDREN HALF-PRICE. Hongkong, 29th August, 1896,

{raga

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUL THE Company's Steamakip

י

"HAILOONG,"

Captain Davis, will be despatched for the above Forts on TUESDAY, the rat September, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.. General Managers. Hongkong, 29th August, 1896.

"MOGUL LINE OF STEAMERS.

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SODA

INGER ALE.

WATER.

LEMONADE.

SARSAPARILLA.

RASPBERRYADE JAC.

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

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MESTES and other Large Consumers.

Hongkong, ad May, 1805-

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DEATHS..

At "Devonis," Hongkong, on the 18th August, EDITH SARA SHELTON, the dearly beloved daughter of A. Shelton and Sarah Hooper ; aged 5 years.

At Karnizawa, Japan, on 17th instant, CoRa AUGUSTA, the wife of Professor Gairat Droppers. At Clausen's Hotel, Yokohama, as the "roth loslant, C. E. SCHWEVER, Reporter of the Fadan | Daily Advertiser, a Bailes of New York City, U.S.A., aged 28 years,

The Hongkong

Telegraph

HONGKONG, Saturday, AugUST 29, 1896,

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S MESSAGES. THE CRISIS AT ZANZIBAR.

LONDON, August 26th. Her Majesty's ships St. George and Racoon have arrived at Zansibar and have landed ago men. The ships' guns command the palace, Sald Kalid's 'force numbers 2,500 well armed

men.

An ultimatum to Said Kelld damaads his sur. render by the morning, falling which the palace will be bombarded.

BRITISH BLUE-JACKETS CARRY ALL BEFORE THEM.

LONDON, August 27th. The Palace at Zanzibar has been bombarded and reduced to ruize. Sald Kalld has fied. Hamend, a cousin of the late Sultan, has been placed on the throne.

RIOTS IN CONSTANTINOPLE.

LONDON, August 17th, Forty Armenians seised the Ottoman Bank fa Constantinople, killing the guards. Rioting in other quarters of the city occurred simultane ously. Many lives were lost and the shops

sacked.

·H.M.S. Dryad has left Therapia for Constan. tinople, and the French and Italian guardships

will follow.

(From L'Avenir du Tonkin.) THE TSAR'S TOUR.

PARIS, August 17th. The Tsar will arrive at Cherbourg on the 5th October,

SMOKING concert sod variety oqiertalument at the Theatre Royal to-night, commencing at 9 o'clock. Vide adør.

MR. Valentine Chito), specļal correspondent of the Times, arrived at Yokohama from Van

couver on the 17th fast,

A uxxzino of shareholders in the Balmoral Gold Bioleg Company will be held at noon on Tuesday, the rst proxima.

THE Mission steam-launch Day Spring' will | À NGYRL spectacle was witnessed on the 24th cailalongside any vessel hoisting the answering pennant, between 9 and 10.30 am, on Sunday, to convey men ashore to the 11 o'clock service, returning about 12.30 p.m.

Dvaro the debate la the House of Commons on the 17th ulilma on the motion for the recaud roadlog of the Uganda Railway Bil, Hoo. G. N. Corzon, the Under Secretary for Foreign Affaire, replying to the critickms passed on the measure ONLY Eg in the cooler part of this office to-day! by Mr. Labouchere, sald one thing was certain Queen's Road has been like a fiery farmaco all and that was that if Great Britain did not bulid day. Paskatis, lee, and chimposing all the goa callway from the coast to Laks Victoria Nyanza, It has been decided to institute a fottery of Germany would certainly embark on that enter about £2,600,000 in connection with the Interprise and reap the commercial benefits which national Exhibition to be held in Paris in the would accrue from it, year 1900,

ENTRIES for the Shanghai autumn race-meeting (and, 313, and 4th November) close to the Secretary of the Shanghai Race Club at 4 p.m. on Saturday, the 3rd October.

We have to acknowledge' receipt, with thanks, of the Customer Gazette for the quarter endlog 30th June. This work is carefully compiled, is full of useful Information, and is printed and boond to a manner that reflects the greatest credit on all concerned in its production. THEN, C. Daily News understand that Mess. Fergusson & Co. have official knowledge that fall compensation will be made them for the loss of their foreshore rights. It mentioned some days ago that Sir Claude MacDonald bad made this stipulation with the Trungli Yamès. Ir in reported that a M. L. Griff has been appointed Editor-in-Chiet of Courrier d'Hof- phong, and that he has demanded of M. Layriaze, ton of statements made in an article published Manager of Echo du Temkin, elther the retrace on the 15th instant de satisfaction par les armes. Boy'l Platols and coffee for two!!

Ar the Magistracy this morning, before Comdr. W. C. H. Hastings, Acting Folice Magistrate, Gregonta Legoris, barber, was charged by Domingo Remontat with stealing Ltd from his parse. Mr. Reece appeared for défeddant and Mr. Bowley for the prosecutor. The case stands remanded till Wednesday, the and proximo. IN ble Share List issued at acon to-day Mr Erich Georg writesse Hongkong and Whampoa Dock shares "The market closes very firm with sales at 186 per cent premium for cast, and there are no vellers under that rate. The steamer Goalie, which has been those in the Straits of Shimonoseki, has been undergolog temporary repairs in Nagasaki, and is expected. here for no extensive overhaul, I also bear that. several Japanese siramers are coming here for The Prince of Naples is engaged to Princess repair, the docks in Japan belag fully employed Helene of Montenegro.

* FRANCE INVINCIBLE Į

PARIS, August 17th. M. Méline, at a banquet at Remiremont, said that France united is absolutely invincible. He added that the visit of the Tuar |would result in the union between France and Russia betog cemented.

ENGAGED.

PARIS, August 2815.

(From Japanese Papers) THE N. Y. K. AUSTRALIAN LINE.

TOKIO, August 18th. Preparations for opening the Australian line Any complaints should be addressed to the of the Nippon Yusen Kalsha have been cam- pleted, and the service will be commenced in Manager

October with the Kinsku-maru.

THE CABINET CRISIS.

TOKIO, August 20th. Viscount Watanabe, Minister for Finance, will, not reconsider, ander any circumstances, his decision to resign bis afice. This will seriously Impede the compliation of the Budget for next Cabinet as the Minister for Finance has become more urgent than ever.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.

ESTABLISHED ́A.D. 1841;'

MANUFACTURERS

OF

AERATED

and unable to sccommodate them."

THUS the Foochow Echo of aand August re "Conference" rates :-The rates of freight demanded and, unfortunately, obtained here by that leech-like combination commonly known as "The London Homeward Conference," are considered monstrous when compared with those which the same clique accepts willingly or anwillingly does not alter the position--from Ceylan, To demonstrate the point most clearly the following figures, culled from recent and reliable sources, are given Benledi and Glex-

July, on the Queen's Parade at Aldershot, when bled with their machines at the levitation of the more than five hundred military cyclists assem- Dake of Connaught. The spectators included the Dachers of Connaught and Princesses Mar- garet and Victoria Patricis, Sir Arthur, Lady, and the Mlises Mickworth, Men, and the Misses Talbot Coke, Mrs. Hippisler, Colonel and Mrs. Douglas, Mix, Jessop, M x. Laluson, and many lady cyclists. The parade was called to ascer tals the number of cyclists avaliable toy field. represented. The Duke of Connaught mede service, and every corps, in the district was

brief inspection, and then, mounting bis machine, led off the cyclists for a run through stoned by the precession as it passed_towards the camps. Considerable excitement was occa

all Saints' Choich, where the riders dispersed and returned to quarters,

TRE DEVELOPMENT OF BRITISH NORTH BORNEO,

On the 24th ultimo the Chevaller and Mme. de Kontakt were officially received by the Mayor at the Town-ball, Sydney. Attheclonsofthe reception M. Wiegand entertained the distinguished artlits with an impromptu organ recital, playing Bach's

PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE, Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Jules Green's

The best way of developing the resources and Communion in F. and an improvisation of national songs, with variations, to enable the capabilities of a fertile bat forest-clad and manifold resources of the Instrument to be heard sparsely populated country like British North to advantage. The Chevaller expressed the Borneo is a question to which a good deal of opinion that he had no recollection throughout attention was given when the Chartered Com- bis whole career of having heard a finer organ. pany of British North Borneo was first niørted, During the afternoon the veteran planlat and

and various plans were suggested and theories composer attended the complimentary band per.atred, but with slightly beneficial, and mostly formance given in Hyde Park, under the direction disastrous results. of Brigade Bandmuster Hutchinson. THE Royal Engineers Variety Club will give another of their popular variety entertainments this evening, and on Tuesday, the 1st proximo, in their bijou theatre, Wellington Barracks, commencing at 8 pm, each evening. The following is the programme :—

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PART I.

Overtura... Washington Post March * Orchestra

■ Song Dear old Chums...Sapper Chivers, RK Racketty Ciste. Hom, MAC ........ Brother Maloney..............Sapper Regen, RK The Midshipman Sapper Underwood RE * his of Surlag. Pra. Lalyan, MC Song and Data

Pts. Lever, ORC &Song It must have been the lobater Tapper Coventry, RK Our Diva.Sapper Tools, RE

PART II. Grave........Tit-for-Tat Schottischá................, Oreb estra Ir Song..We stand by old England. Pro. Hem, MRC Kannen erhaps, perhapa not Japper Rogany, RE 43 mLow'lim Zian; fost'im')....Pts. Malyan, M50 14 The dear old bems. Eapper Chivers, RE Sing and Danco.....Pie Laver, 015 ZongStarm Flend...Sapper. Ftalaton, RE Carris Gray. Rapper Coventry, RE 193 Parted! Sappar Underwood, R 14 Conjuring up to date.... Sapper Skorny, RE

PART III.

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Concluding with a Laughable Sketch, in ene Act, to Overture......" Feliotropo Malty,“..........Orchesten,

entitled

In 1890 Mr. W. B. Pryer, then Senior Pré-

ident la the Company's service, who had very little faith in most of the methods, the

to the then Governor (the Hon. C. V. Creagh, C. localities selected, and the cultivations then tried, made very strong représentations on the subject M.G) and, with his approval and sid, went to

London to put his views before the Court of Directors, Shartly stated, these views were that In a new and forest-covered'country like Bornto, operations should be commenced only near bases of supplies, and with such plants only as were healthy and easily cultivated and offered a fair prospect of success. He urged that if this plan were tried plantations, estates, and gardens would soon begin to spring up one after another, replacing the useless forest, and attracting permanent settlers.from neighbouring countries, who would contribute in various ways to the revenan of the country, which was, of course, the ultimate aim of all those interested in the

tiens mado received attention, more particolarly welfare of the Chartered Company. The sugges

from Sir Rutherford Alcock, Mr. Martia, Mr. E. Dent, Mr. Maitland, Admiral Mayne, and Mr. Wyburgh (amongst the Directors), and from Mr. A. Throne, Mr. W: H. Read, Dr. Filst, Mr. In his Weekly Shors List issued at noon to-day Nelson, and numerous others interested in the MacKenzie, Mr. Orchardson, Mr. Bibby, Mr. Mr. Erich Georg writes:-Business during the Company. Sir Rutherford Alcock promised week has been fairly active, although no very that if nothing else could be done, the Chartered large transactions have taken place, except per Company fiselfwould start an experimentalgarden baps in Docks and Steamboats. Rates have been fairly maintained in most cases, although | it.

on Mr. Pryer's plan, and place him la charge of the approaching heavy August settlements have fallure, which upset all bostness for the time Ultimately, notwithstanding the Baring jufluenced the market to some extent. It is being, a planting Compay called the Sandakan generally believed that with the beginning of Sep-Plantations was started in the first place, and the ember a healthier feeling will set in. Banks Development Corporation subsequently, Hongkong and Shanghaïs have found purchasers to small lots at 185, 1848, and 184 per cont,

THE FAILURES. prem, the market closing weak at the latter

"DONE ON BOTH SIDES" Tobias Whilles

apper Game, RE Jemima Whites..

Sapper Connolly, RE fydia Wifler

Lieut. Danserne, RE Mr. John Trawajaline Cpl Cable, RE Pygmalion Phibb.......

P. Ham, MSC

that his ideas were being realized. Five Hong

On his return to Sandakan Mr. Prger found

year, so the entry of Count Matrugete into the Karry salled from Feachow on the rith and figure. The London quotation is unchanged. kang Companies were la Niquidation with

Objection is being offered in several gunsters

to the admission of Count Okuma fnto the

Cabinet, and Count Matrugata alone will be appointed for the present.

Count Matsugata has informed a friend that in the event of his joining the Cabinet he would do so unconditionally, for Marquis Ito was familier with his ideas upon the financial affairs of the WATERS. Empire and would support bla pelley.

The members of the fiyn Ciss (all M.P.) adopted resolation to-day, affirming that in the event of "ount Okuma being admited to the | Cabinet, they would no longer support the Government, but 'would, on the contrary, deter minedly oppose them.

OUR AERATED WATER FACTORY I- | fitted with the best English Machinery, ambody.

lng the latest Improvements in the trada..

The Purest Ingredients only are used, and the atmost Care and Cleanliness exercised in the Manufacture (hroughout.

TOXIO, August 3rd. Margate Salori, Minister for Foreign Affairs ad interim, proposes to resign his past. If he doen so, Count Inouye will doubtless be offered the vacancy, and in the event of Count Inouye The Water used is proved by repeated accept the office, Viscount Shinagawa racceeding réfusing, Viscoun! Enomoto, it is believed, will

Anelyses to be Absolutely Pure.

Viscount Enomoto as Minister for Agriculture

FORMOSAN AFFAIRS.

For' COAST PORT, Witers are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Pakages and Empties when received in good order.

and CommerCE.

TOXIO, August 19th. decreeing that the Custom House Regulations be An Imperial Ordinance has been issued to day, enforced in Formoss.

TOKIO, August zath,

18th June, 1996, respectively, having loaded ter | Shipping--A"tather considerablefbusiness, has to 45/- net per ton af 50 cable ft. These two Steamboat shares at $136 and $338 cash (nearly bere at 35/- net per ton of 40 cubic ft., or equal been done in Hongkong, Canton, and Macno

voyages and sailed thence on the 7th and 13th December, and at 835 and $343 for gist January steamers called at Colombo en their homeward all at the latter rate), also at $348 for 31st

Jaly with tea loaded there at 12/6 per ton of go next. A few cash shares are still on the cable it, or 10/- per ton of de cubic ft. This market, but time shares are difficult to obtain means in plain figures that Foochow toss bear China and Maullas remain firm with buyers at a tax of three-eighths of a pesay per Ib. In the❘ $71, and no shares seem to be on the market face of this we cannot see how Foochow teas can under $72. Douglases have weakened a bit. ever compete with those of British growth. |and sales at 8643 have been effected, at which" THUS the N.°C. Daily News of the agth lnstrate there are bayers, Mining: Panjoms sold | The change that has come over diplomatic as high as $143 for ordinaries, but since the methods in the last year or two, in the way of publication of the report of the Mining Manager their democratisation, is very striking. When the for, July which has caused some slight ding treaty with Japan was revised, and virtually a pointment amongst holders the stock, it has been now treaty made, of the most vital importance | sold at $144, $14, and $144, closing weak at the to every British, subject in the country, latter rate; preference shares continge In residents in Japan. It was first agreed to, and the stock at that figure. no attempt was made to consult the British demand at $3.80, but balders will not part with then they were allowed to know the fact, when their protesta were too late. China merely pro-

and elsewhere. All progress was stopped, crushing losses, besides others whose bezd- quarters were la London, Sourabaya, Samarang,

anrentable: Jungle produce was being worked people were leaving the county; houses were

place; there were scarcely any exports, and, out without anything being planted to supply its

worse than all, the mare name of Borneo was now enough to filghten capitalists and Investors, so the commercial affairs of the Colony were at a very low ebb.

THE DIVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS. The place Mr. Pryor selected for commencing operations was the Byte district, about 12 miles north of Sandakan. It was virgin forest, not tree felled within miles, and utterly unlobabfted. It possessed, however, a considerable depth of elch alluvial soil with a thick layer of humas (decsyed leaves) over it, and had the inestimabla advantage of being within two hours' stenti, by launch, of the pier at Sandakan. Here, in the

poses to get her tariff altered, in order that she local statesmen express their sentiments in beglaning of 1893, the first trees were felled, and

has come in, and while Lord Salisbury tells the may be able to pay her debis, but a new system

Chinein Envoy that he is in favour of the in- crease in principle, he adds that be must consult

return to the Colony.

Counterfall Order Books supplied on applies the Governor-General of Formosa regarding the the Chambers of Commerce at Shanghai and | pablished his opinion that it' was intended to i krown in North'Borneo, trying such of them as

Our Registered Telegraphic Address is "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG,"

receive prompi attention.

The following notification has been issued by

other national taxes in Formors, which are fixed exchange of Kaping teels: The ground and to be paid to Kaplog tels, will be computed at And all signed messages addressed them will the rate of 1.53 4-5th yen per tal cause of his

In reply to ⚫ question an stay in Tokiosolong, General Kattura, Goremor- General of Formosa, has explained that he has been consulting with the Ministry na to the reform ofadministration in the island. He has had under Consideration a scheme to strengthen the civil and military organisations, to remore official abases, and establish all official institutions on the home model, as all plans in the past have proved fatila, His return to Formoss would be useless, until the basis of his policy in the leland had been determined,

The following Is à List of Waters, always

kept ready in Stock ------

PURE AERATED WATER,

BODA WATER,

emphatically as it should be. In the old days elsewhere before giving bis consent. This is we were served up without even knowing the sauce that was to go with us: now we are

allowed a volce, and we can trust the Chamber of Commerce and the Chins Association to make it an audible voice.

One of the peculiarities of South Africa appears to be the easy colloquial 'familiarity with which

was very deskans of receiving President Kinger important crises. Not long ago Mr. Chamberlain clearing commenced soon after this pioneer's

The Corporation's policy was to show what In London, and going over the whole subject of the Transvaal complications. But Uncle Paul Froducts could be most profitably and safely

magosten of the Britisk South Africa Company, with the intention of persevering subsequently bring him under the influence of the pets and were the best known on a sufficiently large acsic and wald, he "was blowed" if he would with those that promised best for safety com. to pay a profil, and experimenting with others

go. Now it is sunounced that Mr. Schreiner, bined with profit, when they had been who was Attorney-General In the last

more proved; while, also, it was pro Rhodes Government, has testified that when

sald on Johannesburg his chief remarked: to help the country and pay, fair gents and Dr. Jameson made his famous fallure of a posed to settle on the land small communities of auch immigrants as appeared most likely He bas upset my apple cart. That may be reasonable taxes. Accordingly coffee, coconuts, revelations in this extraordinary affair seem to scale, while sugar-cane, nutmeg, cocos, contoo, after all, as dignidad sa it is true. The latest hemp, and ango were planted on a fairly large' show, however, that it is more mean than either, india-rubber, gambler, and other things were The Best public set of Mr. Rhodes after the planted in miniaturs. The first sellers tried abortive movement upon the Tranavani wan to deny any complicity in it, and to assure the publis Manilamen, while Hakkas and other Chinese wer Booloos, West Coast Barneans, and that he had endeavoured to dissuade Dr. Jame were introduced later, when the country was son from taking such a step. So long as there fairly opened up and drained, while Kalantans, was any chance of his being bellevað, the Premier of Cape Colony,kap, to the story that Javanese, Banjinnassing people, and others in

still more recent times, Over. Mr. Danby suddenly found hersell endeavoured to use Die Heutenant

Difficulties of all kinds soon présented them- entirely submerged, but came up and sprang to scapegoat. The evidence of Mr. Schreinereiver. A supply of 80,000 coffee seedlings, the side and hang there. The water was above indicates that he pursued the same polley with Premierdlby Government, was set forthcoming. Colouai Denby's waist. The other boat then his associates in the Cabinet, and spoke Most of the Manila hemp suckere, for planting, came the rescue. The boatmen tore away fadignantly of the conduct of "his old friend," had to be brought from Sooloo, and many of the window frames, and after some difficulty who had involved him in disaster. The asser- these turned out subsequently to be of inferior tions of President Kruger and other" TILDSVARĪ succeeded in dragging Colonel and Mrs. Denby authorities that they had good reason for bellew kinds, while there was great difficulty even in up over the side. Mr. Denby Jumped from the ing Mr. Rhodes to be the prime mover in the getting sprosilng cocoanuts, so Singapore had to side of the best into the water over her head and lawlers attack on their Government were general be requisitioned for them. However, nearly all was dragged ashore, Colonel Denby wadedly treated as malignant falsehoods meant to Ins hands worked with a will, and things went along ashore with difficulty, It is to be regretted that flame the local mind against the British Govern- 'as well as the state of the exchequer allowed. THE V. R. Č. Aquatic Sports will held next | many valuable dresses and esker articles belong established by proof upon proof that were than

ment and Uitlanders in general. Now it has been ་་

COTIKE, HIMP," ETC. THE Felday and Saturday. We have not yet seening to Mrs. Denby were ruined, as her boxes the worst alleged against Rhodes in this con- the programme.

remained under water for some hours. Minister nection is true. The latest disclosure, that he

His Excellency the United States Minister and Mrs. Denby arrived in. Peking on the sath last, without undergoing a most trying experience, of says the Peking and Tenisin Times, but not which Consul Sheridan P. Read expplied the following details:--On Saturday, at 10 am, the BUSPICIOUS DEATH AT KURE. launch passed a projection of land and west off HIROSHIMA, August 18th. suddenly to the left at an angle of 45 degrees Four petty officers and one saller have been towards Colonel Denby's two boats in tow, -SELTZER WATER, arrested in connection with the suspicious denti

of a salier in the depôt at Kore Port Admiralty. When the first boat, in which were Colonel and They hays been tiled by court-martial on a Miv. Denby, reached the projection it strack charge of having assaulted the deceased, thereby with great violence and immediately captired. causing his death. It is believed that some The boat did not, fortunately, turn completely he was not a party to the said, and apparently nival officers are involved in the case and will also be court-martialled.

LEMONADE.

POTASH WATER,

LITHIA WATER,

SARSAPARILLA WATER,

TONIC WATER,

GINGER ALE

GINGERADE.

No Credit given for Bottles that look diity of FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA, | grassy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of containing Aerated Waters, as such Bottles are never used again by s

THE

HE Steamship

"MOGUL"

Captain Wright, will be despatched as above an er about SATURDAY, the ŝth September,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.

Agents,

-25onghena 99th August, 1856,

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

LI HUNG-CHANG was due at New York yestes- day,

THREE cates of sinderpest in Hyogo pisfecture THE ratifications of the new Gurman-Japan

-(Japan) on the syth inst,

„Treaty will take place estly in October.

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The first coffes was planted in April, 1892, and

A. S. WATSON & CO.. LD.Tax Out-port Shara Ztit në the Shanghai Ol Derby handed to' the captain of the launch a misapplied over £60,000 of the Company's funds every month thereafter for the next ten months”, letter for the Viceroy exonerating the hapless most starting of all the revelations in his down simultaneously. The first batch of Hakkas WLS- apparently for the purposes of the raid, is the more was added. Manija hamp was put in glipper from ali blame.

Ward'stract,”

I got down in June 15gr and wart settled in their

THE HONGKONG DISPENSÁRY,

Manghong, 4th July, 1896. .

Mills Company, Ltd., closes at 4. p.m. qui Mon day, the seat last!

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