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Intimation.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1896.

W: BOFFEY & Co.,

TAILORS,

2. D'AGUILAR STREET.

Have an enthiely Naw Sxocx of WOOLLENS to suit, the Present and Coming Season,

Consisting of

fancy suitings, dRESS, FROCK and Morning coat suitinGS, ULSTER and

OVERCOATINGS, BREECHES and RIDING MATERIALS În variety.

FANCY VESTINGS, TATTERSALLS and others.

Hongkong, 21st October, 1806, .

To-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE

CITY HALL

ROYAL

Fy Kind Permission of Lleaf. Colonel C H. B. NORCOTT,

COMM+NDING; and

Under the Didingolshed Palrange of H.E. S WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.CM.G., H.E."Moj. Gen. WILSONE BLACK, C.B.,

and Commodore SWINTON 'HOLLAND, R.N., A.D.C.

RIFLE BRIGADE, BURLESQUE

"FRA DIAVOLO.”

ON

FRIDAY, SATURDAY and MONDAY, the 6th, 7th and gib November, 1896.

OVERTURE 19 P.M. Poncinally,

JUST

[1625

To-day's Advertisements.

FOR SALE.

JUST received per S.S. CHINGTU, FRESH

· Supplies of NEW SEASON'S WOOD'S FINEST VICTORIAN TABLE BUTTER "COW BRAND" in lb., .lbs, 5 lbs and 10 lbs. Tins, in Excellent Condition.

GEO. P. LAMMERT, Sols Agent for Hongkong, Chlon and the Philippines. Hongkong, 3616 October, 1896. [1649

THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA-. TION COMPANY, LIMITED,

FOR LONDON,

VIA STRAITS AND USUAL PORTS OF

CALL

99 (Taking Cargo at through rates for GLASGOW,

LIVERPOOL, CONTINENTAL PORTS, RIVER PLATE, &c.)

Prices. $3, $2 and $t. (Soldiers and Sailors half-price to $1 Seats).

BOX OFFICE at Meri, W. ROBINSON & Co.'s Piano and Music Rooms.

A Special Tram will leave for the PRAX Alleen minutes after the fall of the Curtain.

Hongkong, 26th October, 1896.

NOTICE, ..

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OTICE has been received that the

NANNUAL PERAMBULATION of the

WAR DEPARTMENT BOUNDARIES will take place on FRIDAY, the 30th, and SATUR. DAY, the 3111 instant, and that in consequence thereof all the ROADS libin the CANTONMENTS will be CLOSED to the PUBLIC, from 6 A.M. on the 30th to 6 AM on the 31st October,

By Order,

F. H. MAY,

Capiais Superintendent of Polices [1648 Hongkong, 16th October, 1896.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

THE

No. 394-

HF following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Pablle Auction,

to be held on the spot, an

MONDAY,

the and day of November, 1996, At 3 P.M, are published for general information.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Color: Secretary.

-(1645.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong; 17th October, 1896.

Particulare and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the and day of November, 1896, at j P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of Two Lots of CROWN LAND, in the Colony of Hongkong, forja term of ggp Years.

| No, of Sale.

Registry No,

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.

Locality.

N.

Boundary Alesuremen

Inland

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fi. I The

Int

Nr. 1.140. of Kennedy

F

101

Da

Road 110 150 3odoo nyu

GOVERNMENT. NOTIFICATION.

No. 395

Cao

The following Paid by Fubile Auction, THE following Particulars and Conditions of

to be held on the spot an

MONDAY,

the and day of November, 196, at^ą Palą, are published for general information.

By Command,

'HE Company's Steamship -

THE

"KEEMUN,"

1. Buber, Commander, will be despatched as

Entimations.

AN APPEAL.

THE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN CONVENT, CADIE ROAD, begs most respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1896,

Hongkong and the Coan Ports, for their kind. TELEGRAMS.

patronage and support, and desires to state that iha will be pleased to receive orders for all kinds of NEEDLE WORK.-

Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Cuffs and Collars renewed on old ones.

Ladies and Children's... Under-clothing, Children's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery, Materials can be supplied, if required.

The Superioress will also be most grateful for any PAPER, or old ENVELOPES - to be made into Books for the Children of the Poor Schools, who ora taught by the Sisters.

Hongkong, rand Avril, 180%.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

V

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841:

WINES

AND

SPIRIT S.

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ALL, theas are selected by our London House, bought direct at first hanḍ, Imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all inter-

(Special to Hongkong Telegraph.) SHENG TAOTAL

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CANTON, October 26th,

· An Imperial Edlet was listed at Peking on the 24th instant. ; Ii staten :—

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Tur Baxter Mission annual “Sals of Work " will be held in the City Hall to-morrow, Octabir 37th, from 3 to 6.30 pm. The band of the Hongkong Regiment will play in the Hall | during the afternoon,

Is in rollfied in the Gausite that H. K. the

Governor has been plessed to sppolat, pro-

visionally, and subjectto Her Majesty's pleasure, Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving to be an unefficial member of the Legislative Council in succession to Mr. J. J. Keswick, resigned. Mr. Bell-Irving bas-{ bliberto been sitting in the Council as Mr. -Keswick's locum tanins.

"We hereby relleva Sheng Shuen-hwan fram completing his term of effice in the Tientsin

THE Clyde was never in a more flourishing con Customs Toataiship, mod bestow upon him ibe

dition than'at present. For the financial year fourth rank of King-tong, to await appointment. ending in June last the revenue of the Clyde Na- We farther appoint him to be the Director-Ge-vigation Trust was the largest on record, being neral of the Head Bareas of the Railway Coos over £400,000, or £51,000 more than last year, truction Department. Respect this."!

King-tong are official entitled for such The surplus is £49,000, also the largest on re- posts as President and vice-president of the dif- cord. The state of the Trust's finances reflects lerant boards.]

the condition of the shipbuilding business. There was an increase of 800,000 tons of goods conveyed up or down the river. The tonnage reached 5,300,000 tons; and the increase wat | largely in coal, chemicals, and ores, and other articles connected with industrlen carried on by the banks of the Clyde. Chronicle, is stated, kau been concerned in a conspiracy infche) will doubtless be aroused amongst sanl CONSIDERABLE interest (says the London Chro

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

EXTRAORDINARY ARREST IN LONDON.

LONDON, October 231d.

A 'sensation has been caused in Landon by

■ Chinese doctor, called Sun Yat Yes, who, it

Canton to overthrow the dynasty.

It appears that he has been imprisoned since

the 11th instant In the Chinese Legation in London,

It is reported that bo'was inveigled thither by the Chinese and that he has managed to secretly inform hls irlends' of his detention,

Detectives are watching the Legation day and right to prevent his clandestine removal to China,

LATER.

tary inspectors and Municipal administrators by a novel kind of competition which is to be set tied early next year under a scheme for givlog late Sit E. Chadwick, K.C.B., the eminent pa effect to a certain provision in the will of the

nitary reformer,† who died to February, 1895 In accordance with the scheme, which was ap proved by Mr. Justice Chitty, a shield worth £100, to be called the Chadwick Shield, will be given to the Local Sanitary Authority (presiding over a population of not less than 50,000 persona)

cation of the separate system of drainage, sha!! during the five years preceding next January show the best reduction of the death rale in its districts, as indicated by its official statistice.

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THE ABERDEEN MURDER,

AN ARREST,

in a house near Shan-ki-wan os a charge of Last Saturday night the police mirested a man

murdering the man whose body was found at Stonecutter's Island on Filday,

The case tems out to be rather a startling

one. The deceased man was a fisherman

and he and two others were in boat when they were attacked by aine near Green Island on Thursday, alternoon £re of whom were in one boat and four in suother. The atrallants used sticks and sworda and bad severely wounded all the men when the deceased jumped overboard. He was picked up by the pirates and they then hacked him to of the two remaining men succeeded in sla death and threw his body into the water. Osa ming away from the boat and he was picked up near Lap-sap-wan and then conveyed to the bospital. The third man kept in the bost, but

the pirates took the bars away, it defied to Trang Chan before he waaressaad. When the prisoner was arrested he was identified by this third man as being one of the aloe usafiante,

At the Palico Court, to-day the accused was charged before Hos. Commander Hastings and after evidence of ide arrest had been given by Detective U Po he was remanded unili te-

morrow afternoon.

NEWS BY the French Mail,

The Messagories Maritimes steamer Ernest despatched from London on the asth ultimo, Simons, from Marseilles,. with the mail arrived in post this morning. Frem cor European exchanges received by this vessel we take the following items -

The second annual North Borneo dinner is fixed to take place at the Hotel Metropole on November 3id next.

!

Madame Adelina Patti has accepted the offer of the freedom of the town of Brecon, made her by the corporation in recogafilon of her generous benefactions to the neighbourhood.

above on WEDNESDAY, the 38th instant, at mediate profits, and enabling us to supply the the immediate release of Dr. Sun Yat Yea, which, having adopted the most complete appll. French squadron in the Levant,

5 PM., Instead of as previously advertised.

For Freight, &c, apply to

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.-"

Agents. Rongkong, 16th October, 1895.

CHINA NAVIGATION-COMPANY, LIMITED,

FOR TIENTSIN,

THE Company's Steamship

"KWEIYANG,"

Captain Outerbridge, will be despatched as abora on THURSDAY, the 29th instant. For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenta.. Hongkang, 16th October, 1896, {1636

(FLORIG & RUBATTING UNITED COMPANIES) NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA,

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

ALSO

VENICE and TRIESTE, all MEDITERRA- NEAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE and SOUTH AMERICAN FORTS up to CALLAO.

Taking Cargo at through rates to PERSIAN

GULF and BAGDAD,

ALSO

BARCELONA, VALENZA, ALICANTE, ALMERIA and MALAGA.

THE Steamship

"LETIMBRO," Captain Belrito, will be despatched as above 00 SATURDAY, the 31st instant, at Noon,

At BOMBAY the Steamers are discharging in VICTORIA Dock."

For Further Particulars regarding Freight and Passage, apply to

CARLOWITZ & Co12

Agents.

11650

Hongkong, 16th October, 1896. OREGON RAILWAY AND NAVIGA. TION COMPANY'S PACIFIC STEAMSHIP LINE,

CHINA AND JAPAN, PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG, 1896. (Subject to Alterallon,)

Monmouthshire | Sa unday... | 14th November. TAKING PASSENGERS AND Cardo vor UNITED STATES AND CANADA' AT THROUGH RATES.

*HE Steamship.

ΤΗΣ

"MONMOUTHSHIRE " will be despatched hence for VICTORIA, (B.C.), and PORTLAND, OREGON, vía KOBE and YOKOHAMA, an SATURDAY, the 14th November,

Consular Involees of Goods for United States | Copy must be sent forward by the Steamer to Points should be is QUADRUPLICATE and one

the care of the GENERAL FREIGHT AGINT, Oregon Rallway and Navigation Co., Portland, Oregon,

[1640 DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK &

COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong. 17th October, 1896. Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the and day of Novrinber, 1896, at 4 P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND, In the Colony of Hongkong,

a term of 999 Years,

for

| No. of Bake

Regiloy No.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Boundary

Maxsurements,

Locality.

*.

The

2

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北

Arectal

Etreat

Mine

Wrat

office

No.

Building, 6+10°

077

HAWA 4'4

ZETLAND

Upast Price,

19 015 | 918 | 4473] 360 | 11,100

LODGE

No. 515, E.C. REGULAR MEETING of the above A LODGE will be held in the FREEMASONS HALL, Zetland Street, on MONDAY, the and November, at 8.30 for g p.m. procisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.

Hongkong, 6th October, 1896,

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best growths at MoDERATE PRICES.

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Application.

Lord Sallsbury," in a sharp note, demanded

whose real name is San Wen. In the after noon an official of the Chinese'Legation handed Dr. Sun Wen over to the Foreign Office, reserv. ing the question of diplomatic rights.

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|PRICE LISTS, wlik Fall Detalls, to be had on [The conspiracy referred to by Reuter was fully reported in the 'Hongkong Telegraph ol 28th October, 1895, and subsequent dates. It consisted of a gang of about 600 coolles who were engaged here and started for Canton by the Powan. Most of them | refused to carry arms, there was a great ro on board the Powan, and on arrival antoo several of the coolies (who were ald to be under the command of student of the Hongkong College of Mediciae for Chinese named Soon Yat-sen, and on Yeong Kay-wun) were arrested and baherded. "Doctor" Soon and Mr. Yeong have not since been seen at their usul haunts. The Viceroy of Canton offered a reward of $5,000 for Information resulting in the arrest of either or both of the alleged leaders.]

PORT after removal should be rested a month

before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted si the DISPENSARY before being sent out.

SHERRY.—Excellent Dinner and. After Dinner

Wines of very superior Vintages. All are true Xeren Wings.

CLARET,~~~Our Clarets, including the lowest Priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins and currants, as is generally the case with Cheap Wines. BRANDY.-All our Brandy le guaranteed to be pure COGNAC, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage.

WHISKEY.—All our Whiskey is of excellent

quality and of greater age than most brands

in the market. The SCOTCH WH*** marked. "E" is aniversally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connoisseurs to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market.

We only guarantee our WINES and SPIRITS to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony, or from our authorised Agents at the

Coast Ports.

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THE PLAGUE IN INDIA.

CALCUTTA, October 12th, The plague in Bombay is decreasing. The official report announces the Howrah case le be plague. Two other cases have appeared in in the heart of the town. Both were mild form Calcutta, namely, one in a suburb, and the other

cases, and the patients were sent to the plague hosplini.

FRANCE AND ITALY.

LONDON, October 12th. Contrary to the first impressions, it is now believed at: Rome that the Tunisien treały was,

Imposed upon Italy, and consequently the hostility between that country and France remains unabated.

Notwithstanding the bad feeling between France and Italy, the possibility is being dis cassed of Italy joining with France to compel England to cracaste Egypt, and to establish Franco-Italian supremacy in the Mediterranean.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

H.M.S. Dophus left for Manila yesterday. CHOLERA is rapidly decreasing at Singapore,

THX steamer Powan will, leave for Canton io,

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, row, Tuesday, the 17th instant, and Friday

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 15th September. 1805.

BIRTHS.

On the oth instant at the Cottage, Newchwang, the wife of J. N. SIGIRDAL, IM, Cestoms, of

& 500,

At Tientaln. On the roth instant, the wifs al T IVER M. DRUMMOND, Imperial Maritime Cas toms, of a son.

At Shamrock Lodge," Tientsin, on the 14th instant, the wife of A. IRWIN, F.R.C.5., of a son, Shanghai, on the 1gth instant, the wife of Joan At Clarence House, No. 3, Nanking Read

CHRISTIE, of a son.

At No. 8. Qafason Road, Shanghai, on the 20th instant, the wife of FREDERICK' RAYDEN, Of

■ daughter."

MARRIAGES.

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the 30th instant, at 7 a.m., Instead of 8 km. ̧ THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended Oct. 25th are-Entoptass, 123; Chinese, 2,010; total

2,233-

It is notified in the Gassifs that the Queen's warrant appofsting the Hon, C. P. Chater ånd Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving to be unofficial members of the Executive Council has been received.

Instant-Works and Diomed made beat grilia "DAWN" writes frem Shanghat under data 17th

Malden Diamed went the Leger distance this po to-day. They are favourites for the

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France is taking setion on the, Eastern Question. Two ironclade and two cruisers are Gader orders to leave Toulon to reinforce the

on September 11th, by the steamship Arcadia, Twelve lady missionaries salled from England

for China, to' work under the auspices of the China Inland Mission. Nine of them are going out for the first time.

A syndicate of United States expitaliste 'is erament with the object of establishing a direct said to be in negotiation with the Russian Gov. tice of fast steamers between San Francisco and Whidiwastack.

The Home Secretary having been again brick on the ground of her ill health, has replied appealed to to order the release of Mrs. May. that reports to him on the subject ara made whenever occasion requires, and that they receive the same consideration as in the case of ail other prisoners.

A NAVAL correspondent writes to the Glode- A good deni has been written about the spread of disease among British troops to India; and the Portsmouth correspondent of the Naval and Military Ficord has been drawing attention to the same unsavoɗry subject in the Navy, He writes, in forcible language, that we are grateful to Parliament for voting us ships, but it airo votes morcy for the maintenance of Haslar Hot pital, and by the abrogation of certain laws li crowds the place to suffocation. There is not an empty bed in the institution, and 700 of the patients are suffering from a preventible disease, for which Parliament is solely responsible. I say, let the M. P. pay a thorough visit to Has lar Hospital, and if they are not convinced of their sin in abolishing ceriala beneficent Acts, thich he declares that ordinations made accord. will only be because they refuse to be convinced He concludes by inviting Anglicans to return ing to the Anglican elie are absolutely Invalid. by established facts.

to Catholic unity,

THE COMING KAN IN CHINA. The P.&T.Timer bas the following remarks on Mr. Le Feog-la-Whether Li Hung-chang inkes office or not, there can be no doubt that very bigh position should be assigned to Lo Feng-lu. This Tootal has always been known to be a man of ability and enomous capacity for work, but we doubt if any one had the idea that there was one man in Chios who could dis- play the tact, ability, and culture which Lo Féng- I dally showed in his intercourse with the beat minds in the Western world. `I: is an open secret that the various able speeches delivered during the tear were prepared by Lo Feng-in, and drew from a past master like Mr. Gladstone an expression of high admirations China galued

■ great deal of credit pa account of them, and we trust that the Peking authorities will be prompt to illis:ther talent that is at their disposal, and that ere long we shall have the pleasure of con- gratulating La Feng-lu_on_kis appointment to high office, as a reward for long, able, and faithful services.

THE Chinese have an old saying which rang

Heaven produced five tribes: the Mixols, Manis, Olis, Tabtix, and Hwaits. On this oft-quoted saying some of them, who imagine they have the gift of prophecy, are just now founding a forecast of the future. The Mongot Dynasty, they say, belonged to the Minotex (1 most unlikely statement, but accepted by them the older Chinese dynasties such as the Han, Tang, etc, wers of the Mantre, the present they triumphantly declaro we may now expect Manchu dynasty is of the Tables and therefore

Ojen or Wejen (E), are commonly supposed new Emperor from the Olss. By the Otes,

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Before a brilliant"andlenco. Cymbeline' was successfully produced at the Lyceum Theatre on 230d lost.

The comedy was handsomely mounted, and a cordial reception wis extended their retard to the London stage after an absence to Ste Henry Irving and Miss Ellen Terry upan

of many months.

The Pope has issued an Apostolic letter, fa

The Queen has intimated that, though she had expressed a wish that no public recognition of the length of her reign abauld take place till Jung next, she is deeply touched and gratified by which she has received from all ranks of her the immense number of congratulatory telegram subjects throughout her Empire.

A strange story about the Kaiser, and the Sultan is reposted by a Bedia correspondeat. It is that soon after the recent masssere at Cos- staatioople, the German Ambassador there, in the name of the Emperor Willam, presented the Sultan with a photograph of the German Im- perial family, and that the gift was received 11 a special mark of friendship.

On 19th foil, the Blibop of Rochester, who opened missionary bail at St. John's-park, was assisted by the Bishop of Southwark,

Blackheath, erected by the congregation of St., John's Church, Blackbenib, to the memory of Miss Ella Marshall, daughter of the vicar, the of evangelists massacred at Hwasang, Kacheng, lady missionary who was one of the Hitis bend

China, on Aug, I last year,

The latest news at the Colonial QBco as to the West Coast of Africa is that Coomassie baz onder British role. settled down completely and most sallafactorily Sir William Maxwell, Governor of the Gold Coast Colony, who has Ashanti now. added to bis government, was at the Colonial Office on and inat., and has made arrangements to proceed to Cape Coast Castle to resume bie duites by the next ar following

West African mail.

The authorities to the South of France are

A very rare and unarumi occurrence in Britisk waters took place at Folkestone on 19'h inst., when a manificent female seal was captured in the inner basis of the Barbour by soMO SERMED, whence it had just crapt from the water, Belore It was expled reating on a wooden slipway, it could gain fis natursi element the saimel was killed. The seal is now being exbibited by local fishermen, who have been offered a considerable cum for the ikte. It was just here that a large

co-operating with the Sparlak Consul at Per- shark was caught a few days ago.

to be meant the japanese, and so they were | pignan in "trying to stop the ever-increasing represented during the late war; but the Rus-invasion of Spanish deserters, who have arrived in auch numbers an to affect the rate of wages. sians are alta Otes or Ojen, represented by In the Department of the Pyrenees Orientales another character (f) which, however, has the samo tonelus the fist. We are assured there. fore that the old w probably referred to the Russians, and it is tḥns made to explain the growing influence of the Muscovites in Peking and the prospect, as the Chinese Imagine, of a Rastian dynasty. To confirm their suspicions, it is commonly reported among them that s Confucian temple was recently bulit in Russia, and that on the very day it was completed the

men are deserting to avold service in the Caban trouble, and the Spanish revolutionaries are try- ing to get men to join the armed bands which Valencia and Badajoz, are now in campaign. in the provinces of

m.m. and did it in good style and good time. Wered in the Shanghai Mercury that Kung For further information as to Passage and

Yang-ha, Chinese Minister to Great Britain, Freight, apply to

having completed his term of office and so he le SHEWAN, TOMES & Co,

Agents.

On the 17th fastant, at the Cathedral of the suffering from 'Ill health, has requested the Hongkong, 26th October, 186. [1661 "Good Shepherd, Singapore, WILLIAM Peklog Government to appelats successor to == | ROBERT ROWLAND, managing partner on take his place. Kong has already been promoted

Berhentian Tingl Estate, Nego Sembilan, eldest son of W.C.R." ROWLAND," Esq., of Vienna,

to post in the Peking Court higher in rank Austrin, to Miss Martha Hindoelen, third than the office he's at present holding, but his daughter of the late Arigadier-Colonel Adolf || successōr has not been nominated, Henggales of Landquart, Graubenden, Swilier. faud.

THX Emperor Nicholas (a Peris correspondent On the 19th Sept., at St. John the Evange- | ways) has brought the French colours Into the let's, Upper St. Leonards-on-Sea, England, by national flag of Russia, Henceforth there are to the Rev. Cando Jones, Rector, Charles Cecil be three horizontal stripes peipendicular to the temple to the sage in his own native district, Commissioner Chiness Imperial Maritime Cus Clarke, of Cambridge, Mn9»., V.S.A., Deputy wall on that flag. The upper stelps is to be / Challl, Shenfung, was burned to the grand accused of, his counsel. This negation of all toms Service, to Edith Marion, third daughter of the late Dr. Andrew Jamun Scott, Madras Madi cal Service, and Mrs. Scott, of St. Leonards-on Sex,

HONGKONG,

AERATED WATERS.

IMPLE AERATED WATER.

SIMPLE

SODA

·INGER ALE.

WATER.

LEMONADE

SARSAPARILLA

RASPBERRYADE, &c.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANE & Co.'s WATERE SPO peade under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist, and will bear compa rison with the best Engilah Manufactures,

Special terms to HOTKIS, CLUBS, Mutuza and other Large Consumers.

day complaints should be addressed to the Manager

· Hongkang, tad May, räpp-

On the 17th Sept, at St. James's Church, Paddington, Oliver George Ready, of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, son of the Rav,

white, the middle blue, and the lowest red. The three colours of the French flag aro parallel to the staff. Nicholas II. orders that the St. And- rew's ng be exclusively a naval one. The Imperial Bag is to remain the double-beaded ongle on a yellow ground.

The latter news was, Indeed published in the local native press,—Marcury.

MEMORANDA.

Australlan mail due,

„TO-MORROW,~-~-27th October. Naou-Clly of Peking leaves for Ban Francisco,

vfo usual ports of call.

The agitation in favour of ex-Captalo Dreyfus stiil continues. The wife of the prisoner has sent a petition to the President of the Chamber of Deputies calilor attention to the fact now secret court-martial to condemn French revealed that the written evidence which caused

efficer to Hie-long disgrace and banfihment upon an island wis never communicated to the Justice has Canted the petitioner, after two years of suffering, to break sliance without comment or recrimination the interests of her husband, In whose innocence she has absolute salth.

It is announced that the British Government have abandoned the idea of asking the Dutch Government for the extradition of the dynamite suspects in custody at R tterdam. Ball or Ivory the alleged dynamitard, who was arrested

Henry Ready, rector of Great Waxham, Norfolk, Tax, cuslove compliment of a large body of 3 to 6.30 pm-Amua! Baxter Mission "Sole recently in Glasgow, ⋅ was, again brought up at

to Isabel, elder daughter of Heary Janson, of 24,

Westbourne-terrace, Hyde Park, London

On the toth fast, at Bath, England, Robert E. Brunet Yell. M.B. of Moreton-in-Marsh, Glas, to Winifred Ellen (Freds), alder daughter of the late Zachary Brooks Drage, of Shangha!.

DEATHS,*

At Jajow, Manchuris, on the 4th instant, | AONIS, beloved child of T. L. BRAMENA, M.R..

C.AL, Edin, aged 61 months.

At the Peak Hospital, on the aốth fustani, PETER ForTER, Inte of Chinese Impasișă Mari- [qay 1 tlase Cautomaj ́ngod-41-pusèS,

Chinese following his heaton is μ posthumous honour to which not many British public men

of Work" at the City Hall,

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WEDNESDAY,-28th October.

Bow-street Police-court yesterday, charged with conspiracy. Mr. GIE, who prosecuted on behall of the Treasury, savo a detailed account of the reported movements of Bell, Tyano, Kearney, and Haines, the four men who are said to have been concerned in the plot, and read a remarks Van-able series of letters and telegrams which had

pasted between them. The prisoner was again · 51

remanded;

can reasonably look forward. It was bestówed | American mail due. the other day on jhe remains of the Hon. Robert 11 am-Outward French Mall closes. Pharazza, a member of the Upper House of New | Noon--Calidonien leaves for Europe.

had consistently and persistently opposed all Zealand. It seems that this hon. gentleman Noon--Empras of China leaves for

couver, via usual ports of call, pm--Auction of grounds, Inland Lot Nos. mesaurus imposing restrictions and poll taxes on and 61, Yau-ma tee, by Mesus Hughes and Chinese immigrants, and the Chinese, at

Hough tribute of respect and gratitude, turned up, in force as his famera),

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given by the Globe from a Shanghal correspon. The following father alarmist telegram” is

dent It is believed that the dispatch of Admiral Alexliff's`squadron to Shanghai is the | fiert result of du-maderstanding sente le borwood

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