SHOCKING SUICIDE AT :
POKQRAMA,
Late Just Wednesday evening, or early on Thursday morning, says the Japan Mail of the aret instant, Mr. John Thomas Bong, the broker, shot himself through the head with a revolver, at bis residence No. 153, BluT. Dr. Wheeler was hastily summoned by the servants, who, hearing the shot, ran into the boure and found their master prostrate, but when he arrived life was extloct. The deceived bis been a well-known figure in Yokohama for many years, both as a broker and athlete. Years ngo he was the crack repleman f-ckey of the Club, and his fra's on the water ate ermanently recorded in the foal-hoque of the Y.A.R.C. tó | many photographs. Las spring he was elected captain of the Rowing Clob, a position he tem- porarily relie quished while he went on a short visit to San Francligo. Since his return to Japan it was notford that ble manner WAN strange at times, aliboogh on Saturday he took part in the training on the race-courin. An loquest was be'd the following day.
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS MASSACRE.
TEPILLING DETAILS OF THE OUTRADE.
TEN ZUNOPEANS AND F ›RTY NATIVES SLAIN.
AN OFFICIAL REPORT.
Sydney, September 28th. The following particulars of the masincre of the Austrian scientific expedition, reported in our line of the 16th lastent are taken from an official report supplied to the Austılan Consul at Sydney, Mr. J. Mergell, by the Commander of the craiser Albatros TM--
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In the High School there are two classes, one supported by the Government, and the other, those who provide for themselves; hut in all thé schools na sulton fee is charged.
THE "HIGH SCHOOL,"
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Woold commercial federation, in your judgment, materially modify our policy of Free Trade? Hongkonglter may not have heard of the
It would undoubtedly be necessary for us to Brough Comedy Company, but, according to the Sydney Mail, the playgoers of England
assent to a small preferential duty in favour of and the Anstralasian Colonies have done so und
Is to beultuated in Taipeh on a very extensive the States within the federation. That is, ol think a great deal of them. We are pleased to
cale. "First Subordinate Schools "`"have been course, the great and primary difficulty of the blo a position to state that this talented com.opened in Fachine, Benka, and Twatatis. To scheme. But I think it would be merely a tem- pany intends viskiing Hosekong at a compura-
theas schools, the number of paplis la dally la- porary one. At any rate, it would not increase ting early date, so a few words on their plays Creating and it is expected, that when the new the cost of either the food of the people or the raw material used in manuf einilåg goods. and reputation generally may not be aut at bulldogs at present in course of erection are
completed, the full number of vacancies (aver | India alone could supply all the wheat necessary place.
200) will be readily filled ap Elementary to feed our torming population, as well as all the schools, chirily intended for instructing the For. Jute and lodigo, and a great quanity of the cotton moranu in japanese and bringing them lato | we regaire for our manufactures as cheaply as closer relationship with the ruling classes, are at any other country; while the great wimains present established at Talpeb, Tamsul, Stuchla, given to colonial enterprise by a very small pre- Gllens, Taichung, Lokang, Mioil, Hualis, ferential doty on foreign products would lead to Mukung, and have already lakes appreciable Colonles.
Hlenchung. Tanian K gl Fungaban,
na enormous development of production in the.
bold the popular approval. In Honchong, near aboriginal territory, this is a marked that a
and
The company first appeared in the early part of 1880 and their advent to the Calonies not only marked an epoch, in Australian comedy bai opened a new era, New Ziulged was then toured most successfully, "Jim the Penman, " The Magistrate being for the Betiy," and first time presented to a New Zealand audience. în 1886 the company returned to Australle and "Turned Up." The Pickpockat," and "Bache- lors" were played at the Opera Hours, Mel- ||bourne, when, at the end of twelve months, they removed to the Bijba Theatre,which soon became inseparably associated with their names us the bome of comedy in Victoria. "The School for Scandal," "Modern Wir:", and "Sophia" were curly Bjou production, after which the company went seriously into Grondy, Jones, and Pinero, playing alt their leading plays as they were evolved, mousting them sumptuously and Interpreting them with an artistic sensibility and a felst which speedily charmed the Aus-taught Collegial Japanese, reading, waiting, tralian playgoer,
composition, and arithmetic, the course uxtend- log over four verrs.
To run over the repertoire of the Broughs would be aimply to give a list of lending modern successes in comedy and drams, but it may be mentioned that the most successful have been-
branch School has had to be opened at Tesoro, s place on the savage kontlers. As before wild, this division consists of two classes A and B. Applicants for A must possess some elementary knowledge and range from 15 10 30 years of age. They are supposed to have finished their study of collegial Japanese or Chinese, as the case. may be, the course extending over six months. For class B the pupils, male or female, most years of age. They are
range from 8 to
EFFICT ON THE PEOPLE.
The "High School" at Taipeh, opened in September, 1894, has made most satisfactory pro Niobe, The Amazons," "Dr, Bill, Jane," res, but as a fact the people all over the Island and "Caste," and among the more serious
exhibit the greatest eagerness for the develop Plays
Mis. Tanqueray
" and "The Villagement of these educational advan ages. It is no The expedition left the ship on August 6th, Priest." Their latest play is "The Mother of
uncommon thing for many peresas to compete and consisted of 30 perang, comprising Baron Three" and is the work of a woman—Clo.
with each other in offering free sites for the cree- Foatlon von Norbeck, Midshipman Armand da
Graves-known hitherto as a wester of abort
tion of the school buildings, or provisional bouses Besult, Midshipman Max Roven, five pelty stories. The work is brand farco, amart, clever
for the purpose of lustruction, and no sooner is officers, 16 allers, two servants, and four native and uproariously funny. Professor Marga'royo the school opened than the flow of pupils la con guides, all under the command of Lieutenant
has gone to Peru to observe a transit of Venus, our; the elders of the place frequently pay. Franz Badik. After starting, it was considered leaving his young wife, who soon after gives
Ing visits and looking 'on sympathetically at the advisable to send about ten men back, and the birth to triplets, but expecting him back in a
youths while at study. Even these schools are expedition Enally got away with provisions for
year, only has courage to tell him of age babe.cated in numbers over the country, but it is ten days, tents, and efficient immualtion. It He becomes so absorbed in other astronomical intended to very much increase these, so that no was the intention of the expedliles to march Investigations that he does not come back for
one can complain of remoteness from scholastic through the coastal plains, reach the mounialos, eighteen years, during which his wife has never
Institutions. Taking even those Japanese and Explore Lion's Head Park, about 5,500ft. had the courage to tell him; and the circum.
and Chinese who have already scquised a good above sea level. Being without maps, it stance of three strapping giris and a father who mattering of each other's language, and who was found impossidia to form sa exact opinion has become mythics! is no extremely awkward
are belag freely and effectively stillset in the of the time it would take to reach the
Government'service, their influence as media for and leads to so much trouble that the distracted bringing the two peoples together has already perk, so they had to test to fuck and circum-mother decides to impersonate the father, and stances. After 10 hours' march, eight morë men
made liseli appreciable and the propecia of has just began to do so when the absent minded and Midshipman Rosen returned to the ship. Professor comes home ander another name, jost future development in this direction seem the Shortly after they arrived at their camping ground sn the three giria an engaged for the fifth time.
most encouraging. The whole Island · will they heard Geles to all directions, and subsequent The complicationsare lediarbus, and the manner
be divided into so many educational districts, Iyabout 1B bathmen made their appearance. The towhich the wife forgets her assumed masculinity
cach containing an Elementary School or schools. llentenant 11suspicious on account of their aum and talks as though still a woman produces Atesch place where the bead local Government bezy, but the Baton thought there was no danger. appalling respite.
After some parleying, it was arranged that The Brough Company bidafal to be the best In three bashmen should act as guides to the every way that ever visited our island home, and expedition and show a party to the peak on the we frost that they will meet bha reception worthy following morning. The party was divided, of their high reputation, so that in the ear cigbi men and ihres -ative guldes remaining in
future we may be treated to visits from other camp under Midshipman Beaufort and the
Erst-class Colonial companies instead of going, remainder of the party started on their journey as has happened lately, for months without a at 7.30 am, on August 13'h Instructions were
performance in our theatre, of at best being given to those remaloing in camp to keep #dependent upon the usual run of mediocre talzat strict watch on the bushmen, and not to trust of which we get a surfelt in the Gorgeous East, "them about the place. The ascent was very #teep at the beginning, and at intervals of a few minutes number of fresh baikmen And fallowed the party Only *ppested five or six were armed with tomahawks. The
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The following is the portion of "As Old Corespondent's letter, died and October, to the North China Daily News, which we stated
EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS.
Baron took this to main that they were only following their own guides becuase they were very frightened. After a march of th ce-quarters of an hour a halt was called, near a stons ditch.in our last Issue we held over till to-day :--- While the men were quenching their thirst and filling their flasks, one of the boibman offered to exchange bistrem ndoas club for the lieutenant's revolver. Just before the party started he made A second proponat of a similar nature.
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The following is an acconst of what the Japanese are doing towards native education in Taman: The scheme involves two distinct divisions and obj-cis--one department, under At this polar twoskolu were beard down to the which adult and Intelligent Chloere
below, and ibis appeared to be the signal sufficiently instructed in the Japanese language for general anack upon the exploring party.to souble them to become laterpreters for Several more bushmen Jumped out of the sar- | rounding scrub armed with tomahawks. The party was fierce attacked. The man with the big club and another bushman attacked the leutenant, who, however, was too quick for them and shot bolb dead. At the same time, the reat of the party was in difficulties. The Baron, Petty Officer Mares and Sosman Lovric were wounded. A pettyfficer andiwa diber sellers were just able to avoid a blow of a tomahawk aimed by a bash- man. As soon as the lieutenent had fired, all the bushmen üzd, but not before he had shơi the busbman who bid wounded the petly officer. Marss and the sa lors ope ed fire on the bath- ten and afterwards the liwerant went in search of the Beron, om te leerd leaning against a rock bleeding profusely from a large wound in the neck Before he could answer the question as to how he fell, a burhman who bad been struck to the ground by the Baron, and who bad wounded the baros, jumped up to sim another blow. He was promptly abot down In the meantime, the men, even the wounded, kept up a very effecitve Bie on the retreating bushmen, and killed about 20. The Baron, who had received a deep wound in the neck and dislocation of the right shoulder, was attended to. Petty Officer Marss had received a sorars cat an the brow, through which the brain protruded. The sallor Lovric and the servant Nickel were slightly wounded.
At thle Ume reports of many shole could be heard in the direc·lon of the camp. The lleute nant dressed wil the wounds of his men and the party marched slowly back to the camp, which they reached an hour after leaving. When the party arrived in camp they found Midshipman Beaufort, & alior, and a naitre guide dead, and four others seriously wounded. The camp had been taken eniirely by surprise. Those who were not immediately killed kad just time enough to make use of their weapons fa dileing the bushmen back but this was not accom plished until after a hot strongla... Atya 30a.m about an hour and a half micer buying raceived the wound, the Baron died, and wis buried with As such ceremony as circumstances permited under the principal tent,
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trade charges....... 33,204 81 To difference in accounts receivable,
Hongkongine
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Amoy
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To diff:-enco in value of sinck ** shown by ledger In 1894 and ze-. tual stock on hand as per stock book...........*** To bad debts written off Hongkong
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Then you do not contemplate establishing hostile e prohibitery tariffs against foreign By gross profit products 7
On the contrary, I should regard even a small | By balance ........... preferential duty as a disagreable necessity of the scheme. It would be the pree we should pay for the preservation of our great colonial empire, and for the maintenance of our close relations with the growing nationalities of our LEGAL kinsfolk all over the world.
That would lovolve the abandonment by the Colonies of their policy of Protection ?
Cr.
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Amusements.
VICTORIA CONCERT HALL
(LATE HALL OF MYSTERIES), Duddall Street, Queen's" Road,
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31SE.
Under the Patronage of
3,047.17 Colonel NORCOTT and OFFICERS of the
50.00
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THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF POPULAR CONCERTS when■
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POPULAR Songs
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INTELLIGENCE,
SUPREME COURT.
IN BANKRUPTCY.
C.M.G., Chief Fustics.)
That is so. In fact British commercial federa- tion would be an enormous development of Free || (Before his Lordikip Dr. 7. W. Carrington, Trade, since it would mean absolute Fres Trade within an empire comprising one-filth the popu lailen of the globe.
October 19th.
RE FRANK WAYSHARK WATTS.
Of course, the idea of a Customs Union pre- sumes uniformity in tariff? It seem to me that Three creditors made an application through uniform duties would be necessary throughout the Mr. Seth, Official Receiver, for the debtor, to be empire, alberwisa foreign goods would be intro-adjudicated a bankrant and for the theme of duced into the State with the lightest tax, and arrangement made in July laurto be annulled. thenca ba conveyed to the States which imposed s The Official Receiras supported the applica. heavier duty. But I regard that as a detail to be tion. Mr. Grist appeared for the debtor, settled by negotiation between the variosa mem- bers of the federalton,
After bearing Mr. Herbert Price, one of the creditors, at considerable length, the case wai adjourned until next Thursday,
SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
Acting Putons Fudge.)
Of course, the acquiescence of the Colonias is absolutely eraential to the scheme }
Yes; in fact it would be necessary for them to fake the initiative, because, having adopted the | (Bajore His Honour Mr. 1. Sercambe Smith, Free-trade system, we have comparatively little to offer them. But I think the Colantes could be induced to abandon their present protective systems, becauss the smallest preferential duty would give them what is called the sore of the market, and with their own great natural || resonices would' enable them to command not
only the markets of Great Britain, but also the vast progressive markers of India.
Would you impose a preferential duty on food. and raw materiais as well as on manufactured goods i
October 29 b.
FIXTURES.
The following cases are fixed for the respec. five dates :-
1416-Chin Che Shl v. Cheung Kam
Filday, October goth,
3423–The Yea Shlog v. Scheele & Co. 1471-Chan Sla Chan and another v.
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Doors Open at B 30 P.M Commence a PM. Sharp.
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For full Particulars and Programmes sea Daily Papers and Expresses,
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Tong Tal shop....................................................................Ejeciment I do not wish to propose any duty that would The following care was arjourned sina dit :- even temporarily raise the price of bod, or even Lổi ong Tear Cheong Tam K of the raw materials required by our manufac- School will also be established. At Polisia turers. But, I must admit, I do not see how it and Pilam a "High School" will be opened. would be possible to avoid some very slight per "Middle Schoola" will also be set up et Taipeh,ferential duty on foreign products of all kinds. Tainan, and Taichung. A complete Mechanical The supposition is that the vast imports of food Institution is to be established at Taipeh. from India and the Colonies, and the great stimulus that would be given to the production of raw materials in the Colonies, would keep the prices of those commodities at their present level.
From what I can gather the authorities seam very properly to lay far more stress on the effects this extensive scheme for educating the young. sters, and through them propitiating their elders, will have in promoting the future peace and good government · of" the ́ Island than any smount of military demonstration could possibly bring about. To quote the oft-expressed hope of the higher and more resperuible officials:-"It is to be trusted that our present impailent critics will, if they only afford sufficient time, have yet reason to admit that their impotattoo as to the txint of "Oriental Savagery' delog will adherent to the Japanese race are neither founded on fact nor justified by that reasonable and generous consideration of circumstances which in fairness aught to be ex ended to them,"
IMPERIAL COMMERCIAL
FEDERATION,
INTERVIEW WITH SIR ROPER LETHBRIDGE.
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To what extent would the commercial federa. tion caure displacement of trade?
SHIPPING And mail nEWS.
MAILS DUE Indian (Arrateen Aßcar) 31st last. American (Chška) and proX, Australian (Felyuan) and prox. English (Ravenna) zed orox. Canadian (Embrass of India) 4th prox. Tacoma (Breamar) 8ik prax. Tacoma (Tacoma) 14th prox. American (Balgic) 16th prox.
THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer Emprest.of China anived at Amoy at 1a.m. to-day, and left at 5 p.m. for Shanghal
In my opinion the displacement of trade would not Immediately be on a large scale. The small preferential duty of which I bave spoken would not seriously dimialah our foreign trade, though it might cause it to remain stationary. Any loss arising from a possible check to the expansion of our trade with foreign countries would be more than compensated for by the immense Impelas Wx are informed by the Agents of the Austrian which would he given to the development of | Lloyd's S. N. Co. that the Company's steamer commerce within iha ampire. But if it is found Vindobona left Kobe this morning for this port. that in order to preserve the magnificent herbage that we have in thefBritlak Empire It la necessary to pay some small price in the way THE Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Deucalion, from British North Barnes, left Sandakan for of protective duties I do not think the people of this part on the 26th ins and le dus kern an ot England, at any rate after they have grown accustomed to the idea, will refuse to pay it. It is quite clear that if our Imperial affalen mso allowed to drift in the way they have bliberto done, with wars of tariff going on, and with feletion liable to arise, such as the dispale with India over the cotton duties, the separaiton of our colonial empire must inevitably come, and then what becomes of Britain as a first-class, or even fifth rate Power? The’only alternativo in imperial federation, bat commercial federation mast precede, or at least accompany, Imperial Federation, because unity of material interests slone can permanently cement the unloa between the various States of our great and widely separated empire.
DARIN, CRUICKSHANE AND CO., LIMITED.
The following is the report for preventailan to the shareholders at the fifth ordinary general meeting to be held at the Hongkong Hotel on Saturday, 7th proximo, at noon ;---
The Directors beg to submit to the whare. holders a statement of accounts showing the resul of the Company's working for the year ending 31st December, 1895.
about the set prox.
THE P. & O. Co.'s steamahip Ravenna, with the next English mail, left Singapore for this port at 4 p.m. yesterday, and may be expected here about 6 a.m. on the ged prox.
THE Agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Carlill & Co.) Inform as that the Northern Pacific Steamship
Ca's steamer Victoria which left Yokohama On the 15th Inal, Arrived at Tacoma on the 28th,
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DEPARTURES. the willing off of bad debts. Great care has been taken with the present accounts to give to
Formosa .......................steamer, for Coast Ports, Klangnan mo ** | the shareholders a true and clear statement of
the portion of the Company.
Nanskan somminar Sishan Cha
Immediate and pressing needs, and the other by which the complete and general education of the young is provided for. For the use of the first, complete Sinico-Japanese conversation backs. Of all the great problems which accupy the containing military, commercial, and colleq daiminds of thir king men to England, there is none, vocabularies were compiled by a Japanese and | says the Western Morning News, of greater Chinese staff, who worked spremitidogly at their Importar ce thin the future of the British Empire task untű folshed. The school was opened in |—that vast globe-enchicllig territory of many August, 1895. Papils have to pass so exeminxiton countries, with every variety of condition and prior to admission. The students are divided into climate, and inhabited by populations differing three classes, one acceiving instruction at Govern- widely in race, col-or, and creed. To consolidate mant expense, the second consinitog of members and weld that framense empire into one organic whose knowledge of the Chiaras classics and whole for the purport of impertai def-nca la tha veneral Intelligenca renders them particularly cherished dreams of a large and growing body, fitted for future employment as teachers or cle ki. čemprising some of the best elements in boib and the third of the very young who have little English and colonial political life. or no knowledge of Chinese Ifterature, and who extent the question of the federation of the will therefore be taken through a full educa- empire for imperial defence is dependent upos ilonal course. By October, 1895, a number of and Interwoven with the alme at equally importani Chinese enfficiently verned la ordionry Japanese pinblem of the commercial relations between the colloquial were abla ta pais xa examination different coapules within the empire. Sir Reper and bare keen successfully employed as Lethbridge la specially qualified by training and teachers or clerks. The lower school, which aims experience to speak with authority on at least at teaching the colloquial of their respective some aspects of the question. Readily comply. countles to both Japanese and Chinese, has been ing with the request to slate ble views on the father extended, as since April, 1896, sovera! subject, Sir Roper sald :—- Japanese students, ranging from 36 10 40 years Yor will quite understand that I regard com- of age, were enrolled for the study of the local mercial federation as only a part of the larger dialect. These persons bad already passed question of imperial fidermilon. I advocate through the "Normal School" course in Japan, commercial federation becadie, as a patriotie and have been engaged for several yenta tasch-Briten, I ardently desire to see a British imperial Several of these bava Federation established on a secure and perman. Ing in that country. made so much progress is picking up the cat basis. And, in my judgment, the matter in language that it has been found possible to draft most urgent. Unless we attempt something in them off to various localules for the purpose of the naiare of a lederation for imperial defence at Instructing natives in Japanese.
a very early date, the immense progressive forces which wre déveloping within our Colonies will is their school consist of two classes, the first, lead them to assert their independence, and we admitted last year, numbering about ten, end shall lose out colonial empire, and then what will will the second, of about forty members, who folded become of our position among the ostions ? Most this-year, the average age of the latter being of us are agreed that we must federate the about 20 years. They are instructed in the art empire, or, in the end, lose out Colonies. But I of teaching, reading, and composition. They differ from many federationists in the belief that have made wonderful progress, and some of no real and lasting bond of salon can be established between the different Staten in the them are even now able to speak Japanese with considerable fluency. The "Higher School" empire, unless their material interests are also consists siad of two departments; one, the "Nor nefted. For that reason I consider a commercial mal School," exclusively devoted to teaching Castoms Union for the whole empire to be No time was lost in getting back to the coast, and training future teachers to be eventually absolutely arsenital. It is, I know, anvitosed and to cornequance of the difficulty of trans- distributed over the Island, and the other the with difficulties, but they are not laseperable. I porting the wounded men, it was found impor- "Gapers! or Literature Department, the am prepared to admit, also, that the commercial alble to carry the dead bodies. At 11 am, members of which, besides being instructed advantages to England might not be very great H. Gaskell, who offers himself ta? re-election. the party started off, leaving everything to Japanese or Chinese according to their st first. The primary advantages of the scheme behind, and after a march of six hours original nationality, have to study with a view would be entirely imperial, but it would consoll- and a half they reached the camp on August to fit themselves for professional or other careers. | date our empire, make it the great Power It 8th. The bushmen made no ölker stack, The rabjects tought are reading, writing, | ought to be in the world, and eventually bencât and on August Izik the party reached Aroti, arithmetic, book-keeplog, geography, history, the trade of both ourselves and our colonies,
music,
To this school where they passed the night. Next morning Physics abordinate Exaltationes et acheteror representative mentioned that at the con
Our alons to get help. The appearance of several for the instruction of the young. They ar merce at Southampton from which he had just bastmen induced the party to exert all their intended to afford facililes for the pupli teachers returned, there was a sirong feeling against power to get away from te monetales and reach from the Nermal School to practise and perfect hartly endorsing the idea of commercial palon the plains. The difficulty of the march may be themselves in their profession as well as to with the Colonies, unless at the same time it was undenlood when it is stated that it took the serve for models for the future parish or "Ele-made perfectly clear that there would be no party folly night hours to cover a distance which, mentary Schools throughout the Island. In interference with the policy of Free Trade. under ordinary clicumstances, could be easily the first or higher of these "Sabordinate Institu- Commercial men, replied Sir Roper, naturally pasformed in two hours. That night the party | Ilona" all the elementary subjects abova staled represent the most canitous element in the com- reached a village, and the following morning a | are taught, but to the second," or lower division, manity. The Associated Chambers of Com rellel party anired. It was animated that 40 geography and history are omited from the course, merce are rightly, and properly, diraid of possible were killed. Two expeditions, whics All applicants for admission to the "Normal dangers to the commerce of the country which burkmen werd afterwards organised to recover the bedles, School must be between 19 and 30 years of might arise under commercial federation. I read were abandoned and the parilee returned. As age and bays been through the Middle School with much saillacties the remarks of Me, T. P. Boot s the wounded men were brought on conse. Those for the Higher School must Brown who represented Plymouth Chamber of board, the Albatros Failed for Cooktown, where be between 15 and goyan ninge. The natives Commerce at Southampton. They seem correctly Pelty Officer Maris died.
enterlag this school must have passed through to wolca the opinion of our leading merchants Ms, Woodford, the Bilish Deputy Commissioner the lower "Lingalaile” School course. The throughout the country, and. I think every for the Solomon. Gropp, has been of great pupile si the “Subordinata Schools” are admit- intelligent adrocals of commercial federation help to the commander of the Albatros, and sad from 8 to 15 years of age. For the normal would be inclined to agree with M. Brown Was a member of a reliai party which was sent | school the students have all theis expenses pald | such a caveat as that which he entered at South- - Áreas the Katy ɔse bring haalt the waşadać men. by Government.
kangten should ha izolated apod.
Mr. Hunter, the agent in Amoy, resigned the service of the Company in May last. His place has been temporarily filled by Mr. Goodwin, bat it is intended that Mr. W. Hughes will take charge of that agency, and Mr. W. Hay will manage affalis la Hongkong.
DIRECTORS.
The death of the Chairman, Mr. G. Fenwick, on his way home, is much to be regrotted ; hlá place on the Board has not yet been filled. Meiss, Bula and Andrew reties.
AUDITÖR,
The accounts have been aedled by Mr. W.
Directors.
JOHN ANDREW ALEX, BAIN, Hongkong, 17th October, 1896.
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Prices, $3, $2 and $1.
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BOX OFFICE at Mours. W. ROBINSON & Co.'s Piano and Music Rooms...
A Special Tram will leave for the PEAK fifteen minutes after the fall of the Curtain.
Hoogkong, 26th October, 1895.
Auctions.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
NO. 394
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THE followfor Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on
MONDAY,
the and day of November, 1896, at 3 7.M, KIS published for general information.
By Command,
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J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary, Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 17th October, 1896. Particolars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the and day of November, 1895, at 3 F.M., by Örder of His Excellency the Governor, of Two Lots of CROWN LAND, in the Colony of Hongkong. for a term of 999 Years.
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No. 391
HE following Particulars and Conditions of
Tale of Crown Land by Public Auction,
to be held on the spot, ou
MONDAY,
the and day of November, 1895, at 4 F.M., 278 published for general, Information,
By Command,
1. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary, Colonial Secretary's Office,
- Hongkong, 17th October, 1996.
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THE great value of Scotte Emulsion of Pare Cod Liver Oll with Hypophosphites in Wasting 7,650.89 Diseases is shown by the accompanying state-
mast from D. C. Freeman, Sydney, Augas #Having been a grast sufferer from palmons 37,430.38 attacks and gradually wasting away for the past 351.38 two years, ht affords.me great planants to tastily 1a8g to that, the above medicine bus given me great 73.909-28 ing in a similar way to myself. In addition,
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DAKIN, CRUICKS¬ANK & CO,, LIMITED, NOTICE & hereby given that the FIFTH
the
ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above COMPANY wil be held in the HNGKONG HOTEL on for the purpose of presenting the Report of the SATURDAY," the 7th of November, at Noor, Directors and Statement of Accounts to 31sk-a December, 1895,0
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 18th of October to the 9th of November, both days inclusiva. By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. HUGHES,
"Acling Manager)
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