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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1896.

Intimations.

W. BOFFEY & Co.,

TAILORS,

2. D'AGUILAR STREET.

Havo an entirely NaW STOCK DI WOOLLENS to sult the Present and Coming Sesson,

Consisting of :-

FANCY SUITINGS, DRESS, FROCK and MORNING COAT, SUITINGS, ULSTER and

OVERCOATINGS, BREECHES and RIDING MATERIALS in Variety.

FANCY VESTINGS, TATTERSALLS and others.

Hongkong, 21st October, 1806.

EYF SIGHT.

NOTICE

may cen-

R. N. LAZARUS. OCULITT-OPTICIAN, Ol

salted for SPECTACLES at the HONGKONG HOTEL (Room No. 139).

FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY.

A great proportion of entaracts and diseases affecting those vincing in life occur lo those having some deficiency to the construction of the eyet-the many years of "Eye Strain" ending in serious forms of disease. Glasses specially adapted la youth to than requling them save and preserve the sight.

Constantly recurring headaches, spells of dimmers when reading, weak syer, the letters running together; any of these symptoms iudi- in the form of the eye requiring cate a deficiency Glassen only to correct and cure..

Mr. LAZARUS supplies his SPECTACLES only after testing the sight,

ADVICE FREE.

HONGKONG HOTEL, (Room No. 139).

Hongkong, 3rd November, 1896.

To-day's Advertisements.

FALSTAFF:

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Bardaiph, am I not fallen swxy vilely since this last action ?.. Dó I not bata? Do I not dwindle ?. Go thee hither and bring me a bottle of SHATTLE RAINTER BEER. Hongkong, 12th November, 1896. HALLOA! HALLOA|| HALLOA!!!

JUST ARRIVED

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Co-day's Advertisements.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND FORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. THE THE Company's Steamship

"CHINGTU," Captain Innes, will be despatched on SATUR- DAY, the 14th instant, at Noon.

The attention of Passengers is directed to the The First-Class Saloon is situated forward of the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer, Enginer. A Refrigerating Chamber ensures the Supply of Fresh Provisions during the entire voyage.

vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light.

A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and the

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 12th November, 1896, (1663

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SHANGHAI. “HE Company's Steamship

THE

* TIENTSIN," Captain Dawson, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 14th instant, at 2 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 12th November, 1806. (174

FOR SHANGHAL Steamship

THE

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AMERICAN SALT COD.

Apply to

18 Cents per Pound. RIDUCTION ON QUANTITY.

THOMAS' GRILL ROOM. Hongkong, 12th November, 186. [1753

JUST OPENED,

ASES of CADBURY'S SWEETS la FANCY

CASE A BUCKY'S SWEETS

Chocolate Macaroons. Checolate NovOAT.

J1

ALMONDS. CRIMES.

10

"

CARAMILS. DESSERT PLAIN,

Also

Ascorted CREMES and CHOCOLATZ ALMONDS

to be sold loose by lbs,

10% DISCOUNT for CASH.

H. RUTTONJEE,

15, D'Agullar Straat. Hongkong, rath November, 1896. 1748

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

“HE P. & 0. 5. N. 'Co.'s Steamship

THE P

." PALAWAN,"

"LOONGMOON," Captain F. W. Schulz, will be despatched for the above Port on SATURDAY, the 14th furtant, at 4 FM.

For Freight cr Passage, apply to

́SIEMSSEN'& Co. Hongkong, 12th Navember, 1806.

{1749

FOR NEW YORK TO SUEZ CANAL THE

"HE "Mogul" Line Steamer

"MOGUL "

will be despatched for the stove Port on SATURDAY, the 14th Instant,

For Freight or Pamage, apply to

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co,

Agents. Hongkong, 12th November, rat. (1750

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW.

THE Company's Steamship

"HAITAN," Captain J. S. Roach, will be despatched for the above Port on SUNDAY, the 15th Instant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General Managem. Hongkong, tzik November, 1806. [1756

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FROM LONDON AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the shore-named weusel ain hereby informed that their Goods arC being landed and placed at their risk in the THE Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown.

Company's Godowns st Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

This vessel brings on Cargo:- From Italy, ex S.5. Clyde.

Optional goods will be landed here unless Instructions are given to the contrary before 4 P.M. TO-DAY.

Goods not cleared by the 18th Instant at 4 PM, will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in kuy case whatever.

All denized Packages must be left in the Godowns and certificate of the damage obtained from the Godown Company within ten days after the Vessel's arrival here after which no Claims will bexecognised,

H. A. RITCHIE,

Superintendent.

Hongkong, 11th November, 1896.

FROM BOMBAY, TUTICORIN AND

SINGAPORE.

HE Company's Steamıkip

THE

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"HIROSHIMA MARU" · having arrived from above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Valuables, are bolag landed at belt risk fata the Gedowns of the

FOR TIENTSIN (DIRECT). Company's Steamship

"NANCHANG,"

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tion of the leading European Governments,

then how much longer will the Turk be a TELEGRAMS THE Formsen authorlies gave permission on

seem,

TO SUBSCRIBERS.

source of danger and grave anxiety? This is an age in which the unexpected. SUBSCRIBERS TO THE HONGKONY usually happens, so, Improbable as such a TELEGRAPH" ARE MOST RESPROEFULLą | desirable consummation may REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS | we should not be surprised if some such. MUJT BE PAID IN ADVANCE,

scheme as that suggested were soon generally admitted to be within the bounds of reason and common sense.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.

WINES

AND

SPIRITS.

ALL, these are selected by our London Hoo bought direct al ärst hand, imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all later mediate profits, and enabling us to supply the

best growths at MODERATE PRICES.

PRICE LISTS, with Full Details, to be had on Application.

PORT after removal should be rested a month before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the DISPENSARr before being sent out.

SHERRY-Excellent Dioner and After Dinner Wind of very superior Vistages. All are

trus Xeres Wines.

CLARET.-Our Clarets, including the lowest Priced, are guaranteed to be the genuise product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins and currants, as is generally the case with Cheap. Wloca. BRANDY-All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pure COGNAC, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage. WHISKEY.-All our Whiskey is of excellent qually and of greater age than most brands In the market, The SCOTCH WHISKEY marked "E" is universally popular, and is

pronounced by the best local connoiseurs to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market.

We only guarantee our WAS and SPIRITS to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authesised Agents at the Coast Portr.

valuables in a

(Special to Hongkong Telegraph.)

THE REBELLION IN THE PHILIPPINES.

SAIDON, November 12th.

A Havas message dated Fails November 11th states The Spaniards attacked the insurgents

their fortifications at Movalats. The Spanlards lost 33 killed and the rebels' loss was 400 killed.

REUTER'S MESSAGES,

LORD SALISBURY AT THE GUILDHALL.

LONDON, November 10th

Lord Salisbury, speaking at the Guildhall basquet, arid that he had many advisers as to Induced to adopt our policy in regard to Turkey. the method by which the Great Powers could be

A PRETTY CONCEPTION.

He alluded to the favourite advice of Mr. Lesnard Courtucy and Mr. Harley, which be considered a pretty and almost idyllic conception of the conditions of International policy,

NO REASON FOR VACILLATION.

the 28th mất, to a Company, promoted by Mr. | Yasuba Yasukadns, and others, with a capital of £5,000,000 km, to construct a railway from Taipeh to Taken.

GENTLEMEN who have not yet paid for, oc returned, the admission tickets sent them for the Al Fresco Fête, which will take place on Sunday next, the rgth inst., should do so at ence to the Hon, Treasurer of the Sectely of St. Vincent de Paul

THE trafic returns of the Great Northern Telegraph Company show that the receipts in September, 1896, amounted to £24,000. From January 1st to September golb, 1896, they were La13,000, against £231,200 for the corresponding period of last year.

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MR MORANT, from Siara, Is expected shortly in Perak. He has been appolated by the Secretary of State to reorganize the Education Department of the Federated Native States an appointment the Peak Education Department, is fully which, says the Pinang Gauette, Mr. Colllage, of

competent to undertake.

Next Sunday there will be'a yicht race under the auspices of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Clot. The course (No. II. as per the Club's |hand-book) will be between Centrál Fairway buoys, mand Mark Boat off Green Island (starboard), Cosmopolitan Dock buoy (starboard) and Chapas Rocki; in all 14 miles.

The Aberdeen piracy and murder case being rud judice, it is not for us to offer comment thereon at present, but we feel that we are justified in repeating the warning given to shipmasters In these columns about two years ago. At that time two glaring cases of piracy occurred within 24 days of each other, one in Hong. kong waters and the other on the Canton River, only 40 miles away. One of the vessels attacked was Messrs. ROBERT JACK which there were many passengers, all of & Co.'s launch Xwong Sang, on board whom were robbed of their money and deliberate manner and in broad daylight. most barefaced and

Then there was the big trading jonk "held up" near Sulphur Chaunel, Green Island, by a gang of pirates armed to the teeth. In this case the victims escaped with their lives and what they stood up in, the junk and cargo being annexed by the ruthless marauders. In addition to these cases there are fresh in our memory the terrible Namoa, Spark, and Greyhound He saw no reason for abandoning the policy tragedies that should never be forgotten. But we are sadly afraid that the little hitherto pursued or for relinqulshing a single reminders we get from time to time in acre of land that Great Britain at present occu-THE Ride Brigade, who have beez bually erect. the shape of successful raids on Chinese craft near Hongkong, Amoy, and Ningpo | A HIT AT THE GRAND OLD AGITATOR, to-day at Kowloon, where they occupy quite a are soon forgotten and those who "go down to the sea in ships" are fulled that isolated action in Turkey was impossible.

He was glad the nation now understood town, neatly laid out, in the vicinity of | the hideous matsheds, Provided the wexiber into a sense of security which is not at

keeps fine, and snakes and centipedes are not all justified by circumstances or facts. It is probable that were there no oppor tunity for a successful attack that, as far as foreign-owned vessels are concerned, there would be no attack. But when the scouts of pirate chiefs find vessels with arms placed on board chiefly for what is known as "look see plagin" and that per- haps there are only two or three old revolvers amongst half a dozen Europeans, while the ammunitionis as scarceas straw. berries in winter, then, if they know such a vessel is carrying a lot of treasure and

He eulogised Lord Cromer and Sir H. H. has number of wealthy native Kitchener, and said that the performance of the Passengers board it is" little fatter in the Soudan campaign would challenge wonder that ал attack is success-comparison with any in our aanalı.- ful. The circumstance seems to be over. looked, in great measure, that the average

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A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. Chinese coaster carries only about half

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 15th September. 1896.

BIRTH,

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a dozen Europeans-the captain, two

The Hongkong Telegraph|

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 185

plex.

CONCERTED ACTION QUITE POSSIBLE. The European concert seemed at present to ba better fitted then it had ever been before to act la the question.

WHAT THE SULTANATE CAN DO.

He considered that the Sultanate alone could ameilarate the lot of Christians and Mussal- mas,

WELL-MERITED EULOGY.

SETTLEMENT OF THE VENEZUELA

QUESTION,

He announced the settlement of ibe Venazde-

ing tents for the last few days, went into camp

100 plentiful, they will have a pleasant outing preparatory to their clase confinement on boară the trooper which is to carry them to Singapore.

THE Railler appeara to be having a run of bad luck, as since leaving here she has lost an anchor (which was only recovered after con- siderable delay), burat a steam-pipe and had another of her officers fald up with lever. We bear'that the probable cause of the fover hás been discovered and removed so her offcers may now look forward to plesiauter times. Sha will pass the winter In the nezih-at Chemulpo and Cheloo.

THE meeting of the Ararat Lodge of Royal Ark | Mariners was held on the roth instant, when'

| Bro. GAP. Jordan was installed as W.CN. for the ensuing year. The installation ceremony

officers, and three engineers-and that is Question in conformity with the suggestion was performed by P.W.CN. Hastings asulated

their Chinese crews are absolutely use-

AN OLD 'STORY.

The St. Petersburg Novosti reports that during the 1ste China-Tapan war Chins offered Formosa to Great Britain and that Lord Rosebery declined it

CHOLERA IN TOKIO.

On 3rd inst., at Los Angeles, Caillernis, the less when it comes to a brush with these of the United States to apply the principle of wife of JOHN CARROLE, of a 300.

"terrors of Eastern Seas." They become Civil law, whereby the validity of a title was paralysed with fear and, if not accessories admited's ́ter a certain ispre of time. before the fact, readily render assistance in driving the engines and steering as they are bidden. If the Chinese crews could be depended on to fight to the death In backing up their officers, well and good; but, unfortunately, they cannot be looked to for succour in the hour of need, as the NOTES AND COMMENTS.

bitter experience of the past clearly shows. It therefore behaves the mere handful of What has come over the "Grand Old foreigners on board China coasters-who Man" of merrie, merrie England and the under present circumstances carry their

Some "G.O.M." of the Fatherland?

lives in their hands-to keep their powder people persist in regarding them as far- dry and shoot straight when the time sighted statesmen, while others affirm comes for dealing summarily with social and they are probably not far out in their parasites of the lowest and most danger. estimate they are harmless and well-ous type. Far be-it-from us to create meaning gentlemen who have the mis- unnecessary alarm, As far as we know fortune to suffer from whims incidental there is no imminent danger of attack, but to being well in their dotage. The other unfortunately none of us know what any day Mr. GLADSTONE was doing his level hour may bring forth on board vessels best to induce the British Government to sailing from the waters of a colony like THE Chinese Consulate at Yokohama wII 16- let loose the dogs of war because of the Hongkong in close proximity to the ill-opened on the roth frat Armenian massacres, and his astounding, governed, disorderly, and densely popu not to say indiscreet, action was soon

lated province of Kwangtung.

TELEGRAMS.

Captain Finlayson, will be despatched as above followed by the explosion of a Bismarckian

on MONDAY, the 16th instant, ni a PM.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, izth November, 1896, F1713

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND, TAMSUI. THE Company's Steamship

ΤΗΣ

"HAIMUN," Captain Bathurst, will be despatched for the bare Parts on TUESDAY, the 17th lostant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply 10

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK &,Co., General Managers. Hongkong, raih November, 1806, [1757 FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA. THE Steamship

▸

"CITY OF DUNDEE,"

organ, the Hamburger

the form

[From Kobe Chronicle] THE TAX ON FORMOSA TEA.

TOKIO, November 4th. A tellfication made by the Governor General's Office in Formosa has been published in the fictal Gasstie, announcing a'tex of yen 2.40

Kont, November 4th, 2 Durlag the twenty-four hours ended at noon of tha joth ult, x5 fresh cases of cholera were reported in Tokle, of which three ended fatally. This has brought up the total from the gih alt. to 105 cases.—Chronicle.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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by P.W.C.N. Bryant, W.C.N. · Jordan then invested his officers as follows

J.........................................Bro. P. R. Simmonds.

Treasurer (em B Scribe

S.D.

24419651 31

J.D. SINCE 19 D.C. 3 Guardian 13 Worder

as it

T. Spafford.

J. R. Grimble,

S. Hanisch.

F. Howell,

J. Lochend.

W, Farmer.

T. Dymond.

J. Maxwell.

A PRIVATE in the Rifs Brigade made a cowardly attack on a ricksha coolie last night in Queen's Road East. The man was drawinga fare quietly when the party in uniform, with a comrade, liquor. Thay gave the coolie some trouble to came along, lightly under the Influence of

pass them, and, as he did so, the military hero struck the man a heavy blow on the bare head with a cane, and then walked off down the rond with as much swagger as if he owned It. The man who is gality of such uncalled-for brutality as this is not = credit to the cloth he wears, and some shot drill would do him an Immense 'amount of good, This kind of behaviour has given our authorlikes in the East

H.M.S. Alacrity arrived here from Shanghai, | trouble on several occasions. vis Amoy, at 4.15 this afternoon.

MANY of our readers will be glad to learn that - Tazze will be a game of Hockey to-morrow Humphreys Estate and Finance Company aro afternoon si Hanpy Valley ; " bully" at 4:45. now hallding at Kowloon a terrace of houses THX trooper Cephalonia, with the West York. (eight in simbe) which will unquestionably shire Regiment for Hongkong, arrived at Sing-apply & very long-felt want. Each house will "pore yesterday.

THE steamer Powan will leave for Canton to- morrow (Friday), the 13th instant, si 7 km), Instead of 8 M,

THE PLAGUE IN FORMOSA.

TOKIO, November gıd. The number of cases of black plague in Taipeh prefecture, Formosa, has reached 37. Mr. Arao

DR. STUART ELDRINGE has been appointed Sef, the founder of the Japanese commercial Hawaiias Consol at Yokohama in place of Mr. school at Shanghai, the students of which rea-B. C. Howard, resigned, dezed valuable services to the Japanese Gorera. meat during the war, is among the victims Sce the outbreak of dysentery this year up killed by the plague.

TOKIO, November 4th. ta October zgik, 76.473 cases have been reported A dispatch from Surgeon Fojlts at Talpeb of ❘ in Japan, of which 19,085 ended fatally, the and inst, states that since the 28th alt, when the black plague broke out, 48 deaths have Iris reported by Yokohama papers that the Yoko occurred, four-fifibs ofthe victims being Japaucis, hama Specie Bank will probably open branches The disease happily is not spreading very

at Amoy and Singapore early next year, rapidly,

bombshell In the Iron Chancellor's " very Own Nachrichten. It was of a "revelation" and set forth in the most positive manner that a secret Russo- German agreement was concluded soon after the accession of ALEXANDER III, whereby, If either Power were attacked, the other would remain benevolently neutral; the agreement continued in force per pical on tea. until 1890, when Count CAPRIVI terminated | it. BISHARCE doubtless expected to electrify the world, paralyze bourses, and cause at the very least "strained relations" between some of the Continental Powers and England. Happily neither of these well-meaning, albeit rather mischievous, old gentlemen have been taken very seriously. A certain amount of attention has been given to their utterances, as was Captain Halley, will be despatched as above on only to be expected. They've had their say, and as they are out of office and, therefore, however well informed generally, not in the "know" of things political, It is not to be supposed for a moment that their vehemence or ill-timed attempts to upset to-day with the advice of the Central Board of the Garrison-resulted this afternoon in a The Home Minister has turned a notification Tax football match-Hongkong Football Club the equilibrium of well-balanced Powers will have the slightest effect either on the health, to the effect that, the black plaguehaving victory for the military team by 3 goals to z.

broken out in Formosa, til vessels arriving. Ki destiny of that blot on the civilization of Moji, Nagasak, Kobe and Yokohama from the Great West who by courtesy is styled Formoss shall be subjected to medical inspe- the Ruler, or Sultan, of Tarkey or upon tion from to-morrow, the future of Oriental states. It seems MILITARY OPERATIONS IN FORMOSA reasonable to assume that the Great

Taxio, November 4th. Powers have come to some understanding A dispatch has been received from Forme12 by this time in respect to Turkey and that to the effect that it has been deelded to attack the reign of terror "will ere long 18 tribes of savages in the neighbourhood of cease for ever. But it was the height Tainan, and the operation has been commenced of folly to advocate action by Great by the army, Britain that could but result in A great European war and terrible bloodshed-the pouring out of the blood of innocents as compared with which the recent cowardly massacres of Armenians would be a mere trifle. It is to be hoped RASPBERRYADE, &c. that the "unspeakable Turk" will shortly be quietly and firmly suppressed, and that the Power or Powers who undertake the task will have with them the goodwill

or about THURSDAY, the 19th instant,

For Freight or Passago, apply to

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

Agents, Hongkong, 12th November, 1895,---

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Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Company, Limited, at Wanchal, whence delivery may be obtained,

All chated or damaged Goods must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage abtained from the Godown. Company, and sent Into this Office within seven days after the vannaľa arrival, sitar which no clkimi will be recognised, and Goods remaining undelivered will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insuranco has been effected. Bitis of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned,

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, sath November,(1596, [1751

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. FOR SHANGHAI, CHEFOO, CHEMULPO

AND NAGASAKI," THE Company's Steamabip

"SENDAI MARU," Captain C. Olsen, will be despatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the 15th instant, at Daylight,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, 11th November, 1896,

1954

COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS,

'IMPLE AERATED WATER,

IDA WATER.

SIMPLE

SODA

*INGER ALE

EMONADE.

SARSAPARILLA,

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co?% WATERs are made under the constant supervision of a duly quailfod English Chemist and will bear comps rison with the best English Manufacturus,

Special terms to HOTELS, CLVES, Masses and Any complaints should be addried to the

Hongkong, grd May, xin ng

other Large ConsUINGEE.

Manager

·

TOKIO, November 5th.

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.

TOKIO, November 4th,

HIH. Prince Yamashina Kikumaro, Sub the rank of full Lieutenant and assigned to the | Lieutenant in the Navy, has been promoted to culier CAyoda; Commanders Tomioka and Nilo have been promoted to the rank of Captain, The latter has been appointed naval artache to the Japaness Léguilon in Seoul,

THE DIRTHDAY BANQUET.

TOKID, November 4th.........

Ow the 36th ultimo the plague patients in Calcutta were discharged, from the Isolation Hospital. No fub cases bad occurred up to

that date,

DOCTOR RIZAL, the alleged revolutionary leader, who had been taken to Montfalch Castle, has been shipped again for the Philippines at the request of the military judge there.

havn four rooms, two bath-rooms, servzala? quarters, a back yard, and garden in front, and na the vent will be only $15 per mensam there can be no doubt about Masses Humphssys' latest on- terpris* meeting the requirements of many in our midst whore incomes are unavoidably` small. Thà "mall fry as the higwiga styla a certain section of the community which

fa dally becoming more numerous—have never

they have therefore had to take up thele abodes been catered for by builders sad contractors and

in sami-Xaropean buildings in the Chiners quarters of the city or else sock quarters in boarding houses, and it is this section of the com manity that will be glad indeed to know that they are not beneath the noises of the manager of Humphreys Estale Co., who have done well

whe will ever be with us who work hard for to take into consideration a class of residents.

their living, but through lack of good fortune or the abalinsey of rich relations who wont die and leave them the means of getting out of the ruck are comble to live in large and costly houses, Messrs. Humphreys will have no trouble in All- fog their little torence with lessens and the only fault any ang will find with the scheme in that instead of building eight houses there should be twenty-eight or more,

MEMORANDA.

TO-DAY-IN November.

COUNT ITAGARI, the great apostls of " Eberty o the subject in Japan, darteg four months and a 9 pm Ching Ling Foo Troupe of Wonder half's control of the Department of House Affairs,

works at Victoria Hall, DoddalijStrest. suspended seven publications!

TO-MORROW,-13th Nevimber, p.m.-Opening of the Po Leung Kuh's new Home.

SATURDAY,-14th November,

Indian mail due, W. ago

A CRICKET match will be played at Happy 3.30 Valley on Saturday, the 14th instant, between the Hongkong Rovers and an XL, from H.IS. Nardin Play will commence at a p.m. The following will play for the Rovers Moore, J. Shelley (captain), A. Cœur, W. Buckier, J. Harris, H, Chaios, A. Brown, D. MeHardy, J. Kerr, P. Hyndman and J. Smith, Mr. H. Horly wil act as umpire, and Pri

and the moral Influence of all nations that At the braquet given by the Foreign Minister claim to be civilized. The existence of last night in honour of the Emperor's birthday, the Turk as a power in Europe has H. E. Baron von Gatechmidt, Gorman Minister, hitherto been dependent on the jealouslex the Doyen of the Corps Diplomatique, pro of the other nations chiefly of Great posed the toast of the Emperor. Conni Olum

responded. Such a large gathering has rarely Britain and Russia. If now those jealous been witnessed before. The foreign guests alone les be replaced with a clear understand-numbered over 500 and almost ali the invitations | James, RB, hau ́kindly consented te geilerm (14sy 1 ing and a definite policy having the sanc- I lasted are guld to have been, koopted.

Lhe duties of seeTET:

Auction of household furniture, at Mountain View, No. 1, The Pask, by Me. Paul Brewise,

Rifs Brigade Burlesque "Fra Diavolo "

at the City HAIL

SUNDAY ---25th. Novambar,

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