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Intimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1896.

W. BOFFEY & Co.,

TAILOR S,

2, D'AGUILAR STREET.

Have an entirely Naw Srock of WoolÆENS to sult the Present and Coming Season,

Consisting of

To-day's Advertisements.

PRELIMINARY NOTICE.

TO APPEAR SHORTLY.

"SPORT AND GOSSIP," FOUNDED BY “DAYBREAK,"

WEEKLY NEWSPAPER,

on

BIRTHS.

On October agth, the wife of Lieutenant C. PH. SEIDELI, of His Siamese Majesty's Navy, of a 100,

On the 3rd November, at his studio, Farquhar Street, Penang, the wile of A. KAULJUSS, of

100.

On the 8th of November at No. 7, Sans Soucl Terrace, Shanghai, the wife of F. HAROLD ARMITIONO, of a daughter,

DEATH.

At Sedan, on the 6th of November, IZAN ADOLPHE CHAPSAL. Chef de Batallion en

A SATURDAY EVENING and published retraits; in his 58th year. (By telegraph.)

FANCY SUITINGS, DRESS, FROCK and MORNING COAT SUITINGS, ULSTER and 677 SUNDAY MORNING, conducted by x

OVERCOATINGS, BREECHES and RIDING MATERIALS in variety.

FANCY VESTINGS, TATTERSALLS and others.

Hongkong, 1st October, 1896.

EYE-SIGHT.

NOTICE

MR. DPT

R. N. LAZARUS, OCULIST-OPTICIAN, of }

sulted for SPECTACLES at the HONGKONG HOTEL (Room No 139),

FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY.

A great proportion of cataracts and diseases affecting those advancing In Hle occur to those haring some deficiency in the construction of the eyes,the many years of Eye Strain" ending in serious forms of disease. Glassen specially adapted in youth to those requiring them save and preserve the sight.

Constantly recurring headaches, spells ai dimaces when reading, weak eyes, the letters running together; any of these symptoms ladi- cate a deficiency in the form of the eye requiring Glasses only to correct and care.

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

ADVICE FREE.

HONGKONG HOTEL,

(Room No. 137).

Hongkong, 3rd November, 1896.

To-day's Advertisements.

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FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL- THE "Mogul" Line Stemmer

"MOGUL"

will be despatched for the above Port on „MONDAY, the 16th instant, at Noon, instead of 'as previously advertised.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, 14th November, 1805.

FOR SHANGHAI.

THE Steamship

"LOONGMOON,"

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Co-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE

ROYAL,

CITY HALL

By Kind Permission of Lieut. Colonel C. H. B. NORCOTT, COMMANDING; and

H.E. Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.C.M.G.,

Under the Distinguished Paironage of“

H,E. Maj. Gen. WILSONE BLACK, C.B. and

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

RIFLE BRIGADE BURLESQUE

"FRA

DIAVOLO.”

TO-NIGHT

(SATURDAY), the' 14th November, zögő,

OVERTURE at

9 P.M. Ponctually. Prices, $3, $2 and $1.* (Soldiers and Sailors half-price to $1 Sents). BOX OFFICE at Mestra, W. ROBINSON & Cola Piano and Music Rooms

A Special Tram will leave for the PEAK fifteen minutes after the fall of the Curtain.

Hongkong, 14th November, 1896. [1761

ORGAN RECITAL

M

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IN THI

UNION CHURCH,

BY

R. GEORGE GRIMBLE,

ON

THURSDAY, 19th November, 1896, AT 5.45 PM.

PROGRAMME:-

1. GRAND OFFÈRTOIRE IN】

F. MAJOR... Lafabure Waly.

Captain F. W. Schulz, will be despatched for ¦ à. TINOR SOLO: "If with) the above Port on MONDAY, the 16th Instant,

at 4 P.M. Instead of as previously advertised,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 14th 7ovember, 1836.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

FOR KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.

THE Company's Steamship

"HIROSHIMA MARU,"

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Captain C. Andersen, will be despatched for the above Parts on TUESDAY, the 17th instant, at 4 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, 14th November, 18od.

all your hearts "...................)

Mr. E. MIROW,;

(Eljak) Mandelssohn,

3. ANDANTE IN G... Edouard Balisis.

4. SOPRAND SOLO: "Ave} Back-Gounod.

Maria"...................

Señor BAREAT,

5. "The Last Chord"...Sullivan,

(Transcribed forħitha Organ.)

6. TENOR SOLO: "The

Star of Belalchem Stiphen Adams,

K

Mr. A. VAN NIEROP.

7. MARCH OF THE MEDIS) G#o. Shin, Mus.

(with Chorus)

Professional Jonrualist, and devoted to RACINO, HUNTINO, THEATRICALS, FOOTBALL, CRICKET, TENNIS, ROWING, ATHLETICS, GOLF, Swm- MINO, YACHTING, SHCOTING, GOSSIP on all topic and GNERAL SPORTS and PASTIMES (6 SHANGHAI, the CHINA PORTS, and at Hour

All communications regarding advertisements, etc., should be addressed to

The Publishers,

"SPORT & GOSSIP," c/o North-China Daily News. Shanghal, roth November, 1896.-.- (1768

Intimations.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

SIMPLE

♥IMPLE AERATED WATER,

SODA WATER, L

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G"

EMONADE.

ARSAPARILLA.

SARSAFARILLA

RASPBERRYADE, &C.

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

Special terms to HOTELS,!CLUBS, Master and other Large Consumers.

The Hongkong Celegrap

HONGKONG, SAturday, NoveMBER 14, 1896,

FLOODS IN TRANCE.

LONDON, November 1st. Tremendous floods aṛa doing much damngo in France.

TURKEY'S TROUBLES.

LONDON, November 1st. It is rumoured that the Tsar intends to pro pose a conference of the European Paweti to discurs the oftuation in Turkey.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

LAST performance of Fra Diavole to-night. | H.M,S. Centurion arrived hero this afternoon

from Amoy."

ADMIRAL DE BEAUMONT arrived at Shanghai on the roth by the Yokohama Maru.

JAPANESE soldiers, who had been serving with TELEGRAMS. the colours since 1893, were d'abanded on the

REUTER'S MESSAGE.

LORD GEORGE HAMILTON ON THE GERMAN PRESS.

LONDON, November 12th.

Lord George Hamilton, speaking at Acton, advised the German press not to overstrain the forbearance of Great Britain by continual attacks based on the erroneous assumption of an ine. concilabls rivalry between Great Britain and

Rusla

From the Diario de Montia))

THE WAR IN CUBA.......

MADRID, October 30th. The Alden column has cut off a party of rebels

310 ult.

►

It is reported that owing to ill health Baron. Kawads, president of the Nippon Glako, is about to resign. ACTUALLY another Shanghal paper! This time it is to be a live sporting journal, which is to appear shortly. Vida advertisement in this Inve.

THE Secretary of the Raub Australian-Gold- Mining Company, Ltd., resident at Singapore, received a telegram on the 6th instant readings-

" Crushing faished ; 2,330 lous stons realized 1,912 est, smelled gold,"

Tu Mission steam-launch Day Spring will call alongside any vessel hoisting the answering pennant, between 9 and to.30 am, on Sunday, to convey man ashore to the 11 o'clock service returning about 13.30 p.m.

MAJOR-GENERAL, C. BJKNOWLES has resumed command of the army of occupation in Egypt, | from leave in England, relieving Major-General K. G. Henderson, CB., who has returned to his command at Alexandria.

FOR Impersonating an Excise Officer an Indlan was fined $too yesterday at the Police Court. Ha was doing duty for a fellow-countryman, who is an Excise Officer, but had no bidge nor was he in possession of any proper authority,

THE Chinese Government will shartly establish Consulates in the five open ports in Japan under the revised treaty. The staffs for the offices are saying in the Legation at Tokio, The Yoka- bams Consulate was opened on the 10th instant, LIEUT. STANEFALD, 43rd Gazkhas, mat with a The enterprising manager of Thomas' Grillther serious accident at Kohlms, Indis, on the Room calls attention, by advertisement, to the threw him over a steep slope. He was dragged and ultimo, His charger bolting on parade, and

fact that he makes catering fox picnics, tiffin and dinner parties a speciality,

THR Pinang Gaustis announces that Mr. Cheah Tation, the eldest son of Mr. Cheah Chen Eok, J.P., one of Penang's leading citizens, has passed A battalion of St. Quentia men has routed his examination in Roman Law at Lincoln's Inn. Loreates band of rebels, killing 30 and wound-THE- Kali Harald announces that their

In Sabanilla.

tog 80 men.

The force operating In Guanajay has killed the Chief Reyes and 15 of his party.

November, Ist. Telegrams from Coba say that the Spanish forces have surrounded Maceo and his followers,

November 4th. An important battle has been fought, result ing favourably for the Spanish arms, the column under General Gonzales Muffor having defeated

Mace's forces.

General Weyler has gone to Pinar del Rio at the head of the Gavernment inrcen.

NEW WAR LOAN.

MADRID, October 28th, Sanction has been given for a loan to be ff wird for 400,000,000 jaredas for war expense

Any complaints-should be addressed' to the in Cuba and the Philippines.

Manager,

Hongkong, and May, väge.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

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It la requested that all communications relating to Subscriptions, Advertisements, &c,, bo nddromed to the **Sienager, Hinghong Tilagraph" and not to the Bolton.

Letters on Editorial matters to be sent to The Edito" and kot ka individual members of the stack

Common Lutefied by publication manat de accompanied by the name and addram of the walters, not scary pablication; but an evidence of good faith.

be open for the dir discretion by correspondents of a question Whilst the columns of the Herghing Trigraph will always the Warce does not in any way hold himself reputar

affecting pebile interarts, it must be dlitinctly understood that

oglalons that expressed.

Bac. Contab.

:

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8. CONCERTO IN G. MINOR Handel.

(Allegro movement) ...J Hongkong, 14th November, 1896.

YSTER

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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAIWANFOO.

THE Company's Steamship

THE

"THALES,"

Captain Douglas, will be despatched for the above Ports on WEDNESDAY, the 18th Instant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passagt, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, General Managers. Hongkong, 14th November, 1806. [1757

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

NOTICE

STEAM TO

YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND NAGASAKI. (Passing through, the INLAND SIA.)

THE Company's Chartered Steamship..

" DAPHNE," Captain Samadisen, will leave for the abova Ports on or about FRIDAY, the zoth instant,

For further Particulars, apply to

MELCHERS & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 14th November, 1896. Tx743

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

NOTICE,

STEAM TO SHANGHAI..

THE Company's Steamship

"SACHSEN"

Captain Supmer, due here with the outward German Mail about the 19th instant, will leave

OCKTAILS,

COCKT

RUM PUNCH,

CHAMPAGNE COCKTAILS,

at the Prettiest, Quietest and most select place in town',

'THOMAS' GRILL ROOM. Tiffins and Dinners a Speciálliy. Private Dining Rooms.

Hongkong, 14th November, 1896.

FUBLIC AUCTION

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RARE OLD JAPANESE LACQUER, IVORIES, &C.

HE Undersigned has been favoured with Instructions from Dr. F. E. C. AYRES,

to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION ON SATURDAY, the 21st November, 1896,

commencing at 2.30 P.M.,_' at his SALLE ROOMS, DUDDELL STREIT, HIS LARGE AND VALUABLE COLLECTION

OF

OLD JAPANESE MEDICINE BOXES la OLD GOLD, RED, BLACK and Othar

LACQUER. RARE OLD NETSÜKES ind CARVINGS, to Great Variety,

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINES

AND

SPIRIT S.

ALL these are selected by our London House, bought direct at Erst hand, imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all inter. mediate profits, and enabling us to supply the best growibs at MODERATE PRICES.

+

PRICE LISTS, with Fall Details, to be had an

Application,

PORT after removal should bo rested a monik before cae. When required for drinking at

TROOPS FOR THE PHILIPPINES.

MADHD, November 3rd.

A special mall steamer leaves Barcelona on the sorb Instant with a,oco troops for the Phillp. plaes.

(From Calcutta Papers.)

PLAGUE IN 'INDIA.

Majestles the Emperor and Empress of Japan will visit Klota on the 30th January next, the 30th anniversary of the late Emperor Komel's death.

Owing to the rise in the price of paper nine Teklo journals (theNippon, Mainicht, Kokumin, Tehto, Chuo, Tokio Asaki, Yamato, Miyako and Hockt) raised their subscription from the 1st ¦ festant,

THERE is a " wag" on board the Centurion, and he exhibited his genius this afternoon en a Hongkong Telegraph shipping report form whereon he wrote, in a very next fist—"H.M.S. Centurion; from Amay, 13th November; cargo cost and guns ; agent, A. Whlieman, London,” Bravo, Jack I

THE 31 members of the craw of the steamer Ningchow, lately charged with disorderly con duct on board, 'were brought before Captain Hastings again to-day, on remand. After a cantion as to their future conduct his Worship discharged the men and they were ordered to be put on board by the police,

BOMBAY, October 22nd, The number of deaths registered in Bombay. 1895, was 66, being 38 less than in the pre- Atkinson, of the Shropshire Light Infantry, will during the week ending the 20th of October, TRE many friends in Hongkong of Captain ceding week and 183 more than the week be sorry to learn that he has been seriously ill ending the 15th of October, 1895, and 119 more with enteric fever. We are glad to be able to than in the corresponding period in the preced-state that latest news from Calcutta is to the

October 24th.

effect that on the sand ulto, he was making sathafactory progress towards recovery.

ing five years.

To-day's plague returns show that the condi- tion is worse, there being seventeen cases and thirteen deaths.

October 76th.

In the 48 hours to so this morning, there wer 19 new cases and 12 deaths from the plague, In the Fort there was I new chic and a dealbs, in Mandvie 9 cases and g deaths, BhaleshwaY, 7 deaths and 3 cases, 3 deaths at Girgaan, care at Byculla, and care and x death in the Hospital.

October ayih,

A TELEGRAM has been received at Shanghai reporting that Captain M. V. Lancaster, late master of the steamer" Klangyu, and who was home sick leave, died at London.

Ho was well known and very mach respected here and at the coast ports, having been in command of different C.M.S.N, steamers for many years.

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some distance and badly ent about the herd. He was picked up unconscious. Two days later he was pronounced out of danger. THINGS seem to have come to a pretty pass in Calcutta. A gentleman desirious of building s which were duly fuspected. new house requested an architect to send is plans,

"And this rooms f* quærled the would-be builder. "That's for the bicycles," was the answer.

And that small room adjoining the kitchen ! " **That's the cook's blżycia,"

THE Amateur Dramatic Club are bually re- hearting "Charley's Aunt," which is to be followed by "Les Cloches de Cornerült," in which most of our leading vocalists are to take part. We hear that there in at present a dearth. of sopranos in the colony, so it is to be hoped that ladies with good soprano voices will place their valuable services at the disposal of the A.D.C.

THE death is announced at Kandy, Ceylon, an the 14th ulto,, from dysentery and intermitten fever, of Major C. D. Cave, of the and Suffolk Regiment. Major Cave was for some time set- ing in command of the battalion, and was com- pelled to proceed about two months ago to Ceylon on leave. He served in the Afghan War and the Hasara Expedition of 1888, and was a keen sportsman,

THE cricket match between elevens from the Garrison and the Hongkong Cricket Clob, which There was a fairly good attendance, but the was begun yesterday, concluded this afternoon. weather was not very pleasant. The band of excellent mile. The Garrison In their first the HK.R. palivened the proceedings by ioma innings made 174 and in the second Ita, while the Hongkong Club made 181 and 76. In the second innings of the Garrison five men did not bat and the Hongkong Club only sent in 7 man in their second innings. Llest Thrasher made his 45 for the Garrison by slashing play. Alexander (32) also batted well, wille Green and Blease helped largely with their bowling, R. H, Hancock (43), Ward (33) and Mast (25) were the prominent local bats, and Hancock's bowling was first rate, nu also was that of Bonham Carter, THERE is another treat in store for lovers of IN our last ixage there was published a paragraph good music. It will take the form of an organ recital by Mr. George Grimble, and we note by bookle" named Galatan on Captain giving some particulars of an extraordinary assault from an advertisement in this issue that not only Ross, A.D.C. to the Lieut-Governor of India, will Mr. E. Mirow and Mr. A. Van Nierop We now learn from the Arian of 33rd October render most welcome assistance but that the gifted that Galstan has been disqualified from riding songstress, Señora Barbat, who caused so much pleasure to a large audience in Robinson's Music again on the Lobong course when meetings are Reams a few days ago, will favour the audience held there under Calcutta Turf Club Rules. It with a solo in which this "Queen of Sopranos quite possible that the Stewards have thought is certain to be heard to the beat advantago,

more of the danger of Mr. Galatan's riding when they agreed to disqualify kim, for it was THE Bombay correspondent of the Calcutta obvious to everyone (says the Aran) that no one's life was sacred riding in the same race Daily News solsmaly reports that "the Govern ment bacteriologists aro at present engaged in with him. That be bored or cannoned or tracing out the life history of the bubonic jostled deliberately no one can say : It is quite microbe, and fi la sopposed that it will eventually possible that being unfamiliar with ike course, be found that the bubonic fever was imported by | he was unable to ease his mount at the furnE rats from Hongkong in 1894.”—But who are the and consequently always ran into or bored kla

my old gentlemen that this correspondent styles | nearest compenfan. "bacteriologists? Is it the distinguished “ plagus

once it should be ordered to be decanted andlord seemed willing to piva a house for that special" or the scientists who have lost their blr Weekly Shars List issued at noon to-day

the Dispensary, before being sent out,

The said Collection is the finest of its SHERRY.-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner was found suffering from the plague, and the / wie over this'outbreak of plaguefin the disgrace. Mr. Erich Georg stales business continues to be

ever offered for Public Sale in this Colony,

Catalogues will be fasued prior to Sale. On View from FRIDAY, the 20th November,

TERME OF SALY :——As casÍDELNYY.

GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer, Hongkong, 14th November, 1896,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

for the above place about 24 hours after arrival. THE P. & O, S. N. Co.'s Steamship

For further Particulars, apply to

MELCHERS & Co., Agents. Hongkong, rath November, 1896. (1743 THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE

AND YOKOHAMA.

THE Company's Steamship

"MOYUNE,"

C. H. Kemp, Commander, will be despatched as

- abers on SATURDAY, the arst instant.

For Freight, &c., apply to

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HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,

Agents Hongkong, 14th November, 1896.'

*MILBURN" LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR NAGASAKI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.

THE Steamship

"PORT ADELAIDE,"

Captain Morgan, will be despatched as above on or about WEDNESDAY, the syth instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co,

Agents. Hongkong, 14th November, 1895, (1766

"KAISER-I-HIND,"

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

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STRAITS. Consigness of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods sa

belog landed and placed at the risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Waart and Godown Company's Godowns at 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 London, &c., x 5.5. India und Australia.

From Persian Gulf, ex 5.5. Pemda,,

Optional gools will be landed here unless M. TO-MORROW. instructions are given to the contrary before to

Goods not cleared by the 21st instantĵnt 4 P.M. will be subject to real.

No Fire Insurancs will be affected by me in any case whatever,

Wines of very superior Viningen, All ms trda Xere's Wines.

CLÁRET—Our Clareis, including the lowest Priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine ~product of the juice of the grape and are not arificially made from raisins and currante, an is generally the case with Cheap Wines, 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 quality and of greater age than most brands in the market. The SCOTCH WADKIY marked "E" is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connoisseurs

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fully insentiary Indian city? Happy thought Could not the germs have been taken to Bombay by cats? Why, of course ́t I

To-day seven cases and fourteen deaths were reported. In consequence of the apparent Increase in the number of attacks and death during the latter part of the past week, the Municipal authorities have again been putting lata force rather more strictly the rule removing patients from their houses to the Artbar Road Hospital. This bas created some consternation among the various sections of the Hindeo community, and at a meelleg of Jain Hindoos a resolution expressing regret at this step was passed. The grain merchants of Mandyl also proposed to send a memorial to the Maulcipal Commissioners. They, however, thought it more prodeat to lay thele grievances first before the Health Officer, and took the opportunity of doing so when that official was as one of his usual rounds In Mandvi. Dr. Well, after bearing them, gave them the assur ance that he would do what was needial to the matter. The Municipal authorliles thought_of removing patients to a house in the Mandel locality, and this plan was highly approved by the Hindoos. Dr. Rasips was entrusted with the duty of selecting a suitable house, but no

purpose. Meanwhile a girl of the Brahmin caste

authorities thought it necessary to remove her

rather dull, and the work under review has been to the Arthur Road Hospital, but the Brahmins

devoid of special interest. Rates have not under- strongly objected to this measure, and pointed

gone much change, except in Raubs, which out a three storeyed konce, situated on Argyla

have advanced considerably. Ra Banks kó Read, and belonging to one Hurdas Frem to the Municipal authorities as one they would use

says:-Hoogkeng and Shanghala changed hands for patients of their caste. This house was sub-murder and suicide is reported to have to a small extent at 183 and 183 per cent. think of following this example and engaging pore, on the dik, inst. It appears that for 31st December, and at 193 to 193 for 31st March, sequently examined and approved. Other castes occursed at 22, Rochora Canal Road, Sings premium for cash, also 178 per cent, premium for separate houses for the accommodation of

the last six years Bit Tek Gl, formerly Cash sellers at 183 per cent, premium raled the caablar and bill collector, but who has bon market during the latter part of the week, but a Patients belonging to their easton.

out of employment for some five years, mat- fimer fealing is perceptible and sharen are în, ried a Chinese woman named Li Ti Kut, who some small demand 'nt 181 per cent, prem. for had a child by him, which is now four years carb, The London rate le £42 ev, od. of age. On the çik instant the family went to Nationals have bean unsteady, buyers wanding lepas usual, but had not been long in the small lots at quotations, while there were plenty arms of Morpheus when the woman was aroused of sellers in larger iste, Bank of Chinas With by a deliberate attempt to cut her throat. On out buslucas;, the deferred shares of this stock getting up she saw prisoner euiting his own stella demand, but none seem to be sbtainable, throat, and rushed from the house, sending for | ---Concerning mining stock Mr.Georg states thur her child soon afterwards, when it was discovered In spite of the good October crushings, the mar

refused to make any statement, and all three were sent to Hospital-If Mr. BI had only plucked up enough courage to put an end to his own miserable existence he would probably have saved the authorfiles a lot of trouble.

(From Bangkok Observar) MADAGASCAR,

LONDON, October 30th. The Hova Minister for the Interior, and Prince

Ratsimangs, uncle of the Queen, have been tried by court-manial and shot for complicly in the

rebellion.

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

LONDON, October 30lb.

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An extraordinary case of attempted double

to be superior to any other brand in the Russia has reduced the annual payments on that his throat had also been cut. The man het for Panjos has not proved, and only a Hongkong market.

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We only guarantee our WIXES and SPIRITE to be genuine when bought direct from në in the Colony or from our authorland Agents at the

All daringed Packages must be left in the | Court Portu. Godowna and, a sexifficate of the damage

| obtained from the Godown, Company within ten

days afim skó Vessal'e arrival, kere after which, no Claims will be recognised.

H.. A. RITCHIE,

Superintendent, Hongkong, 24th November, 1806, -

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A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 15th September, 1895.

In view of Turkey's financial difficulties

account of the war indemnity by one half..

(The total amount of the war Indemnity is £31,000,000, the payment of which has been spiake over 100 years, at the rate of £320,000 per aut, without faterest.)

FRANCE AND RUSSIA.

LONDON, October zgth. „Pastor Lloyd, the Procurator General of the Holy Synod of the Russian Church, recently declared at Vienna that a real alliance batwLIN Franta and Russia is impossible:

THE TSAR.

LONDON, November set. "The Tsar, has returned in BL Fateming..

MEMORANDA.

TO-DAY,-14th. 'November.

comparatively small business has been done at $rs and $13) cash, and'equivalent rafes on time for ordinaries, najwell as $30 to $3.90 for pra- ference shares. The total output for October la equal to 850 ouncessofigold, or about £3,073 in value. This leaves a net profit of fully $15,000 and should the November result be equally good, a steady improvement la the value of the stock

9 p.m.-Riße Bilzado Burlesque "Yea Diavolo * | may be lookedfice. Raubs had a phenomenal

at the City Hall.

9 p.m.-Ching Ling Foo Troupe of Wonder works at Victoria Hall, Duddell Street.

- TO-MORROW,~~~-1 gth: Novensber, Tacems mail due.

size,' and up to $10 'has been paid for: alaron under order, from Singapore; the closing rate is $10, buyers. : Ra Docks ha sportá :---Honga - kong and Whampon Doçka kavu zajed quiet, | with only small padas au uzy⋅ per sant, per neɛ.

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