the hongkong TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1896.
To-day's Advertisements.
Synonyms: SCHLITZ and PURITY.
Insist on Having
NOTE OUR LABEL.
SCHLITZ
THE BEER THAT
BEER
MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS..
SCHLITZ BEER Received the Highest Award for PURITY
· 1901
at the Columbian Exposition.
THE FASTERN MICA MANIPULATING WORKS, LIMITED.
A
MEETING APPLICANTS for SHARES
the HONGKONG HOTEL en TUESDAY, the 15th December, 1896. at 4 P.M., for the purpose
AND TAKE NO OTHER.
Intimations.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
RONGKONG..
AERATED WATERS.
[IMPLE AERATED WATER.
SIMPLE
SODA
*INGER ALE,
WATER.
L
EMONADE.
SARSAFARILLA
RASPBERRYADI,&c.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS are mada under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist and will bear compa- rison with the best English Manufactures.
Special terms to Horses, Clubs, Merges and other Large Consumers. Any complaints should be addressed to the Manager,
Hlòngkong, and May, that,
EYE-SIGHT.
NOTICE.
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BIRTH.
At Kluklang, on the 3rd instaut, the wife of We notice that the foundations are being marked | lecilos of goid Jawellary set in'diamonde, robles, JAMUS FETHERSTONHAUGH, of a 193,
out on the building site to the right a! New spphires, olc., and as these articles have been
The Hongkong Telegraph
Pedde's Wharf. There should be no fext of the building subsidiar after erection as it will stand upan a solid block of concrete many feet thick, The foundations having been so costly and clabersie, we hope shortly to see a building
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1896, worthy of them erected therean,
M. J. KOROSTOVATZ, formerly second secretary TELEGRAMS. of the Russian Legation at Peking, and now first
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
THE VENEZUELA QUESTION.
LONDON, December 7th. Venezuela burs accepted the agreement mida between the United States and Great Britain to submit the dispute to arbitration.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE TO
CONGRESS.
A WARNING TO SPAIN,
Pesident Cleveland, in bls Message to Con- gresi, strongly urges the granting of a genuine antonomy to Cabs, which would end the present ruinous war. He says that the United States bare always been ready to mediate, and hints that they might eventually have to latervene if Spalo proves powerless to restore order in the island.
A QUIET HINT TO THE SULTAN, In his Message to Congress President Cleve ¦ land says he cannot believe that the present sombre prospect in Turkey can be long per- mitted to offend the sight of Christendom.
JE DEFENDENDO.
With regard to the lariff the President merely defends the one now existing.
(From L'Armir du Tonkin.) THE REBELLION IN THE PHILIPPINES,
PARIS, December 2nd.
The fovergents in the Philippines, although defeated in several encounters by Sonnleyde, aro of their constantly extending the sphere
WATKINS & CO., MR, CALCUTTA, may be con- operaltons.
AGENTS.
ELITE SKATING RINK,
LATE
VICTORIA HALL DUDDELL STREET,
AFTERNOON SESSION-from 5 to 7 P.M.
[R. N. LAZARUS, OCULIST-OPTICIAN, o!
sulted for SPECTACLES. it the HONGKONG HOTEL (Room No. 139).
of Allotment and to appoint the 1st Directors of PRICES Skates and Admission was 50 Cents. specially adapted in youth to those requiring
the Company.
All Persons who have applied for Shares are requested to alterd at the time and placed aborc mentioned.
C. HOLDSWORTH, Manager.
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Hanskong, 9th December, 1895, DAKIN, LEUICKSBANK AND COMPANY.
LIMITED.
M
EVENING SESSION-from 8.30 to 12 P.M. PRICES:-Skates and Admission ............$3.00 50
Admission
NAVAJ, and MILITARY NIGHTS EVERY WEDNESDAY,
FANCY DRESS CARNIVAL on FRIDAY,
DANCING TO COMMENCE AT 11 PM.
NOTRE MARYENERAL MEETING OF
"OTE is hereby elven that an EXTRA- the 11th instant.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK AND COMPANY. LIMITED, ll be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL, Victoria, Hangkang, on THURSDAY, the 17th day of December. 1806. at NOON, for the purpose of considering and. If theught fit passing Resolution that the Company re WOUND UP voluntsiliv
Sbond the Rerolatten be passed by the required majority it will be submitted for can matlones Special Resolution to a second Extraordinary General Meeting to be subse- quently convened.
By Order of the Boxid of hectors,
WM, HAY,
Hongkong, gth D:cember, 1806,
Manager. (1903
HONGKONG PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
CONCERT will be given in ST.
Special attractions for the Regatta Night.
ON MONDAY, the 14th instant, every LADY accompanied by a Geoileman will be admitted Free.
The HONGKONG REGIMENTAL BAND will be la attendance sightly.
SAM MARKS, Proprietor. Hongkong, 9th December, 1896.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAI, VĨA AMOY.
A GEORGE'S HALL 00 THURSDAY, THE Company's Steamship
the 17th December, at 9 15 P.M.
SEATS may now be secured at Mesars. W. ROBINSON & Co., Qacca's Road.
Hongkong, 9th December, tho.
"KWEILIN,"
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Captain Harris, will be despatched as above [Iron TO-MORROW, the roth loatant, at Daylight. For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 9th December, 1896.
AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA.
TION COMPANY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNÉES.
FROM SHANGHAI AND KOBE.
HE Steamship
THE
* GISELA,"
having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby Informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence delivery may be obtained,
No Cialms will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all claims must be sent in to the Undersigned belore Noan on the 16th Instant, or they will not be recognised,
No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaining in the Godawns after the oth Instant will be subject to rent.
Bill of Lading will be rustenigned by
SANDER & Co.,
Hongkong, gib December, 1846.
Agents,
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AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY,
(UNDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT.) STEAM FOR.
SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, KURACHI, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, BRINDISI, VENICE, FIUME AND TRIESTE.
ONLY FOR A FEW DAYS MORE.
A great proportion of cataracts and diseases affecting those advancing in life occur to those having some deficiency in the construction of the eyes,-the many years of "Eye Strain" anding in serions foriis of diseases. Glasses
them save and preserve the sight
Constantly recurring headaches, spells of dimness when reading, weak eyes, «thë letters running together; any of these symptoms tadl cate a deficiency in the form of the eye requiring Glasses only to correct and cure.
Mr. LAZARUS supplies his SPECTACLES only after testing the sight.
ADVICE FREE:
HONGKONG HOTEL, (Room No. 139). Hongkong, 5th December, 1896, [1871
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED,
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
WINES
AND
SPIRIT S.
LOCAL'AND GENERAL.
REGATTA 10-mOITOW.
PROVESSOR Yamagiwx has arrived in Formora to purane enquliles into the predisposing causes of outbreaks of bubonic plague..
Ir is reported that Liu Ch'l-belang. Total designate of Shanghai, wil take over the seals of
office from Lil Tuotai on the 22nd Inst.
A MEETING of applicants for shares in the Eastern Mica Manipulating Works, Limited, is advertised to be held at the Hongkong Hotel at 4 p.m., on Tuesday, 15th lust.
specially chosen for the season and are marked int moderate rates they are well worthy the
attention of intending purchasers.
COTTAM AND CO. Meters Coltim & Co., No. 3. Pedder Street, of the siercer sex and this season they show citer in capital styls for the sartorial requirements
most templing lat of winter dressing-gowns in magnificent things to velvet plush. Hats from Scottish woollens, regs of all sorts, including sach mikers as Towaind & Ce, London, and
secretary at Lisbon, has published a book entliled | gloves from Dont's, lies, braces, socks and under- Chinese and their Civilisation.". It was pelated | wear are displayed in all the most up-to-date at St. Petersborg, and contains a very clear map and golfers are provided for with the newest and | modas. Cycllats, rowers, cricketers, footballern of the Chinese Empire, including Korea and bent goods for wear, and the firm have many fire | Ispan. The map of the Chinese Empire accord. specimens of tranka and portmanteaux. Raphael ing to Russian ideas will doubtless be a useful Tuck's cards see also stocked in large variety, tals maker's play books and dolls' wardrobes record of what Chins was before.-------
being admirably adapted to please the boys and SPEAKING of the selection of a site for the pro. girls. A fue collection of Japanese carda Is reen in the show cases, the anvelopes posed. Japanese settlement at Shanghal, the enclosing them being adorned with dainty special correspondent of the Fi//advocates Woo- | little vignettes. For those contemplating 'sang instead of Shanghàl, and says that the' a holiday trip, the matter of an outât could Whangpoo River is filling up with mud year after not be left in better hands than those of pur year and no artificial dredging can prevent it. The enterprising thiends at No. 3, Pedder Street.
HONGKONG BUTCHERY. attitude of the Chinese authorities towards river
When Mr. J. Tatam first opened the Hong dredging operations is too plain to be mistaken, kong Butchery, to supply the public with if the case of the Felho Riverican be taken as a reliable mest food, he probably did not under- criterion. The correspondent declares that stand all the possibilities of what is called Wooneng is destined to become a leading port but he la fighting gamely against long odds, "squeeze pidgin," He does now at any rate, the future, and the|Japanese settlement should be and he means to maintain his reputation ma located there, providing'proper means of connec- a mest purveyor. There is no busivers over which a more careful supervisión is needed than ting the place with Shanghai are devised.
that of a batcher's, and whom an Englishman MR. HARRY DE WINDT, the well known special with Mr. Tatam's wide experience establishes himself in our midat It certainly is to our correspondent of the Pall Mall Gastte, who was commissioned some months ago by Mr. W. W. teus dinner at all without the roast beef and advantage to patronise him, Christmas dinner Astor, the owner of the Pall Mall, to journey Mr. T. is specially selectlog his goods for the from New York to Paris by land, passed through season, His matton, veal and pork are of high Seattle on the 5th 'altime on his way back to quality, and his sausagen do not try one's con London, having failed, owing to losurmounts-dence with vague fears. A fine assortment of poultry is always on hand, likewise supplies blo obatacics, to accomplish the Journey, of Californian bulter, In the course of an interview with - a representative of the American Press Associa
The above firm's shop in Queen's Road Central tion Mr. de Windt said :-"I felt sure thas is a perfect treasure house of the beautiful and when I got into Siberis I would be all right, department is filled with gold watches, chains, wonderful just now. The whole of the jawellery for I am thoroughly acquainted with trave; brooches, rings, pins, etc., lustrous, diamonds, in Siberia. The only misgivings, if I had any, sapphires, rubies, pearls and opals in all the were about Alaska. But I got through Alaska latest monoilage, presentation clocks la marble all right and crossed the Bebring Straits at the
and ormolu, repeating carriage clocks, binoculars, candelabra mirois, and countles narrowest point, landing in Siberis at a place other tempting articles. In toys the stock is called Oumweldjie, a little north of Marcus Bay. really wonderiel, the French clockwork, animals There I stuck two months, and had quite a rough being novelles that are irresistibly amusing, |_ time of it with the patives, with nothing much touch, for instance, as the rabbit kuitting and the poodle at his toilet. Dolls, some talking, ext but bear meat. The only way to get intand and all their paraphernalia are in evidence an' my journey was by dog train, and I found and for the boys "there are war gamer, dart that this conld only be done during the month guns, clockwork boats, balls, and cannon,' of April, as travel at any other time is imposst. and so forth, Ullmann & Co. base some of the finest music boxes ever seen here, some with ble. The Chakichi Indians, who hold the ter three cylinders playing 18 ales. Others have fall orchestral effects, such as bells, drams, and castanets, and the tones are superb. Ono box in particular plays "sublime" barmonies, Then there are other boxes and the classical music is delightfully rendered. playing entirely motion, and the strains of the Chinese vocalists" Cblacie music, some having "dancing girls in
are very cleverly reproduced by the Swiss work are shown in fine variety, and altogether Me mes. Cards, perfumery, and other fancy gooda
Ullmann & Co, hava s'awa much, enterprise in their preparillons for the traða óf the Xmas,
It took un fully, two hours to fix up the Schllisritory in which I landed, are a remarkable race beer "ad" in this issue, and even now It isn't in some res sects, though I suppose not differlog quite as symmetrical, 'as our lynx-eyed job much from the other tribes on Bebring Sex. And foreman would like to have it,
there fs are thing to be said about them and about Resia. Russia has never been able to OWING to the late nival of the N. D. L. subdue the Chuktchis, and they have success ebartered steamer Daphne, from Japan, the fully resented every attempt at it. They Uvo in departure of the Sachsen for Europe has been skin hats and in dirt and squalor, are diseased and generally disagreeable. I was not glad to get postponed till daylight to-morrOW.
away, but I was seny not to be able to accom. plish my journey."Mr, de Winds is a man of turong will, wha koow not what detent le, and we may therefore confidently look forward to his task being accompilshed next year, for ke will negotiate the wont part of the country inland from Marcus Bay in the early spring. We wish him every success.
No hopes are entertained of floating the stranded steamer Sultans, which is ashore in the Yangtze, until after the winter, the water having fallen three feet since she smelt the ground. A FRENCHMAN dated Armand Tanet wounded his wife, formerly «„Miss Pequignot, with a | revólver while trying to shnat hér at Yokohama | the other day. Tinet le to be sent home.
THE Imperial Bank of China, projected some time ago by Director General Sheng, has been approved by the Board of Revenue, and the schema will now be presented to the Emperor,
|
FATAL PIRE LAST NIGHT.
THREE LIVES LOST.
"
· A sad triple istality occarzeð last night at about 8.30 when two women and a child lost theft lven by harning. The decessed lived in a family A CONCERT is to be given by the Hongkong | house in New St, Saar the Tang Wah Hospital, Philharmonic Society in St. George's Hall, on and the husband of the woman living on the the 17th lost. The plan of seats is now open at || ground floor was disturbed by a crackling sound. Menn W. Robinson & Co's Music Warebcuro.
ALL these are selected by our Landon House, bought direct at free hand, imported in woes Up to the hour of going to press the facoming French mail boat Tamiss (æbich is bringing on (1896 and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all inter-the disabled Sogħollen's mails, cargo and pas
mediate profits, and enabling us to supply the sengers from Saigon) bad not reached Gap
Rock. best growiks at MODERATE PRICES.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
WING to the late rival of the Company's Chartered S.S. "DAPHNE" Imm JAPAN,
the departare-al ike
Steamer "SACHSEN,"
THE Mercury hears that the decree appointing Lo Fang Labs Minister to Great Britain, Whang Chan Sin as Minister to Germany, and Wa
for EUROPE has been POSPONED to TO. PRICE LISTS, with Fall Detalls, to be had on Ting Feng as Minister to the United States, etc,
MORROW, the 10th lostant, at Daylight,
MELCHERS & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 9th December, 1898, [1743
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
JAPAN-AUSTRALIA LINE,
MONTHLY SERVICE, (Under Mat! Contract)
FOR NAGASAKI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA, THE Company's Steamablp
"YAMASHIRO MARU," Ceprala J. Jones, will be despatched for the (Taking Cargo at through rates to CALCUTTA, bore Ports on MONDAY, the 14th Instant,
MADRAS, PERSIAN GULF, RED SEA, BLACK This Steamer is fitted with Superior PasSON. SEA, LEVANT and ADRIATIC PORTS, toger Accommodation and carries a duly qualified
Doctor. NATAL, EAST LONDON, PORT ELIFADETH and CAPE TOWN.)
THE
Company's Steamship
"GISELA,"
Captain Grisogono, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the roth Instant, at Noon.
Cargo will not be received on board after 3 P.M. prior to date of sailing.
For further Information as to Passage and. Freight, apply to
SANDER & Co., Agents,
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Hongkong, 9th December, 1896. "GLEN" LINE OF STEAM PACKETS.
FOR NEW YORK, via SUEZ CANAL
THE Steamship
"GLENGYLE" Captain McGillivray, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 17th instant, at 4
a. tostead of as previously advertised.
For Freight or Pasings apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.
Hongkong, 9th December, 1896.
For Freight or Passago, apply to
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Hongkong, 9th December, 1896.
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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
JAPAN-BOMBAY LINE.
MONTHLY SERVICE (Under Mall Contract)
FOR KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,
THE Company's Steamship
#IDZUMI MARU," Captaĵo J. Carnow, will be despatched for the abova Ports on THURSDAY, 188 17th Instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Hongkong, 9th December, 1896,
Application, PORT after removal should be rested a month belose are. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being sent out. SHERRY.-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are true Xeres Wines. CLARET,~Our Clarets, including the lowest Priced, are guaranteed to be the genuice product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins and currants, as is generally the case with Cheap Wiser.
BRANDY,—All our Brandy is guaranteed to be puse COGNAC, the difference in price belag merely a question of age and vintage.
WHISKEY—All our Whiskey is of excellent
was loved on aand ultimo,
Mr. KIDO RYOSUKEt, an employe of the Maruya diapenssey, Yokohama, who sold sistnie to Me Carew, has been fined by the Yokohama Me. gistrate $10 in accordance with the Regulations relating to the use of polions.
A CONSULAR report received at Tokio from Manila states that on the 8th November the Spanks troops were defeated by the rebels, but that mething 'particular had occurred from that time up to 24th inst. Both parties were then
preparing for a desperate encounter. THE Band of the West York Regiment will play the following-programme at the Officern Mess, Mamy Barracks, this evening, com mancing at 8 o'clock:---
Overtoom" 5! JiXtals Rol”, Polama..." Lei Fanterellas”................. Delbruck Balecticas
heron
Waber. *-Roade de Nuit menenggono.De Brandt. 3-Valance" Main Schönster Tag in Berlin”.......Găng). Belection mea” Genevieve de Brubans " ...Offerbach,
God are the Queen
MEMORANDA,
-TO-DAY,—9th December,
Looking out he saw the staircase in flames, and be brought his wife out into the street
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Reason.
J. VELMANT & co.
TRONG BÀN Photographs are always " in season," but jast now they form a very pretty means of conveying Christmas greetings to friends abroad, and the only thing neediu); after the "wherewithal" of · courre, is to find a good photographer. One rack is Mr. Kwong Sang, who has a fine gallery at 8. 4, Queen's Road. "Ho work proclaimi him an artist of much skill and, his portraits are. finished in a style that would do credit to most operators elsewhere. His charges are moderate and his work commenda liseli fox iim artistio quality.
HEF CHLƯNG, Mr. Mes Cheung, of Icebouse Street, is one of the oldest-established' photographer in Hong- kong, and there-- LIS fow who do not know his excellent pictures His experlance has perfected him in his profession and studio the specimens to be seen
MASONIC.
Some time afterwarða ko mlased her and sew
show him to be trae matist. In the matter of only was able to say she was to the place when speciality some particularly good work is dis her alive no more. He seemed to be dazed and
outdoor groups and views which he has mačo s questioned by Inspector. Witchell. The played, and as photographic souvenirs of picnics Bremen made every effort to rescue her and her and holiday gatherings are very popular child and the woman on the first floor, but in Mae Cheung can be confidently commended to vain. When the flames were extinguished do this description in the very best possible the bodies, fearfully charred, were found
styla The woman in the ground flder room had In the ground and first floor, cookhouses. beside her a box containing $48.60 inha and $150 worth of gold and silver jewellery, le. The woman on the first Boor is als and it was in trying to save this she lost her thought to have gone back after some goods. The badles were found by Inspectors Witchell and Cochrane and Sergt. Phelps. An immense crowd gathered in the street and the police had hard work to keep the place cless for the firemen After an hour's work the firemen had completely
INSTALLATION AT UNITED SERVICE LODGE, NO. 1341 K.C.
The sonuai installation meeting of United Service Ladge, No. 1:41. E,C., was held fast night, when Right War. Distict Grand Master C. P. Chater, assisted by D. D. G. M. Right Wor Bro. E, C. Ray, and the Officers of the District Grand Lodge of Hongkong and South Chins, get the are under. The building, which is un-installed Bro. H. E. A. Hofle in the chair of insured, is practically gutted. Nothing is known Worshipial Master. The W. M. then invested
in the origin of the outbreak,
his officers as follows :-
I. P. M......Wor. Bro. W.C. H. Hastings. S. W J. WICI
At the Magistracy to-day Capt. Hastings beld an enquiry into the death of the victims and, after hearing the evidence of Dr.-Bell, be retomed i finding of “Death from extensivé burns. The husband of one of the deceased
women is x caretaker of the Chinese thestra, and the other woman's husband is a coolle.
THE XMAS SHOWS.
KILLY & WALSH, LTD.
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Trekanter.
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DA Fall "W. H. E. Smlib,
Secretary...Wer. Bio. H. J. Watson.
S.D.........
J.. Bremner.
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S. A. Symes.
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"H. Horley,
Colin Raa
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G. W. Wailing,
J. Grimble. A visit to Morers. Kelly & Walsh's establish. The ceremony of Investiture over, the ment, which is a veritable literary landmark in Brethren adjourned to the Banqueting Hall, the Far East, is at all times interesting, and now which was very prettily decorated for the that the goods for the Christmas season are dis occasion. On entering the spacious Hail tha played, the place is more attractive than, ever. electric light effects, which included, the blazing
quality and of greater age than most brands 8.30 to 12 pm-Skating Rink open, at Victoris The firm's excellent stock of books is too well Star, Square, and Level, at once arrested aftan-
in the market. The SCOTCH WHIKKY masked "E" is universally popular, and la pronounced by the best local connoisses
to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market.
We only guaranton our WINTS and SPIRITS to be genuine when bought diaect from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Forts.
Hall, Daddell Street,
TO-KORROW, 10th December,
French mail due.
Daylight-Sachsen leaves for Bremen and ports
of call. Reguita. Noon-Locs! Banks and Insurance offices close, Noon Coptic leaves for San Francisco, vid
newal ports of call..
י
FRIDAY, 11th December. Noon Local Banks and Insurance offices close. Regalta. 330 p.m.-Auction of Japanese wire, &c., at Mr. P. Brewitt's raían rooms, Zetland Street. 3pm-Auction of valuable leasehold property,
at the premises, by Mr. J. M. Armstrong, SATURDAY)—12th December, s pm-Auction of toys, etc., at Mr G. P. Lammert's sale-zooms, Duddell Street.
2.30
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. 3pm-Auction of postage stamps, at Mr. P.
THE HONGKONG, DISPENSARY. Bongkeny, tjih Bepiessber: 1895.
* Brewitt's sales rooms, Zoiland Street.
SUNDAY—Igih December,
(a | English and American malle des
known for much description here, but special tion and were much zámitad, warns praise for mantion must be made of the handsomely bound the success uttaland being accorded the volumes of poems and standard works, The electrician who had worked hard to produce a writers on Eastern traval and life are all in evi- | display worthy the occasion,
glit
the best and latest authors, as well as the fam guests participated, was most efficiently served dence on the shelves, and there are novels by The banquet, in which over za Brethren and
lllax yellow-covered French novels, Science, vader the personal supervisión of Bro, W, For classics and arts are well represented alss. There mer, and during the progress of the feast the aze mozne baautiful spadmans of Japanese work ususi loyal and Masonic toasts were duly in the "Flower Booky,” which, tre bound in honoured. silk and most exquisitely lifustrated. A line 84- · The tossling over, several of the Brethren sortment of fancy leather card and cigar cases, favoured the company with some songs and purses, pocket walleis, and writing deski recitations, and in this way a very pleasint,
00 hand for prosentation purposes time was spent, everybody woting the riunion and Raphael Tuck's beautiful sirds and one of the pleasantext assembling avar held in calendazs leave really nothing to be desired in the Masonic Hall, this line. The Chloose and Japanese cards mig quaint and clever and contain some rextly excel- The Installation meeting of Lodge St. John, lent work. K. and W. have a grand selection of | Na, 618, is fixed for Monday, the 14th InstanT, NË - etching and engravings in large size, which are 9 pt.
An emergency meeting of Perseverance Lodge, coples of pristings by Leighton, Alfred East, McWhirter, Lake Fildes, Alma Tadame and De No. 1165, will be held on Tuesday, the 1ges Insta Neuvilla. These when framed, would make | at ġ p.m." Bandenms presents and they are likely to be A regular meeting of Perseverance Ladzo will readily sold, Fram" Benson, of Ludgate" Hill, |'ba bad on Wedaasday, the 16th Instant, mi Londen, Kelly and Walsh have repaired a po 9 yilla
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