Quite Ime, tos. It was oftifal to sia women and girls and diminutive news bavi running after "the"fellows on Saturday mornings with their . and half-crowns. The gambling DRA sion thus carried on had become quite a pest and sent many ́s one baklad from bars.
A Brisbane man, recently fined gs, for a plain "uncoloured" drack, distinguished himself a shortilme befar hy devansing some pound roles, among them a "äver.” Tbls la vemialscent of the fifties, when sober men used to dalle same and maka Bast “ducks and draker" of the sovereigns as well. Just think of the Innate velfisk utopidity of such follows and theblessings their pell would ban them if bat given with the allghient consideration for those less favoured,
Those interering colonists, the French berdi, are still favouring us with their presseco, and ning of them it here in frons a few desgo by the M. M. ible on the return journey to Noumea We have a French deigsive here (Rochatz). who ferreted out the escape. He sava they with lifers and escaped while under ticket-oktave. They got away from the settlement in an open boat and reached Townsville after a fearfully perilous voyago. There they wen arrested and sent on to Sydney for identification through the consulate, and so they are sent to whence they came. It is sald that, drepite official utterances to the contrary, number of these visitors to our shares is increas. Ing. Nows verrons, I believe there are many such gentry come amongst us of whom we hear rought
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1897.
TO PREVENT FORGERY.
· Last month Mifer W. E. Hestb, exhibited to a number of gisilemen at Anderton's Hotch Fleet Street, London, a small innrument which he has designed for preventing forgery.
He describes hie inwentian as a highly finished Instrument of gun metal in burnished gold. The die nordion is composed of three rings which refolve sound a common centre, divided on their urper sualaces into segments, with letters and figures engraved, slois separating tách. A small bolt ongigen these "slats, holding the rage in any desired. position comblantion of letters and guns, which is called the code On the under places of with the riegs. A given combination of the the rings are hollow sieci punches, revolving
letters will form panches on the unde surface, the holes so certain grouping of the
made in the docament conveying so mean- ing or indication of valon so the forger, their signification belog known caly to the confident al officer the bank of ime and to the corresponding official of the brak where the document is payable. Two punctured pieces of wane paper, with no mark except the corner car-mark of reference, without signature or of thousands of pounds. The code and consequent amount, may be made a letter of creditofthe value
There are 2,850 different groupings In the Instru grouping of pancinres may be varied at "will,
ment, and even 1, with imitated walu-marked paper, &c., a forger stole a punch, he would be powerless without the code. The code,represent | ingevery possible combination, is contained in ten volumes of parchment sufficient for theuse of the fargent bank. The addition of ousting, however,
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NOTAND A.
MEMORANDA.
TO-DAY-15th January,
31
TO-MORROW,—16th January, Noon-Doris leaven for San Francisco, wść
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5
usual porta of call. p.m.-London College of Music examination
At City Hall
p.m.- Entries for the Hongkong Race Meeting close to the Clerk of the Cour", at the Club, 9-Meeting of Perseverance Lodge. 9.15 pm-Sanking Concert at the City Hall.
SUNDAY, 17th January,
American mail dor, The Transfer Books of the H.K., Canton
Macro Steamboat Co., Ltd., closed this date to the goth fast, inclusive,
and
from
open latter toaÀ Brida” is delicious, and the adrien is really good, even if touched with a aus- tet), valeas, indeed, the Emperor found a cham- | picion of sarcasm. We as "The Rattle's " pion in his uncle, Prince Kung. Eat that Prince death-rattis will not be heard for many a long buon saveral occasious experianced the resent. | year. ment and power of the Empress-Dowager, with whom he acted in 1861, and.agalu la 185, on the occasions of the two dynastic, crises of the fall centration, and he may te lath to provoke « new fall. Moreover, little or nothing is known of him relations with the Emanor, or as te when this Kwangen would be likely to say hend to the conigol of his experienced uncle. Under the | 8.30 pm-Diaco *t Nawal Yud, · eftermstances it seems most probable that 9 pm-Mesting of Victoria Chapter, Prince Kung wit keep as much along as he can frem occurrences of a troubled nature, and will outcome of the approaching straggle. With acquiesce in whatever arrangement may be the
that assumption the lue of the struggle will pisbably be the victory of the Empress Eserny config himself to issuing unneces- Dewiger and El Hoog-cheng So long, the
sary edicts, and to exprening dissatisfiction with his advisore by snake and penalties that | he cannot make effective, the loose arrangement of past year will probably be costinted by which he was left the semblance of power without the reailty. But signa are not waniing that both sides have grown tired of the hollow truce. The Emperor wants more of the sub- stance of power, and he grams to hawn conceived a strong personal dislike of Lt Hung-chang, | On the other hand, that Minister requires
definite practical office, and not ornamental. Court duties. It le said that he would like the The P. & G. Cn. Is reading intell for the
Governor-Generalship of the two Klangs, which Australian trade. Their latest bort the China
ha bald twenty-five yearsgo, for he would then left home for Sydney vás poris on December
be safe and have favourable opportunities of 8th fresh from Harland and Wolff's yard at 1 give 74.000 groups requiring s60 volumes.wding to the milons he is already seid to Belfast. She is 1,000 tons bigger than the Co's Each instrument will be alone in the service of posts. But the Emperor la also credited with Jabilee Hirer Britannia, is one of the fastest each licensee, and it will be supplied only to the frm fatention never to give L! administra- packets afloat, and has 11,000 h. p. engines known houses whose names have pre-ivemployment away from the capital again, Her fittings of course are right up to date viously been ubmitted to the Council and this circumstance makes it possibie thai and she will carry no less than 465 salong | of the Tustitute of Bankers. The groups Bome ornamental iltle such as that translated passengers on dar main and spar decks. We of holes formed by the purches the other day as Foreiga Mislster may bave expect her abost the end of next month.
made both in the letter of credit and in the letter been conferred upon him. But neither Li por The advantage of a bit of squareuil an s of advice, and when compared identically cofe- the Empress-Dowager care for the trappings of weamer was only shown when the Land liner | c'de. For easy comparison two small circular power; they want the reilly, Henco silica-a (Blue Ancha:) Warrnambor! lost-bor propeller { pieces of glans" are used. In the centre of one
situation pregnant with danger, and the only on the 7th inst, comlog here from Albaiy," The | is a steel pin the sise of the centre large hole of end of the shaft broke off close to the vern-oost the group; in the other glass is a hole to receiva wamlegs of coming change and possible course to quiet waters seems marked" with and the enginen raced, badly. Awnings the pia. On the pin, and between the two violence-Times: tarpaulins, &c., were used and the capisa, alter glasses, the two punctured documents are placed. first concluding to make Melbourne, sit on fær They are brought into close contact by the Adelaide. The big croft's day's runs were 49, fingers of one hand, while the papers are moved 46, 74, 14, 26, 141, 104, and 74 miles; not at all round by the other hand uni) all the boles per. bad under the circumstanc:5.
fectly coincide, proving the identity of the docu. ment. The slightest want of colaċidence shows. that it is a fraud. Major Heath's tovention, which he terms "the Planet" is certainly very lagealous, and it is stated that it has been approved by sevenl leading Londen biokers.
We're really to have an electrio cây ino after all. The Hinister for Works has latstated scheme to carry ane along George Street and through Harris Sirect to Pyrmont and Ultimo, Ralls have been ordered from Englund and tenders are soon to be called for laylögike Ilse, Land for a station has been secured it Ultimo. This Is good opening for lighting the city by electricity Wos le me" cries the Gas Co) and the Minister for Works thinks the opportunity good one.
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THE STRUGGLE FOR POWER
AT PERING.
The alternating reports as to the position of Li Hung-chang, one day the recipient of a high If any of you, my Far Eastern contine, are and unusual office, the next awarded pasisament Interested in Lard Hampden, the popular for an offence that might be grave in the case Governor of NS.W., here's an item of news of a minor official, but that in his seems quite for you: the engagement is announced of the trivial, and now alleged to be destronaṇf retiring Hon Miss Brand," eldest daughter of hs Ex- into private life from disgust at the Emperor's cellosey the Governor, with Captain Ferguson, reception of him on his return from his memor- A.D.C., of the 2nd Life Guarda. Darleg herable mission, furnish evidence of the excitement stay in Sydney Miss Brand has become very popular, and Captain Ferguson is alio very generally esteemed. The newa bax not been officially made, but the rumour is well founded. The people of New South Wales will whh their chuming young vialtor every happiness she deserves. Commstulainy telegrams bavo si ready been received from Melbourne.
below the sailace that exists in the highest circles at Peking. Them are many cases for that excitement, but the principal of them is the szualned energy with which the Towager. Empress makes he voice and wish herid. In all affairs of State. The young Emperos Kwangau bazin pame held the soles of power for some years, bai hla absolutism is a sham, sod he fa a No doubt most of your renders who have mere puppet in the hands of those who pull the visited this part of the world have mela floridogs. There is reason so say that he became featured gentleman with flowing white beard aware of this fact during the late Japanese war, and that L! Heng-ching incurred bin tereatment and a broad Milenian ́accent, the How, Dan
for the bliter homillations of that oplade. O'Connor, M.L.C., I mean, of course. He bes quite a reputation for Demosthenic alterances Although Hour-chang's diplomatic kill is and at a sitting eithe Public Works Commission obtaining more favourable terms of peace iban the other day he nearly frightened the life out of were expected, and in recovering, under the agis the shorthand wilter because he thought the
of Couni Cassini, Port Arthur, &c, won for him an increased reputation with foreigners and man was not taking down every word of his questions. Proceeding, with one eye on the
strengthened his alliance with the Dowager reporter, the hon. member then pat the Emprise, it did not avall him much with the following questions to a witosan who was
Emperor. Li Hong-chang was given a frigid being examined May I ask you, cuislder cepon by the Emperor on the eve of his departure for the Meadow coronation, and on ing the later developments al these eastern
bia return he is reprimanded and punished, countries with regard to no particuter ilme de
however trifling the sentence may really be, for you think that with our possiblitties as a coal-producing country, we will be able to held having committed a slight breach of Court our own in the East if sufficient facilities should etiquette lo visitleg the Dowager Empreis in her be afforded ?” “I think so,” said the witzers, palace at Hai Ties outside the walls of Peking The next queilen was: “You have visited before he presented himself within the Imperial Newcastle, you have seen the marvalises fulds city itself. The mal significance of the whole affair is that 1-humour, dislike, or rigniment Almlekty God has placed there, the erobernace of the vast produciton ; you have been down
of the Emperor in regard to LI Hung-chang has wouth and seen their limitable thousands of not passed off, but remains an active force in fons of coal that can be produced--is ikere a
Chinese politics, market for them in the East 2” There's a 'blending of the prossic and the poetical with a
wengeance.
J
It will be remembered, withough it will usulat the general render if the fact is recalled, that the Emperor Kwangan was placed on the throne in Armand Jerome, a short, dapper dak little 1875 by a Palace agreement in which the two gentleman of Hetrale east, struck the shores Regenis, Prince Kung, Prince Chun, now dead, and Li Hung-chang all had a abare. some couple of yours ago and cut a grest dash, no one ever kane bow. He put up at the Em. The previous Emperor: Tongchi bad died after a short illaess, and it was frealy stated at the pire, wore apparel of the very latest fashion and
time, and is fully bollered by the best-informand was quite a ladies' man. Some months ago be
persons now, that be was get rid of at a young by some mesas bremme possenter of the Cormos
Prince who wished to have his own way and magazine, and a title later he added to bis
would not listen to his advisers. Kwangsu literary work the writing of other people'snames ; In other words he forged. It came to pass that Apparently ban not profited by bis predecessor's example. He is self-willed and sell-assertive, and by no means zmessble to the advice of the
when this was discovered Armand waLHIN CIF, No less then 30 forgeries were discovered and subsequently he was arrested in Victorie. Atty which has practically goremed China
since 1861, Bat, on the other hand, that party" the sessions he was tried and pleaded gully and
has not preserved I's old power and asemdency, Was sentenced to three years'bard labour (con One of the Empreses is dead; Prince Chun, the current) on four charges. The man wasaclever. linguist and of most gentlemanly bearing, but heard of the Mancha family and the Emperor's was also a most pronounced type of the Chr. inther, is dead also; and Pelace Kang, & Z Her de l'industrie class who too ofte visti
Austraila.
It seems like old Ballarat days to hear of gold being found in the streets, but from a country town called Junct comes such news. The streets are metaled with broken quarts and when soms was being laids couple of days ago BOMO VELY sich specimens were fourd on the road. The quaris came from reel on the waterreserve and, needless to say, claims were taken up in very quick-time. Miss pronounce the suret specimens to be excellent ones,
P
** THE RATTLE."
The Christmas number of this entertaining moribly is so well got-op that it needs nö special recommendatious from the Pres. It would, however, be unfair to the public not in give expression to the genuine pleasura mad amuse. men! it will afford in all who procure a copy of it for themselves. It is beand in a substantial red cover, and undoubtedly scores "a red letter day" for itself. It is exceedingly clever through oul, every line displaying the pains and bigh- class intellect employed in its production. For placed at our disposal for two shillings a month. tuoste indeed are we to have such wit and humour
himself in this nimber, and "G.M.H.P
"H. H," the artist, has fairly excelled
address to the Sultan" is worthy of a much wider circulation than we fear "The Rattle" can give it. We therefore reproduce it, as there absolutely fascinating : is amoat fetching British fagle about it which is
JACK'S WAY.
Mona Armenians having claimed and received protection. again the Turklah asidiem from British man-of-war's sum, the Sultan complained of the interference of British sallo sin foreign territory. Mr. Harbert. Chargé d'Affaires, replied, that what the. blacfuckers had deze then they would probably do again under the same chicurastances.]
Mr. Hardert to the Sultan - We've most of us our habits, manners, ways
and customs tooj
You shouldn't judge severely if they're comfer There's meichllis and there's mountalas; when
to your view.
the molehills you have found, Don't make them into maintains, but des ap
your mas all round,
Well take the British sailor; he's a man of
freaks and whime, Not always with a due regard for foreign brads
and limbe
You have your pretty ways, no doubt, and may The pity's when your ways and his ideas don't
be so has he;
Agree,
So, when you've Jack to deal with, you had
better keep in mind
He's
He
You
bound to have the manners and the habits of his kind,
likely do to-morrow what he went and did to dry; really must excuss him it is just
Jack's way.
He's got a nasty way with him of hitting hard
and straight,
Of popping la his right and left while you'd
prefer to wait
It's habit, merely habit; and I daresay, it we
knew, He regrets he's an impulsive cuss as carnestly Another bateful trick he has, most likely due to
pique!
as you,
He cannot stand a hully, and he chips in for the When you have bullying to do, do it behind his
weak:
Leave it alone before his face, and so steer clear
of Jack.
back
So, when you'vo Jack to deal with, you had
batter keep in mind
He's bound to have the manners and the
babits of his kind,
A
Hell likely do to-morrow what he west and
did to-day;
You really must excuss him ; it is just Jich's
way.
He's got a down on what you'd call the Justifiable
works.
Of all you black-and-tanner, kesthons, heretics
and Turks;
or less;
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CALENDAR
JANGARY.
Heterological means based on in years'
"skuervations de 1893, Barometer...............................-30.165
CABLE RATES.
It is probable ikat the tendency to reduce the | telegraph rates on submarine lines, which a
tet in in the East, will extend throughout the world's system and that the Telegraph Compantes have at lust, realized that the time is fast approaching when they will have to climb down hom the high horse on which they are perched. Shortly after we were informed of the vary amb stantial zi 2'ncifons lu xutes between India a d the Far East we bear of a redaction on torresponding scale belog made in the rates between India and Africa. There is no resson why the reductions should not extend stil foriker west, until the Australian Colonies tiso enjoy the benefit of lower rater. Now that the Telegraph Companies have given is in ons direction they cannot turn bick or even stand still; they must complete the work which they have begun. The public having reallied that there is s margin for the abstantial reduction of inter, the ciber Subma-
Amusement.
HONGKONG SMOKING CONCERT CLUB, SEASON 1896-97.
THE SECOND CONCERT of the SEASON
will be held in the TRATAR TO- MORROW, the 16th of January, at 9.15 PM
By had permission of Captain CHICHESTER and OFFICERS, the BAND of H.M.S. Immortalid will be in attendance.
Chairman-Hon. T.H_WHITEHEAD.....
WILLIAM S. FROWD, R.N.;
Honorary Secretary. Honskong, già January, 180y.
Putinations.
THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.
sloe Telegraph Companics who are no end NOTICE & herbe siren that the EIGHTH
ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of
the SHAREHOLDERS in this COMPANY will he held at the COMPANY'S OFFICEL Victoria' Buildings, on THURSDAY, the 31st Jacunsy 1897, at 11.30 Af., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors, together
The REGISTER ef SHARES wil be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 19th, to THURSDAY, the 31st January, 1807 (both days SHARES can be registered. inclusive), during which period DO TRANSFER OF
By Order of the Board,
reduced their isles will have to follow the lead given by the Eastern Companies. The ratan between Australià, and the United Kingdom are very high and have often been referred to as indicating the ejustice under which the public saffers when at the mercy of a monopoly system, It is only when a Government, the British Gov-with the Stateraent of Acounts for the year ernment for cholew, occupies the position of ending 31st December, 1896. a monopolist thai,the system is not aboved; under such cremstances it may even be banciclent, Thero la every hope now of the Australian rater being reduced, for substantial reductions made in the xxles in the the East have shows that the Submarino Telegraph Companies are charging exorbitant rates. As we said the other day when alluding to this sub- ********* 167 faches.
ject, the Telegraph Companies were wise to grant concessions before they were forced to TO-DAY,
make them, and the other Companies will be FRIDAY, 15th January, rigy.
wise to follow salt Chambers of Commerce all Chinese13th of 12th moon of zand wear of
over the British Empire had seriously taken the Mokammidas-tith Shäabio, 1374- Jewish-th Sebai, có57. (Kwong-su.uestion up and it would not have been long before the Government interfered. When the Soo-Rises .................................................. 6br. 45min. representatives of the commercial and manufac
Setsimiser 50% 9amin. turing industries at the Emprego to the Govern- High water-Alternoon. Sht, gamin.ment with a grievance it is safe to assume that Low water--Morning
Themometer 594
Humidky.......mmm74.
Raisfall
No lafator high or low water.
AMNIV <RKAWKS. 1749-British Museum opened.
Chicené baker.
a
1857-Bread poisoned to Hongkong by Alums, 1884-Telegraph cable between Japan and Ko. 1888–Lt. Blaknil drawsed of Green Island, 1796-Anglo-French Agreement Sam sig ned,
rex eperod to traffic.
The Mekong becoming the French boundary up to the Chloess frontles,
January, 1897,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secratury to the Honghong Land Investment and Agency Company, Limited. General Agents
for the West Point Building Company, Limited.
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in the Ferenson, when the resolution which was Pat the Extraordinary General Meeting of 1896, will be submitted for confirmation as a the Company held on the 29th day of December, Special Resolution.
Hall-past Eleven of the clock
A printed copy of the Revolution can be seen on application to the General Manages,"
By Order,
W, G. WINTERBURN, General Manager. Wongbone, vg'h January, 1907
F144
Burbank, ath Trasaw, 1807.
GEO, FENWICK AND COMPANY, LIMITED. hr: 33min. te grievance will be removed, and if the TeleN ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING 'OTICE hereby an EXTRA graph Companies were so fil-advised as to have of this COMPANY will be held at the HONGKONG beld out against the reduction ofrates we believe HOTEL on THURSDAY, the 21st day of that an Act would have been passed for placing rader the control of the Government the whole submarine talegraph svatemia British territories. This would have justified completely He. Henniker Heaton's theory that no private Company should be entrusted with a mosapoly with such important and far-reaching interest us those connected with the submarine telegraphs. Mr. Heaton, in fact, recommends that the British Government should take over the Au TO-MORROW,
tralian system in the interests of the public and SATURDAY, 16th January, 1897.
of commerce. He shows that the Telegraph Chinase-14th of fath moon of zand vest of Company to charging exorbitant rates and Fowish-13th Sebat, 1657. [Kwong-sil, | that the amount of royalty paid to the Govern Mohammadın—13th Shaaban, 1314-
ment is insignificant In comparison with the Sar-Riset ......................................ke őke, agmin. | mormona prófts made. 'Mr. Heaton contends,
the. 34min. veramente sensibly, horing High water-Afternoon ................................ 6år. 37min. Government takes over the Low water-Horolog.... shr, "gmin, the system the rates can be reduced
No inferior high or low water. -
to balf of what they are at present, or even less, and the telegraph will stili temain a paying 1839-The foreign merchants of Canton called concern. There are many kept from using the
upon by the Chizza authorities tomaries telegraph by the prohibitive rate pledge their word to refrain from aplam charged who would regularly we tell the rates smuggling and the exportation of silver. lost to reducing the rates would be more than were reasonably low. In this way what was 1889--Major Prevost, gast Highlanders, died at made up by the incressed traffic which would
the Teak during a sham fight 1893-Severe frost in Hongkong.
result from the redaction. The day will arrive, 1896-His Excelency Han Chan Fel appointed and it may not be far distant, when there will be one rate on all telegraphs, whether submarino or land, throughout the world, a rate which will not probibit even the poorest from communicat. log with a friend or relation in the most dstant country.-Rangoon Timas.
Sets
ANNIVERSARIES.
Governor of Canton,
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,
MAILS DUX
American (China) 17th inst Indian (Sultong) 18th lost. French (Calidorien) 19th list. - Tacoma (Morduf) aaud lust. American (Belgic) 26th inst. English (Revena) 27th intt. 7 Canadian (Empress of India) ayth Inst. Tacoma (Brosmar) 281k leat, American (Peru) 6th prax,
A SHORT TALK ON BEING TIRED
of
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE. I hereby gives that the NINTH
ORDINARY MEETING of SHARE. HOLDERS in this COMPANY WID be held at the COMFANT'S OFFICE, Victoria Buildings, on THURSDAY. the 31st January, 1897, KI IS o'clock (Noon), for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, ingather with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December,
1806
The REGISTER d
SHARPS of the
Comaaay will be CLOSED from WEDNES- DAY, the 13th, to THURSDAY, the 1st Tan.. 1897 (both days inclusive), during which perled no TRANSFER OF SHARBI can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary, Hongkong, 4th January, 1897
[86 HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERE. YEARLY MEETING & SHAREHOL THE SIXTY-FIRST ORDINARY HALF-
DERS in the COMPANY, wilt he held at the OWVICE of the COMPANY, No. 18, Bank Buildings, Queen's Road Central, on SATURDAY, the 30th testant, at rath e'clock Noos, for the Purpose of Receiving Report of Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, declaring 4 Dividend, and leasing a Director and Auditors- will be CLOSED from the 17th to 30th, Inclu
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Azx you a working man, or a working woman P.I don't mean one who is so by aimsification, or by having been born on the minister side of certain lines of social cleavage but solely because you daily do me sort of real, honest, and useful work? Yes? I shaks
your band. I hope you manage to live by it without overdoing, and that (bring still hearty and healthy)
you sometimes and yourself tired, dog-fired, wolf with plenty of good food for and bang mafor bed genuine sleep of mails, etc., left Shanghai for this port at a p.m.fest on the door at once. That's the right kind of THE P. M. 5. S. Co's staser China, with HP
sight hours to jump from bed in the morning, both to-day.
tired" and the heaven-descended brand of rest. Italve.
blessing In Stwall and bears others in its traks. But the variety of fatigue so
are
the time writing us about a difereak fiston to this
for instanceIn
Tall San Franciscs for this port, ois THE P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer Parw, with Honolulu, Yokohams, Zoland Sea, Kobe, Naga-000 maki and Shangbal, on the 7th fast.
THE M. M. steamer Colzdenfin, with the French mail of 18th December, left Singapers for this port at to pm, on the 12th fast, and may be vessel brings replies to latters despatched from expected here on or about the 19th fast. This Hongkong on the 11th November,
ARRIVALS,
SHIPPING RETURNE "From 5 pm. yesterday to 6 p.m. to-day,
Tatartos..............stentner, from Saigon
Kobe Aggregating 4,443 tons register,
DEPARTURES.
Bellona
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» Const Ports
Yungchlug...ma Talwan ..............steamer, for Shanghai Shanghai Hallan Frias Heinrich
Shanghai Rehmoller. Hous
#Japan "Sendat Mars w
Shanghai
Tapan | Out Maryam
lapse M. Bacqushem 101090-
Singapore Aggnguing 16,4ga taus register,
Athanasi
13
tired
14
Was overcome by
ano # In September, 1899," he 2372, and compare feeling of languor. I was early tall, and was as
a comparatively alighi forts served to shanat me complete
Indeed in the med rested morning when I went axed. At the same time my appetite seemed to be Beth muscles and mind were Inert and
falb messiness and distress in the stomach and pain ral too. I had no relish for food, and after eating the chost My skin was sallow disc, and there was adall aching at my r s in the region of the Hirer.
a sene fald, and my Was constantly would sometimas pest orriss into my mouth. All I could do to rectify this miserable state of things
dia,
Boting upon the suggestion of friends and others, but failed to come across a remedy for my complaint, which meantime obtained a stronger bold upon me.
Food
The
On secount of my inability to sab and digers food my flesh fell of mill I bersama so thin you
you might bare fancied as having gone into a dealine. And I was so weak I could scarcely get shouts I remained in this condition month after month, unft, of course, kr work and
man out of the world's fight. virtually
The doctor the premibed for me probably mderstood my ass, bas he was not able,
apparently, to gure me. And I notice it is in illness as in business unless one holds his own he is beand to be Alling behind, which made me anxious to obtain relief
BOOD,
lak I might pau byond the rouch of it. And in anrwer to the hope finally came the help I needed.
T. ARNOLD,
Secretary.. Hongkong, 12th January, 1896.
NOTICE.
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TUESDAYS. GREEN TURTLE STEAKS for T1770. GREEN TURTLE SOUPS for DOER.
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The weakness and of weight is explained, natually enough, to be the abct of want of proper nourishment. Cure the stemach trouble in such cases, said an article in the pamphlet, and the consequations will tanish" "of themselves.
On this I procured a bottle of the Byrup from Hours. Bobinson and Co., dhenie, Ennales Cert,
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al much ability and long experience, seems disposed to stand sloof from the fairies and tirile going on around him. There still remain, however, the Empties-Dowager Te Hal, the abler and more ambitions of the two Empresres, although only the concabins of the Emperor Hienforg-and berally L Hang-charg Their raw si decessitles have drawn the band Ughter together, and they are both as keenly sak on the retention of supreme power is war. Bat the Empress-is nominally quite outside the Administration and without the mallest You're quita within your rights, no doubl; we right to interfere with it, white Li Hong-chang.
Can't complain of that, The talk of the Colonies Just now are the although dular Grand Bocretary and Guardian's "Klanet" in your lingo, better do it an mountain murder, ni which you heard par last of the Heir-apparent, is without any regular
the slys mall." Two "detectives who knew the many, ofice. The skuation is therefore anomalous. You'll find it much less healthy when out Jécks | Arcona (H.I.Q.M.9.)... milated Baller have left by the San Francisco for despite these facts the two are the most fm-
aru standing by. small steamer to intercept the criminal, ke having setant and powertal individuals in the country. shipped for that port un sailing ship from They have a large and energetic following, the Newcastle. Meanwhile two other man who want know their own minds, and they are well puspecting with an unknown mate are missing | equipped in point of wealth. Yet these ambitions and portions of the clothing of one of them persons, accustomed to the dispensilios of have been found under circumstances that pelat iprema sutkarity, are at the moment outside to foul play. Shiponatas of Butler who know - the nominal Government, and is te probable that him in Brasil 117 he made so secret of hintiago long to the Emptor retains the will and the. at murder, and is used to talk about. Ogleking power they will rentals in that position of greater people with his revolver and making “a good freedom and less responsiblity, 'catch."""A gll from a Newcastla kotch is This statement is to the mutual eskitons of baleved to be another of his victins. He the principal persons at Peking polad to an Taklio thought to harm murdered several inevitable struggle for power there, and, indeed,
TAKERD THE CANAL. men captains whom he took up country | all practical attempts at reform, will depend on We treat the ooetia address to the City Fathers in Brasil and were never heard, al again, the solution of the question whetherthelifsence of Shanghai will bear fruit in season and that.
OUTWARD-I December-Helen Rickmers, 4th December-Glanzklet. Ith December and Baller it would wem is qulia a prototype of of the Emperor of the Empress-Deware in to the needs of the rapidly increasing seng gma Roma, 15th December--- En Unte Deeming who was hanged in Malleuse be supreme. On the one hand, is an inocratic ration will not be forgotten in their decising Mulch, Rinjen. Maru, syk couple of years ago for the bonible murder of ruler imbued with salah sense of his instance, years by zos, at any rate, of those who have Besmoke Canton, Kirkdale, Ke wic. Two mardared man have bem fesad but without experience, and testing for temporary was rica out of the only too limited settlements Glenartney, CHIC SIL Bowled in a mining diletrict of Adil, support on the reactionary wlotuents of sa effeta graniad, moder the Trestles, to the walleman Naiter elke ahe olettomances being just the same ni in the mind disorganised Courts. On the other land and and Als dalkdrew to live in on the banker of Somaala vandling Cad bande och Fular In the country, then the muddy Wasugpow T
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and after taking § for a few days, I found myself much better. My food now cessed to give me pała, and I gained some strength with avery meal. No proof of the power of the medicine could I Chow- Hongkong seed and no longer troubled me, and in a few weeks continued the use of is the bad symptoms Wanchew'
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Auction.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
"THE Undersigned has received instructions from H. M. NAVAL STOREKERIEN Kamined to Sell by
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at H. M.-NAVAL YARD. SUNDRY NAVAL AND VICTUALLING CONDEMNED STORKS,
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