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SATURDAY, thè a3rd January, 1897, ' A Farewell Benefit will ts tendered to SAM MARKS, prior to his departure for Shanghai. On which occasion host of attracziona will ta presented by reveral Local Atheletes,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1897.

Entimation.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841

WINES

AND

SPIRIT S.

ALL there are selected by our London House, bought direct at first bend, imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all fator The WEST YORK'S BANDll be in site- mediate profits, and enabling us to supply the

dance.

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Admission ;-$1.00.

SAM MARKS,' Proprietor.

Hongkong; 18th January, 1897.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SINGAPORE, SAMARANG AND

SOURABAYA.

HE Company's Steamship -

THE

"SHANTUNG,"

best growths a MODERATE PRICHA.

[69 PRICE LISTS, with Fall Details, to be had on

Application.

Captain Frampton, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the xxxt instant, at 2-P,M.

For Freight of Fassage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents,

Hongkong, 20th Jandary, 1897.

-1138

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL

THE Company's Steamship

"POLYPHEMUS,"

'Captain Goodwin, will be despatched is above

TO-MORROW, the arst instant, at 4 PM.,

For Freight or Passegn, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents,

Hongkong, zeth January, 18gy.

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LIMITED.

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

THE

"FORMOSA,"

Captain Robson, will be despatched for the above Ports on FRIDAY, the zand instant at Daylight

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co,

General Managers, Hongkong, 20th January, 1897.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SINGAPORE, FENANG AND CALCUTTA.

HE Company's Steamship

THE

"SUISANG,"

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3 P.M,

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General Managers. Hongkong, Holh Jancary, 1897.

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TELEGRAMS. again in India, and in which the writer says the wholesome caution of the Government after the mutiny la now being disregarded. The Gavern- ment is more and more centralized, bureaucracy SIR Richard Templo Renale, late Chief Justice Is Increasing, and reforms obnoxious the of Her Majesty's Supreme Court for Chlas and stires and requiring the utmost gentleness and Japan, has been appointed to act temporarily as circumspection are being 'pushed forward, not-

ably in the case of forest, vanitary, and fiscal / Special Judge of Her Majesty's Superia Con. I should be learnt from them." The paper took | Tus British Army Quadrilis were such a success

laws. Lord Roberts, also criticize the jodidlar reforms, which he saya multiply litigation.

(From L'Avenir du Toužbi)

A STATE FUNERAL.

PARIS, Januy Fath. The Cabinet has decided to walk for a vote to defray the expenses of a state funeral for the remains of M. Rousseau, iste Governor-General ofIndo-Chlar.

STANGE, IF TRUE.

Paris, January rath At Tokio the German Minister struck a

Japanese student in the face. Great excitement prevall. The press demands the Mialster's recall,

[In referencs to this matter the Japan Mali 1975, und...: the"head-line "A"Cinard " ¡---- "The Nicht Nicht Shimbun contains a long and circumstantial account of an incident said to have decored recantly in the streets of Tokio.

The gist of the story is that His Excellency the German Minister, while driv lne siang Bancho, struck one of two students with his whip, and that the lads, who wore the uniform of the Officeral Preparatory College, preferred complaint to the Foreign Office and to the Bancho polica. We have made inquiries which enable us to say that the afory is entirely loco:rect."}

QUITE COMME IL FAUT.

PARIS, Tungary 13th.

hagen, is appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs. M. Mouravle, Ruslan Minister at Copen- The French Press rejoices over the app iintment, for M. Mouravieff is known to be a great filend

of France.

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(From Bangkok Observer) THE SULTAN'S PIQUE.

LONDON, JABUKIy 4th. The Sultan bas conferred the Llaket Order on

quality rod of greater age than most brands | King Menelik.. In the market, The SCOTCH WHISKEY marked "E" la universally popular, and ta pronounced by the best local connolaseura

Hongkong market.

We only guarantee our WINES and SPIRITS to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorized Agents at the Coast Ports.

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1897,

CRETE.

LONDON, Janussy 6th,

several bave been killed. The Musenimanu are seeking to obstruct the carrying out of the TALOTTE,

THE RISING IN BECHUANALAND.

LONDON, JaBary 6th. The Kaffirs are rising 100 miles westward of Vryburg,

LONDON, January 7ib. The situation in Bechuanaland is a gravo one. The town of Karaman has been langered. The natives are raiding in various districts.

CUBA.

LONDON, January 7th. The Cuben insurgents are reported to have made overtures to Spain for peace

(From Japanese Paper:: THE EMPEROR'S RECOVERY,

Tokio, January 10th, His Majesty the Emrror belog_now con. valercent, a special ceremony to celebrate the TELEGRAMS.very is to be held in the Court on the 14th. His Majesty is expected to be able to attend the Pecta' Competition on the 18th.

KOREA.

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

INDISPOSITION OF THE TSAR OF

RUSSIA.

SEOUL, JENDLY rith,

to Russia, France, and Britain, He has been Min Yang Wan has been appointed Minister LONDON, January 18th. Dr. Bergmann, the celebrated German phyl-appointed also to assist the Minister for War

unil! his departure. clan, has been summoned to perform an opera- tion of the Tear In order to prevent the extension of an osseous growth on the cranium, dus to the. effect of the assault made upon His Majesty in Japan. This growth added to excesive work has caused reitige.

THE PLAGUE IN INDIA,

LONDON, Janty 4th, The plague returns from Bombay Ribe xxi instant give sixty-two fresh cases and fly-one

deaths. The total retoms to defe are two thonsand five hundred and seventy cases. Kurrachee reports that during the week ending December 31st theen were thirty-one cases and twenty-eight deaths from babonic fever. On January fat there were ten casco and eight death, Natives are leaving the town in large numbers In consequence...

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

F.M.S's Rattlir við Rainbow are shortly | expected here from the nerib.

LIUNG SUNG annexed 20 bags belonging to somebody else and has now gone intorebrement for 29 days.

fast. Norodom, King of Cambodia, was seriously L'Avenir du Tonkin reports that on the 15th

All.

The Pacific Mall Steamship China went into the Kowloon Docks early this morslag for a general overbeul,

anlar Court at Constanlianpie. BERI-BRRI has appeared as a regalar epidemic In the Richmond Asylum, Dublin, Ireland, and In November last no less that 83 easen had occurred in that institution. Of this number six patients, all wemer, succumbed to the malady.

A raw days ago the Spanish transports Isla de Tx first teilng this season of the Odd Eravan cases of mill-pex were reported in Luxen, Monte Vides, sud Antento Lopir parsed Volumes Society was held this evening at | Nagasaki prefectors on the 12th fastigt and therm through Singapore, wlih about a thousand troops Government House. There was a good atten- | way a likelihood of the epidemic" spreadlog, eich, on their way to Manila,

dance, including many ladies, and his Lordship | Eleven cases were reported on the same day in the Chief Justice presided. His Excellency the Toyama prefecture: Twenty cases were reported Governor read a paper on "Dickens: his life, in the town of Naksim and the disease threating works, style and character, and the lessens that to spread,-Røde Chranicis, the form of a very ginesful and elaborate es£7, at the Rink the other day that Mu Masky has and bis Excellency added to its interest by some been asked to repeat the performance In the characteristic selections from the "Pickwick Theatre Royal, City Hall, on Saturday, the Papera," "Chilatmas Carol," "Great Expecta 30th last. The excellent hands (bass, string, tions," and other works of the far-famed novelist, and drum and fifs) of the West Yorks will, wo The Isteners of the hour at which the meeting underaland, be la ́attendance and we hear that was held precludes a full report being given..

-con tickets have already been dispored of. A ROWING TACS Was pulted off in Slugapore Sta EDMUND GRIHANI HORNBY, for many years harbour between several crows from the British | men-of-war and (the Auttelan crulșer Saida on

head of the Supreme Coust for China and Japan,... the gth inst., saysthe Straits Times. There were commenced to organise the British Court of the died in Italy recently at the age of 61, ̈ Fo two boats competing, both from the Rainbow and the Figus, and the boats were double Far East in 1865 and acted as Chiel Justice of banked ten cared. The Saida, despatched 1876. He was wanted three times. His third the Supreme Court until his retirement in

with the rest to a good sisit, went ahead at ance and won comfortably by at least five lengths, although they broke au our just before getting the race. The first prize was fexty-five dollars-- twenty-five given specially by Mr. Brandt, and the rest by the Sports Committee and the recond crew home got ton dollars. The Aus trans, who had been training for the event, rowed a long, powerfal, and splendidly sustained stroke, while the Englishmen were rather vernichy.

Tux Band of the West York Regiment will play the following programme at the Officers' Meas, Marray Barracks, this evening, com- mencing at 8 o'clock ---

Charles VI

„Halavy >-Dance....

Öld-Tapozzy auto.Bogged Selecllence Tato F. Clay fa) March mem

hora Incidental Music Sullivan King Heary's Son

Aibafel to Heary VIII,

-Selection..

„Yardi

DIVINE Service will be held on board the German flagship Kaiser at 10,30 am on the 27th instant, the birthday of H.T. M. the Emperor of Germany. Boats to convey any one wishing to attend the service ca the Kaiser will leave Merry Pier at 10 am. We understand that the German Consul will receive congratulations at the German Consulate” between 1a.jo and 1.15 on the 27th instant.

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home. The men-of-warı' steam cutters fallawed

PROFESSOR ATKINSON has discovered near Cornell University, U.S., a "plant. atoll," so called from its similarity in some respects to coral atoll. Only two plant atells had previously been known. This atoll consists of a ring of growing shrubs growing in a pond, enclosing a circle of water, and surrounded by water. The matted roots hold sufficient decayed vegetable

wife, daughter of Captain Roberts of Shangbul,

survives him,

NEWS BY THE FRENCH 'MAIL.

LONDON, December 18th, Baron James Hinich, younger brother of the late Baron Maurice Hirsch, died la Paris this

week at the aga of fifty-toor.

The Chinese Legation in St. Petersburg abso. lately denies the existence of a secret Russo- Chinese Treaty.

Mr. Hubert. Crackanthorpe, son of the emia ant Q.C., sad na author whose books have attacted some notice, has mysteriously dixe appeared in Paris.

The weather has at last turned winterly, Snowstorms have securred in various parts of the country, and last night there was a gilght fall in London.

On her voyage from Victoria to Yokobams, the sicamer Allmore, which urvived to-day, had a

heavy seas and equalls of hall and snow, series of furious gates from S.W. to N.W., with On December 14th and 5th she encountered a fierce gate from W.S.W. to W.N.W. It lasted 24 hours, and the wind rose to a hurricane force of 13. The waveuran fully do feet higb, Fresh matter to nourish the plants, and as more dead | inst., and banded to M. Hanotsuz the insignia gales and rough seas were experienced along the plants and leaves are accumulated year by year of the first-class of the Order of the Rising Sun,

coasts of China and Japan.

Mr. Kato, Japanese Chargé d'Affares in Paris, called at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 11th

the ring is in process of becoming anchored to

The United States Congress is being urged to the bottom of the pond, or, in other words, of take definite steps before the end of the present The Marice Department of the Board of Trade / forming a ring of earth cat in the middle of the | Session for the construction of a cable to Japan,

pond. The origin of these curious botanical with a station in Hawail, freaks can only be guessed st.--Is this the possible'origin of all coral reefs and atolls? The recent experiences in seel bring have shows

formation are probably entirely wrong,

AT a regular meeting of the Victoria Preceptory held last night "Sir Knight John Bryant was Installed Eminent Preceptor, for the ensuing year, the installation being performed by P.E.P. Sir Knight L. Mallory and P.E.P. Sir Knight G. Sir Knight Jas. Kirkwood, asalated by P.E.P. C. Anderson E.P. Sti Kaight Bryant Invented

bli officers as follows )—

The Hamburg dock strike is reported to be

pass before the silke leaders formally surrender. pacifcally at an end, though some days may The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Mr. James Troup, to be Her Majesty's Conaal-General for the district of Kanagawa, to realão at Yokohama.

The report that the Queen Inimads to visit Ireland next summer is stated to be unfounded, but either the Prince and Prince of Wales of Dake and Duchess of York are going there for a

month.

The President-elect has been illerily driven Mr. McKinley has left Canton for Chicago. from home. Already 8,000 chilsens of the State of Ohio have applied for offices under him.

A Berlin telegram stales that Mr. Allan, the Glasgow shipowatt, who represented the Ger man Emperor on board the Meteor during Lord Lonsdale's absence was received in audience by the Emperor William on 16th fort.

The rumour concaeshing the alleged assassina»; tion or paisoning of Maceo, the rebel leader, are said to be baseless and ridiculous. The usulatto chief was killed foriaftously by the fates under Major Cirujeda.

According to the Márin of yesterday the result" of the diplomatic salon of Baron de Courcel and M. de Nelidoff will be the mafsicance of a defiolto arrangement between the Great Powers on the subject of Turkish reforms.

The Chinese Misister in London is somewhat

each day. The power of articulation has, how. better. The power in his hands has victorily returned, and bla Excellency feabla to get up ever, only in part turned.

Once more M, Zola has been rejected by the French Academy. He bas been passed over for MM, Vandal and Andrè Theuret-the one an historian and publisist of the respectable French 1905, the other a charming poet,

It is reported that a number of miners who have returned from the almost unknown high. lands of Alxaka state they have seens aamber of Using animals answering the description of the supposed extinct Mastadon. They further state that the abundant regetation peculiar to this latitude la specially adapted to their sustenance.

The Pope has signified his intention to contri. bute to s National Fund which is being raised in England for the purpose of erecilig rial church at Slough, Becker, in ecmoration" of the conversion of King Ethelten and of this country to Chalatianity. Next your will be cele brated the thirteenth cantenary of this event in the History of England.

recently issued in London the new regulations for preventing collisions at sea in a form which to be superior to any other brand in the the Christiens and Mussulmans, in which tions, which differ materially from thes at pre-clearly that all existing theories as to their

Conflicts have occurred near Canes between will be generally appreciated, the new regula-

sent la force, being printed in Italics. It is, 3 THUS the United Service Gazsite:-The nation Fairplay evident from a perusal of the regulations that they, have been supplemented by wording will, wo trust, sa orged by the Navy League, embodying decisions of the Adminity Court. show in an amistakable manner that it destres The new regulations come into force on the sitt leaders to give it the navy it wants, be the price what it may, and ask that the command July, 1897.

of the sea shall be antared, without dispute, In To-Moukow alternoon, In the second round for its bands, Trafalgar Day will indeed not have the Hongkong Football Challenge Shield, been fruitless if it persendes the Government to H.M.S. Centurion will play the Hongkong malotais the estimates at their present figure Football Club. Kick-off at 4.30 p.m. Referee, Patience, self-sacrifice, and earnest effort must Mr. J. W. L. Oliver. The Hongkong Football be aurs under the kerry load of armament. Club will be represented by :-T. R. Gingham, But, as aptly observed in the Navy League goal: E. H. Bassley and H. Pinckney, backs Journal, a nation without adequate naval and H. W. Slade, H. W. Looker, and W. H. Pryce-military force is like a business house without Browne, R.M.L.I., halves; E. C. Roweroft, credit. Diplomacy-which is only the threat H.K.R, A. S. Anton, W. D. Mayron, M. H. to are forca, disguised and wrapt up in smooth Logan, W.Y.R., and A. D. H. Grayson, R.., words-must lose its strength. The nation forwards.

must be driven slowly from a ground in the Tge practice of snatching women's earrings is often with surrender, and it will lose the battle.

desperate struggle for exlitenes. Its fibre will becoming very prevalent just now despite the before it is falsly joined. From such a deptos. grous punishment awarded affonders when able tate the Navy Leigue would save England. caught. Kwa Yau is one of the latest An exchange states that the new battleship performers in this section. He stolna woman's Rinown is to come out as flagship of the Chine earrings through the bick of her dicksha, but de so and arrested him. A mate of the thief, in April, as is generally believed, but is to be Chinese Constable No. 476 bappened to see him Station, but that the Centurion is not to return Mong Yok, received the jewellery, which was recommissioned with a new crew at Hongkong. valued at $18.75, and he was caught by the Then, when the Ranoun arrives, she will take keeper of the Temple at Causeway Bay

over from the Grofits, the duties of second Captain Hastings to-day sentenced the flagship, the Grafton becoming again an prisoner to 6 months' hard labour, with 12 and ordinary ship in the squadron. It is also 20 strokea with the birch. The second prisoner understood that H. M. S. Fowerful, or perhaps received 6 martha'bard labour,

the Terrible, bat certainly one or the other, comes out to the Far East also. This isin order to maintain the naval balance in view of the fact that the Russian cruiser Rossla, an improved Ruriä | (the latter also being on this station) is presently to be sent out to join the Russian Pacific

the Russia's 20, canies 3.30 fons of coal to the squadron. The British ship goes 33 knots to latter's 1,500, and has a hose-pawer of 25,000 against the others 15,000 The main armament of the Rorria is four 8-inch guns, while that of ika Powerful is two 9.2-inch guns. In the pumber of quick-firers be Bellish cruiser is considerably better equipped than the Roarian, ANOTHER block of six Chinese shops is in course of erection in Elgin Road, Kowloon, opposite the Barracks of the Hongkong Regiment. On the block of land between the present - barracks and the mosque, the foundations of newbarracks are being laid. At the back of the Hongkong Regi- ment Oflcans' Mass the houses to which we drew attention scine tlas back as being built to meet the requirements of persons with moderate ford Terrace is a row of new houses which will Incomer have been started. Adjoining Kusts- shortly be ready for necapation. What with new houzes, shops, burracks, and an improved ferry service it appears that this rising suburb la to become popular at last, and, except at the Peak and Magesiae Gap, no other situation can be found in the colony so free from Chinese and from the noise and filth which always accom- panies them. -¿Âa we have mentioned before, many cyclists now vitit Kowloon, in order tó take advantage of the excellent roads. The two tennis clabs, established there by the Portuguese, appear to be most popular places of resort. OUR American conalus apparently spare to expense in making experiments with a view to

The Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding On the 15th inst, we reprinted from The Raille tenting the powers of their gas and ships. The Company (Limited) of Blackwall, bavo some clever versca beaded ("Jack's Way." The Scientific American gives a most Interesting 14,500 land displacement, for the Japanese Go. secured an order for another batllarbiy, following is the incidest to which they refer description of some experiments recently under varment. The same firm launched last March, British merchantman picked up six Armenian taken to test the armoured turrets of the Waited and fe now coupleing, the first-class battleship" refugees in the bay of Susyrna. The Turks States battleships. A furrez was constructed for the same Government Other orders demanded of the captain of the ship to deliver up

Tenders were sent out structed in this country.. to them the refugees, but he was firm in restating similar in all respects to that of the battle are pending for Japanese, men-of-war to be coRS tance, but an Italian war vessel refused to later being represented by their weight of pig iron and the definita decision of the Government has the demand. Finally the captain sought masin ship Massachusettry-the guns and mountings") to japan, for certain, vassela some time sidow, ferm. Jast at this time the U.5.5. Minneapolis, placed inside, Three shots were fired. At been sent back, with Admiral Sailridge on board, catered the the structure, ana from a 10-inch and two The sxperience of the Calixal campaign hay. hasbour and poticed that the British mercheal from 12-inch gun. Of these only the last, ing thrown grave doubts on the stopping powin men had out a distress signal. The American fired with velocity of 2,000 icos seconds of the Lee-Metford riff bullet, and ixellad "dis- Admiral promptly wait to the rescue and found succeeded in piercing the armour. The first west among the Briffah soldiery as to the ie above-mentioned circumstances. The Ad- two projectiles were of the Wheeler-Stealing fficacy of the weapon, the military authorities miral said, “We will give you all the assistance pattern, while the last was a Johnson armour devoted themselves to the task of finding dawaat, You will take these refugees xately piercing shot, and struck the turret at an angle more effective bullet, which has been invented eat of port, if I have got to bombard the towo." of ardeg, and instead of following the link of by Captain Bertle-Clay, superiniaident of the And Admiral Selfridge ordered off the bargs with Bre turned, sharply to the right and passed Dam Dam Ammunition Factory. The new bale. detail of marines and bluejackets over to the entirely through the armour on a life nearly let bar beam thoroughly, tested at the annual British ship with orders to "hold safe from normal to its surface. The experiment in cone tits meeting at Meerut this month, and found to stack. Then the American Consul was sent for sidered to show the excellence of turret construc. meet all requiremented porce and it was agreed that the British, ship should ton as cried wat in the Dalled Beater, or The Lords of the Admiralty have definiicly 1111 under the escort of the dinnenpolis, "The although the structure, shifted as much as nine) resolved upon the extension of the Naval depôt Armenians were landed at Ellis Aland, New Inches under the impact, the flanges of the steal at Charkim, Two schemes are be carried YorkResra British sideger and Yankee rollers on which it resin, when in position co oul, wish the extension of savai banacks on ́

CALCUTTA, January 5th.

GUNNER W. BAMSEY of the Volunteɔre was elected Bombardier yesterday altanson, vice

The plague returns from Bombay for the last Bombardier T, Meek promoted.

two days bow one tundred and thirty freshTANG CHUN, who has four convictions opposite cases and seventy-five_delibs.

CALCUTTA, JAROnly diḥ, Plague rep it from Karrachen give thirty. four cases since Monday all fatal. The disease fs of a virulent type, proving fatal in a low hours. Every effort te being made to combat the disease, but a panic prevails. The official roltros are discredited, as it is believed there are a much larger number of enses and deaths occurring, Small-pox has also broken out and six cases from Kamichee at Calentia. ste reported. Quarantice is imposed on sirivals

BOMBAY, January 4th, On Saturday afternoon the Mahommedans held a monster prayer gathering on the Maldan to intercede for arresting the plague. The preventing the spread of the plague among them, Mr. Glorer, the Chini Municipal Inspector, 1437 who was attacked with the disease, succumbed

to it on Filday evening.

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

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBs, Mustus and other Large Commmers.

Any complaints should be, addressed to the Portuguese community are taking steps for

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The Hongkong Trignalk has the largest circulation of say Kartica pemspaper

Twone can be jaune on replantion.

beer madison for bed in the War net, and is therabre Lise

The Hongkong Tilgreph's mumber of the Telephone Caitrí

-Raokanee in Key 1.

his name, was sent to gol to-day for three months, with bard labour, for having stolen s Government spør,

SMALL-POX was epidemic at Hanol on the 12th lost, Annamites dying there at the rate of abrut 15 dally, while several Europeans were then also down with the disease,

Two charges of being illegally In possession of oplum cost Chan I a total amount of $220 at the Magistracy to-day and Lo Sang, a similar offender, has to contribute $100.

We would remied all householders that the Census papers have to be filled up to-morrow morning early with the names of all persons who sleep on their premises to-night. THE entput of petroleam in Java has been const. THE FAMINE IN INDIA.

LONDON, January 4th.

derably increased lately, but, saya the Setonrifie Lord George Hamilton, replying to a letter of Americas, it is expected that with an improved. Lord Kiezard, denias that he ever said that the plant the production may still be deabled. The Jadian femine did not warrant an appel to the Dordrecht Company, owning the'oli wells, is in Pablir, bat an appeal before the extent of the scarelly was known world mae the effcc) of

very prosperous condition, having been able to charity. Public help was not wanted as a sub. deciate dividends up to 62 per cent, propter vention of Government cutlay, and his work should not interfere with Goverment operations. The "Giddy Season" in Hongkong, now in | Spzelal machinery to distribule way Recensary fall swing, in to be still farther enlivened shortly bifate an appeal was made. Lord George by the appearance on the scene of Willison's denied that, the action of Government had

Circus for which a good alto is now being sto:ped charity; on the contrary, il ensures a hearty response to an appeal whenever it is sought by Mr. Martyn, the Advance Agent mado, for it will be accompanied by clear This circus has been travelling in South statement of the dimensions of the scricily,

Africa and the Straits, and, having an excellent reputation, the management look forward with confidence to a successful tour through the Far

LONDON, January 5th.

A jepresentativa of the St. James's Gonette has interviewed Lord George Hamilton's secre lary, who (nformed him that it was intended to | Kast. - open an Indian Famine Fund directly notice recebred from the Viccray that the Govine ment was ready to distribute the same and that a communication from the Viceroy was shortly expected...

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CAPTAIN CAMPBELL, D.9.0., has been left a legacy of about eighteen thousand pounds. He banded in his pipers of resignation, says the Rangoon Timer, and, from ali socomis, latenda proceding to Agitmila. A molding of the Suffolk Regiment who has been Capt. Campbell's

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THE Rusalan fleet, saystha Graphic, continues to move steadily forward. Though the return showed that the tonnage of armoured ships under construction was battleship 88,000 colat defence ships 13,000, and armoured cruisers 26,000, as compared with our total of 155,000 tons of armoured abfps in hand, and several vessels'eltker have been or shortly are to be laid down..Thug'st Nicolaiev a new Sirzot Vilies is to be put in hand, while in the Baltic a fourth ship of the Admiral Ouskałoy class is ló be commenced. Two new cruisers, the Pal- lada and Diana, each of 6,650 tons, and pro- palled by three screws, des under way 23 St, Petersburg. A third guler of similar type will be commenced in 1897. The cruiust Rorsta, of Improved Puriž type, has grounded at Kronstadt, it as she was about to leave for Libua to be filled out.

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It la reported that important negotiations are « ренхель, not indeed already completed, whereby England is to derive considerable comi mercial beneßis is the coming epening up of Chlen: A syndicate of English espitalists has obtained a concession for the construction and maintenance of a long length of ralway in' that country, by which means a powital counter check will be given to Russian designs in the Far Easte

Conference, at which Germany, Austria, Belgium, The Zampa announces that an International France, and Russia will be represented. will meet in Paris. in March "next, to consider tha angar questiam. D will discuss the best means of putting an and to the existing rials of thiagu by which the consumers are" zzada to bear the burden of the expert bounties granted to sugar manufacturers,

A MÁVAL AND MILITARY, VA In February, a number of crews will ba.. required for the recommissioning of several of the ships on the Chins station, the Centurion, Bagablo, Zolur, Firsbrand, Porgdas, Rattler, Spartan, and Swift, all having been thron years in commission dext spring..

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The metales of Lord Roberts have been / PRIVAR) since the above-mentioned hűlőtt az÷lyek | Admirali' 'IC* Utaly 'object lessons like this that;, the battleship would be capable of handing thai considerable toxia, and shu, bulldig of a new: ́

a better effect ihan onlamas of empty strun. At the same Hose is evident that and hospital for the corption of naval Putionis rublage, however threatening the labgkage : the turret been nocupled by "actual" guns, thay Royal murlow, and dockyard: mosdeLE) CARER. fara praised by the riviawgyp: There is a notable ) )ke purpose of sedimganylag Capt. Campbell towed, for the wily Kurk knows full that European mond karo bono danties and ika grænter part The exposatsleg

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