To-day's Advertisements.
ELITE SKATING RINE,
DUDDELL STREET,
TO-NIGHT
(SATURDAY), the xzed January, 1897.
- FAREWELL BENEFIT
TENDERED TO
SAM
MARKS
BY THE PATRONS OF THE RINK, On which occasion a host of allractions will ba presented by several Local Athletes.
The WEST YORK'S BAND will be in atten. diace
Adleston-$1.00.
SAM MARKS, Propriilor
Hongkong, 23rd January, 1897, -
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
No. 34.
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Tis notified that the HONGKONG
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1897.
Entimation.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 181;
WINES
AND
SPIRITS.
ALL thess are selected by our London House, bought direct at first hand, imponed in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all inter- mediate prolls, and enabling us to supply the
best growths at Moderate PriceS.
connection with the Jubilee Committee. It was further resolved, to ascertain the wishes of the German, American, and Portuguese sections of the residents and, If possible, to secure representatives of these nationalities on the Committee. After the
appointment of the Committee and the organisation ofa'managing sub-Committee or Committees steps will be taken to obtain the views of the community gene- rally as to the form which the celebra- tion abail take and as to the best method of commemorating so noteworthy an EVORt.
Mesas W. Mansfield & Co. have written la the Stigapore Fras Prant stating that the report thatthe Borden liner Mommomlu to be said to s Chiatre company in Singapore in ačtslužily fal
Tar other day our coule Tonkin contemporary Courrier d'Haiphong muttered something best Englishman extlag: Frenchmen, and now we dad L'Avenir du Tončín actually admits that Englishmen eat roast beef; We are inclined in agron with Avenir, for it is a thoroughly well informed joumal as it proved by its knowledge of ike tasta even of "dırmaiton Baltishers."
THE CELEBRATION COMMITTIE.. We shall have something to say on the subject at an early date. We only hope The Hon. Stewart Lockhart (Colonful Secretary) that the Committee will not be over had a narrow erexpo from serious injury !I not weighted with officials. They, si a rule, are without any knowledge of or sympa from death last night at the ball. He was thy with the desires and wishes of the ing with Mr. Sassoon and a friend in one of residents, and are simply the obedient the alcoves of the library, which was used as a servants of the authorities to carry out atoms, when a heavy piece of the plaster their views. from the official element communicating dancing over-head bil shaken the celling and A Committes entirely freemosiding from the celling fell at his fool. The and co-operating with the Governor of the staff which fell was quite heavy enough to the Colony alone would work much more have smashed in ore's skall like an eggshell. effectively and with much greatersmooth- To those who believe omens like our Celestial friends do, such an incident should surely be the matter in the same light and emit full of significance. Anyhow, we congratulate from his list such troublesome people as the Director of Public Works and others the Colonial Secretary on his escape. we could'name. Any assistance that they can render they will of course be delighted to give as loyal servants of the Crown and of the community. The Colonial Secretary has a claim to a seat in respect of his past services on the Jubilee Committee and as a convenient channel of communication with the Government and with the Chinese, with whose modes of thought and pecullar ideas he is specially
VOLUNTEER CORPS MONG PRICE LISTS, with Full Details, to be had ones We hope His Excellency will view
GUN PRACTICE from Stone Cutters' Island In Westerly and South-Westerly directions on TUESDAY, the and February, 1897, from to A.M. (U14 PM,
All Ships, Junks, and other Vessels are cau. tioned to keep clear of the ranges.
By Command,
J.H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkang, 19th January, 1857.
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THE BUSINESSES of PAINT, VARNISH,
THERAN COLOR and OIL MANUFAC
TURERS and MERCHANTS hitherto carried on at 7, CALEDONIAN ROAD, Under the Style
LONDON, WEST DRAYTON, MIDDLESEX, | WILKINSON, BOMBAY,"
HEYWOOD
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LIVERPOOL,
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Under the Style of HEYWOOD, CLARK & Co.
STORER'S WHARY, POPLAR, Under the Style
and
9. PRAYA CENTRAL,
LONDON,
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DAVID STORER sod HONGKONG,J SONS. has been Incorporated under the Companies Acts 1862 to 1893 under the Style of
WILKINSON, HEYWOOD & CLARK,
LIMITED.
Application.
PORT after removal should be rested a month before us. When required for drinking at anew it should be ordered to be decanted at the DISPENSARY before being sent out. SHERRY.-Excellent Dlauer and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are trus Xeres Wines,
CLARET.-Osr Clarets, including the lowest Priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins and currants, as is generally the case with Cheap Wines.
BRANDY.--All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pure COOMAC, the difference la price being merely a question of age and vistage. WHISKEY.-All our Whiskey it of excellent quality and of greater age than most brands In the market, The SCOTCH WHISKEY marked "E" is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connoisseurs to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market.
We only guarantee our' WIxxs and SPIRITS to be genuine when bought direct from us in the
P. pro. WILKINSON, HERWOOD & CLARK, Colony or from our authorised Agents at the
LIMITED WALTER D. GRAHAM.
9, Praya Central,
Honing 23rd January, 1897.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNRES.
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“HE P, & 0, 5, N. Co.'s Steamship
* RAVENNA," FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO, AND STRAITS.
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Consignees of Cargo by the above-name! vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and, placed as their risk_in_the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each courigninent will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are lender.
Tali vessel brings on Cargo From London, &c... S.S. China, From Persian Gulf, ex S.S, Simla, Howshera, Naseri and Khandala.
Optional Goods will be landed here unless Instructions are given to the contesty before 1 P.M. TO-DAY.
Goods not cleared by tha 29th instant, at 4 P.M. will be subject to rent,
No Fire Inmrencé will be efected by me in Lay cake whatever.
All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of thé damage obtained ham the Godows Company within tên days after the Vessel's arrival here, after which no Claims will ve recognised..
"H. A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent. Hongkong.pard Januncy. 1807
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.
THE Company's Steamship THE
"HAITAN,"
Captain J. S. Roach, will be despatched for the above Ports on TUSEDAY, the 26th instant, at
Daylight.
For Freight, or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 23rd January, 1897.
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THE NAVY LEAGUE,
FROM Mestrs Dakla Croicksbank & Co, Ltd., of the Victoria Diapensary, we have received one of the most tastefully got up calendars for 18gy that we have seen as yet. On the front of the card, which is crosmented with a design of mountain ash leaves and berries, in the calendar, a table of rates of postage in Hongkong and at
The following resolution was passed at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Navy League which was held in London on 30th November last. Resolved: The match between teams from the Garrison That the Committee Invite public sub-nd the Fleet was continued to-day and resulted scriptions to a fund to be devoted to giving to a wis for the Army by go runs. The play rewards for Essays from the scholars in the Elementary Schools of the United was witnessed by a large attendance of people, Kingdom on the subject of the Relation and the Canfuriow's band, which played.yester- between the British Empire and the Com- | day was sollowed by the band of the West Yorks, mand of the Sea." The Honorary Secre- both bodies of musicians helplog considerably to tary will be glad to receive contributions entance the enjoyment of the visitors. The not for this purpose.
out men of the Army (Davis and Ryall) brought the first innings up to181. The Navy's firstinning amounted to 194 ruas, Llent, Sir R. Arbuthnot playlog in grand style for his 55. Mr. Bedwell (38) and Mr. Steel (1) also made a good show did Mr. Elliott (18) The Army in the second fadings totalled 103, Licut Gordon and the Rev. angs cach scoring 13. Only nine men batted in this innings. Bedwell again bawled in excellent style for the Navy and Wood and Garden trundled effectively for the Army men,
Will the Hongkong Branch of the League follow the excellent example set by the parent organization? A little more patriotism is badly wanted in Hongkong, and the Governor is doing his best to promote the study of English A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. among the rising generation. A series of prize competitions among the school boys frequenting our educational establish ments, and among the youths under twenty who have left school would pro- bably have the effect of Improving at the same time their knowledge of English and English history and of increasing and rendering more, intelligent their love of their native land.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Housing 15th September, 180
MARRIAGE,
On the 13th lnstant, at St. Joseph's Church, Singapore, by the Rev. I. Y. Baptista. Vicar General, ARTHUR ACTON FYVE, Commander of of steamer Midna, to ALICE JANE, the youngest daughter of Mr. T. R. HINDRIKS.
DEATH.
At Seoul, Kores, on New Year's Day, of
exhaustion, consequent upon erysipelas, AZEx- ANDER GORDON aged three months and twenty- two days, the only child, of Alexander and Annfa Holmes KINAURE.
At Shanghal, on the roth Instact, CHARLES HRY Mönnis, aged 30 years,
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HONGKONG, SAzurday, JANUARY 23, 1897.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
THE INDIAN FAMINE.
We publish in another column some details of the position of affairs in the famine-stricken districts in India, as set out in the columns of the Straits Times. That journal and its proprietor bave start- strongly supported. Is the Governor going to open a subscription list here, or does he prefer to leave it to private initiative? If within the next day or two some one does not come forward, we intend to follow the example of the Straits Time and start one here, inviting our contemporaries, the Daily Print and China Mail, to join with us in the work. A "Hongkong Press Famine Fund" ought to succeed if any of Hongkong,as we fully believelti. Perhaps
TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
THE MASSACRE OF THE BENIN EXPEDITION
LONDON, Janaky arst.
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ST. GEORGE'S BALL.
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fransın (Pacy Queen). Wherever they be, Englábmco have a happy fashion of carrying the associations of the old land with them, and whether they be in the Ice-clad regions of the Far North, covered op in fær iklan, or down in the neighbourhood of thy Equator with only the thinnest of raiment betwix" their epidermises and the rays of eld Soithe story is just the same. The Irish born and Presbyterian Salut Ardiew had bis "day" nobly celebrated here - a fow weeks aga by the worthy Scots who claim his patronage, o moch "East of Suezas Hongkong united and last night the Englishmen who have come to do honour to the patron Saint of Henie England, St. George. As to who St. George was there is rather a scarcity of information. Most of us have seen a presentment of him on good British sovereigus depleting his encounter with little is known of the Englishman's patron saint a dragon, but apart from that it's safe to say
We have been to the trouble of investigating the history of this famed personage and the result of our researches may prove interesting to some rundéru.
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St. George was a veritable personsga born in Ametics, and under the tyrannical regime of Diodatian was 'beheaded by Datalnus in Apili 23rd, 303. Many churches were erected to the memory of the martyred saint, and we find him mentioned by St. Jerome in 331 and 429. A preface for St. George's Day found glace in St. Gregory's "acraméntary " {5$40-604) and in his work on the Martyrs the Vener. able Bede does the mlet the honane, at Brah Past Offices in Chian, and a capital saving at last Saint George "truly falabed lithograph of the navelling of the Jubilea Statues martyrdom by decapitation," although the gests of his passion are numbered among of the Queen on the New Reclamation. On the
the_spocryphal writings. St. George is found reveren of the card are given tables of chair and on banners of King Arthur's knights, and his- ricisha hire, fire sigrais, und, stares warnings, torian Solden tells us he was England's patron Saint In the times when the Saxons held sway. maiding the calendar a most useful and oing-
In 1312 the Council of Oxford commanded his mental household or office requlalte.
festival to be observed as a lesser "festival and in 1330 he was pronounced patron of the Order of the Garter. As to the encounter of the saint homiliation that we can find no trace of the with the dragon, we must confew with all | fight in the short time that an evening newspaper allows for harking back." The affray we fear Le only allegorical after all, and has the same basis as the triumphs of St. Michael, Margaret, Silvester, and Martha, and also St. Jobs who has been represented as playing the con- fidence trick on a dragon by giving him poisoned wine. Old prints in the "Prilgrim's Progress (” show Christian ighting Apollyon, who is a very graphic type of monster, and were the bero on horseback be would make sa admirable St. George, as we know him. To the romantic legend of our patron saint, In the famous ald poet Spenser we are indebted for a "Fiery Queen (book) he weaves a pretty story about Una going to the Palace of Pride with Duezus (False Falth) and becoming captive to Gregogito through an enchanted draught. Arthur comes to the rescue and tels Uba free, and, drawing near Edes, the dragon attacks Arthur; St. George has a fight for three days with the monster, kills it, and marries taken by many writers as a type of chivalry and Uns. Here he represents the Red Cross Knight, bold devotion to the cause of truth and justice. George as son af Lord Albert of Coventry and Percy in his interesting Reliques" locales St. makes out that when an infant he was stolen by a "weird lady "who looked after his education as a warrior,, The Salat's body- was marked with a dragon on the breast, a gaiter on ose leg, and a red cross on one arms. Attaining man- hood, he fought against the Saracens and than, according to Percy, went to 8yle're in Lybia, where a dragon reigned supreme and in whom malden bad each day to be excrificed. St. George struck the place just when the Princem Sabra was to be offered up as a victim. She was bound to a stake and left waiting the dragon. St. George took her cause vy und fighling the dragon killed it with ance thrust in the mouth. The Kings of Morocco and Persis next essayed to slay the hern on secount of the Princess, but he outwitted item and, with poetical propriety, came to England, married Sabra and lived happily ever
wis reported last week that the U.S.S. Muktas had been recalled from Canton and
der ander to proceed to Bangkok. We bellave this is incorrect and that she left here with "sealed orders,” her real destination being - Manila where the American Consul bas met
with considerable dificulty lately owing to an American citizen employed in a tobacco firm at Mills, having been falsely imprisoned. It appears that the diren of the United States wrongfully imprisoned by the Spaniards was released after bis Coami vigorously remonstrated, The recent expedition to Benin, which was | but that bis claim for $100,000 compensation for massacred, was a peaceful one, bearing presents | wrangiai imprisonment, backed up by the United to the King and was proceeding in two anamned States. Consul, has been ignored. A polite | panties which were separately ambushed and | reguest to reconsider the claim would have been | missacred, only one beater out of 350 escaping, | annoying enough, but when the claims 'was Ignored and no redress offered the Consul wired THE ADVANCE ON KHARTOUM,
fora cruiser, with the result that the quick-firing Machtes was despatched in haste last Sunday.
Renter's Agency learns that the girlsons at Debbek, Karif, and Merawi will advince early latho sur mer to occupy Abu-Humed and.Berber
bacqueat to a movement on Khartsim.
M. DOUMER'S POLICY.
PARIS, January 15th.
M. Doamer, the new Governor-General of
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
H. Sama Marks takze his benefit at the Rink to-night.
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The remarks made by Mr. Erich Georg in his Share Lizt issued at noon to-day respecting shipping are very interesting and distinctly wathy of special voice at this junctare. He
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after at Coventry Geographers who ought to Snow say that the Hellespont is so called to honour of St. George and his nama bas also been bestowed upon an arm of the Atlantic jutting out between Great Britain and Imeland.
As to chronology, the ball last night is a little out of time, St. George's Day being April 23. but seeing that we are not at home and that we
may be that the fact of being premature by a
Crow Knight, the patron of soldiers by the way, month or two will count for litile when accounts sta balanced, up, The way in which the Red was honoured last night would have been
those musty looking leather: bound vor Inmes environed A SCATO such as pro- bably never orme within the ken of fheir long, dead-and-gone anthom. Heis were Navy mes Army men, and business men all ́enjoying themulres to the top of their best and around them were little groups engaged in hiendly chat. Fylendi hero, met whi had not met for years and remla/scences · from all parts of the globa wase exchanged. Men were born from all the lowe quarter of the globe and their experiences as recounted in recollections and anecdotes here and there forcibly bore out the den Kipilog conveyed in his venas about “the leglan that never was listed," The sister files were well repreissted and also the Contfast, a number of our prominent Fruch, German, and other foreign residents being in evidence.
received by the Secretary and other officers His Excellency the Governor and"Mr. Plait
and a vice-regal set was (Privals Secretary) antved early and werd
formed, the Governor, Admiral Buller, Mijor-General Black, Sir J. W: Carrington, the Hons. Goodman, and Jackson being among those W. M. Goodman and Lockhart, Mesdames taking part. The mene during the dances was
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of the ladies, the hight uniforms of the army very hiight mad pleuresque, the rich costumes
officers, and the gull lace of their neval brothera forming a lost ansemble that falily capilvated the cys,
"The mailer of " creature comforts" was in the hands of Messrs. Miðar and Farmer (represent. ing the Peak Hotel) and the cateringplessed even the most fastidious. The supper arrangements in the thustra wern car:fed out in frit clara style. A profusion of lovely fernt, palma, and bamboon covered the stage, and through the follage glimpses were had of the red coats of our own regiment's land, which played sweet music the" while. The floor of the thestre was fald out with tables arrayed in most
tempting fashion ad in the dress circle were, olhertables Inid for His Excellency and other" distinguished guests. The pillars of the theairs were hang with red-cross shields,"lances, and pennias, woven round with foliage, and the effect was very 'striking. On a table near the stage were a peacockin full glory of fall festheim, a master baram of bent, and a boar's herd, with fine tisks. These were little adjuncts to the masa that show the thoroughness with which the com mlites and the extérers did their work. Tho floor of the ball rooms - was all that dancers Cauld desire, and it goes without saying that the muale was sxcellent, seeing that the West York's band supplied the rime. These recent arrivals have alresdy proved themselves an invaluable
accessory to our social functions and that capable conductor (Bandmaster Bentley) *hat every résson to be proud of the manner in which they acquit themselves. The clock room, and piberimangements were very careisily attended to, and throughout there was not the slightest bitch perceptible. The apprimchar to the hall were well nitended to by the police, and the inevi sable chair and richiha coolles for once had to behave themselves in something like a decent
PLANUGT.
the last of the visitors dispersed, chairs, rickshas, Bitu fugacest Tho'small hours came all too son, and it was wellinto Saturday morning when carriages, and ghanes flying in all directions. It.. should be mentioned, too, that the Kowloon feriy
boatsrat Ill 2.10 1.01, and this enabled the residents of the marine suburb to do justice to the occasion. Altogether the organisers of the ball have scored an unqualified saccess, and they are to be congratulated very heartily an the manner in which they acquitted themselves."; Hare, far from the homeland, such gatherings are mmg than anclai innctions; and they tend in raarked degren to foster that unity which has aver been Great Edtain's pride and which has
estabiliked her in the highest place among the nulloss of the earth.”
The Stewards for the ball wern
IM Ayres, C.M.G. N. Dr. Arkimin
Ad Sir Alex. Bute, KOB. Y.J. Badalty
1. Barton..
H. Beck
Y. Browse
G. A. Chidwal
Cilal Justica Kie
FLY, Halma
Jones Hughes Humphreys
E. J. KarMaga C. Inchbald
Capt. Langhans, 31, 4,
B. Layton
R. F. Ligh
J. FL. Levis Met
19. Cerington, CM,G. Mater Mindley, 11.5.
A. Chapitien
7. P. Cottam
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W. Denby
Demys
Ford
Capt. Loveland, A.D.C.
C.W.
Mitchell
Pilnas
C. Flatt
Lects, Plomer, 22,84.
H. E. Potock
G. H. Fou
W. Poem
AN.S. W. Powell
HAL. W. M. Goodman
Drimshaw "Hancock Hannele
•HL, vú Wa. Robinson, V
Han, Com. Kursy Brusy, Harbort Health
Mrs Justice ferntube Walth Au Ga Khokas
C. H. Thoupin
A. TIGE 29; 1. Tomkins WWW.J. Tutobar
JT. Vernonti :
Con. Hamizyn. 2.N.' Vi C. Brwin DA Eretend
1.E. Whealer H.. HUR UDC. Whe Cod. Holland, R«N
Ren Dekos
KUFFER:DÁNCER.
ed a Famine Fund in Singapore and it is Indo-Chinx, speaking at a banquet to-da❤ | #kya ;—Hongkong, Cinton and Macao Steam- | have to make the best of our short -” sassom # it The following was the programme
advocated the political unity of Indo-China, and bost Co's shares sold at $32 to $313 per share, merited lealent treatment. He was of opinion the north reporting that the pool on the Yang- declared that in the meantime Cochin-Chins but yesterday, owing to private telegrams from that the time had arrived when colonization likely to a continued, came into strong interest of commerce and civilisation. should extend into (penetrate) Chix is the demand, and $33 his been paid for shaves, at good object, lesson to those carping cries whe which rate they are wanted. The Siramabost | talk of « England's wading prestige, and the | gathering was one that, for its representative Co's report, to be published in a day or two, la
alons, was something for the organisers vary jovourable, I understand, and I shall not to be proud of. To Mr. Justice Sercombe- be surprised to see this long neglected stock Smlik (secretary) and various committees share in the general improvement, Indo-Chfuss, all praise ta dua for the admirable manner in which, the arrangements were carried out. attended to with the utmost care and nothing but commendation of their labours was heard on all Co
all delegance, takes his position as being even sider Badeed, succeirful as was St. George's Bali when last held in 1895, that of Byy, with more lo, and those who were propina. That The menu was a capital cas and the following evening il carry away many pleasant recoilace is a copy of 11 som tions of the fashion in which the lion's gube calebrated the festival of St. Cobras, #haj na Shakespeare (in "King John.”) says" swaged tha dagen, "and e'er since alis on his horn, bacle az
in hostess' door.
the old charitable feeling is still left HE, WU TING FANG, Minister-draĺgsato to she at 11my reasons, are also stronger, und alter Evey adjunct, dawn to thr’smallest dziki, was
one of the best methods of celebrating the United States, Spain and Pare, unired karn great event of the year would be to raise a from Sharigħal yesterday by the Kromglak.. fund in the name of the Queen to alleviate Tax Japanese Military Mission which has been the miseries and sufferings of our Indian fellow-subjects who may have to recording Tonkin and Slam arrived here this this year in their Calendar sa a year of sing by the English mall fine: Ravrano plague and famine and unexampled disfrom S'mgapore,
tress and delolation.
THE QUEEN'S REIGN.
At the meeting of the Jubilee Committee held to-day at the Government Offices there were present the Hon. Mr. CHATER In the Chair, Mesra, J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
THE Bizanser Houam resumos running to Canton
a $4 are in demand at 842. Chios and Mastias, after a long speli of Inactivity, are also
speking higher rates. Douglases, after sales in demand, and are wanted at $67, but holders
$651, are in some demand at $611, with por abis sellers at 862. China Matonis unchanged;
THE London Dolly Never makes the following on Monday next, 25th fast, and aff immers on interesting remarks then the Runs Chinas the Canton and Macao S. S. Co's line will after Railway We repat our settled conviction
that date revert to their usual order sirunning.that it is not a bad thing for the world, but a CAFEAIS JACKSON of the Oceau Steamship Co.'s arces of China is for the benefit of all the good thing. Everything that develops the T. JACKSON, H. N. MODY, J. J. FRANCIS, O.C., | reamer Priam; which arrived here this morning lions trading with her. But we should be Hon. E. R. BrZILIOS, Hon. J. J. Bzzz- from Singapore, reports that “the American Laving, Hor. Wzi Yux, and Mr. Lt Sare log ship John Z. Kelly is lying outside with glad to see this country with a larger thare in Mr. CHATTI read the Governor's letter of her days flying,"
the work of development. All der iglamation Invitation, and after some conversation it
goes to grove that, in this respect, nothing is do- in at Paking by Led Sallsbury. We sert not waste our time by reidering for the Manchurian always, but there is work to be dons in Yanan and in Sauth Chian that lies at our doors, and if we bantirnd ourúalves we could get that work id
RASPBERRYADE, &c. was decided, without any formal resolution The band of the West York Regiment will play
DAKİN, CRUICKSHANK & COM WATKUs sie made under the constant supervision of a duly
being put to the meeting, that His Excel- the following programma af the Oflegs' Guidon lency should be asked to appoint a Com- † Márny Barracks, to-moNOW, at 12jo pas mitten consisting of the members of the 1-Procasional Marchi froes Ivaalicia...
Bacred Charitaan La Caritas microssponsor old Jubilee Committee now present In -Hongkong, together with certain other
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Coming to the ball hall, the City' Hall was k splendid example of what the Hongkong folk carpeted with red was perfect bower of can do in the way of decorating. The sisirway. gracery, pot plants and fems below and beaming young bamboo withs, rich fallegu sdorsing
and mangover Ent landing there were on the walle anlarla mud. is made with excitant tasto by mliman and naval felenda, bayaneta,, revolveré aná enlar attention was given to one star of long cisining rods forming the material; and partie
hayonets, in which the weapons four or five deeg were azzanged with much taste and ingenuity,
dó, sad the means of doing it. Our diplomacy. Over the latter trophy appropriately erugA WEE
qualified Engilsh Chömist and will bear compl" gentlemen (whose names were suggested), La Zaberfć in the "mama ot ́ a' Journal published Fin China Just now is too, supine. If Sir Robert fise painting of St. George in his ancorafer
rison with the best English Manufactures.
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MESTES and under the Chairmanship of Mr. CHATER, in Parts, that as parts it is only fair that the
other Large Consumers.
Manager.
Hanokowe, and Maw: #90c
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to ascertain the wishes of the community Tingl Yamen should "unjablish and make arrangements. For the celebra-
Any complaints should be addressed to 13otion of the completion in June next of the directed by a Conimissioner of the Chinese Cus-
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