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· Advertisements.

IN TIRATE OF ORDINANCE NO. 4 or 1893,

AND

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF THE

BRLL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN 'AGENCY, LIMITED, AN AGENTS FOR THE SHILLINGFORD WORKS COMPANY, LIMITED, 6F SHILLINGFORD, Berks,- in ENGLAND, FOR LETTERS PATENT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG OF AN INVENTION FOR "IMPROVEMENTS IN STEAM

TRAPS."

NOTICE I hereby given that the

PETITION, SPECIFICATION and DECLARATION regalred by the above. Oidl- manco have been duly filed in the Office of the Colonial Secretary ní Hongkong, and that it la the intention of the SHILLINGFORD WORKS COMPANY, LIMITED, by the BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN ÁGEŃCY, LIMITED, their duly authorised Agents and Attornays, to apply at the Sitting of the Executive Cococll hereinafler mentioned for LETTERS PATENT for the exclusive Use, wiihlu the said Colony of Hongkong of the above-mentioned Invention. And Netice is also hereby given that a Sitting of the Executive Council, before" whom matter of the sald Peiliion will come for decision will be held in the COUNCIL CHAMBER, at the Government Offices, Victoria,-Hongkong, an THURSDAY, the 18th March, 1897, at 10 AM.

Dated the 8th day of March; 1897.

WILKINSON. & GRIST, Solicitors for

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BELL'S ASBESTOS EASTERN AGENCY,

LIMITED,

Apants for

THE SHILLINGFÖRD WORKS COMPANY,

LIMITED,

70, Queen's Road Central,

FOR SALE,

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EX SS. "TACOMAJ GOOD AND PURE BEER. From the MINNEAPOLIS BREWING CO., U.S.A,

GOLD

OLDEN GRAIN BELT LAGER BEER,

EXTRA PALE,

In Case of 4 doz. Quarls or 6 daz, Pinti at $13. One WATERBURY NICKEL WATCH will be given away with every two cases of Beer,

Family, and Pocket Cork Pallers-will be suppiled, and sample bottles given to consumers,

BARRETTO & Co., Sole Agents for the MINNEAPOLIS Brewing Co.

Hongkong, 9th March 1897,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE F, & 0, 5. N. Co.'s Steamship

T

"ROSETTA,"

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FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1967,

Entimations.,

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

EONGKONG,

AERATED WATERS.

"IMPLE AERATED WATER.

SIMPLE

SODA WATER.

INGER ALE.

EMONADE.

SARSAPARILLA

RASPBERRYADE, &C.

The Honghang Telegraph

HONGKONG, MONday, March 3, 1897-

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

MR. MCKINLEY'S POLICY,

LONDON, March 5th. Mr. McKinley in his lost aral address advocated

International sound money, bimetallism, a prolécilve tariff, and reciprocity similar to 1840. He strongly approved of the

Arbligation Treaty with Great Britain, and will convene an extra Session on the asth lontant to consider the Ta.ft. Cuba was not alluded to In the Address. ...

We underused from the London Times that the two great lien found: tes of Schuckler and Canet have been amalgamated, and that the two pilas cipals have saiured M. Faure that France bas new an establishment rivilling that of Heir

Krapp

THE steamer Hoyam made a pleniure excursion -to Micka yasiziday, large admber of pasSCORCIN belog aboard. The up-trip sad the left to Macho were pleasant and lateresting, but a heavy, fog sat in on the return journey and the vessel; fostead of reaching pari at mldsight, did not get in until 9 am, to-day,

A FURTHER fall in the value of opium is reported by wire from Calcutta here the monthly auctions were held on the 1st instant. Fatns, it seems, fetched only 1,070 rupees per chest as compared with 1,130 rupees In February, while Bonates was taken off the market at 1,073 rapes, Four French warships, at Toulon, have teen being 63 rupees less per chest than to the preced

lng month,

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

ordered to be in realfoesa"to sail for Crete at a moment's notics. DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s, WATERS are One hundred members of the House of made under the constant supervision of a duly Commons, including Sir Charles Dilke and Me. qualified English Chemist and will bear compa-Herbest Gladstone, have wired to the King of rison with the best English Manufactures, Greece, landing his services to civilization.

The situation in Crets and on the Thessalian irantier le critical.

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MEsses and other Large Consumers. Any complaints should be addressed to the Manager. Hongkong, 30th January, 1897.

TO SUBSCRIBERS.

SUBSCRIBERS TO OFTHIS

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HONGKONG TELEGRAFE" ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS MURT BE PAID IN ADVANCE.

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NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

It is requested that all commemledóna relating to Subscriptions, Advertisements, &e, be addressed ja the “Msange, Hongkong Talseragh" and not to the Editor.

Lottery on Editorial matters to be seat in "The Edftw” and

not to ledvidual members of the stxIT.

Communications intended toe publication myst be accompanied by the name and address of the writsfaršot necessarly for publication ; but aa veidance of good falli

While the columns of the Foncheng Telegraph will always [443be op for the tale acuasion by corrependents of all questions

■ffecting pabila interests, it must be dlátinctly understood that the Editor does set its Ray way hold Almseif reportable for oplotoss them wessed.

Consignees of Chign by the above-named vessel are hereby lnformed that their Goods are belog landed and plated of their rick_to_the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Bodywas al Kowloon, wherd each consignment will be sarted out mark by mark and delivery can të obựined as soon as the Goods are landed.

This vessel brings un Cargo :-

From London, &c., ex S.$. India and Parra- mutia.

From Persian Gulf, ex-5.S. Sadarmal, Assyria and Simiu.

Optional Goods will be landed here unless Instructions are given to the contrary before 4 P.M., TO-DAY. /

Goods not cleared by the 14th instabi, kt 4 PM, will be subject tu rent.

No Firs learance will be effected by me in any case whatever.

All dargaged Packages must be left la the Godowas hand a certificate of the damage obtained from the Godown Company within lën days after the Vestel's arrival bére, after which no Claims ll be receptąpal.

H.A. RITCHIE,

Superintendent.

Hongkong, 4th March, 197

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDO14, VIA 'SUEZ CANAL "HE Company's Steamship

"DIOMED,"

.rs

Capials Barthelt, will be despatched as above

-TO-MORROW, the 9th instant, al to A.M.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

For Freight, apply to

Agents.

Hongkong, 8th March.1807.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR SHANGHAI.

HE Company's Steamship

THE

1364

"PAKHOL," Captain Stott, lil be despatched as above TO. MORROW, the 9th instant, at 4 PM. For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

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Hongkong, 8th March, 1897.

FOR SHANGHAI

*HE Stermship -

THE

"DAPHNE," Captain J.Samuelsen, will be despatched for the above Port on WEDNESDAY, the roth instant,

For Freight or Passago, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 8th March, 1897,

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- at 4 PM.

NIPPON YUSER KAISHA.

TRANS-PACIFIC LINE.

MONTHLY SERVICE.

FOR,SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, VIA MOJI, KOBE 'AND YOKOHAMA. (Through Passenger Tickets and Bills of Lading lived for the principal Cities in the UNITED STATES, CANADA and EUROFA, in connection with the Great Northern Railway and Atlantic Steamers.)

HE Company's Steamship

THE

"TENSHIN MARU,"

TO ADVESTIJERE,

A SAILOR hamed Michael Barry was charge? [to-day at the Magistracy with being absent with- out leave from the steamer Of His officers did not give him a good character, mying he |ared to do as he liked on-board. Captain Heat- Ings inflicted a fine-of $15, or six weeks, The Two Greek warships have felt the Pirmus Captain paid the fine and Michael was taken off under sealed orders.

to his ship by the police.

INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND.

We are glad to see that contributions are flowing in to this Fund so fast that there is reason for hope that the 50,000 mark will be reached in the near future. From a Het kladly suppiled by the Hon. Treasurer this afternoon we learn that the total amount of subscriptions to date is $48, 117.53. We shall publish the list supplied to-day in our next Issun.

SUBSCRIPTION LISTS.

Subscription Lists will be found la the various Banks, stores, and Clubs in the Colony.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tax V.R.C. holds iis anousi sports meeting at Happy Valley on the 17th Instant.* H.M.S. Immortalfid left this morning for Amey and the Geiman coulser frana for Nagasaki. THE visit of the Emperor (Franels Joesph to St. Petersburg has been fixed for Apill 27th next,

SURGEON-CAPTAIN VARN, of the Medical Staff, Insertion in that day, Imus not later than Three o'clock so abas been appointed physician to the Crown Prince

Advertiums as requested to forwani ali notions Latended for

not to retard the early prication of the paper.

Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fxed period wil be continued trail countermandad.

The Honghong Triganjh has the largest circulation of say English newspaper published in the Fae Rast, and is therefore the best modhim for Adruslaers. Tarms can be lásent on application. The Hongkong Telegrafk's number sa the Talephone Central Exchange la. Na 1. Talographia vidres 1–2 Telegrapha, " Hongx

ATS. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINES

AND

SPIRIT S.

of Stam.

THE coursing match for the Waterloo Cup resulted on the ro`h altimo in Galland beating

Five by Trichs.

DR. NANSEN, the lamens expleres, strived in London on the 3ed ulismo, accompanied by his wife and other friends.

LIKUT, COLONEL F. W. Hemming, half-pay, late 5th Dragcon Guards, has been selected for The post of Military Attaché in Japan,, AT à spécial general of the Penang Marine Association, which was held -on the̟ gand uit, it was resolved that the affairs of the Association should be wound up and the Association dissolved forthwith.

Five Japanese boarded. the steam launch Fu On yesterday and began fooling with the steam

whistle. The comwsla remonstrated with them and they assaulted him. Two of the Japs were arrested and to-day they were fined $10 each.

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A TAMPAN WOMAN DRGWNED.

A SPECIAL Sansion of Justices of the Peace will | COLLAPSE OF THE PRAYA WALE, be held to the Justices' roam, at iba Magistropy. at 2.15 pm, on Wednesday, the 17th Maɛch, for the purpose of conilčerleg an application frem A. Bela je for the transfer of his publicsa's

licence for the preihtes at the Peak, under the sign of The Peak Hotel, to Rustomjee Cowice | Bamj;el

A NOTIFICATION In the Gastite of the 6th lost states that. Postal Notes of the valuas named below, payable within three months at ang Post Office in the United Kingdom, or at Constant nepls, can be ohtaised at Hongkong or at any British Post Office la Chian at the following prices, which include commission 50 cla, 6, 75 cents; $1, $2.50; 10/-. $5.00; 20-

$10.

As briefly reported in our extra this morning a veslous subskience of the Praya wall took place

westward of the Harbour Office at $ p.m.

yesterday. The loss of one Nie, an old atman'woman, is known of and so far sa can.

at present. The catastrophe was caused by Be ascertained there are no other people missing

og each about 8 tons, and which were placed some 40 or more great blocks of concrete, welgk-` on top of the foundation, auddenly toppling over in an easterly direction, the ends coming in shorewards. The eastern extremity of the plle went sight under water and some 8 or 9 sampans were by the wall at the time and

the occupants, with the exception of the victim TAX action Leo Lun, Tam Chan and others, | mentioned, appear to have had excapes that were in which the plaintiff claimed $367 for work truly miraculous. The earth at high water done by him for the defendants, was resumed in mark and some 14 yards from the ·Wall the Supreme Court to-day before His Lordship shows several large gaping cracks caused the Chief Justice. Mr) E. Robinson, Instructed by the collapse. As -the-blocks-now-stand by Mr. H. L. Donnys, appeared for the plaintiff they present a very threatening appearance, and Mr. J. J. Francis, QC., lnstructed by Mr | belog likely to fall farther at any moment, and Wilkinson, appeared for the defence. Tam some of the blocks have cracked in two places.. Chun denied all the statements made by the Others hiva come right ont of the plalatiff and his witness Taug Fan, and after rquare, and the slightest disturbance of them Mesars Robinson and Francia had addressed the would bring the whole thing down 18 Court; judgment was reserved til Wednesday sta house of cards. Of couvie the simpan próple 10.30a.m.

A DENSE fog covered the harbour last night, and shortly before 12 o'clock it became so thick Two prominent and popolar officials were to leave India on the 14th altimo. Sir Alfred Lethbridge that the bells on board ship had to be kept takes furlough preparatory to reticenient, and ringing. It did not improve as the morning worn os and the constant clanging of different toned Sir Alfred Croft realgas the post of the Head of the Education Department in Bengal. The bells and the plaintive boot of steam fog-horns former, too, vacated his sent as member of the

made stunder a rather difficult måtter for people Viceroy's Legislative Council on the zoth ult. living anywhere near the water front. The fog Both Sir Alfred Lethbridge and Sir Alfred Croftted by to sm, but the bills surrounding the will proceed to Europe via Chias, Japan, and harbour were more or less obscured all day. To-day may be considered the beginning of the warm season, the sun's heat being at times more

America,

A FAILOR camed Harding made things hem at the Sailors' Home last night. He loaded up to the muzzle with fire-water and then viilted the Home. Here he was seen to admire himself for a while lo a mirror, then he danced « faw steps of a war-dance-and suddenly sent bis fit -through-a-mirror. He followed-up-this-by "biffing" unoffeuding windows and "time"-war called when he had done $10 worth of damage. He was tr-day fined $7 and ordered to pay $10 compensation, with the usual alternatives.

THE vigilance of the Oplom Farm's excisemen

has been constantly verified by the large camber of persons charged with breaches of the Ord

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than was pleasant and the air was very still mad heavy.

adrift.

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now give the place a wide berth. On two previous occasions there have been, simlar accidents to this one, and it is conjectured that some inequality of surface at the bottom is the cause, An Inquest is to be held this afternoon on the body of the drawsed woman, Wan Po, who was hall blind in addition to being very feeble. The blocks, it may be mentioned, were placed in position to help the settling down of the foundation for the wall.

THE INQUIST.

An fequest on the body of the old woman who lost her life through the collapse of the Praya........ wall was held by Captain Hastings at the Magistracy this afternoon. The jury was at follows: Messrs. D. Clark, G. T. Aquino and C. A. Tack.

Inspector Kemp told his Worship that deceased had no friends.

H.M.5. Porpoiss left her moorings in the harbour at 11 a.m. to-day, homeward bound. As you! all her consorts “cheered ship," and the band of H.M.S. Groffen played "Auld Lang Sys"- and "Home, Sweet Home," as the Kwok Shing stated that he was master of a Porpoist pussed. The latter vessel's maste and small cargo boat, No. 1337, The deceased was rigging were swarming with sallors and they named Mang Fo, and was an old blind Calansa seat up stentorian cheers for their comradea in | woman, whose corpan he had seen at the morgun. the fleet The Perpofsehlso had a hearty salute | Ai 5 p.m. yesterday he was near the Harbour from the R.N.K. men on the Empress of Fapan Office and be heard cries and shouts that the as that vessel was parsed, and by 11.30 she had concrete blocks were falling. He ran to opposite cleared the harbour, the long white pennant the C. M. S. N. Co's office, from where he saW trailing down over the stern being then cut the blocks fall and the water bubbing inside the nance, and to-day nearly a score of this section

Hine. Deceased liveðvin a small passenger boat of the population were arraigned at Captain Hanting's levée, when various fines were inflicted. COMMANDER DUNDAS, RN to whom the by hersell, the boat being rowed by one passen. The most conspicuous in this long list was Admiralty have granted permission to enter the ger. He saw the body at 5.30 p.m. on the fore- scivics of the Chlmore Government, will shortly | shore Inside where the blocks had fallen. Ha Kwok Kan, a shroff of the Heungskan, is | whore porsession 15 tacis of Allelt eplum was

proceed to Cbing and taks up the appolatment || recogulsed the body by an old særs on the right found. He was subjected to have $300 "collected" of Principal of the Naval College at Tienisin, arm; deceased had no relations. from hips or submit to 3 maniba' hard labour.

which includes virtually that of Naval Adviser Dr. Herbert L. Penny 'deposed that he had to the Government. The old quarrel between made a post moriam examination of the body A RUMOUR is to circulation to the effect that the the Chinese and the Admiralty in reference to at the martuary and in his opinion death was Amateur Dramatic Club Intend to produce the shabby treatment of Captain Lang was caused by asphyxla from drowning, The "Pantomimo Rehearsals " lator on la`the season, mado up soms time ago.—While it lasted no stomach contained water and water also.was in. Should this report prove to be founded on fact British naval officer on the cactive Hat-way || the longs. The beurt was contracted and empty we must congratulate the A.D.C. on its decision, permitted to enter the Chinese service; but the sad a portion of the lower and of the humerus' for the play in question is one well calculated to apologies and explanations which were ultimately was broken, probably by a movers crack, or give full scope to the talents of such clever all-made were accepted. Captain Diadas remains || blow, reand actors as Messrs. Grace and Caldwell, who will doubtless make things ameshig and lively The only difficulty in produclog à pantomime in Hongkong seems to lie with the audiences, and very unappreciated. who are usually "pun-blind," severely critical,

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on the active fist of the British navy. It is to Leung Ķem savo evidence that she was a be hoped that the jealousies which led Captain boat women and was in her boat on Sunday Lang to throw up his post will not be evening, moored alongside a cargo bost which again shown, and that the Chinese have for once had its head made fast to the shore. She knew read their lesson-Morning Patt..

deceased by sight ; witness heard a cry that the. It Is reported by the Times of India that the ones were falling and they parked in and gat arbore d♬ the cargo boil. The waves caps'end Goa, ordered by the Health Department of that lengths from the blocks. She did not see the. place, bas been carried out in the case of a

stones fall. When she, did see the stones they young Christian named Carvalho, who was bad fallen straight down.. It was low water at formerly a student in the Bombay School of the time. She saw deceased's beat inside the Arts, and who latterly foined his brother in line at the Praya bottom up and a launch towed WE learn from a home paper that a great emf. Australia and China, average amount $2,312,149; } business at Girgaum. He died in one of tatt off," Witness Last saw deceased alive on Satur. gration movement of Russian Jews from the specta in, reserve $1,200,000. Hongkong and lazarettos, of which there are three, in Gom day. She used to row with both arms and witness mediate profits, and enabling as to tapply the Vistola provinces to Afiles is taking place, In/Shanghai Banking Corporation, average amount | The Mamlaidar ol Gon, who is known so did not know whether she was crippled or not.

ALL these are selected by our London House, bought direct 'at first hand, imported in wood and battled" by ourselves, thus saving all inter-

best growths at Moderate PRICES.

PRICE LISTS, with Full Details, to be had on

Application.

PORT after removal should be rested a month before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the DISPENSARY before being sent out,

SHERRY.-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are true Xeres Wines. CLARET,-Our Clarets, including the lowest Priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins and currants, a is generally the case with Cheap Wines.

BRANDY-All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pure COGNAC, the difference In pafce being

merely a question-si-ng: and vintage.

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THE total Stamp Revenue of Hongkong for THE following return of the average amount of cremation of bodies of people dying of plague af witnean's boat, ́ which was about two or three February, 1897, was $19,041.36 su against $10,041.60 to Febranty of aşı year, TEO decrease was $2,465.26 and the increase $2.491,02, the total increase for last month belog

$26.76,

bank notes in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 28th February, 1897, as certified by the Man age of the respective Banks, are published in Saturday's Gossils:-Chartered Bank of India,

several districts tha mate population is greatly al Bank of China, Limited, average amount |$6,466,094; specie la resṛrwo $3,500,000. Nation- diminished, and business in the shops is mostly $355 275; specie in reserve $205,000. Total; carried on by women.

average amount $9,143,511; speçie in reserve $3,005,000,

Tux Secretary of the Panjom Mixing Company informs us that the rosult of the February Cyanide clean-up is as follows:-"The plant

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We read in the Rafires that Charlie Wood has at last been granted a fresh licence by the Jockey Club to ride in Grest Baitsin.

fis ideal

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THE Inst performance of "Les Cloches de

"Administrator of Bardes" has, fasued orders that plagun bodies should be burnt respective of the dead people being Christisur, Farees, Mahomedans, or Hindoos. This order, how evés, seems not to have been very favourably regarded in Demann, where a meeting was held

Indian Constable 693 stateḍ that he was ou duty at 6.30 pm, yesterday in Winglok Street, when a crowd of Chinese on the Praya attracted his attention. He saw the blocks of concrete near the Harbour Office falling. He also saw an old woman's body in the water and brought

its rigid enforcement, on the ground that conveyed to the mortuary. WineS SLY NO It cisshed with the religious bellets and scraples wounds on the body. It was found between the of some communities. The bodies of two blocks and the Pray. Catholics who died of plague at Pama, a village Kear Gos, have been cremated by order of the

Goan authorities.

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ran 15 days tensilag 520 tons of taillegs. which | Cornevlile" by the Amateur Dramatic Club to petition the Gos Government against 16 ashore, after which, the Inspector bad it yielded 203 ounces of ballon of an average took place on Saturday evening at the City Hall. Everyone and everything worked smoothly and | value of 161. 34. per ounce.

the piece went off without a bitch of any kind, both principals and chorus being la great "form."" 1: being a special "Naval night" many hits wnie made with reference to the various ships on the station, and they were received with load applanes. The general opinion appears to be that the public have not had their fafe share of NEVER prophesy unless you know? is a "Les Cloches" and that a few more perform maxim which the St. Petersbug Viadmos!! ances would be most welcome. However, wa should take to heast. If ever a war breaks out never get enough of a good thing, and those between Russia and Japan, "which," says the who have not had enough of the A. D. C. Viedmostí plously, “Is the will of God," Russis charming performance will have to consule them will seisa Fuzau and Fort Artbor to prevent | selven with this reflection, Japan doing so, and thus command the situation.

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And so he should, First they would't,

The key Wood,

Edward Bowdler, Enginter-in-Charge af the Praya Reclamation Works, said he had been in that position since the work began in May, 1889, THUS the Dally Chronicis on the famous Carew The accident happened on the western side of caret-Over three centuries before ike Christian | the Harbour Office, In Section 4 of the work. ern more than eight-score Roman Indles were || Witness visited the teena of the subaldence at. publicly executed for poisoning their husbands, 7.15 last evening; it was not dead low water st and in cur gwn country, it was so common athe ilme'; there are neep tides now. Witness crime that in 1531 it was toado punishable by explained by means of sketch' how the bolling to death. That severity did not stop it blocks for a length of 16 feet and there and so late as 18go the use of arsenic for polson was had fallen. The bircks has fallen an Ing was so common that Parliament placed gradant unbeldence of, 326 feet. No blocks had obatacles in the way of lis sale, the difficulty of Talian over. On the westem side they had gone

To-day quite a busy day at the Magistracy, and TEE St. Petersburg corapaudent of the London getting it being further increased in 1865 and over to seaward for some inches. Some of the the crowd that filled the courtyard was the der says that, if their newspapers rightly 1835. In 1884 two sisters were hanged for blocks had been to place five or six weeks and largest seen there for a long time. Officers were express the popular feeling, probably no other poisoning the husband of one of them for inngrsons were placed there lastweek and yesterday, in attendance from all the stations with batches people have been able to look back on the past ance mousy-x very common inducement to Those on the eastern end were the latest pot up. WHISKEY-All our Whiskey is of excellent of prisoners tied together by their genes, and year with such satisfaction as the Russians, crime at one time; and four years later a doctor His attributed the subsidence to a leakage they, Her ascendency la Europe is described as A at Cork was exacated for poisoning his wife with knew nothing of, through some old nullah of quality and of greater age than most brands the gathering was graphically Mustrative of the guarantee of her mastery in Asia, so that all arsenic. Ms. Maybrick was tried at Liverpool mud being below the boring to the hard bottom In the market. The Scoren WawKRY | seamy side of John Chinaman'a ilio.

China is now reserved for the future advances of fừ the summer of 1889, bafors the late Mr. Jak and the extra walght Red equoozed the mud dat": marked "E" is universally popular, and is The Timessays that the Vignon Rrickawsārḥas the Tray. Prince Esper Qukhtomsky, Pruridenttice Stephen, for poisoning her husband from beneath. Nothing like this had happened. pronounced by the best local connoluxears information for Eszell that a road from the of the Russo-Chinese Bank and a director of with arsenic, and was convicted. Some of before, although there had been acceldents ou to be superior to any other brand in the south share of the Caspian Sas to the interior of the Eastern Chinese Rallway, has set himself the clearest legal minds in England doubted formar occasions, the weighted wall having

Persis is now being hurried on, the Russian | the task of enlightening his countrymen on the If the evidence brought the time home collapsed once. Hongkong market,

Government having leat engineers to the com- | "^[nherent, union and gradual confluence of to the sccused; seme doubt it silil The The former accidenta wers on 'a' smaller senio pany which has the concession to make the read. | Russia with the East," According to the Sufi | fading · "mad sentence of the - Consule, | and under different conditions, the blocks going Russian frontler troops are expected to guard the not only Chlor, but also Persia, Beluchistan, Court of Japan are, of course, not final. They down to feet and out 15 feet and not turning zord,

and even India, sre destined by the are capable of revision, though whether by appeat over. It might be a necessary pescaution to of later to to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Connell is keep boats from the place, but such as #coldent SPEAKING on 3rd Fabiamy, before the Royal will of Providence, sooner Commission which is enquiring into the civil fall to the possession of the Russian people, not clent. It is evident that local prejudiceran might not occur agats. The whole thing was and faillitary expenditure of India and the appor This cartainly sounds nice from a Russian point high #gainst Mrs. Carew. The mystification of setting down regularly and the wall made a fina donment of charge between the Imperial and of view, but we doubt not that France, Germany, the soul-wils lafters formed no mystery to the shelter for the aampans. Witness sever Intak Indian Governments for purposes in which both and England will have something to say on the British colony in Japan. The arrest of the|fered with the bost people shout the blọchy as are interested, Land Northhiook expressed the | subject, their reading of the designs, of governess was resented se an outrage ; and the | he did not care to Interfern with the buglsum of A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. opinion that India had been unfairly treated in Providence may possibly clash with the later verdict, be it right or wrong, would appear to the port. There were notices in Chinese

respect of the charges.pul nponket in connection pretation put upon them by the highly imagina- follow public opinion. But the case la nel over; the spot warning the people to keng AWAY, with the Abyssinian war and with the despatch | tive Russian press. The whole world does not and Ita further elucidation will be followed by The inquest at alle stage was adjourned of Indian troops to Banking in slig..

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