To-day's Advertisements.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
THE Government all firation with reference
to the HONGKONG VOLUNTEER COR'S GUN PRACTICE, 1dve:llred in the Hongkong Teligraph of the 19th, 11th and 15th Instan', to take blace on SATURDAY, the 10th Instant, thereby CANCELLED.
By Command,
1. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hohglenne, 17th Merch, 1847.
Taya
ST. GEORGE'S BALL 1897) MEETING of SUBSCRIBERS to ST GEORGE'S BALL 807, will be held in the CITY HALL on TUESDAY, the 23rd March, .at 5 PM., to receive and pies the Accekuls and to determine what shall be done with the Balance.
T. SERCOMBE SMITH, Honorary Selsey. Hongkong, 17th March, 1807.
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ROYAL,
CITY HALL
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EVENT,
THE COMING
GRAND OPENING PERFORMANCE, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 20TH,
THE RENOWNED AND ONLY
HUDSON'S
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SURPRISE
PARTY.
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STAR. ARTISTS INTRODUCING:- The merdest and most exhilarating Comblea tion of unprecedlated Homoer and Harmony. the Residents of Hongkong have enjoyed lor
Rand our Congress of Entertainers. Miss MAY HÄRGOOD, Min AMY GOURLAY,
Miss Violet Eliott, Miss Lillian Strabridge, Miss Jessie Thorator, Miss Lillis Llatos, Miss Edith Hooper, Miss Ida Rosslyn, Miss Jessie Williams, Mhi Amy Thorston,
Mr. WM. GOURLAY,
Mr. Wallace King, Mr. Albert McKissem, Mr. John Kearas,
Mr. Arthur Royd,
Mr. Heary Burton, Prof. Altro,
Mr. Walter Reed
and
M, TOMMY HUDSON.
The above comblustios of acknowledged VOCALISTS, -COMEDIANS, INSTRUMEN-
TALISTS and DANCERS
will on
SATURDAY, the zoth March.
More Fun,
More Music,
More Dances,
INTRODUCE:-
Grotesqueries,
Mote Mysteries,
Mara Sketcher, More Funny Sayings,
of Everything
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1897.
Entimation.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED,
ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.
WINES
AND
SPIRITS.
ALL these are selected by our London House,
bought direct at first hand, imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all inter- mediate profits, and enabling as to supply the best grawihsfat MODERATE PRICES.
PRICE LISTS, with Fall 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 oul
SHERRY.-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very supérior Vlotages. All aro true Xeren 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, us is generally the case with Cheap Wines.
BRANDY.—All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pare CoONAC, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage.
WHISKEY-All our Whiskey is of excellent
quality and of greater age than most branda In the market. The SCOTCH WHISKEY' marked “E” la universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connólureurs to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market.
We only guarantee our WINES and SPIRITU to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our satherised Agents at the Court Ports.
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TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
THE CRETAN DIFFICULTY.
LONDON, March 15th.
The Chamber approved of the policy of the Government by 356 to 143 votes, after M. Hanotaux had explained that the Government had decided to blockado the Cretan and, "1 necessary, the Greek posts in order to compel the Greeks to withdraw from Crete. M. Hanotaux added that each Power will send doo
men to reinforce the contingenis new in
Creta.
THE UNITED STATES. President McKinley in his speech at the open- log of the extrx Session briefly urged a revision of the tariff.
(From Rangoon Times.) THE TSAR AND THE INDIAN FAMINË.
LONDON, February 2815. By order of the Tsarà special performance was given at the Opera House at St. Petersburg to-night in aid of the Indian Famino Fund.
(From Bangkok Observer.) THE' CRETAN DIFFICULTY.
LONDON, March gib,
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Justice Wise and Mrs. Wi:s leave London on the 20th last, by ibo P. & O. steamer -Swada, THE Kako reports that Sir Clande MacDonald will visit Foochow (and - Hongkong ?) at an early date.
CORBETT and Fitzsimmons were to fight la Texas to-day for a purre of $10,000 mad the championship of the world;
Axoruzu dividend ai 10 per cent, has been de- clared by the official liquidator of the exploded | Slam-Japan Trading Corpornitoa.
THE German and Belgian representatives had farewell audiences of the Emperor and Empress of Japan on the 3rd lost.. An English sellor has been committed for trial by H.B.M. Assistant Judge at Yokohama on charge of biting off another sailor's car. Curious
tasto 1.
THE commander and officers of the Russian flagship Admiral Nakkimes were entertained at dinner by the Commander of the Yokosuka Port Admiralty on the and fustani,
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FROM a Yokohama contemporary we learn that Japatena War Loan bonds for yen 300,000 were offered for subscription on the 16th altime by order of the Minister of Finance.
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Tarzewisappointed Russian Minister to Japan, 'THE Governor has uppolated the fallowing B1100 Rosen, is, according to the Yaşam Mail, | gentleman a commities to airanga for the cole... xpected to arrive about the end of May next, bration of the Diamond Jublies in Hooghong- H. Spayer, now to charge of the Russian Hons. E, R. Balillos, I., J. Ball-Irwing, C. P. Legation, will proceed to Seoul, Karen, and M. Chåter, F. A. Cooper, Mesiri, A. Coxon, D. R. Wieber will be appointed to Mexico.
Crawford, N. J. Ede, J. J. Francis, Q.C« D. Gillies, Education Bill recently introduced by theR. M. Gray, Ho Amai, Ho Tuar, T. Jackson, Government in the House of Commons, which Mr. Li Sing, Hons. H. Stewart Lockhart, .F. H. May, C.M.G., Menri, A. P. McEwen, provides principally for an increased grant to the voluntary (or denominational) schools, 15. M. Mahia, H. N. Mady, R. M. Mosen, involving a cost to the Treasury of £615,500 || Raymond, H. A. Ritchie, Herberi Silib,. Wel Yak, and T. H per annum, has been read a second the in the J. Thurburn, Hous
The second reading was carried, on division, by Hour of Commons after considerable debate.
355 votes to 150.
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By the M. M. steamer Salarie the French officers who are to assume the direction of the arsenal at Foochow arrived yesterday. Thop are M. Doyere, maiine sugineer, sub-director of the School of Marine Engineers; M. Berthet, sub-engineer; M. David, englucer of the Soci das forges d'Alais; M. Le Gall, master of the 3rd class; and M. Eelice, superintendent of hydraulic works.
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Ho LIU CHOW, & tes merchant, appeared at the Whitehead.
Maglatency- this morning on the charge of having
ma la his passession. It appears that yester- day morning on the arrival of the steamship Hewaerdan from Blacao constables were search- ing for oplum and accidentally came across revolver akiden among the defendant's clothes. Mr. Mounsey, who appeared for the defence sald
that the delendant is a taa meschant living la
Macao. Every year he passed through Bong. kong collecting orders en route for Foochow where he goes to the Mo HiSbas, a tes district. In the House of Commons on 95th-ultimo Mr. He had about $3,000 with him and carried a Carson, replying to a question, said that the revolver for protection. Capt. Hastings inflicted British mission goes to Abyssinia to assure the usual das of $100 with the alternative of a King Menelik of pur floudly intentions, and to ❘ months' hard labour, endeavour to promote amicable politicil and
M. Smolenitr, the Greek Minister for W, IT seems that the two European survivants of / commercial velations, and to rettle Cortsin MAJOR LOTHAIXE has turned up in Bangkok
has resigned, owing to the rejection by thể Government of his advice to send reinforce- ments to Crete.
LONDON, March 5th.
The situation on the Themalian frantier is
the Benin massacre escaped through thele good fortune in picking up a compass, with which they steered their way through the bush.
Plus with seated orders, critical. Two Greck warships have left the Accoppio to a telegram from Japan, dated 12h inst., to the N. C. Daily News, the Gold Standard Bill has passed the Lower House of the Dist, and will undoubtedly pass the Upper
A number of Italian volunteers for Crete have arrived in Athens.
THE CHINESE TARIFI.
FRANCE OPPOSES AN INCREASE.
We have been informed by a private wire, from Paking, that on Wednesday fast. M. A. Gérard, the French Minister at Peking, Informed the Taung!! Yamen in no uncertain langungsthat the contemplated Imposition of ra per cent, daly en cotton goods would be most strongly resisted by France, for the reason that it might establish precedent for placing a daty on French mens factores. He also said that France was' STATO to any change in the Tariff me it at present stands.--Marcury, «
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questions which have arisen between the Billisk authorities la the Samall Protectorate and His Majesty's governor of Harrer. HOME papers to band by the French mall con- at accounts of disastrous floods on the upper reaches of the Thames, in which neighbourhood advices, entirely submerged. Mach property had been destroyed and on all hands fear was expressed that the river might rite still higher and complete the work of destruction already commenced with such dire results.
thousands of aczan were, at the date of last
Mrssus, Leslie, Unwin, and Noyes Morehouse (Pakhoi), of the Customs Service, have been promoted to Commissionerskips, and Mr. Paul H. King has been appointed Depaty-Commie-A sloger,
THE Jafon Moi! states that owing to the Bounces of the foreign municipality of Kobe being to a very straightened condition, the municipal body has decided to sell their property at No. 38, Concession.
INSTEAD of the Commandant's Parade, which was previously ordered for Saturday next, the 20th inst, the Volantears will take part in a march
AS WATSON & CO. LD, ¦ ANOTHER JAPanese steamshIP out of the troops of the Garrison on that day.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hangleone, r5th September. 18o6
DEATH,
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Al Malacca, on the 26th uitmo, at St-Johan
Lodge Louis EDWARD NIUBRONNER, second
son of the lale Louis Neubronner, Esq., of St. John's Lodge, Malacca ; aged 45.
More Gas Gident, been products by any shallar the Hongkong.
organisation in existence,
PRICES OF ADMISSION :~$3, $1 & $1. Reserved Seats hooked at W. ROBINSON &
-Ca.'s Music Warehouse.
Doors Open at 8.30. Smiling Begins al 9 15 P.M. Carriages at 11.30.
THOS. P, HUDSON, Proprietar. ARTHUR J. ROYD, Representative,
The Hongkong Celegraph
PROJECT.
The Osaka Shosen Kalsha has under con. alderation a scheme to open a steamship service between Formoss and South Chius ports. According to an Osaka paper, Mr. Matsumoto, who recently returned from a visit to the pro- posed ports of call, proceeded to Tokio and gab. a sport to the Mlafster, for Communica-
ment subsidy 'towards the service. The reply of the Minister is to be given after hearing the opialen of Mr. Mizuno, the Director of the For- Administrailve Boreau, who is shortly expected in Tokelo-Chronicla,
Assembly al 3 pm, sharp.....
It is reported that Don Hission Gonzalez del Castillo bas been appointed Sparish Conful at Nagasaki; Das Ernesto Ferro, has been appointed Consul at Osaka and Kabe; and Don Enrique Orts y Photo Formors.
专家
A MERTING of gentlemen was held to-day at the Hon. T. H. Whitehead's office, at noon, for the purpose of arranging for the holding of Kymkhanas during the summer meaths.A com- mitee of 15 and other officers were elected, and it was decided to hold the first meeting on Saturday, April roth, to be followed at intervals by five other. It is very satisfactory to learn that there is a credit balance in hard from last s01300,
to-day by the C. P. R. seamer Empress of AMONG the parengers who left Hongkong
Fapan was Mt. T. W. Qalncoy, eldest son of Inspector Qalacey. He is going to Peking, where he will be attached to the Legation and pursue his studies in the Mandarin dialeck Mr. Quincey was lately employed in the Registrar General's Office, and a large party of European and Chinese friends assembled on the steamer
· from the wilds of "Darkest Affen” and been
interviewed by a reporter of the Siam Observer to whom he appears to have admitted that ha has been "inking stock" of Slam. Of the
Siamese and their treatment of his he is alleged to have spoken very highly, and he also spoke warmly of the share of the registrailon system Asistles "feeling that Japan has displayed in cpraequance of the sbuse of their advantages by some of the Ticaly Powers in the past. Ho thinks that, so far from Europe helping Slani to advance, she is holding her back, Greater clasticity and mutual goodwill, he thinks, would tend to the advantage of both aldos-He was absolutely aleat on the subject of the French
ku a point likely to foster the "Aula. for the
occupation of Chantaboon
BOWEN ROAD is a popular promenade in the spring and summer months with the upper and middle classes of residents. It is one of the best, if not the best, walks in the Colony and that In why we would be glad to see the Government setting about rendering It much enter than it is
the road, especially near the benda and the steep fixed here and there along the harbour side of at present. A few hundred yards of railings'-
precipices, would makelt quile safe, and if to this. were added orders to the natives, who go there
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arch for firewood, to refrain from wandering about the hill-wide above the road on Sundays, when a large number of indies and gentiende and children are wont to go here for a little fresh air and exercise, all dasgir of large rocki being rolled down on top of pede” «lans could
elegraph, at the same time applying for a Govern soldiers allacked & carriage to which was the THE naval authorities, we understand, expect be avoided. Everything that can be deze to
HONGKONG, Wednesday, MarCH 17, 1897. THE OPENING OF THE WEST RIVER.
Hongkong, 16th March, 1897.
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FOR NAGASAKI AND WLADIVOSTOCK.
ANOTHER TRIUMPH FOR SIR CLAUDE MICDONALD.
THE German Steamer
JACOB DIEDERICHSEN,"
Captain Schlikler, will be ready to load here
on or about FRIDAY, the oth Apill, for the above Parts, and will have quick despatch,
For Freight, apply to
MELCHERS & Co. Hoogkong, 17th. Mas, 1897.
Entimations.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE Canadian malis in future will close at 10.45 a.m., instead of 11a.m.
We received this afternoon a note from Mr. R. CHATTERTON WILCOX, Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce,, Niger Company's forces captured Floila on enclosing a copy of a despatch from the 16th cltling without losing ans Europeas, Sir CLAUDE MACDONALD, Her Britannic
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Ow the 28th ultimo, in Yokohama some drunken to bid him good-bye.
daughter of M. Speyer, the Russian Charge d'Apatres. The soldiers, we are pleased to hear, are to be count-martialled.
THE most subscribed to the Indian Famine Fand by the communities of Yokohama and Tokio, on the 6ik løstant toìalled $11,247, half of which has been collected by the Bank of Japan from Japanese subscriberi.
THERE is now, the Profile Informs us, a bar at the entrance of the smoking-room in the House of Commons, with a haemald duly presiding. The Saturday Review saks. If this does not
the cruisers Endymion and Minares to arrive make the few decent walks in the Colour as safe here, with rellel crows for !"¦e vessels recommis- | as they are picturesque and sgreenbie should be' sloxing for the China Son, about the alth❘ done with as little delay'an ppasible. We can't instant. They will probas y remain about ten all live at the Peak, much as'most of us would days, and, bavlog taken --4 iba crews of || lika to be numbered amongst the happy dwellers et pught reliefs, fa Cloudland during the sweltering summer the ships for which they wil return to England. The Iphigich mohu left England before the Endymion sad Minerva, should amive here at an early date.
.*. It may seem incredible, yet it is neverthe- less a fact, that although Mr. Othorne's popular holel, extensive engineering establishments, and a huge kerstine oil depôt (a very promising German enterprise) are to be found on Shauki- wan Road, and the enormous Talkoo Sugar
Majesty's Minister at Peking, to HH.M.S. Archer arrived to-day from Amay, She make the House look more than ever like a promote the trade in wool, bides, tallow, pre Refinery is at the north-eastern extremity of the
proceed to Manila In'a day or two to relieve railway station.
Excellency the Governor informing the
Agreement providing the Swift.
latter that An for the opening of the West River to foreign trade and residence has been duly signed, sealed, and delivered in
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Peking. Sir CLAUDE's despatch sets forth
COMPANY,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG,
AERATED WATERS.
IMPLE AERATED WATER.
SIMPLE
SODA WATER.
GINGER
INGER ALE
LEMONADE,
SARSAFARILLA
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that Wuchow-fu and Samshul and Kong- kun market are, under the Agreement, to be Treaty Ports and Consular Stations, with freedom of navigation for steamers between Wuchow and
THE Rev."E. F. Harrison-Smith has been ap-
pointed Chaplain to the Centurion, to date February gib.
TER French Government have prohibited the landing is France of passengers from infected ports in India.
Hongkong Tu new Treaty between Turkey and Japai will and Canton. Several "ports of call" be based on the lines of other treaties recently Lare also provided for and are duly enu- concluded with Japan,
merated in the Minister's despatch, which
reads-as follows:-
CAPT. YUI, of the Japanese. Army, has been
attached to the 3rd Infantry Brigade at Aber* that for six months.
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': Peking, 19th February, 1897. Sir, I have the honour to Inform Your Ex- cellency that an agreement was signed here on Tax 33rd and 24th June have been proclaimed the 4th Instant on behalf of Her Majesty's public helldays to the Straits Settlements in Government, by which the Chinese Government engage to open the following places, namely, honouṛof the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Wachow fa la Kwangal, and Shamrhot clix FROM exchanges we learn that the fast sealing and Kongkun market as Treaty Ports and Con falar. Stations, with freedom of navigation for schooner to leave Yokohama this season is the steamers between Shampani and Wachow and | Pointer, which flies the American flag.
RASPBERRYADE, &C. Hongkong and Canton by fed and notified to
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A SPECIAL Selon of the Justices of the Peace was held at the Magistracy this afternoon is consider the application from A. Bejanjee for the transfer of the license of the Peak Hotel to Rustonjer Cowasjee Babjee. No objection was made and the application was granted.
THE Band of the West York Regiment will play the following programme at the Officers! Mess, Murray Barracks, this evening, com mencing at 8 o'clock --
1.-Övertus ........Di Fald
Sulliau Km 12 commit. Patrick's Day ......Julius Dansdict antai...riaosquit «Val.Kale Kerry
Coats Die Balla Reminiscences of Ballins, dodirty
AMONG the passengers from Sydney arriving here yesterday by the Famashiro Maru was Mr. J. R. Ford, who is on his way to Japan to
served meats, wheat, flour, and other Australian produce with the Far East, and a cold storage enterprise will also engage his attention. An international exhibition is to be held in Sydney during the current year and Mr. Ford will give advice and assistance to intending Eastern exhibitors.
THE letest plague news from India is to the affect that at Bombay on the 25th ult, there were 134 deaths. The weekly return, however, showed a decrease of 67. At Karraches the desthe number trom zo to 31 dally, Dr. Lowson and Dr. "Reade have been appointed to Bombay and Dr. Borro dalle and Dr, Beveridga go to Foons and Karrachee respectively. It must be remembered In basing calculations. on these figures that a great exodus from Bombay has been golog on for months past.
road, yet the whole length of the wide road from Mr. Kennedy's dairy and stables at Causeway Bay up to Bay View Hotel and the German oll depot is left in darkness every night, not one
applied to the district by the powers that be,
| lamp of any kind-oil, gas, or electric-being
The traffic on Shaukiwan Road is extansiya and growing rapidly, and the more lacs of 'thm majority of those who have rekkan' to use it being Chinese is no justification for the falloru of the anthorities to light it properly and keep it la thorough repair, for the Chinese aux class” are the largest contributors to our revenue--and the scores of foreigners who use the road for walking, cycling, and driving purposes are "en- tied to a certain amount of consideration, wMD Upon sequiry at the Sanitary Beard's office
the owners of the all depot, the grape to-day we were informed that there have been
Bay View, and the; foreigners Uving at ( |Bay should certainly be able to pass alon 18 cases of small-pox reported during the past The Duke of Devonshire has disavowed the road at all hours of the day or night with week, 15 of the patients being Chinese, and the criticisms that have been published upon his danger of branking their necks or being remaining three Europeans, two coming from speech delivered at the Guildhall, under the up by armed robber H.M.5. Hare and Centurion respectively. Two suspices of the British Empire League, on the
Cares of typhold were notified yesterday, and the 3rd December last, in which he described the ABSURD as it may appear, la the eyes of ma
these latter places, to be selected and notified in A CALCUTTA telegram,"dated fet inst„, any, that farm of this disease is stated to be of mild. general principles relating to colonial delence, to nak much a question as that of whatker wa
THE Japan Mall states that the Town Cossell
have decided to tax the telephons and electric
post.
charseter,
He states that the asteriion that the Admiralty really intend to secure, beyond all reasonabla held fiself responsible for the protection of all doubt, the maintenance of the British command Btitles territory againat any organised invasion, of the 2, whenever the same may be leaving to the colonice the task of repelling any challenged by the stern arbitrament of war, it
advance by the Imperial Maritime Customs, and rinderpest has broken out there, and that its also that the following four places shall be esta- DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS Ablished as ports of call for goods and passengers, spread is being met by vigorous measures, made under the constant supervision of a duly namely, Kongmoon, Komchuk, Shaihing, and qualified English Chemist and will bear comps within loss motihs of signature.
Takhing i the agreement to come into force rison with the best English Manufactures.
The necissary Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MESKEN and (agued by the Trungli Yamên to the Inspector: other Large Consumers.
General of the Imperial Maritima Cestoms, and dur complaints should be addressed in the also to the local autherlites of Kwangtung and
Kwangal Manager.
I have the honour to be, Sir, Hongkong, 1st March, 1897.
Your Excellency's most obedient humble
Kervant,
CLAUDE M. MACDONALD.” His Excellency Sir William Robinson, K.C.M.G.,
&c., &c., &c., Hongkong. It will be seen from the above that the announcement made in this Journal on Christmas Day in the form of
• instructions bara alsondy been light posta in Yokohama at a rate of 20 106 por and requiring that all persons in chargo of unch attacks that might be made by kostila cruisers seems to as that it would be well if more of our
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OWING to the mildness of the past winter it is faxred that the supply of ice collected in and asound Yokohama will be exhausted before
August,
THE Bill introduced by Mr. J. Samuel, member for Stockton-on-Tees, dealing wilk the supervi. alon of bollers and′eugines connected with traines bollers and engines should hold, certificates of or amali aquadrons of battleships, contained to competency, was read a second time in the new principle. House of Commons on the 17th ultimo. The Goverment opposed the bill on the ground that fie provisions would weaken the present liability of employers.
Hudson's Surprise Party open in the Theatre Royal, Cly Hall on Saturday night next, and, ku will be gren in our advertising columns, the company is a remarkably strong and talented en. Mit May Habgood will play on Satur. day a Grand Paraphrase on Scotch Airs ("Abergeldle1). This claver lady's grand recitat for the Indian Famine Fand at Calcutia waJ A
Bike Rs. 780 to the fund,
countrymen were, fostead of giving an of-hand Answer, to carefully consider the subject, and try and realise something of what sen-power”munze Tax agliation to re-impose in some form the to the country. With no uncertain valce then Contagious Diasts Act is gaining strength in would the nation declare that, coat what it may, the Lords, and an influential Committee has been our navy must be further strengthened, both an formed to press the matter. Lord Roberts," in regards ships and manyno ai tomake fi humanly an interview on 16th nilimo with Renter's Impossible for any probable comblantion. representative, said that he was very glad to of enemies to wrent from us that command *upon ⠀⠀ which '-thu - viry have occsafon to express his views on the subject of the His Lordship aid it was a great pity that India existence of our glorious Emplea depende, was interfered with by the House of Commons Once public opinion becomes thoroughly sound to this matter, an it was absolutely necessary to on this point, there will be na danger of our. preserve the health of the European soldiers in naval estimates being framed to suit the exigen/ India. The Government of India, he said, cles of a popeler budget. Such estimates will
Lecters on Xditorial at to be sent za **The Editor" and forwarded to the Imperial authorities in [-a private meeting yesterday, passed an informer huge success, and she handed over something should have power lo dexi with veserent disease ; be based, solely and entirely, on the wallen.
"not to individual members of the stat
AMONG the passengers booked to leave London by the P. & O. mall gamer on the rath Instant was Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, Police Magistrate, tongkong. A TINTAIN telegram pablished in the Shing a special telegram was true in substance, al papers states in the Raigan is hire la although it would appear that the docu-s dangerous position in the river. She is from ment reported to have been signed in Foochow and has a cargo of poles.*** Peking on the sand December last was only the draft of an Agreement which was | Tax abarskólders of the Préjom Mining Có, at
London for approval.
resolution authorsting an addition to the capital Again we congratulate the Chamber of of the Company by the Issue of new shares, Commerce on the success which has at- affecting public interests, it must be diariserly understood that tended its unceasing efforts to get this great We note that the German Government Infends waterway opened, and we can only trust to send a commission of exposta to Bombay to that the benefit resulting therefrom to study the bubonic plague. It is reported that Adyecilere ma recruented in forward all notices lotended to Hongkong will be commensurate with the Dr. Koch will act as head di the commfasion. Bandon in that deft bene non Tum than Tires of Clad 39 1 Not to retard the early publication of the paper, "
energy, tact, and skill exhibited by Sir Advisements and Bubscriptions which are at ordered a CLAUDE MACDONALD in bringing his nego- THE Unlied States gasboat Machias, presum- oglah powered published in the Het Zot, and if the successful issue as soon after his assumption cars, arrived here this morning hem Bagian The Houghing Tolerre has the largest chronation of mytiations with the "Sleepy Dragon" to a ably after baying peacefully settled the Kelles. of office in the Chinese capital. Bravo, | vie Saigon. The usual exchange of ualmini tösk She Claude MACDONALD 1.
place,
Commemocations intended for publication meat be accompentad by the name and address of the writer, not necessarlig for publication but as evidence of good faith."
Whilst the columns of the Fangling Tilegraph will always be open for the fafy discussion by comsepondants of all questiona the Killor does not in sny way hold hipsmall respontèle for oplafons this expressed.
TO AUVERTISERS.
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and treat it as any other foathsome disease of grounded and careful calculations of naYRİ man or woman, He hallowed that these suffering experts, having regard to the risks of danger A JAPANESE veroscaler paper doubts whether should be examined, and, if diseased, required to and to the resources of the country. We can the text of the Russo-Japanese Convention, as go to hospital or gult the canicument, and he not possibly what our eyes to the fact that Lately published by the Foreign Office, is com sincerely hoped the question would be pressed France intends to spend ten millions sterling plate. The ground of its doubt is the absence on the Government, and the present systems additions to kes ordinary naval estimates. " of any provision about the drilling of Kareas stopped, Sir Henry Cansingham, who was also | Arnold Forstar remarks, “If France seeks to soldiers. That is a matter involving grave interviewed by Reuter, said the statistics for the be mistress of the ass, England must seek to tussen, and it is exceedingly improbable that any last three years justify the foreboding that the peert her "Bach in most certainly the case,” tion of the kind would have overlooked such a déplorable veralia, and he franted that with a Roma criest to we Japanese savoy sccredited to conclude a conven- repeal of the caniment rule would produce for, while France with sill very well remain ag
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