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Co-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE

ROYAL

CITY HALL

SOCIETY'S RE-UNIONS. Contioued Triumphant Success of the Most- travelled Entertainment in existence, HUDSON'S SURPRISE

PARTY.

TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT!! TO-NIGHT!!! ANOTHER GREAT AND GLORIOUS PROCRASIME,

EVERYTHING NEW, Introducing

A symposium of sweet song and sustained

screechers,

And such nice creatures in the show, And the show is not "shofal."

It's the best of fis kind in Hongkang..

That's a big say, is it not?

It is true, thoughs, and we are cormorants for

truth.

Instantaneous "catch-on" of our impersonations

of peculiar people,

Complete capture of the convocation by our

amusing performers.

The clever Compray consistently causing

cachination.

And the beat of the mange: palsates with a

great joy.

Prices as Usual

"

Bor Plan at Messes, W. RoTINSON & Co.'s

Matic Warehouse.

Smullag At 9 P

THOS. P. HUDSON. Hongkong, 27th March, 1897,

ZETLAND

No 525, E.C.

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LODGE,

REGULAR MEETING of the above

A LODGE will be held in the FREEMASONS

HALL, Zetland Street, on THURSDAY, the 1st Apill, at 8.30, for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.

Hongkong, 27th March, 1897

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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR AMOY AND TAMSUI. "HE Company's Steamship,

THE

"HAILUONG,"

Captain Davis, will be despatched for the above Ports an TUESDAY, the 30th Instant, it Noon.

For Freight Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General Managers.

Hongkong, 27th March, 1897

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED.

[530

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW,

THE Company's Steamship

"NAMOA,"

Captain Hall, will be despatched for the above Ports on WEDNESDAY, the 31st instant, al Daylight

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, General Managers. Hongkong, 27th March, 1897

[$31

AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY. (UNDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT).

STEAM TO SHANGHAI AND KOBE.

HE Company's Steamship

THE

"VINDÓLONA,"

4

Captain C. Ballen, will leave for the above places on FRIDAY, the 2nd April. For Freight or Passage, apply to

SANDER & CO.,

Hongkong, 27th March, 1897.

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Agents.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1897.

Entimation.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.

WINES

AND

SPIRIT S.

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 tra Xeres Wines.

CLARET.-Out Clarets, including the lowest

10.15 8.

liantly lighted windows, his handsomely Tasual dinner of the Hongkong Football decorated counter. He makes no special Club is a pleasant function that takes place in claim in respect of his rent and taxes, his the Hongkong Club at 8 o'clock this evening. gas bill and his coal bill. Coal and gas CHURCH parade of the Hongkong Volunteer may find their way into a customer's EC- count, If he has had elther for his own Corps at St. John's Cathedral to-morrow morn- special use, apart from the general warming. The men will fall in at Headque-ters at ing and lighting of the house, but not otherwise. We, the landlords here in Hongkong, must imitate him and it and to imprisoned for 4 months with hard labour for WONO YAN, A Cas¡anter, was to-day ordered to furnish, and decorate and light and warm our house and make it as convenient as breaking into No, 116, Queen's Road East, and possible for all comers and make our therefrom alcaling various articles, profits and pay all our expenses out of Tax Calentia Mini is now colzing a million plïe what our customers voluntarily spend. It they pass through without spending any-day. In similar period of stress twenty thing they will come another time and years ago the largest dally cultuin was, according scatter their money about If well treated to Indian Englevering, ander five hundred the first time. The "Red Lion" frequent-thousand øfes.

morrow, at 12.30 -

·liverttira..

Der Trayscha:z".

Weber Austriaa ilyen (with variations)

Hayda Largo............ Handal Selco............" Ivanhie"

Sulli

Ma, F. BROWN will deliver a tecure on the "X" rays, under the auspices of the Odd Volumes Solidly, at 5.5 p.m. on the zest fostant n the Chamber of Commerce room, City Hall. The Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart will preside. Members may introduce their friends, and ladles

are invited to attend.

IT is cutoured in town that the proposed per

ly has an expensive Music Hall attached, THE band of the West York Reziment will play open free to all, as ал attraction. ALL these are selected by our London House, We ought, If we could, place sweet the following programme at Murray Barracks to bought direct at first hand, lmported in wood singers at each

entrance to the end bottled by ourselves, thus saving all interport to attract all passers-by. If Mr. mediato profits, and cabling us to supply the made avaliable it would be well, but, alas! JACKSON'S. sirens could be engaged and best growth at MODERATE PRICES.

their valuable services are no longer to be obtained, Poor Mr. SHARP He as one of the wealthiest of our landlords, as one of PRICE LISTS, with Full Details, to be had on those who have drawn immense, though

Application.

Indirect, profits from the trade of this port, will have, we fear, to bear his fair pro- portion of keeping it open and of making it attractive. It would pay him, we should think, to do anything that would help to draw additional population to the island. Will he put down $20,000 towards theformance of "Pantomime Rehearsals by the proposed Jubilee Road? The proposal Amstene Dramatic Club is not coming off. The is really his. He published a pamphlet resson given in that the Theatre is engaged right on the subject in 1887.

up to the end of the cool and well into the hot season, and consequently they will be unable to obtain the use of it until too late In the season.

COURALLIE was quoted as a moral for the Bombay Gold Cup, and scome to have hed an casy win, beating Idolate by Eve lengibs; Camlin was third;-Nobleman nowhere. Coralife started at 3 to 1 on. He also won the Harris Stakes on the second day, canying cost, yibs, with Trahan up, beating Coverlet and Idolater, THE Ford running From Telm-abal-sul to Hung: hom Decks has now been "ghted by gas and the dark sud dismal jor any along it of an oven Russian and Italian re-faforcements haveing rendered a little less unpleasant, Now that arrived in Crete. Germany and Austria are the lighting of the road has been sitended to we❘ apparently not sendier say,

should like to res the sand Itselt put in order as the Talm-shal-sul end has never been prepeily repaired sine the typhoon of zgih July last. In consequence of the heavy lossen sosialded by the boining of Mferars, Jazilne, Matheson & Co's Waste SUY Mill at Shanghai, in which the Hongkong Fire 14 Inte watc3 to the extent of Tis, 50,000 and the China Fire Office to the tune of Tla. 30,5 30, shares of both these Companies sales, end Chinas to roz, after sales at 810 have declioed-Hongkongs to $360 without

REUTER'S MESSAGE.

MORE MASSACRES OF ARMENIANS !

Priced, are guaranteed to be the genties TELEGRAMS. product of the hice of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins and currants,

BRANDY.All our Brandy is guaranteed to be as is generally the case with Cheap Wiacs.

pure COGNAC, 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 brands la 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 WINIS and SPIRITS to be genuine when bought dliect from as in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Forts.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Kangkang, 15th September, 1806.

LONDON, March 5th. One hundred Armaníans have bran massacred at Tokat in Asia Minor. The Ambasınders have made the ̈shezgest rep:esentations to the Peste la connection therewith. A

THE EASTERN CRISIS.

(From La Courrier de Saigon.) THE EASTERN CRISIS.

PARIS, March 1gth. The bloeiende of Crete and the Picass wi}} probably copamence to-mazzow or on Wednesday,

~PARIS, March 16th,

In the Chamber M. Hanotaux, Minister for A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, each sand 600 men to Crete and Insist on the Foreign Affalis, wuld the Powers have agreed to

| withdrawal of the Gresk troops, otherwise they

of Greec?,

The Chamber approved the malato.fal decia. ration by 356 10 143 vaten,

PARIS, Mrch 17th.

and $103 pm share.

|

|

We hearthat it is intended to send to London, to THE number of papers published in Jaban takes part in the Diamond Jublico celebrations, 12 | during 1896 wa1 791 and the number of coples · Chinese police or hakong; and two of the Sikh priated 244,522,000. Some papirs are published police from Hongkong. The recoutrements of la English and Japanese. Mest polliical papers. the Emogaan pil es now at home on leave are do not succeed, owing to the strict laws and part in the display. It is reported that several also to be sent to them to enable them to take numerous finer.

of the Chinese submarlae m'cers are also to go to Londen for the occasion.

to

THE mango seatɔh hair set la once mois, rod a few of the Saigon species are to be obtained in be fa the best of condition and are decidedly the market. As yet, however, they do not appear sour. The Maulla mangoes have not made their appearance la Hongkong so far, and whether the Rebellion will affect the supply remains to bo scen. We hope not, as Manila is renowned for its mangoes, which are definitely preferable those obtained from Saigon. mangues, too, sta goad when you can got them, bat unfortunately nearly every plantation is infested by giaha which destroy the falt as it pens, leaving It apparcally sound outside but (all inside of small brown beetles,

Предель

From Indian exchanges to hand to-day we leam hat there have been lately rumoura current in Afghanistan that Ruselan troops were on the move across the North-western frantier of the Ameer's dominions, but it is understood that no

A FINAZ divideed of 3 per cent, on the China Matgal Stram Navigation Company's prefer- ence shares (making 6 p + cent. In all (or 1896) and a dividend of 6 per cent for 1896 on the ordforty shares has been declared and is pay-

A PALSE 'aleem of fito was wrong a few minutes able on the 31st instant,

after noon to-day, and swarms of Chinese were zem going in the direction of the Harbour Office, where a large contingent of firemen under the Hon. F. H. May were searching for tha supposed outbreak. Alter a æblie, as notblog was found, the men returned to quarters. The person responsible for the file alam la unknown, but is in graat' domard all the same.

wla

IN reference to the King's removal to a place whare his safety depands on the vigilance of bla

to us that this is the most critical stage of Korean history, owo guards, the Independent says :-" It seems

opportunity and promote their own nailonal interest for both the internal admisfitention and foreign diplomacy, peace and safely will be their

If the Koreans take this

such movement has taken place. 1ho factslot. On the other hand, if they should fall to seem to be that the Tsar's Goverment ordered help themselves, there will not be one to do a cordon to be established against plages along this for them. Er-xcept Russia! the Rause-Afghan border, and at the same less chained permission from Persis to send doctors | TAR1Edlic, of Le Courrier de Saigon is golling down the Parso-Afghan" ostice with the wlew worse. Pour old ckup! He now has Chantaboen of organiileg a pistective cordca thero miso, on the brain, and scame to be hopelessly mad- Cossack escorts are required to ar smpany the d'ed about the "sister cofontes of Crchinchina doctors, as the borderland is infested with and Cambodia" and winds up a small volume robbem.

durated to Siemens affa’zu with a firade at the expense of Perfidicus Albionarsing (of course without fere of comadiction!) that Messieurs les Francaise are the policemen of the English, and that but for Frence England could carry out all sorts of schemes in Sism 1 This is way unkind seeing that no actious question

of Cheulahe on by French troops. bas yet been trisad by us about the escupation

THE Sirals Free Priss has the following interesting remarks on the higher-education of CloseOur readers will be interested to know that among the more intellectual Chinese residents of this place there was fastitated last literary culture and discussion." It is styled the year a rocĺely' having for fin object scientific and

Chinesa Philomathic Society, and its meetings are held once a month. The chief office bearers at this moment are the Hon. Dr Lim Boon Keng, President (its founder), and Mr. Tan Jiak Kim, Vice-President, H.E. We, the Chinese Ambassader to the United States, on the occasion of a bruquet given to him by his old fallow students and schoolmates at

advocated the insiliation of just such a Society Hongkong, for Hongkong.

TUXE are daily several cyclists who cross to Kowicon by the fany, taking thele machines with them. Many of them, instead of stowing hele bleycles away on the sfier part of the auocb, take them with them to their seats for- ward to the grant faconvenience of their follow passengers, and pesticularly, to the annoyance of ladler, who ria often forced to squeeze past the machines and rja the risk of ruining their clothes with sil or med. The time has costly arrived | when the proprietors of the feny launches should

that the non-cycling portion of their customara make asmo rule as to the carrying of cyclor o

be pat ta sa flitte inconvenience as possible.

THE exigencies of the mall seivico did not, says

doxta balag kept in Western waters long * Bombay pare, permit of the steamer Gafs

of the probibition of Indian Imparia into France, enough to take advantage of the partial capdal

and she returned to Bombay with the whole THE WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES,

(6 will blockade Creta and ationwards the ports HUDSON'S Serpilse Party gavo -another of that of the cargo she took away on the 23rd January.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 37, 1897.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

THE TIER AND WHARVES QUESTION.

We note that a stage is being erected just outside the line of the new sea wall, opposite the site of old Fedder's Wharf. It looks as If a commencement were being made of a new pier in substitution for the old; at the same time it seems strange that such work should be taken in hand while the sea wall and reclamation behind it are in such a state and while it DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & is still uncertain whether all subsidence

Intimations.

COMPANY,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

1

AERATED WATERS.

SIMPLE

AERATED WATER,

ODA WATER

SODA

INGER ALE.

GINGER

M. Hanctaux repeated the Senate the declaration made in the Chamb' of Deputies,

M. de Fraycinet advocsted the annexation of Crete and Greece.

excellent performances last night. All the items training to decide whether, as the exporters It now becomes a question for men of legal were loudly applauded and encaras Invariably followed... The amusing sketches of the "Rival were prevented from carrying out their contract, Telephones" and "The Crushed Tragedien "the payment of freight can be enforced by law, were capital in all their phases and did much The steamahlp Persis and the steamer Arabia,

and the Thornton Sisters deserve ap:cial man. credit to the performers. As usual, the Gourlays of oli-send for Mamelles, are discharging their which took away from Bombay large shipments

tion and also Mr. Wallace King, who was twice cargoen at Liverpool. The Continental shipping agencies are ond and all ready to accapt forward

The Senats passed a vote of confide ice in the encored. To-night specially attractive phasiness, but the merchants do not regard this Ministry by 240 to 23 votes.

PARTE, Mach 18th,

"The Admirals have proclaimed the blackade and the autonomy of Crete,

Six headed of the Merae Infantry hava left Toulon for Crete,

Au Authlan cruiser has captured near Candia log ship attempting to land men and alilon for the assistanrs of Bame, WRECK OF AN ATLANTIC LINER..

PARIS, March 16ìb.

leat on the, voyage from Mallique to New The Atlantic Ituer Saint Nazaire has been

York. Seventy-six were drowned.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE Fresch mali le due to-morrow moralog, HMS. Grafton "aived from Manila this

has ceased and the work can be proceeded with. We are always glad to note any sign of forethought or intelligence on the part of the P.W.D. It is a gratifying reward for all our exertions on its behalf and for all our efforts to stir it into renewed life and vigour, but it will be a sorry sight to see the wharf finished and ready for use long before there is a possibility of connecting it with the shore. Equally, it will, we admit, be a feather in me.alog. the cap of the Department if the wharf and reclamation are completed simultane ously and can both come into use together. We have, however, a very great deal to say about the dealings of the Governl be devoted to the Indian Famine Fond,

The affectory at St. John's Cathedral io-morrow ment with the pler and wharves question ASPBERRYADE, &c. generally and hope to be able to give Ir is probable that the British croisera Minerva

expression to our views at length next and Endymion will arrive here on Monday. week.

Taz jowo, chici suburbs, and harbour of Multa were recently.lighted by electricity for the first:

LEMONADE.

SARSAPARILLA.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHIANE & Co.'s WATERS ATE

Any complaints should be addressed to the Manager.

THE Stralis Tosaries Company paid a dividend

ei si per share yesterday, in Singapore.

time,

THE Indien G:verament ¡receipts from oplum this year are already forty-three lakks below the

ec:imate.

MR. SHARD'S MISTAKE. made under the constant supervision of a daly away completely in his speech at the meet- Mr. GUANTILLE SHARP gave himself qualified English Chemist and will bear compaing of the Hongkong Branch of the China rizon with the best English Manufactures,

Special terms to HOTELA, CLUBS, MESSES and threw himself,under his enemies' feet in Association the other day, but he actually other Large Consumers,

the letter published In the Daily Prin this morning, and our contemporary REPEATED attempts on the Cawnpore experi danced on him, with slippers, It is true, mental farm to rests wormafrom Astam bave but it might well have been with hob proved a failure. nailed shoes. He was wholly at its mercy, Hongkong is the "Red Lion;" we are the landlords; the shipping are our principal customers, junks of course included. Our other customers are the vast mass of Chinese traders. If the first abandoned us, the A Town Hall has been suggested as the latter would soon follow. The landlords permanent, memorial of the Qucan's Diamond of the "Red Lion" make their profits Jubilee at Malacca.,

Hongkong, tat March, 1897.

1379

TO SUBSCRIBERS.

SUBSCRIBERA TO THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" ARE MONT BESFEONFULLY REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS

HUDSON's Sarpeles Perly, in a monster pro- gramme, at the Theatre Royal to-night, Smiling commences at 9.15.

gramme has been arranged and to prevent disappointment persons intending to witness this really clever show should secure their seats

early,

Treat for Sches1 Children......... Tan Tock Seng's Hospital Breakfast for poɔðframammour Food for lepersiara Extra rations for tetapy and navy....... Decorations, Breworks, &c. ............ Land Spc:commen Sea Sports

350

15037

1000

50 500

4,500

1.003

$10,075

from Manila, biggs news that, when she left on H.M.S. Groftex, which arrived this morning the 25th fustant, fighting was going on steadily between the rebels and the Spanish 1:0 aps. Off Cavita four-cruisers and two gunbosis were.

British officers appear to think little of the Dona' blazing away at the rebels' position, and the

place and in these the rebels generally came off marksmanship, only one abot in about six getting home. Sorites are constantly (sking

an adequate assurance that Imporis of Indian best, the fighting belag generally of a hand-to- produce will be freely allowed. They asa conse-hand character, which the regular troops. quently holding back, and anxiously awriting | Mistike, they helpg no match for the the result of the Venice Conference.

agfs nailver, who use THE Diamond Jublies Committed at Stogapore

their parengz and bave decided upon the following budget of HENRY M STANLEY, M.P,, has wiliten as roops are weiz badly shed and many of them macheter with tenible effect. The Spanish expenditure in connection with the celebration:-stilcle entitled "The Story of the Development appear to be raw levies fresh from the 'plough, Refreshment for Troops, &c............................ $200 of Atics," which appeared in the Februsty while others are mere boys of 14 or 15. Foriker Presentation of Addresses

Century. He points out that within the last ten large badles of troops are being seni ham Spain years France has acquired of Equatorial Alrica and in Mantia it is asid that the Spanish people about 300,000 square miles, la which there are 115 crying out against this severe drain on the now 300 Europeans ; Germany, 403,cop square nation's resourcer. Cavite was said to be si mlins; Italy 547,000 square miles padd Peringal || strongly entrenched that the Spaniards did pat bay now a defined tanítory, extending over care abant kitacking, and the rebels in throwing 710,3 square miles. France, moreover, up their works were directed by an officer who has bean setive falher nozik, in the Sahara has kad tralofug in mlittery esgloeizing in and in West Africs, and claims rights over Belgium. Executions el sabels frequently like

besides possessing a private fire-engine at their over $40,065 iqur's miles. Placing these sta THE Kowloon Wharf and Golown Company, west Afica and the Cameroons asserts hr; sale cruelly plays for the pubile,

1,603,000 square mliés, while Germany in South-place in front of the Lynsits, where the bind

Kowloon establishment, are now fitting a systems | tistics in a tabular form the reader may best sea water-pipes and hydrsnis in their Godown to the sub-division of Africa which has taken place such a manner that on the outbreak of fire the since February 25th, 1885 — premises can be Immediately fooded without the delay of manning and getting the fire-engine to work. This will doubtless be much appreciated by persons storing vainable properly in the godowns and will, we presame, also cause a reduction in the premium payable on fire losar- unca policies effected on goods stored these, It is strange to read in the accounts of the recent great fire at Shanghat that there were no hydrants in the building destroyed, and it seems curious that the Insurance Compantes concerned should

of

have taken sach heavy risks in the absence of sack a necessary precauties,

Sq. miles. To the Congo Sinta (by consent of the Power)... 000,020 France annexed.......................... 903.020 Gormaty....

940,000 Dal.......................... 147,000 Por agdal.... 7105 Great Britalo-

Soath Aidcan Company...... 750,005 British Cenat Afties 500,000 British East Africa

700,000

Total..............................6,947,000

The treatment of the sabel prisoners la places in which they are confined are simply described as being very cruel, and some of the

death-traps. There seems to be as little pro spect as ever of the trouble being brought to an and and some of the prople in Manila say they would be very glad to see some other European A nation intervené and put a stop to the Incessant blandahid, Although necessarily quiescent to Spanish rule, it is believed that if the rebels triumphed the Manila people would be. found on their side.

The telegram courteously supplied to us by the Spanish Consul and published in our last Issue, reporting, the capture of Imse by the Spaniards, is dated 25th March,(7.15 p.m.), which THROUGHOUT the past week the bare market is shown by Professor Lonciaal in the North therefore seems that a determined attack on Ima

THAT even tall balldings are not modsen Idias | is the day the Grofton left Manila. - It would.

has been very doli and 'ransseziona have been American Review. In acelent Roma much was made that day and that the canponading at indicate much change. This state of affairs is Ings as has been expeilenced of late years in considerable number of the rebels Com the scal very ilmlied, although closing quotations do not ❘ the same tendency wax shown to erect tall build-| Cavite was 'Intended as a felot and to draw a attributed by Mr. Erich Georg to the unsettled America. They had not steel constraction to object of the operations, stato of kame gɔlities, while the near approach ald them or elevators to land their fessats on Although Imes may have fallen, and the of heavy March settlements has also had upper floors, yet the desire to build lofty build vinoy of the Spaniends there would be an depressing influence. Should the March rettle-Ings was strong among them, and successive Important achievement. being Ukaly to dise ments be mizanged satisfactorily, Mr. Georg emperors ferunt edicts Helling the height of harten the insurgents and encourage the royal wholly out of these customers; out of some THE filth instalment of 101, on the ordinary classes of stock. Among the Fatest quotations on the street front, but these regulations wie province of Cavite and a large portion of the expects to ses a slight improvement in wil houses, seventy feat being allowed by Augustas troops, yet it is cfsax, that, as the whole of the It is considorable; out of others but a Advertiseminati, &r., ba addressed to the "Manage, Hogan | little; out of others nothing direct. Manusbaréz of the Bank of Chips'nad Japya is pay• { in his Weekly Shari List we find Hongkong | repeatedly violated. With our facilities fox fras or neighbouring provinces sea- held by the rebola,

Leclers on facial matter to be sent to The Editor and people pass in and out of a public house, able on the and proximo.

and Shanghai Banks reported at 165 per cent. steel construction and the knowledge of slevators, who are stiengly enticached at all strategia premium, and possible buyers at 164 per cent. the Romans would doubtless hava matched us in polats, much yet remains to be dons; and it - premium for cash and and of the month. "sky-scrapers." As it was, these ancient houses is therefore not surprising that the most recei Steamboats, after sales at $344, $342 and $34 were often a hundred feet high. The Romans Intelligence from Madrid is to the effect that very stronger with antes, ad further cash buyers, at this line would, without doubt, match ours in Philippines as spandily as clicumstances permit, for cash, and at $36k for - gist August, ars were great bullders, and their specalatori in - large re'ɔforcements are being forwarded to the 14, while on time higher raten argobtainable. ullizing every inch of space without regard to The reposte constantly circulated here that Olivera Mines have improved owing to mile- | Ught or sl. Tenement house reform would the rebels are careful to avoid fujing Bel

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not to ladividual members of the stall,

Comascations intended for publication must be sooonspended

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the Editor does not in any way hold himself exposeïble for opinions they arepassad.

TO ADVERTISERA.

and sit, hours in it, using its rooms, Kwox SHANG, a boatman, was sentenced to 6 burning its matches, giving trouble,months' imprisonment at the Magistracy this cupying space, but they are charged mowing for stealing an anchez from Yaumat. nothing unless they buy. They are tolerated because they bring or Induce MONSIEUR BAMBARD, Copularly kcows in India. other customers, or accompany them: as the "Prince of Catcars, died of apoplexy at The landlord charges according to his he Hotel de Paris, Calcutta, on the zit slime. Adscrisses and requested to Eww how mended opportunities: on some things a large M. GRONG reports that New Amoy Drakshares, factory news from Australia, and A shares have have had in those early days a wide field to

profit, on others a small one, on many things none at all; but it is out of his profits are in demand at 819, but am held for higher | baru seld at $18 and 13 shares at 7. Green work in. Whatever else (may be tuld of the on, the bar and billiards and "chow," on rates, as it is reported that a dividend of $1.40 Islands sold at $25, $15k and Basic divi board and on lodging that he pays all his per skere would be declared at the Company's dends they are wanted now at $25 ex dividend expenses. He makes no direct claim in meeting to-day and a sum of about $1,000 be 70 cents per share paid on sand Instant;

cared forward LO ABW ACCORDI

î uídlass, konavés, demand Bață per share.

in day's later than Threa of Glock

not to retard the early publications of the peper,

Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordernd Joe a Bad period will be contioned unti comtermandad.

The Higher Trigongh has the largest circulation of any

butt padigms for Advertisers, Tomas can be leerat na spplication". Exchore is No. 1. Ksiegrupale Hongkong.

Byta pewspaper publabed in the fare and to hear the

The Housing The ember at the Solar Contra

his bills for his plate-glass front, his Drile

Casus, it must be recognized that they had sa

ye to the health and comfort of the camera people and need their effosis fo check such Bulidingi.

tish property in the Islands seems to be walk founded, for at the meeting of the Lusan Sagar - Redoing Company today the Chairman assorted. that the rebels have bɔen of scrupulously care. fai" to avoid damaging the Company's valuable.

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