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Co-day's Advertisements.

VICTORIA

A

CHAPTER,

No. 535, E.C.

N EMERGENCY CONVOCATION of the above CHAPTER will be held in the FREEMASONS' HALL, Zetland Street, THIS EVENING, the myth Tuntant, at 8.30 for 9 pm. precisely. Visiting Companions are cordially invited to attend,

Hongkong, 27th Apell, 1307.

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THE FIRST EXHIBITION OF THE

CINEMATOGRAPH"

POSTPONED

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until TO-MORROW (WEDNESDAY), the 28th fastant, at 11 A.M. (The delicate and intricato mechanical arrangements combined with the elaborate and most modern of electrical appliances of the machine requlte such perfect adjustment and manipulation, that Professor MAURICE CHARVET bas decided to Postpone his Opening Exhibi- Ilan for ONE DAY.)

ST. ANDREW'S HALL, (CITY HALL), TO-MORROW (WEDNESDAY)!! "THE CINEMATOGRAPH."

(THE GREATEST MARVAL OF THE AGI) Will be exhibited, under the personal sopar. vision of Professor MAURICE CHARVET, at the following hours:—

II A.3. 3.10 P.. 5.30 P.M. P.M. and 10.15 PM

CHILDREN HALF PRICE,

ADMISSION $1.00

Hongkong, 17th April, 1897:

GRAND CONCERT.

Under the Patronage and Presence of

H.E. S

*(683

WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.C.M.G., H.E. Major-General WILSONE BLACK, C.B.,

and

Commodore HOLLAND, A.D.C. Given by

Signor A. CATTANEO AND PUPILS

ON

MONDAY, the 3rd May, 1897,

21 the

LUSITANO CLUB,

IN AID OF

ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH ORGAN FUND, Orchestra of Mindelines, Mandolas, Gulters and

Erjo

Seventeen Lady and, Gentleman Amalcars. Chorus of ove: Forly Lady and Gentlemen

Amateurs.

PROGRAMME, PART I.

1. A Opening Chorus.

B. It was Kulgt-Sept. and Chorum."

C. 'Tis the Harp in the Air-Mz. Sepr. and

Chorus

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1897.

Today's

Advertisements.

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 THURSDAY, the 29th instant, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LÁPRAIK & Co.

General Managers, Hongkong, 17th-Apell, 1897.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND CALCUTTA

THE Company's Steamship.

"SUISANG,"

Intimations.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS,

་

(687 SIMPLE AERATED WATER,

SODA

Captain Galsworthy, will be despatched as above an FRIDAY, the goth instant, at '4 For Freight or Pariage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

General Managers.

1692 Hongkong, 17th April. 1807. "NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA, (FLORIO & RUBATTING UNITED COMPANIES)

STEAM FOR

SINGAPORE, PENANG AND BOMBAY, Having connexion with Company's Mall Steamers to ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MESSINA, NAPLES, LEGHORN and GENOA,

ALSO

VENICE and TRIESTE, all MEDITERRA-

NEAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS up to CALLAO.

Taking Cargo at through rates to PERSIAN

GULF and BAGDAD,

ALSO BARCELONA, VALENZA, ALICANTE, ALMERIA and MALAGA,

THE Steamship

"LETIMBRO," Captala Belalte, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the tat May, at Noon.

A! BOMBAY the Steamers are discharging in VICTORIA DOCK.

For Further Particulars regarding Freight and Passage, apply to

CARLOWITZ & Co., Agents.

1638

Hongkong, 27th April, 1897.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

HONGKONG-VLADIVOSTOCK LINE.

MONTHLY SERVICE.

FOR VLADIVOSTOCK,

VIA SHANGHAI, CHEFOO, CHEMULPO, NAGASAKI, FUSAN AND GENSAN,

D-Angelus-Coro. Religioso, from "Mark THE Company's Steantship

lana," by Wall.cc.

Sopr, Mrs. STRINGER.

Mr. Sopr., Mrs. MANCELL.

Chorni, Lady and Gentlemen Amateurs,

2 Barcarolle Toujours dans ma gondole,"

C. Acian.

Orchestra of Mandolines, Mandolas, Guitars and Banjo-Lady and Gentlemen Amateurs.

3 Tenor Solo-"Yes! 1st me like Soldier

fall," Iron Maritana....... Wallace,

A. C. VAN NIEROP, Esq.

4. Mardoline Solo - Notturno....Bolla Rora. Mis ALVES,

5. Soprano Solo-"Ballate,*__from

"Garany"

Орега

Ch. Gomez.

Miss E. CARVALHO.

6. Serenade" Ombre Notturne"... Matini, Orchestra of Mandolines, Mandoles, Guliars and Banjo-Lady and Gentlemen Amateurs,

FIVE MINUTES INTERVAL.

PART IL

1. Avé Marta for Basso and Cheras......

"SAGAMI MARU,"

Captain N. Ono, will be despsiched as above on FRIDAY, bo 7th May, at 4 P.M

This Steamer is fitted with excellent Accom- modation for First and Second Class Passengers,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA Hongkong, 17th April, 1847.

[689 THE OREGON RAILWAY AND

NAVIGATION COMPANY'S

PACIFIC STEAMSHIP

LINE.

CHINA AND JAPAN.

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG, 1897. (Subject to Alleration.) Monmouthshira. Į Saturday...... 15th May, TAKING PASSENGERS AND CARGO POR UNITED STATES AND CANADA AT THROUGH RATES.

"THE Sicamskip Sig. Cattanes,

J. KRALL Esq., and Chorus of Lady and Gentlemen Amateurs,

2. Trio-Spanish Serenade.Ch. Acton,

Ist Mandoline, Mian LYSAUGHT. and Mandoline, Mis ALVES. Guitar. Miss L. LYSAUGHT.

--3. Contralto Solo "Life's Lullaby.".....

Mrs. F. DODWELL.

Gerald Lane.

4 Mandola Solo-Fantalale Transcription from

Wagter's "Lobengila." Pletraperless.

Sig. G. BÄDOLO.

5. Dust for Tenor and Baritone, "Excelsfor,"

Balls,

A. C. VAN NIEROP, Esq., and CHAS. GRACE, Eq.

6. Barcarolle" Bella Napoll."......Boscovitz, Orchestra of Mandoliner, Macdoles, Guitary and Banjo-Lady and Gentlemen Amateurs,

Accompanists:—

J. Danenberg, Esq. and Signor A. Cattaneo,

Pile of Admisalen :—82.

1

"MONMOUTHSHIRE" will be despatched hence for VICTORIA, (B,C.), and PORTLAND, OREGON, KOBE and YOKOHAMA, on SATURDAY, the 15th

MAY.

Consular Tarcices of Goods for United States Points should be in QUADRUPLICATE; and one Copy must be sent forward by the Steamer to the care of the GENERAL FIGHT AGENT,

|

ODA WATER,

GINGER ALE, SA

LEMONADE.

ARSAPARILLA.

BIRTH.

At Pingto, Shanglang, on the yib fastsat, the wife of Wu. H. SEARS, of a son.

DEATH, At Plaato, Shangtong, on the rath lostant, WILLIAM PETTIS. Tafant son of Rev. and Mrs. William H. Sears.

be Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 17,89%

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

THE GRECO-TÜRKISH WAR,

LONDON, April 25th, The Greeks bavo evacuaidā' Torgavos and | Larissa,”and are concentrating at Pharmala.

The Tasks have checked, the advance of the

ENCOURAGED no doubt by the success of the Tung Chin Yuen Cotton Mill, at Ninggo, another milli'is about to be exccted there by a nativo ayadicate with a capital of $450,000 in 3,000 shares at $150 each.

MR. Vlaslère, lnterpreter to the Franch Legation, has been appointed Conini at Tikaisin.

TH principle of payment of members has been adopted by the German Reichstag. Tik annual general mestlog of the North China, Insurance Co. will be held at Shanghai

to-morrow..

On the 19th instant a corpse was found lo. Kobe . harbour close by the la. Pulámad. · The body, which had meliberarms nor heid, was apparently that of a scalarlag man, and was New reading of an old saw. When Gresk clothed in black pants, blick vost, and a blue- | meets Tork then comes the European tug, of and white striped shirt. It was of course Impos. sible to flatinguish the nationality—Wagarakt -Express.

war.

It le reposted that Prince Heary of Orleans, the well-known French traveller, has published # violent attack on the British polley in Egypt. THE election of new Municipal Councillors, la the place of those who "backed down" and have now "backed out," will take place at Shanghai on the 10th and rith May, THE aurual meeting of the Shanghai Horia Bassar Co. was held on the 22nd Instant; the report and accumais, providing for a dividend of

MANDY.CTURING jowòllèrs at home are hard At work on Diamond Jubilee Jewellery. Among the most taking are mentioned dainty little scarf- ploz, with a-rosa, a shamrock, and a thistle in diamonds, and others bearing the two dates 1837 and 1897, traced in while letters on crimson enamel. In some of this Jubilee Jewellery, the monogram "V.R.1." is loyally carried out in the The vialt of the Cape Squadron to Delagos national colours, red, white, and blue; the letters Bay is intended as a blat to Germany and the being mida in rubles, diamo¬ds, and sapphires.& per cent., were adopted, after, some discussion.

RASPBERRYADE, &c. Grecks in Epires

WHY THEY WENT THERE. ..

Transvaal that the Bililsh Government is resolved to uphold the sinsus quo.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s-WATERS ATC made under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist and will bear compa- elson with the best English Manufactures.

Special terms to HOTELA, CLUBS, MEIKES and other Large ConsumerA. Any complaints should be addressed to the reinforcements.

Manager.

Hongkong. 1st March, 1897,

13790

TO SUBSCRIBERS. HUBSCRIBERS TO THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" ABE MOST RESPECTFULLY

REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE,

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

It is requested that all communications relating to Subscriptions · Advertisements, &c., be addressed to the “Maagw, Henghang Tigra and not to the Editor.

Letters on Editorial maitues to be pet to "The Editor" and

not to individual members of the staff.

Communications intended for publication meat be accompanied by the name and address of the writers, not necessarily for pubßestion; but an evidence of good faith._

Whist the columns of the Hongkong Telegraph wit always be open for the fair disccasion by corpondents of all questions Lisecite public interers, it must be distinctly understand the Editor down not in any way hold himself rable for

TO ADVERTISERS. Adwords are requested to forward an nodom infind for insortion in ghaz day's tamme not istne khan Türen t’Clack so ze sot to retard the sady publication of the paper,

opinions thas expressed.

Advertisements and Subscripcions which we not ordered the

dand period will be continued until countermandad

The Hougheng Telegraph, has the largest circulation of any English newspaper published in the Far Kim, and is therefore the best medium for Adfvertianes, Terms can be learnt on applicados, The Honghong Triggousk's number at the Telephone Castro) Kesbango la No. 1. Talographin deans to2 Tolagraph," Hongkong.

A. S. WATSON & CO.," LIMITED.

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

MANUFACTURERS

от

AERATED WATERS.

OUR AFRAID WATER FACTORY is fitted with the best English Machinery, embodying the latest Improvements in the trade.

The, Parest Ingredients only are used, and the Oregon Raliway and Navigation Co., Fortland, strest Care and Cleanliness exercised in the

Oregon.

For further inlormalen as to Passage and Freight, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

Agenti Hongkong, 27th April. 1897.

[693 THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA. TION COMPANY, LIMITED;

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND

SINGAPORE.

Tickets may be bad.at Messrs. W. ROBINSON THE Company's Steamship

& Co. and the LUSITANO CLUB on and after FRIDAY, the 30th Apri

Concert commences at 9.15 2.3 Hongkong, 17th April, 1807,

PUBLIC AUCTION

07

DRAPERY FOR THE SEASON,

"TEENKAI"

having arrived from the above Parts, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods

Manufacture throughout,

CRETE

The Cretin and Greeks ar blockading Candia. Colquel Chermside has demanded

PLAGUE IN_INDIA.

BOMBAY, Apell 8th. The Plague returns to-day show 58 cases and 59 deaths, the mortality from all cares helag 135. The returns ap to yesterday morning show 10,943 CIC) and 9,299 deaths, the work's mor- iality from all cause being 1,007. The Plague returns for the whole of Bombay Presidency to second instant show 21,668 caam and 18361 deaths.

BOMBAY, April 7th.

All the available troops were drawn up in readiness at the Muhammandan quarter of the town this morning as the Plague Committee ex- pected serious opposition on their Inspection rounds. All, however, passed off qu'etly.

April 7th.

Following the strike of 500 cars drivers, all deck coolles (about 8,000) struck work this morning, the reason being objection to segregation and removal of their people to the hospital. They also complain that during thele absence fram home, houses are entered by the Municipal employés, especially low-carte natives, and things are destroyed. Inspector Brewfo Inter- viewed the Maccodums and told them that whe- ther they returned to work or not, the inspection would go on; hat the low-caite men entering houses could be remedied. The Maccadams see the men this evening. The whole work at the Docks Is practically stopped. Four ships timed to go to-day are unlikely to get off,

April 8th. The dock strikers have resumed work.

FAMINE IN CHINA.

.- Famine la severely lelt in Eastern Szechuan and Western Hapch. Pablle subscriptions are invited in Shanghai and all the Yangtren ports and already several foreign firms have contri- buted Aberally. We now read in the Shanghai papers that an Impeïtal edict was Issued on the 20th instant commanding that the sum of Tia. 100,000 be paid out of the Privy Purse and sent to the Viceroy of Szechuan to relieve the distress, Simultaneously, Western Hupeh adjoining Sze chuse belog also visited-by a severe famine, further sum from the same source of Tis. 50,000 is also ordered to be paid to the Viceroy Chang Chih-tung for distribution le famine relief in

that province.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We pobilah as a sopplement of this issue a report of the Pain Club'a annuzi dlaner.

THE Venezuela Congress bas ratified the Arbitration.Treaty with Great Britain,

THE Uganda Rallway has been falda taras the forty-fifth mile, and has been staked out to the eightloth mile.

A GOOD service pension of £150 a year for The Water used to proved by repeated Captalos of the Royal Navy has been awarded to

Captain Robert F. Hammick, RN, Analyses to be Absolutely Pare.

For COAST FORTS, Waters are packed and placed on 'board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good order.

It is reported that "Comet and Surprise have been scratched ́for all engagements at the Shanghal Spring Meeting, which commences on the 3rd May,

THY Spanish cruiser Isla de Luson passed through Singapore the other day bound for Manila to reinforce the Spanish squadron in the Philippines.

Counterfoll Order Books supplied on applica❘ DON MANUEL MARINA, second class Conışl for

[651 are being landed at their risk into the Godowattlon......

of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.

THE

HE Undersigned has received instructions

to Soli by PUBLIC AUCTION

ON

SATURDAY, the tat May, 1897, commencing-at-2.30 P.M.

at his SALES ROOMS, DUDDELL ŠTREET, A QUANTITY OF

GENTLEMEN'S DRAPERY, Saltable for the Season,

Comprising FRENCH WORSTED, FRENCH CHECK TWEEDS, FINE BLUE and BLACK WOOL MATERIÁLS, FLAIN and STRIPED FLAN. NEL, TENNÍS SERGE, &c, &c, all' cut lo BUIT LENGTHS, PYJAMA SUITS, SOCKS, STOCKINGS, COLLARS, TENNIS SHOES, dc., &c.

Abo

A Small PARCEL of FINE SCOTCH TWEEDS to SUIT LENGTHS AND

A Quantity of LADIES' DRAPERY, Comprising:

DELAINES, CASHMERE, NUN'S VEIL- ING, ZEPHYRS, PRINTS and other SPRING DRESS MATERIALS,

*C.,

OCC

&c.

TEPME OF SALX :—Cash on delivery.

On View on FRIDAY, the goth Apell. --

GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.

Hongkong, 27th April, 1897,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Claims must be

sent in to the Office of the Undersigned before And Noon on the 4th May, or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be led to the Cadows where they will be

examined on TUESDAY, the 4th May, at 3 P.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowas after the 4th May, will be subject to rent.

Hills of Lading will be countersigned by

"HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co, Agents.

(690 Hongkong, 27th April, 1897.

AN APPEAL.

Our Registered Telegraphie Address fu "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG,"

all signed messages addressed thus will

receive prompt attention,

'ready in Stoch zame PURE AERATED WATER,

SODA WATER,

LEMONADE,

Spals at Mogador, has been promoted to be first class Consal' at Singapore in the place of the late Don Daniel de Podraj.

THE N. C. Dally Newa says:-The China Association will celebrate the Diamond Jablies by a banquet in honour of H.M. Queen Victoria on Commemoration Day, the sand of june next:

The following ti a List of Waters always kept AT the Magistracy to-day some 24 Chinese real. dente of Wong-nel-chong were charged by Mr. Bratt (Inspector of Neliances) with having kept | pigs without a permit. Evidence was given to show that notice had been served on the deland auts are wacks before. His Worship vasy rightly gave them a lecture on the requirements of the Ordinance and sald they could have a fortnight's grace in which either to comply with the law or | get rid of their pigs.

POTASH WATER,

SELTZER WATER,

LITHIA WATER,

SARSAFARILLA WATER,

TONIC WATER,

.GINGER ALI,

GINGERADE.

J

Tas recent proceedings at the South African fnquiry furnish, a clue to much that has been ticomprehensibla la President Krager's conduct of late. According to Mr. Cecil Rhodes, Gom Paul is a testotaller; according to Mr. Schreiner, all that he wants on the coast of South Africa in "■ little port." Only the other day a London polce court recorded evidence of the direfu! result of three glasses of twopenny port upon a lectotaller. It made him desire to fight a lamp post; and President Kroger's symptoms seem remarkably similar,—Don't they?

FRINCE BISMARCK's very own organ, the Ham burger Nachrichten, teems to be in an excited state over ibe.condition of the Briiish Navy which, as there is no conscription, it is pleased to regard as helpless against the combination which it has worked out that of France, G-1-. many, and Russia. It is, says the London Globe. really quite touching to see the anxiety which Dor German friends feel about the defenceless condition of "Poor old England. We bave, seems, no Army, a useless Navy, Indefensible frontlers, and an island which cannot reslit Invasion!

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THE Austrian Government have bought a large, plot of empty ground to the west of the Jung Palace In Feking and opposite the head office of the Imperial Maritime Customs on which they purpose building a Legation.

THERE r 6,341 wheelbarrows licensed in Stanghal, and cách wheelbarrow is 64 feet In length. How they are capable of filling up and hamperlug traffic in the streets is shown by the fact that ranged in one line they would measure very nearly 8 miles.

On the 16th ultimo the delegates sent from Hawal had an interview with President M'Kinlay at Washington, and asked him to take steps for the annexition of the Sandwich Islands (10W the Republic of Hawaii) to the United States of

America.

In thel Werkly Share List issued at ç'p.m to-day Messrs. Beajimin, Kelly and Potts state Business has continued fairly brisk

during the week and a further slight Improve ment in the quotation for mort stocks bas to be recorded.

THE landlord of the burnt-out "marine delicscy" CAPTAIN MAHAN, whosa “ Lie of Nelson" is store, No 351 Queen's Road Central, was to-day said to be reatly ready for publication, has pre-charged at the Magistracy by Sergeant Smith faced his new work with an interesting bit of with having allowed a rulance to the shape of autoblography in the form of a letter to Mr. H. recomposed food to remain on the footpath and B. Marston, of the firm of Samson Low and Co. | xide chipsets. This sufianca has been already. In the course of it be refers to his adoption and referred to in these columns and defendant was use of the ferm "sex-power." He is surprised, allowed 24 hours in which to remove it. he says, at the hold which his phrase bas established. "Sex-power,!” be observes, "in | LAST night the residents of. Kowloon bad quite English, at least, seems to have come to stay, in sa unexpected trest. At about ten o'clock the the sepse I used it," that sense belag to exess strator of a brass band were heard and the at once an aberact conception and concrete stewards of the German mail, steamet Bayıra fact. Captain Mahan le thankful for the succes appeared in rickihas, all blowing away at their which he has met with, but he modestly addu, instruments for dear life. The band made a tour 1 do not myself appreciate the work up to of Kowloon and then returned to the ship, play the measure expressed by others."

log the whole way. The rickshaw coolies appeared to think that the foreign devils - had THE British ship Clan Macfarlane, which suddenly gone mad, bat the European residents arrived at San Francisco on 20th March; made a | all express a hope that the Bayirm's mun!cians lang voyage of for days, and on the same date may suffer froin a renewed attack of their pleat the schooner Willla R. Hume, from Shanghai, Ing manis on their return. seached the Golden Gate siter aço days' par- age. The Macfarlane was posted as a missing ship at Frisco and reinsurance was paid on her. Her captain had to take her through the Straits of Sunda and the Java Sea owing to | advento weather, and in this rusdabout way abe reached her destination. No sickness showed on either vestal during the voyage, but both had to go leto.quarantine für several days despite the protestations of the local Officer of Health that there was no necerally for It.

The following is the text of the revelation, moved by Mr.R M. Campbell and seconded by

Mr. Cecil Holliday, passed by an overwhelming mejority at the special meeting of ratepayers at Shanghai on the arst Instant :-"That this meeting of Ratepayers, having beard the explanation of the Connell, desires to express the most profound regret that the Council should have so far disregarded the interests and dignity, of the Community, which they were elected to represent, as to agree to the compromlas which THE annual meeting of the Society of Comps has been effected. But, the Consu's barlog, la rativa Legislation was held in the Old Hall at good fal b, at the request of the Council; entered Lincoln's Inn on the roth. Merch. Laid Her-into an arrangement with the Chinese officials, schell, who presided, summarised the work done this meeting now gives the authority necessary by the Society and its committees during the to carry that arrangement lato effect," past year, and stated that the first number of the

journal had been warmly welcomed by those FROM accounts to hand recently it appeare who were qualified to appreciate a work of that that Captain Henry Michael Jones, V.C.,

kind. At the same time, It was hardly satis, the Brilish representative at Lima, Peru,

bas factory to find that of the subscribing members wounded Peruvian susceptibilities by

of the society only a iltic more than half werC his plain speaking, and for this he has drawn from the Unlied Kingdom. Mr. Crack-baen "given leave," and "asked tɔ ratura sa anthrope, QC, and other members of the soon as possible. If the cause of the plato society having spoken, the report as presented speaking is what one paper suggests Captain by the chairman" was adopted ; and it was Jones's action will be universally applanded. It resolved that further efforts should be made to ppears that some English and American salioru blinite support of the Legal Profession, were charged with causing disorder. The Among those present at the meeting were Sir Englishmen were kept in prison for three R. Herbert, Sir C. Ilbert, Sir Raymond West, months, while the Americans were promptly and Mr. Whitley, Stokes, [There is a branch discharged. Captain Janes spoke his mind to of the Society in Hongkong. Has it done any, the Peruvian Government, who at once tela. graphed to Lord Salisbury refusing to confer thing yet ?—Ed. H.K.T.J.

with the British Minister. Hence his rocall.

THE Times says:-the report of the Chine Association of London for 1896-97 deals with AN enjoyable organ recital was given in St. variety of anbjects of great importance Tohn's Cathedral yesterday afternoon by Mr. A. to all engaged in trade whh the Far G. Ward, saslated by Miss Moray Baist and Kust. During the year the Association has Mr. D. K. Stimen with two vocal desis. The been in correspondence with the Foreign following was the programme

Fraise

and Colonial Offices, and with mercantile bodies Fague (St. Ann's) lo E Sat, in five parts, J.9. Bach. J. Stefner in the East and at home on such topics as the Duct..."Love Divine Daughter of Jarius") restriction of the carriage of passengers on the fa Sereande (Schubert) arranged for Organ by E. H. Loss, China coast, the proposed increase of ike Import duties in Chias, faland taxation there, the. Andando.CAT Franck, proposed imposition of an excite of to per cent, Fantasla." The Storm” ....), Lemmens, on the product of silk filstures and cotton mill Duct "My Song shall be alway" ("Ryan of

UNCIONADALJNA......Hendelerohe in the frealy poris, tramali passes, the foreshors | Festive March «.....................omości.H, Smart, dlapato at Chefos, telegraph rates to the East,. As uinal Mr. Ward captivated his' bearers and others. The correspondence on those with his fine Instrumentation, and his ixésimant Á CORRESPONDENT wrote, recently to the editor subjreis is gléen in an appendix, and the report of the fugue and Schuber's Herenade were of the Times of Ceylon asking an answer to the also deals with railways in China, the opentox followed by a most masterly rendition of Stores" fantaila. In this Jutter lollowing query:-"In the course of a game of of the West River, the situation in Japan, number the call on the performer is a cricket of drove a ball for what was considered Formosa, Kores, and Mancharia. The most most exacting can, but Mr. Ward brought out its boundary, but unfortunately a tree happened important documents contained in the appendix beauties with excellent effect, the warrings of the to be growing just within ike boundary, and are a long sistement by the Association to the elements and the subsequent calm belug treated with high artistic power and fealing. In the having struck the tree, the fielder caught the Foreign Office on the proposed increase in the Festive March the organist was equally bail as it rebounded. On appealing to the import duties, which includes suggestions as to successful and the animated movement of the Umpite; he was given out, for the reason that the reforms which should be required from plece was well expressed. In the dusts Mirn the tron was within the boundary. Is this doci China in return for mich increase, and a letter | Bain, who possesses a sweet soprano voice,

from the Shanghai Committee of the Association and that well-known vocalist Me Sim

gara mach, pleasure to their audience, A. enough a gest 'dab' atakitslas, replies 1—' | raviowing the commercial situation in China collection in aid of the organ fund was mada

Ï ́in fte relation te Biltlak Interests,

during las aberbees; (6 1 " The umpire'a declalen was onÏTEEL,”

THE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN

CONVENT, Caine Road, begs - most | respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of Hongkong and the Coan Ports, for their kind patronage and support, and desires to state that

No Credit given for Bottles that look dirty or The will be pleased to receive orders for all Kinds of NEEDLE WORK.

greasy, or that appear to have been used for, Gentleman's Shirts made to order, and Culls | other purpose than that of containing Aerted and Collars renewed on old ones.

Waters, as suck Bottles are never used again Ladies ind Children's Under-clothing, Children's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery, by us........... Materials can be mapplied, if required.

The Superioress will also be most grateful for

any PAPER, or old ENVELOPES to be made into A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. Hos in order? The editor, who is likely

Books for the Children of the Poor Schools, who

|ary taught by the Sisters, ^.

(691

Hongkong and April, 1893

£480

THE HONGKONG DISPENBART. Hongxong, tjth April, 1807,

The

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