to have been a coolle house. Thera common clothing" ibere to the value of $50. There were also 24 trava, each containing Hitle bird's rest,. In the leben of the first floor was antabrd oll which he estimated to word about $1000 or $4000. There,wais a ladder leading to the roof from the upper storey: There were no suspicious chcumstances in that storey.
Mr. Deacon then cross-examined Inspector Duncan at considerable length, and the enquiry was bojsarned till te-angrow Rt 13 mm,
AUSTRALIAN NEWS LETTER. ·
(From our own Correspondent.)
SYDNLY, Apill zad. The Federal Convention is in full swing in Adelaide Just now and the great Intercolonial paw-wow has filled our papers morning and evening. Truth in tell, it heat interesting reading but some of the delegates created a "divarebun "the other day. The various com miitees meet in secret conclave and, some bow, the newspaper men got hold of the Name committee had story that the adopted the term "Commonwealth for the new and United Angitalia, There, was an Iwful row when this leaked out. In full Convention the matter came up, and our own Premier (Mr. G. H, Reid) was sensible enough to remark that, to avoid misrepresentation, it was better to let the reporters in thin to keep them out. He almost gave the Committee away by stailng that probably there was a reporter perched on the skylight of the roof of the buliding.
Tell it not la Gath, but there's the fronhle looming up in the Convention that many of us expected. Queensland god Tasmania are talking of "Intrigue" as regards representation, and for a time the proposals ol an adjournment made it look as if the "drafting of a' consultation" would be chronologous with the Greek Kalends, The Church of England temperance people bave already sent in s petition to the "lords of con, vention" for local option in the liquor trade. The debate on "general resolutions" is now taking place and as we have some of the strongest mer an the different tariffs at work, the Demosthenic | conteri bida fair to be a long one.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THE NEWCHWANG-ONWO
COLLISION.
10
The following "Netice published in the Shanghal papers 2-
Appear" is
IN HER DRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SUPREME COURT FOR CHINA AND JAPAN AT SHANGHAL
Infected areas the tracts of country which are free from the sch: Ign by moses of torming a brand belt between them in which all the cattle are innoculated with vaccies. The protective properties of the bile will be of inestimable ervice. In ta'ected parts nestly every fciso di rinderpest supplies a greater or lesser quantity of vaccine lge those animals which are still healthy.
·The Steamship" Newekwang" and
"I cannot but urge upon you the importance The Steamship" Orio" Where in an acten for Himhallon of Ilablll- of bringing this matbou immediately to the notice fy instiiwed in Her Britannic Majesty's of those cattle owners whose salmals are suffer- Supreme Court for China and Japan on beballing from, or threatened by, the disease, as I am may dally be 11ved by surn thousands of cattle of the Owners of the Steamship Newchwang
galost the Owners of the late Steamship Oxwe, its application. The modus operandi is very the owners of the cargo laden on board her, the simple in bath these methods, but it wil, never- ibeless, be destrable to teach as early as possible survivors of her crew and passengers and the
velerlaary surgeons and other persons fitted for legal representatives of such of the crew and pagengers who lost their Ilves on board her, the such work. I am willing to give a coysvo of Chlef Jastles at Shanghai did on the 31st day instruction at the Experimental Station in Kim take into clous consideration the establishment of March, 1997, amongst other things, decree berley. It may further be advisible to at once that in respect of low of life or personal injury
In other pails of the coostis, of branch stations together with damage to ship, goods, merchan
of the Central Laboratory in Kimberley; to faroish them with the "ccesssy equipment, and disc, personal effects, or other things caused by reason of the collision between the steamship
to appoint sulable persons to take charge of Newchwang and steamship Onwa na tha zoth
them. With reference to your telegram, dated| day of April, 1996, the Owners of the ald Steamship Newchwang are answerable in February 6, I beg to add I do not consider it any damages to an amout not exceeding Twelve more essential to experiment on camels, as our thousand six hundred and fifty-seven Pounds experiments performed on cattle have been
favourable. and fifteen Shillings (£19,957.15 6), weh tum being at the rate of Fifteen Pound (£15) per each ton of the registered tonnage of the Steam- ship Newckwang without deduction on account of engine room.
This is therefore to give notice to all persons having claim in respect of the loss or damage- caused as aforesaid that if they do not come in and enter their claims on or before the 31st day of May, next, they will be excluded from sharing in the aforesaid amount,
Dated this ifth day of April, 1897.. Taken not be
Messis, JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Solletters,
Shanghai.
LEGAL. INTELLIGENCE. RANGOON DISTRICT COURT.'
April 13th.
THE BANK ROBBERY CASE.
Sorry to say that April showers are a thing unknown out in the pour parched west, and even * near Sydney as Penrith there has been no Info for months. The waterholes are dried up and the oldest resident says he has not seen the like for 60 years. In one place the publicating of Rs. 73,015, la notes and R50-54 school had to close through want of water for the little ones after their long, hot, danty sides or walks. In the cattle districts ginzlera are vlowing the prolonged drought with well- grounded alarm, and sheep are unable to travel,
02
I bare, cic
R KOCH."
CORRESPONDENCE.
(We do not necessarily endorsa the opiniona erpreted by
Corpondents in this colures.
BEWARE OF THE GUTTER!
To The Cortex or "we "Homacoma TalboraPEL. “ SIR, May 1, through your valuable paper, draw the attention of the P.W.D. to the fact that thera exisis & gutter at the south-west corner of the new Recreation Ground which is very dangerous not only to bicyclisis but to any kind of vehicular traffic.
The gutter, instead of terminating at the corner or following to the bend of the road, continues and extends aitaost into the centre of the road which runs at right angles to it, rendering a great portion of that road useless.
Regretting the necessity for trespassing on your valuable space and thanking you in anti- cipation for permitting me to do zo
I am, Dear Sir,
A CYCLIST.
THURSDAY, APRIL 29. 1897.
NOTANDA
CALENDAR
APRIL.
:
*Meteorological means based on ten'`ytars' observations to 1899, Barometer.79.958
Thermometer 7
RahataVa.................. 7.38
TO-DAY.
WEATHER DEPORT.
Barometer ser Thermometer Humidity.in
On data e On data st
10a.m.
1 PM.
30.06
2996
.74
79
68
61
耻庭啡录屮闻
Ralofall¶¶¶ 0,06
TO-DAY, Thursday, 29th April, 1897. Chiarte-231A of 3rd moon af-färd year of
Kong-s
Jewith-97th Nizam, 5657. Mobimmedin-27th Dutkaada, 1914.
Spo-Riser, momimis 5kr. Simtu.
Sats ...en
Shr. Siesta. High water-Morning Thr, Edmin. Afternoon...... 8hr, Zổmín. Low water-- Morning .............., 1kr. Sömin, ・・
Afternoon. Skr Emir. ANNIVERSARIES,
*
18(6-Crimean War ended. 1876-Piracy of Bahing junk near Cape
d'Aguilar; of the crew murdered.
TOMORROW.
LATE TELEGRAMS.“
(From Rangoon Timer.)
TH MISSION TO ARVSŠINIA, ́ ́
LONDON, April rath. Advices have been received that Mr. Rengell Rodd and perry a rived, all well at Harrar on the second Instant and met with a splendid reception from Makonnen,
The
£88, god.
" THE INDIAN FAMINE.
lan Bamlos Fund owsmannig, ko;
THE MISSISSIPPI ELOQDA.
NEW YORK, April 11th. The floods in the Mississippl ilver have damaged the cotton crop to the extent of fifty million dollars, D.
· New York, Apill rath.
The damage” dara by the Mississipɔl floods does not exceed thirteen tillilan dollars,
RUSSIA AND THE PLAGUE.
"ALLAHABAD, April 9th, The Rosslang are said to'laténd moving more troops to Wakhan on the Upter Oxss when the snow has melted on the Pamls, They probably mean to establish stronger posts there and to complete thele plague cordón. The plague, la fact, I aralshing them with an excellent excuse for moving traps towards the Afghan border.
Auctions.
OT
PUBLIC AUCTION.
DRAPERY FOR THE SEASON.
HE Undersigned has received lestructions
THE
to Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
ON
SATURDAY, the 1st May, 1897, commencing at 2.10 P..
at his SALES ROOMS, Duddell STREET, A QUANTITY OF GENTLEMEN'S DRAPERY,
· Saltable for the Season,
Comprising
FRENCH WORSTED, FRENCH CHÈCK TWEEDS, FINE BLUE and BLACK WOOL MATERIALS, PLAIN and STRIPED FLAN- NEL TENNIS SERGE, &c. &c, zil cut fa SUIT LENGTHS, PYJAMA SUITS, SOCKS, STOCKINGS, COLLARS, TENNIS SHOES, *&c., Bic.
Ale
A:Small PARCEL of FINE SCOTCH TWEEDS in SUIT LENGTHS AND
A Quailty of LADIES' DRAPERY,
Compiling DELAINES, CASHMERE, NUN'S VEIL. ING, ZEPHYRS, FRINTS and other SPRING THE BANK OF CHINA AND JAPAN, DRESS MATERIALS,
kc. LIMITED.
TERMS OF SALz :-Cash on delivery. On View on FRIDAY, the 30th April
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer. Hongkong, 17th April, 1897.
The following is the report presented in the shareholders at the second annual meeting held on the 5th Aprli,, at Cannon Street Hotel,
The Director beg to submit to the tharE- "bolders a statement of the affairs of the Bank
as at 31st December, 1895.
Friday, 30th April, 1897. Chinese,- 29th of 3rd moon of 23rd year of Lendon-
Kujong.tü. Jewlib.—39/A Ntsaw, 5587, Mohammedan.—98th Dulkaada, 1314.
San-Riis...
* 5kr. 30mix. Saly
marcusma, Skr. 2imin, High water-Morning ................ 8kr. 11mmtà, Afternoon ... 9kr. 17min, Low water-Horning 1hr, 55min.
Afternoon
Bär, ¿5min. ANNIVERSARIES. 1878-Feng, Tactal of Shanghai, died. 1882-General Grant arrived in Hongkong. 1F96-Collision at Woosung between the Onw
and Newchwang; loss of the former with 200 lives.
MEMORANDA, * TO-DAY-29th Aprü.
TO-MORROW,-goth April.
The reallantion of the assets of the Old Bank has continued to progress favourably, and the saticipations expressed in report dated oth March, 1896, bave been. 30 far realised that the 2500is 21 valued at 31st December, 1195, show a surplus over liabilities to the public of about £50.000 Sales will be continued as oppor tualises offer.
The sits which have been instliated against American and Chinese scaldirant shareholders are being vigorously pushed, but decisions are not expected for some time. Other suits' have -resulted in a ruraber of shareholders camfog Into the scheme, and in considerable recoverle of the 1893-94 call.
The past year has not been a good one for p.m.Mastodon Minstrels, entertainment at exchange banking in Chinx and Japan, and the
the City Hall.
working of the New Bask, resulting as it has in all expenses and the ordinary cost of meeting American mail due.
liquidation, cannot but be considered favourable. Noon-Meeting of shareholders of Olivers Free-and sugars well for the success of the Bank hold Mines, Ltd., at the Company's offices, when in a position to carry on loan and discount
transactions as well as exchange. Nne. 38 and 40, Queen's Road Central. p.m.-Yearly general meeting of the members
of the Hongkong Club at the Club House. 4 30 p.m-Annual meeting of the Peak Church
in the Library, St Paul's Church.
SATURDAY,-tst_May. Australian and Indian malis dan. Noon-Ferm leaves ford San Francțiço, vła
usual porte of exil.
4
Coming towards the monument on the road which separates the Race Course from the Recreation Ground it is almost impossible for Umbat Metra was brought up before the Disperson at dusk to Avold what may PIOTG & YOTY trict Superintendent yesterday afternoon, 10 serious accident woless aware of the existence her with the money found on his person con- of such an abstraction. I speak set from mere hearsay, for a lew evenings ago when one side of silver, and thus the total amount recovered out of the Rs. 71,000, counting the Rs. 1,391 found the road happened to be occupied by ricksbar, I very nearly camajo grlof and I am not the only In the box, is Rs. 74,456-5-4. This, with the
one to find this a great inconvenience. hundred rupee note paid into the bank, reduces In conclusion I would ask that should an 9 the actual cash loss to Rs. 443-6-8. The Fr-accident take place through this obylaun neglect soner made a full tonfession. He stated that or oversight of our highly pald F.W.D. <fficials be lived on the bankz premises, and that as he could not the Government be held responsible was lying asleep on Saturday night (3rd lost.) for the consequence ? in the verandab of the bank the bank durwan, Jangir, who is now leave, came to him about midalght · and RATE bim the notes wrapped up is a pillow case, a bag of rapees, three keys and two books. The durwan told him to take the rupees and hide them somewhere among his relations, but to bring the notes on to the big pagoda, where be (Jung) would meet him alterwards. Umdat walled at the pagods, to be says, until midday, on Sunday (4th instant) and then came into town and had Home food. He again went back to the pagoda, returning to town again at 9 pm, and went to a pwe in Korban All's house in 40th Street. He purchased the bat, in which the Rs. 1,391 were found, in the big Bazaar and had it taken to a big barrack in Judah Eztklal Street during Sunday afternoon. He put to the two books on his way there and the cash be put in afterwards on Sunday night before going to the nautch. Karam All, a pean In the Comptroller's Office, and others saw Jubilee and by subscription we are sendings, put the money in the box. Next day he home of our Lancers, our swagger corps, some of the men undertaking to pay Lat each towards the expences. They go by the F. & O. liner Ballarat on the toth, and the gunners go by the Rome on the 20th. '
John Norton, ex-Parlimentary candidate, the editor of Sydney Truik, has again been before the court for libel. Some six months ago, you MAY remember, he made a very scurrilous attack „upon her Maj'sty the Queen This time he has, In his paper, accused a big business man of get- ting facsimiles of English labels put on colonial made jama`nod condiments. The jury failed to agree and Norton was bound over to appear in two bonds of £30 each when, the Attorney Gential calls upon him. Norton is decidedly clever and smart writer, bat his style is such would better become some of those free and easy journals described by Mark Twain in his experiences of Journalism in the Wertem States. It is safe to say that he would have had to be pretty smart on the trigger or his funeral would have been a speedy happening.
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Our milltary people are throwing out their chess
i just now in great style. No less than 50 of aar; Permanent Artillery, all big smart "Tommler," are going home for the Diamond
By the way, when our mounted fellows were home at the Islington tonsnament a year or two ago, they had ■ * Victoria Cross Race "gallop out, jump a hardle, fire several rounds and bring supposed wounded comrade home. Mostly
■ dummy is used, bet this time they had real live man and be certainly deleived the V.C., as his rescuers carried him home, each holding him by a leg.
Five barn of refined silver stolen tí years ago from Hill & Co.'s coach office at Silverton, car Broken Hill, have just been found. They had been taken from the office through a window forced open and nothing more was seen of them Hill last week, when a passer-by noticed some. thing shining in the ground near the rallway station. Investigation" brought the five bars to light, each of them containing 1,000 or of refined silver, As the coach company paid the mine people for the loss, they now claim the bars, which have been banked pending probable Litigation.
Yours faithfully, --
Hongkong, 29th April, 1897. [It would be by no means an esty matter to hold
Government responsible and any attempt to | do so would undoubtedly prove both costly and vexations to plaintiff. It stands to resson, though, that the Executive can cause (2.30 employd to carry out public works of the kind indicated by our correspondent with dus regard for the safety of traffic of every descrip ton, and we hope it will not fail to do so.]
PEKING NOTES.
(From Our Correspondent,) RICONSTRUCTION OF THE TSUNGLI YAMEN. This was contemplated some time ago by bought two padlocks and put them on the box peeing it the sime footing the regular He had never been back to ite after his box Boards of the Empire. It would then have had a since. Three nights ago at about 10 p.m. heaotofficials to itself The scheme has been set went and slept in the house ofona Abdul Kareem, a majstry lo the employ of Messrs. Scott & Co. who next day tock him to Kamendine, promising to take care of bis money, Next night he slept in the house of one of Kareem's intends. Yester- day Abdul Kareem and Karam Ali had come to fetch him and after searching him and taking all his monor from him had taken him to the police station. Kasam All is beleg detalard for further enquiry-Rangoon Times. •
THE CURE OF RINDERPEST,
DR
KOCH'S REPORT. Dr. Koch's discovery of the process by which Cattle may be rendered free of rinderpest has bees generally received at the Cape and at home with pleasure and very great interest. The following is the eminent scientiat's report forwarded from Cape Town to the Secretary of the Agriculture Department :-
、!"
p.m.-Auction of drapery, etc., at Mr. G. P. Lammert's sales rooms, Duddell Street 9m-Mastod n Minstrels entertainment at
the City Hall,
9 p.m.-Meeting of Zeeland Lodge.
SUNDAY, 2nd May,
6 s.m-English Mall (Rokilla) due.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,
MAILS DUE: 'American (Copfic) 1ût prox......
Australian (Atelie) in prox. Indian (Arratson Apear) 1st prox. Engilsh (Rokills) aid prox. " Tacoma (Braemar) 31d prox. German (Prins Hiturich) gih prox. American (Cuy of Rio de Janeiro) 9th prax. Canadian (Empress of Japan) 11th prox, Tacoma (Tacoma) tath prox. Australian (Tokio Maru) zist prox.
THE D. D. R. steamship Orsona from Hamburgs Icht Slogapore for this port to-day, and may be expected here on or about the ath May,
SHOPING Returns, From 6pm. Saturday to 6 f.m. to-day.. ARRIVALI. Sigfrid....steamer, from Bangkok
Kant
CARSTEN PE
usideaz inadvisable and inconvenient. At presen! It has on the staff Ministers drawn from the Boards of Revenue, War, and CirilOffice, and It tends to facilitate the transaction of bustness by having these Ministers at hand to consalt. Mack delay would be occasioned by referring matters to the various Boards. The Belgian legal adviser has taken up his quarters in one of the houses belonging to the Customs, formerly Inhabited by Dr. Marin and Professor Russell. A NEW LOAN. China is resolved to try her hand at another loan, this time of one hundred million tagia; Germany is hidding strongly for this lean and offers to negotiate it at 5 per cent, and price c6, on the security, it is said, of the Land Tax. Germany does not wish for the Customs secarfly, although that is ample for at least half the amount. Ulterior designs ara naturally suspected. The Board of Rave ue, although desiran Sir.I have the kocour to report herewith of fixing the loan at the above pilce, healtates to you on several very important facts resulting to appropriate the Land Tax in this object. from my lnvestigations at the Rinderne | We hope 4 the little incident" at the Audienco Kwangitt inn Our Postmaster General (Mr. Joseph Cook) Experimental Station. In my last report I was may not have set the minds of the Chinese Ministers against the German proposals. The as struck rather a happy bought as regards already in a position to inform you that the the Diamond Jubilee celebration. He proposes blood serum of caitle which have recovered Ruslans and French are said also to be to to have a new set of stamps struck off to mark from rinderpest hai cartala immaning effect the field with a demand for the Salt Revenue as security. We need hardly say that Chlon is The American-Colum- upon healthy stock when inoculated with it. this memorable event,
not likely to give away either sevenne at present. blan stamps are everywhere adoleed and are in Iis, protective properties, however, are not very The Hongkong Bank is also said to be is the great demand by philateliers and there is no great, for one hundred cable cantimetres of
field, and rumour says that there is in agree. required to protect an pessim 110 reason why we should not have an equally such
ment between the Deutsch-Asiatische and our attractive set. Such incident as the arrival of animal against an inoculation with the first fleet, Capt. Cook's landing, Lieut. Jack dess of rinderpest blood. This immunity local Bank to divide the loan as before. This is, son's tast voyage, the first crossing of the Blasts la its nature merely a 'prasive one, and will however, denied, Mountains, the gold discovery, and old scones only last during a short period for protective of present big cities would make little pletares inoculation on a large scale. Such serum le not once attractive and interesting and the cost applicable, but I acceeded in immusing within would be small in view of the demand by collectors to all parts of the world for "first Issues" We have plenty of High class artistic talent here and in no way could it be better encouraged and illustrated.
Some time ago I wrote of the splendid work. displayed by the Engineers and Officers of the stesmer Oak Branch, in filing a new screw to the versei, in fearful weather while on a voyage from Japan to Sydney. It is pleasing now to learn that their pluck and skill has been properly recognized at home. On her arrival at Cardiff the owners laid the matter balore the under writers and they gave £1,000 to be divided amonget all hands. The capiala gets £175 and a gold watch, chief engineer £150 and a medal, chief officer £80, second engineer £80, and so on, and the crew receive two months' pay. It Is a pleasant thing to hear of treatment like this and li sets ab adinfrable example.
*
fortnight several animals by means of mixture of serum and virulent rinderpest blood to such a degree that they were unable to with stand an injection of zocem, of tinderpest blood, sten-thousandth part of which is a faint dose,
From this fact I judge that the immunity of these animale is of a much higher degree, and I believe it is an active immunity equal to that of boast watch has contracted rinderpest and has then recovered. It is particularly Important to know that only zocem, of, such serum is required to immunise one animal, and one litre, nearly one and three-quarters of an imperial plat, soffices for fifty head of cattle. My further lavestigations concerning this modus operandi wil! aim at finding-if this immunity is obtain able in a still shorter period-if still smaller dose of serum will suffice, and I li may be obtained with but one injection.
A second and equally important fact is that one is able to render immune healthy cattle with the bile of such as have succumbed to rinderpest. In this case, only one hypodermic injection of Facem. is sufficient. This immunity sets in on
Gerda ........................ Hiwsing.arena Riojun Mary...... Kateg
Klangpak ...ao .. Tatsargum
Chefsa Singapore
The Director who retirn at this time are Mr. Keswick and Mr. F.-D. Sassoon, who, belog eligible, offer themselves for re-election.
The auditors, Mears. Turqand, Youngs, Blahop & Clarke, offer themselves for re-election for the current year.
By order of the Board,
and March, 1897..
botels.
**
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
No. 141.
[691
HE following Particolars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auctios, to be held on the spot, on
MONDAY,
the 3rd day of May, 1897, at 3 FM ra published for general information.
By Command,
J. R. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 17th April, 1897.
Particulars and Conditions of the letting by.
[680
Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 3rd day of May, 1897, at 3 PM by Order of Hla Excellency the Governor, of Twinly saven Lots of CROWN LAND, together with Building Material stacked thereen, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 999 Years
Na of Sale.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.
Locality.
F. C. BISHOP,
Inland
'Manager.
Lots
Nos.
1430 Street,
2 1421
THOMAS'S GRILL ROOM,
HIS Establishmánt; has niwawe enjoyed a T
high clars reputation for Liberality is Menn, Quality of Food and Perfection of Cuisine. THIS REPUTATION WILL BE MAINTAINED.
3 1422
Sq.
Tank
Boundary Measure.
ments.
„MNES MAR 1
Contents in
Square feet.
Upestprice.
** | Annual Rt
42 42 16 16: 673 502,352 42 16 16 672 503,352 43 16 16 679 30,353
1423 Lane, 43 43 1816 892 502,016
ping
Street, 42 42 16 16 673 302,016
3: 1434 FJ
-42 42 16 16 62 50 2,016
6 1425
1
41
42 16 16 672 302,016
7 #426
41
42 16 16 672 502,016
TAI-
8 1427
·9 1418
I
10 1429
H
1430
12 7411 13.7432
Fresh Dairy Produce, FRUIT and other supplies are regularly imported from the United States, Canada and Australia BEEF from Kobe and TURTLES from the Straits. ...
SPIRITS The WINES,
and HALT || 14 1433. LIQUORS, comprising all brands in general demand, are the Best shipped to the Far East.
In addition to the BAR, GRILL and DINING ROOMS, the upper floors are arranged so ai to provide PRIVATE ROOMS raftabla for DINNERS of SUPPERS, &c.
PICNIC and BATHING PARTIES supplied with light refreshments at a moment's notice.
ICE CREAM from x P.14, to 11 Y.M' COLD MEAT SUPPERS from ̋g to 11.30 PM. THOMAS'S GRILL ROOM.
FREDERICK BISHOP,
371
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Canton
Cheloo
56,
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Singapore Aggregating 13,105 tons register, DEPARTUREL Layn} .im................temmer, for Cheloo *~*~* Yokohama Vulcan Ditil
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Coast Ports Shanghai
THE HANKOW RAILWAY, Great expectations have been aroused and great preparations made for the construction of this grand trunk line. But we seem a far se ever from its realisation. It seems destined to he another failure. The two Viceroys of the Llang.hu and Chibli strongly backed H.E. Sheng as Chinw's first and only man who could be entrusted with its management. We are heard of the proposed Arrangements for fis construction, for the raising of funds, the appointment of assistant directors, etc., ad Sangklang yummmmm
"face" wawszam. In order to put some upon it, and prove the Chief Director to be the capable man he is said to be, the portion of the line from Paking to Paoting has Apr. been entrusted to Mr. Kinder, of the Tientsin lice, and flags have been plantad along the proposed route, but no sclive work, so far
Aggregating 8,409 tons register, HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS Ratpan to Kowloon Dock, Urānu? swoopman n Strathallan..................... Chisa.........nummöj
Arrivals.
P
Cosmopolitan +
SWATOW,
from Agosti. 37 Winchow..Tain & N'wang.B. & S. 27 Namyong......Hongkoor...L.Y.S, & Co.
*8 Tatang........Shangha........J, M. & Co. 28 Halisong Hongkong...). M. & Co.
Managem.
YOKOHAMA,
CLAUSEN'S HOTEL,
MAIN STREET, 66. GOOD COOK, COMFORTABLE ROOMS. "MODERATE CHAROIS.
C. B. CLAUSEN, Proprietor.
-Yokohama, 6th April, 1897.
[648 NEW VICTORIA HOTEL.
ROTISSERIE,
MRALS A LA CARTE.
HOPS, STEAKS, Fre, &c., at any time
between 7.30 AM. and 11,30 PM.
MONTHLY BOARDERS ́ät Moderate Rates.
MADAR & FARMER,
Proprietors Hongkong, 3rd September, 1846, #{
WINDSOR HOTEL,
HONGKONG
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"HIS ESTABLISHMENT, situated in the
28 Yungeing, Amoy & Sibal.C,M.S,N.CO.Test Building known a "CON-
Departures.
Коро
Azmit.
NAUGHT HOUSE," offers First-class Accom
28 Namyong.........Amoy VS & Co.modation to Residents and Travellers. 28 Taliang......Hongkong.... M. & Co. 28 Halisong Amoy & Teul...]. M. & Co 28 Pakthon......Amoy B&Co. 28 Kiangpak.....Hongkong..Tong Koa FORT-Taller, Winchow, Fangching.
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MATHEW J. D. STEPHENS, Selictior for Owner,
Hongkong, th April, 1897.
TO LET.
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HOUSES in RIPON TERRACE. *HARFORD,” at MAGAZINE GAP. *THE KENNELS," in MAGAIDIT GAY, "MYRTLE BANK" THE PEAK. No. 1, UPPER ALBANY-Fanished,
from 1st May, GODOWNS La BLUR BUILDINGS, Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT
* AGENCY Co., Ltd. Houckang, 28th April, 1807-
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CHAMPAGNE
Propafetor de Manager EXTRA DRY
Hangkong, 3rd April, rigg.”
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is knows, has yet been commenced. We should not be astonished to hear of the present Director-in-Chief being superseded and the work
Apt. consigned to other and abler hands. It must be After being liberated at the end at a
admitted, however, that Sheng's hands have six years' sentence for a serious offence,
bean tied by the terms of the edict, but for this pronouncedly tough young citizen named
is he not responsible? Did he not assure his Robert Brown found himself charged at the New
Imperial master that he could raise native share IN town Police Court with having brutally assaulted the tenth day at latest, and is of such an extent capital, and make up any deficit by a foreign a constable before ble last conviction. The case that even four weeks afterwards 40ccms, of loan at 3 or 4 per cent. Now he has not
PASSED THE CANAL, -way a-bad one and accused urged the plea that, rinderpest blood could be infected without any done either the one or the other. Foreign money
OUTWARD-18th March-Yamaguchi Marn. having been in gael se long, he had no chance injurious affect therefore conclude that the refuses to flow into his railway exchequer and 10th March Campw, 23rd March
PEAK HOTEL. of an ; the nailver refuse to take shares. Ho has drawn to reforms. Considering-this-he stunned the immunity produced in such a manner policeman with stone and then kicked kim, ha 'active' nature. The local result of an injection some money from Government loans and from Beslomond, Tantalus, Adour, Picton, goth
OPEN ALL THE YEAR ROUND;" got off lightly with 21 days' guol.
is merely a hard, somewhat painful swelllog of the funds of some of the numerous concerns March-Poseidon, Bakdale, Melbridge, 2nd Atletant Paymaster Craddock, arrested in the size of a man's fist, and which gradually with which he is connected. There is nothing Aprill-Garda, Dorothia, 6th April- Cinden,
HIS cornmodious and well appointed for it, it would appear, but a collapse, and Il is Commonwealth, Hakate Mars, gth Apell trial for theft of La400 in. gold from H.M.8. however, that the bile is not in a state of decom
Above sea-level, kas just he thoroughly Katoombs and also with deserting his ship, posillon, as is not uncommon when an animal lesson. In contrast with this so far abortive Metkorn Castle, soth Apeil-Borneo, Glenesk entered the Royal Navy as assistant clerk Jal suffers from rinderpest. Under such circumstances Hankow railway, it is with pleasure we note the Hector, Glenfarg, Oldenburg Natal, Afridi, re-decorated, renovated and re-furnished, and 15, 1889. He became cleak June 15, 1890, and an abscess may form, which, however, does not sprady completion of the Peking.Tientsin line Betelick, Thrila, asd Apc-Radnorskies, NEW WING has been built, with cotamands assistant paymaster June 1, 1894. He served as seem to be detrimental to the process of immuni bullt by Mr. Kinds and with his Excellency Gloucester wyth Apeli Caledonie Marcent Vlows of the Harbour and mainland amistant clark on the Trafalgar Bagship in the nation. Both the above-mentioned facts convince Ha as Director. The line has almost reached Backem. Pyrrhus, Deska_Rickmari, Kagyu Calun,
| For further particnines; apply to Mediterranean, of Rear Admiral Kerr, and clark me that rinderpest can be eradicated with this city and already thato le a large passend shima Maru..
HOMEWARD-1Uk Aptli-Ningchow, 30th
ANTHE MANAGER, In the Royal Sovereign, flagship of Vice-Admiral but iliile difiguity, and within a comparativaly ger trade, taking advantage of the speedy
New Victoris Hotel, H. Fairfax, C.B.; of the Channel Siquadron. He short time by priding these methods into prac stansit on the construction Waggons, This Ilus | April-Java, Strathieves." #3rd April- was appolated artistani paymaster of the tice. The machod of immuning anitia wills Ma is bound to be an unqualified success;=N. C. | Glanariney, Nostor, Sachsen, ayth. Apell-
| EYMA, DELIVOMINE; EVENT,
Mangnong, 24th November, (198,
·Kaleomba May 1/1894)
| Lam may be outplayed in order to soparaia front ↑ Day Newi
Melbourne on the 711 lest, and sent on hard for disappears in the course of a few weeks, provides hoped China will have been taught a useful Dordogna, Fujisaw. - 19th Apríl-Copach, | |,~~ HOTEL,, situated at a height of 125 feet
Carta D'Or
sillery..
Demi Seo
Apply to
Carte Blanche
Chateau de Oharmieres
Mosera. DODWELL, CARLILL & CO„,
HONGKONG,
IL OPPENHEIMEN &- ON, PENS.
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