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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1897.

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POLICE NOTIFICATION,

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Nthe 22nd and 23rd June, 1897, belog the day fixed for the ILLUMINATED PROCESSION and FIREWORKS In the HARBOUR, the following Regulations under Ordinance No. to of 1859, having received the approval of His Excellency the GOVERNOR, will be in force -

Connaught Road from Wardley Street Wharf to Murray Road, Murray Road to Queen's Read, the road immediately to the west of the Cricket Ground from the Praya Reclamation Office to Connaught Road, and Chater Road from the New Hong- kose Clab to Merry Road, will be CLOSED to the General Public, and will be only OPEN to EUROPEANS and AMERICANS and to such CHINESE as can produce presen

from the Registrar Gezeral.:

ast fast,

Hongkong, 17th Jane, 1897.

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LAUNCHES are reminded of the steam-launch On the gib lasinat, at the Presbyterian Church, & rehearsal which takes plaça to-morrow, the 18th Singapore, ROBERT NAISMITH to MRS. GOW, Inst, at five o'clock, and owners are invited to be daughter of William Kilgour, ef Johore.

At the Presbyterian Church, Slugapore, on the kind enough to send their launches to be present. gth instant, by the Rer. 5. Stephen Walker, The rendezvous, as before, will be at Jardina's SAMUEL COCKBUaw to Basux, eldest daughter Wharf and to the west ai it, of the late Thomas Peacock, of Paisley,

The Hongkong Telegraph

HOMOKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1897.

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

SUICIDE OF BARNEY BARNATO.

LONDON, June 15ib. Barney Barnain committed suicide, on his way home, by jumping overboard from the stormer Scot near Madelen.

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It has been sumoured for some time past that the great African "Silver King" was not quite himself, that he was spending more freely than sensibly and that his latest freak, of constructing pulatial residence

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SEROYANT Hall to-day proceeded against a dozen coolten for gambling at Quarry Bay. The first defendant, the sergeant esld, was one of two who were in the habit of setting up fan-tan shops near the Sugar-works when the men were paid, and to fecced them of their wages. In answer to Mr. Wodehouse, Hall said the case was a bad one and His Worship flaced the first defend jant $350 and the others $to each.

Tem Strafts Times reports that Messrs. Somerville and Gunn, 'tistracted by Messer Redyk and Davidson, on the gth instant offered for sale by suction at their offices in Raffles | Ar the Magistracy to-day Mr. G. C. C. Master Square, five Singapore Dispensary shares. There foformed Mr. Wodehouse that he had been was keen competition, and the 850 fully paid up engaged to defend John Ross, who stands sharos fetched Ba36 each. How's that for high 7 | charged wlih rape, and be asked when his Wor- | AT 3.30 on Sunday afternoon (20th inst) a Chris-hip would be able to take the case. Os re tian thanksgiving suvice in Chinese will be ferring to the charge sheet Mr. Wodehouse said conducted by the Rev. T. W. Peares in St. be would have to postpone I until 9 a.m. John's Cathedral, the bodies to take part in this to-morrow. Mr. Master asked if the ball could service being the Church Mission, London be reduced, but his Worship replied that he Mission, Berlla Feanding School, Baxter would have to hear some of the evidence first. Memorial School, English Wesleyan Chapel Tax new German alcamer Dalls, of the and the American Board

"Kingtin "ne arrived here yesterday from Tux Straits Settlements Association (Singapore | Hamburg via Singapore. She is в Еле Branch) acting in concert with the parent type of the modern cargo vessel with

in London, was an fadication that thers Association, is collecting foformation and pre- WES A "SCIÓW loose” somewhere. The man-paring the case for the Colony In the connection sion was to be ready for the Diamond, with the repeal of the C.D.O. A local' 'Com Jublice and the great speculiar was mittee consisting of Messrs St. Clair, Roblasan an his way to England to take over the mag. sistent difce from the builders his friends and Dr. Galloway has been appointed and is must have been greatly surprised to learn of his ready to receive any communications upon the sodden and wholly maxpected and. In the subject. of an article entbled “Barney's House" the British Realms says : Few, I any house in London, will via in conliness of decoration with the one which Mr. Barney Baraate is bollding, for himself. In

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Park Lane. The drawing-room carpet, made expressly for him, le to cost $1,500, The celling fa painted to represent a sky in which, in one room, the sun fufull abiran, aud | is made of pure gold. In the other, the star and moon are of silver platicam, and cunningly contrived my arrangements for the electric light. The estimate for the stables Alone is £10,000. Of the exqulaita exterior carvings much too fine los this climate, however, as, being so minnte, when ibey get dirty they hardly show at all-and of the grace of the statues, which a pisonage has nicknamed "The Petrlied Directors, pars will be ready in time for the fubliee,"

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a carrying capacity of 9000, with wa I,H.P. of too. She has accommodation for about 30 saloon passengers and also for a low second class passengers. Her saloon is very roomy and well fitted apartment for a cargo boat. Her decks are very spacious and the should prove highly serviceable in the Earters trade. As to speed, she is able to do about 13 koots, and the most modern appliances for the expeditious handling of cargo have been filted

THR No. 7 of "g" ilghter of the Kowloon Godown Co. was charged at the Magistracy to- day with stealing several bales of cotton value

320 which was being discharged frem then board. stamer Marquis Burgwehem'at the Company's We note that the now Murray Plex is rapidly whati at Kowloon. The case was remanded nearing completion and, if work is carried on at tili Saturday, 39th lost., as there was reason to the present rate, a week or two will see it ready for nie. The new pier is of granite and appears beliede that the cotton was sent to Macao. Ball was fixed in one surety of $500.

to be of particularly solid construction, but, 20 MESSES LAKE and Rogge in their Freight | far, we see no sign of wooden fenders being Circular issued to-day report that rates of freight for all southern business have remaloed fairly steady and a good demand for tonnage has prevalled throughout the past fortnight. The American barque Amy Turner has been

bolted to it. Without some protfection of the sort we fear that the new pler will be a constant source of annoyance to launch owners owing to the damage rustained by the launches in getting alongside. Chinese steersmen are not the best

by can judge for themselves. All, It is hoped ordered to Singapore; the British ship Godiva | in the world at bandling their craft, and the

THE UNITED STATES AND HAIWAII.

It is understood that as 1000 as the tarifs are initled President McKinley will submit a treaty for the unconditional annexation of the Halwaiian Islands.

THE VENEZUELA QUESTION. The final ratifications of the Anglo-American Venesnels boundary treaty have been exchanged

SARSAPARILLA.

RASPBERRYADE, &c. at Washington.

The area described ahave will be railed ofl. There will be gateway for Foot Passengera to Connaught Road south of Wardley Street Wharf and two gates by the Reclamation Ofice, and one at the Junction of Queen's Road and Murray Road, for Fost Passangers, Jinrick-rison with the best English Manufactures. abas and Chaku,

By Command,

F. H. MAY. Captain Superintendent of Polles. Central Folies Bateckt,

Hongkong, 17th June 1807.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR SHANGHAI.

"HE Company's Steamship

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Captain Newcombe, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the 18th fastant, at a P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply lo

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 17th Jane, 1897.

FOR SHANGHAI,

THE Steamship

*LYEEMOON."

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Captain G. Hebermann, will be despatched for the above Past on SATURDAY," the 19th Instant, at 4 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 17th June, 1307.

FOR WLADIVOSTOCK, VIÀ PORTS

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OF CALL.

"DAPHNE."

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Captain J. Samanlsen, will be despatched for the above Port on MONDAY, the dist instant, at Noon.

This Steamer has Superior. Accom dailon for First-class Passengers.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 17th June 1807.

FOR WEST RIVER FORTS.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

CRIMINAL asians at 10 mm. to-morrow. CYCLISTS should read "ad" rs G mkhane bicycle races.

THE death rate for Singapore for the week ended June roth was 43-57-

A FOUR per cent, loan ly announced by the Sis. gapore Municipality at an issue price of $95 (or upwards) for each $100,

THE preliminary parade of the Grand Review of troopt, &c. on the sand will take place at 6.30

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to Portland, and the ship Etka Rickmars 10 Bangkok. The British ship. Clan Machensta has arrived from Shanghai and is on the berth for New York.

result of a bump egelast a base stane wall with no "give" in it would probably be both dis- astrous and costly.

A young Cebladero mafĉo, employed by Mr. D. Kennedy, charged his employer at the Magistracy to-day with having assaulted him. He said that Mr. Kennedy wanted him to carry 36 cattles of grass on a pony from the Horse Repository to No. 7 Police Station. He asked to be allowed to carry half the quantity, and he alleged that his master then closed the stable door, struck him with a whip and kicked him. He then demanded his wares and was farther assaulted by defendant. He had no marks to

THERE has lately been effected a change of ownership in the old Hongkong Club premises. Messrs. D. Humphreys, and Son having purchased the ballding for $127,000, The premiien were sold to the French mission in 1893 for $105,000, when it was decided to erect a new Club-house on the Praya Reclamation, the condition of the sale being that the Club should hold post-salan until the new premisen were completed. It is said that the object of the par- chase is the establishment of a new English | show, Mr. Kennedy informed the Bench that Club, but nothing definite is yet made public.he dealed the assault altogether. The boy had The transfer to the new Club premises will been with him two months and had to carry probably take place at an early dato.

the grass to No. 7 Station every morning. When told to do so yesterday by one of the abused him and told defendant to "shut up. A clerk then got hold of him by the arm and fore his coat, whereupon he said he would summons him for assault, Riding-boys were hard to get and since plaintiff had learned to ride he had been very impudent, thinking be could not be dispensed with His Worship, in dismissing the cato, said that the sooner plaintiff went back to Canton the better. He would not

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We notice that of late fally a daren coolles have been employed on the Reclamation between the Market and Pedder's Whart in carefully samming the newly laid earth with stampers. As thell progress is slow, about teu blows a minute being delivered on an average, and, as each high tide runs over their work and undoes it, THE French mail lines Melbourne, bringing rawe should like to know who is responsible for plies to letters despatched from Hongkong on the 4th April, may be expected to arrive here on Tuesday the zand inst.

ar, to-morrow at Happy Valley.

M. ANTOINE, Chanceller of the French Con- aulate at Singapore is appointed to be Chancelier of the Convalaje at San Francisco, where for mely he was employed as a Consular-student.

AT.Holbow it is rumoured that there is a strong opinion among the Chinese that the French are only awaiting a good opportunity to put it

this idiotic waste of labour. Were one of the heavy P. W. D. rond soilers run over the made ground if might have a good effect in settling ti, but the puny efforts of a dozen coolles with rammer are worse than useless and we are of opinion that the men could be better employed

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WOMG YONG and Lo Yan wees brought up on remand at the Magistracy to-day charged with being concerned in the armed robbery on a junk atar Stonecaltere' Island at midnight on the and instant. The stolen articles found in the CAPTAIN H. B. DE HAMEL, of the Londondiny defendants' possession were identified by the crew. Inspector Hansen gave evidence that at

under the tricolour, and the French movements lately confrm the option of the Chinese.

Artillery file, and Asistant Inspector of the

order bis employer to pay him a cent. His Worship's decision will be well appreciated by

those who have had experience with in- padent Chinese boys, and they are not few. As Mr. Kennedy pointed out, directly they get a Hitle knowledge of their business, they become Independent and do not lose an opportunity of

bowing their contempt for the hated fox-wal IT is probable that the new battleship Fugi-kan, ballt in England for the Japanese Government, will remain in English waters in order to parti cipate in the celebration of Qacau Victoria's Diamond Jubiles.

THE DIAMOND JUBILEE.

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, It may be of interest at the present time fo call attention to the fact that some changa has been made, by authority, in the wording of the second verse of the National Anthems as it wilt be sung on Thanksgiving Day in all the nerviong of the Church of England. The alteration mag or may not be taken as a compliment. ¡It has seen undeubtedly done with the best intentions and is said to be due to the representations of the Dean of Rochester, who urged that the words " Confound their knavish tricks" should be struck out and that "Make was to CELED should be substituted therefor in the second verse, which will therefore read as follows >-

O Lord our Ged arts, Scatter her enemies,

Make ways to cease.

Keep us from plague and dearth, Tarn thon our woes to mirth, And over all the Earth Let there be peace.

SERVICES AT THE CATHEDRALS, THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL. The Right Rev. L. M. Plazzoll, Blahop of Clazomens, Vicar Apostolte of Hongkong, suku to state that sext Sunday, the roth instant, a #pecial Thanksgiving Service will be held in the man Catholic Cathedral at 10.30 am to which all Roman Catholics, wlibent distinctlen of nationality, are invited.

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, Public entrance to the Cathedral will be by the Nor & and south transept doors only.

Seat holders are requested to occupy their sexts by 5 minutes to it on the 20th Instapi.

It is hoped that there scatholders'who do not intend to occupy any of their tests will 'lavite friends to do so, in order to leave as many as possible of the free seats vacant for others.

Additional seats will be placed in all avaliable spici.

His Excellency the Governor's procession will enter the Cathedral by the West door, where it will be met by the Clergy and Choir at II o'clock.

At the close of the Service the Volunteers will line the central passage in the nave as at the commencement until His Excellency the Go- vernor's procession has passed out..

The offerings collected will be given to the Organ Restoration Fund.

SPECIAL POSTAL, ARRANGEMENTS, The Post Office will be closed on Tuesday, the sand inst, except from 8 to 9 a.m.

Should the French Mall arrivé kom Europe, the Office will be opened for delivery for one. hour,

On Wednesday, the 33rd lnst., the Post Offica will be closed as soon as the French Mail for Europe has been despatched.

Correspondence for Hongkong, Peak and Kowloon may be posted on Tuesday up toga.v3. and on Wednesday up to 17.30 am.

The Night Bex wil be left open, The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.

SPECIAL POLICE REGULATIONS. The Captain Superlatendent of Police notles as follows

"On the 330d and aged June, befog the days 6xed for the Illuminated Procession and Fire- works in the Harbour, the following Regulations under Ordinance No, 10 of 1860, having received

the approval of His Excellency the Governor,

* will be in forretn

"Connaught Roadfrom Wardley Street Whart to Murray Road, Murray Road to Queen's Road, the road Immediately to the west of the Cricket. Ground from the Praya Reclamation Office to Connaught Road, and Chater Road, from the New Hongkong Club to Murray Road, will be cloted to the General Public, and will be only open to Europeana and Americans and to such Chinese as can produce passes from the Registrar General

"The ares described above will be railed off. "There will be a gateway for Foot Passengerm in Connaught Road sosta of Wardley Street. Wharf; and two gaisa by the Reclamation. Office, and one at the jwaction of Queen's Road and Murray Rasd, for Foot Passengers, Jinsick- shas and Chairs

As far as Europezian and Americans arm. concerned there is not much, if shything,. to complain about in these Régulations, bat the better class of Chinese seem to be much annoyed with the noilfication that "only such: Chinese os com produce passis from the Registrar Generat" will be admitted to the: Enclosed Area to view what is styled "the:

Gold Coast Constabulary since 18gy, has been 9-15 am, on the ged fast, the master of the JDE PRIMIUMS for designs of submarine bosts have lumicated procession and fireworks." The

selected for the post of Assitant Superintendent

of Police in the Straits Settlements. He is now on lease in England. their is reported from Helhow that Mr. A. R. EMarly's claims against the Chinese Government is for $750,000, and the Tactal has offered $300,000 in setila it. Mr. Marty's clalis wanfor 4 million dollars, for damaga sustained through a conspiracy to injure his business. PHILIP M. XAVIE as charged at the Maels İmazy to-day with.emberling $5 from the shop

The Purest ingredients only are used, and the atmost Care and Cleanliness exercised in the 919. Manufacture throughout,

will leave Hongkong for Wachan via Ports of Call, on

MONDAY. 21st June, at 4 PM. FRIDAY, 25th June, at 4 P.M.- WEDNESDAY, 20th Jane, at 4 PM. The above dates may be alightly modified. This vessel has accommodation for a limited

number of First-class Pisaengers.

Fare to or from Wachas--$10. Fare to or from Samskoj-38. Meals can be obtained on board on applies- don to the Steward, at tariff raten,

Holders of seturs tickets may return to Cxaten tastead of Hongkong by the steamers of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., LA.

For Freight or Parsago, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & BWIRE, Agents.

Hongkong, 17th Jane, 1897.

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*SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS, FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL.

THE Company's Steamship

~~ CARMARTHENSHIRE,"

Captain Biscock;, will, be despatched for thể

above Port on or about the afth fostent

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

1916

Hongkong, 16th June, 1897,"

FOR SAN FRANCISCO.

THE 100 A I British Barkk

"HEATHBANK” McKechnie, Master, shortly expected, will load] here for the above Part, and will have sprich

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

Henghong, 17th Juns, 1907.

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heen offered by the French Admiralty and twenty arms and Individuals have offered to compete. The accepted plan will be enilled to a premium of Long and the five next best will divide proporííemaily £6ag,

RUSSIA'S Baltic harbour av Labau in worrying Germany, In August, 1893, the foundation. stone of the naw nawil hashour works was laid and since then operations have gone on stendily. Libau is the only Marbour in the Baltic which does not freeze in winter, and it is proposed to extend its capacity so that on an emergency it may contain the entire Russian Baltic fleet. As Libaa is only alxty miles from the German frontier at Kemal, the significance of the Russian *mova " is apparent. The work is estimated to cost £4,062,500

made a report to him at the Water Police Station that his junk had been boarded and robbed to the extent of about $180. He went on board the Junk with the master and saw signs of vidience and one of the crew bad a cut on his back. Inspector Builin said that with the help of the Chinese mandarin on the neighbouring main. land he had the defendants arrested in the Yam Ke oplum divan in Sam-eni-po. The caSO was again remanded till to-morrow morning. we hear that a collision occursed off Turn. about on the 13th last, between the Norwe of a European shoémıķar in D'Agullar Street, glan' steamer Framnez (Captału Gabrielle) The Water used ta proved by repeated He admitted the charge and the case was and the China Mutual liner Hyson (Captain Analyses to be Abiblately Pare.

remanded for a week to enable the Pollen to J. S. Hegg). The first named versal was on find out whether he had emberr'ed any more her way to Hongkong" from "Moji and the | The Army and Navy Garetle has taken up fatter was coming here. from Shanghal Au- the subject of United States battleships MR. W. Blbbf, ol Raub, has returned to Ranhthentic detalls as to how the collision occurred Clabama and her class, and comes to the concla

slan of the Engisser that they are both topheavy for about a fortnight before going on the holiday are not forthcoming, but the Framai! APP and otherwise undesirable ships. It lays ficat which he deserves and seeds so much. It will to have strack the Hyson with the bulge of her stress on the absence of abear forward, claiming (kaya the Singapore Free Press) not be so much | starboard bow." The Hyton was not seriously that the tendency of armoured ships is to bury of a holiday, as it'will mean the careful id- damaged and received the blow just abaft amid- themselves forward.. It ayoss up by sayidg': #The more information we receive of the new Counterfall Order Books suppilad on applica- spection of cartulp'great alactic mislog installs-sips, on her sort side. One of the Norwegian diadema class of battleships in the United tiosa in California, and the framing of the plang versei's how plates was cracked by the impact, States savy the more extraordinary do they for the future atlikation of the water power of || It wann fortunate thing that the Hyson was not | appear." the Simpam river at the various points in the struck by the other steamer's stem ne'tka no- Raub concession, where wildags are being cident would certainly have been a very serious || carried-on.

For COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the fall amount allowed for Packages and Empiles when received in good order.

Hon.

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Chinese, we understand, hava subscribed liberaly to the Celebration Fund (some $10,000, li wa mistake nos), they are making splendid archum all about China-town and they naturally reLENE anything like class legislation on an occasion of this kind. It has been stated that Mr. Fang: Web Chuen is authorized to issue tickets to respectable Chinese, and be le no doubt doing his best to piessa nii partios ; but the face of the lets to aff Chinese who should unquesifodably receive them is a gigantic tsak, and to a'zold giving offence to any of our fellow-citizeny a difficulty might be avoided I the Police at the barriers aro directed to admli respectable Chinese while relosing admission to the "anbi aerged tenth. Every consideration should be shown to the Chinese, and it la to be hoped that there will be no reversion to anything approaching the offensive "ala custom" (at making Chinese obtain Porter) which" His Excel tiency the Go- vernor lately and very rightly pa i a stop to.

THE FOUNDATION STONES.

"A subscriber" writes un to-day as follows :---- "The two commemoration Meuùmen's for the Diamond Jobilas Hospital and the Diamond Jubiles Road, which will be la id by His Excel- feney Sir William Robinson on the syd issk.... have been presented for the occasion as Jubilee gift by Mr. Chan A Torig, A popular sud well-known coal merchant and contractor of the Colony,

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CARRIER-PIGIONE, TOR NAVA) xos sza nów pretty KHI CHƯA Tong hai pin nổi Ring En generally adopted by all nations, England be preparing these monuments, which are well ing the last to adopt the idea. France has had designed by the Public Works. D. apartmant, ausd it la use for several years and there are wall of excellent workmanship. established lines of communication between "The two monuments "cost nearly one the French naval ports of Toulon, Corsica and thousand dollars, and manika, a handsome Jubilee Tunis. In Garmany, Italy, Ruwis, Desmark" - güket Spain and Portugal there are carefully organised

THE QUEEN'S, FIXTURES. pigeon services to aid in const defense and

We are semi-officialy informed that the follow Dayal maneuvers.. In this country the system, ing are the Queen's Batures apprimatly lowe although introduced three years ago, is not yet the Jubilee week :-Sunday, June 20th--Acces

sion services at Frogmôre, jhi i Queen and Royal 'Family attending. “Monday, (21st-The Qucom An accident to the battleship Ocrow, building goes to Buckingham Pals os in nemi-stale z at the Devonport dockyard, occurred in April banqust in the evening J 1 he Queen holds rays an exchange, which will check her rapid reception of some 150 Roys I 'qucâte and specimă construction, A large number of beams suddenly envoys in the Siste cooms, after the banquet.

Tof gave away and the fore part of the ship collapsed, Tuesday, and Great procarion to the City in reveral hundred tons of material falling to theevenings State banquet and further reception. the bottom of the ship." It is stated that the Wednesday, azide Garden: party at Trucklowin withāteswal of a ball frens one of the stays, Palács in the sternoon interfallsky MLEK which was in the way caused the accident. Only tattoo in the evening, we w, kick several thousach one man was seriadaly injured and only a few have been inflied to be pe TRE were slightly hurt. A large number of work- | |--The Onzen man bad fast been Lemporarily withdrawn today? #Lion to dock a vassel, otherwise the casualties would George's "HUAWEI probably have been greater.

Or all the many maledonrona spots/abent | THE following about Bukit Jalis is from one of Hongkong there le probably none to compare the articles on "Golden Rash" by the Stralis With the Market Whart when the tie is ogt. Timer Special-Commissioner "Preliminary The following is a List of Waters always kept A14 30 p.m. yesterday it was dead low walce prospecting work is all that is being done at

ready in Stock jum PURE AERATED WATER,

and a steam launch came up to ike wharl, | present at Bukit Jalls. No stoping has yet Har brass work was a model of brightness when been performed, but the prospecting la being goons are regularly employed in the Italian ake hawled alongside buteln less than half so pushed forward with a view to permanent kourʻli wan blackened by the poltondus gasen { davalopment later on. The work consists, first, :| in general use at all naval stations, that filled the air jail as if it had been comind of simsel driven three hundred and ninety-six. with some powerful acid. Even the Chinese in feat into the hill, exposing, I was informed, a the locality are noticed to hold their zosiziis, | large body of ore the whole way. This one and under the circumstances it would not be carries gold estimated at from ten të, twelve surprising to hear of an outbreak of some pensyweights to the ton. At the mouth of the epidemic in the neighbourhood. Down by the inunel, a prospecting skaft has been suck a Harbour Office the nuisance is equally had and, distance of seventy-three feat. A driva has the ells exhalations from the silt of the foreshors born delven, in a southerly direction from the actually all the bellding. In the interests of shaft, and, up to date, a lode has been revealed [the public health it is imperative that Reclama» averaging Eva šest in width." The prospecta tion wirke be pushed forward with the least are consider fair, but not so good as those in persibis delay

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POTASH WATER,

SELTZER WATER, LITHIA WATER,

SARSAPARILLA WATER,

TONIC WATER

GINGER ALE,

GINGERADE No Credit given for Bettles that look dirty or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose that that of containing Amated Waters, as such Bottles sis never used again by us.

WATSON & CO., LD, TACK HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong 3g April, 1897,

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