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To-bay's Advertisements.

THE JUBILEE GYMKHĄNA.

TT is regretted that it has been found imprac. ticable to hold the proposed JUBILEE GYMKHANA 1 THURSDAY, It July. owing to the siale of the weather. If possible the GYMKHAMA will be held on that date. or falling then on the following SATURDAY.

Hongkodg, 25th June, 1897.

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THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, THE TRANSFER BOOKS of this Company be CLOSED from the 1st to the ged of July hex', both days inclusive..

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Manegeri. Hongkong, açık June, 1897.

ZETLAND

No. 515, E.C.

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LODGE,

REGULAR MEETING of the above

A LODGE will be held in the FREEMASONS

HALL, Zetland Street, on T URSDAY, the rat July, at 8.30 for a p.m. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.

Hongkong, 25th Jane, 1897.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR SHANGĦAL

1992

(Taking Cargo and Passengers at through rates for NINGPO, CHEгOO, NEWCHWANG, TIENTSIN, HÄNKOW and PORTS on the YANOTSZE.)

THE Company's Steamshĺp

"MYRMIDON,"

Captain Rorison, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the 26th Instant, at Noon.

For Freight or Pasage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents

Hongkong, 25th Tone, 1897,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1897.

Co-day's Advertisements.

OUR JUBILEE, ISSUE.

A SPECIAL JUBILEE NUMBER of the

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH UI De published in time for posting by the ENGLISH MAIL leaving HONGKONG on THURSDAY, the rut July, containing Complete Reports of the Celebrations Is this Colony.

Subscribers who'wlsḥ to have. Exträ Copies mailed to friends at Home should forward the addresses of their friends before 3 F.3. 00 WEDNESDAY, the 30th Inslant, in order that their wishes may be promptly complied with,

All orders received up to 3P.M. on WEDNES DAY will be attended to by

THE 'MANAGER, "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH " Office.

No. 6. Pedder's flik Hongkang, 24th June, 1897,

"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL. HE Steamship

TH

"BENLEDI," Captain Farquhar, will be despatched as above on the 30th instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co,

Agents:

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Hongkong, 25th Jans, 1907

"SHELL" LINE OF STEAMERS. ·

FOR MARSEILLES... ..... “HE Company's Steamship

"PECTAN,"

THE

Captain N. Hocken, will be despatched as above On THURSDAY, the 1st July.

For Freight, apply to

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 25th Jané, 1897.

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THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP | THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA-

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA (DIRECT).

*HE Company's Steamship

ΤΗΣ

"ESMERALDA,”.

Captain G. A. Tayler, will be despatched for the above Port on MONDAY, the 28th instant, at - 5 P.M., fantend of as previously advertired.

This Steamer has Superior Accommodation for Passengers and is tied with tbe Electric Light

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 25th June, tipy.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

1983

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND "

CALCUTTA

“HƐ Company' Steamship

THE

NIEL KARA,"

Captain R. Cass, will be despatched as above on

TUESDAY, the 29th instant, at 3 P.M.

For Freight Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers.

Azhang th June, 1897.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

TRANS-PACIFIC LINE,

MONTHLY SERVICE.

TION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR LONDON,

VIA STRAITS AND USUAL PORTS OF

CALL.

Taking Cargo st through rates for GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL, CONTINENTAL PORTS, RIVER PLATI, &c.)

Company's Steamship

"PAKLING,"

1. L. Allen, Commander, will be despatched as above on ne about the sgih Juls. ·

For Freight, &c., apply to

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,

Arcats.

Hongkong, 25th June, 1805

JUST ANDED.

A

FRESH CONSIGNMENT

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MELLINS' FOO D. SPECIAL QUOTATION FOR

QUANTITIES.

1993

SOLE AGENT IN HONGKONG.

H. RUTTONJEE, 7

13, D'Agullar Street. Hongkong, 18th Jane, 1897.

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FOR SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, VIA KOBE AND YOKOHAMA. (Through Passenger Tickels and Bills of Lading lined for the principal Cliles in the UNITED STATES, CANADA and EUROPE, In connection with the Great Northern Raliway

and Atlantic Steamers,)

THE Company's Steemsilp

"YAMAGUCHI MARU,"

Intimations.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK

COMPANY,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

Captain A, E, Moses, will be despatched as above SIMPLE AERATED WATER

on FRIDAY, the 16th July, at 4 P.M.

Consular invoices of Goods for the United States

should be la QueqRUPLICATE, and one Copy

must be mailed by the Steamer to the care of

SODA

WATER,

the FREIGHT AGENT, Great Northern Railway, GINGER ALE

Seattle, Wash.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Hongkong, 13th June, 1897.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

JAPAN-EUROPE LINE.

MONTHLY SERVICE,

FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON AND

ANTWERP.

(998

VIA SINGAPORE, COLOMBO AND PORT

SAID,

THE Company's Steamship

RHAKATA MARU,"

Captain R. Nivisan, will be despatched as above

LEMONADE.

SARSAPARILLA,

&

Intimation.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

MANUFACTURERS

of

AERATED

WATERS.

*

OUR ABRAYID WATER FACTORY in fitted with the best English Machinery, embodying the latest improvements in the trade.

The Purest Ingredients only are used, and the atmost Care and Cleanliness excrelsed in the Manofacture throughout,

The Water used is proved by repeated Analyser to be Absolately Pure,

TELEGRAMS. JOHN Ross was again brought up on remand at HMS. Archer in at Tamral, the Redpals, Tre-

ITALY AND ENGLAND.

LONDON, Jana azri. The Italian Parliament has adopted in address to the Queen.

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AMERICA AND JAPAN. The Hawaiian treaty has been referred America to = mbCommittee to coralder all complications that are likely to arise.

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JAPAN ON THE WAR-PATH,

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the Magistracy this morning, and alter the evidence of the man who is alleged to havÓ first bought the girl was heard, the care wai again remanded tiilit a.m. on Filday next. ̈

mortalité and Dapküs are 'at Shangdah, the Centurion, Alacrity and Hart at Nagamaki, the Kak at Ichang,; the Peacock at Tionisin, the • . Piqua, Iphigenia, and Pigmy at Singapore, the Grafton weð Handy sto at Yohokama, and the Algerins at Hankow.

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As a result of last night's heavy sain some tous of the varface wọll from the Parade Ground were galu deposlled on Queen's Road, and this morning the water in the side channel reached well into the centre of the road. The depasti of soll as about g'or 6 inches deep sud a

A MEETING of the Legislativa Council will be held at the Council Chamber at 3 p.m. on Mou. in | day next. Bostness;-1, Financial Minute No. | 14. 2. Report of the Finance Committee. (No. 33 Report of the Pablie Werks Committee, (No. 2.) 4. Qucation. Orders of the Day: r. First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to authorise the Appropriation of a further Sup-namber of coolies weis to-day employed shovel. plementary Sum of Nine hundred Dollars to ling back. It stems as if the only, effectual defrag the Charges of the year 1895. 3. Firal | remedy would be to have the ground cut down reaðlag of a Bill entitled As Ordlusace to give and levelled and properly drained,

Il new appears that the protest by Japan (against ́lhe annexation of Hawali by the U.S.) simost amounis in the nature of an ultimatum,

(From Gasstie d'Haiphong)

A SHIPWRECK

PARIS, June 16th, A telegram, from Colombo states that the Sultan of Jedda, on the voyaga to Calculta, capaired near Socotra. Ten IndianE. WATO drowned ; the other pistesgars warn rosessed.

THE EARTHQUAKES IN INDIA.

Paris, June 17th, The earthqa kes in India havo rained Shillong and Ganhat|..

THE PRINCE OF NAPLES.

PARIS, June 18th. The Prince and Princess of Naples have arrived at Pasla en routa for London to take part in the Diamond Jubilee celebration. They were received by President Faure this afternoon.

ANOTHER BOMB 1

PARIS, June 17th.

A bomb exple did yesterday afternoon in Concorde Square near the Strasburg statue. No

For COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and | one was lojured. placed on board shịp at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good order.

effect to the change in the game and style of the office heretofore known as that of the Colonial Sergeoo.

PHILIP M. XAVIER was brought up on remand

At the Magistracy this morning charged with 'embezzling $5 from the *European shormaker Tax road from Yau-mn-il to the Cosmopolitan | shop" In D'Aguilar Sineat. He had been Docks is being proceeded with rapidly, and, in | remanded on the 16th inat, for invesilgatlops to addition to bringing the Docks and Oll Tanks be made whether, he brd misappripilated any within reach of the Kowloon whervas by rick- | other sums of money but none were discovered. sha, will doubtless enhance the value of the lind on elther side of the road,"where we may shortly expect to see rows of Chinexa houses erected and tenanted, as is the case, with most of the houses in Yan-a-il, by small manufacturers. Considering that the new raid traverses one of the builent portions of the Kowloon pentosule, we can only express surprise that the work was not undertaken and completed years ago.

The defendant sald that he had the money is his pocket and went to sleep on the Cricket ground. On rising he found the money missing bat made no report. Mr. Wodehouse sentenced him to one month's imprisonment.

JUBILEE JOTTINGS.

In view of the heavy rain.storm that took place during the vice-regsi recepiton on Tuesday, moit people regarded the opening of ha Jubilee erle- bratione as a very emineus one. The Fates, however, relented, and give fine weather after all, or at least as ina un could be expected under the circumstances. -

It is probable that the Queen possesses no more loyal subject then Councillor Jevers, of the Melbourne City Council. In supporting a proposal to commemorate the record reige, | Councillor Jevers mentioned that 60 years ago

The trasps did very well at the review, but it ba bore arms for the Queen In Spain, and when the troops heard the bews of King William's- was a pity that tome belles place could not havá b:en chosen on which to mass them for the denih and the Queen's, accession, they baisted the fing and cheered so lasilly that the hurraha sloging of the National Anthem, Most of the |could be heard over the, mountains of Valencia.

men in the frost ranks were standing during "Would you fight for her again, old man ?ibe whole time ankle deep in mud and slash; asked a fellow Councillor. "Gentlemen, I'm The probabilities of rhtumities or neuralgia are naked` if I would fight for her again," said | generally closely contingent with this sort of Councillor Jevëri, who evidently thought the thing.

"Yes, that I THE British gunboat Linwii bas left. Yoko-question & superfluous o00,

would," was the reply, and the Council hama for Petropaulski.

Chamber thereupon rang with deafening cheers,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The buying rate for sovereigns is $9.91 per £--

Counterfall Order Books suppiled on applica- | THE ́American mill le duc here to-morrow

avenlog.

IOD.

Our Registered Telegraphic Address in "DISFENSARY, HONGKONG,"

And all signed messages addressed thus

receive prompt attention.

THE cruiser Ratniow is now en ronis for the Behring Sea from Hakodate.

STAFF Paymaster Clow, late of H.M.S.Eolus,

The following is a List of Water's always kopi | has been appointed to the Vivid.

-ready to Stock porn

PURE AERATED WATER,

SODA WATER,

LEMONADE,

POTASH WATER,

SELTZER WATER,

THE Spolek transport Cavadonga · pasa d through Stogapore last wrek with troops for Manila.

As the Tubiler celebrations şiə ATOT, Coromander Harlings resumed kls' durtes at the Harbour Office this morning,

THE Golf Open Champłonibip was won by Mr. Harald Hinton for the second time. It was

competed (or at Hogiske,

SARSAPARILLA WATER,

TONIC WATER,

GINGER ALE;

GİNGERADE. No Credit given for Bottles that look dirty or "greasy, or that appear to have been used for any

other purpose than that of containing Acrated The French steamer Canton, recently ashore Waters, ach Bottles are sever used agala | off the coast of Tonkin, is in dock at Singapore by 49..

undergoing a thorough overhaul and extensive repairs.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY., Hongkong, 13th April, 180y.

DEATH.

At the Apothecary's Quatters, Serangoon Read, Singapore, on the talb instant, ELEANOR, wife of M. W. Laporte; aged 43.

The

Two men and à pion in the Supreme Court, Penang, have been sentenced to two years' rigorous impilionment each for misappropriation of docume lazy evidence from the Supreme Court Registry.

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Regarding the Church services on Sunday, it was highly commendable of the community to attend them all in such large numbers; but there ste cynics in Hongkong who say that some of' their flends are hardly ilkely to bacon in Church Qua old friends of the Rifs Brigada. (1st again malli the next Dimond Jubiler they hap- Battalion) held a very successful sports meetingpen to strike, either here or in ciber sweet tealma at Slogapore, on the Cricket Ground, on the rath of the b'est. last. There was a large gatherlog of spectators, The exercisa of a Gore n'a functions at among them being H.E, the Governor and Lady

a me like that of a Jubilee is no light, läsk, Mitchell. The chief event on the programme and His Excellency Sir W Ham Rabin was the Alarm Post Compeition for the Com 100, G.C.M.G., carried out bls many duties manding Officer's prize and which was won by D in most admirable style. His cheerful and Co. under Capt. F. Bethune. The trophy, a shield, | voluable co-operation with the Committee in sil was presented to the Captain by the Governor | matiers and the kindly interest be showed in the - and the other prfixes were presented- by Mis public demonstrations won for blu even an Pemberton. The programma, contained some added measure of kindly leeling from all classes, '17 events and for each were ikere good entres and the contests were favastably keen and close. The officials were:-Committed-President sad Referee-t-Col. C. H. B. Nercolt,Ment bern-Capt. W. Echten, Capt, F. G. Talbot, Lieut. R. Alexander, Llear, Palsy, sed Lient, C. O. B. Blewitt.-Sab-Commited,-~ Sergt.-Major W. Marilih, Coloas-Sergeant J. Finney, Colour-Sergeant H, Lacy,

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By the way, at the Reception the Consular representaires cartrinly eclipsed the military and naval fflcers so far in the attractiveners of of attire was conce.ned. These gentlemen were the cynosure of neighbouring syan ard they certainly added is no small mesAUTO to the effectiveness of the ceremony. The stalwart representative of the Father land tooked thoroughly matilal, and 10, tco, did the Tar's representative, while “Italy," Japan, France, Avis-Hungary, the Nether lands and several other countries had no resson comparison to the dirplay of sich uniforms and to leel that thels represental vas suffered by

gold laco

Many vidiore to Hongkong, in giving their pintaa of Tuesday night's harbour-illumina.

THE steamer Duke of Devonshire, which touched on a rock in the harbour at Thursday Mestizung Baden, and Blewitt, of the Ride Island on the 15th May, after having discharged Bilgade, left Singapore on the 14tḥ Instant for 1-a, considerablo quantity of her cargo and been reNorth Borneo to ladaige in a hunt for big game. temperarlly repaired, resumed her voyage south Capt. Fergusson who was there lately had pretty | the 35th May. Before going far, however, it good luck.

was discovered that she was leaking badly and hid raft, of water in her fore held, and shoons, and that they entirely exceeded thele Immo istely returned. It appears that he had expectations and that it was hardly thought commenced leaking forward of the place where Foisible Hongkong could have produced such a the main Injury was discovered, and similar brillat and thoroughly Vane lin spectacle. repairs will Eave to be effected in ibis instance conditions been better lifs safe to say that the This a very gratifying, but had the weather as la the first. The passage where she struck has, we hear (18ys the Torres Stratis daplay would have been much more noteworthy Filor) been prohibited as a channel for naviga- by reason of its dazzling billface and gorgeous The new telegraph rates arranged at the Badation purposes. The steamer Nuddes left on pest convention come into force on the 1st July. May agh for Brisbane, taking the bulk of the In telegrams in plein language filteon letters are Duke of Devonshire's cargo. *The Duke of

| figures are charged at the rate of five figures to a word lastead of three. The tariff for telegrams exchanged between China and Europe will from the same date be reduced from Fcs. B.go to Fes.

Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONO, FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1897.

RASPBERRYADE, &C. TELEGRAMS. allowed to a ward Instead of ten and groups of

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

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, Masses and other Large Consumers.

Any complaints should be addressed so the Manager. Hongkong, 1st March, 1897.

・・・ TO SUBSCRIBERS.

SUBSCRIBERS TO

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HONGKONG

REUTER'S MESSAGES,

THE DIAMOND JUBILEE.

HONOURS FOR CIVILIANS.

LONDON, June 23rd.

Devonshire had as part of her cargo thirty-two cars of fireworks and flluminating material for the Jubilea celebrations in Brisbane, consigned into the accident has been held at Thursday to His reellency 'the Governor. An enquiry

7, the currency equivalent of the franc being | Island, "but the decision had not been made fixed, subject to revision, at $0.37,

known when the mail Teft,

The Hon. C. P. Chster, of Hongkong, and Mr. | By the corner of Iès House Lane u largo diela

Adamion, of the Straits Settlements, have been used to flow out into the sea, but has now been appointed Companions of the Ordes af St. Michael || almost blocked up by the advance of the and St. George.

Reclamation. In spite of this no prevision appears to have been made for carrying off the storm waters that are' atlit discharged by this deain and, as a considerable quantly runs from after a shower of raie, it may become a darger dectly it is completely blocked in. The drafa

THE CELEBRÂTION-IN LONDON... The Jubilee procession was an, Immense success the weather being splendid.

· Thousands remained all night, in tku strunta,

yesterday.

This Steamer is fitted with Superior Accom TELEGRAPH ARE MOST BESFROTFULLY which were densely packed at an early hout

en THURSDAY, the 22nd July, at Noon.

modation for First-class and Second-class Passengers and is lighted by Electricity through.

dut,

A daly qualified Doctori, carried.

For Freight or Parunge, apply to

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Hongkong, 25th June, 1897.

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The scene at St Paul's Cathedral was most memorable when the Old Hundredth and the National Anthem were sung, all the people joinleg.

The Colonial troops were warmly cheated: The Immensa multitude was most orderly,

it

to the foundations of the surrounding buldings

near old Pedder's Wharf Bas been continuéd

and carried out to the line of the new sea wall, but why the Ice House Lana one, sko. ld by lef

thout an outlet is a question which we believe even the P.W.D. will have some dificulty in answering satisfactorily.

lety. In Hongkong, however, in the month of Jose ace has to be thankful for small mercies and as the weather cleared up on Wednesday. we should indeed consider ourselves vary lacky,

It was a pleasant thing to see the fatelligast

Holl. Several of them made very willing Lottiest taken by the Chinese youths in the antiqua and other exhibili; at the City

and acceptable galdas for ti o Estopean vialtors, who pibacwise, at least is many cases, would have gone away as wito as thor intved,

Immensa numbers of Cantonese vislied Hong- MARQUIN ITO, speaking to a Prem Anocli. Con representatives in Canada» the other kong during the festival and now skera kie Cu?" Bald." If the Hawallan Government strange stories sfat that many of them ste should offer Japan the islands we would afraid to return. On the occasion of the Jubilee refuse them. They are too far away to be in sy sumber of people retorcing from of any use to us. „Besides Japan wishes to be Hongkong to Canion last thele Byts through the - on friendly terms with the United States, and | burn'ng of the steamer Wah Young in the the Washington Gaverement would be cestala Pearl River, and now a preposterous story is belag te regard our taking possession of the islands - ckavlated by evll-minded persons" among the as an unfriendly act. We have, however, Chinese to the effect that a phantom steamez that they are respected," he continued. "Tko salver, steamer, at night, and tome absurd certain treaty rights and “we propers to ven has then seen in the harbour, looking just like

people of Amerios do not understand the statements have been made to the effect that Japanese people. They class us with other the phantom's passengers (ghosts of course }) Orientair, which is a mistake. We havà, say they will negst see theft home-aguir, now a fall cuore of popular constitution. It is to be hoped that the more Intelligart al government although we have not yet of the Chiners will make clear to their THE master of the Yau Fe arms shop was become sufficiently, familturized, with the dew || countrymen ike aller, folly" and, absurdity. charged at the Magistency to-day with exporting conditions to adopt party government as it of such tales. In all probability the report bin percussion caps. Mr. C. D. Wilkinson appeared exista in Great Britalo asă Amerion. In masu. baen circulated ip the interests of designing for the defence. Some boxes of milk were | facturing wo will be compellion, but only in traders, tax-shop proprietors and boarding house found la a cargo bost by the Police and ^an | Chiar, We buy jaw colton in the. United | kosses who would profit by a longthened støy- examining their contente few packets Stater, India and Chine, and make it up into of the visitors in Hongkong. It is a pity the THE PRESENTATION OF ADDRESSES. | of these cups were found. The boat. | yarn and sell 13 is great quanililer, to the Câl- cunning disemloitors of such mischievous The Jablies festivities continue unabated and 'men were arrested and pointed out she delen. | near. - But so far as our competing in America | yarns have not been sun to ogrik and severely TO ADVERTISERS. Advetikus sze requested to forward, all codices intended for

the weather la glorios.

dant as being the person who had shipped the | or elsewhere is concerned there need not be punished, "Have not the secret police yet heard Intion in that day's lasna not later than "Three o'blochi ao ma lottard the marty publication of the paper, “

The Lorda and Commons went in processlen | goods. The defence was that there had been occasion for the least anxiety. Should Canada of this latest ritempt by avij-minded parnosa Advertisements and Subscriptiona which are nos ordered for si

to Buckingham Palace to present their addresses | » elatake In Identity, Mr. Wodehouse dia. | refore in ker new' tariff to grant as the most. fo prey upon the ignotance and credulity of their Ezad palad will be ponálnand Kazat countacanadad..

si the Queen's Recaption ; and four hundred | miaped the man, saying that the penalty in a" | favoured-nation clause, we would protest, of fellow-country men THE Himiking Telgrajk has alergat chrcedation of any Mayors followed them.

Serper cam of this kind was a fine of $2,000 and a course. We know of no teason why such ex- . In the various prices of the Diamond Jubilee, English movampu pabadball in the Tre Kant, and ka teenden Cha "HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH," | 1: Kaduan ke Ademdoers, Fatma can be lament on applications: The Queen reviewed ten thousand children in couple of years! {mprisonment, and to convlot ceptional treatmegahould be accorded us/ | proceed not only count Justice bas bues done to No, & Peddar's Hill, The Mangling Tilerigia humbët si fis Telephone Comm) | Hyễn Park and returned to Windese matfreð and a person for such an offence the evidence. Canada kar nứt no less from no in say way, the bag-pipe hand that played “Our Yay Own”

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should be particularly se-nd/3-

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To and from the review, -Au the hand kid qnly

NOW READY!

COMMERCIAL AND STAUSTICAL

PAPERS.

No. 1-APRIL. 1897:

Being reports of meetings of Companies and Corporations for periods ending 31st December, 1896,

This pamphlet la publiaised for the conve- Blanco of the Commercial Commanlly and for sale.

PRICE $PER COPY,

at the office of the

Hongkong, 7th May, 1897..

Letters on Editorial matines to be got to 43 The Editor” vad sot to individual members of the staff,

Comeriona intended for publication must be accompanied

THE QUEEN'S MISSAGE,

The Message from the Queen to “the Nation,||

by the name and address of the writers, not necusely far | India, and the Colonies" was as follows pan publication but as evideon of good faith,

**From my heart I thank my beloved people May God bless them."

Whilst the columna of the Honghong Thlaridk wil sways- be open for the fair discusion by carrapondait of all question

affecting pabilo iuberests, It wait be dithesly maderstood that the Editor does not in any way hold himpit reposalile for opinions thus expressed..