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to-day's Advertisements.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

*HE Undersigned_bay_received lostructions

THE

to Sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

ON

FRIDAY, the 17th September, 1897,

2.-0 PM.

at his Sales Rooms, Zetland Street, No.. a. (For Account of whom it may Concern), A LARGE QUANTITY OF USEFU HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, (Removed from Kowloos and the Higher Lovel for Corventence).

Comprising

TAPESTRY COVE ED, DRAWING ROOM SUITES, OVERMANTELS with GLASSES HATSTA DS, FASY CHAIRS, WASHING SANDS, LARGE LADIES' DRESSING TABLES, DINING TABLES, WARDROBES with and without GLASSYS, SID BOARDS, S'DETABLES, CHEST OF DHAWERS, CARPETS, SINGLE and DOUBLE IRO.BEDS, WRITING DESKS, CROCKERY, GLASS-WARE, ELECTRO PLATED WARE; JAPANESE FRAMES and ORNAMENTS, ĆUTLERY, PICTURES, BATHROOM and KITCHEN REQUISITES,

&C.

&c., Also

A few fine Specimens of Carved BLACKWOOD WARE.

On View at the Undersigned's from THURA- DAY, the 16th inst.

Catalogues Issued prior to Sale.

TERMS OF SALE:-Cash on delivery, us Customary.

PAUL BREWITT, Auctioneer.

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Hongkong, 14'b September. 1899.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR AMOY AND TAMSUI *HE Company's Steamship

THE

"HAIMUN,"

Captain Bathurst," will be despatched for the above Ports TO-MORROW, the 15th Inatą at Neon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 14th September, 18497.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1897.

Intimation.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

BY APPOINTMENT.

WINES & SPIRITS.

WE beg to call attention to our PRICE below:-

LIST OF WINES AND SPIRITS as

As there are all selected and bought first hand by our London Hotse wa save say inter. mediate profits and are thereby enabled to capply the best qualities at Moderate Prices.

PORT.

(For Invalids and General Usi),

Ø VINTAGE, superior quailly, Red

Par dom.

Case, Per Bot,

TELEGRAPH* ARN MOST RESPEITFULLY | Malaya, viés Capt. Syers, deceased. BEVINDED THAT ALL BURSCRIPTIONS -MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE,

· TO SUBSCRIBERS.

CAST, TALBOT, of the Malay States Guldos and STRAITS papers state that the military in the | NEWS BY THE CANADIAN MAILASA Saparintendent of Prisons, Selangor, has been Siralis Sotilements 'will' be permitted to value SUBSCRIBERS TO "THE HONGKONG | appointed Commissione, of Police, to Federated | their dollars at 15. 111, èach-froùs the 1st Oct.,

LONDON. August Dist. **** The Margals of Salisbury's definție committat of Great Britain to the polloy of twisting avon the evandalfos of Thessaly by the Tork'sh hoops, whether the Greek Indemnity is vuld or unpaid, la universally approved by the British press, and is equally condemnes by the Costie nental newspapers. It is difficult to see the outcome of the situation, The British Premier proposed that Greece had to pay a smili annually, representing the interest on the lndem- alty and a fostalment on the Eɔtal amount, af In the case of the Russo-Turkish war fudemnity, bat there seems to be little chance of the poweri accepting the prepositions

MARRIAGE.

At the Cathedral, Shanghal, on the 8th inst., by the Rev. H. C. Hodges, M., J. TAYLOR

Y of the Wesleyan Mission, Hankow. GREEN, Imperial Maritime Customs, to HANNAH

DEATH.

On the 26th August, at Naful Tal, Burma, KATHARINE LOUIS, the beloved wife of F. W. BODIKER, and daughter of the late John Thompson, of Moulmein.

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1897.

Capable........$14.40 $120 TELEGRAMS.

C FINE OLD VINTAGE, superior

quality, Black Sexl Capsule.. 16.10 1.35 D VIRY FINE OLD VINTAGE, extra supertor, Violet Capsule (Old Bottled)

SHERRY.

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20.40 1.70 For dos.

Cam. For Bos

REUTER'S MESSAGES. THE SILVER QUESTION,

LONDON, September 11th, SUPERIOR PALE DRY, dinocr

The Times, in an article from a trustworthy wire, Green Seal Capsule $10.80 $0.9 correspondent, states that the Bank of England C MANZANILLA, PALE NA-

bas consented to bald one filth of its reserva in TURAL SHERRY, Welle

silver. The Times assumes that there must be Capsula ........................... 13.00 1,00 CC SUPERIOR OLD DRY, PALE

some weighty ressons of stala for such a harmi- NATURAL SHERRY, Red

fal and revolutionary measure and that it may Seal Capsule...................

འ*****4*,

1.00 possibly be to stop bimetallism supporters. The VERY SUPERIOR OLD PALE DRY, choice old wine,

Government of the Bank of England refuses to Walte Seal Capsote....... 14.40

confirm, deny, or explain.

E EXTRA SUperior Old PALE Day, very finest quailty, Black Seal Capsule (Old Bottled

13.00

1.20

********** 20,40 -1.70

B, C, and Care excellent dluner Wines or

for invalids and delicate stomacta D and E are after-dioner Wines of a very superior vintage, All are true Keres Wines.

CLARET.

Per Dot,

Qu

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ST. ESTEPHE, Red

Capsule

C ST. JULIEN, Reul

Capsule

DLA POSK, Red

Capsule

SAI TE FOY ..****

CUSSAC

$ 696 $ 7.56 $0.60 0.35

9.00

950 0.75 0.40 1195 1392 1.10 6.60 7.10 7.91 060 035 60 70 44 0.80' 0:45

D'AN-

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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAIWANFOO.

THE Company's Steamabip

"THALES,"

Captain Douglas, will be despatched for the above Porta on THURSDAY, the 16th last, at Noon,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers.

Hongkong, 14th September, 3807.

NIPPON, YUSEN KAISHA.

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HONGKONG.VLADIVOSTOCK LINE.

MONTHLY SERVICE.

FOR VLADIVOSTOCK,

VIA SHANGHAL ·CHEFGO, CHEMULpo, NAGASAKI, FØSAN” AND GENSAN,

“HE Company's Steamship

THE

"SENDAI MARU,"

Captain C. Olsen, will be despatched as above

on FRIDAY, the 24th Instant, at 4 E.M

For Freight or Passage, apply to

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA," Hongkong, 14th September, 1897. [1413 THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA,

TİON COMPANY, LIMITED, -

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND

SINGAPORE,

THE Company's Steamship

" OOLONG,"

baring arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby fnformed that their Goods arn being-landed at their rink into the GodownI of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowas, and all Claims must be sent in to the Office of the Undersigned before Noon on the atsl instant, or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns where they will be xamined on TUESDAY, the 1st instant, at 3P.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after the rat Instant will be subject to rent.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,

Agents.

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Hongkong, 14th September, 1897.

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DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK &

COMPANY,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

SIMPLE AERATED WATER.

SODA WATER.

GING

'INGER ALE.

LEMONADE,

CHATRAU *OLADE

13 20 14.40 1.10 0.60. CHATEAU

HAVI BRION LAR- RIVET CHATRAY MOU.

TON D'ARMAIL-

1860 19.20 1,60 0,80

3

HACQ .......... 21.00 23 25 1.80 0.90 Our Cires, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the geuine product of the uice of the grape, and are not artificially made from raisins and currants, as is generally the case with cheap Winei. BRANDY.

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A HENNESSY'S

Par Cans

don, Per Bas OLD PALK, Red Capsule.$18.00 $1.ga A SUPERIORVERY OLD

COONAC, Red Cap.

ale....

21.00 1.75

74.00 300

C VERY OLD LIQUEUR

COGNAC................. DHENNESSY'S FINEST VERY OLD LIQUEUR COGNAC, 1871 Vin. tage. Red Capsule. 36.00 3.00 V.V.O. & FINEST VERY OLD L QUEUR COGNAC, 1862 Violage 48.00 4.00 All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pure Coganc, the difference in price being merely a qarsilon of age and vintage. WHISKY.

SCOTCH-

A THORNE'S BLAND, While Cap-

sale

BWAT'O 8 GLENORCHY MIL-

Far Cr

dor.it Bo

THE BLOCKADE OF CRETE. The idea of raising the blockade of Créis bas been abandoned, owing to the opposition of Germany, Ravels, Great Britain and Germany are unable to agree regarding the Indemsily question.

(From Koba Chronicle) THE RAW SILK ENCOURAGEMENT

LAW,

DENU: CIATION BY THE LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCK.

.'TOXIO, September 3rd.

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Aa.official report has been received by the Government that the Landon Chamber of Com. merce bas passed a revolution declaring that the Raw Silk Export Encouragement Law of Japin is an intringement of the new Treaty between Great Britain and Japan, and this decirration has been officially conveyed to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affaire, ........

Discussion has been going on la the Mislitry Treaty since the beginning of the year, and it is

concerning the velullen of the Law to the new

now evident that the two cannot co-exlat. It is

reported that the Government bas decided to bring forward a Bill for the repeal of the Law at the next Session of the Dini

FORMOSA AND THE GOLD STANDARD.

Tokio, Sept. 3th,

From an official source it is reported that the Government has decided to apply the gold standard to the currency la Formoss on and

after the rat October.

THE

GERMAN ADMIRAL HAS AUDIENCE OF THE EMPEROR.

TORIO, Sept. 6tb. The Admiral in command of the German Ariale Squadron and bis officers were received in audience by the Emperor this morning.

MARQUIS ITO.

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Texto, September gib. The Empress of Fapom anived at Yokobami at a 40 p.m. 10-day, with Marqola Ito on board. Coast Okuma, Miolater for Foreign Affairs,

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10 the 31st December, COLONEL Alexander, Colonial Engineer of the Tim whole Corps Diplomulque of Constantinople Straits Settlements, has gone home to be operate have protested to the Soltan against bis bestowald on for cancer of the tongue. He has been of the Order of Glory on M. Stolloff, the Balgarian succeeded by Colonel Bogto. Premier, declaring that henceforth they will refute to accept the inferior order of the Mediidien.

The Saico. Steam Navigation Co, of Alogo, Intends to estabilih a line of steamers from Shangbal to Formosa, commenclog this month. Their steamers, reven in number, have up to the present been engaged in the trade between Nawchwang, Tlentula and'Jspan and have also occasionally run to Formoak,

. It was reported in town to-fay hat an Irish paper rec fred by the last English 'mail contained the foformation that District Inspector

Hawe, of Newport, co. Maye, had started, on 12 months' leave of absence, for Hongkong where he is to reorganize the police force. His rank, it is sinted la the Irish paper, will be that al Depaty Adjutant-General and be will have a Piberal stipend.

An old gaol-b'd was brought before Mr. H. E. Wodehouse at the Magistracy this morning. He was charged with returning to the Colony from banishment and admitted the offence, Against his character there were seven previous convictions for larceny and one for returning from baalshment; bli first sänfence was la 1890 when he was impilroned for twelve - months, He was to-day sent to gual for another twelve months,

J. WHEAL. residing in No. & Staunton St. was. summoard at the magistracy this morning for allowing "an nomazzled ferocions dog" to be at large to the denver' of passers-by, The complain. 21, Sun T&L P.C.172, said he was walking along Staunton Street when the dog-dime out and tora bis clothes. The defendint explained that the constable clapped bli bands at the dog and strack another dog which was with it,. He said his dog was a very quiet thing. The case was

dismissed.

THE next session of the College of Medicine for Chloese commences to-morrow, Dr. Rengle

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THE " PEGU" PIRACY.

It Is reported that seven more Achizèse, wha took part in the plaatiost outrage on the British steamer Fog, are now in the hands of Tungku DI Boah, about three mlies from Kerti, and that Chat Nyak, of Kerti, has insisted upon Tungku Di Buah handing over the man promptly to the Datch authorities,

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. '.

At the monthly meeting of the General Coni-.

held at 3 p.m. on the roth instant, there wer mittee of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce

present Menirs, R. M. Gray (Chairman), Herbert Smith (Vice-Chairman), Hon, J. J. Bell-Irwing, T. Jackton, N. A. Siebs, Hon, T. H. Wältohead and R. C. Wilcox (Secretary),-

MINUT 13.

of the special meeting of the 3rd September wern The minutes of the last manibly meeting and read and confirmed,

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NEW MEMBERS,

It was announced that Messrs. H. H. Kirch & Co. and The China Sagar Refining Company, Limited, had been elected members during the month.

THE ZASTIRN MAIL SUBNDY, 'In-Accordance with decision come to at last meeting a letter is addressed to the Past mater General on the 17th ult, saking him to mske saather application to the General Post Office for certain information required by the froid) was received stating that the requcst had sub-Commitee, and, on the 18·b idem, a reply

been complied wiik,

OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF BRITISH FIRMS AT

NEW TREATY PORTS,"

In connection with the refusal of the British Comalar Agent at Shashih to regista: Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co, branch at Shaabihi as a British firm without farther faformation, the Chamber had, at the request of Messrs. Watson &Co., addressed H.B.M.'s Consul Geniral at Shanghai, and, ob recélving a letter from Sir Nicholas Harnen regresting his Inability to render assistance, had since laid the matier before H.B.M.'s Minister at Peking.

will give instruction in surgery ; D'. Thomson,

THE REGISTRATION CE TRADE MARKS. materia medica; Dr, Clark, physiology ; Dr.

Read letter from Mesurs H. H. Kirch & Co., Ho Ket, medical Jurisprudcace; Surgeon Gil-dated 20th August, as agents for Measts. Mars 1027: Dr. Paolus, aostomy; D. Jordan, prac mou, R. chemistry ; Dr. Carvalho, patho-land, Son & Co., of Manchester, applying

tee of medicine; Sealar Studinis, oveology Thirteen students will attend the lectures, that being the sumber on the roll.

THY carpenter charged by Mr. C. Holdsworth |with stealing a two-foot rule, was brought up on remand at the Magistracy to-day. George Kirkpatrick gave evidence that be gave Mr. Holdsworth a two-foot rule about two yeira aga, very much like the one in Court. He could not swear that it was the one as he had no marks on it. Defendant sald that he bought it a few years ago. He was bound over in the sum of $50 to be of good behaviour for six monits.

Massey, Benjɩmim, Kelly and Potte report in their Waskly Shark Report that the market has continued to show conildersble strength and in conerquence most stocks have improved their position. They hear that the China Traders Imintance Company will pay the usual dividend of $5 and that a telegram from Olivers Mines

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Mark, and expressing a hope that the Committee details of the case of infringement" of Trade would give 1ãe question of registration thele

father consideration.

The question was discussed at some length, and it was resolved to address the Government on the subject.

LEXIN TAXATION IN THE TWO KWANGS. Read correspondenca now passing between the Chamber and the British Consul at Canton on the above subject, including letter from the latter dated 28th sit, already published in local PICE,

THE COAST OF SOCOTRA.

The Secretary reported that còples of the Chamber's letter to the President of the Board of Trade (already published) had been forwarded to the local Goverement, and to the Shangbal, Yo.obams, Singapore, Colombo, and eighteen British Chimbers of ComING>CO.

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Read letter from Singapore Chamber acknow-} ledging receipt of above and enclosing copy of their own letter on the same subject to the Go vernment of the Straits Settlements (with en- closures), recommending the erection of a fight on Socotia.

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the powers is founded on the Intera Intenan The great gila of the Margols of Salisbury on

desire to get pasca setilsd and the Turkish army disbanded, and until this last step is accomplished the peace of Europe will be continually menaced, Though it is suggested that Great Britain may, abandon the concert af powers, this is not ~ro- bable and would be regarded as a proof of bad faith, and would threw the powers into a violest and (dangerous ferment. The bogey of the present moment in the chancellerica of Europe is the rooted bell-f that Great Britain is anxious to reins the Island of Crete. Consequently were Great Britain, to desert the contest of powers at the present moment their acilon would produce. a general seramb't, followed by a free fight or a menseing anit-Great Britain comblasılos.

Though the sew u crista in vffidrs on the fron- tier of British India seems to have passed, there is no doubt there has been a genuine casta for the scare which has reviled; Practically'all' the tribes throughout a mountain district dog miles long and 200 deep are up in sims and though their reverses will probably seal their arder and prevent further rerieus fighting at pres sent the greatest care will be required in Ing to note that the British at the present order to restare pesca and order. It is fatarent.

mement are concerned in a mulhude of mare or lena decisiva milliy operations Including thres |saparate campaigns In India, and besides the Campalgs in the "Soudau, the occupation of-the Island of Crete and in suppressing the revolts in Matabeland, Basutoland, Bechuanaland and in the Niger region.

The Speaker publishes a long artic'e this week taking the gloomiest view of the prospects of Spafa." It sayɛ it sees no change of the waYİ in Cuba crauing to cutrage kumualty - until popular focilor la the United States forces its government to and a pretext for intervening, and farther compilesting the sitasilan pa-bapa by a frightful war. Cotinning, the Speaker ways. It does not-anticipato a revolution or a the suffering of the people, the accumulation of Carlist rising, but it forenses, a grave increase of Indebtedness, and years of industrial relapse.

"TORONTO, August arst

J. Scott Kettle, president of the Royal Geo- Praphical Society of England, in an interview about Andree," says he, attaches no importance to the supposition (bat because Andree is not yet heard from he has been lost. An 'ree in Intel. igent, of find physique, well atta to cops with difficulties, and, as he said himself, he ml ht not. be heard from for two years. This talk about bis balloon being seen on the White Ses was ali rot. It would not have been likely to take that di ection. He may have crossed the pale and come down on the north coast of Alaska in Siberia or 'in Greenland; end, even with tha ledges he had with him for the jourory, he might be a long time in reaching the pearest telegraph station, .:

Lo now, August 21et, The enthusiastic recepilon whles the Duke and Duchess of Yerk met with in Dabțin iz sald to have greatly disappolated the Irish Nation- Allus. The visit has beco arranged with excellent tact, and in marked contrast with that of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Ireland, when event. The Duke of York's litto aperch_on some sought to mɔke party caplial' out of the "aud “seding at Kingstown, in which he referred to the pleasure which the Dachers and himself anticipated from a better acquaintance with Ireland and the fish, rock the right note, while the dress of the Duchers, green Irish. popilo, immediately won the affections of the people on ide mgcets. At Dublin the reception of the Dake and Duchess was far heavilen und more general than was anticipated by even the most enthusfastic royalstr. It is now COBA fessed that the experiment or facing the crowd wse regarded_wick some saxialy by those who advised it. Their royal Highnessen ware palp

road depôt, but all doubts were removed before the cortere enched the and of the street. -The entbonlasm increased as the royal party pro ceeded, and the eccopants of the steps at the Clly Hall, over which the flag of the cly of Dublia defiantly. Risted in place of the Union Jick, were among the loudest In welcoming the Dake and Duchess of Yosk to Ireland. in 15. let not to be wondered that the suggestion is now regarded. favorably to create the Duke of York Prince of Ireland, and make the ilia's pe mue ent one for the eldest son of the Prince Walk

LOSTON, Aarest sust.

$10.80 $0.00 Viscount Nomurs, Mlolster lar Communications, state that "the width of the reef is 7 feet, and I 1894, for she purpasa` of making trial cong ably nervous ai they emerged from the ralis

LOW BLEND, Blue Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark 10.20 0.90

C WAISON'S AZLOUR-GLEN. LIVET, Red Capsule, with

Name and Trade Mark..... 13.00 1.00

D WATSON'S H KD BLEND OF THE FINEST, COTCH MALT WHISKIES, Vilet Capsule... 14.40 1.30 E WATSON'S VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH WHISKY, Gold Cap sule..........

15.00 1.25 DANIEL CRAWFORD'S FINIST

VERY OLD SCOTCH WEISKY 14.40 1.30 Our lowest priced Whisky li of excellent quali ty and of greater age than most brands in the market. We recommend our customers not to be deterred by the lowness of price from trying them all. For a soda whisky, Thoine's Blend and Watson's Glenorchy as equal to any. Abelony-Glenlivet in a very old Poat Whisky (smoky) that could not be replaced in stock si the price. D and E are too well known to need

comment.

Per Can

and many other officiate and prominent states. mea welcomed the Marquis on Isnding

TYPHOON WARNING.

Señor Jozé de Navarro, Spanish Consul at this port has courteously lavoured on with a copy of the following telegram” received from Manila :-

the development in the working bas been mont encouraging."

WE are glad to see that our " Very Own" are at Just taking steps to provide themselves with a | band. It is to be of drums and files and already

■number of members'of the corps are beginning tę go into practice, and, as they have some good instructors in the corps, the band should soon be an accomplished fact. The drawing of the guns should be a much lighter labour with the strains of a good band playing, lively airs and there is no maale bet'er for marching to, after all, than that of a full-strength drun and file The Observatory officials; report to-day as band. The band is expected to be ready for the

"MANILA, September 14th, "There is a typhoon on the Paciße to the E.N.E. of Manla, between the parallels 15 deg and 16 dig. It is approaching the coast of Luzon,"

follows:-

On the 14th at 10.20 ..: Typhoon ap. pra:ching. Lurin costi to the East of Bolino. At 11.10 m. The barometer is steady in the North, but is falling on the S.E, and S. counts of China. The typhoon seems to be moving ado. Per Bot, quickly, probably in a W.N.W. direclop, and IRISH-

the Weather ไป

likely to become bad in the JOHN JAMESON'S OLD, Green

Formosa Channel and off the S. coast of China Capsule

$1200 $1.00 by to-interow. FORECAST-N. and N.K. B JOHN JAMISON'S FINE OLD,"

winds, probably freshenlag considerably; un- Green Capsal

15.00 1.25 settled, some rain, C JOHN JAMESON'S VERY FIND

At 4 pm, the harometer read, a981, OLD, Green Capsule ............ 18 00 $1.50 All these are very fiña and old. C has been stocked in Hongkong in wood for over 20 years, | there being little sale for Irish Whisky in the

Colony,

AMERICAN-

Par Ca

Fer Bot.

GENUINE BOURBON WHISKY,

FIRE OLD Red Capsule, with

next encampment.

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Ar the Marine Court to-day, before Condr, R. M. Ramsey, Harbour Master, Ng Choy, cook on the Amara, was charged by Andrew Spiers, third engineer of the steamer, with musapit me 161. The complainant said that on the gih fäst. he was in his room and defendant came to his door with a chopper and'challenged him to fight." || Complainant told him if he had a complaint he should go to the Captain. Thomas Rdecin, chief engineer of the ship, gave evidence that he saw defendant open the door and heard him use abusive langage to the complainant. He heard the defendant say if complainant 'came out be would kill him. Defendant dealed the charge | and said há did not abuse the complainant, A fine of $5, in default 7 days' imprisonment, was tailleted.

TRANSIT PASS GUARANTEE FUND. Reparted that the guaran'en signed 19th Sept.,

ments of giods to the inland markets in the Two Kwangs, bid ḥees doly cancelled and circulated among the signatorier.

MISCELLANEOUB,

Sundry requests for Information and arbitra- then were then comildered, and the mosilag ler minated.

"CORRESPONDENCE,

THE LIGHTING OF BOCOTRA, Penfouclar & Oriental Steam Navigation Co., The Chairman,

Singapore, 23rd July, 1897,"

Slogapore Chamber of Commerce,

Slag pere.. the honour to enclose for your consideration

Sn-At the request of the signatories I have letter addressed to me arging that the Chamber of Commerce should represent to the proper quarter the necessity of promptly establishing a powerful light on the Eastern end of the Inland of Socptia

I have, etc..

To

Acting Aginti n Singapore and July, 1897,

able cate

speculation

The fact that the price of wheat has reached St per bushel in the United States kas produced considerable excitement among graia speculators Of course, we have been eagh largely short and others in London, Secretary Baltie; unid The the in the price of wheat, with the uncut-- talaites at the fatale, makan romewhat hysterical market. The rite of sixpence in the price of barley, for

exsmpis, to-day, is dun to no assigns.

There is no speculation bere anca FRANK RICHT, as la known on Wall Street, though there is some

In Liverpool! DAN BRETstery of the Com Exchanan Famsriend t

The

15. no speculation here, as such tran sacions ses generally known. There has been disposition on the part of the outside public te Frank Ritchie, Esq.,

beat the market, but the brokers dissuaded their Acting Agent, P. & O, S, N. Coy,,

clients frem i deleg. The rise in prices yester Singapore:

day morning and today is not due so much te Str,-We undersigned Masters of ocean-going dollar wheat as to buying by France, where. steamers are declions of drawing attention to the breaking has been proving diasppointing. Om great danger to üres and shipping owing to the milers, too, are short. Our brekers have not non-existence of a light at the East end of the mada ruch, as they held no stocks. - It is mooda Island. of Secutra. That its establishment is less to say the rise of ball a crown In the pricm absolutely and urgently necessary is evidenced of wheat yesterday makes the Rivellent time cases by

the various wrecks which have occurred there Mark Lane Tas Americans have apparently from time to time, and we camesily trust that got it all their own way,"di this and the receit and loss of the steamer Aden

PARIE, AGERS with many lives will induce the Board of Trade Ameling of the chamber of depulles hau to undertake this work without farther delay, beet arranged, with the object af arging actions

Qwing to the thick and rainy weather which prevalis during a cassiderable part of as your view of the rise to the price of bread. The even when feasible they are frequently practically posal to remove the day on wheat kepusta na MA often Impossible to obtain observations and Council of depaitant of Eure-et-Lom/hare

paised resolutions protesting azaleat, the presen Tax lates! London quotation for Hongkong and knowing the same to have been stolen, and also valueless on account of the nacertainty of the ilmu when French growers are able to sell grala sedi Shangbai Bank stock is £40.

with belog an accessory "before the fact. The horizon, especially at night. Every year the staremunerative price... The” Solail urges the vermicilil was stolen in a barefaced manner by already enormous amount of shipping passing government to take immediate actions: 11 Baye tea Chloess from * godown in the land is increasing, while speed is being the cry of a dear but is powerful weapon

the novicatim! And even with the 'poont' casgful 】 in the hands of the socialists toda

and the longest experience the absence

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

H.M.S. Pigmy left for Yokohama yesterday, Tax buying rate for sovereigns in $10.58 per £

our Name and Trade, Mark...$15.00 1.35 TRAINING for the Tientsin Autumn meeting GIN.

do. Pe Bot.

1"

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now in toll swing. A FINE OLD TOM, White

Cappote

.................................$ 7.30 $0.60 THE Scots of Penang kave decided to celebrate▲ SHOPKEEPER, of No. 12, Now Street, wis 8 FINE UNIWertened, White

St. Andrew's Day by giving a ball,

charged at the Magiciency this morcing with Capsule.

7.30 0.60

recalving three bales of amically valued at $4 RUM.

FINEST OLD JAMAICA, Violet.

Capsule......¶¶¶ ...............$15.00 $1.25 GOOD LEEWARD ISLAND ASPBERRYADE, ỐC.

An Ottawa man has invented a submarlee about 6.00 0.50 GOOD LEEWARD ISLAND ......$3.50 per Gal. | searchl'glit, which it is claimed bas already | Bonham Strand. They wast Into LIQUEURS.

proved a great success,

SARSAPARILLA. RA

| DARIN, CRUICKSHANK & Cola WATERS are tinde under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist and will bear compa- rison with the best English Manufactures.

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MEseus and other Largs Consumers, a

BENEDICTINE.

CURACOA.

CHARTRYUSH.

CRIME DE CACAO FXPPERMINT.

BLACKBERRY BRANDY. MARASCHINO

CORDIAL

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(place and a coalie who was thera becams of this light must always constkuio a serious JCENT NORE, Awénu 4

...deafening uprose whenk, started out this morning on, ike dilme towardn would strongly recommend that the the new level set by jhe balls for September or character at short intervala visible at a distance of not less the Boor was fixed no the big dip); As the gang de of the light should be a powerful Aush December, Sf.43 inde market. Every eye out f then 25 miles.

stroke set the excited speculative machine Ingata

A PULL, repost of yesterday's Legislative Council frightened and hid himself in the cocklofi and danger. HERING CHERRY meetleg la published as a supplement to the ❘ he saw the men take away the versicelli. He went to blu master's shop and reported the Hongkong Telegraph this ovenlag,

matter and later the police were informed of the IT is reported that the important organization theft. In consequence of information received We therefore beg that you will forward this motion. Round, ed round known as the Commercial Travellers, of New by them the defendant's shop was entered and letter to the Chaliman of the Singapors Chamani St011, da marked for what. Wh York, has approached President Mokialey with the vermicelli was found at the back of the shop the proper authorities in Leader to be dealt wold later on the curb

ber of Commerce requesting him to forward it to closed edicially

Dr. SIEGERT'S ANGOSTURA BITTERS.

AND

*

AERATED WATERS.

Any complaints should be addrened to the A, S. WATSON & CO., LD. the view of having Colonel Frederick D, Grant, where it was divered with mat bags. Tas de- with,

son of the great American hero, appointed fendant was sentenced to three months' impri» [Fiera follow the signatures of the mastere if, the swantakels Mongagog, InkMarch, 1997.

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hanghong, 11th August, 1X07.

· sonment with kard labour,