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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1897.

RUSSIA AND COREA...

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REUTER'S MESSAGES.

RUSSIA IN KOREA.

LONDON, November and,

The Timis correspondent at Seoul states that the Rasrian Mlolster has forced the Karena Government to dismiss its Engilsh financial adviser and chief of the Customs and to replace him by a Rosulan. [This corroborates ike Ti'sgraph special tele.

grám of Thursday, October 28ıb, 1897.]

GREAT BRITAIN AND JAPAN. Lord Sallsbury and the Japanava Minister rigued a protocol on the oth October, enforcing forthwith Article Na, 17 'the treaty of 1894 regarding the protection of patents and trade

marks.

OBITUARY.

The deaths are announced of Str. Rutherford Alcock, and Major Chard a. Rorke's Dell fame

THE UNITED STATES. -The election to the Mayoralty of New York to-day is causing the p.calèst Interest.

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COLLISION IN THÈ BARBOUR.

THE BUNK.

A disastrous colllafon occurred in the Harbour

TRE CHAMperty case,

At the Magistracy to-day Wong Chuk Lam, clerk of Mornis. Mounsey and Brattan, sollettors, and Pang Koan Chs, broker, were brought up on remand, charged "that the wald Wong to-day. At 12 50 p.m. ibe Kowloon ferry-launch Chuk Lama (Pang Koan Chu in the second | Morning Star collided with the steam-fianch' defendant's charge) on or about 7th April, | Eles, belonging to Messrs. Lapė, Crawford & 1897, at Victoria, unlawfully did commii | Co. The Morning Star was coming to Hong- the offence of champerty for that he and kong from Kowloon and the Eles was pressed- another Pang Koon Chu (Wong Chuk Lam in | Ing from west to cast fatending to go alongside the second defendawa's fadictment) did agree the steamer Zafiro with stores for that ship. with ona Kwok Tin Tal to commence an action The bow of the "Star" liner rán lato the forward against the steamship Restia in the name of part of the Fire, making a large crack there, the said Kwok Tin Tal on condition that the The Morning Star sustsloed slight damage to her stem, which was a Hiile bent. The collision occerrad about 200 yards from the new Pedder's Wharf, and a short distance kom the Zafre, Immediately after the collision the Elu wan rapidly filling with water and she tornad and steamed towards the shore apparently with the fatention of balog - besched in front of ̈Messin, farding," Matheson & Co.'s offices. She was älling to rapidly that whin she was about 100 yards from the shore her bow dipped and she sank. The crew of the luch jumped overbaard in time and were picked up hy some launches and tampans. The His sank only two minutes after she was run into, The Morning Star went to Kowloon Docks after the accident for repairs. The mining of the Elit was commenced at once and a large jank was -1 buvlly engaged to-day in preparing for the work.

Mr. H, L. Dannys Crown Solicitor) prosecuted and Mr. J. Hastings appeared for Wong Chuk

Lam.

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| Suro. Col. Evath, P.M.O., kaa kludly offered to give a course of Ambulance Lectures, lor men only, in the Kowloon Instiints at 6 pin, com- mencing next Wednesday, Nov. roth. These Lectures are intended specially for the Mercanilla Mariye, but all interested are heartily farited. There are seats for 200 in the Institute, and it is hoped there will be a large attendance. THE second mate of the Marli Fabien appeared at the Police Court to-day. In answer to a summons by the Captain's boy, for assault. The complainant's evidence was to the effect that he suked defendant for some milk for the Captulo, The defendant did not answer him and shortly afterwards the chief engineer's boy also went for some milk. The defendant did not give him any and he reported it to his master. The chiefld Kwok Tio Tai,should give Wong Chuk engineer spoke to the defendant about it Lam and Pang Koon Chu sixty per cent on and when defendant met complainant again | any amount that might be recovered on the sald be gave him a blow. To answer to kis

action." Worship the defendant stated that the bay had always been "against him." He had not asked him for milk and he became excited and gare him'a blow.. A fine of $3 was in flated,

||TO-MORROW alternoon the Hongkong Football

The complainant, Kwok Tin Tal, continued | bis evidence. He said the collision took place Club will play Mr, DaŸloo' team, under Assocla- on the night of the 5th April, and he reported to the Police on the morning of the 7th. Clab, in colours, Mr. Davies' team in white, He taw Pang Koon Chu la "the club"on | Bótä' teams are stong and an interesting match

the 7th. When the agreement was made to give him óo and 30 pir cent., Pang Koon Chu is expected. The following - Arn_the_teans,

wrote the statement made by witness but did ClabJ, R. Gillingham, gosli W. D MarsOD

not write down the percentage. There was NO and S. Deacon, backs ; J. R. Crowley, W.Y.R.,

written or stamped agreement and when the H. W. Looker (Captain) and F. H Kew, Halveti strangement was made to give the defendants H. H. Logan, W.YR, D.Danby, H. S.200 ont of the $100 which the compradore of Moberly, H.K.R., E. F. Mackay, and H. K.

the P. & O. was giving to saine there was also Holmes, forwards. # Me. Darles' :-H, Bigham, The Addaide' match, after four days' play, | goal; J. M. Henderson and R. Smellie, backs;

na written agreement. He asked the defendants was unfinished and ended in a draw,

W. S. Ritchie, W, Wilson and S. Miles, Hales,

to return $100 to him ay they had already got more than they ware eetliled to. When he got HOW WE WENT TO TUNG LIANG. A. E. Head, R.A., A. N. other, J. MeSwayed, E. the $100 from the defendanti he had to sign S. Torner and W. D. Barlow, forwards. Tuz Legislative Council will meet on Monday, 8th November, Business-1. Financial Minute No. 3. Report of the Law Committe on No. 13. 2. Report of the Flance Committee.

The Interpretation Bill." law. Orders of the Day-1. Committee on the Bill entitled An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding two millions three hundred and forty- three thousand seven hundred and thirty dollars to the Public Service of the Year 1898. 7. Committer on the Bill entitled An Ordinance to smeed The Ch'o a: Exbadiiton Ordinance, 1889. 3. Committee on the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to Va. Frants. 4. Third reading of the Bill entliled

In our issue of the 28th ultimo we pub- | lished a special telegram from

Shanghal correspondent in which it was stated that the Corean Government is ne-American papers give the candidates as Vanton rules, at Happy Valley, Kick-off at 4.40 p m. cepting Russian officers in place of all the British and Americans holding Government appointments and other important post- tions. It is also reported that Russia in- above Part TO-MORROW, tha gih instant, attends without further delay to bring Corea 5. P.M.

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completely under her control and to suspend the foreign press. Reuter in effect now endorses this Intelligence, stating, under date London and November, that "the Russian Minister has forced the Co- rean Government to dismiss Its Engllah financial adviser and chief of the Customs and to replace him by a Russian." We are not in the least surprised to hear this; we expected it: In the course of-an-

Wyck for the Tammany jobbery syndicate and Henry George In the independent cause.)

SPAIN AND CUBA, General Blanco has lasted a pacifying precia. mation to the Cubans, promising them autonomy and obilvios of the past.

CRICKET.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. The buying rate for sovereigns is $10.33 per £.

Captain F. Schuls, will be despatched for Interview this morning with a gentle-THE three Chinese gunboats in po to-day

the above Port on SATURDAY, the 6th ins)"nt, 114 PM

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Intimations.

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dressed-ship" in honour of the anniversary of the birthday of the Empress-Dowager of China. Tur following is the programme of music to be played by the West Yorkshire Band at the Cricket match to-morrow, from 3 30 to 5 pm-

March.......... The Commandang............Ord Kame Marblalpocures of Bellini agama.

, Godfrey Inter................ Moonlight..

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Waldenfal Chaugh and Crow.............shop Balectica....... The French Maid.............Slaughter.

Gad ate the Queen.

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a promissory note but the $a5 for costs was not put in,

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The Fonchow paper gives an interesting account of the business which now invlies the attention of the lavesting pabilo :-

Mr. Denays sald that the def:ndant was ant, as being asked, did not produce it. givar vintice to produce ihla note.~~~The defind-

Continuing, were said that the note was him by the first defendent. He did not know 4. Sanitary Bye-written by the second defendant and handed toes Factory at Tung Liang and we had our

As Ordinanca to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the Construction of Ordinances, to further shorten the Language used in Or- dinances, and for other like purposes —A mest. ng of the Financs Commitich will be held im- mediately after the Council,

man named To Chị Ching and the second de- fendant did not say that he was acting for that man in this matter. Since his caro was settled be bad been out dishing and returned on 31st

ultimo.

The receeds of Admiralty suits and 3 of 1897, in which Kwok Tổn Tal was the plaintiff sad the P. & O. Co. the defendants, were produced The first was a claim of $5 450 for damages and the second for $2000 for loss of life, The wit was dated gib Apill. These cases were, with drawn by Mr. Mounsey, salicitor for t'e plaintiff, on 17th May, a settlement baring bean arrived

After a lengthy cross-examination of the com

to-morrow. Bail as before.

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We have patiently walted for the summer to pass before making our trip from Kuliang to the reward in a cool cloudy day a week ago,

We made our start at 9'45, a party of đã xu the youngest member remarked, who despite the years being less in numbers than her fegers did the 16 mile walk with "planty to spare 1"

In 15 minutes we had left paddy, sweet potato fields, and even native farmstanda beblad, vestled under a hillside clothed thick with Araucarias, and some splendid Crypto- merias: We passed close to one of the tiger traps which are ready to revenge the loss of goats, but its attractions were not enough to make or break the pace which 'thus early in the day was very good.

The road was nów often difficult to follow, hid-

that Mr. SPEYER had made up hii mind to make a short stay at Amoy, lastend of Pagon figures for September" for the Charters plainant the case wiy remanded till 2.30 p.m. den by overhanging bracken. It was mich a

THE compradore and plot of the Sinker, which 10,175 011. of geld and bullion, the separate

Towers (Queensland) goldfields are highly satisfactory both as to gold returns and dividendi, and in the value of gold won, it is apparent 1897 will be record year. For September, 41,402 toos of stone and tailings were treated" for

Irades between Hongkong and Formoss, were

returns belag-mills 18,076 tans for 19,618 okt., brought up at the Magistracy this morninglings retreated by cyanide 21,780 tens for tons for 649 os. For the alte months of the charged with having in their possession five 998 ass, pyrites treated by chlorination 545 taela of Wlicit oplem. FC. Hoggarth boarded present your, mill goid totals 177,174 635, the steamer at I p.m. yesterday and found the cyanida bullion 64,057 620, and chlorination oplum in two tracks The defendants were on ng 6.414 031, showing an excess of

of 72,674 excess of the corresponding

period of shore at the time and went to the Station this rigs. It is expected the yield of gold and balllos for 1897 will (otal about 340,000 0x1., valued at re mililoa sterling. The dividends for September totalled £35.777 making the total for the nine months 235,318. The September calls were £6,0,6, and for the nine months £50,411, the excess of dividends over calls for the nine months thus being £164,70%. [[ saticipated the dividends for 1897, will reach about £119,959.

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THE GYMKHANA.

The fellowing is the programme for the Gym. khana on Saturday, the 6'h instan", commencing 44 3 p.m. — THE KINGSCOTE CUP -Â âre forlangshandicap for all China ponies, rat prize presented; and. B. Entrance fee 81, but if left in after a pm, on 21 November, $3 in addition. Mr. George Pottat Tocsio, 11st salbs pa Mr. Gray's Rockhall, vrei solba „omponent Mr. Forbes Mowin, T1st 7ibs. Lt Col, The O'Gorman's Morrison, 1st alb...

Mr. Cex's Saucy, 21st olb

Mr Bell-Irving's Red Rag, 1st Triba

well beaten track when the ten grown abist the Kullang hills, was carried over to be gold at Peling. Very little goes there now as theoricam paid are not sufficieas inducement. We frand. the steep descent to the fard of a mezatain streams, very slippery work ; the red wall of these bills with heavy dew or rain is a problem to be solved only with the aid of friendly tree trunks and strong grasses, for the slope was tribly suggestive of the wall of a hosan. It way all very lovely, when we could spare time to look around, and a litle houre among the pine trees in a deep ravine, with the signs of wood craft is chips and logs scattered around, might have come bodly out of the Black Forest.

We crossed the streses iwice, by stepping from rock to rock and then enjoyed the most exquisite scenery, wanding our way around a rock-strewn hill. Över, round and between great, boulders - Mr. Hermit's Wakefal Joe, lost alb...........

all over kung with fast crimsoning crarpers, and with ferns everywhere, we went "A shep fura THE CONSOLATION RACK-For all bosten China beought es face to face with a glorious view, the ponles of this sessan's gymkhanas (winners of great valley down which we looked seeming to pole pony racer excepted). Once found the on either side, while down in its deept ran a _open_si-last-to-the gos, the hills crowding it in course Weight for Tacher. est prise, 850 ; | brawling stream. A was shrine in a group of second. $20. Entrance fee, $3.

man passing through Hongkong by the F. & O. liner hamer to London a repre- sentative of the, Hongkong Telegraph was Informed that as far back as the 13th October it was known in Seoul that the new Russian Minister, M. SraYER, Was exerting great influence over the effete Corean Government with a view to put ting a stop to the control of Corean finances by Mr. McLIAVY BROWN of the Chinese Customs Service. It was also. understood on good authority that all British and American subjects holding | Tux Undaunted and Archer both office in Seoul under the Corean Govern- | satisfactory štčam trials yesterday. ment would be replaced by Russians and vessel is to leave on Thursday next have M. ALIXIE, & Russian, appointed Anchorage as we previously reported, her pro- Financial Adviser to the Government. We

gramme having been changed. She will then were further informed that Mr. Jornan, the

go north and take up her duties as senior officer's British Consul-General' In Cores, was speedily Informed of the policy of his ship of the northern division. Russian colleague and that he adopted ways and means to prevent the Rus- sians accomplishing a coup chiefly at the expense of unoffending British subjects and British prestige. Our informant was unable to state positively how far the new move of the Northern Colossus had succeeded, but he did not attempt to deny & that the position of Mr. McLEATY BROWN

was not a secure as is generally sup-moraing to claim the boxom xx ibair properly posed. He has held office in Corea as Chief and were miested. A fins of Sico was inflicted. Commissioner of Customs in virtue of his Connection with the Chinese Customs Ser- WI bave received from Messrs. F. H. Dangal pice and it was owing to the power he wield- & Co., of London, a copy of thets Registered ed in Corea while holding that appointment Chancery List of Famillis, for whom money le that little difficulty was found in folsting now to Chancery awaling claimants and evi- him-upon a weak and corrupt Government-dence of the right to claim. — It seems a pity that nominally as financial adviser but actually much wat sum of money should be lying as controller of Its finances. In this ca dormant and it may be hoped therefore that the pacity he has worked well and faithfully.dvertisement published in this issue will be of That Russia has regarded Mr. Brown'spo- sition and Influence as a stumbling-block to service to some of our readers, who may have the growth of her Influence and prestige in reason for believing that they are "interested the peninsula there can, la our Informant's partes," oplaton, beno doubt, and it was expected A CHINESE merchant, carrying on business in that as soon as M. SPETER took over charge of Russian Interests

a com- Quean'■'Road, prosecuted his concabing at the ♬ kind may be, as Lord Justice BBWCB CECA Bald. plete change would come over the Magistracy today for stealing about $300 worth aspect of affairs In Corea, that a bold of clothier. It appears that? she left him on attempt would be made by Russia to 13th September with two of bla mald servants, assume the position of tutor and guardian the clothes having been previously pawned by of Corear That Russia is bent on quickly her. A mport was made to the Police at the assuming control in Corea there is, we ilme with the result that he was surested on the regret to learn, no reason to doubt; that roof of a house in West Polst. The case was she seeks to force Great Britain's hand remanded to-morrow pending another charge, appears equally clear, and that she desires

that of conniving at the sale of one of the maid to make Japan comprehend that she has been ousted from Corea for ever is equally. beyond the pale of reasonable argument. | A HAWAYR was charged at the Magistracy this Russia, we believe, knows well that Japan moratg with conveylog a jar containing 20 lbs. bitterly resents her Interference at the

of dynamite without having it, fabelled "dan close of to låte war with China and is WINES & SPIRITS.preparing to "measure swords" with her erona. A watchman of the Fatihan said that

at 4-45 p.m. yesterday he saw a boy carrying ajarbieved and had res100 to balleva bar huge neighbour. She has therefore de cided the "draw" Japan and finds Corea

to the steamer, which was about to go to Canton. to be over that age of not. So to sell- minor, tha ignorance ALL there are selected by our Landon the most convenient place to play her The delendent was following him. Witness in liquor to

of the seller is irrelevant, or selling liquor wood and bottled by curselves, thay saving all game. She has not yet been able to asked what the fır conts!ned and defendant saloonfanday at an hotel to a stranger believing Mr. Gibson's Chin. Chỉ¤ amantessera House, bought direct at first band, imported in Intermediata prođite, and enabling is to supply remove Sir ROBERT HALT's representative; it hold entables. On the lid being removed the hit a guest. The law says there things shall Mr: Gibson's Hercules ..............................hər/1374?set=

dynamis was discovered. The man said that nose done box fida or malafide. The princis the jar had beru extrusted to him to take piet the root of such cases is the protection of socty-salus reipublica. To raclety, it does Camion. He was foed $75-

nófgally whether a man breaks the law wil- full or innocently, the wrong is done all the 2. Wa in England are in a transfilonal sit, but gravitating, perhaps, as Prince's Ca 1ts (44 Law J. Rep. M.C.ras ; L,R. a C.C.

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CLARET.-On Clarels, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine predact of the juice of the grape and are not artiBcially made from raities and currants, as is generally the cars with Cheap

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but he may have to go soon.

The Interference with British officials may mean a good deal. In the first place It indicates that Russia desires to remove from the Peninsular Kingdom the last trace of the baneful Chinese suzerainty, the maintenance of Chinese Cus- toms employees in Important posts at the open ports and in the capital; secondly, it

servants,

to

A SUCCETUL Smoking Concert (the first of the cason) was held last night in the Western Hotel. The bosse (as is usual on these occa slons) was packed, b.th branches of the service being represented. The programme, which was

AMERICAN and English law do not often diverge, but when they do the, divergence is always inactive. We on this side of the Atlantic talk glibly of the maxs res; it is what fo our system of law tankes the criminal; yet we hardly realise how much "mist," as Americans would say, hangi around the phrase. To begio with, the maxs veu implies s pronouncement es

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Mr. Lena'y Glendabh, tost glbs.............................. Mr. Posts's Gleniffer, 11st 1lb...çais...anınämn ̧ Mr. Ball-Irving's R ̈d Rag, kost gibt................... Captain Barry Drew's The Beast, 11st 4lbs ... Mr. Cor's Paddy Bird, tout gibi..................... The Hon, T. H. Wblichead's Vicar trst albu TILTING AT THE RING-Three runs. Thiting lances provided. 1st prsta cup presented such a fact as the state of his digestion, by George Potts, Erg and, three-fourths of

much more difficult to get ai, in spite of

the entrance fees. Entrance fee, $1. modern science. But even if we can get

Mr. Cox

Mr. Landala this mens rea by some mach rough-and-

Mr. De Vitre measure of our social recessites. Take mady means as a jury, is the mens ren

Capt. Barry Draw Mr. Drury

Mr. Spencer le crime of bigamy. Is England an ho

Captain Philip

Mr. Moberley urt and reasonable bellof in the death of the

Mr. Plett

Mr. C. W. Gordon Lieut-Col, The O'Gorman irmer wile or husband is a good defence to a

Captain Berger piccollon for bigamy. In America it is not, A POLO PONY Race-From the z-mile post in;

of policy of the law there the preservation

owners up; calch weigh's. Ponies must be ispeace of families and the good order of played at polo regularly to within one week of dety-does not recognise the right of a wife this meeting. 1st prize, a cop presented by up lg-crance that her husband is alive, or H.E. Sir William Robinson, G.C.M.G. Á eys on an honest bellel in his death, to take the second palse will be given. Entrance $3. it or marrying agalo—the slik, that is how The Hon. T. H. Whitehead's Kingscote

Captain Barney's Fandango vacanteen Arican law regards ', of breaking the law. Sthe abduction of under six on it by Captain Philip's societie

crime, whether the seducer Mr. Pistiana90162903298||AB|K13 Alerican Tsw

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SANITARY BOARD.

ace 15 of 1896.

La 11S NOMINATION EVENT-A word is given

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rocks made a perfect foreground.

Turning our backs on this fair some wa followed the bid of the stream up the long, and very lovely valley, Little water milli were dotted all the way along, all of them more er Lens ralnown). But for them, not a trace of life or | habitation diki wense. The loneliness andvlience would be appalling but for the rashleg of the burn and we did not marval that our coolles should suggest "Lâu hu" (t/gar) at intervals,

We were quito xggrieved to find ourselves in comparative civilisation once more, as illustrated by an ancient stone bridge and a stone paved roid, which we know to be the high road from Foochow to the district of Fellag. After a LİGRAY hour's rise up this "high road!! some 3 feet la width, we called a halt at a roadside Jose hours, an the steps of which we rested and refashed. Until it was screened from our view by a curious and unkempt maltitude we admired a ptsp of rushing stream, and ovabanging trees, truly panse. As we seared our destination of Tung Llang the country lost all graadent, there were no rocks or legrants; grany downs and rounded bilis took their place, tea commended itself to our potica. A Ten Garden” conveys s'very erroneous ides of the patches of cultivatfor that enally exist. Wherever adil or appect offer stractions, the upsco is cleared and w shrubs grow, in the midst of a wīdu awéopol down as in any odd earner, and needless devoid of any attempi, si s fisca. Thula a great differencs In the look of these play sud and stranger and do not carry on a peting these around the Kullang kille ; they are fur

which should be made into as many English Dictionary words as possible by the Indy, us-existence smothered by trails of sweet salons, We were now attended by she took a train of fog any number of letters for each word } four- minutes allowed. For instance: "Parties," the great dowashed, who from this? pet, pir, paste, art, tie, It, est, east, sup, etc., rest from their labours and stared us without etc., A5 or 6 letter word will be given. When interval till our departure. As the native Before time done with, the nominator gives her card to hes staff at the Factory expressed his side, fare romiare, he is on tesi; ke mounts his post, never have got Missiside com ildes round a post and back; mifoos allowed: now plenty man waniches fool Four points will be given for each word and The titila vllages were **.

consposed of points for nomiare's places as they pass the ten houses where the Carbrought in by the merchants stay: winning post in orders 16 points to ist, 8 to and buy the small lots of green heaps piled and, 4 to 31d. Two prizes, "Entrance $3,

DERERDIE REound, Woskwer ambling in with Netsinated by...

on the floors sed the bamboo accom kin

basketfals sing g shoulder.

the day, to come sid It was strange, Jalfachinery among there denly on the whirl primitivosatround to the kindness of the

special meeting of the Sanitary Board was this afternoon for the purpose of considering anditional bye-law made on the suggestion of

Attorney General under section 13 of Ordi-Capt. Barry Draw...........Mrs. Hall Bratton,

Lardale.Usuariotanukokon Marshall, Viddle:rabe, Nicholls, Bears, it her. Atkinson (Colonial Surgeon) presided, and Capt. Philips ...... vener and Reynolds. A similar concert will be the were also present Mr. F. H. May (

aptain Mr. Platorsexperveneran given on Wednesday, the zoth lust, and others Serintendent of Police), vice president, Mr. F. Mr. Spencer ...........................Mas, Philips,

Clarke (Medical Officer of Health), Mr. R. Cap, Bergeron, will be given during the season,

Ormsby (Director of Public Works), Mr. N. | Lleat, Col. The O'Gorman,,,Mrs. Ritchie,

Mr. Gibson related to the definition of Mr. Gordon empay The byelaw

de, and Mr. H. McCallum (Secretary.) reet" which was exactly like the one pre- Me. de Viti...................... waly in force with the exception that the words Mr. Wood quare" and "court" are omitted. The Medical Officer of Health said that be explained the previous meeting that the ection of the Unofficial members of the

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is doubtless intended as a means of feeling tong and varied, was opened at 7:30 pm, by the the pulse of Joux BULL. If much fuas is Chairman, Mr. J. McCann, and the ball was made by the British Government it might! indicate one thing; if Russian interference kept melly solling untilaista hour. The follow is accepted as inevitable it may indicate ing gentlemen, assisted in making the evening another thing. What the adoption of one or an aejoyable ones Mears. Wilkins, Mears, the other attitude would really mean we are not inclined to say. But sure it is that the new Russian Minister is furnished with very different instructions from those which gulded M. WARBER's policy for upwards of a decade, M. WARDER Is a clever, highly We have certainly been blessed with anything but a November temperature during the last two cultivated diplomatist; M. SPEYER IS a man of action. The advisers of the TAR❘ or three days, and folks are grumbling on all are of course well aware of the difference bands at their bard lick in being dens out of between the two men. They know decently cool weather at the beginning of the that M STEYER, backed by a large army football and cricket season. Last year the massed on the Corean frontier and maximum temperaine for the first three days of & strong navy in the Ses of Japan, will not | November never excesde 1 796, while yesterday mince matters with the Corean Govern- and the day before the thermometer at four jure and court." He had endeavoured Mr. Polta's Tocato, 115, dibujassamy ment.' He l an Impetuous and very am-.

how that this was already covered by another | Mr. Gray's Rockhall, sons, xal2#.................. We only guarantee our Wises and Spirits to bilous man. He has gone to Corea to o'clock in the siternoon reglstered B2, 180, v Flaw and the new passage of the defisition Mr. Forber's Morvis, 11, 4ibe.......

saning when bought direct from us in the win fame and fortune. Will he accom- the readings were taken at the Observatorys } { street" excluded those words,

Lt. Col. The O'Gorman's, Morrison idate raibe,, negar fram our suitserland Agents at the pilah his object? If so, at whose expense where it is comparatively cool, a degree or two he president moved that the bye-law with chiefly i These are, we take it, questions may stily be added for Quinn's Road. Therence to this made in June last be repeated

sexes of any breezes, too, hat made it appeal much hotter than when there there is a coor northerly wind to nemysɛ the heat,

S. WATSON & CO. LD,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hugkoog, zith Detobir, 1897,

that merit serious consideration by those who have important commercial and poli- [6 | Ucal Interests at stake in the Far East.

falative Council to the bye-law was that might not be held to include the words

tear-General, by-law be sent to the

r. Kde second and it was carried unamimusly, Ma Bowed adjourned till this day wook,

HE GYMERAMA CUP-Oge mile; forall Chins Fonies; forced entrance for all winners on the flat during this season's gymkhanas; weight for inches; first prize, $100; second, $35 7 entrance fee, $4

Mr. Cox's Sancy, 10st. Olb

we

First, though, haunt Co., we were ableto Fooch Team in their husgalow, which atjoy our picnic.forts which a nativs house if it lacks shout the hands of Mr. Talt all knows not give. This has been fully that hospitalhe para fów wuskear Bumbers valed of ducen acrom the hift, as well as

viatore Company from Fapchowe members ware Idspected and lie young The nellan eend found to be delen wel plants frica of farther land for their trane.? and thusstand. The yong plaats looked pinata' and the Twenty-sour (which they wary RD cover should prove a good object

of

34 the water da

The Hon. T. H. Waltehead's Sport, 18%, so to the story lay on the A BooT RACE for bandases of the Watchy by Colorir lite lym

Yaskshire Regiment ; fratë prize, 80: 1. #90014", ""propóniosa.

* $5 ; third, 841 fourib, 83 ; dfik, Si j'unirange

free, on ground.