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Co-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION,

INTERPORT MATCH. ·

*HE MATCH will be FIRED 'TO-

TMORROW (THURSDAY), commencleg

at Noow.

The following oight have been selected: Hess. BOWERY, CO:ES, LAMMERT, MCLENNAN, MACDONALD, MCPHAIL ROBINSON and STEWART,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1897.

Intimation.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED',

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

The other two pisces will be filled on the WINES & SPIRITS.

Range and will be chosen from the following:— Mesir. ARMSTRONG, GARLAND, HÄY. WARD, MARSHALL and WESTCOTT.

The above are all requested to be on the Range not inter ikan 11.30 4.MC.

A. CHAFMAN,

..Acting Hon. Sec.

H.ER.A.

Hongkong, roh November, 1897.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL

THE Company's Steamship

"TEUCER,"

Captain Riley, will be despatched as above)

FRIDAY, the 19th November; a5 4 P.M.

For Freight, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents.

Hongkong, roth November, 1807.

PERSEVERANCE

LODGE

HONGKONG, No. 1,165.

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A REGULAR MEETING of the above

LODGE will be hold in the FREEMASONS' HALL, Zetland Street, on TUESDAY, the 16th instant, at 8,30 for p.m. precisely. Visiting | Brethren are cordially invited to attend. Hongkong, toh Novembber, 1897,

PUBLIC AUCTION

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WLADIVOSTOK

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MONDAY, the sand November, 1897,

THE Russlas Steamer

"WLADIMIR,"

1,854 tons nett reglater, built at FLENSBURG In 1887, and which stranded on the rocks near CAPE GAMOFF, about 40 miles South of WLADIVOSTOK, on the rat August, WILL BE SOLD, the Hes, on the above date, for account of the concerned,

For further particolars apply to

ALL these

House, bought direct at Grat band, imported in are selected by our London

wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all Intermediate profits, and enshling us to mapply the best growths at MODERATE PRICES.

PRICE LISTS, with Full Details, in be had on

Application,

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before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being sent cat. SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are true Keres Wines,

CLARET-Oor Clarais, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the gripe and aro not 'artificially made from mlalas and currants, as is generally the case with Cheap

SENDAI, October 37th. Three-carriages of a train on the Japan Ralle way derailed this mornlag betweek Okawars and Tankiki. Fortunately no one was Injured,

SEOUL, October 58th, Last night Mr. Brown returned the notice of dismissal sent him hom the Foreign Office, and he continues in attend sa his duties sa Financliige Adgher.

TORIO, October 30th.

THE Ingo graving dock la the Naval yard at Viadivostock was opened for the first time on the 19th ait, when the cralier Dmitri Donskot entered it to undergo an ovehaol.

Tux first of the thres practice dances arranged by the St. Andrew's Ball Committee will take place on Friday, 12th November, at 5.39° p.m. A telegram was recolved to-day from Mr. In the City Hall. The Band at the West York Karino, the Japanese Minister to France, shira Regiment will supply music for the follow- aanouncing that the new Treaty with the Frenching programme :-- Republic had been approved by the Chamber of Dapoties by a large majority,

The negotiations for the completion of Japan's Trenly with Austria-Hungary are proceeding favourably,

1.-Cledoniane,

1.Strathspey and Reel of Talloch. 3-Elghtsome Reel, 4-Caledoniane,

-Washington Post.

KURE, October 30lb. Yesterday afternoon the cruisers Matsushima and Faro collided off Nagahama in Iyo province, THE Osaka Araki is responsible for report The Fase, belog seriously damaged, was bea that the Straw Braid Dealers Guild of Kobe has ched in the hope of preventing her from staking, started an agitation to boycott & local foreign No lives were lost. The Madruskima was comfirm, on the ground that the firm has purchased piratively uniojared.

The Furo le an armour-clad vessel of 3,777

brald from a dealer who is not a member of the tons, built in England in 1877. During the Galld. The officers of the Guild held a meeting war she was the flagship of the second

ou the 26 h ulio,, and decided to investigate the firing squadron. On the 24th October she arrived at Kure from Fusan, and was engaged

matter. Upon this the Kabe Chronicle very With the standing squadron in gun practice appositely remarks that the national aspiration

off Kabuto land when the collision oc curred.-Ed, X.C.]

TAIPIH, October 30th Governor-General Nogi ordered Mr. Takano to leave the official residence of the President of the | Supreme Court not later than 3 p.m. on the 28th Inst. At that bour Judge Yamaguchi, the Acting President, preused Mr. Takano to deliver up hii portfolio, but he refused to do so. Thereupon the chief Police Inspector, acting on the ear police and ordered Mr. Tikizo to leave the official residence. Mr. Takano continued to protest, and serious confusion ensued, the clerks

sent a force of

of Japan to become a commercial Power is not likely to be promoted in this way. What the members of the Guild ought to aim at is superler work which will attract the foreign purchaser, who is only anxious to get the best value for his money.

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TAR Bermer jys mark, built at the Kawashi as the two Juveniles Party and Dick, walked Yard, Kobs, tu the order of ite lyo Steamship through their respective parts,” In a' satisfactory Company was successfully launched at o 30 mannerspecially the latter gentleman. Mr. on the 18th alio. There were present about 370 A. G. Ward, although he unfortunately filled at rentlemen, emansit whom were seem Baron Suzuki, the Vice-Minister for Communications, cricket, scured a very big bit as Joyce, in the Governor Omost, Judge Chiba, Prisitent of the last act actually raising a hearty laugh from the Kobe District Court, and others. The lyp mars audience. The ladies were prettily dressed and Is a steel steamer, 180 feet long, 163 feet wide, their acting all that could be desired, Mrw, noj feet deep, of 6zo tòns and go hörze-power, Her speed is intended to be 75 kasts an hour, Francia Clark proving that she is capable of un- and she is designed to mast the requirements of || dertaking a far better part than that given to her the Steam Navigation Räcouragement Law, last night. The specially designed scenerý by Mr. H. W. Bird-who by she-by enacted a small character part admirably-ls cloverly conceived, warm in enlor, and homelike in ap-

THE LATE MR. J. D. HUMPHREYS.

Tem Afɑlay Mail says that a human car bas been found near Padah stuck on a pola and underneath it a placard with Chinasa writing on It and also a rough sketch of murderers standing | pésrance. The Band of the West Yorks enll- round the body of a murdered min. Afew days waned the intervale". later, a similar discovery was made near Sungei Best on the main road. Unlest dana as;a prac. cal joke, which is hardly likely, it may anidly be affirmed that this is the work of a Secret Society for the purpose of strengthening their organization and of enriching their coffer by striking terror Into the minds of the ignorant coolle class. Moreover it fally baare out the repeated remark that all iba mbaleg dibdcts are honey-combed with Secret Societion and it was on this ground that exception was taken to Mr. | Rodges's treatment of the subject in his last annual report.

A cablegram from England yesterday brought the end nows of the death of Mr. J. D. Hum phreys, one of the oldest and best known of The deceased Hongkong's business men, gentleman was falood for a commercial career and when a young man he spent some time in India Then like thousands of others he was Mitracted to Australla, by the gold discoveries and he spent several years witklog en the fields. Subsequently he came to Hongkong A SINGAPORE Contemporary, in describing to 1867 and became bookkeeper to Messrs. costumes at the races," seems to have been A: 9. Watson & Co. His employers appreciated well thai in the following year looking upon the wine when it was ail scris of bis services colours, with a suspicion of "constitutional ko, la conjunction with the late Mr. Hant, was tremorsTM if this is any criteston :—Mr. Patchlit left In charge of the business which an the MESSES. WHEILOCK & Co's Coal and Karosana of pink, fall front of plak chiffon and square by these two gentlemes. Mr. Humphreys wore a Chios crese in cream aver a transparency retirement of the previous partners was acquired Oil Report, dated Shanghai, gth November, revers of fucked crepe, a large tuscan has with subsequently purchased Mr. Hant's interest says:-The market for Japan coal le anything plak chiffon and purple violets. Mr. Pearce, and became the sole proprieter. The conceÈN but active, though prices both here and in Japan the Narcissus of Slagapore Society, came in a rapidly expanded, branches being established remato firm. We have not heard of any trans. sad smile of romantic melancholy. As a supple all over China and la 1886 It was turned of the Court resisting the police. At last Mr.

ment in this he was draped fa a karmonious | fato a public company, Mr. Humphreys, retala- Wines.

Takano ylefded to the order, and retired to the

actions of Importance. During the next foit-white flannel cost and thingumbobs with sweet- ing the largest interest and continuing x1

His chic straw residence of the President of the Taipeh District night there is every possibility of reduced pilcesy pretty black and red tie.

General Manager. Mr. Humphreys was also BRANDY,—All our Brandy is guaranteed to

be pare Cogost, the difference in price Court. Jadges Kawada and Toda have sent in ewing to more tonnage being available. Cardiff

laterested in various other companies, bie their resignations as a protest against the action Small sales have been made to consumers,

being now the general managers of the Houg firm of John D. Humphreys and Son "being maraly a question of age and vintage. of the Government.

but there le very Rule enquiry. Sydney, Wol

kong High Level Tramways Co., Limited, the WHISKY.—All our Whisky Is of excellent

Tox10, October zoth. Count Matsugsts, the Premier, has addressed | longong,--Nothing to report. Kerosene Oll.

Humphreys Palate and Finance Co., Limited, quality and of greates age than most brand,

Olivers Fecohald Mines, Limited, and the New message to Baron Kasomola refusing to American-Wo have to report a very quiet fast. In the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY

decided terms the demanda el the Progressionists night, though for what little bostecas has been

Balmoral Gold Mining Co. Limited. Upon the marked "E" is solversally popular, and is with reference to the proposed increase of tax-done prices have been better, sales having been

winding sp of the Mount Aurtin Hotel Con Limited, Mr. Humphreys acquired the property pronounced by the best local connoisseursalon, and strongly ceasuring the party for

and a few months ago, sold it to the Military to be superior to any other brand in the making public the proceedings at the recent

Authorities. He was the first Chairman of the Kowloon College, which received a great deal of

Hongkong market.

We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from as in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.

Kesurs, KUNST & ALBERS, A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.

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Wladivostock,

H. WORKS,

goth October, 1897.

Kobe.

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JUST UNPACKED.

TOM SMITH'S XMAS BON-BONS,

THE HONGKONG. DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 28th October, 1797. -

DEATHS.

On October 31st, at ble realdenco, No. 8, Naka- yamate-darf, 3-chama, Kobe. Roarat N, GRAY, of St. Louis, U.S.A.; ige1 38,

At Otau, Japan, at 11 a,m,, on the 27th Oct.,-

FRENCH SWEETS OF VARIETIES FROM | E. B. LAMBERT, in his goth year.

WELL KNOWN MAKERS.

CALLARD AND BOWSERS ASSORTED TOFFEES AND BUTTERSCOTCH.

Also

Xmas Plum Puddlug and Cakes j mixed Pasis; Barcelona and Brazil Nuts, Soft Shell Almonds, Raisios and Corranis, ke, ke., &c.,

H. RUTTONJEE, 15 D'Aguilar Street, Hongkong,

and

18 & 19, Elgin Road, Kowloon. Hongkong, ròth November, 1897, [1708

Intimations. --

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

SIMPLE AERATED WATER.

SIMPLE

SODA

INGER ALE.

GINGER

WATER.

LEMONADE.

SARSAPARILLA

made under the constant supervision of a duly DAKIN, CRUCKTHANK & CO. WATERS qualified English Chemist and will bear comp rison with the best English Manufactures,

Special termisto Hotels, Clues, Mustus and' other Large Consumers. Any cemplatais should be, addressed to the Manager.

he Hongkong Celegraph

HOSOKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1897,

TELEGRAMS.

.REUTER'S MESSAGES.

THE SOUDAN.

LONDON, November 8th. Foar guaboats haya recour oftred to within seventy miles of Khartoum, shelling the neW

interview.

Viaconat Takashima declares there is so posilbility of any reconciliation between himself and Cogat Okuris, and arges the Premier to never the Ministerial alliance with the Progres slonists. Count Kabayama.is endeavouring to heal the breach,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE buying rate for sovereigns is $10.42 per £.

H.M.S. Peacock arrived hers yesterday from Yokohams.

made at Tir. 1.684 but have loco decllaed lightly. Stocks in godown and in harbour, 753,710 cases. Batoum has been neglected, Stocks, 445,000 cases. Laugket-There has also been no engolty. Stocks, 55,ɔcɔ cases.

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Mr. Humphreys was a keen lover of sport, and for a number of years was & Stoward of the Hongkong Jockey Club, For some time he was alan a member of the Sanitary Board, to which position he was elected by the ratepayers. Ho was a truc-hearted and generous friend, and his death will be sincerely mourned by many.

Mr. Humphreys left Hongkong for Australia fast year to tospect the gold-mining properties in which be was Interested, and afterwards he proceeded to England. It was understood that he was about to retire from active business and not return to Hongkong. An affecilos of the beart which had been troubling him for some time past, is thought to have caused his death, Just when he was entering on a well-earned period of rest. He was 61 years of age and leaves a widow and. five grown-up sons to mouza his desih.

hat was canted becomingly forward over his eye-brows. Mr A. C. Harper was there or thereabouts in a brown tweed sul, fancy alik tie and rakish straw bat, set af the customary "Spotted Dog" angle. Mr. Baxendale worn a red rosette. Mr. Graham Patterson came in a fascinating smile and a buff coloured serge reefer salt, with a fancy dsable breasted Tattersall vest, a dainty straw hat with black band ; the neckite was in perfect harmony and nextly manipulated, field glasses were sinng with a jaunty Insouciance over the shoulder. He did not wear a "stand-up turn-down-all-the-way-round collar. Mr. A. Refd was sweetly gowned in a long frock coal of dark grey osaterial with black silk facias, his trousers were of black and white. An almost WI beg to acknowledge recelat of a copy of the new frab shell hat with funereal black band A general meeting of Progressionist members Royal Hongkong Yacht' Club's rates, list of completed this piquant costume. The American of the Diet has been called for Monday,

Contol's Rapbaciétque cast of beauty was on- members, conses and programme for the enhanced by a grey morning cost, with extremely YOKOSUKA, October 31st. The new battleship Fu arrived here at 7ing season, with the Han. Secretary's compli long skists and pantalones to match his bele of a.m. to-day, and was received with great enthumenis. It is a nestly bound booklet, emanating drab abell, which was quite the latest style, alism by the inhabitants of the fown,

from the China Mail office, and has as frontle- SEOUL, October 31st. The Korean Government announces to the plece a coloured picture of the Clob's trade mark, MESSES. WHIZZOCK & Co.'s Freight Market white tapeworm pasyant, rampant, on a' field Report, dated Shanghai, 5th November, says :- Offelal Ganstis that another million yen out of the loan of three mililoa yes from Japan has aro15. Apparently it is taken from a photo Rales of freight and homeward business generally, have remained unchanged daring the been repaid.

graph of the Royalty Microbe, and the antist has past two weeks, and while London rates are caught the Meliks expression of the worm in the likely to remain steady, any increase in set of turalsg. The animal is just a telfie tenaga for New York via Sars will bring bump-backed, very like a snail, but the hausar otherwise the tendency in this direction seems

most undesirable fall la reter of the features indicates aristocratic blood, which to be upwards it anything, 27/6 being named Is farther typified by the cerulean hue of the

for the next vessel to load. For London background. The noble repille la represented via Saez.-The Glenartney has been the only in two poses; or perhaps they are two different sleamar, outside the malls, to loud bers bacteria, one for the Yachts and the other for small business pissing; she left on the 27th since our last istus, a sigolfcunt proof of the the Rayal. The pablishen should have append-uit. The Teucer leaves this morning and the ed a lootaste giving biological data; but we Sunda on the 7th Inst., both vis Foochow For The Great Eastern shaft, for which we have must not expect all the earth for fourpeace, and New York via Sacz.-The Macduf left on the been wary lucky to strike soft ground so far, is our contemporary is to be congratulated on its 23rd uit, with all ber allotted space for this port wall under way and has reached a total depth of fully taken up. The St Ninian has also cleared, 40 feet from the surface ↑ the ketusi depth of success to this daring combination of phott- but she was only able to give shippers a very sinking, as we have made use of a cutiing, is

small allotment, some éco lons locally, exclusive. 36 feet." "The shaft is a vertical one, 10 feet al cargo from Tientala, The Fallodon Hall is foches by 3 feet 6 inches, and has bean task 66 expected from Tientsin about the Eth test, and feet west of the mais reef. The underlis of the ought to get away about the 13th, The as her cargo from here is ready for shipment, | the latter being only slight we have started the shah so close to the line of reef and expect to Cromarty, das sext week, will succeed her on cat the latter by a driro of 30 leat only, when this berth, while it is not at all Improbable that the dipik of ice fect has buen resched. - The date, to which case there is sure to be a fall to windlass for hauling been fixed ; the timbering? rates. Vessels following will be: Fornfeld of the above 36 feet will probably be completed due about 17th Inst.; Yarrowdale din about 1st wiikin one week... The shaft will have when pror'moj Sikh đồn 15th proximo. For New Imbered thien compartments, namely, two York via Caps-Since the departure of the hauling ways and one ladder way; each hauling ultime the Drumelian way will be. feet 6 inches by 3 feet 6 inches bas bad the berth to engaged, expects to leave here on the 15th feet 2 inches by 3 feat 6 inches, the centre tim Instant for Hongkong for a short stay there to | bar taking up the other 4 lachen. Up Tô tha complete her loading. There is now nɔ avaliable - present no very hard ground has been met with, fannage. For New York is PacificThe next consequently the 36 fest have been smok at departures will be—Satruma Maru, 6th instant, | small cost only. We must, however, be prepared connecting with Kogeshima Maru, ailing from for much harder ground lo depth, but may con Kobe about 15th Instant; Tarama, 13th instant; | alder ourselves lucky in having got such gđali City of Peking, 13th fastent; Amýrits of India start bare, 27th instant.

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Tax owner of a junk wax floed Sag at the Hat bour office to-day for not having a license for

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his craft.

Tax interport-rife match will fred to-morIOW commencing at noon. Hongkong will be repre- sented by Mesars. Bowery, Coles, Lammerthography and colour-printing. MeLesnao, Macdonald. McPhail, Robinson and Stewart. The other two places will be filled on the range. Vide a¿rt.

Mass. Berjimin, Kelly and Polls, in their Weekly Share Report, dated Hongkong, Tuesday, 9th November, Bays:—Although bariners has been interferred with considerably owing to the the market bas ruled very firm and most stocks abow an appreciable advance, Mesity. A, S. Watton & Co. have declared an isterim dividend for 1897, at the rate of go cents per share, pay.

GREAT EASTERN AND CALEDO- NIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD.

The following report has been reezived from - Mr. Carl Georg, the manager at the Minen :——-

forts at Metemmah bath going up and coming the following programme at the Officers' Mere Shanghal Race Meeting and our Cricket Week, a Ben steamer will also be pui on at an early | top frima for the shelt has bean pat in sad

dawn the river, The forts replied doing bot trifling damage.

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SPAIN AND HER COLONIES. The Spanish Cabinet has approved of draft decrees, granting the Inhabitants of Cobe and Porto Rico the same constitutional rights an Spastards.

CRICKET.. The Victorts team made 306, and Stoddart's eleven has schred 213 for seven wickets.

MR. RHODES AFRICÁN. SCHEMES. Mr. Rhodes bas resolved to extend the Bale. wayo rallway to Zambezla at once, in order ta tap the magnificent colfalde.

met, only avoiding a collision by the agreement

WEST AFRICA. The Times in a special article on West Africa mantions several instances, notably at Saki and RASPBERRYADE, &c. Wa, where the Belilah and French forces actually of the Commanders to refer to their Govern claims to the Lagos hiaterland. menis. The Times absolutely denies the French

JAPANESE TELEGRAMS. ·

"KORN CHRONICLE" TRANE.}

SEOUL, Oztóber 25th. On the ground that its statements are too abscure, payer has returned the reply of the Korean Foreign Minister to his request that Anancial adviser,

GIFU, October 26th. Five officials to the Engineering Office of this prefecture and one teamhaf MATE been arrested in the town of Takas on x charge of gambling,

Hongkong, ret March, 1897.

NOTICE

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THE Hongkong Telegraph in for wale at TEN CENTS PER COPY at the BONGLONG HOTEL and from the

TELEGRAPH'S, NEWSBOYS who call at Paider's Wharf, Murray Whail and all the hotels in Wanchal and the City of Vic facia avery evening. It is also procurable, at 20 cents per copy, from the

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Tu Band of the West Yorks Regiment will play

this evening —

Overture, Volago Fetval

Charming.....

K Boggers

Gavotte Cirque du Cary

Flection....use Sexiest frou... Lucia di Lammealsett! VALE.

Pasti of the East G. Ward Balmetlen...... Tresher onena, Wagak Jed save the Queen,

H.M.S. Iphigand's in expected to arrive here from Singapore on Friday, the 12th Instant, Although this cruiser has been some months on the Chion station she has not as yet paid a visit to Hongkong. The Undaunted is to leave for Amoy and the north at 9am, to-morrow. It is to be hoped that the cold of Chemulpo will serve to counteract the heat of Hongkong.

able on and after the agth Instant. The Ewo Halen Brawar on the Spis ad, befag' fully | clear of the timber and the fadder way will be 3

Cotton Spinning and Weaving Co. has adver third bis second crðinary general meeting for the 24th lastant. Punjsms have been fixed at $390 and #4. Charbonnages have been sold at 110s. New Balmoral Preferenca have been in some demand and have changed hands and are wanted at $1.50 and $1.60. Jelebus are'enquired for at $3.10. Raubs have strengthened and have been taken off the market at $27, $ani, $13 and $23ł, closing with farther buyers at $137. For Junoniy sales have bean effected at $34. Olivers B

MORE SPECTACLES.

Caledonian Shalj,-A mila vesticzi shafi har heen started and is now sank to a depth of s feel and a wiedlass put on. This shaft when timbred will be exactly like the new shaft an the Great Eastern min?; no need therefore ta shares have received a fair amount of attention The Hongkong Amateur Dramatic Club gavo repeat the size la this case. So far the ground and have been taken off the marked at advancing their first unequivocally pubite performance of has been fairly bard, which explains the slowar rates up to $8.15. Great Easterns remain un Sydony Grundy's comedy A Pair of Specta progren made here, but If nothing worse la met with during the next month this shaft changed at $3.90 sellers. Ewas changed hande tacles" In the City Hall fast night, before also will be tuck at a reasonable cost. As the at Tis. 111 and are steady at the rate. Interns-crowded and fashionable audience. The Gomain reef in the Caledonian has a greater underile, the shatt has been wanted 130 font

Tux Hangchow correspondent of the Shanghal Shexpac states that the cotton market is geleg up steadily. Between August and September the pilces for China colton were ty to a cents per calty, and owing to the beavy rainfall spoiling the new crop the prices are up to $1.50 to $2ticals are quoted at Tir. 119 ex the dividend of verner's box was occupied by the Commodore

Ts. 34 per sbaze paid on the 5th instant. Hong, and blu salta. The performance could not by west of the Hne of reef and a 'crom cut'öl from

per catty. If bolders do not unlead their sleck the pope will spfler severely in the coming

winter,

IP YEUNG, Interpreter of the Sandlary Board, was brought up on remand at the Magfatricy this morning on the charge of receiving bribus amounting to $17 from a villager in Hunghom district, for allowing him to keep a dirty sye in military ground. He voluntarily made, a slate-

kang Costons are wanted in small lois at $17.

MR. C C, MALSCH, Superintendent of Crown

any stretch of Imagination be called ́s good one and it is a pity that a piece which calls for the acting ability of a Kendall and a Hare to

30 to 40 leet will probably 'eat the latter in the old working when the depth of 200 font Bas been reached here algos. The old workings are too much broken in the old bottom so allow

of true bearings being takes us to the underlis.

M. Alexleff ba engaged by the Government as | mint in which he said that he was promisu | $466 = foot, the highest belog $5.38 and the manager, Mr. E. W. Mitchell, stood out on this been maða uss af, aɛd we shall no doubt 1991

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Lands yesterday gold by sacilon six lots of give it a proper interpretation should have been

The Zalu Shaft hay benn staxled on the course Crown land in Taipingshan Street, la. the re-selected by the A, D, C,--or we should say the

reef and is now sunk to a depth of 15 last, partly. sumed area,. The combined ares of the lo's was second eleven of the A. D. C.; for most of of the reef and is now tank to a depth of the 22:475 quato foot and the upset price amounted Hongkong's most popular and capabis amateur timbered with frame sets and slabes. As mes. to $45,900, or an average of $4 a fost. The actors were conspicuous by theis absence from toned before, an old thait on this roal, probably amount realised was $53,570, an average of the cast. Even Hongkong's very own sings some 20-25 feet deep, completely falen in, has reach the bottom. • To rink a mala vertical more money when the pigs were brought to the

occasion. It is regrettable that this "pleos | shatis in order to cut the reef at s dopib, like is styes but had not got the money yet. He was lowest $4.14. There were only three bidder sentenced to six months' imprisonment with namely, the Land Investment Co., Mr. Ho Tour, should have been relected for the delects the other two properties would cost prest desi and Mr. Wong Man To, but the competition tion of our Strafin and Shanghal visitors, for of money here, as there is a very hard blue bar, f ́hard labour.

between them was very spirited. The first five although the Birkits have proved to us that we just about where the vertical shaft would harm to be alerted. Another drawback is that the BROUL, October 27th. THE Cozwala of No. 1 Dock launch, who was lots were of anilarm sisa, 14 lt. In each direction cannot play cricket, we ought to have scored kill rises en mock to the west of thirreef (1 The day before yesterday, the Emperor said to have said to have disappeared slace and with an area of 9,025 square feet, the upset one in the acting line, and if a pretty and tone underiles are wast) that a straight shaft would summoned the Foreign Minister and Finance Minister to the palace and Informed the colitaion in the Harbour between the price being $8,100 la each casa. The first lot, ful opers like "Les Cloches de Cornetcost or have to be mankatirani solest before reaching the who call on board all wassels arriving in the them that it would be impossible for the Morning Star and Bisis, tarned up at the Har No. 1,435, was secured by Mr. Ha Tung for farcical comedy like the Magistrates of level with the surface of the present shaft. Taking all this tale consideration, an anderlin shuft, as Government to dedilar the Russian Government's

salan Government's bear office. The cozswals of the Elle was told $8,400. The next three, numbered 1,454, 1.455. the AD.C.'s greatest access had been have started, will be the cheapest and best for the M.B. The Telegraph's newsbays and glemtnuncial Advist. The Finance Milsister by the Harbour Master 10 repeat his story of the and 3,456, were knocked down to the Land la choses, our visitors would have left our shores in the end, will be quite sufficient to prora and

that McLeavy Brown (the English 8th Inst, and ka did so unhesitatingly, but on vestment Co. for $8,700, $9,100, and $9,go with the impression that Hongkong all, | work the for a depth of from Adriser) at ould not be dismissed, but the Forsign the occasion be usid that No, 1. Dock launch respectively. Ne, 5,457, gaulted the keanest com- quod at sozzelbing. The various characters to feasts moreover, but and seed for sions in the belag contiened. The Russian Minister also

protested against Mr. Brown's services did not so press him as to make him petition. The Land forestment Co. having the comedy were all carefully enacted by their sinking, which will assist to pay expenses.

have, in fact, picked up already the reef in the walled on the Emperor and strongly urged M. siter his course to part. On the former dropped out the bidding was carried by on Mr. respective, exponente. Mr. V. A Lawford nork bottom of the present depth; it is aborat, & Alexieff'a appointment.

hearing of the enquiry the certificates of both Ho Tung and Mr.. Wong Man To to $10,900, at:| as Benjamin GoldAnch Conscientiously inches wide and consists of good looking quarts, coxswains of the colliding lazaches were suspen- which figure it was knocked down to the fim ondexvoured to infase that light and shade loto showing thereck of gold freely and will of dismissal to Mr. Brown and M. Alexieff was ded for two months. To-day the Harbour axmed. The sixik lot, No. 1,458, measures so the character which is so absolutely puckmary it will no doub; lecrease in men är ju 110 golog probaby yield quite 30 dwing or 17 oz. per ton f appointed in his stead. The British Chargé Haster, in consequence of what the coxswain of feet and contains 1,350 square feet. The upset to the part, and we give him great credit for his down ; the fast in the ad workings has been d'Affaires in te wall upon the Emperor to-day the Fist said, exonerated the master of No. 1 Dock price was $5,400, and the lot was knocked down painstaking efforts. Mr. H. W. Looker, akhongh known to be to placer 8-10 (det elding The size when he will support the protest of Mr. Brown agelost his dismissal.

lasack, and as the coxswala of the Elsie's state to Mr. Wong Man To for $6,810. On the last fourfully aid wonderfully madej, was consistent of the Zulu Bhalf le o fit by a leat 6 inches Tokio, October 17th, ments, either to-day or on the 8th, were lies, ika | occasion land in the same area was put up not all through, naver once going outside the chainside the timbers two centros will be put in the

shal-forming 5'omipariman (0) question of returning his certificate when the one bid was made, but now the Crown rent has - raçtas ka Fad conclivad of Uncle Gr period of suspension expires will be considered | been reduced to 833 for three-house lets, while stepping over the bounds of comedy by the Kacheni kastare

waters of the colony.

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It is reported that at yesterday's Cabinet OFFICE,

manding the Premier declared kimakif resolve No. 6, Pedley's HRA to carry owi kis tization proponia. No how ghong, reth Ortebey, 1597. EISTA 3 Seru have puntested against (he inslaration.