Co-Jap's Advertisements.
FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL.
THE Steamship
.*
"MARIE JEBSEN,"
A. Bendixsen, Master, will be despatched for the above ports TO-MORROW, thi 16th lostant, at Noon.
To be followed by the
B.S. "FALLODON HALL"onor about 25th Nov.: 6.5. "FERNFIELD" on or about 5th Dec
8 5. "YARROWDALE " on or about 15th Dec.
For Freight, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co, Agents. Hongkong, 15th November, 1897,
{1699
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR SHANGHAI (DIRECT),
THE Company's Steamship
"MYRMIDON,"
Captain Rorlson, will be despatched. To MORROW, the 16th Instant, at 3. P.M.
For Freight, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents
Hongkong, 15th November, 1897.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL. THE Company's Steamship
*MENELAUS."
(1719
Captain Towsll, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the 16th lastani, at 4 P.M.
For Freight, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWİRE, Agents.
Hongkong, 15th November, 1897,
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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED. S
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI.
THE Company's Steamship
"HAIMUN,"
Captain Bathurst, will be despatched for the above Ports on WEDNESDAY, the 17th instant, xt Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 15th November, 1897, (1715
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR SANDAKAN AND KUDAT.
THE Company's Steamship
**MEMNON,"
Captain Megridge, will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 17th instant, at 3 2.36.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, 15th Novar ber 1897.
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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA, VIA AMOY,
THE Company's Steamship
"YUENSANG,"
Captain J. Kynoch, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 17th November, mi 4 P.M.
This Steamer has Superior Accommodation ker First-class Paxtonger.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
*JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
"General Managers,
Hongkong, 15th November 1907.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY
LIMITED.
FOR TIENTSIN.
THE Company's Steamship
"KAIFONG.""
[1723
Captain Wright, will be despatched as above On MONDAY, the aznd fosten.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
(1720
י.
Hongkong, 15th November, 1897.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL,
THE Company's Steamabip
'* SARPEDON,"
Captain Grier, will be despatched as above
on TUESDAY, the 23rd instant,
For Freight, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, 13th November. 807.
*[1721
-OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL.
"HE Company's Steamship
TH
"ANTÉNOR,"
Captain Jackson, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 23rd dustant.
For Freight, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents Hangkong, 15th November, 1897. [1711
PUBLIC AUCTION, THE Undersigned have received instructions
to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION
THURSDAY, the 18th day of November, 1897,
at o'clock P.M.
אס
ai KINAIDY's Staðurs near ibe POLO GROUND, at East Point
5 GRIFFINS
just arrived from SHANGHAI Suitable for the Hongkong Derby of 1898,
The GRIFFINS can be faipected by inland- ing buyers at the Sikhlen
TRXK8 :- Cach before delivary.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1897.
To-day's Advertisements.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED,
`FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
THE Company's Steamship
"CHELYDRA,”
having arrived from the above Parts, Consignees
Goods will be delivered from alongside.
Entination.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITEDL
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
loan was to run for 20 years; and the Sec-A sitz of gilffini sullable for the Hongkong | Tax Singapore Gorezament proclaieand a Baik retary of State said an estimate of a fall De by te sdretthed by Hanus Hagber and and Government holiday on the Prince of Wales' of 3d. In the dollar was "In my opinion auf- Hough, to be held at Mr. Kennedy's stabies at birthday, which fell on a mail day, and of course ficient to satisfy all prudent require-5pm on Taundy, the 18th instant. These caused a great deal of inconvenience. ments." So much for the opinion of an poules have just anived from Shanghal, sio la A HOME paper daya ibai Mark Twain, who lu to official; the twenty years are only half gone good condition' and have done well to their winter in Vienos, and who has been keculy ca and the fall is just is. 34-just 500 per trials.
joying himself In Paria of late, says that the Sent, more than prudence had anticipated.
Jablice procession, in which all the nationg He was also "informed that a Hongkong
seemed to be fling by, was a sort of allegorical Loan of £200,000 could be placed at 4 per
surgeaton of the Las' Day: and, he adds some who live to see that day will probably recall this one, if they are not too much distorted in mind. at the time."
▾
Ws are asked to s'ats that Mr. Jaman Hucke of the Naval Yard wi's most any men in China cent." in London; it was not, for. It was
| under Quacuiberty Rules in a 24ht, ring, to has floated as a 41 percent, loan. He concluded that the interests of the Colony would be twelve rounds with six-aunes gloves for the best of Cargo by her are beret, informed that their WINES & SPIRITS, best consulted by raising the loan in Eng-perse that may be offered. He was champion land" in gold, and though the whole Co- of the Navy for ten years, heavy and middle lony protested, he know best. Or rather, weights, perhaps we should say, not that the Secre latary of State knew or troubled himself at all, but that the clerk who drafted his letter knew more about Hongkong and the silver question than all the business men who spend their lives here
Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining an bound after 4 F.M. of the 18th' Inst. will be landed at Consignees' risk and expense Into Godowni at East Point,
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading, will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 15th November, 1897, 13-11735
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"HE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship
THE P. &
J. "GANGES,"
STRAITS.
- FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND Consignees of Cargo by the above-named | vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the and Kowloon Wharf and Godown
ALL these are selected by our London House, bought direct it first hand, Imported wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving intermediate profits, and enabling as to sxFpl the best growther at MODERATE PRICES.
Sole time ago the Singapore Free Press gave an account of the capture of fifteen elephants in Tileggins by Mr. S. Mayer, who is working fa connection with Mr. R. Lambert. One of the "bables" that was brought down is now per
PRICE LISTS, with Full Details, to be bad on in studying the local conditions. Bureau-forming in Harmiton's Chicas at Singapore
Application.
cracy is an expensive business to its evidence both of the tractability of the Slimese
before use.
¦
THE special correspondent of the Temps at Zanzibar telegraphs that the arbitrary arrest xi Mombasa by the English authorlifes of a French dhow and the imprisonment of the captain with pantion of the crew on the charge of slare- desling have made a great stir at Zanzibar, The English, says the Temps, contest the French antionally of the crew, la aplie of their papers being quite regular. It adds that similar incidents are constantly happening, and prove that the object of the English is to induce the dhow-owners to renounce French protection. Tur Times correipasdent at Rame separis that
stations on the Renaðir cosit, 158 Cavendish beating expedition har, like the El-fated Botto expedition, bean massacred by Menelik's Am bara subjects. The caravan, composed of two Europeiss, go Askarls, and 130 camels, started from Berbera on the Gall of Aded last your aching the Italian trading station Le Lagh in
PORT after removal, should be rested a month victims. It has cost Hongkong to-day elephant and of the success of Mr. Mayer as * according to news received thera from the Italian
When required for drisking at over a million dollars, though almost every trainer. once it should be ordered to be decanted at session of the Council from that day to this the Dispensary before being sent out,' SHARRY.-Excellent Dioder and Alier Dionor Wines of very superior Vintages. All are tree Xares Wines,
Company's Godowns, at Kowloon, where each CLARET.Our Clare Including the lower
consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed,
This ventil beings on Cargo:—
From London, &c, ex S.5, Australia. From Calcutts, ex S.S. Borneo, From Persian Gulf, rx 5.5. Patna and Simio.
Optional goods will be landed here anless Instructions are given to the contrary before 4 PM. TO-DAY,
Goods not cleared by the 20th instant at 4) P., will be subject to reat.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.
All damaged Packages must be felt in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage obtained from the Godown Company within tën days after the Vestel's antival here, after which 20 Claims will be recognised,
H. A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent.. Hongkong, 15th November, 1897..
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
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FROM MIDDLESBOROUGH, ANTWERP, SOUTHAMPTON AND SINGAPORE.
"HE Company's 'Steamship
TH
"HAKATA MARU.*. having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Carza ara tereby informes that their Goods sro being landed and placed at their ilk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowas at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mak by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the goods
are landed.
Options! goods will be landed here unless, tattractions are given to the contrary belove Noon TO-DAY.
Goods not cleared by the sand instant will be subject to rest.
No Fhe Insurance has been effected.
All ship-damaged packages must be left in the Godowes and certificate of the damaga obtained from the Godown Company and seat in to This Office within Ten days after the vessel's arrival here, after which no claims will be recognised.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Hongkong, 15th November, 1897, {1-w 1715
EntimationS.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK
COMPANY,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS.
IMPLE AERATED WATER
SIMPLE
SODA
WATER.!
#
L
GINGER ALE.
EMONADE.
ARSAPARILLA.
priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine
product of the juice of the grape and att notificially made from multos and carrante, as is generally the case with Chesp Wlack. BRANDY-All our Brandy is guaranteed to be para Cogosc, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage WHISKY. -All our Whisky is at, excellent
quality and of greater age than most brand,
in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY marked "E" is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connoisseurs to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market,
We only gaurantee por Wines and Spirits to be geaulae when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorsued Agebis at the
Coast Ports,
was the programme →→→
Polka. You should hear me punch the Bolks..........Ka
Bang the Blessed Tom-tom Lle
•Handel
Serena.......Peach Blossom Wait.......... March. Sloepers Awakal mem Interexzo Forut not Tinating Cymbalse analalasaha Dance Oracefalconers v... Stillwat
at
Intending to return to the coast at Mombasa, The news of the masside is asconfirmed, but the character of the rumours on which it is based unfortunately fecreases the probability of its aconTEGY.
contains earnest protests of the same sort ABOUT ngon to-day the cricketers wère Tavoured as those we brieffy quote above. "And | withja chofco izlection of musicby the Gie Hwack || the protests continue, and the bureaucracy Band of Classical Bang-wanza, jurt anfved continues ignoring them. We publish to-
from the Summer Palace of His Most Sabitae day a letter from Mr. WHITEHEAD, eloquent with sorrowful reproach. Majsats the Emperor Kwang-as. The following message, in a nutshell, is"I have lived long here, my business is finance, my. life's study is silver; I warned you, and you snubbed me. Will you listen now? Now, when I offer you advice
„The Duke of Cambridge, father of the present and help in your hour of grievous need ?"
THERE AIG many la the Colony who will re- Duke, was remarkable for his dabit of making WIII the Government listen? Can It hear at all? Bir WILLIAM RODINSON himself has member the series of highly amusing entertale-load responses of his own invention to the clergyman." By all means," said the Dake. adopted the epithet ddolon; will he provement given in the City Hall by Mr. Frank service in church, "Let us pray, sald the the full significance of the opprobrious Lincolo, the far-lamed humorist, and they The clergyman began the prayer for ruin. “No epithet? He spoke it lightly, in the exhi-
will be glad to hear that at a comparatively gord as long as the wind is in the east," "Zaccheus atood forth and said, ' Behold, Lord, laration of an after dinner speech; but early date he intends to be "on deck "in Tinkleo there's many a true word spoken in jest, Royal. Frank is a whole orchestra in himself; much, too mach; don't mind subscribing, bat the ball of my geeds I give to the poor," ") # Too Is Holon only a jest?
his ponsenso le artistle to a degree, and be la n | can't stand that.” Wal'e to two of the Com- mlmie of starling fidelity. The only thing he | mandments, which need not be indicated, the can't Imitate to perfection is, he writes, Chi- responses were: "Qsite right, but very difficult sometimes" ; and "No, no ! It was my brother arsa band, No wander i
Ernest did that,"
THE LATEST KOREAN CRISIS.
The special telegram from our Shang-Ya steamer Zibilla, 865 tons and commanded MR. Erich Georg's Washly Share List, daled hai correspondent to-day is of a most serious nature if correct. Ever since Rus by Captato George Grant, left Kudat on the 8th Hongkoop, Saturday, November 13th, sayr (--- Tightness of money, as well at the Interport sia intervened in the Korean question, rob- lost, at 7 p.m. for Labuan and Singapore with a cricket msiches, interfered with businessdurlog bing Japan of the Llactung peninsula, cargo of general merchandise. At 2.45 p.m. the | the week endar serlaw, Ratas are falily uteady, with the valuable fortresses of Port arxt day when the vessel was la intlinda 5,584 | la soma cises showing a slight Improvement ; A. S. WATSON & CO., L.D. Arthur and Ta-lien Wan, and wounding N. and longitude 115.17 E., the passed over a THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. keenly the pride of the rising Power, there mad-bank not marked on the chart, and on has been a suspicion of a bitter feud be soundlog It was found that there was ti ih of Hongkong, 28th October, 1997.
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tween the two rivals for suzerainty lo water on the bank. The vessel's passage was Korea: Japan's conduct in the last two
not stopped however, and she arrived usinly at Labasa at 3.15 p.m. Possibly this is another result of the earthquakes which recently caused
MARRIAGES.
On 14th alt, at St. George's, Hanover-square, HENRY NOEL CORTLANDT TROTTER, Pol master-General of the Straits Settemente, eldest
son of Herly Trotter, iste Auditor-General sime Colony, to ELEANOR FLORENCE, Joungest daughter of the inte Thomas White, of Scoth Shielde.
At Nagasak, Nov. 1st, R. G.E FORSTER (British Consular Service), to Miss L. JOUBERT.
DEATH.
the formation of an faland, on coasts of Borneo,
hut until money gets ealer business will remain realricted. The Shanghal rate of exchange has closing at Tla. 74 for thien daya sight private been factust'ng between Tin. 753 and Tis. 74,
paper, Panjom, ordinary, have been done as low as $34, but higher rates, up to $390, have years, if not evidence of a determination
teen paid since, at which there are farther bay sing areference abares are oɛchanged ; the crash. to have revenge, is at any rate consistently reconcilable with the belief that she means
ingestalt for the monia of October showE & fatal output of 1453 os, of gold, or at £3,150 to be ready for a fight the next time & dis-
od. per ounce, about £920, far the mouth of Oct. pute arises, and fight to the bitter end. She professes a wish for peace, but she AT the Harrow concert, at which he misfited, the Charbonnages have dropped quite suddenly to |*$100, at which rats a fair number changed hands, always has the honesty to qualify the pro- King of Slam, says the Referee, was delighted but there are bijera now at $tos and possibly fession with an assurance that she will not with the songs that were song. Onca bli eyor - better rates. Naw Bilmersis sold in fais quenil. sgain submit to be trampled on; and the filled with tears. Your songs make me sad,”" t'es st $1.40 for idleary and $150 for prater bas spent on new warships every yen she,] he said; "I am thinking of my pearle whom tence shares ard costings in demand, A few On the 6th init,, et Osborne House, Sicagpore, & could scrape up. She has now the Fuji in | love ; I have not seen them for so long a time- | Jelebus found buyers 41 $1.20, but moré seem lo GWINDOLINE only du gåter of Frederick and
be sa offer. Risbs have improved further, a Kaile ederer, aged 5 monila and 10 days.
Japan and the Fathima only three or four so long a time!" This looks like a doublot | fair business having been put through at gast days off, and whatever her serious states compliment to the quality of the music at Harrow, to iz3.60 for cash and end of the month, and st men may say or think, It Is Impossible in Bai It is not so bad as the remark rands by a $24 10 $241 for delivery of 311 December Japan always to ignore the firebrand gentleman whose command of English was
the market closing much quieter at Szzi politicians and the latter-day demago-hardly pr-perilunate this politeness. A lady
for cash shares. A. telegram from the south goes. The mere sight of such splen- had surg" The Dear Home'sad, far across the did fighting machines must send a thrill of jingoism through the nation. Sex," with touching effect, and he said "You Perhaps the situation is not so bad; per make me wish to take steamer for Europe at haps the rumour current in Shanghai is once!" like other.zumours have been in Shanghai,
The Hongkong
elegraph
HONGKONO, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1897.
THE RIGHT DIVINE OF KINGS
TO GOVERN wrong.
It is the mlafortune of mere humanity to & pay the penalty of its misdeeds, and some times to pay unmerited penalties through the misdeeds of other persons. Conversely, it was the privilege of gods in the mytho- logical ages, of kings in the middle ages, and of the Civil Service in this Iron age, to
RASPBERRYADE, &C.
DAKIN, CRUICKIHANK & Co.'s Wares are made under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist and will bear compa. daon with the best English Manufactures,
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MESTEs and other Large Consumare,
Any complaints should be addressed to the Manager.
Hanglenno, fat March, 180y.
NOTICEI
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It would III become us to express any dif- MR. A. McIVOR'S yacht Pirqulla reterday came to grief whil: near the polat to the N.E. dence about our correspondent's state- ment; but Shanghal is the birthplace of of the wharf at Stonecutiers. The yacht was "bunders," and we must hope the Russo-lling born a steady E.N.E. brees with Mesurs. McIvor and A'lɑn and 2 bays on board, Japanese war is not so iriminent as the
when Dock launch 4 came sound the paint, and, telegram would imply. Still, it is unwise to be confident; the last Korean war, in suddenly porting her he'm hard, she struck the 1884, was disbelieved and discredited, g caft on the part side near the mast. was declared absolutely impossible on The yicht's side was cut through and she was persons who stoop to the degradation of physical, strategical and political grounds, almost totally wrecked. The two boys went working for a living may pay for the by all the clever men who knew; and overboard and they with the Europeana were blunders of their betters. Thus, while by the time they had finished proving Its
roon taken on board the launch, which also Hongkong was groaning and straining in luspossibility, the war was in full swing 1891 under the sudden drop in exchange, and half over. with the 1887 gold loan so lightly decreed
blunder and never care, while common
by officialdom, the officials themselves TELEGRAMS:
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IMMINENT.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
SHANGHAI, November 15th.
It is believed that there is good reason to apprehend at an early date a serious crisis in the political relations between Japan and Russia in connection with
Instead of sharing the fate of all Far Eastern residents were having their salarles made up to counter-balance the ANOTHER KOREAN WAR loss. Str G. T. M. O'Baix, in his greatest oration, of all, deplored the drop In his | own salary when computed in sterling, and seemed to adduce the point as an Indictment against the Unofficials and the Colony generally. He also vituperated the climate, as if that was again our fault. Yet he had the privilege which few if any of us have, that he could exchange to a pleasanter colony; and his salary suffered less than that of the vulgar person who reported his plaint in cold print. As logically might we plead the Increased gold cost of our printing-Ink and paper; as a reason for paying less in taxes, But we can do nothing, for we have no Downing Street at the end of our telephone. On Nov. 4, 1885, the Colonial Secretary (Dr. F. STEWART) presented to the Legis- lative Council a report from the Finance
Korean affairs.
REUTER'S ME`SAGES.
THE SOUDAN IS SETTLED.
LONDON, November 13th,
from Berber.
Reater's Correspondent has reiched Suakim
FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN. 4. Hongkong Teltgragsh is for sale at Committee, proposed by the Chief Justice
The French comments on Lord Salisbury's TTEN CENTS PER COPY at the (Sir E. L. O'MALLEY) and seconded by the Gulldrail "prechar
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH OFFICE, the Senior Unofficial Member (Mr. Ryai),
very moderate, and HONGKONG HOTEL and from the
That considering the prastas unsettled valuemphasize the deatre for a hisadly agreement who call at Pedder's What', Murray Wharf and | cia los of it in the last as yours in highly f
of silver, and more especielly the steady depre- on the Niger. ail the hotels in Wanchal and the City of Viengerous and inex alleat for this svecaiing. torla avery evening. It is also procurable, at Colesy.to contact any debt repayable in gold, [1724 10 cents per copy, from the
In connection with which a heavy fora is almost
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, this Norimber, 1897
RANK
TELEGRAPH'S NEWSBOYS
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
towed the damaged craft ashore. The people
on the yacht say they saw and yelled at the steamboat to minutes bela e aho struck them.
reports that the clean up-from 2,450 tons of stone cruslel yielded 1,750 ounces of smelted cold. Olivers A sie unchanged; B's Advanced to 881 cash and end of the month, and eless strong with bayers at $8 and equivalent raten further aberd; a teʻegram was received Yesterday from Mount Macdonald sisting that he mill has been started, crushing in Birakrata style. In Great Eastern and Caledoslans some fair transactions have been booked at $6 for fully pild up shares, and 87.50 to 13.00 for $3i pald pahares. Cotton Kills have ruled very quiet. Cotton Manufacturing Company, L'mited, at the Ewoi ata que el Tin, Iri; The International meeting held on th instant, approved of dividend of Tia 31 per share, which was paid on 5th instant. The accounts for the perled up to 30th ultimo, after allowing for a portion of the preliminary expenses, dedoeling directors' and Auditors' fees and generali commissions,
"gents' show a net profit of Tis, 30.111.691 the
dividend on 7,858 fully paid up shares absorbe
Tis. 37,433,
which, loaves a briance of Tir 2,673.69, to be carried forward to account. This Company began in January 2,000 #pladies - increasing same la. 49,000. ELEVEN devotees of St. Fantan, who were spindles, of which 31,000 spindles have been Mann and z posso of assistants in a den into 45.000 and, in order to raise expital for that captured last night lo a zald made by Inspector kept in full work for the past two months. It is now proposed to increase the number of spindles
Wing Fung Street, Wanchaf, "tood the line " at purpose, infos to psy off the Bank overdraft, lọ - the Pollen Court this morning to answer for their call for tenders for the uniq;ued fia shares, sed lo ratio from. 11, 100,000 to Tis. 300,000 in backsiding, from victus and for oxiragleg doesstures at 6 per cent. faterest the closing the laws of this colony. Mr. Wodehouse, quotation is Tia 110 ez dividend, Laon Karg who filled the role of Solemen, gave the two Mows are gooed Tis, ITA, Soychees Tis. $75, crouplers the option of tith-r-paylag #jo to the Yabloongs 211, 73, and Hongkong Coltone $18, Tres Busy or of making themselves acquainted all more or less comics'. with the sterior arrangements of our pilsons for
two calenʼar months. The unfortunate specols. tors regretfully obṇarrad that they were unable to sequit themselves as did the Hingking Govern. ment in their gold loans and weat "sloft." The other sine men met with a magisterial demand for five shekels zachɔ-
A SENSATIONAL DUAL MURDER.
JEALOUSY THE CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE A horrible double murder, was commised on the first floor of a house in the year of Shelley Street shortly alter y o'clock yesterday morning, An old Chinese woman and her son were tha victime. It appears lisp Lim Wa, a Chinler, employed as rent colector of the Spanish Demia. FROM the Extract of Meteorological Observa Icha Procutation, ? sfies returning from masy tions mada at the Obra valory during October yerlerday to kupavay sharp: Japanese sword, fellow and pablished in the Gansfir, we take the follow-2 feet in length and struck Li Vat, a ing notes:-The mean karameisie pressme: du- lodgey nearly twaing bir kesdi om bts trunk, ring the month was 39 98, bring somewhat beherself or to by and says her mom and a stroke
The dictated's mother pat apliber
band la guard low the sverge. The temperature, on the other fell on her arm, cuting sight into the hand, was slightly above the averagent in years, main, bese. She dias received & scalp wosed being 76.8 as against 763, The 12th was the and a cut down the lace that divided her car into two. Altogelber the woman received sight or hottest day, the maximum temperature reaching plan stabs. Both the attacked persons died 86.8, while the 23rd was the coldest day with a Immediately after being cut and after committing minimum of 66.3, and also the brightsi', thors' the deed the murderer sitempted to commit bring 10.7 hours of sunshine.. On the 6th, gth suicide by cutting his throat, when the Police. The month of October fell short of the average with him throat cut. It is said that "Asked “La and 15th moʻgancking whatever was recorded, antsies the koins they beard the groaning.pl. a man and found the muidates 1 lying a the pssiaga
amount of sunshine, only 150.9 hours being re- your unmo & Wal?" be answered “em” and fo corded and the mean of ten year's chairvations, the question "Did you do ibis because, you srs belaz 231.6 koss out of a possible 331 how Dr. Jorden war called in and he sewed up Jesfour of the 4ther fellow fir he again zejdied y agreed with this resolution adopted A rion has recently been helping itself to live that is to say, less than half of the total possible the cut and has the murderer was by the Finance Committee." The Loan meat at the Tampenis Dairy Farm, Singapore, fail for the month was 6.415 facher, being 3.645 had every wazon le bellere that the man world amount of inakking was registered. The rain. to the Government Civil Herital." Dr. Jozdan Bill was therefore discharged. But the Several offices of the Rifle Brigade have gone inches above the average rain falling on 14 that the morderen bid given displeasure, to his recoveries he didnerent,ibe vital parts. It appeare All complaints respecting irregularity in the gold loan was forced upon the Colony, later, on the war path. daliwary of the Telegraph in subscribers or as | and now we are paying heavily for not
days, the heaviest fall being on the 6th, when employers Red as Aasa la favour and would regarde asy overcharge by the newsboys or having antonomy. On toth March, 1886; WE would remind our readers of the Promenade leches were recorded. The mean wind velocity in evey a pra pabiitty be taken in his place A. Wi "HE "Uadénigned, hiving hean appointed | gigman should be addressed, toi
the Acting Governor, Mr. W. H MAKSE, Condert to be given at Volunteer Headquarters for the month was 16.6 miles per hour, the 6th. And en il-kecing against him. The murderer and Agents for the above. Company, bra pra-
The Maunger pared to accept Risks sgalust Fieu at Current
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had to lay on the Council table a letter tomorrow night in honour of the cricketers As | and 9ʻk taking the lead with 30.9 miles per hour) kis vimline were Christiane and the houss way. from the Secretary of State, containing will be seen from the advertisement the pro- while on the goth the valadly was only well (dralsked and besides y crecieras and twenty paragraphs, Inslating on a gold gramme is about the most attractive the public | mijas per hour. The prevailing dieicies of in coralort iad r | tonn. The dollar was then ja, jd, and the ! sonid wlats for,
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sure to sustelued, fudging from the experience Tax baying rate for sovereigns is $10.34 per £.|| of the past,
ELSIE ADAIR W'li ko kóre in a few days, from The report went on to show how money
Bangkok, | N B.-The Telegraph's nowadays and gigmen could be much better raised in silver locally,
have received special instructions to the arguments being extremely plain and U.S.5. Machiar strived bore this afternoon tram charge only to cents per copy for the lucid, and quite irrefutable. The Governor, Nagarkt paper and fi they ask for so cents Sir. G. BOWEN, said "I have always entire done in violation of their instructions, and
the Manager will therefore be glad to hear from anyone who is asked to pay more then fex cents,
OFFICE At No. 0, Panda's STILL, Hooghong, záh October, 1897,
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