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PRICE, 50 CENTS PER COPY. Orders will be promptly attended to þy

The Manager

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THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH *

OFFICE,

No. 6, Peddar'i Hill,

Hongkong, 18th November, 1897.

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THEATRE

ROYAL,

CITY HALL

ONE NIGHT ONLY

TO-NIGHT,

(THURSDAY), the 18th November, 1897.

ELSIE ADAIR. and her

COMPANY OF ENTERTAINERS,

AN EVENING OF MIRTH, MELODY, AND

DANCING.

"THE MOST TALENTED LITTLE SOUBRETTE THAT AMERICA HAS SENT TO OUR SHORES" - ANstralasian.

PRICE: $1 and $1. - Soldiers and Sailors half price to Back Sente only,

Bor plan at Messin, ROBINSON & CO. Performance over at ElevON- Hongkong, 18th November, 1897-

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IN THE MATTER OF ORDINANCE No. 3 ov

1892,

AND

THE MATTER OF THE PETITION or

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1897.

Antimations.

COMPANY,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

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THE WEATHER.

sented to the pubile in this Issue of We are requested to state that the Australian | Turlast Japanese Ministry had in lis programme the Journal. They are to Admiral Com-Blondis's tight-rope performance has been postea proposal to abolish the export duties; and the

present Ministry when it accepted office endorsed As we predictad, the weather last night DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & WALLIS and are dated 1739 and 1803 re- paned for a law days owing to the inclemency of the proposal, but the Yorodas Choke announces proved very disty; and at times it was very spectively, the first being written to the weather. Dus noiles of the performance that the Ministry has been compelled to give up balaterous. The N.E. gale for which the cano NILSON'S period of deep depression at will be advertised in a day or two..

heidra for the pretent. The Japaneio mor. Salermo and the second thanking Coax-

chan's of Kobe and Yokohama are reported to signals were holsted sit in fably at about 4.30 WALLIS for sending the Victory to him so THE committen of the Hongkong Faotball Chal- be combining with manufacturers in the interior pm, and up till 5 p.m. It reged with consider able force, All the samping that usually con- quickly. An interesting leiter from Mrs.lenge Shield competition has decided that entries for the purpose of addressing a memo inl to the

Diet asking that the Bill for the total abolition gregate off the Praya East, together with junks NILSON, as she then was, to her husband may be sent in by clubs desiring to compete up

of the export duties be passed next session.

and cargo boats, were huddled ingather in SKVERAL: swindlers have recently spreared in Canioway Bay like a flock of sheep, and asia various up-river poris styling themselves was few yacht owners sent their craft to the same yans or deputies of ibe Railway Administras | refuge. Séveral janki camo to grief ta the blow Two Germans la Stagspore, named Kablert and lon at Shanghal, authorised to collect money and the barbour pressated a very dented for shares in the projected Grand Trunk RoĽ Von Kandy, 110 charged by a thlid German

way to Feking. It appears that a couple of appearance. The wind at times briefly took tha named Delis, with having swindled him in con

mercbants from Hai kowned the neighbourhoed force of a perfect buticias and for little while. nection with a drug basinush, which they palmed

got awlodied lately out of a couple of thousand | it was limpossible for a rickahs, with hood up, on him for $9,920 and tricked him into mort- izels, la retum fer which they now hold bagus to make head way along the Praya East; · la- gaging back to them. He complains that the scrip. The authorities are now looking out for business was represented as a good paying con- these sharpers and a despatch sacat the bore has been received by the Shinghst magistrate cero when really I was losing money. This is nothing new in the drug business in the Farriving at Shanghal within the orxt few daya,

with the request to keep an eye on strangers 11- East. In fact, the history of the dragg'st trade ta several ports that we could name would make most Interesting reading.

"IMPLE:AERATED WATER.

SIMPLE AR

SODA

WATER.

la also published. Mrs. NzzSON-WARD; to Dèo, 31st. The competition will commente the wife of NELSON's grandson, gives a to January, as soon as possible after the anival list of the relics of the Admiral now In her at the new regiment. husband's possession. Several letters upon the proposed Trafalgar Day Celebration are published, the writers being for and against in about equal proportions, Mr. CECIL WADE Concludes his series of articles upon De Ruyter's Naval Operations against England in 1665 and 1666," and points out that at the present time a lesson may well be drawn from the Great Dutch SARSAPARILLA

War, as there is a similar danger to be RASPBERRYADE, &c. feared of mercantile rivalry setting up a bad feeling, which might easily be fanned Into a war by national animosities at home.

GINGER ALE

LEMONADE

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

Special terms to Hornia, CLUBS, Masses and other Large Consumers. Any complaints should be addressed is the Manager Hongkong. at March, 1897.

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TO SUBSCRIBERS. JUESORIÐIES TO THE HONGKONG THLEGRAPHTM ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY BEMLIDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITEDĮ.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841:

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

TROUBLE BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND TURKEY.

LONDON, November 16th, Owing to the arbitrary expulsion of M. Brazapelli, the Austrian Lloyd Steamship Com pany's agent at Mersion, who was accus.d of sympathising with the local Armenian agitators, Austria has demanded satisfaction from the

will bombard Mersion.

CHARLES KINGSTON WELCH OF WINES & SPIRITS. Porte before next Thursday, allog which Austria

PARE HOUSE. COVENTRY, I' THE COUNTY OF WARWICK, HNGLAND, Ex- GINTER. FOR LETTER'S PATENT YDE THE EXCLUSIVE USE WITHIN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG OF AN INVINTION FOR "IMPROVEMENTA IX AIR VALVES FOR PNEUMATIC. TYRES,”

NOTICE

ALL these are selected by cur London House, bought direct at first band, imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all tntermediate prodts, and cabling us to apply the best growths at MODERATE prices.

TOTICE is hereby given that the Petlilen,

Specification and Declaration required ||-PRICK LISTS, with Full Detalls, to be had on herein by Ordiusace No, 2 of 1897 have besa duly filed in the Office of the Colonial Steretary

Honakong, and that it is the intention of the sald CHARLES KINGSTON WELCH by Messe JOHNSON, STOKES and MASTER, of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, Solicitors, kis duly authorland Agrats, to apply at the sit- Hag of the Executive Council berelaster mes doned for LETTERS PATENT for the exclusivo use within the sald Colony of Hongkong of the above named Invertion.

And Notice is hereby also given that a sitting | of the Executive Cornell before whom the matter of the Peilifon will crime for decision will be held in the COUNCIL CHAMBER at the GOVERNMENT OFFICES, Victoria, Hong- hong, on MONDAY, the 19th day of November, 1897, at 11 of the clock in the forenoon,

JOHNSON, STOKES & master, Selicitors and Agents

for the said CHARLES KINGSTON WELCH.

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Hongkong, 18k November,' 1897.

CHINÁ NAVIGATION ·COMPANY"“

LIMITED.

FOR SHANGHAI

THE Company's Steamship

***HOIHOW,"

Captain Smail, will be despatched as abovE on SATURDAY, the actb festant, ut z P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

Hongkong, 18th November, 1897.

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DOUGLAS Steamship COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI. TH

"HE Company's Steamship

"HAILOONG,"

Captain Hall, will be despatched for the above Ports ca SUNDAY, the aret Instant, at Daylight...

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAÞRÁIK & C»,

General Managers. Hongkong, 18th November, 1297. [1735

CHINA, NAVIGATION COMPANY

LIMITED.

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"As Others see the British Navy" is | Museks, Berjamlo, Kelly & Potts, in their an interesting translation of an acrid ekly Share Report, dated Hongkong, Wed- criticismjot the British Navy which recently appeared in the pages of La Marinesday, 17th November, say:-Business has Francaise. The concluding article dealsgain been considerably interfered with awing with Sir Joan Burgos and the Crimean to our Cricketing Visitors, and there are very Aimirals and can leave little doubt in the few changes to separt in the market, but rater, mind of the reader that the inaction which with the excation of an advance in Chine has been so frequently and freely blamed Sugars, are slightly lower, Hongkong and was to be laid at the doors of the Cabinet Shanghal Binko hayo ruled very quiet with arly and was not the fault of the. Admirals mail sales at 179 per cent, premium. The themselves.

London rate in cachinged, Nationala have been bought at $23 and are will exquised far, China Sugar have continued to advance and have been placed at rates ̋up to $15). "Lozins have risen one point and have been taken off the market at $44. Paijome have been dealt In to a considerable extent at $1.99 and $4 and close with faither buyers at the latice rate. Charbonnages are la demand at $rof. New Balmoral Ordlosry and Preference shares have changed hands at $1.40 and $1.50 respectively, Jelebus have been booked at $2 and $2,10. Raubs have been negotiated at rates between $13 and $131, Oilvers B. bave Improved to $81 safer and bayers. A tele,am has been received slating that the mill his ten started sad is cinsblog in first rate style. Great East erns have been done ai §2 95 and $3.

SIX men arrested la connection with the gang. robbery at the Kwan Hop Yen sundry goods shop, No. 37 Bord Street, on the evening of the 5th loan, were bought before Mr. Wod house at the Magistracy this morning and charged with the robbery and also the murder ala carpenter named Kung Fin. All the accusad are desperate-looking characters and their agen range from 2310 14. Thele names are: la Ming, Wong Cheung, Wan Shek K, Wan Shun, Cuan Ut-Ping and L Kan. The Captain Supariates dent of Police asked for a remand til Saturday morning as he had hopes of effecting farther arrests and the Magistrate acceded to his request. The first, second and fourth defendants were those arrested by the Captain Superinten dent of Police at I am, on the 15th far, in Kwa Wa Lane brothel sbagt three hours after the robbery wis committed. The other three mea ere arrested by detectives in a house. In

"CRICKET. Stoddart's team has beaten New South Wales by eight wickets,

GERMANY IN CHINA. The German Press in arging the Government to permanently accupy Karshan as a naval base. The Times applauds Germany's energy to dealing with Chin, and urges that Great Britain should always act in a similar manner;

RUSSIA AND MANCHURIA.

PORT after remoral should he rented a month before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being sent out.

"A Volunteer Flotilia, steamer with a force of SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Cossacks for the protection of the Manchurls

Wines of very superior Viatages. All areallway works has left Odessa,

trce Xeres Wines.

CZARBT,—Our Clutels, including the lowest priced, mit guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are not stöcially made from ration and currants, an la generally the case with Cheap Wines. BRANDY.—All our Braody is guamuteed to be pare Cognac, the difference in price

being merely a question of age and vintage: WHISKY-All our Whisky is of excellent quality and of greater age than most brand, In the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY | masked "E" Is universally popular, and in pronounced by the best local connoisseurs to be superior to any other band in ths Hongkong market, .

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

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG 'DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 1814 October, 1797.

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The Hongkong Velegraph

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1897.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

deed one ricksha with ̧a ́furo" was seen belog wes along the road while tha driven coollo was trylog to shorten valk Rain was incessant throughout the night and whistled through MERS. Bandiuel & Co., la their Market Repart the wind howled and

like the pro- dated Newchwang, 30th October, say: -Beans door and window frames are arriving in large quantities and prices have ↑ vazblut "thousand demons." The forcha Li, given way slightly. We quote: Bern oll per ❘ which strived this moining from Canton, reparts, pical, TI 6.30; "beancakes pre to places, Tis,

fifa beans per 3 piruls, Tis 480/5.30. having had a fearful time the other side of Cap Freigh's offering for steamers are: Canton, 37 simon, the thick weather bolog a greater danger Chaster: Wazetiled even than the wind. The Zafire, from Manks, the Anna Bertha at 30 cents, to Whimpos, | struck equally westeilles when 30 miles of the cents; Kobe. 12 cants. Arivals to date are 340 stemmere and 15 ab/p port, and off the Pratas she had strong S.S.E. aentnat 337 steamers and 14 ships in 1896 Veiss in port: Stanfield, Eliters, Killy, gale and high cross rest, Osaka, Jucia, Sedastian Bach, Ames Births, | {Captain Stalkes) from Cuinklang had a strong monsoon thick rain and high 10ss on the latter Quickstep, Velocity, Contest, Comet, Foang. Pooling Kwelin, Szechuan, Strefelid, Hat-

past of the passage and at 5 30 p.m, on the 17th waw, Priping, Sathiye Maru, Swalom, Fushe picked up four of the crew of a fishire junk, shus, and Tamsul. Chinese think our sessoN will close about the sand of November.

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According in a memoriil presented early this month to the Throne by H.E. He, Dlector General of Northern Railways, „h's estimate for the building of the exilway ixtention ontalde Shanba kuin to North Kinchor will amount to four million t‹els, and therallway from Klechou to Mookden and Kirin will cost another thirty million isels. In the present stats of finances at Peking the memorialist regrets to say that, unless arsh'ance in obtaled through a foreign In there is no present possibility of CommIDE- ing work on the proposed rallways. He further gives it as his opinion that, owing to the spuse pipolation datalde the Great Wall, the not profits acciaing from the proposed Shankalkusa- Kisin Rallway will only be sufficient to pay the expenses of running it together with the In'erest on the foreign loan. As for any chance of Felsg able In the near future to repay the principal from profilis derived from the Nag the memoria- | list fearn that there ura no hoper of doing in,

The Kwangiang

who were on the bottom of their vessel, off Kumig Polet. The men were brought on bara and handed over to the Protector of Chinese for transport to their native village. A few dilxs' og showers fell here duringaže day, but up ill! this evening the sky continued overcast, wich indications of mara isla.

The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer China reports, that since leaving Shangbai on the 15th fast,- she had had strong N.T. montoves, heavy rains and baxy weather.

THE VOLUNTEERS' Concert.

After the disappointmental Tae:day night the Hongkong Volunteers decided to ho'd thalt con- ceilin the City Hall last night. The weither was a2ant an nopirarast as could be desireð for such a fancifon. The local cricketers, and the

A SINGULAR and most sens.tionsi life assurance | two visliing teams rolled up well, regardless of case, in which the Star Life Assurance Soclety the clewests, and there was a good sprinkling Intrested, bat jant been divided in the | of clitzen soldiers in uniform. The attendance, Vienna Celmiinal Court. The zxual story of gambling loses and intrigues bad reduced as it'llery officer, Captain George Lowenthal, to ruch desperate s'raits that he entered into an

the latter and slook to Anince him for a certalo

howeve", was a long way be'ow par. The prG- Ceedings opened with a selection, by the H.K.R.4 band and then Forgt.. Armstrong and Corporal cement with his brether Emil, under which Kennett gave a display of fencing, Iastractor Corack giving the former the verdict. Mr. H. period, the captale, in this time of grace, beleg Somerton, who owns a pleasing baritone volés, compiled to either marry an heiressor, fa default, to commit suicide. To provide for the latter sang "The Golden Bir very well and Messrs, event on a sound financial basic Emil insured | Cayle, Bew, Cotton, undĵTownsend essayed the his brother's life far about £11.000. In the event eva'ry sword exerciver. Liko Captain Corcoran, the beiress was not obtainable, and the officer

we "don't wish to disparage," but somemoreitain. carried out his part of the bargain by stooling himself. The brother duly claimed under the lag wascertally needed before the team appeared policies, but on investigation was arrested on a in public, Mosara, Coyle and Townsend tackled charge of conspiracy to defrand. It is somo lance exercise and the same remark applica satisfaction to know that he has been sentenced here also. Mrs. Jewell, who is a decided acqal- to two years' hard labour, wlih one fast day in esch quitter. Notice of appeal was given, but sition to our musical circles, gave a splendid Hollywood Road at 8.30 pm. on the 16th Inst

under all the chicumatiocos it would be surpris. rendi·lon of the “Amorous Gold Fish," a song' The men were first brought up before the MaIt is satisfactory to find that the Star comes out

ing if the appeal met with the rightest success, | from the “a Golska girl,” and for the exco.e sha gave an excellent and withal humorous and THI Zafiro, which arrived here this marslaggatrale yeste day afternoon when the miragero' the matter very well.

original rendering of "Comin', thro" the Rye." from Manila, reports that she spoke the launch of the shop gave evidence that, si 9.30 p.m.

on the 15th fast he

Oux Shanghai morning contemporary says that | Messrs. Armstron, Hayward, Lammert and Ken- standing WES Tung Hong 140 degrees S.E. of Hongkong. The

Wa-Ta-cheng, the bold' ex-Govarner of HanaD,'" Helt swung the Indian Clubs in good style and |1 sunch signalled "" all well.”

who beasted of belog able to do so many things | then Mr. Armstrong sweng in a solo part, followe with the Japanese in Manchuria in the late wasg it up with a similar display. We all admirn ́but whose first and lasf batile colmianted in the

THE buying rate for vovereigns is $10.34 per £. Tax Stralis cricketers left by the Ancona to-day,

Miss Elsie Adair's entertainment wifi. commence at 9 o'clock this evening, la the Theatre Royal. FOR Carrying a sword without a license, a

Japanese who was coming shore from the Guiding Star was this morning fined go cents.

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We are pleased to learn that, by the courtesy of Major Retallick and Officers, the Band of the Hongkong Regiment will play on the sex front, Kowloon, near the Officers' Moss, at 4.30 p.m. os.Sundays until farther notice. This will, we esl sure, be much appreciated by the Kowloon rezidents,

Tax following are the passengers hooked by the O. & O. steamer Doric, which left to-day for At Singapore, on the 3d November, the wife Shanghal-Miss Lichtenberg, Mr. and Mrs. of E. F. 3, EDLIN, of a daughter.

Barrelta, Meana W. J. Tyack, R. C. Farbridge "H. F. Boll, E. O. Comming, 5. M. Wallace, T. Wallace, A. E. Launing, O. V. Lanning, I, Mann, N. E. Mollc, N. J. McCue, A. E. Stewart, Major Lombard, and Mr. W. Dicken- 100, For Nagasaki-Mr. H. Koyažaji, and r Chinese. For Kobe-Mouars N. Nebekra and M. Patell. For Yokohama, Miss M, Hennessey, Messa O. B. Fleets, W. R. Anderase, and M. Grate, and a Chinese. For San Francisco- Truly the ways of the P.W.D. are utterly Mess A. P. Hataling and F.C. Hataling, beyond understanding! Some time ago the gradient of Robinson Road, Kowloon, The man who could lavent a new and water- was altered and some hundreds of proof material for the keeds and aprons of the tons of earth laboriously cut away from its rickshes of Hongkong would earn the everlast Captain Harris, will be despatched as above on surface at, most probably, considerable fag gratitude of every resident in this for exatara expense to the ratepayers of the Colony. Colony. The this American cloth at present la Now, it has suddenly dawned upon someone that the level of the road is too

FOR TIENTSIN.

"HE Company's Steamship

THE

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

et

his dcor, when two men went up to him

and asked to see a prrion named "A Chlog. Wincer told them that there was no such serson there but the men went is followed by two others. "Ho testified the first four as being the men. When they had entered they pelated re volvers at the fokis in the shop and asked for the

himself.

tertible defeat at Tlenchuang'al, nest New. good work but can even gel izaugh of clover' chang, which blasted for ever bis reputation as a Club manipulation,” However; Mr. Armstrong General, has, after a rigid seclusion of two years in entled to thanks as be kledly stopped the In bis native city of Soacbow, emerged igaln

before the public of that city. It appears that gap sill MC. T. Robinson's music arrived, he Istends to make a bid once more for The, only C. T. sang a clever topical song popularity with the Hiersif-he is a former full of local hits and had a hearty encore. In Chuangyuan or Optimus-and officials of part a Mr. C. H. Grace sing "The Romany Klang, nd has anounced his intention to Lass" with splendid affect and Liest Wylle, preach and expound the "Sacres Edicts" ol

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SANITARY BOARD,

key of the safe, Witness told them that it was with the accountant who was in the back room, Ose cl the men went there and then wliness took off bis hõès and went upsíalis naperceived. On the first floor there was a door communicating the Emperors Yang Chen and Chilon Lang pine after a rough and tumble fight, beat Bombardier times a month to the scholars and people of Brown at the old bayonet exercise. Mrs. Dealy with the house in the rear and he went through Soaches. He has chosen #bls plecs of had an emphails encare for her soap, The this into the street where he met an Indian assembly the great Taoist temple of Yosaminoglight of agen. The foll and digger combat. watchman to whom he pointed eat the shẹp, and | Kaar, inside the Ch'ungada gate, and wil then witness returned to the house through doubiless be able to gather

between Mesut. Armstrong and Purcell, was thi around his a which he had passed and remained there unifi coniervatives of that city,

pily of the bigots | exceedingly in'eresting and Gunner Bentley and who will Mrs, Jewell's songa kad much applause." The he heard a report of Stekema when de went back stand by him when he thinks the time stall Scamp Minstrels cloed the programme with some into his shop and was told that the robbers hað hava anivad to ask the Emperor to take him

of their Stonecutters fan. To Mr. G. T. Crook, escaped. Later in the evening a constable tesk back into the public service. It will, perhapa,

há, secty, in dus all pralin for the work he has him to a brothel in Kwal Wa Lane and there he be remembered that the Sacred Edícis

dons in the face of great difficulties and recognised the first, second and fourth defendants the destruction of all foreign religions, and it

is jost passible that this demagogue from the obstacles, alte and also identified a iliver watch, which was patrician class may be the cause of future troubles found with the first defendant, as belonging to gainst foreign misionaries in this portion of Klangan province. Not to mince matters, this movement of Wo Te-chergems to bear a close IN an edict of the rat tariant it is monounced resemblance to the tactics of the notorious Chon that Le Ch'ean-lin, Viceroy of Szechuan, having Hanin Hanas. In fact when Governor of Hasan this siternoon, given the wrong characts: for the game of Wu previous to 1894, We Ti-cheng held mot foti. geon) presided, and there were tho present Ting-fang, Minister to the Unlied States and male relations with Chou Hao, and it was main. Mr. R. D. Ormsby (Director of Public Works), Spain, la the former's memorial to the Throneyhough the protection sives by the former Mr. N. J. Ede, and Mr. H. McCallam soon becomes cracked, and then a side la

reporting the various amounts subscribed by the that Chou Han had been able to defy all (Secretary.)

attempts to put bim down, Wa Techong

MINUTES, Hongkong, 18th November, 1897. Ixzzo I low and that it must be built up again, wet weather is anything bat pleasant, for the official classes to the Fimlas Relief Fund of eviden ly wishes to be the frat spostle of Chou The minutes of the previous meeting were

Consequently coolles have been employed water comes drip, dripping down the back of Sacchus, the said Viceroy is handed to the

A RIPZALID DYR LAW, for some time past busily replacing what they the seck, and streams through the apron on the proper Board for the determination of a breach Hanism in Klanges, and his first harangue to read and confirmed,

of etiquette. Wu Ting-fang, it will be remem wards that end was to have begun on the 31st

ultimo.

Tao Medical prasident-ma9c6, -“That_bye, as busily carted away some time before, kases of the tackles occupant, quickly convenleg bered, was the well-known barrister and acting

Iew No. 4 of the bye-laws made thy the What can be the reason for this strange his trousers tato miniatitre aqueducts Sitting Police Megistrate of Hongkong, and was subse

Sanitary Board under section 13 of Ordinancs. proceeding we are unable to say; unless it | In a puddle may delight the average schéɔlboy, quently attached to the ex-Viceroy Li's staff in

15 of 1894 on the 19th March, 1895, and appɔova be as we heard suggested the other day but the said business man objects to it on the Pelyang Adololatración.

ed by the Legislative Council on the 20th day that Hongkong roads are for the benefit principle, and hence we (maglan that is really

of March, 1896, and which was pub'iched in of the P.W.D. and of the P.W.D. for the cheap and waterproof covering for our rickshas

Government Notification No, titel 1891, be repealed from the 13th day of November, 1807. being the date of publica ton in the Gar.tie of byc-law No. 37, made under section i v of. Ordia- anca 15 of 1894, on the 4th day of November, 1897, and approved by the Legalative Conachi on the 8th day of Norimber 1897,"

"KWEILIN,"

MONDAY, the sand lostant,

For Freight or Passage, apply to Agents,

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

·INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

CALCUTTA.

THE Compray's Steamship

"CHELYDRAN

Captain J. T. Davies, will be despatched as Above on TUESDAY, the 23rd foulant, at Noon

For Freight or Passage, Apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

General Managers,

Hongkong, 18th November, 1807

NOTICE.

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roads:

would be welcomed.

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A SEAMAN named Frank Granly played a mean rick upon a Chinese carpenter yesterday, The carpenter met the seaman in theatrest and asked him to repay him g18 which the latter

bag:

CORRESPONDENCE,

(We do ant necamerlly; maxfcene the spiglons; expensel by

Correspondents in this adama.)

THE HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING, CHAMPIONSHIP.

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was beld Dr. Atkinson (Colonial, Sure

second of the three Scotch practice Dancer takes place to-morrow (Friday) afternoon fa,the City Hall at 5.30 o'clock. The same programme ls to be carried out as on the last occasion, but,

TO THE EDITOR or Tic?" BoraxONG TELEGRAPH. A The number of the Navy League Journal

In addition to the Band of the West Yorks, published on 1st October, In view of the

plots will be introduced, while the St. George's SIR,-With reference to the notice in your local and gezeral column on the 15th instant, then close proximity of Trafalgar Day,

Ha, in additon to St. Andrew's Hall, will be naturally deals with things pertaining to |

the disposal of such only as are equipped that "Mr I. Huc er is willing to be any man in with dancing shoes gusraaleed 1st to do damage China ler 13 rounds, for either Middle of Heavy. Mr. N. J. Ede seconded the motion which FACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Nelson and his memorable victory. The had borrowed from him and for which he had the floor. A pleasing feature of the forthcoming weight, in a 24 ft. ring, with 6 en gloves, bog was carried, COM

THE VENICE CONVENTION, leading article, headed "Our Trafalgar promissory note The souman thereupon › szt St. Andrew's Ball will be the music played to to inform you that 1. T. No:thcott, Heavyweight Manifesto," points out what Nelson's great upon his cradlior and used his fists freely, the last lens on the programmevis, Walix and Champion of Hongkong, am willing to deland A circular despatch was secajvad orating that victory really meant to the British nation. Three other "chums of bis miso joined in the Gelop, Mr. Bentley, the popular Band-Master of my tile, and I am anxions to meet Mr. Hacker the Imperial German Government had approved

the Wat Yerky, has completed, and dedicated and decide matters for a purae of Sijo to be of Chapter 11 of the Convention of Venica je Trafalgar," says the wilter, "woD "Waterloo. It gave to England eighty

*ructoo." After having given the Chinaman to the President and members of the Hongkong presented by Mr. A. Hasper. I ask for 3 weeks garing Infectious diseases after baying heard the year's start in the race for colonial ex-everal blows they made of. The carpester, St. Andrew's Society walls to be henceforth training as I have only pat come out from hos-report of the Plague Commission seat to India,

PLAQUE AT BOMBAY hereby noilfied that their Gods are being pansion. It enabled men and women of who was bent on recovering his money, pursued known as "Auld Lang Lyne, Considering plial owing to broken arms through my last -landað and stored at their risks in the Company's } # our race and language to found nations Alu-debtor unill he came across a constable who i that this may be the last Hongkong St. Andrew's content with Mr. Cusack, AMEN

Bail at which H.E, the Governor, and also Godowns at Vanchal, from whence delivery

the West Yorks will attend, the intention may be obtained on countersignature of Bill of "in all the temperate and unoccupied arrested the would-be vanliker. Granly was

la. to play the walls, then break into the "portions of the earth's surface. Owing brought up at the Police Court this morning but Lading th

Gooda remaining-unclaimed show the 15th. “to Trafalgar the flag of England floats he did not sela the opportually given Galop as usual, and then the whole com Esstant will be inbfeci to roat,

At on every voa,'',

him that if he repaid the money the case | poly sing "Auld Lang Syne" in slow time.

The waits contains the following airsAnid, Me Fire Insurance will be effected.

would be settled. A fine of $5 or 14 days' | Lang Syne, Auld Robin Gray, cote wha hize. JJ, S, VAN BUREN,

Agent

Two unpublished letters of the great (of hard ♬ was the magistista's flat. The seaman Tas Galop,--Auld Lang Syne, Kesi Row, and

Marby dinové ike Quizor's wrHa Hongkong, 18th Havember, 1897, fx-w 3 } admirab are for the first time pre- 1 a pelad to do "sizsə,"!.

CONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship

..

"CHINA,"

If Mr. Hucker will call at the Stag Hotel at his earliest convenience be will grently oblige.

Thanking you in anticipation of your bring

this letters kind enough to publish this i

Yours Topicifally,

T. NORTHCOTT,"

Stag Hotal

& folum Was verived showing that from the 1st to the roth October there hid been 167 cases of bubonic plagus at Bombay and too deaths,

The Merially roturas los the werk ended 30th

MORTALITY RETURNSSON ADANA

October showed a demu inte "ol 20.3 per 1000 and for the week ended 6th Novamber 26.1-per 1000.

-ADJOURWSERSE.