To-day's Advertisements.
NEW YEAR HOLIDAY,
*N accordance with. Oidloante No. 6 of 18μg, with one BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Pubile Business TO-MORROW, the rst January, 1898.
For the CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
„AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA,
T. H. WHITEHEAD,
Manager, Hongkong.
For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION,
For the NATIONAL LIMITED,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager. BANK OF CHINA,
G, W. F. PLAYFAIR,
Chief Manager. For the MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA,
LIMITED,
JOHN THURBURN,
Manager, Hongkong. For the BANQUE DE L'INDÖ-CHINE,"
Hongkong Agency, and
F. AUGUSTIN,
Manager. For the BANK OF China &z Japan, LISTED,
HONGKONG,
CHANTREY INCHBALD,
Manager.
For the YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1897.
Co-day's Advertisement.
THE CHINA MUTUAL STRAM NAVIGA-
-.-- TION COMPANY, LIMITED, FOR LONDON VIA STRAITS AND COLOMBO.
(Taking Cares at through rates for LIVERPOOL, GLASIOW, CONTINENTAL PORts, Riyen PLATE, &c.)
THE
HE. Company's Steamship * KAISOW."
E. Wairall, Commander, will be despatched as above on or about the 18th January,
To be followed by the Steamship "CHINGWO,”
For Freight, &c., apply to
Intimations.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG,
WAFS CO., LIMITED.
happen to know whether this was the sort | warm on that side, though appearances Tus Hon. Treasurer of the Allen, Memorial ['HONGKONG HIGH LEVEL-TRAM- of mail the Consul got, but if so, all he may not be that way. But it is easy to and Nethersolo Hospitals bege to acknowledge needed was a copper-lined stomach and | understand that a man who has devoted with thanks the following donation to the a brass-bound conscience, and he could large sums of money and the labours of a ❘ lands of the Hospitals
Nim Pak Hong Guild media 9 $302
| sall In ́and celebrate for the whole con-lifetime to the acquisition of official rank,
`sular service. -
Is Indignant when suddenly told by a lot THE Post Office will be closed on New Year's of red-headed savages that he does wrong
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The 13th oïdlaniy general meeting of the above company was held at the officer, Nos. 18 Buck prended and there were also present and 40, Queen's Road Central, to-day, Mr. Hari There has been a good deal of trouble in getting his money bick by old-esta Day and Monday, the 3rd January, except from Meases. J. Orange and C. Ewans (Consulting over the stoppage of rice exports, but blished and well-recognised methods. A 8 toga.m. Correspondence for Peak and Kew directon), H. Humphreys H.-Wicking, Goo
Murray Bain, and A. H. Mangali, there is really no particular blame | Chinaman does not enter official life for | loon may ba, posted up to g'am, The Night-
The Chairman sald, Gentleme,The feport attachable to anybody. The law of the sake of his health; he is after the | Box will be kept open, The Money Order Office has, beco-in your hands for sev:tal days, 19 China prohibits the exportation of rice dollars, just as keenly as the rest of us, will be entirely closed on both days.
with your permission I will take it an ERU, toany foreign country, presumably for fear | He sinks a fortune In an Invest-
You will be played to find that our returns of famine; and in the treatles there is a ¦ ment, to wit
official berth, THE assault casé da Souza v. Pearson cams on are steadily incruisleg, and we are this jour stipulation to the same effect. Rice may and it is distinctly hard on him to be sud for hearing at the Magistracy again to-day, and shle to pay a d'vidend of 7 per cent. Etsinst 6 go from one Chinese port to another, but denly told in his old age that he is to get it resulted in Mr. Wodehouse dismissing the per cent, ast yer. I think I can safely say: that aimset everything points to a continuad not abroad. Some years ago the Viceroy no return on his outlay because foreigners case. He characterised complainant's scilon as steady increaseta osx garalogs, particularly as MILHOLLIDAY, WISH & Co.
of Kwangtung made an exemption for the disapprove of that system and make a belog wrong and said that the assault, if any, the new road now in cause of construction Agents.
benefit of the Chinese living in Hongkong fearful fuss over it. We have no desire was quito justified. His Worship.ordered com will open up Magisico Gap and le locally to Hongkong, 3111 December, 1897, 1931 and Macao; they should be allowed to to whitewash any official, Chinese or other-plataant to leave the Court at once when he the Tram cervice. The clasing of the Mount
get a fair quantity per year for their own wise quite the contrary! But it cannot attempted to expostulate.
Austin Hotel has of course been a loss to us since 1st October, but when it is again tohablird use, on the express understanding that be denied that the mandarins have lald they must not send it abroad. The export out their money on very well understood THE Law Union and Crows (Flie and Life) We expect to more than recover any loss that has been sustained. I do not, however, wish allowed to Hongkong ls 500,000 piculs conditions, and they are now being de Insurance Co. has two novel and elegant designs | shareholders to take too sanguine, a view of the per annum, Macao about half that, and prived of what they were practicalty pro- for 1898 calendars. Ono is a dave-block ons fature, for we must bear in mind that with the perhaps other Chinese communities in mised. Still, we cannot help that; as far | black and,hifver card in the shape of the Com-low exchange one of the principal fiema of aur foreign countries may have been con- as foreigners are concerned, the system pany's seal surmounted by a crown. The other expenditure, that is the cage, costs us about sidered. It is not that the Chinaman must be suppressed, and the time to suppress is a distinct advance on all that we have seen in management of the Company. The price of coal more than 1-did when we first took the abroad would starve; It is not that China It is now, while the kererosene monopoly the way ci insmance Calendars. It is on the also has considerably increased and we do n is the only food-producing country in the Eth its inception. world, but simply that the Chinaman, like
revolving dial principle, most subsiantially bullt anticipate any roduction of prices for some time the European, gets fanciful about his food
and handsomely finished in black feather, with to come. At the same time we feel confident that shareholders will continue to secsiya k when he can afford it, and wants what the
brass flagres corners and “facings” and Etted
steady return on their favnatmenis. Before moreover with an opal memo tablet, poscil, and moving the adoption of the report and state used to have at home. To a meat-eating
slot. The Hongkong agents of the "Law Unlea barbarian, all rice is rice, but to the rice
and Crown are Merr. Shewan, Tomes & Coat of accounts I shall be pleased to answe eating races
are marvellous M. Fichen, the French Minister at Rio de who also send a plats and unpretentions but differences, a's clearly definable AP - Janiero, has bean transferred to Paking.
acat and useful calendar for the Noth British brands of tobacco or spirits. Thu, RECRUDESCENCE OF THE PLAGUE IN
and Mercantile Insurance Company, a Japanese who has to live on Chinese
A NUMBER of the leading men in the Philppine rebellion are in Hoogkong at present and to-day
■ Telegraph repórter tried to interview (somo of the gentlemen. All seemed to be under orders to know nothing and the reporter was politely informed that," the rebellion was supremed." In fact, in one quarter the reporter was told by a newly atriyod." Fülping that they were under orders to say nothing. The Philippine visitors number some of in all, and Senor Emilio Agulsado is the hoad man of the party. Osten sibly they have just come along hers because the | trouble Ik over and they did not know a quieter place to cams to. A good many people are of optolon that it would not at all bara been con- is the Philippines and, putting that and that ducira to the Sonos's health to have remained
together, perhaps they are right. -
AERATED WATERS.
*IMPLE AERATED WATER.
SIMPLE 3. CHOH.
Hongkong, 31st December, 1897.
HE
Agent.
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NEW YEAR HOLIDAY.
Undermentioned
INSURANCE
OFFICE CLOSED for the
Transaction of Public Business TO-MORROW,
the 1st January, 1898.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
General Agents,
CANTON INSURANCH OFFICE, LD,, · General Managers,
HONGKONG FIRM INSURANCE Co, Lb,
N..J. EDE,
Secretary,**
UBION INSURANCE Socix or
CANTON, LD.
W. H. PERCIVAL,
Agut,
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NORTH-CHINA INSURANCE CO., LD,
W. H. RAY,
Secretary,
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CHINA TRADERS' Insurance Co., Lu. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agente,
YANOTSZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION,LU. J. B. COUGHTRIE,
Secretary,
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO. LD.
W..H. T. DAVIS,
Acting Manager,
THE STRAITE INSURANCE CO., LD.
Hongkong, gist Decembar, 1897.
FAREWELL CONCERT
AT
ST. GROROR'S HALL,
on
FRIDAY, the pik January, 1898,
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SODA WATER.
LEMONADE
INGER ÁLE
SARSAPARILLA
there
RASPBERRYADE, &c. rice for a ume makes as much fuss
*DAKIN, CRUICKIHANK & Co.'s WATERS aro made under the constant supervision of a daly qualified English Chemist and will bear comps rison with the best English Manufactures.
Special berns to HOTELA, CLUBS, Messes and other Large Consumers. Any complatnit should be addressed to the [106
Manager,
Hongkong, tet March, 1807,
TO ADVERTNERS, Abertisers are raquastad to bewzed så andem intended for
insertion in that day's las not later than Thr-lock as
not to retard the endy publication of the pepiti smje
Advertisements, and Subscriptions which are not ordnend to
fbad parted wit be continued until docusutuoded"
English newwow published in the Far East, and there the The Hunghong Thượngjā bis the largest circulation of say
best madiun for Adreslows, Tenna can be foczni on application.
Tu Eagleng Trenger maker at La Tumbo Exchange 6. Na t Tilagrishin address suddTalkfígh,.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
Under the Patronage of H.E. the GOVERNOR WINES & SPIRITS.
PROFESSOR MEROK
(The Eminent Cello Artini)
Assisted by Mons. Glud, Mr. G. P. Lammest
and alber well-known lady and gentleman amateurs will give
A GRAND CONCERT. Overture si 9 P. sharp.
SEATS at ROBINSON & COT.
ALL SEATS
Hongkong, 31st December, 1907. -
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
No. 582
fr916
Tis hereby poufied that Artillery Practice wil be carried out on THURSDAY, the 6th January,-between the hours of 9 am, and 1 P.M. from Wong-nel-chong Gap to Deep Water Bay, with 7-pounder R.M.L. Gass. Sixty-six toxada will be FIRED at 1-o barrel targets or sampans 50 yards from the shore and two canVAN SCTEODO In leet by 4 feet on the beach.
The distance to the beach in about 1,650 yards. No shot will be fired at less than that range; picquets of observation will be stationed on each Acak.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary,
Colonial Secretary's Office,
.. Hongkong, 31st December, 1807.
LIMITED.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
[1915]
FOR SHANGHAI, VIA SWATOW AND AMOY.
HE Company's Steamship
THE
:
*FOOCHOW," Captain Blackbourne, will be despatched es abers TO-MORROW, the 1st January, at 5 7.3.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD &. SWIRE,
Agents.
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Hongkong, 31 December 1867.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,
"HAITAN
FOR SWATOW. THE Company's Steamship TH Captain Roach, will be despatched for the Abors Post on SUNDAY, the and January, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAFRAIK & Co, General Managers. "Hongkong, sist Derstübör, 1807, C1993
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
"FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUL
THE "Company" Steamshly
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about it as an Italian with porridge or ap Irishman with macaroni. How often do we lament "The beef here lan't like what you get at home!"
So a prescribed quantity has been per- mitted to go out of China; and this year, the first time on record, we believe, the limit has been exceeded, and so the out- flow has to be checked. That is the whole case in a nutshell. We can hardly blame the Chinese authorities for doing the best they know to prevent the horrors of famine; too often they fall. Now, it appears the check has had the effect of letting down the price of rice in the Interior; it was getting dangerously dear, especially since there has been a shortage of rice crops In other countries. Chinese rice does not affect the world's supply, but the world's crops affect the supply In China, for usually China Imports a good deal from southern countries. Now, In the the United States there are many Canton- ese, who are prosperous enough in Indulge their fancy for special brands of rice, and the stoppage of exports has been a heavy
blow to this particular branch of trade.
Also it hit Macao very hard, for Macao has a large and very poor population, whose supplies were altogether cut off, Representations being made through the
REUTER'S MESSAGES:
DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT.
LONDON, December 29th,
BOMBAY.
There is a serious recrudescence of the plague la Bombay."
BYE ELECTION,
· Lord Charles Beresford, the Unionlst can- didato, replaces the late Sir Frank Lockwood as member for York City,
THE GOVERNORSHIP OF CRETE Russla proposes Prince George of Greece for the Governo ship of Crete,
LOCAL AND GENERAL, TOMORROW Leing New Year's Day, there will be no issue of this paper,"and the office will be closed all day. We wish our readers
'A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
MR. H. Baskerville-Mason, the local represent. THE boying rate for sovereigns is $10,18 per £ative of the Sanitas Disinfectant Company has THE will be a walchnight Service held in ] forwarded us some interesting Itterature in the Unlon Church th’e avento- at-11.15 Tux Grafton's departure has been postponed unt!! to-morrow (Saturday), the 1st January, '. THE Syagogue cave has at last been finished and the Helgante are only awaking for the judgment.
shaya”of'pamph'atë dealing with the Senltai bints as regards the disinfection of rooms, preparations. One brochurzis `fáll · of useful...
wounds, animals, &c.; another treats of expert ments made with Sanitas se a germicide, by an emicast physician, and yet another is devoted. to an explanation of what Sanitas is. Judging by the credentials of the company, who make
We present to our readers to-day, in the everything, from theep dip in wash for twen
ALL there are selected by our London House, bought direct at first hand, imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving a fatermediate profits, and enabling us to supply regular channels, the Viceroy has lata Gande Price & Coj af No: 11 Queen's Read, issno a very handy little diary" for the west Le best growths at MODERATË PRICES,
PRICE LISTS, with Full Detalls, in be had oo
Application PORT attes removal should be rested a month before use. When required for drinking at ones it should be ordered to be decanted as the Dispensary before belog sent out, SHERRY-Fxcellent Dioner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are CLARRT.-Out Clarets, including the lowest
irus Xores Wines,
priced, are guaranteed to be The genuine. product of the juice of the grips and are nst artificially made from raisins and currants, as is generally the cate with Cheap Wines.
BRANDY. -All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pare Cogare, the diference in price belog merely a question of age and vintage
WHISKY-Al qur Whi.ky is al 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 conneisseurs -to be superior to any other brand in the -Hongkong market.
We only guarantee cur Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from na in the Colony or from our antherised Agents at the Coast Parts 20
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The Honghong Celegenph
* HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1897.
NOTES AND COMMENTS,
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supplemental this isine," Chronicle of Events ing raven tresses golden, their vicies are for the year 1897
ef first class quality, and in a place Uks Hong kong a disinfectant with the mafts of Senlar | should be well appreciated: The Company also pocket, with discount and interest fabler. Mr. Baskerville-Mason has travelled extensively in India and Australis and his firm, of which Mr.
Sanitas was usci with good results during the CT Kingrett, F. J. C., F. C. S., is the managing director, have the satisfaction of knowing that plagus in India.
A ENTRE LAN
We have received frous Messrs. H. Pries & Co., been induced. (as our Macao correspond. Hongkong, a handsome office wall calendar fe Lect reported this week) to allow a small next year.
may be prevalled on to similarly favoursome four or five times for parsning bis calling quantity to go through, and possibly he AFRESH fish bawker, who has been brought up Hongkong "nd America, where there is not indeed the same potent plea without a license, was to-day fined $5, in default as in Macao, but there is an urgenti
fourteen days. demand for certain sorts of rice, and there are merchants whose inability to meet the demand means injury to their business,
In the football match between the Hongkong Colls and H.M.S. Alacrity, played at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon, the latter won by two goals to MIL
The Chinese In Tonkin have stolen a march on the French. The pirates and | rufians of the border have walted for the gradual shifting of the Inadequate military forces to stations near the fronder; then Mr. BRIGAND quietly comes down to the A QUARRELSOME old dame, who appears to find capital and raids it with impurity, seizing pleasure in annoying a neighbour, a Shanghe a favourable moment when the whole woman, was to-day bound over to keep the native population la Indignant at the Instpeace for three manthe, ona surety of $25 being tution of a salt monopoly and is willing to ald anybody "agia the Gov'mint." So they set Hanol on fire in four quarters simul- taneously, loated a lot of European houses killed several Europeans, and disappeared. The executions which followed amount to nothing,
demanded.
Tus match, Kowloon v. H.K.F.C., resulted in an easy victory for the Kowloon faddies by uns goal to all Besides scoring a gasi Kowloon had lots of shots and had better forwards
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BBX questions.
"Mr. G. Murray Bain asked what arranges ments had been made about a new Superintend-
ent.
that the committee had appointed Mr. Bren
The Chairman said he was pleased to niy He was at present chief engineer of the PNJARM and he was well known in Hongkong. He had been particularly recommended for the past and he thought the company had been particularly fortunată in
getting tim
The adoption of the report and balance sheet was unanimously canted.
On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr, Mancelf, the retiring consulting Cammliter, Merna Ewens and Orange, were re-elected and Mesars, H. Fullerton Henderson and W. H. Folta ware re-elected as audios,
The Chairman announced flist", dividend warrants would be ready on Monday morning in consequence of to-marrow being a bank holiday. LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
SUPREME COURT,
-IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before His Lordship the Chiep, Turike, Sir J. W. Carrington, Ki, GMG))
December 318
D. GUBBAY AND OTHERS VER-E7306– The plaintifa, Messrs. D. Gabbay, A. J«Ray» mord and A. J. David, sued on behalf of the Jewish Community of Hongkong for the reca- very of Inland Lot No. 1381 from the defendant,
M. J. J. Francis, QC. (fastracted by Mr. Thomsen, of Mears. Descos Red. Hasilogs), appeared for the plaintiffs and Mr. H. E. Polleck (instracted by Mr. C.
D. Wilkinson) tor' the de- tendant.
Mr. Francis continued his argument when the Court resumed to-day... Ho said that there waR nothing in the special conditions of the Govern mens sala which prevented or would lend la pro
communicate with his contesters if his opinion vant the erection of a Srasgogne on that grosed con any porsion of it. Why did not Mr. Beliton
was that a Synagogue would not Haya term allowed? Why did he, write kis subegaent Hongkong, Friday, December 31st, says Lad bought the land entirely for himself, but it MR. ERICH GEORG's Weekly Share List, dated | letters if he thought so 2 Mr. Bellllon stated that Business has been interrupted by the Christmas this was so why did he write his subsequent bolldays, but a fale amount of transactions have | letters if there was an obracle which he could been put through since, and the market shows not overcoma? He submitted that it war pers a very firm tendency. To-day's seltiements aro | fecily clear thať Mr. Danby's statements · sa- to VELOSTER'S gun practice at bay Eart of Despikely to pass off well. A few Hongkong and bis Intesilon on 28th April were not correct, 13 Water Bay to-morrow. Corps p. ide of Head | Shangbais have been done at 176 per cent, his letter to Mr. Cooper condemned It. Then quarters at to a.m. Transpon will be provided, prem, crab, at which figure a few small lois ars again it was noteworthy in Mr. Danby's letter Fall muster is desired,
wanted, while time shares (for March and April) that he contended very strongly that the sappers kra is, gond demand at izst quoted rates, hold- : lats should be put up at a smaller figure than ers demanding an advance on samt.The the lower lot, as being put up at pablic auction London rate 11 641 10s. od. A few National there would be keen competition "especially H changed hands, at $zaj. Unions are an in this case. What did he mean by "ilo this offer at $1291 China Traders sold at 876 und | case 2o The only other case” maniloned in his are steady, North Chloss have sellers at Tis. | letter was in reference to the application for the 198, and Yangtries from Shanghai at $140, the lowernite, 1381, and with reference to that ground latter without Gading buyers, while the former | there would be no competition" as 'it waS may be placed at Tis 195. Cantons tave come | known ibat it was wasted for ■ Syengogue. Into some demand, and several parcals changed | It Mr. Belilion bad karo under the impression hands at $1551; Stralis go begging at 817, that the principal members of the Jewish Come Shipping Shares.A rather large business has munity were averse to the site sed li ho was been in progress Is Hongkong. Canton and distinctly and deliberately contemplating using Micio Steamboats at $28 to gaff cash, aisa at the three sites together for two villas capable of 819 for 3815 February next, and cash shares are being converted into one, how camɑ he to write Inquired for at $189; it appears as if all the the letter to Mr. Silas saying that the le weak holdets have been cleared out and that was fixed for a certain dais and asked. Dat all conddoncs to this stock is gradually making | the trustees should be present to prevent compos itself felt sgain. Indo-Chinae changed hande lan? How came Mr. Beles to write that several of the Cay.'s steamers have been Tented the building of a Synagogue? Mr. at ESI, and more shares are wanted ↑ || letter if he thought that conditions of sale pre- chartered for the rice trade between Saigon and Bellios, a wealthy member of the Commualty, Japan st remunerative rates. Chiba and | suggesting this and also that they wUTE have done do time at priests rates, are fu absurdity for Mr. Belllog to write that Manila are unchanged, while Douglases, which want of feeds wis simply absurd. What am demand at 857 cash, China Mutuals without lotter if he thought at that llime that the Jewish Business; shares could eastly be placed at quot Community would not iske over the ground. alors, or even a tile better Chiss Sugars, If he had same tien in his mind to bald heade
weakening
to sales at $148 on Friday after-soma house for himselt on the ground he was nede, came loto demand again on Tuesday betraying the confidence of the trustees in lovi your erday the cash rate rede to $162, and for ton. It would be a dishonour and discredit to whim 8159 was paid, and later on 3160, while tog them to the sale to prevent outside compell delivery on 28th February next $167, Lozovs, | himself if his statement turned out to be ide. on the other hand, are weak with sellers at $37, Counsel refused to take Mr. Bellios' own words, In spite of the report that the rebellion in the to the injury to his character and ble reputation. Philippines has been crushed and that trade is str. Bellios had made a mistake, "The trastoes going on well again, Panjoms sold at $53.to $1.85, did not attend because Mr. Siles had mide Ffor ordinaries and $1.40 to $1.50 for preference enquiries and found that nobody was going to starm, glosing strong Charbonnages have compete for the ground World Mr. Bellos advanced to - Bilglas-New Balmorals have writes its letter, if he intended sold and have father sellers at @1.40 deliberately geing and purchasing that land for
print letter from the main ellers for erdinary and B1.Sofas preference himself and not for the Jewish Community? aburen e dally papers of 30th Instant Considering that he was member of the 3rd Community specially appolated for the purpose Instant. Jelebus sold and have sellers at 8a, of purchasing that site, was it got his duly
then the Club,
THE seventh annual Athleila Speris of the Talkoo Clubs will be held to-morrow at Quarry Bay. If the weather continues fair, a vary enjoy. abis day will be spent, for the Talkoo commu- sity is well-known for its hospitality and thorough goodfellowship 1
The kerosene dealers of Wuchow com- A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. pletely suspended operations on the 22nd THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. December, and a notice was issued by the Hongkong, 8th December, 1897,
16 Kwangtung Guild, calling them to assem- ble and discuss the situation." It is Impossible to make out exactly whether this meant a meeting to make arrange A CHIWAMAN, who was charged by`kis sweet- ments with the monopolists in conformity eat with stealing twenty-one pieces of clothing with the official programme, or a meeting to combat the monopoly, - Anybow“no- valued at $75, was brought up at the Magistracy body attended the meeting, and nothing to-day, charged with the theft. His fair que, has been done. An embargo is laid on however, seemed to hava relented and at her all the kerosene stocks in Chinese hande request,his Womhip discharged the accused. sill. It so happens that the rival product, ton notifies that on and after the 146 January, at Wuchow, and the trade is at a stand-The Imperial Chinese Telegraph Adminisin peanut-oil, is scarce this year; the Chinese 1898, the following charges will come into force that the presence of kerosene In the for telegrams to be forwarded through the land renders the soll sterile, but as a ministration's linea " via Helampa - from Hong- matter of fact the Boll has been getting g worked out and the last three years were
T%
Rats per word. poor ones for peanuts, Moreover, the
Europa imionatetrieve 84.80 extended use of kerosene has rendered
New York City kästinenser -83.30 peanut-oll less remunerative, and so the
Washington, D.C..
$3.40 production has naturally decreased, with
Tilinois (Chicago) $45 the result that what little demand survives Tarlingal possession of thras maes of opium
California, Colorado......................33-95 has had to be satisfied at enhanced rates. Industry is not unusual.
cost a women $10 at the Magistracy to-day.
A postcard addressed to the Hongkong Postmaster General, was delivered this week by the Post Office coolies to the ma- ager of the Hongkong Hotel! We do not believe the P. M. G. is usually to be found in the hotel, but his own men ought to know him best. The Government ought simply to get rid of the cheap coalie ele ment in the Post Office and pay for a staff of efficient Europeans there are plenty to be had, of the right sort; with the present motley assortment of superannuated sam
** FORMOSA," Captain. Hodgins, will be despatched for the p
at Daylight.
of Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAFRAIK & Co.
General Managers,
(2034
· Hongkòng, gist December, 1897.
**BEN” LINE OF STEAMERS." FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL. THE Steamship
pan-wallahs, the methods of business are This curious paradox of a declining | Two male offenders in the same class weiduino / Rauby changed hands at gazi; to $azk and its | li he had clanged his mind, to bare written 1.
frequently such as to suggest that P.M.G. ought to stand for Pretty Much Greggy, and FAQ for Pertickler Orrible.
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in demand at latter rate, also at equivalent rates he was going to buy the ground for himself and ordered to contribute like amounts. In each of on time. Olivars B letched $7 to 38 and have that if the trustees wanted it they should go and Meantime, the mandarins are in a fair theo cases MF. 1.1. Sportus, clef exelse after farther buyer is the the the dated 3rd instant, that Me, Belliler was gold to bid for the land J. J. dully papers of goth instant bid for it? The trustees were Induced to belleva above Forts on TUESDAY, the 4th January, But we may comfort them in the kind way to succeed in stifling the foreign trade ever fails to get a conviction. In one case, fo- and a telegram stceived ength Instant for them and there was an accidity for them to words of that touching ballad, "The men kerosene monopoly is permitted to be what had been seled as ten taals of plant quasis from the Eureka, the Eireks shalt has had attended that no es behalf at the Jewish
on the West River, if this precedent of the day, however, the prosecution miscarried, a reports further crushing of 20 tons of attend sed counsel cebmitted that dr. Balt |that fought at Minden,"
Mine, yielding half an had stopped, ankstopped for ever, to say lathe. established. It was tried once before, and proved to be only ten als of treacle and other
ounce of gairl to the tons Do not be discouraged, ' Eving is your alper, failed. Then terminal duties were put on staff, to be used as medicine.
There's other dam swoopš likka you!
reached a depth of geo feet, Great Eastern and Community, That latter to the Community pat transit-pass goods after reaching their News has reached Hongkong that the Jarances Caledonians changed hands to considerable the trustees off their guard, it Counsel submitted destination, and this also was denounced sexmer Naha darm was wrecked on the Fete at that said we may soon 100 an leprovement Court as to the affect of that simple traction
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and more shares being unavaliable that that letter alone was sufficient to mainly the Somebody in the north last week sent as illegal and finally suppressed. The caderes on Christmas Eve, with a loss of sevenly in rater, as advices from the mine continue to and I was also sufficent to satte the Court all the US. Consular malls for all the treatles stipulate clearly enough that no ves. No particulars are to hand, and in are 13-good yn levelling the ground, Efteen to decime Ms. Belilios a construit rastas of the China and Korean-ports to Hongkong, article of trade shall be subject to a mono- unable to identify the steamer. She may be feat way from the Great Eastern shaft, land for the Jewish Commpally. If M. Bell. Instead of distributing them in Japan to poly except salt. But if kerosene is allowed soms small Japanese trading vessel or any for whip: zond, two rests were unearthlias purchased the sound as the genre pre | thole various destinations. Christmas is a to be "farmed," then plece-goods, and be the new cable steamer, which has been outed, one being a small one and the other 18 sentative of the Jewish Community or if buwan. pleasant time to be getting all the mail flour and every Item of trade-wiil | hara-not, makay, months. The regular on the of, inches wide, by Mk showing a little gold,. This conducting himself at that time to induce them to matter obtainable, whether rightly or gradually follow suit, and trade la China the cable steamer is Off Wawn, so called after discovery is of imperianna go inriker showing think that he was to maling med prevcated them wrongly. Many people in cosy old will be exclusively official perqulated the principal place in the Coochee Tuning the value of the property, but it is not letended taking any steps in getting the land she was in fashioned homes show their sympathy for
and which the aparato ninally cal = 19 xha to sink another sunit there, as the rooistán be fewtheir agast, their representa live their trusice simply,, Tás 3 arimosan cossi and the 2 wack worked from the main skat, which will be done - with jaspect to that. Ihad. 2/The-facts, showed lonesome exiles in the East, by sending Of course, we can sympathise with, the - dons are so badly lighted as to was dingston to Lapos ou name and reached a depth of new feets clairly that Mr. Belillos was at the lakes tha our plum-cake and such things. We don't | poor officials; our sympathy is always progruntys rues like šne japanašu,
the quante le of a beautiinily, diens appekra | ose representative of like Jewish Ceramenity, and
"BENLEDL" Captalo Farquhar, will be despatched as åboys `on or about the 17th January, PApplication for Freight should be tande in advance so there, is only a limited space
GIBB, LIVINGSTON”& Co. Hongkong, skyt December, 1897. [937
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