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To-day's Advertisements.

THE LABUK PLANTING COMPANY, LIMITED, IN LIQUIDATION. "OTICE la béřeby givan fat in pursuance

ance, 1855, ibat « GFNERAL MEETING of the Members of the above-named" COMPANY will be held at No. 4. PRAYA CYNTRAL On MONDAY, the 19th instant at Noon for the purpose of having an account lid before ihem by the Liquidators showing the manner in which the winding up has bean conducted, and the Propaty of the Company disposed of and of bearing any Explanation that may be given by the Liquidators and of determining by extraordinary" re:otalion `the manneż fa which the Books, Accounts, and Documents of the Company, and of the Liquidators thereof, shall be disposed of.

"A. W. WALKINSHAW,

JAMES H. COX,

Ligaldators. Hongkong, roth January, 1808.

PERSEVERANCE14 LODGE ...

Nf Section 110 of the Companies Ordia-

HONGKONG, No. 1165.

THE HONGKONG TELEGE MONDAY, JANUARY 10,

Intimations.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG,

AERATED WATERS.

SIMPLE AERATED WATER. SODA

*INGER ALE

ING

WATER.

LEMONADE,

SARSAPARILLA

ADULTERATED LIQUOR.

1898.

a cránky vessel, which does not strike us as

enough to sink most raiselsk being very surprising, Such a same would be

operating with the Justices in their efforts | FCR caitlog branches' of, treat from the hillside | Txxnx is a steamée engaged in the Pacific Coast to bring about a better state of things. If at Stanley a wretched looklag Celestial was to- | trade named Scandinavia-Stylus-Santa-Clarde a man is found vending bread, meat, tea, day dued $5, la defmalt fourteen days, at the Kahului Ciroiland. She is described as belug sugar or other articles of food of unwhole- | Patice Comt. He went aloft. * some quality, he is caught and punished promptly, but it would seem as if there was a special providence that looked after those who sell what wrecks body and brain, destroys the finest of physiques, and de- grades to the lowest men whose futures once promised to be full of glory and success

Tux close appesach of the Chiante Now Year seem to be attracting bad characters back to this colony and banished criminals bare lately returned in large numbers to their former field of operation. To-day another rough-was sentenced-

to twelve months' imprisonment for infringement of the Baalshment Ordinance, Z

It is sailsfactory to note that the Licensing Bench bas at last taken a practical step in regard to the voxed question of adulterated liquor.. "At the laat meeting of the Bench, which by the way is very well constituted, the President announced that the Justices' views on the matter had been forwarded to the Government and that a meeting would be held during the current week to consider the Government's reply thereto. For the sake of the public generally it is devoutly to be wished that the outcome of the meeting will be the remedying of a very great and serious evil. Just as the C. D. Act is ever necessary in a ASPBERRYADE, &c. garrison town, so no less urgent is a strict RASPBERRY

Aupervision over the liquor purveyed in such places. We are no bigots in the matter of temperance, but are rather of opinion that a reasonable amount of whole- some liquor will harm no man, especially soldiers and saliórs who are exposed to rigours of the weather and doing hard duty while the rest of us are safe under cover. In a place like Hongkong with garrison of over 3,000 men, and often with hundreds of British and foreign bluejackets in port, not to speak of an immense num- pected that there must be a far larger. TELEGRAMS.paca for six weeks, and whose term has just ber of merchant sailors, It is only to be ex-

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANI & COM WATERS made under the constant supervision of a daly for qualified English Chemist and will bear comps rison with the best English Manufactures.

Special terms to HorsLS, CLUBS, MESSES and

REGULAR MEETING of the above

A beheld in the FREEMASONS

HALI, Zetland Street, on MONDAY, the 17th instant, at 8.yo for 9 p.m. precisely. Viriting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.

Hoogkong, rath January, 1898.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

other Largo Consumers. Any complaints should be addressed to the Manaper.

Honglowig, vat March, 189y.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

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Isla requated that all communications relating to Subscriptions,

Adults, ko, be added to the Manager,

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FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.

THE Company's Steamabip

"THALES,"

Captain Robenn, will be despatched for tha above Ports TOMORROW, the 12th inatànt, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passago apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.; General Managers.

Hongkong..rath January, 1808

INDO.CH. A STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR MANILA (DIRECT),

THE Company's Steamship

18$

-"YUENSANG," Caplain I. Kynoch, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the tath instant, at 4 P.M.

This Steamer has Superior Accommodation for First-class Passengers.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

"JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Manager, Hongkong, roth January 198

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI,

THE Company's Steamship

"HAILOONG,"

Igo

Captain Davir, will be despatched for the above Ports on THURSDAY, the 13th Instant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

Geroral Managers. Hongkong, reth January, 1898.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SOURABAYA AND SAMARANG. THE Company's Steamship

FB7

* FAUNANG" Captain N. Moneur, will be despatched as above 0¤ SATURDAY, the sgth Instant, at Noon,

For Freight of Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

General Managers.

Hongkong, roth January, 1848, "

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THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY, LIMITED, FOR LONDON AND LIVERPOOL VIA SINGAPORE AND PENANG.

Lactucson Editorial matters to be neat to “The Edoor" and act to individual asembaca of the staff

Contamentions intended le publication must be accompanied and not melty › Bar publicusios į but as evidence if good i

Whdet the culinaɛ of the Emchong Tilggraph will always be open for the fair discussion by corrompensate de dit questions, Memeting pablo interests, it must be diftincity understood that the Kamer dose not in any way bald LOMME VOptika kat opinimas they axprsssed.

A. 8. WATSONŢ& CO., LIMITED.

KSTAHLISHED A.D. 1841. -

WINES & SPIRITS.

House, bought direct at first hand, imported in ALL these are selected by our Londen wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all intermediate profits, and enabling us to supply the best growing at MODERATE PRICES.

PRICE LISTS, with Full Detalls, to be bad on

Application. PORT after removal should be rested a month before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at tha Dispensary balois being sent out. SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintagon. All aro true Keres Wines. CLARET-Out Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine

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consumption of liquor than in a town with a civilian population of the same propor. tions. The reasons are obvious. For instance, first of all, there is the lack of the comforts of home life, and then again there are the Imitations of time, liberty, &c., which the civilian never knows. It is trud there are the canteens in barracks, where good drink can be obtained at a moderate price, but men on leave from either ser vlce prefer to roam While admiring the devoted efforts of the people who are instituting temperance lodges in the army and navy (and in the latter connection we may specially mention Miss WESTON) there is no denying the fact

further afield.

that Tomece and his brother JCW

man.

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WYNDHAM 52 was the scene of a pretty little scrimmage shortly after 11 o'clock, to-day

when a party of chair and other coolies started

In to crack each other's skulls with bamboos nair the German Club. P.C. 56 happened along. and managed to capture two of the bellige estr one a chair coolle in a blue-and-white-Ulivery, Beth men looked in bave been pretty severely handled, and were b'eeding from cuts about their beads and faces.

The President of the Licensing Bench is specially to be commended for fals outspoken vlaws as to the class of people who apply for licenses, and all thinking. An audacious theft was committed by an Indian men will be at one with him as to the neces-named Erra la a secondhand clothes shop in sity of seeing that licenses are only gran- East Strest yesterday. He bought six canta! ted to men with clean hands, who are world of soup and tendered a $5 bill. The shop. above suspicion and who have been proved man gave him change in small colo and he beyond all doubt to be worthy to engage asked for dollars instead. While the shopman in the publican's business. And to Mr

waï changing the money Esra put his band lato | TO-MORROW afarsoon on the Happy Valley the T. ATKINS we may repeat a bit of the best advice ever given him by one of bis $1.90, and tried to sxcape. He was arrested from the Royal Lancaster Regiment. Kick-off a basket and selxed coins.amounting in valss to Hongkong Football Club will play a company greatest friends :----

and charged with the theft at the Magistracy | at 4.30 p.m. Clubin whlic, Regiment in calourna fendant said it was a made-up story because he RA, goal; C. T. Kew and R. G. D. Dewar, to-day. When asked what ho had to say de- The Club will be represented by P. G. Devim,

objected to belog paid less than his proper R.N., backs ; F. H. Kew, A, Brooke-Spilth, and change. He was ordered to pay plaintiff 83 and E. K. Dɛacos, halves ; J. F. Noble, T. L. Shal- to go to gaol for six weeks,

ford, F.N. B.CRimsos, R.N, A L CEN ard E. A. M. Head, R.Aq forwards.

Mind you steer clear of the grog-sellers, buis, For they sell you fixed bay'ncts that rots, ont

your gülse

Ay, drink that 'ud eat the five steal from your

butte

An' it's bad for the young British soldier,"

(Special to Hongkong Talagraph.)

FOUNDERING OF THE "KIANGMIN" AT

SHANGHAI.

SHANGHAI, Jan. 1oth, 9 a.m. The steamer Kiangmin sank in the Whangpoo, abreast of the Eastern Wharves, yesterday while loading 20,000 cases of kerosine oli for Hankow.

It is supposed that she has broken her back and is now in two parts.

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A CHINAMAN Who was bound over to keep the

expired, was charged by an old woman with having assanlied her by biting her in the neck She said she had been his sweetheart and he bit her because she would not give him money. His only occupation was oplum smoking, and it was for this purpose be wanted the 'money,” His story was that she was his first wife and she had another swatiheart la the place when he called there to give her a dollar to bay shoes. · His Worship and he wished to have some enquiries made as to whether the woman really was defendant's wife and the case was ramanded tl!! Wednesday.

Warry John Melone, a ship freman, was charged at the Magistracy to-day with stealing three Jackets from an East Street brothel, be said he was very sony and had never done such athi-g before; he did not know what he took the Jackets for. P.C. Watt Informed his Worship that defendant had been in hospital for some time through an sceldent to his head and latterly he had been in the Asylum and was only re- ectly dacharged. His Worship remanded the case for a weak in order to bave medical evi- dence regarding defendant

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Tux football match betward Scotland and the FRANCIS Kloor, a German ship's steward, was World, played at the Happy Valley on Saturday charged at the Magistracy to-day with behaving | afternoon, proved vary fist and Loterestlog and in a disorderly manner and flourishing m re- | created much excitement among the partisans. volver in Graham St, on Saturday night. He of both sides Scotland won by two goals to all. local offices.

The vessel and cargo was Insured in looked a very dejected object to-day and his The World played in fall force, with only ten

The whole of the crew were saved,

REUTER'S. MESSAGES.

GERMANY IN CHINA,"

LONDON, January yib. The Times in informed that the lease of Kiao-

Chan is for 99 years and that Germany will establish a branchĵof the German Asiatic Bank

there,

drink, especially when thousands of miles. away from home. Then, for humanity's

wholesome liquor and not brain-destroying sake, let the authorities see that they get

stuff of the kind for which Hongkong un«. fortunately has a reputation. It is beyond doubt that there is here dispensed drink that no analyst would give to a' dog, lot alone a If it happened that we bad to depend solely on native-made stuff, such as samshu or arrack, then there might be some excuse, but it is not so. Any publican who is not too avari- clous can afford to sell a wholesome drink at a moderate rate. but the bane of the trade is the man who keeps apli Its at prices to meet all comers' pockets. If a "peg" of good whisky is sold for 20 cents, it fol product of the juice of the grape and are Dot artificially made from ialsins and lows as a natural sequence that a "peg" carrants, as is generally the Caes With Chespat 10 cents must be vastly different in quality. If the grog were only adulterated Wines. -BRANDY,-All our Brandy is guaranteed to with water, as the Medical Officer of be para Cognac, the difference in price Health recently cald, it would be a good

THE CHINA LOANS. *being merely a question ni ega nad minimas. al arcalling a WHISKY-AU que Whịktum inoši brand.

dark is considerably lessen drunkAKRASK

ere ample reason for sup bas related the Russian loan, to the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY posing that the low grade stuff is even marked "E" is coiversally popular, and li, more potent and fiery than that which coste pronounced by the best local connoisseurs more. The effects of some of the spirita to be superior to any other brand in the sold in Hongkong are soon learned if one Hongkeng market,

has a talk with a soldier or a sailor on the

both services about a man being "in the subject. They have an expressive term in

Colony or from our authorised Agents at theit, means a form of delirium or "jim jams," 'rats'"' after a spree. "Rats," we take

We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from ai in the

Coast Ports,

(Taking Carea at through rates for GLASGOW, A. ́S. WATSON & CO., LD.

CONTIMENTAL PORTE, RIVER PLATE, EC.)

THE Company's Susmahlp

*KAISOW,"

Captain E. Warrall, will be despatched as above

on the 17th instant,

To be followed by the Steamship

"CHINGWO,"

For Freight, &c., apply to

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,

Agents.

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Hongkong, talk Jandary, 1808.

AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA-

*TION COMPANY. (UNDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT),

STEAM FOR

SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO,

BOMBAY, KURRACHEE ADEN, MASSANA, SUEZ, PORT SAID, BRINDISI, VENICE,

FTUME, AND TRIESTE (Taking Cargo at through rates to CALCUTTA, MADRAS PERBIAN GULF, RED SEA, BLACK

SEA, LIYANT, ADRIATIC, and SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS) THE Company's Steamship

"POSEIDON,"

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Captalo R. Mayor, will be despatched as above

on TUESDAY, the 18th instant,

Cargo will not be scared on board after

P.1. prior to date of sailing.

For further information as to Passage, and Freight, apply to

SANDER &

Agents,

co.

Hongkong roth January, 1895,

THE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNE73,

HE P. & O. S, N, Co's Stearnship

**ROHILLA,"

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

" STRAITS.

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Consiguees of Cars by the above-nanci vessel are hereby Informed that their Goods are ́being landed a. d placeă of their vit in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Godowna at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained zu soon as the

Goods are landed.. This vessai brings on Cargo :

From London, de,

Oriantal.

3.5, Britannia and

From Austrails, or 5.8. Valitta. From Calcutta, ex §.9. Masskital

From Persian Gulf, x 5.5. Khandalla,

Assyria and Kapurthala,

From Madras, S.S. Lalpoora.

Goods hot cleared by the 17th instant at 4

will be subject to rent."

TFX HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 8th December, 1767. -

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The Honghong Celegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1893,

A JUBILEE INSTITUTION IN HONGKONG.

and at home people seldom hear of such to seek. The fact is it seems as if the a thing. The reason of course is not far

illelt distillation business is not quite extinct here, else how does it come that two drams from a bottle of, say, whisky, bearing the best of brands, sends a strong man fairly off his head and leaves him next day quivering like an aspen ?

Apparently there is nobody appointed here under the Licensing Ordinance to at- tend to the matter of adulterated liquor. In the last 12 months two seizures were made, and they only resulted in finding too much water in the bottle, a thing that temper. ance friends will be glad to know. On practitioner here says he has found a man the other hand a well-known medical

drams, and surely his drink had more than on the verge of delirium after a couple of

water In It!

We are pleased to be able to announce that satisfactory progress has been made with a scheme for establishing a new Soldiers and Sallors' Home in the East end of the town. The Wesleyana In England and elsewhere raised"a_very handsome fund for the commemoration of

The only remedy we see, so far, is to the Jubilee, and out of this the Army and adopt some system of regular in Navy Committee of that Church set aside spection, by surprise visits," under £700 sterling towards the erection of a either the Health Officer, Sanitary Diamond Jubilee Institute for soldiers and Board, Polkce, or all combined. There sailors In Hongkong, irrespective of is no apparent reason why such a course religious denomination. It is proposed should not be adopted. The worthy to build a home at an estimated cost of Chief of Police knows he has men upon

£1,400, of which half is already provided whom he can depend for the con- as above, and the other half is to be raised scientious discharge of such a duty

CANADA AND THE FAR EAST, The Canadian Militia Department is receiving offers for service to the event of trouble in the Far East.

AMOY RACES.

FIRST DAY, MONDAY, 10TH JANUARY.

CONSULAR COF. (Prewented). For all Chias panies, Weights as per scale. Entrance $5. Seven furlongs

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Mr. Waffle's Bickleigh, rost zalb.................. Mr. Boyd's Dunblane, 1 lb. Mr..Crock's Spec, 11st 1lb...

Millstream, Dartmoor, Provost-marshal, and Fumetoa also entered..

TRIAL STAKES $10 each with $100 added, forced enter for Amoy subscription griflas of this acason. First yo per cent, second zo par cent, and third ro per cent. Weights as per scale." Three-quarters of a mile.

appearance, was not improved by a bad black men against them, but they were exceedingly eye. Evidence as to arrest having bean given | unfortunate to these, attacks on the goal, which by P. C. Reed, a fine of ŝic was imposed. Kloos | was zhly defended. They made oss goal which | complained that he had been assaulted by thecon- | did not count as it was a couple of seconda stable when being taken from the chargezoom to after hall time was sounded, and another gosi the cell and that, he said, caused the bruise on by them was also disallowed on the ground bin eye. Two constablea deposed that they saw } that the scorer was "off-alde." no menit committed while the parties were in

struck the man. Hia Wonhlp sald to the con-

the presence and P.C. Read also denied having A very enjoyable smoke concet was given at stable whom he recalled After hearing de-night in aid of the Band Fund and the hall was the Volunteer Hei) quarters on Saturday fendant's statement I am of spinion that his filled. stacy is true and yours is false; at the same time there is no absolata proof except those blood stains on ble clothes and the blow on the eye. I shall used this case to the Captala Superinten dent of Police and let him know my opinion about it.

Captala Chapman prasided," In tha absence of Mejz Sir J. Carrington. An ex« csilent selection of vocal and instrumental music was gone through and Corporal Williams of the Lancasters, whem we have referred to before, made his debut as a comic singer. Ba fully Ja.ified expectations as an unaraslly talen”că LATA CHXuso, in employe of Messrs. Black-andlence in roars and ke was reluctantly, parted Artial, Sir Williciana and diõllepias keoply,g the head & Co., was hrought up on, remand to-day with alter a double encore. Some ice songs on a charge of having two bolie of canvas, tho were sung by Bandsman Upton, of the Lat property of his employers. Mr. Groga appeared casters and Sergeant McPhail and Gunner for defendant. The canvas had been handed Bridger, of the Volunteers, M., W. Huskett to defendant to deliver and he brought back no receipt. When Mr. Schwartzkopf asked him Bombardier Baker and Gua er Crawford played gave a recitation in ble deqp, artistic style and

delivered it to selber ship, the name of which tions were played during the evening by meine abant it some days afterwards he said he had - ■ flute duet very tastefully, Some excellent selec he had forgotten. Engulies had been made hers of the band of the regimest. with the firm but the canvas could weisbesiraced. aboard a number of steamers doing business

Mr. Schwarzkopfseveral times asked defendant Hi Lordship the Chief Justice gawe judgment about the canvas but could get no satisfacfcam * to-day in the casoul Trang Yee Mal v. Tes answer, and when inst he sent for him, bet Chan U alles Tam Chup. Mr. I. I. Francis, give an explanation. In answer to Mr. Gadge for the pislatiff and Mr. M. W. Side (Instructed back word that he had no time come and QC, (instructed by Mr. H. J. Gedge) appeared Mr. Schwartzkopf sald the mats of the steamer by Mr. C. D. Wilkinson) for the defener. The Krim told him he ha

ppt the canvas on board facts of the case are that on the 4th September,

afterwards.

the launch and ** estoreman had not received it-896, two men who were then carrying on bath Minstrel Boy, ld, that he had had reason to find fault with

This was not the first time, wiiness no1s ay building contractors, under the Erm na 2 defe ................... 31. Lutery, *",

Captain Jack's "The Ute, z1st zib mommomm I Miasta Gowland & White's

11st 1lb ... Mr. Boyd's Vice107, trat sĺb Cherry Blossom.

Hermit, Knight, Kisochow,

Chins Griffing

odant. The case was adjourned till 2.30 rm, to-morrow, ball of ens surely of Bago being allowed.

RAING STAXES, 810 isch with co added: Ma. Exith Georg's Weekly Share List dated Cat7 per cent camp cent. for all Hongkong, Salarday, January 8th, sayA allowed slbr we'ghts as per fcals. De milo and a half

date of entry

Me Twoman's Elizy ziet. lib........... Mr. Dryasdust's Cobweb tit. 1fb4 Bickleigh Rookwood, Stennis, Detrimental and Gave

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The buying rate for sovereigns is $10.49 per

THERE WE AS Unusually heavy list of petty us at the Police Cont to-day, the Court rising close upon two o'clock,

3.199.

by simultaneous subscription lists at home and does not occur to us that it need and in Hongkong. We shall be happy to interfere with the efficiency of the force hand over to the Hon. Treasurer, Rev. W. In any way, If properly arranged. MUBOX, any subscriptions_which may The Superintendent of the Sailors be forwarded to this office, and all Home is one among many who can tell of will be duly acknowledged. The the effects of the liquor sold in Hongkong, plans of the building are already and, if the Authorities thought it necessary, drawn, by Messrs. DENISON AND RAK, they could appoints Commission of Ingury, THE returns of the number of visitors to the City who have achieved remarkable success and it would supply some startling facts. Hall Museum for the weak ended Jan, gik in making the most of a very small Many a poor wretch has woke up in the Europeans, 173 Chinese, 3,936 total space. The site is at the corner of Arsenal guard-room, with, Street and the Praya East, next to Blues Buildings an excellent altuation. In fact, we are told the position is deemed so ex, ceptionally good that an offer of $30,000 for it was sent in to the Government, for the and with goodness knows how many purpose of putting up a pabile-house an military crimes, to answer for as well,, the place now chosen for the proposed In- and all because of the unscrupulous stitute. It is cause for congratulation that avarice of some of those who are Two pairs of pugilistic Chinese were each fined Mr, Munck has cured such a fine foca- licensed to supply him with gold lay for fighting in the stresia. In each tion, The building is to contain a roomy refreshment. The Kowloon Institute cats the defendants pleaded “It wasn't me; It hall for meetings, concerts, etc., accom has done good work in weaning men of wis the other fellow. §. modating two hundred people; billiard | both services from the seductions of low.

A head like a concessina,

A longusika a butos sick

A mouth ke an old potato,

** And more than'u litila skɛk,

Ax old Calasman, wrapped up in a fax-fined coal, was fined $30 today for having in his pos- ion alx ische of opium which he had brought down from Canton,

room, bar, dining room, and alxty beds. class groggerlos; but the tea and coffes A WOMAN firing, in Upper Lariat Row was to- A special room will be devoted to the rooms this side the water do not strike us day Bed 850 for illicitly being in possesión of Fire Insurance will be affected by me to Good Templars. Considering the large as belag particularly attractive for the plan. The drug was found on a series any case whatever shan Menas dos number of anwholesome establishments in people they are intended for, and, in any BestAll damaged Packages must be left in the the city attracting the soldiers and sallers case, the majority of men prefer to have which the woman was worshipping at the time,

Godowne and a Certificate of the damage to enjoy themselves ".." (as it is called!) their fling in the old-fashioned style. The ho pa obtained from the Godown Company within ten the need of such an Institute speaks for deleterious liquor question li one that can The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial days whim the Vessel's arrival kero, sher which itself, and we cordially recommend the well be commended to the tention of and Netherole Hospitals, begs to acknowled -no Claims will be recogniseda

subscription list to our readers, My the Naval and Millitary authorities for wits thanks the followbug"donation to HA RITCHIE,

Musson goas home soon to work up the the sake of their men's health, and it is to funds of the Hoapitale p Superintendent.

be hoped that they will be found.co Lee Shal Ying mu Hongkong, toth January, 1858. [row's scheme and we wish him all success;":

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name of Kong Hop Wo, entered fo'o a contract with the Land Investment Co. to pull down sad reboild castelo house. The defendant found the accurity required for 1be 'contractors, and, in in cone'duration at tils serilce, and with a view.

to secure kis proper remtarration for it, an gtcensent in willing was entered into between very fair business has been done this week at the contractors of the first part, 15e delendant rates which, in most cases, show a decided up. (referred to as the surety of the second part, Shangbai Banks have changed bands at 176 and of the third part No mortgage. Wa ward tendency, Small Ints of Hongkong and and the plilatiff (referred to as "the mortgages"); 173 per cent, press, for cash, and to sympathy called for or executed under the stipula with the big advance in the London rate, there tions but the agreement was registered ate how cash buyers at 180 per cent, prem,fa the Land Office as a bar, e ujon: the time shares continue to be ta demand, and sales remaining portion of Inl/nd, Lot-687 Be'ore I have been afficted at 184 to 156 per cent, prem, the sprepletion of the work under the contract for 31st March, and 186 to 188 per cent, prema, the contractors became insolvant and cossed to for 30th Apill, and more shares are wanted at de bastecis and the Land Investment Co. cane Sigher rates. The London rate has jumped to celled the contract. In thene circumstances the £44. To od Nationale, alter asier as Bark, plaintiff sought in hir petition to have it declared are on offes at $42, Chins Sugars have ruled by the Court that she was not indebted to the steady to strong, with cash salsest $ids to $163 defendant in the sum of $4,000 of in any sum of and a certain inquiry for time abares at equiva- money under the agreement and that The res clfastten of holders, did not result in much subject to any charge in favor of the defendant, lent rates, which, however, owing to the disin maining portion of Inland Lot 63y was not business. At the core, cash shares are obtain. She further miked that the defendant might be able at 8167, and on time sheres probably might ordered to enter in the Regibly of the Leed be got at 8168 for gist March, Lasons, havo Offee a certificate of entisfaction in respect of improved, but no busineul has come under my the charge already registered. HI? Lordablp: notice's 1 quote #371" che closing buying rate went lato the contentions of countel und geve Pazjoms have improved, a litle, and have been Judgment in favor of the plaintif who was dons at 36 far andinary shares, closing with entitled to a decree to the terms of the payer buyers at 863, walle preferences are quoted of her petition and also to her costs in the salt, bonnages bars been demo at ŝito per sbara and Bominally at $1.40 (a $15 v. per share, Char

a low mors are wantid. New Balmorals are qules at $140 for ordlis aries and $1.50 for pres Terance shares 3- Jelebur are an offer at $7. Raubs Hold at 8128 to $238 crab, also at: $24, 15 8247

NAVAL COURT MARTIAL.

SERIOUS CHARGE, AGAINST A BOY.-

A court martial was held to-day on board the

for 31st March, but cļota somewhat wanker with sellers at dazi cash and 93 delivery on atat Victor Emanuel on a boy belong. H.... March; Olivers Bhava reled Uttle quieter, Edgar. He was charged with the very salont changing hands at 18,10, 171, 46,10 mad 38, 31 offence of striking the commander of the vessel.. which laiter vate they ar atrady) A's fald at After evidines bad bren taken the Court pras - 819. Great Eastern and Caledonians sold a nounced the prisones gality and he was sentenced $6.10 to $6 for fully paid m› shares, and for da to be imprisoned for älghiann months with hard paid up shares at $3.10 la: Ba’cash, Tomt 231 fabour and to receive twenty four strokes with for delivery end of March så 6 April (in couilders, the birch. His has also been distalsscă, from able quantities), dosing stan

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