Lia ludicrous ex>mplaci "stagnation." Mr. Taw| oploes that "In this work of reform Kogland, which has happily shaken of the letlab of Rus sophobia inherited from Lord Beaconsfield,might, with her wealth and administrativa experience acqofred in india and Egypt, be able to render uscial Astistance." Yes, but has England also shaken off the fetish of Anglaphobia from other countries such as Rauia and France? It Mr, Taw proposed to a Finch politician that China
• should be given up to a course of the same treatment as Irdia and Egypt, he would meet with a surprise. The claves hool of the Chlaese
· Uteratur pròps out from beneath remarks like this:-^ Chías fs the real pivatal point of the world." And "The Empire is governed by a hureaucracy which may be called the Aristocracy of Talept,"
We have received the Fray for syth January a special finne calebrating the tenth anniversary of the paper's birib, 'It is well get up, an a special lisee should be, and contains a complets and conclao review of the decade, with con- gratulatory notices fem other newspapers in all parts of the earth excep!, strange to say, China. There are communications from Johan Busbars, Bangkok, Anisong, Kobe, San Francico, Valparatio, Anatralla and a large number of other places but none from Hongkong or Shanghal. We offer our congratulations to the Star on ili tu cers In establishing what was ten years ago a new style af ladependent journ. allam, essentially popular, essentially bright, This decennial insuc'ís a mosiereditable pleas of work and we trust that the Star will sen a'con- tennial. After that we don't care.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1898.
CATTLE DISEASE IN KWANGTUNG.
(From Our Own Correspondent)
CANTON, March and.
I observe in the Telegraph ol_tet instant that the colony of Hongkong is again troubled with cattle danssa sad au since the comparatively recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in your very o ealms of the blest "I have made
fequities and been generally on the guf olur. I am now in a position to raport that for weeks part there has been great mortality among caitla in the Canton Delta and that it has been attrl- batable chiefly to foot-and-mouth disante. So great have been the ravages of the discare that it is now a common thing to flod bosta laden with the ordinary working buffalo making their from one district to another to supply"he ngri- culturists with the mesos of ploughing their fields, whole districts having been denuded by ike disease of their ox'n, and as the ex la chiefly ated for ploughing, the necessity for histog buf- foes from other districts is quite comprehen- sible.
Some of my Informants state that recently's number of buff foes,have died sudteely from the effects of high lever and that the mortality has been more noticeable now Whimper and lo the districts bordering on the Back Reach than in other parts of the province of Kwang- tang near Honskane, bat (1. le not safe to say that this statement is absolutely tras, though of
tpark of trath has given rise to the fire of verbosity in this connection.
It would be interesting to know whether the Salary Board has made special representations to the able and Indefatigable. British Counul at this port for cattle digènes, and provided him with fonds to despatch Into the Delta and other districts whence cattle are exported to Hong kong suitable men to Inweallgate the state of affairs and report to him regularly and fully.
(bat mach ́benefit would accrue-ħoth to the pra⚫
WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 18th. United States Assistant-Secretary Howell bas· received a telegram stating that the Board of General Appraisers, at New York, decided the cases, which it has had under consideration for
some time, involving the construction of Section
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CALENDAR
MARCH.
Meteorological means Based on ten years! "chzarvations të 1895. Barometer............................30059 Thermometer am...................510 Humidity Rainfall.....
...8g.a
On date at Ou dubo at
4. 10.81
TO-DAY,
WEATHER DEPORT.
10 $3
Barometer... 29.98 Thermometer 2014/06 63 Humidity
Bo Rainfall
63 07
TO-DAY.
Kwong-ri,
Thursday, ad March, 1898 Chinese-11th of And moon of tịch year of
Towish-9tk Adar, 5888. Mohammedan-9th Shawall, 1315.
Sun-Ritts
„,. dkr. EXæche. Setz ............... Ekr. 45min. High water-Morning manaMONE,
Afternoon. Bår. 11mta. Low water-Morning ......... Ohr. 38min.
Afternoon MORE. ANNIVERSARIES.
184~Lok (Howqui's Folly) uken by the
British.
1861-Emancipation of the surfs by Case Alex-
ander of Rasnim. 1877-Grest me at Foschew,
1890--Loss of the «.». Yetchlu Maru, Bear
Hekedte, Japan.
194-Mr. Gladstone resigned the Premiership 1896 – Ootbreak of cattle plagne in Hongkong.
TO-HORROW.
THE FRENCH COMMERCIAL
MISSION.
INTERESTING BEFORE.
A cany of the report of the French Commercial Mission to China has just boan received by the Blackbum Chamber of Commerce. The director of the expedition, M. Heart Bremler, states that nearly a hundred separate' reports had been prepared upon special subjects of in'erest, some of which had been communicated tatbote immediately coace med, while others had been placed at the disposal of the Government, The Decessity for discretion is dealing with
Entertainment.
THEATRE
ROYAL
CITY HALL
Under the direction of Mr. ROBERT BROUGH. Representative-Mr. HAMILTOM.
TO-MORROW. (FRIDAY), the 4th March, 1893, Commencing at 9P W.
THE
these matters was urged, because the Black BROUGH COMEDY COMPANY.
bars Chamber of Commerce bad resolved in the most formal manner not to make effcial publication Frenchmen should not forget that charity begins at home, and that outsiders-the English especially-profited by the French Inquiry of 1863. Now that French enterprise has awakened from her slumbers, she first considers sound palley, and not benevolent principiem.
TO-MORROW and SATURDAY, 4th and 5th March,
* SOWING THE WIND,"
"SOWING THE WIND,E
"SOWING THE WIND," BY SYDNEY GRUNDY.
MONDAY and TUESDAY, 7th and 8th March.
"THE AMAZONS,"
"THE AMAZONS," A FARCICAL ROMANCE BY A. W. PINERO. WEDNESDAY •nd THURSDAY, gth and rath March,'
"A VILLAGE PRIEST,"
-"A VILLAG" PRIEST,
The mission returned full of confidence in the development of walch the French Indo-Chines Empire is ramable from an agricultural point of "THE AMAZONS." view Tong-King. Annam, Cambodia, and even Cochin-Chfas, bave a very great fature !! the Government attends to the work of drigallon, which as been almost untouched daring the twelva yeire of French occupation. How to get into the heart of China. Itself is disenased "at prent length. Three great waterwATU 218 KVARJ able-by the rivers Irrawaddy, the S-Klang. and the Song. Ks, which the French exiled the Red River, and the last named ly considered to be the most auftable, although it needs to be Improved-and a enflway at least as far as Lxo» Kilis necessary. The Mekong River is con. meant of penetrating sidered impossible as Chins. The richest province by far which the mission visited was Sr-chuan. It has an area equal to four-fifths of France, and a pasalation of forty millions at least. Rice le grown in
"Friday, 4th March, 1898. Chinese-18th of End moon' of 24th year of the valleys and wheat on the mountains, Jewish—10tk Adar, 5658. Mohammedan-10th Shawall, 1816,
San-Riss
Set
5kr. 50. High water-Morning ' 9hr. Skmin. Afternoon Okr. 18min. Low water-Morning umum 1kr. 10min. and 11hr. 34min.
ANNIVERSARIES,
1193-Emperor Saladio die. 1850-Chla Apou's fleet of 13 pirate janks des- troyed by H M.S. Media in Mira Bay. 1875-Wreck of the Pride of the Thomas near
Nagaraki.
1880-An Apple-Chioase Debating Society
started la Hongkong. 1889-Emperor Kwang-su aramed the gorera-
meat of Chios.
MEMORANDA. SATURDAY,5th March. II a.m.-English mali closes. Noon-Coromandel leaves for Europe. Noon-Meeting of Hamphrey's Estate and
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"A VILLAGE PRIEST," By Synyry GRUNDY,
PRICES OF ADMISSION. DRESS CIRCLE and ORCHESTRA Stália $1 STALLS............................
$2 PIT
Soldiers and Sallors in Uniform Hall Price to the Pit only.
Doors open 8.15 PM. Curtain o P.M. Box Plas now open at the Roninson Plane [310
Co's. Warehouse. Hongkong, 18th February, 1808.
Intimations.
THE MICASTOS FACTORY.
Mr. C. HOLDSWORTH, Superintendent at Works,
HE
Sauktwan Road,
Hongkong,
Consignees.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
NOTICE.
"ONSIGNEES of CARGO per Stenmahlp
"PERU,
are hereby nollfed that their Goods are being landed and stored at their risks in the Compasy Godowas at Wanchal, from whence delivery may be obtained on countersignature of Bills of Lading.
Goods remaining unclaimed alter the 4th March will be subject to renk
No Fire Insurance will be affected.
J. S. VAN BUREN,
Agert.
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NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
STEAMSHIP "OLYMPIA,”
FROM PORTLAND, YOKOHAMA, KOBE
AND MOJI.
"HE above Steiner having suived, Cons
Tuber of Carme are bureby requested te
send in their Bills of Lading for countersigna- ture and to take immerilate dellwery of their Goods from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vaniel will be landed and stored xi Consignees' risk and expense.
DODWELL, CARLILL & CO.,
Agents. Hongkong, a5th February, 1808.
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"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
The Steamship "BE~LOKOND."
FROM ANTWERP, LONDON AND SINGAPORE. 'ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their tak Into the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtilned.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goodi bave left the Godowns, and ali Goods remaining
to enter into contracts for covering ballers to rent.
GENERAL MANAGERS are prepared undelivered after the and March, will be subject and steam pipes with either Mics or Asbestos Composition at the following qualitious- cts. per superficial square foot for boilers.
steam pipes. Exposed Steam Fises needing extra wrapping and Canvas and tar dressing will be treated with the above Compositions at $1,05 per superficial square foot,
A Stock of the Compositions is kept ready for sale packed in 6 ew, canks. Price for ton lots $100 per ton FO.B, or in smaller quantities at $5 per cwt. F.0.B.
and there ara"alik, oplam, cotton, sugar-cena, alle grains, and various other valuable products. There are gold mines, silver, and copper on the frontiers of Thibet, salt and petroleum in the centre, Iron and cool almost everywhere, What It wanting in Szechuan is ravans of communi- carlan with the lsterfor, although the Yangtzze flrds accommodation for considerabla, traffic ---"unfortunately for us," ways the repart. In the Interests of France it is suggested that a special spent should be attached to the Coo- sulate at Chung-king, who would have grant facilities for travelling through the province, and advisa French merchants of new markets and commodities, in imitation of the English, whose Cousuls spend hall their time la travelling The English (exys the report)," whom one mus? always quate in referring to these matters," have employed the same system on the Bur-B man froniler for several yous. The French Canrols did not go about in this way, not even to the capital, which is only a special week's journey distant. Above all, oficer is saked far, who should be a kind of chief commercial inquiry agent, located at Peking or Shanghal, whose daty it would be to mors from place to place gathering Information from vice. Toys, mandarius, consuls, sed all who could offer advice and faformation which would lead to naw or improved commercial relations. The com plaint is made that exchanges are affected ibrough agents who are not Frenchmer, and that even Franch houses in China do not lake part in the movement of exchanges. One of the de legates recognised some woollen fabrics as hay- ing come from Bradford, although imported Into Chlo by France, while it le thought a ba extremely remarkable that out of a total of only 1.5.000,000 worth of exports from France to Chins, 2,000,000 represent silk goods, pastemen terie, tibbons, &c. The mission does not look upon In the words of the report, "It will be difficult THz P. & D. 5. N. Co's steamer Maxagon left cotton cloth san easy source of future gain. section 31 of the new tariff, which relates to Bombay for this port on the 26th ušlo. discriminating duties. The board holds that
to put our collon cloth on the market, but a the tariff should not be levied. The oplaton of
country which last yese imported f. 193,000,000 the Bored of Classification, prepared by Judge
worth of cotton staffs must be well worth an Somerville, after reviewing the history and
effort, and an annual demand of roo,oce tons intent of kindred legialailon for the past century,
cotton thread offers a tempting prospect for the shows by the statements of the Chairman of the
establishment of a French thread lactory In respective Conversions committees having the
Indo-China. Ia conclusion the report laulats Tariff Bill in churgo, that Congress intended to
upon determined action which must be Imme
regarding foreign shipping. The changes neu make no substantial change in its part polley
diate and energetic. The search for markets
ally made were designed, the board tbloks, to prevent evasions of the law by venels of
23 to the new Tariff act. The bord, to effect, sustains the opinion of the Attorney-General, In which he held that the diecriminating duty of ro per cent, does noi altach to goods of foreign manufacture or production brought fato the Ualted States in trangst through #'foreign coun- by. This decision apparently sertles the ques tion fuvolved, as the department will not make an appeal.
The Benin Massacre, by Captain Alia Balsragen. (London, Mehues & Co.; Hong kong, Kelly and Walsh, Lim)-In modern times there has been nothing more horrible than the Benin massacre, with the revelations to doubt it, and therefore suggest in the interest which it led. A posće mission was on the way of the large and ever-increasing population of to Benin city, in the Niger delta ; ten Europeani, Hongkong that steps should be taken to keep unarmed, with coolies and interpreters, and the Sanitary Board, and especially the Velvia- guides furnished by the King of Benin, who badary Surgeon, informed of the condition of the exp: :sed his pleasure at the prospect of the vials, cattic in the districts whence Hongkong draws though he wished li defe red so as to make pre Its applies of catile. It would not cost mara parations to accord his guests a splendid recep- than the Colony can well afford to have in- ilon. A splendid reception it was! While telligent natives stalloned in the districts and walking quietly along a path through the Jongle, it goes without the saying that "the play would they were suddenly fired upon from among the be well worth the candle. If the Sanitary frees, again and agalo, until it was thought every Bosed won't act, perhaps an enterprising news- man was killed." Captain Botsragon and Mi paper acting in Jañction with the European Locke, the only two who survived, made a dairymen might be able to do for the ratepayers balt into the depths of the forest and ultimately of Hongkong and for themselves what the Im reached a Battlih station after are days of mostrial tax-collectors should have done, and frightful suffering. It Is Indeed a blood-curdling should now be doing, years ago. There is in narrative, told in a plain, unaffected style that Hongkong, as far va the dairies are concerned, indicates Captain Bolaragon to be a man of "room for all," to quote Lord Salisbusy's dictum deeds, not words. There is not a single word re trade in Chius, and I fully bell we that if they written los effect; it goes straight to the point, would bury the hatchet of rivalry and Jealousy by the simplest route and in a style of imost childlike astieranéss. But what a hideous storyprietors and to iba'r cuSIONALMEN he has to tell! He begins with an Interesting and extremely concise, businesslike description of the country and few notes on his history, and the subject la nol without natural humours of its own, grim and groterque humours. Be passes a few remarks, cart and cutting, on the deplorable and disastrous effects of deference shown by while mento savages; his words apply forcibly in China as in Africa, and Sir Clauda Macdonald ought to find his Niger Coast experiences valuable in Peking. Incidentally we think Captain Balszagon is adjust to the mach-maligned mangrove'; 'where ́mangrove grows, there is malaria, but it is lessened by the mangrove, not caused nor increased by it. And mangrove bark is very valuable, whi's the timber is not without its uses. Passing the prefatory chapters, wa cama to the thrilling story of slaughter. The picture, unvarnished and even crude in its simplicity of stylo, is foll of a
The United States Board of General Appral. force that is all the greater for being atterly
Kern yesterday gave out a statement with re- anassisted by the art of the writer. To drag their ference to the decllen rendered by the Custome woonded and festering limbs day after day through Board of Classification on certain protests invol almost impenetrable jungle, in constant fear of being killed after ally to be days and daysing the construction of the much-discussed without a scrap of food arrst of all in the Tropics- drop of liquid, so that ultimately they had to eagerly sip dewdrops off the leaves ! There is a world of grim prhes in his account of the way the two fugitives cheered each other's spirits. We became connoisseurs, knew which leaves held the biggest drops ol dew, how to circumvent the drops with least danger of spile lng, and so on. We used to pray for a shower of sale, so that we could take off our boots and get there filled, and have a real fale and square drink." The horrors of the situation show out sharply is this My arm (wounded) bad begun to go bad, and smelt so much that ft made Locke nearly sick, and forced him to keep away from one, and made me wish I could get away the same distance from it. It was ooz log with a kind of brown mud. Locke had made his holes healthier by sqacering them dry, but the holes to my arms were too big to do the me to." In this condition, they crept through dense thorny undergrowib, five days, and after MADY BATOW CICapes they reached a river where boat of some friendly tribe, took them on board, The bead boatman know very flu. Eagliab, bot war so full of delight at their escape that "he kept staring at and saying 'G'd save the Queen, to hell with Abu Blari 1 Aba was the king of Banio, who ultimately did get a llitle taste of Tartarar, but too little, for he eluded the pealiive expedition and escaped up-country. The book is ́ons of the finest we have read, and gulto unique. It fills us with an intense admiration of Captain Bolsragón and all his lamented companioas, as the highest type of anassuming keroës,
NAVAL NOTES.
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H.M.S, Powerful retained from her ateam trl-l at 4 pm, yesterday and her sogines are ros ported to have worked in a most satisfactory - manner. She will go north shortly,
H.M.S. Archer has received ordern to pre pare for ses immediately and she will all under sosled orders.
H.M.S. Immortalis anived at 9 xếm, to-day - from the Chasens
The northern Seets are changing stations, one gelog from Nagasaki to the Chusans, and the other going from the Chusans to Nagasaki,
FOOTBALL:
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tailons that might at any time rafása to admit our vessels to their parts on the same terms, at their own. The board admits the difficulty of construing the section, but holds that, by well known rule, the benefit of any doubt in the construction of a taxing statute should be given levying the tax. to the one træed, "rsthar than to the government
THE NEW SOUTH WALES FORCES.
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p.m.-Opening night of the Brough Opera
Company at Theatre Royal, SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE:
English (Thames) to-morrow. American (Coptic) Sth fast. German (Bayern) o'h inst. Indian (Kutsang) stb lost, American City of Rio de Janeiro) vath inst. Tacoma (Columbia) 19th lost, American. (Garlic) and Inst.
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THE N. F. S. S. Co.'s steamer Tacoma arrived at Tacomas from Hongkong and Japan on the 28th ulto,
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THE 0, & O, S. S. Co's steamer Garlie, with mails, etc., left San Francisco for this port via Honolula, Yokobams, Inland Sea, Kobe, Naga 1akl and Shaoghal, on the 22nd ulto,
THE Agents (Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.) Inform us that the Company's steamer Kutsong, from Calcutta and Straits, left Singapore for this port at 8 s.us, yesterday, the and Init.
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Tur Agents (Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co.) fuform as that the "Ben" line steamer Benvorlich from Antwerp and London, left Singapore for this port to-day, the 3rd inst,
Triumph
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ARRIVALS.
SHOPPING RETURNE From 8 pm, yesterday to 5 pm, lo-day, lyderhorn....tenner, from Shanghai ,, Hatobong
Taku Tes Caman Hamburg Canton Shanghel Aggregating 17,198 tons reglater. DEPARTURES.
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" HALF-ARMED AND BADLY KĈUIPPED," Commenting on a sensational -war cable reported in bave lately hean received in Sydeer, the vaning News has the following on ib stats of the New South Wales forces :-The New able tody on paper, but it is to be feared that in South Wales army may look a bigbly respect-Haflong
the event of its being suddenly called upon
ko the field the leader larding upon our shore would bave to encouvier rothing more formidable than ballsmed, badly-equipped forer, If the aziñus partially paid infantry regi. ments be excepted there is hardly an arm of the Ingraban steamer, for Saigon service that bis anything like fiù proper equip | Seitoku Maru ment Commanding officers requisition itme P. C. C. Klasman alter time, only to be luformed that the required Prime arme or equipment are not available The Pathan customis recent wer scare consequent on the startling Park intelligence received from England, served to accentuate our utter helplessness in this respect If called to combat the well-armed and well- trained levies of some European Power. That important arm of the service, the field artillery, HOROXING AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURMI
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OF Hollow
Kobs Bangkok
27
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Skanghal
21
5. Francisca
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Bangkok
19
Manila Aggregating 13,759, tons register.
H
Devawongar mumm Sungatang............
is in a sony plight. In the metropolitan district | Kwangles ...amit Kowloon Dock
there le « field sitillary brigade which consists Marika
ROMIYALARNI
of four batteries, designated respectively "A" Cosmopolit ...............
"B," "C" and "D." "The former is a perman-
eat battery, and as arms and equipment go is Preg¥823 fairly well off. —The last-mentioned le a cadet Empress of Japan.. battery armed with obsolete six-pounders, West Yor Usually once a year the Govemment, in a fit of generosity, hires a few horres, and "D" battery
In rambled to turn ont. › The two remaining batteries are partially paid, but the majority
Olympia ....................................
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SWATOW.
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Mar, a Halfan women Hongkong...I. M. & Co., 2 Nanyang.........ADY............). M. & Co. In Port-Tolli.
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has become a science in which commercial mea must specialise for it is now a world-known fact that the buyer determines the kind of article and the form in which he prefers it. It is the busi ness of sellers to find out thers and all other pre- ferencar, and 10 guide the manufacturer at home But the manufacturer will not, always be la' France or England for the Oriental, for the trand of events will in the near future bring the manu factory nearer the doors of the consumer end the question of new markatu must begin again,
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Secretary Moors is a bardworking enthusiastic man and every credit is due to him for the ine of the gunners lack wither great costs or water Mar. « Halian..........Amby.......& Co. terest he takes in the younger footballers in the bottles. The "ron-coms." and drivers Mrs
* Nanyang ................Hongkong.......}. M. & Co. colony. He has got together's smart lot of armed with swords but since the formation youngsters for his second foam, as they can do. of the new cavalry ixegiment, the sat" "Aus-
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for Agmis monstrate on the field, and several of them shew trallas House, the authorities have been at promite of turning out players of more than | their wite? and how to arm #1. Now it in. Ordinary ability.
actorily proposed to effect it by calling in the Yesterday with the' assistance of two of their extillerymen's swords, and issuing them afresh first claven they tacklad A company of the K.O.R.. to the cavaby. The uslortuzate stillery hifə and were malucky in belog kasten. Tás gede, it le stated, is slag-without ammunition
OUTWARD-In February-Allio Craig, 4th soldiers had the best of matters for the first 15 waggons ; at least, if there are any inthe colony. Fabe~Gerda, Benvotrikk, Sunda. 8th Feb— | England. "Trade Mark--" mluntes and scored from a prealty kick, bat and it for service, thereabouts, ats, kept s pto. Halacen, Founslow, 11th February--Niobe, after this the game becsima more even. In the found secret. If the brigade was called upon to Menelaus, Alion, Glancur Latona, 11
CLARKE'S BLOOD MEXTURE, Necond half Kowloon had the opret hand and go into Action, only ammunities for a short | Telkunty-Bayarn, Pectam, kow Castle, rath CAUTION-Purchasers of Clarke's Blood Mix- Isoked like rubbing off their deficit but they were engagement could be curried in the limber and | February-Talamon, Monmouthshire, Oolong, ture should see that they get the genuine article.. unfortunate in one of their" "players" having: to axle boxes of each gang and in the event of a Andalusia, Avala, Dalia, Manila, nand Feb. Werthless imitations and mediates are soz
when there was apstated stillery are the setult can be im Bengtos, Bowhund, St. Mary, Wally, 25th times palmed off by unprincipled vendors. The yot fally to minutes to play,
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of the service are also insufficiently armed. | March-Farridon,, Antior, Candio, S1, Company, Liserin, England," "aro engraved on "Thats are far from suitclant swords in stock to: Andrewniane pra
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All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before tha foth ... *March, or they will not be recognisxd,
All broken, chafed, und damaged Goods are ta be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the and March, st 3 P.M. No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading wil be countersigned by:
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 25th February, 1898.
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All works will be under the personal supervi- ('on of Mr. Holdsworth and all orders must be | THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA. sent through the undersigned.
SHEWAN TOMES, & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, 11th February, 1898.
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TO THE DEAF 1 RICH LADY cured of ber deafness and malves in the Head by Dr. NICHOLSON'S
TION COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM GLASGOW LIVERPOOL AND
SINGAPORE..
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Artictal Ear Drums sent food to his Institute THX Company's Steamship so that Dest Persons who have not the mainS to procure the Ear Drums may have them free. Apply by letter to C G. BRIGHT, Secretary, 54. Bow Lane London, K.C.
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"THE CHINA AND JAPANITELEPHONE THE
COMPANY, LIMITED,
.:
HONGKONG EXCHANGE, OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
EXCHANGE LINES, $50 Per Annum.
PRIVATE LINES, $100 Per Annuma.
NO CHARGE FOR INSTALLATION.
NB-A special charge is made for lines of more than average length.
ELECTRIĆ SUPPLIES OF EVERY DES- CRIPTION IN STOCK.
INCLUDING --
BATTERIES,
SHEMICALS,
INSULATORS,
ELECTRIC BELLS,
having antved from the above Posts, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Gooda are being landed at their risk into the Godowni of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Kowloon, whance deliray may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Gooda have left the Godowns, and all Claims must be sent in to the Office of the Undersized before Noon on the 4th March or they will not be recogated.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are st be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on FRIDAY, the 4th March,
at 3 P.M.
No Fire Insurance has been affected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns uitar the 4th Instant will be subject to rent.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Agents. Hongkong, 25th February, 1898, [x«W 316
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"HE Steamship
THE
"LIGHTNING,"
having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo Impeding the discharge or remaining on board after & P.M. of the ged instant will be landed at Consignees' risk and expense hole the Godowns of the Hongkong und Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, at Wandhaf.
Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE 4 PENANG are requested to take IMMEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside such Cargo impeding the discharge of the vene will be landed and stored at Consignors' risk and
LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS, expens
TELEPHONES,
SWITCHES,
WIRE, &, o.
PRICE LISTS ON APPLICATION.
ELECTRIC BELL INSTALLATIONS,
Erected and kept in order.
Estimates given for all kinds of Electrical work.
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No Fire Insurance will be affected. BUis of Lading will be countersigned by
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,
Agents. Rongkoor, Itt March; vfq8.
"MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNZIS.
C
9.5. "PATHAN,"
FROM NEW YORK AND STRAITS.
“ONSIGNEES of Cargo are heroby Informed that all Goods are being Innded at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, st Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obisland,
No Claims will be admitted after the Goode Trained Mechanicians sent to Out-Parts to fit have left the Godowns, and all Gooda rimalding undelivered after the Sik Instant will be subject
up Installations {{ required.
All Claims against the Steniser must be pres sented to the Undersigned on or before the 8th NOTE ADDRESS :—13, PRAYA CENTRAL. Instant, os they will not be recogulaed,
For full particulare ko, &ou Apply, to
W. STUART HARRISON,
Hongkong, 18k Janday,
All broker, chaled and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be “munisined on the Bik Instanty at §. PAZ
No Fire Insurance will be affected Büin of Lading will be counteralgoed by
DODWELL CARLILL
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