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Hongkong, 1st March, 1897.:
Course No. 1-Kowkon Rock, Channal Rocks, Rocks (all starboard). Meyer's eart budy, Kawlosa Rock, Channel
the Merto Fold would be quite as useful as concerned the public convenience, one We un informed by the Daly Farms Co, Ltd. | Tuz tenth club 120q of the Royal Bergkong In the Mediterranean.
site was as good as another, or at that there have been no cases of rinderpost at Yacht Club will be sulled on Sunday, moth inst, any rate so nearly so, that the question Sarossa's Villa ilace the gth test. was not worth the amount of trouble already bestowed on it. There is, how-A CHINAMAN WAS to-day sentenced to four ever, another aspect of the question, which montba' hard labour for being concerned in the we did not go into on that occasion. Granting that a hundred yards or so one way or the other will not materially affect the convenience of people who use the Post Office, how about the finances of the Colony as affected by the sale or retention of this or that lot of Crown land? That is to say, from the one standpoint, that of malls and deliveries thereof, there is not very much to choose between the sites; from the other standpoint, that of revenue from land sales, there is.
ANOTHER delinquent under the Weights and Measures Ordinance was to-day prosecuted by Jospector Duncan. His businers was selling roast pork and he had to hand over $35 as smends for his unjust dealing.
theft of a pillow box containing $98, and jewel-CRAIGIEBURN" and the land surrounding it lery, In all valued at $130.
was put up at auction yesterday afternoon by lease the house at a rental of 3900 a month for Mc GP. Limmert.. A gentleman was willing to' a year-and perhaps more Mr. Lammert vald, and the purchaser could bulld two or more honigs on the vacant land while "Craigieburn" was in occupations There was, however, no bid THE charms of Hongkong wern too much for a for the property, and it was withdrawo. coolls of Indifferent character, named Chang Ya❘ ONx of the most curious things in Brussels, m Chap, to restat. He was banished for five years thing that must be characteristic to some extent some months ago, and bobbing up serenely, he of the temper of the people, is the Hitle Man- was caught in the colony lately. To-day Comdr. | nikin statue and fountain. It is a statue of a
Hastings sent him to gaol for twelve months with hard labour. THE Italles erotier Marco Polo, the frat of a rqandron of four vessels being sent to China, arrived here this morning from Singapore, She is an armoured croiser of 4.583 tons dis- placement and with i0,000 indicated horse-power and her speed is 19 knots. Her armament con- sist of 6 5.9-in, Q.F.. 10 4.7in, a 29-in, 11-in, and 4 1.4-in. She was built in 1830 at Castellamare, is Stelly, and is a fine specimen of naval architecture.
nobleman whose lost son was found on this
However, these are points for the Italian Government to decide, and do not affect us so deeply as to call for much comment from us: One point which does affect us, is that each additional Power represented In these waters means an additional dose of saluting with noisy guns. We do not object to the ships, but we hate the sala- ting. It is so senseless. It is an utterly childish and useless survival of barbarism, Primeval man thought the making of loud noises was a pleasant and joyful thing the more joy, the more noise. So an elephant cavorts and anorts bis elephantine glee. So a dog barks gladly to his master, or sentimentally to the moon. So a tom-cat makes night musical to his We believe it is undeniable that the tabby, and miserable to the neighbour-present Post Office, if sold for the erection
naked boy, said to have been erected by a hood. So an Admiral compliments an of Chinese bulidings, would fatch $13 per Admiral, so a Governor gratifies the pride foot. We do not wish to make any asser-
spot. But there is not the least excuse for the of a Prince, and grave, serious men of tion to this effect, but simply put it for
boy's nakedness, for he is well supplied various high degrees do honour to each ward as the result of unblassed inquiries,
with clothing of many sorts, and is rich other by ceremoniously creating subject to correction. Now, on the Re damnable disturbance, not forgetting a clamation, Chinese buildings are to be
enough to buy more soils occasionally, Louis vile smell of sulphur.
forbidden and for other purposes, It is
XV decorated the statue with the Order of the shown there can be almost no demand for
Holy Ghost, possibly at a moment when another Why does not some reckless iconoclastic the land, because it could only be used for
sext of split had possession of him; and ii la 13 humanitarian in some navy take upon some large business firm and the large
the owner of nine handsome costumes belonging. himself to say "I will have no salutes," business firms happen to be now all settled
to different periods. On fele days the boy is and stick to his guns? The saluting is on long leases. Careful and complete in-
gorgeously clad ; sometimes in the uniform of a courtesy, very well, let some bold quiry has shown that all possible demands Ora Celestial friends persist in breaking the the old Gede Civique. All this is funny admiral request that nobody salute him for such lots of land are now satisfied for lawregarding oplaw, and that very well-groomed enough, but not as curious as the rest. It is the | with gunpowder, and the true courtesy years to come.
surely lies in respecting his request. One Reclamation lots will be a drug in then, Mr. J. J. Spooner, is constantly in evidence fall in love with the statue, and remember t potent argument, the number of deplor-market, a white elephant on the Govern-at the Police Court. To-day he secured a fine able accidents with saluting-charges, may ment's hands. They cannot be disposed of of 85 against a Chinaman who bad in his bequest this petted bay is provided with a valet not appeal to men whose profession is the for the only purpose for which there re- possession six mace of the seductive and un- science of slaughtering their fellow-men.mains a demand for land, namely Chinese Faraary looking drug. Spooner's chiel mete lalary of $40, and a short time ago another to assume that the average buildings; let the present Post Office big fat Ghlosse gentleman, who speaks English and maintenance of his wardrobe.
unwedded admirer left zoo for the completion admiral prefers to have a few men killed therefore be sold for Chinese buildings, well and looks fit to become a publican, or an when possible, to check effeminacy in and the Post Office be put on the reclaim alderman, so pronounced kur be becoms in the sallors. But let that same admiraled land. It means lakhs of dollars to the have a paltry, pitiful headache, or some Colonial Treasury. We trust that the
matter of corporation. would enjoy Jeering at his agony every HEAD, who (as evidenced by the corres- yesterday delivered judgment in the salt such unsailorlike allment, and then we question will be re-opened by Mr. WHITE HIS Lordship the Pulsne Judge, Mr. A. G, Wine, time a salute was fired. We would glory pondence laid before the Council) has Reater Brockstesann & Co. v. Wing Shen and in his suffering, for we have suffered, as given a great deal of his valuable time to another. The claim was for $875 as damager have most residents in a port like Hong- a careful and able study of the matter suffered by the plaintiffs owing to a collision kong. So much suffering, from such a from the financial point of view. We are between their schooner Kwising (ander tow or allly source, is Intolerable.
not in love with the Chinese encroachments the steamer Wisg Kwai) and the steamer ou what should be the European part of Sathong. His Lordship said that it was ad the city, any more than we love any ine-mitted that the Wing wat was to blame and vitable evil; sull less are we in love with
| PORT after removal should be rested a mouth not some serious case of fever or some disparagement of the Civil Service to say Kaiting. He reviewed the evidence and came ) of a law suit lasting three years, now happily
waste of the ratepayers' money. It is no the only question therefore was whether there
before use. When required for drinking at similar illness, in which the din'of banging that Mr. WHITEHEAD is cleverer at money to the conclusion that there was no négligence | settled.
was contributory negligence on the part of the
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once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being sent out. SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and Alter Dianer Wines of very superior Vintages. All art
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So the unsold balance of
gether; it simply means that he is an ex- ceptionally able financier. It does, however, that there seems to be an official maxim, reflect very discreditably on the Service, almost amounting to a rule of the Service, that whatever Mr. WHITEHEAD advises Is not to be done. It is to be hoped that he
matters than the whole Service put to-
and booming and blasting of big guns might, it is quite conceivable, mean death to the patient. Even short of that extreme contingency-which is by no means so far-fetched that it should be pooh poohed-It may be taken as a regular priced, are guaranteed to be the genulo serious annoyance and positive injury to rule that every salute in the harbour is a product of the juice of the grape and are somebody, probably to many. If it is oct artificially made from raisins and only one person who is hurt by a thing currants, as is generally the case with Cheap that is absolutely useless, the thing should BRANDY--All our Brandy is guaranteed to the way, by permitting the Admiral on abolished. The American Navy has led be pare Cognac, the difference in price this station to cut down personal salutes TELEGRAMS. being merely a question of ago and vintage. to one per annum and port salutes to one WHISKY-All our Whisky is of excellentin six months; and Commodore Dewir
quality and of greater nga than most brand, fo the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY marked “E” is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connoisseurs to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market.
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HONGKONG, ThuRSDAY, MARCH 17, 1898,
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
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["HONGKONG TELEGRAPH " SPECIAL] PRINCE HENRY OF PRUSSIA AT CANTON.
CANTON March 17th. 5:30 p.m.
Prince Henry of Prussia has arrived at Canton, and on landing he was accorded a brilliant reception.
fashion for wealthy maiden ladies of Brussels to
bandirmely in their wills. Through one such
A CORRESPONDENT writes to a London jonreal
as follows --The mint now in fashion is St
only to send a frand or two to the charitable Antory of Padus, and no wonder ! Yon, karo
band called "Le Pain do St. Antolog," 8, Rez Francois 1er, Paris, and you may obtain any favour you choose to ask for. Such at feast is the conclusion to be drawn from La Parts, of October 3, Parla. I give a few ax tracts froms what may be called St. Antony's letter-box, namely, the documents sent with costulbaitons to No. 8 Rue François xer, each being accompanied with an address >--
Kisze:Herewith len franes in consideration
-Mesra :--Herewith tên francs no promired out
on the part of those in charge of the Xvising.
Judgment was therefore entered to favom of the of gratitude to St. Astolns for having obtained a plaintiffs with costs.
THE Hawick Archealogical Society has erected. at the cottagest Hiwick where Robert Paterson, the prototype of Sir Walter Scott's "Old Mart
back.
#
altuation.
Pas de Calais -Herolib too franca as pro- mised to St. Astolas if I succeeded in getting through my examination.
St Astalne in order to be cured of my relaties.
Meurthe sad Moselle: - I send three france to
Somma: Tasks to St. Antoine; he has
foued us's customer for a sewing machine.
Maros beg of St. Antolae' iwa - material blessings, Herewith five peace. Antoine two france'll I found my last passe. It Meurthe and Mosella promised St. in found, so here is the money.
And so on and so un, $13 latters being dropped Into St. Antonyy post-box during the werk endid October 3. Are we living in the zineteenth century? It seems impossible.
will not be deterred by official obstruc-ally was born in 1913 (ant 1735: un staled by tonism, but will insist on having the Scott) two sandstone slabs one being placed on question raised, again and settled on a the front af the calisge, and the other on the common-sense basis.
The one on the front bears the Inscription.—“Robert Paterson, prototype of Sir Walter Scott's "Old Mortality,” was born hera in 1712. This stone erected by the Hawick Archeological Society, 1897" The (who by the way is due for promotion
slab on the hack of the house bears the very soon) has had personal experiences
simple inscription, of such a painful nature that he gladly
Birthplace of Old Menality. In unveiling the memoria's Mrs. avails himself of the permission. That la with Admiral Szymous again for twelve to say, he will not need to exchange safutes
Craig, Hewick, expressed the hops that lowing hands might over be found to prezzive months, though they may meet dozens of
lettering on the stone, as Paterson's bad preserved times; nor will he salute Hongkong again
the memorials of others; and Mr. John W. for six months, though he may come and
Kennedy raad a paper giving a conalierabia go scores of times. It is a step in the right
amount of interesting information and direction, and our only regret is that it is
lng the prototype of "Old Mortality," faciud. such a little step. It makes any thinking person qulle savage, to reflect that a fever-
THE KEROSENE QUESTION.
ing the decovery of his chisels-foein or very old-fashioned make. There has been patient may be wavering between life and THE ILLEGAL "LO-TI-SEUI" TAX ABOLISHED. quite an epidemic of mortal raising latele death, and the issue may be decided by a sudden clap of thunder artificially created informs me he has received official Intima-memorials la temperied by frugally. The venture, "and 'while his, feet, was in the lower
The United States Consul, Dr. Bedice, in the Scottish borderland; but the crize for mality. Let the life be that of an admiral, ilon of the most satisfying nature, that the taken up by the Hawick Archineslogical Society for the sake of a mere meaningless for-
has been so far no exiriverance, The position or an Imperial prince then, and not until illegal lo-fi-shut or destination-tax on with regard to the memorial to mark the binh then, will the evil be remedied and ordin- kerosene, has been abolished, and the place of "Old Mortality was characterial ary humanity spared a needless Infiction.thirty cents' squeeze Imposed by the The mentorial was not to cost more than three
authorities will no longer be collected. monopolists with the sanction of the quiness!
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
THE STRIKES IN BOMBAY.
LONDON, March 15th, io con quence of the measures adopted by the Bombay is quiet, and the strikes which arose autorites to check the spread of the plague, bave ended,
LORD SALISBURY'S HEALTH.
forbidden bim to tranzact business,
Lord Salisbury's physicians have absolutely
We beg to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of a sample consignment of Now there is an Italian warship in the warded to us by the Hongkong Fost Office.
German satirical journalism, kindly for-: harbour, to join in the Hdiculous rivalry of It was presented to us immediately after better. Italy has nothing to send warships a poor thing, but our own"-towards national naval advertising. It is nothing we had published our humble contribution to China for, except as an optical demon the vindication of our German brother For Freight or Passage, apply to
stration that Italy silli claims to have a journalists, sent to prison for telling the DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
first-class navy It is simply the reason which animates a woman to pester her truth. We therefore took it as a come General Managers. Hongkong, xyth March, 1898,
husband for a sealskin jacket, because the pliment, & gratifying recognition of merit [409 woman next door has got a new bonnet,
and an encouraging endorsement of our views, when the Post Master General FOR SINGAPORE PENANG AND
Theoretically, the use of a warship is to of Jugend. It was a touching tribute of generously gave us somebody else's copy fight, or to be counted in an estimate of praise which quite brought tears to our the possibilities of war. In that sense, eyes, tears of modest pride and virtue Italy would no doubt be useful as an ally rewarded. (By the way, speaking of virtue, Captain Fay, will by despatched for the above of Great Britain against a possible Franco- is the paper's name Tugend or Jugend?
Russian coalition, and certainly would compel her to take that Ing.) But really, the P. M. G. ought not her Interests These German hieroglyphics are puzzi But her cruiser in such a case to do such things. The Post Office la supnato Bros, bas been shot dead in his office at would be more useful in the Mediterranean posed to be a non-partizan Institution, with [397 than in Hongkong. If the Marco Pele's no political bias, and no problem on its errand hers is not a simple empty display, mind except that of delivering mail matter mere ostentation with nothing behind It where it belonge; and the German paper If not, the only explanation we can see is with the prisonward proclivities did not that Italy, like others, is on the look-out belong to us. It was addressed to & Ger- for a wrong that needs righting, & cherished man firm in Hongkong, and the Post-Mas- treasure that needs protecting, & province ter-General has no right to let his own pri- THE buying rate for sovereigns is $10.67 per punching-bag for healthy glove-exercise.
"CATHERINE APCARTM
Ports on TUESDAY, the and inst., xt 3 1,M
For Freight or Passage, apply to
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Agents.
Hongkong, 17th March, 1898,
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ-CANAL-
'HE Company's Steamship
THE
“DARDANUS,"
course.
CRICKET.
Zögland won the return match at Victoria by
seven wickets.
ASSASSINATION OF MR. WOOLF JOEL Mr. Woolf Joel, the head of the firm of Bat- Johannesberg by a man named Wertthrim, who demanded £2,500,
LOCAL AND GENERAL. H.M.S. Firabrand arrived from Paktol to-day,
THE Chateau de Remezty, Quebec (says a of another interesting old curle which will be a Vasconer paper), has come into the possession
valuable addition to the many treatures aizendy within the old hallding. It is a gue of the date tie history. It will be remembered by those of 1711, and has quite an interesing and roman."
with even a superficial knowledge of Canadian history that in 1yrı Admiral Siz Hovedon Wals undertook the command of an English are pedition #galest Quebec. ✅ It was an ill-fried
terrible caisprophe, and over 1,000 of the shore on lisans Dents, near Giope. It was St. Lawrence eight of his vessels were driven
English soldiers perished, and the vessels with (belr.corgoes, west to the bottom. The eld gon which has beas presented in the Chatent Dz. Engene Yanow has just held an inquhy at the gun fiself gony, it is a very dirty and ruily belonged to one of the ships. "Ad: far as the Bethnal Green Coroner's Court, respecting old seven-pounder, with the British coat of sama the death of Daniel Summers, aged fly-four, stamped upon it, and marks distinctive of the by trade a tobacco-sampler. The widow stated reign of Queen Anne. It was recovered by that for the past seven yearn the deceased had one of the fishermen of the lower St. Lawrence
quantities of tobacco. The doctors stated into the possession of Gen. Boulter, of Montreal, stomach, the results of his chewing large his self. Through a Mr. Commuau il came been subjected to sickness and palon in the in six fathoms of water. He hauled it in one of
that the habit would end fatally, but she who, upon the solicitation of Dr. Chus, W. could not persuade him to give it up. The Wilson, donated it, to the historical muBUTION, Comore-Did he drink? The Witness to the Chateau. There is no mylog bài that should think he did. He drank whisky in some day other Interesting curlas, might be re- the evening and old, ale and stout in the day, covered where this old gun was taken. In the The Coroner How much whisky did he drink? drat Blish expedition #gainst Quebec in 1690, Coroner-Do you mean every night 7-Yes, that of the feet were lost in about the same place in The Witness-Eight een half-quarterse night. commanded by Sir William Phipps nine vesučia was bis ciuil. He drank that mostly alter he the St. Lawrence Again 31 years Jaler a iške bad done his work. In an evening he would also stallly met the second expedition. Coroner-Ha must have been a most remarkable | drink three or four, half-pints at a time. The
man. How long his he been drinking sightsm. kalf-quarteren a night? The Witness- Cb, for the The porikerfest has left Nagant for lust fifteen years. - Thia Coroner--No wonder ha Chatoo, the Narcissus remaining behind to pick complained of pains is the stomach: Could heast
Undaunted has gone-to
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NAVAL NOTES.
his meals ? The Witness Yes' after he'd had his Fort Hamilton for her prise fring and will than had it. Last Friday he complained ore than at Chemalpa fill of whisky he could eat better than belers hie fain the fleet. The DaphnstoĽavon the Rainbow ever of the palo in the stomach, the winace
It is rumoured that, the Commander-in-Chief
Captain Greg:ry, will be despatched as above that needs seizing, a nice soft Inanimate vate love for us influence him in the distri-Ar the Magistracy to-day Land Baliiff King called in a doctor, but daith ecesed the next will transfer his flag to the Victorious on ker
SATURDAY, the sad proz,
For Freight, apply to
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In a very remote degree. We have no In any case, it la no affair of ours, unless [403 reason to blame the Italians if they wish to protect their Eastern trade; it may NOW READY,
happen, once in a way, that an Italian Consul done treaty part may require to Impress the mandarins on some point, and a 4000-ton armoured cruiser can do
of
A PAMPHLET containing this Sules
Articles by the Telegraph's Special Correspondent entitled "HINDRANCES TO THE DEVELOPMENT
OF TRADE IN KWANGTUNG .......
AND KWANGSI.*.
PRICE, 50 CENTI FER COPT.
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this nearly as thoroughly as a 400 ton river-gunboat. Or it may happen that the Powers in favour of unhampered trade may need to make a demonstration to convince the other Powers of the fudity
bution of mails. We appreciate the grace- ful and delicate compliment; we must gent Prosecuted three Chinese Umber dealers for man's property. "Render into Casax the stacking timber one prohibited place at West ly but firmly refuse to accept the other parsing on Crown land. They had been things which are Casan's." We have Point and the first defendant was fined 85 ; the enough letters and papers of our own to others who had bien there before were fined attend to, without wishing to have any mech, German mall fisted upon us.
The Post Office will no doubt be less stupid, and less unable to read, when it gets its new building. We don't see how,
from the Grafion to the Basflour,
PLAYING BUCHRE WITH A BARA WOMIN.
Thain, of Bethnal Green Read, stated last nu day. The Coren-It's marvel to me it didn't antval and that (ar Rear-Adment will change occur fillaen yösze sgo, Dr. William Brown bad made a post-mortem eximinall body was badly nourished. There was evidence of chromis paeumonia and pleurisy, but ANOTHER Chisam promissory note case occup! the organswera hearty. The Coroner in Summary Jurisdiction at the Supreme Court Yes. The Cornet-Then_1'i ed the attention of His Lordsbly the Chief Justice What, the livar and kidneys healthy day. Choang Slog Tong aned Ho Fung Ting that whisky will kill any and again.
but that it is the theory propounded, that ass Tel Ka Flag for $1,000 alleged to It meal, have been good whisky. when "-& Co, Duddell Street," Is mise dua on a P. N. executed in San Francisco-Yes. It must have bean Scotch. Well, you taken for "Hongkong Telegraph, Pedder's Mr. J. F. Recce appeared for the plaintiff and live and learn, and we are Hill," it is because the Post Office build: Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C., instructed by Mr. C. to-day. Renever thought it possible los, a ma
something Xwens, appeared for the defendant, The plain in drink eighteen Half-quartans of
and in such ce, the Marco Polo, would be is not nice, of partitioning hina Into reserved lots; an appreciable addition to the forces of Japan, United States, Britalo, and perhaps Germany or perhaps not. But even thus,
Referring to the Post Office question-atha cam was adjourned til Saturday mest at tod. A vardiet in socordanog”
tiff was axumined by Mr. Reece and at 5:53 pm.. ldr filieen years without kis kidneys being affec- few days ago, we pointed out that so far toʻja nễm.
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