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To-day's Advertisements.

THEATRI

ROYAL

CITY HALL. Under the direction of Mr. ROBERT BROUOR. Representative-M:. HAMILTOM..

THIS EVENING, (FRIDAY), the 18th March, 1898, Commencing at 9PM.

BROUGH

THE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1898.

To-day's Advertisements.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMCY AND FOOCHOW.

HE Company's Steamship

"TRALES,"

THE

Captain Hall, will be despatched for the above Ports on TUESDAY, the sand instant, at Day light.

"For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers.

OMEDY COMPANY Hongkong, 18th March, 1808.

THIS EVENING and TO-MORROW

(SATURDAY)

"NIOBE."

"NIOBE"

"NIOBE,"

A Mythological Farcical Comedy, by H. & E. PAUL TON,

MONDAY and TUESDAY, 315) and 22nd March, "THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST "

"THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST"

"THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST"

BY OFCAR WILDE.

WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, zard and 4th March, "THE SECOND MRS. TANQUERAY" "THE SECOND MRS. TANQUERAY" "THE SECOND Mrs. TANQUERAY " By A. W PINERO,

PRICES OF ADMISSION, DAIS CIRCLE and ORCHESTRA STALLS $3 STALLS***RETO

Ptr..

Soldiers and Silers in Velform Half Price to the Pit only,

Doors open 8.15 P.M. Curtain & P.M. Boz Plan now open at the ROBINSON Plano Cow. Warehouse, where resis can be booked (and the Tickets obtained) six nightela advance. A Laie Tram for the Pesk will leave auch evening alteen staates after the termination of the performance.

Hongkong, 18th March, 1898

SCIENTIFIC PALMISTY.

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MRS. JOS PHA, NRTH PHRINOLOGIST

SCIENTIFIC PALMIST.Can be CON. SULTED DAILY. at the HONGKONG HOTEL, Room No. 134 be'ween the hours of IO AM, 103 PM, or by appointment.

Evening parties and at Homes afterded.

Hongkong, trih March, 1895.

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LONDON CO' LEGE OF MUSIC, TTIS Her car Sly JOHN W. CARRINGTON,

HISH CRYSH

distribute the CERTIFICATES and PRIZES to successful candidates on MONDAY, March 700), at 4.30 7.1., in the CITY HALL. All interested

to Musical Education are cordially lovited to sitand."

.

E. RALPHS,

Local Representative, Hongkong, 18th March, 1898.

₤405

WANTED.

GOVERNESS. Salary accordion to quali

A Szerience. Apply with

full particulars to

5.

c/o Hongkong Telegraph Office,

6 Pedder' HIL

Hongkong, This March, 1898.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, FOR AMOY Company's Sterinadip

THE

(404

*PALINURUS," Captain Sawyers, will be despatched on TUESDAY, the sand instant, at Daylight.

For Freight, apply to

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1858.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

cidentally injures Ella Majesty's brother For cunning a morphing, lo]ection "Joint"_in | MR. Alfred Falikam, ward master and acling or the Germans as a nation, it is regret- Sat Yson Lane, a Chlazen steward found himseli | campanader at the Government Civil Hospital, table, and nobody can regret it more to-day called upon to pay $15 or go to prison for was found dead on a couch in his quarters, dy than ourselves.

three months,

his boy, yesterday afternoon. Deceased, who was about ag years of age, had at one, time" It is also to be regretted that the Empe-A Ow, pleaded guilty at the Criminal Sessions

■ famillar figure at all sports gatherings in the ror's meddlesome message to the President to-day to the theft of a gold wag belonging to red in the Array Medical Corps, and he was of the Transvaal is still causing evil Lieut. Rundle, RE, his master. Pilsoner colony. It is not known yet whether an enquiry results. Reuter to-day telegraphs that the expressed contrition for als calm and his wil be held regarding the sad event, Boers are preparing to take advantage of Lordship sentanced him to eight months' hard Britain's foreign entanglements, to re- labour. pudiate British suzerainty. Now, we do

At the Theatre Royal last night the performanca

not deny that the Germans on the whole A MARTINO of Members of the Gymkhana Com. of "The Case of Rebellious Suren" was repeated are very friendly to Britain, whether frommittee will be held to-morrow, Saturday, at noon,' | before another of the very large audtoneen which

TO-MORROW afternoon on the Happy Valley on the ground of the Hongkong Football Club G. Company, K.OR. will play H.M.S. Centurion In the semi-finals for the Hongkong Football Challenge Shield. Kick-off at half-past tour Referee M. J. W. L. Oliver.

goars and the support it receives is well-earned. and highly deserelog. Seldom has a theatrical company bean appreciated and admired to such an extent as the Brough's which only proves

We have received two communications in badly written Spanish, which we can only decipher with difficulty, but will do our best to deal with the request conveyed therein. Mr. MuRCIO LOPAS, & Cuban, | Ripon Terrace, Hongkong, an Anarchist

asks us to notify that there is at No. 4entiment or interest; we do not say that at the Clab. Bazlaras-to appolut an Honorary usually characteilen the performances of tha centre, in communication with similar the memorable message from the Kaiser Secretary and arrange programmes for the Brough Comely Company. The Company bas concerns in London, Paris and Chicago, to President Kruger on the defeat of the coming on. Gentlemen interrated are landen very good Impression en Hongkong play.

was. Intended In any vited to attend. and that the object of establishing a branch Jameson rald

and here is, to enlighten all who wish for spirit of hostility to Great Britain; Information as to the true rights and we fully admit that the raid itself was wrongs of the Philippine rebellion. There worthy of condemnation. But the fact is something about meetings, but we can remains, that the message did greatly not make it out. He alleges that there encourage the Anti-British sentiment in BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, are not a few Anarchists in Hongkong, South Africa to a dangerous and injurious

Agents.

and that the British Government is respec- extent, whether so intended or not. What Hongkong. 18th March, 1898.

ted above all, as wise, just, and kind to wonder, therefore, that the KAISER'S pecu. NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA,

everybody. Mr. Muxcio Lorts is there liar proclivity for injudicious utterances (FLORIO & RUBATTINO UNITED COMPANIES).fore confident that there is no reason for should be criticised by the British press? secrecy here, no reason to disguise the The criticisms are not national, not aimed love of liberty and justice, nor the hatred at Germany, but purely personal, almed at of oppression. That is all very well, but the one man who, we feel sure, is not so Anarchy is not well. We love liberty and unfriendly to us as he makes himself hate oppresion, as much as any man that appear. ever lived; but we draw the line short of | Anarchy. It is the inevitable consequence of tyranny: we dislike the one as much as the other.

STEAM FOR

SINGAPORE, PENANG AND BOMBAY. Having connexion with Company's Mall Steamers to ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MESSINA, NAPLES, LEGHORN and

GENOA,

ALSO

VENICE and TRIESTE, ■" MEDITERRA: NEAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS up to CALLAO, Taking Caro at through rates to PERSIAN

GULF and BAGDAD,..

BARCELONA, VALENZA, ALICANTE, ALMERIA and MALAGA. ~HE Steamship

THE

ALSO

"BORMIDA,"

Captain Noers, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 25th instant, at Noon.

At BOMBAY the Steamers are discharging in VICTORIA DOCK.

For Further Particulars regarding Freight and Passage apply to

CARLOWITZ & Co., Agents.

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The news about the Boers is not really serious. Britain is not in any entangle ments," but is less isolated than at any

time this 'decade. It is not that we are

We have falled to "And in the Maulla loved on our merits, but that for selfish papers any reference to the recrudescence reasons we frame our policy so as to give of the rebelllon. The Diario however, as little offence as possible, and the gives an account of a "feat of prowess in Powers are beginning to see that. From Mindanao," in which four columns of time to time there is an alarm of war, troops, each under a Heutenant-colonel, based on little or nothing, and exaggerated co-operating with three gunboats, wiped as much as possible by speculators on the out half a dozen villages and captured 80 bourses, solely for the sake of running the market quotations down and up again. prisoners. This shows what nonsense a censorised press is. Here is the metropo. It has been the custom as long as there lis, Manila itself, surrounded by fierce re- have been such things as Consols. It has bels, who have completely cut off all land enriched the English language by one communications with the telegraph station, proverb, seldom fully understood nowa- [41 Bolinao; have apparently acquired the days-"Queen Axxx Is dead." This is mastery of a considerable section of Luzon, not merely a hint that a report is and altogether threaten Spanish dominion stale news, but that it is falsely alarmist; in the Philippines more seriously than it the death of Queen AMNx was Ilkely was ever threatened before; and not a to lead to a war over the succession word gets into the papers, while a trump to the Throne, and so the market-riggers ery jungle skirmish in the remote and un-circulated false reports. The reports of settled island of Mindanao is fully detalled trouble between Spain and the United and glorised. Such is a censorised press: States, Britain and Russia, and so on, The new TRANSIT PASS RUxas, providing for Nothing but a miserable nation of imbe may have had a slight substratum of clle worms would tolerate any such possibility, but have certalely been greatly absurdity.

exaggerated. Queen Axxs is only in disposed.

Hongkong, t1th March, 1998,

"NOW READY. PAMPHLET tining the Sexles of

Alleles by the Telegraph's Special Correspondent entitled "HINDPANCES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE IN KWANGTUNG AND KWANGSI,"

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the sale of goods en route to luland markets. PRICE 50 CENTS PER Cory.

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "

OFFICE No. 6, Pedder's Hill. ̧ Hongkong, 18th March, 1898

Intimations.

COMPANY,

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HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

*IMPLE AERATED WATER.

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HE Undersigned has received instructions

THE

from Mensler Lena Vlocert, Con-

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

at his tendence Ell & Crescent, FOBINS N ROAD

ON

- SATURDAY the 36th March 1898.

Commencleg at 3 FM.

A LOT of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

other

Comprising — SILK TAPESTRY and PLUSH DRAWING ROOM SUITE, OVERMANTLES with BEVELLED GLASS, DINING ROOM TABLE. MOROCCO LEATHER COVERED DINING ROOM CHAIRS, SIDEBOARDS, RATTAN TABLES, CHAIRS and FURNITURE, WARDROBES with and with- DI GLASS MARBLE TOP TOILET TABLES, WASHING STANDS, TOWELRACKS, SIN- GLE IRON BEDS WIL SPRING and HAIR MATTRESSES, SIDETABLES, WRITING DESKS, NAMELLED WARE, GLASS- WARE, CROCKERY, BATHROOM and KITCHEN REQUISITIES, 1 IRON COOK, ING STOVE, OIL STOVE etc., etc., etc.

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expressly manufactured for this CLIMATË and in first class condiilon.

I LADY'S PLUSH SEDAN CHAIR.

Catalogues ready on TURSDAY 2and last.

On View from THURSDAY, the 24th instant. TERMS OF SALE —As 'Co:tomary.

PAUL BREWITT,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong, 15th March, 1898

PUBLIC AUCTION,

1409

MESSAS HUGHES and HOUGH have

received instructiors from the Mort

gegees to sell by.

KO

PUBLIC AUCTION, WEDNESDAY, the 30th March 1893, “

at o'clock r.M.

On the premises in a Lots the' following VALUABLE RECLAMATION PROPERTY,

All the benefit interest and advantage of the Vendors of and in the Reclamation Agree. mant of Marine Lot No. 199 far na telafta to those portions of the work carried out under puch-Agreement which are registered in the Land Office 19 SECTIONS ABCDEGH. of the RECLAMATION of MARINE LOT No. 199.

The Reclamation in respect of all the above sections has been completed and is ready for

building purposes and possession has been

given by the Government

Only one half of the last listalment el the money das under the Reclamation Agreement remains to be paid and the sale will be propor tianstaly subject to this (if called up) and to the

due proportion of the Annual Crown Rent of 8658 payable la respect of the whole Reclama

· For further Particulars and plan and condle Hons of Sale

Apply to

the very tres saying that everything good has its price. To-night this talented Company will produce "Niobe," a mythological farcical comedy by H. and E. Paulton, which will ba repeated to-morrow, and The Importance of Beleg Earnest," an undoubtedly brillant plece by Oscar Wilde, is on the boards for Monday, BITTER, laky was 14 on between the old and now Japanese journalism of San Francisco. 000 phase of it developed lately at the

Mas, North, the celebrated phrenologist and scientific palmist, who was mentioned in there columns a low days ago, arrived this afternoon, and is staying at the Hongkong Hotel (Room 134) where she will be pleased to receive villers and give them a mass of wonderini information, The Manila satior, Pedro Billlarn, charged with

Central Police Station In the arrest of Minora stabbing a compatriot in a gambling row, par- ticulare of which we have already repsited, waste, managing editor of the San Francico Japan Herald, and H. M. Takahash!, manage placed on trial at the Criminal Sessions to-day tag editor at Agahaswski, en charges of having criminally libelled Miss Vio's A. Dillon, who holds down the city editor's desk on the Chry

balore his Lordship the Chief : Justice. · Ha pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six months hard labour.

THE Hos, Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersola Höspitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals ---

$25.

10

antheussent The warrants for Mutino, and Takahashi were issued from Police Judge Low's count on Mis Dillon's complaint. There is thied warrant out against Bleige Washizo, who acts as foreman of the picofipem an the Ago- kasust. Three months ago Miss Dillon, who talks and resdu Japanese 1'ke, a native, was employed at arreclats editor of the Japanese American Voles. “This newspaper was then senowbal backward in the matter of circulation. At Mira Dion's suggestion teamU, WAL changed to the Carysanthemum.. It was flug s sensational appearance and tone, which scom incressed its circulation. The arata of the Chrysanthemum did not take this change in good part. On February rit there appeared in the pages of the San Francisco Japan Herald and Agakauwski cartoons which represented Miss Viola A Dillen in an unfavorable light. Crimtasi Session opened today and the than the pictures, Wherefore, in her profat- The accompanying, "zansta" were even wolk

Supreme Court was thronged with a cosmopolitan | sional and personal defense, Miss Dilion is pro- assortment of jurers who looked as if they were scarding criminatly against the editors of the tired to death of the whole thing. The first case offending newspapers.

Choi Chỉ Her CHO NG CÓ H Yeung Tali Sam Ko Check Sing..........................5 A CRICKET match between the H. K. Cricket Club and the Navy will be begun to-mariów at eos and wormed on Monday at a p.m.. The following are the terms:-Club, A. Lowsos, F. Lammert, G. D. Campbell, H. S. Moberley, W. A. L. Lethbridge, E., Mast, Rev. G. R. Vallings, Capt. Dyson, Capi, Langhorne, F. H. Kew and A. Mackenzie, NavP-L. Peny, Ayscough, H, Bedwell, Allison, Balbildge, Surg. Read, L. Shelford, Lt, Gillen, J. F. A. Hastlogy, A. N. Giber, A. N. Özber

On this subject of free speech we feel very strongly, not from professional nor In case war should break-out-which-day was that of seven men charged with material motives, but from a conviction. Is not quite impossible, of course, however robbery. The prisoners ware undefended-and | Tüz experis of the United States O dance that freedom of thought is as necessary to optimistically we minimise the possibility the Attorney General (Hon. W. M. Goodman) | Dipariment at Washington have under, con- the health of the body politic, as is free it is reassuring to see that something is testructed by Mr. H. L Dennyy, Crown Soli- sidorstion a sew gun that is expected to ravala. fresh air to the body physical. Only at last to be done for the defence of Hong- ellor, prosecuted.” “Alter a quantity of evidence, tionise the gentle art of cannon making. The DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & where there is sturdy independence in the xong. When the only big fleet out here similar to that taken at the Police Court, had difficulty encountered by the makers of heavy expression of opinion, can there be whole-was the British, and the only garrisons in been given, His Leadship the Chief Justice ordance has always been that when constructing some Institutions and sound progress. | Asla were our.own; when transport of The history of every nation shows this, troops was slow, and guns could not carry exhaustively and carefully, dealing with the used in these days it has been impos.

summed up. He traversed the evidence mast

a gun to be used for firing the powerful charges- from the days of the Judges in Israel, further than from Tamtoo to Lyeemoon; when Samuel suffered for his condemna In those days, our frontier was satisfactory races of gulit asxitaching to five of the prisoners, alble to guarantee that the explesion will not tion of corruption, and Rehoboam resented and our tea approaches were safe. But all the other two having pleaded guilty, and damage the gun so as to la time render it oseless. honest criticism and sage counsels, down that is changed now, and Hongkong is far generally be reviewed the evidence for and. The claim is made for the new gun, which han to the days when Spain is decaying from secure. The docks, arsenal, stores, against each prisoner in a very minute manner. been invented by Edwin F. Blood of Chicago, and Germany and Russia are seething and anchorage cannot be protected unless The first prisoner was sentenced to eight years! that it is Indestructible. The most interesting with seditious conspiracies of misguided the fortifications are carried further afield. hard labour, the second to six years, third to feature, of the gun to those who we not experis malcontents. The criticising of faults The land approaches cannot be held with seven years, tooth ip six years, fibh, sixth and in the matter of force exerted by exploding pow Is almost always unwelcome to the out a very much larger land force, enough seventh in two years each. The jury found the der on metal is that the canon la constructed person criticised; but woe to the land that to cover the country with skirmishing lines. second and third prinders guilty on al counts in such small sections that it can be carried SARSAPARILI

Is ruled by people with power to repress Let the Navy League not cease its and the fifth and sixth was found gulity of te around by the artillerymen who use . It can R

| ASPBERRYADE, &c. criticism. We English are phlegmatic, exertions.

celving, No. y prisoner was also found guilty of be taken apart and put together again in an unemotional, slow to anger, slow to strike;

receiving but we killed one king, banished another,

amazingly short time, und when ready for firing, according to the claims of the inventor, it is the and treated others most unpleasantly, for flying in the face of public opinion. We lost the finest colonles in all the world, for committing the same blunder ourselves, and the British race is divided for ever,

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made under the constant supervision of a duly ualified English Chemist and will bear compa

rison with the beat English Manufactures,

Special terms to HOTIGA, CLUBS, Messes and other Large Consumers.

Any complaints should be addressed to the || because we resented opposition when we

Manager, Hongkong, 1st March, 1897.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

felt sure we were right. We paid dearly 30 for the lesson; we paid more than Spain or Rome, more than any other nation ever could pay, for there never was nor could be a mightier country than the United

WINES & SPIRITS.

States.

That is why, not for personal nor pro-

fessional nor racial reasons, but for the sake of Germany herself, we do our hum- In Germany. In any country it la injurious; blebest to discourage muzzling of the press

REUTER'S MESSAGE.

GREAT BRITAIN AND THE TRANSVAAL.

LONDON, March 16th. Strong Indications exist that the Transvaal is

prepared to profit by the Billab entanglements in Europe to repudiate the suzerainty of Great Britain. President Kinger sporking in the Volksrand said that the Burghers mast stand together as no one knew what might happen. We said that he had replied to Mr. Chamberlain's despatch concerolog the British suzerainty and that the reply would show that the Transvas!

Was a Government.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

and the Germans are our brothers. If we contribute our modest mite to help them, H.M.S. Edgar returned from Bol'naɑ to-day, at a moment when the Emperor's brother

bold to the desired degree. Each section in ring shaped and of a ilse to match the central test tube, which is forced into place through besa tags by hydraulic pressure... The rections are held immovably together by means of steel rods, which are bolted on cross heads at each end. The largest and heaviest part of the gun is the central tube of this steel containing the bore. When the inner tube expands with the heat it is only clasped the closer in the embrace of. the steel slogs, which take up the hest. In case the loner barrel is powder burned or Itu rifing impaired it can be quickly removed and a new one supplied, making practically a new

MISSED May Smith and Allie Wilker had a pretty little quamel, a few days ago at Notre- cannon aver inventcă,. The gun in Gage Street and the result was that May" outed constructed la secilons made of rolled steel discs, Allie on two successive days and has to pay a for her famatha. It seems that on the aftere noon of the 15th lust, the fair on had a dispate end the "Ile direct few through the air. Mies May krocked Allie down and jonsped on her, Next day the dainty belligerents ment at it again. Complainant refused to take back something she had said and "bif" baff # was the order of the day. Complainant vald defendant knocked her off her chair and jumped on her stomach and then beat her on the face and shoulders. Defendant told his Worship that when complainant came first to her room and made a fass she took her by the throat and threw her ont. On the second day she said that there was further trouble and she took complainant by the throat and slapped her face on either side with ber right band. There was a good deal of the

18.& welcome change after the gutteral of the Cantongia and the police sficers put on their party manners while the case was la progress, Capt. Hastlogs found the faiz May to ba lào | aggressor and ke Ened her gif, which she paid

upke a man.4°

ALL these are selected by our London House, bought direct at first hand, imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saying at Intermediate profits, and enabilog us to apply other motive. There are some who accuse† THE Volunteers' Annual Carbine Competition aval twang in both ladies' speech asks ENE)

the best growibs at MODERATE PRICES.

our guest, we do so in the hope of doing Tax buying rate for sovereigns is £10.67 per £, good, directly or indirectly, and with no

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. The vari advantage of the gan lies in the feature which permits it to be quickly knocked down, shipped in serilons of moderate weight way desired location, and again quickly [amem blað,

SINKING OF THE “ KRIANGNING”

PRICE LISTS, with Full Detalls, to be had on

Application, PORT sites removal should be rested a month before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary belose being sant oak SEBRRY, Escollent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages, All are true Xeres Wines. CLARET-O¤ Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the pennise product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins and cursauts, as is generally the case with Cheap Wines.

It is nobler for a man who makes mis BRANDY.—All our Brandy is gumikateed to takes to say, as Prince HENKY Bays,

be pare Cognac, the difference in price made a pubile speech once in my life, and being merely a question of age and vintage. I am convinced li was not a success." That FOR stealing fourteen pleces of board Comdr, WHISKY-All our Whisky is of excellent is the utterance of a man who is not afraid Hastings to-day gave coolle fourteen days' to recognise the truth. And it fa a man board in Mr. May's big hotel. We had no idea quality and of greater age than most brand, who, by a curious coincidence, does not that the worthy Acting P. M. was so sabile in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY meet with scathing criticiams; he is every: humourist. marked “F” is universally popular, and is where described as a very sensible, up- pronounced by the best local conuriesents assuming, frank and generous man, an MR. G. C. Anderson will read & paper entitled to be superior to any other brand in the ideal prince in fact. It would certainly "The Corrosion of Iron and Steel and fissus, from the shop across the street, but no Bampan, his duty to have maintained.

appear that his “unsuccessful" speech was | at a meeting of the Institution of Engineers and

te wasn't even raining, much less, pouring

us of bad taste; on matters of taste we takes place at Kowloon ranges to-morrow, com- consider it useless to argue. There mancing at 11 a.m. are some who call us scurrlicus; on that, also, we have nothing to say. There is Two Chinese traders for having false weights

The finding of the Court of Inquiry foto the none who can call us untruthful or unjust; were to-day prosecuted by Inspector Duncao

sinking of the Klangning at Shanghai, beld at results, It is caused not by us but by clr- and if any unkindness or personal soreness and fined $15 and $5 respectively.

the Instance of the Shanghai - Taotul, is an A follows We are opinion that the Klangning cumstances outside of our control. Any MERE. S. Joseph and F. Smyth were ficed. A few days ago, this Americans, apparently of

sank through being so deeply laden that she man who chooses to make war on the $: each today for neglecting to attend an Juror the respectable globetrotter class, spent a festire which found its way through the reten look. In water over her covenlog-board. alt, press must take the consequence, and the at an Iquest in the Guel on the 16:h last,

-evening at a 'well-known hestetry in Qatra's deck near the water closets futo the after hold r German Emperor would bear himself with greater dignity If, instead of Two American bluejackets faced the Magieirate Road, Hongkong, where they seemed to have and though, according to the evidence, the was petulantly imprisoning honest and pato-day charged with kicking up a row in the dired not wisely but ten well to quote the

taken Fön baird, the weight of the water" ape riotic gentlemen, he would recognise their Grul Room. One was fined $5 and the other £3. old love song. About chucklog ost time they there mest kaya brought a strain upon the honesty and patriotim.

Two Naval Dockyard coolles were to-day sent emerged, holding each other up la the good by which she was made hast to the C. S, Bimmt to gaol for twenty-eight days each „for utesling | style, yelling something which may hava bien and this atrain must hayä had a tripplag:

old fashioned “United-we-stund-divided we-falls which fatter vessel was yay high out of water, copper, screws and bells the property of the Hall, Columita or may have been Harvard to shod when it was first discovered that the which expising why the Kiangaing was heeled college war-whoop.. Then they unanimously) - Wiler war pouring in through the quarter resolved to return to their abip the Copie chocks ; and, auvery soon afarwards li began So they propped each other up, on the past tale the engine rooms through the doors "mboyé iku main dech, there was no possibility kerb, peering bibuloquly acrOSS Hond, of caring the vestel from sinking,

Hongkong maskėt.

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Government,

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and yelled "Jampani" The

ha odollas | As to the responsibility for the sinking of the gathered round, and modenly marmured "Sha?" Klangwing, we considne that it rests solely with

"Bampan shoy!! And the scho To this Tono Amirles responded in-trio her Master, Charles Petersen, and that it wa

ame back duo to an sallie, absence of such carsfel and

Estelligent supervision over her loading as it was,

We only guaranice our Wines and Spirits to 1 dardly more than a slip of the tongue in a | Shipbuilders of Hongkong to-night at 9 o'clock; } sasvily enough to dont's boat in the road, But

Mesin DEACON & HASTINGS, Color from our suthorised Agents as the

25, Queen's Roza, Vendor Sailcltors or to Messn. HUGHES & HOUGH,

Anctionner.

sith March, 1898.

Coast Paris,

be genuine when bought direct from as in the moment of unusual enthusiasm, and it Visitors are cordially invited,

it was a wet night in America... At last some without much adverse comment, but for the INFECTOR Robluson, to-day prosecuted fifteen kind Christian friend came out from be would have been probably passed över fact that the Emperor is so fond of war as man for being in a gambitng house in Kennedy behind than, and brake it to them gently but A. 8. WATSON & CO., LD, to wage Inosstant warfare against the Stanet. The two principals were fined $50 be firmly that they van miles away from the SÄTEI «HONGKONG, DISPENSARY, press, and the press therefore has no option two months and the remainder were ordered to harbour yat and would do best to hali iickshan

Hongkong, Sth December, 1897,

bnat war to the italia, if the comics ine pay $5 auch er go to gual joy lourisan daya,

·Count Inspectorand Harbour › President.

JH, P. PARKIN Barveyes to HBK Régistry

Shipplage

Marins Stonistendent China

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