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To-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE

CITY HALL.

ROYAL

Under the direction of Mr. Rogert BROUGH. Representative-M!. HAMILTON.

THIS EVENING, (SATURDAY), the 19th March, 1898,

BROUGH

Commencing at 9 P.M.

THE OMEDY

OMPANY.

THIS EVENING * 9, POSITIVELY LAST PRODUCTION OF

"NIOBE."

"NIOBE."

'NIOBE,"

A Mythological Farcical Comedy, by H&E. PAULTON,

MONDAY and TUESDAY, atst and and March, "THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST"

"THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING

EARNEST"

"THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING

EARNEST"

BY UICAR WILDE,

WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, 23rd and 24th March, "THE SECOND Más. TANQUERAY" "THE SECOND MRS. TANQUERAY" "THE SECOND M2s. TANQUERAY " By A. W. PIERO. PRICES OF ADMISSION, DRESS CIRCLE and ORCHESTRA STALLE $1 STALLA PEJULKISTSERIDELA PIT

* $1 Soldiers and Sailors in Volform Half Price to the Pit only.

Doom open 8.15 PM.

Cartala g P.M. Box Flan now open at the ROBINSON Pinna Co's. Warebonne, where scals can be booked (and the Tickets obtained) six nights in advance. A Late Tram for the Peak will leave each evening.fifteen minutes after the termination of the performance.

Hongkong, 19th March, 1898.

HONGKONG CLUB.

NOTICE.

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N EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL

A MEETING of the Members of the

CLUB will be held in the CLUB HOUSE on WEDNESDAY, the 30TH MARCH, 1893, at & PM for the purpose set forth in the notice posted in the Hail of the Clabi

By Order,

C. H. GRACE,

Startlary,

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Hongkong, 19th March, 1898.

MEMBERS

·HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB,, VELAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

'IMBERS wishing to enter for the above will fad Liv's on which to enter their kamas la the Pongkowa Club, THE 'NIW CLUB, and in the CRICKET PAVILION,

Katrien,wili cions on the agih instant. Hongkong, Toth March, 1898. AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA.

TION COMPANY.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 19 1698.

To-day's Advertisements.

SCIENTIFIC PALMISTRY.

MDISCERNER OF CHARACTER I FAST,

【RS. JOSEPHA NORTH, FEREMOLOGIST,

PRESENT & FUTURE events. ADVICE fa | BUSINESS, HEALTH & MARRIAGE.

Bécning partits and at Homer, attended- CONSULTING HOURS, 10 ÀM. 10 5.P.M. or by appointmest.

HONGKONG HOTEL,

Room No. 134:

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Hongkong, r9th March, 1898.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL.

THE Company's Steamship

The Hongkong Telegraph

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE baying rate for sovereigns is $16.71 per £. Fan housebreaking and theft at Tó Kwa Was Chan Pul to-day received a sentence of six months" hard labour.

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Savan man charged by Jumpector D. C. Cuth- bert with gambilag In a Aausa in Yes Wo Streat Exiled to appear when called upon' to-day. Their ball was ordered to be vstreated and Asss, of $to pach wern sot against their nanses.

OOR JAMIE'S GARD AWA,

(Dedicated to the Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhast, Colonial Secretary, Hongkong; passenger by P. and O. steamer to England, on leave.]

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1598.

UNLICENSED LIQUOR-SELLERS.

When people pay license fees to the Government for the right and privilege of carrying on any particular business the faro least they can expect is that the Govern- | without a certificate. A fine of $5. was imposed. Tus report of the Gafety Theatre Company Our Jimmy has gone an leave again, burrah |

For asumuiilog a young Chinese woman laa | Ou Jimmy goes marching home again, hurrah!

burrah! For stealing zoo cattles of cement from some house lu West Street and burning her clothes

He's galling over the bounding main, [Stewardi works in Postcaslon Street, a coolle to-day was

with a cigar, Chinaman was to-day sent to

bucket prison for twenty-eight days. He was also The bells will sing, and the boys will shout, seat to gsol for two months with hard labour. P.C. HAMMOND at the Magistracy to-day charged | tion, in default fourteen days,

ordered to pay complainant ŝro as compenga. | And the passengers' stomachs turo inside out, And they'll feel gay when Immy goss the master of the launch Sàun Ywam (or plylug

mrchlag hams,

"PATROCLUS," Captain Dickens, will be despatched as above on MONDAY, the stat instant, at Noon.

For Freight, apply to

* BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents,

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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

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B.M.S. Centurion was beaten by six goals to all by the G. Co, K. O. R. In the semi-final of the Football Challenge Shield the Happy Valley this afternoon.

A CHINAMAN was to-day charged at the Magis. tracy with obtaining three bales of glaseng by means of a lorged delivery order. Evidenco as to arrest, was taken and he was remanded itll the 23rd lost, at a pin.

been a great financial success. There is a good fish Arted, where the o The Chon Gi" lại

deal of curiosity to know what a theatrical suc cess means in a financial sense. It appears from the balance-sheet that the receipts at the Galety for the year ended Jana zatḥ amenated to 48ex, and the expenditure 101,665,000. The not proft is thus £18,000, er nearly one- third of the capital of the company. Ir the French base their anticipations of Eng land's fature in India upon their concepitons of the present, they are likely to be severely dis- appolated. If, we are told by a French paper,

The reason you'd guess for ever in vain." [m'yes

Aurrah!

Tips] sinde the secret known all over Hongkong Bat the Bnfant Tarville's prattling tongue And we all know now why Jamie goes marching

home.

My Pa's going home and he won't come back,

hurrab, hurrah!

As long as the Governor's General Black ( He's too good a man to play second fiddle t"

should think not, indeed !] And that's the solation of the riddle. And the Hd get spanked for telling why Jimmy

goes marching home.

ment will accord them some measure of protection against illegal trade. The publican is a well-abused man, but be is within the law; he pays a heavy license In Hongkong, all the way up to $480, and yet he encounters constant competition from people who do not contribute a cent to the revenue. It is always unsa tisfactory to see trivial faults severely pun- Ished while wholesale Jaw-breaking TER "off doly " men of the palla force gave's la permitted. Let a hotel-keeper keep hearty sand off to two of their comrades, Mesura his doors open a little beyond the fixed time Findlay and Wright, who went home on the and he la summoned and fined pretty F. & O. lloer Bengal on leave after five years the Indian Civil ServiceTM #paraiste in that | Our Jamle bas Bated the - Tegraph, oh dear," stifily. If a few coolles are caught In a Captain Deld, will despatched as abovs un trifling gambling game, the stakes a few officers were the recipients of many good wishes. § break out, and England will not get out of t15 1. But now he's vind we are in Hongkong, TUESDAY, the 22nd instant at 4 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

cash as often as not, they ara tled together by the queues at once and locked in the Ms. J. J. Bryan, newly engaged from horse se [413 police cells; the possession of an InBat. † Sanitary Surveyor fn the P. W. D. is now in the i the writer to be informed that if we did not |: And he feels quite gay at escaping and marching

tesimal quantity of opium unsanctified Government Civil Hospital auffering from very by the "farmer's" seal also means im-erfous lajuos to the head. He says that early had there to-morrow for the express purpose

LIMITED.

FOR MANILA.

THE Company's Steamabiy

"SUNGKIANG,"

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, 19th March, 1898.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO. "HE 100 A I Bellish Sdip

THE

"IMBERHORNE," Lever, Master, Shortly expected here, will load for the above port and will have quick de- $patched.

For Freight, apply to

S

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Agents.

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Hongkong, 19th March, 1898.

Intimations.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

·IMPLE AERATED WATER.

SODA WATER,

~INGER ALE,

GINGER

EMONADE.

L

SARSAPARILLA

RASPBERRYADE,&r,

mediate arrest and a heavy fine. But the police seem most carefully to blink the fact that there is a big trade illegally done in liquor in the Colony. All through the hours when the hotels are closed, as is a well-known fact, grog is being sold in private houses and the vendors seem to

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servies in the colony. Several launches cama monstrously abusiva administration which in

oh dear I .... off to thu ship laden with friends and the two || killing the Hladoo,” then a Jehad will inevitably i For pointing, wat faulti in ralie a laugh, (shị,

hi-yab trouble as she did in 1857. It might surprise To get at the Government bat and strong,

yesterday moralng he accidentally collided whi some coodles on Plantatios Road near the tramS station. One of them struck him on the head with a shoral and they all ran off. No arresta have been made so far,

project the Hinders in India, there would be a

of killing them off.

A NIW engine ought to be a simple thing to hit, even for a women, when the missile is a chem- pagne bottle and the range fa two yards." Yet women are fall of surprices 1. The other day, in West Australia, as she wils of a mine manager was attempting to christan A now engine la there circumstances, she took alms, hurled the

bolile, missed the englus by a handsome margin, and hit her husband fall in the place where Abner Dean of Angel's recel it the old red sandstone, the blow forcing him back into a latera full of water. This should be a christen ng record.—Globe,

bobiet

SVENGALI.

PRINCE HENRF AT CANTON.

FLOWER-BOAT SHOW. THE VICEROY VERY POLITE. (From our own Correspondent:)

CANTON, March 18th, Yesterday afternoon. H. I, H. Prince Henry'

of Prusia landed in the Shamsen jest opposite the German curatisle amid laud cheers o Europeans and Chinese sesembled to get

gilapsa at his Highnosy, who landed in the unl.. form of an Admiral secompanțed bykis Alde-de. Camp, the Commanders of the Deadfaland and Gelos and, the German Consa, Har Kouppe. A femphal arch, made of evergreens, was To those unscquainted with American ercen“ erected rein the landing plzen and underthin and tricity, the report that John L. Sullivan, the Viceroy's beaves H. 1. H. was conducted to between flowers, feroa and bodyguard of the the Green Consulate where he received the of Bosion, will cause some surprises but the Viceroy of the Liang Kwang, named Tan Chiog only remarkable faatuise is that one of the lead. Lin. During the afternoon the Prince proceeded Into the city and personally returned the Viceroy's log organs representing the Nonconformist coa call and it was noticeable that the most perfec clence there strongly advocated bla ramien, order prevalled in all parts of this watcity. Not His chief claims to support appear to be that he a round could be heard, nor were the people as always been dear to the poor," that he has allowed out in the streets. The streets were paid all his just debts, that ko in a reformed lined with troops on both sides and not a soul drunkard, and that he is marvellously attached window. The same revere discipline was main dare erin to show his head out of suupper storey to children. These no doubt are admirable | tained-donbilens sa a mark of respect for the qualites bat according to English Ideas scarcely royal visitor throughout the route taken by the enough for one who may be called upon to upholds is reticeable in Peklog wten the Emperor of Prince's party in going to the Viceroy's yaman the dignity of the office of Mayor.

China veniares outside the "sacred" precincts

bis af palac

e towards, sundown Returplar to the Consulate HIH. rested for a while and then appearɛd si banquet given in his honour by the German Consul. The whole of the Causals and thels wives were presented to Prince down with his at the table watched that

Twe pollilesi atmosphere grows dirker yet with the shadows of Dual and Triple Alliances. According to the Berilner Tageblatt, Belgium enjoy the most complete immunity from sud Holland are about to conclude a defensive the pains and penalties provided for alliance. If the Prince of Monaco now conceives DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & such doings. It is idle to say that and exits out the Napoleonie idea of a triple allanes with the Republics of San Marino and COMPANY,

the authorities are unaware of this Andorra, England win he Isolated indeed, state of affairs and the fact that it is Where will be our command of the seas when allowed to continue is not at all compli- | the fleet of Andorra is mobliged ? mentary to the powers that be nor is it fair | A RICKSHA coolle who tied, to "ring the to the licensed victuallers. People with changes on a supper of the R. E. got a well-prize Sghter, was a candidate for the Mayurally grievances as a rule are tiresome, but the publicans of Hongkong are certainly suffering an injustice, the removal of which they can well claim both on the grounds of law and fair dealing, In other British possessions "shebeening" is put down most rigorously and, as it is understood we have some smart man in our police force, we would suggest that they devote a little of their detective skill to putting down this illelt trade, both in the interest of the licensed victuallers and of the public generally, The amount of harm that is done in the Colony by such places is very serious. At present we refrain from going into detalls, solely because (greatly against the grain and contrary to our principles) we defer to the wishes of some people who object to the publication of the truth, and call it "pok- Ing Into private life" and "stirring up the mud,” A public evil ought not to be ignored, for any reason.

Daxın, CRUICKSILANK & Co.'s WATERS APO *ade under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist and will bear compa. dlson with the best English Manufactures,

Special terms to Harzza, CLUES, MISI and

other Large Consumers.

Manager.

1388 Any complaints should be addressed to the [30

(UNDER MAIL, CONTRACT WITH THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT.)

STEAM TO SHANGHAI AND KOBE.

"HE Company's Steamship

THE

"GISELA," Captain L. Breich, will leave for the abovo places on MONDAY, the 21st instant, at Noon.

For Freight or Farusge, apply to

SANDËR. WIELER & Co.,

Agents,

Hongkong, 19th March, 1848. AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM TRIESTE, FIUME, PORT SAID, SUEZ, ADEN, KURRACHI, bombay, PENANG & SINGAPORE.

*HE Steamship

THE

"GISELA," having anived, Conalgoces of Cargo are beraby informed that their Goods are being landed at their visk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence delivery may be obtained. This vessel brings Cargo-

From Trieste, da S.S. Imperatrix transtipped st Bombay

S.S. Massimiliano

From Venice,

and Carlotta transhipped at Teleste.

notice to the contrary, be given immediately,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Claims must be sent in to the Undersigned before Noon on the asth fastant, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after the 25th instant will be subject to rest.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

SANDER & Co.

Agents.

Honekma, Txt March, 1807.

WANTED.

·A

GOVERNESS. Salary according to quali. fications and expirienca. Apply with full particulars to

S.

c/o Hongbong Telegraph Office,

6 Pedder's HILL,

Hongkong, r8th March, 1893,

WANTED.

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N ASSISTANt electricaL ENGI.

and Copies of testimonials.

AMEER Apply by leiter, giving references

TO THE MANAGER,

Hoogkong Electric Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 16th March, 1898,

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KUHN & KOMOR,

JAPANESE FINE ART CURIOS, 31 & 13, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG,

15; WATER SIRKET, YOKOHAMA

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and 36, DIVISION STREET, KOBE, Hongkong, 15th March, 1805,

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

House, bought direct at first hand, imported in wood and battled by ourselves, thus saving all intermediate profits, and snabling us to supply the beat growths at MODERATE PRICES.

PRICE LISTS, with Full Detalls, to be had on

Application.

Hongkong, 19th March, 1898, {1-W 113 PORT after removal should be rested a month

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

"HE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship

THE P. &

"CHUSAN,"

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS.

Consignees of Cargo by the above-named

before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before belag sent ont.

·SHBRRY-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner

Wines of very superior Vintages. All are true Xeres Wines.

CLARR7-Our Clarets, Exelading the lowest

deserved three months hard labour to-day. The soldier had given a genulas British dollar to a coolie to change for him and after paying bim off defendant came up with a counterfeit yes which he said was the cold that his friend bad changed. The yan was only worth to cents, and as it was a clear case of "uying it on" the Magistrate indicted she above punishment. At the rooms of the Engineers' Institute Isat evening Capt. G. G. Anderson read his paper on "Tie corrosion of Iron and Steel and its cause" here was a good attendance and Mr. W. Ramsay presided. The paper was of a very

juteresting natury

to

theas concerned In

engineering and a discussion followed the read tog, ibere taking part being Mess. R, Mitchell, Jack, W. S. Bailey, Sinclair, Bain and Ramsay.

THE already large fleet of warships in harbour was further augmented to-day by the antival of the German cruiser Kaizeria Augusta, from Klaschow. Of course there was the usual noisy Interchange of compliments with the vessels of other nationalliles and each vied with the TELEGRAMS. other in making the greatest row.

("HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" SPECIAL.)

RUSSIA AND PORT ARTHUR,

AN ULTIMATUM,

APPEAL TO GREAT BRITAIN.

TIENTSIN, March 19th. The negotiations between Russia and China in reference to Port Arthur have

Tax Jewish settlements in Galler, neccording to recent Contalar roporis, appear to be pros.

Prous and sided by the establishment of agricultural schools and endowments from the outside world, the colonies have now become

It is not necessary to reproduce the paper all-supporting and flowishing. The village of coples of it can be obtained at the Institute at a Rischol L'Zion, with an area of 12,230 acres, porsozzen ziren ly 1,500,000 eine stocks, 10 000 nominal price.

malbarry trees, 10,000 fruit, simond, Eg and other trees. Each colonist possesses A Roze house, with a vegetable and flower garden attacked thereto; a home, wagon, cow and an assortment of domestic fowls. The village of Sichron Ja'okob, with a population of 1,000 inhabitants, paved streets, a school, physican etc., is the centre of a settlement covering $2,000 acres. The colonists are principally employed in rafsing vegetables and wine grapes, and at the same time, as a side issue, plant fault trein and spend their spars ifme on bro culture. On the whole the outflask is bright and enconvaging.

Some of

the foreigners use enormous saluting charges and they cause windows and doors on the Praya and on the upɛt levele to ratio in a manat that is far from pleasant for anybody who's troubled with "nerves." It's a barbarlo pleca of work after all and as we have cald before, the sooner a quletar scit of chẩn cÂẩm is latredased the belter for every bely.

Tax Datly Graphte osservos: It is gratifying

form of a large U. On cliber side of the Prince were the wives of the German Consuls Al Hongkong and Canton, a litils way off and at kặn top of the table Mr. Commissioner Byron, Brona, C.M.G. Mex. Hronary, Mr. Drew was seated and on the left was Contal Crespo, Dr. Bedias, the Commanders of the Deutschland and Gadow and other distinguished guests. There was no specchiiylog, and siter residents, including at course Mr. Dent, the dianera reception was held at which the leading Chairman of the Municipal Council, the Deputy Commissioner af Customs and all the heads of the firms established on Shamees, were, pre santed to the royal visitória the acesmplished tonicians of the German fing Darleg the afternoons of today and yesterday ship played in the pretty public grounds and tennis lawas affording much pleasure to the ladies and gentleman who gathered there is considerable zuza bere. ⠀⠀ All Shameen was there in fact, and loudly applauded the efforts of the bandsmen whe played a number of difficult places and popular concert a photo was taken of the company, ine cinding the banken of the

| MESIRE, BENJAMIN, KELLY & POTTS, fo their to learn that Dr. Jameson has loft Sallabaty for airs in faultlets manner. After the promenade

Blantyre, in Nyasaland, to take over the management of the African Transcontinental telegraph line. Dr. Jameson's unquestioned abi- out as just the man to superinterd a work of that kind, and so Belton worthy of the same would wish to see him debarred from the opportunity, of giving his countrymen some thing else by which

Weekly Share Report, dated Hongkong, Friday, 18th March, say-A faisly large burlars has Banks, Docks, Chios Sugars, Indo Chin, been transacted during the week, prlacipally ia \{17, ener27, and knowledge of Africa, mark his drawn up in las near the German Con The latest official || Hotels, and' Gisan Island. Comasts, Baske.— communication from the Russian Govern- Hongkong and Sharghat Banks were placed ment calls for a decision by the 26th during the early part of the week at 193 and March (Saturday next) as to the proposed

reached a climax.

many.

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

THE RIGHT HON, RITCHIE ON THE SITUATION.

LONDON, March 17th. The Right Hon. C. T. Richle at a banquet at the London Associated Chambers of Commerce admitted that there was considerable cause for saxlaty in the Foreign situation but be bellered that all matters both in Chian and West Africa would be settled amicably,

This evening a namber of diwet-bɔats were

with varicolourd Interns Internally and ex anlate, and wore brillantly illuminated ternally and a nestly constructed gangway was placed in posities to enable the Prince to walk on board the heats from the Shameen Band HR. H. boarded the boils after dinner and

* places" being waika of art

tos per cent premium, but lates the market to remember >im than hisjone great indiscretion, from thens witnessed capital display of fire

it were done quickly." The French have

Fonton

best locally owned houseboats, including Ms. It may be mentioned that a number of the Brockleman's commodious pleasure bosts, were made fast at the end of the law of flower-bosts and the planks laid down over the bows of the long. Ine of bosta enabled H RH, la walk'assily comfortable houseboats can be made and how time it is that they are rightly styled housebasis, being almost as comfortable as a house on terra firma,

Optional Cargo will be discharged bere unless WINES & SPIRITS. Llease of Port Arthur to Russia on the became settled owing to uffers from the North. The Importance of the work which he is works, some of the !!

ALL these are selected by our London same terms as that of Klaochow to Ger. and shares have zow been placed and can be about to superlatend is obvious, The Egyptian) that would hava puzzled a Brock ot

The Chinese Government has have changed hands at $18 and S18). Marine when once they have reached, the latter place

sbtained at 189 per cent premium. Nationals forces are advancing to Khartoum and to equal, much less suIPRUE," appealed to Great Britain to use her Insurances-Unions have been placed at $220 there will be nothing to prevent the completion influence, through the British Minister inYangtzes have been sold at $140. China of Mr. Rhades' splindil scheme of direct St. Petersburg, to bring the negotiations Traders are on offer at 867. Centons have bean connection between Cape Town and Catre. Bat to a satisfactory issue:

negotiated at $140 and close with sellors at $130. Straits are wanted at $12.50. "If it were dona when tie done, then twere well from cue to the other and seo for himself how Insurances.—Both Hongkong and China Fires, have ruled very golet with sellers at 8340 and their iden, tothe idea of Trench repramicy from Senegal to Somaliland—and they do not $100 respectively. Shippleg.-Hongkong,

Daring the Proce's visit a good deal of extra Canton and Macao Steamboats have changed conceal their hopes of intercepting us on the hands to a small extent at $37. Indo Chinas "pper reaches of the Nile,

ewark bir been thrown upon the shoulders of haya been largely dealt in at $57, $58, $59, $60 | Amora recent business fallares at Omes are Captain Cocker, 128 Chief of the Outdoor Stag and $61. Douglas Steamships were placed at shore of the Drake Alkali Company and the afdra e Tidesurveyor Forsait, and Boat "althe Customs, and his able and ledefatigable $59 and $59, and more are offering at the latter Japan Isluglass Company. At a recent meeting Officer Baston who were responsible for tate. China and Mantism are quiet with sellers of shareholders of the latter company twas koping the course clest for the Rankow to at $82. Refineries-China Sugars have had stated that the loses were 15 per cent outcome.p to the Singeen, lasted of golog longe substantial rise and were asid to a large extent paid-up capital of 100,000 yen. The proposal the Prince on Thursday, ausaks the mooring of

wharf below the Chalom House, to

up to $178, the market closing with buyers, to wind-up the concern was adopted. Some, the flower and houseboats and keep all sumpahn Luxons are quiet at $41. Mining-Punjome interesting statements are made with regard to and cargo: hoata clast of the show board and

the Bund sew the German Consulate. have been done at 86.50 and gif, and close the faliusa of the Alkelf Company, Rocantly did their dificult work well and a's to be conte with beyers at the latter rate. Raube changed there was a mesting of shareholders who wished gistolated on the excellent orday that prevailed hands at $253 and 15. Olivers B. are offering to mulct the directors in the sum of 170 foo yes, on the river daring the Pilege's buy. In this Hongkong and Whimpos Decks have ex pears, did not object to pay compensation to the and passenger hade and the enormous point. at $61: Docks, Wasives and Gadowoz.-"for negligence of duty,” TEs directors, it apo part-email as regards the number of foreign raidents but great as far as concerns the cargo perienced a sharp rito and after sales ut 243 per | shareholders, but objected strongly to the Inias for development of trade is the next falurg Premium have been done at 245, 348 and amount demanded by them. As attempt at a sow that some of the great Barriers to prosites z5o per cent premium and close in demand: compromiss followed when the directors offered | And tăn kesithy growth of irade hava: DEEM Kowloon Wharf shares are werk at $58. New yo,000 yen, but this did not satisfy, the far removed,while others are bellows, likely to Amoy Docks changed-hands at $17, Lands, holders and the meeting was adjourned for current year

be abolished or greatly minimised dunding the Hotels and Balldings-Hongkong Lands are low days. It is stated that na Investigation Tomorrow morning (2016) Prince Heary will quien at $74. Hongkong Hotels were placed at Commitee has ascertained on going through tears for Hongkong by the Hondom (Captain S. $53) and $54. Cotton Mills-Hongkong Cot. | the books that the losses of the Compasy down W. Goggin) and should andre about 3 p.m... tons have changed bands at $11), $rz and 710. | in June last amounted to 459,918, yen. Thure

March gib, 7 Miscellaneous-Green Islands have been negoti- | are sorte Hongkong companies that might pro. At abe this morning the Viceroy, with nii his GEO" retinog came to Ɛhamsen to say, fuiswell. They Ated at $318, Ropes have been sold at $164| ftably dall on their directors to disgorge, thale men of great noise conales, but were informed and Klastries at 991. Toe have been done at frem for negligenon of-duty and selling the His Highness, was asleep, so they went way;

· 8166 and $107, and close in demand,

vassal Ara hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their rich in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godawns at Kowloom, where anch consignment will be sorted on mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

This wassci brings on Cargo -----

From Landon, &c., is 85. Australia and Shannon:

From Gwadui, ex. 5.8. Klima. From Cálcu£isi, em 5.5, Palawan.

Wesen Persian Gull, or 5.5. Paina and Klima. Optional goods will be landed here unless Instructions are given to the contrary before i P.M. TO-DAY.

Goods not cleared by the agih March at 4 2.3. Will be subject to rest.

He Fire Insurance will be affected by rae in Kay Case Winterán, Allen Shel

All Ankaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and perdicate of the dama obtained from the Godowa Company within days after the Vossel's anival bure, after which se Claims will be mucognised.

FEL. A RETCHE

Kangkang, Toth March,

priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from raising and cammuts, as is generally the case wlik Cheap Yilaar. BRANDY—All our Brandy is guaranteed to

"SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES,

The Spanish Government has made friendly be pars Cognac, the difference in price representations to Washington and says that being memnly a question of age and wininga. | war, considering the circumstances, 'would be a WHISKY-All our Walley is of excellent crime against humanity. In the mesatime pre-

quality and of greater age than most brand

In the market The SCOTCH WHISKY

parations in the Valted Sistes continue..

masked "E" is universally popoles, and is QUArantine in japaN AGAINST

pronounced by the best local consolateurs

to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market.

be genuine when bought direct from us in the We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to Colony or from our authorised Agents ni tka Com Poriss

A. 8. WATBON & CO., LD, THE HONGKONG DISFARBARY,

ing, Blk December, 1897)

HONGKONG,

The Assistant Colonial Secretary transmits to the enclosed copy of telegram for pobiles

"TOKIO, March 17th, 1898,

tion

" Governor,

Hongkong

Madical Inspection against sentrala from Hongkong and China ports.

44 BATOW":