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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
“HE P. & O. S, N. Co.'s Steamship
THE P
"CANTON,"
SUEZ AND STRAITS.
POSITIVELY FAREWELL, APPEARANCE. | FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT SAID, CARL HERTZ ( Aralsted by ] CARL HERTZ CARL HERTZ M'OLIE. >CARL HERTZ CARL HERTZ D'ALTON, CARL HERTZ
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Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk_in_the Hongkong and Kowloon What! and Godown
Intimation.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
· LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
cerely, because the reason why they must - Wana tha Dealschland and the ImmoriaBie is obvious and logical. The Americans, were at Kowloon Decks together, the Bellish like ourselves, have resion.to fear that the and Gesman sailors untemised a "good deal, partition of China may mean the closing many of the Germans belog able to sprak of markets by protective tariffs. It is c-Erg'lib. The game of fastball intercuted the rious to see the Americans adopt this att! Germans greatly, and they Indicated a wish ta tude, while there are also prohibitive duties experiment; so, and afternoon this week, there In the United States.
was a sort of match between the Deutschlands and Immortaliterally a side! Watch alde was, grodness knows, but it was great fua all' the same.
Hong Godown at Kowloon, where anch WINES & SPIRITS, making efforts to secure redress. The
consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are Tanded,
will be subject to rent
Goods not cleared by the sand ist., at 4 PM, No Fire Insurance will be affected by me in
any case whatever.
All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowna and a contiăcate of the damage obtained from the Godown Company within ten days after the Vessel's arrival here, sker which no Claims will be recognized.
R. A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent,
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$1.00 KRYBKIERY145909 1.00 0.50
Hongkong, 16th April, 1898.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
LODGE
OF THE P
HONGKONG, No. 1,185.
A MEETING
the
LODGE =шI be held in the FREEMAJONS' HALL, Zetland Street, TO-NIGHT, 16th instant, at 8.30 for op.m. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.
Hongkong, 1616 April, 1893.
POSTPONEMENT.
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THE SCHOOLS SPORTS are postponed WEDNESDAY sex, zold April, Owing to the EXCESSIVE number of entries (1060), It has become impossible to complete the Errangements for holding the SPORTS MONDAY.
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WILLIAM BLAYNAY Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 16th April, 1898.
BY ORDER OF THE COURT.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
ESSRS. HUGHES and HOUGH have
MESSived instructions from BRUCE
SHEPHERD, Esq., the Official Receiver of the estate of T30 CHEONG, in Bankruptcy, scting under an Order of the Supreme Court of Hongkong,
La Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION
ON TUESDAY,
the 3rd May, at 3 o'clock P.M.
HE P. & O. S. N. Co. Steamship
#COROMANDEL,"
FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND
STRAITS.
Coosigaces of Cargo by above-named ressel are hereby Informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their rich in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns si Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
This verse! brings on Cargo S---
From London, &c., ex S.5. Rome. From Persian Gulf, ex S.S. Chanda. Goods not cleared by the sand instant at 4 PM. will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be affected by me in any case whatever.
All damaged Packages must be leh in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage obtained from the Godown Company within ten days after the Vonsol's arrival here," after whică so Claims will be recognised.
H. A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent. Hongkong, 16th April, 1898
"MOGUL LINE OF STEAMERS,
S.S. “AFRIDI."
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEIS.
| FROM MIDDLESBOROUGH, LIVERPOOL AND STRAITS,
"ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed
at their OFFICE, CORNER al C1 Hou 51. that all Goods are being landed at their Praye Central, the following VALUABLE RE. CLAMATION PROPERTY vix :—
All the Benefit, Interest and advantage of and in the Reclamation Agreement of MARINE LOT No. 199
The Sale in made with the concurence of all
· Parties Interested.
The Reclamation bas been Completed and Is ready for Baliding purposes, and possession kas been given by the GOVERNMENT.
Only one half of the lagt Instalment of the Moneys Due under the Reclamation Agreement (amounting to $7161.00) remains to be paid if ralled up, and the Sale will be Subject to this and to the Payment of the ANNUAL CROWN RENT of $488..
AREA, 26,507 SQUARE FEET. The PROPERTY will be first offered in Ond Lot, and if mot Sold as Ooo Lat will be put up in Two.
For further Particulare and Conditosvoi Salo, apply to
533)
Me. HUGHES & HOUGH,
the AuctionsEYI S
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risk fato the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at
ALL those are selected by our London House, bought direct at first hand, imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all Intermediate profits, and enabling us to supply the best growths at HODERATE PRICES.
PRICE LISTS, with Full Details, to be bad on
Applicatir*.
SHERRY.—Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are
trua Xeres Wines,
KIPLING should take warning by the rise and fall of Bret Harte, according to the "African Cite which says :-"The latter as an artist Kres on the reputation of stories wrliten zo years *g, fragrant stories that have endeared his name to thousands who have never seen his isce. Once upon a time, when he wrote these storier that will live forever,' he flaminated everything he touched; nowadays to spends x fire God gave for other ende lo kasbing up phifa! potbollers,
› ON PLAGUE DUTY..
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OME OF HONGKONG'S LANES,
#And wherefore doth the plague axlit ??
A Strange kod of nie.
Come walk abroad with me," I saki, And I will answer than.”
la cockloft and cubicles was sorptising,
WHEN the Biliish fleet was at Hongkong, says an exchange, a merchant ship was seen 'coming over the bar with her ensign upside down. The ships to the harbour at once lowered lifeboats and aced to be first to give assistance to the suppered sinking ship. When the first bost got within balling distance, they saw the skipper clapping his hands, and shealing, "Go It.
and on! Well pulled " &c. The officer to charge then said, "What's the matter, captain ?" "Nothing the matter," said the skipper. "Then hy have you got your unsiga spelde down 2 that boy Jos sgain," be czled, lo disguit; "slools covered with pieces of sickening seluse, The skipper glanced aloft at his colours. "It's
thought it was a regatta,”
It is eminently desirable that the whole question of salaries payable in silver should be set on a systemailc basis. From time to time we hear of one class after another
Chinese Customs staff, the Hongkong Civli Service, the P. W, D. and so on. Nobody can deny that it is extremely hard on all salaried workers to be paid in a dollar of constantly diminishing value. In course of time possibly the grievance may be little by little remedied, but the intervening time Is a time of hardship, and apparently nover-ending hardship, for the simple rea- son that the depreciation of the dollar seems to have no end, some philanthropic genius could inven a sliding scale which PORT after removal should be rested a month would work itself out satisfactorily, the before use. When required for drinking at problem would be solved, but unfortunate- once it should be ordered to be decanted atly this seems a trife Utopian. Men who have been here ten, fifteen and twenty the Dispensary before being sent out,
years, who have done their very best for their employers, public or private, who have been conscientions, industrious and Intelligent workers, find themselves very much worse oft now than when they first came. Broadly speaking, the evil might be remedied if all salaries could be adjusted quarterly in inverse ratio to the quarterly wage transactions could be practically rate of exchange, that is to say, if all
put on a gold basis. But of course the reply to that is, where is the money to come from? Theoretically it should come from the expansion of trade which the cheapness of silver Induces, but this is only another illustration of the fact that what looks nice in theory will not work out in practice. There is no denying that the fall of silver has caused a vast in- crease in the volume of trade in the Imperial Maritime Customs, the banks and a few other concerns. It would not be difficult for them to put the principle jump overboard to avoid being killed. The Into effect. To some extent it has been second mate picked him up and assaulted him done in some places; some employers when on deck. The third mate Cealed the have raised salaries on account of the de-arrault and said he shook the bay by the preciation of the dollar, but it has not been shoulders for calling him foul names. The done with sufficient liberality or un-second mate sald, he smacked complainant versality, Some businesses have not in the face with his opan hand for calling Increased in the ratio corresponding to him a filthy name. Several witness gave evi. | festă It is much the same. Smoke begrimed
Wines.
CLARET.-Our Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins and currants, is is generally the case with Cheap BRANDY-All war Brandy is guaranteed to be pure Cognac, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage, WHISKY.-All our Whisky. Is of excellent quality and of greater age than most brand, In the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY masked "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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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 8th December, 1897,
BIRTH,
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. the decline of silver. In the case of the public services it would be difficult and might cause hardship, though our own 7 opinion is to the contrary. We consider it would be quite possible and reasonable for. the Government to establish a simple form of sliding scale tantamount to the placing could be stated at their present value in gold and the silver value could be fixed. quarterly, half-yearly or yearly, on that gold basis, It would probably mean a slight increase in taxation.
On April 1, at Foochow, the wils of C Kowloon, whenes' and/or from the "wharves | SKERRETT ROGERS, of a daughter, delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be 'admlited after the Goods have left the Godowrs, and all-Goods remaining undelivered after the and instant will be subjeci
lo rent.
We had not far to go. It was a short file shot Jest above Wellington Street, Such a lane as from the Supreme Court, up D'Agullar Street, that to which we took the enquiring friend pre- badly bas no paralial in the slums of New York, Farls or London and the casual passer-by would be totally unaware of the existence of such "barracks of wretchedness" if the place were the Van San. It constata of some halt des ta mat pointed out to him. The land ti is three-storey houses facing ibe TERE of the Wellington Street houses between Wyndham and D'Agullar Streets. At a rough guess we should say the place was about 6 ft.ury fl, wide, 1 is paved, it is tree, and down an open putter to the centre suns all the quit refare and filth of the dweillogs. It was a busy time there when our visit was made. A paripling and like plight had charge of a big gang of coolfes much begrimed police sergeant and a soldier in who wern-removing furniture (ave the mark) preparatory to the places being whitewashed. Such a cangiameration of rabbish and dirt as they unearthed it bas seldom been the lot of man to see. It was all piled along one side of the lane and Tohn, his wife and little ones were demaiss. If there is and race more than another everywhere parched on guard over the lares el given to the accoralation of rubbish it in the Chlaese. The sin that they had stored away It could be of no earthly are and was pro bably kept on the ground that it might come in handy some day." From the ground fors and down those narrow stains it came la hundreds of bask:ts; old tags, coolle hats, biscuit tins, bamboo poles, bottles of at sorts, rowsy looking cockfog utensils, Chinese dried fish, portions of duck, and earthen-WAIS Jars of fiside that beggar descripilon, Stools, CONSIDERABLE (Me was secupled at the Magis- tables and no on soon helped to fill the land and tracy to-day is the bearing of a chargs of assault required careful navigation to reach the top.
It was with by no means a hisudly oya that brought by A. Nord, ordinary seaman on the the Chinese regarded the foreigner, who bad. ship Imbarkers, against the second and third come to see him in his native filth. Probably officers of the vessel. It seems that the third they have the same idea as we about & man' officer ordered complainant to bring a braba fuck order as to avoid being a menace to his housa being his castle; but if he cannot keep it and dear some water sway when the hands neighbour's health, it is high time some 50 were finishing work. He refused and says the interlased. On catering several of the places mato throw him down the ḥatchway after which one got a full idea of what the Chinese can endure and at the same time all wonderment at the cause of plagna was sot nt rest. The front ground floor rooms were as dark as the foe'sis of say old time collier. Never a ray of wan entered them and wretched smoky little lampu-- have to be kept burning night and day. As lu front, the rear is shut in by high walls and the mang's to make one shudder. On the apper suggestion of a summer's night in such places is
walls and callings, the floors covered with filib and the windows all shut in by walls is frist and rear. There must be soms hundreds of people tahabiting the lane, the men appearing to how it is that there has not been a serious oute to of the hawker type, and heaven alone knows break of disease there long ago. The Medical Officer of Realik recently condemned some build-
dence of a conflicting nature. The defendants made statements and the case was adjourned till
noon on Monday next.
Deurng the last few days there has been located in the Tientsin Road, Shanghai, says Sport and Gossip, a gentleman of native extraction who is
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[331 of salaries on a gold basis. All salaries - Fressed as a priest; in front of him la a tom-tomgs out west as being unfit for bamen habitation
gand the Hongkong Celegraph
All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the 22nd instant, ez they will not be recogalazd.
All brokon, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the sand Insiant, at 3 P.M.
.
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL, CARLÏLL & Co., Agents, Hongkong, 16th April, 1893..
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Intimations.
· HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1898.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The latest news of the Spanish-Ameri- can dispute seems to point to war as inevi- table; but we still think Spain's chances against the United States so hopeless that she must see her own Impotence, li even at the eleventh hour. It may be, however,
Messrs. DEACON & HASTINGS, DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & that the Spanish Government may be
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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
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HE Company's Steamship
THE
"FORMOSA,"
Captain Douglas, will be despatched for the
Above Ports, on TUESDAY, the 19th Lastant,
at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co,
General Managers, · Hongkong, 16th April, 1848.
Isay
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW,
HE Company's Steamship
THE
#HAITAN,"
Captain Bathurst, will be despatched for the above Ports on TUESDAY, the 19th instant,
si 10 A.M.
For Freight or Passage apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, General Managers,
Hongkong, 16th April, 1808.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR AMOY.
"WHE Company's Steamship
THE
"JASON,"
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Captain Lycett, will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 19th instant, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, 16th April, 1898.
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For Freight or Passage, apply to
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FOR LONDON, VIÄ SUEZ CANAL THE Company's Steamship
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There is no further news of the parti-. don of China. It is now certain that the Ching-won-tao which is to be opened as a treaty port is, as sired by our Tientsin correspondent, in Funing district of Chihll, and is a seaport near Shanhal-kwas, not Inland in Hupeh province as maintalo- ed by our evening contemporary; It is hardly worth while passing an Ordinance to protect telegrams which are incorrect, especially as the China Castle without any protecting Ordinance got practically the same telegram without the error. The Chill Ching-wen seems much better than
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REUTER'S MESSAGE.
SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES..
LONDON, April 14th. The Washington House has passed the report of the Committee by 371 votes to 19. The avoidable. It is reported the Powers contcm- Senate will vote to-morrow. Wat is scarcely plate again mediating on more defialte llues.
The United States Navy department has decided to purchase the United States Hiners Saint Louis and Saint Paul as auxiliary
cruisers.
Don Carlos (Pretender to the throne of Spain) bas lnued a masticato saying that if the Goy ernment will not take up the United States' alore he will come to Spain blmselt
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
MR. Erich Georg's Weekly Share List, dated Hongkong, Saturday, April 16 b, sayu :—Dorlog the week onder review, business has not been Uvely at all, and at the close the market is rather weak, an operators find much difficulty in
ocing shares.
THE Odd Volumes Society will hold a mesting to the Chamber of Commerce room, City Hall, at 9.20 p.m. on Wednesday next, when experi- ments in electrical discharge and exhibitions of
the graphophone and phonograph end mieres-
copɔ will to made. Ladles are invited and members may ask their filends, This will be the last meeting of the reason.
A GENTLEMAN had left his corner sit in an already crowded railway car to go to search of something to eat, leaving a jug to seserve his place. On returning he found that the seat had tons her fofty reply was: bien surped by a woman. To bis protesta
rangement which every now and then he bangs with a stick. On his person are some Chinese characters but as I am not a Chinese scholar I naturally could not rasd them; he also carries with him what I presume le intended to be a translation of the Chinese writing, but here egala I was beaten, for after copying it carefully down I was unable to make anymore of it than of a TW Blis ponie. The following to the "English as she is wrote "g
I just to Inform "you wil To Shanghal or Woosing The road muba Rin or Wia ime hot plata can Stop will Man lock very sorry for the On la Bull 6 Honte can sit in the Samen time pay suy Body eat Tes mention Picass Dy Mister paid sumen meny for this very Good Bisines is Obejer,
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an account of their Udlog deficiant in fight and ventilation. It seems strange that he should harı overlooked this place right in the bastest part. of the city. Any Europesu who takes the troubla to visit it will bear cut what this report says. The places are not fi for stables or kennels and yet in them are herded together large number of human beings who are constantly to touch with the public,
allowed to be occupied so long shall we have So long as such plaçes as Yan San Land are plages with us and other maladies as well. In no other part of the Brlilsk dominiens would such a state of things be allowed. Web On Lane was bad enouth in all conselence and there are some pretty bed spots in the neighbourhood of TaipingShan, but it is d ́ubtful if there is any. where in the colony a maro squalid "and The CONVOGry place than Yan Sin Lane, police and soldiers have dose their work well and promptly, white-wisking the houses from floor to ceiling, and that useful thing Jaye's Fluid has been liberally applied. Then most of the rabbish is brought indoors and It is safe Once Professor Sylvester purchased a new pair to say that to a month or two the whole thing versity. His wife, who was wall aware of his could have missed this place passes comprehen of treders and wore them to go to the Uni. be as bad as ever. The Sanitary Inspec
fors no doubt have plenty to do bat how they absent-minded habits, knew nothing of the sion, that is if they do their work with any pre- purchase. An hour or so after Professor Syl. tensión at all to thoroughness. If there are not vestor's strival at the Universily his wilo was rough inspectors, for goodness sako let somE aren rushing.breathlessly down the street within the long sua and there should be no dificulty mare be enrolled. It will be the cheapest courES- a package under hes atin.
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in getting capable men........... As It'is; the weakness hastfly and anxiously,
Mealing one of the professors' she Inquired | of the staff is seen in the fact that solice have to
"Have you seen Professor Sylvester 2." . - "Yes," answered the astonished colleague. "Well, io ho all right-de everything all right ?" saked the anxious spouse,
"My dear madam,” said the professor, “calm youxially your husband is perfectly wall. Isaw him but a moment ago."
But I mean,”, said 'the almost frenzied woman, "did you notice anything peculiar about him? Did ka look as he ought to look ? Oh, did bendid ke
round the corner with the new trousers on, to And fast then the Professor himself strolled
the Intense relief of both his wife and the other professor,
be put on the work and also soldiers, the latter getilag $1 for each day of six hours. They work had and got their clothes into a deplorable state, but we cannot recollect to have seen the fusi | pectore la cither than the most natiy and clean and spick and span uniform all the time... We does seem that the Ssaltary Board's Inspectors don't want to hurt anybody's feelings but it are not going to faint through exhausilan | brought on by overexizilon whl's os daly,
THE GYMKHANA.
Judest -The Hed. J. I. Bell-Irving and V.. A Costs Hawklar, Eig
· Handicappers: The Hon, C. P. Chater,
C.M.G. M. Grots, Esq.
Our morning contemporary was yester day jeering at "the local fingoes who complain that Britain has not fared as THE farewell performance of Carl Herts takes well as she could and should in the scram- place at the Theatre Royal this evening, when ble for China. The Hongkong Tilegraph is special programme of novelifes will be pro:
Starter A Dablogton, Erg. ❘ one of the complainers; we will not argue xented including "Mephisto's Target,? « really
Timekeeper J. McKie, Eig. Clark of the Scaler :-) Meklo, Etq. about the term "Jingo." We sail maintato wonderful illusion, and the Cinematographe Somm interesting experiments were being made HOM, TrEGISTER-G, C. C. Master, Esq, that, commercially and strategically, we views of the Jublics display in London. As the off the New South Wales coast lately to deep sea Hon. Secretary: Capt. F. de S. Barney, R.A. have lost points to Rusala in the north and tariff has been considerably reduced there should trawling and the results appear to have been to France to the south. The Daily Presbea bamper house to bid farewell to Mr. Horix very successful. On one of her latest trips, the cesfully inaugurated at the Race Courre, Happy The gymkhana season for 1898 was very suc argues that Port Arthur is a small and shal- and Mdile D'Altoa, low harbour, which la true to some extent;
Gavernment steamer Thetis lant for the purpose but salty and the course was in first rate order. Valley, täis, afternoon.” The weather was fins went off Nobby's (Newcastle) and trawled south. The attendance during the sitemoon was large but Tallenwan is one of the most magni- ficent harbours in the world-deeper,
Trawl was dropped in at fathoms, the round- and included many ladler, ~ Both services werd. wider, more convenient of approach sen
age showing fee sand, and raised in 48 fathoms, weil represented and the various unlimme gave ward, with better communications land
blog soft mud. The result of the trawi was the scent that sir of picturarqueness that al- Hongkong or any other port we can call to defend, than
1500 fish, of various species, including the first ways characterises the gatherings at the Valley. to mind after careful consideration. And
specimen of beardy (log). One basketini was The sport was good, the fielde being falzly Jurge and some of the reces afforded avan:`n contain marketable, and several edible. A course due amount of excitement, One gymkana ls vary we have failed utterly to secure any
nt of Nobby' was trawled. The trawl was much like another and this but was, li anything, guarantee against French control of
lowererrd in 48 fathoms, showing, soft mad, and crore so, the miscellaneous events, like silting, Kwangtung; the Tonkin papers say
raised in, 43 fathoms, sise showing soft mud. pele ball races, and comic contests being absent Kwangchlawan has been ceded and the
from "the" programme, The band, of the The trawl ulas being down three quartets of King's Own Regiment played an enjoyable three south-west provinces have been WYNDHAM and Wellington. Stredie, in the vial-an kottr got caught in some wreckage ; a plank programme of music during the limoon promised not to be glyen to any Power ally of the office of our craning contemporary, and an anchor, with a fathons of chain, Wire and the Members of the Committen spared but France. This means, of course, estab-presented to-day an appearance suggestive of the brought up, the weight of this beleg 10 as 11 no pelas fo secure the pleascosure the Chiasse lishing a French sphere of influence. It is streets of Paris when barricades worn the order. cwt. The result of the haul was 800 fish. 13 assembled in great face and sdglág from the
thefr guests. Outside the a deplorable defeat for Britalo,
The whole of the sidewalks and part of the road was lowered again between Newcastle and Redway, they thronged together at the talls: and It is very interesting to note the utter moved from the Chiness houses, inside which the result of the IFAW), being taco fit The Ash that they are as keen, en equine sport as they
was covared with great plies of furallure re. Hand la 32 falkoms, showing fine sand, the their appreciative "Hi-Yah" it would seem ances of the American Press on the par- work of whitewashing was actively progressing. caught, although of edible specter, were wary couple of Mainilicians a cried sus odds but sre on the seductive fantan and pakkin. ȚĂ tition of China. A few writers still seem Armly cominced that Great Britain The Chlosse sat on their goods and chatials to small to fact, nothing to be compared to those they did not appear to have an overwhelming will
Germany, protect them from pilferers and they did not caught in the Newcastle Bight a few days before, amount of patronage the prices offered, to territory as HONGKONG TELEGRAPH Rusals and France are doing. The seem to warmly appreci te this "plague pidgin " As a proof of the interest taken in Las sapédition, je rozculators being prally short for good thlogs." majority, however, of the American Preus by soy mackós, However they had to put up may be mentioned tha, à gentlemania Nuwers to Altogether It was also afternoon's sport and realise that Britain has no such Intention with it and their stolzlems stood them in good has offered to equip and sí up one of his wassala | eminently, A. iitile, more promptunes on the the various offiexts discharged their cajas mest and they seem atticerely sorry; we say sins, sand,
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