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Co-day's Advertisements.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

FOR SINGAPORE...

HE Company's Steamship

THE

"CENTAUR,"

Captain Bannatyne, will be despatched TO

MORROW, the 25th instant, at 10 AM.

For Freight, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRK-

Agents,

Hongkong, 24ith June, 1808.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

"HE Company's Stoamiship

FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL.

"ORESTES."

THE

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUÑE 24, 1898.

Entíntation.

A. 9. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.

THE PLAGUE.

Dating the 24 Bourt up to neon, 24th June, I now case and a deaths from plagao were reported, making the total since 1st January | (175 days) 1,395 cases and 1,141 desiha.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

The theft of a piece of sandal wood valus sighty cents, cost a coolio to-day fourteen days' hard

Isbour

BEFORE he lei Peking H. R. H. Prince Henry handed the Chinese Emperor the order of the Black Eagle.

AERATED WATERS of our manu-A CHINAMAN who probably thought the Botza. facture are sold throughout the

ical Gardens was the famed Garden of Eden was to-day ficed $3 or fourteen days for walking

Captain Palford, will be despatched as above Far East and are invariably pre-in the place improperly clothed,

en TUESDAY, the 28th InxjABI.

For Freight, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

Hongkong, 24th June, 1998.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

NOTICE..

STEAM TO

ferred on account of their excellence.

ABSOLUTE PURITY is guaranteed [751 The best materials only are used.

YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND NAGASAKI,

(Passing through th: INLAND SEL.)

IE Company's Steamship

THE

"ROHENZOLLERN," Captan H. Blesker, will leave for the above Ports on or boat WEDNESDAY, the 2gik instant.

For further Particulars apply to

Hongkong, 24th June, 1898:

MELCHERS & Co.,

Agente.

*783

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

NOTICE.

STEAM TO SHANGHAI. HE Company's Steamabip

"BAYERN,"

THE

Caplan E Prebu, due bare with the outward German Mall about the 28: Instaxt, 'will leave for the above place about 24 hours after arrival

For further Particular apply to

MELCHERS & Co, Agests. Hongkong, 14th June, 1898.

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FOR COLOMBO, SINGAPORE, HAVRE AND HAMBURG, (Calling at NA LES if sufficient inducement offers).

(Taking Cargo at through rates to ANWARF, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM LIDON, OPORTO, LONDON, LIVERPOOL and BREMEN.) HE Steamablp

THE

"DELLA,"

Captain E. Christiansen, will be despatched for the above Ports on or about the 6th July.

This Steamer has Superior Accom dation for Firet and Second Class Passengers and cassies

Doctor and a Stewardess.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

STEMSSEN & Ca

Agents.

Hongkong, 3418 June, 1898,

1788

THE PRICES are only half those charged in England.

WATERS MANUFACTURED BY us are acknowledged by the leading English

THE Manila man charged with unlawfully entering the residence of Dr. On Lee, Ripon Terrace, was to-day fined $to or fourteen days for disorderly conduct, no burglarious intent being shown.

AN Imperial decree, dated the 17th Instant, #ppalats Hsu Sha-mlog, Vice-President of the Board of Reveone vacated by the diamissal of Court of Censors, to the Vice-Presidency of the

Wang Tung-ho.

In the Police Court to-day, Thomas Bradshaw, K.O. R, was fixed thirty-five cents for damaging farmitare in a ricksba coolie's house at Kowloon, and for being drunk and disorderly he was fined

SIR EDWARD FRANKLAND, K.Q.B., D.C.L., F.R.S., F.C.s., &c. the greatest living authority on Water, reports as follows on the water as prepared and used by us in our manufacture: "It possesses an extremely high de-$5 or fourteen days,

'gree of organic purity and is "of most excellent quality for

drinking."

tion of bis term of office, Yang I-chih, ́a mem- ber of the Trung-1 Vamea, will likely be sppolated to succeed him at the Court of the

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, Mikado..

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY

• ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. Hongkong, 18th June, 1898,

A NUMBER of oplam defaulters were to-day

❘ the drug seized being rmsil

maicted in panalites of $5 each, the amounts of

An American undertaker conducts what he calls wheel funerals for departed cyclists. The cycle hearse is propelled by eight wheelmen, followed by cycle canlagen for the aged, the rest being brought up by friends on their wheels.

ALL traders and merchants in the chief towns in India closed at noon on the 28th May, as a mark of respect to the Iste Mr. Gladstone. At the Armenian Church at Rangoon, a mass was unid for the repose of the soul of the deceased staten-

MM, W, A. PICKERING, C.M.G., who is known as an authority on Chins and the Far East, has wrlitan on account of his experiences when will be published shortly by Mears. Hurst and "Pioneering in Formoss." With this title it

Blackett. In his profece Mr. Pickering die cusses the present position of Great Britain in relation to the Chinese Empire.

It is rumoured that Prince Ching, the President of the Taungit Vamen, is dead. He was Vice President of the Ministry of War. He was criginally a Prince of the 3rd order, or Batish, and was raised to the and order in 1893. Ha has held many offices in Peking, and has never been out of the capital, except perhaps to the Eho Park. He has constantly been connected As the home demand for Chinese labour to with the Tauugil Yamen, and was reported to be

a fair-minded man, ol somewhat narrow views,

creases, so does the want of it in Sumatra become more manifest. The Dell Planters' As. sociation are deploring this sintaf of things, but can think of no remedy likely to meet the present

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THE following is the programme of music to be played by the R. O. L. Band at the Happy Valley to-morrow at 4 11.79 ;-

+

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Salaction." Iolantbe....Sulvan. Val. Piłę § 1. Faedor. Servanda Batare Her Window."...... Nəhl. Selection..........."H. t; S, Maafore,“......................Sullivan. VEG...

"Vanaria." "Ondare The Queen"

tom of these rows.

THE CAINE ROAD MURDER.

ADDRESSES CF COUNSEL. At the Supreme Court this morning in the Carrington, Chicl Justice, and a special jury, the Criminal Seriton before His Lordship Sir J. W. case of Jela da Matis Osorio, clerk, charged

with the wilful murder of Franetics Xavier de Jesus on the evening of May gth was resumed,

The Attorney General (Hon. W. M. Gorimas) instructed by the Crown Solicitor (Mr. H. L Dannys) prosecuted and Mr. J. J. France, Q.C, Instructed by Mr. E. J. Grist, appeared for the

defence. sencepruma...Lowtùika.

P.C. PYNK bad three boatwomen up to-day at the Magistracy for neglecting to exhibit lights on their boats when off Pedder's Wharf at 8,30 (7 p.m. yesterday,. This is an extremely dangerous practice and the culpalis were to-day fined 1 each, in default for¬tcın dayı."

about to return home nx month on the expira. R. Murray Ramsey, R.N., H. I. Iklo, and YU-KING, Chinese Minister to Japan, belog AT the Harbour Office to-day, before Comdr. D. Fitzgibbons A. Bis. of the British ship Astropolis were charged with disobeying the awful commands of Willlim Richards master of the said ship. The captain stated that at

defendants to see all clear and they refased to about 10.30 .. yesterday he requested go into the hold; they said it was too hot. Ikin stated that they had been scraping down aloit in the pouring rain. They could not stop down balow on account of the great heat. Filzgibbons said he had the name to say and was willing ship, except the hold. Penalties of 14 day's with the others to go to work in any part of the hard labour each were Imposed,

The Honghong Celegraph

Wx bave received from the Pacific Mali Steam.

A CHIMAMAN who went to collect a debi at Telm-tun-tsal banged his creditor on the head with an earthenware pillow when they were on a bed together. A fine of $10 or one month was imposed and he had also to pay $7 compensahip Company a neat litle handbook entitled Hon or go "in" for fourteen days,

"Eleven Thousand Miles Exit and West

company and the different parts between which which deals with the steamers of this well-known they ply. A lot of very useful and interesting to. volume and it is profusely Illustrated with repor ductions of photographs of scenery from Gante-

A ROILER maker's coolle she struck a comrade on the head with a hammer was charged with

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1893.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

We have it on the authority of Mr. W. S. GILBERT that "a policeman's life is not a happy one," and although the original remark was applied to the British police-sault at the Magistracy to-day. The comformation for travellers is contained to this little man, and a stage one at that, yet it is equally applicable to our local guardians of the peace, and more particularly so in the present miserably wet weather. At home and in other British Colonies the police are supplied with waterproof capes and leggings as well, and, in England, at all events, they have not the heavy A CHINESE boatwoman charged with stealing tropical rains to contend with as we have four cases of fire crackers from a P, & O, bont here. In Hongkong, however, the police was to-day fined $25. Mr. Melbourne appeared Captain Jackson, will be despatched as above proof themselves, for they are only hom the ship to shore and the cases were found are apparently considered to be water- for the defence. Defendant war teking the stuff en MONDAY, the 17th July.

For Freight, apply to

supplied with ordinary cloth capes hidden in her boat. It is reported that the P. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

which are thoroughly saturated by every & O. ships suffer very heavy losses through Agents.

passing shower, while, as no leggings are tach thefts, P.C. Pyne prosecuted. Hongkong, 14th Jane, 1898.

1789 supplied to them, the drippings from

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON, VA SUEZ CANAL,

THE Company's Steamship

"PRIAM,"

Intimations.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY

HONGKONG,

AERATED WATERS.

IMPLE AERATED WATER.

S"

'ODA WATER.

SODA

INGER'ALE.

KMONADE.

ARSAPARILLA.

SARSE

RASPBERRYADE, &C.

DARD, CRUICKshant & Co.1⁄4% WATERS KIC made under the constant supervision of a duly quailled English Chemist and will bear compa. rison with the bed! Ezgibt Manufactures,

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, Mussae and (er Large Consumers,

duy complatnis should be addressed to the

Manager.

Hongkong, 1st March, 180y.

NOW READYI

IN HANDY PAMPHLET FORM

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A FULL, CAREFULLY REVISED and

the

INTERPORT CRICKET MATCHES

ant had a thick skull or defendant would pro- bably bare been hanged.

he

that there was any connection between Mr. de Teas and Miss Portaria. Were not the inasse letters and also the composing of letters in the prisoner's delusion and that ibis thought was secrety of his room and office which were dy sent a strong Indication of the overbearing nature of occupying his mind to the exclusion of all aft Prisoner was under the influence of that delusios which was growing, Increasing in magolind in volume, fa falensity, day after glay, sufrido. The burden which he had to until it was so great that he was contemplang Imagloary burden pat apon his shoulders by bear, an bimielf, was becoming too great a burden irr templated suicide and went 10. furately cr him, and in his letters bu deliberataty car- people at the Club to take his life. In one of the letters he threatened maid is well as

icide, but who would he murder? It was not that he would murder Mr. de Jesus but be had disgraced her. That person he never knew threatened to murder and mangle the man who. and according to the letters he Bid never fastened his auspicious on any person and the impression given to Da. Aiklason was that he was surp:ct.. Irg the medical man. Vague threats of murder ho had krowa the person, amounted to nothing. If he had been told by outsiders that it was so and 10 and the bad 6xed ble inspicious on Mr. de Jesus, however as-

of

1 meso.

•

Portoria he had under the influence of this delaston ullerly cauroless jealousy,

founded they might be, it would be a different mater, but he never had a shadow of a ground for suspecting anyone to any definita extent and the most defalte suspicion that be had was fixed on the medical man and not on Mr. de The revolver was taken to the house in the sam

Jesus. condition as when it was banded to him at Lanc Crawford & Co.'s. They should remember that the box was opened only at Miss Portaria's The special jury consisted of Messrs. Her quest and, the only fair and the only just Infer makers to be equal to those of their A FACTORY for proseiving plazapples for the A WEST-END publicân.complains that our refer. Grate, A; F. Smith, G. Champeaux, J. G. Smith, he had no intention of uslug the revolver on that bert Smith, . Orange, S. Hancock, M. C. J. Was that whatever prisoner did afterwards, own production.

European markat, says the Finang Gazette, hau | once ta " West-end grog"!In our account of the

Mr. Francis, addressed the fury when the paricular evening, in that particular copae recently been started in Bukit M tajam. It isfraces at the Sallor's Home may lead our readers in his short opening yesterday morning, the owned by some local Chinese lowkays, and turns

Court resumed. He said he had stated to them, ton. The man was reduced to such a state to suppoa: that the ilquor retalled at his nature of the delenco, the character of the ques- was probably intented to fadace the girl to mental weakoss that the revolver out Boo as a day.

establishment is of the worst possible descriptions, which, on behalf of the pilsoner, te latend disclose the idently of her betrayer, Coun Lon. He assures us that he retalls no whiskey the charge was murder; that involved a finding manise when he sho: Mr. de Jesus and

ed to submit to them. He had poloted out that sel submited that prisoner was which costs less than a dollar a bottle and luas to whether the prisoner had killed anyone forms og that It is the twenty and iblity cent and whom, under what circumstances and who thing of what he was doing or having the made use of the revolver without knowing any liquor obtainable at the Chinese compradore ther the prisoner was seting with such delibera- faintest conception of what was the nature of his shops by the bottle that is generally at the bottles, with such mediation, as in point of act at the moment. When he committed that Inw would justify the character of his act as act was be sine, was he in possession of his betog morder. He bad pointed out that there reasoning faculties, was be concteur of whee killing was by the revolver preduced and in the was no question as to the fact that the the consequences were? According to what he prisoner had killed Mr. Jeans, and that she told Dr. Aikissen he did not know why he had shot Mr. de Jesus. Connse! would not say eye-witness and by Dis. Jordan and Low-strack him but he put it that it was quite prob meibad which had been described by the Ibat Mr. de Jesus had caught hold of him or son, Theralore it was dear that the prisoner able that Miss. Portarla and the other witheries had killed semeone and had killed someone by described deceased's actions in the way that they shooting. The defence was, as he had already did; it was only natural that they should do so told them, two fold first, that the prisoner at the and make it ant that he was an anofferding time of cammitting the act was, to use the short patty. Was it natural, was it probable, and expressed, insane, not at sound mind, not in any one short of a Saint would, under the est and simplest word in which the idea could be Counsel might say, was it possible that possession of his reasoning power, not capable circumstances, have gone quietly into the veran not conscious at the time what was the character at the time of distinguishing right from wrong. of the act that he was dolog, The second portion closed with paltoner la bastile manner, which dah and addresed prisoner in a quiet manner? It was probable that Mr. de Jesus went up and of the defence started with the assumption that was absolutely certain from the appearance of be held responsible in law for his set and then the fry found the prisoner possessed of that the charing on the sleeves of his coat and shit. amount of reasonable Intelligence, that be must Coussele put that supposing prisoner was conscious of what was going on, that he bad the defence contended, arsaming this to be the

reason to believe that Mr. de Jeans was going finding, that the circumstances ander which the to attack him snd not dreaming or knowing tha as to Justify them in finding that the act was not resisting an attack about to be made upon him. set of killing took place were of such a character consequence fired there shots with the idea of willal, was not premeditated and was of such Connie! pat k that the firing of that revolver reference to the first of these two points, that is With reference to the witness, Xavier Couns ing a verdict of manslaughter, Broadly, with impossible for him to realst at that moment, a character as would justify them to retorns abrolutely an insane impulse which it was

as to what was the state of his mind at the time quiry was anicily limited. The character of the The prisoner had a tendency to weakness asked them to reject his evidence wholly and plainant is just out of Hospital. Defendant was

of the committing of the act, the scops of en- entirely on account of certain discrepancies. sentenced to three months' hard labour and

evidence which had been given related to three in bis mental constitution and that he was the Capt, Hastings said that it was lucky complain-maix to Canton. A caplially executed map of ike cumstances which led up to the killing of Mr. de orderly pasalous and of his uneducated reading perleds, totally antecedent to the immediate cfr. victim of a delusion, the result of his own dis sosica followed by the Company's ships is given Jesus that is what may be called the prisoner's of the medical books. With reference to Miss and teeles di fares to the different ports are up-stances which were directly concerned and led iffa history; secondly all the facts and circom- pended. The cabin plans of the various steam- up to the killing, and thirdly his mental state, ers show them to be regular (cean palaces and All the evidence of the defence and the argu-

one of the most violent passions that could affect or filct a man. That jealousy was not we do not thick that intending tourists can do mont of Counsel were not for the purpose of founded on one single tota of fact sed be better than to remember this company when that the man was a raving lunatic, which suspicions. He did not suspect Mr. de Jesus of proving or endeavouring to persuade the jury had no tangible object to which to fix has deciding what route they will follow.

not. At the earlier portion of betraying him. His name might have been of his life, but that his character, his disposition, meetioned as a posible person, but so was the abnormal who was more open and more liable to of shooting Me de Jesus was not the resalt his life history, showed him to be a man who medical man and the surpicion was more on the was in some reptes medical man, Chantel zobmitted that the act attacks of Insanity, The fact that the delence was not able to put before them evidence of fossally pulse arising out of bis diseased sixid of if jealousy bat that of an insane im.

justify them to erade the question before them La prisoner's family or evidence of fasanity in mind, evidenced by this monomanis, evidenced- the earlier part of prisoner's life, did not con- by bis depraved state of mlad and evidenced by his whele conduct towards Mius Porintia and tox as to whether or not prisoner was insane at the

wards others during these two months, which was probably inficenced and brought to a head me of the commiting of the offence. With by actual personal assault open him by Mr. de reference to the medical evidence that he was not Jesus or by the fear of an a'sift. Counsel insane at the Gael the Attorney General would asked the fory to find, as a matter of conscien undoubtedly be saking then to draw the lous opinion on the evidence before them that laference that prisoner was not insane on 9 b the prisoner did not, at the time be w May Test. Counsel wiked them to bear in firing the shots, know what he was đồng direct bearing upon the question before them. Thomson, Dr. Atkinson and Dr. Lowson had no could not be held responsible for his acts, mind that the medical evidence given by Dr. And Wa in soch a state of mind that he

They had not given any evidence nor were they la such a state of mind, such a state of body, in a position to give evidence of what was the that ble act was simply an impulsive act of wid that in consequence of this monomanla he was

the offence. Therefore, the whole question of state of mind was cfare er der, he was then an prisoner's sanity or Insanity at the time of the sbsolutely mad man. These were very terlar prisoner's state at the time of the committing of rage, of wild unreasoning, and whatever his commission of the offence and in connection with and grave questions for the faty's consideration In the House of Commons recently Mr. Provand offence, the history of bis acis which immediate in their minds as to whether or not the prisoner that offence had to be dealt with by them mainly and Counsel did not think that it was necessary asked the Under-Secretary of State for Forsign y led up to that offence. They had heard from

on the facts arising out of the whole circumstances for him to ask them for thels most zerlous atten which put together constituted the history of the llon, and that if there were any reasonable doubts Affairs whether the port of Wel-hai-wel had been the evidence that it was perfectly possible that understanding powers, then the pilasner was was in a position that evening to exercise bis or was to be lested from the Government for offence but might show no signs before and military purposes alons, us stated in this House

a man might be insane when committing an entitled to have the benefit of the doubt, by the First Lord of the Treasury, or on the same in asking them to investigate the disagreexblo when examined after he might be perfectly sane.

The Chlef Justice-Of-cosme I shall direct terms as Russia had leased Port Arthur and Ta facts connected with this case Counsel felt and ship would direct them that every man - WPS the jury that the onus of proof lies on the defence. lleswan, as stated by the Marquis of Salisbury in recoglied that he was imposing a heavy duly presumed to be sune and that it rested upon the Mr. Francis, continuing, said that His Lord. No.150 ofthe recently Issued Chiness correspond-evidence apart from any consideration of the

on them. They must consider the case on the prisoner to satisfy them of his insanity. It was once whether our Government had received consequence, a sentence of death on the one

not that the prisoner should satisfy them that any later assurances from Russia that For

he was raving mad but that ke wai lacado ni side, and a sentence of confinement for life in a Arthur and Ta-llen-wrn would be open to foreign pointed out that to show the gravity of the case. His Lordship world state to them what the law the time of the committion of the act. They lunatic asylum on the other, and Counsel only were the judges of the facts and not the Courf trade like other Chinese posts, au stated in No. All the evidence for the defence showed that was but it was the jury who, combining the law 130 of the Chloase_correspondence; and whethere was some tändancy in the prisoner to in and the facts, have to retum the verdict, and that ther the despatch from our Government sponsanity and the question was whither he was or verdict they had sworn to return by the avidence. taneously intimating to the German Government WAs not insane at the time or whether this It seemed to Coastal, with all respect, an abet- The Spanish papers sitil conilaue to talk of A GĦASTLY Izle of the sea comes from Taku. or laterests fa the province of Shan-lung Portaris for the last three yours and only be. I would give prisoner the benefit of the doubt. we would not call la question their right disease. The prisoner had been conclog Miss deabt as to whether it was done wilfully they tendency had or had not developed into actual Inte abasidity to suppose that If there was any peace and the Corres dwells on the injury that faden with somiky rolled and pliched so Wel-hai-wel to the Interior and the reply close of last year or beginning of this year. On A Jak (Nlogpo or Amoy) cutside the bar or lay down rallway communication, from came formally betrothed or engaged towards the the war is causing to trade and fadest:y,

They would have to be satisfied not that pri violently in the beavy weather recently that of the German Government thereto, were decu koss secured, arrangements made for the Counsel then referred to various cases the de saver only killed Mr. de Jesus but that he killed some of the cargo get to ass while the sellors ments of such a confidential character that they forelsking and Blas Poners was preparing to this case. Counsel, la conc'uston, asked the 9th May the wedding day had been Sxed, a hit witally and with malico aforethought, were trying to fix things up, the Chwencks or were not to be laid before the House, or, if they her tromesent and the necessary fittings of

cisions of which he polated out, were applicable skipper lighted rame joas paper, this feel the were to be inld before the House, when this the house which came into her spiere of jury to give to the consideration of their verdict H.MS. Allow has been successfully launched cable and tried to delt alongside of a sailing | areeazrect, and there does not appear to be an age of Miss Porta:la's love of him and had given to the case. He thanked them on his own spill and en awful scene dosed. They eat the would be done. Mr. Curzon-Both statements operations. Unfortunately he had taken advan by the Duchess of York. When the vessel look for their lives; they actually did come rear, assurances as regards Post Arthur and Tal-lled about. Long afterwards he had an absolutely and he had no doubt that they would be able to the same careful attention as that which they had the ceremony of Christening being performed ship hard by so as to have at least one chance contradiction between them. The latest Russian Counari thought, the jory could have no doubt the care and patience with which they bad listened the water, the displacement caused a buge wave, and the few who remained on board made de- wen are contained in Inclosure No, a to 151 on

seduced her over a year ago, and this, behalf and on behalf of ble lnfartuante client for which overwhelmed a staging, whereon thres hundred of the working class were located asperate attempts to leap the gap but falled, page 64 of the Chinese correspondence. The single shadow of ground for his suspicion except reason, was not capable ni distinguishing sight

extraordinary, hopelessly unreasonable Idea of the unfaithininers of the girl. He had not ace

anire at a proper verdict. He asked them to spectators, and W le feared sixty were drowned.

There was a great sea kanning and death was declaration made by her Majesty's Government his abruid ideas which he had conceived from from wrong. Even although they might be of say that prisoner was not in possession of his Thlity Duz bodies have already been recovered, souls perished miserably Just under she eyes of Berlia and has been reproduced in the Press under a delusion or not? Since March he had sponsible for his acts, it was an important Inevitable to any one ones in it. Twenty-eight with regard to Wel-bal-wel was published at psando medical books. Was that man labouring opinion that pulsoner was to some extent re the sailing ship people who ware unable to help | The reply of the German Government was in any way. Boch is the bare outline of the merely an acknowledgment of the same.---

been constantly thinking over that and was consideration also that he was in a very under a delusion in connection with that matter.great state of mental excitement and that in alj ingady

Time:

He surer had a quarrel nor a single difference human probability be balleved that My, do Jesus with Ms, do Jenna and he had never had in mind - 'was about to attack him, or approached hẩm tạ

With Critique on the Week's play, the, Festivities connected with the Carnival and the batting and fielding of the various teams,

PRICE, 50 CENTS PER COPY, Orders will be promptly attended to by

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THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "

OFFICE No, Padder's Hill, Hongkong, soth November, 1897.

the sodden

capes soon transform their

boots into miniature watertanks, and in Tax Band of the K, O. L. Regiment will play | {caving'Haukow, and the people on board become clude the question and did not exempt them or

these wet and uncomfortable garments our police frequently have to spend several

hours.

the

following programm at the Officers' this evening, commencing at 8 a'clock t-

Grand March..........C. D. Blake Over...Mezire............. Germals Selection...The Neatch G..........................E. Telome Valto....................Fiddle And Otto Boedor Serenade.........Before Her Window........... Kahl Flection...............H. M. 3. Pinaford, Kullivan God Save the Queen,

the China Garette, a rather alarmlog loddent On her last voyage down from Hankow, says eccenuis, who took place on board the Indo-China steamer Yuente, Captain Fig. A number of Chinese passengers 'boarded the steamer as she was Messing suspicions, and not liking the appearance of the travellers, Intimated that they would search their baggage. The individuals objected to this. but three stalwart Sikhs belig called or board, the baggage of the newcomers was submitted to fospection, when It was found to contain a large number of revolvers apparently, belog to "hold up the vessel upon and cartridges, the idea of the amiable travellers the first favourable opportunity, and no doubt, they had allies smong the passengers on board who would join at the proper mement. But the timely discovery of the arms in their possession frustrated their object, and they were handed over to the authorlifes to be dealt with,

It may be argued that there is plenty of shelter in Hongkong for the police, owing to the local style of architec- ture supplying verandahs under which they can retreat during a shower. We would beg to point out how THE Russian Government, acing in the same ever, that these overhanging veran of the Russian Volunteer Fleet Commliter, will dahs are not to be found everywhere, and next year station permanently at Vladivostock In many quarters of the city they project or Port A-ther two culsers, which are to be so little that they afford no protection devoted to commercial purposes in time of peace, whatever against the rain, and at the These vessels are to form the beginning of a Peak and in the suburban districts, where | large fleet of such cruisers which the Russian buildings are few and far between, the police are exposed to all the vagaries of the Hongkong climate. This constant wetting, and the long hours which the men are obliged to spend in their wet clothes must, we believe, have a very deleterious effect upon the health of the force, and we are surprised that no attention should have been paid to so Important a subject. We have before called the attention of the Authorities to the want of waterproof capes and leggings for the police, and we now direct their attention once more to the utter disregard shown for the comfort and health of the men.

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.

LONDON, June azad.

FRANCE.

M. Sarrion has falled to form a Minisuy,

LAUNCH OF THE "ALBION."

THE ADVANCE ON KHARTOUM. General Sir H. H. Kitchönes and most of his oMetre kayp started for the front,

Government intends to maintain in those waters, The number is to be increased to six the year after next, and will be considerably augment:

liter on. Timan.

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