Today's Advertisements.
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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE.
ROM this date during the absence of Mr. TJAS. B. COUGHTRIE from the Colony, Mr. GEO. L. TOMLIN has been appointed ACTING SECRETARY to the Company.
N. A. SIEBS,
Chairman.
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Hongkong, 20th July, 1898
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR NINGPO.
THE Company's Steamship
"TAMSUL,"
Captain Moore, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, tha zzzi Instant, at 2 P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, 20th July, 1898.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1898.
Intimation.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
MANUFACTURERS OF
AERATED WATERS.
AERATED WATERS of our manu- facture are sold throughout the Far East and are invariably pre- ferred on account of their excellence.
ABSOLUTE PHRITY is guaranteed. F864 The best materials only are used,
FOR SINGAPORE AND SOURABAYA. CHE Company's Steamship________
THE
"HUPEH,"
The PRICES are only half those | charged in England.
Tuy theft of braat mountings belonging 13 =¤ | LEGAL INTElligence, lished a branch office in Hangchow which asily e } engineering Grm to-day resulted in a thief being reports ways is doing a good business;
scut to prison for 18 days.
SUPREME COURT,
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Á RICKANTA Coolis who was charged with At action for libel hay been taken by the New York Journal against the New York World. | macaulting Mes. Rota Walker,' la a squabble about the fare was tó-day sent to geol for 28 Damages are laid at half a million dollera. Tax officials in Yangchow sin (encouraging
days. the extension of soriculture and mulberry trees have been abundantly planted all over the place.
despatches to Berlin and carry the replies Tax Sun Life Insurance Co upiny has atỉnh. back to the Admiral. This is of course merely rumour, but it is a significant fact | that hitherto, despite their large squadron assembled at Manila, the Germans have never taken their turn at carrying malls from the blockaded port. This has been left to the Americans, the Japanese and the British, the Germans all the time standing aloof and falling to offer their services. It is believed by many that the arrival of the Cormoran at Manila will mark the commencement of a new era in the attitude of the German squadron In the Philippines, but whether this ballet will be justified or not can only be proved by time.
TELEGRAMS.
(Special to the Hongkong Teligraph.)'
THE SHANGHAI RIOTS.
SHANGHAI, July 20th.
9.45 p.m. Everything is now quiet in the French Settlement.
BELLIGERENT WASHERMEN. Five hundred striking washermen WATERS MANUFACTURED BY Cs are attacked a non-striking establishment at
Captain Quall, will be despatched as above acknowledged by the leading English Hongkew. Two policemen were injured
on FRIDAY, the 23ad instant, at ro A.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Hongkong, zoth July, 1848.
Agents.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
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FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.
HE Company's Steamship
THE
"HAITAN,"
Captain Hall, will be despatched for the above Ports on FRIDAY, the aand instant, at 10 AM.
For Freight or Passage apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers.
Hongkong, 10th July, 1808
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL.. "HE Company's Steamship
THE
"TANTALUS,"
1883
Captain Hannah, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the joth instant.
For Freight, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Ageals.
Hongkong, soth July, 1898.
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"GLEN" LINE OF STEAM PACKETS.
FROM MIDDLESBRO AND LONDON.
THE Steamship
"GLENESK,"
having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are bereby informed that their Goods are belog landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Whart and Godown Company, Limited, at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.
All optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before a P.M. TO-DAY.
Cargo remaining undelivered after the 17th July will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Consignees are requested to present all Claims Er damages and/or shortages not later than the 3rd August, otherwise they will not be recogulied.
Bils of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong, 20th July, 1898 [x-w 88a
Intimations.
Mx. Wong Sing Leong, 44, describing himself as a military officer on his way north to pats hin exum, was to-day charged by Sergt. Williamson with illegally having a revolver in bis posses-
A FORTUNE TILLER who was charged with hav- lng gz taels of eplum dross in his posscasian sloo. He was dued $ico, la default three was to-day fined $200 la default 3 months. Amenis. He "kicked at the gonally and Capt. Hastings threatened to commit bim for contempt of Court.
coolle who owned up to 18 taals of the drug war. fined $100 or three months.
ABOUT 3 o'clock on the afterneon of toth last., s THE tunnel at Hinoderaka, Japan, on the Hankaku Rallway, which is now under construcllmaker of the German, mail steamer Bayern tion, collapsed at 17.30 am, on the 7th lest, in consequence of the recent heavy rainfall. Three workmen were killed foxtantly, and three others badly injured.
| THE clrculation of the Bawrat Shimbun and the || Kahit Shtmõun, papers published in Osaka, has been prohibited on the order of the Homa Minister, two of their recent issues being con- uldered by the authorities to be detrimental to the public peace.
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lying in the stream at Shangbal and moored to the Company's buoy-let himsell over the side of the ship and began swimming sboat, after a while he climbed the busy, took a bender loto the water and was not rêen to rise, his bedy was recovered nexì night by the River Police. THE Chinese official who undertook to constract the Hangchew. Raliways having falled to pro- cure the capital, the Taung!! Yarda bas tele graphed to the Shanghal Tsotsi to hasten on -wlib-the-saliwayo in Gbékiang, The Total
that a capital of Tis. 5,0:0,000 was necessary,
this amount, or he might obtain a foreign loan, but he is afraid it is not časy to do this,
consulted the official above mentioned, who said
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
(Before His Lordship Sir J. W. Carrington, K CM.G, Chef Justica)
July 19th,
THE WITE MURDER.
ACCUSED SENTENCED TO `DIATIL After we went lo preis postarday the case of
murder against Won Heung was concluded, The Jury retired at twenty past six to consider their verdict and returning in about ten mlautes unanimously found prisoner gulity of wilful murdes.
The Registrar (Mr. A. Seib) to prisoner- Won Heung, you have been found guilty by ananimous fury of the crime of murder. Have you anything to say why the sentence of death should not be passed ?
The prisoner (hrough the faterprete:)—I leave 11 entirely la your Lordship's handı.
makers to be equal to those of their irsome days ago the Shanghat Dally Prus of the watchmen climbed up the pale, and took and he will endeavour to find means to raise there is any idea among people of your class that own production.
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SIR EDWARD FRANKLAND, K.O.B, D.C.L., P.R.S., P.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
gree of organic purity and is "of most excellent quality for
drinking."
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A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. TRE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
ESTABLISHED A.D; 1841. Hongkong, 18th June, 1998,
but the disturbance was soon quelled.
publish the following which doubtlers gives the reason for the strike :-"We hear on good authority that the Shanghal washermen, despite all their stipulations having been acceeded to by the employers, are now deman- diag promise of a $i cumikaw at each China New Year. The employers have now definitly decided to charge $3 per 100 pieces from residents ashore and 84 per too from the steamers," Ed. HK. T.}
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
THE SURRENDER OF SANTIAGO
DE CUBA. -
LONDON, July 18th, The surrender of Santiago de Cubs is com- pleted and the American flag has been holsted,
THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. Most of the war ships' are now at Guants nama. Several of thers are preparing for the expedition to Puerto Rico.
President McKinley has wired the thinks of (7 the American people to General Shafter.
The Hongkong Telegraph
Hongkong, WIDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1898,
NOTES AND COMMENTS,
The North China Daily Nans publishes the following special telegram:-
HONGKONG Joly 13b. **News has been received pilvataly by wire that the Amerteins are sending five hundred troops to Goam and fire hundred to Salu."
We have heard nothing of the receipt of any such wire in the Colony, but of course it may have arrived for all that, And the news published by our northern contemporary may be true. We hope that it will prove to be so, as the occupa- tion of the Sulu group by the Untled States will prevent those Islands from fall- ing into the hands of the Germans, who' are said to have been casting longing eyes at them for some time past.
As we have before pointed out, the Sulu Archipelage lies in the direct trade route DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & between Hongkong and Australla, and
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GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES.
The Timer says that Great Britain world feel no jealousy whatever if the United States | lake pazzession of the Philippines.
ANOTHER REBELLION IN CHINA, St. Petersburg advices notify a rebellion in the Chicess provice of Kaosu close to the Russian frontier,
FURTHER TROUBLES IN NORTH BORNEO.
FORCE OF SIEMS SENT TO' PADAS” (Special to Singapore Frei Prat),
LABUAN, July zatb.
Cape, Reddle, of the British North Borneo Constabulary, along with a small fores of Sikhs left here (Labuan) yesterday for the Upper Fadas where the natives are giving some ironble.
This however has nothing to do with Mat Salleh's recent disturbances,
TRIBAL FIGHTING IN BRUNEI.
NUMBER OF HEADS TAKAN.
Disturbances are also reported to have occurred on Brunel territory,
The people of Istong attacked the Kedians, and, it is reported, took some heads, and twenty- five prisoners.
WEATHER REPORT.
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*w days ago at about nine o'clock at night un electric ilgai on the Kobe Pler went out. One
hold of the glass to shake it, thinking the light would reappear by so doing. Ho, however, te- ceived an electric shock which paralysed him, and he had to be assisted down.
Tax Ameriana-schooner Caleb Curtis, 39 tour, put into Yokohama on the morning of th July for water. She recently left Hongkong bound for the Yakon region under command of Capt. Whistler, formerly of the N, P. steamer Tacoma and has aboard a party of gold-seekers who hope to wrest fortunes from the icy breast' of the Klondyke.
His Lordship having pot on the black cap then said-Won Heung, you have been found „guilty ol ibe'crime of wilful murder on evidence which I think left no doubt of your guilt. There | might hays been doubt on the evidence of the prosecution alone, but there was your own ad- mlusion that you killed this anfariunate womuT. because she was unfaithful to you and on that I think the jury very tightly had no doubt that your band bad dong her to death and that you are guilty of murder. I do not know whether a husband who finds his wife anialthiol to him can take her life in that way. If there is any such des I beseech people of that kind to remember that the law of Hongkong allows of MR. H. Rottorfer, of 13 D'Agullar Street, has.
́no such action, and that the person, who takes forwarded as a copy of the "revised version " of [anch setian must be responilble in the law. It bis wines and spirits price list. Judging by the now remal s only for me to pass on you the brands and the sales at which they are quoted sentence of the law, and that is that you bo taken bence to the place from whence you came Mr. R. means to meats the times. He has been and that you be there, hanged by the neck until many years in business here and is well quall-you be dead and that your body be buried in fied to know local requirements. He also deals auch place as His Excellency the Governer shall direct with the manufacturers and so the middle order. And may the Lord bave mercy on your maa's profit does not, come in to swell the cont to the purchaser. All the best brands of whiskey,
100l.
Peliofer was then removed.
The woman referred In yesterday's paper us
having been retained in custody after giving are stocked and a feature is made of speel cyldence was then brought forward for punish- ally bottled Bordeaux claret. The price list willment. When' before the Magistrate she sald be supplied on applicatios, either in Hoogkong
or at the branch stora at Kowloon.
A JAPANESE native paper learns that a telegramiqueurs, brandy, beer, atout, champagne, bitters, was received a few days ago by the Authorities from England to the effect that the cruiser Totwa, which has been ballt by Mess. Armstrong & Co. to the order of the Japanese Navy, was successfully, launched on the 6ib last. The particulara of the vessel to as follows:-Length, 404 ft.; beam, 64 ft.; displace. ment, 855 tons; speed, arå knots; horse. pawer, 18,000; guns, 47.
CAPT. E, L., Marphy, now in command of the Am. ship Henry Villard, and George Harvey, of the Am, ship George Stelios, bave been indicted, by the U. S. Grand Jury at Portland, Or, for Ul-treating Amor Stone, an apprentice on board the vessel on her recent voyage fram Baltimore to Panland, Or. The unfortunat apprentice is now an inmate of the intens asylum at Portland. Both of the accused men are under heavy bonds to answer the charges against them.
Tur case of Nicolas Gostafren, charged with assaal.ing the Captain of the steamer Court! was resumed at the Harbour Office to-day before the Harbour Master. Mr. Bane, of the Swedish Cousalate, acted as Interpreter. The steward of the ship gave evidence as to the asanit on the Captain and said defendant had threatened to put a knife into him. Defendant admitted catching the Captain by the throat and as disobeying orders. He was reat to gaol for
three weeks with hard ishour,
Tax steamship Talchow, suyu a nativa paper, while carrying a set of engines for the steamship Huprå ran into a salt junk anchored at Wahbe, The Tolchow Immediately stopped to save the Junk's crow, And alle boat also went to their assistance; thirteen person were saved and only one of the crew was drowned. The next day the junk people petitioned the foreign and native The Observatory report to-day says authoritler ta part stating that in accordance the zoth at 11.50am: Barometric changes ATS with the regulations they had a lamp at the top of the Sea of Japan seems to be slowly moving Eastwards, Pressure remaius slightly low over the middle part of the China Sea, and near normal on the Chioa coust. Gradient sight for S.K. winds on the Chios const. FORECAST:- Light SE. winds; mostly fair, but some showers.
the acquisition of the Islands by a Eur- opean Power, with whom we might at some future date be involved in war, could not, or at any rate should not, for s moment be tolerated. When the great eruption in the Far East occurs, and there unimportant. The depression in the N.E. PA of the mast and when the Tafchow approached
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LOCAL AND GENERAL,
cannot be the least doubt that It is dally drawing nearer and is morally certain to come, we may have to look to Australia for reinforcements and supplies, and the establishment of a hostile power In the Sulu group would place us in an un pleasant position by threatening our communication with the Colonies. In the same way Australla has to look to Hongkong for naval reinforcements A CHINAMAN charged with saraulting another and for docking facilities for her war at Kowloon was to-day fined $10 or one month. ships in the event of their sustaining damage from a hostile force at too great a
Fon obtaining hardware by means of falso pre- distance from the Australian coast to fences a coille was to-day awarded six weeks'
docks, and the establishment of a
SARSAPARILLA.
RASPBERRYADE, &C. allow of their making use of the Sydney hostile Power in the Sulu Islands might prevent damaged ships from reaching us from there. At all costs the Sulu group should be kept out of the hands of our possible enemies, and their occupation by tion of the difficulty. the United States would be a happy solu-
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Cola WATERS are made under the constant` supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist and will bear compa rison with the best English Manufactures.
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MESSRI, and *!er Large Consumora.. Any complaints should be addressed to, the Managar.
Houst png, ret March, 1899.
WORTH A GUINEA A BOX.
BEECHAM'S
PILLS
"bard."
A COOLIR who stɔla 31b, of solder, belonging to dine, Matheson &Co was to-day sentenced
to six weeks' hard labour,
An exhibition of Luzalera's Cinematographe will be given at 9 o'clock this evening in the matshed erected for the purpore moar Fedder's Wharf.
ACCORDING to information given to the Osaka Atakt by an officer who has been engaged In surveying the coast of the Pescadores, the remains of more than 70 steamers have been found sunk in the dangerous channel between the islands. At the place where the Nara- mars recently faundered; no less than five other wrecks were found. There were four wrecks of steamers lying about kools worth of the island. Where the cruiser Umaði was supposed to have gone down, two vasualı were found, one lying, on the top of the other, The Percadores Channel, added the officer, was the mort dangerous waterway in the world. When the survey of the channel was completed, which it was hoped would be accomplished by the end of this year, the navigating world would be largely benefited.
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patively that prisoner was at the bottom of the
stairs when the deresse! woman went dɛwn on the night of the murder, Now she said she did not police the man and could not say whether It was the prisoner or nat. Two contradictory statements like these amcant to perjury and His Lordship sentenced her to three months' hard labour.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
(Before His Lordthip the Putini Judzi, Mr. A. G. Wisa)
July soth.
NEGLIGENCE IN DRIVING.
Mr. D. Kennedy sued Filipe Romero, a Spaniard, to recover $100 for damages to a dog cart and a pony caused by defendant's negligence,
Mr. Gedge appeared for the plaintiff and Mr, M. W. Slide (instructed by Mr. D'Almada Castro) lor defendant,
A maloo in the imploy of Mr. Kennedy #ak- To drop a roll of bank notes in a public place the stables about 5 pm on 1st July. Dat
that defendant hired a dog cart and posi
and to expect to recover them, soon afterwards, drove it (witness fiting behind) to pidhurst says the Shanghal Mercury, is one of those Terrace where he alighted for few minutes and then be drove along Holywood Road down to peculiar Improbabilities which one often bears Praya West, On returning, close to Central of but seldom expeilaners, revertheless such Maskot the carriage collided with a ricksha which it threw over and defendant whipped the ricksha coolie. After bis he whipped the pony ppened on Tuesday last when come notes were dropped in the Public Garden. They were not missed until two hours afterwards and next Lyndhurst Terrace again and after setting off continually and made it gallop ant went up to day an express was lasted from this office by for about a minute be draws to Bay View Hotel the loser, and about an hour after the notice was whipping the pony and making it gallop all sext round a gentleman called with the sales in the ime. Delendant remained at Bay View Hotel for half an hour and returned to the order to restore them to the rightful owner on carriage with a lady. The pony was made Identification. This was soon estabiliked and | to galop back and when close to the the loser had not only the pleasure of receiving Commissariat Balldings he whipped the pony back his own bat of sexiising that there are still which jumped twice and fell down, all tha In this (as some say) degenerate age men who Two gentlemen who were then passing asked occupants being precipitated to the ground. hold their honour auð honesty as above diamonds witness if the pony belonged to Kennedy and and subles. The notes were found by a Itutie witness replied that it did and then they helped girl, who took them to bes father, who brought it up. The pooy was much hat and could not walk steadily. A wheel of the carriage, the them to this office.
shaft and the dash board were broken. Witness took the pony back to the stable and returned to it with a fok! who helped him to take the carriage to be repaired. Defendant and the lady got up and went away in rickebas. De-
they beat the gong to call her attention. Be- sides the loss of the carge one person was drowned and they prayed for justice to be done
The loss is stated to be about thaws, 25th Co,, R. A. took place ibis moralog } know how to handle the reins.
fendant ill-trasted the horse and did not
Silva, clerk in the employ of Mr. Krusedy, spoke to hling the dogcart and pony to defen dant.
A MILITARY FUNERAL, The lateral of the late Captain W. A. Ma to them.
and foll" milltary bonours were accorded the $10,000.
decessed officer. Last night the cofile was brought down from the Park and lodged in the THE promotion in store for Lieutenant Hobson, hospital at Wellington Barracks. The funeral the hero of Santiago, is under consideration by was fixed for 6.30 am, 10-day and before that Dild Kennedy said that aboùí é p.a. on the Ist he was close to Marray Barracks when he the Navy Department Acting. Secrataty Allen time there, was a large gathe ing of all forces
assembled at the Barracks, Eight staff and saw defendant driving in Qearn's Road. Hs and Commodore Hlekborn, Chief of the Bureaurther sergeants conveyed the coffe to the gas was whipping the pony and palling it to one sida of Naval Construction, taiked it over in a genera Carriage. As usual the Union Jack draped the of the road and then to another and appeared to way on June 6th, says an American paper, bat casket and so it were placed the helmet, sword, have no command over it. Every time be strach | no conclusions were rerched. The Departmen
and belt of the deceased. Many of the officers the pany it broke into a gallop. Witness had is desirous of knowing what would be the more Company, R.A., and civilian friends seat
in garland as well as members of the 25th | kimielf driven that pony and was of the opinion * that it was a very good one. The pony returned THIRTYdix officers and twenty sailors from the acceptable to Lieutenant Hobson himself, and large number of beautifal floral wreaths to the stables about 8.30 pin. and it could
when this is learned a recommendation wili ba
and crosses, The coffin and limbir were scarcely stand, it having been galloped to German rquidras are relu log home by the
made to Congress The priest indication is that fairly covered and some eight or ten men were places, and staggered through the yard. Both told off to carry the flowers for which there was 'knees, wars broken and there were marks Bayern.
Lieutenant Hobson will be taken out of tha
no roam on the coffin. The pall boarers were of the whip on both sides of the pony. The Staff, and made a Lian officer, as that
Captains Barney, Tancock, Simonds, R.A, and carriage had a wheel, shaft, dashboard and the ensures not only as fecrease of pay but ko Tádsites two Captulos of Royal Engineers and leaning board broken. The pony was now opportunity to rise to the more conspicuous two from the King's Own Regiment. Amongst utterly unelors' and could scarcely walk.
In reply to Mr. Slade witacis said that dot postilon of Admiral. At present Lieutenant others present word Majoru Mankens Monks,
and Close, Captains Warren, and Gordon he claimed $50 for the pony and $40 for Hobson is an Asiant Constructor, with the
and a number of other Artillery Officers, damage to the carriage. He originally bought Lieut-Colonel Retallick and Officers of the pony at $135. relative rank of Licolensot; Juulor xank.
and the Asiatic BER, SILVERMANN, « recent serival from Manis Artillery, Leat. Col. Rowlandios, Lleat Lloyd, was that there was an absence of any negligence.
the Hongkong Regiment
Mr. Sinde enld that the exrg of the deferes has opened an saatomical museum at 62 Queen's (Adjalast) and other officers of the King's Own, Road Central and he displays a remarkably fat Colonel Eledale and officers of the Royal Engl. The law with regard to the hiring of pooles was mental service and a number of naval officers.
and was only responsible for negligence. The deers, Colonel Wheeler and officers of the depart that the birer was not responsible for accidents the human body and organs in health and Captain Warren bad charged of the firing party defendant would give evidence that the horse was driven with exceeding moderation and that ditenie. There is one specimen in particolar which was 100 strong and the drum and fife and
there was no act of negligence whsteyer. It was which is very lateresting and fastructive all the brass bands of the King's Own played the
The Dead March "fortunate that when defendant passed Bay View organs being movable, and it is just the thing in Saul and the hyra. "A day's march nearer
to Happy Valley. coriage
he met a friend Mr. Martinez who followed the Ambulance class should have. There are home" were played by the file and dran band cat in a dickens antil the accident. Another also até models of heads of guillotined cimicals, and the brass band played chopin's Funeral gentleman also saw the accident and the way of a head belag trepsuzed, a number of men- march and other pieces. Sixteen men from the trap was dilyan and he also saw Marises.
! Evidence was then given on behalf of the strostiles and malformations, the operation for 25 Company drew the gun carriage and at the
llage, read the impressiva Church of England Hin Lordship sald that in his mind a man muef the fangs, heart, beats, nerves and veins. There Harial Service. At the cemetery many civilian exercise a certain amount of care and he could are any amount of human freaks hers in wax friends of the deceased officer met the cortege not sco how any man experienced in driving and the modelling is excellent, the colour of the and the scope at the grave in the calm would drive a Chins pony in this hot summer air of early morning, was one not easily weather over the distance related above. Another aklo and the proporties in the matter of size to be forgotten. The members of the corps, point which showed that defendant was not a belag admirable. The show is one that is well particularly of deceased's own company were very good, whip was his running into a ricksha which was standing in the street. He thought worth a visit and medical men la various parts devoted to him and all felt that they had lost of the world have given the proptie:or flattering good and gallant officer and a kind and generous that there was not the slightest doubt that the friend. The heartiest sympathy is expressed in pony was overdriven and the defendant was testimonials which are on view. The figures all quarters for the widow and child of Capt. liable to damages. He gave judgment for were made by a famous German artist and the | Matibews and we are sorry to bear that a pro plaintiff with costs, the question of damages to
́sent the bereaved lady is not fa good kvalih, be referred to the Registrar), subjects have been copied all over Europa,
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But what are the Germans likely to say to the annexation of Sulu by the [32 Americans? Are they likely to offer any opposition! For some time past various rumours of German designs and German THE river for the Nanking-Chinking Railway Interference in the Philippines have been having nearly been completed, it is reported in the air, and, if It be true that the United that Viceroy Liu Kan-yl-bas instructed his sub-collection of life sized wax specimens showing Stales contemplate acquiring Sulu, now ordinates to arrange for the purchase of the land Is the time for the Germans to act. | required for the line. There has been a deal of talk occa- stoned in the Colony by the arrival of will be remembered, ays a native paper, the the German cruiser Cormoran from Manila, when Wel-hal-wel was leased to Great Britali and the fact of her arrival and rapid France announced that if the arrangement were departure has been construed by some as completed she also would require a part in North a sign that the Germans are upon the China. It is now reported that in pursuance of point of showing their hand and putting that announcement the Fresch Minister hal polypus, broken chast, cancer, and models of grave the Garrison Chaplain, Rev. G. R. V. dafence in corroboration of Counsel statements, AND FEMALE AILMENTS, an end once and for all to the speculations demanded lease of Riachow in the Liaotong
upon their recent actions in Manila Bay.
FOR ALL
BILIOUS AND. NERVOUS DISORDERS SUCH AS
SICK HEADACHE, CONSTIPATION, WEAK STOMACH,
IMPAIRED DIGESTION,
DISORDERED LIVER,
ANNUAL SALE SIX MILLION BOXES,
So Cents per Box.
Prepared only by the Proprietor 1– THOMAS BEECHAM, St. Helens, England, SOLE AGENTS for HONGKONG and the EMPIRE of CHINA --
WATKINS & CO., APOTHECARIES' HALL, 66, Queen's Road Central,
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It is stated that the German Admiral is steamship Glamisk, from Singapore, reports not acting upon his own Initiative, but la having spoken the Adolf Obrig in Lat, xx dog. at Manila under direct instructions from 16 m. N., Lon, 110 deg. 63 m. X., on the 17th. Berlin. What those instructions may be last,, and also on the same date the 191kom only the Berlin authorities and the German Low in Lat 11 deg. 44 m. N., Lon, 113 deg, to Admiral can say, but it is whispered here m. E., both bound north, During the sadly that the Cormoran has come up from morning of same day a barque and a ship were Manila in order to send telegraphic | paused airo hending north,
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