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Go-day's Advertisements.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No. 330. THE following: Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction,

te be held on the spot, on

MONDAY,

the 8th day of August, 1898, at 3 PM are published for general information.

By Command,

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 23rd July, 1898.

{930 Particulars and Conditions of the letting by 8th day of August, 1898, at 3 P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Officer Administering ike Government, of One Lot of CROWN LAND, together with Bollding Material stacked theroon, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 Years.

Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Locality.

IMG of Sale,

Teised Lot No. Regletry

ridges Rosario,

adder Scre

Eloundary MamarossaÁN.

.6 [5, W. 3.3, K.W.

BIL

*

हुनु co

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL. "HE Company's Steamship.

THE

"TANTALUS,"

Captain Hannah, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the and instabi ̋at Noon.

For Freight, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

Hongkong, Jatt August, 1898.

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FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL.

HE Steamship

T

"FORTUNA,"

will be despatched as above on or about the and instant.

To be followed by

5.5. "CRAIGEARN,” on er skout roth August,

180%.

For Freight, &c., apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

Agenta.

Hongkong,"1st August, 1808

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

1838

FOR SINGAPORE SMARANG AND

SOURABAYA

HE Company's Steamship

THE

"CHUNSANG,"

Captain Buller, will be despatched as above

* WEDNESDAY, the 3rd lastant, at 3 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

"JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,

General Managers,

Hongkong, 1st August, 1998.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED,

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

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" CHELYDRA," Captain Davies, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 6th fnstant, at Noen,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,

General Managers.

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Hongkong, rst August, 1898.

NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP. COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP " OLYMPIA," FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA, YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND MOJI

THE

*HE above Steamer having arrived, Con- `signees of Cargo are hereby requested to their send in Bill of Lading for countersignature and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from slongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 1st August, 1808.

Intimations.

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DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS. ⠀

'IMPLE AERATED WATER.

SIMPLE

ODA WATER.

SODA

GINGER ALE

LEMONADE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1898.

Entimation.

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 PURITY is guaranteed. The best materials only are used.

THE PRICES are only half those charged in England

WATERS MANUFACTURED BY US are acknowledged by the leading English makers to be equal to those of their own production.

The illegal possession of 18 taels and 3 mice of raw opium resplied to-day in Chinese servant being fined $135, in default three months hard labour.

Tux Indies of Olympia have decided to present to Admiral Dewey's flagship Olympia a completo set of fine linen for the dining room of the cruiser, to hire the name Olympla embroidered in the

corner.

THE London correspondent of the Timas of Ceylon reports that Sarah Bernhardt has ac- capted an invitation from the Maharajah of Kapurthala to go out to India. Sha is to act at | Bombay, Calcutis, and other large towns. The actress is passionately fond of sport, and w!! probably take part in a tiger boot duding her

stay.

THE wife of a Javanese headman in the province of Madiun has lost her senses to a peculiar way

Her husband has a son, 'a littlo chlid, by a

concubine. The wife no hated the fad that the axed to the him up often, day and night, is the un and rain without food of any kind. At Inst the police Interfered and, made taquiler, upon which she went med. She is so emaciated now

as not to be expected to live lang.

It looks as li there would be any number of dis SIR EDWARD FRANKLAND, K.O..,putes shortly in the Manila hemp trade to be D.C.L., P.R.S., F.C.S., &c. the greatest settled by law or arbitration, says a home paper, living authority on Water, reports as

Several shippers have already declared their follows on the water as prepared and ability to fulfil contracts oxlag to the blockade used by us in our manufacture:-

and the war. Apell, May and Jono shipments of hemp are largely in default; there will be "It possesses an extremely high de-notly questions si to dates of contracts, many gree of organic purity and is parcels of hemp having changed hands ten or "of most excellent quality for twenty ilmes at hardening pricer.``

drinking."

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A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

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

Tax ald Canard steamer Trinidad, chartered | THX final match (a the Polo Touruamont, R. A. by the German Government to carry 4000 tona of coal to Kinachos, arrived at Singapore on the arat alio. Two other steamers of the same line on a similar errand are expected shortly.

P.C. BURCHELL to-day charged the master of a fishing boat with being in possession of arms without a license in Aberdeen Bay. The "And" consisted of a German magas'na rifle. several packages of cartridges and some revolvers. A fine of $40 was imposed and the

arms were confiscated.

THE tam of the warship Royal Arthur, a sister- ship to the Grațiow, played a cricket match on Sydner Domaine other day. The umpires took things easy, and ane bowler was not dead on." Wide after wide was sent down anchal lenged. At last, a ball pitched fully a yard ant ask "if that were not a wide ?" Umpire Jack, of reach compelled the batsman to apologetically calle mured, shifted his pipe three teeth road, tput musingly, and said—“ Never seen K

widerer,"

The King's Own, wili isko place at 5.30 on Wednesday next, the 3rd lust. Col. Rowiendzon and the Officers of the King's Own will be "At Home" on the ground.

ROMANCE OF JOSE RIZAL.

MARTYR OF MANILA. Whatever may be the ultimate fate of the Philippine Islands, the death at Dr. Jord Rid will be remembered wa an exquisite piece of THESE will be two performances of Lumiere's heroic martyrdom. His life was filled with ro Cinematograph this and every other ereblog,mance. He was a leader to the uprising #gainst one from 7,30 to 9 p.m. and the other from 9 io | Spanish tyranny, and the love of his naihe 10 p.m. On Saturday evening all available seats | country took precedence over all else, In the matshed were occupledțand the audience appeared to be quite satisfied with the entertain ment provided.

MR F. W, Vane, the Acting Postmaster-General of Ceylon, has expressed himself in favour of that Colony joining the Imperial penny-postage scheme. He has no doubt that, when the change la mado, the postage revenue there will cover la eight months any deficiency resulting from the reduction.

THE port Improvements at Delagos Bay are

to cost £1,000,000, of which £700,000 has been subscribed by a French and Portuguese byadi. cate. The work consists of a deep sea wall and ACCORDING to an American paper the milliary the reclaiming of 341 acres of valueless mad- stbortion at San Francisco telegraphed to a banks, uncovered at low water, and reaching Chinese firm in Hongkong over, a month ago | from Reuben Polat to the Customs Pler, with regard to the supply of ten thousand pith helmets for the U.S. troops in the Philippines. If the firm was not able to supply the large order. at once a bid of a San Franciicy bat depot to tarnish ten thousand cork belmets at £135 (gold) splece was to be accepted. Ase pith belmets contraband of way, or are they to be considered "loxarles."

It is reported that not a few of the students in Tokio have been cultivating the disgusting practice of spitting at passing cyclists whenever in opportunity offers. Some of their number will give way to this playful habit once too sites, and then there will be less readiness to afford evidence of the superiority of the schoolboy.

THE

WAR

ARRIVAL OF THE "ZAFIRO,"

day from Manila and according to reports The U.Si despatche'bou Zafiro unived to- brought by her there is no important change to chronicle in the position of affairs

MR. Edward's 'marine excurelons to Waterfall Bay are meeting with decided success and those who possess monthly or season tickets are THE Dafly Chinese Prograts staten that is having a most enjoyable time. The steam reported from Foochow that, owing to the launch Sausias laaves Pottinger Street whart at demand of the Japanese Government for 5.15 p.m. dally and on arrival at Waterfall Hey special Settlement for their own subjects, in the the party adjourns to a specially bullt bungalow section south of the Nantal biläge and ending where bathing suits and towels are supplied at its southern end, the British authorities have gratis. A number of swimmers are son seen also demanded an extension of their Settlement disporting themselves in the tempting water. to end at the northern foot of the above-named The arrangements are admirable and all sorts 17 bridge. It is further averted that the latter of refreshments can be bad at the bungalow. matter is belag now conferred upon at Peking The enterprising promoter of these tips cer. between the British Minister and the Tsungiltainly deserves all encouragement, as they pro-Yankee, Dixie and Yosemite, Auxiliary cruisers; Yamdo,

he Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1898.

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

THE HEALTH OF PRINCE BISMARCK.

LONDON, July 29th, Place Bismarck is better, but the doctors are still in attendance.

GREAT BRITAIN AND CHINA,

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Mr. Carron (ander Secretary for Forsign Affairs) speaking to the House of Commons sald that Great Britain regards the assurances of China respecting the Yangtz: valley as a definite and binding endestaklog. That the -Peking-Hankow railway had been granted to a Belgium Syndicate bat that Chi-A KASUTU DECIoneld that Rusala' had no Interest in the line.

GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES. The New York Herald announces that steps are being taken in New York to promote the objects of the Anglo-American league and a Com | mittes has been appointed to take action towards the establishment of a powerful National organisation.

It is proposed in Peklog, rwyn the Daily Cht- wise Progress, to alter the entire metropolitan government, abolishing the six Boards and other Courts and sobstating twelve bureaux or offices in. their stead. The first of them to ba the

Offices of Law and Administration. The scheme was ordered to be considered by the Council of State, the Trung Yamen, and the Board of Reveane who disapprove of it, saying it was too greal a change, and it would not last. The Emperor is much displeased and it is said that he has resolved to put it into affect and has ordered the Council to reconsider the ching They have arrived at no conclusion.

vide an excellent outing at a moderate charge and to a place like Hongkong where there is nothing but host and discomfort ashore in the summer, a sniff of the brlay in a commodians Vessel should be warmly appreciated. We hope that Mr. Edwards will receive all the patronage he deserves In thus attempting to cater for the rational and healthy recreation of the public. To-day belog Bank hollday there will be a extra launch leaving at 3'p.m. In addition to the usual 5.13 p.m. one.

THE Kobe Chronicle says:-Returns of the

spinning companies now coming in for the half- year show how hardly they have been hit by the recent depression in trade and financial In view of the opening of Yachou, Human, to allogency. The half-yourly general meeting of international trade the gentry and notable the shareholders of the Melli Spinolog Company, Amy bave decided to establish a thoroughly held on the 7th alto,, declared the ef for the ball-year just ended at efficient body of police, to order that when foreign.. profit ers shall begin to arrive at Yaches there may-ba.. 104,844. After setting aside a Im to a reliable force of men to give proper protection the reserve land, and appropriating a cer- to the "strangers from alar.', In addition to in amount to paying off lortes suffered, the engaging a properly qualifed officer (Chinese meeting deelded to add the balance to the work- preferred) to command the Yochon Police sizing fand of the Company without allotting a retires who have served some years in the Hankow Municipal Police have recently been engaged by a teslyuam specially sent to Hankow for that purpose, and these men are to be ap. polated sergeants to drill and teach the recruits the dulles of their profession.

dividend to the shareholders. The Hirano Cotton Splaning Company has declared a net profit for the balf-year just ended at Y114,316, and a dividend at the rate of ro per cent per annum. The Sesshu Cotton Spinning Com. piny has declared a net profit of Y23627. lot the bail-year, and a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. The losses of the Temma Cotton Splaning Company, Osaka," for the half-year amount to Y.19.0co, and therefore no dividend can be declared. The Seitse Splazing Com

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Rizal was goi as adwentarer. Ho war A TAGO

of culture, a learned physician, and as president of the Manila University was looked upon saa leader in the educational and scientific, as well

the social life of his beloved Filipinas, Bat above all he was a lover of equalliy, Spain's yoke did not chalo his shoulders, but be looked about him, and saw that his fellow countrymen were not so fortunate "Why should. my lot be different from theirs P exclaimed this tapetuous South Sea Islander.

No idle dreamer was this man. It is trua he was pool, but he was a poet of humanity. He did not view life through rose colored glasses. He looked the world squarely in the frog, and als muse keld a scalpsi in her hand. He tore the bandage from the blinded eyes of Justice, that she might see the hypocrisy, the cruelty, the oppression which surrounded her. He was not satisfied in bia own mind that the pen was mightier than the sword. "I will God out," he sale. And be fought with both.

A PROFERT,

As a revolutionist he at ense became promi- gent. The natives of the lower class regarded They said he was favored of the gods. him with superstitions awa and reverence.

It was while Hring in exile at Perin, on the island of Daplian, that Dr. Rizal mai the women

who became his wife and his widow in oce day-December 6th 1895. On that day he was led out in the prison yard at Manila, and shot to the back,

Just belove his execution be prophesied that It the s'atence of death was carried out Spaln would lose the Philipplars within ten years. He Utile dreamed thất in lers than eighteen months the gallant Dewey would enter, Manlia

one of the notable events in the career of this Harbor and humble Spain in the dest.

remarkable man, The bria was born at Hong- The romatic maretage in Manila prison was

Long, although her parents were European, Her father was in poor health, and in August," 1894, she accompanied him to Manlia, where it was thought the climate would be beneficial, After a sojown of six months at Malls they in as attending physician. journeyed to Perto, where Dr. Rizal was called

COMMODORE WATSON'S SQUADRON.

The Eastern squadron, terraed to carry the aine vesels: Flagship Newark, protected war to the Spanish poniosula is composed of

promise of his freedom Dr. Rizki was tricked. cruiser; the Oregon'ind Iowa, battleships ; the

It was a case of love at first sight, and ulti mately the engagement was sanourced. Upon and Scindia, Abarınde und Alexander, colliers.iate retaining to Maalls, where he was placed The list of warships and accompanying ships is on board the Spanish cruiser Castilla and con-

veyed to Spain.

an follows

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Origen, Flat-class battleship. 10.188 tons, 4 13-in., 8 8-in., 4 6-15%, and 30 smaller guns, 500 men, 18-4a, armour, Căptala Chat. E. Clary Jowo. First-class battleship, 11.401 tons, 4 11-la, 8 8-I., 64-10, and 28 smaller guns, 500 mer, 14-in. armoar, Captató Robley D Xvids. Newark, Protected cruiser, 4098 tons, 12 6-in. br.-loading tits, and 12 emailer guns, 270 mov, 3 and 2-inch armour on deck, Captain Yankee, Auxiliary crniser, 4,559 tons, aa guns,

A. S. Barker,

5-in, and smaller, 350 men, Commander W. H. Browsan. -

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Dixie, Auxillary crotser, 46,9 tous, 22 guns, 5.In, and smaller, 350 mes, Commander C. H. Devics. Yosemite, Avzl!lary cruiser, 4,532 tona, za gana, g-in, and smaller, 350 men, Commander W. H. Emory.

Scindia, Collier, Commander E. W. Watton, Abaranda, Cellier, Llant, Com, W. B. Balord. Alexander, Collier.

On arriving at Barcelona he was detained by the authorities, who declared that he was one of the chiefs of the Katapunan and ordered that ke sent back to Manlia for trial.

The time of execution was fixed for Decem ber 6th At alx o'clock on that fateful moming Miss Tanfor was admitted to his cell. A priest -was in altendance upon the condemned man. Is two hours the execu loo would take place.

THE MARRIAGE.

Dr. Rial, seized with ■ sydden Inspiration, to which Miss Taufes cagey issented. And proposed that a muriage ceremony be performed,

there, with the early rays of the tropical ana | streaming through the little barred window of the c:1), resting like a benediction upon the heads of the sad little gious, the solemn words were spoken which Jained the lovers in the holy bonds of wadlock.

Till death do us pari," repeated the bride and groom. A stifled sob' baret from the threat of the sombre robed priest:

The wife remained with her husband votli the summons came. Then they led her away, Dr. Rizal was conducted to the place of ere» catlor. He remarked that he fscaly forgava all those who had done him evil as he hoped for forgiveness himself. There was no tremor in bis volca xe he spoke. A husb` fell upon the group of soldiery as he proudly asserted his may yrdom and predicted the down-fall of Spanish rule.

At last the fatal moment anfved. The order

The foregoing vessels comprise Commodore Watson's squadron, which has been detached for the purpose of striking a blow at the Spanish Corit. Of the vessels which compite this squadron, the Oregon and Jawa sro among iba finest fighting ships ever launched. The Fas

1a, Dixie and Yosemite were formerly the Morgan line steamers El Nord, Bf Sud sad El Sol. They have been fitted out with a power- fal armament, are swift, have large coal capacity, was given to fire. There was the ratio of and will probably de enormous damage to the muskelry, and the rigid body of the hero of the A CASE that has just occurred at Liverpool is «

Spanish coasting trade. They can overhaul Philippines swayed, then fall forward. The wiring to old residents not to cling to life too

almost any Spanish merchant vessel, and with surgeons pronounced blm stone dead. Seven long. A pensioner aged 84, who plays the

thele present ballester are prepared to fight any Spanish ballets had penetrated bis back and

ploughed their way through the vitals. ceived the following telegram from Wiadiva trombone in a Liverpool theatre, and bat sever

Spanish warship they are likely to encounter.

The speed of the squadron in crossing A week later the widow set off on foot for the stock :-" Cosmopolit poiliton hopeless baltam missed a rebearsal ́er a performance for seven pany, on the other hand, has done very well, I the Atfsuite will be governed en modern foan of Arc, and was received with a by rebel camp at Imut. She was halled as a broken,"

great demonstraalen

THE COSMOPOLIT” A TOTAL WRECK.

Messi, Lauis Wegener & Co. have re

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE D'Arc's Marionettes will shortly reappear

in the Far East.

year, has been drawing an army"'pension fa

baring declared à net profit"for, the last half- | the colllers, which are simply large ocean forty-five years. The War Office has sade year at Y.200,678, and a dividend at the rate of freight Weimers of relatively slow speed, The squadron, however, ought to ba kened denly come to the conclusion that ha 20 per cent per annum.

of off the cost of Spain within two weeks is not the real man to whom the pension was

sfter sulling at the farthest, Should Ad Commodore Watson's squadron, it will be safe to predict that there will he sinhbornly fanght saral engagement,

awarded in 1853, and has sent him a bundle offrent dilak question is constantly obtrud-miral Camara, of the Cadiz Beat, encounter papers to Ell up, and to get some persentito prove hisildentity. The only person who could A HAYAS telegram states that Majos Entesbass doll was an old comrade who died three months was arrested for forgery.

ago, who was in the same regiment, and the old pectioner it now in danger of losing his pension beciuse he has outlived all kis friends and

A ROGUE and vagabond with fwa "priors" wan sent to get to-day for three months.

A CHINESE servant of Major Duffin, Magazine | Gap was to-day fined $5 or 14 days, ·

CKOLEJ A has made its appearance in Colombo, the philants being all coolle Immigrants,

FOR pocket picking on the Canton Wharf a coolie was to-day sent to gaol for 40 days.

A CUDAM coal trimmer to-day admitted belog vagrant and was ordered to the House of

Detention,

Ir is stated that Capt. Thompson, chicl signal officer to General Merlit, is to contect the different stands of the Philipplaes by cable; §.

relations.

has afloat in total tonnage, strength of individual The squadron is the most formidable Spain

ships, armor and guns,

The Pelayo is the strangest at the ships, and

9,900

Shemed command of a company of insurgents Rimed with ifles and took the field, winning more than one victory over the Spanish troops. She made her beadquarters at Naic, in Cavile Province,

Mri. Rizal is now lo Aracalca and is said to be working with a view of creating a Philippias Junts, to work in conjunction with the Cobza

RIZAL'S FAREWELL.

Gladly I die for thy doar sike: Yes, thou

knowest well,

Wera my sad Nie mare radiant far than morial

tongue could tell.

Yat would I give it gladly, joyously for then,

ther,

is the only battleship in the Spanish sary. She Farewell, adored country ! I leave my all with

tons, with a speed of 16.7 kaota. She carries thirty-Gve guns of various calibre and Beloved Filipploas, whose soll my feet have bas several torpedo tuber. The largest guns trad, are the twelve lech Hontortas, que forward and I leave with thes my life's lower deep. I go pealt, and eleven-inch Hontorias, one on each I go where are no torture, where th1 oppressor's

The Carios V. Is of gogo toux, with a speed

best.

where all are fiɗė,

power shall be

ng tself both in season and out of season, and, aturally enough, it Includes the drunks Science has done something to ralleye the The determination to end this squadron | Justa troubles of those unfortunater-especially the against Spain was the antcome of direct official respectable" drunks," but she might easily do adrices received at the state and navy depart. Farewell, adorda fatherland! Our Eden lost,

(-rewall 1 a deal mere. In the dark days of the uninven-menis as to the progress of Admiral Camara's Hive past giddy gentlemen retursing home very official list, of the following ships-Pelayo,

squadron, which consisted, according to the| Farewell, O sun'a lovid region, pear, pearl of the

Eastern for 1 late land very fall had to grope wildly round Carlos V Audan. Osada, Prosessina, Patriota, In wel!-Informed circles lo Munich, writes the | for hours before they could find the bell-handle,|| Rapido, Buenos Ayres, lila de Panay, Colon, afloat that the Emperor Francis Joseph intends record of Six Boyle Roche's famous bird Chronicle's correspondent there, the rumour is of the key hole which generally broke the C. de Venadilo, and San Francico.

to ahdfeste after the Jubilee is over at the end by appearing in about 100 places at once. of thisfyers. The Intention of His Majesty is Now, kowever, all that a fired citisen has to supposed to have been prompted chiefly by the do in the case of a properly constructed house gloomy state of affairs in Austris. It is le to turn his back in the front door-post and anticipated'jihai serlona measures, which may fall up agains! the Iriendly. batten of an electric lavolve a curtalling, or suspension of the present bell, and immediately the whole household is Constitution In Austria, will become necessary roused and rashes to his rescue. With a Bille early next year in order that the government practice a man can fail on the right spot once in may be carried on. His Majesty, it is further six tries, but by making the battos the size of said, feels tized after his filly years' eventfola soup-plats,jend covering it with luminous paint reigs, and cannot reconcile himself to the, iden | ovan a muddled brother could ring the bill as popularity such as it began with, when the siding it through the mystic arch of Kybos of concluding his reign with an act of un- easily as he could fall off the lodge goat while Constitution was abolished in 1850.

Speaking seriously, however, some idea of the swful importance of the disk question may be ACCORDING to a home paper, it la Interesting to formed from the hideous fact that a German DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS SIG, A MALAY guaster-master belonging to the se

note that Senor Sagasts, the Spanish Fremler, woman, one Find Ara Jarko, who died in 1980, Grade ander the Chetak sud arts bear Comply Guthris was to-day charged with stealing gold Freemason. The alusosphere of Spain, lived for 40 years as a drunkard a thiel, and a qualified English Chemist and will bear compa“ I watch and chalo, an opeî, ting and several yola i however, bas never been favourable to Free- tramp. Professor Pellmon followed up this has a fourteen knots' speed. rison with the best English Manufactures.

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MExras and studs, the property of Mr. Finch, seconded masonry. For 170 years the lastitution has | woman's history, and found that her direct other Large Consumers,

cfficer, Capt. Craig and Mr. Brient, third en struggled against persecution and estracism, descendente now number 834, nad ost of thein gated by the Government, it is under the to death. Of those 709, the Professor found that ban of the Church, and the 182 lodgen in the † 1oz were born out of wedlock. Also there ware Country lead a feeble and furtive existence. 143 beggen, and 64 others who lived upon A 2008 boy in the employ of Lient. Wilkinton, With regard to Cuba, when the Grand charity. Of the women, 18 led disrepels: le R. A., was to-day charged by Sergt. Colleit with | Lodge of Cuba and its subordinates more dourish. | Ulves, and amongst the men there were 76 con- the theft of a brown leather pocket book belang.ing, the Mayor and other officers of Havana victs, sewan of whens were sentenced to desih ing to his master. It seems that another were members of the Order, but the oppressive for marder. In 75 yearn this fearful family san | Artilley officer had lost a puiso and while the messures of the Spain had its standard and | up a bill of cesta fa poor-houses, couits, prisons, sergeant was nearching for that he discovered arms consecrated by the direct representative of and correctional instiintions which totalled no Lient Wilkinson's purst in the boy's box. He the Pope, and to wipe out Masonry entirely in less than £250,000 1 and which the respectable owned up to the theft and was sentenced to six | Cuba was part of the Instructions and conditions, portion of the German public has had to pay weeks baid labour,

and it was dous

Bachangs.

•ARSAPARILLħi

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It is rumoured to naval clecies that the Chian RASPBERRYADE, &c. is battleships, The news sets too good to

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ef

be true I

THE ZOLA 'CASE.

of afpereen knots. She has twenty-sight guns, Destroyed, where faith kills not, whers Ha whe the largest being 11-inch Hontorias, worked

reigai is God.—Am, Exchange, slectrically, one forward sad one sit, She has

destroyers, finished la Ecgland fort before the also six torpedo tuber,'

The Audas and Osada are torpedo beat the war began. They are of 400 tons each and are thirty koot boats. Each carries six-guns and two torpedo tubes, allanic Company of Cadiz, and has been trans

The Buenos Apres belongs to the Trang. formed into a cruiser. She is 5,200 tons and

The Prospering, Patrioia and Rostdo North German Lloyd steamers, recently armed.

The

day complaints should be addressed to the gloves. The charge was proved and a sentence and although xt the present time Masonry is 709 have been laced in local records from youth | ara armoured Venadito 238 San Francisco

Blamager.

Hongkong, 1st March, 1897

TAKE NOTE

IT IS UNIVERSALLY · ADMITTED THAT

To Indicate the exact use of words, an DICTIONARY can compare with the New

Edition of

WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY,

At the office of the Hongkong Telegraph you can see, and procure for Six DOLLARS, à Copy. at the Habitar of Websters, the islest and most emphatic proof thai. Laber omnia vinett,

of 4 months consecutively was imposed in each

case,

Cruisers.

At Zola's briz), says a Havas telegram, the count overruled several polais xalted by the defence, apon which the counsel for M. Zala and M. Perreux said that they would let Judg met ge by default, and withdrew from the court. Sentence was passed"at once.

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It is apparent from this that the main sellance of the fleet in on the battleship Pelays, the moned cruiser Carles V and the two torpedo destroyes Andas and Orada. The others area and for some yess connected with the

auxiliary cruisers and colliers,

COMMANDER SQUIRE RE- ENTERS JAPanese serVICE.

Commander Squlee, formerly of the Royal

Telshinsko, has been appolated foreign advlier for administering the new harbour system la Yokobama, After leaving the Department of "I would go with you to the end of the surth," || Communientian), it will bã rémembered; Cam he asserted passionately, "Not with me you mander Squire held a post as Naval adviser to wouldn't," she replied coldly. "Why not?ho the Chinese Government, The Jopan MI demanded. For two seasons," she answered. understands that it is the intention of the that there isn't any," Wran one meets the Imperial Navy to the position of barbour-mice "One le that I'm not going, and the other is Japanese Authorities to appoint a captain in tha procaid new woman one has to be careful what at each of the treaty porte, and to attach to him ka cayu.

a forelga assistant,~Kobi Herald,