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Today's

Ebbertisements.

TO SHIPPING AGENTS AND OWNERS.

H.

M Government are desirane of chartering Sifting Vesiel Capable of taking

about 855 foar of stores, of which about goo tong are combustibles, from Hongkong to London and tenders will be received by the Commodore H.M. Naval Yard accordingly.

The sblamant will be required to be made in acordance with the Regulations governing Her Mojtaly's Transport service a copy of which can be seen at the Naval Storekeeper's Office, where, also, Forms of Tender can be obtained.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1898.

Co-day's Advertisement.

· FOR NEW YORK. `HE 3. 3. L. I. 1. American Bark

"ADOLPH OBRIG,"

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Captato Amsbury, in ready so take carge for above port sad will have quick despatch.

For Freight, apply ta

"ARNHÖLD, KARBERG & Co.. Honkong, 6th September, 1898. (106)

Entimations,

BIRTIL

On the 6th instant, at 21, Marleen Road, Hongkong, the wife of PATRICK H. M: RRAY, of a dragbler.

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The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, ŠKPTEMBER 6, 1898.

GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY. RUMOUR OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE "ALLIANCE.

LAI ALO and Fung Asuk, mailed women, ware charged at the Magistracy-to-day by. Delicilve Sergeant Collait, the former with biloglog a girl into the colony to be sold for the purpose of prostitution, and the latter with haiboming hor for the same purpose Capt; Hastings sentenced both to three months' Imprisonment with hard labour.

Prolonged interviews, which have taken place between Count Hatzfeld and Mr. Balfour, have evoked vastous reports. The Pall Mall Goastis states, that an Anglo-German entente has been concluded providing for an offenstra and defen- sive alliance in certalo eventualities, to accord- ance with a suggestion of Mr. Chamberlalu. It

THE Brahmaputra is again in Goed, but only an le rumoured that the resents comprises the ordlary laod, probably 3 or 4 feet below the ́wlibdenwal of German objections to the purchase highest record. Yot the whole face of the of Delagoa Bay by Great Britain, and the aboli. Coulry along each back of the river ta ngat ton of the Egyptian Mixed tribunale, the guidadet water, such as was never known dill last

colonizing scheme in Asia Minor,

of them the water is up to the rool, so that the occupanta bave had to migrate to higher leads

MANILA NOTES

(From our Resident Corraspondent),

MANILA, September and A deputation of Philippine rebels from Hong- kang waited on Consul Williams to-day but they did not appear to be rathfied, with the result of their interview. I understand they are to have another meeting shortly.

Tenders should be delivered not later than DAKIN. CRUICKSHANK & First we have the TZAR's peace proposal. Pro quo being British aswont to the German feat. The native fute are flooded in same looking forward to looting Manila and then blog

NOON, on WEDNESDAY, the stat lestant and

the cover should be endorsed "TENDER FOR FREIGHT."

The right to decliné sny or all of the tenders

ix reserved.

H.M. Naval Yard,

5th September, 1898.

CANTON DISTRICT.

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS,

No. 56.

COMPANY,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG,

AERATED WATERS,

CIMPLE AERATED WATER,

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SIMPLE

SODA

'ODA WATER.

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TOTICE is hereby given that a BLACK

NCONICAL BUDE 77 feet in dlimeler,

showing a red light on It fram Saaret to Sunrise has been moored on the N.W, edge of the Jaak Rock lo 21 feet at L. W: S. T.

Tank Rork is off the village of SHA-LOC

In the Blenhalm passage, Back Reach

Canton.

CAUTION -Vessels from seaward pass this, baoy on the Pest band and on no account pass between the buoy and the village.

Approved,

E. B. DREW.

Commissioner.

"A. HOLZ,

Harbour Master.

Canton, and Sepetmber, 1998.

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THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA (DIRECT).

THE Company's Steamship

"TAI LEE,"

Captain Nock. will be despatched for the above Port TO-MORROW, the 7th instust, at P.M. Instead of us previously advertised

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SHEWAN TOMES, & CO., General Managers. Hongkong. 6th September, 1898.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

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FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL, (Taking through Cargo for WESTERN AUSTRA- LIAN PORTS)..

HE Company's Steamship

THE

"PATROCLUS"

Captain Dickens, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 8th lastan, at Noon.

For Freight, apply to

RUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

Hongkong, 6th September, 1899.

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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR MANILA.

HE Company's Steamship

THE

"SUNGKIANG,"

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Captain Readle, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the gth Instant, at Noor.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

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Hongkong, 6th September, 1808.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR SWATOW.

THE Compary's Steamship

"JASON,"

Captain Lycett, will be despatched SATURDAY, the 10th instant, at Noon,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenta.

Hongkong, 6th September, Rg8.

an

`INGER ALK

SARSAPARILL RA

EMONADE.

AST BERKYADE, &c.

DAKIN, CRVICKSHANK & CO. WATERS are made under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist, and will bear compa rizon with the best English Manufactures..

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, Messes and ol ei Largs Consumers.

my complaints should be addressed to the

Manager,

Hongkong. si March, 1897-

TAKE NOTE.

IT IS UNIVERSALLY ÁÐMITTED THAT

* dillon of

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T DICHOMA RV CCM use of wohl En DICTIONARY Can Compare with the New WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY. At the office of the Hongkong Telegraph you can see, and procure los Srx DOLLARS, & Copy Diane Webster of Websters, the intest and most emphatic proof that Zabor omnia vincit.

A. S

WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.

ÄERATED 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 PRIORS are only half those charged in England.

WATERS MANUFACTURED BY US are acknowledged by the leading English [1073 makers to be equal to those of their

own production.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL. (Taking through Cargo for WESTERN AUSTRA· LIAN PORTS).

THE Company's Steamship

"DARDANUS," Captain Gregory, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the 16th Instant

...For Freight, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents,

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Hongkong, 6th September, 1898.

NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

STEAMSHIP MOGUL," FROM PORTLAND OR, YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND MOJI.

HE above Steamer having arrived, Can-

THE

SIR EDWARD FRANKLAND, K..., U 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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During the Sommer Months, all ÆRATED WATERS should be kept in a cool place, preferably in an ICE CHEST OF REFRIGERATOR, until

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WEATHER REPORT,

NOTES AND COMMENTS. We are beginning to grow somewhat used to Reuter's surprises, which are hurled upon us like "bolts from the blue,"

and now, as though no such a move had been made upon the part of Russia, we are suddenly confronted with a proposal for the establishment of an Anglo-German Alliance which is to partake of an offen-

The Observatory report to-day says:-On sive and defensive character. What is the the 6th at 11.45 am. The barometer has fallen cause of the new re, If indeed there is a little la S. China, and remains almost stendy any move at all, why have Germany elsewhere. Pressure is near the normal on the and Great Britain suddenly evinced such an Chlon coast generally. Gradients slight for E. unbounded regard for one another? Can winds in the North, and for S.W, winds in the It be that Russia's designs are at the bot-Saath. FORECAST :-Light S.W. winde ; fine. tom of it all and that Germany and Great Britain have come to the conclusion that her proposals for a universal and lasting peace are simply, as we suggested in a former Issue, put forward in order to gain time to arrange her internal affairs before proceeding further upon her course of aggression in the Far East?

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tar now-Chinese cralser Harthis left to-day for the North,

FOR disorderly behaviour a boatman was to day fined $5 or 14 days.

THE statement published by the Nove my Rabella in the Red Sea is deuled. that Rusala had acquired the Sultanate of

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THE foundellan stone has been laid of the monument to be erected la Deblio to Wolle Tone and the United Irishmen, to celebrate the centenary of the Irish Rebellon of 1798. The ceremony was made the occasion for an immense Nationalist demonstration, at which the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of Dublin, the Irish Mem- bers of Parliament, and delegates from many continental cities and from the United States attended. Perfect order prevalled throughout the ceremony.

ACCORDING "to a recent understanding all the steamship companies have charged 6f sen per case for matches to Hongkong since the 16th alto. The match exporters of Kobe and Osaka have protested against the increase, and applied freight to go sea-the old rate; or if that cannot to the local office of the H. Y. K, to redace the

te dose, to agree to make a rebate on special contracts covering specified time. The request has been related and the match ex- porters are now carrying the matters to the Head Office of the N.Y.K. in Tokio. It is further sald

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I hear also that Aguinaldo is getting tire agam. Of course he will feel that things have differently from what be expected and ROOD YILY Be is no doubt much aggileved in the actoni reale. He will besides have a difficult job with Als patriots who will also feel aggrieved and might lay the blame of the whole thing on him. The Filipinos will be a hard lot to satisly after held alarms length and told to keep quiet and walt till somebody else decides what is to be done with them. They, of course, can't are that they are quite unfit to govern themselves and even if they were fit for that they would still be soable to defend themselves against foreign aggression. Supposing the Americans were lo leave to-morrow and band the whole thing over to Aguinaldo what could he with his rebel, ce there of the natives who balatho Tagalos woNG rather rabble army do in the way of governing than they did the Spaniards. There would be balf a dozen Witte wa golog on all the time among them.

There is a small exmpaign going on now down it the islands. Aguinaldo sent down "troops" to asias as much land as possible before the Americans gat there or peace WIE signed. They have selked the Spanish stations Island $43.000 from the Spanish treasuries. in Palawan and they appropriated in the next

Captala-General Rios is reported to have got together a flotila of small bosts which attacked one of Aguinaldo's 10 called "troopships, and

Hongkong and the others direct for San sunk her with great loss of life. ***

Two American troopships leavo-to-day via Francisco.

SPORT ON THE UGANDA RAILWAY.

We opened camp on a cestalo spot along the

Who could have foretold even a week ago that any such even a possibility of an Anglo-German Alliance existed? Nothing pointed to the fact and indeed there seemed more probability of a collision between

THE American and Spanish Cabinetu huvd the two nallons over the Philippine ques-rendered thanks to the French Government for tion than an alliance both offensive their good offices in securing peace. and defensive. But the telegram goas

THE steamer Mogul, from Japan, reports that to state that the alliance is to .be formed in certain

On Sunday afternoon she passed some wreckage eventualitles and what those eventualltles are we are

and a body which appeared much decomposed. unable to say, That the relations be THE returns of the number of vialtors to the CRy tween the two nations are cordial is shown by the withdrawal of the German objec Hall Mascum for the week ended Sept. 4th tions to the purchase of Delagoa Bay and European, 176; Chinese, 1,885; total the Portuguese East African possessions

3,061. by Great Britain and the abolition of the Egyptain mixed tribunals, while we give scheme in Asia Minor. our assent to the German colonizing of 20,000 perions, and great numbers of digger Stites this class of vessals has been recognized fog could be found. My Parlibl boy on kla

FAVOURABLE reports continue to come from Klondyke, Dawann Clly has now a population

For a few days work kept as very busy, but as the line progressed and railhead" went further we could give buratives, myself and a couple of assistants who remaised behin to work the station; a few hours rest by turns,

The first day I kept at work the others went out to sivey the country and to wre what shoot-

the breeze." He was not long away eating own account cleared out to the evening to "ext Aawah, there was a panther after eating him. The mau ran like mad falo a camp belonglog left their tants, and with yells of fear ran to cooiles, who taking the alarm from hi towards the station encampment. It was an amusing sight to me standing at the Rail- of men running for all they were worth for no

and looking 01 way Station apparent cats! A Lumexist says he knows xaco strains its neck to see what its predecessar that the second and euch following horse in

faster he cannot guess. Neither could I then

that if their representations in that quarter fall line, pot in a "siding, crossed irslas and made they will appeal to the authorities. The match a sort of temporary statlan. No samme forib- exporters would appear to consider that they coming for this parilcalar place it was called are better jadges of the interests of the steam-mile 117, and put down on our books Railway ship companies than the representatives of the Station calle say. companies themselves.—Kode Herald, EUROPEAN aval poweri, are paying much attration to simored cruisers and each country differs as to type and sizes. Since the Now York and Brooklyn were built in the United

as being of great value and France in the Extra- But we belleve that the reason for the

castsour made almost an exact copy of the New alliance Is to be found in the Far Eastern

Verk, excepting the speed, which in the French question, and in the aggressive policy

ship le less than in the American. Rurals has of Russia and France. Germany's inte-

ballt the Ruri and Rossía of 10,933 and rests lying in Shantung, and the fact of her having acquired the

12,130 tons and is bullding another of 12,336 port of

tans, Great Britain is building four of 11,000 Kiaochow, and made it a free port,

tons, and in France one af 12,718 tons, with coupled with her assurances that her de- signs in the Far East were not antagonis DESPATCHES received from Washington state ship is to be named the Sufren and will be 418 16,200 heisa power, is shortly to be begun. The tic to those of Great Britain, it may be that the American warships bombarded Man-feet in length and a beam of 71 feat a inches, is running lèt, but why the leader russ all the that an alliance is to be formed for the maintenance of the integrity of China.saulio twenty-thice mlantes before the signature | Ausizia, on the other hand, does not run into guess why my hay was leading. They came up We lay claim to Immense interests of the peace protocol, but the result of the born. in the valley of the Yangtze, Germany bardment at the time the despatches were for- has obtained large concessions in Shan-warded was opcertain, tung and what should be more natural LORD George. Hamilton, replying to a question than for the two nations work hand in hand for the protection of

Faid that he was coresponding with the Gov. ernment of India regarding the fatore arrange ments to safeguard the Khyber, and to this

to

their interests in these two regions? At all events, a union between the two nations cannot but lead to the benefit of both and we should welcome it as one of the greatest achievements of the age. As yet, however, we have only a rumour of the Anglo-German entente and until fuller details are available it is impossible to discuss its probable results or effects upon the Far East.

The Spanish-American war appears to have thrown everything else into the shade, and for the last few months we have had nothing but stories of fights and gested, adopted and abandoned, and prospective fights, of plans of action sug-

everyone appeared to forget, at least we In China did, that the British had another of their little wars in hand, which, though small as our wars go, was probab ly fully as bloody as the Spanish-American war. A great action has just been fought in the Soudan in which Sir H. H. KITCHENER has defeated and dispersed the army of the Khalifa and has captured OMDURMAN, yet the probabilities are that the greater portion of Far Eastern residents will merely glance at the news and take it as a matter of course.

are arriving dally. The supply of provisions is ample for the time being. CAPI, HASTINGS bad a large list before bim at the Magistracy today but he got through the causes in most expeditions manner and his common:ente way of dealing with things gave #aitsfaction to all except the offenders brought before him.

connection the correspondence included the question of the defialtion of relations between the local corps and British officers appolated thereto-

Now that Mr. Gladstone is dand there are only three men living who were members of the House of Commons, when, on the oth of November, 1837, the Queen opened her first parlament. These are Mr. Leader, member for Westminster; Mr. Horst, member for Horsham; M, Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, member for Malton. row Earl Fiswillım.

Ar the Harbour Office 10-day before Comdr, Rumicy, Harbour Master, an A.B. belonging to the American ship State of Matne, was charged with refosing duty. As the Cupiale did not appear the case was adjɔorned till to-morrow morning. In the Police Conit the case would have been dismissed falling satifactory ex- planation for the non-appearance of complainant, Ti Marshal Deodoro aad Marshal Floriano, coast defence ships of 3161 tons, building to Franca for the Brazilian navy, are fitted with the faclined turrets designed by Chlol Constructor Hicbborn, U. S. N. Considerable weight is Our own troops appear to have stood raved by having the armored turret top taclipe telegram annoucing the victory records will offer the resistance of 1c inches placed the brunt of the fighting, for the Reuter's acgle wberoby a thickness of 8 inches the fact that the British loss amounts to a vertically, the loss of the Egyptian troops is only We learn from the Fapan Ganelle tout a police- hundred killed, including two officers while twenty, The 12th Lancers have, It

man named Yashiro Salyel, belonging to the seems, suffered heavily, losing twenty-one | Sapporo Police Station, who has been under- charge, in which Lieutenant GazNFELL Sapporo District Court on a charge of having was killed. The losses of the enemy are tortured a Japanese, has been found guilty. It not stated, but when one takes into account appears that when a fực bioke out in the village the less sustained by our own men and

where the policeman was on duty on May noth the well-known fanaticism of the Mahdist troops to whom they were opposed It is

Jani he, bellewing that a man, Kobase by name, easy toimagine that the butcher's bli

was guilty of incendiariam, took him to his must have been a large one.

office and lying his arms and body with ropes tortured bim The man,, noable to withstand the pain to which he was pat, confessed against his will that he had committed the offence, In spite of this he was left bound. till the morning of the following day and be died from the pffects of the mal-treatment.

mammoth dimensions, but contents a:lf with a vers of 5100 tons and 8600 horse power, to bava a speed of 20 knáte, ARMOR-PIERCING projectiles in the British navy are put to very severe tests before being accepted from the contractor, In the first place they must be of forged and bardened steel, ⋅ annealed

Before the ballial strain by being cooled to 40 at least 1200 degrees Fahrenheit after forging,

degrees and plunged into water at 180 to 313 degrees and again cooled off to 40 degrees the shell to hydraulic pressure of 500 pounds to The cext trial is by subjecting the interior of

the square fech. The final fest is their ability to penetrate armor, and two projectiles are taken ai random from the lot to be accepted and fired with plate in thickness one add one-eighth the shot. If two out of three projecilles pass through plate a velocity of 1500 feet per second agatovė a strol

and wood backing witboat material cracks or delormation the lot is accepted. Other alter nila tests are to penetrate a nickal-steel oll-

tapered and annealed armor plate 41 locher thick for 8-inch 59 inches for xo-loch and 7 Incher for 12-fach shell. With a striking velocity of goo foot seconds two out of three shells must pass through without breaking up or belog materially deformed,

THE GYMKHANA.

The following is the Programme for the Gymkhana to be bold on Saturday next, toth September, commencing at 4 p.m. 2- POLO BALL RACES to hit a Polo Ball from op. posite the Winning Post on the inner Race Course, down the course, lound a post and back through a gon's entries to be made fo pairs; esch one of a pair to hit their Polo Ball In turn to be decided la hests; three pairs to start in each beat; Pott antiless entrance free; prizes presented from the Gymkkuma Ford,

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OCCAFICACC.

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panting "Sahab Cheeta, Shair," My bay fetched out my gun, and leaving some coolies to watch the camp and office we went in the direction of the deserted tents, my bay leading. He becomes wonderfully brave with gun in company. We went a short distance beyond I thought it prudent to re'ora and go out again the coolle comp, but as it was fast getting dark the next morning, which we did, and though fish footprints of leopard, huffilo, deer, etc. were secu and we tramped about for some time we did not come upon the animal. A day or two passed quietly, and my boy went by the same quarter to bring some mullan for breakfast, a the cooltes had filed a goat that coming--a sre He was returning with a fine shoulder, and instead of coming straight home took a circuitous route. He is a great chap for taking an airing out even with the sun high overbed. Mr. Leopard was also out for fresh

and he made known his appetite and presence air and meat and it was known that the bute was lucklog about that vicinity. Well spots was hungry and thomaston washanglog temptingly, with a yell. There was a second yeit too from the boy and a ane and the matton on the ground. This time the coolles were at work, and there was no one to jola Glipta in his race. Tha menundred had a more fost the day before, and could not go about his work. That sore his not not troubled him since,

We collected a few coatles and went for the the platelaylag department and mysli. The mutton stealer-two guns, a man belonging to coolles beat about for some time, but spo's had disappeared from the scene of bi mulica. adventure, lo a ravine close by to a pool of water, and we guessed he would Ee about there and raie enough we apled him in a busk of undergiawth lolsurely watching our movements. The country Brand beleg raiber clear of jungle there was no spot that would afford a hiding place that when a single animal is hunted with beaters to Mr. Leopard, and I knew from expericace in daylight it will always seek & means of escape. and never turn on lis pursuers. We could JustSED the brots's heid, his twinkling eyes affording a fine farget. I could have bad a steady delibe rato alm, bai to mako zu's wa, moved a bit hearer. Spots argued that he mutton owners WEIH getting enbealthily pear and be made of with a bound like a brated deer. I missed a ßne chance.

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signees of Cargo are hereby requested to required for use. The Bottles should killed and twenty wounded in a cavalry going preliminary trial fer some time at the TUMPING COMPETITION; open to Chlaa ponies, but seeing tim ran pot more brass into me, and

send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature be stored with the necks downward and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.

so that the corks are covered by the water. This will prevent an escape of gas taking place and rendering the waters more or less flat.

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

fr.

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DODWELL, CARLILL & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 6th September, 1898. UNITED STATES AND CHINA-JAPAN STEAMSHIP LINE.

FROM NEW YORK AND STRAITS.

*HE Steamship

THE

"INDRALEMA," having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cugo by her are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the

the Kolom and Godown Company, Limited, at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before Noon, TO-DAY,

Cargo remaining undelivered after the 13th instant will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Consignees are requested to present all Claims for damages and/or shortages not later than

the 20th August otherwise they will not be recognised.

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Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE MATHESON & Co. Aguais. Hongkong, 6th September, 1898. [1+W_1050 €

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

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

Hongkong, 5th September, 1868.

AN APPEAI.

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THE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN CONVENT, CAINE ROAD, begs most respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents ol

REUTER'S MESSAGES..

DEFEAT OF THE KHALIFA-CAPTURE OF OMDURMAN,

LONDON, September 3rd, Oi Friday Gencial Sir H. H. Küchner ATTENTION was recently called in the House of defeated and dispersed the Khalifa's Army after of Commons to the fact that twenty-eight wa five hours fighting and then occapled Omdur vessels were la coneso of constracilon at privato man,Piso cavalry and gunboats paraulag the shipyards in Great Beltais for foreign countries, Khalifa's A my. The British loss amounted to and Arnold Foster desired to introduce a bill 100, including Litat, Grenfell of the rath Lan-making it obligatory upon the builders to salin. cera, and Captain Caldecots of the Warwicks, quish the ships to the British Government in who were the only Officers killed. The Egyptian the event of a demand to that effect, The jou was 20,--that of the enemy is not stated. Teo 31st Lancers (12th) loss 21 allied and Armstrong Company at Elswick, which is the had 20 wounded la a brilliant cavalry charge in however, given it as their opinion that as soon principal builder of forelga war vessels, had, which Lient, Grenfell was killed FRANCE-RESIGNATION OF THE WAR ment for which a ship was being ballt, the ves as a first payment had been made by the Govera

sel became the property of that particular M. Cavaignné has resigned because he is country and the ballder had no sight to turn the unable to asical to a revision of the Dreyfus ship over to any other except with the docent of {690 Cass,

the contracting government,

Hongkong and the Coast Ports, for their kind patronage and support, and desires to state that the will be pleased to receive orders for all kinds of NEEDLE WORK.

Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Cuff and Collars renewed an old ones.

Ladies

and Children' Under-clothing, Children's Dresses, and all kinds of Ebroidery, Materials can be supplied, if required.

The Superiorcas will also be most grateful for any. PAPER, of old ENVELOPES to be made into Books for the Children of the Poor Schools, wko are taught by the Siature.

Vidajang, #364. Apel), tõ91.

MINISTER.

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over a seller of Jumps selected by the working this is bat natural, We followed, more ccolios commitee; 1st mixt, cap presented from coming on the scone and inspiring their com the Gymkhams Funds and, $10 vix entries rides with a greater feeling of security 300 or event becomes valds Post entfest entrance yards off was a wooden bildge over the narrow free.

ravine. Spots gol under this, and a better place LADIES NOMINATION; Each competitor must for good free shot could not be expected. He whilst at full speed pass an upright bamboo could be seen crouching, watching cur approach. and with one band take the tennis ball placed I got the men to gather some dry grase nud on the top of the bamboo and then withest stand by and light it, so that if the brate was aleckenleg speed pass a mot at a given dis only wounded the fire would keep him from fance from the set and throw the ball over the charging us. When within about fifty yards or net to the lady on the other side of the wet less I took a good steady aim; the left shoulder who must catch the ball. Polnis will be was exposed." A tentfic rost followed the report given for speed and catch. Three runs. First of the gun, and with a bound he wit out and and second prizes presented from the Gym. making for the bush of undergrowth passing. us khana Fund, Poit entries entrance free, quite class. The poor brain did cat, bawover, WREITLING ON HORSEBACK.—Barebacked. No reach the busb., He sark on the gresi rolling LADIES NOMINATION; competitors will start cross to the encampment:

spars allowed; Post entries. Entrance free.

and writhing in pain, and that was the last of him. The natives were overjoyed and slung li diamonated from a given point on the Race

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