V.G-Day's Advertisements.
PAINLESS DENTISTRY,
R. STEPHENS, DENTIST, of Singapore,
month Dely. Hongkong for t
FEES :- STOPPING 1 PXTRACting teetH $3. LAUGHING GAS $5. ARTIFICIAL TEETH
DR STEPHENSertence, will shortly rialt
$5
For app intments address
WANTED!
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A POSITION by watered, 26
perlented English gaverness, 26 yours, Masc. Plabo, and Violin; "Laoganges, Franch, German.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1898.
Entimation.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
MANUFACTURERY OF
AERATED WATERS.
ejo Hongkong Telegraph Office. | AERATED WATERS of our manu- Flonykong, 1st October, 1898,
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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.
THR PRICHS are only half those charged in England.
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Hongkong, tat (einh*r, 18GB.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED
FOR SOURABAYA AND SAMARANG,
T
IE Company's Steamship
"FOOCHOW."
Captain Smale, will be despatched as above on MONDAY, the 3d Initani, at 10 A.M.
For Freight or Paysage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, ret Ocieber, 1898.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI,
'HE Company's Steamship TH
"HAIMUN,"
WATERS MANUFACTURED BY US are acknowledged by the leading English makers to be equal to those of their own production.
SIR EDWARD FRANKLAND, K.C.D., D.C.L., P.R.S., .F.C.S., &c. the greatest 70 living authority or 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."
Captein Hodging, will be despatched for the above Paris, on TUESDAY, the 4th lastaut, at 10 AM.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LÁPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 10 on bér: 1995, NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANĄ, (FLORIO & RUPATTINO UNITED COMPANIES.)
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During the Summer Months, all ERATED WATERS should be [180 kept in a cool place, preferably in an ICE CHEST or REPRIGERATOR, until required for use. The Bottles should be stored with the necks downward so that the corks are covered by the MESSINA, NAPLES, LEGHORN and water. This will prevent an escape of gas taking place and rendering the waters more or less flat.
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND BOMBAY. Having connexion with Company's Mall Steamers to ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID,
GENOA,
ALSO
VENICE and. TRIESTE, all MEDITERRA- NEAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE and SOUTH AMERICÁN PORTS up to
CALLAO.
Taking Cargo at through rates to PERSIAN
GULF and BAGDAD,
ALSO
BARCELONA, VALENZA, ALICANTE, ALMERIA and MALAGA.
*JIE Steamship
"LETIMBRO,"
Captain Be'stro, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 6th Instant, at Noon,
At BOMBAY the Steamers are discharging in VICTORIA DOCK.
Tax China and Hongkong trado with Pinang in 1897 shows an increase of about $300,000 in Imports, equal to about 1j per cent. Exports declined by a little over 9 par cent. There were Increased imports of tice, wheat flour and tobacco, and less exparty of tin, vattens’and pepper.
THE Ajax, the first of the "blue fanuels" balls by Mr. Holt in 1865 for the voyage from London to China za the Cape, has bean sold to sa Italian shipowner. The Ajax was 36 dayı odd | in sccompilihleg her fitatiran'la Mauritius, and then she came on to Perang, Singapore and Hongkong. Since that time she has beca rud- ning regularly.
TIGERS are getting bad in the Kinis district, Perak, one carrying away a young Malay woman of Batu Kavang, three miles from Kuala Diping, within a stone's throw of a large kampang. Bat it was, IT p.m., and the lady went down to the
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THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held si 12.30 p.m. to-day. His Excellency the Pfficer Admalulstoring the Goverment, Major-General Wilsone Black, C.B., presided, and there were | also present-Han. T. S. Smlib (Acting Ca- lonial Secretary), Han, R. D. Ormsby (Director of Public Works), Hon, F. H. May, C.M.G. (Captain Superintendent of Pallce), Hon. W. M. Thomson (Acting Colonist Treasurer), Hon. R. M. Rumsey (Harbour Master), Hon. H. E. Pollock (Acılog Attorney General) the Hon. C. P. Chator, C.M.G., Hon. Dr. Ho Kal, Hon. Wel A Yak, and Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving, unofficial members.
MINUTES.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed,
THE ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Mr. H. E. Pollock was duly sworn in as Acting Goodman. Attorney General in the absence of Hon, W. M.
ORDIN OF THE DAY.
The Hon. Acting Cal. Secretary moved the river without her husband knowing it, although first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordiance to she was accustomed to go nightly. Two brothers apply a sum not exceeding two militons vs. were also carried of one after, the other, at..bundred and eighty-seven thousand eight hon. Chlgar Galah, Koala Kangınṛ,
dred and platty-eight dollars and cighly cents to the Public Service of the Year 1899-
THE band of the Hongkong Regiment will play the following programme to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon in the grounds of the Officers? Meas,
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Kowloon :-
March.....**! Renu [léal.'!..........................Sanaa Euphonion Fela." I Masnadier.",
• Ektarado Selection.......Reminiscences af Seeland,
"Potpoul:."...
Computra."
God Sara The Que,"
Ven!! Raval Gofret
..... Xikert
Quziville Galop.c
A BOA, seventeen leet long, belonging to a Jew entered Chinaman's bed-room next door, in
Cholla Street, Penang, one night recently. On
the Chinaman crying out, a policeman daiħed in
and seized the repille. The Jew also rushed in, track the policeman, and released the snake.
Help came to the policeman who arrested the Jew and his snake... The Magistrate fined the Jew fire dollars for auratting the policeman. The man paid the fine and took the box away. Tu heng of the charge against Mr. Gedge's chair coolle of disorderly conduct was resumed to-day.. Iwas shown that the constable had no truncheon on the day named, and the chalz was produced and gave every appearance of baring been broken by a big stone. His Wore ship sald he had never come across such a clar
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He said Your Excellency and honcurable members. Imay mention that the first rending has been brought on earlier than usual; but the object was to enable the bill by instructions to be passed 10 as to enable the Secretary of Stats for the Colonies to give ti bls approval before the end of the year.
The Postmaster General seconded and the
mation was corried.
ADJOURNMENT. The Consell then adjourned till 3 p.m. on Üctober 10th.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,"
. The annual meeleg of the above club was held at the City Hall 3.30 p.m. to-day. There were present:- Hon, C. P. Chater (Chairman) Lt. Col. The O'Gorman, Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving, Messrs. R. M. Gray, J McKie D. Gillies G. C. Master, Mr. Grote, T. F. Hongh (hop, Secre Fallarron, Percival, E. W. Raner F. McKay, ary), Capt. Tillett, Movers. I. Japp, G. C.
P. Jardan and Bruton.
The Clerk of the Coarse (Mr. T. F. Hough) read the following report of the Gymkhana Committee During the four Gymkhanas were held, vis, on 16th past tommer April, 21st May, 2nd July and 3rd September,
| Irving and C. P. Chater, Mesurs. Glilles, R. M of the inland waterways to evigation such Gray, M. Grals, O. F. Harton, T. Jackson, Hon. { vissels will prove extremely useful for patrol F. H. May, - Lient,-Col. The O'Gorman Hos. T. H. Whlinhard.
PROGRAMME "OF THE PEKING RACE MEETING OF AUTUMN 1599.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, NOV. 4'h and jib.
(Weather Permitting.) Stewards-His Excellency Ste Claude Mac Donald, KC x C.M.G His Excellener, Baron Calkana de Wahlborn; His Excellency Monsieur Pichon: His Excellency Buran C. de Vinck de Deux Orp Monsieur A. Pavlow; R, E. Bieden Esquire: Dr. von Prittwitz and Giffron (Fudge); Smollett Campbell, Esquire; C. W. Campbell, Esquire: Cal Holmatrom, Esquire; and F. W. Mais, Esquire, Clerk at the Coarse (Starter).
VIRST DAY.-FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH. The LIEN HA CHIH STAKES, value $...; for Chias pentes; weight for lachat as per scale; entrance $. Three quartans of a mile. The MAIDEN PLATE, valus $...; first pany $...] second pany $...; for China ponies owned by members of the Peking Cleb that have never run at any meeting; weight for inches as per acale; entrance $5. One mile. The AUTUMN CUP, presented for China ponies; weight for inches av per scale; entrance $5. One mile and a quarter,
The AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN CUP, valas $1ço; presented by H.E. Bason Czĺkann de Wahl. bern; for China pantes owned by members of the Peking Club; weight for faches as per scale; winners of one race at this or any pre- vlous Meeting to carry gibs, extra ; of two or more races 7ībs, extra ; arcand pony to receive 50 per cent, of the entries; entrance $10. Oos mile and a quieter THE VISITORS' STAKRI ; value $....; prés sented; for China ponies owned by members of the Peking Club; weight for Inches as per scale; winners of one race at this or any previous meellog to carry 5 lbs, exīra, di twa or more rides 7 Iba extra first pany to receive 60 per cent.; second pony, 30 per cent.; and third, 10 per cent.; entrance $5 One mllc,
THE CRITERION FLATE; valse $......; fox griffins of this meeting owned by members of the Peking Club; weight for inches as per scale; winners of this meeting to carry 5 lbs. extra; cntrance $5. One mile and a quarter.
care of ying in all his life and scretely com-razeting et 2nd July was brought of after two...CUP; value... presented; for China ponies;
mented as the case. He fired defendant gra for disorderly behaviour and $5 for using the word "barbarian" towards the constable, Mr. Gedge did not appear today,
TAX typhoon, for which the black drum was
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. halsted yesterday, entered the coast this morning
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY
Established A.D, 1841.
gkong, 5th September, 1of!
BIRTH.
On the qui ulto, si Ne, 5, Waterloo Street, Sing now, the wit of Capt. B. MORIER steam- abip Gorgon, of a son.
MARRIAGE.
On the old ulto, at the Presbyterian Church, For Further Particulars regarding Freight and Singapore, by the Rev. Stephen Walker, M.A.. CARL GERRITT SCHWARZ to ESTHER MARIE Passago, apply to
widow at the fate W. D. BRADBURY of Oldham. DEATH.
CARLOWITZ & Co, Agents. Hongkong, 1st October; 1808.
(1134 AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIĠA- TION COMPANY. (UNDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE AUSTRIAN
GOVERNMENT),
STEAM FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, KARKACHI, ADEN, MASSAỮA, SUEZ, PORT SAID, FIUME AND TRIESTE.
(Taking Cargo at through rates to SOUTH AZPICA, CALLUTIA, PERSIAN-GULI, KED SEA, BLACK SEA, LEVANT and ADRIATIC PORTS).
THE
HE Company's Steamship
"TRIESTE," Captain A. Mitis, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the 7th instant, P.M.
Silk and Valuables are transhipped on arrival
at Bombay to an accelerated licen
At Surabaya, Java, nẹ the 2nd September, PAUL GALSTAUN, aged 15 years late Engineer of the sugar-estate # Badas," "and formerly of Singapore. Deeply regretted. R. I. P.
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near Amoy. Hongkong residents may congra (clate themselves upon his having missed the colony, for the F. E. Telegraph Co/s station at Sharp Peak reports, "Terrific typhoon passed over during night." Ships, arriving from the north will doubtless have some Heely experience to report. All the telegraph lines to Foochow have been interropted and telegrams for that
port have now to be despatched from Sharp
Peak by boat until such time as the lines can be repaired. It is to by hoped that the page of the typhoon will bring the late hat and opprenive weather to a close and that we may shortly welcome the commencement of our cool
The elements were raiber agṭinal us and the
portponements. Regarding the Gymkhana of the 3rd September, it war-found that the several events look longer to get through than had buen anticipated when the programme was drawn up. Certain of them were, therefore, held over for competion until the following Saturday (10th September) when with the addition of other
events an extra Gymkhana was held. The meet- lags so far have been exceptionally well of attended and have been productive much healthy recreation to those who pai- fonts and took part in them. The accounts are sill open, but it is satisfactory to note that to-day the balance to the credit of the food with the Hon. Treasurer stands at $976.93 There are Billy outstanding and the tanning expenses of the next Gymkhana to provide for bot the subilantial credit at the faith of the sesso, "Committee look forward to carrying over a
Je to proposed to hold a meeling of the Com- another-Gymkhan mittee shortly to consider the programme for
Mr Lewis thought it would be much more to. TER Universal Gasifia states that it is reposted the interests of the Jockey Club if the Stewards that as soon as it became known in Peking tal
would take a greater fateres la the Gymkhana Kang Yu-wel was a proscribed man most of bland introduced more racing events into pro- personal followers and disciples started to hide, and amongst them was the well-known M.A.,
grammes.
The Chalimas pointed cut that the Gymt. Lana meetings were arranged by their own Commiten. The Jockey Club stewards word
The Hongkong Gelegraph Liang Chito, former Editor of the Chinese only stewards ex affecto of the Gymkhans.
HONGKONG, Saturday, October 1, 1898.
REUTER'S MESSAGES. DEATH OF THE QUEEN OF DENMARK.
LONDON, September 29th.
The death of the Quren of Denmark is announced.
THE FRENCH IN THE SOUDAN, The Times declares that an Immediate, and For information as to Passage and Freight complete evacuation by the French, of the Nile
apply to
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SANDER, WIELER & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 1st October, 1803.
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALCUTTA.
HE Steamship
THE
"LIGHTNING," Captain J. G. Spence, will be despatched for the above Ports on SATURDAY, the 8th instant, #13 P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, 1st October, 1868.
Intimations.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK
COMPANY,
PICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS,
Progress magazine. It le reported that he snlred Mr. Lewis said his remarks were only with Tientsin by train but did rot dare to appear regard to the Gymkhana funds. It would be npenly anywhere, although most analous to telean inducement to several owners to keep ponies graph to his friends in Shanghai, about the over the summer if they had the privilege of Catastrophe which was impending over Kangracing them. and his trends. Bat Ling had no pencil or pen to write the mesinge nor did he dare to ask
any one for It. At last he picked up a plece of charcoal on the road on the outskirts of the city of Ticolls and with this in his hand he found a retired spot where he fadiled on a ragged scrap of paper & warning to his friends at this port where there is an institution called the Tatung Book Translating Barena, established by a recent Imperial edict by Liang Chi-isao himself, The sit here therefore gained enough time to
themselves.xcarce before the Shanghai
Mr. Master proposed that the Gymkhana meeting be held as heretofore during the east- ing year,
Colonel The O'Gorman seconded. Carried,
The Chairman wald :-The accounts have been to your hands, Gentlemen, for several days and have doubtless been carefully gone into by you. You will observe that we commenced with debit balance of $77,618.54, and close with one of 326,233.89-a differènes of $1,454.65, which hen added to $1 160.47 (payments account bew
weight for Inches as per scale ;, winners of one race at this or any previous meeting la carry 5 lbs, extra, of two or more races 7 lbs,
• extra; entrance $5. One mile. The PIKING STARIS, value $........ a fored entry of $5 for all pooles entered at this meetfog; frst pony 10 reselve 60 per cent, of the stakes with ... added from the funds second pony, go per cent; third 'pony, to` per cent,;,weight for inches as per scale; griffion that have not wen a rece allowed 5 lbs. Ose mlle and a balf, The HACK RACE, for dona fide Hacks; post entiles; catch weight over ija ibi.; entrance $3. Half a mile.
The PIKING ST. LEGIS, value $... Excep. SICOND DAY-SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH,
stakes of $10 each wiik §... added from the fand; first pony to receive 60 per cent. ́second pany 30 per cent., and third pony 10 per cent.; for ponies that have not run pre- vlous to the spring meetings of 1898; weight fpr trches as per scale; winners of one race at this or the spring meetings to carry 5 ibf of two or more races 7 lbs. extra; grins allowed 3 Ibr. One milé and a half," THE LOTTERY CUP; value for China ponies; weight for inches per scale: winners of are race at this meeting to carry 7 Ibs. exita, of two or more races 10 ibs, exla entrance $5. Tures quisiers of palles. THE KHARTOUM CUP; Walue $150 cresented; for China poules owned by members of the Pektag Club weight for leches as per scale ; winners of one race at this or any previous meeting to carry 5 lbs. extra, of two or more races 7 lbs. extra; recond pony to receive 50 per cent. for the entries; entrance $5. One mile and a quarter.
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purposes, The want of such vegtelt was badly shown the olter day when the Tweed was the only available vessel for despatch from Hong- one to Wachow on the Kwang-si dista bances taklög place.
CORRESPONDENCE.
[We do not nectararily anicres the opinions expressed by
Correspondents in thle soluman] THE FRONTIER, EXTENSION; RESER. VATION OF KOWLOON CITY TO CHINA; AND THE IMPERIAL MARITIME CUSTOMS.
To v KOTOR OF THE "Hawaxena TLROPAPH." SIR-Having read, in your issue of the 15th alt, the latter of the Chairman of the Roog- kong Chamber of Commercs to the President of the London Chamber of Commerce and your comments on same under the bending of “Tha Customs Question " I take the liberty of address. you a letter on the subject to giv you the inner working's of that excellent but overrated views of one who has seen considerable of the
service the Chinese Imperial Musilime Customs.
To begin we mail remember that when dis cussing the action of the Chinese Cartoms fa status in the British Colony of Hongkong wa puicing forward preposterous clxima in regard to
*ure in reality discusilag the action of an Indiel. doni, a Britisher by birth, but one who has since his youth thrown to his lot wholly and noisy, with the Chinese Goverement and served them devotedly and was has by sa dalag riven from Juntar position to the Bitch Consular Service, which had ha followed in the usual course would have led him to the honourable position of a full Consal la some of the treaty ports or possibly Consul General, to that of confidential adviser to the roles of the great, but inglorious, Empire el Chian, with Its teeming mlilons. An Emplie which at the prestat day is breaking up, from the combined effects of the moral and physical- permeating it to the care, and external pressure. No human power can prevent the break up this doomed empire, though the event may be postponed for one or two decades by the Great Powers withholding their hand from the work of palling down the crumbling decline to stay their hand, less than one decade mass of corruption; skvuld one or more of them --
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will see the Classe Empire reduced by half f not completely wiped out. Prerent ladications ste that more than one Great Power will, in the neat falare, proceed with the work of destrac tion.
I have said that the autocrat who roles the Chinese Customs has been a devoted servant of the Chinese Government and it is only the Government he has served, not the Chinesa pople, for he has done ought to ameliorate their lot; it is likewise extremely doubtful whe- ther the Government which has been served by blas so devotedly has been served by him well, for it seems only too evident that had be in the past years urged reformas as persistently as he has done of late and not divested that pressure which Great Britale, the.ose power friendly to the Chinese people, would have, but for him and feeble Ministers who have been her representa to-day have been in her present state of enllapse. lives in the Far East, exerted, China would nat
Probably Great Britain would now have bad ber navy, army and civil service ander control
reforming them and inspiring them with new life so that, as she is doing in Egypt, she might in due time hand over the relos of government to the native authorlifer, retaining only her right 10 pravent l ́seign powers from undoing her work of reform.
Some may say, why not not do this now, The Great Powers will not have a second Egypt, There is
only one uniwer to that; Too late 1 they have their own plans laid and the reform of the Chinese Empire has no place in them. The Chinese Government Kkewise have no wish to be reformed and though thirly, twenty, or dren ten year ago they might have sobmlitid to Great Biltila taklog forcible control of the country of rather they would have had to sobe. mit, now they would at once cell in one of the other Powers hoplog, it hoping ratoly, to retain their feedom, to continue their misrald by pitting one Great Power against another,
But to return, however, to our autocrat and his dealings with this colony it will, perhaps, be baiter to take a brief survey of his career in its bearings on bis relations with the' -Bellish Government,
Valley and the equatorial provinces, must beotal, in obedience to lastructions from Peking, } buildings), shows $2,61fay to the good on the The MONGOL PLATE--Value S...For Chlacre Gɔverament fostalled him permanently
condion precedent to all ulterior discussion,
OBITUARY.
The death is announced of Mr. Bayard, the United Sales ex-Ambassadne.
TYPHOON WARNING.
On the 2011 at 4.15 am. The typhoon is, at 'present, moving towards a point on the coast between Amoy and Swalow. Black Dram
hoisted.
The Observatory report to-day says-On (1182) the 1st at 9am.: Black Drum lowered. At 11.25am. The lyskoon entered the coast the moralng near Amoy and "will now, probably, roon fill up. The F. E. Telegraph Company's talon, Sharp Peak reports, Terrific typhoon & passed over during the night." The barometer has risen on the P. coast, and is inclined to sise in Hongkong, FORTCAST :-Strong fresh to N. W. windy; rqually, some rale. Very strong N. E. monacon along the E. coss.
alda the difference between last and ́previons years la immaterial, some charges being in excesi whilst others are a little less. For instance, the el Ticket Inspector, Clerks, &c.aro higherowing wages item and that for attendance at the meeting to more men being employed than formerly. On turning tothe credit side. ibe Entrance Fees and Subscriptions are less than 1897, while Entries more liberal support than usual that the Club re- and Nominations are $1120 more, thanks to the
The amount realised by sale of Tickets &c. shews ceived from filends from the North last meeting,
teated up the premises. Search is now belog year's working. Of the other fems on the debit made lor Llang bat, so far, it appears, unsuc cessfully.. MESSRS, BENJAMIN, KELLY AND POTTS in their Weekly Share Report s'ate :-A fair amount of business has been transacted during the week af advancing entes, and the market closes firm with buyers for most stocks. Banks-Hong kong and Shangtal Banks have ruled lightly easter with sales and further sellernist are per cent, premiam. The London quotation is 49 Nationals continue in demand at $17. Marine Insurances.Ualons have been sold at $215
fa ling off much to be regretted, while that reallued by the renta of Stands &c, shows an and are wanted at the rate. China Tenders 176. galet with sellers at $62. Stralis are offering at
Improvement of $135 which is satisfactory. UD- $8. Fire Insurance Hongkong Fires and
der the heading Šále of Tickets' &c. various Chies Fires are offering at quotations-Ship.ources of Revenue are included and the decreaSE ping.-Hoogkorg, Canton and Macao Steam-
under the heading la attributed to one of these. boats have hardened, and sales at $161, 3264 In connection with it the Stewards have held And $16 have been effected, the stock closing all recorded in the minutes for the informa
an investigation, the detalls of which` a In demand at $17. Inde Chions have alregion of the Stewards who conte alter us, and thened their poslilon and are wanted at $57 feel wars with the information before them such China and Macilar are leady ai $78. Douglas shares are offering at $52, ex the dividend of $6 a thog will not occur again. The thunks of changed hands at 89. Relinestes. China Su this investsgailen. Mr. Mackay's report and pald on the 38th foxtant, Star Ferries have
the Stewards and every member of the Club ara due to Mr. Mackay for the trouble he has taken in gars have been dealt in at $155 & $155, and close the full particulars together with a report from Bras with buyers at $157. Luvans are quoted at the Stewards I have here for the persist of any
Mining-Poolomra qalet at $57. Member wishing to see it after the meating, Telebarre esquired for at $15. Raubs aid in
Mr. Mauler seconded the motion for | demand at $36). Olivers "B" have been sold
the adop at $32. Great Easiers and Caledonians have tion of the report and suggested that the members bres placed at 35 90 and 36. Docks, Whares H.K. Back in the shaps of debentares. They did bo niked to tak up the debit balance in the and Godower-Hongkong and Whampos Docks have been placed at 246 and 247 per not want a large balance, Members bad never been asked to take up the balance but if they cent, premium. New Amoy Decks are enquired for at $13, Kowloon What! shares arcobials were he felt sure a considerable number would do able at $67. Lauds, Hotels and Bulidingsmaller over, and consult the members. Another a. He suggested that the stowards talk the Dakin, Cruickshank & Co.'s WATERS are
Hongkong Lands bare been sold at $67. Weit made under the constant supervision of a duly
Polcis have changed bande at $18, and close to thing he referred to was the lack of registration qualled English Chemist and will bear compa-. H.M.S. Flankolm valled for England to-day at request. Hongkong Hotels have found buyers of racing colours and he suggested the addition rlean with the best English Manufactures. 4 30 p.m. with the paid-off crew of the Barfur, 83, Humphrey's Estate have been done at of a rale to that effect
Special termos to HOTELS, CLUBS, Missxs and who have served a record commission of three $8 Calton Mills-All stocks under this head.
Mr. G. C. Lewis said he thought the matter other Large Consumers.
had been provided for.. Any complaints should be addressed is the yours and seven months. As she steamed pasting have ruled very quiet, with the exception of Hongkong Collors which are in demand at $50. Manager.
the fleet with her long paying-off pennant flying Miscellaneour.-A S. Watsons are wanted at Hongkong, 1st March, 1897.
he was loudly cheated by the bluejackets the graf. Electries have been bought at $81.Master about the debit balance, but this was not LEVY HERMANOS.
Blenheim returning the compliment in hearty | Tramways and enquired for ni #112 style.
SIMPLE
AERATED WATER,
SODA WATER,
INGER ALE
GINGER
LEMONADE.
SARSAPARILLA RA
ASPBERRYADE, &c.
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DIAMOND MERCHANTS JEWELLERS
WATCHMAKERS.
LOCAL AND GENERAL, SIX persons charged with unlawfully having cocklofts on their premises, Inspector Allen pre 'secuting, were to-day fined $15 each. Two shop coolles for arraulting a boarding house summer on board the steamship Chelydra were to-day fined $y of twenty-eight days. P.C. GORDON to-day charged a Chinaman with being unlawfully lo possession of twenty txels of taw oplum and two tails of prepared oplum. The man was an old offender and was fined $100 or three months
A BANGKOK paper says:-As one of the Prices Sole Agents in the East for the amalgamated w** passing yesterday fa frost of the Police, he CLEMENT, HUMBER and GLADIATOR Co., Id, DUNLOP TYRES'A BICYCLES—PRICE...$185. A special reliable Watch made for this Climate, Quality Aom................................... 15 Qzzlily Brojnamomis...$12/
10, QUBEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Opponite the Talogisyk Ošios,
$43.
LORD CHARLES BERESFORD,
Lord Charles Beresford was entertained at encountered one of his subordinates who did dinner yesterday evening by His Excellency hot salate. One of the attendants of H, R. H. | Major General Black, C.B., the Officer Adminis knocked off the man's hat and immediately a tealog the Government, at Head-quarter House, qaanilty of Chinese vermicelli rolled down the where the leading représentaires of the Colony were invited to meet 1 m, His Lordship left, face of the deloquent. He must have stolen itfor Saanghai this morning by the Paramalia' and secreted it in his head-gens,
in route for Peking,
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The motion was carried. The Chairman suld be quite agreed with Mr.
sa opportune time for Issuing debentures but it might be done in three months' time. He also agreed with the proposed registration of colours, Mr. Lewis thought the Jockey Club stewards might interest themselves more to the Gymk- hans than they did.
Some discation followed and Mr. Maiter moved and Col. The O'Gorman seconded, that next year's Gymkhana be held as heretofore.
Carried.
ELECTION OF SIKWARDI.. The undesmentioned geodlemen were elected Stewards for the ensulag year -Hon. J. J, Belle,
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The ExLGIAN CUP.-Value $100; presented
by H. E. Baron Ci de Vinck de Deax.Org. For When yet comparatively a youth he was Chinx panles owned by members of the Peking selected, on scesant of his knowledge of Chinese, Club; weight for inches RE per seal to fill the position of Inspector General of winners of one race at this meeting to cariy
Chinese Mail:ime Customs, then remporarily gibs, of two or more races solbs, extra; vacant, owing to Mr. Lay golog boma 'on' two gilfans that have not won a race allowed jours leave. Before those two years had expired Zibr.; entrance 85. One mile and a quarter, he had rendered himself indispensabit and the
griffins of this meetings weight for faches as
In the post he had botn detalled to fill tem- per scale; winners of one race to carry 7lbs., porarily. Mr. Lay did not return, in fact was of two or more races tolbs, extra; entrance
not wanted. $. Three quarters of a mile,
Here we have a young mas placed in an The CONSOLATION STAKES-Value $0 Government, surely he will serve his governe lofluential and jucrative post by the British all beaten ponies of this meating; weight for meat well, or at least forward the interests of his Inches as per scale; entrance $5 Oan mile.native country when by dolog ro he can likewise The CHAMPION STAXIS, valdo S... Pre
adoled by Their Excellencies the Ministers of the Trangli Yames; second pony to receive $............from the fund; a forced entry of $10 for each race was for all wlosers at this meeting weight for faches as per scales entrance $io. One mile and a quarter.
best serve the true interests of the country he draw: hit pay from. China of course paid the salary of its Inspector General of Castoms, wa have seen however, that the Brilsh Government appointed bija, sabject, naturally, to ble being a persona grata to bis employers.
Unfortunately the person who would be most
The NIL DEsperandum Cup, valus S... in favour with the Chlagse Government would,
For beaten griffins of this meetings weight for luches as per scale; entrance $5. Three quarters of a mile,
Entries close at a p.m., on Falday the 21x1 October. All entɛles to be addressed to the word "Entries marked premiacully on the "Clerk of the Course, Peking Club," with the envelope. Fontos to be measured at the Race Course on Saturday, the 22nd October at a p.m.
F, W. MAZE,
Clerk of the Course.
NAVAL.
The Yaroslav, belonging to the Russian Volunteer Fleet, passed through the Bosphorus
go emigrants and 180 Rustin Bae-jickets. on 31st ult, on its way to Vladivostock, with
The Rasslan Volunteer Fleet is to ba In creased by two new ocean steamern of the same | type as the Morcow, just been built in England, steamers to be used as transports between The Minister of Marine is about to order two Viadivostock and the two ports of Port Arthur and Ta-llen-was.
The Important post of Naval Adviser to the Inspector-General of Fortifications has been rendered vacant by the appointment of Captain Colville to the Barfitur, dagship of the second In command of the Chinx Squadron, and Cap tain Colville will accordingly be flag-explain to Rear-Admiral Fitzgerald."
The four new Japanena torpedo-boats to be bullt by Meners, Yarrow are to be like the first class torpedo-boat for the Austrians, called the Viper, which, with a displacement of 120 tons, and a speed of 16 knots, and not like the fur- bloe-propelled vessel of the same name now building for the British Navy, add
The shallow draught river steamers Sandpiper" and Seeps, bulit by Mains, Yarrow and Co., 10 to be despatched from Chatham to Hongkong. They will be taken to places in sections, packed, and transported by steamer. With the opening
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owing to their natural duplicity and aversion to reforms, se wa consider reforms, be the one who isvoured their pretensions; who was ready of wit and long of head to find, always, a merbod of saving them from the fulfilment of their engagements, when they were bent on evasion ; who could turn foreign governments generally, and the British Government in particular, from my latention they might hava of enforcing thete unwelcome demands sad finally, when all hope of aveziing such. action except by conceding some point was ended, to give them due notice as to how much they must concede and how much it was safe to refuse. Sech was the man wanted and him they were willing to grant they great powers to, as regards their dealings with those they termed foreign barbarians. In the early days of our desilage with the Chinese. Government foreigners were approached with offers of cash rewards and honours for betraying their leaders, as any detalled history of thora relations will show, and at the present day, when by them. Such traitors wil always hold a high ocenilon aclses, the same methods are followed place with them, for they consider them extently
deful.
It is not our intention to infer that the mutzcrat of the Chinese Customs is gality of the treachery of selling the heads of bli countrymen, but to show the impossibility of any foreigner standing well with the Chinese Government unless he fi ready to sink the faterests of his cosotty and foreigners generally in favour of them: Not ju favour of the Chinese people's real interests, be
remembered.
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The man of their choice has effectually checkmated every loreign advance so far as it has been in his power to do 10. Early recognising that the people who really would adopt the policy of the British Gord:ament, bis experience. In the British Consolar Service here standing him in good stead, use the permanent secretaries of the great offices of the State, the Foreign Office, the Colonial Office, etc, the temporary holders of Cabinet Ministery
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