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Co-day's Advertisements.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,

No. 536

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1898.

To-day's Advertisements.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1898

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

NOTES AND COMMENTS,

EXCELLENCY. the GOVERNOR The Kowloon residents have much to

House; on THURSDAY, the 5th- Instant, at

THE returns of the number of visitors to the City | A MERCHANT FAllO: named Fox was picked up Hall Museum for the week ended 4th December, in a side chapnel on the Praya last night by an - are:-Europeans 163. Chinose 3,365; total 3,438. | Indian constable. He became" fractions" and tore the constable's, turban. Help had to be His Excellency the Governor vialted Prince | summoned and the sailor was locked up. To: Wenty of Pranzia this morning on board the day the "drank" cost him $5 or fourteen days Deutschland and, was received with the grual | and he had to pay $3 damages or go to gaol for victor.

fourteen days, '

THE following Particulars and Conditions of HS hold a LEVEE at GOVERNMENT put up with as regards the rickshs coolles A RIM from H.M.S. Narcissus was to-day

Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on

MONDAY,

THE R. E. VARIKTE CLUB.

The entertainment given by the above club on Saturday evening last at the RE. Theatre It was the best the military baya pat on this • was und zubtedly a success; in fact we may ay season. The first and second parts worn.com posed chleffs of waitsty "turne.” The nichestim under the conductorship of Mr. F. G. Hughes supplied capital music during the lotervals. Cal. Ward, R.AM.C. opened the ball with

4 o'clock P.M Gezilemen mitending will kindle / Plying for hire in that suburb. The coolles fined ga or ten for belang disuk and disorderly go to towo five miles away, so hɛ wired in that per Rogers,R E, followed with an Irish dilty

the 12th day of December 1898, at 3 F., are bring two cards. pobllabed for general information.

By Command,

}

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary, Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 161 Novembar, 1898.

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Particulars and Conditions of the Letting by

Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the -zh day of December, 1898, at 3 P., by Order of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, of Two Lots of CROWN LAND, at Fok Toon Heung, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 Yours,

118) 1,556

a stan

bo

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.

Boundary Measurements.

N. S.

feel feet

Locality.

Fak Tsun

51

47.6

An Docks

1304,344

Factor

366

Do,

50

47.6

HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

A

GENERAL MEETING of the above SOCIETY will be held on MONDAY, the soil instant, at`12 o'clock (Noos) in the CITY HALLA

M. FORBES,

Hob. Secretary.

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Hongkong 5th December, 1898.

"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.. FOR NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA, THE Steamship

"BENGLOE,"

Captain Thomson, will be despatched for the above Ports on WEDNESDAY, the 7th instant, - at 4 1 M.

For Freight or Passage, apply lo

R. TRANGSTON & CO.,

Agente Hongkong, sth December, 1898

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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

CALCUTTA.

THE Company's Steamship

"KUTSANG,"

Captain Bradley,, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the tolk tostaat, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

General Managers, Hongkong, 5th December, 1898.

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NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP "MOGUL".

FROM PORTLAND, OR, YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND MOJI.

THE above Steamer having arrived, Con.

signees of Cargo are hereby requested to

send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.

Hongkong, Sib*December, '1898.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

are insolent, extortionate and slow, and are [1424 ever ready to take advantage of their fares, especially when, they have ladies to deal with. Of course the natural remedy is ia give an-insofent coolle in charge or to Bum- mons a man for demanding more than his legal fare, but to the ordinary business is not to be lightly thought of, and, in the mani a morning spent at the Police Court majority of cases the offending coolie is allowed to go free and his insolence increases from his fancied Immunity from punishment. Then too, there is seldom a Policeman at the Godowns Wharf and this naturally leads to many cases of FILLA RESIDENCE, "SUN KAM SHAN "

No: 6, ROBINSON ROAD, Cepaez. PREL, Pollolaan should happen to be on hand

annoyance going.. unreported. STREET, DER Elliott Crescent,

Hold RECEPTION at GOVERNMENT ITER EXCELLENCY LADY BLAKE WU House, on FRIDAY, the 9th instant from 4 to [1435

6 P.M.

Hoogkong, 5th December, 1898,

TO LET.

:

In part or la whole, furnished or unfarnished,

Apply at SUN KAM SHAN,"

or to JOHN LEMM, F.LÁ,

Architect,.- 64, Queen's Road Central, (1432

Hongkong, sih December, 1898,

Entimations.

ANTI

CORROSIVES

ΑΝΤΙ FOULINGS

MANUFACTORY

all sorts of

OIL PAINTS and COLOUR-WASH PREPARED IN ALL COLOURS To SUTT PURCHASERS.

GENERAL AGENCY.

BAILEY'S ENGINEERING AGENCY, 17, PRAVA CENTRAL Hongkong, r4th May, 1898.

and farther be was ordered to pay $1 to a coolla whom he had avsaulted.

H.E. Sie Heary-Bloke, asnalidot by advertise ment In another. column, will hold a leved 21 Government Horse at 4 pm. on Thursday, 8th inst. Gentlemen are asked to bring twa cardi, regal residence on Friday, gib Inst, from 4 to Lady Blake!! bold a exception at the Vice.

6pm.

In Indo-Chan they blama M. de Langesan ( former Goremer General, and now delegate for Annam and Tonkin to the Consell Superieur des Colantes) for the surrender of Fashed One journalsys: Organiser of the line for

A FOOTBALL captals could not valse a team to effect to the secretary of the opposing team. In haifan bour back came a telegram, "Crowd walding ukrendy. If you can't come yourselves. please send your jerseys. We can pick a team from the TTies working here the Tallway, and the people won't know the difference !'"

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a Curiosity and was awarded an encore. Sap- entitled "Kelly the Carman" which amused the audience immensely. Corp. Simmer, R.E, who has a fine wolce gavo "The Admirali Broom in splendid style. The honours of the evening most be awarded to Compl. Williams, K.O.R. who fairly brought down the house with hta comle ballad "Ever of Tate v. Seldom has he bean seen in such good form; needless ta say be, was enthusiastically encored and aven then the sudience was not satisfied and ho bad

the behaviour of the coolles is most the entente cordiale between France and Eng. that M. le père Mossard will be the successful | Connell R.E. gave a clever song and dance

exemplary and it is a pity that a man island, he has occupied biraself with the question not kept constantly stationed there, as at of Fashoda, and it is be who, in concert with M. Pedder's Wharf to serve, as a check upon | de Frepclost, bat concluded the arrangement | all evil doers.

for its owneastion. Bravo, M. la Delegate! Here is a Frenchman fadeed for you! And when are we to have the sacrifics of Indo- Chiom?"

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

B

FRANCE,

LONDON, December and,

crcdidate.

Déolence, bishop of Saigon, a votleg was held to appear a third time. Mr. Williams is undoubt In consequence of the recent death of M.

recently to appoint a successor, The result faedly a born comedian and his floods hope to (ng the votes has to be sent to Paris where it stay here and deserves great praise for the able not definitely known, as the scaled urn contain hear him again before his Regiment leaves for Singapore. He has worked hard doring bis wit be opened at the headquarters of the Farelgo manner in which he has assisted at numerous Missions. Then the choice has to be approved concesis during the gast year. Serg. Mepham by the Pope. It I thought, however, in Salgon, R.A. sang "Ora Pro Noble" in a very fealing manner and was 'well received. Sapper Mc-

entitled "The-Deatrchland Girl. In Part two A plassant item was a violin solo by Mr. Sydanys. this accomplished musician desarres congenia

Allon on ble playing and it was a real treni to saother capital entertainer, reclied, "The listen to him. Corp Fis' George, K.OR.. Dandy Filth "In capital style and his elocution was excellent. This is the first time the cor- pral has recited here and his audience kope it will not be the last. Thà dast by "The Unknown Lancers was very bumorous and caused great, fun, Corp. Wird appeared again and was very laugh provoking in his song Will you know me Mother dear.". Corp. Williams gavO. "The Nineteenth Century Stores" and his lapture on ́eggs was excen- clating. On an encore being demanded he gave`

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Ar the Volunteer headquarters on Saturday night the Graf of the winter “stickers" was held, Major Sir J. W. Carrington presiding. In o00 of the intervals B. S. M. Dancan read à state- |ment regarding the Bend fand. . This report showed that an expenditure of nearly $700 had been incurred, and up to the present only about $250 bad been raised, the concerts for liquidat

wis expected. An appeal is to be made to the corpa fox foriber ald In keeping up the band, SAYS the Overland 'Maili-A French new-speech without wordt, entitled "My first

FIFTEEW sulle have been insiltated to the American courts for damages arising out of the The Senate kas adopted a molan ex'ending collision by which the Bourgogne was booking the debt not. having been as successful ms

to Milliary tribunals the abolition of secret

examination. M. Freycinet opposed an amend misal, excepilog caser of pallonal danger?

AMERICAN LIBERALITY,

Mr. Waldorf Astor, the American Millionnaire, has subscribed 5,000 to the Gordon Memorial

College at Khartoums.

SIR THOMAS LIPTON TO THE

- RESCUE.

At the lastance of Mr. Chamberlain, Sir Thomas Lipton is sending experts to the Barbadoes to examloe loto the Suger Industry, If a favourable report is received; Sir Thomar Lipton wiil invest £1,000,000 in developing the

Industry,

WEATHER REPORT.

The Observatory report says:—On the 4'h [29 at 11.50 The Baromeile chang's are alight on the Chlán coast. Pressure is highest over the latestar of Chins with moderate gradients on the coast, and rather steep gradients with very strong monsoon in the N. part of the

JUST OPENED,^, NOTHER parcel of Raphael Tuck's A XMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS

of various and pretty designs and descriptions. ALSO

XMAS SPECIALITIES.

Cadbury's Chic bite Sweets.

Callard and Bowser's Sweets,

French Sweats

Tom Smith's and Buagues Bon Bons, Xmas Cakes and Plum Paddlags.

H. RUTTONJEE,

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13 & 15 D'Agullar Street, Hongkong. and *1 & 22, Elgin Road, Kowloon, Horgkong, and December, 1898,

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A. S. WATSON & CO„.

LIMITED..

FLOWER

AND VEGETABLE SEEDS.

FOR THE SEASON 1898/1899.

Carga impeding the discharge of the Verse Orders are executed from New Stocki only, will be landed and stored at Conflynoca' risk and-

expensa. DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, 5th December, 1898.

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NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP "VICTORIA,"

FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA, YOKOHAMA KOBE, MOJI AND SHANGHAI,

THE

Priced Catalogues with Hints for Gardening

can be obtained on Application.

These 5BEDS are supplied to us by the best

China Sea FORECAST :-moderate N.E. winds fiat.

...

| Counsel retained for the claimsuit sileger that

the Captain bad such a presentiment of death. fa the precise manner to which it came to him, that he was rendered incapable of taking mea. sures to avert the collision or alleviate the diaper has lately willen op the colony of experience le Paris" which took the house by Yannen. YADLOD is on the Godivery, some storm, bis acting being capital. Sapper Rogars strous results. Counsel, therefore, asserts that distance to the north of Pondicherry. There appeared a second time, also Sergi Mepham the owners of the French ship are responsible sctually is no French colonist residing there, on a laughable Force ontfiled "Billy Doo." R.A. After short interval the Cu-tain rose for all the consequences fallowing, because they but no less than eight salaried officials, includ Sapper Mintern is to be congratulated on bis were aware of the delusion which had evan been ing a governor, a chapista, a tax-collector, scene palatlog for this price, the stage looked out Into print.

fudge, a commissaire de police, an officer of excelent. The salon characters were ably daacted by Sappers Calderwood and Connolly, health, and a director of education are engaged Corporal Willams and Sapper Houtclay. At | fa looking after the place. It is stated that the times the audience was falily, convulsed; and few French colonists who were included in the there was not a bitch throughout CS, M. 5000 Inbabitants of Yaaron in 1885 have. Cook, the ranager deserves all praire for the grated to Belilah territory to escape from the way in which the very pleasing little enterala

ment was carried through, tracassertes des fonctionnatres,

YESTERDAY forenson fire was discovered to here broken out in a large quantity of coni stored at the Torpedo Deparat Kowloon. The hands of the Depot quickly had the fire-hose rigged and proceeded to pump upon coal bat the fire bad got such a bold that it was found impossible to-deal with it without the coal belag-removed from the shed, which was accO7-- dlasty done by coolles. It in focky that the notbreak was discovered promptly, others very valuable stock of feel would have been destroved, while had the fire extended to the Torpedo Depat self an immense amount of damage would have resalted.

ON the 18th olt., the Legal Tender Entel. ment came into force In Perik. It sets forth that the only legal tender in that State shall be

On the 5th at 11.45 .m. The barometer has risen in the South, fallen in the North, Pressure Is bighest over Central China, normal on the She vorr currency of Federated Malayu and of coast and lightly low on the E. coast. Gradients the Straits Settlements British, Mexican, and moderate, FORECAST fresh or moderate N. Hongkong allver dollars; and Stralis Settle- winds; fine.

ments subsidiary silver coins. From the the above-mentioned date, Japanese yan will not be legal trader there la payment of spy, amount, To facilitate demonetlestion yan will, for three months from the 18th alt, be received `at the Government Trossaries in pryment of venue at par, and will be received in exchange at sách Treasuries for legal currency at 2 per .cent. discount. No you will be received or

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tum theft of several spårs to-day insulted in the culprit belug sentenced to six weeks' bird labour, A COOLIE charged with the theft of two chisels was_to-day went to prison for twenly days with bard labour.

A SENTENCE of three months was to-day Imposed on a coolle found illegally on the premios No. 116, Queen's Road Wes

FOR diorderly behaviour and trying to drag allors Icto a brothel a coolle of bad character was to-day fined $ro, in default one manib,

A Madame Diafoncay, wife of a French army

exchanged by Government Treasulės after 18th February, 1899,

THE Moulmets Advirifier sayı:--The Shan Sawbwa is reported to have sent down sa eme- Rr. 200,000 or more which may be seen at the zald of over 40 raitees in weight and valued at

Kalkibanian pagoda. This will form part of the offering which Mosimela tatands send ing to Ceylon. Up to date, D In calculated, some Rp. 50,000' worth of jewellery, da, havo bern received from Rangoon and Mandalay, while Moulmein and the adjoining districts bave contributed the value of Rs. 80,000 towards the cout of the valuable receptacle, which the Buddhlete of this town contemplate sending to Ceylon for the purpose of bolding a relic of the founder of Buddhism. It is said that Buddha's tooth iles enshrined la 'n Kyoung in Ceylon, and the receptacle which is fast approaching com- pletion at the Great Pagoda fs to be sent there.

A SIBERIAN paper says that a syndicate of French anclers has been formed to start Franco- Russia. The first will be opened at Windivo- Russian factories in visious parts of Asiatic

stock, and imong is almis sro the following:-

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CRICKET.

MR. GOX'S ELIYAN V. MR, SERCOMBE SMITH'S ELITEN,

very interesting amiure no fewer than do: rans The play in this match on Saturday way of a

being made, in 43 houts of actual play, This gives au average of 14t runs for suck bour and good work indeed. The scores were "as under:-

HR.COX'S XI.

H. R. Lowe, un cat..................... H. Arthur, b Hancock................................. 62 R. A. Castle, RA, b Wilso0.................. 46 Capt, Waran, R.A., & Bratton, b Hancock... Lammert, b Smith ................... 22 P. A. Cox, Smith, b Harck.453949 Lt. Dewar, R.N., c Wilson, b Saltb.......... A. S. Anios, not out Gerrard, a Mackenzie, b Smith..................... 18 A. Anderson, at Habbick, b Noble, Marayat, did not but.

Extras-4530

Total us BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Mackenzie... 8

Overs, Bald, Runs, Wides, N.A. Wickets,

24. TI I

47

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8 MR. EMITH'S X.

The exploitation of Siberian timber forests; the Noble erection of ketels, on the French model, in six of | Boddington... the chief towns of the Rusulan Far East, Indled. | T. S. Smith 28. Ing Port Arthur, and at variour points along the Hancock...... 17 Great Siberian Railway; and the construction of

P. G. Davies. WILKOP a factory for the making of bigh explosives for alaing purposes to one of the central towns of T. R. Habbeck, not out...................... 6.. Eastern Siberis. A syndicate basalto been formed H. R. Hancock, Canle, b Low........... to arrange for steamship traffic on the rivers, and Mr. Wilson, RN, b, Lowe captain in Tonkla, died from hydrophobis, In 1 denounced so wicked, and even insann. For the cossting`trade of the Amur and the Mazi. † J. F. Noble, c Cox, b Lowe i

time Territories. A Franco-Russian Company, the "Nerd Maritime," says the same paper, has undertaken to connect both ends of the Great Siberian Railway, by sen with Dunkirk The hotel scheme-fg a favourita-ona with French company Rdroolayers fo Russia,

the Pasteur Tastitate at Saigon on the 4th nito. M. Volin, a retired restorateur, reported to be dying there, also from-hydrophobia, THE Kyusho Rollway Company has, it is said, decided to construct a branch line between the Negaunki station and a point in the vicially el the fecal Mitrp Bithi Engine Woikt at Aku- -now'n, for the purpose of facfiliating the canace- Hon of the rallway with steamers in the harbour,

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St Wilfred Lawson recently addressed blu con stituents on the Fashoda question, in very pletaresque language. He condemned Lord Rosebery for having accepted the Soudin ex- pedition, which Sie Willa Harcourt and Mr John Morley, in the House of Commons, ahon'd like to are Lord Rosebery brought to book and to know whether, Liberals really approved of Lord Rosebery's words, or believed that what Sir William Harcourt and Joba Morley said was right," This was called a great Christian country, and yet we were going to give the Sirdar £35,000 prand a bead for every Derwish slain ni Omdurman l ́An deven-Noncon- formist minketers were joining. In the hideous, chorus of blasphemy,, kad trying to make the Almighty their accomplice with them in their wicked works, Why had this Feshoda crials arisen? Simply because a balf-starved French.

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? HE OLD CHELTÓNIANS,

An old Cheltonism dinner was held at the Hongkong Club on Saturday evening at 8 pm. No less than nineteen Chaltonians ast down. and the twentieth was only absent through his

Dr. Atkinson, Anbar, b Garrard..................... P. G. Dayton, RA, a sub, b Lowe in Dr. Boddington, Aston, & Lammertsios. A. Mackenzie, e Anton, b Lammerto T. Sercombe Smith, not out 35

Fxlas ang 16

304

* BOWLING ANALYSIS).

Overs, Malá, Bans, Wides. N.B. Wickets A. R. Lowena?4 -- 2. P. A. Cox. 6 Castle ora 2 Marryati sommerbu Anderson....... Gerrard **********

growers in the World, It is particularly to have surveyed the county between Kitonji and | man'was sliting in the swimp.on the banks of ship being ordered away at the last moment, Lammert...kenap

quested that care betiskos when sowing and HE Above Steamer having anived, Conpervision exercised over Chloess gardeners, signces of Cargo are hereby requested to whose tocompetence la dealing with the Sepda mend in their Bills of Lading for countersigna- kure and to take immediate delivery of their may sometimes lend to disappointing recalis,. Gooda from alongside.

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

DODWELL, CARLILL & COM

Agents

Hongkong, sih December, 1868.

-"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

2

The Steamship "BENGLOE,"

FROM ANTWERP, LONDON AND

---SINGAPORE,

*ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Hongkong and Kowloon Whart and Godown Company's Godowns whence and/or from the wharven delivery may ba obtained,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods

State Mandag datt detta

CLAY'S FERTILIZEK. Supplies natural nonishment to the soil

IN TING

colby, exch

181bé, each

"

$1.75 $4.50

RANSOME'S LAWN MOWERS The Best and Cheapest Michizes in the Market. Supplied at Manufacturer's Prices,

A DISPATCH from Matsoye, Tiuma, states that the engineers of the Sanyo Railway Company

You go, and Matsayo and Hiroshima. It is Intended to construct branch lines between those places to be mused by subordinate

companies.

the Nile with two flags figating over him, and a soft is evidert that the old school is well repre-Warren few hundred soldiers with no ammunition. He stated to the Colony. The Military were lar might stay therefill all eternity for all he (Siggeir represented numbering eleven in all, while Wiltstd) cared. Yet two nation were getting excited" because they couldn't get the man out of it!

THR Bangkok Times reports that on the rallway works near Korat, recently, the men sugiged on the earthworks came upon the head of a steno. THE services of cyclists have certainly been ba'chal,, ten metres below the surface of the made merp valuable since the first attempts to ground. The hatchet la perfectly formed and introduce machines into the army. The fist has a very shaip ́edge ; but It īk made of a kind British cycling fores farmed In 1887 has been pf slate of which there is nose In Slam at all.. the nucleus of a wide development of millisty cycling, and the tactical value of such troops To-morrow.sliginoon on the Happy Valley, the has now been very tally demonstrated - In ma Hongkong Football Club will play the Navyable lecture at Edinburgh, Lieut-Colonel Bat- ander Rugby rulos, Club Is colours, Navy In four, of the London Scottish, summed up their white. Kick-off at a quatier pait four. Both advantages under the headings of rapidity: teams are strong and an excellent match will be witnessed, The Club team will be p—A. G.. Ward, Back; H. C. B. Hancock, A. S. Anton, K, G.-Campbell, F.A. and P. G. Davies, R.A. (cop{ulo) three-quarters; E. F. Shewell'uod P. A Cox, haters, B. James, R. W. Castle, R.A., H. L. Loring, R. A. Irat, R A., B. W. Morrell,

Baslow, forwardy, Naval team-F. In colums. He summarized their tactical valce Halahan Immortalité, back; R. G. Dewar under the following hendes (1) the dottes of in- Arcker, C. C. Sheco Popurful, V. Marryatdependent cavalry in advance of an simys (1) Immortalite W. Tomkinson Horf, thrai-quar-as last moving froops attached to the advanced Tiebacks; A. P. Ethelston Powerful, B G. R. guard of an army; (3) aw rapid moving lafan | Nevilo WPAIling, Aalf-backi'i h. 1. Mackiusle | try, capable of forestalling the enemy by seizing Gilere Grafton, H. P. Jones Groflow, M. Hand holding distant polzts of tactical importe Hodges Powerful, forwards; G. H, Holden anco1 (4) by destroying bridges pic, required Immortalita, G, A, D, Hay Immortalite, B. by the goamy for thtli advance; (5) by wide mo- B. Bedwell immortalte, H. F. Cayley Fams, vements cutting off the enemy's communion

tions and supplies

endurance; ledependence of base of suppliers the absence of necessity of large suppiles of water and the power of bijoging every rifle of a force into use, us so ens need be told off to hold a machine. The Himations to their ure, folaser-were their dependence on good roads, slowness uphill, liability to breakdown, and the

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Cheltonians the King's Own Regiment contri the Navy cantibuted threa Of the Military hated na less than als, a very good number for ohe regiment. The oldest of the company es tered the college in '67 and the youngest faft in 1894, so a very good parfod of the school's hin- tosy was represented. An excellent dinoot was R. E, for the trouble taken by him in organiss terved and great credit is due to Mr. Nugent, Hog It. The Chelforians hope that the dinner will. become an established fanction in future years.

RECEPTION TO FOREIGN OFFICIALS.

FOOTBALL,

V.'R GW. TAIKOO,

This game was played on Saturday at Quuiry!“ Bay being the second meeting of the teamin this weeks ago and reinlted in a victory for the season, The first encounter occurred a few V.R. C. by a goals to něj,

Slęce then the sugar people have been thirst» ing for revenge, and for Saturday had whipped up their "very, strongest team. It was drawn from the Taikoo sugar works, the Chias sygar |Definery, and from the Marine Engineers in the barbour; and consisted principally, of the Refinery. fatter, only two players belonging to the Talkoo

have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining | FERMINGER'S MANUAL OF GARDEN. } 0, D. Thompson, E.. E. Deacon and A. H. [longth over which they spread when marching hold, and Colane) Kimura, In charge of the re- } score di anu maklog the final resulting

undelivered after the fath instant, will be subjeci

'to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be pre-

sented to the Undersigned on or before the oth

Instant; or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chated, and damaged Goods are to

ING FOR THE TROPICS, "PRICE $7.50

be left in the Godawas, where they will be|A, S, WATSON & CO., LD., examined on the ‘zzih instant, at 3 P.M.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

No Fire Insurance has been effected,

Bilia of Lading will be countersigned by

* GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agenti Hongkong, sih December, 1898, [3-W 1450

'KITÁRLIKHED A‚D, sist;:

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On the evening of the 18th all the Osaka Municipal authoilles gave a reception in the dancleg.ball at Namba to the foreign officials to get together a very work team of which On the other hand the Y. K. C. were only abla and officers who had come to Osaka to witness only eigar put in an appearance necessitating ted tavllations, and thate, were alle present start was made the Recreation men soon dis the manmayres, Forty-bres foreigners accap: obstitutes being afsloed on the ground. When Marshal Marquis Oyama, Marshal Viscount covered they were going to have a warm time of Kaleva. Minister for Wars Viscount Tamaka, for their opponents quickly had the ball skrangki Vice-Minister for the Imperial Household 1 Mr. Iwice up to half time they scored on four occasos Nagasik Chamberlain in the Imperial House and in the second half sided three, to the V.R.C cepion of foreign guests; besides the Governor, Secretary and Mayor of Oiaka There waThe Reforry men were very much elated by

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VIRGI dancing by a company of geltha nighty in num- thele success, and treated the V.R: C. to a deal be, and then exces, fruit, and wine were served, of good humoured banter whereas the Recrea of Japanese confectionery gif. The ga could only retallarg by inviting their opponests esch fareign geest being presented with a box on men weis corespondingly depressed and (bering dispersed at 7 40 p.m.24

to a game on Happy Valley, an Host of the foreign officials and officers who It was a great inke down in the V. R. Co procożded in Osska to witness the margarien receive such a berling fiam a-scratch team, taigned to Tokyo on the momlar of the zein though composed of good players, but it served Kobe by the I am,, train, and left for some a pour team on the fed, by trato::- The Chinese officers camp up to them sight, lét having the assurance to pat such Immediately, Chrpstili,

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