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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1899.

annum, may, when the river ways of South gallant noonday feast drank the health of their China are opened and the railway to the Yang commander, Licut Wray, who seems very isze Valley becomes an accomplished fact, rea popular among them. The Skating Rink onably be expected to expand immensely. opened on that day, and, on Boxing Day the -The geographical situation of Hongkong,first Winter Sports were held, some excellent lying as it does half way between India and events taking place. Japan, on the very borders of one of the inost pulous provinces of China and at the mouth of one of the greatest systems of inland naviga tion in Asia, is of supreme importance to British trade, and any scheme or policy that loses even partial sight of its unique advant- ages ought not to commend itself to the atten

tion of the British Government.

Thut, however important the trade of the United Kingdom with Central China, it must not be forgotten that the key to British influence and prestige in the Fur East reposes in the colony of Hongkong.

The Chamber therefore respectfully urge that while it is of the utmost importance to open door" for British and foreign trade in the Yangiste Valley and in the North of China, it is imperative that:-

Trade throughout China should be freed **from all inland imposts, one tax payable at the port of entry sufficing to frank goods to the

Recure an

consumer.

That the dual system of Customs should be abolished, and a contribution to the pro- vincial treasury be made out of the revenues of the Imperial Maritime Customs.

J

-la view of the lawless condition of the Two Kwangs it should be strongly impressed on the Chinese Government that vigorous measures he promptly taken to put down brigandage and restore onler throughout the provinces.

d-That as part of the grand scheme for throwing open to foreign trade the entire waterways of China, means be at once taken to secure the opening of the West River above Wachow-fu and also the North and East Rivers alung their entire navigable courses.

BALL ON THE

CENTURION.".

The German concession here, which is of great extent, has been finely laid out as regards roads, and levelled up in a surprisingly short. time. It cominands a splendid river frontage, but up to the present there is not a single siga of building, and it is an open secret that the Germans themselves are not in any hurry to go there, if they ever go at all. They much prefer the British sestienient, where there is no semi

·

LORD CHARLES BERESFORD.

The Vice-Admiral Commanding-in-Chief, Captain Jellicue and Officers of the Centurion entertained their Royal Tlighnesses the Prince and Princess Henry of Prussia, H.E. the Governor and Lady Blake, General and Mrs. Gascoigne, Rear Admiral and Mrs, Holland, and a distinguished company naval, civil and military at a ball last night on board the flag ship. Nothing could well exceed the beauty of the decorations, Plants and flowers abounded. Every part of the ship was most brilliantly illuminated. Fountains played here, there and everywhere, and, needless to say, every pos-military control. sible attention was paid in the guests who numbered about 400. Boats were at the Naval Yard from q p.m. and were plying backwards and forwards till after 3 m. A large fighter, alongside the end of the pier, festooned in flags and admirably lighted and carpeted in red, Rear-Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, C., facilitated access to and from the boats. Aron Sunday evening last was enteriained similarlighteralongside the Centurioraffordeda at a farewell banquet at the Shanghai Club by comfortable restibule and entrance in the ship. representatives of the Chamber of Commerce, Dancing was kept up with spirit until abou the Shanghai Branch of the China Association, 2 a... to the music of the, Centurion's band the Municipal Council, and the American Association. Mr. E. F. Alford (Chairman of and even after that hour many active votaries of Terpsichore will circlet round the beauti Commerce) was in the chair, and twenty-nine fully polished decks. Abundant refreshment representatives of the associations above were provided thoughout the evening and named 'were present. after midnight the guests at down to an admir ably served supper.

FAREWELL DINNER AT SHANGHAI,

Given

had to be carried out by a fair line of argument, In the remarks which I have ventured to make and certainly not by any irritating language and those which I heart, I am delighted to that might irritate other-nations. Well, after think there has been no question as to which all, the policy that is suggested is not a very country would benefit the most. new policy. What is it that we ask for? We security and sound finances, there is no coun ask for a most determined application, try which would benefit to the same extent as China herself. Just think of what Europeans On the 27th a Christmas, parade was held of 1 may call it, of the treaty rights that we

present. have done for China, and remember that Ciene the British Marines, U.S.. Marines and our enjoy in this country at the Volunteers, who all assembled on our Recreation. That is all we ask for, and I may say, touching ral Gordon was really the man who kept the Ground, and a very pretty sight it was. Some on that, that what we are afraid of is that what present dynasty on the throne. Then we. have Sir Robert Hurt, who has provided the excellent manoeuvres were gone through, our other countries want is territory. We as

British, Germans, Americans, and Japanese do only available asset that China ever had in the Volunteers making a very praiseworthy show have been

not want territory. What we want is our trade shape of the Customs. That has all, as you considering the short teretit is due to air properly secured, and without any tariffs being know, been allocated to pay foreign loans, and drilled, and the greatest

to Hongkong) put on it. When you see countries, in the face Sir Robert Hart, if he had done nothing else Ross (now returned, I supopase, |

of What they are saying, absolutely inclined to beyond lighting the coast of China-which I say and Mr.Brycekeep of Messrs Jardines for their energetic services in getting the corps together. possess territory you can have no doubt of it as a seaman is as well lighted as any in Europe

that On the 28th, the U.S. Marines gave an enter they are working more for their on-deserves the lasting gratitude of all nations. tainment in aid of the Jubilee Hospital, which advantage than the trade of other nations be (Hear, hear.) And while we are cosmopolitan cause those countries happen to be countries we must not forget that Sir Robert Hart is an displayed a surprising amount of talent among $350 for

that think it is for their interest that they Irishman. (Laughter, and hear, hear.) Talk- them, and resulted in a purse of at least

a tariffon, do not object; I am ing of Irishmen I know another Irishman who never disrespectful to another country; the institution. Just now everyone is agog should

has done a good deal for China, and I know, for the Mikado which comes.off next Saturday and is going to be a fine show, with some 30 always hold that a country does what is best if there are banking interests represented in performers on the stage. Doesn't that rather for its own interests: but there are certain this room, they will be chivalrous enough to that could not agree with a when I refer to Mr. Jackson, fake your breath away, you down in Hongkong, countries in the world

exist without tariffs, I need not mention (Hear, hear.) Mr. Jackson has done as much who imagine a vain thing, that Tientsin.is a little insignificant one horse place! The last names, but there are countries which, if for British trade as any man in this country, time the Mikado was given in Tientsin there they had not tariffs, would be overrun with and, as an Irishman I am proud to see him in British and Americans in the course of three the position that he holds, commanding the were not any ladies in the chorus, and it was

respect and esteem, not only of Chinese Sut of composed very largely, I believe, of Marines, weeks, and their own traders would have no but this time we are are going to do the thing chance at all. (Laughter.), But, our business, every foreigner having financial or banking so far as we can is to prevent any countries;-if interests in this country. The resolution which in style. A crowd of Peking folks are coming down,asa polo and football contest will be fought they take territory we do not care-but our you have been good enough to cany to-night out the same day. Mr. Tours of the Legation business is to prevent these territories putting will be a most powerful support to me at home, state of nervousness as to what other people is going to conduct." So you see we are go on hostile tarrits against the trade of other because the British people are always in n nations. That is no new policy, but we must ing streng in tlie sport and entertainment line.

There is a rumour that the Tsungli Yamengo forward determined to carry it out in its think, and when they see such a company as have offered Tis. 20,000 for the Kuo Wen Pae, entirety. Your Chairman was good enough to is assembled here to-night, representing the refer to my book.. Well, I have a book; it is great cosmopolitan trading communities of enormous backing to me the daily paper here, in order to shut it up. The proprietors are. Japanese, and the editors so big that it takes a portmantena to hold it; Chinn, it will be are supposed to be Mr. Yen Fu, Director of the but I assure you I would not lose that book for, when I speak either in the House of Commons Naval College, and Mr. Wang Hain chich, I will not say one of my hands, but for the or on the platform. I am on my way home through Japan and America, and I have recei- Director of the Imperial Universtiy here. whole of the rest of my luggage, or the rest of

ved the most flattering and most sympathetic These two officials are being much talked my property, because it contains all the ideas

When I have invitations from both countries, I hope I shall about, and are in great danger of being pounced that have been given me.

be able in some way to bring home to both upon and degraded. It will be a good thing if been told a thing relative to propens or

those countries how necessary it is that we this offer of the Tungli Yamen is accepted, taxation, or some misdemeanours on the part as with that money another journal could be of Consuls, or a hundred and one other should have some sort of commercal alliance to support the integrity of China and the open door, immediately started. The Kwo-wen Pao is things, I have always gone with my two

eyes to see it if I cout, and if a man has made Daring my stay here I have received the undoubtedly a thorn in the Government flesh.

most extraordinary kindness from the re- a statement 1 have told him to give me the date, how, where, and when it happened--and presentatives of all countries, more particularly I have got all that in my book. (Laughter.) 1 Germany and America. I hope that I may be must confess I have been told a very large able to do a little to wake them up to the number of things in which there was no truth necessities of the case. I believe that when i whatever--but they have not been put in the go to our kindred in America I shall receive as much sympathy as I have had in this book. (Renewed laughter.) With regard to the open door, there are, one or two remarks country, and I shall do my best to show what I would like to make. An open door is a

enormous latent resources there are in this mistake, I conceive, unless we are determined country, and how they, together with us, Ger. that the integrity of China is preserved a many, and Japan, could develop those latent whole. But there is a farther point; it is no resources and increase the large trade which use calling for the open door unless we see the America has at this moment, Mr. Dudgeon room inside is in order, and I think you will was good enough to speak of the conflicts of agree with me that it is imperative that we opinion that I have met, and he was very just should use--I do not demur to making use of in his remark when he said they were probably the word-pressure, perhaps considerable matters of detail. That is true. I must thank pressure, upon China that she shall put herself Mr. Dudgeon for the kind remarks he made- I thought he was in a position of holding her integrity. If she about my secretary. goes on as at present she is doing there going out, poor fellow, for he was extremely is nothing to save her from being dis ill, but he is

of 19 can integrated, None

support telegram to-day and I hope he will he able China if she goes on in her present condition, to come home. If it had not been for my other She is financially unsound; she is governmen. secretary (Mr. Robin Grey), I'should have been ially rotten, but she can pui herself in ordes if stranded. How he has done the work I do not After the usual loyal toasts had been duly we provide an army and a police to meet her know. He gets up at half-past five, and is honoured, the Chairman proposed the health requirements. We, as foreign nations, ought never in bed before two; when he sleeps I do not know. (Laughter.) Anyhow, that book is of " Our Guest" and mored a resolution "That to take care that she gets that army and it is

up to date. There was a most important our cordial thanks be tendered to Lord Charlesleept in order. Many gentlemen have said to

statement made by the Chairman of the Ame Beresford for the service he has rendered to me: Perhaps you are right there, but what

rican Association, which will please my Foreign Communities in China, by personal in she wants is to have her finances put in order."

countrymen when they hear it, with regard to vestigation into the conditions of the various say, very well but how are you going to do

the Philippine Islands, 1-have-been asked my TIENTSIS, January 2nd, 1899..

interests we represent." The resolution was it? You send down a commissioner to Sze- Absolutely nothing doing here politically. supported by Mr. C. f. Dudgeon on behalf of chuan, or any other province to put the finances opinion very often, but I have always declined Reuter's agent who was supposed to have gone the China association, by Mr. J. S. Fearon, In order; unless he has the security which to give an answer, because I say it is always home before the part closed is still here, which Municipal Council, Mr. F. E. Haskell, Ameri- only police can give, the mandarins will laugh unwise for people of one nation to any what makes two men representing the noble Baron can Association, and by Mr. M. Rohde for the at him. Take the case of Egypt. As you should be done with the property of another nation, but, after the most important declara- know the finances of Egypt, in which many in Peking. Why he is staying I do not know, German community.

tion of the gentleman their I think that bat although I gather from private sources that The Chairman then formally put the resplanations were concerned, got into a most rotten war is being talked about in capital letters at

1 shall be able to telegraph home to say how tion, and declared it carried.

state, and England offered to put them right. Hoine, here we have subsided once more Into Lord Charles Beresford, who, on rising to

She sent out several commissioners and what satisfactory that will be to English sentiment a blissfully placeful "maskee, do as you" speak, was received with loud cheers, said- was the result? Several countries invested their and opinion, and how we shall be able to continue in the newly-formed friend- please" attitude and chance the odds."We Mr. Alford and gentlemen representing many money in Egypt because they thought every were terribly in earnest a little white back. independent Associations, observed. Mr. thing was going right. They forgot the elemen-ship and develop the latent resources of when "Churley" was here, and strutted about Alferd in his remarks said that this meeting tary question, which is the security you must get China.

first. What happened? There was a rebellion the streets-beg pardon, roadwaye of Mud was not numerically strong, but taking, the in- Flat North like ideal stage villians, literally dividuals that compose it, it is by far and in Egypt, and thousands of people lost their and, bristling with, feree and bloodthirsty desires. away the strongest meeting that I have had the money. Then Egypt had to get an as, but she

as you know asked France to join us, But it has all gone off like the fr of cheap honour of addressing in China, because it chanipagne, and politics seem clean forgation represents the power behind the great com- would not and we had to do it ourselves. My for the time being. The fact is the last team- mercial interests of a cosmopolitan community point is it was the wrong end to begin ers have lei, and mails and papers are arriving like Shanghai, and like we hope will be the at and if the military question had been promiscuously, and no breath from the great future of the great trade of this Empire.. What dealt with first hundreds of people would not outer work disturbs the zeal with which we does it represent? It represents the cosmopoli- have lost their money. Now, as you know, are entering upon our season of recrention. tan Associations of the Chamber of Commerce military and police are in good order, and the Router has not harrowed us with any invigorate and the Municipal Council, and it also repre- result is that one country alone, France, has ing news, and as long as we get nothing more sents the individual Associations of the new got something like 130 millions invested in stirring than recondite messages about the ly formed American Association and the old-Egypt have spoken once or twice about a French Chamber, or a few bruised sensibilities established China Association, and for my commercial alliance. I hope it will be formed in the Transvaal; we are not likely to wax part am delighted to think that there is an by the four great trading countries with Chinn, heroically patriotic again just yet, Talking of Association being formed by our kindred of to whom the open door is imperatively refer to Britain, America, mails, we don't know what pretty little game the United States which will, I have no you are all playing down south, but letters are ducht, in the future have the same power poli- Germany, and Japan. (Haar, hear.) As far as

America goes my friend over there very rightly. going astray more than ever, and wholetically which the China Association has had in bags of mails are being wrongly despat the past with regard to the affairs of this coun- says trade with America is going up by leaps ched. The bags for Chinklang, Canton,try. I cannot disguise from myself the delight and bounds. I have got in my book how it is Foochow, and a few other places I believe that I feel that I have the fionour of being going up. (Laughter and hear, hear.) I am arrived-here-fast week, and the mails that entertained by such a' community as this to- not a commercial man but I now know a good should have come here have presumably night, because it is clear to me that in the re- deal about sheetings-and when I was in the gone elsewhere. I won't be positive that I have marks that I have ventured to make which North found that American sheetings were "giver the Haines quire "corrucity, but at least have been based solely on the information-and-Loing-impaned by iritish merchants in British they were several southern bags, and their knowledge I have gained from those who live bottoms. I want to make another remark, and presence here cannot but cause the greatest in China and who know the China question, that is that I found the Americans were making inconvenience to several prominent firms whose which I do not profess to do at all-it is clear what the people wanted, whilst we were making correspondence is enclosed in-them. At whose to me that I have ant minde, any mistake with what we thought the people ought to want

the remarks of the door is all this to be laid Certainly it is no regard to the proposals that I have made for delighted with fault of ours up here, but we unfortunately furthering the trade and commerce of European American gentleman with regard to the future share the burden of annoyance. The sooner countries with this country. You are well of American trade bere. There is plenty of room China enters the Union the better, as the nware that I was sent out here- was asked to for all rations, and for the great American present system is evidently only increasing the come out here-by that very powerful Associa nation, and there is no doubt that the develop

ment of British trade will Improve the trade of -spirit represented by all postal tion the Associated Chamber of Commerce in vexation of service throughout the Far East Hongkong England, and I am going away to-morrow after all nations in this great empire. With regard is generally regarded as the centre of guilt this dinner with the firm conviction that I have to Japan, if she does not begin to look out, I acted on the lines that that great Association say it with great respect, she will be in very Lady MacDonald cunc down on the 20h would have wished me to net and also on the considerable financial difficulties, because she

NOTES FROM THE NORTH.

(PROM GUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

however.

necessary-

Was

1

better. now

1, had

I hope this mission will be the dawn of peace, prosperity, and trade in China. hope it may also be the dawn of more friendly feelings between the great. European countries that are trading in China. There is no doubt that the greatest necessity of all our trading communitles is peace, and I am satisfied of this, that in all I have said I have striven to be courteous to all, whether I have had to speak of what other countries are doing, c should be done. I have made it as clear as possible that my mission is a mission of peace i mission for developing trade, not only for ourselves, but for the trade of all nations. I thank you very much for the kind way in which you have listened to my remarks. (Loud applause, during which the speaker resumed his anat.)

After an interval,

what

ANNIVERSARIES

1846-Kiying, Viceroy of Kwang-tung and

Kayang-si issued a proclamation inti- mating the intention of opening up Canton according to the Treaties. 1849–Battle of Chillianwallaba 1857-The ss. Thistle caplused by Chinese

soldiers- disguised as passengers j:11|| Europeans and several Chinese mur dered and the vessel burat.

TO-MORROW.

Saturday, 14th January, 1899, Chinese--3rd of 12th moon of 25th year of

Kwang-si

High water-farning...thr. gomin, Afteruma ohr, esmin. Low water-Morning ........ skr. 3min, Afternoon a. 3hr. 53min.

ANNIVERSARIES..

1871-Secretary of American Legation mus

dered at Tokio, 1872-Sailor's Home Church, West Point,

opened. 1892---Duke of Clarence

ded. 1893-Queen of Hawail deposed. 1896-Armed gang robbery at Quarry Bay

:

Attack on Presbyterian Mission at Chining.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,

MAILS DUB. Australian (Kasuga Mfaru) 16th inst.. Australian (Australian) 17th inst. American (City of Peking) soth inst. American (Gaelic) 1st inst Canadian (Empress of India) 23rd inst. American (China) 5th prox. Tacoma (Victoria) 5th prox.".

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THE P. & O.-S. N, Co.'s steamer Bombay, ick Bombay for this port yesterday morning, the 12th instant. HONGKONG AND WHAMIDA LOCK RETURNS. Kowloon Dock. Isidoro Pons............. H.LG.M.S. Kaiser... FLAGIMS. Moewet.. H.IGMS, K.Ata... Athenian

Ista de Cuba.. ista de Luzon Amigo

Oslo

Swafow...... Monmouthshire Lyeemthon Guthrie... Olympia Kongbeag H.I.G.M.S. Gejon Changsha Paramita Namyong

Cosmopolitan Aberdeen

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* PASSED THE CANAL.. Outward-Dec. 13th. Norman Isles; Dec. 16th Vine Branch; Dec. 20th Glenesk, Ettrick- dale; Dec. 23rd Wennington Hall; Tonkin; Dec. 27th Manila; Dec. 3oth Antenor, Boyn fon, Savoia Jan. 3rd Sydney, Trieste, Servin; Jan. 6th Glengarry, Silesia," Nerite; Jan, roth

Homeward-Jan. 1oth felbourne, fructus, St. Andrews, Ealus,

Eutimations.

IMPORTANT NOTICE. EXTENSION OF VISIT. Owing to pressure of business Professor WINTER will remain here until the 10th January,

GREATEST BLESSING OF LIFE. Prof. H. WINTER. The Great American Indian Expert.

WARRANTS TO CURE HARD AND

Intimations

THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO.,

"LIMITED, C

(NOTION OF CALL.) NOTICE is hereby given, that, at

MEETING of the Board of Directors of the above Company held at No. 5, Queen's

·Road Central Victoria, Hongkong, on the Sixth day of December, 1898, the following, RESOLUTION was passed.

I

"That a FIRST and FINAL CALL of "TEN DOLLARS (So) per SHARE, upon all the SHAREHOLDERS in the abova "Company, in respect of all the shares "held by them in the above Company, be and the same is hereby made. Such CALL to be PAID to the Company at "their Banker, the HONGKONG · ÂND ^ "SHANGHAI BÄNKING. CORPORATION, "Queen's Road Cental, Victulia, Hong- kong, on or before the ist thay of March,

By order of the Board of Directors,

A. SHELTON HOOPER,' Secretary to the HONGKONG LAND, INVESTMENT

AND AGENCY Co, LD,

Gederal Agents.

THE WEST POINT BUILDING Co., I.IMITED.

Hongkong, 1st January; 1899.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

DOVE ROCK BUOY.

SWATOW DISTRICT...

HAVE been informed by. Télagram that

the above Buoy is adrift

Custom House,

H. M. HILLIER,,

Commissioner of Customs,

for Kowloon & District.

Kowloon, 12th January, 1899.

Entertainments.

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THEATRE AT ROYAL

!

CITY HALL.

THE HONGKONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC

CLUB

will produce a Pantominte entitled,

THE YELLOW DWARF,'

'HARLEQUIN THE KNAVE OF HEARTS, and the

or

·FAIR PRINCESS." On the fallowing date TO-MORROW, the 14th January, 1899.

The TICKET OFFICE at the Theatre will be OPENED and Seats can be booked from to A.M. to 4 PM every day; SUNDAYS” and GENERAL HOLIDAYS excepted.. DOORS OPEN EACH EVENING, at B P.M.

PERFORMANCE at 8.30 PAECISELY.***

Stalls and Dress Circle .........$3.

Pit.

"

Half Price to Soldiers and Sailon in uniform to the Pit.

Late Trams to the Peak a quarter of an hour after fall of the curtain.

EW. MITCHELL, Hon. Secretary Hongkong, 11th January, 1899.

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ROYAL,.

"

CITY HALL

THEATRE

8OFT CORNS-BUNIONS IN-GROWING THE HONGKONG AMATEUR

NAILS AND WARTS, GUARANTEED to take them out without pain or drawing blood, and, further guarantees to perform a perfect cure.

Mr. WINTER'S fame is spoken of in high- est terms by various well-known Gentlemen. who have suffered for years with Corns.

He has arrived at HONGKONG and will remain till the 1st January at THOMAS GRILL ROOMS, Room No. 4. Office hours from 8 A.3 to 4 PM. Consultation free of charge.

Those who wish Mr. WINTER to visit them will please tend their Address and he will call on MONDAYS and ERIDAYS between 2 and 3 P.M.

Charges Moderate, The Professor speaks English, German, French, Spanish and Portuguese.

[1478 Hongkong, 3rd January, 1899.

NOTICE

The Chairman said-Gentlemen, will you fill your glasses? We have listened with great interest to all our noble guest PROF WINTER'S magnetic cure for CORNS WARTS BUNIONS; CHILL- has said. I think we have, so far as is possible now on on the eve of his departure, threshed BLAINS and IN-GROWING NAILS., out the commercial situation as it affects our Apply to international relations. But one thing we have not yet done, and that is to wish Lord Charles Beresford a pleasant and speedy voyage, and success to his mission. I give you the health of his Lordship,

The toast was enthusiastically honoured, and, in reply,

Lord Charles Beresford said-I have to thank you very warmly for the kind way in which you have drunk my health, and also for the kind wishes which accompanied the toast. You may rely upon this, I will use every energy possess to carry forward the views I bave bean bold enough to you, which views

I said to as told me, I believe they meet with your ap British electorate shall know all about them. (Applause)

Soon afterwards the company separated-N, C. D. New

NOTANDA.

CALENDAR.

JANUARY. Meteorological means based on ten year? observations to 1993-

29.818

Barometer Thermometer Humidity: Rainfall

80,1

COTTOM & Co., No. 3 & 5, Pedders's Street,

Hongkong Hotel Buildings 1441 Hongkong, 9th January, 1899.

NOTICE:

is hereby given that on and after March 1st, 1899, the limit of age for assurance on the lives of residents in Sau them China will be reduced to fifty years.

THE

LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY

UNITED STATES. Hongkong, 9th January, 1899.

EYE-SIGHT.

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MR. N, LAZARUS, Occufiat-Optician, of London and Culcutta, may be consulted for SPECTACLES at

FLETCHER & Co.'s PHARMACY, (Opposite the HONGKONG HOTEL), Business Hours i

December, according to promise, to distribute lines that the Cabinet of our own country is rather in the position of England as to feed.proval, and one thing I promise is that EQUITABLE the prizes of All Saints' Girls School, or rather would have vished me to act, because it woulding her people. Her imports of rice will have to lend her gracious countenance to what the have been impossible that such an assembly to increase, her military expenditure is increas Bishop facetiously called an ideal modification as is at this table, representing this cosmo.ing enormously, and she will have to contract of the "chit system," as there were really no politan community, would have come to wel that expenditure considerably, or develop her prizes. to give, only 1,0.U.'s for them. The" come me and eftertain me, if they had manufactures enormously, and her best outlet prizes themselves unfortunately failed to reach differed from me on the lines of policy which must be in China. Therefore she is quite as I have ventured to sketch out for the future much concerned with the open door policy as Shanghai in time, and presumably will not be here fow till the port opens again. Lady security and development of trade in this the three other countries 1 have named. There MacDonald was, as ever, genial and kind, and country, The line have sketched out is is one question about the organisation of China's army-a8 apart from any provincial the function was a great success, the acting not a new line to the British, it is not a

All we want is a fair field armies-It will not cost the countries of Europe and recitation of the pupils being splendid. selfish line. Hongkong residents might do worse than send and no favour, which is embodied in the a halfpenny. I have been to every single their children up here instead of home. They phrase, the open door," and that must be, if arsenal; I could tell you the tools they use, get a good education, good influence, and n we get the proper security, on the face of it to where they get them, and what they are doing fine bracing climate, while being infinitely the advantage of all the great trading nations with them. They are doing absolute nonsense, more get-at-able than children sent to England, with China. One gentleman rightly remarked, and it is absolute waste. I have seen the army as they can always return home for the Chambers of Commerce plead for the interests and put it through some manoeuvres, and it did summer holidays, or parents can join them of all nations; any way the line of their efforts some very.extraordinary things (laughter); but at Peitaiho for the summer. It is a matter is that all nations should be equal in trading still they were manoeuvres. I have visited their worth ventilating. The School has done with all countries, but more particularly in ships, their schools and colleges, and their for remarkably well, and deserves all support the trade of China, 1 quite admit that the tifications. I have laid the guns myself, and They have one Shanghai young lady as problem is a most difficult one. When I came one of the most remarkable things was that at boarder, who has improved vastly in appear out here I did riot quite ses what line I should a point where a ship would come within range ante and general health since she came six take, but I said to myself I had better not take most of the guns would be firing into each other, inonths ago.

ahy fine until I know a little about it, and after (Laughter.) These are questions of detail, bus all, the little 1 do know about it has been put it shows waste of effective force, (Renewad into my head by those people who have com laughter.) With regard to the army I have. municated with me out here. But the problem calculated most accurately, and I find that for is very difficult because though I had to do my the money which China actually pays at this beat, as.it is the duty of any patriotic man to moment, she could have a very excellent army do the best he can for his own nation, still, of 200,000 men, with proper artillery and while ho is doing the best for his own nation mounted Infantry, and arsenals which could he must be most careful to any nothing that supply everything from a heavy twelve-inch will Irritate other nations, and nothing to affect gun to a Maxim. At present in the arsenals the imde interests of other nations, and there they are making jingalls with which Noah fors, I say the problem was difficult because it would not have manned the Ark (Laughter.)

محمد

The first Masonic Banquet was given in Tientsin on the 22nd ulto, to celebrate the opening of the new Masonic Temple, which has just been built, and it is said to have been A most successful function in every way,!!

Christmas was celebrated here with the usual bright services and social functions, glorious weather prevailing. The British Marines decorated their quarters with very great taste and an elaborate combination of coloured papers and evergreens, with excellent effect, and at a

-TO-DAY.

WEATHER REPORT,

4 p.m. 30.04

Barometer......nge Thermometer Humidity Rainfall.

TO-DAY,

Friday, 13th January, 1899. Chinese-2nd of rath moon of 25th year of

Kroangisü

High water-Morning.rthr. quin.

Afternoon i går. 30min. Low water-Morning commu dar, asmini

9 am to 5 PM.

A great proportion of cataracts and diseases:

affecting those advancing in life occur to those

DRAMATIC CLUB,

will give an EXTRA PERFORMANCE of the; PANTOMIME:

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THE YELLOW DWARF,"

'SATURDAY, the zist January, 1800, at 3:30 PM.

STALLS AND DRESS CIRCLE Adult

Children, Nurses and Amahs......... PIT TICKET will be distributed free to Different Schools,

The TICKET OFFICE will be OPEN an WEDNESDAY, the 18th instant, at jo A.M, and continue open Each Day from to A.M. to to 4-P.3.

H. C. NICOLLE,

Acting Manager Hongkong, 11th January, 1899-

Auctions.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION:

"NO, 685 THE following Particulars and Conditions of

Tale of Crown: Land by Public Auction;

to be held on the spot, on

MONDAY, the 16th day of January, 1899, at 371.34, are published for general information,

By Command,"

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

-Acting Colonial Secretary, Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 9th January, 1899.

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Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale to be held on Monday, the 16th day of January, 1899, n.3 FM by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND, in the Colony of Hongs kong, for a term of 75 Years, 1818

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

frised Lot Nic

*Ko-of Sale.

Locality,

Margrients

Wanchai Bosk),

PUBLIC AUCTION.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

having some dificiency in the construction of THE Undersigned will let by the eyes, the many years of Eye Shain ending in serious forms of diseases. Glasses specially adapted in youth to those requiring them save and preserve the sight,

Constantly recurring headaches, spells of dimness when reading, weak eyes, the letters running together any of these symptoms indi- cate a deficiency in the form of the eye requir ing Glasses only to correct and cure,

Mr. LAZARUS supplies his SPECTA CLES only after testing the sight.

ADVICE FREE

[1470

MONDAY, the 23rd day of January, at 3 o'clock, on the Spot.

The several lots numbered to 19 on plan to be seen at the AUCTIONEERS OFFICE, for. erection of Booths and Matsheds on the Governinent Ground adjoining the Race Course, North of the Grand Stand Enclosure.

TERMS Cash For conditions of Sale, apply to

HUGHES & HOUGH; *

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