* REVIEWS.
pete for the Flag By W. H. Fitchett, Wish Portraits and Plans. London, George
Bell and Sous, 1898.
We notice another addition to Bell and Sons popular colonial library, written by the Rev. W. Fitchett, which is a short but graphic account of the actions, in which some of our most notable British heroes have figured, from the year 165% to that of 1854. It is very similar in style to his former work, "Deeds that won the Empire," and might very properly be entitled, Deeds that won the prestige cf the Empire,
for in this, his later work, he treats only with engagements which, without resulting
any actual increase of territory, none procured for England lasting glory and wholesome respect from other continental na- tions. It is written mostly in the form of anecdote, with detailed particulars of the original tactics employed; this gives it a considerable historic value. His facts bear witness to the amount of careful research, and enquiry, which has been devoted to it, making it a distinctly educational work, and one calculated to both interest and instruct. Considered in the light of a scientific
work written for adults, it cannot be denied that
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1899.
TOMMY ON THE WEATHER.
From the following wail, appearing in the
He induced them to open the stomach... This operation, however, disclosed a rather grue some sight in the shape of a Chinese baju, trousers, and a touchang: That was all thai was left, apparently, of somebody. There wa also a bullock's lower jaw. It is just possible that a bundle of clothes and a false touchang may have dropped overboard from a sampan, and have been nipped up as a bonne bouche, But it is not nice thinking over all the same. And, apropos, whero do all the bones go to? If a shark's gastric juices are not of a specially powerful character as naoivent, a shark's interior We ad ninety-one sick 'neath the nwnin's--0aught in a year or two to become a regular
ain't it grand weather for sich. We was bloomin' drown'd rats all the evenin' boneyard, with no room for new comers,
Singapore Free Press, it would seem that our old friends the West Yorks are not highly impressed with the Straits. We could certainly do with a few drops of their superfluous rain !. it was raisin' profusely on Sunday w'en we
landed 'ere wet an' følorn, And w'ile we was marchin' to Tanglin (and we
'Ady't a "shift" till the morn)
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Like drunks wots fished outer a ditch...
it was raining profusely on Monday, and the aun
cookin't see through the drops- so there isn't no less for dispellin the mould
and the dump'in our 'slops.
It was rainin, on Toosey an' Wensdy, and the
place is just wetter 'n wet: An' w'en we ask w'en it will finish-The Clouds
w'isper softly "Not Yet"
It was rainin' ou Thursdy an' Fridy-By Evings
-it's fine for the crops An' this is yer Brite little iland "Praps it's
goin to be w'en it stops; But I ain't seen the sun since I bin 'ere, 'cept
ten minits yesterdy morn, it's main from mornin' to evenin', an' it's
No!
a
rain from darkness to dawn.
regular Henglish drizzle, with nasty shivery chills,
And I'm red about the boko and white about
the gills.
it is rather jingoistic, there is no mistaking that it is written by an Englishman, but then, as we, presume that it is meant to be read by these same Englishmen perhaps this is proper, and it is certainly wise. It is rather amusing where in the war with France in 1743, he relates. how George 11, with a force of 16000 men defeatedIt's Marshali Nouilles with 70000 men; As a matter fact George II. had 40,000 men but as the odd 24000 were not English Mr. Fitchett evidently thinks they did not count. However he is undoubtedly věry interesting in some of his stories of individual heroism, especially in his reference to Miss Florence Nightingale, the heroine ot the Crimea War. This book should be of considerable interest to this Colony on account of his reference to the Royal. Welsh Fusiliers in their famous charge at the battle of Minden, August 1st 1759, during the seven years, war.
AN ESEMY TO THE KING, by R. N. Stephens, Methuen's Colonial Library, Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Ltd, Hongkong.-The scene of this work is laid in France towards the latter end of the sixteenth century. The story is related by M. De Lunay, Sicur de la Tournoire, and opens with his journey to Paris in search of adventure, where he enrolls himself in the Frencle Gaurds. He falls in love with Mille, d'Arency, who to serve her own ends, or those of her Mistress Catherine, leads him into the killing of a M. De Noyard, a counsellor of the powerful Duke of Guise. He is forced to fly from Paris, in which he is aided by Queen Marguerite of Navarre, and after various hairs breath escapes reaches the camp of Heary of
Navarre at Nerac. Thus he becomes the enemy of the King. Thence, having been given a troop of hotse, he spends his time in harassing the adherents of Henry III, and in aiding Huguenots to escape from his dominions, making an old ruined chateau near Clochonne, called the Chateau de Maury his headquartèrs. M. de la Chatre; the Governor of the province is determined to capture de Launay And forces Mlle. de Varion, whose father is a Huguenot and do
in
la Chatre's power, to act as his spy. In this she is successful being taken under De Launay's protection to the Chateau de Maury. There they mutually fall in love, and she flys from him to make back her promise to de la Chatre but finds that he has already despatched troops to the Chateau to effect the capture of her lover. De Launay arrives upon the scene with his lieutenant and captures de la Chatre in his nwn castle forcing him not only to release Mlle. de Varion and her father but also to grant them a safe conduct from the province which proves to be of the greatest value, owing to their meeting the troops returning from the Chateau de Maury. The history ends with their escape. The tale is well told, the in terest being sustained throughout, and the hera no sooner escapes from one dilemna than he plunges headlong into another. To those of our readers who are looking for an exciting work of adventure with a touch of French his tory thrown in we can recommened this Inteat production of Mr. Stephens.
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It's terrible rough on the sick list: this damp
perspiry cool,
Say! is this 'ere weather excepshunal, or a
kinder bloomin' rule? Wot's the use of the bloomin' equator, anꞌ bein'
'so close thereto,
It we live on a Henglish November, wich is
wat we are 'avin' to do, Bal-Jove! It as stopped for a mini-No!-
there it goes again. Oh! 'Ang the bloomin' drizzle an' the everlastin
rain.
SINGAPORE AND THE SOUTH.
(From Straits Papers.)
THE LAW'S DELAY,
At Sourabaya, a Chinaman will shortly be tried for fraudulent bankruptcy after having been kepl'in prison for two years awaiting trial. THE "ELBA."
The Italian man-of-war Elba arrived at Penang from Colombe on the 23rd inst. She is of 3,100 tonnage, 6,500 hp, and carries 28;
men and 39 guns.
SERDANG COFFEE.
Cofice growing in Serdang continues to be in a hopeful way. Planters there do not complain. There is every encouragement to them froin the recent improvement in prices for the berry,
QUARRELSOME EMPLOYES.
The Krian railway employes are divided into two parties and indulge in Donnybrooks A number were arrested and fined from Sio to $25 each by Mr. Farrer at Nihan Tebal.
EMBEZZLEMENT.
The Chinese cashier of the Bangkok Dock Co. has been sent to hard labour for a year for embezzling Tes. 5,fion. Chua Rir Boon's friends in Singapore had already advanced $2,000 to meet the defalcations:
1.UMP SUGAR.
At Chaibon, in Java, a manufactory of lump sugar has been started. This is said to be the first undertaking of the kind in that island, despite the fact of its being a sugar producer. Java has also only one sugar-refinery, says the Locomotief
FLOODS IN SELANGOR,
TIN MINING IN SELANGOR. The states
fields in
..for want
There have been heavy floods at Serendah nearly two mites of the main road being under water. There have also been landslips on the Raub-road which have interrupted the telegraph line.
THE DEFENCES OF JAVA.
Plans for improving the defences of Java have been laid before Government. The Batavia Nizumusblad says it is intended to establish a harbour of refuge at Sourabaya, and to lay out batteries on a commanding position 'at Dātavja,
GOLD IN CELEBES,
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lay laid me that the my worked sufficient labour. It has never heard is mines complaining of his inability to and land, but has seen scores of them wringing their hands for want of labour. The existing fin-helds have been spreading in area for years and show no signs, except in isolated cases, of reaching an unpayable boundary. Wherever new roads have been constructed in the interior, new mining-laud has often been taken up. Taking block tin and tin-ore together it appears that, in 1897, Perak exported 352,252 picule, and Selangor 302,062 plants. Of tin ore alone Selangor exported about 50,000, piculs more than Perak,
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GOLD IN THE DUTCH INDIES.
analyses of ore from its ground, carried out in The Barnah Sawah Mining Co., publishes Batavia by Rathkamp & Co. A crass sample of mixed so-called red and green napal proved 1,00 kitogrammes and traces of silver. On to contain 163 grunnes of gold per ton of the ground the red and green napal occur entirely apart, so that the first named, present in great quantities and mainly holding the noble metal needs only to be worked.. Another sample of Karangan" to napal gave 14 grammes of gold per ton, white red oxide of copper and red side of iron also were found in it.. A second sample of Karangan contained 18 grammes of gold per ton and 135 grammes silver. This was obtained by washing, after the native manner, in doulangs, and of course a lot is lost in the process. A fourth sample of so-called red napul gave 20 grammes of gold and 31 grammes of silver per ton of icoo kilogrammes. The results are spoken of as very satisfactory.
QUEER STORY.
LATE TELEGRAMS,
(From Indian Pagers.).
THE CURRENCY COMMISSION, LONDON, January
1865-Great robbery at Central Bank dis.
covered.
1972-5.S. Chekiang lost.
1875-Colony of lifi consticated. 1883-Outrage on foreigners at
Intimations.» LECTURE,
H.
quency 1593-Treats for the opening of the West River MRW WILKINSON had kindly con
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The second session of his Commission was adjoined on the 13th until next month. The most notable witnesses were Sir Robert Giffen, Mr. Robert Barclay, Pre- sident of the Manchester Chamber of Com. merce, and Professor Alfred Marshall, of Cam- bridge. Sir R. Giffen generally opposed the official views, but admitted that, in the absence of serious dificulty in obtaining gold, his objections would be mitigated. Mr. Alfred Rothschild, who was absent through ill-health, submitted a 620,000,000 could be obtained in London if written in which he wanted, without monetary disturbance. recommends the eventual establishment of State Bank in India to perform the functions of the existing Presidency Banks and to re- gulate the gold currency in the centres of chief demand. A possible decided and con- tinued fall in exchange accurring shortly might encourage the advocates of the rd. mie; but months' experience, consider the rate is likely to average 15 3-4d. this year, which would practically mean a 16d exhange. The report of the Commission will be issued within the next few months. A gold standard without provision for an adequate supplementary gold currency is now regarded as improbable.
the best authorities, viewing the last twelve
THE BEAUREPAIRE FARCE.
The European Press, especially the English, bitterly ridicule the Beaurepaire farce, com menting on the utter decadence of politics and of the Justiciary in France; when an ex-Judge of the Supreme Court can make such a pitiable exhibition of inanity and spite against his former colleagues. M. de Beaurepaire was appointed to the bench for conducting the pro- secution of Boulanger in 1889. He clearly never dreamt that his resignation would be accepted. The most substantial charge he brought was that M. Bard, who is entrusted with the revision of the Dreyfus documents, sought an interview with Colonel Picquart and ordered the lattern dose of hot grog. In spite of the absurdities of M. de Beaurepaire's allegations, the Chamber of Deputies pondered over the affair in its every aspect, und Deputy solemnly proposing to court-martial the whole Court of Cassation. It transpires that three Generals, all Colonel Picquart's accusers, also had their grog at the Court's expense. The practical result has been a change in Colonel Picquart's judges and an influence on public opinion decidedly for the worse.
THE GALE IN ENGLAND,
signed at Peking.
TO-MORROW,
Sunday, 5th February, 1899.
(St. Agatha.) ; Chinese-25th of rath moon of 25th year of
Karang-sil. Sun-Rises
Sets
dhr. zómin,❤ shr.33min. High water-Morning 4hr. Jomin.
· Afternoon -lo. 3hr, şamin, Low water-Morning Thr, 40min.
Afternoon ...tions
· ANNIVERSARIES. 1783-Order of St. Patrick instituted. 1855-The Spanish brig Neuve Lepanto taken
by pirates near Lautao. 1874-End of Ashantee Wär 1877-Kioto railway opened by the Mikado of 1880-The Hongkong. Government pétitioned
by the Chinese to make the Japanese- yen a legal tender, 1880-Riot at Chinking,
Japan,
CHURCH SERVICES,
St. John's Cathedral-Communion, 7 a.m., Matins, 11 ... Evensong, 5-45 p.m. Roman Catholic Cathedral-Mass at 6 a.m.,
5 p.m.
7., 8., and 9.30 2.1. Benediction, Union Church: Services, I am and 6 pm, German Bethesda Chapel, West Point: St. Francis Church, Wanchai-Mass (Chin.),
Morning Service, 11 am.
am., (Part), 7.30 m. Benediction, St. Joseph's Church, Garden Road :—Morning St. Anthony's Chapel, West Point-Mass,
Service (English), 9 a.m.
Wesleyan Methodist Church:-Services, 19.30
5 .m
8 a..
am. and 5.45 p.m.
St. Peter's Seamen's Church:-il am, and
6.30 p.in.
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SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
∙ING CARDS,” in die Chamber of Commerce Room, at the CITY HALL, on MONDAY, the 6th February, 1899, at 5.15 PM.
Members may ask their friends.. Ladies are invited.
HENRY E. POLLOCK,
Hon. Secretary! - Hongkong Odd Volanies Society, Hongkong, 3rd February, 1899, 200 [1664
THE HONGKONG.DEVONIAN. SOCIETY,
"HE ANNUAL DINNER of the above
CLUB, on WEDNESDAY, the 1511 Februnty, at 8 PM.
Bevonians wishing to join the Society requested to apply to the Undersigned
MOWBRAY-S, NORTHCOTE,
Acting Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, jid February, 1899.
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Shipping. STEAMERS...
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED........ FOR MANILA (DIRECT), TE Company's Steamship
YUENSANG," as above on MONDAY, the 6th instant, at Captain P. HyNolfe, R.N‚R., will be despatched
3 P.M.
This Steamer has Superior Accommodation" for First Class Passengers.
For Freight or Passagé, apply to 100
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers,
Hongkong, 1st February, 1899, "
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL.
THE Company's Steamship
"TANTALUS," Captain Haunal, will be despatched as above on MONDAY, the 6th instant, at 4 PM..
For Freight, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 3rd February, 1899. [ezga MOGUL-WARRACK-MILBURN LINE. FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL:
HE Steamship
MAILS DUE. American (China) to-morrow. Indian (Sultang) 6th inst. German (Sachsen) 8th inst. American (Doric) 4th inst. Canadian (Eurpress of Japan) 21st inst. American (Nippon Márií) z2nd inst.
WE are informed by the Agents of the Austrian
"PATHAN," Lloyd's S. N. Co.'s steamer Gisela, left Kobe will be despatched as above on MONDAY, via Moji for this port last night, the 3rd instant.the 6th February,
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Local reports of the gale have been delayed owing to injury to the telegraphs. They show terrible and widespread results. The sea demolished the thick seawall and washed away the beach for seventy yards on the Nonli Western line alongside Conway Bay between Chester und Holyhead on Thurday midnight. It was pitch dark, a tempest was raging fiercely. and the tide was high, when a Manchester goods express, heavily laden, dashed out of the THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer tunnel across the gap, along the unsupported Tartar, left Vancouver (direct) for Hongkong rails and was precipitated into the sea The on the rst. She is expected to arrive on the driver and fireman were lost and the wreckage 25th instant, of eight trucks strewed the bay, the others remained suspended on the rails which were unbroken. The Liverpool express and Trish mail which were due shortly afterwards were saved. The Channel traffic-suffered terribly, vessels standing in the Downs all hight.
The Batavia Nieuwsbbed has got hold of a story which seems to show that Chinese agents are busy tempting European soldiers out of the Dutch Colonial army for service in the Chinese Imperial forces. The source of the story is declared to be in every sense trustworthy, A plot was discovered which threw some light of the sudden absence of some European soldiers of the 11th Battalion at Meester Comelis from their pests. These mea are all non-Hollanders Le Belgians, Luxembourgers, Swiss. German,
t. It came out that, tempted by a bounty of. , 1,000 to 1,600, ofered by Chinese, to desert. and join the army in China, many had got away, from time to time and letters have come in fram deserters urging their comrades to follow their example. The desertions took place at night. The deserters met in the eld town, by the Canal, where they were found with aponey and clothes by Chinese agents, and smuggled om hard a Chinese steamer which took them away to Singapore and China. The Ninesblad looks upon it as probably a canard, but the next day it publishes a statement to the effect that its inforinant has again come in 10 say that be guarantees the trunk of his story, and he added to it that on the night of a day or two ago thirteen Europeansels or Copenhagen. soldiers, all non-Hollanders, had been missed from the garrison at Meester Cornelis. (The
Nieuwsblad a day afterwards says "Cancerning the desertions on a large scale from the garrison at Meester Cornelis, we have received yet later information which puts our first information beyond all doubt, but however, not to hinder the enquiry now afoot, we shall not for the present publish any details.)
SHANGHAI LAND INVESTMENT
COMPANY, LIMITED.
The following is the Report of Directors, for presentation at the Tenth Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be held on Wednesday the 8th February, 1899, at 4.30 o'clock P.M.;—,
The Directors beg to present their Tonth' A Genuan expert, who has visited the gold Annual Report and a Statement of the Com- region in North Celebes, comes to the conclu-pany's Accounts for the year 1898, which they sion that the mines there have been over-rated. trust will meet the shareholders' approval. Gold in that quarter is not so abundant s many had hoped. Not one of the mines has yet yielded a dividend, though some have been worked for at least four yeară.
TEAK FURNITURE,
THE JOURNALIST, by C. F, Keary, Methuen's Colonial Library, Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, Ltd, Hongkong.--The journalist, Richard Vaux, the hero, is young a gentleman just rising into fame, who becomes enamoured of another man's wife, which appears to be the turning point of his career, for he does not seem to do much once he has unde her acquaintance. The book is a very wearisome one, being full of duli con. versations between persons who are either Insipid idiots, miserable cynics or insuffer able pfigs. There is little or no incident and less interest. Groups of people commence to talk and invariably talk twaddle, and do FOL ever do that consistently, for thy cannot say more than a dozen consecutive words without rambling off to some other aubject. If his book is intended to awaken a great admiration in the breast of the ordinary mortal for literary persons we fear
The absurd feeling of insecurity that the that it will prove a dismal failure; for the literary Singapore sinkels now entertain in regard to met depicted are chiefly distinguished by their their warthless heads is spreading, seemingly, Insufferable conceit and boorish rudeness into what is regarded as a more intelligent class gompany. Those suffering from insomnia and of Chinese. Human heads are taken daily, they requiring an infallitas sleep producer will do well to indulge in a few chapters of "The assert, and the bodies are quietly buried. Journalist."
The Belavia Nieuwsblad notes that Chinese crafismen there can now turn out teak-furniture of such excellence that it not only beats lic imported European article, but is also exported to Europe to compete successfully with the makes of the best furniture factories there.
HEATH-SNATCHING.
SELANGOR'S DEFECT.
The Mulay Mall points out that there are no facilities in Selangor for Chinese there to Require British or Malayan citizenship. Chinese
tant quarter prize the privilege of being British subjects, owing to its protecting them from oppression and squeezing should they
Chin
A REFRACTORY PRISONER.
A lower grade prisoner named Koh Tai has been sent to the Singapore Aasize Court to be tried as an assizes prisoner. On Dec. 12th. while Warder Bullen was attending prisoners working in the yard, the prisoner came and stood in front of him. Bullen called out but the prisoner did not reply, but dealt Bullen a severo blow in the abdomen, from. which he suffered to much that he had to go to hospital for 14 days,
THE TOWN TRAVELLER, by George Gissing Methuen's Colonial Library, Mesars. Kelly and Waish, Ltd. Hongkong. George Gissing has a wonderful insight into the character of the class whom he here depicts the lawer middle classes, The plot is a trifle far-fetched the husband of Mra. Clover, who keeps a' China shop, having disappeared for some six years or so and at last being discovered is found to be no other than Lord Polperro, who has, since his marriage, come unexpectedly into the title but does not and it convenient to recognise his wife and child at the Ching shop. The principal char. acters are Mr. Gammon, atravellerfora firmofoil and colourmen, and Polly Sparken, a damsel with an attractive face, a healthy appetite and a situation as a vendor of programmes at one of the London theatres; Mrs. Bubbs, a lodg. ing house keeper; Mr. Sparkes, Polly's father
A correspondent writes to the Pinang Gazette and head waiter at a third rate restaurant; pointing out that the Straits Government issues Miss Waghorn, a friend of Bolly's; Mr. Green: certain samps at Singapore only, and that in pere, a broken down gentleman and friend or limited number. For instance, the provisional fool of Lord Polperro and Christopher farish; | 4 cent clamps were issued by surcharging two a clerk in the great tea house of Swotten sets of stamps-3 cents klue and scents brown. ham & Co.
At the present the former can be got in Penang, Beyond the search for the missing husband but not the latter, which were only issued at and father there is little or no plot, but the Singapotų, ka book is cleverly and brightly written and the characters are amusing. The description of the conference held by Mr. Bubbs, Gammon and Mrs. Clover, with the intention of forcing Polly to disclose the whereabouts of che vanished
SURCHARGES,
The Profit for the year on Working Account amounts to Taels 134,617.87 as against Tarls 118,73.67 last year.
The Profit and Loss Account, after paying the amount of the interim dividend declared in July, shows the sum of Taels 89,435.44 at credit, and this it is proposed to appropriate in the
following manner:-
1.
To pay a Final dividend of 6%
-on-the-paid-up---Capital.
(making to1% for the year) Tuels 78,000.00. To transfer to Reserve Fund
(being interest on undevel- oped Estates Nos, 8 and 9) Tacis 5.955.11 Tocarry forward to New Account Taels 5,480.33 Wills's Estate, No. In March fast the Directors sold the plot of land at the comer of Astor and Whangpoo Roads (about one mow), with the hrase upon it, to the German Church Committee for Taels 20,000 and this accounts for the reduction in the Capital Account of this Estate,
The ground lease of Block-N., at the corner of Seward and North Souchow Roads, fell in to the Company on the 31st December, 1898, and this will give an increase of about Tacle 6,000 in rental during the current year.
Chwong Hoong Estate, No. 2.-A beginning has been made in developing the vacant piece of land referred to in last year's Report. A con tract has been entered into to build 16 houses of a somewhat similar kind to those on the West side of North Szechuan Road, and it is hoped that, on completion, they will quickly
find tenants,
Little's Estate, No. 4-The new buildings commenced in 1897 are now completed and are all let at satisfactory rentals.
Hanbury Road Estate, No. 5-In last year's Report it was mentioned that the development of this Eitate was completed, but the houses alluded to were not quite finished. It is the final payments for these buildings which account for the increased amount of the Capital Account of this Estate,
Jin Kee Estate, No. 6. Two of the hongs on on this Estate have been completed and let. The three hangs on the Peking Road will be finished in a month or two, and have been leased from the 1st April. Contracts. for two other large buildings have been signed, and, from enquiries already made, ita is confidently expected they will be let as
FOR THE "ADANA.". The Abana arrived in Singapo harbour from Latuan on the 26th ulto, having been safely gul out of her difficult position there by the exertions of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Com-
subsequent discomfiture by Polly," who rosa-
her stem high out of it as she came into port, Estates Nos. 8 and 9-Nothing has been lately refuses to have anything to say upon the under her own steam. She has a cargo of coal done with these properties, as the Directors subject even after having been forcibly ra- for Hongkong; this will have to be discharged, feel that the time has hardly yet arrived for the moved from her room and brought face to face as it is thought that the déana imutt be docked" | further erection of Chinese houses. with her aunt, Mrs. Clover. The love scenes there. During the work at Labuan, two fiters, between Polly and Gammon and. Polly and i working in the tuppel of the propeller shaft, Christopher are funny, and indeed there are, were suffocated by the bad gases from the despite its apparent paucity of plot or purpose, bilge. An eng was held at Labuan, and very few dull pages throughout the book. For the fatal event was held to be accidental, those who require, a novel which they can IN A CHARK'S MAW catch up for half an hour's light reading at any time The Town Traveller is just themelingen
Clover is capitally described, as is also their pany. Her bows were low in the water, and | ready for occupation, if not spone, they are
A Singapore medico the other day saw a large alimpel tothe hands of some Chinate firberman.
Directors. On the departure of Mr. McLead from Shanghal in July last, Mr. Kinnear was appointed in his place. Mr. Dudgeon retires by rotation but offers himself for re-election.
Auditor Mr. Wingrove retires, but offers his services for the current year,
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THE PEACE CONGRESS.
January 16th,
Swansen and Liverpool, le Singapore for this THE O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Menelaus from
expected here on or about Thursday, the oth port yesterday morning, the 3rd, and may be
instant.
About 24th. Feb., 1899.
31st Mar, 1899.
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11th Mar, 1899,
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S.S." SIKH" S.S." ARGYLL 3.S." MACDUFF S.S." GHAZEE”,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
15th April, 1899.
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BODWELL & CÓ, LITED
Agents. Hongkong, 2nd January, 1899. EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, (Calling at PORT DARWIN 20d 'QUEENSLAND PORTS, and taking through Cargo to ADELAIDE, NEW ZEALAND, TASMANIA, &c.)
Count Muravjeff states that the interional THE O. & O. S. S. Co's steamer Ceptic with Peace Congress will probably be held in Bras-mails, etc., which left hence January 5th for San Francisco, via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland Sea, Yokohama and Honolulu, arrived THE Steamship
January 17th
M. Cambon, French Ambassador at London,
replying to a deputation from the Peace Society, denied that there was hostility in France to wards the English. The Press on both sides, he said, had greatly exaggerated the small friction arising over the Fashoda question, but neither Frenchmen individually nor the French Government desired war,
THE LIBERAL LEADERSHIP, The Times accepts Sir H. Campbell-Ban- nerman as Sir W. V. Harcourt's successor as leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Commons, characterising him as a man moderate counsels and conciliatory manner, inactive yet competent, who will mark time admirably.
AGITATION IN MACEDONIA.
of
at her destination on the 1st instant,
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS.
HIGM,S, Kaiser..... • at GMS, K., Ata..... Athenian
Isla de Cuba....... Isla de Luzon Monmouthshire Beechdale ....
St. Enoch Columbia Hud
D. Juan Austria Daphne .. Loyal... China......
Pathan January 18th-
A Macedonian agimtion and the proposed assembly of a Macedonian revolutionary con gress is causing anxiety to the Porte, which has taken military measures to crush any attempted rising.
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THE FASHODA QUESTION,
January 19th.
Mr. Chamberlain, in a speech at Wolver hampton referred to the satisfactory settlement of the Fashoda question, and trusted that our position in the whole Valley of the Nile would be henceforth recognised as incontestable.
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"PASSED THE CANAL. Outward-Jan, 3rd Trieste, Servia; Jan. 6th Glengarry, Nerite; Jan. 10th Menclaus, St. Andrews, Holus; Jan. 13th Lip, Hatching,
Hansa, Huron; Jan, 17th Beniarig, Formosa | Jan. zath Caledonien, Konigsbergi fan, zrth Canton, Trold; Jan. jist Oceanien.
Homoward-Jan. 27th Ernest Simons, Su- matra, Marquis Bacquehem, Priam: Jan. 31st Prine Heinrich, Wittenberg.
CONSUMPTION, Wasting Diseases, and General The Samoan chief Mataafa, who is the Ger Debility. Doctors disagree as to the relative iman candidate for the kingship of Samoa, has value of Cod Liver Oil and Hypophospbites; heen routed after sharp fighting with Malleton, the one supplying strength and flesh-the others who was proclaimed King by the Chief-Justice giving nerve power and acting as a tonic to the But in Scott's of Samoa with the support of the British and digestion and entice system. American Consuls, The British cruiser Por. Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypo- poise noted a party of blue-jackets to pro-phosphites the two are combined, and the effect tect foreigners,
is wonderful. Thousands who have derived no permanent benefit from other preparations have been cured by this. "Scott's Emulsion "is per fectly palatable, and is easily digested oven by those who cannot tolerate plain Cod Liver Oil. Any Chemist can supply it, Sole Agents for Hongkong and the Empire of China Watkins & Co., Hongkong.—[Adv},
THE SOUDAN CONVENTION,
January zoth. The Soudan Convention signed by Lord Cromer, the British Minister in Egypt, and Boutros Pasha, the Egyptian Minister for Foreign Affairs, establishes martial law there and prohibita the residence of Foreign Consuls in the country without the consent of Her Majesty's Government, and provides for British and Egyptian flags being used together, except at Suakim, where the Egyptian flag is to fly alone.
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR...
FEBRUARY. Meteorological means baied on ten years Abservations to 1893, Barometer in 10141 Thermometer $73 Humidity.....
..79.0. Rainfall
1.76
TO-DAY;
WEATHER REPORT.
Oo date at On data ni
10a.m. Barometer......335
30718
Thermometer 59 Humidity Rainfall
"TO-DAY.
20
Saturday, 4th February, 1899, Chinese-24th of sath meon of asik year of
Kwang-til.
Supe
Ohr: 27min. shr. 330tinj MoonLast Quarter shr, kılır, anh,
· High water-Morning arunt, zhr," amin, Afterpost 2hr, 34min Low water-Morning con. Thr. tamin
Afternoon catrin amin, ANNIVERSARIE 1633—Georga Herbert died. 1840-H.M3, Hyacinth ordered to leave Macao
by Guvatnge.Pina
HE THE
Auction.
PUBLIC AUCTION. Undersigned has received Instruc
tions from
MI, ARTHER ANDERSON
to Sell by
FUBLIC AUCTION,
ON.
at his SALES ROOMS, Zetland Street, No. 2,
WEDNESDAY, the 8th February, 1899, Commencing at 2.30 PM A LARGE QUANTITY OF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. Removed from the Peak for Convenience.
· Comprising —
SOPHAS and COUCHES, EASY. CHAIRS,
· GUTHRIE," Captain McArthur, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, die 7th instant, at 4 P.3.
This well-known Steamer is specially fitted. for Passengers, and has a Refrigemting Cham ber which ensures the supply of Fresh Provi- sions, Ice, &c., throughout the voyage, i.
This Steamer is installed diroughout with tha Electric-light.
A Stewardness and a duly qualified Surgeon are carried.-te
NB.-Return Tickets issued by this Com- pany to and from AUSTRALIA, are available for return by the Steamers of the CHINA NAVIGA. TION COMPANY and vice versa..* For Freight or Passage, apply to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong, 1st February, 1899,- [1528
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE:
YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND NAGASAKI,
(Passing through the INLAND SEA), THE Company's Steamship
T
"HOHENZOLLERN," Captain E. Woltersdorff, will leave for the above Ports on or about THURSDAY, the oth instant.
For further Particulars apply to
MELCHERS & Co.j Agents. Hongkong, 3rd February, 1899. [$545
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. NOTICE. STEAM TO SHANGHAI
THE Company's Steamship
"SACHSEN,
Captain H. Supmer, due here with the outward. German Mail about the 8th instant will leave for the above places about 24 hours after arrival,
For father Particulars, apply to"
· MELCHERS & Co.
Agents. Hongkong, 3rd February, 1899. · [1549 UNITED STATES AND CHINA-JAPAN STEAMSHIP LINE. FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL.
HE Steamship
THE
-“INDRANI,"
Captain Trötter, will be despatched as abov on or about the zoth February..
For Freight, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.. Agents. Hongkong, 6th January, 1899,
FOR NEW YORK (DIRECT),
VIENNA CHAIRS, RATTAN FURNITHE Steamship TURES, OVERMANTLES, SIDETABLES. WASHINGSTANDS, TOILET TABLES,
DANSKENMORE.”:
For Freight, apply to
WRITING DESKS, HATSTANDS, CHAM. Captain Ellis, will be despatched for the BERSTANDS, large and small TEAKWOOD above Port on or about the end of February, WARDROBES, BOOKCASES, "SIDE- BOARDS, WHATNOTS, COOKING RANGES, CUTLERY, CURTAINS, GLASS- WARE, PICTURES, BATHTUBS, and BATHROOM REQUISITES, &c, &, &
ALSO
{
COTTAGE PIANO,
1 LADYS and 1 GENT'S AMERICAN: BICYCLE
3 VIOLINS in good order and condition,
HAMMOND TYPEWRITER Catalogues issued Prior to Sale TERMS OF SALE ——As Customary, On View at the Undersigned's.
PAUL BREWITI, Auctioneer, Hongkong, 3rd February, 1899-
1600
CARLOWITZ & Co Agenta: Hongkong, 13th January, 1599.
SAILING VESSEL.
A FOR SAN FRANCISCO. THE 100 A1 British Bark?
QUEEN MARGARET
Fraser, Master, shortly, expected here will load for the above Port, and will have quick despatch,
For Freight, apply to
ASULWAN, TOMES & CO. Hongkong, aard January, 1800)
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