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MUNKAY BARRACKS INDED,

This morning Chan 10, a house boy at Murray Barracks, was charged, at the Magis tracy, before Mr. T. Sercombe Smith, with being a rogue and vagabond and with being found in a room at Murray Barracks occupied by Capuana C. E. Bancroft, of the Royal Welsh

the stairs.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1899.

THU TRUNOM COLONIES.

The discussion on the Indo-China loan has once more brought before the French Parlia ment the whole problem of colonization. An operation which requires an expenditure of 200 millions on the one side and a guarantee of 3 millions in interest on the other, and which in reality means a capital of 270 millions can not be lightly voted: Several speakers have shown that despite appearances the credit of the State is involved and that the lean might well result in a serious miscalculation for the

STRIGIO A BALANCE SHEET. A policy of expansion is the order of the day. and few nations stop to count, the cost. It is regarded as necessary, and the price must be paid. Yet the price is so high in France that it is not surprising that the balance sheet causea Fusiliers.

Taoi Chan said-I am boy to Captain Mcperate summing up of the position, signed by a good deal of dismay. Here is a very tem- Mahon, who lives at Murray Barracks. At M. Paul Louis, in a Paris paper half-past eight on Tuesday night I went up stairs to my master's room, and seeing defendant coming out I asked him why ho had been in. He did not reply but man away. I followed and stopped him on) I again asked him' why he had come out of the officer's room and he replied, I went to get a key" 1 took him down fo the sergeant. Captain McMahon was at mess, Defendant used to be employed by the officers mess as a washer-up, but was discharged yesterday afternoon, fle was never Captain McMahon's servant. He was not allowed to go to the second floor into the officers' rooms.

Henry Yates said-I am mese sergeant at the officers' mess Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Defendent was a general coolie in the mess. No part of his duties took hira into the officers' rooms. He was under notice to leave, and was to go out of barracks to-day. About half-past eight Inst night I heard a noise, I went to the mess room

h to see what it was and I met the Inst witness in charge of defendant.

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Chan Chui said am a boy in the officers mess of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, I am boy to Captain Bancroft At half-past eight last night I went upstairs to my inaster's room. ilt a candle and found a gold chain on the floor of the verandah and 40 cents in ton cent pieces. The chain was my master's. My master's room is next to Captain McMahon's room.

Defendant-I went upstairs to get a pot, the pot was broken and belonged to the nices. had placed it in the bath-room the last withers said stole the gold chain, but no chain was found.

Defondant was sentenced to three months hard labour.

country.

If colonization has its moral aspect, it is also profit and loss account is well worth considera an enterprise of the economic order, and the

posed to calculate the expenditure that this tion. Not that it is so easy as might be sup exotic expansion enters annually on the French Badger. In the first place Algeria, the largest of our possessions, is not included in the Colonial Budget, its expenses being theor porated with the different services of the mother country. Then we ought to include among the liabilities of the colonies the main by the budgets of war and marine, At present, tenance of a part of the army and navy, covered

Colonial Budget in estimating the cost of the however, one must confine' oneself to the. colonies.

But first let it be clearly understood that against our coloniad possessions. All the re there is no set-off in the expenses entered

ceipta accruing from them are devoted to their local needs and this remain outside the

Treasury,

THE HISTORY OF AN INCREASE, With these explanations, and taking nine year with another, he may put the present cost of ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB. our Colonial Empire at from 10 to 120 millions. The history of the continuous increase of this expense is truly interesting! Since 1880 the 7TH CLUB RACE,

Colonia! Lhidget has gone up at a remarkable "Resulled March 4th, 1899.

rate: since Ego it has reached a threatening Course No. 1. A.2.15 p.m. the following total. In 1820 it was 5 millions, 7 in 1839, 21 boats started; A class 1,4,5,7,8 and 9. Belais atin 1850, 21 in 1800, 23 in 1870. In 1885 on the 2.30 pm. 3, 10, and 12. There was a good eve of the great expetitions to Asia and Afric: strong easterly breeze all through the race, but it was 33 millions; in 18ga it was over 59 none of the boats were reefed. In the beat up millions. The sum of 56 millions was reached to Channel Rock Bonito, Chanticleer, Malt in 1892, and if in 1896 it was only 89 the falling Afarian and Parde had a fine race, getting off is only apparent, for supplementary credits round the Rocks at intervals of about 40 seconds. voted at the end of the year brought the figure Arlive being next, two minutes after, Sybil up to over too. In 1897 the, cost was 102 Following aboutthesame time after Artice. The

millions, order was equally close in the second round, Payne, Ladybird ad Princess being round within two minutes, Part being 3 minutes after Primirss, in the run down to the Fairway buoy, after passing Kowloon Rock, Chaniicier, What Jharian and have all passed Boutte, and the buoy was rounded. by the four boats within a inilite and half at about a quarter to four in the se dig boost up the Bonile again went through the sale and sometigd victory from Conticleer Hidupmunks 7. also posset Aapo at Row from Paint on the way dosahovd Belt the deal to diver thaish.

2017 Miest Jo point. Chenticber forind "4 Maidston Thin

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Ladybet... 37 17 Push 10 Pavar

1337 Second 4 Dart... 43 364üret

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9TH CLUB RACE March 5th 1899.

Course No. 4. "Starters A class 1, 4, 5, 6, 7. ;

1.30,

Let us take the next estimute, which is sure to be executed. Out of 86 millions, 60 are required for the military accupation, viz, 21 for Indo-China, 183 for Madagascar, and 6 for the Soudan. Nor does there appear to be the least. prospect of any diminution in these items Sull' that leaves 20 millions for the civil administrations, almost double wian England allows for colonial services apart from the allowances from the colonies themsel. An

A PIQUASE KOELKASTË

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But Indo-China pai cermin seulements in Africa could be made to yield a good return, if we would but at last abandon our policy of military conquest and adopt that of opening for tmse No one, of course, denies this, but

the up country unit developing its possiblities unfortunately every time that Parliament seeks to apply itself in developing the utility of the Colonies there is a fresh expedition to he complish.

RUSSIA IN THE FAR EAST.

An officer in the Japanese Army who has been interviewed by the Osaka Mainichi states that since Russia acquired Port Arthur and Talienwan she has increased her land forces and warships there, improved the harbours and roads or the share, and pushed forward the defener of the place. According to this officer. the Russian Asiatic squadron will be increased considerably before the end of the year, and there was every indication that the Russian naval authorities intended to make the Far East the that Russia should have the entire control of the headquarters of the lect. This necessitated sea between Port Arthur and Vladivostock, and for that reason she had of late directed some attention to South Korea. The fact that Russia had recently, sent a special commission to Katoku Island and surveyed both the island itself and its approaches was a matter which. should engage the serious attention, of the Japanese authorities.

the

A MURDER CASE.

TRIAL STEBANGKOK,

VERDICT OF, MANSLAUGHTER.

deceased to watch the lad.

NORTH-WEST AUSTRALIA.

GOLD AND DIAMONDS.

tralia are reported in the Geraldton Advertiser. Sensational gold finds in North-west Aus- There, at Marble Bar, on the 31st January, two brothers found a alug of gold weighing 25lbs. avoirdupois, and about 200 ounces of smaller slugs. At Salgash, close by, extraordinary crush- ings have been recorted-in fact they are almost fabulous. One lot of four tons gav 400 oz, another of zo tons about 800 oz.; whilst a further parcel of 60 tons returned between 6 or and 7 oz. to the ton. Scarcity of labour and want of capital stand in the way of mining development in that quarter. The same difficulties attend the opening up of the diamond fields at Nullagine in the same district. The ground resembles that of the Khubertey diamond-fields, and diamonds have been found plentifully. Until, however, a thorough system of prospecting has been persisted in, to form any idea of the payable nuure of the deposits would be impossible.

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THE MISSING ARCHDUKE.

ing Archduke John has at last been discovered According to a Vienna newspaper the miss. in an island in the Southern Pacific. It will be remembered that some years ago, he suddenly abandoned his position and went to sea, under the naine of "John Orth," as the master of a merchantman. The vessel was reported lest, and nothing further was heard of the Imperial seaman. His death, however, has never been proved, and it is quite possible that this story of his living after the fashion of Crusoe may be ture. Such a life would entirely accord with his humour...

A PARIS JOKE.

Shipping STEAMERS.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUL THE C

CHE.Company's Steamship

"HAIMUN"

___________ Shipping,

STEAMERS.

EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM-

• SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED: FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. (Calling at TIMOR, PORT DARWIN & QUEENS LAND PORTS, and taking thrangh Cargo to ADELAIDE, NEW ZEALANDĄ. TASMANIA, &5) Steamship

Captain Untura, will be despatched for the

love Parts, TOMORROW, the 9th instant,THE at Daylight,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 8th March, 1899. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,

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FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

CALCUTTA. HE Company's Steamship

THE

“KUTSANG,”

"AIRDIET Captain-Kock, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the, 16th March, nt Daylight. This well-known Steamer is specially fitted for Passengers, und, hos u-Refrigerating Cham ber which ensures the supply of Presti-Provi sions, Ice, &c., throughout the voyage.

This Steamer is installed throughout with the Electric-light.

A Stewardness and a duly qualified Surgeon are carried.

V.B-Return Tickets issued by this Com

Captain Bradley, will be despatched as above pany to and from AUSTRALIA, are available for return by the Steamers of the CHINA NAVIGA TION COMPANY and vice verså.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co,

Agents. Hongkong, 28th. February, 1899, (2652

FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL.

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on SATURDAY, the 11th instant, at Noon.

For Freight or l'assuge, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 4th March, 1899.

GLEN" LINE OF STEAM PACKET, FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL. THE Steamship

"GLENGARRY," Captain Gedye, will be despatched as above on or about the roth March. ·

For Freight at Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, th February, 1899. [Boga. AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S, STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY.

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, KARACHI, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, FIUME AND TRIESTE,

GULF, RED SEA, BLACK SEA, LEVANT and ADRIATIC PORTS.)

Drake, son of Captain Ames, was charged be

At Bangkok, na the 22nd February, Francis Lore the Siamese Criminal Court with the mur der at a Brnish subject, a Malay police-ser and the United States has acted as inspiration The understanding between Great Britain. geant, there on the 13th of that month. The to the ballad-mongers of Paris. At one of the prisoner, who is nineteen years of age, had music-halls a duet is now being sung by John never be registered at the British Consulate, Bull and Brother Jonathan, which brings down and hones ramis under Stunese jurisdiction. the house night after night. Like verse is not The evidence showed that the prisoner had of a very high ander, the by-play is at least taken to frequenting p-shops, and amusing it naturally appeals to the French- that both his father and mother had asked man, who does not appreciate the so-called mother had even told legeasel is ok part John Bull takes an atlas, and, after abstract (Taking Cargo at through rates to the PERSIAN

The alliance between England and America. In one atter her box, ane to men him a his nephewing the maps of all the various countries and deceased's wilow" sand tied, Captain Ames had a moi He then presents the covers 0 Bro- a d ́ebase him cusion required. The putting them his pocket. remarks, Ca, c'est ondered hes husband to bak after his son, and ther Jonathan with the greatest good-nature, THE Company's Steamship that accuser had abuse the deceased as a saying, Ca, c'est a vous !" At this Paris laughs resolt. This had been going on for three hugely months. The end of it was that, on the day of the murder, the deceased and the prisoner met in the street and an altercation arose. After high words, the prisoner went into his father's hase and felgi á dagger with which he stabled the deceased to deatly.

owl legali but magiese did not allow it. The prisoner erted to give evidence on his He wivever, allowed to make a statement to the enu that the deceased, when drunk had words with his in the street, and had attacked

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The de owed caught him by the neck. pot then he su bheil dereasüd. The prisoner Los Gimallaghter and was sen-

power ghostland. Leavp)

p atha, saken beses a granted.

RUSSIANISAD MANCHURIA,

Bf taung nu contre has engage a siderait chreseruce of pifjefaiz as we have, East and j: gta tiba a male & ftere od good factus the senator who prescuted the report of Bre for the pebinar tiba Paspationaday was Badget Commitee in that House was pleased, hused him, "Foal in the British count might' to didrist the timber of officials in cadi bove nõuked in bị- le lagg statemevil to 20 years' dependency with the senter of Freili jig bumprisonment, Stanite Times, migrants living there by their own work. He arrived at piquant results. In Annan.Tang bhag he found 1,396 officials as compared with colonists Cochin-China 1966 oficials 447 against 272 colonists in Senegal 11 officials The Globe adhints that it cannot be can. against 367 colonists; on the Ivory Coast 111sidered fresh news that the Cear, in his im officials against 20 Colonists.

Inense ansiety to promote peace on earth, has fille Manchuria with his forces, still it wel romes the repetition of this ancient history in full detail by the ht. Petersburg Press. This great Chinese Province is wowedly occupied toughout by Cossacks and other armed should occasion arise. Burthere is little chance bodies ready to take action am the instant, of Chinese resistance; the time has gone by for that so far as Manchuria is enncerned. Nor will the Russian invasion be hindered from cleeping southwards unless the European Bowers which have interests in China make common cause against the regressor. If that be not done, and dune very quickly, the Main- churian "open door will not be the only one pulloaked by Kussin. From her present coign of vantage, she exercise the most, direct pressure both at lekin and at Seoul: both lie within bar ironi, palm. "On England, there interested, devolves the obligation of initiating joint action with the other Powers. The pity is that this was not done when the Caar's inten- d of absorbing Mancheria first became manifest.

It would be interesting to work on what 8, and 9 at 1.15 and B class 3. to, and 12 teach colony has cost the mother country since the commencement of the great period of The wind was cast and very similar to Satur-expansion in 1881. This has already been day's breeze, Chanticlers started with a reef dine for certain of them, but it has only been which sho shook out at channel Rocks, when the order was Chanticleer, Maid Mariau (close China absorbed 254 millions; Tongking, 269;

partial. During the period of conquest Cochin up) Erica, Boullo, Sybil, Active and Pheck the Soudan since 1881 has swallowed up an with Ladybird, Payné, tárt and Princess in

least zoo millions, and Madagascar almost to. the second clas. All the murks were rounded One may further put Dahomey down für 70 ur in the same order, except that Maid Murian 75 milims since 1894, and if any he is went into first place after passing through the astonished at these guies in fire of the anan starting line on the way down and an unevent toats of our Colonial Budgets, it is suficiem ful but quickly sailed race was brought to an to, point qut that these totals do not contain end with rather an exciting finish.

everything. Thus in the year of the expedition A plass.

Madagascar entailed an expense of from 75 to So millions which did not appear in the regular

Total. Maid Marian 3 si 40 Fire to marks 20 _Chanticleer ..... ..3 32 13 Secund 4

Price3 32 40 Third

Bonita -3 33 45.

Sybit.

Phabe...

Active

Ladybird

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34

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33.5502 Pirsi jo'marks (43

Pyne

4230 Second

Dart dug

4314 Third

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Princess........47,15

A CABLE-STEAMER FOR THE PHILIPPINES,

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account.

To sum up, since it took to foreign conquest the Third Republic has devisted about a'mil-fore, as the nation immeasurably the most Hard and a half to military colonization. The exact figure may be disputed, but I believe that what have stated is ufder rather than over the trut

THANE AND. THE FLAG.

Now against the liabilities ijs well to place! the ashes, to set for the economic advan--SHOULD

tages that the mother country derives from the. possession of these.dependencies. According to the latest figures available the

LAWYERS ADVERTISE,

WHY NOT?

purchases of our differeat colonies in France The appointment of Mr. Choate as Am amount to a little over 119 millions we are hasslar is. Great Britain, synchronises with a again excluding Algeria. Undoubtedly a cus-werful attempt on the part of the leading The United States War Department has to of 119 millions is something appreciable, members of the American Legal Profession to authorized the Quarter master's Department but if one has regard to the extent of cur exotic put an end to the unseemly practices that have to secure at once an iron ship from 1,000 to Empire, its population sometimes very dense grows among some American lawyers. 1,200 tons burden to lay cable to connect the islands of the Philippines. The War. Det in Indo-China, and above all the rela- Dickens grotesque delineation of Sampson partment has already ordered 166 miles of coiled in tanks in the various holds of the cable which weighs 325 tons, It will be vessel. It is considered very important by the government to connect the various islands of the Philippines by cable.

tion that it maintains with foreign countries, one

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fertile as Barum. An

cannot but regard the situation as annoying, au a description of certain American Brass, of Bevis Marks, would stand today

only purchase from us some 36 millions, par The Antilles, Guiana and St. Pierre together African possessions 41, and those of Asia less than 35. In round figures it is a total of 113 millions. On the other hand in these three

hans worth of goods-26 in America: 42 in Africa and 63 in Asia. With Germany mono- polising the trade of this colony and England of that, it is not surprising that our working men look of colonization with little enthusiasm.

NOTANDA.

CALENDAR.

MARCH

Meteorological means based on ten years "observations to 1893,

Rainfall

Barometer Thermometer Humidity.

30.059

.02.0

$5.0

4.08

TO-DAY.

WESTUER REPORT

pilate

... 30.11

74

30.02

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TO-DAY.

Barometer.. Thermometer Humidity Rainfal)...

Wednesday, Bil Minjaħ, clapp

Chaber

worth of ist main of 25th year of Kang-Mi Sun Rises...... Sets

Afternoon

High water-Warning

Low water-erning

bar. 1gmin. skr.47min. Tür. samin. shr. 55min. Dar. 42min. and ihre zomin.

ANNIVERSARIES.

1801-Baille of Aboukir,

44--Bernadotte, King of Sweden, died. 18-Commercial treaty between

United

defiant raply given by China to the States and Japan concluded. ultimatum of the Allies,... 1868-Steamer l'alea Jost,

TO-MORROW.

Thursday, 9th March, 1899,- Chinese-28/4 of 1st moon 25th year of

Kwang-sil. Sun-Rises .....

Ohr. Omin. shr. 55min.

Shr. Tomin. Thr. 4min Thr. 25min. ...ohr, gomin

High water-Morning

Afternoon Law water-Morning.

Afternoon ANNIVERSARIES, 1845-War in Scinde concluded. 187-Attack on Mesars, Farnham and Robl

at Shanghai, 1879--The hulk Aden capsized at Taku; 52

lives lost.

-German Emperor, William I., died. SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,

MAILS DUE American (Coptic) rith inst. Indian (Catherine Apear) 13th inst. French (Yurra) 14th inst Canadian (Empress of China) 20th inst. American (America Maru) 21st inst American (City of Peklug) 29th instant.

ELECTRICAL TURRET TURNINGroups of calentes foreign powers-sell 131 mik Railway, running between Louisville and H.I.G.M.S. Katrer... at

GEAR.

Lieut. William R. Rush, who had charge of one of the turrets of the United States steam ship Brooklyn during the late was, in a recent repart, indorsas fully a report of a board in favour of clectrical turning gear, as follows -- "The board begs to reiterate its unqualified Approval of electricity as the power for tmining turrets. To any one who has trajned turret guns. upon a target by electricity, and who has after wards attempted to deltby any other means, the contrast is too striking ever to be forgotten, The electric motor and controller give perfect co trol and fineness of train to an ideal degree." Lieut. Rush adds, says The American Elec Trician, that after experience in handling turrets under fire in a running fight of four hours he found the temperature of the closed handling room of the steam turrets was terrible In comparison with that of the electric turrets There was also the danger of death to every body in the handling room from a allell cutting

la steam leaders

FRENCH NAVY LEAGUE.

The Payle Figaro commenting upon the formation of a French Navy League, says

Immediately after Fashoda the Government could have obtained anything it asked for from the country in order to place the Navy in a position to meet England, but the opportunity was allowed to slip by, and the Navy. League has consequently been formed in order list interest in the marine which is beglining to

tag, may be revived age 1

STRIKING FIGURES,

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Dock.

solicitors. As advertisers American lawyers We are informed by the Messageries Mari- of the lower grades are as enterprising and times Cols steamer Yarra with the next instance hat-French Mail, left Singapore via Salgon for recently owne under my notice. Not long thiagonal 3 pm, yesterday, the 7th Instant. ago an employ of the linois Central

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. Central Cay, was killed while leaning out of Athenian

Kowloon the top of a car. Before the widow even knew all the particulars of his death, let- ters, were showered in upon her by lawyers along the line of the railway. In due time the coffin bearing the remains of the unfortunate man reached the mourning widow. It was opened, and to the coat-sleeve of the dead man's grave clothes was, pinned a note written by n lawyer near the scene of the accident, offering to prosecute the railway for a percentage of the damages. This is a true tale,

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Emphatically the great expansion that has taken place under the Third Republic has not Noen followed by any marked Increase in our from us for 39 millions, in. 1873 for 1, in trade. In 1838 Reunion was a purchaser 1895 for 12. At the same dates Martinique was a purchaser for 22 millions, 15 and 15 Guadeloupe for 183, 14, and 9; St. Pierre and ports, of Senegal-Soudan have fuctensed from Miquelon for 6, 71, and 3. Doubtless the im

LAW IN FEDERATED MALAYA. from 2 to 138; and those of Asia from 4 to 13 Malaya Legal Adviser's Office in 1898 shows 9 to 19 those of our other African possessions The report on the work of the Federated But from those figures should be deducted the that the general tendency of legislation there amount carried solely for the revictualling and was the assimilation of the laws in force in the armarnent of our troops of occupation who are different States, Nine Enactments were passed sometimes very numerous as in Indo-Ching,nfecting all the Federated States, besides other from 1858 to 1895 the purchases of our exotic ly. The draft Mining Enactment and the Madagascar and the Soudan. But altogether enactments affecting the States singly or joint: empire have gone up from gap to 119 millions, draft Land Rules" were the subject of almost and during the same interval their cost to us incessant discussion and revision during the year, has leapt up from 0 to 100 millions. On the but had not become law when the year ended. one side an increase of loss than 30 per cent Legislation affecting Chinese made progress. on the other an increase of 500 per cent What may be called the Court group of One of the most delicate and must pressing draft enactments was also much under con problems of France to-day is to decide how sideration. This consists of the "Counts Enact. the other country can draw some ices platonle monts," the Civil Procedure Code," the "Cri compensation from her charges. We have too minal Procedure Code, the Probate and Ad. rigorously verified the truth of Adam Smith's ministration Enactment, and the "Court Fees axiom that it is not the mother country which Enactment All these enactments wern ad- benefits most from Calonies. Of course we vanced come steps during the year, but the have dependencies which, will never be worth differences of opinion which arose on some klab, as the Soudan, where for 20 years we points, and the prodigious longth of the two have poured out our jew and our money, Codes rendered progress slow Straits Timez

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PASSED THE CANAL, perley: Feb. 10th Glenfarg Nurnburg: Feb. Outward-Feb. 3rd Anapa; Feb. 7th Har 14th Pyrrhus, Elphinstone, Tientsin Feb. 17th Yarra; Feb. 2181 Babelsberg; Feb. 14th Ernest Star, fyrmidon: Feb. 38th Candia, Hyson, Sarpedon Mar, 3rd Marquis Batquehem, Lielsbold, Kara, Vortigern,

Homeward-Mar, 3rd Benglar, Pindobona.

Entertainment.

A 800TCH CONCERT will be given in the. THEATRE ROYAL,

BATURDAY, the 25th March 1899,

at 9 P Under the Patronage of the STANDREW'S SOCIETY (Particulars later,) Hongkong, th Haich, 1899

"TRIESTE.” Captain A. Mitis. will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 11th instant, P.,

Silk and Valuables are transhipped on arrival at Bombay into an accelerated liner.

For information as to Passage and Freight, apply to

SANDER, WIELER & Co., Agents.

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Hongkong, 6th March, 1899.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, 'LIMITED.

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FOR TAKOW.

THE Company's Steamship

VIRTIENTSIN”

Captain Dawson, will be despatched as above on SUNDAY, the 12th instant.

For Freight or Passage/apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SwiR. Agents. Hongkong, 6th March, 1899.

CHINA. NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA.

THE Company's Steamship

." TAIYUAN,"

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Captain Nelson, will be despatched on MONDAY, the 13th instant, at P.M.

Steamer. The First-class Saloon is situated The attention of Passengers is directed in the Superior Accommodation offered by this forward of the Engines.

A duly qualified Surgeon, is carried and the Vessel is fitted througlicut with Electric Light.

For Passage, apply to

"BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 3rd March, 1899,

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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR TIENTSIN. 'HE Company's Steamship THE

"NANCHANG,"

Captain Finlayson, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 15th instant, at Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents, Hongkong, 7th March, 1899.

[2903 CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

T LIMITED.

FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND PÓRTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE VIA MANILA

THE Company's Steamship

"TAIYUAN," .

Captain Nelson, will be despatched on MONDAY, the 13th instant, at 4 F.31.

this

The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by Steamer. The First-class Saloon is situated forward of the Engines, A Refrigerating Chamber ensures the Supply of Fresh Provisions during the entire voyage.

AND

A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and the Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light. N.B-Retura Tickets, issued by this Com- pany to and from AUSTRALIA are available for return by the Steamer of the EASTERN AUSTRÁLIAN S.S. Co. and vice verså.

For Freight or Passage, apply 10

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 3rd March, 1899.

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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR AMOY, SAMARANG AND SOURABAYA,

THE Company's Steamship

"HUPEH,"

Captain Quail, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the toth instant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents, Hongkong, 7th March, 1899.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

(316

FOR LONDON vía SUEZ CANAL. THE Company's Steamship

_____"MENELAUS," -

Captain Towell, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 18th instant, at Noon,

For Freight, apply to N

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

gents, Hongkong, Gilr March 1899,

THE Steamship

"MOYUNE,"

Captain Conradi,will be despatched forthenbove ports, on or about the 20th March. To be followed by the "LIV,"

Captain Jacobs, sailing about 15th April. For Freight or Passage, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Axents. Hongkong, 25th February, 1899.

T

Auction.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,

No. 9:

HE following Particulars of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on- the spot, on

MONDAY,

the 13th day of March, 1899, at 3 PM, are published for general information.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary) Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 18th February, 1899." Particulars of the lasting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 13th day of March, 1899, at 31, by Order of His Ex.. cellency the Govemor, of One Lot of CROWN.. LAND in the Colony of Hongkong, for,

terin of 75 Years.

Rand Building

No. of S

PARTICULARS OF "THE LOT..

Body Meminents,

Theep Water

Hay

Entinations.

WORTH A GUINEA A BOX.

BEECHAMS

PILLS

FOR ALL

BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS.

· SUCO AS

SICK HEADACHE, CONSTIPATION, WEAK STOMACH, IMPAIRED DIGESTION,

DISORDERED LIVER,

AND FEMALE AILMENTS. ANNUAL SALE SIX MILLION BOXES.

50 Cents per Box. Prepared only by the Proprietor 2 THOMAS BEECHAM, St. Helens, England, SOLE AGENTS for HONGKONG and the EMPIRE of CHINA-

WATKINS & CO.,

APOTHECARIES' HALL, 66, Queen's Road

Central,

THE MUTUAL STORES.

26, 28 & 30, POTTINGER STREET,

Hongkong.

THE BEST VALUE IN THE COLONY

FOR

GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS,

agkong, 28th Decembe