To-day's Advertisements.
THEATRE
ROYA E,
MESSRS. DALLAS AND MUSGRAVE'S
HEATRICAL SEASON..
THE
TO-NIGHT!
TO-NIGHT!
LAST 2 NIGHTS OF
THE WORLD RENOWNED DRAMA
"THE SILVER KING." (Special Scenery painted for this great production.)
WEDNESDAY, April 12th;
Grand Production of
MARK MELFORD'S
FUNNIEST OF ALL FUNNY EARCICAL
COMEDIES,
"TURNED UP.”
PRICES $3, $2 and $1. Soldiers and Sailors (in uniform) half-price to back seats only.
Box Plan at the ROBINSON PIANO CO. NOTICE-A special tram will run 'a quarter of an four after fall of curtain every evening.
W. H., BROWN,
Business Manager.
Hongkong, 10th April, 1899.
za FRENCH COMIC OPERA COMPANY.
C.. DARON, Directeur, 18me Anneu.
CITY HALL-ST. ANDREW'S HALL, TONIGHT, 10 Avril, 1899, A houres.
Under the Patronage of
His Excellency Sir HENRY BLAKE, K.C.M.G.
GRAND PERFORMANCE,
to be given by
Mlle G. Vasti,
Mlle J. LORIC,
Ire Chanteuse d'opérette, Ire. Dugazon.
Mr. C. DAROS,
le Comique populire,
Mlle M. SAVART, E. DANENBERG, Chanteuse à diction.
Pianiste.
Artistes des principaux Theatres de Paris:
LE GRAND SUCCESS
Les Pantins de Violette, Opéra Comique en 1 acte.
MUSIQUE DE MR. A. ADAM.
Alcofribas Mr. C. DARON; Pierrat Mile J. Logto;
Violete Mlle Vasti.
Preceeded by
A Grand Musical Performance
By the whole Company.
LES PARISIENNES!!!
Grande Polka, chantée,
par
les VASTI-LORIG ȘI SAVART,
On commencera par
PAOLA et PIETRO
Opérette en i acte
Musique de Paul Henrion
PAOLA, Me Vasti--Potro, Mlle Loxia.
PACE OF ADMISSION:
RESERVED SEATS..
STALLS..
Tickets at ROBINSON PIANO CD.
Hongkong, toth April, 1899,
BANK HOLIDAY.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1899.
Today's Advertisements.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMŠUI, THE
HE Company's Steamship
"HAICHING,"
Captain Hodgins, will be despatched for the above Ports, TOMORROW, the rith instant, at Noon, instead of as previously advertised.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Con General Managers. Hongkong, toth April, 1899.
THE
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"HE P: & O.'S. N. Co's Steamship
"JAYA," FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed of their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before 3.00 M. TODAY,
Goods not cleared by the 16th instant, at 4 -P;an, will-be-subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.
All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage ob tained from the Godown Company within ten
days after the Vessel's arrival here, after which no Claims will be recognised.
H. A RITCHIE,
Superintendent.
Hongkong, toth April, 1899.
building purposes. Excellent pottery clay is to be found on the slopes of Taito Shin, and brick clay is found in all the valleys, An abandoned lead mine exists on the side of Taimo Shan and galena is known to exist near Kowloon, on the south side of the island of Lantao and elsewhere, while the natives speak of alluvial tin being found. An abandoned silver and lead mine exists on the south side of the island of Lantao and was probably abandoned owing to Chi- nese official inteference and bad manage ment.. Both Mr. LOCKHART and Mr. ORMSAY recommend that a mining expert should be deputed to examine and report upon the mineral resources of the territory and we trust that the Government will see their way to carrying out the suggestion.
COTTON AND INDIGO,
Mr. LOCKHART mentions that experiments are being made to ascertain whether the cotton plant will flourish in the newly leased area, and is of opinion that, so far as soil and climate are concerned, the trials should prove to be successful. This should open up a new industry, far, even if the growing of cotton cannot be undertaken by Europeans on a large scale, it may very well prove to be a source of lucrative' employment to a large number of Chinese and will; as Mr. Lock HART points out, enable the cotton mill, now in course of erection, to obtain at least a portion of its supplies locally. Indigo is also mentioned as one of the products of the new territory and would be well worth in- vestigating...
VEGETABLES.
One of the needs of Hongkong for some time past has been a better supply of rege tables, and in the acquisition of the new territory we see great possibilities. It is a well-known fact that the valleys contained in [w 5 the new territory are far and away more fer
tile than those of Hongkong or the old Kowloon district. Once the range of hills at the back of the old boundary is passed, one is surprised at the fertility of the country, which is fairly well wooded and presents 2 striking contrast to the barrenness of the southern side of the range. Once good A. S. WATSON & Co., roads are constructed, or the light railways,
Intimation.
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Port after renoval should be rested for a month before, use,
Wine re-
suggested by Mr. LOCKHART, in operation, we believe that Hongkong will be enabled 10 draw the bulk of its supplies of fresh vege. tables from the new territory and we shall
be rendered independent of Canton to a great extent
CATTLE RAISING,
The same may be said of our meat supply, for the report states that excellent pasturage is to be found on the range of Taimo Shan, stretching to the west towards Castle Peak Bay, on which many thousands of cattle, horses and sheep could be reared. At pre- sent the cattle in the district are kept solely for agricukural purposes, but there can be no doubt that cattle raising for the Hongkong market would be a paying, undertaking, and should also benefit the population by reduc ing the present high price of 'beef. ̧· At pre- sent a very large proportion of Hongkong's fresh food supply is drawn from. Canton, and should war happen to interrupt the traffic and cut off supplies we should be left in véry unpleasant predicament. If the new territory can be brought to render us in a | degree self-supporting and independent of outside sources for our food supply it will not have been acquired to no purpose.
WATER SUPPLY.
order that they may appeal to them for the THE other moming a European who had redress of wrongs, - real or imaginary, and evidently been “making a night o this would, we feel assurred, damage the at the Central Police Station and prestige of our Colonial Government, incoherant statement about his hay
Want of space prevents us from entering attacked by two Chinamen and sobbed of his further upon the subjects suggested by the watch and ring. A searching, investigation very interesting matters contained in Satur the man's antecedents, however, disclosed the day's Gosette, but we hope to deal further fact that he had been an inmate of a lunatic: with the matter in a subsequent issue. "We congratulate His Excellency the Governor asylum, and other information gleaned made it upon the additions about to be made to his clear that he was labouring under an hallucina
ción.. responsibilities and express the hope that his name may long be remembered in con- nection with the successful introduction of British jurisdiction into our new possession.
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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CANADA AND IMPERIAL DEFENCE. LONDON, April 7th.
The Dominion Government is considering a
scheme for contributing to Imperial Naval defence. It is proposed to trait a thousand fishermen aunually first on shore and then on board war ships.
GERMANY AND THE CAPE-CAIRO RAILWAY.
THE Americans secured possession of Cebu without striking a blow, and no wonder, for Captain, Hallstrom, who was there with his ship the Hikosan Maru, when the surrender took place, says that the Filipinos had only about four rifles to every 100 men. He used to see them-about 500-drilling every mom ing, those without rifles having bamboos, Captain Green and the Pigmy were present to protect British property. Captain Hallstrom got his cargo of between 2,000 and 3,000 tons of sugar aboard without any trouble, · He was the only merchant ship in port at the time.
QUARANTINE.
GLEANINGS BI
final as far a
faction":
won fcat
Auton, Pinckney, Mayson, Hancock and Danby know Howard, they worked to
the Shield, and they certainly made good use of the news given them at the start of the Competition not one Lookgon can deny. that every member during the contest played
Noble game and Lowered the Hongkong record in goal scoring-12 to none. What say You, Mr. Secretary, "did 'em Browne, eh? Roland for an Oilver, an Oliver for and proves you can always supply, if not
Roland.
I have heard that someone is about to pub lish a small book and give photograph of the The St. James' Gazeite states that Germany
Club members, as well as a picture of the has given the necessary, guarantee upon the The Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce group and shield, wild a lot of items relating to capital for the German section of the Cape-Cairo courteously informs us that the Japanese Go-the competition If this is so, the publication railway and also guarantees a certain percentage vernment have decided to enforce medical in- should be a pleasing souvenir a souvenir of interest on the line from Dar-es-Salaam tospection, on and after the 4th April, 1899, at the remember in years to come how well they which should enable each player to proudly Ujiji.
ports of Yokohama, Kobe and Nagasaki against combined to win the trophy altressels arriving from or through Hongkong.
Mr. Rhodes has abandoned the idea of a British Government guarantee for the Tangay Yika railway and intends to raise the capital without Government assistance.
SAMOA
Great Britain, Germany and the United States have finally settled a trepartite commission on the Samoan question.
· WEATHER” REPORT, -
at 11.45 am. Barcmetric changes are slight. The Observatory report says:-On the 9th The high pressure area remains central over Chian with moderate gradients and fresh mon soon on the coast, and strong monsoon in the part of the Chian Sea. Forecast:-Moderate N. and N.E. winds; fair.
On the toth at jo ain. The barcimeter is falling in China and the high pressure area dients slight will, moderate, monsoni on the coast, and in the N. part of the China Sea Forecast-Moilete VE to E winds fair
with
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PENNY pistage has now been extended to Zanzibar.
appui iument of Lieut. Col. R. B. Main waring, R.W.F., to be Acting Commandant of -the Hongkong Volunteer Corps is gazeited.
The appointments of the Hon. W. M. Good- nan and Mr. H. E. Pollock to be Acting Chief Justice and Acting Attorney General are gazetted.
THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended 9th April, are:-Europeans 152, Chinese 1,506 total 1,658.
Ir is notified in the Gazette that Capt. W. St. C. Bland, R. A., is appointed Adjutim of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps vier Capt. D. A. C. Gordon, R. A., resigned.
CONCERT AT MOUNT AUSTIN.
A most enjoyable concert was given at Mount Austin Barracks, last Saturday, in the Recreation Room, with the double object of providing healthy amusement for the soldiers stationed there, and in aid of a charity school. The entertainment being for the soldier, we were pleased to note that soldiers and their naval comrades were admitted free; this privilege was extremely popoluar as the seats than half of the large hall, were densely packed at the back, although occupying more,
by a most enthusiastic audience of red and blue jackets.
It will be remembered that previous to the military occupation of Mount Austin, what a splendid ball-room the hotel contained, this rcom is now used as a Recreation Room and last Saturday made a most pleasing picture, having a slage, declied with pot plants, erected at the end nearest the.. Mess, Comfortable rattan easy chairs, composed the front rows, which were filled by the others of the garrison, among whom where Major General and Mrs. Gascoign, Col. The O'Gorman, Col. Elsdaic and all the Royal Welsh Fusilier officers, besides many civilian friends, Behind the officers a few rows; were allotted
for the senior, N. C.O's and their families, the remainder of the space being given up for
Tommy's benefit.
notice that, the largest battleship in the world has just been launched on the Clyda for the Japanese ~ Goverment. Whether Japan is right in not in spending so much money on her nary instead of expending it in developing the mineral resources of the country, the Diet should know best; but, there is no doubt about it, Japan is organizing a good asy. Without the addition of the latest fighting munster, in battleships, cruisers, and suntler boats, the "Land of the Rising Sun". can boast of having 45 vessals, of 109,204 tons and carrying in all 530 guns displacement, of 168,453 indicated horse power,
The home authorities have at last decided where H.M.S. Victorious shall be docked. It was intended that the ship should have started this morning on a four-days' prze-shooting trip, but the idea has been abandoned on account of orders being received to proceed to Japan for the purpose of decking at Yokosaka. The -vessel will have to be lightened considerably, probably to a 25-fest draught, before she will be able to get into the dock; but this lightening of the ship sufficiently to get hier into the Yokosáka basin is not considered as big a risk as the attempt to get into the Hongkong dock, which has "only six inches of space to spare," şu there is now, every chance, us was hinted in
a song sung on board the vessel during an entertainment the other evening, of having the oysters cleared from her bunun
A programme of sisventeen turns was gone through, among whom were such high class favorites as Mrs. Vallings, Afis. Buttanshaw Referring in the, curcituminent inentipned. and Mrs. Lx, The gentlemen being Mr.in the preceding paragraph, I was much struck Evans, with Banjo solos, Mr. Lloyd, who has, with the stage scenery, and when told that if a fine tenor voice of great Compass, Mt. was designed and mostly painted by in able Walwyne who sung in character and was very seaman (Ridgwell), I was further surprised, for well received and kindly obliged with encore the perspective was very accurate, u. The stage. songs, and Lee Carpl. fiart R.V.F. who also was built over the captain's cabins, and the sung in character. The latter is a new comer undiente, numbering, about 1,500 persons, adi in the Colony, and we hope during his stay sembled on the quarter deck,tising every avail here that we shall have the pleasure of able comer, and even the tops of the
guns, s seeing him pretty often. Captain May, niter vantage points. It has been whispered that the paying a high compliment to the Royal Welsh, varicly troupe will favour Hongkong folks with. as regards his late adventure in the hinterland an entertainment when the vessel returns from gave some Irish cracks in a true Hibernian Japan fashion, Mr. Richman gave an exhibi tion of the Graphiaphone and the Hic bers of the company" a plantation 800 Airs, Vallings taking the solos. The Band
Unknown to many who knew him, The late ML C. Airey was interred at the Happy
We are glad to see that the question of a -OWNERS an occupiers of tenements are during the evening played some fine marches/Valley cemetery last Wednesday, Deceased, For the ARTERED, BANK OF INDIA, | quired för drinking at once should be water supply for Kowloon has not been lost reminded in the Gazette that rates for the and selections and altogether it was one of the was employed 1
ordered to be decanted, ut the Di sight of The water question, as we have second quarter of 1899 are payable in advance best concerts we have had the pleasure of Lane & Crawford, the weis known house fur
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,
T. II WHITEHEAD,
Manager, Hongkong.
pensary before being sent out. For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING These Wines are too favourably
CORPORATION,
T. JACKSON,
Chief Manager. For the NATIONAL BANK OF Cinsa,
LIMITED,
G. W F. PLAYFAIR, Chief Manager.
LIMITER,
For the MERCASTILE BANK OF INDIA
JOHN THURBURN,
Manager, Hongkong. For the BANQUE DE LINHO-CHINE,
Hongking Agency,
L. BERISDOAGUE,
Acting Manager, For the BANK OF Citika & Jaran, Limited,
HONGKONG,
CHANTREY INCHBALD,"
Manager. For the Yokohama Specie BANK, LIMITED,
S. CHOH,
Agent. For the IMPERIAL BANK OF CIGMA,
E. W. RUTTER,
Acting Manager. [4834
PERSEVERANCES LODGE OF
Hongkong, th April, 1899.
known to need comment.
"Sample bottles and smaller quanti- ties will be supplied at proportionate wholesale,iates.
be
on or before the 29th April.
Evening Star ferry launch named Lo Hing YESTERDAY Ú seaman employed on the was taken suddenly ill and died before medical aid could be procured. Heart disease was no
doubt the cause of death..
the Hongkong Trading Com
pany for several years, but fervasis joined attending and reflects great credit on those who were responsible for it. We believe this is mishers of this colony, and up to the time of his that it may be so, and judging from Saturday will miss him much as will also the head of the first of a series and we most sincerely hopeed was un expert at his business and the firm dearly Mr. Airey was in their service. Deceas
they ought to be extremely popular.
*THE SILVER KING."
pointed out frequently of late, is daily coming more and more important, and way become an accomplished fact the should the proposed Canton Kowloon Rail
development of Kowloon is likely to proceed with such rapidity that the existing supply will be found totally inadequate to the wants of the population. The present area reserved for the extension of the place and the further and Hermione will take place tomorrow, on as a collecting ground will, too, be required A Hocky Match, Club es H.M.S., Undaunted A large audience assembled at the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening to witness the per- our source of supply be removed from the club ground. Dully-445 pin sharp. Club formance of "The Silver King" by Messrs. chief centres of population the less likelihood Team, Messrs. Cox, Colville, Loring, Morrell,The story deals with the trials of Wilfred Dallas and Musgraves Dramatic Company
Thornhill and Wakefield.
the furnishing department: Mr. Altcy went, under an operation: for an obcets on the liverj but although skilfully performed, it proved fatal, the disease being so deeply rooted. Many of the oldest residents of the colony,sent floral tributes of respect, and they also followed the remains to the grave.
We only guarantee our Wines and will there be of contamination. It would Moxon, Owen, Robinson, Roweroft, Stevens, Denver who at the outset has been rendered ments for months past--a pantomime, H.M.S
Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
A. S. WATSON & Co., Limited,
TRE, HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL-10, 1899.
NOTES AND COMMENTS,
*
MR. LOCKHART'S REPORT.
HONGKONG, N62 1,363, REGULAR MEETING of the above A LODGE will be held in the FREEMA SONS' HALL, Zelland Street, an MONDAYAt last we have had the long expected the 17th instant, at 8.39 for'q po precisely, Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend report of the Hon. J. H. STEWART LOCKHART Hongkong, 10th Apal, 1899. ) (8za upon the new territory placed before us, and'a very interesting and detailed epe it is, upon which our Colonial Secretary is to be coin gratulated. The physical features of the country, its water supply, scil, products, in- dustries, population, form of government,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship
„ŠE«*«GANDIA? FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT SAID, SUEZ, BOMBAY & STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named being faded and placed at their risk in the vessel are hereby informed that their. Goods are Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the
Goods are landed
This
yessel brings an Cargo From Madras, ex S.S. Loodiana. Optional goods will be landed here unless Instructions are given to the contrary before' 2 P.M. TO-DAY,
Goods not cleared by the 16th instant, at 4
F.M. will be subject to rent
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No Fire Insurance will be affected by me in any case whatever.
All damaged Packages, must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage ob tained from the Godown Company within ten days after the Vessel's arrival here, after which no Claims will be recognised.
H. A RITCHIE,
Superintendent. Hongkong, toth April, 1899
revenue, means of communication, etc., are all dealt with, and every paragraph of the report shows that Mr. LOCKHART has made as close a study of his subject as the limited time at his disposal allowed. The total area of the new territory, is 376 square miles or 249,640, acres, made up of 57,600 acres of 183,040 acres land included in the various islands, and upon the mainland, the estimated population of the 423 villages contained in the territory being 13,720.
also be a decided advantage if some means could be found of supplementing the water supply of the city from the new territory.
GOVERNMENT_
THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole-Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals
From Trustees of the late Mr. Edmund
Sharp's Bequest
$500
Festival
Although ge have had nó, end of entertain, desperate by heavy gambling losses and secks Powerful theatrical company professional to drown in drink the remorse with which travelling companies, circus, marionettes, con Ir is notified in the Gazette that Monday, the he is assailed when he thinks of his wife and certs, balls, ete-we are yet to be favoured 17th instant,-when-the-Britist:fing is to be children. His wife endeavours to get him away with a musical treat. Later on MA. G Of the proposed form of government for hoisted in the new tertitery, will be observed from the bar of the Wheat Sheaf, and while Ward, the able organist of St. John's Cathedral, the new territory we prefer to say nothing at as a public holiday. We understand that therey Ware, appears and, taunting her, re sacred cantata," The Daughter of Jairus a she is thus engaged an old lover, Geath with an augmented chair, will give Stainers present, except that it appears to be reason- ceremony will take place at Taipoo and will marks on the condition of her husband. The work full of pleasing and soul-stirring composi able. A suitable scheme of government for a ¦ be of an impressive nature, y
latter, follows him into the street swearing he;tions, consisting of solas, duels, trios, quartettes, district inhabited by an alien race cannot be
Geoffrey Ware's rooni in Hatton Garden, work will be well worth hearing, forrit was will kill him. He accordingly makes for choruses, etc.. 1'
I can assure everybody that the; formed in a day, and we look upon the pre
Captain Skinner, known as the "Spider," and expressly composed for the closing service sent scheme as being in effect. an experi mental one. There are bound to be frictions
admission with the assistance of Ware's clerk, in 1878 Mr. Ward, I am hure, will be glad if his accomplices, however, having secured of the Worcester Triennial Musical Re at, first and we shall have to learn by
are on the scene before him and are busy renders will keep this coming event in views. experience to a great extent. It will take
tampering with the safe when he appears. He some time to get the machinery of govern
is at once rendered unconscious by chloroform ment thoroughly into working order, the
but the burglars are again interrupted, this
Conspicuous on the stage in. "The Silver ime by Geoffery Ware, ho in the struggle King" produced on Saturday by Mesara Dallas, natives will doubtless at first be suspicious
which ensues, is shot. When Denver comes to his and Musgrave's Theatrical Company, was Mrač of our intentions with regard to them and a
senses he is horror-stricken to find Ware's dead C. Robinson, well-known to Hongkong year or two will be required for them to be cargo, the planks of the Choyd, which came to things. Of course a great deal will depend been burst, a party is setting out for the scene concludes that in his drunken frenzy he inast Crockett, Geoffrey Ware's clerk, and he pera come acquainted with the new order of grief on the Pratas Shoals last week, will have body lying within a few feet of him, and dimly people, especially the racing fraternity The remembering his threat of the previous evening character he represented was that of Harry upon the dispositions of the headmen who of the wreck to-night to see what they can have killed him. His wife, entreats him formed his part fight well considering the short are to assist in the government of the die salve.
to escape, advising him to drive to the railwaytime he had to get into his manuscript, and tricts, but we believe that once they can be
distance away, but to leave the train en route. His first appearance takes place at the Wheat station; take a ticket for sonic place a long considering his long absence from the stage. brought to understand that squeezing is at
and make the best of his way abroad.
1.Denver Sheaf public house, where he is jubilant at an end and that justice is not to be bought
does this, leaving the house just in time to success he had had inspotting the winners" or sold matters will proceed smoothly. At
escape the police. In leaping from the train a race meeting his usual good luck af all events the British officers, employed
difficulty that, disguised as a sailor, he drags racing fraternity of Hongkong and Shanghal he sprains his ankle, and it is with the greatest race meetings, I fancy. I hear, some of the the new territory will require to keep their eyes open for abus08.
himself to the Chequers, a country inn, where say
KOWLOON CITY:
THOUGH it is anticipated that by this time the swelling of the rice which formed her principal
Tue fifth annual dinner of the Hongkong Football club was held on Saturday evening inst.. The Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, C. M. G., President of the Club, occupied the chair. Badges for specially useful play were pre sented to Messis. Anton, F. H. Kow, Howard, -Lowe, Noble, Hancock and Danby, Mr. H. E. Green was prevented by illness from re Chinese jurisdiction ha Kowloon City mittoe. A highly pleasant and entertaining We are glad to see that the question of ceiving the badge awarded to him by the Com. is still under negotiation, and trust that evening was spent.--Mr. A. C. Ward presided Chinese rule may be swept bodily away from the new territory. If, as we gather from the at the plann. The following was the program. report, the Chinese only seek to retain theme of which the various items were received area contained within the walls or fortifica- with much enthusiasm:- tions of Kowloon City we do not see what advantage the Government of China can Tn. Appendix No. 2. is a short report upon reap from retaining so llimited an area. The the geology of the district by Mr. ORMBBY, only explanation that we can see for this which is of considerable interest. The geologi desire on the part of the Chinese Goven cal formation is said to be chiefly granitic,ment is a wish to save face," but we do not On the cast const are soing cliffs of columnar | think that they should be allowed to do so basalt, blocks of which are largely used in this manner. The fact that the territory inland for bridging streams. No limestone is only leased should be amply sufficient for was met with, all time for building purposes that. Besides, the retention of Chinese being obtained from the burning of coral and oyster shells. In the opinion of Mr. Ogusny this will be no drawback, as the coral and shell Time; in as a rule beiter for
GEOLOGICAL, FRYTURES, .
jurisdiction within our boundaries will, we believe, tend to lead the inhabitants of the new territory to imagine that their former. governors are retained at Kowloon, City, In
PROGRAMME, Toastia
The Queen, Толе..
The Hongkong Fomball Club, proparel by H. E. Sir H, A Blake, G.C.M.G. Responders—Mr H. W. Looker (Capt Assoc.)
fout, R. 19, Gratte, R.A. (Cant, Hugby) Bang..........................1, G, H. N. Sexton,
Presentalion of Badges, 224,
Mr. Ardogu, Other Football Cluba in Hongkong, proposed by Mr. D. Eaders. Responder:Mr. J. T. C. Butland, R.N.
37r. O, H. N. Bextan... Silky Our Querc Hon. J. H. Siward Lockhari, C.M,0,
Ne, C. H.N. Sexzon
Song
Soog
Sear
•Enterzfismend
by Mr. C. T. Key
The Chairman
he, learns that the train he had left has met with IT'S NEVER TOO. LATH TO MEND an accident, and that it is assumed that ha in This Drabin, “which le to be playe
known far and wide as John Franklin, the "Sil Written by the late Charles Reade Jarge fortune in the silver mines, and becomes most celebmfed play of the present among the killed. Getting away he amasses a Theatre Royal on Saturday night, is
ver King Returning to his country he finds obiecte the amelioration o his wife struggling with poverty, the money hepline in England. I was had sent to her having gone dalray. The police cessful, for, through its
get wind of his return, and a warrant public mind a Commission w taken out for his arrest, but before it can be | London to Wingall Green, Prior executed the real murderer of Geoffrey Ware le inhuman tortures (described
the Duke of York disclosed, through
act of the Splay) ing Queen's evidence.
also
Mr. Henry Dallas' rendering of the Silver: King was all that could be desired while Mr. Kenyon Musgrave and Mr. D.
sult that the senteticed to a term
stmarkable feature
linn scene (third act),
Munro scored distinct successes us. “The finding, off the largest Spider" and "Father Christmas, Mr. O T world "The Robinson as Geoffrey Ware's clark, Harry Ing: 2,8 orig and Grockett, was fully equal to his part. The
Nellie Denver-of Miss Madge Grey was capitals
and we shall never tire of the acting” of this
the play derdst
dainty little lady, Miss Barbara Fenn-made late to mend " in our an excellent Olive Skinner, and the "other for Messin characters fully maintained the high a
reputation
fearned by the company in Hongkong:
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