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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1899.

MIC NEW CHINESE REGIMENT. | THE WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES. - The Oeste luas been detailed on the work of

- LAKE REGION OPERATION».

WITH SMALL LOSS.

MANILA April th

Major lower, who came to Hongkong last Thursday, was interviewed by a representative of the Hongkong Telegraph yesterday. Major THE TAKING OF SANTA CRUZ AC

ACCOMPLISHED Bower who was stopping at the Hongkong Hotel, is a man of little over 40 years of age, having a fine smart, soldierlike appearance, being over 6 feet in height, with a fair military moustache and is slightly bald, showing n forhead of exceptional power. His face which is sunburn and weatherbeaten has an expres sion of stemness which is only dispelled when conversing, His whole appearance denotes o man of action, quick to see and quick to seize an opportunity,

At half past five on Sunday evening General King gave the order for the advance. Although darkness was approaching and the men had disported themselves about the field making themselves comfortable for the night, every thing was dropped and at the call of the bugle the line was strung our three-quarters of a mile and marched in the direction of the town. After having advanced some 300 yards acņus - the fields a turn was made to the left and on

As our renders are well aware, Major Bower has had a great deal of experience with Asiatics, having served in India where he way intimate with the Soldiers' friend, Rudyard Kipling, and was present during the Chino-entering the baton and encoanut groves Japanese war with the Chinese Army. He is there thickly mixed in with vines, the first position. for fully conversant with Chinese characteristics was maile. After ten minutes exchanges of and no doubt is the right man in the right place ammunition a signal for the charge was given. for the arduous and responsible post to which he has been appointed.

and,

Some lule tue ago, it was reported here, that recruits were not forthcoming for the new regiment, this report is decidedly erroneous, as many come bit iw are chosen, as the Major will only take the best and is careful ia impressing upon them, that it is an honour ta

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shouting and yelling, the trouge; charged into the jungle driving the natives sume 300 yards from their Tauricades, Billing seven pind wounding fourteen. The Americans lost three wounded, one man being strack with a bolo. The advance continued about half-a

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guarding the mouth of the river, some four miles beyond the town where two Spanish gunboats, now in the hands of the insurgents, are supposed to be hidden.

Last night twa 14th Infantry pen ventured some 100 yards beyond the lines. They were surrounded 1 by natives, and faken to the insur gest lines and disarmed, with the exception of à hayotnet, which was hidden in the trousers of one of the men tied 3yers. On the road strack out in all directions. Both men ran for Myers stabbed the guard and the other man camp and Styers succeeded in escaping, but the other man was lost. Searchy parties were sent out in vain, Rudly this morning, however, he was fund be Skirmishers, having climbed

The Lok ang

was resumed this morning along the south sinnesot the lake. -Manila "Time"

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LADY LO'S GEMAINS.

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e. The orisantes of Body Lo, wife of the Chinese Minister in London, were reniņved on 16th leifong the Legation in Portland-place Fin

t Darks for transhipment for China, b GNOMERY "Maru, "where the final antegoriat will take place. Lady to shed the Hiphilosy on Feb. Toth, which lies since elapsed making the necessary arran grated to the sanctii China, and obtaine stable moto elamere in the long Your the lady's death the ding tot pene usage, was swathed in sick nament

lawd in a shell, whek sa pwed in lead enter and seated; tum Eich chlius were placed within a hand- sang mabe sig chest, with silver handles and saber plate there was eve thlond in enam be the following MODİN; " IN Le, the beloved, wife of Sir "Chi Chen Livinghal KCA, in her forty- fomur Dedi sa February, 1899, and also

Dynasty nj bi, tilega lady of the first lank, hay Land the sails of Way." The coffin orpion wonin of the Embe ft,hortly before ten with his children. six in catalan, mafepeak ass arap died by all the-

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be allowed to serve in the British Army, mile when darkness set in and put a stop to the Between 30 and 40 applicants arrive every operations. No lights were allowed, rooks and ming, while only 5 or 6 are chosen, and fires were a mile in the rear, and the men de these must be frosi the country around Wei- posed themselves over the fields making ready- hai-wer within a ten miles radius and used to to spend the night on the lines. Until now i bonis, we aginkoral pursuits, as townsmen are invari + o'clock no change wa made; at the time the, ably refused on the ith of tast month fr left was ordered lack some oyants to dad already been enlisted and when accommod straighten out the lines and admit the tie of ation is ready there will be no difficulty in the gun-boats. All during the night signal tin s abtaining the

umber. The uniform required

burned and flickered in many directinti, but br Major Dower is now designing and it will have|yond a few isolated shampoopters Plissotita at to go to the war ofice before sealed patterns | the outptists no attack was mindes. At sunds» can be forwarded. When asked whether he on the following morning the men made the thought at Chinese could be made into good best of the last of their two days rations, bra fighting material, he said there was not muching their cosive from, miniature faes, and by hoe die Paper of the Ching doubt about it, as they were not wanting in curmge, which was shown in the war with Japan in tac it was a wonder to him that the Cinere over did get face to face with the cuelay and he told one instance of a soldier wilo was auned with a late pattern breech loading-rule and on being asked to show his “ ammunition pulled out soine kuose powder and a few cash femin his pockets. In 1882 it was impossible to find anyone to speak a good word for the Egyptians; but the opinions con. cerning the Chinese are not always bad and

o he has no doubt of making soldiers out of then perhaps not quite so good as the Sikhs, of whom he has a very high opinion, but any rate as good as, if not superior to, the Sudanesć. Do the Chinese hike to be seen in uniform? Do they not! a Chinese soldier sees jan villeg up gruzching he will even go out of This way toalute, standing in the centre of the rond te be more conspicitous. Major Hower could not say anything, as regards the future of Wei-hai-wai, but "espected that it would eventually become a summer resort for Shang "hai and Hongking as the climate was every

thing thật could be desited. Sports at present were not very prominent, as the work of orga- nization and garsisoning engrossed to much -tinte.

Boat Suling would eventually become "the leariin,, put and they are in-hapes_of_forev,

being able to compete with the Royal Hong-

Half-way the tantraenkki kong Yacht Club,

staff, who had taken the mam and heading Sites The business on which he had come to

from the south, hul very nanow esepi Hongkong was not important, and it is very single native who bad remained far beinnd h charcteristic of the man, that it is to SAVC cutes secreted himself in a house tal, his bele, va fi ar plio est in the specie correspondence and therefore time, on little the General passed he fired point blank at a

1 lady wilde del at Hongkong, maters of devil, on which a personal interview distance of ten feet. He then jumpell from the ; and then trustened to another stenaner for with General Gascoign would greatly expedi-window in the rear and bid himself in a tock : Pias fine, where the dual interment will take ate milters that he has come here.

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Legislative Council will be held on Tuesday at 5 pau. The following are to anders of the day-

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half past five the entire enmand was in marching order. The 4th Cavalry were towed up the beach some two miles beyond the front to the left. After öfteen migues bam bardungut of the trenches By, the Zagman de Way ond Nafindan; they were landed under cover of the guns on a star pier leading? to the main road to the cay immedi upon landing they-countered the native. entrenched at the edge of the wouls, and suter fifteen minutes sharp skirmishing they ad vanced to the cast, driving the enemy being them in the direction of the main line, which, was advanging at right angles, tieneral fav ton took the field, personally diving a tions from the firing lines. Vising to the itine of General King. was ngable to leave he launch. The main line assired lydia mail, before encountering appäsition, which full appeared in the thick mass of hundros al vines, but the enemy being a stnall force the trouble was quickly silenced. The advance was continued with only occasiound shooting und it encountered the natives who had been shivru out of their position by the cavalrymen. The were reinf weed by the scattered body but collected on the events" night.

The quickly developed into a rehang chunn, sila da little opposititi here and there, fan no show or

growth of Banana trees and again opened thre Fortunately the bullets felt wide of the mark. In a moment he was surrounded and shot boo, being wounded three times. At the third so he bounded from a low fence and fall dead zu an open space, His gun had been hit thress times, one of the bullets shattering, the breech lock.

a verlos et ad mahi - i sud tipped with ted. "He was deeply dis te wag silent, and walked Comet the Vettin, then stood still a taar, The Jet led. The children. followed thea tariks closely, the youngest ap

cers vloge. Miss Lo, (they be rajan corn, a talp of adb at twenty-two, ma by Sten rekey in Logsdon; hut the wed, but belgila atal two sons go ta the deals tot dieir mother, and with and nephew of the

Bay of servants. asiat at ten o'clock to an

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ved at the Albert Docks, and was dreven into the dia sous placed within a huge it was Bieg screwed up and af en de thua no nich is sure, and Sir

ady to hang the linal arrange reto parent included Command- cauffamals and all the other The Muster diving these proceed. Yuuf the Nippon Nulla, & the manner in which his,

ved on. When Teady the reading on hand and lowered

ged the idea

place. There was zo tumeral reemony eidrer on heaching the docks où after the coffin was gland as Für jede rom; lat the Minister and he came in, toot the temporary resting place in pre lead the swner and returning to

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THE LONDON SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE.

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FIRE IN SHANGHAI.

HEAVY INSURANCE.

Shanghai, April 10th. At about 5 o'clock this morning a disastrous fire broke out on the premises of a pawn broker, named Yu Way-ching, in the Peking Road. The first alarm was given by the man on the watch-tower in the Louza district, and Inspector Wilson of the Police, with all his were quickly followed by the various brigades. available men, was at once on the spint. They and lines of hose were Inid at both the front and back of the burning building with a smart- ness which does our local Breinen consklerabile credit, Fortunately, there was very life breeze, and the various streams of water had soon full play upon the flames and contined them within a small radios. At the time the Police and brigastes reached the spot not soul was observable, "about it who had connection with the then. doomed premises, and it was not until an hour afterwards, when the fire was under control, that any information, was obtained by the Police as in the ownership of the premises Subsequently the manager of the shop was found, and his story disclosed something out of the ordinary run of such outbreaks. I was to the effect that he and his assistants retired to rest at about 10 o'clock last night, and he was awakened by a squall of time. He at once called those around him, and alter some the found that the tinies were proceeding from a godown where a large number of pledged gunds were stored, and finding it was hopeless to save them they quickly left the premises, There was no stave therein, and the origin of the fire to him and his assistants at that time was a complete mystery. We have ascertained that the shop and its contents were insured in the Manchesis Office for Tis. 30,000. Police are furthering theic enquiries with a view to obtain the cause of the outbreak.--China

Gazelle.

NOTANDA.

CALENDAR.

· APRIL.

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Shipping,

STEAMERS--

THE OSAKA SHOSEN KAISIJA, LIMITED. REGULAR WEEKLY SERVICE TO SWATÓW, AMOY AND TAMSUL [HE Company will run the Regular Line with the Company's steamers.

between HONGkose and the above ports

* MAĪDZURU MARU” and SUMIDAGAWA MARIN,"

5.5. Maidzuru More Captain S. Nagata will despatched for the above ports TÖ-MOR, ROW, the 16th instant, at Daylight. For Freight or Passage, apply des

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA. Agents, Hongkong, 15th April, 1899.

Shipping.

STEAMERS."

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

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COMPANY, LIMITED, FOR MANILA (DIRECT.)

UE Company's Steamship

"YUENBANG," Captain V. H. Rolfe, R.N.R., will be despatched as above.on TUESDAY, the 18th instant, at Noon.

This Steamer has Superior Accommodation for First Class Passengers.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co,

- General Managers,

Hongkong, 14th April, 1899.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY........

FOR SHANGHAI (DIRECT). HE Company's Steamship...

THE

"GLAUCUS,"

Captain Barnise, will be despatched as above TUESDAY, the 18th instant.”-

For Freight, apply to

"

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 14th April, 1899, -

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CAÑAL. “HE Company's Steamship HaTHE

DOUGLAS. STEAMSHIP CUMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWANFOO. The THE Company's Chartered Steamship

"NANYANG,” Captain Lehmann, will be despatched for the above Parts, TO-MORROW, die 16th instant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPŘAIK & Co.,

General Mangers. Hongkong, 15th April, 1899. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

Meteorological nicans based on ten youre

, "observations to 1993.

tuometeron

Thermometer

Humidity

Rainfall

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.......7 .86.0

*7-58

TO-DAY,

WEATHER REPORT.

1.

Barometer........

Thermometer

30.02 76

De date at Du slate at

29.00 So. 58

Humidity Rainfall.

TO-DAY.

Saturday, 15th April, 1899.

Chinese 6th of 3rd moon of 25th year of

Kronang-sit.

Sun-Rites

Sets

High water-Morning

Low water--Morning

bh. Duin.

shr: 55min.

thr. 7min.

anit 11hr. 5min.

Afterneen ANNIERSARIES,"

ghr. 39min.

in

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUL

THE Company Stenship-

"HAHOONG,"

Captain Robson, will be despatched for thir above Parts, TO-MORROW, the 16th instant,

it Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LÁPRAIK & Co., General Managers,

[sroa Hengkong, 15th April, 1899. AUSTRIAN LLOYDS STEAM NAVIGA-

TION COMPANY. I

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, KARACHI,ÅDEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, FIUME AND TRIESTE. (Taking Cargo at through rates to South Africa, PERSIAN GULF RED SEX, BLACK SEA, LEVANT and ADRIATIC Pojers.)

THE Company's Steamship

AMARIA VALERIE”-

Captain A. Fellner, will be despatched as above TOMORROW, the 16th instant, at Daylight.

Silk and Valuables are transhipped on

1552 St. Francis Xavier left Teekor China. 1888--Tanchow Co.'s smelting works at Tilly into an accelerated liner:

For inimation as message and Freight, yu-shan Grst.opened. 1895-Peace Arranged between Japan and apply to

SANDER, WIELER & COT- Agents. Hongkong, 15th April, 1809.

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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED

Chint.

TO-MORROW.

Sunday, 16th Apůl, 1899. Chinese-7th of 3rd moon of 25th year of

Kwang-sil. Sen--Rises

Sets

High water-Morning

Low water-Morning

6kr. 6min.

Skr. 55min.

5 2hr. 15min. and thr. 38mins ...... 5hrowin Afternoon .... 8hr. somin.. ANNIVERSARIES,

Resolution by the lion. Colonial Secretary That this Crimcil moves of the repeal by the Sanitary Bond of the Bye-laws-mide by the Samary Board on the 11th day of April, 1895, unter seidon 13, sub-section 14 of the Publicing the town an iron bridge was encounted Meili me patet be of inestimable

Mr. Chef the establish stemit if a Schood as London for the study of | 1746--Battle of Culloden,

Health Celmance 1887, and approved by the legislative Council on the 23rd day of May, ***1805, such repeal to take edict from the 27th day of February, 1899, the-date on which the new Bye-laws in substitution for those now re pealed, were approved by the Legislative Council.

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The advance continued, reaching a bridge about half a mile beyond, where a Filipino was captured who explained the trenches, which however proved to be of little jaspert ance as they were practically deserted before the arrival of the troops, just before enter

valge on the Coconid Haspite of Great Britain.: with stone barricades, A company of the South Dakotas and 14th Infantry changed

There are in nie dost as in the Tropics where everything else bat lagu thrives, and if it were across, taking the buriences mudder og besty fire from stone houses lining the east bank

possible to, da the districts healthy a very large peld word) be open for the 'superfluous the river. The main body of the troops fonded the river and quickly drove the natives fromation of the Taibh Teles. The ailment, from which Europeans, must suffer in the Truples is analar and it is to be hoped that see the parable of this fell disease has been dis pale dhe me yone when the at was und in order that man ma thike when intherto only the most robust have been able to exist for Short periods at a time.

the houses lining the river bank into the town proper and through the streets intoghe fields beyond.

Questions by Hồn. E. R. Belilios, C.M.G.-- (7). Has the Government received a copy of

The well-built trench situated at the "easi a letter from this Director of the Manili 'Ob- servatory, dated the 7th March, in which he end of the city, put up a few moments light complains of a letter addressed by the Director but when the troops had reached a range of of the Hongkong Observatory to the Weather200 yards the enemy broke and ran over the Bureau of the Government of the United States level fields and inud flats at the border-of the of America, in which the said passages are said lake. At the same time the Laguna de Bay

The Scheme Of Her Majesty's Secretary of The Observatory in Manila is in and Napindan turned on their Gatlings State for the Coluates is, as would be expected the hands of

mes who possess very little sci. with deadly, effect at a range of only love yard

from M. Chamberlain, very complete. Artange. entific education "and Úsat “scandal is caused while the entire line of troops broke from the

ments have been made with the 'Seamen's Hospital Society in establish in connection by the Cthservatory continually cominunicating woods and chased the enemy souve half a mile sensational typhoon warnings to the newspapers beyond the town. The fields were dotted here with their rich Hostal, which is situated in Hongkong

and there with the wounded and killed. Seven-immediately between the Royal Victoria & (2) Was this communication to the Weatherty-five were brought in from this place alone. Alert Ducks, a Seluot for the Study of Tro- Burean of the United States Government made.

pical Disenez This School will be efficiently with the knowledge and consent of the Colonial

equipped with laboratorics, pathological rooms, Government?

instruinguts, eng, and nothing will be left (3) Has Dr. Boberck been asked to explain

undone to give Students an insight into the his action in condemning na Observatory to

mystiques of these diseasts which are so seldom whom the Colony is so much indebted for the

seen in the British Isles, timely storm warnings received for a number of years past?

(4.)--What action do the Government pro pose to take in this matter?

(5)-1s not an apology or an explanation due to the Director of the Manila Observatory from the Government?

The Commandante, Pablo Aguire. was among the killed. The main body of the natives getting a start on the abandonment of the trenches, managed to cross the fields and escape into the woodland and hills to the east and south of the town,

Atthe present time the newly fledged Medical practitioner goes in the Tropics and is there confronted with diseases such as he has never seen before. The consequence of a mistake may easily be imagined and it may be assuredly asserted that after a course of study, in the new Tropical School in London he will not go out prepared to cope with diseases which in their principal features vary so much from those to be met, with inʼmore temperate climes.

Meanwhile street fighting had been going

Med the School will be, however, the on for 25. minutes with sharpshooters in the

great feature is that within the wards of the houses and behind walls and three men were adjunting Hospital will be found cases of tumbled out of trees like squirrels. The Tropical silmits, not only in Europeans, but American loss, was one killed, two Gually; also in Asiatics, Africans, and West Indians wounded, and three slightly wounded. The and natives of British antl,other Colonies. natives had a force estimated at 1,000 men of These will has neue cases such as may be met L (6.)--In reference to the correspondence be whom probably 400 were armed with rifles and with in actual practice in the Tropics.

tween the Kowloon School Committec and the the remainder carrying botos. Their lass was go killed and wounded. By nine o'clock the Government on the subject of the provision of educational facilities for the European children General had established his headquarters in the in that portion of the Colony, and which, after old Spanish Govemor's house and many of the extending over some two years, eventually wounded had already been brought into the culminated in an offer by His Excellency, town and were receiving the care of the surgeon, Major-General Black "to establish a school Santa Cruz is a prosperous and wellbul open to children of any nationality, to provide town, by far the largest that has as yet been a teaching staff, to charge fees at the same rate taken. It was defended by the famous 12:h as the fees paid at Queen's College, and to give inf. which opposed the American forces with a purely English education," which was grate such success on the 5th Feb. The streets and fully accepted by the Kowloon School Com-houses give every appearance of hasty deser- mitiée in September last, will the Government be good enough to say what

has been done in The matters

(7.) If the scheme is being carried out, when will the teachers arrive from England ? - 27: (8.) It being proposed to rent a house for the purpose for a period as a trial, has any building been secured by the Government?

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(9) 14 nothing has been done towards re- demption of the pledge made by the Govern ment to the Kowloon School Committee, is it. intended to go on with the scheme? d.

(10.) Ifnat, will the Government give reasons for not sn proceeding 7th Ann

tion, being littered over with various articles of furniture and household articles. No attempt was made at burning. Owing to its favorable position and excellent accommodations Santa Crux will in all probability be pade the basis of operations for the Lake district.

The Spanish prisoners who are known to have been held here are reported to have been removed to the interior a week ago. No trace remains of their occupation.

Among the curios that the town yielded up are a number of ancient Spanish cannons of small caliber along with several ingenious iron pipe devices built by the insurgents. Also a First reading of a Bill entitsed An Ordinance | number of wooden gans whose uses are pro- to exempt the territories comprised, in the blematical recent extension of the Colony of HongkongThe work of the gunboats has been specially from the operation of

Another great advantage that the School will have will be that Students will find there patients not all from one district or, one country," bin he will find examples of the different forms. of malasia, beri-beri, sprue, etc. which present sugh different aspect aspects in different parts of the Tropics.

Her Majesty's Government has subsidised the scheme with a donation of £3.550 and the Government students will pay probably £1,000 per annum towards the maintenance of the School.

18.13-The Vicemy Ki-kung wrote to Sir H

Pottinger admining that the two countries were now united in friend. ship.

1872-Sir Arthur Kennedy arrived in Hong.

kong

1875-Cape D'Aguilar light first exhibited. 1884-The 5.5, Fachung sunk by H.M.S. Laß.

ting near Ockaen. 1888 The town of San Fernandez, Luzon,

almost totally destroyed by fire, 1897-Departure of Dr, Eitel,

CHURCH SERVICES.

St. John's. Cathedral:-Communion, 7 am,

Matins, 11 .m., Evensong, 5-45 p.m. Roman Catholic Cathedral:ass at 6.a.m.,

7 a.m. 8 am, and 9.30 a.m. Benediction/ i 5 P.nt. Union Church:-Services, re am and 6 pr. German Bethesda Chapel, West" Point --

Morning Service, 11 am, it

St.

Francis Church, Wanchai-Mass (Chin.), 6 am, (Part.), 7,30 am, Bonediction, S pam St. Joseph's Church, Garden Road-Morning

Service (English), 9 a.m. St. Anthony's Chapel, West Poim S-Mass,

Ba,m,

Wesleyan Methodist Church:-Services, 10.30

am, and 545 p.m.

St. Peter's Seamen's Church:-11 am, and

6.30 p.m.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE Indian (Lightning) to-morrow, Australian (Kuzuga Moru) 17th inst. American (Hongkong Maru) 19th inst. Canadian (Empress of India) 19th inst. Australian (Australian) 21st inst. American (China) band inst, American (Nippon Maru) 10th prox.

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THE Capadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer Empress of China, left Yokohama for Vancou- var yesterday afternoon, the 14th instant.

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THE P. M, S. S. Ce's steamer City of Ric de Janeiro with mails, etc., which left hence Mar. 14th for San Francisco, via Shanghai, Naga- saki, Kobe, Inland Sea, Yokohama and Hono lulu, arrived at her destination on the 12th inst,

It is, however, estimated that the cost of the HONGKONG and Whampoa Dock Returns, School and consequent necessary enlargement | Fala de Cuba................. Kowloon

of the Hospital will involve an expenditure Isla de Lusen..........

of over £16,000 and an annual outlay of £3,000,- •Hud ...

The Seamen's Hospital Society: therefore

lanks to a generous public and especially to Henry Falling....., a

ather purposes-law, and for commended and great credit is due to Major those who from the nature of their occupation, Hoting winzige

We Grant and Captains Franklin and Webb for or in the pursuit of pleasure, find themselves. HMS. Whiling...

Firet reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance the accurate manner in which they placed relating to Local Communities and Tribunals, their shots, keeping always just a little ahead First reading of a Bill entitled "An Ordinance of the American lines, killing and demoralis. to provide for the Better Regulation of the Newing the enemy with their shrapnel and Gaile Territories?

in Tropical climes, and thus exposed to, the Carmarthenshire. various forms of malady peculiar to those local Esmeralda ..... ities, to come forward and make up what, con- sidering the importance of the scheme, in but "Rohtila ....

very small amounti

-Di Juan d

Dock.

FOR MANILA (DIRECT),

THE Company's Steamship

"SUNGRÍANG,"

Captain Dodd, will be despatched as above cu MONDAY, the 17th instant

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents, Hongkong, 11th April, 1899.

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OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL,

THE Company's Steamship

"PYRRHUS,

| Captain Batt, will be despatched as above on

MONDAY, the 17th instant.

For Freight, apply to

ม

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, 4th April, 1899,

"MYRMIDON Captain Rorison, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 20th instant,

For Freight, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, tih April. :899.

[496a CALIFORNIA AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN DIEGO.

THE Steamship

CARMARTHENSHIRE,"

sailing on the 20th instant, has Accommodation for a limited number of Saloon Passengers at Special Rates of Passage.

For further particulars apply to

BUTTERFIED & SWIRE,

Agents.

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Hongkong, with April, 1899.

*MOGUL.” LINE OF STEAMERS, FOR SHANGHAI, ROBE & YOKOHAMA,

THE Steamship

"MACDUFF" Captain Clegg, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY,The 21st instant. "

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED.

Agemis. Hongkopy, 13th April, 1899.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED. FOR WEIRAJWEI AND TIENTSİN.

HE Company's Steamship

THE

"NANCHANG,"

[ѕоба

Captain Finlayson, will be despatched as above on SUNDAY, the 23rd instant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 14th April, 1899.

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·CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR TIENTSIN (DIRECT), THE Company's Steamship

"KASHING

Captain Hopkins, will be despatched as above un MONDAY, the 24th instant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

Hongkong, 14th April, 1899.

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OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR LONDON VIN SUEZ CANAL HE Company's Steamship THE

"SARPEDON,"

Captain Grier, will be despatched on MON. DAY, the 8th May..

For Freight, apply to

Hongkong, 13th ·

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents April, 1899.

[sosa UNITED STATES AND CHINA-JAPAN STEAMSHIP LINE.

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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL.

HE Steamship

"CANTANIA,"

FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND.Captain Müller, will be despatched as above

--PORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE

VIA MANILA.. HE Company's Steamship

THE

"TSINAN,"

Captam Ranisay, will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 18ti instant, at Noon. Superior Accommodation offered by this The attention of Passengers is directed to the

Steamer, The First-class Saloon is situated forward of the Engines. A Refrigerating Chamber ensures the

Fresh Supply of Provisions during the entire voyage,

Vessel is filed throughout with Electric Light, A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and the

N.B.-Return Tickets issued by this Com. pany to and front, AUSTRALIA are available for return by the Steamers of the EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN S.S. Co. and vice verså. For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents, Hongkong, 7th April, 1899,

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CHINA · NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA. HE Company's Steamship- THE

# 'TSINAN,". Captain Ramsay, will be despatched TUESDAY, the 18th instant, at Noon..

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

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

For Passage, apply to

"BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 7th April, 1899.

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FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL.

HE Steamship

THE

"LIV,"

will be despatched for the above port, on or

about the 17th instant.

To be followed by the

5.S. "UNDAUNTED," Sailing about the roth May,"

For Freight apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES: &ˆ ̃Co., Agents. Hongkong, Sth April, 1899 2

on or about the 8th May,

For Freight, apply to

CARLOWITZ & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, 7th April, 1899.

THE MUTUAL STORES.

26, 28 & 30, POTTINGER STREET.

THE BEST VALUE IN THE COLONY

FOR

GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.

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embar, 1898.