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To-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE

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MESSRS. DALLAS AND MUSGRAVE'S

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TO-NIGHT:

TO-NIGHT!

LAST 2 NIGHTS OF CHARLES READE'S IMMORTAL DRAMA, IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND."

WEDNESDAY, April 19th, Grand Production of THE MOST POPULAR PLAY OF THE PERIOU MRS. HENRY WOOD's EAST LYNNE."

NOTICE -Owing to to day being a public holi day, the Plain of Seats will be open at the

CITY HALL till 7 P.M..

PRICES:$3, $2 and $1. Soldiers and Sailors (in uniform) half-price to back seats only. NOTICE. A special tram will ruin a quarter of an hour after fall of curtain every evening. Hongkong, 17th April, 1899.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No 217.

14240

THE Lollowing Particulars of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on. the spot, ún

MONDAY,

the 24th day of April, 1899, at 3.30 P.M., are published for general information.

-By-Couuuatiel,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

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Culonial Secretary's Office

Hongkong, 8th April, 1899. Particulars of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 24th day of April, 1899, at 3.3 1.3 by Order of His Excel lency the Governor, of Óne Lot of CROWN LAND, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 Years.

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Registry No.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Bonary

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,

No, 216,

THE following Particulars of Sale of Cresen Land by Public Auction, to be held on

the spot, on

MONDAY,

the 24th day of April, 1899, at 3. 2.M;"are pub- lished for general information,

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary,

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, Sth April, 1899. -

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY APRIL 17 1899-

To-day's Advertisements.

THE EQUITABLE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE US,

R. FERMAND KIENE has this day MASSUMED CHARGE of the SOUTH CHINA BRANCH.

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By Order of the General Manager

for the East,"

W. H. TALBOT, Sub-Manager for the East.

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Hongkong, 17th April, 1899. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY," LIMITED.

THE

FOR SWATQW, AMOY AND TAMSUL

HE Company's Steamship

"HAIMUN,"

THE BRITISH TROOPS ATTACKED MONDAY'S CEREMONY

millions, impose a stamp duty of five shillings | THE KOWLOON HINTERLAND: percent on Foreign and Colonial Stock, increase duties on companies, capital, impose a sixpenny stamp on Letters of allotment, and to increase | the duties on wine, Sir. Michael Hicks-Beach- stated that the increased expenditure was mainly due to increased armaments; if these continued the country would have to face a

increase large

of taxation,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ir is notified in the Gazette that Surgeon Captain F. O. Stedman, Hongkong Volunteer Corps, has been granted twelve months' leave

ofabsence with effect from the 1st May.

It is notified in the Garelle that H.F. the

bloodshed Troops are still being at Taipohu and it is probablo

Attention will be paid to the malconter remain for some time We presum Castle Peak who should certainly, not be "ed to go unpunished for their outrage

songs Regime

Black Flags burning for that the story graw, as until

The time it reach Chinesă defective. hatt assum portions as to warrant the dee Volunteers to protect Yau-ma bi the explanation "qunds plausible.

THE FLAOHOISTED TAIPONU QUIET. Yesterday there was no fighting at Taipehu, the hoisting of the Elag passing off quite quietly. and noopposition being offered. His Excellency, Major-General Gascoigne, the Hon. H Stewart Lockhart and Commodore Powell: proceeded to Taipohu in the Arisk and the A MIS. MAYBRICK CASE IN

FRANCE, ceremony of hoisting the flag was gone through proclamations being read in English and Chinese announcing the fact that the district was now British territory. A salute was fired at Taibabu and the vessels in port here saluted, (From "Pall Mall Gaséție Correspondent.) while the Peacock was towed over to Kowloon Bay and saluted off the City.

SPORTSMEN FIRED ON Despite the quiet which reigned at Taipohu

COMEDY OR TRAGEDY IVA,

Paris, Monday,The trial of Mme. Blanchini, which began on the 7th ulto, before the Seine: Assites, is a cause célébre of the kind which the boulevard reporter loves to refer to as eminently

Captain Bathurst, will be despatched for the Governor has been pleased to appiont Caplain at Taipohu it was found that the Chines yesterday there were disturbances in other Parisian" The actors in the drania sro celo

instant, at 10 AM.

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he Honorary Aide-de-Camp to His Excellency with effect from the gth inst.

ABANDONED. THE BRITISH FLAG HOISTED. *** April 16th, As was anticipted, there has been trouble between the Chinese and British forces in the preliminary stops taken for the establishment of British jurisdiction in the Kowloon hinterland. Yesterday Captain Berger left with a Gompany of the Hong kong Reginent for Taipohu, in Mirs Bay, to pave the way for the ceremony of the hoisting of the British Flag, which was to have taken place on Monday. On arrival

had prepared a warm reception for the troops, and they were fired upon, but luckily men went to Castle Peak Bay by launch and on arriving there found that the hills werd without any disastrous result. The Chinese lined by Chinese who were evidently prepared position, we understand, was carried, and to give any foreigners a warm reception. The THE second and last performance was given the men encamped for the night, word being party was met on the bench by a couple of Chinamen who begged them to return to by the French Comic Opera Company in St.

sent to Hongkong by signal that the detach-Hongkong, as they said that it would not be An rewe Hall last Saturday night. Owing to

ment had been fired upon. On the newa safe to attempt to ga inland. Accordingly they so many other attractions being given simul-being received, three more companies of the returned to the launch and none to soon, for the Chinese opened fire and shots fell within taneously, the half was not quite so full as last Hongkong Regiment, in. command of twenty yards of the vessel, though luckily she Monday: a very successhe programme was gone Colonel Retallick and Lieutenant Barrelt,

was not hit. On returning to Hongkong the through.

matter was reported to the authorities. were despatched, at two o'clock morn

We understand that other parties have gone disturbance. out to various points in the new territory to This morning it was decided that, that in day and it is to be hoped that nothing will befall them, though, for our part, we consider The Commissioner of Customs af Shanghai | view of the unforseen hostility which was that such trips are beiter left alone for the has notified me by telegram:

offered to the hoisting of the flag, it would present until the new territory has been. There are "Medical Inspection at Tsung-pas-sha Island outside Woosung is enforced, from z2nd instant, be as well to abandon Monday's ceremony, thoroughly pacified and subdued.

sure to be plenty of bad characters about to on vessels arriving from Hongkong and Land accordingly Major-General Gascoigne incite the villagers to commit outrages upon Europeans and until they have been taught left in the Brisk to hoist the flag im Formosa.!!

that British rule is not to be regarded as a mediately, and the following express wasqalamity disturbances may be looked for. circulated :-

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We only guarantee ourWines and Particulars of the letting by Public Auction Spirits to be genuine when bought Sale, to be held on Monday, the 24th day of April, 18, at 3 P.M., by Order of His Ex-direct from us in the Colony or from cellency the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN our authorised Agents, at the Coast LAND, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 21 Years.

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Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining on board after the 19th instant, at 2 PM, will be landed at Consignees' risk and expense into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, at Wanchai,

Consigneer of Cargo from SINGAPORE and PENANG are rauested to take IMMEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goads from alongside; muth Carga isipeding the discharge of the vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and

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scriptions, Advertisements, & be brewed to he Managgi, ngkang Triceraph" and not to the cur Letters Editorial raures to be sent w "The Editor" And not en indiviðnað mumbers of the staff.

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Whits the columns of the longkang Peligrapli wiḥalways Be open for the fair discussion by correspondents of all ques tions affecting public interesis, k must be distinctly under- so that the Editor does not in any way bobl hit Tessile for opinioni dius expressed,

TO ADVERTISERS.

follows:-

A GRAND garden fete and fancy fair was held at East Point Lawns last Saturday afternoon and evening. The band of the Royal Welsh .fusiliers was in attendance and the H.M.S. Undaunted Blackbird Minstrels gave entertain.

Owing to unforeseen, circumstances, the ments. The grounds were very-prettily deco-

British Flag has been hoisted at Tai Po Hu rated and both financially and socially the fete was a grand success and reflects great today. No ceremony, therefore will take credit on the ladies under whose management-place-to-morrow.

By Order. the garden party was carried out. We shall give a full account of the stalls etc., in to-morrow's issue.

MESSRS Dallas and Musgrave's Dramatic Company produced Charles Rende's well known drama "It's never too late to mend "at the Theatre Royal, last Saturday night. By the time the curtain was raised, the manage menta favorite legend “Standing Room Only had to be placed at the box office. It will seen by reference to the advertisement columns that owning to to-day being a public holiday; the box plan for to-night's performance will be at the City Thall instead of Robinson Piano Co. We will give faller details of the play in

to-morrow's issue.

THE following returns of the average amount of Bank notes in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hongkang, during the month ended 31st March, as certified by the managers of the respective Banks, are published-

Average Specie in Banks,

Amount. Reserve. Chartered Bank of India,

Australia and China $2,469,637 81,500,000 Hongkong and Shanghai

Banking Corporation 6,901,870 4,500,000 National Bank of China,

Limited

448,731 150,000

ch

Total...

$9,821,328 $6,150,000

A CHINESE PUZZLE,

Mr. Henry Nannan asks :-Does the British Government regard the Yangtsze Valley as in any special degree a sphere of British influence?" The answer "Yes" may seem to be supplied by, the fact that at our request the Chinese Government undertook that territory in that region should not be "mortgaged, leased, or ceded to another Power." It is certain that

THE "PRAYA" SAFE. The tug Prapa, about which some anxiety was felt, has, we are glad to say, tumed up safely at Taipohu and the flagstaff was erected an a hill near the shore in readiness for the ceremony,

A DEPUTATION TO THE GOVERNOR.

THE VILLAGERS NOT TO'PLAME.

deputation-of-the-lending-Chinese in the New Territory waited upon His Excellency: J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Sir Henry Blake K.C.M.G, at Government

Colonial Sterilary.

House yesterday morning, and handed to him, Hongkong, 16th April, 1898.

on their own and other's behalf, a blackwood hox, having a Chinese inscription, meaning The warships in port were dressed and Country's tranquility, and the People's the Royal Standard was hoisted at the Happiness" on the lid. The box contained two mainmast-head of the Tunlar, and at one silk British flags, one being intended for today's o'clock a Royal Salute was hired, the Peacock ceremony, afterwards to become the property of the Governor and the other flag, to be forwarded to Her Majesty the Queen... being towedover to Kowloon City, where she joined in 'e salute.

The deputation expressed great sorrow at -Colonel The O'Gorman_ich_for_Taipalu

the disturbances ascribing-them-to the Triad at one o'clock with an excurt of the Bangko Societies, who for some time past had been regiment and will join in the operations.terrarising the villagers and extorting farge During the day it has been heart from sums of money from them. the direction of Mirs Bay, tutor definite ney's has been received as to how matters are going

There is a rumour in circulation to the effect that Chinese troops are engaged to the number of some two thousand, but the report lacks confirmation. As a matter of fact, we

cannot expect to hear the real state of affais until the arrival of the Brisk.

It is said that the steam tug Puya, which left yesterday for Taipolu with an officer of the Public Works Department for the pur pose of erecting a flag staff for the hoisting of the flag, is missing. As the weather has been thick she may have been delayed by fog and will yet turn up safely.

A report is current in the town to the effect that one man of Captain May's detachment of Police has been killed, but the news lacks confirmation. The imuried departure of the troops prevented 'correspondents, from ac companying them, but we hope to obtain full particulars of the proceedlings to-morrow,

SATURDAY'S OPERATIONS THE COLOURS UNDER FIRE.

PLUCKY POLICE.

Advertisers are requested to faiward all notices intended public opinion in this country regards the from one to two thousand bad taken up a

answer to the above question as being in the affirmative.

MIXERS TO THE FRONT

A party of Submarine Mining Electricians and a N G. O from the 25th Co. Royal En- gineers, under Capt. C. Mould, RE left Hongkong for Taipo-hu shortly after 1 pm yesterday, taking with them charges of gun cotton and electrical appliances, for the pur pose of demolishing the fort so gallantly cap tured by Capt. Long, the bluc jackets of the T. B. D. Fame and Captain Borger, H.K.R They left on a commissariat launch and were expected back the same day, but had not. returned by noon to-day.

out.

of them is a young and pretty woman, and the ustand Poisoning husbands may not be an plot turns on the alleged poisoning of a eminently. Parisian practice, but it is an opera tion that makes an adminible story, for the newspapers, especially when the mise en scène,

in the present instance, all that can be desired. RI VI

The court this afternoon presented the ap pearance of the Vaudeville or the Variétés, on the evening of a dress rehearsal. It only needed the ten to be in evening dress for the illusion to be complete My Bianchini, who designs costumes for the Opera, knows every- body in the theatrical world, and his friends were present in force. Ladies, however, in delightful tolletters, predominated, enda taj Their curiosity was understandable, almost excusable. The Blanchini affair is the model of what a society mystery should be. It began with a charming prologue M. Bianchini marries Valentine Lebean, who has already

too attractive to te been divorced, but is far to main long, without a husband, Sheat once takes her place in the ranks of the Tout-Paris, is the cynosure of many eyes at the races, at first, nights, on varnishing days. Even the women admit that her dresses are adorable, and envy. her the husband who designs them; But the idyllis of short duration. Monsieur gets into financial difficulties, and seeks supplementary feminine consolation; Madame regrets het dowry and remembers, that there is, such an institution as divorce. The couple, however, were made to understand one another, for the wife no sooner hints at a separation than the husband gallantly offers her the evidence that will allow her to have the decree prphouced in her favour His reason, too, for this act of magnanimity is delicious, he sacrifices himself out of love for his mother-in-law

Unfortunately in spite of these mutual con- cessions; the picture darkens. Without the least premonitory symptom, M. Bianchini falls ill His puplis are dilated, he suffers from a feeling of strangulation, he has epileptic con Vulsions. Half-a-dozen doctors are called in some by me. Bianchini, some by M Bianchirts Iriends. They disagree with even unuseal unahimity. The sufförer is credited with many different maladies as he has physicians, but whatever is the matter with him he grows rapidly worse Madame in the meantime takes a doctor on one side, and confesses to him that she has no atropine in the house. It is most vexations to be short of such an article and he will greatly oblige her by giving her an order

mentions the Poisons Act, but Madame explains chemist for a small supply-The doctor that she is careful of her beauty, and that at ropine dilates the pupils of the eye to advantage. Besides, the has a dog, and the dog's eyes are weak and require atropine as welf-So the doctor writes the order and instructs chemist to put For the dog's eye on. bottle.

THE VOLUNTEERS CALLED OUT. News baring heen received that a picnic party had been fired upon in the vicinity of Castle Peak Bay yesterday and that the Black The doctors being evidently non-plussed, M Flags were at the back of the bills over looking Bianchini's friends intervene and spirit him Mongkok, intending to raid Vau-ma-ti and away in a morbund condition to Saint Kowloon, the Volunteers were ordered to mus Germain, natrice the excellence of the ter at Headquarters at to 30 p.m. and were air, brings about his recovery Within a week marched-off-to Pedder's what to proceed to or two he is himself again and inclined of a Victim Kowloon for the protection of the peninsula to think that he has been the

Colonel Mainwaring was in command of the nightmare. There is nothing to prevent the detachment, the Field Battery adding as escort most amicable of divorcee until a morning to the three guns which the Maxim Corps took paper thinks fit in play the busybody and talk On arrival at Pedder's Wharf it was mysteriously of an attempt to poison: Where found that some fifty men bad assembled and.at Me, Bianchial waxes indignant, and re- there was also a half'company of the Royalquests the police to make an inquiry. The Welsh there. The guns were dismounted and police comply with her request, and compli April 17th. embarked in the Ferry Company's launches cate matters by arresting her And all Mme. The disturbances on Saturday, we ander for the Godowns Wharf at Kowloon, where Blanchini has to say, to the officers who take stand, commenced on the arrival of Captain the Corps disembarked and formed up, headed her into custody is the delightfully characteristic. Superintendent May and his detachment of by the Royal Welsh, the guns being in them, "This will make a nice noise in the news- Police to prepare a camp for occupation until

contre and the Field Battery acting as rear papers " In a day or two the jury will decide guard. The force proceceded to the Police whether this is to be the sale result of the such time as the destroyed matsheds could be re-erected. A large force of linese, many itStation at Yau-na- and halted for orders.Bianchini Affair, is said being in uniform, estimated at Aher a short, wait the detachment inde its way along the Kowloon City Road and. a hill position upon

overlooking the halted just at the confines of Yau-ma-ti and spot chosen for the ceremony and these

No. t gun took up the first position just beyond the Pumping Station at the bend, opened a brisk fire upon the Police, which was short engagement returner. During the

of the road, Nos. 1 and 3 guns were seat which ensued Captain Berger with his com-

ahead and took up positions along the Sentrics were posted and pany of the Hongkong Regiment arrived on

Mong-kok Road.

Mrs patrols thrown out and two civilians, who the scene and the Pathans joined in the

will Captain Berge volunteered for the service, acted as scouts

charge shooting, with

in the take the Chinese proased to

on bicycles. Two gunboats took up stations," them Hank. Hie brisk fusilate drove

one fa Yau-ma-ti Bay and the other in Kowed to have

tlon Hesaj from their position and they retired to loon Bay, and kept their search lights playing sentence of second one from which the shells of the lame upon, the passes leading from the new territory

out everybody and the fire of the Hongkong Regiment quickly throughout the night. So little time having

put judges dislodged them. Captain Berger had already been given for the news to be spread amongst be carried out formed his men upto charge when the Chinese the members of the Volunteer Corps it was in other parts of China. Equally conclusive within some five or six hundred yards of the join the detachment at Pedder's Wharf, but highest penalty man

"should" be gTA of the "No "auswer is the action of the British enemy. Despite the long range shooting some as the news spread through the town, ren

forty or fifty of the Chinese were killed." elegraph Government with regard to the Italian demand.

The colours of the Hongkong Regiment had dropped in at the various posistions taken ledge that the

up and when they were dismissed this He advised the We are reduced to the following alternatives been taken out by Captain Berger's company morning it was found that the muster for murder (1) The Italian Foreign Minister spoke in and it is said that they were unfurled through amounted

to ninety-five. Many civilians ficted with

and not accurately; or (2) Sanmoon Bay and Po-yang out the engagement, and so received their assembled at Pedder's Wharf last night, despite the statute lake are not in the Yangisze valley of baptism of fire, an honour which is rarely the lateness of the hour, and cheered the men, "region"; or (3) The British Government has vouchsated to the colours of a British regiment as they embarked. It is greatly to the credit of abandoned, if it ever held, the view that the nowadays. One Chinese standard was captured our citizen soldiers that they so promptly turned me Yangtze Valley is in a special degree a British by the troops and is said to bear an inscription out when called upon to do so and the Colony sphere.

showing that it came from a walled town further may be justly proud of them. Luckily of If supposition (1) be not correct, the British inland. We presume that it will be preserved unfortunately as the Volunteers put it nothing

to the north of a great part of the Yangtazement as a trophy.

for insertion in that day's Issue not later than Three 'Clock was one to retard the early publication of the paper.

Adverthements and Subscriptions which are.net ordered for a fixed pond will be continued until countermanded.

The Hongkong Feltgraph has the largest crearion-el- any English newspaper published in the Far East, and is therefore the best tuedinm for Advertisers. Tams en be

rari on tolicative, a

MARRIAGE.

But "acts speak louder than words," and the acts of the Government appear to answer the question with an unmistakable "No." The new Blue-book proves, as we all suspected, that the Peking-Hankow line is a Russian move, hidden under a "Belgian syndicate," to bring Russian influence--and Inter, Russian soldiers to the very heart of the Yangtze Valley, and moreover that the British Govern meni, after discovering this fact, acquiesced in

WHEN THE DEATH SENTENCE"

IS A MOOKERY

ACTION DY ME JUSTICE DARLING.

'thé grai

Jury:

On the 12th April, at the Cathedral, Hong. kong, by the Rev. R. F. Cobbold, M.A., by Special License, Lily, daughter of James Bush, of Nottingham, to CECIT SIMPSON, of H. B. M. Ofice of Works, London and Shanghat. No. cards. Shanghai Papers please copy. [512it, taking as compensation railway concessions fled and the Pathans were never able to get impossible to inform all in thne for then tonbsurd positionelt was not

The Hongkong

HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1899,"

TELEGRAMS, (By Zelegraph.)

Special to the "Hongkong Telegraph sphere stops at the Chusan Islands, Le, actually in the Officers' Mess of the Hongkong Regi- occurred during the night, the Black Flags

"THE PEKING SYNDICATE.

TIENTSIN, April 15th.

1.15 p.m.

An expedition in connection with the Peking Syndicate to Shansi and Honan has made a most; successful Journey, George Jameson has been appointed director of the Syndicate. Concessions have been granted to the Syndicate in Shanst and Cheklang.

[This was issued as an Extra last night.]

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE BUDGET.

Estimated exp revenue £110,ABY

the annual fixed debt char

April 14th.

river itself. As regards supposition (2), if Sap. Captain Superintend May and his small force they were in the vicinity failing to put in ab appearance. The men are holding themselves moon Bay and a railway across Chekiang and of Police are said to have been behaving in the in readiness to receive similar orders this Kiangsi to Po-yang lake, which is connected cooless and pluckiest manner when the troops evening. by water directly and at a short distance with, arrived on the scene, lying down and firing as

THE RUNOURED BLACK FLAO BISING. the Yangtsze, are not in the Yangtsre valley regularly and steadily as though at target prac

A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION or "ragion," will the British Government ex tice, It is this doggedness of purpose and

It appears that the reason for getting the plain to us what this "valley" or "region" is?cbolness in a tight place that instils a respect For in the absence of such explanation we are for the British Into the native mind and wo Volunteers under arms on Sunday night, was- thrown back upon supposition (3); and cur hope that Captain Superintendent May's exam on acebunt of news brought in to the effect Yangtze "sphere of influence in Central ple will make an impression upon the bad that Kowloon City, had been attacked by Black

characters of the Sun On district.

Flage in the small hours of Sunday morning China is a myth, and we are all deceived

Everybody seans to be evading this simple In the mean time the Fame was not idle. A This report is said to have been brought in issue. Will not The Times bring it into the detachment under the command of Lieutenanta Chinese detective, who was full of light, and cause us to be informed how a Keys was landed and the Chinese position was news. Now it is peculiar c "region" can be a British sphere when we shelled, seventeen projectiles being fired. It that the three companies of the allow(0) Russian strategic railway to popetrate was found that most elaborata preparations had Regiment sent out at two o'clock to the heart of it in one place, and (b) when we been made to interrupt the ceremony of hoisting morning were without a guide, encourage Italy to reito a naval base in it, and the nag in a manner more forcible than agrepe missed the road once or twic build a milway to the heart of it, in noother Lable. A small battery of guns had been mounted went to Kowloon City place? Or, if there be no British sphere at all, and trenches had been constructed so as to knocking at the doom, why did we compel Chi a year and to command the site of the flagstaff and if affairs some one, to show the body what had to come to a head sooner than was expect Their efforts were unava

promise she would not

we are to day, urging b

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