To-day's Advertisements.
THEATRE
ROYAL,
TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT: MESSRS DALLAS AND MUSGRAVE'S
"OMPANY.
DRAMATIC CO
Positively the last 3 nights of the Season.
TO-NIGHT!
MRS, HENRY WOOD's Immortal DraMA "EAST LYNNE,"
LADY ISABEL? MISS MADGE GREY. MADAM VINE 3
TO-MORROW and SATURDAY NIGHTS!
BY UNIVERSMI, REQUEST. Grand Revival of WILSON BARRETT'S GREAT MASTERPIECK "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS."
PRICES: $3, $2 and $1. Soldiers and Sailors (in uniform) half-price to Inak seats only.
Bos Plan at ROBINSON PIANO Co. Norice. A special trans will "man a quarter of an hour after fall of cunain, every evening,
W. H. BROWN,
Business Manager.
Hongkong, 20th April, 1899.
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NOTICE.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 20 1899
Intimation.
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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
.GREAT BRITAIN AND ITALY...
LONDON, April 19th. The British Channel Squadron has arrived at Sassari to salute Their Italian Majesties who are visiting Sardinia, It is hoped this may mitigate the ill feeling which has been aroused in Italy by the recent Anglo-French Convention,
THE PLAGUE IN INDIA. The plagues declining in all parts of India
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. except Calcutta.
PORTS
(For Invalids and General Use.)
B-VISTAGE superior quality,
Red Capsule
C--FISE OLE VINTAGE, Sup-
Fer duf.
Case.
$14.40
eries, quality. Black
eul Capsule........... 16.20 D.---VERY FINE OLD VISTAGE
extra superior. Violet, Capsule 1-3hl Bottled) 20,40
Portafter removal should be rested TaREGULAR CONVOCATION of for a month before use. Wine re-
UNITED CHAPTER No. 145E.C., hell-on 19th April, M.E. Comp. E. RAY,quired for drinking at once should be (in the Absence of M. E. Comp. C. P. CHEATER, 1. Supt.) attended by the D.G. Ofters, ordered to be dreauted at the Dis installed the following Principals for the ensu
before being sent out. pensary ing' year
These Wines are too favourably known to need comment.
MEZ...M.R. Comp.... H. E, A. Hoile. If..........
...W. M. B. Arthur. ...J. Bremner. J........... The M.E. then invested the following Of
Cuts 2.
Scribe E...M.E...
X.........
P. Sojur.
Treasurer....Comp....J. R. Grimble.
...G. J. W. King.
1. A Wheal. ...W. H. E. Smith. ...G. W. Watling. ...I Gilmours ...J. H. Varcou: ...P. Stainton. J. Maxwell.
1st Asst. Sojne
and
Dir. of Cer.
Steward
Janitor
-Sample battles and smaller quanti- ties will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates.
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to-be genuine when bought 1543irect from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Const Ports.
Hongkong, 26th April, 1899. HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS
7TH ANNUAL CARBINE MEETING.
The Compass of the Ladies of Hongkong HE Comitee request the pleasure of
on the ASSOCIATION RASCH KOWLOON, on SATURDAY next.
Hongkong, 20th Ajiril, 1899, FOUND.
ATURDAY MIGHT EAST POINT'S GARDEN FLEL A PURSE containing one Diamond, Bank Nous, &c., &c., &a.
. Owner please apply 16"
Ma E. NIENIARDA, The Medical Hall. Heunghong, 24th April, ilgų,
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tin the 2l of Ajitis, amar Hakone, ALES- ANDER KLEINWORT, a native of Stettin, Germany, in his oth year.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report sp-On the 20th at 11.43 ani. The barometer has fallen over Cllina, risen in Japan. Pressure is high in E. Japan and low over S. China. Gradients slight to moderate for S.E. winds on the China const. FORECAST Moderate S. E. winds; unsettled, rainy.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A RICKSHA coolie was fined $5, for refitsing to take a fare, at the Magistracy this morning.
IT is reported that the Episcopal Methodists are about to establish a inission in Taiping,
Perak.
A TOY gun casting jo cents was the cause of a Chinnman having to pay a five dollar fine, or undergo 21 days hard labour, at the Magistracy
this morning.
WE are requested to state that Mrs. Bolster's At Home" at the R. N. Hospital on Saturday the 22nd inst, is unavoidably postponed untál Monday (the 24th inst.)
A CHINAMAN famed Mo Wa War sentenced, YEUNG FUK, for breaking into No. 28 Stanley at the Magistracy this morning, to 12 months.Street and stealing therefrom a wallen blanket hard labour for being found in the colony, and a mirror, was sentenced this morning at. when he had been banished for 5 years from the Magistracy to 4 months hard labour. the 22nd of last November. '. Ir has been decided by the Board of Directors of the Hongkong Hotel Ca, Ld. that the 3 unallatted shares (which were subscribed for nearly three times over, chiefly at the price of $76 per share) shali participate hurt pass with the other shares in the dividend for the current half year from 1st January,
SOME of the local foreign papers in Japarhave. been having a little fun over the transliteration of a sporting telegram by the Japan Ts, which made the result of the Grand National real as follows:--
ELLIMAN ISSUES MANIFESTO, A grand rational manifesto has been issued by Ferdoffyne Elliman.
SHOOTING.
THE VOLUNTEERS 7TH ANNUAL CARB
MEETING
This annual shooting competition de nov A FEW days ago, we reported an accident to looked forward to, with great interest by tho Chinese woman while crossing Queen's Road, Volumcers and it is safe to say that their friends who was knocked down and injured by a catn are equally interested in the results. The age. To-day at the Magistracy Lo Sze, the system adopted of handicapping the better shots las cricouraged young recruits to per driver of the carriage, surrendered to his bail, severe in their, shooting and a great deal of and, as the evidence proved that he was in ao training has been put in by both young and old way to blame for the accident, he was dismembers of the Corps. Year after year the number of entries for the various events has charged.
grown and they have one and all been keenly: contested. For the Championship Gunner wonderful scores in practice, but on the day Toller was greatly fancied having put up some the wind was against him and he was easily distanced by Sergeant Skelton
THE Gemians appear to have very hazy notions about Rudyard Kipling. The Kaiser's telegram to Mrs. Kipling has been the subject of general cominent in Berlin; but say the Times correspondent, the press seems to be in ignorance as to the nationality of the author of "The Flag of England.The Persische Zet.
Rudyard Kipling," and interprets the Emperor's telegram as a fresh link in the chair of official evidences that Germany desires to be on the best of terms with the United States," The Porr also speaks of the American author Rud yard Kipling"
This year's Committee was constituted as follows-Captain Chapman, Sergeant Skelton, Sergeant Brown, Sergeant McPhail, and Cor. poral Northcale, Battery Sergeant Major
Honorary Secretaries.-
A SAILOR from H. : R. M. cruiser Karik feting speaks of him as the American author Duncan and Sergeant. Smyth, acting as joint
from the verandah of a house in Isamachi, Nagasaki, and in falling struck the iron railings surrounding the premises. He was picked up in anunconscious state and taken to the Russian
hospital, where it was perceived that the injuries
sustained were of a fatal nature." The unfor tunate man diet on April 2nd and on the following day a full naval funeral was accorded! the body, which was conveyed to Inasa for interment.
The late Professor Rutherford, of Edinburgh, has bequeathed to his niece, Mrs. Annie E. water, Cairmount, the copyright and engraved plates of five songs which he composed, and he recommends her to sell the copyright to at publisher of music on condition, that she obtains from him a sušrient royalty on every AT Kuala Lumpur, rumour is busy making out copy-sold as long as she lives. To the Univer | that Sir Frank Swettenham's claims to a Colo-sity of Edinburgh he has bequeathed his very valuble medical library, inicioscopical Special nial Governmentship, will before, long, even-*
mens, and cabinets, diagrams, &c. 4uate in the appointment of a new Resident- General.
It is suggested at Penang that the scarcity of house-accommodation for Europeans there points to the necessity for establishing local building societies, with the Government as
trustee.
THE first motor car in Ceylon will be run in June next, in connection with the postal service in Colombo, for the conveyance of mails from the General Post-office to the various railway stations.
THE TROUBLE IN THE
HINTERLAND.
Today has been absolutely bare of details as to the proceedings of the troops, in the new, territory, the state of the weather preventing the signallers-from-working either with the heliograph or flags. We 'new hear that Major General Gascoigne accompanied the troops. 10. Deep Bay yesterday and that Messrs. Potrs and, Ligitale, two of the gentlemen who were fired upon at Castle Peak on Sunday last, were also of the party, Passing Castle Peak Hay the, lights of the launches were, it douted as it was thought that the Tehels right lathe by force and so would
beeste ware of the presence of the expedi».
muany
آخری
The extrordinarily high prices ruling fit plumbago at the present time are giving a great and retreat. On reaching. Deep Bay. impetus to the plunge industry in Ceylon sine difficulty was experienged in landing. the men, being obliged to song as the present que la Buge ammia- ments continues among the Powers of Europe | aade ashing. Then came the difficulty of and America there will be a great demand for transport for," during the last few days it has plumbago for shiriting purposes, and the ly teen next to impossible to obtain-coolies.to. thing that could send down the prick, would beź--- the discovery of a substitute for the minéral of new and large sources of supply. It is stato that the boom in plumbags has brought about a great demand for hoop on in connection with the manufacture of Banels, and fou THE number of the art designs, etc., in the Kyoto Exhibition, which was opened on the dynamite to any on blasting operations,
Tui apus of vessels arriving at New Orleans 1st inst., has increased considerably, and about one-third of the designs registered for exhibi- have desdial the revit Nicaragua, incident, tion are now to be seen. Abuat go per cent._in_which the Americni warship. Marietta, and of the art exhibits, some of which are quite novel, are now on view.
of th
The petition in Her Majesty in Commeil of the 1. &O, Company praying for the grant of a Supplementary Charter to enable the comm pany to issue debentures to an extent not ex-
£1,000,000, will be taken into considération by a Committee of the Lords in Council on April
H.M.S. Introféd tigued, as, malig international loyefeast, on the collage of the lustageges under Lieneral Keyes, equal parties were fed at Bluellets from the British and and Americans ship. Two watches, each composed of British and American marines mixed, were arranged, the command being given alemately, said to have been the first instance on record of an American! officer commanding, mixed British and American troops, The men declared blood brothership, and interchanged the buttons of their uniformins. At the Con-
quet as curiges for the troops, and the neigh- burhood of Deep Day was deserted. Conse- quently the gans had to be dismounted and canied, in ections. The Pathans of the Hongkong Regiment formed the advance guard and we hear that they did their work capitally, swarning over the hills with, the agility of a flock of goats and totally undeterred by the right or steepest hillside In fact, "Var Very Oed" were quite at home,
[
Duc compmy of the Rayal Welsh was detached to try antient of the more of the
We announced rebel once, supposed to be in the vicinity of Castle Peak Bay, but, as
nat waited yesterday, the rebels had to be en piï end were as scarce as blackberries in May, not a single specimen, young or old, proved good exercise for the troops who thoroughly enjoyed the trip. If any operations are in progress to-day it is necciless to say that they will be considerablý less of a holiday trip.
The patrons were V. Deacon, Esq., Licut. Col. Maintaring, Sin Tong, Esq., H. Price, Esq, C. Murray Bain, Esq., J. McKie, Esq., J. R. Crawford, Esq., A. Sinclair, Esq. G. Kirk wood, Esq., D. Sassoon, Esq., G.C. Anderson, Esq., H. Wicking, Esq., ER. Belilios, Esq., C.M., H. N. Mody, Esq., C. P. Chater, Esq., C...G., W. G.. Humphreys, Esq., Fung. Wa Chun, Esq., G. Osborne, Esq. T. Jackson, Esque E. W..Michell, Esq. J. J. Hell Irving, Esq. G. H. Potts, Esq., and His Excellency the Governor, Sir Henry Blake, CMG L
Miss Blake has kindly consented to present the Ladies' purse on the Association. Range on Saturday next and the Commitice trust that many ladies will be present-to-sco-this event decided,
The following were the best scores in the first day's events
1.
No... HANDICAP, 200 YARDS."
·Score. Points. Tojah
30434
32 3C 32.
Tia
284132
27
Corpl. Bamsey Segi Skelton
(Bomb, Deas) (Gr. Lapsley 3 Gr. A. Humphreys Or Modyre
No. 2-HANDICAU, -Gunz P. E. Hance Gun. Plummer... Capt: Chapman Q.M.S. Coyle Gunr, Cottones
Logan
No. 3-HAN Gunner Sutton Taller Sgt. Skelton
Mcphail Ruiter.
Sgt. Dr. Brown Gunner Holmes.
Mody
NO 4-AGGREGATE; Sgt. Skelton Capt. Chiapman. Sgt. Rutter Gjinner Toller
Donaldson... ... A Humphreys
Sution
19
EUROPEAN BLERK WASTEL), prefer. Architects, Quay Surveyors, or Contme. ANNIE the widow of the late Maurice. Fitz ceeding at any one and the same tinean American and a Tritish lieutenant. It is being encountered. The little outing, however, Bamb Hart
tor's Office
Applications to be made in writing only aud
to state Age of Applicant and Salary required.
DIRECTOR OF WORKS DEIT.,
Naval Yard,
Hongkong, 20th April, 1899.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT,
MR. G. LAMMERT has received metructions to sell by RUM.D' AUCTION,
at his orices in Daddell Street,
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THURSDAY. the 25th 3ay, 1897%, at 2,30 PM...
Tinerent lots.
TRE 10C1OWING VEI) VALUABLE LEASEHOLD AND RECLAMATION
PROPERTY,"
"No,"244 and 3% QUEEN'S ROAD CEN- TRAL: No. 74, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST: No, 3. BAI HING JAXRS Xus. 50, 51, 220 and 521 URAVA. WEST; So, 4. ÔN NING
LANE.
course.
AND
.DEACON AND HASTINGS, Solicitors,
At Kabe, on the oth April, trea pheumonia,
gerald, aged 53 years.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1899.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
THE KOWLOON SCHOOL..
22nd.
جعبه
displayed crossed, and the mesheered them everytime they passed on pairal duty.
burned. He reported site matter to the Police, who took him to the hospital where he died. The unanimous opinion among the natives at Hingoli is said to be that Ciqcindah was offered as a sacrifice to the engine, which had not been working 'satisfactorily. The police bave arrested the engineer of the mitt, (a Parste) ainda frenan.
EAST LYNNE.
Mrs. Henry, Wood's ever popplar drama **East, Lyund was played last night at the. Theatre Royal by the members of Messrs. Dallas and Musgrave's Damatic Company to fall and sympathetic audience. The story hangs round the trials and troubles of an erring woman and although we must all blue her we cannot help but, pity the poor, misguided, jealous wife.
MR. UYKES, who has just vacated the District officership of Jelebu, writes in his last monthly Thai Shunging Patron of the
report on that state --On all sides one hears RECLAMATION UP MARINE LOT thonsand dollarsgel hese, two/ statements
afford serious fegal for flection. Doubt of the scarcity of labour in Jelebu, and the Further,Pali bars will be galintised in dueless is it a very good thing to establish dishonestly-ingenious conlie is making the schools for the education of the children of most of it. There is no doubt that something our Chingst subjects in order that they may is wrong in our Labour Regulations The income Acquainted with western, ideas to a remedy is the remodelling of the Lab Code, sertai tanti so become law-abiding with reintroduction of the ticket system: The subjects of Her Majesty, capable of demon-
economic cure for the maaway coolie is not Strating to their less fortunate fellow coun FOR SHANGHAI, TONE & YOKOTAMA. frymen, the advantages of civilizatim and imprisonment at the cost of the towkay, and the of pounds belonging to the Company, whose man whom she has so terribly wronged, Sir!
just government.. THE
f the Vendors.
Hongkong, both April, 1899 7,
AMOCOL LINE OF STEAMERS
HE Stapeltip.
Captain Cle will be pldspuched as above TO-MORROW,the zistenétopt, at Nuum,,
For Freight of Jessage capply m
DODWELE & CO. LIMITED..
Agentsug
Hongkong, cathy Aprik 1899, 51 "CHINA NAVIGATION COMRANY-
LIMITED.
FOR TIENTSIN (DIRECT)
THE Company's Steamship,
@KASHING
↑
Sg Dr. Brown ....... Bomb. Deas Sgt. McPhail Gunner Holmes Corp. Bamsey Gurner Sayer!!!
Abraham
No. 5FIELD Sgt. MePhail Sgt. Rutter Capt. Chapman Gunr. Toller Bomb. Hart Gunr. Stewart
No. 6"
400 YARDS.
32 2:34 39433 30232-
28 4 37
28 433
257 33 YARDS 29433
23 18
30 31 293727
28 26: 23
24 26 26 104 30 23 21286 23 26:27 15586 24 25 22 1986 BATTERY. CHAMPION
20.30
28 30 26
·30 2224 29 277 27 2634. 30 MACHING GUN CHAMPIONSHIP,
Sergt. Skelton .. Sarg, Swyth ... Gur. Holmes
Lt. Maitland M
NO. 7-HANDICAP
COY
*32 30 31: 283-25
24 26 26 276 428 2375 FOR OFFICERS ONLY.
28 30.26
24 28 23 10 85. 242427 sc. 75 26 25 10 1273 FOR RECRUITS ONLY.-
24 25 22 15 86 209.24 19 78 10 19 2321 73 FOR MEMBERS OF BAND, TRUMPETERS & SIGNALLERS.
No. 8 HANDICAP Guars. Abraham......
Mody Mercantelli
No.9 HANDICAP
29 24 26-25 39.
ACCORDING to the Gaulois, recent birth sta tistics is Berlin indicate that the German capital is the home of large families. One Berlinsulate the United States and British flags were mother has given birth to her twentieth child; there are five mothers with 19 children, nine with 18, and nine others with 17, 138 mothers have seen their sixteenth child born, and 215 offer a human jacrifice to a steam engine is A HORRIBLE story of an alleged attempt to families are composed of 12 children;
told in the Bombay papers, in aned His Excellency the invernor, in his ad- dress read at the hoisting of the British Flag NOT long ago a young lady, the daughter of a Govindah was walking home one night when
well-known solicitor residing at East Croydon, he was asked by some men near a cotton gin- | outside Kowloop City on Monday last, an nounced that schools would be established near London, was proceeding home when she ning sili at Hingoli u have a smoke with
The play opens with a scene in Mr. Archi a lunatic or a malicious them. He acceded in their request, but when bad Carlyle's country house at East Lynne was overtaken by in all the villages of the new territory, and, at
near a boiler, the men are reported to have and shows how Lady Isabel though fondly lov Tuëstlay's Council Meeting, the Acting Amiscreant, who gathered up her fresses, some torney-General, in reply to questions put by 15in, in length, and with a sharp instrument seized (Govindah and daust him head forenesting her husband Marlyle is carried away Capt. Chapman. the Hon. E. R. tios, stated that the cut them off anim away. This is the third into the furnace, Govindah utaged to fee by a fit of jealous passion into cloping with Sir Lt. Maitland.......
Francis Levison, who takes her to France, Capt. Bland Secretary of State has withdrawn his op case of the kind, and naturally in the neigh-himself, thought not before he had been horribly
and when a divorce is olitained refuses to carry Capt Sanders proval of the necessary epuliture for the bourhood there is alarm,
out his promise. Laly Isabel hearing that a establishment of the Kgslom, school, until
nurse is required for the children at the Colony has manancial arrange
East Lynne determines to apply for the ments as to show 'à plus de fine bendred
situation, Acts II and IV are again laid at Past Lynne and depict Madam Vine as nurse 16 her own children in the house of her old rival Barbara Hare who has married Mr. Carlyle, It is not discovered that Madam Vine and Lady Gunr. Toller Isabel are identical until the death of her elest. Sgt. Dr. Brown boy Willie, when being overcome with grig she Bomb. Hart:
rows off her lisguise. Her trubles have No to-NET SCORE FOR INSTR greatly accelerate the complaint of consumption which is hereditary in the family, and the cur- Sergt. Dr. Mackie R.W.F6.23-263 tain drops with her death at the feet of the
Q.M.S. Smith, R.A..... +30 22.20. Francis Lexison having previously been sen. No 11-NET SCORE FOR CORPS tenced to transportation for life for murder which he had committed
ted under the name of Sergt. Skelton "A" M.G, Co. 32. 30 31 95 Throne.'
The difficult parts of Lady Isabel and
R. EL. V VOLUNTEERS, A second match between the Royal En Madam Vine were taken by Miss Madge Grey and showed her to be an adept gineers and Hongkong Volunteers was fired at portraiture of a loving wife, and she recently, the Volunteers again being defeated, but was exceptionally good when obliged to taking into consideration that their full team! Henry Dallask personification of Archibald of their weapon, the defeat is robbed of much conceal her emotions as Madam Vine. It was unable to be present, and the disadvantages
and noble was a piece of finished acting that that when they are armed with the new pro Carlyle as a matter-of-fact lawyer, kind hearted of its sting and the scores, made give promise is not often seen so for East. Mr. Kenyon mined carbine that the result may be reversed.' Francis Levison and Miss Barbara Fenn as McPhail of the Volunteers bred with the Lee- Barbara Hare showed th advantage as Metford Rife,, The light was very good for good wife and a good sister to her unfortunte shooting which may somewhat account for the brother.
exceptionally good scores nada especially those To-night East, Lynne will be acted by Or M. Sergt. Blairned Sergi Bowery for the for the last time, as by special request R Es, and Gunner Stewart for the Hongkong the company will play the Sign of the Cross ices, while Sergt. Dr. Brown's points with a for the last two nights of their theatrical carbine also deserves mention, Wo give helow
the scores season in Hongkong.
Government, but the rattan:' -"
in their midst.
of
PIONSHIPS
Tie abycanding chairman of the Millwall Duck Company, Mr. R. Hin, has been arrested, on a charge of misappropriating some thousands
rusted servant, he had been during, a period forty-three years. On February the 8th he „Y PLEA FOR OUR OWN URIARREN, THE Mr. Atkins who' sighed, for that happy
pleasant thus to observe the fatherly spot, cast of Suce, "where there aint no ten completely disappeared from public view until care exercised by our Government for the commandments" has some ardent sympathizers the 10th u, whare he was arrested by two city welfare of its Chinese subjects, but it must in the membership of the Edininrgh University police detectives at Barnsbury. His where not be forgotten that the Government Philomathic Society. The members of that abouts were found by means of an advertise owes an equal debt of duty to our society have been engaged in an interesting men from his daughter, who begged him to own children. It is the children of British discussion on a motion That morality detective has stated that there is no sofer place come home, in the Tinies. An experienced parents to whom will be entrusted the task of carrying on the government and question of latitude" The proposition was maintaining the integrity of the empire in strongly upheld, and, warmly defended; and in the work for hiding purposes than London; the Tuinre, and it is therefore absolutely although the society eventually decided that and the case of Mr. Bir may be cited in ecessary that means should be provided molality is put question of latitude, it was support of the view. It is safe to affirm that Musgrave was quite in his element as SirGunner Stewart and Sergts. Skelton set. with the exception of the people in the house. in Barnsbury, where he had hidden himself, Captain Hopkins, will be despatchilas ihove whereby they may obtain a sufficiently, good only by the very small majority of three votes. TOMORROW, the 21st instant
education in enable them not only to be an exciting incident took place at Portobello
nota person in that district knew that for a For Freight for assage, apply to.
capable of following in the footsteps of their Barracks; Dublin, on". Sunday morning, March period of five weeks Mr. Birt had been living BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE;
Tejers but to pass ahead of them and so 12th. The men of the Rifle Brigade wère arry on and constantly improve the work being inspected on church parade, and Lieuten. that they have commenced. Why, then, nt Kerr-l'enrie was passing in front of his Tf Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial should the, children of European parents" resideny in
Kowloon be denied the company, when one of the soldiers stepped and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge Privileges which are extended to the poorest suddenly from the ranks and dealt him a heavy with thanks the following donations to the, of the Chinese 7. Surely it is the duty of blow under the jaw, which completely knocked funds of the Hospitals!
Holliday Wise & Co.. the Government to provide first for the him prer. The officer on falling slid along the Butterfield & Swire Captain Layne, will be despatched as above British community had not leave their wants gravelled square, cutting his face. Another H.K. and Shanghai Banking Corporation 100
unsatisfied until such time as those of the officer, who is a man of fine physique, rushed Reiss & Co.......... Chinese have been supplied. Kowloon is forward and dealt the assailant a smashing D. Sassoon, Sons & Co. | daily growing in importance as a place of blow between the eyea. It fairly paralysed E. D. Sassoon & Co..... Jardine, Matheson & Co residence for Europeans, and the immunity the many for when he fell he shook Amhold Katberg & Co... enjoyed there from Chinese surroundings all, acer in a convulsive manner. Mr. Pearse Carlewitt & Co. will all their attendant drawbacks renders it was helped to his quarters and the soldier to peculiarly adapted for our children. Yet no educational facilities are provided and this the cells. All was the work of a minute. The fact alone detars may families from settling his tunic, and marched with his men to church, other officer quietly drew on his gloves, settled there in preference to Hongkong. Can it be, as some facetious writers have suggested, The entire battalion were observers of the in- Capinin Finlayson, will be despatched as above that Hongkong is indeed a dependency of cident. The soldier, it is reported, bare no spite to the officer, but being under orders for Indian service, he had expressed his deter mination in the barrack room that morning
Hongkong, ach Aphil,' 1899,
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR BANGKOK (DIRECT).
HE Company's Steamship
THE
"CHARON,"
TOMORROW, the 21st instant.
For Freight, apply 40 ---
"
4930
BUTTERFIELD & SIRE
Agents.
Hongkong, 20th April, 1899. .
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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR WEIHAIWE! AND TIENTSIN.
HE Company's Steamship
TH
NANCHANG,"
on SUNDAY, the 3rd lustant. 41
For Freight or Pastage, apply to,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
|Agents*
Hongkong, auch Apth 1899.
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China, run by Chinese for the Chinese, and that the British are merely regarded as allen, interlopers whose claims, to consideration are nil?
that he would not leave
E. E. A. & C. Telegraph Co, Ltd...... Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.
Lau Wai Chun Johnson, Stokes and Master Lane, Crawford & Co Meyer & Co
Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.... Nippon Yusen Kaisha Reater Brackelmann & Co... Peninsular and Oriental S. N; Co., D. Glilies wi Grossmann & Co
100 100
THE 'SEOUL-OHEMULPO RAILWAY.
Serpt, Bowery Q.M.S. Blair G.S.M: Wallace Sapt Clarka a Cpl. Jones Gorpl: Leading han Q.M.S. Weat
100 A letter from Scour published by the Arah 100 states that the route of the Seoul-Chemulpo 100 railway has now been surveyed, and the con- 100struction of the line will be at once commenced so by the Japanese syndicate which has under 50 taken the work. Mr. Adachi, the General 30 Manager of the Railway, is expected to arrive So at Chemulpo on tie 30th inst. in the Owari 30 maru with the men to be employed on the Guna jo work. It is expected that the portion from the. Sergt. 50 river Han to.Chemulpo will be completed and Serg 30opened for traffic by September dext, but as
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so the construction of the bridge over the river Gr. Mo
will take some time the opening of the whole line will not take place till next year. Mr BISON Adachi will open an office for the Japanese Syndicato immediately on his arrival at Chemulpo
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