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To-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK ING CORPORATION.

NOTICE

TOTICE is hereby given that the ORDIN- ARY HALF YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the rgth day of August next, at NOOR, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a State- ment of Accounts in 30th June, 1899

By Order of the Court of Directors,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 29th July, 1899,

19791

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY JULY 29, 1899.

The Honghong Telegraph

HONGKONG SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1899

** REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE TRANSVAAL AND THE PEACE,

ASSOCIATION...

LONDON, July 27th. "Lord Salisbury #has refused to receive a deputation from the Peace Association to sirge arbitration on the Transvaal question.

THE ALASKA BOUNDARY.

Env" asko a correspondent signing the name of Victim, is it that the Royal Engi ne after working hard all the week, have to. Mid Main Guard on Sunday's, besides having to perform their own regimental duty"? WE have received from the Editor of the Kotumin Shimbun of Tokio a large and hand some volume, well bound la foreign style, though entirely printed in Japanese, contain ing the Finance Minister, Count Matsukita

PRESENTATION. OF HONOURE" "modeat cheque that they elicit, but if this | THE PROPOSED SINOTSII TRAK

This morning, alter the usual Saturday mora- ing drill parade of the Royal Engineers at Wellington Barracks, when the men were form- ed up ready for dismissal, Major Jefireys, R.E, camcon to the parade ground and requested that Sappers Stringer, Dagnall and Bracken of the asib Co., R.E., might “fall out.”: Major Jeffer eys then congratulated them on the part taken by the thembers of the Corps in the Soudan campaigns and presented the two former with

meets the eye of any friend of that globe-trotter I hope that he will bring it to his notice, AM have been told that there is an officer of the Public Works Department whose duty it is inspect and pass all newly erected houses before they can be inhabited. It is interesting person exists, and the infor mation really came as a surprise to me I met a friend the other day who has just moved into a new house. I asked him how he liked it and received a long list of the wees which he had

to hear that such a

WAY BETWEEN KOBE

AN AND OSAKA

The formation of the Settsu Electric Tram- way Company, promoted by the capitalists of Osaka and vicinity, was officially sanctioned on the tath ult. The object of the company is to construct a tramway of 22 miles between Osaka and Kobe. The first general meeting of the company's shareholders was held on the 7th inst, at the Kobe Chamber of Commerce, when

Report to the Cabinet on the recent charge, of bars, for the citals already received in com to endure. It stems the roof has been fantilyn the bye-laws, to re-name the company as the

currency in Japan, which will be most interest ing to students of financial questions who are conversant with the Japanese written language. THE Spectator, in a review of Sir Samuel Gordon's Lesser Destinies, makes the following burglar Mr. Banker at an impromptu festivity organised to celebrate his release from prison.

it was decided to introduce some amendments. Han-Shin Electric Tramway Company, and to. make one-fourth call on the shares (50 yew per share) not later than August hext. Arrange ments were also made to send Mr. Misaki, the chief engineer, abroad, to make investigations on the tramway systems in the West date of his departure, however, was to be fixed pany intends to accomplish the laying of the whole line with the next ten months. It is stated that its shares are much wanted, but that

few are offered for sale.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK. of the Alaska boundary question is probable, entertaining extract from the speech of the that have not yet received their's, a grand pa there being no cave-gutter, the drippings from later on, A contemporary learns that the com-

ING CORPORATION.

NTER of SHARES of the Corporation

OTICE is hereby given that the REGIS

will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 3th to the 19th day of August, (both Days inclusive), during which Period NO TRANSFER of Shares can be Registered.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager.

1980a

Hongkong, 29th July, 1899.

HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE

HE ORDINARY HALF YEARLY TMEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will

be held at the COMPANY'S MOTEL,

on

MONDAY, the 21st August, 1899, at NOON, for, the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts of the Company to the 30th June, 1899, with the Keport of the Directors, and to discuss any matters that may be competently brought before the Meeting.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED, from the. 8th to the 21st August, both Days inclusive. By Order of the Board,

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C. MOONEY,

Hongkong, 19th July, 1899.

Secretary.

CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION,

It is believed at Washington that a settlement

by Canada accepting an indefinite lease of seaport, of which the United States will retain

the sovereignty.

WEATHER REPORT:

GLEANINGS BY THE WAY.

niemoration of the battle of Arbara and the taking of Klarioum, while to Spr. Bracken he constructed and lets the water in, while behind gave a "bar" for general service during the cam-tat chimney-stacks nice little ponds of water paign of 1897 in the Suidlan. We are informed collect whenever it rains (he's going to that all the medals for 1898 have not yet been keep goldfish in them soon), and the water is distributed and as there are about 30 men be- apt to soak through and bring the plaster down in big lumps. Then, at the back of the longing to different corps now in the garrison house, the enves do not project-sufficiently and, rade will be ordered on the Happy Valley, the roof run down the wails, keeping the heuse when this honour will be bestowed upon them constantly damp. He had a lot of other grieve ances, but I don't like to put them in print, as "What I speshly wants to make the theme

he might be too much affected at seeing his o' my discourse-as the chaplin used to say--

woes thus made public. He is now looking for is the present state of the British law. ' lot

that P.W.D. man who is supposed to say that Your Gleaner has been overcome by the a house is fit for habitation before it can he it down gently, and only say it's the most dis heat, Mr. Editor, and not on account of being occupied. I suggested that he should see graceful thing as as ever ad the cheek to 'old on a jury, either in that oven the Supremne his landlord, bat he explained that the its end up in 'istory. I wouldn't mind layin' Court. By the way it has struck me that His landlord was a company, and some of the Honour made a great mistake the other day in board were big men. He added that he pre- odds that if Charley Cromwell was to get out beaks as made of 's Magny Carter, 'e'd go them. Why did he not order in a supply of of the P.W.D. official and so, after declaiming straight to Tower 'ill and ask the fust Tony they could have sat in the box with the cooling drew. What a strange aversion some folks bathing suits for their accommodation? Then all connection with that Department, with le mut to chops-cokernut' off again, which the reglar name for the biz is decaptivation. The main going drip, drip down their backs and have for water; my friend got quite annoyed British law, 1 ser,Kiš about' as-rotten a cat's they would have been refreshed and invigor when I suggested that the state of his roof the habitations:',ar Tukaichi -and Yotsuya, ated. Truly, the Supreme Court is a most saved the expense of fixing a shower bath, and meat six days on the road to resilirection."

Mr. Bunker must surely in the course of his trying place this hot weather, and I woader made some most uncalled for remarks abina Pilic fire were suddenly set on fre by the bur

A BIG FIRE.

Particulars of the big tire at Ata, Niigata prefecture, are to hund. Shortly after 12 o'clock on the night of the 8th inst.. fire broke olit in a house occupied by a farmer named Motozo

The Observatory report says. On the 29th at 11.50 am. Pressure is very little changed and remains near the normal on the China coast and over the Philippines. Gra. clients slight for S.W. to S.E. winds on the of 'is grave to-morrer, and see what a ash the ebifting the Jury when the rain came in upon ferred to wait till chance threw him in the way. Wada.A strong southerly gale that had been China coast. FORECAST:-Light or moderate

S.W, winds; fair.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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A DISASTROUS fire occurred at Yingkou on the

reading have come across Cromwell's character-

16th inst, which raged from noon till late at isation of British Law as "an ungodly jumble night. The damage is estimated at a high figure.

TH

THE Kuo Wen Pao says that at the recent interviews with the Italian and German Minis. ters, the Emperor appeared to have, recovered from his illness.

THE outbreak of plague in Mauritius brought about a panic at St. Louis, the capital. - Up to

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CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not necessarily endorse the options expressed by Correspondents in this colonitį“

THE NAVY LEAGUE MANNING SCHEME.

why the Government have not introduced a | my frivolity. few electric fans, they would be much more effective than the slowly waving punkah, which serves to irritate one more than cool, owing to the monotony of its motion.

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Talking of fans reminds me of a dinner at the Istana at Kuching, in Samwak, in the days of the original Rajah Brooke of immortal memory. There, punkahs were dispensed with, but behind cach guest was stationed a neatly clad Dyak, who gently waved an immense palm leaf fan, such as one reads of at the courts

of the punkah rope, and the breeze, striking on the back of the neck instead of the top of the head, somehow seemed to have more of an air of reality and coolness than can be got from the ordinary punkah of civilization.

GLEANER

IMPERIAL DECREES.

21st July. PROMOTION.

Yuan Chang, a member of the Taungli Yamen (formerly Tantal of Wubu,, is appointed Director of the Imperial Stud Court.

22nd July,

1978 about the end of June there had been forty." Pence" should class the worthy President of Fof Oriental princes. There was uh squeaking of Division in the Shanhaikuan Anny

TOTICE is hereby given that WEDNES

is (bih Men, zah day). being the BIRTHDAY of H.M., the EMPEROR of CHINA will be observed as a HOLIDAY at the Kowloon Customs Office, Opium Examination Office and Stations.

All examination of curgó, and clearances of junks will be suspended on that dáte.

·E. V. BRENAN,'

Acting Commissioner.

Custom House,

Kowloon, 29th July, 1899.

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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW.

HE Company's Steamship. ·

THE

“HAICHING,"

Captain Hodgins, will be despatched for the above Ports, TOMORROW, the 30th instant,

at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, General Managers. Hongkong, 29th July, 1899.

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

CALUCTTA.

THE Steamship

1976

"LIGHTNING," Captain S. Belson, will be despatched for the above Ports,on WEDNESDAY, the 2nd August,

at 3 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, 29th July, 1899.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR TIENTSIN;

HE Company's Steamship

THE

"NANCHANG,"

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three cases of that disease there, followed by thirty-five deaths.

ACCORDING to the Universal Gazelle a dispute has arisen between soine Russian, British, and German merchants regarding purchase of land at Yingkou and the case has been referred to the high authorities.

KANG Y) has decided to start from Nanking for Soochow and he hopes to scrape together some $400,000 at the latter place waking up, with what has been raised ut Nanking, $1,000,000 which will be sent to his Imperial Mistress.

THE Band of the Hongling Regiment will play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening from 8 pun, to 9.30 pm-

2. Euphoniuma solo .......... “Imaxedieri'

1. Marchi

j. Vaise.

Fantasia

3: Song....

5. Liatop

4

PROGRAMME

"Cina by pac

Annie"

Pastoral scene" Quand tu chantes Cleopatra

Sisich Venii, Florence Huma Gnunod Albert

God save the Queen. Tue following conversation was recently over- heard on the top of a London omnibus between a Civilian and a sotrlic, as they were passing down Parliament Street. Civilian-Does it not make you soldiers wild to see a man, with his breast covered with medals, sweeping a cross-

A FRIENDLY water polo gante was played yesterday afternoon at the Victoria Recreation [981a Club's Bathouse, between teants from the Royal Artillery and their sister, corps the Engineers. The play was fairly brisk on both sides, and both showed individually good swimming but were lacking in combination, more especially the Engineers, this being the first game they have played as a team and they were beaten

To me Euron or zum "Herakóna Tutugnava“. DEAR SIR,-1 am sorry your correspondent

the Navy League and myself as Jingoes, Personally I am not a Jingo and would rather subrait to almost anything in the way of taxation rather than war, for I know what an awful thing it is for the people, but I again say that the command of the sea is necessary to our continu- ance as a nation," and 1 do not think that any one who knows the President of the Navy League will accuse him of Jingoismi, for he has had experience of men and affairs himself to be practical before all things. before he came here, and has shown

I dropped across your tale naturalist the other day. He was seated on a rock on the hill-side, mopping his forehead and looking exceedingly disconsolate, so I approached and politely enquired the cause of his dejection. It appears the poor man was puzzled and admitted

it.

He is often approached by Tommy Atkins The question of wages will be settled by the to name butterflies, or birds, or any of the inexorable law of supply and demand and thousand and one things that arouse the curio though the Navy Legue, are deeply interestedsity of the soldier in the natural history line, in the improvement of the state of, It seems a soldier came to have a bird named the British Merchant Sailor, they are and forgot to bring the specimen with him. not foolish enough to propose impracticable His description was amusing. "You see, sir, measures and they know that Rome was not it's a square built bird, it ain't got no perticular built in a day. They lay no caim to infalli-colour ant as a thunderin' big beak jan' only bility and will welcome any suggestion cats am." No wonder the mild-tempered th... will tend to a settlement of the great naturlist was puzzled. issues at stake, no matter where it comes from. They have no pecuniary interests to serve and their one idea is the good of the Empire. Yours faithfully,

G. C. ANDERSON. Hongkong, July 29th, 1899...... HONGKONG SHARE MARKET,

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So it has been reserved for poor little Surrey to defeat the Australian team, and very well they did it too, by 104 runs. By the way, letter received by last mail from home gives an explanation of the long series of Australian victories, which I have not seen put forward before. The writer draws attention to the fact that the bulk of the matches have been played in extremely hot and dry weather. Weather to which the Australians are used and the English are not. Cannot this have something

to do with the case?

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HONGKONG, Friday, July zëdi, Messrs. Benjamin, Kelly and Paris, in thor weekly share report, statte:Business has been fairly brisk during the week under review and ing? Soldier-Does it not make you civilians Hongkong and Shanghai Banks, Hongkong ashamed to see him do it?

What has gone wrong with the young man and Whampoa Docks, Hongkong Lands and who is supposed to look after the Post Office Hongkong tees have all improved considera-notice board? For three whole days the an bly. The market generally closes with a firm nouncement stood to the effect that the French tendency. Banks-During the early part maif left Singapore "THIS DAY" and may of the week Hongkong and Shanghai Banks be expected on the 30th. I happened to stroll continued to boom and shares werc

past the Post Office again this morning, at placed at advancing rates up to 345 per cent. åbout eleven o'clock and the notice rend premium; afterwards a slight reaction set in

'ERNEST SIMONS WITH, MAIL OF and sales were effected at 343 and 344 per cent 30TH ULT. WILL LEAVE SAIGON AT premium. At the close the market is again a P.M. TO-DAY, DUE 30TH AM. What Grmer with buyers at 345 per cent. premium. The London quotation is 63. Nationals are easier and shares are obtainable at $24. Marine Insurances-China Traders have been sold at $61 and 363. Straits are firm with buyers at $6), Yangtszes have been done at $172, $115, $120 and $122, closing with sellers, Fire Insur ances. Both Hongkong and China Fires are obtainable at quotations. Shipping. A good umber of Hongkong, Canton and Macao $322, the market closing with sales and sellers. $321. Indo Chiang have hardened and have been done at $62,

Captain Finlayson, will be despatched as above by 5 goals to 3. on SATURDÁY, the 5th August.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, 29th July, 1899.

Intimation.

[968a

A. S. WATSON & Co.,

LIMITED.

YESTERDAY afternoon, while an old Chinaman was going along the Queen's Road he was set upon by four Coolies and severely handled, being completely taken off of his feet and

a flyer the mail boat must be if she can reach here from Saigon in less than twenty-four hours!

“E acts like a fool an' belaves like a beast," says Kipling, with reference to the antics of the young Britsh soldier, and certainly he seems to try to act up to his reputation in Hongkong, now and again. Last night three British heroes, being full of what they called

Ruei Shon (Manchu) is appointed General

23rd July.

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RETIREMENT OF A MANCHU NOBLE.

blowing since early morning of the day soon destroying some 30 houses before the fire helped the flames to spread in all directions, brigades could be on the sceng. Meanwhile located about one mile off from-the scene of

ning embers which fell, in showers over those towns. So the fire, went on ranging furiously at serem places. Nearly all the houses of tha place and upwards of 400 houses were reduced to ashes before the fire was wholly extin guished. The cause of the accident is said to be the upsetting of a lamp. The fire caused damage valued at over 170,000 yen. The Meji Fire Insurance Company has paid out about 7,000 pen in payment for 22 risks,

JAPANESE NON-COMMISSIONED

OFFICERS..

A change in the regulations governing the treatment of non-commissioned officers, which Kuo Lemin, Consort of an Imperial Princess, will be announced before long, may be summa petitions that his leave of absence being about rized as follow:-At present the non-com. to expire he still finds his health very bad, and missioned, officers are subdivided into special therelore pmy's that he be allowed to resign his

service sergeant-majors (lokuma socko), (treat- past as Brigadier-General and Superintendentist sergeants, and second sergeants. But ac cd as commissioned officers) sergeant majors of Customs of balanchen, Grent Wall, His cording to the new-system, 1st and 2nd ser prayer is hereby granted and he is permitted to retire to his Banner Reservation (or estates) geants will be amalgamated under the titles of

. C. Daily News.

sergeants, the rank of corporal being created to rank next to sergeant. Sergeant-majors are. at present allowed to reside outside the barracks to which they belong only under special circuns stances, but this priviledge will be extended to sergeants in general without any condition. Changes in the scale of salaries: favourable to non-commissioned officers will be introduced, The pay of dukun ocho will be increased from 14.50 yen per month to 30 jen; that of sergeant- majors which now tanges from Sot jen to 861

STRANGE BELIEFS. ES

CHINESE CUSTOMS.

9

Many so-called educated Chinese, firmly bellove that a kingdom exists where all the inhabitants are piginies; one where all are giants; another where all are women and, still another, where every person has a hole through the centre of his body, so that by means of a pole thrust through this hole, they may be care, to about 12 ; that of sergeants, which now. ried from one place to another. In substantia ranges from 4.53 er to 5.42 m, to from 6-to tion of this belief they say that they have seen. Jen. The monthly allowance for corporals will pictures of them! It is believed by some here be about 1:70 yen, or 1.80 yến. The schools for non-commissioned officers are to be abolish÷ that we foreigners have no knet-caps !

ed and the -tmiring of non-commissioned officers will be entrusted to respective regi. ments. In order to help non-commissioned officers to get on well in society after leaving In times of drought says a correspondent of the rank and file, they are to be educated to the V. C. D. News, the heathen, resort to un- that end in various ways at the discretion of beard-of devices, in their vain petitions and the chief of each regiment. These improve repetitions for rain. The peopf Huahsien ments, which are the result of careul consider had determined to make a desperate attempt onation on the part of those responsible, will go the 20th of last month to induce the gods to some way-to relieve the oft cunplained lot of bring rain. Ten men were chosen to walk the

non-commissioned officers, ARANG Streets of their city, wearing nothing but their trowsers, each carrying in his teeth an iron rod. about seven feet long, first allowing it to be pierced right through both cheeks. Fortunately for the poor victims there was a thunderstorm The owners of coal mines in Iwaki have cür-

on the 19th.

THE TOTAL ABOLITION, OF EXPORT DUTIES AND

·SILK SHIPMENT.

In view of the total abolition of export duties in Japan from the 17th inst, it is said, no shipment | ef silk has been made by the last three steamers the City of Peking, Ryojun Maru, Rosalia which left Yokohama for the United States and England on the 12th inst. The duty on silk, it may be added, is the highest of all, the rate

THE COAL TRADE IN JAPAN.

The situation of the coal trade is gloomy,

tailed their expenditure by reducing the num ber of colliers and the rate of wages. They have also made the Nippon Railway Company further reduce the freight on coal, which now slands at 1 sen per mile... The Kyushu colliery. owners are no better off than their Iwaki con; frères. There is an accumulation of over

200,000 tons of coal at Moji, awaiting demand. This adverse, situation is the outcome of the indiscrete, over production on the part of the " proprietors of coal mines, and they are only reaping the consequences of their lack of fore sight and prudence. It is believed that unless some of the collieries suspend operations

carried some distance. The object of the pen Steamboats have changed hands. at $32 and upset a few rickshas and then started being 23.625 yeu per bale of too catties. W and wait fill the stock of coal runs short, a

was theft, as they stole $1 and a belt valued at 69 cents from the man, wliose cries attracting

at

the police, two out of the four were captured 36zi and $63. China and Manilas have been threeappeared before the Magistrate; two escap

and brought before the Magistrate this mor ning charged with highway robbery, THE N. C. Daily News of 25th instant states thut, up to going to press nothing had been heard of the other two boats with the remainder of the crew in charge of the captain and second mate which left the ill-fated Nunobiki Mary last Friday week. It seems strango, consider AERATED WATERS. ing one Japanese gunboat is lying idle in port and another at Woosung, that one of these

MANUFACTURERS OF

kicking at a door. Their boots were heavy and the door was weak, and the result was that the

ing punishment for want of evidenceagainstthem and the third being maleted in a ten dollar fine and five dollars compensation. Just now the officers of the regiment stationed here are strive ing their utmost to provide healthy amusement for their men, and if only some of the youngs ters would appreciate the fact that they can best please these same officers by acting more like men and less like infants I have no doubt that such idiotic frolics would cease. What do you think about it: Mr. Editor?

contingency, it is thought, which is not likely to be realised until February or March, next, AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN TOKYO, there is little chance of the market improving

to any noticeable extent

JAFANESE COURTESY,

A DANGEROUS SUPERSTITION. Many of our readers in Tokyo, says the Japan Times of 14th instant, must have come It is very often the case that the enforcing across yesterday parties of American soldiers proper hygienic measures on the occasion of from Manila now on their way home by the die outbreak of an epidemic is made extremely transport Hancock which entered Yokohama difficult on account of superstitions cherished early on Thursday morning. As the ship is to ignorant folle ; and: this is just the state leave the harbour on Saturday, fully six hundredthings in the very vicinity of Tokyo. Dysentery. of the soldjers not laid up with wounds or illis working great havoc in the little village ness availed themselves of the opportunity Of situated not far from Omori Station, already and came up to the capital for sight-seeing about 40 cases of the disease, and 8 others Why is it, Mr. Editor, that we never see any Just as the express train carrying them arrived somewhat resembling it, having appeared are saddles and bridles and all sorts of other students happened to be there and as the three grown upmembers attacked simultaneous gear safely stored away at the Central Station, rather fatigued-looking strangers in strange.They were taken to the Communal Hos and yet our outlying roads, despite the many looking uniform emerged from the cars the pital for treatment; but their cases were so bad robberies of which we hear, are patrolled by boys curiosity was immense, wondering that be patients diet soon after. The news. aen on foot, if indeed many of them are whence and who those foreigners could be, highly incensed the villagers, who, ouf of their who superstition took it inth their head that thriz Is the death of horses in the Police had been previously apprised Force occasioned by an increase in the price of beef? But that's libellous, I suppose, so please scratch it out Look at the Kowloon

AERATED WATERS of our manu-vessels was not sent immediately on receipt of owing to favourable news from the mines imounted police nowadays? am told that there at Shimbashi, large number of college One family was so unfortunate as to have its

facture are sold throughout the Far East and are invariably preferred on account of their excellence..

the news of the disaster to search for the boats, especially as the foundering occurred almost at the mouth of the Yangtze

ABSOLUTE PURITY is guarùn-steamship companies report, a remarkable buyers. Kowloon Wharf shares have been patrolled at all. A borrid thought strikes Just: at that moment a police the poor neighbour had been murdered somehow

teed. The best materials only are Fusod

THE PRICES are only half those charged in Englund.

WATERS MANUFACTURED BY US are acknowledged by the leading English makers to be equal to those of their own production. Sir Edward Frankland, D.C.L., F.R.,5.,- P.U.§., &c., the greatest living authority on Water, reports as on the water as prepared and

1.K.C.B.

A LIVERPOOL despatch says:-The Atlantic bugin in all branches of trade with the United States. Impons of iron, steet, provisions and manufactured goods from the United States are heavy beyond precedent. Exports from Liverpool to the United States, also, are far greater than last year. The passenger traffic is the heaviest in years. Just now, of course, the tide of tourist travel is setting that way, and all saloon berths by the great transatlantic, lines are engaged far ahead of the dates of New York sailings.

Out Ye, Westerners, what are you doing to the Chinese with your oft boasted civilization? often fias it been credited to the "heathen Chines" that in' one quality lie could set an example to the westerner and that quality in some people's estimation is a cardinal virtue, us in our manufacturo -

ro namely, filial duty, To-day (wo Chinamen It possesses un extremely high were charged at the Magistracy with causing of organic purity and is obstruction by fighting. Imagine the Count's surprise when it transpired that they were most excellent quality father and son Within the recollection of the of the oldest official this was the first case of the Both were hoed three dollars (luckily: British Jaws and. which filat

an

for

ATBONT & Co. Limited,

for th

ESTABLISHED

bia own preverence ranks as one of

commend:

sold at $91. Douglas Steamships after small sales at $35 are wanted at $56. Star Ferries have been placed, at $163, China Sugars are

Refineries. out of favour and have been

at $172 and 171 sold Luzins are quiet with sellers at $55- Mining-Panjons are obtainable at $124 Queen Mines have been fixed to a fair extent at so cents. Jelebus have been sold at S13 and $14. Raubs have improved slightly and have been done at $521 and 563. Olivers A have advanced to 57 sales, and B' to $6 sales, Great Eastern and Caledonians have again come into demand andafter sales at $1,70 are wantedat £2. Docks, Wharves and Godowns-Hongkong and Whampoa Docks have experienced a sharp rise and have been done at various rates up to 425 per cent premium, closing with further negotiated at $97. $96, and $96. Lands, Hotels

coming of the soldiers, was struck with a happy at the Hospital. They ever declared their ing and Buildings. Hongkong Lands have recov ered their dividend and have been taken off the

thought and told the students that the foreign tention of wrecking if Since then the villagers ers were American soldiers who had fought have resolved to give a wide berth to the Hos market at $95), 397, 898 and. $99 ex the

a country and were now going home. Now be carried there by the Police and Sanitary dividend of 32; paid on the 25th; instant, and

bravely in the Philippines for the glory of their pital and never to allow any village patient to close with further buyers, Kowloon bands

continued the sergeant, were Table 10 speale Commissioners, so that whenever these, make have been sold at $30. West Points dropped

English, I would willingly take them about the their official to $323 sales, but are again steadier with prob

town and show them the sights. Can you spareery are hid able buyers at $33, cum the dividend of 75 cents

a few hours and act as their ciceront just to alarm due to day. Hongkong Hotels have been sold at

show how you appreciate the spirit of patriotis S100, S107 and $108 and close firm, Hum

The sergeant touched the right chord, heart of the boys, and they at once respond phrey's Estate are quiet and are, obtainable at Su China Providents are wanted at $9.70.

I was talking to a man well versed in the | "All riglit, Sir," and a moment later the Cotton Mills. There is no business to report in subject of plague, the other day (for I have a were seen leading groups of the visitors. stocks under this heading, Miscellaneous. few intellectual friends, Mr. Editor, in spite of ferent directions The Inciden Green Island Cements have been done at $281 all that you may insinuate to the contrary) and | trival, but associated with the and are wanted. A. S. Watsons are. shade he told me that it has been observed that those and Ministrial Instructions firmer and are enquired for at $16) Electrics who wore shoes and stockings very seldom about the operation of the revis have been sold at $13 and are wanted. Ropes contracted plague Judge then, of my horror, may mean a great deal. can be placed at $181. Ices have jumped their when I was confronted in the street by a dividend and have been done at $124, ex the European couple apparently of the genus dividend of $ paid on the 26th instant globe-trotter, lending by the hand three well-PAPER BEL Campbell Moores are enquired for at 6114dressed children, who tripped along without

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there and a mounted man could cover the ground three or four times in the time taken by a man patrolling on foot. Ik ow some of our police can ride; they have told me so, and there would be no necessity, to nigunt, those weighing over fifteen stone they could be put on city duty,

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