To-day's Advertisements.
THEATRE CAR ROYAL,
CITY HALL,
THE
ONGKONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC
HONG
CLUB
WILL GIVE
FIVE PERFORMANCES
Oy
THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD,
THE MERRYMAN AND HIS MAID,
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W. S. CHBERT & ARTHÚY SULIVAN,
• TONIGHT, (MONDAY,) 12th Fanary. THURSDAY, 15th SATURDAY, 17th SATURDAY, 205 MONDAY,
th 11
11
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Commencing each Evening at 92.3. precisely.
Dress Circle and Stalls Pit.....
$3
Half price to the Pit for Soldiers, Sailors, ind Police in Uniform.
TICKETS can be obtained at the Booking Office of the Theatre, Crry it, flanly at 10
A.M."
The HousING OFFICE will KOPEN Dady from to all to'4 PM. except on Race Days, when it will be Open freue to a34, to 12 Nočin.
Late Trams will run hour after the fall of the curtain.
11. C. NEOLLE,
Ading Manager
Hongkong, 12th February, 1950.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
TH
No.
35.
THE following Particulars Sale of Cumsh Landby Public Auction, he bell at the Offices of the Public Works Diestament, on
MONDAY,
the 19th day of February, 1990, 3 3 1.39 || are published for general information."
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, - Colonial Serretury," Colonial Secmary's Office,
188
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1900.
To-day's Advertisements.
THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE
UNITED STATES.
THE
FINAL FIGURES
· FOR 1899.
HE Head Office of the East- ern Thaneb has now received
a further Telegram giring the re- rised Figures for the past year, which show an increase, both in Assets and Surplus upon the prey vious year.
The Finial figures are;--
'ASSETS.
£58,373,185.
SURPLUS. £12.792,808.
NEW BUSINESS,
1800.
£42,354,548.
OUTSTANDING BUSINESS,
Intimation.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
ESTABLISHED A.D. 18p.
ft was decided, an ons.inentioned in the subject, could not be introduced, Committee of Congress, than to the condi
two hundred and thirty years will be tequired | THE_ returns of the number of visitors to the before action is taken, unless the partition of City Hall Museum for the week ended it China becomes an accomplished fact before February, are-Europeans 262, Chinese 13,083; that date. We will believe in the great re tomt· 13,344 volution when we see it in full swing, for, ns we havepointed out on former occasions, we do not believe that a Chinaman cable of com A. S. WATSON & CO., ducting the revolution exists. The assur
LIMITED.
ances with regard to the "Open door" and the, security of hans are very well in the way, but our correspondent ought 19. Kniow that the lowers concerned would take care that there benefits would be secured to them without troubling their heads about the sentiments of the Revoll been saved, but they have lost all their property, Convention, to the several Telegraph Com tionists. Finally weak Ald advise "LanTY; FROM AND Rat to prepare a more detailed and explait plan of campaign before asking for foeignets as recruits. Unless this is done we doubt any but mere adventurers will lock to the standard of revolt and these will come, not for the love of active service, but in the hope of personal gain. There is a great deal the much talk and far too little action in the Chinese Revolutionary Party. Foreigners are apt to judge patriots by deeds and not by words.
purely local a nature, but that a hiring dealing with the manner in which the concen TERRIBLE devastations have been taken place nominally opening the inland water, of China on the coast of the castemmost Genian proto navigation by foreign' steamers but rendering vince, all around from Danizic, to Memel. He impracticable by imposing obstructions to Many trees and houses have been blown down irade should be submitted to Congress. by gales, and the formerly beautiful bathing resolutions submitted by lun. T. H The Chairman then read the following draft place-Cranz-las nimost entirely disappeared. Whitehead The fishing village Klein-Berlin-has-been-REDUCTION OF CABLE RATES washed away by the waves: sixteen families, Resolved; That the strongest represent- numbering altogether exty-nine souls, have ations be made to the International Telegraph At the city of Elbing, further inlang, the dyke has given way. The floods entered the city and all traffic was interrupted. Many lives have been just.Japan Mail,
SCOTCH WHISKY.
A-Thonse's BLEND, White.
Capsule B.-Warson'
A
Merce
$10.80.
Grisqueny, MELLOW BLEND, `· Bine Capsule, with Ne and Trade Mark
D. WATSON'S HI.K.D., BLEND
10.80
C-Watson's
ABELOUR-
GLENYEF, Red Cap
sule, with name and Trade Mark
12:00
F. KIENE, Acting Manager,
OF THE FINEST SCOTCH MALT WHISKIES, Vio- let Capsule E-WATSON'S VERY OLD L
14-10
12th February, 1980.
No. 9, Praya, Hongkong.
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on Sist December.
£219,670,088.
THE CHINAJBORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
QUEUR SCOTC Winsky. Gold Capside
15.00 THORNE'S BLEND and WATSON's GLENORCHY, are high class Soda Whiskies, of greater age than most.. brands in the market.
ABELDUR-ÜLENLIVer is a very old Peat Whisky, (smoky) and could not now be replaced in stock at the price. is well known for its fine
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the OFFICES of the Company, No. 4, Queen's Huildings, on WEDNESDAY, the 25th day of February, at 12 o'clock (NDON) to receive a Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1899, and the flavour. Report of the Manager and Consulting Com mitter and to elect a Consulting Committee and Auditor.
Hongkong, 27th January, 1900, Particulars of the legging by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 19th day of February, 1900, at 3 P.M., at the "Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of One Lot of CROWN LAND, at Mong-Rok-Tsui, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, be a term of 73 will be CLOSED from the 14th to 28th instant,seurs to be the best brand in the Years, with the option of renewal at a CROWN both days inclusive.
RENT to be fixed by the Sweeyor of Her Majesty the QUEEN, for one failer term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
M.
Bunday
Measureme
* Annual
*Upset Price.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
No. 37-
THE following Particulars of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held at the Offices of the Poble Works Department, on
MONDAY the 19th day of February, 1904 al 3.15 P.M., are published for general information."
By Coinmand,
J. IL STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 3rd February, 1950.
(189)
Particulars te letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday the 19th day of February, 1900, at 3.17 P.M., lutke Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND, in the Colony of Hong- kong, for a term of 25 Years, with the option of renewal at a CROWN KERT to be fixed by the Surveyor o Her Majesty the QUEEN for one further term of 73 years.
Building Regiary No.
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Annual Rent.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
THE
No. 38. HExfollowing Particulars of Sale of Crown Landby Public Auction, a be held at the Offices of the Public Works Department, on
MONDAY,
the 19th day of February, 1908 at 3.30 P.M., are
published for general information.
By Command,
H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company
J. WHEELEY, Manager. Hongkong, 12th February, 1900,
HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB..
SHIELD MATCHES..
E is of superb quality and pro- ounced by leading local connois-
Hongkong market.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. THE HONGKONG DISPENSERY.
MARRIAGE.
DEATHS.
On the 27th January, in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A., Miss MARY E. BABBITT to Mr. ALFRED The SEMIFINALS FINAALTUNGER, of Yokoban
17th February, the 3rd and the roth March, respectively, all Seats ont occupied by Members at the advertised time of kick-of will be sold at Fifty cents each; the proceeds will be given to the Shield Find. Ladies will be admitted Free as usual. Members must show Tickets at, Entrance as the Members' and Visitors' Books will not be available for Signa- ture at these Matches,
F. BROWNE,
Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, 12th February, 1900.
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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FÓR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUL
HE Company's Steamship
THE
“HAIMUN,” Captain Hodgins, will be despatched for the above Ports, on WEDNESDAY,the 14th instant. at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAÁPŔAIK & CA, General Managers. Hongkong, 12th February, 1900. [·81b
CHINA NAVIGATION. COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MAXILA.
THE Company's Steamship
"SUNGRIANG" ** Captain Moore, will be despatched as above on FRIDAY. the 16th instant.
The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer The Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, rath February, 1900. (185
FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL,
*HE Steamship
THE
"ST. REGULUS," will be despatched for the above Port. For Freight, apply to
HODWELL & CO., LIMITED, Agents
f1-32b Hongkong, 12th February, 1900.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.,
NOTICE.
CONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship
"HONGKONG MARU.”
At his residence, Perpside, Robinson Road, on Sunday, the 7th February, EDWARD [1834 BURNIE in his githi year.
Suddenly, on 31st January, at Miyanoshita WILLIAM GORDOM, formerly of Keith, Scotland, in the soth year of his age.
The
Hongkong Telegraph
REUTER'S. TELEGRAMS.
THE WAR.
Hodder River.
Lasion, February 9th. General Macdonald was engaged all Wednesday in repelling a series of attacks | on his position at Kondoosberg. Casualties amounted to fifty, General Methuen has ordered] (? General Macdonále's) return to Modder River.
Now Military Programme. The Government's plan includes an addis on to the forces of 37 batteries artillery, thin battalions to numerous regiments and the creation of trucks and artillery head quarters on Salisbury plain.
Natal,
LATER.
A Boer despatch from Ladysmith dated 8th instant states that, the British retired across the. Tugda „River that morning abandoning their position after a Boer
bombardment.
Capo Colony.
Natal,
Reuter's Correspondent at Springfield under date 9th instant says that finding the in great strength on the Brakfontein enemy hills to the left and his position exposed to a convergent fie, General Buller decided that it was impossible to advance by this route without necilless loss of life; and
We would call the attention of our readers to to the final figures for 1899 of the business of the Equitable, Lite Assurance Society of the United States as set forth in an advertisement appearing in another column. Below we show the 1898 figures as compared with those for 1899.
Assets....
Surplus
New Business Outstanding Bu-) siness on 31 Dec.............
with a view to an early reduction in the cost panies, and to their respective: Governments of Telegraph rates on all lines, land and sub-marine
RAILWAY.COMMUNICATION, Resolved That in view of the early con- struction of the Hankow-Canton Railway and the no distant opening of direct communication. between the Central and Southern Provinces " of China, the short line connecting Canton with Hongkong should in the interest of Hong kong and of British True generally be put in hand and completed as soon as possible, so as to be ready to carry the immense and in- creasing trade, both, exports and imports, which must almost necessarily flow through Canton:
and,
1893.
1299. £53,816,937 £ 58,373,185 39/10,939,785 » 12,732808
That the British Government be urged that 41,325,545 42,154,348 as the CantorHongkong Railway with its terminus in British territory will subservei -203,657,736,319,670,088 British tady mainly Government should give every support including ticancial aid to the enterprise if necessary; (2) bany marestad me
THE following, appears in the Hongkongi te ·MARINE SURVEYS. Volunteer Corps Ortlers for the week ending 17th instant:-On resuming cominand of the Corps the Commandant desires to express his sincere gratification at the great increase in the numbers and efficiency of the Corps which has taken place during his absence, at the same thne to place on record bis sense of the deep obligation under which all ranks lie to Colonel R. B. Mainwaring, C.M., Royal Welch Fusiliers, and Major M. M. Morris, R.G.A for their services, so genemuslý Tendered and so fortunate in their results, in bolding the con mand during the last ten months.
Resolved, That a careful and thorough re-survey of the navigable channels and coast'. lines in the Eastern Seas is daily becoining more and more necessary in consequence of the rapid increase in the size and in the depth. of steamers, ocean and coasting, employed in the trade, and that the British Government being the leading Naval Power and as the owner of 61% of the total tonnage in Far Eastern waters the Government should defray
the expense of such re-sarvey:
PERMANENT COMMITTEE OF CONGRESS. Resolved,That it is highly desirable that during the interval between the periodical meetings of this Congress, the Chambers of Commerce of the Empire should be represented
London by a permament Conummitice, with a Secretary, to carry out the Resolutions passed of communication between the different Cham at this meeting which, would form a medium bers of Commerce" and the Government, and would be able to prepam material for the
ON Tuesday evening, say the W. C. D. News of the Rth instant, a raid was again made on samme foreign property at Pootung by the notorious gang of armed rowdies whose actions we have several times alluded to in these columns. The native employees on the pronext Congress,
Considerable discussion ensued on these perty are said to have been rubbed to the proposals, and eventually it was decided to extent of filty dollars, and they assert that the frame resolutions on the subjects sply at desperadoes were armed with long knives, guns, restrictions on steam navigation on the inland and revolvers. Information reached the authe-Waterways of Ghina, the reduction of Cable cities too late to bring about a capture, anyhow, we fear that a hundred men carrying weapons as described will require more than the ordinary Posse of police to effect their arrest.
Loxox, February roth. Retiter's Correspondent at Rensberg says it is a mistake to suppose that the British have in anywise surrounded the Boers in the Colesterg district and the cramy occupy a wide semicitele. Nath of the town including all avenues to the Free State. The Boers | Arxopus of the recent complaint of Lord. are very active, threatening our right flank Roberts, to Presidents Steyné and Kruger the
N. C. D. Newer says:-Mr. J. Welch has recent and stopping our waggron traffic.
ly received a letter from a relative at Queens town which tells of three such cases as the complaint to the two Presidents is intended to stop. First is that of a connection by marriage, who was commandeered in the Grange Free. State, and was forced to take part in the battle if Elandslangte. He contrived that his should be a small party and that he should be taken prisoner by our troops. At present he occupies the anomalous position «La prisoner of war at
gentleman and his two nephews, all three of them commandeered. The uncle and one nep. hew were shot, while the third was taken a willing prisoner by the English. Worse than night.these, perhaps, is the third instance which is mentioned in Mr. Welch's letter. It tells of two brothers, forced to fight on opposite sides -one as a volunteer in Cape Colony, and the sther commandeered in the Orange rree State it is evident that this coercion into-active service of British subjects is very general, and it is high time it was stopped.
Celegraph andered a retreat of Walrusday night under Pietermatieburg. A second cise-was of a
Hongkong, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1909.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
THE WAR.
Apparently we are never to succeed in crossing the Tugela River successfully in the face of the Boers. We are told-one day. that General BULLER commands the
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cover of the biggins, on Swartzkop. The superiority of the enemy's shell fue made advance impracticable,
(These last two sentences may read, “and ordered a retrea on Wednesday Under cover of the big guns on Swartzkop the superiority of the enemy's shell fire &c., &c.”)
Parliament.
The House of Commons has adopted the address by zzo a 39. Supplementary Army estimates of 1,000,000 provide for 1 20,000 more men, tanking a grand total of 339,853
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report says:-
rise in the Sea of Japan, fallen on the China On the ith at 11.55 am the barometer has
shortest road to Ladysmith and the next Reuter announces the it would be impossible to advance in lac of the, murderous. Boer shell fire. In other words General BOLLER. does not command the shortest road to Ladysmith at all, for the fact that the flour fire renders an advance alotig it impracticable proves that the Boers and not the British hold the dominant position, Certainly the news from Natal is most dispiriting and regular game of bats Pressure remains high over Central China, and a low area lies to the E. of Japan, tledore and shuttlecock seems to be in progress. BULLER throws his troops across
Grulients slight with moderate monsoon on the the Tugela and Joubert throws them back coast, moderate with strong monsoon in the N. and naturally the troops suffer as the game part of the Chim Sea. FoRECAST:-Mod- proceeds. We are not finding fault with crate N..winds; air. General Buttek, for he is doing his best, and no man can do more. It may be for | all we know, that this constant advancing and retiring action of General HULLER is merely a part of the plan of campaignd that it is kept up simply to keep the Boers employed while Lord ROBERTS is preparing another column to march in by'anether route and take thêm in the rear. At all events it is a significant fact that all news from other quar- ters, with theexception of a few messages from Madder River appears to be rigorously censored and so we may well suspend judg meat and await the development of events, painful and slow thought that development
· may appear to us. ̧ -
THE COMING REVOLUTION.
On the 12th at 11.55 am. the barometer has fallen on the China coast. A depression seems to be moving Eastwards in N. China. Gradients slight with light variable winds in the North, and moderate nonsoon in the N. part of the China Sea. FORECAST:-Moderate E. winds; cloudy, some drizzling rain or mist..
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
We should advise our readers who are cyclists to take extra care of their iron steeds as we were informed-to-day at the Central Police Station that no less than 30 machines had been reported as mysteriously missing during the last month.
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE.
At the monthly inceling of the General Com mittee of the Hongkong General Chamber January, of Commerce, held at 3 pm on the 15th Present:-Messrs. R. M. Gray (Chairman), A. McConachie (Vice-Chairman) A. Haupt, H. A. Ritchie, N. A. Siebs, Herbert Smith, Hoa. 1. H. Whitehead, and Mr RC Wilcox (Secretary).
MINUTES.
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be forwarded to the London Chamber and sub- Rates, and the Re-surveys of Eastern Seas, ta mitted by this Chamber's representatives at the forthcoming Congress, copy of the three Re solutions as revised are annexed.
HONGKONG. AND THE CANADIAN-PRE- PERENTIAL DUTIES.
A letter was, on the 19th January, addressed to the Government pointing out that Hongkong. had been omitted from the list of British Colonies allowed by the Canadian Minister of Customs to participate in the benefits of the British Preferential. Tariff in Canada, and, believing this to be an oversight, begging H.E. the Governor to represent the matter to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Read reply to above, received 30th January, stating that the question hul been duly laid before the Secretary of State.
PROPOSED CONSERVANCY BOARD FOR THE
WOOSUNG RIVER.
The Secretary stated that ʼn letter, acknow legging receipt of the despatch and copy of Correspondence on this subject received from the Government; was addressed to the Colonial Secretary on the 19th Jansary, expressing the hope that the Government world give its cordial support to the project on general prin- ciples, as the Colony was deeply and directly interesteal in anything that would be likely to alleviate the excessive burdens imposed on chipping frequenting Shanghai, *-
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CHANGES IN THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE. Read letter, dated 14th December, from the Hon. Secretary of the Imperial Institute, enclos ing copy of a memorandud sent, by direction of 11 R. H-the Prince of Wales, President of object of conveying an authentic account of the Institute, to Governors of Colonies with the
certain modifications now in course of comple.. tion in thearrangements of the Institute, certain erroneous statements having appeared in, the Public Press on the subject.
Resolved to reply in acknowledgment of this communication.
REUTER'S COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS.
A letter was received on the groth January, from Reiner's agent sunting with reference to alterntiong and additions to the commercial service proposed by the Climber, the Company The minutes of the previous meeting (held were prepared to adopt certain of them, but 14th December) were read and confirmed others they were unable to accept owing to the CABLE RATES FROM FAR EAST TO EUROTE The Secretary reported that a teply was des
in accordance with riccision taken, at last patched on the 19th stating that the Committee meeting, letters were addressed (1) to the Lon-accepted the proposals of the Company and--- don Manager of the Eastern Extension Tele hoped the changes would be affected as soon graph Co, acknowledging receipt of his reply as they could be conveniently carcied out to Chamber's letter of 22nd November, and asking to be furnished with a copy of the
letter from the Company to the Government making a proposal for the general lowering of tariffs, and (2) to the local manager of the same Company enclosing copy of the foregoing and asking if he would kindly make the in
quiry by wire to save time
To be continued
THE LATE CAPTAIN BURNIE.
It is with great-regret that we announce the death of Captain Edward Burnie, which took
place at his residence, "Femside, Robinson Road, yesterday, Captain Burnie czac to Read reply from Mr. Von der Pfordten, dated 22nd January, stating that, if the Government Hongkong about forty years ago, in 1859 or approved, a copy of the letter in question would 1860 and was for many years employed by the be posted from London at once. Douglas Steamship Company in command of Also read letters-from. Glasgow Chamber of different vessels of their fleet. On retiring from Commerce, dated 20th Dec, in reply to Chan the service of the company he took up the ber's felter of the 6th Oct., enclosing copy of business of Marine Surveyor, and in 1896 took. into partnership. Captain F. D. Goddard from Ld. who forwarded a memorandum on- Cop
their joint Indian Tariffs; and from the San Franz cisco Chamber of Commerce, dated 28th letter, and also enclosing copy of resolution December In reply to same circular adopted by that body on 12th December in reference to the subject
gob The above Steamer having arrived, Consignees signed" LIBERTY, FREEDOM AND REFORM" Grand Council has been sent to all the small correspondence with the Eastern Telegraphich date the business was carried on bade
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 3rd February, 1900 Particulars of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the ruth day of February, 1900, at 3.30 P.M., at the Offices of the Public Works Departinent, by Order of His Ex- cellency the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND, at Yau-ma-ti, Kowlpos, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 7 Years, with tie option of renewal at a CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Surveyor of Her Majestythe QUEEN for one funker terin of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Kowloon Inland Registry
LOCALITY.
Bomulere
tc. ft.
t
Upset P
1,890 14 18o
+
Bills of Lading for. countersignature, and to of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consigners' risk and expense.
J. S. VAN BUREN,
Agent. Hongkong, 12th February, 1900.
In another column will be found a letter AN Imperial decree transmitted through the
amad and, cartridge factories throughout the which purports to set forth the aims of the Revolutionary Party in China and states
Empire of China commanding them to make that the coming revolution is to take place nothing but rifles after the small-bore Mauser immediately Despite the assurance given pattern, and also alter all those in their hands that such is to be the case, however, we and in the Ordnance godowns to the same must decline to believe that the revolution is
THE FOURTH CONGRESS OF CHAMBERS so imminent as our correspondent would pattern. Cartridge factories are also to manu-
COMMERCE OF THE EMPIRE. have us believe. We have had the cry of fadure in the future nothing but cartridges to
The Secretary, stated that he had wolf raised so often of late years that we fit the alive..
decided at the last meeting, issued n ́ [7 begin to grow sceptical with regard to the
Tur following appointments appear in the
the members inviting suggesifans. revolution and the intentions of the Revoly Government Galle-Honourable Francis the subjects to be forwarded to the tionary Party who, as our correspondent Henry May, C.M.G., to be Acting Colonial the shape of resolutions. To this point out, have been Horganizing and wait..
Aretary and Ading Registrar Generad been two replies which ivered HE OFFICES of the "HONGKONG ing for the last two hundred and Thurly years. Francis Joseph Buleley to he Acting Captain
table. TELEGRAPH have This Day Deen Surely, twe, and a quarter centuries is
The Chairman read these, the first-gens removed to No. 50, QUEEN'S ROAD rather a long period for preparation and Superintendent of Police, Acting Superintends being a letter from Mr. Arlind Secre CENTRAL, Secund Floor, (the premises in any other country but China actionem of Victoria Cani, and Acting Superintend the Hongkong, Canton and Macap Sten formerly occupied by Mossrs. POWELL & Co.) would have commenced long ago. But ent of the Fire Brigade. Inspector Alexander Company, Limited, in whichle sug to which address all communications should in China everything and everyone is Mackie to te Acting Deputy Superintendent of tion on the preferential duties. be addressed.
Happo of Canton, lo junk bo behind the limes and it may well be that Police and Acting Assistant Superintendent of with regard in theil restrictions our correspondent has been premature in the Fire Brigade Arthur Wimbolt Brewin to General of Customs on the announcing the outbreak and that, another be a member of the Legislative Council.. *After some dist
NOTICE.
ETH F SKERTCHLY,--:
Manager. Hongkong, 1st May, 1899.
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