Today's Advertisements.
VICTORIA XR PRECEPTORY
AND PRIORY.
A REGULAR MEETING of the VIC. TORIA PRECEPTORY will be held at the FREEMASONS HET TONIGHT, the 28th instant, at 8.30 for P.3. precisely. Visit Ing Sir Knights are cordially invited to attend,
Hongkong, 28th May, 1966,
(604h
'DOUGLAS STEAMSHE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW.
THE Company's Steamship
MÅTALLOONG,"
Captain Bathurst, will be despatched for the
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 28, 1000.
Intimations.
EYE-SIGHT.
NOTICE.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report says:
On the 27th at 11.55 am. barometric changes are alight. A depression, which seams to have left the N.E. coast of China during the night, is now moving Eastwards towards W. Japan. Gradients slight for SW, winds in S. China. | FORECAST Moderate SW. winds; fair.
On the 28th at 11.55 am. the depression is probably moving Eastwards across Japan. The barometer has risen on the E. coast of China, and remains almost steady in the South. fin dients slight for E, winds on the E. coast of China, and for sWWinds on the St [674b FORECAST: Maderate S.W. to S. winds: fair.
I am continuing my Sight Testing Rooms in Hongkong at (W. BREWER & CO.) which during my ABSENCE will bé IN CHARGE of Mr. McIVER member Ph. Sy., A Register of all Glasses, supplied my constituents in the Far East is kept here, and any kind of Ordinary or Special Lenses can be obtained.
REPAIRS A SPECIALITY. Hongkong, 23rd May, 1900.
above Porton WEDNESDAY, the goth instant, A. S. WATSON & Co.,
For Freight or Passage, amply 16
at to A.M.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers,
Hongkong, 28th May, pen
DOUGLAS STEAMSIHP COMPANY,
LIMITER
FOR SWATOW, ANDOY AND FOOCHOW
THE Compary's, Streekip
༣༦ ཙྪཟླ ༨ སྱཱ སཔྟཱཿ ། ། ༤, :
Captain Hall will be, detnriched for the above Ports, un THURSDAY, the vast instant,
at to A.M.
For Freight or Parsape, anuly te
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, Genmal Managers."
T603b
Hongkong, 38th Mar toon.
EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR NAGASAKLAND MOJI HE Steamship
THE
"COPIEIR."
Captain Me pluir, will be despatched as above
on THURSDAY de quo in tant, at Noon.
LIMITED.
WINE MERCHANTS.
ESTABLISHED AD. 1846
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
IN the 24 hours between noon of the 25th and noon of the 26th instant there were thirty fresh cases of plague and twenty-nine deaths.
THE retum of cases of communicable discaso reported in the Colony for the week ended 16th May shows-Bubonic Plague, 89 cases, 81 deaths; Enteric Fever, one case from steamer Aformouthshire; Staall-pox one case.
WE note that our northern contemporary, the Shangkai Merchry, is about to be floated an a limited liability company under the style of The Shanghai Mercury, Limited.". The capital will be Tls. 7, 5, 5., divided into 1,400 shares of Tls, se each.
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Tur Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the kinds of the Hospitals:-
Morningside, S.S. Edinburgh...$81,17 1. Bosshart
5.00
Tin: Emperor of Korea is said to have pur- chased the German consulate and the site on. which it stands, for the purpose of making an THE members of the Philippine Commission, I addition to the palace. The consulate was the recently appointed by President McKinley, private property of Mr. Walter, and the price arrived yesterday in the U. §. transport Zancock, | obtained for it from the Court is put at 39000
THE young Siamese Princes arrived in Bangkok on the 14th inst., in charge of Mr. Carter, of King's College, Siam. We are glad to lean that Mr. James, who was upable to accompany his pupils owing to illness, is now. much better.
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CLARET. S. read in a Tokyo contemperary that the
WST. ESTEPHE Red Cyrute...$ 696 $7.56 781, JULIEN, Red Capsule ... 939
960 ♫ LA ROSE, Red Capsule,..............5... 12y6 CHATEAU HAUT BRION CAR-
REVET
1392
►
13,60
21,00
24.20
"CHATEAU MOULAR D'ARMAIL·
HACU CHATEAU PONTET CARNET. 25.00 CHÂTEAU LA TOUR CARSEL... 30.00
Th: well-known Speurds is specially fitted! CuATLAB RAUZAN................. for Passengers, and is as Refrigerating Cham | CHATEAK LAJITTE her which enemies the summly of Fresh Pre-
visions, Tre, &ce,, thrivedkom, the voyage.
This Steamer is installed throughout with
the Electric disht.
A Stewardess and a doly praised Surgeon
are carried.
For Passarn, anal te
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Ngents..
Hongkong, 23h Mos rapt
OCEAN STEAMSTER COMPANY.
FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL "HE Company's Steamship
THE
"PATROLUS”.
1607b
Captain Dickens, will to despuched as above on SATURDAY. the 2nd June, at Noon!
For Freight ole te
BUTTERFIELD & ŚWIRK.
gents.
Hongkong, Sh Me mod,
THE OSAKA "HOSEN KAISHA. LINTED.
·FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUL THE Company's Steamshing
TAMSI MARÐ? Captain H Nagata, * **Va devenitalserk type the ahove ports, an SUNDAY, the 3rd June, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, annly to
42.0x2
48 84
10.20
foreign employes of the Korean Government comprise Japanese 4 Americans, 3 English, 2 Preach, Russians, German, Chinese and 1 Swiss. But although the Japanese hase the mumerical superiority, the positions they ocupy are comparatively insignificant. M. Brown is, of course, the man of the moment. Ils power is very great. After the English, the Americans are. most influential, but the Freach, will receive a considerable access of power, from the contemplated employment of another of their nationals.
The returns of the number of visitors to the City Hati Library and Museum for the week ended 27th May are
Non-Chinese Chinese
Totals
Library. Museum. 311 153 92 4,905
403 2,058
THE Air Pro says the late Acting Provincial Judge of Kiangst, Chu Chuck Shek, who was denounced some time ago for certain acts, is ordered to be handed over to the Imperial Commissioner of Yangtze for investigation and report to the Throne. It is understood that Com- missioner Li has already arrived at Soochow, and is making thorough enquines into the soatles
Ir is stated that seven dogs were seized with AN injunction to restrain Hung Man Yak angabies in Tokyo during the first week of the These CLARETs are lought directer, from using a trade-mark and label the prescit month, and that they bit thirty people. iegistered property of Ng La ting fo mind. The police authorities have consequently from the headling French growers, cated Chinese vines was granted this moning issued instructions urging the muzzling of dogs, The lowest priced are of exceptional, to Ng Lalling, Mr. J. J. Francis, Q..ace in sites, and the forwarding of information by is Lordship Si John Carrington, K, immediate recourse to medical assistance in
value and guaranteed to be the instructed by Messis. Deacon and Basting to the nearest police station when any symp genuine product of the juice, of the appeared for the plaintiff and in taking the
toms of rabies or of illness are preceived in a grape, and are not artificially invleupplication said, there were to suits pending dog
Concerning-tier matter. It would be some tine as is generally the case with cheap
before these could be decided as a commission Wines.
Amoy was applied for by the defendants. He therefore asked for an er þærte injunction to restrain defendants from using the trach maak,
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The Standard Oil Syndicac's big kerosen depot- at Bayonne, New Jersey, went up n flames on the night of May 7th. The ent dagration was tremendous, as there were mi-
CHATEAU LA TOR CARNET, CHA TEAU RACZAN and CHATEAU LAFITTE are commended to the notice of Com unissaurs as high-class after-dinner Wings of a rich and gare chajeter.
Sample bottles and smaller quanti-ons of gallons of oil stored there, in bulk and ties will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates.
puns
to be genning only when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast
THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, į Port».
Acents. Hongkong. 28th May, hones
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR UIENTSEN.
THE Company's Steamship
"NANCHANG,"
Captain Finlayson, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY. The "th Tene.
For Freight or Passage, anvele to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Atenta
Hongkong, 28th May, paso.
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16h
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY.
LIMITED.
FOR MANILA.
THE Company's Senship
"TAIYUAN, "th. Captain. Nelson, wtbol-patched as above on FRIDAY. the 8th In.
The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accompaadation nered by this Steamer. The Firicles Saloon is situated forward of the Engines
A duly qualified geon is carried and the Vessel is fitted throhaer willi Electre Light
For Passage, apply to
"BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, 28th May, 1900,
Final
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
A. S WATSON & CO. LIMITED, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HosokośG MONDAY, May 28, 199a
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE WAR.
THE WESTERN FRONTIER.
in cases.
The whole town of Bayonne was
ARROPLAR meeting of the "Lion and Rose Lodge was held at the club rooms on the 25th inst. Business :-Election and to give notice of motion to remove clubí rooms and appoint new post to be decided at next regular meeting, The following brothers were elected as officers for Jime 1900:-Bros. Dransfield, Madar, Ed- wards, Sinmers, Ritchie, Parkison, Philips and Monaghan. After business, a very pleasant evening was spent, the following contributing to the harmony. Messrs. Simmers, Roberts, Oxberry threatened, in tntunately escaped, and
and Burrell. The lodge closed at 11.55. Visiting nothing except the oil depot, canning establish thers are cordially invited to the meetings, lives were list. The fire brigades could nich are bell every Friday at 6 p.m. nothing with the oil depot, and concentrated
NEW SC the: efforts on checking the spread of the anies to other property. The blaze could be seen for many miles, and New Yorkers got a good view of it. Bayoune is a little town on the New Jersey side of the river, not far from New York. The oil depot was the principal thing, in, the own. The damage is over a million dollars.
INSES AND SAILORS
***TE,
The Treasurer of the New Solak.. Sailor's Home begs gratefully to acknowleagu the following additional sums. Mr. Patton
Tak Kee
Rev. 5. 5. Herrich Bomb. Stewart...... Mr. W, M. Watson Bomb. 1erbert.. Mr. 16. Mody Wing Tai Loon s.. Robert Jack Wing Kees... Kwong Tack Cheung Leung Sing. Mr. Graham Sap. Portsmouth V. G. Valy Burjor Capt. Fullam Mr. Prentiss. Mr. Steele. Mr. Rutter...... Gen: Ratcliffe Mr. Moir
Accormise in intelligence transmitted tele. graphically to the Minister of Communications in Tokyo in answer to enquiries formulated by him, the acrident at the French Exhibition ocentred in the Astronomical section, where a ↑ monster sphere has been constructed in such a manner that people can enter it, and chserve the motions of the celestial bodies exactly as they take place in nature, with such medifica tions as tire necessary to render them easily apparent. There is a circular dair haling to the the sphere, whence a bird's eye view of the whole Exhibition and of,à large part of the city of Paris can be obtained. The foot-brige which collapsed seems to have been conneced! Mr. Penning.
Mr. Wheeley.. sumewat with this ascent, but point is
ME Ford, H.M.5, Centurion.. obscure. The telegram received by the Caps, Granville, Centurion
says that no Japanese were injured, ad Hon. E. R. Belilios. at the casualties were killed and so woud- These figures tally with those telegraphd
Losbos, May 25th. General Hunter's division has crccupied Viyling, to which traiusister are new running. This town will be made the base of operations of the western column.
LAING'S NEK. "General Buller is posting guns round Laing's Nek, where a severe
FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND | struggle is expected. ·
PORTS. SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.
THE Company's Steamship
ΤΗΣ
@TAIYUAN,
BOERS AT POLFONTEIN.
Captain Nelson, will be despatched on BRITISH NEAR THE VAAL RIVER.
FRIDAY, the 8th June, at Noon.
The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. The First-class Saloon is situated forward of the Engines. A Refrigerating Chamber ensures the Supply of Fresh Provisions during the catre voyage.
A'duly qualified Surgeon is, carried and the Vessel is fated throughout with Electric Light. N.B.-Return Tickets issued by this Com. pany to and from AUSTRALIA are available for return by the Steamers of the EASTERN AND
Losnos. May 26th, Reuter's correspondent at Mafeking 20th inst., states that the Boers are entrenching Polfontein, ten miles to the East of Mafeking.
The Daily Telegraph correspondent at Vredefort 24th inst., says that the Australian S.S. Co. and vier verså. For Freight or Passage, apply to
British outposts are now 26 miles BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
from the Vaal River, and that ord Agents,
[695b Roberts will doubtless cross on Sun.
day.
Hongkong, -8il May, 1900,
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR LIVERPOOL (DIRECT). Taking Cargo at London Rates.
THE
HE Company's Steamship
"DIOMED,”
MORE TROOPS FOR SOUTH AFRICA.
to the French Legation in Tokyo, and re much smaller than the figures telegraphd by Reuter.
THE Consular Report for the trade of Japan 1899 says:--German shipping enterprise in t Far East was very marked in 1899. A fortnightly direct service to Japan wasp augurated by the North German Lloyd Stea. ship Congrany on October gib, and the Koi Albert, a vessel of 10,000 tons, the largest steamer that had ever entered a pout in Japan,
Dr. Rennic
Mr. Huke....... Mr. Schoolbred.............
Mr. Wicking.....
| E. 11. S., H.M S. Centurion
Mr. Kinghorn.
Mr. Sale........ Mr. Marshall...... Mr, Max Watson Sata & Co...
Salati & Co.
| E. Nabaney M. Harley Sg. Glassbook S. Benvenue pt. Welaster japte Barber...
Couper ....
ich reached Yokohama, the terminus of the
Ir. Robertson line, in November, was the first ship pinced on
Nicholson the run. The service between Hongkong,
Townsend Miller where passengers from Europe transhipped, and Japan. had previously been watbl;, and
Benderson carried on by one small steamer. The König
Hamilton MSterling Albert represents the class of vessel by which
AJI. J. Reid the trade to those waters will; eventually be | Mackenzie. conducted. She is a distinct advance in size Mackenzie
and accommodation upon any British vessel A... ever sent to the East, and with the advantage Minos of a journey without change, from Japan to W. dy & Co. Southampton, the line is rapidly coming into C.jce & Co. favour with British passengers, who cannot P. Halati
C. A secure anything approaching to similar accomo
R. Stanwalla dation on British steamers. All concerned in M. Tssanic 'the management of the new line are using their S. Baba best efforts to cater for British travellers, and Mr. untess our shipowners show themselves better Box K
Smalns, Coy's: "Hall able to keep up with the times, they will before Mr. Bardson....... very long lose entirely their share in the traffic. Mr. Pertson
Captain Goodwin, will be despatched as above Ford Lansdowne states in theIt is a noteworthy fact that while a few years. DE WEDNESDAY, the 13th June.
House of Lords that 11,000 more ago, British steamers carried a large proportion For Freight or Passage, apply to
troops were going to South Africa of the cargo from Antiver and Hamburg to
Japan, they have now almost wholly dis appeared from that ronte, [696 in June.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents Hongkong, 28th May, 1900
Mr. Nelson
Mr.... A. Fr...
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'HONGKONG. LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
The Clerk of Councilsread the minutes of the last inceting
THE ACCIDENT TO THE
GROSMONT."
:Shanghai, May 21st.. This afternoon, a meeting of the Hong As was briefly reported in the Afarcury on kong Legislative Council was held in the Saturday night, a serious accident occurred in Council Chamber at the Government Offices, the River near Gough Island, which resulted there being present His Excellency Major in the grounding of a large stonmer, and at one General Gascoigne, C.M.G., (Officer Adminis-time threatened a block of the fairway between tering the Government), the Hon. FH. the Island and the mainland. From the May,
C.M.G. (Acting Colonial Secretary), the particulars which have coms to hand it appears Hon. W. Meigh Goodmani (Attorney General), that on Saturday at 3.45 am. the outward the llon. A. W. Brewin, the Han A. M. Thom bound Chinese ram corvette Kinshing was son (Colonial Treasurer), the Hon. R.D.Ormsby: proceeding down the river, and when just (Director of Public Works), the Hon: JJ. Kess: below Gough Island she ran into the 2.5. wick, the Hon. C. P. Chater, G.M.G, the Hon. Grosmont, Captain Fleatham, inward bound Dr. Ho Kai, the Hon, H. C. Niccole, the Hon, with a cargo of case oil from Batouin. The Wei A Yuk, and Mr. R... Johnston (Acting force of the collision was such that a large hole was torn in the starbbard bow of the Clerk of Councils.)
Grosmont by the tum of the corvette, and as the steamer was making water freely, to prevent her from sinking Capt. Fleatham was forced to beach her on the island. The Grossmont was in charge of Pilot Howard at the time On receipt of the news, Messrs. F. D. Sassoon & Co., the agents, had lighters sent down to Gough Island, and afterwards the tugs Rocket and Samson were despatched to the aid of the Grosinout. Messrs. Farnham & Co. were. cominissioned to repair the vessel and in- mediately find salvage, crews at work, besides ren of their pumps. It was feared that the channel would have been blocked, and a notifi- carlan was issued on Saturday night from the Harbouraiaster's Office warning shipinasters, the navigation of the Channel was not inter- bat fortunately these fears were groundless and
rupted.
The Acting Colonial Secretary laid the fol lowing papers on the table-Report of the Registrar General for 1899, Repons of the Medical Officer of Health, the Sanitary Surve yer, and the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon for the year 1899, Secretary of: State's Despatch with reference to the Governor's salary and Final statement respect of the loan of £200,000 raised under Ordinance No. 2 of 1893.
The Acting Colonial Secretary proposed and the Colonial Treasurer seconded the adoption of the report of the Finance Committee on Financial Minute No. 8.—Carried.
The Acting Colonial Secretary Moved: Bye-laws made under Section 13 of Ordinance That the amendment to Byelaw 25 of the 15 of 1894," made by the Sanitary Board on the 17th day of May, 199, be approved by this. Council.
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Dr. Hokai spoke at lengths against the approval, urging that many respetable Chinese would sooner leave the Colony than suffer the. inconvenience of these search parties, as they considered that the search parties, through frightening the people at the unearthly hour of a.m., would do more harm than the plague does.
The Acting Colonial Secretary spoke in favour of approval and suggested that the Goverment might reassure the respectable. Chinese by giving an order to the search parties to confine their labours to floors on which two or more families dwelt.
The Attorney General said the Council could not amend, they had either to approved or reject.
The Director of Public, Wolks, as President of the Sanitary Board, upheld the Bye-law, but, at the same time, was willing to guarantee that the respectable Chinese should not be har-. rassed.
The Hon. Dr. Hoi said under these circum- Hon. Wei Ah Yuk coincided. stances he would withdraw his objections. The
The motion was buried.
The Attorney Genemi gave notice of a re solution to amended the standing orders of the Council..
1.The Bill entitled An Ordinance for the Naturalization of Leungsihick Chiu, alias Leung Foon Man, alias Leung Kin, was rend a second time, passed through: Comintea; read the third time and passed.
The Attorey General inoved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance a further amend The Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, and to repeal two Sections of The Protection of Women and Girls Amendment Ordinance, 1899
Passed through Committee, read the third time and passed.
The Council then went into Committee on the Bill entitled an Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law providing for the grant of pensions to the widows and orphans of deceased public officers.
The Bill was read the third time and passed The Council adjourned till this day fort night.
A meeting of the Finance Committee was held immediately after the Council Meeting.
THEATRE ROYAL.
SATURDAY'S CONCERT.
On Saturday.
her
Yesterday afternoon about three o'clock, the Grosiment was successfully Bloated, and was taken to the Cosmopolitan Dock. It will be necessary to discharge the greater part cargo in the dock. The damage done to the Gresmont is very extensive, the ram of the corvette having torn a hole from the keel to con-
siderably above the water line. No particulars as to the cause of the collision can be given, pending an inquiry-Mercury.
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A LUNATIC AT LARGE,
On the 13th of last month, says, the B. N. Borneo Herald, Ah How, the Chinese cook. who has been in Dr. Dennys' employ for many years, went suddenly mad, and started down long the Race Course road, armed with carving knife. He entered Mr. Gueritz' garden and proceeded up to the house, which he entered, and went through the rooms, calling. for that gentlensan. Mr Cueritz who was in his garden, being warned by his servant armed himself with the nearest weapon, which was a warden brooms, and calling his orderly and servants endeavoured to effect the capture of the unfortunate an, whom he believed had no intention of assaulting any. one in particular or of amoking. Seeing that. he was gradually being surrounded, being then under the house, he made a dash towards, the end of the garden, where the descent to the road is very steep. He tripped when half way down the hill, and fell to the bortom where he lay in a state of collapse, having ruptured a blood vessel.... He was carried at once to the hospital, where it was found he was dead,
It was providential that he did no damage with the weapon he carried,
SENTENCES ON REBELS.
CAPE TOWN, April 23rd. Thirty-six rebels captured by Colonel Pilcher were convicted to-day. The ringleaders were
sentenced to five years' imprisonment, and the
others to three years' except those under age,
months. who received sentences of from six to 12
*Their counsel, Mr. Burton, first argued that they could not get a fair trial in Cape Town, then asked for a postponement in order to obtain the evidence of witnesses who are now with the Republican forces, and finally threw op his brief with a great appearance of indigna- tion. The prisoners were sullen and refused to plead or to cross-examine. It was really a hopeless case, as they were caught red-handed. Mr. Soloman, the Attorney-General, certainly prosecuted firmly in this case-Times.
ALLEGED FLOT TO BLOW UP A TRANSPORT.
PIETERMARITZBURG, April 23rd. The Times of Natal published to-day the following exclusive information:-
The captain of one of our first transports, the name of which is known, but is not yet allowed to be published, after leaving South- ampton in the early days of the war with 2,000 Hops on board, had his suspicions aroused. tivemployed a number of the crew as detec up the discovered a diabolical plot to blow The details The delinquents were arrested. the crime are attributed to secret service agents bumanity Wheart of the plan to stagger full details are published in due time an intense sensation, will be created,"
The Times of Natil belies in thenccuracy of its correspondent's informatitis--Tipies,
NEW AUSTRALIAN GOLDFIELD,
A fresh and important discovery of gold on Cape York Peninsula has excited keen interest among the Queensland gold magnates. The new gold-field, where some startlingly rich "finds" have already been made, lies a little to the south of the Batavia River, at a
point some fifty miles south of Thursday Island" on
Miss Muriel Alleyning the benefit concert to from the previous Shich had been postponed Torrible" Fête, took play on account of the full house, despite the beat ot There was a fairly the audience was an appreciative evening, and the items being encored. After inany of of Bagdad had been played by the
"Caliph the Royal Welch Fusiliers as an overtred of Alec Marsh sang, Thou art l'assing Hend: He was in fine voice and the-sar was well 21.50 received. Mr. E. Dannenberg followed with a pianoforte solo, which was capitally executed and then came Misa Alleyne's song "The Promise" 10.75 which was loudly encored until she came for 10.75 ward again and sang "The Amorous Goldfish 10.75 from "The Geista." Mr. J. H. Muir, R.WF.
received a well merited encore for bis cello solo, of which instrument he is evidently a master. Mr C. H. Lammert. failed to put in an appearance, but his place was filled by Mr. Walwyn, who sang "Beautiful 'Boantiful Bertie," with the aid of the prompter Miss Alleyne's recitation of "Curfew, shall not ring to-night was excellent and the audience testified to their appreciation of it by prolonged applause. The first half of the programine closed with a violin solo by Mr. C. A. Da Graca After the interval, the Band opened again with selections from "The Geisha," Mr. Alec Marsh's song from "The Persian Garden, which followed, was thoroughly well suited to the Carpentaria side of the great Peninsula his fine voice and as an encore he charmed. his hearers with My Love is Come.". After another pianoforte ship from Mr. Dannenberg, Miss Alleyne sang Castles in the Air" folow ing it with "Coming through the Rye ne an encore, in which her sweet voice was heard to great effect. What ho, she bumps, by Mr. Walwyn, as it always does, brought down the bruse, and he was not allowed to escape with out a recall. Mr. Moir gave another cello solo and then Mr Marsh sang The Handy Man" We are still of opinion that the music does not to be Ear! Poulett. His solicitors have suit the words of this song. There is not enough effected a compromise with the son of the late go in it, and the twists and tums are such as to
Earl's third wife, who contested his claim, and prevent the choruis readily catching on For the litigation now pending in the Courts will anything of the sort the simpler the all the berbe dismissed at once. It is agreed between ter.""" Flight of Ages" and "The Jewel of the hall brother, that the younger, who re- Asia" by Miss Alleyne brought the programme linquishes bis claim to the tille, shall have an- to a close, he got and dog puki annuity for life, tore opera tirpal *****During the evening Ms Alleyno received This compromise ends a most unique contest, numerous floral tributes and her appearance, despite the extravagance of the old Eari, on the stage was each time the signal for the noble organ grinder will have an income burst of applause. Hongkong has certainly, of about 25 ono per Year from the estates... appreciated. Miss Alleyne and she will be sure of a good reception, should she again vitir us..
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THE PLAGUE.
Cases reported to 26th instant
Do.
do during past 48 hours.
A formidable "rush" to the place has already set in, from the southern fields, New Guinea, and other parts, and from all accounts the new field will prove to be what is called "permanent.”
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"THE 'POULETT PEERAGE
BUCOFESION,"SCR previ
It is announced announced in a London dis- patch that Viscount Hinton, the organ grinder,
SO FINED FOR KINDNESS.
All
Wooden headed officials seem to flourish in
I countries. Recently in London, a working. man named Aries was sitmmoned by the In land Revenue for keeping a dog without licence. The defendant stated that he had only faken it in because it had been run ofer in tha street his boy brought it indoors, as its leg was broken. Kelet it stay, made, it splints, and cured it If only remained in his house. five weeks, and then a home was found for it, He had explained the fact in a letter to the of ficials at Somerset House, and thought it hard to be summoned for an act of kindı magistrate, whose Trumane, ntincts were evid Ditently undeveloped, told him he should trict, has been admitted to hos ditaf suffering, turned the dog out, and fined him, tos, and fruus plague.
Deaths reported to 26th instant
during past 18
We regret to hear that Mi
tary Inspector in charge of No
Health
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