1903-02-27 — Page 4

Intimations.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1831.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS

WHISKY.

WATSON'S CELEBRATED

E BLEND

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH WHISKY.

CHAMPAGNE.

JULES MUMM & CO.

"

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1903.

NOTICE. All muulcations intented for publication in

The "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH " should be addremad to the Editor, 1, Ice Howe Road, and should be accompanied by the Writer's Name and Address.

Onlinary Insiness communications should be addressed

to The Manager.

The Editor will rot undertake to be responsible for any rejected M8., nor to return any Contribution.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). 17ALLY-$30 per annum. WEXKLX-$13 per annum.

The rates per quarter and per mensem, proportional. The dally mua is delivered free when the address in

accesible to messenger. On copies sont by post an* additional $180 per quarter is charged for postage, The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the

world in 80 cents per quarter.

Single Copies Daily, ten centa; Weekly, twenty-

five Cents.

I

BIRTH.

"On the 13th inst. at Gaol Road, Sepoy Lines, Penasg, the wife of CLEMENT THEOPHILUS DE SOUZA, Assistant Surgeon, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES,

On the 23rd of February, at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev. H. C. Hodges, M.A., Frederic Percival Prait, to Har- riet Stuart, second daughter of Dr. Thomas Hall Tripler, of Yokohama.

At the Presbyterian Church, Penang, on the As supplied to Royal and Imperial 14th February, Miss Alice MAUDER ADAMS to

ARTHUR CHARLES JOHN TOWERS. Houses of Europe.

BRANDY.

Pure COGNAC of the finest quality.

SHERRY, PORT, CLARET.

Choice Wines of superior quality, specially selected.

BURGUNDY.

Sparkling and Still.

AUSTRALIAN CLARETS AND HOCKS.

ÆERATED WATERS.

CIGARS, CIGARETTES,

&c.,

CONFECTIONERY,

&c.,

&c.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

FRANCE claims to be entitled to the Chines post office under a secret treaty mads in 1896.

AHOCKEY match was played yesterday between H.M.S. Talbot and the Club. The latter team won by 3-2.

You can get a Numbering Machine from LeMunyan's that will number from I 10 1,000,000.—Adut,

Wekare informed that the Hon. F. W. Clark, M.O.H: will shortly go home on leave, and that the members of the Sanitary Staff, are giving him a farewell dinner.

H.M.S. Benheim is due at Mirs Day on the first prox and at Hongkong on the 3th. The United State gunboats Elcano and Villaletos, and the collier Pompty left for Amoy yester day.

ACCORDING to the Siam Free Press the troops sent from Bangkok to quell the recent distur. bances in the north are in a terrible state from disease, and the attacks of revengeful insur- gents.

THE .s. Chukong will make an excursion trip to Macao leaving this port at 6 p.m. lo-morrow and returning from Macao on Sunday at 9 p.m. On Sunday, the Procession of the Cross will take place at Macao,

The Hongkong-Celegraph Opinion of Saigna in dwelling upon the

Hongkong, Friday, FebruarY 27, 1993.

LLOYD'S REGISTER.

decline of the Messageries Maritimes, attributes it mainly to two causes: The cost involved by carrying malls and the lack of cargo business falling to the company.

THE masters of No. 52 and No. 134 Queen's Hrad East, were charged before Mr. J. H. Kemp this morning with storing kerosene on their premises without the proper license. They were each fined $5. Inspector Ford

J'A six-wheel "Follett Numbering Machine" is just what you need. Call and see them at LeMunyon'sAdvt.

THE Shanghai ricksha coolies struck work on Monday because, it is alleged, old, decrepit or, otherwise unfit vehicles taken to the licensing yard were condemned.

projected electric tramway arrived from-Eng We are informed that the engineer for the

land yesterday by the N.Y.K. Inaba Maru. The cans are expected shortly.

WALEX racing in Hongkong is on the wane, dissatisfaction was expressed, and the race says Shanghai Sport and Gossip. On all sides

resulted in lengths between placed horses and the field a quarter of a mile in the rear.

H. E. SIR Chên Tung Liang Cheng, KC M.G., left to-day per the Pacific Mail liner Korex for the States. A large gathering of Chinese citizens saw the distinguished personage off and many friends in launches escorted the liner as far as the Lycemoon Pass.

THE LIBRARY.

The use of the library as a free reading-room and chess-room has been maintained, and the free lending collection was well partronised, 55 books published in Hongkong were deposited in the. Library, and 220 books were presented to the lending collection, bringing it up to 790.

vols. Newspapers and periodicals have been

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held this afternoon in the Council Chamber, There were present-His Excellency the Governor (Sir H. A. Blake G.C.M.G), His Excellency Major-General Sir W. J. Gascoigne, K.C.M.G., (Officer Commanding the Troops), Hon. F.- H. Maỷ, "C.M.O. Mr. H. A. Ritchie, Mr. H. E. Tomkins, and Berkeley, K.B. (Attorney General), Hon. F. kindly presented by members of the Committee, by Mr. H. A, Allen,, Mr. Barton, Mr. Bowley, (Colonial Secretary), Hon. Sir H. Spencer

The Hongkong Club, and by the proprietors of J. Badeley (Captain Superintendant of Police), the local newspapers and of the Government Hon. Commander R. M. Rumsey, RN, Gazette. The number of visitors to the Library (Harbour Master), Hoa. A. M. Thomson, (Ca- during the 12 months was 17,338 non-Chinese-lonial Treasurer), Hos. W. Chatham, (Director and 5,033 Chinese; the number of ticket holders for the lending collection was 103 on 30th June,

1002.

MUSEUM,

The only important gift to the museum during the twelve-month was a very interesting and valuable collection of the land and fresh- water shells of Hongkong and Chins, kindly presented by Dr. C. Gerlach. Sundry speci- mens were also presented by Commodore Powell, R.N., Messrs. C. Ford, J. M. Forbes, Fullerton, C. H. Gale, E. F. Gibson, A. Haupt, E. J. Hughes, J. Mossop. H. E. Pollock, St. Leon Guerrero, J. Wacker, J. Witchell, and Mrs. Robinson. The museum was visited by 3,152 non-Chinese and 80,276 Chinese.

ACCOUNTS,

The balance in the hands of the Hon. Trea

WE understand that Mr. E. Cornewall Lewis, the popular acting Postmaster General at Hongkong, is leaving for England on Wednes day, on the German mail steamer Preussen. Ho certainly deserves his leave of absence and we trust that he will return to the Colony when his eleven months are over benefited insurer when the accounts up to 30th June, 1902, health and ready for more good work in the were closed, was $6,247,25. The reserve fund public service.

on fixed deposit in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank is $13.542.52. The expenditure exceeded the ordinary receipts (excluding amount brought forward and interest on fixed deposit) by $136.15

THE casual way in which the Chinese smoke when handling explosives was strikingly ex- amplified at Shanghai the other day when After the Secretary, Mr. F. B. L. Rowley, some coolies engaged in removing gunpowder had read the notice convening the meeting the from the old magazine beyond the Woosung Chairman said:-Gentlemen, the report and Creek, to make way for the railway station, statement of accounts which have been cir- were suddenly blowing skywards. The menculated I propose we like as read. During were actually smoking cigarettes at the time they were carrying the powder. The un- fortunates are not expected to live.

MR. J. E. Squire, the new General Manager in

BEFORE Mr. F. A. Hazeland this mining Mr. Singapore of the Eastern Extension Telegraph P.W.D, charged Li Po lung, owner of Nos. li, E. T. Haggard, assistant engineer of the Co., has arrived at Singapore. Some twenty- 70, 71, and 72 Connaught Road West, with nine years ago he filled the post of superinten-making divergences to his houses contrary to dent at Hongkong and for the past twenty plans deposited at the P.W.D, and also with years has occupied similar position in making the alterations without the writ en Sydney.

consent of the Director of Public Works. The

AT a meeting of the shareholders of the Shang-charges were proved, and his Worship fined the hai Tug Boat Company, Ld., on the 23rd inst

owner $100, in respect of each house, or $300 in all.

It will be remembered that in our issue of the 3rd inst. we gave a brief resumé of the shipping returns up to the 30th Septem. ber last. Since then the returns of the world's--prosecuted. shipbuilding for the whole year have been received, and from it we gather that the world's production of new tonnage reached the large total of 2,476 vessels,' aggregating 2,787,824 tons. England contributed 937 ships and 891,5a0 tons; Scotland contri- buted 404 ships and 572,041 tons; Ireland contributed 27 ships and 159,633 tons; the Royal Dockyards contributed 5 ships and 51,550 tons; the Colonies contributed 86

resolutions confirmatory of those already From this it will be passed to wind up the Company prep tato y tú ships and 24,700 tons. seen that British shipbuilders contributed

an amalgamation with the new Shanghai Tug 1,459 ships and 1,699,454 tons to last year's and Lighter Company. The othe companies rotal, leaving only 1,017 ships and 1,088,370 | |ancerned have already passed the ner, ssary tous, ar 39 per cent. of the world's tonnage, resolutions.. to be built by fifteen other countries. The A. S. WATSON & Co., Shipping World states that the final in

LIMITER,

formation now to hand (the Russian Im- perial Dockyards have alone refused to supply particulars of their output) shows that outside of this country America held the premier position amongst the ship- building nations in 1902, even though her total, 347.775 tons, is slightly less when compared with her figures for the previous It will save you time to get a "umbering year. As a result of the continual exten-Machine from LeMunyon. They are some sion and improvement of their premises and thing grand and are guaranteed in every respect. They can be had at LeMunyon's, 31 plant, American shipbuilders have now

Des Voeux Road, Hongkong.-Advt. #the East Coast no less than twelve yards

capable of turning out the largest types of A MATCH has taken place on the Shanghai ocean-going vessels, and seventeen others Race Course, between the waters Yellow Rose, at which average-size vessels can be formerly a Hongkong subscription griffin, built; while on the lakes there are Lieutenant Hopkinson up, and Silver Spur, at work nine large shipbuilding establish- who was ridden by Mr. J. A, Hayes, Catch- ments and five smaller ones. We learn weights. Distance half-le. There was a

The Hongkong Dispensary,

TELEPHONE NO. #36. CABLE ADDRESS: "ACHEE," HONGKONG. A. B. C. CODE, 495 EDITION.

ESTABLISHED 1859.

A CHEE & CO.,

祥 利

ота

THE London newspapers protest against the Intian coolie fr the Rand. Mine owner's contend that white lab ur adds 10 per ton in cost of mining and would render half the mines unprofitable. The proposal is seriously m de.

import Spaniards, Italians and Rand Kafirs. Wages have however, now been increased, and, it is believed the question will settle itself.

17A, QUEEN'S ROAD,

FURNITURE from Lloyd's Register that regarding side wager with regard to the distance being

DEALERS.

DRAWING-ROOM,

DINING-ROOM,

and BED-ROOM

ELECTRO-PLATED,

GLASS, and

FURNITURE.

CHINA WARES.

PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF

FILTERS,

ROCHESTER LAMPS,

foreign and colonial shipowners 18 per winner.

covered in 53 seconds. Silver Spur was tha

cent. of the total output during 1902 was built to their order, as compared with 23 per Ture Silensing Gold Mine is te be shortly cent. in both rgor and 1900, 19 per cent. copened and Mr. W. Gregory, the former in 1899, za per cent. in 1898, and 35 per Chief Engineer of the property has arrived at cent. in 1897. Ships built abroad were, Singapore by the 51. Glenf:rg, on his way to 487 steamers of 747,945 tons and 469 sailing | Pahang to get things into shape against the vessels of 327.25 tons, in addition to 8o arrival of the new Manager, who may be ex war vessels of 191,166 tons displacement. [pected to arrive there in about six weeks' time. Among foreign countries, the three leading The property has been taken over by a "close places are held by the United States of syndicate" and no shares are to be put on the market. The cyanide process will be used in America (379,000 tons), Germany (214,000 the new venture. tons), and France (193,000 tons). The total WHITE TURKISH TOWELS. output of the world during last year (exclusive | A CORRESPONDENT of the Capital calls atten-

COUNTERPANES.

of war ships, is given in Lloyd's Register ation to the fact that dealers in Germany are about 2,503,000 tons), while the tonnage of sending beet root sugar to India, as sugar all nationalities totally lost, broken up. made from cane.

is first shipped to Hongkong, re-bagged there, , in the course of the twelve months

and then shipped to Calcutta. Sometimes it i reckoned at about 740,000 tons. As we

has happened that new wrappers have simply have already seen, compared with the net

been sewn round the original bags without the Increase for the world, the net increase precaution havig been taken of obliterating of 643,000 tona, for the United Kingdom the words, "Made in Germany," and then the is equivalent to over 36 per cent. In game was found out, order to afford a comprehensive view of the shipbuilding in progress throughout the United Kingdom, the compilers of Lloyd's Register have prepared a statement of the

COOKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS, and

HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.

:

PHOTOGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT.

DEVELOPING and PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS.

GOOD WORK.

PROMPT RETURN. Hongkong, 8th July, 1902

[728d

BAY VIEW HOTEL,

BES BRANDS OF WINES AND LIQUORE A SPECIALTY.

DINNERS AND TIFFINS SERVED ON SHORT NOTICE.

OYSTERS, STEAKS, CHOPS, &c.

AT ALL HOURS.

Mesire. J. H. DOWNS and J. CHRISTIE,

Proprietors.

Hongkong, 8th December, 1902,

war vessels which were under construction

It does not come direct, it

THE production of gold reckoned in fine ounces in Australasin, last year, comes out thus :—

Western Australia.....1,901,4 7 1,902,029 Victoria........... ..... 739,453 729,299- Queensland.................................... 598,382 623,33 New Zealand

43,877 458,933 New South Wales 216,888 254,435

3,662,017 3,933,037

Net increase in 1991: 271,010 ounces.

at the close of the year, and from it we gather that Great Britain is building 53. with a total displacement of 372,390 tons, while foreign shipbuilding yards have in hand 4 vessels of 18,100 tons displacement. The British war vessels under construction By kind permission of Major Radcliff and include seven 1st class battleships, thirteen 1st officers the land of the 33rd Burma Infantry class armoured cruisers, two and class pro- will play at the Hongkong Hotel to-morrow. tected cruisers, three 3rd class ditto, a couple (Saturday) from 8 to 9.30 p.m.;- of sloops, fifteeen torpedo boat destroyers, fire torpedo boats, and six submarines. of these totals 12 are being built at the Royal dockyards, and the remaining 41 by private firms. Thus the British and forelgo warships; under construction at the close of 19oz was' 57, with a displacement of 300,690 tons.

(OTTAM & CO. FOR SUMMER

UNDERWEAR.

PROGRAMME

Marc....... Barche Romaina". ......Gounod: Overture....." The Sapphire Necklace"...Sullivan. Selection....." These Liitla Mòlds ".......................Rubens. Song....The Everlasting Day"........Bens. Selection....." The Gay Parialonna”....alman Caryll. Valj..................." Gloire de Dijon, very Andrew, Hatra "Country Dance.........

King Hall God Save the King

Dance...

Соттам

& CO. FOR PANAMA. HATS,

IROGRAMME of music to be played by the

Bank of the 1st Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt.), on the New Parade Ground on Monday next, from 4 p.m. io 5.30 p.m.

PROGRAMME,

March... Ler Soldats qui Passent" Overture

Selection

“Crawn Diamonds

"Floradora

Dadiunge"

.Costa. Auber.

Stuart. Piccolo Solo

Damar Selection

Cellier.. Valse.....

Dans un Krir

Berger. Rejimensal Marchy-" The Young May Moon."

God Save the King.

"Daratby"

For Numbering your Checks and Stubs, Card Systems, Tickets, Druggists' Prescriptions, Labels, Drafts, Orders, Receipts, Letters and all documents and articles that require Correct and Legible numbering use the Follett Numbering Machine." C. E. Lellunyon, 31 Des Voeux Road, Sole Agent,—Advt.

the period under review there has been a con- siderable increase in the rent of the theatre, but on the other hand increased usage has necessitated heavier expenditure to make good wear and tear. The introduction of electric

whom choice or profession call behind the light on the stage in much appreciated by all

footlights. Ordinary revenue has been sufficient to meet the expenditure on redecoration and electric fighting undertaken in 1901, and there sa considerable balance available for the carrying out of much-needed improvements in the se. ting and lighting of the theatre, sani- ary conveniences, extension of library and museum, &c., &c. Ordinary expenses have sterling ex-

increaver

10 owing

lowtr

change, a to meet this tents have since bēru raised. I round, The horks of the Lite Hongkong Subscription Library have recently been presented to the lending | collection in the City Hal, and as soon as th

ratalogue (which is now in haar) is ompleted, ao interesting collection of bo. ka will be avail- able to those of the public of Hongkong who wish to become borrowers. The free lendi

collection, the initiation and the development of which is due to the liberality and public. spiritedness of Mr. II. E. Pollock (applause), increases in populathy and it is hoped meet a long-felt want. The City Hall is not as yet a dividend-paying concern, but so long as the receipts from the Theatre and ball-rooms are sufficient to pay for the upkeep of the building and the maintenance of the library and mu eum, which are both open free to the public but have no endowment, the institution may be re, arded as fulfilling its purpose. I beg to move the Ladoption of the report and accounts.

Mr. X. A. Siebs:-1 beg in second. The annual meeting of shareholders in and

The motion was carried unanimously, and subscribers to the City Hall was held yesterday the proceedings terminated. afternoon. There were present the Hon. C. W. Dickson (chairman), Hoa. C. S. Sharp, Messrs. H. N. Mady, N. A. Siebs, B. Layton and F. 1 L. Bowley (secretary).

CITY HALL

ANNUAL MEETING.

The following annual report for the year ended June 30th, 1902, was submitted:--

COMMITTEE.

The Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving resigned the post of chairman on his leaving the Colony in May last, and the Hon. C. W. Dickson filled the vacancy, The Hon. C. S. Sharp was elected on the 23rd December, 1901, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Mr. H. E. Pollock, & C.; and the latter has sin e rejoined the Committee. Mr. H. Hursthouse acted as secretary in May and June during Mr. Bowley's

absence.

STATE OF THE BUILDING.

THE THEATRE.

of Public Works), Hon. Sir C. P. Chater, K., CMO,, Hon. C. W. Dickson, Hon. C. S. Sharp,: Hon. R. Shewan, Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, Hoa, Wel A Yuk and Mr. R. F. Johnson, (Acting Clerk of Councils).

MINUTES. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed.

OATH.

The Hon. F. J. Badeley took the oath and his seat as a member of the Council.

QUESTIONS,

The Hon. R. Shewan gave notice of the fol lowing questions; which he proposes to ask at the next meeting of Council:-

(1.)—Will the Colonial Secretary inform the Council when the Land Settlement in the New Territory was commenced, and when it is now expected to be completed?

(1)-Will the Colonial Secretary give an explanation of the delay in settling this matter, almost four years having elaped since the date

of the concession.

FINANCIAL MINUTE.

On the proposition of the Hon. May Finan cial Minute No. 3, relating to the vote of $1,550

to

meet the cost for the current year of an agency of the Hongkong Post Office established at Cheloo, from January 1st, was referred to the Finance Committee.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

The Hos. May proposed that the report of the Finance Committee be adopted.

Hon. Thomson seconded, and the motion was carried.

BILLS.

The Hon. H. . Berkeley moved the second and third readings of the following bill which were passed: - An Ordinance to amend The Merchant Shipping Consolida tion Ordinance, 1899, and to amend The Merchant Shipping Amendment - Ordinance, 1901; an Ordinance to amend this Laws relate ing to the Punishment of Flegging; and, an Ordinance to provide for the Surrender of

Fugitive Criminals from the Territory of each of the Malay States-Perak, Selangor, Pahang and Negri Sembilan.

JURY LIST. The Council proceeded to the revision of the jury list.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the members of the Finance Committee was, then hald, the Hon. F. H.... Hay (Colonial Secretary) presiding...

CHEFOO POSTAL FACILITIES. The recommendation from the Council to vote a sum of $1,550 to meet the cost for the current year of an agency of the Hongkong Post Office established at Chefon, from 1st... January was adopted. The items were.— Salary for Post Office Agent,

1st January to 31st Decem ber, 1903, at $100 per mensem ******* བན་ན་-་ $1,000.00 Incidental Expenses. $150.00 Office Fittings and Safe... ...200.00

Total

The meeting concluded.

350.00

$1,550,00

AT THE DOCKS.

Work has been brisk lately, at the various premises of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. When the eye, in cast along the Kowloon yard, it is seen that two of the slipways are occupied by launches in course of construction. One of these vessels is for Messrs. F. Blackhead & Co., and the other for the Pacific and Oriental S. N. Co. Two new lighters have been ordered for the Norddeuts eher Lloyd, and are well under way. The transport Shermian, now undergoing bottom repairs, will probably remain in dock another month,

THE PLAGUE

One having occurred in: Hongkong. The cases, which were Chinese, were reported from No. 3, Kennedy Street, No. 3, Amoy Lane, and No. 3, Yau Shan Lane, while the body of a plague. victim was found on the foreshore near the cattle depot at Hingham West,

MRS. DANE'S. DEFENCE"

To-morrow Mr.Brough will present, for the first time in China, Mfrs, Dane's Dojence, an original play in four acts, by Henry Arthur Jones, author of The Liars. The new work comes with a great reputation from London, where it occupied the boards of Wyndham's Teatre for sixteen consecutive months. Its reception throughout Australia was distinctly favourable, and Afrs, Dane's Defence was unan: imously voted one of the best of all the Brough productions. In reviewing its premiere per- formance in Adelaide, acontemporary wrote: The performance was an exceedingly fine one, and although in the third act two characters are In August, 1901, the interior of the buildi: brought into exclusive prominence, the other. was redecorated, the electric light extended to person ges of the play are by no means insigni. the entrance hall, staircase, corridors, Chamber ficant, but are clear cut, admirably conceived, -During the twenty-four hours ended at noon: of Con merce, and card room, and the doors of and cleverly enacted. Mrs. Brough, as Myro-day, four further cases of bubonic plague, the Museum glazed, at a cost of $2,620. The Dane, has a part which she invests with a making 30 since January, Ist, were notified as usual annual examination of the building was we..Ith of artistic skill and realism. made by the architects, Messrs. Palmer and could not but admire the courage of the Turner, ia june, 1902, and the floors of the S George's and 5. Andrew's Halls were found to

woman, fighting against great odds, with love on one side and utter misery on the other, be quite sound. A few minor repairs neces and at the end there was no lack of sympathy, sitated by white ants were effected. The as she retired beaten and penitent. In amount spent on ordinary repairs during the every phase of the character Mrs. Brough was twelve months ending 30th June, 1902, was singularly effective, the scene in the third act $1,698,91.

where she vainly tries to evade the too search- ing questions of Judge Carteret being instinct During the year ending 30th June the theatre with power and feeling, and throughout the was let to the Amateur Dramaile Club, Mrperformance Ms. Brough had the entire Dallas, the Australian Vaudeville Company, sympathy and approval of the audience. Mr. the Empire Company, Messrs. Coghill and Brough gave another proof of his versatility by Sutton, Barofski's Circus Company, the his very admirable impersonation of Sir Daniel Twentieth Century Entertainers, and others, Carteret. His acting was so easy, and yet so The electric lighting of the stage has now been powerful as to win the entire approbation of satisfactorily completed, but the cost of install the spectators; he was a judge with a very ing tle light does not fall into the period un er strong streak of humanity in his system, kind, review. The S. George's and S. Andrew's chivalrous, but inexorable. In the third act, Halid and the rest of the ball-room suite were Mr. Brough ose to a very great height by his let for numerous dances, concerti and -meet-natural distinction between the parts of father មែន។

gs, and their use was granted free of rent for and judge, and with bars. Drough he met with bazaar and other charitable purposes. The most enthusiastic recall as the curtain fell.

There will only be two performances of Mrs. use of the whole building was granted to the Dane's Defence to-morrow and Monday pext.--- Coronation Committee for the children's tea on The arrangemements for next week

Tuesday and Wednesday The Magistrate, 38th June. The rent receipts of the theatre Minero's farcical, comedy--Thursday and and balls, &c, show an increase of $1,340.31 on Friday. Sowing the Wind. Rapid changes Jast year.

will continue till the close of season.

THEATRE, &c.

-

'OTTAM & CO., FOR TRESS'S STRAW

and FELT HATS,

are:

BỤIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

NAILS DUE.

Indian (Sulzang) to-morrow.

| English (Palette) to-morrow,"ądaj German (Freuiten) 3rd prox.. [-- German (Prins Helarich): 5th prox. American (Hongkong Maru) 5th prox Indian (Latsang) 13th prox. American (Doric) 21st prox

The I. C. S. N. Co.'s steamer Lafsang left Calcutta for this port via the Straits on the 74th in, and may be expected here on or about the 13th prox.

The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer Garlic with mail &c., left Manila for this port yesterday, the 26th instat 1 p.m., and is due here to -morrow about noon, besiege

The N. D. Lesinamer Freiburg for Hams burg left Singapore for this part on Wedati day, the 25th inst, am, and may be expected here on or about the 3rd pror,

OTTAM & CO. FOR WASHING COTTAM & CO, FOR SUN HATS,

BOW TIES.