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Intimations.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

SCOTCH

WHISKIES.

GREAT REDUCTION

IN

PRICES.

From this date the prices of our popular brands of SCOTCH WinSKIES will be as Ander :--

Po Cute of th

A, THORNES BLEND B. GLENORCHY BLEND (A

Fine Soda Whisky).

C, ABERLOUR GLEN IVETA

Fine Peaty Flavotired Whisky)

D. H.K.D. BLEND) of the Finest Old Malt Scotch Whiskies

E, BLEND.

The popular Whisky in the Far East

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$11.00

4).40

12.50

14.00,

15.00

The

The above prices die strictly net. discount of five per cent, previously allowed on our Whiskies ceases from this date.

NOTICH

THE - HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JUNE I 1906.

All communications Intended for pablication la "The HONGKONG TELEGRAPU" should be drel to The Editor, 1, Ice House Road, and abould be accompanied by the Writer's Name and

Address.

Ordinary boalues cromanications should be auttoned

to The Maringer.

The Elitor will tet undertake to be responsible for any rejected MS, aur to return any Contribution,

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SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). DALLY-$30 per annum. WRKKLY-118 per annual.

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The ratos per quarter and por imensom, pruertions).. The daily imus ir delivered free when the addrow in necomible to thewengar. On copie sent by post an additional $1.80 per quaiter la charged for postage. The posinge on the weekly issue to any part of the

world in 30 coula per quarter,, Single Cuples, Daily, ten cents: Weekly, twenty-

Evo Centr

BIRTH:

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THERE were five casei of plague.added to the list to-day.

MR. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court this morning, imposed a fine of $7 on the coxswain of the steam launch Brema, for plying in the harbour last night without a light.

be

HOUSES COLLAPSE AT WEST chances of recovery are almost certain. On

POINT.

MANY BURIED' alive.

APPROXIMATELY 370,030 DAMAGES.

Not for the last three yea, or to be precise, not since the catastrophe in Cochrane Street, bas a collapse of buildings occurred in the Colony, like the one which happened at West Point this morning, in which houses Nos. 276, 228 and 230, Queen's Road West, at the comer of Eastern Street, fall in with such suddenness as to permit of hardly any chance of escapes by the large number of inmates in the houses at the time.

STORY OF A SURVIVOR.

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being placed on the ambulance it was seen that he had sustained a slight wound on the bead and various bruises of no serious character -on the legs. This coolie was on the top floor of the building (No. 226; when the collapse occurred and was carried to the ground floor when the floor gave way. When he was brought out, his first words were:"Tell my. friends I am saved." Ho gave his name and the names of his employers to the police and

was then retroved.

FIGHTING THE GAS FUMES, in the collapse of the buildings the gas pipesin all of the houses were bent and twisted and soon the entire place was filled with an air of escaped gus Knowing what would be the result to

INDOCHINA STEAM NAVIGA-

TION CO., LD..

A FIVE PER CENT DIVIDEND. Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., general managers, write us as follows under to-day's dato:

"This morning we received a telegram from the head office advising that, at the general meeting of shareholders of the Indo-China S. N. Co., Ed., to be held in London' on 'the 7th. inst., the directors propose to recommend a dividend of 5% for the year eading 31st Decem- bet, 1905,

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"The Underwriting Account has been in creased by £39,807, 1. 6, bringing the total up The Reserve Fund and to £282,958 0.0. Exchange Reserve Fund remain the same as in the last report, viz:-1,120,000 and§£3,999. 10. 7, respectively, whi2,452 will be carried forward to next year's account.”

FATĂL ACCIDENT.

RESULT OF A FALL.

Yesterday afternoon an accident occurred in

The Hongkong Celegraph and a forestry expert, phase services will the keeping back the crowd. On making inquiries these still buried, if the gas was allowed to Stanley Sarret wisich resulted in the death of a

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1906.

Protectorate.

A CHINESE woman, who is the possessor of bad eye-sight, was summoned at the Police

" A WOMAN'S CRY FOR HELP. Court this morning, for not keeping her scales

Immediately after this was done, the rescuing at a standard weight. Mr. Melbourne: "Is

party returned to the risins aud soon the cry of that woman blind?" Inspector: "Not when

a woman was heard, but the sound was so furt she is to her shop, your Worship."

that her whereabouts, could not be located. She might have been under the debris at the ANOTHER new legal firin spring into existence from to-day, Mr. P. W. Goldring having taken

When the news got around this fotenoon opposite end, from where the man was ex- Mr. Francis C. Barlow into partnership, the that a catastrophe attended by numerous fatali-tricated, or she might have been sanwiched in business in future being carried on under the

ties had happened in the Western end of the boards and gimber. Nevertheless, the fireman name and style of Goldring and Barlow. Me city, a longkong Telegraph represcutative at gallantly attacked the obstructions, working Barlow was formerly with Mr, H. R, Holmes, once made for the scene of the disaster. On hard to locate the woman. THE German transport Borusia has left Kiel his arrival at the spot thousands of excited spectators had assembled around the build. On the 27th May, at Shanghai, the wife of for Kiaochau with 31 officers and 730 mea on GEORGE W. NOEL, of a daughter."

board for service on German warships in thes and a strong force of Indian police Far East. There are also a number of artisans under charge of inspector Colleti, from No. 7 Police, Sation, were being kept busy.

one of the at the spot it was ascertained that the buildings escape, Inspector Collett, accompanied by two carpenter, who was at work on were apportioned off is the following manner-other constables, had a very rough time in try-buildings in that vicinity. Deceased was a1- House No. 226, ground floor, used as wine shoping to discover the meter, so as the shut off the tending to the verandah of house No, 30 when suddenly he lost his balance and fell to the by the Tai Lee firm; first floor, an opium divan; supply. They first cowled into one corner and the second storey as a restaurant. House hoping to find their objective only to be illuded street below, a distance of about forty feet. The in the search. But after many attemps had peculiarity of this fatality was that when the No. 228 was occupied by the Nam Loi tea-shop

carpenter was falling. his head struck a flower and No. 230 by the E Sang cake-shop. Ajoki been made and many nooks and corners

first floor. The flower pot was dislodged and from the latter establishment, who ran out into searched, they eventually found the meter pot that was standing in the verandah of the the street a few seconds before the collapse and succeeded in shutting off the gas.

fell on the head of an old woman, who was of the building, au being questioned by our reporter, said that the shop in which he was

passing at the time. She also was removed to employed had seven fokis. Questioned as to

hospital. Her recovery is doubiful. whether any of his colleagues were in the shop at the time of the accident he replied that he thought not, for as soon as he ran out the others appeared to follow. Among the crowd be could make out all the jokis, but unt; for the last named he could not then account Asked how he knew that the collopse was FIVE shopkeepers were summoned at the Manninent, the man replied that he at first istrcy this morning, before Mr. C. A. D. heard rumbling sound overhead, which Melbourne, at the instance of Inspector Withers, for unlawfully keeping scales on the premises gradually increased, and knowing that some

thing unusual was occurring he and his which did not register the standard weigh friends at once made for The Defendants pleaded guilty. The police said that the deficiency was as much as two per cent. His Worship fined them $25 each.

THE KIANGSI RIDIS:

The news, which was delegraphed from Shanghai yesterday, that disturbances had broken out in Kiangsi on account of the dearness of foodstuffs in that province, night have been expected from native reports from the North published in Shanghai. In a recent number of the N. C. D. News, in dications that trouble was brewing might have been gathered from the following ex- curt which we take from the columns of

our Northern contemporary:

"As a result

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Tu coxswain of the steam faunch Lee liung was charged by the Water Police, at the Ma-. gistracy this morning, with failing to observe the rules of the road, on the 31st ultimo, while plying in the harbour. The charge was proved, and Mr. C. A. D. Mellioure imposed a fine of $25, and cautioned the defendant.

HARMSTON'S Circus is cow performing in Colombo, but there is no exhibition of "cruelty to fion," as the tamer, who was badly mauled by the big lion in Calcutta has not sufficiently recovered to be able to travel with the circus, From Colombo the circus is expected to go to urma, thence to Singapore, subsequently

coming up this way..

of the dissatisfaction among the natives of this district on account of the abnormal price of their staple food-rice-a dissatin faction' shown in other places by raids on, grainboats and the riot at Hangchow, the local mandarins issued proclamation in the native city forbidding owners of rice and cereal shops to keep up their present high | THE inquiry which was held at the Magis- prices on pain of having their stores-con- tracy yesterday afternoon touching the death of a sampan woman Cheung Teng-who was The prompt Jiscated by Government. measures this taken by the Thotai and drowned in the harbour on the night of 23rd ultimo, as a result of a collision between her district magistrate was expected to do heat and launch No. 7, came to a conclusion A. S. WATSON & CO., much to allay the excitement in Shang after we had gone to press. The jury brought hai, and avert a crisis." The despatch in a verdict of death by misadventure, and Mr. of Chinese troops and the appearance of F. A. Hazeland ordered the discharge of the the British guoboat Snipe at Nanchang coxswain of the launch. following the first signs of a riotous outbreak is a case in the Summary Court this imorning, may have the effect of curbing the spirit before his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisae of rowdyism which has brought Kiangsi Judge, the solicitor for the defence applied for an adjournment as his client was unable to into some notoriety recently. At the same tuns it will be hoped that the native author.appear. The plaintiff, who appeared in person, was called up, and the application was explaiu- ities will be equal to the emergency and

ed to him, and he was asked if he bad any devise such practicable plans as to bring objection to the adjournment. Plaintiff: Well, down the cost of the staple commodity of I'm afraid the defendant will abscond. His Honour: Oh, no, rubbish; defendants who the Chinese to their normal level, and so

LIMITED,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Hongkong, 17th May, Iyob.

POST CARD

COMPETITION.

remove all ground for disturbance which may, if uncontrolled, unfortunately lead to violence by a mob such as the Klangsi rabble have shown themselves capable of in

the last missionary flot: •

JAPĀN'S BUSINESS PROSPERITY,

SOME REMARKABLE FIGURES,

To all purchasers at our Establishment of $1 and upwards between June ist und June 25th will be given a Coupon entitling them to enter the following Competi- tion. The largest num-hip-in Japan at the end of 1994 was 8,913, ber of English words with an aggregate capital of Y1,252,000,000, of that can be made from "MARIE BRIZARD.”

1st Prize:

1 Case Pts. Per- inet & Fils

engagé solicitors do not abscond. Let the case

go into next Friday's list.

How far Cinna has yet to advance in the path of civilisation is proved by the facts in con, nection with the cage execution now proceeding in the native city. The prisoner, who is un dergoing this barbarous punishment, is a carpenter whose daughter was first cruelly

abused and then sold as a slave by his apprentice. The carpenter in his fury slew the apprentice alter mutilating him in a manner According to returns, the total oumber of too revolting to be described in print, and the business companies-joint stock and partner-end of the whole affair is the lingering torture

of the cage.-W. C. D. News:

which Y931,000,000 (equal to about 86 per cent,

of the total was paid up. The reserves totalled $197,000,000, equal to 21 per cent. of the | amount of paid-up capital. Compared with the statistics for 18977 the number of companies shows an increase of 2,800; the amount of subscribed capital Y409,700,000; paid-up Capital Y398,700,000, and reserve funds Y136,700,000. It will be seen that the increase in the number

Champagne $56.50 and capital is in fairly good propertion, but the

1 Case

2nd Prize:

Royal Old Highland Whisky

3rd Prize:

24.00

Case Macln- tosh Whisky 10.00

AND

10 CONSOLATION PRIZES, In the event of ties to be drawn for. "All replies to be sent on Post-cards only. Prizes will be dis- tributed the 30th June when all cards may be inspected at our office.

CASH LESS 10%. CREDIT LESS" 6%. GREGOR & CO.,

ncrease of paid-up capital is most marked. What is even more satisfactory is the enormous increase in the reserves, being more than double. This, according to the Japan basis of Chronicle, indicates the sound business. Classified according to business, the figures are as follows:-

AGRICULTURAL..

1904.

1897. No. of companies.

238.

148. Total capital......... ¥210,500,000 Y165,300,000 Amount paid up... 3,220,000 2,220,000

170,000

80,000

Reserve...........i

MANUFACTURING,

1904.

1897. 1,881.

No. of companies. 2,384.

Totali capital ...... "Y644,030,000 Y417,270,000 Amount paid up.... 162,830,000 105,380,000

Reserve. .ni..................

27,870,000 COMMERCIAL.

1904.

143,070,000

7,550,000

138 kind permission of Lieut. Col. A. G. Fitton,

11.5.0., and officers, the Band of the 2nd Batt, 'The Queen's Own" (Royal West Kent Regt.),

will play the following prografene at music, during dinner at the longkong Hotel, on Saturday, and inst.:-

Match......"Under the Double Flagle Ovellu...Italians in Algie ".. Selectiva frat......" Hadion Hull** Vale Menduachi au Rheins " Songerente a ....." The Silver Path" Nelection.............** Lady Mudcaps" Hontree and Glere...

Wagner

..... Rossini ..Bullivan .Yollstedt .....Maven ...Ruben

God Save the King,

HONGKONG theatre-goers will be interested to hear that Miss' Bertha Hunter (Mrs. Vallance) who was so populat when here with the Dallas Company through several seasons,, has, just (May 2nd, says a Calcutta exchange), been accorded a benefit by the Amateur Dramatic Society, assisted by several professionals from various companies performing in that, City The same exchange states that Mr. M. Band- mann, who will be remembered in Hoogkong is about to build a theatre for himself in Calcutta, a city already boasting of four, with an opera house.

street,

IMPATIENT LOOKERS UN. Many of the lookers on that assembled on the side-walk wore sorrowful, countenances, They did not know what the next "find" would bring, eagerly watching, and taking part in the CIVIL SERVICH GRICKEÌ CLUB. work so gallantly performed at great risk. They could not say whether the ones they held dear and whom they knew where imprisoned in the death-tiap would be brought out dead or alive, or perhaps, crippled for life; but, nevers theless, they said nothing, and with a look of calm misery on their faces they co-operated with the rescuing party in the work, upon which life and death depended.

Later, 3 p.m. PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES. When our representative visited the scene this afternoon, work of clearing away the debris was still going on with as much vigour as in the forenoon, while stout poles spanned the street, from the verandahs of the collapsed buildings to the houses on the opposite side, so as to shore up the walls of the partly demo lished buildings and so enable the firemen to

On gaining the open, he realised that the premonitory noise that drove them out of the premises was the first indication of the col

Before he lapse of the roof of No. 226. had bad time to utter a word to his confreres, more rumbling sounds were heard and in the twinkling of an eye house No. 226 came down, being quickly followed by the others. "The noise of the crash, as may be imagined by the crumbling of the brick walls, and timber, was proceed with their work with a minimum of ertific," continued our infurmánt, "and stand- ing where I was was nearly suffocated by

dust:"

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"SAVE ME SAVE ME!!" On leaving the Chinaman, our reporter im mediately made an inspection of house No. 226, going upstairs by the back steps. Here everything was seen to be a huge heap of ruins., Firemen and coolies were busily engaged in clearing away the debris which was stacked high, white bamboo-men were erecting poles to shore up the wall of No, zzó, which corners into Eastern Street, for fear of that part of the building coming down. Looking through a

ground floor window from Eastern Street could

be seen the huddled up body of a coolie' who was still alive and his faint cries of "Save me,

The fire save me," could be distinctly heard.

men worked hard to extricate the man.. but their work was hampered by the heavy flooring and wood-work overhead, which had to be carefully removed, and which took time before the imprisoned man could be rea- ched. Ropes had to be brought into use, and, attaching one end of it to large poles, and also

risk.

MORE RESCUES.

During the last afternoon three other fokit were recovered from the buildings. One was discovered pinned down by planks in. the ve

This man, it is randah of the tea house. stated, was at work in the balcony when the collapse occurred. is also slightly injured, and after being tem porarily attended to was conveyed to hospital. His bruises are not of a serious character and | he is expected to pull through,

Fortunately, be

MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.

After the mentioned had been duly attended

to the shouts of two men from the rear

of the building were heard, and immedi ately attention was directly in that direction.; the fire escape was run up to the building and there, to the pleasant surprise of a fireman were two fokis standing together, quite unhurt' and with a look of terror on their countenances They were immediately rescued, and as they were unhurt they were released, after their Games had been taken by the police. These men were in the kitchen at the time of the

to the woodwork of the shop, the gallant res-collapse, and, as the cook-house was left stand- cuers, by that means, pulled out into the street ing, they were imprisoned here, as there was the rubbish near where the sound of the im no other means of escape, but they were nearly

frightened out of their senses. →→ prisoned man was heard.

AT THE TRA-SHOP.

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At this time other men were trying to gain admittance to the ruins of the next building,

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ONE "LIFE" LOST.

Up to the time of going to press the rescuers have so lar-and that is in house No. 226-been

unable to discover any persons that have been killed, the only life fost being that of a cat

for it was stated that there were about forty- five Chinese employed in the shop at the time

WARNED BY THE NOISE. of the accident. The efforts the rescuers proved fruitless; as owing to certain alterations The police, who are at work at the scene, are in the course of completion to the buildings of opinion that nothing more is to be found, for before the collapse, and impeded by the many they are told by the owners of the houses that tops of debris, it was impossible for ode to get all their faces were out including those removed into the ground floor. Blocking the doorway to hospital. One of the masters of the shop was a huge Chinese glass-case and around ibis, said that he employed thirty-five fokis [in the piles of mortar, and the ceilings from the floors teashop) and as soon as the great noise was above, heaped so as to form an effectual heard all made for the street, and were thus

AL. saved. barricade: The firemes made tempts to overcome the obstacle, firstly, by trying to remove the glass-case, and then by attempting to pull down the staircase of house No. 238. The former effort proved futile and the fatter could not be put into effect, as it was feared that should this be done other portions of the building, 'and most probably the ver andah of this house, might come down.

ONE MAN EXTRICATED.

many

The services of the rescuing party were also, required in the wine shop, as that part of the building was clear and it only required the removing to one side of some piles to get at the man they sighted.

A "SEALED PACKET" The debris in Nos. 228 and 230 had not been

touched, and until late this afternoon the mes were still engaged in clearing No. 216, The police expect to be kept at work there for the next iarty-eight hours. The debris is acccum. ulating in the two untouched buildings, and when they start to clear it away there may be many surprises in store under the dust heaps.

INSURANCE COMPANIES UNAFFECTED. These three houses are the property of a Chinese woman, who stated to our reporter that she purchased them three years ago. They' are all covered under a policy against risk by fire, and as a collapse does not come under that clause, she can claim no compensation.

Mr. A. G. Svojsik, journalist of a Bohemian | daily called the Cech, Prague, who is touring

round the world on behalf of his

paper, arrived

Along the side of the road were several in Madm on Tuesday moming from Agre ambulances, and, as many dead carts in He has visited the United States of America to

by a fireman and that rushed up outside investigate the immigration question in that readiness. "When an ambulance was hailed country, especially, as he put it, the prosperity the premises, and the stretcher, taken into of the Bohemian and Slavonic emigrants to the the building, it was at once known that They were summoned at about eleven o'clock, States. On his trip through Ametica, he also

THE RESCUING PARTY, The rescuing party consisted of over 60 Collet and Firemen Gordon, Giant, Watt, Macdonald, Mackenzie, Hedge, Murphy, Parr persons. Notably among those were: Inspector Glendinning, to all of whom praise is duc.

and a quarter of an hour later were on the scene. In less that twenty minutes the first only fritons can work on mich occasions, body was extricated, and these men worked as when it is a question of life and death and their best services are called for.

visited Mexico and Canada. Having spent the unfortunate victim was bappily discovered, 1897.

about a month in Japan, the traveller stopped A few minutes later the stretcher sallied forb, No. of companies. 5,609:

3,630.

at Shanghai, Hongkong and Singapore, whence bearing a coolie covered in dirt, who was Total capital..............) Y644,030,000 Y417,270,000 he deviated for a short trip to Java. In the groaning audibly and laid him' down' near the

After the heruclean efforts which the volun- Amount paid up...

454,800,000 60,220,000 Messageries Maritimes .. Tonkin, Mr. Svojsik side channel. The accumulation of dust and went to Colombo and embarked thence for dirt on his face and mouth was washed off by

strenuous work of the rescue under a sweltering Reserve........

48,280,000

Bombay, During his tour through, India he Firemen Grant and Macdonald, and after theters were called upon to exercise in the summer so, it would be an unpardonable Land and marINE TRANSPORTATION,

was much struck with Agra and its famous rescued coolio was made to swallow some lea, 1597. +

Taj Mahal. The traveller, who is familiar he was rushed to the Government Civil omission were the report to withhold a duc meed of praise to the gallant band who work- Flospital,

ed throughout the day at such great persopal with the whole of the Mahomedan Orient, vis 454- No. of companies.

risk, achieving, through their own voluntary, Total capital......... Y403,670,000 ¥266,970,000 the North Coast of Africa, Egypt, Syria, Palestino and Turkey, declares that the Taj is the most

but none the less strenuous offers such signal Amount paid up... 309,410,000 || 164,680,000 beautiful building not only in the East, bat iz

results, which in their success should alone be 136 Reservamanay **28,110,000 6,550,000 world.

a certain reward to the gallant workers.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

19. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Hongkong, 29th May, 1905,

1904.

682.

YELL FROM THE TOP FLOOR.

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The man had a narrow escape. He was covered up for something like an hour by heavy wood-work, etc, but from his conditión bis

WHITMONDAY SPORTS, Following is the prograine of Sports to be decided at the At Home of the Hongkong Civil Service Cricket Club, on Whit Monday, from 3 to 7 pm. The Band of the West Kents will play selections during the afternoon ;—

Blind Fold Driving Race, Mixed Double (open) z prizes.

2 Girls Race, (sisters and daughters of members only) 3 prizes.

3 Thread and Needle Race, (Open) 1 prize, 4 Boys' Race, (brothers and sons of members only) 3 prizes.

5 Ladies' Scurry, (wives and sisters of mem- bers only) a prizes.

Boys' Legged Race, (Open) 2'prizes. 7 Ladies' Egg and Spoon Race, (wives and sisters of members only) z prizes.

8 Girls' Skipping Race, (Open) 2 prizes.. 9 Members 100 Yard Race, 3 prizes. to Thread and Needle Race, for boys and girls (brothers and sisters or children of ment- bers only), prize.

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113 Legged Race (members only), 2 prizes. ta Potato Race, for boys (upen), z prizes. 13 Tug-of-War (members unly), 13 prizes. 14 Chalking the Pig's Eye (wives or sisters. of members), prizes.

15 Egg and Spoon Race, for gentlemen (opea), z prizes.

10 100 Yards Veterans Race, 35 years and over, 3 prizes.

Mrs. Francis Clark has kindly consented to present the prizes immediately after conclusion

of the sports.

A NOVEL COMPETITION,

WINE FOR FREE COUPONS, `

The art of advertising as adopted in the present day rush for wealth would astonish our grandmothers, could they but know of it, and every day we hear of some new and novel way by which those who have the good things of this canh to sell, endeavour to magnetite the dollars out of the packets of those who have them. But the days when buuter-dishes, "Good-luck" mugs, and flannel petticoats were "given away with a pound of tea," have been consigned to the timbo of the a long dead past, and now it is cases of the best champagnes and other good wines and spirits (no less) are given away-if not exactly with a pound of

ten," at any rate for very little more in the way of purchases, and now for a single dollar purchase one has a chance of winning a casa of Perinats Fils Champague, valued at $56 or cases of whiskey of various prices, besides many other "prizes. This novel competition, as will be seen from our advertisement columns, commences to-day, and Mr. Mowbray-Jones, the energetic business manager of the enter prising firm of wine merchants, Gregor and Co., of No. 19 Queen's Road Central, is the deviser of this attractive scheme. That the idea bas "caught on, as our friends across the pond say, was borne out by the tremendous influx of customers into the establishment to. day, all intent upon winning, it possible, the case of "fizz, dr at least something they don't have to pay for,

This competition lasts from to-day until the 25th inst., inclusive, and affords a rare chance to consumers of" one of the best the market affords.

THE WEATHER,

The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg, First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory — On the 1st at 11.55 a. The barometer has risen generally, particularly over Japan.

The high pressure area lies over Japan, and pressure remains, relatively low to the 8. of Formosa.

Fresh NE. and E. winds will contibus in the

Sca

Forecast:-Fresh E, winds; fait. Formosa Channel and the N. part of the Chine

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE,"

American (China) 3rd inst. Indian (Kutsang) 4th inst. German (Prinz Waldemar) 5th inst. German (Zielen) 6th inst. Canadian (lîmpress of India) 12th inst

The s.5. Stentor is dus here on 6th inst, and will sail on 8th inst., for Japan and Pacific.

The C. P. R. Co.'s 1.5. Athentas arrived at Yokohama at 7 a.m., on 1st init, and left again at 10am, Saturday, for Kobe, where she is dua to arrive at 4 pm, în zrd inst..