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TELEGRAMS.

[Renter's]

Austria-llungary.

London, 14th June. Count Goluchowski, replying to attacks on the Triple Alliance, said that the alliance was only operative in the event of any ally being attacked on two sides. He denied that Austria contemplated a campaign of ex- pansion in the Balkans.

Parliament.

It is expected that the House of Com-, mons will finish with the Education Bill by the zoth July, and rise on the 3rd August, and that the Autumn session will begin at the end of October..

Later.

British Officers Attacked in Egypt.

Five British officers, pigeon shooting near Tantah, in Egypt, were surrounded by the villagers, deprived of their guns and beaten, with bludgeons.

Captain Bull of the 6th Dragoon Guards has died of the wounds received, Captain Pine Coffin of the Mounted Infantry has a broken arm, and Lieut. Smithwick of the Dublin Fusiliers is badly hurt.

Explosion on a Liner.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1906.

HONGKONG GARDENS,

·REPORT FOR 19:5. From the interesting report of Mr. S. T. Duun, superintendent, Botanical and Affore- station Department, we make the following

extracts:-

HOTANIC GARDENS,

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from serious damage done by typhoons

The year was, comparatively speaking, free August a low trees were blown down and a number of rose bushes destroyed which have now been replaced. During the typhoon sea son much time was taken up by the staff in making preparations to minimise damage as much as possible. Often the work, such as the pot plants into sheltered positions: moving, of proved unnecessary, but it is more economical 10 move them ten times than to leave them once and have them blown to pieces. It is hoped, however, that when the office is con nected with the telephone system a lot of this work wil: be unnecessary.

Minor repairs have been done to both sand and concrete walks. Many of the bamboo forming the roofs of the plant-houses have had to be renewed. These were originally fixer from six to eight years ago. The plant houses in the pot nursery underwent considerable re- pairs, the wondwork in many place having become rotten.

A great feature at the fountain last kunstner was the splendid show of Eichhornia specioso when, in flower.. This plant was only intro. duced 3 years ago by Lady Blake but it is now to be found in gardens all over the Colony An interesting conffer in the New Garden has recently flowered for the first time. This is Liboceurus macrolepis, the seed at which was sown in December, 1920, having been prescal- ed in the gardens by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons' collector, who found it in Yunnan. The tree is now about 8 feet high. Other young trees raised, from the same seed and planied in Mountain Lodge grounds have long since been blown to pieces. One of the most in- leresting flowering trees in the gardeny is an unnamed Bauhinia growing near the deer pen in the New Garden. The original tree from which it sprang is still growing on ic bill side at Pokfutum close to the remains of an The liaverford has arrived at Liverpool.cid house, by the tenants of which it had pre- sumably been introduced from abroad. So far Greece and Roumania.

as we have been able to ascertain it is unmatch. It comes into The relations between Greece and Roued in the Kew Herbaru.

flower in September and temains in gand con.. mania have been finally broken off,

dition for nearly five months.

An explosion occurred on board. the finer Haarsford on a voyage front New York to Liverpool, by which people were killed and 40 injured.

The explosion is attributed to the homes from a consignment of naphtim,

Russia protects the Greeks in Roumania.

BREACH OF POSTAL REGULATIONS,

· DEFENDANT CONVICTED.

A Chinaman named Pun Yeung, residing at No. 81, Hillier Street, was placed before Mr. Gompertz, at the Police Cour: 10-day, in answer to twn charges. It was alleged defendant was collecting and delivering mail malter in this Colony without the consent of the Postmaster General, and also with infringing the exclusive privilege of the fost aster-Generai by collect. ing and delivering mail matter the Colony without the, saine passing thugh the Post Office, on the 15th intact.

Mr. E. C. Lewis, of the General Post Office, prosecuted.

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The defendant pleaded guilty to both charges. Mr. Lewis said there are several licensed hongs in the Colony who are permitted to collect and deliver mail matter. The defendant was not one of these. Twenty-one letters, all from Canton, were found an defendant when arrested.

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Mr. Lewis suggested that defendant be fined $50 on each charge.

His Worship contended that both charges practically amounted to one, only they were differently wordel. The defendant would pay a fine of $25, or six weeks' hauf labour.

THE JAPANESE NAVY.

TREMENDOUS TOTAL OF TOSNAGE.

POPULARITY OF THE SERVICE,

In September bulbs of Alifum neapolitanum were received from Mr. W. H. Wallace, Amoy sume of which were planted in pots in the gnr: lens and the remainder in the rockery at Wountain Lodge. A few of those at the Peak towered splendidly, but those down below absolutely refused to grow. A: Amoy thest and many other bullis do remarkably well, bui, from some cause or other whichitisdifficult to fathom, it is impossible to grow them in Hongkong.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE CHOUNDS. The grounds, including the walks, have been kept up to their usual condition. Towards the end of the year the tennis lawn was atacked by caterpillars which were kept in check by an application of Jeyes' Flund and water in the proportion of one of the former to ninety of the latter. In the small compound behind the stables, which was formintly used for growing decorative plants, new coolie quarters have been erected, thus necessitating the removal of the plants elsewhere.

MOUNTAIN LODGE GROUNDS.

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The shrubberies were overhaule and planted up as required. These always want a lot of attention in the spring of the year owing to the great damage done by wind even in the most lavourable summers. In the August typhoon the creeper covering the large retaining wall was completely blown down, thus exposing the whole of the unsightly masonry. Wires fixed in iron stays have been put up so that it is hoped that when the Ficus has grown, in two or three years, the wind will not be able to do so much damage in this direction. The steepest parts of the walk round the hill on the south side of the grounds were contreted, and cement channels made to carry off the rainfall.

PROTESTANT CEMETERY

Trin, BOTANY OF ÞÚRIAN.

EXPEDITION TO THE PROVINCE,

From the report on the Botanical and Affore- station Department for last year, we learn that at the end of April a well-equipped expedition was sent by the Government in charge of the superintendent to investigate the botanical resources of the Province of Fokien. Four trained Chinese collectors were taken. Foo chow was reached on the 25th of April and a' houseboat taken at once for the exploration of the more easily navigable parts of the Yuen

and Min Rivers, As the Hongkong Her bitium was almost devoid of specimens from Fokieu and as our knowledge of the flora of that province is very meagre, it was necessary to collect specimens of every species, even down to the weeds of the cultivated fields. This collecting was at once begun on the plains and foothills of the ranges surrounding Feochew, and in 3 days about 300 species were collected drying and sorting the specimens. On the The houseboat formed a convenient base for 29th of April the first rapids were reached, about 35 miles up the Yuen Fo. There is a good deal of virgin forest above 700 feet on the mountains which at this point begin to close in on the river. The finest forest that was seen was that, surrounding the Monastery of Fong Kong Tse. The enormous trees of Liquidam bar, Maple, Oak and Pine which grew there

sheltered a rich fɔra, and number of additional species were collected on the damp rocks and along the massy rivulets. On the goth a return was commenced downstream and Fouchow was reached again on May 2nd. The chief culti vations on the banks of the Yuen Fu are licker, water plum (Ayrica rubra), opium, wheat, oais. paddi and rape. In the steep gorges bumbac is extensively grown. Full notes were made on the cultivation and manipulation of these crops especially on the extraodianity ingenious methods of transporting the lambros from the mountains.

A start was made on May 2nd up the Mic River, and by the 7th Shui Kan, the highest The flora of the banks and neighbouring hills noist navigable lor houseboats, was renched. though very beautiful prescuted little that was new. Tea-oil cultivation was seen for the first time rovering the dry hills at Shui Kau. As an experiment is being made with a view to introducing this industry into the New Territ ory, the conditions were carefully noted.

A transter had now to be made to a rapid beat and interesting though slow progress was made up the almost continuous series of rapids Yeaping. About 200 species from the banks of the Min were added to the goo collected on the Yuen Fu, and the opportunity was taken of sorting, and writing a, key to the species as a guide in further collecting.

Yemping lies at the junction of the Kieaning River with the Min mensly in the centre of the Province and is cut off from the north by a high range of mountains. These mountains are intersected by numerous forest-clad valloys, and it was determined to make a thorough exploration of one of these and of the summits with one collector, sending two further up the Min and leaving one at Vesping to dry the collections. The imptant work of drying the plants already collected and of those now con- stantly scat down from the mountains was greatly facilitated by the kindness of some Missionaries in Yenping who lest a room for the purpose. The superintendent with, one Buong Kang, about 12 miles from the town, collector stayed at the small Chinese village of

and made an exhausive collection of the flora of the romantic gorge in which it was situated as well as of the grassy downs at the summit goth wood-oil and paper are made at this vill. age nad the excellent opportunity at obtaining neglected. Several points which had been full details of their manufacture wils no! obscure or misunderstood in these industries were fortunately able to be cleared up. A full description of these and other interesting ro sults of the expedition are given below. Buong Kang was left and a return made to Yenping after a stay of three weeks.. The number of additional species collected there was abou: 60%

A few days were spent in collecting at Yen- ping while for the return of the two collectors from the Upper Mit. Upon their return a rapid boat was secured and the collections taken back with all possible speed to Foochow and Hongkong which was reached on the 24th of June.

The usual routine work was maintained' throughout the year. During the winter months, at the beginning and end of the year, a great deal of damage was done to annuals by feet. The herbage obtainable on the hillsides at this se sun is less succulent than at other times and it is og this account that these. animals come into the cemetery to feed on the tender plants growing there. The ronis and stages of the plant houses, which had become decayed, have hern renewed by the Public Works Department. Theatsheds also, which are used for storing dry soil and for raisinging, there is a large plantation of wood-oil plants from seed, have been re-built,

BLAKE GARDEN,

A few more trees, shrubs and creepers were planted in the spring. Most of the plants and trees put in 190; have grown well. A summer. house subscribed for by a few of the Chinese residents' in the neighbourhood has been erect- ed on the mound at the north-west corner of the garden. The garden appears to be more and note appreciated by the Chinese.

PEAK GARÐUN.

In reference to the strength of the Japanese Navy, vernacular contemporaries observe that the Russian ships raised in the harbour of Port Arthur by the Japanese authorities are the four battleships Retvizan, Peresviet, Pobierka and Pollave, the armoured cruiser Bayan, the cruiser Pallado, two gunboats, & destroyer, and seven other steamers, the warships represent ing an aggregate tennage of 64,609. The Japanese Navy Inst in the war two battleships, the Haltuse and Yushima; four cruisers, the Takasago, Yoshino, Satyen, and -aʼiyako; foar gunboats, the Helyen, Atago, Oshima, The vote of $700 allowed for the formation and Kaimon, and the destroyers’Akatsuki and ¦ of this small garden was expended during the year but the ground has not been surfed yet, as Hayater, representing a total townage of

the work was not sufficiently advanced at the 46,049. In addition to the war-ships raised in

end of the rainy season to permit of this being Port Arthur, two battleships, the Orel, and

done. A pump has been fixed to the well Nicolai Ly two brmoured coast defence' ships, the garden by the Public Works Deparunent. the Swain, and Admiral Apruzeine; and This will permit of the well being covered over the destroyer Viedy were captured in the falling in, and at the same time the water will that there will be no danger of children battle of the Japan Sea, while the cruiser

be available for the garden. Varyng was raised as Chemulpo and the destroyer Reisniteling was captured at Che-

As the Nursery is unfenced, wild deen as in 100. The Japanese Navy has gamed an

the Protestant Cemetery, did a lot of damage to aggregate of about $7,000 tons. When the two

the seedlings; pigs were also a source el battleships Katori and Kajima, built in E-trouble. A portion was enclosed with a wire. land; the two battleships Aki and Sattuma,

netting fente, a feet high, but this was only part now in the course of construction in Japan; the four armoured cruisers Tsukuba, toma,y effectual in keeping the deer out as they oc

SÖKUNTO NURSERY.

WOOD-OIL.

Wood-oil is abundantly produced in the Pro- vince of Fokien und is one of the chief products brought down the Min from the western parl the Province. At Buong Kong, near Yen trees, and as three weeks were spent there during the recent investigation of the flora of Fokien, the opportunity was taken to ascer tain as much as possible as to the industry. The trees were of two kinds locally known

30 Hoa Turki tu nại Giang Tung

The names refer to the distin gusing character of the fruit which is sculptured in the first, smooth in the second. The trees were in flower and were easily recognised as Aleurites cordats and another species of the same genus' which has been in cultivation in the Hongkong Botanic Gardens for many years ni has not yet received a name.. I un derstand from Mr. Hemsley, Keeper of the Kew Herbarium, that it is undescribed and that he, bas it in hand at Kew. The Hwa

because all the flowers of the majority of trees Tung (Aleurites cordata) is the most valued produce fruits, from which the oil is made, while in the second kind a few flowers only in which cluster are perfect, quite 8o per ceni, being male flowers. Why this kind is planted at all I was unable to discover. The trees are raised from seed and planted out when about three years old. They arrive at bearing in s ar 6 years. The nuts are gathere when ripe, oil presses, The pressure is applied by wedges, and the oil is collected and taken to market in a crude state.

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liquid. The water contains a binding ingredi. Į "restricting" iho Indiaú opium trade in Ching, ent or size made from the leaves of various and Mr. Morley is prepared to go all the length plants, among which were an Actinidia, a ¦ of doing it "at any sacrifice to England or Holly, a species of Laurncese, and û Schizan- | India." Opium Merchants are heard to exclaim: dra. From this liquid the fibre is removed in "We hear the death-knell tolled."

· thin films on a delicate tray of bamboo threads Reports from Shanghai, and the Northern Markets show little or no improvement. Prices supported on a bambou frame. Each film is a sheet of paper and only needs to be dried, first there ruled steady and a moderate business on a hot surface, and then in a strong lever i transpired, preis to be ready for market.

-CHINA YIR.

The Market closes steady at quotations. No. 201-At the beginning sales were effect-

revived,

Intimations.

A SMALL SELECTION

FROM THE

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ROBINSON PIANO Co.'s

STOCK OF

The China Fir (Cuantojamie sinensis) may ed ai a lectine of St, but latterly prices again GRAMOPHONE

be called par excellence the timber tres of China, for in a great part of the Empire boats, houses, furniture and agricultural machines are

made of it.

No. 16-A moderate business traóspired in 101 selected threads at a decline of one dollar on last mail's prices. The large quantities, grown, is

Fokien in former times have doubtless contri buted to the prosperity of Foachow. The con- ditions of cultivation were investigated t Buong Kang near Yeaping in that Province. It is called locally Sau Toit). Trees are grown from cuttings taken from branches of 2 years old or less. These are planted in rows, 12 feet apart, from the beginning of February to the equinox. The plantations are cleaned two or three times a year while the riers. The felled timber is extracted down trees are young and are protected by fire bar

made ways to the foot of the mountains and then carried to the river and made into large rafts. The timber is in demand for construc. tion even in Hongkong although we are plenti fully supplied with Pinus massoniana, because

it is not subject to the attacks of white ants as is the Intter species.

COMMERCIAL

WEEKLY SHARE REPORT.

Reviewing the share business for the week Messia. E, S, Kadooric & Co. write on the 15th inst.-A fair business has been done during the past week and our market has shown more signs of activity than for some time past.

Hongkong & Shanghai Hanks at $810 closing Banks-Transactions have taken place in

tionals are wanted at $38. steady with further inquiries at $815. Na.

Marine Insurances-Cantons are on offer at 5355 without finding buyers; while sales are reported, of North Chinas at Tls. 89 and Yang- tazes at $175. Lajons have improved and are in demand at $810,

Fire Insurances.-China Fires continue quiet at 585. Hongkong Fires are firm with buyers at $305 and can probably be placed at $3071. $201, and Douglases at $40. Hoogkung, Can- Shipping-China and Manilas are quoted at

ton and Macao Steamboats have changed hands at 525, and there are now further buyers for shares at $258 Sales have been effected of Indo-Chinas a rising rates from $75 closing fairly steady at $78. A few Shanghai Tugs were sold at Tls. 63, the Preference shares being demand at Tls. 5, while Taku Tugs have advanced to Tis. 45, at which rate business has been done. Star Ferries are unchanged.

Kefineries.-China Sugars have declined to $160, but there are buyers at this rate. Luzons have depreciated to $20 without sales. A fair business is reported in Perak Sugars at various forward. rates up to Tis. 107) cash and equivalent rates

Mining, Chinese Engineerings have kord- ened and shares are in request at Tis. 990. Orientals are nominally quoted at Gold $14. Raubs can be negotiated at $3.

Docks, Wharves and Godowns.-Hongkong and Whampoa Docks are easier and are pro- cumble at $157). Kowloon Wharfs have been booked at $102 closing weak at $103. Shang. has Decks have been dealt in to some extent at Tis. 114, and Ilongkew Wharfs have been dis- posed of at Tis, 225.

No. rar,--Selected threads found buyers at very low rates.

No. 10 Cheap prices induced a good busi. ness, and importers freely met dealers at prices

asked by them.

No. 8.--One thread was sold at last prices. No. 6-Only one thread fetched last rates. Sales during the past fortnight-25 bales of No. 6; 25 bales of Nn. Sx., 2,375 bales of No | 105; 425 bales of No. 135; 300 bales of No. 165. and 1,575 bales of No. zon; in all about 4,735 bales

Lands, Hotels and Buildings-Stires are offering of Hongkong Lands al $110 without receiving attention. Shanghai Lands have been placed at Tis, 1153. There are sellers of Hong-. kong Hotels at $130. Humphreys Estates are port in other stocks under this heading, ta be had at Str)." There is no business to re-

Colton Mills. Only a small business has been put through. Ewos have weakened after sales at Tis, yo and are now offering at this rate. Soey Chees are stronger and are inquir ed for Tls. 3o. There are sellers for other stocks under this heading as follows:→Hong kong Cottons $14, Internationals Tls. 63, and Luou Kong Mows Tls. 74

Miscellaneous Green Island Cementshave receded to $28 and can be bad at this rate. China Providents remain quoted at 59, and Dairy Farms at $16. Hongkong Electrics fetched $158, at the early part of the week, but are now quiet at $15. Langkats have remained 235, and are now quoted at $7171 ex the divi- very steady and sales have taken place at Tis. dend of 1s. 7. paid today. Watsons have sellers at $134 and probable buyers at Sız.

YARN MARKET.

Arrivals.-Per Steamers Kuttang and Light. ning (from Calcutta), and Capri, Tosa" Muru, Bombay Maru and Delta (from Bombay) about

for Shangha 12,600 bales for this port and about 14,000 bales

Shipments. To Shanghai and the Northern Ports about 4,500 bales.

Unsold Stock-Estimated at about 88,000 Uncleared'stock-Estimated at about 47,00

bales.

bales.

Cotton-Sales of about 85 packages at $23 per picul."

RECORDS.

DAN LENO'S inimitable Comic Patter

The Huntsman, Who does the house belong to, Going to the Races, The shopwalker, The Muffin man, Mrs. Kelly, McGlochell's men.

HARRY LAUDER'S Famous Scotch

Comit Songs Killiecrankie, Referee, Stop your Tickling Jock, I'm fu 'the noo, She is my Daisy, Mister John Mackay,

GEO. ĮROBEY.

Prehistoric men, Poor thing, I live underneath, Kindness rewarded.

ARTHUR ROBERT'S Trial by Jury,

Topsy Turvey, For Thee. LOUIS BRADFIELD and FARKOA in songs from all the latest operas.

Local Yarn-Sales of about 299 bales of NO. ANDREW BLACK Annie Laurie, Piper,

tus, at $90.

Tapanese Yarn.-Nothing doing. Exchange: We quote, to-day, as under:—

India T. T. at Rs. 1561 per cent.

Demand

1+

London T. T.

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O'Dundee, Land o' the Leal, 'Mac- Gregor's Gathering, Banks of Allen Water, March of the Cameron men, Scots wha hae.

1.

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Sh.

11

2.1 1/16d, $

BEN DAVIES.

2.1 d. S

Tis:

72 $100.

29 11/16d, per or.

Demand

Shanghai

Silver...........

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TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE,

Salling.

London-Bank T.T.

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Do.

demand

4 months' sight rance-Bank T.T. *merica--Bank T.T,

*rwany-Bank T.T. India T.T......

Do. demand Shanghai-Bank T.T. Singapore T.T.......

Bank T.T.

Java-Bank T.T.

Buying

4 months' sight LG..... 6 months' sight L/C.

.2/11/16'

Songs of Araby, My

Pretty Jane, When other Lips, Tom Bowling,

EDWARD LLOYD. Holy City, Death

of Nelson. Yes, let me like a soldier fall, When all the world is fair.

2/13 | JOHN HARRISON. 'Tis the Day, Come It into the Garden, Maud, Sailor's Grave.

FRANCISCO. La Paloma, Prologue from Pagliacci, Toreador zong, La Marseil- laise, Lost chord, Largo al Factotum, BAND SELECTIONS, by Coldstream

and Grenadier Guards, Besses o' th' Barn, La Garde Republicaine, Bobe- mián Orchestra, etc.

2.63

.2.14

1562

prem. 102

.126

2/1 30 days' sight San Francisco & New York „511

do. 4 months' sight. joys'aight Sydney and Melbourne 4 months' sight France... 6 months' sight

4 months' sight Germany Bar Silver...... Bank of England rate Sovereign.......

OPIUM QUOTATIONS.. Today's quotations are as follows;—.

Maiwa New

#1

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Old Older Oldest

Patna New....

Old.... Benares New

Old Persiau (Paper)

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.9.54

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€ 940/1,000

Per chest

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To-day's Advertisements.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF'

HONGKONG.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DENNIS O'KEEFFE, LATE OF VICTORIA, IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, INSPECTOR OF Nu sance, Deceased. |

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NOTICE is hereby given that the Court has,

by virtue of Section 58 of Probates Ordinance of 1897, made an Order limiting to the 16th day of July, 1906, for sending in Claims against the above Estate.

All Creditors are hereby required to send their Claims to the Undersigned before the said date; and all debtors to the said Estate are requested to pay the sums due by them to the Undersigned without delay.

Dated this 16th day of June, 1906.

ARATHOON SETH,

Official Administrator.

A UGT 10N.

In their report dated 19th instant, Messrs. Phirozsha B. Petit and Co, write-Beginning with the same dolesome tone, the alloted span bids fair to present a cheerful closing scene, a lifeless beginning and a reviving end. As we go to press, our market for yarn is somewhat cheering up, prices have advanced by about a dollar, and booking is observed to be

pretty brisk. How far this is going to be maintained,

cu 652) if not furthered, would be a question difficuli to answer off hand, so bad and so ominous has been our beginning. When misfortunes come, they come in battalions. Bombay acted

PUBLIC

T F. KIENE'S Sales Rdoms, KOWLOOK,

THIS EVENING, the 16th June, al 9 P.M., CREFE SHIRTS, SILK and CREPE PYJAMAS, KIMONOS, SILK NIGHT GOWNS and CHEMISES;

ALSO

A QUANTITY OF

Faust, Chinese Honeymoon, Torca. dor, Gondoliers, Cingalee, Belle of New York, Orchid, etc.

SOUZA'S FAMOUS MARCHES. Chorister's waltz, Laughing Water, Mosquito Parade, Navajo Cakewalk, Darkies' dream, Jolly Fellows waltz, Happy Darkies, Les Patincurs waltz,... Salome, Double Eagle march, Esta- diantina waltz, Valse Bleu, Salut d'Amour, In the good old summer time, Loin du Bal, Sword and Lance march, Whistling Rufus, Smoky Mokes. MELBA, PATTI, Caruso, Tamagno and

all the great operatic artists.

Hongkong, 8th June, 1906.

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THE ORIGINAL

"CLUB"

WHISKY

18

$14.00 Per Case

TRY

IT.

"CLUB"

THAT'S ALL

Pronounced the best

Scotch Whisky at the

· Kurama and Ibuki; the three dispatch-boats casionally jumped over it. Small lamps, how- pounded up and placed in the usual Chinese sequel to be faced. Last week a heavy Chi. FURNITURE AND JAPANESE CURIOS, Drice on the market. ·

ALBANY NURSERY.

ever, fixed so that they would sway about in Afogami, Toné and Podo, now being built; the Shirotaye, Yugure, Wakah just built; the the wind during the night, ad very satisfactory twenty-one other destroyers, included in the faults. Estimates; and the Mikazuki únd eight other destroyers to be launched before the end of this month, are added, the total tonnage of the Japanese Navy (at the end of this year) will be over 500,000 tons, exclusive of the Afitina, sunk at Basebo.

The battleship Tange (lait Poltava) which is under repair, was built in 1891 and in Dow getting old. Various defects have been ob served in her hull, and she can no longer be

used on active service, with the main lorce. The cruiser Soya (late' Varyug) was built at Philadelphia, only seven years ago; her damages are heavy, but upon the completion of repairs, she will be a powerful and fast cruises it is necessary, say the vernacular journals, for the Japanese Navy to build 20,000 toos of new ships annually to maintain the present force of the feet.

The Baval service a increasing in popularity in Japan, Last year 200 bays were admitted into the Imperial Naval College at Etajima, while 2,503 candidates applied for adminance. This year 180 boys were admitted, and for these vacancies 3,000 candidates presented them- selves, Mr. Oyama Takashi, son of Marshal Marquis Oyama, and Mr. Yamamoto Kiyoshi, son of Admiral Baron Yamamoto, ex-Minister for the Navy, are at present among the studente `in the college-Japan Chronicis,

The whole of the Albany Nursery is grad ually being brought into use as fonds permit. A part of it is occupied by decorative plants, the stock of which has had to be largely in- creased owing to the frequency with which they are now required for various decorative purposes. Carrying the plants to and from the places where they are being used, insufficient water whilst they are in the rooms and the

frequent breakage of pots causing damage to the roots and necessitating re-potting, reader necessary to keep many more plants than are actually required at any one time. A number of trees and economic plants have been put in another part of this nursery,

WEST END PARK.

A number of men have been employed at various times throughout the year in cutting grass, pulling up weeds and keeping the place generally in a fair condition.

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GOVERNMENT OFFICES' GROUNDS,

These have been kept in good order through out the year. In continuation of the previous year's work bare patches under trees have been covered with "blue grass."

ROADSIDE HOCKERIES,

The numerous rockeries in various parts of the town have received attention from time to time. In the Glenealy rockeries a lot of re planting was done in the spring.

HAMBOO PAPER, -

&c,

TERMS-As usual.

&rt &c.

F. KIENE,

Auctioneer,

Kowloon.

1647

Hongkong, 16th June, 1906,

PUBLIC AUCTION,

Undersigned have received instructions

to sel! by PUBLIC AUCTION,

the North and established a dead stagnation the stepmother to Hongkong and Shanghai and A almost all over China, the effects of which have been disastrous and far-reaching. There have been local contributory causes as well. Chi- nese Banks have curtailed their accommoda- tions to Chinese merchants; the latter are chokeful of dearly bought purchases; the con. sumer refuses to come to the aid of the dealer, and financial embarrassment is the only natural nese failure in Hongkong simply added to the difficulties of the 'situation, and many com pradores and their sureties will have to beat It does not appear to have been suspected the brunt. The "dead" firm was dealing large. before that wood-oil was a mixture of the pre-ly in cotton, yarn, piece-goads, and opium, and ducts of two species. A sample of seeds of the

the failure of the firm will bring back into the new Guong Tung have been secured for trial market a heavy lot of purchases to be resold on at the Imperial Institute, and it they yield oil account of the compradorn and their sureties, superior in quality to the wood-oil of commerce and that cannot but have a very prejudicial effect on our market. If Hongkong and/or the tree will be tried in the New Territory.

Shanghai and the North report any further THE This is the usual paper used by the Chinese crashes, no one would be surprised, though that for wrapping up parcels and is produced and for. But we are just now moving in times is a consummation devoutly to be un-wished sold in very large quantities in many parts of Southern China. The manufacture was in-

which admit of all sorts of prognostications.

As it this were not sufficient, a sister trails of vestigated at Huong Kang where a flourishing

the Indian yarn business is seriously threaten paper mill exists. The bamboo called Ma

ed, threatened with extinction. If commerce Deuk () is the variety used. This in a was ever susceptible to the influences of politic bamboo (Phyllostachy, sp.) 20.50 ft. high, al and pseudo-political vortexes in one country having a downg

stem when young. It

more than another, it was in China, Misc. is cut into convenient lengths and laid in sionaries and political philanthropists (though there may be number that might almost be concrete tanks of water for about 4 months. After that period the material is careful | called, misanthropes) have been persistently PORCELAIN and GLASS WARE, ENA. ly removed by hand as it becomes ready dinning into the ears of the British Govern- | MELLEDWARE GOODS, TOILET TABLE and is puffed in a water mill. These milk,ment of England and ladia that by the opium SETS, COOKING UTENSILS, &c,&c,&c.; which are used for all kinds of pounding, cos traffic" they were poisoning China and taking sist of an overshot wheel about to feet in away her gold. For these years past these diameter. The axle carries a wooden cam agitators (well megning to be sure) were found which alternately raises and releases then he crying in the wilderness, and after all pounder. The pulp is subsequently taken into they have succeeded, they have captured the the factory as a fibrous mist, the fragments British House of Commons and have made a being about 1 inch long. They are there convert of it and a resolution, in all the solem, mixed with water, forming a thig muddy. "últy of the Commoners, hat just been parsed

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,.

on

TUESDAY,

the 14th June, 1906, at 11 A.M., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, corner of Ice House Street,

À QUANTITY OF

MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES,

¿

Comprising:

ALEO

80,000 Egyptian Gold-tipped and Plain CIGARETTES in good order and condition.

TERMS AS usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

Hongkong, 16th June, 1906. ›

DON'T BE MISLED BY

IMITATIONS.

MANILA CIGARS·

ALHAMBRA & LA UNION

FACTORIES.

H. PRICE & CO.

WINE MERCHANTS.

12, QUEEN'S Road Centrak.

(6ja | Hongkong, déis June, 1906,