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Telegrams.

** 'HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "

SERVICE,

NAVAL REORGANISATION. ENGAGEMENT OF FOREIGN

[By

INSTRUCTORS,

'.:----.. courtesy of the " Sheung Po."]

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY DECEMBER 17 1900

COMMERCIAL.

WEEKLY SHARE REPORT,

Reviewing the share business fok the week, Men. E. S. Kadoorie & Co, write this after

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The week under review has been a quiet one

188 TOWKAY.

MERCHANT PRINCE OF THE" VAST,

For few people living in England will this title bave any significance, whatever, except | perhaps to suggest quite vaguely a choice vin, rage of'h generation ago. But là point of facti

To-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG FOOTBALL' CHALLENGE

**SHIELD.

To-day's Advertisements.

and with few exceptions the market bas ruled the Towkay bas nothing to do with the wine | EPRESENTATIVES. of CLUBS in-will be REMOVED from ro, Der Vœux

wook,-"Rubbers" have also been quiet in sympathy with the London market, but gene. Trally speaking stocks closa stondy with a dis

position to buy at the somewhat lower ráter nów obtaining. There is no change in the prics of Para hard fine Rubber, which last advice gave as 7/3 per lb.

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Peking, 16th December. The Central Government has wired to Prince Shun Pui-lap and Admiral

Banks. -Hongkong and Shanghai Banks Sah Chen-ping, the Naval Commis-ruled quiet, and are on offer at 5995. The sioners now in Europe, to the effect London rate however has improved to £92.5. Nationals are in demand at $65, but sellers are that, should they contemplate the not forthcoming, engagement of any naval instructors, they must in the first instanco consult the Chinese Ministers accredited to those countries at which the instruc tora are to be engaged.

THE DATE CHANG CHIII. TỪNG

Marine Insurances-Cantons are obtainable at $89%. North China after small sales at Ts. at Sign. Unions are steady and can be placed

which came or was supposed to come, from Towkay in Hungary,"

To be at once explicit, the Towkay is the merchant prince of the East. He is a Chine man, and hails from the British Crown Colony known as the Straits 'Settlements. To the English colonist or the indigenous Malay, the name at once suggests commercial pros perity, landed interests, capitalism in a country where these achievements call forth do envious reproach from a proletariat which is nuly two well provided for by Nature; and though the country is no longer the country of

lingering feeling of respect for the ruler and the "Sabib," as it was under the Indian Go- vernment until the sixties, there remains a the rich man, and this the Towkay shares in both capacities; ruler because he is often on the Legislative Council; sich man because by the ald of his owe cunning, and the assistance of a hard working British Administration he has often made himself in a short time a steri ling millionaire.

THY TITLE OF TOWKAY

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terested in the above are hereby notified

MEETING for the transaction of General Business will be held in the Y.M O.A. Rooms on FRIDAY, 24th instant, at 5.30 PM.

H. J. TOTTON, Acting Hon, Secretary. Hongkong, 17th December, 1000.

HONGKONG JOOKEY CLUB. EMBERS requirlog PRIVATE STAND and STABLE ACCOMMODATION in the Jockey Club Compound are requested to apply. to the undersigned.

T. F. HOUGH,

MEME

Clerk of the Course, Hongkong, 17th Decembar, 1999. [855

10 AND OPIUM PRAFFIC.

are inquired for at the rale. Yangize ats nominally quoted in the North at $130.

Fire Insurances-China Fires are steady al

The Pekia correspondeat of the New York $it Hungkeng Fires are on offer at $375.

World telegraph as follows:--China's approval Shipping.-China and Manilas' and Dou

of America's proposal that a second Opium glases are quiet and without business to re-

Conference be held at The Hague and that the port, Hongkong, Canion and Macao Steam

delegatos be empowered to negotiate an in- boats have been sold at $11 and at the close

ternational treaty I the seppression of opium further buyers prevail at St. Indo Chivasis, however, qed title somewhat lacking in EXCHEQUER DEFICIT.

is regarded as certain. The Wai-Wu-Pa have again come into favour with buyers at

(Chinese Foreign Office) strongly favours [By courtesy of the "Shenky Po."]

161 and possibly a higher rate could be dignity. It is not to be found in the Malay

the proposal, but the approval of its. abtained, but sbares are not available. I language which is the vernacular of the coup details by the Boards of Finance and lotercal Peking, 16th December. the North sales have taken place it Tls. 44 and, nor is it pure Chinese Cantonese, Hok Affalra is necessary for its formal acceptance The Prince Regent inquired Tls 46 closing firm at Tis. 461. Stell Trans-kien, or any other known dialect. It appears The proposed treaty would provide for the sup ports are firm and wanted at the slightly the country. The muchce fines man" lan and the declaration of the drug as contraband. to be the only "pidgin-English" word used in pression of opium within a prescribed period Chen Kwei-lung, the new Viceroy of increased rate of 6. Star Ferries, old and Chili, what was the amount of thew, are unchanged and without business to

guage of the treaty ports and English musical The right of search would be granted by the comedy is non-existent in the Straits. Though signatory Powers together with the punishment deficiency in the public funds of the Refineries,China Sugats continue quiet at

the word "Towkay" as applied to a rich China-of any illicit traffic as an international offence.

· Lianglm Provinces during the Vice-$159 and Luzas at St. Perak Sugars are in ao carries a sense of dignity to its application

THE SERVANT QUESTION IN BORMA

of

royship of the late Chang Chil-tung. Chen wei-lung reported that it' was four million odd ta ls, but that

report

request as Tis. 35, in the North.

Mining-Chinese Engineerings have buyers a: Th. 19.10. Raubs are out of favour and neglected at $74.

Dock, Wharves and Godowns-Kowloon

to a Malay of wealth or high rank, to an Boge lishman it would be nothing short of an in sult. The story is told at a warning to freshly fledged Civil Bervice cadets from England, that one such youth once addressed one of the most exalted and eminent Malay rajah by the

Intimations,

SOURED MILK.

HE OFFICES of Banitary Department Road Central to the SECOND FLOOR of Specially prepared from pure cul- BEACONSFIELD, Battery Path, on SUN-tures of selected lactic fermenta. DAY, the 19th instant

All communications to the Department should be sent to Beaconsfield 'on and after the 19th instant.

W. BOWEN ROWLANDS, Secretary. Hongkong, 17th December, 1909.

PARTI

26 Cents per pint. "Orders must be sent in twenty- [86four hours in advance.

DARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of

the lotting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on THURSDAY, the zard day of Decem- bar, 1909, at 3 P., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excel- lency the Governor, of Que. Lot of CROWN LAND at To-kwa-wan comprising portions of the foreshore and sen bad, for a term of 75. years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75

FOATS.

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-PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Kowloon Marine

Lot No gov

Adjoining Kowloce

Na of Sale,

Registry Na

Locality.

Boundary

Measurements.

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Cooleats is

Annual Rent.

Premium.

900 300 290 350 †105,000 | 604 15,759

Hongkong, 17th December, 1909. 1857

HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPARTMENT,

It is

T is hereby, notified that information bas

out as ander

the entire amount had been spent in Wharfs are easier and on offer at $61, Wham title of Towkay at a moment when the said question will again be getting acute. Barvants ties that GUN PRACTICE will be carried

the public interest.

The Prince Regent observed that, even issuining a part of that money had been applied by the late Grand Councillor to his own uses, His

Highness had no intention of pursuing

the matter any

further.

· STORIES OF PAPUA,

TRAVELS OF A ROYAL COMMISSIONER.

Royal Commissioners as such are a class apart, privileged to see and probe and question and learn all about their subject of inquiry, remarks the Standard. of Empire. All 100 rare is it to find in the chain of such a body writer gifted with the art of graphic do scription, capable of seeing things in the

poa Dacks are also quiet with sellers at $53, Shanghai Docks are reported sold in the North at Tis. 76) Hongkew Wharis have declined tots, 128 at which price sates have been put through.

Laadi, Botels, and Buildings-Hongkong Hotels have risen to 5/79, at which rate they are in demand at $45. Sales of Hongkong Lapds have been effected at $loz, and further

buyers prevail. Humphreys Estates have been

suld at $8 and more can be had at the rate,'

• Cotton Mills-Hongkong Coltons have again been dealt in at $54. Ewas hava declined and _cal_be_placed_at_To_31_in_other_stocks under his heading wo take the following changes from latest mail advices 19 hand. In ternationals Tis. 75. Lau Kung- Mows Tis. for. Soychens Tis, 425.

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broad light of human interest. Such a map, however, is Col, the Hoo. Kenneth Mackay, CH., M.L.C., who acted as chairman of the Com monwealth Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the conditions and methods of Government of Papua or British New Gulnes Australia's first colony. He has just published bis useficial account of the trip taken through Papua with his fellow-commissioners-Mr. W. E. Parry. Okedea, 150, and Mr. Justice Her-bave attracted considerable attention during bert-under the title of Across Papua.

the week, and after sites at various rates

rajab had so far thrown off his cloak of Oriental dignity as to,condescend to play billiards at the English club in one of the native States, The eminent Malay personage was playing a hundred up with the cadet and was only evenly odd when the cadet was four short of "game," but at last, by diot of some lakes, contrived to draw level with bis oppo. nest when he was stopped by the balls agalo running into the most impossible position' Not to be beaten, however, he struck his own ball with exteme force, and no precision whatever

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Now that iba tourist saioa bar arrived, writes a correspondent to the Ringoon Gazette, and car hotels are getting full, the servant

will be leaving to go to their country," They are getting especially high wages and plenty of pickings at hotels and with tourists, etc.) Some are even prepared to forfeit a fortnight's pay to get these special appoint- meets-high wages-pickinge-little work, I is to be hoped that the experience of residents during the next fow.months will lead them.to to take this question more seriously, in the immediate future.

ervants would be coable to leave as they bavo already begun to do and get the positions alluded to above leaving their masters and mistresses who have been kind and indulgent to them to the furch.

Events Coming.

Saturday, 18th December. Triangular Longus Cricket, Club vs. the

Geo, P. Lammart, Obicese: Curios sale,

In the Lady's Retim for November is an amicie ou the servant question both pro and in the direction of the red, with the unexpected--con-which-goos-to-the-root-of-ite-matter, and- result that he pocketed the latter and the white our correspondent sha.61 with Mrs. Winifred ball, The cadet thereupon, a true sportsmen Caroy the contention that the character book is if nothing else, said to the exultant rajab in the fundamental basis of the whole scheme. what be conceived to be the choicest Malay. This can only be properly obtained by com Miscellaneous-China Providents have been

"You backed up very weil, indeed, Towkay "pulsory registration. With such a book,

Light and Powers are firm, at $6. sold at $3 and more can be had. China The bonified spectators, on hearing this mode if address applied to a native roler of such Island Cements have found buyers at $71 but big caste, that he has invariably to be sellers now prevail at the rats. Philippines addressed by his native subjects in words are firm and wanted at £91. Langkats have not used in the ordinary Malay vocabulary, experienced fuiiber activity since we wrote lasted Incontinently, leaving the cadet, so and at the close buyers have offered Tis. 830 they thought, to soms dreadful fale. What ex the final dividend of Tis. 12), and bonus of actually happened to one knows, but the Tis. 7 paid on the ith inst. Sumatras have cadet was warned that for the future he had experienced a sharp rise to Tls. 125, but can

better not risk British prostige by speaking to be bad at the rate.

Malay dignitaries till he had learned the differ-Fleet, 1.45 pm,

ace between the manner of addressing a blue- blooded rajab and a Chinese merchant. In his manner towards the English in the Straits, the Towkay follows out the maxim of "being all things to all men." To the planter or merchant, fields are firm and inquired for at gaf. Daman-be in polite without an exaggeration of polite Golcondas at $1 and Highlands and Low. officer or warden of mines, be acts the part of the saras are offering at bor. There are buyers alness to the official, whether, he be a district lands at 51/6 Kamunings, after sales at 4/3 timeserving politician of the pre Reform Bill are wanted at the slightly reduced rate of 3/6 days in Eugland to bis constituents. To the Kual Lampuri have been dealt in at 88%. but

art of bribery which is not bribery, he is so it is evident that theirs no easy task in trying at the close buyers only offer 87, Ledburys edept, and the, suavity of his manner at an t wenn the Paporos from their fantastic after sales at 48/9 beliefs. The village sorcerer is still a power in

are slightly easier at 47, official mining banquet towards any, English- the land, and this is the type of opposition the

The partly paid shares have been sold at 18/3 gian who has the remotest connection with the prem. Saggas are fium at 95%, Cheras.have tin mining industry is worthy of a diplomat at missionary has to contend with:

been in favour and sales have taken place at any Court in Europe, but like the diplomat, he 56t. Pagains are weaker with sellers at $71. always stops just short of being obsequious; he Sandycrpfis are in demand at $775.

Rubberc-Anglo Malays are in demand at 13/3, with no sellers under 14/9. Balgowles

Col. Mackay tells us in his preface, consists up to 1776 are pa offer at $30. of impressions scribbled down during the com- missioners travels in all sorts of places and al all sorts of times, after the day's work was done. But they lose one of their interest on that accoust. ile speaks in tones of high com- mendation of the work of the missionaries, and

Once a year the sorcerer stands near the mission house and cries, as of old, I am lord of the sea; crocodiles, sharks, and turtles belong to me, and the people admit it by brløging him bis share when any ere caught. They still build their houses on high poles, not for pro-

spirits cannot climb, and at this season they beat drums at night so that the spirits may dance, and thus, being kept in good humour, give them abundant crops. As we walked, men passed us wearing bunches of white feathers in their hair ap tokens that they had killed a man, Behied the mission bouse we were shown a sacred place where they still spread their nets before fishing for turtle:

QUEEN VICTORIA'S PRAISE.

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December settlement 19th December.

MY JAPANESE Nürse,

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Hughes and Hough, X'mas Toys sale, 2.30 Buff' Gymkhana, on the Pals Ground, 2.30 Football Matches Happy Valley,

Sunday, 19th December..

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Catholic Union Bar iar, from 4 p.m. to 8 pm.

Monday, 10th December,

Hughes and Hough High Class English Jewelery sale, ur-a.m.

Geo, P. Lammert, Toys sale 2.30 p.m. Crown Land sala, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, a pim..

St. Stephen College, Opening of New Wing, by His Excellency the Governor, 3 p.m.

Geo, P. Lammert, Fancy Goods sale, 3.30pm.

Wednesday 22nd December.

p.n.

ance, by the Minstrel Troupe of the U.S. Theatre Royal, A Grand Minstrel Perform

Navy Cruiser, West Virginia, 9 pm.

Thursday, 23rd December. Theatre Royal, A Grand Misuire! Per- formance, by the Ministrel Troupe of the U. S. Navy Cruiser West Virginia, 9 p.m.

don is 1/9 7/16 on demand. The T rate on Excbaogo The Bank's selling rate on Lon-

HIS EVERYDAY ASPECT. The Towkay displays an extraordinary mix- Shanghai is 741.

ture of European civilisation.and Oriental

Geo. P. Lammert, Auction sale of Sundry kim Dividends "Payable.-Anglo Malays-Second Conservatism. See

after buslaess Goods etc, 2.30 p.m. tection from mortals, but because they believe interim of 12 per cent, for 1909. Valam-hours reclining with his wife, on

brosas-interim of 1/1 for 1909. Linggis-leather cushions of a high sprang victoria prizes, by His Excellency the Governor, 4.30 the St Joseph's English College, distribution of Quarterly dividend of 68. per share.

as b drives out to take the evening air has been fixed by the Stockbrokers' Assocía- of Malatea. With a high stepping pair of Forward Settlements. The following date in Singapore, or in the old world Dutch town tion of Hongkong for Forward Settlements:-boraes, jingling bells on the barness, and a pair of of ornamentally liveried. Malay servants on the box, in his: sombre loose clothing of monotonous colour, and only a red silk cord interplaited is his pigtail to denote his rank Japan writes to the Nursing Mirrer: 0. Tora display and simplicity. There he sits with An English are who was a patient in be produces a contrasting effect of Oriental sin had several theories of her own, some very trying, one being that if I drank much 1 should uninterested expression through gold rimmed a green cigar in his mouth, gazing with an

paspire too freely. At first, when I meekly spectacles on a game of cricket or football bead, and in quaint, broken English endeavour man to draw up by the side of the ground equested water, of tos, she smilingly shook her that may be proceeding as he tells the coach-

The Derby Day occupied me for fifteen

ed to explain that what I drank, would where a long line of carriages and motors with come out through my skin prompily assembled. But the Chinese wife may not get their English or Chinese occupants is already months, and appeared to the exhibition of 1838. When Queen Victoris came to the private view though I were a species of water gourd out to walk about as does the English mem with Prince Albert she sent round the exbibi- anal idea that sick folk must be tumoured, and stops short. Like the rich European, the Tow The Euly Worm,"9 p.m.

Fortunately for me, though, she had the at that point, the imitation of Western customs

·tion accompavied, according to custom, by the in the end I had my way on that point. Fanning and of jewels bought from Parisian firms, re president only, and whenever she whhed to

kay is a collector, but the collection, generally speak to any of the other academicians she refreshing, also it helped to keep the mosquitoes castle more than any Englishman's home, 'and was part of her treatment, and it certainly was mains bidden away in his house. That is his ~would Lead for them. Instead of following her off, Massage was another item in her programme

usual custom of viewing the pictures one after

no while man, except the commercial travoller another, as they appeared to the catalogue, she want to mine first, and I received a summons to attend her. Majesty.

Frith told the story of this picture as follows: I was with some friends at Hampton Court, and was walking with one of the ladies about the course when the iles" suddenly struck ma' what a splendid. picture a race courte scena would make; not the actual racing, but the people who flocked to the spectacle,

She was very complimentary, and Prince Albert surprised me by bis deep and accurate knowledge of the principles of art. He went

of work-voiy unlike our vigorous system-it for the firm of jewellers or the English doctor, seemed to consist of a very feeble rubblog. As a ever sees its Interior. like some of our own countrymen, much wash nation, the Japanese are a batt-loving race, but, ing is considered pernicious for the sick. When

In his

SPHERE OF WORK AND BUSINESS ↳

1, requested amah to make ready.my tub as the Towkay is insurpassable. He has some suggested that O-Tara-san might like to go to lower classes, and one of the leading Towkay usual, O-Tora-san's eyes dilated in horror, so times Dick Whittington like, risen from the the doctor for my medicine, and when she had who at the present moment has two daughters

bare back

right through the picture with me, telling me departed I commanded amab to prepare the belogeducated in Paris, owns several motor car, bath in hot baste, You too muchee sickes, has an English secretary and has travelled in was her response, but eventually she obeyed, Europe, was himself, filteen years ago, only to though I'am sure she regarded me an out of mining coolle who slept sightly an bis my mind,O-Tora-san returned before my on the wooden floor of a hut. The Towkay lɛin the vals of her wrath on the head of poor inno volcanic like possibilities contained in the so: ablations were quite completed, and expanded short a wonderful example of the hidden and CONE BEEBILE

called sacient races of the world-w-Giels,

by what process I arrived at certain results, and pointing out some faults, and making ad- mirable suggestions. When the picture came out of the exhibition I adopted several of bees, and la every case with great beneft to the picture.

Friday, 14th December, ing, at the Y.M.0, 1., Alexandra Building, 5.30 Hongkong Football Challenge Shield Meet-

Boxing at City Hall.

Saturday, 15th December. Public Holiday,

Monday, 27th December, Theatre Royal Bandmasu Comedy Co

Tuesday, 28th December. Hughes and Hough, Auction sale of Sandries, etc., at H.M.,Naval Establishments, t0 am.

Theatre Royal, Bandmann Comedy Co.,. "The best People," 9 p.m.

*Wednesday, 29th December, etc., at H.M. Naval Establishmasti, to a.m.

Hughes and Hough, Auction sale of Sundries,

Mesting, will be held at the Company's Offices, Campbell, Moore and Co. Ltd, Anosal

Ón MONDAY, the 20th December

From the East of Hongkong and from Devil's Peak in a South-Easterly to North-Easterly direction, commencing at 7 p.m., and fiolshing (if the range is clear) al-about to pm. A clear range is required up to 6,350 yards, On TUESDAY, the arst December →→→

From the West of Hongkong and Stone-

cutters in a South-Westerly to No.th": Westerly direction, commencing at 19

m, and falshing (if the range is clear) at about 2 p.m. À clear range is ro ~quired-up-to-10,700 yards.—

If the weather is unfavourable on either' of the above daten, practice will take place on the following day. keep clear of the range.

All ships, jauki and other vessels are to

BASIL TAYLOR,

Commander, R.N

Harbour Master, &c. Hongkong, 17th December, roog,

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DAIRY FARM Co., LIMITED.

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Hongkong, 16th December, 1999.

ASAHI BEER SAPPORO BEER

TO BE OBTAINED FROM ALL WINE DEALERS

FOR SALE.

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AMERICAN BILLIARD TABLE (Nearly New). Balls, Cues, Rest, all complete.

Apply to

GEO. MCBAIN.

No. 22, New Pray Henghong, 24th November, icoo. 1793

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YEE SING,

No. 4 D'AGUILAR STREET,

[ANUFACTURE WHOLESALE AND

RETAIN DEALERS

lp all kinds of hand-made DRAWN and EMBROIDERY CHINESE LINE GRASS CLOTH, PEWTER WARE, &c,

all of the best quality. Hongkong, 17th December, voTO,

PUBLIC

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AUCTION.

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HE: Undersigned have received instructions to sell by, PUBLIC AUCTION,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

ON

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WEDNESDAY,

the sand December, 1999, at 2.30 P.M., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road,

comer of Ice House Street,

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF

JAPANESE CURIOS,

COMPRISING

Stands, Brass Buddhas and Temple Lanterns, Kinkosan Satsuma Tea and Carved Cherrywool Bookcase, Writing Desk, Tables, Chairs and Coffee Sets, Vases, Bowle, Silver and Gold Cloisonne Vases and Bɔwls, Ivory Carvings, Silk-embroidered Screen, Gold Damascene Ware, Kaga Tea Sets, &c., &o.

Catalogues will be issued. -TERMS AS usual,

Hongkong, 16th December, 1909.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.).

"Worth having"

THE BEST "SCOTCH"

Perfection

SOLE AGENTS---

H. PRICE & CO., LD.

PROPRIETORS.

D&J.MCCALLUM. EDINBURGH.

14th Day Vous Road, Central, First Floor, please see that you get MCCALLUM'S PERFECTION

As there are other Brauds of Perfection Whisky on the markets.

at Noon.

Thesire Royal Bandmano Comedy Co., WHISKY.

Facing the Music, 9 pm,

Theatre Royal, Bandmann Comedy Co., •

Thursday, soth December,

Pair of Spectacles 1! 9 p. mende

H. PRICE & CO., LD.

WINE MERCHANTS.

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