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Entimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY DECEMBER 201

THE Now York Fosialista havo decided to po- tost to Margnia Ksisery, the Japanese Premier, against the execution ofthe forarese Ansrchists charged with conspiracy against the Empero", Two Chinese were doctorcod at the Police Court this morning to walve months' imprison. meat and six hoors' stocks fr spatching a paise cntaining 3 cents and $3.80 in money

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SANITARY BOARD,

MEETING THIS AFTERNOON.

slace first representations were made by the foreiga merchants of the port to the Imperial Government with reference to the "necessity for improving the lower Whangpoo reaches and removing the bars, But the Government at Peking made no haste to institute opera A. S. WATSON & CO., ions, and it was not until rgot that any practical step was taken. Previous to that, all parties had agreed to the constitution of a River Authority, on the lines of that.which WE are desired to state that through 4 luk (Medical Officer of Health) Dr. W. W..

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Two Europeans were charged at the Magit racy this morning with refurlog to pay for char bio. Nr. E, R. Halifax ordered each man to pay a compensation of $1 to ite chair applits. A forber fine of $1 was imposed on each otite defendants,

MYRON Crippen, the father of Dr. Crippas, who was recently coâvized if the murder of his wife at 39 Fil'drap crescent, amdeb-razd Lardon, has died renniless and friend'ess Lus Augees, in California. Fe declared bis te'isf in his son's innocence, THE Pecarg Municip. Elections are heat exciting Europeans are most lepigen at certain Chine: e placards which have teep post rd advising the electors to withhold their vetes from the English. The placards are believed to le-ths work of, hinese Reformers, A WORLD'S ricard for, telegraphy by a single operator was made over a wire from London to Manchester on November 15 By using the Gell travamliter (a New Z:laud itven

on the operator maintained a speed of to wards per minuta for a cous'de roble pęciod....... RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library and. Moseum for the week ending the 18th December, 1910.

had been formed for the port of London; | courtesy of His Excellency Admiral Gubler but the Viceroy of the Kingoan provinces the Orchestra of S. M.S. Scharnhor.3, will baving offered to undertake the whole again play at Government Hoaro during Lady financial burden of the scheme, which was Lugard's "At Home? ca Friday, the 33 to be carried out subject to the advice is at 420 pm. of an approved foreign engineer, the foreign representatives acquiesced in this arrangement. The result was the formation of a River. Conservancy Board, presided over by the Shanghai Taotal, and the ap pointment of Mr. J. de Rijke as Engineer in-Chief, Had the undertakings of the Viceroy been carried out faithfully, the best of results might have been achieved; un: fortunately, the opposite has proved to be the case. It was the Toner Bar, already mentioned, that was supposed to receive first attention at the hands of the Conservancy Board, but those most competent to judge declare that practically no progress has been made up till now in improving the lower reacher of the river. Things war in all con- science, in a parious state enough when sud. denly at the end of last month came a peremptory mandate from the Viceroy of Nanking ordering the dissolution of the Conservancy Board. As a result of this arbitrary action the Board has ceased lo exist, Aa is poly natural. in the circumstances, the forcigo associations of Shanghai view the present situation with arm, and no time has been lost in drafting a new scheme on the basis of which negotiations may be re- instituted with the Imperial Government. This scheme, has been approved by the Chamber of Commerce, the China As

American Associations, A CHINAMAN was charged before Mr. J. R cic, and was to be submitted also to the Wood at the Pelics Cout this meraing with consideration of the Consular Body before the fare my of a quality of cobing valued at being, finally sent to Ministerial headquari ra's, residence at No. 144, Magaz ne Gap. $ 950 from ito, servants' quarters (of Dr. ters. It is proposed that the new Board Peak Foad, and also some clothing value! at should be the Shanghai Taotai, the local $6.0 from the survan's' quer era of Nr. 99, Commissioner of Customs, and the Coast | Gough Hill Road, Defendast was sentenced Inspector. This Board, which would be in? to, six months' imprisonmeat, and six hours' vested with the authority of the Government, stacks. would be in no way subordinate to Provin THe will of Dan Cárlás of Bourbon, the A. §. WATSON & CO., majority vote would be determinative. It royal standard of Churles V, hoping that it will cial Authorities, and, in its deliberations. a Spanish Pretender, bequests to his to the would have entire control of the fiuances of some day flat triumphantly in his beloved father the Conservancy; and the original annual land. The Pretender divifad his property be Government grant of 460,000 taels, as well tweco bis 30 and his three daughters in four as any additional grant, would be paid inteq parts, The whels is estimated to be the Board's account. The several Chambers of Commerce and associations representing commercial interests of Shanghai, having

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-Hongkong, Tuesday, DECEMBER 20, 1919.

THE SHANGHAI conservancy

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in Hongkong, with our open anchorage, we are fortunately free from the conservancy problems that confront many Eastern ports such as Macao, Tientsip and woʻably Shang bai. In this respect, the Model Settlement

agreed to the raising of a tax for conservancy purposes, consisting of three per cent of the Customs duties and,, in, the case of duty free goods, of one and a half per mille of value, the tax shall be dealt with aspro vided for, as soon as such formalities a are necessary to regularise it have been com pleted and notified, to the Board by the Ministers. The Board will be charged with the maintenance of existing conservancy works and the construction of pew works and to improve and maintain a channel from

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1 caue (Assistant Medical Officer of l'eslib), and Mr. W. Bowan Rowlands (secretary),

UNIVERSITY AMENITIES.

An application was submitted by Mes Pamer and Turner for leave to erect ag urinal on the second for of No. 11 Yu O1 Terrace, they having obtslaed permission from the Building Authority to take the necessay water supply from the unish to the east of Hill Road.

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MALARIA AT SHAURIWAN,

CLBAKING THE ́ NULLAH), '

After that.

THE CONSPIRACY CASH.

WEIRD TALE AT THE FOLICE COURT. At thỏ meeing of the Sanitary Board this Before E. R. Hallifax at the "Magistracy thin A meeting of the Sanitary. Board was held his acternoon in the Board Room Mr. E. D. aferon-Mr. E. D C. Welle (President) in after on, the c81 was continued in which C Wolfe presided and there were also prosentti e chair- coresponderen was submited to. Weng Tiz Kin, frmaly a autent of St. Hon. Mr. A. W. Bicvin (Registar General), lative to the prevalence of malaria in the 8t au Stephen's Ot l'ege, Mak U thin, an unemploy. Mr. A. Sheiton Hosper Colonel Bedford, kiwan district, a subject which has been before ed esmar, and Chin Chim an unemployed {RA.M.C. (Principal Medical Offi'er), 'Dr. F. the Board on s'veral occasio's recently, vaticle-driver, are charged with alleged com- be mitter had teto again brought up spiracy to murda one Wong Pak Chav, aged by a letter, dated 25th ultimo, from Colonel W

9 years, and Weug So Ch 0, 5 yoirs of aze, G. A. Bedlo d, R.A.MC, Trincipal Medical Mr. Powley prosecuted and Mr. J. H. Gardiner Officer, la which he stated that in company | represented the defendants. with ti sanitaty officer he had thoroughly id€ | Mr. Bowley having outline i the facts of the spectedthenullaha/j.cento yetmoon Barrack caso,

nih:d found la the pools ou caroas teces of Mak Kup stated that ho was 10 years of age at ophalesive. He and stroth. tone of the and arrived in the Colony ten years ago. recommendat in contrived in the report, dal Witness was employed at the Government of 4th June, cy, ef the special commiten Civil Hospital for two years. appointed to liquie lato the que lion of he was employed at the Sanitary Boud. Ho The Medical Oficer of He l'b m'puted malaria prevectiba at Shukiwa was the went to his country this year and returned on. Wil the Director of Public Works please say clearing of this collah, and he urged be Board the 5th day of the 8th moon. He kaew the bw the water will be obtained from the quilah? approach the Government with a view to second defendant Mak Chiu, who called on From the point of view of the breeding of mus having this work ff.cively completid Colonel him on the 16th of November, Hoca led him quitoes any cb.t.action to the flow of water in Bedford la bis letter stated that or rose ani tock him to 31, Elgin Street and sad there most abjectionable I am aware that there hundred c1es of milan had occured this was my work for bin. This was thortly after 5 are at present dams is nolinh opposite the fear amongst the troops it fored in the Lyee o'clock in the afternoon.. Wb-o a entered the monjunty, but I presud that you propose to maos cantonment, in spite of the rigid'ure of room ke as the first sodibird defendants, whom ablish these in connection with the training moquito nets, the adni.istratio of large pro kadid not know atthe time. After drinking tea the ' of th's bullsh above Pokfolam Road I have pasticc doses of goine, and, siber precaud.letdint asked him if babul twelve min, on aloids advised that sti, be done in connects being taken. He paid out also that he wanted to make up a party of twenty to go

the raive ppd rob "p. 41. Cas

‚ Ca'nɔ R^nd.." Witness refused. on with the question of the the healthiness malatis was very sife am

in'l si'd he was net a ribb:re-d could got do of the University site, end it is most import a lion of Shanziwan district in generi

The President in a written mhuir os h such a thing. Tie fi st and secon I defendanje, that these tenks should not remsia in the bid of the uullah"-

rujici, explained that in the sepit of lethemasksibi to murder the twahɔys, § ŞƏMİRİ, commites appointed it i vestigate ha coud offered blin to take the fs of ca 4 of the boys. tions favo ring malaria in and around Shankle was taked to Calue Roid, wb:re he raw was, dated 4th June, 19 9, it was recommend the two boys playing in the streets. Next, ed inter alia "that the undergrowth and scrub morning at 9 o'clock the second defendint be cut down from the westora slaps of Lice-wint to look for him agaia and called bin to moon C, situated between the village blow 91, Elgia Street, This time they ta'kid ow.r Rad, the bracks ab vn; the lots and small berbrge being all, wd to remis. This was dens in accorda ce with the Col n'al Secre taty's letter of sath July, 907, and, he presum ed, included the corro ndings of the stream which tucs under No, 12 bridge. This rá. the Fresident understood, had become ever. growo again ud it would appear advisable for the Ford to recommend that the cl:a log bo|| done annually in fitare. The same :eport also recommended "the training of the rulahson in the Eastern and Central ci-tricts bad bening to bridges No 1 and 12." The pallab running to No. 11 bridge wás pót lo hand, but dealt with.

that funding to No. 12 bridge was eat dealt with at the tiras as explained to the Colonial Secretary's letter refered to. Na further reply bad since been received from the Government anti would therefore be advisable to draw allentien to this fact and to request that this nolish be dealt with if possible in the same manter as the other builah mentioned.

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Tao Diretor of Public Works minuted

te dams are to course of removal. Ne pol will be formed by the water for the misal, dic

The Registrar General miru.ad This place must be a restaurant, not a b.tel. Coca consistent, trw. of wre in the. Dullah be guaranired? Is it not pr bable that the Upi. vassly will intercept it all in the diy season? - The Medical Officer of Health :-"Ia seply to the Registrar General, I have never sten his nolish run dry; it is qui'a possible that this University will require ell ha water thai this nullah can supply.".

The matter was mitted for i `quity.

LIMEWASHING,

The limewashing returns, for the fo toight coded asik November showed that 175 hruses

DES RUCTION OF RATS.

It w sieported tat during the fouright onded roth star, 9, 173 zats had baon killed. in Hongkong, of which were infected, and 2,455 in Kowlion, of which none was in fected,

~THE WATIR SUPPLY

1

. Dr. Flawilliams minated;- Was it ever

pointed out to the Government that "thẻ further reply "promised on 13th July 99 to lama bago); bad not be fer hcoming, or

(Mr. H. Ma farlane) and the Government The reports of the Government Bacteriologist Analyst (r. A. C Franklin) showed that in all the samples examined from Pekfalar, Tyto and Kowloon Reservoirs, the filtered water each case was ût for potable purposes,

Dr. Furwilliams minutedIt is highly savisfactory to bote the improvement of the worth between £3 9,300 and 400,000 quality of the water from Pukfolam. It is to Five passenger boat owners were charged babe hoped that this may be maintained after the fere Commander Bill Taylor, N., at the firs: heavy rainfall."

Harbour Office this moin ng for unlawfully concealing the number of their boats. His rip idarel each defendant to pay a fias of 515. One of the defendasis was fürher fined Sta for making last to the ss. Stay Bice whilst under way, and $5 for relating to stop his heal when ordered to do so by the Poilce,

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- A RESORT OF VAGRANTS, Correspondence was laid on the table rela-

tive to, the illegal cccupation of No.63 Hok Un Kok by grants,

The Registrar-General iniuuted aren't the houses pulled down?"

A FORMID BLE LIST.

Why

4,059 118 from charges for inspection of

Mr. F. Lorria, mausger.cf Messrs. Museo englocaring, and £1,500 from half per cent. ard Company, reports to the Police that a on isiue floans. There is a balance in band gold bracelet with diamonds attached valued at the end of the year of 734-12-7, the prin- at $20.was stolen (on a desk in his bedro:m cipal items of expenditure being £19,772-181 No. 7; Peder's Hill. He sorprcts his ter for saldric, 48,8394-8 for travelling expenses

van's of having committed the theft. of engineering steff, and £6,034-158, for com- mission to brokers on lean subscription.

bis mter again and he promised to murdae the boys. Then thị three des

went on top of findants and

hi roof and hurned joss sticks in an oath was takou. After his $50 was banded over by the fist defendant to be divided between the secord and thirl defendants and himself. Wit. es the returned boms with his sha:o of the money, and'after this ho was laid op fic a low daya, He received a letter, which he showed to a costable. L.ter on, he received anbiber letter. After receiving the iconi litter, the second and thi ddefından s called oa bim and, astad if he was ready to commit the dead or act. 'Il he refus d, they said they would have to engage there vices of another man.

Fur.ber evidenca wis called and the cars was remanded.

NEW CONVENT FOR SWATOW.

D: PARTURE OF FRENCH SISTERS: Soeur Alphots'ne and two other Sisters o the Fretch-Order of St. Paul de Charites Inft Horgkeng to-day in the... Babjing f was there some reason for the delay of the

Swajów, where ibey are about to establish repog 1

MA. Shelton Hooper minuted The Aw Conreut. S car Louise, the Superioreas. correspondence, alter having been laid before of the Sisters' fhe Order at Pagrda nechor. the Board, should be forward d to the Governo, was present, and sever? friends of the må setten att bulton stage at a sureful and chi ri oblaadjes serop es mi to wish The President said he though; if a the two them n voyiga in 1 overg k'ad of prosperity messures with fe suggested is this mstier, in their cew venture in the cause of true cove:nd the points a'sed by Colonel Bidfærd. Charity. As regards the receiving of to reply: from the Government Quent the draining of the second culish, he supposed the matter must have keen overlooked..

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TOMORROW NIGHT'S CONCERT,

The Hongkong Thl'harmonic Society have mado special a rangements to imp ove the acustic pope ties of the Theatre Royal in connection with co-mer.ow D'gh's carcert. the programme should pro o accept ble ta t'e audience and is selection is in keeping with the cbjrets of the Sxiety, namely, to pra vid gd musić'cf a lyɔn which, fer the most

cort parties that textimally vi.it the Colony, logu: of is by forwarded to the Goverment

Opsting with the Talin Sympay of for consideration,

Mand loba (No.4) wo kas pleasing as it in Dr. Clark seconded and the motion wasn'tibe to the capibrises of the ke lateral, agreed to,

NHẬUNG SHAN

NEW BOILERS FITTED,

DEATH OF CAPIAIN WARRACK,

The President stated that since.ibe end of

Colonel Bedford siid that from lis The Landoa Morning Post, the greai organ of quite recently beggars had been giving trouble observations and these of his saitary of 98 the houses, hid bien unoccupied until Tariff Reforas, says it is impossible to ignore by occupying the outhcu es of soms of the fices, there w Do wason to doubt that the grave situation in which Ucionism has been buts. He was sorry the Dliector of Public the state of the orlichs explained to a creat placed as a result of the unfortunate and im Works was not present to answer the-le, istrar-extent the continu u grevalence of melaria at practicable proposal tó submit a Tariff Refer a General's quay.

the barracks, specially in the married quarter Budget to a referendam, Tariff Reformers bad

Mr. Shelton Hooper.-'t was a plegus;

Mr. hilton Hooper moved that Colonel occupies perhaps the most unenviable posi-the Yangtize to Shanghai having, as far as do quarrel with the old constitution. They stricken arez and that is why it was closed. Bedford's letter together with the minutes aris pa't, is not tridacid her's by t'e vai tas čòn tion of any port in China. It need hardly circumstances and funds permit, à least should make it a startleg point in the text For vs saisto occupy the houses is donerous, be mentioned that Shanghai is situated on depth of ao feet at mean low water of spring must immediately insist on having clear

campaign. Ia any c.ss the Tariff Reformers for they may be infected. the Whangpoo River about twelve miles tides over a least width of goo fect. At the course in association with the U.ipvist party-demolished forthwith.“

The Registrar-Geseral moved.hat the heures

A contrar wi'lbimade by two na Eco-apɔn'ed above the point where it falls into the Yang-same time it will be called upon to co operate

Mr. Shelton Hooper seconded, and the mo-‡: tsze kiang. "And the fact is only too well with the riparian ouers in respect to dred. A STATEMENT of the office loads of the Crowa

partage, both of cosiid r bli mérit and wallet know-beym to Masic" (Dudisy Buc') known that the Yaogize delta is steadily glog operations to secure improved wharfage Agents for the Colenies for 1503 has been is- tion was carried.

The Board afterwieds něj nu ned,

azd "Moonlight" (Eten Favolog) which lat growing seawards. Every year eces new land facilities. Under this scheme, also it is, showing that the receipts for the year wens £78,30-173, jecteding a biliares of

tary-spicduced on the Cojient ardor Ti Co- reclaimed from the sea. The water course's proposed to constitute a Consultative Board, 1c07 17-from the previous year. This chief

*REPORTS OF LARCENIES. The Queen of the Canton River Fleet" Award by the Shefild Choir with great success. tributary to the river and open to tidal action to consist of five members appointed items incl:de 14.487-16-5 from departmental

the xs. Heungsham, of the Hongkong, Cart Mrs. Fchofield h s kindly kop oʻtal fo`si gi and Macao Steam eat Co., Ld, has been to Gluck famous "Obi Fars" wi à s'r'ngs and are fast filling up with the silt brought, down by the several Ministers at Peking of the charges on sores bought for the Cal Eles, by cacli food tide from the Yangtsze. This five nations having the largest tonnagé

Atingly designated by tourists and patrons of Professo: Danasbergw psform the first move. the river baat companies; bas just come out of ment of Greg's A Miner C azerto with the growth in the land area is specially noticeable entering and clearing at Shanghai, and one at Shanghai, where, in the memory of men member appointed by the Ch' ese Chamber

the hands of the Kowloss Dock Co. 1o his Orchests. The special work of the Srciety will be Elgai Banner cf St. George" by the still living, the Woosung and Whangpoo of Commerce. The primary functions of

speech at the last half-yearly m:eting of share Rivers, at whose junction the city is built, the Consultative Board would be to watch

bolders of the Macao-sud Canton S'e mboat Orchestra and Choros, whots sumberr wil Oo, the Obaleniɩn gave the shareholders to approach one hundred. have lost one-third of their former volume conservancy proceedings on behalf of the

understand that, at the next docking of sp A European lady had her bin-1-bag soatch and thicated in the very near future to de-commercial interests of Shanghai and to

ed from ber hand on Saturday last in Queen's Heungskander the Board of Towle survey;bero!! pend entirely on artificial measures to keep make such representations to the Conser

Rado.

bollers would be replaced by a set of new ones.

To-day, on Me's. But erfield and Swlie's A school girl in Blake Garden was attacked which, besides effic ́ng grant economy la fuel offices on the Prays, as well on all the come them navigable. In this connection, it is vancy Board as it thinks proper, to which THE scheme for a riley connecting the

by thres mtp. One held ber from the back Caucasus with Baluchistan tia Persia his pra-sug her placed, his bands over her mouth, to consumption, would give a speed to the vessel pacy's stipping in the harbour, the house lage interesting to recall the prophecy of that end the Consultative Board would be supvaked little comment, in the Germen Press prevent Ler from shouting and a third party to as casily to place her in the foreirant among ating at baf mast as a mark (lyrespect t keen observer Archibald Little. Be reckonplied with full information concerning all The information available here with pece to wreted a rattan bangle from her wi's Haviko, spejdy verséų çogized to the lucrativa the 1ste Ca2'à'a James Warrack of the 1.5. Koffing The steamer arrival yester ed that at the rate at which the coast was projected works, concerning progress of opinion is Russia and England seems some-ingcommitted, the outrage, the cowardly on Canton River irado. At the beginning of this day at ercoes "at" four o'clock, and the making out to son, this century might see current works, and concerning pances. In what dyspeptic. 1he Colons Gzelle pubi besado tracks for sty

month, the Beungchan occup'ed a berth in ons Chief Officer who hid 'a samrd command, The Matron of the Victoria Hospital on Shanghai situated on the banks of clear the event of disagreement as between the telegram from St. Peter burg which says that Surday, last, came acrest a Chisaman, who of the dry locks of the Kowloon Dock Besides predt, at Captain Wairck had died at sea. the usualyendy overhaul the work of dismanton Sunday on the voyce up from Iloilo The water panál above tidal influence, for so flat two Boards on points of conservancy the financial circles there adv sa a sceptical atitude attempted to soa'ch her hand-bag. With great ling the old boilers and replacing then by asit remains were taken arbole, indi' was sicer and sponge is the land that seems to matter in dispute would be submitted to M. Timbir zeff and M. Homiakoff, ob e ver the presence of mind, she dared the ruffin to allock of now steam producers was alas taken in hand. tained that death was due to interal trouble. absorb the greater part of the rainfall and to a Consular Committee and if necessary welter, sza it is true, very optimistic, but the band b ́s was red.

heroad slura while, the man di-appeared. The Mr. Dyer's men went about the job in a perfect- The funer I trok pl ce. it Happy Valley this

ly baslarse manner and well within the afternoon. leave little for the intersecting rivers to carry to the Foreign Ministers at Peklog. This Pspects of raising the cipit I required on the A Cti ese woman while reinraing to her fputated time the exter alve refitting of the Captain Warrack was well knows on the off. There are three sea approaches to new Conservancy Scheme has been drafted The Times that 51. S'olypin and M. Saz no wrist, mst a Chichman, who came up to tertion of the surveyors and the. Company's tish Orental Company, but after their fleet Interrations! mail et ure small. The report of house with a.bogle valaid. at $40 on her spland d vristi was completed to the satisfac China coast Originally he was with the cot Shanghai. Of these the most generally used with due regard to Shanghai's pressing needs are ap cially interested in favour of the scheme and told her that a pail in the bangle was

was gold he joined Mes rs. Butterfield and is the South Chabael, which has a depth of and yet is distinguished by the moderation calls for confirmstivo, Public opinion in St. some gum

loose had offered to re-set it with the help of superintending suci.rer.

On Saturday to uros the pusgadam pro- Swire in 1ços 1ering h's service with that from thirteen to nineteen feet opposite the of its tone. We await with interest the deci. Petersburg is resolved;

That using ore falisbly.puted creded on a trial rop to test the efficier cr of firm Captain Warrack was several times in with the valuable stics, wherzupon the maD

ber new driving m chinety. We did not bave command and he had been master of the Fal mouth of the Whangpoo. Incomingsteamers sion which the Imperial Government cannot saxx battleships of the United States set went feto a shop and on leaving the establish the pleasure of an invitation on bold, bat from ang since De-ember of last year. He had elther lie off Woosung or go up the Whang long withhold on this matter, highly mo arrived in the Eng'ish Chaen 1, the fat aplit

most, he ran away with the bangle.

all accruafs the trial trip fornished resu'ts, many friends in the Colony wło de ply regret poo to Shanghai. The latter course en-mentous as it is to our neighbours in the up, ido second and furth divisions, under the

which ward a foregone ro-clusion, 'v's, entirely kis loss. Die a ed was a na iva of Aberdeen, satisfactory. Besides wa'ntaining the contract N.B., where Mrs. Warrick is at present repid- tails the crossing of two bars, The North.

speed, the mischise, ran with a sooolboess. Outer Bar, just outside the embouchure

The last batch of subscription: grittin that gre not the sightest y'bration, a con- toni ja all, which `aniyed by the e.s.sideration motilo, be de ́pised when it is (as the Gearia), proccellog to Cherbourg Changelip on Sunday mp aing, were, diawn con l'eed that, in order to keep strictly and Dress respectively. The fint division, for at Kennedy's Stables at Cauleway Bay to the Company's schedule of wlling, the under Near-Admiral Schroeder, the Comman yesterday afternen, The drawings resulted vessels may be interchanged at a moment's Dotice from the mersing to the night seivica der-in-Chief, went to Torbay, and the third" | in follor & t-

and vice versa, Thore on board on Satur- en the Minnesota, has attired at Gravesend, division, under Rear-Admiral Joseph Murdock,

day expressed every satisfaction with the The famous world cruise of the Americas fla

work of the Dock C, who, to carrying out the to act in the manner they have done, a few yasin ago will be recalled by this visit

have art only recovated she engles room of The object of the cruise, like that of the

the landing steamer on the river, traffic but, to former, is to elucite officers at d men not only

na hackneyed.rtrate, baya made the ffeung Thaw an good as new, if not better, Sho will to the ass of naval we poss, but faite baud.

resume her run on the Canton device on Hing of the ficat at $92.

Wednesday, aret fact.

of the tributary Whangpoo, is rapidly LOCAL AND GENERAL. enlarging. Ten years ago it bad twenty feet

of water at low spring tides; now it has only A NATIva was fized fag this m-xaing Ist keep thirteen feet. The Ipner Bar is a little waying an eating house without a licence. up the river, just before Gough Taland is THE N. Y. K. kindly favours us with sets of reached, which island is a growth of recent postal cards showing the well-known firm's ex- years. There is small matter for wonderment,hibits at the Anglo-jan: nese Exhibition. therefore, that Conservancy" works, should

A COOLIE way sentenced this morning to a bulk largely in the public view, for the pro-months' imprisonment and six bours' siccks sperity of Shanghai depends Urst of all upon for snatching a silver watch from a Chinaman jus aliipping trade. It is a long timoago now, et Wait Foini yesterday.

a

command of Rear-Admiral C. E. Vitelind (on the Zouf Liwa) and Captain T. B, Howard,

SUESCRIPTION GRIFFINS,

48.-Grey, Sir Hormuje Moly. 49.-Grey, M1, M. W. Slade. 50-Dark Grey, M. G. Friesland.

Bay, Mr. If, Keswick. S-Cheetou, ir Hormujen Mody 13.-White, Mr. W. D. Jupp,

4. Grey, Mr. H. Keswic

Bay, Mr F B. Manhill, 56.- Gray, Mr. B. Leçon, 57-Walls, Mh PM, Meyer,

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BOWLING COMPETITION AT THE HUNGKONG CLUB.

Mr. G, A. Wardcock won the Cepti's Cop for bowling last right at the flogkoug Club, Those who were qualified to participate in the contest were the compoțiters who sco at the tightstogg ega'os for each mon b ́in the first Ex montby. Last night's" competitors were' Mr. Woodcock, Wolfe, umphreys, Gra h⋅m, Laogin! Wa darook."

The compinis started fast year. At the conclusion of the cratest, Mr. Humphreys "pretented the Cup to the successful çömpetitar,