“4 , ree Company's Steamsiipe ee [Te ‘Company's Stemnship : HE Steamship We “ * tat.Noon.,.

“TPOUGLAS 7 Captain Hodgins, will be de ne Hongkong, 25th May, 189) ‘For Freight or Pa “return by the Steamers of the CHinsa Navida-DBURY'S ASSORTED SWEETS, viz, ‘ Chocolate’ Almonds, Choculate Hiscuits, ‘Chocolate Cremes, Chocolate Macaroo Nee haan Also ae ; * Callard and Bowsers Sweets Butter Scotch . Toffes, &e. : TEAMSHID. COMEANY, | LIMITED, ; FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND ‘TAMSUL: T" E Company's Steamship “MEAICHING! Ft : tched (or. the } above Parts, TO-MORROW, the 26th instant, at 10 AM, . ‘ . a » For Freight oF Passage, applyte : we 7, DOUGLAS: LAPRATK & Co, mE Gen Managers, 18y9, .

FOR-SHANGHAL a SN TSIN," ; aptain Dawson, with be despatched. as above “MORROW, the 26th instant. -Breer iht or Wey apply to BUTE TER FIELD & OS WIRE, oy Agents. : {usa COMPANY, CHINA NAVIGATIO re LIMITED FOR SHANGHAL TH Cammpany’s Steanship |” A HAMPOAN | Captain Saies, will be i TO-MORROW, the 26th re. apply to : BUTTERFIELD -& SWIRE, oAgents, viched as above i pstat.

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“HE SECOND:: GYMKHANA, MEET-.

-_ ING of this ‘SEASON: will be held on. the Rack. Course, Harpy ALLEY, SATURDAY, the «7th June.

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. Gymkhana.

: [7060 Fegan eee seas . Hongkong, 5th May, 1899, oy NOTICE, [" is hereby notified that, in the absence ‘of : farther rainfall, onand after FRIDAY, the 26th “May, 1890, the supply of water will be turned. on in the pubhe ‘mains during the 4 following hours unly: ‘Un the City. of ¥ from 6 AM, to 10M, ., ‘In Seymour Koad, South Side of Kebingon Road, and South sidv of Upper Richmond Road, front 6 AM. to SNM. ‘ Ty Queens ns froin 6 AM, to 7 AM. In Beak Road above Queen's Garden from TAM OOS AM. é 3 igs woo and , Th Peak Road lelow Quéui's Garden from ‘ rit below Caine Read KL OD. ORMSBY, « Water Authority, Hongkemp, 25th May, ago.

WATSON LIMEPED.

MANUPACEURERS Ot , ‘ 'AERATED. WATERS.

AERATED WATERS of ow mann. itaeture are sold throughout the Far . a, ru Sast and are invariably preferred on oe aoe recount of their cxeellonee, TT HE Steamship ; “ATR! Captain Kock, will be despatched is -abuve on SATURDAY, the 27th instant, aly Pa ‘This well-known Steamer is specinily fitted | for Passengers, and bas a Refriperatiiiz ber which ensures -the supply of Fresh Provisions, Ice, &e., the voyage. at This Steamer, is installed throughout with the Electric-Hght. * i ee ‘= . vA Stewardess and ja duly qtalitied Surgeon ~ard carried, ; "NB. Retum Tickets issued by this Com pany to'and from Austra, are available for ‘TION COMPANY and tee tered, For Freight dr Passige, apply te, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Gow ‘ f ; ‘Agents, a *Hongkonp, 25th May, 18 THE Steamship ‘ sa ie MUNDAUN TED," will be despatched for the above, port, on or about the a7th instant; to be followed by thé $$. BENLOMOND ” ahout 3rd June.

For Freight, apply to : Aaa Pa ss si WAN, TOMES & Co, ° |: ‘ , 1 Agents. : ' “Hongkong, 25th May, 1899. [5474 “OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, FOR' LONDON via SUEZ CANAL, a “GLAUCUS," : Coo Captain Barwise, will be despatched as above on MONDAY, the'29th instant.

For Freight, apply to ey “ot BUPTERFIELD & SWIRKE,, a _ Agents.

» Hongkong, 25th May, 1899.

FOR: SINGAPORE, PENA “ ‘CALCUTTA, aed OHYSON,” Captain E. Fly, will ‘be despatched ‘for the ‘above Ports, bu TUESDAY, the oth inétant, Fo: sage, apply to -j GON, SONS & Co, Ng, 25th May, 18 INDO-CHINA Company's Steamship "oeYUENSANG,! * Rolfe, RNR, u be‘despate ed VESDAY, the 3oth instant, at amer‘has Superipr “ivst Claas Passéngers.’ i t reight or Passage, apply to. : MATHESON & Cw. on il Managers. : agkong; 25th May,'1899. . [yor “NIPPON. YUSBN KAISHA. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES ESBOROUGH, ANTWERP, ONDON, COLOMBO ANID “VSINGAPORE... |, THe comnaay's Steamship : BA: MARU," ie arrived from the above Ports, Consiynees atga ‘are'heseby iriformed:that their Goods, are being landed and placed at their risk into the. ongkongand Kowloon Wharf and Godown mpiny’s Godowns* at: Kowloon, where each sign :will be. sorted out mark by mark: obtained..as.sagn as the feud!

tullows on the water used by us in, owe manufietnre _ ABSOLAME PURUTY is guaran.

The best unitertals only sare: wsed . “THE PRIGKS charged in England, 1 ) I i i i [ropa | I J dntination |.

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outh’ Cone hoisted...” “OW the ‘asth at tiqodam.t The, bargincter’ is ‘falling; on” China. coast.” The: depression, situated tothe Southward of! Hongkong. probably ‘in about 18" Lat, seems to be moving slowly Northwards. at present. FORECAST =~ | NE. winds; probably freshening considerably; Squally, showery,. Bad weather in the N. pat of the China Sei, ov °. * a ‘ menos, LOCAL AND GENERAL, ee HLM Cruiser Ghu/fon, ‘Captain F. AW.

arriFéd in port this' morning from Wei-SMALLOX is dying out: at Penang, only two cases having been reported from the tst to the rath inst. ; : HM. Powerful, which is to be relieved at Manila by the Graffon, is expected to leave for Hongkony on the 29th ins .

Aps'will be seen, by reference to our advertising cohinas, the Second Gymkhana Meeting of the season will be held on fume ith, + Tah steiner wharf for.Penang harbour is ex.

pected to be completed ahout 18 manths from the Mate at the commencement of the wark.

"OR pAssiny iron rivets half cent pigers, i Chinaman was sentenced: to iwo month. iin prisominent at Penang, Lhe rivets woeredn rolls, We arg pleased to stale that Mrs. Mayers, the lay who was attacked on Sunday by aUhinese, ruftian, has, recovered from’ the shork, and is able to yet about again, BS .

alloway, of the ’s Own Reyiiment, AoW in Singapare, is said by the Maung Gazette to be the most likely successor, (0 Captain Edye. in dhe M Tr is stated that in a's rk on the Qieensland Coast a few’ Weeks ago,’ twa coloured women ‘swam ‘for ten hours with children on their backs. The children were dead when wtheir devoted mothers landed, : : 3 A goemile bic hdes Princes in Paris ‘recently and'resirlted ‘in the vietory of the Englishman Walters ii the splendid time.of-1-hour-g4:min, 4 see the Mrenchman was’ second, and ‘Yom Linton third, Lee Ware informed by Messts, Liitgéns, Einst-‘Tomann & Co. General ‘Agents of the Great aré only half those | Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining Cos Ltd, that a telegram vltas been ‘teceivedt fron ‘the mines stating that 180 tons of quarts froin the WATERS” MANUBACTURED Bank of Enyland mine’ were crushed, yielding’ BY UScare acknowledged hy the leading English makers to be equal to those of their awn production, Sir Edward Die HLS, KOK, ve, the ereatest living authovit, “TE possesses.zin exteomely high “ondegree-of organic purity and is of anost excellent quality for’ © drinking.”

A, 8. WATSON & Co., Limited, QUEEN'S ROW CENTRAL, | “ Estautasiin ACD, 184th * og Tee Pe (he Jjoughong (jelegeaph REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.

to eae gs , “SHE UNITEDSTATES ie FILEPENOS, LONDON, Ma ‘The United States have offered the F overnment similar to that of Cuba having a AND THE LOSS “OF AN: AMISRICAN LINER. She American liner Paris. at midnight on Saturday struck on the Manacles Rocks, the scene of the’ Mohegan disaster last October, Marvellous discipline was 1 wined, and the mails and all thé 780; persons on board were saved, : a #3 } CRICKET. (nyesterdiy's telegrant forad/ Bugland read apeleven of Singland, : THE “KAISOW? ON SHORE.

Mies : . May. 23rd, hs Fhe §, $0 Maison bound for Ghina rat ashore on Lundy Islands but floated off, after unloading : : : “| FRANCE IN AFRICA, on Water, reports as | hy the foreign residents at Kobe last year, is, prepared and | Ting Peking and Tientsin Times $5 02. of wold.

THe Emperor of Japan has’ presented) Mr. Hall, the British’ Consul at Kobe, with a pair of cloisonnd vases, und M. de Lucy. Mossarieu, ‘Irankland, > Ke, the French Consul: at Kobe, with a pair of bronze vases, in ‘recognition of the services they rendered at the reception “of his Majesty” ys the Board of Revenue has been making the unwelcome discovery that China’s national expenditure'exceeds her revenue by about ten million taels, while the Board of Revénue's, expenditure overtops the inark by a similar Amount, so thay a deficit of twenty millions has to be cup by a curtailment of sundry: and various (squeezes, * : cee : \ ‘THE business of Messrs, Riley, Harg: sO Co., Singitpore, has jugt been turned into a Minited Hability company with a share éipital of $875,000 and $225,000 in 6 per cent, debentures, ‘The shares are divided:into 2,750 sevin percent, cumulative preference shares ‘of $100 each aud 6,000 ordinary shares of Stoo each.

The ordinary shares were applied for five and a-half times over, ° WE hear, ee Press: of the 16th) inst, that the. Straits Steamship Company's steamer Vederca, which artived here this morning, made an attempt to tow off the Company's steamer Safpio now hard on a cor! reef at Pulau Undan, near Malacca. At high water every effort was made to get off the unfortunate ship, with no effect, however, and it is {cared ‘that she will nut be got off till ‘the ing tide, aboorasverk -ADMIRAL ‘Dewey and his staff have taken up their residence at the Peak Hotel, ‘Here it is hoped the Admiral will quickly recupéigte his somewhat impaired health: His indisposition -unfortunalely kept hin front Accepting the Governor's invitation to dinner in honoitr of the Queen's birthday. The Olympia will dock here and will then proceed leisurely home, stopping at several of the Mediterranean ‘ports en route in order to give the men a little holiday after their nearly two years' cruise. |” A German Choral Society has been established in Shanghai, under the directorship of Professor Sternberg, and its: first Concert will’ be given atthe “Masonic. Hall to-night. The aim of this new society, which is. already composed , Capt. Barty of the Marchand Party, has | of 20 ladies and an equal. number of gentlemen, arrived at Stez onboard ‘of a ‘war ship.’ The French delegations which had been arranged to welcome and receive him were countermanded, THE: CHINESE NAVY.. ' Portsmouth for China, ‘. The typhoon, warning. from the Manila Observatory yesterday reads +-—The typhoon before ‘completing th re-curvature has moved since last night towards the N.W. 11 is-now between . The new Chinese. erviser Hai-pion Mas left f is to practise and to introduce ‘from time:to time German compositions; The members are divided intu'aclive and honorary, the subsctiption belag’$6 per annum, | The honorary secretary is Mr. Carl Blickle—W. C. Daily. News, © ¢ took place at the Dare | Digeon, | a arade “of. all..0 luéjackets fromthe éhi ton the Hap order; issue “wasthat the phrade was tobe fo 6 as of the mareh Queen's” ately, at about a quarter: to ight showe: 12 on, but did not seem AL many spectators. from. going-to this nd interesting Sight. a Their Excetlencies the Governor and Majur-General uoigne ‘arrived on the ‘Ground punetwally The Governor, besides being atiended by his usual staf, had Capt. Saunders of the Machine Gun Company tthe Horgkong Volunteers as special Aitle-de-camp, * i] “the troops were formed up in line with the} Royal Navy. on the extreme right and the . Hongkong Volunteers on the | felede-jote was fired, (the Royat Artillery firiig seven rounds, and then the Ureops fired, starting from ght, down the! front rank, On the! yi reaching the felt of the ling, the Volun fired seven younds ‘fram their 7 pr soma as Whey had finished, th carried from left. to right by the rear-rank of the troops, the Artillery again firing 7 rounds, in all the 21 rounds for aro fate, 2 vie Major-General called for three cheers for Her ‘ Which were hearti corded by yeefsund assembled, | ‘The troops then forméd up in column and marched pase pe] } the Governor, afters whieh : positions were taken'up, and then an ad a review order was made, to within a ‘the Governor had the Commanding. Officers, before } and complimented them on the steadiness and marching capability of their commands. «By the thoughttul consideration of the G.0.G., water-carriers were’ told off for cach regiment, The canteen stevsds: had also Feevived orders to make arrangements for the ‘supply ofanine ral 4 son the ticld. . Unfort: tunately, as the troops were marching hom heavy shower of rin was experienced, bu did not Seem to dantp the spirits of the military, _(SHIPPING REPORTS.

a | ry © Ferguson, of the ss. Svan, N.ES winds. and’ moderate Capt reports i Ge swell, Captain FW. Fisher, HAMS. Graftou, from Wei-hai-wei, reports: Experienced strong me OF wind in Formosa Channel, .

“Captain Nagata, of Maidcura-Mart, from, Swatow; reports -—Cloudy weather with moderate breeze and NLE, rough sen from Singapore, reports j--Light variable winds. and fing clear weather. Strong NE. wind. lapproaching Gap Rock, ‘ Captain C.F. Amold, of the Kuiktang, from Tongku, reports: Light variable avinds 5 dense fog off Turnabout ; moderate throughout, 5 Ambria, from Singapore, reports One Chinese passenger committed suicide by jumping overboard a a Captain, A. FE, Hodyius; of: the British schooner /archias, from: Tamsui, Amoy. nd Swatow, reports From Tamsui to Amoy light and variable winds, frequent showers, Wut sect: smooth. Amoy to Hongkong variable winds and clear weather.’ Steamers in. Amoy, ffongleont, Cheangchew, Pronto, Iban, ‘Wosang, wd Sieatou, ' ‘BRITISH GUIANA. .

‘THE VENEZUELIAN DOUNDARY QUESTION, The Mew York dferald’s Washington -correspondent has obtained a copy ot Ie: Wrinteik Arguments of the counsel for Venezuela in the British Guiana dispute, which are fon hands of the Paris Arbitration Tribunal. ‘The Veneauela case covers 1,200 paged of type. The Venezuclian, inal title was ‘established by Spain, in “virtue of discovery and accupation, to ‘the whole of Guiana ; that the acqnistlon of the United Netherlands by the treaty of Munster in 1648 were boundéd on the west by the river Essequibo, with the island of Kykoveral, and laries determines the western limit of Dutch territory at’ arguments further affirm that no Dutchman were ever authorised to setlle in the territory now in dispute béetwech Venezuela and British Gitiana, and that nothing that can properly be called a setlement was ever estublished by the ove the lowest falls of the fier the conclusion of the 4 Munster, -On the other hand, Spain, itis argued,+ did established missions in the dis-Captain H. Smith, of the s.s, ' Charterhouse, 5 Captain Dumhiester, of the German steamer, Retired), Chajrma Messrs. 'M.

Denison: Ey enders, Boat-Louse SulsCommitt Messrs. Geow L.,. Duncan, FY Armstrong, Gymnagittm Sub-Gommi W. HB. Potts, Hon. Preastiver, W. S. Bailey, Hon, cere ~ ‘The following are abstracts from th comuniltce’s reports, etc, to be pi the meeting +~ Fans Mame The Boat-House Sub-Con ‘haying 37. boats of all cl ditions, ar : : 5 During’ the past year’ the Homt-House Sq Committee have ‘noted with -regeret that th sane interest ia rowing as in former years'ha not heen tnaintained. The Annual Regatta was held on the 20th and arst December, when sthe luternational: Challerige Cup) wis once again won -by the representatives of Scotland, parla being the only other nationality repre= nted. “The niimber of members :tiaktiy. ‘in the Regatta: wasabout the’s ment coach thein, oar and double stulling bo uttention! of the new conmunitter, four oar boat sold 'to Manila, “One litht gig auld to Manila : . : : Me ve ‘The Bath: louse Sub-Committee report = Dating the Past year no: improvements we lopment of the naval yard extension ‘schem ‘The Committee, regret the fillhy .conditian.o the enclas atlow. water; but hope’ th rd scheme. af. a ne Club will soon be the Admir: what temains vut the sum ance \ M. 1 hoys' ice, whith wis won by Master J also to’Mrs, Holland for so kindly distributing the prizes, and to the subscribers’ for their. liberal contributions to the prize fund. Water Polo. continues to be v populary and. ‘the thanks of the Committee’ are ‘recorded ‘fo the team mces-during the summer, ..:, “The Gymnasium Sub-Committee, No’ coinpetitions were held ‘in 1895.99, owing .to a ‘general “lack ‘of taken, pie A mee 4 Un’ thé atter part “of. 1858, necessary to reiloor the G however, do not seem ¢o oft, ee ’ ‘The .Athleti i April, ‘and it ia satisfactory to note that entrie Nwere larger than in past-years;, rtende Sports iw in the’ overmment contends that: that period,. The |.

‘sinecre thanks to tho"donors and. subscriber: for the getierous way in’ which they, recognised the meeting... 4 : The Bar Sub-Committee At the date of. closing :the. Treasurer's count the Balance ‘outstanding. amounted pens Less dai ~ Bank Interest-315l.D * Total Value of Chi - 1898 Bad.chit * Purchases to . Wages *.

Stock in hand Do di puted -terrilory each of which missions cone}. templated the gathering of a township. or village, Be” oe we A QUESTION: OF INTEREST.’ : ; ooenrenemamcetioenn are the ©. According to mail advises from .Massowah, threat of certain tribes near the Atbara to. pass under British domination... Several small tribes have alrgady left the Italian ‘colony’ and gone , over to the English, and emigration has already begun among the important tribes of the Beni-Amer, Tho causes of this emigration are, first, ‘the promises of exemption from taxes for the first ten years on. Anglo-Fgyptia "territory ; secondly, the false rumour-of an impending withdrawal. of the Ualians from .-Erythrea$ thirdly, the. System of - collecting tributes: atid” taxes, which: is: defective; “ fourthly, the: want of a resident among’ the ‘tribes, Signor Martini, ‘who: has personally visited these regions, his conferred with the ‘chiefs’ of the Beni-Amer and. mada such arrangeinents: that itis hoped. (hat. emigration: of the be ‘amer and the habab.tri ill. ‘not’ fake ‘place.

a question of great interest: for Italy. is: the | -": Hongkong). 15th; May, There'are 458 names o ciliation “Verses sentiment England: Corners” their sence of. of the’ thie: are duc to. ‘Rear-Adiniral Swinton "C.- Helland |.

| for the handsome prize presented for'the snr a Ives; members who promoted the, polo matches:and” ort from. the: Bri Yound contains ‘th