No, 8802.-JULY 25, 1891.)
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PASSED SUEZ CASAL.
TWARD BOUND-Hampstead, Juve 2
A CARPENTIE named Chan Peron sinek in a mild kind of was with an axe last night, but fortunatoly did no damage uzcept to
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THE CHINA MAIL.
That Me Cooper's ideas of atriot anpervi. alon and no proosations' do not Lally with those entertained by the Pol lico Magistrate and the public generally. Valley improvements does not make that
was before.
That it would be hard to estimate the amount of unboæn silver-anned elo. quence and subtle reasoning to the wild in sequence."
LATE TELEGRAMS.
ROYAL KADUNGSE. -
TER CAVIL WAR IN UMILL
Anjer Head, 5: Glendarner, 10; Wind himself. He was charged before Mr Wise That the further talk about the Happy That it may be averred we were somewhat tian, to Prince Albert of Anhalt, was Vicuna, who was alrotest President in ane the physical features of the country in cursis
sor, Metapodia, 23; Angers, Pomora,
this morning with semiting an Indian
·26; Glavertney, Teuser, Ruglein, July watobman. The complainant mid he say subject much charer thah mud than it
8: Crown of Arragon, T Ben foxona, Keemun, 8; Genfalloch, Tels melite Da 10 Glengle, Oupach, Preusses, &glaia, Yorkshire, Magellan, 14; Gaveus, Pembrokeshire, Frume thera, Heneak, Moklava 17. HOMEWARD BOUND, Thaus, Juno
30; Stentor, July 9; Glenorchy, 7
IN
the defendent pursuing a crowd of Obiness with an axe. Mosting the complainant the defendent sked if he might operate on | kim with the azi, Although the com- plainant's reply was a distinct nogative tha defendant tried to hit hic Mr Wise,
locality te punish the author of this cf his conduct of the grist Pansina Osual outrage.
scheme. A
A serious earthquake bus ocurred in the London, 7th July. The marriage of
London, June 30-A now Ministry has shern part of California, causing great- Princess Louise, daughter of Priqua Ukrie-been formed in Chill under Don Claudio durasgo to property, and entirely altarisige.. hasty in we determination to oppose.elebrated at St. George's Chapel. Windsor ocesion to Don Jois Manuel Baisooda, tain localities. Chief among the transfor- tooth and nail the appointiniutat, 1:3 That Chine, apparently, at present is the large crowd assembled to the The now Ministry will adhere to the polop inations has been the creation, at the centr
procession. The Queen and the Emperor
of, the disturbance, of an immenso leica-af} oar of the powers that boy
William and other Royeltic were present the late President,...
The rebel Government undertakes to salt. Few particulars of the disaster are the ceremony, which was of a most gor pay the interest on the tiptional debt yet to hand, but it is believed that a large gas and impusing character
That the huddle made ought not to beve
been allowed to interfere with the Ath-That such being the case repons for great Jolie Club an sa to nos ly another all in Hongkong might aty availed our interest in at onco popular institution. selves of the Celestial-Contul an an inter-
mediary. That I have heard of killing with kindness;
bat bare in killing, and the kindron is That perups through him we might have not apparent.
achieved much that alone it seems fatile to attempt. That a woot bird whispered that the Bank cont, and many high will be heared
BROWNIE.
That a Government promise is apparently
aple-crusty affair at best,
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THE KAISER IN ENGLAND, Lowdon, 9th July The Emperor and Empress of Germany, accompanied by the Prince and Princess of Wales and other members of the Royal Family were pre- if toilanss provalent and the grotest
Myrmidon, R; Læertes, Baghelien, before, whom the bloodthirsty honthon That I did not observé sny mention in your purposed reducing interest to de perment at a Stata opera last night. The at
Danfa, 14; Glenshiel, Polyhymnia, Budlej, 17.
The M. M. Co.'s steamer Djemnah, with the French Mail of Juno 28, left Singapore On Wednesday, 2nd inst., at 4 cm, and may be expected bore un or about Wednesday,
July 20th. This packet brings replies to letters despatched from Hongkong on 20th May. The O. & 0. Co.'s a s. flactic, with the AMERICAN MAIL of July 7th, left Yokohama on Saturday, 26th July, at 6 pm, and may be expected here on dr about Friday, the 31st July. The Canadian Pacifles. Empress of China left Liverpool on July 13, and may be exported here on or about Aug. 28, The Lightning, from Calcutta, left in
gapore for this port on July 19th, and may be expected here on or about July 25,
was brought to-day, bined in a dollar, with the afternative of soven days' hard labour.
THE Sismore Government Kave, it is said, determined to despatch-thres Princes to administer the affairs of the provincos ei- Inated along the Mokang. The provinces have long been known as the most fruitful, and fertile to the kingdoin of Siam though, 45 yet, little has been done to develope them.
report of yesterday week's Council meeting that Mr Whitehandlad been then benignlyʻeno; zług That the Hon. Thomas was thoroughly awake yesterday, and it is now given ou generally as a conundrum why he woks up a week too isto. That Mr Whitehead, in his oudearoute to
block the Sharé Bill, did not add, tunob to the reasons against the measure.
it is not correct:
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CORRESPONDENCE
THE LAST-KICK AT THE SHARK BILL
:
THE ALLE REVOLI IN ALARIA -T-SUR-loss of life has taken place.
The eruptions at Mount Ventiga RUOTION EXTENDING.—TIŁE TURKYSY ---
continue to increase in violence. The E TROOTSÁGAIN DOPLÁTKÉZ London, Juus The Arab revolt in neighbourhood is thronged with tourists the Yamen province of Arabia is extending, who have journeyed thither since the over to witness the agent and is aseausing estions, proportions Be outbreak
During the wook an appalling veral other tribos Trave joined the ranks of spectacle. the rebels. The Tatkish troops in Yemen accident door. One of t have again been defeated by the rebels, tourists approached the crater too AVOIDENT TO THE SULTAN OF ZANZIBAZ, The Sultan of Turkey in greatly alarmed at and becoming confused by the smoke thisded Zanzibar, 8th July. His Highness, the the spread of the rehellion and the succes his way and fell into one of the fissures with which the side of the moduláần la Sultan of Zanzibar anet with seriosa nosive defeat of the Turkish troops.
Keawed. He was prosent the
THA BETTLEMENT IN PALESTINE, nosult of the Cooper Institutes on June 2The Sultan of Turkey and at the conclusion of the ceremony was is not favourably disposed towards the driving away atuid a salute, when the horse arrangemerita for facilitating the settlement attached to his carriage became frightened of the Jews in Palestine. by the Bring and bolted.
cident
The Sultan jamped out of the carriage, and when picked up, it was found that he
To the Editor of the 'Carya MAIL"
Hongkong, Jaly 5th, 1891, That the completed illustrations given,
Sin-The Just despairing: if somewhat wherein 100 Dook aliares are shuttle-unexpected kick of the opposition at the cooked from Harry to Dide and from Share Bill in the Legislative Council, way Tom to the Bank of the Bankruptoy Court, merely on that much of this made by tbuie representative in that body and sustained injuries to his head, and Zanzibar, July 8th It has hoe bean risky business, undertaken it too many yesterday: last effort to have the obto-legs.
Tous and fatal numbers eliminated from casca by men without means, will be the bill. We say lest, but of course it is ascertained that the Sultan is suffering checked or contolled. That if man absconds or gets into the quite possible that with such a large and from a fracture of the leg and of the.
indreolis gainbling element at atako this collar bone. clutches of a Bank Manager, it does not defeat may be only sccepted as temporary much matter what the numbers of the and the attack renewed later on from mus ecrip may be
other quarter when they have had time to forces. They are out people to take auch a rebuff quietly,
RUSSIA AND BOKHARA G
10. ENGLAND.
Syria, Lao villages tooing swept away by the A disastrons waterspout has occurred in deluge. Teeire persons were drowned, y
Several terrific lailatortas have contrred in the State of Missouri, U.S./oxing great damage to the growing crop
g
It is proposed to erect monument inv St. Paul's Cathedral to the memory of the late Bir John MacDonald, the famous Ca nadian statesman.
A. turrible tornado has occurred in the
the city, including the State prison an State of Louisiana. Several buildings in unusually strong and samtantial building. were completely wrecked. Ton of the prisoners were killed whilst asroral ethers" were injured.
THE EMPEROR WILLIAM'S TESTY. London, Jane 27-A Beria journal, devated to the case of Prince Biomarok, publishes an article upon the approaching visit of the Emperor, William to England. intimate friendship with England, for fear It warns the Emperor against forming & too of alinating Russis from Germany.
London, Jane 29The Berlin press is St. Petersbury, 9th July-The Ameer of Bekhara has received permission from the indignant at the tone of the journal inspir
ed by Prince Bismarck in warning the will arrive in St. Petersburg with a puintimate friendship with England, for fear ergineer, states that owing to the in- ruua snite in October next.
of alienating Russia from Germany. The creasing weight and size of the engines, During the Ameer's absence from Bo
become! khers, Russian troops will maintain ordercading jourusis consider that the effect of many of the more slightly countruoted
the artish in question would be to humble Baglish railway bridges are
unsafe for traffic. He estimates that the Germany in the eyes of Rassis.
expenditure of several millivan sterling in the construction of new bridges in absolutely necessary. In face of this. authoritativa opinion railway stocké show a marked dooressa in value,
The P.&O. ǹ, a. Lombardy left Singapore (chow or ono other abip; and there is no That, at the ao time, the knowledge that recover their" wita" and rally their brokon Government to make a stay in Russia and Emperor William sasinet forming a too Sir John Fowler, the ominout English
Tas Straits Times of 16th just sys-No less thani niue cases of cholers are reported to have occurred in the Central Division since Friday last, and according to all c. counts the disease is increasing. The per sons seized are mostly new arrivals from China. All the persons who have died are coolies newly landed from the s.. Nam- on the 20th July, and may be expected moral doubt that they brought the disesse As, however, there was no bere on or about the 26th July, with them, The & a Denbighshire lo't Singapore on the knowledge of that in the part tho men 21st July, and may be expected heredad anchecked, and wore scattered over The widespread various lodging-housea. on or about July 27,
nature of the disease is therefore only The-D. D. R. a. Bellona left Singapore technically so. No Singapore residant had on July 21st, and may be expected been attacked, up to this morning; so the here on or about July 27th.
medical authorities are quarantining all houses where obolera has appeared or where
The P. & O. B. Gwalior left Bombay
for this port on July 23.
numbers are necessary must prevent Tom, Dick and Barry from too reckless plunging. That the short speech of the Senior Uu
official was catch too funny for the sodate hall of our lucl deliberative assembly. That the report does not mention whether Mr Byxie harboured any intention of being comic or whather the humour was merely the result of peculiar position
bo had taken ap.
Now, however, that the war is over for the time being, and the smoke of battle cleared away, we can afford to indaigs in a little amusement at tho many ingonicus devices brought forward to defeat the pur. poses of the ordinato 20 dode the dreadful numbers. The low was to ruin business by restricting freedom of contract, and at the same time was to be useless and
heed it. It was too hot, and it was too cold. We didn't need any restrictive bill at all, but if we would wait a bit they would draft one that should be much more stringent. They knew what we wanted far better than we knew ourselves; just leave the matter entirely in their handa sed it would be all right,
in bis territory.
THE PRICE OF COTTON.
New York, 8th July. The present low prios ruling for cotton is causing issu teat in the State of Carolina, and a proposal has been made by the farmers to limit the
the new arrivals are known to be. It to That so far the autoume of the Shook inoperativo because the public would woćj Production.
hoped that the disease will at once be chooked.
ORDER OF CHORAL BERVICK AT HE, 2018's CATHEDEAL-ÛTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. Matins:-Venite, Beinagle; Psalms, Ba.
ker, Armes, Greene & Helifure; To THE situation in German New Guinea Deum & Jubilate, Turle in E; Anseerue to be a very deplorable van, accord. them, Kyrie, (Mozart's 19th Mass); ing to a report which a gontleman is pub lishing Garman journals. It is stated Litnoy; Hymn, 174; Offertory, 305, Evensong--Pralus, Craft, Littleton, Da- his arrival, suffered the first attack of that the said goutleman,, two weeks after pais
Barnoy; Magbificat & MonG Dimittis, Bioer's Parisian Tones malaria, which lasted tan days, the water baing foul and the food abominable. The Hymn, 193, 303 & 21 (2ud tano},
immigrantu but unde wook received fresh UNION CHURCH-SURDAY, 26TH JOLYsat, all other day they had most pre-
SERVICES 11 A.36. AND OP
Forsucon Service-Venite, No. 570 Bymen, No. 214; Praim, No. 30 Hymn, No. 302; Hyma, No. 185, TRB Agent of the Occidental and Oriental S. B. Co. informs us that, the a. e. Gadio, with mails, &c., from San Francisco to the 7th instant, has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port to day at 5 p.m. -
ST. FETER'S SEIMER'S CHURCH.-The Mi slon Steam Launch Dayspring will call alongside vessels hoisting Code Penaut between 9 and 10.30 a.13. on Sunday, to conray men sahora to the 12 o'clock ser vice. Returning about 12.30.
CHEER Officials and their. 'squae have often been the case of trouble to this colony, and we suppose it is hopeless under present sircumstances to expect that abogance from this source can be al together got rid of. This, however, is no reason why the cupidity of Chinese of minds, when it is excrcised to the injury ot individuals under the protection of British law, should not be met by prompt and vigorous protest and by a determined de. taand for redress where injury has been in- flicted. British Sham-sui-po, being close to the frontier, has often been the scene of high-handed attempts to squeeze by the Chinese officials in the neighbourhood, and one case which occurred thero the other day may serve very well as a sample. It ap pears that the officlat who holds the office
of collector of taxes for the Nemtsu dis- trial lévia a "squeezs' of 8200 per annum from the master of a passage boat which plies between Chinese Shem-ahui.pe/and" Victoria, Thin, we presame, he has the means of enforalog by virtus of his offens but recently complaint has been made to the authorities here that he endeavoured to attend bis nguoczing operations to British Sham-mi-po. A pamage bont plies between that place and Victoria and licenced by the Harbour Maiter. The mastor of the boat pays an annual fee of $15, so that his position is very much better than that of his competitor who is under the furie- distich of the Namtan mandarin. This man, it is stated, on good authority, had been applied to for
brokers' Association has been 'muoźle ery an' little oo, although now we may look out for the long-promised Sharo- dealing Protection Bli. That, as may easily be seen, I am not an indiscriminate advocate of everything done by the Member for the Chamber of Commerce; but I don't quite ses by the whole of the criticism on votas should be loft to him as his share of the work. That I cannot start a tear over the fact that Me Whitehead stood alone in the division on the Share Bill.
That, notwithstanding, the Hon. To
is fulfilling a manifest duty in maintaining a persistent check on expendituro.
Among the useful lesson to be learned by the thoughtful from the menting yester day. got the least in this;-that when public man has outlived his usefuluess, bow- over xlorious and honorable may have been
his past serviocs, he should retire to private
fo. Good-nature is rather to be chosen than Charbonnage shasa, but it can be turn-
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ON THE CORDELIA.". London, dih June. By the acoldent on the Cordelite, Liontenents Billyar and Gordon and four of the crew were killed on the spot, whilst Midshipmen Lambert Moore and Champaign and ten men were wounded, some seriously.
SINKING OF A STEAMER IN THE QBANNEL. London, 0 July.-At day-breakthi morning it was discovered that the large steamer Denholme, of Hartlepool, was lying wank off Dover,
She collided about throw o'alock in the
morning with the Kinloch homeward
bonud.
Serenteau of the crow of the Dusholme ed into a most dangerous weapon when ara missing; and the remainder have been
erupulous-Yours truly. skildially handled by the designing and un-landed at Graverend
THE PUBLIC.
THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAU STEAMBOAT COM. PANY, LIMITED.
MISCELLANEOUS.
MIFORLLANEOUS.
Louden, Fung 29,-A United States syn- dicato in raising 50,000,000kol. (approxim ately £10,000,000 sterling) to establish a Monte Carlo, gambling settlement, within the Republic of Mexico.
London, June 29.-Her Majesty the Queen will be present on the oocation of the christening of the infant daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Fife,
London, June 27th,-Portugal has de- lined to sell to England bar, colonies in
East Aftiga or settlement at Gca.
London, June 2 th.-The United States Cabinet has decided to coin 5,000,000 trade dollars and 20,000,000 fractional allrer into standard dollars. Mea while other o fuage will be suspended.
Zdon, June 27. It is understood that sy soldier in the armies of Germany Austria, and Italy will shortly be provided with a steel cuirass impenetrable to rifle shaze.
Foar arccations by the now elestria process have been sarried out recently fa New York with entire success, death in each case being instantaneous and apparent ly painless
An outbreak of influens has taken place st Toledo (Spain), and at Labrador (N7 America), the mortality at both places be ing very grǝst.
WHY isa't something done to sare that ahip in diairess'l' oried' an excitud Judy on the beach... We hare sent the crew a line to come ashore, mam, said a life-saver, hurriedly. Of all things! Wore they waiting for a formal invitation? Harper
Bazar.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES :—.
London, June 3-Tas Now Tipperary settlement, which was formed by the ten- ants evicted from Mr Smith-Barry's estate, At the test election at Carlow the anti-has been offered for sale.
ST. JORN'S CATHEDRAL-Parade Service Parnellites bad a majority of 2,000.
London, June 30-Sir James Ferguson, at 8.30A.M. (Holy Commanton 2nd and Teheran, 5th July. The crops In Parais Political Secretary to the Foreign Office, 4th Sundays.) Matins at 11. Holy Com have been almost wholly destroyed by in reply to a question in the House of Communion at the 11 o'clock service on the locusts, and the Government have thore-moing to-day, stated that the Shah of Persia 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays in the month. fure prohibited the export of earn
had despatched troops to esfotos the re- Evensong si G.
British girl who had been That the pubio ure indignant over the
St Petersburg, July 8th-Copions rains toase of have fallen in many districts of Russia, forcibly abducted by Kurds, and conveyed mismanagement of the ronds, and wish
greatly improving the prospecs of the over the Turkish frontier into Persia to know who is to blame.
The Governmost have widened the scope That if the Surveyor General is the keeper
London, Jalg Eth. The British aureof the Education Billmost before Parlin of the roads, he must be able to place Soms sheck upon indiscriminate or un-holders the Report and Statement of Action of the Great and Little Basis Recke ment, so as to prosite for free ducation to children between the agca of three and systematic breaking up
counts for the half-year ending 20th June off the coast of Ceylon, in gazetted.
Afteen years
serves, but the fresh meat was hardy which it was delivered. In the shots eatable in consequence of the condition in
pace of two months thirteen of the twenty-That the Andit Ottes bungl unu which five German immigrants had died; of the
ought to be fought with for over. Chinamen, who had been hired for work That the observation on the Observatory was very appropriate, even although on the tabroso plantings at Baizfeldt haven, fifty died in one month of sho
sume allowance a ust be made for De Doberck's lack of telegrame. fera, and white p-ople mostly ware killed
The gentleman received That De Doberok tried to walk sjove this by dysentery.
time, and the result was a bad spill. 1.3,600 a year as salary (£180), and had to pay from that sum to the Colonis! Go That Mr Whitehead's gul user the state
of the roads is natural. perminent m.5 as income-tax, and m.100 but a month for board and lodging, so that little remained for a life of incessant dan- gor. When the gentleman left for home, Finchavan, ho found that place early deserted, and some houses were already de- The onltivation of coffee, cotter, stroyed. and tobedo has given un arourable resulta, and the whole export is restriuted to a for tons of middling quality. The trial to push hortioulture and land management in New tuinea has besa dropped, the work. tuve taken over from Germany for this purpoło Kaving died «r doing other work. -- Lantion and China Express."
FRAGRANT WATERS MURMUR
That Mr Bo Amei has lost a golden op-
portunity of airing his views in public meeting upon his pet scheme of a Übinere Consul for Hongkong.
That from his knowledge of the Chinese people and the devious ways of Chinese officialdom, that gentisman could not really have believed the appointment
would be a boon for Chinesa residente here.
That Mr Ausi has himself been facetiously
·
spoken of as the Chinese Contul,' owing to his relations with the mandarine of
Kaglong.
That the despatch you published, reventing the great interest the mandarins took in the welfare of the Li family, must bave convinced many wavering minds of the ovde which a Consular espionaga world work in Hongkong.
That it is greatly to be feared a Chinese Connal in Hongkong would be nothing more than a spy for the Viceroy of Dablog.
That until the oivilisation of China auc
seeds in developing officia! honesty, no confidence can be placed in any Delive Consular oficials.
contribution That the Sanitary Board seems to find it
hard to do ita duty in July.
to the coffers of the aforesaid collector of taxes. His refusal resulted in a very high-
That the Doctors have lighted on a form of disease which they call 'drain throw',' and if it develops into diphtheria who is responsible?
That ordinary individuals are unable to see the bearssity of opening up the roads so often, when water pipes and draind could be put right at the same time.
That any information upon these points are never forthooring except in reply to
Whitehend torpedo.
That the Public Works Committee is only new beginning to not, and if it had noted earlier the Colony might have been saved many a lakh of dollars. That crexit must be given to Mr Samuel Brown for his efforis to curb dishonest
waste
in the Department. although his importation of a large staff has militated against his reputation for rooms. That the Central Market business has been given up by the Committee because Busatare fool themselves belpless when faced by experts
That Sir Crown would leave had a greater
The following is the report of the Board of Directors to the ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholders, to be held at the office of the Company, on Friday, the 31at July, 1891, at 12 o'clock noon-
The Direstone bag to submit to the Share-
Tast.
Aftar paying runningponses, al
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ries, premia of insurance, repairs and all NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN ot er utgoing, there rematus, including 810.684.30 brought forward fem last account, the sum of $689.81 at debit of Profit and Loss Account. The Directers)
THR HOUNANIAN DYNASTY. Tondon, June 30.-The Crown Prince of
ANTI-SEMITIC - RIOTS.
are, however, of opinion that a portion of Roumania has been betrothed to Mias the sax (895,800.43) expanded on repairs Varese, one of Queen of Roumania's may fairly be charged to Depreciation maids of honour. It is feared that the Accusat, and they propose to to charge, marriage will prove fatal to the reigning 850.00, and rise to transfer the sum of dynasty. 815,000 from the Equalization of Dividend Fend to Profit and Loss Accouut. There will then be on available blancs of 864,31.D and from that sum the Di restore recommend that a dividend for the half-year of 4% un Capital or $64,000.00 be paid to Shareholders, and that the balance of 8311.10 he married forward to a new scenant.
If
the above propusnis be agreed to, the Depreciation and Insurance Fund and the Equalization of Dividend and will arend at $800,000 and $35,000 respectively.
London, June 29-Anti-Semitic riots have taken place at Kuersoy, in Southern Russia, attended by bloodshed.
It is reported that the Czar has taken offence at the action of the Crown Prince of Denmark in condemning the Russiau treatment of the Jews.
London June 25th.-The Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria paid a visit of inspection yesterday to the British Medi- terranean Squadron, at prosent in Fiume Bay, in the Adriatio
Latest news from Chili alates that the authorities under. President Balmaseda continue to torture parsons suspected of being anearned in the rebelnob, and prisoners are treated in a horribly truul manner.
A hats of cavalry belonging to the in- surganta repulsed the Government troops at Atuosma
One thousand insurgent Loups are now at Iquique ready to march on Coquimbo,
The United States Government have refused to recognise the Chilian insargenta an belligerents,
Feara are entertained of a severe famine in the Madras Presidency, as the continued drought has prevented orops being sown.
Mr Raikes, the Imperial Postmaster- Genaral, has decided to defer until next session the fixing of a maximum weight for | nowapapara passing through the
A decree has been issued by the Russian Govement that foreign residents in the south-western provinces of Ruaria must As the close of the inspection, the Emsither become naturalised Russian subjects peror assared Vize. Admiral Sir Anthony or be expelled from the country. It is un- H. Hoskins, in command of the squadron, demtood that this measure is aimed at the of the friendly feelings anteriaiued by German residenta. Austria towards England, and be expressed the hope that in the event of war Great Britain would fight on the side of Austria. tho
The Vienna press attach immense sigui tionce to the visit of the British squadron. to the Austrian sexpurk.
victory had he given more cousidarwion The Shareholders will doubtless have to Me Wills and his design.
been prepared for the pour result of the The amount of steam That a Commission, to consider the P. D. half-year's working.
as a Department, would do goud, but the tonnige at present engaged in the river Roop of it would have to be wide and trade far in excess of its requirements; comprehensive.
keen competition has consequently prevail That Mr Whitebead misses the real pointed during the perit under review, the
about salarios and money spent by the rates both for passage aud freight on P.W.D.
Canton Line Leing how merely nominal. Under these circnanatang-s, the Direnion rust that the net sarnings ul enters will be viewed as not altogether unsatisfen-
That half a million could easily be spent is a year on labour in a work like the Tallem Water works with aloina of expense for supervision, That th ge at mistake has been in the toppage of any public worke now that we have a burupesu staff of soms thirty officers to oversee them why beanus we have now to pay £10,300 ∞ military
tax.
FRANCE AND CREMANY, Zondon, June 23,-A party of 10 Ger nas made an attack upon a Freuch Ous toms office at a place on the frontier betwe Garman and French territory, and the cllcor was wounded in the affiny.
MI PARNELL'S MARRIAGE.
The cost of repairs to the Foren had enam proved to be much heavier than it was anticipated would be necessary at the dure of the last moeting, the extra expen- diture bourred being mainly for donkling the relplate of the Arten ard the renewal That the Commuedure is trying to raise the of a large uniber of the man's bottom
Tuced with mat-plasters and a hand fire-platas which wors condemned by the Survey the registrar's office at Steining, noor engive-the usual penny wise policy of ors. The White Cloud, which had not uns the Admiralty, though there is a drst dergon any ext-naive repaics since 1897, rate wrecking plant and the necessary has bean re-coppered, ker hurricane deck talent and experience ready to their recanvassed and the ball, engines and bailers overhauled and placed in thorough
hand
handed demonstration din the part of this? That out of a membership of nine, tores That it is encouraging to bear that Hong- order, The Prishan and Kiungchow hove
official's underlings. On the 13th inar, the master of the passage boat was arreated in broad daylight on the wharf. at British Shamani-po by eight, men, two of whom wore uniform and were armed
with swords. The met, was bound and had okain put oud his neck and was then marched off to Chinese Sham-sui-p There he was kept in custody that night. Next day the man in charge of the gaug who had arrested him told him that unless ke stopped running his passage beat he
officials gathered theme:lves together, and then sent for the Decles to got a
quorum.
that a successor to Mr Wong Shing ought
to le appointed at once.
That Mr Ede's absence on leave makes
I udon, June 26-Mr Parnell and Mes O'Sara were quietly married rosterday at Brighton. It in their intention to go through the marriage service in a church later on
ALLEGED CORRUPTION IN THE CANADIAN DABINET.
It is sinted that the Emperor William of Germany during his forthcoming visit to Great Britain will compete in the pacht race for the Queen's Cup at Cawes
UNION Catcg, Kennedy Road-Min inter Ror, G. H BondBell-Services st 11.00 A.M. and P.M.
ST. PETER'S SEANEN'S CHURCH, Ballon HomeBerrico on Sunday, at 11 AM and - 6.31 P.M. The Holy Communion is admi- nistered on the 1st and 3rd Sundays in the month at 11 AM on the 2nd and 5th at 7.80A.M.; and on the dth, at the Evening Service.
Ex, Josra's Cavaca, Carden Road Da.. Man and Berman, 3.30 P. st. Even ing Service, Benedicțion..
GERMAN BETHESDA CHAPEL-Service la the German language, by Rov. R. Gottschalk every Sunday, at half-paat ten in the Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House, West Point,
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The revenue of Great Britain for the On quarter ended 30th Jane amounts to £21.914.000.
The German Emperor, attended by a
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ay are our late Governor, nor did His Ex-der the head of repairs to the Beungshaa, it Works, large sums of money for obtige snite, has arrived in England, where-/ Gold Lest, 100 netgi 94, 3əyi,tsel
entirely interviewer.
matters worse, sa he was what the Seofoli That Hongkong as not referred to as of officers' quarters to a cooler space for against any person connecting the name of The Emperor was welcomed with great
folks describe a regular attendant."
would be sent forth with to Nautan. The Tast important matters like those dis
Temperature." (Taken at Mers Falconer de Co.'s
· Premises, Queen's Road.):
20.90
29.87
he has been received with the must marked Sovareigas (Bank's buying rate)# 6.12. demonstrations of friends ip. The Germss mes-of-war were met by the Channel fleet, and escorted to the point of debarkation demonstrations on landing, and similar demonstrations took place at the railway BAROMETER stations along the line of route and at Windsor. A series of magnificent fates and ranged in honour of the event milliary and naval reviews bare berg - THRENOMETER PA English and Cernian press, commenting on the epiente, in ananimous iu expressing Batisfaction at these indications of the cor- dial relations existing between the tru
The Emperor William's visit to England on the eve of the renewal of the Tr ple Al Hance le causing annoyance to the French savepapers, some of which openly rejoice at the rejection by the French Chamber of Deputies of the Brussels Slavery Conrea- tion, which they contend is tantamount to fouling England and Germany.
A serious disturbance occurred in Folk alvu (Kent) to-day, when a number of soldiers resisted the police, who were ef. fecting the arrest of a woman. The auldiers cleared the streets and threatened to de-On Bombay- stroy the Town Hall; but the police used their swords, and obtained assistance from On Calentta- London, Juue 27-Iu referonse to the shornelife, the adjoining town, when kong merchants are at last thinking of aleo undergone the dual anual Govern charge of corruption brought against a forty of the soldiers were arrested,
London, July 9-Spurgeon, the great enforcing the Transit Paes eyalem, which ment survey and overhaul and some slight member of the Canadian Cabinet, a coutrue-
Sir preacher, is seriously til, and not expected ought to have been done many years ago. repairs have been done to the Kinking. tor has testified that he paid the Hou That the ubiquitous interviewer did not With reference to the item of 13,260 80 un Hestor L Langeven, Minister of Public to live.
that the eager, taipient of knowledge wra ing and painting and t' é qual expenditure, Quebec Harbour worka.
should be explained that in addition to dock- for him a contrat in connection with the funded up with figures, facts and fancies incidental to the annual Government survoy,
THE BADGARAT SCANDAL which should make us feel proud of our this nuonut includes the cost of a. Weir's London June 27.- Lord Brooke has prosperity,
patant Pump and Foodheater, the ramural threatened to instituto criminal proceedings sort of Marine Eastern Clapham June ward and sundry alterations and additions Lady Brooke with the incidents arising out tion, but as the third shipping port in made for the purpose of thoroughly vent of the lato baccarat scandal at Tranby the world.' that it has now resobed such a solid foat cost of the Feetheater was somewhat heary,
ila ing the engine department. The first Croft ing that without any semblance of a boom but it has been money well spent resulting
London, Juse 27-Prince Alexander of wo are rapidly advancing '—to what? in a decrease of 15, in the consumption of postponed, in order to hear what Dr Agres That Building Companies scarcely reanna coal, besides saving the boilere. The Dir. Battenberg, the late roler of Bulgaria, is
A critical state of health. He is suffering ratire, Coal mines producing only. in enter much regret that it should have combustible fuel, and abortive or promaneciamey to expand such a large sure for from an ulcer in the gastric region. tara reclamation schemes were for the repsins during a bad half-year; the expans
THE WESTMINSTER AQUARIUM..
The Westminster countries. - moment forgotten.
ditare, however, was unavoidable, and the London, Jun 26. That Sir Willis's friends hers-and they steamers being how to gond order, it is not Aquarium Company has recovered £250 are many, despite any occasional little expested that any heavy ontley of this damages from Mr W..O. Parkinson, men Friations that may have arisen-are well nature will be required in the near future ber of the London County Council, for pleased to learn that his health and Repair to one of the Macso harves con North Islington, fur libel, for having improved That Captain Sammy's name does not ended will
trasted for at $3,000 are now being pro- alleged that certain marionelles exhibited
at the Aquariums were indesert. after a somewhat protrusted correspon appear among the subscribers to the
dence, the Directors have had to abandon London, June 30-A Shurdish outrage Bunday Labour Petition,
all kape of an amicable settlement of the is reported to have just taketi place at a Company's claiming the builder of the town-alled Boof Bolak, “In Pérsian
member of firms and we individuals therefore been referred, to sebiltation, mi
Certain Khurils a successful though rumal mode provided for in the agreemdut.
girl who is British subject, the British of multiplying signatures,"
fy accordance with the Articles of Ass Commul want to the abductors and demand: That I per some clerks who aiguada ciation Mesore E. t. Bolition and L. Pored the release of the girl, who had been de petition to obtain the ordinance, havansker retire from the Board of Director posited in the Turkish consulate for the now gune in for its repo
by mutation, and being eligible, offer them-
While there the Khurds, provoked by his selves for re-election.
The retiring Auditors, Miss A. O'D. Intervention, attacked the building, and, Gourdin and F. Headers also offer them bal it not been for the protection of the salven for re-election.
Tarkish Consul, the Briush Agent would P. Rynin, Chairman. Bagkoog, 25th July, 1801,
cussed the other day ought not to be netlled by a meeting of half the Board. That as it was, the mein subject had to be
had to say about it.
bost master, sesing in prospect hoary fue and a bambooing, not something woran," naturally became 'alarmed and gave a promise atop his boat. He was there. upon liberated, not, however, before hit captors had anoceeded in making him hand over five dollars for the trouble they had taken on his behalf. Since tha: day the passage bost has not made another trip. The attention of the Government was called to the case and it has caused not
• little commotiop. The facts are still being investigated, although we understandi good deal of evidence has already been obtaised which hilly beers out the state- mant of the best muster. Aucther little matter of similar character which is engaging the attention of the authorities That the Hygeia onght unquestionably to
hare the arrest by Uhiness officers of a man in a Doure lu British Sham sui-po and his removal by force to Chinese territory, This happened just the day before the arreat of the boat-master. Whether the victims in this case was wanted as a criminal or simply as a squeezable person we are not: asto. He was waited In his own
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That I called attention long ago to the fact that the Military had grabbed the Quarantine Hospital and That they may have been right in their costantion, but they waited till the bulding up, and the swooped down That it would be interesting to know who
ther they ever paid for it,
upon it, **-
be held in readiness for quarantine par
Tast probably nobody had the temerity to
"approach" the gallant skipper,
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poses in these choleraio months, and there Tbxt signing in the doubly capacity of Heungshun. The matters is dispute bere ; Khurdistan having forcibly abduoted gone out en strike for shorter hours and Tes and 1,963 p
ought to be a place on shore fixed upon where temporary sheds could be erected,
to eat the unfortunate demande of á possible epidemic.
That Dr Cantlin did good mrvice, as the only representative of the unofficial
bottwe at night and carried off. Surels section of the great public, at last moet such proceedings as these ought to awakening of the Board.
the Government to a sense of the serious interference and dauger to which people residing on British territory near the fron tier are liable.
That the residents, who frequent Queen's fond and Toe House Lo do not think that strict supervision was exercised with regard to the blasting operations.'
That as Hongkong is to be spared the unique spectacle of a Consul on probation an analy which no condiry but Obius could have tolerated—the-bow ROBO- cosmary indignation meeting har, of courne, been quashed.
to
bays been killd.
Raasia ta largely increasing hot military strength on all bar frontiers, and unwonted activity is also being displayed to pushlag
Par 8,8 Oceania, willed 16th July 1-For on the construction of vessels of war. The war authorities after exhaustive export: 8,502 bg Bugar, 101 bags Elco and 783 monts with the machine, have ordered the pigs. Mer haccuae; for Ban Francitoy gánakrastion of an immense number of
8,179 hage Rtae, 44 kaige Bernk, 510. bagă. binyoles designed for them of the Russian Buguy, 100 bags, Geffen, 140 boxes Nini Cil inlautry.
Several thousand ironworkers employed be dambler, TGL balts Gunnies, 1000 60 boxen Prepared Opium, 7 önnen Silke, s by the great Clyde ehipbuilding firms bare
bales Hemp: 150 balos Cinnamon, 619 påga.
Merchandis for Honolula, 183 baga Rice, 187 begs: Bess other cocotons.
The Russian Minister of Finance throat and 456 pigs. Merebondino; for Acajutla, end, bo u sution aga at the door 1 caso Silks and 1 case Marchandise for L childs, for easy damages, for broach of Libertad: S cases Silks: for Panama
cases Bilke for Guayaquil, 7 pants Mer- action in declining to have anything further shandise and 2 cases Silks; for Callas, 2 to do with the fasting of the projected cases Silks and 1 case Merchandise; for Philadelphia, & pkgs. Matting ; for Boston, Russian loan.
pkgs. Maling for New York, 3 pga.
roadge, 3 pkgs, Matting, caser Silke and 185 bales Raw Bilk.
magna contract in connection with their recent
Troops have be summened to the
M. Lesseps, of canal constractius faxe, is seriusaly ill. Legal proceedings were reorally instituted against him, arising out!
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