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THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1894.
H.MS Undáristä in oxpected at Singa pore on Monday Sho was reported by wire as at Aden or Sunday last. It is considered probable that she may not
miral'e flag at Yokohama,
A. M. ETTON-JONES (now resident in China) hus beau admitted, by proxy, li A, of Cambridge University.
GREAT scarcity of rice is experienced. at
but few people will self; as they say that immediately rice is sent away decoite demand the parabase money, therefore it is safer to leave the produce is the godompe...
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THE CHINA MAIL.
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PERTHE RUSSIAN ARMY. capsized and the body sank There was man bola aloof was the idea that the cold topsy-turvy the connemis sienos" of their Locke and Newton administered, and which
The following paper. profasesdly frock immediate predecessors. They have shows Harris advocated, rating the wabidury nothing to show what has become of the shoulder was given to Volunteers by the us that in this satende fashion, tules sa metal to it in coins alrack at a certain legal the pen of an officer intimately sensinise other occupants of the sampan.
Begular Forous, I knew that this was absolutely as in the science of dressing ratio. That modal-with a silver will with the Russian army, has called forth On Friday, says the Bangkok Times of thoroughly mistaken motion and to entirely ladies hair, and wa coordingly ast, very servo, as Sir Robert Peel said, for export; much comment in Germany and Austria:
little store by their opinion, or even by but for our laternal affairs we shall all uno Our military journals, dow and then, June é, Dr Adamian met at Painam the touch at Euggkong 'on account of the the Bangkok rice, mills, The dealere state formée from Singapore, the Deuteros from eradicate it and to make it clear that their consensua, tu vas a word which seems that metal and there coin, which suit un pablish articles writton by retired GerMEN 'It is practice on which I officers who have traveled in Eussin, und plague, but go straight on to join the Ad- ¦ that there is plenty of grain up, the constry Swatow, The Borneo had 85 coolies of Volunteers to their fighting strength, We prefer reason, and, abure all experi- rely; and I leave the theories as to the becazes the Russians make a point of
Java, and the Mongkut, from Hongkong Army welcome most warmly ins addition to give Me Balfour pronlias satisfaction. best. and 35 deck passengers on board, and the I lost my Chief Staff, officer and my Aide-ment to any amount of professorial commercial prepotency of gold, and as to appearing before them in the Alonglout carried 378 coolien. Each vessel
de Camp, to help them on, 3: Buhority.co....... blore confidanos | what constitutes a standard, to my oppo↑ ablo light; wa mostly alwaya kava tandataire
might, perhaps, be felt in the maintenues pents
Nanobled that more than two or thre
reports of the
the Russian army. It is to be A thres We note that the election by the fato
caal uohur and every person on bourd
The lastand shortest of these
papare neparately examined, but, with the exeep that the way in which thoas two officers of a ratio by agreement if bimetalliatu | payors of two members for the Sanitary
tion of one boy suffering from fever, no bave devoted their time and energies to the would deigu to tell us which ratio they is on the Effect of the Fall in Bilrer on in the German army are really anquainted
sonid is if they had their way.
Prices of Commodities in China? by FC. with Rossan Institutions. One greah Board has been fixed for Saturday next, the Tar Admiralty have given instructions for sickness was found. Three juuks free
exact zatio detail Harrison,
and it anys, Broadly speaking Slavo.Asiatic neighbor is much overrated, 16th, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. intend the following ships attached to fordiga Hongkong, one from Singapore, and two work, thrown themselves into it and They call the of Tuesday, the 19th. It will be seen from stations to return to Englund to be paid Scandinavian brigs-one from Singapore identified themselves with the access of not worth considering, and fly off to China tea uned to pay for Indian opium and this is an kad an the opposite extremel disquisition upon the abstreet possibility and yarn. It was only when Indian tea The army of the Uzne is certainly larges out of commission: The Imperisuse, 15, and theuer from Africa-word in the Valunicorn, must have convinced all of same ratio. This may do very ousted Chinese les that the latter country and it mtet be stated right here shat no a notice published oksewhere that Mr B, K.twin screw first-close raieer, 8,400 tons passed. It has now been arranged that the work of i inspection shall be shared by Drs.
well for professors, but men of business was driven to export silver. On the other part of this army exists only on paper, Leigh comes forward sa a candidate, Pov, late flagship on the Obina Station; the Adamian, Hee, and McFarland, each
do not oare about eademic discussions, hard, China's exports have been steadily Every mat is really available, and nearly 10,000 horse-power, Capt. Edmond
and do care a great deal about the exact growing, and this movement most be ao-three-fourths of this tremendous fironme Mr J. D. Humphreys, retired.
Palas, 6, thirdal, ct cruiser, a Man Lool, Beig, arrived on Saturday, the had of
misitume arrangements in favor of which celerated by India's present experiment. stationed near the stenting horso power, Capt. Augas The Paris Figuro declares it to be no attached to the China Station; the Egeria, board a case, that of a Chinese fireman,
they are asked to upset the monetary sys- langar a secret that the Earl of Bossbory, screw anrveying vessel, 810 tons, 700 which aroused suspicion. The zoau had a will lead to the altar next year the widowed borst-power, Commander arthur M. Field, swelling of the glands of oss thigh, and Duchess of Albany, and that Lord Hough-attached to the Chins Station; and the his temperature was 103) degrees, ho has tob, the Viceroy of Ireland, is about at the Garnet, 12, third-class ernier, 2,130 tone,
Harry Fing been feverish for three days. The vas sate time to be honoured with the band of 1,800 horse-power, Capt,
Hughes Hallett, which has completed horse was therefore quarantined till Monday morning, when the case was discovered to Princess Mand of Wales.
be ordinary intermittent fover which yield-! on to the usual treatment, while the swell ing was caused by an injured foot. De Adatasou, thereforo, give pratique at 5 , on Monday and the vessel passed up the rivet. With this exception there have been no indications of the disease.
vice
TRE registration of Chinese residents throngboat the United States has now been completed. It has resulted in 1,312 Chinese registering themselves out of 110,000 in the whole country. About 8,000 registered in the Pacific States, 0,217 in Now York, and 1,794 in Pennsylvanis,
period af service on the Pacific Station.
THE TROUBLE IN KOREA. The Peninsular Kingdom of Korea now seems suco more to be the theatra of rather stirring events, and there is every likeli- hood of a revival of the long-standing and
on
The amoy Nets gives the following! specimens of the stories told by the Chineas at that port regarding the treat
tems of the country.
TER MISSING MINISTER.
LIBERATOR LUNDER,
May 5th.
SILVER
Han Majesty's ship Hornet, torpedo-boat over-rocurring struggle over the rights to mart of the sick Chinese in Hongkong financial arrangements. Nou Commissioned Labarator Building Soci ly to make the queation Are you in favour of a return to fonte koop op romblance of thatë martu
to contest the
destroyer, has just completed her trials, in which she made a mean speed of over twenty. eight knots per hour. This is a knot, more than any speed previously recorded by any vessel. The Bank, the Hornet's sister vosel, on her recont trials, made only twenty-six and a-half knots, the inarcused speed baing due to the introduction into the second boat of the builders water-tuba Nippen. bollers, instead of those of the locomotive received to-day Announce that the type. The Hornet, which was built by Mesure Yarrow and Co., is therefore, the Korean troops in a pitched battle fought swiftest romeat in the world.
The application of the Liquidator of the convict Wright's estate liable to hand over for the benefit of the creditors the sum of 30,000 to 40,010 again cams before Mr Commissioner Kerr, in the City of London Court Festerday.Me Wright Mution, Wright's solicitor, asked and obtained leave to appeal to the Divisional Court.
INDIA COINAGE ACT,
of the world was practically conducted until bess which chagorget to German the year 1873, the tatie between gold and but the esprit de corps of the silver money to be fixed by intersations! wanting. Offenses, which in Germany agreement?Mir Moulton said he was it would be punished rigoroadly by the Gomese favour of tust proposal as far as it was of Honor, are generally slurred, paws in
Rusaka. The officers of the rig practicable. He believed the diffinities the Lane do not approach the high would be less than they appeared to
on the morning of the 13th instant seeing the woman laying in bed half un- when they are ren in' for the amount of likely to jutetest my readers in the East, the fatura Bot for thegment in your, a captain $900. The privats
Mu Stringer, acting Vier-Consal at Chieng-great lvas-an neident which suggests that
mai, arrived in Bangkok 3rd inst., having the King of Kores may possess the power made the journey in 14 days. He is going to main order in his own borders if
ed on solid ivory, expressing the esteem in which he was held among them and wishing him every felicity.
permitted to do ro If, however, the rumours current in Shanghai yesterday are correct, this obanco will not be given him,
ONE of the contributors to the 'Edlors' Cleb' tells a good story of an Irish police. sergeant who was acting as interpreter
said are
to be to a Gaelic-speaking old woman at Trites Данішев. In addition to the otsial
moving to Korat, which is now a sort answers. the judge observed a conversation taking place between witness and interprs of Tom Tiddler's ground; and a ter, and asked what she said. Twassuming that our Shanghai correspondent's only observation, replied the sergeant. advises are fairly well founded, incidents of You're bound by oath to tell me what itzual interest may be looked for in that wax, and the judge. Very weli, my lord. She sail, my lord referring to pop, my hitherto rather uneventful part of the lord-For the love of goodness, sorgeant, but what is that old woman doin' up there Blobs, The Japanese, it must be remen- a considerable wid the bedclothes §13' And what did bered, have established you say? Ah! my lord. I gave her an trade with Korea, which gives them a pre- oragive answer. I want to know what you said.* Well, my lord, I erid: text for taking a band to the politics of the Procon, I maid, "ye'd hotter koald yer country in which they fear to see Russia wbisht, for the old devil *ad hang you as accuring a foothold. In view of the pre- soon as look at you!"
sent aspect of affairs, the zeal of the British Admiral nod fleet in endeavouring to rescue the stranded ship Drumeitan near Nagasaki, will be woll rewarded by their boing within any reach of the worn of the condict now
of latest bit
men by
that those who listen to him believe every werd he uiters.
The following are the statistics for the twenty-four hours to noon to-day :---
Hr Ken. Chi
6
rela. towa. Hos, Cy. Inc. Dec. Admission.... 4 2
1-
44
11
26 84
13
beha
Under Theate
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Not known, a no report bon come to stato_Uu number of patients transported by the Junks to Can-
pliance with regulations. I now ask you to join me in thanking General Barker for his kindness in coming here this evening.
Three ringing cheers were then given for H. E. the Generel, and the Promenade Concort was entered on at once. A varied and thoroughly enjoyable programms was
very pleasant evening.
THE SILVER MAN GETS IN,
May 8th. Mr Fletsber Moultou, Q.C., Liberal, was elected Member of Parliament for South Huckusy, defeating his Cabservative oppan ant. Mr Berbert Robertson, by 4,530 votes to 4,198, a majority of 199.
THE TEA TRADE,
The Russian infantry is trained in com pany drill, but the individual training and education, which enable the German and Austrian soldiers to act for themselves, are entirely
wanting
beaten
tow, Lieut. Anderson, Hon. J. J. Keswick, 18 Atil; the currency, and while Ch 1 to April 30, as compared with the same med positive cowardice when confronted
Capt. Sterling, A.D.C., and others.
CORRESPONDENCE, THE PLAGUE.
and
on hooting
bad,
An excellent corps are the Engineers ;
that the Army extends to the Volunteers the hard of welcome and brotherhood and not the cold-shoulder. I must apologize for detaining you so long by these remarks
& this experiment has alss reduced (tem-roads, which have been built for the ezofadve porarily at any rate) the Chinese demand purpose of facilitating the mobilization of in view of the musical treat which you
for opium, and yarns, I shall be much the army. It has become a creed with an Rov. Pedr Williams, the lately missing surprised if with the growth of Chinese that the Roman seldier is ibe best ÎN have provided for the evening.
Coland Jerrard (Acting Commandant of Minister, resumed his ministrations at the historically prevalent, and China again is very able, and sasily disciplined, bat
trada its conditions do not revert to those the world. That is saying too much wer Clapton Congregational Church last the Corps) apple as follows:
Sunday. The Christian World of yester.coms Itto the marksis of the world as that is the beat that can be paid of him. Vollintesmo, before taking you to join medley says the church was crowded in the conanthor of silver.'
Drankenness, theft, and dietiness are flu chief faalts. The non commissioned officers in thanking His Ercalloncz bo Denerel for morning, chairs baving to be placed in the ACENEX UYE-ELECTION,➡HR MOULTON ON
ara berdly superior to the privates,
and ars bis kindness in coming here this evening aisles. The reveroud gentleman preached
littlo onThe Boul's Restoration. The evening
Monday, May 7ib.
rempested. It is impossible to peak of the Bastian On Saturday afternoon Mr Moulton, Li- to present the prizes, I should like to say service was still more crowded, and a large a word or two abont recruiting. It is most sausber of people were ausblo to obtain beral candidate for druth Hackney, received officers as class. There are too by
admission.
a deputation from the Dimetallfe Langue, different types. The sons of the anciest, importart that the strongil of the corps.
and replied to a series of questione addressed rich Russian nobles, of the poor popes anal to him by Mr H, R, Grenfell, whe intro email tradeamen, of Polish geatry, sul duced the deputation. With regard to the with esoh other. In this Guards the Caucasians and Tartars cannot be compKING should be increased, as it is very difficult with the present numbers to make proper
the monetary system under which the trade exercise suzerainty over that country.
Most abanrd rumours have beon spread officers should make every endeavour to China kas practicsly assumed those rights in Amey, sialy through batice passengers cumplete their detachments to the full for centuries; but now the Japanese, wethetor named port. Although there is strength, and all members should assist from Hongkong, concerning the plague at
avt a bit hear, are determinod
of truth in the rumours from them. Members before bringing men to position and to bring the Hermit beginning to end, we give a few, just to Kingdom under the Tamalago of Daishow what the brains of John Chinaman be surolled should be careful to thoroughly The first explain to them the obligations which they are capable of fabricating.
In my last communication to this theoretically if an oargent attempt were of Germen offisers with regard to duastion, Our advices from the North rumour which reached Amoy was, thai ipoor by becoming Volunteers, so that they journal I alluded to sense papers pub. made to solve the problem on those lines, bonor, and sense of duty.
hie iD
of the officers of the Line: The pay woman, native of Canton, was about giving may not possibly be sworn in, in ignorance listed in the current number of the The depreciation of silver had not, birth to a child when the officers
Dora visiting
Bononic Journal. There are saveral opinion, arisen from over-production, but very small. A lieutenant receives phot the
bouse all of
sudden rushed in and of what they undertake and be surprised other papers in that number which are from the draad of want of
notion that the recsires, including * perquisiten, about 84 * boz (Tuesday), defested the insurgents with conscious, took hold of her and carried
is received with greater favor, then on a stretcher to the hospital The roman capitation grant lost by their non-com-The fist of those to which I now draw at world was going to be monometallic with year. In social cirales, ■ merebant. You,
tenti a ia on Recent Currency Legislation gold, silver sould not have depreciated sa wan never men again, and es the doctors experimented on the woman's
in luidia, by T. Busaciark, and is dated, much as it find done, and he believed if the lieutenant or captain of infantry. The
33. attacks that had been made on silver were-Russian cavalry cannot be compared wil body before desth set in, and after eutung
Byderabad, Deccan, September 23, 1893.
Mr Beauclerk gathers from the British to cease, its price would rapidly steady, and that of Austris or Gertatur. bome an 12 months' leave after having been
Both in the cavalry sad srtillary tha into several pieces throw it up the same
Jadisa press six avowed objects for the the difficulty of using it as a currency metal at Chiengmai for are years. Before leaving
into the sea, but minus the hoort, which
attainment of which the Counge Act was would disappear. Mr Robertson, the Oan-ayatam of self-enrichment prevail. The he was entertained at a dinner given by the
was to be made into medicine. Most of
some servative candidats, was also asked to re- captaine and majars make money in furnish members of the Borneo Company, ,Limited. A large number of Burmess British esbjects
the natives believe in all this rot. The
peased, and he thews hots, 20 fr rubbish told in, that the
of these objects are concerted, the Act han ve a deputation on the subject; but he ing supplies; many of these officers wate slready proved a failure, and bow, as re- replied that the pressure upon his time did rich men when they returned from the late.
war with Turkey. Long Government snized 400 China
sable not admit of his so doing. were present and those took the opportunityse the unfortunate King, it is said, has been Hongkoptery force and
gards others, it appears highly probable of presenting the guest with an address, pary kidnappad by the Japanese. The accurate, according to instructions received gone through and the proceedings termin- that it will be also a failure. I will qu
shipped them to
what to saye of the Act as it affects Lunia's racy of this report cannot be vauched for, from the Foreign devils' king (Fwan Kwaisted at midnight with musical honors to
trade with China. On two branches of! but it is not unlikely, and, if the King has Ong); these meu upon arrival are to be the Obairman of te evening, Ocional Jet-trade the effect of the Coinage Act has
large machine and ground into beau seized by the Japanese, it will be in-powder, for arditise to be used by the rard. The Raad of the Hongkong Regt.. already told. They are the China trade iu
There are, however, soure exceptions : « especially the of tho Cabeads is in teresting to learn what steps tho Chinese myal family. When John Chinamen velis under the leadership of Mr Murphy, proved pin and yarns. Opitan, as most people know, is a monopoly of the Government take
overy resprei superior to that stationed in 11 the circumstances. Ohinese those atrocious lies, he does it a cunningly by no means the least pleasant feature of a 100 affords a very considerable, though &
the provinces of European Bussbid., revenue. The trade is admit. diminishing,
The much-feared. Cossacks are Amongst the} and Japanese troops
May 9th.
are the most red to ba disorganised by the state of the
The Financial Nons gives the following useless and enwarlike mob imaginable. guests of the eventos, were Colonel Bur China market, the effect of the fall in statistion. The official figures from January They could only be sent to follow a intally
Eastern exchange. In China, silver by
doteraliz
onemy. They period of 1893, show that duty has been 1080 oplam Kolla there at
at the same prices
paid this year on 41 628,000 lb. of Indian with the Turkish Girossians, They de follow sait, te against 34,727,000 lb., as before, Indian opium has
a few tricks on horseback: but their and, rapees being now dearer that silver, 21,8 6,000 lb. of Ceylon tea
is
and their warlike up. against sufere a heavy fall in its rupee price. 17,629,000 16., while duty has only been pearance can deceive only the uninitiated. Consequently, Government will have to take a lower price for the drag, to pay loss paid as 8 526,000 lb. of Obica ten zguinet to the growers of the poppy, and the whole 18,590,00 lb. last year, Thus the con- their oficers are very superior men and trade with its hurdensome fixed charges sumption of ludian tea in the last four good work may be expected of this corps. Sia,-I have been waiting to ses if the will be interfered with. This unexpected mouths he increased by about 11,000,000 The Commiesseit, on the other hand, has Powers that he would be moved to terminate result of the Coinage Act may sutidipata, b.. und that of the this article has de- proved to be altogether inadequate to its duties, and the frontier gandarmes, a body the unspeakable horrors of the so called in a certain so020, the labours of the creased to the extent of 5,000,000 lb.
of thirty to forty thonend man, -of which Chinese Hospital at the Glass Works. They Opum Commission, for it means a serious TER FALL IN SILVER AS IT AFFECTS COTTON. great things are expected, are rendere have done nothing, and are inclined to lose the government and people of In The same paper saya,lu the Board of pander to the astute vitioials at Canton, dia The direct loss of opian rovence may Trade returna lor last month we find un-assless by the case with which they can be The Russian Army is not lacking in abla will be slow to turn thier stupidity soon fully equipoise any possible gain mistakable evidence of the damage done to bribed.
in Counoit Bills, and therefore render abor our staple ladustries by the fall in the value Now the Chinese have had a fair chance tive the action of the Coinage Act of silver. The abeatbing power of the Commanders, among which, the Gouerals
ailver countries is as great as ever-fulced, nud have failed in the most dreadful man-
measure of taxation. nor. The patients at their Hospital have no The Bombay will industry also is in dif- greater; but their paying power has been mentioned; but it is very doubtful if they
Bar reduced- at least, ao far as goods o
will be able to accomplish much with the chance, and go there to die; indeed they ficulties. The Bombay mille sell cotton, greatly
anwieldy masses under their command, seem to be occupied in dying, satisfied cloth, and yarn, to China. Lately, with foreign, or, rather, gold country, origins are because their tunes will be all right, poor the help of English capital, seul Chinese concerned. We cannot afford to abandon
PASSENGERS EXPECTED, Where is the great Doctor labour, Japan has been competing in these these markets, and consequently our mane. and prices have fallen, bai, competi. facturers have to content themselves with duobes, or of his medical skill.
Tray it is time the effeto Chinese were It had cotamand of an abundance of the and indeed, in many Instances have to fore- and fra W. Weston and two children. brashed to one side: they do not seem to raw material and of chesp and excellent go
go preâts
is always the hope that Mathias. There matter.
most now be ocnsiderable these markets may recover some of their old reductions in wages, and trade disputes profitable qualities, and that before will be as rife in Bombay an in Western trade with them has been strangled the goud Landon May 20-To Yokohama: Me sense and business capacity of the country
the gred Whittall.
Par P. and O. steamer Australia, from Europe.
I will pass over what the writer says may be stirred suficiently to force the Gov- London, June 8 To Hongkong: Mis about the evil effects of this Act on the erament to remove the standing block it has J. McCallum, Miss Towalay.
Fer Messageries Indien debt and on the ryots-the peasant placed in the way of all monetary re
Call Maritimen steamer cultivators. The article concludes in form, In this hope, our manufacturera donien, from Marseilles, May 27-Ip\To- these words, The Coinage Act does persevere in the struggle to hold their own, kohama: Mr Yamatonchi. To Shaggăni: not promite to benskt anybody very ma- though in the contest they are tresshing. E. Sish Ta-jan. To Hongkong: Me terially, except India's rivals and competi
deeply on
The extent Gullbaumat and family. their capital,
Per Canadian Pacific stanger Emarise to, and the money-lending classes. On to which our principsi trade with the East the contrary, so far as can be seen, it is being deprived of its profitable character India, from Vancouver, Jade To Toko- threatens fascist and commercial ein may be illustrated by a few figures from the bama: Mr B. II. Waddell, Mrs Ross Anton, Board of Trade reture. The quantity of Mr. A. 3. Anton, two Misses Antony sle outton yarn exported fast month shows an G. Dawson, Mr G. Wobeler. To Bong- THE FAR EAST AND THE NEW ROPEE.
increase of 182 per cent. on April last year korg: Mc A. D. Harmato, Mr E. I
8. la the next article, un Indian Trade with the Far East and the New Rupee, a state of affairs that looks healthy Thomas,
Per Glen Line steamer (Henskie), femm Mr F. B. Forbes draws attention to the in-enough on the
alware to be ouriste, though it has
that the earlier{ London, May 5,-~To Tokokama Mr Val consistent policies, pursued by the Iris months of last year were affected by the Zula. To Hongkong: Miss Allcock and Indian governments since the Brussels Manetary Conference, and proves by this stoppage in the Lancashire mills.
while there was du improvement of nearly aid of Tables of Imports and Exports how whil established Artillery Battery has shewn in A Bill dealing with bullding societies, the balance of India's trade has been un-one-half in the gasplities, the advanos in
value was only 26-3
cent. China and these contents that it is still in vigorous which bours of its back the uses of favorably stfected hy the closing of the Farao-the most prominent of our silver
Sir John Lubbock, Sir Charles Hall, Mir mints. Extrasts will hardly give an of hie vollenges which brought about that the dead had been aginezing pretty exten- health, and I am very pleased to use the Byles, and Mr Pieton, has been intro-agnato iden of Mr Forbes argum-nt; customers for yzen-look 600,000 the more
of yarn,
bat value of their nevertheless I will quote a sentence or two event Another reconstraction of the ively until lately, and had been charging young Maxim Company come so well to the duced in the Bouse of Commons.
the Importance of the Far East trade fell from £55.066 to £59,968; so that the
increase in Ministry, if it remains in existence, may, the Government 40 or 50 per cent. more front. On looking over the programma it
I as nothing. quantity availed us therefore, be expected in the coarse of a
At the Central Criminal Court, Old and the impolicy of interfering with it.
Frecisely the same results are seen in few months.
har was actually being paid to the men. struck me that there was not quito se mach
Bailey, to-day, James R. E. Fitt, aged 61,The trade with Hongkong, China and This irregularity, we believe, was stop competition as betweon units as I should iste Secretary to the North London Cem-Jpan brought to Indis more than four-
›with that of April last year. The
Sundries. › is-
Per American ship Samuel Skolfeld, sailed orense in quantity was 35-6 per cent. The Exports the advice of his counsel, admitted theft the Far East'
but in valúa only 20 per cent China 15th June-For New York, "8,120 pigu. of raw cotton and cotton yarn were the ra- confined to individual campetition. There penal servitude.
piedes, and while the increase in cases Cassia, 1,499 bales Hemip, #1 bahir India, by which the steady development of gasntity last month rouched the respectable Wool, 1,275 plega Preserves, 550 Baigon is, for instance, a contest for the champion-
these industries was assured, so long as ship in the Battery, and another for the The comments of the daily press on the there was stable parity between the alter figare at 19 per cent,, the improvement in Cawia, 234 pkgs Ratten ware, 86 es Bimetalic Conference are not altogether moneys of India and of the Far East. I value was the hardly appreciable fraction of Blackwoodware, 30 cases Paper and 150 championship in the Company, but though favorable. The remarks of the Daily Neibs dislocate this parity was to tranefor the 6.6 per vest. In other words, we had to Merchandise that one of the two Champions who obtains are somewhat vague. In reference to Mr natural advantages to others outside the ed three million more yards to China to obtain the trifling additional return of now the highest score is said to have won for pooch that paper Bay, pale of the British Empire,"
a great change had taken As the himself the proud title of Champion of the plaes in public opinion on this subject, and
TEE Bangkok Tines of 6th inst. contains A report of the re-trial of Phra Yot before the Mixed Court. The magistrates nominated by the French Government were M. Monde, President of the Court of Appeal of Hanoi (President), M. Cammatio, going us. Connoiller of the Court of Appeal at Saigon and M. Faynel, Procureur of the French Republic at Mythe judges), M. Durwell, Procureur of the Republic st Saigen, sppearing for the prosecution and M. Duval of Saigon (instructed by M. Tilleke} for the defence. The two Siemcee judges wera Phyen Maba Amatiya Dhibodì, and Kraser Subbakari. The proceedings wore conducted entirely in French and Siamese.
that Phra Yot has been convisted of
THE PLAGUE IN HONGKONG.
REMOVAL OF CUĮNESE PATIENTS
Yesterday afternoon 44 Chinese patients were removed from the Hospitals on buard one of the junks sent down from by Vice-
rey Li for the conveyance of patients to
JAN
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS. ANNUAL MUSKETRY COMIETITION— PREZEN-
TATION OF PRIZES:
Quite a representative gathering attend ad this closing function of the Volunteer
seaton. The Head Quarters had been
tastefully rigged for the pecasion, and a atige erected under the verandah, whist every arcangonsent was provided in the way-uf chaira, &o, for an outduer treat.
To the Editor of the 'ORINA MAIL.'
June 14, 1894.
to accrunt later or
wreiches.
of
of
| Otsutsher, Garko, and Dragonine must ha
Par P. and O. steamer Britannia, from
Jupiter Pluvius-who of late has treated Kai? Wo hear htile of him and his in- tra notwithstanding, Bombay held its own. wech smaller margins of profit than of oki, London, May-11.To Boogkong : Sörgt-1
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the Volunteers somewhat badly--was not in last night's scene, and his absence Bource of mutual esegratulation. The presentation was sarried out with a promptitude beyond praise and, with the
We note from our morning contemporary Cauten. The junk left for Canton about brief and pointed speecher, took up little complicity in the murder of Inspector six o'clock. Dr Penny, B.N., suporis-time, though marked by enthusiastic ap-
The Preciation of prize-wionen and speakers. Ortsgeriu and has been sentenced to realent the removal of the patients.
H. E. Major-General Barkur, after pro twenty years' penal servitude.
juak was examined by Captain Hastings and the Sisters from the Civil Hospitals, setting the prizes, said :-
It gives me great pleasure to attend here
ho fit to lead in times of emergency. Let labour, The Coinage Act has settled the footing, thor in order to retain their From Brindisi,--To Yokohama: Mr Perey
our Ralers look to it: the next thing will bo Exater Hall on the war-path, and little wudur. Fine words, big promises, poor performance. Is there no one fit to rise to the occasion
The Governor'e brave words will not go down, because we know that be knew! Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory ? and how do y yuu see it bow is it tut eyes in comparison of it as nothing 12 your It is said that the uecasion produces the man. We can only remark ha has not turned up yet. Things are worse than people think, and it will soon be time for fully,
TEE reports of the approaching retirement why found it to be well arranged, although of the Chancellor of Exchequer have, asya the Standard, rather received contraction it will be warm enough for the patients in this evening to prosent the prizes whist from the very guarded danial which has the lower bartha. The Chinese authorities have been so well won in the Annual been given to them. Sir W. Harcourt is not in robust health, and he has told several were evidently determined that no excep. Courses and in the recent competition in public meetings to protest-Yours faith-barrasment and agricultural repression,"
of his friends that he fears he will have totion should be taken to the junks on the spite of most unpropitions weather. I be resign after the Badget bes been passed. score of want of cleanliness or decency.lieve that this rifle meeting if not the first of The
of I mattere may change in the The fittings were new and the matting fors kind is at all events the first of what I ] position
the next few months; but present course of appearances point to the conclasice that the patient's beds was also new.
RATEPAYER.
Two
hope is destined to be a long series of |
Annual contesta in which two at least, and I hope more, units will compete. The uld
IN THE CITY DAY BY DAY.
BUILDING SUQJETJES,
tho Chancellor of the Exchequer will not jusks were fitting up to-day for the recep continde to hold office, at the fortbest, beyond the present esssion. There is also tion of patients.
It is stated that the contractors who sugaged the ossfies for the work of burying
good reason to believe that Sir W. Harcourt bas never hearally accepted the Rosebery Promiorship, and he resents the
Loudon. May 4th.
BUILDING SOCKETT FRAUDS,
Bat
Per P. and O. atsamer Desana, from
B
EXPORT CARGOES.
Pera, & Electela, aufled 9th June ---
For Hamburg: 215 caser Camphor, 52 pkgs. China or bench sea Rattan Cors, 41 bales Feathers, sud Crackers, 983 rolls Matting, 50 boxes Tea, 250 boxes Falm Leif Fans, 40 casks Ginger, oaned Chinaware and 15 pegs Sagdries
BABOX Overbeck, details of whose death in ped by Captain Hastings very soon af. like to see, and that wish the exception of mercial Permanent Building Society, on fifths of her total favourable balance from guding last month's trade in cotton.piesei for. Havre, 190 cases Porcelain and 11 cakes - Londen were brought out by the last mail, ter he had assumed direction of this the volley firing, is is rather too much and forgery and was sentenced to five years gifs-of-patural advantages podressed by principally takes grey or ubbleached Fire Graokers, 5,490 walls Matting, +2,809:
will be remembered by many eli Hong branch of operations. The inveterate habit Kong residents Ho was born at Lippe Detmold in Germany, and left for America of squeezing follows the Celestial even when quite young, proceeding to Bonolula to the grave. Now we learn that the car in 1861, and subsequently sealing in Behr
ing's Sas. Then, and in the Pacific, two Tying out of the Dust or Scavenging coa- years were passed, when he went to Hong truet is being to a certain extent thrown Kong (1863) and joined the firm of Dent and Oo, with whom he remained till the the special sanitary work troubles of the arm in 1866. After a brief going on throughout the town.
Exhibition
Balfour'a
BIRIETALLISM.
HONGKONG REGISTER.
Freybuna yon Cata
90.79 81
29,84
£1,016. It hardly seems worth the A TRINITY OF ARTICLES.
dle; but what is a manufacturer to do? Trusting the reader is not weary of the By keeping bis milla running be way test Economic Journal 1 will allude to one more his standing charges out of this miserably Barometer not existed for many years, thrown with contribution to the bimetallic controversy unremunerative business whoress if he Temperature
of scientifle economical opinion, which
bimetal
POOR JANEZ.
of 1873, not valy from China, bat also satisfactorily, under the supervision of Ishall be happy on the next occasion to off finds in trade and finance depression proy Bravery fairly state England has i will be made in Aid of the "Liberator"
E
Highbat open uit tamperstars on the path manua Logest open air temperature on the 18th...
2 First "disiakitsk Hongkong Observatory, Juse te 1894/
Temperature. HONDRONG, June 16, 1884 (Taken of Meters M'alconer de Cach
Premes, Queme Boud.)
ram to Europe, he acted as Liquidator's business of removing and burning the rub-Volunteer Corpafer the year, he has nothing that there was now a general cooks had agent of the firm for a year or two, and bish is paid for at so much a load, the con- to take back to his Company, in the shops then started on his own account. He was then Consul: for: Prussia and also for tractor must be making a good thing of it. of a cup, to ebow for it. I think it would an overwhelming balance of opinion into which it contains. This consists of a steps he must meet the charges out of bis Humidity.
capital.
Discction of Austals, but in 1860 he resigned the former Sach things ought to be seen to: they are encourage a wholecoms esprit-de-Carps the sasis of a double standard which senarios of three articles signed by well-
known men.
Wind and decare Consul General for Austria, reprehensible at all times-specially in and rivalry between units if in future the very complots way of begging the ques The first in on! Hindrances to the Ac-
May 10th. Force p which position he filled, till he left China in
tion. Even if many converts to
It is stated that Jabez Spencer Baifour is Weather 1876. He most ably assisted in getting times like those.
proud title were emphasized by a special ham have been made, the reason is not faz ceptance of Bimetallism, by R. H. Inglis Eastera exhibits for the Visons
The burning of the refuse is going on Champion Op-and if this ides finds favor to wek. These reasons the Daily Neer Palgrave (who is not a declared bimetal claiming damages! To-day I bave received Rai
list
in which some fire objections to the tickets for a Great Public Meeting 2 to be Mr Palgrave held on 17th instant at which ‘A Collection duced by reckless speculations and Japan and Siam, and as a
reward for his services the Andrian Government
tconferred Captain Hastings. Fire stations aro fixed a cup for such a Championship. It is by the interests affected by the fall in silver lays airess on the advantages the title of Baron on him In 1878 and
cludes with the following sentença :—' We Times
WOMES LIBERAL ASSOCIATION. comments are more definite as shall be nearer solving the question when 1879 he went to Borneo, and acting in con- a intervals along Prays West, and the Company competitions such as there and such a connection with Indian trade. The derived from the gold standard, but son-Vision
practical, when it Bays. We Bre not in
The following cutting from the Standard junction will Mr (now Sir Alfred) Dent got greatest precautions have to be taken that as the polo contests in which the Maxims
in meeting the diffleul. the concessions from the Sultans of Brunel the sparka da no damage to adjoining stone so conspicuously of late, beating the the slightest degree overaved by his (Me we have succeeded in and the Scale of the territory now known houses or the electrio wires.
teams of the Shropshire Regf. and tho Polo Ballour's) rather noisy assurerations con- ties of practical men, when we have realized may be of interest. Mr Mundelis, M.P.
speaking yesterday at the Conferends of the theory" may mark ost as British North Borneo. His connection
cerning the general consensus of scientifia While Captain Hastings and his burial Club, that the Company will, I hope, be ecobrinto opum at the side of the course that should be pursued, it is Women's Liberal. Association, annouseed
that the Government proposed with the enterprise had to
institute to casse, however
an inquiry into the manning of the mercan BAROMET on account of nationality, before the British party wore rettraing from Sandy Bay this come mers firmly stablished and that double standard. But in plain English practice" alone which shows whether or Government would consider the matter of morning at 7.30 mm, through the Sulphur more of the sturdy young men of the this means that several professors of not that couter can safely be taken."
The next paper is entitled "Comments lila marint, as it was believed vessels were granting charter, though he always took
political economy at the present day hold considerable interest in the welfare of the Channel, he came upon a swamped sampan Colony may ba incited to come forward to the gius opinion that an agreement be on the Objections fo Bimetallism compiled to through undermining. They also sonry. Sirca 1880, he has not had any and found it to contain the body of a form rival companies to man thots 8 tween the leading commercial nations by Mr R. H. Logis Palgrave, by H. intended to put down loating grog shops. fixed business, but be always had a number
would suffice to is a ratio between gold Gibbs. Those objections are answered at of financial schemes to engage his active at. woman. The woman appeared to have Maxim guns which I grieve to think are and silver. This is not a noientific opinion soms length and the paper concludes with tention,
Baron Overbeck married an died of plague, and to have been dead for still lying idle. When I was endeavouring, at all in any proper sense. It is a dodacibaswords it is a bistallist who wrote
Para, WI 20's stoma 2 Atoms I American lady step-daughter of Admiral three days. Aho was apparently an old year or two age, to infuse more life into tion from facts which are at the disposal of them Est gold be the standard. We Dablgram, in 1870, and leaves a family of
everybody, mais by mon mostly turned have been accustomed to call it so, and don't know, my boy. You mean Athani, Erse, Mou. He was an extremely well- mendicant. In hauling the sarupan along the Volunteer movement, I was fold that ont of one school who have destroyed their think there is some magis in the appella probably. No, I mean stoms the place informad man spil a good convertionalist.side a lighter to get the body, the sampan one of the causes which tended to make own protensions to authority by turning on. But let us follow the plan which here everything is blown to
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