THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1895.
LAWN TENNIS.
LADIES' BECREATION CLUB U 11. K. CRICKET CLUB.
THE HONGKONG A, D. C. AND
THE MAGISTRATE,
THE CHINÄ MAIL.
BOATING ACCIDENT OFF.LAL BOATING ACCIDE
DUES.
| times to out if af altogether, so long moat į THE JARDOUR MASTER ON LIGHT the steam engines be maintained with their complement of drivers, stokers, and
officers.
Ts following is an extract from the ro- port of the Harbour Master for 1894-
The subject of the taxon shipping is one
THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR.
(Special to the CHINESE MAIL.) RETURN OF LI HUNG-CHANG,
-S¤asunaz, April 17, 7p.m. Li Hong Chang, the Chinese Pease Envoy, left Japan on his return to Chios
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
A large audience assembled in the City A match under above style idatgurated Hall Theatre last night, to witness the Gist last year was repeated yesterday afternoon of the performances of Piatra's 3-act faroc with the same calamitous results to the The Magistrate,' by the Amateur Drama- representatives of the Recreation Club as tic Club. Among those present ware-H. markod the precious encounter. The ad E. Lieut. Goners! Barker and Mrs Barker Tantage of having first pick and the judi- and party, El. E. Admiral Freciantle, and cious choice made by the Ladies' Regres-Commodord Buyer. tion Club nugared well for the success of It is about ton years ago since The their side, and an papar, the context looked Magistrato was first produced in the Court a gift for the (in all respects) *higher level Theatre, with Arthur Quel and John Clay Club. The popular author-of-Adonymouston, Mes John Wood and Misa Marisa Terry Was this misfeasance on his part that pro- as the leading playera. At that time the new | W. N. Humphreys and Mr L. A, Sutton the year given every assistance in the sup-than its name implies, and, "extraordinary
sated the whole of the 18 salta being farca was spoken of as 'quite a 'new line,' went out for a "sailing picsie in a small played. Of course two or three more Lotta and one which was likely to roaciso and ra- schooner. The day was a pleasant one for right thereby have a lost to thi Ladice' Recreation Club, as the player.
tain tire favour of the playgoing public for a day's outing upon the water, and nothing question performed far better in the gleaming than yoard. This anticipation has been fully exiting" wan experforced on the run fo Lai- he did through the earlier pure, ar withves realised.
An has been said by a compa-ohikok Bay, where the party wort nehere the thrashing which ho and his
partner
and partonk of tifs. All sails were set and administered to Potts and Haliland. In tent critic, the fares is brimful of good the schooner was started off upon a cruise the end, the Cricket Club coos 12 sets out bomber fun, with all his triatusss of the ig a light breeze. The sea was very chop | ef 16 motta played, and the match was irre Palais Royal pi ces without any of their
accustomed trievably lost bofore the dark set in.
inover stiff anerent
GALLANT RESCUE FROM DROWNING, The innuto modesty of the four principaži
At the present
agent time, moreover, there is participators was provented the public from a particular danger heartailing the trash that, I think, deserver attention. lo wy water sapply, as owing to the Prays Recls. learning mower the facts of a serious boating mation works, it may at any time he im. the present tax of light duep is an ill-conditioned one, and an even larger socident off Leichikok on Sunday last and possible to obtain water from the sea in amount of revenes than at present could be this galleat conduct of a Hongkong lud,urtinat place in tratare, with collected on a more equitable basta, Tite the afternues.
greatest anxiety tist-one learns of a principle advocated by me who was instrumental in saving the Free ander diminishing the supply of leash, more and more forging as prebenign itself of two of his compenious. We give below water, and it will be an immense relief to lower and lower, and it means the ameliora what is substantially the narrative of one me what the supply is made adequate for tion of local traders. At present all Eu-
ali_perposes.
rapean vazgels, excepting river steamer, of the party. Mesars BG. Stevens, of Thave the honour to give a list the pay a tax of 2 cents a ten, which taz is Messru A. S. Watson and Co., Mr W. places where the fire despatch boxes are called light dues. The rovenus derived Stopant, of Mesara Shewan and Gr., Mr Bowlated, and in conclusion to report from this tax is one of the important itous that the officers and men have throughout of the income of the okay It is larger pression of firos.
I attuch ecpy of Mr Kinghorn's report of what is required for the maintenance of works excepted, it is considerably in excess or the state of the daging.
the lighthoses for which the colony is I have the honour to be, Sir,
roapanisible. A larger revenue, for goueral Your ment obedioul servant,
purposes, might be raised, and at the atte H. E. WODEHOVTSE, time a, to my mind, more equitable tex Superintendent, Fire Brigade. levied, by the substitution of a periodical Honourable J. H. Stewart Lockhart, age, but on an antirely different principle payment, based, as light dues are, on 'tra. Acting Colonial Secretary!
Soribblers' was-late in appearing, and it
in
An to the players, we think that the beat objectionablu festures; and though the pair on the ground wore Firth and Ander-rative is not strong, it is so well einboras son, who brocked no oppositive; the former's net play and choppy half volleys ed, the dialogus
is HQ Bunars, and
and the latter's lobbing were features of overy opportunity capable of producing the afternoon. The weakest pair were Stewart and Autun, who both apported aliter is entirely off Koox and Douglas Jouerfaren proves except in their last satt-did not seem to most amusing productions
B well trenfed that the
of to becom 018
Chist
sait each other, though both were brilliant English stage has soen for sume time. at times, Knox trositng the onlookers to
and as every
000 Hail in this locefity
there ja always rassing through the Capsuimosa Puss from the Canton River. Suddenly the little cruft was struck by a strong squad off the land, and before her crew could do anything to enable her to reaver her
Tan
THE PLAGUE AT MACAO.
IT RXISTENCE. DERIEL
Notwithstarding the alarming nows published by the Hongkong papers, says the
At the present time the local traders,
was struck by a sound rarium she Ecko Mac sense of yesterday's date, the bulk of their earnings are in gold, their
nitary condition of Mecas continues good.
There have been some sporadia cases of bubonic fever among Chinese arriving from
Sugumar, April 18, 11.40 a. m. The time for the exchange if guarantees and the signature of the Treaty of Pesca is limited to thece weeks.
The armisties has been prolonged until Wednesday, 3th May.
1
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS-
[Suspices To In 'CHINA MALL »*
THE KAFIRISTAN EXPEDITION. Capt. Peebles has been killed and Capt.
THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR.
Feaca has been signed. The Times Shoughal correspondent states that the terms are the independence of Corsa, the retention by Japan of the conquered places,
prios-entirely, and with our monometallle gold standard we are hopelessly handla.p ped. Take almost any article of mang. Ekoturo and you will had that it can be produced in China or Japan at a consider- bly lower price than the imported article can be sold at. For inn'auce, Japanese towels are pricel at 40 per cunt. lower than towe's of European make, the quality in each ones being the same. So also with almost every other article.”
And the cause for this-1' Prizeipally the divergence between gold and silver, and the rise in the value of gold. See, and Mr Whitehead spread out on a tablo a sovereign and five dollara of one dollar Bach, Twenty yesta go these fire silver dolls were the wuivalent equivalent to about lon dollars. Twenty of one sovereign-now one auvereign in
years ago, ona anvereign or five dollars would bare cuployed ssy imen:y ásiatica for one day, now one sovereign being the equivelant of ton dollars, will employ forty-Asistics for one day. The cconwid conditions of the West and the East under the old joint standard in force in Europe úntil 1873, wors in favour of the East, but intellcctual the superior physical and
disability. The enormous incrented ad- or of the Wout could cope with that vantage, caused by the appreciation of gold, in favour of Asiatic labour her before mentioned, ia a disability due solely to our currency law wölch British labour cannot successfully compete against. The price of labour is the principal factor, after the cost of the raw material, which decor mines end infirences the wholesale price
commoditisa.
So that the remedy is the establishment of the aid joint standard. Cartainly, if the
if the white labour is to have I have had twenty years' saperi- in exchange banking in Oriental conn.
somo Tory pretty backhand play and dash- { We can readily conceive, however, that the The point at wjjck, the nocident nespreed Oraton, Pak-hoi and Hongkong, but there Figkong beron3 situ extent to which for alot of the Lorritory east of the Lias River: Justice. 1.
is no epidemic localised is the Colony.
whore earning ura in Iasi currency, whose O'Leary of the Dovosuhics Regiment, | shares are held locally, and must of whom wounded. Lieut. Fowler and Umre Khan's purchase their stores and supplies in the remaining Sepoy captivos have arrived at enlany, are on the sumo curreby footing e Sado the trunk lizers, one of whom lie here for lengthooed periode paying 'per eatty the same as the Inpal tradors, while the which heeled.
stores purchased in Europe or America, and the
ber user
so much that abe Alled with water
probably, most important cosideration of all, tho and ant within a minute, leaving.ber ́un- fortunate crew struggling in the water.
whose owners ur shareholders are not con cerned
with the prosperity of the trade of was from a mile to a mile and half off the
the time it offers them a
being ing smashes up at the net. Surgoon-Major farco could bu tarde exceedingly vulgar, if land at Laichikok. The position of the
remunerative party-all young toen-was precarious in In the military hospital of Sam Januario field us able pair, depending more on scondiness than on dash to bring them through; they done, îndred, hers and elsewhero hy minor
| system the principal cause of our country's current was warrying them away froma-thu halved every erent. Platt an
tand Bird proved travelling companion. Last night's repra.nearest Ined, and assistance could bener in the Civil Hospital of San Raphael. cessary. I hope, therefore I will be exoused yen, and an ostensive and defensive al commercial and industrist depression. Con tinental countries, France and Garmany, rather disappointing as they were looked
sapiation, however, was in the very best expected only from some jauks anchored In the Chinese hospital there are four con- for making use of them in the present vase,
AP. & D. mail-leamer enters this port
whose volume of trade with the East, in t ground. Bird broke out into his old stylo of farcical comedy, with all the fun pert swimmer. Stopani is sa ex-valescents and one suspicions oates. In au pays 2 cents a ton for that one extrs; | apan as the best coratination
The Japanese Minister in London daya fraction compared with ours, are also con Hamphreys was sufficiently good to lonks after himself, but Stevena and town there is in proof the whole she proves to Shanghai and pays 60 ounts that the elatoments of the Times are in-corned in the matter.
family or groups of individuate, or many
a tog, this would clear er for four months correct, that they omit several of the con-noticed the debate in the Reichstag on the Sutton, while able to swim, were soon in residents of one street have been attacked, in all Chinese treaty ports, but, as ehe does. difficulties, hampered as they were with their heavy slothing, Humphreys start-here is, therefore, nothing like epidemie, not go to these, is practicaly a mounts to herditions of peace and that the remainder aro
but nevertheless, the authorities baro re- ed 10
the cit Steponi, recognising the sheer imposibility doubled their efforts to clause and disinfect once during, and she can only return of doubtful accuracy. of swimming nabore against the strong cur- We learn that an English medical man rent, t
,called to him in teasin with the ethers was in Mace on a visit, und unceded
us carriers.
illustration are nevertheless at times ne.
tho permanent cassion of Formoan, the pay-
2000
Ronda aud Grist composed ́s sala and reli-randered in a low-class style-as has been the extreme. All were fully clothed. the there in nobody down with that complain paricos ato odione,' but for purposes ment of a war indemnity of 100,000,000/ trios, and I sea in our present tonetary
the on
over half.anife
AKIM for the load, but
lianco butween the two countries,
6
You
may have
for a several times, but Platt was not luft in ned with no admit are whatever of
auaus. Potts and F. Maitland dia
vulgarity. The place, which was stogo much to put the Cricket Club on a secure footing and exhibited the dash and persis and dressed exceedingly well, wont smoothly tency for which they are now well how thronghou, with perhaps one or two small and which take them a most dangerous pair on their day. On the whole, though life that rers scarcely noticeable; and the individual players of the Ladies Ricreation Hongkong sudíoaco, which usually takes its Club gure perhaps me faith than enjoyments very quietly, was constrained to Individuals on side, youth, steadi- Dess nud combination won the match furugh long and heartily. It could hardly passing craft, Stopani had little diflealty!pital where he observed some of the ip.ours, and proceeding to Hougkeng ties here Southern Austria, in which many house that su sabra of gald obtained the odd
མ།
the four months for which the ehop holds good.
A Canadian Pacific Railway eteamer enters
EARTHQUAKE IN EUROPE,
An earthquake has occurred in Italy and
and take the channe of being rescued by a in getting admittauro to the Chiness. Hos- Shanghai, page 86 conte a ten for a fer The in divesting bin made an unsuccessful effort to aasiat Stevens their blood with which to make a lacteri- duces the cast of the Grand Chop to 33
bimuseli of his authes, and he ate with fever, but he could put abtain three weeks at a cost of 2 sente a lun.
entry
at Shanghai on the return voyage re. collapsed and twenty lives were lust. to get rid of a hears yachting jersey, Humalogion analysis with the view of discover-cents, but only by making two complete trips
SUPREME COURT.
P. G. Anderson and O. M Firth cust; but the stroothness of the per- abress got off his jacket and west, in which ing the bacilli, as ho feited. However, in four months can who reduce her payment
choll.
port.
3 mtch for the 'trank liners.'
the H.K.C.O. The following were the bo said there were no weak parts in the scores:
formance was umple evidence Stewart and A. S. Anton, 6-1, 6-0; v.
of the latter were his watch and chain. Sutton, is said that he informed the Hongkong to China to about 30 per cent. mure that Kuox and D. Jones, 6-2, 6-3; v. Bird thoroughness of the rehearsals, carried on the Foungout of the party and this least 20-
government that the plague had broken out and Platt, 6-5, 6-5.
under the management of Mr E. W. Mit-complished swimmer, seems to have become at Maçao, and the journals at once spread for the tripasha bas paid in this British (Before
almost paralyzed with fear, and Stogaui at the my of alarm.
praeuaded t to his assistance, supporting him for upwards of twenty minutes, Haar plcys swimming alongside. They were car. ried by the current some 100 yards away froz Stevens, whom the others thought had gone down; and Stevens, when afterwards rescued in a very exhausted condition, is reported to have given up all
uf rescue. The
3. Maitland and G. H. Potts . Bird and Platt, 6-2, 3-6; v. Start and Anton, 6-3, 6-4; Knox and Jones, 6-6, drist and -Reade . Bird and Platt, 4-6, 3-6.; . Stewart and Auton, 6-D; Knox sud Jones, 6-4, G-D.
that
It must be admitted, however, much of the success of the play depended upon the acting of the leading character,
Total Score-Cricket Club, 12 setts: L-Mr Posket, the boulga and gentiomaly
dies' Recreation Club, 4 sous,
magistrate. This part is filled by Mir 0.
once
On the other hand, a “Dongbu' or 'Tedo. Chira Bearer entera, peye the same cats a ton, remains here for 12 er 24 haute, and returning again in three days from Cantun or the Chest has to again pay light
dues.
By the kind, permission of Columel Bar-fl. Graco, and to aur mind it is the mort choppy eca pro hope is troublesome act been eyes of plague in longkong, therefore, to ho the fairest. Ve
row and the officers the band of the Hongs
eir
kong Bosinout played a saleo-ion of maslo successful appearance of this most versatile to the whole of the swimmers, but especially to Sutton and Stavess, uadirested of their during the afternoon. There was a large actur. His Dr Dale was distinctly
clothes and shoes. There was no desire on attendance of ladiva. His Excellency the good, but his Mr Posket, wo think, the part of any of them to waste their strength Governor was also present. A return matob, it is boped, will soon ba seranged, is an improvement even upon the Vicariu shouting for assistance, but Star's effects na these matches shed a good deal of His get-up (which all unconscioaly bare a of sore of the Chinese in the distant jusks, were anodessful ia attracting the aftention pleasure to the spectatore.
strong resemblanco to a popular Q.0 who and a small dinghy was put off to the rezone. helped into Lise dinghy, and then Stapani years ago) was excellent, and he made his swm off to the direction where Sterias was The following are the resuita up to paints and brought out the delicata ligh's last seen; Humphreya was too exhausted and shades of humour with a site to do more time hang on to the boat. It
soomed at first that Stevens was past cess which proved that Mr Grace had
Rid, as he was unable to answer Stopani's carefully studied and had succeeded in criss, bat at lust he was picked up and they
LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMEN F.
date :--
CHAMPIONSHIP.
G Balloch beat G. Lyslay, E.B.
Capt. Wolman scratched to C. A. Tomes,
C. M. Firth beat K. W. Moanrey.
G., Potts beat W. Nawton.
ald
A quarterly or half-yearly tax reme,
then go in and out continually ng themselves of the lights, ez lie prouliar eitumstances of each t occupying space, ce may seem!
rada. But, of course, that tax could not Otro
remin at 2 cents a ton.
IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
subject of an international monetary-con- feronos favouring the rehabilitation of silver. In the same way Mr Ribot, the Primo Minister of France, has stated France's readiness to join in on inferno. tional monatacy conference having in view the re-monetisation of silver. Talking of gold standard. do you know how it was value of £3. 37. 10j11 The Governments of Europe at and previous to the date when thie standard was fixed by legislation, by the act of man, not by any natural law, were in the habit of cheating their com
Lis Honour Mr W. M. Goodman,paratively uninformed subjects in the urat- Acting Chief Justice, and a
Common Jtury.) Thursday, April 18.
THE METINY OF THE LAUNEBERGA."
tor of the value of caion. When the standard was fixed in Europe, all than re- cognising the ratio of 1th to 1, the odd sum of £3. 17. 10h: was fixed in order that greater mystery should be introduced into the currency and coinage.”
But let us supposs that things ronimin they are.
are,'
*If msiters go on as at presont, willions
of our
Fortunately our worthy and indelufgablo Consul, Sr. Councillor Remans, hastese 10 re-establish the truth, denouncing the fulso ews with the publication of the telegram from the Coluciul Secretary of Maczo,
Coorgo Brown, Hana Abrams, Joseph Godznwaki, and James Bampter Land. lata The Daily Press,
while
puolishing the
seamen on the British barque Launebergs, telegram, assured its readers that there had
were charged on several counts with at- of men and women in this country will be. tempting to murder Capt. J. C. McDougall employed. That, I need scarcely add, the mastime there are twa facts which tell
ar and the mats H. R. Bowyer; and Brown may lead to riots and possibly revolution. agafest our contemporary's tion. The Singapore Free Press of the 5th instant says
the and Godzowski were further charged with If the markots of the last become closed that the P. 9. steamer Aden, femra Hong
of assaulting or stabbing the stoward Robert tona, it will mean dis star to many
Isbouring classes. You know, the whilo ang arrived at Singapore with eleven Chia-
The secured pleaded not guilty.
labouring man cannot compete in tropical foring from levar, at twi with babono river steamers. Twenty joses oge or there. Mesare F. Daiwell, R. A. Gabbay. J. F. emigrata to the East to take his place in the see sick, the greater part of whom were cul-
Bo epuld tot Then again as to the present dues paid by The following jury was empannelled climates with the Asatio plagte (bubees). Did not the aden's pasabouts where 'hant days were frat imposed late
tem, &.
Our number of unemployed and the ataguas 1. B. Carvalho. face is from the same paper is Daily Pres to the fivenne for eight years previous to which stated that the guveramuthu enthic), these river steamers were given ezcép-Wie) conducted the prosecution, instructed long on we are unler.bid by Asatis mana
The Acting Attorney General (Mr A. G. tion of trade, must serasarity increase to trusted a curenter in Wyndham Stretto tinut sales in order to faster a particular by Mr A. B. Johnson, Crown Salicitor, sorr construct cofins, and praised the goverment trade. That trade has now arrived at a fr E. C. Ellis (of Me V. B. Deacon's
'Bet would not the old ƒ int standard fur the precautionary aurait une position quite capable of paying a fair share office)
be hard to apply, and hard is boring if is ne plague in Hong-
Tas Acting Attorney General, in opening on existing conditione? kang
recounted the facts. Fe said some "Every change must of necessity effect meat is worthy of criticism,
am, but the Hongkonggle of which it was created.
condition of At the present rate of Eght does these friction was apparently created on board someone. Understand, I'm not presebing * vesela, Luder the special privilege of paying the vessel at llile Harbour on the 23rd new, but the old rational and just monetary system. The process of change would be think that there is no edema ouly for those of thera which arrive at night the sattorities that mon ware not to be g iu langkong but only some sporadic cases (all the ther being free of the port), paid allowed ashore
that we
we should return to the joint The first cryst on leave. in Macas, which would spicing tho fast year $3,606 for a total tonnage arriving, defondant appeared to have been the ring soudard, in fiat to consider
a ta dags since, from the neigh arrival, a
atting Lounaidorably over a million leader, for not content with grumbling ha bouring colony, f Symptoms of
was well known in Hongkong, twenty-live With the greatest diffleulty, Sutton was anger bail trote Hougtong? The offer or Europan shipping (junks had contributed John Davd., E. W. Robertson, industrial centres which ary arising the
the SARE,
mastering the dificult part he had to play.ewam together towards the ugly. Sutta kung, ibia alwning pranzuro ni Jf the exponses of a Government under the K. Mailand boat P. G. Anderson, U.K.R. After Mr Posket in importance came the and Stevqua lar perfectly exhausted at the Government koor postemporary. only one-third of the ixed rate, and that March in consequence of instructions from oud 'it would adjust itself. It i C. W. Knox, R. B.. beat Sur.-Maj. Reide. Posket, a port undertaken by M'bottom of the dinghs, which was be pull the coluar better than war
M.
Aftenby, M., scratched to C. Platt.
DOUBLE HANDICAP.
8. G. Bird and C. Platt heat F. W. Firth
and A. S. Anton.
Capt. I celes. 1.15., and G. Lydey, R.B.,
Thonison.
enland B. D. Sandera,
E. W. Maitland sad P. G. Anderson, H.K.R.. best R E. Humphreys and F. Collius. M. A. A. Souza and F. J. East Feratched to
C. Inchbald and S. L. Duby,
0. W. Knox, R.B., and O. Farcival, R.B., beat G. A. Woodcock and J. M. G. Hanna.
G. Balloch auf Capt. Welman socalched to
F Maitland and O, H. Potte J. A. Japp and H. Humphreys bost G. W.
P. B. Sheldon.
Millward
K. W. Housey and B. J. Grist beat C. M.
Firth and W. Nuwton.
K. W. Munsey box: Sar. Major Reads..
AOCANS HANDICAP,
0. W. Knox, K.B., scratched to H. Hum-
&. H. Poils boat G. Balloch.
phreye
W. Newton heat C. A. Tomes.
P. B. Sheldon beat E. W. Maitland:
CLASS HANDICAP.
E. S. Ezekiel beat J. M. G. Manuk.
O. H. Gale beat C. F. Bartan.
E. A. Messor beat F. J. East.
Ross Thomzod beat M. A. A. Souza.
E. M. Hazeland beat Capt. Wolman.
J. A. Jupp beat A. Donald.
A. H. Mascall bout Wm. Macbon.
G. Lyaley, R.B, best I Satton,
G. A. Woodcock best E. D. Sanders.
dscnivin, and sharp-witted wife,
and
and We
Wrottes- that the others were unable to
to get in jey. This lady made her first appearance had to be content to bang on to the wal in Hongkong last night, and the By this time, Air Williams and Mr impression he created was decidedly of the revenue cruiser Kongsing, becst
was arias, and the Favourable. She spoke out well, showed aware that herself to bo possessed of cobalderable ease got out an eight-pared gig will comuted. Crate with grace and acceptanez The and took them on board the oruiser, where
Me
g+1. advance upon anything he has yet done. Isntry is brought to the notice or the Royal The Colonel Eskyn of Mr Thresher Bunung Society with a strong reowataenda-
at times, abowed that this
in
cappoi b tie slowseas of his compan-
Captain Vale (De Wes'dott), who,
we fancy, rather overdid the heavy awell,
and the rehy caused the
the second.
to drag
sumewhat. Mr Laprak w not quite in
his slem at as Achil's Blond; and Isidore
i
HONGKONG FIRE BRIGADE.
ANNUAL REPORT.
his waiter, was taken by Mr Baba. the Legislative Connell yesterday :-
Ar Bullony (Me Darby) and a
a part
which suited him admirably, Mr
Mr Wur
#
vory
mington (Mr Balloch) made good chief slack, and the Pulice Force was fairly well copressatod, Some of the itter have not been long in the
*business,
FIRE BRIGADE DEPARTMENT,
Hongkong, 11th March, 1895.
AS
died in
cues
the
savitary
information a
Ga not
The above may or may not be a correctare in more maintained as usual I koita
bot
by
од
A
phia
third
BRITISH TRADE IN THE EAST.
The Japanese,' said Mr Whitehead,
are now, among other things, beginning
to build their own guabats, cordon
IT
people,
who are sought of sick Chinaman, who scratched to 0. F. Harton and Roas of manner, and played up to the gie-able despatch and picked up the whole parts te hospital of Si Januario, show. And a half of tons, or at the rate of Teas asmulted the roafa. The captate Appeared her who recalso the advantage from the than of a cent per ton. and side by side an deck and was attacked. Two men, who present standard? People is receipt at habonic plagas. sevident that while the bubonic with this they bars been paying. If my hd since died, Kelly and Schumann, marie permanent incomes, who receive as wach
did,
eul the ospitalists, and E. F. Mackay add d. Bharp bost F. B. Das other indies gave a good scenunt of the they were treated with the utmost kindness plague is endemic, as it appears to bo, in Canton for thetect, about $17.000 as for him with their knives. Kelly Binbbed ever the
same period.
the captain of the
the forehand and the capinin
in they pay minor parts, Charlotte Ferrinder (ra and supplied with restoratives and warm, diy
Fleas for commodities to the extent Canton, and
Pahat, which maintain They thus contribute to
to the Chinese reva-fired two ahots and hit Kelly, Brown then of 40 per cent. The chief opposition Andrew) especially speaking hor words clothes, Tho Kwongoing afterwards landed
constant communication with Macao au nne about five times more than to the revelrucs the steward and
and the prisoner
From
ibo
R nied class. We have also in with commendable clearness, but not lond them at Kowloon,
a kaile. Tumain
reckon with thu gozeral Tylerance in ly enough to be heard with case in all parts: The adventure was one of the most ex. Hongkong, the two ooleries connot
courpletely free from sporadio cases af tissue of the colony, whose diag they fly atd stabbed him as the akoulder with
the protection of whose laws they crave. The
sized the of the house. Fira Welman (as Bectie citing that has taken place in Hoogkong disease. What we can and must do is to
and change, which is great. The necessity for captain, and prianners then the cause of the the second defendant
estauior reform in the intent of our labouring advecating
used thresteuing Tomlinson) was perhaps too much subdued Harbour for many yours. The wonder is try to ameliorate the douditions of
hygienio to be effective, and her interpretation of that, considering the auditions under these two pulonies in order that, the pestifery wish to illustrate to those who are accme-regires from him and threw it overbuard. One questic roore. It is sometimes
Chinese method of obtaining revenue, I mere.language, whi the
language, while
third prisoner took the classes is very urgent. the part was, if anything, rather quiet. As which the asoident occurred, no fatalities
,i
lities as microbe may find no means for its fomed to hear a sort of summination ser- The captain, then went back to his cabin urged that the inferior quality of goods Popham, the pert marvant maid, Mes Mogre have be recorded. There is Dot propagation. There is no other remedy but vics' was satisfactory,
the slightest doubt that bad it not born to struggle every year to expel sa nezicus a read, having the 'fresdom of the pors and was foilazed by the first and third supplied from this dountry canses thets to how very mild our methods prisoners, the third prisoner appeared at the Eastern market. Is that your CX- Next to Mr Grace's great au coeds ' We o
sought for the
gallantry of young visitor. abaetfisk perhaps to place the now departure of Stopani, one of the most popular merabers
window and threatened him with a perience the
British goods, on the pyrage, are sULA Ready as the underrated hay Cis Par- the Y.R... Sutton would most certaiset temont of the position in Macao relative during the year. The new lenses for Gap
The lighthouses
Evidence was then lød.
perior to most others supplied. ringdon, Natwi hatanding the must heroic have let his life, whilst Stevens escape tu, the plague; but however that may be we
'Again, are the goals of the tight sort The prisoners were convicted on various efforis on the part of this actor, his to say the least, providential. We have no canet command the manner in which our Rok, to replace those injured in October
requirements, and are our arms Bradyious cannot be altogether eliminated, doubt Eis Excellency the Governor, is soon All the samo his representation of as he has authenticated the fast we have Portuguese contemporary puts ten and two 1893. arrived from England and the light was counts and ressived concurrent sentences, for Eastern Cia was goed all round, and was a distinct given above, will see that Stopane together with the obvious intention of stored to its original condition of efficiency the effect of which, put briefly, is, that adequately represented? It is said that we
that they
Dis! make proving
May, No
Brown is imprisoned for five years; Abrams are unfortunate or worse-in both rea-, Telegraphia and telephonic communica is sentenced to one year: Godz waki to one t -outline --are being made
tion, with some few breaks, has also been year; and Land to two years' imprisonment. The cheapest gouds in the most carn..
mansb repeat, it is a question of price. Wyndham Street. carpenter in
What was exceedingly nor is capable of Society. Such an award was never more the discretion of ita remar
and tion for the award of the medal of that our murring contemporary referred to D'Aguitur275 vessels have been reported to kept up with the Gep Book and Cape
roots. Ad it is our duty to so that our during the year. From the fur- nothing)
mcantary law doua put subjeck, the prim ever station, was the renovation of ambalate boxes M. C. Allenby, B.N., reratched to G really good work. He was slightly handi- worthily deserved.
duate of British labeing to insurmountable. Stewart,.
passing, and to addition 233 messages for the ramoval of dead or dying, should newere received and 1.615 sent, inluding the AN INTERVIEW WITH ME T. H. WHITEHEAD, distbilities and thus drive them out of the cessity cour, from plague or any other
Tae Hardware Trade Fournal has a espi. Saatern markets. The guld doc rinis daily weather report for the Observatory. The mere renovation of use boxes From Cape D'Aguilar 983 vessels were retal picture of Mr T. H. Whitehead, of disense.
existing in England is so wrong that, the existence of plague in pruro bo Blogkong, any wory than does the arrival! Parted, and in addition 31 meages were | Hoogkung, and the appended Interview most eminent econzounigal authorit er, and
it blinds the judgment of many of The following report was submitted to at Singapore of Chinese passsengers suffering sent and 106 received.
The means of communication with Gap with that gentleman :—
many of the leading statesmen and legisla from the plagns. These passengers, in all jok are not,
my opinion, satisfactory.
Or ärst question related, naturalistors in England. The great lest is that probability were not shipped at Hongkong In 1893 severe damage was sustained by the
England may postpone Amending her "mos and the precautions taken be the Hougtong Light nad buildings, and the keepora were/cough, to the manufacture of hardware netary. In until the eril vannut, ba row
and kindred industries.
dressed.' Sir, I have the honour to forward the authorities to deal with the plague only | 2 annnal reture of fires and fra alarms for proves that they are more wideawake tuin a position of no little danger. Telegra
their duties and ore resolved to prevest as phlo coramunication being breken by the the year 1894.
Although the return shows a slight de. epidemic instead of undertaking the exper typhoon, information of the siets of things and Inspector Messiter (Mr Niqalle) might line on that for 1833, the fros for the elve and difisut task of resting it out. only reached Hongkong through the make rides, guna, ammunition, swords, engraved on the faside of his virg Izoder.
teer of the captain of the P. & 0. steamer o have made a little more of tho puiats most part present tho sume characteristics ED., C,MI
is a country which has developed the arresting scene. Sergeant Logg
Clyde, who is answer to a signal, sent a scratched to R. M. Gray and C. A.(Mr Andrew) and Const bis. Harris (Opt. as were pointed out in my report for that
enomously, thanks to the assistance of land ie" Marcellos to Irene Young ma boat to amunicate with the Book. With
European employees, and the introduction (with embarrassmont) Yes, that right. Welm) assisted thoir officer and attended year. Capt. Locles, R.B., and G. Lyalty, R.B..
W. ROBINSON and Company for the highest ounsiderable dilleulty the imediato wants of Europena appliances. The Japaness are Bat-e don't aut the Ir ga" deep... ** In the spring the Brigade was seriously class Piano Tuning and Repairing.
elieved the following plerer and industrious people. Thoy on the Ouurt, The pari of Wyke, Mr
of the keepers were relieved embarrassed in its operations by the supply
day. Now, the stations is in more or Ices Jones.
HONGKONG REGISTERE in 'And China l' or two friendly almost entirely ceasing, and the compara to have been attached as follows: Che Hongkong, and we ought to be in the best
In China the awakenfog is almost cer-
Provics Cs daba alj Os dąbė aš [drat42:04 104,m and pace of the fively large coofingration that occurred in pen, Chun-tang, and Chen-pol to the possible position to satisfy ourselves as to lain to come, and that quickly. I believe A SERIOUS Bhooting ndhir occurred at Bang.Performance would be improved by being the month of Match in Bophara Straud Yukoenka, the Keung-ping, Ping-pse, their omditioe at. eny time during at that the deplorable war now waging will}
20.01 Chan pion and Chen chang to the Eure, und, phoot, and to end 6200our to them if neces less deliberato-Just a little moro go, owed its spread directly to this cause rak, on Saturday morning (0th inet.) as the and a little leas dragging. It would not be
mean the revolutionising of Chins, and that It is true that arrangements are mide by the Tayden, Chen-pia, and Chen-tan to sary imediately the weather permits. sooner or later, that vast empire will have Temperaturo
such a auquel to sa velawful wounding onze the an amateur affort were all tu speak up eu us which water can be turned on upon su tas Sasebo Admiralty Stations.
pmotion we are boția pt
of the present
Humidity previous evening. It appears that on to be distinctly heard. That is the peren- time is lost in carrying them out, and a Carr. William Dasies of the sulp Newman the
alarm of are occurring, bat a good deal of
time, the mory severe the typhoon audthus taken a new lease of life. It is rich in Friday evening. R British Indian named nial faalt of aume amateurs, and it is euro
natural resources,There are vast supplise Direction of) greater
the keepers, the danger te Appapuloa, a
be said of bar cosields tacked Mr Ventura with a knife, opposite mance. Again, the make-up in one or two Colony such as this le, with its narrow and Lat. 41 South and 8.41 21st on
be property
perly tackled, and in a crowded inst, from Rio de Janeiro, reported that in communication will be interrupted, and, and our wiseralo. came may the Tivoli, catting through his helmet and
14th with
WILA condition of things, the people cases was too pronounced-the result, per-
"And the result to this country ?! inflicting a sovers sonip wound. The as-haps of not allowing salciently for the steep strasts, dolay might easily result in February last, at 6 pm, hu pacast within may be is the greatest peril without our A free we shall nudoubtedly benefit by eilsut they took refuge in his employer's strength of the light on the stage here.
very serious ovoseGOGOS.
& cable's length the British barque Dunbar-knowledge, and it, as happened on one orders for machinery and otherwise; then, shop and derided all attempts at arrest,
The music discouried by the Rio Bri I bave always been of oplaion that the tenshire of Glasgow, abandoned. The de-passion, the Fame svuld not be spared by with Japku, for the Chinese are wonder Mr Ventura was taken to the hospital gade Band, under the About 4 stelook
on Saturday mornings 4 Pezobsy, was much leadersble of Me completion of the 17 water works would relict in dangerous to shipping.
admit of the introduction of radical stangoe
weather had moderate, the knowledge their markets against 16, Borlandier states that he saw Appapalsa As we have alidady suld, the performizas in the composition of the Fire Brigade, Deano the battle of Iskerman, Lord might eventually come too isto, trying to
to effect na entrance into the former's was looked upon sa a happy euoirs on the Bad time bed shows that if the water sup. | Raglan was going towards the Ridge. A Light has been established at consider, I suozous advantage in the question of wages bedroom, and therefore enqs for a poitusspas. part of the A. D. C. Committos, and feary to keep any steam angloes other than } watar to take up for the wounded, should þa grudged to ensure ils eflotenoy Meanwhile the intruder attempted to internished on
ply wore caly constant it would be annegos. aargeant approached, carrying cendana of able expense, no reasonable expenditurs monetary the internet, upon witch M. Bar- ment of a decidedly high claws and of a most the flusting engine. The pressure of water Lard Raglan was passing, he drew himself and the safety of thore in whose charge it is.
ingly pleasant entoriala-
happan in Japan. shot at him with a revolver, and, po
in the streets is exestient, and cannot be ez up to make the usual kind. The play will be repeat
I calice, when a round the the man desing down Custom House of on Saturday night when a bumperseded by the results of the host steam sunt came bounding of the hill ན
iy ust with the restoration of allver to the BAROMETER Thas stroot bydrants are numerona kousked his
cap off his head. The witnessed by a Siamese policeman. At the ing members of the A. D. O. It is also
or W. Babiuson and Compery.
remind you of the
of the etions that the cheapest Hospital, one that which hat eutated Appa-propraed, we battere, to give another per oroase of the number of Fire Dospatch Boxes his kaso, piedod La darefully on his head,
market rules the world. At the premont | THERMOMETER-). paloa's back was telen ont at the breast. formando of the force on Tuesday next, in it ought to be possible to keep within moder and then made the militars salute, and Berroarse that the island of Chuan is it moment, though Bagland practises and Another hall passed through the right side, nid of the fuude of the Hougtong Baus- as limits at rory small saponeo ang fire all without moving a mule of his contenusbourbed the Japat, says the Rokamine, prouches free trade, she by her mulabary from back to front. The wounded man was Talent Society,
taking place in the limits of Victor. Itance. Lord Raglan delighted with England will assuredly grab it ud formsystem is off rpg the biggest bounty to making favourable program yasterday, M
le, however, a ains qui non of the proper the man's copiness, and said to him, A there a centre threatening Japan's proper Asiatic countries to develop their nen vo- Balandier has been called upon by the
treatment of Ares that the water anst be near thing that, my aan. Yes, my lord, supremaly between Port Arthur and Ta scurten and to rondie their hundreds of French Consul for an explanation of the Paasos by all the beat makets for Hire ce unstinted, and so long as it is nevesty replied the sergeant, with another saluter lisawan on the mouth and the Pescadores millions of people independent of the pro
monthly parmants, at F. Boblogos & hampex 19 Drigado 19 its use and abdi mina la pe good ne a mile, -1 and form,ta on the gouli,
dues of British Isbeanam quailea et
F. B. D.acon beat E. Grant Smith.
PROFESSION raras,
M. O. Allenby and H. A. Gillett, R.N.,
Tomes.
esmatched to B. G. Bird and Douglas anketa Borvanty was entrusted to "Mof fresh water becoming intermittent and Tan captured Chinese men-of-war åre suid danger from every typhoon which affet make fine specimens of cutlery,
C. M. Firth and H. Maitland beat E. à, Frowd
Meator and G. W, Millward.
And now for one bints. The one
potorious bad character, at to be romodled before the next patfor-te is able to make boadway before it sana, which arrived at Leaking on the Gthmare likelihood-le there that the telegraphia of iron ore in China-practically ŵnlimited
the
--and the camB I
And
100
ald Hook Company nutil 24 hours after the tally adeptive, they will ring /
auch an
This
Fas compared with English wages under our
law. This has already begun to this inevitable !! Yes, ander ex sting conditions a cartalu.
Lane, pursued and Bred at kim "gain, spus in partain to reward the hard-work-all placed, and with the gradual in man silly in prep, dusted NEW Comio Song and Dingo Albume, ali postion of wney, There is no need to
JEWELLER' The Inscription you wish
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