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SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1897,
Wy understand that Capt. Vyvyan and five of his crew are standing by the stranded Glamorganshire, The other officers and members of the crew are coming back to "Hongkong.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS, (SUPPLIED TO THE 'CHINA MAIL.']
LONION, March 11th, 1897 THE SITUATION. ·
THE CHINA MAIL.
FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That I promised last week to say something nice about the Governor's speech the other day, and the lecture on the West.
PARLIAMENTARY ŘEPORT.
7ion or 1907.
(By Our Spezial Lady Lobbyist.)
HOUSE OF COMMONS,
|
Judies might also give food for chit-chat-ire Speaker took her sout at four o'clock continued choaring.) Professional ruis- / meuzewa'of the Powork,**
mantha,
QUESTIONS
bies Obsolent-Mama: I wish to ask the
Feb. 16.-Tha
MAYB
be traced to the feudal system of antiquity. Princo Gorge was further notified that the recent speech of Sir Michael Hicks (Renowed cheura.) But I may be told that the commanders of the other squadrons Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the this Bill is the thin ged of this wedge, bodi vouki, got allow the Greek naval Forces to House of Counions, with regard to the that presently we shall have children sitting attack Turkish ships. Prince George, in- | British occupation of Egypt, will not help this House. I for one, ma'am, do not formed the British Adiniral that he will to a solution of the Egyptina question, and shrink from that conclusion: (Loud and execute the King's orders, despite the hs deprecaton the discredit thrown by the British Minister on the Egyptian Mixed rmids alrendy, I rejoies to say, adorn those The situation remains unchanged, and That in the meantime, it may purlaps be FOOTBALL SHIELD COMPETITION. HMS
The Emperor William is in Tharul. as well to wait until wo scd what 'Sir
benches; then why not their innocent censed at the action of Greece, and has Feb 9.-M. Hanotaur
that the Centurion V. Royal Engineers. This match tho Powers are conferring together.
Willians door for us during the t fow Home Secretary lion of which, I have charges ales? We wanon brought insiglit, ordured the German warelip Hierin grust cause for anxiety as to the future of Russin has offered Servis... 120,000 maga-| Was witnessed by a large crowd at the Hapine rifles, and Servin has called out all the That the collapse of the conereta blocks on given the right honorable fady private intuition, sympathy, into pulitics for the Augusta to co-operate with the Rests of the Europe lies in the question of Egyptiin the Penya in front of the new Reclamation notice. It is whether shu will use a fist first time. Infants will bring even greater other Powers in preventing the catbrenk | finance. He expresses the opinion that if imacence than we ouregives can lay claim of hostilities between Turkey and Groose the question should be submitted to arbit is rather serious, in view of the fact that to be male, and laid on the table, of all to. If, as the poot says, Hearon lies The Marquis of Salisbury, states that the ration the attitude of France would be cor- this is the fourth accident of the kind.
rulers whose hasbaarls are directors of about us in vue infancy, it will be the Powers have protested against the utter tain to be upheid M. Hanstan further That, as most people gain experience by public companjca.
proud achievement of the proscat Adminis- wisdom of the notion of Greece. He declares that Franse will not consent to an such Accidents, it might have been ex-
The Hue Sucrotary: No, un'am.
Atration, by plasing this Bill, to introduce mids that it is not intended to sanction the infringement of hor rights hand upon list han already been laid on the table giv- the very atmosphere of Heaven itself to Grack pelicy, and says that the European reiterated promises in public documenta pected the sama rek uit. would have masing the names of bannarable and right fested itself here.
Cretan trouble
·Feb. 10-The Garman newspapar That if nothing more word abistako taniourable Indies connected with public the British Hour of Commons (Loud concert with regard to the
theurs, during which the right hontúrable | is
describe the reply of M. Hanotage, this companies. The practice of
complete to be made by the Marino prosit
gentlemen
The Emperor William has officially an French Minister for Foreign Affair to the Lot-hollers, auch mishaps of alch mis- surving on public bols has fallen so much lady usunied her seat.)
(The House was still sitting when we went nounced that he is angry with Greece, and recunt speech of the British Chancellor of management would matter but little to into disums of late years that the return
to presa.)—St. James's Gazelle.
declares that dignity will not permit of the Exchequer, or the question of the s asked for appears to be unnecessary. the ratepayer.
Germany continuing further diplomatic re- British occupation of Egypt, a cuivalent lations with Athena,
to a refusal to accept Sir Michael Hicks- Thit the cost of such collapses has to be paid by smelly, and I am not quite
Beach's challenge. sure if a portion of it may not fall upon The Government.
py Valley this afternoon. The game was very good in the first half, but fell off in interest in the second. Bore:Centurion, 4 goals; 1E, 1. All the goals wore scor- od in the first half. Mr P, G. Davies, RA was reforeO...
Reserves, for drill.
WEATHER NOTICE.
The following notice is insued from the Observatory :~~
On the 13th at 11.2. The anticyclone H. E, We Ting Fang, Minister Planipolies still over N. Chins and pressure has increased generally, particularly in S. tentiary to the U.3. of America, Spain and Chans. Gradienta increasing the N. Feru, sailed for San Francisco to-day by purt of the China Sea, decreasing else. the O; and O. steamer Gaelic. The steamer
where. Forecast. E winds, decreas was flying the Chinese ensign at the main.first dall with drizzling rain, na-
proving later..
His Excellency tries with him a retinue of over fifty persons. The Hon. Dr Ho Kai accumpanies the Chinese Ministeė su fale Shanghai, where he will meet Shong King- hing, whom he joins in the conduct of the Chinese railways.
NEW PIANO Bad Organ Repairing Material and Machinery just to haral; alse the latest Maslo, W. Robinson & Co.
AT Singapore last week, a Bengali when heing sworn in as a member of the police force, made a statement that he had been neither in jail, nor in the hands of the he was sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment.
THE BREAK UP OF A GANG OF
the
That from what I have stall in your mom- ng contemporary, and from what is teriously well known in the Colony, things conceted with the Reclamation are not so well arranged as they might
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS. Armed gang robberies by Chiouse have again become quite familiar in the Colony, but it is something unique to find HuropeansThat, although the Director of Public associating together for the perpetition of crimes of this nature Information was re- ceived yesterday by Detective Sergent Holt that there was a party of five men in the Co- lony who ind banded themselves together t» secure some voluables, and for this purpose they were also in possession of arms. The
Works is regarded as nominally respon site for the Reclamation, her har aptures to direct opérations. That it would be interesting to hear the views of experts up the evilence given by Mr Bowdler at the inquest the other day na t weights, etz. That if the Director of the P. W. D. is ro- sponsible, it would have been better if
by lizd been called.
the
bies Planewonian: Can my right heriour able friend yet tall the House whechor dis covery has been made of the perpetrator of the outrage of harging mistintos over this Tressury bent on the opening day of the Soggion
The Hour Secretary, I will ask my honoumblo frimul not to press her que tion. I have reason to belière that the act referred to was an attempt well-meaning, but no doubt ill-advised--to express the pleasure with which honourable grbers betrothal of any right henutable friend, hoth_uides of the Houen:board of the
the First Tenly of the Admiralty, to the rollo lord who leads the Opposition, in me other place.
.C1.
· Miss Nuoroman: 1 desire to ask the
First Lord of the Treasury what stops the Government has taken to redan their pledge to give facilities for the introduction of Stocking women abers to this House, The Fir Lord of the Tecwury: The
NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.
THE CARINA,
London, February 1.The usual winter fostivities at St. Petersburg have been abandoned owing to the unfavourable con- dition of the Czarina's health.
Feb. 11. The health of the Czarina i reported to be improving.
THE ITALIAN NAVY.. spend 41,160,000 yearly for 10 years upon The Italia Government has decided to militions to the pavy.
.
FATAL TORPEDO ACCIDENT ON 3.2.8. *GJUKALTAR,' Fob. 14-A fatal accident occntred zes- tarday on the twin-screw cruiser Gibraltar while the primers of torpedass were being tested. Four scames were killed on the
pot
THE CURAS REVOLT.
British Console have advanced; and oro now quoted at 1124.
Feb. 18-Adminal Canevaro, the senler Adiniral of the Italian Navy, has been appointed Commander of the combined aquadrons at Creto. He has urged the Grouks nad the Turks to romain quiescent
pending a settlement of the Cretan difà- calty boing arrived at by the Powers. The Powers have ocupied the towns of Candia, Rating, and Sat, on the northern coast of joined Colonel Vasos, the Greek comun- rete. Thus of Cretan rebels have
der, and aro occupying the interior of the country. The Greek Consul at Canes re hosted the Greek fing at Canon, but was directed by the Power to lowor it.
Tarkoy is equipping 10 ironclads and 20 torpedo-hosts. Une-half this force will sail for Crote in five days. Fifty thousand men of the Turkish naval reserves have been summoned for service. The Turkish asked for a credit of £500,000.
Reports from Borlin state that three Russian warships have strived at Kilis, a Romania, and situated on one of the mouths of the Danube.
The Sultan as ordered military ma mures to be talion on the Greck frontier, d is calling out further regiments of Redify. Elhom Paxton has been plazed in comind.
THE NEW AUSTRALIAN MAH.
CONTRACTS.
MESSAGE FROM MA CHAMBERLAIN.→ DETAILS OF THE CONTRACTS.
appears in West Australian papers reaching The following telegram from Melbourne Colombu
com❤
Police. This was found to be untrue; and, information was that o senfaring men might have been apportioned chief obstacle to the und wo all have in Feb. 12.-Tho Haqarta correspondent Minister for Marine, Hassan Pasha, has between Brindisi and Adelaide, or 90 days
TRE Secret Societies are particularly busy just now organising their ranka and recruit- ing new members. At Samaop the house of a well-to-do paddy planter was recently burnt down and damage caused to the amount of 200 cattics, owing to the refusal of the owner to join the Bacisty. The Society openly boasts that as it cow con sists of 2,000 metr bors it only costs mulung (16 cents) ahead for overy murder committed by its members At this mate it is no wonder murder and robbery by violence are ranipant throughout the coun- try.--Siam Free Pram.
who ware residing at No. 3 Fletcher Street, had, in course of conversation with a woman who pecupied the house, statul they intended to steal a quantity of silk and a compass from a ship in the harbour, and at the same time they handed to the woman a knife and a revolver which they asked her to keep until night. It was their intention, they said, to go off to the step in the early part of the evening to secure these articles, and if they met any op position they would use the weapons. They also intended to bring the silk to the woman
We hear. (says the Singapore Free Presa) so that she might dispose of it for them. that the recorded rainfall at one station in Yesterday Inspectors Staunton and Quincey Pahang, during December, reached the and Detective Sergeant Holt, along with onormous figure of 60 inches of which 26 the other European constables, visitul inchos fell in one day; that is, over five the house, td found two men there when times the rainfall that fell in Singapore on they placed under arrest. After waiting the wettest day of the recent wet weather for nearly an hour two mure men arrived No wonder that the rivers roso 40 fart and and were also arrested, Two of the men that the level country was flooded for many had once been in the Americas navy, one milos ialand: no wonder the people took of them being of German nationality. The to the trees and improvised shelters when remaining two were British merchant sail- their Kampongs were under perhaps twenty feel of water. The destruction of the crops muat BAYE hard times presently for the country people, we fear, and there is every prespect of a considerable amount of local distress in Pahang.
Molbunrur, Feb. 9.-The repuins of Sir
provod as was a first boliered, and that teresting family ovent in resume her public who died during the one, wore re-
our sanitary authorities do not yet knew where icy ro That it would cem 10 outsiders tho opinions of Dr Wilm are not altogether in Cavour of the separate system of drainage, tas his report on the Plage would imply
That in this suspiciou be the old residents
doubt long entertained by in this Colony; and there are also other disena tha Plague which now visit this Colony
That it is all very well to suggest sative
grown vegetables and oysters, but these
fears.
50
That, to judge from your columus for the bust few days, und would fancy Hou kong so be the nursery of all the Chinese Ministers to Foreign Courts. That I should be the last to contradict or to oppose such a view, as I honestly be lieve this Colony to be a leasen for China. That, all the same, this same lump called the Chinese Empire will tako on enorm- ous deal of leaving.
the muscles,
MR RHODES BEFORE THE HOUSE OF COMMONS COMMITTER Feb 16-Mr Cecil Rhodes, Lite Premier
I have abserved stroking and swallowing, and into the administration of the British fore, nuggested that the Australian.colonica
South
while the last question climate was ordered him, and on his arrival ha helped the moveinant on the Rand of this reduction uro nata inaten
IMMIGRATION IS AMERICA,
Feb. 18,-The United States Sonate has passed a bill requiring immigrants to be able to read and write one language. The measure is a modification of the Undesir- able Innigrats Bill.
yונות
The Times of Ceylon commerits as fol- lows on ti abore
the Secretary of State for the Colonser day (February 4th) from Mr Chamberlain,
As intimation was received by cable_to».
addressed to the acting Governor, Sir John Madden, that the Pustmaster-General had accepted a tender for the Anglo-Australian mail service for aevou years, starting on February 1st, 1898. Contraets have been made with the F. : O. and Orient panies as formerly, but the deliveries are no amount of evidence world restore
to be affected mero punctually, the time limit being reduced to 23 days 16 hours old sapan-woman to life, but the la or afsed if independent evidence Ind view, to which the koncurable hudy referred the Times states that the rebus refine to
16 hours betwaso London and Adelaide, on a previous occasion, has, I hope, been accept the reformas proposed by Spafu. Tho been called.
via Brindis. Efforts were nude by the That the discussion, or rather the brown overcome by the angopriation of a room Spaniards and Cubans alike require the
Australian colonies to have the sorvice study, going on concerning the origin of
for the recuption of lubes during the sit-coulrol of the finances.
in 28 days, but tho shy many cases of so-called typhoidal-ting of the House. The foal arrangements LEATH OF BIR JOHN THURSTON,
accomplished aunot be unde until my honourable friend
companies stipulated for an extra 16 malaria in this Colony, is indicative of
hours, and this was cmended. The exis- ass thingam Vize, that she actual sanitary who has charge of the matter has suficient data 1. Thurston Governor of Fiji sud
ting arrangemente alow, the beats to 00- condition as not been greatly in-ly recovered from the effects of a recent in High Coramissioner for the Weston Pacific.
caps 28 days 12 hours between Brindisi of the arrum
and Adelaide. Under the new contracts duties, I may may, however, that the room hert from byly to
the gain will be slightly under four days. reserved for the purpose will probably be moved from the sterner today, and were
The P. & 0. Company has tendered 'na Committee-Room No. 15, which last his conveyel so the tortuary at Richmond.
Usual comprehensively for the services to torical associations which render it pecul-On Thursday the remains will be taken to
Bonbay once per week, and to Shanghai arly suitable to become the scene of child- Government House, and the funerd will
in addition to the earrings of fortnightly, isb-cries
start from there at p. for the Mol-of Cape Colony, was toalay examirical be undegquabbles. Mr Panowoman: Mrs Speaker, ma'aru, bourne Genem? Cenatory, where the body for the committee of the House of Com the Aralian mail for £11,000 a year, is the bennurable
pront wood, sitting below the gangway opposite. Sir John Thurston suffered frean an and siramistancus of the incursion into the annual charco for the novice. The deputy
enter for St. John's will be interred with initary honoured to inquies into the origin which is 820,000 less than the in erder in kissing her had to the Chatfection of the spinal cord, ing South African Republic by an armed force, Postmaster-General for
which seller of the Exchequer, as her
Headmitted that should b
ba parraitted to share in the bonent Africa Company, of doing repeatedly v
paying was being answered?
The Spunker: The precedents on the in Sydney he had so greatly improved in owing to the obstacles put by the Trans. our £85,000 per year subsidy, and have been in Hongkong for over thirty point are very meagre. I Gnd, however, health that hopes were entertained of his vasl Republic in the way of developing of the concession. The Orient Com- the the othor Governments obtain lotting that,
before the passing of the Great recovery, hut during the voyage from goldfields, and because of his belief that tage Eunncipation Act, fiouuurable mambers Sydney to Melbourne he suffered a relapse the Republic was about to intrudurs for-pany's tender is for the servica between into the already complicated systems Naples and Adelaide 28 days 14 hours were known to have shaken their fists at and died on Sunday.
at the Capa. In the course of further thence cuwards, for £65,000 per year. each other, and guel: actions were rated to
that he be a broach of parliamentary propriety.
examination Mr Rhodes admitted By analogy, therefore, I am prepared to
attempted to delude the public into the bo rule that for an honourable member to kiss
list that Dr Janicson had gone to the sasia
No advices have been received by the her hand to aber meniber, of the
tance of the woman and children on the Rand.
agents of the P. & G. and the Orient Com- opposite sox is a display of passion entirely
Feb. 17.-The Prince of Wales, besides panies in Colombo as to changes that are out of order.
Mr Macher: I beg leave, makan, to
numerous members of the House of Lords likely to result from the adoption of the new wall contracts which wore shadowed Ku for Shanghai as even of greatst is aware that it was my intention to have
the pooing sitting of the Committee of In- recently by air Chainberlain, and were inaportance that the novenons of their brought before the notice of the House
quary were no ladjes aangst the referred to in the Australian pross, nor are
sachi alvices likely to reach the agents this evening, as a quesish of privilege, Excellencies Wu. Ting and Lob Feng.
Continuing his evidence. Me Rides the new contracts have been ratified by the That it is a little puzzling to discover what the scandalous article in The Pindico
said that the poresistent unfriendly attitude House of Cumimas. Any changes that De teative in which the grossert inginus- is what and who is who from the differentions were levelled at me with reference to
of the Transvand towards the Cape preven- may eventuate will not occur, naturally, in staterents made in Home magazines
ted common action being taken. The the present year; but it is not unfair to and now grapers conserning the variouey canvass of certain cleary con in the House of Commons this evening tind characters taking part in the Celestial stitucats. in, Pimlico and Brompton. My the Royal Commission to be appointed to denial of the civil rights of the Uitlouxore assume that the accelerated mall service only reason in pustning my motion inquire into the financial relations of Eng- became intolerable. The situation had beer will lead, as far an both the mail-carrying
anxious land, Scotland, and Ireland. would be in-
almost on the verge of revolution for years, companies are concerned, to the introduo- till for my wife-Hear, hear) to be in herstructed to examine the whole State ox and prorations for a change would con- tion of some inster vessels, and the discard. place, and as she had a long-standing penditure of the thres kingdoms, sad to
tinue to be made until the grievances were ing of some of the older and slower boats. report (1) as to the mounts common to redressed. Dr Jameson, Mr Rhodes said, The Faramatta of the P., & O. line, for The two That I have tin doubt he will have a ready engagement to address or constituents each kingdoun: (2) how the Irish local agr. started on his expedition without his instanco, will probably
explanation of the vagaries of Galignant be in the House before to-morrow. to-night, it is impossible for her
go, and the
apeed That I am sorry. I did not hear the lecture (Fier, hear.)
when he reaches Loudon
ricas were defrayed by the State as com-authority. Rhodes admitted having of the Himalaya, the Australiu, and vessels pared with England and Scotland; and (3) placed troops on the frontier, and also hav- of the same class, which now usually reach Bire Flanewoman: When the honourable whether with regard to the present station He was probably morally culpable, but the to enable them to get here in future on
ing supplied them with motay and arms. hore en Sundage, will probably be increased tomorrow I shall consider it my duty to titled to further abatements.
Similarly, the Orient Lina for Crete without the concurrence of speed is DIE COLONIES AND PERIAL DEVENCE. ing state that I myself saw him hissing the
London, Full. 18. The Thike of Devon- the Power was an are logos onmined Mr for this, for the Orical, whful: took the
an analogous one
Company is, we know, already preparing member for St. John's Wood behind the
shire las disavowed the criticisms on the
Wm. Cecil Rhodes with bland delicacy, the dual mail honte to-day, and which is a notorious ing un the Divores Bill on Tuesday Jast That tunge lazy for overworked) folks werd The Spoakor: Order, order The hon at the resting of the British Empire Opposition being watched with intense at home sherly with new triple expansions
ourable I suppose. indly disappointed-partly,
is out of order in making that Logo lady
(of which he is president) because your columns are not large en-statement BY PH: I don't care if. I am defence.
describ
interest
Mr Rhodes was impatient when engines, to make her a swiftar vendi. general principles relating to colonial asked nugh; and mostly because you can never Mre Planowoman: 3
assertion, he explains, that asked for details, and sometimes refused it's.. tras: (Order, order the Admirally, was responsible for has to answer the questions put to him. His William's attractive out of order; "phonograph Sir
almost rud
rude protection of British territory against
replies Crios of Name her.')
disconcerted Sir Wm. The Speaker: I shall have to name the organised invasion, leaving it to the Harcourt. He admitted having sent a nourable lady if she refuses to accept colonies to repel attace by cruisers and cablegram to the Times with regard to the That the varicus reports about the Rebel.my in (Cries of Withdraw, and small squadrons of battleships, contained invitation to Dr Jameron from the Rand
for help
‚bat he was“ unaware who altered lion in the Philippines are of a most con-
new principle.. Miss Piquante: I move that the hon
the date of his letter. He denied ourable lady bo nared. Hat nazad duits
QUEEN'S fioting kind.
present the Rand to rise, and declined to admirably
Colonel Rhodes's state without refection the rising would not be procoaded with uns telegram of 21st December implied that
Jess Mr Cécil
Lord Resmen and his Casil Rhodes quiry was adjourned until Friday. THE EGYPTIAN QUESTION,
before
ILLNESS OF DR. STEINITY,
to the recently reported tragic death of a ed under the Arms Ürdinance with. That I consider the departure of Dr Ho make a personal explanation. The House of the tror, is seriously ill. Ho bisk and the House of Commons, "was present at
being in
ra. The two Americans had only recently arrived in the Colony in a sailing ship, and the others had been in the Colony for about five wooks. The fifth raan has not been covered. It is supposed that t was employed as a carpenter on the ship from which they intended to steal the a The Pross Association is authorihed to
ticled. At the Magistrady to-day, buf publish the following statement in reference
Commander Hastings, the
the men were. Colonial official. Information has now been possession of the revolver and kaife with received of the circumstances which led to intout to commit a felony, P. C. MacƐwas, d the-sad death of Dir Cyril F. Monier Wil stated in the course of his evidence that the liams, Register of üle Supreme Court of men went off in campane on the night of the Trinidad. It appears that the event oc- 11th and cruised about the harbour for curred during a comporary derangement of Moore túng. The American senseau of Gor- intellect as to overwork, ecessive heat,. man mutionality, who was in possession of and insomnia. Mr Monior Willitsus" large | the revolver, stated they wore to reoaise tha circle of friends in Trinidad, end all who silk from the fifth man, to whom it bolong were sequainted with the excellent worked. The second American, who was parti- done by him in recent years in his imcularly voluble, explained that a scaman portant official capacity, will mech regret was no use without a knife. his untimely end, which has brought an Britishers made no statoment. The first: an usually promising career to a close and we defendants were fed & women. esused much grief tổ his relations.
alzemativa of three months imprisoment, the second and third defendants were onch bound over in a penalty of $100 to keep the pence, with the alternative of three months imprisonment.
A DEPUTATION, representing the Victorian Rifle Association, waited on the Minister for Defence at Malboume on the 18th Feb, with a request for a grant of £2003 tơ enable a team of 12 ridemen to be sent to England to compete in the rifle nutches at
Bisley next July. Colonel Templeton
acted as spokesman for the deputation, and strongly urged the claims of the Rifle Association to the generous consideration of the (Government. "Mr M'Culloch,
in
CORRESPONDENCE.
OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES LTD. To the Editor of the CHINA MALL.
Hongkong, 13th March, 1897
DEAR SIR,We have received the follow-
reply, said that the proposal had his ing telegram: Gympathy, but the question was really one
of expense. It had already been decided
The Eureka Ming the width of reef is a
to send to England a team of 25 mounted on ore in very good visible goki the grade
riflemen to take part in the Queen's cale.
cf
This may be of interest to the shore-
Yours faithfully,
brations and the Government was not holders in Ulivers Freehold Miro, Limited. prepared to pay the opet of Bonding Recond team home.
The Government would not object to pay a portion of the cost. He, Lowever, promised to consider
matter.
the
JOHN-D. HUMPHREYS AND. ŽÒx,
General Managers.
.
INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND. Das some maricenvres at Aldershot to The Honorary Treasurer of the Indian gain practice in the redette system of Famine Relief Fund hega to saknowledge
employing avsly to watch and report this receipt of the undernoted subscript movements of an enemy, the mounted-Aireaily acknowledged
troops employed on the occasion were ex- Sin Tak Fon
tonded at long intervals in a long line. The F. G
inajor at one and of the line had occasion
to send & message to the captain, who was
at the opposite end-The enemy are in foros in front. The signal was passed along the
ail
for
tight
$48,201.53
50,
5.
248,256:05
-CAMPBELL, MOORE AND COM
PANY, LIMITED.
The following report of the Board of
man stationed about midway, who thought
it. camo to
He to add a private message of his own, intended the baneft of his nigh- Directors will be anbmitted to the cleventh
only bour Hare
char you #
of tobacco Unluckily his comrade thought these words ordinary meeting of shizetokton ¦--- were part of the originsi message, and they were passed from man to man until they reached the captain. The latter was some what astonished at the request, but sent back this answer-I don't chew tobacco, but here are two cigars: The major found
mit herewith Accounts for the Ewelve Gentlemen our Directors heg to sub- months ending Slot Decambor, 1890, show- inga Credit balance of $2,496.44. With & Directors propose to your subterat, the deal with the amount as follows, viz. --- of
KITOSTRO
That Lo Feng Lah did not show much diplomacy or forcaight in predicting the decailones of Gront Britain.
Itobinson.
torrow is that
Fob. 13.--Dr Steinitz, oz-cbossolatopion down after his retur match with fer Tasker, the world's chess champion, who defeated in at Moscow during January. Dr steinits is now in the hospital.
THE TATATION OF IRELAND. Feb. 12-Mr &. J. Balfour sonounced
spectators.
ill
en the West Indios given by Sir Willian member for Pimlico toves his resolution and existing exemptione ireland was en:Price George of Greeve in start- Saturday to be increased; in fact, the
That many residents who would not go to her the mellifluous and pleasing Iclivery of the lecture, were in hopes of seeing
case of
the lecture in your columns, or in those Speaker's chair while his wife was speak-sneach which he delivered on 3rd December tween the witness and the leader of the ly slow boat of the line, is to be fitted whila-
of the Press.
manner. That the Odd Voluss am to be congm-
tulated upon this fact.
That one thing is absolutely-curtain-is,
low
mons.
secure
..
ing
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Fab. 14. The committoo which is prepas. ing the Military Tournament in connection Irs Flangwoman: i quite understand, with the Queen's record reign is offering meam, than the Hononable to prizes for the colonial forces to be spoke last should object to attention being Bogland, and is arranging for displaya by called to the habit of kissing within the them.
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Feb 6.-The House of Commons last Tar. 186
£795,802 for the expenses of the Anglo- Egiption cxpedition to Dongols, including se £270,000 for a
for a railway from Wady Halfa to
Abu Hamed, the southem terminus of the
caravan route across the desert of Nabis.
Quotations HONOZONO, March 13, 1887.
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that the Spanish authorities are finding the suppression of the rising a very citi cult undertaking. That however much Britishers here may desire to see peace giving place to un certainty and commercial demoralisation precincts of the honourable lady the triumph
ies Piquante: of order secas to be a very thu That the rising in Manila city was a surprise speech, in fact, in as plain as mor free, and H. A. Herbert, the Secretary for the Navy,
prides herself
on speaking plainly, Her procesa. to many Hongkong residents, and does OrdorWithdraw uproar.) to arrange for a visel to carry relief to
indicate any definite progress in the. not
The The Speaker: must request honour-India frout San Francisco. way of suppression.
állo ladies to abstain from personal allu- GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES That I hear the British Mail contracts have "Bions.
Feb. 12-Mr Thones Bayard, United heen signed for Australia and the Shang Miss Piquante Ilare to report, ma'am, States Minister to England, who retires hai sertion, although the contracts have that during the lamentable scene which the from that at en the soccasion of the Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chaugellor of not beer ratified by the House of Cam-House has just mitnessed the inember for M'Kadey Cabinet to office on the 4th the Exchequor, in the "course of his speech OPIUM-New Patna, cash,... 66133/662-
Musdatorn deliberately tory down my
March, was tondered a farewell banquet in during the discussion on the London last Tint the P&O. Agant here would back hair.
not hear of this
The Speaker: Order, onler: The in- least of the right. In responding to the that the action of the Egyptian Mixed
evoning until the contracts
Bayard referred at Tribunals in overruling the advance from were ratified, but there is little reason to
cident is now closed. The unfer of the day some length to the arbitration treaty enter the Caime de La Detto, would make the is the Infant Enfranchisement Bill, secarvi od hito Letween Great Britain and the British Government take into grava cont suppose that any great. acoelomation has
reading. I call on the llunio!Secretary, bea wade in this section of the line.
United States, and said that though the sideration in 1809 the question as to the secured for Australia, and a similar (or
THE INFANT ENFRANCHIORMENT BULL. increase of speed has been
sanctioning of the treaty by Congress might renewal of a body which had usurped the The Home Secretary; I-hardly think, be delayed he did not believe it would be authority which the Powers had entrusted Jesser) increase may be inoked for to Mrs Speaker, that this Bill requirea much permanently obstructed.
to another tribunal. The main cause of BRITISH POLITICS.
the prolonged ocupation of Egypt by Hongkong and Shanghai for the next argument to commend it to the House.
The
Fab. 19-In the Hours of Commons Great Britain, he oxplained, was the relus- proposals of the Governmens err, if at seven years; although-the-did-Cony all, on the side of moderation. We have lost right a bill introduced by Mr. Samuel tance on the part of France to give Great the cigars welcome, and, as he lighted one, To jay a Digilene cont $1,440.00 done more than it was oficially expected the limit of age at ton vents. I can well ¡ (Liberal), MP. for Stockton-on-Tees, ra- Britain a fres hand in, regard to
years steadily and persistently went back tho, answori Who said you To ajudeere 500.00 Thundent dogiros ine to correct is-toc-high... Nodoubt in old days, when the engines in mines to hold curtißcates of from Egypt had made Great Britain solely danderstand it being objected that the one quinny parasha ur class of butter of flairs. The voluntary retirement of France you in ragard to the wall around the franchise was absurdly chicted with the competency, was read the second time by responsible for the safety of Egypt. It Stanley Cometery,
possession of property or wit the fact of the majority of 66. The Goremment opposed was the intantion of the British Govern That he says a large portion of the wall is voter paying rates, it might have been intel. the bill on the ground that it would have ment to continue the advance beyond Abu
lying as datas those of Jericho after the ligiblethet infants who naturally would not the effect of weakening the ability of Hamed, but the Government was not in a Barometer... Israelites had made their circuit, but he he so qualified should be dobarred from employers." admits that result many have been owing exercising what we all now recognize to be no
postion to reveal the objectis point of the Tamperature A VERRIDEE ACCIDENT IN CORNWALL, expedition เน present. Great Britain, Sir Zumidity... to a typhoon.
inalienable right of every citizen of tou
London Feb. 10. While number of Michael Hisks-Beach added, declined to ba-Direction of to to excluded & boy or girl of that age is That the wall is not the real point for re- lost the squ A
Wind in int edge.
the doldranice Viaduct, in Corn to be the right one, by a mere money dif- Fore form, but only the outer with a period of depression such as las not A. OD. Gourdin, whose re-election 53
who доп
rate. Did not Mozart wall, a platform gave way, and they were the vote,
ficulty been known in the commercial suals of auditor is recommended.
Mars and conduct. zu
zu orchestr prooipitated to the ground below, a distance. Sir William Harcourt and Mr John Rain-............ tione are the great points, and these compass n recent years. Taking the case of the
2 was ten Does the proper exer- of 1608. before he was
Twelve of the number were Morley protested against the language of ought to be repaired and re-lettered. A. FUCKRERA, Chairman. trade with Francs alone from the
That Dr Cox, in the course of a most in- cisn of the franchise require mere intellect killed on the epot. At the atroner's inquest the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which a a menace and a deilance, teracting lecture in Shanghai on the X than to compose & Maas 1. Why, ma'am, the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter they regarded as a
made a must admimble suggestion
this
very argument by which we agatnet Blewett, the foreman of the works amounting to sa impudent chal was the
challenge to as bo its local application
women ware so-long murselves excluded sad Pearce, the manager, on the ground of France and Russia, and thus calculated to
manken
the concert with those powers. That the suggestion was-Menu cards from the vote sad from sitting in this culpable negligence.
THE EVROPEAN CARE.
The Hon. G. N. Caron denied was said that
the should be ornamented with a photo of House. (Hear
that London, Feb. 16. Farther advices from Government had not the equal of mon.
any desire to
cause irrita the pheasant on the table, showing the (Hoare Caughter.) "The "engyment was Crete state that the Greek cruiser Nouŕ- Hon, but it was right to remember that the Exam-position of the role with delight
aid t
has of late yea
100.00
To Write off I
To Write of Goodwill
Fizturos Adcount forward to
to du.
a
93.65
next year's
202.79
impossible to forces the extent to To
Your Directora are glad to be in a posi!
IT M which the outbreak of the plague in this country will oventcally affect its trade with foreign countries, but with almost daily tion at praes to mate that the business of notions to the effect that the import of In the Company has grantly incrooned during dian goods, Ur some instances from plagues the past few months, and there is every infected districts and in others from that the Indias, atopabasted, it is clear for this present your will better results
the
threatened
year!
at
equal
men, were
The accounts have been audited by Mrithat the so-called monuments and inscrip- possess ntelligence of many wider employed today in the work of worried out of a policy, which she believed
two plague-infected port of Bombay and old shooting friends in Singapore, sa Karoly
the
exports amount to sine six of rupoes sunually. From Bombay well as his entrades it tha Perak Fahang oil-seads to the amount of about four crores expedition of 1802 will be sony to hear and wetten to and crore are exported to that Capt. Gervis T, Dyze, BMLL France and the sudden stoppage of ricks (formerly of H.M.S. Hyacinth here), has
trade cannot but bring shout large export
bean serioual wounded in the engagement It is to be hoped that at the Plague apore Fre
rays, ma
the
iron
were
It
-
rous barrassmente on those engaged at the capture of the city of Benin.-Sin That at lovers of Bano, but it finds an bphantly met by showing that" izbian shos Atiku signalled to the Turkish decision of the Mixed Tribunsi in regard to
by all
I sometimes squalled men in university transport Fund, which had put sub of the the advance from the Oximo mas a political distinotion and
return to one. other ways. (Hoar, harbour at Canoa, to
Conferetog the representatives of Great OCREMAHAN book upon Nelson That Jatan Booms to be doing a somewhat heur.) But 16 can at least' as vagily be i port. The commander of the Fund refused.
Britain and the Indian Government wil be
bis to sucosefully show that this theatres, or NY which are being adopted in India in pomi
action with the sport of goods are auch.
from
WER remove all danger of infection thre
Tosalan porbe against our goods and
omparing of the export trade
favour in the ayos of the dentists.
*** The French press, in commenting on the risky thing in contemplating a change of shown that children of tan-ay, and of to comply, and two shots were fired from spesch of Sir Michach Hicks Beach, proar o tres about the UN serred for so well, to intellectual achievement. And gommander informed the commander of the fans to the dual-allange
may be looked for from
16. will be, as might be s history of Briglias sis
7Kakaon and in Nelson's time f. #dout waiting for a lead from qüitët na saniora ia intellectual, surpass their the Nazarekez. Makooli British garde ble utterances de as-iswolana chai.
Site of Nelson and the title
et will we puderatai, indioste
plann k ni Full
rated with plen
I wo
tra look at the question from the Nauarches Miakoule that he would use The Egyptian Government for forwarded "the lighter side. of the gues point of
view of halepable rigs of this nation. He afterwarde hotlded sian Governmente regarding the loan to be
forco, if
naccesary, to prevent a repetition courteous suplies to the French and Rust tions that a weight of 2.1222 Jun bow is the purely conventional sbuind hs proposed as the unit of the connected with twenty-one years to be Prince George, who is in command of the raised to cover the expenses of the Bauden OUTTOREY It sounds funny, and is bay defended (Hoar, esr.) Why, ne'nca Greek naval forces, that he would not expedition
Bantaux, the French this idea is a mere survival at the permit the Fince to azeutis the cxlers of sides too utterly too ton
days of privilege loud alsore) and may the King of Greece,
BROWNIE
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