TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1897.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. [SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MAIL.'}
LONDON, March 14. THE GERMAN NAVY.
The Budget Connaittes of the Reichstag has refused to vote twelve millions for now
wat-ships.
THE POWERS AND GREECE. The Russian nomi-official press insists on the coercion of Greece.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN HONGKONG.
TRUNG,
'MURDERED WOMAN FOUND IN
At the Magistracy to-day, before Con- morde Hastings, & Chinagian pathod Chui Kai was charged with the murder of his wife yesterday in the Ki Sang Hoarding Ilouse. The prisoner, who returned from California on the 10th February by the City of Rio, is in possession of a good pile of money. He had deposit receipts for $1200, and American gold dollars to the
CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO.,
27th inst.:
LIMITED...
THE CHINA MAIL..
SHOOTING.
HONGRONG VOLUNTEER .CORPS-RESULTS OF
COMPETITIOKS.
The following are the official returns of.
FIELD BATTERY.
Sectional Commander
No. 2
LATE TELEGRAMS
(Times of Ceylon.)
NOVEL PRIZE AT A FANCY FAIR. Calcutta, Feb. 26.-Lady Mackenzio'a
י-
NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL
- DEATH OF STEINITY, THE EX-CHESS
CHLAMPION,
DEATH OF BLONDIN,
Feb. 23.The death is announced of Blondin, the famous performer on the high-rope, who visited Australia musy years ago.
OF ENGLISH
The following report will be presented to
Lonton, Feb. 22. Herr W. Steinitz, the shareholders at the Nineteenth Annual General Mooting, to be held at the offices
today, and promjace to be the biggest came seriously ill after hin recent defeat by of the oral Agents, at noon, on Satur- the 7-pr. and machine gun competitions fandy fair in aid of pace for the fund opent ex-clicau champion of the work, who be- ever seen in Calcutta. Mach Herr Lasker, the world's chess champion, The General Again beg to submit to the held by the Hongkong Volunteer Corps at t
nouncement that, one of the prizes in 'the lucky lng will be an eligible Mobeler. Shareholders their Report or the Com-Wongnelcheong Cap on Saturday alamusamont is being caused by the anat Moscow, has succumbed to his malady. pany's business for the year 1896, with a
KINDERFEST IN CALUTTA, Htatement of Accounts to 31st December business during the last. The emirse
March 1.-Finderpest has broken out in Calcutta, and energetic measures are being year was upon the whole satisfactory, and
taken against
its spread. Lieut. Macdonald (Sgt. Lawrie
McPhatt in consequcice of the steady domand in most of the consuming Markets the Re
THE NIGER CAMPALON..
• Wežin 1 Lammert 175
A column
ma of the Niger Company's forces fineries were constantly employed. The nett gain on working was 8241,563,83,
Hayward 60 30 160 captured Florin on the 16th February after two days' fighting. No Europeans were Lieutenant Macdonald's section there killed. of Pront and, Los Account 8104,332.48, the General Agents and Consulting Comfru won the prizes presented by Major Sir John Carrington and Captain J. J. Fruitcin. leaves 8137,221.08 to be real with, which mittee recotamund should be appropriated
*▲ MACHINE GUN CO. as follows, vix. :-
Detachment Dividend of $5 per Share.......110,000,00
Caminades. perty Account,... To apply to reduction of Pro- scry forward to next Account,
The Powers are determined to maintails of about some were found in his pus-which, after deducting the balance at debit paaon in the East; meanwhile there is an increasing tension on the frontier of Macedonia, and the massing of troops con tinues.
It is somi-officially stated that Russia, Germany, and Austris, have instructed, their Naval Commanders at Crete to take concerted monsures for the blockade of the Cretan and Greek ports, and it is expected that Great Britain, Italy, and France will follow suit.
FOOTBALL.
sein. He professes to be a Christian. Shortly after arrival in the Colony he married a woman out of a brothel, this boarding and went to live in
On Sunday the prisoner re- house, fused to allow the servants at the board. ing house to enter his room, atul as the sager had not suon the woman all that day bis suspicions were aroused. Yester- day afternoon he endeavoured to gain admission to the room, but he found the dour locked. He then went to the Police
England has bossen Scotland by twelve Station and mentioned his suspicios points to three (Rugby).
(El Comercio.)
SPANISH WAR RUND.
Madrid, 8th March.
The Spanish Government has been rais. ing considerable funds in London to defray the war expenses in the Philippines.Is the Council of Ministers, to be held tocnor- row, other moans will be.romirted to,
RE-INFORCEMENTS FOR THE
COLONIES.
Madrid, Eth March. Twelve thousand men will be called to fill up the places of those who may
in the Colonial Army.
fall
· SILVER COIN FOR THE PHILIP-
PINES.
the Inspector on duty, with the result that the police inquiries were originated.
The first witness called,
26,000.00
2,221.08
SIN,221.08
Water Supply -Thu arrangements ro- ferred to in the Report of the 13th of March last have proved sacisfactory, and adefuito supply of water for the two Refineries has been assured.
Consulting Committee. The Consulting Committer consists of the Hon. E. Helilios, Mosses F. A. Gomes, D. R. Sussлn, St. C. Michaelsen, and C. S.
of Sharp, all of who, with the exception Colony, offer themselves for re-election.
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THE FAMINE BELIEF FUND. Calcutta, February 20. The Famine Fund now amets to nearly half a crure of rupoos. Arrangoranta are being made to issue fortnightly reports from the famine districts, and of how the charitable relief is being carried our.
London, February 28.-By order of the Czar a special night was given at the Opera House at St. Petersburg to-night in aid of the fudian Famine.
Morch The Indinu Famine Relief Fund has reached £360,000.
THE PLAGUE IN INDIA.
SUICIDE OF PHILO McGIFFIN. MND OF AN EVENTFUL. CAREER.
February A New York telegmm, dulat
Calcutta, February 26.-There was a 11. states:Captain N. Philo S. McGiffin, other large increase in the Plague mortality who cor mauded the Chinese ironclad Chat Bombay yesterday, when there were 134 Yuen in the battle off the Yalu river in deaths. The weekly statistics, however,
the Geo-Japan-show 67 rss than in the preceding week. September, 1894, during ese war, committed suicide eply this moIT-
ing
THREATENED STRIKE
EKOISEEN. Feb. 23-The Newcastle and District Amalgamated Engineers have retaliated for
NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL
A QELMAS ATTAGE ON ROLAND.. London, Fob. 10-A dispatch to the Tegraph from Berlin says the Nationa land, which enuntry that jurnal accused Zeitung has made an angry, attack on, Eng of being desirous of forwarding its own pò, licy by allowing fran action to the Russian. French desire for the formation of a Greek Great Britain thun hopes to gain enspiro. her ends through the outbreak over the Cretan questirn.
KEAT FIRE IN RUSSIA,
*
JAPANESE-COLONY IN MEXICO.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 9.-Fire has broken out in the naphtha district of Baku.. Twenty-unie boring platforms and five do have been destroyed. the recent lockout of blagkaputha by call-polisining a million poods of naphtha ing a strike of their members.
Feb. The labourers employed in the
New York, Bobruary 12.--A Sun, special shipbuilding yards on the North-east coast from the City of Mexico mys: President
Dina lins signed a contract with presenta of England have taken a balot on the question of the strike of engineers proposed tive of the Japanese Government for the by the Newcastle District Amalgamated establishment of a colony of 2000 Japanos, Engineer in retaliation for the lockout of who will come to Mexico direct from Japan. blacksmiths. The result of the ballot was
The colony will be heated on the rich agri- against the surike, and in favour of concultum lands in the cost section of the ferring with the employers.
State of Chiapas. The colonists are their ACCIDENT TO LORD BRASSEY.
belongings arò exempted from taxation for Melbourne, Feb.22.While riding with a
concussions are given thent. It is claimed Government House party in Albort Paris&ng tern of yours and many other liboral this evening Lord Brassoy was the victim
that that district is adapted to tea culture. CANADIAN HOUSE OF FAÉLIAMENT CARTIALLY of a painful accident. The horse he was
DESTROYED BY FILE. riding stumbled over a rut and Lord Bras-
Ottawa, Feb. 12.-Tao Dominion Parlia sey was thrown haavily to the ground, breaking his collarbone and being out alueet buildings in this city narrowly the head and face. He was removed caped destruction by the fire whith started Government
Karachi still continues to have about 20 feverish House, where he lies inayosterday afternoon and hummed until after
condition.
uf a
Hau Hong, Chinese dotcetivo 137, said D. R. Sansect, who is leaving the he was recently admitted for treatment. curred in the segregation camp, but without | sey report that the patient is very feverish, urter of a million dollars. The fire
the
Auiters The Accounts have been
audited by Mears Thomas Arnold Fullerton Henderson, why offer themselves for re-election.
JARDINE, MATHTHON & CO., General Agents. Hongkong, 12th March, 1897.
LUZON SUGAR REFINING CO., LIMITED,
in the Pust-Gradunto Hospital, to which to 30 lenha daily. Soveral fires have oc
He abot biascl over the right ear.
The nurse found him sitting up in bod with his et propped up by pillows, Bol was streaming front an ugly wound in the right side of the head. On a tle table directly at the head of the bed was one revolver and on the flour near the bed
says h
Ines uf
it
s of life. Plague having been reported at Sukkur, has been decided that the tongs service shall not be allowed on the Daneira. Dalhousie rond.
THE C. B. ACTS IN INDIA. -
RISING IN MECHUANALAND.
that
was under control.
The spectacle of the blazing buildings was a grand one, and the vicinity wai crowded with thousands of people.
The doctors in attendance on Lord Bramidnight. The loss is in the neighborhood supposed to have been of incendiary his temperature heing up to 101 degrees.origin. at ton minutes past five o'clock yesterday
The general alarm was struck and the So far as they have been able to ascertain the collarbone is the only bone broken.
whole to brigade turned out and was soon he received orders from Inspecter Stanton
at active work. Stroms wero poured upen to go along with Chinese constable 333 to
London, Feb. 19,-Advicos from Cape the flames from all directions. The fine 18 Praye Contral, the Ki Shang Boarding
towa state that the Bechuanas have re-
continued to spread, however, and soon the House. They went up to the third floor.
tower on the southwest other full, The Feb. 1-The agitation to re-impose pulsed a detachment of the Cape Rifles
the Chinese constable 268 was there when they
another. One chamber had been diachargin soine torun the Contagious Diseases Act Landberg in British Bechuanand. Lícucenter tower was next destroyed, and arrived. P.C. 269 brought the defendant up
ed from the pistol on the taile.
is gaining strength in the Lords, and an teanut Hopkins and one trooper were flames, continuing to cat their way, reach. ed the next large tower, commenced to lick to his room, and told lips to open the door
When Captain McGiffin was admitted to influential Commuittoo is being formed to killed.
THE QUEEN'S RECORD REIGN.
And finally had it completely engulfed of his room. Defendant unlocked the!
the hospital a pistel was taken from lim
Feb. 22. In connection with the cele- ita ruiz. terview to-day with Reuter's represants- door. The constables entered the room,!
He had with bu a tin box which contained press the matter. Lord Roberts, in an in-
The local Fire Department for hours was his
tive, said that he was very glad to have cobrations to mark the completion of the private papers. He was accustomed to stating tiny were searching for arms, Do fondant unlocked a mail box, and look out The following Report will be presented orgrulver and cartridges.
Witness kiked to the shareholders at the Fifteenth Orank for this box, and looked over his paper casion to express his views on the subject. sixtieth year of the Queen's reign it has powerless Le sulkine tho fanics and an defendant to open the big bor in the dinary Annual Meeting, to he held at the at periods. The last time ho asked for it His Lordship said it was a great pity that been arranged that a service of thanksgiv-peal was sent to Montreal for holy, hut
one of his nurses, Joseph Bennett, wa India was interfere with by the House ing shall be held on the 22nd Jone in the room; he said he had not the key. He offices of the Genem! Agents, at 12.30 p.fiter with him when he looked over his private | of Commons in this atter, as it was open air on the wastern steps of St. Paul.store the extra engines arrived the fre
absolutely necessary to preserve the health said his wife had carried the key with her on Saturday, the 27th inst.-
her Majesty leaving hur carriage. The to Yaumati. Defendant tricot te The Shareholders their Report on the, with
The General Agents beg to submit to the 3.30 o'clock this moming the nurse of the European soldiers in India. Cathedral, so as to avoid the necessity for MeGiffin apparently fell into a dose. It Government of India, he said, should, Archbishop of Canterbury. (Dr Tapto) box with his key, dut it did fit.
The old western department building, in believed now that he was feigning sleep. box wan also secured with corvis. Defend-pany's business during the year 1896, with
where the fire was furcest, was damaged a Statement of Accounts to 31st December
discusa and treat it as any other loathome sat mid they could break it open. A m
Feb. 24. Reports from West Africa 2100,000 by the fire. The upper floors minutes, then the pistol shol was heard. · disease of man or womaa. He believed
state that the force under the command of with the ansari roof were completely A note which Mcfiilin left was written that those suffering, thecld be examined, tions to coin a large number of silver dol-A carried out into the passage by the prospects appeared to be fairly satisfactory. Witness and defendant. The man knocked as there was a good demand for Spain, and
operating against second and third flogs are the firs or cantonment, and he sinceraly Royal Niger lars to be sent to the Philippines porioti- the hinges of the trunk. As soon as a general advance in the European Sugar outro sides of a piece of paper to from and, if disposed, required to go to hospital Sir G. Taubman-Goldie, Governor of the burned out, but the main efices on the
Unfortunately, the improve a notebook, and rundy as follows:
New Look alive thus the bed is not quit the sun huid to prossed on the rebel natives in the Niger Coast Pro- net te sind gotten it alig all safe, the fate 6
11 of Bonir. the hinges were knocked off Inspector Markuta. Stanton and Detective Sergean: MIverment was not maintained and demand
set are by my shot. My compliants and the Government, and the prosent system tsetomte capture the Spanish Markat fell Arrived. Inspector Stanton opened the box for
adieu to all. I regret that, my, destination and took out the tray. A bloodstained considerally during the Summer months.
was also interviewed by Reuter, said the through the bush country for a distance of must remain to you unknown, but you my stopped. Sir Henry Cunningham, who the 18th instaut after ratung Eight The position was further aggravated by the
destroyed. ing Dr Fyfe, was whe attached to the expedi
The offices destroyed are three of the the tray was lifted out the corpse of a
vere Public Works Department of Marine and tonment rule would produce deplorable tion as medical officer. woman was discovered. There was a cut ganized "the business of the Company the roit is the way that all guns have, the foreboding that the repeal of the can
Au revoir." in the throst: Witness arrested the defen locally, and necessitated a stoppage of the
On the opposite side of the paper was results, and he trusted that with strong wounded. Captain Byrne soverely so. The Fisheries and Mounter Polico. Lack of dant, aut the body was placed in a deal works warly in September. Inclusive of
the policy of supervision and con Please
When the expedition entered the variety of causes contributed to the poor town deep holes filled uses rocked with
wore work of the Fire Brig. The following patiou is issued box. The prisoner and the dead body 38,797.18 brought forward from the yarase give my good bye to Mr Gorham public feeling wo should be able to restore King of Benin and his priests Bed from the pressure, bad base, fezen irydrants and a
wore taken to the Central Pelice Station 1895, the balance at credit of Proft and
Tho construction of a modern building in disevered. The Fuju houses The body was afterwards taken to the Loss Account, is 812,700.38, which the
human blood. A few of the carriers of place of the one wrocked with cost not lesa Consul Phillips ill-fated oxpedition were than $230,000 On the 16th at 11.16 . The low pres- Government Civil Hospital. He was pro- General Agents and Consulting Committes sure area, moving Eastward, uw lies sent at the Hospital to-day when De Pan- recommend should be carried forward to North of Wladivostock, Pressure has ney examined the body. At the home next Account. increased on the E. coast of China, but is Inspector Stanton cautioned the prisoner Forecast that any statement he then made would be little changed in the South. N, E. windu, frushering: fair to dull and used against him. Witness also cautioned wristy.
The Madrid Mint bas received instrue-nt for to open the box and the box best. At the beginning of the year the The nurse loft the roam for abugh dive/hould have power to deal with veneraal will deliver an address on the occasion.
cally by all the mail steamers.
Madrid, 10th March.
The new coin to be sent to the Philip
was sent
THE NIGER EXPEDITION.
floors.
Much damage was deno by water, but
pines will bear as a distinctive mark the coverlet was stufod into the tray. When lion in the Philippines, which disut-guess. With apologica do 31iss Phelps for 1-staristies for the last three years justify | 24 miles. Four whites were killed, inclmul, no important departmental documents was
word 'Filipinas.
WEATHER NOTICE.
the Observatory :—
from
hits. Prisonerando a slutement at the house and at the Central Station. Hel
made a statement which was taken down in writing. Defendant signed the stateraont.
Mr K. W. Monussy appeared on behalf of the prisoner.
THX Exchange Telegraph Company states that although no official announcement has been made with reference to tho relirepient of Sir Robert Meade, the Permanent Under
Dr Fenney said he made an examination Secretary of State for the Colonies, that agency learnt en excellent authority that it of the body this morning and found an will take place at an early date, and list juiston in the throat 4 inches long, ex- his successor will be Mr Murray, of the tending 3 inches to the left of the middle Treasury, who was during the last Liberal line and one inch to the right. The skin Administration private secretary to Lord and tissues superficial to the muscles, the anderstood that even if left external jugular vein and superficial Rosebery. It is unfortunete, accident, which still confines the left wrist and hand and slight bruise
Consulting Committee. The Consulting Committee consists of Musers D. Gillies and J. H. Lewis, who offer themselves for re-election.
Auditor. Tha. Accounts have been
audited by Me Chomas Arnold, who offer
himself for re-election.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Agents. Hongkong, 12th March, 1807.
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. Messrs Benjamin, Kelly and Potts, in their weekly share report dated Hongkong, 16th March, write
Although a fair number of transactions
nurse) y compliments to Mr Ben- effect my axis it is not the hegira anti- eft. Incidentally I may tune that though cipated by Une learned UGE
N. M
and control.
FORTUNES IN CONSULAR SERVICE.
MR MONEY'S
LITTLE FU.E.'
town.
Sixteen
It certainly cannot be considered a matter found alive in a well, amongst a number of for surprise that the officials of H. B. Mdend bodies. The Maxira gufis played Onsulate are not over desirous of publish-great liver amongst the natives ing. to the world figures in connection with highting lastel for eight hours. the achinistration of the estate of the late
AN OXFORD-FROFESSOR KILLED.
The
Feb. 19. Mr W. Wallsee, M.A., the Whyte Professor of Moral Philosophy at Oxford University, was killed while bisy cling to-day
A BNI STEINER ASHCRE,
Liverpool, Februnty The steator Angloman, from Iston, Jaunty 30th, for this port, is ashore off Skerries. A dansa fog prevails. The steamer lies in an up- right position, but is rolling and probably working damage to her bottom. The vacuol has a hole forward and is filling. The Angioman is four-mnated steel steamor, THE BUBONIC PLAQUS.
403 feet long, registering 3036 tons net and Feb-21. Great Britain has cotilled the 4892 tone gross. She is owned by Richards, Paris Sanitary Convention of 1894, which Miles & Co. of Liverpool, but has been embodies provisions for preventing the wider charter sinco her launching to- introduction into Europe of such epidemics Warren & Co. The value of the steamer as the bubonic plague her raging in India. in placed at $400,000, and the cargo sha
Feb. 23-At the sitting of the luterus-arrios was worth an equal amount,
Venice
you- tional Sanitary Conference at
TWENTY MEN DROWELD, terday the British delegates stated that Glasyou, February 11.It is now stated
The Captain was taken to the hospital Lant Touth by friends. About the middle of Jamary he herane usine, and it was found necessary to have him confined. He was taken to a room on the secund ing on Secourt Avenue.
De mortais nil nisi honum; sad we have no of the building, with a window open-Consular Court bailill, Mr Louis Money. "He had mental, trouble for months he intention of funding fault with a man whe fore it developed into inuity, and on is not here to defend himself. Money was his being removed to the hospital he was one of a class of men whome ideas of violent it was found necessary to place businoen momlity are naturally more or him in a straitjacket. Dr Baamond at less confined to the principle make money. tributed his condition to wounds received To find fault with him for obeying a natural instind would be to quarrel in the battle of the Yalu river.
Captain McGiffin, though only thirty with the leopard for not changing his five years of age, has had w eventful
When, therefore, we are told
who: Lauis Money,
eight that Mr caroor. Shortly before he joined the Naval
Was engaged, penciles st Pittsburg man, by
the adventure with the ristera st As one of the soldiers penned up in the 30 per monsen-a salary which gradually the bubonic plague the native pilgrironge British steamer Capulite Wore drowned in roundhouse h
he volunteered to run an engine increased till at the time of his death it from India to Mecca had been prohibited. the wreck noar Ushans, France. through the rioters. He succinated in this as Ticala O par meusen-cut up to The conference decided to requesss the stormer was bound from Bilbos to this
port. and at once relief was secured for his & mudal and a vote of thanke from the City Council of Pittsburg. When at the w-prisaners. For this he was rewarded in a Ticals 66,000 in hard cash, Tas other European Powers to endeavour to Nan. Acadoray he rescued two oldies frors & burning building, and in 1878, on practice cruise of the Constellation, whon the bluejackets were ordered aloft to secure a boom which threatened to do damage to the ship, and they refused to go, Mcfiffic aloft, and his example being follow
the reduction of safe. In 1884, owing le
Sir Robert had not met with his recht narvas were cut. There wero bruises chhare ben negotiated during the past week Achelemy at Annapolis in 1877, he had an years asulate, at avaiary of Ticals' with the view of proventing the spread of that sweaty members cf the crew' of tha
next
Tower
a general decline in the quotation of inust
prevent this pilgrimago. all this,
the tuna of
in cutstanding debts, and real pro- perty in
in Bangkok over and shove the value of which it is difficult to estimate, we do not blame the go. No condemna
on the left thumb; & qual abrasion- fucks here and Shanghai Brake him within dosre, he would have given Phe lower lip. The orgios were normal stocks has to be recorded." his position before long....
The cause
of trath was--hemorrhage, have dropped till further, and sales at 167 lie was of opisu 168 per cent. promnium liave been Is the House of floumons on the 11th result of cut threat Feb., Sir J. Lang (Dundee) asked the ion life had been oztinet at
Tho wound could effected. The London quotation is £39.10 Secretary, no representing the Postmaster twenty-four hours.
3943. General, whether the contract for the con havo hoon self-inflicted. The deceased was Nationals are quist, and are obtainable at
Marine Instvenega-Yangtees have in voyance of the mails to India, China, and about forty years of age. The body was
ins wall nourished. The chopper produced proved their position, and are wanted at Australia, hard now heca arranged; and, if
The woman 3168 Straits have suffered a sharp de no, what rates of speed head been fixed, and enuld have caused the wound. what saving in time would be effected to probably did not die at once. It was pos: cline, and are offering st $22.owing to the Besabay, Hongkong, and Malbourne Mrsible after a wound of the mature describe unfavourable report for the past year. Honbury (Proston). The Fanders which that the wort could and had been called Unions have been sold at $235, and Can- have been accepted contenriate a speed of struggled. If medical
tons at 81873
Fire Insurances-Hongkong Fires have 14h knots on the line to and froin India, 13in as once after the wound had been inflist-
a
THE TRANSVAAL RAID-FURTHER REVELA- LATIONS BY RHODZI.
The
the tank to engage in transactions not in accordance with the traditions of the Bank of England. It was statel that the losses
DEATH OF FRANK MAY THE BANKER, AUSTRALIAN MEAT FOR THE ARMY,
London, February 9-Frank May, Feb. 20-In reply to a question in the formerly chief cashier and practically House of Commons last night, the Humanagan of the Bank of England until he tion, however, can he too severe for the Wm. St. John F. Brod risk, Under-Beers resigned in 1895, in dead. His father was junior partner in Coleman & May, stock erstem under which it has been possible tary for War, stated that experts wera for a subordinate official to use his positionibuting inquiries as to whether the quali brokers, and was connnoted with several to juda savantage.
ties of home-grown meat, as compared with
reason given for requesting the re It noems passing strange that an inkling Australian frozen mest, justified an increase trust companies which collapsed in 1889. tome before Messis French and Beckett such was the case it would prove much -knōta on the line to and front China, and fed the life of decreased could have been ruled rary 6rm at 8370, and several lote ed by other cadets they lashed the boom what was going on should nevèr have [ ad use of the former in the army. Unless sirmation of Mr May was that as finduced
And it seems almost incredible that this 14 kaots on the line to and froni Avstralia, sayod. The external jugular vein WAS SU have been taken off the markɛt at the rato, the number of midshipmen in the US during their respective terms of office here, ¦ more costly.
An accountant at the boarding house Chine Fires are slightly weaker, and shares Nary, Mellifer received an honourable diamoney was accumulated by erictly honest settled, The time-table has not yet been
port was circulated after May's retirement Feb. 18-In the House of Commons last sustained did not exceed 125,000 charge. The war between Fmuce and means, or that it over could have been spoke to the movements of the prisonor, are attainable at 8107. but it in anticipated that under the new
Shipping-Hongkong, Canton and Ma Chins had broken out, and he offered accumulated had the European officials of sight, Mr Chamberlain. Segretary of State that he had been made a scapegoat for contract, as compared with the cld; the since he entered the house.
A servant boy in the boarding-home who
can Steamboats have been sold at 8244 and his services to China. McGiffin was the Consulate kept a sharp eye on their 30 for the Colonies, sanounced that a message irregularities of the directors. Some re following will be the approximate saying in
Indo-Chinns have put in command of a gunboat, and
had been received from the Transvaal Go. ports said that the Bank of England lost as a month model Interprater. Ticala the time of transis of the maila from Lon.waited upon prisoner said he did not go close steady at the rate.
It was doubtlose in a aimuar manner that vernment claiming a sum of £677,938 for much as 81,500,000 in transactions with den To Bombay, nearly two days; to into the room yesterday morning at a declined to 846 sales. China and Mauilas in the battles of the Yangte captured the
the door was a little open heen done st $77. Douglas Steamships only French gunboat lost in the war. the Naboba of the East India Company material damage resulting from the Jame the Muistas and the South, American and Hongkong, four days; to Melbourus, tour because daya
and he put the water inside. As soon
ARTIST MUNKACEY,HOPELESSŁY INGANS. as defendant took the water le shut the have changed hands at 60 and 662, and Subooquently he held a number of import made their handsome fortunes, and the son raid, and £1,000,000 in respect of Mexican Company.
ant positions in China, becoming succes port wine morality of their day scarcely damage to the country en meral and intel-
Londen, February - dispatch to the door again. He last saw the woman alive are still obtainable at the latter rate.
Refineries,
China Sugars have been sively professor of scamanship and gunnery blamed them. Things have changed sincs lectual grounds. He stated that the word-
British officials ing of
of the communication was ambiguous. Datter Telegraph from Vienna confirms the Is pursuspen of the scheme of restoration at six o'clock on the 14th inst., when he
eport that Michael Munkaesy, the celebr ted artist, ? her with buyers at 140. Luzons are officers and superintendent of the forts at integrity have writes a native correspondent, it is reported he had known the defendant and €20ing rates owe to $131, but close much intoudent of education of Chinese naval at any rate, decent
for months while at respondent says tori have received a secret. edict og for the deceased crying, The woman sel 344
royal navy. He also made a survey of the
annum. The
Nets.
320
A private
and
plicante for Consular assistance have a claim.
that
Suddenly, in an excess of madness, Feb. 20. Mr Cecil Rhodes was further tacked and nearly strangled the attendants
of
was
pects of his recovery are very remote."
PROPOSED DISKSTABLISHMENT OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. London, Feb. 9.-Samuel Smith (Liberal),
and reorganisation of the Imperial Navy, took the meal to thom. During the time negotiated to a considerable extent at doin the Royal Chinese Naval College, rapor- then, however, ond and strict Possibly the total amount claimed was rep is hopelessly insane. The cor
This is as it should be, not sa The announcement of the message that the provincial high authorities at Can wiban he had never seen them quarrelingensier and have been sold at 848, 845 and Wai-Hai-Wei and superintendent, of the of squeezing perseded the noble at £1,000,000, though he thought this wasted manding the province of Kuangtung todom went out. He had been once at Yau-Punjows dropped to 4. hut coast of Northem: Chitus and Corea, and we sincerely hope that the late bailiff to the Buuse was received with laughter. Colesburg, suffering from spinal parsiyele provide an annual contribution to the abova mati. Yesterday he was acut there agatu | are main femer and have been done at So, for his services was decorated by the E as the last of his race. Litigants and ap- us newspapera this morning ridiculo the Mankacay was brooding and meat.' object, in manner as follows: The Cus-by the manager of the boarding house, toms of the city of Canton to furnish Ts had not heard the woman speaking that Söt, and Soh, closing with "sellers at $53-peror with the Double Dragon and the ready quite sufficient to do in meeting, my examined yesterday before the committee and one of the doctors. Accordingly. he meeting of shareholders Pescock Feather. In 1888 he was sent to legata fees denuded of there without of the House of Commons appointed to in- went to the insane asylum: The doe 300,000 a year; the native Customs of the day. The defendant had gone out Lwice, Was shd to-day to discuss the advisability England, where he superintended the con being subjected to the squearing prootsquire Laco the Trausvaal Raid. Mr Rhodes was rekist that the paralysis is incrensing whole province, and the 1.M. Customs of and on both oocasions he locked the duo. of raising more expital, and it was paid serinese service. When the recent war wing that which has been, anlasa.it be to of several tonelad vessels destined by Consular janitors. It is denoun-
admitted that Lord Resmead, Governor of with alarming rapidity and that the proa Swafon. Kiungehow and
Pakho another Не was usually called in three or
to issue 20,000 shares of Sach. A fairly for China and Japan broke out prevent a repetition of the matters cun- Cape Colony, was aware of the moto
semest Tis 300,000 from the
opium duty,
done in Bal between
Now lastly the IM. Customs Lappa and Kom four times a day by the woman to sweep large business has been 0, and i tho | M.Gilin, was placed in contard of the 'nlained of. That and that alone is our on the Raud, and that he was willing inj
the floor. Witness took the defendant's Ison together Tis. 500,000 a year from the
morning mest into the room yesterday; the morals at $2.40, 82.50 same scures, or a total of Ts. 300,000 por table was very near the door. The defen-reference stare at 89.75, 8210, and S. Chen-Fuer, is vessel which had she distine present object. We have seen within the the event of a rising to proceed to the the market easier with sellers at tion of firing the Grst shot in the great last few months an enormous change for Rand with the view of mediating in regard
t closing other twenty odd provinces
bor Commerce, moved in the House of of the Empire will also be called upon to dant told him to go out almost immediatly $2.25 and $3.3) for the Ordinary and Pre-fight of the Yalu river, Captain McGiffin the Letter in the methods of the higher to this larger civil rights of the uitlanders. formerly president of the Liverpool Cham ly and shut the door after hitt. Usually ference shares respectively. Ilaubs have was wounded during that engagement and British Consular officials here; wa devoutly Lord Rohmead was, however, unaware furamh annual amounts in
in proportion to. their income, whereby an aggregato yearly door was no surtain of the doors not maintained their rate, and are in the noon after resigned from the Chinese navy.cpe that a new era has commenced, and the preparations that were being made on Commons to-day the disestablishment and
ut meals. There is a curtain sum of at least ten million tale can. De After Ablutions had been performed he and mine: Eureka Mine the reef battle of the Yalu.
he market at $141, Oliver boomed
$12 Captain McGilin naver recovered from the that in future the uost subordinate cm. the Rand in relation to the Jameson raidtsendowment of the Church of England. them. Mr Rhodes denied that he gave were inimical to popular rights. Mr ár regularly 86 in the memorable ployed of H. B. 3. Consulate will be above or of his (Mr Rhodes's) connection with He contended tast establighted
from
suspicion.Siam Free Press.
information to the British South Africa thur Balfour described the motiva sa a ships for the Chinese navy,-N.-C. Daily ge in yesterday: the dirty water was hand- shows a width of five fact, showing visibla
shape and wasting the time of the Hound. od back by the defendant. The rooms gold and grade of ore being very good. were divided from each other by wooden the market is again, however, easier, with W. ROBINSON & Co., Pisno and Musical PATENT MONIO boxes, Vinune (fine models), Company, or to the directors, of the
Mr Rochefort M'Guire, one of the directors. Smith is the author of Credibility of the A NATIVE Correspondent at Canton sende partitions.
He only called to Mr Harris, à a London Christian Religion. us the following: It is intended to open door, one of them being occupied by fokis. buyers at 811 for the A, and sellers at 86 Instrument specialists and experts. Work Marriolines, and Strings of all kinds. W.movement on the Rand, except possibly to It was rejected by a vote of 204 to 88. shops and Factory, Duddell 8; Show Wachou or Ngochow, in Kumugsi, to foreign The prisoner in his written statements, Docks, Wharves and Godowns-Hong Rooms Queen's Road Central.
The Times of Ceylon of the let inet, says: agent. Mr Rhodes admitted that his con
Exchange It 14 exposted that Bar Choper will arrive duet war, indest his object was to advance indefensible,axoapt from the trade on the 1st of Juns next, and as the has practically laitted the murder of the kung and Wham Docks ware quoted ne Kuspgting prafestural city of Chaoling woman. The deposis receipts found in bis 343 per cent. precium, but the market Tar ilunan land talograph line was com here from Hongkong to commence duties (collog. Stuhing) lies along the route of possession were taken out in the women's clowas decidedly firmer with buyers at 244 menced on the 23rd Feb. from Changshear Head the P. W. D. at the end of the interests of South Africa and the On London international trafic, the latter will also at name in the Bink.
por cont. premium. Kowloos Wharf shares to Wuchong, and the wook dons, so far, April or early in May. In the meantime British South Africa Company. His desire no distant dato be also formally declared The prisoner was committed for trial
have been done at $60 and are wanted has been at the rate of four or fun li or it is probable that bir Ormsby will be was to establish a federal union in South New Amoy Docks have changed hands at mile and a half a day.-N.-O. Daily News. offered the post of Head of the Department Africa, leaving the decision of the Transvaal either in Hongkong or at the Straite. The to join the union to be determined by a this people of Chaothing seem to be father Tas C.N. stemmer Peking, from Sharghai direts, Hotels and Buddings. Hong Tax Queen has approved
proved the following sp-former of theo moomes vagant by the niebiscite. It was intended that the way and the wish appears Lo the thought. There is a strong fooling for Ningpo, ran ashore on Gauah Island on kong Lands have ruled Brm with sales and pointment in Her Majesty's Diplomatic promotion of Mr Coeper to Ceylon, and the scheme of Mr J. B. Rckinson, the South latter by the appointment that has fallen to Afrisan capitalist and chairman of a number how not only in Kuangtung, but also in the 8th inst. Three tugs were sant down buyers at 977. Hotels have been done at ServiceMr Bryan Clarke Thornhill, now Kungsi, to throw the country open te to her mainance and the cargo was being $35, and can be placed at the rate. Hum Second Secretary at Paris, to be Sparetary Major McCallum's lot. They are of about of companies, for the formation of a repualle should be replaced by Mt Rhodes's langer foreign trade, so as to enrich the people of discharged or the 9th, but up to a labe hour phreys Estate bare been sold at 88.75, to Her Majesty's Legation at Foking the same valuż,
schame. the cities and towns so privileged. Tide is on that date the sorte to feat her had not and West Points are obtainable 4t 020.
SHRINGH complete revision of the feelings of the met with sucose-The Peking WAX TO-
business has large
Tamez is, the World declares, no truth in
Quotations. people inhabiting the inland cities of the seabed on fik fish and proceeded to Ning again been done in Green (aland Cements the rumour that Lom alishary is to bu
Howgkosa, Maren 10, 1882. --- two grevindes above named from what it po. She sustained no seriaha damage, at 896 and 826, and at equivalent rates on
OPIUM--N»* Patna, calças 005 ishers swelve months ago, Or the
time, A. B. Watsons are offering at $124. given e dukedom In June next. The Queen Offered Lord Sailsbury a dukedom in 1637,
67-71 other hand, foreigners and even their wives have kept flowing in an unbroken THE NC. Daily News of the 19th inst. Ropes are firm at 8166 ex the dividiend of and again in 1899, but he refused it on BASOMERS
810 per share paid to-day. Ioss are want both occssions. up states Telegraphic advices from Tientsiz stream, into Wuchou and have bought state that the Luigas from Foochow with | td at 8100, but none am obtainable except |
in the name category as Wuches, at least
feel that
to
much land thera-cepecially missionaries,
There were fire toems on
that
for the B.
listlaneous A
who sitsady have two chapain in the As for goods muslins second of soles, is badly ashore in the at an advance. Campbell Moorea are favour
fresh five only atsamer as the Band on quired for at 08:
& Wachowilan, who have bought Wiedossday was the Taken from Hong
than harm been trasported her for and none of the Shanghal ateamers Mas Henry Pack (whose mother has been
ના ના રી સ ા ાં in retter up. The Halay visiting them for over four months
an aday morning for Shaagist, don't know what to buy mother for
wel te leers at each Chrismas present, do you Henry Sack
TEE Admiralty has decided to build two now Bloops for the Royal Navy on similar lines to the digwine and Pharin, which are to be commissioned for service de tha China station The loops will be built of Sheemua Dockyajsk and will en laid down carly de las gen koude you
Robingan & Co.
Temperature. (Taken at Mare Falconer & Co.'s Premises, Queen's Road)
March 16, 1807. Horozose,
AT $0.00 114 80,00 4 PM 29.95
205 KA
Do.
Do.
THERMOMMÉER===
Do
Pint, so
Do. (Wet baldj @ Lin.
Do, hazinçu aben, jer
Minimums overnigh
KO
New Malwa, credit,
Boxoxoxo, March 10, 1897.
Bank, Wire,
g
Th
On demand,
30
1
90 days' sight,
4 montha sight,
Credits, 4
On Fis
Credite, months' sight,
On Berlin--Dame
| On New Yorku ta
2/0
8/0
2/03
Dmentary,
4 months' nights, in 902
On demand, se
Credite, 60 daya" nightyea On Bombay---
Now Benazes, cash, 185
Old
On demand,***
480/780
A/EC
6/9
Allowance, Taali.
Old Malwa, undit, 797-00
Allowance, Tault
Allowance,
Poslan, Oly, can,
Persian, Papar des 170/500
Ob
On demand
30 daya' sicht, (private paper)
...: 9.54
Gold Leaf, 100 fins, (per foul), "Sovereigna. (Hank's buying m4) 13,