THURSDAY, Manom 25, 1897.

DURING the fortnight ended March 7, 54] new cases of smallpor were discovered in Hiogo, Japan, and 29 deathe pecurred, giving an average per day of 4'esson said doathe.

'REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

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{SUPPLIED TO THE 'UHINA MAIL

LONDON, March 23, 1897.

GREECE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

matter, because they need not submit to it.

Tas Ho, Treasurer of the Alice Memorial" called-out to guard the towns in the absencenation We were asked to give they say is they float; and therefore they fondly, Thursday and Friday from four)

and Nethersola Hospitals bogs to acknow lodge with thanks the following doston to the funds of the Hospitals F. Dodwell

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...$10

Norning fresh of importance shout rebol.

lien appears in the Manila papers which are full of movements of troops, general salut ing one another, promotions, and the ba stowal of orders for glorious services ren- dered.

All robust citizens in Greene have been

of the regular troops, THE ANGLO-AMERICAN ARBITRA- TION TREATY.

The new United States Senato e sepi od amendments which nullify and mutilate the Anglo-American Arbitration Treaty.

{El Comercio,} THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA.

MARBU March 14,

The Council of American Ministers, on the initiative of President McKinley, bas decided to stop the filibustoring expeditions to Cuba and to withhold its support to all try from whence the persons asking for Llien proceed.

Tus hill tribes in Nuovi Vicaya have re-naturalisations tending to attack the coun-strong hands of Lord Salisbury, and there volted and penetrated into the larracks of Civil Guard in Alia, killing a Eu. spenn Corporal, the seatry and native soldiers, and taking possession of all the row and aupinunitívu.

In the early hours of the 18th March, twenty-six palilical prisoners confined in the dungeons under the old walls of Manila killed their two guards and escaped towards the district of San Marcelino, Ton were re-captured and three killed; the others art still at larga,

The death-rate of the Colony for the week ended March 13 was 18,3 per 1,000, an compared with 20.1 in the corresponding puried last year. For the week ended 20th March sho`rale was 10:8 os compared with 21.4 in the corresponding week last

year.

MEBIRA J. D. Humphreys and Son, gene. ral managers, of Olivers Freehold Blinos, Limited, has received a tologram which

they translate as follows -

The Eureka Mine: the latest newa is

very good driving lovels North and South the width of reef is six feel the rect shows visible geld throughout the mine. Mill startf again in a wook or tendays. Average ample from different parts of mine por us. Omi maru.'

THE PHILIPPINES DOLLAR”

Mantin, Mar The agreement with the Ministe the effect that two million dollars and coined monthly, and that they will be, e regularly to the Philippines by the Royal Mail steamers.

I

The Hunghony Chess Club meets every Sng till half-past seven p.m. at Thomas's Grill

tho важе

the

Froblem No: 30. By B. G. Lawn, Black (1 piuco).

and Barry were eaprooted to win their MINING PROSPECTS IN THE LAOS

COUNTRY. congratulated on his skill in inveigling

Mr Favourable Accounts reach us (sya Pillsbury into a perpetual check. Blackburne lias born recently visiting Ira- | C'Avenir du Toukia) tegarding the pro- bad where in five exhibitions of simultanpecting work carried out in the neigh. edus and blindfold play he won G5 games, bourhood of Xienkong, in the Upper Lans, drew 23 and lost only 3.

by M. Lanard, mining engineer. It is

The following starling little game tog nearly a year since M. Imard passed two members of the American team is not through Hanoi on his way to the interior, without its lesson. The moral, to vary an

all proverb, is that he who strives to catch and he has best very busy and vory suc * mackerel may be swallowed by a whala:-cessful in the interval. His most impor-

Gaine No. 99.

BUTCH. DEFENCE,

White (Tood.)

1. P-Q4

2. BKt B

3. IR+

4. B-Kt 3

4. BQ3

6. P-K 3

...

7. Qx Pch

8.

Kt6 mate

Black (Delmar.)

P-KB 4 PKR 3 P-K K&4 P-B5

I'...K R 4 R-N S

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THE REBELLION IN THE

PHILIPPINES.

A SPANISH DEFEAT. (From Our Own Correspondent.)

Manila, March 19.

kant discovery in an extensive gold-fald of considere richness, in a region where gold was not-known hitherto, and M. Isnard fiss also found sapphires au rabies in such profusion that tho succoss is sured of any Company which may he formed to carry on mining oporations. The French are natur ally jubilant at the rich prospects of their new territory, and feel certain that the Laos country has entered upon an era of great prosperity. At first, M. Ismart was discouraged by his non-success in the neighbourhood of Laichau, Dierbien-fu, e., but he was induced to ccntiune his investigations at the urgent request of M. Vacle, the Commandant Superior of the Upper Lnos,

connection with London, is a potent power

CHESS COLUMN. There was some society of the kind requir On the other hand arethey closely identified, CONDUCTED BY BLACK BISHOP,'gimen, but the vetoran Blackburne may be od, and I must say that the Secretary in are they deeply interested, are they interwo- London, Mr Gundry, has performed his ven with the Colony It the shipping-Communications child be addressed

· Ünyes,' CHINA MAIL OFFICH. duties most admirably. (Applause) Ho part and parcel of the Colony? If it has lins gained every confidence, not only with an interest it is bound to have respen. Original Problems should be accompanied office, and he is frequently applied to for the port then they are bound to contribute the Foreign Office, but with the Colonial sibility. If the shipping has an interest in by Solation and Analysis.

tite sapport. (Host, hear.) All that opinion about that very important matter,

Eng Room the import duties. I am glad to say there are not to bo taxed. All the trains in

might be exempted on was a complete consensus of opinion about land that subjict. We were in accord with the cause because we run, we do not stay in China Association in Shanghai, with the one pla wn are in Exeter one day You cannot Chamber of Commerce here, and with the and in London another. Chambers of Commerce in Shanghai and tax locomotivas. Travellers night say London. All of as thought it would be de same thing. We and our money as the sirable to increase the duties if we could shipping; give us free board and lodging. make one charge answer for all. So that And the banke, too, are they not indis.

conid they

1 pay the Custous tax as they do pensable to the Colony? Why should they in Liverpool, and it would be free to go all act be exempt from taxation? I think they over the Empire. The Foreign Office have might be. have just gone into a rough. the fullest formation they could possibly little marimate of the 24 cents per tuni get, and the matter is now in the firm and mount, and I calculated-I think it would be a very interesting matter to ask the we are quite prepared to leave it. Another assistance of the Harbour Master to work matter that we have discussed to a certain put the value of the property of these | qxten--I am afraid it is a bone of conten- veraels during their stay in the harbour

fifth 1118 tion to this community-is the Light Dues. estimate it at

part. I do not want to pledge my colleagues, as I of the duties on the shore property. Sure- now some differ from me, but I will give ly, seeing that we have to remain here, and own pioion. I remember when the ships can go away to recrrow, is it not aly

wan in the Council, they were go- an extremely light, tax. What do ships get ing to get up & spirit farm.

Was Do they get nothing? They get water, they of opinirm this spirit farm would he get cal, they get stores, they get rock as A. most atrocious nuisance in this way, commodation, they get refitting, alley get. Steamers corning into the Colony would hospital accommodation and medical ad have to be examined to show what wines viva; they get show, they get banking ware on board, and there would have to be secundation; they get all the advantages an excito officer statinget here. Well with of a civilized port. And they get protection, 1.

to which in former years they did not

gut, one or two others I got up'nin ngilulim to

We used to stop this spirit farm. I remember in speak when there were no docks. ing in the debate. I said Shipping, is the hear of piracies, wo hear no piracy now lifeblood of Elongkong. Metaphorically it in dead and gone. Ou ships ought to speaking, I would rather phice syrens at my something. It is a mafter in Shang either end of the harbour to entice ship of dredging the river. By and bye it will ping into the port.

rather then approve be a matter of dredging our harbour. And of any the sure having in any degree a con- what is there to say of the millions of tona trary

effect

These are iny sentiments of ashes which have been thrown into the now. I am very glad indeed to say that the harbour by the mercantile matine? Are

nothing? Chamber of Commerce is a very healthy and the lips to

Mr Lister, uspful

hure, and I have never when he was alonial Transuror, was ex. institution On the 25th at 11.25. The high pres-

kavyn it

during my tong residence hers,tremely jealous of property being free of O'Gorman beat Cooke, 2 games to 0 and course, attacked aires whilst extended course, subject to your scrutiny). Personally

tention. So, he said, we must tax every sure over the Sea of Japan appears to be noro vigorously working than it is at giving way, On the E. coast of China the as it embraces nearly everything we thing possible, Taxation in Hongkong is a barometer is rising after the passage East-have to do, you must feel and say what is the very grievous burden and if the basis is to ward of a slight low acca, which it proba use of the China Association i Well, I say be narrowed it will be unsupportable. bly approaching W, Japan this morning. the more cosmopolitan the Chamber of say gentlemen, the basis must be widen

Commerce becomes the more is there ex-ed so that it may not sink, and as for any- Gradients slight, but increasing

pected of the China Association to repre. ing shipping is independent of the 1st South. Forecast:-N. E. winds, freshen

Kent British opinion. (Applause.) I smper and the port independent of the shipping ing misty, some rain."

fectly sure that we would be prepared to there is no independence at all. give information, rust only to the Foreign are mutually dependent. The hand can. Office and to the Colonial Ofoe en matters not say to the foot I have no need of thes. they would not think should belong to a

And so it is with us. There must be a Gentlemen, there is retul arrsagement. Each side must bear cosmopolitan Chamber. a little matter in connection with the con- its fair and proper part che la necesary tribution. We thought of making it $5, the other. I trust, Mr Chaieran, that

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MADRID, March 19,

The direct April mail stemmer from Rar colors to the Philippines will take the first remittance of dollars coined by the mint here. The profit on coinage will be credited to the Philippines Trekeury.

REDUCTION OF AMERICAN-FLEET. Presidout Mokinley hoe indicated that it will be necessary to place fifteen arnikers out of commission in order to introduce economies in the Budget.

WEATHER NOTICE. The following notice is fraued from the Observatory —

the

INDIAN FAMINE BELIEF FUND.

The Honorary Treasurer of the Indian Famino Relief Fund begs to acknowledge

.848.581.53.

sunt

tho

White (5 pieces). White to play, and niate in throo moves. Solution to Probem No. 34 by 0. Jantz.

R-Ra Then if

2. QxP ate.

L PAR 1. P-- Kt8 (quooning)2. QxQ/etc. 1. P-Kt6

2. QxB etc.

1. P-Kt & Y 1. B morca

2. P-K6 ote 2. QxP rate. Correct Solutions from F. A, L. and R.

Lapsley.

Hongkong, March 25: The Muzio Match at the Chess Club only attracted mail-a-dozen players of whom Pidgeot heat Levi, 1 win and 2 drawe

Barlow beat Batliwara, 2 goes to 0. Forthcoming events are:- Monday, 29th Encoli, →→→

Problera Competition. Entrica to be sent in previously.

Veterans (seven years in the East) versts)

Monday, 6th April,—

The Rest.

Single-game match it clasa odde. Entries to be sent in previously.

|

A largo column of Spanish troopa, under the command of Colonel Salcedo, not with * serious raverse at the bands of the rebels on the 9th inst. Cokinel Salcedo, with two thousued men, wna ordered to attack San Nicolas and dislodge the enemy. The

Colonel, however, was misled by his untivo gaidos in the direction of a strong force o

ista, defenter them and forced them to re- treat in confusion on Almang. The re bals are reported to have been 8000 strong, It was a hand-tu-nnd conflict, and, of

CORRESPONDENCE.

DIAMOND JUBILKE CELEBRATION. To the Editor of the “China Mai.” Hongkong, March 26. Dean St,—I think the courteous recoin.

urgent troops, who fell upon the royal-mondation of the Jubilee Celebration Committes, viz., To allow the public to Auggest a permanent memorials this of the fullest publicity, and event,"

worthy would saggest you open in your issues of Saturday and Monday next a post card column for suggestions (publication, of

make a “bos lino 'for better Inthing aé. comdatum, and see no reason why

in marching order, the royalist troops kasd no possibility of success. The extent of the Spanish losses is unknown, but are reported to be heavy.

ANOTHER SPANISH DEFEAT. From private advices by the steader Esmeralda wo learn that the Spanish troops made an attack upon the rebels wear the River Zapote and were repulsed with heavy The Championship Tournament at Sin- gapore is now finished. As the date when loss. The defent of the Spaniards is said the news left all gains were nuded, but to be the more remarkable from the fact

1

A Subscription Bath-House saitablo for Ladies and Children, as well as Gentle men, could not be easily provided-y newhere in the neighbourhood of the Queen's Statue;

2. That a free Bath House for Chinese and others should not be erected some where near the present Harbour Office. schemes of such a character, and with the The present reclamations facilitato ang

adequate staff of engineers in the

Colony there is no reason why each bathe could. the do not only cleanly but luxurious, The present arrangeracets visible near a dis. > humanity. think the whole of the medical staff in this Colony will bear me ort: That BCJ- bathing is a most important factor in the health of the Colony, and the immange facilities we have on account of the over recurring tides make such an item a very simple problem.

LAST night the triumphal progress of Hud. receipt of the undernoted subscriptions at for the future the subscription is to be matter will be more fully, more carefully two which are here regarded as drawn.thas the rehein had few fire-arras and were the old Murray Pier are not only a

a guinen aa they have it at home. The discussed and with less rividness than it The following is tho scors of the icna obliged to fight at close quarters with their grace to the Colony, but head gitics want all the branches to be on has fost in the latters, which have been players: --

son'a Surprise Party continued at the City Hall. Every item in a long programme was heartily and deservedly enoured. Tho entertainment is so variod at it must meet the taste of every visitor, and cach song, dance, piano-solo or sketch is the best of its kind. Jer is difcult ta msiect anything for special praise, where the ne tikta are so numerous and all are stars of a

magnitude unusual in the thriety companies

Already acknowledged. Kinghorn & Macdonald Mowbray S. Northcote

Yo

20.

10.

HONGKONG BRANCH OF THE CHINA ASSOCIATION.

I think there has been, in

EaGro 15

tact

pre-

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ធីងធីង Win

Drawn

1 1

134

Đ 2

13

0 3

12

bales or bowie knives.

the same footing, and the Hongkong As it is musifest in suciation is to be put the same. Iitt

Written and the

the communications wh

which have $48,616.53 varnestly hope it will not cause any of been received,

is an amount of

THE GOLD STANDARD IN our friends to leave us. We have heard a judice, there is an amount of might I call great deal of objection to the various kinds it-unenlightened selfishness, and I ma P. A. Béutons.

JAPAN. the shipping

pping bounties, to quite clear that the shipping is as much io P. Melutyre of bounties, to

ACCEPTATION BY THE DIET. the sugar bounties and hostile tariffs and all debated to the port the port is indebted R. W. Hulleet arts of things, and yous naturally ask your to the shipping. With those re har sittive J. B. Elegan

Hongkong, March 25, THE LIGHT DUES QUESTION.

solves will be the

on British

raach

i seconding the slopeinn T. Miles

Several telegrams were received in the The accond annual meeting of the Hong-commerce.

eroe. Well. kong Branch of the China Association was

The championship prizm is, therefore, Colony yesterday intimating that the Lour foot firmly on the Mr Francis said he observed that Mossra held to-day in the Chamber of Commerce, rack of free trade and

She wan, Disdwell and Bird but been absent won by P. 4. Restes, who is undoubtedly Japanese Diet (that is to say, both Houses experiments from the Colony, and he asked if any ad-ne of the strongost players in Singapore. other present were:-Hons

Boll-of

that we have planted or jurosion is this cf the repit. i.

0 3 12

0 5 10

I plump for Now SongBaths, and have full confidence others will tos-Yours,

ONE OF THE PUBLIC.

We have no hesitation in acceding to the suggestion of our correspondent in

that visit the East. The magnificent sing City Hall. Mr T. Jackson presided. The main, and that if there we will re.. ing of Mr Wallnce King in his three song Irring, C. P. Chater, Mr E. W. Mitchell increasing trade in trying to rob Peter ditions had been made to the Committent the het championship tournament of/ of Parliament) had passed, the Bill for the regard to & Post-Card Column for proposals was specially noteworthy, and the Gour- (Committee); Mesars F. Henderson to pay Paul will be wept away like the curing the year in consequence of their the Singapore Recreation Club he also car-adoption of the gold standard in Japan.

cou sketch Hard to Kil).'

lity

of

Wor

free

TAY

mean by a

ried off the first prize.

THE NEW SYSTEM DISCUSSED,

auont the permanent celebration of Hor Majesty's long reign. Suggestions will aid the Committes in arriving at a decision, and as the pressure on our news column is at all times great we hope our correspont brevity--ED., C. M.]

Mr Francis sail in connection with the pleasant surprise, after recent disappoing, comments on the tile, the deals will tear in mind the old adage on

Bir

A

be to

made

customers

England.

6. G. E. H. Bellugh. Hodges.

7. H. Bo

3. B. B. Colak

EDIT H.Helm F. M. Teodikan ke gebed W. Chetches.........

+

---

+

With regard to the condust of the match,

ally,

Ons of

she ought to seiset s unit of value

As

exactly equivalent to the unit most wide indret to the more ambitious you

in those countries. The

recognised in those

TO

in our schools. Econoray in Inattors educa

hish sovereign is incomparably the most tional should only be a last resort; and the widely recognised among excung Colony is not, and never was

coins.

It is received by all civilized

of these sovereign.

coins.

dollars.

sho

is

in such

such

straitaned circ

CİFEURSTANDEN AG to warrant

the theatre was quite full downstairs tested goodsup the river under transit pask, ; Nghthouses or tarea upon salpping? Not Association and cuty get a raportet e 8 to 7 p.m. (3 to 7 and 8 to 12 p.m.,cated calculations for exchange purposes for the stopping of the Govern

cosa continuing and increasing,

the

and Machinery just to hand; also the latest Musia. W. Robinson & Co.

Promoters of the Oriental Iron-works ask for a Japanese Government subsidy equal to 6 per cent on the proposed capital of 27 million yen for ten years. Two-thirds of the whole sam to be raised will bo spent part of the

་་

of Mr An-

custrine dues, and that has been

orbate the information. He did not know

be 24 U

down

a minimum, since her old gold coins wdi,

intention to

making

will never

i Sir

What benelit does

uf

question I have

badly

giving

(Hon horning mist before the rising sun. I feel absence. lays brought down the house again Secretary); G. C. Anderson, G. METTay convinced we will hold us wn. A cole- The Chairman answered that no appoint-

The Japan Mail makes the following - and agêîn în the coures of their claborate B, D. E. Brown, G. C. Cox, V. H.brated statesman was once on his dying led ment had been mado.-

The Time regards it a somewhat of a Dico; LI, E Denny's, J. J. Francis, "D very much perturbed about the future.

Cof

We explained, in Trilby harlosque, a model of what n Gillies, R. M. Gray, H. M. Hillier, W.. his country and cried out my coun-light dogs question, there seemed to him to meats, that England has succeeded, with o burlesque should be. The first part of the Humphreys, E. Oshorne, R. L. Richardson, try, ch! my country. A friend of his her a serious omission in the report. If the team composed almost exclusively of young proposed by the Japanese Government, mechanism of the new system of coinage W. J. Saundara, C. S. Sharp, G. Sharp, standing by said. If England in true to case was be fairly set forth why was amateurs, in defeating a picked American in so far as concerns the unit of value programme consisted of a minstrol pH. Smith, G. Stewart, G. T. Veitch, J. H. herself she will last until the day fjudg copy of the petition from the shipping teat. and regaining the trophy given by Sir chosen, the principles on which the choice

THE DIAMOND JUBILES AND gramme with Miss Linton an interlocutor Lewis, O. Wilcox, A. Coxon, and J. │ment.' May the China Association be house not included in the report. He

HONGKONG SCHOOLS. and Miss Habgood at the pianoforte. The Mackie.

To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL.' true to horalf, and take as her motto noticed the covering letter was published, Gorge Nownes, sud at present a treasured has been made do not commend them second began with some really claver jug asking you to pass the report I would like with all your right. With these few re- for the observations on the subject able match resulted as follows:-

Hongkong, March 25, The Chairman said-Gentlemen, before Whatever your hand finis to do do it but he did not see the petition itself. Asartament of the Brooklyn.C. Agemark-selves to intelligent refaction.

Japan's chief objects in adopting gold Atherica.

SIB, Old Boy's letter was quite : 1. J. H. Backbuza E. N. Pillsbury ......... he was sorry to say it was tho gling with some unusual implements, and to makon for remarks. Since our report marks I beg to propose the adoption of the | by Mr

monometallien le to bring herself into freshing. Why should not the Govern 2. G. Dy Locock ............. ✨” J. W. Showalter d close touch with the gold-using countries ment be approached with a view of roviv. Joast sensible speech he had ever heard pianoforte solos by Miss Habgood and Mr was printed we have received the gratify report.

5. H. E. Akin...!

of the world. To pursue that end icgi- ing the speed Clovernment Scholarship! ing new officially of the opening of

Mr G. Sharp said-In rising to second hire wake. (Hear, bear) Might he Rok & LASTING & Burton. The seven dances were gracelni the West River.. Sir Claude Macdonald the adoption of the report there is ne Sharp what he would think if he a. D. T. Alla. By

3s it lasted, it was an undoubted and acrobatic, and as usual Me Hudson is to he very heartily congratulated on clause-Appendix that the Chairman went into a stuce in London and was

The Eng made himself the life of the entertainment, terminsting the negotiations which have bas prominently alluded to and on which I asked to pay for the half-hour he had s

spread over a great number of years. think a few remarks

chair no bis

as his propo 19. Merbert Jacobs fairly be made. been seated on a which concluded about 11.30 with o ludi- The Chinese Government is also to be There has been one side spoken and writ. / ton of the rent of the shon 1 Wae he

rabi-ten in this matter of ticht dues; perhaps The shipping wure Another aggratulated in

the desirabi- recognising the

ing prepared to go into a London store and shipping.

ats discount representing merely the cost an act of questionable thrift. The Belilles, pay for the waste paper he threw about i opening that important water-the complete change of programme is promised way. Let us hope it will only he They have been called light

Colony's

of exchange. Japan's wirest course, we sa misnomer. It is not the name by thint:

think, would have been to make her 10-gen

Stewart, and other Sukolumhips for to-night. Mr Wallace King is to sing an omen of the further opening up of the which they should in future be called, but Talking about taxation it would be worth a San Francisco paper informs me that in piece of the same intrinsic value as the

available each and all sorve a a duet with Misa Stambridge, Miss Hab-cou soldier-diplomatiet to loare Peking hu ide, and the other side szotas to me greatly Colony one of 1roft in the Colony at the edge of the foot-lights. i Suspended gold, its intrinsic value thus being a peste od-and horne Bog' speaks very

and when it comes to

to the time for A tax upon shipping. Wo hoard one their while to pay that Brooklyn, the ten as parts of sovereign. She has not done su

have

their She hateful purpunately they are not suf

All honour to good to perform a now solo, and all the will be able to exemplify the beautiful in danger of positively going by default and it was out of that profit the large por above the players were ten immense cheas

passed through loft chess boards on the stage of the Academy made it contain 115.7426 grains of pure ficiently valuable. What is further want Every

founders.

strength of the company to appear in Dew lines Pesce hath her victories no less! There besnot been one word Iknow of spoken fin of the expenses of the colony ought to boards, with pieces in the style of theen eater than the intrinsic value of the clearly to the point--is some fund

renowned than Warn

War. In speaking of the or written upon the other side, but there has aketches, Nothing that has already been weas River, I lake this opportunity of 4 been the everlasting cry from beginning toe paid. While he was on his legs he diagramed in hooks, visible from overly correspond presisery with the Japancet aspiring poor scholar to purua lie studies There are no foreign coins that endowment large enough to enable the shown is to be repeated. In spite of the to do justice to the

MT of end of Free port, free pert, free port. with Being a nonentity of the Ascois might follow the

might say he

he was thoroughly diesstified are

od part of the academy. At that

преслюка somewhat inclament state of the evening, Fraser, our Consal at Canter.

10-ye piaco What did Commissioner Elliot Aware that by treaty we were allowed to

He did not consider it worth ssed. The hose the games pro.

4.085 bo equivalent to

American in urope. To the Colony's grost dis- of ply 19427. Had it any allusion the part in

phy on the rat gold

oradit, nothing of the kind exists. No his while

about member of the day were from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and adopt a system involving very sampli

adequate son that I have heard was eVEL night, and as their stay here lengthens the but what the Chinese give by the one land in the slightest degree. It was an under end of the year of the work done by the Lendon). At 6.30p.m. on the first day of course, there is this to be said, uantely: George Bowon's ne Hudson party will assuredly was their suc- they take asses and other chargon and di- taking that there should be a les faithfully Committee. What they wanted was to the player at each table whose turn it was

The obs-

Scholarship bug I believe in trutis aquarzes menities.they

placod

ced in the way of mur-

observed, and to that I think we may hour during the year what the Association to move wrote

the more

and chants availing themselves of this class of attribute the fairly reasonable prosperity of

enclosed was discussing. Let the Committso eir. it in an envelope, which was sealed and used in her existing system is reduced besional education of young men who, in a NEW PIANO and Organ Repairing Material here of such a nature that British the place. The question appears to 20 an Association of that descriphe hour:ef commencing the games on the continue to circulate without any change: kung? That is the t

placed in the

in the cars of the

probability, will return to Hong- the it

umpire. At the could not ship goods under mercha

cents a ton or Mosolute exemption. Tronty Mr Fraser was not the sort of man to let this state of things exist. He/ London chipping companies have writ-uld give any real value to the ormons Recond day, 10a.m. the umpire opened the/ except that their face value in terms of the often heard urged; and that, too, as though invited British merchants to send goods to

eton to Mr Chamberlain recommend oxemp expressed when so far as they knew they envelops and cable the move to the opponent will be doubled, the old 5-yen piece unanswerably conclusive. 16 in assurusily were not the opinions of the community or ens. The cabling of the moves was in charge pices, and so forth. But since it is her those who propound it. Our little island, becoming the equivalent of the new 10-yen a suficient measure of the mental aridity of Wuchow-in, and he would so that the ting, and that is the opinion of those

it 2s the last match. It is the most complicated coins, the additional re-cast all these aldiko most other places, would be very who have written and spoken prominently the members of the Association. It was

Tas of the Commercial Cable Company, as in chases of tits treaty wore carried out and

not a question of' • mitmeription

effort if it to no injustice would be done to the British on the subject.

Mr Whitehead--No, no, not at all. a question of practical work. merobante. You all remember in the early

of it is haar for depend on opinion of every gentleman of the Asocis. the Foar

difficultica of

Mr Sharp (enntinning) said-The letter tion was as much worth consideration as wires, and only the most

of valuable Scholarships

a casting of in establishing works at some or 10 drew, and now they are aR overcomna, appeared to advocate exemption.. (No, you the opinion of the gentleman on the Cora accomplish it successfully pert men can of Europe would surely have been worth t

bread apon the waters that to a certaine favoured places; the balanco will be kept Now the portion in this that poode are are quits wrong I think the latter herumittee, and they were not home on written down by an official corer, who ima repudiation in so far as her public securfumerals, alas 1 in extimanities that, like

their duty When a player mado a move it wasing a ratio of 32.34 to 1,

It is hold in som

in some quartore that by adopt narrow-minded short-sighted section-too baing shipped under transit pasa with recommends that the Government will con as a Committes if before writing

Japan is guilty out let on hindrance, I think that is wider the windoms of the entire exemption any subject they dal not acertain the mediately made two, copies of it. One ser his crition in so far as har product tours, are unainly comuerdalis folly of the a very satisfactory state of things, and T. and positive freedom. There is the letter views of the members (Applause.).

The Chairman said the leaving out of the large exhibition boards, where it was at she now amounes, her resolve to redeem advantages to be reapot are too long a

to those in charge of the self to redeem those securities in silver,

most hare-brained, non-day kind. Not ans quite sure Mr Fraser deserves the signed by the shipping companies of Leu-

, Bad le who rupa may read and sos. The Kukumin insists a very high standard of and of the community generally. (Ap-questioning they take up the line of petition from the report was a 'complate once diagramed, the other was handed to them in gold at a rate fixed by herself; a ripening. Small profits and quick returns a mail-stemer on any foreign line, the thanks not only of the Chins Association

authority and position oversight. He quite agreed with Mr the sending operator. The' steamship should be ensantal Only the plause.) Referring to the work of the AB of those on the other side. I do not Francis, as he

to be much lower Ito the office of the waste that may prove to time of redemption point of view which they adopt. Our

than Zolographed hest vessels, it says, can hope to attract 1sociation, we have, I am afraid, tot done think that is the very strongest position; remarks, that they had left undone | Cable Company in New York ott is the question. If. us Japanese manciers/resent Governor, according to his own ift.

of silver at the the gold-price the most paying business, can uphold the quite as much as was expected of us. I do not think that there is much argument many

where sinn. There is no blinking

that it was taken and forwarded to tho nation's proper diguity, and can prove of national service in case ut emergency admit for a moment that we have put our/ What in natural bias of their views. dono. He also agreed with tim if the As landing at Canso, Nova Scotin, 850 miles.te vaderstood to anticipate, silver, ozine repeated confession, is a plain, practical,

(Hoar hear.) At the same time; I do nut in it.

is the actural bias of

of the views of the

they The mossay enciation' was to be active for good Waterville, on the Hish woust, 2101 within the next ten or fifteen years, for Government Scholarship, making it annual Hiogo Netos.

uver message was repeated light under a bushel er bid our talent in shipping

mattes of fact individual. Let him be the cable to rehabilitation, appreciates largely asked to resuscitato the old scheme of s We have interferid in con, dom for chito Is it not that of free unist consult with the embere. the grinand

And the natural bine of should be very glvl indeed if a good strong miles; from thence it was reposted nysin oigners that invested in Japanese consols instead of biennial. He would PAPILION' writes in St. Junus's Budget nection with several things. We have kept property owners would be freedom for pro- Committees was appointed to carry out the to Westen, on the Bristol Channel, 320 previous to the sdoption of gold moud- Some time ago the startling announosions in close touch, both by wire and letter/perty (*OB, bh. Well, again, the London views oxpressed by Mr Fransis He would miles: then it was forwarded to the Royal Ex-etalli will have a great many co-educational work of the place at heart. earn the gratitude of all who have the best applied by a dealer in Edinburgh to metabors

in touch with the ed to purposes entirely unconnected with member kur attendance to business 10 to the hotel where the English team was int certain French' regiment, and that quota-Committen, the Commitra would be in a shipping. Now, is that true? Is there vented his again taking ofâce as Chairraan. sing. The total distance travelled by oach to Japan. Were sho now about to abandon given rins to

Cheap tions for claymores Inova requested. position to give the head office a great any money which is publicly spent in

that admiration for the amount of advice on different matters. Hongkong which is wholly unconnect The following Committee was tiven elect-mated three that amis, its advantages in dinférence to a romantic

ed with shipping? I think none at all ed, the members to select a Chairman from jupis succumb to

clarms of this

Affair, Hon Grerge Curson for the benefit of the Colony and for 4. P. Chater and J.-J. Bell Irving, Meester, the company changing full rates, sations or for the sake of obtaining access has just goue across the street,

the Under Secretary for hardly. The taxation of the Colony is amongst them:-Hons. T. H. Whitehead. Each club paid for the racssages sent by its for the nebler metal; or for the kako j Momor

to Li Hung the benefit of the barbour and for the 1: Jackson, H. Smith, J. J. Fraps and owing to the complicated nature of the has left for the Court of Morocco. Br Association was a happy and potent quented. In 1843, when the idea of the the way, I do not suppose for a moment link between the Far East and the fres port was started it was carried out in GOVERNOR-GENERAL Nogi is understood to entitled to the possession for one year of ating silver and in order to benefit he demuralys before, just as soon as YOU

By the result the English team are now order to escape the misfortunes of appreci insurance policies hold good, for West, for it "united those whose in- regard to customs. In these days there favour the renewal of the contract with the su laborata aires sup deusted by Sir blessings of depreciating gold, all had gono, ma'am.' the dangers of being struck by Moorish tareata and

and capital wore engaged in were not only no Qustoms, thare knits are tromenious, In recent tires ons shea remate parta of the world with no taxes, bub sincs that time 弹唱 NY.K. for a regular service to Formosa George Newnes, the proprietor of Tit Bits, economical aspect of the problem is sadu-

denne, che bioyoie, orans, but,

ho might

made which expires at the end of this month be doing diferent

England numerous other

Amerlos. The crazes, but beaten forhis shinko bat who, devertheless, falts cognate upon us by the hams Gorasument On the other hand the Colonial Depart for competition between teams represent ded from the argumont, and the question slaply upon the soundness or ment rather inclines to subsidisizg should

Curtainly, however subjects it home. The China Association

entirely eatisfactory to its donor, so changes embarking upon a vast apgaulation. We

made by him which brought the cost wit-b that her idos ning prove to be an Barometer. ... 30.04 xtended to Turkey, it might perhaps sent both of Great Britain and of China. of the Colony, we have loans, we have in steamers at hand the sale might be brasil tuches in height and about the same width

Temperature sole, It is said, to bagpin the U2. They warded in die Faris put, and nected 1 is the shipping to be entirely unalteady pompleted ; the Releng-maru is al Columbia and Britannia, beck to back, our standelines, and Strings of all kinds, W. Furce we

thetarest! to pay Are not all these things Cob in its favour. Four out of the seven are Is represents the enblematic sigures of PATET MUG boxes, Violins (line moduis), speakable, if not into civilisation, at all views of

with possit, and Bestellation them and the presence at his Excellency merely Uke the kites and birds which oft seedy in Yokohams, and the fatoomaru, rounded by the national insignia of a they not infrequently invited to aid connecta with all these things? Are they sherrening was a proof that the us in the cool son and go stay in the famsumers and Anging war are due es cuantias. The deed of gift stipulates Robinson & Co.

tion had acquired for leunit a similar ustion i Have they no interneta there what in the course of next month topo Nails, that a club winning the trophy three fimul Kaddon and similar estimate in eine! Then, I say if it is so the cause of DAVETER-George Ays he fears he can't

over Are they separate, are they dis-

| in succession may retain possession of its varmenmat direlas in Pukin. Louis alleen have not the slightest, these matter is entirely remored, because support me in the style. I'vi, accustomed in Shantung in saying that the fell they have to do is to stay away. They The Father--Marry him, wuphou. I can't 20. Mrm st# #ale, mainly in Cannet me that there is injustice In the keep it up much longer myself,

as, working capital-Hiogo News.

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don.

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was made that Highland bagrpipes had boon | with the Secretary in London, and if the shipowners say ka por cont. is to be devol be glad to serve on that omittoa sa change London. 143.miles, and from there planer has been of inmenso benefit The healthy stimulis that such a

1 mold apextending. The latest to noticed in the newspaper that no lea

the

4

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instrument is the Sultan QUEL the China beneft of every one by whom it is fre- F. Hendenen.

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of entering the financial comity of European

Yours,

is incalculabla-Faithfully

prize

MONASTIOUS.

to Western capital, a long sermon night masa, said the demure little six-year

ba preached on her economical folly. But old to the caller. Did als say when she'd since she professes to be taking this stop in be back? asked the lady. Yes'm

be driven to diatasokoni interest la tha same country and in wanitary improvemtenta; o have had 0.8. Competitier for the, sabildy in malig raade at a cost of Bold wa8 109 | AUREOoss of her forecast by pose good affect has been juggested had end the confidence of the Gevera oporous demand for the Ponton certain. Had the Ozake Company its new up to $1000. It is of solid silver, eventy inspiration, not a vertigo.

All t raging just now the resuls is very une

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