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TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1897.
Owing to the bad condition of the ground and the weather forecasts, it has been de
cided to postpone the Jubilee Gymkhana until Saturday work, the 11th July.
?
The C.PR. stearoor Empress of India, Bail- ing to-morrow, will sall in at Amoy.
BRITISH North Borneo joins in the ever- recurring complaints against the special
À CORRESPONDENT Writing to the Arcury Chinuso Port. from Tientsin on the 16th June 878-
From Peking I learn that the hitch about | THẺ C. P. R. Co.'s 9.5. Empress of India, the Belgian loan still remains, and from soiling to-morrow, at noon, will call at what I can gather Sheng Tautai, Horr Amoy, in addition to usual forts of Cali, Detring, Yeng Moh, sud oilers have bung Ar Shanghai, on the 23rd inst., a most led the whole affairs,
succesful Gymkboas meeting us hold in Eveny one in Shanghai board with delight the Race Courte, in connection with, the ed gatisfaction of the honour done to Mr Jubileo Festivities. George Jamicon, but it is a slight depre- ciation of that honour, that Mr Chater of Hongkong should receive it at the same timo, saya the---0. Dady News. What
Tut steamer Newshuang, which lof: Shang. bai for Ainoy and Swatow on the 2nd June, was compelled to put back later in
Mr Chater has done to deserve such on the day owing to dunge to her machinery, honour at the Queen's hands, hoyou bʊ-|-
ing a successful speculator, we do not know; but we presume Sir William Robin son hun good reasons for recommending
him for the distinction.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
(SUPPIJED TO THE 'CHINA MAIL."]
THE CHINA MAIL.
Lovogs, 27th June, 1807. LOSS OF A RUSSIAN IRONCLAD.
The Russian ironclad Ganjut, after striking a reef in the Baltic, foundered. The crew was saved.
THE JUBILEE NAVAL REVIEW.
TERRIBLE DISASTER NEAR
SOCOTRA. WRECK OF THE P. AND 0. STEAMER ADEN.'
LISTS OF THE PASSENGERU DROWNED AND MIGBING.
The intelligence has been received with profound sorrow in Hongkong (u feeling which will be shared at Shanghai and in the
She was cellular double bottomed and fitted with soven bulkheads. The Aden bad acted as a transport.
Reports of steamers arriving at Colombo about the date the dden was lust show that Lempestuous weather had been prevalent in the Indian Ocean.
THE FIRE BRIGADE.
cholas Kannon called upon all presont to ANNUAL REPORT BY THE SUPERINTENDENT.join in singing the National Anthem, which they did enthusiastically, concluding with The following in the report of the Super-three hoarty cheers for the Queen, and for intendent of Fire Brigade for 1808-
Sir Nicholas and Lady Hannen. The fox- ture of the evening was the Fire Brigade procession. The various companies, mus tered at the lower boat-house at 9.15;
bp.m., and natives sesembled to witness the whore an immense concourse of
and Interns; then
Fire Brigado Department,
Hongkong, 6th February, 1897. Sir,I have the honour to submit the following report on the Government Fire Brigade for the year 1896.
2-Commander Hastings was in charge At a given signal by Mr La Moore, Chief HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
of the brigade up to the 2nd April, Mr Engineer, the procession, headed by the The eighth ordinary yearly mosting of Lethbridge had charge from that date until Town Band, marched up the Bund. At The Prince of Wales, on board of the various ports of China) of the loss of the shareholders of the Rongkong Electric Co., the 7th of October, when I returned off the head of the line were the Mihoolongs,
ww turned out in
in great force, next in Ficterice and Albert followed by liners and O. steamer Aden on one of the reefs in Ltd., was held to-day at the Company's leave of absence.
Mr 3.-There occurred 30 fires-two of which order came the Hongkow company with bearing the Jubilee guests, the Lords, and the dangerous neighbourhood of Socotrs. offices, No 37 Queen's Rond Central the Commons, Terived the that at Sprit. The first fatimation that any disister Hs L. Dalrymple provided. The allers were in the harbour-nud 54 incipient fires heat.. the hundred and sixty-seven phi, the varied was apprehended was Router'e Pry W.. Wickham Manage): 0.8. Hart will do feurd in the anexed chudules.
present were:- Meeurs C. S. Starp (Direct during the year. Details regarding achly decorated with including the mercantile Campania and Pertanic fully araned, wuru tanged in tologram of Saturday last, stating that on (Secretary), Hons P. Chater, The estimated darasgo caused by the fires fize fines, of which four lines of five miles the fiehille had been dispatched from
C. M. G., and J. J. Ball Irving, C. Bour. was $106,595 and by che inotpient tires mann, G. Stewart, G. T. Veitch, Captain $1,586. long fired successive salutes, which were
Farquise, Ezekiel, and A. Baptista. I followed by simultaneous cheers along the Bombay to search for the missing ves whole 25 miles of shipping.
The Secretary read the notice calling the thirman sait-Gentlemen, the re- port and accounts having been in your hands for sonte timin, I would propose with your permission to follow the usual course, and take thorn as read. We are glad to be able to again come before you with figures showing a steady improvement in the Com
cruisers
THE TRANSVAAL AND THE JUBILEE.
sel. The interest in the fate of the
steamer was all the greater in Hong kong from the fact that several of the President Kritger has personally wired passengers were well known here, and mush sympathy will be felt for those who his good wishes to the Qoon.
Fave lost friends or relatives in the ill-fated
The annual dimer of the Shanghai branch of the China Association, hold in honour of For Majesty's Jubilee, took place in the Shanghai Club on the 21st inst., Sir Niche THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN. The reply to Japan from the United Instannen. R.D.ME.'s Consul-General, oo-States is guardal and diplomatic, and is
calvulared to proact negotiations.
The appearance of the name of a Dcupying the chair. Cantlie in the lists of mengers mailing for the Far East has given rise to the impres- sion that Dr James Cautlio was returning to his former haunts. We understand that A this is a brother of Dr James Cantlie, who is to practise ft Swatow. We see from newspurs received by the last zunil that Dr James Cantlie proposed one of the toasts at the recent dianer of the Aberdeet University Club in London, and that he has been elected a neigher of the Council.
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ACCIDENT.
Paria, June 21. Queen Victoria has arrived in London
AWNMET.
also attach a hat showing the number of fires that bave occurred during each of the last ten years with the estimated value of property destroyed in each case.
4.There has been a marked diminution in the number of fices occurring on land since the third week in April last. Up to the 22nd April there were 14 fire and since that date there have been as just number.
This is no doubt due to the action taken
their engine and two renta, all very pretti- ways the Deluge followed by the French company whose engine and cools looked or cordingly well, and last of all come tho Victoria, who certainly made the best show of all. The
procession marelied as far as Kinleyuan end of the French Bund, where they countermarched and returned to the starting place at the bont-house, The then then broke off for a short interval and pertook of refreshments in the grounde of the British Commalato, where the healthe of the Queen and Sir Nicholas and Lovly Handen were drunk, aftor which they marched back to their respective stations
The following communicationy's earnings, and a better not result of by the Fire Insurance Companies in institut- and dismissed.
PASSENGERS HAYED. F. W. W. Valas, from Purik.
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'DIAMOND JUBILEE SUSORIPTIONS. The Hon. Treasurer has received from
ing a tariff which came into force in April, and ine casing the rates of promium; to couvation for arion at the May Sossions of two Chinces partners In the Shop No. 48, Fraga West, and the heary sentence of Mr Fung Wah Chuon the following list of twelve years hard labour passed upon onch, Chinese subscriptions. Further subscrip have cuidently had a salutary effect in tion will be acknowledged in the cours
of a few days— deterring others trous incendiarium.
Chau Tang Shang Shing Wo Co. Lai Hing
5.-Daring three months of the year, from January to Marcit, the water in the mains was turned off from 10 am to 0 a.m. daily, except on an alarm of fire when it was obtained. was tumad and used on till salt water
6.-A list of places where Fire Despatch Boxes are kept, and of private telephones to which the Police have courteously bean granted access in the event of a fire, together Mr King or 1's report on the state
uttached 7.With
and the balayev_af Frofit and Loss. Ac: of the to the working of the
has bouu kindly forwarded to 4 by Mr the working for the year, and I trust that A, Ritchie, Sporintendent of the P. and these will have given satisfaction to all shareholders. To the incandescout light 0. Company -
ing is again due the principal share in the RowLock residents will be pleased to no.
It is with the deepest regret I have to inerente in our earnings, the are lighting
showing ice that Mr Histonjes has decided to
only the additional revenue accru inform you that a telegram to the followinging from the use of the fare lamps installed carry on the business of general compra-
effect has been received from the Com-at the end of our previous financial year, daro at his Kowloon branch, and that he was the preparations for the Jubilee re-pany's Agent at Aden-
Against our increased revenue we have had to incur some additional expenditure, but has made arrangements with the Hongkong icings are being actively pushed for Government steamor Maye arrived here everything is being done to keep this at a
completion. Yesterday, solemn services Butchery for the supply of prime butchers hefil in all the cathedrals and churches, this evening reports Aden has been wrack-low a figura as possible consistent with the meat. Mr Ruttonjee deserves to be well
Paris, June 23.
and we hope and believe The Queen went to St. Paul's Cathedral of reef on the East side of Socotrs 3 proper maintenance of an efficiunt and sat
isfactory sorvice, rewarded for his enterprise.
a.m. Wednesday, 9th June. Reaued by that in the service of the light during the at mid-day neecampanied by a brilliant.
riye. Her Majesty's enrciage was sur mosns of Mayo's-boats 7-aan. Saturday past year the Company have given satisfac tion to the numerous consumers of the At the meeting of the Sanitary Board to rounded by English and foreign princes on 26th June: morrow, the Vien President will move--Horseback. The Colonial troops precoded
current. The profit on working account Tue Resord Reign was culebrated at Ning. That the Beard is call upon each and the Queen's carriage and were mach admir-
as you will observe, amounts to $27.071.701 The o with much heartiness by the foreign every one of the subordinate Ofiers, In-od, especially the Indian prices.
chonous crewd grusted
the Queen, with community. A special service was held terpreters and Clerks serving under the chicers, and the procession arrived in Buck- on Sunday, 20th June, by the Rev. W, S.
Board to furnish to the Board a full and ingham Painer, without any other incident, Moulo; on Monday, Mra Moule gave o
Paris, June 24. accurate Blatenent of the business con
During The fites continue in London. garden party; on Tuesday, Capt. Downic
a stampede in the crowd last night whit hold a reception on
board the steamarcerns, if any, inwhich they are interested."
riewing the illuminations several persons Pekin; in the afternoon the Ningpu ClubR Korczki returned to Sandakan from
were injured. hold an *At Hosue,' and at night Consul Hongkong pur S.S. Drieniion on the th Playfair gavo a dinner and was At Home June, and brought with him good to the foreign community. The health labourers for Tobacco Estates oti člo Kina- the Queen was proposed in an eloquent batangan and at Darrel Bay. We also Dublin during the jubilo. Several arresta speech by Mr Playfair, the National An-hear from Mr Korczki (wys the B. N. B them was sung, and a saluto of twenty-one guns fired. The Tastai was among the guests, and in the curse of the evening delivered a speech in which be referred to tou kindly relations existing between firent
HOSTILE DEMONSTRATIONS IN DUBLIN. Hostila demonstracions took place in
were made.
THE FUTURE OF CRETE
Paris, June 23. The rumour is confirmed that the Pewors have agreed to the French proposals re- garding Crete. The discussion of the si- let-tuation is pro coeding favourhly at Con-
santinople.
Herald) that he has succeeded in inducing Mr.C. P. Chater, M.1.0., to take an in- (rest in a local enterprizu..· INFORMATION is contained in a private ter to a gentleman in the Colony of the ap- THE following paragraph uccurs in Drpointment of Captate H. B. Lethbridge, E. J. Eitol's report on the Educational De-Superintendent of Victoria Gol, to the Fartment of the Colony for 1896-This post of Deputy Governor of Borstal convict School, which all along has laboured under prison, Kent. It is understood that the
Britain and China.
unusual difficulties, had its school-house. lovalled to the ground by a typhoon, "and. though the School was continued in temp. orary quartom, it had to be closed at the i want of anagh the British Kowloon College had from the beginning
oflice if Superintendent of the Gaol here will how be combined with the office of Captain Superintendent of Police.
DECTIVE SERGEANT Holt arrived to-day rora snanya by the sturdier Chwysing in charge of Edward Vincent, storekeeper,
the Magistrany, and formally churged. COMMENTING On the leading of money by usurioas Sikh soldiers and policemen in Hongkong, the B. N. B. Herud alatea at money-londing suitors in the Borneo courts are now granted judgmunt for pay-
THE KING OP SIAM, The King of Siam les arrived at Vienna. He was received by the Emperor of Aus-
tris.
TYPHOON WARNING.
Tuesday, June 29, 12.40 p.m. The following message reaches us from the Observatory :--
Depression to the Southward of Hong zog probably 20 degrees appears to be almost stationary, but in- creasing in intensity.
Forecast:-N.E. and E. winds, streng, with come probability of a gale; threaten-
SUPREME GOURT.
IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION. (Before their Hammers Sir John Carrington, Chief Justice, and A. G. Wise, Puisme Judge) Tuesday, June 29,
THE BANK OF SHONA, JAPAN, AND THE STRATIN, LTD. . CHEONG YAU TO, AND OFFEN.
count (after deducting Directors' Fees in E. C. Pearce, wife, eldest infant, from 334,190 3 which we recommend shouki bo disposed of as follows: To pay a Dividend Shanghai..
the
F. Gillet, wifa, daughter, from Yoko. of 5%%10 cents per share, $12,000 500 portion of it is good-the organisation
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SWEET OVERTOLIN AND DROWNED.
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Miss Lloyd; from Feochow, Miss Weller, from: Foocho. Mr Pearce's second baby, and azah. Capt. Hill, RK.R. (The Commander)
MISSING.
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Man Fook Co. Yan Woo Co.
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in a larger amount, whilst at the Central Fire Station to a fire, and it
Brigade of which I have now had four months experience, I consider that while persoane especially the European off plant account for depreciation,
$8,600.93. And wi capable of improvem --to carry forward,
The
small number of trast this will most your approval. No doubt i may have
occurred to socio available for duty at the first outbreak WILE of the means to the Aceno convering rapidly recommanded a higher dividend than of that
mentioned, but your Director of a fire the necessary appliances for ex just Mr and Mrs Strain and 2 chidren, frem bave had in view the fact that, as it is in- tinguishing it, are the principal defecte
tended presently to
to call up the reminder that I wish to remedy. Street coolies are we shall next time have to relied on to drag the engines and appliances theditional teachinery, to provide funds depends almost entirely on the aerity of for which the final en wil be made, will these in offering themselves for hire not be bringing in revenue for any length whether the appliances will reach the fire of time during the current financial year, in good time or otherwise.
While should the fire occur at a distance A that to keep up next year the same
the full capi from the Contral Fire Station at Fast or percentage of dividend on
tise to West Feint for instance-it is, of course, The following cscaped in boat but with-tal, we may have to make
some extent of the sum we now re- obvious that an enormous amount of valu- out provisions and little hope of safety on commend to he carried forward. We trust ablo tima mast be lost owing to the slowness account of bad weather-
that this course will commend teelf to with which the a
he appliances must under such a shareholders generally, Mr Mrs Collins and 2 children, from Foilst at home, was able to arrange the Wickham,
system
A-The remedy for these defects is to purchase of the whole of the now machinery increase the permanent staff of the Brigade, and appliances required of the latest and to enlarge the Central Fire Station to improved type, and the Board have take room for such inoreed staff, and fur reason to be satisfied with the results more firemen who are also numbers of the of his visit in the satisfactory tenns obtain. Police Force. ed in connection with this matter. I may I have already roported on how these point out that a considerable portion of the improvements could be effected, and my hare received the approval of His increase in the item for charge homthis visit, but we consider more than the
the Governor the realised in
Unfortunately, the enlargement of equivalent has been rinin Mr Wickham was able to give to the the Central Fire Station to enable the con- Mrs Suttie and infant, íróm Singapore. Miss Hewett, from Perak, and art of preparation anul eettling of the various concentration I have recommended, and the
tracts. The new machinery, ex
is now provision of motive power for the heavy on the way out, and has already ar
part
gear, involves the expenditure of a large When all is erected we shall there- som of monoy; but I trust that it may
chow.
Margarit Hogan (birs Collin's nurse), from
Frochow.
Mrx Smyth and infant, from Ningno. Mrs Reilly and £ children.
Mrs Sarovierson, from Sium,, Mira-Tubestaan sanded-pton,
Singapore.
the crow.
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34 Mixed Crew. The wreck is breaking up.
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The following is a complete list of the passengers on board when the Ader, sailed from Hongkong on the 17th May:-
From Hongkong to London.--Mrs Strain's From Foochoir to Lendon-Mrs Collms, infants and Nurse Miss Waller, Miss Lloyd
Frim Yokohama to London-Mc and Mrs Gillet and child.
amah.
rived.
is due to
supor
travel.
be prepared for any calls for murent nevertheless be found possible to carry out
be made on us
on us for some consider these improvemente at no'very distant; able time to come. It was not found peces date.
gary
to call up the remainder of the Capital
10.I have to acknowledge the very
so soon as foreshadowed at last year's valuable assistance rendered in the extinc questing, but the time is now approaching tion of tires during the year by the Private when the additional funds will be required, Fire Brigades belonging to the Nam Pak and the final call of $2
meeting. Gentle- The former is re
especially smart in turning made shortly after this her are will be Hong and Silk men, these are all the remarks that occur out, and being avaror to the ares within to me to make, but if there are any ques. which the majority of fires occur than the tions abszeholders may wish to put, I shall Government Brigade, it is frequently the
that the usefulness of this Brigade would be much incressad if it were
be very happy to reply to them the best I rat to arrive at & fire.
an experimental character, it has shown [ C. P. R. Co.. who was arrested in Shang- distinct signs of permanen vitality. In hai upon a provisional warrant granted. by view of the steady growth of the European Mr Wodehoux, Pulics Magistrato Vining, squally with rain. ecttlement which has sprung up on the rent is charged with stealing two hoxes and Peninsula and in view of the sacritices of some glass und Chinaware, valued at $12. time, work, and money, which the School | He was brought before Mr Wodehouse, at Committee have nude from soar to year, His Excellency the Governor has reeng nised the reasonableness of The Commit- tee's request that the cahool be either con- verted into a Government School reserved for the children of the European residents of the Peninsula in the same way in which
Mr E. Robinson (instructed by Mr H. 1.2 so many schools on the Island are virtually ment in minute instaliments-25 cents or Denys) appeared for the appellants Mr thereabouts a month: Police moue-lead. J. Francis and Mr H. E. Pollock that the Government provide ground anding, says our contemporary, has visibly de- (instructed by Mr G. C. C. Master) re-
presented the respondents.
Mr Robinson continued his argument, school-building, in which case the Commit- creased since this rule was adopted. Hera
and dealt with the is a hint for our Prisne Judge!
the specific points of the case. tee would cheerfully work the school st
Regarding the claim for interest, the mat their own expenso on the lines of a grant-e its issue of the 26th Jane, Le Courrierter must be governed by the agreement,
by the bond. By the agreement a guar- in-aid school, with little doubt of success. Haiphong announces the receipt of a antes was made of the payment to the Bank
Of the passengers saved we find that letter from M. Brenier, the head of the of all losses to the Bank caused by the Mr Talpy is an assistant orerssor with the Ar a meeting of the Hanoi Chamber of Lyons Mission to Chius. For M. Brenier's neglect, default or want of skill of the Perak Sugar Cultivation Co.; Mr Perests Commerce on 31st May, a considerable safety soms fears wore entertained about a interest. Interest was in the nature of an assistant with Mesars bort and Co.,
compradore, and nothing was said uboat amount of correspondence was submitted month ago, as it was known he was to profit, and so far as the agreement went merchants, Shanghai; and Mr Gillett, nasistors. regarding the opening of the West River. traverse a region in the Province of there was no guarantee of a profit,
tant with Mesaca Mollison, and Co., 1er- chants, Yokohama.
roserved for the Chinese community, or
M. Douner, Governor-General of Indo-Kwangs where fighting had been taking
Chitis, wrote on 4th May to the Presidentplace, but it appears from M. Bronier's
of the Chamber enclosing the regulations latter, written en the 20th June from
JAPANESE TELEGRAMS. (From the Kobe Chronicle.')
Tulum, June 15.-Count Okuma, the
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The Chairman-Thers being to remarks and no questions, I beg to move the adop-placed under Earopsan supervision, and 1. tion of the report and accounts as present have offered to lend the Nim Pak Hong the services of two thoroughly competent European foremen, who speak Chiness, whose duty it would be to take charge of their Brigade at a fire and direct its opera tiens,
From Shanghai to London-Mr and Mrs E. C. Pearce, 2 infants and amsh; Mrs Red now lo-day. Smyth and aaa; Mr and Mrs J. M. Strain and 2' infants. -
Mr Strain, who, with his wife and fomni- ly, is amongst the passengers known to he
drawn up by the Imperial Chinese Mari-Macao (where he had gone to escape the THE UNITED STATES, JAPAN AND HAWAILrowned, was a chemist at the Imperial
Arsenal at Tientsin."
Mr Veitch secondod. Carried.
Mr Veitch proposed that Mesare H. Li, Dalrymple and C. 5. Sharp he re-elected Directors
Mr G. Stewart seronded. Carried.
Messrs G. Stewart and A. Contts a aud
Mr Ezekiel proposed the re-alertion of
Farquhar soconded.
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The Chairman-Gentlemon, that is all the business I have to bring before you.
of the Company will continue to increase, Dividend warrants will be ready on Thurs day morning. I hope that the prosperity
and I hope to come before you this time. next year with a better report. I thank
your attendance. you for
I have as yet made little progress in my negotiations for this desirable innovation, but I am not without hopes that in the have the honour to be, sir, your most course of time I shall attain my object-1
obedient servant,
The
F. H. MAX, Superintendent of Fire Brigade. Honourable J. H. Stewart Lookhtart, Colonial Secretary.
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time Customs for the conduct of the trade moist and bustle of the jubiles celebrations Minister for Foreign Affairs, has pro on the West River. It appeared from thea Hongkong), that finding a ministroosted against the incorporation of Hawaii
Mrs Collins in evidently the wife of the
Under most favourable weather the. covering letter that the regulations were rebellion in full swing in the north-west of into the United States. The details of the Rev. J. . Collins, missionary, of the Eng
Shanghai residents celebrated Hor Ma the Japanese Blis diqatch transmitted to the Governor-General of Kwangsi be undo a detour to the capital ser at Washington to the United States Go-lish Church Missionary Society, to the Tay were tolling fish stories in a Lewiston jesty's Diaraond Jubilee' on the 22nd,
sent through Indo-Chins by M. Le Roux, the French town of the Province of Eweichuu, and cornment are unknown. It is, however, Zenans Section of which Society Misses barber's shop. I caught a rickeral the the Bund and principal hengs being beauti Consul at Hongkong, the stated that seven dropped down to Cantou. The rebels, who reported that Count Okuma pointa su Lloyd and Weller belonged. This is the other day out of a pond in this country, fully decorated. The day's procedings
that Hawaii is an independent! stoaineks lad been already constructed prior are reported to be Black Flags armed with ing a large auribor of Japanese, who outer-Society, it will be remembered, which lost How much did he weigh Dauno; but opened officially with the trooping of the
dependent State contain
and he was the biggest pickerel I ·ever saw.' to that date, in anticipation of the opening Winchester repeating rifles, are travelling ed the
country at the rouest of the Hawaii- of the West River, with an average couuge shout the country in bands of from 400 to an Goverstimert. On this accusat Japanaveral members in the Kuchang Macare when I pulled him out he lowered the lake colour by a combined force of Volunteone,
1685.
four inchoa!
Bluejackets and Marines. pointed Mra Smyth, from Ningpo, is, presum Ar the recent distribution of the annual on the ground and ends inspected, Tas Tientsin correspondent of the N.-O.
time, ably, the wife of Dr R. Smyth, of the awards by the Paris Geographical Bocisty line accompanied by WA B. Burkill, Dad News writes on the 18th June
Balute, the United States) with regard to Hawaii. Church of England Missionary Society. Convention to be made between Japan and
gold medal and f.1,000 were awarded to the line
of the islands into the United State, and
must oppose the unconditional incorporation
the proper course would be for a special
of from 400 to 500 tons. The steamers 500 robbing and plundering, unchecked by were owned by the Hongkong, Canton and the manndarins who are helpless, bandiesp Maçao Steamboat Co., and Fun Sun Co.,ped as they are by the low type of braves and the Quong Chau Co.; and it was in their service and the poor quality of pointed out, for the beneft of the bounty their weapons. M. Brerier is well extitled has informed the United States that in case officers, Sto., when the steamer miled from jazz for his journey through Turkestan, Si. of the different mon-of-was in harbour.Sunday: nost: it is supposed that His Ex
It is further assorted that Count Okuma
the protest is rejected, Japan will definite-
receling nierchants of Teukin, that none of to rest after spending eighteen months in these Companies had any hope of receiving the interior of Chim. It may interest our oppose any such incorporation' as is pro-
subvention' for their enterprise. In a readers to know that Mr F. C. A. Bourne, subsoquent letter, dated loth May, a far the Consular pilot of the Blackburn Mis ther communication from the French Con- sion, accompanied by the members of that sul ia Hongkong was submitted to the Pro-
Mission, has buried in Hongkong. sulout of the Chamber by Mr Doumer The row open ports and parts of call were Bet forth in this letter with a brief descrip. tion of the geographical position of each of the towns. It is stated in this latter that the British merchants hoped to obrnja fur-
Further instructions have been issued to Mr Shimamura, the Japanese Minister at Honolulu.
A Jong telegram has been received by. the Goverment from Mr Kato, the Ja pause Minister to Great Britain, în re- VEBELS AT TEL Docks-At Kowloon-gard to the Hawaiian question. It is be
Govud that Great Britain will
protect Beina Cristina, San Joaquin, Taichung against the action of the United States.
Tokyo, June 20-The following telegram Rome, HALS. Wivern.
was received yesterday by the Government.
Aberdem (None)" Cosmopolium--Australien.
ratification
from Americe for the incorporation of
The Convention Hawaii was submitted to the Senate for ther concessions the way of new parts at W wore caked by Sir Nicholas Hannen on ratio the 18th inst., together with Nanning-fu and Pésó, but the Governor the 24th Jene (says the N-Q Datly the Presidential Massage, and was publish. General printed out that in order to navi, to me, the following Unless I hest to od on the following dk The na tanyan-
the contrar
intend sanding to hit tion mass dedikal in substance with gate the rifer aboge Washop-fu is would Jamieson the Sllowing toegratz The the Convention proposed under date of ha necessary to employ steamers of very British Community of Shanghal sebe hearti
February 14th, 1899
1898. Is consists of devai light draught The action of the authorit congratulations on your well derved
bonoarEXER ties of Macao, with a view to attmot trade
to the Portuguese colony, was also men- Tez. French Consul at Tientsin tccord tioned in this latter conunlestion. At to a nativo, despatch), hos Kpplied a
Viceroy Wang for an batendon
the same meeting there were submitted French Settlanisht in that pat new regulations for the navigation of the direction of the seats of baciniai
to a place called Maadhus PSTN upper reason of the Red River
the Feino river. The yo ward o only for bir a mis, tume*
New Piano and Organ Repairing Mandat
ad Machinery fun to hand i also the M Fot whether the Viostop
M. Boain for his explorary trip Chairman of the Municipal Council, and Prince Uchtomsky, somewhat unexpected The following is a complete list of the round China; a gold medal to M. Chaffau- several of the Consular Body and officers ly, is expected to turn old Tientsin on
Hongkong- 7
berle and Mongolia; and a large silver me. Capt. R. E. Hill, R.N.R., who joined alto M. Madrolle for his explorations in
Yumaan, Beechuan and the Island of Hal
nan.
the Aden in February, 1891. Oklaf Officer, E. Carden, Second Officer, & Miller. Third Officer, R. Manging, R.N.R. Fourth Offibar, E. Huddleston. Surgeon, G. IT Forman. Chief Engincor, D. Carmichsal, R.NE. Securid Engineer, O.J. Chisholm, R.N.E Third Engineer, T. A White, Fourth Engineer, P. MoL. Kelt Winchman, W. Atkins. Carpenter, H. Holnes.
Batawain, C. McKie,
Stewardess, Ads Nichols,
This completed, the party took up their collency will go hotas vid Vladivostock. position at the aluting point, and the ceremony of trooping the colour com
Hongkong Register, menced, hundreds of spectators assembled And watched all with the keenest interest. and a CAPTAIN Rinder and the officers of the At 8 o'clock a royal salute was fired, U.S.M.S. Belgie carried out an appropriate combined forces; and three hearty chem Temperature
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Wos & saluta anghai. At noon given for the Queen, the colour was then | Humidity CD Nagseski, and
of twenty-one guns fol marched off the ground and the men die Diraation of lowed by cheers for the Queen. In the missed A special service was hold in the afternoon there were games and day fire. Catheral at 11a.m. and was attended by Foros B
hows of Weather fan: works. At dinner Captain Rinder acquent the whole Consular Body, the
harbour, the Rain and
ly proposed the boast The Queet, and all the different men-of-war
the passengers joined in singing the Nation Mixed Court magistrates and
Several
al Anthon. A fine display of fireworks and Chiness officials. The following clergy took het open semperature on the 3-th. a convert closed hat all the passengers part in the service The Right. Rebanera méha vecka
FG. Ya, dating Director "Himin," Rosa. Hawks Pots Fongkong Obairvatory, d'une 28, 3401,
Stevens and Muirhead wa
pronounce a most enjoyable Jubilee Shot Moule D.D. Mesired by
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TELE ble institutions of Phang lot, dat including 116 latest condubred the National Adown. this part, have read and barbed and sine gero mones collected he te vagranty it the harnost, the British community 10,000
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