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I
Tuesday, August 31, 1897.
Me James Troup has been appointed Bri- tish Consul Genaral at Yokohama,
Tax delivery of the French Mails Europe and Shanghai was begun at 11.58
from
1.TR.
REUTER'S › TELEGRAMS,
(SUPPLIED TO TIE · CHINA MAIL"]
LONDON, 20th August, 1897.
THE CHINA MAIL.
. CORRESPONDENCE.
LIIN ON KEROSENE. To the Editor of the "China. Mate'
31st Aug., 1897. Dear Sir,-Kindly give publication to THE RISE IN THE PRICE OF CORN.cainsed copy of a letter received from An agitation has arisen ir France Lgainst H.E.M.'s Conaal at Canton on the subject
oblige,—Yours faithfully,
E
TERRIBLE TALE OF THE SEA.
CHANG HYE THING' FOUNDERS IN A
TYPHOON,
FIGHTING ON THE INDJAN FRONTIER.
LATEST TELEGRAMA.
LATE TELEGRAMS. (Times of Orglow.)
FRENCH AND SPANISH ANABOHISTS FLEEING"
TO LONDON.
London, August 13.---All Anarchista aro twing expelled fron. Franco and Spain, and
A LIGHTHOUSE ON BOCOTRA.
THE first batch of grifting sold in Shanghai ( the corn duties, owing to the rise in the of farming the lekin on Kerosene, and complained, and which I used to The Pakin brought up eleven men, cousist. I suiał to zvevive baily reports from tieneral are takin; refage in London.
this season brought good pricus--ranging from Tls. 50 to Tis, 215 and Tls, 316.
REAR-Admiral Oxley, we regret to hear, has been hustily summoned to England, intelligence having been cabled to him of the dangerous illness of Mrs Oxley. Ho has already left his ship in Japan, and gone home by Amerien.
We hear one of the Nippon Kaisha's boats go down to Newcastle (N.S, W.), in bal- lost, so load Australian coal for Japen. This pooms to be a novelty.
A Tonio celegram dated Aug. 20 states that of late the Russian Government has been this is regarded as one of the principal unuses of the presoal decline silver. A telegram has been coosived in Tokie stating that gold worth 959,900,000 was recently purchased by the Russian Government.
price of bread.
ty, passen for that high-class music be-1 loved of Teacher. If I wore to name the exocutante. he would be horrified. My
Shanghai, Aug. 25. purposo, however, has been partly savod
Allahruly August 12.-The Amir of On the arrival of the Caim Navigation for among other cessations, a certain pieto of original composition in contrary notion, Co. steamer Palin from Ninggo this Kabul has left the capital for his mer which has nearly driven rae mad, of which morning a terrible tale of the sea was told. resince in the Faghmcs fills. He is nausum, has not been played ing of & Barssian named Colling, far Ghula lyder at Asar regarding the since. A little satire, like a little mult, is Japaneat, four Malays, and twe Chi-fighting on our frontier. Ho must be Mr Ritchie, on Wednesday, received re- sometimes wholesome. Original work in nose, forming part of the crew of the Cat som at least of his subjecta presentatives from the Trinity House and
British steamer Cheung Hyr Teag, of masio, as in all the Arta, is supposed to rů-
attack at Shubkadar.
Cotopastics, for the purpose of considering Let 10th instant. The alaver men had been Enquiries made rogading the Mohmand the question of a lighthouss. Socotra. H. B. M's Consulate, and aspirations of the creator.
again road over my racks on brought into Ningpo by a Chinese junk attack on Shabkadar show that the Hadda The Companies were all in favour of Canton, 28th August, 1800.
originality in mucle sacly as it has fallen to which picked them up in an open boat at Muliah had with hims n considerable sunt lighthouse, bus legislation in the mater Sir-I beg to inform you for the bansfit of all who are interested in the trade, that my sad lot to experience, and then, if he sea on the 17th instant: When rescued the ber of men who are subjects of the Amir will probably be required. some time ago the Head Likin Ofice at on, let him set to work and try to immagine survivore vera in a terrible state of wool from Fastoru Afghanistan. The Mohicantly alone were not concerned in the rail, I a proclamation notifying the what are the feelings and sensations of the nces and etarvation, having been drifting Abdur Rahman wilt doubtless disclaim Canton issued a The appointments of Sir H. Evelyn publio that all Kerosene oil before baing ns who can make such a hubbub, and about in an open host for 6 days under a Wood as Adjutant General and of General forwarded into this interior must pay thirty style it music. I know what mine are when binding san without an ounce of food or a responsibility for the notion of those tribosoon appointed to Sirdar Kitchener's staff
dieckimor will scarecly in the Nile expedition. Sir George White as Qunitermaster General cents a case to the 'tax farmers under the I hear it all. It takes a good deal to movo drop of water. They were blistered from satisfy the Government of India. By his THE NEW CONSULUENERAL AT BUSHIRE.
A Hungarian official catimate calculates that there will be a shortage of fifty million metris bundredwoighte in the world's whont harvest for 1897-8.
ARMY APPOINTMENTS.
are officially announced.
THE MASTERN QUESTION. The position of the Eastorn, question is very complex. and changes daily.
Lord Salisbury has made a frosh pro- Pol, that Great Britain, France and
VENHOR.
to state what revenues she can assige ts a guarantee of the loan, inasmuch as the amount of the indemnity is not fixed.
CRETE.
PATENT MUSIC: boxas, Violína (fine modela). Mandolines, and Strings of a kinds. Wfavour immediate autonomy. Robinson & Co.
The Cretan Assembly has resolved to
It is reported from official sources in Pu- king (says the N.-U. Daily News) that tho Emperor will seen appoint Hu, Governor of Peking and Chief Director of the Tien- isin-Peking Railway, to be Director-General
This
North of the Yellow Ryor.
to give it to Govering Hu.
Le Courrier de Saigon.)
PRESIDENT FAURE IN RUSSIA. Paris, August 24.
At a banquet last night, the Czar said
WEATHER NOTICE.
WE (New York Maritime Register) learn the ties which united, the two countries. that arrangements have loon made for a new steamship sorrice between New York and China wid Japan. The first steamer, the Montauk, will leave Now York on or about October 16th next. The well known
Busk
& Jevons, will be the York Agouts, aud steamers, will Yokabarna, Hingo med Nagasaki, in Japan, and Hongkong and Shanghai, China, with probably a stop at a port in the Red Sea. Messrs. Butterfield & wire will represent the line in Japari und Chian.
firm
of
New
.
The following notice is issued from the Observatory:
On the 31st. a 11.2) . run to
A low pressure Arca seeras to be moving Fastward over N. Cores with a considerable fall of the baro mater at Wladivostok. Elsewhero littic change has occurred, pressure remaining high over 6. China and near normal in the South.
Forecast:-light S.E. varying winds ; "fair.
|
tax.
R. CHATPERTON WILCOX,
Secretary.
voal to us the highest and deepest emotions Pening, which foundered at sooned the Haddo Mallah, who led the Lloyd's, as well as from the great Shipping
men, but soch a
the fierce sun and their faces and limbs were awollen, while they could scarcely crawl constant reminders te lis
of arms and for very weakness. But by to-day they for jihad, and his gifts apropare had recovered wonderfully and showed little ammunition to the frontier tribes, he huy is drifting into dangerous waters, and sign of the horribly autoren at the British would be well advised now to summarily had undergone.
brief story
PRINCE FRANCOIS OF TEOK JOINS, THE NILE EXPERTTION. August 14-Prince Francis of Teck has
Major Malenin Reade has been appoint- et British Consul-General at Bushire.
FOOTBALL, AT CALUVITA,
Calenta, August 12.--The Suri final in the competition for the Indian Fuotball Shropshires, endel yesterday evening in a draw for the third linu.
I called the attention of His Excellency fable of the ass in the lion's skin--the long Consulate this maine mandritish chock ang tibes under hie control which Association Shield, Dalhousie vir tho
not on arrival at its destination and after it
was separated from the transit pass, bocal lud put to pay any tax other than was
Hye
in
orders for musical instruonents for re-
Angud 16.--The Dallimusic team beat
senti-thaals of the Indian Football Adocin- tion Challongo Shield Tournament by 2
on Saturday NEWLY-APPOINTED COLONEL OF THE
GORDON HIGHLANDERA
fcriable on oil that and pail bikia on route, puff that have over sines accompanied itsong understand slio was latterly" teibel Foreo nt the Shabkadar fight | Gordon Highlanilozu.
roduced to the considerato, or right, or expedient to turn the only spot left to the European com polluted surroundings of the Amoy side, away from the Chinese Blth and into a dumping ground for Chinese disesse and ailments of every kind, whou more suitable accommodation could have beau procured on the other side?
.
Common sense compels us to say most emphatically No.'
is
undignified progress, should be encefor- ward discontinued. Good wing needs na bush-Truly yours,
QUIETUS.
Scott
SI-I do not wonder at your coxas his crow, inch discharged several of
fully, appreciated. I am, dear Sir, yours faith-
DEREBELLUM.
IMPUDENCE OF PRIVATE CHAIR COOLIES.
Aut.
he
Huge
contration of
Lundun, August 18-General Sir Georga White has been appointed, Colonel of the
ACCIDENT TO COLONEL CATSFORD. Lahore, August 13.-Colonel Gasterd, Politionl Agent in the Chotisli District, has broken bis leg at Ziarat through a fall froma his horse.
DEATH OF AN ITAMAN STATESBIAN.
name of terminal tax, and warning all no, I am generally considered phlegmatic deniers that if any oil that had not paid but if Thugs were on hire in Hongkong, i this tax was found up country, whether should frequently appeal to thens for aid. under transit pass or not, the possessors
The painful effects at originality in mu weald be prosecuted and made to pay the sical composition] nude by the would-ha great only add another illustration to the the Visorey to this infringement of the ears will sooner or later pratrade. Poss of their experiences, and we have been may think that raids on the British frontier
the Malay survivora. The Chery
Bombay, August 14-Yar Mahomed, the transit pass regulations, and I have sines bly Teacher recognises the source of this able to glean the following particulars from Lave his approval. making very large purchases of gold, and usein shall guarantee the indemnity loan received His Excellency's assurance that apt extract. Ho shovli dn. Let him and end was an iron scrow stęacter of 928 not Amir's Boulay Agout; has been recalled, the Shropshires in their fifth eontest in the
the Likiu Oleo's proclamation would be others lay it to hoart.
Teng Let te leesl brunch of the L.C.M. con tonnaga, 170 horas power, length 244 ft. and han so all his effugis. He gave large and undertake the control of certain re cancelled, and that Kerosens all conveyed
Girecca replies that she is unable | into the interior under transit pass would tinue ita noble' and inestimable' work breedts 22 ft, 4 ft. douth built imental banils, The Afgasa Agonte at goals to love, I
with less dourishing of trumpets. All the Kelvinghaugh in 1879, rogistered as a
coming
British stear blare and noise that heralded its
ju 1803, ni Calcutta, Simia, and Karachi have also steamer in
been recalled. It is believed in Peshawar No.
code signal and all the circus-like advertisement and cial
owner being Khoo Sak Pok of that the Amir commises at the frontier Fis -I am, Sir, your obadions servant,
(signed) Hynos Bresas,
owned by Messrs Hin Lee & Co., Capt. Consul.
Scott having a ehare in her as well. It consistud wainly of Afghan sepoys in The Chairman, Hongkong General Cham-
would soon that she loft Perag about mufti.
Orders Eave been issued for moving to ber of Commerce, Hongkong.
three ani balf months ago, and calling at To the Editor of the CBINA MAIL.' Singapore, Hongkong, Swatow, Amoy, Rawalpindi two additional reserve brigades,
making. three. Manila, proceeded to Yakohanes, where MISPLACED MISSIONARY ENTER.
Hongkong, 30th August, 1897.
London, August 16-The Times stalą" Captain PRISE.
London, August 16.-The death is an the second water and that Lord Elgin has addressed a savoro pondent's lucubrations on Saturday last, his cra To the Editor of the CHINA MATE.
remonstrance to the Anteer regarding the moused of Signor Costa, the Italian with reference to pune-thiraping at all second and third engineers, intended to Amoy, 27th August 1897.
COUNTY CHICKET. SIR,-I think it cannot be gainsaid that hours, and I am quite sure he has the sell the vessel, but not getting a satisfactory participation of Afghan tribesmen in the bf nistar of Justic
uffer, he engaged another complement of recent fighting.
Bombay, August 16. The rumours of
Surrey has beaten Essex by ten wickets. of alling to the enemies of Hthat the President's visit and the anti-the missionaries of the Protestant persua./sympathies of all the business men in the
eded to Kobe, Thors ard sian in Chias,, wish all their virtuos,
the Amir's complicity in the rodent risings PLAGUE OUTBREAK AT KIRKER. Fan-hai, is supposed to be the ments that had been aroused would bind { times a peculiar people' and a stiftcinity, who are compelled to listen to the officers and crew, which made up 28 all
extremely annoying scale-practising all day told,
who become of t the survivors.
Survivors are onconfirmed by responsible political Bombay, Aug. 16.-Plague is raging step of the Emperor towards taking together the two countries of France and generation, when dealing with matters faddell Street and Queen's
at a certain establishment not far from Break tho-400 the Cheng Hg: Tong proceeded officers. Afgian subjects have participated bully at Kirkas. There were 23 cases and
engaged Cooled Road. away the title hold by H. E. Shông in order jussia. President Fouro replied that ho had pertaining to this earthworn mould.
and but Let us strip the letter of
of Fairplay of
tho Amir's cout I do not know if it is possible to inter- to Moji where she took in a cargo of ees), and in the Shabkadar and Malakand tightly; } W durlis yesterday. A segregation camp Control over the harder en pitched, and a hospital is to be come in the name of France to bind loaer all its pedantic, elaborations, and blow the fore with the liberty of the subject. In this seven Japanese passengers, four women lies is only sight. The border established. Puric is prevailing, and the
and these men, and loft for Hongkong at froth of his eloquence agido, and we are respect, but a little consideration for rithere bout an, the 6th inst
tribgassen under British protection would hazany closed. Many persons have also Every probably join in similar disturbances in closed their hussos. At Jamali there were bare argament,as on the part of the offender would be much went well for two days, but on the 10th | fehanistan, though it is considered in 2 cases and 1 death yestoaday. Plague has
sho was caught in the typhoon.
circles at Simin that the Amir and also appeared at Sirat. In the special acas broke over her and swept her decks,
a officials should hare dons more deeply laden as she was, and to make
to dis-Plague hospital at Poona there are now 31 matters worse the cargo shifted and gave courage Afghan participation. The on-patients.
ANOTHER SIKH BURADAR KILLED.. her a heavy list to starboard. She be
a mobile army, 25,000 string
Calently, Aug. 18.-A lamentable ceür- Oma domanageable and pitched about at Rawalpindi and Peshawar, is intended
63 &
a reminder that the Government will To the Editor of the Casa Man'
rence took place at Dattakhel on the morn- helpless in the trough of the sea, which
cuforco respect for its frontier. This proing of the 14th instant, when the Subader, was ruaning mountains high. Then eventu Hongkong, August 31, 1897. with dimael that the Magistrate thought and flooded the stulte hold putting the fires understood, all being quiet along the Lance-mail. The aut fired two shote, SIR-In your paper of last night I randally the water got into her engine room paration for possible eventualitios is well of the 14th Siklis was shot dead by n Ho then fit to tine Mr Robert Williams, the out She was then absolutely helpless frontier. The Viceroy has written to the killing the Subadar at one.
Amir ginger who was pushed aside by MrGedges and was continually swept by huge Anly respecting the Afghan help to the wounded another Lance, and afterwards The Ningpo correspondent of the N...
raiders.
fired at the Subadar's son, but missed. There wore eix life boats on board, and chair coolies at Battery Fath: It is r Daily News writes-The opening of the
To-day the Malak and brigade is march-He was thon secured. The reason he ters that they silver mines in the Fenghua district is still
at with provisions,
the ing into the Bour country.
signed for the outrage was that the Captain Scott gave overs
Dobry Augist 17.The Amair has Subadar was down on hun. being strenuously opposed. The demon-
should be filled
stration organisert by the people who lived
their life belts and to be in readiness. The issued a Firman fortadding his subjects to wind was increasing in violence, and the territory. The Amir has also written the the ladda Mullah or to raid British in the village around the precious hifl
the official urble in by the Shanghai Missionary Association,
huge seas which kept continuity Four Governor of Jellalabad a severe censure for cope wita il: nor have they yet mastered waited upon Dr Muirhead yesterday after
on the vessel, suashed and swept away four permitting Afghans to participate in the sufficient courage to again brave the oppugi-hoo, and presented him with an illa-
of the gals including the two which
raid; but no has not yet ruade the Governor tion, tere
Tiere i minority amongst the minat d address, handsomely bound in
Judgment in the case against the first tained the most provisions. About 4 natives who would be glad to have the morocco. The presentation was made by
o'clock in the afternoon the Chong Hye Khost send back the carols looted from batch of the seventy four Tallah riot pri- mines wanted, forced, Mr O.
in well-chosen
feng foundered. Captain Scott ahot him the Tocin Valley, Post-evidence accumu-soners will be delivered this afternoon. the penalty of loving their hource destroy tornia of Dr. Muirhead's long period
sell in the head with a revolver shortly
rtly iates that the Amir, though not fomenting RSWARDING THE STOKERS OF THE ed, to join the hastila demonstration few of residence in Shanghai, of the any
before this. The suction caused by the the unreat, took no steps to allay the excite- weeks ago. Fenglari, as usual, is assigned valuable services he has rendered the
sudden sinking of the vessel drow down the theuc, while the Millahs preaching the as the reason of this opposition,
community, of his philanthropy, his kind.
35 living mortals, as well as the body of Lap. Jehad were given every facility. ness of heart, and especially of his
tain Scott, into the mighty deep, but there the Indian Government does not intend There is good authority for stating that Since the lato war the Governor of Kiangsu ertnestness and fidelity as a 'preacher of
was so boisterous that it impossible to has put a new tax into force upon a tip Gunal. De Maimirani, najdlined in
suri sa punish the guilty tribesmen. merimats to make up certain deficiencies affecting resoner. He thanked the deputa-added a new sorrow to his existence. Its
Fortunately, the only two life boats that of the provincial treasury. The new tax tion for the honour they had done him, and ludicrous solemnity is exasperating. The
were on the veasdi did not sink, and the has occurred amongst the Tirah tribes. twelve men who by some good luck got This is chiedy important, because of the was originally to be enforced only for three said that as the oldest citizen of Shanghai writer of it has no slightest sense of hum
together after their naver-to-be-forgotten | years, commencing front the 11th racon of hu rogarded it as his home. Anything our. I once had a coolic who possessed the 20th year Hung-Hsu, October, 1894. that he had been able to do for the foreign more; and who, in his rare moments of
immersion, managed to get to one of the 6ghting tentorials that might be involved so to speak, by the way. leisure used to frame his usked torso in the Tokyo, August 20.--No raw silk or tea boats which was floating bottom up, and amongst the Afridis, who total 60,000 men, and including many trained in the Indian Army. cently politimed the Board of Revenue His nisskeary work was
the news s of the mobilised that the tax should be stopped in October sauf, and had been from the early day in
thrown carelessly back, wild light in his shipment was taken by the Empress of her over. The water was then
bailed out this year when the fixed period expires his life when he first consecrated himself eyes, in a marrellous falsetto and with China, and her cargo was very email in con- gradually, and they got into her. The names troops at Rawalpindi wil prevent the raise a subscription in Bengal for the des The present Governor of the province, to it.
indescribable gestures, go through a most sequence of a telegram having been received of the men who got into the boat are, Frank movement coming to a head.
Landin The Committee hat the privilege of see- howurur, has decided to continue the tax,
August 17-A Russian joured by oditors of native newspapere, but performance
Government propos Coffins, of a singing lesson stating that the U. S.
engineer; Ibrahim third
winchmen
Ishak Khan at has met with little or no response. nalist has interviewed Al on the plan that it is necessary for the ing the beautifui acrolls presented by the
as given by one of the better known of oured to impose a higher] daty on goods swain; Amat, and Adam, maintenance of the foreign-drilled troops Chinese Christians to Dr Muirhead.
I through man got imported stri. The applause which that on gotinu
Unnaria.
and Ahmed, sailors; two Chinese fire Samarcand and he stated to the interviewer as TENDERING FOR THE NEW BUTER LOAN.
that ke declined to
to risk his hand (head!) who will have to be disbanded if the tax is Early in Chatober n meeting will bo hold im sil my other servaats was, for
Tokyo, August 20.-The Central Board of Okamato, Iwasabi and
The tenders for the new af per cent loan Gode, one of
The miamum discontinued. We should say that the in the bunicipal Hall, when a public pre
sies of the Audience, formidably. Encores the Tea Guilds has received a rolegrun from whom is a quartermaster; and Kanda, aby accepting the Amser's flattering invita amouali to sit pror
tion for to retum sonnes it is discontinued then the letter.rentation of Dr Muirhead's portrait will were loudly demanded and freely responded its representative at New York, requesting passenger.
and be reinstated in allotted was R09, 1 anna; while the aver: were picked UP his former China Gazette.
be made to hun. Subscriptions towards to. As his reputation spread in the neigh-that the shipment of tea for America subsequently, but were not of much
18 Baid,
He perfers, he age rate was R8, s. 8p. An idea US Garand, the cost may be forwarded to the Hon. Sec..bourhood, servants all round, not to men- through Canads be discontinued,
se there were no rowlooks, and there was a
abroad that in order to meet the heavy Bomba August 18, The First Mala-additional expenditure of the frontier opera ACCORDING to a Peking native despatch Mr A. H. Harris.-N.-C. Daily News. tion their masters, used to look forward to
RUSSIA AND KOREA.
strong current running as well. Boatswain
kand
under General Sir tions the Government will have to raise although H.E. Li Hung-chang should, by
Brigade, An official those entertainments; and, at the end of
report has been received by Thalim sat at the helm, and allowed the right of auniority in tank, always excepting UNDERTAKER (to assistant) Politenes in ons of them, you could hear a regalar the Foreign Ollive that the Russian Govern bost in drift with the current which was all Binden Bluad, attacked the enemy near another loan, which is likely to ba saken up commendable, but even a good thing can fusilada of Gargantuan langhter run ment hus applied to the Gorernment of ho could do, whilst the sthers were my heights on the right, and General Blood | TELE LONDON TIMES' ON THE CLOSING. ON the Princes Kung and Ching, hald thệ
Jalala. Colonel Meiklejohn crowned the in England, of the Korea to
be allowed the use of Zetsusi Is- helpless and
and fatigued in boat. Yamén, it is not so at all, and the old stater.
next day Collius took the steering and as who were nestly 5,000 strong, made & advanced against the centre. The enemy, man was born XEAU actually
rolegated to a back seat by when a courtesy is better oraitted than Terrace.
London, August 17,---The Times pub- Assistant-When, sir?
How I have enjoyed Under
watching
[The island is his given.
grimaces,
1 is the largest his enemies. Of courad, Princo Provident ratings the naminni lesciers pin, so dass, for instant now his
fell from san lying between that fur and Trushing, discovered that Ibrahim was missing, celestial lips. Ho would have
stating that an examination of the qUBE1 bat efter him, and the oce who Act fally to
washed overboard. Ibrahim is a bro.
by st has the dircotton of the policy of the funeral. You were polite in asking her to rescher a tithe only of the innozert fun
the bill for her third husband's splendid addition to Phil May's Punch by Europeans Deer Island.-E. K.O.
It is repaited from Kohat that the plot- tion shows that all that is now needed to of Songs and their Singers."
ther of the man nived Aditing amongst the tribesmen continues. bring a great experiment to a successful Taipeh, August 1-Jadrant in the of cho of tha
drifted, the men of course being without a yesterday. He
He District Court here. Four defendants, ona morsel of food or water, but after the country to heal tribal differences before & source on the part of Indian financiers, wilfully misrest my
impossible to my of whom is a Goverrement oficial, hayo storm there came the calm, and for two general rising, but it is not thought pro- The article adds that ib
days f
into an outbreak: All is quiet on the seriously,
was cust
Litat
were
DR MUIRHEAD'S JUBILEE.
Shanghai, Aug. 27,
A Committee of gentlemen, appointed sionary but this 1800s to leaven thorded thom by our laws, are getting daily same time ordering all hands to take to
hare
The breach between the European com- ormunity and the missionaries at this part
certainly wide enough at the moment, caused by that
that spirit of intolerance allowed to run riot, and the lack of that broad and notorious fact that Chair Coolies, especial manly
holy private ones--with all the protection sympathy which whole
latest freak of mis-
mis mere unbearable. I can bring several of enterprise on Kulangsu is calculated
edmy friends who will vouch that they still more to gravely aggravate the present been very rudely pushed by private coolies situation, and broaden the gulf between while walking in the streets. It is high God and Mammon !-Yours truly.
time that instead of encouraging celestial impudence soins steps shonld be takon to give the coolies a thorough check.
Thanking you for the insertion of the above. I remain, dear Sir, yours faith. fully,
B. D.
D.
MUSIC IN HONGKONG. To the Editor of the Cuna Mail.'
Hongkong, Aur SA more pained and depressing letter than that of Teacher has sektor appeared in your columns. It gives me
Llum v. "IŸng KOTUVEN
licensed chair-ED., C. M.]
[It was reported that Mr Gadga was in B
JAPANESE TELEGRAMS.- (From the Kobe Chronicle.') THE TARIFF WAR ACROSS THE PACIFIC.
Sun-
join
It is rumoured that a serious outburst
The head of the rice guild in Shanghai re-population' was the soul of his window of his quartort, and with hand i excepting what was on order for immediate after several attempts succeeded in turning. It is thought
realistic
That man
the
the
hoala
Tho
to
Atay at
stay at
TOTAL OF THE FAMING TUNG. scriptions to the Faming Fund now amount Calcutta, August 18-The total suh- to it15,934,503.
THE TALLAH RIOT CISE.
WALEEN HASTINGS"
The Government of India sanctions aix mouths pay to the four stokers of the of their steamar Warren Hastings, in recognition of their sell or behavious on the sin
"THE VICEROY'S AUTUMN MOVEMENTS. The Viceroy Iaaves Simba castig in No. vember, and proceeds fret to Darjiling and then goes to Burmah, embarking at Dis mond Harbour without passing through, ar
at Calentia. staying at
The
DEFENCE BUBSCRIPTION POR ME TILAK.
Indian
dian Relief Society is trying to fonce of Mr Tilak The appeal is support
THE MISTA.
chief directorship of affuiza at the Tsungli | h overdono, James. These are times rippling up and down the lengtimis. land for a cealing station those off Fu- the boat was drifting along zi was "suddenly strong atend, but were driven out of their lahes protoinently a long article on the
IM
88 taker-In auch cases, for instance, as that and listening to the sounds ando a It is the island, we live, which is called is is surmised that he must have been angars, retiring into the hills towards closing of the Minis in India, and concludes.
THE FORMOSA SCANDALS.
Banar.
Foreign Unce, 16 the Manchu Assistant call again, but a trifle oversealous, James he would put have penned first scandal caso las beon passou in the Ervivors. For five days the dual Meetings are being held in the Afridi close is a little courage, patiencey na rú
Grand Secretary Jung Lu, President of the just a trifa. Board of War and Commandant of the
the epistle
tast
is neror vetoed by the Emperor. Had
tary Jung Lu recommends to the Throne
time when the
greatly admires his really brilliant talents fall of alver in its last inn, the gist of
recent tail of silver was not expected at the recollection of the syrant, meaner months.
gold system was decided on.io which this wee
much 1 journalis centre was formed, and of the
magisterial
kan woefully and
done before the lossl
Genastmere, Hs is, moreover, an ) THв Toyo Keizai Shimpo. (the Easterntribution. Pufing such a mushroom buen acquitted. The others have been con.de for the first time since the foundering/able that the tribesmen will be beguiled treat the American Bimetallia Mission
Favourite of the Muperor, who Economist) haz an editorial an the recent intitution as the C. M. was farthest demned to ir prisonment with hard labour of tho ship, the three oars werq.used, they Anything that the Assistant Grand acres which the Japan Times reproduces The from my thoughts I have too lively for terms varying from 5 paths -48 baing tied up to the boat with only avail. Afghan frontier. The Amla unsure of
the Governor of Jolialabad was made ba The 2nd Battalion Lancashire Regiment.
able raga tory pair of
d'clock the
in
seton
THE TROOFING KELION.
has been ordered to embors for Lim on
various cavalry regimente, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, and the boilers, A draft for the North Staffords niso ssila for India on the 26th September.
Dame would have levo more potent in the tie attention not a small num-lectures that were pompously read to the Writ roference to the Russo-Chinese next morning, after being says out The Governor of Khost has stopped the the 15th September, as also drafts for
and
#3
ably be filled by Jung Lu -N- Daily impracticabla Nor. The mat.hoen intended to be taken seriously. Boy in question, and proposed to tharamain où board till the next morning, as
News
to
pot.
reimportation
expense,
AB
wali.
absence of roll the fore the Viceroy letter reached. Kabul. not heat for this officer Li Hung-chang's It is,
Afghan raiding. Councils of Taungli Tamen. By Conth of the Into me the ber of writers who appear to fear that it Cclony at large, in local papers, on its port in the rotinsen store and od bound for Ningpe, and those os buaril party starting for the Tochi Valley, and conveying four deld hospitale, leave vacancy in the Grand Council will prof- the gold etendand as to uske is altogether all of which, at the moment, was delight-alty, pulfiabes the following report - Laethemarely. On arrival at Ningro tha The English Colony st Eabul reports all
prove so injurious to the adoption of absolute dearth of music and musicians
took the unfortunates and treated them very cian Kollin, the organ of the Russian Admir took t
for Hawalpindi.
DEATH OF SUBGEON-GENERAL COOK. fully Gilbertian in its comicality, had it net winter the Russians made a survey of the owner of the junk requcated these mon to od ideas share such a
Poor, August 10. Surgeon Generalog fall of nocn the white metal, da hare on the gold Tanchor, like the writer of those lactors, Chinese Government that it should establish they were very much
Calcutta, Aug. 18.-News from Afghani- Cook, Surgeon General with the Govern The exhausted Ir is reported from Puking that an expec- currency no other effects than these seerns to imagine that there was no such coal depots, barracks, and wires. At station near the mouth of the Ningpo river, has issued orders to his subjecta not to deconsed bad been siling for some few days matter was then reported at the Custonis tan says that His Highness the ameer ment of Bombay, died last night. The tant Tuotai of Chilli, of the map of Li First, causing a certain increased amount thing a genuine music in Hongkong pre- first the Chiuso Goverment was indis Kuang-han, he been recommended to the of silver to come forward to be archanged, vious to the arrival of the L.
C. M. I
and got suddenly worse. He was found to to the British Consulate where they were possible to say what these reports are
be suffering from liver and heart disease be a bid for Viceroy Wang of that province and secondly, causing thereby some loss don't know from what length of expone ol to carry out the suggestion, but asian and the officer in charge sent the pen on join or assist Hudda Mullah, but it is im
Diplomacy eventually succeeded in over-
worth, bidder for the job of building & branch to the Trasury. Touching the first point he speake. I am well on in my second coming China's objections. As China Las very courteously reovided with the neces
He became unconscious yesterday, and rei London, August 13.In ar interview ained so till he died, shortly after & my in Kiangat province, connecting the Keisei Shempo believes that, at all decale of adult life here, and I can honest.noither money nor engineers, Husia offered saries, the British Consul taking poses
of the buat which carried the survivota fut
between a representative of the Full Matt'alook. His wife and two daughters were object being to evante, the amount of ellver the authorities by aver that there was more music and less to have the work done at her own carry the enormous quantities of the an-will havo to exchango
that she should enjoy equal condition. on
seven days in the open soa, tugotzer with Galle and Mr Guthrie, the Aucor's system wie realisation musical twaddle before oven the L. 0, M.
was dated March, 1886, his present ap of the to Paking by zail. There is also a very nual, tribute rice of Kings and Chêkiangtition yes, the probable ezesed 100 | cause into existenco at all. Certificates, rights with China. The new harbour is the life belts. Yesterday they were put on/Agent-General in Europe, the latter has with him. The deceased's first Commission
of diplomas, badges and the like, multiplied now to be built as soon as possible.
board the Paking and arvad here this declare that, frumn his own knowledge, pointment being made in March, 1895.
the recall of the Ameor's Agents at Sint large overland and a trade between theseen from the Straits Settlements, India, indefinitely, are no criter on of genuine the Kotlin observes, the harbor will be morn The British Comes ou de Bar and Berthey was a heslutely devoid of poli- BIMINO ACCIDENT AT GOTLCÁMUND.
which the now airy expects to
and other places included. musical feeling. As illustrations of this Chiness enly in asmo; it will practically done and atm w bata Chine Gidste tiesl importance, and he was cuuvinced mot with a nasty accident on Saturday. Ocdicamund Aug. 15, Mrs Boddam provirule in three years from its seguros Prosecuting to speale of thu lose the easter falso od national motive carried to excass, be in the hands of the Rassions.
of slippers straw bat.-Ching Gazette.
that the whole notion of the Ancer in-she went for a ride alone in the morning in tion. Li Tastai has given the necessary will have to face, our contemporary says we have but to recall the be-ribboning of proofs of substantiality to the Board of that at the puresant into of exchange, on- dumb creatures, and even of field and gar-
One of the Japanese survivors of the existing with the tribesmen was a baseless the dissation of Martimand, and
and her
ar berse Rerenas, by showing bonds from thirty- 10 million ven exchanged there will be a don produce at Agricultural Shows, as well Os the 21st August, the Foochow corress.. Cherng Hyo the foundering of BCATS.
turnoi riderleen
early in the afternoon, two large nativo baku in Peking, gustan loss of 13 million ye, which, however, willbe as the decoration and be-medailing of pondent of the NC Daily Netos wrote as which vessel was reported in our issue of
with signs of having had a fali. Muah teeing to furnish Tis-7:000,000 for the curtain counteracted. by gain to the Music-Hall
artistes, each of whom in follows:-We have been having beautiful yesterday, has informed us that the chief A SYDNEY telegram datul Sith July saya-alarm was naturally felt for the lady's safety. that Bodden was thrown fugts, outride: North Tungchou and on-cous, likely to mount to no less than bin Beethoven, Gounod, Bach, and all agreeably on us on the fith instant, pas voning together for a considerable time in this morning on receipt of telegrams from and
brain, summer bag bean have been saree million und will ultimately the other giants, judged by certificatose by. The summ
copi nas the latter's cabio, a few hours before the Auckland stating that the steamer T- but walked part of the way bine. She dostavyed by loosia and the
hion yet of loss at the gained in their school days, would compare with us. The feature of the coasen is the vessel went down, and that he believes ments had struck at a rack during the then become faint from the accident and or forced to flee. Those belonging to, vil most: Actually,
the concluder Fastern
that the chief engineer
leer had either commit tneri.
was discovered by Bodyguard troopery the local authorities to shelter, as test they hurt of that, it being quite probable that
Chopin and the other masters as 180,000 half-cheats Feas in
caloon gant is search and taken to Gavernment on the city walls with barely
rainbo The distress of those peole is most pito horaing, and therafore the low bisk No one with the slightest modicurz offering much enco
extract such this shorts, coupled of Bense could prove detrimental
possibly And public-spirited and philanthropic to the adoption of the new standard to any stupid conclusion from any part of my let pory low. shipments having been made ng Bilent Partner. There's Parkins, was only accomplished with great difficulty. 180 New PLANOS just arrived; best inskor Able, and
that has led to com- but it was afterwards lost.-China Gaselle. Tangshou geatry are actively
in procuring Fording the sol extent as is feared by
ter. I have as much riverance and feeling paratively few authorities
fax, 1 enjoy, I am sure much more keenly of late, Irrespective of the A large number of the catate Carusomt zu Tus Buch To have seen than your narrow-minded, consitive, must have shipped about 1 million pounds in you know Perkins1. Entered into at Some of the boats rondo for the land, Alro Cabir And Lane porn Pipot, an had purki af te slave form of stars from people who, that ass tire inspired and minestal ten days, walon
severely, SWE Dally Kind great bensis from the abs of Clarke's Blood work of the men alluded to. But what I Europe, to things up the export to agreemont with his wife soon after their ; while the coaupants of others preferred to send for the climate. We Ronaron de Gos
• data to Wilts
within one
marriage, twenty years ago, that when stand out to sea. Thirty-three horses to, is the parodies that I hear of a mili pounds of last year's Wickes-I don't know, and I don't want it."" Fariston," Pais is a good teethzoolel from the Potrated, on all sides of me in the nains. Of course; this will be altered ever either lost tompor or stormed, tha from Sydney went down with the ereader,
and bye. other was to keep silence.* And the The Tasmania was commanded by Captain Wertzen designedly or by sectantl Fandig Dostor, which dear, on further to my 1) wiskyiwnahy modern drawing room dřívet (an important falling of. The rodiny has kept silence formirably. Perklus (T. M'Goo, who has always been regarded been done, by severed P
and under the guise of music the The total export for the season inure how scheme worked *
anan able, saraful captain. Eleven lysa cannot sky, búbit. Li, Bob pul -And anything that's good for it? Want to 11 is bazen Blood Pattfor that notarios and inanities that some people seem so Tea Improvement Coinpany has thir ER TWENTETE Century Love Scene-Sultor
were lost.
imoothe övét difiusicies stac ed to.
held a sala at this port, of some 180
Pro Marek which Elgher musical education in the Colony, chests of their machine made tea, all offers, dearest Tem what ecstasy lies in Moren Well what did the minister Kangol Chino, to put dev Bailly Me Killtor, thin is too sbeurdly being roads under scaled tender. I undar this sweet passion of late, which makes ask you today. Willis Wille He heading? Au Slam rie Jönnyi ****Tescher taken himself and he stand that the average prios obtained was the heart flutter and the pulse best faster asked me what I'd for doza li f'd lived are not fiven to digiminst mlation jeugh lon esclously, has denildeti (very setiafactory, while the Irma (roant maduste of antsdial school dorin the Hogda Macher] And what ¿diers ↑
be more paraturen of Turday fast, we are it hurt of Drone, fakes sure asking na hand-Bas Julala you on disper Wall and the E játrådige paky ndani kan barels nens ported to) kasu bean sou at the neighbour, déteiving mell Your Huan li quis commel instant 1. quan đế thug bàn đi và hay con musin ci
proposed branch milway,-Ovor sixty vil Treasury on the ninting of subsidiary Professor,' at the leas, in his own line of weather since the typhoon, which was dis- engineer and Captain Scott had been con-There was much excitement in the city red slight bonsubsión of the I taining some 80,000 Ded leave only five million lages rearost the city have been allowed by Enomist, the disadvantago will be father badly with the L. O. M. prize-win-short supply of Congou and Sogchong.
is said that Congou will be, in the end, ted suicide or wes washed overboard We at Table Care, Mahia Peninsula, fatigue, some diabemos out of Ootácarandi
invite, The erhet gas much silver sa 100 million yen will not severely condemned by "Quietus.!" Rub. last year, de the Le quantity blown his brains out, Collins, one of thef and shirty-three other presengers, To House, whore ovary care of her was takény.
must and crow keep up encouragement, it ranes the survivors, Ant some of the grave meri bostes hiero who played spiritedly after the vessel quickly as Een be exposted
of the the and 18
· covering
of the
The
price of silver will not
BISC suffered
islature, I cannot be led highly amabad, for do Broge-What is good for the toothashe 1 blsanses and are the hood from all im
I hate the toothache too much ba-
WOULDN'T Work-Wayback
What's
thes yow her tied tax yors log, Mr H back 1* Høyback | •The's my corn ba kickiromatar eat want
upon her
sell have breazhi ve land and we can thedal cord lende Youmam it to der
here and the public renerally* Fon Benfele, feary, Botanik, Bad L Blin and stood Bla Flap Bad Kören, of all kinda, in
had and palpur, a bousada of conturul
sebb
And had sunk almos
that are
are also told that after Captain Scott had steamer had on bond
market is not
wo
of
strack. Owing to the heavy son the transferencs of those on board to the boats
progressing towards recovery as