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SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1898. ·
POLITICAL SITUATION
IN CHINA
DISPERSAL OF THE BRITISH FLEET.
THE BRITISH AND WEI-HALWEL WOOSUNG.
(Special Telegram from One then Correspondent.)
Shanghai, April 16, 6.37 paan. It is reported from the north that the British cot has divided into two squadrone --one coming asathi, and the other going to
Corean waters.
The duet will re-assemble at Chefeo on the 14th of May, and the British flag will be hoisted at Wui-hai-wei on the following
day.
THE BATTLE OF THE PARADE ~
GROUND.
It ain't so much drill as our Volunteers wants, and the General out ou pazado, But to be ever ready, firm willing and steady, for that's the way soldiers are msdo They don't tell us that in the army, ull
cuck, it is Get up and bustle, may i
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When they shout action front, we don't usually leave our limbers in front of Fox the bogger wat makes them kind of mistakes, there's pack drill and seron daya C...
And the Colourol would swear if on the drag ropes a mouchoir perchance he should see.
But, taken alt round, the drill was'nt bad,
and it is'n all treacle wari urd, A-dragging the guns over nullahs and
sich and ground wet's informally hard ;
And the wheel into line may be all very
ane, but its rough on the number one gun,
And the man in the niarf aint got no timn te larf, wiv he's fie like a jolly obi Wen the cosy in 'sed, he'll be mappin' 'is cad, and porspiring at every pure,
BUD.
The China fizette states that Woosung was declared a Treaty Port in order to fol efforts that were being made by the Ser-And longin' may be fra Sala and
mon Government to obtain a concession which, it was beloved, would militate against the prosperity of Shanghai.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
(Hurrians to var *Consa Mait"}
Luspos 14th April, 1898. SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES. The Washington House has passed the ort of the Committes by 322 votes to
10 The Souate will vote tonnorrow. War
in menteely "avoidable. It is reported the Powers contemplate again mediating on more definite lines.
The United States Navy department has decided to purchas the United States linem Saint Louis and Saint Paul se auzi- liary cruisers --
kuro, cum I've been thoro Lefore.
I
· FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That the well-defined shadow of actual hos- tilities over the Cuban difficulty has di- verted attention somewhat from the ei- tuation in China.
Tint the United States of Amerion and the Ancientpanish Monarchy man to be bent upon taking an opposite course, which
of a collision,
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE SALE OF DELETERIOUS LIQUORS.
SPECIAL MEETING
OF JUSTIONS OF THE
PEACE.
.
A Special Mouting of H.M. Justices of the Peace was held to day in the Chamber of Commerce Room. City Hall, for the purpose of considering questions which Save prison in connection with the Cum-
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THE BATTLE OF BOLINAO,
SPASIRA PRAISE PUR BONDKOKU NEWR-
PAPERS.
Our contemporaries will bo an fasterod.
Browne, the Secretary, stated amphatically to myself and Captain Hastings, when talk ing the matter over the other day, that in the reports of the military and naval ufficere, in answer to aestions mulimit. ted to them, that they had nothing whac ever to complain off All they said was a curselves to read the fullering on that the mou got so great a quantity of comfums transced from Spanish, nova- liquor but as to the quality they d papers into the Singe Pleas
The defenders of the ble station at nothing to say.
Mr Culmuld—Lata suro díe Francis will Bolinao ato çach to be rewarded with the San Fornando for valuur. evidence is of no practical value. I have
provides something very like a certaintyision to enquire into the sale of dola, 20, with mo ly this point that heary Laurel Cross That, ullough the Cuban ciiculty-is-uneric liquors Commander W. C. II. doubtedly the crux of the differance, the listings. Acting Police Magistrale, pr breach of diplomatio relations will have ailed. The others present word-Rev. its efect on this side of the world, and RF. Cobbold, De Stedman, De Lowson, Dr Clark, Messr G. Murray Bain, J. J. on the high sens generally. That the protection of American commerco.
Francis, A, J. Mag, 11. P. Tooker, C. V. and the haingering and possible capture adds, R. C. Wileux, C. Wool, E. W. Mit of Spanish vessels, would appear to be chell, G. Sharp, and C., W. Diggas, N the only role now intended by The United The Chairman-Gentlemen, by direction, States in theso waters.
have invited you, to come here to ask you two questions with refateties to the Con- mission you appointed on 14th February, Mr Wodehouse, one of the mumbers, has left the Colony, De Hartigan has resigned, and Mr McCallum was not able to serve when he came out of hospital. I have got to nak you two questions--Do you wish tho Com- mission to be dissolved, or whether you wish the mquity to go on, or if you do wish the impairy to go on will you nominate members who will be willing to serve, or leave the nomination of the curbers to the Geserment?
That, if the fremmendation of the Fordig
Relations Committers of The House of Hoppenmtatives and Sonte is adopted by Fresident McKinley, then it is pro able ven days will be given for the evacuation of Cuba by the punish. That these seven days will undoubtedly be inlustriously spent by the Vatican and its fries in an endeavour to save the Spanish domination of Cule, mud the Philippines, on the ground that Spain and her Colonies are at present the great stronghold of the old regime of Popish That the adaptility of Roman Catholic influence is simply marvellous, and it wonki not be astonishing if some modes muradź were discovered to prevent war even now,
LATE TELEGRAMS,
(Rungon Gazette.
THE ATTEMPTKI) MURDER OF, KING GEORGE.
London, Marcs 31--Both assailants of the King of Gròcco have buon sentenced to theath.
THE FAR EAST.
THE BRITISH RAVENOZ,
The British revenue for the year shows i not increase of £2,064,119
A DYE-ELMOTION,
Captain Oliver Young, Con-crvativo, bas en stod for Wokingham by a unijevity of 1,096 votes over Mr Palmer, Liberal, út plice of Sir George Russell (Conservative). The polling wan Young 4,729, Palmer 4,690
TIS BOMBAY KIOTH.
Bombay, March 30.--So far na the palien courts are concernet, the teed of the ten for participating in the riots of March 9th- treated in colection with du riots. concluded to-days. In all 247 persons were
Fexrteen, of wine eleven were Main- means and three inded, have bou committed to the next Criminal Son
is of the High Court for trial. The remaining 233 prisoner were trod by They
Me Caran, replying to questions in the lease of Commons, and thent Muraviaf ou 15th March assured Great Britain that. Port Arthur and Talicowan would Le not scan the answers to questions formalat.krag of Bolinao and the events that opar to foreign trade like other Chinoo happened there, and faithfully chronicled ports, and had not since withdrawn this ed by the Comeniusion, neither has Mr in the Hongkong and Singapore Press, itsurance. Francis, and we are not in a position to any was put to be expected the pain truthi would meet with the approval of the Inaular that there is no use of the Commission.
Dr Stedman- beg to second Mr authorities La Oceanii says: Although Francis' motion. I was appointed to the the Hongkong press is not usually dia- Commission in place of Br Hartigan, tinguishable for tact, or moderation, in and I have had a lot of conversations treating of Philippine affairs, this thine theix
the subject, and relation of what took place in the interna he tells me emphatically, and distinctly tional Cable, concession whilst it was be- with Mr Browne ot that he cannot by analysis detect any sieged, ces somewhat nearer the truth ATC deleterious principles in io cheap whiskie
obligat, especially for the praias be and gins that are sold in this Colony, what happened, for which we that the cheap whiskies and gins stowed on the small military post cleoap because they stationed in the offices of the Cabis, in this Colay are not natural spirita, at manufactured and the valiant behaviour of our soldiers
nunctured with more or less pure proof a part of the account pablistud by the spirits, and, so far as he can toll, were It will be necessary Kwever to rectify spirit Cartan flavours are added to lungkeng pics, which taken as a whole them, certain small proportions of whisky in teinporate and prudent. The Spanish or gin, as the cuso may be, to give andorities really consider it treason to The Basour, that these manufac
criticize their actions, or speak in anything tared spirits contain less fusel oil and far
bat pene of their Military operations less furfurallelagus than other expensive howover canarable they may be Their quors.fr Brown has told me that in all tiren idea is the arany can do as wrong, and these che whiskies he cannot had as
the vulgar civilian has no right to have any lindas 2015 prisomers were convicted and moeh fanel oil, furfuraldehyde, and one
on to the contrary, still less to publish entenced to terms of imprisonment, rang. two other things, which are supposed it. Hence it is that we have repeated at-ing from one month to four your rigorous to be injurias in newly distilled whisky tacks on newspaper offices and distruction imponent of these 14 were, Stalur a was found in much more expensive of their plant, when any paper risks an un- wedding and bi Hirulna. Quly 28 privam- Mr Francia mid-Gentlemen, As 1 But whisky, and more than that these che favourable observation, be it true or other, ers, including 18 Mahomedans and 10 Mi partly responsible for placing you in the whiskies have been brought to buwise. Such attacks are twice happened dus, were discharged, either for want of present position, I should very much like from Aless low gring shops in the town, during the last year in Madrid and Havana, identification or punt of insufficiant After and after analysing them and failing to In Manila it is not to be fearul anunt blence. Altogether twenty eas were Romething in explanation, the Comaitree was appointed, Mr Wade-
Weed anything deleterious in there of the rigid consship, which wit auta low did of by the agistrates, those being And then, never four, there'll be whisky That the situation (if much it can be thren very active, and we had to or las drunk these cummen cheap whiskies | anything but fulsome praise of th&tilitary sent to the Jiigh Cuurt, one of arron, ond
preliminary meetings at his house at his w rabie, aut not only reauthorities to appear.
of marler and another of causing grievous аудит which we exchanged views nived no injury fruin then, int found
hurt. called) is still sitting as regards China at
n the subject, and endeavored to aseur. and Grent, Britain.
(Times of Ceylon.). them very tauch like the ordinary whisky, "consumiporary seems to tain, as far as we could, what lines the ox-except that they had not the same amount be the only
As you the utter of analysis; we are left entirely in with the gust upon which British generally soul take. 10XIC.
interests have been dumped.
commission was issued we mut agte and the analyst's hands, and if the Commission That Hearts unly knows now keeply our preparal a lengthy series of questions to wes to investigate the spirits sold in this older residents regard British interests address to the different interests inmy and sand them for analysis, and the there interests disregarded and trailed along the mud by the Chinese Govern ment and the British Legation at Peking for tite last thirty years.
It is ard Up work for each son of Turk and Sharp is the notion, l'yo see? Though the Dean may be tlure, there is to j time for prayer, when the Armstrongs are out on the spree.. But its burry and rush and get-out of this
crusha mad sweatin and soilin' ofimals. Till at last you incline and march into line
right in front were the General statis. Then he'll tell you or off, wif a bit of a
corf, says 'a aint going to praise you, Then the drums and fifes strike up the Washington Post, and the Fering pounders 'oureward you shoves.
and beer, and
| figle do engage
rule
That in such a ense, many important mali fications must be male in the century uld system still maintained by Spain and hor priests,
horse was
mentowice you made is That you die writer who is satisfied Lamination of witrie es and the investigation of flavour. It seems to me it is entirely a
And never
taka in that battle out there on this plain.
THE PHILIPPINE REBELS.
Don Carlos has issued a manifesto Bay-AGCINALDO REFUSES TO SHARE THE SPOIL," ing that if the Goveriunent will not take
the Magistrates in 20 butcher.
102 Mahon.edaus and 1
inalie
je
in, the Far East, when they have Peen the Colony--the wine merchants, importers En tells you beforehand that he can- the Far East, Sir Willian arm felt (istruction Point, was inv:sible from the -
THE EXTENSION OF HONG KONG,”
INTERVIEW WITH MIE WILLIAM ROBINSON,
A representative of Heuter's Agency has had an interview with Sir Willia Robin sun, the recent Governor of Hongkong, Discassin, the present political situation in
I must say I do not sharo the by some regarding the political situation in thina, neither do I believe that Russia's
regarded as necessarily inimical to us. appriva entirely of Germany waking Kicho, She did exactly what we might have done, and what we alın!!
buncessious are not wide to us.
tion to the Supreme Court yesterday after Treat does seom, to those who have watch: inquiry and investigation was inary the statement wo are heard from Dr policy in that part of the world shuuki beach determination of the Captain to
up the United States' glore he will come to Spain himself.
Isabela Artacho, residing at 4 Ripon Terrace, Bonham Road, made an applien-
WEATHER REPORT.
noon, on behalf of himself and all others the leaders of the late insurrection the
The following notion is issued from the Philippine Islands, now reading in Hou
Ofnervatory:
kong ou account of an agreement with.tkan
's nction In
THE WACK.OF THE enina." Aden. March 29.-10.60 am.-Tho P. 0. steantor China struck on Azalea Point Thue day night, the Bith instant, at about 8 o'clock. It is reported that the weather was moderate at the time. The Captain wafon the briga. The light on
ship's pritian on Azalea Point, It is mapped that the neoident occurred from i change the course of the vessel from the narrow to the broad channel through the „NE,8. Orbe dot and Kauna Straits.
the Carthage, immediately procented to the 3 resme. The Dilendo sffered to, carry on pursuing her present suura, Russia is the wails, but the Curthage undertook this she has been steadily and with determination passengers, and all the apecie and biggige, parsuing for youre-policy which, ns 1 on Sanilay morning. have said, is not unfriendly to us, leat The Rome awaits the Parnomelit which' which in any care it in now too late for us proceels this morning shay with to attempt to stop. I do not believe that the fullan wails. Little or nothing has the acquisition by the Tsar's Goverment leen done towards auring the surge on if that and other ports are kept open. So
of wines and spirits, the licensed dealerno and anything deleterious in the liquar and naval and auditary authorities The the whole thing dust and in smoke.
Dr Clark-I would just like to say that wore to some of these huge stready been reorived, and the result of r
this, that su Stelmen in 3 most important one, one et the trend of events in China for three lar as we could see there was nothing which practically settle the question, decvter, riiculous why Great Britain very serious the matter, there was no We are receiving the statement of the Government Andyst at sed hand, Az Brown - we 16 octopus had spread his tentacles over Mr McCallum and the Northem for vital) portion of the certained that so far ne their knowledge the islation of the Coannission--
se Kinpire.
and experience went there was nothing in | Would it not be well if the Commission Chinese
The very most that, was done was ¦ point, and necessary et avther muct that the liquor was weakened, and if there of the Justices to hear at first hand the was anything wrong it was in connection evidenco of the Government Analyst ? with the liquor imported; perhaps a good My Francis-In the present state there deal of the liquea was to crade and not of is no Commission. The question is whe the very best quality. The Captain Surther the Government should reconstitute risk of lusing her prestige and her cam-onlent of Police was the only witness it. mercial supremacy by the simple operator
slim bir Ombhöni,
stituto the Commission:
shouli wake up only after the Russian thing substantial to inquire into. From I would like to suggest, Sir, prior probably ultimately have to do if friendly together with the . M. steamor Magu mint
On the 16th at 11.45 a. The barometer Spanish Governracnt :-(1) & deckstation That our British ideas are undoubtedly of adulteration practised in the took the evidence of Air Beowne on that suc;ly carrying out a definite policy wlach ¦ servico, and proceeded kaua with them, the
has fallen over 5. Chins and in the extreme North. Pressure in low about the N. part of the Sea of Japan, and highest in the Facific to the S. uf Japan. Stadivats got tle. Forgeant light variable winds; fair.
UNITED STATES AND SPAIN. AMERICAN CONSUL LEAVING
MANILA,
EXCITEMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES.
that Emilio Aguinaldo (defendant) hakis in trust for the plaintiff and aid lenders the aunt of $100,000 deposited by the Spanish Government in Hongkong, in the Hong kong and Shanghai Banking Corporáliem and the Chartered Bank of Inding Australia and China, in the name of Emilio Aguin aldo and others as aforesaid; (2) on ac- count of the said funds for the dis
to
The prospect of the inponding war boposal thereof by the defendant tween the United States and Spain is ro
severs! persons entitled therote; (3) an gardon with much alarm by the Spanish injunction to restrain the defendants and inhabitants of the Philippines. The Spa- each of them from dealing or parting with niards are living in a state of trepidation, passion of the said suns of $400,000, or and the declaration of war is daily expect any part thereof; (4) and much further or ed. The large banda of rebels are other relief as the case may require. Plain still on the hills outside the city, but Litī also claimed the costs of the suit. have not attempts any more callies on Mr Francis (instructed by Mesars John. the town since the massacre of about son, Stokes and Master) read an affidavit evouty by the Civil Guard. The impresby Isabelo Artachó, from which it Appeara sion is that they are awaiting the sight of he is a native of the Philippine Islands, an Americat man-of-war in the harbour, residing al 4 Ripon Terrace, one of the when they will swoop down upon the popu principal actors and lenders in the late re- laca, and should a hody of bluejackets not bellion in the Philippine Islands which bo smartly landed it is (enrol that a terrible broke out during the month of August, slaughter of Spaniards will chaus.
1896, and terminated at the end of Decem Mr O. F. Williams, the United States bor, 1897. In or about the month of Consul at Manila, is making evory propara March, 1807, Emilio Aguinaldo became the
honest and chivalromto treat China
with leniency, and to face up against
tied dismemberment
That, notwithstanding all this chile Great Britain has now run out
the
tion of believing in the promises of evere examined by the Commission at the sitting! There are only two Inclubers of it.of Port Arthur-will do any harm to England; the Cia, za uzpockatigiis: of thg Buceats ---
the
of i thin
Dr Clark-And those two members con- long as we have free trade of any attempt at this are not great.” The-
general opinion here, from those who have will not only not hamper us, but will even be been on the spot, is that the stommer is Mr Francis-No, & quorum consists of in some way helpful. She intends to coras doomed. The weather still continues fairly as far as Port Arthur, and I do not believe rough. The fore-bulkheads of the vassol the Chairman and two other members.
Dr Clark--I will move, That the Go-she will come farther.
Already
which
han 九 ecnsiderabla
Adan,- March 30.-The L. M. steamer
The
interestel rival (especially Russia, init hell. Mr May had nothing to complain stead of taking the word of honest of the public-luses generally, or Britishers
on the spot, who have spoken quality or quantities of the liquors sold, to her the truth steadily for the last and said there was no reason to com- plain of drunkenness in the Culong. The naval and mill quarter of a century.
military officers had That British merchante will continue to
no serious vernment be recomended to appoint the practically possesses the whole of Mun- and symptoms are appearing
steamer breaking her back. hold their own, go without saying, complaint against the quantity of liquor Acting Police Magistrace Chairman of this churia. I am in favour of an entende which point to the probability of the
Russia, the result of with their enterprise sad the power of supplied to the men, and they had nothing Commission, and chat this meeting of the with
Perim, March 29, 9:50 am.-Prospects to sky against the quality of it, and, broad- Justices bugs to suggest to the Commission would be of mutual advantage. It at to the possibility of saving the China ar production at Home.
យ borne 221 mind that uncertain. That, all the sanie, the British Governly, we came to the conclusion that there that they take the ovidence of the Governmnast
interests, has lost an portunity which, One point with referees to which whether it is puraible by analysis to prove uber of troups on the cons. Practically Mayo returned here from the scene of the mant, acting for failing to act) for British was little or noting start to inquirement Analyst upon the question as to Russia already usy can come agail without a long amendment was possible could only be the deleteriousuess or otherwise of chicap the whole of Northern China is Russian wreck at Perim this morning, and those on liquora sold in this Colony, and report the Uur own polier (continued Sir W. Robai board think that the proposts of saring and sanguinary struggle against inter tackled by interfering with the trade
port, and imposi front descriptions, of the Justices.
restrictions
the in-rosait of that evidence to a future meeting non) is above all things to insist upon free the China Are most unfavourable. Tha Invers
EKOT OF
of liquus of
Then, Sir, we should trade and an open duur. We ought un-vessel has five fathoms of water eft, bus That our Government and on mer and uprising tests and calling for examina bo in a position to consister the question doubtedly to keep a firm hold of the whole only lighters are wurkable forward.
in carnost, the paltry Kowloon frontier of Hongkong's defences would have been tons and reports front the importers of whether it is worth while to waste valuable of the Yuuglaze Valley. In this settled in a week from the taking of which would seriously interfere time taking further evidence. Until whit in not out of place to refer to the water, it is said, is gaining steadily on her..
with the fren trads of the port, and get that, we have to evidence before us to markable journey of Mr Little's atsamer Kiss-chow by Gerporis, the loase of which would be most strenuously resisted. fustify the dissolution of the Commission. throngh
the rapids-an achievement which
Bombay April 1-A Marwaree Shrof That the opering
Dr Lowsen seconded.
Bhou inaugurate a
a new era in the history named Govindas Luelimteuluss, who is and the maintenthos of the Therefore, when Mr Wodehousu had to go Brivies
way the meetings of the Commission were
Mr Francis withdrow his proposals in fa of the upper portion of the Yangtze. That-known here and in Calcutta, has a Maritime Castams,
aponing of the West River, which has ended payment. The Habilities are sixty may be regarded when Dr Hartignu was learing the
Dr Clark's resolution was carried enani takon thirty youth to bring about, is is only temporary
Hahn, at a later report says the suspension slight repairs upon the general wreck of
for twelve months, when Mr Melailum mously.
already iving good results,
and the the what ought to have been Great Britain's
was taken
ill and had to leave, so that it
seruent rapui increase of trade intensely M. RANTAUN AND THE DUM-DER BULLETS, as; but they are, I am afraid, only was absolutely newsbury to reconstitute THE NAVAL POWER OF AMERICA plans;
to all who have worked so hard London, March 28-M. Ulangtaux Thorary repo
most of us thou
thought the lica had woke the Commission, I mentioned the matter but the harestio of self-forgetfulness to Mr Cobbcid, who was practically the other of the commission tion for departure from the town, and he is oftet leader of the insurrection. During has evidently once tore takon effet, sed besides reymilf, and we agreed that there ting to, rot out in overo sort of tabular Government of China objech, coursion is engaged, je chaining agers prodio inforaș
Gymkhanus, Plague was very little to inquire about, and comparison the respective fleets of the my do not believe that the partition expected to come in to Hongkong by an his leadership Aguinaldo icemed -Pre-
41-tion on the subject." opinion should follow. - with fair runtoer inspections, dear very little use to continue the Camis- United States and Spain. Following to China has yet commented, there is early steamor. There are a number of visional Government, consisting of a Coun
cal, and Sanitary Board exhibitio
exhibitions. sion cil of oveu persone; Aguinaldo was Pre- American sailing ships, including the B. Bidant of the Council and Isabelo Artache That the cleansing of the city which has the Government on the matter. Some extent the classification adopted in of
as Minister of the Interior, one of the members. In the month of December, ea agreement was arrived at between the
Thomas, lying in Masita harbour, and a fow days ago the Commi paid a visit to these ressols, and not long afterwards these
Government and the Provincial vassals were making rondy for sea. Negotia
Council the terme of which were hour tiona have been condusted between the porated in convertion, or written, dugu British, Spanish and Autorican Governments men, in which the Spanish Government
the undertook inter alia to pay
Burn of with reference to the American Consul'a 3800,0:0, to be distributed half amongst departure:
the leaders of the rebellion and the balance The Governor-General en. I the
ini deavoured to indues the United States ansougat those engaged in it, and to me.
Germany
Wei-hai-wal, torate of the Imperial delayed in consequence of his Blaess, vour of De Clark's resolution.
up,
rumours,
should
celing
and, therefore, I informally addı 018-
AND SPAIN.
the re-
A BIG FAILURE IN BOMBAY.
for it Borond all this we must insist on speaking laths Chamber of used by tist
the fulfilment of all the chason of thegarding the Dam Dam ballots used by the
In view of eventualities it may be interes Treaty, and if the Imperiai in the Afridi Campaign, said he wan
humble
to though I
THE 'THE OPKE VOR ANDTHEN FOREIGN MINISTER. foaling in Hongkong and Shanghai that the The Times hopes to hear that before
Reddy
navo been started but which result of that communication psa UNG HEgiative strength of the two Navies would provinces cannot long hold together. Along bord Salinary will have fiendly bands.
dependent not only an extant ined over tas Euraigu Oflies to a colleague, not only of each other, tat also and jurefombly to Mr Balfour. of the Imperial Government
1 ts
two months
away,
Total battleships First-class eruieur Second-class erasura
Askel regarding the necessity of requir SEVERE WEATHER AT DARJEELINO, ira Mita Bay for the defence of tagkong, passol over Darjoelling lust night, using
Calcutta, March 30--A hay P William Robluza cald
United States. Spain.
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which lightning struck the Cosmantelant's a necessity not only for our chops Jalapahar, safety but for the welfare of the Chinese More Mrs Moore and a burvant sate all. Surgren-Major
tho Statesman's Your Book for 1897 the now been fairly
Wydehours was asked to hold a age clearly proves what was suit of this the members of the Cunimitte appear to be as under three years ago, namely, that there has to ascertain their views. I attended one First-class battleships
unable to a quo Port defoncu ships bsen no continuous effective supervi- meeting, and wo were
Wodchode called another tast sion of native rookerien. That the clearing operations should hang on the morning before he wel
earried nt and insisted upon destalely but it was possible to get a quarum, and avery thrun months, as the power of this meeting was called. I, therefore, hcg
long as the fleet is in concentrating fith inherent in the lower to move that the Commissiou be allotted to
Total cruisers lapse. class of Chinese heats creation,
Hong Mr Cobbold Gentlemen, it may be a Sloops, gunbests, &o....
ships core suddenly callough, but if our throws down by the shock fran which they
called away say tong the north-Hongkong la od anger or indignation of the Colonial matter of surprise to some of you, as it Torpedo craft
perfectly open
THE PLAQUT IN INDIA. The above
e are the totals for ships launch to attack from the Kowloon of the of Macao, Jut if our Principal was to myself, when I received notice of Surgeon
Fombaty, March 5) -There word 178 at- Civil Medical Officer, 1 Prasident of our tais meeting, to lean that until fire mined as at December 31st, 1890. Of course harbour, which is less than 6 mils wide. Sanitary Board, would spend more of his artes ago I had an idea whatever as to the Maine hus lizen de dusted from the list. Any foreign. Powe occupying Mirsacks (including ane Bargear), and fo
MATCHED IN CRUISERS.
the Kowloon
could deaths from
The abilities in changing what the business was. Mr Francis will
Besides the shove, America bad building | ensity dieuppres
rednee the Hongkong fortsatal mortality from all cause was 249, is Hongkong than in fulminating instardor: the if 1 exprese my entire
Ten against 168 lust year, and 77 the year th Macao audi Canton, our own Sanitary val of what he is irl. It is true that on December 31st. 1898, five battleships, to ruins in a very short time.
the fore.
Consul es atay in Manila, and requested text the lives and property of the rebels in That I do not agree with all the ill-express-
that he should resito at the Palace, where be would be safely guarded. Mr Williams has, however, harded in Els papers, and arrangements have been made for the
consideration of the delivery up-by-the re- hele of their arms and accoutrementa, and the further condition that Aguinalde mi himself should leave the country, $400,000 was to be paid in Manila, and the balance, $400,000, was to be remitted to lungkeng British Consul to take over the duties of the country. The oorwention was drawn for division among those loaders who left protecting the lives and property of up and exccured in theco
being retained by the Governor-Generat the Philippines, the second by the person
the American fleet.
So
we are safe
ها
suffered sovorely, but they are now reöðver
conditions might be better than they sme time before Mr Wodehouse left I had but no frst or second class or users, while thousand foreign troops landing on the
a convention with him, but I think ho Spain had one battleship and four craisers. other side of the Kowloon hills from Mirs In reply to a letter from the Bothay
now arc.
of
BROWNIE.
to the
A SOLDIER ATTACKED BY PLAQUE,
American citizens. Mr Williams was pre
must have absolutely misunderstand what I The actual fighting strength, however, is Bay could peedily blow Hongkong to Chamber of Commerce, the Government sait. Francis has viously American Consal at Havre; and who negotiated and arranged the mattor
just said entirely probably best repeated by the first class picons. By the acquisition of Mira Bay anys that inouition in being given a fair tril, si nuch so, that the number of his own authority that the result of tho iu- battleships and cruisers of the first and and the man miles of Kowloon opfrile to lation stations is far in excess of the secund class. Upon this basis of cumpri- Victoria, Hongkong might, I should think, took up to duties in Manila about the by when the document was drawn up, and
COAL STOCKS IN SINGAPORE. quiry as far as it has gone is that thore beginning of this year.
the third being handed to Aguinaldo. The
nothing very serious the matter. That, son it will be soon that while the United by rendered impreguable. This is a matter demands for operation. They suo no oi $100,000 was remitted to Hongkong fo-
Singapor, April 6.
gentlemen, is a point on which I abeulutely States are far superior in battleships the doubtless under the consideration of the jection to the Plague Committes exompt The authorities are still active in their wards the end of December, and Artasho Tho deliveries of Welsh coal from Jume preparations for the defence of the city,“ | receivél á telegram in Manila from Again Innt year to November averaged about 4,000 disagree with him. 1. have no intention two flests are not unequally matched in Government. It is a course which has ing from compalsury romoral or detention
whatever of shivking
the duty which, gan-craisums. Six of the Spanish fret-olsas bon suggested by the Unvernuient of persons who have been succussfuly tons, but from Decoinbet they jumped to clemen, at your instigation and request, has cruisers are new and powerful vessels, with Hongkong, and has been supported by inoculated within the preceding four bat it is thought these will be of little aldo, who, with thirty-five of the leaders,
hand previously gene to Hongkong, on- at aretage, continued until now, of about been placed upon us by the Government. a spood of twenty knots, each armed with Adairals on the station and by the officers months, provided their boots, cfcthing, avail, as the sight of the American flag in nouncing that he had received the 84,000. dubie that. These are only actual deli: We canot possibly prejudge this question. two liu, and fire Shin, guns, and protect-commanding the troops. The cussion of and property are disinfected.
The stock hand Wha
Kowloon from Mirza Bay on the east to Marol 3.There is a marked decline. the harbour will stir up the fire from Artacho, who had remained behind for the veries to steaners.
Capshacon Pass on the west would give Lu the Plague mortality, which leads to the passive result at which we may ar within, and the Spanish warships are not purpose, thereupon delivered to the Spanish from June to the prosent has been fairly never our opinion any he at present ased with a belt of 2lin. stool armour.
Government the are and accoutrements, stoadly at about 45,000 tons (average) The rive, I do not think we have any right what
England the whole of the frontage opposite hope that the epidemic tas spent ita forzo regarded as equal to resist the attack of and afterwards left for Hongkong, and total stock of all coal at present, and it has ever at the present moment to ony that this Latear advices from London state that Sir Hongkong, as well as an excellent harbour April 1-A Bombay Jastarday there arrived here at the beginning of Febr. not materially varied face September, is Commission ought to cease to exist. (Ap. Edwin Arnold's health gives cause for an-in irs Bay. At present the whole were 181 cases and 10 deaths. The
plause.) It has been suggested that not long roty. Owing to an attack of paralysis he of this nine miles of torritory not a deaths from all causes sumbered 233. The Baltimore, which was expected inry, 1897. Since his arrival, he had vande 95,363 tons of which
mile distant (with the excaption of a small frequent applications to Aguinaldo to hold
ago a Commissions at hope to inquire into is now unable to walk. A meeting of those entitled to share in the
known as British Kowloon where tho Are. March 23.- gunner of tib very much the same kind of matters we have
Fisco in hand, and that the result of their inquiry Size for sine, it would appear that a spider's thure is no reason to believe that we should from Colas, has been taken out of
dooks ato situated) belongs to China, but 27th Field Battery, Royal Artillery, traval $400,000, but he had entirely ignored Buch applications With others, he addressed
was practically nothing could be done. latter, dated 16th March, to Aguinaldo, and
web is considerably stronger than a bar of rings any insuperable dificulty in the train at acersbed, suffering from believe it is partly upon that ground that
it such letter was delivered by the Post Office,
it has been suggested that this Commissoul. An ordinary, spider's thread will I should cease, but, gentlemen, our conditions Pport the weight of thres grains, while it the question of defenco, it is u neacsalty for i
from her. Quite apert from Plague. Ho is doing roll. and another
33.871 tons (about), letter was sent on 26th March.
is calculated that a stool thread of the same From June to September last year the here are not the same as those at home. 1
Europeans and Chiness alike. On receiving no acknowledgement of auch letters, on 5th April, Mesars Johnson, average total holdings per month were only do ust say we shall not arrive at the result size would support rather lees theu two Stokes and Master, wrote to Aguinaldo about 50,00) toms, of which Welsh was which Me Francis has so clearly sketched grains. A bar of steel lin. ia diemaster will demanding that be deliver up the conve. about 20,000, as it will be son that from out to as, but this is put the question be sustain about & tous, but could a spider's web of that thickness exist, it would be tion, and an account showing how he the beginning of serious fear of hostilities fore us. The Commission has been ap- capable of sustaining no less a weight than had denib with the 8450,000, and both the band the deliveries have about pointed with dollsits powers, an
dednite scope, tous; tant is to say, its strength would Tex China Matial Storm Navigation Com that he should call meeting of doubled,--Singapore Free Press.
and it is our would ask leave to say be one and a half times that of "
strat pung krava centrasbert with Messrs D and those pustied to sharp in such sura
three times that of wrought iron. The prosperity of Hongkeng is pheno
ક W. Henderson and Cu. Patrick Sur the
Thursday, 7th insk before
Мост, од
r making monal, and the loyalty of the Chinese there construction of two steamed with of great give fullest information concerning the set Very Ane. Now Walts by A. G. Ward, the idea that there was ang
sud stockings and those of cable Undoubted, but in the matter of trade, cargo-carrying opelty.
of cpioios, I failed to
to express
Bermudan spiders are strong enough to Englishmen must wake up if they mean to Barometer ve and his intentione
Company.
Mr Cabbaid he d BOFT FAIR
FAIR, DELICATE SKIN. A clear threatening legal proges gending
Tax Blood is the une tram which our time his and health complexion produced being to comply with such demande, Aguinalda
soknowledged
receipt of systems are built up, and from which we derive falle
The
Hongkong this week, bus been delayed in Japanese waters, but will probably be here ab the beginning of next week. splendid reveous cruiser Hugh Moduloch gwill be here on Tuesday, "
LOCAL Compone 6 Piccos y Orange, Wards Xens 1807. Priec, $1.00 Robinson Plan
Plano Comway.
shock
hea
33,675
43,204 8.884
is Japan coal. 4,703
ia Indian cool. 2,750 (about) is Native coal.
is Welsh coal.
is Australian cool.
to
one ward
Mr - expres
con un verb have been used for s
alon
Hongkong
is now so orowded that there is arealy CCL Composers, & Pieces by Ufatige, for a amall increase of population. War, &. Xmas 1897. Price, $1.00.- artor to provide proper training and Robinson Piano Company,
exordin grounds. De sue garrison a must have mors territory on the Kowloon elds
of the harbour,
or
Hongkong Registar.
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