*
Menina Dallas and Aftagravala Company AMERICA AND THE PHILIPPINES) HER MAJESTY'S BATTLE SHIP.
will opm la tha City Hali ar Monday in
• The Sign of the Cross,' particulars of which wit be found in our adverthement estumas,
TELEGRAMS FROM AUS TRALIA
Mandad.
Tanturday, Ms 14 Gibbs exposed for sale } Surrender of the Filipinos Per by public sustion à las of Crown land, an Haodonnell Road, Kowloos, at the back of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Gadown Co.'s promican, The lot contains
Zandon, February 28,--General Otis, the commander of the American troops at Ma vile, kes domanded that the Filipinos should surrender unconditionally in order to prevent the recognition of the insurgenta
16,648 aquare foot. Mr E. Osborne purolligerents, shased the lot for the Godown Company at -$14,010.
Er is with, great regret that we learn by relogram yesterday of the death of bit EL. O. Sparrow, of the China Traders Insurance Co., which courred on board the German all steamer Sachsen on the 20th inst. The doceased gontleman was a resident of the Colony for several years, and was very much liked by a larga section of the com munity. His loss will be deeply felt by his many friends in Hongkong.
Mr Erish Georg writes: Fury fair Dust- 1-2 mmark, of to-day's date, ness has been transected during the week
under review, and several atocks, notably Bank shares, Dook shares, Electrics, Char- bonnages and Tramways, have advanced further, while several other stonka hava dropped a little. Everything of importance Beaur to have been arranged for the March settlements, which, owing to the Easter holidays, will take place on the 29th Inst. The Ratos of Exchange on Shanghai have not undergone any alteration,
THE PUZZLE COLUMN.
Bolution,
To add 0.1, 8, 3.4.4, 4.1, 8, 6, and maks 100. No numeral to be used twice.
H
100
O
2
100 INFANT PHENOMENON,
W, J. T. sends one answer to Plum Tres'a pasalo, as follows ---
08-0135-100.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[BUPPLIED TO TUR 'CHINA MAIL']
LONDON, 23rd Hard 1899, THE RECENT ANGLO-FRENCH AFRICAN AGREEMENT. Both Great Britain and France appear to be entisfied with the Anglo-Frenul Agree- mont regarding the Nile.
DEPARTURE OF LORD SALISBURY
TO THE CONTINENT. Ion Salisbury has left Loyidan for the Riviera.
THE MANDI'S REMAINS. The Sirdar, Lord Kitchener, accepts the entire responsibility for the dispersal of the Mahdi's remains, and Lord Cromer en-
Amerfoan Protection of Germans.
March
Germany has secured frum
the United States the protection of the Germans in the Philippines, and has with drawn her warships. The German men-of- war are to proceed to the Chinose coast, where they may possibly be needed. Establishment of American Rule. March 2.-The United States Senate hus passed the bill appropriating 820,000,000 for the establishment of American rule in the Philippines,
FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That, besides the arithmetical puzzles which you have been putting forward of late, I very much wish to see the solution of one et two of a municipal or gubernatorial That it would be, for instance, a good thing
kind.
ma
(he has ceased to be the Governor for some time now) takes to think over a question before he makes up his mind, That, after he has fairly made up his raind, it would also be interesting to know when he late his Council and the community into the secret. That, onor again, now that the famous Robinson and Chamberlain dospatches have seen the light-the letter being a
(BEING A REPLY LO T.W.W.) Wherever the mething surous murgs, or
the blithering biekcards bling, Where the bonby boots o'er the bounding
* live, or the wild wħuten spout muud
go,
THE CHINA MAIL.
and the leading merchants in Hongkong NEWS BY AUSTRALIAN MAIL
somacted with shipping should be invited. fle fully approved of the suggestion, and proposal that it be carried
My W. 8. Bailey sopounded. Carried unanimously.
The Queen of Madagascar, Land 1. Feb, 22.-Queen Ranavakona of
International Disarmament. .Feb. 84-Reuter's Agenap a Home atates that Italy has definitely refused to attend the International Disarmament Con ference convened by the Czar, to be hold at
MOUNT MACDONALD MINER KONGKONG FLUCE- AND PERSEVERANCE, The Aydasy Bally Telegraph of February 25, has an interesting review of the mining
A hearty voto of thanks was accorded th.. Madagascar has loft the lujond of Reanion the Hague that the tonsion between the industry for the year 1898, from which we
It is
(known formerly as the Lis de Bourbon), President far hia services in the chuir, on sheet of alles cast of Madagascar, where Vatican and the Quiriani is fun snute extract the following:-
and go to Algeria.
chartoter.
Where the typhoon typhs and the Aurri- | the motion of Mr A. Buin, secunded by Birkhe wan exigion Burnt.
pane hurks, and the mea hores reves Zermudlu vide, in my strength and pride
the King of the basemdicas mais For I am Her Majestyľa Bottle Ship, and when all has been dran and poil,
Like Patliams Whisky mävertisement,
| W. S. Bailey,
A most enjoyablo gaking concert was afterwards hold, Me Kinghorn auting
Chairm
SUPREME COURT. IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,
you will find me Forging' ahead. (Before His Hon. Sir John W. Carrington,
They knooked the shocks and restesining
blocks away from my careless keel.
And I thering slid, like a feckless kids
with the dominee eines on his bool:
I took in the water straight,
Like a Salan gance, when they let ne lorar, And I splashed the frame with my newest broom from my foremost armour plate. They fitted the teeth in my aching guns,
and the forotops bristled koon, And they padded the officers' or with wool and bolstered the bleached miring And I went to see what there was at sr,
when the enemy's cartol came. With old melanite and the bland vordite,
I was open to play the game. And I in atores from various shores,
penny packets of soluble soup,
bloids of tea, sa the ook might be free, when the offers inanned the poop. The engines throbbed and the pistema lb
bed and borbled a bubly tune, I searched away, by the light of day, in
the face of a mad typhoon, What hol the skipper gemarked, with
glog, there's an enemy knocking about, But pipe the orew, for s farowell chew
and a bottle of Ball dog stent;
As
|
Chief Justice.)
Saturday, March 25,
As A KEUNO éÜ KING WAN AND OTHERS
He Lordship delivered judgment in this
The
rusion of dir
Sir Charles Nicholson, The Grunge, Totroge, Hortionishiro,
about destroyed by firo,
Germany and Russia. In the Raichsting the committee on the Ariny Enluates has refani to add 10 squadrons of y the Home Establish- inter for Wars we recommended the Diouf, Lieutenant-General Von Gebeles, additions, vainly argod them to be nacos enry on necount of the unprsnedented masses of Russian cavalry being present on
the frontier.
FL. 29. Thu. Bulges Committeo of the
Itaporte from 15-in date that the Ger Luxus atlas requested that Chief Jassen Oxenben, of Sants, should be superseded.
the
Mount Musdonald, which is situate Feb. 2r.-The Dally Nees, in an artiolsed about a mile and a half from Mile this morning on the progress of the Caur's burn Creek, is a busting gold-zala proposal, saya that the idea of inviting the
but we do not hent. mavoh ing oxmp Pups, who is entirely a spiritual personageAbout it in Sydney. The mines now to a disarmament conference, is novel und
irrational. If the Pope is invited, why at the Archbishop of Canterbury *
Feb. 28.It has been decided that the the International Disarmament Conference Pops shall not be invited to take part in convened by the Czar, to be held at the Haguo.
The Spanish Generals Want as
Inquiry.
work are owned solely by Chinese compan us, and remarkable plack and purnoveratos they have displayed. They have been iden RA and mine expenditure they have spent not tiled with the held for many years, and is is generally supposed that in mino purchases loss than £125,000. On this so far they have received no return, but one company now appears to be on the right road towards
th
Feb 20arshal Campos. formerly Bucodes, Shught it la achieved, it will be teost thoroughly deserved. Without suit. Its unid the plaind brog this has the Governant's Captain Coral of Cabin, and the other doubt had it aint boon for the outprprice Spaish ganurals in command during of ths Thongkongites the field would sult, to elsin aa injam tion to restrain the situation in So
Samoa,
recent war with the United States, have have been deserted long ago. It is defendut from carrying on way tribu-
demanded that & Parliamentary inquiry bo and whatever other than the Supionis Court
beld into the conduct of operations.
samp of any peculiarities. The prevailing strats are highly indurated sedimentary of Hongkong ank suit or other
Transvaal Shooting Case. pro
rocks. Nothing tougher or more costly to defendants lleg in which ceedings
Constable Jones, who was committed for
work is to be found in the colony. The lodes Feb. 23-1 is annoane 1 that the trial at Johnsberg upon a charcuare very bunchy and pachy. A povuliac that the platit jis gan of the part- pera or is odiers ja responsbo for e
feature of them is that if a lide 3 ft. wide King Wa firm co throud that the plain autouties Washington are disposed to fable homicide, has been acquitted.
him. It
carries 12 dwt, por tom, the same lod Edgar, a British subject, tills and defendants reside and erry on mest Gormy Talf-way it regard to December the constable fired at bir T. J Lusine within the jurisdicting of the Samoan matters.
March In addressing the Budget was stated that in de disturbed Tigar when it widens nut to 9 (t., carries only the honourable Court On 4th March, the pelniu vill obtained an purte raption for an Committee of the Reichstag yesterday struck the constable with a bar of irou, and santo quantity of gold as the three feet, or About 4 dirt, per ton. It is nok until re- was alot while trying to erado arrest. order in terms of the writ of ens. On Count von Barlow, the German sister for
A French Ofeer's ApologY.
cantly that this peculiarity has been speci- 21st of March, Mr Francis, on healf of the Foreign Affies, expressed thu hope that a
The Mayor of Nice has apologised to Sirully noted, but now the managers are thor- defendants, moved to discharge the order friend taunt of the difficulty with
The Edmund Monson, British Ambasador
oughly satisfied as to its existence, and they are able to regulate their operations accord- by way of an injunction on two grandsregard to Samoa would be arrived at
Oliver's (1) that the Court bar no jurisdiction tripartite control, he waited, had nut Paris, for living at a concert hall perforisingly. The principal mines in the to snake the order sought to be discharged, answered expectations, and it was clear that ance in his city use a discourteous remerit
as the koown as Freehold, formerly
Euroke (2) that ovan if the Court het jurisdiction in the mountina Germany would adhere to
of the island was preferablo. in reference to her Majesty the Quvon.
Hero extensive operations are being cat The Druce Case, the Court ought tot on the facts placed be
Aot of 1885. fore it by the plaintiffs to have made the the terms of the Art of the use of Com-cate of the marriage of T. C. Drugo with but the returns gradually lowered until they The Weekly Dispatch publishes a cartin, riel on. The first results wore excellent, order.
March 3. Spenking i The law applicable to the case
far below the paying point thin wor gat here nor inst night, the Hon. St. Julian Brod. Elizabeth Crichimer, which took place in be differ hot land. Section 18, sisection of the Cude statul that nentiations for a settlement of the oldest daughter, who was born in 1841, of Civi Procedure, even af it
ths Soacan dificulty were being proocuind and who afterwards became Ars Izard
had been entertained. tion, was not different frost the rights with. No proposals for the partition of the The Journal states that Mrs Izard is still
Alive, and islamiy
and that she has four brotham, one law on the waljoute koomans it
wolsten
A Proat Banished to Siberia
of whom,
named Charles, smigrated to tilly in the same teraz as Section 89 of
Father Beliakevich has been banished to Australia, the Common Law Produre
Act 1964.
Siberia for sight yours. For flagellaling a Sulatantially the law of the C War in
of the Cony a
is the extrano south. at Kayue, ng the Faglish ly
wust of Russia, The earoh,
Anglo-American Allianog. Feb, 21--Lord Charles. Beruford, who the fuld to govern the Court in us everting to England after commercial sule. The do bulion filed by
be tho
mission to Chium and Japan, was ontor plaintiff and defendants rosid in this night Whitelaw Roid, who was the special salony and carry on business in this clay. Ambassador to England for the Quequ's His Lordabip referred to the s
nut
to
fwin
and record of the shack za Chamberlain's | Tho' the bullets fly, through the azuraw aye-lionate to similar cases in Eng. rick, Under-Scoretary for Foreign Attire, 1310, and thu certifioste of the haptism of when the peculiarity abova referred to was
system conveyed by our daring and reckless plebisoltop much less or how much more regard is to be shown to tha taxpaying residents of this Crown Lo. long than has been shown under the „previous administrliana
That any one who answers this puzzle la requested to state gundent in decimals, That the indisposition of the Permanent Cinciale at the Colonial Gilies to gmat any form of popular representation waists say degrease office work, ta osalty
jot
the law and their child steel bolts are suit, We're time. said he, for a cup of tea;
masawhile, wa
her drift And out of the hazardous hase there came.
upon the horizon line. Sucky soakers by anus and roos, till their
number nunbared rins Torpedo Bosts, by the holy smoke, the
Ekipper axolaimed gleo.
with They she learn today, what it moins to
with an armour-clad like mo play.
and
one by ano, on the bonra sume cis,
nover a shod we find,
R
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32
deet lod by the Courts 22ngland t of this hind light
The Lato Sir George Bowen.
and from the improving and nat understood. Latterly, however, the results have been
exp yielda payable are now actually in fight aucpetstop of may expected, Durlug Your the company crushed 6888 toze for Radios, of the value of £8481 84. Bà over dat The average was thus slightly over
the
the
The remains of the Inte Bir Georgs For ton. A stober, November and
Q0. M.P. for St.
pablonod, stordotype: ozcuso, And the men to the tops shewed thoir and his son supported the appliationtained at a Langgut at New York last Mr J. H. M. Casion, City of Dublia, son and Denny pana, which do vary offestiva
That the
to the offat that any popular representa tion is difficult to graft upon the consti- Crown Colony, is not worthy of men in the position of Bir Wm. Robin.
#
tution of G
channet shops
and
were required,
and a
shouted that more
While the Captain, ho, sat down to his tos
of beef and han
the writ of summons, and showed that tha
i+
Stephan's Green
Sir John Dramator (formerly
will
gon, or of the Soorotary of State for the Then up he got with his little lot and an injenrcises granted by the Courte in Jubilee, provide:1. In the course of Right Hen. Sir R. W. Herbert (whohining, are about to crect an eight-dri
Colonios,
That any now organisation of the Sanitary
gould unt well prove worse thoa the present constitution.
Chat although some residents may not
slammed the door with a slamn.
on deck he came with his eyo aflame,
a-wanking a big cigar,
n 'Now let 'em seo, my buld A.B.,
particular marksmen you are."
England to restrain proceedings in frigusco ho predicted that the open door
મંદી cors, and myplying the prinsiplex lat pulley of America in regard to the Philip i would be of a purunun character. down these can to the presa Q what he said he can clearly to the conglunina e als states that Great Britain and
that if the
the proceedings sught to here. Alterica presented un irresistible common jest to the influence of Furopean civiliza China.
The Duke of Orleans. tion there would be no right to grant M
Feb. Ex-Ten thousand lale, struck injunction against the cuntinusos of the pruceerling, was that view alrod by the in honour of the Duke of Orlyans, as well
Ferguson Bowen wors interred in Kousal the returns for Green Cematury.
December averaged nearly bidet.. while Buridan
members of the family of the ds. the January (1889) yinid was nearly 10 enaid, there were present at the Interat per ton. This coas of mining and crushing Mr William Allan, M.P. for Gateshead, is vory heavy, owing to the
rook and to the
spatem of geinding in Wat work; but an average of 10dwt, për tod leave & of State for the Assistant-
company fair margin of profit. The com conjointly with tho Queen1 Mines
Company of Queensland from 1800 to was Premier of
dered from Thompson and Co., of Chatia. 1805), Lord O. A. V. It. Ampthill (private air-comprasing plant, which has been er- secretary to
to Mr Chamberlain, whom he re- maine. Within Lapor three months this be at work, and it ought to show presented), Lord Rossad (Captain of the
will be Fusilvers, Vic
Vice Admiral plane
a substantial reduction in the mining costs. 3rd Royal Irish F mand of
of the ustralian station), and Vr E.
to determine whether or not the adap Wingfield, C. B. (Permanent Under-
tion of the cyanide process will reduce Secretary to the Colonial Office),
There was great Sir Andrew Clarke (Agent-General fur (Agent General for New Zealand), and Sit Horace Tozer (Agent-General for Quec18- land) were also prosent. The Agents. General supplied wreaths.
kink the oration by Me Francis at the And out from the tops hurt a belt of fre, strained it: this case were in a cantry muf. Front for this comercial develojausnt of Sir N. Bowden-Sinith (formerly in com Complete tests are also aboar la ba mada
facte 1
and each Hutchkis belehed and
boomed,
BOUR
Till twore hard to tell if the air of bell or
the ship were the best perfumest.
the cost of treatmout axuitament at the Mount month ago
College of Medicine wan 1 as delicately put It might have bean, most people who koow the
must admit its truth. That mere
mere ordinary residenta cannot grasp the res
reasons why our ocial medicor 86 | And one by one as the boats came on, sa fact that these precuilings had taken pas six timhis for making the clala, have! Victoria and Tasmans) Mr W. P. Roaves when it was raported that rich stone parastently object to the gradual, im- sorament and advancement of the native malical element, under the suspices of the College of Medicine for Chinese. That the Governor proved himself to be an arcellent master of fenos, sad when put
a corner, he knew his way out of it. That as no one desires to give diplomas of a medical kind equal to the London, Edinburgh, or Dublin degrees, etc., etc., it does seem curious why the official
Doctors should so perisiently assum the defensive, and cocasionally the offen. sive, on this question.
That the great Scientist of our Kowloon
they case by one came off,
Till but one was loft which was runized deft by a man with a wholesome cough. And Oxed he gets in my torpedo nets and
lets his torpedo go.
And commences to fly towards the sky
before proceeding slow.
But I rode it, not damaged a bit, and
skipper laughed with pride,
As
Oh,
I
my
he tell the crew to get assuething new
to conveniently pluse inside.
I am Her Majedy's Iron-bul, and -masquitoes d'emit, trvitur me.
ever, to make it t
in a Court in China which was but subject ben szed in Paris.
Bri
four
Hunting Accident. Feb, 27.While hunting at East hourne, Mrs Froes-Thomas had a Marrow cape from being seriously hurt. Her horse re- fused to take a fonce and fell, breaking its
had been streck in the Queen mine at a depth of 4), the deepest workings on the fuld. The rich diacwory was
s morely a wich,
which did not estende or where dewards, or lengthwise. The l atersected was very The
wide, and mullocky. canonger now reporte that in both onda and
of the loved the ore is sunrulidating
the dis-
of ore of this
The Steamer 'Bulgaria.' to the influence of European civilization: A vusel has arrived as Baltimore with He thought, generally speaking, the Cont in China were at regulated in the same Attic from one of the boats of the who were picked up in the way as British Courts, He had not a precise knowledge of them, but he was not stayer Bulgaria, which was abandoned in
a shiking condition. frared to say that the Courts in Chira
Feb. 24. The first ollicer of the Hans could not exercise justics, fairly and in bung Americh Packet Gumpany's steamer partially. It might be their
procedung not as complete and as advanel as in Bulgerie, who was picked up in a bout, lusterk. Mrs Freetoan-Thomas, fortunately, English Courts, but still there were po retrived at Baltimore.
Be states ant the lead from which he sons before him why he should my litigants wild man compte perfect was resonal was swept away from the justies before Tours in Can it might be tag for any pagers were able The defensant exit with url, and I even get, and, for the Sun & Magistral Court, and by the woman, displayed great herste And a perfect right to proced to ter it. All persons on font, eapecial he did not think the Court is to restrain farmer de treing experience of the ves-el- A sumber of hoses, which formed part of hi from doing so if he had such the ergo, mai a stampede. Bons of the moned her reserves in Macedonia to be in which was set in saotion alyut à month ago. If he lul sacht fight, he presumed the animals were trampled to death. Scas 1 furat weys; if he hul hot swept the dec's art cried away the le rigid. The personnel the Court would aian by Hadri u look there was soft-tering gear and Qing bridges. Eight the Director of Kowloon star-gazing a
Font ruwon for his merfereren in the boats were ended.
in the Bus Court, and he Feb 25.-The fiulgaria was without a free hand, and in so doing Sir William
Ay extraordinary general meeting of things made several mistakes derogatory to the Institute of Engineers and Shipigil tersebut the eve of the plaintif ind failed rudder dag 19 days. By marvellous well-being of the Colony.
held last night, for the purpose of confira At The une f the plaintif was able pluck the dange was repaired, and the That hon Dr
*** | tu escabfi-la ang Doberok attacked the Rev.
ing or otherwise the resolutions possesses he had pen lent "equity in the vessel reaches the Azaros upiti. Fathers of Manila Observatory he con- previous meeting empowering the Manag mitted a very great blunder.
janeta, he washed it to be inderaton ing Committes to lease the premises now That this Colony is usually on the side of occupied by Musara Sienssen and Co. front that the judgment was net to interfere with
"feft-play, and everyone here knows the Mr tharer at the mally rental of $50,1e had put forward were not suflicient to many has engratulated the captam of the Navy estimates will be increased by Hongkong companies, that their
Obervatory is not ons of the most polite cartiers which I have ever seen. That, indeed, if one may judge from the Inte eridances of bis diplomacy, his modes are neither scientific nor polite.
Our or Robinson (bandsome Sir
tirely supports his (Lord Kitchoner's) That the cupiamy preferred to give
action.
(Kobe Chronicle.) THE CHINESE REPLY TO ITALY.
Toxro, March 16.
A telegram received in Tokyo gives the following sa the gist of the reply of the
Chinese Government to the Italian de-
mands:The Chinese Government will accept and rarofully consider the communi. cation of the Italian Government, demarul- ing the lease of Sanmou Bay and that China should cede no part of Cheking pro- vince to any foreign country. But it is by no manna possible for China to accede to these demands.
CHINA'S ATTITUDE.
PERING, Mar. 16.
The strong attitude taken by the Chinese Government with reference to the Italian domand is due to the fact that the Empiress Dowager dempines Italy, and nons of the Chinese Ministers advocates pence in the present crisis.
So far the Feking populace is in no way excited. -
THE ITALIAN AND GERMAN WAR-SHIPS,
The Italian war-ships have been soon in
the vicinity of Sanarun Bay.
The Gowan quadrant is said to be ss. sembled at Kiao-chau Bay.
ANOTHER JAPANESE GUNBOAT
FOR CHINESE WATERS.
TOKYO, March 16. The gunboat Tateda, which has received
THE ALLEGED AMERICAN DEVAND.
A Peking dispatch has been received in Tokyo denying the report that America had demanded a Settlement at Amoy under the exclusive control of the United States.
Manila Fathers deserve the fullest and beartios: thanks and acknowledgements for the generes, free and disinterested services they have given to Seience, to Hongkong uad to Chine.
That if our friends of the Manila Olaer vatory would only take my word for it, they may be proud of having stirred up the vulgar animosity of this irate star gizer
Fointment.
JONIC.
INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS,
THE CHANCE OF PREMUSKY.
and to make the best arrai
Arrangements possibile for sub-letting the presens rooms to one or more suitable tenants Mr D. Gillies, President of the Testitute, geentied the chair, and he was supported by Mr J. W. Kinghorn (Chairman of Committee) and Mr Mudia (Hon. Secretary). There was a good attendance.
to and asked for an
į his qght to do so. At present the grounds
authorities he had referred to tho nuit maintain his actionnait therefore on the
Lill
The defendant dbtaicol the general coste
an adjournment astmal by shortness in of the suit plaintifs receiving the costs of the period of service of a LLC of motion,
euch side to hear their own gesis on a 193– tion to commit.
fendants.
The President explained the object of the meeting. He added that he thought
Mr H. E. Pollock (instructed by Mesra That a large nuraber of very worthy men the consensus of opinion was that they wilkinson and Grist) appearmi for the have come into collision with the aid ought to have a better building for their plaintiff; Mr 3 J. Francis, Q.C. (instruer Astronomer, who has so inadequately ful Institute that it would ba great induco- filled the original intentions of his apment.not only to people who were residenta edy Mr C. wen) appeared for the de
in the Colony but alan to engineers on board That, at the same time, the uncalled-for steamers when they came o
shore to fund. attack of this stormy petral calls for the that they were able to read the latest perio-TRANSFORM and Cabin Pianos are invalo. strongest action
the part of the corn-dicals with the greatest confort possible.able and very strong-Robinson Pinuo Co. munity and the Government; and every Ho did not think he could say anything one will be glad to note Me Whitehead more in favour of the new premises which Jon-Love is and the Chamber of Commerce are on the Committee had taken a great deal of James--Yea, and from the way in which you a lottery, you know. warpath,
pains
nge for them. They had book are following up Miss Banks, the borress, I to arrange That the andest and moderately worded ad at a great many places in the town, but should say you were after a "capi al' prize.
reply of the Director of the Manila they would all admit at all events most of Observatory has been duly noted, and them would-that the piaco selected was
the
Only our mainit of the crew was lost. On the day of her arrival at the Aures
Feb. the Bulgaria was reinsured at 15 per cent. Emperor William of Ger- 26.-The
steer quic Hamburg-American Picket Company's
The Germanie' Refloated. Feb. 21.-The White Star liner Germanic, at a wha fat New York, listing over through which during the recent severe weather sank the premre of ice, causing the water to enter the portholes, has been refluted.
Debate on Army Estimates. February 25-The delato on the Army Estimates was continued in the House of Commons.
Me John Vorley moved an amendment to reduce the army vote, which provides for a incroased expenditure of £1,250,000 and for the enrolment 5000 additional trumps.
The amendment censured the policy of establishing a great empire in Central Africa.
The Right Hon, W. St. J. F. Brodrick, Under Secretary of State for Foreign -fairs, in replying, stated that the Govecü- ment, at a cost of £1,000,000), lad regained
that betfor prospects are obtainable. Thora is a strong probability that in the north was uninjured.
Mrs Freeman-Thomas is a daughter of drive a continuation of the rich shot work- Land Brassey, and in 1892 married Captain from the surface to about the 250ft. will F. Freeman-Thomas, & nephew of Lord be met with. The importance
covery of a payable boxed. The Great Hampden.
Turkey.
depth could not be
be exaggerated. Turkey is apprehensive of an alliance he Eastern and Caledonia Company have erect- twon Survin and Bulgaris, and has sumed a splendid 20-head stamper battery, readiness.
The mill was started on a large heap of ore, of comparatively low grade, but, according to rumor, the yield was far below expectations. The bat tery is now running on atone from which cannot have spent less than from £25,000 good returns are expected. The company to £30,000 to date, and it is to be sincerely hoped that the disappointment of the first crushing will be more than compensated for by the result of the second crushing.
German Concession, The British Government has supported the protest of the Eastern Telegraph Ex- teusion Company against the conversions granted to the Germans in the laying of the exile from Kustend ji, in the Black Sea, to Constantinoplo.
Proposals for Increased Taxation.
The expectation that the Budget will show a deficit of £100,000, and that the £3,000,000 has called forth many proposal
for returning additional revenue.
Sir Edward Grey, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the last Liberal Adminis night, advocated the taxation of ground tration, speaking at Oxford on Saturday values.
The Times in a lealing article urges the extension of indirect taxation, incliding a1 duty of one shilling quarter on corn sad a half-penny per tu, on sugar.
Thotter, the Tines believes, would yield £6,000,000 yearly.
Prosolytising in Asia Minor. The Porte has given directions that the Protestant misionarica in Asia Minor shall he expelled and the orphanages closed if they infringe in the slightest dogros the re- gulations by the observance of which they
are allowed to work.
which was knows to be
is to be sail, to the credit of these
has no parallel in this colony. Were
sinus of English and foreign companies the same lines, generally conducted on thera would be no necessity for deputations
of the law or relaxation of the vales. Mining would hum' to everybody's advan to wait on the Minister to advocata reform
tage. Why? Because the mines would be the primary and every subsequent conside ration not first robbors' and sharking | jubbers' *most d'ipasious maws.'
Te University of Cambridge has conferred the Ironorary degree of Doctor of Letters upon Lord Tennyson, Governor-elect of South Australia.-
father is worth a lot of money? Miss Mist Dearborn-Is it a foot that your
Wabash-What put that idea in your head ? American Occupation of Cuba, Why, I understand some than wants to Guneral Gomez, the Cuban leader, in-marry you." tends to go to Washington in order to seek
Ir that isn't just like a woman ! Beraterritories in losing which its predecessors guarantee for the Cuban loans and to Tax alien immigration in England is
hvl
it will be a marvellous thing if Father ( in every way Buked to their requirements.tw. fellows fought over a girl' and the | 219 29,00,000. Egypt, he dechired, procure a shortuning of the Americau terinstill on the increase is showi? by a return
Every
one his own storm-warner, and is of vast importance to all who are affected
meeting.
The President, therefore, proposed con-
Mr Muita scoonded.. Carrie unanimously.
you told it to go.
of accupation of the island.
Distress in Armenia. Great distress prevails in Ammonia
ten thousand of the inhabitants of Van are in a starving ondition.
Influenza Epidemic.
A large number of persons in Mexico
orders.
Alpus does not receive the fair play front He proposed that the resolution passed aut
war filly able du pay the cost of conquering loth Britishers and Americans which le the previous meeting
he confined, but he married the lows. Horhaps that was the Soudan, which would he self-supporting his just dne.
fore putting
a condition of the fight." it it might be well he shoul
in fire years. Lord Kitchener, he further a special order, left Sasebo this morning for That I have received a notice of an inven- keep it over a little while in order to give
stated, was not debarred from advancing Fuchow. The ostensible reason for her dis tion of the Director of the Manila Obser- the members present an opportunity of ink-Mas C.-I wonder where in the world the further walls in fra i it or necessary patch is the fear of risings at Chinese ports. vatory which shows the scientific attaining any further remarks they might feel alara-dnek has gone! I sw it on the man-to i so. It was largely a matter of fin-
ants of that distinguished gentleman as disposed to make upon the important step tel yesterday. Mr CI was there yeste regards the issue of storm-warnings, they were about to take.
day, but I heard in going off this morning.. ie Edward Grey, who was Under-Secre-andring from influerza. In the city of That it is what may be termed,
No one appeared inclined to hire the Well, I hope it hasn't gone where tay for Foreign Affairs in the last Liberal Mexic 95,000 persons have been stacked. The capital of the Republic of Mexico Adeinistration, in the course of a speech has a poundation of 316,000.] said that the vapuditioni
n of Lord Kitchener by the devastating typhoons of these seas.firmation of the resolution.
to Omdurusa was inevitable in order to
President Loubet Commended. That I am sorry the list of agents is not
Tue growing cousameption of alcohol by exclude
M. Loubet, the now President of Frace European nations from ac yet published otherwise I would have
curtain classes in France, says tho Paris quiring tonitory there. He added that she has been commended by Republicans for had great ploseura in presenting one to
Mr Kingborn congratulated the members correspondent of the Standard, is causing end of British expansion in Africa was still the searching examination he ordered and Mr Figg, of the Kowloni Olaervatory on the very entisfactary way in which they curtain amount of anxiety to the military unreached, and that where Egyptian terthu seeps he took to repress the recent dis- who has unquesticanbly done good had confirmed the resclusion. It show d authorities. This anxiets is evidenced by ritmy ended British territory must begin.
The American Paulists. storan-warning work of late in connection that they were still in the progressive a series of posters which have just been The Right Hon. Sir H. Campbell Banner- with his Manila colleagues.
mood. He hoped they would continua so, plast in all the barracks of the garrison of man, leader of the Opposition, delivered a Feb. 28-Archbishop Ireland, of St. That the arrangments for the administra- and assist the Committee, who hat now to Paris, which clearly expose to the eyes of spec in which he objected to the limitless Paul's, Minnesota, U.S.A., las repudiated tion of the new territory in Kowloon begin the real work. The real work was to the soldier the ravages produced by alcohol responsibilities being undertaken by Grant the doctrines of Father Take Hecker, thu seem to be going on apace,
move from the prosent promise a less live been freely exhibited in the dormito del in Mr. orley's amendment, but d
on the human system. Those bills, which Brimin. He supported the policy ambo-founder of the America Order of Paalists. Archbishop Ireland will shortly be made quis Ito and had a conferenton lasting about That the official explanation of the paucitymossible and unke their new home ar pieaicsontories, and diong-rooms. show the it was impossibiu for Grost Britain to with- a Cardinal.
of information on the subject appears to sant, as enticing, and as confortable as pos- be that everything of on administrativesible. The Committed har entered into internal organs of a person addictol to draw from the position she had taken up
Russian Torpedo Boats. POISONING OF PRISONERS. kind must be ready before the far is negotiations with several gentlech who drink, and those of a sober, healthy man.. in Aleic
Four Russian torpedo boats are being NHOATA, March 18.
officially hoisted.
The unendment was rejected by 167 built at Elbing, near Danzig, In Prussia. were most anxious to obtain the present These dingruma are accompanied by a nu About two hundred prisoners in the That the beggar nuisance in the Hongkong premises. They had had some very good ties, which enumerates the effects of alcohol volca to 8.
They will have a speed of 27 knots. streets gets worse, instead of better.
offers already, and the Committen were from a pathological point of view, and tha
Sir B. Campbell-Bannerinan and most feeling a little busy uver the matter, as the consequences of alcoholism from a moral of the subers of the Tish party voted rent offered had been a little over what standpoint.
with the minority, they wero paying thenusolves (Hear, hour-So thue the bogey of these promises 'PAPA, said Bonny Bloobumper, why hanging on their hands had disappeared
of on do Mr Blood R J. HARRY WATERS, HEAD are days of grace allowed on a noto? To already, and be thought all the other bogeys
THE CHINESE MINISTER AND
M RQUIS
ITO. Immediately on receiving a telegram from his Government yesterday, the Chinese Minister paid a visit to Marquis Ito and had a conversation with hiu. After the Chinese Minister was gone, the Minister. for the Imperial Household called on Mar-
an hour,
Niigats prison have been simultaneously taken ill and aro now under treatment. They are supposed to have beon poisoned.
• ACTED LIKE A CHARM."
MARRY
TIDS,, maya 2**I regard Charoberlain's bumpor, Pain Balm as a most useful household thedicine. Have seen it used for toothache, rheumatism, and once on a very had scalded foot, sad in each of these instange the Pain Balm soted Uko a charm.
BROWNIE.
"I HAVE Teosivad strange nows from my
Has he got rich son in the Klondike.
No; but a man who saw him up there said he was working;
very one who uses Chamberlain's Pain jalways speaks in the same tarms. It should be kept in every medicine chest. DODSON-No, my dear air, it's no uso talk CHAMBERLAIN'S PA Bats for sale ing. I shan't give up smokine until I'm graywhere. Price, 60 cts,; and $L. dead. His Wile (bitterly) What leads Gmero) Apmú :—Wazzate di Co. you to believe that you will give it up thɛnt
A National GIL. A Greek bauker, named Syngros, bas bequeathed to the Greek nation 30,000,000 drachms. He has also made large bequesta to the dynasty of Greece.
just laid upon the Table of the House of Common.Every month last year com paret unfavourably with the corresponding north 1807, the total ummber of in-. migrants for sojourn during 1893 being 85,220, 31, 1898, upwards of 170,000 deck or third- In the five year ended on Doc. class passengers (not en route to any other country) arrived at the ports of London, Grimsby, Hull, Loith, Me., of whom one. thick were Russians and Poles, in addition to 50,000 foreign sailors.
Quotations.
Hongkong, March 25, 1899, OPTUM-Now Patna, caab, ... 835
Old
cash,... New Bonares, cash, 825-
cash,... 840
"
17
*
19
11
ח
14
Old
22
• Now Malwa, oredit... 700/710 Allowance, Taels,... 8/16
Last Year now,... 700/800
a itowane, Taels,... 8/24.
· Old Malwa credit,... 790/714
4 Tomaten. Taeli
16/36
Persian, Paper-tied 095/740
Allowance Tasla... 0
Hongkong Registor,
[Computing the value of the Attic drachmus to be 9fd, the gift of 30,000,000 dracbum would equal £1,218,700.} Mining Boom at Johannesburg. There is a boom in mining at Johannes burg. This is the first mining boom which bas cecurred at that city since Dr Jameson's Forces
Sr Edward Grey, "rd Fitzmaurice (Liberal), and Mr 3, Buxton (Radical), IT. IS. REMARITABLE,
bessiles 12 Liberals, supported the Govern CAFELAH Chemist of BAWALRISDI and CATS MB W. WILSON, THE PO:
ment.
The Waterloo Cup. business would disappest sise. (Hear, HORREE, How Chamberlain's Cough Blackfierk won the final heat of the Wa- Bear.)
Ramedy has stained a prominence in this terloo Usp. Lapal was runner-up. The President read letter from Mr district, and though it has only been in
The Spanish Army. few months G. J. B. Sayer, approring of the change of trodseed
it has taken the
Feb. 27. In the Spanish Chamber of rooms.
land. From rezarks made
remedy,
warned the members that if there was a continuation of the attacks on the Spanish Transvaal in December 1896. aray the troops. would know how to act."
Senor Robledo protested against the military notation. His remarks evoked SLETIY used Pianos, cheap, to clear for the summer, easy terms, full guarantee.--- uproarious applauso from the Chamber and Robinson Piano Co..
Le public gallerlen.
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Rigkort open sër tokniktature on the 24th
Mr Kinghorn raid he should like to hear who have used this ade by my customers Deputies to-day, General Houtoubierta raid from British Bechuanaland into the Weath
am convinced the opinion of the membora na to what form that it praeesse exceptimal qualitice. I the opening ceremony should take.
nover besitate to recommend to all whe The President said Mr Kinghorn had sug- are in need of a good cough saixturo. gested a dinner, to which His Excellency
CHAMBERLAIN COmos Hempy is for the Governor, H, E. Major General Gascoi sale everywhere. Prion, 60 cta, and 61. gue, the members of the Legislative Connoil, General Agents :-WANKLIN & Co.
V.:0. Then, First Assistant. Hongkong Observatory, March 28, 1899,