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Snakes furos a common subject of discus. | Tener torpedo-boste resettly imported in Lion in the Far East. A writer on Buzustre, sections from Europe sus now being put in the B.N.B. Harald, says this largest together at the loo! Mitan Babi Dockyard, python he has xeon was 18 feet long, hot and will, it is said, by lunched by the end ho aaya pythona 83 fest long are not uscene | of the month.
Mon.
Tam Amestown transport. Shaidan, which
THE CHINA MAIL.
**FRAGRANT, WATERS' MURMUR that a day of humiliation and prayor' raight be suitably wolested, instead us day of rojalping, over the result of the (papifle taking over of the Kowloon Hinterland.
CORRESPONDENCE,
HONGKONG AND THE CHINESE CUSTOMS.
To the Militar of the Charts MAIL'
· Hongkong, April 21,
LATE TELEGRAMS
Death of a Libers) Whip." Landun, April 5.-Tho: death 14-Any
and swords pusend last Sunday great our THE FORMOSA RAILWAY, placa to join the people of Tul-poo, Kim, thyen, oth, to helj them ja delve the Eng
YOKOHAMA, Apel 4. It is stated at the Formoss Rallway High qut, as they say. Invitationg wer Company has no heen finally dissolved, sub tu all the villages in aur muigh and that at the preindary outhys incur terhood from Tai-pes and caporally thyen, ronawned
frite sondy habit by it will be reimbursed no sea as the minced of Mr T. E. El one of the
Famosa Railway Bonds, The many members of the clup was retri
last soalan, hava bon ante. The operation may involve
Parliamentary Bys-election se
Tartu.
ubire.
**Waare sorry to disappoint 50 may ap/oilleil at Malta en route for Manila, took that, as the pluck and endurance of the (lonial Office oficial» ?. What a wo to the thres districts San ons ons dorabile delay, however, for it fa
Spa,What are wo to think of the Chou, one of the oldest and richest clue votril by Alie 17 advanju of «Ijloh / Lihoral Whigs and Methor for Merioneth» military, naval, and polico foron havo sue. think of our uten Losal Oficials when wo Kichon-aro abxjons to help their evidens
plicants for today'a Overlaut China Mail away from that port a number of deserturn soutaining the report of the fighting in the from the 3rd Lmaashiro Regiment. Some way torritory. Although an unusually larga of these men deserted with the intention of Hümber of extra enpien wan printed the seeing sound fighting at Manlis, and oss whole edition was sold out at an early bagen who was arrested at Colomba dealered this morning. No further ordona inced he is had no intention of doseating. Ho was sent in from Hongkong on the Const. Porte, fuking with some danerican soldiers on bar the ship in Midta harbour. I repe A Beuren telegram datad 3rd inst. slates tumlly he fell asleep, and when he woke up. the steamer and loft Malta, several hours. Bomof the deserters wore picked out at Port:Si, others at Peria and some at Columb
The Pekin correspondent of the Times telegraphs that the Chinese love ofletely motland the British Conaid at Tientsif that the entire foreshore of Ching-wantão has been reserved for a Chinese Company for) official and private purposes, thus rendering nugatory the opening of that Port.
Couventino on Mr R. M. Gmy's remarks at the Chamber of Commerce meeting
about -chy, expanking or trade with the Philippines, the Fro-Tipino Singapore Free Press says:-Wo greatly fear that the speaker may be disappointed, and that
fiscal arrangementa the Americape in their new enterprise of inynaion may prove themselves Hispaantores Fisprantia,
How to Select Life Offon' in the title of
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We would law the attanti of our musli |cal readers to the aprcial Choral Service to be held in St. John's Cathedral on Tuesday next, the 25th, at 5.30 p.m. As will be seen from the advertisement in another
clums, Sininor's Sacred Cantata, Tho Daughter of Shirur,' Mendelssohn's Motetr for Suprugo Selo and Chorus) Hear My Prayer, and the beautiful Evening Hymn,
Gladsome Light," frota Sullivan's Guiden Legend, are to be sung, The solos, in the various works, are in the onpablo hunda of
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wage war
Harrow.
April 6-Mr Cox. Conservative, bu been elected Member of Parliament for Harrow by 6,903, defeating Mr Grant, the The vorney was caused by the Radiosi candidate, win pofled 6,198 votes. 3. resignation Mr W. Ambrose
-who have saved the Culony from, what cut the Astute Sir Itubart has once momma (big hat") mountain an old to Rover, the total collected was Chester in 1832. Called to the Bar in 1859
gone onu
are taxed to pay and who and eapposed
pak nn market can be found for ceeded to a certain valent in plouring the look after our own particular interests rothom in the new teritory to new territory of the poisonous elements It is said their dospatches are systematicallygainst the foreigners. The Thone claim the Bonds in Japan at prest. The Introduced, a certain átnount of credit but amed as pior ancient 280 nad wonE,
to lo descomplanta of Sung Li Zing's (1276, all of this Company, ne originally plar- ned, was 15 million win 800,000 shss. there are one-stones in the the last Emperor of renowned Sung Of the the namber taken by the projectors
Tailand must be granted to these plucky follows will not grinding meal. It would appears the clan has heat mai and the first batch of subsoriburn was rise, Q.C., was born as
133,000, And, as the amount aid 1tf on [Mr might have been even a more emphatic better in the matter of thus leal the pancers suit it, a king
Inperial
They fear that the English will del Maritions Customs After KAYO
387 64 abroy that grave and the whole
yen. A part of this was spent upon (obtaining a Certificate of Honour, first
In 1868 he un
· ́fset backs' than wo hayo evog had in all our loosi thunder and triable, bere will lose the Inuky influence of pulation aurreying the line, a part upon Jaoumutirea Bass), his ring was rapid.
eaddled with the
and bad That, whatever may bu sabi about the wis are actually collecting revenue for Chilaried in exhort the props to be quiet. Hes were of species construction, being
Colony agains
Ane of our mich, an old preacher, visited organization.
and waggons, and a part upon expenses of 5000ussfully contested Stockport; Castoms this time a alan, and they
a week ago Tui poo, Sa-thau-kok, etc, and
Such outlays augregated at Fur Harrow as a conservative since 300,000 ven, in round figures: The age taken policy of pacifls settlement and under the British Monate, i told them that Eghad will treat them
Ап Honour for Lady Curzon Simba, March 31.—The Queen hiss hou -transfer, the Poller, under Captain May, } body of men can servo two mastore, at : cer} Kinilig and it they will certainly į carrying ordinary freight. Those, together | gpiously pleased to confer the decoration"
Intended for transporting troops as well as
South China.
have borue the frst rebuff.
That it will ever be a puzzle to common sense residents why the whole arrange manta as to transfer were not passed over to the General Commanding so soon aa tho first matsheds were burnt.
That a strong Guvernment, unhampered
from Home, would at once have declared martial law, and handed the That the nalogous movaments would have whole business over to General Gascoigne.
been the placing of two for even one) good ships of war at Canton, and another ship at the Bogus Forte, with a 24-hours (ora 48-hours) ultimatum.
this British
Shui,
the Customs must be fe or against us. Thare will be no difficulty for those who per under the British Government. wit have studied, the questica to decide where Everywhere they said, What is the uns of with the locomotives and the surveys and
drawing we do not blame the Customs people for aird, fi out, Bo we try to fight anul are will be las the weight of their influence will go. Now, getting better ways to make money, when wings, will all be saluable to the
hiro lantur Feng Shui We will ce money daroted to organizing
Gnterminent, but of course, the the Company looking out for their own interests, willing Erdis, not cheaply selling or live at that the nays be will be reimburs It seems to be expect- hillets for a number of mum, an ofcoin In sll the vill go the germanects are instite the shareholders, but the principle Qacon's Road and promotion in propertion
It
we still more
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to their success in exploiting the Fanting the stupid people. Iris to in foard quosi with a prospective pension at the end; tane have all wire froubles in the iu
Who is responsible for this bust fineco?
was setilou that the Customs sore to count of the dryness of the weather, rotire
their own boundaries forty wiles The members of the secret societies are to unde an either aide, and, forsooth, wo me away from us. No preparations were.
rining ngain.
sulled with them.
Think of it, ye old China hunds who knew what Face in the Chinese senso means. Think of it, ya Local Officials to
o
the Isnerial Order of the Cruen of India
Mary Victoria, Lady Curzon of Kedles
Two Offers Bitten by a Dog. the Beluchists Agenes were hitten by a Dabbust, April 1.-Twa officere of. dog on Thursday at Sibi, Captain Tige of such munificenes is hard to appreciate. wint overly and Captain Archer The cunny failed totally to ourry out the lightly. The des is believed to be la project for which it was formed, and therege, nut and; but all peccautions have seoins to ho no gelid reason why the State been taken. should tulematy it for all the lusars comed by its failtaro, -- Agata Sfest.
The Chinese who are anxious that quist nos and order any return to the disturbed; country say that the Hongkong Govern- mont should make an impressivo display of AN PIPORTANT SHIPPING MOVE- its military power though all cho villogus
-long, and at the same
e time
of the n w
whole committed the honour of our thyon norritory espremlly in Kin
Another Victim to Enterio, Press April 1-Lieutenak. Charlen i thoil Corden, 2nd Royal, Sents, died yes, terday from enterio frer. He had beca sufering for the phat few days, whoo the disease took a sud len turn for the worso, He had on on truth to Europe from Mandalay, refoloing the Regiment at Poona recently. The entire Hyltuunt followed
Birs Lowson, Alles-Mummy Bain, Mr G, P. That all thoso draatle measures are out ofag. Think of it, all yo British subjects influenced Chinese million, whose deals' that hase been carried out for years decensed to tho grave, together with all the
Lammert, Mr E. Mirow and Mr.C. R. Orla a pamphlet by G. M. Dear, Fellow of the pin. The Cathedral Chip bas been speci- Royal Statistical Solaty. The pamphlet ially augmented for the accel by the
the question, when lawad from the In-who have to
pay the bill. Think of the
The Customs
The
offers of
the people by
by flentily proclamations, perial buistering point, and of course unustevalle shame and disgrato hongh on endom openly way to the excited Chinese, aug opportunities of preserving our pre- 229 stige against a contemptible dap in the unto bore giren dira month it werWe came very reluctantly to bring gas to
only 27 years of age. [unca bafare things months to clear face are rendered of none effect,
ost. They took seven yours to think the catensibly we follow our order, but collecting revenus for China under the very doubtful one."
MENT,
Singapore, April 19. One of the most important shipping in Singapore has just boon completed, pleten ships forming the East Ocean S. S Company's floot having boon purchased by Singapuro Syndicate. The chips of this running to Bangkok and Torneo the fee
Gargon, the Cerberua med tho Hecive the fadua (to the former port), the Henta and the Trencation and Fondamnesin
the station. The degenend was. Turkey and Bulgaria. Londen, April 9-Four hours fighting has taken place between the Tarklan and Bulgaria Frontler Gusade at Kizylagach, rounded,
written in dialogué form, and as it is de-kindness of Cotonal Mainwaring and ofteers, That it would be a mighty relief to know matter over end they are herp yet undir hearts are against it,' is certainly a Compacate, the Centuur, the Charon in which a number of men were killed and...
signed to enable the investor to obtain the maximum of security and the largest rüturu for money, with lustrations proving the great valuó of life assurance as an invest ment,' it will recommend itwaif to buttress pooplo. Its value has alrendy haan teoog. blood, for it is now in its third edition, All the leading Humo nevinapora have write ton commandatory notloes of the pamphlet which may be hought ne. Mom Kelly and Valeb's-store.
several thambers of the FW. F. Eand will sasiak; My G. Crimble prosides at the gen, and Hr 4. G. Ward will wold the baton. We bear that, Jataly, the practican have boon well attended, and there some to be overy preapret of having justice done to some rotlly good myclo. The items an the programtio spork fur themselves and are well known and popular at home. It only remains to be seen whether musle lovers in Hongkong will rise tu the occasion and show their appreciation of the treat to be provided by turning up in larga mum- begs Wo venture to think that, should
a
British flag for this played-out Collection
good faith means and never yet obarred is
of lying Orientais who do not know that
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BRITISHTER,
from Home what Mr harsheriain and hin collosgien ronity mean by a careful That some extreme Britishers quggest
reconsideration of the position,
taraatoning
of Canton, the temporary for one week of grand old Six Harry agrest of leeroy this, and the fallen upon us. Yours faithfully,
Parkes to redeem the diagrson that la That the docessity for the ocuparim of
diste aanmand of the Bogue Torts. Kowloon Walled City, and the extension of the frontier to the North of the Wapis shun boundary, goes without saying. That something more is required by way of reparation to wipe off the unnecessary and undeserved shp in the face given to Great Britain under the lasik
dire
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THE PEAK TRAMWAY-A GROWL. To the Editor of the 'Carya MAIL" ;--
Hongkong, April 22,
DEAR Bin,It asema a gross pity that. spproval or sative suggestion of the the Tramway Co. cannot let wall alons. Kwangtung Viceroy, there may be no Tho shares have gone up por cent, dur question among those who know Chinessing the last three years, guod dividends techodz
have beco pala, and the management has
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HINTERLAND,
THE CHINESE CUSTOMS.
EXTRAORDINARY PROPOSALS BY
SIR ROBERT HART.
are
And
to
The Indian Sugar Duties Act, It in reported ne Vienna that the Powers
in communication, and will probably take affected by the Indian Begar Act have been
man action for the protection of their
Au R.A. Colonel Drowned ti Inala
with Meats Hehn Mayer and Co., And, fur The Agerer of the now Company will be the present, at luist, the ships will toa The ballet in the squeezablity of Great the running as net. It may lo prs.intareata,
_sumed, howevon, that a purchuso eo gxton. Britain in Chinese affairs may be judgedaive, and interests so large indicate further
Calella, April Lieuterant-Colonel from the following despatch from Sir Rodevelopments. We may also add that the.
Fast India Ocean. S.S. Ce, although an Shirres, commanding the 9th Mountain boyt Hart to Sir Cloude acDonald :---
ufdam of the Ocom S. S. Co., of Liver Battery, slipped off a rocks while fishing t Inspectorate General of Custasun poul, is a distinct undertaking, which has tho ingest River, and never rose to the Peking, June 27th, 1898 Alenys been estried on ou la own basis į surfaco.~A`aoarch party of twenty men apart from the burger conesia--Fies Prea was urganised; but every effort mads to repover the body has so far been unsucces
eipt of your Excollenay's despatch of Sir, I have tho honour to acknowledge
Miranu is, it la uaderetond, saune douht yet whether the King's Own Regiment will be with us the two yara arranged for (9* they do so, they will not go away That H. B. the Governor has now a given general satisfaction. Now they protho 24th June, informing we that you have
appointed,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
[SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MAIL']
LONDON, 20th April, 1899. AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION. The Sydney Connal has passed the Federation Bill
the Singapore Free Press.) It appears that the system of relief in India is not yet so complofaly settled na to leave it a definite thing that the battalion will stay out the originally suggested time. In that evont là would be relieved about the beginning of the next year, an arrangement that would probably bring the Welsh Fusiliers here from Hongkong. Nothing, however, is certaid as yet as to all this, except that for 4 year or two to some Singapore may, por haps, still be a one-year's infantry station, Awwidest of Policy, was sent out this
wana Coked States Tagur morning to the new tervitus / Thàn consisting of Sargeants Sectt and Me Hardy, troops will shortly proceed to Manila: The P. C'a Gerrard and Lamont and twenty transports for their conveyance are ready Indians, in command of Captain Saperin ! tendant May, has gone to Un Loong, on the Deep Water Bay side of the peninsula. Captain Berger is in occupation of the market town of Fing San, and Mr Lockhart was also installed in the village when Ins: advieos were received. The district of Un
· THE UNITED STATES AND THE
_____DIILIPPINES
THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE AT THE LONDON CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE LANG The Dalto of Devonshire, speaking at the London Chamber of Commerce, enid that the Government does desire to precipitats
opportunity which if intelligently taken may bare the most momentous results, That it is well known, he has done everything he could to check any un official interferencn, and be has therefore
taken every responsibility upon himself
bis superiors,
pose to levy an extra charge on anfortante received a concupication from Her Ma householders for the conveyance of their servants. This will be no inconvenience to jesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Al- the Tramway Co., but simply an inconrafairs, asking you, in view of the rearnt nience to the said householders in that leasing to Great Britain of part of Kowloon they will not take their servants down, or
doing su will require them to walk. I would peninsula and the adjacent islands, whit That it is therefore all the more important suggest that the extra charge-If made at arrangements the Imperial Maritins Cas ho should take the correct que, and aug-st be put on dogs which are a very grant tons of China would propose, and where gest the
the ri ht thing to do.
nuisance to all travellers except apparently stations would be place, and in reply to
€20/0 in the That I believe the only body of Britishers their own wasters-Yours very tiely,
following numbered paragraphs what, in my that has expressed its opinion on the
in will b
be necessary DRUBY LANE.
and wound Hongkong and its now territory situation is the Local Branch of the Navy League and I say all honour to
to safeguard the revenue interests of Uhins, tire men who have realised their inmedi-
tak which will be made in consequenos ito sense of duty.
of the inerens are to be looked after,
theron mund expensive, t
That the dresa i iinarpaitanon and, in
Edvisability weems to have crept over many of our landing residents; and the result in the "Local Government is there by deprived of support which it ought to have received at Home,
That if the shock felt at Home by the direct, officially notified miscarriage of the territorial transfer of the Sunum Diatrist (under
Treaty
of 9th June) has already suggested a reconsideration of the sition, then every word kent Home from properly-constitutan disa British residoute west have a bad good tlfect...
UNITY IS STRENGTH." To the Editor of the Cd Mag
Hongkong, 22nd April. BIB,The patriotic British community will have read with great pleasure the re- sponse of the representatives of the Scotch brothers.
Yes; why should there not be a blue bonnet corps of volunteers, but why not have an artille y corps only? Rifles aro very useful, but I am told that out here good gunners are proferable.
The Maxims require 40 men to form the *€1 division.' Here is a chance for the
for home and
The proposals are made in the belief that Her Majesty's Government, destra to give China liberal and sustained support in the protection of her revenue in that neigh bourbood
I. The right of the Chinese Customs to maintain its office in Hongkong, where it in row only motiailly acknowledged, ought to be fonnally admitted, and the status of the Commissioner of Customs as official recognise.
a Chinoso
NATURA.
The wall of a um she run to uveda--
The try of an exile lorn--
The love of is mist pass alumys chaste
And the scorn that is bred of scorn !
The
frienda inny change and conse to smito
Upeat mo, the my footsteps range Far from their well-known paths awhile,
The face of Nature cannot change. Should I return, and every min
Refuse to greet me as I pass, My happiness they never can
Take witally from me while the grasa
If
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a grau and bush the siren along
Where I was wout to ply my rod.” still this current rushes strong
It still the widespread aspen's moİÇ Waving their white plumea an I go
To suck the pral the heron lores, Thas tall grey frist whom I know
Whether by brook red-fir gre rus.
(And I'must crave his pardon that
I, once, in very wanton-no-, Did idly by my rifle at
In the grey cloud, his soft grey dress)
Loong is where the rebels aniblod in a crisis in Chins, but that it will endeavour That the Hongkong General Chamber of form this country. Let the lica, 40 eight to be maintained an at present. The strong, the rich, may past man by-
large force, but it would appear that on the approach of the troops come of the villager bf Ping Esa had repeated their opposition to the British ocupation, for on the locked Coors of vertaiu houses Chinese and English insoriptions were pasted to the effect, that the village was friendly towards the British. The four prisoners of war will be brought up at the Magistracy'un Yunday,
ESSELA AT THE Donks - At Korfoot Isla de Cuba, Isla de Luzon, Henry Failing, Hating, Irene,
Cosmopolitan. - Don Juan de Austria, Kataugams Maru.
Victoria.
Aberdeen.-(None)
to secure a dus share of the unoccupied parts of the world, and that, desiring to de cloace the ties of the Colonies to Great Britain, the paramount duty of the Government was to make the Aruy and Navy string enough to defend not only Great Britain bat alvo bar Colonies and bur Foreign possessions,
(Epesial to the N-0. Buty News.) ANOTHER MAHOMMEDAN
REBELLION.
PERING, April 16.
An urgent tolegrain from Governor Jao of Kaahgaria, to-day, states that Russian tmissaries (Andijanis) havo. been caught smuggling arearms to the Tunginis (Chi- ause Musatimans) in the New Dominion, and that the near proximity of a large
THE Roy. Dr Judson Smith; foreign secre- ; Russian force, west of Yengishar, has stir- red the Turkis up considerably and serioas tery of the American Board of Commis table is anticipated. In
In Kashgar chy Lioners for Foreign Missions, on his return only 1.000 troops of all arms are available, from a town in China, writes The and of thong 500 are Mahomedan cavalry
whose loysify under the circumstances an (Chinese) nation is astir with the moverent he telled upon. The Governor there from Barmah to the Great Wall, from the fore exprosees regret that his advice and -ocean to the Hinto Koosh, and the old or not been taken last summor when the beat troops wery being sent to Peking. "Fur- der can never return. Commenting on there that there are over 8,000 Fustan this statement the Sydney Duty Telograph, subjects (Andijania, Bokhariots, etc.), in remarks editorially
Kashgar city alone, and the Tortai (Huang) of that Intendancy reported that they are To believe that is to accept a esther large becoming more arrogant and hence he fears order. For the Chinese are notoriously trouble, but has ho troops sufficient to unquestionmbly. people, of duplicity rosane tlioko gente, who in the areat of and ignorance of their silicity to trouble will maly be joins by the lu
more convincing exul
Forope and purketed the
1:
commanden is deteh G000 of the 15000
men under him in Kansu, and send thei postiinate to Tihurs (Urunntei).
they are Ignoran, for it is an establish anal rust at Elo Park: The ON DI ODE,
gallant Scotch who are always ready to fight Division, and let their device Commerce and the China Association be The Maxima, Blue Bonneta. That I see you have as yet and little or
have apparently done nothing.
nothing about the fiscal nature of this territorial fiašre, and-perhaps, under the parlons conditions in the Fliutesland, it ค right to em the ha'penco That it say be kept in mind, however,
the the mainteunuco and so-called development of the now territary, kava been carefully saddled upon the Hong kong finances. That I note
If it
The existing sub-stations at Chungchow, Capsringen, Lai-cbee-kok, and. Futochow although they are in the leased territory.
tshould be found that other stations are the same corps divided up into several art shall have the right there to collest, daty
they may be institulul. Any corps is stronger as one unit, than the Chinese Customs at Hongkong different sections. Our nuble Commandant night later sou his way to permit us to have and likią en any opium and similarly dues saan infantry drill, thus embodying in one and duces on general cargo shipped un aus corpin the advantages of the two arms; native vessel to ur from hina. The Cas which could be used as our loaders thought tons ought also to have the right to me or more special jetties in proximity to junk expodunt.
anchorage at which cargo may be exatun
and verified
3.The Chinese Customs cruisers and launches may continue to exercise their funktions within the waters of the leased territory.
I care not, while the Bedoms twain Cart their blur ramparts 'gainst the sky.
Tho' I should have no human hand
While woods for me their gold retain
.........
To smooth my brow and comfort me, Stifl, Nature, thou wilt by me stand. For I did plight my truth of thee When first I last my boyish ginoce
Ou the broad cloudscape c'er the fen Old loves grow strong as years advance,
What care for the love of men!
E. N. B.
A
Permit me to say one thing though; let as he volunteers not in name but let other people
think that in time of peace we cons- you have already, called atten- cientiously prepare curselves for war. to what you call the scandalous In all our sports, bo they amongst our
made by the Colonial Office. selves or with foreignore, we always strive That I do not believe thesis and to conse out at the top of the tree; why landed as stores, takes delivery of, or ship at Sandakan a few weeks ago, shid
42 No opium, raw or bailed, shall bef-Bonfort, in his fatawell address De volunteering ton t does akould this not perhaps think the mili-Tea in Hongkong, British Kowloon, or any not regard this shefle of the Peronn- Do some people
resident of the. Colony who
preass.....
or
ful.
April4-A native boy was the only eyes witness to the drowning of Colonel Shirren, rud his scanunt is that about 14 o'clock in the roming the Colonel, who near, was wading up to his knees fishing. on the Sikkim side of the
Iliver Funguet
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just above the point where the Rahman
Bows into it. He got into deep water and was seen to swin, but still holding his rod Suddenly he disappeared unler water and was never seen again. From the fact of be inferred his bulding tho red up it may ho had booked a fish, was unwilling to lose it, and did not realise the dangers of the river. The body has not yet been recna vered.
Departure of Sir Salter Pyno from India. April 6-Sir Balter Pyne leaves to-day- for Egland, in a work state of health, and has decided not to return to Indi
The Troops at Omdurman This Daily Megraph's correspondent of Cairo repuria that, using to the persistence meningitis, the troops have been remov, I frum Öndurman to be a thier positions, Dreyfus' Motives for Treachery. Gesond Rogat, in his examination by the
el
Comt of Bugsation, being-questioned regarding Dreyfus mintives for treachery, declared that the accused was embittered by receiving barl certificates when he left the military school, and moreover hut ganised and spent large sums on women,
The Samoan Question.
.
April 1st-The three Powers, Grest Britain, Gorman, and America, have aureed upon the appointment of a Joint High Commission to settle the Samost Question, with the King of Sweden as empire.
ing t
April 3rd.It is stated at Washington that the three Powers concerned havo reached an understanding on the Samoan oliviating the seceraity of appeal.
Oscar as umpire. April 5th-Great Britain has assented to the principle of the Sces Commission, but delays her feat assent until the cni- position and the powers of the Commission are settled.
April 6th-The three Powers-Greate Britain, America, and Germany-have fully settled the Tri-partito Commission for dealing with the Samoan question, Marder of a Bandsman, Peshacar, March 31.-Yet another net
of Chazism centred at Peshawar to-night,
bandsman of the Hampshires being abot...
As to the taxation I hasure you that ent Qihoals of the Colonial Office as la art not a noble ona? If in care of of
of of the leased territory without a permit to your words shall have my very curufal con piece of official work unworthy of the need anybody helps you to resoute your be issued by a Cofonmal authority. Opium sideration, and I will consay them to the
thry Government of Her Majesty the Ein-children, your parents, your home rentaured without permit, or found anywhere Director. You are more heavily taxed any quantity in contravention of Co-here this in Hongkong and Singapore, danger, you respect him and in many cases
lonial Ordinanco shall be confiscated,
where the circumstances are diferent, bur That new territory in intariahly assisted cannot adequately reward the services Hongkong itself was helped for many rendered, how much more then has one to
The opium farm, e, an ollicial esta
not wo heavily as in other countries. years-by the Hons Government, and respect that institution, which in case of blishment with an exclusive right to retail The Company has invested over five mil (only boiled) opiam, shall be untainad, tion dollars in this country and has scares. spite of this wa are calmly informed, nood has to reseno us all from danger 1
the signature of the Imperial Fed- Brothers join, but if you juin don't think and the Ordinance Nos. 22 of 1887, and 2119 reensed any dividend. It has only dead in the Sudder Fazair, Middle Canton eration Champion (Right Hon. J. Cham-you are playing at soldiers, but he soldiers.
of confirmed and amended to meet misreprived o
reerivad one per cent a fox times. All of ment. The wurderer was pluckily caught borisin) that nothing much by way of Yuues respectfully.
circumstances,
and to make good thus you have made that many times or you and held by a native shop-keeper unti az- development of the new territory can ba
A VOLUNTEER points on which they are insullicient.
would not be here. But I ara poing away rested. The indignation amongst the E- The Loding establishment, of the fann, for a few months, and I will tell That it will be interesting to know how the
done until Hongkong can pay for it!
the Direc ropeans is intense, its retailing shops, and its books and ve
tors what you may Tulec, Billian, Lahore, April 4.-Bandsman Leyton 'AS juist moss, brou iht about or permitted by THE REGRETTABLE AFFAIRS AT Counts shall be open at any time to the ins- Hemp and other things are making money. shot when making purchases at a alimp in
pection of an ufficer of the Chinese Customs Wait a short lime, and the country will be the Cantonment Bastar. spuuially deputed for the purpose.
6-All Delinances regarding the posses be less.
come muro prosperous and the taxes will Sher Dil, was arrested by a fruiterer. Ha belonged formerly to the. Border Military Police. kinn, movement, preparation, or sale of
the Octogenarian Viceroy of Kwangtang and the British authorities, na to the transfer of the new Torritory, may affect the short-sighted and mean policy set That this Imperial meanness is visible in
out in Me Chamberlain's despatch. moro ways than one, and it is becoming a serious question whether Me Chamber-
Ins
TAI-PO-HU.
To the Editor of the "CHINA MATE,{
Hongkong, 22nd April
exì
Al
commcneid. This is
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pyr
The aaaasin,
Y60,000, intus; and-it out some arisen as to the rate of pay the enginesleg
if any of your readers can enlighten me on
DEAR SIR, I shall feel greatly obliged plum in the Colony and its waters, afloat Tr Coke Anthi states that hitherto no Threatened Strike of P. and
and ashore, stall be rigidly enforced by the Colonial Executive, and its officers reward- gins burger then 28 cm, for mortars ond
O. Engineers. the following points.
Bombay, April 5.—The Advocate of Indio 24 cm. for cannon could be manufactured from procvels of seizures with a view to 1. Was the opposition offered by robala
somewhat in the Osaka filitary Arsenal. Sine: 1604 to-night says: Adispute of encouraging zoal lain over seriously looks into the matter or by the villagers? would be cited dicemous Turkis Governur fan therefore
which are settled over his sign manual. 2. by the former, is it possible that
prozeds of sale of confiscated goods factory for antifacturing 27 cm. cannon serious nature has arisen between the P than that of Li Hang Chang, a very shinoût arks that Viceroy, CE of Lochou That the promise of the Governor to give the villagera didn't know anything about it, shdl be divided equally between the Chi.han boen in the course of orection, and the and O. Company and some of its engineers statesnun, who lied to Ganlon, sat other
schools to all the villages of the new terennsidering that the preparations must
ces and Colonial Govorzamenta.
machinery has been imported from Europe. which at the moment of writing threatens, visa ilogoived him, because it was the cas tom of the best of his people to practice
rit ry is quite in keeping with the tradi-have taken some time to make?
7-No arms, munitions of war, or con. The fitting of the waghinery has now been to develop into something like a strike.
A party of engineers arrived by the last diplomacy those lying lines. “They ru
tions of British administration, although 3. If the villagera know that the rebots traband goods may be shipped on any vessel complete, and the infacture of a can-
#3 prasengers to join the officially, callous people, t which mit Tas Peking correspondent of the NC
it might be fairly questioned whether wild cauge trouble to the British Govora proceding to a Chinese port in Hongkong of 87 .m. of French steel was recently mai
Peshquar, trading between Borby sid large gun for permit issued of dering spired very plainly whon,.
the Governor was right in dubbing thement, anul, in fact, to the ascites, why r its waters, without the war Daily News Write bi the 11th inat. The
poses of cost defence. Its length 8-7 the East, but, owing to
dispute, having hese Customs. with Japan, prominent officers were brutal Raperie is said to bo vory ill again, and Potion of the now territory as Britishdir't they come forward and infor-the-gif by the Chinese
#ubjects,
8.The Hongkong Government shall metres its to have and munitione importer from the Empresa. Dowager har postponed hor That every thiness person who comes to British Government when they are sɔ loyal
necessarios. The coun-are entitled to t the inen refuse to join the pass such legislation as may be necessary to proceeds. And
try is to be congratulated, omelades the ship and the Company on the other hand the new territory is under the jurisdic. to make a presentation to our Govern-
give effect to the above pravisions. tion of Great Britain, but not every
The above-numbered paragraphs are put, that there will be no farther need threater to envike the purer of the lawf
there is any breach of the alleged contro peoples of the interior never kuện ve the haerer that His Majesty Ruang Hsu
The circumstances according to the ongi, even Houghong) ia u British subject. war of England and Francs poidal again ha on the throne, The official That, while these free and-easy prothies the villagers, wint was their object, bo meet Chinese reviuse requirements, I| Tun following is an athentic example of of pay at home, lower than that pre
the opposition was organised by it proper should be done at Hongkong t
ncere are that they accepted a certain rate: were being zondo about village schools, cause it is.6 well-known fact that inder the may, however, express the opinion that the English as she is wrote received recently by riously given, under the impressio
that rate had been fist had gone forth, about the pro-British Flag every one is free, and that by you it provides for and more especially a Shanghai resident- srised $12,000 grant for an European coining under the British rule, they can Chiucas Custoins at Hongkong gives DEAR MASTERS
the recognized preeence of a fully authoris
Shanghai 14th
men already on Sohbol at British Kewldon, that the live in peace and prosperity.
April 1899 rüll. 00 arriving gratit had been withdrawn, until the & LA
thero any trath in the rumour that promise of enabling mensures to be taken
Esq.
discovered this rate. had Inglong finance showed a surplus of one the villagers' minds had been poisoned by which will make the working of the West
I am report Your mastere. We ate Only fused, autoonsequently under the cir trade, especially at those place of approach To your house Boy, have Your stance they decline to establish a That if anyone will inform me when the tão people who went over thers last year call to wawards of the first part (Sanrskui) Grants me To Find a house Coolie Dawdort by accepting the terms. The Cơm đ HARRY WATERS, HEAD fines of this Colony, after having been to buy land from thom, that if they did considerably easier than at present; also of Yesterisy.
not sell their property, they would lose
pany demand that the Bogincers shall form saddled with the bangled Hinterland and Fererything when the British Gang-Your securing arrangements which might facilit From Mrs.
Rocsmandation: the contract to the letter and in the stent and its development, can ever show a faithfully,
ate the credo anticipated to grow up under Myself To your office; But I Send now the ef fallo threaten to prosecuto the meta., Burphis of one hundred thousand dollars.
the now inland stunin navigation rules. In Bouror That is gare Coolio he is hid Be-A meeting of ongueurs has taken place. I shall ask you to print the information
both respects anything which might be pe fere Boon mes Work Lay. sible and without a custom house. I do
fact that tie vast majority of the a
of the highest officinis in Peking cold mo that he did not believe there was any chance
Chinaman who enters that territory for What benefit can the rebels possibly forward averely to represent what I consider to import this clues of gun from abrovi.
Chind, and, laughingly lined that is great favourite of the Empress Down they had ever taken Blanc Therefor his grand probably kunes the plans of the reasonable to question whether the
the Old Lad Lens well as any ung in the to the Grost Wall are omita, and his opinion is at Kung Hsi pegyla from Blurrash bitton with a craze for reforma Bat, ut the wit never leave the Palmon and never ruign great cities, whers Butoy
intercones is again.
available, the bite hair,
inade. The depred
flight of the radical
Consérvalie
Edicts, the
ACTED LIKE A CHARMAN
STATION SUBOOL, RAWAL
I found Climberlain's Balm 44.1modi usomal duusehold.
if
Harold it used for toothache,
hundred thousand dollars !-
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The datation in figo types of the Hinterland pm may be voly of second (perbupe it. in of jaku | frschimportance to the serious mosa Link
boo mindo of the trandlen
KIMBERtel an enleg batish
4.
5 If the
ment of British Flags ? dorive from their action?
INQUIRER.
THE DISTURBANCES IN THE HINTERLAND.
To the Editor of the CNA MAIL." - Lilong, April 18, 1809. -There great excitamento monges the
Ivor
I are hope Your nars To Engage this man not eep that much will bo prasileis sara Begining To days, to redound to the counorcial advantage of “
Myself Come To Your Family at, 10 cha Colony as well as of the Chinese trade. Clock. Do this point, however, the nocasines F.S. but call upon ins to say ingre at present,
Saldainin rektoru, there own be no two | Gilnese not only of the new pernitary ; in. I have, da
I have,
BROWNDE
the whole interland, zuby rumours are
Hundreds of many Bungo with rife
Roy H
Inspector General of Ouatzzus....
This Badly note. By your new Spevant house Boy I hope You rend mole itn,
Your Great Favour. Tam Romali
been *****
and in case the Company resort to then moasures the whole of the engineers below. the grade of First and Scand intou ka that they will support their comrades unst refund work. It is frusted a soli tam vol the dificulty" will be fʊand vás if both - elden-refum to givu- was nimalone clund konn
will arise which is trigid to lu art: