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for the Treaty Powers to make a demand at Feking and then accept a mub. Lerd SAZIRBURY displayed an equal lack of moral fibre after the Kuchcug massere, and the mandarins now believe, and will apparent reason, that they can defy any of the Westers Power, each of whom groval at their feat in turn,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESI
The German gunboat Zilde jefë horo yester. day for Bhanghai,
ESDAY APRIL 14TH. 1896. SUPREME COURT.
April 18th.
IN ORIGINAL JURIDICTION.
The Bussing ruiners Dimitri Donalei and Rurik served at Singapore on the 9th April from Colombo. The Dimitry Deneko la band or Hongkong, and was to leave on the 17th The Burik is bound fer Visdirestock, bat theEFORE HON. W. H. GOODMAN (ACTING date of her departure from Singapore was TM- certain
Before Comi At the Magistray Some time last year M. GERARD, the French Minister, after a fine pretence of mander W. CH. Hastings, a Chinese building firioness, which parfook, however, more of contractor was charged with causing the Able of a Chinese doctor: Aton z fortnight, ego bluster, sent a French gunboat up the the prisoner was sont le geel for thermonths squirrel in a house Gray Boot. The Yongtsze into the Tungting Lake with for biting one of the doctor's Engers of during, instructions to proceed up the Siang River, doctor was afterwards, tuzarienly snd and sonte of our Northern contemporaries died on Saturday from blood poisoning, the rushed to the conclusion that His Excel-result, it is supposed, of the bite. The prisoner was consequently taken out of gaol and cargo lency was about to demand the opening up with coating the death of the doctor and he of that river and the Tongting Lake to was committed for trial French trade. But the gunboat, wo
CHIEF JUSTICE).
THE TUNG QUANG WORIEK IZP SHAN LUNG In this case the plinta frm claimed 819,000 ig the defendants. M J J Francis, Q. U. for money Jons and advanced by the plaintiffs neted by Mr. Ewens appeared for the hands of the partners of the defendsut khus Bank, who had left the colony, being unknown, a writ of Foreign Attachment was issued on the Iith ultimo and arved on the garnisheen
BILK CULTURE IN SOUTHERN
ducka are in spoelal demand in New York, Bull, there is much room for improvements of the kind. The Chinese, however, are not inclined to pay fair prices for new lurentians and sys tems and, besides, they recognize neither patent nor leade-mark Chins offers, no paying field for the talent of inventere,
COLONIAL FEDERATION AND
IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
his yeam Ightly The Colemisel Secretary. was on the landing stage, and was, the inko“. cent panse of a somewhat embarraming insident Li Hungchang stopped sibira. His Excali
The mulberry grown in Southern Ching in lucy in probably very short-lghted, and his officers were perhaps ignorant of the ceremonial different frein that grown in Northern China, to be oberved. At all events they had assisted Japan, and Europe, in so for wa in Southern the Ambasador several feet up the steep gang China no trees but only bashins are grown, way before becoming aware of Mr Bretten which, after having been pruned fu winter, ham's pressnes. Then the error was quickly heemne densely covered with foliage in the paired. His Fatalloney turned round on the spring, resembling very much our varieties of gangway, Mr. Swettenham doffed his cooked dwarf willows. In the silk-growing distriote
The Temes of the 8th March in its article on grant cordiably, and the procession once more in order to make them produce the supply of the Colonies says -- A hat and spels the words of wolooms; Ld. Hang large folds planted in this manner can be seen, moved forward. On the pion the artillerymen mulberry loaves necessary for the seven silk While the Naval and Military Estimates pro- chang boxed smiled, and shook hands with and the Chiness cultivate these with great care, Lat come to the pressat, and a His Excelerups harted anally beginning with the cented to the taxpayar of the United Kingdom towards the ambled crowd. His Erellency There are so many different varieties of silk. Government to socept the falt responsibilities of y passed along he bowed right and left month of March and ending with October have testifled the readiness of the Imperial the soldiers, and bowed sareal tisses towards elaborate report, a special study of them would idle. soomed mask impressed by the appearstice of worns in Chios that, in order to make an Empire, the colonial Govoraments have not been them. At the end of the pier two of the Govide necessary. I mustrict mysalt, therefore, to eror's carriages were waiting, and Li Hang nams puly the two kinds mostly grown in thủ ANG TE KẬT. 6. THE SHAN LUNG BANK, In this case the philly who is the man ohang and the majority of his smits at once south, agam and Imeljut The aging ja toer of the firm mentioned an
drove off to Government House. Meanwhile, the eggs of these varieties being left over from the plaintifs in the but-named suit, claimed the Colonial Secretary, Captain Herbert, A.D.0, precoding year are washed in March in topld Two women were each tinel Sin at the Ma sum of $10,200, being his private monies and several of the Chinese staff were left in the water, and by this process made to break their crowd, which had been pushing forward in a shells, but the cocoons obtained from this erep are ister yesterday for carrying the body of a deposited with the defendant Bank.
Mr. J. J. Francis, QC, instructed by Mr. rather unseemly minor to get a view of the only used for the prongation of new seed, and child which had died of plague. The women
A writ of Forsign Attachment was issued proceedings. There was no earrings in waiting, the worms salsaqueatly obtained furnish the
so, taking the bull by the horns, Swatter first silk crop we met by an Indian ecastable lata on Babur.Ewans, appeared for the plaintiff. day evening and they bolted efter dropping the and contemptuously refused by the Tsurg-body. The policeman kondly blow his whuckle in this suit alio, but the return showed service he and his friends pitshed their way through However, only a part of these cocoans an li Yamen. France may bluster and white, and two Kiflamen chused the women, caught on the garnishes only, all the property baring the crowd to the Singapore Clab, and from enn for the production of silk. Another por
The plaintiff having established bit claim to Gormrament House
weed, the Lusijet" kind being rod for the but, like the British Foreign Minister, she them, and gave, thom into the custody of the been reited under the writ in this previous there obtained a humble gharry to convey them or in always used for the production of new
polioo. The soldiers then picked up the body
AT GOTEENMENT HOUSE
succeeding crops of the same year, while the Mr. Francis, after antiefying the Court that
On arrival at Government House, the route Tayasam can only be used for the drat grep is always ready to turn her cheek to the carried it to the Tolice Station. In consejudgment was given with coste.
are grester and of better quality than tas WINES AND SPIRITS. miter, if it be a distant Power and iifquence of the assistance they so willingly ron-
the formalties in connection with the writ of to which was ecoupled at various quinte by of the folowing year. The "Tayssam" coceous Foreign Attachment had been complied with, prowds of curious people, His Excellency was eller In Tin Fer, of the plaintiff firm, who received with the proper carsmony by the Gor "Lus jut" cocoons, but the seeds of the former proved the debt
Judgment for amount claimed, with interest error Li Hung-chang them premented List are so delicate that it would hurt the brood if Messrs. Wui. G. Hale & Co. in their circular
At the rate of 8 per cetit, por annum from the suite in the following order His son and they were sod as often for caprolaction as are
principal recrobazy, Li Chia-fong, Ministro the "Tusijut," je Plenipotentiaire, Faisant Fonctions du Conseil- dated Saigon, 4th April say Rice.There is not manh to add to our last adrices: the market 11th March, 1896, to this date, and costs, in Hongkong is wosk and has the effect to lenses Mr. Frederick Howe the bailiff of the ter de l'Ambasade de Chine Le Vicomte Li the domand here, but our prices still remain Court, proved execution of the writ of org Ching-nou, Bonsailler de l'Ambassade de high in spite of the absents of any enquiry of Altachment and Ee seizure of arms of $37,737 Chine. Lo Feng luh, Ling Y-you, and You consequence, Quotations are as followsNo,sed the Court declared the same to he subject Simei, Becrétaires de l'Ambassade de Chine; white milled $8.26, No. 3 whites milled 82.66, to attonout under the writ fested in buis abd Dr. A. Irwin, FR.C.SI. Mediest Ofles 10 per cent, cargo $216, 20 per cent, cargo $2.1 motion. Application for execution was post to the Embassy Li Hung-change full title reret, natf.obiavolos weight in gunnies with pored pending the result of a Bankrapte peti inscribed on his visiting card is as follows: out insurance Tonage-Frights bare takeu tion against the debtor arm, which was filed onLe Compte la Hung-chang, Grande Secretaire a downward turn consequent upon a drop in the the 12th March, 1696, Hongkong graia market, and not more than 12/13 cents may be quoted for that direction. No enquiry for thewhere.
A. S. WATSON &00., LIMITED. believe, never got as far as Changsha Bvcp, and the demands of the Minister, if over they were made, were curtly
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d'Etat, Ambassadeur Extraordinaire et Pleni- potentiaire de 8. M. Empereur de Chino, The grand staircase and its approaches wore decorated with pot plants. After the ooroy of introduction was completed caffee was served, and the Governor and Li Hang-chang engaged in a quarter of an hour's quiniated conversation Sir Charles thon conducted the guest, to his room where he rested until breakfast at Inif. past eforen. Lucluled in the breakfast party was the Russian Imperial Consul. Mr. C Klaimenow. This was a delicate compliment on the part of the Governor, Li Hongchang being bound on s special mission, to the Czar. The Colonial Secretary, the Attorney-General, Captain Herbert, A.D.C, and the Chinese Consal, were also present.
At one o'clock His Excellency the Governor held a reception, at which he had invited about seventy of the most prominent among the Chinese nose Excellency received the gathering with every mark of cordially. After a brief rest be grove community to meet L. Hang-chang. His Chi-
to the Chiness Consulata, where he was enter taised with great ceremony by the Consul General, who also bad charge of the entertain ment of the whole of his mite. In the cool of the eviming His Excellency will take a short drive, and ad maven o'clock be will leave, in Government launch to join the Bracet Binone, which will start at about sight glook-Sirmits Times."
In general, the silk production is attended to
worms, the seeds are cavered with mulberry here in the same primitive way on has been done for centuries past. Before the hatching of the leaves, so that the worms as soon au hatered san find immediate food, and the thickly covered leaves are then placed on bamboo sticks and pat on the frames, from which they are only removed period the young warms meive ing cat lave for cleansing and foaching purposes. To the first wo er three times per day; later on, according to their growth, coarser ent lenyen. About sight days thereafter they drop into their first sleep, and then again after eight days. This process is repeated four times. fix days after the fourth sleep they stop growing, and are then of a yel lowish, and almost transparent colour.
They are thes pat upon frames, where a cellular texture gives them a favourable place to work their cocoons. This very simple ap parating prevents almost completely the spin ring of so-called cocoonsdoubles. A great deal more could be ssid on the further treat
weather on their development, but it is rather ment of the silkworms to that period; on their diseases and the influence of temperature and diffent to obtain reliable reports, and a per sonal study on the spot would offer so may
In general, these pointe will not differ much difficulties that I must restrict myself to the from the interesting reports of the Briss vice Donal at Yokohama, Dr. P. Ritter, on the silk above.
culture in Japais, although the Japanese have of lato years made considerable improvement and program, while the Chinese,, who are opposed to el juzóvations, ars still pegging away at their old primitive methods
Last week woonference of Australian Premiers met at Sydney for this purpose of considering certain federal questions, and in the forefront of the resolutions which have been placed on record are those relating to federal defenos. A trendy military conferencen have been held, And in the different colonies questions of organization and defense hare bocss dinered with sufficient interest to prepare the way for the resolutions of the conference of Premier. It is now theoreti
Australian colonice shall be" so zmended; as to cally determined by a consangus of official
allow the local forces to become practically: opinion that the military laws of the various
federal forces liable for servico in any portion of Australis or Tasmania. With this end in of control, discipline, arms, equipment, view it is resolved that uniformity in raatters motive service pay shall be introduced, as soon as possible, and that periodical meetings of Com wisely defined in coingrehensive torms a the mandants shall be held for a purpose whick is promotion of the afficity of the fermes. Tho
of the very genoral acceptance to Europe of the conference did not shrink front, facing the scientific question of ammunition, and, in view superiority of the new smokeless powder, it recommends that a sardite factory should be established in Australis.
The effect of these resolutions, if they are into a all Australian army, which may B carried ont, will be to transform six local corps counted thenceforth among the military forces of the Empire. The suggustion of the Itaperial military authorities that a Volunteer GEVA force might bo organized thronghand the colonies in
addition to the fores strady in existence, sudurary of the resolutions of the conference, hos although it is not mentioned in the telegraphis been extremely well received by the Australian Press, and it will be interesting to watch for the development which may bagiven to the idea by the independent young manhood of Australia. That any Australian army which may be orga sized would in the event of need be at the sa...
remonstrange which was called forth in New rice of the Imperial authorities sesroely ritmits, in the light of recent events, of any doubt. The Zealand by what was subsequently explained to
demonstration of the Australian colonies indi be only the apparent backwardness of the New
eaten satisfactorily the attitudo of the Britik Zealand Government to join in the Iste loyal
public of that colony while the truthing offer of the Maori nativos of the North Island to form themselves, if desired into a guerilla- regiment for Imperial service in the Transvaal speaks for itself as to the devotion of the natives under our rule, Sen
ficult to reach. The Peking Government have, through their Alissadors abroad, taken tho measure of the Western Powers, and know that they can go very far indeed in the shape of both insult and injury before any of the Powers can be moved to effective reprisais. The hunnilinting back down made by Francs after vaiuly, endeavouring to capture Formost, not the weak acquies cence of Russia in the repudiation by Peking of the treaty concluded by CUNG How had confirmation beeu vecosary, PORT siter removal should be rested would have confirmed them in their conviu
ionth before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to totion that the Western nations were, after
Reports hare been in circulation that the decanted at the Dispensery before being all very powerless at long distances, So
long as concerted action was possible there plague had made its appearance within the was some chance of foreign interests being walls of the Aeile de 34 Enfance, and the Bord. Mother ovan received a letter of condoleúcs on in a degree maintained; but now, when the death from that cause of one of the Sistore, every Minister plays of his own bat and has we learn that there is not the slightest founda virtually no force at his buck, neither tion for the rumour, the fisters-being all in
SI-order is the elemental cause of dirt their usual health and geort spirits, and there satisfaction for injuries suffered por con being no unesust sickness of any kind singstand disease, of stress in its many forre, of cessions to trade are likely to be gained. the children. We have seen a lotter frem Dr. discord and dissensions; it is both the canas and The Chinese Government lost their fear of Paulsen, the medical attendant at the Convent, the effect of ignorans and ill. Human pro- dated yesterday, which he states that no canegress simply as the attainment of better foreigners many years age, and they are of plague has occurred there. Berupalous order, for order is Heaven's Brst law, Frem now losing all respect for then. The cleanliness in every respect being strictly carriol the civilizing of the sarage to the civilization disgraceful scramble for contracts, the at-out, the Institution is probably in less danger of this class of the nineteenth century it is only are the nearer we approxch to the life of the Goda The mat of disorderly habits is bat yery tempts of different Ministers to outbid the plague than any other house in the dispersal of disgrder, and the more orderly we partially civilizali,all that can be said for him others for soll favours and advantages
being that he is fortunate in hiring ang more have unquestionably lowered the prestage
or less ofvilized: beings. The first principle of of Western Powers generally and ren
order is place for everything and everything,
The military resolutions of the Sydney con [FROM THE "COMERCIO"], dered diplomacy at Feking a
in its place, and oli velames are not in their
The silkworm needs twenty-four to thirty ference while have been already quoted are far arduous and unthankful, if not THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA..
plars. Men who glory in being odd volumes MADEIN, 7th April. possible, calling. Nor are matere likely to
after the butterly breaks out of the pointed spirit in which the meeting of Premiers was con The American House of Representatives, by glory in their shame,
I am not a member of The OffVolumen,"
hours to make a cocom, and three days, there from giving the most important evilumos of the end of the cocoon. Babsequently it isys its Tened. They were preceded by the resolution eggs and dion If the cocoon is to be used for that "federation is essential to say complete be meaded by the adulation exhibited
honour of asking me to put down my name;
silk winning in lieu of production of now seed, scheme of Australian defence. The resolutions The Society would probably have gained nothing by the French authorities at Bigon 24 to 27, has approved of recognising the 'nban although the original Secretary did ma the A Council of Miniştem wdfold the evening and 1 might possibly have gained little, but
the battery is killed with charcoal gas, in arrived at apon other subjects show how entirely order to prevent the breaking of the opcoba.the mind of the mmference was possessed of this to His Excellency Lt HUNG-CHANO. It is rebels as belligerents and of intervention. stated that he was received with royal Secur Canovas del Castillo afterwards stated that still I might have joined, although some of the
idea, and the final resalutions recorded, on the This latter process Insts about twelve hours. honoars. And for what? Because he is all the informatica in possession of the foreru. original members, and it may have been soms
On the extent and time of crops nothing direct question of federation ware but the logical The law axempting raw cotton from import definite can be aid, as it depends entirely on summary of the whole discussion. It was ro the richest room in the Chinese Empire, richment led to the belief that Mr. Cleveland would of the promoters, might have been described in the words of year correspondent of this morn- from the spoils of office, the fruit of cor disregard the resolution praed by the Congressing as cheap and nasty that is, one or two duty, which has just received the consent of the the weather, which varios from one year to solved that the deliberations of the conference were men very generally disliked and wore Diet, has boon promulgated in the Official Another Long continued rains or a enddon have made the urgent necessity of the fedorn ruptiva unparalleled? Or because he is
suposted, righdy or wrongly, of helping to Gazette. Thanks to this mesure Japanese col falling off in temperature are very injurious to tion of the coloules mort than ever apparent. the incarnation of all the worst faults of the
get up and of sing the Society for self-adverton spinners are placed in such an advantagera the silkworms, and as these changes sccur The enactment of the Federal Fluabling Bill by venal Chinese mandarin? Because having
tising purposes. That alament, if ever it position that they will be able to afford to sell mostly in the month of April. May, and Jane, the four colonies of New South Wales, Victoris, existed, has, I trust and bòliare, now been
Farns at much lower prices to home consumere.it fally goes to explain the inferior quality and South Australia, and Tasmania was regarded by bad exceptional advantages and opportunities
eliminated and I sincerely wish the Society At the same time they will be in a markedly colour, as well as the unclean threads of the pro- the conferendous substantial advance towards of helping on reform he has used them all
every prosperity. As I lave said, I might have better position to compete with Bombay yara duet of the first three crops; oven the fourth the achievement of federation, and the satisfac for las personal aggrandissment and enrich
joined us an original member, but the name, in China vernacular paper pablishes some crop, in July, is frequently damaged by heaty tory intelligence that the Queensland Govorn ment? With characteristic peridy ho alew
watch your correspondent rightly terms childish entimeter of the cost of Japanese and Bombay rain storms, while the fifth and sixth orops ment intend to submit a similer Dill immo was announced. The Federal Enabling Bill, it and madignified, kus tee repellent, it gave rise to yarns and of the relative expanses of placing grow seually under very favourable cirem diately upon the meeting of the new Parliament the Taiping leaders after pledging his word
a feeling of disgust I had almost said contempt same on the Shanghai market. According to stances, and subseruently, as a rule, furnish a
may be remembered, provides for the poplitar Llocted in threa to GORDON to apare them. After all his
At the least it indicated disorder, and that is these ontimates the cost of a Tale of 20s Japan superior product.
colonies a convention is to be convened. The fušnced viims, At dog rats that is why I am the latter. Now that the import duty on raw egg, tear tailore many and deep obligations to foreigners,
the very thing on tuple sub anch part, laid down Bloucher wayen 13.69, The total silk crop in estimated at about election of ten delegates by along. Afbor First crop, and of April, 4,000 to 5,000 pionir; delegates are then, to meet and fratre draft NOT A MEMBER.
cotton has been abolished lockl mills will be able second crop, end of May, 10,000 to 12,000 picute; Federal Constitution. In doing this it has been Hongkong, 132, 1896.
to lay down the raw material at cen 30.9 less third crop, end of June, 6,000 to 7,000 pionle anderstood that the deliberation of the con per 100 picole. This practically, is seu 40 fourth erup, ent of July, 6,000 to 7,000 picnls vention wi. be based upon the drift constitution Assuming the production of a bale of yarn to thorop, end of August, 15,000 to 15,000 piouls of the Bydney conference of 1891. When a Con- Portugues at Macao and it was not his
require 50 pics of cotton, the Bug in trop, and of September, 5,000 6,000 atitation has boun bussed there will be a long- import duty alone is yon 1.40; so now that picurls; seventh crop, end of October. 2.000 to adjournment for the purpose of allowing the draft the import daty has been sholisted Japanese1,000 pioals. Of this production the inland to be discussed and suggested amendments to be cotton opinners will be able to place their manufacturers consume about two-thirds, or gant to the bonvention. The delegates will then staple of the Shanghai market at yon: 1.05 per 30.000 piculs, partly for the manufacture of silk rassemble, there will be a dad revision of the
brands in the market,
The SDOTCH
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We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genaine when bought dirset from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Parts.
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[FROM TONKI# TAPERS.] THE FRENCH SENATE ON THE "EGYPTIAN QUESTION.
PARIS, 4th April.
A debate took place in the Sonate on the Egyptian question. M. Bourgeois stated that be was able to add anything to what he had 'shady wid.
The Senate adopted by 155 votes to 8 the order of the day, considering that the unaidence of the Sonate.
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The Ministers have desided; in view of the
will comenications addresset to the Bristor, matult that he failed to succeed in this selfvite of confidence in the Chamber, to continge for priblication, but as evidence of good faith..
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davinynuly signed communizations that have alrocity appeared in other papers will be inserted.
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MARRIAGE
At St. John's Cathedral, by the flev. B. F. Cold
RICHARD. CORTIS, Master of the &, O. 8. & Co.'s steamer Thichiou, to ELIZA KILove, second daug ter of J. K. BLACK, Bangkok, Siz
imposed task.
in office.
The N. P. 8. Co.'s steamer Strathleven arrived at Tacoma, Wash., on the 10th instant.
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THE STRANDING OF THE “EXE.” The Exe did not go into dock until hite you
yesterday for Kobe,
expected Eere on or about the 19th inst.
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patching the rent wok seran considerable time.
tocks on Sunday morning. Operations were com-
ard the second pull twenty feet, and just then a
有
LI-KUNG CHANG AT SINGAPORE
Bugspor, 7th April. His Excellency Li Hag-chang, who is on
Cear, arrived at Singapor shortly before eight
about fifty-three personeclusive of servante,
THE ABOLITION OF IMPORT DUTY ON RAW COTTON IN JAPAN
on the trade Up to the present etes Eumpe, America, and the Indies in about the
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rejected the whole question will for the time be
"hover the supply is limited. Only Happlial for Cab Thota were 1,602 visitors to the City Hall today siternoon, as the work of pumping out his way to Bussis forpresent the Emperor bala less than Bombay yarn, instead of sen 35 dress goods, partly for silk pieco-goods, and silk Constitution, the revised Constitution will be Museum last week; of whom 130 were Europeans. the water from tho fareholds and temporarily of Chiss at the spproseling coronation of the more. The difference of over one yen per balsubideries: for export, while the remaining sent to the Governor of each colony, and will be at Nagasaki at 4 p.m. on Sunday hd left at 5. Chinese boate--as well as H.M.S. Archer, wars pony's mail stesmorest Simons, He is the condition of things does not appear following proportion-Europe, 14,000 picule; at an end. If accepted in three colonies the .The C. P. steamer Empreis of China wrrived. Four age-the Fume, the Dragon, and, two o'clock this morning..on þard the M. M. Com cannot fail to have consideralito effect 20,000. picals of raw silks are exported to submitted to a referendum of all the voters. It engaged in the task of towing the Bay off the attended by a numeronzinite, numbering ja all to have been very discouraging to the Japanese America, 3,000 plonks; and the Indies. 3,000 Parliaments of those colonies may then adopt The D. D. R. stemmer Brabo, from Hamburg, menced about seven o'clock and two hours and As Been as the steder arrived, she was spinner, the Kanegafiohi Cotter Spinning picula. These estimates, of course, vary every addresses to the Queen praying that the new: [243 Joft Bingapore yesterday morning, and may be a-half later the stranded vessel was aflost again, byarded by Captain tauford, KN. MasterCompany, for instance, having recently con year, according to the demand in the diffurent Federal Constitution may be passed into law. The first pall brought her away about ten foot Attendant, from the Gernment launch Gmonth and the next. Several Osaka Mills have the process and installation for opening, Parliament gives effect to the request the The China-Mutual steamer Hyeon. Tropiineincl: bawser attached to the Arciter snapped: General, Chong Chen Jin, the Japanese Con- this state of things and, the enactment of the four different kinds of silk are spun, the greater federation with each other, it is therefore Glasgow and Liverpool, left Singapore for this Thure was rather a heavy swall on at the time sal, Toshiro Fujita, a Mr. Hare, Protocper fawr abolishing the import duty into considera part of which consists of white and the seller possible that is the first lostauce a portion only pork on Saturday afternoon, the 11th inut., and/ and there is no doubt that after the second of Chinesa. Captain Grbart, A.D., pretian; it would mom cats to predict that even portion of yellow silk These four varieties are of Australia mày docome federated and such
pall the ses lifted the vessel up and so ennsider-fasnt g the Governoraine aboard from the during the months--May, Jane, July, and may be exported here on or about the 17th Bably helped the final efforts in bringing bet safely whart. His Excellene who appeare im very Angust-when the yarn trade is usually dull, | vapour," and "Filtre à fen" Up to about land remala outside: The advocates of federa Tha C. P. steerder Express of India, from Ms. R. Cooke, the Acting Manager of good health, was sitt in the saloof of tho there is likely to be a brisk demand this year. twanty venta nijo, "Tratlése "and "fong guin- tign are on their part.confident that when the Vancouver, arrived ni Yokohama at 8 a.m. yes-directed the work of saring the reseal. The full tert, with whom he closed through the in-trade and the increase of spindles in many mills. The difference betwcom thess consists only in the manifested by experionce the other colouion IN the agitation for the opening of the Kobe, where she is expocted to arrive today, extent of the damage will be known this terpreter for neuriy-bak bout The Chinese there is every likelihood of a large business in guindesge" The hand-spirning apparatus, òn will, as in the case of the Canadian provinces,
tracted to supply a large quantity during this machets, EACH
by the Imperial Parliament. If the Imperial nath. With him was the Chinsas Consul also scoured contracts from abroad. Taking first, lot me say that, here in the south, only colonics concerned will forthwith eater inte
DEATH. At Bangkok, on the 0th inst, JAMIN FREDUCE Cheras, aged 40 years (By telegrȧtu.)
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, APRIL 14th, 1896.
1914.1
terday, and left again at 4 p.m. the suce day for the 14th inst.
the Hongkong sad Whimpos Dook Company,
meraing.
vessel, and courteneceived Captain Her
Tratlées! Hole long guindre.” “Fisture à colonisa sa Western Australis and avon Quesna.
In view of the prosperous state of the yarn dres were the only kinda prodnost in the south. advantages of a federal organization have been
The P.&O. steamer Ravena left Singapore THE STRANDING OF THE “AOTIV." | His Excellency tho Atant Congul-General, next few months. It is reported that the In former years every family manufactured ones, the practical necessity wklah is admitted
fee this port at 3 p.m. yesterday afternoon,
West River and its affinents; a question that tera nearly concerns the trade of Hong kong and South China, there seems Luc much likelihood of another similar question with the incoming English mail, and may be being for the monicat overlooked. We expected to arrive here about 3pm. on Sotar-
day uart, 18th inst
PROBABLE 1.05% OF THE VISKEL.
Censul General was received, and pros the import of raw cotton. Geol crops have which they are spent, is the mest primitive con sooner or later give their adhesion to the cohere trated himself that is in the presence of been gathered in India, and it appears probable trience people can imagins, and if is evident that Bis great countrymantle then presented to that langs shipments will be made during the in this manuer no fine product can be obtained questions by system of inter-colonial confer
The growing custom of salting important
H. C. Nasan at thope Secreteries, Y. Nippon Yusen Keisha has despatched extra Testlées" and "long guindres” of the cocoons for assimilating systems of defence, postal and Low Shin Ming, andla Wei Mow, whee steamers in addition to those regularly engaged produced by them in late years, however, they belegraphic communication, laul laws and other It is feared that the Activ which went ashore genuflexions, numberi nur, were graciously on the Bombay service, or the Azamor, do better by bringing their eccoons to market, matters which in a fodersted Australia wonki fall. at Sad Point, Capo Cami, on the 7th inst.. will recognised: The Hod Lim Boon Keng Wakanoura, Zumi, and Kirkhill have already for als to flature spinner. The principal under the decision of the Federal Governmðtil, In the Judin budget for the enainy R. Marty received the following letter frota the introdueil, and converfith Li Hung-ohàng million run. Tho Hiroshima, Miike, and Deborne in the fifre, vary much "duvet," and insuffisient cornmon aetion in such matters as the grant- become a fatal wreck. On Sunday night Mr. A. and other well-known 'hese Baba's wore also brought in about 40,000 halen, valued at two defects of these varieties are the irregularities and the recognized advantage of taking
wid to the importaron of the port.
now I lost no time in sending four junks colo
ARSIVAL AT JETON'S FIES
are also expected in shortly with further supplies of the raw material-Kobe Herald.
A SECRETARY OF STATE-
FOR ASIA. Some time ago, in the London papers, there
elasticity, thewicka which are lue also to the ing of subsidies to steam shipping com condition of the coÇOOOo panies and the construction of the Pacifio Instead of spinning a certain titre of this silk, cable, are not the only indication of which could easily be obtained by reeling the the gradually ripening viswa of the Australian same number of cocoons together, the "Taalites" colonies on the question of fechration. Tko spinners tako simply a handfal of cocoons, and, financial srgument of the substantial advantaga of course, no regular throud can be obtained in to be drawn from à fodoration of the guarantee
the landings. Li Hong support the contention. With the airs of and plasticity, and later on, when being sent par annum was £7,589,000. Notwithstand-
refer to the opening of the Siang River or
Johnston's Pier was prettily decorated south-western brauch of the great waterway.
agent at Heihow. It was dated March 16th: appropriated for the Mandalay-Kunden railway, Referring to my telegram of the 8th, the commonly known to foreigners for most of financial year sixty-two lakke of rapean-aro its vast length as the Yangtze-king. It Special efforts are to be made to complete the Actio on her way up from Paktioi, which post in hongar of the occasio ote days previously she left at 7.15 p. on the 6th inst, went the Chinese Cuprul btained the Master ashore in a log at Sad Point, opposite Capo Cami, Attendant's permission resterday the decora wae generally hoped after the terrible in-line in the shortest possible tizo. cident of the Kucheng ruassacre, following- At Hae on the 26th March twenty-two chiefs at 9:30a.m. on the 7th. Immediately after she tions were completed the saperintendenes so closely on the heels of the riote in of the party of insurrection were executed. struck, woter rashed into the forehold and engine of Mr. A. B. Pestana arine Department Arechueu, which again were a continuation Siz specially selected crocutionere performed room, both of which were flooded. It appears Boarding Oleer. Botes of the pier were
the decapitation and in only me instance.. was she has the holes in her botten, that in the lined with palms and plante, and a pro was some correspondenos about the, advisability this manner. → It is furthermore very difficult for the public debt and the consequent saving of the riots and massacres in the cities and more than one blow required to Rover the kenengine room being the worst. The captain, at fuse display of buntinned the iron work of appointing & Secretary of State for Asia, as it to keep the water in the baseine, an ordinary of interest that raight be affected even though. engine the passengers on shore and the of the roof and the fading. Bauners was contended that questions are continually earthen pot, at the eren temperaturo occesary the saving could not be immediately brought with a little coal-fire, and as cocoons put in hot about is already familiar. The capital sum of chief officer, Mr. Petere, took a ship's bont symbolic of the Betis and the Union being prosonted which under our existing depe towns of the Yangtee Valley in 1890-92, from the body. that the central provinces would be opened
Wo bear that preparations from alininen and presseded to Hollow, 32 miles distant, Jack, were the most int hit the yellow mental arrangements cannot be satisfactorily water would cause too much loss, the spinner the colonist Government leans repayable in up to trade and residence. Unfortunately ill shortly be manufactured at Hoihow, the arriving Lure at 4a.m. on the 8th, when he enano | Aag of Cidha wayod. The summit of the dealt with by a Secretary of State for India, winds the silks aimply in lakewarm water, London was, at the end of 1894, 2134,507,000; the British Governinent of the day failed to plant and wachinery being in course of pns to my house and woke me up to break the sad roof, sad hang by the of the British and it must be admitted that, there is much to f by which procedure the silk loses in quality The interest at this 'average rate of £3-183. per series of murders and outrages which cul.industry will no doubt interest the natives and and forty coolies to the seame to sese the pas chang was expecte arrise at about Ceylon, the Straita Bettlement, and Hongkong boiled (déercusage), alowe an unusual highing all that has been said by tås datractors of obtain any adequate reparation for the long paration to he sent to that port, The Denv
sengers and cargo. Before my janks arrived, eight o'clook, apatong that fins a test under the Colonial Oilce unil the relations loss, These different defects were the Australian Government securities, the present Bowever, the captain' engaged a parking jack crowd of peeping waikinas,, filled, the 1 with all the commkries bohuding india, under, osuse why Cantones" and long price of Australian stocks, makes it reasonable minated in the wholesale slaughter of de fenceless English ladies and children at
On Sunday there were thirteen cases of and put all the passagers thirtsenia uumber, on approach to the pier Med the watersido } the control of the Foreign Omes, responsibitý / Kindros became more and, more neglected to suppose that with a federal guarantze loans plague and yesterday there were twolve. Among board and rent them to Hoihow. By this time along Collyőr Quayate to the Rusdan becomes en divided, that a large and Cove and that the domand, guedezively increased for would be readily obtained at S por cont. The here the pas generally mission as ticipated late to and aiming shove all things at solidation European model, were established in 1870, and 43 18 per cent calonlated on the capital of Kucheng, nudd for which even Lord SALIS Festerday's patients was a son of Mr. Mooney.pon the 7th) the, after hold of the men nf war; fired at this time,"wastinuous polley, independent of foreign obanges the better flatures. The first flandres, on the difference between £3 and the present interest of Di segers were surrounded by hundrade of antives. His Excellency, and the great seal of is hopeless. Asistent policy in the East the best proof for the increasing preferens of the beginning of last year would be no less BURY a reputed champion of British rights The boy in about three years of age and he shit was full of water, and
was time taken it on Sunday morning- seemed to think a few pieces of silver and Hartigas attended him, but the little ore, who The next thing I did was to call upon the people to the might rien pory but must be based on observation of conditions Slatares à vapeur is that their xumber bes than $1,761,000 saving wall, bu no less larger of Europeans Government Is long recognised the necessity menta, some of which have 800 barrines This of penalation of less than 4,000,000, the heads of a few wretchell coolies a suffi- was seen to be suffering from plagre, died authorities for protection' and they sent down a Hung chang was riva for a long over the greater part of Ania. The Russian Incrossed in about eighty different establish-means to be despisil upon the public ratenus
geobust and war junks, with sixty soldius time yet. ander two inandarias, the Colonel going down were on the pier, elite for an Asistio Hepartment and we see the variety being span entirely on the European persons. Were it possible to effect the trans dent compensation. It is true that they yesterday morning.
The Singapore. Pres Press says: Was it himself to give orders. The gunboat has since to arrivo was the Secretary, the result in a policy which is wide word con- mothed, it would be taskes to go into details; mutation by the stroke of a wand the aum and trans desired titer of 9 to 11 and 18 to 30 deniers Australian Governments would be aacugh to wers only English ladies and children, the former missionaries, who, in mistaken zen, only by a coincidence that the Russian orniserereturned, but the war janks are standing by Hoa.J. SA Swoith CM.G, who inuous, and in improved tommunications of will only remark that in thess flandrea ang which could be placed at the command of the can be spau, and that the quality, elasti pay in one year for the whole construction of had gone to teach the heathen a more ex-dawdled goutly along from Colombo so as to the unfortante slip Peat of the cargo, in appeared in fall uniforing his Order gigautis scape-trans Caspion
allow then to arrive in the roads simultaneously eluding a box of treasury said mails, has been guard of honour fly of the Siberian railways, lines of telegraph from the
far superior to that of the first named kind, and upon the conversion at their present high prios cellent way, and mansionaries' lives are very with the French mail containing H.E.IA Eved. The zils go by the Triumph and the Singapore: Company of Artillery was Urals to the Pacife, and far reaching projects liby, and cleanliness of this predzot is also the Pacifo cable. The difficulties attendank The “ fllstures ù fan" difer from the "fin wanki evidently interfere to prevent the early cheap! Hence it came to pass that this Hang-chang? If a coincidence, the incident is cargo and janengers go by the Hongkong, leaving drawn up on the pie very smart loh menace our commercial expense shockingtragedy went practically unavenged, interesting; it designed, na we think it to be, here on Bunday morning. I hope soon to wes body of men, they their white | Far East. At the last Lord Mayor's banquet oonsequently commands higher Sgures of laws of which the date of maturity in hrad·.
the izurdens is ruthar morso, and the attention sulstance to save the ship. The weather is uniforme and coloured as ball-past Lord Balistry urged his alienne d for cheap na missionaries' blood may be to par visitor is as astute as it is significant, flow, and although is a perilous conditiou en the eight "spproached, coi hyjce was lotget the great words of Lord Besconsfield tres à vapeur " In that they are the product of realization of any econóňky 80, sweeping, but the rocks the ship is sairable, int if there is a delay manifested at the no of His Excel that "In Asis there is room for at all," and home industry, or of small setsblishments, with dalutary effect of a malfestion, of the pahile deal coolies lives are incomparably cheaper. The opportunity for reading the vile Throughout last year, says à contemporary, and bad weather sets in she will most probably leney, and, when anstäter of an hour that there is stretching balore nas long vista out steam engines. This product le parehased of Asutrális pannot be doubted: The fiscal.. there was an increasing demand for Indian and break up. The compradore liss done every sed od still he study of commental, agricultural, and humanitarna by jokers, assorted nording to notes sad argument in favor of Faleration spal er had changed his min after all had stanest profit and glory, the energies our on brought to market. The spinning system the symptoms favourable to federation promoters of these outrages and murders Batavian tens for Faraist consumers, pre-thing for the comfort of the passengers and to hoge to be in after all, improvement to which we may devote with the quality, to make it available for saport, and cogent and no less well to
Following this lettre came the following doclined to land, as Hongkong, as without intaring with or having need is about the same with this differance, however, which may be noted beyond the formal zoolu. a severe and lasting lessons allowed ference to China teas, which have hitherto bova nave list outgo,
most favoured in Persis. The consignments to slip by, and the province of Hunau, the from India were hoarier than ever before e from the same satire, dated March 11th, which Mowater, just before her to fear, the effects of suybody, be they who that the reel iemoved by the spinner, thepugh tons of the conference of Forte resolu chosen home" of bigutry and anti-foreign worded; in fact at the port of Bunder Ablas was required by Mr. Marty yesterday morning: neth, flying: the Chthem the fore ad they may, who propose themselves is out com.trendwheel, while the water in the boasisin in kofta bayoni the admitted reccnition of scal ideas, still remains closed to the foreigner the imparts wera double those of the year pro-"By the teaver I am forwarding to you the blna preign as th came in night, petitom in that struggle, While we may heated as much as possible by a coal fire beneath and Hoangial benefit to be derived from was now que probable compofitors aither in knowledge dimost as good as the "lature vapour. In significant because they sts of a social and vious. As a market for Indian tona, Parsin is a portion of the cargo saved from the ant every beign of you hate es hier wiring to slauf an dhe 3 we must not be behind the will of the fistulas & Lou are the change are none the lscr bored from
From & note received last by those on the pier and impregnably isolated from all progres certainly deserving of more attention than it deliv
night from Captain Bterm gaste fears are being fired, and ste o'clock tha or organisation. It almost seems as if a general, however, the differenca is sarily detected, voluntaky okarnoter. Among movements which tortained that the Activ will soon break up launch was made fastety prepared understanding had been come to with Russian in the United States, only smail you are fall under the head may be cited the inclinetion sive infucuees. Tarly in the present decade, has yet received. when the long series of outrages first took
An extensive live occurred at Manila' on the with any Hittle wind that may blow there, and I to had: Li Hung-aba kod un a chair as to our pousy in the Far East, for noted. A part of these flatures are" spun for to amalgamate what have been hitherto, known his counsellors and and companied that when the time somos for Russia to obtain guindras Teilbes and long guipirea ere colonies into one Austrinedan. National Longo
· place, there was concerted action among the gid April, half of the district of Santa Cruz the wind blowing little high here the on the fore part of thrrounded by long ago Mist Ballene expressed the onion special purposes, as the so-called courts de the constitutional longues of the individnote
The thirleen passengers, all Chinose, arrived also by the Medical Cabassy, so 'mulet on the Korean coast, we will not also again reeled on sunal recir for the same, of which the draft platform was published about.
two months ago in Melbonma. The longues, Foreign Representativen, and the demand and a large part of that of Trost, in which the fate of the wool may mid to be sealed."
Some year ago, I made an improvement in which are of the nature of the semi-political for the opening up of livman to trade was bouses are of nips, being barat down. The
rivény, the calls within ite sphere of the conditions which - better apparatus for the crossure, and these pro any special objest desthed to be of public formally aade, but the Powers lacked the total number of houses destroyed was between vastarday by the Hongkong The cargo on the Bir. A. Irwin, F.HO:moy was I place any obstacle in her way. Probably thin, muickeť, and wald as "Rédévideos"- (re-rooked)....... four and five thousand. Subgcriptions have detis consisted of wood and leather and there at once distinguishable now is the wisest palley to adopt, but it is „ofapan: affect one Indian Empire, And them can only
importance, existed under the names of thi energy to set upon this concessimi all been opened for the rellaf of the inhabitants in was also 8200 in the franture, room, which has focus Yellow Jroketing Omer part of a much larger plan, which would in the dividags of the two latter kinds by miding longues so readily formed in this country for imbo effectively controlled by a department pre From an article on to the Bria Government by National Association of New South Walne, the were set calmly at defiance by the Peking the burnt-ont district and measures for their been anved,
believed that the fire had its origin in
rry 4 Indian and Eastern Engisizer.
China; translated by, Cotisal German of Zurich. Government. The utter rottenness of Ching relief were also taken by the Government It
wrongly taken to be concerned with military amies, but none the less it was inexcusable vertailu payments exoted in the district
Mr. Marty has also received the following telegram from this agent. It is dated from
dil bocome a wreck,"
Emperor during th
of which he was tem and China. He le
loaks well in ha
Bbes to
had not then been exposed by the Japanese candlarism, the motive being discontent with Heibow, March 12th Actir umbore and fear pressive man, serenta 8220 on batekled over by a Enrolary: of. State for Ama- an expert in the silk baunen, redding at Canton, South Australian Defense League-often quite