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and administrative, thing might gootherwise, but this is extremely unlikely. As the Chinese fleet was in the beginning so it will be in the and inefficient, unsatisfactory,
left Bingapore for this
The steamer Monmouthshire Iaff Singapore yesterday and le due here on or about Tuesday,
AND DIRECTORY ce Little or no Bundes will be too on the 18th instant,
VILONICLE OHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS, 4, 80
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With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY.
This is the
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THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL ISSUR,
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of information,
The O.B.5. Co.'s steamer Orested, from Gas- go and Liverpool, left Singapore ou the after noon of the 8th inst, and may be expected here ea or about Monday, the 18th instant.
Captain Salin, manager of the koreaine Court on Tuesday in answer to a summons
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defence Little or no kudos will be obtained from aseosoiation with it, and we think that
The plaintiff claimed 395 for damage done no foreign other will either confer on or
to his cargo boat by collision, the result, it was derive from it any benefit beyond the
alleged, of the Degligenes of the defendant.
Mr. Gwens Mopoared for the plaints, and ignoble one of drawing fairly good pay Wore these our only grounds we should
Mr. Ewors said the puff oned s cargo prefer to see British officers entirely diska Komloon, failed to sypear at the Folle Mr. Grist appeared for the flefondant pas sociated from its reconstruction and main-charging him with dumping refuse on the fore-host, and on this 28th April he mugaged the tenance; but there are other ways of regard shore and the Magistasta erlorod warrant to defendant's steam lach to tow his heat to the steamer Bahn On the way a stems Water Ue. Issued against Kim, The defendant was arrested and brought up at the Police Court beat collided with the cargo beat and damaged
it and plaintif rutiered a loss altogether boing the question. *
youterday when he was fand $90.
5975. It was not disputed that the plaintifs The new telegraph-laying steamer, the cargo boat was towed that the collision co Okinawn Mart recently completed for the ourred What was disputed was that the stoen. Japanese Govoraniet, after loading the second launch was to blame, the defendant saying portion of the Japan-Formosa cabla, mailed for that the water boat alone was to blato LANE Japan on And May. Captain Allen, who had question of course could only be decided by the specially came home to take charge of her, has evidence been prevented by a severe attack of rheumatio over. He will follow out to Japan as soon as he is strong enough to travel take cargo to the tearship Waliu and ben osrnest about the institution. A large ser
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The Purest Ingredients only are not, and especially in that hot-bed of treason the the Chin and Japan Tolephone Company was
the utmost Car and Cleanliness exercised in the Manufacture throngboat.
The Water mod is proved by repeated Analyses to In Absolutely Pare.
For COAST PORTE, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties who received in good order.
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and the remainder of the klaim was made up of 55 a day allowed by Government Regulation, and $25 which he had to pay for serge bast to take his cargo to the Wuhu.
Cross-examined by Mr. Grbst-The Whi we lying opposite the Harbour Master's.
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hot by Joean with, but by a hard mod brangit I think that one of the things that ban dans the harmless amusements provided for taste, down by freshete in the Hung ho Tald Band much to bring this, shoag lo the holding of should just Xke to say ons word about finanse As formed adamant like bars and beds In the vine service on board ship a prantãos, new The finance, as you all know, is a very im atrosm, and the present Boour cannot mava #. frequently observed. In the meronant, sorrice, portant, mattor, and I have been told by the "The block it's great nuisanes to everybody; at It should not be fargutton what The Missions Secretary that if The Missions to Bowmen Led ong time there have been twenty stormers atta Seaman has done in this important mat double the amount of £57,000, it could all be the bar or in the river, and eran the large Arter. I firmly believe that it is dus to their well and secfully employed. I OLD well bellore source of the local Tag, and Lighter Company efforts that the mustom of divine worship has that. We must endeavour to double what we hava bean equal to tis occasion become so general on board ship as it is. It have received. Still, at the same time, we mass. grateful for the generous gifts of many Fallway matters are going on specs, The Is the invariable carbon on board Her at development is a small three mile branch Majesty'eships how to begin the daily works Wheral friends of sallore. All things on from Tiontain to the great East Arsenal Al with a short meeting for prayer. And sidered, I think we have great resson for though the arsenal has been going for trienly this might des become the custom in the gratitude to the Giver of all good. The capital odd years all the crinance and heavy material merekapt service. Lam sure you will all agree has not dearcased; bat has increased since the carte orer an unmandamised read: The waste rains. The stopping of the ordinary, work of we all wish that the Bocity bad more funds to in ime and labour inay be imagined, the ship for those five miantes, and the assem sentrol, there is at present no immediate cATIBO here hid te be taken wey by small boats or in with me the tain daily practice la of very great previous your, as well as tho acomod, nad while. Chang Chifting on long ago cent in x | bling of all the ship's compute together, and the for anxiety. The Kissions to Sasman is to be frossendotis memorial for trunk line, from reading by the chaplain, or by the commanding hardly congratulated on the efforts of its. Foking to Canten te be made ander & German offler, of a fas prayers, has sa vatromely good chaplains end readers, as well as those of its syndicate headed by Kruppef Een Nothing effect. And I do not bellove that those minutes vainable mission, helpers, and of all others: who is known of the marits or demerits of the are wasted at all in regard to the daily work are permally rendering their nit. I do A navy-hae other duties besides that of
nakens, but the only immediate result was that done in the ship but very much to the contrary trust that we shall support this Society with a religions, patrctic, or philanthropic point offence and defence, those of police, and
coufius his tempatakes her after to so many merahant service pózaleti Ascording to a re
cent retara, £954,000,000 worth of goods is Tian, there is no Society more deserving of A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED where in the world may those cutics he
HE Excaliner peremptorily told to Now perhaps may state shortly of what one all our power-resllecting that whether from The Tientsin University is developing rapidly carried by the British merchant service every or support, or ane in which money could be more imperatively needed than in China.
hundreds of chameters.
Piracy by the happy colluden of England
heat batch of indents is most entirely your Three unmerons hips are enhed by better spent than The Missions to Boamen from the Central Previnous; this is to balanss 240,000 ailors and of these 188,000 a British There is no Society doing a more conjons work, has been largely suppressed in these waters,
The plaintiff said he was the owner of erge the fact that the seniors aro nearly all Hong enojects If you look at the Society's report, or one conveying greater blessings to su large but should the complications of Western
boat No. 216. On the 29th April he had to kong Cantenas, Shang Total Booms really you will sea what The Missions to Seamen is body of senten, and that its efforts are op politica call away the foreign squadrons for
doing for these men. There is a very interesting preciated is saply evident from the netwo enraged the defendant's launch, Kwany, shot,
the Royal Navy The great iniprovement stomen whom it has honefited. to tow his boat, About 3.30 in the afternoon.
paragraph in he report regarding thrift in grateful lotters and gifts which it receives from a time wo should certainly, In the absence
la Admiral Sir Robert Fitzroy, K.C.B., died on
Her Majesty's birthday was celebrated by which has taken place in the Royal Navy is of a Clunesc fleet, sco a recrudescence of this 7th May, at the White Hart Hotel, Beaminster, The Wahu was lying in Yanmati Bay, and crime. China must have a feet, and a large Dorset, after an illness of some days. The when in tow he noticed water bost going in
The local mandarins have rencsivel news by flost, to patrol her own coasta. Then, again, galant Admiral, who was fifty soven years of the direction of Wancheri. A short distance result was disastrons to the local pride; for the ment of thrift, Lislead et having their wages A NEW MAHOMMEDAN ineffective as the Chinese fleet was against agy, recently stoonded to the Parnham Park from the water best the engines of the tag were Zians in aue innings (128) defeated Tientsin kept back men in the Royal Navy are now
estates, near Beaminster. He served a mid-stopped, buż started again, and the collision then the Japanser, it was really a formidablo shipman in the Saus Pareil during the Chino occurred between the cargo boat and the water in two (42 and 39). For the arst time a copal monthly in England, whilst serving at
howling, good fielding, and the first class Opportunitise are given for the men to send that the Mahomedians in Lanchor prefecturo to anyoho else, or for making arrangements after having been quieted by General Tang weapon against junks, and littoral towns. Wue of 1857.58, and was present at the capture boat. The bulwarks of the cargo boat sud two at matting pitch was tried; this, allied to fine any of the home, ports, they are paid weekly wire from Lanoson va Peking to the affect before leaving England for their relatives or Tulstang, the Kashgar Commander-in-Chief, Under fairly loyal officers it has been for of Canton, and subsequently was lioutoart of he boat builder counted the damage at $120, winketkeeping (by Mr. Garde) was too much for their money home to their wives and familles or and north of that city, near the Great Wall others to draw their wages whilst away on a last December, have, ance more rison against The territorial fores in the last twenty years the trump cord in the thin during the capture of the Poho Forts. The boat builder estimated the damage at $120,ping
voyage. This I think is a wise messure and the authorities. The thirbooth onlinary general meeting of
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., Peking hind for the suppression of rebellion,
worthy of comment. They also has oppor Lanchou were sent against the rebels, whe tanities of thing Naval Savings Bank on enrounded and sincet decimated them in some held on 5th May, at the cffices, Austinfriars, Tangtsze valley. With such a fleet as the under the presidency of Mr. Benry Growing
The following is the report of the Beard of board ship, and, in addibon to this, they passes, though the Imperialists word better pro fate l'eiyang squadron, repetition of the who said that the improvement in the position le long distance away and heading Directors to the seventh ordinary yearly innel can take out postal ordere on board, and vided with @rearms than the rebels.
of the Company had continued, and gave promise. Taiping rebellion is all but an impossibility of still making further progress. The result of east. The tug started from the Harbouring of shareholders to be held at the Company's end thete earnings home in that war by the city, which is the sent of the provincial govern portunities are provided free of charge for patches, to be aimsestdulencaluss, nearly 4000 of Almost every town from Wousung to Ichung the working of the Exchanges for the past year Master's office, and when witness first zaw offers No. 27. Queen's Road, at noon on mall. In the Queen & rervice all these upment of Kansa, is reported, in this same des the port side and atese Gentlemen. In exiting the accompanying somen making immediates of their wagon the 6,000 troops which went to subdue the rebels The rundt is that when mentaf-war's men reach having been either killed or missing. In con could be shelled with impunity, and troops at both Shanghai and Hongkong was satisfac.the water boat she was coming round the Saturday, 20th June-
fory; the income at both stations had been stern of the Wuhu could be conveyed from base to base with a considerable increased at but small additional ing towards the cast. Witaest was then on the statement of the Company's accounts for the year speed which would utterly disconcert oppo-expense to reveque, although it had necessarily starboard sids of the Wah. He did not hear anding Sah April, 1868, your directors are pleased home they have very little money to draw, and sequence of this, argout tolograms have been sition. We may fairly take it that a feet loveived further capital outlay. The report the whistle of the tag blown. When the tag to be able to point to the continued fueresse in the are quite Trot from the crimps and other decived at Nanking and, Wachang from Lan- stapped steaming she was a distance of two or earnings, and they can now congratulate sharehald re harpies who in the old days need to wait on chou asking for reinforcements to be sent to tires launches from the water bost, which slag on the Company at lust attaining a lividend paying men-of-war's men an leaving H.Me dockyards Kansu to assist in patting down the rebellion. After deducting directory tex, $3,000, there is left and rob them of their hard earnings, when it Viceroys Liu Kan-yi and Chang Chih-tung-it. is a proved necessity to Chinn, and a flocta adopted
The following appointments have been made stopped steaming. The engines of both the tug bis
was Tory difficult for the sailors to Avoid is reported, will send an 8,000 men to at men-of-war parts by fue Admiralty pre- The other Viceroys and Governors withir at the Adiraity Euginser C. Broadtont, to and the water boat were stationary at the same the Redpole, to date 4th May. Assistant En- time. After the tug started ber eagines thean aupt of $30, 1323 available for appropriation,
of as follow
riding ready mesus for the men to easily measurable distance of the disturbed province gineers H. Erane, P. A. Fanderson, and F. 3. water beat went asters and was going astern and your director temand that this be diyosed them these evils are now done away with Kansu as the Klungen and Hapeh contingents $12,000.00 send their money home, and tunsvis the sort will doubtless also sent their contingents to: Roskenge, to the Centurion, WW Norton, when the eclision occurred. The fog stopped To pay a dividend of 5 per cent, any 40 to the Narcissus, H. G. Radford, to the Folus, her engines first The collision was due to the and F. C. Haste, to the Spartan (temporarily), Kwang-cho forcing her way across the bow of To write u plast count for depreciation 10,000 of thing we wish to use done for the assist. A native paper reports that there was 8.119.24 whole of the merchant service. I should add rumour in Peking that the Emperor intended
that, thanks to the Board of Tride, this is
tos entrant the suppression of the rebellion to Moreover, China's future policy will pro- to date 4th May. Lient. W: Bowden-Smith, the water boat. The collision would have been To carry forward to next cocount
$30.113.23 already done to some extent in the mercantile Generals Song Ching and Nieh Shih-cheng bably be to cover her own weakness by to the Grafton, as flag liontenant to Rear-Ad avoided if the Kangchei hal att stopped her miral C. L. Oxley, Assistant Paymansters II. saginos. He did not know whather there would
marine, The Board has made arrangements General Fung Fu-hsiang had been found alliances, and although we should be sorry. Trenghian, to the Grafton, additional as have been a callision if both boats had gonestraight
home ports and ranks arrangements for the to see her our ally in land operations, it is secretary to Fear Admiral C. L. Oxley; E. A. on without stopping the engines. He had been
whereby one of its officers attende st the various wanting N. 6. Daily News. returned brows of long voyage ships to hand did not know that it was the duty of a steam cbvious that a well built and well found Dennys, to the Grafton, s'écoutary's clerk, to captain of a junk about twelve months, but launch which had not a bout in tow to give
over their acculated wares to him, and for THE NEW POSTAL CONTRACT FOR transmission to their buss, without any charge INDIA AND THE FAR EAST. squadron of hers might be a decisive im
way to astean launch which had a host The collision would have been.
In the House of Commons on the 5th May, in in tow. portance in vaval operations or in a general
for so doing, This system has worked ré- markably well, and I am glad to find that it Job success at Dankirk, though merchant Although it cannot be known what tenders will has resutly been partially introduced with answer to Sir J. Feng, Mr. Hanbury said sailors pay half a grown for overy ten pounds be received for the now postal contract for the advertisement for tenders oontemplates very great deal in this respect to The Misceleration when the present contracts expire of their wage sent home from abroad India and the Far, Fast, it may be said that sions Seamen, for I believe it is owing on Blat January, 1898, sosing that ne tender is think we ought not to forget that we are h in a large measure to their efforts that those invited for as low speeds the minimumrequired improvements have been brought about. But by the present continot. The lowest speeds for we hope before very long to see this practice which tenders have been asked ara thirteen and extended to the seron continental porta of dis. a half knots to and from Bombay, thirteen sad oharge between Brest and the Elbe, hore quarter knots to and from Adelaide, vis 240,000.00 sailare have to put up with much rough treat Colombo, and aloven and a half knots be 6,745.31 ment and depredations from the many crimpetween Colombo and Shanghai, but tenders 4,777.78 and land-sharks who infest the more important may be seat in for any speed, higher or lower.
20.00
ports of discharge on the Continent. I think. It is the fact that in Italy the special tanin you will all are what a great beneft this trans. service for these mais is performed at a lower $13,763.39 mission home of evamon's wages kystam is to rate and with a greater aggregate time for stops. merchant sailors, and that therefore it is Tory than in Francs. The hoa, momber is doubtless desirable that it should be extended to ports of aware that a considerable part of the Italian discharge abroad. I should like you to notice railway is a single line. The European part to the references in the report to the friendship of be used in the service of the futuro is not speci fied in the advertisement for tenders, it will sailors to the agents of the Mission. A really be open to parties teniering to select Mar izde personal friendship exists between seilles; and if an offer based upon the embark them. When wo remember the 179,300.58 doulties merchant seemon have to deal 68,607.35 with, the dangers they have to face whilst on 17.187.99 the me, the many avil influences that surround 5,820.23 then when reaching port, and when wo resol
-539.45
Factor ay mata merele in late to an
life, L 100.00 we ought to thank God that there are such THE FRENCH MAIL. 8,305.01 societies in existence as The Missions to Sea- 10,621.62 men, who provide a trap friend for the sailor The M. Msteamer Melbourne, with this french when landing as strangere în strange pot mail of the 8th May, arived yesterday. The $283,763-32 For as you are aware, there is no other class of following telegrams are from Ceylon and Ran
man šo, separated from relations and friends, who need help, sympathy, and pisFor an do good papers
PIN MEMBERS SUPENDED. 18,593.08 eafaring men. On the question of darertian
Londen, Zard Tny.. 11,102.07 road, I think one word ought to he mid
9,872.18 Some inquiry ought to be made as to the "After stling all night tho Honss of Com- 8,079.76 causes which induce men to desert their ships mons have passed the Agricultural Rating-Bill 2,000.00 stroad. There is no doubt a alzong pecuniary through the Committon stage.
Five members, 1817.38 tendency not to care whether merchant stamen eluding blessrs. Dillon, Tanner, sal Floyd 1,285.46 desert or not. If they desert, they loss their | Çisorge, were suspended for a wçok for refusing 389.75 unpaid wages, and it is therefore quite obvious to quit the House for the division as a protost 228.55 that the shipowner need not trouble himselt against imposing the closure.
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date 7th May.
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The nager's report andered gives particulars of the muter of are and incandescent trips installed The shares previously forksited for non-payment during the year. of calls have all been dimpared of statishotary pries
DIRECTORS.
AUDITORS, AN
Hon. C. P. Chater and Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving retire by relation, but being eligible afterthorselves The accounts have been audited by Mr. G. Stewart for re-election. A and Mr. Chutta (in place of Mr. J. C. Peter, at son tabeant from the onlony) fears. Stent and
Let roller themed for re-election.
According to adviess received by the mail, esa engagement, Almost to a certainly the an agreement has been arrived at betweendroided if the Kwang chờ had passed
the Imperial and Canadian Governmenta na to crews and commands of such vessels would the proposed fant stesinship service, and the stern of the water ont, which the could have be stiffened by placing on board a number Dominion Government was prepared to redone by obanging her coures. There was ample the cargo bost in tow. The tug's engine did of the offers and gunners of the Western Ceive up to 10th Tunis, offers for a weakly room for the Kangchin to turn rond with servies for ton yours between Liverpool, or some ally, and this would make all the difference other English port, and nebed in mutter, and not go astern. The repairs could not have in the world. This brings us to the core Halifax, Nova Scotia, in winter. Tho servies been effected for $20. The heat was not leaking By his Lordship-When witness first saw the is to be performed by at least four vessels of before the colision. N of our remarks. If China is to have a not less than 8,500 tons registered burthen, at fleet 'twere well that England should a speed equal to treaty knots between port and water bout coming round the stern of the help to make that fleet, on the plain ground portsThe vessels must, if required, call utan bu be was a Ittle more than 240 feet away Irish port, and in respect of equipment, board. from the Wuhu. "The water boat did aut.go that, while participation may do little good, and attendance they must be equal to the best forward after she repared her engines and
Choang Ng Tai, the captain of steam water-le abstention may do considerable bane. We steamers running into New York. 1st May, went nstern,
1898, is mentiored as the date for the com
boat No. 2, belonging to Mr. How. spoke to go mencendant of the service.
ing astera when he saw the teang-choi and the may be quite sure that if we bold aloof our rivals will come in.
cargo boat.
We therefore hopa
ta
that the British Admiralty will no longer and China Sapress writes: The Chinese The Hamburg correspondent of the London Bulk in its tents, but will come forward in Kunstonfahrt Steamship Company at Hamburg. its old spirit of amity towards China. Great which in 1895 was naited with the Dampfschiffs as was its provocation over the LANG inci Gessilebhaft. Bwater, bas published a rather favourable report for 1895. The grims prit dent, no good is to be gained by rubbing amounts to m.462,323, and after paying all A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, old wound instead of bringing the business expenses there remains a balance of THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. · plaister. The old facilities for naval educam.$16,874, out of which m.226,137 are applied to writing off the value of the fleet, while tion and technical advice might be once m.17,041 are applied to renewals and similar airbanda. Us the Chan educa- purposes. The net profit of m.168,000 is distri tional mission might be received si Greca antal ssa dividend 27 per moto Our commendations rating to the news columnswich, H.MS. Extollent and Fernon wish i hus been tearst half of the Past
receive a few junior officers, and limiter pormission might be given as before to a TuttĎ. Mazaission in our
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with con matcglione addressed to the Editor, not for publication, but na uvidence of good faith..
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said he blew his whistle as soon as he saw the For the defance the master of the Kwang-chơi water boet. It was impossible for him to avoid the collision without ramming the Wuh. The dainage sustained by the cargo boat was only $3 or $10.
Another man on the launch gam cerrobora. tive evidence.
Mr. Grist submitted that before the tow cald recover frons the tur it was DOOMy to prove that the farsome viuksen giverse no right of motion against the tag at all. Commol grated from a case reported in Maradon on the law of collision at sea, 2nd edition, page 203, in support of this argument, and said it had been proved that no orders were given from the
I not have avoided the collision, - -,, .. The book value of the sins steamers of the feet the facts of the case, but two points of law arose. His Lordship said in wan protty clear about is 2,660,000, while an amount of m64,407 hasThe feed was, if & steamshiped a vessel in tow already boon paid for the new steamship Long and another Reamship went across bee, which moor now in course of construction
steamship ought to give way? The escond
year was rather favourable on the Chinese coast, but later on, after the signing of the peace treaty between China and Japan, more
H.L. DALSYMPLE,
Chairms.
Hoogkong, 8ta Jme, 1998,
EVATEMENT OF ACCUESTA TO ATUL 360, 165.
Capital
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JUNE 11th, 1996,
Tire reconstruction of a navy is now attract-
these privileges were ruthlessly shut down upon after the Laxe incident five years ago, and deservedly so, but things have changed since then, and we must change with them. Our text is that if the Chinese navy, is to
be re-created under foreign auspices, it had better be under thuas of England, both China's sake and our own..
for
A gymkhans meeting was held at Forchon
on the 20th Mar
The delivery of the Frensh mail was begun at 2.12 p.m. yesterday.
Refug many
WORKING AUGENY
Te salaries and wages To real To Inrialistion pakterial. To store
To ofice expensu
To rent and isIES To of arge
To repairs.
Ta Insurance
To stationery To looks
Ta medioni atendance
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tion and Ixuding of mails at Marsailles shorted better results than an offer based on Brindisi or a siber port, the Postmaster-General chees the pervice via would be free to Marseilles,
THE TRANSVAAL,
London, 25th May.
145.38 mich about that matter. If the ship be laid up 100.00 for a few weeks in a foreign port, it may be to
26.09 his interest to let the crew desert. "Atali events, A Transvaal Green Hook has been published To amount carried to proft and loni cant. $4,093.92 quire into what becomes of the unpaid wages Jameson to the Chartered Company at Capo 23-72 I think that nouo motion should be taken to in-and includes a copy of the telegra from De
By interest....
ing the attention of the Peking oficials and Two were from the city, two from the harbour, certain mining leases there, and kas, to a curtain Nobody had any remedy. He asked his Lord. By strip and transfer foo
There were ve casca of plague yesterday and one from Kowloon.
is rapidly becoming à practical question The chief present difficulties are of course
The Austrian steel cruiser Panther was to fiscal, hut Chinn will prove no exception to leave Port Said on the 9th May for China and the rule that armament is not to be post-Japan, calling at Mossowat. poned for want of money. Lack of incans may defor und defout many kinds of national recommend a divident of 6 per cent, for the The Hongkong sul China Gas Company beneiconcy, such as education, postal re year 1895, of which 3 por cont, bus beon aiready form, railways afforesting, jurisprudence, paid,
A Company is being formed at Singapore, question was, under the circumstances, whether the West Fifarra Gold Mine, Limited, to mines tog was the servant of the tow, so as to pra for sold at West Pilbarra, Western Australia: vent the tow recovering against the tug?
Mr. Grint again refurred his Lordship to the The capital is $100,000, în ten-dollar shares, of which $40,000 fally paid are to be taken by the case he had quoted in reference to the first vendors, and about $5,000 fully paid are to be point allotted to the original owners of a part of the thing to say on the question of having a pilote auditors fons
His Lordship asked Mr. Crist if he had any property. The remaining $55,000 are offere capital. The directors are Messrs J. Bon. Supposing this was an inevitable accident to the public, and are intended as working on board the tow or tug,
Mr. Grist said he would not go into that goes. To bed daban Cuthbertson, A. F. Adatus, and S. R. Robinson (interested as vendors), and Messrs, F. H. With referred his Lordship to the case of the Julia, thoefft and J. W. B. Maclaron. The story of reported in Lushington's reports, page 231, the prospectus, says the Straits Times, is where it was laid down that in the event of that certain Singapore people sent to Western an inevitable accident pending without anybody By gearnings of the Cong Australia à miring oxpert who has obtained being in faalt no cause of action can ezize extout, proved the mining areas; and what re-ship to give judgment for the defeats not mains to dois to go azid take the gold. It is pre-only on the point of law but on the point of pored to begin by expending £2,500 on a modoet fot. ten-head battery. The mine, with the ten-head out the tow with reasonable skill and ability if Mr. Ewons said the tug was bound for carry battery, is to bo worked at a cost of £37 128. ·'s week, and is to yield £450 a week. The profit there was no pilot on board the tow, and, as he are not now quoting from the prospectus) bound to exercise die end proper care to avoid is to be 2362 Es. weekly. That would allow (weathered from the perusal of the cases, the tag bail the complete disposal of the tow and was dividend of shout nius pence per share per
a collision, unlese, indood, is could be avoided in | By amonst brought forward from. wook-er, not to be unduly sanguine, led un call
na-ordinary way by some not of the tow here=lf. : last reconné it moroly Laif-a-crown a month. That is
Lea ́scount provided for de
preciation of plant thirty shillings per year on the ten-dollar share. If there was a pilot on board the tow he was in But, of course, that calculation is based only on charge, and if he was not it was otherwise. The steamer toxing should in no way attempt to ten-bead battery. If a portion of the weekly arcan the how of a eliar steimer. Therefore profit of £382 8s were devoted to development ho submitted that in this case the steam Innob of the wine and to increase of battery power it is egoceivable that the shareholders would did not takto sufficient and proper procations to avoid a collision and the defendant might stain potentialities of wealth beyond the have avoided the collision by going astern of
the water boat
e, but it has never yet hindered military and naval expense. The sinens of war. Are the Tederated Malay States, arrived at Singa Mr. F. A. Swettenham, Resident-General of always forthcoming even to antions on the pore by the M. M. steamer Melbourne on the
3rd June, brink of bankruptcy, and China is for from this, though "otherwise in a parlous state,
Wo London and China Empresa) hear of A feat and the re-fortification of Port several large dots of foilitary heapons being Arthur were the chief items in the scheme recently tized for China. Other lots are about dreams of avarice."
-on offer at what are stated to be chang juices
of coast defence resantly submitted by for cal.. WANG WEN-SHE of Chilli. His memorial
We have solved from the Northern Pacific
on this subject, embodying an application Kairost Company a wall calendar, running for Tia, 30,000,000, was of course put on from March, 1896, to February, 1897, illustrated one side in Peking; but since then China with sees in Yellowstone National Park, and has learned how readily. Western enpital showing the route of the Company's line/
can be made to flow into her coffers, and.
The second engincor of the Martke was ngami
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[SUPPLIED TO TALE “DAILY PRESS,"
LONDON, 8th Jnas. THE DEFEAT OF THE DERVISTES.
· "The defeat of the Dervishes at Pinket was
His Lordship reserved judgment.
TIENTSIN.
Propir and Loss Accodur.
To samount carrior Forward 10 next account.
$16,106,62
30,000.00,
By balance of working anent hrought down my poll on sale of forfeited shares d
candle power.
CHOLERA IN EGYPT.
London, 24th May, Cholot is inarenaing in Egypt. Savonty deaths took place at Cairo during Friday and Saturday, besides forty Eye douth of Alox- dria in the same time. Visitors are Boeing
$15,190.76 and effects of sorts, and into the canes of Town saying that Mr. Newton, the Imperial dessitions d'u.; and that those responsible for Commissioner at Mafeking, will help as ch the management should show good cause why as possible. The meaning is doubtful, but the 71,854.96 | their employés have deserted their ships. I will Transvaal apparently regards Mr. Newton as
816.30 just sum up a few objecte which think we ought implicated in the raid,
69.80 to aim at. First of all we ought to aim at get Kinderpest is spreading fast in the Trans-
ting public worship on board every marcbant vaal and causing a serious situation. $75,180.70 ship regularly at procuring as much Sunday rent sa is possible ; and the abolition of Sunday cargo and costing work. The casation of 12,110.23 | Sunday sorgu, work, has, you are aware, bean dealt with in many ports, but there are still 0,119.22 many ports norcad and in Crown colonies in which wo should like to see cargo and coaling a. i work abolished. We also fool that the devout Lobservance of Sunday by divine worship is not as general in merchant ships as we should with We should study merchant sasmen with regard 0,100.52 to the gretion of their environment, and they 24,003.92 bould be supplied with wall forecastle 1,919,19 | Hibrarios. As for m the great companies * eapncially are concerned, they ought to sit an 839,1192oxane of something approaching to con
RUMIA AND THE EGYPTIAN QUESTION
Paris, 26th May, The Gaulois publishes on sooount of an interview thof ns taken place at B. Poters- burg between the Cine and M. Florens, in which His Majesty deuared he woulk support Franco in the Egyptian question to the end.
THE REBELLION IN CRETE,
Louden, 28th May Advices from Creto state that fighting ba * tiurons waployment. The best condnoted mon
might be put on the establishmont, I sa constwood Turks and Christians is gong on in the MANAGEE'D BETONT
dent that 16 would pay. Continuous service is strests at Cams, Hongkong, lat. June, 1696.
A Fronchi orniser Lng been despatched to the tho rule in tdə Royal Navy; and I believe the To the Director of the Hongkong Electric same thing applies with regard to the great coons of the distarhanoes to render assistance to
Company, Limited
foreigners, Padlo sul the Enpros Lines between the Gentlemen,As stated in my last report Canadian Dominion and Jagan. I mily
London, 26th May, the number of incandescent lampe lastalled believe that if ws had a modified system of Turkish soldiery at Canes yesterday broke Latest advisos from Canzlis niato that the and connected on the 30th April 1505, was practically continuous employment in the mer- about 2,300 equivalent to 5,710 lamps of 8ohast service. It gaight be made to rerk vory House and massword werd pillaged the Christians. satisfactorily, and that we should then have, á I now have to report that the number of body of men who would be tue specimens of what lamps installed and connected to the Company's British sotmen ought to be. The general treat nine ca the 30th April, 1896, amounted to meat of inerchant sailors on board ship is AVAD MAN Fol attention. It has been my govil above the century, rendering life burdensome In addition to the 75 are lampa supplied to fortune to meet Mr. Goldsmith, the warships. and rasing moet, amaisance The year's the Government for street lighting, as lamps Cheplain, at Hongkong, and I am pleased to
The armoured battleship Hood is the only griflus gave the best display seen for a long have been assoted for lighting. H. M. Naval meet him here again this afternoon, although time, the first three ponies actually boating the ard, but these were not brought into nes until math grot to find that he has boss, compalled British man-of-war so far ordered to Ozon.
the 1st May, 1895.
by fl hath to give up kis. work in the For
The latest news from Grete states that things time record, xotiéstanding the host. Ad-The plant and muszkinery have beng main- Blast I much regret Last I was anavoidably are quieter, but the authorities have forbidden vance, the winner of the Maidens, Criterion tained a good working orderramain, abeant from the opening of that very fine In- all lettore and telegrame éxoopt official ones. Stake, and Champion, is a phenomenally. Bine gentlemen, your obedient servant,
stituis at, Kowloon, on the opposite skle of.
fly Coustantinople, 27th May WH WICKRAM,
Abdulah Hey, the newly appointed Governor pony, indubitably the best of a fine lot. He
Hongkong Harbour. I had hoped and certainly Manager. belongs to Mr. Andrew, nom de coure
intended to be there, but I was detained st of Crete, has started to take up his duties. The another port and coal not get back until the Ports has dospstoked reinforcemente of troops for one of the artificers or drivers on the
day after the opening. I have, however, heen to Crete. China Brilway and thorough good sport,"
present at that Inglitisto on other bossiena,
London, 28th May Latest advices from Ganes state that all in. a Torkahiroman, if I miebabe-not, and like all
and cannot speak to highly of the grand work
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT,]
Tientsin, 26th May. Hongkong ring men will feel an interest in our recent Meeting. What promised on its merits to be one of the most interesting meetings of the decade was spoiled by beat and wind. The
The cavussos of the Grock, French; and Bun- sian Consulates were among those killed. Fight. ing is also provsading at Rotimo and Eplakin. The Brita Mediterranean squadron hais sailed for Crete and all foreign Consuls have tele.
doubtless the officials now see a possible brought me at the Folios Court, yesterday most complete. The Dervishes lost 1,000, in charged with shooting two coolies. The case cluding their commander, and hundreds of pri- was again romandel for a week in order to soners wore lakes. They were strongly posted thermometer wae nofugby two and three degrees | 3.070, equivalentia about 5,160 lamps of Scandle also a most important point deserving carraphed to their respective Goverments for
solution of the financial difficulty.
MATABELELAND
Negotiations Lave been going so für a permit of the attendates of witness from the hut wero surprised by an ably planned and long time to re-secure the services of Captain slip.
vigorous attack. The Egyptian laas waa 20 W. M. LANG, R.N. This able and zealous, officer has been asked to assume an office, yesterday morning from Marseilles with the
The M. M. steamer Melbourne, which arrived killed and eighty wounded. more or less resembling that he formerly Frenol mail of the 8th May, was a little layund held in the Chinese navy. Captain LANG bor due date owing to detention st Djibouti, and a slight dorangemout in her machinery has steadily refused such office, but has re between Ades and Colombo cently intimated to Lord SALISBURY and
eurious thing is that though Captain LANG
Las at inst cousonfed to come, the Chinese are
erat Peking: Baron Shanok sa Schwise hitherto Minister at Poking, has been appointed Minister at Targier.
We (Londen und China Express) hear that
The British forces, late routed the Matable nea Bulawayo, killing 300.of the insurgents.
[^; [FROM TOMKIN. PAPERERA FRENCH RAILWAY ENTERPRISE IN CHINA,
Paru, 4th June. Thanks to the offerta of a Gerard, China
has authorhood French engineers to construct railways to connect Lungohor with the Toukit Railway.
power
SAILORS WÄFTU,
SPEECH BY ADEIRAL FLENAFILE.
London, 27th May.
kazos.
"NEWS VIA AUSTRALIA,
ARMENIA
gadon, 10th May.
The Marquis of Salisbury has addressed
Mr. GoSCHEN his willingness to place his that Baron Hayking, formerly Consul General The Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, slates services at the disposal of the Chirese pro-at Cairo, and dealgantou-for the post of Gormo vided the latter will give him such power Minister of Tangier, has been appointed Minis and position as will make these services
tho Tykes showing an irresistable bias the London, bold on the 4th May, presided over by Hongkong Harbours With Mrs. Geldseth, arrived. Losality fighting in the country con At a public meeting in B. James's Hall, which has been done by Mr. Goldsmith in quiet there, and that the foreign warships have borse and s'his works. It speaks volumes for the recent Commander in Chief of the Claas Mr. Makehom, and other able helpera in real and not a sham, he will not com- promise his professional dignity and self-
rasing in the North that the Sport of Kings Foot NEWWAY AN c or the uso which we have so near our heart, respect by taking service in Chiun to the contract for the bridge work on the new
is possible it all to men of modest means; and
"Admiral the Hon. Bir Edmond R. Fremantle, he has been doing proeviling on behalf of that to fino a pony should be picked up ang KCB, sil—Ladies asd gentlemen, I hava sailors frequenting the Far East, and Barnde be the object of low intrigue and to sco Poking Tientsin Baltray has been given to bir To read of the introïzation of g we colins in trained at Tongshan and he went down here to been deeply imprweed with the great value of his Influence fait on the north shore where afino service rained by peculation Ges. Tarzer, of Glasgow, as agunt for thres or Americs makes one imagine that this is only boat all the local breaks is a fine encourage. The Missions to Seamen Society, and with the owlson is situated. The British colony of four Glasgow manufacturers. The work is another example of the bocentricity of this genor ment to the small-statia owners.” A cheez, good work it is doing. It has been my lot for Hongkong also ably werende kia offerta and and provincial and family favouritism. The thus dividest so that it can be completed and atfen. Someone line read the fairy story of the ful feature of the entries this spring was that the last three years, wxling in May last, to be did everything possible to help him Müch strong circular dispatch to the Great Powers delivered before Ortuber part, prinossa laid out in a plan coffin, and faichout so many new gaan, horred up there were no on the Chin States, and while there I had an good work is also carried on by The Miralea to as to unite is preventing he Turks trume
by seven grey-bearded drarte, and has forthwith leviathan stable and the honours were capitally opportunity of personally acquainting myself Saamen at Bbangbal, Singapore, Kobe, and at sels from A proclamation has bash pablished in Julie adapted it for the purpose of thisfying the vrae divided. In the Champions the milestone with the efforts of Lis Boelaty to provide for Yotels The story are very grateful to formibly spelling the Armenian to rece at an arrangement has been arrived at betweening for something novel of whatever kind it in the Lap time of 2 mins Toce, but unhappily scumen; and this may, perhaps, be some excuse Mr. Clokkmith for his isbours amongst them, Christianity and to embrace Alameda the Queen Empress and the French Hepublic way be. But this is not so. The rezom for the last quarter was negotiated in thewery teath for my cooupying the chur. Let us look and take a great use of that, spléndid Instituka and diplomatie juggling, both native and that the skakees of the Mekong viver from the the introduction of the glass pullin are rectly a Northern Jurjar's and took 87 seconds, a little at what the aim of this great Society' st Kowloon, where they assemble for rust mouth of the Nom Huck to the Chinese frontier Amorion, that is to say, practical. They are The Majdene use a reconź (1,31 3,8 for the in Our aim is to look after and care recreation, and innocent amusement, and are foreign, that it is not difficult to guem where should be the boundary between the Franch cheaper than wooden or metallia suskets, and, three-quistare), AT MG for the spiritual wolfers, of those who go free from the terrible evils which boast them huge French settlers in fis. Emprins district of the hitch lias. Still, we are disposed to and British possessions. It is further pro bozag boretically realect, they are ointmed to ho The Pribo ziver within seven miles of down to the main shipslices bustness is in of every side st Hengkong, and other harbour Madagascar hy is band of bandita. This witclors think it the British officer's conditions claimed that the Governor Leneral in Council a source of protesties to commauitive in case of Tiantan los shosted up so an to block the whole the great waters. It fine boog mid with regard ports have seen the Institute fall of had warning of the stink and vllaro oborula
is pleased to order that all lands and territories epidemics. They are made of heavy plate glass trails of the port in some of the robes there to this personnel of the machutile marina that sailors attending divine service, and entering resistance for hours against ally import will be accepted, that he will come out, and whatever situats within Her Majesty's posses the gides and top being strengthened by satin is barely save feet and only one or two of the it is act as entisisatory as we ao Bugish people into it with beachbes and a reverence that foren, of whom 50 were killed. A milliy ex. that he will again slowly succumb to the sions between the thaking of the Mokong river moulded network of wire. It will be interest load tam toata can evercome the dificulties, might wish for Although perhaps. It is not did one good to sxperience. Mr. Gollamith pedition is now in gurssit of the mindort Inevitable influences and environment which aforementioned and the existing frontier of ing to see whether this idegentokes on To We have allen orpotenced this before and quite as good sa & ought to be, 1 think you and his helpers he provided concerts and
A BOLD ROBBERY, AND T
· London, 12th May, obtain in Chinese official life. I the feat the Shan State of Kengtung shall heupelor be buried in a block of crystal sounds certainly there is no resams to Histen too intently to the will all agree that a vast change kus takan entertainments for the men on week days; and
ward form part of the said Ehan Etate of Long more pootle than to be entombed in a case of local jaremiadal predicting list, the part may plays for the better in spent years. The menit la no uncommon sight to see the room full of One of the Continisutal mail bouts travelling
load: were given into his autocratic control, fiscal targ
permanently skse. The trumbla teie omased lare more sobër, mere aténdy, more thrifty, and semen of all nationalides heartily enjoying | between Ontari and Dover line been robbed of
now hanging back. Peking is at present
the theatre of so much occult manauvring
„MURDERĄ BY BANDITS IN MADAGASCAR, London, 10th May, News has rozched Farts of the masssore