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With watch is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY.
This is the
THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL ISSUE, aufswill be found, as usual, to show na advance on preseding years both in fules and socuracy of information.
NGKONG DAILY PE
Me Cowen and Hri Wenyou arrivedkat Shanghai on 11 Jane, having travelled Jules Binion will have public funeral, for from Dantas to Waghow fo, Unto Kwellin which Parliamant has roted credit of ten the capital of Kwangs), and through the thousand franes vinoo of Huran. They socomplished the
M. flimon journey through that Anti-foreign prosince Jules on wae velebrated Frenos without meeting with any serious trouble, Govertoont of National Defence, formed
the toalarious, the insanitary odours that At the Police Court yesterday, baforo Hon. Premfor during the Presidency of Marshal wanbod at the rate. Raubs have ruled steady, stab has haan devised by a vining the status of the said syndienten ud som
The sensitiuenes of hallum are being gonght | bưught to a szegsaufa?' onmplation' and to s be Frot, Ramany, evidence that it is a mixture operate with the sale Total Hall Ting chang being quite strong. The density of the gas from and the others shove named in this matter. This elevõita la 22, from saniarskite 2.32, from mald be best done by dividing tho construation Bruggerita 9.18, and from forgusunite 9.14: into three portions, each syndlats to take Ter while considerable spontrescopic differences have the building of one partion. Two said. Vios- he haserred, and difference in colour is toys are to see that no obstacles bo placed in the way of those syndicates and are further. perceptible to the unaided Bye,
ordered to take every care in generally super- that no foreigners hold shares in thisse con pantes. "
With reference to the above impertant decres learn that copies of the Edict have also been distributed to the various Viesrogs and Gover porn of the Empire in order that the whole. country, many know that the Emperor is deter mined to build railways in his Empire. The Hou Toptal named above is a younger brother of Hou Ying kul, Director-General of the Imperial Granaries at North Tungchou and Peking kanton
tinaed neglected and beyond a few small sales fester under their noses. They were aware
at 8164 and 8151 we have no barless to that this was inevitable, that it was a part
report Balmorals have found buyers at 88.25 and $3.15, and Olivore at 884. (A) and 34 (B): of the price that must be paid for the ox-
The arrangement with the Anglo and Austre tension of the scr frontage and for securing
lan Co. reported in our last has hoga. Enally deep water along the Bund. Therefore
after noted falabus have been in damard and balas they were resigned to the disagreeable, to
the downfall of Napoleon, and was for time be effected at 23.30, more shapes being
A non-polsenque afflicted them, and bore them as an ovil of Commander W. G. H. Hastings, Peter Grusa Machiahon. He was an earnest advocate of at 351 to $54 with small salee.
Free Trade;}" D
DOCKS, WHARTES, AND GODOWNE Houg French chemiet, pclassium permanganate and kong and Whorapna Dooks bara been wearly anyl acetate balzg among the inofigasivo in totally neglected and we have nothing to report gredients. The matches sen raude easily and beyond a few small enak sales at 164 and 189 without danger, iguite readily, are not able to per cunt, prum. At time of waiting shares are explosion when stored in quantity, and have an obtaittohle at the latter ente: Korloon occur faid to be positively prepa Wharrea hars experienced quite a boom, a good many shares having changed hands at from 853 to 858: The progress of negotiations with the Wansund Warhound Co. lease their Go- down for a period of from to 10 years, and the consequat probability of being able to raise storage and landing rates, is the case of
THE SUGAR MARKET.
wald, encend engineer of the Martha, was again temporary dumtion, which they had a right charged with unlawfully wounding two coolies to hope would not be unnecessarily pron the ship by shooting them. Mr. Mounser
prosecuted and Mr. Bowley defended Dr. A longed. Has it been so prolonged This insan sertified that the injured man would not Is the question the pubic are asking, and to be able to leave the hospital for mother wosk many it is an urgent one. The excellence and the accused was again remmurdel. of the work already completed is patent to Twenty-three coolies formed a gneus before all, and every credit must be given to the the Magistrate yesterday large will Engineer, Mr. BOWDLER, for the manner in miting a beach of the pransom which
entered a coolie house at the Peak from which the Frayn wall has been constructed the tenants had been evicted and when the AN. WATSON &CO., LIMITED. and the roads laid out. But while this is Pollos haard they were thoro the arrenta were count for four out of the six million tons the boom, Thare apposes to be some differenco,ence to the final daking of the Anding" I
minde. Dash defondant was fined 85. Two
The DIRECTORY movers the whole of the
ports and sitios of the Far East, from Pensag to Vladivostock, in which Europeana resido,
CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT
ESTABLISHED A.D. 184.
MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.
OCK ABBATED WATER FACTORY is itted with the beat English Machinery, embodying the latest improvements in the trade. -
The Purest Ingredients only are used, and the utmost Care and Closnliness orcroised in the Manufacture throughout.
The Water med is proved by repeated
Analyses to be Absolutely Fire.
For COAST Poach, Waders see packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the fall amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good brdor.
Counterfoil Order Dasks supplied on applica
tion.
Our Registerut Telegraphie Address is "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG." And all signed message addressed thus will receive prompt ationtion.
The following is List of Waters always
kaps ruly in Stock
PURE AERATED WATER
SODA WATER
LEMONADE
POTASH WATER
LITHIA WATER
SELTZER WATER
SARSAPABILLA WATER TONIC WATER
GINGER ALE
GINGERADE
-No Credit given for Bottles that look dirty or greasy, or that appear to have been, neul for
the reclamation of the second section is pain fully apparent. Possibly the impatience of the public would be leas pronounced if the existing condition of the foreshore were less noisome less dangerous to health, less inconvenient to small-craft. Le there any need for this delay? Does
saob
| we believe the question will be settled one way,
THE CONSERVANCY OF THE WHANGPOO
Bhaughal, 13th June.
A CHINESE NATIONAL BANH TO FINANCE TIEM
According to private news received by us
The fatime of the crop in Culis has given rise to speculation and activity in all sugar pre- daging "regions Inspires of the north of Europa, Germany, Belgian, Holland, and Buss, there has been an extension of ten per sent, in this area planted, to meet an increased export to formgr rakets ander contraste al ready made. It is believed that best sugar will
A nautical dorrespondent writes with, refer- of ideas between the two Companies with think the accident was caused by the neglect of imported into the coming countries. H freely conceded, and no-murmur is raised and coolies were then charged with Corelle Oba ana onlinsrily good times, supplied | gard to the period of the propose see the commen proesations every SOKALAN would from Peking, it appears that Dr. Yung Wing's another million there would remain only one worl on some minor pointe, and if rumour to the east, the slow rate of progression in entering the place and they were fined $225 milion for all the other numerous countries is to be betover, the directors of the Kowloon take of having plenty of strong chains, and of oumas for a Nations! Chlause Bank, his every
en futuro. From the translation of the degra prolong cand. However, we are rocknuing Wharf Co. are far from onanimons to their last one goed tag, better still for I think itkelibood of being an accomplished foot in the without our host. Like all other countries, opinion as to the advisability of the schame. note about the LingHis Majesty since the ease, which may be favourabl or na another one is called for to-morrow, at which
Yang, Wing is also a native of that provinos, that that line will be exclusively built by The Korean Hepository has the following those of Europe are subject to the influenes of They have already held two meetings and iriedoutm a harbourfull of shippingta timiddle in the La-Han railway we have been informed adintos from Kwangtang province. Dr line come to live in the European Settlement, favourable to best, and calculations of the as Chong Dong is called, has become quite de- yield must fastnaté until the gathering or the other Wandligis have been supaired
having been born early seventy years age mooratie. He sees people, talks with them in of the crop is completed. And as the price for in sympathy with Kowloces, bat we have
si Hniangshan (Mono), which a district of formally, takos daily sizelle in the Legation of sugar rises and tile according to the heard of no sales,
Kwangehoufu. (Canton). The National Bank grounds, and seatus to enjoy life. On the 16th prospects we see that, on account of this
in question, we further learn, is puder the. roy His Majesty and His Royal Highness extensive cultivation of berk the rise in price kong lands have filed: Ormer, and sales inyo
patronage of two high oficials in Peking, LANDS, HOTELS, AND BUILDINGS Hong it arise from the necessity for tinge to the Crown Prince walked to Mengyóking which was to have been expected has not taken been effected at $2, market oloring fizza with admit of the concrete blocks settling, to distance of say a quarter of a mile,place, notwithstanding the complete failure of furthor: buyers at that mute. Hotels ghow early doseful, and can quite imagine bitiren, of Kwangtang, namely, their Excel..
lenoies Chang Yin-huel, Vice-President of the received the credentials of Mr. Komara the Cabau crop To counterbalance this formidorheiderahia decline without, as far as we know,
General of the Imperial Granaries of Feking Board of Revenue, and Hru Ying kuci, Director. ensure solidity for the wall? Or is it due to as Enver Extraordinary and Kinister Pieniable production of boot it las boca calcalated in any business. Offres bo cell at being
and North Taugehou; sad on dit the new in- the inability of the Government to procure potentiary from H. I. J. Majesty, and then America that cane sugar cannot be produced with no responia and several lots of shares in operations of this kind, and to know that hesitation is to be opened in connection with the sufficient supply of earth for filling in p their way His Majosty saw saveral foreign 95 polarisation. We merely mention this in $29, at which rate aliares are still obtainaka Lng taken hold of a job of the sort is to kao now-Lu-Han railway, which will deposit its
walked back again to the Legationi On at more than 5 reales per arrobs (25 15s.) with being or the merket, the rate rickly fall to poses? Surely this is not so difficult children playing of the English Consulats: order that our sugar growers may have rogard without finding burora: West Points neglected. that it is as good as done; but overy now sad funds with the new Bank Kwangtung pre- matter Bants enn he had in any uum called them to him, shook hands, and asked them to it in their calculations, now that Gorman Humphreys have abanged hunds at 89.
then the forces of nature upset our calenlations, vince is therefore, ahead of its follows.-N. 6. ber to convey the earth, and there are a few gasstions. A few wooke age five children sugar has begun to iurade the Japan werkot
MISCELLANEOUS Green Islands continue and catastrophe results. What is remarkable Daily News were at the Russian Legation. Some of the where of the million and a half pieuls im in fair demand and a fair number have changed that suck au mwieldy mas as this large plenty of spots where it can be procured Court Indies, soning them, gase intimation of ported in 1896, 55,000 piculs were from that handa at $123 Watsons have boog negotiated dredger with an inimene pontoon on each side
THE MALAY STATES. without injuring any person's interests. The their presence to the King, who had them all source, at the same tins that the direct Impor at $126 and 8124 Browns sie angaired for at of it should have crossed the river and driftat tation from Manila was considerably increased $5 without Buding sollers Elolates have the harbour through the shipping without
coma in to an audience." Esch one, down to
- scandalous that such an operation should be car-
It only again shows that the Shanghai river is of the night without any warning being given
vae of the worst managed and test dangerous waterways in this known world. Every on sympathises deeply with Captain Roberte, and Tarigmph of his letter, is which he says must go with our correspondant in another
a sincerely sorry for his loss, when he was
in in few minutes. Curtain Boberie has feelings se he saw the work of months vanish long and practically unbroken record of success
work should, if only from a suitery point of toddlekins of three, came away with a handsome As a comperestion, sithongh it may be only ruded steady with sales at $73, and $7 Ropes doing a great deal more damage. If it hat We are now in pyésossion of the amounts to
received this royal recognition.
The Sanitary Board will meet this afternoon, The following are the orders of the day:—
Petition having reference to the cleansing of private dwelling by public servan
was still normal the Hongkong refineries had orders for 200,000 piculs for Europe. Such are the fasts on which the future of the sugar market must be studied-Manila Comercio.
D.Z
We believe this figure is an exaggeration.--Ko
and $125; and Fenwicks have advanced to $281 after stall sales at 897 and $271.
possible, The Sanitary Board, as the custo- dies of the public health, should see to this. There can be no dubt that every aflucot tide leavce exposed a nunes of putres cent and decaying matter sufficient w germi- nate and spread disease in a serious degree. The medical faculty are, we understand, very pronounced on this subject, and con- sider that something should be done at once to bring the nuisance to the carliest possible. termination. A word to the wise is suff- cient, We trust Mr. BowDLER will accept
Application for permission to erect niezzanine porhaps no station under the sun where less is who would walk. The 'railway will be more inforve its authority Sixteen, years ago, the fore paid to the Resident in that State. A the biot in the way interided, and that he will set upon it promptly with a view to fill flows in new premises. in the prest mallorous and unsightly | of-bp-law. 4 made under Ordinance 15 of 1894, to 'public house, outelde of barracks. Hello 6,890 feet, with grahents varying from heed of a Conservancy Board was urged on the regards the sanuilies of the various rulers there
Application for permission, under the provisions
| swamp with added expedition.
The E. P. Co.'s steamer Olympia strived at Tacoma on the 15th instant.
The M. M. teamer Ernest Binons, with the Fronch mail, loft Saigon on the 17th inst, st .8a...
There were five cases of plague yesterday. Ope wes from the harbour and four from Kowloon.
The steamer Wingeang, from Calcutta and Straits, Juft Singapore for this port on the 16th inst, at 6 p.m.
“We have received the first number of Ze
published at Shanghai.
on Inland Lot 83k
than be
be pardat salad alive State. The Residend Joustful if the Diplane à chairis could bave stood Grazeral (Mr. F. A. Swottenham) will receive would probably have carried her away, as it is newly federated Native States. the pressure; the Archer was fortunately held $12,000 per annum, and Mr. T. H. Kershaw, by the powerful mousings of the British naval as legal adviser. (whose appointment wo buoy, and they roristed the pressure, and thus announced a day or two age) will get $6,000. The port of Judicial Commisionse, carrying & SCIENTIFIC MIŞCELLANY,
provented what might have been a very series salary of $7,200, is still vacant, Mr. Treacher, Letters from the Honourable Colonial Secretary-
catastrophe accompanied with cuentorable love British Besident of Perak, will probably (a)-Concerning the prevalence of bubonic plagun
The construction of the Jungfrau railway of life, in Ancy,
It is difficult to suppose that the operations receive the same amount ce Mz Stottenham (5)Comberning the prevalence of cholera in Slu- THE ROYAL ENGINEKE VARIETY will open a luxurious ers in mountain-climbing of Trasday right would here been allowed, did, samaly 39,000, but we believe that, that The road is to start from Beheidegg, and pass without the mast liberal precations bring is not yet definitely fixed. Mr. J. P. Rodger, apore.
CLUB. (c)Concerning the establishing of offensive trades.
through the interior of the heights of the Eiger taken if there were a River Conterrandy Board the chief offer of Selangor, is to have. (Contributed,)
Mon, and Fangfram, where it will tertainate beze with suffleient powers. It is very evident $5,400, which is 38,600 moro Concerning an extension of leave othe
Less would be said about the monotony of a
in the heart of the mountain at the bottom of Colonial Veterinary Surgeon.
Negri Sembilan, the Hon. Martin Lister, is this river, that the Harbour Hipster's department to draw 80,000 instead of $4,200; and in of theater for his amusement in town. Thors is lifting the passengers the romsining 216 footwell organised and managed as it is, has not the Pubens afr. Hugh Chford will be in receipt soldier's Hio in Hongkong if more were done to immense pit, which will have elevators for from the numerors nccidents that take place in 100eived while in Pahang. The Resident of to the summit and a spiral stairway for those necessary authority and the neocasaty means of $6,000 a year instead of the 84,500 berefo- done for him in this way than in Hongkong There is stinction for him othar than the forth at night when his duty is done with the hope of finding a place where he can spend a agreeable avening, but is disappointed. The City Hall with ite oxaqllent Horary is closed to him, the clubs do not want him, nd SATO for a few untidy ally managed and spanely supplied reading rooms ho in sheclafely neglected by those who look te him for help when danger is nigh. Luckily for himself, however, he can draw on his 'oFR resources when other halpars fail, or bis exile here would indeed be a weary ons..
(Concerning a gratuity to the widow
late Interpreter Sham Tin Y.
erect certain kitchens,
Application that cartafia bridges betacou dwellings Application that a notice to close a well be reviewed. Application for permission to erect a water-local and urinals at No. 3. Queen's Bend Coatral. "-" Application for permisulon to re-open a well. Application to be pinsel on the list of contractors win are capable of currying out lous drainage Mortality returns for the weeks anded the dih and 19th Jum, 1890, respectively.
and kriteriens de not redneed in width.
works.
any" other purpose than that of containing Courrier de Chine, & Franch Waskly The Emperor William, raid that the relations Coventry, R.B, and Private Horne, M.8.C..
Aerated Waters, as anoh Bottles are never used egain by us.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 26th May, 1895.
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shuntil be addressed in Tx EDITOE
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No anonymously aged communications that have already apponed in other papers will be inserted
at Kobe at 2 p.m. on the 16th inst. and left at 5am on the 17th for Hongkong, via Nagasaki and Shanghai.
The O. & O. steamer Coptic, with mails, &o. which faft hence May 19th for San Francisco, via Nagasaki. Kaberland See. Takobama qp 16th instaat.
every ass where an officer entitled to isuse or The Perak Government Gazette saya--In
for one animal fe is permitted to do so, and pany allowance profers to substitute a báoycle
will be allowed tex dollars a month instead of
The Emperor, in replying, said that he hoped for the still further development of friendship between Chine and Germany for the welfare of both, Ha desired Li Heng-chang to thank the moog MLİPAK to Germany.
-The Grand Cross of the Red Eagle has boou conferred on Là Hung-ahang.
THE JAMESON TRIAL Dr. Jamath, Sir John Willoughby, the Hon. Frederick and Robert White, the Hon.
Andere & Humayunadonis... zavila kaing
height
than eight miles long, rising to 1 to 26 per cent. All stations except that at the starting-point-six in nuzber will bored from the solid rook, and they will have exits lending to paths by which travellers so derizing can finish the trip on foot, and will contain dining-ropins, ministure bedrooms, and everything possible for the tourist's comfort loetic current, te power, light, and probably at will, he generated by water from link
Exchinen,
The Roentgen rays of sunlight should be
The whale care for rheumatism is the novelty offered by a hotel in the Australian town of Eden. When a whale is, towed into the bay each pasisul is permitted to o hours in a cavity cut in the body, a huge portion of decomposing blubber closing about
his.
Foreign Ministers at Faking in a commrial that will be no change. The Sultan of Perak draws was drawn up by the Committee of the Shangbai General Chamber of Commerce, and adopted at $36,600 por annem, the Soltau of Selangor a great meeting of the mercantile community $18,000, the Yam Tasa Beer of. Nogri Sem held at the Shanghai Club on the 2nd of April, bilan 24,800, the Data Klans of Sungai Ujong 1830, at which Dr. Books, Consul Genatal far 52,400, and the Saltsu et Pahang $21,000. Germany and Senior Consul, was in the chair. Furthermore, in the less important.offess there Mr.T. B. Torbes, Chairman of Un Chismber of is he balantial alteration, Mr. E. W. Birch, Commerce, mored at that meeting the following Secretary to the Proven Commandant of
Government, set relation which was adopted: Where's the Forak Sikha, will receive $5,400, Mr. Keyeer, commercial intereste of Shanghat are seriously Collector of Jalehn, $5,000, but the salary of threatened by the deterioration of the riser M O E. Spoonar, the State Engineer of approached to the port, and whereas all appeals Selangor, has risen from 84,300 to 85,400. air. to the Chinese authorities to undertake the A. B. Veaning, State Anditor of Selangor, also adorervancy of the river bare proved ineffesabtains an increase from $3,600 to $4,201, and k tual, owing to the want of funds for that objects new post is created by the appointment of Mr.
"Bevolod, that this meeting of the mer cantile community of Shanghai concurs with C. C.Trotter to bo State Auditor in Selangor the Chamber of Commerce in deeming it er at a salary of $3,600-Straits Timer,
pedient to recommend that made for Rivar Conservancy be raised by the imposition of duas nt the rate of one-tenth of one per cent," ad
LATE TELEGRAMS,
valores on all merchandise imported or exported
The following telograms pre from the Times through the Imperial Maritime Cartome here, of Ceylon
THE HOUDAN" KÄPEDITION, funds to be administered by a Conservancy
Cairey 90th May, all be rep want the mercantile community
The Egyptian Mixed Tribunal will pro- shall be represented.
Besolved also that this meeting approves of noance is judgment on Monday, bat. It is the following monorial on the exbject to the known that it has decided that the Reserve Representatives of foreign Powers in Chizo, Find is being illegally applied for the Nile Ex- and desifor that it be sirculated for signature meros, and forwarded to their Excellencies as portion of the Indian contingent, arrived at Colonel Egerton and staff, together with a by the Committes of the Chamber of Compeion, and must therefore be refunded.
soon as possible.
Busting to-day... thou, al were ready to tax themselves to pay
Sunkin, 30th May, Biz hundred Indian troops left here for for, was a Conservancy Board on which the ear Chinese authorities, the foreign authorities,THE CAR AFTEN THE FRENCH BALL Moscow, Ulét Moy. The Czar altended the French ball and
What the mercantile community' wanted
The rather startling suggestion is made band the mercantile community should be re
Henry Colors of Wolverhampton, not merely the Woaming Bar, but the white danced writh Canters Montebello, wife. of the
presented; and to whose care should be entrusted that our oldest inhabitants-the trees-may river from the upper limit of the anchorage to Frent ambassador. bo brought forward as living witness of the Yangtaza. Steps are being taken at last te tordinary terrestrial disturbances of any do away with the obstruction, of the Wooster
Qars for extra copies of BAIT Press should be perlites monthly that the machine is a good mitted for trial, and the rest hare bean dix, alert wurded, szil, the troops turned out Renertions ago. The British Museum coa: Bar, but nothing has boon done in the past
the allowance for the animal, provided he, Coventry, and Mr. Greg have hoon com-
hour the supply is limited. Only Supplied for Cash Telegraphic Address Pesss-A.B.C. Cole, PO Box 29,
Telephone No. 12, *
will be entertained for advances to bay bicycles, or for damage to them when travelling on duty.
ITALY.A
The entertainment given on Tuesday evening ought, Prof. Lige recommends, from the REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. in the S. M. Hoatched, Wellington Barrsaks, topa of high anntaine, beesuse the atmosphers is ogivalent to two fest of mercury, and must was acknowledged by all to be one of the best entirely screen these rays from lower levels SUPPLIED TO THE "DALLY FEESS,”} dieplaye ever given in the colony. The building
was crowded, many having to be turned away Alpine tourista hays often reported on moecunt Lorak, 15th June.
for want of room. The songs in the first part action of the e-rays on the skin, long experi able fogging of platen. A medical paper reporta LIHUNG-CHANG IN GERMANY.
were exceedingly well rendered, especially La Bung-chang, in bonding his credentials to these by Primato Malyan, M.S.C., Sappermenting producing an offret resembling, sun-
between Chins and Gersey wore more cou Indian officer. farce, "Feo
the latter, appearing in the costume of ná
Neither the basant nor the top of a high burg, luft Singapore for this port yesterday, and
The HD. B. Blesmar Gosona, from Ham-spicuously friendly than Chinn'a relations with at itu perbelanghable are bone is the best place to live. A Budapest may be expected here on or about the 25th inst any other trusty Power. He thanked Germany laughter, but might have proved a more fitting investigater had found the average life of dwellers in basenrouter to be 39 years 11 months; for her powerful assistance in last year's negotin close to part three
The military drama, "Treachery at Candaa ground floors, 43 years & montar on first The . P. steamer ntpreis of India serived tions for the, retrocession of the Tinotting hay" was a grand success. Saypors Cauros end and second floors, 44 years 2 months, and en
Peninsul
Underwood as usual performed their dificult third and fourth Jours, only 42 years, parts romarkably well No scene could have looked more realistle than the camp at Candabar, Nothing was lacking The uniforms were or collatly got ap, especially, the troopers," who Ingeniously brought inte requisition to resemble the heavy braidwork worn on the breast. The camp presented quite a scene of animation. A stalwart sentry paced up and down, in front of the guard tent, the orderly room clork was busily sagsged at his dosk, a party of soldiers sat in circle playing cards, while others ware, engaged in various other ocupations. The sentry was hanged, the
Roine, 31st May. and opened fra on the enemy. Much fun was a polished enotion of a large Donghas fir Coventry, Mila and Tonse, who took respec at the time it was felled in 1885: Aourious
sixteen years for the improvement and The Chamber of Deputies rejected by thres introduced into the street scans by Sappers which was grown in British Columbis, and is
regulation of the rest of the river, except roles only the motion of censure on Rubini in atated to have been more than 500 years old
what the limited authority granted him connection with the funds of the interior: tivaly the parts of shoeblack and baked potato fexture of this reotion is the appearance of echo the words of one of the speakers at the majority,
has enabled the Harbour Master to do. Woevertheless. the Cabinet, disregard the varrott and newspaper vendors. Hongkong on Tuesday night and yesterday New York, Poungylvania, Maryland, Minnesota,Hoger's song "He's got fathers in appar the annual rings near the close of the trae's meeting in 1880 when he mid-“I regard the
The principal itom in part threo waS
* RUESIA AND TURKEY. morning she was taken to Kowloon Dock. The
hat?" first century, about twenty of them being so.
Constantinoplo, 31st May, The musical portion conducted in admiralosely crowded together as to look like a differ than dredging the bar. There is ac yourervancy of the river ne more important Activ, which want sahore near Sad Point en the
The Turkish reinfersaments have arrived st 7th April, had been temporarily patched up in a
and Wisconsin, at the Republicna Conventionable style by Sapper Hughes, the orchestra ently coloured son of wood, thres-fourths of at by near Bad Point end when she arrived here at St. Fans have resolved to maintain the guld ocprising Corpl. Haski, Bappars Pritchard ich wide, running around the trunk. The one here present who has even been a short time Crete and the garrison of Vamos has been re in charge of her. Jack she was slightly masking standard and to oppras free coinsgs of silver, and Macken, and Private Ferguson, the latter soddanoss of the change on both sides of the deteriorating month by month, and, indeed, I ang magsaared in Crete will lead to grave in Shanghai who does not know that the river is ievad Russia has informed the Porte that Ir is quite natural that the Germans should water. Pompe were placed on board and be unlean international agreement shout taking cornet The whole of the scenery overcrowding in the forest, which would have lents whose memories sarry them back for many
zore disposes of the idea that it was due to any any almost week by week; but to the resesnits for Turkey. date bimetalliam. "
come on and passed off gradually. The ap position that wasty bad seasons or twenty years the great abanges that have taken place
A GEEAT ASIATIO TRAVELLER. years of insect depredations occurred togatheri
in the river are more apparent, To some contrary to all áné experienes, and it is not.
extent we foreigners are responsible for the
Bombay, 22nd May," The next Gymkhank meeting will be held, sixy to account for this long period of weak
condition of the river." The conservancy of tho The axiom that history repeats. itself in eo. dess furthe forest giant. It appears, however,
river itself, as well as the adoption and enforcoeften gasted-sunt only its extreme appositecesa on the 4th July. The events are 1-Half-mile handicap
thataking allowance for some uncertainty river, and for all those who have anything to do Colonal-Fukushima, of the Japanese Army, may ment of regulations for vessela oztering the justifies its employment in the present inatanon. fame time when the tree stopped growing with its banks, shouki bo in the hand of a Boar, or may not have read of the exploits of Colonel the rings may be found to correspond in date with a period of remarkable canalsions wood which the Chamber of Commerce suggested Burnaby of the British service, bat ho has fol. SA Steeplechase, the course to be Helbote by sr the middle of the fourteenth century composed of the Board of Cousas, the Harbour footsteps, and in some respects lss actually in its letter of the 4th of July last should be lowed, figuratively speaking, In Burbaby's the Committes; at least starters or no ads Heckel's" Epidemica of the Middle Ages 4.-Ladies' Nomination event. The momines to states that the ontbrask of the Black Deaths Master, a local Engineer, and Legal Advisor laboured in the same Bald, for.bo has already kit a pole, hall round toppats and in between was immediately preceded by a season of and if the mercantile community dottributes made more than ons long journey in Contral tha goal posts.
twenty-six years commencing a 1333 of specially to its funds, as it was prepared to do Asia Colonel Fukushius, who is just now the 5.-A free haudiosp for all Chits ponis. M.B. earthquakes, atmosphoric disturbances, floods in 1880, it should be represented on the Board rust of the Japausa Consul in Bombay, will Any Peay not autored in previone makhanus and droughts, of an extent beyond all presedent will probably be very diffeult to dispose of, and horseback from Berlin across the continents of The sinking of the Anding, whose wreck it best be remembered for his solitary ride on la 1806 will be handicapped if the owner notifies mame, height, and performances, suds of foliasts, and the seasons seemed to be the bed of the rirar, is only one of many proofs of Japan. This tour was not made for a wager, in history. Noxious vapons arose from thou-lich will not impossibly permanently damage Europe and Asia to Vladivostock, on the Ben any to the Hon. Seo, ab the Club by preversed. on the 29th inst. Handicaps for this event agencies which inflisted mich dire calamities
As it seems quite possible that the of the pood of a Conservancy Board. We trust or on mere caprice, but with the express up- will be published on the 22nd acceptances upon the Lusan ruse should have influenced that the Chamber of Commerce, is the appendix proval of the Tokyo War Depatmant, ud ti to be declared by noon on 27th inak, a forest regstation, it would be interesting to panied by a for of 3 dollars, Distanos 6 farlongs. 1st prise80dollar, 2nd $20, 3rd $10. determine whether the record is confirmed it Entries for the other events to algse on the other old fore
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, June 18th, 1896.
give Li Hung-chanan flattering reception. He has always been friendly to Germany, and a great number of contracts have gone there from Tientsin. His Excellency, we have reason to believe, entertains a great admiration for Gorman military science,
The Actie arrived at Hongkong in tow of the
that the repairs will take a considerable time to will go into took this morning. It is expected effect.
tons of stone.
THE CURRENCY QUESTION IN THE UNITED STATES, The delegates of the New England Statos,
New Jarney, Washington, Tennessee, Illinois,
FIELD MARSHAL YAMAGATA'S ·
VISIT TO BERLIN. Princo Hohenlohe has paid a prolonged vuit to Field Marshal Yamagats.
SWOR
FROM THE." COMBECIO,”*} DIABOLICAL OUTRAGE AT:
BARCELONA, GAR
MADLID, 8th June.
painted by Sapper Shorey.
THE GYMKHANA.
2.Polo Pony handicap from the trailo Post
in.
The Government of Pahang have granted. the application of the Rach Company to use the waters of the Simpan River, Ula Pahang, for the purposes of electrio instalation. A teln. which commenced from the capitulation of Rough cleaning-up of battery Fickled 1,500-
grama from Raub dated 8th Justant states Sedan. He has never had any serious discs amalgam, estimated quantity of stone. agreement with the German Minister, and Have struck roof is west erensout from lowest.
crashed being 1,450 tone. Bukit Konung
At Barcelona last night, after the Corpne the course of politice between Peking and level, carrying, gold, four feet wide; not yet Berlin has run fairly smoothly. Moreover, through the reef." The above figurer give processing, an Orsini boob was thrown, Germany humbled France, a power never shout 500 ounces of smelted gold from 1,450 causing fifteen deaths and wounding many loved by China and that rendered itself
comitional law in Barcelona:
A Royal decrees has been signed suspending particularly odious to Lt during the hosti- Hies of 1884-5. The French never sought
MADEID, Oth June. in old times to curry favour with Peking either for the sake of territorial concasions or commercial privilegen. Of late years. however, the French Representatives appear to have joined in the undignitied scramble for contracts, and the result has certainly been unfortunate for a foreign interests in China, Germany has always had a very commercial mind in her dealings with China and has consistently sought the The Pahang correspondent of the reits discovery of a cholera vaccine was almost with u upward terlenay At time of closing vellous possibility of keeping the absorbed sun- Viosror of the Jukuang, provinces, have 16 te wonder what possible interest the condition ** business advantage of her subjects. The Times writes Notwithstanding the kenvy
sentences invariably perod on acvicted offen cortainty.
The Peking and Tientsin Times of the 6th ales serious role in the state of the river June siya-We regret that we have to chroni During the week on several occasions there has
The whole of Barcelona attended the inter not been seven feat. Navigation has become mat of the victims of the tomb explosion. the trade of the part in vary alsok, so that the almost impossible for stent reais. Fortunately steamers that do comp are getting very quick dispatch. The waters are sprognosticating the collapse of the river as a navigablo strom,
FROM TONKIN TAPERS MADAGASCAR.
mega Pagja, 5th June. Fifteen hundred Fabavales have been defeated
but we are a long way from that yet, and we shall to the south of Fansubrivo. Their losses doubtless soon be able to annonse a decided amounted to two hundred killed. improvement when the summer tides begin and rain fails.
CHOLERA VACCINE.
Faxis, 5th June. Dr. Proust, being interviewed, stated that this
THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT.
SUPPORTED
PARIS, 5th June.
ina at noon.
whoso last report there in our very inter-major, as he was then, sompiled mugh valuable ating respondence on the culdert, will keep information in the bourse of several months up the agitation for the formation of a Board which he devoted to the journey. He has with for the fature of Bhanghai su a neaport is in the last week arrived among from Northern rarely involved in the question Daily India Constantinople, and Burman, though ha
„Neios.
does not regard a rkle of a few leagues liko this se belug at all worthy of particular come ment He leaves on Sunday for Bushire, vis Kurashee, taking horse again on reaching Bushire for another ramble into the loos known regions, and will probably pay nonther visit to Bombay three niepths heame.... People are prone"
15 the inhabitants of Central Asia san hava
From the well-known fact that boat bestung HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
the emission of light stored up in phosphoreż vent substances, M. Charles Henry has inferred that the emission must be prevented by sold. Messrs. Chater and Vernon in their share Experiment has proven, the correctness of bin THF PEKING-HANKOW RAILWAY. report for to-day's mail say
theory Intenen cold exerts a powerful, notionery stage The market has continued fairly active sinco in preserving light in a latent condition in Their Excellencies Wang Weag-shar, Vice dats of que inst, and ratas generally have ruled phosphorescent bodies, and opens up the mar- toy of the Peiyong, and Chang Chiu-tung.
German manufactories have profited not ders, theft of gold continues in the Fuujem
rates are steady at quotations
light stored up -as, ment and vegetables are wired the following Imperial instructions from *: BANKS.-Hongkong san Shanghate--A fur kept from docay-by refrigeration, rady for His Majesty the Emperor Krang Hai ----
for the Cabinet of far-off Japan, bat sa susWor a little in consequence, and the mann mitos, and it was only the other day that two
fher rise of £1 in the London quotation (which is 185 as night or when needed, m
The Princess and high officials belonging may be found in the evident disposition of the facturers who are arranging the fee and Tap Siow, were sent to the Kiala Chinose coofies, muted respectively Low Chis
now £43.10), and the small demand from the be The Chamber has approvod by 415 votes to North reported in our last have at last had the
to the Ministry of War memorialised last De Japanese Government to keep itself thoroughly. An interesting and suggostiva illustration of cendher roam atending the giving of the build. tonole with everything that may have with which to receive the Chinese Am Lipis geef for two years each, an haylug 54 the measures taken by the Cabinet with effect of strengthening our market and cash the influence other micro-organising may azert ing of the Peking Hankow railway to a Cantizistaly a bearing apori Asistio politics.: Te bassador are no doubt animated by a been found guilty of stealing gold. Some reference to the May visits to the graves of the shares have changed hands at 187, 188, 189, upon those that produco dase has been given tonese syndicate finded by the expectant Tan whalertent Japan will play a part in the concerns
time ago I remarked, as a curious fact Communista. lively sense of favours to come. It is that it was only Parton that "always" fell a
and 190 per cent, prem. Time shares have been by Matshinkoff If bad boon found that the tal, Him Ying,chlang. We therefore ordered of that continent on which she so nearly attained PARIS, th June placed for August at 195 and 198 per cent water supply of both Versailles and St. Cloud the maid Trota to retura at onse to Can. footing last year must be last to the future to very obvious, indeed, what are the reasons vidim to Chinese gold-stealers, whereas We The Chamber has approved by 500 votes to grom, and at 197 and 183 per osat prom: for contained cholers vibriss, while the former city on and collect the required - preliminary determine, but it is plain that she will speak with prompting this grand reception of the low the sofengleg or the Rane mines, 252 the recent nomination of the Arahbishop of af 190 cash, and it 190 for Angast Nationals latter was not. An investigation with some bona fides. According to a memorial from the entary Colonel Pakashima, has the faculty September. Market closes with probable sellers WES practically exempt from the disease and the sum of Tie 10,000,000 guarantee of so uncertain velce in the conpoils of the coming missmed Bismarck of China". For our recently mentioned this to a luropean employs Toulouse, which was disapproved by the Radi have found buyers at Body and are shares could
either the I part we hope that when the venerable of the Punjar concessica, who was passing al
proserved choleric dejects gave outzons resulta, said Ministry of War we now learn that the messenger, he planer at the rate A
Celonies apparently identical with the cholors said Tactal has sinos telegraphed from Canton of keen observation, for we have proof nf through Pekan,, and was met with the sove
PARIS, 8th June,"
Maline Insuranczi-Olizi Tradera con- vibrios werachtaised, but these differed in faihire to the exoct that he had succeeded in raising | this is the useful rolamo which he has given be made to afford him say extraordinary reception, which he neither merite nor, sad Soleasing is because at those plan they refine that the policy of the Cabinet is get harder tour of farons in the plates were then exposed to the ale, when two other Cantonese syndicates, namely, one Modesto
buyers. Cantons have found small layed at in animals and to gaw on gelatine plates. middle of June next, etc. In the meanwhile to be translated into English forthwith. probably, desires. The usual civilities
· Ara...novèr. able to catch the rogues, wheren «trongly Republican, but opposed to Bócialiem. business at $20, Tangtuses hera declined to other organisms fell on them. Most of headed by a certain notable named Fang Pain sohievements, Colonel Fukushima has no degree when alluching to hie accorded to special. Ambassadors may he
in Punjom they always ara
CHOLERA IN EGYPT.A
$130 in the North, and North-Obinas to:Tia: 188, theen organisms had no effect, but a few skib, ami ene hasded by the expectant prefact disposition to expound his views un Biberian ecneeded to a Hungchang, vedal old Early yesterday morning the second engineer
PARIS, 10th June, Cholera is. diminishing in Egypt.
SHIPPING. Hongkong, Canton, and Macsos especially some conste--had a decidel in Liu Ho and a certain. Im Ching-lin, hàre also affairs, but he at least admits that the Trans- bambug as he is, but it is sincerely to be on the Hongkong, Frenchman named Jomph
continue quiet with small salon at $341. Indo-Anonce, so that the cholors vibro was revived successively petitioned to the Ministry of War, Siberian Railway, the construction of which EXPLOSION ON A FRENCH hoped that ne special honour will be done
Chinas have been dealt in, in fair lote, at 200 cash and made to grow by being used for inoculation declaring, that they had mack raisi the ram 1o witnessed at many potuta en route, will IRONCLAD, PAR
and $67/63 for Beptember, market aloging steady along with a favouring organism, Several of of ten million tegls and now prayed for the revolutionise trada in Central Asis, and will to him, or it will be at once interpreted into
LAGAM PASIS, 11th June.
at $06 cast Douglasen hart been compare the favouring organisms more leated, while privilege of tendering for the building of serata Russia into the position of premier a readiness to kotor to the most contemptible
A boiler explation oqourred on an irondal tirely neglected, and dis somewhat weaker others were observed that certainly hindered the said railway, and also praying that we power in the For Easi-a contingency of which Government (considering the vastness of neoperate habits and was frequently at Toulon, killing five persone and wounding at 300 on time a good many atmos have bunu derlenment. It thus appears that, in the case should supoint light offering to presids little notice is talten outside the diplomatiy
i u state of intoxication. On one, pocasion ofours an de the bountry and the greatness of the pope at, but he was prevented from carrying out his
placed at 8364 and 467 for September. China of abolare at least, immanity er ausceptibility over eqah of these syndicator, ote, §. Now tha|world. Colonel Fukushima speaks Buently not attempted to blow in beins out in a draken.
THE BARCELONA OUTRAGE, na and Manilas have ruled in steady demand, with, fk largely determined by the other organisms | building of the Faking-Hankow railway (called only English, but Freach, German, and lation) in the habitable globe. Me
PARIS, 11th Jent
vat bringing out any shares, et froux $67 to 372; | that are present in the intestinal canal to ió oficial documents the “Lu-Han railway " Russian.". It is to this lalter-qualification that intention. On Tuesday afternoon, at fra
Numorena Anarchista have been arrested at We have no salen to report as holidors rofuse receive the disease bastorium, o'clock, he was lying helplessly drunk in his Enrolona.
Future re- or Kukow Bridge-Hankow railway) is one of to owes to some extent his chility to make long to part with the scrip:: China Mutuels have search may show us how to maintain protectiva auprema importanes" to the welfare of the journeys alone through the Car's territory, LOORING at the appearance of the foresko recabin and was quite incapable of going on duty. About eleven look on Tuesday night the
Savoral of the person tjured in the Barcelona
been neglected.
bacterial armies in the stomach.
Empire. If msney be collected and hauded though this would count for little were it not at low tide from the new Roclamation to Hongwong arrived off the west of Stonecutters sutrage of the 8th Jane have suruber.
REFINERIES Sugars are reported
over to the officials to construct the food the| upplemented by powers of physical onduruco to have changed han for Coleber at $120 A portablo ipilitary, crematory, the invention | chances for succĝus would be pil. It, therefore, d nó common order, öesplod to an inderit. Pottinger Street, no one, we think, can Island with the detru in tow, and at that time DEATH OF M. JULES SIMON
the cash rate kan 2001 weak with sellers at of a L'olish sugineer, is to be supplied to each only reunits for the sequercial classes to build | suja resolution and unfailing cheerfulues. In accuse the colonists of impatience. They the second engineer was lying in his cabin,
AND PARIS, 8th June: $115 and hier at guld. Lazons have matar Gerzien semy corps. It is to be used for the line under the general expervision of the common with his countrymen in general, He was last sona khand two o'clock in the morn- Jile Simonis dood.
tally introyed their fouition with reported disposing of the hodina of soldiers killed in Government in order to facilitate the completion : le regards the kingdom of Kown maple FABIS, th June. vales at 364, 205, 500, 307, 308, and 970er baffle, thus avoiding the risk of spidemics of this important enterprise. The line in quen, in the mums light as we at home look upon the from the burial of so many men. It estumdies i tion pastes through the jurisdiction of the Ottoman Empire in Europa, namely, as being. The Emperor Williams has sent a despatch share. A time of closing shares are on on
at 360, without fisting buyers
in appearance the army baking oven, but is Viceroyn Wang Wing,shoo and Chang Chih- oirsed with a system of maladministatica Sime
arger and heavier, being drawn by eight tung, and they are therefore hereby commanded which must sooner or later make it the prey of häpson:
to make it, their duty to sea, the enterprise the strongor, nations on it borders. Korea
mandarin visite Great Britain no effort will at ingenious argument that the reason we The Chamber has approved by. 312 Totes Ausue stoudy with small sale at $19 Unions to grow at a temperature store So deg. Fahr., seven million taels already and tans he would to the reading world, dealing with bis principal
Fethaurtley jonmo to his death by drowning fo the harbour and it is thought he committed xlvide. He had been on the Hongkong for about eight mouths and latterly bad tereloped
Save waited and hoped, while the weeks and ing and at fire oplock he was missed, and be the months and the years rolled by, for the must either have jumped overboard or
time when dry Innd would replace the fetid have accidentally fallon tuta bikote ne expressing his regret at the death of M? Jules former theory bying the more likely one. and which every receding tido leaves to His body has not yet been found.
MINING Fanjuma.—With still no result of the May Cyanide olan up the skole has con