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to be said on both sides, we are Insliped sa "think that the instinct of the Navy which laads it to regard the eos as its exclusive “element fe, on the whole, a sound and
CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY" salary one. But this conclusion is "do-
CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS, &o,, ko..
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1896,
With which is incorporated THE CHINA: DIRECTORY.
"pondent on the indefensable condition that "what the Navy cannot do the Army "must do." That is precisely the point we wish to urge with regard to Hong- kong. If the Navy cannot undertake our defence then the Army must do so.
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PABIN 15th Juns. The Senets has passed the 1900 Exposition Bill
JULES SIMON'S FUNERAL
PARIS, 18th Jane. M. Simon's funeral was very impressiva, The Emperor William cant a floral crown, GENERAL BARATIERI:"
PARIS, 15th June. Genaral Baratieri has hoon acquitted. The
THE SIAMESE FRINCES IN FRANCE.
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CORRESPONDENCE,
TRINIDAY, JUNE 175, 1896.
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dund to their homes and homes of relatives and friends, or learing the unidentiked with the site morgas authorities. The estimata on the's property losses rangèin Bt. Louis from $3,000,000
390,000,000.**
sad will be found, as usual, to show an adration But, according to the judgment of experts, court deplored his incapacity, an from villz captain who would sommand mutter "D—;" just Ero an ordinary ariakater, reality inted from the abandonement of that Associated Prase give accounts of asrions los
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Tung Foong, who was convicted of murder at the Criminal Bession Tuesday and sen- tenced to death, attempted to commit suicide, yesterday afternoon by cutting his wrist.
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We do not hold ourselves responsible for the vious expressed by our correspondenta.]
THE REPORTED THEFT OF A
BATHING SHED,"
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRE89."
risa dil not, as we stated, steal a bamboo aished; if he had performed this berenlaan ties to Liberty: As a matter of fact he stole fass" he would havo deserved instant realors only three pieces of bamboo, with the object, possib, of making a tripod for a camera
D. L.F.]
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Vitoria (0, 0), 26th May. The most awful sosident in the history of the Facito North-west courred in this city to-day. A trolley car, the largest in the service of the newly organized Consolidated Railway and Lighting Company, naked with over 100 man, women, and children, cracked through Point Elion bridge, carrying meet of its human cargo- to a watery grave,
The accident control at 3 o'clock this after- noon. The loss of life is £fty-five.
Fer three days the Victoriane have been holding a grand camtival in honour of Queen Victoria's birthday. This atternoon it was to have been wound up with a grand slam battle at bincaulay point, where the new fortifications have just been completed. Almost every parson in Victoria and thousands of visitors from the Bound and mafaland cities were crowding to. the scene.
bub the wholshedzielam wa madinaj do much is locash, Chat in my opinion the tena ** Sume few years ago I remember sending noi pals | never properly welled together, and when de- scoount wyliten by an English, offver stationed fest came there seemed no one capable of put in India of time the little Indian boys practised Ung fresh life and energy into the ride. As a at cricket after a regimental match had set the PREMINE MELINK OF FRANCE ADVODATIS batsman, Scott had a quite a polished style, his fashion is an oat of the way spot. With a
BIMETALLS.
It will be neveral days before definite inform bouutifully delicate and solentifle wrist play makeshift cricket bali, ruŝo okunis of timber
Purls, 23rd May, ation can be obtained as to the lous of life and winzing_guldas opinicze from the ssgest of for lata, and a disused-woodsa box in place of
At a banquet of the Bimetallic League to injury to the unfortunato prople who happened orities.” I have no doubt. Saul Wade will re- atqums the Iada were going it barefooted with sight Premier Heling, the well-known prata to be la the path of the volens which swept member his driving powere. As a captain, be rare gusta. At length a full tors krake through tionist Bader, made a sprach in which he said over portions of Missouri and Illinois on Wed- must be written down as one of the men who | the detones of the bateman," and orasized it that he always regrotted the renunciation by mensday afternoon. In addition to the killed and have failed Party MaDonnell was one of the into the box with a bang. The tower was in the European powers of the monetary system injured in St. Louis and East St. Louis, the cold, quienisting, unsympathetis kind of orick- high glu, but the batsman throw down his which secured their prosperity. The long coporolone mowed down many people as it ad- eters to all appearances; is man of reserve with weapon of defence, and was distinally hard to tinned commercial crisis of the presest time in vaticed. Despatches received to-day by the obediones, but at the same time conla, seldom | The offloer mid the boys had been watching the | system. -
of life and maimings in quite a number of The remedy, he insisted, was a return to plass. hope to ensure that regard which means so soldiers. Now, it seems, gait is developing a mach thu on tour. There was no foolery or language of its own. Struggling desperately to bimetaller. The bimetallic movement, he can. DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT VICTORIA, . hippodroming about Maslennell; erloket, and conceal his diseppefatment afters failure at golf, tinued, wo spreading rapidly throughout Eug. serious cricket at that, was his game during his Scotek moonister,” we read, complained that land, Germany, Belgium, and America, - All stay here, and we got it. He always locked he would have to gire it up!? There was no that war required to bring about monetary re elier than be really was, and the burden of outlet for his emotion. Naa, mon; gle up the formal was an electric spark, which was bound Another erring to appear from the very force of circumstances. responsibility appeared to sit heavily upon his meenistry" said the elder, shoulders. All the sacie, he sot e pagnificent player di penance by pucketing a stone for ROW BETWEEN LORD WOLSELEY AND THE exampl the men under him, and though hoovery big D sesttored abroad, during play,
DUDUKE OF JAMBRIDGE. * may not have woa so many lauvels as some Upon one occasion he was observal with bulg.
London, 23rd May. who had troddan the path batore kim, it was ing pockets, returning moodily from the links. *Wednesday's trooping of the colours pin the through no fault of his if the side failed at any "Aye, mon," said a friend who know of his cosion of the effotal celebration of the Queen's time. A little more sunshine in his nature frailty, "but yo must has been unlucky and birthday was a great function, but it was nearly when apparing (a jinblic would have lost him used a fow this mornin'."" Nas, pas; but this spoiled by a row between. Lord Wolseley, the DEAR SIR, With reference to the statement nothing in popularity. Rightly or wrongly, I just reathing; the bit aner ere coming present commander-in-chief, and the Duke of in our issue of the 24th inst. that a Calamat have always regarded the McDonnell combina hither ins wheelbarrow. Why there should Cambrilge, the fortur commander-in-chief. is to underge 28 days' imprisonment for steal-
tin se one of the most frigid we have had over be all this demand for vigernis language in "It appears that the latter expressed his inten- ing a bamboo matshed, the property of the afters at Stonecutters Island, I beg to inform for he was a terrific hitter, although somewhat pastime as golf is not easy to disto.
here. It was perfect treat to see him batting, conection with such an easy-ring, srolling tion of attending as a royal Dake and Colonel you that no such caleau fost has been por sparsly built; those who remember his sonsa-
in-Chief of the armsy, and plained precedence formed to our knowledge on this island. In dional sooting, when playing against time, in
Ovor Lord Wolesley, whereupon the latter declared that neither himself nor his stat the first place we have no stol' matahod.
a. match against a North of England Eleven,
would allend. The deadlock caused much at Secondly, if the statement refers to the mat speak of it to-day as the most wonderful innings
SOIENTIFIC MISCELLANY, 1
citement, and the matter was fionily referred Qar No. 16, the ops which met with the shels on the north shore, their contents are for ever playet; bo hit up, I fang 80 old while too vainable to allow of their being stolen by Aleo. Bannerman made four. One of the very a dalt upon it & zsoent adéses by Right difaulty by directing the Prince of Wales to another, left the corner of Yatan and The commercial value of spicatifle training to the Queen, who found a way out of the accident, preceded by a smaller car and followed one Chinaman, however strange-Tours truly
THE OFFICERS,
biggest hits I have ever soon was an an drive Hos. A. J. Mupdella Switzerland, and Ger- receive the salute at the parade. As heirs Government Struts at 2 o'clock. They pro Stonsenttors Islandball being hit clean out of the ground, over the than half a century beet perfecting their educa-one, and Lord Wolseley gindly waived his claim with woman and children inside and men and by McDonnell of a delivery from Grace, the many, comparatively pour antions, have for more parent the Prince had precedence over crazy oceded very slowly, all being heavily loaded Stonecutters' Island, 24th June, 1895:
We thank our correspondents. The China readway, sad, some distance into a field on the tional systeras, and have given effoient instruc- to take the salute by right of office. In the boys banging on to every conceivable place.
opposite side. It was made, too, without any tion according to advanced ideas to two sy generally there is much satisfaction that The first car got ever, the bridge safely, but apparent extra exertion, and I can well regeneratime. The result has bed astonishing Lot Wolseley stood up for his rights, the structure sagged so badly that a man on it ber seing W. G" give half-a-dozen or Switserland, a comtry without natural researcos,
TALK WITH LE HITNG-CHANG,
waved, to the motorman of No. 15 not to come, scaring away over the arclesara fansing. To or a uavigable river, now exporte a grester slow slaps of the hands as he watched the ball
Moscow, 24th May, but he continued on his journey. The car had Took at the silvery-haired, big-shouldered George amount of made facturos por head of population peror of Chins to the coronation of the Crar, bridge began to crack. The next moment 150 Li Hung-chang, the special envoy of the Bm hardly reached, the second span when tho Giffen, with his slow, ambling sort of a galt, has any other nation in the world, not even has submitted to an interview on the subject of feet of the bridge, or one span, ewerved to one one world rearcoly inagine he was capable of excepting England. And it is the German che- bis mimon in Russie and in other Western side and went into the water with a terrible so, much life and vivety when a cricket boll miss and scientist who is in all ads at the bond countries which he will visit when he leaves splash. Car No. 16 and all the passagers went TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILT PRESS."
is bonuding about. For really good cricket of industries, requiring technical knowledge. Russia. He said he intended to go to Amerien with it.. DEAR SIR-Will you please inform the whe-and surely no one will deny him a place in When it was remarked to Prof. Hofmain that after visiting France and England. The solo These on the platforms, with a fow excep that it is safe to lathe from the sheds at Stone- the forerirst rank of modem players he is cutters. I see one has been stelen by a Chinaman, about as mostestions a personage as saying scientific mei, he admitted that the from the coronation was to study the Europesu on to the timbers of the wrecked bridge and Germany and Switzerland we over-produe missien antrasted to him, he continued, apart tions, jumped off and swam ashore or climbed Should this occur while I am in the water, I ono oonld possibly imagine. We have seen might find myself in an awkward predicament a good deal of this player in England, but I single year from one department only of view to introducing feraign casions in China
2003 Dostora of Safenen graduated in a and American system of government with swores picked up. Those in the car, however, Yours truly,
question we have seen him at his best
the Gemon universities ware mera thar Ho formally denied that any treaty had yot when he has acted as captain. To be con- could be absorbed at home, but significantly been concluded with Tussin, as Las been so often spionovaly successful, loader nests to be added, "You must tear one thing in mind parted in the last few months. He also said able to alare the host and harden of the day with we have the expert trade entirely to ourselves that he had no projects for the conclusion of his comrades, and this biffen never quite seemad The Gorman scientist at home and abroad, with treaties with any pow. Hasia and China, he capable of doing, Bosidos this, bo has a
An educational system studying the needs of averred, were in accord en ali points, and it was reputation as a bowler as well as a batman and possible customers, has developed the foreign China's wish to maintain the same excellent a sensitive captain does not care to play pranks trade of the country until the astounding feet retations with France. when there is anything. at stake. It has been has been annonzced that in 1895 the tonnage of
The news spread like lighting, and people We shall soon be getting used to these sanan urged more them onos in days gone by that it sea-ging stipa touching at Hamburg excoder
crowded to the scene of the accident. Firemen, fional openings of the exicket season. Lust would lari boen as well had" W. G." forgotten that of liverpool
police, and a thensand volunteers went to work your it was the turn of Dr. W. G. Grace, as it her low how to send the ball down. Be this as has been so many times before, to set the world. it may, it meat always be said that, a better
with a will, and although they did their work abisza with his marvellous batting feats, tale trier thaa Georgs Giffen never went on to a likened by Prof. Dewar to the advent power of It is reported that li Hung ohang has con
The new chemistry of high temperatures is
quickly, it was only to repover the boilos. The year the Yorkshire Eleven have made such field and he always commanded. the admiration water... In its salid state this has little potency
The Standarda Berlin correspondent sura: water and heary iron and timbers of the bridge history as will never be forgotten. Then again of his opponents if only by reson of the fact as a solvant, in its liquid form it has greater claded negotiations with Russia hy which; for Every doctor in the city as well as those from we have the big innings played by Bitle Abol that he never know when he was beaten. And powers of solution than any other liquit, and the concession of Russian railway through the navy was soon at the scene, and with costs to call attention to the doings of Surrey, whilst yet I have always thought the warath. was its solvency is increased by heat 30 with Manchuris, Russis consents to China nearly off and sleeves rolled up they did their bost to "Emmy" Woods and the "doctor LATO B fling upon a point of cricket law just to let the for the time being. Grlo could not help relatively inert, but under the stormens heat of in doubtful if the other powers will consent to in by ones and twos. Bet their work, too, was wanting. Everything seemed to best in away minerals and metale. As a soft a metal is doubling the import duties at treaty ports. It save the lives of those who were being brought public know that Somersetshire and Gloecetor-wondering whether Yo was pandering over the electio farmace, instala beretofore anmadan inorass of duties without counterconcessites of little avail. shire are yet alive. Historians of the game the refaits, of a previous zoteh or whether ageable combine with minerals or chemical. would have to go a long way back, I fancy, to be was anticipating trouble in a coming elementa, forming compounds which heretofore
ATROCITIES ON THE SHIP SRWALL,"
Port Townsend, 26th May. find such an opening as the first fortnight of the engagement as he shifted about, half-moodify, have been mainly bypothetical.
Capt A. M. Sowolt of the ship Benjamin) prezous seksom gave na Three-figure inainge from one place, tp another in the field., Ta
Fewall, was before United States Courisaloner At the Magistracy yesterday, before Hon. have been a common as May blossoms.in a man-eco him with a bat in his hand is to see him at Commander W. C. H. Hostings, Wong Tutor of speaking; Feel, Abol,arel Hayward have his best. With an eye undimmed by years,
toward sails to be practised aboard his ship. Swan to-day on a charge of allowing brutality was charged with stealing watches, jewellery, already ran into a third bundred And the wrists of steel and arms like sturdy osk
Mate Willima Smith held kore in jail on a of Mr. G. Breitag (the brother of Mr. Psal We record with the espest regret the death and money, altogether of the value of $30, tale seenis likely to run on. Upon the doings saplings, perfect muster of every variety of
charge of punishing seiler named Man until Freitag at Batu Putah), who was killed by an The prisoner was employed as boy by Mr from Mr. David Kennedy, of Causeway Bay, of the Australians it is not within my provines stroke, he is always worth watching, and when results
the latter jumped overboard to his death. The smoker at Langkom in Marada.Bay a law days to speak except in a general way, but in passing the rara coma tu en totted up at the close of
ship was et route from Shanghai to this port since. The accounts to head are somewhat. taster's absence, he bruke opeu a drawer and ace by no means naanimes os to the strength garas amongst the leaders. If he has retained in Noten br. 1. L. Paltorgung what extends Sewall gave bonds in the sum of 85,000. Kennedy and on Tuesday morning, during his it may be permissible to remanak that the critics the tour we need not be surprised if Giffen A buzione subjent for investigation is proposed when the alleged treatment took place. Capt. Tague, but it would appear that a Mulay ameker took away watches, sourf pine, matek bases and of the present team. Whatever else they may any of his old form, our teams will most that perous migroting from temperate lands Hein be, they do not appear to be a great folding usuredly require an extra man, and perhaps to hot, or aran from hot to temperate, may be mediately seconded and information was sout sile, and nuless they are pulled together sharply two, in the vicinity of uhl-off, for he swap come quickly and safely acclimatised by inocala. to Inspector Man as soon as the robbery in this department they will suffer thors them across the turf in that direction with a was discovered. The polies soon got on the ways than one, for the public dearly love to see skill for eun equal, Semshow or another the theory being that such indenlatione, 'set up in tion with the blood of healthy natives, the clean, crisp fielding. Afor the long and presence of his brother, Walter Giffen, in the tedious round of football, it is indeed a pleasure to see the grand old gama of cricket on again, and apart altogether from the questions of policy, one can do no less than with our Australian cousins an enjoyable time during their sojourn nutanget na. mar
Yesterday morning Mr. H. W. Joluson, the manager of the New Victoria Hotel, Shamcou, Canton, died from typhoid fever at the Government Civil Hospital. The deceased was formerly a member of the Hongkong Police Fores and was held in very high respect.
From the Courier de Baigan wo learn that on board the Gezinan steamer Pean, from Hong- kong, the Customs officers discovered 450 taola of contraband opium. The steamer was placed under arrest, but the consignee gave a bond for $25,000 in order that she might be allowed to proceed on her voyaga.
We are glat to observe signs of increased activity in connection with the Fraya Reclama tion works between Ice-bouse Street and Pottinger Street. The disgraceful condition in which the foreshore has been so long allowed to resin has caused a good deal of sickness in the neighbourhood and strong representations have been made to the Government on the subject. The complaints appear to have been recognised e resonable, and it is to be hoped the Govern ment will tolerate no further delay in the
matter
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SPORT AND ANECDOTE.
BY AN OLD FOČEY.
A BRILLIANT OPENING,
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in the United Kingdom, fifty-two due to chlo
Autheting unused sixty-one deaths last year roform, Russian, surgeons are reviving the use of oxygen with chloroforms, and claim better
Questioned, is to the relations of China to Great Britain, Le said it was difficult to make himself acquainted with this point until he had visited England.
London. 25th May.
ÄTRIKE IN THE BUILDING SKADE,
Tendon, 28th May. There is an enormous strike here in the building trade and over 2,000 men are quitting work. They include bricklayers, plumbers, fit.
fact toom did not tend to the all-round happi-sary to render him insane te d'asses due to
the blood of the foreigner the charges nscen- ters, smiths, cupenters, joiners, painters, plus
nesa of the kids, for thera, waze navored mon who had very peculiar ideas of their own, which left but little scope for the captain. Lyons, the big hitter, always wanted to go in first because in previene team ho had been given no chances, and so the chain haganga high-water mark of Murdoch's tour.
were caged; in and had very little chance of saying themselves. Those who did get out were badly out and nearly drowned.
Beveral busts were passing at the tiago, and the occupants quickly realising what had hop perd want to work with a will. They succeeded “ in rescuing a number of women and children, who were resuscitated after reaching shore. By far the greater number are dend.
had done their work
DISTURBANCES IN NORTH BORNEO.
attacked roms Chinese and had despatched four of them, when Mr. Bholag aroused by the disturbance ran to the soone of the murderous onslaught. Most afortunately he did not stop to take any proper woon, and the murderer having twice stabbed him with a spear eat him down with a parang. He terere, and builders' labourere. The masters zay was taken still alive, to the honsa bat died. Central Africa, consists in drawing blood from strikes. The mon say the masters are trying learn that the sucker was also killed, bat wa the climate, Blood-brotherhood, se practiced in they are seting to prevent constant petty within an hon or two. It is satisfactory to
little of iLover a similar out in cach of the other gradual process of strangulation. The direct story with any accuracy an incision in the right wrist, az amearing a to cripple the union and to lower wages by a must await further nowa to pretend to tell the participasta. Europeous generally have evaded cause of the prevent trouble is a demand for s quite remol the way in www-210
TREK All incIFBAUNË MERRERO DELVIRE,” past experience; but Stanley is said to have
London, 28th May, undergone the operation Afty times, causing
Mrs. Dyer, the Beeding infanticide, mades Trumball to declare that the blad of a fair son attempt at micide in Newgate jail
blood with the natives: Britain has in this the proportion of all the first families in Equatorial reatornay While in bed and seemingly astoop, Africa asr courses in Stanley's vius, nul it in she twieled s handkerchief around her throat inferred that his endurance and stedess may in and almost sticaseded in strangling herself, large measure be attributed to this exchange of She will be hanged on June 10th,"
hananity by sparing Cuban mptinis as subjects opportunity, for he may satisfy the demands of moans of working out new conquests in Africa.
of blood brotherhood with Spanish soldiers, and But to Gen. Woyler is given the gradast
at the same time serve his followers at the cause of sciens by establishing the tras way to corned. outwit malaria and fover!
BLACKHAM AND THOTT.
LONDON GOSSIP.
wooks the rainfall in London he been only two drought experienced for many yours. Lo six tenths of an inch. This lack of moisture is vary
Landon, 2011: May. England is suffering from the most severe
serious as far as the crantry, districts are con
From later informaling it seems that Mr. nei Andigoth poor Wine he was there some ten or twenty Rajews again attacked a Chinese "Kongsi "house, spearing two men tigh the walls. Dr. Johnstone on learning this at once want there with more. polics. This is all the information to band.at present Is all probability it will be found leat The Chinese had offended the Bajowa in some
sate on the ground that the chiefs had reported frem Mr. Barnet at Kaningow Asking assist manner and that the rising is against them alone,
a conspiracy among the Kwijou tribe (who and not in any way against the Europeans,
A telephonis communication has been received
inhabit the hills between Fagalan Valley and the ma) to aftack him.
In an article on the debate on tho Navy
TEN AUSTRALIAN CAPTAINS. Always a delicate matdan nepriting for the Estiviates the Tyrace saya mÁ
Mirada saya mint nunc in which too. Any back in the saventies, I
of onr own and certain foreign ships. This is, no
can recall the doings of the first team which But bore am I running on and on about doubt, a question which may be represented, my mind I find myself nuskls at the moment to whose theeds demand instant recognition. When
visited our shores, but although I have zaoked these old skippers forgetful of the which arises directly out of the vote for arma- And, unfortunately, I am not within huil of my history of the Australian tours, there are few with sane prima facie plaasibility, e
Bx upon the name of the skipper of that aide. we come to barn over the pages of the ments. But it would be a very great mistake to amppose that it is one which can be settled, al references. Whether the captain was names more worthy of raspecifal sumiration sent before 11 am on day of publication. After that Is is ementially s quastion of navel donatrust my moners wrres me, Charles and Alec doubtful if a finer wicket-keeper oven donned or even fully discussed on this limited basis. (there were the tere Bannormans in this team, Australian wicket koopere. Personally, I am Horan, or Gregory, or Boyle, or Bannerman than that of J. McBlackham, the prince of heus the supply is limited chaly Supplied for Cashion, net of naval armament proper; or, as or Allan I am unable to fix upon; but if it gloves, altheagh I have no desire to pity
Telegraphic Address Pass-A.RO Cots. P.O. Bos. 20. Telephone Yo. 12
Mr. Altan put it, rather oracularly, "the quest wasot Horan-(thealways interesting "Felix," opinion against those who revel in the memories tion of the number of guns that could be pat of Australian journalism)-we may on a ship was determined by the design of the
agree of deeds Lora by Poolley, Pinder, wad Filling ship" is not very difficult to design a fost had sounder judgment or keaner enthusiasm. eticks." How we have advanced in this that it should have been, for surely no manesch and all of them graad zen behind the ing box of guns and call it a fighting ship. On the other hand, it is very far from easy to Peray Molennell, H. J. H. Scott, Georgs up the good men we have to-day. There was physician as well as the sargaon is becoming Then we have seen since W. L. Murdoch, particular direction may bo, seen by reckoning
The crus of London just taken shows A Assistance was promptly prepared, but design a ship which combines speed, sex-keeping. Gizen, and now G. H. S. Trott. Unless my nothing of the Bamboyant order about Black hari's more evidest. A good Crookes' tabe and the family, descendants of Shakespeare's sister, Kimanis, that the chiefs had asked him to The usefulness of the Roentgan mys to the Eutin of 4,441,271, an increase of 200,528 befor it could be despatched a further mes qualities, stability, seaworthiness, and a reason.
since 1891.
overwhelming powers of offence ostensibly pre-out of consideration for the time being the did aling them down at a terrific paco), hewhat moro opaque heart, and very opaque liver. taras of WUliam 17 Byron, Longfellow, not of the villages. After a demand for surrender memory plays me falssly J. M. Blackham, too, keeping: inmovable as a statue against the fuorescing screen show practicnify all the bones Joan, will be anctioned off bore zext week. It attack the Kijous. Mr. Barraut took the able measure of defensive protection with the has had charge of one of the teams. Leaving swiftest of hearing (and Spofforth at his fercent of the body, the very transparent lugs, some includes a visitors' book, containing the signa small available force of police and surrounded ons sago arrived, saying he had been so hard pressed The collection of relics belonging to the Harthy armed bands, who had blocked the roads to of England's becoming involved in war theng of the Russian trike in the new volume of need to place Murdpol at the bead of the betide the batarian whoso toe crept on the diagnoses of inbarvulosis, preamorit, enlarged port's mubory trees and rest trees and a plete success. A second village was dealt with reated by an unprotected box of guns. Speak- skipper of the rat touring team. I should be gathered every ball in faultiess style, and woo Prof. C. L. Norton reports readily mado Anne Hathaway, a chest of stioks from the bud been refused, he attacked them with com- defence of Hongkong would recive little the Naval Annual," Mr. T. A. Braasey-no list hers given. When he came over very early wrong side of the orense Quits & figure on assistance from the Navy. It is aleo re- very friendly eritio cf Admiralty designs, ss may in the eighting the supremony of English English cricket grounds, cheerful, breezy, and lower jaw and teeth can be had, but that no the poet's hones. cognised that the garrison is inadequate to remarks, "The Rurik poesses a tremendous
be seen from another chapter in the same volume cricket was really and truly threatened, for "game
heart and enlarged spleon, that details of the paster pane dated 1806, taken from the wall of in the same way, and Mr. Barrant then retired, withstand an attack in force. That is not armament for a cruiser: her siño simply bristles very curly in the tour they knocked down and reflect that we have seen him bobind the wickeln A buckle or follot of land is easily detested-Pass in the Night," is II. Sho has been.com-left Labuan with Merate, Wise, J. G. Wheatley,
to the finish, one does not like to notion can be obtained of the torture of the brain. exactly to say that the enemy could walk with guns, and until you get on board she sedme eleven, Spofforth, Alian, and Garrett being Lilley-who looks like being England's wicket. For stamiring the cavities of the head-the
pulverised a very powerful M.C.C. and Ground for the last time. Soms years ago, when in sny part of the body sxcept the abdomen.pelled to stop work on her new novel·
ufter giving the remainder of the tribe a week Beatrice Harreden, other of Stipe that in which to surrender. The reinforcements in at his pleasure. Perhaps he might be impression is removed.
a most formidable ship. Once on board that simply enplayable. Then came the great keeper was just beginning to make a me antru, month, and pharynx-Dr. F. Giazis, of blockaded in his own ports by sur Navy exploding is the furik's open battery might after as grands battle at the wickets as ever know that munka took very considerable month with the Crookes' tube outside, and tans St. Lexis and vicinity to-night, as a result of the neighbourhood Br inter information, the
A single shell stripple at the Oval-in 1881-which ended, for himself is drei-class cricket, I happen to Perngs, places a smal finorescent aceen in the
and O. V. Thomas on the 11th May and since THE ST. LOUIS CYCLONE
then news has been received that no fartbor or might be so, harassed at sen as to be Whether the Rurik, thuaiosdequately protected, few wickets only. No cricket match within wicket-keeping gloves simber to those werz
put half-a-dozen guns out of action at once."
** St. Louis, 27th May.. unable to organise an attack in force on this is perior or juferior to a
trouble is anticipated. There aro 300 friendly was known, in a victors for the old country by interest in his progress, giving him a pair of gets very sharp images of foreign bodies, the the most disastrous storm that over visited this whole district is peaceful, the Kimanis Koad is Death and destruction vigas prong in Muruts with native chiofe ready to assist in island; and if an attack were made it would displacement loss heavily armes. but more
ahip of similar my reelection has aver stirred the national by himself, sompanying the gift with a
bones of the face, and roots of the teeth, of course be opposed to the utmost and by provided with ammonition and appliances for with Mr. Stoddart's team at the Antipodes field's team with some degree of pleasure. à citric acid, which precipitates chloride of sodium, description are in ruina, and hundreds of people
ellaiently protected, and possibly much better
pulse as did this one, sol in saying this for words of gound advice. Blackham will some lucky accident of war or brilliant sustaining a rapid fire, is a question which But in those early days it was a real struggle thorough cricketer who kusw not fenk, the and, it is now clasped, convorte sea-water into are reported dead and injured, but until day,
section of the country. So widespread is the pen, and tea men are in custody.J-Herald.. I am mindfel of the big struggles recantly debtless zote Lilley's success for Lord Shef by ships should be provided with's bottle of damage and loss of life Buildings of orory It is recommanded that every lifeboat carried Lomis that it is impossibk to even extimate the destruction in both 86 Louis and East St. stroke of genius the invasion might be re perhaps no mere argement can settle. But it between the Mother Country and her offspring."Black Frinea" was a favourite overywhere, palatable drink. pelled. But lucky accidents and strokes of argument, from the point of view of armament gallantly or set & more glorious exemple than place is filled during the next ten or dozen years, most be obvious that to appresoh it, even in and nc leader, over 1000 to the occasion more
THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS IN ENGLAND genine are not to be depended upon. Judg alone is to ignore by far the most important Mandoek. We had a fine team in the fold. We all remember what sort of a betaman he was and Australis will be indeed fortausto F his
light comes and order is restored it will be ing the matter by ordinary scientific print seems worth whils to rapent cuce mere that, Pirace, braak Penu, A. G. Steel, Hon. A only probabis. Perhaps one of the boat things cuius, uf which 647,600 a prolished in electric light and trolley wires are down. Bonth of England eleven kas ended in another
elements of the comparison. In this connection W. G. Grace, B. M. Grace, Lord Harris, Ga dock's egg" or fity one or the other, was
At the olen of 1895 the Sefentio Library porta aro in circulation at seron steamers matches in America prior to returning home. impossible to make devita statement. Ro-
Lendon, 23rd May. The Australians have arranged to play thres. ciples the garrison is inadequate for the de- Mr. Goschen insisted, every warship is a Lyttelton, Ulyett, Burnes, Alfred Shaw, and sail of his batting was written by a critic, now,
of the United States Patent Offer contained lying at whares have bean sank with all on fence of the colony and ought to be very compromis. The elements of the compromise Morley. Nearly all of our giants came off, the las
record of 181,961 patents issued by foreign board. The city is nearly in darkness as the
London, 25th May. largely augmented. The conditions have will be differently combined by different de Dooter emiting 151, to start off with, and the plucky and lucky innings. He plays exceed 114,000 by title only. In the twenty-five years or lines ata at a standstill and thousands of by heavy rains. The Australians, after scoring The musich betreon the Australians and the suere. Said he after one of Blackham's full with drawings. 178,150 in abstracts, and With one or two exceptions all the street dry, the game having been greatly interrupted. greatly changed during the last few years joot, and we are by no cune concerned to innings. Then when they had to follow on
signors. We hesitate be dogmatize and will be changed still mare when the present the designs sanctioned by the Ad-
the sub-reat following with a rare lot of double figure ingly bad cricket but he plays it exceedingly from 1871 to 1895 Lachsive, the total number people are compelled to remain down town or 328 for a loss of siz wickets, sent the Taglish- Siberian Railway is completed. Formerly W. Arnold Forster and others to promised not ont ves his share--and England had to go wedd, in marvelous fashion, but he was well to: tehnov, 2362: blooching and dyeing, 2,519, 10, soon deteloped into secco thunder storm Yorkshire, and are all out in Erať minings for
wall. The wicket-keeper had been "palling of United States patents rose from 98,460 to walk. as perfect. when invited onlsirators 4,200 oppressively day and rain began to we saw what W. L. Murdoch was made of 12 'em and keying 'em, na the bowlers afterwards 531,019. Of the latter number, ploughs claim.
men in to bat. At the conclusion of the game there was no European power that main them inferior to the designs of other Powers
The storm broke out at 5 c'clock after a mast the latter had lost five winkets for 134 rs. tained a large military force within. because they are deficient in
mora superb achievement than that of the missed.
The Australians are now-playing against striking distance of Hongkong and in precise definition of "effective gun.power" !offcotifo un power," we should like to ask the some more.
Avstralan skipper's, under the circumstances, jovial, sunny-tempered, yeomas G.H. 8. Trott, phisces, 3,17; dentistry, 1,881; railways, 9,378 wind gained a velocity of 60 miles an hour, And now what shall we say of the chemicals, 1,98; medicines, 1,357 surgical with the wind from the east. A little later the those days' the local requirements of the and for some further and more authoritativo
has ever been known. To my thinking he who is now suongat us for the third or electric geroration, 3117; electrio railways, driving the rain bafore and tearing dowa
the beat commander the Artralinas fourth time. Taking the ups and downs 2010; electric lighting, 3,622; electric signal loces signs, cornices, chimneys, and everything Yorkshire by an innings and 49 ruas, the bowl. The Australians have won their match against garrison; but now Russia is reported to have efficiency.
over had. Keep to the nitermest degree as they come he weathers it all. Trot isling, 1,924; telegraphy, 3,205, telephony, 2.459 in its way. Many buildings of every descriptioning of Jones and. Giffen being again strongly assurance of its das co-ordination with other upon the suncess of the team, he, lab something in the Post Office I understand, holsting conveyors, 1,235; hydrasle motore, were demolished and otbors bet on fire by in evidenoo. Gifler took eir wickets for 45 between eighty and a hundred thousand men ia Siberia' and if she had a clear way
object. Practizing self danial, he exported and him wall sat and slosting the best of our bowl.ripe couplings, 1,470; air and gas engines, most mosponded to 54 alarms. gained the same from the rest of the team, all ing to the uttermost parts of the fold one can at sen she could send down a very formid-
the man feeling they had a leader who could he reality believe that he enjoys the game for its 1186; stoves and furnaces, 18,972; grinding from work, and a panic eased. As soon as the
1,141; projectiles, 2,127; firearms, 4,408; pumps,
the second innings of the Yorkshiremon, whilst The streets were full of people going home Jones' best ways three wickets for 46. looked up to and trusted to pall them through, own sake. That are the men I should life on machines, 2,718; artiloial stone. 1,199 paper storm broke, man were picked up and hurled be the Leak ever so trying. As he is still my side bed I to take a tears into the fold. making, 2,370; typewriters, 1,204; spinning, against the buildings; horses and carriages lisa cricketers made 281 in their first innings. In the match against Lancashire the Austra before the British public there is no nevesity Bomebody was saying the other day that he 3,379; sewing machines, 8214; wood saving, were sent Bring here and there, and falling Lancashiro in their first imings ored 168 for me to say anything upon his great abilities makes no attempt to pass, and is not partienter 4404; wood-working, 5,675; horology,3748 pho-wires, full af deadly finid, added to the Lozor only, and had to follow or.. ana oricketer. Right from the commencement how he gets to the wicket. But he's all right tography, 1,545; railway brakes, 3,061; oar of the scene. Suddenly the wind veered arcund of his career in England his play has always when he's there. That's just it. There's a couplers, 6,500, bizyoles, 2,621; ships, 2828; elec to the west and completed the destruction.
ay sex, zar his limbs supple, be has plenty to get himself into prostration because been greated more than 100 paton de cah, or GE been regarded en mantially English, and though breediness, a breadth, a heartiness thont the trio power. 1.183; elevatora, 1,726. Daring the
Trd June. The Australians defeated the Lancashird his wrists may not now be quite as flexible aeriskat he plays, and he is not the man likely. last twenty-five years twenty-five persons have traversed the down-town part of the city, that Lunashire, 168 and 98; Australians, 281 and It is asserted by some of those who have teams by 154 rans, the respective scores boing of good cricket in him to help the advance of Smith, Brown, or Robinson drops s batoh, or aggregate of 4,894 Thomas A. Edison roovivad not suffered in some way from the steru. Tefcout bowling of Jones, Giffen. Tratt, and there are few buildings in St. Louis that have 138. The result was largely due to the magni- another to mark him for a leader of mon, it was Trott is the nsu who would bitch up his Francis H. Richards, 343; Edward Weston, 274; travel in any direction is dangerous by the fall. Bueno. If he possessed one quality more than because a loose ball is not hit over the pavilion. the highest number, 711: Ellha Thomson, 394: night the streets are in complate darkness, and Trumble. and discipline fail then it is a poor look out for "Now, boys, como wong, Lets get theri poole, 344; Eadelph M. Hunter, 229; George of the Eads bridge, an the cast sids, is, and his enthusiasm for the game; and if enthusiasm white flannels, rab his bands together, and say: Charles H. Beribuer, 248; Charles J. Yaz De ing of live wires and debris. The wagon-way a cuptair. Our cousins may possibly get as out. I have soon him a good many times since Woatinghouse, JF, 217 good a slipper, but they will never get a better.be paid his first visit here, and kaya klways
ling mass of mortar and store, and parts of the BURDDON'S, AUCCESSORS.
admired bla whole-heartedness, and in making
tower Pier No. 1 were torn away, Ana The question of the defence of the coaling in
of the Education Bill, admitting that he has the different captains, we must Lot lose sight of well-deserved empläggat. Besides His work Beninger, of Dresden, and proves to be, a marked to-day by a devastated distriot in the won by Bevan wickets.
Of comme, in summing up the successes of a saptain the authorities have pall him n
Pure carbon monosulphide is reported to have been prepared for the first time by Dr. The awful sweep of Inet n'ght's tornado is
St. Louis, 29th May, -stations was touched upon in the debate in proposed to re-introduce it in January much more powerfal all round than others. has done brilliant work at point. and keen mast soribed in the text books. It may be sally con-wrecked buildings, tottering walls, debris in- With the gamtos going all in favour of a side have been the disappointment of many and doszed to a clear liquid, which evaporaterrapidly choked streets and resening parlias to tall the the duties of a leader are not likely to be so seoma able to do justice to bimself. Thus Mr. hall had been a reft of wool. He may not be fodoform in naded tube and heating to 180 dog days before. the total loss of life and the carried on there, and dwelt upon in the article Readere of the Englishwoman for April will many abateman at esing some of the hardest and is very explosire. The guy was obtained by story of haves and death. St. Louis is dazed and a very interesting article beaded A Trip trying as when lotory laggoth lato, and no one Scott found it dilault to keep the tesia guing sinolly elegant in appourause there is too the gaseous product being made to battle sount of property destroyed will be known in question, we nood only quote the following: and cleanest sute stopped either hand, as if the placing dry sodium sulphide with chloroform or by the extent of the calamity, and it will be to Fray Bentos." To show the rast business at full stretch; and long before his tenure of much of lun to posamocessfully porhas; through a caustic potaal solution, which sorbed The extimated number of billed vary, from In spite of the futile attacks of s acet of of me to a close be must have been very but he is a downright good wicketer with his the sulphuretad hydrogen, and allowed the noer 200 to 500, with the belief general that the Jesiara and disappointed imitators, the Liebig heartily sick of it Beatt was a dapper little heart in the right place, and so long as Ausgs to pass fellow, built on much the same lines Mr. fralis ende over, Buch healthy-looking, good-
latter figure is the nearer correct. Coroner Company's Extract has persistently and steadily John Shuter, of Burrer fame, an excellent humoured on to shall have to paket our
Waite says that the death list in St. Louis advanced in public appreciation and esteem, but he always appeared to lack the thorough speculations. Whether or not G, H, S. Trett of 3,800 deg. C. Mossarements by Wiles and polige hond-quarters the dead st Bt. Louis were the civilized world. No greater proofs of this cricketer, good in the field and at the wicket, feslings for the time being on the matter of sted by Violla in 1893 to have a tamperture St. Louis it would be perhaps as large. At practically monopolising the sale throughout The positive role of the electric are was reti- proper would easily reach 200, and that in East until it now holds the unrivalled position of let mattors take their plans to a great time alone can talk with sub bany cap. 8.300 deg C, and that of the negative pole papers place the total less of life at 800 er mers. comption, which aresyer over eight million as of Murdoch, and seemed inclined to is destined to solve full mesaurs of success Gray have now shown the temperature to be estimated, at 200. Extra editions of the local fact can be given than the artitled annual extent. He certainly worked very hard him tain, the company ought indood to be a happy about 4400 deg, the temperature of the are Patrol wagana ambulances and undertaker jars, a convincing testimony to the value of the self, and played soms wonderfully good luninga, family..
itself boing andetermined.
were besy all day long varrying the Identided Extract,"
WAR
462
27th May.
colony were sufficiently mot by a very arungad, not less important elements of warship nothing stand in the way of gaining ble and playa czicket because he likes it. To so 2.642 baths and olcuate, 3,481; filters, 1,326; lightning and crossed wires. The fire depart runs in the first innings, and three for 30 in
able army for an attack on Hongkong. The position Japan bas attained, na ́a
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
SUPPLIED TO TER "DALLY, PRESA."
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military power must also not be overlooked, THE SITUATION IN MACHONOLAND.
LONDON, 2nd June, There is no present reason to apprehend any rupture of the friendly relations ex is inoressing. The Imperial troops at Mafeking The gravity of the situation in Mashonaland lating between Japan and Great Britain, have commonood their march north. nor, according to our view, is there any
THE TROUBLE IN STRIA............. cause for quarrel between ourselvas - and
The sitaston at Rauram is serious and Russia; but the only safe principle, to pro- overal Turkish Up BITS LOUNDATION
battalions are surrounded. eced upon is to be prepared for all evento- alitics and ready to hold our own againsť. all comers.
BILL
Mr. Balfour les sunced the withdrawal
ARREST OF A BRITISH OFFICIAL
BY THE VENEZUELANS.
the House of Commons upon the Navy Estimates. The Times, in ite article on the debate, puts the case very clearly, as fol- The Venezuelans have arrested, and conroyed lows: The Navy has always persistently to their territory, Mr. Harrison, the Govern opposed the policy of making it responment offoil who was directing the making of aible for the military defensa even of those roads on the Brittal side of the Schombergk "foreign stations on which in time of war line.
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its efficiency and mobility at largely depend. This attitude was supported an Friday alike by the present representa tives of the Admiralty and by their pre decessors; and though there is not little
THE LATE DISTURBANCE
IN CRETE.
The Powers have proposed to the Porte the appointment of's Chriation Governer at Crete.
OBITUARY.
Augustus Harris
S0th May.
their Erst innings. The colonials are now bate University eleven. The latter made 237 in The Australians are now playing the Oxford
Eng, and are making a good stand
In the match against Oxford the Austra coond innings, and the Australiaus prentaally lian made 388. Oxford oude 129 in their