INTIMATIONS
NOW BEADY
feeling for the vanquished party, thes gould not feel bound to make any return for the assistance so timely renderot The potjoy of Peking has always been to play of the CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY Western Powers one against another when
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CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS, &o., &c.,
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1896.
With which is fcorporated THE CUTNA DIRECTORY: This is theta.
THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL ISSUE, and will be found, as canal, to show an advance nu procoding gears both fulness and necarsay 'of faformation
The DIRECTORY covers the whole of the parts at cities of the Far East, Trom Panang to Vladivostock, in which Europeans reside:
CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT, ESTABLISHED A.D). 1841.
MANUFACTURERS OF ADRÁTEГ
"WATERS. Our Aerated Water FACTORY is fitted with the best Englab Macbinary, bolsing the latest improvements in the trade,
The Purest Ingredients only are used, and the utmost Caro and Cleanlines ororced in the Maulactico throughout..
The Water ured is proved by repeated Analyses to to Absolately Purc
For COAST PORTE, Waters aro paskoć sad plased on board ship at Hongkong prices, and
opportunity offered, and nevar, under any circumstances, las China show any political gratitude
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST ÁTH, LORE.
The Chibli authorities have sent Tis, 23,000, in sycee, to the now Hupeh mint for the par pose of being comed into dellars and enbsidiary one, as the.now.mashinery for the Fayang mint has not yet arrived from Europe. Of the will be out into culaties, ut Time, at
amount.Tl20,000 of
Tle. 9,000 will be sent to the Anear province of Heilung-ohiang to pay the troops there. The Tartar General of Fengtian Moukdon), wo learn, has sleg ordered a considerable mons of the money from Wnchang fer circula- tien in his province-N. C. Daily News.
..
to Tis. 1,250,000",
The Vaitconver News-Alinser of the 4th July toysThe British ship, Cambadon 1 tone, Capt. BcDonald, arrived yesterday, afternoon, from Java with a fall cargo of man sugar for the Is. C. Roinery. As wheth in the News Advertiser seme days ago, the Cambusdien kad boen given tp as lost, as no vessel had sighted her since leaving an on January Bud last. Hoe vores lasted in a and accounted for by prolonged calms and 98-days. During the voyage two mau died, ene from inng trouble and the other froxi beri-beri another man is also sick with scarvy, The Cambradoon is a tri looking craft, and the present is her first reyage.
THE RECENT TYPHOON.
MANY, LITZE:2007.
The loss of life during the typhean of Wednesday lost was unfortunately much greater than way at first thought. It was holinked that
THE HONGKONG SHÄR MARKET
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TIL FRENCH-MAIL
THE PAST ATLANTIC SERVICE
Lenda, 8th July The M: M steamer Saghalien, with thaMr Robt. W. Hanbury, financial secretary French mat of the Bad Jaly, arrived yesterday, to the Trissacy, in the Hour of Commons te
arrived at a docision on the subject of Imperia! The following telegrame are from Ceylon and day, said that the Government had not yet aid for a fast stoom.ship.carricot Canada. He THE SECOND TEST MAKOH
London, 17th July added that owing to the coming things of Australian papers:
The second of the test rantohen lettreon the Government in Canada, the mattor would pro- Australians and an All England-Eleven com-bably remain in abeyance for a chart tinis, mencet yesterday.
The Australians hatted first and mado 412 zna, of which Mr. Iredale, who did not play in the first match, made a top score of 108.
All England in ite first innings mado 231, of which Mr. Rapiteing made 62.
In their sacond innings, the All England leren unds 100 ans for four winkets, of which Mr. Ranjitsinghji contributed 41 not out.
London, 18th July:
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: THE ELCAO CHALLENGE SHIELD.
London, 18th July. England has won the Bicho Challenge Shield at Bisley."
34 HUNG-HAND VISITS A BANC
Paris, 18th July: Li Hung chang when visiting the Credit Lyonnais Bank said that China intended issuing big loan, but wished to tat direct with a large bank without mediation of Commule or Ministers of Finance
ON THE JAMISON RAID FINDING OF THE CAPE SELECT COMMITTER
London, 19th July. A Select Committee of the Cape Pasliansent fode that Rhodos, Beit and Harris were sequainted with Dr. Jameson sintended invasion, of which they were active promoters. Mr. Ceoil Rhodes, they sug, drafted a tologram stopping Dr. Jamieson, but to message was not sont; further more, that the Chartered Company supplied of the funds with the knowledge of the London Office, and that Mr. Gecil Rhodes afterwards covered the amount with a cheque.: GREAT SUCCESS OF THE CUBAN LEBURGESTS
DENIED BY COL. RUODES.
London, 7th July. Cal. Francia Rhodes, whose death sentonce was comerled by Presiden Krugar after ho lad decu convioled of high treason against tás Transvaal, writes to the Times this morning that the story of Cal. White's pocket-book, parparted notes and extracts from which were
the fall mount allowed for Packager and heals of Europe. They will therefore be light winde, in fact, she stiled on omo-tack for of oor lust, but we have zething of importacen-/ carded one in Chefoe, did a good deal of column-fa the Province of Pinardelrio, killingmployers to allow their workmen a couple of
Empties when roosived in good order »
The peasing was the feit dielland the founders bad got out of the Company. They might have had something before, but the diresters thought it better in the interest of the Comny to declare a mell dividend and -would-Dow stand at The, 160,000 part of which Mr. Norman Jay was the only person drowner, was izvested in Icoal stooks, and part on fixed work up..raservo find. The reservo fund bat yesterday the Hongkong Police.roceived deposit in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. information which leaves no room for doubl As to the amount invested in local stocks, its present value was Tie 27,000 more than the that at lost fifty two livas wore lost in addition.sonat stated in the accounts, so that in five The French were no doubt somewhat dls
Alient ten o'clonk on Wednesday night a junk years the Company, led bailt up a roservo fund gusted at the sycophantie less made with
carrying a crow of twenty capsized off Stons of Ths. 187,000 and had paid dividends of 10 per the veteria mandarin in Germany, and re-
fag yours, and new 15 por cont. Mr. C. W. Hay, Wirth's Circus opened on their new site at cutters' Island. Tho obupants exled fondly cont. At first year. 12 per cont. the three follow. solved to preserve a little self-respect by noh West Foint on Monday right and in spite of for assistance and a junk which was close by one of the directors, and Me Thorburn, tho following the Teutonic example. Hence the fact that the management did not los.de to endeavoured to reneh the wreak, but their auditor retired, but offered thereclves for
published so time ained by the Transvaal- show until late in the afternoon, so that praeli allant efforts were not rawarded until four election. Ho proposed That the report and
Government and which contained alleged We find Reuter silent for about a fortnight eally ao zoties could be given to the public'clock in the mening, when, during a lull in afztement of scouts as presented be approved
The second test match between Australiana telegrams from Francis Rhodes implicating concerning the movements of His Excel-there was a good attendance. Au picmptu the storm, the overturned junk was reached, and passed.
Seven of the crow were rescued without much Mr. C. W. Hay seconded, and the resolution and All England was continued to-day. The Coal Rhedes and the Chartered Bouth Afrien lency La, until he has now reached England. Pairmont being accostarly auctalled owice diffenity and tbon koles were bored through wes carried unanimously
programme was gone through, the ordinary ca
second innings of England cloud. for 305, of Company a la ceuspiragy of the Transvaal. In London he has been quietly received and to the arrangements being incomplete. Never the side of the junk and six of the occupants Proposed by Mr Fonts, and seconded by whlok Ranjilaisghj made 154 not out, The read, "In a fabrication from beginning to end.
total for the two innings was 596. The Aus-
WILL TAKE LA PLECHA A ̧§, WATSON &00., LIMITED as a Slate guest. A mausiqa helgas the audience enjoyed the entertainment were saved by alinabing through the holes. It Captain Brain, Mr. C. W. Hoy was re-elected
Lordon, 7th July, tralians, who had made 412 mins the Dirst, has been taken by the Government for his ad were loud in their aufbusts of Drogation was thought there were mors people in the a director; and, proposed by Mr. A H.
The Sporleman bears on good authority that Mrs. Wirth's benefit takes place on Friday cabins, and yesterday meaning the junk was Stewart, and agronied by Mr. J. Talloob, iznings won the match by three wickets.
brought on to the shore, wiion thres men were. J. D. Thorburn was ra-elected auditor,
Sir Tutton Sykes bas ngrisd "to take the mera. residence, not a British Vice-Consul night under distinguished patronago, ** ** ***
fguud alive in a rabin. The remaining four wore The proceedings termiasted with a voto of
La Flecha, which was bit în at the sale of Baron leave was to be deputed to slow Hy
Hirsh's stud for 13,230 reinaus. It append Excellency around during his four weeks" The Hamburg ecrrespondent of the London drowned, The AwongHolpasage boat as on her thanks to the dinieks, proposed by Me U..
after the sale that Sir Totton Sykes hat named a price for the mare; but Emly Byker had given stay in England. No doubt everything and China Express rites-Tha Dantech-way to Hongkong with traity eight passengers Thorno and stcox.dol by Captain Swain, N.
Aelatische (German-Asiatic Bank lus hold its and a crew of eight when a squall capsized her C. Daily Hers.
Lord Marcus Beresford carla blanche for the will be done to entertain him undaal apnual meeting of shareholder in Berlin var Log Ting, Capstimoon. News of the
phase, and he had bid up the free to the make his thy pleasant. He will be Acceding to the report the gross profit iscuidont renolie Hooglang on Thursday
above Egure, at which Sir Tatton it first de- 6amatan The junk was found bottom up- invited to Hatfeld by, the Premier, and 1895 amounted to Tis, 258,108, out of which morning and the agent were launch to render THE WRECK OF THE “ILTIS” Choloo, 20th July
glined to take the mare. business expenses absorb Ts. 1,110, and writ-
warde, not far away from the score of the acdi--
HOT WEATHER IN ENGLAND, will be taken to Fortsmouth to set 2
the ing-off purpoesa Ths. 1,616, thus Joiring a not
don't. Holes wore eut in the side and tour men Yosterday morning the arrival of a courier
London, th Straw hats, light coloured vests, and the Fleet Probably he will also witness a prout of e. 176,079. An amount and into women were reiened. The remaining to the B.F. Prementery lighthcues with
100,000 is to be distributed na a dívidend of 8
loosest of clothing bas bom the order of tho review of the troops, and will in pretty et container cent, for de provices thirty were drowned. A third fatality acoured the rows of the Frecksof the German gunboat
day. During the past week the weather aa. certain to visit the great maufacturing cen- year. The reserve funds of the bank aucunt, our Chrung Tea Wan, north of the Costs on the night of Thursday last, started
been of the most saltry description and the Hongkong to that place on Wednesday and with sorrow. The gunbont left bere on tho tres of Mauchester, Birmingham, Leeds, &c. to le, 17,012, while the paid up capital amouxta mopolitan Deck. A junk preended from the whole community, and led as all aliko just before reaching her destination she gameing of the day in the evening of which
temperature as level over dog. on But it is evident that no san-royal hongurs are to be paid to the so-called "Bismarck of
struck by a heavy wind and capsized. There the typhoon reach un she was bound for
Tuesday beating this year's record wilt 86 en crow of pigbtoon and thorali lest their Weihaiwei, and sporulation is rife as to bow
degrees. Gue of the results of this high
Chion. It is to bo presumed that the
fixes Rome of the bodies have been washed she happened to be off the 8.6. Promontory.
temperature was that Londrem a tho anhörn war Capeuimioon Station.
As yet, for details are known; the ship is
range bight of carriage heres wearing
British Government will it uue forges
known to have struck small feland some mino
bonnets of straw for protesting agathat the that Lx is a member of the most corrupt and
miles N of the Fromontory; she broke in
gun. This is evidently the outcome of the half, and only the fore pestion remained above
remarks of narspapere on this kind of bead-gear in vagne in New York during the meel arrogant Government in the world,
water, fpm it, two days later, eloven men were | Gevercut that still claims superiority for
Mase. Chafer and Version in, their share taken-off by a saps and coeinated to the
head periods in that city. The Daily Tele- London, 20th July. graph publish a letter suggesting that the lighthouse, all the others perished, including its puppet monarch over all the crowned
report for today's wail say
The Cuban Insurgents have tiefculents Sauish Eight Fours Bill be amended no se to compel The market has led fairly active since it all the afloors. The typhoon, the Brat to
THE NAVAL MANEUVRES. to report. Rater her ruled firm and salles damage, aprocting trees, anrouling houses, and wounding fourtest officers and three huz. hours sista at midday during the extremo tent
Louden, 11th July, of the uitief sicke he still myilling to part eto, and many of our badly buik walls dred men, besides capturing the general in com
The naval acarres of tort wook will be on a larger scale, than yet allomptad. They The rarket closes firm with an upward fandency. collapsed, owing to the feels of rain which maRd.
BANKS-Hongtorg and Shanghais have pied the box:- N. C. Daily News TND INDIAN POOTBALL CHALLETER CUP
AND THE GEBOTSIRES.
will opan with a preliminary cruise which, will continued in good denn at 12 to 108. ver correspondent
Oaloutts, 20th July.
be followed by tactionl exorcises. A shu mar eut mem.: very few shares have, however,
The Iulian football challange ties oro being, will to the next fostan of the programme. played-"off chudged lauds Nationals aro enquired for at
The Dalhousie Clab met the The ships will be divided into causal and Shropshiree on Saturday in the presenes of an reserve foela. The latter according to the MARINE INSURANOTS-China Truters, gy from 927 to 398, but we have heard of no sales..
Shanghai, 29th July, enormous concourse of spastators, when the changed hands at $6 and $79, closing with
The Kingteen arrived pasterday morning best game of the season so far was witnessed, scheme protects the cast against the channel
equadron, probabile sallar & the latter rate. Marines have been neglected at quotations.
bringing details of the est ceata 31 Mr. Is. and resulted in a pointless draw, in spite of FIRE INSURANCES-Houghougs have chang. It appears that after hiding at Bootso on San- fifteen minutes extra time boing allowed. The ed hands at 5330 and $331, closing with buyers any bir.. Haas party took chairs and went to aeonest interest is taken in the cup matches. at the former rate. Chinaa bave ruled quiet at bay at se distance to baths. There was THE GOVERNMENT TAKES I REST OF
strong ebb-tide running, which Captain Pratf} 300 with sales, and closing with sellere.
SHIFTING.Hongkong, Casten, and Maouce estimates at about 7 knots, and after they had have been nogalinted at $32.30, $32.50, and bean some time is the water Bir. Haos wa 552.75 x div., closing with sellers at the last observed to show signs of distress. Mr.. Ghisi rata. Indo-Chins have found buyers in small and a gentlers Brandt, of the Customs in lots at $524 382, closing niet Chino Ningro, at once went to his assistance, but
more grits unable to halp him. Mr. Ghis Manilas have dolinel a point to $72 with sales. Donglass after scall ales at 5653 in the carly succeeded in getting ashore in a greatly ex- put of the week delined to $65 with sales bousted condition, but Mr. Brandt was carried A pretty over shock of earthquaks mule and more shares are obtainable at the rate. Citiun out by the tide, and, after being nearly two
Mataals continuo noglected without basiness.
boura in the water, managed to got near some In a spoon by Lord Charles--Basford at Thero fere 2,035 visitors to the City Halliteoff evident at Tientsin' on the 22nd July
REFINERIES-China Sugars have contined rucks where ecme Enddilst pricate who had Liverpool last night, he said the Navy was short Mareum, last week, of when 204 were Bu. about 8.52 p.m. A trener, accompanied by weak at 8100 with small salos: at 105, haweyor, witnessed the occurrence procured ropes and by twenty-seven thousand men of its propor rambling er grating noise as if a large qulares no aute, bat are not obtainable. Luzons succeeded in dragging-him out of the water in comparaent for maining the present and future ity of bricka had bean shot from carts, was, have been down at $661,dosing with solborn så 607. an-nimcat unconscious state. Mr. Hans was ships
MINING-RICOs bare continuod very won, struggling in the ter for a short time, after an interval of to aconits, followed by a very distinct earth scillation which lusted for quiet and we live only small sales at $141 und hat he finally sank. No artistance was possibic two or three seconila. Thus was, of course, the $144 to 1pport, market closes with boyers at thene there mus not a boat te he oblained in thứ anal discrepancy of observation, rensation, &c. former rate. The July clean up gets, 50 oz. neighbourhood. Mr. Haan was known to have The staurer Glenarón, from «Loudon and those who missed it putting it down to fancy, &o,gold from crushings and catriungay result of weak heart, and it is thought that ni all pro gimits, left, Singapore for this port yesterday: People apstairs of course got the greatest fright. cyanide clean up is not yet te hand. All other lility to was attacked by genebpa.
and those who happened to be on a modern | Mining stock has raled, very dull put we lavo evening, the instant.
iron bedstead (a capital darine for magnifying hoard of no business the vibration) thought something socious tras DOCKS, WHARVES, AND GODOWN--Hong nader weigh. The shock was the most severe. kung and lapos Dooks have further ins that has love felt here since 1888. Many people proved their position after more sales at 101 are exoptical about this great allurial plain benud 192 per cent, prem. Sharea are wanted at lug an earthquake district at all. We can culy the latter rate and probably a priol higher assure them that:--(1) It is distinctly marked | could be obtained, folders, however, do not as seismetic in all the best physical geography ppoar at all anxious to part Kovlecn ANOTHER TIDAL-WATE atlasas. (0) Poking, last century, was destroyed Wharvos inve been negotiated at $54 and 5534. hy.an earlqunko. (3) That volcanic rocks can closing firm at farmor rata. Wanchais remain
Shanghai, 1st August The local mandarins received last night,des. be mat within 100 miles. Our object, however,usglected and unghangəl is not to alarm our timid ridere su much as to LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS-Hong-ratches from the Assistant Salt Comptroller at peranade the sceptical of Incontrovertible facts kong Laude havo continued to rule firm and Haichou, an, the aorth-eastern coast of this Peking and Tinatain Times.
Balos haro been offested at $734 sed 874 ox province, to the effect that after a hoary spell. dividend, market closing firm at Ifter rate of rain and wind that sub-prefecture was on We (London and China Exprom) have of Hotels have improved to $29 with sales and Sunday last visited by a huge tidal vare nearly West Points have changed hands five miles in width, which sweptaway a number more then one occasion called attention to that $17, but more santes ar sant at the rabo, ef villages on the seashoro, gecationing a lous of anomaly respecting the forwarding of parcels Humperors, have been negeliated at: So in life estimated, at the proseat moment, at about four thousand. A very brgə number of cattle between Great Britain and Japan. Germany. was the first to conclude arrangements for a
MISCELLANEOUS.Green Colunda have are also reported lost. The rice fields further parcol past between that country and Jagi! The British East Office took advantage of this found buyers at $173 nad $171. Watebus at juland have been inundated and a frening. Is
-tian..
Our fagistered Tulographic Address in "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG," And all signed messages adirossed thus will receive prompt attention.
careful to do nothing that may be construed Counterfoil Order Books supplied on applica by the Envoy into an admission of this preposterous claim, which should, long ago have been finally disposed of by courpelling the EMPEROR in receive Western Princes
There have reached's (N. C. Deily. Nowe at Peking on tortus of equality. The sanctity of the Prohibited City and the from Chefme plans showing the forestore in dispate at Chotoe as it is, and the foreshore ag seclusion of the sovereign cannot be pre- the Customs intend to make it. The forear in front of Furgesson's lat No. 12 is to te ad served very long, it is to be hoped, when
in, and handed over to Schevoloff & Co., while a the scream of the railway whistle ranchesda band is to be made in front of the Custoras, that frowey capital, and the streams, of Fergusson's, Seberele, und. Ceinabe's pro
porty, enclosing Fergusset's present jetty, travellers invades its evil stelling streets.
newvity being built uppbsite the junction of the front of the Ferguanan's lot No 9 and the Cholera ia reported to be raging at Teking.ct coded to Schereles. In the face of the terme of Ferguson's billeder, which we have already mentioned, this is ittle better tasa con- fiscation, and we are quite at a loss to under- stand Sir Claude MacDouall's consenting to it, as he is reported to late dono.
The following is a List of Waters aways
kept ready in Stook
PURE AERATED WATER
SODA WATER
LEMONADE
POTASH WATER
SELTZER WATER
LITHIA WATER
SARSAPARILLA WATER
TONIC WATER-
GINGER ALE
GINGERADE No Credit given for Bottles that look dirty or greasy, or that appear to lays been won for my other purpose than that of containing ente Waters, as such Bottles are never used? gain by us.
SI WATSON & CO. LIMITED.
THE TONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Hongkong, 26th May, 1806.
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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS ONE cemunications relating to the news seems shoxid be addressed to. Tun EDITOR.
Correpondensret forward their name and address with communications adrasted to the Ediles, not for publication, but as oicence of good faith.
All letters for blication should be written as ons site of the super only.
No cronymeusly signed communications that hors ebeady appeared in other papers will in indorted.
1
From toon on Saturday is noon yesterday only two cases of plague were reported.
The delivery of the French mail was began ↑ at 0.35 p.m."yesterday.
repeans.
A number of German officemarrived at Shatig bri on the 28th July from Narking te lake over the garrison duties at Woosing forts.
ם
The N. P. steamer Braendr Lui a-rired at Yokohama and vill sail for us put on the 6th instant, vin Kol. Nagasaki, and Shanghai..
The Volunteer concert will take pics ou Friday evening nine o'clock. In case the weather is far the concert will be given in the Voluntear Institute.
*
The Vith Non Pay (Shanghai) in informed from Foking that there is some talk, suggested bertal officials of calling Thibot to England and the New Dominion to maniá.“
The Mauser Melbourne, with the last onward French mail, after learing Saigon and when near the mouth of the river, met with an aseideat to her steering gear, which delayed hor forty eight hours.
buyers.
Dihor
THE DROWNING OF CONSUL GENERAL HAAS
On the Kiangtien's arrival at Ningpo an affidavit rotting forth the facts of the accident was led bofore 3. Playfair, acting Cousal for Austro-Hungary. Up to the present a news Es been received of the recovery of the body,
C. Daily News.
The American barque St. Katherize, which Umlora for setra ogies of Dar Paese should deoft Shanghai on the 15th July for Vancouver to make up a post that as sent to Germany to /S183 closing with buyers, and Finwicks at $97. 1.feared in the autumn.-N. C. Daily Note hour the sy pas tij punticates. After that returned to Woosung on the 25 with her ballset he placed on board & Germst mail packet that Wo have nothing farther to raport nador this hour the sy ply is lignited." Daly Supplied for Canlifted, having acountered the typhoon be subsequently called at a British port. The bonding.
Telegraphic drcos, TEA.B.U. Care”.
PO Box. 20.
Telephone No. 12.
DEATHS
waen there and Japan...
A new evening paper is to be started at
E Telegrad) Srd August, 1809 Joan Shanghal next month, the sole proprietor and POWELL, Shanghai, of her ipoplexy. Aged 3?.1738 editor being Mr. W. H. Smith, late managing Accidentalis drowned at Ponlod, on the toh July, editor of the Japan Gazete. It is reported 18 in. JOSEF HAAS. Consulteneral Austria ales that a new morning papur, to be estan ished Hungry Deeply regrettal.
by a syndicate, will make it appearance in a few wenku.
Al Shanghai on the 5th July, 1896, Tuomas Bron Cortas, nger 20 years'
The Daily Press.
CORRESPOND: NCE
[We do not hold chinelves responsible for the opinions expressed by intr erfrespondente.)
CORRECTION:
curiosity of postal administration was taken up by Mr. Hennikar Heaton and after his arÊ ethersfortathopreliminary, and uselas, journey to Germany was dispensed with. This concession was satisfacory so fares lt want, but Mr. Heatin oneness that he has got the Government to go farther and Arrange that the service hitherto performed by the North German Lloyd steamers only shall be extended From aex
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRÉSS" SIL-In October parcels to and from Great Britain sid
my lattur of yesterday anent one of the suggested Japan can be forwarded by British mile.Postal deficiencies
Having arrived at this Poak deliveries should of course be 7 a.m. P ́sed. O. steamers much, after considerable obstraction on the and not. 98 written. The idea is to part of the postal authorities, we want to se0
The Russian steamer Orsi, from Odsess, bound for Vladivostock, with passengers in soldiers arrived at Singapore on the 18th July and was to leave again on the 30th Amongst the passengers rare. His Excellevey M. Don packages that come under the denignation of usual in nigst places heving only two a day. houskoy, the Governor-General of Siberia, with Yme. Donhoanking, accompitiad by two priarcals, there are others that can only be termed vate accretaries, aide-de-vate, and a business panagor
the facilities yat further Increased. Besides are orning and on vening delivery, as is
HONGKONG, Arouse 5th, 1896
Arren a stay of about three weeks in France His Excellency Li HugG-CHÁNG has at length arrived in England. A shippers there are awaiting with considerable A correspondent at Amoy writes us that Tea Beater's message dated the 2nd inst, anys interest news of the arrival in New York of he has arrived in London and that his their consigamouts per impress of Japan and Coptic The former had 10 hours' start from reception was of the most simple dejarip Amoy, but had to stop at Shanghai. Both tion." This is as it should be. Li HUNG- steamers are expected to do their boat arosa CHANG is not a member of the Imperial the Pacific, but of course there will be no family of Chine, but is after fulfilling a
tacing.-N. C. Daily News. special mission to Busia to be present at the coronation of the CZAK, rely visiting cther countries in a semi-oficial capacity, chiefly, it would seem, however, for his own cdification and pleasure. He is armed with no powers to negotiate any treaties or even to enter into contracts for the purchars of ebips, guns, or outchinery, a the German
The Taungli Yimer lite promulgated. manufhotareis to their great disappointinent verbal edict of the Emperor to the various provincial high matkavitha commanding that
A very imputent theft was committai ni tho" Traya yesterday morning. A Jank was being lented with owes of lichess when a man quickly picked up one of the cases lying in the wad and waliced off with it. One of the cartying coclies thought the man was going the wrong way and want and caught him. The Magistrate, Hon. Cotander Hastings, yesterday cout the regna to geol for six months with hard labour.
discovered when they angled for orders. the study of foreign mathematics and the LA is no onges the antocrat he was when, various breathes, of polytechnical soicace chall
samples. Facilities for sach a service should certainly be granted bolween the two countries by way of the Canadiaz Pacifio rate
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
(SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS."]
LONDON, Ja Angud.. SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN THE UNITED STATES. Anorersion train and an express collided near Atlantic City, killing nifty and injuring many passerges.”
THE TRANSVAAL RAIDERS.- Sir Mathew White Ridley (Home Eecretary) has advised the Queen to extend or demency and to grant fret olac ziedomsanants treate ment te Dr. Jameson and the other prisouere. The prisoners have in consequoace soon re- turned to Holloway Geol.
LONDON, 2nd August LI HUNG CHANG'S ARRIVAL AT
LONDON..
in his younen ut. Tinatain, he had a small but from beaceforth be compalary in all enlivges,
of the conry Condidate at tao literary Hung-ching has arrived at London His examinations will now hay to qualify in t lost one of the xtiar branches while nas reception was of the most simple description. thomatice must be one of the standing subjects. ut these competitions for literary degrees.
(Ta-tao-hui) who were concerned in the destrae
THE UGANDA RAILWAY: The Uganda Railway Bill be passed the Tense of Commons.
GREECE.
immediately.
CRICKET,
TO TARIS.
OUTLANDER.
Hongkong, 4th August, 1896.
VENDETTA.
When the gentle zephyr of the China Sey
Was raging, shticking hourly mere and wore, When a slight shower comparted this breeze Of bricks and tiles and lower-pots galore i
If.
When plate glass windre at the Peak
Removed to Egkok.or Swatew And empty windest frame were left
All Haring in a ror;
When the good guardian of the place
Was wand'ring round the Sour lore, Commander and Lieutenant 13.
(Ye-even he word to the bone;
When Pound 0. Hotel was kept
At Main View all They night Apd uosickidiqua A.D.C's.
On pianos seated folding tight; ..
Methought & grow! I hord-from: wher
A "olitary altéra” int awike
A plaintive ine(theouf had flown)
Tea per cent. elect a mistake
Sons.
BOYD AND COMPANY, LIMITED.
The fifthul geverni mosting of the
THE TAUTAUS ORALLENGE TO
SHANGHAI
"THE TIME OF THE COMMOÑA,
Loudes, 20 July
OUR UNDERMANNED NAVY,"
London, 21st July.
front. Britain will send to the sea upon this occasion a larger naval fore then was ever before
mobilized by ona perinthe history of the world..
Thorn wil be a big increase compared even with 1895. The number of skips which will take part in the man will be about 105, In the House of Commons Mr. Balfour has as compared with 75 vessels which were sent to brought forward a motion to suspend the Stand see for the e purpoco last year. Every lug Orders for the remainder of the Session to chon of vessel will be employed, including 15 enable Government business to be undertaken Lattle ship 25 ersisors, i gan beats, 30 tor. at any time. The mition was carried by a large-palo destroyers, 24 torpedo hosts; and a namber majority,
of despatch vessels and other craft. There will ba 22,000 men en beant these fest The
cellug point to be decided by the road is expected to be whether torpele destroyers in effeulually protect blockading ships against torpedo boats. The Admiralty announced that a feature of the minio war will be the watching of one of the fleste in part by the other.
THTË DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER BILL
London,, 11th July. A majority of the newspapers express them. salves an satisfied with the adoption of itu Da consed Wife's Sister Bill after 40 years agita- tion. The important question is, ill the Government give the bill a chance of passing the House of Commers as well as the House of Lords? It is believed that at least two thirds of the sabors of the Lower House are in favour of the messuro, while outside it an exely be said that the mass of the people, except a soction of the Church party is also fr favour of the Bill THE BITY BOAT RACE.
London, 1st July.
ADUNTY CRICKET
Loudound" July Surrey has beaton Middlesor by an inninge and Bfty-three runs.
MANCHESTER ENTERPRISE,
London, 6th July:
A Company is being fatmed in Manshorter, to be called The Manchester Steamship and Trading Corporation." for the purpose of open ing up divot trade with the city via the Ship Canal The capital of the concern will bo £1,400,000, and it is expected that the required amount will be rapidly forcuming.
BULGARIA AND MONTENEGRO
London, 8th July, The Bulgarina newspapeis report that the Defonso Alliance between Bulgaria and Mon- tenegro es been taken under the protection of Rusia.
London. 9th July.
- NOVÉL SMUGGLING METEOÐ. An extensiva zebome has been discovered for utilising pigeons in smuggling diamonds into New York. The binds wore liberated from European steamers and they carried the din mends into the city.
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THE CANADIAN MAH.. The following telegrams are from Caxa pspera received yesterday:
THE SUGAR BOUNTIES.
The defeat of Cambridge by Oxford in the last Varsity mos, when the race. it is claimed, really belonged to Cambridge, has roased the authorities on the Dam té nudertake the long-talked-of improvement to He, Cam itself, D. A. Watchepe, the Cam bridge strata of 95, and Trinity Hall's stroke at Houley this rear, informed a representative the Associated Press that for a good many years past it has been recognised mong Cam bridge baatlug men that the boating limitations of the Cam, compared with She Isis, contributed to the discomfitare of the Cambridge eight over- the Thamus course, and although same of tho Taare Anergetic.have endeavoured to have radical provimonts made, it has resulted in nothing. Cambridgò's dofest this year has applied s stimulus for action. Alisewage that now sotars the Cam is to bs divertal olsestore. The riro? will be proparly dredged and deepened, and in some parts, where practicable and advan tageons, the practice course will be straight ered. The results, it is hoped, will show ia "93. if not in 107.
London, And July. Lu the Honce of Commons, Mr. Gao, N. Bbangbai, 30th July It is difficult to over-estimate the indignation Curzon, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign that will be felt in Shanghai when it is learnt Affairs, stated in reply to an interrogation by that the Total has instructed a foreign broker Sir Charles Vincent Cousarrative, that the to sell the foreshore of the Baul. Emboldened, Greverument was not prepared to take mu
PRINCESS MAUD'S MARRIAGE. no doubt, by the access that has apparently tiative stops towards the abolition of the sugar
London, 11th July. bounty system. aifanded the coulissation of the foreshore bo
The arrangements for the garden party at THE CHOLERA IN DUYPT longing to Mrs. Fergusson at Chofon, the
Cairo, 2ud, July. Brokingham Palace on Monday are on Total sees in the confiscation and sale of car foreshore a simple and effective mrazs of raising
The total number of cases of cholera to data gigantio srale. Two tons of fruit, especially the wind. The upset price, we learn, is Tls, is 7,559, while this deaths from the disease picked for the occasion, will be sent from the Windsor Castle orchards The gardens of the palace are now, filled with materials for the 7,000 per saw. The port sans hardly putaber 5.216.
Whether the Tratai isting ouder
London, 2ad Joigin, party and large tents and screens are being foreign advice or nut, we do not yet Tho Coventry Machinist Company, the oldest erected at appropriate places. Such a large taow; this will, no doubt, come out in in the bioyclist brdness, was roll to-day for crowd is aadious to be present that it is ex time, and if it ie a foreigner who has suggested £250,000 It gives the shareholders tie for pected sa overflow party will be given at the this expedient, we hope that we shall porn every £ 10% share, aut also a 50 per cent. know who the would-be traitor is, “
credible, but we boliera there is no doubt about
it.
A: PROFITABLE SPECULATION.
dividend.
palace, within a fortnight. It is uncertain bother the Queen will be print on Monday
if she comes to London abs will only stay a couple of hours and return to Windsor the same afternoon. On the following day, how ever, she will come to London for the Princoss Hand's welding on Wednesday and proceeds to Osborne on Thursday.
The arrangemouts for the ceremoon! of the Royal wedding are giving a grant deal of troublo, owing to the constant changes. It has now, best docited that there will be thras procesione from the State spuments to tho
Wo have referred before now to the letter--SIA CHARLES DILER'S PREDICTION,
Lundin, th July: written many yours ago by the late Mr. E. Cas- ningban of Messrs. Russell & Co., in which he A letter from Mr. Gla Istone is published to pointed etc that the Bund foreshore would never day, denouncing the wholesale increase of ba diverted from public que, boonuss it was pro expolitures on armamente as wild, wanton and touted by a triple ownership, that ownership poriloua, bet it feile to evoketang sympathy. being chains by the Municipal Council on The public is more moved by, a serious article behalf of the public, the Buud lot holder, from the pen of Sir Charles Dilke, jost pab and the Chips Government; and if one lished, predicting that Great Britain, single of them, be said, should attempt to make use handed, is destined to engage in a groet struggle of the foreshore for private purpuses, the other against Germany, Rossi, and Erance combined two will join in resisting tim usurpatio. The The fight be claims, may come ut my time javato ahapel that of the loyal family and time has come apparently-for the Bund lot within a decade, ostensibly about Egypt, but Royal guests, brideground upporters, and The Quton will be haiders and the Council to unite iu rusisting rolly on secount of jealousy of Great Britain's tride and bridesmaids. this intended usurpation by the Taota: From colonial expansions. Therefore Sir Charles wheeled to the entrance of the chapel, which logal point of view the Tuotai's claim is worth urges Great Britain to hold herself free from she will autor alone, just bofera the bride. Ths Jess. In the original Land Regulations of 1854, any albarices which might only prove illusive, Queen's Btate trumpetos; outside of the chapel, scoopted by the then Tantai Kang Mocker, and devote herself to the development of her will herald the arrival of ezab procession with a the eastern boundary of the Settlement is defeccss. The Spectator proprude the question fanfare. stted to bo the river Hwangpoo and it as to what zole America will play in ench. The Princess Maud has already räcrived fire bisyoles as wedding prents. Regarding the provided by Article V that land hereto struggle afooting her colonial interests.
marriage settlement, it appears that the Princess Hand will have £4,000 out of an alovaneo
fo surrendered by the various foreign renters
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COAL STRIKE IN ENGLAND.
London, 4th July,
of the asintouance of it right to hoop that the Cam
The Cambridge aricksters who have bean
to pnhil use, such as roads and the beach grounds of the rivers within the aforesaid The prospect of a general soal strike in granted by Parliament to the Prince of Wales limits, abal, resin borcaforth dedicated to England is being disceased. The employers in 1889, and the Crown Princess of Denmaric the same bees, and this provision was are trying to effect a ten per cent, reduction in fakes an allowance of £10,000 to Frince iraiued army at his hack; he is nestle
repeated in the Land Regulations of 1869. The wages and the miners of Derbyshire and, Lan Charles. The couple will have a suite of Chinese Government through its Total here cashire hatoairendly refused to accept the pro-roms in the palace of the King of Gresch mer servant, and not the master, of Peking
www.consenting party to the permanent dedica. position. Bach a strike would have a series Copenhagen, said they will also occupy a villa near Bernstorff Castle as their There was therefore no justification for the
sion of the Bund foreshore to public uses, and offoot upon the homo railroads, which have
country tonidense in Denmark, white the almost royal honours which were showered Daily News.
of nothing has the public in Shanghai been lately been enjoying a bɔom...
small mansion, Applofen, near Sandringham. VARSITY CRICKET. more jealous, and more properly jealous than
be the Euglieb homo of the ampl Thus phim Germany. The attentions
London, 4th July there lavished upon. His Excellency seem at meat of the present Insurreythu near the Yellow
Now has been received from, Heichoufu, the Berayal Greek regimesls, have been; ordered sharaliclders in this Company was held on the
they will have £16,000 yher and no wok to last to have becerme enbarrassing even to hire, to the effect that four of the sub-chiefs to Thessaly in watch the frontier.
Proutice presided, and there were present, validity of the Land Regulations, on which playing the annual match with Oxford at Tord's The Frinoses and as Italy talon-to Mestes Charles W. Hay James Johnston lobt has been thrown more than ones, was Grounds this week, and who wore beaten by poker work," which consists of tracing and the self-contained Lr, and he was obliged to of an association called the Great Sword Society
(Directors), R. Swain, W. H Poste, JD distincus upheld by the Judicial Committes of four wichste to-day amid great excitement, are working out curiqua oriental patterns with red hint that he would probably be unablerte ou of the Roman Catholic church which pre- Australians by four siskats.
The Earl of Delaware'n leron les beaten the hortumn, J. Talleh, A. H. Stewart, J. F. the Privy Council in the Inen v. Thorburn warmly reproached for nusportsmanlike oes. Bet front on wood. The Princees has explion Marshal, A. Cushay C. Thorne F. D. Arbatli appoal ease in 1896, and that is good enough dust. In the play of Friday Oxford wanted 12 to work to the seruamantation of book oevers. satisfy the expectations formed. about bio. ceded the insurrastion, have bosu captured by
What it was dunidal, at the Rates to save a follow-on and the Cambridge Payers Meeting in 1876, to clear away the men, Instead of striving to prevent their The French seem to have avoided falling village militia, handed over to the Ribafu Tac- REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE CAPE. not, F. Grove, and J. Machensiv (Evcretary), for us
A mes in Scotland who had been raised to into the same mistake ble now nut fered The. Nanking troops have arrived at the scene
tai, and summarily decapitated the next day. The 9th-Lancers will anbark for Durban representing in all 4,268 astea
The Chairmass, in moving the adoption of sheds and material that disfigured the opponents from acoring, deliberately: bawled the report, said he thought the hareholders Band foreshore, it was "provided that nothing wide ad ode them a prosent of these run the high dignity of justice of the ponce wat s in Fence as he was in Germany, though of disturbance and a few skirmishes linya already He was cordially enough received by Presi. lean fought with the insurgents, in which the THE PROPOSED VISIT OF THE CAR would admit the result of the years Torking in this resolution shall be construed to prejudice amid ironical shoate of Play the gaine, sot caodingly proud of his new Lonour. One day Haddon remarkshly good, but that had been the existing rights, if any, of the Band let skittles The Cambridge men were within haing on his high borso, he happened to call Bent FAURE The wily old celestial.co.
latter were defeated.-N. C. Dally Now.
Ifoot awa'," said a friend who overheard the It appears saitled that the Czar and Carins due to oxcortegal circumstears, such as waat of boldoes, but nothing was said about the rights the rules, bat such play by professionals would himself the representative of her Majesty
dockage accommodation in Japan-which he of the Chinese Government. We do not recog barn boen widely denounced deavoured on that occasion to insinite a
AMY, THE REVENUE
rozark; "yoù represent her Majesty! Her was scry to say was not likely to last as they were nise that the Tautai has any rights whatever
London, 4th July. Majonty decent women, is much better ra little defiente flattery. He is reported to Chronicis as fulless Speaking of Hudan, you will visit Paris in September
constructing a good many docks there and the orar the Band forcahore. All that the foreign expansion of local Industries, which they hoped ors and took to do, vis-à-vis the Chinos
The revenue roturas for the first quarter of prosented on a bawbee!? would contiene. The not earnings of the year Government, when the Settlement was planned,
the current fiscal year show an increase of were Tis, 108, 166.81 mcro their those of last year, was to be a red along the river from the £1,696,000 (68,408,000), 21.000.000 of which in showing an increase of 8) percent. He thought Tangkinggang northwardsnot less than twenty derived from the cruise duties, indicating, it is that would be considered very satisfactory. It five Chua feet in width, and the foreign claimed, that the prosperity of the working in the retrocession of the Lihotung peninsula, bartis. All the years be has been busily
wee day to the great demand which had kept merchants were asthorised to maska jetties, and classes greatly exoede the estimates of the He went on to express a wish for a still engaged in Christian work among
The British steamer Fasting, frera Svator the Company working almost right and day, prect gateways or railings on these jetties, for Chancellor of the Exchequer, Bit Michael people in the county of Hong Shen. He closer friendship with Francs. This was oponed a free night school for the children of
The balance at osadle of profit and loss accesat, tas parpose of opaning and shantting at pleasure Hicks Beach. If this presparity is continued 3rd August, had fresh 5.B. and E. winds and after dedueting directors and auditor's fors, was It is of course a "try-ou" on the part of the diplomatic, but it would not puss for much, the place, in which he has been tasching from
surplus for the Government to devote to le The luonument to M. Ferry at Brint. Dit was Tlx-257,507.24, which was proposed to factai, and Shanghai would never allow to the same cole, there will be another geod showery with heavy beam swall
Band laws to be confiscated, but this conse defences or other objets. Christian books Now there are four whole The notion participated in by Franco at the Chrlice those who are given as idolatry and susugurated in the presence of the Ministare appropriate as follows:-
Th quence of the apparent access of the Total. close of the war between China and Japan to sucking baptism. A fantor of children, M. Hauntaux said that M. Ferry's colonial
60,000 00 at Chafuo shows the importance of remember: ing the moaim Obeta principiie. Tho China have committed some of our Christian books
20,000.00 Association have taken the matterup vigorously,
and no doubt the Municipal Council will do 117,000,00. too; but tho Thotai's proposal is a charaatoristic return for the voluntary protection given by 23,400.00 the British Government to Shanghai and the 37,107.24 Kängtars in the late war-N. C. Daily News.
Dr. John writes to the Lindun Misrin
will be glad to learn that the Society bas re-
have dwelt on the excellent. relations caved the gift of a house-ul taud in that. pre- existing between France and China, especA man camed Li Youkeng, was
(FROM SATHON PAPERS.] cially ince the intervention of France baptized by me seven years ago. He has just DEATH OF A FRENCH POLITICIAN. returned to Hankow for the drst time since his
Pasis. 23rd July 3. Spuler in fr
MONUMENT TO M. FEREY,
PARIS, 2641, July.
To add to mosrrë fund
wae takoa to please Russia and not to cut to memory, Mr. Li has hatided over his work had been almost completed without graLe To plang to maintanance and depre
favour with China. The Peking Cover
large piece of land connected with it to the opposition by rival powers.
ment are well uitare of this fact, and they Society. The desde ure now in our possession.
cherish nodeitsions in the matter. Eten
if they did believe the intervention of the three Powers was dictated purely by friendly
The Begiety is the first Pretestet Mission to bold, property in Human.. Don't be surprised if our of Human boing opened end of my all being on my way thither.
FRANCE AND PEACH
PARIS, 26th July.. "In inviting the Bafloja io take part in the Exposition rahou affirms her love of peace.
clution.account:
To pay a dividend of 15 per cent. on ordina staros, a nounting to To pay dividend to founders of
T 117 per chato. To curry forward to now saccant
MAN BEWARE of the Party offering imitations of MACNIVEN & CAMERON'S KENOWNED PENS.
* Thay EURO Dn a boon and a blessing to kagiz The Pickwick, the Owl, and in Wasstoy Pen.
Sold by all Sinfioners, -
- WAVERLEY WORKS, EDINBURGH.
SHIPPING REPORTS,
The British stoamer press of China, frem Vancouver 19th July, Yokohama 27th, Koba 25th, Nagasaki 30th, and Shenghui dat August, hed good weather throughout.
The French steamer Sagholies, from har sailles 3th July, and Saga Ist August had very bigli confused sea, strong N.E. to. N.W wind, and cloudy weather on the morning of
3rd August.