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THE THIRTY-NIFTH ANNUAL ISSUE, which will be found, as hitherto, more full and
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THUESDAY, APRIL 147, 1897,
HM 8 Minerva and Endymarx, with relief szews for the Ching station, arrived yesterday. In the Lawn Tennis Tournament the prsimi of farea setta, the final only being the lukt
I have this placa bofore you a brief Terms of the espattention and present position of the Collego to show that the training of Chiness A leuke out at about 1.30. a. on the Westorn medicine and surgery le practicable, and that Chinese are forthcoming atia and will
access, and that it will earn for shareholder fair margin of profit. They have, however, oppiled for a Government subalily of 200,000. kroners (£10,CO) for five years. But they have not applied for this subsity because ther
Royal Cetaro-Complete with MapsnadPlans, the day for an iüdefuite term, they would, nary ties for tho Championship will be the best dishoulty was experionsod by the brigads à Chinese methods; and: a Chiness trained in then ho able to get out of the Company address agreed with the fervent aloudy.
pp. 1,200, $7. Tirsatory only, pp. 872, $0.50.
waking, by dipping into their private parse, but would prefer to give ox- pression to their loyalty in some other
A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED shape.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
As to the Chinese, while they would no doubt approve on general grounds of the making of the road, the chance of their subscribing nay vory large sum for
CUT GLASS BOTTLES Diamond Jubilee may be dismissed. We
of thre
Hadson's Surprise Party annoones another shange in their progmtime for to-night and some apecial features which will be presented are sure to attract another big ondienes.
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The French mail steamer Melbourne was delayed twenty-five hours by fog. On arriving here she anchored at the patreme weet of the barbour in order to get a clear passage en starting last night.
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THE HUANG-PU AND THE BARS. Ia memorial that the expenditure should ↑ Amongst the signatures we notice those ol Yesterday afternoon Mr. Blowna raya a sud allow the teachers and students the use of be defrayed, to the extent of at least one Mesars. H. N. MODY, HERBERT HITH loture on the X raya at a meeting of the the wards for purposes of clinical instruption.
At the annual meeting of the Shanghai and Dild Voluten Boulety bald at the City Hell. The minimum peeled of study in five years; half by subscription, thus giving it a JOHN THURBULE, A. Coxon, and D. Hou, J. H. Stewart Lahari sided and in and all professional aramainations are conducted Hongkow Wharf Company some interesting character of spontaneity of the part of GILLIES, whp are mombare of the Com introducing the leotarer said that the only by independent omminéry assisted by the statorents were rade as to the value of the community that would be facking if mitch-five out of the twenty seven commotionl use the rays had been in Hong-lecturers on the subjects under oxamination. the Company's property. Sines the artist think it will be needed, but rather, to proside kong was, as far as he knew, to escertain if the Beven ledenis Lave successfully complated to of Messra. Jardine, Matheson & Loa for unforeseen circumstances. They are opt Lire cost were defrayed outirely from composing the Committes. These gentlemen pleasant was proporly-cooked and the shot ox- this curcionlam, but as the loanse of the Co-property, the hens capital has been raised vinced that the undertaking will be a remuners pulsory taxation
The proposed road if we may be allowed to my so, would have tracted process who ho believed, the don lege is not yet recognised by the Government to is 1,510,000, and there is a debouture the vas, and in ancha ons the nisidy will not tists of the colony had entered a protest against they have not bon enuoma ged to saltis In Hoag isso of T. 874,000, the properties stand be given the Company. But it is generally would take some years to construct, many exercised a wiser discretion bad they en After this little joke,hiol, jalging by the kozy, and have had to 43 inter practice oke-ing in the books of the Company at Tis considered that the Government sanction and people who are in a position. subscribe deavoured to keep an open mind until eflents, wes Act properly appreciated, Mr. whore. The reason for each non-rocognition of 2,318,000; and the Chairman of the Company, suppert to such renture will make for the Browne commenced his loptare, which was most the Hoenne ha boon the uncertainty involved in My Alford, said it would not surprise him were security of the undertaking and stand than in liberally would probably not be in the all the schemes to be put forward or outertuining. He gave an excellent history of the fast that thing far the College has been on the actual ville of the property to be some Tha good stead to forse their way through the keen colony to enjoy it whom it was complaced before them. Walving that puiut, the wonderful discovery and then spoke at its tirely dependant our the prequal enthusiasms of 2.500,000 or oron more. Mr. Hogg fellowad competition of rivala, quas ad
as to this there is no question in the public
THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL. CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY pisted, and the work is not one which would however, the next stop, it seems to us, parpas, 1 uses, and its application. He rise in few of its promotere. Fourteen: Chinees with an even higher valuation. Ko suit font it appeal to them on philanthropic grounds; should be to ascertain how much the 192 showed some photographs which Mr. Cale and students are at the present time engaged in he know anything of the value of property-and
taken and at the conclusion many of thous lady at various stages of the curriculum, and
short of Tia, 2,000,000; and Mr. Alford showed under these circumstances such persons signatorics and their friends are prepared present hat the pleasure of viewing, the hoties thers is a steady improvement in the prelimit dhe value of the concern could not be far
The following talograms are from Australiair. to experiment being E. the Governor. r.
that it earned over 6 per cent on this valuation might not unreasonably elect to give ex- to subscribe towards the cast of the road of their hands by the aid of the rays; the fretury training of the students
3 by, the X- in 1936, and it does not appear that the current Papere received by the E. & A. atosper
Australian j pression to their patriotiam and affection for Assuming the average cubscription, taking Browno was acorded a hearty vote of thanks.
expenditure has been bec rigidly curtailed.
Now taking the value of the property at Tis. „INAUGURATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF their Sovereign by subscribing to the home large and small together, to be $20, that would
THE UNITED STATES, PA fund for placing the endowments of the give in round figures, $4,000, which would 25th Marca in a large tients in Canton Road,
8,000,000, and dedusting the what capital. Th $510,000, and the debentare issos, Tis. 870,000,
London, 5th March. London Hospitals on a better basis. This perlups suffice to make half a mile of the Shanghai. The gonorel alarte was given, bating to be than trained.
The inauguration of President M Kolay at before the brigado had time to arrive the whole Daring recent years there has been a grow there is left a free balance of Ths. 620,000, as regards those of the European community || read
building was 28 mars of fame. In spite of ing feeling in the colony that in the interests which we strongly recommend the directors to Washington to-day was parked by a most whose term of residance is drawing_toľa
the most strepens: efforts of the firemes, the of the general community the Chinese part of dieide up aroong the shareholders by the issue striking pageant, and no less than 30,000 troc
of new shares giving the shareholders two new took part in the provocatinge. Thoro was also the population can no longer be permitted to close. As regards those who hare to look
confiagration communicated itself to the sur rounding buildings, which consisted principally ignore the existenes of the Western sanitary shares fully fuld-up for each fire shares now an immouse gathering of spectators at the forward to beating the best and burden of
of large pative hoarding houses. Very great science, or to treat their midir entirely after hold. The whe man look a little ahead will Capitol. Prosident McKinley, whose inaugural Bant. Arpressed himself also ia favour This seerde Romenat ovnical advice, tit of appointing a commission to inquire as already suggested, probally not think it
fighting the Dates, owing to the confined Western medicine is now watchlisted as an in without loss while it is still booming.. nature of the scene of the outbreak, the tegral part of the Tungwa Hospital. The incumbent upon them to relieve the Gor-
place being a perfect labyrinth of alleyways, beginning thus mudo can only be extended to is sound. fer it is perfectly osrtain that the into the stops to be taken in a vision of he ernment of the cost of necessary road-
which rendered it. not only a difficult but the mass of the population when larger numbers Company cannot long continue ita career of coinage, tanking, and energy we.. a highly dangerons matter to get at of snal qualified doctors can be trained and seat prosperity, unless acmething uses the hand-question of an international betullie agres- the seat of the pondagrakon. Every now forth to minister to the steadily increasing renters of Shanghai, and those who are inter-pient would also receive early attration, but and then one of the flimily built walls native population, and to dissipate the ignorance ested in laud as shareholders in some of the the popolar mandatos for a maintenance of fall outwards, completely blocking
the which has tuas for prevailed among the Chinoso laud-owning companies, from the epathy in integrity in the surrency, and for any increase which they are now plunged as to the condition in taxation to he effected through the agency narrow alleyways with brinks and other debris, in regard to all matters medical and sanitary. and sovoral men hout very narrow excupos. It
The memlars of the Court and the gentis of the Hang-pu river and its Bacs H.Eof the tariff, would be enforced. Ho woski, u President, parsas a policy hostila to tho All was not until nonly mix o'clock that the fre men through whose self-scorificing and entirely Sheng has been clever enough to see what is had been so far subdued as to enable the men gratuitous efforts the work of the Collage has coming, and he therefore proposes to let system of immense truste, or rings. to lears for home. The theatre in which the thus far been carried on feel that the time is Shanghai go, and have his wharves a ritorial aggression would be avendel, but fire originated, together with six other largo ripe for the public intake up and carry for railway terminns at Woosung, where to a firm, end dignified foreign policy would houses, was totally destroyed, and twelve ward to a larger success this bus yet been steamers aro to unload and load when the be consistently pursued. Should differences
for Anything
but, zivor before resorting to war. Arbitration was the to be practically a total fara
The fire us its ultimate object. It a suitable boiling impracticable
true method of sattioment, la internationa started among some paper scenery in the were provided, mers students could be taken in sleamers. Ent there in one fatal for even in theatre, bat ils canso is at pressat unknown and a mere finished training could be given his cleverness. The Outer Bar is rapidly disputes, nud the trusty with. Great Britain The property was owned by Me E. J. them, and if a resident Professor or Principal becoming an insuperable obstruction, and his world form & glorious example to the tat ons wore brought from Englant to emperintend wherves at Woooung, if he ever builds them, of reasonableness and love af ice. Ife urged Hogg sud Messrs. Bisset & Co. The amount
steamers as those in the lower reach of dar the Arbitration Treaty with Great Britain as of the damage is estimated at from Tls. 25,000 and guide the work, a auity and solidity would will be as useless for any Hat very light-drenght the Senate to early notion for the adoption of to Tls, 30,000, cost of which is covered by in at once result, which would justify the roger. Wo shall have to depend in the future duty, which they owed to mankind. As for eranos. The following tre usurance comition of the license by the Government, and panier were interested to the smoute named the establishment of the students, as they com- dna Dew port to be opened somewhere on the the expectations of a vovival of business, which Biblings: Tangkong Fire, Ta. 2,000, China plate their surricula, among the Chinese cont. Yangtze Sir Robert Hart long ago predloted but bon generaly chartshed, it must be rementbernd thins It would take time, CongrYEN Fire, Tha 5,500 Su, Tls 8,000. Contents:munity of Hongkong, instead of their being that this onld be Chinking or to use the South British, Ts. 1800, Royal, Tls. 1,200, lost to the boleay, as has hitherto been the case. Tang itself blow the Red Booy as tho would be convened for the 15th instant, as learner anchorage, a roadstond in place of the position of the United States Treasury Imperial, Th, 5,000. It is to be hoped that
ACTIVITY IN THE SOUDAN Similar arguments apply to the Check
harbour, and bave all the basiese of demanded immediate attention.
London, th March. Tower scheme. The necessity for this work
the pert dom by lighters as a great part of it is now; so much to the profit of the cargo-boat
Osman Digna the chief of the forces of the no sarnest offerta pro made in the direction of Khalifa, bay summonel oror 25,000 dervishis has already been practically acknowledged
The branch line of the Tientsin-Potting
the operation and improvement of the
to Berber, preemably with the object of by the Government, the plans have been railway to Puotingfa is being rapidly pushed
Huang-p, because as many residents hero resisting farther advances of the British and A large proportion of the prepared, and in course of time a new clock forward, to connect the spital nity of the pro-
closely laterested in the success of the cargo Egyptian forcos. bent comparies. There are some, perhaps, and dervishes are armed with riles, which this tower will be erected as a matter of course.ince of Chihii, which is also the headquarters of the Viceregal Yamon during the closing of the
with them we cannot reason, he persuade Khalifa has purchased from Abyssvil.” If the community chose to expedite toatters Peilo-Mercury,
I am dirostad by the Court to very respect themselves that Shanghai will to just as proz- by subscribing half the cost as a memorial;
fully direct your attention to the fact that Her porous, and the and here worth just as much, A GLADSTONE'S COMMENT ON THE ORETAN DELICIOUS SWEETS of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee no doubt
Majesty the Queen has ever shown a very deep when the part becomes an inland maintaing, personal interest in objects similar to those for town, cenncoted with the Taugise by a shallow the promotion of which the College exists, as canal, which is what the Huang-pa is rapidly be proceed with the work at once. A clock
aidanud uste proiriction of district incing soning. We can only imagine that the agents to expel the rocks from Cote, we will but tower would, it must be admitted, make, an
schemes throughout Great Britain and the great here of landreaters at home do not appreciating the butchers of Armenia es potice, will but
Powers. excellent memorial in itself; it would
Assosiation of Queen's Nuries in Ireland, and the deterioration that is going on daily and deepon the disgrace already attaching to the. by the prosat notion of H.E.H. the Prince of hourly, and have not represented the, trae non
THE INQUIRY INTO UR JAMESON'S 'DAID, Messrs. Shewan, Touros & Co, Agents of
dition of things te. their principals. When Wales in placing himself at the head of a
London, 6th March. possess the element of permanency in alinost
Mr. do Byke was here a wonth ago, why did the Yangtazs Insurance Co., Limited, received: as large a degree as a statue and might byesterday morning a telegram to this effect that
musant to substantially, sugment the incons of London hospitals as a main feature of the not the Chamber of Commerce call a public adaptation in ite design be made almost as the dircoters will roommend at the general
Jubiles Celebration in London. Humours are meeting and get hirs to explain to the cam- misting of shareholders the payment of a diri. of Armoniens massacred as four hundred, in mirrent, ton, that in Canada sad' olowhero munity thea real position of affaire, es ve Loow Mr. Conil Bhories stated that ho sold shares of characteristic. It does not, however, appeal end at the rate of 10 per cent. for 1808 and
fands collented at this time will be expended in that he would willingly have done? He has to the spirit of the philanthropy, and Her the payment of a further dividend of 10 per
ameliorating the condition of the sick poor, proved his competence, if thors were any that Majesty is believed to desire that any court on account of previous years, making in
that form of charity being the one most in doubted it, by the fapt that the course of events accord with the town wishes of Her Majesty has been precisely as he and his colleague, Mr. funds raised for the commemoration of Her all 20 per cent, or $12 per share. It is also
proposed to carry 850,000 to reserve fund. Diamond Jubilee should be applied to
The Crown Prince of Greece has started for the Queen. The Court feel therefore, that Escher, predicted in the report on the Biver and their proposal to the Jubilee Committes. is the Bus which they presented to the Consular objects having for their sim the relief of the From the Comercio wa loorn' that at the Velo amidst a great popular demonstration and seasonable, and are confident that the racom. Body some wenty-one years ago. Mr. de Byke's we have no doubt that he would be willing, if sick and suffering. Although the expressions and the fatally sounded, saf 29 ultime after a pathetin sonne at the palace. A deputa mendation of the scheme to the general com-home is in Tokyo, he is readily accessible, and
soldiers two sad svero killed. Twelve officers and 117 men were tion has presented a rwolution to the Governmanity by aneh an infitential Commite world he wore weised, the come back here and explain examining Mr. Rhodes were evidently directed secure a responso that would assity realise the
expressico es to the impossibility proclamation offering a free parden to all rebels is blood and money for the Crate cause.
General Polarisis has issued a ment stating that the nationin rally to sacrifice fund required for the purposes spouilled in this vivd voce to this spathetic comorinity tho into eliciting
lettor I have the honour to be, air, your most panding paril. Poril, indeed, is not a strong of preventing a confianance of strained re- who surrender before the 11th April. Officers in
enough word; it has vensed to base impending lations between the spa aul Transvaal Gov- LORD: SALISBURY AND
JOHN C. THOMSON, MD,
peril, and is an impending calamity.... ernments in respect of the Rand." command of the rebel forces who desire to take.
MFANOTAUK
Hon. Shocretary, advantage of this offer are required to sarrender with the men composing their command and to
College of Medicine for Chinaso deliver up their arme.
The Hon. J. H.. STEWART LOCTBART, Hot
Secretary, Jnhilèg Committões?
CORRESPONDENCE
ELEGANT PATTERNS.
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FRENCH CONFECTIONERY AND
CONSERVES FROM THE BEST PARISIAN
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CRYSTALLIZED FRUITS.
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SPECIAL CONSIGNMENTS
CHOICEST CHOCOLATES.
FANCY BOXES OF RARE DESIGNS
FOR PRESENTS.
song we think thoidea of u catriage road round the island as a memorial of Her Majesty's
hope the Governmout will take the work in band as soon as possible, and it would afford general satisfaction if Her Majesty's name were associated with it when completed, but the road could not be mindo to serve the pur pose of a memorial voluntarily erected by the community.
The Hos. Treasurer of the. Alice Memorial that purpose appears remute. For theso rea and Katharole Hospitals begs to acknowledro | other buildings wore so badly damaged as possible a movṛinasi that has the publié good. I river, us it wil in a fow.voare, becomes rise, every agency of peace would he tried
with haule the following donation to the fauds of the Hospitals: A S. Cohen
$5
The Siamese barque Charon Wattana arrivad from Bangkok yesterday in charge of the first offeer, Mr. P. Fanneabarg, the master, Cap. tan G. Koch, having died on the 24th March. The vessel left Bangkok on the 28th February, The British omasity of Takobama lua decided to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee with an out-door fête, something on the lines of the Jubilee celebration of 1887; building list to raise funds for the
of Christ Church:
The race for the Eoyal Hongkong Taolit
the Government would make an effort to Pier. Kowloon, round No. 1 Deck buoy, mark
of that desirs is perhaps not necessarily to be taken as universally binding it must be taken into consideration.
The prysed Soldiers' nhd Sailors' In stitute, excellent as the idea is in itself, strikes us as being too narrow in its ecope to command itself as suitable for the pre sent cecasion. We have no doubt that if the Rev. G. R. VALLINGS could form
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. a strong committee and made so appeal to
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Hongkong, 5th January, 1897.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS ONLY.COMLILCAhane relating to the news catarina shmild ba dodrested to THE EDITOR,
Correspon tenisnyat forward their name and address with communications addressed to the Editor, not for publication; dai as evidents of good faith,
the public at a favourable time funds could beraised for this purpose without any special 22] reference to the great historic event we are about to commemorate. At present a good. deal of spare cash has gone out of the colony for the relief of the sufferers by the Indian famine, and with the Diamond Jubilee apbscription pending the prevent could not be considered a favourable moment for arging any other special object requiring large funds, but in the course of a year or two the community would probably be found willing to subscribe liberally towards such an institute as Mr. VALLINGS proposes, However that may be, we think the scheme must be dismissed from consideration in the present connection,
Al letters for pblication alwuld be wrilim un que nie aj Uw paper un
No many way agad mummunications that few 'already appeared in other papers will be inserted.
Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESE Not be not before 11 um on day of publication. After that hour the supply is limited July Supplied for Cash
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HONGKONG, APRIL 1st, 1897.
Club's race an Sunday will be from the Police beat off Lyomun, No. 1 Dook busy, zanr boat eff Lyebun, fall to starboard), and fishing at the starting line; 14 miles.
wounded.
It is reported that the new American tarif is likely to bear very unvily upon Japonese products and manufactores, especially raw silk It passes our comprehension to natorstand why raw silk should be penalized under a pre- testive tariff, sesing that America cannot bo' aid to grow any compoting article. But pro testion being illogical ab initio, mannot be expected to be rational in any of its operations. It may be that Mr. Porter's outcry about the chimers of Japanese industrial competition has riand apprehensions more serious than folks on this side of the water imaginad→Japon died.
A soldier in the Hongkong Regiment was. fined $10 at the Polios Coart yesterday for stealing $1, a nt, and three keys from a the cook, os the steamer Cheon, was making Shanghai Chingan. The prosecutor, who is
near the Kowloon forts when he noticed the board prohibiting anyone from entering. Just as he was turning away the defendant called to himi and asked him to go inside. Proscutor, fearing the consequences, declined and then defondant struck him with a sane, took off his hat, and rified his pockets of the keys and fre 20 eat pieces. The prosecutor got away and raported the matter to Inspector Batlis and the accused was arrested.
Yesterday afternoon Commander Hastings ecucluded the inquest espanting the death of the man who was killed owing to this fall of a house at 35, Dost Street The jury wor
roam, IL C. Wilcz, A. 4. I. Botelho, and
torne That the deceased care to his death
These are the objects which the Court have before thus Conueil grant permits for the before then in suggesting that the Jubiles rebuilding of the premises destroyed, it will be eslabration should take the form of establishing stipalated that the alleyways shall to wide the College onsed basis. They estimate enough to admit at losst of the passage of a that a snim cf $40,000 to 350,000 would be re-companies, that it is sometimes remarked that: hose reel. These narrow alloyways are a dugaanired to purobuss a suitable site and erect a in the public health, and a grost danger in case building with the necessary accommodation, and that a fund piolding an quaual income of of fire-N. C. Daily News.
33,500 to 33,000 would be necessary to pay the salary of a resident tntor, small honoraria to ather lecturers, and working expenses.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
BEELIED TO THE "DAILY FEESS"}
• LONDON, 29th March, GREECE AND TURKEYS The Powers have declined to entertain Great Britain's proposal that collectire priveze, should be brought to hear for the withdrawal of the Greek and Turkish troops from the immediate frontier.ta
THE RECENT MASSACED AT TOKAT
The latest news from Tokat gives the number
place of one hundred.
DEPARTURE OF THE CROWN
PRINCE OF GREECE FOR
THE FRONTIER.
Lord Salisbary bas had an interview of twe hours' duration wii M. Hanotax in Paris.
CONSTANTINOPLE.
*
The situation in Constantinople is sorious and the Geeds, fearing masstores, are arming.
INDIAN FAMINE BELIEF FUND.
$49,416.53 189.47 100-
The Honorary Treasurer of the Indian Fumine Relief Fand begu to acknowledge re-
Already acknowledged. ceipt of the undernoted subscaptions
St. C. Michaelsen Hou, T. H. Whitehead. I'long Amateur Dramatie Cino, 100. N. A. Si nd
-50 C. Baumann
Hou. J. J. Holl-Irving
Don Joao de Navarré
50 50
A. Coron (ostra subscription) 26 G. Stewart (do) W. Macbean Qwega
17.09
850,072,09
HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
FIXTURES FOR APRIL
THE FOURSOME
First and second ties must be played off or before the 14h, and the third ties on ur
ze the 11th int.
THE ULUB GOLD MEDAL,
CAPTAIN'S CUP AZ FOOL
MACEWEN
The
́obedient vervant,
[We do not laid ourselves igyonable for the opinions expressed by our correspondants:] THE FROPOSED HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND NURSING:
-INSTITUTION.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY FREY." 818-Woman" in har letter of yesterday has, in my humble opinion, andoubtedly struck the right cord. There could be no more Utting memorial our beloved Queen's reign than the establishment of the Hospital and Institute advocated by her.
a
QUESTION.
London, 5th March. Mr. Gladstone has expressed the opinion that
In farther examination to dar before the Select Committee of the Hotte of Commens
the British South Africa Chartered Company in urder to finance the first Matabele war; also to provide £94,000 for the constrpation of the transcontinental telegraph se in South Africa when the public refused to assist. He had also paid £50,000 on account of fines inflicted by the handrail Gororament sa memixers of Dr. The questions put by Mr. Chamberlain in James's expetition.
London, 9th March. The proceedings of the Parliamentary em
too appointed to inquire into the discuss. stances surrounding Dr. Jameson's raid in the Transvaal were resumed to-day.
On the End of April, 1880, what was then. the meat important public mooting that had ever been held in Shanghai was convened at the Shanghai Clab to consider this question, and that mesting decided that the community would voluntarily tax Itaelf by the imposition Sir G. J. Bower, Imperial Seeretury to of dues at the rate of one-tenth of onto por cant the High Commissioner of South Africa, on the value of all morehautise imported or stated in reply to the Right Hon. J. 1895, that in Outobox, exported, the fund so raised to be administered Chamberinin,
ristg
by a Conservancy Boned of which the mercantile Mr Cecil Rhodes, after pledging him community should be represented Mr. F. B. to secrecy, informed in that a Forbes, who dored the resolution and to whose would probably take place on the Band, and energy and knowledge of the question the that he intended to place a force at Pitsani enocess of the meeting was mainly due, pat British Bechuanaland (from which the cutry to the Troneraal was afterwards made), to assist before those present the following questio
Shall we allow nature to take its orurse, and the rising, if necessary, since the Imperial Government were so slow, in taking action to when the Bar has closed Shanghai ng a purt
relieve the grievances of the Ditlanders Bir shall we remove elsewhere and begin to build again the foundations of a great experiam like. J. Bower further stated that Lo did not at the time supply this information to Lord that which we have here today P. The, sams: question is before as today, but marò urgently, ostend (Sir Hercules Robinson), High Com-
missioner of Cafe Colony. I see from the Home yapars that Her Majesty because the river has, as was predicted, greatly will not say one way or the other how ske deteriorated in the past seventeen years. How desires the subscriptions that may be collected do we propose to answer it?-N, C. Daily News. to be expended, but I am quite sure that if -hot-wishes were known they would all be in favour of "Wonna's "nobis suggestion. I trust the Jubiles Committee ylll remember this when they tune to decide what form the
permanent Memorial abell to the Diamond
Much has been said in favour of
DANISE ENTERPRISE IN
THE LAST.
A NEW STEAMBHIT TALVER
The Biom. Fres Prai trinsists the following Jubilee Bond, at them is certain selfish fore from the Nyborg ávis about this suggestion that does not recommend There has just been started in Geffenhagen nikelf to west all Mind you, sir, I am saying the East Asiatic Trading Company with a tione, bist at in so, asechtenlly a Govern sitting with the object of building up Daniab nothing against the idan I think it a most capital of 3,500 000 kroners-about £175,000
bs-
mont work and cre thus should be undertaken trade between das Free Port and the Far East.
PRESIDENT KRUGER'S MISSION,
Loudon, 6th March, President Kruger, who was recently reported to intend visiting the Oranga. Free Sista, anxious to induce the Governint of that country to caise additional troops.
INCREASING ERITA FORCE IN SOUTH AFRICA,
London, 5th March. The British Government has ender con siceration the increas of officers in the per
BEITIAN TRADU RETURNS.
London, 5th March The Board of Trade returns for February show that British imports for the north ro present on increase of 21,765,428 while, tho sports decreased by £1,889, 135:
By the fact of Dines themselves engaging in of ships the direct inourletion of teak, say, they will to this enabled to bring about an increase of business to the traitesmen and dock labourers of at least 400,000 kronera. Add this one example 212 EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS Sir,Or the various suggestions for comily applies to one of the products inch will remorating the Diamond Jubilee, that sug be imported. Thus the work ught to appeal seated by A Woman in the letter which to Dansa not aleho from a patristic print of appeared in your calming of to-day
ENGRMOUS DESTRUCTION OF WHEAT,
Londen, 7th March. A dienstrous fire haz oscarred at Hlinois, USA by which 900,000 bushels of wheat stored in so elevator has been burnb FATALOWANCE ACCIDENT
Loukon, 3th Marob. It is reported from Dovor to-day that the rater brake into one of the collurius in the sighbourhord, whilst the men wore at work, and eight of them were drowned,
There real, then, the Hospital for
manent military sorrion in South Africa, Women and Nursing Institute and the
MAA KAVAL ACUIVITY,
London, &th 3srel. College of Medicine for Chinese. These arc
During the debate in the House of Cormons at the instate of the Government only. By It is intended by build three steamers of 2,600 last night or the naval programme, Sir Charles put forward as separate schemes, but might
This carries with it the Championship for all means let the Committee urge upon the tons register for this trade, and these vessel Dilke had that too few battleships wore pro- The date for sending in schemes for the pexhaps be amalgamated on the lines ang
1997: Conditions, watch play 18 holes Ba. Coveramut, and usgestressty, za destability have already been laid on the stacks. The posed in view of the increases being mado" In perwanert memorial of the Queen's Dia- gested by our correspondent School and G. Pappier. The following yerdiet wae retries close 9th int. Final of 36 holes to be of commoueing the nad and commencing It ports of call will be at least one British per the navice of, France-and-Russia, It was itu.... this year.k-It would then erve as a memorial besides one in to Mediterranean, Port Saidportiva in view of the colonial ambitions of the mond Jubilee has now passed, and pre- Home" in yesterday's issue, namely, that by the cullapse of No. 35, fast Etrect, due to Floyed on 18th and 19th jaet sumably the selection, if ultimately a bath should be worked in connection with the shing having giving way," and the follow
Dates fixed for the above 16th and 17th net of the racord reign, but do not let us spond.anyezen, Colombo, Singapore, Hongkong, Powers tlal England should outbuild all others. subsoriptions on it. The Government should Bangkok (whenever necessary), Shanghai, and Mr. Goshen, replying to the argumenta make i
Contou. It is expected that one cargoes wild, said that another 6,000 men would be memorial be decided upon, will have to the Government Civil Hospital. Both willing rider was added" We are further of opinion that in similar enses, viz., where party
Of all the many ideas that lays besa consist of coffee, tea, sago, spices, rice, gain, added to the personnel of the Bury in 1896, be made from those already before the appeal to the charitable and philanthropic walls have bou or are being taken down, no
Competition for the above events is fixed for brenght forward in the papore lately hides, born, teak in
and the maximum acties likt zequired was public These are 2-
foolings of the community nad in that persons, whether tenants or workpeople, should
A Woman's not womanly and unzelfish plea It is fioult, says one Danish contemporary. 110,000. The Government intended to largely be allowed to beoupy the house, and that all the 23rd to 28th inst 1-A road round the Island, or at least respect the adoption of either one er operations should be performed under skilled
for e Hortal for Woman and a Training for ordinary people te form any idea of the tavoloy the rearres: In the event of war
round the south side.
both of then would comply with the European supervision.””
DIAMOND JUBILEE MEMORIAL (Institute for Nurses ful connection therewith extant and value of such an undertaking. One with any two uations Great Britain would be commands itself to me most elrongly, sud I trust example will, however, bring the importance of distinctly superior both in numbers and quality 2-A new Clock Tower and the Com-desire believed to be entertained by
PROPOSED COLLEGE OF MEDICINE FOR that many of your reddere will agree with me the enterprise more clearly home to readers. Her Majesty that the funds should be The French steamer Bracst Benous got ashers The Kobe Herald of the 22nd March-says- pletion of the Queen's Status.
CHINESE
Inuface my card and romanin, yours faithfully, The following letver has beds forwarded to
AMAN. 3-A Hospital for Women with a Train devoted to the relief of the sick and suffer alongside the pier in coming in this morning.
Hongkong, 31st March, 1997." ing Institute for Nurses in connering Furthermore, the general community Sho was in the hands of Pilot Harris, Semes for publication
time was spent in fruitless efforts to bring the
College of Medicino for Chinese, tion therewith. JA
must, in a matter of this kind, be led to
Hongkang, 30th March, 1897 big steamer alongside and finally, after bucking. '4.—A Soldiers' and Sailors' Institute. some extent by the feelings and wishes of and filling sovoral times, and deavouring to Sir- buvo the honour, yiris of the 5. The establishment en a better basis of those who are in a position to head the warp her in-in the course of which work a Court of the Hongkong College of Medicine the College of Medicine for Chinese pubcription list with substantial amountsuple of bollards and a portion of the pier for Chinose, to reguet you to flued before the were, torn away-her forefoot was placed hard Jubilee Committes the request of fine Court
aspnet. The nonnal smount of restored to These, we believò, are all the achenics The proposed Women's Hospital and Nursing 1 and fast on the sand, where it now lies. The that the Committee should make the celebration to bo far the most appropriateurs to view but from a purely fnonin nd: business passengers word landed in boats. The mishan of the sixtieth year of Her Majesty's ga in Iam not saying anything against Mr. Leigh's unge passing through the Suez Canal is asti Laid before the Committee. Others have Institute has very influentin backing all set delay the steamer, as the cargo is being longkong take the form of an effort to plast scheme for a clock tower, which is a good one mased at 1,000,000 tons, and of this amunt the been suggested in newspaper correspondanongst the European community and funds discharged into lighters. She is expected to the College of Medicine for Cubes on a pre and apparently grube feasible The cost of East Asiatic Trading Company will endevour
Each an dertaking out leo, probably come to soare 35,000 tonn ence, including Public Batas. for Eu- would be raised for it more readily than for feat off without trouble at Ligii wator to-night, manent college was ortablished in 1997 for the well within the sim likely to be subscribed in A great feature in this new and promising purpose of teaching modifino, surgery, and the colony towards the establishment of last scheme is the fact that it incorporates a large ropeans and Chinese, Scholarships, and any of the other schemes that have been between 9 and 10 o'clock
and flourishing Eastern business firm that of a School for European Children at mentioned. Such a memorial would meet
At the recent exiuion of the Londoa midwifery, in all their departouts, to Chiessing memorine M College of Munid s. the addidatʊo sezt in und such offers as might be willing to arail The proposed road round the illund, however, Messrs. Andersen & Co. of Bangkok, and of the Peak, but thest, ut having bean real eximont need, and onco established from the Disansas School, were Burgessful, themecisas of the privileges it offers.
is a somewhat visionary scheme, easy anggest which Mare. HN. Andersen, V. Guldborg,
SEIPWRECK ANIX LOSS OF LIFE
London, 8th March, placed formalis before the Committee, or there could be no doubt as to its por Two pupils passed in the plementary sectionIts government and the entire ecuteof and but hard to carry out, if attempted to be ascried. und the brothiore Kinch are the managers and
The stormar Stracuse Lay boon wrecked on 60-fare is known, hcing special pured manent success. The College of Medicine of planoforte playing, one of them qttaining maingement of all adeirs, concerns, and pro- dut in any degree in deseruance with the mean transuot a considerable Import and expert
amount of leak the cast of Cornwall Forty persons were would cost and when it would be completed shipped by this firm to Europe is steadily drowned, as the heavy cens prevented the life. by any of the individual members of the would also meet, or aim at meeting, a honours. Only two other candidates in the perty connected with it ere vostel in a Court, ing of the word "round the island. What it business at Bongkok The colory, were sworded this spacial distinction. consisting of the folowing Committee, may be dismissed from con real existent need, and amongst the more. Another candidate, Edward Ford, was very The Rector, aleoted by the General Council no one world, I suggest, dare to hazard a guess. creasing, as is shown by the increased amount
Besides, is not such a road more a matter taken from the firm by the German nery. And boat from reaching the score of the wreck. aideration. The formulated schemas enlightened of the leading Chinese there sucessful in magical theory, junior pass section, and the students every two years .....
for the attention of the PW.D. or the War the same entarprising firm has heady seated GLENDBOOK TIDER CASE. above enumerated
a considerable business by their lourishing The United Statós Scoretary of State, tho all possess merinis a strong feeling in its favour. It faluing 94 arks out of a possibis 100, Au Assessor, nominated by the Rootor:
The Standing Connell of t This candidato also passed in the intermuliato"
College, ap. Dupartracat P
Liko Mr. Leigh's scheme, the proposed establishment for the import of teak into the Hon. A. Sherman, had granted the application and cach is strongly advocated by its is most desirable that tho two co-seation of pianoforte playing, and is the only pointed by the Court,
The Doan, rapranenting the Bociate
Women's Hospital aid Training Lastitute fre port of Copenhagen. In Siam the firm of the British Ambasenilor for the extradition. murders supporters Wint, then, are the princi munition should cordially unite in raising candidate from any school in the colony who
should not taxo very long to complete onil hold teak forest concessions, from the Siamese of Butler, charged with the Glenbrook A Representative of tho General Connoil; entered for so advanced a suolion. At an
WOMEN'S TRANCHISE. PAR ples by which the choice between them the funds for the memorial, whatever it examination hold at the school by the Tous A Representative of the Alice Memorial and the Government need not be asked to under Government, of about seven miles ares in the
take the work.. Subscribers to such a Menam valley.
Loudon, 9th March, should be determine We have first to may be, and a combination of these two Solfa College in December last, the following Nethersole Hospital
The Eecretary, appointed by the Court.
art. memorial should before long sea the re The new Company will pay the firm of The House of Lords has rejected tha consider the suitability of each schiems nu a schemes, the Nursing Institute and Hose were obtained-Elementary seation.
Edward S. Ford, Alfred J. Maskis.. Elo The Senate, consisting of the Lecturers of salt of their subscriptions in solid mary Andersen & Co. the sum of one taillion kroners Women's Franchise Bill without disiding. momortal and the practicability of carrying pital fox Women and the College of mantary theory Hired J. Mackie Staff Nota the Unllage, sals, subject to the supervision Burely if the recessity for euch a hospital and (250,000) for the increation of the Erm into
www med London, 9th Mar, it out. In the forefront stands the financial Medicine, seems to offer the best means tion, Trat grade-Edward S. Ford
of the Court, with all matters concerning the institute, each a road, and such a clock tower the new Company, unt the payment will not be arses of study to bo purene, arrangements as those suggested is equal, the first plane in cash. In foot the abors sun is only the
It has now been ascertained that prior to the question, what would be the cost, what sup of bringing abent that union. A sur An extraordinary attack and highway rob for profcasianat osmiuntidis, and the disci should unhesitatingly be given to the hospital radiation of the Company's stook and property of the British expedition in Bölt,
Start ad iustitate. The Government would of course which will be incorporated into the new venturu, port would be received from the Govern of from $80,000 to $100,000 raised by hory was reported to Inspector Butlin en Toespine of the College,
The General Council consists of all persons provide a suitable site free of past, which would and to which amount Anderson & Cu will be refusedly friendly ohiols had secretly wrnod micus, and what amount could be mised by public subscription would suffice to set they. 4 compradore from Sashaipo and his Public Subscription? At present the public combined institutions going and the Goalie wort on Tuesday afternoon to the frontier holding office or appointinent in the College, leaves the whole of the money subscribed for interested in the venture. Forsonally they will the King that the Tritish were sonding oat
hangelow at Kowloon to collect some money the Licentiates of the Collegs and Bonefectors orpenditure on the buildings and for the false gorupy waitions as director or managers and spins, und intulel to seize the country,
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL.
London, 9th Misroli. finances are hi a straightened condition and crument, ns its share, might undertake and by Custome otirors for provisions. After of the College nosidated by the Court to the maintenance of the institution itself. As to recolve remuneration partly by fixed solaries
ettling their business the compradore and the Council. It is a patroly deliberative body and any balance required to be made up year by and partly by a percentage on the net profits.
Dr. W. J. Collius, who represents the the Government is hardly in a guition to the responsibility of their permanent up colie started to return, and whom, war the Fax for Its function the promotion of the year for its upkeep, svaly the colony could be The new line will not only be of importance enter upon any very large expenditure of keep. They would be in part self boundary feneo they were suddenly attuared general interests of the Collogo. It has a trusted to 260 that the necessary funds were to our tradespeople and labourors, but it will division of West St. Pancras the London ly five mon, who bel their ins and gagged direct representative in the Court, and also takes forthcoming by private subscription, for the also be of some sasistanse to our agriculture County Cooil, and who last year was vice- an extraordinary chorneter,
supporting
hospital and institute would be self-supporting At the present moment all Danish butter is chairman of that body, ins now been elected to Since writing the now we have seen the Lou, lobbed them of $595, the then bolted part in the plantion of the Rector,
The Lecteres a member of the medial to a certain extent The proposed road round the island is a
shipped for England and there tra shipped for the position of chairman ipto British territory, some getting under and
Last, but not least, in favour of a hospital Baston parts. With the now line a direct
QUEEN
JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS. much needed work, but the general fooling list of signatures to the lester suggeeting n some prer the fence. The victims managed to profession practising in the colony, along with
London, 10th March, secins to be that it entially a Gover-rend round the island, or at least round these themselves in a few minutes and they a few of hier gaatlemen of seinlife training and and instituts ever the other suggested schones shipment of our agricultural products can be
On the 22nd June, the day appointed for the tion of Her Most Grecious Masty, would she be specially fitted with the latest improvements ment work, and we dusit yoty much who scuthorn portion of it, as the Fermont in puenit of the thieves, whe, however, knowledge, win give their serious without say is that if all woen submitted for the considera zude by the new lins, for all tho ressole will
got out of sight at Mongkor village. The remuneration whatever.
The authorities of the Alice Memorial and not be more than likely to decide in favour of for this trails and will contain refrigerators celebration of her Majesty's Diamond Jubilso,
and cooling roDELY.
25,000 trougs will-line the streeta thongh ther a public subscription on its behalf memorial. Thoy amount to 102 and thera police are in possesion of the gags which the
GODFREY CCMASTER.
which the Queen will puss to and from St. would macet with any response worth spenak would probably have been many more robbers sed, and cze of them has blood and Nethersols Hospitals place certain zooms in the hospital and Instiinte P-Tours faithfully,
for purposes of lestares end demonstantions, Hongkong, 31st March, 1997
Paul's Cathedral. ing of. It is of the essence of the ilen of had they been actively canvassed for marks upon it. No arrests have yet been tasse institutions at the disposal of the Collegy
The enterprising promoters of this new Com pany beva no doubt whatever of ita brilliant
THE
ENIGER EXPEDITION.