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home has carried in port, cet of the Ministers have regarded Hongkong as out. sido their jurisdiction, and probably con sidered that the Governor and tho Colonial Office were quito competent to look after its interests without much other assistance.
And to, some extent, no doubt, such a conclusion is a just one, but there are reasons why this colony should possess a special interest for the British Hepresentative at Poking The island, lying so close to the mouth of the Canton river, and within in stone's throw so to speak of one of the andthist and most populous provinces of South China, by virtue of which position it has become a vast depot of the trade with Chien, where Chinese con and do carry on business with perfect freedom from molesta tion and to their own great enrichment, must inevitably strike a clever diplomatist ns being inseparably connected with the Chinese trade, and as moriting all the as Bistons and support he can give to it.
THE SONGKONG DAILY PREER, MONDAY AFRI, 10: 169.
The O.P. eternter Empress of China asfied
Telegraphio postmyfestion with Macne s Iron Yokokams at 1 pm on Friday, the 16th gain interrapted,
inet, for Vancouver, H.O
The Jarnuse Government has pretented tengly against the treatment of Japanese in tending igamigrants by Hnwall.
Mr. James Scott hos taken over charge of the British Commulato at Shanghat from Mr. T. L Bullock, who gone home on leave.
York, left Bingepere on the morning of the The steamer Cormacstienshire, from Now 17th inst, and may be expected here on or about the 23rd inet.
General Primo do Elvars, the uw Spanish Governor-General fur the Philippines, was expected to pass throngh Singapore on the Montevideo yosterday.
Taplow Court, near Maidenhead, has been taken by the Siamose Gorernment for the use of the King of Biam during his stay in England, which is expected to last about sir, Waku
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Morupcial with theules the following donation to the fanda
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The F.&O. eteamer Bocotra left Bingapore for this port on the 15th tastant, at-5pm,
A Post Office notification appears in the Gacette to the effect that the loltor boxes on the
The C. Nateamor Chinglu, from Ae tralian Porte, los Port Darwin on Friday the 25th inet. and may be expected here on or about Sunday
The maximum temperature last month was 821, on the 31st, and the minimum 54.7 on the Sad: the mean for the mobba being 63.3. The rainfall ameurtod to 0.815 in. The period of sunshine antrated to 717 hours there was ton days when no sunshine was recorded.
Mr. II. 1. Wortelaonse, O.M.G., Polios Magis trato, returned to the colony on Friday by this P. and D. steamer Coromandel and he roguined his daties at the Magistraeg on Saturday morning. Commander Hastings has gone back to the Har- hour Master's doo. It is a loss to the colony should be consigned to a position where there is nothing for him to do.
WH. DANBY.
THE SHANGHAI VOLUNTEER OURPS, The annual inspection of the Shanghai the inspecting offer being Coonet Gerion. Volunteer Corps took place on the 10th April, After the Inspection, Colonel pedon took up his place near the saluting point, and the Corps ho gave a brief nikdress. Hssaid it was no doubt being drawn up to form three sites of a square, great disapprintment to them that General Black had been anable to come up to inspect them, but their laws was his (Colonel Gorton's) gain, as it had given hiry the pleasure of that: afternoon. He had been a good deal with
Owing to the numerous engagements for be. } sharge is not madurata, Mortuary people clean opesllent one, if it can ho shown thnh tù là day, the At Home of the Golf Club has quarrel about the balance, witish might be possible to coústruct it as proposal at not only. hern postponed to a later date, notice of which improper, and they often make a great a reasonable cost, but in such a manner and deturbance when an exchange betrees with such gradients as ta make it really suit will be given,
copper coine and silvor cofas takes pluonable and safe for oarriages and wheeled vehicles The Edgar, oralser, which was to be oom for they dispute about the weight and the of all kinds. If this is not possible I resport- missinned at Devauport on Srl April, had a market value of the silver coins. People were fully venture to think it would be more advis satisfactory two hours stoam trial aftor: her forinerly allowed to dolivar latter and trousant abla fer the Committos to recommend some business at their own conveniares and for their other project which would command the sup recent reßt. The moan walls were: Stenst The MMatexuer Yari, with the next train gays hare boon disconfanned, Volkst. 1221b, Fagunta-starboard 26-5in., port 7:5in.; fewn bonofft, but now if one, letter is smuggled. port of the majority it not the whole of the French mall, ft Bingugaro on Saturday, nt. 4pm, for this port, vin Saigon..
Tho dosth rate last month was for the rerelations-starboard 904, port 931; fp6 eruelae of fifty teels is imposol and if a community, and farther, I am of opinion that British and Foreign scamunity, clill populasterboard: 5,190, port 8,177, total 10,367 air letter which contains articles other than the such public works as tho oestruction of tion, 12, and for the Chinese community 18.6. pressure, in apod, 201 knots The Elger batter is discovered a fiue of five bundred tael now roads auch as have been suggested, should will take cat a now raw for the Undaunted,imposad. A pereon of the west class being be undertaken by the GorarimentYours cruise, Captain J. S. Hallifax, or the China Quod fifty teel or a person of the middle class truly, Station Capt. A C Clus will have charge Ave hundred taels would be alike ruined. There of the Figaro, she recoles Hongkong, when has been no sob oppressive law for the last Hongkong, 17th April, 1997, bo will take over the Undaunted, orainor, with the two aul half centuries. The money derivad now crew. Captain Halifax will have charge of from the tho is to be granted to the excise the Edgar on her passage home. The following ofloors as a reward, The exciso o cors wil
potatzsents have been made at the Admi- therefore pay great attention to the scarebing" rally-Staff Surgeons William G.K.Esznos, of personal baggage for illicit letters, and the John J. Dianis. M.D., to the Edgar, undated- become very angry, and the Canton people, 1.D., to the Undaunted, to date 23rd March pussongo's, eeving their things scattered about Surgeons-Cecil H. Rock, to the Undaunted, to being notedly puguacions characters, a serious dato 23rd Marak; and Daniel J. H. 'Nabb disturbance roniting possibly in loss of life ander whose direction the pealal sorrice is is a to the Edgar undated. Captains C might easily occur. As the Commissioner Clarke, to the Edgur, to date 3rd Mareli," and to the Endaunted, undated; and J. S. Elifax, foreigner, and if the people get so angry na to stir to the Edgar, andated Commanders-Y. W up trouble, the leent ofloers would find it difficalt Smythe, to the Edgar, to into ard March to protect hita. Thas not only is the revenue and MF. Parks to the Undaunted, undated, hampered but there is likewise grest danger Chiaf Engineer J. E. Johnson, to the Unto the public peace. I low Chins is mes noor (temporary) 1. A. Voaning to the are many debts outstanding We ought to as an Adjastaut to a corps, but he had s Undaunted Probationary Assistant Engineer exercise our utmost power therefors to ruso seen anch a spique corps as the ene before him, W. Howe, to the Undaunted, to date: 23rd mopay. If we could urtutes new source of including as it did Cavalry, or Light Horse, March. Chlet Engineers Marlin Start, to revenus which would bring in one handed Artillery, and Infantry. The riding and the Edgar, when commissioned, Engineer thousand dollars or more a year it might be marching of the Light His track him as. Charles P. Durn, to the Edgar, when com- of some use, but the revanza derived from the very goud indeed, but it was doubtful to him ostablishment of the postal serving is paltay. whether a body of come twenty-eight or thirty lesioned.
Inring the first moun the postal revenue would not be better as mountal infantry; bat collected in Canton amounted to only 1,070 perhaps that question hay bou considored and dollars, in Chiu-ehow to 240 dollars, in Pakhoi auttien some time ago. The Artillery march to 130 dollars, and in Kinobar to about 100 past was very good indeed-excellent. Again ho was author doubtful whether the China pony dollars, the total sam, being only abrat 1,500 dollars. The busiest places in China are
would stand a long field-day in doop ground Shanghai, Hankow, and Canton, 1 the pestal with nine-peazder matrong. It strack him LONDON, 14th April...
rovence in Canton is so amali, the amount col that the sew gun would be far mors ervies- THE EASTERN EMBROGLIO. lected in the other places can be ensity estimated.
able, and the China pony used as a male litter. Nothing carita is known yet as to the China has hitherto treated the people with kind-Tho pouies, in fact, at present seemed to be are distributed to the sufferers from famire or shafts were hoary, everything was heavy. result of the invasion of Turkey by the Grooke. noss and often hundreds of thousands of dollag over weighted; the gun itself was hears, the The Grooks maintain that they have captured other distress. Though Chine is now in great. However, what the Artillery had had to do was Baltino and Bozovy and that they are alvancing want of money, yet it is nsehss to care for such very wall done indeed. The Infantry, marched a niall revenue that derived from the postal part, capitally the German Company paris co, be koew how that was Tas Forte firms that they love rearnered torrion, which causes great inconvenience to cularly, and
the people. If that small run of about ten accounted for. The weather had no doubt the frontier.
thousand. tzels per sanum derived from theaterfored, with the training, but when he they did not expect himm postal service must be regarded as an indispan was speaking CRÈTE.
enlogise ble addition to the revenue, L beg to promise to do. nothing but The Powers are parleying with Turkey on that I will do my best to find by some other thought there was a lack of what he mexus an equal to that amount, so that the might call tightness. The fours did not rovanus will be the same without the petalquito dress when utarching; the Captains did the subject of the state que in Crete.
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Rayai Outavo-Complots with MapsendPlans, there is good reason to believe that it hub and Nethersols Hospitala begs to acknowledge that an ofloor of such capacity and energy dained, to dute 23rd March. Assistant Engi-embarrassed in her mancint affairs and there Volunteers, and find dona kis five yours at Lone
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Raports from native sources represent that bus also prevailed in some portions of Hapeh, has come to an end with the aspture of Tang Kec, the loodar, who, with three of his brothers, bis liontenant Ws, and some thirty followers, has bean executed, the first named by the slicing" promess.-N. C. Daily News.
The Sinunua publishers report to the affect that the Chinese Governmont, are nego tinting a loan of 100 million taels from an Eng lish syndicate through the agency of Sir Robert Hart, and that the security for the loan will be the entire likin receipts of the province of Kingen, the administration of which service will bo under the directin of the syndicate landing the money.-N. O. Daily News.
mean of the let West Yorkshire Regiment By kind permission of Col. Gerdon and the Band will play the following programms of sic during the final tie for the Polo Tour naraout this afternoon at 4.45 pm. Mech Lorraine
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Glud save the Queen On Saturday morning a court-martial was held on board II.M.B. Narcissue on Hobort. Anna and W. Harrington, seson, The Court was composol of Captain Login (Presiiont), Commanders F. W. Wyley, Smith Dorion, A. Henderson, and Wade, Annal, who was found guilty of vesaulting bis expovior ofãser and cisa of disorderly sondust, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and dismissed the service. Harrington was sent to gaol for twelve monthe for assaulting his superior officer.
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We have therefore to congratulate the Britan Minister on the work performed, and also upon his breaking with the old tradi- tivne of the Legation and coming south to learn by actual observation the state of affairs in the Treaty Ports. By this visit, which we should like to see repeated annually, Sir CLAUDE MACDONALD will be able to put himself in touch with the mercantile communities scattered in China whose in tereste ho represents, and having learned Romething of their surroundings he will be the better able to grasp the questions which may come before him hereafter in his seclusion at Feking. It was largely due to the isolation from his countrymen in China in which he lived, that Sir Jon WATHAM achieved a little during his term of office.
Mr. B. G. G. Socti has relieved Mr. Bristow as British Consul at Tientsin.
The report of the China Export-Import und Bank-Compagne zu Hamburg for the yasz 1696 shows a net profit of m190,000, mnt of which it is proposed to pay dividend of 12 per sent. nad to add m.90,000 to Deloralare, whic will miss the lufal of the reservas to m.$42,000. The report points out that the markots in Chins and Japan, are in many ways overstonkat, and lor & Co.), G. L. Oborg Messrs. Schiller & calls attention to the fluctuations in exclasige,
The prospectus has bou issued of the Elang Truck and Transport Co. Limited; capital $50,000, in 2,000 shares at $25 cach, with power to increase the ospital, The provisonal direc. torsad lasers. FW. Brown (Messre. Tay
Docter. The Company will carry and transstandard for Tayan port goods, merchandise, parcols, and rackages
safely and expeditiously to and from the wharves A party of six Europeuns sont out by a Liver and Erora place to place in and aroned Shanghai pool salvage Association arrived at Singapore on trucks and vans dewan by ponies, ato.by the steamer Argyll on the 9th April. They have been sent out to try and flost the Compag- Notics was given at Shanghai on the 10th nio Nationale steamer Latton, which stranded April by uiroular and by advertisement in the in Tenno Bay on the 28th Juntary, whilst on orouing papers of a special meeting of ratsa royage from Haiphong to Saigon. The tag payers to be held in the Aster Hall on Wed boat Mercury left the next day for Tourans In nesday, the 21at inst." to consider the question chargs of Capt. Diasislo. The party Lave of the collection of the licence fee for whool- brought ent their pumps and salvage appliances barrows plying for hire, imposed by the arunal with them, and there is every prospect that the Mooting of Ratepayors held on the 9th of expedition will be successful-Free Press. Marob, 1897, and the action in relation thereto of the Foreign Community of Shanghai, North of the Tangingyang." There are ninety-six signatures to the requisition, in three columns, there being more than enough electors in the first column alone to call the meeting.
On Friday avaning, ebout 615, anomher of serranging cpolics in 69, Tit Hong Luas complained about their feed being badly cooked, They had a row with the cook, a A tuned Le Wai, and be picked up a lamp and threw it at one of the disaffected coolies. cutting his face. This man went out sad returned with PC MoVicker, but by this time the cook had sought to sicaps by the roof of the house The delivery of the English mail was begun and on the constable going up the refuges at 9.40 am. on Friday.
leapt across a luze, but he failed in his purpose and fell to the pavement below and was in The N: F. steamer Tacoma loft Tacoma for stantly killed. It was only a few months ago this port via Japan on the 16th instans. that a similar fatality courred in this
particular lane.
Mr. W. Noyas Morehouse, Commissioner of Customs at Pakhoi, is transferred to Amoy
A rather awkward accident happened at the Sepoy Lincs Golf Club, Singapore, on the 8th April, that might easily Lave turned out Iphigenia, erors a ball which unlockily struck worse than it did Mr. Thompson, H.M.S. Lieut. Stephens, of the same ship, on the edge of the foretend over the right eye. Mr. Staplers dropped to the ground like a stane, but ind roeorgrad consciouhees when Mr. Thompson emo and pickel bin up. The wound was a
aca dressed at the Hospital, and Mr. Stophens seems to bo likely to suffer no bad after effects from what narrowly sedaped being a serious injury-Free Pres.
A serions collision occurred off the Associated Waves at Shanghai on the 10th April between the steamers Faucer and Kafran. The former was lying moored to the O.S.N. Co. upper body, when the Kalgan, which was inward bound, in attempting to clear large junk steering across the river ron into hor. Both vessels were seri At Shanghai on Friday evening, 9th April, onsly damaged, several of the plates in the learn from the N. Daily News, a lady and Teucer a forests being smashed, while the The new Jstanss battle-ship Puji Kangentleman were driving along the Yangtsopen Katgan's tena was badly twisted and several A letters for publication should be written on oned through the Suez Canal on bor way out Red and your the Cotton Cloth Mill we met placa store in Both ships will have to be
about the 8th inst..
by'n gang of natives, estimated at about 250 in dooked and it is estimated that about a fort- amber, whe, without warning or prevention,ight will be required to pffect the necessary rained a shower of stones on them. The gon-reira. tleman and the mafco alighted for the purpose of keeping the half-muidened pony andar con trel, but without success, as the frightened animal bolted down the road trward the Police Station. The Indy somehow managed to get ont of the vehicle sal the mafoo bald on to the reine until he at last brought the pony to standstill. The lady fortunately escaped with cut injury, but the gentleman had his loll wrist badly eat, and was struck in other parts of the body by stones. The affair was reported af Tangiseppo Folice Station and the Palica have it in band,
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Meeses. Birnis, Adama, Susart, Frans, and Coyan were attacked and seriously kneeked about hy's gang of drunken Japanese coolies
Nagasaki on the 5th April.
Mr. Arthur Norman, proprietor of the Rising Sun and Nagasaki Express, was adjudged ineque and cartitied a lunatic by Consul Longford, at Shang.Nagasaki on the 6th April.
On the 10th April, 1597, at the Cathedral, hai, by Roy.. H. C. Hodges, MA.. THOSIAB LACEY. Bickkarox, to WILHELMINA DALGARNO,
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On the 16th March, at his residence, 16, Mordes Roul, Blackheath-park, FREDERIC GRANT WHITE, Jas of Bhaughai, China, aged 61 year
On the 13th March, at Khida House, New- port, Isle of Wight, Mrs. EMMA ARNOTT, aged 70, Mulher of Joit MIL
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H.T.M. the Empress Duwager removed her Court frameldag to Bho Park Palace on the 20lb altino and will remain there during the Bummer.-N. O. Daily News
GREEK FINANCES. Owing to the present situation the Greek säckequar le nearly exhausted and is uppeurs that the only resource left is an internal tour, which will be only obtainable by provoking war and thus appuling to the patriotism of the people.
LONDON, 15th April.
GREECE AND TURKEY. M. Delyemais has asked the Chamber to vote 23,000,000 drachinas for the stay and nary and
contrated in a few days and capable of doing its duty,
The Greeks now admit that tho invaders have
recrossed the frontier and lost hearily during the retrast
A Council of Ministers at Constantinople bare had a prolonged anting aut it is believed have prepared a plan of campaign and decided on taking the offensive in the event of a fresh frontier incident
LONDON, 16th April. MOVEMENTS OF THE CAVE SQUADRON. Admiral Sanson's squadron coneisting of nine vesels hee unexpectedly arrived at Durban. destination of the squadron is known. Neither the object of the visit nor the further
THE GREEK CREDIT VOTED. The Greek Chambers have votal the audit of 25,000,000 drachmns for the hemy and navy
TURKEY AND GREECE. The Turkish Commander Jus declared thist the position on the frontier la untenable and hos demanded permission to enter Theseuly The Ministon At Constantinople have so
alesced, but the Saltau's sanation is as yet wanting.
Farther evers fighting has taken place on the Grook frontier.
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not ensure that overy on board the order and worked with It and little things like that poiled the dril. The manual exercise was not as good as it might have been, but of course thus was a detail, and he knew that during the last week when they would hare born perfecting themselves. they had been more fully en- pinged. He had heard of the way in which the Corps had turned dut, and it was very creditable He thought there should he no difficulty in increaring the Corps to double its present numbers, and Shanghai generally was to bo congratulated upon the possession of auch a
[We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents} THE EOAD ROUND THE ISLAND. TO THE EDITOX OF THE "DAILY: FRESS," " Dear Sir-Adverting to your lending artiolo of the 14th inst, and Jeht's" fattor in yester references are made to my satements, when force. day's issue of your paper, in batli of which into the question of the Tormanent Memorial to celebrate the Queen's long reign, as peither give my your article nor Jebu's" latter opiniens quite correctly. I should be glad correcting some apparently, rather misleading if you would kindly give me an opportunity of stalerents
LATE TELEGRAMS: The following talegres are from Ceylon Bad Bangoon papers
THE TRANSVAAL,
"Londcu, 31st March. A telegram from Johannesburg states Lieut. Tersonally I have no clujeation to a new Bloff, grandson of Prezident Kruger and head road round the Island, but yen arus re- of the police, having quaerated with some member that the proposal before the Com-Britishers on the race-couras at Krugersdorp, road by which the occupante of a carrings about Queen Victoris. Ho has been suspowled mittea was to make a carriage road," en took pocasion to make sonte insulting remarka starting from pay the Club, could drive out panding enquiry, woatward, and return to their original starting point, from the east, via the Shankiwan Road, and which road was also to be suitable for whether it should be 2 fest or 3 feet, at rickshas und bicycles. The width of the road,
THE HEALTH OP THE TROOPS IN INDIA, ...London, 1st April,
THE AMERICAN TARIFE,
New York, Jat April, The House of Representatives at Washington maat bringing it into force nudiately. have passed the new Tariff Bili with an amend-
London, 1st April. The whole project, from an engineering
Present time is of little or no importance. DEATH OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF BUBLIN, point of view (and it was to give The death is announced of Dr. Piankot, the my opinion as "Engineer that Archbishop of Dabila. was requested by the Sub-Commitles to attend their meeting burn upon the question of
gradients. The steepest inclination on the Lord Goorge Hamilton, in his despatch te proposed new roads should be such that the Viceroy on the Teneren Disouse question. carriages and other wheeled vehicles can drivesys the Government cannot acquiesce in the gradient according to all the loading mthorities up and down the (i,s, tret with safety. This continuance of the state of things us re- slicald not be steeper than 1 is 55. Such being realed in His Excellency's despatch on the sub- capable of being represented as encouraging. the enas, the proposed earringe road should be jeut. No measures sust, however, be adopted. inclination than 1 in 35. Can this be done if for soltare, no licensing or compulsory s laid out so that no portion of it has a greateries, and no parision of women must be made the line of this new road, as suggested by its amination of women, ut permitting pro promoters, bo recommended havn not the statutes to reside in the regirental usar least hesitation in saying that it manof and no sooompanying regiments on the march. Thore is no difficulty in asking a good Subject to these conditions the Government carriage" road as far as Doup Water Bay, the visas the application of rules 5, 6, and 7 of, FESIGNATION OF THE GOVERNOR-ost of which would be about $130,000. From the Cantorment rules of 1895 to al contagious this point is Bhaukiwau, the following would and infectious disease, including venereal dis GENERAL OF THE PHILIPPINES-
be the respective gradients
esse. Women will be required either to attend hospital or leave the cantonmual. The Gor Third Section.
ernment approves the saggestion of the Army Sanitary Committee to employ female hospitat assistants. Lord Georgo Hamilton requests that the Vicecoy will forward the rules which he adopts for the purpose of executing the abovò decisions, and that, if legislation is recar- sary, which he doubts, it should be undertaker immediately. Gorernment is of opinion that valuable aid in checking the discogs will be in renewed efforts to provide education, occupation and recreation for the trops.
We are imlobted to Benor de Navarro, the gram received from Lieutenant-General Ea Spanish Coutal, fora copy of the following taks. caxmbro, Acting Governor-General of the Philippines.
Maois, 15th April, 1897. The resignation of General Polavieja ou accent of fl health having been accepted, he embarked today, handing over the command to
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(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT
Macno, 16th April,
From east side Rapulse Bay to Gay (10 feet high) between West Bay and Stanley Length, 1.43 miles. Gradient, 1 in 83. Fourth Section.
From thonbare Gap to Stanley Langit, 0.47
of wile. Graient, 1 in 21. Fifth Section.
New Road From Tytam Tuli to Gap (617 feet high) on road, between Tytan Tak and Shaakiwan. Langth, 1.13 miles. Gradient. in 12.
Steth Section.
From Tytam Gap (517 foot) to Shaukiwan Lough, 1.70 miles. Gradient, 1 in 42. You will notice there are two sections, viz. ths fourth and fifth, which if made would be impracticable for carriago traffe, the last one (1 in 12) bing really the key to the whole sebemo
London, 2nd April Lord George Hamilton's despatch to the Viceroy on the venereal question is generally approved of
BLAVERY TO BE ABOLISHED IN ZANZIBAR.
The antal meeting promoted by the Hong. Long Hits Association commented on Friday and will conclude this alternoon. The weather on the first day was fine, but the wind was very strong, while on Saturday rain completely spoilt all cujoyment a robbed the events of much interest On the whole the shooting seems to hare been pretty fair, one of the chief features being a possible which was scored by Mr. F. Smyth in the revelror competition. The shooting In the Ladies Nemination will take place between half past three and half-past fly this afternoon, at the closs of which the
London, 2nd April The anonal general meeting of shareholders prizan will be distributed by Mist Carrington
Mr. Curzon, replying to a question in the in the Hall & Holtz Co., Limited, was held at
How do the promoters intend getting ose House of Commeria, said that a decree for the Shanghai on the 14th April, Mr. F. W. Such
The Singapore Free says Mr.
this difficulty P Messrs. Denison anil Rem, in. presiting The report and accounts wore etter not Isomonger finally rotire on the Yesterday the Convent was closed and all w aune and children were removed to Green
their supplementary report read before the abolition of lasery would ho proclaimed, at passed and a proposition was agreed to to the 25th April and Mr. Skinner on the 5th May TRADE.
Committee, state in reference to this section Zanzibar next week,
NB. RHODES RETURN TO THE AFR effect that this recolomendation of the Directors
Thought the state of the pubic health in
that "from Tyfam Tuk to the Gap there is a
London, 2nd April. April, 1897, CONRAD ACQUIST, late Chief Of Imperial Chinese Railway Administration wereis, stáfol is the report, he adopted. Mr. O'Brien wil the londing Me Egerton to the bécorsing soribus the authorities are allowing
Tenders for steel rails and fasteniurs for the as to the disposal of the profits of the Company These events, with the lamented lesh of Mr.
Mr. Col Rhodes will sails to-morrow to opened at Tientsin on the 7th April The Hayward was elected a Director in the placo e Singapore Municipality will eates a sweeping the corpas of a man who died on the 30th steep read impracticable for wheeled vehicles ro-arrangement of service appointments. What altims to be kept in a Clittese house. It of any kind got four lines aitar this and in
MACLED BY AN ELEPHANT Aberdeen to Shankiwan are now only abɔnt-10 lowest bid was sent if by Mr. C. D. Jameson, Er W. H. Short, deceased, and Mr. Go with the shave incidents and the sal quoted the coffu is well sealed. but there the same report they way, The roads Trai resume his duties in the Cape. Parlament.
Allahabad: 25th March... C.B., on behalf of Carnegie & Co., of Pittsburg Corner was re-appointed auditor to the Cost of men on leave, à notoriously difficult thing to is always the possibility of contamination feet in average mill, hat as they are mostly pany for the current year. The procedings gel lately, u mattor what the claims, it is of the air, and in the public welfare. I hope on the level, they could he widened withent terminated with a hourly rate of thanks to
At the Guneral Hospital, Shanghai, on the 10th
April, 1887, CHARLES Bacore, late Master British abip Strout, aged 1 years,
At the General Hospital, Shanghas, on the 11th
of the steater frame, aged 11 years,
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, APRIL 19th, 1897
THE trip undertaken by His Excellency Sir CLAUDE MACDONALD cannot be described
The meeting of British Residents heli at Shanghai on the 24th April to cocaider tho conmemotion of the Diamond Jubilee ac- copted Mr. Drammond's proposal for a Narcus"
Institute.
Ta, USA.
I am sorry to say that doring the past week few cases of hnhobia plague base openrod in different districts of this city. The disco is believed to have originated in the Italian Con- vent, where most of the cases, have cocürred.
own that in
lane about a hundred feet from
THE CHINESE POSTAL SERVICE. MEMORIAL FOR ITS ABOLITION BY THE VICEROY OF GANTON,
News was brought into Garakhpur on Mon-
shooting
Allahabad, 28th March.
All the stesiners ordinarily plying betwõen the Choirmau, anst the expression of a wish understood that it is found necessary to put in the authorities will direct that the funere my great expenditure" How do they reconcile day in the form of a painfully crawled Hankow and Echong, na well as tas Fulwo Bedy that he might have a plecsaat trip home. The orory unpressed cadet into some sort of action should take place as soon as possible. It should be these two Fitumenta, soding that the road from | note from the victing himself that Mr. King,
appointment simply to keep the machine going. the Kingleton, are axolusively engaged in following zwolation was also unanimously strain on compactively junior man who
the house where this lady is leing some cases of Tytaza Title to the Tytam Gap preciously re Managor of the Raja of Batsi's estate, had. carrying ties for the starving districts of agreed to:That the sum of $200 be expended can doing other duties in addition to their ow
Sbautiwa The junks are being by the Company in providing and erasting west be considerable." The Hongkong Sereins playas haze ovenried and it is at last as luferred to is a part of the con:l from Aberdeen to bees badly manled-by a rogue slopfart whils out Eastern Szechuan.
blast the disease should have originated there my estimate of the cost of the first suction as in the Convent,
Mr. King, Managor of the Rain of Bausi's pressed into the service too, so that all business aitable stone over the grave of Mr. W. II. as a pleasure excursion, though there has on the Upper Yangtzo is seriously disorganised Short, as a mark of his loug servloos in con- being overinanned, why not draw from here,
The Government should make it a rule, round Mount Davis is $180,000 and not been nothing either arduous or difficult. C. Daily News
mention with the CompanyMercury,
Gorakhpur on Sunday lust, bas died of his not 3 miles. In the House of Cempions on the 15th Marchagalicable to Chinese us wel as other $150,000; its length would be 4.32 miles and estates, who was movled by an elephnat near. in reply to Mr. Ileznizor Heaton, Mr. Hantary that when a death occur the body must
In my estimate. I included the cost of witon juri about it. The greater portion of his journey
ing ronds aral bridges, lengthing drains, and.
THE PLAGUE, The following is the solo referenten in the Capt. Dundas, RN who is a passenger by said, with respect to lograph charges to the be buried within twenty-four bones. To
Bombay, 80th Marab from Paking has been made under comfort minutes of the Shangbai: Municipal Council to the P. and O. steamer Cordmandel en route to East The Postmaster General has from line Dow dead hotties to be retained in houses
improving strests and sharp turns in the vil to time received representatious on the subject
lages of Aberdeen and Stanley to adapt them The plugas kas poured among the British able if not absolutely luxurious-conditions. the recent riots:Whidbarrow lich,--Special Tientsin to take over hitnow duties under the He has seca very much that has interested meetings of the Council were held on Tuesday, Chizens Government will the London and of the charge to India, and has endeavoured for indefinite periods extending over Dusny
to bring about a redaction, but so für Tibinut days, so this at a time when a serious to earringo trafin. It will be interesting to troops in garrison at Colaba, Four vases from the 6th, at 10 am, Wednesday, the 7th at 11 | China Repress understandle, have specially under
know if this item is included in the other est the gunners are in the isolation ward of the and will interest him he has doubtless sm, and Thursday, the 8th instant 11.30am, his chargs, the truiting of cadets for the faturo avocess. The charge to Japan by the cheapest epidemic is threatening the colony, can only be described as stupid. Those romarks apply to
mates.AAAAAAA TGarrison Hospital and corporal, on search learned much that will be extremely useful at which it was isotissed, what measures should Chinese navy His position, indeed, will be caute is 8a, net 10s. Ed., and to British Guis the keeping of bodies in the Chinese hospital I puts your remarks on the matter of open party sport duty, tell sich last night. Near to him in the discharge of his duties. The taken with regard to those disturbances, somewhat similar that formerly denied by ut 123, 11d, but 10s. He is not aware of any as well as in private koiran
Capt. Troy at Foochow It may be interest general feeling of dissatout, and, ea he does
The Americas steam riding gallery opone gap manufacturing sites on the south side these quarters are large groups of bets to of the island koow, I think, not only all the which the attention of the sanitary authoritisa journey will probably prove or ithful alle Dr. Eitel and his family left for Australis on ing to note that when the Chinese Government not think that any mesful purpose would her to-morrow.
suitable manufacturing sites in the colons, but was drawn by the local papers oarly in February also what is required in conuection with them, and their demolition prred. Nothing was done to body td mind; it will help to brace him Triday by the O. N. Co s stormer Tainan Dr applied for the services of a British naval offer, served bra ingtis into the questions misad
and have no hesitation in saying that there is and numerous cases of a virulent type were dia. up to encounter further worries and to itel goes on lerve, and at the end of his leave and it was agreed. to permit such servite, by the hon. meriast, he is not preparel ta will retire from the Barvice, in which he has the choice of the Board of Admiralty unani- recommend the appointment of Royal Com
no ground suitable for this purpose on the month covered. Twelve hours bar been the maximum: side of the island and to the west of Aberdeen, duration of plagte before death ensued. enter upon renewed struggles with for the last nineteen years hell the position of mously fall on Comdr. Dundas. It is the cussion. It would seem to be entirely contrerai
Bombay, 29th March. The coastline east of Aberdeents exposed to the practicable mandarins in the Chinese Inspector of Schools and Head of the Educatom in ench matters for enah member to write to sound policy for the Etats to stompt to
fd force of the south-west runnerons, the stand] Sunday's plague returus show 75 now oases, tina Departrient. Tx. Eitel is an erudite his views or ideas, or name, as the one may be, arquire all the existing cables. At the Tele- capital. He carnet fail to deriva good ebola and especially arees in his knowledge on a slip of paper and haul the same to the graph Conference in Budapest arrangements
Tao following is a translation of a teamorial buye (Deep Water, Stanley, and Tytans) are not 82 destha, and 167 daste from all cases, and protested like the Paper Mill and Brickworks to-day's returns 75 casse, 75 death and 168 from the change, profit from the experience, Chinme. In his educational polley wa have secretary On the slips being scrutinised it were made for sory Donsiderable reductions in and knowledge of local circumstances that often had occasion to differ from his, especially was found that every member lind inscribed the charges to stimme parts of the world presented to the Throne by HIE. Tu Chung by the Island of Aprilisha and the Lammes, deaths from all cansen
Bembay, 30 March, as regards he attitude towards Queen's College, Contr. Dundea's name. He is accompanied Some of these rodurilovs are already in force,
lun, Viceroy of Cantone that he and any Inspector of Police whe has been will stand him in good stead in future con but speaking of him as an individual we ein. by a chief potty offer of the Britisk Navy. and the rest will be brought inte operation on
To-day's plague returns show 96 nos casos, Although the postal arvion is initself a friding stationed at Stanley during the south-west 1st July next troversies with the Tsungli Yamen, But oerely regret hur departure and hope that he
thing, it bears, rather hardly upon the people tenseon will tell you that during the greator with 77 deasbe and 169 deaths from all cases. though there is nothing about the visit of bare many years of health and happiness It will be remembered that last year when
HE. L) Hung-chang went on big tour abroad The Singapore: Free Pre Bags:Wo hour! A good many osmplaints have been raised portion of this porled all the villager on that
Bombay, 31st March the British Minister to the Treaty Ports before him in wish to enjoy his pension
be teak with him a number of prints from privately, through a friend, that tho las repenting it, its existence is quite against the side of the Island (east of Abericon) are practi- The Estatement that plague has broken out to the various from which Cot, Chard, 1., has been saffar-law, and the revenue derived from it is insigni- estly deserted by junks and Baling boste urting among the troops is scarcaly correct. Tho Tha serions Asnob Out of consideration for the con- to the strong gales and heavy soas blowing Eses referred to have occurred during the and Hongkong which can be regarded in
the Emperor Kuang Ha
Bombay, 1st March the light of a great or special effort, or that
foreign patentates II.E visited and whose ing is, we regret to find, cancer hospitality he and his suite enjoyed. The re- perutini which he has undergons at Edinburgh vonience of the people, I mutably beg Your right up the bays, making it almost impossible epidemin, but are not of rogant date.
Today's plagno returns show of new cases should be looked upon na anything unusual
turn gifts seem now to be finding their way to completa, extirpation of the tougue. We Majesty to exorciss your power to abolish for restsin of any kind to anchor. In my this country and recently the presents of very with fear that this operation is in itself it The, postal service was allowed to be opinion no manufactory will bosstablished where
Bombay, 1st April. or out of the way, yet as a matter of fact it which occurred with painful subou on really is an exceptional event. Few of the Monday afteracon. He had just loft Corate President Faure to his Majesty the Emperor an indication that asuter has established itself established on the recommendation of the cargo.beats or junka dannet spproach close to and 79 deaths with 160 deaths from all cansos.
de Bergure the Conrul-Gonoral, shortly after arrived at Tientsin ansk were at once handed by firmly in that region of the month and throat Tengli Taman. It is under the direction then and lay alongside wharris, Jo, with faty Au predecessore of Sir CLAUDE MACDONALD, for the purpose of dressing in order to the French Consul of that port to H.E. the and that the operation is more s removal of the of the Commissioners of Customs at the Trenty zl the yung round and at all state of the tides To-day plagas ruturas are the lowest re- have ever succeeded in finding their way pay a visit to the Tacial with his cffleial chiet, Viceroy Wang, who had been deputed by the immediately allested part that it cannon of ports, and all the regulations; wide are accelled The new road (if made) would not be used for corded this year, showing 67, now casor and 52. when he fell down in his room and expired Tsangli Yamen, nuder instructions from the the chances of Firther advance of the disease after the of foreign countriar, were framed conspring either cargo, raw material, or inano deals with 126 deaths from all causes, making even so far south as Shanghat, the proud immediately the cause of death being core Imperial Houbo Departraent, to take later on We learn that there had previously by Sir Robert Hert. When the regulations faclared goods to this side, as bringing them 496 deaths from plague and 1,141 from all commercial metropolis of China, except bra amorrhage. The docessed gentleman, charge of the trestres and safely send them, en un operation of a loss extensive hanover, were brought into effect at the beginning of rened in that manner would be a very heavy causes during the week. In Bandora the nader escort, to the Palus at Feking. The and that Col. Chord had been in hospital for a the frst moos, the feeling of the people was additional and unuecessary expense, Onea on week's returns show 35 attacks and 27 distka,
deaths.
Calostia, 2nd April. when pussing through Still fower of who was only 81 years of ago, leaves a the Ministers accredited to Poking since the tow who is in delicate health, He came to following are the presents alluded to Annebeidutable timo boforn that. In his present auck excited and many merchants went to the earge boat it is immaterial whether the goods the total to date being 977 attack and 848
It may interest you to know that the stropest China in 1868 and had been stationed at Peking, mense pair of beautiful poresinin rases of d illness Colonel CEmed must be much comforted varions Yamens to ask the ulcers to abolish are carried one mile or fire milos.
The week's death rate at Bombay has agzin establishment of the Legation there haveFeoclcw, and this port Foockow, with M.pale blue base with figures, eto, of yaringaled by the solicitude of the Queen, who has in the service. It na besn, decided that every
Claudel, be was engaged in the negotiation colours; one pair hand-made velvet carpets; terested herself deeply in le condition a one letter job excooling two mace and five part of the existing Pokfelma Road is about managed to pay a visit to the Yangtze which resulted in the roorganisation of the besntifully mounted double-barrel Fowling af hor test distinguished effears. Col. Ohard's ontrareins is to be glintgod tira ante as in 10; this rout, as you are probably awaco, ja zien, the pingue mortality being afty-eight porty, the West Coast ports, or Canton. Arsecal upon the Franch system, arriving kes pieds with the gun-stook plentifully oncrusted friends here and elsewhere will be very anxious postage, Busb charge, I admit, is ronsonable, impossible for blaglegs to avond, and not rafa above the preceding week figures. The plague He occupied the with precious zlomen and jewels, with ammuni- to hear from time to time low ho fares, and but the postage for a latter weighing two for satriages to trot down. rotaras at Karachi continue heavy. The dis increased In deewing your attention to those facts Treads at Eind is becoming more general and The colony has usually been honoured with some sight months ago.
(position of Assessor at the French Bied tion, etc, complete; and two large oil paintings will all hope for a happy issue as a result of the mace and six canareens is to their presence only for the few hours the mall Court. The body will be sent to Tritte lee by the hands of modern French artists of operation; although that mast for a time remain to four vente, and if there is more weight mesetare ab wial to throw ould water on the virulent but no returns are published. The
roputoN. C. Daily Nerd,
s matter if extrams doubt...
portage is to his charged. This additional project of this now road, which is no doubt an Collector at Hyderabad (Sind) {~£}}; steamer bringing them out or carrying them interment.
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We take the following from the N. Daily News of the 14th April We regret to bare Bo recent the death of M. Lallemant-Dumontier, the Interpreter to the French Consulate-General,