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Empress of Ching, Quarantine Station," 99th April.
DEFTAIN AND BER COLONIES.
London, di May..
At the banquet of the Saltors Company (eze of the City Livery Companies) to-day, Colonel Lassetter, who is in command of the New Bonth Wales Ridesen, apa is also mannger of Les seitor od Co, Sydney, inclared that the Au defence of their own shores. They wore unable to éxclude German and Yaulico agmen from trolion colonists were prepared to midertake the the colonies, bat, at the enme time, they keped Great Britain and be rendered able to seap
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LIABILITY BILL
THE QUARANTINING OF TRE The rallied a new Zatched in the rough es
EMPRESS OF CHINA. The statement made by Me Lauder in the there would be disclosed an Inorense Instead
Hon of Commons, remarks the Vancouver for as the Toog Ting gate of the city, bus of a decrease. At all rents, no mors Daily Adsertions, toes to indicate that the sets from Tisntain are only sold: 46 CR-28
·China
INTERVIEW WITH CAPF, ARCHIBALD, cloquent testimony to the recent and pro- Government will not request that Canada Tong Tai 19 li from the elty The altro The following letter appears in the Victoria
We take the following From the Japan Gette Bent prosperity of the community could should be included in the coop of the Treaty authorities shock bars as onely morning trols, (B.C.) Golonist, astal Empress of
The RM BA Bapes of China arrived
of the 20th 3ng bo found than the generous, respontò made rectly concluded between Great Britain and by ab five são, for Fiontain to connect with Quarantine Station, 29th April NA MAN Jnsan. It is generally understood that the Lis 8 am train for Shanasikuon, so that pos to the rerent appost on behalf of the Japanese Corexment is prepared to make sangers for thet plaos, as well as for the new hire ysterday (April 2711) from China and In Friday's Japan Gosette we reproduced Indian Frains Fund and the auner in concessions to Cards owing to the recullaresule resort, Pei Taibo, could reach their Japan with & full complement of 140 sabia and
circumstances of the case, and the fact that the destination in one day and save a sight in 600 terroge passengers. Nice days before, from the Victoria Calonist the latter of a nas The Ago to Canada, and it will bo remembered that were discoverd amongst the Chiness. which subscriptions to the Diamond Jubiles unrestricted imageration to this country of Tientsin, tn is nevesener at present. Doubtless Thin cut from Yokobania, ten cases of amaliporngar on the Empress of Cheza on her Inst vay mien Rezo immediately plant in hopplist nud, life in quarantine at Victoria, spietrend by the Fund have been flowing in. This, awever, thousands of the lower class of Japanese could when the road is declared open fex traile the
with dair attendants, strictly isolated, and writer of the letter was something to be dreaded. At the samas time,ject. One hears constant stories of the cheat- is an exceptional and extraneous piece of hot bat have a most detrimental offset on our manager, Mr. Golland will consider this arb
ovu industrial classes. evidence. For keeping a record of the under ny ofrcumstanove which are likely to ing of the ticket sollers at the stations in spite are do fa fair way to full recovery The Empress of China returned to Yokelau
London, sth May.. An Employors Liability. Bill was introduced be thoroughly corporated in the present-avary care taken that there stculd be no conffered any harships on their arrival at Vistoria. growth or otherwise of the colony's trade erst for many years, any reciprocal benefit of the fars list posted on supposed to be posted Every person on board was promptly vas. this morning, and with the row of ascertaining the advantage she was onfited to from her we must rely on the Harbour Mestore which Canada. receiva from the Treaty in the brutious. The squeeze.sratom se ainated in nocordance with the regulations, and whether the passengers of that vessel actually road webagerst A manestion between the Chinese and European & representative of the Japan Gazetés obtained
In the course of the interview Capt. Archi. in the House of Centrona last night, by Sir rebarna, and the mercantile community is f
Two marine hawkers were olurged at the Mr. F.D. Gamewell returned 02 Wednesday piasengers Sinbe then there has been no an interview with Capt. arobibald for the greater fulness with which these Folios Court yeaicrday with stealing a quantity from Pei-Thi-ho, where he had been to oversee further outbreak. In former instances when bald said When we arrived there the ship Matthew White Ridley. Home Sonretary. Ths. indebted to Captain RUMSEY'a department
qual to three years' wages of the deceased, of oil. The theft was committen ander very his residence now building. Zirs Gamewell is such a thing happened, these storage payoli- cean ciriumstances. Or the arrival of the reported to be onfigring with sciatica at the gers were taken out of the ship at the quarantine was put in quarantine at William Hen? Well provides that in the case of an employe bat tho amount es payable by the employer station, they and their quarters were disinfected, lauded the steerage passengers and diebfostad being killed his family shall roteive e sau scamer Woosting on fueadey from Canton, seashor
The detained for seven days."
During the incapacity, of an englore through, record now being given of the amount of use, she had discharged age of oil, the Mr. Sidney isyers, of the British Legation, and then the ship und salvou passengers allowed their beggago; but all the saloon and interro-
orow were given about forty gallons of oil which in off on a trip in the neighbourhood of Jehe, to proceed. Judge, then, what is first on diate passengers remainbá on board. The shipshall not he laws than £150 exceed "£300. “Mr. Alsz Canningham is st For Thi-hothabby and hon borrer, when it was in Thon it was not recourney for than, to ap- that health floors had ordered every person cargo carried, and in some instances its tay land accoped out of the ship's hol. They with sororal expectant mien operators.
superictending the balding of houses for
No, they were quite happy. They could exceeding £1. The bill as provices for enry olesto be landed for toen day discription, ne well as of the tonnage entering ade a bargain will the marine hawkors, why was sent eahore with the huwen the oil.
on railways, and in factories, minas, and had pionics, played golf munders and they which will be found, as hitherto, more falf and and cicawing. Last year, thao Chamber of Mil they would give $10 for the oil. The cohimself, Dr. Coltman, Mr. Stanley, and others. on board-cers, crew, and passengers of pear on the rooke to don blanket conjury he is to receive a weekly payment hot. Commeres carped at the character of these in order to get the monoy and on teaching the Mr. von Urst, lately of the Customs servies, period of quarantine on store, and that, as the go on shoro and walk all round the portsula orbitration in trade disintos, and the orlatza-
Wharf at Winglok Street one bawker told the has gone to Tientsin to escort the Russian
Mr. Chamberlain, spanking on the bill; stated that it allows contracting out, but only in RoyalOctavo-Completa with MaysandPlans returns nad Captain Ruyspy in his present thor to take the oil to Kennedytowa;The Princes to the capital and will comnin with first step, every one of me and our baggage. They had a really good time that's all They tion provisioni will apply to workmen employe
cases where the terme offered by ouplayers tu report resents the wint of appreciation die conic, however, was a Shanghal anu and could them as interpreter for some time. It is said should be put through the disinfecting process, also on Bay Cost and word et aired for quarries, and phe to engineers.
Loan ignorant at the nature of the order given. bank Fir Kobert Las lést in this spustio Not Far etatoon days par le
Batan von der Goli expecting to go ou A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. played. He suggests that it is the duty of sot speak Cantonsen, the consegnano being that Chinese multe obert Hout the less We then found oursives face to face with reven days for
those who criticies to assist, if they passos He and the harker went aahore, but the mur valuable man is the corstment of all our comfortable, osbins in batches of a dozen or No, they were detained for seven days,"
The Employers' Liability Bill, introduced in the nieans for doing an, ja preventing the tho was suppoead to hand over the $10 and leave in a fortnight, or as soon as Dr. Fok at the time; stripped naked and subjected to wired to Montreal and received a telogram, and their workmen exceed the compensation pro-
hot be found and the men returned to the wharf.
to be inmigated and buked, we sitting mean-to ge on shore. The quarantino officers wanted returns from being anything less than acurso by this time the best and the oil hed and his bride arrise to relovo him as is for chemical bath; our clothes taken from us. I was told not to allow the tatoon passengers vided in the hill,
The new Sustrian Minister shooked Pence while in a shod, clad in an old binaret gown and to put them on shore bat they would not go
odused great dismay among the trade unions. curate. "In the meanwhile," he says, "there 220 and the hawker endeavored to give the farereter at the Gorman Legution
INTERNATIONAL POSTAL CONGRESS. bigny ChineseNeither Indies or children; no were to be put in quarantine the Empress, WAS countable and, taken to the police station.
the place for them
London, 6th May "appear no good reason for relinguishing cook the slip, bai ha was ought by an Imisa Kang tremoniously by taking ten soldiers with pair of slippers, which had proviomaly boun mad, and they were tacked up by the Captab. We the House of Commone by. the. Home Secretary, The International Postal Congress way opened the attempt to prese a return, which, Inspector Witshell was informed of the car him to the audience last rook Benbless the coror the nakedness of no one knows how wore told from Montreal that if the pastangers Sir Matthew White Bidly, is stated to have
sday P though not absolutely correct, is as ucarly | sumstänees of the case and under kís iustreo- i poor Manchus forced ho might capturo, matter how delicato, were to be excepted from Phen they didn't have to pay ten shillings·
Bir. Smallett Campbell, and family arrived this odious and revelling operation, Next, all so as circumstances will permit and which, tone the other hawker was surested and the palace,
oil recovered. The two prisoners were sent to
| yesterday, and willscoopy tho residance theron baggaga was to be landed and exposed for They were charged nothing, nothing at all at Washington yosterlay. The Congress is a
a period to sulphur fames-and then baked to a Formerly lived in next to Sir Robart, Hari temperature of 200 degrees; s proseeding which.
most representative one, delegates from no less "as it sand, may be considered a useful got for six weeks with hard labour.
than sixty countries being present, Shanghai Daily Prost correspondent.
29 Glenleted to, and actually doos, destroj "indication of the nature and volume of the
nearly every article subjected to it. As trade of the colony," This opinion is one
to ourselves, we wore hest to be marched to THE HONGKONG SHARE MARKET the quainting buildings, and invited to take which should seruce geperal endorsement
up our stay there for the fall peried mentioned, Mr. J. V. V. Vernon in his weekly share and as fauch longer as the health officer meat report dated 25th May save while might think it to indiet. In the build The market has ruled rather quiabor withouting in question there was not accommodation any padtal feature, and fair business has for more than half of our mumber, neither was The Greeks tre organising the defence of boan transacted, but rates have remained there bed, table, hair or say sther actiole of furniture, aly the bare roof and door, To Thermopyl-Hongkong Shanglais-hare fomedy this, it was proposed to land all ship's It is reported at Athens that the Tarks havenstaed quiet, with only a mall sales bedding, do, so that the ladies and children again violated the poutral zone and the Grasks at 184 por cent, preto, and at 133-pot cont might have a measure of comfort, and all for
also at 103 for September. The late placed under canvas. Adjacent to this place In one of the papers brought over by your foor that ou auspected stroke is meditated. prom, to forced sale over the rottlemonts) caeli, whom there was no accommodation wore to be Did any other cases develop
CRETE.
rate is by private advices) as the smallpox hospita, with a number of The Crotas continue agrosire and then to enquired for at all way eases in it, so that every opportunity should ship there is a Victoria telogram dated May 30bgers of the Empress of China will be liber- Baghozoaks have massacred fifteen-Christians at no shares, appear to lo chlaiusble. At giron ue of eutracting the disease who had 3rd, which states-Tan of the Hitstass pas
present rates. Bank of Chines continue out escaped it hitherton PRIN
Thus, at the instance of the Canadian authe.ated to morrow, including His Excellency tho of the market?»
rities, wpassengera in transle not coming to Chinese Envoy to the Court of St James. The Wedn't listen to that. The quarantine reside in the country or to have suy.com universel will probably be released to morrow." cations with it farther than is unavoidable- ura condemned to lose our time matter of floer wanted to do that but we would’ut have period. Condemned to snurifice our health foc vital importenes to some of us--for an indeluite
CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT. ESTALOS A.D. 1841, MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS,
OUR: ABLATED WATER FACTORY is fitted with the best English Machinery, embodying: the latest imprevarasuts In the trades
On the subject of light dués Captain KUMSEY writes rather acrimoniously He says in effect, Here is a valuable trade;
The Purest. Ingredients only are used, and the utmost Care and Cleanliness exercised inlet us tax it al be either counot, or the Mannfacture through it.
affects not to, understand the position of
The Water and is proved by repented Analyses to be Asolately Pure.
For COAST FORTS, Waters are packed and placad on board ip at Hongkong prices, and the fall, agunt allowed for Tackages and Empties when received in good order.
those who contend for the princips of
A free port. He says that those from whom the phrase "freedom of the port falls most glibly have not attempted to explain what meaning they attach to it This is hardly in zenordance with. fact:
What is meant by the freedoin Counterful Order Dept supplied on a of the port is what S HENRY POTTINGER plivonta
meant then he declared that no maner of customs, port duties, or any other "charpes shall be levied on any "ship or vessels of whatorer antion, or "satlig ander whatever fag..
Our Registand Telegraphic Address is
DISPENSARY, HONGKONG."
And all signed meistges addressed thus will zecara prompt attention.
The following is a List of Walors always kept ready in Stock:-
PURE AERATED WATER
SODA WATER
LEMONADE
POTA WATER
SELTZER WATER
LITHIA WATER
SARSAPARILLA WATER
TONIC WATER *
GINGER ALE
GINGERADE
No Credit given for Bottles that took dirty or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of containing Gerstet Wale, auch Bottles are naver urod again by 8.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 1th April, 1897.
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At the Sunghai. General Hospital, on the 28 May ALPHONE MASTER, «god 59 years.
The Baily Press.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRKUS.""
LONDON, at May. THE DERBY. Berzak is cratobed for the Derby-
GREECE AND TURKEY,
Dear Candia.
DIAMOND JUBILEE SUBSCRIP-
·TIONS.
The Hon. Treasurer bags to acknowledge with thanks the royoipt of the following on tribnijous, tip
$46,081.42
600-
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Already nakvowledged their cargoza. At that time thers were Eastern Extension Talograph Co. no lighthouses to be supported, and when Mercantile Bank of Iulia, Ltd. European Staff, Eastern Extension these word established the principle colegraph Co bodied in the above proclamation wea 90 kons far dejarted from that it was agreed vessels Dr. Panlun should pay duca sufficient to cover the F. L. D. cost and upkeep of the lights and Observatory Department the matter remained until the E. B. L. Kowtor
Capt. Loveland other day, when the Governmoot claimed to tax shipping in aid of the general revenue. Thero is uo obscurity in the post tion either of the parties to the dispute and no ambiguity in the meaning of "free "dom of the port" Those who contend for the maintenance of that freedom do 20 as i matter of principle and not solely with re ference to the amount of the tax the GO TO THE ADITOR OF THE DAILY PREK" eramant wished to levy at first. They object
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do out hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents-] THE BALLOON ACCIDENT
DEAR SIR With reference to Discord's
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to
London, 6th May.
KOOB'S RINDERPEST CURE.
In the telegraza from Montreal I was instructed te charge nothing The only hardship was in
London, 6th May, sing detained for more days, and some of them Ajoyed themselsus very much. This lettor
the letter in the Victoria Colonist was writ The Government of Cape Colony have ed to by a miticutry, and written cu the first mitted that Professor Koch's curo for the day. That was what they asked us to do, batrindarpast in cattle has proved a failure. we didn't do it; we refused to do it and it all modifics. Instead of having sixteen How did tho Chinese Ambursular sud it days detention they had only second
All right, he took things vory philosophio aly. He was of course anxious to get away, but you cannot help those things in ountry where they have quarantine
Not when we left.
THE CANADIAN MAIL
The following telegrams are from Vanover rapors received by the GP, steaner Empress of China
COMMAND AT ALDERSHOT,-
mand, as Buller belongs to the Wolseley sot There is: Bir Radyors Buller and Lord "Wolseley were almost fat sword's points a year ago over ques tons in the service Both are very strong wil
to the process of whittling away groatstatoment that there were three Ariny offers for the rumour, above referred to, but our next to LM; the Emperor and his stated man and Haller has the reputation of being
principle being commenced; and it is better to protest at the beginning, even though the first cut be only a small ons, chau after the mischief has been done.
A nooting of the Sanitary Board will be held this afternoon
ser
The Canadian Paolo Railway Company's R.N.8. Freas of India sted from Famera fr Yokohama on Houday, 31st May, * Sertence of six months' imprisonment was yesterday passed on the thief who trico at tempted to commit suicide after being arrested, Owners of tannekes taking part in the proces son exe reminded of Mr. Wodehouse's request that they will ameof him for s for minutes at the City Hall to-day at 420 p.m.
The Hon. Treasures of the Alice Memorial and othersole Hostads bege to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals-J. Black, $10.
..
zod J. Gilchrist. The Band programme in
lules The British army quadrilles."
present at the event of the balloon who abserved the rent in the balloon and exd nothing, I wish to state that they wors no interested in such an excellent example of affects of shell fire en balloons" that they remained rate. Surely -such seal is commendable You Caichfully
THE APPLE. Hongkong, 2nd June, 1897,
It was thought at that time he would resign the most obstinate man in the army
te position, but he yielded to ite pastasion of the Prinen af Wales and be eren sinds boon 32 outspoken advocate of all the plans proposed by the Commander in chief.
A MARIKE MONSTER.
SQUARING THE SIMATE,
THE CANADIAN TARIFS,
Met London, 6th, May... The Canadian Government have annerl that New South Wales will be entitled to the
preferentini trustment accorded to Great the matter was brought under his notice by Mr. Montt, Sootstary of State, the Controller of Britain under the now tariff proposals. When
Customs at once extended the lower tariff to New South Wales
MINERS EIGHT HOURS BILL
Loudon, 6th May. The hill introduced in the House of Com mona by Mr. W. Alen, member, for Newcastle- day of labour for miners, bas he rejected by ader-Lyne, enacting a statutory eight-hour. majority of 41.
THE TRANSVAAL BAID INQUIRY.
Loudon, fith May, The select committee of the House of Co- mons which is inquiring into the circumstanose of the Jameson raid desired to see the cablo- gramme which passed between Mr. Cocil Rhodes. and Dr. Rutherford Harris, his agent in London The Eastern and South African Telegraph Company deurs to produca Le
mokinges.
SAMFUNDAS CRICKET IN ENGLAND,
Landon, 6th May. W. Roehr and J. O'Halloran, the Victorian cricketere, have been engaged as ground mu at Lonts by the Marvisbone Club, with a view to qualifying for Michezolub.
WAE MATERIAL SKIPPED FROM LONDON,
London, 6th May: Large quantities of shells and 1,000,000 cart- rides have been shipped to Capstown.
RELLER FOR IRISH VARN HES.
London, 7th May, The Hotes of Carmonis has rejected a motion braucht forward by Mr. EFV Knox, M.P.
the Irish farmers raliof similar to that under the Agriculture Relief Act of 1806. '-- !
IMPERIAL PENNY POSTAGE
London, 7th May:
In reply to a question in the House of Com- mong last night Mr. Robert Willum Hanbury, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, said that
porny postage on letters sent to Great Britain,. while the foreign States who are parties to the the Governments of the Australion colonlea objected to the establishment of a system of
Postal Union object to an Imporial penny post. age du letters from Britain to the polonies..
LORD SALISBURY ON TAL WAR
London, 7th May, Speaking at a costing of the Primrose League last night, Lucu Salisbury, the Premier, refor ral to the war, batrans Groove and Turkey regard to Gresos.
He said that Great Britain had desired to restrain the exhibition of unwisilom and ob
MARIND INSURANCE-A few North Chinas obenged hands locally and in the Norih at Th. 189 and Tls. 185buds fow mers small lots are wanted. Cantons have dogized to $1823 out of the market at $77, hat with buyers without alue, Traders continued weak and at $76. Yangtzes have changed hands up North cannot be otherwise than that health will be at. quotation, and Straits, which have ruled sacrifited, and probably life, too. Coming t wo very dull and weck, are freely offered at $184 do from warm and tropical climates and com- without leading to bezorg, the polled to go under canvas here, to sleep on the damp ground exposed to the inclemnnoy of this FIRE INSURANS Hongkeres live vor tinned steady to firm with small rates at 33534 climate, the strongst ponstitutions will be fried but buyers rule the murkut at that rate and. The delicate and sokly will die and goods of disease be sown in many which will never be 210 shares are obtainable under $355. Chings
got rid of Condemned to lose our money,, te
BORANG KAR London, 3rd May aftor a long period of neglect have again comIO
ize bon and Exeter Gazette says that into favour and have changed hands in fair the quarantine exposes to the amount of len lots at $100, $101, $108, and $103, closing steady hiltinge a day will be levied on me, and many Adit General Bir Rotten Beller will ancoast base not got the money. Condemnen alse to nt the last rate.
Aldershot camp, that Quartermaster-Gen. Sirena-Hongkong, Cantea and Macnas have par property destroyed Times health the Duke of Connaught in the dimand at 847-156.42 continute to be the medium of investerent money, property, and perhaps life itself, ad lost Brely Wood will snoooed Sie Redries Balles at $35 and $951, at which rates a fair busing for having had the misfortune to take passage as Adjutant General, and like the Duke of hus been transacted and market closes Ermish by the P. R. instead of by can of the many Connaught will become Quarteronder-General of $45). Indo China With a rumour in other routes open to to Hard lines! Had we of the British ormy
These appointments are likely to revive the Shanghin that the Company, will pay no been prisoners of war duly captured by summer dividend this year the stack has ruled very foreign fre we could not have been treated worse criticism which inged at the time Gen. Lord Fortunately tho passangers on board the Frederick Roberts was passed over le favour of weak with sellers, and no buyers or sales. Early in the work the Northern Port was ayEmgress of Chiare, are not only more apmer the Duke of Connaught for the Aldershot op for Landerry City, in favour of granting cagar teller at 254, which being unobtainable ons than usual bat also have amongst them the rate quickly fell without sales to $52, and men of uiore than usual internos. the market closes at $52 wask. As far as can the Chiness Ambassador H. E. Chan-one be ascertained Jerally there is no foundation of the most induential dignitaries in China, Northern friends may ha Better informed than route to represent Chine af Her Majesty's we are China Manitas have been placed at approaching jubilee. There is a strong force the advanced rate of 875, and close stoedy to offer Majesty's civil, military and naval streng at that ouglas led quiet in the one, corectoare and of the company early part of the cok with na huyan at and man of influence of many nationalities, home -BOWsro, Tinal Gothand not As soon as the orders were posted all the belag fally astisfied. U rats rose to S66 pusongors mot endar the chairmanship of
Statiu 5th May after small sales at Sent time of closing the Everett Fraser, Eng, to consider the nitra market is firm with an upward tendency at $06, tion. At this it was unanimopaly resolved, to China Mutuale uuelianged ithout basiness forward a protest, giving reasons to the The new twin screw express steamer Str. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRERS."
REINERIES-China Sugan lave further Canadian Government, and requesting its Willens de Grosse sister ship of the Friedrich DEAR SID.It would be well if ̈"Discord".
was ladached here posterday. She is of 29,000 and minuy ctuses (who are ever ready to attack improved to $155 after farther males at $143 interferones. This was immediately done by de Groz of the North Gorman Lloyd line. in mest offensive manner mercbers of the and 314, market closing with a few lots talegraph; the Embassy at the same time miktary ferges in Hongkong) would trouble offering at the first zaino tata Luzons have wiring Lord Salisbury and the Paling Gov. horse-power, will carry 20,000 tois of cargo themselves to ascertain fuste before writing/ruled frmer with sales at $471, 345, and 842 eramenti, Besides this the officials of the and 1,500 passengers, is 649 feet log and has and to the action of this European Powers in
compiny vers straining, sroz nerve to got the four funnels ho las tiro onginis, with gut orders reconsidered. Next, it was unanimously druple bylindere, occupying separate compact sqoli unjustifiable latters, a specimen of which aloeing firm. appeared in your paper of th-day's inte. Even MINING-Panjoms reling in good demand resolved to reset by over meshs in our power inente and working independently of each other
stinsoy on the part of Greore, which was without supposing hers wera ailitary oficure prosat have experinced quite a litle boom with fair these unprecedented intolerable and entirely and that they knew there was a holo In the sales from 37.25 to $10, the market brwever necessary orders of the health offlour, so that bation, it was not the duty or basiness of these rising somewhat quieter at fo with gallars. if they are to be cursed unt in one persons in Washington, 6th May, parallel rest times. Britain would not spare As a sequel to the defeat of the Anglo Am her efforts to secure peace, The Powers bad officers to dictate to Mr. Spanoor as to whether Rumours of a good crashing of about 700 will only be done by sheer brate, faroh, If the should scout or not, any more thin it was (for which, however, thore appears to be no force is attempted and it is not impossible, erican treaty of axbituation. Mr. Bacau, of succeeded in their main object, which was to pre more closely united and on better terms of friend. the many hundreds of ofvillurs who wore as ground and favourable reports on the mine as a guard of twenty-fire man armed with Georgia, introduced in the Senate to-day the vent a Duropean war, and they were at present by an American expert are the reasons for the Winchestera is already put one shall rogist, following resolution, deprooating wer and an neer and perhaps nearer the balloon than the officers. But it so happened that Mr. Spenser boom. Charherzoges continue on offer at $10 Of coness to say have no chance of successful nouncing the policy of the Garment favour ship than they had been for many years. The reistance, but a thing will be done with which able to arbitration Resolved, That the threatened opening of the Fasterz question had himself told many who were standing around without business, New Balmorals have been in him that there was a small bole in his balloon good roquest and have changed hands in fair the whole civilized, weeld will ride. It will United States of Amaries deprecate war and koer avertel. If Turkey bad collapsed in the and exprozed a hope that it would not become enstitius at $3.50, 52.60, and 2.70 for profs surely be granted that we have something at desire the maintenance of peace and friendship struggle with dreero there would have been no was a great triumph far diplomacy. Apart from and at $2.20, $2.80, and $250 for ordinaries, larger daring his esut. In conclusion 3
ifimited to their relations with azy one nation, Got readily sarrendered by any body of man, sincerely hope that the military, officers will Jelebus remain quiet with small sales ut quota stake worth Aghting for fe end property sro with all the world, and that this desire is not need to four the outreak of a general wer. It
tion. Baubs raling with a steady demand have
The Chinese Embassy refuse to submit point bat, extends to their relations with all the the local conflict, the peace. of Europe was now At the Volunteer Corps Promenade Concert ignore timputation suggested in Discord's "
- THE PARIS DISASTER, to he givou on Saturday evening the vocalists, letter and place it to the credits of his atter quin iteproved a 329 with bus Low ardos, very lauk, and force gannot based on it without nations of the earth, whether the same be great on a sound basis.
few sheres being obtainable to satisfy buyers giving rise to grava international complications or small, strong or weak.
London, 5th MRY. will be Mesura C. H. Grace, CH. Lammert; |, want af
COMMON SENSE. A demand for July. Angus cels with His Excelency and staff are extraterritorial - AUSTRIAN DEPUTIER FIGHT.
Further details of the tro yesterday at the response. The Company srogurt is just to hand in British dominicus, sal whoever lays a finger Viena, 8th Mar, Hongliang, 2nd June, 1897 US
from Australia, the working count showing on thein breaks one of the most widely recog ▲ duel with sabres was fought to-day be charity tazaar in Paris, show that the diastor sbainice carred forward of £2,18 17 114.atterned and carefully cherished of international tween Hary Wolf and M. Heron a doputy was even moro appalling than was first supposed, writing off £1,059 78.43 from Tesettingy, do, and
aying dividends of £14,210. The report states regulations, His Excellency is prepared Horr Wolf is the member of the Lower Hons and the loss of life very much greater than was It appears that the bar wasa Tery promia- Tho now Chinese Imperial Peat Office may hat the ore reserves now amount to 185,000 return to China sad allow the jubles to be of the Beithirath ho introduced the motim stated in the earlier reports.
celebrated without his presence; but not be submitted by the German Nationalists to im
member for Torsiguent social fanction, in which a leading part was ong which could have been largely Szerensod to the indignities to which it is prepossa peach Coast Badent. AT one pod last year there was some
be expected to take on fresh life and pater if it had been found fecessary Overs have to enticos tina at this port. Further, as sopro Affairs, and nearly all the elber Ministets for taken by all the great ladies connected with the eficiency in the near future, as Sir Robert talk of commercial depression in the colony,
Hart has to day despatched Mr. vou Aalst to ruled tauch quieter with seller and very low seating the person of his angust master the violating their powers in trung & decree Conservative and Catholie parties in Franes, founded on the number of ships laid up in
Tus following telegu, roved from as a tour of all, the ports and expectant net sales at $24 for A's and 8 for B3
Emperor, he would probably lose his head if he antherising the official us of the Czech and consequently the gathering was not only language in Bobenin, Both of the combatants a very legs one, but izoladed a large proper the harbour. As a matter of fat the year H.B.M.'s Consuel-Geral at Shanghai, no nos to a range for the proper canagement DOCES, WRARVES, AND CDDOWNS,- Hong did. was a fairly good one, as is shown by the ratsmitted to the Chamber of Commorue by of the mails. Mr. von Aalst has had supervision and Whampoa Docks retain quiet w No fault can be found with the G. P. RTON wounded in their heads The dispute tion of the members of the Freudli aristocracy; During the haziest Four of the afternoon The Colocial Secretary Bhanghai, 20 Jure of the system in its inception and rows all but little business. Small canalos have been
who the large company present were occupied report of the Harbour Master just iud. Fermann ports, Amor Macro declared in the detail of the service. Some even say he infected at Band 245 per cent, pram and at Company nor with the officers of this ship, grow out of the debate of Tharshay last, when there being aliont 5,000 persons present..
with the affairs of the bazaar, and with no personally responsible for the hideous sign that equivalent rates for August and September, who have shown every possible consideraticu. Dr. Wolff described the Czechs, Slavoniss and
FRANCE AND RUSSIA, The reason of many vessels being laid up feed. Sanitary regulations 3396 in force.
thoughts of danger, a stifling best was ex- now: starse the Inspector-General in the face bat whilst the rats continues very steady the The company is really is a serious x. If others as beitry quits inferior moes."
London, 10th May. clearly accounted for in the report. It
The Shanghai Daily Press; the 8th rarery tips he comes out his gate, from over the market is decidially dull. Karlon Whare this thing be pushed it means they will have is very apparent, sys Captain RUMSEY, The German commercial mission stage Post Ofien doer diraotly opposite ruling in stealy demand have improved to 5651 to give up carrying-Clinero in the steer
The Customs service is hoping that in view after small sales at 864 and 965 Wanabais age altogether or lose their Antoman pas dispatch to the Matt from Berlin are the perienced, and our an esmination being made that the total amount of cargo to be arrival in Chine have been working in a quiet, "carried cues not inoreuse as rapidly as the tentatious, yet witbal a practical way of the resignations of sororal of the older Com continue in demand at $43 without finding sengers. They can nose; he sure bat al-Tageblats is authorised ta nazones that Mt was found that the bangings on the wail Instead of hurrying off into reclinen; aiready missionum lately thero will be a corresponding sellers har or some other infections disses will Faure proposed visit to St Petersburg has
LANDS, HOTELS, AND BUILDINGS Hong. make its appearance amongel Asiaties, and as Ben Abdonor
sood as is known that ench an eventuality
FURSUED BY QUARANTINE.
As soon se the othrak of the fire becums, tonnage available for its conveyance, explered and reported on by the Trench and series of promotions all along the line.Doubl
New York, 11th May.. "principally owing to the enormous arry B misalous hoy vertented themselves less to some extent this will be so, but the I Gong Lands have changed hands as $76, bat entails the placing of all on board in the un
The Chinesa Embassy which fangioponed of known a terrible panie took place, and the Ving capacity of a great number of the with visiting the river arts is for as Bankow strips on when he pleases uut it is gets nor more shares are wanted at the ate and are not fortunate position in which we and ourselves Yoterday afterno they were to lease or tain that spine who are looking for his will be obtainable. Kowloon Leads have found stall today travellers will by other routes. "newer ships. This, combined with keen Sochow and Hangokaw, to enquire thoroughly disappointed. Mr. von Grote resignation, too, buyers at quiation. Wast Peints have changed Farther, they stand a banco of losing the His Exosloney Chang, the sponal onvoy from crowds in the building made a desperate rusla "competition, places toounge at the diqusal into the silk producing industry, and on their has left a vacancy in the Inspector General's kerde in fair lots at $175 mid 220, losing Chinese alac, who say tist so no other port China to Queen Victoria's Jatise, and party for the one means of egrese. A fearful caugh
return they will it Tientsin and Peking department that Los temporarily bean filled by steady at the latter rate. Lamphroys 4376 of shippers in excess of what is actus The German merchants who inangarated the M. Mayors, but it is uncertain that he will long been negotiated to a medium oxfant at 881 wore they ever abjected to sixtaon days im! will not arrive until to-morrow being teluyodromalted, the shujets of the women and children butro now enquired for. At 38.73 Hetals, Prionment before then jas mute. A telográm from Vittoris, B. C. to being uppalling, and the weakest were trampled Our medical mos on beard unanimously de- the State Board of Hosith at Albany,, advises to deathly by mad stomped. Those on the "required, consequently vessels cat mision have beored point over their Britists occupy i
uy attempt to reach the exit, but most of them «obtain full cargoes and are gind to accept und French rivals, junginnek as the Tambert Tho rumeurs that children are being stolen the strength of the tale of Mennf. Aretin clare that all this troubly le hastlose Seven the ward to Feen she party dat observation, right side of tho bezzar wore in the worst
f the German mision are all gentlemen of to lay under railroad sleepers to forellate the Hotel to the military authorities and the com
rashed to the opposite side of the building, only RELIGIOUS INSANITY, sunnot be unrrleil out oxcept at the gravest risk i K
lo dash themselves against a stone wall About "low rats of freight to fill up vacant mans and here some out at their own expense" feng shui" elerent und give rigidity to the sequent removal of a powerful opposition; hare of them have signed s protest to this offent, and the Empress of Ching on which the party position, as the fames parented them making gal Londos, 11th May - Thủ, however, anecooded in effooting, ibair secaps "space. The principal sufferers from such whilst the other misione wire sent out at las cars are still current and uay be heard with Juraped colorably and eales have been in declaring that the health offer's orders arrived, was lately in quarantiot,
numerous beurd vacations and additions at effected at 351 to the health of the persons on board this ship,
Acording to a dispstols to the News from St-through the wifidowe "a condition of things will no doubt be the cast of thus assumions who sent theo
any of the ten shops nightly, to say nothing of closing with sellors at the latter rats. They further rofleet soveraly on the way in
MISCELLANEOUS Open Irlanda show which the health offer neglected to pay dús Petersburg, & terrible crite, Ibaresult of exper- On the Ambelanon Brigade reaching the outside ramp siennery which occasion
The China Gesels of the 9th May gives the the old street vendors go on the subject.
to Rewolun Princes we expected to arrive signs of improvement, after range in attention to the actual cases not oven golog to stitution, Bas been committed at Tiersport, insoons of the catastrophs, they socountored a "ally oppour and frequently are found laid folowing sccount of a dromping accident at
up for want of work. During the Slanghai At 1145 this morning the son of in the city to-morrow and oflo aldom je quite the early park of the Nook, when shares were : yes them till-long after. But apparently this. the government of Kierson, where there are a terrible spectacle. They found numbera of Rosenthal, a fine Jad about 11 year old, excited over, their proper reception. Rumours freely offered at 557, without Anding bugeres bis minthod, is wonlik appear from the case of number of hermitages occupied by nectarians. Boilies with the limba burael and skulls year were it is sales have been affected at $8,
Not only is the health officer's action power and was believed that they had emigrated in apan in which he was retning ironbeported mong the people that the Czar lum-closure stealy at last rate Wateons aro aro obtainable. Tramways sro in demand at
a hormit name Kowalin has confessed that he the US Mondency together with oneself has come to to homage to little Kuang wanted in subl, lots at $122, whilst langer lets
it The bumperdine dey 7 judgment. Hat
of 20s friends. 4o fad ef about the HAL
the slip and oarge will be allowed to proceed in est outreaties that they might receive the varying from 23 to 86 days" It would ne-ags, who fortunately annaged to paro A good story is elrenlating here about Sir: 3193 to $104 after sales at $101 and $102: All capable of casting infinita mischief, it is also
the hands of a new arew, as soon an all her martyr's grown. The police examined the spot naturally be much more satisfigtory if full filmself by holding on to the propeller of tas Caudo, lanDomid. Is seus that on his trip Cotton Mills in Shanghai cortine on the uphils absurd. This is shogu by the fact that walled them up alive in response to their earn
sengers and arow are landed. Now, if there is and verified the story employment were offering for vassels of all armer Tel-heig which was meal alongside up from Shangla he was tho sotitre of a group ward move with sales and buyers il quotations. Hard's Wharf. The sumpancen too was of admiting compatriots to whom he was
infection anywhere it would be found in the
THE POSTAL CONGIREA,KO "In connection with the annoncemout zoesntly descriptions, but the thet that a uniber of fortunately drowned, and seither of the bodies describing the utter stupidity of the Tsung-li
Washingtm. 11th May, the older veesela are at times to be found he been recoceral vet. Teang, Rosethal Yames. Why, do you know ha le reported as
and his friend mail a visit to one of the ying "They actually don't know that Reuters made that Field-Morsha Lord Wesley, Com ship and cargo in the place whero cassa The jackets, wamed Ellison, on board tho s not a foreign country they don't know the mercer-in-Chief, had intimated that 10,000 were discovered, and not untongst the Euro
Unver werd in contact with these B1308 day hy a sub-committee of ways and moans Uken as an indication of declining trade, alonnery, and as they were turning in diference between Routers and England alltional horses were signed for the British pese passengers and their baggage, which Maritime postal rotus weis rest neidered to
London, 3th May. It seems, hosyever, that the number of tons of the sampan. the German atr. Loongnoon Tuulos globetrotter who was listenia atto army, and that then offers are he was at all. But the whip and cargo can go ca of the Universal Postal Coagas and o slightly night by the French Prident, f. Forture,
but only just arrived at the China Meronauta yely, bere drawled out with the proverbial to the Argealne Repallio to wake the decus.
Later news received regarding the terrible: eugo imported and exported did really show Central Whori, adorn of the Tek-hint and urad tvang "Well, Liey may be dont know 20-urchases Lieutenant desoral Sir Andrew to be spread all uver the country and Yamin diraleighed reduction from that feruely eng and by M. Hanotaax, the Minister for Forsign a slight decrease in 1896 ompared with there being a strong flood tide at the time she the difference between Reuton and Eaglend, Chrke, Aobing Agent General for Vistais, bus thery, while the harmless passengers merely ingested was find. The prosect decision provides Affairs,
water Great Britain, as the great markante fag skick occurred at the charity bacher in 1897, at in the transit trade there was was obliged to go ahead while in order to get Sie land, bat they cam to understand pretty had an interrion with General Bit Brolyn fruit are detained and subjected to this treat for reduction averaging tomoshat more than longside the whyf. At the time there were well the difference between Kussa and Buy Wood, Quartermaster Grassal, with whom he meat Could the Leight of Absurdity further va fer seat on all forgiga wails carried by
At present, although the health offer reiter-man counter, made a vigoris protest against Paris on Tarixiy states that this building in an equivalent increase. The peralupans, including the River loker boat, land, as I take it. Then the silence beastce dizenated the matter. Siz Evelyn Wood in grow returns given in the Harbour Master', aparently along towards the Hongkew Creek, so interes you could have heard a horse full formed Sir Andrew Clanze pust the par- report, wlable as they are, are not suff and just as the Langmoon went ahead the doin olies to he made in the Argentine Replicates his ontors to come nahore und be backed, reduction of the existing rates, bat finally after which the was being held was a large brok wash of the water, which was candid by The Legution people are all talking of moving would for the presant be libited, wl wore no attention is being paid the pauding the lengthy discussion orood upon a compromise wooden stimolaro. In five minutes after the
Advantage ineing taken by the delegates of outbresk
The interior of the building was strayed in ciently detailed, owing to the difficulties de taring of the propeller, togotier with the to the Western Hills shartly. The spring has only intended as an experiment, but he arrival of adswers to telogiumas sont attarday offered by Belgruza. This forms a sliding scale flames were dispovered the building like a under which they are collected, to enable wrong lost tide, worried the sumpto in which not been approssively wurm so far and lunce bepal to by able to secure well hailed Meanwhile his hands are full of the steerage covering a period of veroral years. brazier, and it callapsed in ten minutes from the
the boys wore against-the stern of the Turn the city bas vol beren unbearab,ē, bat tue and broken weight carrying horses cheaper passagers, who are being driven into fas
It transpires that the Ard was used through an exact appraisement to be made of the bing, theeby string it The boy who thermometer is begining to thirt necasionally there than they oculd be chini hodda Australia bathing shod, whers, after being parboiled the opportunity to make reciprocal rates on rent sigui icance of the small apparent ved himself, sanght hold of the Thing's with the ninetise which warns missionary and He, however, promises to comember the ofar they make their appearance on the rocks helial particplar subjects between soparate countries. imitation of the shops of old Paris decrease in the local trade that they die propalior, but young Rosenthal and the sang dipecast alike that health cannot be trifled wide by Victoria with regard to the supply of te don the blankel at Their opponesia Today, the postmaster general of the South
as were drowned Mr. Rosential, with whom with in this ahonnable city. The Methodist horses, sad wedo inquicios as to the average highly picturesque, and affords, a fus, subject African Republic concluded gotiations and a lamy setting slight the qurtains of the stall
of mach indignation being expressed, by the postal communication betweed taconeations. in effecting hos escapo, close, and we suspect that if it were appoljne in bis att barnveigut, boarded Mission people have all moved out in the prizes in Australia of Ave-year-old horses with a for the cameras on board. It is also this cause signed treaty girlng mutual advantages in of the Duchesse dĹzes, who kowaver, Bacocoded possible to make a comparison of values the Longmicon shortly after
HONGKONG, JUne 3rd, 1897.
seven British ships aggregating 12,639
tops ail up in the harbour foi periods
Jaid up in the harbour cannot in itself be
more thin
Wo are requested remind vocalists that nort practise of the "Hallelujah" ahorus will be held at 5.30 p.m. to-day at Union Church, at wiléha fallustendance is requested. Mr. Geo, Lammert, will condud; Mr. George Grinble at the organ,
PEKING.
Peking, 20th May
Presbyterians are beginning to follow,
height of 15 bands 2 inches,
legs for good-utcording to one authorities--sed
daares spread with terrible rapidity, and within thirty minutes the whole of the building bed user the kinematographs bad caught fire. The
boen destroyed.
that it was impossible to recognise them.
Is now estimated tist altogether two hundred persons lost their lives, and one hundred others. wore more or lese injured. W
Among those who were killed a tho Declasse d'Alençon, the Comtassos Mau, St. Perrier, and Ponneval, and the Baroness. Didier.
The drondful catastrophe has placed pric. tically the whole of Form in mourning.
The sono cr the disaster was vasitet Jaak