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Akelagram from the Japanne Cansal # Vancouver detrd. the 25th May, states than the Parliament Bullish Columbia Ass adopted a Bill propusluge to prohibit the employment of Japanese labourers on all works which require spesial Government aknation.

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Parded (apriyadies Italy not to gausiau

officials, who attempted to induce the Auspoaltion to slate that the loan nogotiated was and the earthwork for the station then is alsof the word; but he enjoys the posesion of a Faftost, and the less vicious stale of the watersida Isis reported that Prinra Kylewill, wie rojk

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BARON DE MACKAY,

AN OLD NAVAL ENGAGEMEN

Beides what milors gonerously contributed Beamon in 1935, they devotal £1,477 to God in or directly to the funder of The Missions to Segmen Churches und Institutes. They evil devout offerings in thirty of The Missions to cacet their achost intention to serve Gel faillfully by paying ent of their own earnings on beard their ships to the chaplain in the outer anoborage of Cork Harbour alune, in de lart thirty-seven yants, as much as £3,852 for dibin tent years, suilors bought from the Society's and prayer books. Whilst, in the last root chaplains and readers in various ports 94,365 bibles and prayer books. There were list year 512 receptions of the Holy Comminim by ailors from The Missions to Beamen chap- his alone.

PLNU GEAGES SILVER OOTAGE,"

Chicago, Sth Eny. The Times Herald's Washington special enya: -The Peruvian Goverurtent, after May 10th, will couse the coinage of sivor and will not par mit the iraportation of any silver coin. Dirac- for Preston of the United States Mint was of fiointly advised to this effect to-day.

MAX GIVEN A DANQUET.

London, 10th May. A lunchore was given at the St. Jame lub to-day in honour of the United States Enbu to meet the leading Englah bimotaliste, Tho Hon, Hucks-ibbe, Sir David Barbour, Bit dox, Colonel John Hay, in order to enable bin William Houldsworth, Henry R. Graafell, Barclay Powells and Henry White, secretary of the United States Embassy, wery among those present

Friedricharabe, 10th May. PARADE IN HONOUR OF PRINCE BRIAROK. Three thousand men were is line in a torch- light parade this orening gires in honour of Bismarck A hoary rain was falling: bat in spite of the Prines Bisarok spraust open the balcony and witnessed the procession march past. The crowd then gathered and listened to a brief address by Dr. Zaler, congratulating- him upon lle rosovery from his recent illness." Isepite the rain everybody uncarmed when Pines Bienarok began his reply. He changed his familiar cap for a cuirassier's host, and the incident was greeted with a stern of cheere, Ha spoke deliberately and distinctly and with some of his old vigane. He referred to the fort that it was just hity yours ago when he entered Parliamentary life, and added: "One of the Indifferent to hatevi, insult and salumas, while advantages of becoming old is that one becomes one's capity for love and goodwil is in.

i and another simaliar potan ekara baráti latak

THE MIQUIDNĚ TO SEMMEN - the rest of bima, kas to all intents eTA arrival as the ertrance gate of the pince of

DEATH OF COUNT ESTERMAST. The niunt report of The biaslone to Son purposes a bench-comber, thôngh araber one

London 7th May: audience, the guards appeared greatly

Count Nicholas Estorhany, the celebrated Frour inquiries ready to day regarding the all things considered; but to se air presalemon, presented at St. Martin's Town Hall, Tra alarmed at the aight of the foreign escort,

whon Sir William Willie, tate Aesonntant apertaman and breader of fine horse, is dead.

TRASI GERMAN RELATIONS. and refused to allow it to pass. An alter

progress of the work it connection with the coremen to and auderstood of the disklet called falgar Boure, W.C., na Wednesday, May 5th. railway between Shanghai and Woag we by furers and thors, the Beach, he has a

Tondon, 10th May, aro glul de be able to state that the work is not marked predisposition tohum marinas Gotril of the Navy, presided, points"

ovidences of one baving both better men and ration ensued, and it was only calmed down

Jack is homblo as Hegar in a cerain sense batter sailors, the Improved conditions of life The Daily Mail's correspondent at Paris anys: by the arrival of Prince CmNG, President With rogart to a faligrams from Bentor at sudatillas was generally suppose. The and British bluejackets,

roscated Lperor Wiliam at the funeral sor the Tsung-h Yamen, nad a number of high Agana, headed to Belgian Lan," are taugine shed is now helag erected at Wozung

for 100,000,000 frases, sy £1000 atorling being laid There were twenty-nine linders profonud system of philosophy which provints parishia of great sesports.

Founded sixty years ago, when Her Majestyvios held in the Cathedral of Notre Dame in trina Minister to leave the troops outside. Moreover, the conditions of the loan de net asat in for three engle that are to be used on his ever being entirely loft; shough indeed, if The Barea was, however, resolute, and inslads foreign control over the Railway, the luo, ouit the American Trading Co. Love the truth be told, he was badly: luft that time began to wign, the invoms of The Missions to Faris for the fictims of the charity bazar fire, skins 3s to remain in Chinese muder and no send the contract for £5.263, the work of eight months ago when he that four himself Scamin was 138,394 last year. It ministers to has a mission to improve ite relations between

and at all the large outer anchorages or cond.

SOCIALIVES IN SPAIN, threatened to return to the Legation without half of the materials are to be applied from constracting the six irat bridges line wen giver an alien and a derelict out irift u tho in sailor and Ashercon in the principal semperis, France and Germany.

steads Bround our chores A great many har

London, 9th Way. Barious ditrus have broken out in several the firius having tenured for it, eight ten comparatively raw and experienced hob having the audience, if his escort, which he Chinese sourse and the other moiety put on to Harkort Duisburg Germany, for £1,430, hospitable shores of Nagsesti. Buver then a

ders were ruceived for supplying sleepers und bedahay of a mongrel pap, with no experiences beurs abroad, thronged with British ships, are insisted was part of the suite designed speci- pullo tender. Vereury. ully by his Imperial master as a compliment A military Conet of Inquiry has been valls, the highest being e55,660 by the dwark worth the same beyond those bo bat Ruthared still destitute of spiritual provision for their placos in donnection with the municipal elatione to the Chinese Enron, were not allows appointed to aquire into the whole question Obarhausen, Germany, and the lowest 750 when the format hands on M... Archer crew and the religion ministrations afloat in now in progress. At Bilbao the Socialista hare

departments ir. the garrison. We understand Lantul considers that they gen be pule much detail of bestly history that are la band, as es compared with 1637, much progress line been Liberal voter has been killed.

was 'a hapa particularly ordinary one, batmade. to accompany him. The Chinese Ministers coming the acceptance of foes in various by Mr. John Cookeril of Belgium, tab Shaug From what we can infer from the meagre many other ports are quite inadequate. Still mudo violent demonstrations, and at Linres a

Sixty years ago the grimpe had it much thoir strongly demurred to this request, but the that the Court, which has Colous Fledale, B.E. cheaper in Hanyang Iron Works and cons

as president, has already held one or two private genes the continet bss not, boon glou out his good nature and apparent abeone of meral Minister was inflexible, and rather than al-stlings and hat at the next sitting Chlorul The cars will probably be made at Tiosisin by responsibility won him many friend on board own way in most of our larger scannels. It we the anal thing for foreign-going oraws to Still he was no ornament to the cruiser, and he had a dopraved knock of sneaking shore with leave the docks in a state of intoxication, often low the corcmuny, so carefully pre-arranged, Gardon, what roturnost from the North yesterday, the Chinese themselves-China Gazdis,

the liberty men on general leave days, and helpless us to endanger the navigation el to lapse, they conscuted to allow the escort will be called us witness. The appoinment of the Court of Inquiry is a sequel to the dis

THE NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

frittering away his time with the len godly of their ships. This rarely happens now, AUT to proceed to the Pavilion aids the pre cesurou made at the trial of Borgoant Frotter.

them among all the stewe and low banatz of the accadonally to individal Bremen and sailors ERAVY LOSSES, MA

oily. After one of these dobanobe ha trottol As many as 7, seamen took the total abalai cincts snored to the Imporial Court.

Tokyo, 27th May.. The steners watch came in restarday says

down one forenoon as usual to eat the boating pledge of The Misions to Seaman last year; This was a dianes triumph over Clunese Shanghai Daily Press of the 3rd. Mey) and The ordinary half-yarly general muting of sommervatism, and it will no doubt be re- the day before report the densest fog that has Nippon Yusen Kaisa shareholders was held that used to leave the hatobs for he ship stand whole creve of total abstainoms are fre

11.30 o'clock daily, but there was a beat to kequently met with WAME peated when Prince OUKHTOMSKY, the been known for some time arcaud the mouth yesterday afternoon, 4,705 persons bing re-

last for duse, The Kiangtees was detained wer read, Mr. Kondo, the president of the brain, and having nothing, particular to harry | Bussian Ambassador, is receive in nu of the river and to the south during the pregated. Affor the reports and ecconnte geon. He troed the matter over it his eaning dience at Peking. The CZAR's Repie thirteen hoars on har Monday trip, Lone Company, in the core of an nudes pointed bio-ho devided te wait. Ho waited, and waited, sentative will take good care not to secopt the Saddles, the fog lying on the water, cat that daring the period under review sad wasted, but all to no avail, the Ascher had while the sun made it very hot on board. Oobber 1696, to arch 1897) repairs to been saldenly ordered out of harkar and had anything less than the diguity nerorded to The Pekst, on the other hard, seems to have vasele wero mumerous and a heavy koos resultad left without bin. After a couple of days of the Minister of the Emperor FitAKCIe dodged it as she came in at hor proper on the working of the foreign service the total hootless freiting Juck became a philosopher and recapted the inevitable fact of his derplis Jostru. The dime has arrived when the time. The Japaness mail did not arrive until loses for the half-year casching abriut 100,000 Lion. Whenever he saw a marins from Fome yesterday in twenty-four hour late The yen. Nevertheless, the Company was ablo te musty fiction of the superiority of tho Cen-anther mails ware all delayed, the English deplace A dividend at the rule of 10 per cent, por other abip be followed him, and if he saw was readily recognised by the men of tho til Kingdom and the occupant of the wall, due on Tuesday morning not arriving anom partly by withdrawing 427,00yan from a kindly looking to be did blowise. He

the reserve for the sonalleation of dividends. Dragon Throne over all outside" antions atil lato Wednesday evening.

Mr. Kordo stated that the Minister for Comacins Warahips who were ever rady to tona At the Shanghai-Consular Court on the 3rd aufcations, was in fagur of a Bill big intro his a drast or a boue when they were taking a bite sabors" themselves. This unval solici and sovereigns will have to be formally

duced auto the Diat granting a sperid antsidy tude on bolalf of the forelict day was su

observed by the wily land-sharks who sought laid aside evah in Feking and by the June. Perey Vincont. formedy aployed 5

Failway Co. at Hongkong, was brought up to Chantele traudation.

the sailorman's good oustont, and great was tho

Willst there was but one chaplain employed Chinese EMPEROR himself. The humill: steeper in the service of theLanadian Pacifle for the European and American Tr. Kove

rivairy among them to cater for the patronage to minister to crews afloat, when tho Quen ating defeat of the vast but inert Empire answer a charge of having atin two boxes on

of Jack. As a result be waxed ligand, fat, sounded the throne, now sixty-nine Mission by little Japan has fairly stripped the last the 18th of Miny, some cape al saucers, and

and in time became almost as nano of a land-

vesels and boats carry 110 Missions to Seaman quantity of glaseware the property of his remnant of glamour from the tawdry pre employers. Sergeant John Hint, of the Hong

labber as any other mongrel in Nagasaki. He chaplains and renters, do, allout day by day, A correspondent writes:-It may intenst meidentally became the like many other veni- to minister to the grows on board ships, fishing. tences of Chica splendour and strength. koug polico, who had been sent up from the wlory, produced a warrant for the ecoused,

some of your readers to learnt that the Buron dont mongrels homeless memel a beach-

vesels, burges, and light-vessels, and to the Because of the extent of the Empire, its hom he identified. Arcused made no state The Macken, who is reported to have done such comber as it were, of the Settlement

isolated inhabitants of remote light-houss, & heroic dood during the oniamitous fro at the extensive and varied resourcce, it was bement and aid he would rere anything he

Sometimes if no British man-of-war be in islets, deep-water forts, and constguards; whist lieved, ca. an article of faith, that a war with a toy. His Worship committed the scene Faris charity fate the other day, in a direct port, Jack will go down to the Sagaritasien there are 87 Mesions to Saumen Charges mud to prises, adding that he would not be stret demandant of the Bret Baron Da Maksu, who batoba day after day and watch for white Institutas for the special use of sea-going won Chins would be long and exhausting even cared for a days, so that, if he liked, he could did much to reanimats the drooping sovy of ensign By some inscrutable unie lustiset be when ashore. Velnatuer lay work on board

In concluding to expressed his, lose for all For COAST Posts, Waters or packed and to a victor. But the rottonness and the Frove for a writ of habeas coros in the Supreme his country during the great naval war carried can tell a Britisher, afar off, and when he sees skija on the high seas is so encouraged that creased."

on between England und France in the time of one of Her Majesty's ships he is al inequities apyards of 1,200 devout captains, officers and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and corruption which have for ages reigned in Court.

the great Nupolous. The effect of the single- until he boards her. If no comgindore's boat sailors serving afloat ato pledged to promte who had done him the bonear of the peening the full amount allowed for Packager and the administration rendored the overthrow The seventy.Brst annual gueral meeting of ship battle whion the first Baron van wiss

or man which he can board leaves the golly living amongst their shipmates as The called for cheers for Hamburg and then left Empties when received in good order

of the Chinese armies au easy matter by the Standard Life Assurance Company was held it on the highly unsitive Frend pla at hat vithin a reasonable time, It takes to Use Missines to Beauen Helpers; whilst upwards the balcony and sat in a tent orcoted in the water a swima for it and it is as extraordin of 100 sailors lure been awarded cort Bontoe park to witaces the further proceedings. Count following results for the par ended With Chesapeake combat massuring to the British:

ary thing to wes this bir kinky tailed bruts of proficiency in giving First Aid to the Herbert Bismarck, Cepat ron Rantzau and Dr. Comuterfell Order Books sapplied or ad. disciplined troupe, and the some ensest Edinburgh on the 6th April, when the the time as was the result of the Shuzon-

on behalf of the Prince. Everybody was would make the partitiuament or conquest Novambor, 1846, was reported 4,792 new On the 20th May, 1811, at daybreak, the British take the water in gmite a matter of fact sort of Injured, after courses of instruction in The Schweninger received namerens flerl tokens pilnugino

of the Empire a comparatively simple task oposals for life ussarince we received during 18.gun sloup Alacrity, commanded by Captain way and start out-often against vied and tire Missions to Seamen institutes with the usual

delighted to see the rénerable ex-Canceller The Russians are about to obtain a footing the rear for £2,289,554, 4,232 policies were vebit Palmer, whit cruising of Caps for a half mile swim to some vaghip. When medical examination."

east, asenring £1,834,450 the total existing Amiré, Corsion, with the wind a moderate one ou board he freshens up in a pinnte, Ughts

looking so well.

AN ENGLISH ORGANIST HEAL. Manchuria, which they will find an earances in forde at 16th November 1895, braze from the award discoverd about with the first ship's dog that show up and gets

London, 10th May- William T. Dest, the organist and composer, difficulty in rendering permanent. They mounted to £23,187,328, the claims by dorth six miles to loeward, and immediately chased, licked na often as not by the same. He will

Last year for Sydney and Yokohama, New during the year amounted, including berasos was the wont of British ships in those stay on board all night if permitted, but early have only to watch and wait, and the whole additions, to £560,470, the claims noder endow ines, regardless of the size of the enemy, a next morning he will surely take his depending mission-vessels are needed for Portland is dead. He was born at Carlisle in 1856, sad of the northern provinces will fall into the outs matmed during the your amonated, in large brig, which proved to be le French fare and swim book all the way to the Baguri Toads and for Posla, whilst The Missions to received bis education in his nativa dty ander

Why he does not make for corrette Abeille, commanded by noting Lleian matau hatoba,

Seams butter for the Bulent has tenu private tator. It was intended that be should' eloding bonus additions, to 22.711, the Great Bear's mouth like ripe fruit. With revue for the year ended 16th Nevomber ant-do-vainson Ang René Armandle Macke, como of the near hatobus it je hard to thoroughly renowed, towards the cost of which adopt the profession of a civil sngineer, but he the completion of the great Trans-Siberian 1988 amounted to £1,003 81; the voormulated Nething daanted, the Frenchrisa hortened tell, bnt it is fact that he doet net. It is Her Majesty the Queen graciously contributed. chose music tas profession before the com

Last your new Missions to Seamen Churches pletion of his term in the former punt. He Railway a new era will dawn for North funds at same date amounted to £8448,303, sal buistel the triolour, and feel of an extraordinary spectacle for a stranger denzace. Here we love them to examine into to contemplate on one of thea warm hazy

we opened on the Tess, by the Archbishop of was successivoly the organist at the Pinaptison the coluparative strength of the two com morgings should be chance to win along the York and at Plymouth. New Soames Leicester Square, at the chapel of Lincoln's China, an era of further decay and granuling an increase during the year of £1,780 drift into the arms of Russia. Elad the The Working Committee of the Diamond batauta Out of her full net couplement of band at sboat 5,30 o'clock. On the shimmer Institutos were opened at Plymouth, Portland, Inu, at St. George's Hall, Liverpud, and at Chinese Imperial Government accepted the Jubiles Celebration at Shanghai announce themex and boys, the Alacrity site upon thising, milelike surface of the barbar a ripple Astwerp, Sydney, and Hobe. Similar bull Royal Albert Hall, Kansington. It was Mr.

rough programme of the festivities to take place erred, which proved to be har lest with only may he seen star off, and then a buck spot that

ings are being provided exclusively for sea-going Bast who induced orgau builders to reconstruct mea at Lowestoft, Scarborough, and Shanghal their instruments in sccordance with Bach's advice of foreigners twenty years ago and on the 22nd instant. At about 10a.m. there will 10 men and 18 boga, for early in the month, might be the head of a seal. Gradually the

The Report points out that the opportaalties system, in which the base of organ mesio should made great trunk railways through the be a parade of Volunteers, Bluejackets, and falling in with and detaixings large Greek head grows larger and the squire sont, the

for the exercise of thrift in the Royal and in be ohiely asssigned to the pedals and not to the Froginasons, who will march to the Cathedral,sily, Captain Falmer ant-on board he Second white face, and brown ears of Con't come in Empire her crashing defeat by Japan might whors there will be & Short Thanksgiving Lieutenant, Mr. Alexander Marty, and s view. Steadily and concernely he makes the Mercantile Navy were, in 1837, very limited. left hand. This requires a comploto and separ the hatoba, now golag round some But now, in bolli ses services, sailors largely ate organ for the feet, the same the key- have been averted, and the obligations in Sorries. At about noon a Riyal Salute of sixty prize crew, with orders to carry the ship to for eurred to Rusia would not have been guns will be fired from the Bund forestre. In Malta. This left her with sil ter boys and anchored inar, sou dodging som erly semail themesves of the vacions helpful arrange boards for the hands, Buck's system is now the afternoon the Fête in the British Corsaler with very httle more than four-ths of her pan. He reaches the steps, with his sober facements made by the Admiralty and by the universal in England. Beside my organ necessary. It is now too late to go back. Grounds will take place, and to this all foreignera mon. She mastel about 380 toes and Was almost severe in its expression bethis early tail Bard of Trade, to enable them to take care of works, he also composed some pianoforte music, It is also, seemingly, too late to hope for without any distinction will be invited by the rod with sixteen pounder.carenades and still kinked up haughtily. He sang himself, their wages The Naval Savings Banks had a ovature for orchestra and triempiał marok,

TWENTY KILLED IN A BINE. finely reform, for with L HUNC-08ANG and British community. It has not been easy to ar- tv 6-ponuder ordinary guns; her weight of thoroughly, gaps at the nearest me, site down a balance of £245,257 at the last available date as well as many pienes of church musc.

London, 10th May SHENG Taotai still to the fore and general range for an entertainment in the height of metal (broadside) was 262) Ita: hi heille was and scratchee himself, dog fashion with his right and the Merchant Seamen's Banks bad £291159. sammer, bat animements of all kinds will be not a regular-built French corrette, but a large hind leg and then hice him off to some friendly The crimping system, actively combatted by

An explosion has decurred as the Shastoll lead helplessness on the part of the Grand provided from 5 u. till dinger-tite; and there American trig parehased at one of the Mediter. soleos for breakfast. This opention happens The Missions to Sesmen and nearly starved out Council, the prospect of a stronger divis will be a greail entertaining for the children steal ports and that out by the admiral ut one or twice a week when any British war ship of home parts, has recently sprang up in the mine, Isle of Man. Twenty miners vers killed

of Bhonghai, that they may have happy récollec. Tralor as a cruiser, Her crew amounted to 180 is in por, and will probably keep on hup adjacent continental ports of discharge, and the BRILLMANT OPENING OF THE BRING

MARLEY BOATÂT COVENT GARDEN, tration being farmed seame roost unlikely. tione in after years of this remarkable event in min and boys, and she was armed with twenty pening for many day to me kecause Board of Trade are now extending their system

London, 10th May Like the other sick man, in the south-east the histoch min ho decoted as a forules for Thus it will be from that the contestants appreciate the flesh pots of Nugarar and line here for minsteen rots, to the ports of inte. The spring season of French at Covent

of tirest Britain. After touse the curensdes 2-pounders:brosdside force 240th vily canine beach comber la laurned to for the transmission of wages, in operation at corner of Europe, China may take an un-Jubilee celebratione, will be illuminated, and ate about equally Butched Te former land woeried of life law Hamburg wo Kwale Trust; Landgrand open opened this evening at

nublatio in ding hulu 70. Tiro Farade, the the prepontier regards weight of metal-shows to the Arther. He hailed her on hary obarge for Homen's Money Orders, Garden with the most flattering prospects. Mr.

and waited ber as he would visit the Immorta firstnou, ote. A alegram of congratulation will more numerous area, nu H gradual decay and eventual dismemberment be sent to the Queer on the list, to be delivered Bat to return to ware wo left the wo ships, but that was all. Early next morning, in ure inevitable. While therefore the loss of to Her Majesty on the coming of the 22nd By skilful manoning, the Abele mungol the first grep of the dawn, he boiled down the to pour into the Alacrity several raking broad port gangway, as in his wout on such decaa.ons. the substance of Chinese power is not dimly

sales. The Abeils then tried for the weather and, having cheerfelly jumped its the limpid gege, and having obtained it, passed and water, swim nonchalantly back to his newer ongaged her opponent on the opposito tack, haunts among the saloons and purlions of then bore up, ani ranning olos under the Nagasaki Nagesalot Express, Alacrity'a etern, rakeä her. The ille aftor. wars hauled up somes (the bard) tack

Our Registered Tofographic Address is "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG."

And all signed 12c8ages addressed thus will rocoïvé prompt attention.

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SODA WATER

LEMOYADE

POTASH WATER

SELTZER WATER

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SARSAPARILLA WATER

TONIC WATER

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Now steam mission ressels are being provided for the Bristol Channel, the Medway, and Rotterdam Harkour, whilst others were provided

A. 8. WATSON & CO., LIMITED 1pable hands solze the reins at Peking her whole haing wound up with supper to the and the latter that of grafter comigo aut a the-last scrival hare with unqualified delight though these aro issued freu to sailors in hondeGrúq; and the new macegomout will have the

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 15th April, 1897.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS

22 foreshadowed, the Emperor KWANG Su need feel little rest over the loss of the shadow

ONLY communications relating to the news esfumma should be addressed to Tax EDITO

forrespondents saat forward that home and are

communication adiremed to the Editor, not

for publication, but as evidence of gont faith,

of supremacy-never much more than a

intent,

LATEST TELEGRAMS;

figment of the imagination-over the civilized THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND world so long claimed for his predecessors

A letters for publication should be written on one by a vain and egotistical people. The dis

sula of the paper only.

[FROM TONKIN TAPERS,]

THE CHARITY BAZAAR

DISASTERS

PAR 30th May,

already appeared in other papers will be inserted.he any strength of character, to teach him in the Chamber the Endrale strongly coa

No acumeusly sued communications that have appearance of this futile shadow enght, had

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ports.

inders for extra cogies of Day Fazbe should into group inore firmly the substance of power/demned the ceremony which tank place in iged or to tropestern, and thereby afforded were Chinese man and women. And 30 vite often entrap British and Aurican alors

how the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cal hundred millions of subjects.

Telegraphic Address PRESSA.B.2. Code.

P.O. Buc. 2. Telephone No. 12.

The Daily Press.

of Notre Dame on the 8th May. A Meline repelled tho accusation that he was a levical, and moved the order of the ay pure and

Mm. Emma Fomos as Marguerita. She was.

12 May

An Imperial post office is being built simple, which was parried by a show of hands of those by ranging ahead, and pheng, herself the apple of his eye. As was his customa, he presenting Christ to the heathen owing to the that Linutenant Hen larson and his missiori,

Tientzia.

*** The “Pickusts" Ļine skartored stommer Cassius passed the Suez Canal on the 1st inst., and is dus et Singaporo, on or about the Alet instant.

Mr. W. Robinson the musical conditor

A YOTE OF CONFIDENCE.

THE OPENING OF THE WEST

RIVER.

FROM A COLLETONDENT]

Chotun, 7th Juno,

game brilliant array of supporters se brought Bixteen thousand outward-bound ships and ding vessels bed small foreststle libraries in prospexity and out or the direction of the

late Bir Augustas Harris. boxes or baga, placed on beard them by The Ta the crowded audience were many of the Missions to Beamen last yaar. These contained best kuoma merebers of the aristourmy of Lon books, magazines, and pictorial periodicals, to don, among them the Duke and Duchess of supplied by the poble. Several thousand bree, the Marquis and Marchioness of London." castles were adorned last year with small frined derry, the Fair and Countess of Kadogan, pictures or coloured texts, which are haply Charles Barostord. Lly Randolph preciated by their arews. Further supplies may Charoli, Baron and Lady Rothichill and se the Alacrity, and engaged her to Jeeward, A CHINESE LEGEND REGARDING be sent, prepaid, to any of the Chaplains, or to Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Martin, with other well keeping just upon the British g's quarter, THE ORIGIN OF THE die Lonilon Book Derot, in. The Missions to Enown Americaas. so that while her own guns were playing barod

FOREIGNER.

Senen Institute, East India Dock Road, *Farit" was almirably performed with upon the deck of le natagonist the Alarity

Ivplur. E. saarcely a gun which she could bring to For many thousands of years after the world The following extracte refer to Kobo and in splendid voice and had a flattering reception. hear. The ramage of the Alacrity tigging sour was created the only living human beings in it Shanghai Shenking immoralitisa waglug and LIEUTENANT ISDERSON AND HE EN IN

NO DANGER. Cape Coast Castle (Goki Doast, Afrion), in retarn for the my aho had surivod but under one Butperer. Now this Emperor had a the British dog safer, reprozol, and the is the Abeille quickly freed herself from the effect favourite daughter. She was air to ace and aries are placed at great disadvantage in Offcial news has been revived to the alext upon the Alacrity's starheard bow. The latter was canntoring about his Palas Gardens with woos and godiosanoes of neglected merchant foling Bonaibly the effects of the diagonal her qe evening after sunset, than her foot fillos. On the other hand, the British cows reported to have been attacked by Chief Sa M. Deless having interpolated the Catre, threw all aback, and endeavoured to pass slipped and she fell into a rose-bal poison who have united worship regninely condwindmoary at Wa while the British her was making treaties with the chiefs in the Hinter- by their officers, and who kneel in daily por land and concerning whose safety the gravest ous thorn penetrated the back of her neck, The C. F. Co.'s chartored stover Hapel binet on the general poly, the Chamber atern of her antaganet, but the Abeille ear

fears were expressed, havs.bean riade prisOLINES" the roll misant mannfremt at onds and allloogh it soon trusted, yet it their forecetles, are often of great resistanon arrived at Vancouver on 8th June.

passed a vote of confidence by 296 votes to 211

frustrated it by bring ny. The two brigs a malignant cors supervened which battled mission operatione amongst the houthus if Borerore, JUNE 8th, 1897.

continue thus engaged, side by alde, for a few overy offort made to remove it. The bloomfy a object lessons, and living witnesses for by the Zones tribe. It is added that the mates longer, when thn Alacrity, living hud faded from the gentle Princess's cheeks Day Christ Vory gratefully do we record, that members of the missier uro in no danger.

- LI" KUNG-CHANG'S TRIBUTE TO ORANG, her salle and rigging out to pieces, fell off, with by day she grow thinner, her grits fed and mainly by the efforts of the missionaries in

New York, ith 3ty. LITTLE by little the Chinese Government

her steen completely caposed to the Arcille's she was a piteous sight to behold. All the Japan, s much needed Seaman's Institute was

Yang. Ta, former Misistor of China to the are learning what aes the requirements of

rasing broadsides. In this defenceless state most eminent physicians were nametnued to opened Lt Kobe on April 15th, 1890, as a place Western countries in regard to the recep

the British brig romained, sutil, baring had at attend her, but they could do nothing to refuge to welcome sailors landing at that United States, who is now special reprapatative from China to the court of St. Petersburg, hur officers killed or driven from the Rack hat alleviate her suffering; and one and all said she for tion of their Ambassadors, and what is of Pollard's Opera Co., was thrown from his

The Steamboat Company's stortor Lungelion the boatswain, sho was compelled to han down most die The Emperor in the greatest Some seventy-three thousand sailors unnially planted a tree this afternoon in the ground a want by terms of equality. Between the caha at Shanghai and sustained & fraotuco of retorned safely to Canton last orening after her colours: after an aution of about three distress thereupon issued an act declaring water Shonghai in British ships; besides Anorder which the casket of General Grist lay for

f making, Lin reyuge to Wuchow and being the quarters of an hour. C

that whosoever should cure his daughter, sh crew. A reader with a steam Jaunch has twelve years, as a trilate to the memory of the great soldier by-Li Hong-chang. The tree is ceremonial that attended the audience given ***

Lyon provided for ministering to the ore we on to M. IBMAYLOPE, Special Ambassador from

A larricans aud dust storm swept over first British vessel to enter and clear thal pert. The loss of the Mindrity was air killed and whether he be man or beast-devils were board their ships, with rich bleesing to any called Ginkgobiloba by Chinose and Japanese -

botanists; in Latin itia Salistar Adiantolia. Tientem on the 25th day, in which a bons. She arrived there the day the port was declared twelve wounded, that of the dots von killed unknown in those days shoni merry her Russia, by the Emperor KANGHI, on the user construction on the French Conesssion open and left the following day with a bulk in twelve wounded Neither in hed Shortly after the appearance of this ediet, wals. But on shore there is great need for It is often called the Leaves of Mallon Hair."

mast shot sway, although both, pardeningly the urge along farther developtaont of apiritual and sooin? pra 18th November 1720, and that which was blown deva and other damage was doze, to for Burishni, where she arrived safely and secret hul vel datingo in them, as well ing early tailed dog canie triping vision, which were glad to kay God has put it It was slanterns using the best Chaco te which could be oftained at short note, and was marked the reception accorded to the Barou

moored the bulk on the morning of the thin the rigging, sale, and bull and into the Princess's balroun, The Frincess into the hearts of hand friends to degire. A site La CZIKANN, the Austro-Hungarian Minis banks in Yokohama have decided to accept

A Tokyo depatah states that the foreign Capt. Clerce, who was in command and has As a reward for his service M. De Mackau worn out with suffering was lying asleep. The valued at 4,500 taals has been acquired for the taken froi Moming Bidu Fork. The tres is ter, by the Emperor WANG SU in May Jupes puble bonds and shares in certain been looking after nud mating arrangements obtained the promotion to which he gallantry dog crept up to the bedside and Loked the Priseretion of The Missions to Beamen Chirah, about six feet high, but is said to go to 10 to justly entitled him; he was immediately concessa hiud. She opened her eps and the dog Institute, and Agent's residance at an estimated fuct. It in beautiful at all seasons. Abeat 3,000 1897, there was indeed a marked distinction. Japanese companies as Boonrity against ad for the truth of the combination Computics,fed in his appointment of a Lautenant-de- at once batrayed the greatest delight. He grim cet of 10,000 tale Soms horal quatributions Persona in the planting of in the

Among those who took part in the cere vaisseau · and male a member of the Legion.ped ex to the bed and licked her face, and by to this much mooded building have been made; says the trip was very interesting, as every facility was rendored him all the official, Hazneux. On the 7th February 1812, Lout degress ho found his way to the back of her but the work cannot yet be put in hand til the monies were the Chinese Minister and his H.E. Lu Tahung, ex-Trotai of Chinking aven be clear the vessel with passengers at the Micken was dits Capitaine de-fregeto, neck and then he at once commenced to lick the fands at the Hsposal of the British Chaplain at sooretary, La: President McMillan of the and now Minister designate to Gargany unde

Grant and Miss Julia Grant, and Park Com on afterwards a Para of the Freh empire, pore-place. She lay enite still abl be kept on Shanghai warrant 3 commencement being mit Fark Board Colonel Fred Grant and Mrs. and on the 1st September, 1819, a Cupitaine-de- Tising it, and again the 1511 naleep. Fox Anstela, arrival at Shanghai from Boochow a lot of Samshup on Sunday,

wisseau.

mison's Van Bensselaer, Cruger and Stites daya he would not love ha bedsito and

The Chinese Minister, after throwing some whenever she slept he licked the sore, which

earth around the roots of the tree, road from a soon began to get batter, and distly led nj A CANINE BEACH-CONDER.

Chinese script as follows "That.troe and left no scar. Then the Frhcess at her In rapublishing the story of "Jack" iztu agme round the dog neck and mail it he

is planted at the side of the tomb of U. S Grant, Ar-President of the United States of Amarisa, to commemorate kis great loss. Li be Shipping Lit, a wall pratade it will should be her husband. The Eagero w the statement that there are certain good points angry, but at inat gave his count, and thus it

Hang sang Guardian of the Prince Grand shout the dog co.corning walsh wo know came to pass that they were mered, the early

Secretary of State, Earl of the First Order. nothing whatever then the original sketch of tailed dog and the Princess, And they hart

Yang Y, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister his caver was wellten Without being able many children, and hence," say the Legend, to go too deeply into a review of those latter," in the origin of the Foreign man snd the

Plenipoten bicy would mention are little episode is distinctly reason of his strange affection for his dog. **-* thinracteristic of the dog. It was a Hongkong Wagehow. Beho wwe dine or ten onth ago, and the Archer

On the first named occasion the Russian representative, although received with some erdiality, was made to feel that it was a great condescension on the part of the son of Henven be allowed to cuter the Imperial presence; after having formally presented

the oullar-bous.

Tancos.

few days ago al was to lens for Poking for The population at Wachowárs very niceable, audience on the 5th June,

but I doubt if many of them talerstand what

chenge has cotou over their place,

The"

lis credentials he and his suite, were made Committee have recommendet that Major Malekin ooinis are ths only people who thoroughly

to perform the humiliating etose. Ning thus the coingaay were compelled to bow, overy third time standing up and then kueeling again. This degrading sexmony has been firmly refused by the Foreign Ministers since the opening of China after

It is understood that the Shanghai Watch kenzie should weign his commission By Com- mandant of the Volunteer Corps, on the groupi it it interferes with his duties as Captain Superintendent of Pelive

A Tokyo pass despatch of the 27th May states that the new Tretty with Spuje had soon ratified by the Emparor. The ratification the first British war, but it was the work of of this and the Portuguesa. Trenty" will be quite a quarter of a century to induce the forwarded to u Japanese Minister la Patis

for exchange, NER EMPEROR to grant the audience within the precincts of the Probibited City, Even up to the most recent reception every effort was made to inflict sights on the Mimeters by keoping them waiting and, by holding the function in the Hall of the Tributary Nations

A man who is supposed to have taken part in the piretical attack on a juble in the harbon was arrested by the Chinese authorities, at On Sunday he was! Samskipo on Saturtez. handed over to the Hongkong police and yester day he was taken before Mr. Wodehouse end remauded. When arrested a louded revolver called, to make it appear to the Chinese and some of the stolen property was found or people that they were Ambassaden from the prisoner,

understand this

At both Wnchew and Sinehud all the high Chinose officials visited the Commissioners of Castorns an the opening ay. No Consals have as yet arrived at these place, which seems a great pity

The scenery on the rivers perfectly lovely, bup the Percher at this time of year in rather

tvarps,

The Long King leaves here this morning for Wushow.

CORRESPONDENCE

THE AMERICAN MAIL. The following telegrams ao from San manisco pipers received by the 0, &

steamer Doric p

NIF

month.

OSCAR WILDE STILL IN PRISON.

London, 4th Bier. Oscar Wilde is still in Reading Prison, but will be release on the 18th or 19th of this

DEATH OF A FRENCH RENATI

De Paris, 4th May. Henri Lenis Toulain, the Senator from the department of the Beine, one termed by lim self the Grave Digger of the Benato," on count of his advocacy of the cappressor of the upper chamber, is dead.

GARIBALDI TO RETURN HOME

The Wing Tung, from Hongkong pad portalinginths barbent. One fine day the green, of call, arrived and left Banshui yesterday's boy who 5-bringing vegetables to The xiety hong young hdies to secure to mees, contrived by some celesil device of resitions in the telegraph servise na how an morning.

be own designing to tumble overboard, and even accentuated pharacter. At the Juster founder about in the to his, analal element, amination tan female positions were offered He ene who is about to drown Now Jack for competition, and for those ten position there had no earthly vise for or sympathy with the were no less than 403 applicants, Agen Prome, Star Mar.. riztailed purveyor of garden truck but just di tion for thirty positions in the General Port Ricotti Garibaldi has falegraphed from general principles and as a matter of tapult Office has now been resolved upin, and the an Athens saying he le returning. Lome, se there ssentially and decidedly his own, he bounded thorities are being simply overwilmed vita re nothing for him to do in Green,

DEATH OF AN AUTHOR over the rall and into the water hire he grab questa for information as to the positions.

London, 5th May. Katil aid of the hupan kind could be had to cauta for famale cirkahlpe arousall thirty timee reseve him. This wo state, not si a matter of in excess of the positions advertised, the male bes, because it is to state to the interesting, applicants do not as a general rule exceed the

parly as maior of justice to the canine positions offered by more than tires to one... huchi combur

"Jack" is only a dog, but withal he is one of Evidence comes almost day by day, buy

We do not hold raneives posible for the, opinions expressed by ourourrondents)- MOUNT AUSTIN BAIRACKS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PROS

Mrs. Grant then asked thin Minister to po sent her thanks to Lá Hang-chang toth for the trea and for the flowers that had been sent for Grant meneris day. The party then went to the tomb and remained in the crypt for a short time.

DEITEIT CABLE MONOPOLY: All A Man London, ith May

The Enstorn Cable Company is doing so well in comesgrunda of the war in the East and the tranht in South Africa that it is abscribing to the claritable finde of the Queen's Jubilee and is making presents to the oapkyes of the company, It is also engaged in sa sttemjit to obtain other comfortablo monopoly in the name of patriotishich bas always bopu ite

lad the unfortunate heather and kept bim nost Singularly enough, whilst the number of app Mr. George Linnaeus Banks, poet and nevel enfe and snoċessful method, In case tão com.

it, it dead

GERMANY'S MILITARY PENAT-CODE"

hany want to get is tiule concession it starts by virouting paragraphs in the newspapers to A New York, 5th May, the effect that the interests of the empire re-

A dispatch to the Journs! from Berla By:quire en cabic. In not a singh. instance

vassal states bringing tribute to the Dragon According to a Paking despatch HIM. the Throne. According to the Peking corres. Empress-Dowager returned to the Forbidden, joudent of a fanghai contemporary, Baron City from the Lake Paluces on the 25th May.

The reason for thin is said to be consideration BitOne is getting rather tired of all this LA CZIKMANṀ has improved on this, and for the convenience of the Emperor, who overs tall and carrespondence on the above mentioned

the bill for the reform of the military penal has the artful dodge failed to work. Tas little has compelled the Chinese Government to few days deem it necesary to risit, the Bn unbject. I have a enggestion to me. the most singular characters of Nugal Ho rate in the summer season, of be desirability to will probably not be brought before the Rehema is being worked now by the Eustezz admit not only himself and his suite but prese-Dowager to pay his obeteance, the sis may settle the matter most lifnatorily for all is of various bread and prominent among the of placing the maantorture of ke areas under Belobat:g this session. New differences e Company to secure a duplicate connection in tangs from the Western Gate of Peking to parties, and be inch cheaper than trying to variety thereof, stand ant irrefutable evidouces de fuite control. There is no res. By the arsun between Frussia and Bavaria concerting South Africa. Its creatures of the prose are quite an imposing armed escort within the The Park belig quite tan milas. Daily buy lack this now much sought aftor, establish of miscevantion onho part of certain members Lancet why an inspector should not be sp the institution of supreme military court in demanding an all-British route frou Zanzibar the softer and k tribes, whe sere urais pointer to saize my materiale inhaled for the Hartin, boterise the latter has hitherto had her to Durban in Thaw 8f the possibillion of muz precincts of the Imperial Court The Baron Neur

ment (which I widerstand kos. boon in the markot for years) Let theso, and there seem faigally connected with his anety, as well as preparation of the cream that pre to be unfit; on courts and inturally declines to give them between England and the Transinal. It may Owing to the distros in Shantung caused he to be a good fow, who think the soldier dumer-ggestions of antiseret flirtations the part of for food just in the same way a meat or any un ARES MIRA, KA

be predinted that the company, will gut the repeated breeding of the Yellow River sabunkulising and unit for. Hongkong (feak) Heisty to gentle hearted Newfoundland, anyway, other aetiole which is in an unsiedesoms sinta TRIPLE ALLIANCE FOR ANOTHER SIX YESUS, once and a lovabils from the Imperial

London, 7th May and colour! Governmenta of audience they set out in tea chairs, all in menta tuo Famine Helier Hurman of Bhantong got up a round robia-call it the Diamond au frain Canton in some other soution of may be siezed. Soong the great number of magn

There is soarosly, a cable anywhere that the established in: your in every large city of the Julilo Round Robin-und petition the Gov. Binily's just hinery To do bla justice heismoment juvenile partakers which are to be glittering uniformo, the procession being smpirs for the purpose of collectie sabrati orahent to more the military altogether frein links more or less like all of these as oricatal found round the iosomam uruwa almost A dispstel on the Daily Mail from Reme handed by two mounted Chinese servants, tion, which was to have been closed last May, the inland Wa diria't an to come here, and I of blood belig penade auspicious it every day, it is high time that ice creams and says the powers conftituting the Triple Allrice Eastern Company has not get a handin. There while a body guard of ten Austrian solder will have to be continued for another year. Foo am sure we don't want to say. I enclose my the kinky el of his tail, which ramly the ingredients employed in the manufacture rewed their agreement fosterday (Thorelay) is reason to believe it is suzerain of be wholo

pls subscribing to the fund hayo the privilege art and remain,YUIR, A

actoids sare in ciscs of great emergency should be subjected to the same ontrol as are for a period of six years. The right to with cable system between England and the United carrying their rifles, followed, two more

of official rankin proportion to the amount sub

cidentally it rang be stated that Jack's lone sound moat, frait and tied and cther draw, under the terms of the original agree States, and appareatly independent companies. menty expired on May 6th, and Germany has Jaro not make a move without the previous white, with a sale of brown our either our articles of food. mounted Chine bringing up the rear. On scrib1N C. Daily Norge,

in addition to his secretaries had with him

s number of rayal officers, and on the day

Hongkong, 7th June, 1897.

A SOLDIER

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