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Under instractions from the Official Nosivor, of the state of Tse Cheong, in akreptoy. Messi, Haghan and Hough offered for sale by snotion yesterday the roolimation in front of marine lot No. 159. The lot is beanded a le eust by French Street and is a short distance to the west of the Sailors' Homn. The roclamation i beunted on all sides by roads and has so aran: is of 26,507 Requers feat, a frontage of 165 ft. 8 in., and a depth of 100 ft. It was offered first in ane lot and afterwards in two, but the biting did not read the reserve and the property was withdrawn.
of the position With the opening of the THE PHIRTYNNTI ANNUAL feste, Rog elave Complete with freire laps; inland widers of China and the increase in and Face, pp. 1228, 37. Dircetary only, pp the tuber of treaty parts the trade of 134, WANA
flonghong cannot fail to steadily increase. The only cloud that langs over the colony is the plague, of which we are now, 03- periencing another opidemic. This naturally mitigatos against our prosperity and is an enemy against which the whole community should work unitedly by placing the colony WITSON & CO., in a thorough state of saifitation.
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NAVAL BATTLE AT HANHA.
DEFEAT OF THE SPANISH FANÉT--RIS PORTED SINKING OF TUR PREISA CRISTINA.
was going five or six knots, going by the land. † THE SEIZURE OF FORGED BANK has been no tangibis improvement so far
stenok
Coming to the details of working I don't think NUTES.they require by much sumpat. The items
·OF EVER REPRODUCITONS OF THE ASUK
D
It was low water at 5.45 hou ve struck. Whert we struck I took a bearing of Midland
bear a very strong usablanco to the your previous. the wood over which the water way, banking
General charges are some five heavily dit nafako & cross beming, I rati mantes flu ingdistans off the feared part of Referring to the aztal polanm at Singa. thoumi vid tuals lower than last year and this Singapore Free le simply explained in regard to the staff-this the vicif was Chequators of a inile. The shitore of forged bank notls the
year that have boon fower at one than last
laй is When tha
Jun sho was then in i indlass of water by the chart P of April 28th any
Lout The existence of a contiselt
roar,
unbar thu I did not take a sounding, as there was no
reaneration comes THE CABLE CUT.
tinu The send effien aus on the bridge which appears to have been don
general charges but whes abroad it is charged to the partialar offer in which Tunduu charges show Inte on Monday evesing it and on this with me, and the hief officer came up just fletonio Business Jü-forge H
dior ore located A Maluy quartermaster is at the Shanglia, bank notes was brought
considerable reduction, heing Tls, 65,000 sda tulographic communication with Pallippier we no look-out in the chaing yesterday, two arreste bolig med be hot boot stopped, and yesterday morning con-
I was an the upper bridge. Tho whed is on stemor Pranses ou a oltarge of bag fon
ngainst The. 73,000 last year. Undor this At the Magistrany yesterday & coolin eined Armation was forthcoming in the foris of a the paper bridge.
By Staff Ceramander Roger-We sighed paigas named Hourt Groads, who is coding I may safely promise a stil. grouter. Chon Kam was charged with unlawfully baring expuse ierod by Mr. J. M. Buch, aoling in fals possession with license from the Godheger of local Telegraphe Office, which die Rook about 5.20 shaft free miles at half paleniarly pleasant to outfition art year. On the other side.ox. ulf. We struck at 5.25. It can be right notes on board on the way out andre sociunt alows a credit of The 29,674 vermut 26 lbs of gunpowder On Monday and as follows:-
that we siglled the reeks at 5.20), I am sure always ready to one unlimited out Behprustically the difference between the up of the aceruats to the 81st Decom afterinion. Inspector Baker med hut Cable compazication with the Philippines they were between two and three miles vif. ties of champagne, yesterity offered, and, to the Sist December, 1807, the kiwan road carrying twobags, When asked what|A he was carrying defendant said toe, but when i stopped, the cable kila haring become The Directory given this seof is catonding money langer on boarding, sum hor being made ng at. 111d, and the latter the Insposter opened the bags he found that interrupted at 7. py, you day three cables off the Ronga, I was sucing toutes in huge for on The Langit think, geatlemen, I hare any
pass a good tires quartora of a trile. I believe hunger was avable to undertake to bbre and He sub they contained 201be. of gazpowdor.
We mentioned yesterday at a telegram bulwe streek a coral reef unknown. I celemised operation, and it was arranged that Grein pay. The figures speak for themselv negantly found 6 lbs more in defendant's house
should go to mey changer's place in Klite
I have omited anything. I shall be only Slappy to put it right on being questioned
he shareholders.
questions being asked, the report and se-
cant, on contributory premiums declared.
on the paid up capital plus a bonus of tot
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
shows a stondy increase, the import being. na follows:-1998, 168,816 by: 1894, 170,-90 Los 1895,185,636 cone: 1836, 186,759 torre; 1897, 211,777 tons. On the whoh tim trade returns for the regariled past five years anoth Analisfactory, especially when it remembered that the period includes Leo fezot plagan years, namely, 1803 al 1896, Mr. Korsky ILE WILDMAN, the United States Consul-General, in his reently pub ished interesting report on "Exnowic con- tione in longbong" conclude by saying I think langkoug may expect a cou *intance of prosperity during the preacut year. Witvor changes may take place in the neighbouring countries, they car
staset. The he did later in the day, and offered bustly fail to bring wateris! ulvantage in which he slso found a plant for maxifactar been resolved in Hongkong Souday from the my distance of the rest when we struck by
By Captain Goatby After loving Net Talund 26 notes of 350 ach and 30 notes of $20 each, as to the colony. That is an accurate viewing gunpowder. The man had only a pormitommander of one of the 9pis vandels, to the seeing the sea braking,
from Government for 2 ts of gunpowder. De Felfoot that the bombardment of Carregilor, the
a little over a make the cours I found was total of $2,550, with a request qe that Yondani sail the powder was ordered by island at the entrance to Mails Bay, had com 5. trio. That was till I saw the Rooks Aftor scab haggling the price was agraid hipora ofits were passed, mid a dividend of ten por Government contractor, who asked him to
Aunounced it was at unes cordinded that the ing N. 27 E. I was on the lower bridge Shortly afterwards he became fermented vil bring it to the quarry for Blasting purposes moured, nud when the entlig of the cable was Thon I stored to N. & 1. compass, knud the Kling handed over 38 sover A die of 80 was imposed.
Spaniards had been worsted in the strugge, when the Rocka wore sighted by mysli uz dobta as to the gomainsness of the notes and the second mate at the same time. I went out took spots of them to the Hongkong and Mosers. Wo: G. Hals & Co., in their irotlar That this was the end was abually the upper bridge as the second mine told me by Shangled Bank, who declared them to be dated Saigon, 20th April, say--Rico-Fellow veribed by arcons tolgens received in the had altered to T.: 83 compist. I said, Allgeries. Grosse us sunt for, and detais edirl ing, in a ferser degree, the course of the Hong- kong grain touches, one prices have sbowa adity yesterday. Theco felugrams gavn so right, bring her on to east by coinpusa 50, 451 sector Boarno arrived. The only secr
he gave as to how the notes an Sive thle vest a wider borth." The Recks were wester tendency since a few days, and we should details, but on the other hand anxiously oaked tween two and three miles off. The weather his possession was that he had", "bonghi not be surprised to aso a farther doclins when for full particulars of the gliting. For was a little rusty, not ruining, sisi was portalem of any changer in Colombo the pressure of a large amount of ready tong instance Coupl-General Wildman received is (akou off; this will not be quite yof, hawere telegram from a New York paper saying that By Captain Williamson--I could see the a Dead for Japan has slackened.. Far Enrope, business is not practicable except for France, the Spaniards had seen fusmpletely defestod at the time who wo struck. The compass was corrected when we were coming inte Hongkong allinitel extent. Arrivals from the interior re 70,000 picula of paddy daily. Wu qucte for and asking him to arming for the telegraphing from Saigon; I swung he round to east. Wo of the story the fight to be obtad had been in the dech shortly before that, May/June delivery-No. 2 white sifted team milled (round), $360, No. 2 white pasifted from eye-wasther papers cabled froing up the pvious voyage I swung her fer the upward course and swung her down for the stent milled (round), $3.66, 10 per cont. cargo local preann le strain, they downward course. I saw it done myself on $2.40, 20 por cont. cargo $2.85, first coat pir being apparent sickly oblivious of the goh occasion. Every morning and evory over picul of 154 lbs, gross English, without duty fact that thoug Hongkong in the genresting. I take Azmuth with the compaus if the mis visible, did not take it at day, we kong 35/30 cent may be got for early arrival and medium sized boate, but that market being no more than those veiling thousands of miles. By the Canon Net Island the position unsteady since a for dage, Chinesʊ hang baik regarding later business. Mio demand for other AWAY of what has been going on in the was firo by crass bemings of Net faland and a arubipelago during the last few days; The point shond hearing N. 19 B. The latter bear
ing was exactly ou, the lino previously marked Spaniards mast barn out the cable immediately on the chart zo course N. 10. tre The after wiring the nejvs of their reverse to Spain. bearhig of Net Talaud I do not remember. In consequence we in Hongkang wero mat üble to obtain the information direct, and we shall probably not sucunuch more until the Hagh McCullock arrivos with despatches from the Ascrican squadron either to day er to-morrpa
We have reason to believe, however, that
A. for minntra fterwards the captain was before the cabls was eat more than one gentle, man in the colony had got an inkling that recalled, and if reply to further questions he things wors not going well with the Spaniards said-Too Rocha w sighted three points on at Manila One gentleman refaived private port how, the ship's head being N. 16. 1. The information that, the Spanish flagship Reina porn on past bow from N. 78 31. is N.E. The Cristina was sack and the other vessela disabled,Saling directions" way that the reef extends three cables BV of the Rocks Thowfore captured, or pat to fight.
The Rep Cribia was an armoured when tho Rocks were sighed the Rooks and erniser of 3520 tone displacement and carrying reef werd in line six -, gnos lwp 7-2.m, guns, Lurcu 57-18.01. quick-fleera, two 42-mm. quiet-firere, six 3-pdr.
AERATED WATERS.
Several cases of hydrophobia basa recently
recurred at Hai.
ཡ
1. There were 21 cases of plague roporied yes,
tunlay and 14 deaths.
for sening.
The N. 1. stemmer Tuconzz exild from Yoko or any other charges. Tonnage. For Ro, telegraph station to Manila the resilents knowtrack because there was no M
bama for Tacons on the 30th ultimo.
Tho N. 1. deanor Columbia arcised at Victoria from Hongkong and Japan on the 90th ultimo,
Te bentenan wore yesterday sach faed 850
under way on Monday.
AERATED WATERS for making it to the Catherine Apour while
one summullactus are sold throughout
The steamer ratgearn, from New York, left Singapors yesterday, and may be expected here on or about the 10th inst
ar Par Busi, and are invariably pre fested of arroset of their excellence.
The M. M. stesiar Yarra, with the nust ABSOLUTE PURITY is guaran-Prench mail, lof: Singapore us be 2nd inst, at
6 p. for this part in Balgon, terd. The best materials only aru need. -VILE PRICES are only hair those charged in Bigland.
A fisherman was yesterday fined $25 for holding conmuuication with a junk while in Fin guarantine uchurage in the barbour.
The steatour City of Rio de Janeiro with WATERS MANUFACTURED malls, de, left sau Francisco for this port via
Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Ses, Kobe, Niga BY US are arkiowledged by the lead.saki and Shanghai or the 30th time.
Thu Gaelic, with mile, &c., which
́ing Engish bakers 151 equal to those tearte fit for San Fraulana via Amoy,
of their own production,"
Sir Edward Frankland, 1.C.B.,D.ca., ras.. ne... &o.' The grutest living authority on Water, repors as follows on the watre as prepared and used by
us in our natuinetace ---
"It possesses an estreinely high
* degree of organic purity and is of just excellent quality for diririking
A.S. WATSON & Co.. LIMITED THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Published A.12 TSIL.
Houghtong, 15 March 1898.
MATTOR VALORTENTOSDEN IS
Charly communicafois velut fag fodeners colomas skand I addreisad to Tan Bouros..
Corregombeau Ferrard Chinezesteldres trikli persinoniegima inddraand, da die Fafilor, nat
ublication, but a ridence of“ vond „pres",
17
All Jelines for pehlication shvitud hy ievitless on de ide paper satu.
No avenging 7 commistions that he
Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland Sea, Yobo her and Houlu, arrived at her destination on the 30th altimo
rofony. Ins rejoined the Comt of Directors of Mr. A. Menochie, having returned to the the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, and Mr. Sachse hus al cined the Court. Mr. G. D. Boning has resigned on leaving the colony.
Tho Hon. Trensurer of the Alice Memorial and Nothersolo Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thats the Following donations to the fnude of the Hospitals:-
Ho Tong
11 Fook J. B. Houlton...
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10 10
Lindor date of 26th April the Semaine Coloniale (Saigon) statos under the head of ietost inteligencs that the French day he been hoisted at Kiangelow, Hanan. No men, tion is made of the circumstance in the Courier. Lo Saigon of the 27th April, and the statement is really ante unless it refers aluply to the as Eublikuent of a French consulate.
A ook named Ng Tso' was charged at the Magistrace yesterday with neglecting to report erse of infedious disease. P. C. Wilkinson saw defendarit on Monday morning on the Canton Wharf with a sick man he having been rudmission to a vessel. He exlored the
quacters.
THE MOVEMENTS OF THE * GEFION.”
SUECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE "DAILY ea."
SHANGHAI TResday,
Geflon joins Squadron, leaving Wacing Kiuochan to-night. Cormoran probably Mauil,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
EFFLED TO THE DAILY FRESS.") LONDON, 1st May THE UNITED STATES. The House of Representatives Las past bill for creating a war revenue including the increased tonnago dnes.
British, German, and French representatives toinage does and threaten to transfor thir are protesting against the increase of the
trade to Canalen and Mexican poris,
THE SPANISH AMERICAN VAR The Americans' fear that Key West will bo the fret Port the Spacients will attack.
A flying squadron tas beon despatched to meet the Spanish Bedron which recently left St. Vincont
Simultaneously with the recent bombardment
of Matanzas the insurgents advancet in the town, but were repulsed with trouty hilled, This indicates to the Americans that the surgents are co-operating.
{FROM RAIGON FATKRS.] RESIGNATION OF MR. STERMAN. PAZ18, 26th April
Mr. Sherman has resigned en cocount of ill-bonlth,
SUPREME COURT.
Sed May.
By Captain Williamson-It was low water at the time we struck, the tide, however, being inolined to set in, but the wind and son were on the port bow, and I never say so mach set going round this ray before.
Fiscable
Kent investigations of M. CamiRe Flamuna- he versatile French astronomer, hava hoon to problems in plant growth. Oultiva ante under red, green, blue, and colourless ho has found not only that the growth lorfully stimaisial sader red glass wife velopment of woody flour is gestaat
sar glass, but that the colour und shape of Bowers and fruits are often affected by babur of the light. Lilies that we piul: in
az
y light became white under From glase. ze, shape, and colour of geraalum and leares raried greatly in light of diforni s as well as in that of varying intensity, ature proving to. Javo itila inflabuco. erman reviewer of these experiments lacks all plants may be tried into the princi froups. In the fios, the influence of light the antritivo process in the cell cases the
one le influenced by the Miracl ofîext of suns ght, and in to thir, the nalouring of curtain parte is not dependent en light
Permission was 1st obtained from the Conand bearch the ship and it was there four that, Grosso End travelled from Germa in cerapany with a man namel Schulz ang bo, Selutz and Gremo staring the same cabin that they had stay three weke in Color Search was made of all the baggage belonging to (trasse, but nothing was found, until Insu for Bourne asked small trak vills paten
ed. Or spring lock to O
that it protested, stculis challenged th interfere with it, hans male Schultz Tinttor was hurdiately call for, and on being thown the bar al mes date all knowledge of t. Grogan waveringlare of luf and fover; in the seal, the usked to praduas li koys, and even all bez was opened, when it was soon oocorted bazdies of notes tail fat in the to piles of about $1,000, ch. A suspicious pay
A disappointing festore of the Turbinia," mant on the part of Schults led the de to search him for arms, and loaded va whree perterminer of many months ago astonished the world, was the lack of any moans was foud, in his possession, revolvere loaded being taken from Grease The theme of reversing the motor, Mr. Parec a first thought to overcome the difficulty by the orde wore then arrested, and taken ushoes, the ket about 3 last steuing. A further soare plan of using a spamte ongiao for running astora, but has now anaonoced that be has male, and in addition to the bogus foto stamping unchines for natekering potcreted in applying to the staus turbine a sutively and other counterbit moment were discovered, together for thin ir gold and Bank of England at All the supposed Hongkong and Stork notes a clever reproductions of tissue of the Hongkong besucht,ytail dura to the signaturas, beings; act it is curious to speculate what too happened had the gang sncceeded foling Amey, Swatow or Woosung where albam notes George Simonds said-I an end rate would have found a mady, sy. In all the on the Sithanave been in her about the total face value of the mole overed must months. I have a master a certificate fasued in reach about $252000, the value given by the Hongkong last Angust. I have been on the prisoner Grosse Atready stated prisoners Chins coast about two years. On April 22nd are believed to have spent three weeks in Co- I want so watch at 4 pm. The weather was lomi, ware lay purchased karge quantities of blowing hard from 9. N.D. (coull sos lend ou javetlery late and in this eczaection it hoth videa I reliured the chief oficer. The may be boldet an unfortunate chetty is in in was going about five kods. I was given custody in Poung for laying countorfait
The Court as ban olanred
By Staff-Camañador Rogers--The time $.25 might have to taken some little time after da, and tyre achite guns, and she had also sin struck. The second offer took the tire. dira torpede dischargers. Her epood was not Lust havosi bit of a grės. misally 17) nota.
SEARCILING FOR AQUINALDO-
FT SINGAPORE. ZU AN E NAORDINARY STORY... The follow
Ostmordinary store appare in the Sings Free Press of Ap Bi
A corres landed in subjvived down by cerno grant Barcel tasking- of the
dant, vild is you known to us
summit
usked
pure, made er
this effing in person to lay t diment whose endytande vas, takin
tanke. This morning the same sor
paulagan andasinma
som of butterfly arersing steam valvos by
which the steara may be made to get on the
blues of the motor in either direction,
Wearing for eight lays a mask fitted with inverting lenses, projecting upon the retina erect instead of the ussal inverted images. Pref. Gec. M. Stratton, of the University of Culifer- nis, soon learned to se objects right shle up but to his surprise everything approved upside down when he first removed the apparatus. He concludes that seeing right side up is a montat rotification of the sisul dango tally pro- jected upon the rolin.
Prooias measurement of the velocities of pro jectiles--which now rach-half a mixes acond requires ingenuity. The onlinary chrono graph consists of a shutter suspended by en
the cannon-hali breaks the first of a series of wires, and given a kalfe-cut at the point sucked in ita fall us each of the cthor wires is brokon The velocity is calculated from the knife marke and the kuuwa speed of falling bodies. A new and more delicato cronograph the invention of Prof, Cushing Crdiore, of Dartmouth College, and Lieut. Owen Sunier, U.S.A., - depends upou the modern discovery knows no the Faraday effect. a tabe of carbon disulphide allowing the eny of light ugually intercepted fig between the two Nine prisms of a larisspe
the rossed print to pass when a screng magnetic field is prohire. The wagnetic field a given by a coil of vire surrounding the tube. The recording appuratas includes, besides tho polariscopo,and tube, a camera with revalsing critico plato and falling shatter with two The Strait Times of April 26th mysaportare, ona opening admitting the polarized Heinrich #Bree fall wara light and the Yay frourth Fisting when our long triple yesterday to archange will known and the dots formed on the sensitive charged before Mr. Wolferstan this morning ong of a truing fork. The vibration rate is a Kling money-ehunger, forged Hongkong sul plate constitute ta tano ceala for the projectitu Shanghai Bank notes to the rate of $2,500, record. The projectile breaks the magaotizing Lospector Bourns explained that the prisoners circuit-extinguishing the light if its tha had come from Colombo on board the Fress fret wirs, restorm the sirenit by a simple devien as it reaches the accad wire, brents it again at the third, and so on, four circuits giving a ro cord of eight time intervals By suitable placing
N. 46 R. by compus as the course. I do not vote in poeression, which it is supeletromagnet, the shatter being dropped as know the deviation on that course myself. We pased Ley have come by bcnestly verbatim from the witness on continued on that course till 1-30, when it was enough bit which led to his arrest ostarday morning olay. Ser altered to N. 743 by order of the Captain when he tried to exchange them. It is farther ica wild into the house of Dr. fasto? Prionsp-stres No. 184,That was the ceturpass course. The deviation state thatoomber of the uotes in gaestion were was four degress east, N. 78 E. tren. The time in arcelian on board the steamer Presset, (usauro sa enquiry if the tenant bail applied to Police for a
was not taken by me or any one eko. Ialways and day out of the passengers, apparantly know the time when I am on watch. Imtered wingly, effetast some small purchnges in gainst a certain person. He when it in the scrap log as 4.30. Withis two minutes Katz Bros. with a note which the Bark the tenant was doing in Sung of the compass being set at N. 74 F. I went Fate Ence conducetul es a forgery. This ura- was his name, and then said, he had down and markal ler off on the obart in this is vies els ramoured that a further sum of geants dat nukude kotly conts speak bat i saw Teak Island just on the starkart on discovered hidden in quo of the beds wheel houso. I did not take a compose bearings bogus etes, amounting fall to over 36,000, Mala heft, and presenting returned with
beam. I would see. Not Taland with White ti ohia ocupied by Grosso and Selitz, an rpreter. He then uskods rich man
Rock under the mainland. I judged the client as a careful search was male of the reen fro Manila named Camilo Angono (a fetitions ano) had arrived to which they plied they to be abon, half-way between the mainland oyesterday this may point to the fact that thee Hr Cherman was Societary of State in the zo sh man. He then asked if Aguinaldo Net Laland, sad marked hoff in that are sili people on board belonging to the gang
position on the chart. That positu bis not who werd auxious to get rid of their notes. to my knowledge been transferred any other THE ACCORD BEFORE THE MAGISTRATI United States. Cabinet and signed tho tes there she knew they were the agents and olaration of war against Spain dated 26th as for him. He said fur hat I did not take the tune iT marked
a bad taken a quality of medicine freu
hard went back to the monor bridge. I April
Hon. He then asked & Dey know an Englich in and at about the same time I save sun
ghed The zu 19. the water man from Manila living in the Hôtel de Eurocky standing up out of the water aracer tu rope and equently to be seen with a sigar is than the bnak. Tinot take a bearing of morchant from Manils, also living in the same that time. They were not in Fun The Break Hotel. Answer **No. He skod ugain if they was open to starbait of the Rocks, I estimated
now whether Aguinaldo had any relations with
that they were about two miles off zoo When she arrived yesterday, thay at ouco com the said Beglishman. One of this people living as I saw them I ported a point and sent to call need operations, and obtained 2236 in gold, Fimoral of the sick man to the hospital at BEFORE SIR JOHN CARRINGTON (Coming to the steamer at Tanjung end theantain's order because 1 genll secties changer then ketary suspicious and sint of the wires any portion of the pestile's pully
the hen having left, his trunka were sent
the Captain. I altered this course within exchange for the $2,550 worth of notes. The Komplytown, and Dr. Lawn has sinca certified that it was n ouso of bubonic plague.
Pagar; a detectiva followed the person in charge that going as she was the ship ald ultimately the notes to the bank where they were pronounced may be stadied. A striking observation sirely Defendunt infirmed Commander Esetings that
both going and returning “
pass inside a mile from the rooks, and forgeries. The Jefoudnals were sont for, sadmado is that the perjackilo increase its velocity he was not aware it was a caso of plaguo. Fined
Commenting on the oir tha samu papier
we have general crders not to do this. It detained at the bank until the arrival of the for two or three yaris after leaving he conten $10,
observes: There was a similar use in Hong would have taken about 12 minutes for the ship teng not hag age in which European police to have got within a mile of the roots.
police, when they were given into eustody. On slowing down to muzzle velocity in about 25 Mr. Pollock (instructed by Messrs. Johnan wore sat tu systematically shadow British
know the time we dighted the works, bet 1 set searching their cabins on the steamer, Inspector yards. A modified spperitas make it possible to follow the halle bourse inside the cannot, Bourns foul orgel uotos parpórting to be of States and Master) oxplained that this was a subject from Manila. The guberna i quos the quartesimeter to call the captain and he thy value of $200,000, IL, Grosse also banded The quickness of the measurements is marvel- petition for confirming a resolution reducing tion went straight up to Governor Sir William came on the fridge within I should say he him a sun of $1,000 in similar notes. Each loss, ten points having been takuu in 3 inches,
Tobinson, who ater telephoned, in the gen minstes. When he came up I kl his bac the capital of the said company from the
ismer was found in possession of a machine the time-interval being 1/2000 of a second. of $60,000 to the sum of $40,500, 100,
tleman's provence, down to Captain day, Lead altered the course, and he altered it more to east for impressing and numbering notes, moh of the polle domanding whose authority by compass, I am not sure that I tell the notes had been freely circulated in Colorabe, Poat is treated in an English process, matorted sucli a thing was being done Captain May captain that I had altered the curse. I showed sunt it was foural, in Penate. The acneed had by My, Blundell, by being formet info pastu, replied that he was quite aware of the fact,
bim the rocks. He did not say that he had bet ir Colab for three weeks and help moulded into tubes four or five inches through, but that stringent enquiry would be made.
already se them. The result was that the instigation was found but the rock (not the Brusky was about two and ture. Presumably, if retes were diluated
I did wat tule hearing ecoutly, benght a large quantity of jewelery thon ent into sticksand dried for three or four werks. Thus treated, Ciematerial can be te hare come from a locul Epanish oficial
a half points in part bow. I estimated 13 to the they would be Ceylon Government Retas, used, as fuel, or it can be are profitably wudo source. That abtas was promptly hooked on
Three tons of post and a half prints by the ye. I sicuffed, the Several om passed yesterday at the Adelphi into charcoal in roterts. thus head, vad fliese concerned will not neon ship at east, and in loss tuon five minutes after Hotel. The rating of the case was postpole make one ton of charcosl. The process is to be forget the mprinians that wore served at all
wards she struck and floated over within all Thursday, the 5th proximo round by the Governor of Hongkong."
inirate She strak two or three times all within the minute. THE STRANDING OF THE “SIBİLAN "
Jt is reported that at a pelote megling ro- wally hold in the capital, E. Hi introduced istion of curveying tribule rice to Poking olczady appearedia other nagets viš ba insortenī.
by it instead of best. The idea was hotly Orders jos outra equipe of BAILY PRLa skuldi montaled by the Manchu offeials at present mut before 11 gomag hug of purbjicit ca. After that interested in the water carriage of rice, and on hour the supply haluatted_Tule verplied for Cech, thus matter being morialized to the Throne,
Telegraphic Address Pensp-Alle, Conto.
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the reply was that offer two years more Hül'a wish should be granted. Coustering the rapi- dity with which official changes nas made in this country, this seems a proty sato promise. -Prking and Textain ones.
Telephone. 12.
The Daily Press.
Howania, May lk 1998,
Mr. W. F.Tyler, Deputy Cost Inipectorand Harbon: Maderat Shangbai, has been appointed Acting Coast luspector and Harbour Master on in! pay, whils Captain Bisbe goes home for two years en vra, Mr. P. von Tonner, Deputy Commissioner of Customs at. Feuchow, who is now in Shanghai, is daagnated to open the new port of Funing, in Fakian, between Wenshow and Foochor Mr T. F. Higbus goes to Kinking fri Wahn, ropinning Mr. F. A. Morgan, who goes to Bwatew.-N. C. Daily
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IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
JUSTICE)
IN THE MATTER OF THE NEW AMGY' BOCK COMPANY, LIMITED,
AND REDUZET),
An order was made in the following terms Special ranlution confirmed; mlaute approved; nes of words and reduced dispensed with forthwith.
IN ADDENLY JURISDICION,.
BeroLE SIR JOHN CarrikNETUN (CHIEF JUSTICE) WITH COMMANDERE HAFTINGS
AND HENDERSON AF ACEASORE, THE COLLISION BETWEEN THE KWANGLIE"
DYANAND, THE POWAN,”
Rest as of the trade of Hongkong live now be eutapiled in the Harbour
In this case, the hearing of which commenced Master's Office for five years. Ia bis
on Themay of fast week, damages wozu elainer! report for 193 the Hon. It. MURRAY
by the China Merchants Stones Navigation Rumsay srid-"A nttempt les bey
Company, Limited, owners of the Kwanglee and the Hongkong, Canton, and Macas Strunlock ** made to gange the trade of the colony bý
Company, Limited, owners of the Found, arising import and expert returns n the ide
out of a collision which took place between the vessels bezed is Dongkong harbour on the "sence of a Captain House it has not been
passible to tabulare euch returus with movements in the Customs SorisMr. B. da
From the Union we learn of the foll wing morning of 20th January-
Mr. Francis, 9.0. (instrnetod by Mr. H. L. "absolute correctness, but by the couriery Luca, third usistant, Socoton, is promotal de Leonys) appeared for the owners the "The ship agents and masters rearms paty vomissioner in charge of salt kekip, Hanwongles and Me Pollock (instructed by
of the Powen. kan, Mr. . H. Grimani, deputy commis. Mrs. Deacon and Hastings) for the owners sioner. Canton, in truzeferred to Kinkiang, in barge of the salt lakin colosterate. Mr. J.
The hearing was further adjourned, the general correctness of which there is professor of German at the Tung Won Kuze. E. Walt, assistant, Inspectorate General, and "no reason to doubt, though a tendency to Peking, has lost apprinted deputy commissiouer nader-estimate probably olunine. Some in charge of the sali kokiu colfetomte of Auli
(Tarung). time ago the Chander of Commerce took exception to the returns on accont
the bulk caga imperial, exported, and "in transit have been rendered possible,
We (China Gazala) understand that the of their alleged went of neuracy, but as Spanish Government has taken steps to make China observa neutrality. The onion to do far as they go the retums appear too may canse fresh claims by otter Powers be of values a means of gauging the against Chim, if she delays uneb langer, as in generál volums of trade and enabling us to allowing lar harbours to be made the base for warlike operativos aguiusta fienlly stato she see whether we are progressing or not. may give those who are wataling her so closely comparing the returns for the five years it the oportunity to say that she has forfeited her would appen if we look ouly nt the total sovereign rights, and her coast and harbours are dangers to the common peace, which can only Amount of cargolanded, that the trade during be removed by taking them wholesale from her
hat period badbeen unprogresive, but if the feetle graap." very variable item of rice be eliminated from the comparison it vil be seen that there has been a stibstantial improvement. The total quality of cargo huded in the co- louy during the five yours as as follows: 1893, 2,717,810 tona; 1804,2625,010 tons;
From the Semaine Coloniale we learn that sight members of a French mligious norsing sisterhood hit Baigon the other day for Bangkok to diablish a general hospital there on aureout of the French Government. Of the sight sisters six are Curopean and two natives, ad in their selection regard has been had to their knowings of fowign languages,
THE PLAGUE IN HONGKONG.
MORE EUROPEANS ATTACKED,
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MALINE' COURT OF ENQUIRY.
Yesterday morning a marine courtof anquiry was held at the Harbour Master's Offics Fer the purpose of making enquiry respecting the eir cumstances connected with the stranding of the British stemmuz Sishan (John Jenkins, Muster). The court was compered as tellows Comanan- der E. antray Ramsey, N. Stipendiary Magistrate; Staff Commander Richard J. Rogers, N., H.MS. Toner; Captais Iuman Selby, Coptic Captain W. L. Rendly, Sung- Hang; and Captain. 3. Williams, Clerfe
A letter from Messrs. Bradley and Co., agents for the Salen, was rend.
I don't
tested in Italy, where are large deposits of prat.
By Stall-Commander Rogers-The donght THE NORTH CHINA INSURANCE
A remarkable fabric now being made in Bros. of water was 113 und 36. The ship was light.
CO., LIMITED.
sols is flexible, transpareal, and impervious to The sun was more than usually Lovy. I
water te surface, like that of glund, can be -give no reason but beyond what I have sasi Tur The sixth ordinary geutral munting of the washed with a wil sponge. The material is ultering the worse without orders. Il did not proprietors of this company was held at Shang.ands by a patented process which asiste ir al- seau to run shut we were steuring inside then on the 28th April. Mr. D. Braud prasidotting the meshes of a wide-meshed fubrio, such The Chairman said—The report and acounts us musliu, with chrome gelatine, rendering the bakers. I muut say why the captain, lupt he further eat. He may bave seen something I have now been in your harde for some days: gelatine insuluble by exposure to light, and then did not se This is the first time I have been and I presume we may take them as read. Beriving both sides several couts of baled linseed through this passage. I took thetime of striking ginning with the your 1998, the nounut, amil of fat varzish. The fabric ia arantaaated as 5,5 alwest divestig after striking. I took it sorry to my did not close very satisfactorily, by printing, and is tesigood especially for por- by my watch which I was wearing.
resulting in a loss on our estimate of
7.7120 which with endsges to be received it
nçes
Boxvelines with
By Captain Svalby-It was clear anagh to Tho, 21,101. This amout as boen trapsferred to tires, window shades. abret, and similer we the islands, they were so high up and clear | liability account, leaving a balance to credit of
the water, I don't think there was much
The theory thal gold nuggets have been de tide coming through the passage.
is hoped will be sufficient to pay all expenses posited from a molation around a nuclens has John Jaukis salduster of the At this point ile Court adjourned until half against the account. Coming to 1897 the dine boon a subject of pristigation by Prof. A. He British steder Nishon. I have been on her past two.
to regret that they do not show a mera brit Livorsidge, the Australian mineralogist. thros ruanis. 1 fa master's certificate, No. Herbert Holton was called on the Court liant account than they do. But they are still finds that stehed sections of nuggets show or less crystallization, often large 976, of Hongkong, dated 1888. We were bound re-assembling. He said-Tum thief officer of very hapetal, taking into consideration what more from Hougkong to Swatow and left Hongkong the Sishx. I have been in har four months a year 1897 has been for underwriting and well-defined crystals, on Friday 22nd April, with a general cargo this tim Os Apell 22nd I was on duck a hopeful, say, you will not look upon it inclusions of curls and other impurities,
little after the pan. I did not go on the bridge an otherwise than a mistuctory account but never cometric layers.
Gold that had. The ship a draught of water on having Houg kong was 143 E and 96. The drought of before the ship struck. I was sngaged afl and Indeed it was full of promise up to the slat been fused had similar crystallino structuro. wator is not in the oficial log. We loft feng she struck just as I had finished. I did not Dayamber, hat with the adrent of the new year
He does not think this necessarily proves that kong at about seven o'clock in the morning.
take any netice of the position of the ship a change came over it and loss followed upon native gold has beat in a melted sendition, bat it was blowing hung from the north-wet before she struck. I went on to the bridge loss with startling rapidity. It is burdly uses baltoves thut it has been deposited from ceintion We anchored inside Tartu Head, and vaghed directly after she struck. I saw are rock sary for me to recapitulate the particular nomas and usually in reas and cavities, although again al nout half-pest one. The course sicered standing well ap out of the water a little before of the ships and vessels, etc., upon which we possibly around & Luclona. was inside the Nice Pine. Frem outside the the port beau about a mile off. There was also have lost, bet I perhaps night mention throe rocks at Tante Head we stunned V.49 (true); within theut quarters of a mile of the ship steamer Malear, and the lobe fire. We lock flitet tower at Paris kave boon studied for ten a loreak close to the rooks. There was no break instances, viz: the Crozesty, the New Zenfand
The daily expansion and contraction of the I set that course myself. The devintin at this period was tarde degrees Punt We con- This was two minuten I should think after the these on the modified lines seeeptad nowadays years by Col. Brupt. The ligating rod at: tigrad on that conse nntil we got to Tumang ship had streek. 1 did not notios how her hot and not our lines ourrent tour or Biteen years the top is kept always in miction, expansion Island et inlf past four. Ther cours wOR No soundings were taken. The rock and ago. The Kobo fire was something unique inducing o tosin movement of about foar N. 78 E. deviation three degrees bust, until breakers were pretty well in live. There was no itaway.
Here we had the honour of insuring inches from sunrise to sunset, and contraction we sighted the Middle Rocks. We saw than conversation de repards the casualty between crego half-way round the world and seeing reversing this as the mass of iron and steal oncle three pouts on the part bor at 20 past five, the captain sud myself.
burat before our eyes at its destination. This Aftur hat wo steered (87 3. trne for fow minutes and the 6. B6 . traserast by com- pass, Jovision for degrees. When Middle Racks wore bearing N. E. we the ship siruck, bumping these times. We were thon broo qunitare of a mile off the roet. I was ces the
The court was adjourned until 10-30 this loss nt. first seemed very seriona, but gradually at night. This twisting, which does not com. mataing to drit of the attenduago of the it got down to sxceedingly moderate figarca.ruise the solidity of the structum, is greater
In autamer than in winter. natЛl when I tell you it will nok now vroosd Tartor master.
$10,000 or say £1,000, you will be at opinion that
The phosphorescence of decaying wood proves the company has got off fairly satisfutarily. Analysing the accounts setaewhat in detail we to be due to minate vegetation, instead of to find at the seccant for 1897 is a smaller account payely chamfenl coses as some have cupposed.
In our Saturday's issue we used to aad death of Sister Fransis (Miss Higgins who died at the Government Civil Hospital the previous morning, and to day we regret to rupert that other areas have been attacked by the dire complaint. On Monday evening Ur. Alkinson was summoned to the Sisters quarters to see Sisters Gortrade and Catherine, as both had fever. Sirler Gertrude had been to Kowloon in the afternoon to see friends, at both had been on duty is the morning. As wady yesterday both were very ill Dr. Atkinson had them transferred to the hospital. Bieter dertrade ou examination was found to be suffering from a suveco attack of plague. Sister Gartendo is still under ob irration
At fou o'clock yesterday morning Mr. I. S. Crawford, who had hoon sont in by Dr. Stednou, was pinced under observation, and by one pn. it was evident that he was sufforing from plague. At 3.45 pm, ke was so much worko that his relativus wors informed.
Hoch the sisters are now slightly.bsiter, and bridgs looking at the rocks, I stopped the cu 1895, 2,760,964 tons; 1890, 2791,369 tuus; Baglish, German, Tortugos, Chinese, and Mr. Crawford, although still deterion, res in gines and went aste: The helm was put bard rided fooling of uneasiness reported from Pek- than the previous year; stilter by prominely. The mycelium of some undetermined fungus -port by my orders before the engines were ing, and farther complications seem to be the Tls. 169,008,03, but I am glad to say that the from plno Eas besi cultivated by Katsober, a Last year, low- Ananese are amongst the Inngangos they the evening botter than he was in the afternoon.topped. Isounded the pumps and found the vee-order of the day. The hasty order to Chang losses are on a proportionately reduced scala Up Gerrian biologist, it decoctions of broch ark spent Their society, that of Bt. Puul do Iolition to the above, or the Grut inst. sel was king water in Nos. one and two holds. Chi tung to proceal at once to Peking to ect to the $1st December we had mid in loss and sgar-agar, the result being a white, brilliantly over, the import of rice mounted chartres, is in charge of the warping at the Dr. Jordan fein spanese gonflerine urier I then reu book for Mira Bay and anchored as Minister of Council, and it is said ad- claims The. 391,000 ay against Tla. 504,0 theinous growth.
observation Qua Monday symptomsof plague hud ikone for the night at 7.40. The donkey and viser to the Emperor, sooms to fadicate that at year previous, and we bare enrriod forward The
The obvious advantages of the phonograph at the charges of Ei Hund-chang's accusers 411,000 as against Tie 376,000 in the presions are beginning to bear fruit, and that the ge-year. Therefore with a muck aller cunt have been at last cognized by the Fronol varumont bts beun induced to Baton to fees we have carried forward a much larger balance. town of Rtampis, whose municipal cominci bas quastiombla.council.
Binge thoes #gares wars pablished we have adopted the apparatas as a recording secretary In any cam Chaug. Chi-tang both patriotic further paid elsims amonating to Tia 9505, and honest, although he certainly has at times and it is proposed to retain Tlx, 162,220, tố
German figures aredil varigns Woods with lisplayed naat of tact and judgment; still no- provide for outstanding hoses and unspired the following heating capacitiva Linden, 1; thing could be worse than the present position risk. This leaves & balsice of Tlx. 152,000, 0.99, olm and pure, 0.08; widow, chestout with Li, a scarcely concealed parti an of Its which the directors rocommand be appropriated and laro, Q.97; mple and spruce, 0.96; black
un nine, at the helm of attaira,
in the shape of a dividend of ton per cont poplar, 0.95; alder and white birch, 0.94; oak, Wimtovor to the reason, it sees that Russia the paid up capital and a beaus ten per coat 0.99; locust and white beach,- 0,91; and yed As you are 0.90. Modern scientific researuh gives us is not over-pleased, is contriving arther eories upon contributory premioms.
1807, 2,743,001 tons.
to 351,130 tons, as againt nu average miltary hospital at Saigon, for the previous four rons of 712,597 tona, u falling off of 350,000 tons. Deduc The Peking and Tientein Times -Wa ing rice the cargo landid last year regret to Jom that there appears to be no chance of Germans and Britishers giving Prince Hanry ounted to 2,381,931 tous ns against of Praia oar spoil welcome on the occasion 1,955,536 tom in 1803, an erepse of over of HR., visting Peking. Aneording to pre- 21 por cent. The chief defect in the sent arrangments Prince Haney will go by.
special train from Tengku through to Peking welurus is their want of domil, nearly had and on his roturn will not reusin tuore than on 1b total imports boing lumped togoller hour or two in this port. We do not know
wbother during his stay at the Gorman Loga, under the head of "general" The figurce tion these pleas will be in nay way changed, under this head for the five years are as fal- but if so then would, we fear, be but little time low 1893, 1,168,962 tona; 1894, 1,079,676) in whieti to organize any suitable entertainment. As the grandson of one beloved Quoou, we casi tons; 1805, 1026,001 tons; 1896, 1,077,050 net has regret the decision arrived at by HRE tone; 1897, 1,211,700 tone. Bugar, which is not to makes longer stay in Tientsin, which of especial interest as supporting one of our deprives us of the pleasure of anifing with our Garman neighbours in giving him a cordial principal industries, that of sugar refining, welcome.
THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLE CLUJ.
BEST SCORE CUP FOR APRIL.*?
THE SITUATION IN THE NORTH.
From whatever cailer arising, there is a de-
shown themselvesd as he was not too ill 10 decks wore kopt going during the evening he transferred he was out to Kenedylowa At 50 the next morning we have and up Hospital
stoned for Hongkong, having ten ft. of water in No. 1 hold the ship having a strong list to port. We arrived at Kowloon Docks it 8-20, und went into dock at 9.18. The ship had a double betton for aud aft No.1 Lofl comes from the collision bullhead to a few feet abaft the fore mast. No. 4 bold commences start the engine room. 6.88E. true was the course woworester ing when we struck. That course was intended to take the ship about three quarters of a mile off the zeet. I had often been this route before of little requets. Nor are Fiscal demands in ware interest on capital is a first charge the another surprise in showing that the coft woods though not perhaps in such a beary ses as on this the seath aming a less drastic character, and compery's profits, and another antler entitled to have greater hosting power than the hard. occasion. The last time I marked off the pori Raisia to gain her own ends it profengedly our fullest considération is the question of con- tions of the ship on the chart was at 4.30, Inside backing them up. We sy professedly because tributory prints. We hope another scar
A remarkable object that rather resemblan Taniang Island. I altered my course when it would not be the first time that Rusein, hay we shall be able to return something more saw the mks.. I estimate that the rocks were ing gained her own ends, has left her partner substantial in the way of a bonus, and although some obscuring milion than a nebula" is the about three miles off when I sighted them in the lurch to get out of a compromising pasi there has been for some time an ontory that the unique discovery in the constellation of Perist threo miles three points on part bow. The ship tion sa best she could.Shanghai Daily Press, rates are too low, yet except in Australia there lately mado by Rev T. E. Espin
Twenty entries were made during the month, the following being the returns sont in ----
Dr. J. A. Lowson Mr. E. F. Mackey.. Mr. G. Stewart
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