INTIMATIONS
A. S. WATSON.
*LIMITED,
* WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
ESTABLISHED AD 1841.
Tuh HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31er, 1899.
As will be seen by advertisment, the T. K. K of the forces operating upon it The Leu Han Railway contract une concluded beamer Honglung Bars will proosed to. Yoke, lacon direct on Saturday and will return to Hongkong before making her next trip to Enu Franci
The N. C. Daily News eys:--Waters mis- informed about the action of the Syndicats that was amphoud to have proposed taking over the electric lighting of the two Settlements. Whatever may be the intentions of the Syndi. ente their scheme is at present entirely in embre, and no proposals whatever have hean Connel.
united to either it's English or the French
hind Sie Chan MACDONALD'S back, by the perfily of La HCNOCHANO. Having bean' concluded, all that remained was to
The German cruisse. Hertha, Capt. Von Und exact compensation in other diroelions, dorp Tregattankajatan, arrived Slugapore which was done. One cannot always pic for China was uncertain. She carries a crow on the 1st May. The date of her departure CO.vont perfidy when dealing with people of a of 116 men and 34 gube,
perfidious nature. Besides, at that time, betonling to the views of the N. C. Daily News, China's Integrity was to be guaranteci, there were to be do aphores of influence and contmote wars to fill to those who could succeed in getting them I would have been better, wo think, if spheres of induona had been recognised earlier and Euglaud had claimed the Ta-Hau Railway con- Ferat ne a matter of right, but it is net within the competence of our Shang hai contemporary to blame the British Government for not having acted contrary to the views which were at that time so strongly urged in its own columna,
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THE STAR TERRY COMPANY,
AMBLITER.
ARMENIAN MASSACRÉ BILIA.
London 4th Hey.
AT THE GERMAN CAPITAL
Hortia, 3rd May..
The fiftieth birthday of Baron von Buelow, the Imperial Minister for Foreign Alluies, is the subject of evicpathetic artides in the new papers of Berlin to-day, the Duly exceptions being those of the Agrarian party, which non- tinue to attack the Emperor'a-gift to Barce von Buzelew of a chased silver scritoire, witli a facsimile of the Imperial signature
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THE GERMAN MAIL.
The N. D. L. steamor Scoheon, with the Ger
Indian papers
CRITAN MUSULMANS, LEAVING YO
TURKEY,
London, 14: May. The large ozodze of. Crotan Museulmans to Turkey continues, despite the storte made by Prince George to indues them to remain. THE PRINCE AND PRINCES OF WALES TO
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VISIT DUBLIN.
London, 14th May, It has been arranged that the Princo and Princess of Wales will go te. Dublin iu August for the Hares Show.
* REGULATION OF ACETYLENT
MANUFACTURE AND
The Constantluepls correspondent of the STORAGE
Daily Cla'onicle mage:"Tho Sultan bas authe The lost ordinary annual meeting of thure correspondent drewe our attention to the rise Minister Strame to telegraph Prisidet man mall of the 1st-inst. arrivod vesterday. holders in the aboys company was held at the fact that arstylone is now being manufactured Mukioloy that is Majesty has senised to The following tolograms are from Ceylan and odce, No. 4, Praya Central, yesterday at noon. The chair was ovenpied by Mr. I call in Hongkong and asics how the mannfseturs of pay to Aueries claim of $100,000 for losses
IN GYPT.
Loudon, 14th May. and then voroshe present the Hour Chalon this gas in regalated. We believe there are no sustelued by Ambeienna in Turkey during the THN HUPPOSED PLOT AGAINST THE KAISER tary), A, Haupt; A-Mackenzio, T. H. Reid be the Fire Insarouse Companies with respost Me P. Bachs (reators) E. Osborne (socre local regulations in foxes applicable to this Armenias marcacres in 1895.
gay, though soalitions, have en impose
Buzzani, the Italian who invented the story HN. Mody, W. Hatton Poifs JM. Rook, to its storage or mo in batthings in which then to presence of a large number of German of a plot to assassinate this Kaiser while in LP. Medar...Wheeler, W. Newton, W. F. Companies are interested The following are pilgrims, who are at present making a tour of Egypt, has been sentoauad at Aucorn to sayon Hallioray, WJ. Terril C. Xavier Lo Cheang the regalations relating to aepty fortient calcium Palestine, the Best divino services over con- For ponal sarvituda. Shul Kon Fabrand Pung Chi Shang
sprbide in fores in England
¡ducted on the Dosaitian Hill; Hernaniem, The SORTARY read the motion courouing RELATING TO AURYLENE GAS
were: Loll on Sunday laat Balutations weru, the meeting
Whoress by section 14 of the Explosive Act, transmited by the worshippers to Emperor. The CHAIEMAN Mid-Tuoreportand accounts which have beau before you some days deal with 1875; it is enacted that Her Majesty wing, by William the first year of the company's existense, and it Order a Comell, declare that any substanco no doubt affordle you gratification to note this whisk appears to Her Majesty to be specially satisfactory results of the working. The amount dangerous to life or property by renson alter of its explosiva proportios er of any praces in of 58,902.19 eat down for repaire includes alo the cost of structural alteratione it was deemed the manufacture thereof being liable to explo wivisable to make to the older bonts to strengthension, shall be deemed to be an explosive within the meaning of the entd Act, and the provisions them against the great straining to walch they are enbjected in going alongside the wharves of the gaki Act (subject to each exceptions, Our boats are all sa goed order, and your tires- limitatione, and restrictions na may be specified tors do uat consider that they have deprociated in the Order), shall accordingly extend to any like manner, as if it were in- in vahe or that it is asosary on the present sitele substantimplosive in the sald Act. occasion to write anything cft the amount theg atand at in car boolis; we recommend instorf And whereas acetylene, then liquid or subject to a cărtain degree of compression, is specially that $5,000 be written of the less liqni sat of goodwill. With our property exposed to dangerous to life or property by season of its the deagers of navigation, which are not plusive properties. Now, therefore, Her Ma jesty a plenand, by and with the adrico of ber diminishest by the absence of any fair Privy Council, to order and declare, and be it way on the rente our bota take, we cou eidor, it necessary to build in 'n waarva fund, ordered and desired as follows and we propose to uppropriate $2,000 na a com- menoonint of that fand, which Thop may be a long time before we hase to draw oa. The donble-unded beats horo proved so sncccssial and are appreciated so much by Europeans and Chinese than the go to replace the two ell launches by tables asean as quickly as funde will permit; in fua u third-boat would by now have bear on the stocks but for a difficulty with Sir Clands MacDonald has stopped in Italy repart to the member of passengers the Go o kia humeward voyage to recuperate ernment will allow these bouts to sarry. The Government-will not lease the upper deck because the Ordinance which deals with the subject makes no provision for such a deck
Admiral Doway is passing his time quietly at the Peak Hotel and now feels very well, He, however, does uni wish to attend my publie functions-he will have snough of them when he gate home. As this will probably be is last. cruise he will proceed home very leisurely, and is not at all curtain when he will roseh Now York, as he will make several steppages at Mediterranean ports.
REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
(SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRO8"]
Lognoa. 28th May. THE DREYFUS AFFAIR The Raporler of the Cour de Cassation baz
We do not anticipate, that the La-Has line will prova a very powerful political gine. The Suez Canal is owned by a Com- | nominally French, but that deen cl prevent the exercise of British influence in Egypt, nor will the ownership of the Lu-llan line by a Belgian Company pre-pronounosd in favour of revision and a ass trist vont the exercise of British influence in the by Court Martial. The Court will undoubtedly Yaugter Valley. As to the value of the endorse the report. lize itself, the London and China Repres says-"Perhaps if the public knew that "this very Lu-ar line, over which ppl "tical jealousies have been expended so freely, could have been had several Limes
over by British enpianists had they so
SIR CLAUDE MACDONALD.
THE PEACE CONFERANCE, Beth Sir Jalian Pouncefote and 21. do Steal bave introduced a propozal for a Permanent Arbitration Trlinnal. The lea good progress,
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THE UNITED STATES AND THE PHILIPPINES.
Unersiness is ennead at Washington on so-
count of the latest news from Manila, which shows that it is imposible to establish Amer. loan suproniacy without wars troops. This will involve a fresh all for Volunteers in despite of the aspopularity of asb n measure.
GREAT BRITIAN AND BUSSTA, The Wines, reverting to Russian wablon at
Russian Finance Minister, is proposing to raise Poking, advises British capitalists to ignore the Russian Builray lean, which M. Witte, the
in London.
"desired; that it was on more than one oc- "casion actually offered to British sources, but refused because its chance of paying was considered small; and that it would be in a part of the country where foreign control would be difficult to exercise, par ABELOUR GLENLIVET is a very olds we might hear fewer grumbles. We canber complait, therefore, if others make Peat-Whisky (smoky), and could not it, for we may be certain that if additional now, be replaced in stock at the price. trade is the outcome of its construction, Dis well-known for its fine flavour, and we do not doubt an increase must ungfacturers are as likely to reap their "be forthcoming, British merchants and
talists were perhaps unwise in declining tho "portion as anyone else." Britial cap
concession, but having one so it is absurd
THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY for theto, or for journals supposed to res
AP "MANILA, V A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED, presont their interests, to gnash their teeth
because the concession has been given to FESTIVALES ON BOARD THE "POWERFUL."
Manila, 25th May. olbers
Captain Hon. Hedworth Lambton yesterday entertained 110 guests at tila ou heard the Thors were 18 cases of plagas reported yes maraificent craiser Pacerful, to enlabrate the terday, and 10 deaths..
80th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. 124, had been invited, but the unpropitious Mr. T. Jackson returned from the North weather, the report of the typhoon having yesterday by the Empress of Chian
recurved, and some threatening reports from several ladies from going. As a mattes et fact the buy, which turned ont to be all wrong, kept "Queen's weather" held, and those who did not allow themselves to be frightened by the alarmists shook hands with themselves aud thoroughly enjoyed the regal entertainment provided by the gallant captain.
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Correspondentemas! forwar:I their name and address- with communications addressed to the Editor, nat
or publication, but as evidence of good faith,,
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Orders for extra copres of D.T HRAE should be ent before 11. un day of publical on. After that hear the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash
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Telephony No. 12.
The Daily Press.
“HONOBONO, May Sist, 1899.
THE railways in Cala and the single caist ing line in Laza are owned by English Companies, but that fact has not prove? talmical to the exercise of American in fluence in those countries. Dy parity of rensowing it may be suggested that Great Britsin need not greatly excite herself be cause foreigu railway interests happen to tonch our sphere of iuuence in the Yang teze Valley. We would have preferred to see the T-Fan Ruilway in British hands updoubtedly, but British capitalists did not appear enger to obtain the conces
elnualension of the Chinese railway con- céssions this line is set down us one ef¦
La Cesania, one of the Spanish newspapers published at Manila, bas head suppressed."
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The King Sium has taken to speling, The other evening, accompanied by Elty other eyclists, His Majesty took a ride round the city.
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A special meeting of the Sanitary Beard is anamored for 3 p.a. to-morrow to consider what farher steps are necessary in denting with plague, more especially with rofersuco to overcrowding.
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The guests were revived-by the captain and officers who viod with eh other in their efforts to make all comfortablo, and as evident with the greatest accu
The programme was very bently printed on artboard with H.M.S. Powerful'a crest at the top.
Acetylove, when quid or when subject to a prestare abors that of the utmcaphers capable of supporting a column of water exceeding 100 inin height and whether or not in admixture with other substances, shall be deemed to be an explosion within the meaning of the said t
RELATING TO STUHAGE DE CALCIUM
Whorens it is expelient to exempt small quantities of orhide of calotum, when kept under certain conditious, from the operation of the Cader of Conheil of a February, 1807, virtue of which certain parts of the Petroleum Acts 1871 to 1883 are applied to carbide of antoin in the same surer as if the substance as patra, which the Act applies. Now, therefore, Har Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to order na prescribe that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the said Onder, in Concil, the quantazy of maclide of calcium which may be kept without a licence shall be as follows:
Where It is kept in sepirate substantial hermetically closed total vessels containing not more than 1 h. sach, 5.1.
(b) Where it is kept otherwise, noxe, and the said. Order in Connoil shall be deemed to be
ended accordingly.
in fast for such boats as thes. There is no was specially deigned to carry passengers. it was specially designed to curry passengers nud is admittedly a porfectly safe and proper phos to carry them. We hope that the Gor. Brument may take steps to faks the peces sary addition or sundment to the Ordinance Lufors Jug. We lusituto to Imlid snob, expon siyo boats while there issuy doubt as to wasther we shall be allowed to make the talless ase of the accommodation provided, Unless the dif fealty can be get ever we shall probably have to abaudon the upper deck, though by so doing the bonts will be far less convenient for passengers. The muter is of considerable importance to the
PLAGUE PRECAUTIONS IN EGYPT company, and I may say to the public niso." I de
MR. C. Wilcox, Secretary of the Chamber as there and be glad to save any quesleyrat, from H.B.M.'s Consul, Alexandria, not know that there is anything more I can say with regard to the operations of the company of Comoros, informs us tha: the Government If there are any points upon which you desire yesterday (Tuesday) received the following
and ovmmunicated saque tɔ the Chamber
Plague Rules imposed in Egypt against ar- rivals from Hongkong.
tion.
No questions being asked, the répert and balance shoot were adopted, on the motion of the CHAIKAN, scenaded by Mr. G. H. WHEELER On the motion of Mr. T. H. REID, seconded by Mr Nawron, Mr. E. 8, Whealter was ra-elect, a director, and the appointments of the Hon. C. P. Ubator and Mr. P. Sachso.were confirmed.")
On the notion of Mr. J. M. BEC, secaded by Bir. P. Saunos, Mr. W. Hatton Potts was
selected auditer
The CHAIRMAY-That is all the basinges gentlemou. I am sorry some of you had to wait so long owing to tas dilatoriness of ethics Dividend warrants will be peated this afternoon,
PLAQUE PROSECUTION AT SINGAPORE,
A CAPTAIN PINED $50. At Singapura on the 20 May Captain 0. Androvich, of the Austrian Lloyd's steamer Marquis Bacquelim, was charged with being ing an unreporteil, vase of plaguo into the part on the Ith The evidense glowed that a Chi 24:6, passenger was surturing from plague on the arrival of the sensor sad that the case was not reported.
HMS, WOODCOUK" AND THE YANGISZE RAPIDS.
Tas Icharg correspondent of the oily Neres, writing on the 17th May says:
APPRECIATIVE RECOGNITION.
London, 4th May. Lloyd's Agency bas conferred medals for meritorious service upon Captain Schmidt and the Furet Ocer and First Engineer of the Hamburg-American Line steamer, Bulgaria and upon the Second floor and six members of the crow of the British tank steamer Wechesken. Thee houers vero bestowed in consideration of the skill and bravery shown by the Bulgarie's officers at the time in February last, when the steamer banco danbled, 800 miles of the
agron Islands, and in cognition of the 5 stance given in resening the Helguria's passe gora by the people on board of the Weekucken.
TOE BAIERQUAKES IN GREECE, -
Athens, 4th May. Pevere selemic disturbanes visited the South oru districts of the Peloponnesos (che Sonthere and Eastern districts of the Kingdoms of Greece), last night. The Town of Liguditza was seriously damaged, many uses being thrown down.
THE BATH TROGFE AT KARTOUM.
London, 15th May. The Daily News correspondent, at Caira slates that the British troops are leaving Khartema for the summer, and it is not thought that the Khalifa will take the offensive.
BAD NEWA ABOUT 1 HENRY IRVING. Louder 15ta May.
Sir Henry Irving is suffering from & serious. fection of the throat, and has been ordörst completa raat by his medical advisers. He will thun have to resign his part in M. Sardon's play of obespierre," lately, produced at the Ly-
um Testes.
Her
THE QUEEN ARRIVES IN LONDON,
Lundorth May. The Qpoon has arrived Lallon, and wil remain for hor birthday celebrations, Majesty to-day paid a visit to the room at Kensington Palace where she is born, and was heartily chased by the large crowds as smblod all along the cvate.
THE SOUTH, KENSINGTON MUSEUM EXTENSION,
London, 17th May. The Queed to-day laid the foundation-sture
CORSETS AND POSTERIFY,
Dresden, 4th May. The Minister of Education of Saxony, Dr. de Suydawitz has stirred up a hornets' nest in tim fuining world, by the issuance of a decree yesterday, whereby all girls and young women attending the public schools and collages in Saxoby must abandon the proties of wearing corseta and stays. The wearing of corsets the Gaps Diplomatique. girle of tender age and the habit of tight-lasing have beconia surevalent, partianlarly in Fores
of the extension of the South Kensington Musam. The gathering on the occasion wa a most brilliant one. The Prince of Wales and other members of the Royal family were pro sont, besides the members of the Cabinet and
den, that the Stato foresees in the normat a grava mense to the well-being of posterity, Although girls and their mothers protest against the measure and even threaten to boycott the schoots, the oficiale stand fra
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London, 15th May.
The Cornarie Steel Works, Instuding mines, railways, callieries, and furulces, have been sold to a New York Syndicate fer 300,000,000 dullars, two-thirds going to Andrew Carnegie.
THE INDIAN EXPENDITURE COMMISSION.
Tonden, 15th May.
CONGRESS WILL BE CALLED,
Washington, 4th May.
Lord George Hamilton, in reply to a ques There is a growing belief among the pronsin. tion pat by Mr. Bhowaugres, sirenently
case this will come before nest Congrass when the same would be auta tel. Lord But members of Congress, that the President addressed a latter to the Indian Expenditure will call Congress to meet in extraordinary commissioners, regretting the delay that had sessions Fall, probably early in October. The taken place in making their report and asking for teftement including as they do, everything George said that, on receipt of their ceutics, ho kreving ent of tas possessions acquired as: would consider what steps were advisaute th sult of the war with Spain, and general lagisla regard to a continuance of the Commission. tion, including that relating to Currency ro
SIR WEST RIDGEWAY SERIOUSLY ILLA form, the Nicaragua Canal, Merchant Marine,
London, 16th May. ete, are of such great importance, that the Pre-
Sir West Ridgeway is lying seriously til sident is inclined to regard it as advisable that Congress should meet earlier than the regular mateb at the Crystal Palace Wednesday He contracted a chill at the opening Australian session in December in order to get work under last; and it has developed fato pheumonia. Si Lienterenut Watson of HM:S. Woodence re rund from his surrey of the Rapids on Sun
Willian Broadbent is attending him ; but four day, and this morning the Woodcach Joft to
days must elaps before the ronyit can be known. make an attempt at going up the first Rapid, From several reports lately, giren by travellers dorstood, when is coouted the Vice-royalty of
Lord Carson of Kedlestons, gave it to be su- HONOURS FOR INDIAN PRONTIER SERVJUEE
London, 15th May. up the Gorges no difaulty is expressed regard
The following honours arq gazetted, all fr ing the navigation of the Rapids by seitably India, that he did so because he thought the services on the North-West Frontier of olinste would improve his health. Private ad bulit teamers. We so in a Hoogkong paper i vina, horerer, intimate a contrary effect, and ludis Colonel Reginald Hart, to be night Commander of the Path, Colonels Moro. a statement by Major Rateliff to this effect, Eat Lord Curzon Las been suffering from illMolgneur and Maurice Barton, and Captains and Mr. Harrison of a shipping firm in Livor- pool just returned to Iching from the Upper health since his arrival in India. According to Roweroft, Wells, Coln, John Hill, and Elfill Today. Lord and Lady Curzon have been Lockhart, to receive the. Distinguished Service River, in of the same bolief. We hope the rather overdoing the digcity: Vice-royalty Order. Bontent may be aneressful, and that some in autrust to the way of former viceroys. Toe this year Chungking shall be visited by a depablication antioned says the practice in Simla cant sized steamer, and he protected by anch a well armed beat as the Woodcock.
Bud Culentia is all on the lives of the most rigid otiquette At joformal gatherings, the bosta always enter laskund only whon dinner is announced do e o in first, together, through
VICEREGAL "STYLE"
Loudon, 4th May.
PROMOTIONS FOR SERVIOS IN THE TIRAT
CAMPAIGN.
Loubou, 17th May. The following officers have been · promoted for Borrices in the Tirah Campaign, amely
THE CANADIAN MAIL. The following telegrams are from Vancouver
and the deptor, their evidence was as press of China
The witnesse for the defaune were the Capt.Impera received by the C. P. R. steamer Enter, according to To-day "Your Braig, and Arnold. follows
-UNITED STATES-TAKLEFÅRD.
BRITĪBU TRADE.
In reply, Mr. Brodrick, Parliamentary Searof usual to make representations to a foreign ary for the Foreign Office said that it was not
London, End May.
London, 17th May. The Earl of Stretford hou met his death from falling order a Cambridge expres. 16 is sup posed, during a Bt.-* THE SUNDAY, DAILY. HAIL" WITHDRAWN. AN EXTRAORDINARY AFPOINTMENT
Loudon, 17th May. Tho Sunday Pity Matt has been withdrawo, London; 6th May. despate to the Daily News from Odessa, har opinion. addressed.
Tho, Russian Gorerament, according to a astensibly in deforenes to public religious
friendly protest to the Gorma Sir Edward Lawson has not replied to Mr. Government regarding the appointment as one Harmeworth's enggestion to witvíraw the San of Germany's delegates to the Peace Conference day Daily Telegraph siaultaneously. at the Hague, of Professor ven Stenget, of
TRAIN WRECKED IN THE BOMBAY FERDIDENCY, Murich University, who just prior to his ap-
the sterabl poss; anght not to be the aim of pointment, again immediately after it, isaped pamphlets defending wir, and declaring
culture.
...A' DISTINGUISHED AFFAIR,
Ledon, 5th May. A distinguished gathering characterised the ladies dinnor under the auspfoes of the White Friars Clal at the Hotel Cecil this toning. Me Gilbert Parker, the Conndise novelist und dramatis, presised Owing in the illness of still responded to the toast, Home and Kins. Mr. Poultney Bigelow, Lady Randolph Chur
novedat, to Sovereign Woman."
Among the guests were the Countess of African explorer, and Liberal Unionist member of Parliament for North Lambeth, aut Mcs. Shedan, Mr. and Mrs Appleton and M. and Mrs. Anthony Hops. Miz. Beerbohm Tree
try can fail to pay, provided it be decently maged. From the foreign investor's` point of view, however, it does not greatly matter whether this particular line pays or not, as skip Centurion had challenged. Shangbet to as the weather might not hold, and thereaftar peroon for be proascution, then sail he danger than war, in the existing industri reoitel Kipliar's "Boldiers Three."
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repayment of the capital invested with in- terest thereon is guaranteed by the Chinese Government. The concession, however, whether valuable or worthless, gone into foreign lands,, having boen granted to n Belgian Company with Frenco and Russian backing.
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The N. C. Daily News anys:-In our issue of the 15th instant it was stated that H.B. flag.
cricket, tennis, and other sports, to come off at
before.
Weihaiwel in the drst week of Juno. It up pears that this is scarcely correct, as the chal: lenge somes from the combined British feet and garricon, the officers of the Centurion thinking that it would appear presumptuous if one ship alone challenged such undoubtedly od team as Shanghai posacases. Still, má modesty is a sure indication of merit, it beboves Shanghai sports to look out and sparo no pains to get themselves in readiness to meet their Birkin naval antagonists, and it is to be hoped that nothing will prevent the looked for mosting next month, as smart play onn be anticipated.
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Soup: Turtle. Clair Quesome, Dressed Prawne. Bigeon Pies. Chicken Pies. Heast Chickens. Roust Qri Lamb.
of Beef Tongue.itqund of Beef,
Ham. Tipsy Cakes Apple Moringues.” “ Triles. Blaue Mange and Fruits. Fruit Fies. Carafael C. Bwiss Rolia. Cheese anil Bisonīty:
· GERMANY UN'A PERMENT.
Herlin, 6th May.
Bombay, 18 May. railed near Palghar, 5 miles from Bombay A Barods Tailway passenger train was de
this morning
The roul had been tampered with. Several passengers were injured, but no deaths bave sadurred.
THE TRANSVAAL SENHÀTION,
Londen, 17th May. The first report regarding the arrests mu at Johannesburg stated that for autoes of the prisoners were Colonel Floyd Nicholls, Captain Treuileit, and Michol and that George Patterson, and Liautenants Agarellia, others,
The arrangements for the tiffin ware perfect, The table, ie feet in length, was placed on the atarboard eile; along sus side was the battery
a long line of gacats and ossoutous suitor. Lieutenant Colourt Plewdon; Majors Ferrier. of four 12-pounder gans through the
They sit facing, aut commonly address each Grover and Wasis; and Captains Dillon, From Chungking we (N. C. Daily News) hear opening for which all the available fresh air that the Leechun, the small stezmer in which came in, and all was wanted, ay the city was
calhocy." Old Lunds, it is added, avo jzalized TRAUIC END OF THE EARL OF STRAFFORD, to suigger at all this, which is a bad imitation Archibald Lituie ad away threngot Between the guar-uameroce fags had the Gorges to Chungking, went for & trip Afty boon druped by artistic hands; thero wore flags
of Windsor wen the Royal residences. But, miles beyond Chungking her appescanes rest of all kinds on all sides and the effoot was Marquis Bagucha. Ia left Hongkong on Curl Andruvich said he was niaster of the
coraladis Today, sarcastically, it must be London, Ist May. Several hungking residents were on board the ing considerable excitement amongst the nativea. splendid.
the th of May, and arrived hard on the 16th. During tiffa the band of the Powerful, He brought number of Chinese passengers.
Is the House of Commers to-day, Mc. Cugbill,ry pleasant to pretty Mias Laiter and has steam auch, including the British Consul. which is a very foo-one, player the following Thore was a doubtful case of plague in, a
Conservative-member for Stoke-on-Treat, askell sistars, all Repablican-born." the Minister if the Foreign Ofice had instructed pieces:
European, but no case of the kind was reported the representative of Great Britain at Wash A pasonger by the Nubin, writing to the 1March, The Royal Salute... Ifade. to him as Lasing ovcurred among the Chiness.ington to make representations to the Goro Singapore Free Press, Mr. G. Gustavas 2.Overture, The Emprees KlingWhen he sigued the declaration be fally be mens of the United States, 23 to the great Brads, lately of Bavis and Singapore, is 2-Selection, A Runaway Girl Carylu. lived that it was true. It was not his duty to injury caned to various bronches of British his way to Kobe, Japan. Dating the voyage Selection, The Doadoliers....Bullivan, should do that. pasurager by the P. and O. sleuke Ňubiu, în
4-Intermezzo Ruste Franke, cok around arong the passengers; the doctor tande by the existing American Tariff, and to from Boginnd to Singapore, Me. Brady who 6--Vales, Love Mo..
arge the advisability of withdrawing a tariff Coward, is a most excellent ausfeur actor, contribute 7-Finale The Nightingale
Dr. Auberger sail Le was the doctor of the unfavorable to Great Briti Moos. skip. When" the coolies exme on board thay to the enjoyment of bis. follow-passengers. by bis very clever acting sad kindly efforts to
"God Saru tae Queen.".
wero inspected by the Health Offer a long long. There were nu other cases of sickness on amuse. Ifo made himself very popular on board, and certainly kept up his high Bastern repata
board except those given in the doclusation. Fower upena tariff policy, except in connection tion as a comedian.
No other ones of plague had been reported to with some specifio negotiations. The Govern The fonsts were, "Her Majesty God bless except that of the Barbeau. He depended.ment, he said, did not consider that, at the The Foochow Echo says:-We regret to have
her; the most widely loved and respected for his knowledge of the health of the passen. present moment, instractions such as the vern bar suggested would be likely to result to the woman in the wide, wire world "Prosident gers on the boul Chinese cook. He did not to record the death by drowning of Monsieur
benght of British commerce. EiD and in StR CLAUD MacDONALD'S Paul Féer, who was during a few months last MeKiulsy, tho head of the greatest nation on look at the passengers every day, as it was not
GRAVER THAN WAR. Acting Vion Cousal for France at this earth, sir!" and what Captain Lambton happily possible owing to their number. He had no
called an international tamil, →→ The Tarifes, experience of bubonic plague, During that tide, be bad bez fully the prettiest lady prosent to reply. There wher, Carver, counsel for the defence argued In the House of Commons to day, during the those which, in the opinion of experts, will appreciated by all who had an opportunity to fatter among those who were near enough to that if us chant erred at all, be erred through debate on the Budget and the Firante Bil, Mr. not pay. The experts say be right, but forest him and we are sure that is aumerous heur distinely, but no on rose. Soon, however, ignorane. There was, he said, a coastani risk Courtney, Unionist member for the Bodmin folk cross the Sea," and Mr. Hall Caine the named Hooper and Fries, the latter being a
friends hore will be very sorry to hear the sad our own part wade not see how any railway nows. Monsieur Paul Féer was drowned while the ladies to stand up, pinckily set the example.
one lady who thought what was wanted was for all that, howevor tras the declamation night ba at Division of Cornwall, and formerly Dopaty
Dane, had no rank specified. It is now, how- bathing in the river one hour before reaching
the biuso of making it, anything that might to Speaker of the House in a vigorous speech running through a rich and populous cous- Hokéov, the ner port to which he had she had it all to herself and was received with found out later enabled the law to bring criopposing the reduction of the Sinking Faud, Warwick, Mr. Henry Morton Stanley, the missioned offcers in the British ervice, and had ever, stated that they were formly won-com acclamation. Nendless to say cho did not answar
miiani charge.
proposed by Sir Michael Hicks-Dench, Chancel
already surolled 2003 mon. for the Ladies,"
This Court considered that the charge had lor of the Exchequer, declared that Great The tin was a good one and a great success, boon amply procol, and a fan fifty follars Britain was now on the top wire of prosperity,
President Kruger and expressed his regret at The Bridal Agout at Preloric has called on The guests did not rise till about 5. p.m., when he was imposed;
and should reduce her liabilities to the atmost
ha ocomcence taking pace when everything asquali came up which made many people for The Attorney-General, who appearul in posible. England, he said, new faced a graver
pointed to a friendly understanding. Presid need not have been any hurry, as the squall of the abip, but, o comantting the Chivi Felise United States produced both cheaper than no time was lost in getting ashore, though thers, thought he ought to proceed against the ductor competition in coal and iron. Already this
sat Kruger replied that he would not believe British Icey were nouceraed, mucit the sam passed over in a very short time and left alt as Olur, he decided not to do so. He remarkel England, and were able to compete with the public mind in Germany, that her interests with the forthcoming wooting with Bic Alfred "The belief has taken complete passession of was proved, and hoped it would not interfere that his object in appearing in the cass was to Fagland in stoel How long, he asked, could in Ses have been brutally and ruthlessty Milner. impress upon the shipping community the Engloud stand this. He deered the question'a disregarded. both by the English and the Recessity of obersteg the quarantine rules,
The English bowspapers are rather reservòd vory grave one."
United States. It seems that this view is in their comments on the occurrence until the The House passed the Bill to a second read-aladly giving strength with nearly all ing by 280 votes against 165.
facts are known. The Times anggests the classes. The press certainly reflects the senti FATTACK ON A LADY AT SINGAPORE,
affair is a mare's best, owing to the diffenlty STORMS. IN GERMANY,
meut with increasing violence. The Goveràthere is in identifying the prisoners. The The M. C. Daily News in recent ar
Berlin, 2nd May. meut has done nothing the past week, ilber other papers regard the matur in a more tiele invitad any Englishmen who still
Singapore. 25th May.
Since Sunday there has been a radical shange fortify or to dispel this trend af pahlia opinion serious fight. Fostoriay aftrucon, Miss Beattie, a lady in the weather throughout Germany. Terrille The Government press has been strangely silon 4 think that on the whole Lord SALIS
London, 17th May. -- viitor from Kaala Lamper, went eveling ou rains and thunderstorms have been followed by on the subject, RM It grimally transpires, that the prisoners at BURY and the British Minister at Pek-
the Serangoon Road.: Bko was pedulling gold and anow. In many parts of the Broekon The ability of the cxdinary Chinaman to tell
The Agrarian newspapers and many other Pretoria aro olvilians, and absoluta nobodies. ing hava managed our relations with
quietly along, just beyond the fifth milestone, and Hartz Mountains, snow has fallen to the jurists bare seised the occasion of the Birth A sggestion made in the Transvaal official a plausibia story when in the witness box is well
when she met a China who immediately depth of two inches, aut the temperature isley anniversary of the Riparial Minister for despatel on the subject, that they seto upen China and with our foreign competitors in known to anyous in the habit of frequenting
eushod at her, sized the mashine, ad below freezing railway train between Thors Fonsign Afairs, Baren von Buelow, to severely orders received from the War Ofle, is ridien. China fairly well during the past two years, cumbent on the Police Magistrate to thoroughly the Magistracy, and it is thus all the more in-
The British ships in the harbour comprised saatoked at a brooch she was wearing. There Insterborg was struck by lighting and attack him for what they stylo his supino dis H.M.S. Powerful Captain the Hon. H. I was so ons eies within sight at the time, Hreaty damaged. Two of the passengers were eagard of Germany's legitimate interests in night on the capital charge of oncalling men The prisoners have been remanded for « fort. and that we have not come out badly when sift the evidence which is given in order to pro- Lambtor, and the two ganboats Peach and and it was quite light when the incident killat Tua risara ara rapidly rising. all is reckoned up, to read the leading vent an izaocent porzon from being punished. Commanders St. John and Chem. 8...spalo with soine sienos, and very pluskily Pigmy coramanded respectively by Lieu-sarred. Mine was thrown from her
Sumba, and his alleged obsequiouanese towards and, izunding to ann, born in Nakut whence, THE BENEFIT TO LYLIA THOMPSON, NY Grant Beltain and the United States. The they were to Future on a given signal und reize, Mr. T. Seroombe Smith is excodingly orofal
London, ad Play, matter of alims for damages, both in Sazno Jelishuvg article in the Time of the 12th ultimo on in this respect, but alt the same he narrowly the whole of tin war vessels in Luxbour, com tested the man, who did his utmost to rob her A remarkable degree of public interest was and the Philippines, for German property NORTHBROOK BOCIETY BANQUET TO LORD the Poking-Hankow Railway Loan. Natar-scaped being imposed upon the other d.5. Aprising the American squadron in Manila of her a broach, and a ring she was wearing. It manifested in the farewell benefit to Lydia destroyed in the recent ouguemontu, y Roads and those in Cavite Bay, in addition is thought that the Chinnan was armed, suice Theipson, at the Lyceum Theatre, this after been injected into the press discussion with ally the Tirane, thinks we have not done at 163. Queen's-raad East, with assaulting him dressed ship rainbow faskinn, white cll the ber are On 150 pfher hand it is said the City participated in the performance, day being made that the Foreign Office, however, Society at the Imperial Instituto to-night in Chicaman charged another Chinaman residing to the Britisk mon-of-u just reationed, the lady, in the struggle, gestained savoral ente noon. All the lending actors, and actress in singularly growing excitment, the assertion fairly well. The programme laid down by with a chopper. Complainoat appeared with bis the Times and the N. G. Daily News at the left hand baudaged, and there was no doubt sports and shipping at anchor also dressed that the nailant bit Mie Beattie's ca celebrities of the stare taking part as walking has done nothing to create or faster this coud: honor of Lord Elgin, Lord Northbrook, the
about his little finger having keon eat badly, ship. As soon as the fugs wore hoisted the
in the endeavour to get the rug from goatlasan and leading ladies, as at the benefit ton of prblic feeling. commencement of the crisis, both journals Ha showed his injury to the police, and it was national colours were borgared by the strains
bar. Unfortunately is voneded in doing of Neflia Farron last year. People asking ad-
... President of the Society, presided, and ninongat drawing their inspiration from the evident that a piece of och bad been sit the warships assembled.
of God Save the Queen" from the bands of that, but he was not able to souro the brocolission began assembling about the gallery and The Agrarium. Deutsche Togan-Zeitung, in the these present were Lords Roughery, Lavadowno, He told His Worship that he had
The lady's resistance evidently surprised the pit entrancas ynsterday voting. Nothing less towards the United States during the past year,
coneed of a severa view of Gormany's attitude Earris and Cross, and Bica, leury Fowler; source, has proved a failure. Events have way.
A miste of twenty-one guns was rod at Chinaman who lost a good deal of skin frous ther a wes offered for boxes, and in one case
Hiobard Temple, Donald Stewart, George Honge words with defendant, whe toak moved in a direction different from that up a chopper and endeavoured to hit him and the prove of the vessels giving throu hearty Beattie a arcs, she mounted or mucbins and
noon, the bandle playing the National Anthem his face, When he released his hold of Miss 3200 was sent. Stalls sold for & guiness and blames the Imperial Foreign Office with White, and Mancher, Bhowngree To save his head he which these journals anticipated, and then the band with it
one gentleman sant £100 for two sulle.
khuckling down to the Amèricans, in every Lord Rosabery, who proposed the besith of held up his arm and, said he, the chopper cheers damage to their own reputation for pre inflicted the lojary to his finger A witness the sous the inhabiteats of Manila worekla. Kutnrally the lady was considerably
rode as quickly, es posible in the direction PRENOH AND THE CHINESE ENTENTE.
casu," avêu, riculling the instance of Admiral the guest of the ovoning, dvelt upon the inent- In the vaning, as soon as darkusas veiled at town, hex mailart making of in the
ron Diedriché at Munilo, “ao as not to hurt the culable difficultise ke bad surmounted during azienco-presente itself to them ne a loss of was called who corroborated this story. Defangrouably urprised to notice the illaminat op npset by this
amanda Paris, 3rd May, At the request of the Russian Government, feelings of Masgiantes les Americaines. The his Vieeroyalty, nud doubled it any Viceroy dunt admitted that he and complainant had a
artick copelades de follows "Only by now since Lord Canning had held sneli cruel visita- occurrence, and when she M. Deleuse, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has of the meth ertiser Powerful Pa the chopper, saying that he cut his finger by
Lord Elgin,, in reply, sail ho had always net expressed by the London and China Express, smushing a pane of glass. Helore His Worship warks and down the stem cod stera sus right state of nervous collapse from the statement made in an article in the London Frostige of the Empire, which has suffered so
whibli sho lng not yet, zarovermil She Trier, that the Anglo-Russian agroviceat was The Hause now papers and a aumber of others Ho dwelt upon the ascosity which existed for
seriously latterly, be restablished
his face against aggression, or even retaliation. could give any decision Sergeant MoSwayed series of alectale lights, and in addition, mud, for whom the police ur making diligent
along the water line, was Huminated with says however, that he can identify the China to Franes's detriment which says "A year ago we were all for said he would like to gire ovilouco, and he was similar arrangement fraset out is logant and are under italt cirquestances. This is the offsal aerengement between Russin end president McKinlay with a gross want of tuot know they cannot loud as with impunity. The Echo do Faris expresses the hope that inclinose Lewards Americans, and onege term of office, and euid the frontier tribes now blame the Empeces for showing too" inch the various expeditions undertaken during his ** guaranteeing China's integrity,
accordingly swozu. He said that when com "The danger is now, probably that the plainant showed his wound to the police he affentire ontline the meats, yards, and fannels the kind of thing that has happone pretty fra. Great Britain differs materially from the pre in not replying in German to the Emperor Difficulties, be added, may ocino to the surface dressed it and then went down to 163, Queen's.of the British worships, no less than 900, oisetris quently of late in Hougkang. It this is the sont interpretation of it; otherwise," the paper willisin's tológram of congratulation on the in India at any moment; but the country was pendulum has sung the other way and road East, to make suquiries. He was shown lights heing uned for the purpose. The sight first of an epiduraio of such cases in Singapore, says,qur interosis in Abyasints and the Faraufect of the new trans-Atlantis dable, thus more settles when he left it that when he "that we might take too strong a hand in the chopper which was said to have done the Never betare tu the history of Manila has there suppress such forms of highway robbery POWERLESS TO HELP.
to British eyes was as gratifying as it was novada koju stringout meuspres will be taken to East will be held cheaply by the Macovites."
ontraging all International courtesleg?? dued, but policing some block are on the has such an effective and imposing theplay Tas moral sveria to be that Indy cyclists should "bringing about her disintegration, a policy Boor, he followed them. They led bin into a mado, and the Birthday of Her Majesty the nct ride on unfrequented counter roads except
„GREAT BRITA NEW DEFENDENDY.
ORIGKET, MAAR " that would be suicidal for us to play. Our back room. Hers he noticed that span of Queen will live long in the ronollsations of its in the company of wals friends Straits Tur. the Earl of Strathmors and Kinghorne, while and spril 11th, says that u trente, has her Anetralian Eleven, the latter were beaten by
A despatch from Nice says that the valet of San Francisco, Cal., 6th May.
London, 13th May contemporary however, when it says we all of glass and been broken sad that a place inhabitauti-fanita Times.
A letter from the Touga, yr Frioully Islands, In the match between Exsex and tho Boch apparently from someone's finger" was
Bathing near Monte Carlo, was devoured by a should make exceptions, for from the outset adhering to a broke. He said nothing to cons
BOFT, RAIL, DELICATE SKIN, A clear and shark today. The tragedy wurred in the pre-entered into between Great Britain qut the 20 runs. there were spa who foresaw that Chiun, plainant about what be lind foagd, but asked him if he still peralated iz obarging defendant.
healthy complexion produced by using how sense of a crowd of on-loosers, who were unable islands. Germany made demard on this Go Yorkshire has defeated Somerset by au in being subjected to outside pressure, us with assaulting him with a shopper, Cemplato
ALLANDE KALYNUE, the most stothing, healing,DA ROYAL FAMILY SQUAEDLE,
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vernment for £25,000 for debis contracted by ninge and 201 ruins. * The C, P; E. stormer Athenian left Kobe for curative and refreshing preparation, and war-
Touging to Garman traders Grost, Britains Field in some directions, this being neaut said Lo did, and accordingly the charge was Hongkong at noon, on the 30th just
hes offered to pay the claim, and motent these ranted furtles to the most delicate skin. It inevitable as is obedience to any siniple complacent and his witness wero each ned $15 French all left Bingapore on Tucahy, the Redberk Roughness heale Cataneous rupauet le father in-law, the Duke of Farms,
taken down, Defendant was discharged, and
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fage, nos blindly to oppose them, and Lurd SALISBOKY and our Minister at Peking have made the best of the situation in China and
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Glomonster beat Kent by 51 race. The match between Surroy and Leibester was draway
London, 15th May. The sensational defeat of the Australians at
at this tius to annex the lands, some the hands of Essex has again juspired a feeling
The Glen Luo steamer Glengyis from Mid-Burns; impacts a luxuriaal beauty to the oom for refusing, ined the death of Prince the Vatan, Haupian, and Tonga gouge The dlesbro and London left Bingepos on the 29th plexion, and arrays the neck, hands and artos Marie, wife of Frince Ferdinand, to pay the British and King George Thou 11 love merely of confidence that the English ar weil able to inet, and is dus here on the 2nd of June.
utobles whitense, anautainable by any apanity red in the marriage contract on the formed a treaty of allianos, offusive and de hold their own in the test autel other us Ask Storos and Chomlets for ground that Prince Ferdinand had vialetal the fansite The Gorman claims will be paid when ROWLANDA KALYDO, and avoid polsonous nontract by baylag Prince Barts, his son, bap presented, and the islands lavo virtually be
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The N. Pstom Yaloria sailed from Tacoma for Jspeo dad Hongkong on the 13th inst.
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