INTIMATIONS
A. S. WATSON
LIMITED.
MANUFACTUMERS OF
THE HONGKONG MAILY PA888, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12TH, 1899.
THE OPENING OF CENTON
PORRIGN BUSINESS PERSIS-DƏTABLISHED
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& long conference yesterday with his collignes ing Arefin balloonist, recently found in Iceland, decided to despatel Dr. Zor, and on ton, and Dr. Nanzen, who examined it most one- Stargel to inform the Emperor personally fully, declared that if Andres had saccended in of the condition of affaire. In the weal deacuding with his balvon and taking with time, efforts had been made to fled means hen his urms and ammunition, then was gool of consiliation by the creation of a limited reason to pazno that he had reached recourt etablished at-Tlus. Hague under land, und ho would probably be found by the the ordinary representatives of the Pars Natlierst Expedition. It will be impossible to which was proposed by Mr. Andrew White, bear thus resua of this expedition polit Septem- hand of the American delegation. This plan VARA Dr. Zorn and Bacon von Stengel have been
CO., sanneethe ration doudiantile Conoscial Hotel, ing of a shop is the ofty for the sale of piece at Wschow, bet (ning our using there men jutan, Chiques, business panel for the big boy OERE APAR
ORAUNCEY DEPEW SPEACE, counaasional to phad to Emperor William.
AERATED WATERS.
MANUFACTURED
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the Viceroy asking His Excellency to “isue instructions to your subordinates that the goods of Berers. Baukur and Co, ars not to be to any way molested on their way from the steamer wharves to their city shop; par can any duty | breens blowzag vài thoi tîme: begond the Customs import duty be levied on these gesis so long as they are in the port or city of Canton, whether while in the hands of Banker and Co., or of those who purchase goods of them.”
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Iovaly weather was experienced during the whole journey; rather hot in the sun, but very plaisant on the upper dock under the shade of the awning for being a delightfully cool Although the host, crow, and everything on board was new. not & latch mucurred through put the trip, and everybody rolaried feeling improved by the clungo and very well pleased with the orcurnian..
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The Shanghai magatrato, under inntractions
was seen in a bantion dópsa ou the south bank, of the koresinio importation to Hainan Intorn despatch from Profesor Andres, the mine- | and this way shout the most exelling incidentesponses to this, we almit that since we took from Viseroy Lau at Nasking and Provincial
over the monopoly from our producesser, the Treasurer Nish at Boschuw, issired a proclama
which quarrel on the whole journey,
The aucher was dropped at Washow at 6.20, quantity of this freight to the dau has been ton oz the 8th July prohibiting the export of
IN THE DITTE
very small, and this falling off is attribsted to p.m. the raraga up having talentity libr grairios from Shanghai, tuo ronson given
One of the most interesting chapters in Luna timu would not normit of a longer pay nothing but the following incidentur being the groat edarity of foodstuffs in that part of Kinngin and the distress to the people Chester Barnstord's book The Break-up of than an hour, most of ye went usory at once. The hat season, when beroains is. Joss arising from the bigh price demanded for thes China is that dealing with Caulon, in which in der to sau as mineb es possible of the city consumed in this district
appoura curtain correspondence us to the open the thore, was strong anti-foreign tooling:
It was rumoured a few weeks ago in Hongkong-The inorerad value of this article,
Sen Vliv observancy of the Dragon Boat fosti Wo (N. C. Daily News regret to have to an Shanghai, an themorning of the 8th July, of Mr. goods by Meys, Banker and to, of Hoog. nothing of it, bay on tus bortrary were being suspended, for the general settlement of
trasted with the gestat civility by the outstanding accounta
London, 15th June. The question, therefore, is what His Majesty Kael toole-Tolle, an comeat piefonellist and kong.IN
inhabitants The writer wont inte the 4Barcity of money in the market.
The dinner which the White Friars Clab will reply: Tho mast important That is that a native of Germany, at the age of 65, Ke In a letter stal Angust 10th, 19, to Mr. elty ulon with numer, and now The overgiooling of the 73rket with this gave Mark Twain (Mr. Zamuel L. Clemens) the German delegation, froia Barlin was accom- srived at Shanghai about. air months ago
this evening at this Hotel Ceoil, was a remark.panied by Dr. Hell, Starotary of tho American having previnaaly rated the place about twuty W. Manafield, F. M. Consul at Canton, Biron napleasant estar or heard any re
marks about yan Sus, nothing: nit polite an 6.---The increment prish of kerosing of the able tributs to the author, and at the same time italigation, who was able to explain fully the yenge ago, but, his hand bad lost ite cubuing, Clauds MacDonald, HBM, Maistor at Peking mating surprizo baing caused by his appearance, popular band In Hongkong by 20 pests per to the friendly relations eating between Grout America plas. In the runtime. delegates of and he would liaso fared badly bab for the kind wrote
Britain and the United States. Each of the Great Powers here have been merely marking aess of the Philharmonio Bocisty, Commander It is scaroscly necessary for me to inform which in Canton would possibly have been gros ge
tel with scowls Anil napleador remarks."
7~The overstocking of the market with speakers, among whom the Very Bay. E. Roy-tima. The delegates of Russia, Great Britain, Vela, Professor Stersborg, and Mr. F, L. Jromp
nald Hole, United States Seontor Chanzovy and Frasso bave ħald Bovocal meetings, con- ton. He held several German diplomss for prou, a reply to your despatch No. 24 of The roots of Wushuw, like all Chinese arrivals of a brands which are unealesblo
8—Tho interrupted sale of the article in the M. Depew, and Mr. Poultney Bigalow, dwelt serning which tha delegates preserved afl- Aciency in music and was at one bane a member Jans lat, that Mosers. Banker and Co. streets, are, narrow and dirty and the aty pre- of Herr Ang. Manns fomens Crystal Palace are clearly entitled under treaty to establish seis no particular features of interest hands of origuers, owned by disreputable upon the theap. Mr. Dopes, after some night snes, prably because no definite dopisier had
The anchor was weighed and thoroturn journey Chinese adsertarorsZT.
remarks and a tribute to Mark Twain, struck been reached. There is a growing belief that prohestra. Ho spout ten years in Jara, where shop in the city of Canton, sad in carrying ou commenced at 7.40 pm. The bant in Wnshow Your correupandout alleges that the slackea zorious noiv. » Alinding to the change of con- the Emperor Wilipin is favourable, if the other ho gave many snocemful concerts, and purinchl his profession in Troisio between 1890 and 1897, the business of such a shop to exemption from was intens and everyone was glad to get on most of this business was due to the intense tout in Amazing, produced by Great Britain Powers will accopt the raw plau as the basis of He was anartiod, two sisters being his only, all duties and exactions that are not authorised deck again and enjoy the cool betul inclulica of this commodity by Chinges astitado and potion during the Lispino-Ameri-sassion, and will at once groomed to discuss a
jonks, jets. This is a rockkasvonjecturo can War, ho said When Captain Cogblie, definite plan for an arbitration beard AERATED WATERS of ring our relativos. De Pazun was called by treaty. As foreign goods imported into Con- for CONTE
On Monday morning fband ourselves and highly improbable. Ho endently forgets of the Ruleigh, returned from Manila hu fold
Berlin, 17th Jundi.. The recent developments at the Para Co- our manufacture are sold throughout that he died of apoplexy. He was found deadles of abu post, frotu all taxation except the picturesgae grozny. Teraing into the channel from Mao ar Hongkong to this Taland are that the Buropean Powers, save England, m-forasso to generally commented apoan hoxe, when it was found that he was deed and certified teu are free, so long as they remain within the below Samahul and passing some oxotedingly that they reeds imported by untiss crafts-What we all in our hearts already know- the Far East and are invariably pre-at 8.-02.18. having Laken his coffe as usual to tariff duty, Mosses, Banker and Co. should re which we came up by, good ting was nada to required to pay the proper duly before their pathsed with our enemies, and that it was only and the statements of the foreign papera, par- hours before. He was buried in the praning at an uttempt on the part of the Chinese eu Wengues which was mached just before tifin, landing. He has also lost sight of the well their knowledge that Eaglaid would support tionlarly the English, that the Gorman repre- ferred on account of their excellence, the Babbling Wol! Read Cemetery, Fastor hiliss to lery likin on ench goods within the au aftor stopping a few minutes for the known drawback, which is highly unforcorabla us metally and actively, if necessary, which rentolives at The Hague are opposed to arbitra-
Krantz oficiating..
Chidoso dity. If libin is levied in contravention Customs, the Catton River was entered and the to the pative trade by Chinese praft, and this prevented their interference (applause); and it tion, have been noted with displeenco. Almost ABSLOLUTE PURITY is guar-
of thu trenty, or if Meases. Banker and Co.'s overse shaped for Hongkong. It was 2.30 iule that a considerably higher freight is charged was this knowledge, which made it possible for the antire prese of Cerranty gives indignant business is interfered with, it will becoras your the afternoon when the Sushi roached the ou goois corried by them than by steaners. The o, when addressing a political gathering of tales to what the papers term "Buglih ža teed. The best materials only are used.
duty to give them every lawful assistance as to wharf, the trip having takin almost exactly lokin system was intrond for the purpose of 30,000 people in America the other day, to take brigues in order to prejudice the work against exercise the utmost vigilande in cafoon of fly hours, including over an hour to Wihow. raising money towards defraying the expenses the Stars and Stripes in one and the Union Germany's pacific Intentions." The PRICES are only half those
Au important Foreign Offleo afflotal sail to treaty privileges,”.
Od rowipt of this folier Mr. Mausfind / The distance from Hongkong to Warlow by of fonts and gaus be dusarn better protection to Jack ju the other hand, and not bear one dis |
the route taken is 314 miles ..
the country, and it cannot be denied that the seating voice in that vast aadienay,"
the correspondert bere of the Associated Press charged in England.
protection thus seduced is equally participated
-CANADA'S LOYALTY.
The insomplote and usinly distorted partisan in and enjoyed by both Chiness and Buropean
London, 16th June. reports of the doings of our representatives WATERS
traders within the dam cimus of Chine. If the Lord Aberdean, former Governor-General of at The Hague, which have appeared for BY US are acknowledged by the lend
interested parties ure of opinion that our De Carado, in in address before the fighty Clab, weeks in the foreign, notably the Eng partment le soully an inconvenionen, éa yer? | in London, this avoning, said that Canada arasi Lisli and Freuel press, aru enleulaing detriesus to their businim intercet there is thoroughly and questionably loyal to the to coated false impressions. I won DD. ing English makers to be equal to
nothing to prevent them from pasting their British Crowns Anythings like serious con- account of this that Count Munster, proponed those of their own production.
goods rangh the proper channels by paying templation of annexation to the United Stats, that fail roports of the transactions from day ló • the half-duty and the proper duty to the Cus- acid Hia Lordship, is absolutely a thing of day he given cut ocially. As regels Bag ums and then a lokus to the respective Lekin the past and the Erenab-Gaurdians are among land's proposal fora permanent court of ablira sintions. As all they certificates are within the firmostenpporters of a dive British con tante goes beyond the Russing proposal. easy reach of hath Chinese and foreignera slike, | neotion? B
Aside from this we miss aerocal essential feu- it is only do to make such unreasonable, Lord Abordeon said he anticipated a satis- tures, enola as culos providing for absoluto in- romarks against this Department under the factory and pacific solution of the Alnakan patliality. As soon as guarantees of auch im colour of grievance, when there are many
partiality are giroa, Germany will be able to Availablo romedies open to them. Instead of
MCGILL HONOURS RUDYARD KIPLING. asent to propositions going beyond the scope availing themselves of these remedies, they have
Montrent, 16th June. of the original Bassion proposition. Surge aggravated their offence by avowedly purlicas-
The degree of LTD. was conferred upon method will probably be found to improve on ing foreign influence to evade the payout of Hudyard Kipling by MaGill University this the incompleteness and unfairness of tas meet, this legal taxation, Behaving as they have
afternoon. The function took place at the Anings of the Conference, now in vogue, even if done, their character is better imagined than
nual Convocation of the Medical Fronly, and complete reports have to be printed in the described. The letter charges us with buying.
official organ of the German Gorerament," worked in leagne with a cerinin British subject was a brilliant affair. who is interested in the mouvagly in question. THE NEWOUNDLAND FISHERIES QUESTION.
London 16th June. This is a futo uccusalica, and we declare that
Replying to a question in the House of Com- wo Lavo doas nothing more than what is
mens to-day, the Booretary of State for the required of re by the Ordinauss, LÒN
Ucloning, Mr. Jomph Chamberlain, said thet Heihow, July, 1999.
SHUN TAK TONG.
the Commission on the Newfoundland · Askering had rondered its repart, bat' It would not hongen, in the presence of a distinguished com- published until the Government bad, depiled pany, Mr. Poultacy Bigelow read a paper on upon its future action after consultation with- The Yankee Soldiers," a eulogy of American the Colonial Government.
regalar troops and of raw materal later. bat a severe condemnation of tho political ele- It is understood here that on his coming vit, ment, which, he dochurel, govored all appoint- Admiral Bedford will take the British warshipsmete and atracts. He said tant, on his ow Crescent, Proserphia, and Quail in this port personal knowledge, asa result of the lak of ar where he will meet Commodore Gifford's squad-ganisation and supplies, before the first transport rou, composed ofthe Comus, Alert, Buzzard, and left Tampa, the Amerison Army prosented many Columbine. This is intended as a demonstration features incident to a disastrous campaign. in forms against the French squadron, consist. There was Mr. Bigelow added a complete. ing of the fat, Trouder, and Fution, in view of broskdown of sil the machinery for providing the determination of the British Government soldiers with food and equipment," and the to bring the fishery disputo to an issue this botal was crowded with staff offeurs." who were 8.
as kelpless in their new uniforms as clergyman ia a conning-towar." Mr. Rigelow further as- London, 17th June. Burted that when be exposed the matter, there be The new Japanese torpedo boat destroyer, ing still tano te remsay it, ha met with a storm of was tested to-day by a three hours run to the correspondente at Tamps raised the qu Akebens, claimed to be the fastest orer bait, fudigeant deuials, and soms of the newspaper
not ahead of the fastest destager in the British Eple-tron or orally disposed of as a huma Nore and retard. The now tant attained ation whether he should be "string to a sour
Navy.
At the Magistracy yesterday, before Jr. Gompertz (eling Felice Magistrato), two mon were placed in the dock on a charge of robbery with violence. It appears that ba Monday night defendants and two other men ougaged abost at Shankiwan in oharge of two women. When about a mils from the village of the men called out Now's the time," and while be held one of the women by the throat another of the men pulled a hungle. valued at 311.50, from her arm. The women called out, and some fishermen who heard their orios came to their assistance. In the struggle which ensued the hoat capsized. The women nora rescued and taken os board the fishermen's boat as were she two of their assailanta, the other two being either drowned or gatting away. The woman made their way to the Bhankivaa Police Station and bold Inspect Robertson their story. The Enspector uceƊní- panied them to the fishermen's boat, had received defendants into custody.-First defendant said two men engaged the boat and they went with them.-Second defendant had nothing to say. highThey were each sentenced to three mouths
with hard labour sad erdared to receive six strokes with the brush rod
Sir Edward Frankland, K..., ... ..., Res., &c. the greatest living authority on Water, reports as follows on the water as prepared and used by us in our manufacture -
"It possesses an extremely degree of organic purity and is "of most excellent quality fur "drinking."
A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED, THE HONKGONG DISPENSARY.
Established A.D. 1841,
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NOTICE TO CVERESPONDENTA-
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[SUPPLIED TO TES "DALLY PRELS."|
LONDON, 9th July. CANADA AND ORIENTAL IMMIGRA
TION.
The Viceroy, in a letter dated December 16th, damurred to this, contending that the area of exemption from likia was confined to the foreign concessions at the different ports-in the use of Canton to Shamoon-and requesting that Messrs. Bankor and Co, should be forthwith directed to oboso their shop "Es that complications. may be avoided.”
Consul Mansfield, however, having received his instructions, was determined to act upon thear to the letter, and informed His Becellaney that any attempt to levy likin och Mars, Ban- ker's goods or to interfere with their business would oblige him to institute olaims against any Chinees official who might maka kuch a attempt At the same time the Conent wrsta Masera Banker to the affect that they were at liberty to opon their. Imsiness as soon as they
loss.
There is some farther correspondence on the same subject, but the right of foreigners to Si Wilfred Laurier, speaking in the Caunapon boviness premises in Canton seems to be dian Parliament on the -question of disallowing established, for Messrs. Boubor and Co. luss British Columbias measures for oselalling Lot been interfered with sives and their business Chinese and Japantes, said he was prepared to the Young On, where the piece goods chops are situated, has become considerable. Three deal with Chinese immigration in accordance German firms have since opened shops in Cun with the views of the Columbiane, but the question for the sals of picto goods, and two or three tion of Japanese immigration mast be governed American firms ergaged in the door trade bavo
siso established themselves in the city.. by Imperial considerations, for if Great Britain should be procipitated into a war in the Orient the sapport of Japan would be of the greatest
ONIT ComeLumacations relating to thengire caturnus importance. shipuld be addressed to THE EDITOK,
A TRIP TO WUCHÓW.
On Saturday Jast, ut 19.15 p.m... Messrs.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
We do nos told ourselves responsible for the opinions exprewed by car-correspondeuts.}·
THE HAINAN LEKIN FARM-A REPLY BY THE FARMERS.
THE CANADIAN MALL.
TO THE EDITDE OF THE "DAILY PRESS," DRAL MR. EDITOR-We shall feel greatly obliged if you will be kind enough to give a plaos in the correspondon so columns of your valuable paper to the arocinpanying statement relative to fokia dues, in reply to the Hainan letter signed" B.P.S" and dated the th June, 1899, which appeared in the issue of your paper. Adverting to the collection of the lekin re
ring date the 17th Juno last venue, which forms, the subject matter of this our lattor, we will refer the randara to the era of the history of this Forts and Artillery Corps which was Junagurated in the 17th year of Kwang Ba (1891), when the Chinese Govoru mont, cousuising the necessity of raising funds to maintain the same, passed an Ordinance for the lovy oi lokin on the three commodities, viz.,
At largely attended meeting of peors, en, kerosine, cotton vare, and cotton on importa gineers, and others held this erening in the tion into the interior of China. The Ordinance fonse of Conimous, a resolution was adopted contains o proviso to the effect that the colles to eduros a petition to the First Lord of the tand this tax shall cups up the disappear Tronsary. Mr. Arthur J. Balfour, relative to zeceof tas troubles against which the Forts and the projected tunnel between Ireland and Eng Artillery Corps were formed an a esfeguard. The Marquis of Londonderry presided. The rules regulating the collection of the fol and read letters from Lord Roschery, Field
The following talograms ar from Vancouver papers received by the C. P. K. steamer Ent press of Japan:--
TO TUNNEL THE INISH OHANNEL,
Loudon, 12th June.
boundary depute
St. John's, Nid., 17th Jupe.
Berrespondentemuel forward theirname andaðirme | IAUNCH OF A JAPANESE CRUISER. Butterfeld nad Swiro's now steamer, the Sam in the district of Hoihow are practically identi Marshal Lord Garnet Wolseley. Loril Charl A FAST JAPANESE TURPENO BOAT. with communications addressed to The Editor, not The Japanese cruiser Takamo habeant, Captain Summers in command, left
ur publicatión, but as evidence of good faith.
de lotters for publication should be written pessfully launched at Stettin. The site of
szula of the paper only.
Re anonymously and communication that her
siraadio appria in ether papers as he kravarter.
Orders for tra copsis of DAILY hegg should ba sandhyfare 11 dam, on day of publícat-an. After that. hour the supply is limited." Only envplied for Qash Telegraphic Address PEB.C. Coda. F.D. from 29. Telephone 4. 12.
DEATH. Accidentally drowned at Shanghai, on the 3rd July, 1899, Ara WALLACE, in her 19th year.
The Baily Press.
the Japanese Minister etristened the slip,
BRITISH SUBJECTS IN THE DUTCH
INDIES.
Mr. Brodrick, replying to Lord Charlos Beresford in the House of Commons, said that. British subjosks in the Dutch Indies were liable to service in the Militia
COMING EVENTS, &c. Lord Lagsdowne, har introduced a Bill for enforsing ballot for the Militia. Laird Lang downe does not expect the Bill to be passed, bat brings it forward because is wants the nation to understand the necessity for soms form of compulsory service in care of emerg
HONGKONG, July 12th, 1890,
There were 7 cases of plague yesterday and 7ency. darths
The silk ox C. P. R. ateamer Empress of China arrived in New York on the 8th inst.
It is statel in American papare that General Milas has asked for the Philippins cotomană, but that the chances are against his obtaining .it.
We have to soknowledge receipt of No. 2 of The Yellow Dragon, a menthly magazine con- duated in the interests of the students of Queen's College.
Messrs. J. G. Purdon and Thog R. Wheelock have been asked to net a dologates of the Shang hai General Chamber of Comares to the forth. soining International Commercial Congress at Philadelphie.
In yesterday'a igrao it was stated that the price paid for Marine Lot No. 110 at the ade tion on Saturday was at the rate of $7.75 per fost. This was misprint for $175, the actual price obtained.
We are informed that, subject to audit, the directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Buck propose to pay at the forthcoming mest. ing a dividend of £1 10/- per share, add $1,000,000 jo * reperta fund, write off $250,000 from property account, and carry for- award abent $950,000,
INDIAN CURRENCY.
The Indian Curragy Committee's report në commends a Gold standard with the sovereign as legal tender and fixing the value of the rupee at 14.
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THE ROYAL HONGKONG
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Hongkong on bar maidon trip to Waelow, who look odvantage of this exceptionally hasing on board a small party of Europeans favourable opportunity for sasing the much talked of Sikiang, or West River
Beresford, and others, favouring the horse, ou frotaci abro closely. The proposed route le a the ground that it would unite England and
and the estimated cost of the undertaking is distance of: 25 miles, under 65 fact of water, £13,000,000.
RHARTT AT SHAKSPERE'S BIRTHPLACE,
London, 13th June
Madame Sarah Bernhardt bos arranged to
play Eamlet" on June 29, in the famous thostro at Stratford-on-Avoz, the torn where Stakspere was bor
oal with thosis in fores in the rest of the treaty all provinces are to be exempted from pay. picts and provide that the foreign settlements
interactional complications and to waintain ment of this duty with a vow to prevent and preserve the rights and privileges granted to theso conoestions. In Kizugehom. fa, which is within the Beld of operation, under The Samshat was built by the Hongkong our asperintendenca, there is uc formiga suttle and Whampion Dook Co, and is a twin-screwment by which the foreign trade can be naudo boat with engines of the indicated horse-power distinct and separate from the native. In view She is 165 tous register. 133 fest in length, 2t of the privileges which are granted to for signers for encouraging the developinnot of fast best, and draws The fast of amber by involves equally bath foreign and The cabin and saloon accommodation designal | Chinese interests, and having due regard for by Mr. Rammas, fessis. Batterfield and wire's which hare is often uten from the intimer te is General Gillette de St. Joseph. He was The necessity of grueling against complications, Marine Cinperintendent, is admirably arranged, allo arifisert magluge a lino was drawn amining the fortifiations ex the frantier sad and passengers will in future be able to make between than Fazoigros and Chinese in regard amber of plaus of the fifications were the journey to West River ports with as much to the faulo, by which the collection of lekin doel on hit. The General was a villa on comfort as if they were on a mail sienert dues i regaletan, exempting alors cam Froach River, and has been suspected and Everything is on a mall scale, of course, but nilifies from the funds when the posseclosely watchwd of iata. He denied inving been all is thora
sion of a foreigner, while the Chinese engaged engaged in espionage, and safil the plans were in the trulo must submit to the insition. merely those of a tourist, and they had no secret
chuzubler The tariff by which the lekia is charged is as fllows
The boat will shortly be fitted with the eletrie light, the plast belag now on its way oat from Bagland. It may be confidently anticipated that in future a large number of Europeans will avail GOLFvided, and enjoy what is a really delightful trip themoires of the excellent opportunities pro
QUARTERLY MEETING. Considering the extreme prevailing heat thore was a fair attendance on the links during the meeting, and the following am the returns handed in :--- Mr. C. Palmer
KACEWEN OUP.
11. B$ 102 32 90 Mr. W. Taylor
90693) MC. M. G. Barnie
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THE HONGKONG - RIFLE. ASSOOLATION,
Kurosine oil, 20 cents per case. Cotton yucu. 2.maco per pioul. Foreign cotton 1 made per pical: The nollection of this tas bos boon farmed
AN ALLEGED TALIAN SPY,
Paris, 13th June. An Italian General has beni avrestąd at Nies.
Rome, 13th June.
A sxxi-oficial note issned this ersaing says Uat the Italian officer arrested at Nice yester day is General Saz Guiapps, not St. Joseph, ding that be commands the Cromous Brigade
Kajang London, 15th June. pondent of the Daily Med, has demanded The Italisa Government, mys the Bome cor satisfaction from France for the arbitrary arrest at Nice, on Monday, of the Italian Geu erat, 31letta, taken into custody there on a charge of espionage,
KILLARNEY SAVED.
Loudch, 17th June. The watchword bas gone out that neither Tammany Lor Howard Gold will have the Lakes of Killarney. The Daks of Westminster and others of the National Test Society actively took up tus matter at a meating on Thursday. It is expected that the Dake will announce a plan for saving the Lake of the Nation AN 11J/TIMED PROTEST AGAINST REQUES
London, 17th Juae The Pail Mall Gasalis says that a petition has been presonted against the bestowal by Ox- for University, on June 21st, of an hot Fary degree upon M. Coolf Rhedo The petition bears many important sigastares, including that of the. Hoad of a grant "vellege. The signers were influenced by the orisis in the Transvaal and by the foot that Lord Elgin and General Lerd Kitchener sro also to penñva de.. grees. The general feeling is that the protest against the degree is belated.
The sub administered to Germany by 19. jesting har Miniatura propoutier at The Hagus has bean bitterly commented on hare,
INCOMPETENCY IN HIGH PLACES
London, 12th Jano. At the United Service. Jnstitution this affor-
Innatin. Since then," the spealtor continued.
the Commander-in-Chief has given publie teatimeny that several, if not all the military departments, were scandalously inflofgat, that Tractically salted beef was served to the res," and he (the Commander-in-Chief) was drawing on bic imagination when he pronounced all things ready for the Cuban invasion."
4general discussion followed; General Mor. ris, Commander of the Woolwich District en- dorsing Mr. Bigelow's remarks as agreeing with his own information, while other speakers took other views of the raatter..
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The stainer Indrani, from New York and Straits, loft. Singapore for this port yesterday it 6 A..
The M. M. ateamer Oceanien, with the nort reach mail, leaves Saigon for this portala.m. fo-day: the 12th instant.
Tho 0.9.8. Ce'a stennior Mexeleza, from
Liverpool, eto, loft Singapore on the morning of 8ik instant, and may be arpootel Lors on or abont Tonesdeg, 13th instant.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
THE RPANISH ZUDENT.
Madrid; 17th Juno. The Budget was submitted to the Chants to-day; by the Fimawe Miuistog, Sonor Villa, the Colonies from the commencement of the verde. It showed that the expenditures for
A.M.S. Humber, from Nagasaki 4th July 1 insurrection in Cuba to the end of March, had fine weath thronghent.
The British steamer Hailong, from Swatow 1899, were 1:958,355,000 pesetas, of which 1,706,298,000 posetus were for Cabs, 7,007,000 16th July, bad light S. W. wind and fine clear for Porto Rico and 165,983,500 pasetes for the weather. Vossels in Swator-Tamad, Fung- Philippines. Of these suurs 1,45,279,000 peso- | shut, and Zolesing.” - tas are represented by bonds and other soðuri ties outstanding.
A correspondent of the Liverpool -Weekly The Budget estimates the orpenses for the Murcery puts ont flat, although chess players fecal year at 937,178,134 posstas, and the may talk of tournaments and exatokeons, and rovenne at $37.930,415 posetas.
revenge at 837 938,415 pesetas: 5 per cent, hous, sech other knightly teems, there is, as a matter in order to meet the floating debt, which, de minds him of Darwin's description of a combat ducting the 119,000,000 pesetas received from between two large and voracious bootles. They the United States exceeds 300,000,000 pesetas, did not attack each other's tail or proot. Each To introducting the Badger, Senor Villaverde, with his powerful indibles, tried to bite off speaking of the Colonial debt said that it was his remy's legs, joint by joint. They started to be expected that the United States would with oight loss spicco imagine the delight of assume then cligatious, but the Americans that one which still had six left when she cler having refused to meet them, Spain would be foundered about with only there, one al turse obliged to pay thota: A tobacco rescue was on the ne side. The six-gger bantla just proposed, as a guarantor for a new loan of romped around and lapped off his opponent's 200,000,000 paretas.
thros also, Then, the legless con was drag- A CANDID OS-LOCKER ON THE POSITION Iged off to the larties, what resentment filled his
THE FAILIPPINES,
soul, and what despair, Such is modern Cheen, New York, 17th Jane.
and at the same time (seo a portion of Southern out by the Government to Chinese Lerchantagarrison at Piacentia, and went to Nirs on China which has hitherto ben visiteit by but under an official certificate which, inter alia,furlough. While on an exorsion there he was fow foreigns Messrs. Betta fleld and Swire prohibits any increase or redaction being madsrested by the Frond geudamen intend placing another boat on the run, when during the continuance of the fert. That the departures from Hongkong for Sumbai ofice is at persant candnoting the farm in and Wuchow will be to-weekly.
Hoibaw and nothing has hean, wanting on our We left the Douglas Wharf at 19.15 p.m., part to strictly carry the conditions of the oer weat through Capsulmoon, and thau across the loste into operation Will reference to the Canton River to Wangmua Channel, which is resignation of the forter amer, or predeos one of the many months of the Weat River and sur. tre have made enquiries into the circum
H REPRO4CH OF RUSSIA, about forty miles from Hongkong.. A strong stances under which he resigned the monopoly,
London, 14th June. ebb-tide was encountered and at 5.15 we and ful that his trouble was caused by certain
While famine is not threatening the Southern entered the channel. A little dita Chinese trader who had clandestinely work farther and balt was piade at Wangs in Jange with Forolgners in a trade, Prorines of Rassin, a derrenndant of tho man Custome Station, which is an old junk paying them a bouts of five dollars on every at St. Petersborg wins that the con- fitted up for the seconamatationt of the 10 cases of korostas disposed of ander the indition of the soren provinces of Best Enropeau two European officers in charge. Pittaan asace of the latter, who in return for this Rasem te worse than during the famine of miautos was sullisiout to get the necessary remineration undertook to sanggle the said 1801 and 1892. Quite half the population of Mr. C. M. G. Burnie down rec. 5 strokes clearance and we did not stop again natl Wagonds into the interior market free of lekin 11,000,000. Le bays, tre undergoing ferrillo chow was ronchod. From now until baltime olurge and the half duty. This had daprived safering, starvation and discuss, and the untho Me. C. W. May....
we saw nothing but low. perfectly level land the Farmer of a considerable proportion of his rifios gverywhere appour incapable and unpro. Cpt.R.M.Kay, R.N.
covered with padily Suids and banana planta takings, and in consequence of this robbery Irepared to deal with the calamity Money is Mr. D. A. Bam...
tions. A lot of land here has been razinimal had suffered great any loss. He had not squadered is abourly Bigl pay to rélier Dr. J. A. Larsan Mr. C. Painor
and the whols of the delta la cisely intersected the boss to lake hirstand on the Treaty to op- ugents and owing to the high prices which the by funerable watercourses. In the distance. pose these aulawfal proxies in this trade. Bo Government charges for weed corn, no encour on either side, w be seen the hills which king entirely without any halp to legal remedy, agent is given to the peasants to till ground. the limits of the dalla:
Set le nestetly reduced the rate of his lukin on it is unessary to quote the arrowing details reserved from the roof seats. These could The most striking foxlare on the river is the kerosite to ŠIO per 100 ages with a view to van Ling Yong Gorge, which we sest through at down the illegal competition of these reprosen add nothing, to the stern agnifiassen of the about 4 o'clock ou Sunday morning when it was totices, but as he did this the foreign mer slatemont nindo by a fussian of anttority in dark. Unfortunately, is was a dark (3 am) chants brought their charges down to $2.50. one district in the Government of Kazan, that
A prominent Branck newspaper MLN. When the return pasange though the Gorge was. The former then again reduced it to S, whils not one chill burn this your fanów slive. made, but a few of the passengers Baw it. The latter come dowa to $1,50. This having proved THE TRANSYAAL GOLD OUTFUT Heari Turot, special correspondent of LEclaire Washington, 16h June. and Le Monde Illustre and chief editor of tivor in the narrowest portion of the Gorge is availing, the farmay reduced it again to 38 only about three houdred yards wide, and bills as a last resort, but the foreignere made a still The datpat of gold from the Trausval during a Petit Republique returned from the Philip For 1,500 to 2,100 foot in height vize zbrity greater reduction, cutting their commission last March, the date of the latest official report: pine Islands by way of Vancouver, BC, and from the water's edge.
down to $1. The farmer, finding that he wasi was far in excuse of any proviona mouth, the sailed for France to-day, in order to roppet the We cleared the Gorge al daylight, and from only playing a lusing game, had to withdraw grow being 464026 Leg xalued at resnit of his mission to his papers.
Speaking of the American troops, M. Tarot this point the river vidaus out and bas nigro the from the Bold and abandon altogether the 564,646, and nc. as than $2,092,505 worth appearanceof aluks. At 7 o'clock we passed glans mouopels: These were the circumstance of gold is being shipped each werk from South cald "The American Impa have in my Chotham, of Lode, aged twenty two, to Faith hing, & walled city of considerable size, The which he resigted. It must be borne in mind Africa. The March output has doubled the opinion, rations which are too heating. Ad- Stephenson, of the Old Dake public.bonse, river here in over a mile wide, and the low-lying that the fararan hail to right to stare the ligans of two years ago and the increase still mirably supplied with provisions the soldiers in Great Woodbanse, apud sorenty-oad. This rice folds were na wager to be seen, Passing ritas, which proceeding its in contravention goes on. These facts are containsida xuport eat too much meat sud not enough rice. Your tender pullet danced a hornpipe on the evening 15 Entries; Winner of the Cup, Mr. Diggins through alpa:ften miles of fairly laval country the Ordinance passed by the authorities with the Department from the United States,
the Shuihing Gorge was entered, and from lore the epecial object of protecting this particular Consal Moran, at Pratoris, cranexisting to. Wochow the general aspect is about tas royngas to be aired for the batter, bril pra partą from the Chamber of Compras
me hills and valleys covers with refresh efficient protection of the country being ex- ITALIAN MINISTRY SUSTAINED
Rome 15th Jane. ingly green grass and dotted over with small trusted with life responsible doty, we as fine trees. The kills generally, ties from the the present farmers of the monopoly fee! The Chamber of Deputies to day passed a water's edgo, which in raany places is fringed in duty botul ter slide by the ale aut volu of confitenes in the Ministry, by with danso groves of bambe At frequent insist on the full rate being pail. We will majority of 184, despite bitter opposition and Intervals we passed villages, all vory dirty look also call your correspondent's attention to the violent affervations in the extreme wing of the Ing, but picturesquely tasted in little valleys fact that the former farmer did not relues the Chambor, where Anti-Ministerialists are aid ecmetines abrost burled in slumps of frost sunt: those (10) Prion to this gathered. PRECIZIE RELIC Pagoda and jour-house are very plantitol, at dete. Es collected it, at the fall Sgare as Shanking four of the former could be seen on specified in the tariff We are at a loss-to
It is reported in local mandarin oirolas, spas the N. C.Daily News, that Ya Kéng, ex-Mia inter to Japan and Minister-designate to the French Republic, is persons son grata to the Repablic, which upon ressipt of Rows of the SHORT RANGE CUP AND SPOONS, SATURDAY, appointment at once telegraphed to Faking its rofatal to accept Yu King as Chinese Minister, This led to bis memorial seking to be excused from going abroad again on the ground of physical disabilities.
The Echo de Chine nanoanoes with extreme regret the bath of Père Lamonnier, formerly Procureur-Généri of the Missions Etrangères at Shanghai, and afterwards of Hongkong, He latt Karope for the Far East in 1855; and before noming to Shanghai was Profcesor in the College at Penang. He was a man of high attainments; and doop devotion' to his work, affable to all and vars self-denying, and kis death is a great lose to the Missions
At the Mixed Court at Shanghai the other
8TH JULY.
200 300 cap Total,
398 90
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Mr. W. Diggins * 43 Mr. A. Watson Mr. W. Tollor *43 Mr. A. H. Skelton* 45 Ar. Bgt, Blair 46° Marshall N 43 C.B.M. Wallas...12 Corp. Hills. E.E.45 Mr. F.-Book Mr. G.F. Lammert
41 43
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42
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$7
12
35
42
34
39
43
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*Winners of Spoons,"
THE CHINESE CURRENCY
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taken up this question and has recommended poly a fow instant looking fishing pique originating from the case of Shau Ting the carpet for ransou
toate there, El Meslek | Let, who was spprehended for smuggling, and- ACATHOLICISM V8, ROCIALINZ
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A Cockermonth (Camberland) clergyman has found the following quaint matriage antonnes- ments in the Monthly Magazine for 1797-At Edgbaston Charob, bflor courtship of thron works Mr. D. Dekin, agad sixty-six, zo Miss Pickford, of Whiffmal, aged sixteen. This is the fourth wife he hes Jad, to the altar of Hymen within the last four years. Stephen
soldiers fight with great bravery, but it is of her wedding day. At Filiusti, Joia Ben- reimpossible not to remark, the lack of dou, aged seventy, who has walked upon crutokes discipline song Volunteers, The latter for coteral yoses, and has only una cys, to Somal conduct themselves well under fire, but they terier, aged thirty-three who also has one oye pag little nttantion to aladiunce to their chiefs, and is dumb. At Moresby, Me, Clémention In spite of the energetic undere of these chiefs jus, almost eighteen, to bliss Waddington, of there has Leon grattable pillaging. Aled at Farton, Iuried iftaru. At Newcastle-uplers times the Volunteers hero committed sets of Lyne, Haywood, aged sopenly, to Mrs. Bennet, really grave lack of discipline. During one of god souly-five. This is the fourth time that the expeditions of General Lawton against the blast couple have fored their metaal vous Santa Cruz, some of the Volunteers threw their at the altar of Hymena rifles in the river, and refused to go further, It FERRONE does poem to me possible to hope for a com-
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It is a wul-kuora fumat that the inferior cently buying in, through their agents, con weights and fineness of the allver dollars and sidsmbie landed property in Wahn, near the subsidiary coins made at the Nanking, Nganking, foreign
and Poor inte, to be, that it is intended by the Chinese Govern those coined at Wackeng and Unutan, have been mant to open va "commercial" port there, on an almost insuperabló obstacle to the free efr similar lines to Wojeng, and knowing this calation of tho Dragon" money throughout the surrounding hills. Every village posaoises know how on earth.your correspondent com- The Calzo e respeadout of the Daily Mail plate victory during the rainy season. The the shrewdl brothers have bought up all avail-the empire, merchantz, and traders unanimously one or more tower-like prunabops, which with plus ut this office is a detrimet e si are 4 party, of couía Amba recently didiculity of a campaign in this country. of abis property within the propeand new port refusing to socipt at par the delare and deol the pagodas are the paly, prominent buildings. terests of his business, and bow it in that prior taped a convoy, of Egyptians, with the Hely mountains and erosive hast, must not be for 13. NO. Das Netés"
mai orinage of, the first four above named Sewrallet in stations ware ben, wird fishing, and to our taking out the farmy to furaiguats Carpet of laliomet, between Mecca and gotten. It also seems to be incontestable that mints and may instancia even, abeo. cargo beste in great numbers Qas partion of had not raised their voice to condomu it The Medien. A force callist: onsd Four for this conquest of the interior, 100,000 mezi lataly refusing to accept them owing to this is a rked on the chart as being antter locks suspicions and we cannot help soldiers and three svilians of the convoy wore will not be too usny Wu know, in France day, before Mr. Weus tuegistratǝ), and Dr. the boronass of the mintage, The Toungli Barchet (U.S. sour), a zalivo reporter of the Yaman has however, we learn from Peking, famous resort of robbers and pirates we, how thanking that the coroplajat was actuated billed and the rest ded. The Berouns hold what the system of Lilide porcals has cost. It is an examglo which the United States would Fat Shang Jeh Foo was charged with black
do well not to follow." Mailing Masya. Olivier, de Langenhagen & the Throne to saustion the dismissal of the
Numerous bords of water buffaloes wallow in was poolshed by the Magistrate and his goode
AND THE PEACE CONFERENCE GERMANT'S Co compradors. The trouble see over various staffs and the amalgamation of the the mud. A towing path follows the river at confiscated. The angggled goods consisted of
Tha varians Cafbulo negociations that word
ARGITUDE” ON ARBITRATION cent of place goods which had been stalen from machiners of the Nanking and Naganking high water mark, and it was very interesting 20 cases of kerosine, pil. He had a foreign disbanded after the råds last year, have been the Bhanghai and Hongkow Wher! Co.'s 1 mints with that at Woohang, and the Tiantait to see the strings of coolies' hitched on to repos. merchant's licence, but was without the half allowed to resumes the Government believing The Hague, June 17, It is, important that . G HIEBERT & Co.'s:
the prosent situation regarding the Board of godowne last week and to whom the goods were and Foochow with the Chaton ulet. This is and towing deeply, laden boats up the river. dity certificate and the pose bearing the afloat that they act as schist to Socialäm
mssigned. The reporter wrote a paragraph owing to the superkrity in fiueness and uni Tho leop of the rope was put over one shoulder, seil. The case was tried and bus half of tits CBDTAL RELATIONS HUUMED. Arbitration question be clearly had Ves (ie zab stating the compradore was the thief and reformally of weight of the mower coined by the the other are being frod to mas the fun with goods was ordered to be conflicted. Apart
work of the Peace Conference been victual *Medrid, 30th June, fused to centrudiat it unless paid the sum of Wachang and Canton, miuts, the Segulations which most of them were provided und which from this one, ther was snother gridgs which
ly suspended on this point, and probably will 100. The court sente nood nocused to three and rules of which were instituted by E. E. they must have maded pretty badly in the was brought about through the swaggling of to Spain, de Bellamy Storer, end received innuthority it is said that the situation is pras
The newly appointed United States Minister not be resumed for some days. On semi-fileid months' imprisonment:
Viceroy Chang Chih-tung who foudded bath, that if Canton being the ploner mint of China ang sun nader which they toiled and the Yue Wo shop, which was fontul conspiring It le rinted in the vernaculer papers that no established by Imperial donroe melding the winted, forest with certain foreigners to pass 4,000 cales of done by the Queen to-day Thers were notically his The German Government was The telegraph line from Canton to Washow resina as foreign property, which were upon speeches, only a few cordial words were opposed in principle to an organised arbitration
ulinaret The Queen Regent was very, suziáblo loss than 23 carts carrying various kinds of dollare and subsidiary ovius mibod there legal books, translated into Chinese froin English tender of the empire-. C. Detly News on the Firar just above the towing path, mindig javor furbo cited by live in complimentary to Mr. Starer, and bag aired on, and it in fernt that these shows zinul At 10 o'clock the town of Tusting or the dealers The sangrier, on being arrested in ordially concerning the health of President at effect Here given to the German delegatos prior to the Conference, un trustings to tandard works on political economy, salenes of
north bank was passed and the oumeras on board the offeron qucsted Test Tai-ki and Chan McKinley O government, eto, sto., were brought to the Em
The conviction existed in Berlin that other FAIR PRESERVED ASO BEAUTIFIED. There used on the celebrited temple of the Trab sam to interest for them, proposing to
Powers, notably France, were intruoting their press Dowager's Palos on the 29th ultimo, having bean purchased by Her Majesty's com-only reliable preserver and restorer of the hard Mother of the Dragon, which la kowever, a sgaare an with us by payment of the penalty THE MISSING EXPLORER
delegates similarly As the Conference pro
ARBOLINEUM AVENARIUS mand from the book depots of Tintain and ROWLAND'S MACAESAR OIL, which closely Tory unpretentious looking building About oud, in addition, the lekin on the goods the The member of this Hydeognphie Congress wooded, the spirit of conciliation advanced, and'
Used VDE OY:B'20 TMARS: Flanged. The cost of these books was a little remble the olly water nature provides for mid day a fine nine-storied pagzda xeur Tak payment of which they had attempted to avoid. over The 2000 and it would appear that to her sourishing and stimminting its growth, without hing, was posted at olosa quarters, and of cours This we woupled at cf consideration fusive by Kisg Osar at the Boyal the desire to accomplish import priament
Throughly reliable preservative for Wood many trials and troubles of government the which the hair becomes dry, this and brittle, photographed their hard lea, and discharged the tendere. Catfo to-day. His Majesty showed them the regolfe was manifested. With this grow up sobenie Los pu organised arbitraties, board, A few miles abore Takbing, on the north. The impartially played in the Leial of the The Fate atez-Manives & Cameron, Limited, notably of the British proposals. This left the and Biond against White Aute, Doray, Fungus Hmprese Dowager is determined to make It prevents baldness and sourf, strengthens the
DES CRVENATIONAL MEMORIALI study of Western civilisation and sofanoas in air, and for children it lays the foundation of alde, is an extreonlinari, preranent rook, which two com quoted alive is we venture to state. order to be able to direct the rofonas which lanicus growth. Also in a golden colour for rises to a hight to about 140 foot above the threan sisih he prompted your corras for their extent inventions Diver Chronicle publio rezone now prediis het with being de fair and golden haired Infler and oldkirou. Ak river It is sted cutie chart The Monks poden to mike the avoury mache in his fur
Stores and Chemists for ROWLAND'S MACABRAN Hoil," and the Chinese name is Wah Pin Stek advertised letter galast var departout. Your sirous of isangarating, knowing by experience on Garten, London (1928-1 When about sight miles below Wushow a tiger spondent also omplains of the sailing off : By: G now that reaplicariera spolla rain for China,
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