INTIMATIONS
called the Nanyang Aring, to consist of 100,000 men; 20,000 to be quartered at Woosung; a similar number at Fushan (near Chiakiang), nt Kiangyin, at Chin kiang, and twenty thousand between Hunian and Tsingking-p The great question with the Empres Downger for the moment is that of finence. A doficir
THE HONGKONU DAILY FLUSS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23RD, 1899,
In addition to plague the only cases of com| municable disease reported last week were one. of ontoric fover and ans fatal case of puerperal forer.
Private alegame have been received at Shanghai, we learn from the N. C. Daily News, advising much political uneasiness in France, and cancelling orders for silk,
AFFAIRS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
DEATH OF MR. GRANVILLE SHARP:
THE CANADIAN MAIL.
The following telegrams are from Vancouver papers roosival by the C.P.R. steamar Emprace of India
confessed that revolutions sometimes cleared the petitionl atmosphere and accomplished the work of regeneration.
BARN WATSON & WAL: stares her in the face, and to remedy this in the silk trule, in cou@equenor of the disturb been int, work in Cavite, proșkuce, has passed armor in Canada and the United States, antiincommonly good, the Home Office would not speech. The Army Bill was adopted.
LIMITED.
SHEDSMEN
OUR SHIPMENTS OF FLOWER AND VEGETABLE
SEEDS. FOR THE SEASON 1899/1900- ARE NOW READY FOR
DELIVERY.
recommend Royal clomoucy in her caur,
A CLEAN CASE OF KLEPTOMANIA,
Paris, 24th July,
Senor Dato, Minister of the Interior replying [SHOM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
that a general who, baving 100,000 men had Manila, 17th Augasi. We learn with sugest that o tologian was
severois censured General Waylor, declaring
reeelvol yasterday morning announcing the
failed to suppress the Cuban rohallion, had no MES MAYUNICK.
right to make sol threats and that any at- AGUINALDO'S WAR BECRETARY RETGHTED death of Mr. Granville Sharp. Me: Sharp left
Londou, 4th July, TO BE IN HONKONG,
in April ist, un has been his practice during
In the House of Commone to-day, dr.tumpt to wake a revointion, no matter by whori The Manila Tizzes has published an interest the last few years, in order to escape the Hong. ing story to the effect that Baldomero Aguinalde route aut booked through to New York, the Gorautogat if, in view of the fact that the Senator
kang summer. He travelled by the Cerudion Minbael Davitt, M. P. for Bonit Mayo, asked would he proceedod against with the utmost The Senator warmly applauded Boor Dato's Wilks rogard to the interruption of business du, the former Scofetary of War, who bas ietely intending to apoud: the greater part of the candnet of Mis. Maybrisk, izi person, has been
·JAMAICAN-AMERAJAN RECIPROCITY koing undecided as to whether he would go to
Kingston, Jamaien, 261 July. Relative to the protests of Louisiana and Her Majesty is prepared to proraise all note in the West River district, lafarnation through Manila in disgnise and gone to long England or not. A loitar from him was Sir Matthew White Ridley, the Home kinds of reforms, more especially those has reached us from Canton that som flature koor with seventy thousand dulings of the iu received by the Canadian mail yesterday Secretary, said that he was unable to hold out Cafiferais, against the ratification of the West
are short-handed and exu only produce from 78
cordially wishes them aneres. The Gleaner which seem most likely to yield a good to 50 per cant. of silk, as the wouren who. five surgent was funds. Baldomero has bon the morning saying he was leaving Montreal, hops of exceptional treatment of Mrs. May brick, Indian Roaprosity Treaty, the Jamaica prese
masne of raising considerable sums in Batangas and as the telegram augonasing his heath The Home Soerotary added that he was o financial return. The old Lady is evidst any distanco ura afraid to go to their work
posed that from New York he had proceed ä
offers a better market that the United States, ently intensely practical, and ia preparert lo for fear of being kidnapped oy the way to and and Cavite provinces and the Timecouses him off Ligsfeld Chart Surrey, it is up news of the existence of any reason for domeney. explains that under present conditions. Eurege
from their botues.
an improper appropriation of the funds Care to England, gone to visit Mr. H. W. Davis at throw saatiment and long cherished opinions
A sensational euse, which recalls that of land that therefore American reciprocity is in
no favour in Jamaica. ful inquiry among official sources and the seoret Llupsfeld Chart, and died shortly after his
Castle, of San Francisco, London, about two
On the soutrary, the Gleaner adds: “The to the winds if by so doing she can consoli
servico agents has failed te dovelope aur beek arrival thoro
Senate will help us by throwing out the treaty Mr. Sharp was a very old resident of Hong years ago, is agitating Amerions here. Prominent Spuierds say date har authority. Curiously onough Her
ing for the story:
the old Agro Baal, but left that institution a Mrs, A., an Americau aillionaiross, well-known Alajosty, in her new born zeal for reformo, temporary, to be nok shortly, regattalions that if Baldomero actually did manage to ranch kong. He came ontin the fifties as manager of lady, who is described by some of the papers and thus aisa more roronne, bilet in such en
in New Tark society; bat whom the Consaista sent there could be no retaliation
A REFORMÁTORY SHIP BURNED. for ours later and established himmall se a bill
Kays to Miss Hobbs, vas caught shop-lifting
Liverpool, 26th July. and bullion broker, in which business he was vory successful, and he gradually acquired large in the Lource. Inspector Albarol, Head De
The Roman Catholic reformatory ship Clar. tuotivo of the Lenvre, followed bar about the property interests. With the increased rates property now commands it in balioved that his stors, and noticed that she picked up something was destroyed by fire this morning. It state will be one of the largest eror valued for at every counter she paired. The woman wis but a few minutes after the fire was dis ilanes. Intense excitement prevailed until it probate in Hongkong. The deceased gentleman arrested outside the Louvre, and taken to the Curered at the great thro-denkor was in took a prominent laterest in local politics, and Police Station: A policeman searched or became known that the hundreds of luda and being a dust and oloquent speaker be gener-rooms at the Hotel Continental, where our afficers on board the Clarence bad boen saved ally to a leading part at all important publio ber of stolen objects ware found. Os paying by the ferry boats Mersey and Firefly, which for the property the woman was rolessed, as it gatherings. One of his latest appearances Wa at the nesting bold at the City Hall to hear an is the custom of the Louvre not to seccanto quickly made fast to the burning vessel, and nidress from Lord Charice Borosford in Janu- daptomanines when they are foreignas or well began pumping water on the Bacs. The keys ary last, who he proposed a vote of thanks town.. the distinguished Visitor in particularly happy turros.
never refers to the EMPELGE, who was the fret auong Mancha Princes to recognise and admit its necessity. To be consistent
he should restore KWANG Bu to power Orders are executed from New Stocks again and lead her support to the sole mes
only.
Priced Catalogues with Hints for Gar- dening can be obtained on Application..
:
of reform he laboured to set on foot.in bis most difficult Empire. Meantime Kang Yi has been stopped at Shanghai on his way back to Peking and it is reported that his mission is to be extended to the Southern provincea,
Thore woro & cases of plugue Fasterday and 6 deaths.
The correspondout signing himsalt Flu Chinese Community" har omitted to soud his
The P. & O. steamer Ancona, 3,083 tons grass, which used to rus formerly as the China Japan line, ie, we lose from an Indian coa being in progress for the purchase by a ship arner of Babay who has before this chased some other old P. & O. stommers, ench as the Pekin, Thibet, aud Deccan. The Ascore is an old tamer, aving bean built and
lunched in 1879 at Grounds.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY Parys.")
TONDON, 30th August THE DREYFUS AFFAIR M. Laboré is reparoring rapidly
There SEEDS are supplied to us by the best growers in the World. It is particularly requested that care be taken when sowing and supervision. exercised over Chinese gardeners, La to-dus's supplement will be found. telef Dreyfus.
grams from Ceylon and Indian papers, that whose incompetence in dealing with arrived by the German mail yesterday. the Feeds may sometime lead to disap- pointing results.
CLAY'S FERTILIZE C Supplies natural nourishment to the soil..
IN TINS
18lbs. each.. 25
$1.75 $4.50
RANSAME'S LAWN MOWERS. The Best and Cheapest Machines in the Market Supplied-at Mano- facturer's Prices.
FERMINGER'S MANUAL'OF GAR- DENING FOR THE TROPICS- PRICE $7,50.
Yesterday afternoon & coole who was work- ing on the City of Carlisis was killed by the bed of a work-mate's baraner, which flew off. end struck him on the boad.
Hongkong with large funds in his possession, be wont with the object of purchasing area and
supplice."
BRIGADTER GENERAL BATES AND THE BULTAN OF JOLD.
A month ago the steamer Cherucca sailed from Mauila carrying General Bates and a long letter of instructions frog General Otin concerning the opening of negotiations with the Sultan of Jolo. With the General want a goodly sack of generous proportions containing 10,000 parcs, which was to be used in farthering the good At the Dragíus trial Major Cuigael, bolongwerk. General Otis realized that the mission ing to the staff, prodused a sensation by post was a delicate ons requiring the most diplomatic tirely affirming the authenticity of the letter treatment, and accordingly his instructions from Col. Schneidar, the Austria Military were most comprehensive, and apparently Attaché, whit Cal. Soluster had doskared to covered all pomible phases of situations that be a forgory. The letter raferrať so the guilt might be expected to arise; but there wore on
or two points overlooked and it was just here It is expooled that the Austrian will send that the difficulty craptim. formal contradiction to the French Govern. The crafty Sultan has cetious patterned ment and a 'roquest to Major Cuignet jo-with-ouewhat after those of the Emperor of China draw his skatersouts.
in regard to divine right, pear of peers, and high muck-a-mask of mankind in general. He
bis hanghly predecessore right through all the intricaces of Spanish diplomacy, and he does not propose to change his pace for any known When General Bates arrived he sat word of his corting to the Sultan, who hires on the opposite side of the island. The Saltag, with the utmost courte sont his congratulations on the
GERMANY AND AUSTRIA. Count Goluchchowski had a five hours' private-
Me. Sharp was a very keen business man, and in business had the reputation of driving and bargains, but he was also very liberal in his charities, and many who have enjoyed hit bounty will have good reason to mourn ble
FRANCO-AMERICAN RECIPROCITY TREATY.
Washington, 24th July. The Rouiprocity Tronty nogetiations between the United States and Franco were brought to a successful close at the State Department late this afternoon, whoa, Ambassador Cambou on behalf of France, and Commissioner Kusa, en babalf of the United States ared their signatures to the Reciprocity Treaty. It is the most important treaty concluded ander the PREFERENTIAL DUTIES ON JUNK rociprocity terms of the Dingley Law and the
BORNE. CARGO.
only one afoating trade with a large commercial
Janth
The following correspondence is attached to the minutes of the last monthly meeting of the
of Commerco
nation.
an board the Clarence worked with the atacat discipline nutil forced to leave by the fears. Tho captain's family and Bishop Whiteside, who spent the night on board the Clarence, lost their personal effects. The oren of the Mermy. had a narrow esespe having barely time to re gain their own craft, which had the utmost diffonity to get cow of the burning vessel, when the bulwr o the Mersey warn begin ning 10 tak t Phon hours after the re was discovere i tin Churence's book broke, and abe settled slowly. This is the second Catholic reformatory of the same name barred on the Messy Bivar. Her predecessor was fired by the boys on board of her. Peria, 27th July.
ROUGH ON THE CITILIANA,
Chicago, Ill. 27th July.
The process of the gradual acquisition by Couterence with Court von Buelow on Setur:hus joggled long in the ponpon footsteps of Committee of the Hongkong Geroral Chamber American Treaty" would not be perfluous, The girls, olnb of several Southern K
Chinese of houses on the upper levels is going day.
on rapidly. The rezidence of the Bon. C. P. Chater, C.M.G., on Caine Read, bas just born
sold to a Chiness investor for $55,000. The THE DISORDER IN KWANGTUNG. beings, that is, not so that anyone can antico it, price is very handsome, though the house is spacious and stands in a considerable compound.
A Vancouver paper says:-Tho Ugh rates demanded by sailing ships for cafrying wheat have resulted in bringing the tramp stomers into the field. The first one to be
chartered for now season wheat is the stemmer Flintshire, 2,476 tons net, to load at Portland for the United Kingdom at 40 shillings. The Fintshire is now on her way to Hongkong via Suez.
Writing of life in the frogios the "Moralist of the Straits Times says. The abjastion I have to the tropics is samad up largely in the foot that one lives mars or less in a state of perspiration, varying from mild to estero sweat. A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED, I don't like it. I don't want to like it: and I never will like it. As a young gentleman said other day:"it spoils even the plea- sures of love-asklug. What is the good," ad 128 ded my informant, who is young, of caring uprutly woman's cheek when one finds it clam- my with perspiration. A nicu frost, tool oboek, Le said, is what I want." I painted out to him that I thought he had plenty of fresh ono!
ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.
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Cerratpendantamut forward thetrnome and address with communications addranted to the Editor, not
er publication, but as evidence of good faith.
dil letters for publication siwuld be wristsa on one alf the paper only.
Be anonymously magad cammunications that have already appeared in other papers wi | be inserted.
Orders jar estra sopent of DAILY BERR should be aani bafor 11 6.m. on day of publication. Aler that hour the supply is limited. Only sunplied for Cash Telegraphic Address Paz. 8,0. Code.
F.0 Bov. 20 Talaphona ulo, 19.
DEATHS GRASVILLE SHARP, of Hongkong, by telegraph (2129 from Limpafield Chert, Surrey, England.
Enddents, at 6a.m. on the 22nd August, at the Government Civil Hospital, SABAX ELIZABETH TAYLOR, the wife of W. D. BRADFOOD, aged 21 [130
Per
The Daily Press.
מרט to
cheek.
with the West Coast route to the Cape this would form complete alternative route Australia, and by joining op Diego Garcís, with Ceylon, an additional rents to India in use of interruption, would secured.
Liant Sidney Rowlsts Fletcher, of the 4th King's Own, died at Singapore on the 14th August. The use of death was malarial fever, which Mr. Fletcher had contrasted during a recent shooting trip to Me, in company with the lord. Mr. Wetherall, Garrison Chaplain.
ANOTHER STEAMER TIRATER
SAICHIV DISTURBANCES,
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL:
A meeting of the Legislative Council will be held to-tourrow at 4pm. The following is the orders of the day-
Financial Minute No. 12.
a
Hongkong Camera! Chamber of Commeros,
Hongkong, 18th July, 1899. Sir, It is with regret that I have once more is address Her Majesty's Representative on a subjost so timeword and Batisfactory in the results hitherto amfired at as that of the differential duties accorded to junk borus cargo by the Hoppo or Superintendent of Native Curtoms at Canton.
De Tongs to an article printed to-day ex- proses belief that fuller light upon the Franco- adding: What is known, however, is suficient to cause rejoicing at therapprochement of which it is the testimony, The United States for nishes the raw products and we return the mamafaptures. Opponents of the treaty think that this will be reversed and that France will b insalated with American Tasaufsctures, but the facts do not justify their fears.".
THE QUEEN'A EYESIGHT.
London, 25th July. Truth says to lay The Queen bas sa undergoing a course of treatment for ten weeks, forher, of WiesbuJu, aal, I am rejoiced to say. son of its importance, to again Comewhat into with the mest marcossful results. The Queen's detail.
A special from Indopeuderoe. KansaS, BOJS>***
towns have resolved never to marry a young man unless he served in the farmous Twentieth Kauras, now in thePhilippines. They say that they are determined to keep their agreement, and that sooner thou marry a man who stayed at heat, they will romain single all their lives."
a
A MEMORIAL TO FAENELL
Dublin, 27th July.
A meeting convened by the Lord Mayor, was beld at the Mansion House to-day, to fasegurate fund for the oraction of a statue of Charles Centenary Commission opposed the creation of the states, as inopportune, and likely to jepar dise the plama for the Wolfestone memorial.
sale voyage of the American chief through the fenit with the question at great longtä, but at 'for her eyes, as advised by Professor Tager Steward Parnoll The members of the North
week.
In previous corespondenso this Chamber has the risk of reiteration. I am compelled, by rea-
TWO LAUNCHINGS.
Brest, 25th July The battleship Sefree was launched here to day. She is the largest sh in the French Navy, being of 12,500 tons displanemont.
Mme.
the erection of the Parnell statne were adopted, AN ALPINE TRAGEDY.
Zermatt, Switzerland, 28th July.. Early this morning, tourists discovered Mme. Morel and her daughter at the bottom of a ravine near Lore. Dzidenco abowed that they had rolled a distance of 1,200 föst. Morel was dead, for skall being fractured. Her daughter was badly injured and delirions. Unless she recovers her sanity, tho fasta rogard- At the launching of the British basing the accident which bafell the two women Vengeance at Barrow-in-Furness to day. Lica tenant Lawson souneed that Viekary, Hon & not be ascertainei. Marim bed resived an order from the United States for a number of six-inch gane, which. were to bandorted for use in the American Navy
London, 25th July.
A IERRALE TALE.
San Francisco, Cal, 5th July,
prálta 35,022,258.
Bo far back as April, 1974, the Hongkong,
c. P. E, PROTITE! Canton, and Macao Heerinbast Company, Lid,
Montreal, 28th Jaiy. bad reason to complain of the notion of the
The gross earnings of the Canadian Pacific Hoppe in infinancing the quanity of cargo
Railway Company for June, 1999 WEITH carried by their steamers. In the first three
$2,362,278; the working expenses $1,039,218. quarters of the year 1873 the stomers receirel their usual cargo of between 21,000 and 28,000
Tho steamer, Bertha, arrived to-day from St.id the net profita $1,023,060.
For Jube 1898, the net profita, wore bales of raw cotton, but this guldenly fell, ia Michael, with 997 passengers and about
For the six maths ending June, 30th, 1899, the fourth quarter, to 1821 bales and in the $1,000,000 in guld. The largest amourat owed $17,395. first courier of 1874 it sauk to 25 bales only. by one person sus $76,000. Dotails of the loss the figures are as follows: Graes earnings, Since that dato, when the trade in Raw Cotton of the Bens expedition are told by the pesan was thus directed, other articles of export baryera. Out of a party of 17 persons who left $12,658,363; working expozes 87,666,110; net followed, such as waste silk, tos, caseia, mailing, Port Townsend, on June 11th, 1898, for Kotze fare, firecrackers, vapes, preserves, &e, until at be bound, to prospect for gokl, -valy que sur the present moment the only trata of any vives, and thuis M. H. W. Bens, of Clay City,
The increase in net profit over the saIG great value romaining is the carrying of pas- For testre wants she watched over bər
period of last year, is, therefore for Jane, sogers. Whereas, prior to 1873 the Steam sick husband, with no one to aid her and when best Co. received some 85 per cent to 90 per he died she we left alone in the wilderans. $30.665, and for the period from Jaquery let
A CALAMITY AT KIED. at the utmost not more than 10 per cent. of the which three fishermen were wintering. Sho bo-
2 Kiel, 28th July. cent of the foregoing exports, they now carry After walking nine wes she found a cabin iu to June 30th 8968,676.
The Harbour Master's cutter was ospsized articles alore named. Raw silk, owing to its caus sick of survy, usa tenderly cared for and costly nature, is still shipped in the steamer, gually reached St. Michael and took pasbare today, by a water cut and three of the but beyond steall odd shipments of the other age for San Franoisse on tas Berifia
members of the crew drowned. products, owing to various cause, such as pressure of time, temporary want of junk ton- bage, or bad weather, the cargo still let to the
The assertions of the Steamboat Companies as to the diversion of export gargo from their steamers to janks van to imply and fully corroborated by the Imperial Maritime Custome, at Csaton; aud, where lo facts are se potorioni as in the presunt instance, the Committes submit there is no necessity for documentary evidence by Chineso.
A LITTLE AFFRONT.
THE BURIAL, OF THE THANEW FICHUA
St. Petersburg, 26th July. The baily of the Tarswitch was interred to Seeing that any prospect of rehess is obday, in the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. vieusly slender so long as the two éciaping Paul, in the presence of the Tsar, the Dowager- Empress, and other member of the Imperial Customs services are maintained side by side in Family, and Prines Waldamar, of Danmark. Kwangtong and that their continued existenos synchronously must serve to obstrunt and limit
Berlin, 26th July. foreign as well as native trade in the province
The Frankfurter Zeitung publishes a letter, the Chauber in strongly of opinions that her the writer of which complains that Rear Majesty's Government would be justified is demanding the abolition of the Native Customs Admiral Kauts, when tearing Apia, had the with its Hoppo, and that the entire collection American and British Aufhews performed by of dating us placed in the hands of the Chinesa butel of his ship, but omitted to order that the fermo Authen be played while pausing the German cruiser, which lay in the harbour, the row of which was ready to give the seal Imperial Maritime Customs, she could reliu-
omission was noticed. cheers. It stopped back in silence, when the
For the six months eated June 30th 1898, there was a net profit of 31,153,677.
TWO UNLUCKY AERONAUTU.
Streator, III, 28th July. Aeronaut Thayer, of Niles, Michigan, fell 200 fost and was instantly killed here yesterday. His wadding to Miss Colville, of this city, was to have taken place last night.
Hillsdal, Mich., 28th July. B. Kimball, of North Adams, Michigan, an sannsut, was drowned at Bawbees Park pastor day afternom. His parachute dropped in the mille of Dewbees Lake.
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
Washington, 24th July, The United States will not be bound by the reported decision of The Hague Conference to prohibit the use of the Dan-Dom" ballet in warfare. The spouific reason why Captain Crozier and the romainder of the American delegates rated against the proposal to prohibit the Dum-Dam was because their guneral instructions forbid thera to plodge their Govern ment to any fine of action that would retard the
| perilous Archiþólogo. Considerably suprised, A Cantun correspondout writes ----- The steamer Toksing while on a voyage frem but not at all dirouraged, the Geneal sent another concier ou his long trip to the place Canton 10 Kutsun on the 15th insh, was at-
It is well known, and cannot be reasonabic eyesight in no longer it danger. Her Majesty After a stormy zeɛɛion resolutions in favour of of the Sultan, to say that he wenld. Liko to che
new weurs powerful glasses of nauseally largo tached by pirates. Sho was off Titkong in the
That disputed, that the Steamboat Companies plying size, and with black rims, and when she is css attore with His Excellency.
on the Canton River have for many years past obliged to use artificiallight she prefers a shad- Tungkun district, when several suiko boats obliging and condomsending individual, with been losing cargo, not through competition of ed wax candle." came alongside and at the same time some politeness and hospitality, returned the message rates, but owing to the lower laties paid by forty pirator who had gone on board as pts that he would be simply delighted to have the that cargo when shipped by junk. Documentary proof of this practice by the Native Customs singers suse aut pointed their resolvers at the the Amation representative call or him. About of accepting lewer duties on gende carried in other passengers to frighten them. They the this time General Bates began to realize that native vessels has been asked for, but has unvar rosacked the luggage and took all the money his mission was a tride more difficult than he be obtainable owing to the reluctance of and valuables A Chivase passenger who loved had anticipated and that the question of arrang native shippers to come forward and testify for Ius imoney sues than his life hesitated to saring a mesting was really a serious undertaking. obvions roaEONK
But this kind of thing could not go on mach ruder it whereupon son of the pirates brained longer and it was not just in line with the treatment monally accorded a General Bo bim with the butt of his revolcar. There was
Bates at the Snitan a rather peremptory a European sagineer on board, and ho' was wonded. A forsign lady passenger, married message to the offast that he was wanted ot to a Chinamon, was amongst those who lost all Jolo to discuss affairs of importance. In ne time back come the willing courier to inform According to the Daily Mail the insurn their valuables. Haring secured tusir booty the General that His Excellency the Sultan was engaged in the celebration of the most pre- Telegraph Company is prepared to igy a cable | the pirates aleared away. From Durban (Natal) to Manritius, thence to the On the 10th inst. between 2 and 3 a.m., found religious ceremonies, and could not be island of Diego Garcia, scorsi rastin the Indian
eroon shop in Fatsian was, robbed abent disturbed with paltry muqdate affans andse Ocean, south of the Laceadive, theco to the $5,000 in mony and goola being taken away. any couldarstion for period of at least o Copos island, which lies west of Java, from Abant forty or fifty urided robbers broke epen This rather settled the question for the time Cocos to Parth, the capital of Western Ans.
the door, totrrorisel tun inmates of the ester being, as the instructions wore to assure the trulis, and thence round to Adelaido by S.
blishment, and quietly collected their booty bud Mores that they might enjoy perfost religious The company also offer to reduce the raio be
departed. tween Australia and Landos and Capetown and
Tha Saichin brigands have dispersed and are freedom, and under to oromstances wore the Lendon to 4s instead of 4x. 93. and 5s, which
to be disturbed or hampered. It must be ru now, raising disturbances in other districts. are the prosent rules. It is pointed out that
Only a few of them have beer, killed by the In.used to many days bad already passed perial troops and fou or fire ten said to be in allowing the couriers to cross and tecross the chiefs, though thoir leadership is contfal, hare narrow island and here was an assured dolay of a week at. Inast. Well, the General waited aud been captured. The Imporial troops worked
bie staff and aita and the 10,000 pesos. However, great destruction in the villages, killing a num
INGERSOLL'S FUNERAL, her of innocent poople and practising grast the time was not spent in idleness, for some of the neighbouring parts were visited and two ori
Now York. 5th Jair three. Dattas cuatrolling dependencies of the oraclty. Childern unler fro years of ago ind
The lateral of the late Robert G. Ingersoll their necks wrong and theen over that age wore sultan were interviewed. From these it was teataers consists mainly of porishable goods for took place this afternoon, from Walston-on-the- Hudson, where he died on Frida inst. No HONGKONG, August 23rd, 1899
pa to the sword,
The slaughter in the villagos was probably learned that the Sultan was a ma of wosk the food supply of this Colony.
eberacier, pot over honest, and vapopular The Committoo would respectfully draw at. Tag Ubinese Government, or the collection
fight between the Lo and Kwan clans, which mother, in reality holds the reins and prae- Companies are formed, and that they built bearers. Dr. John Clark Badpath, read is in connection with tas suppression of the clan with me people,,The' oli. Sultana his-toution to the fact that the River Steamboat clergyman was present, to coadust the services. thoro was no music, and there were no pall wiä seurate allogather from the brigaud
The lensing of Ings and costly vessels ananitahle, for way last poos written by Colonel Ingumoli, entitled of Boarde that pass for such at Peking, are In no case, it is understood, did the party aleopelion. The Lo clan Bred on the troops senttically rules for the son. in a fresh difficulty. The funds relied upon out in the jungle, but it is probablo that in Mr. to put au sad to the light, by mistake as they the rich pearl fisheries to the Chinese and other traffic, on the faith of therights gar «Declaration of the Free," and Bajer O. J.
Fletcher's cue the malarial poison was ab afterwards slingvil, bat General Lin Youg fu
Germans has caused great deal of disaension asted by the Treaty of Tiantain, of which | Seaith, a close friend of Colonel Ingersoll, read for the purpese of greasing the wheels of the sorbed during a night spons at the house of adld not anoept try excuse and threatened to wipe
among the Dates, or headman who rule the rights the cumpauice subuit they have been another extrant from Colours Ingersoll's writ districts under the Sultan's way. It is claimed insidiously and unfairly deprived, without com.
ings, entitled "My Religiou." Dr. John State coach and to permit of the embrous local planter, close to which was much freak out the Lo clan and utterly destroy their village, that the proceeds of these leases are tied up in pusation, and, in spite of repeated protects, Elliott. of New York, read the funeral ration, machine terning its croaking course, do not turned sod. To an appreciative obituary noticed this threat he appears to have ourried into
the coffers of the Sultan instead of being fairly without redress
delivered by Colonel Ingersoll over his brother's of the leoguced offer tho. Free Prein Buy: roll in, the receipts, from various alleged Ail win know the late Lieut. Fletcher, both in
execution.-Ed.)
divided among those who are entitled to shareś.
dend borly. This concluded tas short and simple One of the Dattos is most positive in his
services. The body will probably be taken to causes, having proved lamentably insufficient Hongkong and Singapore,will deeply sympathise
expressions of dislike and it would iako bat
Fresh Foud and on Thursday oremated, but for the purpose. The Empress Dowager Jus with Colonel Rowlandesa and the King's Own
this arrangement is abject to change. little to bring on a fight. iu this deplorable loss of a young officer BO
Finally the day set apart for, religious therefore been obliged to reconsider her posi-universally and deservedly liked.
came to a close and the Saltan called ca the tion. Her Majesty finds, as a consequence,
We would direct aftention to the advertina.
General estànder by a gorgeously and bar- that the reforms she strenuously condemned meat of the Equitable Life Assurance Society
harically arrayed ratinge. The visit was most formal sad consisted morely in a lengthy
The Hague, 29th July. when mosted by the Emperor KWANO SU appearing in this issue, in which a convenient
erohange of palita expressions, boyoad which
darelripment of the javoative genins of warfare. Baron Do Stand delivered the farewell address and his advisers, wore not all so unnecessary means of making provision for one's family for
Questions by Jos, T. H. Whitehead:-
seither side seamed able to ponotrate. Then a long term of years, is sut out. In this con-
to-day, thanking the representatives of forsige and foolish ne she in her mature experience nection it may not be oat of plan to repeat the
1-New Pablic Works-Will the Colonial
the Saltne went back to his palase on the orber.
states. He said that the work accomplished, while not so comploto as might be desired, was had imagined. She begins to see, tor, insoft utbored warning that parsons intending to Sourstary inform the Council whether the side of the island and acccrding to latest accounts he had not again favoured the intials
aincere, wise and practical. The great principles tance, that the system of collection in there rut serions risk by delay. Of this there Gorerament hus cantioned the Director of
with a sight of bis holy person. Under the
the ostsignty of individual states and in- have bean voral local examples of late, parsons Public Works withholding from the onusiders- provinces must be very faulty inasunich as who were making equivies dying before they tion of the Public Works Committee, plans,ircumstances negotiations are rather turdy
ternal solidarity, apparenty, had been recanelled by what they had vundliskod. He afted it frequently leaves nothing for transmission had quite made up their minds. Os case was drawings, specifications, estimate of cost, and e parcalarly sad one. The captain of a steer full information regarding proposis-new Public
The General in the mercutimo pail a visit to
that, in time to stitutions which had to the Imperial Treasury. The general cor
their origin la tha oad of conoord, would ba hul got as for a signing the proposal for Works, and, if so, what are the resous for ruption prevailing has been the means insurance and everything was aroaged drept departing from the corso in cuauection there North Bornes, whers model the English govern
borse the Provincial Treasary the sun at pre
the dominating fully, and thus the work of the Conferences truly meritorions. sailed aroaud the coaste of tho Sula group and of opening the eyes of the Empress aud that the medical examination had to be under with und which has been castomary killorto ment can be advantageonely studied. He also
A letter was real from this Queen of Holland abe is at length compelled to sanctissue. For this he said he had no time that for yours past?
Trip, but would see the doctor who next d Boucasteld. Lepatre and Alteration, looked in on Mindanao. The various Dattosant vantributed by the Hoppe.. The present Relausible Tv no point,at view Bure on the
to the Pope, asking his moral support of the Conference, and a reply was roosived, messutes of reform which she was pre-arrived in port. He did not live to complete Will the Honourable the Colonial Secretary who acknowledge the rule of the Sultenestent is abnormal, wasteful, and unpractical
Albury, N. Y., S6th July.
promising co-operation and recalling the fast pared to denounce as utopian and danger-the voyage and his family was left unprovided inform the June why the proposal to expend have followings of from one to thirty assumption that the collection by the Imperial
a substantial amount of Public monay cu ra. ar perhaps Bfty thousand wow, and some of
Engine George W. Rafter, in charge of that he had many times performed the face provincial revenue, and such a nastmption pairs and altorations to Bearoosheid was not them are fino fellows and possess canaldersble Maritime Customs would be a confiscation of ous when advocated by the Emperor. The
Referring to the stats of the import marketabaitted to the Publis Werks Committee for Jutelgeuse. The Datto Almadi, who rules 40 could not be seriously maintained. The Cham. the survey for this proposed ship-cant from the tion of arbitrator and assuring Her Majesty that, in spite of his present ahorral position, satate Empress Dowager le not hesit
bor therefore urge that, in the interests of traderest Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, has mom- denne, called on General Bates and exposed
And in defauts of viclated Treaty rights, the lets his preliminary work and drawang his the Pope would continue to seek the advance sted long as to the policy to be adopted. Chamber of Commerce report in its last their concideration and report to the Council as miles along the Zamboanga peninsula of Min-
inue bad the following remarks:-The market. box hitherto been matoweary":
abolition of this Customs anachronism may be reperi. The project is to eat a canal 30 fent ment of ofvilisation.
The three conventions dealing with arbitro- Ehe has seen that the, officials in the pro- for cotton ontaroglou goods is steadily harder. Besponsfield Expenditure-Will the himself as being anxies for the friendship vinees were all fighting for their own hauling under the stronger advices revival from fononsable the Collal "Treasurer inform the the Amerions. He mule a favourable impresiasiated upon by the British Government, whe deep and 380 fost wide, From Lake Erie to Lake
would no doubt be sapported by the other Ontario, around Niagara Falls, having Enke tion, the laws and customs of war; sud the ad Manchester. whers not only inve prices ad- Causeil what authority was the sion.sud white ho perhapy does not erstly un- that the replenishment of the Emporinlari, but there is a manifest dificulty in ob- sum of $11,076.70 expended in alteratious and derstand just what is going on nevertheless heaty Pewars in so jest: and resemble a do Outario at Oswego, beough the Oswego, River, aptation of the feuers Convention to naval
means well.
and have this hour to be, sir, your most to Onsion Lake, theuce through the Mohawk to warfare, were not sigrayd by Germany, Austria, the Hudson River. A single lock will be 1,000 Hungary, China. Engud, Italy, Japan, Laux- Treasury bad no interest for them, and Blunt tining asonable deitvery of the goods wanted, reps to Bencourfield," and cost of the
R. M. GREY,
fest long, with walls over 50 feet high. The great omburg, Servia, Switzerland, or Turkey. The the corruption on which the Emperor had Trada in this province it suffering under the litigation in onection tarvith, disbursed The Datta Jakania is a neighbour of the celest siz
Chi
est probioot has been to find storage for wotor to Enited States duly signed the Arbitrations disturbed tate of the country, which from aboor out what date was the said money paid and Sultan and also one of his worst enemies. Ho such strong opinions was a real and potent il-government is in a more lawless state than (3) why bas so fuanciel minute be submitted is a claimant for the rope, very much die
fael this grout and on its varions levels. Convention, and that under reserve. Roumania and yet not lajurs the water supply of the also made a reservation. The three declare fotor in the administration of the Exupire, it has been for many years. Piracles on the to the Connoil or the Finance Committes in pleased with the present ruler, and rather looks for a chance to fight. With his 2,500 benehmeri
tous, prohibiting the threwing of explosives river are frogasat, bat (to partionlar fease of respoot theroof?
tunafuotirring concoras now using the varións Hence the acceptance of measures odious to
ho basate that be can place his chief on the Fable Works Committen Will the
rivers Me Raftur, plans now a great dem at From balloons, the use of asphyxisting pro the present state of affairs in the domanding her party, and hence also the mission of money to the shape of blackmail from not only Honourbis the Dimeter of Public Works in- shelf in short order. It is very possible that
The insurgente about Zamboanga aw strip- Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce. thago on the Black River, to Jefferson jectiles, and the use of Dam-Dara" ballets County. From this place Mr. Rafter his plan were not signed by Germany, Austria-Hungary, His Excellency KANG YI to Ringnan individuels, shops, and business concerns in the form the Council why plava, drawings, spoil trouble will soon follow
Hongkong, 18th July, 1999. in re the new Public Works undertaken incuing the beams of their iron roofs and carrying
Sie,-I have the honour to tranunit to you, Led a canal 96 miles long had as wide as the China, Italy, Japan, Luxemburg, Servia. or and Chekiang to ascertain what amount of entry, but such demands have ever been made catione, estimate of sost, and fult information in the city of Canton itsell. Undor these cir. murplus tration could, in these populous citanoss it is not surprising, tu! money about the cuddle of Int year have not boon them up to the hills behind the town where for the information of His Excellency the Erie, to the proposed ship canal just west of Switzerland, while the United States only signed and prosperous provinces, be spared for the which should be employed in trade is being submitted to the Public Works Committee for they are constructing elaborate teselne, The Govornor, copy of a letter oddested by this Rome, and on the way down he is planned a the declaration regarding the throwing of ox
1HANRFORTS FOR MANILA benefit of Peking to help sako good the brenght in large quantitius, to this Colony for onsiteration and report to the Connoil as a whole plase is gradually being destroyed. As Chamber to Hia Excellency Mr.. H. O. Bax. returvoir in the Salmon River.The Commis pasires from balloons.
jot no troops have been handed, but from all
San Francio, 25th July. investment and safe looping, and that therefore usen eustowary hitherto for years. past?
Special Commissioner's report on New agenata two hair dred and Bity men esaldie, fer. Britannic Majesty's Chargsson's work is foclades a similar survey for a Lawrence 1lver at the head of the Lotonu
The transport, Tartar, sailed for Manila to- large deficit in the revenue there. That the brishness which might be expected in our
mbjent of the differential duties accorded by doficit ia set down at twenty million tuels, market at this Hine of the your is wanting, and Territory With reference to the Suscini Con- easily land and hold the long without fear of l'airs at Faking, under this date, on the canal of the same viructer, leaving the St.
missions sport datad 8th October, 1898, on serious exposition. The US galbost Corlise the Hopro or Superintendent of Native Cue Rapids, and thenos lato and through Lake day with General Wheeler, a portion of the Ninatanath Tafastry, and a nombor of recruite clearances show no improvement
Champlain, the Briansion of the Colony, will the Houser patrols the harbour,
toms at Canton on junk-barcs cargo to" he
BIG FIRE IN GERMANY, and Kang Y has gone on a mission to
General Bates remains in the vicinity of Jelo detriment of the Steamboat Companies engaged
far the Army in the Philippine ou board. Berlin, 26th July
San Francisco, 27th Jaiv. endeavour to augment the provincial con- At the Magistracy yesterday Heary Oliver, able the Colonial Secretary inform the Council
in trade un the Canton river have the with the Sultan and his honour to be, su, your must obedient servant
A great fire is raging at Marienberg, West
The transporta salled for Manlia early this tlemen or persons, Foreign or Chiues, other finite can be tributions from eighty to one hundred cansee of the Travelers' Hotel, Quest Victoria whether, orclusive of arvuta, any other gea-and will probably ho there until something de
Street, was charged with allowing a disorder on
R. CHATTERTON WILCOX, Prussia, at noon. Forty houses baso been
morning. They were the Ohio, Newport Southtery
Ted. The fire brigados from Dantelo and million taels. It is stated that the Imperint is premises Inspector diskonnas sail that thru then, mazoued in para. of the said To Dattos.
and Tacuma. Four companies of the Nine- st about half past nine on Sunday night he was part, companied him on his visiting any of
THE "BOOBER" ON A BEEF. - Commissioner will take back with him to
The U.S. cable ship Hooker, which went on Hon. J. II. Stewart Lockhart, C.M.G., Colonial Elbing have been summond to assist in subin. teenth Infantry, comprising about 500 men,
ing the fro
wero éveely distributed on board the Newport De Later... and Ohio, besides several bandred couruits. The the capital from Kianguna sono two million going along Queen's Road in a 'ricksbend the villages and towns in the New Territory; if when passing Queen Victoria Btreet he heard a what were their names, whiz was the neces
Tho buildings destroyed include the Rathaas. Tacoma took 300 horses for the Fourth Cavalry, aels, which will no doubt be a welcome polies whistle blows from the direction of theity for their presence by and for what is real in the sorthern changal, nour Carregidor mond and -Concord attempted to pull her olí
Colonial Secretary's Offico. which was built in the Fourteenth Century. contribution to the depleted Treasury, and sellers Elotol. He ran down and of do purpose were they company the island week ago, is still soleated. The Bal
fendant's wils at the door. He asked her what Commission?
6-Kowloon Fire Precautions-Will the into desper water, but their efforts proved
Hongkong, and July, 1899.und spruntoen historical houses built orar he expecta to extract a similar mm from was wrong and she replied, Please come in Carskinng; he will also return with some and put but the merchant samen. He went Honourable the Colegial Secretary inform the trailers Tre of the Maritime Company Sir Ia firected to acknowledge the reades in the Italian style in the marketplace.
Par Coptic, for Shanghai, Surgeon H. 8. more difinite information in regard to the in mod found in the root ovat er eight user. Coocher, in view of the juring most powerfus steamera alep failed to bulge ofpt of your letter of the 18th inst, forwarding The historical records were saved, and as far obant seamen and about ten English bine number of houses on the Kowicos Peelasuta, her: For the last three days the urge of copy of a latter addressed by the Chamber of the Castle of the Teutonio Knights, one of tho
Cool, R.N., UB.N., Mestre L. R. Schrjarbook provincial revenues. No doubt the facts be jacket. It looked as if there was going to the Government bas couplifered and deed it oable and supplies has been taken cut, but still Commerce to Her Britanule Majpety's Chargé mest ancicat and interesting historical edifees Durniston; for Nagasaki, Lieut. Cal. B. H Bad C. Kennler; for Koha, Mr. J. D. Dauby; Berlin, 27th July has collected will be of great value to the be roms trouble Hearing 5 noise in the bark expedient to make requisite provision in respect the ship refuses to move. As of the pistes d'Affaires at Peking or the subjost of the pen in Germany, has not been endangered.
120m, 2 blows were being struck, he kod de of a branch of the Fire Brigade the whoroby sro injured considerable water has collected inferential duties accorded by the Hoppo at Can
Katsch; for Honolain, Mrs. Chang Shea Mrs. Central Governmost, and they are likely fondant rufe what was going ou, and she wear it will be possible to attempt to cope with any the hold. If any of the storms of this so ten on juck-borns cargo, and to state that I lats hour last right the great fire which for Yckobama, Messrs. C. Stockwell and E, A to lead to an attempt at the further to the door and called out “Open the door, the fren which may horasfter take place to sit should-come up it is doubtful if the versal on Expolloney earnestly hopes that the Chamber's broke out carly yesterday at Marienkung. was Jane Bheo, and Miss Chu Wan; for San Fran
Third reading of the Bill entitled an Ordin live through them.
representations may donduce to a satisfactory got under control and erontaally extinguished.
timet or this important question. I have The danisgo will amount to several millions of doo, Mrs. Chang Yin and infant, Mr. Ho Ta
Tai, Mrs. Tang Chung, Miss To Lin York, centralisation of administrative authority police are here. Tas door was opened at once.
Miss Ching Hang Lin, Mr. Lee Chung, Mrs. at Feking. Efforte will doubtless be made from the leside, and he saw two blub-jackets ance to amend the Liquor Tuesores Ordinanca,
GENERAL WETLEN CALLED DOWN. wtripped to the waist fighting. They were ho 1898. Leme kapa
Clan Yung Master Loe Tao Yiu, Miss Lee Ho, only reliable preserver and restorer of the hurt Tent,
By Madrid, 26th July JH STRWAGT LIMÍADZ will be held imundataly after the Counell, to control from the capital the Telegraphs, ber, but the oiler mon was more or loss andor Booting of the Finauce Committee HAIR PRESERVED AND BEAUTIFIED. The the bonear to be sir, your most ehodient ser marks.
Miss Tea Kato, Miss Len Us, Mr. Leo Fang, 18 HOWLAND's Macassar Oil which closely
Colonial Saarelary.
The dizonion of the Army Bill in the Railways, and team comunications, to the influence of driuc When they saw him the on aseppped fighting and exeunt themselves
roseribing the oily instter astro provider for
Beste to-day and to an exciting secne. Goueral. Tlug Qui and infant Mika Les Hoi, Mrs. limit the political power of the Viceroye, byering they were having a bit of a letdo.”
Tomrishing nod stimulatinic its growth, without The Secretary, Chamber of Commerce,
Weylor, arguing against any reduction of the Lee Wong, Miss Les Tat, Master Lee Shin Yin, which the hair bovozina dry, thin and brittle.
strength of the Army, wared the Gorer.Miss F. Katsch, Bra Butier, Mujer Jones, Mr. Tax Ging, Mr. Loung Pak Yes, Mr. Wong and possibly--though this is more doubtful Defendant wife was only about thres sards
The Puentes-Macniven & Cameron, Limited;
ment that the present situntica miste arv John, Mrs. Woo Bhoo, Mr. Chin Shing, Mr. C to smalgamate the Native with the from the door and must have heard what was
DESERVEA NATIONAL MEMORIAL. going on, and hs kad or why sho had not The P&O stenner Japan, from Chine, arts prevents baldness and surf, strengthens the
tion highly probable, since it had never been 20 alivarious growth. Alas fa a golden colour for
for their excellent inventions/" Diner Chronicle, Foreign Customs Collectorate. An attempt told him about it-Defendant said the rod in London on the afternoon of the gist hair, and for children it lays the foundation of
THE WAVEBLAT PEN THE PICKWINK PENT easy for the Army and the people to make Mark Tuak, and Mr. John Bearers, for Ven- couver, Liont. Gen. Sanford; for Londor, Me. te at the same time to be made to increase who had got their drink somewhere also, cme
The Cluns Navigation Co. steamer Chingta, fair and golden brized ladies and children. Ask
Tun Op Pex THE INDON Pomon cause. Ho, himself he sill, had never into his house and started fighting He sent
Home Ware (ar Works Edinbalych, Stores and Chemiris for RowLANTIGMACASSAR One of Hatton Gardan, Grozdan 38251
for.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS
dem
and conicalise the army, and the proposal is his wife and boy to the pulive at onse-De from Australian Ports, paras Manila for Hong szilentes era in the central pprioves, to be fendant was sautioned and dichaisele must long, today, S
and unsatisfactory
His Excellency H: C. Bar Ironside, H.B.M.
Chargé d'Affaires, Poking.
A GREAT BIP-CANAL PROJECT.
PASSENGERS. DEPARTED
ach thought of handles rising, hat it mest be 0. H. Balfour, and Me E. H. Wright,