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London, tich
Ely Chỉ Cl¢m this Tug-Yaman, has been appointed Chi. To Famele ravaller.
nese Ambassador
of the moth Mr. Bax-ups elegraphodie Lo Lord SALSBURY int he had cal rial out
The Chinese of Port limbeth and Vitsahaga Cape Calang he subscribed ET45 for one- his instructions and that the Taught Yauenforts for the trace as a takeof their gratitude. hold firmly to their position; the immediate for the berly they enjoy under the British
ty. answer to which, from the Foreign Office, was timt Her Majesty's Government adhered to their view and had no intention of aban doning it. At this point the correspondence censes, as far as the Blue Book is concerned. But there is sufficient, to show that the Bri-
A visitor who colurned to Hongkong from Cantou yesterday had ilu oxparienes more rare pirates behandel, on the oxocation than plunsant on Tuesday of coning no less than ground, Chatou,
The Sumoss princes who lure boon slopping in Hangkong recently departad yesterday with
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WR, I POLLOCK ON BUMB SERIOUS LOCAL PROBLEMS.
Aualler question which appens worthy of onuideration is whether some strictor Polios sus pervision of infected grens is not required,espodi like 50 persons who wore lead or dyingof plagas, At the City If you cerday avasing he. Hily in the early morning. In yene zamething bonairenting of the shareholders and Pollock road a papaz before the rasinbera ni
The Hoagborg Odd Values socisty on "Some were found in our streets, and in mall: was impossible to traps the horses from which unbegribers in connecting with the City Hall was bold in Tuesday aftornada Thurs wore presentations local problems val a few suggestions for they had otras, and the result was that the The Hon JJ.Keswicheira Mesra Hunding with them here was good ate houses for which those pusople had rosie weze Janco, H. B.Major-General Guogas, MO,
abdisinfecialundeni naheeding grounds 1. Pollock N. A. Siebs, II N Mody, B. Jarted Min: (tascoigno, Fir John Carrington, Kts for plagna. An effaisut patrol in this wasİy CMON (Chief Justice), had the Hon, morning would apport to be the most efectiva
tun (on Treasurer, ung ho MOIRA, Guodina (Attorney-Generali bong way of dealing with thic difficulty. Strict polica
Government at least did not lonk with an avourable ere on the Company's Mr. A. C. Carter for Swataw, whanos they will AUSTRALIAN DINNICK IN LONDON. its centrs and rooms generally) is derule tothera mort decessarily be thoat probister which appears to my baha torilby of comsídarative and
efforts.
go to Bankok Mr. James will follow them
to the latter place.
Bucioe's telegram, Auted 29th April, which appeared in yesterday's issue, Las been corrected na should rend: The Boer peaca delegatos,, without visiting any further Esropati aspital, are mailing for America,"
Of the activity of the Yunnau Company there can be no doubt. Merely to rauil the few reports from their agents and surveyors, which are included in the Blue Book from which the above errespon fence is taken, is sufficient to show this. They have persisted
Tokyo advices stale that Sir Ernest Satow, in their forte in spite of the incredulity
British Minister, and Count Osfivi, Italian and discragenicet with which their pro-liner, who are proceeding to Europe from jacts have been and are ill received by Tame to-morrow on leave of absence, attended the Imperial Palace on the 21th ult. were many competent critics. But they have erred in muienes by the Emperor. trusted in the judgement of those whum they have employed to report on the country
LONDON, la May, 10.30 mr
(Acting Secretary) akan JAPANESE BATTLESHIP SAFE.
The ChalaHAN -Game-Thu te-
supervision along the Praya, in order to prevent The Hon. I. May prasided In opening persons affering frau plague from being noc The Japanese battleship Asihi, when proport and socolate are prousted to you soong theso present.
That later on inst year, owing to various ha Cooding to Southampton for gun-trials, ons which i cost no: troable you with tak in pricing hosild-Mis Follock, whe is retly removed, froid this color without the grounded on Southeen Bench yelerany, but penting them I think you will agros well kasyn to you, has kinilly effered to ught sanitary an-horities lasing cay clue as to their will me that they ron to while a satisfacto randuse lostura apca Some serious focal last place of resideuen, appasme uls to ha very tory as the stars, and drumstances of the problems sad a few suggestions for dening desirable front line point of vien
Another mattar in coinction with the plague institution would permit, The City linii (wish with them." In Uis rapidly growing colony was Buated off at midnight.
The Duke of Doyoushiro presided at the the public good us fuc de practicable on toys are not at all easy of sointion. I am sure we sat is the question whether it could not be who simply pay expenses without making a shall all listen with great deal of interest to advisables esot on the other side of the Her dinoser of welcome to the Australian Feder-profit out of it, and in that respect it has served what Follock has got to my on this most bour a plague removal settlement like thess din, that is to say n collection of buildings or mat Fally all details regarding the Library Theatro, plana
Mr. Pollock said-Tadies and Goallam, sheds into which the residents of a hadis la ation Delegates and in honour of the isofel public purpose. The raport sun out very perlant and most interesting enbject, (Ap which have been instituted in senso pact of in it contains, but you will be glad to note the ex- I propose to discuss with you the afternoon footed pingra district could be removed en bles. Colonial soldiers, The Prince of Wales, Mugum, ofs, and Taas sot rocapitulate what
poratively demande aulacou, and I aball eug- experiments in India, that noh wholesale re- Duke of York, Duke of Cambridge, Lord tears on which the Library is kept open, sonic oral problems which, as I donosivo, im- I holleve, from what I have read about such fording many occal vinilure, strangers, and geet certain remedios of the present state of moral at the iubebitants from a badly infected Salisbury, and Mr. Chamberlo were and we hope that this will meet a want in at-
expecially mamtvirs of the Mercantile Marise, affatre; but my chief done and my chief Lepe area has been not unfrequently attended wila present.
opportunity to a tot hour's reading when is that some of you who are listening to me now bencts}_results and I auderstand that i ne- they ato so disposed, and it is a striking fact will not set coutent until you are thought out swered well when it was tried bore in 1394.
I desire post to draw your attention to the that since the Library was opened for these and it into nollen some remeiling of your own, The Indian Famine, & millions no relief, leurs, the auber of daily visitors and thus prevent matters from being allowed to foot that the starting of any or industry in hibere udy four times what they drift in the future as they hare Love drifted in this colony, which is of such sunture as to LONDON, 1st May, 9 p.
lie, leads to inorenso overgrowding in this did befors Mr. Follook deserves a rote the past. The prossing problems which require involve the omplermont of several bandred co- of thanks for the suggestion he made to to to to grappled with are diflealt ones and we
to lower car level of canitation. I must confess domnilor of $590-Lo desire sxpenses to light the tasks if success is to be secured,
I will subdivide may subject for the sake of that it seems to my that, Dose, any new in- ing, broks, &. (Applauss.) There appears to
labourers is sanctioned in this colony, somİƏ nothing further, think I noad remark upon convenience, into theen houdings, which I will dustry involving the cumployment of useros steps should be taken by the government to se (1st) The Pingue question, accounts.be edopted and passed.
that the fresh opolies, who will be required for End The Food queation; and and I beg to prapes that the Emport and call
THE INDIAN FAMINE.
and havo heid is the opinion, for long con. Theim Missionary Seciaty, which continues ile FIGHTING ROUND THABA'NCHU extend the hours and for his Truecality is giving : must, therefore, apply our dollslife wisdem' to already usercrowded city nixl consequently tools
We have received, the report of the Hildes. safe work among the bind girls of China. Though lorated pistont at Macao, owing ta the impossibility of routing a large varugh in Hongkong, fag Sooty hopes to our a plans of its own hero nyaiu.
The Koba Chronicle mentions & Tokyo das atch to the effess that the Milegi Bouk, in rangad ie consianet, a tramway line from the concart with some rich Chiness merchants, bas cast of Tintiu, China, to the hateba, a dis ton of about foar ailes, by way of the Eng lish, German and Japanese Battlements. The death stated that the work was to be com-
Ford Roberts raposts that the Boors were making very persistent attacks.round Tabuchu on Saturday and Sunday, but Gumral Randle's position is very strong He is assisted by Gordon's and Dickson's
Hamilton's mounted ittry. cavalry, Smith-Dorrien's infantry, ami
SINGAPORE, Zod May, 8.55. p... "TERRIBLE'S" DEPARTURE FROM SINGAPORE.
H. M. S. Terrible sails at daylight to
Aluny local biognjists may not be aware that the rond is now opon from Kowloon to Shatin, and there are very few parts alone the entire rond where a strong rider would have to dis-morrow. The Marine Club is sending off meuat. Another road which munot fail to
barome popular with biovalists in the ono biscuits and delicacies and half a pound of brashing off from Yaumati and leading to Chreadith tobacca for every man of the Kowloon City, returning by way of Hung-
sidered contrary to the facts of the case. that there is a possible route from Burinath to the heart of Yunnan and beyond. Many, probably a strong majority of those who know something of the country to be traversed, A. S. WATSON & CO., all have grave doubts as to the return to be expected from the railway being sufficient to justify the expenses required for making it. But if the Company is prepared to back its belief al the Government is ready to nid it by exercising pressare on the Tsung-moaced in a few days. li Yamen--for to expect the Government 10 interest itself dirontly in the Hae is, as The London and China Fapress pointed qut recently, likely to lead to waste of time-there is reason to trust that not very many years honcs we may see a line run ning to Yuashn-fu and thence into Sze A cheerful correspondent of an chuse. Indian paper the other day talked about
& Pahang correspondent of The Straits Times the approach of a "great-world lie from says:It is reported that Mr Bibby, the Constantinople vin Palestine, Persia, Raub manager is negotiating with the late Selousing Company to re-commones mining India, and Baroah to Hongkong" This operations on the latter's property, which. of course is trending into the sphere of otherwise, runs the zisk of reverting to Gosera THE WAR-FREE STATE OPERA- of its lease. 1 udorstand that the Raab dream, but what dream may not altimately mant. for zon-compliance with the conditions como true no one would care to say.. The Australian Gold Mining Co, has formed a sub- spur to British railway enterprise in Burma,sidiary syndicate, under the name of the Sauge the Shan Stater, and south-western China, Argas Gold Mining Co., to work sartais parts hw been the Toukin-Yuanna line on which the French have set their hearts and by which they hope to rapture the trade of the provinces south-west of the Yangtze, British speculators, urged on by the ledge that they would approach the
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Mr. MODY conled, and the motion was carried.
This wall the business
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORES. WOLLIES The secofil competition for the store Cup took place on the Assolation Rauge. The best scores were as follang
crew.
Bauner Batars
Gunar Stewart Grauer Janga
Gunner Lapsley. Borgiant Retier. Corp, Whit
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LONDON, 30th April
TIONS.
جنيه
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Cur.
THE PLAGUE QUESTION.
ing, but also by the house rent question which Asli doal with presmally. Now, to give an accurate illustration of what I mean, I wonld draw your attention to the fact that a
Brdy The Housing of the Werking Chases such as industry havo sem egeoil aeromo dation provided for thom somelies ontsl question,
of this city. Such a step, seems to me to to raudlerod necessary not merely by thośu ssui. To take those three gaustion in their ordar-tary consideration which I am now discima the plagus question is one of suprema importance. It causes not only a considerable arecally current expenditure to the Government of this colony and to property owner, but it abo involves gevers commercial restrictions upon this port by the imposition of quarantine ouery large work is just being bogun in this colo. Vessels juaraoying from here to adjacent places., Duly the roulantation in front of the Na- val Yard, which will probably involve the 'impor. No doubt the legislation passeft last year was
fation of several hundred fresh coolion into this a stap in the right direction in that it increased the size of subicles and also the vonikation colony from outside. Tuoss numerous onplies ening into houses, bat, in view of the fact will most of them be amplayed regularly and not merely by the day, and 1-misty that it that the plague has become an annually recur- rent disease here, it is obvious that no relaxeems to 10 most desirable, both from the 31 35 93 8, 9tion of sanitary precations should ha tolerated sanitary question and also from the rant gues for a moment, but that on the contrary it be lion, that lodgings should be built for thees hovca us mest etaiently to enquies inte and coalies either somewhere noross the Harbour, or at least somewhere outside the City limits, discast and examine every suggestion for the improvement of the shaitary conditions of this lostead of allowing them to come in and swoll our population of over 500 possus per "nor je city and for the prevention of ovacoruwding
in No. 6 Health district
3 30 26 18 103 27 28 21 21 97, 32 30 255 15 32 30 29 3-4 25 31 28 69 30 2925 So. 84 24 28 12 148 13 28 27 MA
FIELD BATTERY. The Fiold Battery held their, fourth and fiual competition for the Balilios Cup on Swalsy,!|
The Sanitary Board Ins ye doubt done much good work is taking steps to clusa housse which
The Hongkong Gorarament could, I imagine, are antit tor kunnan habitation, but it is becom-oblain a sufficient return on their money by of coriu, streets is not requiced in order to ing a serious question whether a condemnation charging a moderate rent.
orowded quarters of our city.
The correspondent of the Standard at Bloem-29th April. The following are the ten best greater cironlation of air in the over fontein, 20th April, says that the cavalry want
ing to Bloemfontein, in pursuit of the facing commandoss is return-
THE WESTHEN FRONTIER. The Evors at Warrenton have rooseupled the position from which they were shelled on Tues. day.
MAFEKING.
· THE WATER used "is the purest richer side of the province of Yunann and the news. Their idea is that the gold deposit April, says the Boers cu that day celebrated the
in the Taland, and is skilfully
filterod on scientific principles.
at Seattle telegraphe:-Thore seems to be no doubt that the reports that gold in quantity has been discovered on theBiborian side of Behringe Sas is trus. Saveral miners who have. been there prospecting are the authority for ic Ure sands at Caps Newa continues into Siberia. They say it is just as rich in Asia as to in Alande. A number of expeditions which claim to have inside information, ara diting cat her to make the journey. to Siberia, and there prospect this siner.
that beyond lay the fur greater richos of Szechuan, have striven hari not lat French energy auticipate thou. What the Yanunu enthusiasts have now to prove in that they are not as wild in their soteases as their critics savo dsclared then and that they can find the money to carry out these schemes. The British Government has dis- We quote special terms to large played a cerinin willingness to help them by
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breaking down the`rlubborn attitude of the Taungli Yaman. If the iter is as feasible an it in far-sening the Yanon Company will have deserved well of their country.
The dissatisfaction of the populace with the Plague wesurs et Cawnpore found vest in sercun rioting last month. On the 11th ult Thousands of work-people attacked the Plages Segregaties Camp and destroyed it. The
The Tintes correspondent at Mateking, 11th completion of six months' siege by a heavy bom: bardment, which did much damage hat consid
casualties.
THABANCHU. Reuter's correspondent at Thahanshu, 29th April, ange that General French neat the third au foarth cavalry brigades to ruske separata rondaisances round the hills to the east of the town. It was found that the enemy lick the hills strongly, but evidently only as a war guard and not with transport.
Polics wore powerlons, and the troops were od sat, and in the disturbance to deaths
JAPANESE BATTLESHIP ASHORE. courred. The Light Horse and Volantear
The Japausa batllaskip Osake (? Asaki) got Bite patrels were required to guard the milla and factories, and bustues in the city was sua-whore of Soutuses this afternoon. The tide i dad: The Lieutenant. Governor proceded falling and the situation of the stip precarious at ezce to Cawnpore to investigate the Plague
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HorusONG, May Grd, 1900.
Begiquing from noon of the 1st instant there -were threw fresh cases of phagus and three deaths
in 24 hours.
A patiBration was given yesterday afternoon that until further polis the longsong-Macas euble would be kept open notil 9 p.m. for the reception and trennission of telegrams.
A Japan paper learns that the negotia tious. betwett Japan and Coroa for tho establishment at Sand of a xiation in cenu 20- tion with the Secol-Teras railway have boen brought to a celosion. Japsa tar obtained the fosse of 1,800 denko of land, free of charge, outside the two limits of Booul, in seconlanes with Arlicle 3 of the 'agressent signed the other day Loterosa the Japanese Minister and the Cordan Government. Article At the Magistraty yesterday the men $ roads as follows-Land required for the employed on board the Emure of Indig were constinetion of the railway will be given by tha charged with stealing 5900 old from Chinese Carvan Government, provided that Corean money-londer when the set was in Yokohama troops, arms and ammunition, mails, sud postal.
The complainuulicials are always carried froe. Herbour on the Dub" "Bľovh. tud his assistant gave eviilence and thecuAS WAS farther adjenraal,
In connection with our telegram on the The Dallas Company is returning to Beng.Indian Famine, the following paragraph from 2 Tea of India cf the 14th it may be kong in a few days for andthe short seasou after a very successfe) trip to Manila, where all noted: Thera are now nearly fire millione on the pods staped west creedingly wall. Mr.ief, an increase of 34,000 being reported during the last week. Increases of 33,000 00 Brown, is Advance Agri, alaias that the Company will comisie procedings at the curred in the Cearral Prosiaces and Hyderabad, Theatro Royal City Hall with that always 22,000 in the Bombay Native Statez, and 23,000 attractive opera The stiske, which every will be glad Ea semlagato.
At the Magistracy yostorilaya Chinamou Pearcying on business at 80, Praya Douten, was elargod on rewand with coiling adulterated whiny. Mr. Reeds appeared for bun. Impostor THEE are not wanting various indica-Duncan took a sample of the whisky on the tions that the question of the Yunnan Ratthal, and divided it iate thres parts, one being sent to Mr.. .. Browne, Government
At the Magistracy yesterday Chi On, a post- man (No. 31) employer at the Post Ofice, was charged with stealing a parcel of letters stamped with six Si lamps. The His Morsenger said Lat shortly after sazon d'olock that anorning Postman No.6 told Bins that the parzel of letters produced was missing. Howest round the office to look for it, but could not and it. He then saw the defendnet holding the letter bag produced in the left hand and a bitarils of latters in the other saw some king bulging sat in the bag- and en opoming the bag found the swing bundle. He reported the matter to one of the orka, and a detective was called in and took the defen- "dant into custody.—Postmun 55, said that at about seven p'clock that morning he took in a parcel of letters with six și slaps on He
THE ACCIDENT AT THE PARIS w
EXHIBITION.
The casualties from the collapse of the brings at the Paris exhibition were 10 killen nat d injured.
ANOTHER ACCIDENT. -The confolding of two gallery of maschinery has also collapsed, killing two and injuring two.
[VEÖM A JAPANESE MOTROS.]
NEWA FROM CORES,
Seoel, April 29rd.
Mr. Stoia, interpreferinthe Russian Legation. left hero Is Japan yasterday."
Drummer Ford Güner. Ellis Gunner Logan.. Gooner Stewart Gander Grey Sergeant Butter Gannor Sayer.... Gunnor Lapsley Gauer A. 4. Alcea Drummer Burgosa...
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22 5 23 1 2728-21 21 31 3529. Be 32 36 82 BC, 32 30 299 32-30 25 5 32:30 8
31 31 23
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A cheap and regular forry serios should of those buildings for coolies, so as to ranke the nobene complete. be established in conjunction with the erection
I has now dealt with a few points whic have struck me as especially worthy of consider ations from the point of view of suppressing the
Breu however, if you order the cause of plague to be at praseuf Lee obscure to justify any stab isholesale remedy as demolition, and 97 reconstruction, I should like to draw your at- plagas. Sabinquent speakers will probably be tention to two cats at work in our midetable to throw a more perfect light opan tho which the mere ordinary man in the street question than I have dous.
95
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4 would jungia mat form very important fac 93 tors in propagating and continuing this epidemio 93 in our midst. The first is the presence of night soil in our drains, and the naoond is the presence 90 Recaying vegetable rofuge in oar disins, The Sypressno of night soil in considerable gasulitias in our drains is ettasted by the last report of the Sanitary Surveyor, Mr. Drary, in which he Beze
THE DELILIOS" The conditions for the Belilios Cup celinoti, tion are that the two bel score finelading bandicap points) to cuant us winner. Cunner Langley is therefore the fortxunto postcssor of the Cap with a sors et 194 out of posible 210. Serpent Drum die Brown comes rond with 193, and Brst in the nett score. The Eol Scores. Total loving ane the les best scores for two shoots
Gunner Lapsley Sotge Prom, Beswa Gunner Pidgeon ...
THE FOOD SUPPLY OF THE COLONY. A very few woods will subice to deal with the next. Insal problem, muncals, the food supply question; berase the Governort has recently appointed a strong representivo Committee. to deal with that baller and we may hope for come good result frota their labours,
Tonly desire to say pou this question that I hope that Mr. Ledde remendation in hita Undar dense No, 8 of his contract the con recent report will be carried out, as to encourag aorvancy contract is appand to revealing the inhabitants of the New Territory by night cail from the private houses in the Hill loans or otherwise to besed valtio and swine. District, but in the City this is done by variens The promotion of such a scheme wenld con trasposfelles i placesovery zigblor every siderably assist us not only in peace bat also
"To he conclagied in fo-sterowa issue). other night, according to the class of person in ma of wate dealt with; those coalies receive a small payment at the houservanoy, boat. There is no sanitary 194 staff for the supervision of the removal of from the house occupants, but none for delivery
198 night se during the night, thus rendering the provision of the contract" ustless. Thors boing 190 no stuff for the supervision of the regalar ramoval of night soil from privato bonos, to
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FORMOSA.
PROM A CORRESPONDENT.
OUR PARIS LETTER,
Paris, 81st March. France is working up a ovoces quastion, mud the fourteen anfions wheen rojicesentatives reside at fangis: follow ao gero with eloss attention, England and Specially. The Empire of Morocco is about one-third larger thau France. Francs wants to grab the realm, bnt England will never allow her, or any for eign poor, to seize Tangier. The pornasion
189 enfers the provisions of the contrast, the 186 result is from evidency and observations that 183 in the case of the Hill District boil it is smptiod 182 into milias, and in the oisy. I find that rauch of 181 it is toptied down the storm-gullies and drains And it inot to be roosted that a Chines cools, will trouble to relaore the soil to the boat if he sen safely empty it into a convenient gally and this after the Government have of the rest of the constry, she leaves to the expended 3275, 190 to disert sewage and sullage
Trioan, 25th April.
PUCHARESS. IN FORMOSA-RAILWAYE AND
from the storm draum. I would point out rivals. Genussy and Italy intent to have a slice of the wake, and it is quite on the cards. that storm gullies are not trapped and that
the gases from the storm trains excupa at that the United States will demand a scaling these points, which are sitaated renerally tou
| fent from some shop or house front; siso that station. The empire is very rickle ondowed this small low of sewage in the lernt drains with Butural productions, bich would indeed in the dry season is more Larmatal than the wall repay, were they but developed France
his Official Roch dated the 5th August laat.
That is what the Sanitary Surveyor says in
years to suit herself, but he fears to apply it. Whcover (Thereases reg up irtually holds forocco; it is the visides of Gibraltar while a few hours world bring Lord Charles Beroe
France is maily jesious ut the poasvasion of the ford there with the British foot. Of course Nile Valley by England, of the possession of South Africa, of bor wealth and power being federates, wilädd, nud of her powerful
It is undoubtedly a faut that the island of original faif few which they used to get and has a Morocce programme out and dried for Formosa is programming rapidly since the Jhich saturally possessed better self-cleansing power; furikororo the sub-soil in the locality panees compation of it. Though natural air of these old wizzi drains still continues being mstances in the isst few years hata of ours poliated, end, as Mr, Chadwick: prophesied (in News on roached here that Franol engineers.contributed to thin, yet is should not be over- bis 1889 Report on Sanitation to this Colony), disaare and opi lazic" (or further particular are qurresing the railway line propos to be looked that it is the work of the James Guhas how, co doubt, becomo "a betbed for as to riisuse of storm draina vids the Honour built between Seoul and Wiju (on the Yalu bank). 'varmen which have promised the island a
The Emperor of Carer has exited the Japan-propemons future. In South Forest, railway abla Director of Public Works Annual Report ene organizors of the Seoul-Fusan Railway, netruction works are going on steadily from 18981-**
Takow Port to Tainan, and it is expected that here, te a dinner on the 26th inst.
this thoroughfare will be open to the public in
The presence of large quantities of vegetable army, and of bor invinsie navy. She will not eras of 64,000 in the Central Indis Stator, in Hombay. There was, on the other hand, a THE PREPARATIONS TO RECEIVE September, or at the intes in October of this refash in oue drain is a nos terror wich has the in harry to test thas supariorities single
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year. Eren new locomotivos eru missing so hons revealed to us by the rocant ruport of the handed, and the day is for ever past when she' Subscriptions towards the relief of the famine
A meeting was held in this Chamber of far as Akaation, a town statout sixteen miles Color Veterinary Burgoon, Mr. Ladds, in as again eajols or hand wink the British Em-
Which he says, under the heading liavkers- stricken continue to pour in from all quarters. Within the last week a sum of Ro. 15,000 bas Commerec Koot, City Hall, au Tuosday, the from the part, and the line is utlized by
Causeqner upon the crowded state of the pira into a trick, leading to a Fashods faire, come from Shanghai, followed by Rs. 20,00 1st May, 1900, at 5p., to cousider the resep-theso who are in the Government service; [inirkets, and the increased demand, the num. To invade 31orces, and its wild tribes, with co (third instalment from Singapore.
tion of the captain, offers and won of H.M.Sofronterus-cocetruction works have advanced her af so-called hawkers of vegatables has been many. Faropean powers ready to etrikaio, will Jargdy,angmented, especially during the past mato Prause panse. Nor will-the Sultan allow Terrible.
The following gentleman were present at the far north of the country town, but some specini 101 76a7s, 20 much so, that many of the lige his Empire to be invaded, with imponity, still meeting, which was convened at the instance of difflorities have to be overcome in bridging overstreets of Ca aity are often blocked up com. the Comittee of the Chins Association and a stream at about half a mile north from that plately by them. These people, we are not less ho domuret as if a mare artichoke.
Erich Georg
G. Giralt
B. Brotherton Harkor
A. V. Apeer...
D.
Harker & Co
L.M. Aivares & Co.
Chad T. Kow...
Paul Jordan
· F. D. Guedes 1. A. Gome
C. H. Brace
R Bockor... Rov. H. Bender Bev. G. Kircher P. Brewilt
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The British colonists bers were fully pre--
up a fired position where they are least likely posed for the very natural resolution of this. Sir John Carington, C.M.G., the Hosur place. It is reported by an engineer connected hamkors in any OEO of dit word, simply take able C. P. Ciater, C.M.G. the Jonourable with the work that this is the most difficult to be taterised with by the Patios and remain prince of Walbs, to resent the insults heged
the Navy League p
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J. J. Keswick, the Honourable Herbert Smith,
Sharp.
of the operations connected with the lie And in the subs spot until they have sold off all
it requires a four months were before the work
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Mamaria! way, therwise mora imposingly called the nonlyst. ME. Brown's certificate was produced ad Nathers Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds Burmah-Yangleze Railway, will in the near but Mr. Keers asked. bat Mr. Browns shoultaf the Hospitals
be called the Ordinance salilling him to make
W. J. Satuan faturo occupy a considerable amount of the request if he thought it Mr. Browne, .. D. Goudord tention from those interested ta the racuring however, has gore koms or leave, und, nader.
Mr. Baris, Mr. J. J. Francin, QC, Mc. R. M.
their wous, disposing of the refuse therefrom upon his Quest-Mother and himself by taking of the trade of South western Chis.. It is be circumstances the case was dismissed,
Grag, Captain Anderson. c. A. Chapman,
cha fizishol. As to the track passing by staffing it down the nearest rain and no part in the coming opsing of the Exbibi. worth white to look at the communications
Mr. R. Cooke, Mr. A. M. Mumball, Mr. E. W.
From the decomposition of this vegetable Mitchell, Mr. H. E. Polo Mr. R. L. throughout the length of the island, and avail-oring must day to repent the process. tion. That would by letting down a little which pesed on this subject betwepo the
Kichenlon, Mr. M. W. Blade and Mr. C., Able for tranqustation of goods, etc., it ja maiter puses arise which ia berezze, under the diguity and self respect of the British Em various parties concerned, as set forth in the
the Government's intention, we are told, that certain Douditious, highly injurious to public pire to a nation that laughs ut ita frisadship, now Blue, Book on the Affairs of China.
Sir John Carrington was voted into the the truck materials which will besomo less blth. These men nerer bare inked, and ignores the advantages of good neighboursbir, chair.
after the railway s'opened to trato shall be used even will awk, their goods in the secepted and of minat besofft for miserial interests. Banse of the word, and in my opinan bet on It appears in a telegru from the British
Cortain proposal for the reception of Legation at Peking to Lord SILBURY on
H.MS. Terrible and for the entertainment of to facilitate the counection of sure of the of them suva, ibn fogased for this purpose in The French gre taken back by the qui verola the 16th September inst that the Yunnan
her captain, officers and meu were then die island towns with the main system of comshudi tha sity of Victerit So long as the peasant tion of the Prince; buy fril ta con prohend its Get a disoration as regards certain items calion. It is needless to say the sugar and slate of things rsists, were the stalt of the importance, as wel-us kus tend of its con- Director of Public Works and the Medical sequences. The basincs, and financial worlds, Company's aghat applied for support in his
being left to a Bot-committee of seven gentle other impatant pinatation will get a strong. Oncer of Health doubled or tinbird they could in a word, new deplore the consequancy of the mon ailected out of the abuse Committee, with Mimus by this now bystows of intercon- not deal with the subject offactually or preventerande et villation, ulubu, vind application for éancession for a railway
power to add to their number:- from the Burial Bailway terminus to Mitu.
+The+general: fouling appeared to be that unostian. sum of about $5,000 would ze required, and the no Kanlong and the Nainting Valley thence to Elsi Kuan and Tali-fu; also fron
Honorable C. P. Clater kindly consented to not as Hon. Prozauror for the fund, Mitu to Yunnan-fu, tie Chou Hisiong and
Mr.K. E. Pollook was appointed Hon Seora from some piat between Tali-fu and Yun nan-fu, a ling to the Yangtze River, with
The say is expected to arrive in the Harbour on Tuesday, the Eth of May, at 5 pmt., and the the option for the Cumping to choo nay the Hond Messanger and saw the parcel tekenmemoration of Doway Day and the countniecion-
out of the defendant's bag. His Worship Astradg of the captured gunboats U8.8. Don Juan following programme has so far been arranged, route they plenen for the latter lino. Ou het was the value of the porcal, sud Mr Lewis de Ausric, 1.58. Inle de Cubs, and U.S.S. Telsenbject to the approval of the authorities
de Lion, the Stars zo Strips and the Unio
Launches containing Indies and gentlemen to In Tainan to authoritize bave sucessfully the 18th September, Lard SALBurer tale (oting Postmastery replied: The value of the graphed his consent to the application on straps is $6. I do sot know the value of the long a promtient position in the de- go out beforehand in the direction of Lyeemun polled down houses to widen the main streets,
corations Abral.140.persone sat down to din and to escort the Terrible to her moorings. behalf of the Yunnan Company. On the correspondien faside The defondant was Beer, including Naval-Construotor Hobson mand."
-- Monot-war and merchant vessels Will by rich are very unrrow, is always the cube besoins en common of late rears, the formed the warp and hoof of their diplomacy, Duur J. T. Roach, of the Monterey Cap invited to dress ship at 4 with old Chinese de to mast the daily acillus both of tegheid am2 pigus malliplying This does not mean rashing into wor is order · izio P. C. Maclean and Lieutenant A. Rust
After the Terrible has hot at her my invressing need of assy comminication and A meeting of Her Majesty's Justices of the,
of the Den Jeux de Austria; and Lieut. J. R. fur Ealf an hour or so, an address is to be pre also some nuosavory muuitary work has bean un- the Tungli Yamen had rafteod the appica Pow-was Leid at the Alagistroy yesterday Morris and Narel Cadet L. 9. Stapley of thesented on bɔsrd by a depritatiṣn on behalf of dertaken. We further expect to hala a few subject of vegetable refuss in our dai tion, citing the Burrash Convention of 1897 sttermin to consider a applestion from one Isla de Cubs Mr. O, E. Reh sated as master the British community Article XIL, and denying that they had Wilhelai ratar permission to remove his liceu pervenice. The arrangements wore mathe For Wednesday, the 8th May, the following merts the benefits of telepliona sorrico. The asade any definite promises at the interview sud jubkoaa'r hinein from houses Nos. 288 by a mmittee composed of Mesara V. P. programapie line been suggestöź, namely, & Re-regalation for it has been gazetted a few weeks! Tatable refuss, in par lvains it seems-bardly ment of the British Empire, when it is running
and 29 Cuson's Road Central to houses Noe. Bondell (presidentt, J. Schrod (vica-prmident), | view of the crew of the Terrible on the sew of the 11th April, 1898, beyond a verbal ] 304-946 Queen's Roast Çɔntral, under the sign T. Power (wccutary), and P. de Blacker (tros Parmie ground about 5 p.m. by His Excellenes Bgn and Koine expcialments of enziavors and the plague contiques amongst ad, and, it wo into barmonious unity, wash Tretaal is bec
of tore, Shamrock, and Thistle Hotel" Mr.
4th October Mr. BAX-IRONSIDE replied that
Ber, Zimmering.
The bowling alley at Kowloon Hotel was
pat the parcel on a table and turned round to Haily decorated on Tuesday aranleg ou the
a stamps and immediately aftorwardy occasion of a dinner given by the cloers and kissed the parcel, He reporten the matter to
tanned to Ukrav months' imprisonment.-
orow of the 11.3.S. Don Juan de dústria in com
targ
surer). Meara, I. T. Seely E. P. Jones, and the Oboer Adminitoring tho Government, H. H. Gomperts, Acting Police Magistratu, J. W. Elalsy formed the reception committee with the Hongkong Volunteers in attendanos ra presided and care were also prendat eer. After dinner the band of the Kuagkong Regis guard of honour
revised, (Hey) R. F. Lubbela,
P. Lop
C. C. Siesp. sud. Melbourne Clerk the Justiced) Bar Wilkinson, who appeared for the spricent, said his client had been the licensed proprietar of the Lose, Shamrock, and thee for revara, years past Enfortunately he sewer obtained written enes of the premises,
He only got a way balzgrees for two or fires year lane, which of our was obslutely ne
inent played selectious, interpsised with songs ku the evening of the same day, the men will and brief speeches by Naval Constructor Hobbe entertaited at a dinner at the City Hall, on Caplatue Museau, Gilmore, and others, which will be foltored by a Smoking Congert in
the Tantrage
The Captal and Ollers of the Terrible. will be entertained at File on the Cricket Ground, on a date to be berouitor fixed
SHIPPING REPORN.
PAKOW HERBOUL.
Ae for the long deputed Earbour construction at Takow, we know nothing except that foftrisen kundred thousand five bandzod you are provided is the Budget for the current your fund in connection wita berbaur morke in the fumat.
MAINAN PROVEMENTS.
staff for the purpose have been madą
the mauation tools which rise fray
in sewers all over the city, and which are often agniest & iuvon-Emprece nad Peuple who ever put down by many as being das to an inefficient proved to be their very best friends in misfor- drainage system, when the time much of it is caused by the dresylog vegetable mattor fans. The Pool-Laurits of England befieres which so bran Urust down the drain in the that it is possibly to velablish goad relations manner above doribed. I have no haitation between the two countries. Not many sture. whatever in mying that such refase in coujun his views, au more than his poetry. The Frenos. glion with ordinary sewage which gets sloppet buys made their b-, let them ha in it: the by, is a la cofias to the gas, forme & nidus or
breeding ground for all kinds of noxious lesson will de this good, mal will put an end to gorns, as may be the cases in a great as the inutual-adviratis business that last of the frequent uses of typhoid fever which
rapidly su sneh media," u
to patch up what is shattered, nor does it imply That is what Me Ladds has to say on the any desire on the part of Bigland to click suck resolution for moment, eaonid je bu formed With stick Babslance as might evil and nor her. The dreams of Fastce of dismentis 7--
onlow that typhoid is prevalent and that
cannot put on a sultent staff of mon to guarding "inoes rayalist than the king," is a son our drain from these contaminations, it is blow to all exté pálitielps Brea this murst surely worth while to most crimely reconsider glophobu pours sro vointirely elm" respec the question of providing for tho regalar and is the decision of the Prince of Wal
yotomntic Analing of them either by pumping
Tas ceremonializengaration of the Exhibition up sea water for las purpose, or by means fumali rasetyoirs filed by pertain modelin will now be Haulot witligi ale, owing. streams reich at prisenfrau to made to the Prince of Wales going to visit bise I should like nest to say just a few words father-in-law That aucunes will tak It Ratue, te u ini, in stor that sob upon the subject of house-to-hous vicitation
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS
The N- D. L. steamer Konig Albert arrised at Gongs on Cuesday, the let metal
To Austrian Elord's steamer Given left Singapore for las bort on shot
"the let insta
dowa blow to the of the show The 0. £. 8. merdyantennas. Singapore of the let instant and is dus he proosdure should attains in objects, amely success which thay bayshone bardd as talpa is meeresry that chily Jagetaff of searchers Hongkong on the th instant the discarry of the rinle yorone in flic houses, it only problematist, but is they nor di
promise to the effect that they would be willing to discuss the question of tho exton gou of the railway into Chins when it reached the frontior, Lord Salmuny roker,
lied on the 13th that the Chineas Govers sment must be informed that Her Majesty'
Government could not admit their freedom to reject the application, in view of the pr.
The British stealner Chevirng; from Shang mic of the Tan Yamen u the 11th April, 1888. On the same day the secretary Chimmed to two or hai th April and, Anatow In May, had me
tärse, Okinamen, who gave čtient a dioxtorate winds and brartist woalher die Yunnan Company wrote to the Foreign nation to quite the 10th April. The pro un Bertil steamer Roises, from Tamedi
the following geationen, in addition to those for this port on the let just, and is dus kere on baytonaBGBÉG VOCkné a etrier hour to themselves in the Big Show was at lund The N G I. steinar, übenyua deft Blugapore should be put on and that they should be allowed as parlainty. The interest of the French Cics, drawing silention to the refusal, or to which na désired the cause to du fredsforced | 30th April and Siratey i May, had fren wellioned above, have, been invited to join the 3 or about the 7th inatu'élook in the morning and I would suggest only appareat, which sens the absence of fog a huge of strenous support from the cups out of a long beard a Eried Bud clear weather to Santow Fien Dr. Ho R Dr. Lowang, Mr. J. Mesin, Mr. Tas Chise Muturi sivamar Katae, from that the present time, bekure the plague has ang enthesiason. Pl Sated anwepaper, which * public hour for ranny your 10 Inoar Swatue, midurals N and Davids, vo Motion TN Me, A. Bem, Mr. G. T. Baxton Sysnoes, Glasgow and Birkenhood, loft Sing taken a good bold is just the parind share the overnment, and pointing out that the Comhose www.oranged by Bar Surios, who had oual raig dick sud lausage to jet airs R. F. Welp79, B. W. F. And Mr. W. Napore for this port on Tuesday, let sust, and most strenuous affurls should be made
way he expected here on or about the 7th it, by was continuing for another soon to be insert de police La Swaton-Burs. Foshow me, Fonts,
Wickhaw The Lokrany and Foulesang, of the line from Burman to Sze-objection, and the lineano warranted.
On the afternoon of Saturday the 12th May, bhi khan raza)
Sporte (with
Commikao, namely Mr. D. Gilliva, the Hon.
Continual on Supplementi