EXPERIENCES IN SAN FRANCISCO,
ས་ INTERVIEWS ON BOARD THE "MONGOLIA."
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You have just come from San Francisco!" "Yes," was the laconie reply given by one of the officers on the x.Mongolia" yesterday at ilo uponing of the cervention hotween him and a representative of the Daily Pers. As is perhaps known, that vessel is the first to reach Bogkong from the Californian ospital since the (orrible disaster which bofel the city laat month.
"What was the town like?"
"Oh, a borrwn, but wreck, only a remnant of what it once was,"
You were there at the time of the earth- hinak
"Yes, but I didn't take much notics of it
gentleman who had protested so much, ho informed the soldiers that he was a most influ antial mga and very wealthy. But this did not appeal to the soldier, who askel the Counal if he had fluished his speecle; and +21 receiving at auswer in the affirmative told him to get down into the trench with the ethers. That showe you that everybody was trestou-slike.
"There were a good many criminals leone?" "Yes. The gaol was destroyed and a lot of crooks got from. They were lealf with very severely. If anybody was caught stealing they were shot on the spot without warning. The soldiers would ask you threo times to work and
then if you refused you would be shot. But
with crooks it was differout. I saw one man
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 28TH, 1906.
N. D. L. ANNUAL REPOLT. The annual report of the Norddeutscher Lloyd Shipping Co., dated April 5th, 1906, for 90%, has reached us. It recorde a satisfactory increase of business, permitting an exten dividend of three and a half per cent. to be added to the normal four. The passager traffle was particularly brink, the stoomera to had from the Far East veror tailing to have full passenger lists. The Prin: Ludwig, built for this service, makes bur Best trip is Agua she is a sister ship to the Prix: Eitel Friedrich. There was also plenty of freight boll ways, this trafic alone being sufficient to return handsome profit on the Far Eastern service of o Company. As may be seen from the
the year was M. 13,069,280.90).
THE CUSTOMS APPOINTMENTS.
The N.-C. Daily News understands that as result of the protest made by the foreign Ministers in Peking against the recent appoint. most of their Excellencios Tiub Linng sod Tang Shao-yi as High and Vice-Imperia! Commissioners, respectively, of Customs, the the now appointments are not to go into effect Emperor has issued a roseript to the effect that For the
I dont.
with this subject the Shuntien Shih Pac, the Japanese organ in Peking, writes : Shao-yi as Director General and Co. Director
Tho The appointment of Tieh Liang and Tong General of the Imperial Maritime Customs was due to the suggestion of the former official mpported by the Board of Revenue and the Connell of fixaucé Ever since Tish Liang's appointment to the Board he tas
to organize it on European and
that the finances lines
Booking
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been
You see, I was asleep at the time. It was about who had been shot at an automobile works financial statement apponded, the pet profit for Japene conatry may be under the Board
They had pinned on to his clothing a paper with the words "Crooks, take notice. Thieves will be shut. That was allowed to lie on the trots for shout four days, until the body was black.7
Was the fire extinguished by the time you left"
Der im Jahre 1915 orzielte Betrich
bersebut berigten Aninger:
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Bayon aint abresetzen dem Versekeringsfonds siberwiesen
Zinsen auf Anliem M. 22-62,300.06
allgemeine thrift
sankosten in. Ein- Lamonsteuer
er Kosten der
in den Jahren 1
2,106 75-4, to
five o'clock in the morning. I wana wakened by Semothing, and when I asked what was the matter they told my it was ass aucthquake. I turned over and wont to sleep again. When I rose to go on duty at eight o'clock I was sur- prised to see monds of smoke coming from the eity and big buildings ablaze. A little later [
Yes, but any of the buildings which had had occasion to go ashore to get some things left collapsed could not be tocclied. The bricks in a hotel in this centre of the city, but I soon
were so hot that the place man lika no even, realised that I could not go by the ordio For instancy, the vaults of the backs where they roates, us ballings had collapsed had all their money could not be touched for and streets were a mass of fire from sad to end-wooks until las place had properly cooled and I got round by the wharven and unny of there the gasus which had nesutainted had excupal. were crumpledap. However, I got to the hotel I should have told yon of otus experiencs on the
1. Ab-ebreibungen betragen: and procured for of the things that had been night of this earthquake. I wont asboro and
af die Dampfer dur woat up to a saleon. The fellow behind the überseeischen Fahrt M. 13.711,400,09 left, but as pressezgors wanted $20 to go to the
of Dampfer wad ship I had to laco most of the things I had in-
bar was giving out beer, but I wanted whisky | Schleppkihnu tond to take away".
and asked him for some. He replied Core Westechiffahrt. round and help yourself. This isn't my saloon, I don't know whose it is; lake what you want."
ary
920—That was a big price."
* Yes, but they could command any manay at that time. You en vuilerstand the difficulties of going trough the city when I tell you that it took no over five hours to get back to the ship. It was an awful time. People were running about quite crazy, though being on the ship Thost of the tins I did not see the worst sights We took about three haired homeless people. stly unployees of the Company, on board, fed and shofered them for tive days."
Other ships would do the same, I suppose?" "Yes, I saw a good many people rash from the city on board the vessels lying at the wharvos.
list of the vessels afterwards anchored by from the shore,"
"Why" "Well, it was adfer. Some of the ships at be wharves were furned over by the vart byggke." "And how did the townspuple who stapel fore"
At first they could not get food for love nor money, but after a day or two relief trains cute through frein the east, and the south. Government established relief camps, supplying
The
I did, and there were scores of other people doing the same, **
What are the Government doing 1] present?"
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$45,980,75
$18,19:0
225,699.70
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1,458,707.85
M.
the
3,016.636.6 ing of a
KODAKS AT HOME PRICES.
No. 3 FOLDING POCKET KODAK (23-12-01.) $38.00
4 CARTRIDGE -
(£5-15.00.) $60.00
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of Revenue. The first step was the creat
of a uniform 10, 104.84 pot been solterol. Eey [which has not 182d the control of all the mints, aut 31,020,35-40tion of the Customs is the second step. Sir taking over the administra Hart has rendered invaluable service ..1.101,119,90 Robert
for China and the Government once acknaw. M.3.0.866.50 Indged this, or may be soon in the dispatch of the Taungli Yemen to the foreign Ministers
12111 gen which
in the to resign they will not allow him
for they state that should
the I. G.
to as he could not be spared. Now this appoint men is made without the knowledge of Sir Robert. Is it thus that the Government rowards his services? The Customs Service has 4258.95 boen given us security for the Boxer Indemnity, if the control of affairs is taken away from 8ic 4.20.2.204.45 Robert Hart the Powers will have to appoint their own representative to watch the duances, which will only complicate matters for China."
M. 1,917,421,45
INTERESTING HISTORY.
Mrs. Stephen George Henty, the first white woman who landed in Victoria, Australis, died on the 3rd of February at Hilton, Vidoris, at the age of 1). Mrs Meaty was born at Stokeaby, Yorkshire, the Walter Pace, of the East Inter of Captain Company, and went with ber mother to Western Australis in orlax ein Gewinn verbleibt von... M. 1,950 250,20 1822. At the age of 20 she was married to Mr. Henty, a Swan River pioneer, afterwards & member of the Legislative Council. Shortly after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Honty loft in a a regsod of ti0 tons borden, called the Sally Ann, which Mr. Henty purchased with the object of sailing to join his brothers in Portland. They wont to Taemagia and anile back to Portland, arriving in the bay one moonlight Sunday night
ale don statuten- En folgt zu varfögon vein wire) :
They are putting up temporary structures of corrugated iron. The people will be tom- porarily acomodated in thess and before the summer is ever better drellings should be readying a don Reser for them."
TYPHOON WARNINGS.
A telegram from the Manila Observatory despatched-at-3-o'oleek en Friday wns warded to us by Mr. A. P. Wilder, U.S. Consal Goural, It read
Typhoon moving to San Bernardino Strait.” The Manila Observatory at 10 am. ou Saturday notitied the American Coovulate as follows: Typhoon close to and approaching Luzon near parallel 15, mosing to N. W. at
the people with tents and provisions. A family LOSS OF LIFE AT SAN FRANCISCO. of six would get two tents, while everybody and
to line up at the stores where the iced was dealt out to them."
The buildings in Frisco wore not very high, that is for an American city?"
• No, they were not so high as you would find back enst.
The average was about four or five storeys. The high buildings such as the Cul
WAS IT HUNDREIS OR THOUSANDS?
percent. Libernes-
wfonds ................M.
7 per cent, Dividende _von__M___the,000
19 cont. Trostidine
an den Aufsichtsrat
552,439.05
4,000,000,00
21.290,27
" $4,500,000.00
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2.18.171.20
-300.000.00
NF. 16,791,000.00
Vortrag auf 1903 2. 24:57,379.70
CHINESE RAILWAY ENTERPRISE.
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PRICES
HAVE BEEN REVISED
A curious story is going the rounds of the Tokyo press. Its gist is this: The s. Com- pany called the Toyo Kisen Keisha, whose desired some thas ago to purchase the five We supply only
rauls ply between Japan and San Francisco, throughoutou basis of prevailing high exchange.
which
it wa Mr.
PIANOS
OF THE
HIGHEST
CLASS.
of great durability, and aro entitled to claim for them greater excellence in every parti- euler than any others offered in the Colony, THE
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roamers of the Pacific Mail Company ply on the same route, but the neg iations did not mature owing to the
high price demanded by the latter
company Subsequently Mr. Harriman come upon the scene and offered to whereupon the direstore of the sell the steamers, Toyo Kison Kaisha took steps preliminary to raising a loan oftwenty millon yon in Loudon aud also sent Mr. Shiraishi to the States to discus deals. But in the mosashil Amorican news- papers learned of the project and wrote a num ber of articles vebomontly denouncing Jn 1836. Mrs. Henty was carried ashore oppm to the interests of the disembarcation resulted in the foot of the first deal, made application to Congress for a subsidy. white womuu stepping on Victorian soil. The on the ground that his ships could
not possibly aut spon party al
the compete with these of two compants which are BL selves for supplies from
in receipt of substantial State aid, as are the for protection from the natives, who were very Toro Kisen Kaisha and the Norddeutscher hostile, and the rnoaway prisoners who visited Lloyd. He declared that caloss a subsidy wore the wkeling establishment. In August of the granted he would sell the steamers in his posses. same year Majer Mitchell and his party cams sion, and sine nothing could be done pending down throath Victoria, and were surprised to the decision of Congress Mr. Shiraishi went fad the party comfortably settled at Portland, on to London where he had other business The
Thereafter Congrans where, in August, 1837, Mrs. Monty's eldest to trenasct. son was born-the first white malu natives of ently refused the subsidy, for Mr. Harriman Victoris. Mrs. Henty was personally acquainted again
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this time were desi, as well as
According to the Nanfangpas of May 19th with all the Abrorners of Victoria, from Charles Kisen Kegotiations with the
that the first five of railway to be but by them shall run from Taiyuanfu to Pingyarin distance of 3 odd. They have also resived the consent of the Shangy and deriți
uild tres from Patanpfo to Kalgan, vin shippingta,
Factu pussing
Lo
Mr. J. Gordon Smith, writing on April 22nd to the N.-C. Daily Neres frans the rained city of the dentl. list was exaggerated. He concludes a long lettor as follows:-
The troops held the city under stringent martial law, i
Sau Francisco, again distures the thought that pgkuad Shuyuouche River:
over the
and from Pingyang to Trechou, canecting with the Taokau and Tseobou Hallway They
from
fail.
A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL,
*PRUSTELLTYR SON-IN-LAW'S LETTER,
The following is an exact copy, from an up- country paper, of a letter sigend Dutiful Son-in-law, received by a Hindu father asking
office and, ulers were what you would call show cavalry pops of infantry and squadrons are also raising capital to build a rail by
the streets and keeping the Taiyuanfu a point on the Peking-Kilma Kini,for the hand of kia daughter:-
A
th
Toyo
and Mr. Shiraishi again crossed
But now the San Francisco sarth
tred, the transaction had to
ARË ONLY FIRM who are had long practical experience in Hongkong as EXPERTS AND MANUFACTURERS
and our vetly superior knowledge is embodied in all Pianos we Manufacture or Import
latter are perously selected at the
factories, and are thoroughly
AND
PREPARED
PROTECTED
THROUGHOUT against heat, lamp, and vermin.
THE
ROBINSON PIANO CD.. Th BRANCHES FROM PENANG TO PEKING.
quake baving occurred, be suspended. It is suggested that the offor to sell to the Japanese company was have boez simply a manouvre for influencing public upinien in the States. Such is the story in brief. We can neither confirm or deny it, but two remarks are obvious. One is that Toys Kisen Kaisha can scarssly hare
required twenty million you to purchase fre steamers of the kind now plying between Yokobom and
that San Francisco; the other if Mr. Shiraishi approached London financiers he must have learned that the laws of Japan as at present framed do not permit the Hypotheontion of Hugone. 20th May, 1996 sleamers as security for a debt.-Japan Mail,
10 reference to this report, the Jği Shimpo | Japanese steamship company, and he lie CLEANED, BEPAIRED. OVERHAULED
The Toyo
Kisen Kaisha is now building three steamers at Naga. enki for the extension, of their Pacific trule. At the same time, the company had an offer from Mr Harriman, ou the decution of his
and the people wern able to climb out by the Mayers nul fourlewin thieves ware killed. MADE order during the coming th men with lotionel in the magnitude of my has had an interview with the directors of the
The sections that had not been burned.
Boldiers shot many looters. patrolling
of thieves pitched battle recurred with a autober who attomplail to lout the mint in the excitement attendant to the disaster. A. policomate named ghanis was killed, being shot immulately, Une mi-crnaut was captured with six fingers in his pocket, euch wearing a ring and obviously houtenant who is to go searched turned to "Shoot this the sergeant of the squad, saying a
T'he sentence was quickly carried out.
way, through: Hauanhmuckfog and Shochikush.
Kaifeng-Chengehon line, 140 li a long 'I've is compistad but for the laying of the rails the
expected to he on'irely completed
salin manning Chinese chief engineer has beau appointedfor the Hangchor-Southow Bailway and englas and peopleof is being collected by the gentry from Kungshan Bridge, nur Kiangka distance of 45 li along the Chintang Ber whence it will be prishet on to Kushing and Somehow. The Governor of Startung
Dear Sir-It is with a fattering penmanship that I write to have communication with you about the prospective condition of your damsal offspring. For some remote time to pist, a secret passion Las firing my basem internally for your daughter, I have noti gated every extensive jurisdiction to crnelly smother the growing!
love-knot that is
uuil
Jasp of affec ter tion trimmed by Cupid's productive hand still
would it be for me to numerically exte
urishes my love-sickened heart. Nelless
buildings. I'll tell you a curious thing that happened at one of the hotels. The first three storeys collapsed, killing about 5 people, but the fourth storey slid right out on the stret and the is, you would res buildings knocked into the incat fedastic shapes. For instance I notierd one hated where the first two storeys | cut fram victims; he was shot at ruce Chiklang province. The first line will fan my within side, but the constructed in the following information. wern slanting at an obtuse angle from the ground and the story above sloped from the
along untied the railroad track standing ap in the air and twisted in the most extraordinary
**
A
second storey ut an acute angle. When I The Barbary Coast on the waterfroat bemorialised the Turons that the porize the great conflagration that has been recent visit to Japan to dispose of the Man-
manu
What about the looting that was said to hivi takon plicak"
That was spraceful, As you know,
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granted to Germany for the Chinesfu-ffing anding Railway has been relsemed and para
ious for the construction of this lin are progressing. The necessary funds havehren ruist for the construction of a railwayfrom Tsitsikar to Aiguu and work will be undeaken at once. The sanction of the Shangla
hords of vicious and criminal personis
early 10 rou and they started out Foot Es burning stores. Many were shot down. One caso was reported of & woman jumping to death from a thro-storey window; a ghon: rings on her finger and I noticed threeting off the fuger when a
was in the act of
gented in my head and heart. During thus region of rightness my intellectual en Diam has been entangled in thoughtful attitmlə af.or my beloved consort; nocturnal slumberlessness has been the infrinity which has besieged my how degenerate constitution. My educational caps capabilities have abandoned me, and here I now uah eling to those lovely long tressin of your
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Mongolia, all vessels belonging to the Pacific Muil Company
Later, negotiations were Harriman with a view to opened with Mr.
PURE FRESH WATER. purchasing the steamers, but as no satisfactory terms oculd be earranged Mr. Shiraishi, the
THE HONGKONG STEAM WATER. manager, was sont to San Francisco to conduct BOAT CO., LD, is prepared to apply negotiatisue on the spot. When the propose NY QUANTE PURE FRESA
martin las had to be proclaimed and there soldier came and shot him. Some instantes basu obtained for the construction of a way covered daughter like a marine ship wrecked i vale of the steamers became known to the WATER to the Snipping, both for Dock and were many curious experioners in consequsude, ƒ ware also reported of mistakes by the soldiery, liue friga Tibes, capital of Chinese Turiston, on the rack of love. As to my scholastic culi. Americuu pablic, both the Press and polificIB
particularly some calers from Berkeley College
to Kashgar, is Mougeda, partly for comercial who were musel to firearme. One in way
purposes forestall a bible shot down white entering his own lions, haing on the part of Russia to construch
a line. mistaken for a louter, H. C. Tilden,
AD
SIR HECTOR MACDONALD
GENERAL KUROKI.
D
bre, I was recently ejected from Calenta Un
move as soon as I perceive of life, a littlo fax iversity, I am now mustiesting and will make a ative
I am of a lofty and original lineage and of independent incomes and hoping that having debate this proposition to your pregnant mind. you will concordantly corroborate in espousing your female prog ay to my tender bosc and thoroby arguite me into your family circle.- -Indian- Doily News.
Geverisur
rer l'arden's faff and a member of the Relief Committee, was shot because ho did not by stop his automobile when called upon.
P. Riordan, who was taking soldies to do so. a bottle of whisky to his jujured father, stopped by soldiers and ordered to throw the botkis away; his refosed and was killed. A tanner who tried to get through the ranks of the soldiers to reach his wife was also killed. It is estimated that over 1 portons was shot The loss of life, I have not the slichtest doubt, will total 3009 in San Francisco and
In reference to the article recently appearing other cities of California, and the property loss ad Roberts, and get permission to it thu in the Pall Mall Goutte, and much quoted in will immer in Subs Francisco ake it invitation. But Lord Kert rofa to give will total at least $400,000,
by the troops.
A most singular story has been sette us, says the Military Mail, of Londoff by a Canadian offer, who says he heard it Japan. Ely, wrilene story gus thublajer General Sir Hector Mantowald was appaelad the Japanese authorities, some yeings, by win hen, and that he came home. Teunsult
to
ANGLO-GERMAN STEAMSHIP
COMPETITION.
THE POSTION OF THE HANSA COMPANY,
Mr. Harriman
наделя
Boilera.
Call Flag W.
J. W. KEW. Manager, Hotel Mansions, 3rd Floor, Hongkong, 8th Angast, 1995.
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attacked Mr. Harriman and these concerned Supposing you were walking along the street,
with the Pacific Mail for their alleged want of patriotism. Owing to this circumstance, nega- you might happen to come to a place where a
fistions were tomporarily surpadod, and Mr. building and collapsed and the bricks hard fillon
Shiruiabi proceeded to London on business. into the street. A soldier would stop you and
Upon Upon the opening of Congress urdur you to throw the bricks intothoruias. And
asked the American Government for a subsidy as the Americsa vessels:
COLD STORAGE. for the Pacifo you had to do it. No use attempting to argue
could not be
o successfully competa with a man standing over you with a loaded
with the Gorman and Japanese lines, both of] TAHE• Hongrong Leg COMPANY, LD, g. Why, two of our officers were datained
which are subsidied by their Governments have now 40,000 Cubis fest of Cold for hours me day, having bees stop, ed Eiko
Mr. Harriman added that in the event of the Biorage avaliable at EAST POINT. Stores will rejection of his application he might be be Open at 10 A.M. sad 4 P.M. daily, Sunday that aud compeiul to shift bricks. Auther of
compelled to
to dispose of
of the
steamers and the arcopted to roonire and deliver perishable goods. One we had gaps with his wife up into the
kas to foreigners. For a time the Toye Kisen
W. PARLANE, Manager, country and was sleeping in the open air. Its
147 Kaishs thought that they had been used merely Hongkong, 16th Divvember, 1901. was awakened some time in the morning by a
tool by Mr. Harriman for obtaining subsidy,
but inasmuch as the transac- - pred in. Cho rite and on oprùing bie eros looked!
tion, if carried out, would prove very profitable. mp into the zoorzio of a gun, behind which was
his consent, and Sir Bertor thereupok hithe East. the London agents of the lanet
preliminary arrangements have been mnt-rel Poldier, who said" Get up." "All right," was
I disappeared by ing to Company whute as follows to that journal:
by pra BW T
ndicate into with London ɛy for the issue of 2 Will you kindly pamit us to inform you willion yen io debentures, so that the funds will No, eau'
commit suicide in Paris ri tuinnta." the response."wait a
A STRANGÈ TRAGEDY IN KWANG, oral Kurul in Japan. Eu suppof this that the Hsnia 8.8. Company of Bremen is be available should the transfer be effected, wait any miun es. Must get up Bow. I want
Tint.
atory i may be mentioned that certain not, and never has been subsidised by the Ger-
It having been again reported that Mr. So without further discussion the
Government The German lines of $60."
newspaper in London offered a la reward man
Harriman had decided to dispose of theste ubers, man rose and followed the soldier dora the
It is well known that the Chinese, ant 11), I think to anyone who prove amors which receire subsidies were specially Mr. Shiraishi was sent to San Francisco from bill. At the foot he was given a belt and expecially Chinese women, are el to carmit that they had seen Sir Herter Monald's named in the R port from the Select Commit.
London. No definito settlement has, however, revolver and told to keep watch at that particu. suicide by the lightest provocation, sud. indeed body. It may be remember, that at tee on Steamship Subaidies to be printed by been arrived at owing to the temporary disko
snement, one.
who the war Japan the House of Commons ou December 3, 1902 lar place and if anybody cane-along to take often without any real proronation at all: The
lizad
that a yesterday tell us
"You also make maction in your article of cation of business at San Francisco subsequent was supposed to be nearing the it was
to the earthquake. It is known, however, that CHILDREN paper to them up to law officer on duty on the hill. He
remarkable safcifle orbatch of amicides sanoauced that General Kuroki wat, but a company in which the Hausa Company have Mr. Harriman has declared that in the event of
tow dose aga What exactly video and commandeorod a nerober for service decurred a
a controlling share. Plaaspute you are mis the subsidy being refused by the Américau again reappeared when his ages wars needed and sincs the war concla nothing Informed regarding this, as the Hunan Com-Government, the five steamers referred to will of a similar cature. Of course many people was behind the foolish act does not seem didn't like it. Still it mattered not what their very abar. or if it Le, it is kept in the has been heard of him, and he hasgeived no pany ante no shares whatever in any line of sold to the Toro Kissa Kaisha. Probably,
as far background
public
from the United Kingdom Steamers ranning
concludes our contemporary, no settlement will rank er position was, they were all pressed into At a place exlled Taikukua in the ProFOR recognitive of his great ser duriither to India or elsewhere. A list of sharobe come to mutil after the end of the present |
Genoral Kuraki. a Statesma was in bolders in
the public are concerned.
the campaign:"
g
he
command of a division in the cli far ander 86 m at Sy limited company can always be session of Congrasz.-Japan Chronicle.
House.
Marstal Oyame; and as to his appearance "The present disturbance in the Indian trado since the war, a recent issue of graphic was not originated by the Hanes Company, but published within a few bundledds of the by the P&O aud British India Companies military authority-contained a pograph of retiring from their agreement with our friends, the famous general in attendenton Prince and attacking their lines from Antwerp to Arthur of Connaught at Tekybat such India.
the service. I have mentioned already that the district close to Chukin, no less than sev Government introduced rejiet messures. They buman beings tied themselves together and ther themselves into a pond of a pardon fung accommodated the people in camps,
LATEST STE MER MOVEMENTS. At one
connected with the house where one of plase it was necessary to dig a trench and the resided. Not long sizes we recorded a batch of
The P. & O. 6.8 Arcadia left Singapore for soldiers brought along a number of Japanese and suicides of the same nature, wire several young
outward English Mails, and is duo here on the lined them up, preparatory to being instructed as married women tied themselves together und
this port on the instant, at 5 pm with the killed themselves rather than return to their to what they were to do. Que Japanese made a
husbands, who in some ass were bolored to ridiculous stories are deems wor of publico- "The Bras Compr.my's steamers commenced 30 instant, shout 10 a..
The I.G.M. str Zieten left Colombo ou Satur: great fuss over it. He was not going to do ary
frost their wives cory aruelly. Here, however, tion is evidence of the keeand the public running in 1858, and it is well known in the spade work, but one of the soldiers pricked him
writing however Reading-in City that the trade has since been developed by day, the 26th inst., am., and may he expected bo motivo is assigned to explain the dead, and for any
them and defended against a great deal of com. here on or about Wednesday, the 6.b June, which mention of Japan is made in the roar and he was glad to fall in with the the fact that there is a man and also
petition. In their endeavour to capture the
The I.G.M. 88. Prinz Sigismund, which left others. After he had been digging some time young idea among the suicides makes the
Hans Company's trade, the above ise mail here on 2nd inst., arrived at Sydney, on ystery all the more puzzling. At first the
HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-KOJOur com
Thursday, the 24th inst., 10 P.M. he came out of the trench and pulling a note father of the man who took his life refused to plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crewe mant, Lait companies have been, and are still, carrying The NY.K. 8.s. Lyo Maru (European Line), book from his pocket wrate something thereon, have anything to do with the dead body, but Charmsat and Special Skin. Tedad Poudre cargo from the Continent to Indian poris at
Her lower rates than they will accept for British left Singapore for this port on the 25th inst., asking that the message might be conveyed to discretion was the better part of valour and to
Charmant will enable you to it
The N.Y.E... Sanuki Maru (European the Japanese Consul. This was done and that evade a scene and much trouble he at last Specialities for the Skin Bra study of goods, the P. & O. Co. more especially being and is expected here on the let Jaue.
they receive from the British Government." proper Chinese burial.-M.-C. Daily News,
inst, and is expected here on the 28th inst
a.very
́oßoint arrived in responses When he saw the consented to take the corpse and give it a letime. A. S. Watson & Co., Lole Ageuta. í ábla to do this through the heavy eubsidy which { Line), loft Shanghai for this port on the 26th
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