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makes the excellent-seeming point that many subscriptions came in after he had appointed his directors, thus proving, be maintains, that the appointinents were, uot really unpopular at all.
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THE TANTAH AFFAIR.
Sir Iapry Blako, the presons Governor of (TELEGRAMS.Į Ceyloz, lus apparently hurt the susceptibilities of a certain class of people in Ceylon, to julge by the following opinion expressed is a leader ou Emiro Day appea ring in the Caplan Inde- perdent: "o late wanton injustice, petty exhibitions of autouratic power and sheer lack of impartiality have destroged sympathy na meli au ortant that if Sir Henry Blake leftoar shores to-morrow there would be hardly one worl of regrol expressed, but perhaps only ofs relief that the frofines of loyalty to British nl which are now stilled and wall aighorns had wili
again Bourish in this codany."
A Bunurist uols received fron London yestur-
day siys: The activity of Japanese stocks was again the feature of the Pereign Market, prices
adranei.
Chiar stocks hero' not been
CANTON.
¡FROM OUR CORRESPONDINT.)
Jono 18th IMPERIAL. EDICT ARRIVES.
I
THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND STENOGRAPHY.
EXTRAORDINARY ATTITUDE.
Ausual incident took place at the Supromo Court 30 t-rday when the Chief Justion touk Viceroy Shum received the following la-those appearing in support of an application to LONDON, June 18th.
task for cerinin irrogolarities in the œsoner in Thirty-live Egyptians live been arrested)rial Edist from Poking on the ith inst
With reference to the mersinf sont by which their cage was presented. Apparently 1. E. Chan Fos to the Contral Government thers had been mistakes and wisunderstanilings, on account of the Tantah affair,
but then elucidation of this provided a koover discussion than is usually heard in that
THE BRITISH NAVAL MANOUVRES.
RATTLESHIPS 1 COLLISION.
Losnoy, June 18th. The first perion of the British naval maneuvres, the object of which was to test
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The battleships Brautation aud the
Court-room.
As the construction, of the vuilway is GO important publio offeir, and the merchants have agpood to raise the necessary fandy to construct it, the officials must give full protection to
We presume that the Chief Justics and tho the merchants, which is undoubtedly the best Puiano Judge, when they found no reason for policy. The earging ont and the completion imiting the shorthand writer's of this great scheme is entirely dependent on evidenco", did so on the ground that they word the action of the official, gentry and merchantsupertuous. The notes of any professional
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How is it, he rising gindually but stendily throughout the the new mobilization arrangements of the of the whole Kwangtang Provines.' It also strungrapher whoso proper, qualifications aro asks, thus the amount of shares suferibel | day, stel elsing at an all-rennt fractional | reserve divisions, and the "fectiveness of greatly depends on the union of the nkove three attested are qually alımiscible when sword to the const defences, terminated un Saturity clues of people to work harmoniously by him. An affidavit by the same person is for was doubled immediately after these
mind also sdmissible in British practice. An auswer and opinion, so appointinouts? We presume that he refers
It is understood that the results were most together. They should be of
to impele public of the Chief Justice to Mr. Sharp would make satisfactory.
affairs that to the money actually paid in on account,
beneficial to the general it appear that Hongkong is to be on a different public. According to H. E. Chau Fou's outing. We onnnot agres that a Judga may for the paper subscriptions wero
memorial the Kwanging people have been doubled in consequence of his appointments.
THEY energetic, hasing already subscribe There was nothing to binder the fndfillment | of promises, espially as it was understood that all installments would be refunded in
Be
materially affected yet by the apparently in portaal changes that ure being atformpted ju the entrul of the Custom Ay tamporing with tiivable system of control that bas hitherto prevailed in an attempt to extend the policy of Chise for this Chinese might unsily have a baneful offset, upon the loans secuted as the Customs rere. But, of course, atuongh the recent Imperial Edial is opinons, it is rather early yet to be ableto judge of its exsol mosning or probable effect.
the scheme fell through. Viceroy SHEM sure the only people to protest were a hundrol of Hongkong merchants fustigated Dry Cantonese gentry. In this se a tot depends upon the way the thing is said. It is admitted that there were instigators, or opponents of his policy, out side. Hongkong. It cannot be denied that HIS EXCELLENCY had a short way with those who ventured taexpress their hostile opinions. What mere |upturul, supposing it be admitted that it was w in fact, that the audible protests should Bound louder in Hongkong than elsewhere? For, Viceroy Shun's braves cannot arrest elderly gentlemen in Hongkong, at viceregal white and without-warrant, as they do is Canton. The VICEROY's personal feelings are not well concealed. His reference te the Cantonese gentry who have made fortunes without capital is a pretly specimen of special pleading, by one who wants to make an official railway with public capital," If his appointees are rejected, he fears the router will fall through. It they are not, and it now appears that Peking is deciding For the VEROY and against the people, it certain to fall through.
The seems subscribers will want their money back, and will be forthcoming. HIS others EXCELLENCT's denial of a grudge is, by its superfluity, almost an admission; suð it is certainly against all knowledge, of human nature to believe him. To foreign minds the idea of a denillock over a question of
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Allingh Lord Muskerry's Merchant Ship- ping (Allens) Bill was withdrawn after a short discussion in the Upper House, says a contes paray, the Torts of its author and others to preserve the national character of our mercantile marine have begun to bear fruit after some years of perseveraura It is something to have got a Radical Gorvrument to the stage of adeitting that pilotage certificates should be contiged to British subjects, and it is only one step further to eat the same restriction applied to miners and mates sailing under the British tag. There are many roosana why the Merchant Navy should not be stader the control of nonde- script nationalities, and they are recognised and acted on by all maritime Powers but ourselves, Lord Muskerry's bill has been rofused counter- ance hilberto by both part on, but the principle in nos practiesily conceded by Lord Tweedmouth, and a little more peticus endeavour on the part of the promoters should sĩ thp aflainment of their goal
The Anglo-Japanese Bank, the Pall Mall Gazelle points ont, is speculative, but it comes forward under, apparentls, good anspisos. A well-informed correspondent, however, wriles to say that he regards it as purely a professional promoter's effort, The Industrial Bank of Japan, he states, is that Government's channel for the intrudinction of all basiness of whick it approves, and therefore any new business this new canern might get would necessarily ba act us could not obtain the Government's imprimatur. The Japanese Government ho delegates on the board of the Industrial Bank, and the Mikado and his family are large
Homilles have collided ; the latter was towed to Chathum with a damaged propeller.
RUSSIAN POLAND.
Losons, June 18th. Five soldiers and a policeman were wounded in Warsaw on Saturday, and two killed, and a police officer, his wife and two soldiers were shot dead on Hunday, arrests wore made.
PARLIAMENTARY.
No
LONDON, June 18th. Mr. Balfour's amendment on the closure resolution was rejected by 341 to 171.
Sir Henry Campbell-Baunereau stats that it is proposed to adjoaru Parliamen for August and September, and to r assemble in the antuan..
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CHINESE LABOUR IN THE. TRANSVAAL.
Lonnox, June 18th.
mony thousands if dollars. This shows their. earu stubs of purposs and their generosity It is my earnest desire that this railway shall be completed in the near future. I now issoo instructions to Viceroy Shum to settle this mattor in sa impartial manner and to none a meeting and to appoint a president and s board of duectors and to memorialise to me when
everything is mottled. I also instruct Shum Chup-ham to superintend with energy the construction of the line for the best of the goueral public.
refuss to admit all neies save those takon by a Court ofBeial. Possibly the mistake was Mr Sharp's, if he meant that the nuly proper parsce to supply a cortified transcription was the officially selected Court tonographer. Aug adrucale is 'at. liberty to select bie OWN stonographer as a witness, according to our
of the matter.
One point on which we feel reasonably certain in that his Lordship orts in supp sing that it is the part of the Judge, and not the part of the Court stane,rapher, to cartily the correctness of notes and traawripts wands by As regards Lai Kwai-pui, Li Shun-yuen, and the latter. In the case of a verbally delivered Leong Hing-kwai, as Chau Foo's memorial judgment or summing up, a Judge, being that they have not made ass of human, is more likely to be at fault in bis tious expressions, I arder that, they bum remembrance of what he said, than is the stenographer in reading and transcribing the notes takes by him at the flue.
states
reinstated in their tiles and rake. The
Poon Yu magistrate has conducted himself rnably and is ordered to be removed from office and to be watched to see if he still den is duties in such a reagh manner."
-THE-VICELOY'S REPLY.
Du receipt of the atovy Edict Viceroy Shinai immediately rent, the following memorial hy cable
A section of the Liberal press persists in
“When tha charitable institutious cabled their the demand for the stoppage of the immemorial to the Central Government asking that portation of Chinese labourers to the Rand, and the speedy deportation of the others. the The Daily News declares that reluctance of the Government. Agents to essente its policy, is making it the laughing
tock of South Afrira.
MURDER ON THE S.S.
INDRAVELLI.”
TIT HPERIT OF CAMBLING.
The .. Andracelli, with a number of cepatriated qualies on board, arrived in the
the Yu-Han railway be handed over to the erchants to be constructed by them, there were only ten million dollars subscribed, but ahout ▲ mouth later tiventy millions were collected altogether. If the president, Cheung Tectai, and the members of the board appointed by me werd not popnlar, how is it that sines their appointment ti amount of sharus subscribed has doubled? The only people who protested were a handful of Hongkong merchants at the instigation of a few members of the gentry who held a different view of the matter. 1 hare, no doubt your Majerty will be 201jou At its able to appreciate their ralue. Some of the Cantonese gentry hura gone to Pelting and have tried to poison
&TTESμnchis mauzi fortward their names and at-control and directorship seems absurd, abareholders. In connection with an increase harbour on Tuesday and immediately hoisted the minds of the officials.
are with communications addressed to the Edites,
publicstom but as evidence of good faith,
of
di lacters for publication shou à be written es
of the pier,
ously sign d communications that has
alves, af peared in other i mog veil? de intorted. unders for patra co DALLY P2235 could send before 11 am, ok ay of publication. After tha
appi Your the supply us liv
Coal
If the rail-
way is not placed at once in the hands of the eople I have appointed, I am afraid the matter will fall through. The Cantones gentry here have made their fortunes without capital nod
when the watural procedure is so simple of capital, a considerable unmber of shares were her police flag, when the Water Poliespite this market, and the ran alongside, und an Beer boarded to The whole thing should obviously rest with roantly placed ou the majority of subscribers, wins should be Government guarantees dividends of 7 per ceat.steamer. He learned that early on, the morning It is the object of of the 18.h insist, while the vessel was on her protected from official intimidation. The for some time to come.
the Government by means of this agency to way from Singapore to Hongkong, a coolie VICEROY should not be allowed to interfere tuka pree cutions that no industrial undertak. tried to recover £1108 which he had advan, ed Telegraphic Austral: Fuse. :... Eat all, not even us a shareholder; his parting should be exploited in foreign countries to another condie. Apparently he pressed so hard should be confined to the duty of seeing which are of a doubtful character. There for payment that he annoyed, the debtor, who that the requirements of the law are carried is no visible opoulng for thús now bank, our hurled a basia at his bead, but failed to hit biza. The advance from the provincial correspondent concludes, sud he thinks The creditor then asked for the re-payment of more uncalled for project could not have 21, but even this amount the debtor refused to LONDON OFVICE: 131, FLEET STREET. E. exchequer, of which he makes so much, boxa concaived. It would be very interesting kand urer, so the creditor did not press bim paid up to be refunded to thers.
further for a time.
Lieber
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BCROKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX HOAD C. put..
Che Yany Press.
not
To
ALLEGED ATTEMPTED MURDER.
SMART CAPTURE BY THE PULICK.
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RUESO-BRITISH ENTENTE.
SILLY AND VICIOUS COMMENTS,
As oor renders know, we do noi love the ite of an agreement, said to be impending, between Bussin and Great Britain. st. Petersburg is in no better position than is Peking, na regards adherence to a compact, and for some tory similar reasons. Some of the mail papers that reachd us yesterday, however, go out of their way to make the project still more distasteful; and the “argument” perhaps more disgusting than any is the one which drags Ge many
into the business in a disgraceful manner. Punch's idea of putting certain journalists into the forefront of the most war egged on by
pin-pricks" ought really to be taken serioudy" German newspaper men are every whit as bad as the British. It is to be hoped that the visit to London by fico dozen of them, as announced in our telegrams yesterday, will be followed by a return visit to Berin, with good effect on bol sides.
We appead our of the wilder specimens of joarualistic claptrap:---
Yesterday the Kaiser spent an hour and a half in conference with Prines Bülow at the Chancellor's palace in the Witbalmstrassa. It
the people dread them more than they do the is only natural that his Majesty should take officials It was distinctly stipulated that the opportunity previous to Prince Bülow's be reimbursed to the subscribers, and before the with his leading Minister the details of the shunt the matter fall through the money would templated absence from Berlin to discuss It is, however. Imperial Edict arrived there woro alresig general political situation."
was given to the approaching arrangement rains that the company would not be fated tolerably certain that, much of their atlantion and that, the people wanted the 20 per cent.
between Ruskia an Eagland, and the change "I (shum) have no grudge against them. The which this will feel throughout Europe, and courera is now floated and if the Cvitral | especially in Germany, Government dos net approve of the appoint- Close attention is being given to this m st ship, and after watching the play for a time,ments made by me to start the bailing of important matter by Gorman politicians, and the the line and if the scheme falls through, pparently thought that he would like to try ld luck, so he returned to the cochie who owed thou I shall be ungrateful of all the favours his ueral opinion seems to be that, however much
Later in the day the creditor observed a uumber of eculios gambling in the hold of thy
Majesty has bestowed on me and also unmindful
of the kindness which has been shown to me
could easily be repaid by the railway to have the directors' views on some of these company; the terms, being arranged with poin an eye to the fact that the province must irectly benefit by the transaction. ARBUNE, JUNE 1ST, 1:6
grab at ones at a milway not ALTHOUGH the Cauter VICEROY and the constructed is a good way to gain Canton people are still at loggerheads over security for the loin. The whole position the control of the new railway, the best that is butliokable in my country but Chius; Peking seems able to do is to remmend and it is therefore all the harder to see
It is not difficult now, however, the parties to "be of one mind, and work
way cut. harmoniously together ", recording to our to decide that of the Canton-Haskow Cauton correspondent, who forwards us Railway the VrCENOY is a binderer rather knife, stabled her in the breast and inflicted murder will be tried at the Police Con paid an enormousɛum of money to redeem it; the nations. It is now the turn of the Slavonie translations of an Imperial Edict received than a helper. by Viceroy SHUM on June 16, and of the
Vicenov's telegraphic ply. As there is undoubtedly faalt on one side or the other, nothing could be more stupil than such wrak instructions. The reason that wo definite order comos seems to be that the
About 3,30
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There were four pligne cases yesterday, two of which were found dead in the street, and another in a boat.
Wa Ting-fang, who has been outrasted withi the task of codifying the laws of China, is memorialising the Throne for trial by jury, for permission for native lawyers to practise b-fore the courts, and for the substitution of
D.. yesterday morning a fortune-teller named Leung Lung, who resides at 13, MacGregor Stre-t, Wavehai, quarreled with his wife, and as they fought he drew a
several nasty gashes on ber head and arms. The woman fled downstairs and into the street- crying as she ran "save life". She went to a friend's house at Praya East. told her what hud
kim money and again demanded £1. The debtor draw a knife and roade a lunge at his creditor. but did not strike him. Then the scoused snatched the knife from the dabter and stabbed in twice in the heart. Death resulted a fow
cause being minutes later, the hemorrhage. The coolie who committed the
to-day.
faternal
NICE FOR P. & O. OFFICERS
AS, ENTLEMEN,
From a long article on the " P. & O. in. Standart, wo extract the following: This line Las several traditious to main ai. and
declaim any intention still further to isolate the principal partins to the arrangement may by his Majesty's subjects. If I had a hundred Germany, szother and a long stop has been bodies I shall be unabs to redeem my faults taken to weuken Germany's Continental posi- Other railway schemes have failed in Chination, and to strengtheo that of England, ÁB from inability to raise the necessary funds, the Reichebot puts it, “England has 'agun With regard to the Yuet-Has railway, we have with an anti-German coalition of the Latiu
first installment of the foreign loan was repaid cations. It is no secret that England is bahind with funds from the Government treasury with the Polish question, which still shows ile great difficulty and inconvenience. Should this Medusa-like hosil.” projet fall through I really do not know where to find the money to repay the foreign loan, happened, and the friend went with her in
and thus it will load the Government into search of a coustable. They found ons ou his
trombla, 1 beg that your Majesty will in best on the Fraya, explained matters, and to
ediately decide to satisfy the wishes of the accompanied them to the woman's home, where,
merchants and approve of the appointments
had disappeared. The constable on arrival, they found that the fortune-seller among them is the tradition of hospitality aud
took the liberality. For example: A good deal of liquor already made by zac of the president and the injured woman
is so d aboard the ships of the line. All the board of directors so that they may take over to No. 2 Police Station, profits are devoted to refrigeration: the company the railway affairs." where Inspector Gourley and
Sergeant benefits precisely not justly culebrated.
profits t
at all. Again, the cuisine of the P. and her
Here is a extract called from the company's. official instructions to parsers :-- "It is not the
EMPRESS DOWAGER's partiality for Viceroy SHUM conflicts with a desire to redress the grievances of u restive public. We supported all along that Viceroy Stuart's apparent electrocution for decapitation as the capital dressed her wounds and ** graceful-yiel·ling" was cloaking a hostility: punishment.
it would entarze
in more subtle form-
ment.
sent
to the Goreument Civil Hospital. Inspec,
ship
secura is tiret. на
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THE PSEUDO-DECISION.
The following cable ruply was received on the
WEATHER REPORT.
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Rumours that England and Bassia have agamid to give Germany a fren band in the Bagdad Bailway as far as Bagdad, while merr ing the southern section of the line as far as the Persian Gulf for & future arrangem-at exclus- ively hotween theme ives are regarded here a improbable. Germ uy, if she is out ff reo the Anatolin and Asia Minor systems through Gulf, will be in o harry to continue hor Her Bigdad Railway woɑki Mesopol mia. then be only a tornő without muen value;
Equally resented is the announcement that
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the Bri ish Fleet will visit Cronstedt after the zaval manenvess. The old cry of last sawmer
that the Baltic is a more clausum is again being
int summer's visit would not be the last is about Ente, the journal which Brt raised this th-nre cry, fluters itself that is
as prognostication that, to be fulfilled. Kusala jast as much as Germany will dislike the visit, but she can on y make a wry face and submit. England making herself at home in the B kid is regardert in many quar- ter as a blew at Gormon influenc in tha? - The Heirsbate calls it n stake thrust into the Ourman dash..
raised, and in the same garters, The Reichs
for Gourlas then despatched detectives in first object of your work to keep down expendit: Sum Chun-hur's memorial received His reply to the Edict seems to indicate taien a census of Houtkong inhabitants was within two hours fast as he was bearing in a superior quality main talongisly well satisfox. merchants. If the people you have appointed At aming of the Sisearer of the fortino-tellor and he was arrested ture, but it is your first duty to see a table of and contents noted. I bare sent you an Ediet maintained on board your yesterday instructing you to consult with the more plainly than usual his determinationid on the table. It showed the decrase in furry laun for Yeumati. The case will be You must clearly unders and that what was president and directors of the company are
and your sugers to get the better of his rebellous con- the Chinees population sines last year to be hard at the Police Court a week lover, when now instract you to stituems. The Edict referred to says it is 19837. The total number of houses in tho the woman is expected to be well enough to excellent sale, and, seondly, to combine tuen that can be relied upon, I instruct you to with due start the construction of the line at an early ten districts was 9,614, which 309 wera
effort in that direction упиков miloubielly the best policy for the officials
with intent to kill and murder, and Lo give full protection" to the scheme. I acat, while there were 765 vacant ats. This appear Charges of oatting amt wounding economy, and it is the wish of the directors that date.**
you should continually seek to improve the of cutting and wounding with intent to cause table arrangements on board your ship." The whereas what the people demand is full us it was decided to submit to the Govern
grievous bodily harm, bave been preferred element in the conduct of the "P. and O."
tradition of courtesy is another important control, or protection from their would-be
against the man, who has been remanded in
line catches its officers young, and trains then protectors. According to foreign actions
in its own service. The "P. Hud 0." officer is The Hongkong Observatory, yesterday issued police custody.
Accor ingly a distinct type. The casual observer Lue following rap might, prbags,
On the 20th at 11.45 a. The barometer has to distingulas him from the maral for typ
is-n avor Jap n and N. China, and fallen on but the Vriest lougehere- The secret of power lies in the intensity of man would hardly be led into an error of a less the E. cost of China. built of white marble. On the west coast of emotion: balap cially so in poetry, art, and complimentary nature. The "F. and U." officer
The dep cesion moving Bestwards has passed ing of the Edict is pitiably futile in sucb Muzico there is another line which has ok opere Fiiterature. An emotion that does not attain one of our nationa! issot He is almost from the centiment to the Yellow on near elicited anything but gratitude from St.
Ways on R. N. R. man, he take- an imm-use, Tas perplexed ruler pats the com- of ebony and ballast of silver are drawn from the ionty zith degree is hardly worth record-
always an plainant on the back, reluctant to clout the old mines beside the track. The reason for this ing. At summer beat the rarest donors grave pride in his profession, in which he has
Login to bloom, and nature becomes poeic.to
a past master, and be is a notable fact r defendant on the head. The Cantonese are apparent extravagance is that the engineers had While the temperate is the pnger sphere for i the society of Eastern and Antipodean ports. praised for their earnestness of purpose and no other materials on the route, and found it
pure reason and scientin observation, it is There are a variety of things the PT. and O." their generosity; and then Viceroy Suum is cheaper to use these than to import anything rarely, if ever proper for the highest achieve officer may not be: there is one thing the line
ment in any art,
demands that he must be--a British g entlemaN,” -asked to “ settle the matter in an impartialle. We will not vouch for the silver ballast.
Mexico is said to have the most luxurious, if of justice they are every right to resent not the most comfortable, railway in the worl·l The rails of the Mexican Gulf Railway are laid
the official appointinents made for the management of their property. The word.
CHOO.
on al-opers of mahogany, and the bri ges are
o by
Saughai.
over
i resence is bighost to the N. of Japan and
the B. part of the China zea. Fresh SW. winds are indiestod in the Formoss Channel and uederat, S.W. winds over the N. part of the Chic Sea.
Forecast-8.W. winds, light; fine.
At no
It is clear that much uneasiness is felt here' regarding the apparent crumbling away of de fabric of Huru-German friendship. time was it ever a very solid aff ir, boing prob ably more dynustio ihan national ne popatar. Germany ww more than frioadly during the. Ita war, and services bave been rendered to Ru-sia
the duing
few years which have psst
Petersburg, That Fussin now bide fair ignore her traditional relations to her Westero eigt.bour, and to eat in her lot with E eland and France, is recognised her un bringing abent changes in the political situation which may have far-robing rosequences, not only in Central Europe, bat in the Near East:
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