Intimations.
NOTICE
BAVE JUST RECKIVED THEIR ANNUAL SUPPLY
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LAWN
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SWEET CORN,
for immediate sowing.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1888.
THE CHAMBERS.
April 25th. At the Chamber of Deputies an interpellation has been addressed to the Government with regard to a Minister of the civilian class being placed at the Ministry of War. The debate was ended by a vote of confidence in the Government.
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THE PRESIDENT, The President of the Republic bas left on a journey to southern France.
A NEW RESIDENT FOR HANOI.
April aoth, Monsieur Parreau has been appointed Resident at Hanoi.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
ment, is a leading and influential politician and there cannot be the slightest doub about his views on the Chinese Question substantially representing public opinion Lin the Colonies. And howaver-much-we- A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. may deplore this, it would be idle to deny that the Australian people, from their own standpoint at least, have a good deal of justice on their side. Australia has become what it is, a very large and important factor in the world's GRA'S S SEED commerce, through the labors of the colonists, and although outsiders may and
regard them as bigoted and short-sighted in their prejudices against and objections to the Mongolian immigrants, the unpleasant| facts that the Chinese invasion has brought wages to starvation point and Is threatens within a measurable time to monopolise the industries of the country, are not easily explained away. We must frankly admit, and we speak from some personal experience of the subject, that we cannot share the bitter preju A REGULAR meeting of Zetland Lodge, No. 525, lices so prevalent throughout Australla will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street his evening, at 8:30 for 9 o'clock precisely. against the Chinese, nor can we see the necessity for the somewhat arbi-Visiting brethren are cordially invited. trary decision lately arrived at by the Victorian-Government. That a poll-tax wns necessary-to-keep the number of immigrants within reasonable limits may- he admitted to have become a commercial
witt
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Hongkong, 2nd March, 1888.
The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1888. THE news received by telegram that the Victorian Government has absolutely
prohibited 270 Chinese laborers from
landing at Melbourne will surprise no one -who-has-been-carefully watching the growth of public opinion on the Chinese Questionthroughout the length and breadth
THE P.&O. Company's extra steamer Kashgar left Bombay yesterday at daylight far this port. THE P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer City of Rio de Janeiro, with malls, &c., from San Francisco to the 14th ulto, has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port to-morrow,
A New England clergyman wrote several books on such subjects as "What?" "Where?" and Whither The author has since died. He has gone to find the answers to his quesitons. " THE usual weekly sitting of the Court of
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MEISES. Adamson, Bell & Co., agents, for the Canadian-Pacific Line, inform us that the steam- ship Parthia left Vancouver for this port on the 30th, uho.
Tuz dog corps-in-the-French-Atmay, says the New York Sun, is being trained at Belfort. Large dogs are chosen. Every day they are shown soldiers in German uniforms and taught to fly at them on sight..
THERE Russian women, graduates of medielne, some time ago established a hospital for diseases of women at Koschan, Persia. Their experi- ment has proved completely successful. They are reported to have been consulted by 15,00 patients in the last ten months.
The following is the programme of Mr. Sangster's toth Organ Recital to be held in St. John's Cathedral on Thursday next, the roth inst, at
a dé
Andantefard Pianoforto Sonata, Opus No. 3)...,Schubert, Bide's March........(Hebekali)Baby Bolo..
Glory to thee..
...Gounod, (Mr. Wm. F, Crow.)
..Tammens, ..Silat, But the Lord la mindful
(Miss Sangater.)
•Allegretto in 1 fat. Andante Reci! & Bole... his own (St. Paul)}... Mendelssohn.
Storm Fra Let the bright Seraphim...(Samson)
Handel
„Lemmers,
would appear from the Straits Times that Cholera is still raging in Singapore gaol with fatal effects, several more deaths having been recently reported. The prison authorities, acting under medical advice, have resorted to Improvements in dier to counteract the disease, Salt fish has been largely substituted for fresh in the diet, and the use of tea has been made mors general among the native prisoners. Tea has also been Island, where the water supply is said to have
We are informed by the agents. (Messrs. D Sassoon, Sons & Co.) that the steamer Japan, from Calcutta, left Singapore yesterday for this port, and is expected on or about the 9th insti RECENTLY at Guys Hospital, London, war received the body of a drunkard which was very much bloated.. It was found that when punctured and a match applied to the gas which escaped It, burned with the ordinary flame of carburetted, hydrogen. As many ar a dozen of these flames were burning at the same time..
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THE masters or owners of the following steam launches were this morning charged with carrying passengers in excess of the number ipulated on their special liceuses. The Steam Launch Wise for carrying 41 in exces; the Yan Les 58 in excess; the Yung Tung 37; the San Ma 47; and the Tung Hing15; all on the 4th inst. Mr. Wodehouse remanded the four first defendants tili Thursday next at 10 am, but the owner of the latter, the Tung Hing, was fined $50 for, in addition to over-carrying, being found plying without a license, and the engineer and master without certificates.
TRx China Mail is always startling its one reader' with gruesome discoveries and wonderful inventions. In last night's Smail it is gravely announced, referring to the Australian people, that "their objection to John Chinaman is purely selfish," and in proof of this a portion of a speech is reproduced, said to have been made by "the Premier of Australia." Will our contemporary's compiler of weak balderdash, kindly enlighten us 29 to who "the federation of the Australasian colonies will certainly be achieved, but the time is not yet; and until that time Australia can have no
of the Australasian colonies. For months necessity; but we think that total prohibflon | Summary Jurisdiction was held this moming served out to the 215 prisoners on St. John's Premier of Australia may happen to be ?" The
past a powerful political party has been forming, having for its watchword the significant motto "The Chinese must go," preparatory to carrying out a programme to expel the hateful intruders from the country it was necessary that their influx "should besummarily stopped; and protective Victoria. has taken, the first decisive step in this direction. That Victoria will be supported by the sister colonies of Queensland and New South Wales may -be regarded-as-a-certainty, and-allhough- South Australia has hitherto, refrained from identifying itself with measures it is scarcely probable that this colony will stand alone in opposing the popular opinion of united Australasia,
The despatch of the Chinese Minister
prove to be a political blunder. How ever, the Australians have evidently made up their minds, and a complicated problem has come to the front which may not be satisfactorily solved without serious
difficulties.
i ELEGRAM S.
(Reuter.)
the Supreme Court, before Mr. A. J. Leach, Acting Puftae Judge. The cases heard were of unimportant nature, a few being postponed
till next Friday..
fallen short.
AT 8 p.m. last night's native passage boat miles away from this, in the direction of Canton, coming from Chick Wan, a place about 20 or 30
was in collision with a large trading junk. A Chinaman from the passage boat jumped on board the trading junk during the collision, and has been brought to Hongkong he does not what was the extent of the damage done, but it. know what has happened to the passage boatno:
is feared the boat and her passengers are in danger if yet afloat, and a steam-launch has
Premier.
The GRAND NATIONAL, STEEPLECHASE, value, Ts. 150; for China ponies; weight for inches as per scale winners of a Steeplechase at any previous Meeting in Shanghai, 5lb extra.. Non-Winners of a Steeplechase allowed ;
Mr. King's gr. Holborn, al 61b. (gib, txin) 1- -entranet, "Flɔ,"5----Parce Round - Coursu
selected by the Stewards.
THE TREATT BETWEEN PORTUGAL AND CHINA. Liston papers received by the last mail express themselves in a very trenchant manner on the concluded between Portugal and China. As much-discussed tople of the Treaty lately we have often ulluded to this matter, and for impartially expressing our opinion on it, have passes for the Macão press, we will reproduce an merited the insults and the obloquy of what editorial and a correspondence which appeared in the formal das Colonias of the 24th March. Thus our Lisbon contemporary-
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Chamber the Government presented to the
Treaty of Commerce conciuried, with the representative of the Chinese Empire. The Chambers approved of it, and the Govern- ment sent an Envoy Extraordinary to Peking Emperor of China a sanction to the treaty accompanied by a Secretary, to obtain from the assented to by our Parliament.
As it afterwards transpired that the Chinese Government would not give its sanction unless the alterations it suggested were approved, these alterations were submined by Mr. Barros Gomes, which approved of them. Newa was subsequently Minister for Foreign Affairs, to a Cabinet Council, received that the treaty had been sanctioned by China, and that Portugal's Envoy Extraordinary had been received in Macao amidst the greatest instrumental in realising a long desired event demonstrations of applause for having been which was supposed to bring happiness to our
distant colony.
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proposed by China and accepted by the Port- We now ask-What were the alterations
parliament has been opened since January; the guese Government with respect to the treaty? Our Secretary to the diplomatic mission which had
asking Government for any news of the treaty. left for China has already returned, but so farno deputy or peer of the realm has thought of to which they have lately given their full assent, Have there been alterations, and do the Chambers, still ignore them ?
HERE is a slab from a Yankee contemporary The Mohammedans are the most active prosely- titers in China, and their efforts are crowned with signal success. There are over 5,000 Maham medans in Canton alone, and all through the empire the faith of the turban is spreading." SAYS the London New-Japan is stealing -away the green-tek trade from China, as India The expelled Chinese (the Chinese Immi-and-Ceylon are taking that in-black-tea. India
and Ceylon teas are beating those from China been sent from here in search of her, extreme the steamer Afghan) have returned (? decidet simply because they are in every way better- THE following, from the Chicago Tribune, shouta produced in New York, has the lead to this day Politics and to useless exhibitions of rhetorical
VICTORIA AND THE CHINESE.
__LONDON," May and,
grants not allowed to land at Melbourne from
to return) to Hongkong.
__FATAL ACCIDENT AT ARTILLERY
PRACTICE.
better cultivated, better collected, better packed, more honestly sold and cheaper. Tur Philadelphia Rezord says -About $50,000
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interest our local prison reformers: Ohio has the model Penitentiary system of America, perhaps of the world. It is based on a recognition
ONE of the greatest shams on the modern stage is the scene in which the heroine goes to bed in full view of the audience. There is nothing real about it, and nobody believes in it. But it war not always thus, and no American paper tells Helene was running in New York, and weeps how it was done long ago, when "La Belle
for the times that are past :-"Of all the go-to bed acts that have delighted theatre-goers, La Belle Helene,' with Aimée, when it was first
for friskiness. After Manslaus departs, pending the visit of Paris, Helens, magnificently dressed, wrapped in a gorgeous cloaking garment, stood a moment in the glowing lights; then, turning
*Letters received from Macao are already lamenting the consequences of this treaty, as the
the Chinese being absolute masters of their own establishment of a Chinese city by the side of the Portuguese settlement is thereby assured, Customs affairs in the very midst of our colony.. And Parliament remains as dumb as a rock devoting most of its time to questions of party
publish to-day a correspondente from Macao which powers devoid of all practical application. We a very explicit as to the results of the much talked of treaty. We should be glad to learn that the the Treaty, proposed by China, are still ignored, news are incorrect; but as all the modifications of
Several persons have been injured by the per mile is the cost of constructing electric of the different degrees of moral gullt and them down and singing softly, she dropped the we feel bound to ask the Government for more at London to the Marquis of Salisbury explosion of a dynamite shell at artillery practice. passenger railways. Dice built, in the present responsibility among convicts and the possibility big satin wrap, she loosed the shining satin, she light on the matter, as our colony of Macao is
THE GERMAN EMPEROR.
protesting against the oppressive measures enacted against Chinese immigrants to the Colonies, which was duly forwarded
His Majesty the Emperor Frederick is in by the Secretary of State to the Colonialuch the same state of health, but languid.
Premiers, bas undoubtedly tended to bring matters to a crisis. The Chinese Minister. claimed that the imposition of a poll-tax De Chinese subjects was contrary to the existing treaty between Great Britain
and China: The Australian Colonies, in response, have repudiated in the most practical and deliberate manner possible any responsibility for old treatles entered into between Britain and any other foreign country. They have by prohibiting the landing at Melbourne of this shipment of Chinese laborers asserted their liberty and independence of action without reference to the Mother Country, and so strong is public opinion on the matter, that it will only be suppressed by force of arms-an expedient which is hardly likely to be resorted to, as it could only end in separation and the formation of an independent Australasian
Confederation.
The proceedings at a public meeting held a few weeks ago in one of the suburbs of Sydney will give some idea of the popular feeling in the Colonies against the Chinese. In support of a proposition-
That, in the opinion of this meeting, the time has arrived when prompt and united action should be taken between the various Australian Govern- ments with a view to stop any further invasion of the Chinese; and that the chairman of this meeting is hereby empowered to forward this
resolution to Sir Henry Parkes, the Premier and
vangelising efforts among
PATÁL.""ACCIDENT TO A BRITISH-
ADMIRAL AND AN ITALIAN PRINCE.
Admiral Ryder has fallen into the Thames and was drowned, together with the Prince of
Naples.
[Admiral Ryder was at one time Commander.
in-Chief on the China Station and will be well **-membered by many residents of this colony. Victor Emanuel, Prince of Naples, was the eldest son of the King of Italy, and heir to the Throne. He was born on November 11th, 1869.-Ed.)
TROUBLES IN CRETE, Crete affairs are causing tension between
Greece and Turkey.
BOULANGER'S POLICY. General Boulanger denies that he has an aggressive policy.
THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. NEWMARKET SPRING MEETING, 1888," The Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, a subscrip tion of too sovs each, b ft, for three year olds; colts, gst; fillics, fat gib; the owner of the second horse to receive 200 sovs out of the stakes, and the third to save bit stake; R.M.—75 subs. The Duke of Portland's b. c. Ayrshire by
Hampton-Atalanta ............................ • Z The Duke of Portland's b. c. Johnny Morgan,
by Springfield-Lady Mar The Duke of Westminster's b. Orbit,
(From Straits Timer.) GERMANY.
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operation of contrivances for propulsion by electricity the cost of maintenance is, so per cent. 1.ss than the cost of horse-power. Evidently the time is near at hand when horses will be _dispensed with for moving street cars,
By kind permission of Colonel Anderson and the officers of the and Northamptonshire Regiment, the Regimental Hand will play in the Public Gardens, on Sunday, the 6th insty from 9 till to p.m. The following will be the programme:
"Mach........ Alexandru Palace”...
Overture. Fings's Car"
blendelssohn." Selection......1} Seg)?" More. Valse Sentiere Fleurie "munalaufel, Selection... Der Bettel Student”..... ...........Millicita,
Jona Monan, Bağdainstar.
SAYS the Straits Timer of the 26th alto, "The British steamer Namking, Captain McKechnie, left the harbour last night for Penang with the remainder of her Chinese passengers (650) on board; but about z o'clock this morning the stranded on Red Island, near the Raffles Light house. Messrs. Kim Ching, the Agents here, have sent tugs to her assistance, and, it is expected that she will be floated off at high
water."
of the reform of the less hardened ones. It takes
SHANGHAI SPRING RACE MEETING.
The LAN-DE-DAK CUP value, Tia, 200; pre THIRD DAY-THURSDAY, 3RD. MAYBA
Bented, added to a Sweepstakes of Tis to each second Pony to receive 30 per cent. and the third Fony 10 per cent of the Stakes; for China Ponics) weight for inches as per Winners, 7ib, extra. One Mile and a Hall scale; griffins at date of entry allowed 7lb Mr. Triad's ch. Forerunner, rostitib.
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into account the circumstance that some convicts, put off her jewels, she unlaced a comage, she though properly condemned under the law, may cept out of a petticoat, she sat down with un- be the victims of their social environments and bound bair and undid a pretty sandal boot, she other circumstances. It gives such persons an toyed with a stocking of violet-embroidered silk, opportunity for reformation. It stimulates and finally whipped it all; the nursed her pretty exertion in that direction. In the prison pink foot, and old men with bald heads got the convicts are graded according to their anticipative and uneasy, she took both dessiner conduct and according to their desire, con off, and fapped their soles softly together in time firmed by their behavior, to do right. It with the soft and langerous air she was half makes provision for giving convicts who are of singing, half cheating she got up and unclasped honest inclination an opportunity to begin life her cerulean satin corset. Aimée had a plump anew outside the prison walls under favorable and pleasing person, poor dear, in those days. auspices. In the Penitentiary the good-conduct there was just a nice armful of pretty woman prisoners are distinguished from the others by let loose on the violon in this proceeding. A their dress. There are three grades or classes, subtle smell of subtle rose perfume came over The dress of the best class does not differ greatly the footlights as Alude in the one clinging from the ordinary dress of working mechanics in garment skipped behind a scene and emerged the outside world. Every prisoner desirous of with a silken robe de nuit, half over her head, meadlog his life considers it a distinction to wear to this she crawled, and then throwing off the this superior dress of merit, as it may be called. covetlid from a luxurious couch, the lights burned Reformation is thus encouraged within the prison lower still, and Helens went to bed, while the walls. The success of the system has exceeded hearts of half the women and all the men beat the expectation of its warmest advocates.
responsive." According to the Ohio prison statistics since TO-DAY three boarding house runners. were July, 1885, when the law went into operation, charged with boarding the steamer Tasang on 302 good-conduct convicts have been released the 3rd inst, without the permission of the under this system. Of these 126 kept their master. Polico constable Nevin said the vessel pledges of reformation until the term of their was lying at her buoy opposite-the, Cricket sentences expired, when they ceased to be subject. Ground bound to Singapore with B16 coolle to the supervision of the Prison Board, while 134 passengers, when be received instruction from the others, agreeable to their promises, contions to 2 captain to arrest all who were on board without report yet. This makes 260 who may be said to tickets. The 816 men had been "passed" by have been completely reformed. Of the forty- the officer of health and it was important that two delinquen's nineteen were returned to the after the passengers had passed a medical prison, eight for drunkenness and six for having examination that no interiopers or others of any left the State temporarily, fifteen disappeared kind should come into the ship. The accused and only five returned to criminal courses. admitted the charge and were fined by Mr. Wode- CHUE LI MAN, the keeper of a rise shop at 40, house $5 each which they paid like men.
East Street, this morning charged three men of NOTHING has been heard recently, says the New the poolle class with assault and robbery on the York Maritime Register, respecting the mid-3rd inst, Complainant said on the 30th April ocean signal scheme. Yet the adoption of a last the men called at ble shop and wanted to chain of stations ofthis kind stretched across the take away his cousin, to which he objected Allsatte particularly along the line of the steamer strenuously. They threatened to beat him if he routes, would be practicable. The resulting did not comply with their demands, and at last advantages to shipping frequenting that part of after some kind of a war of words they went away. the Atlantic would be considerable. It would Yesterday the abres prisoners with eight others not, however," pay private enterprise to engage dot in custody, met the plaintiff in the street in an undertaklog of this kind. Besides, work and violently assaulted him, in evidence of of this nature is best conducted by the Govern- which entain red-looking lumps and abrasions meat, and could properly be made the subject of about bis face bore ample testimony as he international conference. There seems to be no stood in the witness box. The prisoners good reason that, a stations for rendering robbed complainant of $50 in paper which assistance to distressed vessels and for tele- witness said he bad in ble purse. Evidence of graphing the passing of vessels are putablished a spmewhat, conflicting, character was given on "along," the "coasts of both" this" country and behalf of the complainant. The prisoners said Great Britalo, they should not be extended they only wanted to get the cousin of the from both shores until they approach somie complainant who had lived at their boarding seem to some a doubtful project when there is They denied the robbery. Mr. Wodehouse taken into consideration the severe storms that bound prisoners and complainant over in frequent the Alantie, But the experiment has sureties of $55 each to keep the peace been tried in greatly exposed places off the for six weeks; and in addition, the first English coast and has proved successful. The prisoner to pay a fine of $10 or in default volume of shipping has so'greatly increased fourteen days at hand labour. - Mr. Wotton who within a comparatively few year
aber appeared for the prosecution protested on behalf "of hits pilegt againer this action of the magistráto kind in binding a respectable merchant, of some tine standing,cover to keep the peace when there, WAR got one lots of evidence against him. Kathosa"stu"]["clien thad been violen
BERLIN, April 25th. The Queen of England, accompanied by Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg, arrived.
at Charlottenburg yesterday, The Emperor was able to rise and receive Har Majesty.
Later in the day the Queen and the Empress drove to Berlin in an open carriage to ylalt the Empress-Dowager, the crowds cheering.
The semi-official North German Gasilly is more hopeful about the Emperor. The fever is steadily falling.
FRANCE.
" PARIS, April agth.”
Colonial Secretary of New South Wales," Mr. NINIAN MELVILLE, member for North- umberland, made the following remarks;--- "Que of the 'most infamous pages in English records was the history of the Chinese war, where the ports and forts of China were burst up by the aid of English Christianity and capital. Apart from higher considerations that may have the bulk of the English people in their the barbarous peoples of the world, it could not be denied that the inroads, both physical and moral, through fro and sword made into · China in the interests of a A manifesto has been likuta by the Comte de few Indian opium merchants was the foulest and Paris pronouncing the Boulanger movement blackest page in English history. But it behoves futile, that it is for the Monarchists to demand all Australians, especially those who toiled for their daily bread, to see that neither by pseudo- revision of the constitution, and that the outcoms patriotism or specious Imperialistic schemes, of that decisive hour will be the restoration of -they are not blinded to the true interests of this the Monarchy.
great and glorious land, of which he had the high honor to be a native. No true man with A heart beating with Australian sentiment would allow the honor, nay, the very stability of Australian democracy, to be jeopardised, and perhaps crushed out because England had com-
·]R45H ́AFFAIRS.
LONDON, April 26th. Mr. J. L. Carew's Bill for Local Self Goram ment in Ireland was rejected by eighty.sig pots
THE WINE DUTY,
April 27th.
In the House of Commons the duty on bottled wine was adopted by a large majority, Mr. Goschen refuting Mer Gladstone's contention that the duty was nothing less than Protection,
The French have taken umbrage,
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of vessels crossing betwee Europe is so great that son
justly alarmed at the danger of losing its territorial integrity.' correspondence. alluded to
The following is a translation of the
**The treaty of peace and commerce with China has at last been signed; bot what a disgraceful treaty it is The Portuguese Government, in order to settle long debated hesitated to accept, the alequin, asmot providing for the establishment of a Chinese Customs in Macao, so long as China recognises Macao as Portuguese territory. 1. We have simply Rosa's incompetency, as it still remains to be been cheated either by astute China, er by Major settled what is to be understood for Macao and its dependencies Half a century may not be enough to have this point clearly defined if we the Chiness. take into consideration the tricky character of
It is reported as a that we have lost our rights to our territorial waters; this has not yet been ascertained, but if it really be so, then weara while in Macts on his return from Peking done for. The gloomy silence kept by our Envoy after signing the treaty, is certately a bad omen. He revealed nothing of the principal. clauses of the convention. This mysteriousness fa anything but encouraging. The Secretary's return to Lisbon while the Envoy still remained In China would lead one to surmise that Senhor Roza had thought it advisable to send a fore- Tuncer to Lisbon to pave the way for him on his return, and to smooth over the difficulties and the shame which we have been put to in giving abide by the decision of a committes which is up our territorial waters, and in still having to to delimitate Macao and its dependencies !
The advantages of the Treaty are entirely problematical to Portugal, while China', han reaped positive benefits, for the establishment of her Customs in Maceo has been an accomplished
The Envoy has, moreover, been feted all over the Far East. Our Consul at Shanghai, long before the Treaty was signed, had been arranging and preparing demonstrations on behalf of his Cavalry comrade without even knowing
Erebus 2 giba. Allowance deductada The GREAT NORTHERN PLATE; Yalue, Tis 1001 for ponies that have run at this, Meeting; weight for inches, as per scale winners of one race at this Aepting under, a mile, whether the terms of the convention would extra | two such races, tolb, cura) entrance, or would not be honourable and advantageous TH, 5. Seven Furlangsere also made to give the extraordinary Envoy
to Portagal. In Hongkong active preparations Mr. John's dun Susind, ist
The MANCHU STAKKS | "value" China Pontes, Bond fids "CHI entry, that have runiknd HG, weight for inches as per scale 5 One Mile and a Quarter
grand reception and an address. In Macao 160' for festivities abounded, partly promoted by the
At date of Governor who has taken to follow in the foot." raceateps of his predecessor, All these enthusiasts did not care to obtain any information about the clauses under which the Treaty has been signed, Mr. Min's bay Reaper, 1st, bater 2017 and that we may easily gauge the value of their The CHAU-SHANG-KIUX Cup; value, Tlemcene
demonstratione and of their patriotic feelings: presented by the Directors and Employés Our feted Embassador
to order
for Shanghal on: of the C. MS. N Co for China Pontes that the 19th Feb, and four days afterwards, another have never run at any Meeting in China or Portuguese embassador, Senhor Fumino da Hongkong previous to date of entry at each Costa, left for Slam, taking with him as Secretary Meeting to be won at two consecutive the president of the Sanitary Board, and leaving Meetings, or three times in all, by ponies, the the colony deprived of any officer on the Board bond Jide property of the same owner or of Healthy owners weight for inches as per dealey The Correspondence then goes on to polat out Entrance, Tie to 180 per cent of the Entrance several of Senhor da Cotta proteges, who, like fees to go to the Winner usti the Cup la won, their when the second Pony shall receive same the remaining so per cent to be allowed to accumulate, and the accumulation: in excess of Tis. Fox (to be retained for a new Cup)
Mr. Mia's bey Reaser rat The YANOTSZE STAKES, Ponies: weight for of a Race of two Entrance, Fla. Mr. Sassoon's gr. Foraj The CONSOL
mercial treaties with China Australians could in the House of Commons, Mr. Balfour opposing what near cach other in mid-ocean. This may house and who was under, obligations to them, to be paid to the Winner One Mile - never condone the iniquities of those treatles It on the ground that it was calculated to pro- they were cruel, unjust, and Tyrannical; and it mate the abjects of the National League. * was not within the bounds of probabilltý that the rising, the growing, noble, and ever expand- ing Australian nationality would allow itself to -be crushed, and suppressed, within -in"own borders. As an Australian, he was prepared to say, with all the responsibility which his position asa legislator involved, that sooner than allow English treaties with the heathen Chinese to bind and shackle his own and the sentiments of his fellow-countrymen, he was ready to cut the painter to-morrow. He was an Australian sincere and true, prepared to shed bin life's blood in the interests of this fair land. No English commercial considerations would be allowed to stand in the path of the onward march of Australian unity: Australia for the Australians was his car in politicnrelligion and morals, (Loud and prolonged cheering)
SMI MELVILLE, – who was one time, Speaker of the New South,
is worthy of the considera nations. It is not
THE QUEEN IN GERMANY.
BERLIN, April 27th, Prince Bismarck had an hour's interview with bri Her Majesty ON
From the Courrier de Satcom.) THE PATRIOTIC LEAGUE.
RAPARA, April 24th.
The Patiloile Le gut has been dissolved.
garding
been draining the Mache ebb by their injudicious of the colony's finan ented on, the articl
etween the
ISTOCRACY