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THE Appointment of Mr. Edward Jones to be first boarding officer in the Harbour Department, nice Mr. T. M. Leatherbarrow, deceased, is officially gazetted.
By recent advices from Javatrade was ratherslack at Surabaya. Peavy rains had interrupted the market supply of sugar and coffee, and checked shipments of these produce.
THE Siamese troops were armed the other week with new repeating rifles; like children with a new toy, they are greatly delighted with the Intest novelty in shooting iro»S]
NINK years ago, according to an exchange, a sailor named Carl Benjamin was wrecked on one of the Caroline lands. Unable to
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THe returns of the number of visitor to the City Hall Museum for the week ending July 21st, are: —Europeans 151, Chinese 1,957 ; total, 2,108, MESSES. Adamson, Bell & Co, agents for the Canadian-Pacific Line, inform us that the steam ship Abyssinin, from Japan, &c., arrived at Vancouver on the 19th inst.
An Emergency meeting of St. John Lodge. No. 618, SC will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. Te is stated that the recent rise in the price of sugar does not bring any great advantage to sugar planters in Java, owing to most of them
Pit SENER beer in three-quarter" bottles is said to be very popular in Singapore. The bottle is midway in size between a pint and a quart, and the "lotion" is pronounced of excellent quality.
A BANGKOK Contemporary understands that three hundred of the Chinese implicated in the iate riots will be sent to Koh-si-chang to break stones required for the macadamizing of the Bangkok roada,
WE regret u hear of the death of Mr. J. Grapt; gar-boiler at the Taikoo Refinery, Quarry Tay, which occurred at the Civil Hospital yester day morning. Mr. Grant had only been ill two days, of intermittent fever,
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to the ground, and injuring many of them, some charge of embezzling $150.000 of the bank's seriously.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 19th. The Evening Porto-day states that $1,000,000 has been subscribed for the proposed cable between Honolulu and San Francisco, and that the work of laying the cable will be commenced within eighteen months.
NEW ORLEANS, June aznd. O. Facquet and A. T. Noquin, editors of the Comet and Sentinel newspapers in Thibodeaux, had a shooting affray to-day in front of St. Joseph's College, Thibodeaux. Nequin was shot in the body, dying from the wound in less than an hour, while Facquet was wounded in the hend, but not dangerously. The difficulty
·arose from a newspaper controversy," Sentinel accused Facquet of getting drunk at a picnic Facquet demanded an apology, which was refused. The editors met, with the result stated.
awny, he threw in his lot with the natives, # / having disposed of their crops before quotations Tur temporarily "bust-up" Peak Tramway large crowds from all parts of the kingdom, Ani won the American Derby here to-day.
elected him king He is still living there, happy and contented, his "dusky brood amounting
Improved,
THE Chinese would appear to be giving a lot of
trouble to the Siamese authorities. „A Bangkok paper now states that a small party of regular troops have been sent up to Nacon-Chasee in arrest certain of the late Chinese rioters, whe. having fortified themselves, continue to resist the authority of the officials of that district.
to 19, with fifty descendants. THE well known steamship Carisbrooke, lately Japanese, will be employed in caring, sak hom Kobe to Tokio. Her old skipper, Capt. R. Cass, who navigated the Carisbrooke to Japan and duly handed her over to the new owners, returned to this colony by the P. & O.IN an editorial in Saturday's China Mail Co's steamer Teheran yesterday.
sealing with the question of the relation between the intrinsic and market values of the shares of THE master of the shop in Queen's Road West'oest companies, the wilter winds up by stating which was burnt down under such curious
that “in general, whatever interested croakers circumstances, recently, was again before Mr. may say to the contrary, the quoted marke! Pollock to-day. A little fresh evidence wES
prices are not so very far from the fig rex which laken, shewing that the alleged " several cases
the past history and future prospect of the of shoes" which were destroy d did not amount
companies naturally point to." The italics are to more than twenty pairs, after which the case
Outs. We refrain from criticising our contem- was again remanded.
porary's article nt present; the opportunity for effectually showing up its fallacies, etc., will shortly arive.
THERE is a statement in Saturday's China Mail that "Hongkong harbour is silting up in a very serious manner."
As this is a matter of paramount importance to the community we hall be glad if any experienced person will inform us whether this assertion is trae, ne merely another of long-cared "Brownie's " speculative murmurs.
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SAYs the Broad Arrow-It can scarcely be with the consent of Dr. Elgar, or at all events at hia instanes, that Mr. Gowings is now to be sent | to Hongkong Surti an appointment may per- haps be styled a promotion, but it will not be contemplated in that light by any active officer who has distinguished himself by energy and skill in a home dockyard. Hongkong dockyard offers little scope for the exercise of those faculties which have borne such fruit in the building of the Vulcan
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It is announced here this evening that the wealthy English syndicate which it was stated recently was about to erect extensive iron and steel works at same point on the Pacific coast, will establish the same at Vallejo on the Sacra mento river, less than 50 miles north of Son Francisco. The plant will cost $2,000,000.
LONDON, June zoth. The London military tournament is attracting, exhibition ofswordsmanship to-day was witnessed flurry was occasioned when, during the combat, by thousands of spectators, and quite a little two swords were broken in quick succession, The cry of "German make !" and so on was Mit G. M. H. PLAYFAIN, acting consul for Great taken up, and the whole vast assemblage re. Britain at Taiwan, announces that, as the Chinese echoed the shout. It was some time before the Government has changed the name of the pre-contests could be resumed. The Government facture to Tainan, the consulate will in future has recently been subjected to severe criticism be known as "Her Majesty's Consulate at for awarding contracts for certain supplies for Tainan."
the army to German contractors who underbid the English.
remains in statu quo. It would be interesting to know what the Government requires more, run with perfect safety. for days past.
considering that the line has been in order to
A POCKET-BOOK'S ADVENTURES,
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gentleman who was making a short stay in On the night of the 17th inst." French Hongkong went oal to buy some curios, and in the course of his "peregrinations visited a shop in Queen's Road West, When paying for his purchases he incautiously displayed a number of hundred dollar bank-notes, which were in a red leather pocket book, carelessly stuffed in his outside breast pocket. He left the shop, and a minule or two later was pushed against by a Chinaman, of which he took no natică till, later on, be missed the pocket book. He was going away by the mail next day, so all, he could do was to report his loss to the police and hope for the best. The theft was duly booked, with particulars of the three $100 notes, nine $20, and two fives, but there seemed very little prospect of recover. ing the money, when, yesterday, a clue was found and carefully followed which led to both the purse and the pick-packet. During the afternoon a middle-aged Chinaman, dressed in stiff silk raiment, and with a gold ring on his best finger, entered the charge-room, and poured out a tale of woe to sympathetic Inspector Perry, hare, price magistrate, that he would appeal He lived near the Ko Shing Theatre, he said,
Wong nei chanë "quatters, we rather think that
He had engaged a woman named Ah Kwai as the Ching Mail is somewhat out of order in
go-between, and after an interview had paid arbitrarily lasing down the law in a case which $215 for the girl, but, not seeing any more of is still and judice. There was a time when such her, the suspicion gradually strengthened that a laboré en the part of this journal would have
he had been cheated." So he appealed to the led to the Editor being haled up before the Full just and upright and powerful authorities, as It will be observed that the statutory meeting Court and asked to show cause why he should personified by Mr. Perry. Then the cross- of the Selama Tin Mining Co., Ltd., convened not he committed to gan) for contempt of court, examination commenced. Who and what was for tomorrow, bas b en postponed until Friday, Tempora mutantur- and we suppose that the he? A soldier in the Asnamese service, just the 26th inst. This alteration, we understand,
present Full Court is of opinion that anything come up to Hongkong. lte got $6.50 a month. has been made in der that Mr. Dudgeon the China fail says is unworthy of considera-He had no papers or anything, except a suit of Secretary of the Perak Tin Mining Co, in líquistion, and even beneath contempt. That is also uniform at his lodgings. It had been stolen. He dation and Mr. Aylesbury, the new Manager of our opinion. the clams Tin Mining Co.. may he present,
bad saved the money out of his pay. Oh yes, he had, and to prove it it was in Tonquin This meeting promises to he far more interesting than the usual cun of statutory gati erings.
money. (Mr. Perry here turned up the record of the theft.) It was in two Broo totes and other,
THERE were 332 births and 1211 deaths in the colony during the second quarter of the present year, ended June 30th. The Registrar General reports that of these deaths 136 occurred in the Italian Convent, 148 in the Äsile de
Sainte Enfance, and 233 in the Tung Wa hospital. These figures are simply appalling, and loudly call for a thorough investigation. QUAFTERMASTER-Sergeant MULLINS was tak ing a lule promenade in a steam-launch in Sai
aged Chinese tailor making vigorous attempts to drown himself Mr. Mullins steered alongside and hauled him aboard by the queue, and this morning Mr. Wodehouse, held, an "inkwidge" on the would-be remains, Remanded.
it.
As Mr. Wation distinctly stated to Mr. Wode-
Cardinal Manning has received intothe Roman Catholic Church the Rev. Mr. Townsend, who was recently principal of the Oxford Mission ni Calcutta; also six former clergymen of the Anglican Church.
Some stir is occasioned in muistocratic circles here by the announcement that Lieut. Joseph Loisinger is to marry the daughter of a Hungarian game-keeper,
The race at Ascot for the Raus Memorial, Stakes of in sovereigns each, with reso ndier, was won by Love-in-idleness, El Dorado second, Sea breeze third. The race for the 26th New Biennial Stakes of 15 sovereigns with 300 added, was won by Sir R. Jardine's Lord Lorne. D'Orsay second; Freemason third.
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CHICAGO, Juns sind. Spokane, the winner of the Kentucky Derby,"
OTTAWA, June 22nd. Taschereau,daughter of the Supreme Court judge, Cardinal Taschereau's niece, Miss Josephina
has eloped with and married a young British civil engineer. The marriage, occurred at the Episcopal Church at Gananoque, the young man refusing to become a Catholic
BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND, June aand. American bark Brase, Capt. Edgett, from Newcastle, N. S. W., for Hongkong, was wrecked. 900 miles from Sandy Cape. Part of the crew were saved; the iemander are missing.
Liverpool, June 22nd, Ship owners are now having little or no difficulty in obtaining full crews at the old rates. A fireman on the 'steamship Umbria cui his throat on the ship's deck this morning, and jumped into the river to avoided being seized by his shipmates who ran towards him. The body has not yet been recovered.
LONDON, June 24th. In a small pamphlet, just printed by order of the House of Commons, is contained a record of the convictions of members of parliament for offences aglinst the Crimes Act, showing that during the past year Irish members have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment aggregating nearly seven years. Twenty-four Trish members have been convicted, and one English member, Conybeare, has a sentence hanging over him. Cox and Finucane suffered no less than five prosecutions, though their sentences aggregated. only five and nine months respectively," Mr. Condon undergoing a fourth incarceration, ST. PATERSBURG, June 20th.. baving altogether been sentenced to 8 months Ostrog, on the Black Sea, near Odessa, h imprisonment, Edward Harrington has to com been nearly destroyed by fire. A iho sinplete a term of six months, following another of people are bomeless. The damage is estimated one month, and Patrick O'Brien's two convictions have shut him up for seven months. William HAMBURG, June zoth.
O'Brien has received sentences aggregating
Searle, the Australian, oarsman,' arrived a Plymouth this morning on the steamer from Australia,
Sir Charles Russell is suffering from throw affection, and has not appeared at the Parnell Commission since the sittings resumed.
at a million roubles.
To be used in cases of vomiting and purging Was Bay last evening when he saw, a middle. against his Honour's decision in the case of the and had fallen in love with a very pretty girl. In an article commenting on the present sixteen months, and David Sheehan ten months.
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A HOME paper states that the Central Borneo Comd pany have cabled out instructions for work to be ́commenced to open out the collieries at Labuan, Advices have been received, from which it would appear that the coalfield is more extensive than stated in the reports referred to in the prospectus, The nature of the new discoveries will be fully réplained in the report which the directors pro- .pose, to issné next month The Secretary advises that the whole of the capital was sub- scribed.
A PLEASANT little surprise-pany was broken
We read that the Governor-G nemal of Nether- Jende India has decided to grant commutation of sentence to go out of the tot prisoners con. merd to death lately, for insurrection and murder in the province of Bantam. Five of the balance have already been hung at the scene of their cr mes The natives there would not sympathy for the criminals, and sorrow for their attend the exertion, and showed every sign of
fate. The six other unreprieved convicts will he strung up shortly The remainder will pay the penalty of their e imes by from 15 to 20 years hard labour in chains The Government has taken steps to thwart the disaffected in Bantam, and the police are hard at work treing aut had a hard in the rising, have been caught in Eastva. Dutch colonisation is not a striking
condition of France, a Hamburg correspondent declares that Germany's relations with France under President. Carmot are more cordial and better than they have been under any previous administration.
The members of the Royal Yacht squadron will meet next week to decide in regard to the competition for the America's cup. "Lord Dun raven does pot think the Valkyrie will compete for the cup.
The Valkyrie was defeated to-day by the Varana, Deerhound, and Frex.
In the House of Lords.to-day the prospects of European war were freely discussed and the
11 attention of the Government was called to the serious danger to England which would result if the annexation of the island of Crete were accom plished by one of the Powers as is reported to be in contemplation. Lord Salisbury stated, that the Government was not unmindful of the pos present state of continental Europe, but he as- sibilities which might be the outcome of the
sured their Lordships that the report that any of the great powers were seriously contemplating the annexation of Crete was unfounded.
'ROME, June zath. Cardinal Pecci, the Pope's brother, is dangre. ously ill,
LONDON, Jane 21st. The race for the Ascot Heath High Weight Plate of 355 sovereigns, with go sovereigns, to the second horse, for three-year-olds and upward, was wouby Felix; Surbiton was second, Mercy hird. The distance was a mile and a quarter. The race for the Wikingham Stakes Handicap, money he had cashed them at so-and-so's shop-land's Bret Harte: Duke of Portland's Johnny
three-quarters of a mile, was won by G. Cleve- | as the money-changer could prove. Here the Inspector called up one of the Chinese detectives,
Morgan second; and "W. J. Legg's Veracity whom he instructed to go down and find Ab
hird. The race for the Hardwicke Stakes ef man, but only as a ledger who had stayed forty by Mr. Rose's Gulliver: Gretton's Miguel second; Kwai. She came, in tears. Yes, she knew the 2000 zovereigns, one mile and a hall, was won days at her house without paying any rent, and and Douglas Baird's Enthusiast third. The race left surreptitiously Inst week. She had met him for the Alexander Plate of 1,000 sovereigns was that day, and asked him for the money, and he won by Werren De La Rue's Trayles; G. N. had been very indignant, and gone, to look for Astley's Nethe Avon second; and J. H. Houlds a policeman. When he was at her house he worth's Arrandale third. was very poorly-dres ed-no gold ring, no
NEW YORK, June 21st, A Washington special says: Walker Blaine, and an umbrella. Again the Chinese Mercury was called. "Go down now and bring up the the report from Montreal that an agreement bad been reached between Great Britain and the money this man changed," said the Inspector. United States that no vessel shall be seized this In half-an-hour he was back, with 'some of the identical notes that had been stolen. Just then year in Behring's Sea, said: I know of nothing Detective-Inspector Quincey came in. Mr. relating to the subject outside of the public pro Perry asked him to find the red pocket book. It clamation of the President, which has been from his recent recovery. seemed hopeless, but Quincey took the opulent already printed, nor do I know of any intention "soldier" into his room, and after a short to call, as suggested, an international congress interview be told where it was to be found, for the purpose of taking steps jointly to protect $350 of the $490 had been recovered. Then, the scal fur fisheries there. in the "virtue victorious" style we used to go and admire on the "Surrey side," the Inspector ordered the man to be led away to a dungeon, pending an explanation of bow he got his wealth, to her apartments for single gentlemen without and told the tearful Ab Kwai she might return
... ST. PETERSBURG, June 24th. The Government is about to issue a new loan. for the purpose of building several fortresses and strategic railways. The semi-official press daily indulge in attacks upon Italy. The Czar goes out of his way to snub M. Demerschetti, the Italian Ambassador, and misses no opportunity for so doing. At the last state ball be purposely the latter placed bimself in the Czar's way to gave him the coldest possible greeting. that it was impossible to avoid him the Czar
THE HAGUE, June 24th. The King of Holland has had a serious relapse
PARIS, June 24th,
up last night by the officious conduct of two rebels in hiding. Some fugitive hangles, who silk clothes-only a pair of grass shoes, a may, I in response to an inquiry as to the accuracy of ignored the ambassador's presence; and when
Sikh constables. About midnight they were on the road at Tak-ka-wan, when nine or ten coolies approached: The Sikhs stopped the leader, and the rest at once disappeared in the darkness. The prisoner had a small collection of jewelry on him, comprising a dagger, a crowbar, and a pitchfork. He explained that he was looking cut for work. and being equally good as a stonemason and a maloo he was taking along the necessary implements for either line of business. The dagger was simply for defence. Fifteen dollars.
Fuccess.
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sugar refining case, was sentenced to 9 years and Wm. Howard, convicted recently in the electric 7 month's imprisonment in the state prison.
HALIFAX, June 21st
Islands, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, for half a A Boston syndicate have bought the Magdalen
million dollars,
CLEVELAND, CHIO, June 21st
The
report is now geterally belleved that the French Government intends to hasten the elec tions and that it will probably fix them for the to utilize its success during the exhibition and middle of August. This will be done, in order
to thus foil Boulanger,
The rivers have over flowed their banks and partly submerged, the town of Bar-le-Dur and the surrounding country. Many houses were destroyed and crops and vineyards ruined,
VIENNA, Juno 74th.
Invalids' necessaries and appliances of all kinds M.A., Edin., J. J Booth, R. Hasleden, E:A | particulars of the proceedings in Mr. A. G. Pollock, the prisoner, together with a coolie and Hayes, wife of ex-President Hayes, this afternoon engaged in a riot last night, Gendarmes fired
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At the Police Court this morning, before Mr.
the old woman who last bad the pocket-book, were brought up. It transpired from the evidence that the money belonged to Mr. Joseph Headon his way from Haiphong to Singapore. Evidence Muselier, a Chancelier from Tonquin, now on bearing out the details given above having been heard, the case was remanded, bail being refused.
A special from Fremont, Ohio, states that Mrs. was stricken with paralysis. Her entire right side was affected, and at 9 p.m. she had not re covered her consciousness.
The striking miners at Klade, Bohemia, on the rioters and killed two and wounded twelve. Trouble is feared, and three battalions of troops have been sent to the scene. WER ARMAGH, June 24th.
ALTHOUGH it is flagrant contempt of court, and the height of journalistic indecency for a news paper to publish the semi-private proceedings that take place in a judge's chambers, the Daily Press of this morning goes out of its way to report that "in the suit pending hetween Mr. Pitman and Messrs. Wotton and Deacon, the Acting Pusine Judge in Chambers on Saturday ordered Mr. Pitman to give security forcosts, and directed Tim Government Gazelle announces that the pleadings to be filed." As the question of giving teaching staff of the Government Central School security for costs concerned nobody but the -the Gazette calls it the Victoria College, the the decision of the Acting Puisne Judge could plaintiff and defendants, the object of publishing name given to it by th arch-humbug Sir George only have been intended to injure the defendant's Bowen, has lately been augmented by the arrival in the colony of Messrs W. C. Crosby, credit. And who supplied the Daily Press with Lond, and E.
E. J. Boards The Editor of the
Wise's chambers 7 Wotton and Deacon-or Gazette, whoever he may be, describes all these
was the plaintiff's solicitor the culprit? It gentlemen as "Esquires"--which they certainly would be really interesting to know, and the nie not- but as exactly the same meaningica the Editor of the Daily Press to show cause, etc., vtual affidavit to the Chief Justice calling upon designation is applied to every Macanese copying would no doubt answer the purpose. Messrs.
VIENNA, JUDG 21st clark who receives $30 per month, we hope
A serious riot, the outcome of strikes in that
The Jury in the case of five railway employes the new teachers won't feel insulted. Why Wa'ton and Deacon have lately been attracting
region, has occurred at Kladro, Bohemia. The charged with causing the great disaster by which doesn't Governor des Voeux, who is a sensible quite a large share of public attention in connec
striker defied the gendarmes, and the latter were seventy-five persons were killed, brought in man, put a stop to all this damned nonsensation with various matters which are scarcely
compelled to fire several volleye into the mob a verdict of manslaughter. ⠀⠀ calculated to reflect additional lustre on the
before they could be dispersed. Twerebellious by JOHNSTOWN, P, Jure 24th, A LITTLE Tomance was unfolded at the Police spotless fame of an essentially high-toned legal
miners were killed and two were wounded. At 1 o'clock this afternoon the upper end of Court over which Mr. Wodehouse presides, firm We are waiting for the ballet.
Further trouble is feared, and two battalions of the first ward caught fire, from a large heap of this morning, A Chinawoman who keeps an
infantry have been sent to the scene, ⚫ debris that was burning. The flames enveloped unregistered house of fil-fame was charged with MR. HENRY NORMAN, of the Pall Mall Gasstis,
CHICAGO, June 21st. ag or more: houses and in a few minutes it was buying a girl for immoial purposes, and also with clever journalist in his own particular line 14
Le Caron, the British spy, who testified against beyond control: The Philadelphia fire engines detaining her against her will. The girl's tale he undoubtedly is, has written
part of the
night tried by his comrades of the Winfield S. the spread of the fire, which now threatens to precarious but virtuous existence with her mother world, but his sketch of "Hongkong and its
Hancock Post No. 550, Grand Army of the sweep away the entire upper end of the town. at Pak-bol, for which that parent repaid her, laat Inhabitants," published in this morning's Daily
Republic, and summarily dismissed from the A bigh wind is blowing. The militis have been February, by selling for seventy odd dollars.
Press, is so ridiculously feeble and so unlike
G.A.R. The charges against him were that he ordered from camp to aguist the citizens and Her purchaser brought her here, and sold the truth as to be quite outside the pale of
was unworthy of being a comrade of the other firemen. The value of the property in this dis her to the prisoner for $200, and since then she criticism to plain English, what Mr. Norman
members. The trial was brought about by his trict is at least $30,000, had been a slave, until a Chinese member of the has written about this colony is utter nonsense,
testimony given in the Parnell case.
*Coroner Evans will begin an inquest on the Purity Society came along and, after serving childish trash that would be quite unworthy
SAN FRANCISCO, June
22nd
victims of the flood next Wednesday," his own ends and hearing her tale, was good of the pen of any erratic scribe of the genus
Commenting on the fact that the Canadian
3.p.m. enough to send a petition to the Registrar globe-trotter. And Mr. Norman has been long
Pacific steamer Parthia arrived at Vancouver
The
wind in high and the fire is spreading" General, whose officials released her. The enough here to know better. Almost without
from Yokohama in 12 days the Chronicle to-day rapidly toward Kernsville. It is beyond the prisoner was remanded on 8500 bail.
exception, every line he has written, from the
says that this goes far to explain the popularity control of the fire department and now covers beginning of his letter to its close, is inaccurate In the Chamber of Deputies M. Lanessan and THE 500 yards "Spoon" competition of the and misleading. We won't waste time pulling it
DRESDEN, June 19th. of that line. It contends that the Pacific mali | five acres. Selle kr The Weitin Historical Procession to day was athers criticised the weakness of the Navy and Hongkong Rifle Association at Kowloon on
companies will be compelled to, put on fast
FREMONT, O., June 24th.
June 24th to pieces; the game
is not worth the candle. the finest in point of numbers and magnificence steamers or it is as certain as the changing of There is no change in the condition of Mrs. the inadequacy of the shore defences. new. ships, and said that the Government was scraich. Although the weather was not particusubject of very great importance, to show what f Court witnessed the procession from a pavilion of the passenger and freight business from the recovery, NEW YORK, June 24th,"
M. Tirard admitted the necessity of building Saturday last attracted a fair altendance of But wo will just give one item, as it refers to ever seen in this city. The Royal Famliy and Į the seasons that they will lose the greater part | Hayes, and her friends entertain no hopes of her.
members, thirteen "shootists" toeing the
HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 22, 1889.
TELEGRAMS.
THE SOUDAN.
LONDON, July 11th. In the House of Commons Mr. Stanhope stated that the British representatives in Egypt declare that reinforcements of English troops Die necessary, and announced that the matter would be decided by the Cabinet on Thursday. In the meantime General Grenfell had pro- claimed the penalty of death on all natives dealing with the insurgents.
THE FRENCH NAVY.
PARIS July 11th.
trying to devise funds without having recourse to a loan.
'CHARLIE' BERESFORD.
LONDON, July 12th. Lord Charles Beresford has resigned his seat in the House of Commons, and applied for the
ANOTHER "DOOK."
command of a vessel.
July 19th.
that the 'Earl of File has been created a Duke,
NEWS BY THE CANADIAN MAIL.
The Canadian-Pacific liner Parthig, Capt. F. H. Wallace, with the Canadian mails of June 27th, arrived in port yesterday. We are in- the Vancouver Daily World:-
,was that for twenty years the had eked out a of twaddle since he came to the good deal debted for the subjoined telegraphic items to Parnell before the Parnell Commission, was last were put to work but could do nothing to stay
an unreliable historian the Pall Mall Commis stoner has proved. He says that a striking feature of Hongkong is the elegance and solidity of its public works; that the Tytam Water-works are almost picturesque, and that the aqueduct of asphalt and cement which supplies the city is as smooth and solid as a billiard table and laughe at the tremendous downpours of the rainy season. This may be fine writing, but it is not true. The rainfall at the end of May simply washed away a considerable portion of this laughing aqueduct
DRUSSELS, June 19th. The disorder which prevailed in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday continued to-day and a strong force of police were on hand to guard the Chamber. The President appeal to the House repeatedly to preserve order and decorum, but without avail. Bara, in a turbulent speech, attacked the Government policy at Moni, and M. Beernaert delended. the ministers. A hot debate ensued, which continued until the House adjourned.
mounted and on foot, were in line, attended by on the New Market. Twelve thousand people, twenty military bands and carrying over aix hundred banners. There were besides over a hundred allegorical cars in the processions.
PARIS, June 19th.
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Advices from South America to-day state that Early this morning a fire, caused by an overs Chill Intends to lay a cable between Moert and heated furnace, occurred in the building occupied Punt across the Straits of Magatlan and has by the Manhattan Brass Company, First Avenue, advertised for bids therefor
between 27th and 28th Streets. The total less LONDON, June 22nd. is $300,000 $150,000 being on tools and Advices from Auckland state the Lieut, machinery, by5,000 on stock, and $75,000 on the into the charges made by Germany against the About 300 men were thrown out of employment. Thurstan is making an investigation at Apis building, which is fully covered by insurance. British censul at Apia that he assisied Mataala. The factory is situated directly opposite the blood palsoning and two of typhoid fever. A Many families living in tenement houses JOHNSTOWN, PA, June zand. Bellevue Hospital, and a slight panle, occurred The Red Cross Hopital reports two cases of among the inmates when the fire broke out. meeting of physicians was held at which they adjoining the factory removed their goods to the the flood. All agreed that the dead numbered reaching the tenements. compared notes as to the number of lives lost in street but the fire was extinguished before at least to oco This judgment is accepted confidence. bined to retain, counsel to bring action against
A number of sufferers by the floods have com
Jaily unfavorable, the shooting was far below the usual standard. As costomary the conditions were len shots each, ordinary rules as to scoring and targets. Carson, of the Police, who started with great steadiness, was looked upon as a likely winner, but at his fourth shot he got off the ball," and was solucky enough in his seventh
La Solill says that the German govern and eighth attempts to score outers, which
compensation for the arrest of the alleged Ger- ment has made a demand upon France for pegged him back considerably, and although
man apy Lochmer, who was captured near Belfor his last two bullets found their mark, the total The Court Circular has officially announced only reached 40, which was tied by Sergt.. and played and havoc with nearly the whole of that documents found on the person of Lochmer on Whitsunday. The French officials declare Major Mereon, R.A., who, after starting the other solid (1) public works throughout the abundantly justified his arrest. indifferently, piled on four bulls and three colony, which are even now in a disgraceful state magples in succession, and only got slightly of ruin. Mr. Norman is quite right in saying
BELGRADE, June 19th. off in his best two shots. Lieut. Carlyle, R.A that we owe all this to one man, Mr. I. M. throughout Bosnia and Herzegovinia, evidently A revolutionary manifesto has been distributed also commenced in promising form, but he Price we owe all this to Mr. Price, and heaven could not keep on the spot,' and bis register was only knows how mach in addition, and we are emanating from Scria. It was the people wound up with three "bulls." Mr. E. L. Woodin indignity of a C, M. G-ship, and that Hongkong them to take steps to defend their liberties. 37. which was tied by Mr. F. Howell, who only thankful that he has been sentenced to the that Austria is moving to annex them, and calls THE P. & Q. S. N. Co.'s extra steamer Gwalior, I did not shoot up to his best form, and bis 36 | will know him no more. Mr. Norman has also The populace' in all the Balkan "country 'ST the South Fork Fishing Club, the owners of the rially this - morning on Bismarck and Swit
R.A., Mr. E. Collins scoring one point less. is not a particularly safe place to live in, even was tied by Quarter-master Sergt. Williams, made the astonishing discovery that Hongkong worked up to a lever of excitement.
NEW YORK, June 19th. Meanable D. McLennan, of the Hongkong now. There has not been an outrage committed The English cutter finerva beat the Banshar Blues, kept somewhere near centre of the on a foreigner in the colony for many years, so and Ulica, in today's 'forty-foot yacht race of target, and his six "bulls" left him at his last that the Pall Mall Commissioner's "cut-throats" | the Corinthian Yacht Club, shot merely to hit the target to win. This lae are there Leragination, 13 he Normant, pro PHILADELPHIA, PA., June 19th succeeded in doing, and with a total of 43 was mised "full-length pictors" of Hongkong is not About 250 persons were witnessing the Fall hailed the winner by two points. McLeanan la an Improvement on this introductory sketch it of Babylon to-night, while standing on the roof
■ keen-maiksman and a popular member of the is to be hoped he will sparn" un any further Association, so that hisvictory was well-received. | Infilction.
*JACK THE RIPPER" STILL AT WORK. Another prostitute has been found butchered in Whitechapel..
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
from Bombay, left, Singapore for this port at 5 p.m. yesterday.
THE Wesleyan Chapel, No. 127 Wellington Street, has been licensed as a place for the cele- bration of marriages.
OwIKO to pressure on our news columns an a sichern The Luzon Sugar, Refinery" is unvoll.bly held over until to-morrow,
fatal dam.
Charles De Baum, defaulting cashier of the National Park Bank, was today sentenced to Le Courrier des Etats-Unis, writing edito five years and seven months in the penitentiary.
jadi perfand, says: The neutrality of Switzerland FREMONT, O., June 22cd in the event of war in Europe, would be exposed
r, O., June 2acd The condition of Mrs. ex-President Hayes to extreme peril, and the eagerness, which shows no improvement to-day, and no hope is German Chancellor has shown in exaggerating entertained of her recovery,URG, June 22nd
DRADRIGADA the insignificant Wohlgemuth incident can have Ex-Cashier Voight, of the wrecked Farmers! texts for aggressions of which he would Rynk no other purpose than to create in advance pre and Mechanics' Bank, was this morning sentenced himself at the proper time and place
of a frame structure on Somerset Street, when to six years in the penitentiary. On Friday last neutrality of Switzerland is menacol even more the roof fell in, throwing nearly half the people | Voight entered a plea of nella centender) on 1 shan that of Belgium, in the evans of war with