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THE list of applications for the Hongkong Marjna | Tuz' German' gunbost_ Illis, _from_Shanghai. shares closes at 3 p.m. to-morrow,
SCENE in the Tram-Car.-Enter determined. looking female to whom a slender-looking gentle man offers his sent. "I always like to oblige the weaker sex," affably remarked the youth, "Weaker sex, indeed! Any more of your impertinence, young man, and you'll see whether I am weak or not!" Then assuming a defiant air, she gracefully sat down in the vacant seat.
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arrived at Nagasaki on the 6th inat, The French man-of-war Seudra, fiving the fig of Admiral De La Jaille, arrived at Nagasaki fram Shanghai on the 3rd inw. The Sandra and the Villars were reported to be leaving on the 10th, bound to Chefon. The British corvette Hyacinth arrived at Yokohama from Nagasak! on the 7th inst.
HEAVY LOSS TO THE HONGKONG
AND SHANGHAI BANK.
Shanghai, has received a telegram authorizing him to draw upon Mr. J. W. Hackett, Perth,
A telegram was received by the Manager of Western Australia, to the extent of £30, as a fisrther contribution from, that centre towards the The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank yesterday China Famine Fund. Exclusive of the above sum stating that the Lyons branch had sustained a the contributions of the charitable people of
Iss of $130,000. Details are not yet made Australia towards the same object already
public. The quotation for Banks declined amount to the respectable total of Tin. 13.599.83, and $3.245.99, or altogether 3.390. The Shang-gradually from 6 to 10 points during the day, hai Mercury adds that there hardly seems any and the stock was very unsteady throughout the necessity now lor any farther subscriptions, as
afternoon, the committee have as much money on hand as they know how to devote to the object for which it was contributed
The following melancholy letter appears in the Foochow Echo, dated 9th July :—
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At the Cathedral. Shanghai, on Tuesday, 16th July, 1889, by the Ven. Archdeacon Moule, B.D., GIORGR FREDERICK SCHROEDER, Chief Engineer, Chinese Telegraph steamer Frichou, eldest son of George Schroeder, of, Hanover, Germany, to ANNIE, second daughter of the late John Henry Rodgers, of Glasgow, Scotland, and formerly Chief Engineer in the P., & O. Co.'s service.
At St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, Kiukiang, July 13th, by the Rev. Edward S. Little, EDHUND SANDSTEDT, of Karisham, Sweden, to HARRIETTE KAY, third daughter of J. H. Packer, Esq., Fulford, Berks, England.
their circular dated Melbourne, 28th May last, say-Indian Ten-One auction sale of 1,700 packages only has been held, the prices realised being quite equal to last quotations. Very little now remains in first hands-prices are likely to remain unaltered for a time. At the present lime Indian Teas show far better intrinses value than China leaf, consequently the con sumption must increase rapidly, and we fully anticipate that during the next season (that is,' this year) a very large business will be done.
What will poor Foochow do when her last stronghold succumbs to the enemy?
SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Acling Chief Justice Fielding
Clarke.).
CHATER AND OTHERS . THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY,
One half of the south wall is cracked in all directions, and it has sunk two or three inches in the middle. There are several iron ties hold- ing the walls together,
The cross-examination was on the same lines as in the case of the previous witnesses."
Mr. C. H. Thompson, clerk to Messrs Holli. day, Wise, & Co. said that when occupying the offices in Melchers: Buildings in June 1888 he noticed cracks enlarging in the walls, and some new cracks in the dining room.. He several times gummed pieces of tissue-paper over them. and watched them break after a short time. The cracks were filled up on several occasions. but they always opened again. The top flɔox also
sank.
Cross-examined. There were slight, cracks when the firm, took the offices, and the floor was slightly sunk.
..
Instead of waiting for this the Berlin magnates" allowed the King of Italy to get in ahead of the Czar and went extravagantly out of their way to plaster Humbert over thick with adulation and turn his honest Savoyard head with cheers and artillery salvos. This does not especially please Russian Imperial notions.
ROME, June 24th. Archbishop Feehan of Chicago made a report to the Vatican, througli Cardinal Simconi, on the acts of the Clan-na-Gael. The Pope instructed him that power be granted to take measures to declare that the doings of the organization are contrary to the teachings of the church.
Paki9rJund 18th. Carlotta Patti, the well-known singer and sister of Adelina Paiti, the renowned cantatrice,. died here to-day.
[Carlotta Patti was born in Florence in 1840, and like her sister Adeline, was from her child. hood surrounded with musical influences. She possessed a splendid soprano voice extending to G sharp in alte, and had a facility of vocalization which was as remarkable as her range of voice. She was, however, can-- fined almost entirely to concert singing, as a slight Taméness prevented her from appearing nightly on the stage, although she occntionally LONDON, June 24th. appeared in such parts og that of the Queen of Mrs. Mackay has brought an action for libel Night in Mozart's "Magic Flute." She was against two newspapers. In the event of obtain-niso a splendid pianiste, and made an extended ing damages she will give them to a London enncert tour through the United States, after
which she returned to London and taught singing. charity;
to American girls. She always expressed a dislike for Amerin, and made some very slighting allusions in reference thereto on her return from the Western States.Ad
New York, June 24th,
Mr. C. P. Karberg, clerk to Messrs. Arnhold,
A Washington special says: Secretary Blaine building in May 1887. At the beginning of 1888
and Sir Julian Pauncefate held a conference Karberg & Co,, said that his firm moved into the he noticed a big crack in the south wall, extend-to-day at the State Department. Both are ing from top to bottom.
erticement, but it is understood the Behring Sen controversy was discussed in detail. It is stated on good authority that France and Germany Support Great Britain in her contention that Bebring Sea is an open and not a closed sea The President intends that illegal sealers shall be driven out, no matter whether it pleases the Canadians and British Government or not.
After cross-examination the Court adjourned, it being arranged that the jury should view the building to-morrow morning.
NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL.
LONDON, June 24th.
The O, & O. S. S. Co's steamer Oceanic, Capt.
The regatta of the Royal Mersey, Yacht Club C. H. Kempson, R.N.R., with the American mail
took place to-day over the forty-seven-mile of the 29th ulto, arrived in harbour this morning course. Among the contest ints were the Palky, We take the subjoined telegrams from our Sanrie, frex, Deerhound and Purana The official Francisco exchanges ----
MADRID, June 21st.
LONDON, June zist.. Monsignor Persien. according to the Pall Mall Gazette, reported to the Pope that he had proofs of the intention of certain parties to kill him should he return to Ireland..
time was: Valkyrie, th. 46 n. 8; Varona, th. 46m. 301.: Trex, sh, 47m 355; Deerhound ch. 48m. 8s. Nothing of importiner happened to qualify the defeat of the Valkyrie. The Parana seems always able to keep on event terms with her.
PARIS, June 25th. | Prince Victor Napoleon has written a letter indorsing the sentiments expressed in th manifesto of the Members of the Right in the Chamber of Deputies, in which the action of the Republican majority is condemned and an appeal made to the people to unite in the name of France and liberly against Parliament and fendality. The Prince says a Government based upon the sovereignty of the people cap alone insure greatness and prosperity to the nation.
She w' heartily disliked by the members of her profession from the fact that she had an exceedingly cold heart. When her twin brother died she sent $5 to his friends with the request however, a remarkable singer, and always drew that he given a Christian burial. She was,
good audiences wherever she sang. She leaves a considerable fortune, all of which she earned in her profession.]
BERLIN, June 28th. Germany has bought a majority of the shares of the Swiss Western Railway and has replaced the French by German directors.
LONDON, June 28th. At the Scotland regatta to-day the Valkyri on, the frex second, the Marjorie a good third, and Yarana fourth.
NEW YORK, June 28th. The first official information received by the New York Yacht Club.from the Royal Yacht Squadron concerning the challenge for the “America” cup was received to-day by cable from Cowes. The committee regrets It cannot confirm the challenge.
Ex-Commodore Smith of the New York Yacht
Club says the cablegram received to-day ends the prospects of a race for the "America" cup this cason, The yachts must challenge through the dahs to which they belong, and as the Royal Yacht Squadron will not let Lord Duntaven accept the cup terms, nothing more is to be said on either sido,
MADRID, June 28th. Queen 'Christina ascended 1,000 feet in an
WASHINGTON, June 28th
a hundred houses in the towns and villages sidence. They would have been different if they only, thing' possible-repiced the chain and shed by scars on the body and by the clothing army balloon to-day. It was her first ascent,
A JAPANESE Contemporary states that a telegram was despatched by the Prefect of Oita on the soth instant to the Minister of State for Home Affairs intimating that the chief damage sustained in the Prefecture by the recent storm- experienced there was at Hidagari, where the Mametagawa and Kumagawa rose to a height of more than zo feet above the usual level. Many houses in the district were under water. Over
close to these rivers were carried away and about twenty persons lost their lives; while houses in Kusugori were carried away and twenty persons were killed, and. forty houses in Shimokegon were washed away, and two persons killed. Considerable damage to buildings and cultivated land was used by the inundation, several landships and damage to bridges and roads being also reported. Further details will he reported as they come to hand.
THE following very touching paragraph from the Fauenver World shows up a grievance from which it has been our misfortune, doubtless in common with other journals, to suffer to a very large extent, and we therefore very respect-- fully commend its suggestions to all those of our subscribers whom it may concern -
MONEY WANTED,
It may we generally known, vet li le a fact that newspaper 11-sliers, compositors, estirars, repaiters, accountants, pressm, mailing clerks, route deliverersand newsboys, paper, Ink and type manufacturers, landlords coal dealers, telegraph operators mad message boys, carrot wallet du vapour or unrivalled scenery. The 12-gatherer 10 to be safe and also has the gas-Het
collector. The 'orif beliver in paying its way pad the wiges earned by thats engaged in connection with its publication. A "arga sum is due this office
usefiled accounts. It is a matter of necessity that these suma, which singly appear small, but Wakikit pall at once. aggregate in the thousands, shoul hen a great favor, that the sum each ower be paid to our collector on his fiest call. These are too hot days to admit of much unneceuary and expensive travelling. Look out for him on Monday. He will be thankful for all payments made hien, and so alen will be those who are depending on his efforts.
AFTER a most successful and highly-appreciated tour through Japan, Miss Amy Sherwin and her small but accomplished company returned to Hongkong secently. With one or two minor exceptions there had been no entertainment here to alleviate the dreadful dulness of the place since their departure, many weeks ago, so a large. and enthusiastic audience might have been expected at the concert given by Miss Sherwin in the City Hall last evening, especially as H.E. the Governor and Lady des Vaux were to be present. But the 'hot season' apathy of the public here was not to be dispelled by anybody short of Madame Palli, and, com- paratively speaking, the attendance was far fram encouraging, although those who di Find could not help being enthusiastic. Mr.
BOSTON, June 21st, James Bennett, a submarine diver employed In clearing up Rockport Harbor, was at work under fifteen feet of water when a chain slipped from a 12-ton rock and the mass fell back upon his, leg crushing it and pinioning him there, without giving any signal of distress he did the signaled to hoist. A second time it fall. This time it took the poor fellow's leg comletely off. With the nerve of a hern he hobbled about until he had secured the chain ngain and the rocke raised to the surface. The doctor, thinks he will was hoisted. Then he allowed himself to be
recover.
PARIS. June 22nd.
The members of the Right in the Chamber of Deputies have issued a manifesto declaring they are aggrieved at the action of the Republican majority in the Chamber, and advising the electors to unite in the name of France and liberty against Parliament and feudality.
Mr. R. K. Leigh, C.E., said:~~I am an architect and civil engineer, and have had fifteen years' service-trn here, three in the Survey -r General's Department as assistan, engineer. İ
In the Cortes to-day Senator Beserra, Minister im acquainted with Melchers' buildings, but af Colonies, re-affirmed that the United States not professionally until recently. I first examined | Government had made no proposition, relative to the purchase of CubrHe added that ne them about the middl: of last July, at the request of Mr. Chater's solicitors. It is a three-proposal looking to the sale of the island would
be entertained by the Spanish Government, storied building on granite piers, built on reclaimed ground: I found it dilapidated. The most serious defects were subsidence of the south wall, and of a fire-breast at the north-east corner. Some of the arches had been streng thened, ard the walls braced. I found the south wall cracked and leaning over slightly outwards The strain would be on the first floor, but it was more apparent on the second floor. I did not plumb the wall. The flirection of the cracks on the cross walls shewed that there had been sub: had been caused simply by the great weight of the roof. I have no doubt as to my theory-it is undoubted that the cracks are caused by the subsidence and the loss of the support of the verandinh. The verandah would not have, pre- vented the wall from cracking. I think that, as the foundations "of the new wing of the Hotel must be five feet deepa-cording to the local build. ing regulations and probably are considerably deeper, that must have injured the foundations of Mchers' buildings. They would have to drive piles, for instance as the earth is water logged with the rainfall drainage. It is so everywhere' along the Praya. It would not affect good founda. tions, unless a large trench or something of that sort were dug near by. That would cause a flow, whereas if there was none there would simply be a iise and fall of the water. The weakering cffct would not necessarily be apparent immediately; if it did not show, in this case before the following June, there would be nothing inconsistent about it. The removal of the verandah, of itself could not, have caused the injury to the walls. The cracks were recent. The subsidence of the south wall would strain the other walls, and injure them. There were many signs of dilapidation in the building, due to former weakness, conse- quent on decay. It was not safe to live in the place when I saw it last July. A number of atruts have been put up, but they would not make the place habitable. I examined it twice last week, and found the walls still further cracked. There was additional subsidence. If I had had to remove the verandah I should, on finding that irontics were necessary to strengthen the south wall, have taken further precautions to safeguard it before digging any trench, At the other end of the same building-Russell's - had to replace the crowns of the arches in the basement. I thoroughly examined the foundation, and saw no signs of subsidence. I do not think the fall of part of the Hongkong
LONDON, June 22nd:
The yawi Neversink was spoken off Valentin to-day. She left Reston on May 20th bound for. Paris by way of Hure Cantain Lawler said all as well on the vessel and he hoped to get to Havre in a few days. The yawl, he said, had met with much rough weather in crossing the Atlantic,
AUCKLAND, June 22nd,
The news from Apia is that the Niptic and Altri have sailed for Honolulu. Lieutenant Thurston is inquiring into the, charges made by Germany that the British Consul at Apia has been aiding Mataafa,
WASHINGTON. June 22nd.
A movement has been started in the East for increasing the trade with Japan to more equal proportions. The Post this morning says edi- torially: Something should be done to put our foreign trade better basis. The United States buys from Janah $17.000,000 worth of produce, while Japan huys less then $3000 000 This is not a fair measure of worth in return. reciprocity, and some sort of explanation would seem to be in oder...
PARIS, June 22nd. Jacques Mever, a bucketshop broker, has been sentenced to one year's imprisonment and fined $1000. He numbered among his victims many members of the American colony, society women and actresses. Christine Nilsson was let in for nearly $30,000 and Jane Hading for a can- siderable amount.
LONDON, June 22nd. Emperor William will inspect the British fleet off Spithead on August 3rd.
LONDON, June 2ğılı. The name of the woman whose body was cut up and thrown into the Thames recently was Elizabeth Jackson. This fact has been estab- The woman was of low character, and in the Chelsea. She was last seen alive on May 31st habit of frequenting common lodging-houses in The theory that she was a victim of Jack the Ripper has been revived,
The City Carlton Club gave a banquet to Sir Richard Webster, the Attorney-General, this evening. Referring to attacks made upon him in connection with the Times-Parnell case, Sir Richard said he believed that they were directed more against the Government than against him. self personally, and he was happy to say that, they had not injured either...
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At the Newcastle and Gosforth Park Summer Meeting to-day, the race for the North Derby three-year-olds, one mile and a half was won by F. Mansfeld's Bondager, J.Lowther's Workington second and C. Perkins Folengo third. At the Royal Windsor Summer Meeting the race for the Royal plate, for two-year- lds, five furlongs, was won by C. Rose's Arcadia.
State Department officials to-day talk freely of the department has been informed of the trouble of the Delagen Bay difficulty. They state that
for some time, and that the American Legation had complete knowledge of the matter and was instructed to take proper steps when the time arrived; but it was denied that the company had urged Mr. Blaine to send a warship there. The trouble is not considered alarming at all.
A dispatch received to-day from London says: to-day and resolved to resist Portugal's attempt The Delagoa Bay Railrond concessionaires met to take the work of constructing the road from them.
It was also decided, should Portugal insist, to call upon the British Government to demand from Portugal payment of her debt to England of £3,000,000, incurred in 1814, and to ask that such sum be applied to purchase the railway, and that the company should claim damages from Portugal and request the British At a meeting of the Parnell Commission to.
Government to enforce the claim. day, Joseph Edward Kenny, a member of Par.
LONDON, June 18th. liament, denied that he introduced. Le Caron to']. At ió-day's conference of the Delagon Railroad shareholders it was decided that the company Sexton. He says he never knew bim,
clnim damages from Portugal, and request the British Government to enforce the claim. A special cabinet council will be held to-morrow to consider the Delagon Bay Railroad question. It is expected that a portion of the Cape of Good Hope.squadron will participate in the naval demonstration at Lisbon,
VIENNA, Juna agtb.
A despatch from Bornia reports that fighting is going on between Turks and insurgents at Novi-Baezar. It is rumored that all the Servians in the town are imprisoned,
STUTTGART, June 2gth: The Emperor and Empress and the King of Saxony arrived here to-day. They were received with great enthusiasm. The streets are crowded and the buildings decorated.
LONDON, Jane 27th. Advices from Delagoa Bay say that a British gunboat is expected there on Saturday. The rail way employees are preparing to make a forcibis resistance to the attempt on the part of Portugal to take charge of the constructing the road. A meeting of the company to whom Portugal granted the concession to build the Deia- goa Bay Railway and of the Chamber of Commerce will be held in London to-morrow, and will request the Stock Exchange and European bourses to cease quoting Portuguese securities until Portugal has made reparation, The action of the Portuguese Government in cancelling the concession it had granted for the building of a railroad at Delagoa Bay has created much comment. The Globe to-day says Portugal and shameful disbonesty.
NOTES FROM Chinese papeRS.
The climate of Formosa does not appear to sull the Chinese troops. About one in every five of the recrulis raised in Wuhu last autumn for back-woods! service in the Beautiful Island has already died of fever, and the rest are too feeble to be of any use as fighting men. The General in command, by permission of the Governor of Formosa, shipped 500 of the survivors from Vün- kwa Kinng to Kelang per war-vessel Fei Trich, whence, after inspection, they continued their voyage in the same vessel to Chiakiang, where they were disbanded.
Cl tsam, the rianist, opened the programme Hotel affected the wall. The building could whose husband, Rudolf, committed suicide, will I was guilty of an unwarrantable breach of faith rooted in the ground, with branching foliage
was well sendered, but
interval, was ahead of either of them. But Miss
with a march hy fisz, and played with all his customary skill, but this, like the subsequent have been made secure again last July by "caprices" and so on that he interpreted, rose simply rebuilding the south wall and the fire considerably over the heads of his audience, and breast in the north-west corner. The verandah he was liked best for h's sympathetic sccom-enabled the south wall to resist the tendency of pa-iments. 44 Fock me to sleep." It
Miss Minna Fischer then the roof to thrust it outwards. The trench "Twickenham Ferry," which she sang later, must have approached within five feet of the was better, and "Das erste Vellchen," after the wall. It is not likely that there has been any Fischer's great success was "Allan Water, movement of the whole of the made ground. which she warbled in response to a recall after
By the Attorney-General-My professional the last song. It was full of expression, and was knowledge of the place dates from last July. 1 one of the very best items in-or rather not in do not think the whole builing is badly built, the programme, judging by the warmth of the The bricks used are blue bricks. I have not applause." Miss Sherwin's reception, of course, was very enthusiastic, and she fully justified it noticed crushed bricks anywhere except in the Her voice was in excellent form, and, often as she fire-breast. There are no signs of the building had to appear, it seemed to improve right up to having suffered storm-dimage; The cracks might the end. Her first song, "Dear bird of Winter," have been caused by the pressure of the roof. was clear and sweet as a bell, and her next There were no signs of subsidence in July 1898, effoit-two morceaux in German-were suc
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Lord Salisbury last night said, in the House of Lords, that the Government had requested
It is understood here that Secretary Blaine, in Portugal to refrain from hasty action. response to a petition, will send an Amerleans war vessel to Delagoa Bay to look after American interests.
At a place called Yao Wu, North of Tientsin River, there is a date-tree growing is the com and of a paper manufacturer; old and deeply spreading like a fin, it is the admired of all beholders. After the 4th July, when the rain ceased, this old tree was found to have suddenly shifted its position about five feet, but was growing as healthily as ever. Great numbers of people came out to look at it, but none could to students of natural history to explain as best explain the strange phenomenon, which we leave they can,
The unfortunats Crown Princess Stephanie, soon be able to go to Vienna and the Austrian court, which she detests. According to law she is obliged to remain in the capital as long as there is the slightest possibility of a posthumous heir being born. If there was one it would actually be the Emperor's helt. At the end of a fixed time she will take up her residence on the little island of Lacrima, and not live in Austria,
A despatch to the Chronicle from Durban Timothy Harrington, member of Parliament, and Thomas Sexton, Lord Mayor of Dublin, says: The Governor of Delagoa Bay has tele-
There has been severe fighting in Fukien. will testify before the Parnell Commission next graphed to the Portuguese Consul here that the
On 29th Jane, telegrams were received by the week. At the request of Parnell, Michael Davitt decree cancelling the railway concession has been will not give his testimony until the defence rescinded, and that the company will continue Viceroy at Foochow from both the Taotal of
the building of the railroad.
Yen-ping and K'ien-ning, and the Prefect of closes. Sir Charles Russell will ask the Court
Gladstone has article in the Nineteenth Yen-pring Fu, stating that on 28th Jane they received despatches from General Lia describing. to permit Davitt to make an address on his own Century, entitled Plain Speaking on frish behalf before he gives his testimony,
Union. In it he says: "Sir Richard Webster, an attack made by him a week previously on Davitt proposes to show that Government in examining Mr. William O'Brien before the the rebels, whom they found, to the number of employes planned the dynamite outrages and Parnell Commission, implied that a grave charge. 600 or 700, in their boats at Fu T'an. He opened put them into effect, James McDermott, re- would be proved about certain Irishmen, if a fusillade and cannonade on them simulta siding at Hamburg, has offered to appear before it could be shown that they regarded neously at night and killed over 100, and they Government agents, and give proofs of their have asked Mr. O'Brien whether the Irish, fro that only six of General Liu's men were condivance
outrages. Parnell, however, is so far as ho knew, regarded the act of wounded. Our men then made a charge in averse to treating with McDermott, Counsel for union as possessed of the same moral autho- pursuit the rebels rallied and fought despera the Timer will recal. Pamell and will re-examine y as the laws against theft, and murder, or as tely, losing ten more mes, including four chiefs. possessed of moral authority at all I do not The prisonere made were sent to the Shun Le Caron in rebuttal.
A tale of manuscripts and rare books here doubt that O'Brien would have answered that; ch'ang Magistrate, s from a nameless collection has given rise to an they regarded it as an act of, force to which angry note in the papers from Lord Tennyson, Ireland was under-not a moral, but only a The highest prices in the sale were fetched by prudential obligation to conform. There may some of his original manuscripts, that of "Maud," be immorality in miscalculated resistance even in May 1988 which caused damage. "Marine" for fontane, bitoging LITT and "The Brook to immoral laws, but such resistance is in itself House was cracked. I don't see how the storm £31. Some verses of his never published were not immoral. The question is whether worship could affect Melcher's buildings, except that also included in the sale.
of the act of union is piety or superstition," there would be a little more water in the soil. He protests strongly against this, but is unable It might have enlarged the cracks in the to guess how or through whom they came to the upper portions of the wall, There was more public auction. The only American backs sold continuous rain last year than this, The rain were Cotton Mather's" Wonders of the Tevisible World "and Increase Mathers' "Trial, of New did not do much damage this year,
England Witches," which brought respectively $ico and $90.
Coe Henskens Beleggceeded by loud bravos" from the Desiscliers. The sise and fall of the water in the sail would the Commission to disclose the intrigues of English power to allen. L. should lies to fed, after such a feble attempt to return the
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1889.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THERE are in London sixty-five threatres and "abour zes munu hatts, providing entertainment for 325,000 people every night, o7,100,000,000 in the course of a year..
THE steamer Whampoa reports picking up five Chinese fishermen from an overturned boat bear Breaker Point, Now Mr. Beillios, here's a chance for wholesale distribution.
IN Lent Walter: "Your Reverence, trout has gane up la price. Priest: "What, again! This is horrible Fish, oysters, snails, eggs, wine, everything dearer-where is one to get the money from to fast with ?".
THE Foochow Echo says:-The only news WO have from the country this week is to the effect. that matters remain in a very unsettled stares No actual disturbances go on while the troops are located in the neighbourhood, but there are so many unemployed over-running the country that fresh troubles would break out if the troops wore whhdrawn.
although a stout, bald, voiceless individual not necessarily injure the foundations of the belonging to that section insisted on making the bulldings on the Praya. It might if they were song a duet. In response Miss Sherwin ang "Anybody's business, and thus scaled her own imperfect, if the treach for the annexe founda. fate. After that she was never allowed to retire tons was dug 'n ten foot sections it would be all without a second song-in which connection we right, if they were limbared. If the foundation would like to point out to the enthusiastic but near by were caused to subside it might not be obtrusive Thomas Atkins, Esq., that shrieking visible in the trench. It is possible that the whistles are not a mode of applause popular in trench might have got full of water without any * damage being done. There was seriousrainstorm the best circles. In "Scenes that are brightest 20 Mias Sherwin's wonderful range of voice was fully displayed, and ber faulticas execution duly admired. In addition, she sang two duets with Miss Fischer-"Come, Melika, latter was ver mother," from Maritano. The latter was very
sweet and harmonious. Mr. C. H. Grace was the only male man who vocalised, His Örst song was the good old "Toreador," and it tried his voice somewhat, but the audience applauded and (some of them) howled for his return, though unavailingly, His second offence was Celia," which necessitated the production of "The pale young carate from the Sorcerer, with which he brought down the house-To-night Miss Sherwin and Misa Fischer, with assis- tance, contemplate giving a concert at Craigle burn, for the benefit of the families imprisoned ar the Peak by the breach-on-the-Tramway To-morrow night they will appear for the last time, when special attractions chores by gentis men amateurs, and the production of the fewpl scene" from Fast-will form part of the programamie.
Re-examined:The heaviest rains could not have produced the cracks in the south wall There is similarity between the position of It is reported to-day that the Czar has written Marine House and Melchers' buildings. The a letter to the Kaiser, assuring him that he meant storms of the past two years could not have nothing hostile by his famous after-breakfast brought the south wall into its present state.
speech about the Montenegrin Prince, and that, Albert Denison, architect and civil engineer, the Czar is really going on a visit to Berlin this said :-I have been in Hongkong eight years, simmer. The influence of these rumors is to allay seven of which I was with Messrs. Danby and excitement. Next week we shall very likely hear Leigh-Duing that time I had a good deal to | stories to some wholly opposite effect The Crar do with the construction of buildings. I inspected has not only his personal feelings, but a great ques Melchers' buildings, at the request of Messrs. tion of offended etiquette to restrain him from Sharp, Johnson; and Stokes, on the rith June, going to Berlin-as young William paid his first It is dangerous for anyone to live in it. The visit to St. Petersburg, the first of his hosts to south wall, and most of the others are cracked, retum the vialt ought to have been the Czar
June 28th.
The Standard's Romscorrespondent reaffirms the conectness of his communication annou cing the Pope's condemnation of the Clan-ga Gael. The correspondent also says that the Pope will decline in interfere in the matter of the complaint of some Irish Bishops against the harsh treat- ment of the Land Leagues in prison, on the ground that it is their own fault, they having disobeyed the decree against boycotting.
Prince Albert Victor, the eldest son of the Prince of Wales, has been affianced to Princess Victoria of Prussia, a sister of the Emperor of Germany. The Information is given that the Prince of Wales will give his 200 a marriage settlement, and Parliament will not be asked to make provision for him.
The British bark Rcuador Captain Hughes, from Buenos Ayres, April 23rd, for Barbadoes,
with all her crew, has been lost, v
Quiet
HANKOW..
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT)-
ls now entirely restored and everything Is again going on as usual. We still have the gative soldiers camped about the concession, which can hardly be considered an ornament a lot of half-naked Chinamice, without the slightest sign of discipline, is anything" but soldier-like from a foreigner's point of view, But I suppose they are indispensible, for had it. not been for their timely arrival there is no telling what sort of a time we would have bad, As there is ever, ready, at hand, at thĩa: season, of the
year the requisite element for grand. commotion, which in this instance has happily been averted.The Viceroy sent over five small gunboats to assist in keeping order, but their presence not being necessary, their stay was short. We now feel quite safe as we have one of Her Britannic Majesty's lame ducks, called man-of-war, in part. Much credit is due to these on board and the two abis plots, who by dint of perseverance in this trying weather managed to get her here inside of a week. Now she is here