master with revolvers and knives, and as soon as they had all gone be ran up to the top of the house and beat the gong la invoke assistance. The prisoner was the man who threatened his master, Nobody interfered with; witness while he was up stairs. There were about 40 men in the gang. Witness was custodine of the large entrance doo key to the shop. His master had recovered nothing of the $10,000 worth of valuables taken by the burglars. He saw the dead bodies of a man and a woman who had been killed by the burglars.
In cross-examination witness said he had seen Chen Ngok this morning. An official, named Loh, ander General Fong, sent for and ordered him tocometo Hongkong as a witness inthis casso. When he went up on the roof he did not see the thieves. It was just when they first broke into the house, threatened his master, and went with him to the strong-room, that he saw them clearly. It was not a fact that he was so frightened as not to see anything at all. He did not know whether his master was in possession of the keys of the streng-room on the night in question. The other fokis Were sleeping inside the strong-room that might. He did not see the thieves carrying ladders. He had heard the names of the notorious burglars before, Man Wan, Li Pi-tez and others. The Mandarin's gunboat brought him down here
yesterday.
Cheung King Cheung, keeper of the Ching Kut pawnshop strong-room key, said he wai sleeping, on the night in question, inside the strong-room: He and his companions barricaded the door as soon as they heard the thieves breaking into the room. Li Pi Tsz, Man Won, and ten others entered the room through a hole which they had made over the top of the door. The prisoner had e torch in his left hand and a revolver in his right hand. He drove all of them into a corner of the room. The whole gang came in later on, broke open the safe and took all the Valu bles that were inside. After the prisoner icft the strong room be heard eight on ten reports of fireworms. The thieves took over an hour to remove the contents of the strong-room. He saw the dead bodies of a man and woman. They were both fellow-villagers of the master of the pawn-shop. The bodies were found lying in the street alter the burglars had decamped. The prisoner was 'wenting his jacket in the ordinary way, but it was not buttoned up. He last saw the prisoner on the night of the burglary. The property stolen comprised opium, pearls, and gold armaments, of which none had been re-
covered,
In ross-examination witnass stated, that the burglars tank onlydinif of the goods stowed in the strong-room. The Mandarin named Loh, who was fitting in court, ordered him to come and pive evidence. Although it was a year since the affair, he was stiti able to remember owing to the fact that he was amongst those whose lives had been threatened by the burglars.
Chai Sum, a boatman of Tong-an village, stated he had lived there for many years. When he heard the gong he ran towards the pawnshop,
but could not reach it because he was shot at and wounded by the robbers standing outside. He say the hawker, who gave evidence at the last Bearing, shot at and fall wounded. As 3000 as he was wounded he sank down on the road and was soon assisted home by villagers.
Mr. Reece said he had two witnesses who belonged to the prisoner's native village who would give weighty evidence; but with a view to taking up as little time as possible he would not call any more witnesses unless so desired by his Warships
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Probably the most delightful trip to be taken by visitors to Y kohama is an excursion to Nikko. Our party has just "done" it and so I lose no time in dropping you a few jettings of my impressions.
was a carved representation of a sleeping cat. This our guide tried us had been chiseled out by a famous left-handed sculptor. There were, he said, two of its kind in Japan-one in Osaka and this one in Nil ko. On entering the main door of the building we found fights of steps and terraces which led up to the bronze tomb of one a fine of Japan's illustrious generals. It is specimen of Japanese workmanship, and well worth, the trouble of walking up and down 190 steps to get a good "look see" of..
If
Armed with passports and a full purse we boarded a train at Yokohama at ten in the morning and arrived at Ulsonomyja in the you want to be fooled properly, let the guide drag you out to the Kilfuri afternoon of the same day we put up there for
waterfalls there's nothing be seen there-- the right in a little tea house, with a view to selling out on the morrow on a 25 miles jinrick the "chow" is bad and the tea uttably utah. We went there, though unwittingly, and shn ride to Nikko. As soon as we were com
for the sell," as you gentlemen call it, we fortably installed at this way-side itin the ever-
were to a certain extent compensated, for from lasting tea and sponge cake were set down
the top of one of the many high hills in the before us, with the result that in less than fifteen minutes it was all gone, so hungty were we neighbourhood we obtained a grand view of after our long fast in the railroad cars.
Nikkond its environs. There, before our eyes The dinner set before us at this inn was sur-lay the busy little town clinging, as it were, to the mountala's side and threatening every prising, and showed that we were by no means
The moment to fall with a crash into the pretty vale the first Europeads to visit the town. menu included chicken, wild duck, eggs and beef below, crowded with those lovely, evergreen, a la mode
triumphs of Nature-the pine, the cypress and The bed-rooms, too, were superior to what the cedar. Situated on that eminence gazing we expected, and exquisitely clean. The next at all the glorious works of nature around me; morning, after doing justice to a capital the trees, the bushes, the fields, the very breakfast, we left Ulionemija for the far-famed
the undulated grass on which I stped, mounts above, the waterfalls below; listening, Nikke. The road runs straight through an avenue of magnificent trees, which is broken
too, to the song of the linnet, and e'en the only by small villages on the outskirts of forests,
cry of wild-fowl and howling of the bear; all at the foot of hills, or hard-by a stretch of these things, coupled with the solemn grandeur of cultivated fields. "For half the distance gigantic the scene caused me to reflect, and wonder but little pine, cedar and cypress trees line the avenue, that a people born and brought up in a land so which towards the latter part give way to the wonderfully blessed by nature should have, what stately cedar here it is that the road becomes
most propie term marvellous artistic inspiration, enchanting owing to the fact that the long It merely amounts, 10 this, that the people, nolens ornamental branches of venerable cedars inter-volens, imbibe of their natural surroundings--if lace one another, thereby forming an aich over you saw wheat you reap wheat, if you sow "wild- head. Century after century these stately cedars oats" you reap wild oats, if you are born and have raised their majestic tops higher and brought up in the midst of wonderful, stupendous, higher; winter winds, scorching sun, torrents of works of nature you instinctively become artistic rain and pelting hail have all contributed more in your taste, be it exhibited with the crayon or to the benefit of these triumphs of Nature, than in mode of dress, it is there and shows itself to their destruction. But man, how is it with him? | in no uncertain manner. Now if I continue Consider the generations of poor, frail humanity in this strain you'll say I'm simply a wild enthusiast revelling in superfluous verbiage that have passed away gone, gone forever;
a natural imagination while these majst veterans of the forest bave and gifted with year by year lilted, higher and higher, their that can command interminable; theories to stately hends towards that Haven whither all support mythical contentions and to glorify my. should go, when this brief span of life has closed self. But bear with me, my dear sir, I'll take you in my next round the works of man as and we are gone!
found in Tokio (the capital) on our return from Nikko the lustrious, Nikko the fair, revoir.
The
Bat sentimentalism must be cast aside while I continue my story of Nikko. It was about three in the afternoon when we arrived at Nikko for we often got out of our 'rickslas and footed it, as the Yankees say. The only refreshment of our ponics (the coolies) was an occasional cup of tea and a biscuit or basin of rice as they pledded along these five and twenty miles. endurance of these poor creatures is wonderful. Surely their lives must be short. Poor things! We, too, were not over-fed on this journey, having to content ourselves with scraps of bread, fruit, rice and eggs, and greenten. Hut oh 1 these scraps of "chaw How enjoyable they were as compared with a stereotyped meal in the The trammels of society heart of civilization Cast off, we become natural, in other words free. Freedom! one day of this freedom is worth a life-time of fettered conventional so-called civilization. We heard that it snows heavily at Nikko in the months of December and January. We put up at the Nikko Hotel, which is built on a hillock outside the town,
INSPECTION OF THE CANTON "BRAVES."
1.
Embankment to Hyde Park will take place to-day to protest against the compensation clauses of the Licensing Bill. Several members of the House of Commons have signified their intention of speaking on the occasion.
VIENNA, June 7th. The Emperor Francis Joseph receiving the President of the Austrian and Hungarian delegations at Pesth. said the political silention was unchanged, and that friendly relations exist- ing among powers justifies the hope that peace will be maintained,
LONDON, June 8th.
A great mass meeting was held in Hyde Park yesterday afternoon, attended by many thousands of persons, for the purpose of protesting against the proposal to compensate publicans whose licenses are acquired under the new. Licensing Act. The resolutions submitted were passed, and the proceedings orderly throughout.
purpose of expressing sympathy with Mr. Monro and a circular was then drafted to be sent to al Metropolitan police stations urging menibers of the force to strike on the 20th inst. unless shorter hours, better pay, and iniproved rules for pro- motion and pension are granted.
BERLIN, June rath. General Caprivi will accompany the Emperor William when he goes to Russia.
It is considered probable that either Si Frederick Roberts or Sir Evelyn Wood will succeed Lord Wolseley as Adjutant-General of the Forces.
Mr. and Mrs. Cowasjee Jebangier Ready. money held a reception last night in honour, of Lord and Lady Reay, at which Mr. Gladstone, Lord Ripon, and many other notables wer present.. Lord Reay made a speech on the occasion in which he said that he was anxious to cement the ties between England and her During yesterday afternoon's meeting in Hyde | Indian subjects.
MADRID, June 15th. Park General Alian and Mr. Monro, Chief Com missioner of Police, were mohbed and hosted. A choleraic outbreak has taken place at Puebla and Dengat in the province of Valencia, and They were, however, not harmed by the crowd.
A monster procession to Hyde Park yesterday-several deaths have occurred. Two-thirds of was quite orderly. Numerous ardent speeches the population have died from fert. were made in condemnation of the Compensa- tion clauses of the Licensing Bill.
The expedition under Emin Pacha is pro- ceeding to Victoria Nyanza.
BERLIN, June 9th. The new German Army Bill is meeting with great opposition, and even supporters of the Government oppose it, especially the increase to officers' pay. The Liberals insist on two years as the term of service in the army.
Prince Victor Emmanuel, the Italian heir apparent, has arrived here, and has been received with royal honours,
LONDON, June 9th.
In the House of Commons, his evening Sir John Goist replying to a question said, that Government had no reason to believe that a majority of the people of Kashmir were desirous that their sovereign should be restored to power, or that British interference in that quarter should be withdrawn.
In reply to a further question Sir John Goist said, that the Secretary of State for India was unable to take any further step regarding the question of the grievances of the Indian Un- sovenaated. Services unut the House of Com- mons had decided to appoint a committee of inquiry into the matter.
Sir James Fergusson replying, to a question said, that in Africa England would respect the treaties of 1886 and 1887 regarding the territory of the British and German East Africa 'Com- panies.
June 10th.
In The House of Commons last night Mr. Dillon ved the adjournment of the House as a protest against the action of Government in suppressing the meeting at New Tipperary last month. A prolonged debate followed, in the course of which Mr. Pamell challenged Govern ment to prosecute the leaders and not ignorant peasants. The motion on being put to the vote was rejected by a majority of 6r.
BERLIN, June roth. General Caprivi speaking in the Reichstag to-day said, that it was gratifying to note the
VIENNA, June 1oth.
Speaking in the Hungarian Delegation to-day, the Minister for War, said that an increase in the peace effective of the Austrian Army was inevitable, Austria and Hungary, he added, cannot remain behind other European States in the matter of armament,
In the Peking Gazette of May rath is a report from Li Han-chang, Viceroy of the Liang Kuang province, giving an account of a review recently held by him of the troops stationed at Canton and in the vicinity, the present being one of the years. in which, according to rotation, a general inspec tion of the provincial forces should be held. Prefacing his report by observing that although in times of peace it is by proficiency in archery and riding that preferment is obtained; yet when the tug of war comes it is spicly by means of arms of precision such as rifles and cannon that improvement that had taken place in the relation victory is won, he states that in accordance with between Germany and France; but he was, this theory he had given strict orders for all the however, unable to abolish the passport rules in troops to be drilled in the use of foreign fire-arms, Alsace, which were framed with the intention of &c. On the 26th and 27th February last, accom-hastening the Germanization of that province. panied by the high military officers of the province he held a review of the various Manchu. garrison troops, including portions of the Naval brigade. These bodies of men presented a very sturdy and soldierly appearance, and showed by the precision of their evolution a thorough know- ledge of drill. In archery practice on horse and "on foot with " six-strength" bows the percentage of scoring was, over go, whilst the various exhibitions of wrestling, spear practice, riding clinging to the horse's side, etc., were all smartly and cleverly executed. A few days later the Viceroy and the Acting Governor, Yo Chib-kai, inspected the Chinese contingent of the garrison of Canton with a number of troops quastered in the vicinity. The greater portion of these bad been drilled in the use of breech leading guns, and others with native field-pieces, in foreign style but with Chinese words of com- mand." Their formation was excellent and their weapons thoroughly efficient. The rifle, jingal, and archery practice gave scores of from 80 to go per cent., in some cases the highest possible marks being obtained, gulars of the old army organization were put through a number of evolutions on the old system, including mounted archery exercises with sword and shield and so forth, in in which they displayed considemble proficiency, The more deserving were rewarded on the spot, whilst, those who betrayed ignorance of their duties were either reprimanded or dismissed the service. A portion of the Naval forces absent at the time en special service will be reviewed and reported on at some future occasion.
The re-
In a postscript memorial the Viceroy applies, in accordance with precedent, for rewards to the officers and instructors to whose diligent efforts the present high efficiency of the Manchu foreign- drilled battalions is to be ascribed.
LONDON, June 11th, Major Wissman is of opi ion that there is plenty of room for bath England and Germany in East Africa, and that the respective frontiers can be settled without any difficulty.
June 12th, Lieutenant de Vismes de Ponthieu, Bombay Staff Corps, has been arrested and charged at Westminister Police Court to-day with complicity with a Belgian doctor in causing the death of Mrs. Hall, wife of a barrister, by using unlawful means to procure abortion.
A crowded meeting of the Conservative party was held today at the Carlton Club, at which Lard Salisbury impressed upon his bearers the urgency that existed for counteracting the obstructionist tactics of the Opposition. His lordship proposed an alteration in the rules of procedure, and to carry forward bills reaching the Committee stage to the following session if necessary. Government, be said, would not drop the Tithes, Land Purchase, and Campen nation Bills. The great majority present at the mecting dissented from the proposals of his Lordship and favoured an autumn session. Gavernment will therefore reconsider the matter.
June 13th.
In the House of Commons last night Mr. J. M. Maclean presented a pétition from the Mohamedans of the Punjab against the extension of the elective system by the Government of India, and praying for the rejection of Mr. Brad- laugh's bill, which would destroy the evenhanded jusiice which has hitherto characterized British- tule in India.
The first thing we saw of interest at Nikko was a red lacquered bridge which is ordinarily At his Worship's request Lay Kum, a farm closed, but opened on special occasions. A labourer was, called and stated that he knew lovely view is to be had from a neighbouring the, prisoner, who had lived in the same bridge though, which is used fir daily traffic. The house with him for several years, Prisoner was bed of a waterfall runs beneath it and little hills a notorious thief. He had not sees him since forms a suitable background, The day we the great Toongan burglary. The morning arrived, we had only time to "do" one joss-house, after the burglary he the prisoner the temple of Sambutsudah, which means in in his house, about six a'clock in the Japanese "the temple of the three gods." In the morning. Witness was the prisoner's elder grounds of this temple we saw a large bronze pillat, a memorial presentation from the saints brother. On the 26th of May 1889 at about 11
of Nagasaki. The temples in Nikko are very o'clock p.m. the prisoner came to his house and brought with him a lot of jewelry, clothing and gaudy externally, covered with red and gold opium. Several men were with him. When he farqler with green and grey and other colors opened the door to him he said he had just done freely interspersed. The following day we "did" a big job at the pawnshop in Teong-an. Witness the temple of Joshuyo. When the temple's bell then said that he would report him to the rings out the hour of four, visitors must depart in authorities. As soon as he said that, he (prisoner)ccordance with Japanese "ola custom," for the took away the things and never returned. Prisoner temple doors must then be shut. We specially said he had killed two persons and wounded noticed a five started pagoda effectively colored three or four others, and spoke of it as a great with red and gold incquer which gave it a very achievement. He made no offer to share gorgeous appearance. The stately cedats at the property with him (witness) His village this place reminded me of the biblical cedars of was about two hours walk from Toong-an. Lebanon; the cedars that are, the cedars that have Some days before bis brother came back with beea, and the cedars that will be when our lives
are over and we shall have passed away, the plunder be heard about the robbery at the
The next morning we started for Chinzenfi pawnshop. The burglary, took place on the 26th of May, and the same night he saw, and, which is about.15 English miles from Nikko. Chinzenji is largely patronised by tourists in scolded him about it. He heard that his brother and Man Won had entered into
summer as it is somewhat couler than Nikko partnership to commit the Toong-an burg- and the mountain scenery fairly surpasses fary. In fact it was the prisoner who told description. Although I visited it in mid-winter him about it several days prior to the affair. when the ground was covered with snow and He had nothing more to say and would like bis icicles were dangling from the trees, still, I Worship to sentence him. When the witness enjoyed it. So bracing and raw was the air that told him that he would report to the officials he felt I could walk my zo miles a day without said nothing, but promptly decamped with his fatigue. To "do" this trip, I engaged a chair, confederates. That conversation took place about my companion and native guide accompanying the time of the cock-cro in the morning. He me on horse back. What with the jolting of the observed the clothing, jewelry, oplum and fire. sedan chair and the fractiousness of the iron. in utbed ponies we found it more agreeable to arms which was carried in bags.
Cross-examined the witness stated, that pri- walk, in fact at certain parts of the road it was soner was a professional burglar and did not often impossible to ride for occasionally we came to
Mr. Monro's resignation was due partly to the Inform him of his nocturnal expeditions. He places where, owing to heavy rains, the road was only told that the prisoner was a great thief. bad given way, just leaving sufficient space for
refusal of Mr. Matthews, the Home Secretary, Being old it was difficult for him to remember h man being to pass with back against the
to support his (Mr. Monre's) scheme for pensions of the police force, but chiefly to the nomination anything but the day of the burglary. General mountain side, face towards the roaring torrent
LONDON, June 5th, of Mr. Evelyn J. Ruggles-Brise, Secretary to Mr. Fong senior and ordered him to come to Hong- below and oyes uplifted towards heaven in
A crowded meeting was held at the Mansion Matthews, to be the successor of Colonel Pear kong to give evidence in this case. An official fervent prayers that He would preserve a poor named Lob was commander of the gunboat that tinful morial from sudden, awful, destruction, So House to-day at which it was resolved to appeal san, Assistant Commissioner of Police, who brought him down here. He said that the frightened was I, that after passing one of these to the public for funds to place a steamer on lately died, ignoring Mr. Monro's candidate. prisoner came back at 11 o'clock, because hey wang chasms my poor heart was all of a Victoria Nyanza. The Earl of Fife, who pre-The newspapers, in discussing the matter, hint clock in the vilinge, and he himself could not turned whe. That it staed on end like in Africa by the zeal of her rivals. Mr. Stanley been preferable.
the crest of the sacred cockatoo goes without read the clock,
Re-examined witness stated, that the burglary the saying. But I have said it, though. Never was committed about cock crow and the prisoner mid, its only an Irishism emitted by one of came home to very long before day-bresk. Tri's fair maids. We arrived at Chirzenfi in Man Won, the notorious robber, was with the afternoon and put up at one of the bra houses prisoner when he come home that night, His built on the border of the lake. Here, as in brother (prisoner) mentioned to him that Manother native inns, we were quite comfortable. Won was in the swim with him.
After tiffir, the following day, we went across the lake is a boat. This lake is 4.500 feet above sea-level, and about iz miles in circumference to resign. It is surrounded by grand mountains, and forms one of the most beautiful glimpses of scenery it was our pleasure to view. In summer and early autumn the scenery here must be enchanting,
Originally Yumelo, a place 15 miles to the eastward of Chinzenji, was in our programme, but we had to abandon all idea of seeing it, for at this season of the year, mild-winter, all the hotels and tea-houses are deserted by the natives, who fice from the cold of the mbuntsins to the towns on the plains. It is a place, therefore, which can only be "done" in spring, summer, or suturan.
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LATE TELEGRAMS.
WASHINGTON, June 5th. Sentor Sherman, speaking in the Senate to day, said he was opposed to the free coinage of silver, which, he said, would demonetize gold and render silver the only standard.
The Duke and Duchess of Cannaught sailed yesterday from Canada for England.
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BERLAN, June 15th, The Emperor William will attend the Austrian manceuvres, after which he will visit Hungary in company with the Ensperor Francis Joseph,
Maurio, Jane 16th, The cholera in Valencia i extending to other villages beynid those already mentioned, and
further denihs have been reported.
LONDON, June 16th. Mr. Monro declines to accept the explanation Tendered by Mr. Matthews on Friday fast, and awaits the text of the Police Bill before explain- ing his action.
The Police Bill provides for life pensions ta the members of the ferce if invalided owing to injuries received while on duty, and to those who have served for 25 years, or if invalided after 15 years' service. A gratuity will also be granted to those retiring before 15 years' service. bill also provides for pensions to widows and
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allowances to children of constables dying from injuries received in the execution of their duty.
The Times, states that Sir Redvers Buller succeeds Lord Wolseley as Adjutant-General of the Forces.
TINTAIN, June 16th. Admiral Lang, who commands the Chinese north coast squadron, has resigned in consel quence of the intrigues of the native officers, who resent being under control of a foreigner,
LONDON, June 17th, The Timer states that an early and satisfac-
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was told that that was the time. There was no | Batter, and sure the hairs of my head almost i sided, said that England will not be outstripped that the resignation of Mr. Matthews would have.nele of 40 to 30 miles. The latter may be 11. the above CALLS, are requested to mako
Li Yun, a shrimp-catcher, said he was ordered to come to Hongkong to identify the prisoner. He often scolded the prisoner because he com. mitted burglarica. On the morning of the ayth May 1889 the prisoner came home to their house near 'Toong-an with a quantity of plunder. As soon as be came in his elder brother asked him where he had been committing n robbery and he (prisoner) answered that it was at Toong-an. In reply to our questions be admitted that one or two of the Toong-an villagers were killed and four of five of them wounded.. Fearing that it would get them into trouble they decided to report the air to the authorities, and told prisoner so, Then he and his elder brother reported the matter to the authorities, and two days later priester ran away with all his stolen property. It was nearly day break when the prisoner and his confederates came home. It was light enough to see what the property consisted of. The prisoner carried a revolver and sword about his person.
Kum Yun recalled stated that the last witness was his brother, and lived in the next house to him in the village. After prisoner had gone he spoke to the last witness about the burglary. The two houses were really one, under the same roof, inde
At this justture bis Worship adjourned the case until next Tuesday,
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While in this part of the country we visited the Gammon whirlpool, The sight of the rushing and whirling water was interesting to behold. In going to visit it the tourist should take a native chair, for with it the jolting over the rugged hills and dales en route will be less felt than in the European sedao,"
The paintings and wood carvings in the temple of Joshaji were well worth looking at, as also were four lacquered pillars, which our guide told us had cost $2,000 each. In "seeing this temple the tourist should be careful to look for the room of antiquities, where gold and bronze lacquered boxes, ancient Japanese chairs, masks, arrows, helmets and shields are to be found. Next we camo lo's doorway over which
and the Lord Mayor also addressed the meeting The Commons have rejected the Channel Tunnel bill by a majority of eighty-one voles. The Government opposed the bill and Mr. Gladstone supported it.
June 6:b
to-day under the presidency cf. Lord Hartington. A meeting of Liberal Unjonists. takes place It is believed that the meeting will favdur the proposals made by the Government at the Carlton Club yesterday.
At a meeting of Liberal Unionist members of Parliament held to-day Lord Hartingtop and Mr. Chamberlain supported the proposals made by the Government at yesterday's meeting at the Carlton Club, regarding an alteration in the rules of procedure. The meeting approved of the decision of their leaders to support the Govern ment,
June 14th.
Mr. W. H. Smith and a majority of his colleagues on the Ministry desiring to shelve the Trish Land Bill, Mr Balfour threaten
A special Council meeting discuss the was consequently called to situation when Mr. Balfour succeeded in bringing round the majority in favour of his proposals. As a result the Land Bill The Indian Congress delegates have been has been placed in the forefront and the received most cordially in Scotland, and enthus Licensing Bill last in the Ministerial programme, siastic meetings have been held at Glasgow and Mr. Smith has evidently been deeply offended Aberdeen: The delegates were to-day received by this movement, and has not attended Parlia- by Mr. Gladstone, who, in the interview that took ment since it re-assembled, his colleagues ex-place, expressed sympathy with the movement. plaining that the right hon. gentleman is absent
Mr. Matthews has denied the nomination of from lucas. Lord Salisbury, however, is mediating with a view to restore harmony in the Mr. Ruggles.Brite to the Assistant: Commis Gabinet.
sienership of Police, and states that he intended The Duke of Orleans, now in Brussels, arrives to appoint Mr. Howard, who is the candidate put forward by Mr. Monro, The resignation of in England to-day.
WASHINGTON, June 6thị Mr. Monro is solely due to his difference with Mr. The members of the Senate who advocate Matthews regarding the police pension scheme. During the discussion on the Licensing Bill free coinage have resolved to abandon the extreme position they had taken up in regard in Committee of the House of Commons-last th reto, but insist on the omission from the night, Mr. Acland brought forward an amend Caucus Bill of the clause proving for the meat to apply £350,000 to agricultural, com redemption of silver notes in silver bullion. This mercial and technical instruction, Instead of polat will probably be settled by conference of devpting the amount to the extinction of pub both houses. A majority of the members of licans licenses. The amendment on being put each house are in favor of free coinage of silvers: to the vote was defeated by a majority of 32 but fear the President's veto preventing the only in a fall house, after the closure had been
narrowly voted, Anicet vigt tabgað· · passage of any bill
LONDON, June 7th, A large meeting of the members of the Metro politan Police Force, was held today for the
A monster procesalon from the Thames
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(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.),
zist June, 1890. This is the 5th day of the 5th month-the Dragon's Feast-an Important Chinese holiday on which it is difficult to get any work done. It is also a great settling day and I am glad to hear that it is a satisfüctory one in this respect, although the continued drought makes grain operators very anxious as to the outturn of the next crops of beans, millet, etc. The want of rain is the cause of much sickness and the death-rate is rather on the increase,
LABUK PLANTING Co., LD, No further news yet from the railway engineers.
2ND AND 3RD CALLS STILL UNPAID. The two chief difficulties between this and Kirin are a tract of boggy ground, about Go or 70 miles long, and a thick forest and
T TOLDERS of SCRIP who have not yet paid
feasible to circumvent the low ground. Any interest at the rate of 12 per cent per annum useful to fill up the other, or perhaps it will be payment to us without delay, together with how, with such exceptions, and the cutting from the 26th November, 1889, and the 17th through a mountain pass, the laying down of April, 1890, respectively. rails is got likely to be a costly undertaking,
TURNER & CO., "compared to what is the case in Europe or even
General Managers, in Japan. On the other hand it is of vital impor-
Hongkong, 27th June, 1890.
[739 tance to have a mailway, in order to be in com. munication with the actual defensive works of the frontier, which, if left unsupported, would simply become a source of the strength to Invading forces. To hesitate now may end in a fearin loss to the Chinese Empire, which has acted too long on the "penny wise and pound foolish " principle. I hear that a large sum for preliminary expenses has been voted, and that a very large loan is on the fafis, so large that I don't like to As a commercial undertaking, to specify it. say nothing of the strategic necessity, there can be no doubt it would be most valuable. At this moment there are thousands of tons of beancake, grain, oil, and other produce waiting for water and favourable winds, to supply the tonnage ready for it. Many thousands of piculs of chartered vessels had to leave for the want of produce which could have reached the port easily by rail.
It may be stated, once for all that a railway. would not only be a great advantage to this port, but it would be the making of one of the finest provinces in China, (Manchuri ), and would eventually so enrich the Empire that she could defy the world as far as means are con cerned, for warfare and other purposed. In fact, a railway costing, say, twenty million tuels would he far more useful than a dozen fleets of war Vessels worn out in cruising about with nothing to do, and at an enormous yearly outlay :-N. CA Daily News.
HONGKONG JUGH LEVEL TRAM-
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SUMMER TIME TABLE,
To take effect from 1st May:
The CARS RUN between St. John's Place and Vittreis Gap as follows ¿—
WEEK DAYS.
6 to 10 A.M. every quarter of an hour. 12 to 1 RM. every quarter of an hour, -
I to 2 P.M. every half hour. 4 to 8. P.M. every quarter of an hour.
THURSDAYS.
NIGHT TRAM at 10.30 and 11 P.M.
SUNDAYS.
CHURCH TRAM at 10.40 AM..
a (Noo) to a B.M, every quarter of an hour. 4 to 8 P., every quarter of an hour.“ 9, 10, 10.30 and i F.M.
Special Cars may be obtained on application to the Superintendent...
Single Tickets are sold in the Cars; Five-Cent Coupons feduced Tickets at the Office
:: - MACEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.j Me General Managers. Hongkong, 30th April, röga,
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