$130 000 per annum, and the Farmers, ta recoup themselves for risk, interest on capital, losses, depreciation, and personal remuneration might expect, with fair trade, to get a variable return of profit per nanum, althorch is just this margin that cannot be crim led
But were we to abandon our eplum revenue, we should, in order to stop smuggling, have to employ a far larger detective staff than the. Farmers find it necessary to use. We shall an derestimate that probable charge if we put it double the cost, nemely $160,000, this including the charges on a permanen! Preventive Establish ment, informers, rewards, &cr
extra revenUCX-
1
Opium Revenue Preventive Service
We should, as was blated, probably also have ta double, treble, or quadruple our police to cope with the increase of crime which would certainly follow; as a great incresse in the consumption native liquor would ensue. But we shall omit that head of expenditure in the meantime. Roughly speaking, this Settlement alone, In the event of loss of Its oplam revenue, would have to find from some quarter the following
$1,058,000 160,000
$1,328,000 Now, bow is that money to be found for found it must be if the opium revenus is to be telin quished. Britain of course ought to find it, but zen! to plunder this Colony in the interest of the British taxpayers makes it quite unlikely coniribation, as well as five times that amount, Inside and outside of local mission bodies there Are perhaps twenty Europeans, male and female, who would like to abolish the consumption of oplum and would be prepared, as the necessary consequence, to make some personal sacrifice to do so. At least we assume that they would
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1892.
The Standard says that the Crar has declined to withdraw the problblifon, of exportation of grain until he knows the result of the harvest, which, at the earliest, will not be until July.
The extensive colton-spinning lockout, de citred by the Federation of Master Splaners nearly two weeks ago, began in part to-day and by Saturday 700,000 operatives will be out.
property, and threats are made to destroy places, of warship.
The anarchist Munoz, under arrest, showed the police a hamh which would explode when Immersed in wter. He and it withe Intention to place them in the holy witer fonts of the churches.
RIO JANEIRO, April 14th.
KIUKIANG.
April aRtb.
ST. PETERSBURO, April 13th.' M. de Glers, Foreign Minister, is worse, Pleurisy supervened, and his condition is pro- declare the state independant is considered of and slowly proceeded through the native suburbs pounced crtical.
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Roue, April 13th..! Cardinal Rampola, Papal Secretary of State, is ill, but his condition is not serious.
NEW YORK, April 13th. The editor of the Dramatic' News maya: "I am now in a position to state upon what may be regarded as official authority that Edwin Booth bas grown steadily worse ever since his Boston attack several months ago, and that his present condition is extremely precarious. That Booth will ever be seen on the stage is regarded si a matter of simple impossibility.. It is feared that he may not live the year out."
BERLIN, April 13th,
The state of slege has been raised. The city is tranquil. The movement in Matto Grosso to
no importance, as the state is unable to uphold A rebellion. The whole country la tranqoli.
'MONTREAL. April 14th.
The province of Quebec la making a move to extermiaxie lotteries, The Attorney-General has given a leading lawyer carte blanche in the malter of their suppression. Its expected those engaged in the lottery busluces will close their doors at once.
CITY OF MEXICO, April 14th.. has asked President Disy for an important rail It is reported that lay Gould's representative
duty to inform you that the Japanese Consular. cralter. Traskiang. She is to be relieved shortly Court has deported a member of the Polles force by the Iransport" Chinkat, with the Celestial and ten coolies from this port. Another Japanese bully-in-chief, Yuan, on board, as current rumour
..
"You should ree the kifl's at. Kluklang / got into hot water the other day, when riding | bas it.-Shanghát Mercury, That is what is said to travellers coming up through "Korea town," which may be considered a antive suburb to the foreign settlements, A river. A few Bars descriptive of these hilis may dog was flying at him, and the gallant rider, Tur crest value of Scott Emalsion of Pare be of Interest to those who hawa pot yet bad'en)] without much a'c, got out his revolver and fired Cod Liver D1 with Hennaborphites in Wasting opportunity of visiting them. We left the con- at the angry cur, which he missed, and the Diseases la shown by the accompanying state- cession of Kinklang one fine morning in chales - ballet lodged in the body of an unfortunatement from D. C. Freeman, Sydney, Auth 1-
Korean, who has been in the hands of Dr Having been a great sufferer from pulmonary which resemble those seen everywhere in Chine. Landis, of the English Protestant Mission, ever attacks and gadolly wasting away for the past Bamboo and basket shops, Interspersed with since, and 1. seems doubtful whether all the two years, it affonis me erent pleasure to testify repositories: for malls, etc.. the harmonious skill and care of the learned doctor can pall the that the shave medicine has given me great blacksmith following his profession, and Old poor fellow through. I hope the frivolous and relief, and cheerfully recommend it to all suffer- Mortality holly engaged in recording unknown- wanton shootlet will not escape his due deserts. Ing in a almilar way to myself. In addition and untold virtues of the dead on various tables I have been travelling in four of the Korean would say that it is very pleasant to take.” Any of stone-these all gave Interest to our pre provinces, hat never had occasion to draw 2 Chemist can supply It. A. S. Watson & Co. gress. The Chinese municipal scavenger, the revolver. Lasterly, when travelling in Korea, 1 Limited), agents in Hongkong and China. black pig, occasionally barred our way, hut, have never been armed with any more formals. Ader. with a good bamoure 1 grunt, allowed us to pass. able weapon than a cheap umbrella,
Emerging through the slalce-gate we turn to plains, sich in unbending whest and waving the right, past the execution ground. Extensive
of young rire, the tender green just visible amid the cast-off huske. In some places the agricul- ruralists were hand at work preparing the ground for their early crops, ploughing the water-covered soll, and chanting, in a minor key, to their Others were harrowing the half buffaloes, submerged furrows, atanding on their implemente thing as care in the world,
(by those in a position to know with positiveness road concession. Mr. Huntington is expected barley, stretched far away; here and there plots { Ker, of H.B.M.'s Consular service, paid a visit |
A great sensation was caused in military and political circles, to-day by the appearance in Dresden of pamphlet entitled "New Revels
on about Jewish Guss." In the pamphlet the author, Rector Harman Ahlwardt of Berlin, bringu grave charges
Loews & Co., whom be accases of having defrauded the Government lag several hundred thousand rifes of the latest pattern in bad condition.
bere soon.
LONDON, April 15th. The revelations made before the committee inquiring into the state of the British army have been the sensation this week. Leading military chiefs coscurred is the opinion that there is hardly single battalion of infantry at home to an active agitation in Parliament as soon as recess is over, the Secretary of War having pro- and needed reforms.
Bishop Corfe is in Newchwang at present on
they could be persuaded to disgorge the excers Jewish ärm of Ludwist the well-known that is not affected. The revelations will lead and singing lustily, as if there were no such quarter; they are also erecting a cathethral in
The British cruiser Pallar paid us a short visit by the navigating leutestant, the doctor and Mr. about Eastertide; her Commander, accompanied
to Soul, and were received in audience at Court, I believe, without any Peklogese bluster aboutit. They went up the river route. Mission business. The French Catholic Mission people are about to erect a fee and imposing cathedral on their spacious ground in the native the capital, near the south gate.
All sorts of changes have taken place in the Canteras service lately. The latest change Harbour Master, Mr. W. Librss, Ickring Mr. Meyer for Shanghal. The Hasting was the us per Harting and his place being taken by longest vessel ever taken into the inner harbour, being over 260 feet in length, I believe; she was Mr. Libres, Mr. and Mrs. Lübras' departure from our small community in regretted by all who had the pleasure of Intimate
been transferred to
TO-DAY'S Advertisements.
ST. JOHN
A
LODGE
OF HONGKONG; No. 618, S.C.
REGULAR MEETING of the above LODGE will be held in FLEXMASUNY"
HALL, Zetland Street. THIS EVENING, the
simply to please-the old women of Exeter Hall | And endangered the national defence by deliver-mised that he will not obstruct full' discussion | beautified by clumps of trees, in many instance occurred in the outdoor staff, the Actine tath inst., at 8.20 for go'clock precisely, Visiting
Adjotant-General Wood declared that sa per cent of the men encamped at Aldershot were unfit for camp duty and for a day's service on account of youth and lack of stamina. The Duke of Cambridge, commander-in-chief, en- dorses the startling statement, adding that if notice it would be impossible, and be did not
and
To the left the broken and rising ground was
covered with wisteria in full bloom: As we advanced we met contlogous streams of peasants, most of them laden with faggots of firs and araucaria. Some were convey; Ing the produce of their were well disposed, offering no obstruction to wer as they were, and with water on either side of the narrow foot-path. It was amusing to watch our juvenile salutations to their maturer and more robust relatives, who gruffly rejoined with heads just raised above the water.
because it is only fair to assume thai people are taken the writing letters in which they threaten called apen to’mobilize two amir corpa on show what was certainly one to them, heavily laden | the last vessel piloted into the inner, harbour by
for
the
MADRID, April 13th. A bomb with a burning fase was found this morning at the entrance of the School of Architects. Attempts to blow up the building have decreased lately and the anarchists have to destroy the churches and public buildings.
Another bomb was exploded in Valencia, to day, presumably by anarchists. Much damage was done to property and the people are in a
state of terror.
LUXEMBOURG, April 13th. Two enormous bombs, weighing forty-five pounds each, were discovered on the train from Brussels. The object of those who placed them there is unknown.
PRAGUE, April 13th.
Brethren are cordially invited. Hongkong, tath May, 1891.
DOUGLAS STEAM-SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
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think it possible to mobilize one corps composed the frogs, bright, green little fellows, croaking | this amisble family ; he has intance with HE Company's Stearnship ・・
of twenty-five battalions of infantry.
In response to a query if the battalions were fit for home defence Lord Wolseley repiled: "It we were invaded to-morrow they would be belter than nothing." He said the volunteer force was the most important factor in home defence. The Duke of Connaught sald if his command was ordered to service not half of them would be allowed to go on account of unfitness. The main cause of the weakness of the home battalions, he stated, is the depletion Lord Wolseley likened the forces to a squeezed grown men would not join these socially lemon. The Duke of Connaught held that as wearets of the Queen's, uniform 'were ostracized and because the soldiers were want only burdened with excessive sentry duty. In regard to strengthening the Kome Battalions the consensus of opinion favored more liberal pay and better pensions.
Our way now lay through picturesque hamlets the path bordered by hedges of rose bushes and westerin. Here, on the higher ground, the rich tints of the crimson and rose-coloured trefoil catch the eye, growing in such profusion as to form a very carpet of beauty. Farther on, as the herbage became denser, one noticed the pure stars, from amild the dark green follage.
be
Amor. "Mr. Grundmaun of your port has zellered Mr. Brazier at Wönsen (Yuensan), who goes home on leave, and Mr. Johnston, Commissioner of Customs at our port, who is also going home on leave of absence, is waiting 10
rellaved by another Commissiones, ADW on his way out from home. Mr. E. Björnsen from Canton, who relieved Mr. Watson in Fasan transferred to Canton), owes his life to the fact of the late Idsums Mary being officered by
wing to the fact that there appeared to be some hitch about the "mesa" of a foreigner on board, | he backed out again, a circumstance which most probably saved his life.
"FOKIEN," Captain Davis, will be despatched for the above Ports TOMORROW, the 13th last, at Noon,
For Freight or Parge, apply to
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If they could only get it 7. Surely net. And yet large force of gendarmes tried to disperse them of the best men for t-réign and colonial service, white flowers of the brambles, abining out like Japanese. He intended to leave by her, but and SPOONS will be Shot for on
The woollen mill operatives went on a strike to-day and assumed a menacing attitude. when a pitched battle ensued and the mob was finally dispersed, but not before several members were seriously hurt.
honest till they are found out to be other wine. Some perhaps wouldn't see or couldn't see that they were called epos to take a burden on themselves in order to justify their meddling with cur, revenues; even missionaries are at times not perfect. And perhaps even with the bat will in the world they could hardly hand into Treasury the amount wanted, even with the assistance of their pious and charitable friends at home. Are their any who would 'doubl whe- ther the Malayila Missage people would not gindly rush to the Treasury and pour Into Mr. O'Brien's hands the surual trifle of $1,328,000, we live in a cold, sc ptical, unsympathetic world which can with difficulty be got to believe that such acts of self-senunciation are possible In these latter barsh matter of fact days. It is
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach addressed the Bristol End, but it lean and if any gentleman thinks Chamber of Commerce last evening. He said such virtue impossible he has only to send along to those god people an unsigned cheque for the he feared there was real ground for a gloomy antount, and he will be on convinced of the trade outlook in the coming year. He did not magnanimity of human virtue. The money will like the continued decrease in exports. Some be doubtless glarly handed into the Treasury people attributed the decrease to the McKinley and the less selectantly because it will not be their law. He had examined the statistics and was own. It is unfeeling to remak that sacrifice la convinced the McKinley law Influenced the total CALY when it is other people's money that isvalotos of British experts to the extent of only sacrificed, That is a low, gress, carnal every 3 per cent. The whole root of the decrease was day sort of a view, sins, too common among the want of confidence in foreign countries and Baptists and other dissenters against home rule whistling-the bulbul with its dulcet notre and modern Japan, I am aware that it would be | Central, an MONDAY, the 16th just., at 8 P.M.
the terrible Baring crisis. (Query-Baring or Bebring -Ed HKT.]
modern mankind.
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LONDON, April 14th,
From advices received here it is learned that cholera is spreading at an alarming rate in Fabjanb, British India, since the return of the pilgrims from Hurdwar
Heinrich Natter, the famous Austrian sculptor who designed the Zwingli monument in Zurich and the Haydn monument in Vienna, is dead.
PARIS, April 14th..
But to come back to the hard dry prose of facts. Simply for the anke of farnishing an illustration we showed the effect of a capitation tax on adult males which would be needed to recoup the Treasury for loss of opium revenue that in the Settlement. But it le quite certain -the Chinese coolie class could not and would pot contribute a minimum (ax of $10 or so a MED
to supply the place of the lost revenus were
La France says the King of Dabomey has the 117,000 men In this Settlement to bear the seized at. Whydah, a port of Dahomey, twenty burden equally, Place an import like that on Europeans, Including several nuns, and Bas Chinese coolle, and Singaptes would soon then to Abomey, his capital, where be have to whistle for its coolle labour. The emigration from Dell would be nothing to the holds them in the event of an attack by the
French. exodus from Singapore. We need only hero hint at the slots and bleedsked that would pre- cede the emigration.
We have therefore to anisow down the burden to a class that represents the taxabi pertion of the inhabitants, and we cannot do better then take for that purpose the Bit of Municipal voters as * foundation. Outside the Municipal mits there may be a few realdents in the island who were they within these limit, would be entitled in a vot on their qualification as occupiers or owners. But these must be so few in number
that they may be ignored.
Taking then the Municipal ratepayers' list as the basis of possible taxation, we and that on a rough estimate it contains about 1,200 names, Without attempting any adjustment on a ment values, and merely dividing the revence to be found among these names, we find that $1,328,000 among 1,200 persons amounts to ILEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS FER HEAD PER
ANNUM.
Now, frankly we want to fod out from the petition-mongers whether they seriously had 11 In their minds, in pursuance of their astound Ingly ignorant pottering with a Colony's finance that they were endeavouring, as one possible result, to saddle each member of the taxable section of the inhabitants of this Settlement with the huge imposition of eleven hundred dollars per annum.
WASHINGTON, April 14th. Seastor Felton is preparing himself for a fight on the Chinese question when the Senate com- mittee bill is called up. He will try to secure the passage of the Geary bill as it came from
the House.
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NEW YORK, April 14th, The Pres this morning says that positive information that a definite proposition for an international conference on silver has lately come from the English Goverment to the United States Government is in possession of a few well-informed persons in New York city and Washington, and there is good reason to belleve that this fact will soon be made public. The proposition came through the segular diplomatic channels to Secretary Foster from Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the eve of the Secretary's departure for Europe.
The proposition contemplates the holding of an international conference for the purpose of considering means for the extension of the use of sliver as a money metal. This is not in reference to bi-metallism, but its broad termi imply that the proposition covers these means as well as others as a subject of Investigation by the conference.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 14th.” Through the distributions of American agents over 20,000 horses have been provided with com, in addition to the peasants succored. Soup kitchens are open in twenty-four districts and people are supplied with nourishing food free of cost, and grain.
BERLIN, April 14th.
Gladstone announces that be considers the Newcastle programme a definite platform for the coming elections. He promises to address a series of meetings during the campaign. Glad stone, replying to the memorial from the Irish. on religious grounds, contends that slarm lest the Dublin Legislature oppress the Protestants ought not to be entertained, as the Imperial Pat- liament is a safeguard for religious and civil freedom. Ten thousand delegates will be present at the unionist convention in Belfast, and 150,000 persons will participate in the procession.
The rumour that John Dillon is about to retire frem political life, on account of a quarrel with Healy, is ridiculed.
Tiny rivulets, trickling down between huge in the shade, we rest wwhlie Butterflies of many boulders, invite us to quench our thirst. Here. varieties fitting hither and thither, amongst them the velvety black and the pale sulphur.
Still ascending, we arrive at the region of ferne, first espying the well known kinds such as Pieris, Lastrea, Blechnon spicant. On either side of the ravine the yellow cancarus minglex its flowers with westeria and szaleas in foil bloom forming a pleasing contrast of colours The freshness of the spring fallnge delighted us. Doves cooing among the trees-black-blide the liquid melody of the lark as I saved above. the ballet-girl trip of the wagtail, "chip-chip- fog" as it preceded us-all an fall of Hle among themselves as it was of enjoyment to a
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HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
THE SHORT RANGE Subscription CUP
SATURDAY, 14th Inst. Ranger-500 and 600 yards. · Time, 3 F.M.
ED. ROBINSON,-.
Hon. Secretary. Hanokone, 13th May 180. -
THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS OF HONGKONG,
NOTICE TO MEMBERS,
SOCIAL"MEETING of the MEMBERS
I would like to avail myself of this opportunity to bring home to the sublime conscience of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, supported officially by a state subsidy in some shape or other, the advis ablilty of making some provision for the comfort of foreign passengers on board their steamers which are officered by natives. That is nothing unreasonable to ask, at the fin de siècle of such a powerful combination as the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, an Institution of vital importance to
wrong to expect every employd of the Company to be conversant with English, and it is far from my intention to wish to cast a slur upon character of the native officers. They are courteous, obliging, and civil, as a general rule, If provision for the comfort of foreign passen. gers cannot be made, in every instance, on board. of all these steamers, then the Japanese Govern. SOCIÉTÉ FRANCAISE DES CHARBON. ment had better disallow the claim, to treaty revision, and the disestablishment of extra. Lerritoriality.
A THEr Roode, 15, Prays
the
By Order of the Commlites,
JOHN. W. KINGHORN,
Hon, Secretary, Hongkong, 12th May, 1892.
NAGES DU TONKIN.
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The valley now begins to close in as we advance between the bills; the scene is lovely in the extreme and quite novel to us. Quiet homesteada and well-cultivated plateaux mani- fest the thrift and Industry of the peasants-ibe cottages very primitive, with walls of mud; the Mrs. Montague states that she has been offered £50,cof
for fifty lectures la the Cafted people, though very poor, appeared perfectly content with their lot their poverly seemed at States on humanitarian government and other variance with the rich clothing of the country subjects, and would accept : ff her health per-round them. White roses tralied from the
Salisbury has clinched the British hold on the trees, showering their flattering petals into readers acquainted with Chemaipo will recollect Office of the Company, ia Victoria Buildings; at · mitted
blossome
ferns
In
The gunbost Alage, which was the first at the wreck, is the same vessel that wintered in Tientsin daring the last season. Those of your Khedive by Inciting him to an open quarrel with the of ing streams below. On measuring the big three-storted bolel in our Japanese settle some of these flowers we found they were ment, generally known as "Dal-butin's Hotel;" more the Sultan la requesting the withdrawal of
than ten laches in circumference the owner lost one of his sons in the idrumo, Moukhtar Pashs.
The Times Madrid correspondent says the A green wattle-like shrub with its lovely who was on his way to Nagasaki on his father
Abundance business. The latter is said to be at the head yellow and of many varieties, the armunda regalls of a Japanese syndicate, that has obtained a difficulty regarding American missionaries in the Carolina islands has been satisfactorily arranged. Spain consents to the reture of the missionaries shooting up, with its tender slenna-tinted fronde, concession to work certain of the sick gold wash to a height of three feet, and the pretty tiengy not far from Wontan. It would be the most sensible thing that could be done to open to the islands and agrees that they shall not be hampered in their missionary work, provided surely hope to find further on.
woodsia at its base, give promise of what we may
Our bearers the vast mineral resources in some practical
a en entirely different and healthier fasting i they do not interfere with local government
free, whore wide spreading branches afford us
but I fear very much that the tocal, influence of matters or questions between the island abruptly stop under the shade of a large camphor shape or other; it would place the whole county authorities and the natives.
grateful protection from the sun's scorching rays of which we are all in need, Stones are built the mandarias faterested in the Korean apology un'round the trunk of this tree to the height of for mining enterprise will prove too much for six feet; it was evidently held in reverence by the Central Government to overcome. For the the villagers, who told us it was several hundred sake of the development of the resources of the Country I wish Mr. Daibutsu every success with year old
my heart,
THE GENERAL ANNUAL MEETING
'will take place at Hongkong,, as TUES DAY, the 31st May, 1892, at the Registered
A
ORDER OF THE DAY. Report presented by the Board of Directors. Report of the Auditor. Approval of Accounts, ge Election of Directors, Election of Auditor.
Association, Owners of at least TWENTY In accordance with the Company's Articles of
the above Meeting will have to Deposit them st the Company's Office, not later than FIFTEEN SHARES, in order to have the right to attend
DAT before the Meeting, and will receive in
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Exchange a cand of admission. a force of the
Information was received here of an engage ment that has taken place between the forces of the Ameer of Afghanistan' and Khan of Junalet. The latter was defeated. The Afghan captured the town of Amar. By this victory the Ameer was enabled to commazd Dora pats, one of the two passes leading through the Pamir country to India. The other pass is held by the British.
PARIS, April 15th.
The Minister of Justice has ordered the Prefects to forbid priests to criticise the laws or acts of the Government and to report any disturb ances in the churches,
An epidemic of cholera prevalls in the Nanterre penitentiary. Fifty-two deaths have occurred within a week and as many as twenty to single day.
TORONTO, April 1stb. Hon. Alexander Mackenile is very low to-night and his death is momentarily expected.
NEW YORK, April 15th, The Interstate National Bank has closed'ita doors, going into voiantary liquidation The depositers were paid go per cent of the entire deposit, and within a week a dividend of 5 per cent or more will be paid to the stockholders. ST. PETERSBURO, April 15th; The Council of the Empire has adopted series of drastic meatores which indicats that preparations are being made for war All the private railways and steamers are to be taken
Let us get rid of the false hysterical anti-oplam zant that squawks about imaginary "murdered millions which of course, if true, would mean that the oplum-using Blich race, whom a military correspondent mesilons, was wiped out of The woman named Krus who was convicted existence perhaps centuries ago, and that if any of the murder of her husband, and her elder sen, feeble remnants stiil survive in remote jungle Wilhelm, who was an accomplice in the murder,
they would be stunted human wrecks, were
The energintellectual, moral and physical ruins whese prisoners confessed to murder, saying, they vitality had been supped to the very duff by were weary of keeping the victims because is was
depravity of their ancestors. A few of those unfit for work..
Wilhelm, being unable to walk, was partly frail woe begens oplum sodden relics have found tacks was to this Colony and out of a charity carried to the scene of the execution hd that does the Gvernment infinite credit, they submitted quietly. The executioner severed the by the Government in case the troops are Lave been given such employment as it is head from his body, with a single sweep of the ordered to be mobilized. possible for their feeble energies to undertake. | a28,
When everything was ready the woman was These poor Sikhs may be occasionally seen controlling the street traffe, and sometimes on led out. She walked firmly to the block and of them can be observed walking through a placed her head where she was told to, and in a crowd of quarrelling Chinsmen and scattering few seconds the executioner finished his ghastly them in all directions; but that is all they can work The bodies ware at once removed.
The Port to day announces that Dr. Cannon do, poor things.
of the Moabite Hospital has discovered the measles baclilus.
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CAIRO, April 14th,
The severest penalties are provided against giving Information of the plane of the Govern ment abroad.
The condition of De Glers, Minister of Por eign Affairs, who is suffering from an attack of erysipelas in the head, ulcer in the ear and pleurisy, has become worse. It is supposed he is dying.
Now we leave out chairs and with mountain.
sick is one hand and umbrella in the other, for the heat in great gain the shade, we con tinue to mount the bill. Foaming little estaracts fall, dashing from rock to rock, sprinkling the ferns and flowers that border their course and forming myriads et gems for the sun to play on. Arrived at the Three Cross Ravines, we halt bit, to gain breath and take in the grandeur and beauty of our surroundings. A steep climb of rugged steps brings us to the bungalow at Ta Shan Pel, where the ample veranda affords es rest, and shelter from the sun. Up betimes the next morning, we start for of the hill. Passing a temple and the summit * very tall tree, we turn to the right dil the edge
of the hill is reached—by no means aZ
KORKA...
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT,)^
:די
الم
There are agala rumours rife about the bulld ing of a railway between here and the capital, do which the arrival of Mr. More from the United Stater may have lent some colouring; I hear barbares shout a twelvemonth or so. Mr. bis programme is to stay with mous autres
Morac's arrival 'probably accounts for the fact of another prominent citizen, who was on the point of leaving for home, having altered his mind and postponed his departure, General le Gendis is still la Japan, for the benefit for his health, and the Saul mint is yet in want of the necessary material for coining purposer') it must indeed be sickening to the gallant General to vainly try to raise the wind" that would blow some good, to the mint, and into his
untold treasures hidden in the soll| It is the Bajesty's exchequer. And this in a land with same with the Plagyang.coal, an anthracite for fuel that cannot
here
wp
Inferior
coal
and
R. B. JOYCE, Secretary Hearkop lath Máy, Đi
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THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER AND RESTORER.
recommended Into the country
OR cleansing and clearing the blood from
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Cures Blood and Skin Diseases. Cures Glandular Swellings.
easy climb, owing to the shrubs and under. tre blog so thick. Here we come across tracks of the wild ply and ather animals. Arrived at the summit of the hill we have a grand and
*ate eva 40 cuIDASSED BY ADy other, extensive view of the T Shan Pel Valley, and by hundreds of tons from Japan 1. The Germes the Poyang Lake to the sight, across the gorge steamer Signal returned from Nagasaki, after Before the Valley of the Vaugtige stretches far, away, and to the left Klukiang. Locking good over-haal, with cargo of black diamonds, but most of it the deposited down we are struck by the number of streams in non-treaty ports for her own use. The rushing from the bills and fertilising the plains chartered steamer
Bankchef Hendrlikten below.
is also being kept fully employed, feeding We made many pleasant excursions during the local export market from non-treaty ports, our stay at the bills, exch, day Unding fresh the same as the chartered Japanese steamer Attractions and consequently increated Interest Kongo Baru. Her charter is - peculiar ener and delight-Communicated to Shanghat she gets a certain percentage of what she is acitally caring, in naturalia, lastead of any
Clears the Blood from all impure matter. Mercury,
freight money, and as soon as she has collected From whatever cause arising out
Clarke's Blood Mixture is the only real enough for a cargo, making it worth her while is taks to Japan, she does so, and returns with Specific for Gost and Rheumatic pains, for. It BERLIN, April 15th.
cargo of coal Tols any appear at novelly to removes the case from the blood and bones,
but the your Gharghai abipping broken,
As this mixture le pleasant to the taste, and Although the German press is still very reticent
system Chemaipo, 17th April, 1897, seems to answer is, object remarkably well most delicate Constitution of either sex, the warranted free from anything Injurious to the about Rector Ahiwardt's revelations concerning the furnishing to the Government by Ludwig, It appears that the similarly of the Dames circumstances alter cases, you know. Loewe & Co., Jewish firm, of guns of an inferior between the i-fated attache to the Japanese cular case seems to have given rise in the Proprietors solicit sufferers to give it a trial zo character, there is reason to belleye that they Legatton in Soul, who was drowned in the Japanese vernacular press to the stupid yarn test its value. have made a great stir in high quarters. Copies wrecked Ideas &far, and the highly respected about the amartness of a Japanese captain, who,
THOUSANDS OF TESTIMONIALS. of the pamphlet have been sent to the Emperor, Japanese Consul at our port, Mr. Hayashi, has not having been able to oblala, bis mipulated the Minister of War and other prominent led to the chronous supposition that the latter charter, money from the Koreans, had taken the Clarke's Blook Mixture is sold in Botties 28. but as many clasbing interes's are involved that known that he is appointed to Shinghal on of the Rising Sun with sufficient cargo to cover quantity 11-sufficient to affect a permanent J MADRID, April 14th It is not possible to say whether the writer of the well-earned promotion. Mr. Hayashi is certainly his expenses, and to pay his freight,
catre in the great majority of long standing Cares, The anarchista
Ako steamship Hasling, now lu port, has about by all Chemists and Patent Medicine, Vendors period of loactivity pamphlet or the persons whom he attanks will out of the most deserving gentlemen of the
Japanese Consular Service that have ever boen 6,000 packages Shanghai cargo for Tientals on throughout the world. Proprietors, the Lincola stated up again yesterday. While the Holy be sacrificed, Thursday procession was moving through the Ar other partial ministerial cris's is expected stationed in this place. However, he will prob board, and is calling here only in yours and ess and Midland Counties Drug Company, Lincoln, streets of Call and the crowds ea efther side here, at the position of Herr von Merr as Mia sbly not proceed to Shanghal until he has been Cheloo Plucky Captain Patterson, her jallant England. Trade Mark Blood Mixture. were bowing reverently as the holy emblems ister of the Interior is
relieved by his sucesssor, the present - Japanese commander, although, he had never been: compromised puted,
1, two bombs were thrown Isto the midst
BANAAN, MVIENNA, Apr
Conmal in Cheloo file now the Consul 11 Chemulpo before, did not hesitate a minute to of the procession. The people fed with terror in As epidemic of black mallpos ir raging in away with the gunbaat Maya-Kan to the scens have his clipper taken into the inner harbour, every direction. A zomber of the processionists Poland, especially on the Galician froutler. The of the loss of the Idemme, the other two cabin when he be advisable of doing over has see that they get the genuine article. Worthless,
From Soul-I learn that a fine clock tower LONDON, April 13th. were injured by the explosions which followed, disease is very virulent, the most of these passengers drowned in that steamer, were Dr.
Malw.ki and an officer of the Maya-Kas the been built in the King's palace ground. A litle imitations are sometimes palmed all be impe A dispatch to the Standard: from. Freetown, though, fortunately, no Ilves were last. In the attacked dyleg on the third day delen bin Doctor was on his way to Germany, intending" "bird from the same capital, whispered foto mine i cipled, vendérsätalhes, words: “Lincoln and}; West Africa, says Messenges from King confusing the miscreants escaped. Samadu report that the French expedition war There have been many arrests made in A Rib Janelio dispatch states that twenty to finish bis professional education by a course car that an important change will take place
Englandag-ara/engraved on the Government
· repulsed near., Kairawang; and, four, Trench; and Valencis in connection with recent dynamite † eight Radicals who were supposed so have of studies at the University of Leipsaste shortly at the head; quarters of the Stamp/% and 5.1" Clarke's:/World-famad. Blood. officers and eighty-one pattys soldiers wwe plocidad participated in the recent disturbances have been her what I had nocalom to wate the other Administration. Our crops are looking very taken prisoners, as French lowon be awaiting The ascelles continue to receive letters exiled from the province of Amazonas. Eghteen | day on the subject of the rowdy slemant amongst promising, and business is showing up Only: Mixture blown in the Bottle, without which
brentoning: to his them and destroy their others are imprisonedi
OUT: SPANISH" population, it is now my
a mañ÷Gf-Way is ju port at present the Chinese i none are pancias. #wenforcements before tesiring thể stjouka?
ritis, these miserable and shuttered creatures only average a shade over 6 ft high, they have huge chest capacity, they are big-boned, muscular and powerful. Nothing could so clearly · The investiture of the Khedive took place with show to the British, public the sad effects of dus ceremony to-day at the palace in the pres A whole Indian race given over from time ence of British and Egyptian troops. The fir- immemorial to the moderate use of oplam than man of inventiiure was read by the Turkish exhibit on the platform of Exeter Hall special envoy, and this was followed by military company of Singapore Sikh police, or to march a salvies and the firing of cannon, amidst the brigade of Sikh Infantry long the Strand. The
plaudits of the multitude. The city is decorated physical and intellectual superiority of the and the day le observed as a
to
ordinary beer-swilling London 'Arry, or even of will be a grand illumination today, There-persons; and an inquiry has been instiinted. gentleman had been lost in the Idesnic, it being law into his own hands, departing to the landod each, and in cases, containing six times the
the tea-imbibing Ant-Oplum agitationist, would be triumphadily manifested, and the holy cause. of coining home-grown winus out of foreign people's sacrifices would go swelling on to final and glorious triumph, Frecisely,
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Purchasers of Clarke's Blood Mixtira should
and Counties Drug Company, Lincoln,