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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1894.
houses, Nos. 134 and 138. Arrived on the scese there is no doubt as to serious disturbances the Brigade quickly attached hoses to the having occurred The detalled account which bydrants in the ne gl bourhood, but all to no WO FO now enabled to publish ought to purpose, for not a drop of water was zu»i!«ble. make the authorities ashamed cf their the mains being as day as the daverts of Arabla, | ridicious stupidity_in_frying_lo
mother And lttle wonder, since Tytam reservoirts rapidly Jourallatte enterprise. Even without definhe assuming the appearance of a parched pea, neces-information from any other source, it would to read between the sitating an official wetification to the effect that be ufficiently easy the community will be supplied with water nesil Reater's telegram, published on Tuca between the hours of 5 and oa.m. only. Under der, hat "the Spanish Government is sending the circumstances the Brigade was rendered an additonal troops to the Philippines owing to atterly impotent body, unable to do anything to throsened disturbances among the natives." check the ravages of the fire fiend. It never Of carse, this cannot be a slight affair, auch an accurred to those in command to make sea water the fighting in Mindanao has been reported to their first resource instead of the fast; this has be; there, according to official reports, the been suggested times out of number, without Spatuh garrison made a reid on some un effect. Fortunately there was no wind subted natives, gained a victory, and that prevalling last sight and the conflagration was all that happened. Palpably this is therefore sprend slower than might have noting to justify the dispatch of reinforcements been expected for upwards of half an hour. from Spain which must have been asked for by Then a slight supply of water made its appearance telgraph, as no trouble at all had been reported
unli within the past few days.
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BANK OF CHINA, JAPAN AND
STRAITS.
The fourth annual general meeting of the Bank of Chios, Japan and the Straits (Limited), was held on 26th February at Cannon-street Hotel, E.C., Mr. William Keswick presided. The Secretary (Mr. C. H. Campbell) having read
the notice convéning the meeting.
AN OLD MAN'S DARLING.
The skipper of the Mahins was such a deat old man. Bright, English-red face, merrily laughing eyes of deepest blue, enshrined in a 6 of heart 20 summers. He came to Apis from map of silvery-white hair; age of body perhaps Houolalo to try and tell a cargo of Puget Sound lumber, accordeons, and J.D.K.Z. glo.
E: '-day's Adber isements,
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VICTORIA PRIORY,
REGULAR MEETING of the Victoria Priory will be held T US EVENING, the Brethren are cordially invited to attend, 5th April, at 8.30 for go'clock precisely. Visiting
Hongkong, 5th April. 1804
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little Mission Church on the bank of the Vasi
A religious storekeeper brought him to the
gago, one Sunday. The women looked with pleasant smiles at the barly figure of the gay hearted old mariner; the men with intense admiration at the pretty girl who nestled beside blm-his wife, a native of the Hawaiian Islands. Such a lovely little straight nose. sf, kissable mouth, and dark, melting eyes. He looked like she like an equatorial Madonna with fluffy hairT DOLLARS Curtent in the Colony. And a Christianised double of roving Bally Heves
and grey kid gloves.
"How sweetly happy she looks!" sighfully salda pretty white lady. "I'm sure he must be loveable old man." (Yet the bad a husband, and plenty of servants-jast as pretty as the old captain'u. wife). However, she took the Hawaiian angel home to
NB-It' the custom for
GOVERNMENT BILLS.
for SPECIE MEXICAN
welghing 7.1.7, in Exchange for Sterling Bills dawnst to dve« si-ht on the Lords Commis sioners of Her Majesty's Treasury. London, will be received by the Chief Paymaster Army Pay Department, until 10 30 A.M. on TUESDAY, the reth April 1994.
The Tenders to state the total amount required each Bill should he draws, but no Bills will be issued for sums less than gira.
the Tytam mains, under present etreum-with = great Hourish of trumpets; the proTIQ Gnance going, costrary to the official direcțian belleve, all our present misfortunes, and in time | married white women to sigh ta Polynesia (in Pounds Sterling) and the amount for which
compar les as well.
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and the work of combating the flames commenced, but fully an hour elapsed, after the first alarm. before there was anything like supply of water adequate to the exigencies of the pumped up by the floating fire-engine, enabled the energeita firemen to commence the work of extinguishing the blaze in real exrues!
stances, proving utterly useless in such an emergency. We are informed that the authorities atizibule the startling feebleness of the Tytam supply to large number of taps in private residences belag turned on, with a view to obtaining water for baths and cooking pur- poses at the earliest possible moment in the Another correspondent gives further very later moning, and that therefore the pressure was esting details, but cannot vouch for the accuracy materially lessened. Bat this is a very lame ex- of the later events recorded; however, in view cuse Indeed - what we would like to know is why of what we have gathered from other sources, on earth the doning fire-engine, whose supply as stated above, it seems quite safe to give full of salt-water from the bashoor is absolutely publicity to the story, for whatever it may be Inexhaustible, is no, during the dy season worth it is at any rate in substance corrobor- at any rate, made the mainstay of the Brigade ?ated on Indisputable authority. It appears that Had strain been kept up in the floating the former Saltan, Haroon-al-Raschid, was engine the fresh water need never have been called on by the Spaniards to pay them tribute, used, for gand supply of water would have hy levying a poll-tax. (Even in Luzon there are bern available at once and a great deal of still wild tribes in the bills and jungles who have properly, now alterly destroyed, would have
never yet submitted to the supposed suzerainty been saved. We are willing to give Mr. J. W. | of Spain so far as to pay anything; and in the Kis ghoin, foreman T. Campbell and those who southern islands there are very few indeed who wirked under them, dun crèdit for the amaitness pay. The Sonicos never did regularly.) Haroun they di played when once their craft was in said the thing could not be done; his people working order, but it seems suicidal folly to moar would never tolerate any such attempt, and he the flosting engine over at Kowloon when the dare not try. Accordingly the Spaniards water supply to the city is cut off, and no better removed him to Palawan, where he bad picof of short-slehtedress can be desired than originally been Viceroy; and Amir-al-Kirim, the disastrous effects of last night's conflagration, righilol heir to the Sultanate of Sooloo, was put resulting inthe anathilation ofseven large business in his place, undertaking to collect the poll-tax, houses and their contents and the partial des- This was the aisle over which the Spaniards truc lon of three other houses, involving great made so much fuss, about Christmas-time, anti- loss to prope ly owners and several insurance cipating that Jole would at once become a li- abiding and tax-paying province, instead of a The fire, as above stated, ori Inated in No. 136 nest of untamed pirates. Amir-al-Kirim, how Borim Strand West, and spread to the ever, was a sensible man, who realised that the adjoining houses Nos. 14 and 138; the flames world is made up of possibili les and impossibl then get firma hold of Nos. 371, 373 and 375 Hties, and that it was one of the latter that he Queen's Road Central, which were back-to-back was pledged to tackle. On taking office, be with the Bonham St and beuse, first ignited, went up-country (the Spaniards being only and were quickly enveloped in flames. No, in a garrison on the coast) and convened a 377 Qurer's Read Central and Nos, 69 and 379 corroboras of his loving and loyal subjects, were also partlely gutted before the fire was He then put the case straight before them brught, under control, little before 11 p.m.clther to submit completely and pay taxes, or No. 134 was a godown containing a large to defy the power of Spain; no medium course quinty of gli se: g. very valuable commo:lity. nor any other policy could be adopted, and Locd insurance offices have been very hard whatever they wished, he would help them and bit by this, fire. Mess Slemsen & Co. were stand by them through thick and thin. He left Interested in the hose in which the fire originated the decision entirely to them, he gave them no to the extent of $6,000, while Mesars Schellbany advice one way or the other, not even a hint of & Co. had a line of $1,000 as the contents of his own opinions; they simply had to say "Yes" the second floor, and Mesrs. Kruse & Co. or "No." The Sooloos unanimously declared $4003 on the costerts of the top for. The for war to the knife, and Amir-al-Kitim led them contents of No. 375 Queen's Road Central were out on the war.path down to the coast. insured with Metsis. Stemssen & Co. for $5,000 Thus far the facts are substantiated from three and No. 3g in the same sticct with the same or four ladependent acurces, Including the firm for 35.500 The other houses and their Spanish officers at headquarters in Manila; but conten's were also underwritten with Germin from this point onwards no information is to be firms, but to what ex eat we have not yet been obtained except from native sources. The Sooloo able in ascretain, but the full amount of the risks story le that the Amir and his men went in s must be very considerable. The total damage body, peaceably to all appearances, to the fort at by fire and water cannot be far short of two Jolo town, called by the asiivee Tlang-gi, the only hundred thousand dollars,
town of importance in the Sooloo archipelago, The commander refused to admit so many natives all at once, but as they said they bad come to pay the tribute each for himself, the gates were opened and they were allowed to enter; the Governor of the place turning out in state to for Spain. (Under the former Governor, Arolas, By natives coming to pay tribute had to stay outside the gate, and no crowd would ever have been admitted, under any pretext.) Amir-al-Kirim at once eat the Governor down, and at that signal the wild warriors of the jungle simply broke loose on a wholesale amot, slaughtering the whole of the ganiton except a few who escaped to what is described as an underground part of the fortress-possibly a sunk battery. The town is said to have been burnt and the whole place to have fallen Into the hands of the natives, of whom 150 or 160 were killed in the fight.
Mr. D. McLean igconded, Mr. Adam asked why the names of the Hong, kong and Shanghal commitien were omitted from the report.
dinner,
At ten next morning the Makina hove short; waiting for the captain to come aboard. He came joyously drunk. "Heave up, Growler " he said to the mate.
"Bat Nia isn't aboard, sir,”
The Tenders to be in duplicate, and in sealed covers addressed to the Chief Paymaster, Army Pay Department, and endorsed "Tenders for Government Bills,”
The right to accept or reject any or all of the Tenders is reserved.
WILLIAM L. BARR, Chief Faymaster, China.
Her Majesty's Treasury Office,
Queen's Road, Hongkong, 5th April, 1894.
SHANGHAI RACES.
ETURN
F438
The Chairman stated that when the bank opened as an exchange bank in the East, and Look here, Growler" (with dignity), "you when they gave up all such business as was-just-do-(hic)-a-tell-you. My wife's connected with the Trust and Loan Company, all right. Spent the eveningsh with Mr. and they deemed it advisable that they should not Mr. Promished be aboard ten, sharp. bave local committees, as many of the gentie. Tan't here. If she ain't aboard before we-(hir) men who were on the committees of this bank get out of the parbage she'll have to wait in RN TICKETS, FIRST SALOON were also associated with other banks. It was Samoa til I come back. Get the ship out o' therefore decided to have managers in the this—(bic)-Growler. I must go and lay down East, and at home, the board of directors. | a birt He should have mentioned also that, with a view to having matters for the future ander more rigid control, and be boped profitable working, they have brought Mt. Payn from India, where be bad been in charge of the branches, and in whom the board had great confidence, and have appointed him the chief manager In London.
Mr. B. Fleming, asked the chairman Hibe report was true that he and Mr. McLean had resolved to leave the board of the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank and to stick to the Chica Bank. He thought some defialte announcement should be made to the shareholders,
"All right, sir. But here's Mr. -------'s boat coming of now. Shall I heave her to outside ?"
"Who else is in the boat ?" "Only Mr.- "Ah #
"It's no use, Nis, we can't catch her," said the Hawaiian angel's companion. "He must be drank. And you'll get wet through, pet."
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He slowed the bost round, the crew set the
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The Chairman: The position is simply this: | sail, and headed for the shore. that when the Bank of Chlua undertook exchange operations and became a bank in the proper sense of the term, it was deemed advisable that Mr. McLean and myself should not act in the double capacity of representing both banks. We have not officially resigned, do not intend to attend, the meetings of the but we have not attended and, for the present, committee of the Hongkong and Shanghal Bask. That is our position, and we bone to make this bank the success we anticipated when it was initiated. (Applatne.)
Mrs.promized to treat her like a sister.
from the good old man:→
A few months afterwards Mrgo1 a letter
than last year, the directors having taken lets than half the former fees. Deposit expenses, interest on fired deposits &c., are selfexplanatory. Os the credit side, the gross profits are £110,851. Ics. 16.-la itself not an unsatisfactory num of met gain, and the necessity for meeting but, still, there is out of it only £18,389 174. 79. ascertained loan through exchange 80,610, 101. 98, and other losses, provision for had dabis, and the depreciation in Investments elsewhere than fu the East, £56,534. 18. 7d., culminates in a total loss of £116,753—a most disappolating The Chairman said: Gentlemen, the report result. There are statements, which will be which, with your permission, we will take as found at the office for the perusal of shareholders read, the board has endeavoured to make full who desire to inspect them, giving details of and clear as gards the bank's position, and which the publication would be nausdal, and you will readily anderstand how great is the need not assure all who are interested in the bank of the desire of the board to give them directors' disappointment and unfeigned their
every information in its power. We trust we regret to have to submit to you such unsatis factory results of the year's business. Probably are now seeing things in their worst aspect. tatay has gone in the sphere of the bank's longer in silver, and, certainly, as we reailse everyone present is aware haw adversely every- Surely, this sagging will not continue much Jar to formant states that it was comparatively operations how sliver has fallen in value, and investments, advances, and mortgage securities will knewa in Maniis last week that the whole exchange fluctuated and declined under expo of the Trust and Loan Company period, and native population of the Scelos islands, headedimental and dangerous currency legislation in get our finances late the liquid and available by the Sultan, had taken arms against the Span- Indis, and how securities have consequently shape of the Eastern banks generally, we lards, and threatened to exterminate them. The depreciated. To these causes, and, daubi-shall, there is every reason to belleve, share
errors of judgment also, present Sultan was only installed two or three less, to
the to their prosperity, for the trade will not months ago, by the Captain-General himself, results are to be attributed; but you will be extinguished and banks rendered super- perceive that, with the whole course of Indian four. With care we shall overcome, I Sultan was not so popular with the nativer, nor was he greatly liked by the Spaniards. His And expectation, with erratic counsels and unde- retries our position and. I hope, prosper. I successor was expected to be able to please both, cided action on the part of the Government, it now beg to propose: That the annual state- though some doubted his fidelity to the foreign has been next to lempossible, in doing anything, ment of accounts and balance-sheet, and the power; and now it is known that he has played or, indeed, in doing nothing, art to make report of the directors and auditors thereon, be,
mistakes. In illustration of this I might mention and are hereby adopted." (Applause.) double" and defied the Manila Government.
that the bank, with a view to safeguarding te position in exchange when the closing of the Indian mints was apparently decided upon, took an Interest in rupee paper equal to its funda regarded as Indian capital, and seemed likely by the operation to cover the loss in exchange which the alteration implied, when, again suddenly, the policy of the Government was shaken, and this led to a loss of about Lagoo, instead of an almost realised handsome profit. In other ways, too, as the unexpected has happened, losses have occurred through the lock-up of funds invested and advanced when the bank was a trust and loan company, and, not belog able to realise such funds or to release advances and mortgages, the exchange losses, even when foreseen, could not be provided agalest. To none of you, I think, can the full significance of these facts be otherwise than plain. But the board is steadily, persistently, and with salis factory success, proceeding with the careful realisation of all assets that can be dealt with, and I hope it will reassure shareholders and give full confidence to depositors to know that our present liquid assets, or securities that can Immediately be made quite liquid, are nearly equal to paying off every penny of our deposits falling due up to the end of 1995, and that the hoard does not hesitate in regarding it as certain that deposits falling to be paid throughout 1896 and 1897 will be amply provided for by the repayment of advances and the favourable realisation of seculties over so considerable an intervening pealed. I should not emit to men ion that the bank's abilities are only those to its depositors-its acceptances barely exceed £10,000, and are against undoubted security Much prudence of management in the realisation of assets is certainly called for, and indeed, in the liquidation of all outstandings; but there is not, necessarlly, cause for anxiely in the situation, which, the beard believes, will gradually improve. I will now refer to the balance-sheet and go through the statement, with a low to making clear anything that may appear obscure is the entries. Under the heading of capital you will are that the amount called up is 6449.718. 15%. Of that amount 10s. per sbare is not yet due. Of the instalments which are due there is at the present time outstanding £43.720. 15t, and the greater portion of that is wing by the Chinese shareholders. Of course, there has not yet been time to hear bow the second call is being met, bot, considering the favourable way in which the first portion of the call was met, except by the Chinese shareholders, I think when we do get our advices we shall find that the sum already collected is greater than the sum I have named. With the Chinese in Shanghat we have had difficulties, and I should mention that we have call The Chinese shareholders are men of substance. We were careful that we made no transfers to men who were not solvent, and we bave every reason to belleve that when they are convinced that the call is rightly made, and ought to be paid, it will be met. I should men- tion, too, that we took the precaution to have from the Chinese shareholders, that they could talve question that they did not under- land the liability attached to the shares a paper signed in this form, in Chinese as well as English: I hereby request you to register me as the holder af--ordinary shares of the Bank of China, Japan and the Straits, Limited, transferred "Now, if all this is oat true, It does great credit
to me; and, in consideration of your doing so, to somebody's inventive powers; but it is a
I agree to pay the calls in respect of a wonderfully circumstantial tale. For instance, moneys unpaid on the said shares at the timer the statement as to 150 or 160 Soeloos being and places appointed by the directors, pursuant
killed hat, as Pooh-Bah says, "an air of
to the articles of association; and farther agree verisimilitude." That the Sonicos have revolted that all questions between as and the bank thall is established beyond a doubt, and the total be decided in accordance with the law of Eng. silence of the Bianlia papers, coupled with land." From our Chinese shareholders we have Reuter's startling, telegram, looks as if the revolta document of that nature, which I think will be has been very serious. It the massacre did take curely convincing in any court, and we bare place as stated, it means over 1,000 persons no doubt about the result of our application to killed on the side of law and order."
the Chinese court to enforce payment. The next item is fixed deposits and current accounts, | £1,334 898, 65. 3d. Of these about £74 500 aré in silver, and, as stated by me in my earlier remarks, they fall due over an extended period BATION, were assembled in front of the
only ending in 1897, although darlag 1896 the ffold, in full-dresa uniform with bayonets j
amount to be repaid, as maiters now stand, will they are said to be men of turbulent disposition, friends of Abdellah Khan, and in fact five of from Mendlies, March 18th.-To Yokohama: security, and amesst to only 22,327. 13. Loans Per Messageries Maritimes steamer Natal, be large. Bills payable are acceptances against them hail from the same village as he, so that Miss Burton, Mr. Innes, Mr. Dawson. To and London bankers' acceptances stand at their attendance must have been thought Shanghai: Mr., Mr. and Miss Gordon, Mr. 171,671. 8. These were only temporary, and advitable from a disciplinary point of view. H. M. Boris, Mr. William White. To Hong- have practically ceased. Other abilities, These spectators frequently joined in the kong; Mr. and Mrs. Saunders, Miss Andrews,
£1,463,214, 14%, 4d, are, an I explained last year, responses to the pilest's prayers, which added to
Per Messageries Maritimes steamer Mal- in a great measure made up of cross entries the impressiveness of the scene.
bourne, from Martellier, April 1st-To Stang-required by the exigencies of book-keeping, and hai: Lady Steb, Mr. Che and Dr. Chao, in some measure due to the closing of our books in the East on October 310h, while in London we close on December 31st. The entries, by such an arrangement, look large but they have equivalents on the other side. Turning now to the credit side, there is the item, cash in band, £65,343, 318. 6d,, || a second Chamber," but that does not call for comment. The entry Indian Goverement Rupee Paper explains itself. These were remittances on the way to and in India, not only an October 3rat, but in transit
EXECUTION OF THE KOWLOON MURDERER.
The resolution was then put and carried, with one dissentient.
On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. E. Iveson, Messrs. D. McLean and H. D. Stewart were re-electaă directors,
Messrs. Turquand, Youngs, Bishop and Clarke having been reappointed auditors, a vote of
banks was given to the chairman and board.
The Chairman briefly acknowledged the compliment, and the proceedings terminated, Z, C. Express.
San Francisco, June 10th, 188–, Dest Sorry I couldn't wall-breeze'too stiff and I was drunk Nis would have been mad. Please send it me by Oppermann, of the Montiara; he knows me. I won't come back to Apla; I lost money over that dmber. Nia is all right. I told Oppermann about her, so if she wants to get back to Oth¤ you can take her to bim. Copra has gone down $7 a ton here, Tell Nia I hope she didn't get wet-Yours fraternally,
Trams——
"Tala Mon!" in Sydney Bulletin.
How to gain Flesh and Sirengib.-Take after each meal about a tablespoonful of Scott's
Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypophos- prites. It is almost as palatable as milk and easily digested. The rapidity with which dell cate children and sickly people suffering from weakness and wasting disease improve and thrive upon this dist is truly marvellons. As a remedy for Consumption and Throat Affections and Bronchilis it is unequalled by any other preparation in the world. Any Chemist can in Hongkong and Cblus-Advt.
on and after this date by the Steamers of the andermentioned Lines, available for one month from date of issue.
FARE....
$60.
H. H. JOSEPH, Superintendent, P. & O. S. N. Ca,
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent, M. M. Co. Hongkong, 5th April, 1894.
1437 THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA, VIA AMOY. THE Company's Steamship
"ESMERALDA,"
Captain G. A. Tayler, will be despatched for the above Forts on SATURDAY, the 7th Instant, at
P.M.
This Steamer, has Superior Accommodation
Light.
for Passengers and is fitted with the Electric
For Freight or Passage, amply to
SHEWAN & Co.,
General Managers, Hanokono, 5th April, 1804.
[436 DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP.COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUÍ, THE Company's Steamship
"FORMOSA," Captate Hall, will be despatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the 8th instant, at Day. lgbt.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIX & Co. General Managers. Fongkong, 5th April, 1894.
[439
"SHELL" LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR LONDON AND ROTTERDAM. THE Steamship
TH
Abdullah Kasa, private in the Hongkong preside at the function, as it was such a triumph taken proceedings to enforce the collection of the Army Estimates in the House of Commons, sald supply it.-A.S. Watson & Co. (Limited), agents above Ports on or about the arth instant.
Regiment, who was convicted by the jury and sentenced to death by the Chief Justice at the last Criminal Sessions for the murder of Havildar Nur Mahomed, was led out from his cell this morning, at a quarter to six, to the scaffold erected by the P.W.D., in the site which has been usually chosen since executions came to be held In private-namely, in the compound of Victoria Gani, hetween the offices and the door of the gaol proper. The scaffold was put up in such way that the trap was liable to fall prematurely, at any moment; in fact, Capt. Lethbridge, governor of the gaol, while trying the platform. yesterday met with a serious accident through the lever not holding; he fell through to the ground some twenty test, laming his ankle badly and narrowly escaping more serious injury. The result was that the lever hid to be tied up with a piece of string unili the proper time- nest specimen of the P.W D, work.
When the condemned man was called, at 5 a.m., he seemed to have had a fair oight' sleep, and was perfectly steady, but very quiet, He was accompanied from the cell to the scaffold by Mahomed Akbar Khan, priest of the mosque, who prayed continuously for the doomed man, and the latter gave the "responses" in a firm voice. Thirty men of the Hongkong Regiment, by special request of the
PICES.
PASSENGERS BOOKED FOR THE FAR EAST,
LATE TELEGRAMS.
LONDON, March 17th. Mr. Campbell Bannerman in moving the that recrubing had been excellent, and that all the ranks were full Regarding cardite, he said that it gave universal satisfaction. The work- men in Government factories had met the In CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL troduction of the eight hours movement in the best spirit, and he was confident that there would be no loss from it. ~ Mr. Bannerman then said that, owing to the marvellous results of the Army Temperance Society in India, the Estimates would fnclude a vote in establish a similar society in Great Britain.
STATION,
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REGISTER.
5th April, 1894—At 4 pit.
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" March 18th, Lord Rosebery, speaking at Edinburgh yester. day, said that he was confident that the next elections would reduce the opposition to Home Rule, thereby convincing the Lords. He and that his statement made in the Lords on the 12th fngiant had been misread, and that what he said was that, in order to pass Home Rule, It must carry conviction to the heart of England. He ridiculed the idea that the passago of mea. sures affecting the Kingdom was dependent on the English vole, and said the House of Lords Halphoogw War a danger to the State, bot that the Governo.... meat was impotent without the people.
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PARIS, March 18th.' Notwithstanding M, Ferier having urged the adoption of the credit for the creation of Colonial Ministry, the Senate has reserved its decision is the matter, and has adjourned for a week. M. Patier declared that he was unable to Serate has been summoned for to-morrow, The Nara retain office without a vote of confidence. The Chamber of Deputies adopted the credit.
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At the monster labour meeting held in Hyder Faik yesterday to protest against the rejection by the Lords of the Employers' Liability EUL, over one hundred speakers, including, several members of the House of Commons, were present. Mr. John Burns urged that it was useless to try to mend the House of Lords; it must be abolished, "We won't," he said, "have
The divorce between King Milan and Queen Nathalie has been annuliad, and the Queen
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In the absence of Capt, Lethbridge (owing to the accident above recorded) the Warden,
Per P. & O. steamer Victoria, from London, Mr. J. Jones, was la charge the executioner March and.To Kobes Miss Green, Miss Warder Bullock, who officiated at the last Skinner. To Shanghai: Mr. and Mrs, Duncas similar occasion in October, 1803. Besides Kay and two children, Miss Pauline Komm, these there were also present Dr. Lowson, Miss Anna Hols, Mr. Haga Linder, Mr. John acting superlatendent of the Government Civil Rinell, Mr. A.. Brown, Mr. E. White, Mr. A Hospital Inspector Hennessy, with a body of Donald, Mr. W. S. Campbell, Mr. A: Mackay. police; and one or two other officials, and the To Hongkong: Sergt. Jones, wife, and infant, All being ready, the white hood drawn down, Wood. From Colombo-To Shanghali Mir. Mr. Charles Laughton. To Manila: Mr. J. M. the man's hands and ankles pinioned, the last and Mrs. Rowe, prayer said, Dr. Lowson gave the word, and
Per P. & O, steamer Arcadia, from London, Bailock cut the cord holding the lever. The
fell at once, and the drop-7 . 10 In-March 16th-To Yokohama: Miss Stewart, broke the murderer's neck instantaneously. Dr. Miss H. Robinson, Miss Welt. To Kobe: Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Frankllo, To Shanghai; Mr. .Lowson in a few seconds pronounced ifia extinct, and Mrs. E. V. Calver and child, Rov. James 6965,204, 17%, show redaction during protective day of five per cent, is not sufficient Hongkong Observatory, 5th April, 1894.
Koers, Mr. N. MoTavish To Hongkong: Mr. and Mrs. Laurie, Mr. and Mrs. R. Allan, Miss Walkinshaw. From Brindisi-To Hongkong Mr. H. Tomkins.
PARIS, 19th March..
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"ELAX," Captain Daniels, will be despatched for the
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THE "BOKHARA" DISASTER. ·· FULL DESCRIPTIVE REPORT of the
"BOKHARA" DISASTER
With a Particulars, Reports of Interviews wlih_SURVIVORS, the Crulse of the Thaler, official reports of the Chief Officer, the Ancons and the Porpotts, the Mandë Court of INQUIRY and its FINDING, experiences of other Steamers in the same Typhoon, the Normand disaster, &c., &c.
5 19.45 Barometer pastendy. Gradients geodia but probably increasing for north-east whdi, Betamooth, Westber fair, og at night, Wladivostock reporte - Harbour com pletely of ice 1-Barometer reduced to level of the sex, la inches, tentha mad bandrečdas, "w**Temperature in the shade in degroom, $ah- to December 31st. The greater portion was the deficit in the Indian Badgat renders & recon
A special article in the Timer to-day says that balk Humidity la pacometiga, of matrikson, tha humidity of the anaturused with molatzen batig zoo, qmDirsozlan. unsold on that date 1 £63,000 in London was
of the wind to two polota, &-Force of the wind socording to Banker souls, dedesis of the weather, à Bína sky, i Detach meats in London, £30,257. 39, 116 all sound, House of Commons and the British nation to sot temporary and also promptly closed. Invest-sideration of the question of an import duty on
donda, a Teluing rain, / Yog, g Glossy, A Hall, 3 Lightning: cotton goods inevitable, and that it behoves the
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T, G, F100, First Anslation, the year of 305,541 and are belog gradually ground for condemning India to a deficit. and steadily liquidated. As mentioned In the loss, but with the securities all of a sound and report, were realisations forced there would be
improving character-Improvement in several Per Glen Live steamer Glenfruit, from Los cases having already taken place me look for don, February 27th-To Shanghai: Liesta sot anfavourable ultimate result, and, in the THE SPANIARDS IN SOOLOO, Callwall, RN, Mr. Carts, Mrs. Cords. Mr. meantime, we are receiving allroundInterest upon Richards, Mr. Barry, Mrs. Barry, Mins Barry. the advances somewhat la excess of the rate we By párate advices from Manila we have Per Canadian Pacific steamer Empress of are paying on deposlis. Bils receivable' and
LONDON, 30th March." oblaced clear confirmation of the remours India, from Vancouver, April 2nd.To Shang- other assets I have, already referred to in Mr. Howler, replying to Mr. Macfirlane in the previously reported, as to trouble in Sooloo for bali Mr. A. H. Heath, Mr. 1. F. Rodewald, connection with the counterpart entry "other Hose of Commons, said that an excias dely on Jolo, at the Spaniarde call 1). Owing to Mr. F. W. Styan, Mr. Hawes, Mr. Sinclair, Mr. Labilities." Theentry of deposit expenses explains, Indian cottons goode would remove any serious the rigorous etesorship exercised over the H. Crayon, Mr. C, Overbeck, Mr. A. 1. itself. As to profit and loss accounts objection to an import duty, and that, if tuch a press by the Sparlah Government, the Manila Rickarde, Mr. and Mrs. Kucdonald, To Hoog on the debit side the expanses of management proposal were received, Government would cares papers have never said a word about it but kong 1 Mr. A. J. H. Carlil
An inquest was beld during the day, and the usual verdict was returned. "The Mohammedan priests applied for permission to bury the body In their cemetery, and this being granted the Bartal took placa at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Perler had to say, voted by a large majorly the The Senate today, after hearing what M. credit for the creation of a Ministry for the Colonies, the Government promising that War; Justice, and Worship should still be controlled Sa by their respective Mfaistries.
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