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accidentally bare takon an overdosa. In his state might hava measured out one dose, forgotten that he had done so and poured A FULL report of the Gymkhana Meeting will out a cond. Had deceased taken the contente appear In our next lasue.
of the two battles (proced) there would certainly have been more distinct traces of the acid in bla stomach. I first saw the body at o'clock in the morning following his death. It thea presented appearances of prusale acid Estoning. From the state in which deceased's brain was, I should say he must have suffered from severe headache. It is not always caxy to accurately measure doses from such a drop gins the one'preduced.
We have decided to glee his Excellency the Governor a much needed rest until Monday,
It is said that India willione x's lion ropes
this year in her dealings with the Government in England through the fall in exchange.
W understand that the Gove, ament has decided to construct at an early date a road along the foreshore between Sam-sul-po and Tai-kok-toi.
Tik latest amour, without foundation rays the Pioneer, ls that Indian Mints will be re-opened to the colpage of silver at enhanced selgatorage.
A SECOND dividend of 44 cents per cent. In the estate of G. R. Stevens & Co. has been declared by the Official Receiver, Mr. C. F. A. Sangster.
WR are informed by the Agents of the Austrian Lloyd's S. N. Co. that the Company's steamer Marquis Bacquahem left Singai re yesterday
for this port.
IN the game of chess between the plague rad The people of Hongkong, bath the Bishop and Knight, roprer ning the letter, have proved worse than ureters.
Cook-Coffee all spoil, Sir.
Welt, send Philanthropist That's tes bad. it down to the Woltewash Bilgade, with my compliments.
THE Mission steam-launch Day Spring will call alongside vessels hoisting code pernant C, betwrep 9 and 10.30 .m, on Sunday, to convey men ashore to the 11 o'clock service, returning about 12.30 p.m.
THE "Shantire steamer Sishan wilved here this morning, zer a pod run un from Salgon, The Pakshan, which left Slgon heif sa bour before the Sisham, had not arrived here up to four o'check this fernoon.
THE P.&O. Co.'s Game: Ancona, of er having OUR NEW FACTORY Bebe Mrectory her damaged bulwarks reared, caused by the
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The purest ingredients only are used, and the utmost care and cleanliness are exercised in the manufacture throughout.
COAST PORT ORDERS, whenever practicable, are despatched by first steamer leaving after receipt of order. For COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empiles when received in good order,
-Counterfoil Order Books supplied an Applica-- tlon.
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SODA WATER
LEMONADE
POTASH WATER
SELTZER WATER
PURE TABLE WATER
LITHIA WATER.
SARSAPARILLA WATER
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GINGER ALE
GINGERADE.
recent typhoon on the 30th pite,, lei. Kowloɔn Whart al 6.30 tay night and proceded en her voyage to Yokohama via the usus! parts of call.
THE for annual general meeting of the Marine Offices' Association was to have been held last night, but as a quʻrám of members did not put in an appearance, the apnus réunion was postponed till next Tuesday evening, at q o'clock.
JOHN BEAUMONT, a private in the Shropshire Light Infantry, apperred in the Police Court before Mr. H. E. Wodehouse this moraleg, charged with having aulted cro'le at Hungham. After some evidence bad been taken, the furiber hearing of the ease was adjourae until Tuerday, the roth Inst.
IT will sur ise cur tea-hongs in Amoy to kora that their Ceylon rivals are attacking both the locel and Tamsul lest in the home-marketé or the pround that 7th places are plègue-spɔts and that the fragrant berb is put up in houses will where the disease is raging. This may falt business warfare, but to an outsider it Irks like as contemptible piece of malicious lylag and defamation as ever disgraced u Bitish merchent.
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THE Guthrie, which arrived here this morning from Sydney, vta Colonial ports, brought up the news that an epidemic of jungle-lever la deci- mating the population of Thursday Island. Two of the Guthrie's passengers, who went ashore at Thursday Island, were attacked by the fever, which developed on them two days after leaving. the port, and one of the Chinese members of the steamer's crew was taken nabore to the hospital- thle morning suffering severely from the disease,
CAPT, HASTINGS bad a very busy morning Magistracy, but there were few te Cases of note. A batch of eight gamblers, among whom were two coolies, à cook,
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A. Pi Nobts: I have heard decessed com- plota of headache. He and Mr. Allen, who is now suffering from the plague, were great friends, but I have no reason whateret for associating deceased's death with Allen's illness, From what I knew of Cox and all the surround age of the cist, I am of the opinion that his death was the result of an accident,
His Worship returned the following verdict: I find decence death was canied by an over- dose of prassic acid, self-administered, but whether the poison was taken intentionally or accidentally, there is no evidence to show. I further find that upon the night on which the poiada was taken deceased was sober,
THE PLAGUE IN HONGKONG.
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The plas ue is still with us, but happily, as the returns show, is not so much in evidence as formerly, and there would now appear to be ground far hope that it will be successfully months hence, provided stamped out a coupla the La-chi-kek pest-house is either a bolshed and and thoroughly disinfected or placed under com- petest European mausgement. We understand Mr. Hobros,
the Commissioner of Customs for Kowloon and District, is doing his utmost 10 bring the Chinese authertiles to a proper sense of their duty in this connectin, and that it is quite ca the cords that next week will see a vast improvement in the manageme t of the Lat-chi-kok hospital as well as in the burial of to dead.
According to the Water Pollce, who keep an eye on what trans; ires at Lal-chi-kok, there ar: now 70 patients ander treatment in the frontier hospital which has given sisa-to.so much heated discussion during the past week. It is, however, an open secret that the Lal-chi-kok autocrats stil objecttaburying victims of the plague in manner
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June 7th.
The Sutherland will suit has been amicably settled.
This was an action by the Duke of Sather- land to upset the will his father, the late Duke, on the ground that undue Influence was used to Induce him to leave all his property, excepilog the entailed estates, to bis second wife.
Sir Charles Tupper, High Commissioner for Canada to London, has written a letter to t newspaper on the subject of the propos Pacific cable. He maintalos that in the event of war the Pacific cable would possibly be of vital importance to the best interests of the Empire.
Sir John Pender, M.P., chairman of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, in replying to Sir Charles Tupper, tends that the existing cables follow the trade router, and can, therefore, be more easily protected.
Bishop Tucker, of Eastern Equatorial Africa, says that events will soon compel the construc. tlon of the proposed railway to Uganda. He thinks that the railway would be a means of safety of the British station of Victoria Nyanza. restraining the slave-fealers, and of securing the
Dr. Hoffkine of Pasteur's Institute, Paris, la at present visiting India, where be has inoculated 25 000 persons with cholera protective vacclse. The inoculation is reported to have been a remarkable success.
The coal miners on strike at Peoria, to the State of Illinois, America, to the number of 1,000, have exploded the local powder magazine.
They have also fought the non-union mes employed at the miner, killing two and Irjaring many others so seriously that their lives are despaired of
Lord Thurlow, a diretor of many companies, with head offices in Landon, has heen declared a bankrupt. His statement of affairs shows a deficiency of £400,010. The assets amount to £29.000. The bankrupt attributes bis fallure to losses on shares.
The larger mines in Pennsylvania have recom- mended operations with ron-union men, who are defended by cordons of police.
PARIS, June 9th. M. Dupay says that France, without deslidng to interfere with the rights of other nations on the Congo, is determined to protect her own.
The Temps Insinuates that the irritating con- duct of the Siamese is due to English intriguen, Ao anaechist plot has been discovered at Marseilles, having for lis object the blowing up of the Custom House, and six arrests have been made.
BERLIN, June gib.
The Emperor has been slightly indisposed. Count Caprivi han issued another clicolae to the Generals to command, urging them to suppress gambling and duelling.
The Samoan affair is being kept before the public by merchants and missionaries.
Prince Henry has stated at Kiel that provision will be made for a large lacrease of the German Navy.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jane gtb. The Czar is reported to be ill at case, and bas ordered the arrest of several old attendants, on suspicion of being connected with plots against his life.
Fresh petroleum springs have been tapped on the banks of the Casplan.
Severai Polish students have been arrested in Warsaw, for singing petrfótic songs.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jaar gth, Great activity is displayed at the fortification works on the Dardanelles.
It is believed that French and Russian influence is being used with the Sullan to demand the British evacuation of Egypt
LONDON, June 9th.
The Duke of Devonshire and several members of the Labour Conference, have issued a supple- mentary report proposing that trade mine masters and firms shall be registered as corposa tions, and be sued legally when disputes arise.
The race horse Pensioner which was favorile down dead in the race, and the post mortem for the Trafford Handicap at Manchester, fell
The owner has offered proved he was polsoned. £1.00 for conviction of the prisoney.
It has been ascertained that £15,000 in £5 notes have been forged in Germany and sent over to England
Lord Thurlow is a director of the Earlowie Thu Company, Limited (chairman); Great Eastern Leir, Limited (chaliman); Hind-in-Hand Fire and Life Insurance Selcty; Harvey Peak Consolidated Tin Company. Limited (chair- ma); Highland Railway Company; New- foundland and Canadian Exploration Trust, Limited (chaliman); Newfoundland Colonisa
Near Nenagh a number of men attacked and tion and Mining Company, Limited; and Sap kt led two farmers who had leased land formerly phires and Rubles of Siam, Limited (chair-held by eric.ed tenants. mar.]
June 8th. Turkey and Germany have formally protested
Britain and Belgium, by which the former leases a large area of territory in Equatorial Africa occupied by the late Emin Pasha,
The Conservatives are coqueting with the Labour party to anticipation of a dissolution,
which the dictates of common sense indicate as against the treaty entered into between Great ordudget is likely to be accepted by the
absolutely necessary under the circumstances.
The latest official returns are:-
From noon yesterday anill noon to-day ---
New Deaths Diach. Ram under
cured utavent CAN
Hospital ship Hygeia.... o Kennedy-town .................. Slaughter House.........
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A. M. Branch Hospital. 4 Private houses...........
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135
Total............ 11. Deaths from the outbreak (9th May) up to July 6th, noon, 2,293; grand total, 3,301.
From nose up to 4 p.m., to-day-At Tung Wah branch (including now only the Slaughter House) new caves wil, desthe since, wif; sent to Canton In janks, 13; total remaining under treatment at the Tung Wah branch 68.
NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.
Guthrie, Capt. P. T. Helms, from Sydney and The Eastern and Australian Co.'s steamship polio, arrived in harbour this morning. For the subjoined telegrams we are Indebted to our Colonial exchanger :--
LONDON, June 5th.
The miners on strike who have been creating so much trouble at Cripple Creek, Colorado, U.S, have succeed of the chief mining companies, president of one of the chief mining companies, and they are holding Lim as a hostage,
Other men of influence among the employers fest that they will be similarly seized.
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conference of members of the Radical party was opened to-day,
action of
One of the chief question's discussed was the reforms. It was urged by some of the sales of the House of Lords in dealing with speakers that the proper course was to abolish that Chamber. If that was not pracileable, then direct to the Crown after they had been blila rejected by the Lords.
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In the French Chamber of Deputies yesterday Hanotaux, Minister for Foreign Affaire, unid he had fafot med Great Britain that the treaty with Belgium was null and vold and a contraven- tion of the existing treaty. He added that the French Government bad already sent troops to defend the French posts on the Congo, and that reinforcements were to be despatched imme- diately.
announcement was received with cheers. M. Etlenné said it was impossible that France should always submit to aggression,
A meeting of the Colonial Party In the House of Commons was held to-day, at which Mr. J F. Hogan cubmitted his motion congratulating the colonies on the holding of the Federal Conference at Ottaw", and expressing approval of the appointment of the Earl of Jersey is the British delegate.
The motion was agreed to unsolmously. Sir Joha Hall, of New Zealand, who attended the meeting, said that the demand for preferential trade between Great Britain and her colonies was outside of practical politics. He denounced the death datles proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequr as similar to the taxes which lost the American colonies to England.
Mr. R. E. O'Connor, M.L.C., of New South Wales,
also addressed the meeting. He said that the colonies would owe the Colonist Party a debt of gratitude if they succeeded in either modifying or abollshing the proposed death daries, He regarded the appointment of the Earl of Jersey as British delegate to the Federal Conference as meking a new era in the relations between Great Britain and the colonies.
A terrible aster has occurred in Beltish Columble,
Forly of the
Redmond continues to denounce the Minist:y, and tells Irishmen that they have a better chance of obtaining Home Rule from the Conservatives than the Liberals.
The National Bank of Australasia to-day used Messrs. Meyer and Spoult, the London agents of Rochussen, of Melbourne, for £1,400 for dis- ex bills
of exchange.
The bills having eunting b afterwards been dishonoured, raised the question of the liability of agents failing to notify to their constituents that they were not liable for their colonial principals. The plaintiffs treated the defendants as the principals.
After
the evidence had been taken, and the involved argued, the case was tab- legal polots mitted to the jery, who, however, failed to agree upon a verdict.
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Mr. Meyer asked the Judge to return a verdict on the ground that the case was one
His Honor replied that he was unable to agree which did not require a jury. to the application, as the evidence which had been heard precluded his adopting that course. He suggested that a new trial should be held.
The Coolgardle Gold-mining Company, West Australia, has been registered with a capital of £55,909.
capital of the Great Boulder Gold-mining Company. Coolgardie, West Australia, has been under-written, Mr. David Murray, M.L.C. of South Australia, bas joined the London board of directors.
Applications have been received for the whole amount of the font per cent loan of £540,000 places upon the market by the West Australian Gay
Government.
In addressing a meeting of the) National Con- servative Union to-day, the Marquis 01 Salisbury referred to the Budget proposals of Sir Willam Vernon Harcourt, and sald that the death and succession duties were a
a rock of offence which would create the first serious difference between Great Britain and her Australian colonies.
Mr. Sullivan, an Indian planter, has obtained a divorce from his wife on the ground of sdal- tery, together with £3000 damages against the rister.
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Incensed at his speeches, a mob seized and tarred and feathered the doctor, who has now applied to Sh Julian Pauncefete, Bittish Amban sador at Washington, to procure an indemnity for the outrage from the United States Govern- ment.
The Daka of Westminster is selling large sections of his freehold properly in London, owing to the Badget increasing the texation on realty.
The death is announced to-day of the Right Rey, and Right Hon. Lord A. C Hervey, D.D., Bishop of Bath and Welle.
(The deceased prelate was born in 1808, and was the fourth son of the Marquis of Bristol. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, and ordained priest in 1832. He became rector of Ickworth the same year, and was also rector of Horning sheath in 1833. He was appointed Archdeacon of Sudbury in 1863, and was elevated to the episcopate in 1869. He received a handsome testimonial from the clergy In his diocere in connection with bfs Both birth- day. He celebrated bis golden wedding on July 30, 1889.]
Jane rith.
The first prosecution brought at the instance of the Anti-Gambling League was beard and decided in the police court to-day. The officers of the league fald an information against the leasees of the Northampton racecourse, but the magistrate, after hearing the evidence, dismissed
the cast.
The Labour Commisalan has submitted another report regarding ku irquiries late the cause of industrial disputes. The report is signed by the Duke of Devonshire and others, and suggrated that there should be provided a legal status for agreements entered into between trades unions and employers of labour.
June 12th
The cab strike in London has at length been settled. The dispute which was one between the drivers who hired the vehicles and the proprietess was referred to a board of arbitration for settlement of the rates of bire, which the drivers asserted were too high, The hoard bas now agreed upon a compromise settlen ent, which both parties to the sult have concurred in. The new rate fixes the price an average of 129. 31. per day for the best description of cab
The collision between British and French interests in Aftick, especially in the Congo region, is exciting much
attention In
ta political circles.
In the House of Commons last night Sir Edward Grey, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated hat the Foreign Office had Informed the French Government that Great Britain was ready to #range with France for a general review of all African questions at present awaiting sellement.
Jase 13th.
It is reported that the Pope will shortly insue an Encyclical, inviting the Anglican Prelates to recognise his jurisdiction,
The anti-gambling crusade in England is being continued vigorously, great meetings being held in London and the provinces.
ADELAIDE, June 14th.
The report of the official liquidator of the
Adelalde Federal Bank shows there is a sum to hand more than sufficient to pay 20s, in the pound to the local creditors.
BRISBANE, June 14th. Colonel E R. Diuty, C.M.G, has been ap pointed Commandant of the Queensland Defence Force (land) lo succession to Major-General Owca.
LONDON, June 16th, A-disastrous colliery explosion has occurred in Silizia, and it is feared that 200 men have lost their lives.
An anarchist plot to blow up the Capitol at Washington with draamlie has been discovered A terilic explosion, believed to have been caused with dynamite, occurred in Brussels, and one house was completely destroyed,
Jersey City, near New York, has been partially destroyed by fire ; 5,000 sheep were burned to death,
Heavy talas and floods to Hungary have done great damage to the wheat crops.
The steamship Ethiopia came into collision with an icebug in the Atlantic, and had * narrow escape from foundering,
June 17th,
Owing to the political deadlock, the New foundland Assembly did not pass the Revenue Act. The merchants and members, headed by the Speaker, desiring to protest egalost. the collection of duties without Parliamentary sanction, scized bonded goods, contending that they were not liable to Customs duties,
The police of Warsaw have discovered a secrek Nibilist printing office. In the stroggle to escapa
arrested.
carpenter, a izilor, and a bricklayer, were relieved the Government should obtulo power to remit Sutherland, that the Dowager Duchess of the co-respondent, Mt. Eardley Morion, a bar-three men were phot, and seven diners,
of some of their surplus cash. The first and second defendants, who were farther charged
Si • Chaile: Dilke, who to-k a prominent part
By the bursting of a storm-cloud the Fraser River became flooded and overdowed its banks, wrecking passenger train. demolishing a railway track, and completely passengers were drowned.
It is reported
step-mother of the present Doke,
and an annuity of £5,00 to receive £500,000, She originally claimed
med £1,500,000, The War Office
recepilon of frozen mution and at Gibraltar
in three months. completed in Dwight Whitney, Ph. D. LL.D., Litt. D., the The death is announced of Dr. William
celebrated American philologist, aged 67.
Mr. Sullivan totends to devote the award to making a provision for his wife, Manoa promis.
intention of entering Parliament,
with being the keepers of a common gambling in the proceedings, moved that the franchiseg stores for the Pects to have the reisigezat. } Ing to marry her immediately, and forego biu
bouse, were fined $15 each; while the brianco were let down with $2 fine. The placipals and most of the others "parted."
Targreen-eyed monster is anawerable for a lot ; it has even cut a deep gaab in the filendship once existing between Granny and the Smati In fact so jealous has the latter become of the Lady's superior position and Influence that it discards open and honest ciliciam in favour of contemp'ioly meso sod half-hidden insination
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The motion was cruted.
The Republican party in the United States are considering the question of the adoption of a bimetallic policy, with a reciprocal teriff to foreign Powers favouring the 'ree cotage of aliver.
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It fe reported that the Dake of Marlborough la about to murry Lean daughter of Mr. W. K. D'Arcy, a member of the London Board of the Mount › Gold-mlaing "ompany, Limited,
It is understood that the Imperial Government
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The Sulebarmis), 24, Nanking Road, Isla just about morily the source to which Monetary Union has been suggested; to clude Westminister Bank giving an emphatic
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to sumours as to lotended colonial loans.
Sir William Vernon-Harcourt, Chancellor of
The Washington correspondent of the Financial Nour says that the air agement of colonies stocks rose 5. upon the London and the British colonies, but to exclude Great Britain, Telegrams from New Volk repart farther deeds of violence by the stalkers. A bedy of Teco men, ent on strike at M'Keesport stormed the National Tube Works at the' place, in con. sequemen of the employment of non-unionists, "An Old Subsciitar" wrlies :-The duel In
The bolidings and plant were sc'sed by the which the Daily Prets and China Mail short-lkers, who are new pssassion and defy the band reporters are just cow indulging may be interesting enough to the combatante, and the 15 Gavernor bo
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It is reported that Mr. Dove, the loventor of
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Liga, an anarchist, fited a revolver at Signor Crispi, the Italian Fremier. He missed Signer Crispi, who thereupon jumped out of the carriage and arrested hiq" assailant. King Humbert visited Signor Crispi and congratulated him on bla ercaps.
The United Stater Senate has rejected an
amendment freeing from duty manufactured geefs, wholly or partly woollen,
BRISBANE, June 17th. Dr. Bancroft, died very suddenly on Saturday morning, 58 ago,
ADELAIDE, June 17th. News has been received in Adelaide of the death of Sir John Bray, the late Agent-General of South Australíu.
SYDNEY, June 17th. Sir Henry Paskus states that Sir Geo. Dibbs unification scheme can be dismissed an impos- able.
AUCKLAND, June 17th, Fieres gales and floods have been experienced in various parts of New Zealand, doing a large. amount of damage,
BRIBBANK, June 18th. Sir Thomas Mcftwraith continues to Improve in health, but is still very weak.
LONDON June 18th. The coal miners of the Hamilton district, in Scotland, to the number of 10,000, have resolved to strike's week konco.
June roth. have lustructed the Earl of Jersey, the British delegate to the Federal Conference at Ottawa, | to avoid any interference with the subject of the control of Samon or any kindred topics of inter- national importance, and to confius his attention to the Pacific cable, the extension of trade between the colonies, and matters affecting
Pall Mall Gosette, is an article on the Conference, says that as a former favour any proposal submitted on the Exchequer, says that he is willing to carefully behalf of that colony. The parar considers that consider the views of the colonies with respect it will be necessary to safeguard British lnterents to his proposed death dailes. He points out, at the conference, and advises the appointment however, that if any distinction is made between of additional British delegates. the colonies and
and foreign nations the tix will
The French Government are taking prompt become preferential in character.
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oppose the action of the British Govern. The proposed death duties were further ment in leasing from Belgium a vast territory in considered in the committed in the House of Equatorial Africa Commons last night,
The sum of 80,oco has been voted for the Bir W. Vernon Harcourt explaloed that be
in the defence of the French Congo first ste proposed to
tax property lo the colonies at fraatler. but it do:s not concern the generalabile e bullet-prest entrass which was recently unly
The French Government are also asking except in so far as it pins to the advica-submitted to severe teats wi ha bifactory reapite, precent subject to legacy and succession duties.
The Agents-General ofthe several colonies are Great Britals to delimit the boundary of Sierra. Professor Albert Dilley has written to the Press bility of the Government employing has and the secret of mannlaces to one of the shorthand writer to attend a "note" all Great Powers. Inquiries made show that the drafting memorial for presentation to the
Lone, the British colony on the West African stating that Sir William Vernon Harcourt's proceedings in the Legislative Council Chamber, purchase has not been made by the British Chancellor of the Exchequer next week, protest coast, and to settle the British claims on the language is likely to mislead colonists. The To depand, as the Government do:1, on new Government,
ing against property-owners being called upon Niger coast, t
Badget proposals extend probate duty to move paper for accurate reports of sprechee delivered The Pall Mall Gazitte states that Sir to pay death duties twice. The memorial con
In the French Chamber of Deputies yesterday, able property in the colonies, and imposes a new in the local Parliament is an indignified practice, William Vernon Hereurt's proposal to levy tends that such a cource is unfast, and to likely
sights in Africa, declared that Great Briisin had and it is possible that they may be regarded iliustrating the folly of the penny wise and aestate and succession duties on colonists withou! to Interfere with the investment of British capital, M. Deloncle, In the course of a ar sech on French Hability on colonista domiciled in Great Britain, pound foolish policy.
valserable points, and she would find it domiciled, gerous and revolutionary,
the colonies do not materially contribute towards the cost of the delence of the Empire, the Is the House of Commons Senor Marc:00, the manager of the Provincial memorial points out that Great Britain has never Edward Grey, Parliamentary Secretary of the Harcourt will not run the risk of provoking the
Festerday the
The Timer hopes that Sie William Vernon Bager eine Republic to an ulags, and il is sup naked the colonies to share the cost of the Foreign Office, dested that Tuchoy had protected colonies talde his blunders seriously, nies will Argentine le mining, are Imperial naval defence, posed that he has committed suicide. There
the Congo treaty, entered into between „decline tako The magisterial Inquiry Into thụ: circumstances
amount.
Great Britain and Belgium. “Turkey had, how. se sezlong deficiencies in his accounts,
The Times, commenting on Sir
George Dibbs attending the death of Mr H V. Cox wag, it is reported, to £150,000,
over, soked for an arogance that as alteration unification proposals, declares that the site of sumed this motelog before Mr. H. E. Wolchoose. Mr. H. H. Johnston, K.B., the Imperial Commilar of the London Chamber of Commerce would be made in the frontles, and that the the capital is the stumbling block, and says that commercial sights granted by the 1894 treaty the general question to hardly opportune for Dr. Jordan: I estiar d. In holding a po 1 | missioner, repu.is that the recent defeat of *Kr. Inglis, referring to trade disputes in would be retained.
Victoria. that colony belug pledged to reduced mortim examination on decrated. Ja my| Maker Jdra, the notorious slave-dealer, bra forza Austraila, said that the new unlopiste bad Sir Willis Corry, Bart, of the firm of James | rallway freights and cheap money to farmert. oploton death resulted from pussle acid
discredit on trade usionism, and that the P. Corry shipowners, London, has con- A
committee polsonlug. That cooel ston was strived at slavery in Nysussland. from the app teranca of the body, general con
In the French Chamber of Deputies yesterday gestion of the latestines and the ancil of p-seʼlo
oblalair their desires.
Mr. Inglis strongly urged merchants to com Vigilant. During the race the Santanita
ner of how coon death Intends to not to the old Fetch spilt, end not collided with the Valkyris, which sank in five the palton was taken, Decess d'so pesmit press to latcreens in pollies. He blow to secure a reaction of fieights.
*** Falso avseried that the Government would not
Sir John Colomb, in a letter in the pier, was slightly onderged, and there was a plean was
demands from the Imperial Government an distinct patch of chronic inflammation of the accept a ders from the Pope,
cepto de fin cricket elegan, which is at explicit sistement as to the scope of the Federal membrane of the bat. There were no trata
present visiting England, yananday defeated a Conference at Ortama, and su to the nature of of alcohol. The 1: could not buvo bizn
the authority given to the Earl of Jersey, the taken while dspoused was in a state of intoxica Marylabens Club alaven by 11 ruKLA,
Brillak delegate.
New York, June 9th,
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1894
TELEGRAMS.
THE KOREAN DIFFICULTY.
LONDON, July 6th,
Sir Edward Grey stated in the House of
the Commons that British Government bad addressed communications to China and Japan in the interest of peace, urging them to make every effort towards a filendly settlement.
YACHTING ON THE CLYDE. The Prince of Wales' yacht Britannia has won
DEATH OF MR. H. V. COX.
the 1szent of the Colon'sl Governmente la dan. in the colonies. In regard to the complaint that maible to dely other nations with impunity, † Great though they may never kavo visited
Mr. Jamer Inglis, M.P., chairman of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, addressed a
this mocaing.
America.
under Mafir Edwards, hen dealt x dea!h-blow to | bronquionium was now being revived, and sentados director of the Sydney Harbour | Gladstone to visit formed to invite Mr. the Clyde race, beating the American Fachteld. Could not fat roy of "lon"us to the M. Dupuy, the Fremier, samogincad thắt hé/h) Wisely using Parliament as a means of Coal Company, formed to work the. Cremorna |
minutes.
THE BRITISH PACIFIC CABLE. The Ottawa conference has endorsed the project of the British Cabia in the Pacific Ocean, and requests the Imperial Government to survey the route at the joint expanse of Great Britain, Canada and Australia.
quantity
tion. Am of the opinion that the inflammation It is reported that the New Australia colonisie of the brain, from which he was suffering, in Paraguay are beginning to prefer Central induced deceased to take prusald acid in uwvi | Kirign By the laggle of their setilamanj jo Peru. quantities nu a sedative, and it to possible botany i gurit
The cold stores and abajtolys at Jersey City, coal measures.
New Jersey, USA, have been destroyed by Mr. James Inglis, M.P., has succeeded in The Bank of Austraisals, the Bank of New
The damage is
is estimated at £400,000 u derwriting the Sydney Harbour Coal Company,
Bu the subscripilan lat for which is virtually.com South Wales, and the Union Bank have decided their on of exchange an the
bfile The Cear of Russia has appointed General colonies by one-half per pes), Taheravin to permanently sodirol the departe Her Majesty the Queen is about to pay a ment established is provide for his Majesty's vialz to the White Lodge at Richarand, the reeldenon of the Duke and Duchess of Tack, personal safety while invelling.
whare their daughter, the Duchess of York, staying, Her Majesty will remala there walik
A Dr. Atone, a British subject, resident in At Cripple Creak the strikers have laid down | Newport, Virginia, Amerion, has made himself theja armis to the cfyži power backed by MENtią." senspicuous by his denunciation of lynching. sar disekeloment of the Durden of YOW