SUMMER DRINKS.
FRUIT SYRUPS, In Bottles at 75 Cents.
ABRATED WATER S..
D. C. & Co.'s LIQUEUR AND OTHER WHISKIES.
CLARETS. MEDOC. Per Case, Pints...................... Per Case, Quals
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ST. GERMAIN,
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ST. ESTEPHE.
Per Care, Quarte$7.50
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1894.
Ir is reported that the steamer Feting, which has lately been flying the flag of the China Merchants' Co., has been chartered by the
the coal trade.
THE P. & D. S. N. Co.'s steamer Favs left Bombay for this port on the 14th lust,' THE July Criminal Sessions will be opened at ments on the calendar. to o'clock to-morrow morning with four indici-Mist Bassan Kalsha for six months, to run in
amusing medley of military songs which carded reach, we shall indeed have cause to conprpiniste for him an undeniable encore, Hò was quickly ourselves upon happy issue out of very followed by Mr. C. T. Robinson, who sing in “unpleasant difficulties, his usual inimitable style "They've all got 'eth,"
The Kempedy-town branch of the Alice and as an encore gave an exceedingly comical Memorie kospital will be closed at an early abine, his line of country lying rather TaxР. & O, S N. Co.'s steamer Malacca, from IA CHINAMAN who was yesterday sentenced to rendering of "J could do with a blu, which fairly edete, ab Ward is haprile now little ase for three
down the house. brought
The Green Lane plage decbfs in the colony. muller Chlum, arrived at London on the morning of the rogue and vagabond, banged himself with blu England" by Mr. Fitzmaurice ol, the mãi night a coolia was found dead on the
six week's Imprisonment with hard labour an a-or belt is als cell in Victoria Gaol this morning. Harvey, ASC Village Blacksmith" by M. succumbed to the plecat. Today the premises Undaunted "Simon the Colleres." by Sergeant epe of some premises In Wyndham Street, not "The King's Champion" by Mfr from the Ravine, and it is suppoerd ba afternoon.
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sooner the fact is realized and acted on A CHINESE gunboat ran into the British barque | An inquiry was opened by the Coroner this Bite, and a recitation by Mr. Gregson, of the in question were disinfected by the sankary
The Mitaal Bussan Kalaha's gramer Kumasaka Naval i Hospital, allclied loud and
ond and long-continued authorities.
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Contest at Pagoda Anchorage the other day, the latter lying at anchor. The barque's cargo will have to be discharged before the damages she sustalued can be properly renaleed.
A PUBLIC PARK in the centre of the Race- course in the latest boon which the Shanghal Manicipal Consell fatrad adding to the same. rous other privileges enjoyed by a rost forlate community. It is expected to be ready for opening at the New Year.
Intimations.
levelling an spturned road or paying a broken street. If the public employed Mr. H.P. Tooker as an orator or an ink-alinger, then possibly AKIN CRUICKSHANK & CO., LD., he would be more highly appreciated; but
unfortunately it le not in either of those cap VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
cities that this young genius is required
in the direction of road and
drain or shall maker, There is thing cestsin (and the by the Acting Director of Public Works the bester will it be for him and the public who ilk eventually pay dearly for the negll. gance of this costly Department), and it is that the majority of the roads on the island are at present in a most disgraceial condition,
dally going from bad to
Last ROTIC. weck a private citizen took the trouble to draw the attention of Mr. H. P. Tooker to this fact and pointed out to him the new districts, existing ..$5.50
311 the streets in the Eastern but instead of receiving thanks and having Ir Chinese reports are worthy of credence, LI his complaint at once attended to by the self- Hang-chang has ordered that no Japanese war- constituted Autocrat of the Roads and
( Civil | ships are to be allowed to pass Woolong, and Service courtesy--that party specially *leid bien. if any sza anchored in the Whangpon they are self out to
to be offensive, and succeeded in mak to be detained. This latter order, if given by
ridiculous himself 10g
and the laughingstock of any European Government, would be tanta- the commanity. For what are Mr. Tooker and
mount to a declaration of war. the other ornaments to this enormously expensive service paid? Is it not his duty, or rather that of examine the streets / Or are the boroughfares of the colony to be left demoralized until the rains and ordinary wear and tear of the traffic cause to be worn deep enough to take in not only the unwary pedestrian and the uncertain
ricksha bot even Carriage Fed
and pair? The insolent, off-band reply which Mr. Anthony Babington received from the Acting Director of Public Works would indicate that it are drilling incessantly, the forts are being was anybody's duty rather than that of this strengthened, the magazines filled with munitions ofwar, and the powder-mills and gronals kept well-paid official to attend to the condition of the at work night and day. It would certainly roads. How much longer will the ratepayers appear as if hina means to make up for lost tolerate these arrogant assumptions? Incom
time and be prepared for any emergency. petency, neglect, or an assumed superior know- ledge from a public servant are bad enough, THE band of the 1st Shropshire Light Infantry
Buch
shortcoming is will play the following programme at the Officers' supplemented by Imperit
erinence-ill-spelled and Mess, Murray Barracks, this evening, .com-
that the last mencing at 8 o'clock - at ongrammatical impertinence straw has surely been added to the taxpayer's burden. There is scarcely a roadway on the island but needs an immediate survey and repairs. Queen's Road contains more man-trapa
Its at the presco! moment than fall past the history, and its condilon is also that of wear and
and every shower of rain that falls add to ment it at once stirred up to something like
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
HONGKONG.
Hongkong, 14th July, 1894.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
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Mars, having been chartered by the Govrm-applause, the first part of the lengthy programitos meat, has been temporarily placed in command being brought to so uprossious conclusies by
of "Waiting."
From noon yesterday unifi moan to-day:-
New Deaths Disch. Rem rndar
of a Japanese, vice Capt. J. Will, who remains / Mr. Lewis' able render the first to appear Hospital ship Hygela... 0
nabore in the Co.'s employ until the expiry of the charter.
SARTAREZ KANN: a private in the Hongkong Regimest, committed suicide by abooting blm. well through the heart at the Kowloon Barracks last Sunday night. It is stated that the receipt of information that his wife had "sloped" with bis bitter enemy was the cause of the rash act. A post mortem examination was held yesterday,
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pra?" The next number on the programme was supplied by Mr. Malcolm Duncan, a débutant, whose rendering of "Up Comer Jones* elicited loud Applause. A prominent figure throughout the second as in the first part was, of course, Mr. C. T. Ro
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From noon, up to 5 p.m. today:-At Tusg
TRR correspondent of a vative paper, resident la för roars of laughter. The other items, contr! Houte) new case, t; death since, 11 sent to
Immediate sabordinates, to periodically Hongkong band, to wit Capt. Wallace, of the Japanese from repeating the French coup ator Cox were all enthusiastically
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WE are glad to learn that once well-known Chins Merchants' Co.'s sexier Fungshus, bas been decorated with a button by Li Hung-chang la recognition of his services in the late naval review. The great Viceroy siso gave a month's extra pay to all on board the Fungskun. RECENT advices from Nanking statethal prepara- tions for war are being actively carried on. The
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Selection........." A Galaty Girl "Skáṣay Joona. Polka..............Lneky Dog “........Docker.
Formosa), writes that the Governor of that laland has received special festructions to sea that the const is thoroughly fortified, so as to prevent the Foochow The forts have accordingly been strengthened, a number of large gons placed in position, and the troops considerably increased.
A CORRESPONDENT writes to us from Tokyo on the Toth inst."The was fever is strong here tow and nothing but a campaige to drive the Chinese out of Korea is talked about. Judging from what I have seen and heard, there declares war the country will rise to a man. In le no doubt in my mind that if the Government Tokyo especially fingofarm is rampant, and if the expected fight doesn't come off there will be great disappointment,"
thing
Worth baving bed by Messiz. T. Mitchell, Broad. Jarvis, Isbell, Martie, Bridgez, Wilson and recen and elicited so many demands for encores
that the worthy Chairman was unable to bring to a close a most enjoyable entertain
until midnight.
ment
During the evening sandwiches and refresh ments were handed round, and everything was done by the members of ibis young and deservedly popular club to make the entertain- meat one of the successes of the season.
A vote of thanks to the genful chairman, which followed by the singing of "Ged Save the Queen, was carried by acclamation and immediately brought one of the most convivial evenings spent in the Warrant Officers' Club to a sting con- clusion.
majority al our streets and roads. Every day THE Shanghai native papers say that the Chinese Formora soon. He has been excused by Impe. Surg.-Col. Preston and Sorg.-Capt. Westcott of
ACCORDING to the Shanghal moraling paper it now known that Nich, the ex-Tactal of Shanghal THE DOCTORS AND THE LAI-CHI- sed Judge-desigante of Chekling, has been
KOK PEST HOUSE. appolated Commissary-General. for the island of Formos, and the Nangyang. The first-
The following letter In reply to the special usmed post has been given by the Throne of the recommendation of Governor Shao of For-report supplied to the Hongkong Government by mowa, and the last named at the instance of the Dis. Harilgan and Cantile-which report, it is Nanking Viceroy. Nieh will probably visit only fair to mention, was practically endorsed by rial decree from going up for andlence at Peking the Army Staff Corps-peaks for itself:
Hongkong, 13th July, 1894. decreed that prisoners, when appearing as wit- nesses to the local law courts, will henceforth be permitted to wear private clothes, are entitled noon, when giving evidence in the Selkirk case. appeared in their own clothes.
Canton in janks, wi; sent to Lat-cbl-kok, 3; lots! remaining under treatment, 48.
LAI-CHI-KOK RETURNS.
The following are the returns of admisalons, deaths, etc., at the Lai-chi-koke pest-house for the twenty-four hours endings o'clock yesterday afternoon :-Admissions, 7; deaths, 3; dis. charged, 4; remaining under treatment, 63.
THE KOREAN CRISIS.
to our Japan exchanges received this morning We are indebted for the following particulars by the Empress of Japan :--
Two writers of the Osaka Mainichi have been sentenced to fines of ten yes on charges of publiabing secret mavements of the Navy.
It is reported that the telegraph fees paid by the Chinese Legation in Tokyo now amount to six or seven hundred yes day, no an average, The Foreign Ministers at Seoul are reparted decide on their course to have held a meeting of action should war between China and Japan break out.
The Home Minister has instructed p^#sp^per editors not to poh'ish anything concerning the Intervention of the Russian Government between
is Distinguished by a White Label In addition damage, and without doubt, unless the Depart numbers of mines where fuel to any extent is THE authorities who have so considerately J. J. Franclr, Esq., Q.C., Chairman of Permanent i China and Japan.
to the Red One which States that
THE IMPROVED CARBO-CAMPHYLENE
is miscible in Water in all proportions.
ITS MISCIBILITY IN WATER Combined with Its Agreeable and Refreshing odour will Commend it to the Public for General Use, as it is an Elegant, Agreeable, and Perfect Disinfectant for Sick-rooms, Bed-rooms, Bathe rooms and all necessary vessel therein. For all purposes it should be diluted freely with Water.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE.
As a Safeguard in visiting-
A little sprinkled on the handkerchief or cotton wool and kept in front of the nose and mouth in Infected rooms or in panding through Infected districts is strongly recommended.
For washing the face and hands-A ́tex- spoonful to a gallon of water.
For the Bath-A table-spoonful or less. For Sick-rooms and Bed-rooms-A tea- spoonful or more distributed in saucers round the room or evaporated by the aid of a lamp.
For Sprinkling or Spray-A wine-glassful to 'a pial of water.
AS A MOUTH WASH
a few drops in a tumbier of water.
FOR WASHING Doas.
a tablespoonful to a bucket of water.
THE IMPROVED CARBO-CAMPHYLENE Converts the waste of bath water foto a Valuable Disinfectant, which in passing through the down- spouts and stench-trapa idestroya mónqulto germs and removes bad smells. Its use in the bath has a most beneficial effect on the skin and
greatly reduces the risk of falectlon.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.
Hongkong, 14th July, 1894.
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At Chinklang, on the 9th of July, the wife of the Rev. S. L. WOODBRIDGE, of a son.
The Honghong Caleguaph
HOMOKOND, TULIDAY, JULY 17, 1894.
THE PUBLIC AND ITS SERVANTS.
We have it on the authority of Holy Writ that It was the Great Nazarene who gently but firmly laid down the doctrine that the Sabbah waS made for man, not man for the Sabbath; but who is to decide for the people of Hongkong whether the Public Works Department exists for the
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Navy is in no way dependent on Japan for coal should war be declared, as Chias possesses adely available. Amongst others reference is made to the large and extensive con! fields in Shantung, known as the Chitch'aars and Chang- out more and better coal than the Kaiping mines.
Commlites.
activity, thousands of dollars will be used in repairing damages which but a few months ago could have been covered by as many cents. The public has lately had its eyes opened to the calu con! mines which. If well worked, can turn to public thanks. At the Magistracy this lore. this morning's paper. The report by the two working of the P. W. D. and seems slow to mave, but when it does make its mind up-wali, | THE Nagasaki Rising Sun of the 11th lost bot's Captain Crowe and bis fate chief officers ared for inspection and omitted the oth, from Chemolpo, including the Omsi there will be walling and gnashing of teeth among its officials both great and small,
TELEGRAMS.
reports as follows: The British four-masted ship Cape York, Captata Mitchell, arrived here from Cardiff on Thursday last, with 3,235 tons of coal for the British Navy, consigned to Mears Browne & Co., as agents for Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. This vessel's passage from CHOLERA IN EUROPE.
Cardiff to Nagasak te said to be the shortest on record, having been accomplished ln the remark- LONDON, July 16th, There is a general spread of cholers in Russia.ably quick time of 106 days. Gicat alarm is felt in St. Petersburg, where 300 deaths have occurred during the past week,
ANARCHISTS ON THE WAR-PATH. A plot has been discovered at Toulon, the burn the new teonclad Cornet. object of which was to destroy the Arsenal and
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FRENCH NATIONAL FETE. Owing to the recent assassination of President Carnot the Fête of the Basille was observed to a very limited extent in Paris and the provlaces.
THE KOREAN difficulty. China has also accepted the proffered
mediation of Great Britain.
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have worn pilson toggery are perhaps to position to appreciate this humane decision at its fall worth, but it is a substantial concession to pablle taste and feeling all the same. INDICATIVE of the wonderful recuperative powers of Hongkong is the fact that during the past few days general business has been, if not exactly lively, at least on the move and the 'all- gone air that has been hanging like a broad In addition to the cargo of Cardiff coal recently over the town for months seems to be making brought over from Shanghai by the Mitou Rishi Goth! Kalaha's chattered steamer Clars, theke Biblical Job, has had its day of affliction room for hope and renewed energy. The colony, Briab pleamex Mazda arrived at Nagasaki and any sign of brighter times, chemerical from Singapore on the th Inst, with a cargo of though it be, is gladly welcomed. 4 oco tons of Cardiff coal for the Milesi Bussar Kalshs, which, says the Ritter Sws, to being pantly landed at Nagasaki, and partly transhipped into lighters for conveyance to the Sasebo and Kuté naval stations.
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SIR,-Allow me to draw your attention to few lasccuracies in the reports on Lal-chi-kok in gentlemen of the Medical Staff one can pass over They inspected a hospital specially altogether to visit the main seats of danger, vix, the burlal places.
So keen so observer as Dr. Cantlie must have spent very little time at the graveyard. How ever, sufficient observations have been made there, both before and after his visit, to verify the warning sent to your Board on the and. instant.
Dr. Cantlie slates that on Saturday last the number of burials was 148. I aflirm that at Monday evening there were 198 graves and last evening over 200
The seven fairly deep graves described by Dr. Cantile are still there but not one of these BEAVER in y yet filled up, although interments have taken place elsewhere. These deep graves have By the kind permission of Lt. Col. Barrow and been palpably recently dug for show purposes Officers, the Band of the Hongkong Regiment Among the other graves we got an average will play the following programme in the Public depth from earth level to coffin Hd of gi in. Gardens to-morrow evening, commencing at 9 | (with a two foot rule) ; this average was taken o'clock :-
from
35 graves chosen at random, and there is ❘ no doubt that all the others are approximate in depth.
March............Scotland Yat" Overture...“ Sezdeľa ' Cradle Song Fantasia..." Hibernia"... "Valea ............" Eldorade"
Clarke.
Fiolaw.
Lanke.
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Selection."Madame Favart".Tabat
Royle
Fahrbach.
THEKE were very few cases at the Magistracy to-day and but for the „Selkirk case, Captain Hastings would have bad “a day off” so it were. This althy business, which occupied him the greater part of the day, resulted in the accused
Polka...En Chasse" in being committed to stand his trial at the BCM next Criminal
A few revenue cheating 1 Sessions, Dr. Williams, the accouchent to H. R. H. the bawkers, a potty assault case or two, party of SAYS the China Gesaffe of the 13th instant
Gage Street gamblers and an illegal possessor of The old French mail steamer Volga, recently gut-powder made up the calendar. All, with the purchased by the China Merc converted into exception of the modern Guy Fawkes, were let $34.000 ex Amoy. There was an auction on
at Salgon, is fast being bulk, the magisterial exchequer to the amount of dity Meximus,
A LUCKY DOCTOR.
Duchess of York, receives a baronetcy.
THE EARTHQUAKES AT CONSTANTINOPLE. Shocks still continue in the vicinity of Constantinople and a number of fatalitics are reported.
CHINA AND JAPAN.
LONDON, June 28th. The Times correspondent at Tientala stater that Li Hung-chang considers that the Japaness have violated the law of nations and treaties by their proceedings in Korea; but his Excellency will endeavour to preserve peace without dishonour to China.
The Times' Tientsin correspondent states that the Japanese now occupy Seoul, and that the | King of Koren is virtually a prisoner. Chluz. has refused to co-operate with Japau In Imposing fiscal reforms in Korea,
THE KOREAN CRISIS. (From Japanese Papers)
PRKING, July 8th.
The reported appointment of Genstal Liu Ming-chuan as Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese troops in Korea, is ascertained to be a fact. The General has been recalled to the capital, and the Sejij troops await him
TIENTSIN 8th,
to Peking has been ascertained to be groundless. The report that Viceroy Ll has been summoned
SEOUL, July 7th.
It is stated that preparations are being made to receive the Chinese troops at Kwasen, distant about two miles from the capital.
GREAT BRITAIN AND KOREA. (Special to the Hongkong Telegraph.)
SEOUL, July 15th. No change in the political situation. It is reported that Great Britain was prompted by the Chinese Government to offer to mediate, but that Japan will not entertain the proposal,
War between Chlum and Japan att seems inevitable.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
public or the pubile for the P. W. D. This query THE F. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Yogas loft bas been agitating the minds of a large number
of residents of late, and it is about time that the London for this port on the 14th last.
question was
Dr Canille's report states that 'a stream fɔws down the raving at a considerable distance from the graveyard. As a matter of fact the exact distance by measure is 29 yards from the graveyard to the main stream, which flows through the village below; but a tributary grave-yard; a storm watercourse, at present dry, this male stream is exactly eight yardı from the runs through the grave-yard tisall. There are paddy fields and vegetables growing below, fed
It is significant to note that a telegram received by the Osaka Mainichi from Bakan states that the difficulty between Japan and China serms to be approrching a settlement, and that was in not so probable as it was a few days ago.
Several transports arrived at Shimonoseki on
Maru, with the remains of Captain Oks, who died in Korea & werk ore ago. She brought a number of patients suffering from climatic influences, ere.
According to the Jinsen correspondent of the Kobe Yushin Nito, an American man-of-war 'st that port was a few days ago about to land
marines for the protection of the America Minister, but for some reason eventually decided not to do so.
The representations made to the Japanese Government by the Briilah and United Statere Governments are reported to have merely emphasized the wisdom of maintaining peace with China. Nothing is said to have been mentioned about arbitration,
On the authority of a Chiwaman Hving in Yokohama there will be no war this year, for the reason that the Emperor of Chinx is twenty. five years of age and the Empress Dewiger sixty-one, both critle 1 year in which the decisź. stion of war would be unlucky,
The Chinese troops stationed at Gazan stifl remain at that port. They are awaiting LI-Hong- chang's orders. Among these troops, some have broken into private houses and obtained food and drink by force from the harmless inhabitants, who are thus put in a very awkward position,
down with small fines, but he rightly enrichedoard her this afternoon when good prices well by the watershed of which this plague spot forma Seoul to carry off the King to the mountains
In their trade circular dated Newchwang, July 6th, Messrs. Bandinel & Co. say :-After long drought, shallow streams, diminishing stocks, and rising prices of produce, we have been visited by several days' rain, which bas enabled the bean boats to come down with full cargoes, thus increasing stocks by over 100,000 picats and causing mach enquiry for tonnage.
We quote beans per-3 piculs Tis, -3.45
Bean oll
4.70 Bean cakes
4.60 Ventels in wart are Tatyich, Kaifong, Veiss, Yungding, Hakumon Mars, Clara Babuyan, Bylgia, Allee Mary, Rewa, W. Slagfried Arrivals to date are 181 steam and at mail, against 148 steam and ta tall last year,
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realised and we hear that after paying all expenses for alterations, etc., the Company will have a first-class bulk for
The lime and other theatrical effects, as any mere song. The Volga is constructed of the splendid iron which builder one who has been these can see at a glance, are ships in the "good old days" too palpably unnatural in their disposition to Her engines, which are over 32 years old, require serious consideration. The lime an used are naturally obsolete, but her boilers were
is absolutely useices. I will conclude by found to be in fair condition, and the suring you that the report forwarded to your might have
well enough for while Board on the and Jaly and signed by a number longer. But freight to-day do not stand a cORÎ
of your acting medical officers was an exact and faithful description of the place and its peril. consumption of 50 or 60 tons a day with a cargo
I write this on my own account se one of the only 12,000 plculs, which was the Volga's medical men who signed the report and protest carrylog capacity, She was originally built for a passenger steamer and her space was taken
of the and July. op for their accommodation. She is now one of the last holks that connect us with the balcyon daya of the Chlas trade. Her boilers and copper tuban fetched about Tie, ro,and.
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THR N. C. Datly News says that upon receipt | Tix Foochow correspondent of the N. C. Dally of the news that Russis had taken a determined Nowa writing on the 30th ulto, and The export stard on behalf of China in Korea the Shanghai to Europe to date is 7.336,000lbs.against 7, $70,000 native papers, especially the Husse, blamed the lbs, to the same date last
year. The magnates at Foking for having falles into a
calling fostand of asking the good offices of China's lasers this week have been the Bayern, Bankedi, Bombay and Kintuch. The past week best friend, England, they have and Rela has been a quiet ene this market, buyer to Intervene, when all the ima thin lest karing apparently nearly Blied their orders for named country has been looking with and Korsa. 11, arguar the papers, Chias and half-chests of Souchong, included in which are eyes at hungry tiger upon both Chlas falted mene. The settlements have been to 39,000 half-chesis of Congos and 5,000 Japan were to withdraw their troops, the Tong 4,300 dust and broken leal purchased chiefly by Hak or Eastern Sest rebels would surely rise Kassian houses. As regards prices, mediam gain. These would be required to be put Fanyongs may be quoted macs lower, but down anon torn, Japan belag prevented from landing again in Korea, is Chios as sure that good medium teas of this district are firm. Otherwise there is no change to note, though, the whit be permitted to de sol walther China in the present quietness, there is no doubt nor Japan be allowed to faterfere in Korean general tendency towards casinous,
The second matters it is easy to see that China has given crop teas
from Pakium
Panyong. Suey Kat and that kingdom up to Ruasis.
Yangkow How are now beginning to arrive. It le be about 30,000 kulf-chests, or 5 per cent, farger estimated that the yield of first
first crop Congon will
A WILKORAM to & Vergonyar sentumor dated London 23rd. Wito, gives the followingdatella of the mining disaster in Wales imAn explosion occurred today to the Aibles coul miss mer Pontypridd, Glamorganskies, Wales. Two
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· JOHN FRANCIS MOLYNEUX. And now it is our turn, so we sound the trombone and trot out the Offs Gote, who sings
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Oh my Mollycaidled darling, Whither have your senses flown? Dont you know the touch of timber From the clink of grave-yard stone? Unto Lal-chi-kok please haster; Try again the probing lay, There you'll find a graciis dolmen Decks the box of mouldering clay. The lime there's spread by wary trappers The mocking bird to fool, and thus ? Bat na grave-yard streams can slacken Thirst that burus perennially, Don't you know that Chinese corpses Show two fost plainly as a rule ?° When you try to teach your granny, Learn to suck your eggs at school [
THE PLAGUE IN HONGKONG.
If, as announced by the Chairman of the Per-
than last season. The arrivals of Congou tombent Committed of the Sanitary Board yester date are 443,000 half-chestn against 437,000
half-obests to the same date last year, the day afternoon, Hongkang ia threatened with dred man were sadermined at the time. As settlements are 249,300 against 151,000 half- fresh outbreak of plague as the result of the return of tone of thousands of Chiness, chiefly of ali | half-chosts. Exchange iu afrḥ for 4 months* found
sight credits; and freight to London goj- per the
tom of 40 cubic feat.
as the shaft was fairly dear
morning (10th lest) containing the serious W
The Osaka Mainichi Istues an extra this that a conspiracy of the Chinese Realdent at was discovered a day or two ago. Immediately eight gates of the capital and placed a guard the news retched the Japanese they shut the
over the King, who is now under the protection of Japanese soldiers.
It is reported that in consequence of Korea's reply to the Japanese Minister in which it fa ald the country is surely independent, the Chinese Resident, acting on behalf of bir Government; has enquired of the Korean Court, why, If Korea is in reality independent, she does not pay for the expenses of the Chinese troops
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which were despatched to her avaistance in compliance with her request ?
A telegram received from Tientsin by the Japanese authorities says that the flower of the army under Li Huos-chang at Taku, leaves in two or three days, but ships for their transportn- tion are not all present there. A désen of Krupp's mountain guns, and a desen Gatling guna are now being transported to the harbour. If thay sre to go to Seoul by way of Ping-Yang, it will take sa to 13 days from Taku.
A telegram was received in Tokyo on the 8th just, that twenty-eight war-vessels will teava. Chefoe for Nanyang shortly. The report is belleved by many to be a false alarm. Another message, received in Tokyo the same day, from Shanghai, says that Ryu Mel-dan has been called to Peking with a view to bis being despatched to Korez-and be le expected ta larve shortly with one or two of his subordinate officers.
CHEFOO.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
July 4th, 1894. The topic of the hour of most general interest
in Chefoo at present is Kores, and the arrival of
kopiki-
the revenue crufser Frihed thence on the alter. noon of the and strengthened the conviction in the minds of many that tan outbreak of host- measures not taken to prvant the scam as that the Chinees Resident You had left province of Kwangtu Fethoe said he was still at Seoul when they left. Staal for Chemulpo ; but efficers of the
the lote th
KADER & rescusa party desoraded, but #wagtrons thesis ; and the stock is 203,000 against 185,000 the coolle class, to the colony, why are effective tles was imminent,” Raporis had already reached
всер
their way barred by
the surface.
beat
and
WARRANT Officers sSMOKING CONCERT.
of the
return of plaque-impiarnated Chinese le a grave hermended
received here to
are to the effect that Yuan and
most geove nothing.
broken skaft for the galleries, only to find the works so wrecked machinery.
ery. Eventually, they
port at all hours of the day and night?. The Furthermore, telegram war reported to have damaged as to
two BASTON: UNİTANCE. was decisively settled. Such delicate Tax Agents (Memm. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co.) hours delay in getting në t
danger that the
Telegraph has
Ms.countrymen subjects require delicate handling, for the fine inform on that the steamer Arratoon Ascar,
of the Impel
auther Hongkong Tela
may be in a groni and feelings, the amour profre dozen other
measure the afspring miners or the rescue papayat at the Warrant Officers Club last night on the cartals than that the disinfection of servants may ther | from Calcuits, left Singapore for this port yester-
roached
A large and enthusiastic audience assembled warned the authorities against from the firm, speedily as posible. All men to leave Korea sa
without avall, and nothing le facra
of the Crowds gathered zapl
is tuore measure
that China etceteras invariably possessed by Hongkong day afternoon.
casino the nativos bare,
• fight with
With Japan, because Civil Servants have to ba a considered, ma sisa ASTO
moonby villages, Miners
occasion of a smoking concert given in honour quarters in
nature, are ver the discomforts of an excessively hot summer, Lu, Viceroy of Nanking, is stated to have two were there by the hundred waiting the first of the members' friends on board the Undaunted, in the manner suggested by Mr. Francis, contrary to their usual peaceful probable attacks of prickly-heat and odd mosquito battalions of Llang
lesbia
spread of the discuss towar is inevitable unless the Japantes evacuate Tones. The suffering. This official, who is, of course, an | fortu Iataly erected at Chefas,
dodiadin, but di: comregler.rocessor at the Naval Yard, presided, and was father of Froma Caston Eheschlong
salmer Chfifung is here an routs up from the t acting deputy, or a deputy
and Two mata rescue, parties was down, androith rosy ably seconded in his efforts to make have been li mot antusity i Boatblog, ecilog
within Chimelpo the Yusen Kaisha's. Gendut named Tooker-H. P.
who | malé Hoults at Sonat, and tú Vám að
expected hers firm Japan and Koren, Karmauil run to Tiesinin, in tos course of self-sacrifice, great oratorical powsen and • Charbonnages Co.'s belquetta, factory at Yau-
in the arts of past-mastership
syntax and mail There is now a brisk and ever-incrossing | Them fe was reported than ang dan ghi hak
and the
Sve days it would appear warge': the Prosody, to say nothing of orthography. His demand for this fuel. devotion to duty, his brilliant salles at Sani-
adwood
ids with a spirited rendering of "A trend the i
a which the head of the P.W.D. may be fully equipped and ready to start se man the tips kamina went to taparte besught | M. G. Martlew. Mr. G. Sonib's versatile the pitveziva te tampliuid biore than a vary | biner agalost the Japanese sha, street that 'braves" (Huran mm) | newn from below, and maklum *** metals which sails for the North at an early date. Me. At Elimina ganhaven if it does thát." The Korea. On the other band, the C. M. S. N.
Pfrom
• Looker, and is noted for ACTIVE operations have been resumed at the ¦ other veen out, worked snill to a must every one comfortable by Mr. Isball, decrease in the number of MAT Prone RENTINg the day or two, silkowak it in cald the Chintung
fot. / plaved the accompanimanta in master Vane by alla trafik ta 000 ta waling for news by talegram: before
tary Board meetings and his Chasterisidian An Emergency meeting of Zetland Lodge, No. wage lauks konjakker Telfare published in the Honghing Tokgraph | gay,will be held in the Freemasons Hall, Zetland Acoustu sporta perbally came, he fine on the 12th faul, prove all this. All these das | Etrurt, on Thursday, the 19th last, at 8.30 the 9
qualities are well enough in their way bạt, daher pana prosadly. "Viking bepiren are ovelladly.
separately or sembined, de net ge for wearde | Invitel.
members, al
vie
the Chairman commasced "netiva | sviloma//am Sweetaren jovens en Bras
"Man" which was enthusiastically of the mainInMan Ang "THE CHART
hie nudfones with in
proceed.
What was left of" the typhoon Ingt week PWME". Apparently cleared sur'atmosphere' on Sunday, Aggme when wa kas na nkotarly wild and kravy mafi VETEM of the Kesses and most of the might On Métoday we had a Vouwářel, height skýjand and