Co-day's Advertisements.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
NOTICE TO MARINERS. *NFORMATION has been received from
INFORMATION has been
very
hemn LAID DOWN at
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1895.
Intimations.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED. VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
COLDS IN THE HEAD, &0. BURROUGKI WELLCOME & Co.' PINOL EUCALYPTIA INHALERS.
THE ORIENTAL WAR.
(Special to Shanghai Mercury)
A TRUCE MUDDLE. EX HURG-CHANG PROFOUNDLY, REGRETE AND EXPLAINS.
TORPEDOES have to 4 warned to walt ONE of the best remedies extant for Nasal the Japanese notice of the arealition, has pentry
aufside until they are boarded, and receive -Instructions from the proper Chinese officials.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
By Comment,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong. 14th April, Bot.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
NO. 152.
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INFORMATION has been received from the
Military Authorities that ARTILLERY | PRACTICE will take place from the 17th to 30th Inetaal, inclucien, (Sundays excented). between the hours of 8 A st. and 5 P.M. dally, an follows:--
From Staneculter'"Jaland In Westerly and
South-westerly directions.
From Belchers in North-easterly and North-
westrily dhections.
From Lymun In Esterly and North-
easterly directions."
All Ships, Janks, and other Vesseln 'are cau. tioned in keep clear of the ranges.
The inhabitants of the houses near Belchers and Stonegutters' and are warned to keen
thele glass windows open during the PRACTICE,
and all people working in the vicinity of Belcher's Bauce are also warned to keep clear of that part which will be indicated by gunners placed on sentry for the purpose.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's (affire,
Hongkong, with April, 1895.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED, FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALCUTTA.
THE Company's Steamship
"KUTSANG,"
Catarrh and all disorders of the Nesel Eret: at
Passages and Nasopharyngeal membranes.
Price..........
..$1.35.
EUCALYPTUS OIL.
A STANDARD REMEDY FOR COLDS,
Sprinkled on the handkerchief and over the breast of the night clalking it gives, almost Instant reilof.
Bottles...........$1.00 and so Cents.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co., Lv., VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
· Hongkong, 19th January, 1895.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
KSTARLIKED A.D. 1847.
WINES AND SPIRITS,
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ALL these are Selected by our London
House, bought direct at first hand, imported to Wood and Bottled by ourselves, thus saving all intermediate profits and enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices.
[491 FRICK LISTS; WITH FULL DETAILS, TO BE HAD
ON APPLICATION.
Captain-G. Pine, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 23rd instant, at Noon.
Ear Freight or Passage, uonly to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers.
- Hongkane, 161k Apell, 1895.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
HE Company's Steamship
THE 'KUTSANG"
(489
having arrived hom the above Ports, Consignees ni Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Gords wit be delivered from alongside.
Cargo Impeding the discharge or remaining
on board after. Mang
thent
No Fire Insurance will be effected. 3s of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 10th April, 1895.
£488
AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM TRIESTE, VENICE, PORT SAID, SUEZ, JEDDAU, SUAKIM, MASSAWAH, HODEDDA, ADEN, BOMBAY, COLOMBO, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
THE Steamship
"MELPOMENE," having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby Informed that their Goods, with the exception of Oplum, are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence delivery may be obtained."
This vessel brings on Cargo
From Calcutta, ex 5.S. "AGLAIA," tran- shipped at Colombo.
From Teleste, ex S.S. transhipped at Bombay,
PORT:-After removal should be rested a month before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being
sent out.
SHERRY: Excellent dinner and after dinner Wines, of very superior vintage. All are
true Xeres Wines.
CLARET :--O¤r Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuins product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from sxluins and currents, as is generally, the case with Cheap Wines BRANDY-All our Brandy is guaranteed
to
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of front on the part of the prosecution prevented LITT-GEMINAL and Mrs. Baiker will be at THREE new cases oleholers wari keported ng Mr. Carson from producing some absolutely some from five to seven on Thursday afternoon | Ujlna (Japan) on the yth, the patients belog damning evidence against Mr. Wilde which he
to bid farewell to their friends before leaving coolles employed on launches in the harbour. had in Kis possession.
Headquarter House.
Durivo gan penetics on the roth at the Woo- Tax Spanish transport Mantia, which leaves ung forts, one of the powder magazines exploded here three days bence, will ship two river gun-kiillog about losty men and wounding a number bhats, balls by the Dock Co, for the Spanish of others besides injuring a gan, rendering It Government, for servior'an Lake Lola, Philippias | useless for the time, and setting fire to the fort, Islands.
According to what the 'Shanghal Mercury can gather, by some mesas or anather the gun fired IRD FLÁNOS et W. Robinson | In the direction of the magazine, but it is more likely the accident was caused by not securing
A PLEA OF JUSTIVICATION, The trial of Lord Queensberry on the charge of Nbelling Mr. Oscar Wilde is now taking place at the Old Batter. The defendent pleads Justication for the libel. Mr. Oscar Wilde was put in the box, and was submitted to a most reaching cross-examination, in the course of which be denied that he had been guilty of any misconduct. He made, however, a number
of important admissions, while letter of equivocal nature from Mr. Oscar Wilde to Lord Alfred Douglas, son of the Margate of Queens
YOKOHAMA, April 7th. A dispatch from Haicheng, dated the evening of the 4th Instant, from Macskai Nodes, reports that General Yih had sent a message to the Japanese stating that he knows nothing about the arcalation. The Governor of Laoyang, answering and Insolent letter to the same effect. LI Hung-chang has
kas expressed bla prorption thewey, was read. ges and he:
that telegraphic com The supposes ications Extween Chinese force and
the Paking have becouse interrupted, and mounted couriers therefore require five days to convey the news from the Capful to the Chiasse 10%. He again wired to Poking but the courier had probably not reached Shingkog when the Japanese messenger came. The Tartar soldiers, he said, were ignorant of the usages of moder wariare.
CHANG CHIH-TUNG.
NAWKING, Apell gih.
of
H., the Viceroy Chang Chih-ing will probe ably make a tour of inmection of the Yangtze | and ves-corst defences of Klangsu province, some time next work. Troops are being daily dea patched by thousands towards the count and the vicinity of the Grand Canal. The T's0-ta}, Director-General of the Grand Canal, will probu. bly mast the Vicaroy Chang for a conference somewhere near Halchow, where General Fêng Tee-to'si, Coromander-in-Chief of the Kuangtung contingent, is also expected to be prment."
ADMIRAL TING'S REWARD I
PEKING, April 10th. The following Imperial Edict was issued to day
From the reput of Lin Ping-hàng, the Gover- or of Shantung, we learn that Lieutenant, General Lia Pao-sing Brigadier-General Chang Wen-aus, Lieutenant-Genera! Yang Ying-lian,and Mojer Wang Chan-Liew all died faithfully doing their duty at Wel-hai-wet. The Board of War
JABEZ BALFOUR. Jaber Ballour has been removed from Salts, and is now belag conducted to Buenos Ayrer to be handed over to the British Authorities at that place.
THE CHITRALS EXPEDITION,
ALLAHABAD, April 408. The first engagement between the enemy and the British in the Chitral is reported to have occared in the Swazl country, where 10,000 Swarts, occupying an advantageous position on the hill-aides, opposed the advance of the relief expedition. The attack on the enemy was led by the King's Own Scottish Borderers and the Gordon Highlanders. A stubborn resistance was made, but the enemy were eventually driven off, The British loss to about go killed and woudeil
CHRISTIAN REUNION.
LONDON, April 5th. The Archbishop of Canterbury has declared that it would be impossible to bring abest a | reunion between the Anglican and Roman
branches of the Catholic Church so long as the Roman Catholics retain their erroneous doctrines
and advance such unscriptural claims to
supremacy over s!l branches of the Church.
THE BUFFER STATE.
DISSOLUTION OF THE COMMISSION.
RANGOON, April 5th.
The members of the Buffer State Commission
s hereby ordered to have mercy on those officials | wlit shortly disperse, the French section returning in deciding what honours are to be bestowed | to Saigon and the British to Burma. upon them. As for Admiral Ting, who com mitted suicide after surrendering the strong hold, it is needless to take notice of his death, an he has been gulity of grant crimes, which he scarcely atoned for by his death,
PEACE CONFERENCE.
YOKOHAMA, April 11th.
A telegram from Shimonoeck, dated the Conference lasted from 4 o'clock till 6; Viceroy Evening of the toth instant, states that the Li Hung-chaur and all the others were present, with the exception of Viscount Mats, who is suffering from an attack of influenza.
THE EXPLOSION AT WOOSUNG. During gan practies we the roth at the Woosung forts, one of the powder magazines punts of about forty men and wounding number of others, besides lolurlarga rendering it useless for the time being, and setting fire to the fort. According to what we
THE " FIKSANG" AFFAIR.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRISPONDENT.)
SHANGHAI, April 13th. The Yikiang, recently seized by the Japanese, has been taken from Port Arthur to Sasebo and will be Hbelled there before a Prize Court. The
by Counsel. The actual charge against the owners will, it is understood, appear and defend vesel is that there was found on board of her some 200 cases of cartridges, clearly contraband goods, but the owners, agents, officers and crew daay all knowledge of the existence of any such Cargo ne it was not entered on the manifest and Wis packed in cases commonly used for other goods.
If anyone is responsible for these cartridges being on board it most surely be the Chinese Customs officers at Shanghat whose duty it is to retly all cargo shipped there, and by
COLLARD & C & Co
M. R. B. Moorhead, Commirotoner of Customs at Hankow, who has been in Nanking for several months as adviser to. Viceroy Chang Chih-twog, is reported to have returned to Haskow on business. i
ONE way or other it appears evident that an arrangement between China and Japan has been fally arrived at; the question of the hour is-Is the compact of a lure that can receive the **uction of the other interested Powers ?
ACCORDING to the Engineering and Mining Fursal the output of silver during the year descended by about 53,000,000 attaces that of 1893. It had been anticipated that the output
| would have fallen off by about 30 million ounces
Tuz Peking and Tlanisin Times of the 6th of April, in an article upon the Japanese occupation. of Formoss, urges that Great Britata will be incurring. tremendosa rivku i uke allows the "Beautiful Itle” to pam into possession of Japan. -
INFORMATION has been received from Her Majesty's Consul at Amoy that torpedoes have been laid down at that port and that vessels ere warned to walk outside salll they are boarded and receive instructions from the proper Chinese
offic'als.
the breech-piece propgel. The fire, alter a deal of difficulty, was extinguisbed. New plano repairing machinery, received by W. Robinson & Co.
A LAWN tennis match between representailves of the Cricket Club and the Ladies' Recreation Club will be played on the Public Recreation Ground to-morrow afternoon. There will be three pairs on each side, and the following have been chosen to play :-
CRICKET CLUB. C. M. Firth......F. Maliland.....Sur. Maj. Rendo, P. G. Anderson. G. Potts ..............A, N. Other.
LADIES' RECREATION CLUB.
S. G. Bird...... W. Knox........G. Stewart.
C. C. Platt..............Donṛlas Jones................A. S. Anton.
By the courtesy of Colone! Barrow and the officern of the Regswant, the band of the Hong- kong Regiment will play a pleasing selection of music during the afternoon, commencing at four o'clock.
AT Singapore on the 6th lestant Mr. W. H. Jackson, a member of the World's Columbian arrived in the sister colony from Bengkok Transportation Commission, of America, who
recently, was charged with illegally photograph
Fort Palmer. Mr. Stewart, Depoty Saperia. tendent, asked for a remand because the negativen seized bad not then been developed. Me. Joaquim, who represented the defendant, could not consent
W. ROBINSON & Co., plano bullders, tuners and to this, because Mr. Jackson, with the other repairers.!
members of the party, were leaving for Jaya, en route to Australls, the next morning. Hi The Nippon strongly blames the Japanese said that the offence committed had been qulte Government for not adopting speedy measures Inadvertent. The defendant was taking views to grant to the Nippon Yusan Kalaha a subsidy || of the settlement, and had no idea that he was of such value av shall enable it to oʻmpete with including to his plctura Fort Palmer, or that he the P.&O. Company on the line between Japan | was, at the ilme, on military land. Thera and India.
were no notices there to that effect, no sentries, and Indeed no indications whatever that the
A WEDDING took place yesterday afternora st St. John's Cathedrst, Mr. Frank Smyth and Mies Euphemia Beatrice Plummer being tbare united in the bonds of holy matrimony. The Rev. R. F. Cobbold officiated. There was a large and fashionable gathering of friends and spectators,
Ma. W. M. Goonwan, Acting Chlef Justice,
ting in Original Jurisdiction this afternoon, gave judgment, and costs, for the plalatta in the case Bellios v. Coxon, in which the platet eraimed 99.373-8%, Urathuvo dau
The defendant fully admitted the technical property belonged to the War Department offence, and was willing that the negativen should be destroyed, Mr. Jackson, addressing the magistrate, said that he had not trespassed intentionally on military ground, and was not aware that Fort Pulmer had apported In
one
be pare Cognac, the difference in price | can gathar, by some measa meartinyasîne, but I that, however unfortunate it may be for the deed. Mr. Philippo, instructed by Mr. Grist, which it was their duty to institute. The
But we
capect the accident was caused by not excellent securing the breech-place properly. The fire,
after a deal of difficulig, was extinguished,
being merely a question of age ap quality and of greater age than most brands in the market. The Scotch Whisky marked "E" i univertally popular and is pro- nounced by the best local connoisseurs to be superior to any other brand in thei Hongkong Market.
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to
(Special to N. C. Daily News.) THE POSITION IN PEKING.
PIKING, Apell sith.
owners, they will have no redress for the seizure and detention of their vessel, as it was the clear duty of the captors to take her in for trial before a competent Court. If the Court is ratisfied of the innocence in fact of the owners, the vessel will be released and the owners claim, if any, must be against the shipper of the goods and perhaps the Imperial Maritime Customs--Ed. H.K.T.]
(TELEGRAM.]
appeared for the plaintiff.
A la Française | A brief telegram to the Yomiuri Shimbun states that Mr. Sato Saburoi a member of the staff of the Horkat Skimbun, has been killed by a Journalist connected with theṛ Kila-no-Misamarkt. The former Journal is an organ of the Progressionist and the latter the mouthpiece of the Radical party.
corner of the photograph. The case WAT Pdjourned for an hour to order that Col. Plunkett might be consulted with a view to withdrawing the case. Col. Plunkett, however, rented that it was out of the power of the military to withdraw a prosecution
magistrate then dealt with the case on its merits, and, having heard the defence, expressed him self as satisfied that there had been no criminal Intent on the defendant's part, and he dismissed the case.
FULL stock of banjos, mandolines, puftaru, accordions, strings and attinge of all kinds af W. Robinson & Co.
be genuine when bought direct from us in the Office, The Grand Council have held few consulta. British steamer Yiksang outside Tako, alleging | Meeting fixed for Saturday, the 20th instant, will | Hall Museum for the week ended April 15th,
Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Porte.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 9th January, 1805.
fs
TO SUBSCRIBERS.
SUBSCRIBERS TO "THE HONGKONG
It le now over a week since the terms of peace were announced, and in nine days more the perfod fixed for the armistice will expire. The | officials are largely fanoeant of the situation and discussion is limited, especially at the Foreign tions with the Foreign Ministers, less than when LIF Hang-chang www here. No
No decision has reached here, and frequent telegrams are parlor with L Heng-ching. The Mancha peoping (10th) we received news that the Japanese Scurry, 6; Mile Handicap, 20; Three-quarter
It appears that she was stopped by a Japanese Five Farlongs, 17, and Champions, 15, had seized the British steamer Vikrang off Take. mile, 7; Steeplechase, 63 Ladies' Nomination, man-of-war outside Taka Bar, but not being
TIENTSIN, April 9th. To-day a Japanese man-of-war seized the Taxax is every prospect that the Sky Race THE returns of the number of visitors to the City
that she had contraband of war on board.
ate -Europeana, 135; Chinese, 1,404; lótaĺ Commenting on this subject the Shanghal events are as follows:-Half-mile, 9: Pola prova a great success, Extries for the various
1,539. Mercury ways After going to press last even-
strongly resent the idea of coding Manchuria. The former war faction are still danger of dis affection. They are unwilling to glaid, only further resistance is kopeless, Prince rative
THE latest advices from Shimonoseki state that peace negotiations are proceeding actively and
Kang, the leader of the peace party, is pulled with the statements on her manliest,w Comie Song and Dance Alburns at W. | cate naming the terms when settled, thus, says
feeble health and his sick leave continues. He has held a few conferences at bis palace. Poast- bly the « question will be left to Li Hung-chang to decide.
The national livery examinations for the TELEGRAPH" ABE MOST RESPECTFULLY third degree are proceeding. Many students have already lett, fenting trouble; less than 3,000 remain. In twenty days more the Chial Exemier falshes kls worki
REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS
"IMPERATRIX, MUST BE PAID IN ADVANOR.
Optional Cargo will go on to Shanghal unless notice to the contrary be given before Noon TO- MORROW.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Claims must be sent in to the Undersigned before Noon on the 23rd instant, or they will not de recognized.
No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after the aged instant, will be subject to reat,
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
SANDER & Co., Agents.
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Hongkong, 16th April, 1894.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
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MARRIAGE.
On the 19th instant, at St. John's Ca badral, SMYTH, Manchester, to EUPHEMIA BEATRICE Hongkong, by the Rev, R. F. Cobbold, FRANK
Plummer, Esq, Hongkong. MARY PLUMMER, younger daughter of J. T.
DEATHS,
At the International Hospital, Kobe, on the 4th instant, WILLIAM HOOPER, aged 43, a resident of Nagasak!.
At Shanghai, on the 8th April, ELLES ELIAH, the beloved son of Raymen and RACHARLÍ ELIAS aged 3 years dual honths,
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, TURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1895.
TELEGRAMS.
'THE CHITRAL RELIEF EXPEDITION.
LONDON, April 15th,
A corps of the Guides after crossing the | Panjkora rivar met a large force of the enemy
and was obliged to retreat. Colonel Battye was
killed and there were several other minor
casualities.
Umia Khan bas released Lieut. Edwardan,
who has anived at the British Camp.
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
A private telogram from a Chloese official at
HE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" wil | Hiroshima reports that the terms of panes were
The OR
Victoria
Hotels, opposite the Hougkong Club, and at Pedder's Wharf, EVERY EVENING from 5.30 7.30 o'clock.
PRICE_...............................TEN CENTS, Coples ordered from the Office will be charged the usual rate--is cents.
finally agreed upon on the 13th instant.
It la sumoured that Japan has reduced the agreed to be satisfied with the cension of the war Indemnity by 100,000,000 yes and han Llectung peninsula.
THE REVOLT IN CUBA.
The Spanish troops have roulad a largo fron
Advertisers are reminded that the Hongkong || of the rebels. Telegraph has by far the largest circalation of any English newspaper publaked in the Far Eat. THIS IS GUARANTEED, Terme on application.
Hongkong, 14th October, 1897,
RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
[From Japanese Papers.) CHOLERA IN FORMOSA AND JAPAN, SHIMONOʻRKI, April 5th.
A nercze epidemic of cholera is purvalling in
HIROSHIMA, April 5th,
Formon.
a rigorous search 'was made and some cases
Robinson & Ca
that were shipped here as bamboo steel by a German firm were opened the Japanesa having evidently been informed as to their AT the cleventă ordinary general meeting of contents. These cases were found to contain a shareholders in the Jelebu Mining and Trading quarter of million cartridges, but they had been Company, Lo, Mr. Joaquim presiding, held at shipped under
false declaration. The owners
of the steamer, of course, were actually blame- Skogapore on the 6th Instant, the report and ||lers, as the goods were declared to be bamboo | statement of accounts were unanimously steel and were, after examinsifon at the adopted. The Chairman and Mr. A. Reid were Customs, shipped as such. The affate is now
to the bands of the British and German re-elected directors, and Mr. A. J. Gann was Consals-General, so we, at present, rafrain re-elected auditor.
from making way remarks. To-day we have
mast
there are prospects of a conclusion belog arrived I very soon, but the Japanese vernacular press are averse to a settlement and especially depre-
the N. C. Daily News, confrming our state. ments as lo Japan's ulterior designa, and the contemplation of an offensive and defensive alliance with China agalant European intereste In the Far East,
THE PLAGUE AT MACAO.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
MACAO, April 14th. Looking over yesterday's issue of the Govern ment Garific I note nothing about the plague, or the precautions taken by the Government against the introduction of it.
received news that the Japanese have taken Six Chinamen were charged on remand by the Vireng to Port Arthur, evidently intending Inspector Stanton, before Mr. Wodehouse at the
bold a
Prise Court on her. We are also Polles Court to-day, with unlawfully keeping a
It is positively known that during the earlies foformed that of late the Japanese are Panicular In searching British vessels, whilst gaming house and dealing in Manila Lottery Part of the week one of the Canton bosts must Some cases of cholera have been discovered those of other nationalities are frequently allowed tickets at 361. Queen' Road Central, Three of who brought over, on one of her regular trips, on board two transporte at Ujina, and these to
ode or more
natives suffering from this vessels have been ordered to slay outside the of trend on beat starch. The sang is one the defendants were fined $230 each, two were awful disease. As at that time nothing was
of the vessels belonging toʻthe Indo-Chins
Steam
I's re-appearance. port
Navigation Company's feet.
bound over in two surellas af Sigo to be of good.] known here au lo She is com. manded by Capt. Bradley, and is of 887 behaviour for six months, and the other was Canton, no special sanitary inspection of font. She left here on the sth instant bound for discharged, The tickets seized ware forfeited. landing in this city. One or two of these passen. passengers was being resorted to before their Chefoo and Tientsia with general cargo.
(Special to Siam Oburver) ENGLAND AND FRANCE.
Paris, April 3rd.
Le Temps comments on the statement made In the House of Commons by Mr Edward Grey to reference to the relatiors existing between England and France la connection with Africam questions. The paper mentions the Convention which was entered into only se racemily as 1891 between the two countries, and maten that sccording to that Convention, England was alsowed be retain Zanzibar, while FranOR, RI - AN equivalent," received Madagascar. Ze Tempi concludes with a declaration of the usalaserness of reporting to bigh-sounding words,
ATTEMPT TO POISON A RACE HORSE
LONDON, Amil pd. ▼Cloister, the winner of the Grand National In
1893, has been scratched for ill ungngen this your. There is strong ration for bellaving that the bipsa has been poisoneda,
It is semiofficially stated in St. Petersburg the that Russia will firmly oppom say samensties.
of the mainland at China by Japan,
BUSINESS:
The only news received here to-day (ith) with A MEETING of the Legislativa Consell will be regard to the Yilang, which was seized by the held to-morrow at 3.30 p.m. Japanese and taken to Post Arthur, is that the left Cheloo yesterday for that place, We have no doubt that the Japanese will conclude that the owners of the Viksang are entirely blameless to the matter, and that the cases con- talning the cartridges will be selsed and tha Viirang released.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
CHOLERA is se prevalent at Bangkok.
Tas Russian Ironclad Nicolo 7. Left Singapore
for Hongkong and China on the 7th instant, Viscount Aoki, the Japanese Envoy Extraor dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Germany, was expected to return to Japan by the Empress THE QUEENSBERRY LIBEL. of India on the 14th innt.
Apel 4th. The cross-exa
Wlide | BROADWOOD Plános at W. Robinson & Co.
1. Report of the Financial Committee. (No. 5) 3. Raport of the Public Works Committed
-ORDER OF THE DAY :
Second reading of the Bif entitled "An Ordle. ance to confer certain powers and authorlifes on the Medical Offder of Health."
are died here (in Macao) and it was after the post mortems examination that it was discovered they "had succumbel to plague. Then the Government ordered that all passengers coming permitted to land. from Canton should be inspected before belag
to
Police officers have been specially detalled make strict, inquietas in regard to Infected psixone, and to remove them to the mat-shads specially constructed for their recep tion; but so far the matsheds are empty sad, in my humble opinion, though there have been
• deaths from the IR of those who
In the interval at a concert at Kobe on the 6th Macao from Canton,
Chave fallen victims ta Instant Mr. H. Grimble was presented by Mr.
definite
daanne came to
accend sing present from the amateurs of ment does not publish these particulars, and is Jam not ins position to state how many doniks. Enslis, British Counsi, with a "handsome | there have been from the plague, as the Govern. Kabe, Mr. Kesle accompanied the presenta quite impossible to ascertain anything Low with a few unmarks appriciative of the | valuable mulatanes randarid Mr. Grimble at Kobe imasënts.. me whi, zaya tha Kobe. Chronicle, Mr. Grimmbia's
received songülthwis secompasini, in such k
| last night le manj nadrese,
number or because makerraa
MR. T. A. PEREIRA, Portuguese Congel at Bang- jok, is mentioned as likely to be sccredited as Minister Resident to Japan on the conclusion of | bat läla le a thációs kér tan olindi frosty negotiations with Portugal.
could have wished, Indasd, that the
galiów
had not been left to Koba amaleurs, but that
Doctors regularly inspect those who se suspected of the pingue, and as a precaution tym "Thon with fever are regularly visited. According to what I hear the worst of this scarn le past,
Later. "It is utterly impossible in obtain the foforma ties' desired, in there is no goverament report published giving the particulars you wast,
the officers and medices won't speak on this faformation” cannot be
thisined Alsaw hers,
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