To-day's Advertisements.
CONSULAT DE FRANCE Á HONGKONG.
A L'OCCASION de la FETE NATIONALE, la Consul de France recevra les Frangula de passage ou résidente immatriculés le Dimanche 14 Julliet de 11h à rhidi, na Consulat de France, Praya Central, No. 9. Hongkong, 11th July, 1895.
CANTON DISTRICT. LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS, NO. 53.
NOTICE is hereby
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1895.
To-day's Advertisements.
THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY, LIMITED.
1909 A
TAISHRE BARRIER BEACONS, BLINIET PASSAGE.
given that the WESTERN, or UPPER-BEACON bas been CARRIED AWAY. Until It can be
·roplaced a boat will be moored to mark Ita position, on which, the red light will be hoisted at night.
Approved.
E. FARAGO,
J. H. MAY, Harbour Master.
Commissioner of Customs,
Castom House,
Canton, roth July, 1895.
·DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW.
HE Company's Steamship
THE
"HAITAN,"
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
AN INTERIM DIVIDEND at the Raid of TWO AND A HALF PER CENT, (ONE DOLLAR AND TWENTY-FIVE CENTE poi Share) for the Six Months endlag 30th Jane, 1895, will be PAID to those Persors who are registered as SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company, on MONDAY, the sath July, 1895.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 23rd to the 20lb instant, both days inclusive.
By Order,
EDWARD OSBORNE,
Secretary Hongkong, 11th July, 1895.
BROWN, JONES & CO.
DEALERS IN ITALIAN AND AMERICAN MARBLE AND HONGKONG GRANITE CEMETERY MEMORIAL Se
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1895.
(Special to Hongkong Telegraßk.) TELEGRAM.
THE CRISIS IN FORMOSA.
THE SITUATION AT TAIWANFOO
AND TAKAO.
BRITISH WARSHIPS KEEPING A SHARP WATCH ON THE REBELS.
CUSTOMS TIDEWAITERS JOIN THE "BLACK FLAGS."
Axor, July 11th.
11 m.
The steamer Soochow bound from Tal- wanloo for Swatow called in at Amoy ou
LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE SITUATION AT TAIWANFOO.
TWENTY-ONE new cases of cholers are reported | DETAILS OF THE "SCUTTLE", AND, ITS EFFECT. to have occurred in Stagapore on the 3rd fast.
Look out for a most interesting and special report on the "Crisis in Formosa " in our next Irade.
Tax Japanese are marching on Taiwanfoo from the North and are expected to reach that port on or about the 20th Inst.
A FRENCH syndicate has made a bid to lay a cable from Sydney to San Francico, 14 Auckland, Samoa and Honolulu.
OUR Amoy correspondent reports that from ro in 15 cases of plague are reported at Pak Chiu Go and Mong-Kang, near Amoy, dally,
HAUENSTEIN'S Hotel, one of the best known establishments In Amoy, has been sold to Amey Chinese, who will convert it into a private residence, for $18,000, cash dowa,
[910 LETTERE CUT AND FILLED WITH IMPERISHABLE the 7th Instant and reported that all busi-Japanese in Napaszki, the case has been referred
Captain Goddard, will be despatched for the above Port on SUNDAY, the 14th instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS, LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 11th July, 1895.-
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR AMOY AND TAMSUI
THE Company's Steamship
"FORMOSA,"
(913
Captain Hodgins, will be despatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the 14th lamiant, at Daylight,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS, LAPRAIK & Co.,
· General Managers.
Hongkong, riih July, 1895.
(914
"SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL.
HE Steamship
T
"MERIONETHSHIRE," Captain Davies, will be despatched for the above Port on FRIDAY, the 19th Instant, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
Agents.
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Hongkong, rith July, 1805. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM GLASGOW, MANCHESTER, LIVERPOOL. PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
THE Company's Steamship
"OOPACK,"
having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees
of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are beleg landed at their risk, Into the Godown's
of the Hongkong and Kowloon What! and
LEAD CEMENT.
Intimations.
ness is suspended at Talwanfoo, where she received orders to proceed to Amoy. When she left Auping the Rainbow WAS communicating with the shore by means
Cwoo to the jury belog unable to agree in the trial of the man Push for the murder of s
to Tokyo for adjudication by the United States Minister, anys the Rising Sun of the 4th Instant.
A SAN FXX C ̄sco exchange states that the North Chios Insurance Company, Limited, (through their Agents at Filico) have issued a The Tweed and Redbreast were at Takao bonus of 15 per cent to contributors during the on the 5th Instant.
| year 1f94.. The American papers are load in
their praises the of "N. C."
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & ❘ of flag signals.
COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS.
'IMPLE AERATED WATER.
ODA WATER.
SODA V
2.20 p.m.
The Redbreast has arrived and reports that the "Black Flag" Chief has caused the Custom Houses to be re-opened at Talwanfoo" and Anping and, has Induced Tidewalters Burton And McCallum to remain at Taiwanfoo and take charge of the Customs establishment there. He has appointed Mr. McCallum Commissoner; and paid him $3000 which is to be kept by that "official" as salary for himself and SARSA
his staff for the current month. The $3000 › ASPBERRYADE, &c. advance paid to McCallum was lodged in RAS
a Bank at this port (Amay),
G
INGER ALE.
LEMONADE.
ARSAPARILLA.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS are made under the constant supervision of a daly qualified English Chemist and will bear compa- rison with the best English Manufactures.
The documents issued by the insurgent Customs officers are not recognised by the Customs officials at Amoy, where full Import duty is charged on everything coming from Formosa.
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, Mesins and
Beyond the surprising "move" of the other Large Consumers,
"Black Flags above stated there is Any complaints should be addressed to the nothing fresh to report.
Manager.
All was quiet at Taiwanfoo and Takao: Hongkong, trd May, 1835.
tay
up to yesterday forenoon.
The Japanese have not yet put in an appearance either at Taiwanfoo or Takao. The Rainbow is cruising off Talwanfoo,
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT,
ESTABLISHED AD), 1841,
Godown Company, Kowloon, whence delivery | MANUFACTURERS OF may be obtained.
No Claros will be adralited after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Claims must be sent in to the Offics of the Undersigned belore Noon on the 18th instant, or they will not be recognized,
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns where they will ba examined on the 17th instant, at 3 o'clock P.M.
No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowes after the 18th instant, will be subject to rent.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 3 o'clock P.M., TO-DAY,
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co., Agents.
[915 Hongkong, 11th July, 1805. OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, NOTICE.
CONSIGNEE
CONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship
"BELGIC." The above Steamer having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bill of Lading for countersignature, and to take Immediate delivery of their Goods from along- sida.
Cargo Impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and
"J. S. VAN BUREN,
Agent,
expense.
Hongkong, 11th July, 180,
AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA. TION COMPANY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES... FROM TRIESTE, VENICE, FORT SAID, SUEZ JEDDAH, SUAKIM, MASSAWAH, HODEDDA, ADEN, BOMBAY, COLOMBO, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,
THE Steamship
"VINDOBONA," having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby Informed that their Goods, 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,
8.g. "AGLAIA,"
trarshipped
From
edit Colombs.s.POSEIDON," transhipped at Bombay.
From Venice, ex 5.S. “ ELEKTRA,”. transhipped at Trieste.
From Venice, S.S. "CARLOTTA," transhipped at Triesto.
Optional Cargo will go on to Shanghai 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 18th instant, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after the 18th Instant, will be subject to rent........
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
BANDER &Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, Isth July, 1895;
AERATED WATERS.
UR AERATED WATER FACTORY Is fitted with the best English Machinery, embodying the latest improvements in the trade.
The purest ingredients only are used, and the tmost care and cleanliness exercised to the manufacture throughout,
The water used is proved by reperied analyzes to be absolutely pare.
For COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ablp at Hongkang prices, and the fall amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good order.
Counterfell Order Books supplied on applica»,
tlan,
And all
Our Registered Telegraphic Address la 4 DISPENSARY, HONGKONG." signed messages addressed thus will receive prompt attention.
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We are ellably informed that, sübject to audit, the Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation propose at the forthcoming meeting to declare a dividend for the half-year of £1. 58. per share; place for lacs to Credit of Reserve Fund, and carry forward to next half- year about three lacs of dollars,
AT the Mrgiatry (o-day the case of constable McCauley v. the Manager of the New Victoria Hotel, for selling gar after prohibited hours, was resumed. A number of witnesses were examined on behalf of the defendant and all testified that they had seen na drinks served after 12 p.m. an the night of the 8th fatant. A nominal fine of $25 was imposed because drinks had been imbibed after midnight,
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(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
TAIWANTOO, Jaly rst.
Tam sending this in Takow in the hope of catching the H.M.S. Linvaf, which was to hava sa led to-day for your port; She may, however, be detained owing to the rough sex, which is at present running very high.
A final appeal to the Europeans to desert Auplog has been’madejby the Naval Authorities, who agala kindly offer pissige to anyone wish. ing to go to the mainland of China. At a intel- ing of all the residents held last night, it was decided that, Ingview of the destition by our own Authorities, and the fact that the Customs „míso bad determined to "icultle"¦entirely from
South Formoss, thus, practically putting a.stop to trade, that, yle'ding to this kind of forer majeur, the settlement at Auping should be abandoned, and the residents retirs to Takso, where H.M.S. Tweed is stationed, and there awali events! So short has been the notice on which the Customsteve been able to sci, that only
Acting Commissioner Splaney, Assistant Moric, Harbour Master Stangman, and Examiner Tipp, stalloned at Asping, bare been able to get away by the first chance, vix, "H.M.S. Spar. day, leaving two Britiskers, the Hnguist and other members of the Chinese Staff here. Fide waiter McLavy andithe lingulats are also at!? In Takao! The latter, however, in the unavoidable hurry of what is more or less of a 'saurs qui pout' rash, there not having been opportunity for communicating our latention, even had the weather pe mitted, are to walt'lor and proceed in the Thales or any other conveyance available.
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: CORRESPONDENCE.
(We do not necessarily endorse the opioions expentsad by
Caremtondasis in this paleme
AN IMPORTANT CORRECTION. NEITHER THE DESCENDANT OF A PIRATE NOR
A. RIBIL.
TO THE EDITOR or tax "Hosonomo Telforain," STR.Will you be good enough to grant mê space in your valuable paper to correct an errOT which appeared in the North China Daily News of the 20th alto, as per cutting berewith enclosed, *regarding the Emperor's decreas of the 24th of Jana ?
Lim Wel Yuen, Senior Commisioner of tha Imperial Stad and one of the wealthiest innded proprietor of Farmoss, whoso resignation wLE accepted by the Emperar lang #ga, is not a descendant of the Chief Lisutenant of the pirate Koxlags, nor is be one of the thres chiefs of the Formosans who are resisting the Japanese in Central and South Formosa
•
This gentleman arrived here some time last month in the steamer Formosa and has over alace lived bore quietly.
Thanking you in anticipation and enclosing herewith my card,
I remain, Sir,
Yours faithfully,
AMOYITE. Amoy, 9th July, 1895. [We gladly find space for "Amoylie's" fetter and at the same time reproduce the paragraph he refers to which read thus :—
"The Emperor baï by three decrees of the 24th lost allowed three persons attached to his Court to resign. their pozlilona in the govern«- ment service. The first persos permitted to resign is Shan Lies, ex-Tactal of Newchwang who was promoted to the Civ!) Governorship' Meukden just about a week before the capture of the foreign settlement of Yingkow by the The second is Tu'en Japanese in March, Taün-hrüm (ton of the late notorious Viceroy of Yunnan, Ta'en Yi ying), Vice-Commissioner of the Imperial Stad; and the last is Lim Wet yuan, Sealer Commissioner of the same, the of Formosa, wenliklest` landed proprietor a descendant of the chlef lieutenant of Koxinga, the Pirate King of Formosa in the early days of
the present Macho dynasty, and now one of the three chiefs of the Formosans who are resisting the Japanese in central and south Formosa-the other two being Ch'lu Hong-chieh la central, and Lia Yung-lu (ex-Black Flap) in south Formosa or Taloaufo," Ed. H.K.T]
We understand that General Llu's demean our is very conciliatory," and if his p omlaes may be gauged by their fervour, he will do what he can to protect foreign Interests: He is, ar pretends to be, very much put out by the departure of the Customs officials and be consequent stoppage of trade, which necessarily means considerable loss of his current revenue 1 He speaks very bitterly about the way be bar beer, as he puts it; "deserted," by the Governor, Tantai, and other high officials, NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL. and actally classes the withdrawal of the Customs people in the same category. He seems to forget (bat be never had any claim on their services and that what they have done thus fix for him is quite beyond anything that he could claim No doubt, if they had felt that his guarantee for their personal safety was no effectual as that afforded by the naval forces, they might have costtaged as long as he could possibly have any
A DARING young Scotchman named Robert
Interest in their stay, though they KYO McCallum began a perilous journey across the
better way. The fact remalas, however, i At'anile, from New York to England, in a 22. not animportant Treaty For! has been abruptly foot sloop on the 12' a'limo. His only com-closed, and what, under the circumstances, was panion is his black Scotch terrier "Jack." I very favourable condition of affairs brought to
standstill; Britiab subjects are disastrously the lad completes the journey, which be expects affected. to put it mildly, and all this through to do in forty-five days, he will receive $5,000 extraordinary and unprecedented act of our add a gold medal. If he never reaches anywhere naval Authorities! It is not merely the withdrawal he will, of course, get a harp, two tinkling however (although that is bad enough) that we cymbals and a seat "top-ride,”.
THE Commander-in-Chief of the British Sqand. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS, ron in the East, the Captains of the Centurion.
UNIONIST HONOURS.
LONDON, July rob. Lord Koutsford and Mr. Henry Mathews have been created Viscounts, and. Ste Henry James
been raised to the Peerage.
THE NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL. Sir R. E. Webstor has been appointed Attorney General.
THE ITALIAN FLEET IN BRITISH WATERS.
Edear, Undaunted, and Leander, accompanied by the British Chargt d'Afatres; the Com- mander-in-Chief of the French Squardron fo the Far East, the Captain of the Bayard, and their respective staffs, accompanied by the French Mintaler; and the Commander-in- Chief of the U.S. Squadron on the Asiatic Station, and his staff, accompanied by the U.S. Minister, proceeded to the Palace at Tokio on the and inst. and were received in audience by the Mikado..
THE Foreign Representatives and the Staffs of
The Occidental and Oriental Co.'s steamship Belgic, Capt. Wm. H. Walker, from San Fran cisco, via Yokohama and Nagas.ki, with the American mails up to 15th Tone, arrived in the barbour last evening. We are indebted to our San Francisco exchanges for the subjoined interesting telegrams;-
LONDON, Juna zih. Durlog performance of "Faust" at the Covent Garden Theatre to-night the scenery | caught fire and a panic was narrowly avorted. Mme, Melba Appiared in front of the curtais in the costume of Marguerite and, despite her own "danger, in a few words succeeded in allsylog the
feats of the audi nee.
WASHINGTON, June 7th, Senator Smith of New Jersey, who is in be cup, thlaks ex-Secretary Whitney is a candidate have to complain of. It is the preceding actions | far the Presidency, and professions of those who hava led, and left' He is certainly after the nomination," said us now in the sorry plight we now find ourselves, | be, "If all the la'k I have heard in New York
amounts to anything. Of course I am not com mitted to any candidate, but it goes without say- | Ing that Mr. Whitney would make a most admirable President. He is popolar, he la con- servative, he is able and be would pelt the entire Democratie strength."
THE "MILITARY CONTRIBUTION" AND THE HEALTH OF SINGAPORE.
The following letter was forwarded to the Strafts Times for publication and appeared in that journal on the 5th instant (—
ST. JOHN'S (N. F.), June 7th, The whalebant Kits has been chartered to carry an expedliion of ten persons to Greenland to rescue Lieutenant Peary, the Arctic explorer. Emile Dlebitsch, Peary's brother-in-law, will have charge of the party. Mrs. Poary will not accompany the party. The Kila is to start about the middle of next month.
LONDON, June 8th. The Standard in an editorial enters a strong protest agalust Russia being allowed any portion of Chinese territory in return for the guaranten
An Italian Squadron composed of ten veszele the Legations were received In audience by advisability of grester attention to and supervi- | of « Joan to the Chinesa Government.
RAILWAYS IN AFRICA. The line of railway from Pretoria to Delagoa Bay has been opened.
has arrived at Portsmouth and has met with a His Majesty, the Emperor of Japan, on the 29th ultimo for the purpose of congratulating His most hearty reception,
Majesty on the return of the Imperial Court to the capital. It seems to have been originally contemplated that the whale of the Foreign Corps Diplomailque should be received together, to which case the duty of congratulating the Emperor on behalf of the various States represented would have fallen on the Doyer, Baron von Guischmid, but His Majesty having signised a desire to receive the Legallons separately, the programme was modified to meet
(From Japanese Paperi.) CHO ERA IN KOREA.
SzOUL, June 16th. The following telegram dispatched by the Japanese Chargé dAgaires in Korea has been "A talagram from Wijd, dated the 23rd, states received by the Home Department :— that several coolies attached to the Wila Military Hospital were attacked by cholers on the aand. In the same locality five Koreans were reported The following is a List of Waters always kept to have died of cholera on the 25th and 26th The Japanese guards and ceslies have been ready in Stock:
removed to the neighbourhand of the Office of PURE AERATED WATER
Command. A report from the Office of Command SODA WATER
at Sharepkan dispatched on the ad announcos that cholers has broken at cut Teisusan, and about one hundred persons died in three days, Another report from Wiju states that twenty five Kommaus had boun- fatally attackend "by cholers after the dispatch of the former report on the aged up till 1 p.m. the following day. A | Japanese soldier, was also attacked."
LEMONADE
POTASH WATER
SELTZER WATER LITHIA WATER
SARSAPARILLA WATER
TONIC WATER
GINGER ALE
GINGERADE
No Credit given for Bottles that look dirty or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of contals ing Aerated Waters, as such Bottles are never used again by us.
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S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, Ist June, 1905.
BIRTHS.
At Balaclava, Singapore, on the and instant, the wife of ALEXANDER CUMMING, of a son.
At Heyter, Singapore, on the 4th instant, the wife of August KESSLER, of, a son,
MARRIAGE.
At St. Andraw's Cathedral, Singapore, as the 3rd lostant, by the Rev, John Perham, Arch. deacon and Colonial Chaplain, EDWARD FRED. RICK HOLBERTON EDLÍ, to BERTHA HILDA
.
THE "MOJI "--" TOYO" COLLISION, SHIMONOSEKI, June 30th,
The Moji Mars will be floated shortly. The Zeya Maru, which collided with the Moji Mars, left bound east isst night,
THE LEGATION GUARDS IN KOREA.
: SHIKOMOSEK1, Juna 29th. A letter from Koras, dispatched on the 19th Inst, states that the guards of the US. Legution in Seoul werd withdrawn on'that day,
(Special to Japan/Mali.) THE "RHEINGOLD* ARBITRATION CABE H.B.M.' Consal (Mr. Enslie) delivered the award in the Rheingold arbitration case to-day. The verdict was against the ship, which has been ordered to pay about $9.350 to the Japanese charterern, besides thị quy ofjkq arbitration,
his wishes.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Singapore, Jane 26th, 1895. Sir, With referance to your letter No. 467 of Ibe 22nd June, I am directed to state that the object of my letter No; 4,220 of the ro'h was to Impress upon the Municipal Commissioners the
■ion of Indications of infectious diseare than fa
The Times announces the death of Vice- porrible with the present skeleton sanitary staff | Admiral Chopart, known as "The Father of the employed by the Comm! iloners,
French Navy." The death of Right Rev. Dr. Moran, the Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, is also
ST. PETERSBURG Jané 91k. A ukure of the Czar just landed establishes a permanent Russia Legation at the Vatican. The legation will,consist of a resident Minister at Rome and a secretasy.,
BERLIN, June gth.
2. It is true that, when the Municipal Health Officer was made entirely responsible for car -announced. ing out secties 194 to 203 of Ordinace IX st 1887, you stated that the Commissioners relled on the support, co-operation, and assistance of Government in certain respects,
In these respects the Government ·bas." I believe, fulfiled all legitimate expectations which could have been formed of assistance.. My letter of the 24th instant gives detalls of what has
been done.
3.
It is also true that the Commissioners expressed their apprehension that, unless they could depend on the sanistence and co-opera'lon of the Government Medical Officers at ull
times, the task of dealing with dangerous much for their scauty Medical Department./" electious disease in the town might prove too 4. In regard to this, I am to point out that, while steistance and cooperation are always freely granted, together with the use of Govers ment Hospitals, is is impossible for the Gavern ment to maintalo an extrordinary, staff for the purpose of bring useful in emergencies to the Commissioners.
Ma, G. G. BRADY's unique entertainment at the Kowloon Institute last night was decided success. The versatile entertainer's ability and accomplishments are too well known by the public of Hongkong to need or justify crilicom; suffice it to say, then, that he kept the audience in a continuous roar from first to last, and words of pralie god surprise were heard on every side as the great comedian put forth one supreme "effect" after another until at last it was belloved,
Every Medical Officer weld by the Govern- but wrongly, that he had got to the end of blement has his own pecolli dales allotted la tether. There was a very good attendance, the him, and these duties are as a rule sufficiently konse was, in fact, picked, and although Mr. Recus to leave him with very litt'e available
time for emergencies, Brady was kept hard at it for upwards of two hours yet nobody felt at the close that they'd bad enough of him for one night, Mr. Brady is one of those highly educated and glied comedians of whom the public never sees or kaats enough,
HER Britanni Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires a Tokio entertained Admiral Buller, the new Com mander-in-Chief ont he China and Japan Station, at dinner on the evening of the 1st last. The enests included their Excellencies Court Ito, Mialater-President of State; Count Salgo, Mini- ster of State for the Navy Marquis Salonji, Minister of State for Foreign Affairy Viscount
Sloce 1888 the means at the disporal of the Goverment have been diminished by an enormous demand for Miltary Defence, and economy is imperatively, necessary la all Deperiments.
6. Under these circumstances, it is for the Commissioners to consider whether the time has not arrived for a reconsideration of the Man!.
cipal asaitary stof Decesary for sd-ervising the town and for a considerable addi̟ion thereto.
In reference to the sensation caused by the
fanale lomates of the monastery of Marlsberg, revelation regarling the barbarous treatment of made the trial of a suitfor slander brought against Herren Malago, an inn-keeper of Scharre, and Warnatzos, & newspaper man, who published a brochure exposing the metbeds of the mooks, whose actions became known on the escape of the Scotch priest, Father Forbes, it is announced that Palace Hohenlohe has or’ered a searching inquiry to be made.
ft bas been charged by witnesses during the trial that the monks indicted emel personal panishment upon the inmates of the asylum, The entire press, Catholic organs included, con. dema the authoritles of the asylum, and it is probable that the trial will lead to a revision of the laws regulating private instiinions of this character.
BERLIN, Jane gib.
The political importance of the Franco-Russian arrangement is keenly felt, and it is probabl that the loan will not be admitted Into the Get- man and English markets. This, at least, is the feiing of the syndicate, which fociades in its membership the-Bleichro-ders, the National Bank of Germany, Bearer & Sons, of Hamburg, Vonder Heydi & Co, the Dresden Bank, the Scheuftbauten Bank Verein and other leading financial Institutions.
Raula's action in the matter of the guaranten of the Chinese loan is ergarded as prisking of disloyally toward Germany, and -le the more keesly felt by the German Government because 7. Singapore contains over 185,000 inhabitants | It is be leved by Emperor William and his Min sad the Budget of the Municipailly han risen | isters that Rustja has every resson to be thanke. from about $315,000 la 1883 to about $780,000 fal for the co-operation of Germany when in 1844. There should therefore be ample Rassis interposed objections against the means at the disposal of the Commissioners for permanent occupation of the Liantung peninsuls a good sanitary service.
by the Japanese.
8 Twill be for the Commissioners to consider The German Government; as well as the whether the time has not come for having more financiers of Berlin, declare that if they had than one Health Officer, and for maletaleing touched any loan is med under such one-sided "Amistants of the Apothecary class in each conditions it would have caused marked district, whose duties might extend to closs irritation here. The Dores Courier expresse supervision of all maiters affecting the public the fear that it will tend to create a lansion health in those divisions
between the Powers.
Enomoto, Minister of State for Agriculture and Commerce Baron von Gutschmid, Represents tive of Germany; Mr. E. Dan, Representative al the United States; M. Hitrovo, Representative of Rguale ; M. Harmand, Representative of France Count de Bylandt Representative of the Netherlands ; Vico-Admiral Ito ; Mr. Sanno- mlys, Vice-Grand Master of Ceremonies Mr. Hara, Vice-Minister of Blate for Was; M Kagamaki, Piivate Secretary to the Minister of Jait an we were going to piens we received | the Imperial Household ; Captala Login, R.N. ↑ information to the affers that the British steamer Mr. Palien, Lieut. H. Bradshaw, R.N., Mr. R. At the General Hospital, Yokohama, on the ↑ Birkhalf (bullt in 1875) was in collision to-day 3rd Instant, FRANCOIS BEVER, aged 34 Yaste, latest Woldung Bar hasgual) and immediately Faget, Mr. J. H. Gubbins, Mr. J. H. Longford, The Fresident, Municipal Commission, Siaga.
sud Mr. H, G, Parlett, clerk in the M.M, Co.'s service.
WARNK.
DEATHS.
At Amoy, on the 4th July, MAGGIE, lafant daughter of Robert and Ellax Hunter, ogod six day's.
MARITIME DISASTER AT WOOSUNG.
Foundered." Craw várod,
9. I am to sale that, if it would mest the the wishes of the Municipal Commissioners, the Government would be willing to transfer to Apothecaries so appolated the powers and duties of Sub-Registrars of Dégiks. I am, #e,
CAP. TALBOT, Acting Colonial Secretary, S. Š.
BERLIN, Jene rath. The Government has closed the Marlaburg Asylum, which was the scene of the scandal brought ene by the trial of Herr Wallage fog Ubel, and has ordered the irial for parjury of the two Lay brothers who ate accused offsponsiblity for the abuse of the females.
LONDON, June 1st8, The Behring Ben bill which was introduced foto the House of Commons on Monday last by Bli Edward Gray, Parliamentary Societary fej
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