Today's Advertisements.
WIL
CITY HALL.
VILLARD OPERA COMPANY, Te-night (Monday), 6th, In Town, To-morrow (Tterday), Jib, THE TRIP TO CHICAGO.
Wednesday, 8th, GENTLEMAN JOR. Thursday, 9th, TWO LOVELY BLACK EYED SUSAY.
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TONGKONG
VOLUNTEER
CORPS.
CORPS ORDE23 FOR WEEK-ENDING 11TH APRIL 1896.
GENERAL
No. 284. DRILL 1HURSDAY, 5 P.M.
Commandant's Parada fer both Units,
Kowloon Dock Detachment and Signallers to attend.
Uelform-Khaki drii'; cape, and alde arme, No. 383-MUSKETRY-SATURDAY, the 1lb Instant. Annual Course of Musketry for bath Units at Kowloor. (Every member should endeavour to aliend, as this will probably be the only day that can to suraged before end of drill Besson)
Launches will leave New Fedder's Wharf at 2 P.M. and 1.30 P., for Yaumati. Free Amma. rition.
Uniform-Khak! drill, helmets, carbines and side arms.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1896.
To-day's Advertisements.
THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGĄ.
TION COMPANY, LIMITED. -
FOR SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBÉ
.: AND YOKOHAMA. *HE Company's Steamship
THE
"OANFA,"
3. Davies, Commander, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the gth instant, at 4
For Freight, &c., apply to
F.M.
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co, Agents. Hongkong, 6th April. 1896."
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship
KIM JAVAR
(6)
FROM LONDON AND STRAITS. Consignees of Carge by the above-named vessel are hereby, informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Whart and Godaws Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mask by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the
Goods are landed.
This vessel brings on Cargo: From Venice, or S.S.Clyde,
Optional goods will be landed here unless,
Intimations.
IT was reported in Shanghel on the ist instant that a summons had bean legned in the U.S..] Consulate-General against Mr. Adolph Spitzel, charging him with assaulting Mr. F. Fearis, the editor of the Sixwanpao newspaper, The assault is stated to bavo arisen out of some remarks made by the Chinese paper.
THE MAROMMEDAN REBELVION.
Shsazbal, March 17th, We notice that some of our vernacular con- temperarles are now admitting the entire tenth at our reports that, are the decrees and memorials in the veracious columna of the Peb ing Garside, the Mahommedan rebellion is far The Chinesa papers of this from finished.
HE FORGOT, . mersing say that a telegram has reached Pak-
Professor Lalsette, who gave a lecture hote a ing from Kansuh stating that the rebellion so far from being extinguished is actually gaining few weeks ago on "Memory" and forget to strength. A faw days ago, the Imperialist Come tell his enthusiastic andlence how to remember mander-in-Chief, General Tong Fab-halang, who anything but the sum paid for admilitance to his was reported in the. Peking Gastle to have 'exterminated" the rebels in November, again," show," is immortalised in the Yokohama Box encountered a Mahommedan Army and suffered of Cartes of 28th alifmo thusly :-
"light" defcat. When the telograms from
By the last wall we learn that Prolesex Kanigh admit this much the full truth mast Loisette, the great memory developer, who passed through Japan a few weeks ago, lost his memory indeed be serious-China Gaselle.
shortly after his arrival in America and forgot to LOCAL AND GENERAL.live, and e-died. His memory while here was as clear as a bell, for he remembered the old maxim
SHERRY-Excellent Disner and After Dinner Wines of very unperior Vintages. All are true Xeres Wines,
CLARET-Our Clarets. Including the lowest pesced, are guaranteed to be the genuine pradact of the juice of the grape and is not artificially made from raisids and current as is generally the case with Cheap Wines, BRANDY.-All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pure Cognac, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage. WHISKY.-AL our Walsky is of excellent quality and of greater age than most brands In the market. The ScorCH WHISKY marked “E* is universally popular, and is | The Russian Transport Orgiarrived at Nagasaki pronounced by the best local connoisseurs from Odessa on the sóth ultims with 1,500 to be superior to any other brand in the
troops for Vladivostock, Hongkong market._
SHORTLY after bis andval at Stanghal Sir Claude MacDonald wil be entertained at dinner by the committee of the Shanghai Brauch of
We only guarantee our WINKS and SPIRITs to be gensine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the
Coast Ports.
the China Association.
Tax China Gorelle is our authority for staling
that the Japanese flag was holsted on the go!k ultime for the first time over the Consulate in the new Settlement at Soochaw.
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as to fecille land it exists by hundreds of thou sands of acres close at hand, la districts that require no railway communicatlas. Asta jougla produce, that of course will all be worked off and Gulshed with as soon as roads are made, and long before the first plate of the wallway is laid." As to the bustosis glog on in that region, the recently printed Export Returns gira as a clue. According to there the istal exports (ar 1895 of the Fadas district, leaving out the marine produce and so forth, which would not be affected by a railway in any dace, of which, however, there would be none. case, amount to $15,ors-including jangle pro- left by the time the railway is ready. If the rallway made an ad valoram charge of 1 › pot cent. for carriage it would realize the magaificant sum of about $30 weekly for its freight Hist. It is difficult to see where much improvement on these figures can come from, and
perhaps the most important querilon with regard to railway possibilities is "What future chances of freight are there? In the Malay States there is tim, la that there Is as innocent born every minate," and gold also; in Sumates, tobacco and he found the Yokohama crop, was unusually Caylon, fes and a densa population. None of good, and the gulls walked up and paid their these sources of revenue exist in Borneo (except a little tobacco) most of the products belag $50 as though they had no use for their money. The Professor collected a big fortune by catering too low priced to be able to pay railway carriage. to the gullible ones during his tour of the world, Cotton, Manila hemp and gambler, might, coffee bat, so far as we can see locally, ble method certainly would, if grown in the district; but failed to so work upon the memories of his class will these products grow there? On these four here as to sharpen them sufficiently to remember products, plas same tobacco, the future prosperity the little bills around town ihey have owed of the rallway would depend. Of course a rall way fa possible-just barely possible on the presumption that the company has capital so lang. THE Viadomosti, in an interesting article, | enough to clear and plant land alongside the writes :-Korea, divided agalact itself by domes- line, suffelent to graw produce enough to gles It sic strife and ruined by the prolonged occupation | a large enough freight list to pay expenses. This
It consiliates' a permanent ele-- of thousands of pounds would it run? Until a
abnormal state of affairs in the Interests of pesce in the manner indicated, is devised there is no and the farther development of the East. Kores possiblity of a railway paying or being able to
and Russia mast
exist long in North Borneo, must remain Independent,
It is worthy of note that the Company bai acquire a harbour in the Far East which is free from fee all the year round. The achievement many of the finest and cheapest roadways in of this object is the task of Russia on the shores its rivers, and if it would spend even s of the Pacific Ocean. Its accomplishment cannot fraction of the money laid out on the proposed be postponed. When Rassis protested against | railways in keeping there free of auch inags al the surrender of the Liao-tung to Japan the sim | ripped out the bottom of the launch Oiøray, or of her objections was to prevent the Japanese in opening the channel through Trusan Duyong from reducing the independence of Kores to a to the Kinabatangan there would be some sensa mere formala by oscopying the Peninsula and by and profit in it. However, we in Sandakan havO closing the egress of Rusala to the open ses for to be thankful for small mercles, and one or two an ledefinite perled, and from thus becoming a paths are being done up so as to look something standing danger to the world's tranquility. | Ike roads, and the cautious driving of a carriage Should affairs lo Korea kisame a threatening of the broker's trap order may become possible aspect in consequence of unforeseen events, ¦ befase very long. Russia alone will have to take upon herself the restoration of order in the Far East.. Russia has never adopted any measures to acquico posses. slon of Korea, and does not purpose to do so now, But the real and complete independence of that kingdom must form the beats of Russian policy In the Far East. The necessity of Rasilan harbour navigable at all seasons of the year is | beyond question. No proofs are needed, as it must be clear to everybody that a State equal in axe to sixth part of the globe cannot be expected to remain without a slagle ħarbour which is | | never closed by fee.
of the
No. 384-ANNUAL INSPECTION-The Instructions are gives to the contrary before A. S. WATSON & CO.. LD. THE China Gazette is informed on good sent conditionay, cannot be left in its pre- is comprehensible, but into how many hundreds
Annual Inspection by H.E. the GOVERNOR and H.E. the G. O. COMMANDING will take place on WEDNESDAY, the 15th instant. - Every Member of Corps to attend, unless a Medical Certificate is fatalehed or on leave specially sanctioned by Commandant.
FIELD BATTERY,
F.M. TO-DAY.
Goods not cleared by the fath Instant at 4 F.. will be subject to zeni.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in, any case whatever.
All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and notice of same given to the Under No. 38-JOINED Gooner J. BARRY,igned on or before the 14th inst., after which 30.395, and assigned Corps No. 161 and posted no Claims will be recognised.
ALF, WOOLLEY, to No. 1 Detachment.
Acting Superintendent. Hongkong. 6th Atrl', 1866. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
NOTICE.
Gunner A. L. SUTTON, 1.496, and saulgried Corps No. 163 and pirted to No. 6 Detach. ment.
Goener M. FREDERICK5, 24.96, and assigned Cops No. 164 and posted to No. 1 Datachment.
No. 386-DRILI TUESDAY,
Head- qanters, at 5.30 P.M., Company, Plain Clothes.
FRIDAY, Headquarters, at 5.30 P.M., Mus- ketry Instructing,
Uniform-Khaki di caps, carbines and side arma (Kowloon Deck Detachment to atiend
{{ prusible).
WEDNESDAY, Kowloon Dock, at 5.30 PM. Company.
No. 387.--SIGNALLING-THURSDAY Bed SATURDAY, at Headquarters, with Lamp, at 6.30 P.M.
"A" MACHINE GUN CÓ
No. 385. JOINED-Ganner G. R. STEVENS, 1.4 65, and assigned Corps No. 163.
No. 18-DRILLS-TUESDAY, at 5.30 P.M., Gun, Plain Clothes.
FRIDAY, 4.30 P.M., Musketsy Instruction. Callorm-Kaki dell', caps, carbines and side
arms.
No. 390-GENERAL MEETING-There will be a Geners! Mc.ling of the Company in the Institute after the parade on THURSDAY, the ath Instant, to consider matters referred to in Captain ADAMSON's private Circular of goth alic.......... All Members are requested to attend,
NOTICE,
Applications from Gentlemen destrous of jutning the corps savula de sent in. VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS, When a copy of the Regulations, &c., will be sent and any loformation afforded.
By Order.
L. A. C. GORDON,
Captain R.A.,
Adjutant, H.K.V.C. Гола
Hongkong, 4th Apt'l. 1895,
PUBLIC AUCTION
OF
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
AND EFFECTS.
THE Undersigned has received instructions
to Self by
ON
PUBLIC AUCTION,
SATURDAY, the r1th April, 1896, "
commencing at 2.30 P.M.,
at his SALE ROOMS, DUDDELL STREET,
(For Sundry Accounts),
A QUANTITY OF
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
Comprising
ONE
DRAWING-ROOM SUITE TAPESTRY and PLUSH, OVERMANTELS, OCCASIONAL and TEA TABLES, WRITING TABLE, LADY'S DESK, BOOK-CASE, LEATHER-COVERED FURNITURE,
f431
of CARGO per Steamship
CONSIGNEES CHINA
The above Steamer having arrivod, 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 Versel will be landed and stored at Configures' risk and
J. S. VAN BUREN,
Agent.
exper.se.
Hongkong, 6th Ayrll, 1806. "GLEN" LINE OF STEAM PACKETS, FROM ANTWERP, LONDON AND
STRAITS.
THE Steamship
"GLENEARN,"
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having arrived from the above Forts, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloch Wharf and Godawn Company, Limited, at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.
Largo remaining undelivered after the 13th Instant will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
Consignees are requested to present all Claims for damages and/or shortages not later than the 20th instant, otherwise they will not be recognised.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents,
1616 Hongkong, 6th April, 1846,
Intimations.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS.
SIMPLE AERATED WATER,
SODA WATER,
LEMONADE
LAMPS. PICTURES, ORNAMENTS, FENG
DERS, & CARPETS, &c. &a.
INGER ÅLE
S ARSAPARILLA.
RASPBERRYADE, &C.
ONE HANDSOME MARBLE-TOP SIDE. BOARD with BEVELLED GLASS, EXTEN. SION DINING TABLE, TEAK DINING CHAIRS, VIENNA ARM CHAIRS and ROCKING CHAIRS, DINNER WAGGONS, Bad DESSERT SERVICES, ECTRO-PLATE
and GLASS-WARE CUTLERY, PANTRY REQUISITES, &c., &c.
'ONE ONE SIDEBOARD with BEVELLED GLASS.
IRON and BRASS MOUNTED SINGLE and DOUBLE BEDSTEADS, &c., MARBLE. TOP WASHSTANDS and SETS, DRESSING TABLES and GLASSES; ONE HANDSOME | Any complaints should be addreud to tha MARBLE-TOP BURTAU and BEVELLED GLASS, SUNDRY BED-ROOM FURNI. TURE, &c
BATH-ROOM REQUISITES.
ONE TENNIS NET, nearly new,
TWO RICKSHAS, LADIES' EVENING CHAIRS,
&C.,
יי
&C Catalogues Issued previous to Salo.
&C.
Os View from FRIDAY, the 10th April, 1896. TERMS OF SALE :—-As customary,
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer,
Hongkong, 6th Ap:9, 1895,
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAI.
THE Steamship
"PAKHOL,"
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Captain Stott, will be despatched on WEDNES«
DAY, the 8th instant, ai 10 AM,
For Freight or Pasange, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agerts.
Hongkong, 6th April, 1896,
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR LONDON, YIA SUEZ CANAL
"HE Company's Steamship
THE
PRIAM,
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Captain G. Jackson, will be despatched as abora on SUNDAY, the roth lnstant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
; י',:
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agesti Hongkong, Gih April, 1896.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s Water: KID made under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist and will bear compa"
son with the best English Manufactures.
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, Messes and other Large Consumers,
--Manager.
Hongkong, 3rd May, 1805.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841)
WINES
SPIRIT S.
AND
1417
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 10th Jundary, 1805.
BIRTHS,
IC
At Paklar Road, Shangħa), on the zoth ultimo, the wife of CARL WOLTER, of Chemulpo, Keres, of twin daughters.
At Ningpo, on the 30th ultimo, Mrs. J. W. At Makalee House, Shangbal, on the 1st instant, the wife of C. OSWALD LIDDELL, of t daughter,
MARRIAGE.
INNOCENT, of a daughter.
At Shanghai, on the 8th ultimo, æt H. 1. Geiman Majesty's Conn'ate-General, FRITHIRAN FERDINÁND KARL WILELLM LOUIS EMIL MILCHLING to MAY MADEL MCCARTHY,
DEATH.
At Shanghai, an the goth ultimo, FLORENCE MARY, the beloved wife of J. Draper Bentley, aged 37 years.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1896,
Authority that Mr. Commisiloner G. Detring/ ment of disorder. An end must be pat to this | scheme, on the baxis of making its own way pay,
and family will pass thrangh Shanghai on or about the 15th of Apell an vouts for Europe. By the P, & O. steamer Formosa ta-monow His Honour Mr. Justice Wise (Puisna Judge), Mr. A. R. Travers (Postmaster-General), and Mr. H. C. Nicolle (Local Audlici) go home on leave. It has been suggested that the Hon. Joseph Chamberlain when raised, as he doubtless will be fere long, to the Peerage, should be thereafter known to the world as "Lord Joe-Hannesburg," “IN TOWN" as played by the Willards is a buge success. This talented Company will give a second version of it to-night, when the theatre
ceiling. will doubtless be again packed from floor to
THE latest plague returns are as follow:- Friday, 3rd April.............. 6 Saturday, 4th
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Sunday, 5th n To-day (to noop)
18
14
THE four members of the Golf Club who sled for the Best Score Cap hare played off, with the
TELEGRAMS.ollowing result:
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
FRANCE.
LONDON, April 3rd.
The French Senate has passed a vote of want of confidence in the foreign policy of the Govern- ment, and has also deferred ⠀ voting” the Madagascar credit. Notwithstanding this the Cabinet has resolved to remals to vilice. GREAT BRITAIN AND THE TRANSVAAL..
The Times states that. Mr. Chamberlain has sent a despatch to President Kruger in a friendly but firm spirit, which insists on the redress of the Litlanders grievances; affirms the right of Great Britain to interfere, and requests a reply to the invliation to Freildent Kruger to viift England,
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(From Diario de Manila.) THE UNITED STATES, SPAIN AND CUBA.
MADRID, March ayth, The United States Senate bar passed a resolu- iles providing for the recognition of the Cuban insurgents as belligerents and has signified to President Cleveland that be should favlic Spain to concede Independence to Cuba,
"UNION IS STRENGTH."-/
MADRID, March 27th. The various republican parties In Spain have agreed to sink their little differences and form A united pariy. All arrangements for a campaign under one fender will be ready for the approach. ing general election.
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OBITUARY.
MADRID, March 27th. 'Don Ramon Herrera, Conde de la Motera, President of the Constitutional Union party of the Island of Cuba, died in Madrid to-day.
(Special to San Francisco Chronicla.) THE RUSSO-CHINESE SECRET TREATY.
PEKING, March 13th, It is stated in official circles ikat. confirmation has been obtained of the report circulated som months ago that a secret treaty had been con cluded between Russie and China, giving the former extraordinary rights in the way of rall- road buliding through Manchuria -
(From Japanese Papers.) KOREAN AFFAIRS
SKOUL, March 14th.......... Pak Chang-yang, Minister of Home Affairs. and Acting Fremler, kas sent in his resignation.
CHEMULPO, March 25th, Seven Japanese have been working in Caroline. Bay trying to recover the wrecked Chinese war- ship Awang-yi. Four of the party came here the
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other day on business. When they returned to the Bay on the 5th inat, they discovered that the other three had been murdered and their kooste reduced to ashes by the Korean rebels. When the four Japanese were seen the Korean attempted to assault them, bai the men escaped to this port and reported the matter to the. Japanese Consul. Sixteen Japanese and two Korean constables were at once dispatched to the spot to recover the remains and the property of the Japanese. shenden MENDALAM
SHIMONOS KI, March 26th. The latest Korean dispatches state that about ||
Mr. A. S. Anton..... 91 Mr. C. A. Tomer...co Mr. C. E. Hame... 95
9 83 (Cup). 20 83 (and Prize). 689 (3rd Prize). AT 4.30 this morning fire broke out in a fish shop at No, ar Saltfish Lane, West Point, caused, as wasal, by the upsetting of a kerosene lamp. The place was completely gutted. The contents were covered by a policy in the Hamburg and Branco Co., Mess: Ciomis & Co., agents, for $6 500
Heax is the latest ## the "I. G," from the China Gazette of goth ultimo:—We learn that the armed Customs cruiser Chuao, Captala Wyles, will leave here on April zoth for Taku or Tientals where Sir Robert Hart will embark on his tour around the various treaty ports and lighthouses of China. It is at present expected that the "I, G." will go south at once and begin his tour from the furthest point, working back gradually to the partk.
THE annual general meeting of Hall and Holls, Limlied, was held at Shanghal on the 30th alto,, Mr. F. Such presiding-There was ́s large attendance of shareholders, and the report and accounts were, according to the Mercury, passed Mr. Water was re-elected director, Mr. G. Comer | re-elected auditor, and it was further decided to take over the remaloing assets of the Hall and Holtz & Co., in Liquidation, the accounts of which were passed. -
Tax annual general meeting of shareholders In the Shanghai Gas Co, was, says the China Ganafia, bold at the Club on the 30th ultimo, Mr. E. J. Hogg in the chair. The report and accounts were adopted without discussion and the routine business of the ordinary meeting having been franiacted without dissent or com- ment, the extraordinary meeting was convened for authorising the issue of 1,000 new shares of Tis, zoo each in addition to the existing 100 shares, which was carried-ammertmously after some opposition on the part of Mr. T. Brown. :
MEMORANDA.
MONDAY,—6th April. Government Officer, Local Banks and Insurance
Easter Monday, '
offices closed.
cludes to-day:
Frize Meeting of the Ride Association con- 9 to p.m. Willard Opera Co.'s performance at
the City Hall.
TUESDAY, -7th April, 215 p.m.-Special Sessions of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in the Justices' Room, at the Magistracy.
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A new reclamation work has been commenced, a large godown on the pier fa ŝnished, and the stone walls of the church have risen a font or two since the begloning of the year. All these mean progress," though slow, and the receipt of larger bollers by the Baken syndicate and the placing of all orders by them for, It (kasid, xo,con boxes for dollvery this year, looku more like actual business.
The Central Borneo Company will baro
turned out some 6,000 tons of coal for March, to
Labuan may be considered an the "boom.”
The Byte Estate figures (la parchment) are as follows Tix members of the Royal Englacers Varietypicals, within its third year 255.60 picate, while |1=170 acres, within its second year 294
Club are to be congratulated upon the success which attended their entertainment in the Boatshed, Wellington Barracks, on Saturday night. This club, which has now been in existence about twelve months, bids fair to become one of the most popular entertainers In the Colony. It is supported by both the officers and met, and it is owing to the indefa gable-energy-and-caseimliy of the active members that it has attained its present popularity. The orchestra under the leader- ship of Sapt. T. G. Hughes opened the proceedings with an overture,'
"The Castle", which was creditably rendered and was followed by the R. E. Minstrel Troupe with conundrama. Sap. Walsh, Tooze, Rogers, and plantation songs and local and up-to-date Mills made excellent corner men. Ssp. Conally then gave a stamp speech, Politles Extraer dinary" which was given in good style. Sap. Coventry followed with "Brighton." after which came an old favourite, and Corpe Daniels, who keptike audience in continual merriment with his song, The Babby with the Indiarubber shoes," responding to an encore. Other song followed, causing great merriment, the applause being loud and continuous The entertain ment was brought to a close with a plantation drama the characters being well sustained, the principals belog Sap. Gauron Shorey, Thomaen, Mills and Underwood. The next performancë takes place to-morrow, the yib last.
NORTH BORNEO NOTES.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
SANDAKAN, March 30th, Ramours of disturbances fa Kameo, reconily
that's
Tool's
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In its lausth year the results are as below :—
Piculs. Catiisi. November........ 83 60 December........................................108 35 January.........109 Eg February 16 13 bound to pay well in Borneo, and should be Coffee and sugar, as I have said before, ars cultivated on a large scale.
PERING NOTES.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRISPONDENT.)
PERINO, March 24th, Hayashi and H.E. Chang Yin-huan in the The first mealing between HE. Baron
matter of renewing the discussion of the classes of the Commercial treaty, took place on the frik at the Tenngli Yamén." The Minister Chang, assisted by Wa Ting-fang and Mr. Pethick (who were on Li Hung-chang's staff and who have been left to assist him), takes the place of the ex-Viceroy. So much delay having already taken place and so much divergence of view baving cropped up, it is not likely that a solution of the pending questions will be speedily arrived at. Li Hong-chang will, doubtless, feel that he is well out of a diragreeable task, and Chang Yin- ban will not feel complimented at being drawA icto an affair from which it is impossible to emerge with honour. The questions of exta- ritoriality, concessions at the new ports opened to made by the treaty, and duties upon Japanese manufactures, are the chief matters la dispute. Chins will not gain anything by prolonging the negotiations, and she aseme determined to grant as" Ititio as possible to Japan, and that most grudgingly, and only after much and prolonged discussion.
referred to in the London and China Express, have their origin in some rowdyism of Tambar Wag, on the other alde of Sarawak : 400 Dutch CHINESE STUDENTS FOR THE WIST. soldiers have been sent to the spot to quell the *The Teungit Yamên bas determined to send a ' disturbance.
batch of students to Europe, for three years! |_ The Directors' new programme continues to instruction in the language of the respécțiva maka vory beavy weather of it. A fine, large, countries. Four students from each of the four new tobacco district was discovered (on the map, department, English, French, Russian, and Ger- in the London office); an experienced tobacco man, will shortly proceed to London, Paris, St. planter was specially engaged and sent out, and Petersburg, and Berlin respectively. They will there was a great flourish of trumpets about be attached to and be under the superis tendence progress and things booming up at last of the Chinese Ministers in the respective captials "and many mutual congratulations were This is a more in the right direction. We under exchanged in public. It is, therefore, wery stand HE. Chang Chih-tung has received. disappointing to read in the last Issue of | Imperial Instructions ́ and permission to send the North Borne Herald that The ground some sixty students to Europe for almallas chosen at Sepong for experimental tobacco Instruction.
THE SECRET TREATY, plantation has turned out to be wEST PÓCE
You gave us in your columns of the 3rd of and the result was unsatisfactory. This la the more to be regretted as most undoubtedly March a leader on the terms of the secret treaty good land could have bien selected within a mile | between China and Russia. The subject of a miles around was selected ?" Ne cas, 1 suppose, higher circlet here. The existence of a recrot of the house, Probably the only really poormoilfor: was in the spring. li frenly talked about in the belleves a word of this, but it just show what conviction between Russia and China has also one may expect. Fallma involves being branded bean referred to, but the officials of the Tanagli as incompetent in the Government organ with Yamen gave it an emphatic denial. The all the weight of authority behind it, whether presence of Russian engineers surveying in your appliances and surroundings were adequate Manchería apparently for raliway extension and for the business in hand or not. I mean construction is explained by the Chinese to refer
merely to the best means of making a
A connection med between the Manchurian sailway now in process cheat I call it's mean,” as Mr.
Serious attempts are being made to get on with of extensions from Shanhaikuan towards Chia- the vallway; but whether they will result in any choula and later on to Moukden and the great good is vary, doubliai, There is, hawayer, no Trans-Siberian railway, The Chinese Gover doubt about the money that is being lavished ment, deputed panties last aslanan, as afsted by beneft of the Directors of the Chartered Com Ambos and examins fate the whole question and on the enterprise, I would suggest for the your correspondent at the time, to preceed to the
pany that they should favite opinions from all | the strategis valde of the concession to cross. their officers to Borneo upon this wonderful Manchuria with the Russian line. The request scheme, for 1. belleve they would be rather to occupy Klanchas Bay by the Russian Fleet startled at the result, .
was readily understood. Vladivostock harbour A few remarks upon this raliway schema may is frosen up in the winter and the Russians not be out of place. The first question is, where wanted some convenient baren. Port Arthür is its termínua, or port on the coast, to be'? was out of the question after the excitement
which its
proposed occupation 'caused. The authority stated in Labuan the other day, "bosta drawing seven feet of water could not get within Nagasaki The only other items which has some miles of it if the weather was at lent, flself us favouring the existance of -5 as to the route it is to secret treaty has been the presence en bonid take. One omased in the NB: Herald. the Russian Fleet of three Chiansa interpreteriz that its “enly, possible”, chance of success from the Emslan cises in the Imperial College. was to gà, through, certals districts, which, These students were asked for a brief period at all events, it will not go near; but where In view of the Reet anchoring in Chinese waters, It will go in súil I bollave, mot settled. · All nither at Shanghai or Kiaccheo Bays! They are railways in the world bitherto have been started stilen board the Rasian ships in Japanese With definita intention, either to tap some waters and will remain there more or less perc well populated districts, to open up the way to madently, a very Bheral salary, and allowancan. mians, or le mansed faille lands, or to bring two || having been given them by the Russians. Täs *** SUNDAY,—iath Amíl
Important cliles into communication. But no, young man will doubtlení kavu"na vuY KIGAL Tacoma will ears for Victoria, B.C., and well populated districts exist anywhere in North" desire to return. Beyond these pannone, there Tacoma, 19ą wsună ports of call,
Borneo, nor are there minerais en cium, wille lagabrufstaty÷omething 64" kiiris: OF DALY
g.ro,p.m.-Willand Opera Co's performance at
ina City Hall.
WEDNESDAY,8th April. " Noon-Entrees of China leaves for Vancouver, Noon Doric leaves for San Francisco, wig
via Amoy and ninal ports of call.
usnal ports of call.
9.10 p.m.-Willard Opera Co's performance at
the City Hall.
THURSDAY,—9lb Apill.
Hankow Races begin. It am.-English Mail closes, Noon-Kattar-t-Hind sulls for London,
the City Hall.
ALL theso are selected by our Londen House, ona thousand rebels have appeared at Ko-song, | 9.10 p.m.-Willard Opera Co.'s performande at | Balg-Batu ? ⋅ Of Bate-Batz, a well-known an Fleet has passed previously the winter in.
bought direct at first hand, imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all Inter- mediate profits, and enabling us to supply the best growths at MODERATE PRICES,
Way
in Kang-wen province. They say their intention! is to expel foreigners, to drive away trultom from the side of the King, and to accomplish a national vengeance for the murder of the Queco,
Into the They have forced theiz
two big temples on Keun-gang-wan, and have stolen large amount of money. They demanded that priests from each temple should assist them. FRICE LISTS,
Nearly all the priests escaped, and their тому. with Full Delalla, to be had on Application. and provisions fall into the hands of the rebels.
A considerable number of rebels frota warlons PORT har removal should be rested a month parts of Kyong-k! provines;: Chung-dahon pras |vince, and Kang-wen province have assembled before use. When required for drinking at at Gesinkk. They have codifrunicated with the once it should be ordered to be decanted at Energents at Mamkan-son, and intend to myjack the Dispensary before being seni out,
FRIDAY, ~I0th April,^** **
5.15 p.m.-Lecture by Mr. W. E. Crow at the all rough!
Old Volumes Society's Rooms,
------- SATURDAY:----11th April, Nomading of shareholders of Ollyers Free- Bold Mines, Lid, at the Company's officer, Now, 38 and 40. Queen's Road Central. Neon-Meeting of shareholders of the Dairy Farm Co., Ltd., at the Company's Depő”, Wyndham Street.
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