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L KENNARD DAVIS,
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1895.
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ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841:
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AND
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ALL there are selected by our London House,
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Agents,
and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all inter-
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best growths at MODERATE PRICES.
GEORGE L. TOMLIN,
Acting Secretary,
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LD,
WM. MACBEAN,
Manager,
THE STRAITS INSURANCE CO., LD.
Hangkang 20th May, 18oố.
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with Fall Detalls, to be had on Application.
PORT after removal should be rested a month before use. When required for drinking st once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being sent out.
NEWS BY THE American mail.
The Occidental and Oriental Cow steamahlp Garlic, Capt. W. Pearne, from San Francisco, THERE were 3.576 births (1,752 males, 1,874 | via Yokohama and Nagasaki, with the American females, and 217 stillborn children) and 2,453 | malls up to 15th April, arrived in harbour last deaths (1,798 males and 1,155 females),
existered in the Sheen districts of fakia during evening. We are indebted to our San Fran cisco exchanges for the subjoined Interesting telegramız *-*
March last.
sufficiently long and in stiffcient water to THERE will be a meeting of the Sanitary Beards the issue of the Official Gazelle of the rith, an Imperial Ordinance prohibiting Japanese allow the largest steamers to lie along to-morrow at 4 15 p.m. Among the agenda to be
from going to Kores, without the consent of the side and load and discharge, as at New considered la a letter dued 14th May, 1896, on
Authorities of their own districts, is given. York or as at the Wharf Company's. the subject of the enforcement of Sanitary Byg. premises at Kowloon, but there is, first, laws published over the xtguxtarn of WM. DANEY, the question if such wharves would not ❘ and purporting to contain a plain statement of encroach too much upon the water of the fict which had come under his own personal harbour, narrow the fairways, and dimi-knowledge. nish the size of the available anchorage ground. There is, secondly, the question Tar King of Stim and rolle left Bangkok of sliting up around the piles and about noon of the"gih instant in the Mala stancheons of the pters. It is a diffi- Chair escorted by the gunboat Rajshkumar. cult question and is not one that the The vessels in the harbour had dressed ship in Government should attempt to settle by honour of the event, and the French gunboat means of its own professional advisers. It is a question that ought to be referred manned her yards and prld his Majesty 'mili to the Chamber of Commerce or to a try honours. The King was accompanied to very strong Commission of merchants Paknam by several of the Princes, Mr. Kemper and shipowners, before whom the recom-mon, M. Delrance, Mr. de Bunsen, Mr. mendations and opinions of the Govern- Rolla-Jacquemyas, Mr. Beckett, and others, ment advisers should be laid,
DURING the year 1896 the French naval force In the, Far East will, except under grave circum TELEGRAMS.es, consist of five vessels, one ironclad, one
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
MORE REINFORCEMENTS FOR CUBA
LONDON, May 13th.
The Spanish Government fatends sendlog 50,000 more troops to Cubs in the sutumatt, owing to the spread of the rebellion.
THE EGYPTIAN QUESTION. The Times' Vienna correspondent states that Russia and France intend to make a vigorous effort to enforce their views on the Igyptian
Car's coronation.
A SPECIAL SESSION OF HER SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner on first opportualty after the
MAJESTY'S JUSTICES of the PEACE will be held in the JUSTICES' Room, at the MAGISTACY. at z 30 o'ci-ck in the Afternoon of WEDNESDAY, the 17th day of May, AD.' 1806, the purpose of considering an applica tion from one ELIZABETH GOLDBERG br the Transfer of her Pohlican's Licence to Sell and Retall Intoxicating liquors on the Premises altrate at honic: Pos, 95 and 62, Queen's Rand West, under the dgn of Twe WESTERN HOTEL,
BEDFORD.
to one FITZROY INGLEDEW FRANCIS
WM. C. H. HASTINGS,
Aclog Police Magistrate. [842
Magistracy, Hongkong, 15th May, 1896.-
NOTICE..
11 ALTER W. BREWER WAL
Bookseller, Stalloner, &c. will in fatura trade under the Style of
W. BREWFR & CO., and
Wines of very superior Vintages. All are true Xeres Wines.
CLARET:-Our Clarets, including the 'lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine prodact of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins and currents us is generally the case with Cheap Wines, BRANDY.-All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pare Cognac, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage. WHISKY.-All our Whisky Is of excellent quailty and of greater age than most brands in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY
marked "E" is universally popular, and a pronounced by the best local connoisseurs to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market
(From the Slam Obseruar.)
CECIL RHODES.
LONDON, May 8th.
Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, speaking in the House of Commons on the subject of Dr. Jameson's raid and the puport of the cipher telegrams which passed telegrams, but, added that it was mer In that connection, agreed in condemning the Hka Mr. Cecil Rhodes who had made the Empire, and
that his proper place was still in South Africa, where he could best atone for the past, It was impossible to thick of a war with the Transvaal for the mere purpose of remedying the grievances of the Uitlanders. The only conceivable event which would justify such a war would be deliberate breaking of the Convention. The first object of British policy in South Africa most be the preservation of the British supremacy. which had certainly been threatened. The second object meat be to establish a salon between the Britlab and Dutch colonists.
It is proposed, Mr. Chamberlain farther We only guarantee our WINES and SPIRITS❘ declared, when the pending urial has been con- W. BREWER & CO. to be geanlar when bought dieeet from us included, to posiet a Joint Committee of both Hongkong, 20th May, 1866.
(843 the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Houses of Parliament to examine into the whole
situation." Coast Forts. OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM-
ITALY AND ABYSSINIA. SHIP COMPANY.””
NOTICE..
ALFRED N. HUKE, from May 11, 1856, and antil farther notice, Is Responsible for the FIRM at HONGKONG, and will Sign'
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"GAELIC."
The shove Steamer having sarivod, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 10th January, 1846.
BIRTH.
On May 8th, the wife of the Rev. W. H.
PARIS, May Toth.
In the Tallan Chamber the question of Abyssinia was discussed, when Signer Riccatii declared that the war with ' Abysslala 'wis Impossible. The limit of the Italian possessions in North Africa would be the line al March. : It was agreed that a ransom should be paid for the
Bills of Lading for Countersignature, and to DUNKERLEY, Colonial Chaplaio, Malacca, of Italian prisoners now in the hands of the Negus.
take immediate delivery of their Goods from Alongside.
Cargo Impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' rish and expense.
J. S. VAN BUREN,
Agent.
Hongkong, 20th May, 1896. *
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAI.
THE Steamship
"TSINAN,"
fa
Captain Ramiay, will be despatched on FRI-
DAY, the zand instant
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, 20th May, 1896.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED..
FOR MANILA, VIA AMOY, HE Steamship
THE
"SUNGKIANG,"
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Captain C. B. N. Dodd,, will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 23rd instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, 10th May, 1906,
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL. HE Company's Steamship
THE
son.
DEATH.
At the General Hosplal, Singapore, on the Ioth instant, ALYXANDER LAMBERT COTEN- TRY, of Broughty Ferry, Scotland, aged 40.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1896,
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Exth
In the debate Sr. Rudial declared to the Cham. ber that the Marab line wild be arranged by the Italian Commander-in-Chief and that by this arrangement all cause of quarrel with Meselik would be removed and peace be assured. The Chamber passed a voto of "confidence in the Government by 173 to 133.
TYPHOON Warning,
Senor José de Navarro, Spanish Consul at this pert, bas courteously favoured us with a copy of the following telegram, received from
Manila :-
MANILA, May 19th, 10 a.m.
(by post to Balino.) Typhoon entered the Pacifc by the N.E. of Lason, Direction NE. Danger South Japan
the direction does not change,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Ir te stated that the Paru was bare to bern released from quarantine in Nagasaki, on Saturday, the 16th lnst.
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cruiser, one despatch bon, and two gunboats The naval division of Cochin-China wili bo com- pased of two gunboats, two river guaboats, and twe sen-going torpedo hosts. The reserve of this face will compitie ona armoured gunboat, ons gunboat, one despatch host, four sex-going torpedo basis, and twå river sunboats.
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THE new dock of the Mitsu Blahi Company, at Akunoura, is now practically complete, only the entrance and upper and now remaining to be built. The dock, which will take vessels of 4000 tons and 160 feet in length, was com- menced lo August leat and is to be opened in November-Nagasačí Express,
the Lena Delia, from which was dated the first
ST. PETERSBURG, April 16th, The polles have a report from Us! Yanık, Northern Siberis, that nothing is known there of Dr. Nangen. Ust Yansk tihe point siche of
report by Kaibaareff, contractor for Nansen, that the explorry had reached the pole and was THE GOLD FIELDS OF SIAM-M. Richard is returning. The repai which the police have very reticent as to what he saw or beard at now received also says that the natives who Bangtapan, so that shareholders are not a whit stayed from May to November on the Llankhoff the wiser as to the probable movements of the and Kotelny islands, whers Banda Toll's Directors. We learn that in this connexion an provision stores, intended for Nansen's use, vre action has been instituted in the Danish Can-placed, saw no wreckage or sign of Nansen. sular Court charging a late caretaker with amoring certain property of the Company from the mines--Observer.
On the oth last. His Excellency Marquis Salge and Marchioness Salgo entertained at luncheon, at their picturesque vills in the Meguro subarb of Toklo, Sir Andrew Noble, Miss Noble, Mr. Neh'e, Mr. Waits, Miss Watts, Capiala Master, M
Münter, and a number of distinguished Japaness guests. After luncheon recepilog was held, at which nearly all the combatant and. non-combatant officers of the Japanese mavy THIS morning «pawnbroker was charged at the
now in the capital were presented to Sir Andrew. Various forms ql amusement were provided in Polles Court by Iospector Stanton with not des the beautiful grounds of the wills, and the party, scribing certain articles received in pledge, se.. ys the Japan Maff, did not break up until revolvers, correctly in blu books. In the course nearly five o'clock. of investigating the Wanchal murder case it Wao owns the Transvast ?—Sir Jacobin Do was found that certain men were in the habit of | Wet, the British Resident at Preteris, has pre- outpared for the Imperial Government a stalement pledging revolvers and taking them
showing the relative amounts of Bellish and repeatedly, these operations corresponding Boer capital invested in the Transvaal. The In time very closely to certain armed total British capital invested in all kinds of attacks both in the colony and Chinese property comes out at £80,000,000, of which territory. The theory of the Polles is that the sum£10,000,000 is invested in the Witwatersrand men were in the babit of pledging their as
gold mines. A careful calculation places the gross capital of the Boers at £10,000,000, less thes for sale keeplog. The transactions were
mortgages to the amount of £7,000,000, leaving entered in the books so that the character of the: the net wealth the subjects of the Republic pledges could not be ascertained by the Police lovested in the country at 13,000,000. The en Inspection. A fine of $roo, with the option figures in both cases have been prepared with of three months' "hard" was the penalty the greatest card, and they may be accepted as inflicted:
THE whole of the second portion of the in-
demolly, together with the money on account of the occupation expenses of Welbalwel, har Just been paid to Japan. It consists of three cams, namely, so million taris of the indemnity, 500,000.tsels on account of Welhalwel, and it million taels, the Interest on jo milions for six months. The stealing equivalent of the total was £8,225,245 1s, tod., one-half of which, as already reported, was paid over in Berlin, and the telegraph says that the second half was paid over in London on the Bit instant. From the Nicht Nicht Shimbun we learn that of the molety received in Beills, are half will be remitted Immediately to Japan, the remainder being lodged in the Imperial Bank of Germany. The English molety will remain in London for the present, and be gradually drafted to Japan in accordance with the convenience of the money market, so as to produce the minimum die turbance of exchange,
SAD to relato, says L'Indo-Chine_Française, there is famine in Tonkin. In certain provinces the people are literally dy lag of starvation, and yet within two days from us is another colony, forming an integral portion of United Indo Chine, subject to the same general government, vix,, Cochin-China, overflowing with paddy and reaping splendid harvests. It might be supposed that under these circumstances the Government would remove all difficulties in the way of commerce between the two countries, but according to our contemporary this is not so. The colonies forming United Indo-China are carrying on a customs war against each other, so that when there is famine la the ene the other closes its doors by prohibitive tarriffs; and when her unfortunata alster turns to her to obtain what the so sorely needs she can only obtiln it by paying enormous cumoms. Such Is the beauty of a contoms, and hew sppropriate
THE were eleven cases of plague to-day-thename United Indo-China-Stom Free Press. only one from the city, three from the barbour, and seran from Kowloon,
We note that same attempt is being made to clear at least a portion of the ground round the statue of Her Majesty the Queen and to put it in a fit state to allow of the movement of the troops on the 28th instant.. Unless a great deal more can be accomplished than has yet been taken in hand the space at the dis- posal of the military authorities will be very limited, and the manoeuvres will have to be very few and very simple. The march past especially will be very dif- cult and can only be effected by half companies instead of in open column of companies, and there will be no place in
A FRENCH company la going to work the coal the line for the artillery with their guns deposts in the Faroe Islands, and to build a pler that is, no sufficiently conspicuous position. They may have to take up a position to deep water in the harbour of Trangisvang, “. along the sea wall and out of sight of the A SEOUL telegram to the Yomiuri states that greater part of the audience. The mat 3,000 sides, which have been borrowed by the shed for the subscribers to the Jubilee Korean Government from Regula, erdved in Fund and the invited guests is rapidly.Seoul on May gib from Vladivostock, approaching, completion and will secom- modate about a thousand people. The verandahs of the Hongkong Bank will probably provide for many more. It is to be hoped that we may be favoured [Boy with Queen's weather for the occasion. It will be very disagreeable otherwise.
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" ULYSSES," Captain. Grier, will be despatched as abaya on MONDAY, the 25th instant,/
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, zo: May, 1896.
Intimations.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA Dispensary,
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS, .
SIMPLE AERATED WATER, SODA
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WATER.
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A TELEGRAM from Surgeon-General Tablkoro, at Aspleg, as quoted by Japanese contemporain, states that a disones resembling bubonic plague is raging there. Ha therefore counsais transport, vessels not to call in there.
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EXPORTS OF LOCOMOTIVES.—The British steam- ship Wandeck left Philadelphia recently with a cargo at 16 complete leermatives bullt me the Baldwin Locomotive Works and consigned to Libau, Rusila, for use on the new Siberian rail- read. The locomnilves, which are constructed to use either cosi or petroleum as a fael, were valued at $230,000 gold.
Arau is a distinctly mural Japanese communi. ty placing its oplotons on record la refer ence to the agitation which is going on in Kin- szawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, having for Itu object removal of the Governor of the prefecture, the Yomfurf states that on May 5th the Kan- a branch of the Red Cross Society, of which the Governor is local President, ent tained at dinner Marabal Prince Komatsu, who visited the place to inspect the local garrison, The waitresses who dispensed. the lands to the visitors were found to be gricha, Those present were Indignant stil tre faseli committed by the local oficials in allowing such degraded persons to approach high personage, and a report appeared the following morning is a local newspaper that the women, who were admitted into the banquet hall from the back gaies, were stopped by the gendarmes, when they attempted to go out by the front gate. This report aroused violent Indignation as to the Governor's action, and the popular voice now urges his resignation,
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THE WANCHAI MURDER.
THE ARMED ROBBERY,
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The cares arislog out of the armed attack in Wanchai an the night of the grd Inst, which resulted in the lamentable death of a native watchman, the waunding of a native confiable and the plucky arrest of the murderer red handed, by constable. Hoggarth, came up at the Police Court this morning before Capt. Hastings, Magistrate.
As a preliminary, five men, four arrested the day after the murder and another during the past week, were charged with being who has worked up the case, informed his concerned In the rabbery. Inspector Duncan, Worship that, owing to the disappearance of the shopkeeper who would have been able to Identify at least some of those concerned, no evidence could be brought forward to directly Implicats the prisoners in the robbery. But from inquiries instituted by the detective staff of the Police it was now thought that evidence would shortly be forthcoming to show that all the prisoners were members of a band of desperadoes who had been committing various offences, mostly on Chinese territory, that would at least warrant thele belug banished from the colony. He asked for a further remand of eight days, which was granted.
THE MURDER.
Tang Fang was then charged with (1) rabbery with violence in Wanchal on the 3rd fast,; (3) murder of District Watchman No. 38 on the same date, and (1) wounding ■ Chinese lakong on the same dalc
HAVANA, April 17th.
Three prisoners of war. Gregora Borges, Esteban Hermondes, and Jose Bacallao, "wero executed at seven o'clock this morning at the Cabana fortees, They belonged to theinsurgent band commented by Dr. Brantzayns and were captured be the soldiers of the Areplies battalion during the slack made by the enemy on Managus, in this province, and the turning of property in that vicinity.
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A soldier' named Eulogio Cassidows wit executed in Matanrıs this morning for having wounded his superior officer,
The guérilla force of Major Lasso, the Vanguard of the battalion of Luzin, shortly after leaving the village of Rodrigo, in the Segun district, came lo sight of a group al mes which they believed was also a guerilla force. M-) Colcoechea adyroced towards the groan, which was also advancing, and when the two were <ix paces spart the troopt discovered that the other force were insurgents. Soms one shouted "grbels 1" A horsile bloody combat ensued with the machete. Twenty-one of the insurgents were killed.
TRIPOLI, April 7th, J
Advices received here from Tehu say that from three to four thousand dervishes, armed with Martini-Henil rifles, 'are advancing. #galnit Robab, Sal an al Bornu, who has been popress Severe fighting has ing the Mohammedans. occurred between Tunisians and Tiloolitant. Great excitement prevails on the frontler and tribesmen in all directions are arming.
PRETORIA, April 18th, Barney Barnsto and the representative of Kimberly in the Capo Parliment had an inter- view with President Kruger. Branto declared to Kruger that the vast mjalty of the Ullian ders were satisfied with ibe present form of government, but would continue to agitate for redress of Internal grievances. President Kra ger admitted the existence of grievances, bat the chief difficulty in the way of their redress, he wald, was to convince the burghers, since the recent raid, that the Ultlanders did not want to upset the Government.
COBURO, April 10th,
The marriage of Princess Alexandra, third daughter of the Duke of Sex--Coburg-Gotha, and granddaughter of Queen Victoria, to Prince Ernest, bereditary Place of Hohenlohe-Langen- burg, was celebrated to-day. After the civi ceremony, which was witnessed by the Duke of York, and Grand Dake Pauljól Rauls, the hildel procession marched to the castle church, The procession way headed by the Duke of Saxe- Coburg-Goths and the Empress of Germany, who were followed by Emperor William and the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the Duke of York and Grand Duchess of House, and Pilnce Ferdinand of Roumanfa
The Duko of Saxe-Coburg-Goths and the Duchess of York led the belde to the spat. the General Dr. Maller. Superintendent of Supreme Council, officiated at the ceremony. anslated by two of the court chaplains. At tha conclusion of the' ceremony the cinch belle were rung and artillery fired,
The accused admitted being concerned in the robbery, and firing at and wounding the watch-- The procession reformed in the church, tha man, whom, however, he denlos killing, as he newly wedded couple 'eading, and marched to only shot him in the hip, and denies completely the throne room, where the wedding breakfast wounding the lukong. The prisoner could only was served. The weather was bright and tha walk with difficulty owing to the wound in his' || city was thronged with visitors. right foot,
Dr. Atkinson gave evidenca na to the wound of the lakeng by a bullet which entered the outside of the right thigh and came eat on the Inside of the same leg, no bones belog injured. The lukong was discharged from Dr. Atkinson also testified the hospital to-day,
to the wounds on the pironer. He was shot through the right foot and also the left ancle, the bullet causing the latter #öuña being found flattened against the bones of fin foot.
F. C. Hoggarth gave evidence of arresting the prisoner and handing him over to the watchman while he went in chase of another of the rehbers. When only a short distance away he heard shot, and turning saw another shot fired and the watchman fall to the ground. He started In pursuit of the prisoner who, while running fired once again (st whom wliness did not see). Witness them described his chase, fạing at the prisones and kle ullimate capture, with -à revolver from which three shots had been fired
Iying at his feet. He further identified the cost worn by the prisoner when arrested, which had two holes in the right sleeve. through which the shots had been fred.
BRUSSELS, April zoth,
The Bimetallic Conference, called with a vłow to paving the way to International negotiations on the subject, assembled here to-day, Delegates from Germany, the Unlied States, Grest Bellal, France, Austria, Russia, Belgium, Denmark Holland, and Roamanla are present,
LONDON, April 5th. The Bildsb bark Firth of Solway; fat Danedla, was annk yesterday morning in collision with the British creamer Marsden, of Greédock, near · Kirsh Hghtship. on the cost of Ireland. The captain's wife and child and thirteen of the crew were drawned, The exptain and cleht sailors were saved. The Marsden's bows were badly damaged,
HAVANA, April 21st, Madell dispa.ches state that the Minister of the Colonles is preparing to pat inin effect la Cuba and Port Pico reforms which were pinned by the Contesand promulgated March reth, 1895. The rebellion broke out in February, 1895.
The ralarms were not acceptable to, the Cubans then and will not be now. They ar home rule to name only, all the main revenue
Da Marques described the thres wounds un the deceased watchman, the state of the internal and power of vato belag held by Spain. They organs, the positions in whichýke had found two bullets, and gave as his optatos that the caure of death was hemorrhage of the left lung caused by a gunshot wound,
district watchmans gave evidence of the identity of the watchman and taking the body to
the mortuary,
The wounded inkong gave evidence of having witnessed the pursuit by Hoggarth, being shot by the prisoner while running, and the ultimate ceplure of the murderer,
The case was remanded at this stage unul the 28th fast.
ACHEEN NEWS.
cannot be put lɔto effect without a general elec tion, which cannot be held under the conditions which exist in Cabe zi prezent.
VIENNA, April 21st, Baron Maurice da Hirsch, the grest finascles · ^ed philznthropist, died last night at Presburg, Hangary, from a'stroke of apoplexy.
ROCHESTER, April 2141.
A memorial to President Cleveland, praying he a committee representing the New York for International arbitration, has been compiled
State Bar Association, and endorsed by the, Association. It will be presented to the Prett dent at Washington this afternoon.
PARIS, April aand,
MR. EXCKITT was to leave Bangkok to takeup The progress with the Praya Reclamabis duties as English Consul at Battambang &tion works is hideously slow. It la seven about the middle of this month. Disembarkie
years since the Ordinance empowering the at Chantsboop he will travel overised by Pallir, Government to commence the reclamation En route, he will arquire into the complaints was passed into law and six years since recently received from the mining district. the actual commencement. Mr. CHATER fixed five years as the limit of time Tax Yaban Mall understands thas Colonel within which the whole of the works Stofur, of the Royal Antlers, has been proposed should be carried out, and appolated Military Attaché to the Britian Lega. now at the end of six years not more than on ta Taklo. Colonel Bartorias possesses the one-third of the whole work is so far Victoria Cross, a fact that speaks sufficiently for completed that owners are in a position the distinguished character of his services. He THE Siamese Government has arrived at a two columns marched out to recounoltre the
is said to have intended leaving England for decision' which will give widespread satisfaction } enemy's positions at Semelop, and returned niter died" from natural causes, and are makin to commence building. Sectionì ? and y
In all quarters. It has been decided to cou meeting with slight resistance. The Dutch loss are really the only ones out of hand,
struct a water works for Bangkok without delay. came to three killed and sight wounded the delay and a full report on the work to /snival does'not appear to have yet been officially Many schemes have been proposed by foreigners Abolker -expedkilon with three regiments nenacing letters from anti-Semite gon:ces "after" There ought to be some explanation of date, showing how far the estimates have mated, it le presumed that some postponement been exceeded, If they have been exceeded, has taken plača. or how much more cheaply than was anti. &c.cipated the sea-wall and the reclamation
LEMONADE.
SARSAPARILLA
RASPBERRYADE,
Japan early in April, but aw the date of his
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Batavia newspapers give detalls of events in Acheen to the 6th instant. On the sad instant,
The Figaro asserts that the policent Prasburg,
Hungary, are not satisßed that Baron de Hirsch fagury into the circumstances of his death. It
is said, that de, Hüsch received a great many
his arrival at his Austrian-to'ntar,
And of late, bd to fir the Government has fought fixed for the 4th instant was postponed on shy of outside sld, and has at langth resolved receipt of news that Umary men to construct the work itself. The water began to dispers. A prominent Achinese head.
None of these ́reports, however, hava baon. works will be commenced almost fmme man then went on, board a Dutch man-of-war to confirmed. All advices received from Vizana MEMORANDA.
diately and
and the supply will be taken from surrender himself, on floding that Umer's posts coccur in the statement that Baron de Hirsch TO-MORROW-an Kay.
Bing Lamg Chlong Rak, above Pakret, and tion had become untenable. Meanwhile, he died from syncope at 3 clock yesterday maras Is being put down. The question of plers
some 16 miles from Bangkok It is proposed bombardment of Umas'à fortifications continued. tar, in the house of a neighbour, a wealthy land and wharves will very soon have to be 10.30-English Mail closes.
to bring the water down to Bangkok In During the bombardment alfall Einest on board owner named Ehrenfeld, Some of his fellow Noon,--Ravenna tells för London.
The the Sumbawa, man-of-war, killing cos anilor pet hearing his groans, entered his room, taken into consideration and definitely Noon-City of Rio de Janeiro leaves for San cast-iron pipes under heavy pressure.
ime but when they reached his bedalda found him. settled. There has been no pronounce Francisco, d squal parts of call-in fliering beds will be to Bangkok, and the water and wounding two others Milling Expeditions but
sure in the malus. It la calculated that | to lay the country waste.". In'ons of the raids.
WASHINGTON, Äpell aand, ment by the Government yet as to whether Non-Annual general meeting of Mens A.S. will again be forced out for local use by pres proceeded at intervals into the hostile teattery wharves similar to the existing ones will Watson & Co, Lift, in the Board Room of
1,000,000 gallons per day will be available for the Dutch lost one killed and twelve, wounded. The action of the Navy Department is plicing be permitted or will not." Of course. It the Hongkong Dispensary.
daily use in Bangkok, or roughly, go to go Heavy rain, on the gih instant, hampered Lieutenant Petry on waldeg orders is regarded would be, from many points of view, a4.15 pm-Meeting of the Sanitary Board.
gallons per bend for all persons on the east military operations. On the 6th, tas bombard as a mystery by Faary's friends, One theory is distinct advantage if the line of the new job telo para
FRIDAY -- 22nd, May,
hife of the liver, as the work of supplying the ment of Lampisang, the beadquarters, of Taks that the Lieutenant la to go to southern, Greas praya from east to west could be lined sag p.m.--lienting #f the Navy Langua, Hong-meus kalongs and scattered riverine dis- Umar, was türemed. Two blockhouses havsland to secure the enormous iestessita he diam with plors projecting at right angles into, ridg Branch, in the Bo Anicow's Hall, |tricts on the west bank would be 'ton' dißicult been built at Paid Way to protect the jetty and i cnvited there and which he could not handle at
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