Co-day's Advertisements.
JUST LANDED ɑ "BENGLOE.”
LARGE VARIED STOCK from
A CROSSE & BLACKWELL and
PHILIPPE & CANAID, viz ş
TAMS, JELLIES, TART FRUITS, FRUITS in SYRUP.
PKLES, SALAD OIL VINROAR, ESSENCES. SARDINES, ARPARANUS. PATES, SAUSAGES, SOUPS, PLUM PUDDINGS, &C., &c.
H, RUTTONJEE,
13. D'Agullar Street. f1014
Hongkone. 22nd June Ro6.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
NO. 218.
THE following Particulars and Conditions of
Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot on
MONDAY.
the both clay of Tune, 1896, at 4 PM, are published for general information.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary,
Colonial Secretary's Office.
Hongkong, 13th June, 196,
Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the. 29th day of fine, 18, at a P., by Order of Hir Excellency the Governor, of Six Lots of CROWN LAND, at Tai Kok Tsal, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 Years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS, ..
| No. of Sale.}
Registry
Kowlont
Inland
Locality.
Boundary
Measure-
ments.
TW
Contents i
Squarefect.
Upset price.
→ | Annual Rt.
Late
Tai Kok Ts
No. 683
Kowloon,
050 740 7 120
:
Do.
51515750
3
684.
Do.
686
Do.
srice55 750
KRY
Do.
13790
M
638.
Do.
FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,
HE Steamship
ΤΗΣ
"WOOLWICH,"
Captain J. Rarborn, will be despatched for the above Ports TO-MORROW, the 33ıd Instant; at 4 P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co.·' Hongkonz, and June, 1805.
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THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR LONDON AND LIVERPOOL, VIA STRAITS AND USUAL FORTS OF CALL
(Taking transhipment Cargo lor GLASGOW, CONTINENTAL PORTS, RIVER PLATE, &c.)
HE Company Steamship
THE
"MOYUNE,"
C. H. Kemp, Commander, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 24th instant, st Daylight.
For Freight, &c., apply to
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,
Agents.
Honokong, zard June, 18o6.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
...LIMITED.
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FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI
HE Company's Steamship
THE
"HAILOONG,"
Captain Davis, will be despatched for the above Ports on WEDNESDAY, the 24th instant, at Noss.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
General Managers. Hongkong, and June, 1805.
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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. FOR SHANGHAI, CHEMULPO AND
SHIMONOSEKI
(Taking through Cargo to WLADIVOSTOCK, Lanshipment to SHANGHAI),
HE Steamablp
THE
"SATSUMA MARU," Captala F. L. Sommer, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 17th instant, at 5
F.M.
This Steamer is specially fitted up with Superior Accommodation for Passengers.
For Freight or Passago, apply to
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,
· Γιοτ Honghour, 22nd Jane, 1806. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND' CALCUTTA.
THE Company's Steamship
"KUTSANG,"
Captain Geo. Payne, will be despatched as above on MONDAY, the 29th instant, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 22nd June, 1896,
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. FOR KOBE AND YOKOHAMA. "HE Chartered Steamer
THE
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"OSBORNE," Captala P. Rettle, will be despatched for the above Ports on MONDAY, the sgth instant, at SPM.
For Freight, apply to
THE HONGKONG TELEGFAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1896.
To-day's Advertisements.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, "LIMITED,
FOR TIENTSIN.
HE Steamship
ΤΗ
TO-
" NANCHANG," Captain Finlayson, will be despatched MORROW, the agid instant, at 4 PM. -For Fraight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 22nd June, 1896.
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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION »
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,
THE Company's Steamship.
"WINGSANG,"
having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside
Cargo Impeding the discharge or remaining on board after 4 F.M. of the 24th instant will be landed at Consignoca' risk and expense Inta Godown at East Point.
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, zand June, 1896
Intimations.
MARRIAGE:
On the 11th instant, at the Presbytena Church, Singapore, by the Rav. S. S. Walar, NICOL WEATHERSTONE, of Garebridge, Bd. lothian, to FRANCES GEORGINA BUTLER, SOCad daughter of the late M. Butler Madden, of Singapore.
DEATHS,
At Morgul, Burmah, on the rst inst., ARTHR RUPERT CRABBE, late of Singapore.
At Kobe, on the 14th instant, Mr. J. J. ENSIE, H.B.M.'s Consul for Hlogo and Osaka.
At ar, Sophia Road, Singapore, on the ith last. at 7 m, HARRY NOEL, second son of Hedley and Lydła WESTERHOUT, 188 7 FOR:11: months.
The Hongkong Celegeach
HONGKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1896.
THE SANITARY BOARD'S FAUL
PAS.
In another column we publish the report of proceedings in a case beard in the Police Court laat Saturday, which wis given against the Sanitary Board, and a letter from Messrs LEIGH and ORANGE OF
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Minister for Foreign Affairs, in place of Mr. Hara Kel, who has been appointed to the Legation at Seoul
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Tokio, Jane zath.
Mr. Hara, the new Minister to Seoul, is expected to leave for bis post about the 20th,
instant.
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THE SILK MARKET.
YOKOHAMA, June 11th. The exchange remains the same. The silk market has become worse, za bolders of stocks are inclined to sell at low prices Quotations have declined by $10. The sales affected to-day amounted to only as bales,
PLAGUE PRECAUTIONS,
TOKIO, June 11th. The Regulations recently coacted by the Central Board of Health for the prevention of hfeciion from the plague now prevailing in China are expected to be promulgated to-day or to-morrow.
THE BRITISH MINISTER.'
KURE, June 11th.
Sir Ernest Satow, the British Minister, con ducted by Admiral looure, Commander of the Kore Port Admiralty, inspected this morning the shipbuilding yard, torpedo stores, arsenal and ordinance stores, and returned to his hotel at noon. 1
ANOTHER SENSATIONAL ITEM.
TOKIO, Jane rath.
PUNJOMS.
THE CYANIDE CLEAN-UP.
The Secretary of the Panjom Mining Company Limited, informs us that he has received the following telegram from the Mins, belug the result of the Cyanide clean-up (second ron)
Eight hundred and sixty tops tailings treated yielding 303 cas, of buillon of an average Kasay value of £1.18.0 per ox."
TYPHOON WARNING..
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FROM Peking the Mercury learns that General Neb, of Korean fame, who was sentenced in Peking to be behanded, but who saved ble upper storey through the intervention of H.E. Count Cassici and Tastal Kung, of Port Arthur renowe, has been released by the Board of Paolähments and is appointed to proceed to Kansu to fight the Mokaminedan rebela.
Tum stranded and re-floated Danlah steamer Activ is now on the slip in Kowloon Dock, and
expensive undertaking and will necessitate the rebuilding of the entire midships part of the vassal
| her Injuries have been ascertained. She has slx tremendous holes in her bottom beneath tha In the weather report issued by the Observa-engines and boilers, the fatter of which were tory, officials at 11. To this morning it is ciated knocked out of place. Her repairs will be a very
On the 22nd at To 30. a.m. a depression was apparently moving Entiward on the coast between Foochow and Shanghai At 11.50 a.m. the barometer had fallen modemlely at Shang, hat and considerably between Foochow and Hongkong. Pressure la generally below the normal on the China coast, particularly in the neighbourhood of Foochow, where it is over 0.2 | inch in defect. Gradients are rather steep for S.W. winds along the S. and S.E. coasts. FORE CAST Strong or fresh S.W. winds ; unsettled, squally and showery,
At 4 pm, the barometer rend 29°59 falling. LOCAL AND GENERAL, HM.S. Undaunted will leave here on or about
in the sorts.
Trax is no mention in the Garcile isrard on Saturday of the appointment of a Commission to Inquire into the recent death from flogging in Victoria Gaol, It is reported, however, that Captain Lethbridge, Captain Hastings, and Dr. Atkinson have been instracted to investigate this matter and report to headquarters. If we mistake mot, this Official Commission has int twice.
the subject. If the allegations contained | Government has telegraphed to Marquis Yama- f the 1st proxime to jata the Admiral's squadron expectlag to bear who has been selected to
in Mesars Leram and Oxanoz's letter are based on facts--and there appears little if any reason for supposing that they have done otherwise than confined themselves [1010 to the truth-than the Sanitary Board should lose" no time In furnishing
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS. SIMPLE AERATED WATER, SODA
*INGER ALE.
DA WATER,
LEMONADE.
ARSAPARILLA,
SARSAPARILI
RASE
A rumour is current to the affect that the rais, now in Russia, instracting him to return home at once. The report le, however, denied by the authorities.
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explanations respecting conduct which arganize railway corps in the army. It is | stud,will be sold at Newmarket on the first day very popular, and it is not surprising to hear that
would appear to be the reverse of regular or proper, and which calls for immediate inquiry by the Government. If, as Messrs LEGK and ORANGE allege, and as the decision of the Magistrate indicates as being correct, the Board had
ARMY RAILWAY CORPS. It has been decided by the War Department pipcard first to have a battalion in Tokio, and lequently to have a corps attached to each divsion of the Army. A commencement will betade with the scheme about November next. THE RUSSO-JAPANESE CONCORDAT.
TOKIO, June 13tb.
To Jana 13th.
A BRIGHT flash light, visible 23 ́miles, will be exhibited on Norway Island, outside Halphong, on and after July 1st. THE Iste Baron Hirsch's racing and breeding
of the First July Meeting. MR. Dmitrevsky, Consul for Russia at Tientsin, bas been promoted to the rank of Consul General and appointed to Shanghai.
states that on tast day the Fresident nominated. Mr. John Fowler, af Massachusetts, to be Consul at Cheloo,
PLAGUE RETURNS. Noon Saturday to noon Sunday one cust. Noon Sunday to noon to-day ons case, One.case was in the city and the other from Quarry Bay,
of
ADVIRAL HOTEMANN, Commander-in-Chief the German Far Eastern squadron, is a passen ger by the Prins Heinrich, which arrived here from Shanghai yesterday and resumes her voyage to Europe to-morrow,
no right to prosecute in this particular To-day's Yomiuri states that in negotiatine A WASHINGTON telegrams dated the 15th alt. case, then it is beyond question that to the terms of the Convention between Japan and those who have been haled before a
Russia with regard to the Korean question, Magistrate and fined for alleged breaches Russia refrained from bringing forward a pro- of the law which existed only in the posal to wation her troops in Korea and agreed to leave with Japan the matter of gardening ertile
over-zealous Imagination of
Kore The desire of Russia, it ia valở, is to sanitary officials compensation is due; and it is the duty of the Govern.ply a number of her officers to the Korean Government for the purpose of training the ment to make the amende honorable in each Korean Army opon Zussian lines, and thus to
establish a position of gence in Korea. such case. It is, as we have pointed out on several occasions, recently, high time that
FOREIGNERS AND JAFNESE BONDS. the Government lald It down as a hard and fast rule that no subordinate oficial shall Institute legal proceedings until the advice of the law officers of the Crown has been sought and their approval obtained. It is. discreditable la the extreme that illegal proceedings of the kind com- piained of by Messrs LEIGH and ORANGE should be possible in a British Colony, and we sincerely hope that what has been done wrong will be set right at once, and that we shall hear no more of miscarriages of justice which have the appearance of bordering on well-nigh insufferable persecution. The law should be used to protect the poor as well as the rich. Has 1427 it done so in this case?
ASPBERRYADE, RC,
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co's WATERS sro made under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist and will bear comps rison with the best English Manufactures.
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MASERE and other Large Consumers. Any complaints should be addressed to the Manager.
Hongkong, ardIMuv, tilos.
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ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.
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SPIRIT S.
AND
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TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S MESSAGES. COLLISION BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND VENEZUELANS.
LONDON, June 19th. A New York World welegram from Caracas states that a sanguinary conflict has taken place
between the British and Veneruelana at Baxima. The French mali brought-news yesterday that a despatch was received in London on the 20th ultimo from Cars can stating that the Venezuelas Government offered to release the British
schooner Newday, which was seized for alleged violation of the Custame regulations, provided that no claim for damages be made. These con- ditions were, towever, refused-On the 18th Instant Reuter wired out here that Venemelan troops and entered the disputed territory and stopped the operations of British surveyora.— Barima le a town at the bare of a small expa
The amount of the Japanese Government bonds purchased by London capitalias last year and this, through the medium of the Condon Math of the Shokin Ginko, ta sot ie au 1,450,0co yes, in addition to a large b held by clients of the foreign backs at Yokohama and Kobe, The Nippon Ginko applied through the Londos branch of the Shokla Gloko to the London Stack Exchange to put the Japanese bonds to the market. After consultation with some of the principal banks. the application was acceded to. The Stock Exchange authorities have asked the Nippon Ginko for detailed information about the bonds In order to properly advertise them. When these bands are offered on the London Stock Exchange the money market of Japan la expected to greatly improve.
THE NEW POST STAMPS.
TOKIO, June 13th. . The priating of the new postage stamps bear log the portraits of the late Princes Arisugawa and Kilashirakawa har beon completed. Mr. Shirane, Minister, for Communications, and other high officials of the same Department, visited the Printing Bureau yesterday and fà- spccted the new stamps. They are to be farned September 12th next, the day on which HM. the Emperor leit Tokio for Hiroshima la
1894.
A STEAMER SUNK IN COLLISION.
HIROSHIMA, June 13th. The steamers Konoura-maru and Horuf- mars collided in the Tadanomi Sea to Toyoda
district the morning, the latter slaking in six minuler. The loss of life has not yet been ascertained.
(Special to the Fapan Mall.) FOUNDERING OF A SCHOONER.
HAKODATE. JOwe 13th. The British sealing schooner Catherine (Capt. of that name close to the math of the Orinoco Fattan) has foundered at aca. Fifteen of the
crew have arrived here.
River, and about yo miles from Georgetown, the seat of Government in British Galana. It is close to the British Gulana-Venesuela frontier, In L.st. 8 deg. 4a min. north and Long, 60 deg, west)
LI HUNG-CHANG IN GERMANY. El Hang-chang in a two hour' Interview with he Foreign Secretary bad a full discussion da the interests of Germany and Chins. It is stated that a basis for a futuré entente regarding the
intimation of the policy of the two countries has | been agreed upo",
A MILITARY COLLEGE FOR CHINA. Li Hong-chang has engaged two officers in
model. establish a military school on the 'German
(From Japanese Popers.) EPIDEMIC IN JAPAN.
TAKAMATSU, June 9th. The total number of the intermittent fever cases reported in this prefecture since the out break to this date is 2,018-an average of about 70 per day. The epidemic threatens to spread still further,
MR. KOMURA AT TOKIO.
TOKIO, Juus Ioth. Mr. Komurs, Minister to Seoul, arrived yes terday. He had an interview with Marquis Salonji, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Hars, the Vice-Minister,
THE NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
TOKIO, June 10th. An extraordinary meeting of the Nippon Yasen in the market. The Scorcx Wylabs was held today, and a solstice was marked “E” is universally popular, and leananimonily adopted to increase the capital hy pronounced by the best local connoisseurs 13.200,000 yan, making the total 22,000,000 yes, The Nippon Yusen Kaisha's new rates on the to be amperior to any other brand in the European line, as accepted by the Conference are to come into force at once, commanning Hongkong market.
with the Kagoshima Mary, which is to leave Yokohama os June 23rd.
We only guarantee our WINES and SPIRITS to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Exord | Menghong, xoth Įouxary, 1896.'
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,
· Hangkung, sand June, 1896)
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THE RUSSIAN MILITARY ATTACHE.
TOKIO, JE TEIN, Colonel Wogack, the mliliary attach to the Rustias Legation, haben transferred to Peking, and a successor has been appolated to the vacancy at the Tokio Legation.
KOREAN AFFAIRS.
SEOUL, June 8th. The Christian missionaries assert that the King has been baptized.
SEOUL, June 8th. Min Yang-whan, in Russia, has telegraphed to the affect that the wishes of the Korean Government are expected to be fully mal by the Ruselan authorities. (The Oraka Malisichs, according to the Kess Chronicle, think the meaning of the above telegram refers to the engagement of a Colonel or Major, ao captains er fleutenants, and 800 Russian soldiers for duty in Kores.]
SEOUL, June oth. The Korean Government has abolished the cavalry regiment and added a company to the Royal Guards. Mr. Mublensteth, Danish Pentleman, superintendent of telegrapha la Kores, has been appolated to a post in the Communications Burean.
A rumour is current to the effect that about Bo Russian soldiers are shortly coming to rellave the marines guarding the Russian Legation. oma so Russian officers engaged by the Korean Government are coming with them.
TOXID, June Toth. The Government has decided to transfee Mr, Komara, the Minister to Senal, to the office of Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs and Me. Huts, the present Vice-Minister, will be appointed to Segul in the place of Mr. Komura.
SEOUL, June III.
THE Tamar, now undergoing therouah repairs | 40 Iterations to serve as receiving ship vier the Vly Emanurf, will' ho towed over to Kowloon Lock next week to have her bollers and heavy Wobhts isken out.
"ANXIOUS INQATIR»« ; # No. The special telegram from Shanghar vublished in our Isst issue reported the death Piha mother of the Emperor Kwang-s. The Euprem.Dowagers, we bellere, still fa the enjoyurst of excellent health.
As we go to press wo (L'Avenir du Toubin) bear of the death in France of M. Sion, who was for some time in charge of the Hongkong branch of the Bangus do "Tado-Chine, M Simon, who was ill when he arrived at Hong kong, left in April last"to"return to Fracas,
Om did that the naval authorities aro dally refiere Commodore Boyes, whose time at this stallon has expired. Up to the time of writing no news of his successor had reached Hongkong. Commodore Boyes has filled a difficult and arduous position with conspicuous ablilty and his genial social qualites have rendered him the Admiralty find it no easy matter to select a suitable succesNOT. Messrs. BANDINEL & Co. write as follows in their report dated Newchwang, the rxth inst.:-- Preduce comes in slowly owing to lack of water up river; stocks do not exceed 30,000 pleals. Prices are high. We quote beancakes per so pieces Tis. 5.75; beaa oll per pical Tim. 4.90; beans per 3 plculs Tis. 4.10 to Tip. 4.40. There tre fill 3,000,000 pleuls to come down, but price bave advanced up-country, and it is feared that there is something wrong with the growing crops. Arrivals to date are- 138 steamers, against 154 steamers and 13 allers in 1894.
Ir must have been abundantly manliest to any- body who has lived in these stormy megions a few years that during the past 48 hours a typhoon has been raging zot more than 10,000 miles away from Hongkong, yet it was only this morn- ing that Dr. Doberck managed to "place", the depression, which be told us on Saturday was in the parth and seemed to be moving eastward the Sea of Japan. "The north" is rather a wide mark, f.s., anywhere north of Hongkong which includes Shanghai. Cheloo, Ticatele, Manchuria, Easi Siberia, Bebring Ses, Karlla Islands, Saghallen, Kamchatka and the fale Land al Morning Calm. Where has this typhoon
come from? Has it came, as per usual, from Lust, and dodged our worthy meteorologist, or did it arise from the depths ofthe raging main and make for Foochow (It is now reported to be near that place) for the special delectation of the Chassees assembled in. that port. The lack of more Information about this mighty storm, whica It making itself slightly felt here, may make some « people anxious, or as our "Typhoon Doctos would possibly put it, "suffer from a depression, THE returns of the number of visitors to the Cit Hall Museum for the week ended June z am-Europeans, 2001 Chinese, 2,523; total
AT the last meeting of the Blackburn Chraber of Commerce It was reported they had decited to send two""experis on the molialen to China sad were awafting the arrival in London of a 3,734. gentleman who, if he would recapt-the-post, would make an admirable lesder for the mission,
AT B. on the 15lb instant the "Mutual liner Qasso, Captain J; C. Davies, arrived at Singapore from Hinkow with a full cargo of 5000 tons of tes, being the first of the bew sexton's lens for the London market. The Canta 150k nine days from Hankow to Singapore (7) from Woorong), and the captain reported there was very unsettled weather, on two days there being a dense fog, and an other days strong head seas. Eight hundred and twenty tons of coal were pat on board the Gowf's in two hours, In Tanjong Pagar's best style, and at xr am of the sgth she left for Europe.
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NAVAL NOTES.
The following items are taken from the Nagasaki Express of the 17th instanti
R.M.S. Pigmy and the U.SS. Olympia arrived at Hakodate on the 4th instant.
Permission has been granted for 'H.M.S. Centurion to call at Kare, Mirajime, and Kurshsahijims at any time during the next skree months, while the rest of the British rasadton in these waters may make um of Karakashima
H.MS. Narding and Immortalité are going to bave their fansels lengthened by 16 feet. This is expected to somewhat" mar the appearance of the stately craft, but it will prove a great boon ta the ships' companies by relieving them of the shawór of "smut "they maully suffer from.
HM.S. Narcterus left on Monday for Chefoo via Port Hamilton. At the latter place she wil probably join the Centurion, Spartan, Peacock, and Pigue, and the squadron will then rendezous at Cheloo. The Immortalift returned here fram her brief prize fring trip on Saturday last. She reports having knocked one target, consisting of a triangular rock, clean away. She expects to get into dock here about the agth Instant.
News was received here last Friday that the French steamer Honch $32 tonu register, Captain Chrdsko, which left hers deeply laden, bound for Helbow, Pakhot and Haiphong on the 16th inst, stranded on a bank just off Hainan Head, and required lighters to enable her to get off Lighters were at once sent from
HM. "CENTURION" ASHORE. Hollow, twenty miles distant. The Phra Chula
On Saturday last, just after H.M.B. Centurion Chom Klas, which arrived yesterday, reported had come through the Straits of Shimonntekt that she had sighted the stranded steamer, but in company with the Alacrity, she grounded. that she was safe and being rapidly lightened. upon a sand-bank. After remaining there for This morning her owners, Messrs, Marty and some eight hours she was got off, undamaged, and went on her way to Port Haaliton. The Co, received advices that after discharglog Alarity, with Admiral Sir Alexander Büller en three hundred tons of cargo the steamer had board, stood by her all the time, and when the been floated, apparently 'unfufared, and that sbo | battleship had been successfully Boxted the is now safe in Holhow discharging her cargo for Adratal transferred his fig to her.
Alacrity then came on here, that port and taking in other cargo, wennel had ■ upecially large freight, as sha wan conveying Government rice to Pakhef on account of famine in that district.
MEMORANDA TO-MORROW,-~33rd June.
The
Tacoma, vía uzdal porta of call. 9am-Prins Henrick leaves for Bremen and
posts of call,
The Korean Government has recently-dli. Daylight Tacoma leaves for Victoria, B.C., and patched two anginners (Koreans) io Vladivostock, to purchase telegraphic lostruments, probably with a view to the extension of the Gentan line to Klang Heng, in Ham Kyong province, can-
SEOUL, Jane Ezin. necting with the Siberian service.
· · Three Russian officers arrived here to-day to undertake the training of Korean soldiers.
SEOUL, June 13th. The Korean Government has agreed to lease to Russia a lot of ground, 34,000 metres la extent, on the Getrubl Island.
10 a.m.-Criminal Sessions,
WEDNESDAY,—14th June.
10 s.m.-Criminal Bessions,
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A telegram received at Telia from Vixdio. stock, dated 15th fost,, sinice that the Russian fiert hur left Vladivostock on a greret expedition, and that H.BM flest has received instruction to watch their movements—Shangħat Mercury,, :
CHIPOC TERMS.
The Cheloo correspondent of the North China Daily News reports as follows, under date 13th Jun
On May the 27th the Ruman gunboat Gremiasicky was bi-flagged, ** was the Con- salate, in honour of the Coronation of their Majestian of Ruin the night decorations worn even more charming, both the ship and the Con solate beins glorious with myriads of coloured lanterns, affording sights that were appreciated by foreigners and Chinese alike.
11 Outward French Mall closes. Nood-Caledonian leaves for Europa,
The German cruiser 7rwis has been here some 2,30 p.m.-Auction of furnishing goods, dog, at | unis time already, and is likely to remain for a
The Hongkong Trading. Co's premises, by Mr. G. P. Lammert,
THURIDAY, 25th June.
TOKIO, June 13th According to a telegram received by the Government from Gensan, the insurgents have
to a'm-Criminal Sessions Perjury Cass, agato risen at Kanjo, Kejo, and the neighboor hood in Kang-wen province, and are plunderlag the peaceable inhabitants. They are the same Nooo-Chriss leaves for Ban Francisco, vis
usual ports of call. THE JAPANESE LEGATION IN KOREA. rowdin mu minde a disturbance some time ago,
TOKIO, JUG# #ath.
long period. Last Sunday ongwatch, with their officers, landed with their hand and marched out to the Bamboo Temple. They reinred in the evening, almost as laden with green boughs un.. wem the troops which deceived and terrländ Macbeth, and with other signs of having spent a, thoroughly anjoyable day in the ppuntry, E
Yesterday ike Arcons, arrived pro that wa. káve new throw warskips in the harbour. The British fleet, or at any rate a portion of it, la. Easier for Grakhana khasing close to i daily kepected, thenga samoms, esya: than thata- the Hon, Segretary, M me Hongbing Chik. ] may was bo hai obert,
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declaring their intention to be the expulsión | 8 pm-R.;E*Variety Club's Entertainment. The following appointments; were assounoed of the Japanese residents from Genyan, yesterday Mr, Komara Jaturo, who has been The inhabitants are leaving the districi, and no the Earoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo affat is being made to suppress the insurgents, Noon
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