On the 24th ultima H.E. Llant, Colonel Sir Chas, B. H. Mitchell, GOM.G., was elected member of the Society of Arts,
IT was understood in Calcutta a few days ago that the late Sie James Browne wis the selected candidate to succeed Sir Alexander Taylor ar the head of Cooper's Hill College. Mr. [O'Callaghan, lately Secretary to Government Public Works Department, and Colonel Ottley, who shortly retires from the Indian Irrigation Department, are believed to be well in the running for the past.
For the wie of the continental sgricultural labourer, and generally for the future of the proletariat of Europe it is devoplly to be boped that the danger mutlined in the following para graph from a mall paper may remain nothing an abstract possibilityThe "yellow mor that Ware" may he expected to make its long-pre- dicted traption late Fa.ope apos that portion of the European cen·lent known as Silesia. Unil lately the apicultural hands imployed aron the buse e'tites in those parts have been of Russian o of Polish tonality. When we Way" employed," we must be taken to mean that the Russian and the Pallah Hodge has hitherto been paid for work which, ceerdlag to a remarkably well-informed Germes contem porary, he has been even more and more persistently declining to do. Now, a Silesian landowner is a practical and business-like employer, and the fdess of bla Hedge bave been getting proportionately less and less extent, indeed, his own ideas; to such an that he would long ago have relegnied his agricultarists to their native fields of labour li be had known bow to supply, their place In Els own fields. At last, it appears, he has discovered how this may be done, and bas bethought him of John Chinaman, Joba China-
man rather to the fore in Bella at ~present, and a Berlla firm of middlemen seens
THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1896.
NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL
The China Navigation Co.'s steamer Tafywan, Capt. R. Nelson, from Sydacy and ports, arrived In harbour to-day. For the subjolned telegramS we are indebted to our Colonial exchanges :-
LONDON, Jone 30th.
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, replying to a question In the House of Commons to-day, sald that on Wednesday he had received a com- munica los from the British South Africa Co, fatimating that the directory ccosidered It advisable that the resignations of Mr. Cecli
ta wendlag hides to Sydney as usual, as the treatment required is practically similar to the present custom in Queensland, the only extru treable being the obtaining of a certificate to sccompany each shipment.
NEWCASTLE, July 7th,
The privation existing through the strike of coal miners at Newcastle has caused a large exodus of men from the district, as having left | for New Zealand and West Australia during the past fortnight.
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LORD CHARLES BERESFORD AND THE ADMIRALTY.
A SCHEME TO PUT "THE HIRO OF ALEXAN- DRIA* OUT ÓF THE NAVY,
The London correspondent of the Sydney Telegraph expossu u meen schome, Baying for ite object the viewal dismissal of Lord Charles Beresford from the Royal Navy, in the following Interesting manuse :—
the company, but whether the affairs of the co. were or were not sufficiently shown by the tras ----| ́áfalemèst that, the advances were 4.232,648 doesn't seem to be clearly specified by any stature. Il the balance sheet. had alleged that the profit or loss shown was realized "after providing for bad and doubtful debts" there might have been a direct misrepresentation, bal the two last sheets, at «il ovenia, wianly left out this statement, which is alan lele out of a good many other documents of the same kind. The Newcastle colliery owners met Mr. G. H.
There is no law against leaving out this emantial Caplata Lord Charles Beresford is a popular statement. In a large, general, promiscuous way. Reld, Premier of New South Wales, in confer ence, and agreed to offer as the hewing rate idol adored by the masses and worshipped by there undoubtedly was gross misrepresentation or ba allowed to resumo work.
fore dreaded and disliked by officialdom. And by the persons accused or by some other pervons SYDNEY, Joly 7th.
1 am far from saying, there may not be some -Great altérations are being made in the New
--but it is a painful fact that quite a number of season for this. No member of the fighting the doings which ruined the City of Melbourne South Wales Post and Telegraph Department, family has ever displayed the smallest, scintilla Bank, yet kept the dreadful deficit from near- which involve the retirement of a large number of discretion. They speak their minds evening in the balance sheet, are not specifically of officers and will effect a saving la adminis-though they rapture red tape wholesale. Now illegal or not nearly so much so as they should tration of £51,789.
LONDON, July 8th.
be. The Companies Law is about the loosest and most votten thing in Victeria jast now, and 1be Legislative Council is keeping it that way,—Bulletin.
Rhodes and Mr. Alfred Beli as members of the 24, 17d. par ton, at which price the man are tothe Navy, but be le alta a Beresford, and there- | grosunegligence aydfraud by somebody-whether
directorate should be recepted. He bad, be added, replied concurring in the opinion given expressloo to,
NIWCASTLE, Jona goth.
No fresh, developments of importance hive taken place in connection with the sisike this moralog. It is understood, that Mr. Curley has written to Mr. Binney requesting the proprietors to great the conference proposals. The Sydney Coil Lampers' Union has donated £50 to the #tilke land.
PERTH, June 30th. What is believed to be a very serious railway accident occurred late last night on the Great Eastern Railway. Particolars to hand up to the presentare of the most mes gre description, but it is believed that at least several persons were killed. The accident, the cause or nature of which is not yet known, occurred near Smith's MIU, 20 miles from Perth. A rellef train has been despatched to the scene, and will seturn to Perth with the dead and lofared.
LONDON, July 2nd.
The House of Commons has voted a sum af
£3,000,000 to be devoted to the construction of a railway in Uganda.
A Biverfas officer has been tried before the
Lady Mary Bligh, daughter of the Earl of Darnley, has been found drowned in a pond at Cobham Hall. It is rumoured that her death in concerned with a love ffitr.
Miners Federation of Great Britala have relased Thirty thousand miners connected with the to accept the proposed reduction of ta per cent in their wages.
Cholera has appeared at the various posts occupied by the Egyptian expedition on the Upper Nile.
The Cretan insurgents have now elected a temporary President, and proclaimed a union of
Crete with Greees.
Mr. Turner, the Victorian Premier, has taken steps to convene an intercolonial conference to
consider what steps should be taken to guard against the spread of the fick pest.
July 11th.
The Australians won the match against Hampshire by an innings and tag runs. Iredale scored to and Giffen 130. The manager
talking saltar is a worse grievance to my Lords of the Admiralty than a talking soldier to the Horse Guards. And Lord Charles not only makes speechen by the yard continually, bat the public listen to him., The success of Mr. Goichen's recent "twenty-two milRaux for the
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Beresford's painfully free-spoken erfilelimu. navy "was seriously imperilled by Lord Charles "You've got the ships," he ciled, "or, rather, are going to get thèm, but what about the men ? Answer me that ?" Of course "my. Lords couldn't Conundrums of this description. poiset no attractions whatever for the bureaucratic temperament. Mr. Goschen could only say vaguely that the men were all right," and pray heaven to deliver the navy from this dreadful thorn in its ilde. And that is what my Lords are now trying to de, not, l'as afraid, very scrupulously. Lord Charles out of the pay would not be nearly so formidable. He could then be pooh-poohed as a more or less Irrespon atble addist," well-meaning no doubt, bat Ty Agents (Messrs. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co.) nascient. Whilst his lordship contienes Inform us that the steamer Lightning, from captain or (worse still) an Admiral, with half the Calcutta, left Singapore for this port yesterday "the hero of the Condor" must go.
It is reported to be the intention of the British (Musgrove) niso baited. Several of the best man service behind him, this is ́ hardly feasible. So afternoon.
South Africa Chartered Co. to raise an addi- tlonal capital to the amount of £1,500,000 for purposes of development in Mashonaland and Matabeleland.
take taken advantage of this circum-High Court at Leipzig and sentenced to stance to open pp heme communications with years' imprisonment on a charge of selling John la bis cordillon of largely superfluous military secrets to a foreign Government coolle John. bis responded eagerly; mad, now, the firm in question is able to supply any amount of coolles for field work which Silcala may require, at a cost to employers of one whill- lap per coolls per day, everything Included excent Mrs. Coolle. She is to be left at home, Whether, notwithstanding the advantages the. scheme may seem to offer to the Silesian land- owner, Europe in general may not have cause ta with John had been left at home also remains for determination.-Singapora "Free Press.
THE HONGKONG GENERAL CHAM- BER OF COMMERCE.
A blue book has been published with respect to the Indian troops sent to Suakims to take part In the expedition against the Khalifa, in which It appears that the Governor-General, Lord Elgin, protested vigorously against the cost of the expedition being borne by India. In doing 10, he suggested that If India was to be made Rable for a charge such as this then Australla was equally liable.
were given a test.
The Australians will play five matches in New Zealand on their way home.
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Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamOT Empress of China arrived at Yokohama at 7 pan. on Sunday, and left again at 2 p.m. on Monday for Hongkong, via Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai.
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The expedient adopted to get rid of Lord In one inning against Leicestershire the Charler will scarcely commend itself to the Australians made 584. The other side's first pubile. It seems that to enable a capiais 10 gravitate into an Admiral a certain period innings was 81; the game was then abandoned.
The second test match begins to-day at Manof service at en la requisite. To make this chester, and tremendous interest is being taken up his lordship claims the 315 days he and his Naval Brigade were fighting in the Son- Great excitement prevalls to Berlin owing to dan And the authorities will not allow that The China Mutual S. N. Co.'s steamer a turnout that. England has purchased a large parled. They admit Lord Charles was invaluable back, from Glasgow, Liverpool and Newport,
at Abe Kies, and that the Naval Brigade could, from Glas to bere pesterday, and my Mesure to Inform their Patrons, Friends area of territory from the Portuguese, including the mach coveted Delagoa Bay and other ports hardly have got on without him, but he wasn't be expected here on or about the 3rd prax.
actually attached, to a ship, and so the sine giving access to the interior of Africa.
months must be lost. To the non-alicia! mlad July 1zib.
this careful discrimlastion 'twixt tweedledam and
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and the Public Generally that, having leased the SHAMEEN HOTEL, they have Refurnished the whale Establishment, had it vasily Improved in
it under the more popular Styla of VICTORIA HOTI,
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Ai a monthly meeting of the Commitee held and M. Grueff to their former positions. Colonel Anglo-French Company, is again in Adelaldic. tweedledee naturally scams incredibly vexatione THE Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Patrocius, every department, and hava now RE-OPENED
at the Chamber's Rooms on the 35th Instant there were present--Mesra A. McConachle (Chairman), H. Smith (vice-Chairman). J. If Bell-Irving, G. B. Dodwell, St: C. Michaelson, N. A. Stebs, T. H. Whitebead, and R. C. Wilcox (Secretary),
MINUTES.
The Russian Government is pressing Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria to reinstate M. Bendereff Petreft, the Bulgarian Minister for War, resists the demand, and threatens to resign his position
the concession is made to Russia. The micers entombed, in the Wilkesbarre mine, Pennsylvania, by a fall of the root are alive. They have been heard rapping, and The work of the reltol parties is, however, delayed by additional falls which are taking place fo the mine,
There it much discontent in Rhodesia at the removal of Mr. Cecil Rhodes from the directorate of the British South Africa Company. Many of the Boer settlers have threatened to leave the company's territory if Mr. Rhodes goes,
from Liverpool_left" Singapore for this port this morning, and may be expected here an or about the 3rd prox
and unjust. But the public doesn't understand what solemn things regulation" Is. The laws of the Medes and Persians were flexible by comparison. Nothing can undo a regulation but a "precedent," and a precedent can only be THE D. D. R. steamshin Frigga, from Ham- created after much storm and stress. Unluckily burg, left Singapore for this port this morning.
for this case dood actually exist. In three pre- prax. vlous instances. Uma sabore has been allowed
The minutes of the last monthly' meeting renewed efforts are being made to rescue them graat system or in consideration of the company for the naval authorities the necessary precedent | and may be expected here on or about the ard
were read and confirmed.
TELEGRAPH RATES,
Read letter from Acting Manager in China of E. E. A. & C. Telegraph Co., dated 26th Jane, In reply to Chamber's letter of date announcing the reductions made in tariff-of rates between Hongkong and the Straite Settlements and elsewhere.
QUARANTINE AT MANILA.
Read letter from Colonial Secretary, dated 1st July, acknowledging receipt of Chamber's letter of 16th Jane on the subject of quarantine regula- tious at Maulla.
POSTAL DELAYS,
Read letter from Colonial Secret. y, dated Bib Joly, replying to Chamber's letter of a9th Jane, stating that the question of the provision of new Post Office is under the consideration of the Secretary of State, and meantime the Govern ment are thicklog of arranging for temporary additional accommodation for Postal Depart
meal.
The Chairman sald be understood it waI
proposed to take lo the rooms in the Supreme Court building occupied by the Attorney. General and Crown Solicitor and connect them with the Post Office. This would give ́s good deal of additional space, but be thought that an increase in the staff was also Imperative. This opinion was generally endorsed.
QUARANTINE OF MINGTƆ,
Letter from British Consul, Ningpo, stailag that quarantine had been imposed at that port on vessels sniving from Hongkong, was laid on
the table.
THE RUMOURED DESIPE OF CHINA TO RAHE TARIFF ON IMPORTS
Read letter from Teatrin Chamber, dated 3rd July, acknowledging receipt of Chamber's letter of 19th May enclosing copy of despatch to British Minister on above-nakject,
LIGHT DUIS.
KATJOMBA, June and.
Mr. Nelliey, the Sydnay representative of the fle-bas laid a proposition before the Government to the effect that his company prepared to undertake the construction of the remaining portion of the Transcontinental Rallway, from Ocdnadatta iq Pine Creek, either on the land
construct an electric railway, on the ground that receiving certain guarantees. The idea is to this would be more suitable for the dry area through which the line would pass. Mr. Hellley stated that the company was prepared to pay down a large cash deposit as guarantee of their vond fides, returnable in the event of the scheme not being entertained by Parliament. The Premier and the Treasurer havo requested Mr. Neilley to put his offer in writing.
A festful catastrophe occurred on Wednesday night at Katoomba, bereby four little children
Janes, the Austra'lan bowler, has been offered were burnt to death, A Mrs, Bochner, who 150 per annum and quarters by Suszex.
Dungan has won the V.R.C. Grand National cares a living by washing, left four children, aged 14. 4, 6, and 8 years, in charge of a boy of Steeple, with Timont second, and Don't third. The Sydney Treasurer's Budget speech gives 17, who put them to bed, and after getting his mother's tea he went out to meet ber. Mesnilms surplus of £333,000, and shows a general the house was burnt to the ground, and the lulende revival throughout the colony.
ADELAIDE, July 15th, opet sacrificed.
The Australians have commenced a match. against Leicestershire, with Jokus, Trott, and McKibbia standing out for a spell In this match the Australians have made splendia start, the score standing at 299 for the loss of three wickets, Darling contributing 145, not out. five years' engagement from Sussex county, at
Joses, the Adelalde bowler, has accepted a
LONDON, July 3rd.
The Ramian Government has decided to assume absolute control of the drink traffic within the Empire.
The St. Petersburg paper Viediamostí states that the Russian Government has decided to
permalt fareigo Jews to enter the Empire without reference to the nature of their calling.
ADELAIDE, July 16:h,
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The German Government will ask the Reich.alary of £365 per annum and a house at Brigh. ton. He feturns to Australia with the leam, after steg during the coming aulema to authorise a vote for the development of German possessions which he will proceed to England with bisfamily, In Africa. The proposal is to construct railways from the const to Like Tanganyika, in East Africa, and Victoria Nyanzi, in Central Africa.
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, Seciciary for the Colonies, replying to a question in the House of Commons this afternoon, said that the report that Sir Hercules Robinson would not return ta Cape Colony to continue his duties in South Alilea was unfounded. Bi health was now
improving, Mr. Chamberlain added, and he
weald son return to the colany,
LONDON, July 4th. Owing to the opposition being shown by Mr. John Dillon, as leader of the Irish pa ty, to A discussion took place on this subject, and a
the compulsory clauses of the Irish Education strong opinion was expressed that the shippingBill, the Government has determined to abandon should now be freed from the extra duty imposed
the measure this session. for the special purpose of erecting Gap Rock Lighthouse and laying the telegraph cable.
Resolved to addie a the Government to this effect.
QUARANTINKAT SINGAPORE,
On the motion of Mr. H. Smith, ti was resolved to address the Government with a view to get representations made to the Authorities at Singapore asking them to abolish or modify the quarantine Imprred at that port on all vessela arriving from Hongkang,
THE OPENING OF THE WEST RIVER, At the suggestion of the Chairman, it was decided to again address the Foreign Office and the British Minister at Peking making what progress has been made with the negotiations
on this subject.
THE HARBOUR MASTER'S REPORT. Whilst it was agreed that much praise was due to the Harbour Master for attempting to supply statistics of the trade of the port in his repert for 1895, the Commitee agreed that the fignies given of certain imports belog only partial wers secossartig misleading and it was resolved to draw the aitestion of the Government to this fact and suggest the omission of returns of the kind in fatais reporte.
NEW MEMBER. The firm of Mestre, Wm. Mejerink & Co. was alected a Member of the Chamber.
MR. MCEWEN AND THE CHAIRMANSHIP. Attention was called to a statement said to have been made to the reporter of the China
A general amnesty has been granted to the Cretan rebeln by the Turkish Government, and lo response to their demands the Hulipa Con vention, which provides among other things for
■ Christian Governor and other Christian officials, has been revived.
LONDON, July 5th.
The Cretan rebels have announced that unless the Great Powers will guarantee the execution of the reforms they demand at the hands of the Porte they wil proclaim a union with Greece,
The extension of the Upper Nile railway, which is being pushed forward in connection with the British expedition to Khartoum, Kas
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A great are took place on Monday last at Townsville, destroying shops to the value of 10,000. Insgrance covers part of the damage. As the result of a ballot the miners at New castle have accepted the terms of the colliery owners. The ballot was 974 for the masters and 845 #gainst.
The Norweglan barque Normon has been to- tally wrecked in Torres Salts at what is known
as the Eastern Fields. The crew reached York Island after being nine days in a boat, and were taken from thence la a lugger to Thursday Island,
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ime at sen. The officers concerned were Captains George Tryos (the late Admiral), David Spain, and Morgan Singer. The first two were allowed to count one year 67 days and four years 36 days respectively as "ses service Kong Watermer, from Bangkok. in command of a ship of war at sea, but which | Flix..... time was actually spent in transport duties in Lytemoon Abyssnia and New Zealand, and an Order in Tafyuan ...... Courd was obtained (March 28th 1858) for
Ash the purpose. It should be particularly noted Focksang that Captain Spain was not even borne on 3 the books of any ship during the time, and Str George Tryon spent six months of his time | above mentioned in the Admiralty Office making up his accounts. Armed with these Precedents and his magnificent record, who could have supposed Lord Chatler would be refused his 375 dayı, But he was, and by- Admiral Sir George Tryon! No more stanlieg exemplification of the fatal influences of red tape could be suggested. Actually the man who had self refused when he became Lord of the benefited by a suspension of the regulation him. Admiralty to grant the same concession to s commande. Lord Charles did not raise Cain" in Parliament when this 'kappaled. He is a great disciplinarian, and draws a sharp line | Namjang sammuuummit between callidising the naval policy of the Strathallan....... Government and attacking his superior officers. Rena Cristina n Now, however, the whole scandal must coma out. His friends won't allow the hero of Alexandria" to be shovalled out of the navy by a quibble.
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It is annosced that the Victorian Government fatends to criminally prosecute certain of the SILVER CURRENCY IN CHIÑA, people who ran the late lamented City of Mel- bourne Bank on the roaks. Undoubtedly, con- There are several' provinces in Chios where sidering the awful mellsomeness of the defunct the sliver deltar is only accepted as a carlostry | tasiltation, this is the right thing to do, if only and refused as legal tender. Conspicuous for the purpose of extracting more information amongst these are the provinces of Younan, as to what became of the capital and other Kweichou, Hanan, Shensi, Kaniu, and Stechuen. |ussets which waren't there when they were The officials al Szechuen aid now trying to wanted. Also it is the right thing to do, if Introduce the new Government silver dollars and only to Impress upon the public the awful need sobaldlary colos loto general use in that of that new Comprales Act which the many province, and to this end a proclamation has directors of the Legislative Council been issued by the Chungking Tsotal, under | enthusiastically, rejected last seruion. · But it is Instructions of the Viceroy, informing the worth while noting-so that the public won't people that the Emperor has natherfied the | feel any more disappointed than'ss absolutely silver dollar and lis subsidiary colon an legal recessary li the sequittal comas along as unvai, tender throughout the Emple and weing the and so that no one need profess to regard that people of Szechuen " to accept their use like the acquital, Wit comes, ass triumphant vindication of people of other provinces. The general acceptate of Victorian and other law, galie a lot of everybody's character--that in the present awful The Jewish Chronicle states that a 'number | fance of the tubaldiary colas especially
the things which wrecked the CIO,M. Bank partly because the late manager was allowed by the board to have a huge overdraft without security, and there is no' law against that. If got inis difficulties partly, also, because the directors, or some of them, lent the money of the shareholders and deposliors to each other on insuficient security, and there is no law against that either. It fooled away some more of its customers' money in buying its own shares to | THE prevent a panic on the market, and thereby dimi- nished its customer security by reducing the callablocapital, and that doesn't seems to be illgel as the law now standa mand se the Legislative
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now been completed as far as Folkch, the scene
of the recent fighting.
af lading Hebrews are considering a scheme, relieve the congested state of the copper cash
the object of which is to administer the affairs of market at present as prevalent everywhere, seem to be perfectly legal. The bank barst
Palestine. The Ides of the promoters of the is to arrange matters so that autonomy will be gradually granted to Palestine. The Sultan of Turkey is répered to be farsurable to the proposal
A despatch from Bulawayo states that the feld force has been disbanded, and It is the inten- flon of the British South Africs Company to replace the force by a body of 1,000 police. The natives friendly to the British are reported to be fo a very restless condition throughout South Airica.
LONDON, July 6th,
A terrible explosion occurred in the explosives magazine of a fort at Mais, killing äri men, quantity of cartridges and shells.
without touching the question of convenience and cleanliness as compared with the per cash which alone, should be an ladneo- ment to abandon the copper for the silvez money." Some $15,000 will soon arrive at Chungking from the Hepch miats and will be distributed to the various local banks for circula, tion in the masket. As a matter of fact, even in Soachaw, near as thai city is to Shanghai, sub-
GREAT AMERICAN STEAM sidiary coins have only lately been introduced
RIDING GALLERY, through the energetic policy of Cheng Cala-tung Last year, Formerly native banke and langu;
FROM AMERICA, shops used to laue bamboo alipe with their
WITH ALL THE LATEST IMPROVELLENTE, "chops" barat late them, estilling the bearer Counell to receive 100, 200, or 500 cash, as the case may made the dreadial bank appear, at a supericial CHARIOTS, CARRIAGES AND GALLOPING
HORSES, SPLENDID MUSIC, made at Kwangiung these bamboo alips have| cola on hand,
BIG TENT been prohibited by the authorities. Frons the fures, and the amounts owing were so much, AND HYERYTHING FOR THE ENJOYSERNE OF THE official report of the mint authorities of that which they were; and it put down the biggest
PUBLIC. province there were coined by them during the asset-theons on which everything dependedThe Young Folks like it. The Old Folke like it.
** ́which they wars. 29.055.900 twenty-cent pieces, and 14,159,660 It didn't mention that
They all like it, they cannot help it, For never has Hongkong bien viitted by 'a" more popular form of Bujoyment and amurement for years.
sounds it said that
the
Mass to the effect that Mr. McEwan stated that inlaring fourteen others, and destroying a vasi | be, but with the introduction of subililary coine | glance, to is pesi60), the stock of daben-
Chamber.
he had been offered the Chairmanship of the Tan general opinion was that this was a mistake on the part of the reporter, clace only could make such appointment, and na such offer bad been made by the Committee.
BRISBANE, July 7th.
It has now been Anally identified that the tick disease amongst cattle in Queensland is the
the members of the Chamber in general meeting same as that prevailing in América, and known year 1895 no less than 331,750 sliver doliare, i as "Advances, £tusmeen £1,000,000 and
JAPAN TIDAL WAVE RELIEF FUND.
ks Texas fever.
locally, there being already large wwwply
A proclamation has been lasted in New South, ten-com places. Of this larga mount 2,000,000 of the advances were bad, nor did Ki Wales, placing sesictions upon the importation more than seven-tenths were colned for other way definitely that they were good, and apparently of hides from Queensland in consequence of the provinces, the balance being circulated the law desn't clearly state that this kind of prevalence of tick fever.
SYDNEY, July 7th.
'la previous years. It would be interesting The Sydney Wool-selling Brokers Associa to know what has been the output of the Hupch tion states that 'the New South Wales Govern- mint so far. With the distant provinces, also agment has issued a proclamation to the effect commencing to use these silver monies, both the that all bides coming from Queensland shall be Hupeh and Ewangtung mints will be able to
Mr. Jackson begs to acknowledge with thanks the following denations to the above Fund :- Bubs already received memanaskieren. 12,983
Since receivedi
Mr. Thomson M
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to thoroughly salted in proper pits, in which they supply all the calls that will be made on them, shall remain for at least one wacky also that"|| hence we hear that the Contesi Government has they săzii be sccompanied by a certificate from recently been urging all the Viceroy's and an inspector of stock, mating that the requires Governors to establish similar mints in their ments of base regidations have been duly respective capitals under direction of the Board complied with. The predamation offers no bat | or Savanna,w=2Y, G, DAN NIWE
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concealment is unlawfulmat least, it fan's stated' with such clessness as to be absolutely definite. The suditors gave their Certificate, that the balancs-shest was correct, and so apparently it was in the strictly legal sense: It said that the adrances was £232,648, which was a sad and dreadful fact, and it doesn't appene at al oerials that anything more le demanded of an undifor. In a gestral way,
ja is understood by law that the directors andmikse ja makker and 156 balance she
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