To-day's Advertisements.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR TAIWANFOO.
'HE Company's Steamship
THE
"HANGCHOW,"
Captain Pearce, will be despatched ag above TO-MORROW, the roth lòstant, at xơ Á‹M«
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, gth June, 1895.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAL,
THE Company's Steamship
"SINGAN,"
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Captain Jamieson, will be despatched above O SATURDAY, the rzih instant, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents
Hoogkong, gth June, 1898.
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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI.
HE Company's Steamahip
THE
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"HAILOONG,"
Captain Robson, will be despatched for the above Ports, on SUNDAY, the talk instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, gth jonë, rëçë.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL.
THE Company's Steamship
"PYRRHUS,?
(729
Captain Batt, will be despatched as above on MONDAY, the 13th Instin3, at 10 A.M!
For Freight, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, oth June 1898.
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NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA. (FLORIO & RUBATTINO UNITED COMPANTES),
STEAM FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG AND BOMBAY. Having connexion with Company's Mall Steamers to ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MESSINA, NAPLES, LEGHORN and GENOA,
ALSO
VENICE and TRIESTE, «l! MEDITERRA-
NEAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS up to CALLAO.
Taking Cargo at through rates to PERSIAN
GULF and BAGDAD,
ALKO
BARCELONA, VALENZA, ALICANTE, ALMERIA 2nd MALAGA
THE Steamship
"LETIMBRO," Captain Belsito, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 14th insist, at Noan) ......
At BOMBAY the Steamers are discharging in VICTORIA DOČK.
For Further Particulars regarding Freight and Passage, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co., Agents.
Hongkong, 9th June, 1998,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNË 9, 1898.
Intimations,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG.
In British territory, and a few small Customs boats, stationed at either end DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & of our boundary line, should be able
COMPANY,
to check smuggling fully as efficiently if not more so than at present. It sounds too much like a Chinese report for any reliance to be placed upon it, and we de cline to belleve it; for, if we are to have our boundary extended at all and any negotiations have been entered into at Peking with that object, it is most unlike ly that Sir CLAUDE MACDONALD Would allow any such petty consideration as the in- creased difficulty of collecting customs duties to stand in the way.
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Manager.
Hongkong. Fit March, 1897-
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(Taking Cargo at through rates to SOUTH ATRICA, CALCUTTA," MADRAS, PERSIAN GELY, RED SKA, BLACK SKÁ, LIYANT and ADRIATIC PORTS),
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What we require is an extension of our boundary such as has been proposed and fald before the home authorities by the Hongkong Branch of the Navy League,
I connection with the renewed revolt of Mat Salish, and the departure of H.M.S. Plover for Bornes, the Stagopare Free Press mys that action to awaited for the use of a force of Malay States Guides, whom it is proposed to send to Borsao in aid at the forces of the local
& Tokyo paper states that an order for a new | Tax German transport Darmstadt nizived at warship of 15,000 tons displacement will pro- Singapore on the xat inat, with 67 elicers nud tably be placed with an English firm at the aud 1,304 martner and troops for the German flest of this year.
in the Far East, and for Klao-chan. She left- the same day for Manlis, It is understood with teliala for the Trens, thanës to Hongkong. THE N. C. Daily News says:-We are pleased to learn that the Royal Humane Society have awarded their brogat medal to Mr. F. Hanis, chief officer of the serenus cralter Camentins, in recognition of kla plucky act in enscuing a salior THE Snival of new season's ten at Kobe from who fall averbound to Shanghai on August 2pth. |
the 18th Aprli, when the new season was opeted, to the nịth vit, amounted to 1,643,336 exities, the sales in foreign firms to 1,067,700 catifes, the aggregate value balog yon 343,620. The stock of the market on the 25th was 510,183 cattles.
Government.
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LIEUTENANT de Castro, of the Chilean surY: who is well acquainted with the waters and lalande in and around Caba and Porto Rico, believes that the American propia under-nte the fighting qualities of the Spaniards and also the strength and annihilating power of the Spanish navy. He agrees that a great naval battle is in prospect and that both sides will Gght while a plank is at a water and a man left to train a gun.
to whom the thanks of all Hongkong residents are due for their energy in fording Hongkong's wants upon the atten- tion of the British public and the Govern- ment We do not want "facilities for the fortification and control of the passes"; THE Japan Kerald learns that negotiations irs we want the passes themselves, and any golog on between the representatives of the concession short of this should be declined, Osaka Cotton Splaners' Union and the Nippon territory pressed home at Peking. Facili- for Bombay, where cotton belonging to them is and the necessity for our extension of Yasen Kaisha for the dispatch of more steamers ties are, all very well in their way, but lying in a serious accumulation. The P.&O. what is to prevent China from granting S. S. Company will also be asked for the dis like facllltles to France or Russia, and, ['patch of some steamers, although the N. Y. K. while we hold the passes, or have the has already agreed to send the Wakaza-marw " facilities" for holding them when to Bombay in a day or two, required, permitting either of these two Powers to planta coaling or naval station In Mirs Bay, well within gunshot of our docks and arsenals in Hongkong? We cannot, we do not wish to, and we will not believe the report.
TELEGRAMS.
("HONGKONG TELEGRAPH " SPECIAL.) REBELLION IN KWANG. TUNG.
DISTRICT MAGISTRATE KILLED.
TROOPS DESPATCHED FROM CANTON.
CANTON, June 9th.
A rebellion has been started in the pro vince of Kwangtung and the insurgents have captured the city of Chowchowfu, & little to the north of Swatow, and put to death the District Magistrate and his wife.
The Magistrate's Yamen has been burnt and the whole district is up in arms against the Chinese authorities.
As soon as the telegram reporting this serious state of affairs reached the Vice- regal Yamen in Canton the authorities despatched a thousand troops to give battle to the insurgents in the vicinity of Chowchowfu.
.
A PROPOSAL has just been received from Govern-
liable to come in contact with ships from infected ports should be inoculated with plugas serum. It is probable that all those who are inoculated will get the symptoms of plague in a modified form. The pilots are of oplolos that the results may be much worse than this and they have sent in a protest,—which practically amounis to 1 refusal to undergo inoculation, -
ment that all the officials of Colombo Harbour
A FEW days ago, upwards of 500 workmen, engaged in the match box industry at Hlogo, claimed an increase of 20 per cent, In their wagen. Their employers granted an increase of 10 per cent. Not being satisfied with this the workpeople threatened to strike, but the Police some of the sing-leaders to the Police Station got wind of what was going on and summoned and cautioned them not make any disturbance, It remains to be aces whether this will settle the matter,
THE following rolumns made by the Japan Cotton Spinners' Association show the results of the working of the spioning infils in the Empire during April as compared with the returns for
the 'conserponding month last year :-
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REPLENISHING ADMIRAL DEWEY'S FLEET.
The City of Peking, which has already left San Francisco with U.S. troops for the Philip pinas, brings over additional supplies for the months' provision for 2,000 men, and in addi American squadron at Manila She has four". than to the sailors, which must be forwarded for Admiral Dawey's vessels, 300-marines arÊ coming out to the ship,. This would make the force on the Asallo station about 2,000 as the bourhood of 1,700 men. vessels, before the engagement, had in the neigh-
The Navy Department has shipßed 208,000 pounds of powder to Admiral Dewey. This will be made up of about 60,000 pounds of the grade used for the big eight-inch guns, 60,000 parida for the six-inch guns, 50,000 pounds for the five- lach gunwand smaller amounts for other classes of guns. This, with the large number of eight- entrance to the Meluam River to block the inch and five-lach rifle ammunition, will make menih. She has now been raised by Mr. the ab!pment a large one. The powder and Leonardi and some other speculators, and it is that together will give goo rounds for the big oposed to lengthen her to 120 feet. She la guns and several thousand rounds for the rapid- now docked at Messrs. Howarth Erskine's yard, fire rides. An emergency order has been sent
In 1893 a de pitch boat was sunk at the
Bangkok.
On the sight of the ayth elto, the prisoners in jail in Talchu Kee, Formens, attacked the regula thefe freedom. Que Jailer was killed and warders and made a very determined effort to
two were severely wounded during the mêlé, and three of the prisoners were also wounded. None of the prisoners succeeded in getting away though.
Tum Malay Mall hears Mr. F. A. Wayler, who is connected, with well-known cupltallats 1 home, is having a general look round in Malaya with a view to forming an opinion on the gold producing prospects of the country. He is accompanied by a mining engineer and has already paid visits to Ramb and the Negri Sembilan.
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ADVICEs from Jamaica, dateḍ the 4th ulta state that the cruisers Pearl and Pallas, with the gunboat Alert, have been sent down to Santiago de Cubs, In consequence of some disturbances there, eccaaloned, it is said, by Mr. Ramon, the had 'ted him. Mr. Ramen is la prison, British Consul, having killed a Spaniard who awaiting an inquiry into the matter.
THE Band of the K, O, L. Regiment" will play The following programme at the Officers' Mess to-morrow, commencing at 8 pm. from
„Ovied
Overzi...Crown Diamonds.ÄRDE Salaction Faillierencias
· Valor “mirisom, Sympathla Tone........Gangt Sagola Paloma... Felection......The Boherals Girl
Bal
.........Boutalebian...H.R.H. Doks of Albany
God Save the Qroms,
April 1898. April 1897. No. of spindles......... 905,189. Yarn produced........12.573.033th 16,550.091lb Ar the Harbour Office to-day four Bremen
209,481 Rawcolton consumed 26.51,851lb 19,048,8331b Coal consumption.....52.479.573lb 37,976,190lb med Stuart, Chalmers, Black and Taylor, ef Price of coal per sco
the British steimskip Foyle, were charged with pical
v15.58 refusing duty on June 1st, whilst on a voyage from Bangkok to Hongkong. Mr. H.-W. Looker 11,665 (of Maxers. Dascon and Hasilogs) appeared for
Number of operailves
raissonini Number of operatives
female........../2017
Y33 90
14,140
tootage
38,509
FIFTIEN guloena peź cent, reinsurance bave been paid on the British barque ́Mildar, which on the 1st of last month was ́oat seventy-seven
days from Nagasaki and bound for Astoria The Midas left Nagasaki about the same me
Tux Blll to amend the International Marriage Law of Japan, issued in 1873, has been adopted by the Upper Honis on the first reading. The 'amended part renda as follows :---
the defence, As(Comdr. R. M. Rimesy had another engagement the case was postponed till 3:30 pm, tomorrow.
TBE JAPANESE PRE S ON THE ANGLO JAPANESE ALLIANÒE,
toch armour-piercing projectiles, shells and six-
firing guns, now in storage at the yard, to San to the navy yard at Norfolk, Ve, to ship
Francisco. Immediately a number of large-calibre rapid. -
AUSTRALIAN NEWS LETTER.
(From our own Correspondent.)
SYDNEY, May 9th, We have just come through a perfect delage of talk on that much-vexed question of the Federal Convention Bill. Would-be candiḍistes re slumping the city, suburbs and country towns tooling their own particular qua.fications, come opposing the bill tooth and mati and predicting all sorts of dire disaster if it is agreed to. Others again just as warmly exponse the bill and the dally papers are filled with column alter column of correspondence and reposts of meellogs, Soma of the meetings were pretty lively and in one case in the city a possa of poliça had to be call ed la to maintain order. The electors will vote for or against the bill on June grd.
Our aldermen are at last taking steps for the an eyors in many parts of the city. One of the demolition of the dilapidated roskaries that are
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first things that strikens visitor on arrival here architecture. Olen lying cheek by jowl you will in the curiously heterogenous style of incri
ses a magnificent store or warehouse, Attad in most modern style, and a wretched tumbledown horel balit nearly half a century ago. Even in George Street, with its palatial banks, fazurance officer and the G.P. O., ikare are many bulldfags which should be demolished. Not so lang sg one of these places came down of its own accord. Altearather long spell of drought, rain set in farmers. A terile gale, accompanied by and all over the country and will be a blessing to loss of life, occured on the coast on the 5th and the The Newcastle steamer Maitland got an some 20 poor creatures fort their lives. A couple the rocks off Barrenjoey and in the fearful sea [It appears from our Correspondent's telegram
that the troops sent from Canton are eliber
of steam colilers had to be abandoned, and recked on the north coast. A big sailing ship about half a dozen small waiting coasters. the Hunan regiment or the provincial #braves." If a detachment of Black Flags had been des
the Hareword is ashore at Maroubra Bay near Botany. She went on in thick and stormy pitched to the front our Correspondent world have mentioned the fact. The "Hinck Flag"
weather that shat out the land and it was import Chlef is far too crafty to weaken his position
ble to get a "algat." She will probably be got off at the seat of government by sending his men
In the harbour a good deal of damigawas done to quell disturbances in the Liang Kang. He
to small craft and the various ferry cervica, bed has probably come to Canton to stay, and
to stop running for a time. In the suburbs trees therebel leaders are not working in conjunction
and rösta wise sent flying abou: and the loss to with him, desiting to place him in power, they the British barque, Willscoff, which arrived. The Yomfurf regrets that the above alliance many property owners will be considerable. certainly could not adopt a more suicidal policy in San Francisco a few weeks ago in a diimasted has not yet been accomplished; at the same than to create disturbances in districts saffic condition. Seventy gularas relorurance was railty there will be no other way of preserving Dr. Bruce, the well-known Fresbyterian diving Some practical joker has been playing his time it is convinced that outside of such an over- pranks upon no less a personage than the Rev. ently lar from the capital to necessitala the withdrawal from Caston of large bodies of the Willselt in Liverpool on Apill fath the balance of power in the Far Easty and it by appropriating his clerical robes. On Satur troops for Indefinite periods. The Black She arrived in San Francisco on the 131b.sees the necessity of awakening the whole nation diy the rey, gentleman atlanded the University Flag Invasion, which was referred to at length There is plenty of hops yet for the safety of the to its importance and by concerted agitation to Commemoration, and at the conclusion of the los recent trace of this Journal, to, we fear, Midas. The Raventórag reently took 184 days compel the Government to take a step in this ceremony left his bag containing the articles at Ifkely to result is very serious trouble in the Two Kwangs and it is to be hoped that the to make the voyage from Astoria to Callao, and received by the Authorities announcing Lord call for them later on bir way to Drummoyne, direction. Refening to the London telegram the Parramatta Company'a wharf, intending to notorious Chief will be "invited" to retorn to on the day of her arrival her velnsurance was Salisbury's statement in the Upper Hosis, the where he was to pretch on the following day. his native element in the wilds of the Tonkin quoted ni 93 guiness.
Journal presumes the speech must have been la But when Dr. Bruce did airfre subsequently as borderlands before his expulsion from Canton
reference to an understanding arrived at between learned to his dismay that his belongings had becomes absolutely necessary. If, as has been
the lease of Welhal-mel'; and It wishes to knew gentleman, besides his Drammazze engagement- this country and the British GoverDMODE GYOR been appropriated by someone else. The rev alleged time and again, the Black Flag Chief is here to prevent foreign aggression, and if
from Marquis Ito the facts thereof, now that the was to take part in a clerical function doring the the Chinese are really anxious to prevent the
English Cabinet has given them out to the world. week, bat the loss of his robes placed him fo caralon of territory in the South of Chton to
Whatever the understanding is, it could not somewhat awkward predicament. A boy, It foreign Powers, why should they act in s manner that will give fotoreated ballons
however be but a special" stipulation on a stated, was employed to obtufo passession of the special subject; and our contemporary would" bag by a subterfage. What the joker's Intention excuse for interference?-Ed. H.K.T]
it urges for being an all round alliance. Some bas been heard of the missing big, though no not be satisfied with such a partial affair, what was it is hard to say. Up to the present nothing REUTER'S MESSAGES.
may say that the balance of power in the Far steps have been spared to find the boy who East is after all an tedefalte expression which removed it. The manager of the company is THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.
on its part contends that the term afgolfies the what became of the bag.
be of but litle practical use: The Yomfurf anxious that the boy should call and explain LONDON, June yik.
prevention of any one power from obtaining s Reparin have reached New York that 5,000
praponderating control over affairs to these parts Americans have landed near Santiago, covered
such as Rasala has been intriguing for. Indeed by the fire of some of Admiral Sampion's ships,
mentation of her Asistio squadron in 30,000 that
power is even now contemplating the aug and have bees jalued by 3,020 inungents. The ❘ year av upwards.
tons. Should rest of the squadron stmultaneously recowad
| Japan and England unite,
Rumia will soon realise the uselessness of each a the bombardment of the Saulgo forte,
rehams and · forego it there and then. But. for such a consummation the alliance should be RIOTS IN BELFAST, Serious slots have occurred at Belfast, anneers and Shipbuilders of Hongkong pamphlet be backed by them in good earnest.
s one of between the peoples of the two couns We have received from the Iestliation of Estries, and their respective Governments should Orange Mob a tacked a Nationalist procession, contatalog a paper by Ms. J. Dalziel on “ Light The 90 in its tarn dwells in wards of since their barracks, wounding Aly Tas Military marks on Types suitable for the West River the revised Treaty and thus opening the way for sad overpowering the police, chased them Draught Steamers for River Service, with Resity, upon the friendly services England has which was called out cleared the stools:
rendered Japan; for instance in first accepting Trada." In his paper Mr. Dalziel gives an others. Another example the journal states is
The people as usual came down handsomely. on Hospital Saturday when the fair collectors. interesting and sucelnet history of the river the fact that when Reala, France and Germany took charge al city and suburbs. The returne | steamer and he describes the evolation of the | in combination forced Japan to retrocede Lao, up to date show that £3,015/4/5 has been taken. de paddle and stern wheel steamer le Great tog, England alene kept herself aloof from the There was no escaping these charmleg brigande- leglorious intrigue, and thas atterted her friend. and they would take no excuse whatever irons. Britain and the United States, Tables are ship for us to all this and a host of other the passers by given of the Almensions of American stern incidents, contions our contemporary, he has I regret to say that ons Police Force is not a happy family and has not been for a long time place illustrate the type of stars wheeler suitable the owes het. Enlarging on the utterances of Mr. ergiensge is largely - answerable for this.
will never cease to hold in high appreciation for the West River trade. They provide for a Chamberlain, Lord Salisbury and Sir Michael Along enquiry vespel with 'a cargo capacity, dead weight, of Hicks Beach, the journal proceeds to argue that being the reinit of one officer charging has just terminated 220 tons, for 318 passengers, loaded draught notonly the interests of the two countries in these another with fling two Thois from a zavolver of 4 th and a speed of to knots, with a daily pants are identical, but England bar begun to while in uniform, in in hotel bewildering consumption of 6 tons of Japanese coal. Mr. realize the diasdvantages of the policy of Isola-array of witnesses were examined and the panor England without doubt # great naval of their evidence was to exenerate the defendant, Inclined to belleve that. It existed only On May 27th, a fire broke out at Kobara, Bezention of his paper and all detalls as to accommo- the disrepiles of China, she may But it incon- timas, and, farther, that ble seraiver went off Dalziel has been most thorough in the compila-power, bez if European nations are to units los It was proved that he was not in uniform at the in the Imagination of the correspondent One hundred Leases were destroyed, and, amarg dation for officers and passengers has been care vendent to oppose the movement single-handed. Recidentally. According to the statement make of our northern contemporary, which must others, offices of the Hoyo Bank were reduced fally atended to and he has not lost sight of the Japan on the other hand possesses a aary not mitted, defendant was in the hotel with a slibers evidently be a most fertile one.
various prices charged for coal for wessels in the side of Suizawlikal however it may be im police officer entered. The new anival remarked to be despised, while her army bas so rival this ban alderman, when another mat known to the Even should this rumour prove to be
INSTRUCTIONS have been sent to the Cramps West River trade. As this is a route that pre possible for her to take Independent action la that he was about to proceed to West Australity true, we entirely fall to see where the In-Shipbuilding Company by Mr. R. A. C. Smith, rents big possibilities in the future for shipping the above eye inality. So our contemporary and was anxious to purchase a revolver. He creased difficulty in keeping up the Car-President of the American Mall Steamship people the paper is essentially an acceptable stes the time is riganter for an alliance between inquired which was the best pattern, and op this toms blockade of Hongkong comes in. Company, that the first of four twin screw one, coming, as it does from a man with much this country and Great Edtain. The 70 polat sought counsel of the police sergezet. There would certainly be a longer frontier steamships, Bow to course of construction at the experience of diver trade. The loterest of the time fu order to secure a permanent allancs kit explanation regarding a saltable class of: of course welcome sech an avent i at the cams Ultimately the latter, in order to better iliustrate to protect, but, on the other hand, the net. rard, should be christened dmiral Dewey, pamphlet is enhanced by a couple of fine phototh full binding force, it thinks, this county pistol produced bla revolver and, while it was work of channels between the Islands in The Admiral Dewsy and alates ships are to be stchings showing a stran, wheeles on the Saces should continue to strengthen its national post. berg handed, it went off, the bullet indgleg in band and you Adrettomans, in the neighbourhood of Hongkong, which ball with special reference to quick and mento River and has excendingly useful map la With ample resotices to fall back upon the calling. It was the shown that only one The Amelia Tigralka namba në de Telefone Case offer such a ready means of elading the economical conversion into maral auxiliary provided llustrating the water ways of Southers. able maske, the alliance, concludes our contemas months ago and it is strange thing to the subing. and military strength brought up to a respecte that was discharged. This was some nine. Customs orulaerzy would then be included
porary, will bwana to sa without em' neobing it.. that the cães was not denit’with long balara,
"MARQIS BACQUEHEM," Captain G. Walloveblog, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 18th fosiant, P.M.
Sik and Valuables are te nibloped on arrive! at Bombay Into an accelerated lis er.
For information as to Passage and Freight, apply to
SANDER, WIELER & Co., Agents.
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Hongkong, gib Jane, 1897.
THE
PUBLIC AUCTION.
“HE Undersigned wilt well by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
at his Sales Reams, Zeti vod Street, No. 3.
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SATURDAY, the ith June, 1898.
at 3 PM,
12 BICYCLES FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
(New and Second Hand),
On View at the Undersignede.
TERMS OF SALE—Cash on delivery.
PAUL BREWITT,
Auctionper.
Hongkong, g'h June, 1898.
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BIRTH,
nilimo the wife of J. THOMPSON, OF FOR
At "Sanda," Teluk Blangah, on the
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The Hongkong Belegraph
HONGKONG, THURIDAY, JUNE 9, 1898.
NOTES AND COMMENTS, The following extraordinary statement appears as a special telegram from Hong kong, under date of 3rd June; in the North China Daily Nesta 2-1-
"It is reported that facilities will be granted to the British authorities by the Chinese Govern. ment for the fortification and control of the
THE PLAGUE,
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During the 24 hours up to moon, ph Jane, passes landing to Kowloon; but as territorial saw cases and 3 deaths from plague were concessions will be made, owing to the appast reported, making the total since at Jancary tion of the Customs on account of the difficulty (160 days) 1,zốg cases and 1,117, deaths, ' of collecting the revenue) on the trade of Hong-
LOCAL AND GENERAL. What puzzles us is when and where this was reported, and on what authority: THE departure of the steamship Mithe More It is requested that all communicaflong relating to Babacsipeloria, Jed, may be meldepened to the "blawga, di ascertald, no rumour to this effect has
for, so far as we have been able to for Kobe and Yokohama is postponed til to TalgeriTM and not to be dow *Letters on Edizelaš monttues to be sent to "The Editor" and been current in the Colony, and we are mot to Becheidend stambers of the stair,
Compramalana Jabended for publication meat he socompawled by the wine nad addrums of the yelmes, not necesserly far publications but na avidmuch of good faith,
KOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS,
While the columns of the 37mekang Takada was always hu apa for the Hely discussion by managombaits of aliquced Kileting pabila latargets, in must be distinctly understood ther the kadar com not in kay way, hadi kimwili wa TAN spinlang than amperoned.
TO ADVENTIEKIES. Advectioncs are inquated to forward, all motion butaided for
herben in that day fase ne fythms Three raak en
not the paper.
Advertisements and secondary accordando
Sed period with be apuntested tanti cocatarnandes
Tu Haching Tilguda line the larges otrostation of way
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adopt a foreigner into his or her family as a SON Art. I. When Japanese subject desires to or daughter, or when a Japanese subject (female) wishes to adopt a foreigner' into her family as her husband, he or she must first obtain the permalinion of the Minister of Home Affairs.
Art. II. The Minister of Home Affils will not grant the required permisston unless the foreigner to be adopted is able to comply with
the two follow conditions, vis
a. That be or she has had a residence or lodging in Japan for a consecutive period of one
5. That the foreigners is a person of good conduct and respectable.
fower, and it is really surpiling what numbers Of coursa wa have had our share of the war of wanid-be belligerents have offered their Bell) had to politely taform them that he was, e services for the war. The United Consul (Col
"not taking any."
The clumsy Spanish wwfadioss arm still wasting. amps and sis tiónery on people ant kare with, dick and ball stories about great sums of money wahing them In-Spain, and at the same tinse requesting an advance for preliminaries. Other residents have received letters from Spain regarding treasure alleged to be hidden up Country In this colony.
wheel steamers and a very comprehensive act of || Musys been our most irusted friend, and past I ·f supposed that the systems of