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NE LARGE ROOM, THIRD FLOOR, QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, S. W. CORNER.
Apply on PREMISES. Hongkong, 31st May, 1899 DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
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FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI
THE Company's Steamship
THAIMUN
Captain filroy, will be despatched for the above Ports, on FRIDAY, the 2nd June, at 10 AM
For Freight or l'assage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 31st May, 1899.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION 'COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG ÂND
CALCUTTA:
THE Company's Steamship
"CHELYDRA."
Captain Davies, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the 3rd June, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JÄRDINE, MATHESON & Co..
GeneryManagers. Hongkong, 31st May, 1899.
[718 FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ GANAŁ
HE British Steamship
VORTIGERN," Captain Fairweather, will be despatched for the above port, on MONDAY; the job June.
STEAMERS.
1899. About 15th June. 30th June. 7th July
and Jitly 5th Aug. Both Aug. LIMITED.
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MACDUFF",
AFRIDE"
BIRCHTOR?
'MOGUL
GHAZEE"
"COMMONWEALTH.”
For Freight, apply to
DODWELL & CO., Agents.
Hongkong, 31st May, 1899.
CHINA NAVIGATION-COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR MANILA..
THE Company's Steamship
"FOOCHOW,"
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY MAY 31, 1899
The Hongkong
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1899.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
GREAT
CAT BRITAIN AND THI
TRANSVAAL
LONDON, May 29th, Sir Alfred Milner has started for Blocnifon tein to meet Presiden; Kruger. Folitical circles in the Cape are not sanguine of the success of the Meeting.
THE PLAGUE IN EGYPT.: Eight cases of plague have occurred Alexandria, including four Europeans '
GREAT BRITAIN AND RUSSIA- FINANCE.
YENG KAM,'à married woman; w13) by Mr. Sercombe Smith, to-chy", to Imprisonment for returning frout!
A DESPATCH to the China Gazette states that the City of New York has appropriate the sun of a quarter of a million" of dollars (gold) to cover the cost of the Dewey celebration ne the Admiral's return to that city.
THE Trng Wah, published in Canton, states that a serious epidemic of plague has broken out ot Lung Kong village, Shun Tak dis
ric, near Canton. A large number of villagers have succumbed to the disease and the cuffin dealers, having sold out their stocks about a month ago have had to buy coffins.. Numbers at of new coins are to be seen stocked on the hills awaiting burial, the undertakers having struck for higher pay on account of the danger of infection. Many of the inhabitants of Lung Kang, Yeong Ngak and Tai Leung have come to Canton to escape the plague.
The Gorespondent of the Times at St. Petersburg says that negotiations for a Russian Railway Loan of 4.500.000 Roubles are in progress, which it is believed is intended as an
Experiment to test the market.
REPORT OF THE SUEZ CANAL.
The report of the Suez Canal for 1598 has been issued. It shows that the receipts for 1898 reached Fres. 88,000,000; the largest on record it also alludes to tite increasing trade
between America and Asia.
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THE DREYFUS AFFAIR.
M. Beaupres in his report to the Cour de Cassation; strongly insisted on the indecence of threylus and urged that all the evidence pointed to the guilt of Major Esterhazy. The trial has been adjourned.
WEATHER REPORT.
COLLAPSE OF VERANDAHS.
TWO LIVES
IT 18 BAID That the population of Yo! crensed by 5,000 souls since last
ature.
CAPTAIN
UR- MISSING,
bana has in
cabin resulte
Shortly before eight o'clock last evening the verandalis.of Nos. 311 and 313 Queen's Road account of the new treaties, and many others from Saman
Tint several persons are leaving Jung on West collapsed and fell into the street with would like to do so if they could night to late to a tremendous crash. About a quarter-of-an-
ked officers, this hour afterwards P.C's. MeSwayed and Murisontock is already, on the wane, Port Arthur 10 proceed, but the captain did not.
That the commercial importance of Vladivos, minute expected arrived on the scene and immediately pro promising to nonopolise all the prosperity in appearance Avi ceeded to search amongst the debris for bodies. or injured persons. They succeeded in extris
not finding the skipper the could find him nowhere: cating Wang Keng Sing, the accountant of the
command and brought the Mitchell, the chief oficer, first floor shop of 313, called the Kin Yau Chan,
afterwards reporting the abse and sent him 10, hospital, where it was found
at the office of the Con that beyond sprained ancle and a few scrat
being kept a secret missing man left a le ches and bruises be had sustained no serious injury,
Inspector Hanson and P. JC, O'Sullivan then arrived on the scene and the body of broket, siding on the second floor of A man named Fong Ting Tseung, a 3:3, was extricated and sent to the mortuary, Then the Inspector, fearing that the searching of the upper portions of the wreck on the first floor verandahs might lead to any surviors. A CORRESPONDENT, lately returned from a visited, ordered a move to the roadway and by buried under the debris in the street being kill to Newchwang, says: "I found Newchwang 11.30 p.m. the whole of the wreckage had been thoroughly Russianised, even the drosky is
turned over without result. there to stir up the liver of the unfortunate and, as Inspector flanson heard faint moans They then went up to the first floor verandah who has to ride in it. A lot of dirty Cossacks proceeding from under a pile of wreckage, he render the muddy scenery a little more pic set to work with P. G's, O' Sullivan, Murison tunesque, but their presence has a deeper me fully removed the debris and flung it into the & Sim and with the aid of some coolies care ing than a Russian desire to aid art. They street. By 1145, working with great care, the have been unfortunate in selecting their cou back of the head of a man came into view and cession, because the sweep of the river carries the Inspector, seeing that he was alive, urged his away their binding. The boulders they throwed away the dirt and dust from around the man's mentoredoubledexertions. The Inspector scrap into the river have a habit of disappearing head and shortly after was able to slip his. arm instead of forming an embankment, and the under his body and raise himt civil engineers are swearing at their lost diately took a long breath. The Inspector told when he imme him to keep quiet until they could free his legs and in the meantime washed out his mouth and hostrils so that he could breathe freely. He was then taken out and laid on the floor where he was given hot tea and fanned and afterwards wrapped in a blanket, put into an ambulancee and removed to the Hospital. This man's name is You Yik and he was the accountant of the second floor.
labour."
THE following has been communicated -À rather excuing and Iudicrous incident happened in this harbour on Sunday last. A certain corporal of the Royal Army Medical Corps set out for a visit to H.M.S. Grafton in his dinghy for the purpose of seeing a friend; but as it was somewhat damp he rigged an awning,
brought to hear upon China by Jaysin with view to assisting her at this present crisis.
That persuasive arguments are being we boned
Shanghai Bund the other day by aigny pony That a mild sensation was caused on the charging through the crowd with a dog cart minus one wheel dragging behind it--the mafoo, following in the distance, a bad thin
changed hands in the pari muine during the That the total amount of money which three days of the Yokohama races, was about 60,000
yen..
That a deal more supervision should be usually responsible for catastrophies such as exercised over the Chinese jerry-builder who is that of last night.
should be good brick throughout and not com
That in building brick veraudal pillars they posed of scraps faced round with whole bricks
Road, adjoining the scene of last night's That one of the pillars of No. 115, Queen's fatality, has been broken and shows a ferry construction as described above.
That the collapsed verandahs appear to have been built against the front of the house and not to have actually formed part of it being tice merely attached to the main building by, iron
That it is only too probale that an excessive rainfall would cause the collapse of many of the jerry-built houses to be found in the Colony
That such a catastrophy, if unaccompaied by loss of life, would be anything but a public calamity and more in the nature of a blessing in disguise
a light on the captain's those in pussession of contents, we are unable rumour rounil town' that the suicide by drowning
STELLA V
THE LOSS OF THE
was on April 27th, opened before Mr R H At Westminster, a Board of Trade inquin
Sicht near the Chequets on "Machtst Marshan, with nssessors, into h
The syss of thi Counsel for the Board of Trade opened the
assistant marine superintendents and dock connected with the wreck Captain Lewis, case, describing the Stella and stating the facts
master for The London and South-Western
were given to the captain of the Stella with He emphatically denied that any instructions Railway at Southampton, was the first witness,
regard to keening time, and he had never censured a captain for not keeping time. In never been reported to him that the boats of Cross-exausination the witness said it had the company and of the Great Western had moeil against one another. He had heard of such a thing, but had not taken any notice of the report. It might he expedient to fun at full swear that he had never till that day heard is speed when the fog hun was going. He could suggested that there was constant competition between his company's boats, and those of the to go at full speed in the vicinity of the Cas Great Western. He did not consider it unwise quets. There was not the slightest truth in i the suggestion that Captain Reeks, of the Stella, had ever been blanted for coining te
The Observatory report says ---On the 31st 14.55 4. The barometer las fallen in the extreme Noah, and is little changed elsewhere. Pressure is high to the E. of Japan and low the W. part of the Sea of Japan. Gradients sligla with moderate. S. monsoon on the reaching the Grafton he learned that his friend show that life was extinct. When this body turned on in the City for a longer period. Thpany, put in two circulars issued by the come China roast. For ECAST :-- Moderate Sawinds, showeig
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
On
While the second man was being extricated the head of another was found to be sticking out of the wreckage, but a glance sufficcil to was got out at watch was found on it which had stopped at 7.25, thus showing the exact time at which the accident occurred. The watch was very much' dented. The body was 'iden tified as that of Wong Kai Mée.
The
That as we have had several inches of rain port: MrJ. Dixon, dock and marine during the last few days the water might be sportendent for the South Western Cour town has had a much needed washing and the and caution in the navigation of their ships in pany to their captains, urging greater prudence public has no wish to rentiin unwashed longer foggy weather The witness denied that he, ihan necessary:
or anyone else to his knowledge, had ever primanded Captain Reeks for making it slow
That Hongkong in iver weather is a mud
swept town.
Captain Sinale, will he despatched as above for stealing two pieces of wood, valued at 20 precipitated the corporal into the water. He, chila Police have learnt that a woman and lark's paradise but can hardly be called a well. Passago "At this stage, the Court adjourned..
on MONDAY, the 5th Jane."
For Freight or l'assage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,"
Agents,
Hongkong, 31st May 18o.
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CHINA NAVIGATION, COMPANY,
LIMITED
FOR TAKOW!
HE Company's Steamship
THE
"NINGPO,"
had gone ashore. Ife then proceeded to get into the dinghy, and return. In doing so he undid one string of the awning and the wind, being rather high, caught the awning like a sail, toppled the dinghy over a good deal and being unable to swim was hauled out a few seconds afterwards by means of a saman boạt. For unlawfully leaving the service of Mr. Ed. book, which was inserted into his mimention Harmson, We Chun, a house boy, was toulays, however, very little the worse for his ducking ables about the locality, on which he sits. He fined $5 or fourteen days..
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cens, Chei Yau was to-day sentenced in six weeks' imprisonment.
SEVERAL seamen appeared at the Magistracy this morning charged with being drunk and disorderly and were fined $3 each or seven
Captain Phillips, will be despatched" on days. THURSDAY, the 8th June.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
HUTTERTTELO & SWIRE, Agents,
Hongkong, 1st May, 1899.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOVD),,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
S.S.SACHSEN.”
17.340
A JAPANESE paper learns that the Chinese Government has placed orders with ship-build ing yards in Germany for the construction of six battleships!
Yan How, for stowing away on the Dorothea Rickmers and so stealing a passage from Singa- pore, was to-day sentenced at the Police Court to one month's imprisonment.
THE above named Steamer having arrived,
Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed A SPECIAL eeting of the Sanitary Board is that their Goods, with the exception of Opigin, summoned for 3 pm. to-morrow, the 1st June, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and to consider what further steps are necessary in stored at their risk into the Godowns of the dealing with plague, more especially with re- Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Goerference to overcrowding- Company Limited, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless Tuv. Shanghai Daily Press says the salaries of notice to the rontmiry be given before, Noon, the European staff of the P. and O. Company .TO-DAY.
basis. This involved an increase of £8,800 in in India, China and Japan are now on a gold
the expenditure of the Company.
No Clains will be admited after the Goods have left the Godowns and all Goods retaining undelivered after the 6th June, will be subject
to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on TUESDAY, the fih June, and MONDAY, the 12th June, at 9.30 M
All Clairas must reach us before the roth June, or they will not be recognized.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.
No Fire Insurance has been effected,
MELCHERS & Co Agents. Hongkong, 31st May, 1899.
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Intimation.
LIMITED.
A HOME paper says Lord Byron cannol nicet his abilities. At a meeting of his creditors the liabilities of his lordship were said to be 435,007 (of which £21,007 are: expected to rank), and the assets £4.997. There are book debts to the amount of £61,995, estimated to produce nothing. Certain members of the family are interesting themselves in the matter.
The Shanghai Volunteers are now a military force and don't forget it. Owing to the recent remarks in the finding of the Committee appointed to enquire into the question raised by ex-Captain Rex, the Council, acting on the request of a large majority of the S.V.C., has made the following addition to the Volunteer
A. S. WATSON & Co., is as far as the Volunger duties of its Members Regulations: The Shanghai Volunteer Corps are concerned a strictly Military Force and all offences against discipline will be judged by the same standard as though such offences had been committed by a member of any regular Aring or Navy - The British cruiser Bonaventure, which has Jain off the Bund for the past two and a half
MANUFACTURERS OF
AERATED WATERS.
AERATED WATERS of our manu- facture are sold throughout the Far Last and are invariably preferred on account of their excellence.
months, 'left here to-day for Port Hamilton to do her usual firing, after which she will return to Weihai-wei before going on a cruise north- ABSOLUTE PURITY is guaran-ward. As she left her moorings a very large teed. The best materials only are gumber of friends of the captain and officers useil.
and middies gathered along the foreshore and in the Public Garden to wave their adiena. The Bonaventure has made, herself essentially a popular ship during her stay here, and her people leave hosts of friends to regret their de parture and welcome them on their return.
THE PRICES are only half those charged in England,
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SOME interesting details have been published in New York (says the Daily Telegraph's cor respondent concerning the profits made by the principal singers during Mr. Grau's successful opera season there. Mr. Jean de Reszke heads will clear 40,000, Edouard de Reszeke £600 the list with about £16,000. Mr. Van Dyck Mr. Van Rooy and Mr. Planton £2,400 each, . Saleza £2,000, Mr. Huppel £1,000, Mr. Bispham £1,500, nnd Air. Maurel and Mr. Albers £1,200 rach. Madame Sembrich tops the list of lady vocalists with £5,760, while Madame Lehmann received 5.200. Madame Nordica £5,200, Madume Eames, £3,000, Miss Brema 62,000, Aliss Engle, Miss Saville, and Madame Mantelli £800 each; Madaine Mella £720, Miss Suzanne Adams £700, and Madame Schumann-Heink at the rate of £200 a month. These amounts do not includes money received for out-of-town performances.
who were on the second floor verandah of 311 were precipitated into the street, but strange to say were so little injured as to be able to go unaided to have their wounds and bruises attendeil to,
penetrating the walls and loosening the attich The catastrophy is attributed to the main inents of the verandahs by carrying out, the beams carried away and brought all the rest mortar, when one of the large granite verandah
to be below was knocked into inatchwood, The of the wreck with it. Queen's Rond was blocked by the debris and a ricksha, which happened ground floors of 251 and 213 are occupied by the Fings of all Nations Restaurant and a lamp shared up. An inquest will he held to-morrow. shop, neither of which were injured. The verandahs of the adjoining houses are "being"
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS,
The following officers, and companies were present at the occupation of the Walled City of Kowloon on the 16th May:--
Colonel R. B. Mainwaring) Staff:
Field Battery
Captain J. A. Lowson
Captain A. Chapman Lieutenant D. AtacDonald Lieutenant M. W. Slade "A" Machine Gun Co.:-
Captain E. D. Sanders Lieutenant F. Maitland- Lieutenant G. C. Fullerton, Machine Gun Co. – Machine Gun Co.:- Captain O. Ordish··
Lieutenant J.H. Underwood
Total officers, to.
Gazette, a boat race in which a great deal of LAST evening (May 24th), say's the China
interest was manifest took place on the river"B" in front of the Bund, the starting point being from opposite Kin-les-yuen and the finishing post at the Public Garden. The competing crews consisted of a four chosen from amongst the midshipmen of the Bonaventure and a four from the Shanghai Rowing Club. The boats being made up as follows:
BRIC
&
BawT, H. R. Shar 2-1. Peterson 3-J. Stampf Stroke-E. T. Byrne Cox-A. H. Jamieson MIDSHIPMEN. Bow--A..T. Tillard
3-R. T. Ferrand 3-F. W. Anslen Struke-H. Gibbs Cox--F. S. Schäfer
start and won without any effort, but it is only The local crew got the lead shortly after the fair to the midshipmen to say that they only had a week's practise on sliding seats of which they had no previous experience.
THE PLAGUE,
Cases reported to 30th instant. 544 Da do. during past 24 hours... 7 Total... 531 Deaths reported to 30th instant. 480
Do..
during past 24 hours...
Total... 491
do.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
i Carmichael took the cruiser, out-Ching from samarang reports:--Fine clear weather
The officer in charge of the 3.s. Fuusang, throughout.
THE GOKTAK VIADUCT.
WATERS MANUFACTURED BY US, are acknowledged by the lending English makers to be equal to those of their own production. Gazette
Edward. Franklan, K,C.B., THE performance of David Garrick, by the PB. &c., the greatest A. D. C. on May 24th at Shanghai will not hority on Water, reports ass. It would be idle to say that consider. stand as the most successful of the Club's. the water as prepared and able knowledge of stage craft was not manifest,
HIGHEST BRIDGE IN THE WORLD, sju opf manufacture -- it would not be true, to say that the sitise-en- The construction of the Gokteik viaduct on ossesses an extremely high scene was not as near perfection as any reput-the Burma Mandalay-Kunlon Railway, will be degree of organic purity and is able professional company would have had it commenced in about six months' time. The contractors, an American firm, will send their of most excellent quality for and it would be equally mendacious to assert
own mechanics out, and procure local labours that the principals were not Kurinkin
er, had no the Ballway Company merely conveying the -gense of the fitness of things uld not act material-free of charge from the wharf to the WATS
age when compl will be the work
ited,
N. C. Officers & Men
Total, 104
H.M.S. "WOODCOCK” AND THE YANG SZE RAPIDS.
The Ichang correspondent of the N. C. Daily News, writing on the 17th May saya!.
Lieutenant Watson of H.M.S, Woodcock te turned from his survey of the Rapids on Sun- day, and this morning the Foodcock left to make an attempt at going up the first Rapid. From several reports lately given by travellers up the Gorges no difficulty is expressed regard ing the navigation of the Rapids by suitably built steamers. We see in a Hongkong paper pool, just returned to Ichang from the Upper and Mr. Harrison of a shipping firm in Liver a statement by Major-Radcliff to this effect,
vodcock, may be successful, and that some time this year Chungking shall be visited by a River, is of the same belier. We hope the
decent sized steamer, and protected by such a well-armed bout as the Woodcock.
EQUITABLE LOAN COMPANY.
AN INTERESTING DECISION.
That the next time Queen's Road is, "up". the IN W. D. would do well to employ their
legs uppermost new toy, the steam roller, in relaying it, as at present it represents a table land, but with the
railway from Manchurian road vid Moukden The England did not oppose the Russian and Shantaikuan to Peking,
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England is building from Newchwing to That Russia has offered to buy the line Shankaikuan, and that the Troppeal is being considered:
THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS TOUR.
Australian team's tour in England :—
The following are the dates arranged for the
A GAMES PLAYED.
May At Lewton, Essex. May 8-At Crystal Palace, "Sonth England. May 15 At Dyal, Surrey May 18 Eastbourne.
lay 25.At Manchester, Lancashire.. May 22-At Sheffield, Yorkshite, lay 29 At Oxford, 2 University,
That a high Chinese official denies that the Test) Tsungli Yamen has rejected Russia's request for a tailway to Peking.
Von
accepted by China and that England will not That Russi's proposal will evenitially, interfere at all, as it is in tutmony with the terms of the Anglo-Russian Convention,
That the "spltere of influence" plan is in the ascendant and nothing will prevent its realization:
June 1.--At Nottingham, England o, Australia June 5-At Londs, . M.C.C. and Ground June 8. At Cambridge University June 12-At Bradford, z. Yorkshire. June 15-At Lords, England June 19 At Ponemouth,, ., Oxford Univ
Test
June 26,At Derby Derbyst June 22-At Leicester, June 29-At Leeds, England i
July At Nottingham, 2. Noits.
That the open sloor will be reduced in July 6 Cornwall, W size-but will really be open
July roAt Birmingham, v. Midland Co Buy 13At Bristol, Gloucestershire.
2stralia:
That the wollen industry of Jupin hins grown July 17-At Manchester, England 7. Australija considerably of recent years.
That in a glove contest which took place at New York, Walcat knocked out. Dan Greedon by one blow.
That the Belgian coat-minors now on strike 22 number 48,000
That Mr. Michael Davitt, MP, accuses the London Missionary Society of having caused the trouble in Samoa
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July 20-75 Hinowgale, July 24-At Oval, z. Surrey nikal July 27-At Brighton, Sussex.
July 31 At Lords, v. Me. Land Ground August 3 – At Portsmoutli,
August 7.At Binningh August 10 At Canterbu
(Test) August 14MzOval August 17.Al
Page) August 21. —At
That Lond Brampton (better known as Sir Henry Hawkins, and formerly a Judge of the Queen's Bench Division), who is now in Italy, has been granted, with Lady Brampton an audience with the Pope
That the trial-trips of the Hai Tien has; proved her the fastest cruiser afloat
That dogs have been taxed in Kiaochow Bio a ficad.
That people who are in the know do not be yet over lieve that the troubles in the Hinterland are
which had to be postponed on account of the Hinterland troubles, will take place' next Satur- day,
That the R. E Variety Club's, performance,
That the concerts given at the Kowloon Institute are well worth a vigil
That some of our Military talent, oblige over there.
That the infantry brigade, now for the Hongkong Volunteers most popular and useful branch
that
The appellate Court of New York has decided that the policy-holders of the Equitable Life Assurance Company of New York are entitled pro rata to share the Company's entire aurplus of £27,000,000. This decision, it is stated affects not only the Equitable but the Mutual That the Commodore was Assurance Company of New York and the the smart manner in which New York Life Insurance Company of New officials turned out, at the sou York. Further appeals are consequently ex-alarm last night. Pri pected:
A WEDDING.
The Graphic and the Illustrated Laudon News received by this mail contain pictures of a wedding where Miss Ethel Clarke, only daughter of Sir Edward Clarke, Q.C., M.P was married to Mr. Rees-Webbe (58th North amptonshire Regiment) on April 22nd, at St. Peter's Church, Staines. Mr. Graham Paterson Webbe and of Mr. Paterson are very good was best man. The portmits of Mr, Rees- Sir Edward Clarke gave the bride away he was dressed in a gown of embroidered white chiffon, over silver tissue, with train of poolt de soie draped with Brussels lace caught with orangeblossom, and h The bodice asstrim
short
DEATH OF ARTHUR ORTON. Arthur Orton, who25 years ago suddenly in Marylebone last notoriety ng the. Tichbarne of death being given as synco remembered that, after af prom which Orton laid claim to the
he was prosecuted for perjury, and to fourteen years penal servitude. after his release from prison: Orton conte died in apartments which he had Jimself un impostos. It truspires that O about two months with his your ceased, who was about 65 years been l
sealth for some time;
cerat four o'clock
clock, she was? Blar
August 8-At Liverpoo August 24-A, Faunton, August, sr.At Scarbroug
England
Dan Eleven of September 4 At Hastings, ze Soutof England. PENANG AND QUEU CUTTING.
A Chinese friend who has just returned Penang tells the Perak Pioneer thats
great deal of talk in Penangab educated Chinese Babas are in chang cutting question, and away with their appendages
ing enough to givea
parents and relau, who those in favour of it
licir convictions, fear is the disp of the refor
willie
A NEAT, COINCIDENCE.
uning (May 24th) says the President of the had a letter from, a friend
either in Borneo or in the enclosure. This is a man written hy some Manila band- Jy arranged for full military bar wates send you'n piece of Spani
vhich may interest you.
18.very pretty can't do much. selfzas Lain't a brass bands. Other
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