HAILY COLUMBIA!?.
THE VISIONS OF A SEERESS Mile. Couesdon, the now famous prophetess of the Rue de Paradis, in Paris, has made a prophecy concerning the future of the U. S to the correspondent of a N. Y. journal. She claims to be the mouthpiece of the Archangel Gabriel. Her remarks require no comment. Throughout the one notices a curious under- current, which cannot but amuse us on this side of the Channel.:
When I visited Mlle. Couesdon, writes The Journalist, I found her in a highly Inspired and prophetic mood. I asked her what she saw of the future of the U. S. After a time she closed her eyes and said
It will not be easy... War will come. Again it will come. It will not be easy,
I see a great day coming a great day for America.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1899.
Government of Queensland, and the British South Africa Company being largely repres sented. The Union Steamship Company the South Africa Royal Mail Line, will exhibit a representation of a first-class cabin, Bited as on board their twin-screw steamer Briton, a vessel of over 10,000 tons, and the largest running between England and South Africa. In addition they will exhibit a large model and some photographs of interior and exterior view of their steamers, together with photographs of Septh African scenery,
Radical Editors and Ex-Leaders,
Lord Rosebery and the Chronicle also have been misunderstanding each other. The Caro nicle accused him of depreciating Sir Henry Campbell Dannenian's leadership almost to the point of extinction. Lord Rosebery there upon informed Mir. John W. Williams that nothing should be read into a speech which is rather like "truism." Lord Rosebery added not in the text, To some that would seem
Sir. Campbell: To which the Chronicle labori that he had spoken with warm appreciation of
The great American Republic will stretch means a condemnation of Sir Campbell's adop- ously explains in reply that as before 1886" from pole to pole. '.
Great statesmen will strive to bring the decay of the Parliamentary Opposition refers tion of the post-1886 policy, and that "the whole continent under the American flag. to-the Opposition which Sir Campbell leads.
War will not be waged to bring this about.. Mexico will ask for admission to the United any of these Radical editors and ex-leaders do But it is getting beyond us to worry out what States after the death of President Diaz, and it mean; the intricacies of the Dreyfus case are will be granted.
"truisin," will some of the try paradox? child's play to it. If this is what comes of
All America, North and South, under one government will be united
The South American countries will see the prosperity and happiness of Mexico under the American flag.
They, too, will ask to be admitted, and their wish will be granted."
The Wine Duties.
A meeting of representatives of public bodies has passed resolution, demanding the es tablishment of a local board to administer the liquor law under the State Attorney PALANKA BERLIN, May 10th.
sunk outside lives lost,Con
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JOHANNESBURG May 10th, 1898 Chinese ar apart from the question The anxiety among the population here has mainiddance of the British Sunday, the been allayed in consequence of a rumour that. matter was a very difficult one. The issue of a meeting between President Kruger and Sir the Monday papers involved some five or six Alfred Milner will take place at Bloemfontein. hours work on Sunday evening, which showed that the subject was involved in difficulties, But he agreed that the innovation was the this endof the wedge, which would, if not abandoned, owing to the strength of competition, result in the increase of such seven-day papers. If ho found that bye-laws could be enacted to prevent the growth of the evil he would gladly put them into force. He did not see what more he could do. He could only hope that that deputation whose protest was of great force would result in bringing about the abrogation of the seven day newspapers for which he agreed with them in thinking there was no public demand. (Applause.)
The deputation thanked Sir Matthew While Ridley and withdrew.
Trafo through the Canal. An examination of the statistics relating to affords a favourable occasion to one of the the traffic through the Suez Canal last year
extent to which our Teuton cousins are eating German shipping papers for showing up the into the maritime trade of the world, prin there was a further increase in the Canal traffic cipally at our expense. It is pointed out that last year, and the principal part of it was of course carried on under the British flag, Ger. many, however, follows on in the second place, as she has done for years past, but at a long') distance apart; France, Halland, Japan, Russia, Spain, Taly, etc., bringing up the list in the order named. The number of vessels passing greater last year than in the two previous years, nevertheless the rate of progress of the British is slowly but persistently increasing, us is shown by the following comparison of the traffic under the two flags since the year 1890:-
The German Press has been following the course of events in the Transvaal with much attention. Its comments have, on the whole, been very objektiv, owing to the recent Anglo German Agreement, which deprives all Hefstret against England on that gliestion at least of any practical value. It is generally admitted that the wisest course for. President Kruger to pursue is to come at ance to terms as well as he can, as the British Goverment has secured. its rear by its arrangement with Germany France, and Russia, and is plainly deterinined to stand no more trifting. The financial papers are, as is only natural, satisfied at the prospect of the approaching concessions to the industrial journals like the Berliner Neueste Nachrichten population of the Transvaal, but Chauvinist
with Russia to intervene on behalf of the regret that Germany could not have combined independence of the
› Boers, de
SYDNEY, May Lith A large and enthusiastic meeting of the citizens. of Bydney has passed a motion sup porting the Uitlanders' petition to the Queen.
SOUTH AFRICA:
CAPE TOWN, May 11th Mr. Rhodes has accepted the residency of die South African League, to which he was unanimously elected at the recent congress of
Canada will remain longest out of the Union good deal of mixed criticism. If you give way through the Canal under the British flag was the league at Kimberley,
America will have another great war. It will be a greater war by far than that with Spain.
It will not be with Gerinany, neither will it | gracefully 2 That is one argument, and an flag is declining, while that of the German dagwho, in his speech, said that affairs within the
be with France,
It will be with a country that is now making loud professions of friendship for America.
I cannot give you reasons, I can only tell you things I see,
Statesmen will see clearly the wisdom of iny predictions.My.
Germans in América will never permit their Fatherland to wage war against the U. S.
Englishmen have no such power.
It will be the most terrible war ever wayed. But America will be finally triumphant Then the American Nasy will be the greatest ja the world, "pamt
A great change will come over the U, S
A time of great trouble is coming. This will be due to her rich men The common people will remain sound and
* virtuous.
The rich men will become corrupt, avaricious and degraded.
They will ruin themselves with their own incalculable riches.
President McKinley is not going to die suddenly as did President Fare.
He will be elected President a second time. His health will fail him during his second
term.
Then a great sorrow will befall him. A sorrow in which he will have the sympathy of friends as well as enemies.
America will have 10 pay the penalty of her coming glory.
She will pay with the blood of her best sons. Her negroes will become good citizens.. They will make splendid soldiers for her Colonies
In the middle of next century there will be a great literary revival in America.
The language of the U. S. will spread from Greenland to Cape Horn.
The English language will be governed by America and not by England.
An American will reach the North Pole and another the South Pole,
Then the dominion of the U.S. will reach. from pole to pole,
The evil of divorce will at last become.un bearable..
The rich will change their wives so often that they will be worse than Turks.
At last women will revolt for their own pro-
tection.
They will put an end to divorce altogether, An American woman will lead this crusade.. She will go down to posterity as the Jeanne
d'Arc of the Western world.
BY THE ENGLISH MAIL. Lord Charles Beresford and His Dogs
At Kingston no May 11th, Lord Charles Beresfordd was summoned at the instance of the Surrey County Council for infringing the Im portation of Dogs order by allowing two Chinese dogs, imported under licence, to come into the country without being efficiently-muzzled.
A Church Destroyed by Fire. Shortly after midnight on May rith, the Protestant Church of St John's, Ballinasloe, which contains many, memorials erected to members of the Clancarty and other County Galway families, was discovered to be on fire Notwithstanding all efforts to subdue the flames, the edifice was gutted. The damage is estimated at 430,000.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's title threepenny, compromise on the wine duties comes in for a upon a point that never was' of much fiscal importance, why not retire completely and excellent one to far as it goes. Still, the lower- ing of the rate of the increased duty removes nearly all the objections of the Australian wine- rowers, and that, after all, about balances the aukfinding. No Chancellor of the Exchequer can ever hope to make everybody happy alf round, since the man has yet to be bon that enjoys contributing to the revenue. But if he can silence a persistent outcry, he has at least proved himself a judicious opporttimist. Besides, the total exemption of Australian wines would. have involved a tremendous departure from financial traditions accomplished in a peddling way Sir Michael is accused of pedantry for keeping the duty on He would have been equally liable to the charge of trifling with big Tissues if he had taken it off. He has, on the whole, done reasonably well in circumstances of some complexity.
The Dreyfus Case.
British ships. German ships. 189... 3523744 pct., 275 & p. ct. 14923581715
13 129282 17 1895 2318675
... 315 9'1 1893 295-ú§'S
386-102 In the number of vessels under the British flag which used the Suez Canal, therefore, there was a falling off to the extent of 227-89 per cent of the whole traffic, when compared with the year 1890, while in the number of vessels under the German flag there was an increase of 11 per cent. of the whole traffic. But when the comparison is struck on the basis of net register tonnage, the progress of the German Ang takes still greater proportions,
viz. im
Tous.
German ships. Tons.
British ships. The Figare, having published all the Drey 1508...6,297,743-670 pct...969,597=10'3
1895.6,059,402717 p. ct.:.695, 3028p fas evidence at the price of a litle compli There was thus an actual increase in the case menury fine, now procecis le sum up with a of both flags--but whereas the British gain was dent of the Tintes is doing, much the same. Further the figures show that relatively to the thoroughly official i The Paris correspon-238,341 tons, that of Germany was 273,295 tons. thing, with an overwhelming sense of respon whole traffic there was a falling off in the case sibility, relieved only by his conversation with of Great Britain to the extent of 47 per cent, pardon us for saying so, the Figaro's attitude cent. The figures do not seem to require any an intelligent little boy of eight. But if he will while for Germany there was a gain of 23 per profoundly responsible; it has not always been that the largest vessels which use the Canal fly is the more significant. He has always been further explanation, but it is worthy of remark revisionist. Having begun by being so, it beat the German flag, and that the German postad round, finding revision unpopular, and its services to the Fur East are to be doubled in bending back now shows how the wind is the course of the present year. blowing. All the same, justice has not triumph. ed yet Figaro's best point yesterday (May th) was that the Court of Cassation had sec fet documents put before it of which it was not allowed to know the origin on any terms. Such Is still the insolent attitude of the officers 10 the judges, and so far there is nothing to show that the latter have resented it with proper spirit. So the tattered bordereau is rent into a thousand odd fragments. But will that silence the Army ***
TELEGRAMS.
Chinese
Kwang-si Sun-ses
Sets High water-forming di
Afternoon. Low water Morning
KRS
Kosai Maru, Patroclus
pora
25th year of Glenogle.....
ahr. 45min. Afternoon phr gemin.- ANNIVERSARIES. 1840-Attempted assassination of the Queen
by Edward Oxford 1876-Torture abolished in the Japanese Courts, 1878-Pinical attack on Green Island Light- 1897-Mr. Gce and escort attacked in the
house, Hongkong,
1898-Stars and Stripes hoisted over the for
Tochi Valley,
tress of Gauntanamo-War Revenue Bill passed House of Representative
AGENDA,
TO-MORROW.
Mail closes 1 o'clock. H.M.S. Powerful performance at City Hall. SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE
American (City of Peking) 16th inst. Canadian (Empress of India) 18th inst. - American (Garlic) 21st inst. Tacoma (Victoria) 25ih inst..
Isla de Cubai..............
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK KETURNS,
at Kowloon Dock Isla de Luzon Cunsaug America Mari D. Juan d'Austria.
Gerard C. Tabey.....
Bogstad.... Queen Margaret .........
Cosmopolitan
Silesi
City of Peking Eupress of India..
Gaelic San Francisco June 21st
We would direct the attention of shipping firmy to the style in which Steamers Expected "gad Projected Sailings fully wrge the ninungess of shipping firmnd to give orders, to are now published in these culumsunul in so doing respecti Pliet grata willz the latest available information every day. ¡their clerka to furnish unit antice, en, the forns - already sup.-
Ship
PROJECTED SAILINGS.
Airto M Ambria America Mar
Destination.
Sydney, &c... Havie, &c.
«Date.
June. 17th July 5th
San Francisco, &c. June 13th
Athenian... Pacific Coast, &c. Hamberg
June 19th Havre, &c. E une 15th
July 19th
Bayern Stmits, &c Belgian KingSan Diego, &c July Bengloc.
Hormida
[apahoJune 7th Straits, c... June rith Carlisle City San Diego, &c.
Aug. 26th Carmarthenshire. San Diego, &c. Aug. 1st,
London
Ceylon China
Chinglu
Chusan
City of Peking City of Rio
Columbia
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· PIETERMARITZBURG, May 11th,
June 15th The Natal Parliament was opened to-day by
San Francisco, &c. July 18th Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson, the Governor,
Sydney, &c.June 19th London, &c........ June, roth: border were very satisfactory, and that there
San Francisco, &cJune 22nd was evidence of contentment among all classes.
San Francisco, &c. Aug. 13th of the population. An experienced irrigation
San Francisco, &c. Aug 2nd Portland, &c. July 8th engineer would shortly arrive and reports fully
Deike Rickmers. New York, c...... July zoth upon the irrigation requirements of Natal This, it was hoped, would result in the cultiva
Doric ..... San Francisco, &c July 25th: Emp. China. Vancouver, &c.Aug..9th tion of large tracts of the midland and upper. districts, affording an opening for a consider
Emp. India
June 28th able increase of the European population.
Emp. Japan
July 19th. had been a large increase in the export of Na
Esmeralda... Manila, June 10th His Excellency proceeded to state that the
Futani Maru Thursday: Is, &c...June 30th Gaelic tal produce to the Orange Free State and to
San Francisco, &c. July 1st Cape Colony during the first quarter since the
Glenogle Victoria, B.C. Aug. 8th VASSED. THE CANAL customs union, was established. The revenue.
Hailong.........Swatow, &C June 11th Outward and May--Bengle, "Aggi, John Hikosan Maru... Kobe & Yokohama June 13th for the current year would considerably exceed Adensen, 5th May-Taninlus, 9th May Hongkong Maru San Francisco, &July 8th, the estimate. Railway receipts were well Sarnia, Mogui, Tamarind 12th May-Kingiomeneus London, &c.........una oth maintained, and railway extension was pros dear. 18th May-Darmstadt, Nečtor. 190 ceeding in, various directions.
Indrapura New York, &c......June 29th MayBenvolrlich, Diomed, Socotra. 23rd KintackLondon, &c FIGHTING IN BENIN
May--Caledonien, Braemar, Weimar.
June 13th 26th Königsberg... Havre, &e. BONNY, May Lith.May--Dardanus, Merionethshire, Ellen Rick Kosai Maru
June 18th fighting between Major Carter's expedition to
Reports have reached here from Benin of mers. 30th May-dralemä, Olive Branch,
June 12th Kweiyang Tientsin (Direct), June 14th Homeward 30th May Ernest Simons, Lightning .. Idumo, in the Benin Hinterland, and the Liv, Myrmidan, Babelsberg.
Singapore, une roth chiels Ologbosheri and Abohun. It is numoured that Lietitenant N. F. Uniacke, of the 19th torte, has been killed. The chief Ologbosheri Hussars, serving with the Niger Coast Protec is said to have escaped into the Niger Com pany's territory after the fighting...
THE SUDAN
large number of women, and children from the
· CAIRO, May rothe - Two hundred and sixty Dervishes with a boats on the White Niic. Khalifa's camp have surrendered to the gun
Lord Lovat and his party have arrived, all well, at Mandi, in Abyssinian territory, 50 miles from the Egyptain outpost Famaka, on Reuters and other agencies:--
The following are from The Mail through the Blue Nile. Here they were stopped. The Sirdar has sent a message to the Abyssinian authorities to allow them to pass to Egyptian territory.
THE ANGLO-AMERICAN --COMMISSION,
- OTTAWA, May toth. In the House of Commons to-day the Premier said that, as far as he knew, there was no foundation for the report from Washington that the Anglo-American Commission would not meet again.
THE FAMINE IN RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, May roth.
THE VATICAN.
ROME, May 4th. The Bull of the Holy Year, proclaiming the Universal Jubilee, which takes place, years, was read to-day.
e every 25
The Fope this morning received Mgr. Marini, Substitute Secretary of Bricts, and Mgr. dell Aquila, officer of the Apostolic Dataria, to
whom he handed the Bull proclaiming the
Shipping.
Arrivals. OLYMPIA, American steamer, 1,730, J. True bridge, 8th June, Tacoma, USA. 10th May, General-Dodwell & Co.. MAIDZURU MARU, Japanese steamer, 667, S. Nagata, Stir June-Swallow 7th June, General-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha YUENSANG, British steamer, 128, 1, H. Rolfe, R.N.R., 9th June,-Manila 6th June, Gene- ral-Jardine, Matheson & Co.. CHUSAN, British steamer, 2,852, E. Street, 9th
Jane Shanghai 6th June, Mails and BENGAL, British steamer, 2,755 S. Barcham,
General.-P. & O. S. N. Lo
9th June,-Bombay 29th May, and Singa pore 4th June, Mails and General.-P. & 0.3. N. Go.
HOAO, French steaner, So, J. C. Gerard, Sth June,Pakhtoi 5th June, and Hoihow GooDWIN, British steamer,832, Arthur
7th, General-A,R. Murty, Jackson, 9th June,Moji 3rd June, Coal
Mitsui flussan Kaisha.. FORMOSA, British steamer, 674, J. Douglas,
Japan, &c.
Mazuru Maru..Swater, &C.June 11th
Yokohama, &c....June 7th
Mausang
Sandakan......June 13th
Maguf
Macduff
Ningpo
New York Takow
June 1st
June Yath
...
June 28th
June 17th
Sept. 13t
O desp. Aug. 16th
June 29th
June 10th
Nippon, MaruSan Francisco, &c Aug. 3rd Olympia Victoria, BC Nordhavet. Havre, &c. Preussen Singapore, &c. Queen Margaret San Francisco. Prinz Heinrich...Straits, &C. Riojun Maru... Seattle, & RohillaJapan Sachsen Strails, &c. Sanuki Maru Marseilles, &c. Samia... Havre; &c. Silesia Socotra Tacoma
Taiyuan.. Thynia
Victoria
June 15th; June 1st
Junc,9th
Yokohama & Kobe June 14th Japan
jne 19th Victoria, B.C.July 20th Por Darwin; &c. und 17th San Diego,& June 20th Victoria, B.C. K. July 4th/2
THE STICK AND THE URUST
clock these two artices told the time of day for nearly a year in a curtain man's licet, unlike the land
Adick and a cast of bread. Like the lands of
8, General.-Douglas, Lapraik & Co. needed the stlek be had no tise for the * * USHUN, Chinese steamer, 1,504, W. 11. when the crust was welcome he hit in former, and
Lunt, 9th June,Canton 9th June, Genesion for the sticker mal-C. M. S. N. Co. N LOONGMOON, Gentan ateamer, 1.245, F.
Schulz, 9th June,Canton 9th June, Gene ral.Sicmissen & Com
Disastrous Explosion at St. Helens. MANY PERSONS KILLED AND INJURED. A disastrous explosion occiftred this morning (May Fath) at Kung's chemical works, St.
At the instance of the Empress of Russia Helens. It resulted in loss of life, injuries to a Privy Councillor Gaikin Vrasskoi and Baron Universal Jubilee of 1900. It was at once pro 9th June,--Tamsiti 6th June, and Amoy of a clock, they were not visible at once. Arken ha large number of people, and great destruction Buxhoewden will proceed on the 13th inst. tomulgated according to usage in the vestibule of property. By some means or other the
the famine-stricken provinces, in order to insti
of the Vatican Basilica, where Mgr. dell'Aquila chlorate house caught fire; and immediately tute an inquiry into the extent of the prevailing read the Papal letter in the presence of the afterwards the building was blown up. The distress and to take prompt means for its prelates composing the Apostolic Chamber, A shock was felt throughout the town, and it is alleviation. Her Majesty has given 50.000
numerous congregation was present. stated that there is scarcely a pane of glass in roubles from her privy purse for the benefit of the place that is not broken. Naturally intense the sufferers." excitement prevails. The dead body of one of the workpeople has been recovered. Many of those senously injured have been removed to the hospital. An Exchange Company's tele-of Elias Matar to the leader of the Young Tur-out voyage. gram fmm St Helens says the United Alkali Works have been blown to ruins. Four persons have been killed and twenty seriously injured. The damage is s roughly estimated at £100,000.
Judgment in the "Stella" Inquiry,
DISASTER DUE TO THE SPEED. Judgment in the Stella inquiry was given at the Westminster Guildhall on May 4. The court held that when fog came on a second time speed should, have been again reduced; that the captain was on the bridge from 3.30 p.m. till the time of the disaster; that the Stella's steamwhistle was kept going that the weather was thick at 3.45, and speed should have been reduced and soundings taken; that die. lead should have been used; that the vessel was What Becomes of Bad Cat's-Heat.not navigated with proper and seamanlike care, From a case tried at the North London that the loss of the vessel was in consequence police court on May th, it would seem that of the course not being good and full speed when cat's meat is not fit for cats it may yet be being maintained without steps being taken to good enough for the mere human being, if only verify the position that the tendency in these taken in the form of sausages. Charles Hart,
cases was to subordinate safety to speed, but jun, a wholeale cat's meat dealer, sold 1 cut the court was not prepared to say that this was 14lb of "meat" 10 Frederick Thomas Adams done to compete with the Weymouth boat. a wholesale sausage manufacturer, of Homer tab which was seized and condemned as
New Dook at Swansea, unsound. The defence was that there had been During the first week in May the new Prince no sale, and that the incat had only been sent of Wales Dry Dock was opened at Swansea on approval. It was sent to Adams's factory This dock, which is owned by the Prince of on the City and Suburban day, and Hart him- Wales Dry Dock Company Limited, and has self had gone on a coach to Epsom It is cost about 60,000, has an extreme length of appalling to think that Mr. Bros, fining the 455 ft, and a width of 116 ft. between copings.. defendants so eacle, delivered himself of the The entrance is 6 ft wide, and the depth of opinion that it did not follow that all Hait's water on sill is 15 ft. at ordinary neap tides and cat's meat was not fit for human food, and that 23 ft at spring tides. The dock is by far the Mr. Adams, instead of going to the races, should largest dry dock in Swansea, and will accom- stay at home and exercise more caution, modate two ships at one time. The water will be pumped out by two powerful centrifugal Military Expenditure pumps, 36in. in diameter, by Messrs. Drysdale The Duke
of Devonshire's point as to the Co., Glasgow, capable of discharging 420,000 Budget, made to the assembled bankers last cubic feet of water per hour, and these pumps. night, is a good one. In most countries as he can empty the dock in about two hours at observes, such naval and military expenditure spring side and an hour and a half at neaps as ours would be considered capital expenditure Vessels will now be able to be docked, examine It is dictated by momentary, and aggressive ed, and undocked so as to be able to enter the mouves but is part of necessary, permanent floating dock on the same-tide aquipment of the country, and as the expend diture made now is even more for the good of The Sunday Newspaper Agitation. Four posterly than of ourselves at the moment,
TURKEY,
CONSTANTNOPLE, May sh..
It is generally believed here that the mission ey party in Paris will be vigorously used by. the Palace clique as a powerful instrument for terrorizing the Sultan."
May foll..
The Porte last night addressed a Nole to
the British, French, Russian, and Italian Embassies denouncing the Cretan Assembly's violation of the pledge given by the Powers in proposed changes in the Wakf regulations as a respect of Ottoman religious institutions.
arbitrary arrests and domiciliary searches are From Darbakr the Consuls report that many being made among the Christian population, the authorities alleging as a pretext their suspicion of plots, which the Consuls declare to be fictitious.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
Captain Triebridge, of the us. Olympia, from Tacoma, reports Fair weather through
Shanghai, reports Fair weather throughout Captain Street, of the 5s Chusun, from
voyage.
from Swatow, reportsModerate breeze with Captain Ogata, of the s.5. Maidsuri Maru, heavy rain.
Clearances at the Harbour Office. Hating, French str for Floihow. Hainan, Gerinan str German str, for follow.
Doyo Maru, Japanese str., for. Saigon, Wang, German sir, for Swatow. Kongaam, British str, for Canton.
Esteraldi, Brush str., for Manila. Dagmar, Norwegian str., for Saigon. Eric J. Ray, American ship, for Mantung. Trigonia, British str., for Shanghai. Captain Rolle, of the s.5. Yuensang, from Manila, reports-Fine with smooth sea; June 9, Nanyang, German str., for. Sivalow:
Departures. approaching Hongkong occasional rain squalls. June 9, Phranang, British str., for Bangkok. Tamsui, reports: Left Tainsui on 6th and bad moderate to fresh northerly winds and misty June 9, Sendai Star, Jap: str., for Swntow :: Captain Douglas, of the s.5. Formosa, from June 9, Hainan, Gerniah str.; for Chefoo, **-
weather Left Amoy on the 8th and had June 9, Hiroskine Mart, Jap, str, for Kobc June 9, Fortigern, British str. for Singapore.
moderate east winds and continual heavy rain June, diperigo Vespucce, Italian cruiser, for squalls to Pedro Blanco. Thence to port, liers from Candia this morning gave occasion weather.
The departure of the Northumberland Fusi-moderate north winds with dull overcast for an enthusiastic demonstration, The troops, on their way to the harbour, were followed by large crowds, cheering and waving English and Cretan flags, and throwing flowers under. their feet. Each officer and spidier of the, regiment was presented with a bouquet. The partial withdrawal of British troops, as I anticipated in a previous telegram, has, given an impulse, to Mahomedan emigration. The demand for passports has increased, and a large steamer capable of conveying 1,000 persons has been chartered for the emigrants.
CRETE.
RETINO, May 10th
MAJOR ESTERHAZY.- According to the Matin, the President of the
PARA PARIS, May oth Civil Tribunal of the Seine, yesterday ordered Major Esterhazy to pay his wife alimony at the rate of Cool a month pending the conclusion of the divorce proceedings instituted by her Mine, Esterhazy was at the same time granted the custody of her two daughters
MARCHAND
NOTANDA
CALENDAR..
JUNE,
Meteorological means based on ten years observations to 1893.. Barometer için Thermometer........ Humidity Rainfall
TO-DAY,
WEATHER REPORT.
Barometer...01 Thermometer
Humidity Rainfall:
84.0.
15.0
“On dále nt. On date t
298$29.80
76-
.94
2.27
TODAY,
Friday, 9th June, 1899
Singapore,
June 9, Sishan, British str., for Swatow. June 9, Ningbo, British str, for Canton. June 9, Doyo Mara, Japanese str, for Saigon.
Passengers Arrived.
fer Olympia, from Tacoma, &c.-16 Chinese Per aiuri Moru, from Swatow-138 Chinese, and 1 Japanese
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Per Fuensang, from Manila-Messrs. H. Nicholson, T. Archibald, J. Gibson, Waghom, F. Yap and servant, Russel Colgate, Schnter, Humphreys, da Rosa, Marshall, Mrs, Arce and servants, Mrs. Keene, 64 Chinese, and 2 løs Japanese.N
Here we har anbier of the seriousnus often fatal Per, Chus, froin Shanghai for London mistakes that are made to cases like the Min Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Coc, and Mr. B. Wanna which in cure respects resemble thows, o stall For Brindisi Mr. Guiseppe Dell Fsola, cousilation, medical men lustily decid
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fis is not rightto penalize us by making us pay The Home Secretary this afternoon (Maying that there was no foundation for 76849-Attempt to burn, the British fleet in the and Mail Agents and I Assistant For Yoko eror, and could eat and
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MAJOR MAPARIS, May th The Colonial Office, while it as not yet received any direct information as to Major Marchand's whereabouts, has decided to attempt to allay the general anxiety caused by its silence in regard to the rumours as to his assassination. It published a communiqué this afternoon stating that it had just received DEPUTATION TO THE HOME SECRETARY a telegram from the.Governor of Jibuti declar numours set afloat as to the Marchand Mission The Minister received at the same time a telegram from Major Marchand, dated Harar at the end of April, announcing lint he would arrive at Jibuti by May 20th at the latest
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