NOTORIOUS DACOIT SHOT. According to a Lahore telegram, dated April 21, another notorious dacoit, one Nizam, las been shot by the police. The culprit was surrounded, and Nizam, after shooting and wounding two constables, mounted his horse, which he had with him in the hut, and was about to make a bolt, when he struck bis head against the lintel. Being unhorsed, he made off on foot, but was shot dead. This man belonged at various times to several noted gangs, and recently was leader of a band of dacoils who were responsible for some thirty serious outrages in the Lahore District.
DESPERATE FIGHT WITH AN
OSTRICH,
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1900.
AMERICA'S PROBLEM.
:
THE BURAC-CHINESE EOUNDARY
OUTRACE.
NO FURTHER TROUBLE ANTICIPATED.
RANG003, April 20th,,
ment, and of the cominunications which have
MAFCKING.
“The town can still hold out with care."---
Reuter.
We're ad brave devils in andfuls, from the
time the war began:
man:
Hot-blood deeds an' cold blood--Both sides
ave 'ad their share.
Hat you can't beat Bittle Maleking--that can
still hold out with rare!
They're down on the lowest rations an' the
typhoid's hangin' round; resting under ground. An' many ave sent their checks in and are
1 is a fact that Porto Rico is attached to the American continental system and that there are some special circumstances, to be consi-
A Press Note issued up day says In consolesale deeds by regiments- Deeds by a single cered in respect to the Hawaiian islands. Dis.
quence of the requests made by the British regarding for the moment these special matters and remitting the constitutional questional to the decision of the counts the following maximis Ambassador in Peking to the Chinese Giavern- will be found applicable to the general ques passed between the Deputy Commissioner, tion of the treatment of our island possessions. case the reasoning, is applied directly to those Chinese forces of regular troops and irregular The Philippines presenting the most extreme Myitkyina and Sub-Prefect of Tengrach, the levies, which were stationed neu the frontier, have been much reduced, ant all the Chinese islands.
The Philippines must be governed with primary reference to the interests of the Fill-troops and levies have retired to the east of the pinos. Any other course would be oppression watershed of Noaikha. The Chinese force between Mr. Hertz's escort and the Chinese and would justify, rebelion as it justified the which occupied I1pare, the scene of the conflict rebelling of the American colonies in 1775
levy, is reported to have burnt some bases Man for man and dollar for dollar, it.is right and driven off some cattle belore reiting Negotiations for a meeting between the Deputy that those islands should contribute with our selves to the expenses of the common govern Commissioners of ham and Myitkyina and intent and the cominon defcase. To compel the Sub-Prefect of Tengyuch are still proceed them, through any fiscal arrangements, to coning. It seems probable that the oficials at tribrate to she enrichment of their fellow citizens.
that Hpare was in Chinese territory. It is in of the mainland without corresponding advant Tengyueh at first believed, thoughs erroneously, age to themselves would be tyranny.
paint of fact within the provisional boundary interests of the Filipinos require that they be claimed in 1597 by the British Government, incorporated in our fiscal and commercial sys and acquiested to by the Government of China, ten on precisely equal terms with ourselves, though not in the adminsteres territy. No including, of course, such burdens and restric
and definite anangements for the settling of the boundary will no douin, he vomchided. in due course. The Chinese General left
The
KANG gos, Ápal 23rd:
A Press Note issuói qualis, says: Alter the Boundary Commission left the eighbanhood of Meng Tun, the place where the regrettable order of 3. Sutherland and Mayr Kiddie took place, the Was surrounded the valley in fighting succeeded in burning; a part of it. The which the top bes, and after smuar desultory Chinese radne mas killed and several It is considered:tikels. wounded.Meng Kaw is said to be also that the Shan cultivators, who have to be e- their fields for paddy imp, will migrate in Kenga or chewerte
tall a protective tariff let the Philippines enjoy its benefits. If we ever adopt, fiee trade let them endure its evils. For better or worse,
it is reported, the Panthays are giving some they are joined to our destiny. Locally ktengruch on the and April for Talita, where
trouble. thein goren themselves, possibly more or less nawisely, but certainly better than any one else can govern them: They must learn to govern by governing. There is no other known to the science of statemanship. The general faws and the Constitution of the United States must cover the islands. Doubtless this will involve some difficulties, of which the most serious concernreglinu and the lands of the rellgigus orders. Those matters Яust be sel tied by the Filipinos themselves, with no inter ference pa our past except to guarantee that no man shall be forced to pay for the sup-threatened by the Was port of religious teachers, no religious order be and all be fee to practice the religion of their choice. The Sultan of Sulu must be permitted to maingain a barem even though we forbid the heart of the Mormon church to do so. We took them for better or worse as they did us.
All this is for our interest, but it is essential to the Filipinos Wenfer the best market for what they have to sell and we are bound to give it to them. We can supply them better than others with all they need to buy except rice. They must It will pay the same ta iff on that that we pay. increase the focal production of rice, and by so much-diminish their competition in products which are produced here. Incidentally it will increase their use of flour, which we have to sell to them. They will compete with us in the production of sugar and tobacco.
But they know that the work is watching
and their 'carts know no despair, So they send us a cheerful message, "We can
still hold out with cure.”
vity
"So far we've been only foolin' so far it's
been mere child's-play";
10
a sort of aplazard manner we've run the
little affair, Now it's getting a bit more serious, but we
can still hold out with care."
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TO-DAY,
Do date at On únte of
WEATHER REPORT,
Bargutter Temperame Humidity Rainfall
TO-DAY.
41.05.
29.91 20.83
[
27
83 73
Friday, 18th May, 1900,
Shipping.
Arrivals.
LIGHTNING, British steamer, 2,1zz, J. G. Spence, 18th May,-Calcutta 28th April, Penang and Singapore 12th May, General. -David, Sassoon Sons & Co.
CLARA, Genian steamer, 675, A. Hansen, 18th May-Haiphong and foihow 17th May, General Jebsen & Co.
Chinese--wh of 4th moon of 26th or 7 HERMES, Norwegian steamer, 849, J. C. Jensen,
Kwang-si Sun--Res
Stis
"oka, gamin, High water-Morningtohr, 27min. ohr. Omin. Afternoon Low water-Morning 38 szmin. blr, gmin.
troops.
Aftermon ANNIVERSARIES.
It's a playful lade billet kind of as if they'd | 1842 -The cùy of Champa taken by the British
1868 --Nicholas HE, Czar of Russia, born. 1873-Khiva capuned by the Russians. 1877 Ng Choy, the first Chinaman to adopt |
the legal profession, admitted to the Hongkong Har. 1890 Destructive fire in Shanglas: 55 houses
destroyed. 1891 -Anti-foreign rin sa Ngaukin, 484-Suride of Lieut. Commander Adairyol ILMS. Pigus, at Yokohama. Domokos abandoned by the Greeks. Chinese Government sign, loan
Libogo from 11.K. & S. 11. Bank and the German lank. 189 - Peace conference meets at the Hague.
We know they're of no great value they're of
no strategic use:
went to the dence's
itut there isn't a Tommy among us, who would-
n't be ready to.dare
And die for to save that sundful, that chat "stil!
bobil cu tità care.” NO E Press.
ASSAULT ON SOLDIERS BY
NATIVES.
CALCUTTA, April 2301.
The Bankipure correspinment of the fing iskman reports that a murderous attack to Shaltpor, close to Dinapes. Three privates of place on three soldiers on Friday evening at the Monster Fusiliers, driving in a ticca gharry By a large crowd armed with lathis and heavy Brickhuis, the persons in the crowd shouting
Big
1894
.
TO-MORROW, Saturday, mach May, age Chinese est of 4th moon on 20that
Kacangatt Sun - Kises.
sin comp shpermin
Set i
thigh water. Morning
Alternosa Low water Morning
Afternoon ANNIVERSARIES.
a somen vihr. iguin, thr. gemin
The gain
18th May, Canton 17th May, Coal-- Janline, Matheson & Co. HONGKONG, French steamer, 742, Pinnies, 18th May, Haiphong 15th May, and Boibow 7th, General.-A. R. Marty. HAROSTIMA MARU, Japanese steuner, 2,035,
5. Yoshizawa, 13th May,--Singapore 12th- May, General-Nippon Yusen Kaisha. CHINA, German steamer, 4,113, P. Voss, 18th May, Saigon tath May, General--Siemia SINI & Co.
HATCHING, British steamer, 1,267, W., Davis, 18th May, Fonchow 15th May, Amoy Toth, and Swalow tpth, General Douglas, Laprak & Co.
KOVALIST, British steamer, 7,625, S. Tiemez, -
18th May,--Singapore ith May, Gencial
Shewan, Tones & Co,
:
BAPPEMORI, American crises, 4×113: J. M.
Forsyth. 5th May: Wonseng 15th May. LOONGSANG, British steamer, 1080, G. S. Weigall, th May, Manila (5th May, General Jardine, Matheson & Co.
、་ -་་མ - Clearances at the Harbour Office. Sangklung, British str. for Manila. Kongnan, British str., for Canton. Salkong, British str, for Samgui. Santa Cruz, American ship, for Yap, Hermes, Norwegian stry for Bongay, An, British str., for Bangkok. Thng sang, Buitish str., for Shanghai. *Fandard, British str, for Kobe.
Chelydra, British str. for Singapine,
Departures.
An official of the Soldiers' Christian Associs tion writes ne of the Cape papers: Some of our workers at the front have other fors to contend with beside Boers. In conjunction ayith the Rev. Mr. Crewdson, Mr. Ingmu went to Arundel to take charge of a tent which was to be erected there, The tent bad not arrived, and so, he says, we went menuss the country seven or eight mile, a terrible tramp, to visi! some graves. It was a lonely, hot, and trying walk, and as we were half-way back about p.m., having bens walking since f.15 † tions as we place upon ourselves. If we main further trouble is anticipated on the fontietet that it wouldn't really tatter it the ole lot am, and having had a meal, we saw an ostrich making for us about a mile away, 1 was up to us in three minutes, and Hard evident. ly seen fim its nest, where it was sitting, and thought we were going to interfere with it. It was an enormous bird, and was in a cage stopped some dozen paces from us, and whirled round, lapping its wings and booking truly neful. It came on me like a whirrind. By a heaven dirented in stinct I dropped my haversack and field glasses, and did not wait for it to reach me, but sprang 10 meet it. Death wemed absolutely certain and though my nerve was set, and as it were mentally gave up my life, I met the bird with a thud. With both hands I eatight its neck before it could fit a foot in strike: we both rolled over, ani! with strength give me at the top slog. But then with fuil fury it began to kick, and had I received a fail blow I should probably haya divet, In 1 hugged too closely to it, and then wriggled on to its back, so that it kicked into the ah away hom me, and 1 only get a short arm" blow, and received bruises instead of wounds. Arewit on did not know whether I was alive or dead at first, but at my shouts langht mitude (which I had previous ly given him, and wife I was gripping its throat with both hands so that it could not breathe, an elling about in anid, kicks, Crewdson tried to its pallet. This he could not do at it, I took the knife with my left hand holding the week with my rigin, and dug the blade under the uplifted wing. It look effect, and the wing seemed to lose force. Init the blade of any knife was broken, leaving halff course, sorry for this and wish there could in the bid threw wilson the knife, and he opened another blade and managed to cut the gallet. The thing was nearly stitiert, and feeling the knife, it gave a Basi and awit struggle and I really feared I should be bezuen, However, I also put forth a last effect; and gradually the kicks and the struggles subsided. Ilonsened my grip and let the blood Bow, and when I thought if was pretty far gone I jumped.
But there is another reason. Without up and joined Crewilson. Even then it made
commercial identity there is no hope of in
with the spirit of a wild attempt to rise, but could not. This me story recalls the fight with the ostrich so spiring the Filipinos
American nationality which is essential to graphically depicted in Rider Haggard's fera pracelsi union. There is no unity of Face and no bond of common origin and tradition. All the sentimental ties which hold nations together are wanting. If we do not offer the hord of identical commercial interests and the free intercourse which accompanies it there is nothing to bind them to us. They will esteem themselves and they will be a dependent conquered race, a people without a country, always ready and always seeking to break the shackles which bind them.
ement i dhug to its neck until i came up Filmrived of its property without compensation tected by the Chinese sabliers, while queparing quietly along the district road, were attacked The Select Committer issued a nogee May 18, Ctufen, British str., for Shanghai.
which describes incidents in the first Brer war
MOBILIZATION IN RUSSIA:
We are,
LAST YEAR'S EXPERIMENTS to a letter from dessa, rated April 8th, the Times correspondent says that in addition to the numerous experients in mobilization which are known to have taken place this year in different parts of the Russins Empire, the local papers publish the following:- In two But if commercial union is essential to the Governments of the Empire last year an expari Pilipinos it is also essential to us. The in- ment was carried it of actually calling up for creasing trade will beget low freights not only between us and these islands, but between us service with the colours soldiers of the reserve and horses for the trees. The object of this and all Asia. Low freights make good experiment was to ascertain in practice the markets. By incorporating the Philippines in alacrity of the civil population and of the our fiscal system we keep clear of the never military authorities when acting jointly, to ending entanglements of the "Eastern ques yerify the expediency of the regulations issued tion," while establishing an American com for the conduct of the mobilization and omercial entrepost upon the very borders of the ensure accuracy and regularity in all prepara Asiatic continent. We can get clear of these tory accounts drawn up by the focal civilian entanglements in no other way excem by authorities.
abandoning the Philippines, which we cannot honourably do. The result of this will be to minimize the dangers of collision in the East, and the expense of our military and naval estalishment. It makes an outlet for outlet for our capital without injury to our labor, for with the extension of nur fiscal system there will be assimilation of prices in labour as well as in other things. The Filipinos, will not come here to compete because. they cannot live here. They will not be citizens of a state and, therefore, will not help to govern us. The 14hilippines will be a self-governing territory, an integral part of one of the great powers of the world. It is best for thein. It is best for 115.-S. F. Chronicle
MOBILIZATION THIS YEAR,
1878
188;
1890
1895 1897
The boundary between Buana and hina Bortor Sahebs hai, muro." The gharry be has been settled by the Commissioners e far coming completely wrecked, the solders 1849 east as the neighbombat 4 San Din, about abandoned it to rush for the larracks, two longitude 9915. From that point the Chinese les distant. Two of them succeeded in Commissioners claim the border of Cheapien, fuccing their way out of the crowd. Both were while the British Commissioner chains the liur badly wounded by the mob. On reaching the of the Kong Min Shan.. Negotiations for refurack search parties started to look for the conciling these claims are proceeding, and the third. They searched all night, and found hims Commession bas marched over the territory in early on Saturday lying senseless in a ditch. left fin dead. His heart and face were frittered! dispute.
The Chinese commissiemer have some diff-in and his clothes covered with blond.
references to three are in hospital. The latter is in a critical culty in understanding the
state. Near the same place, on Thursday, a bitudes, longitudes, and water sheds in the agreement concluded between two Govern- | party of natives ladies, related to the un-com- issioned officers, 15th Native Infantry,, while driving, were attacked, assaulted, and alused, t The clothes were torn and their jewels were stolen. Eight of the sing-leaders have been arrested and fully identified, four of them hav Ping been engageil in both the assaults.
ments.
ANOTHER TIGER STORY.
THE NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
The Norddeutscher Lloyd, says a home abou to take another step towards paper. The consolidation of its position in the Far fast, the importance of which was so greatly enhanced last year by the acquisition of the Line. By virtue of these transactions several heats of the Haft Line and the Scottish Oriental pustani fani uld-established branch lines to Hurmali, Siam, and the Sunda: islands passed Fiola Geuman bands, the number of boas ins cluded in the said lines being at present twenty-
1898
that Bitish Tele wind be suspended at Canton on August ist.
by Hamilton. Attempted assassination of the Queen
Capt. Supprimenden Deane and several Constables, wounded by burglars in Hongkong. Defeat of French stie at Hanoi:
Commandant Riviere killed
Dispensary; damage $26arova Fire at the godowns of the Hangkong Bishop Pizzoli consecrated. Capsize of the ss. Sir Hong Jaa near
Malacca: too lives lost. Death of William Haut Chadstone
Agiunaldo lands at Cavite. Universal Gazette states that Canton Vicemy sent message to Mrone land- ihy the interland rebels.
AGENDA.
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TO-MOR NOW. (Aboet. X. 12, steamer Memmmentshire leaves
for Portland, Oregon.
4 pin.
Fent.
N. 1. steamer Bamberg leaves for Havre and
Hainburg Cargo es "Empress of Japai sebject to 5 pan. -C. N. Co.'s steamer Pramante leaves 2.30 tu ražo paan.
for Manila.
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May 18, Tallee, German str, for Mauritius. May 18, Hailong, British st for Swatow. May 18, Pronte, German str, for Canton. May 18, Sunaki Maru, jay,stp, for Singapore. Stay 18, Lepil, German strafor Cantor May 18, Pisang, Bish stor Canton. May 18, Jacob Dieterichsen, Treiman str., for
Naochprw
May 18. Chelydrun, British sin, for Calautta. May 18, ingang, British str, for Shanghai, May 18, Sunghiang, British str., for Manil May 18, Selesir. Aushian str, itir Singapore. May 18, Laudas, British str., for Köbe.
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Fasteepers-Arrived,
Ye Chean, hom Saigon -5 Chinese, Per Lightning, from Singapore ~736 Chinese, Per faithing, bum Coast Ports-- Mr. Bell, and 116,Chinese.
Per Lovagrong from Manila-Mrs. Rosi- ambler, Mrs. Gailith, Messrs. B. Samner, J. Butler, W. Sneider, A. Balante, Alax Beery, and 16 Chinese
Indus India
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
Names.
Farms
1 ፡ .
Singapure
„To-morrow
Singapor
To-morrow
Singapore
May 21st
'Singapore
May 21st
Japan
May 23rd
"Moji...
May.23rd
May 24th
Temible" Féte
SUNDAY, 29th. C. X. Co.'s steamer Marie Jebsen leaves for Ambria
Samaring and Somabaya,,
TUESDAY, 22nd.
Lumlen etc.
•
8 p.m.- Annual Dinner of the Denian Society
at Hongkong Flub.
Cargo ex Silesia subject to rent. Cargo es Suckach subject to rent. Cargues Ardanicas g subject to feat. 4 pên--1, C. S. N. Cy's steamer Leongsang
leaves for Manila and Hoile
WEDNESDAY, "egul
Exaudinary General Meetings of
the Star Ferry Co., at the Co.'s i Olives, No. 2 Connaught Road,
O. & 4. Co's steamer Florir leaves for
San Francisco etc.
Nura- Cargo es Landaura subject la rent.
be such a tratte as would give us all profit and no foss, but such trades are rare. We cannot have it in this case without tyranny. I we
tiger story which is more in the way of did not want the bad with the good we should have never paid $za.co00 for the islands. the shooting episodes in the pages of Captain The operation of the Chinese exclusion laws Williamson thin of the sport of these degene
Commissioner heard of a tiger which was ippines as here. will be as desirable and as welcome in the hi-rate days, comes from Sinar. The Deputy giving trouble cast of Piplod, and had mauled two men. He could ut, however, pa out there, as argent famine work kept him in another part of the district. Alqui ten days later he was inspecting a famine camp in that direction, and heard that the tiger had been seen in a serap of jungle hard by. A beat was planned, and the sportsgram got himsel seated Tail well in a machan with a few "stops" in neigh; bouring trees. The beaters were sent round to start the beat, but before i cinia com four. The lines join up at Penang or Singapore mence, out walked a large male tiger. He with the steamers of the East Asiatic Imperial looked up at Mr. Walker, and turned in ga | Line of the Norddeutscher Lloyd.. When the the Vang-sze-Kiang and for the proposed trork, off Mr. Walker seat w3m Dunboats as being built for the navigation of Alan P. & 1), steamer Japan leases for bullets after him, on rushed a tigress on. the other side of the mill M. Walker sunt additional branch lines are set to a buliet after her. He had scarcely fired when tre number of vessels engaged in the local a third tiger broke on the other side of him, traffic of the Nerdtentscher Lloyd in the waters and again the sportsman got in a shot. All three of China and Cochin-China will be increased to forty. The hoperial Line of mail steamers animals disappeared into the nullah. There was much shanting to keep the natives Jack, in the Far East has also now been doubled, and then all was still. Mr. Walker cautiously and a connecting line to the Caroline, and approached the nullah and tonk a view from a Ladrone Islands is to be established and in high bank. He saw three tigers lying apparently view of the increasing traffic of the Company in that part of the globe, the N. D. 1.. Ins dead, a tiger and tigress within three or four
decided to set up a survey department of its 12 for 12.15 p. zud Ordinary Manual and feet of each other and anither tiger about
There ment of the nautical and shipbuikling interests make sure, and fired off his shot gun. fifteen paces off." He then stimes down to own at Hanglang, to which the local manage
of the Company can be confided. Captain Noon was no motion; they werealely dead. Never theless he would not allow any one to go down | Meissel will be at the head of the survey de for a time. The excited beaters refreshed partment, and Engineer Michael will have themselves with water higher up the mullah charge of the shipbuilding section. and Mr. Walker quietly had a cup of tea in fell view of his victims. Then he moved on. He exchanged his 301 rifle for a 1577, and went into the rullah. The natives, confident, of
A Company with the, rather ambitious pro course, of the death of the tigers, pressed on close behind him. When he had got fairly game of opening up and exploring China" (Aboul; C. & O..S. CO's Stratheple leaves for was constituted at Brussels on the 28th March, into the nullah, his eye caught a tree which with a capital of 8,500,000 francs, which may had so fallen as to form a smaltove There he increased to 00,000. It is entitled the
4 glaring out at the men who was descending Compagnie Internationale d'Orient, and the Into the patah, lay a fourth tiger, or rather agital has been subscribed in Belghum, Ger. second tigress. She was evidently preparing many, France Holland, Austria-Hungary, to spring out, and break through the unconscious Russin, Switzerland, and Italy. The number array of beaters. A. Walker raised his rifle, of the founders is 400, and most of the great aimed steadily, hit her above the eye at a few banks, wholesale finns, and capitalists of Bel- paces distance and she never moved. The gigm are interested. There is also a powerful excitement of the crowd that carried four tigers German group represented by the Disconto out of that nullab battles all description. Any
Gesellschaft and the Deutsche Hank, and an one, says the correspondent who farmshes this
Austro-Hungaman group represented by the accouni, who knows Mr. Walker, will, believe Wiener Bankverein and the Ungarische that he was the only man there who was as
Handelsband France is represented by the cool as a cucumber.fombay Gazette.
el des Pays Bas, the Banque de Paris Comptoir National d'Escompte, the Ban- que Ottomane, the Banque Parisienne, the Société Générale, and several other bank- ing houses; Russia is represented by the St, Petersburg International Bank of Trade; Switzerland by the Bankverein, the Schweize rische Creditanstalt, and the Union Financière; Holland by the Amsterdamsche Bank; and Italy by the Banca Comerciale, the Credite Manzi & Co. M. Beernaert, the Belgian states- italiano, and the Ruman banking house of man, has been chosen as chairman, and the. the European financial world-Fairplay.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
A similar test mobilization will be carried but in two districts during the course of the present year. The telegram concerning the fest, mobilization will be despatched, over the signature of the tenet Comandant of the troops in the military division, and its instruc- tions must be carried out by those whom it concerns with the greatest promptitude. For the relief of the inhabitants certain exemptions from service during the mobilization will be allowed; for example, all officers, chinovniks and rank and file ni the reserve holding appoint nients in the Imperial Civil Service, even though such appointments do not 'entitle the holders of thein to exemption from the duties imposed by the ordinary rules relating to THE QUEEN AND THE VETERAN. reserve mobilization, and alfreservestemporarily residing outside the confines of the district in
The following pretty incident occurred dur which the mobilization will take place, will being the recent visit of the Queen to Kilmain exempted.
ham Hospital, the home of Irish veteran soldiers :-
ing the number of horses available for the transport, artillery, and cavalry arms of the Imperial service, are to be prepared in the various districts of the Government of Kherson. From the last official lists for the Government of Kherson, which were published in 1896 and and did not include Odessa, the number of horses available and fit for active military ser- vice was returned at 18,000 out of total of $11,000 owned throughout the Government of Kherson
My
At last the cheering at the gates told of the Queen's arrival. The dike siding down lie line, took up a position by his staff on the extreme left. He gave the word of command, and the old-mon struggled to. their feet and dressed upon the duke huself.
BICYCLES AND DOGS.
The following from the Globe should interest local bicyclists :--
A very sensible appeal has been issued by the Committee of the Oxford Branch of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. It has called the attention of a bicyclists to the danger of overtasking the
AN AMBITIOUS COMPANY..
THE SUPPLY OF HORSES," The Minister of the Interior has requested. the governors of provinces to issue, without delay, notices informing the inhabitants oftheir Governments far and wile of the coming Lest mobilization, and take particular pains to explain clearly to them both the object of the mobilization and the exemptions to be allowed
The Royal carriage drew up opposite the them in regard to the statutes relating to the duke, while the frembling hands of the veterans calling up of reserves, at the same time calling travelled to their cocked hats and remained at their attention to the fact that liberal monetary the salute. The Duke stopped forward, and allowances are to be made for the supplying of told her Majesty that the oldest soldier in the horses. Again, in terms of an order just issued by the joint Ministries of War and Home hospital Private Hugh Magorian, would Affairs, in co-operation with the Ministry of present her with a bouquet. He was eighty Crown Properly, carefully compiled lists, show. one years of age, said the duke, and had served { strength of their dogs when running with bicy directorte includes many prominent names in her Majesty for over sixty years. In the 17th cles over long distances at high speed. No Foot he served in the Afghan campaign of doubt, this warning is specially needed at the Universities, where so many, men keep both 1530, and had won the famous Churnee meal. He hind afterwards volunteered for the Crimea. dogs and bicycles, but it is almost equally Then Hugh Magorian, a fine soldierly old needed in all parts of the country. Running
Capt. Weigall, of the steamship Loungsung, man and upright still, with a white beard flow with a bicycle is even worse for a dog than run- ing to his waist, stepped forward. The Queen ning with a cart, for the man on the bicycle from Manila, reports:--Light winds and fine saw, the boquet of orchids and purple iris that nearly always goes farther and faster, and most
Captain Davis, of the steamship Haicking, he carried. Her face fit up with a sanile, and dogs would sooner die than stop. leaning forward she put out her black-gloved the dog does not die, it may suffer very serious- hand and rested it over the side of the carriage.ly from the severe strain, and be much injured from Fonchow, Amoy, and Swatow, reports
in health. In in country places wines, ton, days get lost Light to moderate winds with fine clear weather awing to their being unable, throughout, Vessels in Swatow-Duginar, MILITARY SURVEYORS AT WORK,
Standing very stiff inside his uniform, but During the past few weeks special survey with an old-time dignity and courtesy, Private in spite of all their efforts, to keep up with their Keitin, Shansi,, Stam, Tientsin, Taiwan, have been made by Russian military experts Hugh, Magorian said, am very proud, your masters, who have forgetfully nidden on and Chuusang, and Pitsang
Majesty, at faving the honour to present this paid them no attention until it was too late. of all the railroads throughout south, Rüssin
As the Society points out, the dog is itself al- and those of the Chucaus-that is to say, those bouquet to your Majesty,"
The white-haired Queen, with her own hand, ways so eager to go out for a run with its mas connecting these districts with the important military districts of the north. The rolling took the flowers from the white-haired soldier, ter, that one cannot in every case remeinber stock has been thoroughly overhauled, and and said, "Thank you," three times, and she that, after all, the animal may be overtaxing its powers. It is not unkindness but heedlessness every preparation made for the transporting if smiled and placed the bouquet in her lap. necessary of large bodies of men, horses, ander Majesty smiled and bowed to the duke, which makes a man who is spinning along a provisions. Whether this extraordinary me and then bowed once more to Hugh Magorian smooth road forget that his dog is probably tivity is in consequence of the comic great The carriage passed on down the veterans' keeping up with him with the greatest effort Russian military minutyres in the autumn, ranks. Their hats were off nosy, and they were and with much distress. Dogs are so plucky or of the delicate relations existing between waving thein above their heads, cheering with that they will never give in as long as they can Russia and Japan. or due to the attitude cracked old voices. Then the carriage dis stand, and their masters should therefore re takch up by the military party in regard to the appeared round the corner of the hospital, and membertheimals, and not tax them beyond
their strength. Transvaal question it is difficult to say.
the touching ceremony was over.
Even if
clear weather.
NOTAN DA
CALENDAR.
MAY. Afeteorological means based of
observations to 1893.
Barometer -Thermometer .....
Humidity........... Rainfall.....
THURSDAY, 24th. Queen's Birthday,
O. S..Ca.'s steamer Zdomener leaves for Liver poul (direct) vin Suez Can.
San Diego and San Francisco,
FRIDAY, 25th.
Antenor Nappos Maru Mike Maru... Kumstanga. Braetnal Australian
Singapore
Portland, Or....May 26th
Poil Darwin May 27th Empress China. Vancouver......May 29th Cag of Rin de Jan. 'San Francisco... June 1st, Coptic
San Francisco... June 8th
We world cards the Atlanti sot n lng forms to the
ini
pertand " in cind Sailings"
are now full-lat in the lens, wel in so doing rystels Gully urge the
sofhipping Armes la gien orders su their office, ne the fetus already up olied gratis,with the latest avslichte fatropurinis everygakay.
PROJECTED SAILINGS.
Na enka Man... San Francisco, &c. June 26th
Destination.
Dali.
Apman
... Lalon...
Airlie...
Auleria
June 12th Sydney, No....... May 31st Havre, &c.
June 21st
Aujing Maru... Swatowy, &c.
May 30th
Antelor. Argy!!
London...
June 26th
Ponland, &
June 30th
Donabera Bavena
Havre, &c.
May 19th
Straits, &c.
July 12th
San Diego, &G June 20th London.......
pm. N. V. K. steamier Kasuga Maru waves lielgao King
for Australia etc.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE
French (Zudur) to-morrow, American (Nippon Maru) 230 just. Indian (Kumsang) 44th inst. Tacoma (Braemar) 26th inst. Australian (Australian) 27th inst. Canadian (Empress of China) 29th inst. American City of Rio de Janeiroj 1st prox. American (Coptic) 3th pros.
Renkrig Bramat
China City of Peking City of Rio
Clyde Coptic
Curomandel Diamante
Doric
June, 6th
· Portland, &c. ...... June 9th „San Francisco, &eifuly 31st San Francisco, &c. July 5th San Francisco, &c. June 9th Shangliai. May 26th San Franciscu, &c. June roth Europe, &c. ......Mity. 26th Mánila
May 19th
San Francisco, &c. May 23rd Drummond New York.. ...June roth
Duke of File......Victoria, B.C
July 28th
Emp. China... ¡Vancouver, &c.. Ein India
June th
June 27th
Em Japan. Freiburg
Gaelic
13
July 18th
Havre, &c.
JJuly 6th
The N. P. S. Col's steamer Argyff, artved at | Futami Maru...Japan Portland on the 16th inst., from Japan.
The steamer Kumsung, from Calcutta and the 17th inst., at 6 p.m. Straits left Singapore for this part on Thursday
*
The N. Y. K.'s steamer Kantakuna Mary, (Europe Line) left Singapore for this port yes terday, the 17th inst., and is expected to arrive here on the 23rd insi.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS.
at Kowlorin Dock
Brooklyn
U.S.S. "Monierzy ..............
lue
32
Taiyuan... Independent
Devawongse Mongkut' ....
*
*
Cosmopolitan
PASSED THE CANAL
כי
Glenogle Goodwin Haiching
May 26th
San Francisco, &c. July 14th Victoria, C.July 3rd Victoria, B.C... June 2nd Swatow, &c..........May 25th Hamburg Straits, &c. May soth Hiroshima Maru Kobe & Yokohama May 22nd Hakata A ruMarseilles, &c... June 251
Hongkong Mare San Francisco, &c.July 21st
...Liverpool. India ...... Shanghai
Idomeneus
JaruLondon.... Kasuga Maru Sydney, &c.. Kinig Albert Straits, &c. Kwalyang
......Tientsin....
May 24th
May 20th
May zand
May 25th
Aug, 9th
May 22nd
May 22nd-
Loongsang Manila, &c. Marie Jebsen ...Samarang, &c...... May 20th. Mike Maru... Bombay, &c....... May 25th Mikawa Maru... Shanghai, &c. ... May 22nd Monmouthshire.. Portland, &c. May 19th Nippon Maru...San Francisco, &e. May 31st Oldenburg Straits, &c. ....... June 28th Patrocius
London.... May 20th Pioneer ...lchang, &c...
Preussen
Prinz Heinrich
Straits, &c. Straits, &c.
May 23id· Sept. 20th May- Erthercog, Fer-
Sept. 6th Outward-and inand 5th May-Dardanur Glanus, As Queen Adelaide..Victoria, B.C......July 25th
JJapan Titia, Frederica, Forest Date. 9th May Rosetta..... Benlawres, Oopack, Canton, Oldenburg, 12th Sachsen... Stmits, &c. May--Menelaus, Hilachi Maru. 15th May Sambia. Havre, &c. Renlomond, Kawachi Maru, Wittenberg, Lavs. Sarnia
Havre, &c. Heidelberg, Pakling, Norman Isles, Kurdistan, Strathgyle..
2nd May Stuttgart. Ward-Konig Albert. Sub April-Annam, Jena, Masiilia. Tamani ManrSwatoy, &c
o Thyra PREMAWeimar.
Weimar.... His at Home-8th April- rešles, Ton:
Ain 16th May-Annam
May 26th,
June 1400
June 30th
...June 6th
San Diego, &c. ...May 22nd
Stmíts, &c.
July 26th
May 2011
July 20th
Straits, &C. Aug. 23rd,
San Diego, &