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THE FRENCH POST OFFICE It is reported from Chungking that the French Post Office there will not receive other postal
matters than French.
that the Wai Ws Pa has sent five students to ABROAD: The Tung Wan Hu Pao says
St. Petersburg to take up a course of study. The manager of the Russo-Chinese Bank at Peking takes them there.
RAILWAY':-It is reported that the English have the intension of building a branch line from Tientsin to Paotingfu, about 100 li in length but the French connected with the Lu-Han Railway syndicate ato greatly displeased. MINING--The mining privileges of Supchuen Until recently the French have surveyed some has been granted to the 'English' and French.
mines in the Hua Ying Hill near Hop Chow. It is said that they will soon begin to open them.
BAROUFSKI'S CIRCUS It is stated that Baroufski's Circus has been purchased by a well-known firm of Chinese. It is their inten- tion to erect a permanent structure for the purpose of holding regular performances throughout the year in Shanghai.
AN IMPORTANT EDICT had been sent to the Governor of Kwangsi to the effect that all cases regarding churches should be early settled, and he was also ordered to forward this command to all magistrates in that pro- vince to judge such cases as fairly as possible. THE DEMAND FOR WINDOW GLASS has steadily increased in Japan in recent years.
THE TAKU FORTS-Rear-Admiral THE HON. TREASURER of the Alice" Kempf U.S.N., was presented to President Memorial and Nethersole. Hospitals bege to Roosevelt in the early part of June. The Pre acknowledge with thanks the following, dona sident took the opportunity to praise the Ad- tions to the funds of the Hospitals miral for his action in refusing to join in the
sident told Admiral Kempff that the civilized bombardment of the Tako forts. The Pre
world had rendered judgment on his action and had decided that he was right..
A Patient's Thanksgivings.
THE INFANT PRINCE-The Japan Mall says ————To foreign'eyes the announcement thats the latest infant Prince weighs 815 momme THE TALBOT, SAILORSA Purse con looks somewhat portentous. We may now taining £6, 10, ó was recently presented by the fairly expect that the purveyors of Japanese British Ladies of Kobe to the sailors of news for America will rush the tidings of such H.M.S. Talbot to be competed for in any Porta bouncer along the wires. under conditions to be arranged by the Com marder, it having been impossible owing to
the originally intended races. Mr. Hansell, on the short stay of the ship in Kobe, to institute
the hands of Commander Wemyss. behalf of the Ladies, delivered the purse into
EPIDEMIC DISEASE-A correspondent of the Sin Pao writing from Hangchow says that an epidemic disease has been prevalent there to a very serious extant. More than two" hundred and thirty coffins had been sent out during last month by the Benevolent Society alone. It is a pity that giedical treatment if of ap use in most of the cases...
THE "FIGHT FOR THE LIKIN" has reached another stage, says the Swatow corres- pondent of the N, C. D. News. The official in charge has notified the dealers in cotton yarn that he is in earnest in his demand for a levy THE BROUGH DRAMATIC COMPANY, on their imports and expects them to pay up which may ha expected. to visit Hongkong Their reply is a private meeting of the mer before long, has a very strong repertoire includ. chants concerned. Result not yet stated. Meaning "The Tyranny of Tears" "The Amazons," timo a native merchant has memorialised the "Sowing the Wind," "The Liars." Pineros's authorities proposing a duty on native spirit.Iris" and H. V. Esmond's "When We Were The Prefect's runners are now out collecting Twenty-one," Mr. T. W. Lovell comes as Information as to the number of stills dutiable, leading man and the entire company is said to CHOLERA IN THE "FORBIDDEN
be a very strong one. CITY: It is reported from Peking that cholera has also entered the "Forbidden city,"
eunuchs and female attendants in the palaces in consequence of which quite a number of have recently succumbed to the dread disease The members of the Imperial College of Physi cians have, therefore, found their bands quite fall lately, not only in prescribing for sufferers in the palaces, but also in preparing daily draughts of preventive medicines for their Majesties the Emperor, Empress and Empress Dowager.
The Dock Company's Proposal, In our yesterday's issue we mentioned that the Directors of the Hongkong and Wham- poa Dock Company had sent a reply COMPENSATION :-The total amount to be to the letter forwarded by certain share-paid as compensation to private individuals in holders in the Company on the subject of the Japan out of the indemnity receivable from construction of a new dock. The substance China, has been settled at yen 1,390,000. The of the letter is to the effect that the Direc share of each individual who has sent in a tors have no intention to commit the Com-
claim will be announced early next month. pany to extending the present dock accom- modation without first submitting the pro- posal to the shareholders. It is further stated in the reply that negociations are still pending with the Government for acquiring Directors have, up to the present, failed in the site for the proposed new dock, but the getting an offer of the property on such terms as would warrant their recommending its purchase. This reply contains nothing more nor less than what we have previously THE BEST AND MOST EXPEN-stated. The course which commends itself The value of the plate glass imported into
to us is that an understanding should be Nagasaki during the first three months of this JAPANESE INFLUENCE:-One of the arrived at with the Government by which
year aggregated Yen 41,963, and for the second native Professors of the Peking University, the Company should be given the first refusal of the site in question if it should ever be quarter ending on the 15th June, Yen 36,770. Dr. Wu, has left for Japan with a view to alienated front the Crown.
making a tour of inspection of all the aniversi- understand that in one of their communica Sapon," or the Magic Cleanser is to hand
We are given to THE MAGIC CLEANSER:-A sample tin of ties and colleges in that country. He wil tions to the Government the Board made it
afterwards submit a report to the Throne em. clear that any conditions agreed upon as the from Messrs. Boyd, Kaye & Co., of 70 Queen's bodying whatever conclusions he may have basis for final settlement will be submitted. Road Centrál, from whom a few samples can
arrived at with regard to education in Japan, to the shareholders for their confirmation. be he had on application. It is advertised as and recommending whatever steps he may The shareholders need therefore have no clean to handle, harmless, and instantly solubledeem expedient for the reinodelling of the inisapprehension on this score. It is ad in' hot or cold water. mitted by many that the question when first
educational system in China on lines similar to those which have been adopted with such who now oppose it. The reason for this change of attitude is to be found in the explanation that at that time the Hong kong and Whampoa Dock Company practi- cally held the monopoly of the Far Eastern docking business. The times have changed, and this mopoly has been party lost by the strenuous exertions to cut into the business of the local establishment by several companies which, from very small be. ginnings, Hase since evolved into powerful rivals. Then again the actual conditions of the labour market, the cost of material and everything else required in the constraction of a dock have so materially advanced in
day which two or three years ago found so much favour with its originators.
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members of the light fingered fraternity. In present moment the Colony is infested with the consequence of complaints made by many residents the police are on the qui vive, and hope to run some of these confrères to earth They came here for the Coronation festivities and being hard up for a passage to return to their native land are endeavouring to “raise. the wind for the purpose. Yesterday one of the intruders paid a nocturnal visit to a house
be found, he sneaked out of a window and in Elgin Street but before, the police could escaped
GALA PERFORMANCE ATSHANGHAI- A superb spectacle has recently been mounted on the Lyceum stage at Shanghai when ai tableaux and "masque of monarchs" was pra sented to a crowded heuse. Kings and Queens, from Alfred the Great onward were repre ented, and it is interesting to note that the King and Queen of England were exceeding
says the China' Gasıtlı, and continues" as follows:-Mrs. Hector Sampson was the Queen and Mr. Clayton, the King-we do not
ENGLISH EXPERTS brought forward gained favour with those ABOLITION OF LIKIN TAX OBJECTED. | conspicuous success in the dominions of the well depicted. The resemblance was striking,
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OWING to th insufficiency of accommoda-practical knowledge and constant
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The establishment has been in existence for the
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TO-A Feking, despatch says that all the Viceroys and Governors are not agreeable to the proposal regarding the abolition of likin tax. It will be hard to meet the provincial expenditure if the tax is to be given up, but there is no objection to the increase of duty!
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SECRET SOCIETIES IN ANHUI-In the
think there is any harm in revealing the identity of the couple who were the cynosure of all eyes and who reproduced in their persons and Ppearance, with startling realism the august. rulers of the Empire, H.M. the Queen, a looked exactly like the Princess of Wales, now Queen Alexandra, as we last saw her sixteen years ago in that same Westminster before the
the City of Wuhu and the country immediately surrounding it, a rebellious and anti-forcign society known as the Paj Lien-chiao has lately METHOD OF RAISING FUNDS -
inaugurated a very mischievious propoganda The leaders of the organisation have secured Viceroy Yuen Shi-kai has established an office about 2,00; followers and recruiting is still at Pantingfa for the purpose of raising funds being pushed on with the greatest activity. under the management of Director Lu Cha-ku, Every day sees 'arge accessions to the ranks an expectant Taqtai. The money paid to yamens, temples and others being used for no
of the Society and there can be no question say that the Queen of last night looked one bit state opening of Parliament, and no one could
other purpose than extravagance is to be parti- future if the authorities do not display a little and beauty. The King looked perhaps a tride but that it will cause grave trouble in the nearless a queen famous for her personal charm ally devoted to meet expenses in reform. more real than they have hitherto been exhibit: too young, judging by H.M's most recent pho INDEMNITY:-The Catholic Missionariesing in hunting down the leaders and suppres-ingraphs, but the whole effect was singulariy at Taiyuenfu, Shansi, have taken their abode
and surprisingly life-like. in the Sing Tek Tong College temporarily
sing the brotherhood.
A JAPANESE AIRSHIP:- The Japau
witnesses of the fact, that last week, after two previous unsuccessful attempts, an air-ship, devised, it is said, by the military authorites, rose over the city of Tokio and, seeming under perfect control, performed various evolutions, steering in different directions and returning finally to the point of starting. If all this be well known fact that great inventions vitally true it furnishes but another illustration of the
affecting the welfare of the race often come to light simultaneously in different parts of the world as the result of the attention everywhere concentrated upon the problems interesting scientists.
The news we published last evening con. Since the last Boxer Rebellion, and Hsun Advertiser says:-We learn from credible) cerning the resignation of Viceroy TAD will Totai of that city promised to give them be received with regret by many of our twenty thousand tacle to meet the expense of readers. For a long time he has been seck-erecting another church. It is said that they ing relief from the arduous duties attending will soon evacuate the building which is to be the office of Viceroy of the Two Kwang used as the University premises. provinces. During his tenure of office at Canton he has shown himself to be in favour LAUNCH DAMAGES A GUNBOAT of reforms and of Werern methods and did On the morning of the 25th ultimo a steam. his best to weed out useless officials and keep punch belonging to the Nagasaki Tarbour expcases within bounds. With regard to hi successor, according to present official
Office came into collision with the German torpedo-boat 5 go, with the result that the reports, the conservative Viceroy of Yun- Kuci-Yunnan and Kueichou-provinces,
later was somewhat damaged. A claim has Wei Kuang-Pao, may perhaps be the next
heen made upon the Japanese authorities for incumbent of the Viceregal Vaman at Can-pensation, but there seems to be some ton. If such an appointment were officially uncertainty as to whose was the fault. confirmed the anti-progressive party would predominate and this in itself would assured- ly be a serious blow to foreign interusts in the Two Kwangs.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. –
A LUCKY COOLIE:-Malakand has recently been the scene of an interesting find. A coolie at work turned up from the ground by the side of a tree some eighty or ninely gold coins said to be ancient, very rare, and consequently of great value. Being very dirty many of the. coins were sold by him for a more nothing or changed for tobacco. An expert avers that they are Indo-Scythian and that the British Museum possesses only one specimen like them.
the Tantar-General of Fenglier, who is more THE MANCHURIAN MINES:-Tong-chi,
sians, has submitted a memorial to the Throne than suspected of being in the pay of the Rus embodying a series of recommendations in connection with the working of the mines in
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The German Mail Steamship Kautschen-
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ador, among her passengers Lofengluh, K.C.V.O., the Life Chinese Ambass,
His Excel lency is on his way to Peking from Londen, and is accompanied by ady Lefongluh two daughters, three sons, nine secretaries and six servants. The Fokhien Chinese Com munity of Hongkong are holding a banquet in his honour to-night, but owing to H. Ba Indisposition he will be represented by his second son, the eldest son being in China
and will attend the function. We are glad to His many secretaries have also been invited
say that HE is not seriously indiposed, but requires rest after a somewhat trying voyage. Wu-pu has been fatuous enough to approve. many of his Chinese friends in one of the Manchuria, which we are sorry to say the Wai He held a reception this afternoon and greeted These recommendations are framed distinctly saloons on board the Klawischou. in the Russian interests and it will be nothing less than a calamity to China if they are finally adopted. It is expected however, that the PLAGUE ON THE VALETTA →The F.
Wai Wu-pu will have sufficient pernicious & O. steamship Puletin was to have been influence at Court to procure the issue of an released from, quarantine to-day, but the fourth-
Edict sanctioning: Seng-chi's aúdúcious and THE GREAT SAFE SWINDLE-It is has been decided to keep the ship in the THE BINGO MARU-A Yokohama journal.
officer being ill and his case a doubtful one it treacherous suggestions. rumoured in Bangkok that the police, armed grantine anchomge, and there discharge her learns from Kobe that the most disappointed Further correspondence relative to Pro with a warrant, are searching for Mme. cargo into lighters. Her Shanghai cargo is to man, in the village by the sea, over the post fessor Simpson's Memomada on Plague Fre Humbert, heroine of the Crawford-Humbert be despatched on by the Banca, which is adver- ponement of the Coronation Pay celebration, tired to lay this port on the 12th inst. There have already been. four cases of plague on bord, two natives having died, and two Euro pean taken ill.
THE ENGLISH MAIL of the 7th June was delivered in London on the 5th inst. THE PLAGUE RETURN for the twenty. four hours ended at noon to day shows thrée
fatal cases,
THE FLEET SURGEON. of H. M. Navy, lately attached to the Endymion, went home on the last Empress boat.
"inheritance" case.
THE DEAD BODY of a Chinaman has been recovered near the foreshore of the Naval Yard, too decomposed to be identified. It is sup posed to be one of the crew of a sampan which A PROPOSED BRANCH-LINE-According capsized on Monday opposite H.M.S. Terrible a Northern vernacular paper, cerisin Eng THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII-lish capitalists are reported to have been trying London booksellers. report that the appalling obtain from the Central Government per- disasters in the West Indies have caused con- ussion to construct a branch railway between siderable demand for Bulwer Lytton's Lar Teking and Paoting, the provincial capital of Days of Pompell. More than one publishing Chibli, much to the satisfaction of Chinese house is bastily preparing a new issue,
merchants, trading between the two points, who heard of the affair, and a large number of COMMISSIONERS-It officials whose duties make them travel fre: THE TARIFF appears that Mr. Hippesley and Mr. Equently between Peking, Tientsin and Proting Taylor, did not accompany Sir James Mackay There is, however, a fear that obstruction may and the other Tariff Commissioners of Nanking be placed in the way of the scheme, owing to on the morning of the 1st inst, but that Mr. Cr the reported jealousy of the foreigners who J. Dudgeon joined the party on board the have the construction of the Lu-Han Railway Hainy.
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was Captain Fred Davies of the ss. Bingo how to illuminate a ship and had planned 10 Maru. He had intended to show the Kobeites
go alongside the Pier and invite the villagert to call upon his Lordship and partake of his hospitality. The NY.K. agent at Kobe very kindly placed the Bingo and everything she contained at the Captains's disposal and he prepared to surprise the natives. He had a magic lantern and intended to show on a screen. Further correspondence, relative to thin 20-foot pleture of the King on each side of removal of the wire netting from the gratings which would be 30 feet letters of ER made of the sewers and storms water drains. up of 317 electric lamps. He also intended 10-||** place Chief Engineer Taylor on view, rigged up in his new wig by having him stand on a cracker box, at the head of the gatigway hold ing au electric light in each greasy paw. Those who saw Taylor drilling in his poses say that he looked as pretty as his plain make-up would permit
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