1887-06-09 — Page 3

No, 7430-JUNE 9, 1887.

Ir seems there is a posibilty of Genstal Gurdun bring still alive. Sie Richard F. Burton writes to the Academy from Trieste

as follows:

THE CHINA MAIL.

"THE CANDIDACY KIA THE BULGARIAN Constantinople, 23rd MayThe Porte be sent identical Notes to the Great Pow eis,inting that an agrooment be soon come to, regarding a candidate for he Bulgarian

PARTMENT. SAMIN TE THE CHARGES AGAINST THE ORDINANCE DE-

Sir R. Lethbridge asked with reference to On the 3rd, in the House of Oxsmons, the convention, concluded between the British and Chinese Governments, as the result of Mr Colman Macaulay's mission to Peking, what was the nature of the com cessions protained by China in the interests of Batish trade with Thibet, and what pro

proceeding with an expedition to the Home Offices until we know if they made have to run the gauntlet of a considerable afterwarde expressed thole willingness to enterprising nations than ourselves. (Heardow, May 24 The report of the Or found in Article 4 of the Burmsh Conven- -

Mh Edward Stanford ha pablished a uss-that younger oflcun should do nothing paring the time taken by the bust of the defence of the Empire were necessarily of declined. He most take exception to one on the Darby is five to four on Baron, General Sir Arsold Kemball, A.0.B., Bur.. ful Geography of the Malay Peninsula, likely to lead the quietgoing public, steamers which the P and Company confidential character. The subject had or two statements of his roble friend the seven to one against Eiredspord, en ting the Turco-Servian Campaign of 1870. likes heapness kon proposed to put on in 1888 the new contract since assumed a different aspect, and it was Under-Secretary. He said Her Majesty's ona ngaifi Morry Hampton, twelve to one and also as aido-de-camp and secretary to Indo-China, the Eastern Archipelago, the which while it Philippines, and New Guinet. The book safety still more, to think that they and the times taken by the Oariadian Pacino, now proposed that instead of a tri-weekly Government thought the question too large, against Aintree, sixteen to one against General Komball throughout the Russo- is the work of Professor A. H. Kesuc are ready to do business almost on any route, from England to Hongkong he found there should be a fortnightly service; the If that thing was worth doing at all it was Martley, telva to one against Blasohland. Tarkiah War of 1877-78

terms Competition is of course tho soul that it was 33 to 37 days by the P. and O. contribution being the same, and that the Ary large question indend. It was rauch Hatorprise callepsed in betting, and pro- of trade, and it is very desirable that in and 32 to 35 by tho Canadian Pacifio; to ebics should be built according to Admiralty better to leave it alone that deal with it in bibly will not run, those loan year the charges on business Shanghai 37 to 42, as compared with 27 requirements as to speed, construction, and that spirit. They had to sat in knering. should be reduced as much as possible, days, These wore important figaro, se espro ty as armed transporte. But the up that fealing of patriotism which was no but is spams to us, and we believe the showing that if we ware barred from the Governant did not see their way to an su strong in the colonies. If this country opinion a very generally shared by men Caps route or the Suez Caual wo should largo a proposal, and there had since been wanted to dominate the Pacific they must of business here, that by the recent Inwer have an excellent third alternative route a farther proposal for a pontly service and be bold in that matter and approach it in ing of the Touff the Bioflees have The Brez route was as precarious as any a subsidy of £00,000. Upon receipt of that such a way as would impress the antions of I have just rooived a note from the guns too far. To me a enfrent plants, the fronts ould be, and it might be a matter of communication a telegrara was addressed to the world. If they did it in a poor or petty We the graveat difficulty to orovent it from being the Canadian Govermont, which at first spirit they would defeat the abject they bad Rev. Robert W. Felkin, dated Edinburgh, reduction will in nobody my good. April 2 Under the supposition that I am deferred comment on the action of the stopped up. By the Cape route we might declined to make any contribution, but in view and leave the position open to more Hondan in order to discover General any changal rates oleowlers Apparently number of hostile foreign stations if we were da so, and the question was still under the hear.) Charles Gorun, he encloses mo a noto after some hesitation they have lowered at war with either France or Germany. He consideration of the Government. Thus from youth wani Lo educated in England thy rates in Hongkong in the same way as had always felt that the country was not his noble friend was not accurate in saying: for somo years, and whom he has now they have done hare. The tarif has been afficiently alarmed as to the danger of mar that a decision had been taken by the placed at the American Mission School at lowered, but it does not sem, that we have having in time of war our great telegraph Government. The Canadian Pacific Rall Asiout. I datea from as far back as Nov. often hond doring the last ten days, that it lines seriously interfered with. Our commu-way bad already taken some steps towards 28, 1880. The following is the extract:will not go lower still; indeed it is common-nications with India were very rud at the

There

frumy rumoured that insurance has been done meroy of Turkey and those with China at na who camo was a Khartoum and said that he was one ut here on frat els risks at three sixteenths the mercy of Rassin and France; it was General Gordon's seldiere; he came into per cent, or one sixteenth per cent under therefore nicet desirable that every means class [school] and the master asked him the lowest advertised rates. We are not of independent communiostion should be

Tha noble earl then withdrew his motion.

EXTRAORDINARY TIGER STORY.

The following story is told in a recently placing the serving in an efficient condition,mublished book on sport in India, by Mr J and had purchased three ships, which were Moray Brown, ato 70th Camoron Bigh now on their way for Laverpool to Yau-landere, us having occurred only a fow Cures. The action was receiving the months agou a certain plasting district careful consideration of the Governannt, there was a notorionts tonn oator: Two

dance Ocmmission shows the charges of corruption made against the department by Colonel Hope, and Measts Armil and Thomas to be unfounded, but the charge of ineficiency has bean proved.

ad PARLIAMENT ADJOURNED.;

Londen, 26th May-Parliament has ad. journed for the Whitsuntide recès.

THE ARREST OF FRENCH OFFIOLAIS London, 25th May. It is not autioipat

gress has been made by the Chinese to vernment in fulfilling its promises, Sir J. Fergusson said: The agreement with China in regard to trade with Thibet will be. tisa (China, No. 5, 1680). As I stated in sawer to a question by my hom friend the member for Leeds on March 7 Hor Majesty's Government entertain ue doubt that the Chinese Government will fulfil their engagements under the convention. There are no papers that can be laid before Parliament at prosent, Bir. B. Lethbridge asked whether the House was to understand.

J. Fergusson said that everything had been that no progress had been been made. Sir-

Gordon had a steamboat, and went down otherwigo of liosa rates for this risks which the effect upon the native raiud of English papers would be laid on the tablo of the B residing together on an estate, Franoh railway officials by the Gorman Her Majesty's Government certainly relied

whose faco was like his, and they killed him and said it was General lordou. Ho said a great my things about Gardon's col diors, that they were not able to use their guns because they were a weakened with hunger. Sulayman Kabaun. I ser with pleasure that Mr Falkin uever thought that the ovidoner proved Gordon's death, and concaires many ways to explain his escapo."

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between the two countries

FAN SUBJECTS

THE AMEER OF LABUL ON HIS REBELLIOUS Allahabad, Ms 15th-In Durbar tho Ameer of Kabul freely invoiglis against hia rebellions subjects for daring to oppose the has adopted, as defonder of the Mahomedna

King of Islam, which is the latest title to fathe, mais via hund

THE NEW INDIAN FINANCE MINISTEK.

Alahabad, May 15th Mr Barbour's ap Poutanent to succeed Sir Auckland Colvin

is officially confirmed.

Repress, 6th May.)

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contributions to be sent to General . But The Church Missionary Society ask for chinson, Lay Secretary, to repair the loss the mud wall of the compound of the CMS. Hospital at Hang-show, and stole from the operating-room the whols of Dr Duncan Maia's surgical instruments and

was a real calamity, as it stopped all surgis cal operations Dr Main asks for immediate appliances, sales more than £160. This

help in replacing his instruments, &o

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METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER

ATAM. TO-DAY,

29.71

The Earl of Carautron supported the anhaydarn, or native watchmon, within a few property and contents in Shanghai; that as from the West would be onarmuns, is a matter for the oflices to decide, just as Canada had already done its part nobly in mirable, clear, and statesmanlike statement days, and the unfortunats men had been it is for a tanker to shy whether the profit this matter, and the enterprise that it had of his noble friend who brought this ques-actually carried off out of the varandals he gets on the money he turn over is shown was highly creditable. (Hear, bear.) tion forward, There was every reason why of the bungalow. A. and B. therefore What wo Caunds was only constituted a Dominion in the Government should accept the surge determined to clothe themselves like na sufficient for the risks herana. want to point out is that the system of 1867, and in 1870 and 1871 Hudson's Bay tions of his noble friend, because, as he tives, and sit during the night arraud in the entting under the published or general and Columbia were acaitled. It was only understood from his able friend the Un-versdal, in fe hope that they might be tariff of rates, and envering this by in 1891 that the Canadian Pacife Railway dor-Secretary, the rigid subsidy asked of able to get a shot at the man-oater, who of the Government for the Pacific service way they thought night probably return to the some asserted superiority in the risks, is Act was passed, and the construction 100 000, but this anm had been reduced por which had already provided him with a dangerons and vicious one. It is pro- sume 2,600 miles of railway commented. bably to this having been done that the re- According to the contract the work was to to £60,000, and ukimately, even to £4,000, two victims. They procooled to carry out this intention and sat op till abort tœg OF THE Straits Times of the 2nd instant recent notion of the Home Oficos is due. We be completed by May, 1891, but auch was with a monthly service. That was a com- cords almost as chocky theft the mo- shoul 1 suy that some of the largest fires the energy displayed that the last rail was paratively trifling sum, but the expenditure three o'clock Ast, but nothing op cared: morable stealing of the clock from the that have taken place in Lamdon have no-laid in Nurember, 1885. The cost to the world bring great benefits with it. A then said he shoul, not stay ap any Supreme Court bore while the Court was curred in localities and in premises every Canadian Government was vor £24,000,000, doubted, however, whether the saving of

mal would come but B. announced sitting :-A robbery of two large iron safes whit as first-class as the bust risks that are and £1,000,000 a year, had to be imposed the £15,000 on the £60,000 or the 240,000 longer, Babe did not believe the ani from the Supreme Court was committed by taken in Shanghai Competition among by way of taxation to meet this cos. It on the £100,000 was worth making if it is intention of waitity balf an-bour Bone Chinese early this morning The the insurance oilicon, here will soon vastly was a magnificent undertaking (hear, hear), involved a monthly intent of a furtnightly

opening down to the door of the verandall. robbery was a most dari go, considering increase the number of the specially first, which redounded to the honour of the Can service. But he would accept the menthig by himself. There were large windows the position of the place and the fact that class risks, those of the kind that it is dian people, and with which the names of service, in the hope that it would ultimato and through one of these Aretired, and

Captain Wollaston C. Karslake, not long ago a robbery was committed suid can now be insured, under the Sir J. Macdonald, Sir J. Stephon, and Sirly lead to a fortnightly service, and that a after entering his room had just closed the there, so that one would imagine a strict general taci With the most upright C. Tupper would ever be associated. (Hoar, large and profitable commerce would grow window, and was rasing cut for an instant, who served in New Zealand in 1800, les On London- EP.C. Little, on rounds at themes. intentions, in the work some inspectore heat.) In October, 1835, when Lord John up between Vancouver and China and when he saw a dark me land in the been appointed to the command of the watch was sure to be kept on the

or agents will reconsider their classifica Matiners was Postmaster-General, the Pust Japan. The service which it was proposed

sounds of a scaffe, and a cory of We hear that his Excelleney M. de at 4 am, found the two safes upon the tion of the godowns of very good cum- office invited tenders for a fortnightly sor should be established consisted rose verandah right on to his friend, then heard Sapphire, on the China Station green, and four Uhinamen busily engaged tomare, and so the rates for re iusur- vice to begin in February, 1889, betwecuparts. First, there was the steamor service help Seizing his rifle, to which a Roza, the bor Portuguese Minister to In attempting to break one of them open, Ance will be still fusilia towered. The Vancoueer, Yokohama, and Hongkong, to between England and Canada, which was sword-bayonet was attached and fing China, is on the point of starting from Lis but on his coming near ther speedily de diminution of commissions from fire cross the Pacifip at the rate of ton and to be carried on in swift vessels subsidised ing up the window, he rushed out abou for Peking,

Hamburg. — Our communication with the | On Paris- a-half to eleven knots an iour. The Cana by the Canadian Government; secondly, time to gee B. walking down the steps that camped. He found that ene had already insurance agencies will tend to make agents anal Pacific Railway sent in a louder for there were fast trains across the continent, led up to the forandah from the gardao, Far East includes the following ved the been opened and the contents rifled, and take more liberal view of the business that

and lastly, there was the service in the longside of the tiger with his hand in the Livingstone, Stiffens, from Hongkong had he ust some opportunely apon the spot in ofered to them. No doubs Fire Lasur fortnightly rice between Vancouver Pacific Openn which they were now dis latter's mouth he was afraid to fire test be only departure being the Adolph, Wester. the other would soon have met the same anos in Sasnghai las for many years past, Yokohama, nad Hongkong at an average fata. Ta

probably for all the last thirty touton

should hit friend, so canning after sari, fur, Hongkongita sloop and some iton implements behind them in bon small gold mine for the offices, highest rate ever contracted for ocean vey perial and commercial advantages which he, with admirable presence of mind went their flight, which may give some clue to Fires have been fow and seldom of any great ages. The company undertook to build would arise from the establishment of this the seront of the perpetrators of the deed magnitudo or value, and the large supply of under Admiralty supervision rossals of route. First, a rapid through postal and up to the tiger and, plunging his baynoot Commander Harrington Martin, left Roar and a scuffle, and tion the China Station to take the place who are up to the present at large. Too water since the Water Works Company's first-class type capable of steaming eighteen passenger route to the East; secondly into the animal's body, at the same instant Devonport on the lat May for her destina- much facility is given to natives to prowi mains were laid really gise a fire no chance knots, adapted for the conveyance of troops, before long a complete and independ. B. took advantage of the moment to release of the Daring, 4, Commander & H. Bol. around the Court, and it would be well that It does not follow, however, that we shall and also for conversion at short notice into unt British toegraphic line thirdly, his hand, and the tiger after tumbling about dare, which will return home to pay off it should be stopped. Besides a robbery of be exempt from serious tices and still loss armed cruisers; to carry the Japan and rapid and cheap transport for troops for a moment or two, died. B'a hand was

and stores acrom the continent to our terribly mauled, lowers inm the office of the Registrar of that Hongkong, where the water supply China wails between the Atlanta port and Eastern Fossessions, it being part of the Court not very long ago, it may be re is not so full as oure, will in the futura Vancouver free of charge, to enery troops membered that a Chinaman not go serpe from a repetition of some of the great on service between the Atlantic port and the bargain that troops and atores should

commu Hongkong at absolute cost, and to carry be carried at cost price; fourthly, as his NEWS BY THE FRENCH long ago aither, audaciously made off with conflagrations from which the the gold match and chain of the Head Sailinity has suffered in the past. Of course war materials and Government atores across noble friend had pointed out, the establish-

MAIL of the Court, which he took from the the andden reduction of fates has not the contient at absolate cost. The sub-ment of a third route to the East in addi

The M. M. Go'a steamer Trecuaddy pocket of the Bailiff's coat which was harig been due to compunction on the part of sidy which they asked from the British tion to the Suez Canal, which in time of Mr war might easily be blocked, and to the ing up in his office.

the Home Officce, whom they awakened Government was £100,000 a year. to the emschoneness that they had been Holt also sent in a tender for an eleven Cape route, which was wholly andofonded, with the London mail of the 6th May,

knots an hour service, and he required The third route, moreover, was entirely arrived here this forenoon, bringing also tel, on the 10th inst., Sir Joseph Pouse in overcharging the China commonities, but to THE Shanghai Courier of the 4th instant jealousy of the profils inads by the local £108,000 a year. He could not believe through British territory. Fifthly, the Indian and Ceylon papers of a late date.the chair. The mosting is to consider sug

action in gives the following report of

affiaes. Those local offices will still have that the Government would really reject ships to be constructed for the Pacific soc- which our old friond General Mesny was

the advantage of their home competitora, proposal to tako possession of the Pacifio vice were to bio constructed so as to serve From the latter we extract the following M's Summary the defendant: At R. B

so much as their shares are largely held in by means of a great line of mail steamers as craisers. He honrlily concurred in this telegrams Court to-day, before Assistant Judge Mr China; and by their management they set flasting under the auspices of our ven- last provision, w

Ofbauen, 19th May.'Brien was receiv Jamieson, Major-General Moany appeared in answer to a summons taken out by have gained the goodwill of the commuu turous Canadian brethren (Gear, hear.) mendations of the Defence Commission,

ties. These are considerable advantages and To have in the Pacifle tire first-rate atearners whose opinion it was that the exigeacion Mesars Kelly & Walsh, ho claimed $68.25

there are others, anch sa the higher returns ready for conversion at any montgreat war could only be met by aminged with grest onliness Load cheere were for goods sold and delivered in 1884 and

from invested fuads The Home Cou- into ermod cruisors could not fail to our merchent costs as cruisers. He slag frequently giron fue the Queen and Mar- 1885. From defendant's "atatoment it

Uttawa, May 22.-0'Brien has been published a

panies have by their last attack on the result in a saving of expenditure hiring understood that the cortice had been quis of Lansdowne appears that in 1881 he

this conatry, book on Touquin, leaving for sale 300 business of the local cos, stirred up con- war seares: Thuring the Rrasian war scare guaranteed for piciency" by one of the mobbed and stoned hers, and obliged to cantood by a Chinese thief, who dig through

siderable feoling in, the community an in 18ko Mr-Gladstone's Government charlargast commercial houses copies of the works with Measts Kelly & Walsh, Hangkong. Shortly afterwards he favourable to themselves, and we doubt not tered as armed cruisers in the Pasific for whose name he would not mention, as he tea for his life

This will sharod by residents elsewhere. ax uonths nino vessels for £32,000, and lind not seen it in print. He would only gave permission to the last named fix to The patio also will remember that the only one of them could stain the minimum sy further on this point that they must republish the book in London, with the Home Offices have always refused to con- speed of the proposed Canadian Pacific bear specially in mind that since this CDA- understanding that no was not to be held tribute to the maintenance of the fire ships: Toon £1,000,001 was also spent to din Pacific Railway had been completed responsible for any losses incurred by the publication. Defandant was not aware how brigade and engines, and have left the com- oharter transports; many of them hoing in- the whole character of the docks al Esque Those docks had now been finished, and a many of the 300 copies of the book had munity and the local ompanies to bear the tended for the Pacific. If the proposata nisult had undergone a material change.

HET expense of these. The have taken every which came from Canada were accepted ar been sold, but some time ago he received thing they could out of China, and have mamenta for the vessels could be kept al Kreat deal of Imparial money had been note, informing him that he had over 500 Kiven back which they could keep Vancouver os the ons aide and at Hong spent upon them. There was now at: to his account. As Mesra Kelly & Waleh,

The fight wi

go ort, the profits of share. Kong on the other, so that it would take aquimanit a dock which was capable of re- Shanghai, were the principal agency of the holdere will be lessoned while, to make up but a very short time to prepara,then to ceiving the largest of our ships. To addition to a firm in the East, he asked them to aquae for this, probably less rigilanes in claasity- nieet an enemy. It might be asked Hus to that guns and Lensment might be sent had occurred between the Afghan Boundary

gence of the opening of the market at the amount he owed hero, by collecting the

Kinking may be looked for shortly. The counter accounts at Hoogkong. Defoning and even in accepting risks will be Canada dono her share in this matter of there; and the House mans bei in inind Commissioners, but said

phows,

market for Indian and Ceylon Tans rules dant was not aware how he could mentioned will be favouring the local offices was that Canada's work with respect to the station we possessed in that part of the have contracted a debt of about $900

if railway was very great, but he had shown her world. There was only one other point London, 19th May The Conventionery firm, but of late prices have no studi

which he would add to his noble frien

concluded between England and the Portly advanced that it is now a moot point it claimed), unless the agents at Eloughey can prevent their ahures passing kong thought he was to be held res-largely into the hands of mere speculators, steaivers sufficiently speedy to over the

or oven of investore: you buy them.sofely distance between England and Cantata in tionis this country had pursued a continuous to take place in three years, but in the oven This augura that there need be no appre ponsible for the losses, incurred by the for the interest return which they give

five, six days. He held that Canada was doing course of policy with regard ti daude, and of internal troubles the British and Turk hension that China Tas oan still hold its home. Mr

price, publication of the book at: Brock of Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, who We have said that there are only a few her part of the work nobly car, targe sums had been expanded in the con- to recoups the country jointly or separate position, it being a question of

struction of reads and muilways for military ly as may be previously agreed to, no other Representations have been made to the Manila... 23.83 77 13s 1 op purposes. The great Canadian Pacife power being allowed to intercons, that air Grant, head of the Hongkong firin approaching aa unassailable position, there truation on her side rsaulted in hor hoID Railway had been completed, and be sub appeared on behalf of the firm, reraarbed offices in the world tho have something bear Lot England bewara last prozrak

Loulon, 3rd May -The Sgyptian Con Admiralty respecting the insufficient com Haiphong-29.78 381 72 plement of men allotted to nesa so not many whoon be indifferent is forestalled by Germany or Japan. If it

were said that England could not at presen: mittad that it would be a misfortune to vention was signed yesterday, aud provides site guin-vessel Wanna compo- Hongkong 29.72 84 70282]

guns, 070 tons, Amoy 29.17 8573 had informed him that Major General Meshy w those whom they admit nu alınrekolderaard the subsidy, he would answer which we had been striving for so many Bridal be completed in three years, provid. Adusson, which is under ordara to los va Shanghai. 29 67 80 35 www

Lieutenant-commander Forshow 29.74 66 77-2 stop here when we were in sight of the goal that the evacuation of the country by the 1,200-horas power undertook the republication of the work at Londonpon his own risk; hence the cisim

Economise where you rightly can His Worship said that he could not

nedrsery save the money devoted to the Fours to attain His noble friend had re-ed this step can thela be carried out with Sheerness for the China Station: The Nagasaki. 99,88 new Admitally and War Allow defendant's Hongkong claim to

ferred to & delicate subject to which

la consists of 65 mún, of #200 only 12 are be prolonged The following imporant discussion took buy works of art; cease decorating For he would only aliado briefly ; but it was out danger. Deberwise the occupation is to crew, is fixed by the Admiralty authorities, Wostock 29, 72, 60

Louden, 24th May, The Convention be able seamen. This number has been found till the firm had bent up the accounts,place is the House of Lords on the over this great Pacifa line. Hear, hoor: dorstand. that if we did not catablish pur tween the Porte and England further ro- totally inadequate to work the ship and

20th park but do not postpone acquiring control right that their lordships should fully un As the busitress transaction had taken place

Bolinao April-The Earl of Harrowby-who to settle the affair. He would bave to give Placed his action on the paper, the frat When the line should have been established claim to this great, maritims highway, the cognizes the neutrality and right of a freeman the gubeen in the event of the Manila 29.90):85 1 in Hongkong, the latter port was the place

service would fall into the hands of another night of the Sesston-is rising to ask what the extension of communication with China,

of her sit 4-inch guns would be of no ser Hongkong Haiphong ferred for a month, in order to give Major Government repeating the proposals of the most beneficis The extension of negligent of their obvious intereste. If that Army will remain in their prescut com judgment for plaintiffs, pagruent to be escottrse was to be taken by Her Majesty's Japan, and the Australius colonies must be Eoropata Pawer. (Hoar, hear.) They must passage through the Bier Canst in times of Wasp ever being engaged in action, three

British ollcars attached to Egyptian vice for want of hards

The deewion of the Russian Admiralty to Any General Moeny time to settle his accounts Canadian Government to establish a line of merce and intercourse would cause trade to At Banglong. Defendant thought a month

this mouth Es omewhat remarkable. One Wostock 29.47 50 100 88 nos audient and asked for two mouths. Paulo terminus of tize Canadian P wine Neil stability while at conition of general flow from the establishment of the service manda until two years after the vacuation. Inertiact their feet in the Pacific during Shanghai 2017

Pacific was so desirable be His Worship would not grant the request way at Vancouver City and Hong Kong, insured by enterprising Canada's possession would be lost to us and would be transfer-

London, May 19The Lord Mayor (8 atinonred frigate, two clippers, and two gonboats are to tail from the Baltic for amount due to the Shanghai firm in Court, said that the question of which he had given politics, he feared, there was a tendancy to other foreign influence would and must be has created Baronets, and Shariffa Isan month. Russia will then have a connuer perature and the humidity are high and and defendant then offered to pay the China, and Japan, and to move for papers, of these armed craisers. In the world of red to others; and, worse than that, BR. Hanson) and Sir Robert Carden haladivostook in the course of the present S. W winda are rather steep. The tem¬

-notice arose out of the completion of that brisk from those great responsibilities would not dwell further epon that point, and Kirby have been knighted,

sulu feet in the North Pacino, consisting of the weather is overdakt. very great work the Canadian Pacific Espirs which were crowding in upon u Railway. Mady Eugliabon in the present This tendency, however, had not yet mace but he hoped Her Majesty's Government

St. Petersburg, 20th May Thu Czirard the three rotond frigates Duke of Edia- FIRE INSURANCE RATES. day had large intercale in our colonies, but itself manifest among the people (haar, hear) would weigh it carefully. He also trusted

omaga, the corvetta Vios, the clippere Razboini Opritchnik, and The N-O, D. Neice of the 3rd instant has ally to do with any Candian matter in any that we ought to follow at son the example to the conclusion that this was a good THE LIBERALE AND THE OBIMES BILL. Narendrak,

he right state that he had nothing person who would, he believed, agree with him that Her Majesty's Government wild come family are returning to St. Petersburg, Don, and Wadimir Mo- Lendum, at May.-euting of Liberal Digit, and the gunboats Secuocah Babr, the following reflections on the recent re-way whatever. He would ask their Lord set by the cd Roman Empire upon land, bargain, commercially, at the pent time,

*** and that it would be a grant “ fortune if Unlonists talu yesterday, Lord Hartingten, Korea, and Mandjour. The Ike of Banosis, reduced to S. degrees Fahren. Pacids Hallway was, perhaps, the greatest tion between the scattered portions of the

3. Temperature, in the chaje tu degrees, of omission of clause from Cries Bill gir sous years past and the Fladimir Mond revolution in the condition of the British Empire. He felt sure that by taking the (Boar, hear)

The Earl of Duntaven deeply synina ing power to change was...

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mach has just been relieved by the Dint Faumheit, We should not be surprised if ordinary Empire that had occurred in cur time. course he bad advocated the Prime Minister

3. Humor, in percentage ofislaration, the people begin to ask what it is which lessena He was quite Aure that the people of who was anxions for federation as anybody hised with all that had fallen from the Lord Harington was harged by moeting Donsket.-Ed. M

Latest Mail Advice Yokohama, Merhumidity of air saturated with wistare being the allowance of pomiva sense in people England did not appreciate what a tre could be, would do what was most likely to noble anri who made the motion. Taking to inform tovarom, who they believed when they act as Directora and managers inondona revolution the creation of that lead to the practical realition of the idea the commercial aspect of the case it was would dep the clause and substitute an 25 Hiogo, Mar. 23 Shanghai, Mar. 31 100/

of great importance to the trade of the other providing for trial of serious cases by Faochow, Mar 601 Hongkong, April 0. 4. Diazction or 391RD, so two pointa,side of Fire Lustratice Companies. Certainly railway had already effected and would (Hear her)

The P and O mail, a Brindisi, er 5. FORCE OF WIND, Aording to Renfort European and American directorates effect in the future. What had that rail. Lord Brabourne maintained that it was country that the material prosperity and a commission of judges

stormer Coramandel, from Tokobana 19t5, Sols cannot have lost their heads by the way actually effected! It had brought the of enormons importance that we should well-being of Canada should be inervased.

THE DUKE OF DONNAUGHT'S RETURN YO success of the operations of their com- Pación Ocean within fourteen days of the establish ccmunications with our depen- Canada was a very good customer of ours,

Shanghai 24, Hongkong 39th March, Sia 6, Brary or Wears, à blue sky, c đón panku in late year. Competition, ex- English coast.

Vancouver could only be dennien, which should be entirely in British and anything which increases her power of

21st May The Bill permitting Raporu 4th April, reached London on the ethel niands, d drinking, tala, ffizi #glomny, f squally, 7 zain, # zacw, i thander, v vialbility, traragant commissions to Agouts and reached before that in between two and hands, in the hands of thoro who had buying our goods must be to the interest of the Duke of Connaught's raturn to England 2nd last two days in advance of its fuel, blind areas, petion whowaw

dalo, and the French mail, vic Marsellled, dew (only bruken, a wild ekzorders to take almost three soatlis. Suddenly, when this line British interests at heart. (Cheers.)n to walne of an alternative, lins from Canada to for the Jubilee has been passed,

the ausfacturers of this country. Tho

ex Mesangories Maritimes steamer Mel

7. Bani, in Ivobani tantha mai bundyedthag any rak, have rendered fire insurance was completed, they found themselves nut The Earl of Ogalow did not rupee to our sout bora colonics and to our possessions E DYTEIN 4°), MOAN,

douras, with a week's later advices, na ta vory unprofitable for several years past. only in telegraphic communication with follow the noble earl in his remarks about

be over-estimated

bunted above, reached London yesterday, In many quaes the result has been Vancouver, but within fourteen days wash the advantages of the Canadian Pacific in the East eculd hardly severe losses and i no instance that we of that vast ocean. He would ask their routs, but he could assure him that the

fighting offices buen adequate

a

THE AFGHAN HOUNDARY COMMISSION London, 20th May.-The Afghan Bonn- dary Commission reassembles next week.

Londers, 1st Mzyla the House of Commons last night. Lord Salisbury in reply

question denied that ang raptare.

But all the tice the things we live grave Imperial-importance-1 The reply that Vancouver Island was the only coaling probably be amwhoress in the forthcoming season. IntelliJ

THE XXIIAN

(which the firm in Hongkong apparently And theso will strengthen their post readiness to go further by advertising formirable statement. For several genera-izes the evacute of Egypt by the British Ching grown 18an the Chieh war article

to be

not off here, but he adjourn the dise

which was accepted.

THE CANADIAN PACIFIC

RAILWAY.

Lo

not think that others would be equally.

established in the Pacific Ocean, However,

ho

peace and war.

MORE ENIGHTS AND BARONKIS,

THE CAR RETURNS TO HIS CAPITAL.

Barometer Temperature Humidity Direction of Wind Forca Weather

Hongkong Observatory, June 9, 1887.

REGISTER

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

JUNE 8. AT ✯ R..

JUNE 9, AT 10 1M:

486-82

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0.24

0.53

055

100.20

-The barvmater has risen. Gradients for

W. DOBOK, Government ditronomer. Hongkong Overtory, June

duction of rates by the home fire insurance ships to remember that this great Ganadian and to establish great lines of communist this opportunity wero ation to slip. prasiding weating unanimously in favour Edinburgh. has not been on the Station for Deit, and to the feel of the rom lashes, tentha

companies

· Kart Granville said that when he

Londons

ROLAND

can recall have the profits earned by the Lordships to consider what was this British Government ingtly appreciated the sun into office about a year nga ba hema the conversion of the Indian four osht foar four days in advance of ita quo date. The

exxii | ·ban

London, alat May. Bill providing fat in spite USERS 200LANER'S POPULARITY

Paris, May 31-Municipal Caunella of Lyons and several ather towns are peti tioned President firevy to ratain General Houlanger in the Cabinety

FURILEO SERVICE AT WESINESISK four hundred member of the House Commons attended a Jubilos Surviod at Margaret's, Westminster,

The veremony was toast, imposing

part homeward mail, ex F. and O. steamer Pishatur, from Shanghuth, Hongkong 12th, Singapore 10th April, was despatched: frons Aded on the 5th fust, per P. and 0. tearter Pekis, and is expected in London on the 1011 tost, two days early.

The Rattler, composite gunpost, one of

naka they rau Old etablished cons brought them into immediats donacation defence and urity of the Empire. It was of the objections raised by the Treasury he panies, whose solid reputation makes There had been a general feeling that its no small achievement for a colony with them az at inricogitable to attack, have natural fate must les to its drifting to the less than five millions of people to have hold their own, but even in these uses great American Union, as they had had little contributed twenty five millions For the their profita have been seriously diminished, hepa of coming that wonderful railway pouconatestetion of a trans-continental milway dosar end a score of Fire Insurance Offices British Columbia, of whi† taloncinania fur the berefit of the Empire. The pro the propotah Eo then appofcted another London, May 23rd. The Speaker and Armstrong and fo, of Newcastle.gi There are probably somewhere between a plated across the notinent. What was

a

and hundredthske kamptalian

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had come to the conclusion that it was a most desirable thing from both the naval sad military points of view, although it was true the naval experts themselves were divided in opinion on to the naval value of

the repels ballt for the Oovernment by Sir ib Yaneodvar proposals which had head with rope committes, which was still investigating

Tyne, was commissioned at Sheerness on in the world whees regulation in artes mised to be the centre à It had all miss this question had been before two com the matter when he left office. Els was

the Bill May, for Bas China Station. The mittees. The deat committee, dealing with sety glad to hear the Under-Secretary say tablished and sure, whidan, resultar are nu of sunat, oliman of singular morit, az

frattler has a displacement of 070 tons, and graal, and with whom aten ly-going folk sellent flores, the most mignificent to the question from the

* Commercial and and

is fitted with machinery if 1,200-horse Eks to deal, that they will continue to st, and a soll suited for every kind of postal point of view, vas ptable to acospin segard to what had happened singe, tay thrise tender almost every onesirabla a cereal, whils gold lay concealed below the the proposal that the Clovemment should there was some likelihood of a satisfactory The Archbishop of Canterbury and or power, papable of propelling the ship at

and other prelates amisted. cumstance. But the grast

the ail I had the only good can supply on contribota £100,000 for streeky we arrangement of that question by the Go Bishop of Batt prescked in the core paed of between 18 and 14 Inot per hour.

estament Conuista

ht of six quine-fring vise to Hong Kong The malls from vertiment, cumperies those of the the North Pacific, and poseened a good win and Japan only brought in £79,00) Pho Earl of Hureawby expressed bist have so the same commanding position, dry dock. It was tethat the mbrance to thay mist give, securities to the public in the Strait esa, commanded by land beloa 14|| NY The recond committes, con- gratification at the announcement that Fox Queen, politic out many great baselts Suna The Hustler is unstugored, but thigh water atampos 4 hrs, $50. the thape of prudent managergant-to-tisoing to Amarion, but there was channel ddating the sanation from strategical Majesty Government were hill. conter aunty at Home Gad to the Colgates this phrase in west comprehensive sense admirably suited for large alipa, with an point of view, were not umulmonsly in lag the matter. He thought that everybody order to maintain sech reputationsverige depth of 100 fathoms which amb favour of the proposed subady. The reports derstood that the scheme proposed

in

they poses Bull mure is it necessary be made imprognable at small cost. Coni- of these tro omni whaling to the by his Canadian Government centigaly,

which had crued daring her zaigu to the

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th of the strips

parts are pavlested by a atual deck.

the entire external William Herist Maitland, Dou all bas baun appointed to the command of the Battler. He served

do-camp

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3 krt. 45 mina,

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