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No. 8197-APRIL 18, 1889.]

-LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE CHINA MAIL,

Naws by the American mail will be found, Tus N.-6. Daily News says:The latest oa the 4th page.

PAMED SUEZ CANAL. OUTWARD Bougo's--Bodsworth, Feb. 19 ;

Spindrift, 24; Wakefield, Mar. B; Nan-Taz eloxing meating of the Literary Soolety to, &: Iser, 15; Orates, Moynich, 19; for this session will be held at 18 Bankz Glenartney, Bellona, 22 Aju Bildings on Monday next, at 845 pm., phrates, 2G; Anchamu, Natal, Kirk

nows we have about the Kuling is that the negotiations for the sale of the steamer have fallen through, and it is still the in- tantion of her owners to carry out the voy- age to Chungking, as soon as Sir John Walabam procures the indispensable permit.

lands, April 2; Agastemnon, Denbigh. I then an address by the Rev. J. Chalme, THEN is evidently plenty of money in

ahire, Glenogle, Duke of Buckingham, LL.D., on Learning Obinose,' will haJapan waiting for investment Towards Cambodia, Camendra, 6; Upack, Postren. Fairy, Sarpedon, Glenfruin, Devon- ..ahire, 12.

HOMEW! Bourg-Hesperia, Westmeath, We have just repived the March number Mar. 12. Biversdale, 15 Strathioners, of the Regimental Neus, which contains no- 27 Achite Amphitrite, April 2eral interesting items. In the article re- Menelaue, 6; Sachsen, Carmarthenshire,

ating to the Regiment's impression of Iphigenia, 9 | Antenor, Djemuah, 18.

the end of February & second call of 35,000,000 was made for the Redouption loan and by the 12th instant, the closing day, there had been offered to the Nippon | Giako 30,174,250 or 84,174,250 more than naked for. On such loans the Government allows & per cent. Above half the loan was offered at over 3 per cent premium,

FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That the P. M. G. on the "L: G. is amusing, motwithstanding that there is s eniff about the performaver vhich recolla the Celebrities" mode of interviewing.` That the residents on the China side may

be a little too apt to smile at all this cou densation of gossip, but it must be borna in mind the new idons (even if a little coloured by sensational sigio) may offoot, good results at Home. That those who know Sir Robert Hart, and who have long regarded his management of the Custema Service as one of the marrala of the age, will be glad to learn that his domestic servante have refrained from smashing up one particular cup and! Bauer for nearly thirty years.

That I hear the building projects on the Peak lovelo a still multiplying, and that the last one is a private Company to covor the Shielin' lot noor Mount Gough Gap with dwelling houses That Lace by the Home Papers that the Famino Fund for China is still being advocated at Home by old China banda, and I hear that a perenent appeal had Queen been made to Her Majesty un behalf of the starving Chinear. That while one cannot but admire the sympathy in sufering which make the whole world kin, I doubt if this sympathy will hold out against the apathy of the Chinese Government. That as thearon helps him who helps him- self, the residents of the West will expoat the authorities of China to take stau to prevent flouds and famines from nove- ring.

The wood contractors are, it is said, send.raigo 'The Times for its action with ing agents to Kiangsu, Chebiang, Kianget regard to Mr Parnell and other Irish and other provinces to procure the wood.

members.

In March the Tourg-li Yaman gave orders

^TRE PANAMA CANAL.

March. The official that the subsidy to the Kinang.chi, rannin: London, 18th regularly to Cotes by orders of the Viceroy Equidor of the Panama Canal Tompany Li-Bung-chang, be paid every three months, is engaged in re-forming the company. In the subsidy being mads up as follows: from the meantime the contractors for carrying the Shanghai Calorie, out of duty on cargo out the works in connection with the canal for Cores, Tia 2,400, and from the Chefoo are continuing their operations. Customs, from the same sourem. Ths, 660. At the suggestion of Chang, Governor of Shungtong, likin on grain conveyed from other provinces into his will not be charged until after the autumn harvest This is un account of the bad harvest lest yone.

SHANGHAI LAND INVESTMENT COMPANY, LD.

The U.&O. . . Co.'s steamer Belgie, tong, we find the following para that in to say persons desiring to advanco with the AMERICAN MAIL of March 20, ph-At last, we have found streets money on the loan offered $13.58.7 leaves Yokohama on the 11tb instant, which for mud are worse even than thoan for bonds each of 8100 to the amount of That it is to do regretted Mr Norman did That the success of the Hongkong Bob holder in the abovo-named company wa

at daylight, and may be expected bags of London, akhough we always imagined on or about Wednesday, the 17th inst. The. Osnadian Pacião Co... Batavia, they were unrivalled in that respect. In from Vancouver, left Yokohama on the this place, where all the youth and beauty 10th inal for Nagasaki, Bhanghai and travel about in chairs, one does not even Hongkong The Norddeutscher Lloyd's 8 8. Co.'s have the consolation of an occasional steamship Bayern, with the next cute glimpse of a well-turned ankle, which sight, ward. GERMAN MAIL, dated Berlin, 19th Mar., left Singapore on Saturday, the sys one of our young and frivolous rabal 13th instant at 11 am, and may be tarne, would outbalence the inconvenience expected here on or about Thursday,' of muddy streets." the 18th inst.

The Bei Line steamer Benalder left Sia-Tue following way, we think, be taken as a gapore on the 10th instant, and may pretty correctflist of the affisers and ladin be expected hore on or about the 17th ako leave to-morrow by the Orontes :-

Captain H. H. Boys, late Cordelia; Bev, The Shire Lano 6. Breconshire, from Lou-

don, &o., left Singapore on the 11th. B. Harpur, B. A., late Chaplain Naval instant, and may be expooted here on Yard and Hospital, Lieut. Col. Forbes- or about the 18th inst

Bobertson, Mrs Forbes-Robertson, Mrs

$4,003,660,-Japan Gazette,

Oy late years the Japanese green tea mar. ket has not been favourable but there have been fair sales of black and last year's prices The of the latter advanced somewhat Shogy Shimpo aptly says that in coure- quance of the dulliesa in green tea the merchants are going to devote their atten. tion to the black, just as the ants crowd to the west. Recently, the Central As sociation of too merehauts addressed the commercial sections of various local gur. eraments and tua sanovations, pointing out that the process followed in Japan with regard to black tea was the Indian plan, which was not suitable to the quality of this country's ton and that therefore they intended to adopt the Chinese method Japan Gazette.

not consult his watch sa to the time when Sir Robert returned from his tifin, as the interest bara in Hongkong would have been largely increased and it bean made koorn that the I. O.' tifined within the hour. Tast the P.M.G.' special missed an op

portunity ef reviving the cow almost forgotten samance of the Tag-Osborne Schome, the failure of which may be said to have opened the flowery gates of fortune for the groat. Irishnan, whoae murit is that his faithful service to his adopted cutry has also made him a K. Ò. M of his ow

Company's debenture achenie mightang gusta similer experiment to the dicetors of our loost Dock Company,

BROWNIE

PORT ARTHUR. The following letter appeare in the F.-/. Daily News Inution in your issue Sut March, under the title Notes from Native Fapers, see anortions which are positiva. y erroneous about the negotiations in con- noction with the building of the military barbour of Port Arthur, and the state of the That Mr Nonnun's accaunt of money mat-rks carried out under my direction by

the French Syadicato. torn is not so clear as the accounts of the Inspectorain-Ganstal

That the grant lessens taught this

by Sir Robert Hart is, that Honesty in official lito is based upon a system, and that syeton is based upon the prompt payment of a sufficient salary to everyone concerned.

ILLNESS OF AUTRESSES.

London, March 18.—Mrs Lily Langtry and Miss Mary Audemon, the two, woll- known actresses, who were dangamaly ill, are now recoveting.

QUEEN NATHALIN. ** London, March 18-The Czar of Russia has formally adriand ex-Queen Nathalie of Servia to abandon her idea of returning to

The dret general moating of the share-that country.

THE ATCLINOFF BXPEDITION DEFORTED. hold on the 8th inst in the Shanghai Club,

Laudon, 18th March General àtebinoff, Mr 3. G. Purdan in the chair.

who recently landed with a body of Joss On the motion of the Chateman, secondnoks at Tadjutab flay and hoisted the ed by Mr Ward, Mr Kinmour was appoint-Russian Ang in territory andor French pro ed Secretary to the meeting.

tection, is being deported with Sie fol-

The notice calling the mosting having towers in a Fronch warship to Canemor- been read by the Secretary.

A ODAL BYNDICATE,

THE PEACE OF EUROPE.·

The Chairman said-Gentleman, this.in

London, 16th March.-A northern coal meeting which we she abliged to hold în accordance with the ordinance under which syndicato in pojected with a sapital of Rut of cars in the £100,000,000 starling. we are incorporated. short time we have been incorporated thers EXPULSION OF BOULANGISIE FROM FRASOE

London, 17th March-The Fren is very little itforination to lay before the wireholders. I may mention that its the Government have decided upon expelling Willa Estas The conveganos has been from France the foreign abettors and sup mada and completed, subject to a mort. porters of the Boulangist movement. I bave never asked Bia Excelleny the gage of Tla. 200,000, and as you know we Viceuy Li Hang chag to incrom the have also parchased the property known as London, 18th March. The Emperor price originally stipulated for the works Fogg's. I may sention that while the William of Germany, in a speech delivered contracted for the anpplementary con- transfers are ing nord rectors have at Berlin yesterday, stated that he had lie which intervened. on my propond, not been idla, and they have had plans and succooded in taking such measures as would sites the contract was siglin 86, har specifications made our, for improving var asare the peace of Europe for many years hai, un the contrary, as ee uit te dureuse property. That is ali I lows at pressit to to come.

methude which wore at the same time be happy to naswar them.

There being my questions, cheaper and are satisfactory from a nautical point of view,

The P. & Q. a, s. Gorlior left Bombay for night, Mrs Clarke, Ms Hearn, Mrs Har has had good effect. During last year the That Honesty can never be looked for the total expenditure by the ad pliña of asy, but if there are any questions we shall |

this port on the 4th inst.

CATHEDRAL-PALM SUNDAY.

par, Mrs Mason.

ORDER OF CHORAL GERVICE AT ST. JOHN'S Leander :-Liouts, H. C. A. Haynes, R. Matius: Vonite, Alcock; Pasimos, Jones P. Fitzgerald, H. E. Worthington, Staf and Camidge: To Deum, Woodward Surgeon F. R. M. Inftie, Fleet Engineer &c.; Jubilate,

Hayas Anthem, John migh. Engineer B. O Carut, Assist. Daughters of Jerusalem Hymn, 99. Evensong:-Psalms, Garrett & Magni-Engineers F. Jarvis, H. U. W. Peel, and

ficat, Smart; Nuno Dimittis, Foster; Anderson. Dyrens, 98, 199 & 12.

from Customs collectors, or from any other class of officials, unless on ample income from Gowrumental funds in 28- sared to every official employed.

Tax encouragement which Government has rendered to the celton spinning industry number of mills was increased by three, équal to an increase of almost 31,000 in foro pointed out, however, the growth of the number of spindlaa As we have be- cotton in Japan is so small that a consider-That while the native officials have over been inoal severe in the repression of able quantity has to be imported and there is an import duty which has the effect

smuggling in every form, unless when in. terested, they have overlooked altogether of considerably increasing the price of yarn. However, the demand for yarn is the punisimant due to official 'equeoz

ing. steady and so far basiness has not been

very

As to the find success of the underlsking, you may fully resurra these poraore who may have shown sy signs of "unewinces: the famous springs of water ax the cells in a fusteycomb hava bron so fully conquered chas the dook in nor com. plately dry, and the workmen are boy now making the anchorages for the mooring of the slips.

NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.

THE PARNELL COMMISSION. London, 13th March. At tu-day's sitting of The Times Parnell Commission Bir The Chairman aid that that completed Richard Webster announced that the case the businose of the musting,

for The Times' was concluded:

Sir Charles Russell, leading counsel for Mr Parnell, informed the Gours that he anticipated it would be necessary to call about 400 witnesses for the defence.

The judges, on the application of air Charles Russell, directed that Mt William

ton, M.P., who are both undergoing termin of imprisonment, should be released, to evable them to prepare their defence, the release, however, being conditional on their undertaking not to take part in any politi- cal agitation.

The a. s. Catterthan, Captain J. W. B

Hyacinth-Lients. E. P. Aahe, S. Bade uarenumerative in consequence of That amuggling and oran piracy have been lowering the floor to the agreed towl and Darke, arrived to-day with the Australian O'Brien, M.P., and Mr Edward Barting-

WE hear that 859 of the Hongkong Hotel Carden, R. E. Growse, A. D. Douglas the duty. But in order that an impotue Company's debentures have ben applied Damilton, G. Oliver, Staff Paymaster W.may be given to the industry it is believed the government intends either to partially for. The number for allotment to the C. S. Ryne, Chief Engineer J. A'Court,

or whelly withdrew the tariff-Japan

· public is 600, and only those applicants Conquest:-Capt. 8, L. Oxley, Comman- Gazette. whose tenders were as high sa 1 per cent.der R. J. Symons, Lieuta. E. Rao, R A premium will receive bonda

Gwynn, Noville, Staff Commander W. H. Tar Army and Navy Gazette saysThe Maunsell, Captain of Marinus 0. Clocks, intention of Germany to increase their

to their Navy and aaval establishmente

connived at -y the native officiala, and the pura admini cation of the Foreign custome therefore stands out clearly. That the Prays Reclamation Ordinance has not yet pased the Legislative Council. That it is curious how the advocates of this Ordinance have been casting about for some one to carry the responsibility of making eccha Bill

Notwithstanding the serious but pt foreseen dificulties under which these works have been executed they will be completed within the prescribed time, and E. Chow was ble, during his last visit to the works, to satisfy himself shat they wore progressing very favourably.

In truth, the newspapers by whak for-

amongst which the North China Daily News afande foremost, ought to loos before they leap ad not sprend broadest idle gossip which, if believed in, would only serve to discredit all foreign industry in

mail. We take the following telegrams from our oxolanges ;-

INFERIAL INSLITUTE,—GRAND INAUGURAL BANQUET.

|

The Court then adjourned until April 2. London, March 16-Mr Q. 8. Farnell, M.P., has subpoenaed the Earl of Carnarvon and Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Chan-

stone Ministry, to give evidence in his defense before The Times Farnell Speciat comission

Mans Melchers & Co. inform us that the chaplain Rev. M. R. S. Onslow, Staff Spr./Bghting power afloat bas directed attention | That I am almost tempted to sympathiseigu interests are represented here, and Samuel (Agent-General for New South cellor of the Exchequer in the last Glad-

sea

THE second of the H. K. Rifle Association': spoon competitions at 800 yards took place Tus well-known steamer Zon of the tbin afternoon between eighteen compoti.is reported by the Jupan Gazeta to bare

boen sold for £11,300. tors, and was won by Mr F. G. Collins with a score of 97, Mr E Robinson baing second, with a score of 34.

The

Nordd. Lloyd a. 8. Bayern, carrying the German mails with date from Berlin, 19th A. U. Quely, Paymaster M. B. W. and a valued correspondent points wat liams, Staff Engineer J. Johnson, Assistant several pointe on which we might imitate

them with advantage to ourselves March, left Singapore at 11 am to-day Paymaster I. E. Smith, Engineer 5. As-whole of their massed ironclade are ütted for this port

with oely s fighting rig-vis., three Towar ton, Assistant Engineer E. Swtoney.

mair with military tops, pole topmasta, and a signal yard. No bowsprit but acveral steam derricks. Every ship, be she stoour- clad, cruiser, or armoured gunboat, is fitted with torpade defence pets, and the booms are kept permanently shipped with rigging on, and nets bent and neatly stowed in shallow iron trays or boxes running right round the ship. Oa account of ground- tacklo, the bow defence is kept separate. By this means the Evolutionary Squadron lest summer had their nets out at sea in three mioutos after the signal was hauted down. Wooden booms are preferred to iron or stool.

We hear that some of the vessels of the Central China Squadron are to proceed North to join the Peiyang aquadron in certain manoeuvres-N.-C. Daily News.

DIVINE SERVICE FOR BRANES-On Sunday morning, between 9 and 10,30 o'clock, the Save the Bukka Shimpo :-It is said that a steam launch carrying the Bethel flag will now treaty has been contracted between call alongside any vessel helating cods Russia and Corea relative to the frontier, but the particulars are not yet known. The pennant C., to convey men ashore to 11 a treaty is said to provide the free and un- service at St. Peter'a Seamen's Chorob, trammelled carrying ou of industries by the Russians in Cortas dominions adjoining returning about 12.30,

the mouth of the Amour.

Tan Yung and Bo Chang, the two ser vants who were charged with stealing number of valuable articles from the rooms in Mesare Bussell and Co.'s premises cupied by Mr A. Düer and Mr G. B. Potts, were brought before Mr Pollock in Police Court today on remand. As I frosh eridence vas produced against the accused, they was discharged.

the

with Bis 3xcellency the Governor in his repeated endeavours to explain away the maurer of its preparation and its careful That the Governor's anxiety to wash his own handy of the basiness forcibly recalls the wild, agonising attempts of Lady Macbeth remove the stains which go baffled the efficacy of all the saponaceous patents of the day. That the Hm. E. L. O'Malley is the author

last cited.

consideration at Remo.

That the proposed China Association adds

London, 14th March-graad banquet to celebrate the inauguration of the Imperial Institute was held last night, H.B.H, the Prince of Wales presiding.

Among those present were Ble Seat

Wales), Mr T. Archer (Agent-General for Queensland), Sir F. Bitton Bell (Agent General fr New Zenhad) Sir Gestun Berry (Agent-Ceneral for Viatoria), Sir George F. Bowen, Mr E. N. C. Braddon (Agent-General for Tasmania), Lord Bras- Craving the insertion of this letterin onosey, the Right Hon. Huga Childers, Mr of your next imas,

Hemiker Heaton, M.P., Sir Robert G. W, Herbert (Permanent Under Secretary of the Colonial Office). Mr Justice lunes, Lord Klutherley, the Duke of Manchester. Mr Howard Vincent, M.P.. Baron Henry de Worms (Under Secretary of the Colonial Office.)

China.

I remain, Sir, yours faithfully,

J. THESENT,

Ingénieur Chef des

Posta et Chaussées, Chef

la Mission de l'Indurie Française en Chine.

Tientait, 1st April, 1889.

NOTES FROM NATIVE PAPERS.

de

Sir Arthur Bigth proposed the toast of

'The Chairman.

THE DIFFICULTY IN BAMOA.

London, 15th March-Admiral Poster of the United States Navy, has been inters viewed at Washington with respect to the difficulty at 8amoa.

The Admiral states that he is in favor of the United Statea guabcats attacking the Gorman wathips should the German nu- Samoans for the loss of life rubently un- thorition attempt to retaliate upon the

talond by the Germans at Samoa.

This explicit oxpression of opinion has created a sensation.

Her son Beacham has been estosted to represent Germany at the endference to be

at Berlin on Samoan affairs. held

London, 3rd March-In the House of Commons night the attention of the Government was directed to the latter in The Timo' from Mr. Bobert Louis

Sir James Fergusson, Undur-Searstary af

one more lo the many already conviucing proofe that no great aud goud work can rest on a more guru and certain founda- tion haus good diuiner.

The Prince of Wales, in responding, That the promoters evidently intend that

regretted that he had been unable to visit not only ball the foundation but aho the superstructure consist largely of The Taotni of Amoy hae ordered that the Australia, but said that it was the duty of good dinners.

streets of thest city roouire a thorough every statesman to visit the British colonios That it was somewhat unkind on the part cloning the beginning of this April. In propesing the cost of the Army and AN UNKNOWN DIRADE-The Japan Mail

of the head of the P. & O. taking the They are said to be in a fearful stato from Navy the Prines Wales refurred to the the 2nd instant states: A strange and ap

wind out of Sir George's sails with a the practice of keeping pigs, noadly every fact that South Australia had offered to Latin quotation, freshly chiled from the one in the city keeping a fow in thottroste. despatch a contingent to the Transvaal, Stevenson, on the action of the Germans parently unknown disease has made its ap

Company's crockery.

Tigers ure torror to the natives in the that a Sydney contingent went to the Sou pearance in the Miura district of Kanagawa That neverbeless the frothy old gentleman, muutain country nuar Seney

iu Samos. Lant au-dan, and that Canadian voyageurs accom. JANBUS OF THE POPULATION IN CHEXIANG.

prefecture, that to say, in the region ly.

without his usual padding of Latin and tama the chief of the Tak-kee hong(Mr R. (panied Lord Wolseley's expedition up the the Foreign Office, in the coume of some The Governor of Chakiang reparte that ing about Cape Misaki. The symptoms

His Byal Highness also quoted Chokiang, male and female, young and old, cular press. So far sa we can learn, the at the end of last year the prpalation of

other quotations, managed to lug into Bruce, of Musers Tait & Co. e) kid ons Nils. are not accurately described by the varaa.

a short speech a pretty literal share of weighing over 200 lbs.; and another time from a lecture delivered by a very eminent amounted to 11.720.591 souls. The ig malady commences with acute pain in the

reference to self and past services. when he was out suouting he unexpectedly colonial statesman in 1886 on the relation came right upon a tiger, which gave a mar of the colonies to the Emire, urging the ares were taken from the returns collected abdominal regions, hig, fever is devoloped. That although the Did Colonial Pillar was in the course of the registration of the in-

grossly misleading in hia references to that alk the trees. Ele fled, and it is option of a more efficient system of and within twenty hours from the time of

defence. The Prines eulogised the colonics habitants of cach district for pulice pareizure death, in a majority of caso, on-

the shipping trade of Hongkong, his said has not sinco ventured into aug for the splendid local defences which they that the United States will be repres

The tirer - of poses (pan chin.)-- Peking Gazelle.

doubtful

after-dinner statistics den to steal its whelps. #1208. The disease appears to be of an opi

may seres to soothe the pronsters of the beta of the Lung also grautate Fang Fu,hut provelet, and painted out that they damic charactor. It has visited six villages.

defunct Import and Export Bill.

the tiger-catcher, autioned in Mocius; maintained 70,01 men on land and con

tribaded £120,0 to the navy. He won- on 24th Margit one of them captured a In the villago of Uta 26 persons were at

That Mr Atwell Coxon made a happy allo- tacked and 16 died in Nug saki, 27 were

alon to some epociuens of tine old China young tiger, weighing a little over ifcatties, cluded by saying that in sending a contin. attacked and 20 died; in Aaliya there was

crackle More power to his elbow, The doughty brave Wa Sang, of the bis- gent to the Soudan New South Wales bedad!'

torical rumiance of the Slate Chwan, displayed a patriotic devotion which would runs a danger of having his fame speed, never be forgotton.

The tutal

Tax Faking correspondent of the Shanghai Mercury writea: bear that Her Majesty Horozonettes are apparently not good is in favour of the Chiakiang-Tungshow Church people, for we observe that the line, and that the Viceroy is in favour of one case, not fatal; in Sajima, there were the Tientsin-Tangchow line. This may be, of which 3 vuded fatally; in Ogino, 2 Panjam meeting is fixed for next Friday, causing the present hitch. Either will have were attacked and 1 diod: in Asaya, one which is Good Friday. And the Punjomed to be done on foreign capital; the Chin non-fatal seizure occurred. are not the only sinnera in this respect, for kiang-Taugehow line will cost a great deal, pumber of asses between the 20th and the 30th of March was 66, and the deaths 10. bat will pay much better. the Governor would have adjourned the

The rate of mortality thas exceeds that of cholera, and the malady is described as Coanail meeting to Friday next, had anti

oven more terrible thas the latter. The persons attacked are, for the most part, from 6 to 50 years of age.

that Friday was a general holiday. The Punjom Company will no doubt take the hint and alter their day of meeting.

We read in the

A JAPAN veniscolar paper states that the Mr Byrie sesamed the role of the slow Russian Government are said to have made Church man and called to his recollection a contract with the Corean Government to

lay an overland telegraph line from Posiji Shimp that a visit was paid to the siette to Vladivostock, via Juensas and infected district by Dr Pukuda, Superin Kingkitao. The chief object of the enter. tendent of the Yokuharas, Juzen Hospital, prise is to do away with their dependence and by Dr Eldridge, but that they did not apon the Danish Telegraph Company's lino pronounce positively as to the nature of in communications between Vladivostock the malady. In Tokyo an opinion prevails responsible, but and Nagasaki, which they will accomplish that either Bak or water ia by extending the line,

this seems to be purely a conjecture. The same paper of the 3rd says:-* The epidemio The Hyogy News of Iat inst, says:-Tole-prevailing in the Miura district has been graphic information has been received here pronounced by Dr Eldridge to be a form of a great are in Chicago which destroyed of typhus fever. It differs somewhat from thirty thousand packages of tes, about two- ordinary typhus, but there is no doubt of thirds of which were the produce of Japan. its olose affinity to that terrible disease. If this had happened shortly after the open- Medical experts are of opinion that the ing of the tes season it would have caused cause of the trouble is to be found in the more excitement in the local market than use of bad rice, but further investigations

are needed to clear up that point,' is possible at present.

The Gibb láns str. dhan, which arrived here this morning from Nagasaki, touched on Tan-kan (L--ma Island) in the fog, and damaged her forefoot. She dooks un Mon. day, but makes little or no water. Amigo is also reported to have been to near the land, and to have sustained some little damage. The Apesarade, which arrived hers the other day, is mid to have been to collision with the new steamer China in But gon River, and also sustained some damage,

DURING the downward journey of one yesterday afternoon, says the Hyogo News the Peak Tramway cars this forenoon ths coolles made foolhardy attempt to jump on board from the sides of a deep cutting a place at which the cat never stope. The merult was that one of them was thror

. CRICKET.

OLUB versus NAVY,

blast

That the hard-headed, good-onse of Mr William Keswick's remarks stood out well against the frothy foam of the Colonial Pillar and Boweneries of the Im perial Institute,

by the exploits of thead English gakinen The Duka of Cambridge replied for the arty and Lord Charles Beresford for the Amy.-Shin Pau.

at

The Provincial Judge of Chili, Chow, who originally sigued the contest withi

pary,

4

The Frises of Wales proposed Prosperity

remarke on the contents of the letter, said trat Prince Bismarck disavowed the report that Dr Knappe, the German Consul at Samoa, had been recalled.

London, 15th Maroh.-It has been decid-

affairs by ented at the Berlia Conference on Samoan Mr Kasson, the new Americani Minister at Berlin; Mr Edward J. Pkalpa, lato Ameriso Minister in London; tul Mr Bates.

London, 18 March.Sir E. Baldwin Malat, British Ambassador ät Berlin, will represent England at the forthouming conference oo Samoan affairs to be held er

Berlic,

Germany will be represented by Count Herbert Bimarck and Dr Kransel, one of the council to the German Sacretary fur

State,

MISCELLANZO08. London, 21st to 28th March.—The 'Dake

The Earl of Camarvun proposed The That an Association launched under aush. Thevenet for the dock at Port Arthur, United Empire, to which Lord Kentaford, favourable auspices as that in the That the completion of which Itus paved so Scoretary of State for the Oalonies, replied, ched House uught to blossom into more difficuls, was ordered by the Vintay I mentioning that he had not as yet had an thing more than a promising bed of Hung-chang to proceed to Port Arthur to oppurtunity of visiting any of the colonies,

flowers of oratory.

hold an inspection of the works and sport to expect Beligoland and Malta

F That friends on this side will watch its de- the Viceroy at Tientsin. On 22nd April he

velopment with interat

returned to Take in the war-vessel Chia-hai to the Imperial Institute, and in doing advocacy of conscription in Great Britain. volant Nitra indy is to succeeded proceeded from Taku to Tientsin in vas-1 disclaimed that it was intended to absorb in condering Queen's Road all but in- of lichter dangle, interviewed the Viceroy the Colonial Institute in the Imperial

Intsitate, He that retorn- and presento is Report. passable even in dry weather. That their attempts at repairing would be amusing were they not so painfully ridi- culo ad ao abanrdly expensive.

exhuma the old road, and after a time That the system adopted seems to be to

give it fresh barial.

ed to Pan sing Fis, the provincial capital of LORD TENNYSON'S HEALTH,

London, 12 March. Lord Tennyson, the Chihli. Admiral Ting Yuting, (bony a

attained the full rank of Post Laureate, is failing in health, and

of Cambridge ridionise Lori Wolseley's

London Council the Board of Werks has In consequence of a dispate with the

been suspended.

Prince Bismarck has repudiated any re sponsibility in connection with Kneppe's proceedings in

in Samos.

A stormy debate has taken place in the

lew month April saw the Vicarty proceeds to Madeirs to bengät by the elim- French Chamber of Deputies in reference and reported on his crnia: to Ewgkang, stu. Admiral), on Swatow, Amoy, and Shanghai with his

M. GREVY AND THE YBENOL REPUBLIO.

THE DEADFORD MURDAR QANE.

London, 11 March.William Barrett, the milkman, obarged with the murder and mutilation of the boy Gill at Bradford on December 29 last, was tried today at the axsizes and acquitted.

AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS.

to the proceedings of the Patriotio League, Insalting rezarks and abusive words used during the debate, have resulted in several challenges boing issued.

the

Hungarian

A drastic measure is now being introi duced in the German Reichstag, baring for its abject the suppression of Socialia in Germany. The Press alhost unanimously condomas the messure, si tyrannical and unwarranted.

The disputed clause Army Bill

Il passed by a large majority. March 27-It is reported at Vieta that an attempt to upast the tram conveying the Czar and Czarina to Gatchina falteda the driver having soon the rails which had been placed aerosa the line. Several arresta have been made.

WHEN leaving the Pier Company's wharf of th inst, the P. and U. steamer Ferona

This match (probably the last of the ass- first backed off, and then, in coming round to lay her course, took the grand just to son) was played at the Cricket Ground to

day in somewhat unfavourable weather, a the east of the bathing-stage on the spitalight rain falling pretty nearly all the fure. formed by the old mouth of the Ikutagawa noon. The Club batted Best, and to their the food tide was just com total of 221, A. J. Campbell contributed Fortunately mencing to make, and shortly after nine 103. The Nary ware disposed of in their ¦ down with considerable violence and sean d'clock the steamer got off without first innings for 100, of which the priocipal | That the poople are decile enough, if the lasting about two months a year. The over some of the recent diplomatic appoint-of Queen Victoria, who was welcomed by

difficulty, H.M.B. Satellite came into port ed to have sustained avere injuries. from Yokohama a few minutes after the scores were Byrne's 34 and Crichton's 3

was found on examination, however, tha he had only sustained a couple of slight soap

wounds. He was at once sent to the Ge vernment Civil Hospital,

Verona got agroned, and offered to pull her T. Sercombe Bwith took six of their wick- Thuro being about half- off, but as it turned out assistance proved toets for 24 rune.

an-hour to spare bef- re gua-fire, they wont in again, when they got 20 for two wickets. The following are the scopes p

be unnecessary.

TAKER are in Tokyo about 300 ahoo manus facturies and it is stimated that the number

CLUB-IN WINGS,

AJ, Campbell Bisto Gartle, b Crichton,.. 103

Major Milos ab Hunter,.. Ram Stokes, b Simmonds,...

8. L. Darby, Simmonds,....

TS B.1.b.w: Crichton,

Major Jakistan “a, z., & Osläktqa, E. G. Young Bx, à Huntón,

G. A. Enemmwell, not out,

Extra

Total....

Martin, b Darby, It. Cardi, b Cempbell,

• sātakes, à Amlb.

Tsar 1. I # Besapwell, bales.

As excise officer named, da Silva of shoes lured out daily, irrespective of brought before Mr Pollusk, in the Poles those supplied to the Navy and Arisy, in, W. Maitland, Hunter............... Court to-day, on a charge of obtaining about 1,000 pairs Throughout the country shoe factorios have increased, and corres- certain goods em false pretences, from pondingly the trade between the expital and H. M. Gomes, manager of the *Fashk various districts has decreased. However, Emporium, Lyndhurst Terrace, The the number of gairs manufactured in Tokyo has not diminished, which proves that complainant's statement (which was of wearers of European shoes in the capital roborated by one of the assistants in the are more numerous. There is a complaint shop) was to the effect that the defendant, to prisspas Gaselle while in the employ of a Portuguese lady, was to the habit of getting goods from the Tax is probablity that the day of foreign skop in ber name, and that in Decemberment In Japan is past ▲ Yokoin

cement manufacturer and dealer fies die- Lut he obtained a bottle of perfume stid" conged a stins called mesra In Noto onus silk hoer, altogether of the valent district which possess remarkable qualition as a dement material. If the stated resulte 95 96, for which the lady in question of his tests ha sorrect they are VAT

7 good. refused to pay, as they had never but is said that the cement will bear a weight of 403 Ibs, to 500 lbs. per square aan (about ordered now seculvad by har. It appears, 11 inch). A few days ago a specimen of however, that defendant had not regrethe cement was forwarded to the Commer wanted that the goods wees for anybody but cial Department for inspection. Forsign cement is sold at about $1.70 par bural. himenit, sind as he mid his intended to py. While the estimated sale price of the oezent for them the cme was dienlared.

| under mosios ja ebaus §2.50, --Japan Ganiis,

E. B. Garde, baith,

Han

Emmande, Darby, b Elemláky.

B. Norwood, ↳ Bionikk, Dr Ales, not ne

Pro Hunter, B.MLL, « Binir, 3 Miss, LA. KEMBRE, ◊ Bitland, b Bmith,

La derne, not oste

I I. Gridhisa, ↑ Young, b Darby, 2.2. Gurde, b Baday L. Huat, zok nat

London, 13th March-President. Har rison and Me James Blaine, Saoratory of State, are reported to huvo disagreed

Huments.

AMERICA AND CANADA.

Habastian was decorated upon the arrival.

London, 12 MarchM. Grety, the ex- That if the burial included a few contrac-iron-clad squadron. The iron clads Ting-

tors reasers, and others, the loss to yian and Chayan, sith the hi-res President of the French Republic, inter- the Culoy would perhaps not be great, and a has-itun, accompanied him from viewed on the praition of affairs in France, an i parmada would prokinbly improve. Shanghai to Take. The Admiral is any said that the republic was rapidly breaking That one part of Queen's Road looks as if ing, as before, at Lao Shun-keo's hang-up, this being due to the solaming of the

it were being scientifically prepared for Hu Pao the reception of young paddy planta. The Hu Pao quotes from a Olifornian Boulangist and Orleanist parties. That road-mending suggests the nadly-no- paper an article on the straits to such the

glocked state of our road traffic.

grape-growers of Southern California will be That I fancy no Jury 10

Hongkong will reduced if they are quable to get Chinese over Colvict any одо oti trial for labour to collect their harvest. The climato runbing down old women or children on there, ranging in unmer acesaiandily from the Prays Woot, without evidence of the 115 degrees Fahrent it in the shade tu 13

in the qn, is too hot for white labour, biti That it is

most convincing kind.

positively scandalous that the suits the Chinese, who are generally from Chinese are allowed to set at defiance the tropical China There is also a ficuity rule of the road, as enformed in other lo getting white men to go there babain countries and in every Treaty Port work of such a temporary natas, unly

an anthusiastic crowd. The Queens kissed, lucal offcials would bpt take the painsPao thinks the Americans will have to

dined together and afterwards I witnessed to educate them and put down a few repeal the anti-Chinese agus in their own London, 18th March. The American tire Basque damon in the town aquara. street-cre singa.

interests.

Senate yesterday discussed the question of Christina recompanied the Quien to Iran, That the streets ought to be looked aftor The foreign mining engineergent by the the abolition of the committee appointed boar the Spanish frontier." "Queen Visteer

the puple who use them-te., by a Chinese Guyorament to Mongells reports to promete a commersial naion, between was gratified with her visi municipality and ant by the coils who favourably of the prospects of silver mining Canada and the United States A motion Bis Holisess the Poga has recently had hardly ever show themselves, or look at in the part of the country which he has was moyed for the abolition of the com- a repetition of fainting flat

inspected. A quantity of mixed silver and mittee, but on a vote being taken the mo Anything, outside their fees. That the Taitam Reservoir de plenty of load ore has been extracted, a smerush-sion was detented.

Exchange. water, at that there is a sarcity on this

HONGKONG, April 13 *ide the Great Bure which should be seen to without delay.

- London- That I can foreses a very large outlay for

Boat, Wire, water pipes before very long.

Ob 30th March San Yü, Governor of the That it is to be hoped our Legislators will

never muction the discharge of sewage profices of Kyeickow, incozialget the to the Eastward, az Nature never in- Throne of the backwardness of ile other tended the fait Lyeemoon to serve na sa provinces in sending their contributions to open drain, but as a channel to bring in the troseary of this unfortunate province, alsar prre air from the China Ses. which is too poor to support itself without That we sidoni bear of tho practice of such asistatice. They now owe it about fishing vitr dynamite along the Prays, Th. 2,000,000. The Keishow tury a though the ruino as habit is carried on in in such straha, that it cay be compared to every Eay on or near the Island.

4. man whois' eyebrows are on tre, and That the necessity for a road round the prompt rail of in as necessary. is the one o

Island daily becoming more apparent,

On 21st March the President of the „Bish thye are many good reasons why

Government should put this work in Board of Eeverus and the compiler of hand at once, and make the Gaol birds the Imperial Household at Peling: who have been discussing the cost of matoring do the labour connected with it," That I fed certain that, among other ad- the Taihe Gas, came to the cutlaston vantages, the health of the community that the sum of Fla, 3,500,000 would be. would beuaft greatly by such a road required. Wisther the assistant of the and no price is too grest to pay for Frovincial Governments will be called for to health,

now:

ing mill has been erected, and a smelting During the debate Seastor Sherman de apparatia will soon be brought thither.clared that it was impossible for Canada There are ton foreigners and 301Chinese and the United States to remain at passe employed at these miuos up to de-Hu and at the same time bo separate onun

Pao

as in the other.

raine some of this money, is not ye known.

450 dage' ziņus,

Oreditas, Daegusalary, Lowth

THE PARIS PATRIOTIC LEAGUE Lonian, 15 March -The French Oham- bor of Depatice has formally manstioned the posecution of everal of its members for complicity in the suppressed Patriotic sa- | On Paria gus of Paris.

Is is alleged, thas M. Paul Deroutede at- tempted to mobilise the abate of the lengue with a view to creating a rebellion.

INTENDED CANADIAN BURMIDLES Fronder

13 March.—The Canadian Gov- neumant have agreed to subsidise the Atlantic mail steamers to the extent of 100,00 per annum. They will also grant s subsidy ní £160.00 to the mail services

Japan and Australia provided the Aus tralian odlonies als co-operate.

On damandy Orustite, & mutha' siyoty On New York

Du donairt, Ore-lita: 60 dari On Bism

Wire Onder,

On Catonth Wire Ou domsad,

Shaupt

MA JOHN MCKLEY AND THE ZIMEKS •K• Lapa ngan priv London, 15th March. Mr Joha Morley | Gold Tam; 100 min -

proposes in the House of Common to a Serereignt