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No. 9426-APRIL 24, 1895.1 ACCORDING to the Extremo Oriente, the Por- tuguese gunboat Dis left Bangkok for Macao on the 17th initant, having on board the Perluguess Ambassador to the Court of Sind

A CANTON correspondent writes On S terday at the obsequies of Mr Wm. Douglas of the Customs outdoor stuff a Canton took place at the cemetery opposite Macas porta Ir Thwing read the burial

A CORRESPONDENT has sent us a letter referservice and made a brief address, in which, ring to the article which appeared in Tri. referring to the fact of the early death of

on our space the lotter is held ever till to morrow.

THE CHINA MAIL.

| THE death has been reported of General J. H. Gascoigne; late Royal Marines, who on- tered the service nearly sixty-five years ago, bit est commission having been given in June, 1828. He took part in the Chins War of 1860. Ho afterwards took past in the operations against the Taping rebels, and was in outmand of the troops at Shang bai

1. Maik Shah Din, 2485.0 No. 8-slatis Artillery, 200 yards.

2, Segt. Alls Witis, 23-83.

* 15 other prises. 3, Havildar Hassan Shah, 22-91.

No.

9-All Comers, 500 yards.

Lout Kingsford, Imperieuse, 33

Silver Bowl.

CORRESPONDENCE,

THE WATER SUPPLY.

In the ante-mine and railroad days At the Shibbulyan terminus thors sro ere. several house built by the management for they were as wild a set of navager 41 spuld the European employee to live in, although be found in Hupeh, and to insult and ter- no passer-by is likely to zuspect the fact, mont an ineffessive, stranger was to them since not a trace of anything that looks like a a source of supremest joy, But now that To the Editor of the 'CHINA MAIL' ..

Hongkong, April 24. foreign house is visible. As Bis Excalloney the foreigner was enjoying the smile of Sie,The rest cause of the scarcity of considered the suur of $500 each quite official favour, how pleased, they were to water in the Tytam reservoir is due main-suficient for a residence good enough for bee him! flow pleasantly they greeted there was not him, and how they appreciated a word or a

2 Mr Soares, Impsticuse, 33-Bilvary to the serious leakage which Mr Price his foreign superintendents, hence the lask from His Excellency the foreigner?

Dap

4 Col.-Begt. Hayward, Impericuse, 29 6. Plo. Parkins B.LT -83.

Colour Segt Maddon, S., 32-2 Colous Begt. Munday, 8.1, 832 8, Sapper Muggeridge, E., 32-$2

12 other prizes, premola No. 10 Vanishing Msan

day's issue, 'Is Christianity worth intro.oreigners ft the East, he bespoke a mora! LIEVI, G. E. Simon, of the French Navy, Plo, A. Davis, S. L.I;, 32–85.

hearty sympathy among those who, of dit has been placed at the disparition of the decide into China?' Owing to pressure feront callings and conditions in social life French Under Secretary for the Colonies to study the necessary makerce to transport are still united in common brotherhood several steamers Above the Khon rapids to of need and hazard, as axites from the land the Upper Mekong. Two French Taunola river. This will be in addition to the of their birth. Mr Douglas was shout 28year to petrol the middle part of the of age, came from Edinburgh, serred some other measures for the exploration of the years in the Army and while in Hongkong, Mekong valley. in connection with the St. John's Ambu Janca Corps, guined some knowledge of medi. cal matters, which, with his chliging dispo sition won for him the sobriquet of dooter among his comrades after entering the customs scrvice at Canton a year ago. Els constitution bad bean weakened for some months and after a short dysenteric attack he succumbed at 1.40 a.m., on Saturday lost.

At the Magistrang this morning, Lau Sz, coolie, was charged before Capt. Hastings *with having four tanis of prepared oplum contrary to the provisions of the Oplum Ordinance. Seven convictions for similar offenses were recorded against the prisoner, who was not $150 with the alternative of six months' imprisonment.

Tas following gentlemen have been the Medical appointed members of Board in addition to the Senior Mili tary and Naval Medical officers for lime being:-The Colonial Surgeon, Dr P. B. Q. Ayros; De W. Hartigan, Hon. Hi, Mr IL L. Dalrymplo, and Mr N.

Hảo.

Ho

INTERPORT SHOOTING MATCH.

the

1, P.OL A. Smith, Mercury, 19–86. ** 2, Capt. Aabe, Victor Band, 18 $460.

3, Lt. Helpo, S.L.I., 18-8100.

4, Corpl Tyrall, 17-63 ·

6 Capt. Hicks, LL; 17-89.

Sapper Muggeridge, RE, 17-83. 7, Mr Nomeo, Mercury, 17-83.

8. Havildar Faiz All, Hongkong Regi

maat, 16-82.

1, Capt. Hicks, S.I.L, 38-$12.

3, Garrison Segt. Major, Newbury,

4. Mr Broency, Imperieuse. 61-84

and 2 other prizes,

Yours,

WATER.

SUPREME COURT. IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before His Donor Ms Fidding Clarke, Chief Justice.) Monday, April 24.

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discovered but could not rectify, in spite of much margin for various efforts. As time has gone on this houses are built in the native abanty style, What a change had been wrought by stent

Thore was, however, still onough of leakage has got far worse. Probably no ro mingle storsed, chimneyless and windowless cord of this defect will be found in the (originally) and buried low down among old leaven left to show that the change was P. W. D., as Mr Price denied it as long as the other shantios. Fenuriousness like this bat skin-deep. Here, come sportive urchin he could, to save his credit, but the truth is likely to prove expensive in the long run sitting on the door-step of the family man. came out and something like 1000 tons of H. E. could hardly have hit on smazing aion would ang out the old familier alu- Whampoa mud was used to stop the leak. more likely to cost him doaz. Ho may tation Foreign Devil and then tumble obtain good men, but he can hardly expent head over heels inside, Like & soared rabbit to retain them under suck treatment. into its warren, while there, some limestons Perhaps, however, it in his idea to dispenso quarrier, seanre in the bloration of owe 200 with thom very soon, a step which will coat feet up the mountain, would about down to bim dearest of all. The railway, however, Eill him. Probably just as soon as the is quite en exilence. It comes right authorities, cease to have a ule for the down to the liver's dege, and term foreigner there it will be all the sanse is be nates in a stone wharf with a pontoon fore and, perhaps more ho for the mandarini in front of it..

are furnished is the wind, and the people the reeds which with a highly ingenious arrangement of bend either this way or that at a breath

There are to be two branch lines, of tramway and cars for taking the mineral On babait of Messre Jardine, Matheson from the waggone, and delivering it on which the one is n-making, and the other 9, P.O.I., H. Spooner, Mercury, 16-& Co, as agents for the Hongkong Fire le beard the lighters alongside the pontoon, not yet began. The first, which is only to aurauce Company, Mr A, J. Leach (instruct The engines, and a good part of the rolling by a few hundred yarda long, starta at the No. 11--Revolver Competition.

ed by Measts Wotton and Deacon) applied stock, may be seen standing hero, quite stone marked 155, and runs from the mald for foreclosure of a mortgage against Leung in the oren, in order, no doubt, to get track right into the foot of the hill. -- F fom 2, Capt. Soho, Victor Emante, 52-85,

51-Ben and Leung Chee. He stated that the quickly acclimatioed; the more vulnerable hare a tramway was to be baile up the bulle

proceedings were take porte. The pro. parts of the engines being protected with side, and a hauling engine placed at the top The usual watering tank, the object being to get at a bed of end 84.

oeedings were instituted in December, 1801, red a and the Procuration of the Dominicar signals, telecaph posts and wires, together which lies in fhe valley just beyond Mission was then joined formally with the with a big yen for the native officials in bed is of great thickness, and of the best defendants. H Iach handed in domiments charge, complete the outfit of the terminus. quality of soft coal, and had, bang recently The milway has now been open about a discovered casually by a man digging there. From the Registrar showing that a surs of

shanpu 17 miles inland. To this, the other voachenfed by the native gentleman in 3,000 was due by the two Chiness de Fear, and exfonds to the iron muces at Tich-Sooh, at all events was the informatica fondate to the plaintiffs.

The noual order was made by his Kurdship. terminus, the train makes aine trips a charge of the strong foros of men engaged take advan- in. laying the branch. What a conglomer Mr Phillippe, appearing on behalf of the month, but anyone wishing Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat tage of it must first carefully consult the ate, old-new-world country Chitia is be Co. (instructed by Measts Wotton and Dea-native almanac, or ho may find on his arrival coming 1 Yonder is a walled nity which looks con) applied for urder of foreclosure against at the station that there is a trifle of three as if it belonged to the time of Solomon, or four days to wait for the next train, and here & steam tram going up a hill to get Leung Ng Bhee and ethers, the sura men-

13th, 16th, and 19th, etc., of the native yesterday. The second branch is to start tioned in this application being $18,000. The running days are the 3rd, 6th, 9th. the stuff out of a mine whlok was discovered The order was granted.

month. The run to Tishshanpu and back from the 43rd stone, or a village lied. again is made in the course of a forenoon, Siakiawan, and to extend to the coal mines, and then the train goes to rest till next a distanse of 12 to the left. This brazos: ought to have been already constructed, but time.

Tho like us up a narrow valley, with the Chicces no apparently waiting to see The Japan Advertiser of the 17th insta inke at the bottom of it, along the foot the coal first. at present they have the ne saysAn extra isssed last night by the of a ridge of limestone bills where a great Aurance of their mining engineer that or Jiji Shimpo contains disquieting news from deal of limo-burning is done by the natives, will turn them sent the quality and the Koren: It is in the form of a telegram in huge kilns construed of the fail.me quantity wanted, immediately the ni received by a Korean in Tokyo, despatch never bamboo. The urethod of their con-shaft now going down hay stick the seem ed from Sanl on the alternoon of April struction is ingenions. A circle of posts is But the railway has waited, so long for the 15th, and to the effect that there were fret driven into the ground and lined inside mine that the Chiceso perhaps think that it serions signe of a disturbance no the part with small barnboos, which hold together s is only but fitting that the ine, in tam,

The outside is thould be mad

fax the Yall All the foreign casing of hardpacked sley. of the Togaka party.

With the let stone at Tlebsharpom

No. 19, Bonk, and File, 500 yards.

A, L. 9. Taylor, Imperia, 34-810. -

2, Pta. Foley, Imperiouse, 32-

The Hongkong team fired on Saturday in the interport match with Shanghai and Singapore. It had been arranged by the Secretaries that the match should be fired by the whole of the teama between Satur day, April 22, and Saturday, May 6, and as tho tirat dato was just late enough for the Hongkong men it was decided that they would shoot at the first opportunity. Un Tse Shanghai Mercury of the 16th inst.fortunately, the magazing rifle was exclud thesaye:-The Agent of one of the leading ed, and this practically debarred

home fire insurance Companies to-day re nullitary members of the Hongkong Rile sized telegraphic advice to the effect, that Asociation from lending their assistance, the Company is willing to agree to a tarifThere had alea boon very little time for being fixed for foreign risks on buildings practice. The weather on Saturday after- and contents in Shanghai, and it is under-moon was unlavineshts from a marketaan's stood that most, if not all, of the home acm- point of vie. The sun came out strong, panies will follow suit. This is the result and the light was very unsteady. at the recommendations recently seat home dition to this the wind shifted repeatedly by the Local Committes of the Fire Insurance during firing, sometimes blowing from the Companies, and a slight all round advance right at 200 and 500 yards and then shift- ing right round to the left At 600 yards the conditions were more favourable, but in fire rates will consequently follow.

the shooting, strange to say, did not im-8, prove all over, although in some instances there was individual improvement. In No. spector Quincy umpired for Hongkong, and ir W. MaoBunn for Shanghai and Sin- gapore. Captain Palmer, Ordnance Store Department, and Acting Sergeant Obrintie, Hongkong Police, were in the batts. The aggregate roached was 822; or 13 points be low last year's total. The range scores and totals are given below

0 500 600 Total.

of

From the Registrar-General's returns births and deaths for the first quarter of the present year, which are published in the Gazette, it appears that for the British and Forsiga community the birth rate was 25.25 per 1,000 and the death rate 19.22;

and for the Chinese the birth rate was 7.16 and the death rate 51.23.

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A TIENTSIN correspondent of the Shanghai Mercury, writes:Mr R. E. Bredan, your Late Commissier of Customs, has been summoned to Peking to take the place of Sir Robert Hart, who, he soon as he has settled the Bnances of the Maritime Customs We hear that a telegram was received at with the Government will present a metio- Macao from Lisbon ordering Bis Ezeellon-rial, through the Taungli Yames, to the cy the Governor of Macau, to leave im- Throne asking for a prolonged leave of abanco home, On the 16th just Mr mediately for Japan to deal with the ques Bredon was presented with an address by tion of restoring the Portugaono jurisdiction members of the Customs outdoor staf at

Shanghai in that Empire. In this connection we also hear that St. Demetrio Cinatti, has at last accepted the port of Consul General at Tokyo.

BUCCIAR

We take the following from the Japan Ad- perliser of the 17th inst.:-Tha D. D. R. steamer Niobe, about 11 night, while coming up to Saturday

Bay, ran on the

works attached to one of the forts not be-

Mr W. Dosa gers Warmack, IL...... H.K.P... Bergt, Mr BCRey, B.N.............

COL-Sergt. Hayward Inspector An

Lieut. Ringefard, R.N...... Sengs, Melconsa, B.K.P.. Mr E, Robinson

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In so

Toto.c 238 275 253 2

NAVAL AND MILITARY RIFLE

MEETING............

Tar London Lyric Company commenced ing built between Saratoga and Honbirimizu, and remained fast there during yester their senso at Shaughal on the 15th inst. with My Uncle. The theatre was crowd. day. News of the accurrence reached Yokohama by telegraph, and a Castomis ad, and the performines was a complete ateam launch proceeded to the spot, One incident occurred during the the Shinten Maru being alan despatched from Yokosuka, The steamer Lawang, ovening (says the N.-G. Daily News) which belonging to the same company as the very nearly led to a panic. A police-Niude, left yesterday taking in toy lighters man came in to tell some members of the for the purpose of receiving cargo from the ship. The work of fightening the fire brigade, who were sitting together Mode was began at 7 a'clock yesterday and at 4 this morning the vessel was evening; in the pit, that the alarm had been givators of cargo wero removed, and the Bezzoart-Major Newbury. It was intended

This rifle meeting, which was commenced on Monday last, was brought to a termina. lion on Thursday afteroon. The meeting was a complete sucose, thanks to the careful arrangements made by the Working Com mittee Major Bobinson (Han. Sceretary), Lieut. Kingsford, R.N., Capt. Carter, A.P.D., Lieut. Boyes, H., and Garrison for a fra in the Nanking Road. Some che fosted and came on to Yokohama. As she that the meeting should be confined practic at once shouted 'Fire! as though the was on very soft rock it is expected that ally to the men coupeeing the Flest and Gar fire wire in the theatre, and instantly a her bottom is uninjured; at any rate shorison, and large number of the audience resn to their made no water.

feel, and some rushed to the doors. For half a minute it looked as if there would be * panic, and the play was stopped, though the actors, with commendable coolness, re- Then voices mained quite undisturbed. were heard begging: tho people to remain quiet as there was nothing the matter, and the incipient panie sabaida, and the play

went ou.

Hi Mor Kwai, Chinese soldier, was brought beforə Captain Hastings, at the Magistracy to-day, on a charge of adminis toring a stupefying drug to Wong Lin Shing for the purpose of kidnapping him. The accused pleaded not guilty. The evidence showed that Wong Liu Shing was a servant to General Young at Canton, and that

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and very

few voluntears or civiliana competed in the competitions that were left open to wil opmers. The Morris the on- In the Mized Court, Shanghai, on the 17th petition, however, was very popular, and ar inat. before Mr Tei, Mixed Court Magistrate, average of 800 dally competed. The officers. and Mr G. M. II. Rayfair, British Assessor, non-commissioned officers and men torped Y'a Hang-dzei, shroff, 13 Horns Road, and out well, and for the confined conferi Wang Ping-kwei, unemployed, Sinas, were there was a daily average of 1200 charged with wilfully and feloniously set-Where the range accommodation is so 163- ting are to the touse, 33 Honen Road stristed it is a wonder the shooting was got the night of the 12th instant; and Tsang through so smoothly, but the squadding ar Ching-feng and Chen Fob-sung abroffs, rangements were perfect and not the slight- also residing at 83 HoDan Read, and a ser- eat bitch occurred. The championship of vant in the same house, were charged with the meeting produced a good ontest. It aiding and abetting the other two defen. was restricted to the Brat 20 in the competi- dants in setting fire to the house. According tions at 200, 000 and 500 yards. The first to the evidenos the premises wars cusured five men belonged to the Shropshire Light for Tiu. 5,600. The owner of the premises, Infantry, and the muccessful marksmuse was which was Maxila lottery shop, first in- Sergeant Evans, who scored 58 with ten rounds sured en January 9th with the Prussian at 800 yards, bringing bis aggregate to 123 Imperial for Tls. 1,000, and then on March prints, Cal-Sergt. Munday made 12), and The Shropshires 27th another policy for Tls. 500 was takea Cl-Sergt. Madders, Lieut. Hicks, and out with the same Company, and on March Major Robinson 119 cash. 33th the owner of the shop went away to were again to the frcat in the team compe Ninggo, taking seven boxes, containing the tition, for which they put forward three aut He of the ten wangeling teams. Major greater part of his property with him.

3, Sapper Muggeridge, R.E., 32-$5, 4 Pte. E, Davies, ..., 31-84. 6, Pte. R. Haghen, S.LL, 31-84. 6, Lance Sergt. Price, B.L. 30-$3.

Pie. Kent, Penguin, 30-93. Pte. Reeves, S.L1, 30-$3.

60 other prizes.

14, Sergeants 1st Class Petty Officers, 500 yards

1, Color Jergeant Monday, S.L.I., 32-

Silver Bowl,

2, P. D. Hutton, Imperieuse, 31-$6. 3, Sergt. W. Jones, SLL, 81-$5. 4, Sergt. Stephons, Imperie, 29-43,

bother prizes. No. 16, Ulcers & Warrant Offices, 500

yardı. 1, Captain Hicks, BL, Silver

Flask. 2. Majae Robinson, S.II., 33-Silver

Cigarette Case.

3, Mr Sweeney, Imperieuse, 30-Silver

Match Box,

THE THREATENED DISTURBANCE IN KOREA.

residents were making propamtions for strongly girded with huge bamboo cables, way. W

4, Captain Welman, &L.I., 30-Gold departure, and some of the foreign repre- and the whole built up to a height of the iron mountain) the line comes to Ra

No. 17, Hongkong Regt., E00 yards.

1. Pie, Fagal Hatie, 29-$3.

2, Naik Aliyarkhan, 26-82.50.

3, Pte. Ali Nur, 16-$1.50

18 other prizes,

No. 19, Carbins #130 yards, R.A.

1. Sorgt. Edmondle, 25-cigarette case. 2, Br. Stokál, 23-$4.

8, Coral Karcher, 2-3.

8 other prices.

1, A. B. Lewis, Imperieuse, St-$10.

No. 20, Rank & File, 600 yards

2. Lt. Sergt. Ridgway, B.LL., 29-$6.

3, Ple. J. Wynn, S.L.I., 29-85,

1, Ple. Stratford, S.7.1, 28-81. Pio Burns, Plover, 274-84. Oorpt Ruddock, H., 27–83. Sapper Maggeridge, It. E., 27-89. 8, P. Liuot, Impericus, 27-$3. 9, Pie. Beveridge, Fictor Emante,

£3.

sentatives were reported to bave telo renty or thirty feet. They seem to answer

MAIL:

Studa. Nursery Frize, Lt. Didhane, Plaver, 29graphed for the presence of a man-of-the purpose, well, and at one burning turn end, and there we leave it. A description

Pearl Pin.

War Commenting on the above, the Jiout three or four hundred picals of lime. of His Excellency'e mines may be given an explain that the Togaku party are a No great engineering difficulties seem to other day. Meanwhile an advertisement to No. 18, Subordinate Officers, 500 yards.

1, Clerk Wyllys, Imperietise, 22-Silver religious not whose breed is a mixture have been meet with in building the line; the following effect might safely be inserted of Confucianisto, Buddhian and Sen there are no heavy cuttings or big bridges in the newspapers: To let on most liberal Watob 2, Midshipman Waters, Imperieuse, 16-(worship of genii). They dress in a man-but in several places the road bed has been terms, for an indefinite period, enbject to a nor which distinguishes them from all considerably raised. The sloopers are iros month's notion through the present owner Cigarette Case

others The party was founded forty os and the rais steel, and each piece bears having no immediate use for it, 17 miles of fifty yours ago, and its adhererits are upon it the mystic word Bochum with Now Heilway. It is well and solidly built, believed to number 200,000, most of whom its translation into the language of the and furaished with all reccesary appliances In the way of Enginos, Carriages, Waggons, are extremely fanatio. They appear to be Celestials, namely The messing Statione, Siguals, Telegraphe, eta, eta, of anti-foreign, for some time ago cople four thousand Basembled and presented a peti- of there had better be left to the learned the newest and host patterns.. Is is fally tion to the local Governor demanding The ballast is broken limestone and slag provided with a competent staff, hader wast superintend among other things the expulsion of from the old workings at the iron moua capable and courteous Europead foreign missionaries and merchants and the talu. The road is not only substantially ence, Lad is guaranteed to give perfect dismissal of iveal officials who oppress the built, and in the best way, but it has a satisfaction to any one requiring such. people. By granting sue or two minor log of finish about it hardly to be expect Apply, Tayeh Tieklu--N-C, Daily News, points the Governor persuaded them to ed in China. There are mile stones at disperse, but they dispatched twenty dele-every fifth of a Chinesa li, whore the dis gates to the Capital to press for the tancar are given, on the soo side in li and expulsion of foreiguers and the dismissal fractions, and on the other in foreign. NEWS BY THE ENGLISH of afficinks. On their arrival at Soul on kilometres: Unfortunately, for this par March 31st these were arrested, which step pose the rotten freestone of the district bas arbused great excitement among their been used, so that the figures are already fellow partigaus, who at once flocked to beginning to scale off. The road is put fone the capital, till as many as 10,000 were od in, or furnished with such things aa It is believed that the Chokai bridges overhead, or subways underneath, 26-sembled.

Kan is still at Jinchen, and the Yaegeme for the safety of those whose business leads Kan, which left Rebe on Saturday mera. them to cross it. Not only does every one crugs it where he has a mind to, but it has The N. Daily Neues of the same date now become the main thoroughfare of the

which be denies the charge of abstraction 9878The Heater's telegram publiated on district. Dwing to the materials with which in to-day's Times from Mr Chamberlain in Fettying is understood to be bound for Korea.

Saturday has made public the fact Laowait in ballested, & moro villainons gard to brought against the Opposition, and 40- cases the Government of arbitrary proce to those who are in private communication walk upon could hardly be imagined, but

Me with Hores, that there is a very strong there is nothing better in the neighbour-dure in the House of Canimons

Chamberlain believes that these tactics anti-missionary feeling there at the present hood.

The ralley through which the railway will fail after Easter so they did before. moment. In the soothers provinces, which contain the chief intelligence and wealth runk,, besides being aarrow, is not particnoLERA DE TER CONTINENT PRECAUTIONS of the country, the King and his Court, cularly fertile, hebes there are no towns

Zondon, April 6.The British Consul st

yards.

how much they can squeeze from the people, hence too, except to bring the coal and

cholers have taken place at Lorient sinco 1, Lisat Phillips, R.M.L.L, 31-Suver are heartily disliked, and there is at the iron ores to the riter side, there is nothing Brost roports that fifty one deaths from As the March 22nd. Mr Fowler, President of the towl.

same timo a great disgust at the progress whatovor for a railway to do. 2. Midshipman Watera, 29-Tabacon the American missionaries and the Roman mises, the coal mine especially, are not yet Local Government Board, has issued a Catholiss have made in the last few years. ready to deliver the mineral, nor the works circalar to all part ofinida in the United 3, Ganner Swe010y, 26-Silver dragon. Depalations have been sent to the Palace, at Hanyang to receive it, the nice trains a

Kingdom enjoining them to exersiap ex- 4, Garrison Sergeant Major Newbury, 24 petitioning the King for reforms on the one month are none too few. It seems that treme caution with arrivals from infected

-Silver match box..

band, and the most insulting placards on saad pities that the first railway in this

diz. porta.

Paris, April 5.-At a sitting here to-day Silver cigar co39.

missionarics' walls, while there is consider trick where it can be of no use to the people Nursery Prize-Lt. Bowell, S.LL, 24-the other hand have been posted on the part of China should get located in

of the arbitrators in the Bebring sea action of the Japanese. In fact the canl where aures of trains full of passenger flahery dispute Mr Phelps, American No. 23.-Hongkong Regimest, 000 yards,able dissatisfaction with the highhanded generally, when there are zo maay localities

drou is simmering in Karen, and a very could be sua daily, much to the content Counsel, vehemently accused Crest Bri- little would make it boil over. Happily and profit est all concerned. the Chinese Resident, Yuan, is universally

No.

55 other prizes.

Otticare, 600 yards.

21, Sergeants and Ist class

1, Sergeant BTADS, B.L.I., 2-cigar

case.

2, Colour-Sergeant Munday, S.L.L, 30

SG.

9, Colour-Sergeant Hayward, R.M.LI,

Imperieuse, 27-Bă. & other prizes.

General Young had entrusted kim to theas not yet been arrested, but one of the Hobinson's team won the first prize, and the No. 22, Officers and Warrant Officers, 630 | who are believed to care for sothing but sen reute, or even hamlets of any size; and

the boy was sent on board station, tho Mized Coert for the purpose. One of hind. The prizes were handed to the suo-

While the

Through the kindness of the Hon. Sec- retary we are able to publish below the names of the principal prize-winners:- No. 1.-Bank and File, 200 yards,

2, Pte. Dagnall, Imperieuse, 32-$10. 2, Pta. Eraus, Impēriense, 30-86.

3, Pie. Derry, Bhropshire L. 1, 30-$6,

4, Pa. A. Daries, Shropshire L. 1., 39–

$1.

5, Corp Gill, R.E., 29--84 .6, Sapper Kidd, L.E., 29-3.

64 other prizes.

Officers, 200 yards. 2-Sergeants and 1st Class Petty

boys, who has tarned informer, says that other teams were fourth and fifth. The care of the captain of the Chinese gunboat before he went away he arranged with Yucocefading competition was for the ladies, Anlan to be taken to Shanghai, whence he Huce-dzai who was acting as Manager, to and was novel in its way, so far as Hong- was to be sent to his parents at Honam set fire to the house. Yu Hung drai as kong is concerned. Instead of nominating The Asian arrived in Hongkong on 19th cordingly soaked the preinissa with kero-gentlemen to compete, the ladies did their inst. and on Friday the boy came ashore sene and then got Wang Ping-kwei to start own shooting. They fired five rounds at 50 in the company of two saflots. They met the fire, promiting him Tis 150 out of the yards with miniature rifles, standing, sit- the defendant, and the boy went with him insurance money if the little plot came off ting or kneeling, for prizes presented by to the Tai Lai boarding house in Wing Lok successfully. The men accused deny the Lady Robinaan, Mrs Barker, Admiral Fre was he and mantle, Commodore Palliser, Mr Sassoon, Street. Hero bo sta od with the dofeb-story and the Manager Buye duat, who, on the following day, gave him the owner, who effected the second insurance Capt. MeQukas, and Major Robinson. Mre come wine. In the neantime, the captain after the owner's departure for Niugpo. All Maleaby came to the iront with a grand had been searching for the boy, traced him the apused were committed for trial by the score of 24 out of a possible of 25, closely to the boarding house, and intorted the Shanghai Magistrate, who is gulag to sit in followed by Mrs Ravenhill only one point be- Fremantle; police. After visiting the

the Asian, and the men, who was servant in the house, was eerstul ladies by Admiral

the prizes to the other competitors were presented by Mrs Rarger and Mrs Pallicor. a few hours afterwards complained of being allowed out on bail.

It was supposed that he nick and Eaint had been drugged so he was seat ashore to Is order to emphasise the importance of the Before dispersing the usual obcurs were hospital, and as he did not appear to be ful cultivation of the auil and le encourage the given for the donors of prizes, the Com- ly recovered when he was giving bia evidence people to follow agricultural pursuits (says mittee, and the ladies who had graced the at the Magistracy this morning he was sent the Hupac), the monarch of the country mesting with their presence. back to Hospital by the Magistrate. The sometimes performs certain rites at the ladies competition was going on the range Buperor's Field,' oud goes through the was visited by H. E. Sir William lobiczan case was adjoured till to-morrow.

form of ploughing and other work of the and Lady Robinson. ANOTEZE VOLS Bocessfat oxioking concert husbandman. On the 8th inst. the Em- was given by the members of the City Club peror ast out at daybreak from his palace, with a numerous and magnificent train of on Saturday night. There was a large courtiers and others, mounted and on foot, to the field, to observe the ceremonies of the attendance. The programme was 60'ex- cellent one, as good, in point of fact, that occasion, The splendour of the Imperial train was beyond description, while the the Commities should bave stuck more route traversed by His Majesty was entirely rigidly to the arrangement of the second adorned and decorated in such a way so 98 part. The strong point of the programme to harmonise with the grandeur of the Im- pertal retinue Before breakfast the Em was the variety it offered, from the latest peror arrived at the shrines of the deity productions of Chevalier to selections from presiding over agriculture and His Majesty the most classical compositions Messa F. stopped to offer up his thanksgiving and and H. Grimble, in addition to playing the sacrilices. This finished, the stately pro. accompaniments in a most eatisfactory cession wended its way to the Tai Sheu, Tien banner, gave twe pianoforte duete, and where the Emperor went through a similar the other instrumentalists were equally function. On aiubing and after the change successful They were Steff Bergesut Gor- of dress the morning repast was served, al nell, whose brilliant execution on the fute the end of which the Emperor proceeded/ Was on each occasion greeted with rapturous to the field, which is about &-l în sen. applauss, and Sergeant Houghton, Shrop. Around the field poles were erected cn which shira Light Infantry, whose manipulation Auttered inaamerable flags and banners of No. of the mandolin proved him to be a master every description and colour, and at the four of this sweet-tored instruwest. The comisecraers of the field were erected four gem of the evening were Mr C. Robinson's pavilions where the needs of wheat and Man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo other cereals were placed. In the contre and My Old Dateh' (the latter in caster were nambers of megcifcently attired charectar), and Mr G. South's I'm in the courtiere eco holding aloft a many Chair and bat was toe Encores were coloured flag, while on the side of the allowed only on very serious provocation, pisanga were several scores of aged and and the provocation given by Mr Robinson white haired farmors, each having in his and Mr death led to their recall at the end of hand same agricultural implement, Playing tagh contribution, Mr G. Vowles appeared his left hard on the plough and holding

the occasion, No. in a ben character as a 'serious' vocalist, the whip in his right hand the Emperor and it is doing that gentlemen no injustice to began the ceremony of say that his efforts to be serious were notupto By pre-arrangement the officers did their his usual standard. He was more at home allotted share, sumo wielding the agricultural In his comic duet with Mr Robinson. It implements while others ncastered geode is questionable if the famous Mediaty, who out of the baskets as if sowing, while the visited the bottom of the ocean under pa Emperor was buried with the plough which Baliarly trying circumstances, ever had his was hitched to a riably deparisoned builook Staff draped in yellow and led by two of the and fate told with greater sucres, Sergeant Tennant, Mr H. B. Bridger, Emperor's body-guards. On the Emperor Mr Horsfail, and Mr F. E. Wilson were inishing his round at the plengh the thres this other contributors to the evening's en- princes were ordered to go through the No. joyment. Mr. W. M. B. Arthur was a genial performance, and after them nina high after which Chairman, and his happy interpolations courtiers had their turn, fended in no small degree to induce the performance closed. Having recoived the flow of wit which invariably charge the greeting of the various officers, the

esperor returned to his palace, terisse the gatherings of the City Clue,

No.

1, Colour-Sergi. Bayward, Imperituse,

31-Silver Watch and Chaid.

2. F.0.1. Chest, Imperiase, 30---Şö

3, Col.-Serg. Price, Shropshire L. 1, 29

5.

4, Sergt. Eran, S. L.L., 29–94.

& other prizes.

3.-Officers and Warrant Officers, 200 yards.

1, Howall, BL.I., 31-Silver Cigar

Lighter.

2. Capt. Asha, Victor Emanuel, 20-Gold

Sleeve Links.

3, Lt. Col. Ravenhili, S.I.!., 28-Silver

Ash Tray.

4, Major Rubinson, B.LI., 28-Walking

Brick.

Nursery Prizm Flees Surgeon Mahon, Imperieuse, 30-Irory Paper Koife. 4-Sabordinate Officers, 200 yarcia,

J, Mr Waters, Imperiesse, 4-Gold

Link

2, Mr Ingles, Tinyerieuse, 19-Walking

Stick.

1, Pia. Sarda Khan, 31-23.

No, 6-Hongkong Regiment, 200 yards.

2, Pte. Badi Dui, 81-850.

3, Ple. Ray Wale, 3-$2.

18 other prizes. 7.-Usrbian 200 yards, R.A.

1, Sergezas Edmonds, 25th 8.D. 28–

Bilver Cup.

2, Br. Punchera, 25th S.D. 25-$4.

3, Corporal Kercher, 23th 8.D. 25-$3.

9 other prizes..

box

1, Havr, Faiz Ali, 28-83.

2, Pts. Muhammed Karim, 24-$2.50.

a, Pta Gulab Khan, 24—$2.

19 other prizes.

Cairo, April 5-The Egyptian Ministry LE EGYPTIAN MINISTRY OFÈOSES PETÓRKA, has rejected the majority of the British Proposals for reform in the mixed increase in the foreigu element. tribunals, objecting especially to any NE CHAMBERLAIN AND OBSTRUCTION, London, April 5,-A letter has appeared

AT ENGLISH PORT&

THE DESHING SKA ABSITRATION,

Besides the terminus there is only ozetain of improperly importing new matter. heloved and respected by the Kerasas other station, at a point half-way between Sir Richard Webster and Mr Russell No. 24. Carlino, Royal Artillery, 300 outside the Court circle, and Le is abis io, them, namad Halalu. Hera are extensive replied, regretting the heat displayed by

yarda.

1, Barg. Knott, 25-27. 2, Bambr. Thom, 22-$4. 3, Corpl. Kerchor. 21-$3. 8 other priza

No. 25.-Carbine, 300 yards, Asiatic Ar-

illery.

1, Hav. Major Mahomed Bar,

—§5.

2 Hav.-Major Nalia Singh, 20-83. 3, Subadae Jama Khan, 19-$8.

If other priser.

No. 29-All Comers, 200 yards.

NEW QUEMAN AND TRUSSIAN LOADS,

Berlin, April 6-New German and Pres

and does, exercise a strong repressive eidings, and a building in coures of creation Mr Phelps, and defending the condres of force; and it is satisfactory to know that to serve as an engine houss'; alto & Beat Great Britalu. he has always, of his own will as well as by little station for the accommodation of the Viceroy Li Hang-chang's orders acted passengers, the usual distance and home

hundred million marks,, have been Lanned. most loyally towards the British ociale signals, lamps, puiats, sto., all epick and siap loans, amounting in all to three to be hoped that the present ferment will such an establishment in the very heart of per cent per annom. The issue price in and British interests in the country. It is span ready for business. To come aerate The loans bear interest at the rate of three cool down, and that it may not be neces- Chiss gave one the queer sort of feeling Ber

place FAILURES IN THE COTTON Bary to call in a foreign force. Meanwhile, that mething oddly out of

little to have as Ao Severn is probably now at Carmulpo, dose. It seemed

amandarin with And there is not touch fear for the personal business there safety of the foreigners at the capital, his ebair, gong, and umbrella

have in Cheapaide. This feeling seem- interior being roughly bandied, and it will ed

would

London, April 8.--Two failures have taken place at Liverpool in the cotton trade, with liabilities amounting, in one case, to seventy thousand pounds. It is

FRENCH ADVANCES ON THE MEMONG

RIVERA

1, Col.-Berg. Hayward, Imperieuse, 34- but we may hear of missionaries in the to be fully shared by the country feared that other firms are Tolvad.

$12.

2

JLt. Helps, ist S.E.I, 33-$7.

Maj. Eyton, lat S.L.I.. 83-85,

4, Happor Revlon, R. E., 35-89.

5, Lt. Kingsford, Imperieuse, 35-32

f, Sapper Muggeridge, 33-82.

other prizes.

1, Pte. Jones, 1st B.L.I., 26-86, No. 31.-Junior Army and Navy, 200 yds..

2, Ord. Seaman Paraons, Imperious 25°

-$2.50.

3, A. B. Vautier, Emporicuse, 25-31.00. Team Gompetition, 200, 500, G60 yards,

be wall for them to curb their evangelising people of those parts, for there were a great

zeal until things do calm down. Koraz is so misgoverned under the present régime that it is impossible to say how long an outbreak can be postponed.

Bat many of them about, men sad women,

London, April 8-Latest advices state some of whom had come from considerable

that the French ooors who occupied dielances to stars and wouder. They were eagerly enquiring what this and the other thing could be intended for, but unfortun- Stangirang, on the Mekong River, hava ately for the accuracy by the information advanced to the Khong rapida, where they il establish a post ensuring France. given them, thus who could speak did free communication with the lower and

CHANG CHIH-TUNG'S RAILWAY.

This is generally spoken of as starting

not know, while those who knew cold middle Mekong. A railway will be made

from Hoangalihkang, a small wageido port pot speak. There seemed to be nu ill-feel-

institution, Thoy and, indeed, onse or road connecting Saigon with the Mekong. on the Yaugtze, 00 miles below Hatiku,ing et all on their part towards the now immediately along the rapids, and also a where the downward-bound steamers drog trice attempted disturbances, but that was

Lendva, April 8-The death is annona-

OBITUARY.

1, Major Bobinson's Team, S. LL.-Cap. their passengers into a bost in pasig, at simply in consequence of the authorities ced of General Elgea

2, Royal Engineers—$24.

3, Imperieuse-818.

other teams compated.

Volley Team Competition.

1, Royal Engineer, 39.

2, Rack and File, S.LAL., 19.

other toome competed.

Bezt aggrogota 200, 500, 600 yards, Officers and Sergeants, 1st 8.1, L (winners of Ist prizes of championship debarred). Cap pregonted by Mrs Ravenhill.

1, Major Robinson, 81.

the somewhat inconveniont hour of 2 n.m.,

AMERICA AND THE PORTE

London, April 8-America is vigorously

and where these bound up collect pass having failed to fulfil the agreements they gers in a similar way, also at a similar had entered into with them, and intended ancunyy hour in the dead of night. But to compel them to implement the same, demanding from the Porte,reparation for which being done they were perfectly satis So be accurats the railway really starts led. Thero 28 200 soldiers told of to from Shihbuigao, a still smaller place 7 li balow Huangshilikang.

the barring of the American Seminary as Marsovan by a Musselman, mob.

UNIONISTS VA, FREZMEY, AT HULK—- VILITARY IN READINES London, April 8.- Heros, szuggle, in

guard the line, and the various mines, but The intending visitor, however, will think apparently most of them were on furlough, twice before he decides on making the for few were anywhere to be seen; nor did journey by steamer, un the steamer authori. there appear to be any need for their waking going on st Hall between the shipping lies, in their laudable desire to press re themselves conspicuous. In addition to federation and the Seamen's and Docker's their follow foreigners from all its perils these the line was protected by signaimen Unloas. The police have boop strongly and discomfort of such a trip charge the stationed in mat huts every even i uro, reinforced, and now occupy the quays for sets fure as to Kiuliang, a distance which whore duty it was to stroll up and down the protection of fraames.

Several force

is twice as great and includes a bed and their boat armed with a red flag wherewith scales have taken pisca, and the miliary Best aggregate Hongkong Regiment, a to promptly stop any unauthorized train need hardly be said, are proportioned to which getting tired of sivading so long. might venture out for a ramble on its own ne- the distarico travelled, sad are sa reuorsust. They also belonged to some military

ver Watch.

Harildar Fais Ali, 23, 12, 28–73.

Championship of the meeting, 10 rounds

Sergeant Evans (200) 27, (500) 28, (600)

32, (300) 38; total, 125.

able for their reasonableness thuse levied

on the foreigner are for the opposity. One ganisation, for at the approach of a foreig wonders who the Steamship Companies Ber they would spring to attention, with Will sake to the frot slut there is other the handle of the red tag brought to the

be required. Unionists are trying to

promote a similar straggle at other parte,

FRANCE AND HAM-THE DOCUPATION OF KONG.

Paris, April 9.Latest adrious slate that the French ocenpied Khong, on the the Slawese, who retired.

Ladien Competition, 5 Rounds at 50 yards foreign public.in China now, besides that right heel as if it had been a firearm. Theyth fuelant without any opposition from

Rook Kides.

1st, Mrs Muleaby, 24.

2nd, Mrs Ravenhill, 29, 3rd, Mr May. 21.

4th, Mrs E. Robinson, 21. oth, Mrs Dalrymple, 20. 8th, Miss Barker, 20, Consulation, Ming Murray.

which keepsi & rucing atables, and does some wore a uniform coat which had once borne

XARTHQUARES IN EUROPE. an inscription on the usual bull's ere? on towards providing it with travelling back and breast, but all were so tattered us

London, April 10-Severe hooks of thing facilities. One of the largess native pas to be indecipherable.

earthquake were experienced on Saturday senger boats with a stout crew of six men,

To one who knew the district in former in Hungary, Balgaria, and Serria. In the ens be obtained for ten days for the same suas as is charged for the ten hour' steamer days it was exceedingly interesting to note latter country great damage was done, and travel, in going and coming from Hang- the change that had come over the way in sovorel villeges wore reduced to rulus,

which the people generally treated foreign-besides several lives being lost. shibbang.