No. 9437-MAY 6, 1898.]
THE CHINA MAIL.
war on
In the British Consular Court at Bangkok, the rook, two large buoys have boon commandable expedition. on the 28th it before H., B. M. Consul anchored of tita akore and ring balls the 11th April, 1892, that the re was includ on the je and jury, the so of Regina e Ahamat have been lot into detached portions of working party
times as many as · 240 WAN Lord, This was a charge of assault rook, while a large derrick can be made land, and at arising out of the affair on the 28 h March use of, se dode yesterday, when the easworkmen were housed there. The work in which M J. 3. Lallie, Editor of the is too disturbed to allow boats to go along has been practically finished for nearly a
Siamese, the prosecutor's case now being by strong retaining walle, and at dangerous that he was also saulted by Ahamst; a turnings is finished off with coment. The gharty driver of Bangkok. Mr J. B. whale of the cement used on this and other Michell appeared for the praaceution partide of the works has been obtained from Abstral was andefended, The verdict of the Grean Inland Cement Co. It has been the Jury was that the prisoner took part found well adapted for the work. At the foot in the affray, but to what extent there is of the bill is a small hut to be used for the not suflicient evidence to show." His temporary lodging of stores brought for the Honour thereupon sentenced Ahswat to lighthouse. A little further up is the powder fourteen days imprisonment.
adjustment of the delicate gearof the light; and nothing now remeine to be done but to fually open the lighthouse, if the expres sion may be used.
arty returned Before the small party
lingerie in which the explosives are keptRAGRANT WATERS MURMUR
for the fog signals. This building is at sute distance from the others in order
OIL WELLS WIT A SOUTH PACIFIO PARLIAMENT. That it could hardly have been supposed by therefore be useful to indicate in eore
Parafile-riolding snbataaces-and by that- An article, entitled The Councils of a the Governor, when he made his remark-degree the prospects of the coming Los
we meas coal, petroleum, shuius, deare Nation, appearing in Brickwood's Magazine found in geological formations of story able announcement, that the accountant seseon of the Treasury, unchecked by anyone, native ten growers all made gives a humorous acarunt of the sitting of period, from Tortury down ful Lower
Parliament WWF WW reconstract our finances,
The jaticelod, by the fact that the amount of
Lorde and
face
was voniously undermining big efforts to money leat year, and this in more than the Tongaremmons, it saye, stare at the Borjan, and by far the most important mil2 wing at bay and treasure sont into the country for the pur seiling without intermission for twelvo Wella in the United States are in Derdaink
and Silurian rocks, Et the paroleu
·Siam Free Petis, wan'waylaid by two dde, The pathway up the rook is supported † month, with the preeption of a thorough That the Light Daes, being a cheap of lust exosede in value that of 1892 minutes by the clock. At the end of the districts the products from docannons
handy item of revenue, re not likely to to be given up under present conditions, by 20 per cent. With the diminished scaietimo a messenger is despatched to Tungi, and it would be as well If the Governor of prices now given for Foodbow tea, it the Speaker. He had been in sight when and decomposing vegetable maller were to say so plainly.reprend will be well to bear in mind, the exermons we cemas in, but being stouter than former may almost with certaintyy from forenes in buying power this monayly, and a bad walker at any time, he has anelent, and in some disor subide god forcats Alter continuously are slowly had to rest bis shoo-tortured, feet every Hongkong yesterday Captain Myhre veryThat there is something to be said for their represents
retention, spite of the idea that shipping Linst year, after the first steamer, the twonly yards of the road. At last there is through the underlying porous strata finde ought to be free in afces poct; and the rate of freight to London dropped to hospitably entertained them to within an
movement behind the daiz. Claude, in their way into walk from which the sil board the Likin
question of how the money could be 61. 10. This routon, the P. & O. adver Sergeant-at-Arme, clatters in, and cries drawn, while at other times, upon pu botter or less objectionably raised must timed rate through to London is 66/-and The Chait!: (Kos Sen). We all rise: ping the rock, the petroleum Hows rapidly out, indicating in both cause the changes be mes pants ingred with the Conference again in existence, a Tungi olimbs the dais panting. Physically that are going on, which are none other That a few amendments might be made in corresponding irurease in freight will have he is fitted for his office, for never did man then Nature hat self performing skjellent
the mode of levying the dues, and partial to be allowed for by buyers. On the other
The only small thing about him is hie instance, Tekeels which come in for coal exchange, is causing the teamen te bestaturo, which, small se it is, is dwarfed by hensands of our fellow-men are in 1 and store and do not break balk; but I jobilast over the prospects of getting high-n enormous hosd and face. The ball country employed dally, in doing That am afraid the abolition of the duos is not er prices.
From the consuming markets what are State secrets of half a century. No human dargone, and is still undergoing, exten closed eyes and squsto aw suggest the these formations, thon, are the actions of vegetable and animal matter that bas within the bounds of practical politiez.
the prospects? Australian trade is running could overreach such a facq; That there is no movement of any import- lysed for the time being, by the failure of would have foreseen and circumvented the ordinary chemical changer, and that tongr have been subjected to both enormous Hels Fance is ur local official world at the Banks of hitherto high standing and good trap before it was aves devised. Tungi is and pressure through rast periode of Kimmey present moment, and the calm is not repute. In London, while common teas followed by the Pontifex Maximus of me to be without, doant." "Te 80 1160 That most residents now think our present Governor would never spoil for a fight, and boe Heutenant has already 'spoiled more than enough. That if His Excellenes is busy endeavour Lo, aquaco, or round of the Colunist finance, the Unofficial mãe is also busy trying to make both ends meet commer eially.
the
A
Flow
waste inóronams to cunheard of proportions,
That the Smoking Concert, given by the Nondenoripts to please the ladies and show them how the lords of creation had been amusing themselves at each gether. logs, was a novelty and seems to have --` been enjoyed by the guests, That it is not usual to criticise in detail the proceedings at such entertsiamente, and it was not in the best of taste for the writer in your morning pontemporary, es pecially if (ag is said) he was present ou the invitation of the hosts, to comment in
even the calm before & alori,
a fippack and unfair style upon the That the Chamber of Commerce has onvered
her fare sut before him musical and other
a great deal of ground, and if much of it recalls the worker at the treadmill without charge.
(who walked so far and never could gat That the next stop in journalism may be
further) and shows very little progression ia a forward direction, the work proves communications complaining of the fare
the assfulness of such an institution, and given at a private dinner, with cames In
also points to greater possibilities. full.
That the F. & U. Company have brokan the mail record between London and Hong- kong-28 days and about 1 houre being far and away the facet run with maila from England to this part.
it
still command high relative rates, the dif fealty of getting ever Ed. per lb. for any decent black, and wearing Foochon tes has been intensifed, notwith standing the strong statistical position of ton. This is mainly owing to the publia appreciation of Indian and Ceylon teas and the good value obtainable in these at from 74. to 98. per .
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an expression of deprecating piety:::
Like the Proconsols of the later erapire, this dignitary, having fast off the yoke of mission- the religious body who went him as ary to teach the heathen price, turned his arms against the powers that sent him, and
us head of the Fres Church of Tonga yak-
The French Revue Maritims et Coloniale to score mafoty, and it may be mortioned That our Water Supply is believed to be
* made sure for the present, unless the exemptions to meet special cases, for hand, a redaction of 25 por dollar, in/wear wisdom-hoʻplainly written on 11 and anroly what vast eams on monet ind publishes a project for exploring Africa in that this principle of detachment of
kept in a balloon, after the manter of Jales Verne, balldings has boon which has,bow thought out by two pisos throughout the whole of the work cal aeronauta MM. Dox and Dibos. They At a slightly higher level are the pigaties propose to aripioy a balloon of sheat D and other culbouses, and, at some distance foot in diameter, having two envelopes, an above, the Chinese keepers' quarters, with outer of silk and an inner of octople, or the lower set of reservoirs. The buildings sight-fold gold beater's skin, which pre-ro solidly constructed, and stem espable vents the curse of gas better than of resisting the severest typhoon that might Tarnished allk. The car is to be attached pass over the island. The rooms are small to lo estator of the envelope, and will but airy, the doors are of thick teak and consist of two stages, the lower for man the fittings are of the most improved de wuvring purposes, the upper for lleing in. scription. The roofs are bolted into the A guide-rope of steal strands will be walin with anchor bolts and are of heavy employed to hang from the balloon sad tiles sat in cement. Accommodation is pro trail upon the ground during the ascent, vided for two Chinese keepere and three and where it le feasible afterwards. Aalies, cne of whom is competent to take Ball, balloon will be need to descend to a watch in ouse of necessity. Each room the ground when necessary, and the electric la fitted with speaking tube commania. light will be preferred for its safety. A ting with the lighthouse. A kitchen, coal the balloon is not a dirigeable one,
and a workshop has also prevailing atendy winds will be taken atare, and general building store adjoin in návantage of, and a region offering a soil bean provided: Hill's patent reversible looke or vegetation favourable to the sashoring have been fitted to all the doors. The of the balloon when it is desired to total water óspasity provided in the upper akon will be chosen. The authors pro-and lower abis of reservoirs is 20,000 gallons. pace to make thres voyages across This is aollected entirely from the roofs of Europe before attempting Aftion--namaly, the buildings, and pipes convey the water from the borders of the Atlantic to the into the reservoirs, the lower being filled frontier of Asis.
with 11,000 gallons and the upper with 8,000. Each tank is built of brick and A TREY large part of the educated public cement, divided into three separats coul believes that the earth is a molten globe partments, and roofed with dressed granite. superficially enveloped by a chilled crust, From this point the path leads on to the and a magazine article in support of such a signal station. On the fagstaff platform theory has recently attracted much attention aro two 18 pounders which is foggy waS. A very large part of the natural philossther, and if the fog here or steam whistle phere consider it most probable that the rooks of steamer is beard, will are two at and near the surface of the globe would sounds at intervals of 15 seconds and repent expand in melting. If the earth were thus every 12 minutes as long as the vessel constituted a time would some when the is known, by her signata, to be in the solid crust would crack from its own weight, vicinity. The charges for the guns are 25 or from some moderate internal disturbance poule, the discharge is likely to be
Board at & considerable distance. and then block after block of the crust, re gion after region of the world we know and order that the fagstaff should not interfere
照 fore so well, would plunge slowly and haari. with the lighthouse it was placed on the land ly to mest the rising, molten food, wails side while overal feet of rock had to be whirlwinds or soalding steam would shroud removed to obtain the proper level, perishing humanity. It would require a and a similar operation had to be performed Denté to do justine to the tragic side of this on a small point near the signal station theme. A hard-hearted physicist would us to prevent any sound shadow." Aizopig remark that a crust of suah dimensions stors, close at hand, contains a small- resting on a fluid of inferior density is in un quantity of explosiess for immediate use stable equilibriam; the rest being an evident and the commercial code of signals
Between the signal station and the light consequencɔ. Statements such as this aro commonly considered as extremely uninte house are the quarters for the two European resting; but the Dantesque view of the sub-kespera. The block of buildings is bailt ject has been indicated sufficiently to show entirely of dressed granite, Atted with that the earth'e interior is within the ephere doable-deur porches, and sa atranged ca to all of human interest. Aside from ignoble provide the greatest possible comfort in fears, there seems scarcely any tope better snited excite a legitimate intellectunt In terest among men than this most fundamen tal question couverning that little planet, cur world. Is it a molten globe with a paland eil store are also removed from the main firms, a sold earth North American refined parafia, specially panked, and bay- Review
the ancient were undyisited with poliger leum and parafin oils, or tròn with the solid parafin itself, would be ventanalg statement that in all probability ubi cor- fact, for certain it is that they were quits familiar with bitumen, napathi, & fant, with soineral oils which Mother Everything points to great csation being quished the Wesleyana, and gave to his Earth has for centuries been yaxsiling required,
if the godcass of 1892 shipments ative flock a taste for warring chuches furth sided and unchecked. In the for is to be repeated: and the principal point His attituds today is not warlike, for his 1761 black bituminous shale was employed we would impress on our buyers is that stipong from the Government as Reynl for the production of oile which were mand For the oure of certain diseases, but perhaps moderate shipments in various steamers Chaplain sgores in the Budget. He gives is the only possible way of keeping a fairly out a hyam the member for VaTan, who the earliest trustworthy record we hies of forms the choir bellows the tone, while what in all probability was the distillation teady market at the conaiming end.
Various reports come as to the quality the rest follow him two octaves lower of coal of shale is 1604; in which yeng of leaf pertainly the first pianissimo. Thor the House shades its patents were granted for the production of Pakling were boller that last year's but oyes with its hands while the prolata of pitch, far, and pyle out of a kind
atora Whether it was that animal bile prejudicial effect on the subsequent pick withdraws. There is a pause. Then the point, and avoided the common error of ingr
on armor of
Ubist Clerk (who, by the way, is supposed at any rate they wore suficiant in propoz prolixity.
Statistics; if giron at all, should be secur to be undergoing imprisonment for firting) tien to the population, is a question which That the Member for the Chamber took onenate, or sloe they are likely to be a snare, in-calls the roll. the new members are now statistinians hesitate in answering, but I l sion to give an account of his steward- ctead of a guide. The last Chamber of Com-to take the onth. The two Roman Catholic not difficult to observe that as the popul ahip, and in undertaking this somewhat meros olecular gave the total arrivals of
Lastant Bible, and a clerk rous in hot hrate portation and home production soimal sile large order he had to tough upon one or Congou as 327,600 chests and yet settle-embers object to bo sworn on the Pro- tian wont an increasing enormonsly, the tax- two matters of history and summarise monte reported give 323,101 as bought for a Roman Catholic version of the Bible was not carried on lu anything like = pro- wondered at that many scientific and prac much that he had said in unother This circular also ignores the shipments in Tongan. He returns with a thick, shiny portional ratio. It is, therefors, not to be all made indirectly both to the Colonius and covered book, which the two members kan final mon followed in the wake of these place."
A London-Echo.
obeerfully. I examined the hook after That all the same the Hon. Member did good service in bringing forward and keoping before the Chamber and the public several matters of prime import
| That the Clisirmsa's speech was to the the last few days of rain have had a mosrestles awhile, in prapor, and dinoresti, vëre more plentiful at this peried, or this..
JUREODS.
In
A
Adjacent are two store rooms, which, in the vent of the island being cou- nested with the main laud by cable, can be utilized for operating rooms. The fowl hotke
phenomenal passage made by the Stirling That reference has been made to the
Castle in the palmy days of tea freights, but this was practically a direct run with stoppages for coal only, and cannot possi bly be taken as on all fours with the regent performanos of the Driental. That in actual steaming, less stoppages, 1 fancy tha rua by the P. &0. bests that by the Stirling Castle.
That, although Britishere are not a
little
proud of the signs of speed and power oncasionally shown by the grand old P. & O., growls are not unfrequent at the capsize of the mail service by these record-breaking pasrages.
That the so-aulled westly mati inward has Been a fared for several years, the two- day and twelve-day interrals being the rule instead of the exception. That when, however, the mail due is anticipated by the next in ander, and con Insion is thus ineritable and complete, the captious resident breaks forth in anathemas against everything which in- terferes with the regular sequence of the malis.
ance
That if the Chamber-or eren Governor
Robinson, as I hinted once before could persuade the powers that be to open the West River to steam traffic, Hongkong would heaome a very differ out place."
REVOLT IN THE GAOL AT BANGKOK.
ELEVEN JEISONERS SHOT,
wards. It was's French and English die early discoverers, and that between the sionary. We had reason to remember the year 1781 and the present time not ferrer terms of this cath, since most of the Comthan 230 patents have seen light, these mona held that to discharge their duty as patents being mainly for improved stille or representatives mezut to oppose the Go-rotorte, or for some modification of pro- cesses for manipulating paraffin-yielding vernment, whether right or wrong, upp anbetances, such as shale, whereby Bangkok was startled, about 2.10 p.m.
every question submitted to them.
It is the dinner-hour, sad the Sponker,
of marketable products greater proportion on the 22nd utt., by the sudden appearance of a dense cloud of smoke in the direction with an indulgent smile, adjonraa theare obtained, or, as is the case in using
low instead of a high temperature,” the of the New Gably and by the report in the House. A stresus of black-conted legis products from the distillation are of asrious outbreak bad vecurred among
Istors hobble to a long white building not That there are rumours in the air of great enviots, who had set fire to the workshops, 200 yards away, and boriogo the doora as if more valuable nature. Science for All tra
schomes for the commercial advancement Strangely enough, a rumour had recently it were the pit satrance to the Gaiety. A and inancial salvation of this Colony, all been circuinted to the effect that a rising bolt is drawn, and both Houses of Parlia Sous young men of "America are about to of which may be good; bat the opening 10th of the Siamese month, which would ent surge inwards. There are two long start au anti-crinoline clay. The rules of op of the great water-way of the West-have been the 25th ult.; but little atten- Fables, each accommodating forty guests, the order, says the Daily Neb, are very River to sleam would perhaps do more
tion was paid to the report. It appears the one reserved for the Lords: and the strict. No young man who joins the clas other for the Commons. Ministering to will be penuilted to enaces (ony lady
among the prisoners was planned for
A
tho
but
for Hongkong than all put together. that the convicts employed in the saw-yard
apterinizmont whatevar No posal of liquidation of the Imuris Mining opportunity while only one warder waa at maidens, selected for their beanty from a schrs or dancing party, or by public or That the dissatisfaction with the naked pro. and workshops of the gaol, suizing their heir warts are twenty copper-coloured wearing crinolins to a thoirs, concert,
Company, grows and takes shape, and hand, rose at a preconcerted signal. Elie host of competitors by committed of the private the focal shareholders think of protesting warder was rendered powerless, and then House some three weeks ago. As far as manobar will be permitted to cail on any
the t taste of the against any stop being taken until ac several of the men set fire to the place while four goes, they do not do much credit to lady who receives bee visitort in a hoops
committes; I
am told skirt. At ancial gatherings it is forbidden counts are presented, and until they stoothers proceeded to break open the door is that at the last minent their hearts failed to monbors to danes or talk with any whare their money bas
gous to and how, batolists. In this they were immediately them, and they chose the first twenty that wearers of orinating. Only the Baldeet
that the Hongkong Hotel (so favourably spite spoken of by Bit Clement Scott the other day) bas shut its dour-its main door tos, as people will persist in regarding it
opening on to the Quest's Road, That an Irishman might assert the
referred to was the front door at the
ticle of oral dry land, or is it really terra strmeture. The uit used for the light is highly | Thist the Peninsular le said to have orders to That I suppose it would look ugly to war ↑ succeiafal, an the door gave way casi F, offered, defonding themselves by the ples greetings are permitted Members meet.
ARRIVAL OF . M. S. TYNE
ing a flashing point of 100 degrees,
The lighthones is built of iron on a vergent foundation. Great care had to be exercised in preparing the alte for the Lower, and 17 fent of diriategrated rock was clear-
repeat next trip the run of her sister ship, and then perhaps the question will be act at rent whether the malls from Home to Shanghai esd be cantored by the P.&. O. route quicker thau that by the O. P. R That the present contract with the P. & 0. has four years still to run, but the great Company la oridently getting ready to provide for all the speed likely to he demanded from it after 1698.)
That, speaking of mails, reminds me of the Post Oilca here and the sore feeling which exists amongst the public concerning that Department
The troopship Tyns arrived about upon ed away before the cotic bed was reached. to-day with roliet crews for the Peapuix Entrance to the tower is obtained through & and the Elk and officers and details for double doored porch. This lower compart- other recsels on the Chiga Station. The ment is the lower store room where all the royage was uneventful. Very hot weather duplicate parts of apparatus are kept. An was experiensed in the Red Sea, and until iron ecfuma runs up the centre of the tower Thursday last it was particularly calm be and in this the heavy weights for runaing The the raagtunery are contained. The circum- tween Singapore and Hongkong. Tyne left Plymouth on March 18, having ference of the tower is, 10 feet at the base, on board 330 officers and men, besides her over-all, and at the inside 15 feet 6 in.That I do not know who is responsible- own oficers and orow. With the excep- On the second floor is the serviss room, in work in conaed- tion that Capt. Pollard has been suffering which this keepera do their from a light attack of lover for the last fios with the lantern, which forms the third few days, there has been no sickness on compartment. The elevation of the light it board worth mentioning. It is expected j 225 feet above tes leval, the tower is 25 of lattera and papers before deli- } that the Tyne will leave about the 18th just high, and the tower and lantern cou: inst. The following aro the new ar. bined 32 feet. From the desk of a vessel rivals :-
the light will be visiblo on & olear sight at 22
Penguin.Commander A. F. Eallour,
order
The first
sites. It w will consist of a double finah every half mauti ing light, the term for its illu- dioptric revolving
"group flashing. mination being Bach will last for 2 wees, then it will be Eur wees, then another fash of seca, and an eolipse of 2015 BOOK is thrown through highly magni The light
Lieute, O. W. Gubbins, 0. E. Munro, D. T. Somervills, and Stewart Weigall, Lieut. J. E. Waugh (Navigating), Engineer T. R. Reynolds, Assistant Paymaster J. E. Mor. too, Boatswains T. Rice and W. H. Bea. obscared nett, and 120 men.
and 75 10.
Eria Surgeon W. G. Barnes and 88 mou Engineer G. Pastor and Boatssain J. Macauley left the Tyne at Singapers and will join the Egeria there.
Feacock-Surgeon D'A. Harvey, Battler,Lieut. II. Cotesworth, Swe-1 man. Caroline-Lieut. W. Diron, R.M.A.,
and 1 tan.
Leander Ach-Lieut. H. Butterworth, R.N.R., and 2 then. Archer, 2 men; " Exk,--12 men.
SELE
kind of glass all round the lantern.
Tha: sit the same time we cherish an old
fashioned notion have been surprised at the discovery that stamp-collectors exist and flourish over under the shadow of the Postal Department, and that they actually steal the stamps in trecall. That I observe your morning contemporary
of the strong locks and belts with that, if they bad used discrimination, the ing crinolined acquaiutations in the street which it was provided. As there was no ejected fair ones would have taken their are desired to become suddenly interested obatnale between to thenumber of twenty-own lives to asosge from the brimiliation, in the overhead wires Girls who for road, the convicts, to damsels have been ordered to appear the use of crinoline and slept in thei he, were instantly at large-the awkward in white dresses without face or other skirts can be made asociates of the Anti the Coorposition of the sentry-turrets prevent ornamente. They have treated the order Crinoline Club, and such aancialbeats to The with the acorn is deserves. The ox-eyed be paid apecial attention in the direction of them being fired on from above. back, but lately this huge hotel has been military guard cf the prison wore promptly sea, breathing propriety with every sigh, | drives, theatres, calls, candy, stid other --
and they on the no fellos can understand which is the prisoners, who were seriously hampered by furniture lace, and has crimson and the
Their obains, with deally effect. Seven of seal coquettishly tied round her waist front and which isn't.
them were killed or mortally wound
only and the demure Viks, demure
in to OVERDOS WELENESS-Peppar's Qaining other died shortly after- That it is an open question (1 don't mooned, four
the presenos of her oldors, Ens broken out and Iron Teste gives Now Life, Appetite, Health, the door) whether the Company is wice warde, are more vanded mon
in bagles of jet, and & cincture of native Strength, Energy Cares Nenragis, Ludger- in blocking up an entrance which removed to the goal-hospital, four cloth. The trader who supplied her striped tion, Nervu Dobility. Specially afael in hol, has been used by customers of this large were recaptured on the following daypal will be sold out of that pattern to depressing clintos ertalarious districts. Every- hostelry and tenants of the Company for (Sunday), and ons is still at large at the morrow, for in Tonga the fashion is sat by one should keep up strength by taking Peppers'a a quarter of a contury.
time of writing-this making up the com the pretty girle. When not engaged to Qriving, the world-known English Tonto. Betw EROWNIE. plement of twenty-three who got out latiguidly handing plates, those damsels ties everywhere.
Among the recaptured was the ringlender whisper and giggle in the windows, and
FOOCHOW NOTES.
неге
LAVER COMPLAINT-Dr King's Dandelion
of the outbreak, and it is a uoteworthy fact bide their blushes on each other's glisten and Quinine Liter File, without fercury, are a that only vue Chinaman was among those April 30.
The yan, pork and yam, turkey and yam, sul Complaints. Biliousness, Headache, Slaknem, The price of kerosine often uncerned in the rising. Several dramatic ing shouldara. Fish and yam, turile and roteus romery) remors all Lér Alerters are a
the occasion. incidents marked
so on seventeen courses in all, concluded Shoulder Pains, Heartburn, Indigestion, Con- lowered this week ten cents per tin.
warder who was seized by the mutineera Again we bare to report failures amongst held as a soreen ontween them and the by rios boiled to a pap and half-hidden in stipation. Made only in London. Sold every-
brown sugar, and yet scarce a plate goes where.
TO QUE SE DISEASER-Salphalias Lotion the natives in the piece-gooda trade. This guard, was inadvertently shat by the latter away with enough to show what had been week two more, with liabilities of $80,000 in the region of the shoulder, the same and many of these agud sonators quickly drives nway Eropilens, Puplen, Blot ballet afterwards purening ita venres and bad accomplished the feat bampered by a chos, Hodness, Lorenz, Aane, Disaggrementa, respectively.
One of the two escaped prisoners from mortally wounding one of the prisoners.
suicide by cutting
his throat Meanwhile, the workshop had been fired in the most determined zaanner, and the
shoes.
laas kin and bonutifal Completion. Sulphalins
somehow out never succeeds in fixing re- spensibility now-for the removal of the rater kinds of postage stamps from the covere
Hongkong. very ia That the passion of the philatelist is said to be the muet absorbing nature, and the
of begging, borrowing, or stealing of rate stamps come upon its votary as a matter of tradition that correspondence in a civilis ed country is supposed to be even more. scored from the too siitky fingers of of the sity jail, for whose sriest gradually One man was shut in endeavouring to win knife and fork | The Lords are allowed a | Roughness and Scarf, &c., leaving a clear, spoke siale, of high, medium, low rank, then Increased towards have been offered, ins at the Catal. Another, ou being retaken, glass of ab.rry and is glass of bear each ordinary property.
ram in addition the Commons have to limes. Made in London. Sald everywhere
in Shilling Bottles.; Imperisxss-Asmintint Clerk L. E. Tier fring bulle'-syes with reflecting prism of That those who still intertain that old./ength been captured and is to undergo very made an ineffectual attempt to commit the Cabinet. Miniators hell a tumblor of a neososity for the Skin, especially in hel
panishment.
cutent themselves with beer only. At last A false report baring gained currenty the
the chaplain hammers with his knife
EXPORT CARGOES, SAL amongst the natives that toe Treasury hed
Our places aro handle, and
Par S. S. Oldenberg, sailed at day The burner has six wicks and when at full
been introducing counterfeit silver coine in power consumes six gallons of oil a night.
payments they had to make, the Treasurer, smoke of the conflagration could be seen inkert by as many of the Civil servants no for miles. And in spite of the efforts
There For Naples, 1 ouse Merchandise ; for Gevindi On bright eveninge, however, it will not be
the
for bin own safeguard, insists on heylag amade under the superintendonos of the Call muster trousers and hich the fell 25. boxes Essential Oil, B böker Völlön burn at its full light to rcasauty for
follows a fatal-hour, during: writtes Toasher from all pertlos receiving Governor to get the fames ander, this wisg effects of such a dinuer become apparent. Goods, and 2 boxes Merbandine for strength.
The When the bell rings members ink into Oporto, 20 hotes Test for Colombo, 60 The tower and lattern were supplisi bý
amount of damage dous was coner was made long ago by everybody else are all good money.
the their places, glare determinedly, at Messra F. Barbier and Co., Paris, who seat
huxea (inger, 110
bago Sugar; for Amster recorded last week the arrival of as the workship contained a large that the work of the Post Office here, out "M, Grispoax to assist in the work of
dam, 1 case Lanterns and 200 caske Gingers of valuable teak wood, sic. In addk especially in dealing with local corres- large quantities of rice from the Northern
ty of
tuconsciousness. purta and Korea. Of these, 20,300 picils
clothes-making
During the last few days the seventeen for Bremen/Hubung, 110 bales Feathers, their erection. Out of the most interesting features of the huge machine is the princi
pondence, is a failure.
bavo bear stored in the Government tion, the laundry and
The cost is said to be little section is included in this area, and nor courses at dinner have began to tell, and 40 boxes Leaf Tobacco and 2 cases Digers ple of its revolution. Though weighing That the writer says, what is quilos trae,
that residents have to keep a staff of granaries. over 41 tone it can be set in motion by the
representative noticed the skeletous of half many costs are etopty. The scale of entar- for London, 1,012 pkgs, Fire Crackets; for a dozen sewing machines which had been tainment has buon kept up, lost invidious Antwerp, 10 caser Palm-leaf: Femas vad lightest pressure. The secret of this is a
coolies to deliver local correspondense-over 3,000 cash a picel, from which it may
destroyed in the flames.
comparison with a former regins should Earthern Ware, 11 rolla Matting, 13 case new arrangement by which the superstruct
notwithstanding the fact that an attempt be judged that the reserve is grain of low was made to mend matters, and (I may quality, or coolic rice.
Ons incident of the mutiny which among rouse dangerous opposition to the Premier Chinaware, 104 balea Festhors, casas ure revolves, not upon the old-fashioned
A barefaced robbery took place in a rollers or pivots, bat in a large steel vessel
add) an additional noto was obtained to
street near the long Bridge the day before her has been misrepresented, is the panic who datera for the table. Bot to-day the Sundries, 3 cases Japanese Curios, 6 cases containing meronry. Waglan lighthouse is
carry out that duty. the fret in the world which has been fitted That a lot Post Office would, if properly yesterday in broad daylight. A gang of caused among the peaceful prisoners by the Promier is able to announce that by special Hair, 282 bales Bamboo Borags, 60 hales WAGLAN LIGHTHOUSE,
conducted, pay its way, and perhaps the three men attacked a respectable native, tumult--the real fact being that & number arrangement the doctor will prescribe gratis Raitan Core and 69 bales Hamp; tax Bre in this manner, and those interested in
advocates for municipal reform will re- who they know to be carrying 8100, and of those in the main square broke into the for all the mexabers in need of modioal mon, 266 rolls Matting, 1 case Merchandisey The new lightbouse noustracted by this class of work will watch the experi
member this item in their future pro- they not only took his dollara but most of lodge for shelter, whore, however, they did treatment. An hour or two later I was 3 pkga. Samples, 2 boxes Gigare, 60
no harm. The alleged cause of the out attracted to the dispensary by som u Tos, 3 unsur Chinaware, 20 pigs, Baudrier, his clothing They began by gogging break is stated to be dissatisfaction on the accident. On getting nearer I found that 35 caso Palma-leaf Fans and 1 case Dingor the Chinese authorities on the falnod of tent with no small amount of interest. There is practically no friction whatever
part of the convicts with the conditions of crowd to be composed of legislators. There for, Hamburg, 313 pkgs. Fire Crackers, 693 Waglan has been completed, and on the in- and little chance of anything interfering That, referring to municipal advocaten, it is him, so as to prevent him crying out for
a pity that, owing perheps to their peculiar bulp, and finally left him sennelse.
A fight took place at the tast gato of their rortitudo.o., when they are com could not have been a dozen menhers loft bales Feathers, 163 pkge. Merchandise, vitation of Mr M Leavy Brown, Commis. with the easy and regular revolution of the
environments, officials are dobarred from sioner of Customa, & small party consisting apparatus. In ease, however, of usoident
taking part in any efforts towards the the city os Monday last between some raitted to prison the duration of their sen- in the House Within the diepensary wax pkgs. Canes and cases China waTSE and rollers have been fitted up and are piret
reform or improvement of municipal coolies carrying baskets and the likin tanca is not communicated to then, so that the newly arrived doctor, heated and gea- of Lieut. Lloyd, B. Mr. Markwisk, ready for use at a moment's notice. The
officers, the lutter insisting on seeing the they naturaly object to not knowing ticulating, trying to drive back the mob of affairs here.
this, each the peoalar aymptoms of stomach ache from jan., and the representatives of the green taptivo power which revolves the lenses is a beautiful piece of clock work which operates paid visit to the lighthouse yesterday noiselessly within u glass box, and the fores That I have heard a large number of tax-conteals, which the carriers objected to, whether they are incarcerated for one or sonater), who were all trying to describe i
paying officials express regret they were The likin officers got the worst of it, one of for twenty years. In contrast Huable in a small place like this to join tos very much so, from a severe low on an is made an allowance of five cents overeating in danb show. I was not sur- in any move mout for obtaining esme mea. the bend from a beary bamboo which per diem. Burely if the amount of this prised that the doctor talked of resignation sure of municipal government in this nearly killed him. One of the coalies basallowance were reduced and the afeco-en before the end of the week.
sices been identified, and having been tioned hard conditions ameliorated, it Colony.
would be a step in the right direc. toms The party left Pedder's. Wharf joers or the pivot principle has to be provided That the mere feeling that officials are ex-banded over to the authorities is now lygtion, and one more in accordance with ys Langtry's yacht, the White Ladye, THERMOMETER-◊ A.....
costly vessel. claded is a strong reason why rights in prison awaiting his trial.
à for daya ngo a Ningpo junk, laden advanced carons of law? Another come-
Do. 27, depth 18ft., and sarinus item connooted with the what should be sought for and obtained which would prove more is harmony with cur with general cargo, was captured by piratestbreak is the means whereby the coa-4ft., bean tonnage E93. seven times the force needed, when the mer-
while on her voyaga to this pork All British ideas of administration That the establishment of Harbour the oargo was abstracted, but the junk icts totained the hatchets with which they triple-expansion type, capable of a apred
Do. Maximum ....... is lighted throughout by electricity, and Board might perhaps be the best begin with her captain and crew were allowed to burst open the door, as slso the weapon of twelve knots an hour.
warmed below by a system of hot-water Ding for the concessions sought for, and go free. On her arrival here the case was wherewith one of them attempted salt. much of the hampering of business felt reported to the authorities and eight war destruction. It may be added that tho
pipes. Ico-machines and refrigeratoTE STO now by
all shipping men would be done juake were immediately sent out in quest Sikb guards at the prison were rathored on
of the plates, the result of which we the 1st April, so that advantage may have included in the elaborate appointments
the cuisine. The drawing and dining rooms away with by such a change,
The New Gaol near Patoo Sat Fee was That the completion of the Waglan Light shall bear by and-by. In the meantime, been taken of their absence,
house, and the consequent extinction of the Viceroy has warned the mandarine,
room are marvals of sumptuoos upholstery. the light on the D'Aguilar point, has whose duty it is to watch the evast, to be opened for the reception of prisonara in are most luxuriously furnished and fitted, The state-rooms are fitted out with propor. rained the question of light dues and more careful in the future, as the next May, 1801, sinos which date it has been the and Mrs Langtry's bed-room and dressing. reported occurence of a similar palate will cure of no less than three outbreaks, vé
tionate splendour. their continuance.
doubtedly the most serious in exten: and possible consequences. The first occasion the annual report of the Chamber of from their posta. That I beg the Chamber's parda-perha; beunredly lead to their being dismissed which the one above described is un- wax on December 4th, 1891, when vo of! Commerce had also something to do with the rorival of interest in the question. The dificulties, which casos excepting a half hide rocks, were
has this weak made the discovery--which dollars from him, to the effect that key of the prizon was completely gating for a few moments, and lapse into Sundries and oes Fire Crackers 4 bokst
a
us of the Customs launches, and went for. The pivot, as a matter of fact, zoquires
under the guidance of Mr J. E. Harding, required to move the great weight is so in- M.LO.E., assistant engincer, Lights Depart ment, Chinese Imperial Maritime Cus
faitesimal that so even smaller machino would be sufficient were it not that the con- tingency of having to fall back on the roll-
on board the cruiser Likin which was wait
system is used. cury
ing for them at the Lyeemoon Pass.
At first a considerable portion of the The voyage to Wagian, 12 miles distant granite required was quarried on the island, from Hongkong, was exceedingly enjoyable, but it was not found possible to obtain a
suffoient supply, and whore brick
Bod
for Captain Myhre and bis fcera bad made sumoni are wit and the buildings have been every preparation for the comfort of their pacsengers. A strong easterly breeze made constructed of dressed granite from Hong- While building operations were the ses rather choppy, but getting under the kang les of the bland a boat was lowered and the going on it was found necessary to send out party taken on shore, the landing being fresh water on the Lin, whose engines. were used for pumping the water to the effected by means of a derrick.
gramme.
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Temperature, HONGKONG, May 6, 1893. (Taken at Messrs Falconer i Gola
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29.94
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In this most conservative of countries the prisonoes paid the ponaity of their at-warranted to enre all discharges from the Force...
to the present Chinese
The landing plaos la ou the northwardgreater than those encountered in most That Covernor Robinson has not yet done everything is conducted by curtain roles tempt, and the second was May 2nd of last | Erinary Orgaus, in either sex (acquired or | Weather......
much towards getting the finances of and, therefore, tarqalary nonth, the year, when two were killed. Considering constitutional), Gravel and Pains in the Rain..
Lying ea it does simest directly across the temporary reservoirs at a height of nearly eastern entrance to Hongkong Harbour, 200 foot. The whole of the work has beva Weglan is an excellent site for a lighthouse, carried out under the personal supervision and whether it be in time of gale or in time of Mr Harding, who has had considerable ex- of fog the friendly bacon and warning perience in the construction of lighthouses fog-gan will prove valuable aids to the on the China Coast merinar approaching the port. Western fans of the island, the south-easter- successfully overcome by Mr Harding and -fy side being altogether too steep to be bis working staff, at the head of which utilized in any way. A landing having was Mr Godsil, and as far as the unprofes bees flected, the party was taken in bandeanal eye can judge the arrangement of by Mr Harding, who supplied the following the lighthouse and its numerous accessories details. For the convenienes of Jants and the best that could have been made. benta puiting provisions and store on to The work ha boon carried through with
Hongkong in the flourishing condition in Year not having on which he promised to place them, if we date for the inauguration of ten picking all the circumstances of the recent morte, Back Guaranteed froo from Mercury. the gaol authorities deserve story credit and Patont Hodioine Vendors throughout except the raising of the loan to defray fell a fortnight marker this sauson. Teas together with its obvious premeditation. Sold in Boxes, is. Ed. each, by all Chemists
·diatrjat of Pakling
for the promptitude of the measures taken the World. Proprietors: THE LINCOLN AND the expensive public works or work from the neighbouring ings that have been going on in the are already available for shipment.
coln, England. In a tow days moro, most of our foreign to areas the outbreak aud recapture the MIDLAND COUNTIES DRUG COMPANY, Lin- Treasury Department for the last for
tea buyers will have returns end it may escaped convio:8. Bangkok Times. years.
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Sixhet open wir tampezature on the Elb71 Lowest ugjum nie urteperature an the 5th...87
A. DonBuck, Awistani Meteorologial, Hongkong Observatory, May 6, 1893,
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