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Hence the petition, and hence the Ar the Magistroy this morning ● Lascar representations (bet somo, brrange-Breman from the steamer droona was ment of termit the Govern-sentenced by Mr Wodehouse to six months' ment might be brought about imprisonment for stabbing another freman In an ordinary commercial undertaking those immediately contented would on board that vessel, ini Victoria Habour, "naturally be expected to bear the brunt on 31st May, of their temerity, Hera, however, she case is somewhat different. A loss of We understand that during the absence-of- capital to the Colony in its present de ton, J. H. Stewart Lockhart, on six pressed condition means, according to months leave on special duty, tho defies compotest authorities, further commer-

of Registrar General will be performed by aial or financial depression; while as the congested condition of the town, so Mr A. M. Thomasa. Mr J. G. T. Buckle much spoken of a few years ago, bae will take it Thomson's place as Assistant cessed to exist, the demand for a large Colonial Secretary; and Mr F, J. Badoley, area of new land has fallen away, (cadot) will sucesed Mt Buckle, as Acting. Now that the Petition for postponement Deputy Superintendent of Police, of the Prays Scheme has been for ten days in the hands of His Excellency the Governor, it is hardly ovessary to A Lonson telogram in an Australian nowo- correct the inaccuracies of which cor paper, dated May 25, report the total loss respondents are apt to be guilty, in the Red Sea of the Brazilian worship Borver has remarked that the petition Almirante: This is the vessel on board of has been got up by a few gentlemen which is the embassy from Brazil to China, who are interested now in opposing the carrying out of the Prays Reclamation premated chily in order to induce the cheme. This objection can best be Chinese Government to allow cooler to answered by a reference to the signt- omigrate ly Brazil, where there is a great tutes attached to the petition, which demand for labourers on the coffee planta- comprise a large number of all tions. Barou de Ladario in at the head of sorts and conditions of men. The demand for more land on the Prays the classy and is accompanied by Dr may hats come show of reason in José Gurgel do Amaral Valente, formerly China-town to the westward: it cennot Brazilian Minister at Vioona. Apply to the foreign quarter, so long As there is no rask for the vacant lots in THE Sanitary Board will meet to-morrow. front of the City Hall and the Bask. The following in the Agenda-1. Latter Wherethe urgency in the interests of the public” comes in it would be difficult to from the Honourable Colonial Secretary establish. The 'grasping policy of the concerning the removal of the public urinal leading owners of property' is a rather in Battery Path, 2, Mortality Betuvos for strong expression of opinion; but con- the woske ended the 27th May and 3rd sidering that a very large number of the holders of stuck in this Colony areane, 1893. 3. Application from Sacre- equally interested with land-owners inary for leave of absence. 4. Surveyor's the prosperity of Hongkong, it reports on the condition of the houso to follow the irate draina of Nov. 83 to 100 (odd Nos.), Sta- in hot pusy

Tenant in his timide against the tion Street, and 17 to 50, Boclamation property owners who suck the life Street, Taumsti; and 1 to 9; Tai Loi Lane, blood out of the place. There may be and doubtless are several difficulties in Victoria. 5. 65 Applications for licences the way of suspending work on the and renewal of licenoss to keep swiño. Prays Extension; and these difficulties

will have to be met and seriously dealt with in a practical way. Bar discussion of red ribbon granted by Royal which ignores facts and roserts to strong authority and protected by statute is the talisman on which Commander Wallace language devoid of argument is not cal culated to assist in the solution of this important financial question,

TELEGRAMS. *----- (SUPPLIED TO THE URISA MAIL.”].

(Via Bouthern Lína)

HUNGARY.

LONDON, June 6, 1898, The Emperor of Germany and the Grand

serious d

Molarly, R.N., Chief Ootable of Lanarkshire, relies for improring the status of the British soldier on his return to civil life. By this device the most sdifficulty would, it is believed, ba overcome, since it would provide a monne of ready recognition and identification of orery good and deserving soldier who ad served his time. In his scheme, as ex- plained by him at the United Servien Institution, Commander Meffardy suggesta that all officers thall become members and make it a practice to wear the ribben when not in uniforte, though he confesses to s fear that wearing this emblem with plain clothes may at first excite ridicule and be

THE CHINA MAIL.

POST PRANDIAL: 436. (With apologies to D, the Daily Pra Foot).

Do roof and ceiling fali ! Did the door break?" Why am I bero at all t Tell me 1 Ah speak 1 What do I now at all! Is this a freak.

Tia but the weary brain. Tibat the bad chempague

What odour afolly faint Wafts round me down? Salt fish and sowatago blest, Redident of show & varia What is this awful apont ? brak Garlic, I vow,

"Ti garlic and tie right Garlio abould scent the night.

Hear I'a toioo of woo Wail now and cop, – Do cats in convert low, D'er the tiles creep 2: Was it the rooster's crow Weked me from sleep?

Is the night-hawker's cry 'Tis he who frotteth nigh.

Whose weirdly waring arms, Would me eifeld'?.. Telling with dread, alarms, My heart so buld?" Must I those ghostly sima Ever beh-d1

Tis hat the curtain light, Moved now by breeze of night,

Whose gaze ie on me bent? Who bido ma come i Out of mosquito tent, Midst the mind ham. Oh shade of night rolant Or I aqcoumb.

"Tis but the electric beam;" "Tin but a waking dream."

VI

What orb of misty light. Shines from afar,

Now faint and silvery bright,

As some small star

Is it the clock tower light,

Seen from afar I

Only the clock tower lamp Beon o'er the harbour dump..

VIL

What glorious light-crowned bliss Breaks on my view, Seeming the world to kiss With rusente bue.

And gruesome dreams dismin ‚ Far from my vías.

"Tis the welcome dawn at last What a fearfel night I've passed i

BL. 11.

CORRESPONDENCE:

THE PRAYA RECLAMATION

PETITION.

To the Editor of the CIA MAIL,

June 7th, 1893. Sm-May I make a suggestion as to way out of the present difficulties in the way of the completion of the Praya Rec's mation Works! It appears to me that the

May 11.In replying to the Address pra five and allowed the merchant to enter his abrention of (bis proposed Australian | lately Governor of Tasmania, has contri-.|

Mr Robertson buted at article to the Speaker on the Home seated to the Queen by JCR.B. the Prince goede by a anpplementary raport, while Canadian line of stentzers.

of Wales, President of the Imperial Insti the Custom officers were punished for was unable to say whether the Government Rule.question

Ha declares that the administration of tute, at the inauguration ceremony, Her ibuir soodust, and a presismation isstred was prepared to subsidies those elcamera

the Government in Ireland is the root of Majesty noknowledged the efforts of his against extortion. Of course, the merchant for the conveyance of maile, zoek drag

London, May 10-Mr James Huddart, the hostility of the Irish towards England. Royal Highness in feuding the lasiiluter concerned could not continue to trade. while the affair remained unsettled, and the australian abipowner, has applied to

ACCIDENT AT & STATE MINNAR, which, the Queen declared, was an evidence of the univerzal loyalty of Her Majesty's hcus who were in the same line of busi- the British Admiralty, through Sir Charles London, May 18-While & State dinner subjects and a Hating symbol of the unity of

Paris a chandelier the Empire. ness made common cause with bles Bat Tupper, High Commissioner for Canada, was being held there was no general closing of shops for a subvention of his proposed Austra suspended from the welling of the banquet ing hall suddenly garo tray and fell with 2ar was there any general fighting or by Han-Canadian lino of stasmara. person killed, SANDTAS

aemah upon the table at which the guests Lastly, the country people of Lienping London May 9-lu replying to a ques- were seated. A portion of the falling chon are said to have revolted from dislike tion in the House of Commons. Last night, chandellee struck M. Challemel-Lacour, the of their magistrate, and so have displayed Mr Sydney Baxton, Under-Becelary to President of the Senate, on the head, in-

TER XANIKA TRAFFIC.

The President's wound was dressed, and

on their banners the words Driven into the Colonial Office, ninted that the Gavonficting a nasty gra

This evidently refers to the nt would shortly submit papers to the rebellion." effaiz of the Wa clan which w terminated House showing that the greatest care was he is now and reparted Isst autum None of the exercised in order to prevent cruelty and he is now progressing favourably.

VOLLSTROJ AT, SEL.: London, May 15. The iron screw steam suureion in the Kausk trafic. Ale Baxton added that the Marquis of Ripon, Becretary of State for the Colonies, and Sir Johner City of Hamburg, 1874 tous, owned in Thurston, High Commisionar for the Dublin, camo into collision of Landy La Western Pacifio, were discussing the questand, in the Bristol Channel, with the iron tion as to what stops should be takes to screw steiner Counts Frelyne, 1954 tons prevent unsuitable practices in rebrailing belonging to Cardiff. The Countess Evelyne was so much injured by the violstice of the by foreign vessela in istanda under British protection. Sir John Thurston, he added, collefon that she sank, and eight of her was about to cunsult with the chiefa of the passengers and 16 of the crow lost their Gilbert Islands on the subject. Mr R. Lives

FEVERE DECUOITE IN ENGLAND. Stovenzon's criticisms appeared to be directed against the old style of recruiting.

the old style of fer in the islands.

prisoners when examined made any state- ment of their having been perascated, nor did the flags which were taken bear any Inscription not as in allogod,"

In conclusion the memorialiste after that though the province of Kuangtung has not attalveil the perfection of order, still a great deal has been effected of late and there is much less brigandage than foronerly-Noted.

REPORTING VERBATIM OR

INTELLIGENTATE

Mr W. Leycenter, chief of The Times CHURCH DISESTABLISHMENT IN SCOTLUSE. Parliamentary reporting staff, one of the

London, May 0.- The bill providing for principal witnesses before the Select Com the destabituest of the Presbyterian mittes now dealing all the question of Church in Scotlauch whck has been in- reparting the debate of the Bense of Cous-troduced in the Hotise of Commons by De mons, recently made; in the onurse of hie. Cumoren, Gladstonian Liberal BL. F. for eridunes, some interesting observations on the Outlege Division of Glasgow, has passed the short comings of public epeators and its first read by a mejority of 66, the duties of the reporter (remarks the Sta- gapors Free Press), quietly disposing of the well-worn delusion that the shorthand writer is a merely mechanical asansosis, endured an inevitable caly in the absence of

well-ordered phonograph.

Bir Dalziel-Do you fad that, as a rale, the speeches require much erection P

No; the editing is done by the reporter. as he writes out his notes.T

For instance, as a rule, it would be per fectly safe to print one of Mr Glad- stone's speeches as delivered I think so, more or less,

And that applies generally to the front bench? Yes, to most of them.

London, May 15-A severe drought has prevailed in many parts of E gland for the past 11 weeks.

The Buyal escort consisted of 103_men of the Life Goards, the Victorian Horse Artillery, the New South Wales Cataley, the Canadian Artillery, and the Indian": Native Contingent, in the order named. Then orme the Royal parriage, with 200 Life Guardsman bringing up the rear

The colonial troops were accorded an immense ovation by the apestators whils awaiting the return of the Queen from the

ར༔ Institute,

The Times in commenting (upon the. inaugural ceremony at the Imperial Justic tute, says that the striking display made on the occasion shower that no section of politicians can afford to be indifferent to the duty of maintaining the Empire.

MISSUELLANEOUS

London, May 9-Mr Edward Terrs":" astor, has sailed for Austratin in the I. M.8.7 Ophir

London, May 8-The quotation for Beo The Times predicts that many farmstaken Hill Proprietary Bilver-miming Com- will be absolutely ruined by the drought.

“GREAT DITTAIN AND AVELAIKKANA

pany's shares to-day li £3 10. Ad

London, May The death is announced

London May 15-In the sure off the Right Hor. and Light Rer. Ford Farewell speech delivered in Visza by Sir Petre, domaatle chaplain to the Pope at the Augustas Berkeley Paget, G.G.B., the Bizi Vatican, at the age of 46 years.to.issue tish Ambassador to Austria-Hungary, he seeded in the sille by his brother, the Hou eulogised the feeling of alliance between B. H. Petre, Great Britain and Austris.

MUTINY IN A COSSACK REGIMENT. London, May 11-A Cossack regiment

The press of Vienas is much impressed stadioned at Kieff, in Little Russia, muti mind against their officers owing to harah the sperch of the British Ambassador, and express gratification at this mark nt treatment to which the men were subjected. friendship, which it interprete as an indica The run fired upon the officers, And Buttons that Great Britain it favourable to the tained a siege for 28 hours. Fifteen of the Triple Alliance. soldiers were killed and 16 wounded.

AMALGAMATION OF BANER.

London, May 11.-The directors of the English, Scottish, and Australian Chatzor. ad Bank, and the London Chartered Bank of Australia are conferring Upon a scheme for amalgamation. It is expected that they will agree upon tuo terms to-day.

May 12.-The directors of the English, Scottish, and Australian Ohartered Bank. ans of the Loudon Chartered Bank are on-

Mr Willo There lo no apaaker who does not require some ravisioni P-Very faw

Or excisions-To publish Azera tin: report is a common form of making speakers ridi-gaged in framing schieme for reconstruc

taon to enable the two bruks to be amalga, mosted easily after reopening. This delaye the schemes of reconstruction......

calous.

So that if we were to attempt to publish atristly, and absolutely purtatim report it would to a large-extent tut the speeches into a burlesque (Laughter.) -Some members would not like it some member would not turn out well; (Laughter.)

GOLD FOR AUSTRALIA. London, May 11The Bank of Austra lis and the Union Bank of Australis sto each shipping 250,000 sovereigns for Australia to merry w

THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN GREECE.

May 16.- Cabinet ha Lordon been formed in Greves in succession to the Administration of M Tricoupis, who recently resigned because he failed to satis ty English diusacions with regard to a Greek loan which it was proposed to float in England.

The new Promier te M. Solizopoulos.

THE SAHUAN TREATY,

London, May 15-A Parliamentary Blue Book has been published dealing with Samoan affairs,

Mr Caseck Smith, the British Consul at Apia, wrote in September last declaring that, in his opinion, while Herr 0. C. Oedereranie, the Cief Justice, and Baron 8. Von Pileach, the municipal president the two officers vominated by Great Britain, Germany, and America to conduct the government of affairs in Bamoremained. it office, the Samoan Treaty would be a complete failure,

Lontion, Hey 9-Lord Ribblesdale in- tends to move for the appointment of a select committee in the House of Lords to report upon the question as to what legislation la required with a view to making it domphiladep that shipments of foreign and colonial meat, cheene, and fruit should bear a mark show- ing the origin of the prednote, OR

London, May 10A society on the lines. of the Cotveil of the Foreign Bondholders is being formed in Bostland for the protection of the intereste of depositors

London, Hay Baron Hersabell, Lord High Chancellor, has been created an extre Kuight of the Order of the Bath! AND ST London, May 9The Rev. G. 8 Barroit, B.A., of Norwich, has been elected cheir man of the Congregational Union of Eng land and Wales for 1891.

London, May 10.The Rev. Dr Honned of Edinburgh, has been cleated Moderator of the United Fresbyterian Church of Scotland,

London, May 33.The Daily Neon urges that an independent English audit should be made on the accounts of the suspended banka and ales of the Scenes of the colonial Göy- ernments, pe de a

London, May 18 The Standard says that the outflow of Sooitlah savings to Australis. haa altogether ceased:

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

When you give instructions for a verbatim report it does notimply that you are going to

THE BİNANOBS OF, NEW BOUTH WALES, retala all the redundancies and the irrelevant

London, May 12-The Daily News, ju phrases of the speakerif-No, I never use ibe word verbatim, sad should never eis commenting upon the financial porit on of

HON CEREMONYA such an instruction. A fall report is as New South Wales, says that the GoverTH THE APESIAL INHAIKUIN—TIKE INAUGURA- London, May 10.The formal inaugura. berbefine on any speaker would like to havement of that colony ought to set aside the

Mr Willar fall report in the third land revenue to provide for the payment of ting of the Imperial Institute by her. Kejus- poreon simply means that the necesser interest on the public debt and to form at the Quesa took place to-day. The weather was gloricus. Esarmous crowds of pruning has been applied, but that the sinking fund. whole substance is retained Yes; very

Londen, Muy 11.The William people witnessed the precision from Buck- ingema Palace to the Institute, The entire Henry Townsend, who was recently charg aflen a speech reads better in the third then

route was lined

[by] Mr T. G. Bowles-Corrections in Theed with firing a pistol in Downing-streat

There were 50,000 persons within the in the first person.

was further charged at the reading Australians are present. The Włostock.

HE GLADSTONE,

Duka Nicholes of Russia will attend 11. resvived by some with disfavour; but, sa rosion why the petitioners wish to stop the Times reports ero extremely few ?They and who was alleged to hayo shadowod Mr main hailding and its provincia All the

Bungarian Autumn bisntésvrsa,

DEFENCE OF THE UNION.

A hundred and seventy thousand persons bave been surolled for the Ulster Dalenco Kulon, which be commenced by eleping 500 delegates to the Central Assembly.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

he observes, officers now frequently make a works temporarily is not that they wish to are not many,, Nobody would priot and Palice Court to-day withnoad goone in the Great Hall of the Institute |

practice of rearing fancy regimental ribbons ons straw hats, and they also use regimental neckties.

been

absolutely ve balm report.

Bow-street raise the rents of the Celong, as your cer-

I believe it is common with stany speakers ing a threatening letter to Mr Gladstone.

The evidence showed that Mr Gladstone respondent of last night so confidently de clares, but simply because they have not nu to finish their sentences—Yes, with

had a very narrow escape of being shot re- the money to sink in the work. It is surely some speaker,

Other member speak to a alipsbod man-cently while visiting Brighton the duty of the Government to help, to the best of its power, every individual personner, and then constant shady I was sawa at the hosting at the The Jolly Jack Tar does unt fort in the community, as well to guard the Yes. My opinion about an official report, low-street Pulice Court to-day of the mably figare quite areditably in the ofhefs report of our Consul General at interests of the public enerally, and it that you night begin it with the idea of charge against William Houry Townsend Haves us in the old Dibdin dramas, says the might do both, it appears to me, by some condensation, but that in prozess of time it that red with a revelrer, he had dogged Daily News. Conal Bernal beats willing so way as under. If the work is of would become a fall report, bananas with a Mr Gladstone for several days. He was socle publio importance that is should be condensed report you exact planes every committed for trial for sending a threaten. testimony so the considerable number of finished without delay, the Government body, and you would have so many coming latter to Mr Gladstone. well-Estiaved.

him in the many years of might see its way to complete it at the plaints that the Committee in charge of the discharged bessmen who have his service. On the other hand, he cannot public expense, and when the land is re-arrangement and the reparters in their own OUTWARD BOUND:-York, April 14, Dor, shut his eyes to the very large number of quired, it might be sold by Publio Auction self-defenes would way, we will bays a

21 Peshawar, May 2: Bothnia, 5 ill-behaved, and, when they can got on application, say surplus ever get of ze report and give everything member may Yorkshire, Cachar Bendi, 9 Bucking chance, drunken men, who make their claiming and interest being handed over to say so that he cannot grumble. In this

the extension is, as compensation for losa full report. ham, 12; Palumet, Salatiga, 16 taptains and officers' lives a burden to them. the Marine Lot owner in front of whose lot was the report would gradually swell into a Caledonien, 19 Telemachau, Angers, it is far from agreeable to this offio ai to Chazer, Tere, liongkone, 23; Figga hear captain say. I don't want any Kintusk, 3); British tailors, give me Norwegians, Sweden, Glengyle, Palimurus, Munda, June 2er Fiona, Dutchmen who will be quiet and HOMEWARD BOUND; - Wonington Hall, well-behaved, but such, we are assured,

frequently the case. If the Sesmen's Union May 2; Modul, 19 Kriemhild, 23 wishes to decrease the number of foreigners Canton, Oldenburg, 25; Yarro. Danfa,} 30; Orestes, Mirzagaze, Jaion, Queen of ~India, Juus 3.

PABBED BUZZ CANAL:

The 8. B. Nehar, with the Gengan Mat of the 8th May, loft Storepure on Se turday, the 3rd in a 0a.m., and may be expected here on or about Thursday, the 8th Int.

The M. M. Co.'s steamship Caledonion, with

on board British vessels they aro advised to do all they can to check the ill cundust of the black sheep am ng their raembers; but Mr Bernal is of opinion that this will never be effected until a continuous discharge back is introdlaced, and mide obligatory.

another consideration.

fatl

THE DYNAMITE EXPLOSION IN DUBLIN, London, May 11.-Two men have been arrested in Dublin on a charge of being day night last, the eleventh anniversary of concerned in the dynamite explosion in the

tho Phoenix Park murd-ro, quadrangle of the Four Courts on Satur.

London, May 12.-The police state that there is no truth in the report that two men had been arrested in connection with

the Dublin explosion.

of sex frontage, &o, &c. It would be thanAnd the speeches would well too. That And another stage would be reached by in the power of any lot-owner to take up his exleonion at cost price as at present, plus interest, or to sell it at what he con some que suggesting that there should be

APETLIATION OF LARDER UNION. This, I think, is a way out not merely a full report, but an absolutely

London, May 11.--The Sailure and Firs- Bidere it worth,

The introduction of the penny Press has brutal vertatim report ?That is possible.

mon's Union has become affiliated to the necessitated a curtailment of the Parliamen-National Miners Federation, with a view tary reports.

to common strike action.

of the diffienly that would only suggest

ilaolf to

LATE TELEGRAMS Londen, May 25, -6 Üre; in Berduauz, Fence, has destroyed claret rained at £75,0 10,

During the recent ceremonial in omING

rooks, not marked on the chart, in broad day.sequently desired the Viceroy and the ed by the people. at 7am, and may be expected here light, and now lies sack in Port Lozaret, Governor to furnish him with a fall report

The 0. & 0, & Oceanic, with malls, &c., left San Francisco for this pert, via Yokohama, on May 23. The P. M. in City of Bio de Janeiro, with American mail, en, left San Francisco 1st June for Yokohama and Hong The O. P. R. & Empress of Indis left

Vatwouver on Jano u, for Hongkong The P. Hoe extra atomer City of Net Fock will leave Ban Francisco or Fano 8, for this portfele

him.

THE COLONIAL TROOPS IN LONDON.

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presented a magaidcent spectacle. The Now Tokio 29.65 South Wales Cayairy and the Victorian Horasagasaki. Artillery, feming the colonial escort in the Shanghai.. 29.55 75 Royal prosessien, were loudly cheered. The Fomehow. Royal Princes had a reparate ergurt. Before Amoy 29,70 85 the arrival of the Queen a procession of the Anping Royal Family was formed and conducted Swatow... 29.8 from the Council-phamber through the Vee. Canton... 29.79 91 inspecting the Vestibule from the landing, Vict. Peak tibale to the data is the Great Hall. After Hongkong 29.80 86 her Majesty, preceded by the Executive Gap Rock, 29.62 31648029,81 Council; the Great Offloors of State the Heihow Chief Oleora of the Institute, and Heralds, was conducted to the dain, and Haiphong. 29.78

the Institute, read and presented dress to her Majesty, was there received by the Royal Family Bolinao.... 39.78 H.R.FF. the Prince of Waler, the President Manila..... 20.77 86

The processioni to the Institute included six Royal carriages. The Heralds preceded Wostock. the Royal procession. When the Gun Nagasaki.. entered the Great Hall the orchestra, under Shanghai. the direction of Sir Arthne Sullivan, played Forchow.. the National Anthem. The Queen, faring.

Amoy 29.95 80 beam excorted to the dais, took her seat on Anping the golden throne of Runjeet Singh. Swatow Queen was then presented with a specially Canton .29.94 designed key, and her Majesty used it

Hongkong 9.86 84 complete a afrcuit of an electric sigand to Vist. Pesk the bell chamber of the Queen's (or Central) Gap Bock, 29.38 Tower of the Institute. A specially-com- Macao..... posed peal (of 60 changes) as rung on the Heibow...

Alexandra peal of bells in the Tower, which sooounced to the public the com- Haiphong. 29.80 81 85 pletion of the inauguration by the Queen. Bolinao... 20.97 69 06 ESE

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On the 7th June at 10,95 am: assembled in meter steady. Gradienta gesila --- soa

FG. Fitoj First distant Hongkong Observatory, June 7, 1893. 1. Banamazan, rođaced io 21 degrees Fahren- ball, and to theinvel al the nas in inches, texits,

3. Tamezantuan, in the shade, lu degrees and bandredthe, Fahrenheit.

100.

5. Humory, in garenabago of maturation, the midity of air mutated with moisture being 4. DruncrION OF WIND, to two points. 5. Fame or WIND, according to Beaufort

6. STATE OF Whatnge, & blue sky, ode

ONE PISINTERESTED.

CHARGES AGAINST THE CANTON

London, May 12.-H.B. H. the Prince of GOVERNMENT.

Wales has specially invited the officers of the colonial cavalry and artillery teame to The NC Daily Nests translates the following from the Peking Gastle: An

rec ptio at the Imperial Institute on the official, whose name is concealed, recently

17th inston'. represented to the Emperor that the

At the Royal inspection of the New Nozite further has been gathered with re. Canton Government has failed to deal with ion with the opening of the Imperial Insti- Wales Cavalry team and Victories the Farson Mair of May 12, left gard to the recent accident to the Filiaz, number of cases of publio disorder of tuie, Mr Gladstone, who walked with the Horan Artillery at Buckingham Palace on a saluts was immediately fired in Hyde S.James

Immense cheering Bingapore on Wednesday, the 7th Jane, boyoad the fact that she strook on a sunken | oficial misconduct. The Emperor and Prince of Walon' party, was frequently hoot-Thorday, the Duke of Connaught, who was Park by a battery of the Royal Horse

The second clause of the Irish Home Rale present, remarked to Majo: F. O. Hughes, Artillery. There was

1hst Sir W. J. Clarke, Barts, bad the team,

the vicinity of the Institute, on or about Wodnesday, Jape 14. This with her decks above water et low tide. showing the exact state of the case. These all has been passed by a majority of sixte. The officer in comm⋅nd of the Victorian from the thousands of During the smooth. Weather :-clear and hot. proket brings replies to letters de- The plass where the struck was some distance authorities now present their stabazout. two. The announcement of the resuit of shown an admirable patriotic spirit in inseguma oarsmony Madame Albani sang spatched from Hongkong on April 5.

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land, and the chart showed Siteen which they preface by saying that most of the division was followed by a scene of sending the team to Londen, and he the National Anthem. At the conclusion regretted that he was not present. He of the ceremony the Archbishop of Canter fathoms of water, whereas there was only the charges are absolutely untrue, others tremendous disorder.

with

The match Australia v. Gloucester has wished that there were more colonials like bury pronounced the benediction, and the retired from the building, two fathoms. Neither the Captain nor any inaccurate, and the rest concerned

Royal procession of his offers were in the alightest degree to matters which have already boom doult with bsen drawn osing to bad weather.

In the match against the M.C.C. the The Quan wished the teatris ancoess in the orchestra playing the Coronation March the military tournament in which they are from Mayerbeer's Le Prophète. The blame; a considerable sympathy is felt for and reported. It was alleged, firstly, thet

nings and 347 in their second.

The Eng to take part.

general arrangements in connection with Captain Zarine in his misfortune. From the shops had been attacked during broad me she struck until she was safely daylight in the city of Canton itself, the Australians scored 243 in their drat in-

There a su impression that Sir W. J. the ceremonial were expellently carried out. benched, everything possible was done robbers making good their ossapp with lish team scored 424 in their first, and 153

The precession to the Institute included the to save the chip, and within two days the their booty, after in one case killing la secund innings with a loss of wight wick-

H.B.B. the Duke of York was present Judges, and oirie dignitaries from all the whole of her heavy guns, topmasts, yards, woman and in another a man on guard. eta when the stunts wars diam. In this Clerks will be raised to the peerage.

match Lyons mado a duck in the first and

duty numbered 5000 men, Mariborough House yesterday. At the faree ota, were safely landed without a single The feeling of insecurity thus esused was

a fine, strong ship, said to be such that the street barricades 149 in the second inninga, Bannerman at the insection of the two teams at chief cities in the kingdom. The police

Later.The opening ceremony at the Ia-g mishap. The Vitios

greatest and as no effort will be spared to raise her, were hall closed at an early hour in the made 10 in first and 75 in second. It was close of the parade H RB. the Prince of

a niaguilcent match, and created tremen Wales warmly welcomed the officers, and stitute was carried out amid the we hope sam to see her in dook hare. Da afternoon. In the reply of the memorial- Monday last a staff of native workmen from iste the fact of the robberies le soknowing dous excitement. The green speak of it in aid he was very pleased to meet them. enthusiasm. Over 30 Royal pareontges shed clouds, ddrissling rain, tog gloomy the Miten Bishi Works, molading divers, ed; but they took place after dark, before enlogistic torms.

their match against Yorkshire the He hoped the members of the teams would were present. The public received with hall, I lightning, arercast, passing ver special demonstrations of favour the Queen.qually, min, snow, thouder, e risibility, enjoy their visit. The Asstrian Lloyd'as. Vindobona, from with pumpa, etc., went up in the asuma the shop doors were closed, and in every

The Victorian Artillery lunched with the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, dew (wet).

Haw, in inalies, tanths and hundredths. ~} Bombay, left Biogspore on Jane 3, and Mars, to sammanes operations to lift her. case some of the robbers had been enagat Australians have been defeated by 6 runs

The bargus Templeton reporta mesting the Life Guards..

Prince May, General Lord Roberts (lately may be expected here so or about 3 W. E. Devine, Foreign Secretary of the and executed. The stront barricades kava

The Queen has commanded a special Commander-in-Chief in India), the Marquis JUAD 1

Co., and Hassbridge, diver, sccompanied been kept as usual, being partially closed with a terrible gale in the Atlantic. Tware

HONGKONG REGISTER. Thea Pembrokeshire left flingapore on the party. The Fetiaz is built of steel, but at ten o'clock and shot fasily at midnight. her crew were swept overboard. Several artist to visit Woolwich and Hounslow in of Salisbury, and the Right Hon. A, J. Bal. The second complaint had zeference to versele base arrived in a battered condi- order to prepare pictures of the team for four, M.P. The Royal escort included, bo- sides the colonial troops, a body of Canadian Juns 5; and may be exposted here on is sheathed with wood, the was built in

1881, and is 2,950 tons and 3,000 horse- the seizure of a govemment team launch tion.

the robbers to aid by

A train has been derailed while pasting

The Colonial troops to-day paraded for artillery, native Indiens, and four Indian over the River Les, in Tralee, Ireland, inspection at Gloucester House, Park-lane, Prinos with their suites arrayed in striking power. She carries ten 6-in. brezeb-leaders and her employment besides a number of quick-ring guns, and them in their piracies. How this affair teams 15 knots. She also has protective ended, the Censor said he had never bert, falling distance of 20 fest. Four par- the residence of H.R.. the Duks of vostumes.

Cambridge.

The spectacle in the Great Hall was of a Temperaturs tron desks 14 inches in thickness-Kising As the Visaroy long age reported, the sangers were killed and 11 injured.

launch was seized by pirates who want on The Duke of Edinburgh is a heavy lossy

London, May 19.-At the conclusion of magnificent character when the Prince of Humidity board under the pretence of giving inter-through late Bank stoppages in Australia.

the parade of the colonial troops for Wales received the several procesions of Direction of

Wind ation. Her commander was cashiered i

inspection at Gloucester House, Park-late, Princes, Mayors, Judges, prominent officials, DOWLAND'S MACASSAN OIL and but retained in the service to try to recover

the Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, Henss of Commons, and finally her Majesty Weather............

Rain...... the residence of the Duke of Cambridge, and members of the House of Lorde and the Force

turning guy, and to the

on Friday, the Duke addressed each man the Queen,

The audience in the Great Fall wore in very complimentary terms, and expross- London, May B.The trousseau ofed himself as being very pleased with their mostly military, nayal, and affolat uniforms, Thirdly, the magistrate's gamén at Chich- and produce poft for skin. Sold by chrisly. Ark Fanghsien was said to have been barnt and Princess May for her wedding with the smartnes in the Hy Escort at tis open or court dress, the ladies being dressed fa was delighted that Australia could produca included forelga Ambasadors, Ministers of quantity of publie foonments destroyed. Bake of York will be entirely of British lng of the Imperial fustitute. Ele said he the height of the fashion. The assemblage State, and the Agents-General of the Aus- TO OTELCOME WEAINERS-Pepper's Quinine The memorialists had never board any manufacture.

tralasian colonies The Lord Chief Justice PRINUE FERDINAND OF BULSARKS. and Iron Tonle gives New Life, Appatite, Health, sash affair, Bat, having made enquiries May 2-The Duke of York and Frincess man of snob a stamp.

headed the Judges in the procession. The Tas "Empress of India loft Vancouver for Strangta, Energy Garen Nonralgin, Indiges through the Profeet of Ch'aochoufa, they May will drive into London in state affor

London, May 18. A plot has been disassemblage of people inside the Institute tion, Nerve Debility, Specially useful in hot, and that the place over was burnt; and, the marriage ceremony,

overed to murder Fringe Ferdicaud of THE IMPERIAL FEDERATION LEAGUE, this port yesterday morning.

depressing alinstes or malacions districts. Every when a new magistrate took over charge

London, May 8-Sir Charles Topper, Saxe-Coburg, ruling Prince of Balgerit, and in the vicinity of the building is esti ops should keep ep strengik by taking Peppers's resently, all the archives were intact.

Beron Hersobell, Lard High Chancellor, Tax 8, 8. Catherine pear, from Usleufts, Quinine, the world-Brown English Tonio. Bot. The fourth complaint was that thero had Bart, High Commissioner for Canada, has on his arrival in Bulgaria with his newly for at be

been a six days' alucing of all the shops in withdrawn the statement recently made by made bride, Princess Marie Louise, daught

and chairman of the governing body of the Institute, has been created an extra Knight of the Order of the Bath, laft Singapore for this « port periora THE Day,~Herbert Clifton's new system Fatalan on assegnt of the misconduct of him to the root that the Imperial Federa

Sir Frederick Abel, C.B., accrotary to the London, May 12.-The rebels io Nicats-Imperisi Institute, has been created a kus have scind the ship canal works, sud baronet.

Sir John R. Somers Vine, Ext., assistant the company has asked for the protection London, May 8-In the House of Gof the United States Government, which secretary, has been created Companion of

has responded by ordering gunboats to the Order of St. Michael and St. George. bear quite well, and without the leral effort, and duty some sugared fruits and canoe They mons to-day, Mr Edmund Rubertson, the terrible noises in head have not appeared proposed to fiue the merchant; but he Civil Lard to the Admiralty, said, in re- again. Pamphlet with fail adrice port free. would not submit, and both parties apply to a question, that Mr James Hud- Otton, 61, Upper Kennington Lane, Lon.pealed to the Hoppo. After considering dart, the Australien shipowner, had not the sirqumatanoes, the Hoppo ramilled the applied to the British Admiralty for a doa, 8.L

* or about June 11th

The 0.-8. 8. Co.'s stasahip Tester left

Singapore on Jaand may expected fiera on or about June 11. -

The s. s. Catherine & pear, from Calenttä, Bun.

dce. Jeff Singapore for this port on Jane 6, and may be expected here on or about June 22-

116 P. &0, 2, 8, Uwaliof left Bombay for resethms the Erir, regends it falling off or her. Sooner or later fourteen of the rob- NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN body's Qge, and as a small boede incestery fang tibers were explored, and four of them

this part of June lisi kumare

The F. and 0... Afalacca left Bombay

fur thin porò on Jones, va

The P. 40, Manila left London for

this port on the 28th May,

afternoon.

THE BE M. Co... Calzonies, with the French, Mail of May 12, 1sts Bingapore for this port at 7 am, to-day.c

Kappa, First Amistad at the Observa- tory, informs us that there ja had propther

off the coast of Qoshin-

it really most canomiend for garens wee; executed sammarily, the rest being other goldan odour for fals hair How No Lr wise dealt with.

healing for the and

most nothing, mooling -hands; remora freckles tax, sunburn,

rednem, ke..

for ROWLAND', f 20, Hattons Chardon, London."

tlas everywhe

MAIL.

THE ROXAL WEDDING.

tha Royal collection.

as of Prince Itabert of Porms. The plot

TER NICARAGUA SHIP CANAL SHIZED.

of completely cerise forms of Deafness, Bead the Customs tide waiters who had unfairly tion League was mainly intent upda levy was frustrated. Noises, Bo is being recommanded si ovet Red merchant, and killed man in ing a large contribution on the colonies in the world. Numero unsolicited testimonials. the disturbance which was caused by their order to support the British aring and Thomas Hichards, Bag, of, Dawlish Street, coaduot. With reference to this is re- navy. South Lambett, W., writes (after being a plied that last Jane the Customs offers snilerer for 15 years I have had my found a certain shop had not reported for expeditions amply fulfilled, as I am new able to

THE VANCOUVER STEAM SERVICE.

the scene.

JEISH HOSTILITY TOWARDS ENGLAND,

A medal of Vistorian gald has been struck in commemoration of the opening of London, May 13,-Sir Robert Builton,' the Imperial Institute,,

Barometer

Previous yon, data at On date at diyatip.m. 10àn.

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87

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Mickest open ala temperature on the ökade Inn, Torwart ogen eir temperature on the thin 73 dog. Bad weather off coast of Clorhin Chian

F. G. Fiody First: Aensland. Hongkong Observatory, June 7 1898.

Temperature. Hosaxona, June 7, 1893. (Taken at Meiers Palomer & Co,'i Fremists, Queen's Road.) BAROMETEE9A.: 29.86

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