1893-06-14 — Page 3

No. 9469Jong 14, 1898,]

Then Mutual steamer Mayune arrived at Singapore with the first cargo of new weston's toss on the 5th inst. at noon, and sailed for London at 3p.m. exactly, her stay port being limited to three hours during which time 680 tons of deals were put on bowed. The Moyune Inft Woosung at 11 pen Monday the 29th altimo and made way Ane plunge to Singapore, beating her best previous record by a couple of hours

the Hydrographer THE report by

of the Work Admiralty performed, under the direction of the Lords Commissionera of the Admiralty during the year, 1892, in the examination and charting of the seas and conste in various parts of the globe shows that the following amongst other hydrographical Surveys were in progress in Her Majesty's abigs and other vessels during the year 160 Chine, Borneo, by Her Majesty's ship Egeria: China (east consi), by Her Majesty's ship Penguin.

Ar otheet belonging to Prince Ferdinand's military staff, who had wagered that he would ride the whole distance of 490 kilo- mostres between Sofia and Bucharest in Be on his bet with overal hours seventy-two hours, has sccomplished his to spars. The horse ridden by him com- pisted the distance at the rate of 143 kilo- metres day, and was in perfect condition at the close of the joernes

ahoj në bisedou snad

ke JAPANESH wrestlers are notorious for their great paking as well as for their extraordi sty strength. Many of them are said to take £re or dix pounds of poultry, or game and one she of rice (which will weigh more zal, than ten pounds when boiled) at They are all fond of alcoholic drinks,

The following notification appears in the Guetta Major Gen. Sic Charles Warren, G.0.M.G., K.Q.B., now a colonel on the Staff, to be a Brigadier-General on the Staff to command the troops in the Straits Settlements.

THE CHI

Wz recently noted that a batch of appoint- monts in R.M.'s Consular Service in China flight shortly be expected. Wa believe that the following list of promotions, and

found to be exaul :-- transfers to take place ere long will be

Mr Byron Braban, Consul at Tiontein, to be Consul at Canton.

Mr Alex. Frater, Consul st Bwater, to

A CORRESPONDENT of the Hupao at Foo- how states that one day last month a curious phenomenon occurred at Kut'lenbe Consul at Hankow, hsten, belonging to the metropoliten pro facture, in which there rained from heaven for the space of an hour, sach things as cereals, cate and rice, and that each family within a reding of ten miles in that distrist swept together after this grain fall' us much as four to five bushels (tou) Being boiled the cereals proved to Le oxcollent eating and appeared to soutain more nutri

My Chris. T. Gardner, Consul at Hankow, to be Comul at moy

out than thoss locally produced from the ground in the coures of nature, The correspondent reaches for the truth of his falo, as told by many who have, arrived at Foochow from that district.

WHEN General O. 0. Howard was in Chat- tanooga the other day baggar, with a withered arm, from which the fingers and part of the hand were missing, came up to The general, his and asked for alms.

empty sleeve and said. You are better with a twinkle in his oya, held out his

The cripple of chao I am, for you have your arm left, while I have lost mine." gazed at the empty cleeve for a moment, and then offractod fiftcon cents from the pocket of his tattered jeans trousers, Here, ha said, turning to General Ha ward: this is all I've got, but you're wel. come to it, There was a general laugh at the exponse of the distinguished common- dor of the Department of the East, and he made the man happy by giving him a silver dollar.

Mr B. U. G. Scott, Consul at Pakhoi, to ba Oonsul at Swatow

Mr H. B. Bristow, Consul at Winchow, to be Consul at Tientsin,

Mr R. W. Mansfeld, Consal at Churg- king, to be Connal as Wocchow.

Mr. G. M. H. Playfair, Vios-Consul at Shanghai, to be Consul at Pathol.

"

Mr M. F. A. Fraser, Vico-Consul at Pagoda Anchorego, Facchow, to be Consul at Chungking.

Me James Scott, Vice-Coneal at Shang- hai, to be Senior Vice-Cereal at Shaoghal. Mr R. W. Hucet, First Assistant, to be Junior Vice-Cossul at Shanghai

sistants.

a

It may be taken for granted that the post at Uanten will not be maintained as or les personal to Sir Chaloner Alabaster, Consulate-General, as that rank was thora for ressone with which our readers are familiar.-L. & C. Expresa.

(N.-C. Dai La Bung, who city, was behead to "the ordern <i few wecka sgc

paradoxical to

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For ame rumours th way to in toy. Ins with the

of Li Hug from the

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to purchase arms uprising against the go

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of Wm. E

Me W. Ratradough.

Mr J. Bart

...Mr A. Forlans

Mr O. Lulioohbhoj Mr James MoCallum Mr Jose Montojo

Mr Thomss Clas

which they take in amazing quantition. Tur Japan Advertiser says:-We learn that Odate Uzayemon, the most prominent. a project for the establishment of Pabile them, heu now become weaker owing to his { Godowas in Yokohame has adyauved so far DEPARTURE OF THE BEGISTRAH hatours were still. allowed him by the be exercized over every possible, shennel of character of Toragozen, a role now acted. Stephen GarthighMe Rauss

continued lllages and, according to the Mainichi benzot take so much saké as before. Still that paper tells de that about night the will'salist, lim. Now 8 sho will fill about 24 large beer bottlan.

that definite plane for its accomplishment have been agreed upon. No prospectus hae you been isoned, and until the promotere sot forth in that form the details of their

GENERAL

Jikeress of the

Mrs Farmer. Mr Flayorteru Mr S. Geness.

.:

Mr. J. Bosarin

Mr Sewell

Mr D. O. Smith

Mr A. W. Sarith

Mr J. B. Smith Me James Steativase Mir Venckawann.

WINDBOR HOTEL

avenge the death of his father O ecuted for murder without trial some years

& abort review of Mir Cu ago Shofather after his return to his allegi- ! ARCO Wes greatly honoured by the Emperor, Masters' from the pet of M who, ebanged his name from 14 Chaoshen Symonds opens the May number on

Repies; one of those last utterances to Li Tolao-shundead writer whichi please perhaps more ten Mr O. Johnson, First Aesistant, to be and bestowed the yellow jacket upon Liw, an epitaph, because, instead of self-praius, Vice-Consul at Pagoda Anchorage, Foo-He was, however, greatly feared, and searet they are praise of some one else. Dr Hobson filte

orders were desued to keep him constantly Rocse's article on the Propagation and Pra Mr.J. N. Tration and Mr H. E. Fal-under surveillance, and in case he should vention of Cholera may be recommended to ticket un show.

the loss of life be should be executed at have hitherto been afraid to think about the of May. On the fla ford, Second Assistants, to be First Aereate any disturbance that might occasion all who either are tot prepared already or stribet sonding sistants, and

Mr J. W. Jamieson and Mr. Juuse withouts legal process and without abject. This is what Dr Robson Rosse panding in number with those sent to the

says about quaranting :-

sabeoribers are to be drawn at the office of The cause of his death was a quarrel

Human beinge are the carriers of the the paper in the presence of representa

Barretto and family Mr Labrudte Sundinn, Stadents, to bo Second A. waiting for a warrant."

with one of the gentry of Shen Chow germs of the diere, and if the affected lives of the principal newspaper stores of

Mrs Brian In the quarrel be killed not only from all communication with its neighbours, demico to put in an appearance. The in Ngankin, the plane of his re-spot er district could be completely cut off the ospital and of such subscribers ay may Mr and Mrs BMM K siden09. Some time afterwards on a visit to Ngeakin, be arrestol. Absolutely rigid quarantins | numbers, are to be presented each with Mr G. Brockinanır -

photographis the Governor favited him to dinner, and, however, usually impossible, and events ilk handkerchief having taking him noawaren ordered bis execution. bays shown that it is not esentially necss-likeness of Fukusuke, one of the most Mr N. O. Brodie Even after his execution, however, hissary. The strictest watch steald, howover, popular rising actors in Tokyo, in the Mr and Mrs Bruins Mr and Mrs J Nunny government. Tais Imperial approval of communication, and all persons coming by him in the Kabuki Theatre. To the

Miss Dagmar our Viceroy's course in the prosecution of from an infected country should be next 300, will be distributed an onlinary Mr Charles E. Cazr

carefully examined. Even if they be photographie Tax Bon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart and Li Hang will probably quiet the ill-feeling sound healthy, a abort detention, per- autor in the same part, the dimen-Mr J. O. Edmonds

be desirable. There is, however, muab iseber; to the next 400, a smaller copy of weheme, it would be premature to attempt to MrsStewart Lockhart/eft for England by the that has beer shown, toward him by many hape for three or four days, way oftén aions of the picture to be about 18 by, 10]

doubt as to the length of the incnhation the same photograph will be given ; and Dr. N. H. Ghoesta outline its feature, but we believe we are Empress of China to day. The Registrar of the people.

period of obalera-that is, the time which lastly, to the next 1,000, will be presented correct in saying that ground has been se General has been granted special leave for

olapses betwens infectiou sad the appeara copy of a new edition of the Tafe of AUSTRALIAN BANKING. oured in a situation highly favourable for

The absence of facilities for six months in order to coufer with the Űo-

Everyone understands how once a panic and of the earliest symptoms. Mr Macusma- Oshio, by Ryuko Sanahi. The nambers the purpose.

A. Beattie, child &Mr 3. P. Lawson the public storage of gonde has been long felt lonial Office on the subject of Chinese

another,

till the whole system may collapse be sufficient; but Dr Parkes states that this bolders of the lasky tickets may then ob Rev, Mr and Mrs D. Mr J. R. Joyce Mr A. Mearant in the Settlement. Not merely will the now immigration to Brazil through Hongkong.bas set in the fall of one back brings down ra's uases show that twenty-fours hour may are to be published in the paper, and the Capt. S. Ashton undertaking be a decided boon to merchants

Dr. Piyal who desire to warehouse merchandise but in

like a house of cards. The extent to which atago can certainly last for ten, or twelve tain the article by sending their tickets bo

Mra Rodwell and many cases emanet de so unless they rents

credit enters into the sasicuance of our days, and that there are some good cases on the nonrpaper office. The Kaishini has alas estiminto that if a simultaneous call war Quarantine, therefore, unless enforced for every person sending an advertisemout to Mr J. F. Boulton

children' godown altogether Ico large for their needs;

own national gretem is revested in the record where it lasted for more than twenty, announsad that it will present a ticket to Mr G. Borroli - R. de Nilly 4+

This warning about filters, too, in worth to the 15th of the present month, and these Mr A. C. Eltonhead

Mr Rollenk in many other direotiens the system will en

advertisers lots will be drawn on the 18th Copt, Emko

Vice-Consul P,Gavan-Mr and Bird Silve courage sound business and as directly con-

made on all the banks of the United King-st least three weeks, might be quite useless. its columes during the period from the 1st Mr M. Butts tribute to the prosperity of the community.

dom by all their creditors they would be heading...

billes

metin In addition to passing through a tor, inetsat.-Japan Mail. able to pay just fourpenes in the pound. The banking system of England, however, DURING the evidence given at the Whampoa In the Divorce Division on the 5th May in the Hung F. Lau restaurant. The Hon. is peculiar to the country, and an abstract all suspected water should be previously that domestic filters too often fail to answer if the Bauk of Bugland did not rise to an Court of Enggity it was stated that, although application was made to the President to the steamer'a whistle was heard at the light-tomit the remainder of the sentence of six De Bo Kai presidad, and the invited Eucalculation as to what might happen there bailed. There is good reason for believing house on the Promontory, the syren of the weeks' imprisonment passed upon the Doropero guests were-Mira Stewart Look emergency, or if the Gavernment did not any good purpose; indeed, in some cases, latter could not be heard on board the stas-nger Dachers of Sutherland, a fortnight hart, Mr F. H. May, Captain Superinion- stand by the Bank, furnishee no explana. their sation is directly mischievous. This Australia, a country divided into different the filtering material is allowed to got. It mar. It appears (ays the N-0. Daily age, for contempt of court. It was based

on the ground that imprisonment had dent td Folico, and Mrs May, Me and Biration of what hax body taking place it result is due to the impure state into which Nesas) the Fres in Axture in a wall, so that the sound oan only be heard when tutiously affected her health, and that, if Hanshok and the Misses Hancock, Dr States with widely differing fiscal systems seems to be forgotten that filters act by vessels are in certain positions. When they continued, the result might be lamentable, Jordan, Mr and Mrs & Denison, Mr A. and with totally indepestdent Governments keeping back injuricus particles, which in

Four afidavitz by medical men to this effect

Alegal question was rained M, Thomson, and Mr Brewin. There to come to the rescue of their own partici- | the course of time accumulate in the inter Speed. Bulgaria is the latest adherent to i

lax institutions if they had bad the will or stices and on the surface of the fil Unless the latter is unfortunately get behind the syren, as was

cannot be were put in.

with

timo to time cleansed be ones with the Whampoa,

whether the Judge had power to deal board,

the matter, as the sentence was for a delere upwards of sixty Chinese gentlemen compotencs to do so. The political condi- taring material.

weakness rather than a safeguard in the renewed, fairly good water may actually site term and in the nature of a summary present, including Li Sing (who acted nations of the country have boan a source of from

·Wrra reference to the services rendered by ariotion for a criminal offence. In the roupier), Wai Yeak, Lau Wai Chun, circumstances of the emergency. The fol- take up impurities from the filter. it with the Bleyor Arms Menafacturing Com- | WPostock.

should be boiled from time to time, sy Capisin Bure of the Porpoise to the survit end Sir Francis Joune refused the applica- Poon Pong, Leung Fo Chi, Lau Yara lowing table will be useful to give a gene- charcoal be used as a filtering agent, it once a month, and then dried by exposure to the sun or in an oren. A charcoal ball During mattor to the Home Office to decide. Chun, Ho Fook, Fang Ws Chen, Chua rat idea of the extent of the havos

should be well escaped and allowed to Counsel intimated that applications would Podu Poo, and Ho Wyson,

remain for some time in hot water. This spongy iron filters are perhaps the best for general use, the material is cheap and can be easily renewed. - St. James's Gumile.

Fox Ranking the N.-O. Daily News hears that no less than from fifty to sixty picule of locusts are being brought in from the neighbouring countryside dally, and sold to the district magistrate of Kinngang, at the rate of ferty cash per salty, by soldiers and pesssita who have been depated to destroy the parts in the metropolitan prefecture. This means a daily income of something like #240 to the locust collestare, at the cry ip' Still they come !'

Tora of the ill-fated Bokhara we now lakri that, with the exection of admiral Sir Ed. mand Fremantle, he has recepted from the directors of the P. and O. Company a hand. plecs of plate as a token of their ap NOMG Breation of his prompt sotion. The gift 1s in the form of a contre-piece, and bears

ties, saying it would be better to leave the

His departure has been taken advantage of by the Chinese community of the Colouy to give a display of the select in which he is held by them. On the evening of the 10th inst, the leading Chinese residents entertained Mr Stewart Lockhart to dinner

be made to the Hong Sourotary to colcase dinner, music was played by Chinees the Dowager Duchess

toset

the of The

Name of Bank

instrumentalista. Dinner Over ABOUT the middle of May the offcials of Obairman gave the

the following inscription: Presented to the Taiping Custom Houso sent away aQueen, which was duly honourad. Be Captain J. Lealis Burt, R.N., by the considerable quantity of money, collected next proposed the health of the Re-

The money W05 director of the Peninsular and Oriental as duty, to Canton. Beam Navigation Company, in recognition entrusted to two deputies, who embarked gistrar General, referring to the good rala. able and valuable services rendered by is a small boat and proceeded on their way,tions that had always existed between Mr him when in command of H.M.B. Porpoise escorted by three small river gun-boats. Stewart Lockhart and the Chinese, mora to the survivors of the wreck of the Royal Some distance down the river between Balls. Ballart, lost on Saad Island, Pes. Ching Yuan-hien and Sre Huang-beien, at particularly during the past two or three years. He had not hesitate to associate a place where the river is very narrow and cadore, on Oct. 10, 1892,

of

shallow, they were suddenly attacked by himself with the Committee for managing several long, swift piralo boats, which The death of Sir James Anderson occurred rushed out of a small creek unexpectedly the District Watchmen and with the on the 7th. May at his residence, 62, and set upon the boat containing the Fe Leung Kuk. In the course of his

gun- Sir treasure. The soldiers on board the Queen'e-gate, in his sixty-ninth year. James, who was a native of Damafcie, on-boats fought bravely, the struggle lasting remarks about the Po. Leung Kuk, the fered the mercantile marine in 1640, and for several hours, bui as there were nearly Chairman said the Registrar General wan after commanding selling vessels to Tudis 500 pirates, both on the buals and on the willing to share his power with the Chinese, and Obias he commanded the Ching, one of banks of the river, the soldiers were oven- the finest vessels of the Onnard Line. He tually worsted and pat to flight, leaving a and rewinded his Chiness Learers that Me wax in command of the Great Eastern dar- large number of dead and wounded behind Lockhart had himself said in the Legisla ing the laying of the Atlantic cable, and re- them, and the pirates succeeded in carrying ceived the honour of Kuighthood in of booty to the extent of Tis. 20,000 tire Council that he would never assume the position of dictator to the Chinese. He November, 1866, ch the successful complex Shanghai Mercury,

wished to remain their friend and adviser. tion of thas undertaking. He afterwards

Lockhart The Chairman thought Me

Aimself with the little band of

fas if it ware their own) the

Nghia

prodeo.

was very wiss in maintaining this attitudo,

ladioe

WAS 2.20

two So australian

Deposits in Ratio of round Britisk cumbers.

Total Deposits £

Australian J 12,650,000 45-37 Commercial Bank of

Australia

2,490,000 27-67 Federal Bank of

Australian Char English Scottish and

tered Bank........

Stock Bank Australian. Joint Chartered Bank of

Australia......

Avstralasia....... National Bank of

Australasia..... Colonial Bank af Bank of Victoria...

El Bank...JEWE Queensland, Nation- Bank of North

Queensland.......

11,218,000 Sydney.......HIE Commercial Bank of City of Melbourne

Bankng 4,920,000 66.18 Royal Bank of

821,473 17-67

Queensland.....

5,839,000 17-15 10,688,030 30-20

6,769.000 52-93 8,861,000 20-37 4.31 3,524,000 6,618,000 1683 8,956,000 58.24

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MAGAZINE RIFLES AND THEIR USERS.

The Mannlicher system has basn adopt-

Holland, and Balgaris, France follows ed by Austria-Hungary, Gormann, lot. the Lobet systems, Belgium and Turkey the Mansor systom, and England ths 5.00-

the

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Rev. C. Jogoo

Mr G. Hatly Me E. H. Tornar- Mr Fred, R. Jahuson Mr Whiting Me and Mrs Joy

OHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

itationi

Swatow.

REGISTER,

June 19.—AT 4 PM.

29.7G

Temperature

the Mannlicher pattern, after thres years' most severe testing of all kinds of magazine arms The Roumanian Ministry for War made contract on February 16th last ay for the supply of 110,000 Mannlicher rifles, salibre 8.5 millimetres, with rim-fre Tokio

Nagasaki cartridges, which gauntity has to be de- shanghai,, 29.02 81 livered by the end of 1899. Roumania has. farther contracted to be applied with rides Poochow within

next two years and 20, 80-84- the same prices as at present; po it is Chacon49 essories within the next five years, at Anping.... evidently the lateation lo order a fur-

Hongkong 29. ther quantity. This Engineering remarks jo no doubt necessary, as these 110,000 Viot, Pesk rifles in addition to the previously order Gap Rock AN AMERICAN FORECAST OF THE

ed 8,000, cannot suffice for the whole Macao...... FUTURE OF BRITAIN.

Roumanian army, as on the youngest Hoihow England touches the end of the twentieth of the Balken States-namely, Bulgaria Haiphong. 20.85 sentery with openly expressed doubt of her has already ordered 140,000 of these Bolinao..... Future. Over-confident essayists have re- Mandlicher rifles, calibre eight milli Manila... 20.83 0.9. James[29.78|| rently filled the periodicals with elaborate metres, The South American States are prophecies of the Briton's future. Grant harrying to follow the European example. Allud eotipsos realistio conception in a re- It will be remembered that in the iste out- cent number of the Westminister Gazelle by break in Chili it was the Mateer repeating Tokio, a suggestive discourse on the inevitable con- rifles of the Congressional party thi

Shangh tinuity of British supremacy over the seas; secured Balmaceda's defeat. Un the cast

Fouchow..! British primacy in European diploma oast Brezil is re-arming, and the Govern British vice-regeney in the affairs of the mont has just signed a contract will amoy... 29.06 78 86 world. The situation of the seat of empire Meurs Loewe and Co., of Borliu, for the Anping....

circumvallated by channels and 2928, supply of 65,000 new repeaters, this con- Swatow.... dominated by British deets-assures Eng tract including for immediats are 6,000 of Canton 20.91 jaad her balorioal mastery until serial na- the new German Manzlicher 1888 pattern, Hongkong 28.82 83 vigation or come other miraculous interven partly to be supplied by Messza Loewe and Vist, Peak tion of zotenza thall have given the powers Do., and partly by the Stoyor Small Arms Gap Rook 29.92

Wl'ostock.

June 14-7 10 ▲.M.

of the world an equal starta parity of Munafectoring Company. It is interesting bagno......

bania

of the

prowess in a new order of events. The to note that the air rifle, about to be de Hathor

hope, the argument of the ivered, is in principle (as regards the lock, Haiphong. 29.86 81 100 Roglieb pirate rave that holds a third of the earth in repeating mechanism, &c.) similar to the Bohnao... 79.89 68

9), and for the cartridges 185 marks (about this huge sum and is now swallowed up rzay worthy of supremacy--the French-ple with baronet, 7150 marks (about £3 11d. be reckoned perhaps at a sixth of that immersed in arts, letters, the amenities of '16) amount, hat an a large proportion of this the mind, the comilles of universal civilisa- was not paid up, and as it would be vain tion. And yet, even during the centuries

of the high authorities of the two provinoor, well to be on their guard against Japanese The toasts of the and probably H.E. Obang Lien-kuat will competitors who thus cook to appropriate proposed by the Chairman, who took cade, into a great gold importing couples, bave to stay a day or two at Canton before the trait of other men's enterprise. It is the opportunity to allude to proceeding to his post in Kaangsi. 1.2. is anfortunate that the International Copy-

of Euangst, by the 21st instant or earlier.

Nor was it

NEWS BY THE FRENCH MAIL.

THE BRITISH EAST AFRICA COMPANY, London, May 30,As a meeting of the British East Africa Company held yester day the Chairman esid the retcution of the British sphere of influence was regarded generally as a foregone conclusion, sad the Government would probably agree to transfor the Company's territory to the Zanzibar protectorate.

INDIA AND MELITARY CHANGES.

On the 14th at 10.39 mEromater falling. Gradients slight for winds. Sea smooth, Weather, fair and come abomerą,

F. G. FIOU, First Assistant Hongkong Observatory, June 14, 1893.

1. BANDMETE, reduced to 32 degrass Fakean- toit, and to the level of the ses in inches, tenths,

and hundredths,

3. TAMKALTURA, in the shade, à dégiona Fahrenheit,

LON

8. HUMIDITY, in percentage of saturation, the hamidity of air saturated with moisture being

4. DIRECTION OF WIRD, to iws paista. · 6. Fonce or WIRD, according to. Beaufort Scale.

9

6. STATE OF Wearner, b.bine sky. 4. de

sqaully, rain, snow, thunder, visibility,

dow {well hail, lightning, o overcast, p prasing aboWOES: and clouds, d drizeling rein, flog, a gloomy,

Rare, in inches, tan this and hundredths

and others who have covered MSSRA Crosby, Lockwood and Son have the globe with network of cabler. He been made the victims of an emblushing was himself connosted with no fewer than piece of piratical publishing by a Japanesu

might fear him, which was sure to generate pusite forfeited, and for the time being at | have been on Brgument of irrefragabls con- | as regarán cartridgen and calibre.be ..Jam68|29.37| -|

any rate anatched from the hands of its sistency in other time, under other vendi- Brasilian Government pays for the riffs, twelve cable esmipaster, with a gross capi-ms belonging to Tokyo,, who have not but from Bolinao... 9.88 tal of twentions millions starling and only reprinted under their ora same a sighty thousand miles of table, and was volume entitled Lessons in Commerce, rebellion, public or souret, wheresa as their owners. The ospital which was supporting too, when the only continental managing director of the Eastern Telegraph published in London last year, not includ adviser they could always regard bim as Odmpany.

publishers' preface, kit have reproduced their friend and catech and love him. The on the title page Messrs Lockwood's dia Registrar General, to acknowledging the tinolive trade-mark, sud have bound the

now to be forthcoming upon call, thonetual Spain, Holland, France, that carried explor- DESPATCHES

Taplyed by the local anthiri- in fashion similar to the original. Į toast, replied that he had always tried to deindead to estimate how much of it is likely England hosts with greatest pride, it was]

volume is ties from Teachingts, The Japanses counterfeit follows the Eng-his best for the benefit of the Chinese, and less under this head is of Joes import ta vuration fartheal, lighted the torch of Chris- (says the N.-C. Daily Neses) that a pomo-

the last column, which reveals the suormous flag of England to-day. rous band of banditti under a celebrated lish original line, and also copies toisters of opinion that if left to themselves, present purpose. Most significant of all is tinnity in those colonies which submit to the Tosal chief, Chen Fu, whose stronghold is in ita distinctive types And this

put on sale in Japan at one-half the guided with advice now and then, they indebterinear of these banks to the people prowers, bravery, or superior statesmanship would could manage their own affairs vory well. of the United Kingdom-significant get that put England in possession of the im- mense oolonial acquisitions new acknowledg. In the monatein fastness of Laushan in the tion i district of K'aichien, of that prefecture, bas English selling price of 38, 60. It wo

ponding in England, but also as pointing ing her sway. effected function with the Kuangal insur be interesting to know whether thin is the He thought the duty of the Government only of the less and misory that are im-

When continental conuiries were at war, gents of Hasichibsien, the two districts of first instance of the kind. The work in Richien in Kuangtung and Husichih in question having (it is believed) been adopt was to lead the Chinese and not to force to the true explanation of the disaster.

certain lines of conduct. Australia changed from the groat gold cz when Bourbons were conspiring against porting country that she was in the fifties, Bourbone, when internecine strife weakened Kaangai being contermine. This willed as an English text-book in Japanese them into

THE BRITISH IN SIAM. and to a certain extent in the following de- Bpain, Italy, Austria, Denmark, the Briton therefore necesitate joint nation on the part classes, other English publishers may do

London, May 30.-The Times in a special of French India, French America, Spanish seized his chance and made himself master the able not only borrowing larishly in a public es-

Hritain in Siamese independence, sa drawing into her private pockets 3 sum West Indies. So that, as a matter of fast, trade with Siam, and the interest of Great - expected in leave, ibis for the south to-night, fight Convention did not include the assistance Mrs Stewart Lockhart backpacity, but in the course of dozen years or Amerios, Danish America, Dutch East and article insists on the importance of Brities

dabt. It is not a question of any surplus of that Spain was, Franoe was, Germany

London, May 30.-The Times, in an- and as matters are urgent in his province, Japanese Government amongst the con- given her husband. Mr A. M. Thomson nearly equal to quarter of her national England bas never been a power in the sense

replied on behalf of the ladies.

The moment this republic adopts sace exports going back to the mother country to in he will probably be ef Kusilin, the capital tracting parties.-Atheneum.

On Monday, Mr F. H. May entertained pay for this: for the sea-borne trade of economical laws Eugland's commerotat other erricic, warmly endorses the proteste TRAMWAYO in the East appear to be sure a large company of leading Chiness re Australia has remained at the same com-upremacy-despoiled from us during the made by successive Viceroys and Secre Ty the leters of General Corden to be sold thing like what the Switchback was on its sidents to tiffa st bis residence at the paratively insignificant figure since 1880, civil war from 1860 10 1965 will come back taries of State, and by lord Northbrooks in a After tifin and the asust it is not a question of any increase of to us. Then the British Isles will become recent speech in the House of Lords, that introduction (says the Times of Ceylon), a

They cannot posed upon Ladis, and couoludes by stating Temperaturo" Sotherby's on May 21 are several huge success in one place and a dead failure Central Station.

the population is soal and immigration is people can make thom.

and that the prosent system indefensible. allusions to the Opium Question: One in another. At Karichi and Bombay they formai toasts, Mr May proposed the Population requiring it; for the growth of inst what the weight and worth of their) an undue share of military charges is in Rarometer

LOAD HERSCHELL'S COMIX THE'S REPORT. chstacieristic passage from a latter dated pay exceedingly well-in Caloutta, Sings besith of the District Watchmen's Com-as much as possible discouraged by the contend with France in the arta

London,

May 31-Lore ferschell's Com February, 1882, states: The opia trade pore, and, we believe, in Rangoon, they are

pouring into the cuastry find, except to Continental Euraps in artisan craft, with Isetanding sver-present memonte of saything but a financial succes bear mittes, on behalf of whom Wai Yeak laws. What outlet then con all this moneyssieuses, with Germany in philosophy, with delest and heavy payments, and the ing on this point the following extract from

mere chain of unwalded peoples, be submitted to Lord Kimberley and the Bain............ Chinese cleverly take advantage of the fact a letter received by a member of the Delem- and Li Sing replied Mr Stewart Lock-inflate Telues, raise prices, and at this country in the arts of industry. Then mittee has finished its lagoon, and will, Fores that is is a deleterious drug. The opium be Mohicipal Council from a friend la Bang-bart's health was also proposed and toasted going unsound ventures and unprofitable it will be shown that the empire is to-morrow, sign its report, which will thon Weather WAIR were not shout opin-opium kok, published by the Examiner, is of in-most cordially, the Registrar General re the country as is wanted, and more is cum-whe will fall off ad join themselves Cabinet to discuss the different recom

ing in. No wonder that banks are eager to their predestined partners. By the mid- medalion contained therein. only a cheval de bataille--it was against the torast tnd from the Ceylon Examiner plying briefly. tattoduction of foreigners, a political queste hand, that you are averse to the construc- To-day Botne sixty or sevouty Chiness to find employment for their funds by dle of the coming century England will be will then ba forwarded to the Indian fotting them out on any and every security the same lesson to peoples that Spain bes Government before being presented to slon, and so the question of opium importion of tramways in Ceylon. Well, I think

culed Its destiales. Illustrated the shination of remedies by operations Is row. As for the loss to India, by giving myself that the city fathers are going to put gentlemen went off in two launches to the no wonder there should have heen 1.700 beer alace the Hapsburg-Bourbon experti- Parliament, the object being to prerout in thy market before the Indian Top, it is quite another air; us one the cart before the horse. Firat put the pica of Chine, and gave Mr and Mrs branchen about the country competing with tiou

able to act. Goyer hide, you have gain, an embittered desling roads in good order so as to be suitable for

hamlot. And with money thus thrusting and an injustice, on the other you have tramways, and then by all means ad. Stowart Lockhart a royal' send off, suck each other for the custom of the verisst Americant..

as there has not been in the Colony for itself upon the people hat could the price friendly nation, and justice Out veriise for tenders. I do think that, in

Not Responsible for Debis. down pay of all officers in India to colonial the present state of things, tramways in many years to a Government Oficial. On of property do but dee by bounds. But Tax British Consular. Report on Aiglers Boon altere into the fever of impulse given of isto to qualing operations wywances, chore raak of captains, do not Ceylan would be nothing short of a aa15400

st Algiers. Owing partly to its geographi. pro.** give them Indian allowances, and you will the opinions of competent hands to buard the steamer Mr Stewart Lockhart in this state of affairs the joyoueness of for the years 1891-92 reports an immoude

Do, Owners will be Responsible for cover neatly the Ices I expect Why the contrary notwithstanding. You are entertained his friends to champagne, and should officers in ludia have more than doubtless aware that the Singapore tramway box soygge was drank most heartily. The land

The land-scquiring compatrics, mortgago cal situation, bulf-way between the Suez Neither the Captain, the Agents, sor officers in Hongkong) Garen thing of the past. While I was in

As the steamer got under weigh there was companies, building companies and the Canal and the United Kingdom, partly

mushroom concerns, that are facationly the excellent arrengoraants in force, in any Debt contrasted by the Officer or Singapore a meeting was held there and it

known by the name of Trusts of one sort some measure owing to the want of safe Crum of the following Vessels, during was decided to stop the ranting of tramways a great display of Chinese crackers.

or another, would be the first to go, and in anchorage in all weather at Gibraltar, and their stay in Hongkong Harbour: To Bege SKIN DISK Stipholine Lotion and I think that the failure of tramways in quickly delven sway Eruptions, Fimpies, Blet Singapore must make the Ceylon officials

A FAIR, BEAUTIFUL Bar-Salpholice Soap point of fact there was a great havoc among greatly to the exaggerated quarantine pre- them in 1889. The phenomena of that captions in tores at Malta, British abipe ches, Redness, Kazan, Ams, Disfiguremonts, pause before they commit themselves to any Roughnew and Surf, laring a clear, sabeme. Here, in Bangkok, we hayo tram-gives the natural list and peack-like Bloom of Itom Blin and beautiful Complexion, Holpholine is run by electricity, and. elthough the perfect Complexion; makes the Skin smooth,minor crisis did not attract much notice from the Far East greatly prefer calling Pedersen.-Order.

and snow well what it meant. The with Mediterranean possesione. lity for the Skin, especially in bot

ed Tablets. Everywhere. casion, Mide in Loudona Bold everywhurst of construction was smell, I do not apple, healthy, comfortable, Salpholine Soap abroad. Bat the local man would mark it, here for goal to going to either of our own

think that it is a paylog concern."

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