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No. 9487.JULT 5, 1898.)

Capt. Weight, and Mr Deanys defending the Focused. The £fes in bankruptcy wore produced and put in ovidence. Mr C. F. A. Singhter, who took the motor in the Bankruptcy Court of Mr Hahn's evidence, alated in answer to Mr Donnys that the notes did not form a verbatim report of all Mr Hahn said. The esso ran adjourned.

THE ROYAL MARRIAGE,

THE CHINA MAIL.

wakened ont.

competition, and that for which they are might be a sword which cut two ways, but ritory. Dr Robertson would hate mounted the tale that he was

To the average travaliar, there can be no. Stted they will get, but no more. It is said, so long as the handle was in the hands of an interview had he not been orderąd ta he coure of the FA. C. HANN, who is charged with per-THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.tion. Bere this man comes to you with FROM A SHANGHAI STAND-POINT. | qittles which admirably fit them for the operations. Ea sdmitted that educationdary line between Bajour and Chitral Ter

of his sleep in the middle of the gut doubt that Shanghai in a more interesting with apparent reason, that the people in religious men there was nothing to fear, return to Gilgil

the .fire round about jury, was again brought before Mr H. E.

To the Shangliai do not like the foreigner do not The Rev. W Fileher, the President of the It is diffonls to follow the c A apccial meeting of the Legislative and seeing Wodehouse the morning at the Magistracy,

him he rushed outside. He must have place to visit, than Hongkong.

and all his works and ways. To us this and Chinese on the points which fell to him pears the tribesmen were gonded to fnises Mr. Ellis prosecuting on bahalf of Council was held this morning. H. E themed some opinion as to how the fire Loyal British subject, a "Crown Colony' is, want him-would be glad to get rid of bim College, offelated and spoke bath in Koglini | Hazara rebellion. From late reposts it apa

Governor presided, and there were present: originated. It is a suspicious story alto-

other places in Chica. The root of it is to he was very felicitous. Altogether a most lie in the valley of the Uppar Helmand. Hon. G. T. M. O'Briau, Colonial Becratary; gether. In the last case to which I have of catae, a serious-ny, even a solemascems incomprehensible, jest ze does the as leader of the meeting. In his address to rection by the arbitrary notion of the Hon. W. M. Goodman, Attorney General; aliadud, the mso stated that the fire came thing-cspecially if he blance to be at same fooling and wishes in Feochow, and Mr LA, in English, in presenting the diploma Amir's oficials in Bloend, district which

through the ceiling, but in crom-examina

But in fro-be found pasily in a certain vague senti- plassert and instructies evening was north of Bamisn. The Argosa Goranas but capable of evolution that way), but every suoscas iu the grand undertaking of and deported them to Kabul Henna Hon. F. A. Coopor, Director of Publio tion he admitted that he had a lamp on his the sarac time a taxpayer. Words; Hon. N. G. Mitchell Innes, had and that the lamp was upset. Of portion se his separation from the mother most of nationality (not quite patriotism, spont. We wish the Methodist brethren seized the family of a lossl Florare oblaf under which the siege was rained on comdle this case, but I would suggest and I Colonial Treasurer; Hon. R. M. Ruxsey, suuree, I do not say the facts are that same il country has been long, it often happens mainly in a defective system of political, which we at the end of the nineteenth cen- promptly attacked and besieged in his fort tion that the captives would be released. sound of reports of the doings of Legiala- fact that so many foreigners have grown so promising beginninge.

Ofius le An irritating and an

The Governor took advantage of the truce Harbour Master; Hon. U. P. Chater, Hor.eubmit it with all respect that in this case that ho grows weary of the monotonous economy: Eres to educated Chinese, the tury are permitted to see such hopeful and by the local olans. Terms were arrived, ai

wealthy in

HOW ANCESTORS ARE ACQUIRED.

to flee to a place of safety and Afghan J. J. Keswick, Hon. Dr Ho Kal, Hou. T. the fullest inquiry should be held.

Worship

p--The inquiry to-day bos beon of tive Ocuncifs, of Proceedings of Sanitary aminous fact. The sentiment with which

A contributor to the Million has been introops nerolied agatust Ake Bakar H. Whitehead, Hon. E. R Belilica, and

Boards, and of Protests of Unofficial they view the phenomenon is embodied in the fullest possible nature.

remark made by a Chinese vendor of Er Arushoon Seth, Olerk of Councils.

Metabere. He tires of the attacks by towers, as he pointed to on Englishman terviswing a manufactater of ancestors later took up a defensive position on the sturdy Liborala, on the Conservativo nd who had hade a good living in a flourish Where do yea get your ancestors from Helmand, but were surprised at might and Abrenten. A. M. Thomson, Acting Registrar Goneral,

His Worship The object of thess in-ministration, as well as of the defence of ing outport, and obgarred: When that asked the reporter. All sorts of places. I defeated with a lows of 250 kilci - The pair of breeches, now look at hira! The pick up the refuse. All the genuine pic this defest reaching the tribacion forthat sent to operate in the Dehrangi country, quiries is not to profset Fire Insuraces Com-the latter by Government organs, and of man came here, he had not even a whole attend all the pisture sales in Londos. and afghan loss was also heavy. On sewa

the Mr Gedge-And to protest the Fire horde of civil and military officials, iraplier. qumulations are ours. Let him take his prices, as I content myself with buying thom end succeeded in defeating another onlumin If this is his temper of mind, he cannot torn browsers and leave. To reply that a that are not wanted by the connoisseurs,

absence of them, do not of themselves my favourite hunting-ground is the country. generally been in a state of unrest, and the Insurance Companies from fraud. The sec

coeroe them. Further fighting a leamisest, fal for any Inspector of Police, or for any

at-the sile at eoms old, historic country house. Sion of the Ordinace save, I shall be law do better than to spend a short time in the pair of tora forsign pants-bob to say the gut many a good portrait in this way. Bat Since thane two nationa

tainments, vain. Foreign atomships, interested person present at such. investiga self-styled Model Settioment, where either create or transfer wealth, is to the I go a hundred miles mauy a day to attend Amir has sent serseal thousand men to foreign trade, foreign settlements are to When a man gets in dificulties he will all bis troops are sufficiently strong to orarion then all so many drainage-tubes through accenture just as merrily as Charles Burface the whole of the independent portion of mastere, they fotoh very little. The which the vital forces of China are slowly did. And, unless the portraits are by old Hazarajat. but surely and insiduously sopped.

A MODILIIATION, of the section of the troops having charge of the defence of Stonecutter's Inland took place on Monday night, Ugoa a signal gon- being Brod, the troops co- menced their preparations, embarked under, the command of Lieut. Nlabelson, A., and geeded to his fighting station. Several officers, is stam launchos, afterward sallied out to attempt to affect a landing

Mr Gedge-I submit not. Ein Worship-You have had full oppor- tunity of putting questions.

Mr Godge-Not to cross-examino.

upen latiding of the Island each man pro-attend hore this morning; but 1 will not/panies, but to find out if possible, the all the show and red taps which such a tont implication was, that man' acres are, of coures, capped up at high to the south they assembled their fergard

but the electric seerob light was worked an

His Excelloney-Gentlemen, It may be other inconvenient to some of you to detain you very long, and I am quite sure you will not grudge the few minutes you romain hero when I tell you as you siraidy know that the abject of this

Brea

origin of the firea

effectively that these attempts wore frus special meeting is to consider the pro- tico, with the leave of the Magistrate, to much is scanmplished with Httle machinery present state of the Chinese intellectual Those are the places to pick up ancestora, but it is not yet known whether the Afglish, trated. No manoeuvred were carried out last Friety of sending some congratulatory right, but, this morning the whole of the message to Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family with reference to trops forming the Garrison, with the cx-

the approaching marrings of the Duke of Yorks and the Princess Victoria of Trek: His Royal Highness is known to many gentlemen in other Colonies and probably

ception of the detachment of the Shropshire Light Infantry encamped at Kowloon, ware mobilized. About five o'clock, the troops were maised at the Happy Valley prepared to march to their respectivo posts to repel an imaginary enemy. The men were all in motion, and had nearly reached the Happy Valley before the rain began to fall. Some manbuizes wore carried out. The men wore

return to Barracks, which were reached between nine and ten o'clock. These mo-

unfortunate eo for a weather is con-

will be a worthy successor not only of his but of Her, Gracious Majesty the

street an English air can take her

as Tennyson sayɛ---

examine the witnesses, and to cause aneb persons to be examined as may give dae of The Fire Insurance Company, and proper information touching such ongo a fire." I submit, is the most interested party, and it is for the Magistrate to exercise catonable and judicial discretion in allowing examions

tion ar cross-examination.

run with a minimum of friction.

Shanghai is totally deraseratio, as we are often reminded, and liks other democratio communities, it often has no clear idea what in its recent oluborate discussion of a suit- it wants. As on many previous pecasions,

His Worship--I have given you an op; able way in which to oalabrate the impand-hinese is able to pat these principles getting a valuable work, sometimes, I should London, June 9,-To Yokohama'; alios

INDIAN CURRENCY QUESTION.

trade-

of two or three answers,

Guiness

Quotations HongKora, July 5, 1893. OPIUM-New Patna, onați,..... 580 oach 570

PASSENGERS EXPECTED, Li Rung Chang is one of the few Chineas country folks wouldn't have them over the

Per P. and O. steamer Ocean frons Wealth of Nations. But neither Là nor my own figure. You stand a cbsner of Yes, Bow and again. But when who appear to have heard of Adam Smith's kitchen mantel-piece, and so I get them at

Bigsley To Hongkong Stad Quarters into execution in China. For these prici Laink? in this Doleny also. Two youre ago I had portunity of examining witnesses, ond I

Par. F. and O. steamer Fictoris, from forward.

nearly all Chinese are strangers. How is it most valuable once. There not mach

then of

Johns the honour of entertaining him at Govern-have naked you if you had any questions ing Jubilee, the Shanghai rato-payors in ples imply a degree of acquaintance with the a man puts up his ancestors for sale he in master Sergt. R. Hurrey. To Man

ta suggest or witnesses to bring

London, Juan 23.-Te Hongkong: Mr and by mia- Hobous or

the same NJ. Humphrey and two children. ment Houes in the Island of Trinidad, aud I think we all know that he is posssssed of Instead of adjourning till Friday at a Council assembled, have-to employ a Chi. reciprocal farees of civilization, to which vites an art dealer to select and oraiss the MP. H. Bethel Jones.

emailer sales At (1) It is not postake.

-Per P. and Op steaming Aromdia, frous the most charming manner, amiable sharedo'clock, I will adjoura till Friday, at 2.80, neas phrase-talked large words, but used possible to diffuse correct ideas on these topics chasse teristics, and manly qualities (applanes), so that in oase I should doside in your small cast, and after all the numeroas fine among the Chinese? This question admits Reynolds

proposals nothing seema fikely to coms of sible. It will be time enough for Western ears is not exercised. Old portraits are re- In all human probability, he will be the invoar we can go on with the inquiry,

any of them but Loise and awoko. Eynations to lecture China when Western negarded as so much lamber, and you may London, July 7-To Shanghai, Les Ric futurs King of England, and we hope he

Per Norddeutscher Lloyd steamen or tariff,

on monometallien or bimetallion, gave a gaines for a job lot one day, and to be ground for somebody, and each indi-(2) Mack enn be done by the diffusion of judge of my astonishment when I discovered Braunschweig, from Bremen, Kay yo well drenched before the order was given to father has occupied the throas no in- HONGKONG MERORANTS AND THE plan proposed meant-na: doubt-an axstions can agree on the principles of free-trade happen to pick up a gem amongst them. korby and childe E

(applause) Queen comparshly, for over fifty years

The enclosed letter has been sent to H,pvidual (was interested first to grind his good Western literature translated into good a Luly amongst them. I took it dawn to Shanghai: Mér John Schmidt, For Hongy With regard to Hor Royal Highness, the

urganize Book Landing Societies, as describ.And to whom do you sell thers old kong:, Mr J, Hempel, she is a charm.

trait of a country gallant of George the ing English bilizatious, which have been singularly Princess Victoria, we know one of the the Viceroy of India by Messrs David Bas-owa axe, and socond to prevenit his neighbor Chineno. Other cities besidan Canton should Fall Mall and cold it for 200

daughter girl,

rall most popular Princesses ever known

hai, organized by the late Dr. Wil- cerned, are beld merdy for the purpose Eagland, Princess Mary of Cambridge, soon, Sons &Co., on behalf of the Hong from grinding his. Tass, as only one azeed last year in these calarons by Dr. Chal-pestures I asked, picking up, the por

liamo, and now represented by Ev. instance. The other day s plung of testing the mobility of the troops, now Duchess of Teck, and she seems to be Kong Merchants engaged in the Indian could be ground at a time, which no one mors. There is a useful Society in ShaThird's titan. Well, 11 give you an Timothy Richard, which has this express dressed man came into my shop. He had a sim, s diffans Useful and Christian sound smiling face, adorned with a goatee knowledge, hat its funds are low, and it which told me he was a Tankes. Bo was arsa, therefore, ciraamscribed. Such satie- and be was not. He went out to the States ties should be encouraged. (8) No natios in 40 years before, stresk ilo, and came home all his connections bad away all more necessible to object lessons than the with his pockets full of dollars. He lost his by practical facts. The inevitable selfish ne kad Chinese. Sceptical theories must ba net parents early in life and daring the 10 years ares of trade must be offset by comelling disappeared. Angkow be couldn't find any

first trepanned. Whatever hadn't even a picture of his father o

goad-looking ancestors. I did so. I picked unselfish. This the Chinees can comprehead but perhaps he didn't take the trouble. He

Eimant Plantagenet, heavy-booklered without bilag tion trension will be fores, he teised me to provida hies with a set o Ironside, and some exiling beauties from our good and for that of Chine

FOOCHOW NOTES.

Charles 1'a Court. Then I brought him up July 1. The weather daring the last ten days, to date with ons of George's bewigged coun

despect easy and rational.

price. been about 5 degrees warmer than for the It fa proposed by the pupils of the inte average late days of June in Panchowed with them? Oh yes. He pail me a stiff same period of last Jane. Literary Chancellor Sing. Wong-ching, to

was universally held. have a statue of him placed in the College Elall as a token of the esteem in which bo

* Hore of the restul girden of girls."

Hongkong, Srd July, 1893. His Excellency the Marquis of Lansdowne, G.M.8.1., G.OMG, G..I.., Vice- roy of India, My Lord Marquis,

would 'tolerate, none at all is ground, and the long-projected schools are indefinitely postponed.

Another democratic moddle in the postal chaos. The Local Post has long On the 26th Jane we had the honour of been a seaful neisance. But when it stop. sending the following Lelograra to Your Ex-ped and hold for local postage letters pont cele

All Merchants engaged in Indian trade from one post-say Foochow by another

with Hongkong earnestly urge Visoroy take posay Bankow-it raised a commotion stops calculated to injure Indian badegut which should have onded in a law-suit that therefore, is that a telegram be want to the remittances to ludia, banke fearing closing would have tested the matter. But at the following effect: Governor of Hongkong Mints, & protected rupes sud unprotected leat minute the 'learned conusel with to Marquis of Ripon: Council and comdullar: Indian business at a atendstill in wanily-I think I am justifying in speak the meantime.

Rach member of the Garrison has a place allotted to him; the mobilizations are hold to train the men in taking up theit positions I am quite sure that to-day and tomorrow manages will be Gashing along the in case of emergency,

telegraphic wire from India, Mauritius, A xore by Mr Mandonald, Officiating Ac-Ceylon and all other British Couple countant General, Public Works Depart-1 am quite sure that you and all the people ment, upon Capital and Rareaus Fiannas in this Colony will wish that your memego accounts of Indian Railways for 1891-92 is of congratulation should arrive at the published. It fully confirms the view that Rogal Throus at the same time as the pailun droits et absorbed to as exizeaz osbors do (appistes). What I propose, dinary extent by interest and annuities having to be paid in sterling. The loss by exchange in the course of the year dealt with was twenty and a half millions of

ing on behalf of the community ask your On the 29th inst, we received the follow. rupean.

Lordablp to convey to Her Majesty the Taz tea statistice of India, Caylon, and jQueen and the Royal Family their respect-15 roy desires me to acknowledge which will add to the possible trophies of although perhaps rob hotter than the esllora and a few county squiros to make tas

dete.

LOSS OF THE 8.8. DON JUAN. OVER TWO HUNDREY LIVES LOST.

FIRENQUIRY.

IMPORTANT POINT FOR INSURANCE AGENTS.

reply**

Tho

in

inmediato effect

has done in the part.

upon.

ד.

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.

drew, and the subject was dropped. Bat the outcome seems to have been a Local Post For Hankow, and another for Chalno,

Everything so

this groned.

Was ha entis-

LATE TELEGRAMS [Hangcon Gazette).

GROUNDING OF A P, AND O. STEAMER.

"New Bebster, carh, 570

け

canby 170

New Malwa credit, 610

Allowance, Onttion," we a

Old Malwa, credit, 650/60 Allowance, Datties,

Persian, Olly, cash, 510 Allowance, Cattien Pemian, Paper tied 500 Allowance, Callion, ---

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

ization.

Włostock Tokio Nagamálzi

REGISTER.

July 4-4 P.M.

Calcutta, June 16.---The P. & O. steamer Shanghai.. 29.74)

39.76

Auping. Swator...

20.80

29.79

ip Vict. Peak

mer Clyde was successfully Boated yesterday Anping... and has been brought up to the jetties

THE ROYAL MARRIAGE.

Bwator...

Canton...

114 188B881181563

Calcatta, June 17. At a public meeting Hongkong 20.90 76

in the Town Hall to-day, the Mabs- Vict. Peak

Theki

rajn of Darbbunga in the chair, addresses Gap Rock 29.88- of congratulation to Her Majesty the Macao. 29.88 78 Queen-Emproes, to the Prisce and Princess Heihow..

of Wales, the Duke of York and Princess Haiphong. 29.66

Humidity.

May were uasnimously adopted. A Corn Bolinao,39.68 65 79 2

suitable mittee was appointed to raise enbscriptions Manila.....

THE KOME BULE BILL.

evidence, which elicited nothing as to the and as whoss representatives we now beg to is truly a work of art, though according to June, there was what was 5120 the Commons lest night the Iriah members wat, with thunder squalis.

origin of the are, and Inspector Kemp, ia his evidence, said the case was a suspicious one all through.

address Your Excellency.

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.

Biz Gedre (of Mesars Johnson, Stokes and For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking

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Chins, up to the end of May, compiled by fal congratulations on the marriage of the

doubt by this time fully aware of ths ac. of subscribers to the local posts. The abo. Meers Waleon, Sibthorp & Co., show the Duke of York, and Princess Victoria of your telegrams twenty-eisth. You are no stamp collectors, if not to the convenience Shanghai, and the aubstitution of compat the deliveries in London during the month 'Teck.'

Hoa. C. P. Chater--Sir, Daring the tion taken by the Government of India-lition of the thirty tasl subscription in

FINANCE.' were 9,300,000 lbs., 5,900,001 Tbs., and

I have bood Senior Unofficial

Bafore the receipt of your telegram itory prepayment, probably suited no ons. 4,850,000 lbs., respectively, and the stocks period of Council ne pleasantse duty has

11 Member on hard 30,096,000 lbs., 17,013,600 lb.,

was it notified as soon se his two cants,

The famine in Shanel is the subject of a and 16,159,000 lbs., the finctastions com alien to my let than that of having the was patdicly announced that Min's in It involves a maddening system of micro pared with last season being aaimportant.hobour to second the resolution proposed Judis were closed to the free coinage of sepic book-keeping with every depositor,

ten dollars, when he must make snow good deal of talk in the ten-homes in the Clyde grounded yesterday at Hugli Foint Boveliow The shipments from Orientta to London by your Excelleuey. Though solonists of silver. The news was received with coas.

s-fall deposit! Peroes in out-posts must get aty jual now. What with a long draught within 30 yarde of the spot where the 5. S. Amoy mounted to 2,234,041 lb, and those to the most distant outpost of the British ternation by all these engaged in the Indian one cent, and half-cent charges aggregate Australia and New Zealand to 55,728 lb... Empire, I would venture to say we ate trade in this Colony. decrease of over 20,000 lb. compared with second to base either in loyalty to the the exchange between India and Shanghai local prat stamps, which ara, of first and then floods, the people of the Germania grounded on the 22al ultimo, Chins from the minimum to which souras, nowhere for sale at least an far as province appear to be passing through vory and appareatly from the same cause, the the same date last year. The total exports Throus or in those foalings of devotion and

Gap Rock 20.79 from China by sea, for season 1992-93, to section to the Royal Family, which it in the rate could then go, navoiy 220 rupees has beec confided to the public. The post hard times, many deaths daily cecurring eddies which forms immediately above the Canton... 20.78 for 100 dollars, to 180 rupees for 100 della; age haring been reduced to one cent, the from starvation. Some of the philestbro-point on food tides. The tide was excep. Hongkong 29.79

which was announced to be in existence Macao...29.79 8 all pinces, show a falling off of 10,000,000 the happy privilege of all citizens of the British Empire to feel (hear, bear) The

The eddies Hoihow.... I., the only increase boing that to Ameriso | marrisge of the son of the heir to the Roval further, even at anid beavy fall there was old slamps were useless, and no new ones † phio Fohlionese, resident in Fodelow, are tionally strong yesterday, `rining to over 1 not any atability; the rate subsequently could be had for some time. So happy making appeals to the wealthy of the port feet. This was probably due to the cyclone

There was fair attendance on the over the head of the Bay. of 9,000,000 lbs.

abamy in twain, and use the hatreal and Imperial Crown with both fell to 176 raness for $100, and now closes thought' led some one to cut a two cent to subscribe for this relief of the sufferers.

at 135. THE Singapors Fr Press of the 28th ult. Princess especially appeals to us in

Tao between Indis and China har The local authorities-on it is said- Cricket Ground on Tuesday last to witness were consequently proportionately strong. Haiphora 29,05

He accomplished rail and she had to remain grounded na zle Manik 99.79-85 77 saya:-The homes.ard bound F. and wage, and it is, therefore, as Her Majesty's

July 5.1.10 .. mail steamer Fohilla, watch case in from loyal subjects and as private sitizens our best todetantly expanding one, and it promptly decided this to be irregu- the performance of the professional pade. All sorts to move the vassol off proved of ne Bolinao 29.80 87

As the tides are asid lo have been at their Hongkong last evening, sacenstered a very duty and delight to transmit to the Royal left untottored by the fascial measuro sr-ho to say ilegal, and then widely strian Hancock.

Hongkong or Sha

or Shanghai in consequence of

highest yesterday the probability in that Woook. heavy-meascot on the way down. For the Family our most respectful congratulations recently decided upon, would increase with weat and did likowice. They ran a beaen the four miles in 36 minutes 47 seconds, struck, taking the chance of injury through 0.8. James 35.74

through the ceptro of their Five cents first 12 hours after leaving Hongkeng fius on this Royal warriago, which it in our even greater rapidity in the future than it clock-wheel, or soxas other notched weapon, rether poorer time than he made either at the tide ebbing from here some 17 fast, weather was experionoad, but when shout earnest hope will fulfil its most auspiciou

Your Exestleroy's potitioners bope that stamps, and then on each half stamped the the hearing far has gone in favour of she will have to discharge her sergo, as Tokio 150 miles south of Hongkong the Rohilla promise (applause).

The passangers wore brought up to Calcuits Agreed. picked

up.very had weather, a strong S.-E.

His Excellency said he would ask the the influence of the Indian Government symooi cont la kike manner, the two-

At present

Calenta, Jana 18.--The F. and O. atoa Amoy..... to S.-W. monsoon prevailing, with very

as far as may be practicable: they are of cent.' These have now all baen supplanted to be a good stocks, of rice are not to-day. beavy rain squalls, until well into the 13th Colonial Secretary to despatch the telegram will be given towards supporting silver cent stamps on band were biascted icts the growing rice, and the crop is expected did the Germania, to enable her to flost off again.

opinion that with an artificially protect by the new alamps, but strap collectors degren of latitude 7.00 last at once.

ad ropes, and silver generally being an- would do well to buy up the entire issue what they should be, and we understand evening the Rohilia

aucher in the

protected, the trade of India will de- wherever found, for in ages to ceno they that the Grain Commissioner has ordered E. istonda to let the poor have at a low Roads, going to the wharf at daylight this

crease as steadily as it has increased it must certainly prove rare curiosition, iseua further supply from the North, which H. morning. Amongst the passengers on board

recent years: they look with apprehensioning from a democratic post offen.

After an absence of two or three years, prisé, -Echo. wore the London Lyric Co. from Hongkong,

THE METHODIST COLLEGE AT and considerable disappointment was caused

At the Magistracy to-day Mr H. E. Wode to the future, and earnestly request that by their somewhat

rapidly growing Factories and gedowns

PEKING. fe Singapore last evening

The raiuous old The Peking correspondent of the N.-C. tanty arrival, the Company having advarti-house held an inquiry with regard to the romaudial measures may speedily be decided one can immediately see that Shanghai is We have the bonour to be, Your Excel-creep farther and farther down the Whang- sed to give a portersace of Nicbe in the Tows fall, A large nataber of ladies and fire at 193 Hollywood Road on Monday Janey's most obedient sarvauta, oa bobalf of po toward Woo sing.

templo so long a menaco to the Casioma Daily New write

Commencement week at the Methodist omployees obliged to do duty in it, has goutlemen in evening costums turned up at morning. The ground floor of the house was the Trade,

since been pulled down, and an imposing College has been observed here. On 2ad

On the 8th at 11.2. Baromates the Town Hall, despite the fact that expresies occupied by a drugglet, who insured his

structure

unsteady, Gradients moderate for B. announcing the postponement of the antar

well on the way to completion-of. Managers. Os Sunday, 4th Jane, the vide fanda for the purahang of a tainment had been airouleted, wherever stock and affepts for $1300 with Mr George

We have the honour to append a list of tow of res brick, with a lofty clock- | Juus, there was the meeting of the Board to defray the ccses of the caskets and pro- 10,8. James 39.67] possible, but the management intend to R. Stevens, agent for the Meiji Fire Insur

000- London, June 17.--lo the House of winds Ges smooth. Weather cool and make amends for this by giving the prance Co. of Tokio, on June 10. The meter the Bigatories, on whose beball we do likely to be the foest building in Shanghai. Baccalaureate sermon was pranked by the wedding present.

appearance formance this evening, all tickets issued up

Ohinare heliels its geomantic effects meusement bat which to to the procent being advanced one day in of the shop and two of his fokie gare spatched the telegram of the 28th June, The tower of the Cathedral in finished, and President, and on Tuesday evening, 6th

would have been more properly termed and a number of Radicals again voted have been most disastrous.

Unionist amendment to the Home Rule Another pazzling thing for the Celestials, the departure of the students, or dosing of against the Government on their accepting is the lofty red brick building in erection the ession, as a diploma of B., was enn-

twelve-year student of promise, Dill. Mr Sexton said that if further for a Potes Headquarters. To Chinese ferred on a ter Taisofu to Shantung, and concession was made to the measure, thought a policeman is as near the bottom Ll Teb jen of the social scale as it in possible to bo. six prizes of one dollar saob for co- which, is the minimum acceptable to To me the ofice of this department put up cessful penmanship, and one of three dellars Ireland, it will fail in its object,

Some two for excellence in geography.

London, Jano 17. The cricket match naturally contands the Chinesa intellect.

But there is another fact about Shanghai their departure for their homes, North, between the South of England and the

Ranjit 100, which foreigners and Chinese are able in South, East, and West of the capital and Australian team, resulted in the latter stantly to comprehend the phenousual in Shantung. The fall term is said to being beaten by ten wickets, growth of two or three years on the East begin on 5th September. There was a large Singhi, who played for South England, 28-

feld. or Hengkew side of Souchow crcek. This turn out of Chinese both men and women, ceived an oration when he appeared on the London, June 18-Yorkshire has beaten Shanghai, fell of roaring jinrickehs coolies, There was a goodly representation of the

Lancashire has besten Nottingham by drunken sailers of all nations, and a non-foreign missionaries both of their own and Somerset by an innings and afty-one rona region has always boon the East end of old and young and scholars of both sexes, descript foreign population. The Astor other missions and outsiders beatles, among

THE LINIMTHGOW ELECTION. London, June 17.-Captado Hope, ho Honae and several Consulates could not who we notioed Des Mangowan, Blublmain, four wickets. rodeem the egice from vulgarity and dis- West and Dudgeon, Mr Moodaald and Seratal years ago the Anglo- others. Sir Robert Hart's band ander Chinose College of the Southers Methodist their able conductor Mr da Costa was pre. Conservative candidate, who has been Mission was located far out on Quiboat seat and played a capital selection of masia alected for Linlithgow, in the place of Mr Rond, and still later a geborot's member of which was highly appreciated. This in. Melagan who resigned, polled 3,202 votes the China foland Mission gave the fonds strumental band must undoubtedly have a ageiust Me A. Uea, Liberal candidate, who with which were built in the aste lo highly educative fenderoy and loach the pailed 3,024 ouly. At the General Elec cality the spacious and beautiful prentices Chinese to abhor their own westched and tion the figures woro-MeLagan, 1,876; of that mission. Now the entire area from horrid noire which paseo at the theatres and Elope, 2,709, the band to College is all built up. A caps on the streets for music, much to the disgant cious and handsome free market has been and annoyance of all foreigners. The Obi- orcated for Chinese hackaters, and where Dese auditory apparatus must have some a short lins ago wore only maquite-defest in spite of the tones in their language, breeding swampe, now stond long blocks of The Methodist chapal is a handsome build elegant houses, trimmed with rod brick, ing inside and was tastefully decorated. and filed as soon as built, with a good Kound the tops of the Gothis windows are class of tenauts There are some directions suitable and reat Boripture texts is red.

THE ARMENIANS IN ASIA MINOR. in which Shanghai cannot, grow, but to its The treat of the evening van ceriainly the

London, June 19.The latest advices. castward expation there it at present no address in Chinese on the value of Taters. ture by the Rev. D. Z. Sheffield, President limit.

Statistics of trade in China CRO gene of the Taugehow College of the A.B.C.F. from Axia Muor state that the great trial ba se arranged as to show that the 11. He spoke vary plainly, forcibly, and of Armenians at Angora for sedition ha zally

good old days are gone. The old hongs distinctly and imprcaned on the studente ended and resulted in seventeen of the pr this two professors belonging to the college at ara gone put of basiness, or are going, the accessity of diffusing the knowledge acners being aantenced to death, including Many anfamiliar names turn out to bo which they had obtained. It was

over what which differentiated Christianity and the Marsovar, and twenty-four to prolonged those of clerks who took

But learing of the West from Canfucianism terma was left of the old trade. if business in Shanghal is decaying, and a and the literature of Chine. He showed ruinous rate of exchange in cutting the what a knowledge of geology had done in nerve of enterprise, the Chinose themselves the diamond elds of South Africa, what do not appear to have made the discovery electricity had done for the transmission of five miles in length outside Kabal city lo Other nations have ebullitions of patriotista. messages over the world, what a knowledge order to bring alone for building purposes Japan for the Japanese Amorics for the of astronomy and dons for navigation, and from the adjacent hills that Americans, and the like, but the Chinese many other well-known examples. He ed simply keep what they have, and gradual dressed, at the conclusion, a few appropriate to Chitral, will probably sook the oppor-- ly, allently, relentlessly aboard what others words in English to the foreign audience tunity of meeting Umre Khan of Jandon, have too. Why should they not do so emphasizing the evangelisation and guastion in order to induce him to arctra, atau They have unquestionably the staying which characterized the Methodist Mission amicable settlement regarding the bona,

Telegraphio advices received hers to-day state that the well-known Spanish steamer

Master's offlor) appeared on behalf of the Insurance Company, and desired to eross- examine the witnesses, but his Worship

Corporation,

T. Jackson, Chist Manager. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.

Don Juan has been lost by are. The vestel would not allow him to da so personally. For the Chartered Bank of India, Australis on such a scale of magnificence and expense, students were next day to taitei

...and Chins, to Biggest questions

left Hongkong on Thursday, 29th Jane, for although allowing him Amey and Manila. At Amoy a large num-to be pat by the Magistrate to the ber of Chinese passengers embarked for witness.

T. Wertzasar, Manager, B'kong. At the close of the Inquiry, Mr Godge For the Moroantile Bank of Indis, Ld.,

Joan TECERUAN, Manager, E.K. Vanils, and out of some 250 people who were again applied for permission to erous.

BUTTERPLEED & SWIRE on board only 29 have been saved. The cargo examine the witnes

His WorshipI will consider the point.

the Comptoir National d'Escompta do

has been totally destroyed., There are no I fully admit in some pace examination For farther details of the sad disaster. It is stated that the steamer bad 2,000 cases of

has been allowed, and I am not prepared to any cross amination should not be allowed, bat I am not at all satisfied that it is For

kerosene on deck. The Don Juan was necessary in this case. However, I will

vessel of 640 tons and was commanded by Capt. Beltran. Her officers and crew.asm barod about forty.

consider it.

Mr Gedge--la a osse before Captain Resting the other day-

His Wurskip-Of course, every one has to be decided upon its merila,

Mr Gedge-In this other case in drone- examination the mas gave an entirely diffe rent atory from what he told in his exami nation by the Magistrate.

Ir was stated the other day that Bir Glad- stone was the oldest Prime Minister Bag Land ever had. But this is not so. There has been gas who was scron years older than boy though we certainly have to go back a few esaturies to find him, John Morton, Cardinal Archbishop of Cantar Friday, the 7th inst., at 12 o'clock.

Ells Worship-I will consider the paint. I will tell you what I have decided on

Mr

*His

Com course, I must know |

well, your Worship,

Purie,

L. GIRNAT, Acting Agent. the Bank of China, Japan and the Straits, Ld., Hongkong,

8. L. DARBY, Acting Manager

For the National Bank of China, Ld.,

GE W. F. PLATTALU,

Chief Manager.

DAVID SASSOON, Sex & Co. E. D. BASSOON & Co.

Rzias & Co.

HoutIDAY, WISH & Co. BELILIH & Co. GIBB, LAVINCaros & Co, GILAAN & Do

DOUGLAS IMPRAIK & Co.. G. DE OMANTEAUX,

Agent, Mess. Maritimes, W. H. RAY,

Secretary, O. T. Las. Co, Ltd. H. H. JOSEP

Sop, P. & O. 8, N. Co., Limited,

bury, and Lord Chancellor of England, was at the age of 90, and for the 18 years preceding that ager the Prime early the grounds upon which you want to Adinister of Henry VII Lord Campbell, cross-examine; if you will tell me.

Mr Gedge-My grounde are that this is who was no mean authority, says so was aven more than Prime Minister, and com-exes of an extremely epicions nature. pares him to Cardinal Richelies, the The plase was insured for $1300 less than a For the Chia Fire Insurance Company, greatest stálesaan of the old French month before the fire took place. The man monarchy. The work of Cardinal Morton will bring a claim against the Company for was no easy tank, and for his seal in promp the full amount of the potioy. ting Henry's focal exactions he waS DEVEI

His Worship Has he done so ?

Mr Gedge-Hy has not done so actually

popular with the people, but it is one he is pale waiting your Worship's decision that the Gindatonites have forgotten him altogether. Indeed, at the recent meeting before putting forward his claim. I wish at the Foreigo Ulice, Mr Gladstone went to and onto and 1 submit this Court of In- himself step beyond being the oldest quiry is the place where it should be I perhaps, may not be in the found out what stook and clothing, were in Fremier. recollection

tion of many of you said he that the shop, and at the same time facts might

· Hood Macanlar, lih his bird's eye view of be elicited as to the cause of the fire. history, was fond of observing that no man bare already told you is the case which hed wrer led the House of Command batae up for inquiry a short time ago, the

it was tras when He stated it at 60 years man who occupied the insured premises By the remark and it was true, mada contrary statements. The Magistrate

of

when his mated is Mr Gladstone si tours found these were suspicions circumstances, vadorres and contema the statementy mod and was inclined to order proscan

JAS. B. COCGHTETY,-Secretary. For the North China Iasumace Co., Ltd.,

W. H. PERCIVAL, Agent.

N. MODY & Co.

M. 8. SAMODS & Co.

B. L. DAVID & Co.

FRAMJEN HORNUJER & CO. CAWIIN PALLINJER & CO. MATOMED HAJES ESSAUK ELLAS. RS. WOON WALLA & CO. HAJEZ ADUM ESHAIL & Co.

E. N. MARTA & Co. TATA & Co.

FORAMINEROY PABANDY.

P. TARAT

H.A. A. ESMAIL.

DRICKEY.

RUSIAN GHOFS, London, June 18-Latest advices state that the Russian crop prospects are greatly improved.

OBITUARY, London, Jana 18,-The death is an-

London, E

June 10. The death is an- nounced of General Sir William Payn. bounced of General William Gordon.

of

imprisonment.

THE NORTH-WEST FRONTIER..

Allahabad, Javo 17.The Amir of fabul

an ordered a survey for a steam tramway

Captain Younghusband, Baitian Agent

3:G..Fre First Maristata in Hongkong Observatory, July 5, 1804,

1. Banonutur, reduced to 29 degren Fehrsa-

and hundredths. bait, and to the level of the was in inches, trailer, 3. Tamesnaygan, in the shade, in digest Fahrenheit

HARITY, in percentage of saturation, ag

LDINUOTION OF Wind, to two points.A humidity of air saturated with moisture being

5. Peach Or Wine, seogrding to Banalart Basis.

6. STATE OF WHatas, & blue sky, • đó- taghel clouds, ddrizzling rata, fog, a glossy, squally, rain, tauor, 4 thunder, e visibility, hai, tightning, o varast, gassing showers, u dow (with DW

BAR,

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