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Farbat, Five 15, 1894,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

PAZO SUBZ CANAL

OUTWARD BOUND-Arthur Head, May 11;

函

on June 13, for Japan and Hongkong,

The P. & O. s. 9. Canten left. Singapore for this port on June 12, and may be oxpacted bure on or about June 18. The China Mutual steamer Kamun, from Glasgow and Layerpool, left Bingapore on June 13, and may be expected here ou or about Juno 18. The Glen Line steamship Glenshiel, from Antwerp and London, loft Singapore on June 13, and may be expected here on or about June 19.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE P. & 0. B. N. Company's Ter Indian trade with Central Asia is never Shanghai left Bombay for this port on the likely to revive, as, according to latest re- morning of the 13th înat.

alike in New South Wales.

ports, the Russian have completed their ar rangements for a obsin of enstoms posts from the Caspian Sea to the Pamire, thus effert trually watching all the trade rentes,

THE PLAGUE IN HONGKONG.

DRAINAGE AS IT OUGHT TO BE

Whatever modifications may be decided upon for the drainage of China-town, the

aystem will doubtless be carried out in ha European quarter of Hongkong. In view, therefore, of the discussion and in- vestigation which the Plague visitation has forced upon the Government, the following article, reproduced from The Builder, will prove of intorcat. The writer of the paper (Mr West) is the Surveyor to the Wal- thatow Local Board, and is an 40- knowledged authority on the subject. The Budder says:

CORRESPONDENCE, ·

WHEN DOCTORS DIFFER, &o. To the Editor of the 'CEINA MAIL.

Tuns 16, 1894. St,--We have often heard of doctors differing; but don't you think when doctors differ, the Governor (or somebody) should be able to set matters straight.ques

· COMMON-SENJE.

A, B, C.

The orow of-e-dragon-boat in training for France is suffering from a ft of jealomy Friday's festival attempted on Wednesday owing to the fast of English bluajzaketa last to pass under the long bridge and having been landed to suppress the rioting struck one of the supports and the boat at Port Bald, and now that the trouble is onpsized. With the strong stream running apparently over French warship has been there appeared to be but little chance of ordered to prossed thither to guard any of them escaping, but we understand French interesia that twenty out of the thirty managed to

save their lives.

MESCELLANEOUS. London, May 30.-It is announced that A store-keeper in the straat over the Great Britain has formally annexed Pondo bridge who was in diflculties seized the optand, in South Africa. portunity of the food to clean the frant

A disastrous landslip is reported from

doorp of his premises and barried away his Indie, two hundred people being based remaining goods out of a back door. He

had previously invited his creditors to call are on blonday next for a settlement of their insonsiderable notoriety for himmelf a few

May 31-Tynan, the Fonian who earned - claims.

NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN

MAIL.

Peveril, 22; Shanghai, Drumfell, 25 Kriemhild, Lemez, 20: Flintshire, M. We note the departure by the Baquehem, Jons. 1; Caledonian, Car-Mennrair of Mr. Quong Tari, the Chinoza marthenshire, Smit, Alderley, merchant of Sydney. Mr Tort came here -HOMEWLES BOUND-Nibe, May 25; Tilan,

Gerda, 29; Agamemnon, Thames, June month or two since full of schemes, and

We understand that the Ponzanent 1; Cyclops, Olencian, Elan, Tantalus, he has not been idle during his stay. The Committee have retired many offers of

PRAYA RECLAMATION. unfortunate visitation of the Plague, how.medical assistance from several parts; but

To the Editor of the 'CHINA Mart.' Thỏ P. & O.Ka. Rawnna, with the Eno.ever, has upset many of his projects, and on account of the recent action of the Gov.

Hongkong, June 16. HIGH MALL of May 19, left legapore much that he meant to do mast stand over ernment fin allowing the transferepes of

SIE,For some time past junk-luade on Monday, Johe 11, at 4 pm, and

of sand are daily being thrown into the The beggars in the city, as on provisus One, has just published a book which in years ago under the sobriquet of 'Number may be expected here on or about for the present. We wish Mr Quong Tart Chinese patients from the hospitals to Can-

reclamation in somewhat close proximity saniversaries of the Dragon festival, have Saturday, June 15, at 4 pm. This all fuccess in his public-spirited efforts to ton it has been deemed unnecessary to packet brings toplics to. Jattors promote the good of Europeans and Chiusse bring in any more extra medical aid. Ad of Sanitary Inspectors of Great Britain, this has long enjoyed the repute of huing of twenty of them having entered a cake character. Among other things the writer At the last meating of The Association to the Ico house lane drain outlet. As it in, been very troublesome. We hear of a bady rating a great sensatibu. Some of the admissions and charges era of a startling spatched from Hongkong on April 15,

miral Fremantle has wired from the held in Loudon on the bih ultimo, a paper one of the filthiest nuisances in the Colony shop and helped themselves to a quantity of revivas the old slander against the Partel- The C. P. R... Empress of India left

North that two Naval Surgeons are comes read by bir W West on Sewer should be left or we shall have the plague with them they declared that they would of Lord Cavendish in Taconic Park, Dablia. I would point out that a clear channel cakes. On the proprietor expostulating lites of being concerned in the sassination Vancouver on Tuesday, Jane 5, for

Drain Ventilation. Among other state Hongkong, via Yokohama, Kobe, Navas Pall Mall Gazette possessos, a funny ing down to Hongkong in accordared with iments the reader attributed any of the in the heart of this soighbourhood.

There is not a shudɔw of doubt that tot ho beaten by him because they wore o states that this diabolical: doed wa gasaki and Shanghai.

man who gives the readers of that news request mado to him by the Permanent defects existing in the methods of main-

huve beso badly hurt. This man was the that the news of lis successful consumm*- The P. M... City of Peking, with maild,

2. left or Force the port, paper something to read In Lighter Voin. Committer, and the services of De of Por, and one fell to the

As a rule he confines himself to making | nesprof Ningpo and a medical missionary to the duality of control. & habit had and was solely due to the insane stupidity leader, and the neighbours, kaswing the tion asused worldwide rejoicing ampag: via Yokohama, on June 7,

grown up of considering synore and drains of certain officials allowing hundreds of confectioner to be guiltless of hurting the

patriotic Irishmen. The London Times han The N. P. 5.6. Tacoma left Victoria, B..O..! pussy good, bad, and very bad, "When from Swntow, have boon accepted by the as two distinct matters to be treated inde. tons of earth and rubbish to be thrown shammer, seized bim and handed him over a lorg article commenting upon this extens is not playing with words, he occasionally | Committee. De MacDonald of the Folabon pendently. In his opinion they should be over the ouilete of some fre drains that to the fepas who passed him on to the ordinary work, and olsims that the admi- sensidered as parts of one system. The discharged in this bay. Four of these tender mercies of the district magistrate.tions contained therein fully confirm the writes something worth reading. Just now Hospital offered to transfer the whole of ventilation of a house-drain was supposed outsta have been partly cleared but only Echo.

truth the statements which formed the he is bothered because other newspapers his staff to Hongkong, but the Committee to be perfect when a vant-pipe had been after the cruel loss of hundreds of lires.

for the late Mt Parzall's Ibai. The Community look in H.E. to sift this

groundwork action against the Times a few years back have been reproducing paragraphs ho has did not see the necessity for making this carried up above the roof and an inlet-Paster to the bottom and discover (if pos

been provided in the forecinct, with a

M. Turpin, the French inventor of the written without acknowledging their in-call upon the Fatsbau setablishment, and, water seal trap to cut off communication; siblo or whom the blame for this culpable

explosive kaswa na melenito, has invented s BRITISH NAVAL PORTS.

diabolical man-sinyer in the form of emot was in theory, it was in practice either im debtedness. 'Picaroon,' for ibat is his while making Dr. MacDonald for his gebut, however perfect such an arrangement negligence costa.-Yours,

London, May 18. It is reported that ster mitraillense, the chief feature in which nom-de-plume, says, "I cannot pick up a nerons offor, declined the proffered services.perfect or useless. They could not ensure

the Government are considering the advis. Į le s novel utilisation of the power of sioctri- THE PLAGUE.

ability of expanding £10,000,000 in streng-city. It is claimed for this death-dealing paper without finding apist of the "annoyed Several medical missionaries at Canton that the air inlet would not sometimes not nnivance, nor tast

To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL,' thening the British navel ports, especially maaottue, that one will keep a whole army sigan" of eminent persons. The Sun has it also volunteered, but their services were a so outlet and be

the outlet pipe would not sometimes be-

Portemouth.

at boy at a distance of several miles, intrusipa that "Mr Gladstone turns swiftly on his not accepted for the same reason. We also come an inlet and, therefore, as a venti-

Hongkong, June 15, 1894.

within the radius of its action meaning SIR,I notice that a correspondence

London, May 18.--Sir Charles Tapper, certain sanibilation to single individuals ne The Union Live s. 8. Ismailiu, from Mid-heels, as if executing a volle-face," and so understand that Sir E. B. Mitchell, Gov-lator, worse than useless. The consequence

to maltitudes. It is stated that the invent dlesbro', Antwerp and Hamburg, left

on. The Globe reprints it from the Sun, | arnor of the Straits Sottiemonts, has inti. was that ninety out of a hundred times, the over the signature Tak-Lai-Sang,' aigh Commissioner for Canada in Lon. ton

air inlet, being found covacionally an offen-parently that of a Chinese gentlemen, ap. Singapore on June 15, and may be ex-

mated that he is prepared to sont two meaiva nuisance, was stopped up permanently. paared in the Daily Press, commenting on dan, has replied to the representations or has disposed of the seerst of its construc

my letter on the In a street of a hundred houses, in fifty

11th instant which Sir John Fander, M. F, chairman tion and manipulation to the Garman Gor pected here on or about June 32.

so, I began to wonder where it originated.dical men if necessary. And on reflection and reference I found

On Wednesday 44 patients were removed which inlots for ventilating the drsins bad appeared in your issue of the same date; in of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Com-ernment for an immense price, baing mired

cable

Sir Charles sage he cannot bellows ritability consequent on the niggardly and up. In such cases, in spite of the up-cast discover the cause of the existing plague. that it was born in this column. Far in a junk to Canto, and yesterday 89 be provided, all but three were stopped it the writer stated that I have failed to pany, with respect to the proposed Pacific to this unpatriotic action by feelings ad

As a matter of fact, the object of my that it would be difficult to work the cable neglectful spirit in which he has been treated thermore, I remembered that I had in-patients were put on board two junka for shaft carried up above the reat, there was

or the terms suggested by the recent by bis own Government. no ventilation of either the house drain, letter was simply to point out to my vented it. By this time it has probably removal to Canton. We are informed by an or the sewer, and in the few cases where Christion brethren the chief cause of the Intercolonial Postal Conference at Welling. reached America, and may be expected eye-witness that many of the patients were the ventilation of the house-drain was visitation from a Christian point of view, ton, and poiuls ont that the existing back-by way of Japan, India and Egypt, in in a very bad state and were sourcely in a efectivo, the effect on the sewer was it. Though the plague may have many other companies have received £2,000,000 in

Turning to

to the attempts as sewer ventila canes, they are secondary and are entirely subsidies. time to gladdop the dull menon. It is so condition to be interrogated as to whether tion, the paper described the above attemple out of the question at issue as regarde my that biography is made. But I take this they were willing to go to Canton or not.szade to prevent the man-holas, lamp-holas object, which was to remind all Christians opportunity of solemnly and publicly warn. The lamentations and crying of a large oud gullies being a nuisance to all who that the time has arrived for us to see the tang, of Berlin, states that the Upper ing my oollesgues of the press, who reap the rowd of friends who were seeing them re./as them or live near them, Ia reply to advisability or mather the necessity to join Chamber of the Bavarian Legislatare bas reiterated complaints the sewer would be trid of foal deposits which are flushed to get rid supposed to cause the offensive smell. The remedy was useless, for it was the

paesing ering sewage which emitted the offensive odours, Carbolic acid was, in some over the surface of the road round the man le—a merely temporary measure, as ues less as it was wastefil. In a small number of instances permission might, perhaps, be wonder that Mr Tak looks at the matter Powell, Conservative member for Kirkdale

The N. 6. 1. . . Bormida loft Bombay For

this port on June 8. The P. & O. Os.'a s. 1. Shanghas left Bom.

bay for this port on June 13. The P. & Q. s. t. Formes laft London for

this port on May 30,

THE N. P... Tacoma eslled from Vic toria, B.C., Wednesday, June 13th, for Hongkong, via Japan porta.

When I had road it half-a-dozen times or

Mid-Pall Mall Gazette for grains of information, Sia-that they will find bat little grain in this column. It is mainly made up of chaff For which I shall not dream of apologising, you can dig up facts by bounded out of the nearest encyclopedia. But it is the mark of the savage to swallow his ford and | kis faðiN TAN. The civilised man cooks both. There is a refreshing egotism about Pearson, although, in this respect, he does not reach the high level of the musical eritiu of the World. It may be inferred that Picaroon is a civiliand can It may also be informed that he 'cooks' his facts-aucther phase, we may presume, of the new journalism. One would have

THE Valoo Lino s. s. Jumailia, from d'esbro'. Antwerp and Hamburg, leit gapore this afternoon for this port, The electors who are called upon to vote to-marrow afternoon for two members of the Sanitary Board will, to all appearance, hava a very caay time of it. Mr R, K. Leigh comes forward to take the place of Mr 3. D. Humphreys, and it is bolisved Mr Francis will be re-elected without any opposition. It ja perhapa na wall that no ballot should tako placo, as the alteration of the dato originally Szed gives four days only for an inspection of the voters' roll, instead of seven. Of course, if no ballot is called

moved seamed to indicate that they did not altogether approve of the transferenso, and the polles had to use force to prevent them crowding into the juuka after the patients. Anether junk arrived this morning for the purpose of conveying another batoh pa- tients to Canton.

The following notice has been forwarded by the Government to the General Cham. bar of Commerce :--

H. B. M.'s Consulate,

bole-a

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FREN,

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of

THE PACIFIC OLBLE,

THE KING OF BATARIA.

Loudon, May 19.The Vessische Zei-

hearts a bretirou, doing our duty towards agreed to the deposition and personal ourselves as well as towards our heathen restraint of King Otta owing to his insanity, brethren who are dying wholesale daily, in and to the succession of Prince Luitpold, imploring the mercy of Him whose aid the Regent, and undis of the King. The Esine paper expresses the belief that tho alone call avail us at this juncture.

Chamber of Depaties acquiesce in the deposition of pages will

It happens, unfortunately, that Mr Tak not being a Christian presumably failed to gesp my meaning sad to appreciate my feeling; sash being the case, I do not

Thanking you for the insertion of this in though different speciades your valued columns,-Yours faithfally,

SOPHIA.

A PLEA FOR THE VOLUNTEER INSPECTORS.

To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL.'

June 15, 1894.

THE BRITISH DEATH BUTIES. London, May 19.—Sir George S. Baden-

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Quotations, HONGKONG, Juns 16, 1894. OPIUM—Now Paino, cushy... 617)

Old

Bath,... New Benaras, cash, 642)

cash,-

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Old

New

Malwa credit, Allowance, Cattion, Old Malwa, credit, Allowance, Catties,

Persian, Oily, casli,

Allowance, Catties,

Parnian, Paper tiod

Allowance. Catties,

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

โจรท

REGISTER.

Jaue 14th.AT

Temperature

Humidity.

Wl'ostock. 29.82 66 Tokio...... 30.00— Nagasaki.. 29.96 89 Shanghai.. 29.72 Amoy..... 29.81 84 Anping.29.84 85

for, no question can arise. The alteration thought that such a high-toned agotiat This rule is applicable only to the case suppress the disconnecting trays, a public are very simple, involve very litt Las been formed in Russia to trade, via the Foochow .. 29.78

of the date was, we believe, rendered necessary by the fact that the members' term of office would expire on the 17th, sad, under especially existing cireum- stapces, it was absolutely compulsory to ro-elect before the 19th.

Such things escape the official mind in a most curious

way.

Alaska Cassell and Co, have forwarded to

would not have been above asknowledging hia indebtedress to the newspapar press when be condescended to copy bin fact preparatury to cooking. But in the same issus on May 10 we find him writing—' A now industry for kings has just beun invented and successfully tried by a Froneb- DIAD He got himself elected monarch of a canote Malay tribe, which appears to be not sufficiently evilined to have a name of

NEW FAST STEAMEES.

(Liverpool), announces that as soon as the obtained to fix a rain-water pipo against a neighbouring house to act as an uncat

House of Commons re-assembles after the Whitsuntide recess he will submit a motion shaft, the offensive man-hole being closed. This might be more or less effosiual for

with respcol to the death dution proposed short t length of the rewer, but to be practic.

by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir ally beneficial azah pipes would have to be

George declares that he intends to

спрове Macao, June Otb, 1894. excessively numerous, when they must be

and defeat these dentà doties, as he regards Sir, I have the honour to inform you excessively ugly. Artificis heat, had been

it as an 'illegal and impossible proposal that all vessels leaving Longkong for Austriad, iu rare instances, but the success of

to levy su estate doly on properties outside tralia via Timor will on their arrival et auch expedients, which were necessarily

of Great Britaja proposal tending to SIR,--May I ask that the influence of the create hurtful friction in the fincisi Deli be bonceforward subjected to twelve costly, bad not been sufficiently proved to days' quarantine. The length of the voyage warrant a general adoption of them. The press be exerted on behalf of the Volunteer relations of Great Britain and her colonies. wil however count sa part of the torm. remedy proposed by the lectarer is to class Inspectors of the plagar-stricken area

▲ RUSSIAN STRAMMITIP COMPANY. all the openings in front used as air inleta, The points I wish to bring before the London, May 20-A steamship company

and long as no cases of bubonic plague have convert the house-drains and the sewer into expause, but we deem them of importance. Pacific, bet vous America and Vladivostock, Chinese passengers, and not of foreigners, broken out. nn hoard. A copy of the notione continuous system, which would be The matter has already been brought before fication you will and in the Buletin of then ventilated from and to end by the up the notice of the authorities, who declius forming a connection with the Siborian

Поте to-day. hire the honour to be, Sir, asi hafta, left wherever they

the railway of Zome to more, though I believe Your most obedient Servant,

put up and multiplied where not sathciently Permanent Committee of the Sanitary nomerits, That the greater-

Landon, May 21.-Plans have been pro- stor intensity of Board are in agreement with us. Hanco the newer ga

would intensify the evil where there is

other

way to attain our end, pared for Mr James Huddart's four new drains were defective was admitted but but by making the matter publin.

steamers for the Canadian-Atlantic service. they must Dover be defective, for a defective The case isthis: The Volunteer Io- East vessel is to Be of 3500 tons capacity for drain was a danger to health, w bother newer spentors are not provided with aur place cargo, and will have accommodation for gas had or had not access to it. The greater where they can change their working 300 aaloon passengers, 200 second-class pargency of the sewer gas would have the clothes, or have a bath after their by round 1000 steerage. The steamers will have The Governor Quneral of Indo-China bor | advantage of more imperatively calling at means pleasant duties. Neither are they a speed of 20 knots.

the system of more natural ventilation aek is, and I echo at any rate the feelings prepared for a large steamer for the Cana- tention to defec's in the drain. But with provided with any disinfectants. What we Me James Huddart has also had plane 0.5. James 29.86

plan, it was maintained that the sewer on some place shall be set apart close of that would be obtained by the proposed of the party to which I am attached, that dian-Australian Jas.

may be

our duties we have to scatter all over the paper concluded with the following resund bathing and disinfecting. At its close of of suggestions

Dolany

in the garb, generally ranking wet, in which we have been for two hours climb ing up and down stairs in the tofected quarter. Apart from the discomfort, there in real danger in this process.

(Signed) H. BRsorapt Joly,

Picc-Consul Just as we go to press we learn that one of the privates in the Shropshire Regiment ban died from plague.

would becoma much more innocuous.

sens Dr Vorais, pepil of Dr Pastoor and principal medical officer in Indo-China, to Hongkong to study the epidermis. He will remain here as long as necessary.

The medical delegates from Japan are taking great interest in the varicus phases of the disease; oor of the delegates is said to have been a papil of Dr bie

The following to the statistice for the

The

1. Close all road surface oponings. 2. Provide as many openings as possi

At the higher end of coch sewer. b. At all avadable points along its

route.

c. If possible, where nowest cross open spaces, provide extended openings,

as blowholes, by which the air could enter the gewer,

до

A matched on the rowly reclaimed few Shanghai bath tubs, a stuck

ground,

Swatow... Canton....29. Hongkong 29.71 Vict. Peal- Gap Rock 29.80 Maono....29.80 86 88 Hoihow.. Haiphong. 29.63 Bolinao.... 29.75 35 Manila.....

Wind.

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Jane 16th 10A.M. Bunter, the Thompsone, and the Naval Tokio

The Sir William Aroustrong, Swan and | WYostotk. 29.71; 58 †100ị sùe Construction and Fairfeld Companies are Nagasaki.. tendering for the construction of the abore Shanghai.. 20.7 81

Foschow..29.83 87 65 vessels.

Amoy...... Londen, May 21-There is a growing Anping.....

Swatow feeling of unrest in Borría arising from the disserary of the plot to place the pretender, Gast

Caston ... Kara Georgovios, on the throne, and a coup

MIUATION IN SERVIA.

Hongkong/29.84 83|83|

of disinfectants, and an attendant, are all d'aiat is feared. The Austrians are watch. Vict. Peak that is required. The shed could be puting the frontiers.

u a bundle of their popular publicatiour. its own. Then with a view to a rainy day In Family Folks will be found plenty of he printed an extensive series of stamps hasitby reading for the children, and for in limited editions. In a short time he the sostear or professional artisan Work was deposed; for the Malay tribe was is a perfect mine of wealth. The Quiver civilised enough for a revelation. He do- Doods no words of commendation. Its parted, taking tho surplus stack of stamps most attractive contribution for the general with him. The surplus stock comprised reader is Raymond Blathway's interview the whole output; for none of his sub- with Professor Max Müller n Young jeeth could road or write. The stamps are Koch, Oxford of To-day. In the course of his much sought after by collectors, and the remarks Professor Müller said-Now I ex-monarch is living in luxury on the pro-twanty-four hours to noon today lecture but rarely. I am entirely given up | ceeda.' In the words of the righteous to literary work, chiefly to the translation Picaroon''It is so that biography is of the Sacred Books of the Eset, and to made. In this instance, it is remarkably new editions of my old books. Last year I easy to trace the source of Picaron's' varied the quiet monotony of university facts. It was on May 2 that the following life by a tour to Constantinople, where my statement was pablished in A loading son is one of the attaches at the British article in the Standard - Not long ago Embassy. The Sallan gure me two of his the French papers were full of how s highest Orders, and treated me with the vagrant Gaul had got himself elected King offered rewards for information tending to shaft would be justified by its usefulness The Japanese cruisers Chiyoda and Takao) chief Malabach fortifying the mountains.

the sewage would have an uninterrupted greatest possible Lindoses and attention. of some hitherto unrecognised Malay tribe the arrest of the porsens who did bodily flow from the water-cinaet to the outfall and This morning I received this Whether he had or had not never mattered violence to the two missionary ladies in the system of ventilation would be complete. autograph letter from the King of Siam much, since he was not permitted to ascond Ilonam. It is reported that from a clue in which he endless an order for £120 the savage throne. But among his first given by some informants overal rascale

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CANTON NOTES.

3. Give the air in the sowers the benefit

of the house-drain vegtilators (which are

up in a morning: the coat would be trifling. Later. Owing to the crisis and fears of Some one anggested the Crickat Clab ea revolution King Alexander of Servia ha suitable place, as it is not in was. I do not suspended the Constitution, substituting in know how this may be, but something its place that of 1869.

so often useless at present) by discontinu-eaght to be done at once.Yours fail ally,

ing the use of the intercepting trag.

We should thus gain all round. The

| house-drain would be instantly ventilated : From the Chiness Mail (Wah Tiz Yai Po).the cost of the downcaat shaft and trop

The authorities in Canton have now would be saved; the cost of the apoast

SUPREME COURT,

IN BANKRUPTCY. (Before His Honear My E. J. Ackroyd, Acting Chief Justice), Friday, June 15,

À. E. FEFELS.

the debtor,

SYDNEY B. J. SKERTCHLY.

FOOCHOW NOTES.

June 9.

the 1st instant from

arrived here on Formosa and left on the 3rd instant for Shanghai.

B. E. the Provincial Judge bas sent down to Canton at his own expense over 500 ceffus to supply the demand in that plogue-stricken city.

The floods have had the effeat of raising the price of rice 16 emts per pioni. We hear that the Viceroy has despatched a trans port with a supply of this grein for the poor of Cauton.

THE TRANSVAAL REPUBLIC.

Gap

Rock

Macao.20.84 86 81 Hubow

Haiphong. 20.70 83 100

Bolinao.... 29.85| | 84 | 68 Manila... 0.8.James 29.95

On the 15th at 10.57.

London, May 21-General Joubert, Commandant of the military forces of the Transvaal, bas proceeded to Zoutpansberg steady. Gradients alight. in the northern portion of the Republic. Weather fair, ¿ This action bas been taken owing to the

THE AVRAMUNT TRAGEDY.. Tendon, May 21.—The, outlawry of the man Scott in connection with the notorions Ardlament tragedy has been removed.

PAND O. COMPANY. London, May 25-The Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company has declared a dividend of 6 per cent for the year on the preferred stock and 7 per cent on deferred stock.

AFRICAN BLAVE TRADE.

London, May 25.-During a rent at Ma kanjira with a large body of Nyasaland alase-traders, Major Edwards, with only 500 men, defeated his opponents who bered 2000, of whom 100 were killed.

Weather.

b

Barometer

Bea smooth.

F. G. FIOU First Aeristunt.

Hongkong Observatory, June 16, 1894

1. BAMBINE, reduced to 85 degrees Fahrer- zeit, and to cholovotal the ses in incbao, tonike. and hundredths,

4. TEMPERATURE, in the sunda, in degress Fabrazheit,

6. EVIDITY, in percentage of salamation, khm baridity of air saturated with moisture being 100,

4. DIRECTION OF Wid, to two points, sijais E. Foncs or W, acording to Banafort Scale.

had loads, d drizzling rain, j'fog, # gloomy, 6. STATE OF WATER, & lips sky, ɛ đại hall, lightning, o overcast, p passing shower, num-qually, v rada, a snow, ethunder, o visivility.

is dew (wet).

to enable me to carry on the translation rogal acts was to institute an order of who had palted stones and joined in the of the Sacred Books of the East. His Knighthood, with a ribbon as near the disturbance have been apprehended, and Majesty is the shis Buddhist king new Legion of Honour as permissible, and to will soon be tried by the proper authorities. reigning in the world. Cassell's Satunlay print an extensive geries of statops, osten.

Following so closely upon the catastropba Journal is made up of lit-bite and chatty sibly for the use of his subjects, who, not which boret the Shek Lang jusk resulting

A young boy slipped into one of the articles an popular subjects. It contains having acquired the art of writing, could in the loss of over a hundred passengers

pands near the rage-ogerie on Saturday last interview with Sir Patrick Grant, G.O.E., zaturally have only a limited amount of (as reported in these columns a few days

Mr H. J. Holmes sppeared on behalf of and was drowned. The body was found the oldest officer in the British Army; the correspondence. Of this, wo may inferago), it is to be regretted that another dis

floating on the water the next morning by His Lordship read the report of the of his family. Head-master of Harrow; Colonel Mapleson, hie pecudo-Majesty was well aware. Howater, through which over thirty persons cial recaivar, Mr Bruce Shepherd, from

Amongst the debris floating down the the impresario; and W. 8. Gilbart, the ever, the Order sold well until the bubble lost their lives, has to be chronicled. Is which it appeared that the debtor's anets river early this week in the freshet was a London, May 26-Mam Oraven and

were follows; furniture nnd sundry gaade, coffin. It struck the bridge and rolling joint author of the comic operas which harguce, and it is understood that le roi'en

The tinned its dre among the anchored junks. of the 13th instant, two junks going from portion of which are recoverable.

consignees returns:-

For London Pera Palamed

Genartney de

WOOL TRADE FALLURE,

Crayon, Australing

wool-spinners of

charmed English life for the last fifteen retraite is still living on the proceeds of his "Ppears that at 10 o'clock in the forenoon $1200; book debts, 22000, the great or over emptied itself of its contests and codBradford, have convened a meeting of stamps. As will be readily recognised by Cauton to Cha Kaw met a waterspout on liabilities are about 86700. The Official The following is the Tea Export as per

yours or so,

The past year has been a year of mnoh blessing and with profoundly thankful bearts, we again bring the alaims of ear Chinese Girls Boarding Echool before our frianda in the Focohow Community,

.564,667 Ita ,784,008

For Continent of Europe

Per sa Palamed

Glenartrey

.27,694 »

74,102

His Lordship therefore made the receir-

Owing to the heavy rainfalis last week

part

and the river. It is

their creditors, owing to losses in the American market. The liabilities are esti- rated at £200,000.

EXTRADITION OF JABEZ JALYOUR. London, May 24-Tae Public Prosecutor at Salla has approved of the extraditum of Jabiz Spencer Balfour.

ROSEBERY, AND THE LIBERAL PARTT., London, May 24. Lord Bosebery, ad- of this there has been a freshot on drawing a meeting at Birmingham, and

to have a axme. Picaroon" was ignorant old adsge that miaforluno never comes modesty is reported by the Behar Times rose to a height of seves feet above the the Government they had better eject For nearly twenty years they have nobis of his facts, which he had cribbed from the singly, wo haar that high winds and great house at Poms, a village near Tikari, feare their houses in empana. Some of them. He declined to remain à Minister

upheld us in this work of training for Cod

Receiver was of opinion that it would be usay Hongkong residents, the reference the way, near Wai Taung of Bhun Tak for the benefit of the creditors that a re- The following report on the C. 1. B. in the above paragraphs is to Maria, King district, and one of the junka was swamped,ceiving order should be made.

His Lordship asked if there were any ob Chinese Girls School at Facobow for the of the Sedange, who made toh a sorry Aerator anchored near by was whirled up jections to the stial receiving order being year ending 30th April last is signed by figure in certait phases of Hongkong into the air to the height of about 30 feet made in this case. Miss F. Bushell and C. I. Lambert

Society about three or four years ago and then dropped down into the folds. Mr Holmes said there were none. that it is far from the truth to say the new Much havoc was also done to the boats ing order. industry has just been invented or that the and the riverine huts and houses in the

tis reported that the water in referring to the dimensions of the Liberal remote Malay tribe is not civilisad enough vicinity. As a further illustration of the A Traure instance of the Hinda woman's the streets near the South Gate of the sity party, said that if the Libersis did not trust

pavement and the people were obliged to containing eleven females, caught the poorer classes remained in the

on sufferance. One of the women, a newly, the role stories of their house, and being unable to upper newly-married bride,

ROVERTS SUCCEEDS WOLAKLAT, gase, declined to lesra the pisse. The bevolent Chinaman supplied than with Wolseley in the command of the troops not willing to expose

London, May 25.-—Robert will ausosed. cook or provide themselves with foait, rest, encouraged by her example, resolved

Postco

Many

thousands of cakes were dis- in Ireland. to stay with her. The consequence was they were all fearfully scorched before they tributed by him out of sarapans,

Another ease of drowning occurred ́en jak A Low voice is an excellent thing in could be resoned. Eevon of them are said Tuesday last to a boy three years of age, Zondon, May 28.-The rioting among the to have sipas died, and the others are lying the child of a Chinese clerk in the Castors, coolies at Port Said continges, and a strong Saviane, and to inspire them with a graphs are doing the 'Grand Tour. Facte, woman; also a low hat.

He was in charge of a young maid servant force of bluojackets has been landed from Paran: You are very forward, sir. In in a precations state.

but thoughtlessly

allowed

order. A unmber of police have also been water's edge and 'Don't you see that sign, "No fishing go and full to go too near the the British ganboats to assist in restoring

soldier who had been impoting despatched fevin Cauro. on thess grounde"? I'm not fahin' on

the

ignorance of the poor glasses in the May 30 The strike among the coolige Ter best illustrated paper--a bank note. the grounds; I'm fishin' in the water.".

city in order to squeeze them, hes st lengst at Port Said has been almost atamoped out Docton Of this modicíns I wank you *BIDDY, have you seen the little stuffed bean reported to the district magistrate and by the armed forces brought to bear upon to give to your husband a teaspoonful bird 1 had in my bonnet? asked s lady of having been arrested has been sentenced to it. The police were called upon to make vary four hour! Mrs. NowRjoh Oh, her servant, who responded, fia mama thousand blows of the bamboo and ex, a few bayonet charges before the riotous doctor, we are, thank heaven, suficiently put it in the soup to make it a Bile posure in the street with a cogue round cronda could be dispersed, but few perkone well off to las him take one every hour,'

were injured. riobar,"

the Chinese girle from the surrounding Standers, but that does not deter him from foods are also having their part of the zeighbourbood

cooking the facts he has gleaned from work of missbiok in Ling Shai of Kiung They are taught Geography, Arithmetic and Singing, to read and write their own other newspaper sources, again we ex Low. language and to do their own sewing, cook daim. It is so that biography is made, ing and housework.

But above all our highest aim is to bring Perhaps, Piestoon will be sorry that he them to a knowledge of Jesus Christ as suggested the probability that his p

their

para

desire to pass on the blessing to their fellow at times, have a nasty way of returning to country.wonde. SARAN

We have now ezly two boarders and their literary chef de cuisine. The Ching my day the young man wailed until he was asked to call. Young Man: Yes, and thirty-four day-sobolars, thus ding our Mai pablished an interview with the King now he waits until he's saked not to call," promises to overflowing.

We take this opportunity of thanking long time ago. We betere the poor mest warmly all kied friends who have fellow has been removed by the Grim King helped us in the path, and we caemially beg some time hace. He osanot, therefore, ba that tho will continue to support us even living on stage now. Pall Mali Pian

FOOD please note,

more liberally than hitherto, on nscount of our increased number,

2

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kis nook.

BIOÏS AT FORT HAID—BRITISH BLUEJACKETS

·LANDEDALON

Ram, in inches, fantha and hundredtha,

HONGKONG REGISTER.

Barometer... Temperature Humidity

-Presions On dato st: On Ritent ¡dapsidp.m. 10 mA."

Direction of

29.78 89 -80

E

29.84. 29.78

-83-

Wind...

Forca

Weather Rain

Highest open wir temperature on the 14th, Lovest open air tempéískate on the lit.....

FG. FROG, First Assistant Hongkong Observatory, June 15, 1824.

Temperature, HONGKONG, June 16, 1804. (Talan et Misers Falconer de Ca's Promises, Queen's Road.)

PA

29.06 IF 29.82

BAROMETER

Do Do

4 PM 20.76

THERMOMETER- diMiria

4 Da.

Do (Wet balba.. Dev Do

Du Gazlmum

Do

Do. Minimum over night