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FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1 1894.

THE PLAGUE IN HONGKONG. The persistent complaints made by the Chinoso against the soldiers in the visiting parties appear to be owering so much eagrat table friction that we have taken some trouble investigating some of them, as the proper course for thrashing the matter out

Chinese had vatno mongh to not like m- {tional creatures. If they still continue to be`so silly, nobody can be hurt but them- solve But for the present, there is po evidence of any truth in the Chinese stories about soldiers extorting money.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE ON

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG BROTHELS. ABOLITION OF REGISTRATIÓN OKDERED, On the 24th inst. we stated that

the despatch had been received from Marquis of Rison, Secretary of State for the Colonies, ordering tho abolition of the

we also stated that an Ordinanco would be introduced at the next meeting of the Legislative Council giving offect to the peremptory instructions from hours. We

MAIL

patch of 17th June Isai, regarding the regio-} NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN textion of brothels in Hongkong, and tha periodical examination of the Inmaton of those brothels which ars visited by Europeans.

2.-I regret to differ from the views ex- pressed

1 by the Registrar-General and the members of the District Watchmen's Com- mittee, as to the advantages of the registra tructions given in my despatch of 17th March, 1893, that this system should be abolished,

3-At the same time I shall be glad to oneider favourably any improvement of the law whics you may recommend with a view

(FEND BÖGRE BY W,QUGRAUR. London, Jana 27-Dr W G. Gmos, playing for Marylebone in a matab against Cambridge University, scored 196 ruDE.

BANKING NEWS.

London, June 28.-Mr Abraham Scott been appolated a director, of the Bauk of Adelaide.

EXPORT CARGOES.

Persia. Turbo, milad 6th July –For London, 2,378 pigu. Crackers, 330 Palm Leaf Fan, 198 rolls Batting, 150 canks Boy, 126 bales Waste Bilk, 75 cucks Ginger, 36 anos Chinaware, é cases Bamboo Baskets and 1 box Merchandises For Hamburg, 2,000

--the institution of legal proesodings-kas Hongkong Hospitals for the twenty-four | registration of brothols in Hongkong, aution system, and I must. adhere to the fos- of the Prinos that considerable anxiety was brother of Mr David Fowill, Governor of dags Copra, 167 cases Camphor, 100 jikgu.

for some reason not been attempted by any of the parties who claim to be aggrieved.

One story retailed fo a very indignant manzer by a gentleman of high standing was that the sofdiere last Wednesday night went into a certain China house and threatened to cause considerable inconve- zience to the inmates (by virtue of the spocist powers arested for dealing with the plague) if bribes were not at once forth. coming. This is a fair ample of many the atch accusations, reposted all over Colony, until the soldiers are regarded as monsters and the regime of the Permanent Committee a reign of terror.

The following are the statistics of the

hours te noon to-day :--

Admissions Deale Discharges Under frameset 10 37

V

| City.

Emm❘ Total

1 Inercase.

sace

Deorgane.

THE CRISIS IN OOKEA.

FLOTILLA OF CHINESE TRANSPORTS

ATTACKED.

(SPECIAL TO THE ÜHINESE MAIL.")

Shanghai, 26th July.

War declared yesterday; Toonan sunk, Trao-kisng seized, Koushing damaged.

are now able to give the principal despatches to secure the freedom of the women belong. Queen-congratulating her Majesty apon the It says that the attempt to convert/32 balea Rattan Cure, From Forchow for

on the subject:-

NARROW RAPH OF JANEZ BALFOUR.

FOST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close!--

For HOIHOW & HAIPHONG.-

Per Manes, at 9.30 on, on Saturday,

the 28th inat;

For SWATOW, AMOY & FOOOKOW,

Par Named, at 9.30 am, on Saturday, the 28th inat, instead of as previous ly notitied.

For

KOBE & YOKOHAMA.--

Por Hongay, at 8.80 p.m., on Saturday, the 28th inst.,ibatead of a previous ly notified,

For

AMOY & SHANGHAL— Per Laertes, at 3.30 p.m., on Saturdaya.

the 28th inst.

THE ACCOUCHEMENT OF THE DUCHESS OF YORK. London, Juus 28.-It has transpired that the accouchement of the Duchess of York was attended with some danger. The Dualees was so exbansted after the birth

Lasidon, June 20-Mr H. P. Powall, Broken Ups Tes 1,000

pkgs Featbers, 181 felt by the physicians in attendance, and the Bank of England, has boon appointed a

China her life was believed to be in danger. She, directer of the Bank of New South Wales. tis and 29 unas Camis Bell, Bista

Boot, 70 bales Cipes,

en Bris howovor, rallied, and gradually recovered

Londen option THE EXOUNETROOTED AUSTRALIAN BARES 56 balos Feathers and Losse Woodware

Hamburg,

93 danès BrintIsn' strength.

London, June 29.-Both Houses of Par-

London, June 25-The Times condomas liament have adapted an address to the the Anstralian Bank Deposit Trast, formed From Hongkong for New York, 1,350 pkgr by the Stock Coaresion and Investment Crackers. From Hongkong for Antwerps ing to these establishments, and also to prevent birth of her great-grandchild, the son of disorderly conduct and the saroyance of the Dake and Duchess of York. In the oreditors into charchelders ought not to be Londen, 38 bales Feathers.

countenanced. Such schemes were unsound courao of the discussion in the House of THE MARQUIS OF RIPON TO BIN WM. persoas residing in their neighbourhood.

ROBINSON.

4. At regard the first point, the question Commons, Mr Keir Hardie, M.P. for South from top to bottom.

London,

Jane 25.-The Australian Bank of the liberty of the women, I gather from West Ham, protested against the adoption Downing Street, 17th March, 1893. Sir,With reference to my prodicessor's the nature of the reports, enclosed in your of the address, and gave atteranea to Deposit Trust, formed to take up the WAR DECLARED BETWEEN CHINA AND JAFAN despatch of 2nd July, 1687, relative to the Despatch under saknowledgment, of three remarke in disparagement of the Queen deposit receipts of the reconstructed Aus repeal of these parts of the Contagious sad oases of suicide of inmates of brothels, and the Prince of Wales. His speech wastralian banks, will proceed to the allotment Diseases Ordinances then is foros in Hong as well as from communications made by readived with ridionle, and gave rise to of shares if £1,000,000 bo tandered. It is

interruptions,

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believed in the city that this amount will country. kong, which provided for the compulsory Mr Lockhart, when he was, in this

be subscribad. The depositore committee examination of women and the retention of that very few, if any, nomen after onde en- LIFEDDAT SERVICE FOR NEW SOUTH WALES

brothel the provisions contained in those Ordin tering a

rescued through, the Londos, Jana 26. The National Life.

Glasgow favours tho zabamo. MILKABY SERVICE IN THE TRANSVAAL.. auces for the registration and supervision agency of the inspectors, or because the boat Association of Great Britain has of brothels, I have the honour to informe brothels are registered and inspected; at offered, through Mr James Ingiis, and Mr

Lonion, June 23-The British subjects goa that I am of opinion that this system though the system may have had the effect W. Harper, of Sydney, lifeboats to the despatch to Lord Rosebery, Secretary of im the Transvaal have sent a telegraphic of registration and inspection of brothels of preventing some women from entering Government of New South Wales for the State for Foreign Affairs, insisting that be

rose these plages, because before being registered purpose of establishing a lifeboat service in shall at once communicate with abould I no longer be maintained.

the 2.The system is clearly contrary to the the women are poreonally questioned by the the colony.

Transvaal Government imperatively de- recognised policy of Parlament, and I am Registrar-General as to their willingness to enter upon this mode of life, and their

manding the release of the British subjects London, Jane 20-Jabaa Spencer Bal- who have been arrested for refusing mili. liberty is fully explained to them. In the of

The Transvaal Volksraad napping of girth and brothel slavery, the Strait Settlements the same result is effect-four, the absconding director of the tary service. only objects which in my predecessor's ed, independently of the registration system, Liberator Building Society, has been qourly bas agreed to exempt foreign subjects from to the provisions of the Ordinance hot by drunken sentinel at Buenos military service on payment of a war tuz, opinion justified its continusnce.

o: 1880) for the protection of Chinese Ayres, in the Argentins Repabão.

The Baar authorities are oxercising a 3.--I desire, therefore, that you will take immigrants, under which every immigrant is

PENNY POSTAGE. Melbourne, James Patter- Transrial, fir Houry Lodge from the

over prea messages from the For The Toonan is described in Lloyd's Re-steps as soon as possible for the preparation verbally examined on first arrival in the

of an Ordinance abolishing this system. calony. A law of this kind right not be son has received a telegram from South Africa, is about to proceed to Pre-For

Cape Colony and High Commissioner for gister as an iron screw steamer of 1951 tozs It will be necessary to repeal seation 21 practicable in Hongkong owing to the nature George Dibba dissenting from of tracing and substantisting or refutings, 1262 net, built in 1881 by Palmaer & and sub-sections (a), (b), and (e), of section of the daily traffic between Hongkong, to send a cabiogram to Mr Henniker toris on official business connected with Co., of Newcastle-on-Tyne. She was form-33 (1) of Ordinanze No. 11 of 1890, to- Macao and Canton and other places; but it Heaton stating that the colonial Govers the Swaziland Convention. He has declin erly called the Rory, and later the Heman.gether with all references in other sections ossure to me that it might be possible to msats would not oppose his suggestioned an offer to become the guest of the For SINGAPORE, SAMARANG & SOU. of that Ordinance to registered brothels estand and improve the system, which I that the postage from England to Australia Transvaal Government while on his mis- On the first floor of No. 52, Queen's before being bonight by the China Mer-and unregistered' brothels. There will gather from the report of the Po Loung Kak should be one penny. As Queensland cun Road West, is a Okiness grant-in-aid school, shanta Co. She had engines of 180 indicated perhaps bo other consequential amend-Commission is sirsódy in oporation, of oura with Sir George Dibbs, Sir Jaras Cape Colony and High Commissioner for Jane 25.-Sir Henry Loch, Governor of horse power, and her usual speed was uine desirable to make, with a view opinion, be watching the steamers arriving at Hong-Patterson has abandoned his propesal,

kong, and warning helpless-looking women

South Africa, has arrived at Pretoria, in nete. She had not been to Hongkong for uadito benefit from the other provisisne ine Registrar-General, when there may be Meeting was brought to consiasion arival the British residents, contracy or

under e altered circumstances the follest and girls, and taking them to the offes of

London, Jace 23.-The Ascot Summer with the

the Transvasi, on a mission in connection of Swaziland. On his some months, but it is believed that the of that Ordinsace which have for their

rease for suspecting that they are belegte-day, when the contest for the leading President Krager's expressed wish, took Europeans on board ware--J. P. Lowe, Uap-object the protection of women and girls, brought into the solony for improper purerent resulted us under tain F. Stack, Chist Officer; J. and which will I trost be at least as poses or against their will.

the horses out of the abafts of Sir Henry Stevens, Second Officer; W. Ortwin, Chief the registration of brothels is abolished. I effectual as they are at present, even when

themselves. The crowd then hointed the Loch's carriage and drew the carriage Union Jack, and sang the National An- Engineer; J. Brown, Second, and W. H. should be glad if you will submit the draft

them. The Boars responded by dragging Stewart, Third.

of the Ordinance to me before introducing

President Kruger's carriage to his re- St.

sidence. The mombors of the Volksraad consider that the action of the British residents is an insult to President Kruger. The Boors

are srming, and are gathering in force at Protoris.

June 26.-Sixteen thousand British sub-} jests at Pretoria have signed a petition for ...the redress of

of grievances.

This particular case we took up, and found that it emanated from House No. 62, Queen's Road West; and ca inquiries

Mr A. O. Marshall, manager of the Char- heing made there, it was discovered thattered Bank of India, Australia and China, the allegation had no reference to anything received a telegram from the Bank's mana-effect towards the protantion the kid recent at all, but to events said to have coger at Shanghai this morning intimating curred a month or six weeks ago. Several that war has boon declared between China other attempts to olicit information as to say misconduct that had just taken place wore equally unsuccessful; so that thero

was nothing left but the difficult task

ancient traditions.

conducted by a native teacher from the

and Japan.

The Koushing, Capt. Galsworthy, be longs to the Indo-China Co,, and was un- til lately on the Manila rus.

Berlin Foundling House. The room in, as anual In Chinese bouses, about fifteen feet wide and fifty or sixty foot deep from the strost. At the back is the kitchen, which amella abominably; in fact, the atmosphere of the whole room is postitential, and quite nabsarskle to any but Chinese. The back part is pitch dark, and there are three partitions forming cubicles, six feet high with a clear space of five feet above. The teacher states that when the plague first

The Tao-sang is supposed to be an old broke out, there was only one partition.composite transport of about 600 tons; but and the rear of the room was let to a tailor, her name does not appear among the rest only the front being used as a school; a

of the Chinese Navy given in Lloyd's. She soldier came one day (exact date not secur- tainable) and nsaid the partition mast be taken down; the teacher urged him to let it remain, and the soldier said 'All right, if you give me some money. So the teacher paid sorenty cents, and was left in peace for day or two. Then other soldiers came and demanded money in the same way; but the teacher refused to disgorgs, saying that bis Government grant-in-ald school and he would appeal to the Government through the Education Department; the partition "was quite now, having only beon

was apparently used as a despatch vesen).

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Sub-section

THE ALEXANDRA PLATE,

proposal

ALRYANDRA PLATE OF 1000 zove., added to a sweepstakes of 25 Bars, sach; four year-olds to cazzy 98%; five, at Gib; six or aged, et 71b: mates and geldings allowed 410.; second horse to receive 200 sova, out of the stakes, and third horse to save his stake. About 8 miles.

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Citronello, 4 years, Ost...

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COLONIAL BISHOFRICK,

Bion.

Bickerstall: Ottley, M... Vicar of East- the recent demonstrations againetics London, June 26-The Rev. Henry to the British residents in connection with Sir Henry Loch has issued an address

bourne, Sue, 20 was offered the pulaory military service by British subjects Vicant bishoprio of Wellington, Now in the Transvaal. He urges the mainten-

ance of order. Zalard, has declined the offer.

London, June 28,The Rav, 'Charles won Leaver Hiley, Vicar of St. Paul's, Preston, has been offered the Bee of Perth, Western Australis, vacant by the death of Bishop Parry.

June 27.--Sir Henry Lock will visit Johannesburg in order to receive an ad. dreas from the British residents of that

town,

For SHANGHAL—

--

Per Tsinas, at 8.30 pants on Baltindey,

the 28th inst.

WATOW & BANGKOK, —

Par Phra Chula Chom Klic, atm., on

YOKOHAMA & HIOGO,-

Sunday, the 39th inst.

Per Daphne, at 3.30 p.m., on Monday,

the 30th inst.

BABAYA.-- Par Taksang, at 3.30 p.m., on Monday,

the 30th inst.

For STRATTS & CALCUTTA.--

For BANDAKAN & KUDAT.—

Por Memnon, at p.m., on Monday, the

30th inst

Per Chelydra, Rogistration at 11 am, Lettersal 11.30a.m., en Wednesday, THURSDAY ISLAND, COOKTOWN,

the 1st August.

TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE, SYD- NEY & MELBOURNE

For

Por Taiwan, on 2.30 pm, on Wednes

day, the 1st August, instead of su previously notified. SHANGHAI

For

Per Peiyang, at 3.30 pm, on Wedne

day, the lat August,

For 81RAITS & BOMBAY.-

Per Bisagne, at 10.30 am, on Thursday,

the 2nd August.

For FORT DARWIN, THURSDAY IS-

LAND. COOKTOWN, TOWNE VILLE, BRISBANE, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE (Supplementary mall' on board till time of departure. Extra postage 10 ceinte.)

Per Guthrie, (Registration at 3p.m., Let- tors 2.30 p.m.), on. Thunday, the 2nd August. SINGAPORE.-

(2) of ordinence 11 of 1890, as amended. by 5. The powers ccaferred by Section 23 Ordinance 14 of 1891, which it is proposed to retain in Scotion of the Draft Ordi- bance, submitted in your eye of acknowledgment, sem te 4.--I take this opportunity of making you to farnish we with a report upon the case serious abuse by the inspectors employed by of the suicide of an inmate of a Brothel, the Registrar-General. The object le to referred to in the landing article in the resone women confined agaival their will; Mr Hongkong Daily Press of 4th October last. and wiler powers than ire necessary for have not seen any report of the inquest that purpose are not required and are held in this sad case, but if the facts were codesirable. All that is required appears would seem to prove that it is not gebentbol would be letter that Section 3 of the drags as stated in the above-mentioned paper, it to be contained in Sub-section (1) of Section 23 Ordinance 11 of 1890, and I think it understeed in the

Colony that a brothel Ordinance should simply repeal A telegram was received in Hongkong kooper has no legal right to demand

Hay today announcing that the export of rice redemption money for the release of one of (2) of section 25 of the farmer Ordinance, from the Yangtas grain porte was to be pro-liable to a penalty of imprisonment fur a

the inmates, but, on the other hand, is without substituting any new words.

6-Moreover, the verbal amendment in

23 hibited by the Chiuess Government, in arm which may extend to two years, if ahe Section Ordinance 11 of 1890, provided detains any inmate of the brothel against by Section 3 of the Deaft Ordinance, is not case of emergencies.

her will faection 9, of Ordinance No. 11 al in my opinion suffetent. It will be better The insurance, shipping, and other firms 1890). If this had been understood in tle to repeal Beation 25 of the 1890 Ordinance,

London, June 28.-The latest intelli- in Honghong have no dowe confirming the present case, a prosecution might have been the form of which is unsuitable to the

gence from South Africa with reference to reported disasters; but in a case of this lover, and a single successful prosecution 24 by inserting after the words being la instituted on the information of the girl's altered aireumatacean, and to amend Section

London, Juve 29-The conference of effect that the Volksraad is in secret sex- the situation in the Transvaal is to the kind there will necessarily be many im. in a case of this kind would, ja ali proba. quired into the following, wurde, namely British and colonial delegates met in the

or who without reasonable exctive (prout Benate House at Ottawa, Canada, yesterday.io, discussing the grievances of foreign portant events that cannot be officiallybility, do more to show that the inmates of

brothels are absolutely free to leave auch whereof shall lie on the accused) neglects The opauing ceremony 88 brilliant subjects with regard to compulsory military corroborated until days or weeks afterwards.plates when they wish, than could ever be refuses to produce auch woman or giri facetion, and the visiting delegates were

service.

Juno 28.-Sir Henry Loch, High ComFor General, needed an oathusiastic reception: The insiuner for South Africs, who is in which arrived from Tacoman to-day, repositions to the inmates of brothels, bu

efforts are indeed made to explain their 7. With regard to the i

the Memorandum of the District Watch Canadian Doreinion, in his specah welcom-British subjects in the Transvaal with re- Pretoria inquiring into the grievances of put up in February, so that it could not be ports that on Wednesday, 25th inst, at such efforts must to some extent be uulli mea's Committee, that when brothels are too wide latituds in discussion of the sub-gard to compulsory military service, has

Ing the delegates, warned them against filthy. The the soldiers destroyed the 5.30 a. m., while on the voyage from Kobe fiet by the fact that the brothels are regis. bu reguinted they will be scattered

decided not to visit Jobannesburg, Sir partition, made a meme with whitewash,

unfortunate inmates the brothe-keepere families, I would point out that thres ho said,

would rob the conference of any ex bas decides upon this course oring and upset the hous generally, Since then men-of-war, draw up io four divisions of } must appзer to be licensed by, and in some places could then be proceeded agaiast ander practical result

five vessele eseb, making, apparently, for sort under the protection of, the Govern- Sestion 5 of 25 Geo. 2, c. 36, which Act is

Sir John Thompson, the Premier of Ca.sigual for a noisy demonstration

June 29.-Sir Henry Lock has sattled nada, said the Dolonial delegates had met Cores. Their gurs were run out, nettings

the Swaziland difficulty. He has also auc- plight anew their faith to one another and their love

seeded in inducing President Kruger to old country.

exempt British subjects in the Transvaal The Earl of Jersey, the British delegate, predicted that the conference would have from military service. of 1830, which provided for the registration important practical results, and said that

wat a

the tailer has gone away, and new parti-

trouble is over.

or

THE OTTAWA CONFEBENJE

Capinia Rowley of the steamer Nikh, effected by the present system, under which when so sequired by, ibo azade in Earl of Aberdeen, Governor-General of the

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over

to Hongkong, he passed a fleet of Japanesetered, so that in the eyes at least of the the sofony, to the anaofane: of respectable (jeels brought before the conference, Fear that his arrival would be the

ports.

It is

which

meat.

for

tions have bean put up. The visits were

applied to Hongkong by Section 7 of Ordio- repeated every few days, but there was

6.—I desire to add that it would appearance 12 of 1878; but as proceedings under ap, and they had ovory appearance of hav- from the Colonial Surgeon's report for that Act would be cumbians and inconve never any plague in the house. There are

1891, which was forwarded in your dea pient, desire that the new Ordinance, now no children going to the school, but ing boon put into fighting trim. the teaser is waiting in the assurance extremely likely this was the Best patch of 7th November last, that oe stops while repesling ection 21 of Ordinance 11

have at present been taken to carry out the that they will all come back whan the "rought havoc with the Chinese trans-instructions given in my predecessor's and regulation of brothels, should substitute the event would be a marked eposh in despatch of 30th November, 1888, that these claues providing for the suppression of aclonial history. All the colonial delegates brothels, on the complains of neighbours, spoke woll, most of them advocating federa- women should be grade you come up for which might be on the lines of the following tion similar to that of the Canadian Domi- stand that they should not

in Indian Act XXI of ion Mr N. Fitzgerald, M.L.O., one of examaicaton periodically, but should only clause, oor.lained in attend for that purpees when they have 1857-On the complaint of three or more the Victorian delegates, delivered an elo- contracted. er fear that they may have con-

a bouse in their immediate quest eposch.

Mr Thomas Playford, Agent-General for is Doed as a common brothel tracted, the disease. I observe that sit tho

or lodging-house for prostitutes or disorder. South Australis, made praatioal speech, iontates of continue to be examined anus a week with 15 persons of any description, to the annoy-remarking that there was no sentiment in ance of the respectable inhabitants of the questions affecting trade. There were im- comparatively few exceptions, while cone of the inmates of the brothols for the vicinity, the magistrate may summon the mere possibilities for commeros between use of Chiness appear to satmit them. Wost or tenant of the bouse to answer the Canada and Australia, solves for examination; and there being complaint, and on being satisfied that the The Hon. F. B. Suttor, the delegate for

marked difference of action on house is so used, and is therefore a

proposed the adoption of to the

the Queen congratulating her

that como midentifiable soldiers cano

Now, it is easy enough to say vaguely The Shanghai Mercury of the 21st inst

OB somo data

not specified, contains the following: Our Intest now! received from Peking to-day, is that, war and between China and Japan is almost certain, that 3,000 more trongs were ready to be embarked for Korea. It is beyond that nows from Japan points in that direction too, for we learn that at one time it was doubtful if the Faikio Marti would proceed this afternoon to Japan, and from a what we could gather on board that steamer, this

got money. It is, in isot, fue too the latest telegram from Tientsin stating test the brothels for use of Europeant easy. The author of the accusation made no attempt to drive the charge home or to fix the alleged offenes on any individual; never complained to the police, or asset the name of the soldier, nor even made note of the time so as to trace the man. It

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an address

it was thought extremely, likely she would the part of the two classes of prostitutes, anusyence and offence to the neighbourd, Majesty upon the 57th anniversary of her

I can hardly believe that the submission of may order the owner or tenant to dison. word voluntary. When the brothels are comply with each order within five days,

atress реа the

■ vast growth of the colunies

TERMATENING THE NEW PRESIDENT London, July 4.-The French anarchiels threaten the life of the new President, Casimir-Porter, unless Santic, the murderer of Cacaot, is pardoned,

HIS KOLINESS DRULIKING. London, July 4-It is stated the health of the Pope is failing and His Holineer has delivered a sealed pasket to the Cardinals soutaining his last wishes, to be opened after his death.

YACHTING NIWA, July-Further particulars concerning the great Jacht race shows that the Prince of Wales' Britanda beat the Pigilant by thirty-five seconds. During the race the Valkyrie was run down and anak.

July 11-The third heat of the great

after all, bare to remain at Woung, for the former clees is in any real senso of tho į tinuo such use of it, and if he shall fail to coronation, in his remarks he laid specintaohting content has resulted in the Britan- date to say whether the one man we that wer way actua, we bave made no longer registored, the Government can, may impose upon bin a fine to the extěné i durias ber Majesty's reign. The address again easily defeating the Vigilant

blackmailer or the other a liar--for one of

Humour bad it to-day,

declared between

WMORIZANEOUS.

London, July 12.-Lady Hopetoun haa

For

Per Kriemhild, at 3.30 p.m., on Thare-

day, the 2nd August

For NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA, Per Ancona, at 11.30 am., on Friday,

the 3rd August. KOBE.

Per Lyderhorn, at 5pm., on Monday,

the th August.

For SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA,

VICTORIA & TACOMA.-Y Per Sikis, ac 11.30 am.. on Tuesday, the

7th August.

For SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, VICTORIA & VAN- COUVER, B.0.

Per Empress of Chine, at 11.30 am, B

Wednesday, the 15th August.

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. -—-

The United States Mail Packet Belgia will

be dospatched on WEDNESDAY, the' 1st August, with Mails for Japani, Han Francisco, the United States, Cana Honolulu, Peru, o, which will be closed followi

Noon. 0.30 P.M. Post Office clases, but Corres

Registry ceases.

pondence may be posted on board the Packet, with Late Fee of 10 cesti eztra Postage until the time of departure.

MAILS BY TELARIA PACKEE,—— the British Contract Packet Gude will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 2nd August, with Mails for the United Kingdom, Europe and countries bas rond, vid Brindusă; to the Simulta Settlement, Netherlands India, Bra mah, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

the two conclusions is inevitable. But the gairies frats thoro who ought to know, of course, no longer recognise any distira of 25 rupees for every day thereafter that sang the National àncham, and the spot with a serious occident whilst hunting | Tho qual hours will be obeervod 1. plasing..

active preparations for wAT. The coal-

CORRESPONDENCE

THE TAIPINGSHAN DISTRICT, To the Editor of the 'CHINA DIAIL,"

Hongkong, July 27.

to

unhealthy, so that thers is here, as in many steamers for charter. hundreds of other Chiness buildings, press. ing need for attentiva mazaurna which can. not bat cause fuconvenience to the occn. pants. Pulling.dowe partitions is a slight stop in the right direction, but only alight. There may possibly be men ̈at SIE-Tunderstand that the Bill to be this sanitary work who would accept bribes introduced with reference to the resumption (though not a single case has been proved, of the plague district is now being cart

Jated, migh anggest that the publication ost of scores of vague allegations), but if of it in the local papers would be a useful there is any squeezing, if any Chinsinan mosaurs considering the large namser of does part with his money, the more fool he.

interests affected -Yours,

(Signed)

BITON.

HIR WILLIAM KOBINSON TO CITE MARQUIS UF KAPON.

pos

TRIAL OF A TORPEDO BOAT.

Navy, has performed a remarkable trial. frozen mest works.

the Mails, &a. ::

VISITORS AT HOTELS.

HONGKONG HOYEX

Mr J. Kinghorn Mr R. Lyall Mr C. E. Mohta Me F. D. Mitchell Mr T. Mitchell Me Uscar Noodt. Captain E. Peck

Mr A. J. Webster

KINENS STRIES IN MCOTLAND-DISTRUS to 12 per cent. in the salaries of all their A speed of 91 kaota was attained, eclipsing The South Australian Government in Mr Charles K. Hall Mr. W. Whiley

tend to make a farther reduction of from 6

is therefore practically impossible at this definite ordara.

the two countries, but wa

was adopted. The members of the confereu- and have been informed that, up to the tion between brothels for Europeans and the house chall be no used.

inbrothels for Chiness; but I request you to 5.-1 request you to introduce the amend-ve

tators joined in. The Earl of Aberdeen once ing na proposed shove, 5 dinsar to the delegates in the unfit for human habitation; even the Korea, but that both sides are making to intimate to those women who con. as soon as possible.

evening, At the banquet several of breaking the lady's ribs and nose, the Australian delegates dwelt upon the tenober's pastor and protector, the Bor. R. market in Nagasaki is reported to be in an ite

tinue to come up for examination that

A tragical colitifer_has occurred in the 9-I have considered the report of the object lenses afforded by Canada, which Black Sea between an Italian anda Bassian F. Gottschalk, admits that is ia abominably anusnal state of excitement to-day, and periodical examinations will, after a certain Colonial Surgeon on the subject of the period they said strengthened their.intention in re-stonQIBT.

there in considerable quiet inquiry as date (say, in six months' time) cease, and teal examination of certain prostitutes, which gard to the work of australian federation.

The latter anntained terrible injuries and foundered almost immediately. Mr A: Andissona that they should only attend when they accompanied your Despatch under acknow- arn, or fear that they are, diseased ledgment, but I see no reason to withdraw

SEETTA AND TURKEY.

esrenty of the craw going down with her. have, &c,

London, Juos 25-Alexander L. King

BST. 8. A. Bayloo Auckland, July

July 12.-Charles Turner, my instruction that these szumications must

Mr P. U. Birok discontinued.

the well known operatis singer, died at be

I am unable to admit that of Servia, is on a visit to the Sultan of

Miss B. Clazion the submission of the women to much exami

Turkey at Constantinople.

Auckland,

claad, after a brief illness.

Dr. V. Danseberg nations bas

Adelaide, July 5-Government has car. DUR been, in

in any real sense of the

tied a resolution in the Legislative Asas Mr John F. Duff word, voluntary. I

I consider there is much

London, Inus 25. The now torpedo-bly empowering them to make advances to Mr Gerald Fitzgibboobs Fi E. Saman force, as bearing on this question in Hong- destroyer Havock, built for the British the extent of £30,000 for the erootion of Mr John Gray

· Government House, Hongkong,

корд

in the following stílislam of the вир 17th June, 1893. Lordship's despatch of the 17th March last, repert on the subject by a Commission com- My Lord Marquis, In reply to your voluntary character of such examina

in Indian cantonments, contained in a the world's record. I have the honour to forward copies of the posed of Indian officiale, laid before Parlia following documents

ment last year. The fact is that the question (4)-Draft Bill, entitled 'An Ordin- whether any partienlar action can be said to anca te further smond Ordinance No. 11 be voluntary presents two entirely different of 1890, entitled "The Women and Girls' aspects according as it is looked at from the amend Ordinance No. 14 of 1801 (amend-officer may be purely persuasive and entirely Protection Ordinance of 1890," and to point of view of the woman. The action of the ing Ordinance No. 11 of 1890)';

free from any tinge of compulsion. But for

Barometer (6)Migate on the above by the countless generations the mari hakim, or young Czech party in Belewis have been Temperature.

pleasure of the Governor, and the hukm sentenced to 12 years imprisonment at Humidity by the Colonial Surgeon hakim, or order of the Governor, bave been Prague, for walling outside the Palace is Direction of

Add to the hope of searing as opportunity to on the subject of the periodical stamina equivalent terms in India. tion of nomen

this the extraordinary tenacity with which make an attempt on the life of the Emperor Foros (d)-Coroner's report on the case of obserrabeek, once established, survive in Francis Joseph, on the occasion of his recent Weather suicide, alluded to in paragraph & of your Indis, and it becomes impossible to say how I

visit to that sity. Lordship'a ceapstoh ;-

for a given result i due to the personal fa

TILE HEITISH BUDGET. (c),Report by the Airtant Refluence of an official, how far to his position London, June 27-In the House of Com gistrar General or two other similar of authority, and how for to mere son-mons fo-night the incressed duty on spirits, cases of suicide, which have recently tinuation of a traditional observance, proposed by the Chanceller of the

have, Es.

Exchequer in bis Budget speech, was carried by a majority of 53.

avade it, the bettor. On the other hand, I there only 8 E. Borneo, The)

A man who makes slanderous accusations

Bad

X.

öconcred

(f)-Minate by the Registrar General, Mr Lookhari, on the questo of abolish ing the registration of brothale j

(Bigned.) RIPON.

EFFECT ON TRADES,

London, June 28.-In quaequence of the extensive strike of Scotos miners, 59,004 workmon in other trades will be compelled to remain idle after Saturday next.

PLOT AGAINST THE ENFELOR OF AUSTRIA, Lorian, June 290.-Two members of the

The work has to be done; why do not the Chinese realise that, and cease all this Da Abricht, who has gatued fame in Jave nonsones!

by the discovery of a likely remedy for Let them accept the inevitable, and leprosy recently read a paper on

subject before a gathering of fellow- coopesto or at least stop struggling, stop physicians at Balaria. He comes to the offering bribes, and there is an end of the constastor that leprosy is a chronic, întoc- without bereditary” shar. trouble. Whatever they do, they cannot

tious disease.

* time of incubation acteristics but with avoid having their filthy places cleaned, sating from 3 to 5 years. In Netherlands and the sooner they give up hoping to India, it in most prevalent in the island of

Madura and in

people begin to

to isolate lepore when the may misonduct on the part of the soldiers disease has reached an advanced stage, should be promptly reported to the polios outside the villages. In Jars and Madura,

then only in

in bouses standing apart

without thus suistantiating them can only Dr Abricht recommends deste modical (Annexure to the above minuta.

of late increased greatly and Leprosy has

June 28, The Opposition complains that the Government applied the closure to the be regarded as a mischief-maker. og « lopers by Isolation and regular

There have been many cases of Chinese mestod with different medicines on legar

I seems itat at last the 100 Maxim guns debetoon the question of the proposed increa treatment in hospitala. He has experi

-Ay your Lordship vas made aware by which India has for to long haan iskity are is darogard of a compact arrived at between making the soldiers to accept bribes, The patients, and has found no mare for they despatch of the 20th of Bay Lart, Mr really to be supplied. Only 48 of the ghole hould be taken to-day, Many members

the two sides of

House that the division now using a ramed Lockhart is proceeding te Eugland on supply will be diatributed to British \In- officers several times caught the Chinese in disease roughs, alloristion and for special leave, and be prepared, should the act, and have taken the bow into their provement on several lepers De Albricht Your Lordship so desire, to state bin vows or hands summarily and taught the dose not think the results striking engagh personally on the subject-I am, doo,

WILLIAM ROKUHOF. offenders a lesson through the shoe-toe yet to speak more fully of the methods resortad· "to." He has found what may meikod. It would, however, be only

provo the leprosy bacillus, but admits natural faince there is human nature in he may be mistaken; experimenta with this basilice idftene are going on. “Dự soldiers!) that the ides of getting money Albricht exhibited to patients who were might water the heads of some of the man ; undergoing his trosimant and who showed but there could be no "squeering" (7 the evident signs of the disease abating.

yet,

with the

(Signed) -

fantry regiments, the rest being destined had left the House. The question will for the defence of puste on the frontiers again be debated at the report stage. the Empire. The access of quick-firing EUROPEAN BEZA STOAR PRODUCTION, guns in Matabeleland har fully demous London, Jane 26-Here F. Q. Licht, of trated she immense power which these agdeburg, in his monthly beet agur weapons most always carry against nocivil.pport, states that the past nins menthe ised tribes not possesed of any kindred production alows an increase of 194,000 armament, and Indian frontier expeditions teas as compared with that for the corres aught to find their tasks wonderfully faollipoding period of last season. His previous Sis,I have had under my osteful consitated what these 360 guns have all rescked" batmate for the surplus of the whole pat dération the documente enclosed in your Des their destinations,

paldo remains unaltered.

THE ULIQUE OF RIFON TO BIS WILLIAM ROBINION.

་་

Downing atreet, 17th April, 1994.

public officers,

Wind

Raig

NOVNE "AURTIN

Capt. Goold Adams Mr & Mrs Molls Bas Mr and Mrs John and child

Andrew and child Mr H. E. Meyerink. HONGKONG REGISTER.

Mr J. Bodel

Mr RJ, Moses Peoriace to date at On date et Mr Hart Buck

Mr H. E. Borshall Me J. 8. Moce dayakdp.) 10.

Mr B. M. Moses Dr. and Mr. J. Can-Mr E. Ortiz

89

p.m.

29.71 29.89

29.78

93.

82

79

77

46

BW

3

1

1

op

1,00

Highest open ada berperature on the Larwort open die tenperature on the

F. G. Frog, First Assistant Hongkong Observatory, July 27, 1894.

Temperature. HONOLONO, July 27, 1824. (Taken at Mars Falconer & Col's Promises, Queen's Roads) BAROMETER-

A

Do,

·1··P. Moix Do47. Bros. TEKUNSTER-91....

D 2

tlie and child Me J. Rankin Mr T. P. Cochrane Mr K. Mak. Ross Mr. J. B. Ooughtria Meand Mrs.P. Saches,

Bchiktrenand m Dickson Mr D. Galvas Mrs Sprysgeld

Mr.

CW.

Me and Mr H. Hom-Mr R. Tatlocker

| phreys & 3 childrenMe 0. B. Taylar

Mr Chantrey Inch bald

H. H. E. Tomkins

Dr. and Mrs J.B.Idout Compounder

Knott and son Tafmall, EN

Me D. Landals

Mr 9. A. Levy.

Mr C. Malach

Mrs Tafnell Pa

Ms J.-Y. V. Vernon My W. H. Wickines

| Mr A. G. Marshall vangist

Dr. Bearblock Miss Opa

TEAK HOTELA

Mr Michez Dr. Maiden

Mr B. L Dalrymple Mir Medhurst

Mr E. Dalbanco

29.83 29.81 29.73 80

Mr

Mr B Dipple

J. Dowling

Do (Wat bulb) 0,79

Do,

Da

Do. Maximum in

Do Minimum over night 80

Mr J. F. East. Mr Gen. Fenwick!

Forbes

Mr Fullerton Mr Forquharson' Rev. & Mrs Hamilton My W. S. Harrison

Mr Cleo. Holmes My M. Jones

Capt. and Mrs Moors MT H. G. Nicolle

35r W. Purist

My Fetkea Mr 7. Boblown and

MET

Shebak

My and Mire A. Find- lay Smith & fimily Mr Stoker

Mr Tomlin Capt. & Mr Wolman