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THURSDAY, AUGUSŕ 9, 1894.'"

The Courrier of August 1 says that sedi- tions placards have been posted about in the South of Ancan, söntsizing inter alia the words The French of this province will soon be cast into the Fed and all their property handed over to the king of Annem,' Secret Societies are said to flourish

in the load.

» change in the Post Office management

does not mean in improvement in the

its addresso.at East Point was left in the

this

да

THE CHINA MAIL.

AMATEUR JOURNĀLISM, ANDTEKE ALARMIST ON KONGKONG.

on

AN IMPERIAL CURRENCY. The commending impertante of the dia.

Rold

standard

NINGPO,

Ningpo, 2nd Auguri The weather here has been very warm of

Our genial and much-respected

::

for Ala promptno in volunteering for any disagreeable and dangerous cervics.

The

THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR, or of the nearest port (as the case may be), position of affairs Is simply this: My Goverumsat preponed to the Chinese Go- shell require her to put to sea AS GOOD AN

jointly intruduos reforms in

Some time ago we had soossian to take oussions on Indibu Carrenoy 'and Exchange late, and rain in badly wanted for drlaking à private laltar received yesterday from possible after the expiration of sunt period vernment

The Corean of twenty-four hours, without permitting the Cornan administration.

unable to koop order ozeeption to private roopunta of the devas has impletely dwarfed into insignificance and irrigating purposes, as nearly all our the North states, on excellent authority, her to take in applios beyoud what may Goromment

the kingdom, and in detation of the plague in Hongkong went to the fact that the great Currency Question" lie and canals are dry, owing to the long-

Japan, therefore,

continued drought. The navel and military that urgent orders have been sent to overy be necessary for her immediate usa; and in

seorganisation of Shanghai and Singapore. It may possibly is paralog an acute crisis in various other people are busily engaged in was prepare- Allowed to romain within British waters for proposed to China governor, governor-general, and viceroy in no such feel which may have been spect is tos weak. every province of Chins to forward at once the purpose of repair shall continue in any the administration, but the Government have been the ones that the private lettere parts of the British Empire. Yet the fast,lone, and a good deal of eaturing lako 20,000 troops each for service in Corea; the auch. port. radstead, or waters, for hue rejected our proposal for joist reforms, auldiers to be all sent in the first in- longer period than twenty-four hours on the ground that China is sustain of were never intended for publication, and though generally unknown or unnoticed, is plade when the high omotals are passing to

the Straits Settlement Ceylon.

here. Reports of all descriptions are flying Mauritics, Cosat, are all inconveni-coolies and snob-like people in tea shops,

about, cause the King of Coroa bas entered into they were not, for they were certainly not the African West

as they are mostly concocted to On the Sikh alt., we wrote, "It is apparent manos (pate the Japanese Warships 1) after her necessary ropsire shall have been Ceres. This Japan cannot recoguish, be- far the sake of the writers it is to be hoped undeniable. The West Indies. Hongkong, and fro: other wins averything is very guish

completed. Provided, neverthalans, that in

with Jepan and

of system in Imperial coinaga. Their there is no rollsnes to be pleasă în may ** to Tientsin, to be inspected by, foreign all cases in which there shall be any vessel international fresties

them. military instructora as regards drill, discip-(whether ships of war or merchant ships) of Western Povors--without the resent or in strictly in accordanos with fast. Another used by the present system or rather want local postal service.' We then gave surorat line, and armament Li Hung Chang has the said belligerant parties in the same terferance of China, a fuot which of itself | private letter of an alarmist character ap- Chambers Commeros, and other partlay:

also ordered by telegraph a hundred thoa-port, roadstead, or waters within the terrifumisbos evidenco of the independence of

appealed in vain, for the Colonial Office, welcome from the Foreign and Ohiness instances which seemed to beat out our and Matser rifles and several million oar-torial jurisdiction of Her Majesty, there Coren accurding to international law. The Pars in the Times of Ceylon, which bass interested in their welfare, bare appealed antics (Dr Molyneux) zatuczed resinsley shall be an interval of not less than twenty-Mikado's troops, continued his Excellency, the following rather satish and unnecessary to Great Britain; but they have hithens from Hongkong, and met with hearly tridges from Germany.

were coot arst to suppress the rising, but ly alarmist article upon it :----

Fike the India Offos, are adepta in the art communities. The reception he met with opening statement. It is deo to Mr Sur-

The Chinesa transport Can, which inad-four hours between the departure there.

13 is undeniably true that it is an ill wind of how not to do it; and while they remain from all must have been very pleasing to combs Smith, who has taken over the vortantly entered British waters on the way from of any such vessel (whether a ship of wers afterwards reinforced in conasquance war or merchant ship) of the one hellige of similar cetion on the part of Chize. Quite

the socdition of trade and commerce must intolerable. Such is the opening paragraph services in Hongkong were appreciated by moting appointment of Postmaster Ganoral, from Canton to Formosa with mar atores on

of a somewhat remarkable article in the the Sanitary Committas, who prezented to explain that it is no fault of his if no Tuesday night, was, after much negotia- rent, and the subsequent departure there. apart from the question of reforms, the that blows nobody any gued, for, pitiful inactive, the situation is rapidly becoming him. We are delighted teasing to tion between the captain and the Hong- | from of any ship of war of the other bellige- 1 Mikado's Governmans must in every washe at Hongkong and some of the treaty Asiatic Quarterly Review for July by him with a lotter before he left, expressing ·

rights in

porte of China

since the outbreak of the

Ele gos

their appreciation of his carvices to the improvement is affected

in the beal kong authorities, allowed to take her clear-rout; and the tone hereby limited for the respeit and safeguard Japanese postal service. With highly-sommendable ante as an ordinary visitor, and left at any departure of auch ships of war respectively Coras, and will strongly protect the integ. plague, it cannot bat assist to injure the J. P. Val D'Ecemac, D.D.

sball always, in case of necessity, bority of the kingdom. This is our main ob China les trade with Great Britain and then to say that there does not Hongkong community, and ibmaking him light to-day. There is no doubt, however, energy he has prosecuted a most searching that Captain Jensen, was in rather a fright extended so far as may be requisite for jeet. Negotiations, said the Minister, in thus indirectly to benefit this colous exist anything that can he called enquiry into the whole of the matters men when he found himself within the waters of giving effect to this provino, but in further conclusion, are still proceeding between Though that is the case we cannot but feel British Imperial Currency, such as abould

the two Governments, bat in any event sympathy for those whom business or duty exist in a great Empire, and such as Basin We cannot speak too highly of Dr Grint this Colony: and there is no doub

doubt that there or otherwise. tioned by us, and has found that the sup-

3. No ship of war of either belligerent Japan is determined to insist upon the compels to remain in Hengkong in view of established with so much thoroughness that who, baalden his large Chinese peasties was a serious question as to whether tho

the Spanish dollar and its descendants stili took charge of Dr Molyneux's daring his posed loches could all be satisfactorily laws of neutrality would not have to one. shall hereafter bo permitted, while in much-needed reform of the Corean admini- the very serious news we have 12 Pass current over a great part of the world, seven weeks' absence, and the cocoagoRS"

received from that part of the world, f

The British conviction rate in preventing her departure. Downy port, roadsiead, or waters subject stration.

in that of Austra feel deeply grateful to him for his kled explained. The discovery made that o

The Daily Chronicle, in publishing a more letter which took five (or six) days to rosen situation, however, it is impossible at pre-njesty, to take in any supplies, uxextetded account of a similar intervies.ppsats that, on top of kaze that the lasis, Cape Colony, Natal, and some off-lying services, and hope that the change he tử nOTELSKE

for the Hongkong Government realised the to the territorial jurisdiction of Her

amongst the residents of soul to ascertain; the Harbour Master cept provisions and such other things naya-The interview with other unmber of deaths daily from the plague was minor pieces, St. Heleux, Malta, Bermude about to enjoy with his wife and family.

Kianītems left höra yesterday, aller office of the East Point Sugar Refinery and when questioned manifested the most pro- may be requisite for the subsistence diplomatist, which we public in another understated and was geswing rather than and the Falkland Islands; but over the the hills may be beneficial to them all.

found ignorance, which impene of her crew, and crept so much coal column, deserves carafe attention at this

New-baing delayed several days, owing to war cholera had broken out both in Canton and onrrencies are extremely various, mont for by the addresson,

only as may be sufficient to carry etish vos critical moment. It contains the case for decreasing, has come the horrible news that remainder of the Empire the standards and rable to all inquiries. Application at the neatest port of her own country, the Japanese Government, clearly and in the colooy, adding its terrible ravages to foundland has a special gold standard all to rumours, and we are all delighted to hear by telegram this morning o of her safe arrival in which is not at all surprising when it is the Colonial Secretary's office was equally or to some neuror destination, and no cool entrporately stated, by one who has crers the plague, and carrying off those whom itself; Canada and some West India Islande

and Shanghai. If the war continues for any Tomembered that the addiswes was iguo- | unsuccessful, though it is difficult to see bali again be supplied to any such ship of opportunity of knowing it. The were fortune or fate had permitted to soups the depend on the United States Gold Doiler time, the good old ship and her jolly captain:

why there should be so much anxiety rant of the existenon of the latter. The coal fets and deny the truth. The war in the same or any other port, road suggestion that Corea is to prove the Bal former epidemic. This is certainly the its multiples; Hongkong and the Straits latter which tock the best part of three top was fady called a cock-and-ball stead, or waters subject to the territorialgaria or the Schleswig Holswin of the Farmest terrible and pitiful newe prasible to Settlements use the fexican dollar; British sod affcers will be very aneh missed by days to travel from the Post Office to story by more than one official, which jurisdiction of Her Majesty, without sonnial Bhat is in itself sufficient to rives the at- imagine, and is likely to havo wide-reaching | Honduras, the Gantamalan dollar; the West the Dommunity, for it would be hard to do

permission, until after the expiration of tention of students of modern history upon

and ficers on the cassi, We are a China and Chins trade. The news reached French and Tarkish gold; India, Ceylon,mer Caine Road was delayed through no fault of anger to voracity or that its genuine three months from the time when such cool the Hermit Kingdom. On the face o consequences of evil for sit, connected with Genet of A fries as Franch silver- worse a more kind-hearted and obliging may have been last supplied to her within there is much forco is the Japanese oon- Colombo by the Rahila, from private ba- and Mauritius all use the rapee. In many have her genial commander (Capt.

todtion that it is useless to go on occupying kiness antrees, and is absolutely reliable places, too, i the foreign soins are not merely back again on this line, and hope, if the in the local lattor.box, the latter was postede had imagined,

4 Armed ships of

sometimes concurrently with, and at other the good old dship, that Batterfeld & Smira that the Acting Attorney-General was hard

will doo thoir the latest faporis Bring oléar to run a daily in the general box, a palpable mistake on at work yesterday trying to settle the dozed from carrying prizes made by them deficitely. If the Cotean people will not friend in Colombo, the representative of a

into the ports, harbours, roadsteads, or colorate the role of the Corean Court, large business concern in Hongkong says: times to the exclusion of British coins,

Not only is there

here as vadless variety of steamer. Among the part of the party posting the latter, knotty point whether the Cars could or

Dccupa could not be allowed to sail from Hong-wators of the United Kingdom, the Isle of body can blame there; and since China

The total of the oficial figures for the coins current in the British Empira; but about in, that ear oldest and much stored

Pilot Smith, why

| about to enter, the koog

tion when this is empulsory,

there are numerous other anomalies and she resident, Shine refuse a joint administration when deaths, the total deaths to date being 2,275, surdities. The Canadian unit of soonant is holy bonds of matrimony, and I am curs the (Signed)

this is desirable! To this argument Chins There is, however, no doubt that there the dollar, and her standard the gold dollars whole community will with him and his bride much happiness. The community has given no reply, but it is one which will figures are utterly unreliable. It is a fact war or of Britain's neutrality, the Bong-

appeal strongly to European, diplomatists that cases are now occurring all over the of the United States; but there is

Canadian (N.-C. Daily News.)

osin of that value either are longing to sons Foreign mas-of-WKE the Now that Casa kong Government need not do anything.

has got

July 31. The temptation to both China and J.pan calony, including the Peak, and the disease

in gold or in elver and gold as here to protect them if a disturbance ricmid

At arise-Gasette enfels, the Government publishes a pro-

The question has beau set at rest with to try their new armamente upou sob acems gradually working its way sastward which we give below. clamation.

Hongkong a mint was opened for steamer left about 5 am, and the pru reference to the safety of the Tooman and other is no doubt great, but they would do along Queen's Road. Within the last few matter of fact, is rarely used.

FOOOHOW NOTES.. clamation is dated August 9, 5 p.m.; we Meifon. The former was at Tatungkou, well to remember the fact that European days are bases have occurred in the Fout British dollars bat was hostly of mining

24 August 4,7 cannot say whether there is any significance Yalu River, or Friday at noon, and the Government dread war as the most appall office, three over the National Bank of Chice closed, so Hongkong now depends og Marin

and several in Jardine, Matheson and Co's for its currency, and Meifon at Takn. The report that the ing calamity.

We hear that troops to the number gl former had boon diablod arose through

theso premises had to be temporarily alused Settlements depend ales on the Mexican and that the redtalting affoars are still baty

The Straits 3,000 men have been sent somes to Formes the statement gleaned from one of the

and disinfected by the military. Chinese dollar, but they have local gents; and in steamere that a russel Bike the Toonan was

Hospital has been established 26 Lai-Chi-Kok order to make confusion rores confounded here. The military mandarin Yang Ba seen to sink daring the brush with Japan

Much interest necessarily strabos to the the mainland just over the frontier line, the kemp their accounts, or did so until beong, arrived at this port oz Sunder Inst nature of the proposals advanced by Mr and 6 new cases were admitted there lately, in rupes. Ceylon and Mauritius use to inspect the forts and garrison of that

from Amay

He has since left for Keelung Extra-men-of-war off Siopai. Oering to the

vigilance of the Japaness, the Chouchoufo Gori. The Japan Gazette given the fallow

The disease, tudes

Co-Indian rupees but ignore sonas and pias, pert. We understand that the streets of could not land her troops on the Corean

to mgo in Canton, seems to

to be onast And made her way back to Chefoo. which appear to have leaked out through

every place in the surrounding i aviding their rupees more senveniently into the city and suburbs are now patrolled The Pochi, which luft Taku on Sunday the Corean Government. The proper country, and during the last few days silver with British bronze. In Gambia and the night-Camlets have been in good de- canta. Gibraltar nace Spanish gold and girly by small bodies of soldiers during week for this

ปาง Yala River having bed a

A divided into five sectiors, art number

vary alarming rumours have been our other parts of the West Indies, though By His Excsilongy Sir William Robinson,

twenty-six in all. They run as follows = rent here regarding a serians outbreak of

mand lately, the military authorities haring. right Commander of the Most Distinguish

Reform in Central and Provine okolera in Canton. Two cases baya nord British coine are the legal ourrency, and so been in the market sa buyers to provide: ed Order of Saint Michael and Saint George,

loveruments and appointment of able already at Lai-Chi-Kok, so we fear we use sereral places the United States currencyed soldiers.

counts are in fact kept in fad, you in trimmings to uniforms for the novely saliit. Goverver and Comtaander-in-Chief of the

now in for another epidemia. The commer- and in others South American and Central Colony of Hergkeng and its Dependencies,

1. To define clearly the duties of all

pial outlook is worse than ever, as very few Amerio

The price of rice has risen 40 cents' per officials. All domestic and foreign affairs Chinese firms have a responsible representa.

Amerion coins command the market. In and Vico-Admiral of the same,

Whereas the Most Honourable The Mar- and then proceeded to her destination, ars to be under the control of the Gissile tive left here, and goods of all sorts have to quess of Ripon, Her Majesty's Principal when she arrived on Wednesday. She dinin died on the 9th and Mr Talbot cu the 16th Secretary of State for the Colonies, bas con discharged her soldiers and left on Friday dininistrative Council) and at the hard stored instead of being delivered. The ader, while in other parta of the supplies are likely to come from the norta of the departments are to be placed the air a munioated to the Government of this Colony, si noor, arriving here yesterday morninghausho (Ministers), as hitherto, Palace gong hard and fadown Co. have

Her Majesty's Commands, that the Rules She left in port the Kungoai and Esinya oficials are to be distingoiabed from ad- Tased their storage rate from 30 to 38 cente y sud every noia ranu as it can, and!

ministrative officials, and the former should. The labour difficulty is will acute. | countries.

indicates

either that offcialdom is a

aforesaid.

TLOS

!

at of of

the poetal oficials. Instead of being posted andiluted ignorance is even greater than British waters 18ither party are inter-and withdrawing, and occupying again, in- and trustworthy. Writing to a mercantile eorrent owing to tearte hot ste legal tender, G. M. 8. N. Oo, sro unakio to, and barsk-

The fact remaine

no.

We are ware these explanations will be harbour unchallenged ; and we believe / Plan, the Obancel Islands, or any of Her and Japan have agreed to a jo should past seven days gives 97 new cases and 127 deemed antinfactory by al concerned. It his ruling was that as there had as yet Majesty's Colonies or possessions abroad.

I have, &c.,

la now apparent that Mr Sercombe Smith, been in Hongkong to official notification of

during his brief roign as the head of the Post Office, is determined to improve the efficiency of the office, and the general opinion is that there is ample scope for the diaplay of his powers in this direction.

pore.

The London and China Express hears that it is extremely unlikely that the crickel team Mr A. E. Stoddart is taking to Aos tralia in the autuwu will return við Sings- This will be a disappointment to the Struite, where it was hoped a match would be arranged.

In spite

of the bore, say the Free Press, it is to be remarked that Mr Stoddart has yet to receive certain por sonal communications on the annject. is to be hoped that the proposals will ye como of The S.C.O. Committee might formally now take action.

TEERD was ad unusaal amount of sickness at Chinking during the past month. The China Toland Mission has lost two of its members by douth. Miss Bertha Portor

ull. The latter leaves a widow and young child only a few weeks old.

in the times giran.

sway

The

PROCLAMATION BY HONGKONG GOVERNMENT.

The following proclamation is published by the Government in a Gazette ordinary this afternoda :---

WILJAM RODINGON,

Governor.

KIMBERLEY.

eclision with the Fungehus in the Peihe, got her boilers full of mad while ground- ing as a result of the collision, and was disabled in the gulf of Pechili. She man- aged to steam at 4-kout speed to Port Arthur, where the deaned her boilers out

ex-

contained in the following Letter from the

and another boat, and they may Kight Honourable The Earl of Kimberley, Her Majesty', Principal Secretary of State pooled here at any moment.

It has been decided, we learn, that foreign for Foreign Airs, for the Mixfatsuance

oraise in the Gulf of Neutrality during the State of War existing-of-war are

Pecalli to render axirace to disabled

Now, therefore, in obedience to such Instructions es aforesaid, the said Letter of the Right Honourable The Earl of Kimber- ley is hereby published for general informa. tive; and it is hereby declared, that the Rules therein attained are to be obeyed by all Persons within this Colony, and that Obedience thereto will be strictly enforced.

By His Excellency's Command,

Is the House of Commons on the 29th June Mr Walter sked the Under Colonial Secretary whether he was in a position to sinte the pressat sepect of the plague in Hongkong, and what steps had been taken by the authorities in that colony to safeguard the sanitary condition of the inhabitanta-Mr Buxton said a telegram was on Wodnesday (27th June) received from the Governor of Hongkong reporting an improvement, and that the opidemie was absting. The total mortality Given at Government House, Hongkong this

to dram

JAPAN'S PROPOSALS TO COREA.

office, and three European shops; and allaides, with Japanese Hooded,

on

ing translation of the suggested reformi

officials.

по

Honduras the Guatemalas dollar in legal picul, and as it is understood that no further

d

be

Indles, there is er

no fixed sarrenty.

while

This

year

dozen

at present there must be a further adracon before long.

The following is the Tea Export since our issue of Sist instant as per coreignées" returns:- Per me ferhiel For London

Keeraus... For Continent

Glenshiel Kremun For Odesan

even the dollar belongs

half of grasp, 1804, house-owners must be losing largely colony complained that while it had no in rents, as great number of houses in bank and no coinage of its own, its trade nearly all the Eitherto arowded streets of Chios Town are either empty or caly partial presence of noise of the United States, was seriously biadored by the capourron England, Holland, Denmark, France, Spain, Per.. Karlsrus. The real meaning of the above is this, sad all the Central and South American that the plague, instead of baring abated, States! British New Bulosa and British is gradually spreading in the direction of East Afrios haes as yet remained unattend the European quartera of the town of ed to regarding coins Few of us were Fiotoris, threatening to paralyze business aware probably of the existence of such and trade, whilst cholers hovers over the endless variety and so many asomalies in unfortunate city waiting to complete the the currency of the various parts of the dreadful work which the plague has

with Dr D'Ereman in thinking that it is the

11

Fer 8.n. Karlsrus.

For Now. Yark Per .. Benmohr

For Queensland Ports For Bydney

168,913 lb

542 770-****

603,520

85,970

96,236

16,366

in 327,816.

192,204,

From the 1st of July the British Govern-

ander no circumstances be connected with ment get fall advantage of the parchase

national administrative Affairs. of the Suez Canal shares; the divident

2. As diplomatic and commercial rela- receipts commencing or that duto are

tions with foreign countrica are of the computed to be a gain to the Treasury of between Hin. Inseria Majesty The Emperor resurle in case of a fight. It is the turn greatest importance, they should be destry ocupied on the ground floor.' £625 000 per andar. The shares which of Chits, and Bia Imperial Majesty The of the French gunboat Lion just now. The wills circumspectly aud

responsible cost four milions are now worth nineteen Emperor of Japan, shall be published and

Wolf and Porpoise will be ou similar duly, Minister be entrusted with them. millions sterling.

enforced throughout this Colony:

Chemulpo, July 22. 5. Offices which are necessary to carry The occupation of Cores by the Japanese out administrative ardere should be re ery is beginning to lead to gering out ad til vinsure efices should be core plications. Mr Gorduur was boaton abolished. Offers should be amalgamated and dragged by Japanese sautrios while to simplify matters as much as possibles. tuking walk Mr Osborne was struck 4. The present provincial districts are

Pen and to pumerous. They should be reduced in In such circumeispoon sa these the British Empire: but most of ne will agree Per s.s. Chazee an insulted while asking h water, and Cant Bernie

on number so as to diminish expenses; but of the whole world in due to those who live duty of the lisporial Government to try and Parma Chases imma Dži450 19 the highway while

passing along as a special care should be taken not to interfere in the little island. It may be, of course, evolve order ont of this chaos. He suggests private individual. Captain Rogers, of with administrative efficiency.

that the cholera will not spread throughout the adoption of the United States dollar as

Ghares

1,023,369 B.M.S. Archer, was quietly proceeding in 5. All officials should have fixed duties.

the city, but the chances of immunity are the most

For Adelaide to Soyul when he was stopped ont- Only those whose offices are absolutely certainly not large, nəing that it would revenient to adept, as it can be Per 8.s

y-expressed in -the-cainagu- of nearly chair

fer 8. B. Ghasem – 22,104 somically weakened by disease and terror-stricken by the equivalent of the Central and South Per : Ghaz

For New Zealand side the South Gata by a Japanee Ronteyneemary should be retained, and super- and easy prey acougst those already every country in the world. It is and asked to hand in his name. This fupas officials should diamistad. ho promptly did, but yet the sentry did 6. Appointment through family descent, fear, terror-stricken by fear is good.-ED. American dollars; and its hear equivalenta

A lire broke ont about 5 o'clock fast nat

allow him cope with it by the provision of special (The Earl of Kimberley to the Lords Comin he way. This Captain Rogers pushed and all offices should be opened to talent.

to proceed placing his gun position, or precedent should be abolished CM. of whom there must be many thou are the English double forin, the French

rande in Hongkong. Following fo the five frane piece, twa Indian rapass and day morning at Fengshaw, district off hospitals, the employment of additional missioners of the Admiraly.)

ande, whereupon the entry fixad his Foreign Office, 7th Aug., 1894.

7. Appointment by payment of money wake of the plague there is hardly a the Newfoundland half geld double dol- the long street leading to the oity, when

forty medios men, a house-to-house visitation,

wing hoses were overpri bayonet and threatened violence he

sholera, would grante, while the total coin for Indin, Ceylan, Manriffus, the Siraltested through the carelessness of put on his uniform, truch ta 3. All officials' melarice should be clearly paralysis of trade and commerce such a and Bagione, silver dolar off the one of the houses ferving his kitobus Eno finenese as that of the still culdering filesd of putting it out, in all probability be quite auprecedented in United States, and if

up to that date was 2,216. Bovrgetic stopa were taken by the colonial authorities to

J. B. STEWART JACKHART, Acting Colonini Secretary: GoD BAVE THE QUEEN-

9th day of August, 1804.

and the regular flushing and disinfecting of MY LORDS,

all drains and infected houses. Stops wore

whether the water supply of the colony existing state of war between the Emperor |

risk of future visitations of this kind.

1

oponed evils.

his

The hibited by law. way.

to those directly interested and affected,

land, the West Indies, British Honduras

For Melbourne

7.888.

Her Majesty baing fully determined to ended. Captain Rogers thereupon should be abolished, so it is liable to gross limit to the awful depredations which lar. If the Indian mints were allowed destroyed. The fire is said to have: 95).mpg being taken to consider the question observe the duties of neutrality during the a box and the Japanese who allowed fixed at mich sums as may enable them to direful visitation would bring about would | same weight and London Mint were mis has been gåven as the cause' ƉE_sqvarni,

the surprise needed to be supplemtated, to reduce the of China and the Emperor of Japan, and him to proceed without any further troubir. live honestly.

This occurred on

rred on the highway to Seoul

9. The acceptance by oflicials of pecuni- the history of our connection with Chian. toovin similar dollára for Canada, Newfound- of the Inte firas, but as informaation - VáN bring oorever resolved to prevent, us far as bila Captain Rogues as a private individu kary and other bribes ahould be strictly pro Fearful as süok a state of affairs must and Guiana and the West Coast of Africa, given of a man trying th^ast fire to house possible, the nee of Her Majesty'a harbours, In the Bhone system of sewerage adopted porte, and coasts, and the waters within Hera quietly proceeding

all mind its wide-resabing 10 Private trading by all officials of cannot but call

equntries would be supplied with in May-owe street, it is more than probable theen

ke that many of these diskstars are safe ravelty in the voutilation of wawers is inį warlike purposes of either belligerent bacommanding officers, for as one thinks that the Central and Provincial Governments | ewegts for others With Chinese trade agď | British coin of the precise value of the many of innandiaring ––P÷hos at Karachi, Indian Begineering notes, a Majesty's territorial jurisdiction, in aid of the sentries must have had crders from their

sommerce at a standstill, shipments of ten foreign coins which now rule their market teadneed by utilising the exhaust air fret mauded me la communicate to your Lord- a succession of act like these would ecur should be strictly prohibited by law.

without orders. There is no doubt that the II.To increase national wenith by from Chins are likely to be much restricted, to the exclusion of our own caine, stare producing praitive ventilation the ships, for your guidance, the following.

if indeed they do not fall off antirely for legal tender, or rua concurrently with our CALLIES & WORKB'e drama a chrismas las piošíka Japanese are playing gallery, to Benncial reorganisation. all the wa-holes the sowers ales, which are to be treated and enforced Bewers.

in Japan. It what the over

little

Ova esias, The British Islands already The the people in

so toms; ara clored at the street surface, and there ая

Her Majesty' orders and directionem

and Ceylonment of parad kogenuity parame

have a coin of this kind; but with a wine-way of saying that the cost of If gives bee

husband the nightmare, send) REGEN Do communication between the

anxious for their iner

it à · double florin ' instead of- will atyling

giving ever be able to the import of

of Chias to the Uoited Kingdom altogether. During are known througheat the world-the dollar. 1893 only 28 million Iba, of China, tan

Various British colonies buvo apèci

of

to

12. A affaire

time

ten enterprise,

monetary system should be im to reorganised.

14 The

to

increasing

16TH

it

ontist shafts are erected at each ejector and after the 12th of August instant wust be remembered that no war so asdist agricu.tural products of the exported to the United Kingdom, and should i fisally asked for a British dollar.▲ British |

VISITORS AT HOTELS,

-"HONOKOKO HOTEL, {"

shorter lengths of sewers frear entrance or other chtel authority of each of such here as guards to the Legation, and his and the rate of taxi de ascertained the plague and cholera cause any serione dollar is, id fact, tho sole means for etablish-Me J, M. Batalha Mr C. E. Mohis

(China Gazette).

reformed.

should be made to meat it

Gazett

1

Mr W. Whiley®

exsited papulang, vish. It le only hoped to an national revenue and expandir su meles best son, and this will and the outer atmosphere except at the mand that these rules shall be put in that Her Majesty's representative will take fired by a fixed system te public account production and doubts whether they it the same by which all coins of itu, species i head of the sewers, where inlet ventilating force in the United Kingdom, the Isle prompt action in the matter and not allow

auch fagrant casts to pass by, or private should be strictly managed. shafts are used at the end of the sewers and of Man, and the Chauuel Islands, on individuals will be in serions danger. It 13. The

baa yot station. The inlet shafte stand from 7 to and it Her Majesty's territories and 10 fest above the ground, and have re posesions beyond the seas, six days bean declared; that Mr Otori assures the

MY Dojoan de la EhtieMe T. Mitchell the Governor, Representatives that the Japanese are only provincial divisions gulating oape on the top so that on the after the day when

falling-off in the

the quantity 85 shipped this ing common Britisk currency throughout 15. All taxes should be raformed by law year, the footing onos escured by British- the Empire; it is a mesas as thorough as Rev. B. A. Baylee Mr Unar Noodt may be given to the air. The exhaust territories or possessions respectively, shall statement wat be taken even though it is

Miss R. Claxton ⠀⠀ - Capt. & Mrs Philippe grown teas in that way would not be lost gola dollar 1/3 of a starting would link Mr W. A. Duf

easily practicable; end a cereponding Dr. V. Danenberg Mr F. E. Shesa pipe from the ojector outlet chaft erected on is led to the hare notified and published the same; difficult to understand that in guarding the and new sources of revenus opened,

Tho. Tatlook 16. Where expenditure is not absolutely again. This is the good which the ill wind nearby and has stating in each Notification that the said Legation gentries must be action dat

necessary, redustions should be made; and from Hongkong and Chins is likely to blow gold and silves together an a sure and satis J. Kloghorn nocle attached thereto, the action of rules are to be obaged by all persons within various points as far as three miles away.

where Increase is necessary, every effort us; but, important though this matter be factory basis, without any empire changes Mr R. La which is to induce a iugor current of wir the seas territories and possessions.

to our well-being and general interest, one in our time-honoured currency,Rangoon through the aware by means of an in- 1. Doring the continuance of the present

Joly $1. 17. The Government roada should be aonot bat grieve at the pitiful prospect

MOUST, AUSTEN HOTEL, tenser current expelled from the ejectors. stato of war, all ships of war of either bal

MAHL Beat My & Mrs McCai This innovation appears to be an improve-ligerent are prohibited from making use of The total number of killed on the Chiyuen laval and wide. Railways should be con- ahead of the onlogy of Hongkong, onse so

Me H. K. Boxshall and child bu ment on the Raugava system.

any port or raadstand in the United King- thirteen, including, we understand, the structed between four and the treaty prosperous and progressive and we hapa

Mr In Mandel den, the Tale of Muu, or the Channel rst and secard lieutenants, and of wounded ports; and there should be telegraphio that the second visitation of disease now I their weekly share report, dated He, Hart Buck

Hongkong the 7th August, Mesars Chat Mr B. Buschmann Mr H. E. Mayarlak Islands, or in suy of Her Majesty's Colo-27 The first lieutenant was a young man communication with the cities, district threatened may be averted.

named Shin Bin-bang. His head was offices, and garrison, so as to increase the THE PLAGUE IN HONGKONG. niss or foreign possessions or dependencies, name

There in yet another phase of the question and Vernon wells There is no Dr. and Mrs J. Can-Mr B. J. Monos we must not forget or everlook, however,

business of any importance to report, the the and child M. Mr J. B. Moses The Quarry Bay trolley-engineer, who or of any water subject to the territorial blown off with a bell which killed several incilities of communication.

Fuco. There was one foreigner, Mr G. Hoff- 18. The business of the castom-bouasa and that ie the dead for extra vigilance on

market has raisd dull and insetive during Mr T. P. Cochrane Mr J. Naimisitiz was charged with cornealing one of jurisdiction are of rusort, for any warlike maan, the superintending engineer, on board at the treaty ports should be eutirely the part of the local medicat and sanitary the week ander review, rabes have ruled Mr J. B. Coughtsis Mr B. Ortic plague on August 3, was dismissed by the station, or place of sugar, for any maining the Chigner, at the time, but he was below managed by Cores, without any external authorities against infection being brought steady, and we have but few changes to Mr. W. Tokson Mm &. 8. Palmer Magistrate to-day. 93 De James certified that purpose, or fur the purpose of obtainig in the sagine room all through the

report. Banks --A low Hongkong and Mr D. Galvan Mr J. Bankin facilities of warlike

engage- interferonga, equipment and in this case, as in many recent case, the aby

III.-Threorganise law and law-courts. Into Colombo by passengers-European and Shanghais bare found buyers up North at HE.

nafive-from Chins. No doubt all ship 99

Goetz

Mr. K. McK. Rom plague was in a form which even he was not ship of war of either belligerent shall here ment, looking after his enginee, which were!

kept going at their very highest speed. 19. Sach existing laws as are considered from enst Baily able to recognise az ausb; The char- after be permitted to sail out of or leave Three of his en Sie said to have been killed, ausuitable to the times shopki be suspended from eastwarde call at Singapore, where or be prem. Bank of Chicas and Meand Men H. Hum Madd Mrs P. Székes

they are carefully examined, etc., but for Nationale remain neglected at quotations. phreys & 3 children: 2 apteristic swellings are not so early or to any port, gondstead, or watere subject to while Hoffmann was himself out about the or informed, and new laws abould be all that for Chinese come to Colombo Marine Insurances Chios Tradeze hure

British jariediction, from which any vessel

face by fragments of glass from the sky-established to meet new requirements. every week fram of the other belligerent (whether the same A Gorarement Gatie Extraordinary was

by shell.

Australia unobserved by atd. is believed that the forthcoming Ecoit and son issued this afternoon renewing for are shail be a ship of war or a marchont ship) light, which was mached

The mouth more the prostaation of the 20th shall have prarionsly departed, until after he was the bridge of the many at one that procedure, the squity of the judiciary should the steamers of the R&D and Orient report will be a very satisfactory ons. Mr 3. Kramer May declaring the part infected and the expiration of, at least, twenty-four away and the offlers, including theAdmiral, toorganising the army.¬ard { fully watched. What would happen has been na baalnesa, and the market is Mr C. Melson.

he saw the the enemy swept clean be

Companies, and these people should be care- Straite have changed hands at 316 and Mr D. Landale close frm st that. In other Marines there Mr B. A. Legy sextions 82 to, 37 of the Health Ordinance heure from the depart the territorial jaris blows high into the air, the Admiral tura. police, to supprise intergal rebellion, and the plagan we tromble to think, for feet zeglected Five Insurances-Hongkongs Mr A. O Marshall

The following are the statistion for the diation of Her Majesty ither belligerent as at least it, but ma the

distinct as in former cases.

(24 of 1887) in forse.

Hongkong Hospitals for the twenty-four hours to noon to-day-

Adminzione

ca Kemedy.

Lincrease.

in will: Decrease.

THS

do.

ing aurera!

A

PEDALONDON

20 By raforming the law of Judicial their way downgkong in order to Had ruled ir sud have found investing buyere kantrey Inch nurse

and Mrs J.

Me and Mrs J. Bom.

MY C.B. Taylor:

Deptain Count

Mr H. E. Tomkins,

Tamall, BA P.Mire Tufnell

--Commander

tioned vessel beyond the territorial juris-

range maintain peace.

of this town we few, i1 | yards or some two and s 21. Military officers should be educated. 2. If any ship of war

half miles, we must believe the Celestial

•No business to report. shall, after the time when this Order shall warrior's vision to be supernaturally long or be reformed and so many corps io new and dirt.

22. The present army and navy should entary presautions are taken by the are all on offer at 91873 and

the atmos aquator inhabitants, who live

ALAS, R.N azd Macsos hare ruled be first actifed and put in force in the bis glasses of phatometal power to have style should be established as the national doubtless bear these things in wind sad zadares could be placed at the same rateẠNG THÁN HOTEL

The Medical authorities with Hongkong, Canton, United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the

Brm, with sales at 120 ex die 1028 Channel Islands and in the

finances permit. erall seen sit this, Reversi

accordingly, whilst all will watch the des 23. An the ortablishment of policy is elopment of events in the Far East Tik Indo-Chines, are on offer at 30 per cent. Dr. Bearblook Mr MacLMER GAAN Colonies and foreign desssssions and

dis, without funding buyers Douglas Min Con pendencies of Her Majesty respectively, ATEMENT BY THE JAPANESE MINISTER IN most necessary, pelted atatlong should be attests inkreat

Dr. Meiden enter any port, roadstead, or waters be representative of Reuter's Agency on and

set up in Seoul and other important towns,

bare ebanged hands 11 400, and close with Mr H. L. Dalrymple Mr Medhürat anty longing to Her Majesty, either in

disciplined

small mollers I stristly

Is China Manlan have Me & Delbano - Caph and Man Moorw the

business to report. Mining Pusloma Me R. Dipples w United Kingdom, the Isle of Maty or the the 5th ult. called upon Viscount: Arkio,

hare inled weak, with amall en 43 576 MeJ. Dowling Channel Islands

the Japanese Minister in London, for the in DI +2 Truefexzed to Kepidly Town Kapitel.

$6.50 closing with

Mr J. F. Bast present situation in Cores.

Incality elementary schools established for K. to run between Negasaki and this port, hare Latchi-kok Hospital for the 6th and 7th dependencies, such vessel shall be required His Excellency said The great con- the causation of children.

cleared at the Customs on 30th ult. for as 38 without wanging out sur Follarton inst published in the Chinese Blai! (#sh to depart and to put to sea within twenty it is ons between progrens as represented 95. After the establishment of sleman-Japan, it was found that she was taking Jalabra and Charannages remain on hang. Me Foliarton

four hours after her entrance into such port, roadslead, or waters, except in came by Japan, and reactionary Conservatisma stary schools, middle schools and colleges with her a gantity of rice, eggs, sheep edhout business. Miscellane Me Furquharson

roads other, of hoe requiring represented by China, and Japan will not should in the epures of time be established and poultry. By geil order of the small lot of Decks have changed hands Ray, & Mrs Hamilton my Smith of family

Tuotsi, the edibles were stopped by the 84 par tant, prem., Tands at 4511 and 858, M= W:8, Harelion, Mrštoken provisions or things necessary for the sink from falling her duty, regardless when required.

26. The bleak among students should | Qustoms wullerities in upite si protests on A. & Waliongst 10);, and Dakin. Cralek | Mr Geo. Helms Mr Tomlin - sistence of her crew, or repaire; in either of any obstacles that Chins may be 'ate

the part of the Japanese Consalate. | cbanke at 01:15, 81.10, and 81. tempting to thow in her way. The be sent abroad to study.

Dicobares

Under Treatment,···

VTo fix the educational systems

24. The entice educational system should a

The following are the statistics of the| Mujessy's Colonies or foreign poste naacposs of scertaining his views on the he appropristale reformed, and in every Wary the Augưa, chartered by the N. Y. 200men on offer for the whole week: Goa Fogpick

TE Yat Po):~.

Admissions

Drátke Discharged Vader Treatment

· 6tk.

7%

7.

-2

of which casts the authorities of the port,

M. Jones

MW Part

hirs Perken

Robinson wed

Mrs LA

Mr BME Staghol Mr and Mrs & Finds

Capt. & Man Woman