1895-03-25 — Page 3

MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1895,

HIM COOLIE STRIKE.

THE GAURIBOS CALLED IN 20 ABRIAT

CONVIUTH AT WORK.

THE CHINA MAIL-

THE ORGAN RECITAL AT UNION | ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB,

OKUROB,

FIFTEENTH RAUK.

FIRST

Payne

Dart Ladybird......

Erica Stella

She

Bayal Enginoure De Inwenn

Mr C. D. Wilkinson MFA. Denison Capt. Sterling ..........Capt.

BECOND GLASS.

MO. H. Galo

Sabreeze ...Dr Westcott Elfir G. P. Lammort

winds to were

Tiverur Cara, alías V. J. Smith, pies- enger on board the stor stor from Hongkong to Kute, jumped overbeard on

The course for the fifteenth reas of the The Recital on Saturday afternoon was Kopal Hongkong Yacht Club-alled on the 19th lust; and was drowned. He had

The strike of cublies has now reached its an iose succaza, both as regards the the 24th inst.was as follows:-From the been drinking heavily. Everything was fullest dimensions, but although trade is mosie and the acty response of these Bubmarine Mining Pier, Wellington Ber- done to save him, but without museors.

very seriously hampered by the illogical Fands. The Church was crammed when

present who contributed $186 to the Church racks, round & mark boat off Lysemoon, Tue Europos at Nowchwang have been lies, work is still going on and very effort. short prayer. The Organ has been recently leaving all ta port);

and stubborn attitude assumed by the coo-ho Rord. G. J. Willisus opened with a Kowloon Rock; No. 1 Dock Buoy, Mark, A boat off Lysemoon and No. 1 Dock Bung sujoying » Pantomimo entitled Robinson is being is to minimise the inboproni and legally with

16 miles. renovated with now pipes from home The starters were Casas Urusco, written by De Peany of the Aire-ance caused by want of labourars. Thurs sound boards, and in fact everything now wind gear azd brand. Mr I. Oldham was 'Kobinson,'

the old taechanism. must be several thousands of coolies, <xcept

With De Penny Friday' nud Dr Daly Mra de

this

erception pathing now

remains carrying coulies an stovedore's avolics—of the Organ has the fine old 18 foot pedal Burgh Crusie.* The performanco is re-

on strike, and the Harbour and quays and open Diapason, a regular boomer, sud an ported to have been a success,

wharves present a Sunday-liko appearance. This organists at the Recital devoted all incomparable stop of its type and age. Tas latest news from Tientsin is that Me Down went the coolies congregata la largo their skill and ability towards bringing into Datring has rejoined the Customs Service.

crowds, probably discussing the situation effect the tonn of the Organ. Mr Sangster

rap at home on his old instru W. Itomson and Company for the highest and persuading each other of their ment, and Mr George Grimble suryasett all eless Plano Tuning and Repairing.

ability to costed the Government, through himself as an organist, not

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in iz Bolca the shipping interests, to abandon the at- but also in his delicate accompaniment

to Mra Hagen' aria. Apropos of this tempt to enforce the registration bye-laws wo ought to have commenced with a apon Common Lodging-heum keepers, (to notice of this solo.

He shall feed Hin Runday, in order to avoid dalay consequunt Rock (Messiah) is written in two parts, Contralto the second for So on the Government measures, threo Gor-prano. The range of the two parts is from Tus Oakley, from New York, grounded man vosools were granted permits to work to G., and in both Mrs Hagen excelled in the Fairus Chamol early on the 18th

Her technix in the control of her voico inst. It was expected she would flos: neztrgo Twe wuru successful in getting the pathice with which she charmed her morning at high water, part of her cargo work done, but the third remained un- hearers in the rondluring of the sulp was Laving been discharged.

much admired. There is no storis adapted Oratoria Engen's voice in

bir Siman was in bis so'o 'If with all your heart' (ja). zinging.

good voice in

and careful singing throughout the item end ber

bero again there was much in

in the

The acoustic preper. programme.

THE 6th Northumberland) Fasiliory, the new battalion that succeeds the Bad Lio. colnshire Regiment at Singapore, arrived there on the 16th inst-in the chartered transport Jumna.

loated. The English mail atanmor l'obin Tuk Queen has appointed Sir John Wal- arrived on Sunday morning, and as no sham, Bart., Hur Majesty's Envoy Extra-coolies were available for coaling purposes ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Bucharest, and formerly Mini ter at Puktu P. and O. Compay fell back upon ing, a K.U.M.G.

their large staff of stokers, who wore mer-

Vernor

Bu Taimester 1. Haufort, M.A., B.C.L, bar. istor-at-law, har been appointed G

of British North Borneo, in succession to Mr Charlos VanJelour Creagh, C.M.G., when term of office will shortly

erpita,

the Srat for Cor

voica and

for resuh-

[rily engaged,, singing anatehes of nativo | tich of the building or regards the Organ

songs, transfurring coal from the junks to arcs of tone, not only as the bunkers, till an advanced hour in the evening. To-day a larga gang of con- vicla, under escort, was marched down from Victoria Gaol, placed on board the P. & O. tuy Dragon and taken over to Kowloon to complete the work of loading banker coal and later in the day detach monts of the Rifle

but for singing, the tone roams about the Church with forcing effect. We could just imagine the effect of a performance of the with Military Band and Organ there; the

Lobgesang the

Last Judgmont, only trouble would be that the Trombones would have to he placed on top of the roof the Tsangli Yamên to raise a ton of Kowloon, Pilade out oper to

of the Chutch!! on the Praya £1,000,000, through Mr Finch, C., to front of the offices of the Kow- deserves the greatest praise for his handling Mr Duncan, of Measva Lane, Crawford's, which has been placed with a Belgian loon Wharf and Godown Company, of the Organ and getting it ready for and commenced working on the presont use, by an job. Pakia and Ferona. The roldiem rumen Wats in his to more finishing off the Organ

Der Ostussische Lloyd states that 11. E Chang Chih-tong has been authorised by

Bank.

srme'

day, will un uccacional puffy easterly wind,

rson resolved itself very much and the at times into a drifting procession. Tho fellowing are details:

FIRST CLASS.

Dart, Fayne and Stella went over to the

The hosts got away fairly level. The] Kowlonu shore, and worked the Hongkong share, the Frica nd the Erica and Ladybird afterwards going accasa to Konlsen Point. when the busta oromed tacks they meza ju following order-Dart, Fajn, Lady- bird, Stella and Erica. Very little change accurred, and, unaged to save her tine kooping always in the vau the gaard, Times at the finiale:-- and in

to place soother first to her recurd.

Payne (4 points)... 2 48 50 Dart (10 points)... Ladybird (1 point)

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Stella Erica..

3 0 39 3

BECOND CLANS.

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THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR,

LI HUNG CHANG IN JAPAN. ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.

(Special to the Chinese Afuil."}

.

SUANGHAI, March 28, 10.48 am, Yesterday Li Hung Chiang was red at by a young Japanese while returning in bis cedan chair from the poses conferencs at Shimonoseki. He was wounded in the head, the bullet hitting him on the face REPORTED.CAPTURE OF THE PESCADORES.

It is reported here that the Pescadores have beau captured by a Japanese squadron. LATEST NEWS OF LI HUNG OHANG.

being rapidly put into position on the forts and ammunition got ready, in anticipation of a visit from the Japanese. The guns and ammunition were only brought up here from

March 9-General Robert Ranken and the Dean of Ripon are dead.

TEDJEKDINGS IN PARLIAMENT. Foockow, The Obinesa bers fully ex-Commons last night the Bill to establish

London, March 6.-In the Hores peot that the Japanese will look us up when boards of conciliation in labour disputes they pay their visit to Formosa

was read & first time.

A great cumber of the well-to-do people for the interior and Hongkong.-China have already left bore with their families Gazelle.

---

Mr Chamberlain ridiculed the Bl salticment of labour disputes. boing totally inadequate to deal with the

THE GROWN PRINCE OF SIAM, London, March-The Crown Prince of

March 9.During the debale In the HOU

of Commons on the catimaton lask THE CHINESE ENVOY-PRECAUTIONS night a statement was made on behalf of

FOR SAVETY.

Government undertaking to hasten to the Kobe, Merab 19. utmost the The Government is evidently determined and Pemba.

abolition of slavery in Zauzibar to avoid say danger of a hostile demens- In reply to a question Sir William Har Aration at Moji or Bakan against the Chin-court stated that Cyprus had proved abso Law has been pat in force at the two places but haring accepted the responsibility

se embassy, as the Peace Preservation

Jutely uzelaia for every purpose to England, for twenty-one daya commencing from under the agreement concluded between yesterday. By this law the police aru Great Britain and Turkey, she must do hot with greatly increased powers, best with that colony notwithstanding the Nothing can be published without being submitted to consorship, por das

growing cost of its possession, moet. ing. however small, be held without giving notice to the polico. It is illegal also to Siam was formally invested with the indige

• curry sword-sticks or any wospon offence nis of Heir

permission be

specially granted. gation here y strangere will be abject to apporvision during the time the peace Preservation Law is in force.Chronicle.

March 20. Nagasaki

Elung Chang, was leaving his quarters in the two bellizercat countries to hold meet. Fasterday. He was received at the station According to information from Shi. London, March 7. unthuales!lo TE menosaki, the Shinpore, Amida machi, has ception has been accorded to Lord Harris While the Chinese Peace Euvoy, Liboen set spart for the representatives of on his arrival at his sent at Fatesham his chair yesterday, a young man, fired stige to consider, for the third time, at the by the Mayor and Aldarman and a guard- him with a revolver.

question of peace. of-honour composed of Volunteers and a hotel, is the same sizes torchlight precision and bands of music. Li Hong Chang was wounded on the bas buon prepared for the accommodation of escorted him

HoxOKONG, March 20, A private telegram na boer received Nagasaki, to the effect that Li Hong Chang is still alive. THE LATEST NEWS FROM JAPAN, (From our own Correspondent).

Kone, March 25, 4.40 p.m;

All

at the Stamos.

THE INCIDENZA. London, March 7.-Me saquith a cott ined to bed with insenta

LOLD HABELS.

request of The Daikina, the face, just bolow the left eyo, but it is be-Kuyukwan for Mr Foster. The Yamaguchi read by the Majar, Lord Harris al ho Hung-chang and his party, and the In the course of his reply to the addresa tíored the wound is not dangerous.

Keneko, ender sbose jurisdiction Shimon would never The wonk) to assassin was dreased as a

useki is included. Las ostablished a tempor- farewell of Bomb bu extremely kind

ary branch office there during the stay of

MILITARY BRETEN.

There was a nice N.E, to E, brezza alcolie, Ho was imediately arrested and the onvoy. Abody of gendurmet and abqtiefs for next cold weather sonson have not

The breeze

The motive for the crime is unknown.

ABXIETY ABOUT NEWCHWANG,

the East sad of the harbour, and a moat bouts were over more than 4 minutes enjoyable race ensued. The first and last placed in grat.. apart at any of the marks. held very well all the time, till the lino

what had beau a good race. had to be crossed at the finish, when calms and fuky puffs threatened to apoll the zooring of the boats was not altered, al- Fortunately thought the Seabreme managed to get in

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Tus ceremony of putting the captured to like the work, and in the tile hour dust not be eniss to write a few liner of love

to be a credit to the Church. It near the line. The times were Jainese ships Pingyuen and Kuangping and enjoyable relaxation in wheeling.

might not upon the strength of the Japanese Navy each other on

built by the cargo bogies up the history of the Organ,

Mesra was performed at Hiroshion on the oth

and down the whorses. The Rad fun Frycanson and Sons of London, in 1850. inal. A salute of 21 guns was fired.

nel steamier Canton, and the German The speciucation was made by the late THE rebula in Pahang, the Straits Time: They were being unloaded by their crows fessor of Musin in the University of

stormer Prick were also at the wharron. Bag. Sir Fred. A. Goro Outclay, Bart,, Pro- saga. acu again giving trouble, and the whole available forces of the State aro out

under the protection of so armed detach Oxford at that time, who selected Me ment of the Hongkong Ragiment under Sangster as tbo Organist for Hongkong. in apparently unsucessful parauit. Pro 2nd Lieutenant G. D. Campbell. Tho ooo. The Organ was put up by Mr Sangster bably more forces may be noted. Alminat aca of the Godown Company atuok to their in the Cathedral in 1867, with some certainly the rebels will again take refuge duty, and assisted in the work, but they

Incal Bsistance. It

placed in a ......ja Kalaulan.

were so few in number, compared with the gallery over the West and door below the whatres and quay appeared to bo com- exists. Here the Choir sang on requirements of the vessels, that the present Belfry, This gallery no longer pletely deserted.

Bida

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Tan British str. Rory, with machinery, having been detained by Chang Chih-tung at Nanking in the vain hope of getting thei people to take up cotton mille at that city, bas now proceeded to Wachang, her original destination, to discharge her tou machinery there,

We have received the foiluring com- munimation from the military authori- tice-

of the Organ. Sometimes an Amen, augue, times an Autham, there was no istoning, and De Irwin, the Colonial Chaplain, preach- ed that time. About 1869 the Organ The Liontenant General Commanding as taken down for repairs, the builders haring authorized the employment of having sunt a man out from home, and

and the where the Troops who may volunteer, in the work of instrument was placed whe THE l'elenburg, the first resaol of the Rus cargo loading and unloading, etc., Shipping

pretent Bere it remained un. Baptistry stands. sion Voluntour Fleet for the beanne, was to Firmas desirans at atilizing their nutrices til 1887, when the new Cathedral Organ was -leave for the Far East on 27th February, may apply-te Lieut.-Colonel N. P. O'Gar- erected, and then the Union Church ***

Convoring ifteen hundred Bilder and sixty-four thousant quals of botes forman Deputy Assistant Adjutant General A; thorities took over the old Organ, and

Commissariat Buildings,' Wadivostock and Eastern Siberianstation, culars as to the

full parti- Mosers Walker and Sons' representative slating Other resula of the same Beat willsail sub- the Wharf (

of men they requiro, re erected it at the old site of the Union

Church. We remember the ermbark at, time of arrival

rool falling in sequently with material for the Ussuri thers and probable duration of the or the old Organ at the Cathedral and Railway.

Applications wurk.

should be made by

choking it with bricks and bird.nasts, In the House of Commons on the 19th alt.,ter between 9 a.. and p.m., but if and we alse remember the white nuts and

thin

at penetable a letter delivered at the care for white anta

to

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Sir E. Grey, in reply to Sir M. Siestart, auy tice aftor this hour to the native what the Cathedral (viz., bone tar), and |

I congregation thought who asked whether Her Majesty's overarderly on duty at the Ocmmissariat Guard- bune tar ono Sanday went bad applied to the Japanese Govern room will be duly attended to.'

morning when it sueezed and caughed itself out of Church meat for compensation for

From this

and what they subjects, lost in tig dissing of the British that thorn is thorough cooperation between thought of the Organist for putting

will be seca nad couldn't eat steamship Koraking, stated that be could the civil and the military authorities, and out of under the Organ not say more at present then that tean there Baeme to to

Organ has anuals and about 22 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was amongst the shipping firmi, who ara moet alops, including 4 couplers. There are nea

eqcal determination now in communication with the owners of variously affected, there is goud reason for 4 composition pedals, 2 to the Swell, uud 2 the Koushing with regard to their claim.

lieving that the strike will be crushed to the Groat. The old 16

Page on CONSIDERABLE discontent is reported from peedily.

the Pedals was discarded yours beck, and Kuanglang province, says the X.-C. Daily The coolice in the ersplopment of there is not in its plags a very-fine 10-fi, Mosers Jardine, Matheson and Co. Bourdon which was sent out by Bishop and New, compending from Swator on the were offered the fullest protection if they Song the other day; this was much needed const right dove to the towns to the south would return to their work (aa, presumably as the boomer is too heavy for acompaui- F, but nothing ments sa rule. All the stops go right

G.C. to D. holes.

of Canton. The principal rosson given for have cooles in other even for ughout. The Compass on Menuate is On the Padah C.C.C. to D, 27 notes. this rougher clea

this state of affairs is the embargo on rice, could induce them to

forbidden.

are

by which exporte to the southern provinces half-an-hour. Undoubtedly, the mijr of Fakica and Kesagtung are These provinces have been dependent lor

e simply terrorised by who are their rice espplies upon the Yangtze and house keepers and the headmon, and wa have

at the back and call of the coolic northern provinces, and the

export being

eingesen heard it whispered that everal leading

rule the

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have been despatched there from 109 polino have Hiroshima, to preserve good order. It is been settled, but they will probably be eut rumoured that no telegraphic commanies dowa to as low a tion will be allowed between the envoy and sale of soonemy. In fact,

a Egure as possible for the his government, connected with the mission general rules for regulating the length of accreditat to him. If he le not authorized stay of troops at with full power, like his predecessors, he relicts can never again bo on any but a very particular stations, the I negotiation, Express. small

wonin of a few regard with the move.

years ago.: RETAILWAY OUTRIG& Allahabad, March 7.-A number of arresta have been made in connection with the wrecking of the Bombay mail train near

Saturday. Jubbulp

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REUTER'S. TELEGRAMS.

Suertes TO THE "Chetna Mail')

Losos, March 25, 1895,

at

THE JAPANESE IN SOUT CHISA.

The deaures have been reprised Makung, Procidorca.

STRANGE OCCURLENCE-IN THE GERMAN REICHSTAG, The Reichstag has refused to engratu

THE ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE LT HUNG CHANG.

acalo se

THE FLAG TRICK,

Shanghai, March 18. The well-known steamers of the Formosan Government, the Smith and Cars, which have been keeping tween the island and tution ho. the mainland ever has been purchased by Count Butler, of the Indo-Afghan since the outbreak of war in the North,

THE

WEAT FRONTIER. Allahched, Mar 8-The delimitation

that the Tiantsin Tautai has wired for in. Krupp's agent at Tamsul, and have boen ro- southwards to Kyary from Charkel

formation and has been informed that there

and

ard

some amali

have beca

the

had been a minor disturbance of no impuriabristened Martha and Arthur, rospectively to be one of

Dit turns out ance. The Newolwang rativo officials may not been transports Exegten and Toon Heliographic communication has been o roughest piacon of demar- Low under the German Bag. The cation work which has yet had to be done. of course deceiving our man, but I an disposed to think he is right;

hought by a British employé opened with Mr Anderson's party from row has probably been exaggerated ints at of the China Merchants and are to go under hill near the Shiranni camp, and they report attack on the Settlement. A letter from the lag that braved' etc. forthwith. exceedingly arduous marches over a diffoult Dr Daly, dated the 20th received here on the 26th of February, anid

February and China Gugetée. nothing about actual or prospective danger i Je! reparts first reached Tientsin on

rell,

the

sud

the

STILL ON THE WAB-FATE, Mr T. Cown, the Times correspondent, or. 21st and 22nd of February. We, Tientsin rived at Naguski from Chefeo in H. B1, S. people,

Capt. Tufnell of the Firebrand Sturn on the 11th inst, and left the same are very confident he would be the afternoon in the Ayhan for Babe, en route right

with a disturbance. His to resins. Mr Cowen, after his voyage, man to deal American colleague, Capt. Dawson of the looked gone be worse for the hardships ho Petrel, is of the same kidney; and the abips had undergone, except that he had a kind had both beea docked in such a manner as of Robinson Crusco apponracae, which an to make them citadels in the centres of outfit in Kobe will no doubt entirely eradi atrong redoubts. No doubt whatever is felt cate.-Nagasaki Express. as to the ability of the two ships to take care of themselves and the little community.

THE PEACH MISSION.

country. It was therefore fortunate that they were folly supplied with als trans port,

Sir William Lockhart and the head quer- tere staff of the Waziristan fold force lo gother with the Border regiment and the 6th Gurkhas were to leave Shiranni on Friday and proned down the Tochi Volley to Muhamed Khel.

THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT. Vienna, March 8-The Duke of Cons naught, who arrived here from England. haa personally expressed the condolences of the English Royal Family to the Emperot THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI-sustained in the death of the Archduke Francis Joseph on the loss Auttais huse GATION CO., LIMITED. The report for the year eading December His Majesty for appointing him to the Albrecht. His Royal Highness also shank. 31st. 1894; abows a net profit of

Shanghai, 19th March. We have reason to beliero that Li Hong- chang telegraphed the Ticutaia officials from Peking to continue their preparations and defensive messures, as the terms in Japan's preliminary statement wero all but imposto apt sible. From this it is evident that formally

£45,678 10. 81, and after paying interim dividend of 3 per cent, on the preference antes on October 1st, 1691, leaves & eum now of £40,037 14 84, which it is proposed to appir as

as follows

to

Colozetoy of the fourth Austrian Howar

ARKT RROKUITING, ral Felding shows that recruiting in the London, March 18.-The report of Gene. British Army is becoming more popular, an improvemont taking place in respect of the social position of theep offering their selves for enlistment.

THE DEARING SEA QUESTION. Washington, March 7,in consegnence

of the refusal of the United States Cuegrass to velo a au of 425,000 dollars in full

settlement of damages under the Behring

To depreciation, boiler and reserve fund' or informally the Hiroshima authorities (thus raised to £64,139 11s. 3d.). £30,000; have communicated the basis on which they dividend of 3.per cent, on preforenes shares, will

to negotiate. Tientsin officials £5,020 10s., dividend of 5 per cent, on the Will consent give the five beadings of this hitherto bypo-ordinary elares, $3,866 1 84.; balance to thetical basis: (1) Corea, (8) Indemnity, (3) new account, £1,770 176. Id. Cession of territory, (4) Opening up of The direnters have sold, on favourable Obins, (5) Exterritorial settlements for Ja- forms, the steamers panese la China, without reciprocity. It is Pakling and pin och oyune, Maison, supposed that the impossibility OF the

The regularity of Sea Award, Greshara, Seerotary of State, pro the errios has souerquently been interrupted, has oxpressed bis Government's deep regret posed terms lies ander the cession of terri-And the earning power of the line oartailed; to Sir Julian Pauseoforto regarding the do org clauser, and speculations are rife that but, by reason of the maintenance of rates L's visit to the Russian and French Lega. of freight both outwarde and homewarde, national obligatioken place in discharging tons had reference to counter-proposals by and further economies in the working of the

obligations. ahish Chins might secure the friendly in feet, the directors are glad to be able tervention of these Westeru Powers-Dudy | show satisfactory results. The stearoars

THE ARMY AND NAVY ESTIMATER. Nects.

London, March 7.-The estimates for the Tokia, 10th March, 0.20 p.m.

have, as heretofore, been maintained in British Navy for the Baancial year-1895 thereagh efficiens ont of aurreat earn Li Hung-chang arrived at Muji this and there has been a complete immanity more than the sum voted in 1894 05. The

umoant to about 19,116,004 of 1,750,000 Boreign Office boarded the steaner, and vessels of large capacity, vootracted for 88,900 or au increase ut 6,500 men upon morning, und immediately officials from the from acoidonis of any kind. Two new total number of men in 1895-96 will be soon after related, acompanied by Lord in the end of 1833 with

on the Minister of Fereign Affairs, --- and Mr Foster, who, without delay, call- Workman, Clark and Co, Limited, of

the total of last year. Messrs

ut now works will be apnatraczad Belfast, were delivered list autant, and at

Gibraltar, Dover, Hongkong, promise to be profitable additions to the and Portsmouth, A loan to cover the cost Rect. Other contracts have been entered will be necessary. into, which, when completed, will enablo

The British Army estimates for the

trade of the bar East, pashion which they now hold in the parrying 17,881,000 showing a decrease of 200,000. the Company to amply maintain the high financial year

1890-96 amount to when compared with last year, The effective services rent in

Muchanged. The Government hop

hope to withdrew Battalion from the Army of Des

occupation in Exipt garrisons of the Buth African monhig enabling The stations to be completed. The syscota u deciding on the construction of new vecte's hiring transports will be fully tested before to replace the troopships.

Daily

THE FORMOSA EXTEDITION.

Kobe, March 19.

It is with deep-regret the directors have

Bow restricted, the inhabitants, especially Chinamon, who wish to maintain the fic of Kuangtong, are in a

ata in a generally starving tion that they sad not the Government condition. Already ripe

disturbances the secret society mon have found the nor to the present suspension of all labor. uual Carbine Competition of the Hergkong sightieth birthday. The Banrur Willis

lave given the Colony,

Shooting in connection with the third an their counten.

late Prince Biswarck on his attaining his opportunity for their spiccians pleadizgs As us thero has been only one arrest Polios Kange, Kowloon. The annual com.

Volunteer Corps begat un Saturday at the has wired to Prince Bismarck, pressing for a now dynasty, so that we used not be for intimidation, but there is no doubt petition is steadily increasing in popularity, which is in absolute contradiction to the surprised it within a month or so soricus abort a serious meance being held over and there was a larger tara out of competitseling of every German in the Eopics.

his profound indignation at the occurrence, outbreaks are reported from Swatów and the lies, who, feeling the pinch of tore on Batardag than at any previous cam towes in the south.

might be endily induced Cunstable Fincher, while on petition. While theeld Hongkong. Artillery Tas Japan-Bobby steamship service is duty on the Prays this morning, encau

Volunteer Corpa was in existence, small now entirely in the hands of the Nippon tered a gang of bullies, he were attempting destitory fashion, but on the formation of temporary residence frunz tau perce Cass-to keep their secrets wonderfully well, but competitions were held in a more or less

Li Hang Chang, whilst returning this The Japanese have from the feat masaged Yusen Kaisha, the agreement with Me Fata to impede a au

mall batch of working conlies. baving been mutually cancelled. In future One of the mou took a bamboo from the the present Corps (Field Battery and Maxim ference, was shot at and wounded in has regards the impending deasent on Furswes the Yokohama-Bombay line will be con- shoulder of ane of the non-atrikers and Gun Carpo), botter-organised system of face by a pisted; the pero ator of the deed they have surpassed themselves. We learn to record the death, on August 2nd last, of ducted, ne Ritkortu, by four largo ateam,

into the Harbour. The assailant nonal meeting, it was felt would be mere is a young Japanese, who has been ar frum 35 irezhims that the greater part of the their esteemed colleague, Mr John Potter, during the present year, thus by a line of two of the Co.'s stoomers, which will be connected with Hongkong was arrested and taken promptly before popular and would give a a better incestire reated.

Mr H. E. Wodehouse at the Magistracy. tending residents and the officers of the towards improved markomaanchip. Several

expedition got awar several days ago ab who, from the formation of the Company, wing

between that

that port and Wladivostock. Sentence of three months' imprisonment Corpe Laving come forward with offers af

solutely without nulins so far as the papers difed the oflies of managing director with miz Shanghai, Chefoo, Jinson, Naganaki, was passed.

are concerned, and that the vessels referred marked ubility and zeal. Bir W, A. Gul Fass, and Consen, on the home journey,

to it yesterday's issue de abeat is leave trere land, for six years the Company's agent in as far as circumstances permit; but on the Japan, d

Thero is some talk of getting coalies from prize and funde, the matter was takea ju

Terrifie gales have occurred in Great simply transporte taking forward provisions, the East, has been appointed to the vacant but so long as the war lasts it might outward journay Moji is liable to be sub- be ecmewhat dificult to get a suficiently with the help of

who, Britain, causing great damage and loss of stores, to which are likely to be required, ofico and seat at the board, stitated for Nagasaki, The first

It would appear from the information which under this arrangement loss Ho

supply of men. To avoid these inter carried the matter to a very succesful issue. ruptions of trade, however, the shipping mest the dimensions of the Rifle Association

Low reaches us that the This on the 10th fast, and is due at Nagasaki firms may have to resort to somo now depar Easter woeling. The

year's

Programme has attained to al

(From 'Le Currier d' Haiphong,') April 1st.

Kou, Shikohaselt, Bangyari the British India Ompany, who, asvas teen soparate ranges, th eteamers call at Kobe, Shimonoseki,

me contains TERRIBLE COLLIERY EXPLOSION

IN SILESIA. (or Penang), and Colomba, on the outward when hampered by the strikes of coolies stato position and ranges. The keenest at voyages whilst hemoward, Tatieria may Calentta,

PARIS, March 17 bo substituted for Colombo, if inducement West adorought a supply of men from the of the Corps, Championship of the Field Bat at Troppan in Silesia. Fifty lives have tention will bo centred on the Championship A terrible colliory explosion has occurred offers. The Kobe-Wladivostock liue, viz

The strike is not without its amusing side, fery and the name of the Maxim Gun Com. best lost. Shimonose, Nagasaki, Fusan, and German, this morning a local gentleman had the fol- Paug, the Ladies Purse and the Ladies' No will miu as hitherto, the dest steamer lear-wing conversation with a Sikh policeman

mination ersuts. ing on April 9:6.-Nagasaki Express.

There

On

THE RIOT AT MUI LUK

FURTHER PARTÍCULARS.

rua

The Chinese Mad (Wah To Yat Fo) is in receipt of farther particulare respecting the riot of Mini Lok news of which appear.

large

on one of the wharves

small

hand by the Battery omittee, has life.

programme

well varied

are vor sixty entries for soma of L, G.-Is there any golmol (trouble) tact the autrice were a large that

the aveats, all more or less good shots; in amongst the coolies f

of the events were finished on Saturday enly two (the 20 and

8. P.-Yan, the coolies refuse to work. LG-What is your opinion about it F 9. P. They want planty bezabor dek. shecah

TERRIFIO GALES IN GREAT

BRITAIN.

RESIGNATION OF THE SPANISH MINISTRY.

Pans, March 18 The Spanish Cabinet has resigned, on exceunt of the diinister of War supporting 400) Farda raugus) before the allicers who invaded the officus of the darkness intervened. In the Championship newspapers witch recently criticised maili- events, aureral very fair senres have beentary Beers. made, but the wind prored rather flaky. and woring was not quits so good as that done in

practice. For the Field Battery, Sarzt. Lawrie has finished with a net touro and when Bring in resumed is pure to pass of 83; Stewart has put on 63 at two ranges, Lowrie, Sergh Major Duncan come next with 56 at 200 and 400 yards, and stands a good chance of cuming next to Stowart, if he autoeds in putting on a fair sport at

The

lien be

THE GOVERNOR OF MADRID.

tain General of Madrid.

Marshal Campos he been appointed Cap

(From 'Le Progres de Suigen.')" THE ORLEANS FAMILY..

PARTY, March 19, Dake d'Ang'o is engaged to Princesa Hulius of Oclenos,

1. G.-What is it all about? S. P.-They are trying to frighten the cd in our columns several days ago. - There (Government),

LG.How would they get on in India? town of Moi Lak is at a calorminous S. P.-(Drawing himself up to his fall "point between" the thres districts, Mów | bolght)—Oh, they has got a strear thero.

Bing, Ting Fak and Ngöhen, and is a busy

A meeting of the Legislative Council is Hoa-port, There are secret societies form. sutemored for to-morrow at 3

The following is the order of the day 500 yards.in Gun Championship

p... ed among the roughs of the place and pion First reading of a Bill entitled "An Ordin. derings by them have bosa of frequent anco to arunad The Public Health Ordin-tween Gunner X. O, Shepherd and Theodore occurrapes. Go the night of the 13thinet, 9, 1887, in relation to Commec Lodging Lammert who bare put on unflalehed soares The Spanish pentaur Band Regents has THE SP NISH NAVAL DISASTER. · mob, numbering about a thousand, mado

of 60 and 68 respectively. The finish be been found submerged may Tarifa. an armed attack on the place. The alarm Ir Japan wants to occupy the Paseadores,

tween these two men wilt ba interesting to

Housos.

WAK

LATE TELEGRAMS. INSUBORDINATION IS THE 3RD DUENA .BATTALION.

* GREAT FIEN AT PORT EF SPAIN. be mobilised at Sasebe, and set sail from

expedition

London, March 4.-A large fra broko that port

out in Port of Spain involving the complets". for Formosa, The which the tio de Janeiro passed last Tues- transports The four

destraction of the business quarter of the day proceeding in the directims of Bosebo, as Rangoon, March 4.—The result of the a million sterling." The conflagration would town. The damage is estimated at newly stem that we may now bear of reported at the time, doubtless formed a Court-Martial on a number of Sepsys of have proved even more serious had not des part of the Formosa expedition, and it would the 3d Burma Battalion for gross tachments of

British one in hus boot dinmissed the serrico and ring to the exertions of the seamen the

to render

rauder naalatakor.

the island any day. At prescat thonios-lenco to their superior officers in that jackets been and American hi

no

[Pork of

Toreign ourtespot dont with the

the expeditionary the othere have been boutenced to various remainder of the town was saved force, most of the correspondents and the terms of imprisonment. military attachés having elected to follow

of Spain, the business quarters of ?: FRANCE AND MADAGASCAR,” the expedition destiaed for Shan hai-kwan

which Paris, Marth 6--News from Madagascar the capital of Trinidad, and is on the West

ligro best

completed destroyed, la or the Taku foris; but it is believed that says the French gunboats surprised and Coast most the worth of the Carony riter... one correspondent has now reoulved the captured the island of Nossi Bo, taking It has a fice harbour, extensive oummare necessary permit, and will be able to reach forty-e Hesas prisoners. Fortsons ausstig after operations have om

and a population of about 12,000 ISMAIL PACHA.

Times of Ceylon] meuped. It is imposible nut to admire the Constantinople, March 6.-The remains fashion in which the secret has been kept of the late tamil Pacha hare left the by the authorities, even if it rendere - Bosphorns for Alexandria escorted by a On the 11th inst, et 3 p. m., is the Freuch surate news so diffioult to obtain. It is Turkish man-of-war. doubtful whether any other nation similar means of communication could have postessing

dispatched an important expedition like that to Formosa without its movements having been published to the world weeks pre- viously, Chronicle.

its

Cathedral, Tintain, in the premnos; of Baron von Seekends the THE COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS."

marriage of London, March 0.The completo caturneral ven Haupacken to Misa have now been issued of the result of the Datring was solemnised, writes & Corrie- London County Council olotions, which pendent to the Mercury. thon that the Mederates and Progressivas large number of persons present lo ard ex etly equal in namber. Hewarer, it witness the ovent. Festivities were Indulg is expected that the election for now ed in to the evening, the houses of Me von aldermen will give the Progrescimus a.

Hannecken and Mr Derring being gaily de

bare

There

enrated

UONGKONG REGISTER

Previous On duše al On čudi ek

29.60

20.97

US.

70

70

82

MUTINK ON CHINESE MAN-OF-WAR

of the tiny lifeh popurred here two R.E., Iain Military Heqesiaty to Lord

majority, Amuy, March 18th, I hate not seen mention made anywhere

MILITARY APFOINTÆENTS...... Allahabad, March 5.-Colonal Nicholson, weeks ago on board the Chinees man-of-war Roberts, will return to Indis to take up - was instantly given by the townsman, and aud then to occupy Formides and Southis, and wo fanay. Shepherd will pul! |

Nameliu, belonglog to the Nayan the new post of Deputy Adjutant General aeumber of gendarmes wero forthwith † China, she can đó so, of course. But if oathing work... Capt. Callum wins the ter for Shaoghal with a general cargo, arhile the vessel was in dook. It appeared Lahore District will be Milliary Beoretary Humidity

having had the greater experiencs fu THE Tion, the Brat-steamer from Mraches. dros. The neute which I need but say had of the Punjab Army, Formona is to belong to any country at Uficers' Ung (presented by Steubers of the rived at Shanghai on the 15th of that the pay of the oratt, was vory much origin in monetary troubles, occurred called out to unt down the rice. This Uhlas, it has got to belong to Britaia. It Corps) with range to sparn, like to be pareddy, in the way an inn Hongkong overdue, od falling to get payment from stron, at noget, and Major Stuart Dirstio of

Barouteler... Oaph Hamilton, à & G of the Temperature. attempt proved unsuccessful on account of would, as doubt, he ingre convenient to The following events are the great number of the rioters. Next leave it with Chins

on but Japan has no fred off on Saturday and will be particu. It seems so auctored off Ouirlaffin

explain, the gallant tars drove the relie Beaton, 11th Bengal Interry, will be day the mob invaded the market place. It would be advisable List Japad should) Purse (to be presented on the ground by the wać picked up by the Séchets the tooni authorities for assistance. A

boolness in Farriots, sava temporarily, larly interesting to Ladies: (1st) Ladies' stum; but an attempting to proceed it was at commander into his cable where he barbary Secretary to Lieutenant General Form 23. carrying away from the shops whatever of be most politely told so. Fratu speaking, Miss Harker); (dad) The Ladies Nomina

found that the propeller was either gone ur

Berloaded himself up,

while his emissaries ran

THE SPEAKER value they could lift and selling fire toto time, and in courtesy, is the curence of tion Eveut, for which there are a ten aik burred to Woong, and then brought and the pin loaders are matted on for Pasl, Spaaker of the Holes of Varmons, London, Marah D. - The Rt. Hon. Arthur those things which were too heavy for plats speech, la time, and in courtesy, winner to chose from; (3rd) The 500 Sams and Rocket. The Tilen broke tue

well-managed foreign affairs. -Indeed, very nice prizes for the auccessful indy on to Shanghai by the tag-boate Fuffe, and the tinglonders augst the watfoeurs them to carry away. The people are, in saves a lot of trouble in all kinds of affairs. yerde, rauge and the completion of the propeller in the Manchester Cana! but it was

wors arrested.

will shortly witre. The Straits Tines bau Bauber -

Numerous turpedoes are being laid at the Comarquendo, in great paulejund distress,

Champign and Aggregatu oranla.

*Toplated at Bang, -N10. Day Na

London, March 6-8 Joreph D. Wes con, Liberal pivalist for Brintul, in dende

I

back of the island of Amoy, Kud guns are

Eller

OBITUARY.

Wild

Wanther

•Bain co

Lasset upek KIE SUÊgatašt

Tit. Pico, First Assistan Hongkong Obervalory, March 30, 1809,