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SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1895.

devotion add another page of glory to the history of the Britiel Årsay and give another bright example of duly subly performed in the service of Queen and crustry.

The pieturengue ceremony of trooping the colours was then gaus through, the roana under the commund of Idgut, Ray.

THE CHINA MAIL.

7

a botter knowledge of the current charges for Pool (les 25 per cont:) will be divider and of the capabilities of the various daily, stovedore firme.

Lieut. Webber, RE

33 All Comers. Distance, 600 yards.

Seven prises. rounds. Unlimited entrier

Privato Najib Ali, II.K. 3., ..... 92- Gol, Sergt. Horautan, R.B.,...-31 ...... 31 Capt. Palmer, 0.8.D.,

to us.

-vrea being carried out by a risked Company for subsequent consideration whether regain and desiring to cast tha

FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR

That last year the rumours of War and Plague weat lend in hand-now we have Peace and Plague rumoara circulating together.

enough, notwithstanding the alleged That spite of any war party in Japan, I

bluster of the war party in Japan.

believe almost everyone is dead sick of the war, and would be only too glad to see the resumption of trade-tea, silk, beans, etecters.

aeroderes but they would be held respon ciblu for the failure to carry out their gram

nents whettier vorbal or written. This, I consider, was as far as the shipping fiense (4) Having an contracts we could not could reasonably be expected to as that take legal steps to compel the sterodores to stage of the strike, se it would be a matter supply coolies to the vessels in port con- So far from course to law was necessary or advisable.

remaining With regard to

the closing para-entize responsibility of bringing mattera to graphs of the Colonial Secretary's letter, a satisfactory turaination upon the Ca THE PLAGUE. There is now as doubt, salwillstanding would state as ray opinion that thu vernmont, we, on the contrary, from the the persistent

of the Portaguan return to work its morning of the councement of the Strike, endeavoured denials of

defuzt of to ascortsiu darough ear Chiuso connec licials, that plagus has appeared in Maco.triking coolles, a the De J. A. Lowson, who had been spending the strikers without compromise on the tions what was the reason for the strike, much-needed holiday in the Brighbouring part of the Government or the shipping and what ection could be adopted to most That the Peaco will, I think, came all right Colony, took advantage of the opportunity commu iy is dna mainly to the following speedily bring this to an end.

are not shipowners, we act We ourselves to cut eartsin investigations which three onuses:-

Carry

First The col ned action of the shippas agents only for various owners and hold had the ranult of convincing him of the existents of the dread dias ss. There caning firms prior to the first meeting at the from the Authority to prueues cargo and paenengers for their vals; we have no be little ground for doubting the inform-lamber of Commerce,

authority to enter into contracts on ownerą tion he brought over and very properly communicated at once to the Government.

behalf te import labour or to make any Then Dr Loween there is no medical min

other arrangements to supply labour for Third--The combined dem attitude of their vessels, in the Far East better able to diagnose a case of plague, and therefore his evidence both Government and community since the In your letter you ask us for an expres." must be taken as conclusive. The existente Becund ineeting at the Chamber of Com-sion of opinion, in so for us the consouls of of the plague in Macau has been known for tanto not forgetting the very valuable the Culcnini Secretary's letter are appli several weeks, but the officials of that Co. services rendered by the Police, the Sailors cable to our busines.

furnishing mon, ever Tery denied it, and it was necessary per and the Schlies, in

We are at exition that the Colonial Se atriko braku nus, since he

to work ships. cretary ne been wrongly informed of the haps, in order to avoid any precipitatu

And hat hat not least, the firm deter-facts in which his letter of the 2nd April panic, to accept these denials. It would be foolishness to accept theas assurances any mination of some of the Companies to in-is bed, and that it would have carved longer, and it would be better if the Porthport Faceigs labour from the North for public interests Letter had he then he guess nathorities would honestly recognise their own account, rather than ubat trouble to enquire of some of the principal the diatase as plague and deal with it much longer to the inensvanience and loss shipping runs before publishing his ter accordingly, instead of living in a they were experiding. [outs' paradies. From the information tos are receiped it would appear that the disease is coming in the meanwhile to the

native

Scout-The firm stand taketraby is Excellency the Gweruse in refusing to accede to any modification of the law.

It is not a fact that acveral fems have

That the arrival hero of so many English wife vessels roeans peace, and more than that it indicates a much more quiet atmosphere up North than might have been expected,

That I fancy we shall have to wait for the publication of the Bise Books for the full explanation of the arrangements made with China and Japan.

That dam nesure Great Britain and Russia¦ and agreed upon pretty maily every point: where their interests interest or limpings on each other's,

imel in preparing for fight. In the ventime, the British force from Gligit is rapidly advancing, undeterred by the ter sisa weather.

Lieut. Ourdon was killed in the attack on Chitral last month.

punishment exert having the misfortune

fire

The Chinose hers make excuses for the of being valuable; and that the enamny may loss of the Pescadores, for how could we defont the forces from one end of the fight, they say, which the Japquoso laud- island to the other, in a proper and concias e in, balloons, right in the centre of our manner, his Imperial Majesty given the forts, and were protected against Gur Japaneau twenty-one days that they may by citrying invulnerable whisida 1' sed if they desire, the troops of the north and the majority of the navy; they feel APPOINTMENT FOR PLACE NEGOTIATIONS. they are driven from home, ecigally kicked

Tokio, 7th April, 440 p.m. The present year's scheme for the exten-out of the parental household to dis

works at Hongkong. Mural Works does not comprise any

►

THE EXTENSION OF BRITISH NAVAL WORKS,

بعدسة

(From L'Extreme Orient), 20 PARDON OF ITALIAN SPIES.

PARIS, 31st Murch. Italians, Falta and Autólio, conduanned for M. Folix Fury has pardoned the

espionage.

THE MESSAGERIES MARITIMES CONVENTION,

Pas, 2nd April. The Convention with the Mesageries Maritiates has been voted. M. Le Byre de Vilara declared that it would not satisfy the requirements of lado-China.

THE CREWITCH,

Paus, 3rd April. The health of the Czurewitch has proved since he arrived at Algiers.

THE FRENCH NAVY. Adaural Besanrd has made a prech in

vy was not inferior to any other in the

appiated

sit

A Li Chin-fong (Lord Li) has

monkeys, with perhaps a few tereign | acknowledged by the Japanes Government. ernel death at the hands of the little Elack Plenipotenti, ond he been dogs thrown in, and receiving but le encouragement in the parting message

Fight."

That the Pekin Government should pros- ically give up Formosa in this way is to to defend the island correspondingly le way the least remarkable and their orders dicrous. When the mainland with its thousands cannot even annoy the enemy, how can Formoen be expected to defeat thon, when the Central Government places Japan in a position to send all her forces In such a new, it would be far better to surrender the falard, saving the lives property of hundreds, rather than carry on a hopeless struggle that can have but one anding.

In such a set the Governor would show true bravery, of that rare sort that dare fac: the ancers of thousands, the cun- donation of his own country, degradation, and finally the knife of the executioner.

The loan to the shipping cototunity has had others from ere or more Chicamen to That if such a compact has been made, and the coutes of which he said the French of the truups would be required in the

beca tuormous, and the inconvenienos mast distressing and annoying, the annoyance ability to get at and punish the rugleudera or ineligatora of the trike.

supply them with 1000 to 3,000 coolien at the usual stevedorage rates, ofc., etc., us

havo ter or the deaths are said to being greatly aggravated by our apparent in stated in his paragraph 1.

In

have numbered ore u dozen daily for the laat Hougkong steps have already been Chosequently, it I am not digressing instituted by the Guvernment to prevent directly from what should constitute my the disease breaking out here. The public reply to your communication, may I before drainage system is to be fused at last with closing my letter take the liberty of suggest kea water, and acting upon the decision oing to the Chamber of Commerce (comprising

The subject of restricting immigratina

employed

And it is not a fact that such offere havo in each case been declized, ste, oto, sa per his paragraph

It is not a fact that in no instance does it sppens that any of the firms, etc. sic. as par paragraph 4.

It is a fact that one of our large Mait

tha Sanitary Board on Thursday withse it does members of aluat vary shipping, Lines received an offer through a legal dra respect to publie latrines special measures firm in the Colony) the advisability of re-from a Chinaman to supply them with are to be adopted towards them, while the presenting to the Government the necessity cnalias for ste vedere purposes or condition be for sense Bitch legislation as will provent à that contract for from 5 to 10 years. places where infection is most likely to be

should be made at the rules recenly Currenco of the recent means

prid propagated are to be Eron-washed as soon

Chi- by interved persion af the

by that Company. This is the only offer As possible.

acae community in sucking sud insti- of a bran fide nature which was made to be wondered at that the Mail Company in

accept did not

Recing this tender, question

1otal stranger 10 them, and that it was purely a matter of that the Chinoman wis a total speculation whether he would be able to carry out the contrast he was so anxious to secure. Amongst business people it is not considered advisable to make contracts

jh

said.

(From La Courier d' Haiphong.")

THE BRITISH IN EGYPT.

PARIS, 6th April. M. Hanolaux bas stated in the Sonale that he has called upon Britain to prove bet.rights to the Upper Nila Territory. An entrate is hoped for.

MADAGASCAR,

Paris, 8h April..

(From Chinese Sources.)

THE DEFENCES OF CHIMLI

Tienlain, 7th April, 11 am, The defence of the Chilli coast south of the Taku forts has been entrusted to Gomeral the commander of the Tientsin militis, and Ta'aa K8 chang, a native of. Tientsin sad the coast north of those ferls up to the viinity of Shanhaikaau will be defended Generala Ch'ang Wing-ping and Inng by Gloveral Nich Bhilphéng and bis smy, Fu-siang, Provincial Commander-in-Chief offaen and Kashgaria, respectively, with their armies, will constitute the relieving. forces of the armies worth and south of the Taka forts, while those Torta themselves and the Peiha river will be defended ly General Lo Yung-kuang of Taka Admiral Cheng. The third line of defsane will be the Imperial Guards and the Teking Field Furce-l Manchus-Duity New

INSPECTION OF SHANGILM VOLUNTEERS.

EPRIM BY ZLAJOU ZAITU PULL.

The departuro of troops for Madagascar and river are protected "Tamani berbora sait le bad seen the Engineers at bridge

is Jumourally kept and itly carried, ent

will be perhaps the greatest guarantee of peace that onild will be stored, That theso Plague rumeurs are tat nice to herr, especially in the exaggerated forma which they naturally take when ikog ure not efficially confirmed. That there can be no doubt vases of Plague, of more er Lea severe tipe, have been extring i Tang-kun, Hainan, and latterly in Mas, for months past. That it is just passible, after our painful. experiences of last year, we are over- Rensitive on this subject, although it is quite right to err on the safe side rather they on the unsafe side (18 was unfortul is being pushed forward swively. The nately done last year).

British officers have left Tamatave on ac- about Masco, or But, there can be little count of disagreements with the Elovne,

cuh! but that the Portuguese Government. are doing all they can there to provout on That 1 hear the authorities here are about to

epidemic.

order n spring cleaning all over the city, and the only dufret about that ar rangerment seems to he that the public drains are the greatest fender, and who is ta efectually flash these? That I suppose the Sunitary Board ean per-

or enforce a laicing of the house BURTS OF drains, but the great men of the P. W. D.

If Fortnog had been included in the armistice and perco negotiations had again failed, wi hout duubs the largest proportion

parth and only a small force could be pent here, and from information. I have received At the conclusion of the inspection of feon diffrent sources. as well as the fault the Shanghai Yolantbers, the Corps was of my own observations, I sincerely be drawn up at the salating point where Major įlieve that in such a case, the present troops Faithfull addressed the member

would give the Japanes the first real fight- said be was pleased to be able to ste to that

The whole woOT. ting of

he should have much pleasure in making s The formation of the island affords many very favourable raport to the Manicipal natural strongholds, which have been con- Council. The Curps and asqultied itself vered by constructing forts, under the very creditably, and it was evident thai supervision of an exporicuced Gorman the officers had taken as mach trouble to Officer, and arming them with modern learn their work as the men had to do their Armstrong and Krupp Guna, into almost duty, Speaking of the rerious brandbee, impregnable defences. The

by four forts, to work and on the range firing the Norden- which have been distrionted one else fatta. With regard to the Jalter he shoold

inch Armstrong and two eight-inch Krupp solves. The guns were really worked by guns, besides long lines newly made two men, whose names he did not know. Tronches, connected in such a way that He should like to see the mes da

tange troops may be marched out of sight and allowed to fire by themselves. The drill firo of the enemy, and mounted with a few of the artillery was very fairly well donc, new but mostly old mountain gans of all | but there was evidently a mistake with two sizes and conditions,

(of the goos. The cavalry drilled very well Eclung, the best harbor in Formena, and indeed." The pontes were well under cons the probable first place of attack, is ad-trol, and the persuing practise he hid soon wirably propated to resist any reasonable done the other afteruson was gone througie force. The little harbor, with the excop-very creditably. Of course they know thujus

catrance, is surrounded by Ition of a narrow each crowned with the parsning practice; and there were a the sword round was not doing Waiving bigh bluffs and

few cases where the cats were not properly (heavy guna of essent manufacture,"among

delivered.

The infantry would be the if werd which are one twelve-foch, one ten-inch, backbone of the whole Corps if there tro sight-inch and two oix-inch Atau any fighting to be done. A Company strongs, besides Klang's apportionment of zed done particularly well; the Company sixty Kropp mountain guns of siz and a marched past Tory well indeed. He had

half centimetre, besides several machine Aceti the Company firing on the with baggard facco, which speak of many vided for the north of Furmess. The squad of the German Company which The Chinese 2 about the settlement guns from the arsenal at Nanking pro-and could not give a better cxample than gers with as little interference with traded of anxioo valting, with foots for twenty-five thousand troops have bears red the ten vollega in 6 seconds and made well-comnanded, and are as closely con- the best ecoto of anybody on the range.

THE CHINA-JAPAN-WAR.

NEWS FROM NORTH FORMOSA. A STATE OF ANXIOUS EXPECTANCY.

SURRENDER SUGGESTED. THE DEFENCES OF TAMSUL

ha, we understand, been already discitased gating a labour attiko saiunt the shipping any of the European: firms, and it is not to That whether the whole truth is being laid! Fresel et has bomended Fatafate. The inch, gas tea-inch, two eight-inch, two six-iku to see it done more by the men then- by the Government, but nothing has been suunnity bee aac of certain lawa which decided. It is felt that no good purpose they considered burderous to theto, and would be served by declaring quarantine seul. The strikers had no grievance which they wished to avoid by fair means against Mono or in stopping ini-r gration from that Colony, because the against the shipping conciunity, and it is restrictions could easily be ovaded by not fair that we should be continually the Chinose travelling from Macio to exposed without redress to these pernicious Canton and then coming down to Hong attacks through is instead of directly kong.

To be in any way effective against the Government.

Had the recent striker

resulted from the restrictions would require to extend to Canton and the intermediate points on disagreement beween the European eta- the mainland, and we think is will be ad players of labour and the coolies, no doubt mitted that euch a step could not reason-steps would have been taken much carlier ably be taken as rot. There is no plaque by the various shipping firms interested to in Canton or Fatsban. The British Consul arrive at an amicable settlement of the differences, but it did not, auf no strike is at Canton has been on the alert for some likely to occur between the European com- weeks and has failed to notify

Jay sign!

Sign of the disaran in that quarter, and the many and the coolies for the reason that - the labour required by the shipping com. cases that we know, from private informmunity is supplied through middle-man, tion received during the last few days, have occurred at Tangun and Sheklung with whom we arrange to furnish it.

1 remain, Doar Bir. Youre hoody, are only sporadic The descaso does not

(Signed) D. E. BROWN. Form anywhere exist then in epidemis

General Agent

in the vicinity of this Colony, unless it be a Macao, so that the Government would havu na justification in resorting to quarantine. At the same time, wo have no doubt a strict watch will be kept by the Bealth Officers and nothing left nadons to prevent the invasion of one shere by plague.

There is a Hikelihood that the Japanese officials at Nagasaki will insist upon a me dical examinatime of passengera atriving Iron Hongkong. As first it was feared quarantine was to be declared, but better Qounsels prevailed.

THE LABOUR CRISIS.

"THE GOVERNMENT AND THE SHIPPING FILMS,

Hongkong, 4th April, 1895. Door Sir,In reply to your letter of the 3rd sol, we have no arrangement with out compradore. or any other person, such as is suggested by the Colonial Secratory.

with me one knows nothing ab ut, The Mail Company ia queation could not be expected to Landicap itself in its future business by taking the riek of accepting. such an offer simply for the purpose of supporting the Government during the recent crisis.

The Government ty

ir latter of the 2nd April appear

to desire to throw the responsibility of the antion- ance of pho tiks upon the community, Į more especially the shipping communit. It is admitted on all rides that the strike.

was not an ordinary labour strike, Fol was P protest on the part of the coolius agains, the recent legislation.

Urder the circumstances stated aluse we think the recent crisis shows the absolute necessity for the Government being armed with sufficient powers to take exceptional action at such a time, and in addition to hoe powers we suggest that all Guilda

have persistently set their faces against (From Dur Special Correspondent with the splendid fortifications and frowning with main-drain flushing. Thut it

may be well to try on martial law,' or imperative orders from the lead of the Executive, to get enmething done short of the erection of use or two pumping eta

tjans.

That the community have colence in the

desire of the authorities te meet all dan

"Chiwsa Army.)

Taipeifo, April 6.

The prevailing qucation in all minds at the present moment is Where are the Jupe ?!

rango

He noti

as possible; and so long as the Extentive family, home and fortune.

With the price of food increased, business fined to the forts and caps that cheatFast was a very good performance, bai it is so thoroughly on the pež cice as is in,tely demoralized, and for many no go all about the little settlement and hard- was nothing out of the cornman. little tear Taved be entertained that the eats & earning a subsistence, the prosses a soldier; and even about the

campa ed that in all the Companies, Gorman and disease can ever find a bulgent here eat for the poor is indeed bleaks nad they are orderly and comparatively polito, English, the worle of command were given That it is to he bed the draught will not discouraging. Those who can afford have which is in great intrast to the soldiers on entirely by the officers. Of course, it was last much lurger le flushing at same sent their familice to tha mainised, or to the wairlad, at the North, where the quite right the officers, should be able to

treasures packed

and sent to some the role. I think the Governor and his was not ilin dnly of the officers to com

ngata.

sort must be set to at once.

jest

As regards the insuration of labor from and Chinese Societies shall be made to That i nes Mr Lenoit has gune to tako up his the the villages kas liable to atlack, street bravia, raids and pillagą, rzem to be | comniard and know the proper words, bat

other place, we baru tried Swatow labor-register, and to provide the Government the best procurable in the immediat nuigh, with a record of the names of their efficere bourbond-in the past, and found it un- and of the doings of the ecclely; alan that satisfactory, compared with least coolics; sit the books and papers of such guilds or besides, the risk of Swatow men departing stert uocisti s he open for inspration by at a moment's notice, makes the chance of the Government whenever auch a courte. their leaving us to the lurch is great as is may be desired,

Liscarred with local workmen, plus the in- You are at liberty, if you an desire, to difference, if not cbjection, of lattor to ro- forward this letter to the Colonial. Socre- auma the employment of those pulogenistic | tary.

to

Further, our inclination to import Sea-

Through the courtesy of Mr F. Bender tow men has been abecked by the torms de- son, Secretary to the Chamber of Commerce, munded, viz., that we should guarantee we have received a copy of the correspond-theartwo years continuous sequential em- We consider it our boundon ence relative in the recast letter addressed ployment.

by the Government, through the Chamber duty to take that courss which appeare bast of Ceninierce, to the mercantile community, for our prestat and julture interests, without The correspondence is so Tuluminens that reference to the incidences of the ephemer- we have been ablu to publish only the feal disturbance, between the Government lowing —

and the Native populating that has recent- ly been pr rakel, knowing full well that it Sic, I am instructed to reknowiu. go the

A

10th April, 1893,

Wa grey dour Sit, Your's Faithfally,

DOUWELL. CARIILE & CO.

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION,

THIRTEENTH PRIZE MCETING,

PRESIDENT: H. E. Warmeuse, Esq., C.M.G. COMMITTEE:

receipt of your letter of the 2nd instant and ofy a question of time when a collapse Ford, Haq.; Eorgt. Gill ea; Lieut. Hory.

I

the striks would eveur. Onder such cir

permanent

enteret

intc

A. H. Brabazon, E., R.M.L.I.; C. B.B.; T. Jackson, Esq.; Inspector Maun; to inform you that by request of the Cam cumstances, it would have been the height Major G. K. More, A.PD Capt. mittee I forwarded a copy of it to the firms of felly to

nent Palmer, D.A.C.GO., Ospt. Rotallick, in the Colony connected with shipping futuro engagements that would have ER; E. Robin, Ben E. C. Ship

hase seriously hampered our operations.

In now the honour to enclose following,

viz, Means Arnhold, Kar-

outsiders, berg & Co.: Butterfield & Swire ; Dod- Judge of its own actions that irresponsible whore suggestions are usually & Do.; Gibb, Livingaton & De.; crude and impracticable, well,

Carlill Jardine, Matheson & Co

This being so, the application of Meyer Melobera &

Colonial Seo. leger & the da: Mit.!ual para in the

to retary's letter,

which you directi

with the accompanying tics from the such matters, each individual is a better bord, Raq; F. Susyth, Esq.; W. Stewart,

Co.;

Messrs

*& Co

Shevon

sui Batson Keisha ; D. E. Brown, Esq. attention, is in appropriate, and uncalled

Hendly Hong or to Baler quarters: farther Officers deserve worthy commendation for binud squads of & or 10 meu. It WAS NU-

of

hat, he will be chiefly missed by Formosa and Fekion districts, who are a proce! their lisensmea casse. that was apparent; the men could

mounted

guns.

appointment in the Straits, yearly from the fish of possible operations, and this condition of affairs. With the fifty cesary to have su il bodies of mon engily before mentioned, he takes many hearty many with interests they can leave, heye thousand soldiers in the North of Foraus, Bandled by non-counts-ioned officers. If good wishes with him.

closed up shop, gathered their possessions I have ust seen or heard of a single dis, the Corpa were ever called apos to set it flat Mr Bruce Shepherd has gone on a

would be against mola, or bodies of dis- well-earned day, and the familiar ether and quietly glided away, lear. turbance.

While this applies to their demeanour in banded soldiers from the outlying ports, in the streuls of Tatulia eilent, and the figure in the Land Fico will be greatly awe of sheds deserted and practically days of pace, as the time of attack they Against such people it was necessity to inissed, for

public office served

claod up, the pillio

and abtrusively,

sally at this time su crowded will probably retreat in the same manner us bass small hodies well in hand working tant feer was the man who has quietly hated from other parts of the island, disarbanes and terror, and leaving a pathway that suitable for street fighting to be with bading. industrious workers, col characted the mataland soldiers, crunting well together. The kind of drill required revolutioned the Landflice-from-shus

destruction wherever they ass. To ready to forma, sends and in a few wall

and Ere once. The rides કુલ as the seven or eight thousand into order dücing the last dusen yours.

to help preparo provide against these impanding raids, the were new in the men's That Mr Shepherd basedone good works in from the mainland

Much does this foreign marchants have taken every the Registrar's Oface of the Supreme the harvest of ten.

only beconis familiar with them by going to the Foreign merchants of the sure to Court, hat. Re

signify

properly, only nearly ll h bonga

have been gathered through the mann

manuale

lexerciso by themselves. as the obliging head of the heady subject to enormens luases owing. the pahlia s

together

ether a considerable number of small- grest

est value of the A.

i wan the Land! Ollier

a few

magazine, and before the port Inspection That the well-wishers of the Hospital work to the stoppings of business

Tise largest among the por Chinese Ami others here Phase losses in or cuss in ralio as to day imported several Malays, and their small battalion who did not know how to use it

uncertainty, will be glad to see the return of Dr Thom- say to the heim af afsirs in the Alice Me-pass by. To the Chiness, from the Conli launch, with the aid of two mounted marine thoroughly. He had pleasure in saying morisi and Netherarla Hospitals.

who asked during the tea season possiisly rivers has been converted into a small-sized gula that he should be able to make a

very-antisfactory report, --- That if anyone can bring thesa ueriut and the menos pressary to keep his fa- gunboat,

dering the

All the foreign women and children and admizable

back to their mily from starving

periods, institutions sondition of prosperity, that man is Dr up to the Mandarin, who, observing already most of the treasure have been sout to the

the great

at increnes in the prica of food, sees asinland, and with the additional suppli a Thomsen, the uniser and clever in the future the

of prealbuty famine, and lite to jucivo a murderous raid. the dug'or · of these Hospitals. That, as Me Stewart Lockhart sinted, the

with unemploye bundrods und the

pro-rity are in a position to successfully bable addition of thoumads community are chilly benefit by eoidiora,

of unpaid withstand sounsiderable airge.

The Government Arsenal at Taipehîn, pillaging, raiding these Hospitals, and I believe the well-tu

which is thoroughly equipped with the do Chiness will retaember This,

없 Janranta

machinery, includin. That a large amount of the aid given to De

has been Korr's Hospital at Canlos enes frous

5 Complete rolling mill,

for four ernal aqua 2, is becoming corrupt, and manufacturing ammunition the Chinese floiul.

the receipts from this regular pull, dwindling years, au that there is an abundance on to trusted to grand dilewives and ca. No ruder then they all koud, even for a protected siego. The in voices in the ery Ok where are the capacity admits of the manufacture of three

hundred 8, 10 and 12 inch and six has On otrike, although it might not to pies

But without Borne susible legislation.

10:00 sans theils for field gase, and 500,000

through the deste ding by day arms, and allmpany in Taipehfa bas he hoped there would not be a men fathe

tative

idlo

X

murdering to obtain the necessaries of Esgospector A. Wataon; Major Wrot tesis, R.

TREASURER

Cagrain Palmer, 0.8.D.

Hon. SECRETARY:_ Maf G. K. Moore, A.P.D. Assian lov. ŠPONDTARY : Inspector Maon.

The Committee are of opinion that & for, and acggests to our minds unreason.

The thirteenth Bester Mooting of the porneal of these letters will remove ang able captiousness and ignorance of the trite Hongkong Rifs Association was printed at doubt

which may exist as to the general position.

the Kowloon nges yesterday The If the Government had proposed to bear weather was fourable on the wale. To laaccuracy of the information upon which Joule

to have been written, the less that foliowed from their legislation, wind was choppy, but the light though dall Jotter

appeare and serve to refute statements (1) (2) (3) we would have been disposed to view the wus stends. This meaning the conditions and (1) of your favour under reply.

matter differently; they would then have wore more favourable for the matkou,

The Committee cannot concur in the bad en interest with the employers of labor, and some good asarce were returned, but

that the leading Firms had it opinion

as it is, they havo tion, and to seek to in as the day advanced an uncertain light and

That the well-to-do Chinese here my will

every Chiama realiza and

cordingly that this hontiful land of the

best of modern

Exchange.

Hosarono, April 12, 1895, Loudon -

Bank, Wiro,

413

+

On demand,

M

30 days' night, Orsdita,

*

4 months right,

Daonmentary, this right,"

On Paris

On demand,

Ocidits, 4 montes night,

Hortin-Domed

That little is pow heard about the dimous) Japa, the days are at least not entirely dred and? ireb chilled shalis, besides On New York-

That much care, spondence Ivas pased on roid of excitement, for the many rumors.

wont,

On

mill,

On

domand, Uredits, [#0 days' skietis.

Bombas

Wire. On demand,

141

On Calcutta-

Wire,

their power to put an end to the strike by grease the involuntary losses imposed upon a fuky wind spotted good registers. Privata as it is earnestly to be wished some olivek | Saturday,' or 'in two days,' or sro already and machine shops give sieady employ- |

the adoption of the means enumerated in

your letter, and they do not know upon what grounds these Firms can be charged with any desire to cast the entire respon sibility of ending the labour strike on the Government.

Tae exset cofitrary poenss be the last, for the whole community without exeption

were anxious to assist the Government by every possible means to bring to a termina

the compauity of this Colony in the name Godbear, of the Rt 6 Beinde, unde a poa

of loyalty is little short of uædures.

(Signed) BUTTERFIELD & STIRT.

We have the honor to be, Dear Sir, Your Bible of 35 at 500 yards, and sever. 1, 94's were few of the were put on. The following w obedient Servants,

attiin time: bost Boar

All Comers.-Distance 200 Fands. 7

Sergt. Shearing, R. B.. Inspector Moun

F. Henderson, Esq., Secretary, Chamber rounds.

of Commersa.

Hongkong, April 8th, 1805.

Hongkong Chamber of Commerce,

tlon, 18 speedily as possible, a state of affaira Fullarton Henderson, Esq., Secretary, The

which to the shipping and local interest was Present. -extremely costly.

In conclusion, and with special referance

Dear Sir,--We have to acknowledge your to the last paragraph of your letter, the letter of the Ord just, enclosing copy of a Committee cannot but vies with regret the letter dated the 2nd idem addressed to the

Cull-Bergi, Berican, R.B. ..... Pr. Godbear, R.B.....

23

Oo domand,

may be devised for any petition of the attacking at the South end, North prides have-latoly turned out at the Ar. On Shaughat-

BROWNIE.

2:60

1012

1:32

48

917

80 :

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

The Governor poseesses 81,000 men, con MAILS vill close!-

of astire losies and soldiera from | For SWATOW, SINGAPORE & BANG-

KOK-

Stingstusan and Caston, Besides the

Par Chow Fa, at 0 ani. on

14th fast.

Sunday, the

Per Pawan, at 9 am, où Sond, the

14th inst.

For SAIGON.--

Per Ri, ato.m., on Sunday, the

14th ink..

the subject, and perhaps for mans bus together with Tubile intelligence rifle cartridges per month. A Pandor

en made of the casted labour side are manner of conducting the Impe which although it goes up occasionally, of the subject, and ten sittin of the real al Chinese Telegrapha, keeps the majority is at present sandy and turns out n dunsi. anti guverumental uspect of the move of the people in a state of auxions expecderable ambat of fair explosives. The

The Japanese are to attack on lancy

Arsenal,

powder mill, and rifle repairing andment to eight headred men. any end to it the fancy of the r attempt to defy the verament through seater, who, or sanie ansuspecting believer,sonal, a queer afleit called a jingal, baring

เก

On demand, the shipping interests,

30 calls you to one side, and in a how cash the appearance of an

days' sight, privato pajer as overgrown ancient dentink 1011e, informs you that cermin dis rifle, mounted on a clumsy three-legged Gold Leaf, 100 tine (por tach patches, or a meatage from here or theru tripod. While it bas the Vantage of a Borersigns (Hank's having rate) REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

has just perized and that the Japanese will most uply and deadly appearance there in Silver (paṛ nz,) attuck to-morrow at daybreak. One gen. the gront disadvantage, in my opinion, of SUPPLIED TO FEE, CHINA MAIL."

testly mandarin of law degson informs cau's inability to judge which is the most

s very quietly that he has just been in-deadly end. formed that have received from Tokia, Loxtos, April 11, 1895, Martini Henny Carbine Competition. SEIZURE OF A BRITISH STEAMER Japan, a message stating that ten thou d

BY THE JAPANESE.

and Japia troops had left Distance 500 yards. Members only.

Berg to arrive rounds..

The Japanese hur god bo British hero on Saturday, and ske if I have re- Cantonese, who are considered the boat

ceived any additional news. aleamer Fikstag, boid from Shanghai to | Deirs

fighters on the mainland, the chief depon- I reasure Inspector Rallie Martini-Henry, Carbine Competition. Tintsis, and have convored her to Port Celestial friend and he leaves amoled,dence is placed on the native general with For CANTON

after reubog with his own

at my native Hakkas, that hardy Cages of insincerity directed in your Chatober by the Colonial Secretary with re- Distance 200 y-rde. Memb za only. 7 | Adhur, on açe wol of contraband of war version of the furessid mentioned tace who train with the davages of the

We ya, the ori his in the shape of cartridges, having boca felegram, which, since leasing the wires, mountains and who are letter against members of the entomunity, ference to the present Coolie S-rike, and in rounds.

Capt. Martay, A.D.C., .................

found amongst her cargo.

aro gradually clearsig 50 and they aunsider it o ntrary to the public reply we beg to stale; that as regards pura-

ME. C. Sitapher............ 28

had been subjected to come alterations, as the nogle and driving the latter farther and interest that in a serious labour orisis a graph

well as a few trifl ng additions, as the first farther into the interior, Accastomed to (1) No offers were made to us diresily or Queen's dyregate.For Competitors THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. spirit of discord should be introduced, when instead mudaration of language and indirectly by any Chiness to supply us with whose respective scoren in the Three Stagen The Japanese war party is obstructing editira bad only the three words Formos mantsin warfare and with exparigno such

War continues but such te the life of most only gustilla warfa

warfare can teach, they

Par Beatrice, a 9 am, on Monday, tho

16. just. pain judgment are eminently required cooliea for stotedote purposes at any rate of the Qreen's wake up the highest aggre. the begotiations for pave have the sour to be, Sic, your most obo of pay

gates. Elavon prizes. The N. R. A. Silver

reports that fall into Chinese hande. A drows the French from the Island in 1884,

Por Gloucester Cily, at 9 am,, un Mone dient Servant,

(2) The two arms of stevedorus who do Medal will be presented to the Mein ELECTION OF THE NEW SPEAKER. spirall, st wasibly the far and with this experience and well-equip

ninis n correspondent, Mr Wm. Conet Gully, QC, has been

day, the 1. hist. Almost the entire work of the vessels con- ber making the highest aggregata in

barly into cartò ped as they are at present they are

into the upon bearing such reports, they go A often vertainly competent to make consider. For BAN KOK

able trouble for the plucky Japanese. Per Normandie, at 8.30 a. m., on Monday, energetic in their endeavours to get The winner of a National Rifle Assogia by a majority of eloven. The opposition.

the 16th ist. The cable Armistice dealered until I single and repeating fre Mauser es, Loo For AMOY.— to the coolies being afraid to return to be entitled in contenence at the Prize White Ridley,

The new Sponker, Air Willians Douet Ung Chang's recovers, makes them en rifles, and modern repeating Winchester work. One of those stovedores did provide Mesting of the National Rifle Association us with the foremen required for superio. for His Royal Highnces the Prince of Gusly, Q., was a lending youneed on the thusiastically happy, and visions exist of carbines. Thele pay is aix isola a month, Re was educated at Burmoss again settled and industries, with and I understand they are paid promptly tending the loading of the s., Carmarthen Wales' Frize fu respect of eech medal vou portieru virene. shira and the discharging of the Port by air, but he cannot compete more than Cambridge, cul-d to the bar in 1860, the ownership of the island determined and regularly.

The following schedule has been publish. Adelaide, in spite of the threats reported euce in each year.

Corp. Ciarlo, R. T.,

Hard rut Wigan, ife was elected to le somewhat marred by later cable

P ......... 244 Major Moero

Carlise in the Liberal interrat at Armistico for trenty-one days' and down the way places, withrappatently the iden

*, * prosent Inspector Dancen........... $31. the general election of 1892. Hie father their spirite with a rua, ou aottle hard avoiding the munice of the foreignot:

KV

21:07 For the capture Aarociation,800 and CQ yds. Mom was the late Dr. J. M. Gally, formerly of and compact at the lowest level.

of a big man of war, anall bers only. Grounds at onch sange, Uulimis. Great Laverty whore a ociation with the authentic inesang a pour in from sliteront 10.000 teels for the capture of

Por Falskan, af 0 a.m,, on Monday, tho entries. Best boots at en stands to Brace matery will be remembered.-Edditive dustered, but fermons omniner, 4,900 (eels; for the sinking of a fut incinded. What great atticfaction it stip's bout, 400 fasle; for the alaking of a conat towards Aggregate. Tr'ts;

100 inst is is the merchants who have all thele on boat carrying soldiers, 800 tnels; for the

and to the Chinese with their homes seizure of a Japanese Ufficar, 000 tasls for Far MAC O— pitul,

nd, that the and forthes, in this in the tennd sels, besides nther rewards sccording to

island,

thu erigure of a Japanese General, 600 parzal Government such a grung. The Governpe sand clrcümanuben) for the be sure of a fapay use for YOKOHAMA & KOLE military mutariss roalige that in this rl-uldur. 150 tails) for the killing of s Ja-

· Londos, April 12, AUKAIRS IN KAFIRISTÁN—BRI-/

dieulous content, lies the permition, and i pabese Ocoerul, 600 raels, besides other TISH OFFICER KILLED,

almost the request, for the pros to reads for the killing of a Japanese Umra Khan's Ellowing is gradually fall on poor little Forms, whe-fadivi Officer, 600 tala for the killing of freaking him and in to pheved that key hug done nothing to destro auch Jopangre spidiot, 100, taxle,

F. HENDERSON,

Secretary.

and

signed to us were in each caso most anxious the Queen's with Hartini-Esory Rifle, alceted Speaker of the House of Common reasoningly high when reports and infantry are armed with late model The Hogearablo J, H. Stewart Lockhart,bour for us, but were rusuccessful Eation silver or bronze medal og medals shed thu Right Hon. Six Maimugre of a favorablo tory ate quzrent,

Colonial Secretary.

Canadian Pacifio Railway Co.,

Hongkong, 4th April, 1895.

F. Benderson, Esq., Secretary, Chamber of

Commerce, Hongkong,

to have been made by the striking coolies.

3) We have no signed contrast with

Dear Sir-Replying to yours of the 3rd juster by the Colonial Secretary copy of a letter addressed 10 Juar and asking in convection therewith on ex thoso stevedores; we have a written under- pression of opinion from mysel, ang tanding (unsigned by as) that the work others, in te Las as the con funts of the law for vessels consigned to our care ahall be lot are applicable to this Company's busi.on at nating periaates writing

the nene during the recent calle strike,

ake! ta,

for

informa Wou'd state that licis 1 and 2 in the the letter referred Coloni 3 Seeretary's letter had a reference in on the subj

subject they would have learnt that, "the - Captain of a to this Company, as we received no such

is indirectly responsible to his Beamer offer.

With regard to Ieurs 3 and 4. Ettaler for the proper stowage and dis- charge of the cargo, in almost all cases the will be found that a number of the pricat pal shipping Urme, ilia Campany along appointment of the stevedore is left to tre the reat did take blued soilan prior to Master, and that the lather generally follows the Brst public meeting at the Chamber of the advice of his agents in the selection of

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Theres

2238

80 009 Turni Ompt. Palmer, 0.8.D. 23. 21 44 Me D. McLennan.

20 22 42 All One-Distance 500 yards. rounds. Unlimited entries. Ten prisan.

Private Godbear, R.B.84. Corp. Clarko, R.B.

Mr Webber, RN.

184. .33

PoolOpen to all Comers, 500 yards.

Femmeres, autifying theis compradores estradors, the agents presumably having 20 cents each shot. The Entrance onry

mado a Q-In-1877; and to 1881 became : 59 pozde negeriations, but there heppinthes'cinity of the damps, and in dat of. i

PARLIAMENT ADJOURNED.

The Hatan of Commers h adjourned

to the 22nd inaka

Per Peirumilie, at U m., on Monday,

The 18th inst,

For YOKOHAMA & KOBE, --

Per Frizz, atam., on Monday, tho

15th inst.

For NAGASAKI & FLADIVOSTOCK.-

-Per Jacob Diederichan, at- D`am.', on

Monday, the 18th last.

For CANTON. —

Per Hennigahan, at 0 mm, on Monday,

the 15th

Per Talynus, at 9 ani, on Monday, the

16h inar.

For

SWATOW & SHANGAT.-

Per Caton, at 5 pm, un Moniy, Ake

10th inst