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FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1896.

We are informed that the new Chinese 5% Sterling 'Lost will probably be issued in London on the 31st March, closing on the 1st April. Its price, The Joan will be inscribed at the Bank of England.

CHINA SUGAR REFINING COM-

PANY. LIMITED.

The digiteenth arnusi general meeting of the Chlas Sugar Refining Company, Limited, was held at the offices of the General Agents (Maasra Jardine Matheson THE rickoba coolie is generally considered sand Co.) to-day. Kon. J. J. Bell-Irving great nuisance, sad difficult fellow to presided. The other gentlemen present ploase în regard to fare, but everybody will were:-Lax. E. R. Balilius, Messrs F. A.

THE CHINA MAIL.

LUZON SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, SECOND-CONCERT OF THE PHIL-

LIMITED.

HARMONIC SOCIETY.

The fourteenth ordinary annual mentiog The Hongkong Philharmonic Society of the Lazen Bugar Refining Company, gave their scoond concert fast night in St.4 Limited, was held at the offices of the Gen. George's Hall to a fairly well filled Lous0. eral Managers (Menors fardino, Matheson Amongst theas present wore H.E. Sir and Co.) to-day. Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving Wm. Robinson, President of the Society. presided. The others present were:-Messrs In the first part of the programme, the or- J. H. Lewis, R. Cooke (Consulting Com-chestra led off with 'Dar Freischutz,' and

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

[UPPLIED TO THE OMNA MAIL.')

LONDON, March 25, 1896. TURKEY AND THE SOUDAN EXPEDITION.

The Porto in irritated against the Khedive and Great Britain because Turkey wsa not consulted about the Expedition to

THE NEW FIRE TALIFFS. Some one who knows,Insurance. business too well for his peace of mind says that the appended parody, sung at a Newesstie-on- Tyne smoking consert, is quite as applicable to Hongkong-

I will sing to you a ditty.

And would ask you for your pity.

Ray,

.| BRITISH INTERESTS IN THE FAR

EAST,

A PEA FOR SINGAPORE, Wo note (ays the Singapore Free Press) that the naval authorities at home are an- countoring difficulties about the accommo dation of the oval correspondant Torpedo destroyere.

A

On a clark who ones was always blitho and writes to a homs paper

But with Taslike and with Clauses And a hundred other causes

His hair is showing signs of turning groy.

admit that in a caro settled at the Magistracy Gomes, D, R. Suasoon, St. V. Michaelson, mittes), Hop. E. R. Bellios, Mreare J, was followed by Mr Charles Lammert, who Decgola. Turkvy boa appealed to France

half-dollar, Zeiricio Manneh, cook of the Turg, R. Wilcox, Ho Fook, J. Buton, T. Arnold, J. II. Cox, Ho Tusz, J. McGregor tic stylo. Mrs Craddock next gave an au- this good offices of Germany. It is believed all their wonderful vagaries to declare to-day the coolis was fully deserving of his 10. B. Sharp (Consulting Committeoj, Ho Michael, W. J. Gresson, W. A. Crulokebaak, Bang My Queen' in his usually sympathe-aud Rasía lo intervene, and has anked for Chorus:-For the Tariffa complicated, Spanish gunbost Manila, engaged a riokaba McGregor Forbes, K. Rous, W, A. Cruick-Forbes, G. U. Potti, Ho Fook, and J. Bar-mirable rendering of The Old Conutree, that this apliss is due to the counsels of

near the parade ground, and was driven to Yannati Fier on the Prara, and from thence to Now Podder's Wharf, The coolie thea asked for bie legni fare of 10 cents, which

ebank, W. J. Greason, G. Murray Bain, G.

C. Coi, A. P. McEwen, F. Houderson, R.

Inglis, and A. Coutta.

now before you is su unsatisfactory.

hae.

year's bean

The

unknown in 6.61

ton.

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which gave place to one of Commander 'Good- Grafton's favourite flute soka. night, Beloved, a quartat. by Mrs Orad dock, Mrs Cox, Mr Messor, and Me Crow,

**! Fed.

Russia and France.

(From Tonkin Exchanges. )

THE ITALIAN CABINET.

Paris, March 11. The Italian Cabinet has boon dofinitely It was oven better rendered an repe-constructed as follows:

Sigaor Redini, Preeldent.

· Morris Dause ' 6 * Shepherd'a Dance.' It

is hardly too much to say that this was one

of the bret crecimens of amateur orchestra-

FITX Bangkok Times advocates arantiueenazed irid-town cost of raw sugar jaf 8112,700.07 in the Hoogkot at The spirit thrown inte ihose piecas and tho

Thế

General Risotil, Minlelor of War. Admiral Brin, Minister of Marine. Siguer Sermoneta, Foreign Affairs. SigLor Brands, Financos.

.4

KASSALA BELEAGURED. The dorviahos hava surrounded Kassala

in force.

tion we have heard in this Colony, and Mr G. P. Lammert deserves great credit for and Shang-conducting so successful combination.

HENRI D'ORLEANS DECORATED. erfect!

time k-pt throughout were worthy

Prince Horri d'Orleans has been de- if all praise. We give below the sames of the ladies and gentleman who composed corated with the Legion of Honour.

VANTON. (From Our Correspondent.)

Takes a mind quite tudurated

And some folks you may be eura When there's anything obeaure

Feel inclined to shuck the business in

despair.

Only just the other morning

Abeolutoly without warning,

numbers of

It is stated that the Admiralty has decided on spending terations in Haulbow- £193,600 on various improvements and

lino Dockyard diriliy the

coming Soancial year, It is said-but the report comes from Dublin that increased facilities for storing destroyers in Ireland will be made, As the a

authorities at Portsmouth, Chatham, and

increport

ато

anly to

numbers, out at their evor- We have

to repeat what we hare said long ago: That here and at Hong- kong there should be a sufficient represents- tion of destroyers and torpedo boats. Bera

The new Shap's Tarif burst upon his low; certainly, on account of the poouliarly

As he scanned the arrried pages, Offspring of Insurance Bages,

He moaned They're always getting noe

(Chorus) thing new.

By the time be'd grasped its moaning

Up against the counter leaning, He stood the very picture of despair;

Then with eyes Low wildly gloaming "And in tones dovald of mezeing,

Ho babbled Tariffs, Tariffs, everywhere,

(Chores.) Very shortly he was raving

And his urias were wildly waring,

He requires Assistante twenty,'

And they think that number plenty.

central position of Singapore and ita im- portance as a general eable focus end as a Btrategical link with Australia. Dar are rangemanta

here ato defensive, and may

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be considered to be sufficient for that pur pose, seeing that they are necessarily sang tioned and approved by the War Office. But they naturally do not extend beyond the rope of artillery are from the fortifica- tions and the radius of the miso fielda,

The notice calling the meeting was read. The Chairman stid :-Gentlemen, the re- The notice calling the mooting was rend, The Chairman said--Gontlemen, with port having been in your hands since the your permission I propose to treat the Re-hogfaning of last wook, I propose with your was refusci. On the coolie demanding art and Accounts as road. It is a matter consent La trent it as read, You are wore was, to our mind, the vocat gera of the

that the year 1895 was one of great depres money, the Spaniard drew a knife and threa-of great regret to the Consulting Commitlessior in the Bugar trade all over the world voning, and it was accordingly re-demand- tened to stab him. A constable, however, and the General Agents that the Report and that in consequenco prices romained at Brrated the book and took him to the

unto result of Innt operations a very low level. The Company has, how-tition. The Orchestra closed the first part unfortunatbination of adverse eir- tuanh with the Spanish Market, whore Incidental Magic to Henry VIIL, a ever, been fortunate by virtue of its being in by playing E. Gorman's Dance Suite from Station. At the Magistroop to-day, Mr T. was dus to s

cumstances Bersembe Smith ordered prinanar la pay 50

steady demand continued throughout the previous history of

the Radnery seat, and thus constant employment was pro- sents to the coelle and fined hit 20,50, with

which it in hopest will not again musst of the vided for the relinery althaugh at rates which the alternative of Imprisonment for twenty-encountered collectisuly. A pousal of the only allowed of a muderate margin of profit, Rupert will have inferuied you of the prinYou will see on reference to the acceinte that ona daya,

cipal care which led to the hes on work- ing, but with referenca to two of them, siz: on the 31st December last there was the sum

Manils on current Lowing to

Tail-in exchange and the loss hai Bank

linbilities against Hongkong to prevent the raportation forward contracte for Java sugar, I the credit of the Lefinery, while its of plague into the Sintosus capitai. Ware should like to say a few words in further to the General Agente, on the same date expiation. With regard to exchango you amounted to $149,533 53. The money in of transferred to disappointed at the attitude of ar exple-au aware that in the beginning of 1635 the hands of the Bank was not t

Hongkong an ecoount of the very low rate of perery, and, in spite of the solitary imported samus follt, the very low level of 13 per exchange ruling during the latter muathn of Brig of Efiriam (Schuber), with a aberas case lato Singapore, wo are inclined to bo. dollar and this at a time when the Relivery lieve there is little danger of infation being to take delivery of and pay for ita ro- the year, namely, from 3 to 5 per coat. pre- of about Istly performers, as to the eulec-

And now it aceme an awini'pity tion of this piece, acnu might have had ob pleased to say that the Oom- r f months'

March 24. quirements for the wasting

The Fire Oilicca' Commitles carried from part to port. At any rate, Bang-working. This reculted in a smart, pany has gained considerably by the delay, the juctions, as the music is a great strain,

upon

The tenors the sopranos,

There appears to be little that is new or Should deve a harmless olerk into despair; whieli was increased by the decline in the mency having eines been remitted at rates specially

it varying from 10 to 133 per cunt. premium and wero pries of sugar all over the world to a point applied to the reduction of the advances by should have boor, while the bass

not quits an

So we venture lo suggest strong as they weronumerically

Things That they take a little rest as they stirring in Canton or its suburbs. very considerably below those at which the the General Ageate. The General Agouts now ponderated. One more practice

voices pre- would have

move along at the soup rate, and in the larger portion of the Company's purchases of Java raw sugar

was contracted f

d for.

opose to oven the advarse comount by shown even better results than those of last usual rate. The city gates are still securely Refinery depends upon the Java crop for transferring the amount at debit to their night. On the whole the performance was closed at sights, and only opened to those its principal supplies, and it has heon the current account, a suuret which, in view of really highly creditable to all concerned, and who bribe the gate-keepers with a consider-

to all lovers of good commend itali

Marli Lo you,

music who were fortunate would mention that in accordance with the wishes expressed present. Misa Lammort, ze the soprano am told, that admittance is granted with by a shareholder at the Aunaa certificate of the stocks of raw and refined nil prosent Mrs Brewitt, who andertook grumble at and are inclined to resent the the Company, we obtained an independent quitted versolf & she wise hala todel, as apparent reluctaice. While the Chineas

I have the honour to forward you my Re-countered at all wore this naval bass pos

sessed of the proportion of torpedo destroyer port for the five weeks ending the ators or torpedo beat defence, that would best by hot, but she was a pro or more cases, and passing on the germs to the satisfactory margins on sales during | A UCW line of steamera has recently com- Lask imposed no knowledge and ex- they are placed at night is Hongkong, many work was euspended by the Chinese om vorbislly; so do nivel experts.

Pression. The concert diased with Grab as in Canton jusk with jealousy on the frondom theft Now Year, I took advantage of this authority, with whom this tupia was

invi

The

and I am

the orchestra.

Part II. consisted of the cantats The

bok is needlessly anxious since the plague is not epidemie in Hongkong, and ought net to be placed under quarantine restrictions, when Japan and various points between Japan and Beer are allowed to go free when cholera is raging in far more alarming pro-practics of the Company, in common with improved fionncial position, will no se genusuo pleasure enough to be able cum, and even to these favoured few, 1

portions that plague is in Hongkong. This is how our Bangkok contemporary concludes a leading artists on the subject: This aug gests the possibility of Bangkok getting ode

considerable

other buyers, to contract some cons time ahead for its requirements arder to

to guard scinat the zisk of belog underapplied. That this

spolicy generally n wing

one, in addi- to being almost nccessary.

tion

It is undisputed that quarantine is a great system which prior to that year has

I

he weat

of was in good voice aud, na naual, ac-

her, in

and vics and sang with

Hungarian Dancos, by the orchesten.

a

9

and were compelled track lodgings for the sight in a suburban ins. It is not likely

omitting for prenout purposes all reference to a mobile garrison and mobile field armament. The needful element yet.

that to be provided is of the local So we took him where he'l never been bo. counter-stroke, the retaliatory or anti-

face;

cipatory aggressive. The navy provides that, bosides being the first and chief line of delenes. But there may be tactical reasons of moment for the doundation of the

of the South China Sea Caval region for the dofinite purpose of destruction of an onemy's squadrons. It

ersu bo, might even though that would be an extreme case, needful to risk the chance of the capture of a coaling station for a few days, relying en the certainty of a British moval victory its swift coapture and the entire

For they've chained him to a double iron

door.

(Chorus).

And devote their time and energy election of the force and ships tem-

where.

LAUB.

(Chorus).

15

porntily occupying it, who would certain

bo rats in a trap, whatever the tem¬ porary inconveniaacs of occupation might The following is the Mining Manager'so. But, even this risk (the rawing of Report for the fire weeks ending Maroh tactics might justify) need not be cu- which, we ropest, the condition of naval 12th, 15996:

MINING.

naval

Fle

the

defence

need-

drawback to trade; but a plague visitation good rate and with the approval; and although the price of war Raw Maten up altogether. The result is une d'olock, found it impossible to enter the city tinues about 2" wide but shows no gold. November 1891, again, we mentioned that

would be still greater, as the experience of

Hongkong bas proved. Bangkok owe it to itself to guard against the introduction of

at presunt

ACT 1.

Brat class

class torpedo

borts held

nommiss

1.-Overters Der Freischels,!.......C. M. von Weber that they submit to those restrictions with a the price to reset the winze has broken would be sufiolent for the porpoimately,

of wheelsmenthal

this fell diazɔae; and ita duty towards other re-fourths of the Java-growing crop hare during the past year. I shall be pleased to ~Fate Rais... devorte d'Amour,....

contented mind,

natives csil the Eastern devil's Wall,' and work on the small crops leaders is still being at would be authoient. The need is out

to run monthly,

Manila and other places in communication with us. It past years on to the end of 1594, which Spanish ports, for which Massen Sanith, baro enabled the Company to declaro larger

was that also raises the question: What stopa are

dividends than could otherwise have been

haen Bell & Co. are Agents in Manila, and

navy was to Committee are to be congratulated of the Hongkongites and speak with no to overhaul machinery and do any necessary offered to Singapore by the the local authorities taking to provent euch earned. The dividend for 1889, which the core frequent facilities thus afforded for

complete that no such provision was ed. But we rather incline to our own a calamity? On former ocassions we have reached the handsome Bguro of 25 pas sent, direct abipments will enable our Company to upon this the second of their conserts, little bitterness of the difficulty of ingress repairs in the different shafts. had quarantina regulations enforced and was matarisily assisted by the Refinery's eat more promptly und, with greater real one time, in view of the baorption of in the city, which obtains here. A few days

Raub Hole No. 2 Shaft. The main level original views, especially as we have the forward contracts. In spite of the an Elarity the demand for ratined sugars on the public ictorest by so many other on

of

written the Spanish markets. With

the naval prize essay pro-tertainments, it was feared the concert go, a few friends, who had dined out at going south at 220 feet bas been extended 20 aut

austority regard to

lato HMS. Liyacinth, in anjoyed immunity; in the Government going fortunate experianco of 1995 it a pot spots for the present year, I am glad to soy would hews to be postponed and perhaps hours warming, on returning home at feat making the letal distanos from the cross-by Uapt. Craigie to follow its usual course, or to trust to Inok. deemed expedient to depart from

out 918 feet. The de formation still non-acenrdance with theso. Weiting so late as which reflects credit upon all concorned. that the demand for Spain ountinues fair,

establish. The following is the programme :- Committee the General is Ligher an advance has also been of the have made

contracts for the 1800 ed in Refined, Before closing I desire on Agonts

Hell as the market

behalf of the Consulting Committee and Java crop, which, as

their appreciation stands, ghould improve the position of siis General Agents to express year. I my mention in

this connection of the satisfactory management by the

Manila atlatest

Agents of the Company's buluess advices Fara announce thunt-

hoon gold, and

will

answer any questions shareholders may you thus roadily

to ask before moving the adoption of to desiro understand how are ecmpelled to fust as imperative. No time ought to be lost in putting into force the regulations pre-aks : word contracio for sugars, some the Report and Accounta

of which may

There being a questions, the Chairman viously employed against all vessels coming finery until many months after purchase, moved the adoption of the report and as- from north of the Gulf, aven though they Another source of disappointment has been. H. Cox conded, and ungratulated 1-Cantata be not invoked againat those from Singapore, the Company's sales in America. The the shareholders on the excellent report sub. usually a source of profit, were attended

The misted to them. 1805 by difficulties arising from the during arbitrary nature of the United States Tari!! and an attempt on the part of The Ameri- can Sugar Trust to drive the Hongkong Band justice to the Annamites is beiug Refueries out of the field. The importance raised, Indo-Chine Française has ca ar-

of retaining our hold upon a market which tide dieoussing the merits of British pro-

constitutes one of our regular outlets and cedure as applied to India, a system which to saps is described as a happy compromise between to supply which we are provided with the entire abandonment of native justice as specially adapted machinary must be ap- by local judges and the com- patent to you all. I am pleaseci to vay an plete

reported by our San Francisco Agents.

porta edilenvouring to protect themacives in

in recognition of the care exercised there,"

Now that the question of the extension of

ad that justico by :

Judges t

Te

pras through our Re-

not pras

of many of the little sprovement in the situation is this year

points

local usage. This system hue, says our contemporary withstood the test of times, and possibly we shall do well to borrow Jargely from it whenever we see fit to reor genise the magistrney of Teckin-Singa pore Free Fru.

short

OR1803,

801tlements ent

Carried unanimously.

Bios. E. K. Belilia had much pleneurs in preposing that, lesers B. Croke and J. H. Lewis be re elected to the Consulting Com mittee for the ensuing year,

Mr Ho Tung seconded. Carried unanimously.***

1

Arnold he re-elected auditor.

Mr C. LAMENT, 2.--Bong...........* The Old Boastres,).

.........Pinsuti. Mira Cannock,

....Lager. Libut-Commuter B. IL Geargues, R.N. G.--(Quartett ..... Good-night, Bored Pinstulí. Mrs Craddock, Mrs Crx, 31: Meaton, Mr Cauw. Glance Boite from Tridental MB. Germ.

to Henry VIII

nevis noe," (3) Shepherd's Bureau."

PART 11.

*The Song of Miriam,.......Beberbert Eopmas Baie-Miss Tanusar, Contenito Bola Sa Boswor 2.-Hungarim Dates

gestempa Comiluctor...... Mt Gro. P. Lambterr,

...Brauns

บ

I

No work has been done in the Main Drive these

Chinese

in rosorvo, not in New Year, here in going north since the through to the latter at 32 feet and has un- even one destroyer placed here watered it and given good ventil A after the Channel nnd Mediterranean feets

Aation. A There are ra nourathat the band, which the shoot has been put in the atoping commenced had been completely equipped with them,

on the meia oce obute. fo the 120 fest level

at all imminent so long na Japan my pro foreigners the Manduria's Praya,' is to carried on. The winize on this exet leader is bably be an ally of ours, and boating in

down 23

feet; bu continued from the East of the city down 6; it is hardly so good as in the mind her immenso preponderance in tor-

lavel but st carrie fair

tair gold. How stopped elsking for the present as the i podo boats over all the other naval squad. air is rons in the East pt together. But the very bud, even with a fan constantly of China squadron comes third in grdor of work it was almost impossible to keep lights importance, and will likely be served in burning. The drive

in on the west that order of arqnance. The position is golag

loonl leader is in 36 feet. A good deal of water not to be cosidered as one of is coming out of the face sed as the leader nature, but rather as a mers local phase of stopped it, and an now stoping over the And with the Far East must be considered was very swall and uut so goed I bave the whale naval situation in the Far East

as constituent elements the British naval back of the drive both on thie and the one

frces in the Pacific, in the Australian, iho going east, both of which carry faiz gold.

Indian and the Caps commands,

westwards towards the Stameno.

ud relianco may be placed in such rumbare, it is, difficult to say. One o bardly believe that the present Viceroy will attempt anything so extensive, or in fact, anything at all. If this work were suguese

Accompaniste: des C. I. L. ORCRISTEA-1st Fiolin. Mr M. Alsberg, Mr J. G. Schroter, Mr C. Schroter. Mrsally acomplished, and kept clear of stulis Gl. Syuny, Mr A. H. Bottenheim, M: L. and booths, of quask doctors and travelling Kuchwaldy.

tinkers, of dead dogs and rotten rubbish 2nd Piclia-Miss Hamphropa, Mins L

such a wide read would be a boon to all. If would be a splendid way for rickshaws; and furnish an easy means of locomotion from fast to west, which would be swift and

D.

Bulilios.

Mr ile Tung propond that Mr Thomas Crawford, Lient. A. S. Ocle, R.N., Mr G. Campbell, Mr E. J. Lopes, My K. Vioforesto.—Mr B. Ebraer. Surg. Major A. Hayes, D.S.O.. Dir E. &, biganur,

Bass-Mr W. T. Poliard.

Mr O. H. Pults secunded, Carried unanimously.

with a The Chairoso-The dividend warrants will be issued tomorrow, I have to thank of water supply, and the demand for the Refinery's products opnas-you, goutlemen, for your attendance. quest on the war between Chias and Japan provented the Company from keeping in its regalar markets execpt at a loss, and it was It is stated that Trincomali will not long outy

as the year drow 13 a close that the continue to be a naval station. As zoon as outlook beesme brightor, too late however the dockyard at Colombs is completed it will

For become the beadquarters, both naval and! We regret to learn (says the Kobe Chronicle to influendo the reault of our wor 10 military, for the forces employed on the

rovios, undor

This improve. from Fore Chatron that Monseigneur Hit the period

has go far East India Station. to Vazssion, Bishop of Osaka, expired mad-continued dis leat Aungal Mest- the Chairman men-

ing

Am pleased

for

ACCORDING to an official telegram received

donly on Saturday evening at 6 o'clock of tuitable site for a rezervoir by tho Netherlands-India Government from

The Bishop, just previously to the apoplec- tioned that a

the

in the

wonnced.

opportunely pre.

Flute, Lt. Comdr. E. B. Galton. R.N., -M. Sgt. C. Gornell, bir il. Kaminei, Me Ludesy Crawford,

be Mr J. Abrahael. Clarionet. A. Cumming, Me A. E.

Alves.

Corne!.-Borgt. Barton. Trombone-Loa-Corp', George. Timpani Lau, Corp. Gilbert. Piano.-Misa Hitching.

CORRESPONDENCE.

HOW IS IT?

To the Elkar of the 'CRINA Main '

Hongkong, March 27, S-Iase ly isst night's paper that the

Bulat Koman,The main engine shaft is now suck the required depth of 103 ft. below.

the 146 it. Ierel. I have started to cat the

at 248 . This 100

gives

backs A LADY LOW at home, who was one of the to work below the No. 1 level. I expect to chief ornaments of musiest society here

at all the bare and the new 10"

work required in

16 opening out

private letter from Rochester the following the ensuing mouth.-No. 1 reference to Madams Amy Sherwin, the level. In the south end of the main drive famous Australian cantatrice, whose visit to section already created by Cheung Chi Tung, the lodo continues to look as well as the main age of such a road would be to the full width of the drive being in crushing an event of such artistis importanne

Las over,

Blogapore and Hongkong a few yeara nga weR stuff which

usx!

towa fair gold. In the leading

may interset to know that Amp reocive and give a home to such thing and

stops the lude la

is fally 15 feet and shows fair Sasrwin has been singing in Roobenter at a persons as those above motioned. Hamas good all through it. I am pleased to raport very large concert here, in company with

very favourable change in the north

north and, Alice Games and other distinguished singers, the galo to the publis would be but amuil.

In re-timbering the level ore was cut the Hor singing is so beautiful as ever, and she The clearing of the Cinal progresses but hanging wall and a short crescut was driven slowly. A beginning homares has been to see the width of it. We are 16 ft, in the gave the audience much pleasars, having to in the Fuspond to the applause with entore versio made, and ous esction is semparatively frez lode and not pet through it, the stone looks of her songs, 1 and a long that with her la

sery well. The ground is

eoft and the grean room afterwards, and she begged of boats. Moreover several of the rigkety trencherous and is making a lot of water in me to rememberher very kindly to you."

cheaps. If however oce may judge from the lode out during into position and the 150 the Singapore Free Press), gives in a

very

Very

landing places have been removed, and hang it. It opposes where the lads made a the face, great oare has to be taken in work-

the

tis fit with which he was seized. had been had been acquired, and that operations Asheea, a patrol of 70 men from Angalong giving inatraction to a your achor in upon it had been begun. When in July Agheen-Froner)-name-iato contact with Japar.css and complained of izziness ic

dilapidated sheds which wers built over the pinah in the main level. It has been thrown THERE is somo talk in the Isle of Wight, O much so that he shraptly to that it became ovideat that results of the Ashines bands. The Duloh troops lest G ter year's working would be very unsatisfactory, killed, including a sergeant and a corporal, minated the lesson. Shortly after the rendering every economy in expenditure and 23 wounded. The Achiness hot xiz

capal, torn down. The mandarin is abarge over to the east into the banging wall. There says the Shanklin correspondent of the Daily young Father had left the room, he honed mor

i

had put out a proclamation at each of the is no change to report in the stapes which Nous, in favour of the appointment of Prin- bis more then over essential, it was decided to

stift

continue to show large bodies of ore. cess Hoary of Battenberg as her late has tha Bishop

fall, and retornel to bis atop the work in progress end avoit of an panglimas, and 37 killed and severely police were to tho fra guarding the inter- Shawonen bridge informing those interested

Western Loda,-Stoping is Barried band's eucosesor in the Bovernorship of sistance. It was then about half past six, a'tomating schome which

being ests of the lovers of sport at Happy Valley. that ten days would be allowed the bent on as usual. The ore body still continues to island. Such an appointment would and the Bishop passed away at uight o'clock. sonted itself furiating a are limited the deceased was born at Crapone supply that would have been afforded by Is consequence of the tendency of the Sikh would be wali jer se petlio were they

expested it to go and ostries fair gold. has been an honorary position since the

It Department of only people to find auciher accherage. This patend south far beyond the limits of where popular among sli classes of the inbabitants.

to Japan 12 years of age. He came to 1877 as a missionary, and laboured in the for the time

the for the anticipated needs of the Refineries messing, which already prevailed in birga gras, lifts One to pose nowe ora email air abafi in being suck from the wt of the Lords of the Isle, Bir Edward winter pere, has been introduced throughout into witness on leaving the sports that even the mandarine, like a coolie, who when he surface 60 feet south of our old workings for Woodville, who perished in the expedition. eran during thes interdito Kyoto, and subse.

at Okoyama. Eo was months, and at a comparatively smaller the police force, and the medical authorities

has gener very Isle frit utual crowd at the gate, after the goes to bay a feel for dinner offers two chess workings which ang gore goingting of dovernor of the lole of Wigion of Captain afterwarde quently to the Bishoprie of Osaka, that got as shu figuras given in the repurt will have undertaken to provide proper diet for distribution of prises-people waiting for gas, when ha koows he will give four, say hot. These workings will tura vat a great ally been given by the Crown to a military the Bishop was fairly well known in the you. Buder these altesasiances Sikhs in hospital. This has been working|ricksbae, mothere counting their flocke, ro- ! ten days when they mean twenty, sad are deal moro crushing stuff than I expected country. Though not a very strong man, the General Agents and Consulting Com. a little difficulty at firal to get the Sikhs to rudely dispersed, by a carriage dashing i glad to get the thing done, it accomplished Year good progress has been with sinkIDs | should modept, the honour, it will not be the

dragged a

Aquietly in thirty.

егод

Font B

sudden.

trist you will approve of the decision of aor for monthe in Singapore. There was gretful good-byss being whispered-49 there had boon nu odspicion among the mittee to suspond oporations aader the see the bunsfit of it.-Straits Times. Fathers that his oud would be so painfully larger scheme, and of their recommends.

tion to write book to cmdit and Profit and A DARING fraud was recen

was recently committed ou

Losa

Qae

I

officer of distinction, who governed for the Bucit Malacca Bizee the Chinese New Crown, and was responsible to the Crown. If the Princess Beatrice should be offered, and the engine shaft which is now down between 60 and 70 feet. The ground continues very first time in the history of the inland that the favourable for sinking, but is making a good government has been given te de fortibue

tween 1289 and 123

to Ba-

Trestizu on Munsy' (A, and C. Black), the Accounts, I shall be plessed to answer any £1920 in the hands of the bank. The other safely, one fine large dog was ran over (1) baring died, the funeral was conducted / Company's financial year. From January of the island to the Crown for about 00,0005,

cary

much more

through its midat. One su lady, from the too close proximity of

hy Gory stoed, by

A case of persecution of Christiane those convenient arosant the sum of $140.000 previous. one of the banks in Edinburgh. A can handles that are considered becessary for rumoured as having ocourred in the deal of water by appropriated for water supply. Before fudged in current account £1500, and in the

at zo lifted, by

the adornment of the uock of every wol district, in the North of this Province. IN notiong Professor Shield Nicheleon's moving the adoption of the Report and course of a week or so

oheques

Battery. A general clean up took place reigned over the Isle of Wight as a feudel sue to the amount of £480, thus leaving regulated lady, another clutched an old

of the elders of the Christian community on the 1st inet. This was dose bu olose the chief, after which she ceded her sovereignty Lady by her bonnet strings and landed her l Standard says: It woo emphalis recogni. quastione that may be par tion, as well as provoked healthy con

7th to February 28th 2,802 tone of ore were The Princess Beatrice is already president of Bu entered the bank, wrote out a cheque have not board whether he lives to tol the with simple Christina rites. Thero boing no questions the Chairman payable to himself for £100, and handed it tale.) but still the mighty Jehu drove da,

When it ornehed for a yield of 1,119 a. 5 dwts, 019 a Ladies' Guild, which brings her Royal teovorey, in floannial airoles, un ie tirat meet the adaption of the report appearance eight years ago, and we are not

of the olerk. An examination Mr Wilcox-I beg to seeand the adoption to the cheque Aurprised to find that so lucid, as well as of tbo report and accounts, and in doing so ledger showed a sum of £1020 on the credit Calmly unmindful of the aulact language has known that a Christian was to be gra. melted gold, being an average of 10 Bighorse la tough with all parts of the island. hucked after him. When I left, they were buried, a crowd of idlers and refiant, wte. 2 gts, per ton, being grains per tos ud her appointment, il paly to hold the better theo unr January claat up, the pro-dilco in trust for her eldest son, Printe capable, as exposition bas passed into a I think all the shareholders will concur side, and, initialed in the usual way; the busy serting out babies, dogs, and richs always in evidence in Chius, assembled, portion of ore orushed from the different Alexander, entil he of age, would give. third edition. It is, porho

porhaps, Goces with me that the General Managere deserve cheque was returned to the dra

drawer for pro to polut out that tho Frese

with the intention of disturbing the party, miues being as follows: Bukit Roman 1,812 unbounded satisfaction to the Queen's Isle of thanks for the handsome lies the sectation to the teller. Between the time of cuplies,

tons: Western Lode 318 and Raub Holé 74, i Wight subjects, i had yearly forgotten the incident till it aore than a reprint, since the scope of have relinquished in their commission..

receiving it from the clerk and presenting it

was brought to my mind last night, and I The crowd at firet contented themselves with

total 2,202 tous. Crushing was resumed on the original sauny has been expanded in cr- treat the ussessity for such a sacrifice will to the Leller the figure I was changed to 4

pondered over my pipe, ut the mystories of booting and oursing. They then threw the afternoon of the 2nd inst. and has bona der to deal with the reanlt upon industry And

lawers men find for riding quietly stones, which tell thick ze rain-drope," and continous duce. trade of recolt mining operations in gold Dot cser again, and that next year the and the ward one was altered to four

gold Ohairman will have the usual pleasing at

by simply placing a F. before the opo

round the ground disturbing no que, the and silver. Dr Nicholson lays strees on the nouncement to make that the dividend (written with an open a On presenting other scott-free, after frightening the lives only made a general attack. The result fact that we need to ascertain whether the warrants will be issued:

the altered document to the teller, the man

out of any number of people, and turning was that the mourners were souttered. Tha received £4000. theory of money is capable of Unanimously carried. -.

great risk of serious accidents. Verily son of the deconsed was struck by a stone, reconciled with great inorenne in Mr Coutts proposed that the Coonilting |

strange and mysterions is our law,

SAYS the Vienna correspondent of the and rendered insensible and bie enekoloth Truly Yres,

gazmente sovered with blood, Having a Times-If I were to be asked what is the prouent basis of Austria's Eastern polier I complished their purpose; the rabble die-should have no hesitation in describing it as potaed. Eitherto no punishment has been being the maintenaces of the sialus flain........

Should that be disturbed Austria might meted out to the guilty, or protestion pro- dear it advisable

take certain measures There is, however, ona violation of the questionably be regarded by Austria as a oned was brought before the District Magia pert of Ronia to obtain

the

.

the production of gold, and the excessivo Committee bo re-elected for the enaning This proposed extension of the Moji Iron

200umulation of

of sperto in the Bank of Fag your, Wilcox had pleasure in seconding.

land. He contends that there is

recent

Me

Agreed.

Works has received the support of many. prominent capitalists in Tokyo and Osaka and it has been decided to increase the

capital to one willion yen. All the shares

A SON OF ERIN.

Mr Ouz proposed that Mesara Thomas Atuold and Fullerton Houdersen bo ro have been subscribed for. The extension THE tops of the masia of the Japanese elected auditors for the ensuing you,

of the works will be obiefly in-the-ship.sruices Kohei Kan whic: foundered a few

Mr Ho Tung secunded. Carried unanimously.

middle of this century to California and for your attendance.

Australia. This is of

of scures, a large quase ton, and one over which anemomfeln differ,

WH, BINDY, Mining Manager.

the

polat at

cient quastity of gold to support a higher level of prices, and he arges that one of the chief reasons why this does not satually follow is the continued depreciation sprestation f silver, It is, 1 this suae that the largely being u

discoveries gold

building departmout. Siz hundred the months ago near the Pescudoros, aru otaled mised to the lancecut; an appeal was made of precautionelle quo which would a bave not had the same stimulating effect

The Chairican-That class the bustuse and you of capital esbscribed in to be used to be above water. The position of the to the local gentry, who only laughed at the viols upon trade as the discoveries about the of the meeting, gentlemen, I thank you for the copatruption of two shipbuilding wreck je giren as $* 46′ and 22° 20′ Eitels of ectrow, and considered it a juke. The | gaszın Seifftismely, acy attempt on the docke, oue hundred thousand gen for the attempt will be made to rains, so taken

"That is proofcctor of Cut- Jspan contemporary, extension of the machine shop, and

another

alantloople. trote, who ovaded his responsibility by saying which the Rastorn policy of Austria-Hoogary hundred thousand yon for adding to the and it is imposible here to discuss the inter. We are leformed that the log has promis-existing iron worko, the balan

belange of stion af guld and allvar sa priece, the pro-ed to order two new gunboats for the hundred thousand yen boing used for other that Alexie, Cimander-in-Chief of that the villege won situated on the borders and that of Great Britain golaelds. Until, blem of fizity us

ratio, or the advantego Siamese Navy, and that these vessels are to besivose purposes. One of the decks to be the Buisian Squadron on the Astasio of his District and that the neighbouring therefore,

Station, gave a banquet at the Grand Hotel and disadvantages of bi-mateilism. Nicholson has wisely omitted from this alleged-to the special requirements for wide, and 24 feet deep and the other 560 Minister of the Navy Viscount Saruple, many of which never are known to the public, edition the easys of Living Capital, and the service in this country, and with a view to fust-dong-30 fast wide and 20 foot deep, en Mialstor-of-Agriculture and Commurgaan any one wonder that the Stielonarias faturo eventualities in Siamese waters. that veseals of 1,000 tons, and abora can Vice Admiral Viscount Ito, Chief of the which ware marcely suitable in a bovis that Walay add that in well-informedļeirolas bo nocommodated. Some fifteen smail Buceau of Natal. Ooramand Bear-Admiral should say the Consul to do anything possable

cradoncs is placed in these reports, atsamers under 100 tons have been on Baron 110, Vice-Minister of the Navy to prevent a repetition of such ortelliss besa promised for the last Alteen years. Attertiier,

De be constracted In Barope-Boglia it in cooktræoled will be 620 feet long, of the 9.h iụas, to Admiral Marquis Saige.oldoial would attogd. to it. In such oavus,fast afghs that Luania is preparing a

110 feat

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Captains of various Rasu ships in the Kira on Mantaly Payments, plso Flades strong guaranteed war, $925/985.-W. Harmand, Frough Representative. The W. Rostrion & Co. hare 180 Pianos for | OUA' Popular' Piano, kanduomo, full-toned, barbaus wers ales invited, Japan Mail, reteraad from Mire cheap,

Robinsen & Ve

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which were scarcely suitable in a book that let the fact ibnt as gambeste bate structed by the Moji Zeen Works,--Japan | Paymaster General Baron Kawaguchi, Kr

s otherwise devoted exclusively to problema of fiammes,

W. Ronomor do Go's Pianos are guaren

load for the climate. Pienos Repsired

The present steam yachts in uso are esid to

be almost solene, and it la considered dan ALL4x Pianos, Art Modela, very fine, gerous to sond several of them to the Maley $40/80 Cabin Piston, small but excellent, Staten -Siam Ares Freia,

@175/290,-W, Robinson & Go

Hitrovo, Russian_ Representative, and Me

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