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TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1896.

The troopship Tamar was brought over to Bo far as the China Gazette can learn thoro the Hongkong side to-day to be commis. is not likely to be a single British steamer going up to Bankow for tea this year,- sloned, to take the place of the Victor Eme-nothing but. Buszinna or ships chartered on mul as the receiving ship.

Jer

Russian account.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

(SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA Maz.']

LONDON, April 13, 1890.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN IN

'CEYLON..

The Australian cricket team arrived at Colombo on the 1st inst, and played a

STRANDED ON A CORAL REEF. STOPPED NING WEEKS IN MID-OCEAN.

Bombay, March 21. The comparativo rapidity, with which journey from South Africa to Ceylon and

A GALLANT OFFICER. A correspondent writes to a contemporary as follows from Aden :-On Sunday, the 8th harbour at Adon. An officer of B, M. S. Kelly and Patis write : instant, a boating accident occurred in the

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET, In their Weekly Share Report, dated

could not swim), wed

went for a

mate

Hongkong, April 14, Mass Benjamin,

Share business has continued fairly notive

match against a Ceylon team of eightoon India can now be performed is a matter to Cossack ascompanied by a carpetail in o¦ during the wask, but quotations remain Casar Justice Carrington, Mrs Carrington Ir is announced in the home papers to hand MEETING OF THE KING OF ITALY playere, The local team batted first and which attention has been called in our hy. As there was very littlo wind loside; much the same with the exception of

that after a long and careful consideration of several statements and additional evidence in connection with the case of Mea. Maybriok, the

with

and Miss Carrington sailed from London for Hongkong by the P. & O. stosmor Jepun cu the Zad inst. Dr Ayres, Colonial Surgeon, laft England in the Britannia on the 27th

March.

Tax news contained in a private talegram from Hongkong of Tuesday's date will have an important bearing on the local market (says the Bombay Gazette of the 21st March). It states that the yarn market is very ua- anually dull and declining, the weekly sales ... of Indian yarn there having fallen off to 6500 bales only, and consequently there is "nothing doing. Exchange at present rules there at Rs. 182 per 100 dollars, The stock of unsold yarn is estimated at about sixteen thousand bales.

AND THE EMPEROR WILLIAM.

The murilog of King Humbert and the Homo Sourstary has decided not to interfera Emperor William of Germany was of the

or alter the sentence of penal servitodo for life whick the prisoner is now under-most cordial nature. going.

H. Donna, b De Saram

acored 97. The scores of the Eleven when the mail Joft were

J. Darling, a Bawan, b Pillans .........

3

41

F. Iredale, Thornhill, Ludovici

23

H. Gratam, & Philps, & Wright ......... S. Gregory, not dat .....

Extras

15

Ool, Stovatiz' Column, which recently

.

ITALY AND ABYSSINIA.

Tue following paragraph appears in Bombay contemporary Major-General Blundell, British Borrice, in directed to arrived at Kasuals with supplies, has been proceed to England, travelling at the public ordered to remain there for the time being. expouse. Major-General Blundell has been permitted by of State

REMARKABLE OPIUM FRAUDS. Bombay, March 21.

ship

to be

called out to him but

feties are

thraw

MABINE INSURanges. — Unions hiva

A small lot of China Tradors wore told at

columna by a correspondent who tells as

as dinghy, that he came from the Cape of Good Hope the harbour, they dosided to make for the slight reaction in Punjoms and a further to Point de Galle in a Clan line steamer far before a strong breeze sprung up, the Whampoa Docks.

unenth of it. However, they had not gone advance in Yangtazes and Hongkong and ten days. On the vory day that this letter far

was sent forward to do was sent in, a representative of the Bombay

varpenter's mate

BANKS.Hongkong and Shanghai Banks and shortly after the officer remain quiet at quotation with no busines Gazette had an interview with sncther somethlug, traveller whosa

heard 16 trave

splash, but did not take much notice to report, but shares have been offering experience of this time oc-

as kuge cupied in the journey was of a very dit-of it at the time, as

are always 4ferent kind, although a passenger in the jumping out of the water. Shortly after during the week at 189 per cent. National the man, he have been sold in email lots at $99 and same line of steamers. On the 11th of wards, Lowever, not hearse auswer. 14 / 831 and close with buyers at the latter Total............. 101 November Inst the Clan Gralians; or then suddenly strusk him that it must have rat.

of soms 1,800 tons, left Natal for A. E. Trots accompanies the team after Point de Galle with a full crow, and two been the man who had fallen overboard all, Torner being unable to get awŁY. At passengers one of whom was our in at the time he heard the splash. With changed hande at $212) and close steady.

presonde of mind, he Po to viail Japan on the completion of THE RISING IN MATABELELAND. the tin, Harry Trott, responding to the Bear and Co., of London Wall. The vessel out an par, towered the esil,

Mr O'Leary, representing Mesare great

sprang $79 but there are now none offering ander the tenors of his appointment.

The whole of the Matahole nation has toast of the Eleven, humorously asked the

swim back 280. Yangtzen has continued in demand being very lightly

looded with dargo, the overboard, and started to

сопстве the com

and-salor at 3107. hayo been effected, bas he bad just sailed. at any of his men as The transport service at Ceylon team not be risen in arms.

captain had instructions to get to Galle as Mason Coventry, whose death was errace-Bulawayo has collapsed. The Mataboles they had to play England.

quickly as possible. All went merry as a After swimming for some time he found the none are now obtainable under $170. Can. tong ramaio unchanged at $200. Strafta marriage bell for the first week, but in the, who was unconscious, having bort onely reported from the Transvaal, was bit

small hours of Sunday morning, Nov. 17. himself falling overboard. It was now quite have improved still further and a sale is ro- often enough to explain, if rot to justify, attacked and currounded a British fores a |

dark, -at 2.45

and the officer made for a buoy which ported at 329. the report. One abo: took off the heel of his hundred and thirty miles from Bulawayo.

Graham strack on a coral reef. Our in-washing to it, but found that he could not hean placed at 8540 and for Jins at $348.

A.M.,

prociss-the Clar

a red light. He encceeded in FILE INSURANCES.-Hongkong Fires bará boot, another was turned aside by a revolver The British, after having exhausted their

formant was rather later than usual that swimming to it, but be carried his belt, sad a third, though it

The Ludian merchants trading in Bengal rightia turning in, owing to tho desire which resah the rope ladder which was attached China Birus are wanted at 206, although a only inflisted a skin wound, struck him in ammunition, cut their way through the the back and went two-thirds ruund his body. enemy and wuro joined by a relief column, opium at Hongkong have beun naturally possessed him to finish the reading of Trilby without jumping GP. This he proceeded to salo at $95 is reported to have been made.

immediately went on do. He in

At the first attempt he caught ladder, but lost his

Sarreina. Hongkong, Canton and hold The British luas was five killed and six-alarmed at the discovery of Indian coal before retiring.

instead of optom on opening chests shipped desk, where almost all the hands had then the pany Limited advises us that he has reOGI YOKOHAMA is very seared over the death of toon wounded, that of the Matabolos one to Hongkong from Calcutta The aabstitu- assembled. It was ascertained that they the mon. He then let go the ladder and Macao Steamboats have changed hands to

of coal instead of Bengal opium is

island struck in latitude

08, and longtitude again caught hold of the man, who had a considerable extent at 833 and continue ed the following cable from the Mino: two Chinamen in the Chinese hospital from hundred and fifty killed and four handreftion by the merchants in have taken 147', within three miles of the Cosmolades now regained consciousness. He told the steady. Indo-Chinas were sold at $71 cash

bolioved by

coup of islands, some 900 man

man to hold on to his log, and again suo-hat are now on effor at 870. China and place at Calcutta at the time of packing at sa uninhabited group of its the factories before the consignments are miles distant from Seychelles. The current ceeded in outoting hold of the ladder, and at Macilas have been fixed at 865. Douglas

ually shipped. actually;

Buka- io boing bay

was allowing 25 miles for it then commenced to shout, but could not $51.

beard. On looking round REFINERIES-Continae heglected with deal yet another beary blow to this trade, the time, and

very rough, but it was they caught sight o

MINING.—Pusjoms suffered a slight de- threatened as it is by the substitation of hoped that at high tide on the following divested himself of his jersey, tied the man

noring the boat would be able to get off to the ladder and made for the best, bateline and after sales at rates betwood $131 Chincee- therefor boen addressed to the Hon, D.

A -grown

petition

could not reneh it owing to the swiftness anticipation, This

however,

the while inquiring what progress was being made à EMARZALLE fiens of fast arisket scoring more difficult of fulfilment as time goo8 HR. Lyall, 0.8.1, secretary to the Board of filled, and as day after was not fill. tide, which was gradually taking him 5ud 810) close much stronger with bayora

day with the Cyaniding oporations, what the is reported from Australia, Á taatch was China may not be in the same danger of ovens, Lower Provinces, Ca'culta, pray lead to send one of the life boats with the paay's ship Chiltern was lying near the $2.0. We hear that an offer has been the Tessal remained immovable, it was re-out to sta. The Eastern Telegraph Cezat 811. New Balmorain are offering at by wire fpem London for the Balmoral of vo francs to the harbour, sacing the lights and Olivers Mines. At present the terasa crew of svo | 10

hend

have not been made public, but We

hear they Grab and fourth officers and

was heard by the lookout on followed

scars to Zanzibar, to procure help. Week he made towards it. On nearing the abip

week, bu

but as the Clan Graham was oiled out, and was

will not be entertained so far as Oliver in right came near enough to be seen and signalled the ship's life-boat was lowered and

and considerable extent at 3 and 3) and der taken on board in an ex-close firm at the latter the officer $0. The was ous of terrible suspense,

kime was

Tax Soorotary of tho Punjom Mining Com-

bubonic or 'black' plague. Both cases

were brought up from Hongkong, the first

in tho Gaelic and the other in the 0. R.

Translation The Cyanide trial will bo completed by the end of the mouth. Wa expect to treat about 500 Tabs.

wounded,

The

& N. chartered steamer Chittagong, The

immediate quarantine against all steameri

Gageste

370

The

marchaute

Chemist expects a good margin of profit.tormgn papers support the idea of imposing THE BOUNDARIES OF HONGKONG, inclined to take the same viow, and Commstrong, Captain Ridgway, the once hauled tbs man on to the buoy. TheySteamabips aro a shade esaler with sales t We are reporting fully at an early date.' from China porta and Hongkong.-Chine therefore, to take tiras by the foralock chasidor the state of things to be such as token the boat struck. It was pitch dark make themsel of a bost. The officer then no business to report.

The foregoing is the reply to a cable dos

patched from Hongkong on the 9th iden

4

The lessons of experience may teach

and

pro

to anticipate futnra complications by assert ing, in anticipation, claims that bacuse

ing for a enquiry into the matter, which is prospects were and the probable date of the recently played between members of the partition as Africa; bat there have been

Adelanie Stock Exchange and the Brokers indications enough, lately, that the completion of the trial,

who do business in the vestibalo of the Ex-monition popularly ascribed to the Eagle is one of immediate importance. The mer. ahange, J. J. Lyons played in the latter beginning to epurate and to excite interest chants remark that unless the malpractices

The elaven. He went la firat, and sil were dis-in aventa.

zumoured

gen premataro; but there plotoly disorganised.-Gazette. are those who hold its accomplishment, oue day, to be certain; and anticipate a northerly stride by England as the natural all round, of late, with the s support Pairy Council on 6th March, is to arrive at of France; and France tasy not, porhaps. be free of obligation to Russia for the recent

passed

and

41.

made

Wa barn from a Home paper that the picred of for B42, of which Lyone made 19. charia may have bod swoop on Man- are put an end to, the trade will be dam-ht out of ita couro, no friendly vessel yuard, who gave the larta, sod promptly concerned. Jelebus have been told to a

Admiralty has decided to recommission the battleship Centurion and the ganboots Rattler and Redbreast for twelve monthe'

He scored a cantary in 42min., and made the whole 100 in 85min.

J

THE IMPORTATION OF BAW COTTON INTO JAPAN.

ABOLITION OF IMPORT DUTIES.

A few days ago we published a para-able

rate,

**

Raabe bat the occupants of the ship did their best haunted condition, after being in the water

continae in demand at 54.

mand at 54. Olivera Ezone to while away the dreary hours and days for about one and a half hour. le the mesa-hold and B. shares have been and wocks by 'ye gentle art

time a gentleman returning from the P. and plenty of service on the Chiun Station. The Red. SIE Nicholas O'Conor, who was sworn of the lease. Bamion diplomacy has been

ear O. eteamer heard the carpentor's mate call placed at 86 and 13 respectively. Blace turtles and other edible fish being procuring for belp. He took him off the buoy and has been received from the Pasjons

closing the above the following telegram. able. Other diversions wer

were got up, at breast in at present on the East Indies 3 Petersburg thres weeks before the core-ansion of her sphere in the China | grogh oalling attention to the agitation in the beat it was no anxious and dreary tima. conveyed him to the Cossack, where the man I ing Co., viz:-The Cyanide tril will be

atated the case to the officer on duty. The

st. The wo Station, but speat avveral months on nation of the Tsar, and will prepare for the Germany has, no far, been uttering Japan in favour of the abolition of theiled upon to allay the fears of any in search of the missing officer- As one of i mist expects a good margin of profit. Wa.

Fortunately, the

passengers and crow serein's bouts were at ones lowered and went completed by the end of the mouth

to treat about 500 tons. The Chev the China Station during ito China-Japan visit of all the Rogal English representativen

ers on board. and their suites who may attend the sers- around vagasly: making

female friendy, as no women wars on

When the tide went down sach day the the boata noared the Chaitern they challenges are reporting fully at an early date. This WAT. The statomout that she is to be cono- monies, which are to laat over a fortnight, wop, falcon-like, but rising again without reference to the law exempting vespei was left almost on dry grand only it, and found that the missing officer Bad bas caused the stock to boom again and we a mistako, for the same journal states that O'Cosor, who she sent for her to be indent perserved them to prici-craft and Spain. I received the consent of the Dist. Thaukste stern baing in about six inches of water, been picked up by them and was on board.make the closing rato $13 buyers.

mlesioned for the China Station is probably

the Lapwing is to be recommissioned for service on the North America and East Indies Station! The Grafton will relieve the Edgur.

Shangbai, on the 8th inst. The 'boung was

occupied by the Chinese Engineering Co.

and Tong Mow-chi, compradors to Messra

compradore's grandson. The officore and bloojackets from the Spartan aided in pre-

คม

сорвищете,

crea

chiefly a Chi-the cost

TB W

Now that the im-

not

Fore

treat

time hot

paa.

DOR. Some birds were

-Times of India.

taste the disease.

THE MURDER OF Á NAMITE MISSIONARY, Calcutta, Baroh -An inqueat was

expoct

MINOKLLANACUS. —à small · lot of Grajs islands sold at 816). H. G. Browns barÒ easier with sellers at 813. Bongkang and 87.25 has 20 or the now issue. ret

been effented. Banes have been sold Fenwicks are in the market at $26. Dairy Farms have improved and have boop said

venting the spread of the fire. It is reported | ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB, mint element of precision to exclude sal will be able to lay down the every Fiat of alcoholic drink and every white arsenic were found in portions of the changed hands at 85. 4. S. Watsons are 1400, and the contents for Tle. 4000, 12th inak, was --Drom the Fuñou Pies,psessity for on onnaitinn, but the pjeuls of caiton, the saving in import duty may well great solags in his pipe, and it Bons. The ovidence was partly gone into Electrics have hardened and sales at $7.15

that the building was insured with the Hongkong Fire Ioannes Co. for Tin

coolios.

ELEVENTH CLUB BACK,

Mr Morton Jones,

Royal Engineers,

azd

The differ-

Lolace' was

Exchange. Hoxoxoxů, April 14, 1895.

Bank, Wire,

On London→→

*

490

2/2+

occasional impers duties on manufactured wool, The thout following extract from the Kobe Herald She made a dosh some has The Queen paid marked bonour to Lady striking prey..

years ago at the Carolmos, but the Pope cotton from import duty, which introduced,

row left the Some of the crew Lady Conor left for

stip, and ands semel hovering, Sho

DOCKS, WHALVES AND GODOWNS--Hong this measure Japanes from Paddington station with the Ministers

the other day,

spinners an encampment on the biggest of the Coa- ig over Quemoy, but sailed away again, aro

aro placed in ench an advantageous pusi-

kong and Waampon Docks bava improved Council, and an attending the Privy

amusing over

their position still further and have found mistake she made at the station considerably leaving it intact.

that they will be able to afford to melado group of islands, passing their ticas Bystanders suggestion

msin y u

The BUD WAS Pury hot LATE TELEGRAMS.

Coady bugere at 179, 180 and 181 per cent. mbarrassed the officials for a few moments that she is aiming, now, at Lappa: sell yaros at much lower prices to home tho but in spite of this, and the

premium. (Pia Ceylon)

Kowloon Wharf shares have At the same time they will dangerous circumstanco is which the In error she go into the compartment and Portuguese newspapers do not demur.

changed hands at $47 and are still offering. The giory of Macko has, in fact, so far de- be in a markedly better position to com strictly reserved for Privy Counciliors, in

THE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC IN JALOUTTA. crow found themseves, their A sangers poto with Bombay yarns in China. & ver beaith remained good.

at the rate. Whanchain haro besp taked Calcutta, Marob 23.-The cholera epide-off the market at $39. Thein srhich no lady has ovor beou known to travel. parted that Portugal might view the

supplies A soy and a girl (both Chiness) were burned Lady O'Donor was politely informed of the Lion of another Ilongkong with equanimity.acnlar paper publistins some datimates of were replenished with turtle and other demie in Dalcutta still continues. During the

Bombay yarns and Ficacies from the poR to death in a house at 14 Puking Road, fast, and at once found anytber eblopart. Lappa represents, to Macao, the shadow of the rotative expenses of placing same.onat but were not found particnturo i pant wook there havò been 114 deaths from

of Japanese and

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-Hong- ment. Sir Nicholas and Lady O'Conor called no Curtome station: batt

kong Landa have been placed at 873 and $72h and ora wanted at the latter rato, at Clarence House on 10th alt, and were which overtangs it may remind Hongkong the Shanghai market. According to those,

Kowloon Lauds are still inquired for at ren maks. The

disappeared, water Book reveived by the Duke of Baxe-Coburg and that the terms of its own chartes included estimates the cost of a bale of 20s. Japan ful, and the islands supplied few edible aui. and distilled salt wator had to be used.

$18. Hongkong Hotels have been sold at Gotha. It is stated that Sir Nicholas and other islets which ranked thon liko, say, yara laid down at Shanghai was yen Jardine, Matheson & Co. The boy was the Lady O'Cozor intend to visit Ireland prior to dad, as quoonsidered tritles not worth 93.63, while that of similar Bombay ysruMeanwhile the atores of drinks and tobacus held yesterday on the body of Rav, B, C,

Ghose, the Native Missionary who is alleg.826. Humphrey's Estate are offering

$91. their departure for St Petersburg,

bile yet which it may be worth was yen 93.84, loaving a balance of sou bacaras amallez and emailer, and the meaed to have been poisoned by his wife and

DOW, to remember. There may be in favour of the latter. times when vagueness is wise; but it is well port duty on raw cetten has been abolished bad to be put on chors rations. Even after a man named Solomon. The medical evid

this s step was taken the mille

time came when that oven vaguenone sho

ence web to show that 423 graine of should possess a suffi

material At 200 39.9 tess ger 100 picals,

stomach, a quantity suficient to kill 21 per cuity. No islet in the neighbourhood of This practically is ea 40. Assuming the ounce of tobango had boun consumed. Jack

Tur finde

be imagined that the loan cf what and the ingrest adiopened The course for this race, nailed on the Hongkong could be conveniently cocopied production of a bale of yarn o require 350

in the fans of

La cold 's fad, mar. Mm Emily Chase, wife of the expressing objection might be alone is yen 1.40; so now that the importingaley arrivES S Cause of fire-a leaky kerosens lamp. The Kowloon, round Kowloon Rook, Channel averted by suggesting the presence of a duty has been abolished Japanese cutten the angry man's food, and the poor man's late Rev. B. C. Ghoso, Native Christian

prior interest whore such exists. Annoyance apinnere will be able to place their staple Various expedients were resorted to make Native Christian of Meerut, wore roarraign. at $5.

regarded as a great calamity Maslousry, and A. J. Solomon, a young compradore, an old man, had a narrow cs-Rocks, and Dinghy off Pier, leaving all might have been saved if eimilar foresight on the Shanghai market at up for the loss; and ground coffee was tried ed yesterday before the Chief Presidenoy cape; he was rescued by some of his cen port (twice round); 13 miles. The follow had been exercised on the mainland. The per bale less than

a a pied in

Bombay and found to be a fairly good substitute. Magistrate, the wife on the charge of mur- @terre in instead of sen 35

more.

bal Tea was also experimented on, but was not dering her husband by administering ar ing boats started at 11.15 with a fairly necessity for reived

Kowloon was

the enca of over one Fen per bale early in strong south wind:-

jakou to at all kindly. history

sonic, and Solemen on one of abstmout, of the

leasehold pa

Daot fail to have a considerable effect on

Meanwhile the crew of the lifeboat bad Aedical and other witnesses wore ozamin. Petri!

was turned intu fo when the Chin. I the trade. Up to the press the son. Payne....

sse magistrate presented a handful of Kow.dition of things does not appear to have first touched at Mayotte, and then gone oned and the case was adjourned.

tasbar, where they arrived about the Ladybird

loon soil to Lood Elgin, after the Treaty of been very discouraging to the Japanese middle of December. A telegram was

ACCIDENT TO A BRITISH WARSHIP, Brica

London, March 8.-Her Majesty'a bo- Ticutain. But it was not forescon, then, spinner, the Kanegaluchi Cotton Sploring Mateor

Mr T. W. Lammert. that artillery was still in ombryo, or that Company, for instauos, hating zecently despatched to the bend ofices of the com- Princess

De Loweon.

the Canton Customs would as

aspire to bluck-contracted to supply a large quantity dur-pany at Glasgow, and from thence a cable cond-class pruiser Dido, nor in course of Arrow, Lieut. Carey, saled over in the adu Hongkong. It would have boou vasy

Buck on the inunching ways. Dhe has ing this month and the rest. Several was sent to the 8. a. Clan Ross, which was construction at Goran, on the Clyde, has afora then at Port Elisabeth, South Africa, canted, and is now half immersed in the otherwise, to put the frontier farther back Osaka Mits have also secured

contracta Handicap class,

so sa to exclude the consequent inconveni- from abroad. Taking this state of things proceed to the relief of the aster-ahip as water. It is hoped that she will be launch-

accord. There was some dificulty with the gun ence in either case. The want of foresight and the onsetment of the is abolishing soon as possible. The Clan Ross

at the reaf, to the immense relief of the LORD SANDHUEST AS A 'ALUMMER.' Railway has been placed in the hands of Sir at the oturt, and all the boats, except cannot perhaps be charged as a fault; for the import duty into consideration, it would ugly set out for the Cremeledos, arriving ed at the spring tides.

If we could always foresee we should all be seen safe to predict that even during this prisoners, on the Friday before Bombay, March 26.-Lord Sandhurst Benjamin Baker; senders are out for rails, Princess, wero some distance away four rich and wise. But it was become a fanli months-May, Jane, July, bus August Christmas Day. The endeavours made to last evening visited the squalid and must and during August 9,700 tons of Sandberg's the line when the second gun was fired, but to

when the yarn trade is usually dull, thers pull the Graham off the reef were in vain.dirty parts of the sity and saw how the applying a remedy when the need rail

be 1 section, 85 lb. per yard, ara to

to neglect delivered at

at Tong-ku. There are alan tenders with the abova exception the flast got off for remedy has made itself felt. Hongkong is likely to be a brisk demand this year.

for some time, just In view of the prosperous state of the The attempt was made again and again poor lived in the miserable dwellinga in

Ulti.themost congested parts of the town. out for whesis, axles, and springe, subject to

days, but without success in for as Queensland grasped

THE NATIVE ESGIMENT IN EAST AFRICA— the inspection of Mr C. P. Sandbarg. The

mang mills, there is every likelihood of Guinea. It is zot much that is wanted

VATAL CAPSIRING OFF A QANGEL specifications are signed by Mr C. W Kinder, M. Just. C.E, Eogineer-in-Chief,

anxieties of the present, may suggest that Good crops have been gathered in Indio, make a desperate sffort to free his vascul but the lessons of the past, as well as the large business in the import of raw cattes, assistance from Seychelles. Whilst she was gooo, Captain Ridgeway determined to

Calcuštu, April 1.—The R. M. L. ateamer Tientsin, who has done such successful work

the time for sotilement is now.

To yield

appears probable that large ships

Warren Hastings has returned to Bombay, already in China (abeat 200 mile).-L. and hind her, with Ladybird and Payns close up a fow extra miles of the peninsula santa will be made during the next few and by dropping overboard 200 tons of bringing news of the Regiment of native C. Expretz.

coal and cargo was able to do so. After troops landing at Mombassa on the 16th de Chine no harm, and to push back months. It is reported that site Nilpot being stuck fast for nine weeks, the ossel March. On the 19th the proceeded to up. Petrel had already found the pros too the cordon of Chiosse Custome stations in addition to these regularly engaged an being done to bet, and certificate of her some of the Sepoye, excited over the land- Yosen Kaisha has despatched Balzantenimera

got off without

the alight at damage Rabai and when nearing Rabai bunder In the House of Commone on the 18th hot and given up. In the beat up to chan might do Hong Kong much good.

is a tale of a French peasant taking the c

sop-the Bombay serine, and the Azamar, March, Mr. C. E. Shaw saked the Under- nel rocks, Brics went into first place and cortunity of a visit to his prefectural town,| Wakanoura, Isumi, and Kirsht have al completa seaworthiness was given by the jing, entered an open dangP,

which capsised Becretary of State for Foxolgn Affairs rounded about half-a-miunte in front of purtanity of a visit to his prefecture for ready brought in about 40,000 bales, valued port authorities at Seychelles, where the and some of the occupants were drowned. whether Afty German marines were engaged

Graham Brad want. A similar certificate The

The expedition after landing

divided into In surveying, the harbour and leland, of Meteor, with Princess about two minutes advice. The lawyer sakod, What shout' at two million you. The Hiroshima, it was given at Point de Gallo, where a Ma-

leader Mbarik. Confidence is expressed Lapps, and in bringing the reads iute good after, Payne and Ladybird following after but the client had no specific object in and Osborne are also expected in shortly Fine Court-of-Inquiry was hold, Cantin four columns in order to surround the Arab view. He merely wanted a muxiu of gen- with further supplies of the raw material, — order; and whether the neccesary soundings 3 or 4 minutes. A reach brought the boats ural application, from a fever man.

as well as the record Ridgeway, as who was on duty when the liver, that when thus chief is subjugated the East | The Kobe Herald. surveys having already been made a

African troubles will unase and the troeps) Quemor, an act of annexation was imminent, down to near Blackhead's Point, when lawyer grasped the situation, wrote a fos

being exonerated from all blame in the will be no longer required. Mr. Moon sloo asked a question on the same Meteor went into ficat and into f.5. The deferred looking Tax Chinese Minister in St. Petersburg cate-officers and passengers ment talegtams

which he put in an envelope, and

matter. On reaching the first park the Majesty's subject.--Mr. Carzon: Her

gorically denies the report circulated in the their relatives, assuring them of their tion in regard to Fappa or Quemoy. They and Ladybird was second round the mark-found it to be

'Never put 40 have, however, telegraphed to. Peking to boat if the pier, with Erica o close third plied the waxin, immediately, to the cola ocasion of the Tear's auronation at hlason, any dreary wooks,

taorrow what you can do today.' Heap to represent the Emperor of China on the atachad to the no-receipt of news for no inquire. (Hear, hear.)

Payne came next, but in gybing round ranpletion of a hayrick which he had thought is charged with a spouini

We learn on good authority (says the Times Ceylon of the Lat April) that March has proved a record month in the number of vassola entering Colombo harbour. Exclu- sive of all nativo oraft, no less than 211 stoa. mers and 1 sailing vaseet arrived during the month; and this catablishes a record. Tho average por diem was nearly seven.

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Government have received no such informa.second The wind was bere very variable, at his consulte till he got to- tereign Press that Li Hong-chasg, who is į safety, thus breaking the suspense which of the Darjeeling tea gardens. Some Humidity

the vessel within eo short a space of time to the finish. Times:--

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GREAT DRITAIN'S STAZE IN EGIFT. Ax examination of the Pekín, now that she flour of the miors and ratired. Princess was to put off till the morrow, On the marrow The selection of Lig. it 18:

it rained, and he found himself repaid his pointed out, was solely made for the pur- A CONNECTICUT paper ways that the gas te London, March 27.-The Tunes says that Rain is decked, shows what a very narrow shave here last boat. A ran brought the boats to many times over (--L, and C. Express,poro of giving additional importance to the to poor that the thieves hide themselves in the persistonts of France and Russie in she had, and the force with which the Nor again to Kowloon Rock, when Meteor had

Ubinero mission, and with this sbjsst also the darkacos made by the street lamps. their protost against the use of the Egyp mandie struck her. The damage is more a long lead, Ladybird and the others being

the right of wearing a coat of the perial

tian Reserva Fund for the Dongola expeli. extensive then was at frat imagined and

tion cannot alter the course of events. If will take a fortnight at least to repair. In the same positions. In the reach up to The report of Sir R. Giffen to the Board of pattern and colours has been conferred on

Beyor the Hearth. She (sentimentally: Groat Britain furnishes the money the ro After seeing the amount of damage due to Channel Rocks Ericas passed Ladybird and sips! countrive of the world shows that in

Trade on the scal production of the prin- the envoy.

What poetry there is in a fire !' Hu (said); | autt will be to increase her moral and man- the Pekin we may again congratulate cance Farnham & Go, on the excess in floating wont inte second place, which she kept 1994 the exports from the United Kingdom Scnocor-Major John MacGregor, of thee; a great deal of my pastry has gone terial stake in Egypt.

ware 42,800,000 tons. Germany, the next Indian Medical Service, bas written a work

credited largest coal-producing country, is

on Sism and the neighbouring countriss, the Ar the ball-Grace (whispering): What port of 12,846,000, which Bel-results of rooant poravnal travel. It is with an export of gium, third on the list, exported only bongh the Baller State. The foster lovely boots gour partner has got, Mary 6,263,000. Among the countries which im-talls a story at second hand about fish which Mary (ditto): yes, unfortunately he shines port

coal in excess of the amount they 01.

is Frapos,

were kept in a large cistern at Malaces, sud at the wrong end.' purt is

an excess import of which, when let isoss on the ground, would 9,571,000 tone. In the semed (1894) the estimated unmber of perseus employed the homing as to the area wond-pad with Ferron: Tommy, I wish to ask you a few AD-I hate a man that takes all evening questions. Tommy : *Yes, sir,** Visitor 1 to propes to yea. Maris-Why! Maud in the prodcetion of coal in Great Britain the homing fustinote of a carrier pigeon." was 655,747, in Germany 289,027, in Bel-

If I gave you the sectonce, "The pupil-Why? How are you going to say, this loves his teacher," what is that ? Tommy ; is so sudden I' when he has finished i giun 117,103, and in Fracos 131,587.

Saromam?

estety to the Tang-

and taking her with Endon Dosk. She is out right down to her bilges (about 14 fast) at an monte angle on the port side, and the broken anchor of the Normandie bas been found in the forebold of the Pekin-China Gositie, i

▲ NAVAL correspondent of a home, pape falls this excellent yarn, We give it just

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In the last rson Meteor was disqualified

for being over the limit of rating allowed

The points guined by the bosts are now

follow-

in time to amuse the officers of the by the clab rules. Ruri and Dimitri, Denako, who are here now--For an example of carniness.com- mend me to the following delightful piece of ✓ procedure on the part of the Admiralty. Some time ago the Roestan Government was having certain ermoar platen construct. od at Sheffield, The Admiralty Interested and curious. Said the repre- Gaveramont, sentative of the Russlen

Perhaps you would like to have one of: hase plates for trial at Portsmouth ? By all meals, replied the Admiralty send

plate

And su plala was with on board the sept, and experiment, Husals,

the way, said 200km farms Blad to hear how that plate of

with

is called

ADMIRAL M'OLDEE, who le styled the Com maader of the Chinese naval force during thei war between China and Japon, in an address

THE NEW FRENCH INDOME TAX,

3. Baromazan, reduced to 82 degrons Fabreza Paris, March 27-The Chamber of De-heit, and to the level of the sex in inches, tértin paties have voted the principle of the In-smá hundredthe. come Tax, referring details back to the 9. TEMPERATURE, in the shado, in logress

Fahrenheit. Budget Committoo.

8. Hemmi, in percentage of axtaration, the bamidity of air sstunted with moisture being

4. Dinaction on Wins, to two points. 5. Fonca or Wind, Recording to Betaluri- Scale,

100.

6. STATE OF WEAramm, 6 bias sky, a day taabad olande, ddrizzling rain, flog, v gloomy,

*I 200g out $10,000 insurance on my lifugaally, rain, s snow, e thunder, e vizibility, Fa haki, I lightaiing, o overcast, P passing showers,

& DEPUTATION consisting of Ros. De Muir delivered in Glasgow said that the longitu- The Count : Ah meet, you cilmb és Mat-to-day, cald the mock man. I suppean dinal bulkhead ought to be given up in the ferhorn 1 Zat was a foot to be proud of, you will live for sixty or soventy years head, Ror. Hadson Taylor, Rev. H. Cdouble bottom. The Las Fuen upsized in SheFarden me, Count, but you man now,' said his wife, in an aggrieved tong, Bodges, Ray. J. Stevens, and Rav. Gr ten minutea through this cause, after being foat. The Count Ooh! Zou climb it- aries and mistionary organisations, waited (orpedoed, and he had grate care that the moro na a

BoadBald, representing British mission-

at Shanghai on the 10th innt. Bir Claude Pictoria. There might be an many trend | Ms Banham-Do you know, dosfest, great benefit from the cca of Clarke's Blood'

with a of the Hand-verse balkheads as was desired, but every

Pronaut

as presentou Mistions, recantly published i thing should be avoided which would har been asid that 'man is a ray of heaven it olekuscs and clears the bleed from all im

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My dear site, quoth the un- *abashed Admiralty, have you never heard

mat, for the lives of us, breathe a word to Dus Popular Piano, handsome, fall-toned,

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sop of the contribute to healing effect. the Mission Imperial

Chinese New Testament cordial welcome was given to Sir Claude of Anator Fianos, Art Models, very inz behalf of the genersi body of British Pro- $400/450 Cabin Plazos, small but exetilent, testant missionarios, and various facta con- | 8178/920.—W, Robinson di Ca. neated with the native phurch, ote, ware

put before him. Bir Gladde, in reply, ox-

prassed himself as being much gratified by Artonnet (for the defense): Now, what the welcome he had consired and as much time was it when yh were hold up? Misionary work ➡NG Day

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It is the finest Blood Parider that science and Do. Bill have brought to light, and we can with the TensoMETERRIT utmost confidence recommand is to our saberi- bars and the public generally. For Bœrofale, Bourry Boxes, Bad Legs, Skin and Bhed Dissares, Pimples aud Botos of all kinds, isa efferla ere zzarvellous Thautands of wondariai cures has been offected by it. Clacks's Blond discurs in aold everywhere, as a. d. per heig

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