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TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1896.

The French cruiser Forfait, which left Shanghai a fortnight ago for home, is to be relieved by the very formidable now erviser Descartes, which has just done remarkably successful trial trips. The other old-faak- loned French warships on this slation sto to be similarly replaced by vessels of high spred, heavy armament, and modern con- straction, says the China Gazelle.

THE HONGKONG RIVLE

ASSOCIATION,

THE CHINA

the

MAIL.

PLAGUE PRECAUTIONS IN SHANGHAI At a meeting of the Shanghai Municipal Council the following minutes of a meeting of the Sanitary Board were ordered to be published :--

PLAGUE IN HONGKONG.

whon

THE PUNJOM MINING CO.,

sterling in the Hongkong Bank and in the nominated to the post of Comptroller or Chartered Bank 1 million sterling. She Deputy Inspector of Castors. Great counny solid matter, and 3 per cent of fat, and

LIMITED. that all milk-sellers be licereed and retail

The Scorelary of the Punjom Mining

means to spend the balance of the present of administration was to real to the Chi The Competition on Saturday afterseon Co., Limited, advises us that he is received

loan on a new navy and military matters. mese from this arrangement. This appoint- tradesses protected by the adoption of the

borrowing another headred millions with

with the British members of the Customs service, invoice as a warranty. Then there is the was for the Bhort Range Cup and Spoons the following prources report on the work

This leaves her that with the necessity of most spread, construation in the minds of which to other difiaclty testified to by experts, over the 200 and 500 yards distances.carried on during the month of March from

manager at the mines :~

With regard to this Dr Headerson point Customs Japan. As the security of the It was evident that it would lead, if it wLS Mining. This has had sur best attention

in well uigh exhausted by the loan, not intended to lead, to the resignation of namely that although a varople of milk may Twenty members competed; the cup going

Western nations, not sometimes oomo up to the standard it for the first time to Sergt.-Major Morrish, and again fair progres has been made. ed out that cases of plague were reported it seeme hardly likely there will ho a rush the Icepastor-General and with him the banks, and agadi. eliminating of the British element. The * sme to the help of the would still be genuine milk, The milk of R.B., with a very creditable total of 87. Our prospects, no, have fully unintained on good authority to have been carried on among certain cows is richer and more nutritious Spoons wero tuken by Capt, Bethune, R.B.standing the fact that we bare mined and In Hongkong, according to the last repon, Customs Revue The notion that the Rastien go on the very day

their encouraging charseter, and notwith-board ship to Singapore and Yokohama.cates for the

was inadequate to mast the French demande, there was an average of twaive cases of the second loan was of course utterly without the preliminary agrosment was

was signed than that of others, sud altogether the Colour-Sergt. A. Smith, R.B., Inspector willed 1,000 tons of ore, our development disease occurting daily. Ships sailing from foundation. Some additional security will interview was to have taken place with the

no decrease in our reserves of ore in

Shanghal are now quarantined or at least require to be provided and it is here where Rassian Becretary on this subject. The sight.

in China will either proposed inte

interview was

was postponed the

till August Shaft, 200 E. Level. We are subjected to medical laspuction in Ja- this

Te thought the time had come when salty will conreused interest of itong day. Every one felt that th

to pay e greatly increased still without any changes of importance to pa.. antice here, but from appearances this the Board maast take zotion, and ho invited aduent a much lower priso, or grant railway, was imminent. There was no strong me

talks the question minfog, or other concessions. Bat to return in the field- 200 sed. I'eapTu point will yield a large quantity of payable discussion.

Ho understood that the Chairman of the to the presoat lean. It has bad the strong show the Chinose the risks they were ruo- Sergt.-Major Morrish, B. 30. 34 367 ore directly. I notice that the are at this

06 level is much moreo refractory than that Council had seen the Commissioner of Cas hecking of Lord Salisbury. Through the ning. The French ware having, it all their Capt, Patton Bethune, n. 31 Col-Sergt. A. Smith, R..

63 got in the upper levels, but as cur calelning toms with reference to the inspection of Chargé d'Affaires here and through the own way. B.E. Chang Yin-bus was knowa Chinese Minister in Londen, the British to be strongly favourable to the French pro- 663 plant is now at work this is not a very ships, ote. Inspector Batlin

The matter which required the immediate Prime Minister has toll the Chinese Govern-posal, for reasons of

it it was not serious natier. Really, I think it is a good

be who had invited the

offer. For French of the importation of Chinese by steamorE and unmistakeable

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aign to see auch minerals as we have hore attention of the Board was the prevention ment his views and bia wishes in plain, for days all Peking held it breath, as it

6 accompanying the gold,

We have just received a copy of the fifty-question of what would be a practical milk Botlin, Captain Paliner, O.8.D., and Sergt.- first annual este of Mesare C. Mitchell & standard Eas still to be determined. It Major Morrish, R.B. The following are Co.'s Newspaper Press Directory. This in will be interesting to follow the proceedings some of the best scores :--- an admirable compilation containing par-in to-morrow's case. ticulars of every newspaper, magazine, re- view, and periodical published in the United Kingdom and the British Isles, and the Continental, American, Indian and Colonial papers, and a considerable amount of other useful information which is cops. cially valuable to advertisers. A new fea- ture introduced last year, The Bibliagra phy of the Press has been revised, added to and brought up to date. Considering the important position which ladies pa ob and periodicals hare now pers tained, the publishers have opportunely added an article entitled Fifty Years of Women's Papers and Magazines, by Miss Laura Smith to the special articles at the commencement of the volume. There is

Quito recently The Standard wrote: Bicycling, with all its advantages, laoks the real qualities of either athletica or sport. Capt. Palmer, 0.5,. This roused the ire of the cyclists. One who Sergt. Teslie, t..

Capt. Horguson, bad experienced the pleasures of for-hunt-Liunt. Hooy, n.. ing and pig-sticking in his younger days A. Brown

Dal, Sarg. Hopkins, .. says more sport can be got out of a bicycle Pro. Priddio, 2.B. than the editor would imagine-cspacially if the oyalist takes a tour in a mountainous country like Wafer. In this respect Hong- kong has its points While on the subject of oycling, it has been a source of amuse- ment to me to watch the progren of the biogeling epidemie from England to Japan In Colombo the higher Government offoials have throws decorum to the winds and

PORTUGUESE IN HONGKONG.

RESULT OF THE CENSUS.

LoOft

was at last consulted

hai and so far as sailing vessola were con. Legations, and consequently the two Banks The Inspector General

Ele bad previously refused,

it was thus were, and everybody was asking of his Intermediate Leval-The western chute from the south. There was practically to this loan. From page regarding few

apparent is what a

strong position the two neighbour the result of the negotiations. 81of or hers continues to look most prema junk traffic between Hongkong and Shang- 26) ing. It also contiones to contribute large: 600 ly to our output of ore this mouth, and cerned the danger of such ships bringing negotiating the loan, wers placed. Orders by the Chine

must be credited in great measure with the Casos of plague was remote. It would be from London, and we presume also from it was soil, toadvise, and he cat the Gordias increased of gold.

comparatively easy mattor to detect and Berlin, were at all cost to the effces to sup knot, insisting upon the Banke increasing may be the prion to 94. A preliminary contract Loval.-Tin 1

isolate one or two cases of plague brought port the Hoogkong Bank, flere preparatory, work wa

Was saved. were engaged at here at date of my last to Shanghai on board ship. Onos intro said this Bank was acting for the Deutsch was drawn out, and the situation

London, bended powerful syndicate in The result of the census of the Portu-report has been completed sad things are duced it would be difficult, perbapa impos- Auistische Bask. Behind those two Banks But for his timely interference, the loan is all probability would, bave fallen to the now in working ordu. Prospects in our sible, to limit ito further spread.

A somewhat lengthened discussion than apparently by the Rothschilds, which we French. It would be well for Chiga if the gucao community in Hongkong, taken on

western ground here, too, look very promisteris pince, in which all the members took suppose to be the issuing house. The first 1.G. interfered more frequently in Sitate the 13th February last, is published in the iw Loadoz.-Thie Las been a busy point part. In the end it was decided that all fler of this combination was 6% at 89 and affairs. The formal contraut was drawn out and signed lator and the final Bigatures Extremo Oriente of the 25th April. Not-durin the mon.h wad the farious drives, possible measures should be taken to limit it must be said that for months they stuck withstanding the extreme care taken by the stops, ats, have produced their wanal and regulate the native traffic between to their guns and would not budge an iota. were affixed at the date aiready given, after by it had been learned that the two Banke Portuguesa Oopsal, Mr A. G. Romano, to quantity of ore for the will. There seems Hongkong und Shanghai. The agorts of The Chinese government felt afronted by

requested to assist in the same way as in which it was maintained, and, with some pounds by the 8th of May. So far the 1804 The Custom authorities should be of the conditions, with the result that 140 Chinese are secure as to the next Japanese naked to order the medical inspection of all Chinese government looked elsewhore to instalment, but the remaining half of the steamers coming from ito south and to ap- negotiate the loan. The British and Ger- load need not be taken arm by the banks if point doctors for this purpose,

man authorities here were incessant in their the public fail to subscribe. The last tele- The Pootang Chapel is to be kept in visits to the

all manner of argus Thie is a matter whi

aubsoribed in London and Borlis, fergoly abso readiness to receive a case should one be an end

which must be and the long run it even came to the late

also a usoful article by Hugh Frazor, M.A., nearly all bike." In Singapore, Hongkong obtain a correct list of the Portuguese sub.to be little or no dimination is our ore ru-We various stormer companies should be the low price offered, the ebduracy with agreed absolately to raise eight milller

serves hero.

Drivago for the menth.. 551 ft. 6 in. Ure mined

1,000 tous

47, 029,

Milling. This was carried on during 28 fonnd. Another site suitable for the isolasi Yamēt, pressing for the grams inter us that the new loan bae been

be extromely

LL.D., on The Law of Copyright and and, in fact, all over the Far East, cyoling jecta resident in this Colony, the Cankur libul, with special references to recent do- is now a popular form of recreation, and cisions affecting the press. Tho Colonial, only the other day I was perfectly winded' appears to be for from complete, owing

August Shaft. Now Loader Jadian and Foreign Supplement is revised by the apparition of a fairy gues in blamere mainly to the onwillingness of the Porta-mads up as follows:-

Romano duly circulated census papersto all with care. The traile statistics of the lead-gliding along Queen's Road on her bike use to co-operate with their Consul. Mr ing British possessions aro fully dealt with se nanebalant as if she had oyeled in whom he doerned sabjects of Bis Most days, crushing 1,000 toos, yielding of smelt-tion of such cases should be galactod with issuing in special articles, The Directory has bloomers from her early youth. No reflec

Calcining Works. This little plant again commodotion be provided there.

as littlo delay as possible and farther ac-government was nations, feeling that signed than the representative of the Fregoh a polito request that the forms might be contributed very atisfactorily to our out- been very carefully sompiled, and Maserations on her antiquity. It may he said that Faithful Majesty the King of Portugal, with ed gold 5386 uza. 5 da Mitchell are to be congratulated on the the youth and beauty of Hongkong have oiled up and returned to the Consulate. put of guld, treating 23 tone & cuts. 2 yrs. of concentrates for 120 czs, of smelted gold. completeness of the work.

been conquered by the now passion. I ex. For some reason or other 69 of the form

worn not so returned, and this fact in it- This, I need not tell you, loaves a substan- poot to see His Excellency wobbling his way self is sufficient to indicate how very intial balance to crodit. to Shau-ke-wan one of these days--and complets must be the chess. Acording Cyanide WorksMr Wilson, the new why not?-followed by the Colosial Secreto she returns there were 13-9 individuals

claiming Furtogacze

NOTES BY THE WAY, Last week I ventured upou the elucidation

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as ultimatum. The Chinese acceptable to all having interests in China,

пота ioslived to The preliminary estreat was DO SUOUS Tamés regret

of Haras Auld Lang Syne." for the benefittary, the Dircetor of Pablio Works, and thei kong ou 13th Furst in Bug/boint, is still at werk in the laboratory posilico, are well known in Chits, there was aoloally presented to the Throne. The is basures cause the French were ON

of your Scottish readers. Since then I have Chief Justice. Ya gods and little received two new versions of the knotty

What a spectacle this would be!

point, One Bootsman, who has been in- wanting the sum of twa bawbeen" on Stead's

manner in which Marine Court enquiries are

penny edition of Burns, points at that the disputed verse rans:

'And here's a band, my trusty flor,

are

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thure

were

conducted at the Harbour Ofios. This bas 70 and 80 years, besides one between Buad being made iu carrying it out what at first was presumed to be feverThen begun a sories of 'negotiations with statesmen who have hitherto directed British

hit progrust 1

in Dutween

for the closer concentration art of our blinkut sands have been made and

and

Affairs.

THE PROBABLE PROYITS.

deal with the foreign they

bad & guarantee for the carrying out of offer appeared at the loan, but nothing at that time could ting the cation then coualaded and stating DEATH OF THE REY, DAVID HILL.

overcome their

villinge

deal with that the Chinare could have made batter Wucbang, April 19.

the Hongkong Bank. At the end of the terms through the French. The explanation Amongst all the many worthy men who.

Cbincec year a a memorial against the Bank of the refuent of the French offer was not, as because of their faithful work or public

prise, the inelasticity of the offer, the prepared to take up the whole ammust re- крова,

making the uccessary tests, and should ware few so well known and one more

firm offer, and finally the ultimatum with the | Grely owing to the conditions annexed. Hill. A fortnight

ight age he was quietly gayundition tha not accepted harder tarma Franse se auxions to consolidate her ma- shea! are moles and 635 females. Of the 614 oen be ready to start the plant and treat respected and loved than the Rev. David argon of the demande, the absence of a quired hat only a partion of it. It was en-

imales, 158 are mongst the males

and of the 695 females the tailings, etc., in buik,

General-Wo have a good deal of working on bis missionary work in the city of would be demanded, these things brought terial interests in acuthern China and like 166 are girls. Amo

Russia have some hold upon the country. I bear a good deal of grumbling about the only 3 individus who have reached band which may fairly be taken ander Eankow, a few days later he was laid low, mutters to a crisis, and the nogotiation

the aga ef between 71 and 75 years: whin this head, and I am pleased to say good as it was supposed, by patarial fever, breken off. Before this time, the loan had The Russian and French are wiser in their Instead of rallying ho rapidly grew worse, been praatiosily settled in their favour, day and generation than the short-sighted amongst the females there are

Da Amoricuns, Shanghai Jawe, Germ

Grarata, British and 90 years of ag

was afterwards seen to be typhus. There bas apparently are now long been a perennial source of dissatisfaction been the uanzidificulty in getting the ladies sow working-aatisfactorily and otham Saturday, the 11th of April, he passed and French agadicates. Loans in silver on

There accms to be some misunderstanding Indesite race from the mill to the main dam is al-three days, And glo's a houd u' thine;

to the soribes of the daily papers, with whom to state their exact age, houoo the indeficiter being made to assist in this. The away. Daving been conscious, for two orilver basis and gala loans in pounde ster-

dollars, regarding the talegram received anout 10- Mr Hill Fe to China in 1864 ann wie. ¡ling, in marks and fraucs and gold our soribing the tew lean on the books of the stalomont that there is one lady ·|

*between c And we'll tak' a right guid willie-wanght time is more than money. Mack Faluable 86 and 30 years of age. The statistics of both the main and Aldi dams as being For aver thirty years he has worked for the from Shanghai told them of silvar loans at any obligation on the part of that Bank to

upon the poer auforianate or and the retaining, banka

were abuwered most completed,

sionary of the Wesleyan Methodist Society and ignorant Chinaan Ministers. Telegrams Bank of England. This does not create For Auld lang syne.

Ore 261 bachelors,sed and strengthened. A section Another Seat informs me of a Chinese cer-time would be saved for them if the wit reveal the fact cant the or

which make advances upcu the loan, It nesses were placed at some distance frota the 170 mstried moon, and 25 widowers, used street in late Chived, living areas the smallest possible

It merely 178 married women, sion, which is an improvement, I venture to

could bo negotiated. Fartias arrived at given it has been completed and a strong gang of part of his private income, spending his 4 per cent and 44 per cent at par which make adv President of the Court, so that they might get 302 spend that 30 malos

ta degree of respectability and in this of the money us be has spent his strength in minis. Peking and others had started overland the syndicate bas succeeded. There is no men are auw on this work, think, upon the original. Wishing to pro-

tering to the wants of the needy und Buffer- from Shanghai and great were the expecta- drakt som

doubt now that the whole loan will be floated sent a souvenir to a departing cronie behave to speak up' instead of whispering wore born in Hongkong, 244 in Macau, 4 foundation legs, miraban, ato now on the and in farthering any efforta. that I tions, but an action in the Coastler Court successially. The first issue amounts to

103, 5 in Fooshow, in Shanghai,

ground and the wheel has been shipped up might basted the coming of the Kingdom of at Shanghal by a Chinese Visuroy,

tog in the Philippines, in went along to Wang Hing or some other of into that gentleman's left ear. It is ench a in Canton,

to the Azores, 1 in Portugal-river from Pekan.

Boats for the better handling of our fire. God in China. During the year of the Turk of distinction to thin gentleman; of

cath Bank will fall far in the famine dietriots! since

ex-Viceroy Li, came to an at work, thus assisting the ing help

short of the large figures mentioned by one of 9 in Canton,arting greatly.

aud, are now

end and partica returned to

to the Sooth seed not tell you that his work has been ennined to Hapeh. For

your

will beoonider- contemporaries, atill many years he was the chairman of the if adder, men. On the back of the Shang-able, and the monthly payments with the in

Wesleyan Wuchang District of the

Mis. sion: when the Missionary Gouference tres cum utters from America offering terest theroon and the manipulation of the was held in Shanghai Mr Hill was one of tortas in silver at a fixed rate of the golf exchange will bring in a substantial revenue are tu be gongratulated the presidents. All who knew Me Hill do, which had they been able to be oarried to the Banks. They

out would have been most loved and honoured him; amongst the Rainfall-The totul Hainfall for the native Christiane of his own oburet been delays and demands fepote. Fre- on thoir success and we are not speaking for certain periods without some authority when we say that was as a beloved father. During the last within which to wire to accertain foots, re- Iard Salisbury's satos has tended largely few days I have seen the eyes of old, suited is still further loss of time. Some to the zuccessful floating of the loose Baglich Barka were consulted, but they do will take the next hundred million taek unemotional Chinese filled with tears when

was already thing

and wide wa.

our local silversmiths and bought a silver ample remedy that I am astonished it has

in Singapore, and!

which £10,000,000. The two Bankshare handled the

mug on which he wished inspribed two olasp. asver occurred to Capt. Kameey to give it a females 360 were born in Hongkong, wood and other timbers have been bought great famine bo worked in Shansi distribut-was telegraphed here, prioked the bubble.isaping of the loan with eynaummate ekili. Al-

ed hands with the line:

Here's a hand, my trusty freon.'

trial.

the

tho

then and the negotiations, although slough the profita

4 in Yokohama, 1

I in

Fonchow, 6 in

303 in Mazao, 1 in Whismos, Shady these boats came up and down the race re- Tho Seoteman (which is a newspaper pub-hai, 1 in Hanks, I in Kobe, 1 in Bang-ferred to abure, John Chinaman, who evidently knew some-lished in Edinburgh!) has discovered Hongkok, 2 in the Philippines, 1 in Timor, in Labour. The apply of this, I am

The industries Calcutta and is Luanda. thing of the Scottish obarastor, inscribed:

kong. Aye, it has also discovered that there followed by the Portuguese in the Oolonged in any continues good. '* Here's a band, my thirsty freen.'

was a plague epidemic in 18941. It is simply are as follow: werchants, 20 brokers,

If any of your readers can go ona bolter let him now speak or for ove hold his peace

The

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ITO AND SAIGO VISIT FORMOJA.

MOVEMENTS IN KOREA, (Special Telegram from Our Own Corris- pondant.)

Shanghai, April 28, 5.32 p.m. Marquis Ito and Marquis daigo will visit Formosa shortly.

Libanakin has resignod, and loyczen has been appointed Premior of Kursa,

The Russian guarda have been increased.

Health. This is fairly goed,

monta is 6 inches.

NEWS FROM JAPANESE PAPERS.

SORSIUISED STEAM/HIS SERVICE TO

PAMOJA.

hui

speaking of him, whilst outside the Church lined, either becsase the terms were not lona -N.-. Daily Actos Gor.

or that the good enough or he was ever meeting men who ouguired in the bands of the Hongkong Londen syn-Ora Popular Pisao, handsome, full-tansò kindly

oully about the old pastor and epoke of

his good deeds. What a loss his death will and that something the line was ableg strong; guaranteed wear, $825, be toChristian Missions in Ohios and to the and that something must be done,

the Frenob Robinson & Co.

Wesleyan Missionary Society in particuler it appeared on the state and made an offer.

Tokyo, April 16-It has been defuitely settled that the Osaka Stusen Kaisha shall receive a subsidy of t0,000 yes per year for maintaining a steamship service to Formosa. is hard to realise. I suppose the majority of Augation at how us very serious Wa leard that the U. 8. Govaromont has 1 bree steamers will leave Japan cach mouth the workers ja that Hociety have come too were sought to be reopen deolded to abolish the Americau Oparulato in favour of the Hungkong at Ningps, which will be reduced to the rank

for Formosa, vis Kagoshima and Okinawa,

ORDERS FOR WAR SHII.

China through the direct or indirect:

the

Price

Bow offered stood at

whatever was realised upon

by influence

Legation and help of Mr Hill. Hardly any branch of judicate. The

003, but still no arm offer was made. The of a Consuler Agency managed from Shang De hai. New Consulates will be opened at Che TOKYO, April.—It in stated in conneo- work carried on by that Bovietv is not fered to negotate the los at 5 per 100 and Changking, and it is batieved that tion with the enlargement of the Nasy that greatly indebted

Mr Hill, whilst Bode Cent ons ironclad and four cruisers are to be branches of philanthropio work such as the Cent commission and to give the Chinese Mr. Fowler, who has been Copsulat Niegpu

the Baukow School for the Blind, and Alms-government wha

transferred to Chefoo.-China tromstre. housea for aged Chinese, would never have London market, guaranteeing, however, that many years, will in all probability be been but for him. Daring his life Mr Hill's should not be less than the above sam.

They made their

one, six months beir conditions, one object was to learn the will of Chriat

nonths Tes Governor at Boochow H.E. Chao, in which no Juan

0730 20 from any other country is hurrying on the completion of arzange and to lovingly obey him, Faithful in his service upon earth he has now been called to exclusive of the two countries negotiating meats for the opening of that sity to foreign his reward.-N.-C. Daily News.

built in England; two cruisera in America; one cruiser and several torpedo-boats in France; and orders will also be placed will German firms for several torpado-boats.

THE WAR IN ABYSSINIA—A JAPANESE АТГАСНЕ

Tokyo, Aprii 17.-It intended to ap- point Uolonel (1) Saw Stoj

Sbajiro at a military Attaché to accompany the italian forces in Abyssinia. Japances Legation in Ruine is now in communlestion with the Italian Guverument on the matter.

The

230 employés in mercantile wonderful bow thess Scottish nowspapere get 10 proprio in d. B. M.'s Govern. on the track of the latest news! Still, mental Departments, 8

firma, 32 employés in.

physiciaus, worders will never cease, and the Scotsman apothecary, 2 teachers of Portuguese lan- Have the 'Odd Volumics developed into has always been noted for being one of the guage, 1 journalist, 6 mechanical artizans, 3 a Goveromant Institution? My query is best and most enterprising papers outside marines, 4 printera (owners of printing establishments), 14 compositora, 98 scholars, There were 29 in- prompted by the fact that during the last London. Your enterprising Scottish oun- and 4 pensioners. month no less tan three Government temporary saya: Hongkang may perhaps dividuals without employment. Officials bevo boen enstaining the interest of rank as the greatest miracle of European this much-abused but very much improved trade and British rate in the Ens!.' There Boalety. First we had Mr W. E. Crow, is much vistne in a perhaps’| Government Analyst, lecturing us on Gri- amount of British rule lavabod minal Poisoning in Hongkong;' next we our poor litle island is perfectly astound- had the Hon. H. E. Pollock, Acting Attaring-the greatest miracle, to my mind, ney-General, enlightening us

The is

that the Colony survives it all. Young Pitt,' and last night no less a per- After the scal 'gush' about desert island Bonage than Bis Excellency the Governor two generations ago, infested by pirates and kept us in the beat of humour for a whole smugglers (as if we had no smugglers Bow hour with his specimens of Irish wit, and aadays and no armed gang robberies 10 pur few samples from other sources. His Excel- most crowded thoroughfares ), quarter of a Jenoy's was ons of the most entertaining million scule in the aity of Viatoriz, third lestores delivered in Hongkong for mocne largest port in the world, enormous tonunge considerable time, and it is to be regretted entered and cleared, &o, the Scotsman in that he does not appear more frequent-forme the benighted aborigines of Scotland ly in the charactor of a popular levarer. that The peograss of the Colony in socisă, Many of his jokes were 'cheataste,' bat sanitary, and political institutions of all good jokes, like good wine, improve with kinde-in the materials of civilization--bas keeping, and they acquired a new sharm been still more phenomenal In a word, from the manner in which they were retold Haugkong merits attention not only for the by the gubernatorial lecturer. His Excel-transcendent influence which it already „Ioney's lecture reminds me of an irish joke exeris avec the currents of Chinese trade, I came across the other day in which one bat for the large hope which it holds out of Irishman—we will call bim Burke-says to results still more wonderful arising from the the other beard yez are on a abtroike, contact of Western enterprise with the inert! President Kruger han replied to Mr Caney, to which Casey replies I am. I mass of Eastera populations and ideas.' After Chamberlain's invatation, that he is un- ahtruck for shorter hours. And did yez git that the plague-I mean, the Deluge! The Volkeraud requires his presence in the be began to-morrow, them? I did share; I'm not war-rkin' progress in social, sanitary and political in Transvaal. at all bow!'. The following bull per stitutions of all kinds might be stuck in the

TUN ACHEEN EXPEDITION. patrated by an Irish schoolmaster may be

eye of the editor of the Stateman without

The Dutch Government is eending to new to some of your readers : Now, Patsy, impairing that gentleman's eyesight. Why Acheen two battalions of Infantry; some

and Eu don't forget that punotaslity is a great not turn. Mr Whitehead losso upon Me Cavalry, Mountain Arullery, vartuo, Take the sun for your zici-the Cooper (the Scolaman Cooper not our D.P.W.

of the broak of day, never a minute before speeches and addresses and other wommunisa-

or afther it !"

REOTER'S TELEGRAMS. (SUPPLIED TO TACCHINA MAIL'] LONDON, April 25, 1896, THE RUSSIAN CORONATION. Field Marshal Yamagata has arrived at Bavre, and met with a cordial receptet.

Great preparations are being made at Odessa to receive Lá Hưng Quaug.

PRESIDENT KRUGER'S VISIT TO ENGLAND.

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THE HISTORY OF THE NEW CHINESE LOAN,

Peking, April 13.

should be eatortaised, and saothor, a meat

important clause, that the present administrade, and has given instructions that the tration of the Imperial Maritime Customesites for the Police Station, Municipal Build- Mized Court, and Custom Honio are ings, i remain unaltered. The French offer

to be decided upon within two months. The alement disturbing

should

Bhot

Сезде на ад exceedingly in the negotiatious. The Chinese insisted on officials, who are obtarged with the their right to freedars of zorion in spite of out of these duties, are busily confering

the Japanese authorition-Mercury. wish

The history of the late loan is act devoid their promises to the British Minister--we have been rightly informed, the

ment of the

ed to

The

Dyler of

to the

Ir-

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lions in re, Municipal Councils, Sanitary Praterie, Culousl Rhodes, Phillips and' fol trial of her machinery on the Firth Taungli Famon. Tais was done and then accepsanoo of the repah lase in hole or i

nothing

better

than the ignot

either

sourou of

HONGKONG REGISTER.

Previous On dita at,ûn date si

ayerpm 10 KM,

Tokyo, apru 17-A telegram received of interest. Some five months were spent in were determined to borrow in the by Mcasio Damus! Bamuel Co., at Yuko-

the negotiatioon. The leas was finally and market from

apert all political or future hem from Leuden states that great detange definitely signed on the 23rd of March, bare- consideration,

It is

not quite clear how the Clues Hospital on the Bluff is nader the medical superintendance of a Uhinese physi- hes again been dous [presumably by. fonds]

Fronch offer

ba came to

presented on

on the the Japanese to the railway at Bacouts, which has put ay seven weeks from the time when the instal

felie due in French side indemnity

ssid, is to treat is averred that the Chinosen, whose practice,

with patients time to the export of oil. London (8th May,) No wonder that the government anked French assistance to ozant, antiqusted and absurd system jo vogue ap for a Twenty charters have been cancaded, rumour found oirealation that China iztend. tricate them from their diffulties in the mat with the native dogtern of Chius. If this be

THE TREATY WITH GERMANT,

Dever had any ter tby toen. The Chinees striotly deny, the Japanese authorities would be war- Tokyo, Apr. has the new Treaty suo inate it. But Chi

long delay

and intor that they asked French assistance. They rented bas to ne cujusidered by the minable regotiatioba wera owing to a variety wired to Paris; however, to their Minister to doctor being employed there to treat canty with

Germany

insisting upon competent Reichstag, it is not expected to arrive here of uses. Two

that of Berenus euquire the price of a 4 por peat loan. There do for raufication before July,

and the Trapp had it in charge; may be some truth in bath statements, how in Bocordance with the salightened practice of the Western world, or the sins of the ATTENIT TO RAISE THE CHISHIMA-KAN. two officials, thais Erdellereien Wing and mich we de not vsattire to The Ex-of

and Vice-President reepeo- Mabuyama, april 14-An attempt to Chang, President

*DEO- Viceroy Li was

inesitation should be r

be enforced. At present raise the Chishima-kan, sunk in elision Chaug,

audience, to Visit England at preaunt, as the with the Raven In December 1802, will!tively of the first named Board and members trunkly in favour of another is can only be regarded

Lis Imperial

མས of danger agente in con- when he received his final orders to attend to th community. We have heard, for of the latter, were the active dusting the

instance, of small-pex patients H.E. Tu negotiations Prince Kung and the cornution of the Czer, he was asked by mitted to learo the institution her. had also the subject in the Emperor about the loan and replied that sured of that dangerous and disfiguring dis before being ALLISON Pianos, Art Models, vory Ano, must settled the matter with a British China should borrow from France. Bila "totepas, at the very period whou most likely

oversight. The Board of Reve

Revenue had al-

perial master repudiated with scorn thoides to spread it abroad.. with a Britisk syk-peria

The dicato as long ago se November last. The that be should sail bis

Freash automatics should inquire in to the way in Japanese aunitary Charge d'Affaires and Minister of the British frag

irsan. Whou Und German Leastiona respectively, with the The Park to visit the Empresa-Dowager, his we do not hesitate to do so as a protection

R-Vitori

weat to the which the institution is worked,to jest, Hongkong and Shanghat Bank, stepped

fa at cate

patron, the

same question came up and was The now steel stoomebip Austrañiza, built the end of November and the request-

test-disrisand with the remark that the Emperor she public. Such a hospital an it appears Bun, who for ever and always rises exactly who has suffered much already) with his TRIAL OF THE REFORM LEADERS. F R. Napier and Sons, Limited, Glasgow, the British syndicate to would not have it so. At the Taunt to be as readily broomo a hot-bad of conta

for the Bantera and Australian Steamship stand aside for a few days to enable them Yaten the Ex-Viceroy again advised the Bio-Japan Herald,` At the trial of the Reform Leaders at Company, London, has had a most success- to get their proposals forwarded to tho

but the Ministers had at the part,

at the very first the weary Deguliations, The second of the loan declared that they never Boards, Military Contributione, &o. If we Farraz pleaded guilty of higa treason. Clyde, when all the conditions of the coa traat were fully implemented, and the

millions were dred

promised by the could usevat it. Notwithstanding thoir Bentenca will be given on Monday.. The subject of milk adulteration is one strike while the tron is hot there is no know.)

owners representatives exprosted them-Chinese government to Great Britain and resolve to refuse the Freach offer, it was nelves se more than satisfied with the ship Germany. This precise was made to Sir feared that the very favourable torma offered Barometer .... 20.03 29.00 29.88 whlab is creating some interest locally, and ing what the Scotsman might be able to do Ar an extraordinary meeting of the Shang- und her speed, which was considerably in Nicholas Conor and ove

much use was

by the Fransh would nevertheless be accepted Temperature 72 wards made of it as an argument for grant by the Chinese. At this stage without trespassing on the gromad to be for os. I commend the matter to Mr White Race Club held on the 22ad inst. four excess of the guarantee.

Lord Salie Humidity 58 ing the ion to the Auglo-German syndicate. bury renewed his protests and gave the travelled over to-morrow in the Supreme baad's attention. Here is a chance for laying of the stewards were induced to withdraw Cart I might chronicle & case which has something weighty upon the editorial table! this reigestions and the list was hue, Tus Peking correspondent of the N.. The lata British Minister also recommended Toungli Yaman olearly to understand,

thened by the appointment meanwhile, of

to issue conjointly the Bity arough the Chinese Minister in

in London, Mears. Brand, A. R. Bartbill, and Daily Neve weites-Prinse Kung, who the Chinese

has been reating at the Ius Park for me teillions to be given to each. The Chfugs that the Chinese gover

government had promissa Bearmaan. The Blowerde are new Mesara timo, rustased his official duties on the 9th: themselves were aux ous to give the remain the loan to the anglo-German combination, local dairy-kooper was fined £9 in a County

Böning, Brand, Burkhill, Beorman, Dud-

nothing can

can be done when he is on the sick dar of the long to these two countries and that, although they were at liberty to Court for selling twopence worth of sweet

list. Rumour has it that his relations with ast-off against to equalise, as it were, pegettate in the thespost market, they would milk containing 11 per cunt, of water sad a W. ROBINSON & Co.'s Pinnes are guaran-geon, Festo; and Probat.

Piazos Bepaired teed for the climate.

Ma Lilly's story, noticed in the West.guer Wing and Chang are not of the previous loan given to Runt ab bu bald resfonsible for whatevur rasaite

the most friendly character at parent. France. It was not held desirably 10

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might

prove detrimental Minster Gue tie, of the bull perpatrated the former's insiture with the Emperor la further into the debt of Russia. As peur to Great Britain; The Freuon à laisser must it in asid, doubtless though correspondent intimated at the time, China have supposed be held the trump card in bia prisoner that he evald sentence him to the gies these fasse says 2? The adulteration un in the Fare Saat will regret to learn for of imprisonment far exceeding his Thers dous nut any longer appoar to be aty equally between the tour countles. There of negotiating the loan, the Bist threu of

Todo which were wollers, they will be glad for his sake, few years ago made by a well-known bar-tag

government ; that the ventrol of Court the mush as the feeding of cows has largely know that the removed means gratifying ristor at the Irish Bar in octauencing this Imperial family. The polley pursued by one hundred and fifty millions, to cover the the Freash govern must be guaranteed by ta bo tas bat, sust of the retrocession of Linotung and the Maritime Chatoms must be placed in at present appeare in defence of ú pri- drink, and to marry one, A hand the defioit

in the price between that deed Frenou hande sad that China inust Bitung hand to do with the quality of milk they give, promotion. The genial captain has been address to the

ppointed to the command of the Kaiser

Lordship is nagded to take hold pienso Juur

the reins of power | by.

by the lenders and par, and to

Do. given to France 139 right of the railway countroo wad, besides, we are not aware that as yet Wilhelm II. on the Gonus New York gentlemon of the jury, I appear on hehafi to coerce this people and government into this fifty millions to the United States, but hon in the three sunthara prevines. The

soner, Diy say milis standard, has been defused, al- huc, on which vessel he was serving ze chief of the insocent criminal. The intu Judge muzu progressive wage. Gambling and this was departed from as a presaties Was Chinone Blood aghast at the extent of TERMOMETRE A Theugh an eminent authority on such mat offer until he wasappointed Captain of the

defenses, was once engaged in trying a clear for the renovation of the Empire. Many participate as a State in the loan Chine in the pay of the Customs marvice was by Laptain Harrasso- case of horse-stealing in Cork

complain of the removal of the Empress must borrow another bundred millions to the British Dairy Farmers' Assosiation, has wits, who brought out ins back Captain alfant, said the prisoner's serasal, Dowager at presunt so the Ibu Fuck where walle ber ascount with Japans After paying

The period elapenik by reason of the Yamon good wishes of his numerous friends in

some before the authorities at home, A

penny-writ of skim milk, 7 per cent, of equal to now, which war water-both somewhat thin

DIOGENES.

hia

not to

certainly. The losal paper from which I Thou the many friends of Captain Wet. / 47 the English Jndgo who told i convicted of the Empresa-Dewegen | wasted from the very Arat to divide it hand whua tu, isid down bla five oundations

of milk to exceedingly difficult to detect, ia. that this in, bin last voyaga of the Hoken- natural life' is sclipend by the bullarious effort to rule the wuary by the was a talk for some time ut making tho |

Yes, Mr T. J. Lloyd, consulting analyst of punition is to be months ago, Thi, who had no sympathy for pogus play-soting are not calculated to do mitich { brought to hear by the United Staten to | thena" deumudia

Hohmallern eighteen

the

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Highest open air temperature où the 27th.......72: Sowet open at temperatare do thứ 11thumou

F. G. FIGS, First distant Hongkong Observatory, April 28, 1890,

Temperature. (faken at Mr. Falconer & Co.'s Framises, Queen'e toad.)' Boxoxoxo, April 28, -LUBS.

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