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SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1806,

Tax Bonnington, which has received some temporary repaird by the Dock Company, left to-day in tow of the Carmarthenshire for Nagmaak. She had been sold to Japanese. Vemata at The DogEH-At Kowloon Taichow, Mascotte, Kutsang, Ingraban, Dragon, Albingia.

Cosmopolitan-ro, Wandoring Jew. Aberdeen--(none).

LITUT. Goggisberg, R.E., the Straits aricketer, who left Bingapore by the P. and Q. steamer Shanghai a short time ugó, Was taken ashore at Colombo suffering seriously from malarial fever,

We hear (eays the China Gazette) that when the Grafton, bearing the flag of Bear. Admirat Oxley, arrives on the station she will probably be joined by the Edgar and Spartan, as well as by one of the smaller arnisers of the Archer class, and those four vessele will form Admiral Oxley's cruising squadron to specially watot the interests of

the British flag, mora particular in the Gulf

FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That His Excellency, as the head of the official Happy Family, may now fairly command the sympathy of all right think- ing man to Hongkong. That the Governor of Hongkong, under the Charter of the Colony, is possed of

hormone powers-some of which it may

the

tical.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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the efficiency of our naval strength in preparation for the future. The expandi. | THE KING OF SIAM IN SINGAPORE kong would be satisfied, probably, for the (zne trarERATURE LOAIN HIGH TO INDIA. Calcutta, May 6-The weather is becom. present, with auch an addition sa would May 14. ture on the Army and Navy was in the n these waters.

The Siamese gunboats Maha Chakeri and squaline the number of official and unofficial ing very settled and the temperators has That the invitations might well have en-ture of an insurance; it was simply for the

braced the ladies, who, if they don't role purpose of equaring mafety against all post Makut Rajakumar, which bring H. M. the members. This would still leave the east recopared the repunt fell, and Know exte

waves, at least indirectly, command ble anemias. Great sa was our advance in King of Siam and Suite, arrived yesterdaying vote in the hantle of the Governor; and aire over India generally,

of vato

vato al home, ENTERIC PEVER AT CANVANDRE.. the eass through their husbands, if nau-civilisation, we bad etili enemies, not afternoon from Bangkok, anchoring outside, that, backed by the power

check.

Enteric fever prevails among the Euro- merely amongst individuals but mations, and contrary to expectations the royal visi. would surely be a suficient

The tendonor

moy of official to officialioms is pean troopa at Cannanore. Four deaths of That I so we are to have two holidays No one could have read intelligently the tor did not land until this morning. Shortly

next week, and I don't know how many news they had been receiving for the last after 9.45 this morning H. E the Governor, one of the most curious forces pepohology ten of the South Staffordshire regiment

air mouths or as without feeling that wa

and Capt, Herbert, A.D.C., that laymen are built in another mould. C.M.O..

That an eoinl training is

ing is desirable for an official visit to the King what malign influence can be inducing the but

functious.

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Tfficial Majority, during the tryingThat, although many of us look for rain, it have been and perhaps are now on the Roomspied by the Hon'ble J. A. Swet (en- betrays. It been to involve s. conception| kaya scourred,

ba remembered were delegated to an Plague year of

of 1894. That the Governor at that time mut bave thought the Uaoficial Majority, or the Unofficial Element in the Permanent Committed, was worth preserving and worthy of trait, otherwise he would not have left such a crisis as that of 1894 to by Unofficials. bo dealt with by That, the Governor is now credited with a desire to discover the real feeling of the British community on regards the work- ing of unofficial majorities.

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That if that desire is rightly credited to His Excellency, it is a desire quite in keeping with the universal tendency of the British Empire. That the first obstacle is the official happy

ins.

bolovad

ARYASINTA AND TRY ITALIAN POLICE. Rome, Hey 8.-At to-day's sitting of the Chamber, Signor Sermonets mada a speech.

is to be hoped the unveiling caremony verge of a great contest, and, fervidro, it left Johnston's Fier in the Colzaial launchtale ofBoial work is logical the in which he rejected all ides of the syngun-

at fount will be held in fair was

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to pay an

thet vessel

ther, seeing we have waited for it for auto be Phed, man to if necos on board the Afaha Chary invernment of Hoogkong, for blades, sion of Massowal, aud said the question of ion of Anthorne/boribanchorage, and receiving the Sanitary Board! What

many years.

BROWNIE.

THE NAVY LEAGUE. ADDRESS BY MB J, J. FRANCE, 4.0,

ence assembled in St. George's Hall to heat an addrons by Mr J. J. Francis, Q.C., in connection with the Navy League. Mr

Ooxoa presided.

on the

with

reference to

to their

that

His Ex-

conformity with

Kassala would be solved Italias interests solely, without forgetting" friendly tion with Great Britofa.

TOF REINFORCEMENTE START FOR THE GATE. London, May 4.-Three hundred and filty Mounted Infantry and one hundred and fifty men of the Middlesex Regiment, sailed for the Cape on Saturday.

DE HER NOT TO BE SKEHADITKO.

May 4th. The case of Dr Herz has been settled at Bow Street Police Court The

existed, Magistrate desided last nu grounds for ex-

TEN ACQUITTAL OF MAJOR LOTHAIRE,

Kept in order as they ought to have boon. | highways of the British Empire were the the only the tested itself to rabongse, the son of the King, Sanpramt, and it with the public in each a case, I drew from the case after the evidence for of Pechili and China Sea from Tientsin to That when the Secretary of State first seas, and they must keep these highways hi axde by soma of the leaders as Houger landing by the Hua 'bie J. A. Swettenham,nial Sacro to browbeat to usboner in | Lothaire, and declare the matter cannot be

Shanghai. This powerful fleet, thres of

whose vessels can easily steam 29 kuote, should act as a shock to any interference with British faterests in the absence of the Senior Admiral and his still more powerful voseele, viz.: the Centurion, Rainbow and others. We also are assured by one who has soquaintance with inner mayaments of the tortuous end protracted diplomacy of Paking nad London that there is good reason to believe that ebonid there be any real son.

tructed the Governor to draft the Ordin cere lying down the composition of the open to British commerce, and, when

in accordance with the oassary, dleaed to their enemies. The for- Bused Sanitary views of the British community of Hong mation of branches of the League bad bean kony, that instruction was not attended attended with the greatest success in all

parts of Britain and the Greater Britsla to in the fallest That the outcome of the private meetings, it had been most warmly taken up also in consultations, and memorandams-which the Colonies. He had no doubt that at the

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Wolsely

the

and the

May 6.--The London papers denounce the farcical nature of Major Lathaire's irin).

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THE BHAN'S SUCESSOR

Teheran, May 2.-Mozuffer-ad-Dio, second of the late Shab, has beer proclaimed his successor, and has been summoned to Takerse from Azerbaigan.

3--Mozaffer-od-Din was enthroned

z to-day.

Bake bis mind Gweneth to

ор avery

to pay a fair for

about the same time inside of the maintenance of our position and Bary,

ga salute just wow, to reduce the unofficial element authority st saa, for

speoido Undaunted, and on that position

depended not

nt of 21 guns from L. M. S merely the prosperity of the Etopine on an the Dutch cau-of-war Prins Hendrik, all virtue can there be in the official element If ever good service was case? If Empire but

but the prosperity of each and the warships being dressed in honour of the in such

done, it was done by the unofficial element and the Frinz Hendrik main during the coarse of the plague and one of us here in this Colony. He occasion, orary Yesterday afternoon a fairly large audi-asked them to consider for one moment ber yards. These salates were returned in

what would to the position in this Colony, rotation by the Afaha Chakkkri.

an ocasion that called for promptitude and of their trade, their commerce, even their rellenoy returned about 10-30, rescising the business-like decision; and the work to be Jone was well done. Yet, before the crisis position

nsual saluto on leaving. soir daily pro- visions if the seas outsido wers in possession H. M. the King of Siam, who was preced-is well over, officialism is trying to re- of a hostile fleet. They depended entirely ed by several princes of the royal blood, who cover control, Not long ago, certain Go- on their commerce for their wealth and tife immediately drove off to Hurricane House, verament property esticasted to be worth One The Chairman, having referred to the and prosperity: For every one in the Un- did not land until 11-40, when he came off W10th) was sold for 88,600 and Mr "family That I have a shrewd suspicion, se on-formation of the Hongkong Branch of the lony it was not merely a matter of policy, in the Gunesh, attended by H. B. H. Waitshead, in Council, naked why I

it might be to-morrow a matter of necessity Prince Bhanavangai (famillerly known would have thought, our Hongkong

3lay 2.--The opquittal of Major Lothaire scanced long ago, there would have been League, and the objects for which the which would be brought home forcibly to Frince Oog Noi), Commander-in-Chief of contemporary remarked, that the Govern no trouble of any consequence had the

spritsell Chap H. Is there msmbers of the happy family been League was instituted, stated the roads and every one. The question had been asked the Royal Army, H.R.H. Prinon Damreng ment would welcome su opposincity to satis ccnfirmed. The Tablio Proscautor with-

wo can up here to assist? H. B, H. Priace Bourmot, H, R.

and avert any possible suspicion that might the defence.

May 4.-The English newspapers commen bo ongondared. The Governor and Colo- hiyu, and ht

the suggestion bad

A D. C., ned others. They were met on

seomt have combined, oxin indignant terms on the soquittal of Major was, would it not be possible to established, the King, his son, and Bevarel of his the contrary,

to form & &naval training whip hora &

sulle accompanied by Mr J. Anderson, way that gave Datural annoyanes to those allowed to rent there.

Hurricane whom be represents. Questious of the suelege, in which British sailors employed Siamese Consul, driving off in this part of the world could be trained House, and Prince Bhanurangai to Rifles kind need irritate only when there is some-

on beard for service on bca man of war.

thing to conceal, and displays of irritation Hotel, where he stays for the pressat.

Mr J. Caulfield f

James, tator to Prines are certain to persuade the publio that Dand time of war a large number of these men

there is something wrong. Bribery out of employment by s Chaprabongae, the King's son, Mr orrorously took the place of the Cornet (inations that be the considerablo number of ships being laid up. Lewis, tutor to the Royal Family, Mr A. C. Eu titig sa bha lot of badli bite that into the views of the British Comfret questions that would be asked osudi- In the avent of a battle, there would der Carter, English Susretary to Prince Bhants have, happily, boon left behind; but mis. munity which was asked far-turns out dates for Parliament would to='Are you | tainly be heavy losses of life on both sides. range, Dr Bytter, ars also amongst the hable inference from the

Prince Praboraraza, Bismass Seu-menagement still survives;ial attitude! to be, what I have persistently said in favour of, and will you assist by your These would have to be repaired before retary, Dr was, nothing more than a false repre- vote, the continued adding to and strength that

would be efficient to go to

days ago. The King will be seumpanied made a

qe badnot Calcutta, May 4-Farther details con- and show by their sympathy able to doriss some means by which and a number of the Indies of the Royal sies in so large a spirit, that the members of the Legislative Council, and subscriptions how they approved of

and household. H. R. H. Prince

of Hongkong

state that he was shot by a Baboe, a mem by means of which a sort of Naval Reserve

the narrowly with the petition thought their

representations conveyed were all indebted to their country, why no could be formed out of the British ships King's son, take leaveof the Court in Singa- for certain extensions of power to manage ber of a seat belonging to the new religion ita own canceros, He has directed, for la established about mxty years ago by Meru impression of the

of the public feeling. take steps to liquidate that debt? He also

This would be of pore; the former proceeding to Europe on its owD

Cocomission Ali Mohamed, who was executed by order of Navy, and

se followery haya pose Le Courrier de Saigon states that while That, all the samo (as I pointed out at the advised the young men why were not trading on the caust.

time) the cofficials-nominated and volunteers, as there was no corps of navet very great assistance to the Navy

Was the

only practical suggestion he could Ascot, England, where he will be pisced in to loquite into

taken revenge. It is not anticipated there de the sext make. He thanked the audience for listen- sbarge of Hr Basil Thompano, H. M. The Hongkong itself elected-tock no stops whatever to dis-valnateers in Hougkong,

from the absorbing will be 107

in Persia over the succes will be any trouble in cover the feeling of their constituents, best thing and join the Artillery Volun

ing ao

(ao attentively to the addreas, and hoped Qaseo and the ladies of the Canst landed he bad laud we trust that when

pro- and thus far thoy failed in the per- tears. (Applause.)

they

would all remain member of the ncis said since the formation of

bably be made in the Ministry, but it i Mr Francis formance of their duty.

pretty certain that the new Bhat will con members. That this false impression was conveyed to the

auccess and had established

tinge the policy of his father. memoranda, about which so much foes brauches in different portions of the noun- has been made, and for the production of try; at home it had taken runt extensively which so much fighting has recently and was taking foot more at coussin presiding, Pollock asked if there were taken place, and all this, mark you, was Colonies. Saveral branches cousisting sh to cover the falas impression-instead of tirely of ladies had also be formed in bringing out, what the Secretory of State England. The Nary Leagno was not in-

to the Government dictate to required, the fooling of the British Com- tended to munity.

what way any detail of the Navy should be That of course, there can be no maner of carried out it was for the purpose of

doubt that, whether purpoly or in- brin

bringing before the Government the advertently, the properly.constituted rosity that existed for a Navy and the neces presentatives of the British community sily that existed for a powerful Nars, and of Hongkong in the Legislative Council bring steadily and persisten ly before the sotually misrepresented the feelings of Government from every possible point of the British commanity, and that they vio

any defects that without taking the slenderest minigration. It was not sufficient that won some of the leading men in Singapore and The King and Queen of Eiam havo gracious tensed Frenk Webber, an Attorney of the front state that there is much talk ja moans of discovering what that feeling bers of the Navy League should pay the lenfores upon thaw the necessity of starling ly signified their intention of being present. Calcutta High Court, to a âns of R100 for Dervish camp of the rebel Dali who is throne.

pontation.

of the

sea again.

It

will be that the Government feels it hat

at

London, May 4-Brest Britain, Rusia,' '

colo Shak of

of Persia

the influenga which then prevailed among 4 Dear), He advised all to join the there were men in Hongkong who could be on his trip to Batavia by H. M. the Queens | ovidence of a desire to dos! with caaslon given to Hussia in Chefoo the entire That, for the time being, and in view of lot so power of the Royal Navy 7 that ng had strask him that possibly / pile, peveral of whom arrived two or three heque. Mr Chamberlain has given and Tarkey have soknowledged Moxaller es

land on Tentai bill fi.e. what is known se

Tower bill, Chefoo, bat in reality to entai) will probably fall to the Lion's share.

Annamite workmen were excavating the foundations for a parsonage at Chogaan, near Baigon, they discovered some treasure truve which had been buried there early this century. The treasure consisted a large number of Spanish stivar cuius, deposited in fir and buried six feet below the surface. In consequence of the workmen refusing to give details of their find, one contemporary is unable to publish much that is of antiquarian interest, but has gathered that the coins were dated 1805, 1810 and 1813, and hear the efigy of the King of Spain, One workman admits that there were over forty coins; ethers say there were mors. The sins were divided amongst the workmen, who proceeded to Boo Catinut and disposed of the coins at the money sbangers for about 50 cents each, It is stated that the coins point to the Spanish domination of Saigon in the early part of the century; Spain and Portugal while not have territory in Lower Cochin-China had amall settlements there as elsewhere in the Far East at the beginning of the century; At that time foreign money was scarce, and was probably vory mach appreciated by the Asamita aerchants. Enquiry is being made to discover it the worktoen found any other articles of historical valda.

ALLIBOR Pianos, Art Models, very fine, $400/450; Cabin Pianos, small but excellent,

175/220W, Robinson & Co.

League

our

I do not say that the Unofficial Members | the work done at home and abcond. The tribing ship could be artablished here and B B H. Prizes agrai | Cupcaive that he will be disposed to dent (cerning the wurder of the Shat of Parais

cont of a

holiday tour, and the latter to school at lance, the this conist matters, in the late Shan, and WUSER TO

Hurricane House,

leisure to turn

the Bcretary of State in the confidential en League in England it had attained League and induce their friends to booom shortly after noon to-day and will stay at ị questions that hays lately been engaging | sien to the throne. A few changes will i

did so

might

in

neces.

to

1

exist in the ad

the

Commander Hastings proposed a vote of thanks to Mr Francis for his vory instruc- tivo address, and also to Mr Coxon for

Hon, H.

branches of the Navy League at Singapore and Shanghai

The Chairman said they were about to start a Dr

a branch at Shanghai, but there was ank t one at Siogapore.

Mr Pollock suggested that the Hongkong Branch of the Lengute should press upon the neighbouring ports the urgent neemily for establishing branches of the League. file suggested that they so momnnicate with

May 16. His Majesty the King of Siam, who is now visiting Bingapore incomito, is slaying at Hurricane House, Tangio. This morting acas establishments in town, and His Majes- part of the royal saite visited certain busi ty paid a private visit to the Hongkong

Bank.

Yesterday Lady Mitchell called on Her Majesty the Queen, who returns the call at Government Houas this afternoon.

His Baseliency the Governor will enter tuin His Majesty at dinner to-morrow night, Lady Mitchell will hold a Raception at toverument House on Monday afternoon, 18th inst., at 6 o'clock. Their Majesties

bis attention elsewhere, he will see rosson to view sympathetically the desire of the community to possese, in local matters ge nerally, the say, which he has invited in that respect-Landoa and China Express,

NEWS BY THE FRENCH MAIL.

(Times of Ceylon.) THE BANK OF BENGAL. Calcutta, April 30.--At their meeting to. day, the Directors of the Bank of Bengal reduced the rate from 7 to 8 per cent.

ATTORNEY

WERBER

CONVICTER,

Calcutta, T. A. Pearson, Chief Prediciones, Magistrates this morning his

Calcutta, May 6-dir Mortimer Durand wires from Teheran that all is quiet through- ant Persia, scd there is absolutely no cause for disquiat. The people express geteral contentment at the recognition of the second BOD se Shah.

A BRUENT WITH DERVISH CAMELHEN-CAP-

TAIN FILTON WOUNDED,

Cairo, May 2.-A aharp akirmish has tak place near Akasheh between three squad- rone of Cavalry and three bundred Dervish cameimen, in which the latter were repaleed with beavy luss, The Egyptian loss was trivial. Captain Fitton was slightly wounded. Manorah, May 6-Advices from the the tening El

El Obeid.

do go before) which one of his Hap- and by reading. They ought to style branch was likely to be established at the leading bankors, merchants, and citizens to adesags the R50 just after be bad drawn Khodes at Uwo on the 4th 100% that,

мото

of the work which the Empire called upon it to do? In nearly all the battles with the always inferior in French the English numbers, but they wou these battles through greater experience in Naval war-

The am

amount of work the Navy had

age.

CORRESPONDENCE.

otherwise

THE MATAPELK REVOLT GRVEKED,

a branch.

Singapore Free Press,

of the cheating Mr Boueard, proprietor of subscriptions and attend the

the meetings.

The Chairwan stated there were several

Hotel de Paris, by obtaining Boo really was.

00 4 That the Governor, in justice to himself. They ought to make themselves acquainted of the members of the Hongkong Branch

sheque on the Agra Bank, where he had at BRODES AND THE CHARTERED COMPANY, should discover now (if he did not

with the posit

position of the Empire

London, May 8-Mr Hawkeley, Solleitor by attdy

the time no money. to use in Shanghai, Amoy and the neighbouring THE GRIEVANCES OF HONGKONG,

His Worship observed And be was informed that another

About this time last year, a petition from that Mr Webber had induced Mr Bonsard the Chartered Company, called to Mr. ports, Oficial family aided and abetted history of England in the past,

alterad situation in ving to the

Rhodesia, is ittle Machiavellian operation.

of the British Navy, and make themselves

The headquarters of the Navy of Hongkong, praying for a larger measure two obaques, one for R227 and another for Ohinking.

the Beard hesitate to accept his resiguation lotter to the That the curious

Chamber of

with the extent of the Empire. League had sent out the necessary papers of representative Government, was road in B136 while be bad, in the Bank, only and they ask what Mr Rhodos's view is, acquainted wit Commerce, calling for a mondate, has the amount the commerco of the Empire to almost every Chamber of Oominence in the eat of the House of Commons; and 150-14. His Worship took into considera.fr Rhodes cabled on the 6th to let his been referred to bere bafore; and some and d the population of the Empire. The the East.

underwent the fate which most of such tion the fact that the accused belonged to resignation, wait as we fight the Malabois The Chairman thanked the audienes for documents incur. The petition was in an honourable profession, and had been re- 1 one or other of the 'happy family has League also wanted its members to get iu- how the Navy stan is in ro

their attendance. This slused the proceed-judiciously worded, in some respects, as it osatly suffering from sunstroke and fever, again, to-morrow. The board yesterday doubtless been sorry it was ever weltten, formation us

to the free sleation of repre- In his delicate state of health, Imprisonment Rhedes's and Beit's resignations; but thàn

resolved to deler the acceptance of Mesora - pointed which would not work because it went further, and has fairly ex-lation to sther Navies. The prinsipal

l be a. in a would porod (ky demonstration) the whole of question was: Was the Navy as at the previous mories of shuttling or careless constituted sufficient for the perprosent

very severe form of punishment community heterogeneous

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was only temporarily approved by curtain. repressata at this time of the year.

directors, who consider the resignation of tives will have to be selected in such co.

♣ BEWIOUS ACCIDENT. procedure. That the remit of the Publio Ballot now

louies as Hongkong and

fac Bingapore, Simla, May -To-day nawa reached ears Rhodes and Beit to be inevitable HAVE WE A GOVERNOR 7

long time to come. To ask for an up- Simla of a serious accident to Mra Wahab,

they will resign themselves. pablished shows what the feeling of the Britieb community really is on this ques-

To the Editor of the Onma Mar

official majority, too, in the Legislative mite of Mejor Wahab, 4.6., who is now REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

Hongkong, May 23. Counsit was tion of Unofficial Majority, wad a

perhapa

May 9,The Imperial troops on their going a little far: the returning via Qustle from the Perec-Balach discovery ought to hava tapa made a fare.

SIE-Have we a Governor in this Culony concession of an aquality, which Lord Boundary Comidasion. Fall detalls bars way to Bulaways have been stopped al [SUFELIZO TO THE · CHINA MAIL']

Mafoking; Earl Gray believing that the if honesty and straighfar. now to perform was increasing each day as or is the Colony being run by the Director Ripon was diepood to grant, should not yet been repsived, but it appare Matabele royoit is crushed. long time ago

the Empire was increasing. The British Pablic. Worke? If so, the sooner we

ex:infy ressou blu nspirations at any that Mrs Walab's horse was frightened wardess had bend the motive power feet had duties to perform which no other have a goblin testing the better sud get tats as a working experiment. Subject, a falling rocks, and jumped over sto

TUR TRANSVAAL AND FUR UMAHTRAED LONDON, MAY 21, 1896. a with those concerned.

- COMPANY, That I have heard it said that honesty is the fleet in the world had to perform. Mr Chamberlain to put matters straight. howe

however, to these reasrvationa there khud near Narkanda, do miles away on GERMAN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA.

May 4-Polograms exchanged from best polisy, but over and above that In the event of war the Russian feat Some time ago a large influential bard. was

can perceive the Tybet road. The horse was killed, and reason that we The Governor of Damaraland will have

wholesome platitude there is no reason woold, to a very considerable extent, reworking body of taxpayers asked for a why the prayer of the petition should it is feared that Are Wahab was severely April 20th to May ad between Sir Hercules Rabianon, Dr. Layda, and Sir Jacobus de one thousand troops at his disposal when

why a smightier wand policy should not concentrated iu European atere. The paltry 16, 100 or so for a zonamidy of use be graated. The petitioners folly and injured. The Uivsi Burgson has left the Wet show that the Transvaal expressed uns the re-inforcements arrive,

recognized that, in a culony so bo the best-paying policy in a small Co-French had very few ships abroad; nearly the score of health; it could not be made be

casiness, owing to reperich were destined the whole of their fleat was in the Mediter cause the D, P. W. did not approve. lony like Hongkong

of troops being ariy situated on the borders of a gross station to attend to

for the invasion of the Transradle Bir Ja massed at Muteking acquire a position in South Africa, and the That the crooked ways are always being rabaad or the Channel.. The British feat, if our fovornor had any grit that road 1 Oriental Empire, and with a population

found eat, and the result of the Public however, had to detach squadrons in every would now be under construction and the largely composed of aliens whose fatoreste the aomi-oficial dental regarding the line to Bailos was a discovery to some of the portion of the world, to every ess in the D. 2. W. would have been granted leave and sympathies largely remain in that Herat, the sweet can firms the statement that bla de et proposed a joint commission of official and unofficial 'happy family.

and to keep these squadrons in a fair for an indeluite term. Now, we have the

empiro, That I find there is little time to say much state. The total strength of the British tast Sanitary Board performance. Trals guardship are pro, opcial the line is to be laid from Mery to Kushk, enquiry in order to sattaly the Trassyasi.

with the sorbera torminus ninety-four miles Bir E. Robinson declared Sir J. de at the press built,

proposal preposterous, and he showed the ut, including the we are a long-suffering lot of Colonista about the last great effort of the Official fast

not bara a did

zaporla tu be without foundation. Majority.

powor vesauls actually being

akould be in

INS MURDEROUS ATTACK AT NOWEHERA, be given to the local logis.. William pressed by

Danby by

May 5Mr Mersin, member of but sil the lature, or that the Queen's. Government

Calcutta, May-It was Lieat. Stevens if the ca 100 tary Board being a one-man body, and Russian deets, so that even if the

know tim to be a man, on Enghould give up the par mount

unt control of and not Capt. Stewart who was stabbed by the Caps Council, has brought forward is tande wheir feet were concentrated in European liebman, and one who has done much for dependency which is frontier Fortress so long as no apparent attempti

fanatio on Nowabers Reilway Extension, motion in the House of Assembly that an address be sent to the Queen to consider the would-be sessssin was captured modi

Ebertur Company's

The organ of the Colonial party in Berlin aaya the Germany will by this means

Beurs will indirectly receive support.

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moment

Well,

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were that

THE BUSHIAN BAILWAY TOWARDS HEBBLE.

hor.

. Petersburg, May 5-Notwithstanding

That you are not far wrong about the Stal-propozdoranes over the combined French as not a 35.2870s with the views ex donçal as to expect that unrestricts from Herat

(Le Courrier de Saigon.) THE ITALIANS IN ABYSSINIA- HAULING DOWN THE FLAG.

Pacis, May 9 At Rome, the Chamber of Deputies have diccumed the subject of the African expedition, Minister Elositi has declared that ho unsidered it impossibis for Italy to continue the war in Abyssinia. He has That, proposed to limit the Italian Uciany in Africa to the lino Mareb. Belesss and to pay a ransom for the prisonera held by King Monells,

Paris, May 10.

In the Italian Chamber, M. di Badial said that the proposed limitation of the Colway would remore all mative for con. -flict with Menelik and would assure the conclusion of peace. The Chamber ap- proved of theo declaration of the Govern ment by 273 votes to 183.

Paris, May 12. The troops at Massowah have commenced

Paris, May 13,

to return to Italy,

Mr

Well

by Father William' to keep his boys in waters we would barely base mftelast to the Colony, sud if we do ant stand by biti and ostal depot Kaked was the sub executed on Saturday, Lions SINYONE is revocation or alteration of the Chartered"

É esamo, as your morning contam porary says, the threat held out to Me Danby le troly Gilbertian in its at surdity but it can never be forgotten it Yas inade, and it may be just as well to bear in mind the community are roady to bear the expenses incurred for the so collad

prossoutien.

their

put ship for abip in Has with the French after the latest phase of offlcteliams we will emporium. they and Russians combined. That was the deserve all that the officials can give us

solenufo experts.

that Yours, opinion expressed by we would not have anything like the neces saty proportion of ships to enable us to do what we successfully did in former wars,

LEX TALIONIS,

as a comeroja The 1. Al

local affairs, and control doing well the expenditure of the colony where perial considerations were not involved and such an addition to the unofficial ele ment in the Legislative Council, and such

keep our enemies sets blockaded in their RACEALE and Brinsmeade Pianos have no introduction of that element in the Execu own parts. Exporis are also of opinion rival for tone, strength and appearance.tive Council, as might suffics to obeure that it would not do for Bogland to keep. Robinson & Co.

sea in pitched battles with That I repeat the Governor is entitled to her deets at

worse

than

waters

the

THE INDIAN COTTON DUTIES AGAIN.

Committen wrote to Lord George Hamilton urging him to exempt from all

May

autos May 7,--The Indian Parliament. | Rhodes at Gweruation relating to the

7-The statement surent that Mt. Chamberisia wa talegraphing to Mt.

is officially denied, Mr. Labeuchere's

Mamers, Bhodes, and daty all cloths made in ladie, or imported, Hartie is the Jameson Bald sas bron post- which contain as para higher than twenties. those results.

Lord George replied, reciting at some length pored until to-morrow (Friday). Mr Whitehead bad

1 opportunition of

urg his reasons for declining to disturb the recent

May 9-In the House of Commons Last these views porsanally at the Colonial equitable arrangement,

nigh

the Transvaal debate took place. Mr the sympathy of all right-minded Heng- enersy, but that for the protection of her

Chamberiala conocered in condemning tha kong residente for the vagaries of his ports and her Colonies it would be aouod A CORRESPONDENT points out in the Globe Office, and had reason to hope that con- TEB OPENING UP OF PERSIA - AND kega only, ho could have kept them in policy to blackade those fleets in their own that the statement that the Indian Regiment gesiens would be made. It is natural

policy indicated in the cipher telegrams, BELUCHIKTĀK, check if he had pleased,

London, May 7.-The Timer rasogates which caused much sensation; but said That there is now a question whether theth by force of numbers, and thus prevent at Hongkong is wholly composed of Sikhs is ❘ that he should be disappointed at the de-1

them coming into the news, and to keep 4 GTATA EXTOR. He says: The Hoogkong lay, and he

not ill-advised, probably, to Russian influesce on the northern frontier of that men like Mr Hondes bad made ultra-diplomatic boy is any better of these asas for the free passage of our own Regimant ie empord of Punjabi Matomo- express that dissatisfaction in public. As Persia, but cheerves that large British

Empire, and bis proper plase was the arbitrary and domineeting ships. In this Colony, during the day, free dass, of whots, I am told, a vice versa, boy, and

passage was allowed everyono, bat dar

district, liberally disposed than his predecessor, the British influence must remain paramount was impossible to think of war with the ased F donly ask you to refer to the Monthly inference is that the thing but bear lost The Tisus foresee the

of remedying the Transvaal for the the necessity of a strategic

рагрозе

was caly Execilovey ban a sice handful of clay to blegating the query in their own boy and Britis Army fact, in which you will as sighted to and that a free plir man to stand ousmercial opening up of Salahatan conceivable in the event of the

with, and the community

not get out without lights that every officer of the regiment is quired Pat out of the pigdon-hole by roada and railway is

similar to the Russian

deliberate These WATH whether the

War Mabomedan. I was at Deolali--the Musketa it

breaking of the convention. The frat object ap aufficiantorial porter, will passo3 and special permite

0 it dropped twe metoda by which they could avoid ry School of the Bombay Presidenoy-when Government lating the change of system in Central Asia,

of the British policy was to

prosorve Britisk quarrels and disturbances in the threate this fias regiment passed through en souts to supposition, that the good will of the ought to be shaped,

London, May 7.--The death is a annotine supremacy, which emtainly had been three- tened; secondly, to establish union between The same thing applied to the highway of Bombay to embark for Hongkong, and I did Colonial Office has been damped by atod of Cartlon! Galimberti.

verse opinion in Hongkong, is so little the sea, Long experience had proved, and not see any Bikbe,

the British and the Dutch. It was antene scientific study of naval strategy had shown.

that he thought of recalling Sir Bereniss creditable to Sir William Robinson that we in favour of the first.

Robinson. He proposed, when the pending trials were supoluded, to appoint a Com-.

both Houses of Parliament to ex amine the whole situation.

(Rangoon Gazette.) DEATH

King Menelik has commoŭced to give up / That there is no doubt about this, that Rising the night a plan had been adopted of are Awans from the Rawn Darge number Mr Chamberlain is not likely to be less interests exist in Scutbera Pornia, wherein where he could beat atone for tht pack

the Italian prisoners. It may be assumed that pesca is concluded,

DISASTER TO A MILITARY TRAIN.

Paris, May 11,

A train, conveying two companies of Teroos (cativo Algerian soldiers in French service) from Mosganem to Algiers en route for Madagascar, collided with another

Woke

to mould it as it

That I hear a whisper to the offset that the Governor has decided to give the Sanitary Board the form desired by the com nity, viz., an unofficial majority.

that the sound and safest way to adopt in

which

June. The alternative

OBITUART,

ZRINGO MENET OF TECK BOUND FOR THE SOUTAN.

train. Five officers, who were in the front That in so doing, if it be tra, he is most that xorgleed here to some ostent with that THB Shanghai Mercury learns from Chiness profer to dismis during his tenuro of who has been the guest of Lord Sandhurst | ***

carriage, were killed, and five officers forty men were injured.

WEATHER NOTICE.

and

The following notice was issued by the Hongkong Observatory:-

On the 23rd at 11.10. Pressure is now lowest to the Westward of Hongkong,

the baromotor having fallon sharply in this neighbourhood since yesterday evening.

settled, squally and showery.

strong; guaranteed wear, $845/386: --- W; Robinson & Co.

the enemy ont into

the

His owu experienus source that in the district of Quebi, near U sa-don't let Chitteso wiac. as the rucent action of his naughty boy, Cooper major, has aroused the feel. bigbroad and he could neither get at their Amay, evil and free mines are known to office must have touded to convince him of

Calcutta, May 6-Prince Henry of Teak, for the past four months, leaves ân

uittee fow

of the Colony as thoroughly as I have ships and goods, neither could he get st exist and that the Chinese Government has the support and assistanse unofficial mem- days to fair the boudan Expedition."

GUL, A. P. Mare note the return of My steamers indan with valqabian tran granted permission, to a Chinese syndicate bera of the community are in a position to

01

Course

seon it during the Hennessy regime.

I am glad

versing these routes. That I am

Cruiters to work there. lacEwen, who was the People's might escape and a certain ameant of dam- Representative in days gone by.

in the

ooold

will be built in two or three

we would not have sufficient to bicikade

off his feet on Saaday the 17th inst

atturd the Governor, at every turn. Praots-

bia

LORD WENLOCK PRESENTED WITH THE

FBGEBUM OF ZOEK..

THE CHEATRE VER

OF LIEUT, BREYEND.

Simla, Hay 7--Lient, Stovane died yes terday at Peshawar Hospital,

Owing to delay in granting on amnesty, oal business mea, they know how to grap-and to the imprenton that the Eanes will he age might be done by them, but if the ene-Tun numerons friends of Mr William Hople, practically and sensibly, with any excluded, Gou affairs are again beretning

business that may coma before them in very greva.

ARMY NEWS Simla, May 7-Colonel More Molyneux, That he may have many opportunities of my were blockaded in their owe ports we ward, of the Customs 0. 5. Staf hete touch Ard sympathy with the am

Deputy Quarter Master Genaral Army exercising his all-round abilities for the would be able to keep command of the seas.(writes the Kickiang Gerenpondent of the public good, as be did la Previous PORTS, To bioakade these fleets, experts state that N.-C. Daily News) will be glad to learn that they act, naturally, as inter-

mediaries and channels of explanation London, May 2. Lord Wenlock has been lead-quarters, bas engulfed his leave of isa to three would be he has been promoted to the Indent Staff | bat Forecast:-freeb B. and S, W, winds j That the trouble is, Mr MacEwen may not requien and vet with the anlita dark we and has mosi ved orders to proceed to 1180 iw ng more certain method of exaiting dis» | York, In a speech made on the oceantamą, hopes are eptertained of his requVary."

wish of his many friends.

between governors and governed. There presented with the freedom of the City of owing to the illoses of Colonel Max. Do

lonel Mason is somewhat better today and That the members of the Navy Longue had that togather, even with the ships/thip. He will shake the dust of his por" { satisfaction in an Englishman than to refuse His Lordship dweit upon the importance of

share in that wish.

him an adequate voice in what he gunsiders railway extension is fadia, and praised the

ATTEMPTED MURDER ON THE 'STIMING,"

Chicuita, May 1--The Captaiù of tha Cus1Popular' Plano, handsome, full-toned, 1. That the words of tho egul-genial Chair- the French and Russian combined fleets. To-bar's insus of the Paking and Bientina affaire; and a more PTAWILI WAY excellent work done in the Madras Pre- atsamer Buiaans reports that when threa

avery accessful gathering yesterday. man were well chosen and in season, and The duty of every gentlemen in the Colos Times (writes the Tientsin correspondent of of making the machine work amoothly than sidesty in this disastion,

to consult him and keep bim informed. Hal

days from Bangue & Chinesa pusonger ut- his remarks on our dron soldiersales was to impress on the Government, so the N.-O. Daily News on the B Test) on the differences that arise in this world arise

London, Maur

6.The following is the re-tempted to murder one of the crew with a

hateket

asd then jasped oytzboard and woe speckles as an old valuningrought to far sa he was able by basis and "glalons of forthcoming railway to Polo's Bridge. The act of misunderstanding. A course of salt of the Chester Cup-

i germs of martial ardour islog friends at home, the views and at ting i lunet Worth transcribing action

drowned. Light of quterosus in the breasts of the junior chees expart in not surely the weight the differsons between the digest and appear incongruous and distanteful to the informatiod the Departments posse, may

Baddilay thatóna Rockdose inimupt ghat she learned G. 6. dellroced a very tas of publis opinion. In the aided dean also to note how candy agents the Bartow edity from whom such information is

78,000 odd} 17 z opritch

THE URETAN GESTION, teresting lestare well calculated to ada

davemment

ment Hemstito Steal and Iron Works have in the latter feeling may seriously hamper the form Committee have refused to desde

Constantinople, May 7-Tas Oretma vance the objects of the League, and to that the Beat is not sufficient for the work East, no less than nine ont of fiftees tendas Exqusive arm, when the assurance that offer of an amnesty The Gather

or indirectly, to fores upon the `attract fresh adherents to the dates.. it has to ed and is not being made satt clest hoing made for fin produslists. Freight their representatives had beet Bentdited lead has postponed at august the a That it was ship shape and entirely icon for the work it has to do, and that we as with differant, izme si Lwo, ngunin đi thất and unraded-»ga avidenced by their gate-ing of the Uriell embly,

and commission m

Danildazably Vary from jugoism or spume,

s portion of the Empire vare prepared to

would gooddre oppaition as onos. Leglu. -AERANG BUMRIFÓUBLY ENTIELLIN ED. That he very forsibly brought home to his pay our portion of the expense. Just in company difivt by nearly 1,000 latire Councils after the model of huge

audience that the question he was dis. the same way so they had to serifos en Burg, and Hapon Rad the

xisting in Hongkong and Singapore. ecesing was feasparably Inked with the part of thele insome to ineŭro ngaitab | Sander, TIR. JOB,&lä, Monats Keypy of Eden | good enough for any but both has been sumptuously received, by the Cxar inginearing and Technical Studinis, sands

thale van, the highest, Tim 487,628, for 1,000 tons of fate of Hongkong, and that the unfoly of phoons of risk to our lives and property, and aves the they ought to give this thoary Tres selles (80 of datplates, de of bolts and fan dolls have a need a slage at which and Carias Barakusgale, the summer rather

they are skiltled to a further mare, Hong - rasgos në TA4 Majesty

4French, Manchest supply of our daily broad, tight rail on le led gladly for las pirpart of making of spikes

Tas Tupaies to the . Natechuang, meros mitated by the collision with the s.e. Onswo

affected, and will resume her

have been fustang on the 17th fast., 387s

the China Gazette. Thirteen plates and

woven frames on the starboard side, and fire plates on the port side have had to be re- marad.

Accome to the Bissen Pao, the Brilleh Minister was repaired in imperial audiengs

In the Wordwallen on the 7th instant. This

..

Was the Hall diod for the first time for Koreign audienus on the cursion of the m prem Dowager's birthday in November 2004.

members of the community.

they wanted was not

in United

in for

wast

they

bú

the

AKRY ANPOINTMENTS Allahabush

May 2.- Upecial. Terdon telegram. Ko the Pioneer ways, Idogkuanta

Sir R. Gipps having declined It. Re- C. F. Chapman saccess to the command of the trees in Botlandy Caserol

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