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TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1998.

STEAMER.

TWO COOLIES BEOT.

Os! Fickle Woman! Such is the pry! MUTINY ON BOARD A GERMAN that has rolled down through all the agen alece the apple incident in the Garden of Edoa, Novellets have written of it, poota groaned over it, comolo opera is full of it. A domestle servant from Talmahatavi in the

Yesterday a serious affrey occurred on board the German steamer Martha, which was lying between the Central and North.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER. CORPS,

ANNUAL COMPETITIONS.

The annual competitions of the Hong- kong Volunteer Corps--Field Battery and Marlin Gun Company took place at Kow- loon yesterday. There was a fair turnout

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. (SUPPLIED TO TEs 'Chiwa Mait.')

LONDON, May 24, 1898. LI HUNG CHANG'S MISSION, Li Hung Chang stated in an interview

THE BANGKOK OPIUM GUARDS,

RAILWAY TENDERS IN CHINA. this does not sonstitute the said road the boundary of their right of pre-emption oyas A ex came before Mr French in H. B. I

Shanghai, Mar 31.

the encretion which has taken place on the M. Coanziar Court, at Bangkok on the 18th A ramour current in Peking offtefe! sirslas son side of the high road lo question, na i inst, that is of some interest to Captaine of has reached ni that Sheng Tantal has been sudaniously maintained by the weald-be laad. Messre vessela trading to Bangkok. It was a sum-appointed Director-in-chief of all railways grabbers of other people's land mons against a quarter master on board the in Chins. This is an inherently Improbable Cornabé & Ca, recently exergised thele m.. Choo Tai for seculting en opfum that we attach bat little value to it, but itur

of pra-emption over the worstad land ger- guard on the night of the 14th inst. Buth at least may serve as a peg on which to taining partly to their own original property

kioked by

complainant stated that he was

Fram Dr Nightingale

exte from

A certiü.

of the

notorious pluralist (he is already Haikuan Co., China Merchants Steam Navigation Co

and

ola right

a night of it at the Kuh Shing Theatre, għol by one of the officers of the ship, Aesther was showery in the forenoon and festivities, was to study the European The defendeat plasdef not guilty. The At the same time we do not forget that this agquired for a very sabatantial state.. latest victim. Last night, he went out for ern fairways, resulting in two coolier being of officers and men, and although the that his mission, apart from the Coronation complainant and defendant were China bang & few romarks on ranent railway nowa and partly to au joueus strip which they.

hava bout a a godown on the said At the conclusion of the show, in the crowd number of caolion were cagaged discharging | oppressively hot, the shooting was wall up eyatemon in view of making reforaga in the the defendant three or four times on the Tao in Tientain, the Chial Director of the This has been described as an un

able enaroaobment on their part, he observed a girl who had hoon his rice fato, saveral junks under the auparvi. to the average. As the scores in the Government of China. He said that so stent, without any provstal add an and the Head of the Chinese Telegraphs) is.

obviously it is merely the exerobse *aweetheart when a bay. Oh, the happi-son of the excond officer, Adoli Hirschfeld, handicap events have not yet been mado tesaty existed betwaan Russia and Chias,stating that the chief bruise was two or so well endowed with the only logio which accorded aliko by British and by Chine

three inches across on the lower part

the perenades Chine, that his nomination is law and custom; though the nnlucky Chin other Chinese wita estes having

dom generally is battening on to

on to rail-tiet mill-stouts. How pretend that it is a drew nearer he noticed another Romeo was down and the officer ordered one of the nors for thesa zvonia, The volley-firing accord and that be desired amiter rela- breast bune. It was not of a dangerous within the limits of poesibility. Ogojal-ve, ground between the Russian and Br.

of the Chote Ta

Tat would not allow round carrion; and то

eon January, 1896 Cornabe's lead,

1886, Mars Ferguson wished to pectant look obanged to one of rags and dry. Three coolies proceeded to marry out Lowrie was successful in carrying off the ascertain his ideas of the relations between corraletas the Chief Inaneater said the way development rauch an orówa gasher.| matter rather of favour than of rigas, 10

heist olade that whore Kongways wore

there follow is there

Жового ed every night. The

land

so bad added to their which the sỘN anger. The grveu-oyed woneter suggested his Instructions, while a third stood by and Ladies' Purse, with a score of 25. After Great Britain and Chips until he had the guard aft and the pain ale rofused will high officials try to be also. A depart

up, we are unable to give the prize-win- but that the two countries wara entirely in ness of sorting her home! But as he about eleven o'clock a heavy shower camo

prize has not been shot for as yet. Sergeant tions with France, It was difficult le

in ber company. The com, pleasant exhalebes to be covered to keep the cargo

rovenge. Getting out into the middle of gazed at the other at work. The officer the firing osased, the purse, which was viited London,

the strost, he shouted out the Chinese equivalent for Thief, thief. A policeman came up, and the jealous houseboy gave his rival in charge for stealing his watch, which he valued at 89. The innocent rival was dragged off to the Central Police Station, At the Magistracy to-day he was charged, befors Commander Hastings, with stealing

pointed to the hatch and ordered the geolie to help with the work. The coolie refus. ed, and this so exasperated the officer that ho seized hold of him and proceeded to give him a ouffing. This was the signal for a general revolt. Work was stopped, and the colies rushed up with iron bare, pieces of wood and ather missiles. Third

made of satin bearing the colours of the Corpa, was presented to the fortunato win- her, by Miles Murray Bain, lu a for appro- priate words.

Sergeant Lowrie, la responding to the congratulations, presented a fize bouquet! and silver holder to Miss Bain, thanked the ladies for their prize, and proposed three

the watch. No evidence was forthcoming Engineer August Lobolin happened to come cheers. The prizes for the Ladies' Nomina-

In support of the charge, and the tablos were turned. The boy was fined $5 for giving false evidovce.

I

ALISON Pisner, Art Models, very fine, $100/450: Cablo Pianos, emall but excellent 8175/280.-W. Robinson & Co.

Ir is proposed that the bodies of all the Japanese soldiers and military coolies buried in the vicinity of Weitai wei shall be exhumed and re-interred in Japas.

on dark at the time and wont to the assist- tion were preacuted by Mrs Chapman. A ance of the second officer. The coolies goodly number of Indies assembled in the stul continrod the sessuit, crying Ta, ta,teat to witness the priza-giring,

The results, so far as can be given, are and throwing the missiles at the two of

as follow :- ficera The disturbanco brought the sbcond enginess, Peter Gruenwald on deck, and" seeing the state of affairs he rushed down to his cabin for his revolver. A regular

Winner, Sergt. Lowrie, He returned meles was now in progress, on dock and red four shots, which went

LADIES' PURSE.

7 shots at 200 yda.. Position-Standing,

Sernt

LADIES' NOMINATION,

26 Points.

high. The scale still continued, so he7 shots at 300 yds. Fosition-Any, Points.

Nominee.

Nominator. emptied the remaining

Mrs Lowrie. Sorgt. Lowrie. (Prize presented by Sergte., Field Battery.)

Miss Brost. Gunner White.

two cham bors into the crowd, The two shots took effect, two coolies being dropped, one with

woand in the back and the

£

28

26

(Bangkok Times).

acture.

Captain o

Two

may

the Qursale

ha

and

bay the

to bring the quarter masters forward for

ward for ment which for many years will involve property; bat the Chinese refused, emphati eidentification, he went to serve the boundless expanse,

when

followed by steady Baumons. For the dalouse

which only declaring that the land was not for sale. quartermas. growing income, in

One However, Russian pranaro modified this ter asid the

complainant committed but seldam to Chine's impecanious shalartosition of theirs; and, after rofusing the aufsance aft, and in sosordnas with the

Our Tientais contemporary in its last British firm's request, the Tactat calmly AN ENGLISH CONSUL RESIGNS.

Captain's lastractions he ordered him for Isene printed the results of the tenders for notified that he had sold the land to people Loudon, May 13. ward. Complainant refused, and witnessrails in

in response to public advertisement.

who had no such right as whose admin

t as thone This list, to

which we bave already alluded, request he had at

sammarily rejasted. We Mr de Wet, the English Consul at Prepushed him but did not kick him.

Captain Morris said he was awakened by is one of the most interesting of things Chi- were all interested to losra from one of your the uses and on going a desk found four of aess recently submitted to publie Inspee-contemporaries that the imposing display of the opium guard round the defendant, who tion; it conveys lessons of the last impor- Rasetan peral toroe had to do with this toria, has resigned.

told him what he led just stated, About tasca to high Chinese officials, and we should question;

but wore a

a little ladisposed to be an hour later there was a great diaturbases especially liss H.E. Chang Chi-tung to less that the thousands of armed men aboard learn, and inwardly digest ite signifl- the Rurik, Pomizi Azopa, eta, etc., with their when the lespectar came on board, and on witness requesting h

falt to wait till morning, dance. him

powerful armaments, torpados, eto, Shrewd as the Viceroy of the two Hu la, hemelven anable to cope with the resistance the Chief Inspector said he had a warrant

which Measts Fergaseco & Os.' staff, and he could search the ship by night or day, he has of requnt years trasted far too mast whantver he ited and how

he liked. It was to one or two of his abordinaten, the same doughty bat ill-armed sa it by could offer i

be had ha

the rack on which bis rival Li

all foreign split: all

had the .8, squadron to pit unless they To things are Eeva under the distortire refreo- also against the Chiusto, forces, to wit, ons powers to sezor a v

repetition of Daisance witness had since

PRESIDENT KRUGER ON THE SITUATION.

In an interview with Ractar's agent President Kroger says he is astonished at the cincial defence of Mr Cecil Rhodes and

AR

the Chartered Company, in the House of evident the Inspector the plea that tion of the spectasies of these gentleman, who small condoner, ens amalier cutter, and

Commons.

He denied the existence of

intrigues between the Transvaal and Gor- protect himseli agassised to put his not of sparse on purely disinterested and i donen men with rifles. Doubtlessly, bor.

meny and said the Transvaal wanted to be

patriotia moltes cela va sans dire. His over, they had heard of the Chaise Volun friends. But all those who cogingerel the

Foolstoy not long ago submitted to the terra, who so awed the natives in January, Throne in a momorial of portentous length a late plot must be punished, oiberwise there and coming they could not protect themselves acheme for a main trunk lise from Peking 1895.-N.-C. Daily News' Cor.

Goald be no rest for South Africa.

THE CHARTERED COMPANY A SOURCE OF DANGER.

Dr. Loyds in a despatch to Sir Hercules

pany sa now controlled is a source of danger to South Africa.

gangwaye down by night, iocently a ship lost astronomster, and a Captain lost a watch and aad while they had those guards going

to Caton to be carried out under the theits. Captains tried to

and would not allow auspices of one great firm of European ro-

from them

patty

keep their abi keep their mea on

Tho Chefoo Express says:—" Fram s leost

el despite these efforta putation. For the firm we have nothing point of view the disposal of Marata Fergu

Whip Bores

on & Co.'s forcsbors for building purgosen must be regarded as very ill-advised. It has been the only place available for a bost barbour which is one of the most argent ne cessities of our good

abipping trade, and public

they had to pat up with a continasi streng but admiration when it eonines itself to its of communication with the dirtiest hovels in

inowa mitier, viz., the supply of excellent Bangkok, by means of these oplam guards, gues, war material, end lesi; detraction had no objection to their searching every would be foolina as well as anjast in the part of the ship, but he did object to their face of a world-wide reputation for beiog

Andrew Noble denied that there was any other wounded in the thigh. A scrambla (Priza presented by Battery Sergi-Major.) / Rubinaon declares that the Chartered Compared to wepp sad dress and undress work. The memoriel met with a strong ta- opinton bere 18 vefacquenfly mush, opposed

ONS of the staff of the Bochi Shimbun has Interviewed Bir Androw Noble respecting the Armstrong rumoura, and states that Sig intontion on the part of Armstrong, Mit- chell & Co. of welablishing a dockyard in Japan-Kobe Chronicle,

ACCORDING, to the Yushin Nippo, a tele- gram has reached Tokio that the Chinese foreign Government is negotiating another loan-this time for 50,00,000 tacland

then took place over the ship's eide and the deck was doon clear of the coolies. About half-past twelve o'clock the police flag was observed by Borgeant Withers, of the Water Polico, Aging from the Martha. In spector Basson and Sergerut Withers ira- mediately went off in answer to the flag, to

that the Emperor has sanctioned it. If the the Martha. There the circumstateos Dows be true, China would appear to be steadily frittering away her credit in rais. were explained" to them. The weanded

ing loans in this piecemeal faxblo.won were removed to the Government Mercury.

Civil Hospital. Sergeant Withers thon sr- rested Peter Grunwald, the second en glueer.

Tann was a lavich waste of good powder saga Japan Gazette. When H.M.8. Alac rity was signalled the Edjar, believing Admiral Ballor to ba cn board, ran up his flag. Thereupon the other ships fell to saluting in such good earnest that all had finished before the mistake was discovered, Admiral Buller came overland and thus mirsed this noisy demonstration. But why, ask our contemporary, abould this waste. ful custom be continued? If it is necessary to burn powder target practice would bo the botter method.

AT THE MAGISTRACY.

At the Magistracy to-day, before Com. under Hastings, Peter Grunwald, the second engineer, wis charged with shooting and wounding the two coolios.

Mi K. W, Mounsey appeared on behalf of the coolies. He stated the two met were confined to the Hospital, and the doc. tor's certificato stated they could not appear for another week. Do asked for a remand.

The prisoner, who was undefended, ad- mitted having fired the shots, but he did not know about having hit anyone.

Sergeant Withors gave information of the

Tus equipment of the craiser Suma which was launched at Yokosuka in February last year, having been completed, Captain Shikano Yanoshin has been appointed to the command of the man-of-war. She is a

of 2,700 tons displacement arres steel cruiser and 8,500

to the power and is a sister-ship now being built at Fotosuba. aspected to develop knots and aho bas an armour-protected

deck. Her armsmeni

Mr Mounaey said he anderstood one of speed of 20 the mon was very dangerously wounded.

The case was remanded until Wednesday,

consists of two 15 cm, eix 12-o.m., and twelve 17-am. the Bed June.

Gunner Brown.

23

Mize Brown 26 (Prize presented by Non..Oom. O cors Maxim G.C.) Lieut. Chapman, Mrs ChapoaJ), (Prize presented by E. Jones Hughes, Esq:) Gunner Rankin. Miss M. Humphreys, 25 (Prizs presented by Hongkong

Volunteer Corps.)

Mr. Smyth, Corporal Smyth,

(Price presented by N. J. Eda, Esq.)

Mrs Stewart. Gunner Stowar

(Prize prosented by Lieut. Chapman.) Act..Sgt. Thompson. Miss Plummer. (Prize prosented by Rangkong Volunteer dorps.)"

20

24

24

23

21

Gr. G. P. Lammert. Mr. P. Lammert.23 (Prizu presented by Wang Hing.)

Miss Dans. Gunner Deno.

(Priza prenoated by Lock Hing.)

Mrs Hayward. Sergt. Hayward.

(Prize presented by Wing Cheong.)

Birs Jones Hughes. 20 Sargs, Maitland,

(Prize presented by A. Tack.)

CORRESPONDENCE.

to the Russian project. A brock-water on Lyell's Paint would not adequately fill this long-felt want, and it is therefore to be re- grotted that in this instance Busia instand- lag is bar of a must-needed local improve- ment.'

all over the reach, as they constantly did. baff in Peking, and the scholarly writer was He would not allow bis own crew to do 19, ordered hereafter to confino his despatches aad the defendant was only doing bla duty to a limited number of characters. in carrying out instructions,

The curious thing about the Tientsin that the tender of the firm Mr French said the assault was proved, publication

favoured by Chang and there could be no, exonse for that. De.apposed to be easiderably the birhast

Olib-tang is very fendant would be fined 47 Tcs. 3 alongs of the whole fifteen: The. 486,696 against difference Tls. 404,723, the lowest Now

to £20 por cent on articles which bare stringently drawn specifications is a very striking difference; especially when we re-

being a public competition, arm tendering would sertainly cut down to Barometer its lowest margin.

THE RUSSIANS AT CHEFOO.

London, May 16, Is the House of Commons, Mr Curzon, Under Secretary of State for Foreign Af-(including costs). tairs, has explained that a concession has been granted to a Russian firm at Chefoo whereby certain Britishors consider that their vested interests have been infringed. Sir C. Maxwell Macdonald, the British Minister, has warned China that she will he held answerable for any injury to such rights.

THE TRANSVAAL.

(Bangkok Times,).

Captain Morris said he would pay the fine, and asked what he was to do when these guards rexinted the lawful authority of the ship. Mr French replied that befect should complain to the Farmer, and if that brought na redress, then he should complain at the Consulate. He also urged the Chief Inspector to do his best to keep his guards properly clothed while on duty."

LI HUNG-CHANG.

Shanghai, May 19, Our information from Tientsin points to the carly return of Li Hong-chaug to China Something of this kind was expect

her

We know

TOW!!

that

meet

esch

HONGKONG REGISTER.

Temperature

Frevious On tđalo sijớn đala si

#Dakine [dayabap.m.) 10.

29.77 29.01 29,84

78

84

85

70

81

3

&

3

1

→

0

0.12

In the absence of competition this 20 par Humidity cent canid easily be inflated to 26, 30 or 35; Direction of

Wind. And when the capital account of a trans- continental tronk line is cancerned the Fore difference would run into millions if not Weather........... teus of millions of taels, His Excellency Rais Chang has already proved an expensive Highest open als temperatare on the eatrap to the Imperial Government, but Lort open air totaperature on the 25th Heaven only knows where he will find his country if

he is allowed to play ducks and drakes with railway dosade just to gratify. his peresual predilections, or rather thoes of bie confidential following.

F. G. Frue, First Assistant, Hongkong Observatory, May 26, 1896.

Temperature.

(Taken at Mrs Falconer de Go.'s Premises, Queen's Road.) HONGKONG, May 26, 1896. $ L'

BAROMETER-

Do.

1 F.M

2.60 20.85

Da.

4 P. Me

29.82

THERMOMETER-9 de Mar

Do, Doi

1 F.M.

4 P.Mini

Do, (Wet bulb) A..

79

Do

Do, Marimu

Do, 1 F.M

Jo, 4 P.. 79

Do. Minimum oversight 801

The Times has published a letter signed *Jameson' stating that Major White denies the receipt of any dospatch from Mr Ceciled when he went to Russia, as it was believed Rhodes ordering the movement on Johan that no active work of any kind would be

transcated during his absence.

Wo write under no bise or prejudice; we nesburg.

now that one of the objects in sonding Li are only anxious in all things referring to away from the scene was to embarrass the the exploitation of Chian to ses a thoroughly Minister in his negociations of fair field and so favour; it la because we Japitess ths Commercial Treaty, but the lateat in-koow that Hu Tastai in the contracts for formation from Peking is to the effect that material for the Lu Kon Chiae extension has THE CRUSH AT PEDDER'S WHARF,

this difically has been overcome and that acted in a straighforward, honourable man. MR CHAMBERLAIN'S EEPLY TO

the progrose s of the negectations of the eup-aer and has put aside all perasaal sonsidera- To the Editor of the CHINA MArt.'

PRESIDENT KRUGER.

plementary trusty has been more rapid an- tions, that we draw attention to the results,

at Imperial exchequer Hongkong, May 26.

der Li's successor than was anticipated. It He has saved the Imp London, May 16. 81-There are times cow when New

Mr Chamberlain, the Colonial Secretary, is now well known in Peking that Lá has least Tla. 78,000 on a trumpery nighty-mile

beon recalled ta

gould have been saaier than breto principally

Nothing Obiz Fedder's Wharf is well-nigh untenable. Also

for him to have accepted the highest figures times when, if you are a trifle nervous, the has cabled to Bir Hercules Robinson, with out of deference to the wishes of the Em- paramount pushing off from the wharf in a luzuah is

o a bogus competition and memorialised his ence of material, trying-putting of in a compan terribly regard to President Kruger's complaint a prese Dowager whose voice is

We can think of dusuna of great trying. Take any time, say 5 to 7 p.m. to the attitadu adopted by the British lo affairs of state, and who flude the veteran superiors about super-excellence

bathing, government, and Government last Friday la the debate in fiosroy incisposable to the fartherance of to-, in bis place, would not have

Langs far

ookers oficiale, wh Elling

who, in eusion' o launches are there; either lying in the House of Commons, and he repudinter and aghting her enemies in the ranks of the duns as he has. The name of the succesful a wide tier of moorings, lying alongside the

the inferenom drawn by President Kruger mare patriotic but more conservative and firm, Back and Manson, is not known in

officials of the empiro. Li old-fashioned

anongratulate these gentlemen Li China, but wad

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL-Parade Borvids at Crer the whart pours a hail of sparks and Const, was suffering from an attack of soot and blinding, choking volumes of smoke teferring to tho supposed Government will pertviuly be restored to all his former on their enterpriss and hope they will not 8.30 (Bay Communion 2nd and 4th - Son

of the baneurs upon his return and will be rein- regret it. Tas Frinsely Hou

House, as sucverofal

11 o'clock service on the lui, Ură, and 6th Sun. championship of any Director

stalted in his office as Viceroy of Chibli and hitherto in these dontests, is twelfth down days) Matiz at 11. Holy Communion at the slothes are ruined anathematising the au. Chartered Company, who may hereafter be Freier Guarding of the Heir Apparent, an the list, which is further rendered intereating days in the month Evensong 16:6.46. Even thorities. Has it never entered into the proved to have been connected with the ones which so far is a sinecure.

社

plica

Li's by the fact that mine of the fifteen leaders ing Boreas by Naval and Military Chaplains eex that Murray Hier is in

saddon recall to Paking wil be a great were on behalf of the great Barrow firms it at 7.80.

ing already disappointment to the contract

UNION CHOROR, Kennedy Boad.Minister, every way a moro desirable starting point Jameson raid.

mongers of is a carricalty in the art of tendering New Pedder's Wharf? The houg

Rev. G, J. Williams.-Elorrisen at 11.00, and ba nins 6r.. pasa tao rapida of Saubon Sambon on a Tas little King of Spain, according to t

Europe who were faying themselves out for pointed out by oue of our correspondents is

theap Grand Old Mandarin in fivatsin, that the first and Isat of t Mekong.

too, would get off more easily and Balke after exmoothe infoating paragraph, had for his lessons te olets from the new wharf at Wardley

empitivating the evory European capital in the hopes of differ by Tls. 31,000, a by

7.7 per cent.

PRAR CHURCH.-Daring the summer manila the Laos country was on his way back to other day the maitoes

We learn that it was while the tenders the following services will be held to Gelebrating eblaining his favene for government con- for

reached the

launch in more easily there, too. But then rapid of Samboo-Sanloor of the bus pean countries toes of the different Euro- rest. He would be coils to call day

Baluwayo is returning to its ordinary tracts of even and the Chineza governe / osivad from London, which was put saido and third Bandays of esah" month, commanding

kind, from zailway to a

to awers being opened that a telegram was re of the Holy Communion at 7am sa the Erak poon of Friday the 24th April, when his and promptly seated, Dien et man Drait, the hang olerk is often junior and likes the

quick-ring-gan, and ran against a hoot ran

sed. and then abraptly asked, What is the and was copained. The native hostmoon appear to have done all tootle of America Count Z, who world to note his importance. May be, too, that was possible to rescue M. Rulke

happened to be in the room at the time, he compassionates the wasry rickshs man

him that last 40 parda Be the newest whazi might be the

Anyway plunging into the dangerous streath several answered, Dion et Man ros.

P. & O. Lo's owa

so seldom is it others. Who w used by oth

broadly and not say

quick-firing guns, four machine guts, and

two torpedo-tubes. The cost of her con-

struction and equipment is put at 1,579,730 Leny Maxwell, wife al Sir William Max-wharf, or putting out or in yen.-Japan Cascite.

wali, K.C.M.G., Govornor of the Gold scaristion when the last mail left England. She was staying at Montreux under the oare of Dr Tucker Wize.

Le Courrier de Saigon gives farther details of the dreadful scoideat by which M. Kolho, the unfortunate Director of the Altopen. Gold Mines was drowned while trying to

Jack

M.

& rack,

arver.

Limos, and also throwing him a box to hold

but

the boat had been upset on the

It is amosing withal to bear many whose

side of the fair a

than

300

MATABELE RISING ENDED.

London, May 10.

avocations.

NEWS FROM JAPANESE JOURNALS.

EXTRA-TEERITORIALITY IN FORMOSA.

unfortunato gentlemen and he was dragged TM Duke and Duchess of lifs were riding consibly as follows Ferry and can mail, Tokyo, May 15.-It is stated that, so ausy by the current. They managed, with Mra L. Bothrabild and Mrs L. Sassoon, to

Pedder's Wharflay Streetcording to the Treaties concluded by Japan:

however, with some difficulty to rescue & in Ashridge Park, Leighton Buzzard, on Hes-of-War's mate 10 French Bervant named Meanies, who was M. 20th May, when the Duke's horse stumbled Bathing partisa, Gorsinment launcher, &c, Bathe's travelling companion-Bangkok over a tree stump and its rider had a bad to Matray Wharf. This would obviate the

Time.

for their existing rights in that connection.

diseas

fall The Duke was taken without delay in a carriage to Ascott, and Dr Pratt, who was enlled in, found that he was suffering from the effects of a shaking and strain of the muscles of the left leg.

necesity for New Piers even though tem perary and of bamboo. It is a little odd call for more piers when the last constructed one is almost wholly unused. Another point salla for prompt attention. Not a day passen without some one who is ill, or hurt, or an invalid, being landed at Fedder's Wharf,

made. The topmant is also Canton wharved, Yours,

The follow

and B.

to tho to tho

11.067

with the various Foreign Powers, extra- territoriality will be recognised in FormER, and the foreign settlements will be limited to Kelung, Tamsui, Taitoyen, Applog. Takow and Taitian.

490,560,

RELIGIOUS BREVICES.

svaning service on the fourth Sunday of sch mouth, commencing on Sunday, 10th May. The mouth is a children's carvice. -

mont though deprived of the advantage of for the mument. A consideration of the en Bunday, 17th May evening service at 180 having its best man, such as he is, seeing tenders showed that Mr Oscar Bachleister's, p. an fhe second and factth Sendays of ench all that is most advanced in Europe will which amounted to Tis.

4ocopted have done well in escaping from the tolls of lowest, and it was just about to toss the the contract hunting charmers,-China when the London telegram was opened, and Quzette.

BOMAN CATHOLIC Caras-Sundays and turned out to be a direct tender from Mearrs Back and Manson, amounting to Tis. Festival Days of Obligation-Meer, & A., TAM+g 404,798. It was accompanied by a satisfac 8, and 9.80 M. Week Days-Men, & tory relerenes to the Hongkong & Shanghai and 7.83 Benshiction, on Jan. Feb., Bank, and being the lowest, was accepted, Nov. Dec., 5 P., March, April, Sept., Ooker but it seems doubtful whether the tenderats 5.50; May, June, July, Ang., 6.

of shading the

By Jossen's CHAPE (Garden Road).-Many, rails, ela, from Taku to Toogks, Wes

AN INCIDENT ON THE WEST RIVER.

stated

and Festival Days of Obligation.

Mr Coron (the Special Correspondent of clearly understand the osat the Time during the Ching-Japan war), in pote that the quantities are wrogi with Berrarn in English, at 9. 4.M, on Sundays the course of a private letter just received, in the Peking and Tientsin Times, there Tokyo, May 16.--The Department for given on interesting and amusing account being 8,700, not 7,000, tone of rails. The Agriculture and Commerce, it is stated, are of the early stages of his journey through details of the prices for the material required,

A COMMERCIAL PROSPECTING MISSION

Oxye,

87. FRANcia Causen (Wanchal)--Gas

ass, will Sermon in Chinese 7.BU

ass, with Sermon in Portuguese. Benedio

ST. ANTHONY CHLrst (West Point)Ban- Ralle Fiebplots, Bolts, Bikes days and Beusdiction at 8 ust. - Feast of

29.72

Shiso Obligation, 7.304

'ils.

15.63 51.02 £2.60

17.00

Br. Pazza's SLAMEN'S CHUson, Sailors' Home-Berrics on Sunday, at 11 km, and 6,80 .x. The Holy Communion in nisainister- ed on the Ixt and Bed Sundays In the month al 11 A.; on the 2nd and 5th 7.80 am; and MESSES FERGUSSON & 00.'8 FORE- on the kih, at the Evening Service,

SHORE AT CHEFOO.

WRELEVAN MEYBCDser Ouracz-Chaplain, Bev. W. Muston-Digles Service at 10.50 AM. And 5 P.M. In die Wesleyan Church, Wan- chai.

Bour papors perniat that Mestre Samnal Samuel & Co. are behind the Great Eastern Steamship Company. And they assert that Mr. Mitchell's present visit home by way of India has a direct bearing upon the business

ALTHOUGH the Grafton, inst-class oralear. A few cbaim might be allowed to stand arranging for the appointment of a Com-Southern China. The latter is dated Wu-l delivered at the Tongku wharf, aro, pero 62.4.

Lodia to investigate the commercial pro- “When I call this a hideous place,' be in view by that succisticorder

of capitalista.

end of Joo Hoora Street is

is very hot and

apects of Japan in relation to those ecau-

it would be more correct to say a Back & Manion. 86.68 Before starting for England to order the new Captain W. des V. Hamilton, has received the what. The road from the wharf to the dion to visit America, England and chew-fea, April 28th-

eher full complement of 544 officers and men,

beautiful place full of hideous people, with || 1. Kruggemann the Oriental Bloamskip Company, she will not to

ready to leave Chatham for dusty, and the patient saanet be kept along-tries.

chair in broaght,

THE EMPEROR AND THE ARMY, desirce

N.-0. Daly News, to see the agreement of

the China Station ulit about the and of side in launch t

Tokyo, May 16.-H., the Emporce is a hideous language, hideous ways, bideona: to concerns formulated. If that is done

Our May

swing to the extensive which And lumbering cargo-boats should not

rapairs

to be drift, without effective sail or dar power, about to send bie Chamberlain to Formoss houses, and a hideout ory always going on, the Fortland service will be run it must

alling along the praya front from Wanchat to the to inspect the garrisons in the island and to incossstly as the bum of the mosquito Kill the foreign devil1". It grows the Oregon Railway, and connection with the

present the soldiere with sabó and tobacco, Mesere Samnel Samset and Co. will trans. lengthened by twenty feet for

fearfully monotonous. бата

PASSENGER, ASKIEMISE VICH NATIVES IN FORMOSA,

We had a visit - from pirates yesterday 13. A telegram | from Tokyo, May

farts of tben, in four boats, shot out

Chefoo, May 22, Formosa raporle an insзrrection on ax

The reveal Reater's telegram, in which scale at Nauty, which the Japanese soldiers from a little crook into the big river and

he made straight for our ship, with swords Chefoo is a pumpicuously mentlaged, bus

GERMAN BETHESDA CHAPEL-Barvics in the have succeeded in soppressing. They and meat-choppers and soliquated blun finished the degenerative prosses initiated were stoutly opposed by the batives, who

wicker-work shield in front

rohalk every Sunday, at 11, in the Chapel. numbered about 50 or 40 and were armed derbuttes and

modesty, proper to the dwellers in an out of the Berlin Founding House, Wast Poluk with bagonats. The ringleaders are ba-of each cance. Our crew on seeing there during the China-Japan war; pur sative German language by Fenior B. F. F. Getb JOHNNY-Say, what's philosopher, say-lieved to be among the 7 or 6 külod. got into a furful state of panic, yelling port, has long lost its bloom, sad la now a and howling that we were all killed and thing of the past. We feel that we are in Tommy-A philosopher's a man that Strict measure, are being adopted to pre lost for ever, and our head boatman shiefly the front of the world's stage, that history

Tent another rising in the district. don't care a dues,

iamanted that le bad 85 worth of amngg ad is being made under our eyes, and that the SMALL-FOX AT HIROSHIMA,

salt on board and would lose it now. So world

at last found its proper hub. The we told them to shut their faces and do great foreshore question, which hitherto something, while we got our revolvers have passed over is a large meant to be TÉL JENNER USBTENARY LI TOKYO.

.pointed at

at the approaching crowd, waiting judicions, has aseamed unexpected propor..

This ens And Tokyo, May 14-The Centenary cele for them to come within auro range,

your readers have a right to every

in obtainable,

Brey bration to commemorate the discovery of encouraged our crew so much that they soch Information

which

met on

from

purpose. 1

Admiralty been made at the ratoniatives of the two Japanese Dom R. Huddlestons April 13; C. V. Hardcastle.

on Saturday to

→ proTM Grafton, to date April the firm usmod. A yearly to the Graßen, to date April 21; Assistant Cazer-Is it good to eat at night before demanded of 600,009 yer for the Enginest, W. M. Whapman, to the Grafton, guing to bed? Lazhey-Bo definito, man de, and in return Mesere Samnol to dato April 21; Probationer Aesistant is what good to cat?

B. Engineer, A. B. Meiklem, to the Grafton,

raarantae no income of not less then five million yen That at least is the proposal as we andora and it from our Japanese exchanges-Hioyo News.

to date April 21.-L. and O. Express.

Tax Bherif-You say that, fellow who brake jail left a message behind? The

I LEARN (writes the Mercury Tientsia co- Kocper-Yea, air; here it is on this paper- respondeat on the 18th May) that the con-Excuse the liberty I take

struction of the Tientsin-Peking Railway in

pat off for three months on Boat of a

alteb between the Directors Hü, Chang and

Wa, and now the Wa, the compradors of man, should give his wife a regular

the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, has and liberal allowance, to sald righteously.

I battle mineleian ero always kept in the rear. That's not fair. Many of them richly deserve killing.?

Hiroshima, May 13.-Smallpox hat ba some prevalent here...

טע

bas st

bities are that Hu Ya Mel may be for place to go and torrow between salary days. I any new tricks since I was here last? She something Imperiale other sperkera | or ghitavar is the Chinese version of Shako, & TAY BORIS land-dar, which may or may not

a kitch

to resign. There always seeme to be In anything that El gets into his hands,

It was through him that Sir Robert Hart's

Kis, in

and it

Tina. "Thin clashing of railway great binells from the use of Clarke's Blo04 perd opon the quantity and quality of the Blonda i Pasra, Baron Ishiguro, thearmesterent disealso, be they suddonly (trned straight I pandigate "forears, the land też ja od

JOB PRINTING.

E CHINA MAIL is prepared to execute, with neatness and despatob, description of GENERAL PRINTING.

Ball Programmes,

Menus, Manns, Menno, Catalogues,

Company Reports,

Barinens Circa lära.

Uyono Park. The gathering sumbered executed war dansen, brandishing bust land is held by foreignera in a place like Concert Programmen. resiqued his seat on the Buard, the pha' Yes,' was the reply. It gives a man some B-Nion dog! Have you taught him accination by De Jorner was held-to-day ekimbed on the roof of the deck-house, and body ja Chiga knows the tenare on..

Hike 10,000 pardons, Count Blepka and things, and polling to the pirates, Chefoo, where there is no

no Qudassion, A fweatly)Oh, yes; he will fetch your hat.

Jikata, ke

Household Minister,Come on Macduff, and damn your eyes

be commuted Ningal prasided, and if you whistle.

though among

to tho Annually wire Bir E. Enter (who gave lo fapatos spoore. This addon change must bare

Imperiai suthorities IMPURETINE. IN TH# B1909.-* We have seen

brief history of the vaccination

tivan the pirator a notion that they had HOTement), Army scheme failed, and it may be the hosts of letters from people who have recefead

*Tas Hanlik and Vigour of an individual 60 Karquis Hachistika, President of the House Fran into a wrap and: atrock a máz-of»?»ri og river on sex shope; súd so f

increase or

o lotasoed, the holder with the Tientsin

in matters fixture. It cannot be too bighty estimated, for when the danes kave been at work, there are

ADAVICK 10 votestionable right of pro to put them, for we didn't want to emption over edy Adoration which river or affecting the good of the pountry is the it cleantes sad clears the blood from all in thrown into the blood, waste products, and general, Marquia Saionji and other had atd disappeared without giving us a great stumbling block in the way of the purition

This is a good testimonial, from the these be not eliminated bat (through any Banzo) † banquet wan hold and a gyrotechnie diaperte simunition at long sange. But its may make to his property, la Obefoa

was a narrow squock, for if they had not most of the foreign property

in in land progeass of Chlon, and I hope that sie Rae It is the finest Bisod Furifor that nelevo and detained in the blood they infuse weddion followed.

and function and finally grodzon organia

1 Kill accreting Hart will bring the matter before the aidil invs brought to fight, and we sas with the sado,-The amanitarian. In onses of Bero-Dractical Enginess. The depent and best doen dintied to tinde would have been which has sasestads and

because all funding fattest condones respramond to our subscrla, Scurry, Bezems,

1oo late to soare theat ofžba Chronicle from the sea. Both Mesars Cornabs's and British wowa za through British hända ber and the public generally. For Brofala, Disnazos, Pimples and Beres 02. all kinds, the i

Mosats Fergtou's properties, het re | Eisdarató Frises. the TRUWay

contiguous, are beguded va out side by highs that is to say, through the Hongkong and Bourry, Desama, Bad Legs, Skin and Blood effects of Claris's Blood Misture are marvelous Dration Engineer. Fractionals for us Changbai Bank, and Wu's roaiguation must Disans, Picsples and Beras of all kinds, Thosande of wonderlat sures have base affected no: be taken as a light matter, for le will offests are maxvallas. Thousands of wonderful by it. Ulke Blood Mixides is sold sway. incorlate with Delilah intereate, Sir Oladas duras nya. bean affected by it. Carter's Bload where, at 94. per bottle. Bewers of Worthy Highsering and Tenishias · Starmuke, kindy W. HofteBEN & CO. have 100 Pianoe for water leval j and though sinh has generolide | the Preciaal Center Van Hire on Monthly Payments, also Planne given the publie land epoagh in the san alda of thals property to formą, a high road, Modonald, it is hoped, will give the matter Mixture is sohl everywhere, at do 6d, par botila las imitations and subritaten

His attention

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