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SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1898.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PASHED SUEZ Canaim (SUPPLIED THROUGH ARUTER), UPWARD BOUND-Rose Castle, Balmoral, Cedar Branch, Woolwich, May; Glen farg, Bogle, 16; Orestes, Monmouthshire, 19; Ernest Simons, Kaisou, 22; Oceania, Prometheus, 25; Glenesk, Sunds, 29;1 Myrmidon, Keemun, Jun 2, HOMEWARD BOUND: Ghatea, Preussen, April 22; Frigga, Marin Teresa, 23; Glenavon, 28; Copack, Tantalus, Nerite, May 1; Quem Olga, & Salozie, Tosa Maru, 13; 4glate, 15; denartney, Mel bourne, Oolong, Dorotheu Rickmers, 19; Bachten, Dardanus, Sunghai, 22; Farra, Boynton, Elektra; 26; Telera, 20; Niobe, Ping Suey, Priam, Monclave, Jana 2.
Maile.
the O. & O. s.s. Doric, with mails &c., left Nagasaki for this port at 6 am, on the 4th June, and may be expected bore on or about Bunday, Jans 7.
The M. M. Co.'s sio. Melbourne, with the
THE CHINA
Stranal of the Australian cricket team | We are given to understand that the Plague were mea-nick to the opening portion of the Hospital at Imiolíkok (if it can be termed a voyage to London, Jones being the worst of the lat. One of the atowards naked Jones could ho do anything for him, Yes, answered Jones, bring me a coffin and throw me overboard,'
Tur Right Rov. L, M. Piazzoli beg to acknowledge with thanks the following donations so the Home of the Aged and
MAIL.
hold
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE CHINESE CUSTOMS IN HONGKONG.
YE OHRONICLES OF YE CITY BY That I have already said times with
out number that Sir William THE SEA. (Continued)
far too loces a reln upon his anb ordinates, and that his administration To the Editor of the 'China Mark' often more likely to be discredited then otherwise by this alroumstance.
bospital) is under the aegis of the Tong Wab
And it came to pam that a difference of Hospital in Hongkong, and that daily visits are made to Lainbikok by doctors from the opinion arose between the Max Deb and Chinese Institution on this side of the Har- Hugh the Son of Willism, the acribe to bour. A correspondent in another column the Department of which the Sublime suggests that it would be only fair that the Elect was the Supreme Chief, as to the la. Kowloon Custome should co-operate with terpretation of certain of the statutes of the the Bangkong authorities in regard to Lai. | Olty,the Man Dan maintaining that cer- chitok. That co-operation, we ballers, hastain hea rooats were in accordance with been extended, so far as it osa be ex-the Law, and again that others wore not. louded.
Now Hogh the Son of William being sa The Chinese authorities have pledged themselves to have the Hospital honest man and cautious witbal, coming a properly supervised and conducted; but he did from the country of Long-headed the Colony knows already how much re-men from the extreme North, where the lianes to place on Chinese praces Bvery-poople in their thrift mada are of the keen thing will be all right by-and-bya; but East wind to peel their potatoes and to save there is a pressing uecassity for something the fee of one penny to Murdoch the Out- tar of beards, poadered long and carefully AT the Magistracy to-day, before Comman-boing done in the immediate present and we
Infirm :--
Already acknowledged F. de J. Suarez, Ea. L. Noronha, Esq.
A. A. de Cordvico, Esq.....
M. da Silva Guimaraes
L. Ozorio, Eaq.................
A. Bewedios, Esq. se L. M. Remedios, Esq.
$9110
1.0
3
Tuat the entire community wonders why, If Mr Cooper does not know how to work such an oracle,' on the eve of the ex-
officers
9
A JEU D'ESPRIT FROM AMERICA,
A subscriber sends us the following out. ting from an American newspapor, without supplying any explanation - YAMAGATA ON KAHOLDING OUR GOVERNOR'S STAFF.
Bongkong, June 6, 1896. - fally agree with all that On-Thus apako Marquis Yamagata ?. That any ordinary resident would have ward's' letter contains, more especially his Tave seen the Oshi dori.
colora, thought the present time was one which references to the Chinese Customs in Hong Japan's drake of gorgeous was peculiarly suited to a careful line of Kong. What a beautiful eatira is the Head. | Rainbow tinted sad'deep golden, quarters of the Kowloon Customs in the free Blazoned purple as the skies are polisy in the Sanitary Board-s time port of Hongkong? I am will waiting for When the crimson sun is setting, when the worst features of oficialdom it is allowed. Justitia in his letter atated with its fan-shaped feathers stretching
some one to enlighten me on what authority Mingled green and red and yellow, might, as a chatter of policy, have been that there was some understanding. Well, Upward from its wings of brillianos;
of course, there mast kept in the background.
be who arranged it? I have seen the sands of silver And again how about the Casto list ? terior where the Toaowaga
Hongkong and he residuct in
Jury list? Inundates the fair Shimess; Is this too hard a nut for the dignified I luv
lave seen the gorgeous Buddhist mammies who acquiesce in the presence of Temples rising se
Zoja the Customs Beadquarters to crack? Ons tinction of official supremacy in the Santage informed me that Servants of a For Risce in its jewelled splendor:
I have seen the gold of Ods inry Board, H. E. the Governor does not sign Government resident on British terri Flash its yellow radiance over
Hill and dale and rolling river, consider it necessary to tell his sab. tory were exempt from serving on Juries, True; but these aervants must be soaredited
And Tauabime's silver burnished; ordinate officer what to do,
to the Government, such as Consula, sto I I I have 8020 reflecting
that naither the Customa
Like thu midday's
r's dazzling samboams : Commissioner nor member of the Board-the worthy re-
ko
are here simply on sufforawing likos- are. They are
a burning mirror, sident (Me N. J. Ede) whom I havo anco.
How wantonly blind the powere
powereEich Satana, rare Kioto, before referred to as the Unofisial Rem-that-be are to tolerate the state of things Wondrous Co
Owari, The Custome be proved later on.
au Many
colored, strangely figured, Gant-loft the Colony on a short visit to theritise must be wall aware of the foot that
in flowers and birds and dragons; Japan about a work since.
they had no right in Hongkong, or
Wrought why did
have they go to the expense of erecting the build-Filling all the land with glory.
seon the cherry blossoms d., at Lai-obes-Filling all the land with fragrando |
FRENCE MAIL of the Sth May, left der Hastings, the master of a boude ig Tez trust the Hongkong suthorities, so far so over this matter, being uncertain in his own | That it is well koowo the only unofficial am quite certain staff readert in Hong. I have 6son the polished loquer
Singapore on Wednesday, June 3, at
1.
5 p.., and may be expected here on or about Wednesday, 10th June. This Packet brings replies to letters despatched from Hoogkang ca April The N. P. Co.'s . . Tacuma has arrived at Yokohama, and sailed for this port, via unasi perts of calf, on the 6th Juas.
The P. M. s.o. China, with maila, &o, left
Mi Lane was charged with keeping a they are able to exercise say influence in mind whether a ben roost could be son- gambling house, and ten other porous were this matter, will not rest satiefied with strued as equivalent to a cock-ioft, finally charged with engaging in a game of Paipacions prowlees and will not allow them-admitting that it mould, but reversing his Ken. They admitted the charge. The selves to be bluffed' by the Chiness. There judgment after he had slept on it and master of the house was Eved 850, with the in no reason whatever why every consideration studied certain documents in the archives And behold the Man Dan stood upon sao plague patients, and we believe every curo alternative of two monthe' imprisonment, should not be shown for the unhappy Chin-of the Department, and the others were fined $2 each.
and attention is shown them now in the Hong the houss tops and spako. winged worde kong Hospitals.. Bat consideration for the to the people, also setting forth in the Chinese should not allow oar authorities to public prints the whole matter of the shut their eyes to the danger of the Lalchi- trouble batwoon himself, his clients and
whom certain men of the Celestial sphere accused of having fingers emerred with the substance used by marirors which was of a sticky usture.
Tux following is the record of the rainfall San Francisco for this port, via Hono-in inches taken at the Botanic Gardens: lula, Yokohama and Nagasaki, on the 20th May.
The Q. & 13. B. A. Coptic, with mails, &c., left Yokohama for San Francisco on May 30.
ho Empress of India left Vancouver for
Hoogkong on the 1st June.
the C. & -0. 8. 5. Belgie, with mails, &c.
Isft San Francisco for this port, via Yokohama and Nagasaki, on the 28th May.
January February....IN TAPES ARANY March April.... May......
1.72
8.13
SUSTAI
1.96 2.75
1.97
Total
16,83
That I may be wrong, of course, but I att they offices, quarter over the various cherry blousoma, pink resplendenca
-
10
unofficial
I hate seen the silks and sating Garnishing our lovaly maidens In a wealth of folded rainbows;
I have seen the glittering sword blades, Sword blades fashioned at Bacima, At Idaume and Iwani
kok establishment and the danger the trade the minions of the Cleansing Department That in the absence of the meeting and I knew it is correot, that the Castors But, so help mo mighty Shinto!
of the Colony runs in haring within this land-looked harbour a past-house, a plague propagation spot, in close proximity to the Colony. If, by their condunt, the doors of
For the current month of June the record other porta are closed to our shipping aud the trade of the port is interfered standa
1,26
1.57
0.07
0.66
Total.......... 3.56
3rd ..........
4th
Steamers Expected. The . . Chelydra, Irom Calcutis and Straits, left Singapore for this port on the evening of the 2nd June, at 6 o'clock.
6th
Now the Sublime Elect was exceeding wrath in his heart at this, but being an with, the community ought to bring official of high standing he was alevated the mattor to a head by direct com. on a pinnacle, and of course would not con- munication with the Home authorities As descend to bandy words with common peo- it stands at present, and as it is likely to ple, but he called a Moeting of the Clean-
member of the Board at the last
from the
The
water
informed
upon good authority that Mrigs for Ede recorded, is a minuts, his dissent kok directly after they
stations from the native Chinese Customs of the Japan sunshine captured; from the proposal of a Royal Commis-
These buildings wera a for the Headquarters slon, and suggested the investigation na to the truth of the allegations should be Stoff, and with the exception of two or three
room's ware never occupied. conducted by the Police Magistrate or
One more question and that.in reference uther officer.
the disgraceful stata of affaits at Lai
and the chee-kak
plagas. 1 am informed, At and in presence of the Cooper-McCallum authorities innaw exactly what was happen. In all my life I never get shir minutes, surely it would have been the ing. It was in broad daylight. Hongkong Anything could hold * candle to have informed the public what their pans and even lanchas would loba Cal. To the staff of Governor Morton fair and square thing for the President
mess suffering
For true gorgeousness and glitter, absent representative thought on the boing skaliow the puer
• WOED CHEAN simply in a loo lan subject.
on the backs of the san
the sawpan or
From Lootcoville That if it be correct that Me Eds recorded men and damped into the pastilential Thas spoke Marquis Yamagats,
bevole
Think what this means. Perhaps And the entire staff had ha opinion upon that subject, it certainly ought to have been given to the public, those sampane and launches within an hour Eighteen fits of rapturous pleasure as it was just as likely to possess as much or two may be convering passengers either And of drinks quito six and thirly! value as those of Mr Cooper and Mr Me to slips or piauicing excursions. Bave the Callum.
Customs authorities ac-operated with the
of afaics ? If so, how is it disgraceful Atkinson, Captain Lethbridge, and Dr
going on for a month and rival for tone, strength and appearance.— Clark-were unaware of the existence of that it has been such a minuto, then somebody was at the general public were anaware of it till W. Robinson & Co. fault; if they were aware, they muchee-kok? The public of Hongkong are Tat golfer is nothing if not enthusiastic;
you exposed the pestilential dene of Lai- share the responsibility of its appros-catitled to smo return for the toleration of and the lady golfer we will not repeat the the Customs bers. There is a screw loose ald joke about Mrs Asquith-is no less en.
I to this
making a total rainfall for the year, up to remain for some time, notwithstanding ing Department and he addressed them on That if the other members present-Drangkong authorities to put an end to RAMALE and Brinamead's Pianos are NO
The Rickmers Company's steamer Maria ten o'clock to-day, of 19.39 inches.
Bielamers, from Middlesbro, Antwerp and Hamburg, loft Singapore for this port on the 3rd June, and may be A CHINAMAS, who had come down from the expected here on or about the 10th Interior was yesterday arrested for having a icaded revolver in his possession without
Juna.
The P. & 0. 1. 1. Palawan left. Singapore
19.
Latest Advices.
promises of amendment, disialectica, and -proper housing of patients in future and the proper burial of plague vistima, the Laichi- kok Hospital is a real couros of danger, the more as long as the boat population of bur Harbour holds daily intermurse with Laichikoks by conveying plague-stricken patients thenos from Hongkong..
the subject of the sayings of the Man Dan. And he applied the principles of logic to the matter (that is, the making of something out of nothing), an act well known to poli- ticians, and put his own interpretation on the plain words written by the Man Dan and upon the Statutes of the City; and the members were astoanded, bot they agreed with all that he spake unto them, for they
said I he not the Sublime Elect, and what are we P
been
alon.
state of
That this habit of suppressing documents somewhere. Youra,
which should be published in quite an in- fectious ailment in Government circles.
That we have never got obtained a glimpse of the official 'binets' which are credited
KUDOS,
thusiastic than her stronger rival. The number of players who visited 'the Braide freo sourse at Edinburgh daring the bali- day week was 4,267, of whom 052 wern ladies. On Good Friday morning there were
with having blown frous the gans every MALADMINISTRATION IN FRENO 150 players waiting at the first tee' by aspiration after local representation in Kongkong.
cious documents?
COLONIES.
Bangkok, May 26.
9,30 am. Fancy an English galtor baring to waft three hours before he would com. mence operations.
nous That it may be said Mr Cooper, in his coach colonial fossernions have bean pangated for their disappointment in the
The D. D. R. e. a Thekla, from Hamburg, having a licence. He was released on
loft Singapore for this port on Jane tail of $900. When the case was called at 6, sud may be expected here on or about the 11th.
the Magistracy today, the defendant did not appear, and his bail was forfeited. In the half-yearly report of the Mission for this port at 10 a.m. on Jane 5.
Later in the day the defendant appeared at among the Higher Classes in China,' Rev. The P. &0. . 8. Rohilla left Bombay for the Court, accompanied, by Mr E. J. Grist, Gilbert Raid gives a bright and interesting
But the people were not blinded, That of course they are bound to come to this port on the afternoon of May 30.
us via Londou, when laid before Parlia- The China butual Co.'s s... Kaisaw, from solicitor. Mr Griet appealed to have the sooount of the work accomplished during
ment, but what could our local rulers Glasgow and Liverpool, passed the cano hoard, and Brated that the bail was the balf-year ended 15th April. The list of and they discussed the matter in the
public places, and they marvelled and have been ashamed of about these pre Canal on May 28, and may be consider. not really a tax for the purpose of increasing the men of rank whom he has met num- ed due at Singapore on or about Jeue the revenue of the Colony. Commander i bera one hundred and fifty, and the whole said one to another: What manner
Hastings agreed to the hearing of the cars, number is communication with the mission of man is this that has The charge was established sad the Magle-resubes up to nearly three hundred and out to govern us and some sald: “Let us Tho N. P. s. s. Victoria left Tacoma on the trate imposed a penalty of $100, with the fifty. It is stated that this result, reached in go to Thomas of the White Head, peradren- 4th Juno for this port, via ports of call alternative of three months' imprisonment. no short a timo by mero personal activity, cautare he will be able to advise us and The Chips Mutual Company's steamor After imposing the sentence, the Magistrate only meat that much resistanse has been over others said 'Surely the end of the world
Chingwo, from Glasgow and Liverpool,
has come.' foft Singapore for this port on the after aid Mr Grist's remarks about the bail were como, many barriers torn away, much pre noon of June 6, and may be exparted quite uncalled for and impropor. Mr Grist | judice romoved, mush ground made ready for hero or about June 12.
apologised for the remarka
A future harvest, The last six months has been devoted to intercourse with the Muncha The King of Siam arrived at Batavia on THE British seacon is feat degenerating inte as bios, and four months hava best devoted asocial problem. He is stigmatised as untrast to opening up relations with officials in the worthy, bibulous, and disorderly. Even in Frovinces. The most important friande of Hongkong we have heard shipmasters defend the Mission have been among the Peking the growing custom of employing foreiga officials who do not occupy important posts. seamon on Britieb ships. The foreigner is Reference is made to the reform document, more ameuable to discipline, more reliable in entitled The Cure for the Sick Man of the every way, and he has not a Trades Union Far East' or The Reform of China's Cor- to stand up for bia so-called ' rights.' Tha once-powerful Trades Union is not de noh raption. We quote the following extraet with reference to this publication: 'We used
ibe 25th May.
GM.§. Undaunted (Captain J. S. Hallifax) arrived from Singapore yesterday evening, She left Singapure on Sunday, 28th May.
THE Stowards of the Jockey Club received the following tologram from H. R. B. the Prince of Wales the morning: Thanke kind congratulations -ALBERT EDwand,'
--
in favour as it was scie ten or twenty years as soft worde, but analyzed anfiuchingly ago; and there are some disciples of the On Sunday morning, between 9 and 10.30 Gurman-Jew philosphor who regard the the sorruption of the government, the dan- o'clock, the steam-leuuch Dayspring, carry creation of a Trades Union for a particular ger which threatens the country, and the ing the Bothe! leg, will call alongside any industry or profession as the first and reforms which are needed. We emphasized russel hoisting the answering pennant, to signs of degeneracy as individuals. Far moral rather than material reform. We made bonvey men arhore to 11 am. service at St. be it from us ic revile the trao British virtue the basis, and apoke out for religious Peter's (Seamen's) Church, returning about tar. There are still somewhere fortem, by giving the officials fixed salaries, by taleration. We resemmested a change of 270- chips of the old block. But the gradual broadening the education, and by opszing sailor has a very serious bearing on the new avenues of surployment, tending to question of manning our war-ships in time heartily approved of the document but did bring prospority to the nation, The Censor
12.30
extinction of the British mersialite marize
VESURES AT THE DOURS At Koutan Taichow, Katsang, Thales, Portugues gunboat Bengo, Arzatoon Apost,
of wer. Should the supply for our gaticgnet dare to memorialize on it to the Throne. Comopolitan--Ere, Wandering Jew, Johnships continue limited, and should the Royal Great Praise is given to Rev. Timothy Baizley, Framnes,
Naval Reserve be threatened with extinction Richard, whose presence in Peking had Aborden-(DODO).
by the disappearance of the British sailor
aroused them to renewed activity and cour- and the abstention of the British fisherman,
to the funds of the Bospitals:-
Hongkong Amateur Dramatic Club
per E. W. Mitchel............. $75
This morning while the Dook Company's tug Fame was towing a Chinese boat in the vicinity of the Empress of China the boat capaleod and the crew were thrown into the water. Fortunately, the stean launch Vamoumer was near at hand, and by her ready assistance the crew were savod
progressive Haalias, Mr Richards and Mr
But it was not so; and otherussid: 'Let us ponder and pray, and a way out will be shown unto us. And the people mur mured. So mote it be.
'FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That your morning contemporary appears to be endeavouring to lay down the. law,' or rather to lay bare the absence of law, about cubicles and cooklofte,
That any amount of Notifications which are
Tas Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Momorial there would require to be a return to the age. At the suggestion of one of the young } and Netherole Hospitala begs to acknowwretebad press-gaug, with all its acoom Reid united in requesting several prominent Dedge with thanks the following donation panying horrors--provided always that the
service failed to be kept up to its fall foreigners in China to prepazo papers on what semad to them the most norded reforma, atrength by volunteer enlistment, And
and these papers are now being published. Lord Charles Beresford doubts whether
The reform movement, however, is in a bo adequately the future Davy cao manned under present conditions. Apart very unsatisfactory stato. The closing of the Reform Club had frightened and dis- from its naval aspect, the manaing of British ships by foreign rearen is a serious heartened a large number of the young med. enough, especially in these unsettled Mr Reid is confident that, with the aequales. times. The matter is receiving a good deal as already made with Chica, if the Mis. of attention at Homs, and one correspondeat, zion bad in hand 840,000 they would aweep the British Vios-Consul at Nice, writes to the whole officialdom of Peking into a furore Last night, about 9.16, fire was discovered Lendon daily is the following terms:-- It is for the best idea sud newest thing of Wes to have broken out on the first floor at No, an undoubted fact that every year the portera civilization. He would then seguro a iew colleagues, and would parobase a 3 Tez Ml Lane. The building consists of entage of British sezmen diminishes on
waitable piece of ground of central luca two storeys. The ground floor was ucos British ebips, and yet every Continental port
tion, where be would put up a oupled, and the first floor was occupied as is full of destitute seamen of British nation- ja shark's-fin store." The fire brigade from alify, or, as they are called, ""¡distressed sea-building-not a Church. He proposes to West Point were emertly on the scene, and men." The foot is that the foreign article is great a building to which the high-alase shortly afterwards the brigade from the batter is one respect. The German and the Chinese would have no compunction in com- Central Station, under Captain Lethbridge Fix aan be reiind upon to work when unloading. The building would contain a fine and Chief Inspector Mackie arrived. The ing and loading in part, whereas our country-reception room, a neat and ordozly reading- whole building was gutted, nad bofore tan mon get drack, and are therefore an expense 2001 and library, a museum, and a stately to the ship, as it ochts the master time to get mutis hall, where concerta, lastrated o'clock the Brigade had saved the sur-
lentures and learned sermons would be de- The rounding buildings from any damage. The hem arrested and to find substitutes. fire is supposed to have been caused by sefact is, that life on the modern steam merlivered from time to time. He did not veral half-burned pieces of firewood drop-chantman is very hard, and anyone who san minimise the work of the missionary sosiative. The work they did was the leaven ping off a chatoy amongst some shavings, get anything else to do does to. I think which would save the people if not the A servant boy, who was asleep on the pro- that if the forecastle accommodation were satatry. This was only a new opportunity indians, was awakened by the heat of the improved, and if the proviso on the ships and the way to meat in
The building was lasyrod in the articles, that waren and Bremen shall Northern Insurance Company (Messi atually assist oh other, were abolished;
thore would ha less difficulty in finding sou Bradley and Co.) for $3,600. The master
mes. The fact is, they are not much wanted. fof the hoses estimates the damage done et
| ezcupt at the whael and on the look-out.' only $1,200,
ico
ALLISON Pianos, Ari Models, very Ans, 400/450 Cabin Flanos, amall but excellent, 1176/889, W. Rölduran & Co
Oun Popular Fiano, handsome, fall-toned, strong; guaranteed wear, $825/380,--17. Robinson & Co.
W. Rosinsor & Co. have 180 Planon for Hire on Monthly Payments, also Planor returned from Hire cheap.
Carratz Madmillen left England for the United States on his relura trip to Japan on the 6th May. It in sala thai ke la to deavour to arrange a railway connection for N.Y.E. samer on the Paolile Ouest, at the Yapan Herald writes this ensertion Wegen to dughty
supposed to be based upon the powez conferred by the Ordinance cao, i course, be useful only us waste paper, it the Ordinance does not contain such
powere.
manner of the Sanitary Superintendent to the ambiguous wording or the compli. That, if the Notifications about which so
That most peopls put down the hesitant
cated nature of the law.
much has been said ara not worth the paper they are printed on, then it is uni fortunate for everybody--especially tha officials,
That up to the present time-say Thursday last most residents bavo regarded tha Director of Pablic Works as an officer lacking only tact and good temper; while possessing a desire to walk straight. That the so-called Rejoinder of that gentleman to Mr Danty's last letter is not a straightforward count, That a careful perusal of the correspon
Court.
tion of a
Tho
to the
practical Engineer. The cheapest and best
An English Secretary for Asiatic affairs, recently discussed by the Eastern press, has been improved upon by the French From the Kolumin, we are led to infer that According to to-day's Havas telegrams the Moaart Armstrong & Co. are to be com
care of geographically apportioned to
of matter of founding a brazon en:sblishment mall way, is only copying the policy General-Secretaries who will be required to in Japas by orders for new warships. It is of his superiore in soppressing all in hoop a strict eye ou the general programs because the now yards could not be pot fu
keep formation his power; bat suppres- and other sympoms of their charges fall working order in less than three years, sion of information in this way worke France in Africa, es betting-ite ride the same writer avers, that the offers for more harm in the end than the short-domain, will occupy the entire attention of their construction were not entertained, sighted suppressors can calculate. Lone of the new colouis creations, while Fagun is in tuo immediate used to wait That I notics from your morning contem- French Indo-China is lumped with America that length of time,
potary our ouly .. was on the war-sad Oceanis, The defence of the French path the other day in the Supreme possessions will be under the special dizes-Is thou canst not make thyself loved
a of a military expert who has acquired much, make thyself slightly feared.
Adolphe d'Houdetol. no little colorial fama, and colonial will likewise have its guardian secratory. scheme has undoubtedly a great dasl to recommend it and if practically carried out ought to lift more then ene French possession from the slough of bankruptcy into the good road that leads to prosperity || and success. It is very often a subject of complaint in the French Colonial press that en little is known in responsible quarters in Paris of the wais colonies and of the disadvantages under
of the Disurdities which attributed many which they labour. To this defeat la are being constantly condemned by ex- and travellers. perienced Frouch writeza That whether there be too little or too No ons aan believe that serious French alatesmen would leterats the lamentable much legal knowledge on the Magistrate's oppressive tant's in force in Tonkin, in Bench at the present time, may form achin China, and elsewhere if the e
ovile of fine bair-splitting question for learned
eyetem were thoroughly undarstond persons who can draw fees for discus-
to French trade fully realized. and the loss to sing such subjects.
If the Secretaries bad succeed in throwing That the community, so far as I can gather light on the anomalice now complained of its feelings, prefer a surplus of common in the French colonies, and by theft in sense to a superfigity of law, and the telligent watchfulness can succeed in in- Bench is faller of common cause now doing the home government to
That it was the great Mr Cooper who stated some time ago it was difficult to define abuse, although bo had just everybody else from that dificulty by roundly abusing his opponent. That of couren it is different when a man is paid a special fee for abusing another man, and some cursory readers might make the mistake of supposing the worthy Q. 0. was paid for bie asuse of the Po lice Magistrate the other day.
glance, and I cannot but think the learn That this is not the case may be seen at a ed Q went out of his way to flourish his black-thorn.
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of the
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a Borlin-Demand,
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legal luminary who has just attacked it. That I wondered whether the Hon. the their country and more than justified their Acting Attorney General was present, or appointment. So for French colonies have not, when the wholesale and annecessary bean sadly noglected. They have been re obsanght was made apon the Magis trany,
That I am glad to see the A. D. C. is pro gressing so well from a Guancial point of
rarded more disrelt and
2.78
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187
On demand,
187
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187
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287+
On demand,
burdens that prospective Bouwen of
and strength, Their weaknesses have been exaggerated, Da Shanghai their difficulties multiplied, and attempts have been made to develop newly acquired territory on lisos hich have invited That last season a cheque of over $970 was Mistakes of
und the wonder is that
view,
30 days sight, private paper Gold Leaf, 100 finə (per inn)).
Silver (per oz.)
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Quotations. Hoxoxoxo, June 6, 1896.
'dence in this matter furnishes sọ strong / That in an institution like the A.D.O.it/mismanagapoering under a ore 980. / OPIUM-Now Patna, cash,... €80
an argument against Mr Coopor's pre- vious reputation for straightforwardness, that even a Royal Commission would be too insignificant a body to auswor it,
That as the legal or illegal facts alleged on
either side may be tested in Court in the noar future, I can say nothing of them. That the manner in which Mr Cooper
tempted to minst Mr Danby's letter could only be demuribad as oct of double- shuffle.
That, of course, this attitude does no good to anybody concerned--espscially to the shuffler,--and the wonder is that no other member of the Senitary Board had
is
Duke who laid the ouor stone of our Praya Reclamation is stored away in the godowns, undergoing a similar terms of imprisonment to the of his august mother, until a site is prepared for it
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banded to the Benevolent Society, sad been quoit every possible dort have Sovereigns (Bank's buying rato) I hear donations have been voted this France has not long ago stacuated in disgust season as follow --Diocesan School, $75; possessions which have been so wretched. Alice Memorial Hospital, Bi; and y administered after being so dearly Benevolent Society, $100.
byu h. Tonkin is fair sample of that twhich now happily is show. absolutely necessary that a reserve ing signs of
tious and generous régime, and which has yet fund be kept up, as the failure of any Comedy, to say nothing of a Pantomime ao much to undo before it ng Comic Opera, would be a severe drain cease from troubling French colonial states Tenkin has been hindered chiefly on the Club's resources,
by excessive tarifi, and trade which might That the comfortable settlement of otherwise have crowded ite river and scast
the Queen's Statue, even without the harbours has been driv
driven elsewhere or addition of the statuettes, has suggested dwindled down to a beggarly skeleton of the question, Where is the Duke of what might be expected under more favour- Conaught
adis terms. Francs has little or no trado
would Innginn, why commercial relation- That I to bold the statue of the Royal with Tonkin, an excellent reason, 000 cultivated with neighbour ship should be culti
This is
Dot done ad towever, ing porte, the prohibitory port dues and import duties mako an insurmountable barrier to com- mercial relationship with Eere is an opportunity for the entrusted with Asiatic colonial affairs, him carefully study the cause why
• oriony hav
so little commerce and been carried from Bangkok to Hongkong again ostis attention to what wo urged upon gots let the intelligent Secretary enquire weather
fail.
Bala Saiyon, at
1.12 be will probably arrive of taking precautions against the importation ing irade estrieb, when is buries is head in the of that d'ause into this post. It is not, as rotten in the present system of colonial ad Cow open is femperature on the
the conclusion tbat That probably Mr Cooper is aware how the the Government some time ago, the socanity into the complaints of high tariffs and
there is something Eight open or temperature on the Bib ver zand, exposes all the unburied portions we point weet from Bangkok, but, karim-ministration and will prepare his repasis on
out elsewhere, probable, that the
F. G. Free, Firit Assistant, of its body to attack.
Hongkong Obaarvatory, June 6, 1896.. ing that he was picked up some later hard facts instead of pemchair theorisi.
1l theas pera rojetader would be very amusing if bility of the plague being imported of work with energy and a determination to
now Beals will That the last two paragraphs of Mr Coo mediate port, the insident shows the possi- There is hope, then, for the French colonies
The discsss is well know to be
be raging la they had not left an impression upon tho mind of the community, that the Presid several Chinese parts with which we main- got at the root of the present depression, tain a regislac traffle, and, as the voyages and when the Scareterion have reported ent of the Sanitary Board does not fight between there plass do not cover the period and the Trench go Furutions Posoited on according to the British rotions of air of incubation, there is great probability of moro generous ginto toward their colonies
the
Introduction of the scourge hero, murer is all be then time te preosed to defensive BAROMETER or later, I ho pressations are takes Dolitary measures, for only then will
•"play" That it is very dildoule to understand what doubt quarantine would inflict some ingon French colonies be worth the millions or
esfente
ende and affect the phult on shipping, pended upon them by the mother country, the Governor thinks of theas vindig but when it becomes a question of pablo-Siam Free Proja. muddies, and it would be well if Ali azisty privato intareste must give way to Ekeellency could hit upon some means of Istting the community how how he regarda them
the Gonzage to object to this almost for. The allegation that a case of plague has? nidoes chronic deficiency in its bad.)
gutton mode of defence.
some extent, Precautions have been taken
down to
In Mirapers, and there is every On Why W. RUBINGO de One Pistos are guarani Bangkok should go Destin–Bangkok teed for an u
ato Pienos Benaiced
Temperature.
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