THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1897.
BYLL another fight occurred yesterday "amongst the risksha coolies at Kowloon, and at the Magistracy to-day two of tha coolice were each sentenend to six wooks imprisonment.
THE COOLIE STRIKE AT SHANGHAL
GREAT INDIGNATION MEETING, THE FOREIGN CONSULS DENOUNCED,
CORRESPONDENCE.
SHARE-DEALING IN HONGKONG. To the Editor of the "China Maul'
THE CHINA MAIL.
Me. James W. Smith, M.L.C.F, Special COUNCIL CALLED UPON TO IMPOSE the honent lokor is occasionally to be Drainage Engineer, has submitted a report
to the Munisipality of Bombay, in which it 'la stated that the drains had nothing what- over to do with the putbrisk of plague in Bombay. I'm }``.
Measus Dodwell, Carlill and Co., agents for the N. F. Steamship Co., hare issued the time taule of the Company for the Season 1897-1898, giving the dates of ar. rival and departure at the intermediate and terminable ports.
THE NEW TARIFF. Special Telegrams from Our Open Correspondent.)
SHABORAL, Thursday, April 8,
10.14 a.. Yesterday afternoon, an indignation meeting of residents was held in the Ser- Element. It was the largest moxting ever held in Shanghai,
Resolutions were passed denouncing the Consuls and Mn J. Y., Vernon, in his lol share setion of the Foreiga report of this date, writes:-The Settles that of the Municipal Council ments having passed off satisfactorily on surrendering to the mob, the Star March, both hers and in Shanghai, the market has ruled stronger and a fairing upon the Council to business has been transacted nt advancing payment of the hecessed wheelbarrow
raten.
....
for
and
all enfores the
to
lisanas, which was the cruso of the disturbances, as from the 1st day of May next.
Mr K. A. Probst, Chairman of the Muni-
WEATHER NOTICE.
1.
CHESS COLUMN. CONDUCTED BY BLAGK BISHOP.'
2-Communications should be cutdressed,
Chess,' CSA MATI UFFICE
Original Teens sheathed fie accompanied by Sedation and Analysis.
tractive
and Brisbane. One of the games I have The following notice is issued from already given (Game No. 69), but the fol lowing was tire first won and the most at the Observatory :----
A low pressure
Game No. 93. On the 8th at 11,35 s. Hongkong, April R
New Sour WALES e. QUEENSLAND). Dean Si-Referring to the newspaper are is forming in Northern Chins, with
Black (Mr. Anderson, (2) comments on the shady character of the a considerable fall of the grommetor along moterate E. to S.E. dealings in Straits Insurance Shares, I fos the Coast
winds; cloudy, misty, perhaps some rain. found set at home elsewlibre than at the twa sister ports het woon which wo act as a Chuffer state. Suspecting avarthing of the kind was being wrought hero in regard to Balmorals I naked a broktor, with whom I have not hitherto had dealings, to buy me a considerable number of both Ordinary a Preference at quoted raten--for cash for sunne, and abdurward rates for others, He now tulla me he can get 100 or 200 only at the lowest rates quoted in certain published stare lists, but strongly advises ine to buy ullum- all he can get at anything from 3 to 84 for with elisses. Comment is aeedless, uit for two pins' I would expose some of the fraternity wizo abuse the privilege they enjoy in gratuitous advertisement by attempting to frigaten timid and imperious owners of a few shares to part with them at a mere fraction of their squal este. To my such owner the inat disinterested and the most profitable advice that can be given is to Hohl on at all risks-owners who are neither tinil nor is up for fate dollars will hold on without any prompting other than the exercise of sound common senso and judgment. Yours truly,
BỘ 320KL
fai
‚á reveep fight in Batangas Province, 5 miles N. E of Nomagbu, has taken place between the rebels and Spanish forces, in which the Spaniards claim to have killed 149 rebels counted, the Spanish losessal Council, and Mr E F. Alford, Vice-Perhaps the sonadest alries to would-be only amounting to 1 soldier killed and 16 Chairman, were the Monhors of Counel
wrounded. Linut-Col. Ripoll is reported to have singularly distinguished himself in this action.
Hepson's Surprise Party are remarkably prolife in regard to change of programinea During their three works' stay in the Colony the Company has presented an on- tire change of programme every alternate evening. To-night another change is ed- vortised, including a great number of novel- ties, for particulars of which a reference to out advertisement columna will supply.
THE annual inspection of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps took place this siterncon,
responsible for the abject collapse.
Strasantat, Bob pan.
Mr R. M. Campbell presided at the In- dignation.incoting held hero yesterday.
THE REBELLION IN THE
PHILIPPINES.
We have been supplied by Don Jose de Navarro, Spanish Consul, with a copy of the following tolegum from the Secretary of the Governor of the Philippines --
"MANILA, April 7. Yesterday morning General Lachan bre's Division captured San Francisce de with the greatest decision by the rebels under the command of Andres Boniface We found 400 of the enemy killed, and
also took 30 prisoners, I brass gan and iron guns of different caliber and rifles. We redeemed Captain Itebolledo's wirly
We suppens the explanation of No Brakar's disenditure lies in the pregnant aphorism There are tricks in all undes.' speculators is sunrood up in Pinch's dictum on marriage. Don't!-Eu., . M.]
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Dr P. W. Clark, Medical Offiour of Health Ins submitted his report on the health of the Colony for 1896. After ferring to the general sanitary condition of the Colony and the water supply, details are given of the census taken this year. In this connection he reports of the 7,870 -persons who comprise the non-Chinese civil pudation, only a small proportion, estimated at 3,180 are European; of these 2.100 ure British, while the reminder con sist of Americans, Gennane, French, Swiss, etc.; the Portuguese number 2,200, and the remainder of the civil population consists of Indians 1310; Jeje, Nogroes and tives of Malaya and Manila; the indians
The Hongkong Chess Club meets every Monday, Thursday and Friday from font till half-petst seven poni, ut. Thomas's Grill Robe.
(Dedicated
Problem No. 32. By P. A. REPTENS, to the Singapore Chess Club).
Bluck (Ú piccos),,
White (8 pieces).
White to play, and mate in three moves. Solution to Problem No. 36, by B. G. Laws. 1. Q-Q KtX. Then if
1. Kx 2. Kt-B3 2, K-B 4 3. Q-45
1. KK 2. Q-Kt + 2. K-Ď 3 3.0-07 1. K-B12. Kt-Ki 42, K-
3. Q-Kt 4
Hongkong, April 8. There were only three entries for she Veterans' watch on Monday Just, and more of these put in an appomtice. With the sultry wether that now threatens to net in,
S. Q-B 6 th
White (Mr Linden, N. S. W.) White won in fine style se follows --
1. Q-KR 4: B-KQ
K-Kt q K-Kt 2 K-Ki By K-B 8q K-K
3. QXP ch
4.K-7 ch
OR 7 ch
6. P-Kt 7 ch
7.
8.
White
Kuighto ch!
K7 nato
(Dr S. Gold).
1. P-K 4
K motes
Gamo No. 94.
MUZIO GAMBIT.
2. P-K B 4
Black
(Dr, Kochanowsky).
PK 4 PXP P-K K+ 4 P-K5
3. Kt-K B 3
4. B--B 4
B. Chatkes
Px K
B-R 3
Q-B 3
B OXP
8. K:-B3
9. 9BXP
10. QxB
11. 9.
12. QR-K Us
15. R-B3 13. Rt 3 ch
17. Kt-8 6
18. R-R4 19. R-Ķt 5 20. Rx P ch 21. Rx mate.
Kt-K 2
U - B
૩×૨
Castles P-4
Kt-R 3 C-K3 K--R &q RK KE S R-K¢ 2 QR-K Kt q RxR
Game No. 93.
THE SANITARY BOARD. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary Board was hold this afternoon.
ALLPOX IN JAPAN, Î The British Consul at Nagasaki reported, under date March 19, that sporadic casos Naval Bonda of smallpox had been occurring both at N. Railway Boads gasaki and Moji, but the disenso bad 35t Capitalizal Pension Lands Assumed an epidemic character. From the Old Bonda
JAPAN'S INDEBTEDNESS, Japan's tional debts stand, thus ab prevent
Ist to 10th March 51 cases were discovered
in Nagasaki and 12 deaths occurred. Dur
ing the same period at Muji 8 cases were
discovered and deaths occurred.
BL
You.
Consolidated Bonds........ War Bonda
172,061,700
120,724,000
16,020,000
$3,000,000
24,828,320
0,480,302
349,121,382
Total......
Adding to the above the Public Undor-
The British Consul at Yokohama report. takings Loun of 135 million gen, of which
18
1 that during the latter half of the month the first installarent was issued in the fiscal of January and the first three wooks of year 1990-7, and the last will be raised February the disease was at its worst, within the fiscal year, we have a total It is not to be aN- of 481,126,884 A daily average of 10 to 16 cases. Outsumed, however, that the State will bo 22nd February the number of Cases Jand fallen to one or two per diem. During the linbly for the whole of this main at any wanty night days ended 21st March the given time. The process of redemption total number of cases was it, with evor, the volume of dit will grow. goos on continuously, Until 1899, how- deaths.
Railway less loans to provide capital for agricultural and industrial banks, and so forth, will swell the total faster than annual redemptions reduce it, until it amounts to 199
The population of Yokohama amounted to 183,087 persons, and in view of the small proportion of cases and death to the population, he did not feel warant ed in refusing clean bills of health to Brit-
million yen in 1899. Thenceforth, tel ships learing the port, on board of which no case of smallpox or other danger caring to the present programme. it will disomish steadily. The Consolidated, ous and contagious disease had occurred.
The return forwarded by Consul Hall, Naval and Railway, Bondsure to be paid off at Hiogo, shows that the total number of by 1926; the Old Bonds by 1921; the War casus discovered during the fifteen days Bonds by 1920: the Pablo Undertakings endest 22nd March was 29, and 14 dests Bonds by 1933, and the Capitalized
courred a daily average of cars, Pension Bonds by 1939, Japan Mail.
death.
QUARANTINE HEGULATIOĖS," The following minutes were attached tu the regolations for dealing with cholera, yellow fever, and plague at Ports in the United Kingdom, which were laid on the table at last meeting of the Board, and have since been circulated for the inforum Lon of number
as
THE CRETAN CRISIS.
London, March 8. The following telugum, dated Athens, Saturday, tus boon received in London --
be "
to
is officially noted that the King of the Hellenes has been pleased to take the following appointments to the Most Ex- nital Order of the Saviour:-To The Medical Oficer of Health--I have Knight Grand Cross: His Grace the Duke of persistently advocated the adoption of Westavinster (Chairman of the British Cra- this system of medical inspection of an Dintrean Committee). To be a Com- vessels as the only rational means of mander: Mr Edward
Atkin
(Secretary preventing the introduction of infectious the British Cretan Distress Committee). diseases into the Colony, and as recently Reuter's Agency is informed that some last month the Sanitary Board recommend. English Volunteers have already left Len ed the Government to adopt this egatum ofden for Athens in order to the Grook so-called quarantine for the protection of forces. Moreover, annis retired officers the Colony from the introduction of bubonic have called on the Great Charge d'Affaires, plagne from Bombay and of emallpox from d Japan. A reference to the adoption of this And Elared their services at the disposal of the Greek Government. Next wook a same procedure will also be found in body of one hundred Volunteers will, it is unual report for the year 1896. At pru: | said, leave England under the command of Ret the Health Officer of the Port
erta British officer, and proceed direct to is unfortunately entirely independent of Crete to join the Greek Army there,
M. Metaxas, the Greek Chargé d'Affaires,
the Sanitary Beard, and this cannot be re- garded as desirable arrangement. What
is every day roosiving latters from volun- in earnestly required is the appointment of
teers offering their services to the Greek an additional Medical Officer of the Port, Government. He has also received up to and that both should then be attached to
the present the sum of 12,000, towards of Health, ezch being on being
todation. Two cheques were recently sont to Bhet (Jas. Glass.) six houra of duty per day as medical inspec the Greek Consul General from members P-K4
tor of shipping
so that any ressel entering of the Salvation Array, with an expression
on the Brigade Parade Ground. The in Malabun, province of Cavite, defended heing numerically the must important ele. attendance at the Club-room languništies. } playeti at the City of London Chess Club. this Department as Assistant Medical Of the cxpenses eutailed by the presont situ
apcoting oficer was H. F. Major-General, Black. Major Sir Jolm Carrington, Con- mandant, put, the Corps through seven- pounder and machine gun drill. There was
ዝኛ
that
vigorous
and ment. The number of copied houses in thore still half-a-dozen or no the city of Victoria on June 30th, 1800, who never fail to be great was as follows: European, 190 p Chinga, game or two on every occasion. 1.635-total, 7,028
Annual meeting is now at hud, and I bu Allowing Aliott
love it will be formal alat the Club is wel- 2.000 Chinese servants live in
in European houses, this will give an average of 20 vent and is supplying a decided need even area of the city of Victoria at present built interest in fifteen nutches and a tournia- over is about 580 neres, so that thore sent in the course of a six monthe session.
Rothe 12 houses containing about The season that is w drawing to
will probably soo the Championship Cup. The Chinese 280 persons to the more.
who has well-earned it by victory after victory during the last twelve months.
A large attendance of spectaturs, including children. Wo hat abou: 120 woundel. persons to every Chiness house. The total if it bu not possible to keep H. F. Sir William Robinson, Hon. Colonel By the capture of this town, which was of the Corps. The band of the West York- the civil centre of the rabels, the insurrec shire Regiment played aplections of musiction has suffered a severe blow which will during the parade.
close
have a great moral effect. There are many heat population was estimated at 39,150. become the property of Mr P. de Souz
applications kir amnesty, and a great mun ber of families have pat themselves under the protection of the army.'
*
and the number of registered boats belong ing to the port was as follows:-Fishing and trading junks, 6,468 cargo, boats lighters, sampans. cte., 3663-total, 9.731. I am very gad ti to enabled to publish This gave an average of at 3'4 persons to this week a problem by Mr P. A. Kentans, each bant. The births registered during the Chess Champion of Singapore, who won the your numbered 978 Chinese and 250 thirteen gaines, or and Just one in non-Chinase, which is equal to s birth-rata te regent tournament thef. hope of 31 per 100 as compared with its durabogaty to some Singapuro games, but ing the preceding year. The number of none have sachty me as yet. I have to births among Europeans was 113 (2 of HAKRILP Singapore correspondent, which were illegitimate) equal to rate of 35-5-poř 1,000; of thao 96 waro
Tur detachment of Police to represent the Colony at the Jubilen eslabrations in Lon- dew have been selected. The dotachment REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. will comprion 20 tubings, 8 Indian Consta bles, 2 Indian Sergeants, and 12 European (SUPPLIED TO THE China MAIL'] members of the Force who are at homir on
Los Dos April 6 leave. The Indians and Chinese are er
THE CRETAN QUESTION. pealed to sail for Home early in May.
Great Britain has made pacific overtures Deputy Saporintendent Hadeley, who is going hams on leave, will be in-charge of to Grete to call the romioval of the pre-British, 34 German, 2 Swiss and 1 French the detachment during the celebrations.ant deadlock. It is believeal that the The Indiana and Chinese were paraded
this afternoon at Government House.
blockade of the Pirus will depend upon Greece's Biswer.
The Powers, at the initiative of Russia,
GIOCO PIANO.
White (Mr X.)
1. PK 4
2. Kt-K B3
3. B-B 4
4. P-B3
5. P-Q3 6. FxP 7. Castley (1)
8. R-K
9. Kix P 10 Rx Kt
11. K-R sq (7) 12. P-Q4(e) 13. R-2 14. PKR3 15. B-K 3 10. Rx Kt 17. PxB 18. K-Kt sq 19. K-B
KQ B 8
B---B 4
Kt-B 3 P-Q4(a) KtXF B-K3 Castios KtXKt Ex ? (ch} {%) K-B 3 Kt Kt 5 Q--R 5
Kt 6 Kty BXPU) QXP (ch) Q-R7 (oh
-B7 mate
Notes by Isidor Gunsberg:
(u) It is not good te mdvance this pawn
ficers of
to do
the barbour between the hours of 8 n..
and 6 p.m. could be immediately boarded,
her passengers and crew medically inspect
et
al free
of regret that the sum could not be larger.
THE PLAGUE AND ITS REMEDY,
The Standard of 8th March publishes the following editorial note:---
ed nud pratique granted. if no one was furted to be suffering from any infectious disease. This is not the class of work that * Medical man is likely to take up per
The cininent German buteriologist, De manently, and it might not be at of place, Koch, describes, in a letter published to. therefore, to recommend to the Govern-day, & plan for stamping out xinderpest, ment that such assistants should be up- pointed for a period of three yours at a progressive salary of say $150, $20 and $250 a month and quarters. No difliculty would be experienced in getting gold men on such terms.---37.3.97.
which, if it answers his own anguine ex pectations, will earn the gratitute of the South African Colonies. His investigations at
the Cape have convinced him that this form of the plague can be eradicated by oor- In another minute, dated and April, the tain simple and inexpensive prophylactic Medical Oficer of Health wrote In reply measures and he offers to teach the
Colonists how to suply his remedy. Whe to the Captain Superintendent of. Pole, ther he will be equally successful in I do not think the supervision of the par- sons landed from infected vosals would be discovering the nature and chooking the
to India, remains to be seen.
Thera gets carried out. It is impossible ut present,
the fold, and have the start of him. On because nothing similar to Article XV. of indeed, other experimenters are already in the attached Home Regulations is carried out, nor can it be unless two Medical the first appearance of the plague at Bom Officers are provided for the Port, and all bay, the exports who have been engaged in vessels are boarded by one or other of studying the habite and character of the
of cholera bacillus were instructed by the Go scheme as I suggest he
birth for sepetal valued come signs, and thus early; il maken Black'e contre rather impossible, if this schouie was properly tavages of the bubonic plague, when he
The number of Chinese bitths registered not however, carey an accurate Chi- impression of the birth rate antong nese, for the hirties of
large number of Sefants who die during the first month of life are never registered. The tal num
tust soon to hear from her again.
No further news ranches me from the Moroso Hospital in Moscow where Herr Steinitz is still under treatment, but his Wock after week I protested
woak.
(b) 7 P to QKt 4, Bo Kt 3, 8 Ptv K: might be played. 7 B to Kt-5 would likewise rake it rather awkward for Black to defend his KP.
condition seems to be critical in the cention of Mr Glass, it is highly creditable them. If such
(a) If this combination is the original in
treme
An empty, whisky bottle is a pacaling place have notified Greece and Turkey that the ber of deaths registered was 5,800, of jagainst the unfairness of pitting a young to him, but it does nut prove that white adopted by the Goremment, I shovernment to turn their attention to the to deposit & etalon $50 noto. Tel this was aggressor will never be permitted to pit whish 5,607 were Chinose; this is equal to sod vigowas player against a 89ragenarian ca Tf 11 K takoy B, Q to B 3 (ch), 12 Q tims, of or amary inapoctor, who inoculation more or less aucous, has
by a victory,
10-0
The
(d)
at the
Control over the
moro terrible visitant from Chino. De Hatkice ales, who has practised cholers
with bing boen doing his best to discover some surs bacillus which is supposed to convey germs
of the shipping
a presont does not appear the
its
Мерда
advise the take the pawn.
appointment, at a total death rate of 21-5
1,000 as com at the preposterously late hours and in the por the biding-place a Chinose bor selected for
ared with 2150 per 1 during the
ill-chosen circumstances of the recent
to B 3, takes R, 13 B takas Kt, P to Q3 would exercise some
conditions sanitary his spoil on board the N'T. R. steamer Mr Balfour has notified the foregoing to recoding your and in verge of 22.05 per much. I trust that Steinits will recover,
3, 14 B to Kt 3. O'takes RP, 15 B te KB 4 and of the boat population of the Colony, and trustworthy method of destroying the
(ch), 16 B to Ki Q to K2, 17 again play Lasker to it 5
specie of the Hongkong possiloace, Mumpre lying in Kowloon Dock. Chief the House of Common, adding that Great during the past five yours (exclusive who though he not on that, de mil Et to Q 2, and we do not think that Whits a matter which
of 1894); excluding the deaths from thereo in
plenty of good Officer Dabsen isod a Sho nato yester. Britain will mil hesitate to take part in the bubonic fever the death rate stands at may do in the chess world. 56 competent as a very bad game; and wo
than in the ac If a medical inspection of jumiss and other Nor, we believe, has the remedy attributed day, and reported the mattor to the Fulica.blogtado. Sir William Harcourt, after M 1,000; the death rate among a critic of the game has never before existe tas a much better game aro sure that to receive the attention which it merits.
Chinese vessels is also insisted upon, and to a Japanese sacant been ignored, the Chinese alone was 24-78 por 1,000 ed, and his perseverance and insight may taal play following on K to R 1. A search was institute, but no trace of Balfour's statement, give notice that be deaths registered along the reputation, which, after thirty years of as it prevented Ko to Kt 5, which is usual of the medical officers would require a
non-yot maintain in Chase journalism the high
poison B to RRC A afforded a better defence, in my opinion it osrtainly should be, each Tadie, che poi sam seach to hops that in Chinese
numbered
than not that the community
of the which gives a death rate of 10 per 1,000, continuous triumph, he may well be conly so intal in similas positions, with Q to Chinese interpreter, so that the total cost indeed, it is more
will be repeated, of this scheme would be as follows:- 5 to follow. -rate during tent now to resign, in over-the-board play. corresponding death-rats 1895 was 17.0 par 1,000. The number of
(f) Whito's demiso now follows as a mat-
per annum.istory indicates that, as a general rule the plague has seldom, if ever, sprend Two Medical Officers (average
Ita track deaths occurring in the Army during the
across the Indian Continant. pay and quarters).............................. $16,000 year was 18, of which 12 were of British trophy on February 13, 1970, Blackburne
ilea more usually in the direction of the One Port Inspector of Nuisan-
Persian Gulf and Bugdad. The infection Buldiers, the remainder being Indian.
ces (average pay) ..................
of cholera is conv
place average age at death was a years. The defeated Filksbury and Jackson defeated VICEROY La Chuanlin of Szeoauen, in
conveson from Two Chinese Interpreters ...... Baird. Burn, Bird and Tinsley lost to memorial to the Throne, advocates placing number of deaths from chest diseases, huwalter, Burillo, and Barry Three the hintuels territory, on the borders of
in a way that has hitherto Chinese was 1,195; more than 57′
inexplicable on, any know h games, Locock 17.
The course of the plague han ners drawn, the
the Administration
the note could be obtained until an empty whisky bottle attracted the attention of the Police which on being broken was found to contain the nito. At the Magistregy to-day, the boy was sentenced to four
months' imprisonment.
H. E. Cuasu Xin-buan, Special Aubssen-
would move an address to the Queen re- questing her not to cuplay the forces of the Crown against Greecs or Croto, “.
W, ROBINSON;& Co., Piano and Musical Enstrument specialists and exports. Work- shops and Factory, Duddell St.; Sher Boun, Queen's Road Central.
while the
Among
The
In the first cable match for the Newnes
ter of course.
1
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க
dor from China to Queen Victoria's Jubi. Tez Queen's daily income is £1,500. The per vent of these deaths are due to Atkins Delille. Flodges tast province and Thibet, under Chinese
PATENT MARIO boxes, Violins (fins models), Mandolines, and Strings of all kinda, W Robinson & Co.
Ar Belfast, on the 6th March, Ireland de fasted Wales (Association football) by grals to a
To
Arethane The Gudocery, now in dock at
efficient ventilation and poverty.
be
but no
in.
and
***
it
Total
1,000
400
$7,400
The prosent expenditure amounts to
experianon
past
to place
the line of leave been awaya เธอแปรง,
In this dominion the $2,703 per annum, so that by the expendiatermined by insanitary conditions,
be remem
A HEADER of Mr Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men in a Bost has discovered that the book contains a passage which, though printed as press beans after the fashion of Longfallow's Hiawatha
But the river,
chill and
and weary, With the ceaseless raindropa falling, On its brown and sluggish water, With a sound as of a woman. Weeping low in some dark chamber While the woods ali dark and silent Shrouded their mists of vapour Stand liks ghosts upon the margin- Silent ghosts with eyee reproachful (Like the ghosts cf evil action Like the ghosts of friends neglected)... · Is a spirit haunted water, Through the lands of vain regrets.
cible.
MORTALITY STATISTICS.
,
The death rate for the week ended March 27 was 18.2 per 1,000 per annum, against 33.6 to the corresponding week asb year.
doubt true,
Gerinan the 40 Dr Wim, maintains, that the
COLONEL Gillam, with two Middle Ten- nessee Regiment, was occupying Nashville during the late war. He stationed suure and patrols in all the principal streets of the city. One day an frishnan, who had not been long solisted, was put on duty at a prominent orosaing, and he kept a sharp and faithful watch Prosently a citizen *Halt I who goes there'1' ' à came along. citizen, was the
Advance and
a
responas.
.and
lee ceremonials in London, arrived at Emperor of Germany guts £2,000 a day, upton, and the causes vere doubtless rigricans winning by 4h to st. This Misotze tribus, aided by retreating Mcha- tors of less than an additional 2500 a Shanghai with his official retime on the The King of Italy manages to exist in verorowding, back to back houses, " year, England wins Tv i to 4, three medans from Kansuh, it may 3rd inst. He will join the Empress of £1,000 daily, Austria's Emperor rakes in lage number of deaths are recorded grapes again being drawn. I published
specialist, Dr every day £2,500. The Tsar of Russia
introduction of virulent disease, The ex- China, and travel by this steamer to Van. scoops in the snug sum of 40,600 yearly from convulsions and trianus, the full score a fortnight ago, ha tha tered, have been giving trouble to the Gorear the Colony can be protected from the int
in jufants, although there is a mark trophy is to bolong to the club winning ernment for most the whole of the past penditure upon launch of crew would not sana sanitary measures are useful as safee
exceed that facarrod at present.
guards cithar against plague or cholera couver. Upon arrival at New York, the twenty-four hours.
but their value is probably moro curtain in ed improvement noticeable in the rein thrice successively we must hope for year-conmunding last April.---Mercury,
Mr N. J. Ede--I am decidedly of opinion Minister will stay there for two or three o os called from broakfast to kill a felvonumber 711 as compated with 1,10,
turns for the past your; the deatas similar triumphe next year and the year
following. during
that the Health Officer of the Tort the former caap. Then, too, they may he weaks before crossing over to England feet long python is at an everyday uc. 1815, the total number of deaths from dis
should not Lavo private practice, and that more easily applied. The Asiatic is apt to ragnad cholers se an evil against which there he should be attached to the Board and ar- and bearing in mind that he has been-na-currence in Singapore - was the leg of eases of the nervous system having becu "The British Chess Magurine walls atten-
rangements made whereby ships would be 18 20 defence; and he was reach of the thorised by the Emperor to discuss with Mr D, S. Carmichael on the 30th March to 785. Exclusive of bunic fever, 145 castion to a discovery that seems to give chess
detained for inspection tho least time pus thing like resignation. The approach of the
plague, on the other hand, creates & panjo do so, however, a largo python being dis of infectious disease were reported during an antiquity greater than has yet been at- Lord Salisbury the proposed increase in covered on the look out for hons by the the year, no less than 76 of these cases tributed. It seems that the latest exes-
and it may be that this will make it canior Captain Superintendent of Police-But for Government to insist on the more. the Chinees tariffs, it is not unreasonable to eyes. Ha found a change of shot.Singer riore than 5 per cent, were imported tions on the pyramid field of Sakkara have into the Colony by the shipping, for how led to an extraordinary discovery as to the
as the M.O.. puisted o
I out seras time ago obvious preasutions required by the crisis. assume that he may visit Washington and pore Free Press..
the best part of system-supervision of pas ever having been detected until after they origin of chess. Hitherto it was assumed „discuss the same subject with President
sengers landed from the infected vessel-is We feara from the Singapore Free Press had lauded, and had come under the care of that the ancient Indians had invented the McKinley and his Secretaries of State.
agras with the M.O.H. impossible here. I resident practitioner. The Cokay would game, that it was introduced from India to that the place of the disabled M.M generalways be liable to the importation of such Persia in the sixth century, and that by the
that the Health Officer of the Port should Godavery was the Singapore Batavia linaenses of infections disease, with the conso Arahs, and in consequence of the Crusades
not have private practice, and should be has beau taken by the Tibre, hitherto run-quent danger of an extensive outbreak of it sproul from East to Wast. This theory
associated with the Board. wing on the Singapore-Saigon line, and the the disease, until a systematic medical was substantiated by the Exct that an in- place of the Tibre has been taken
the inspection of all vesels entaring the hardian, Persian and Arabia influence is trace- bour had been instituted, and he was able in the character of the figures at
pre Tanjong Pagar, will, on completion of her strongly of opinion that the Colony should sent used and in some of the words fon-
Mr Jerome, when written to, assumed that protected from the occurrence of such nocted with the game, such as shah repairs, proceed to Marseilles.
accidents by the very simple remedy of (check) and 'matt' (uate). Now, north of at the time of writing the passage it was his THE Korean Minister-elect for Russia, give the countersign. I have ant the Ehest men were drowned on Saturday requiring every vessel of whatever nature the pyramid of King Tetu or Tati tro graze intention to chain the result pointed out. H.E. Min Yuu-won, arrived at Shanghai countersign, replied the indignant citiren
discovered which were though when one is in the vein one du
and the demand for it at this time. on the 2nd inst., and was to leave on the Ho Yuen Mei is about to take a trip 1.7ght, (6th. Maroh). through an inraak of entering the Port, to make fast alongside chambers have beoficials of that ruler. consciously dropa, Bilas Weggliko, into th ist. for Europe via the United States. place is unusual. Well, bogorrah! ye don't
a hulk or other vogel moored in the "har- erected for two high o Tientsin for the purpose of inspecting the water in one of the two shafts of the
colliery on construction of the Peking-Tientsin tine. There are two shafts at a short distance would be stationed.
the foreshore near Dover. hour and upon which a Medical Offer Their names were Kabin and Mornkor. This Dovels, is postic prose also from E.E. wears foreign clothes.
Alroy, one of the least road of
pass this way until yo say "Bunker Hill." It may be reusabor that he is the from each other-the Brady and the Simp
called Mers, The gave chamber (s Disraeli's
citizen, appreciating the situation, under whose directorship the line son. In the latter,
taba) of the former, consisted of fire beginning to end. oficis!
To unprejudiced observers of historical amiled, and advanced to the sentry, and which had been sunk was built, before Sheng Hsu Sun whe
rooms, built up with limestone. Its walls
facts, and-to-these-with-whom it is desirable cautiously whispered the magic word. for a depth of over three hundred foot, CAPTAIN B. was a strict disciplinarian, anded bas-ruhefs and pictures representing
are covered with exceedingly
well-presery made Director of Railways. Mercury:
Right! Pass on and the wideawake work was proceeding, with no indi
Proponit to raise the entsoription of the above all things to see these in their trite no indications of water, the workings being very dry. few pucted him. Not one of lion
The other grave chamber, Singapore Golf Club frum 81 par month to perspective, this shriek from the Daily rentmel resumed his best. Tag other day, on the authority of several When water began to rush in, not from the would have dreamed of interpreting a comi that of Mera, is the most valuable. Up to 91.53 or 82 was defeated. In the course Chronicle at such a time is not to be ranked ;
1o | mand otherwise than according to the
as less than criminal lanacy inspired by H.M.S. Torch, an unarmogred sloop that of a speech advocating the increase to. hose papers and a paragraph in St. Jones, 800, but from landsprings, the sinkora letter of the law; things must be done now, no fewer than twenty seven balls and Dr Bowle aid The time had arrived pure party passion. It is fae, unmitigated is to be stationed in Australia, left Sings- Giztiz under a portrait of Capt. Byrne, shouted for help. The bookcot was lowered shipsaspe under his rule. One day, beautiful grave colamms; in the chief radim professional golfur from home. It was
corridors have
when they
engage the services of a dalirium tremens of fatally wounded at Benin, we wentunod several times and six men were rescued, while the ship was in a certain
party politics. Hero poro on the 31st March for Thursday Island, whcase alp goes to her destination toa is the precious manifesto :—— the death of this officer, the original author, but eight men were raissing, when the last captain gara a dinner to some tawn friends, there is in bonis feet high, with a much to expect their captain, or other
ram from the Nigar mail left England.
* FELLOW CUNTRYMEN.
to roliere the Rumore This comment and, the resources of the
The flag of England is being dishonoured by a naval writer regarding the first part Royal Marine mouth, announcing share the
that Capt. Byrne
extensive, some of the not being table of alabaster before it. Among officer, to look after all
wall paintings
in this
Π Axon landslip has occurred on the east puted to reinforce the insufficent number the many than we ste god
him to supervise the whole links, and, the author and contrivor of the Armenian to the Tuch type of Soup thoug
there was a sub-committee, the massacres.
Considerable acenjety was felt at Gibral- вывода, ab of famoto mourners, the not med to of this intelligence through Rater this previous landslip three falls these were
the Torch With o
British alps are being used to starve tar anused by the sons, holding each other by work practically devolved un each one was told exactly what Mora and his! telegram, probably from the agony Braz
experienced such dirty the 6th March and another one early on
Turks. of having their clubs monded and balls re-
weather that she had to run into Corunna re the to the sixth be seen. King Tetu belonged to
No time is to be losti:
for shelter, having been blown 40 milos out the following morning. There are now came, and the dinner went on merrily dynasty, and his reign was assigned by made. The last Item alone would man taqusand tons of challying on the Presoptly, however, one of the ladies, want Professor Lepsics to about the year 2700 get a man for 875 to 8100 a month, sanda, to denounce the acts which are being |ød onco during her voyage, from Engl
Organise, agitate, meet in your thou of hor course. Her desks were only members the extra subscription. forth which have folion from the face ed è piece of broad. There was neue Very B.G. Professor Brugach, ourrecting this ad with fees for bosching, repairing Cluba, done in your naine, and to declare for the She proved herself army bad sas-hont, be of the elf at this spot during the land fowd tho
ahronology, puta it back to still greater wwe, and there is every indication of
ing almost entirely brought up by anything father halla occurring in the same place the man at
turned
to ba oblivious of her need. Bloubiquity, namely, to the yoox 3300.B.C; and remaking balls he would make about union of Urate with Grogce.”
We mimat Shenk heaven for the Dady likes haud ses. She is an anachronist, face of the cliff presenta & very durige he said. The man looked regretfully at anse mysterious land of Migralm something|sional got at home. They did not wait.An Chronicle, the drunkan Halot of journa, and neither as for any of her unless.
tohess would have been known in the 4209 your £ Lib of the 6th and 7th
excellent player in a goot green-keeper. legi
ling has its uses, base though they be. alsters ought ever to have been bulle, weake previously having the braad, and then at bor. It was evidens ka 6200 years ago
He expreted the objection that stel & FineWhy did you sell your whist partner Foorya-Hold up yor baudu 1 Pedestriall Feo, sharmota souops from top to that he would fala have helped her if it had Home When the falls occurred, there bean in bis power, fidutiça in naval Sabjoined is an crosslingly pretty and That might happen with Scolar profes GabdelJoux-Bocaue whenever I calmly) I Kays been sub shopping si dey olrid of dust, which spread was barely Cant tot en Latestonial Masch played phone, but not with me parties Travalonal have a sure mos he always prata to trump with my vile day Vianistiem, be
in November but breskin between Brauen Capghres 2
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to died of his
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strict
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solars wore de-
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too
however
to benestane laband a contractlenide of Shakespearo Clíf, at Dover, not far of stewards "by' waiting at table. Aa, hunting and fishing so other enthusiastis her might be it was impossible by association with the Sultan of Turkey, of the ship's voyage is not at all favourable
15
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paper of the latest dato ****
Rauler's Agency loarea that tho
foundation for the statement med
private telogram received in
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following each other in rapid succession on would fall to his share. The the band Mora playing o3ess, are torsional they would have the adventare | out the Grask troops in Crete and so aid hot passage. So taking ten days on.
her
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finely-disciplined areWATCH
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elbow. Bread, plass,
-2100 mora
than
profes-
would take to drink and go to the devia
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