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MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1897.

BIRTH.

Pin Claude Macdonald, the British Minis On April 2, at No. 70, Yokohams, the tor at Poking, receives a salary of £5000 wife of E. FLINT KILEY, of a Son.

MARRIAGE. On the 10th April, at the Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev. H. O. Hodges, M.A., THOMAS LACEY BICKZATON to WIGEZIMINA DELOLANG.

DEATH,

per year.

AT the Shanghai Velinteor Inapoetien thero wore 314 uficors and mon on garde out of a total strength of 303.

At the General Hospital, Shanghai, on the 10th April, CHARLES BROOKS, late Tex Postmaster-General has notified that Master British ship Strona,

nged 61

Fosra.

The publicalwn of this issue commented at 12.40 p.m.

The China lail

HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1897.

LOCAL AND GENERAL STEAMERS PASSED SUEZ CANAL, (SUPPLIED THROUGH RZUTED.) USTWARD

BOUND-Benedick, Orestes, Tencer, March 2; Taishun, bith; "Takan,

discontinued.

Tau death rate last month was, for the British and Foreign community, civil po pulation, 120 for 1,000 per annum and for the Chinese community 18.4.

THE CHINA MAIL.

II.E. CHANG Yin-huan, Spacia! Ainbassa. nr from China to England, sailed from Shanghai with his suite by the Express of China on the 10th inst.

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year, but as the most momentous incident

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JAPANESE TELEGRAMS.

war-vessel to Honolulu.

It is believed in

Tokyo that the Japanese Government will

lord man-fur.

Tokyo, April 6--The recent prohibition against the landing of Japanese emigrants at Honolulu appears to have aroused much attention in America. A tolegram has been received in Tokyo to the effect that the 1.8. Government proposes to sond man-of-war to Honolate.

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THE EXTENSION, OF TIENTSIN, Doing the first quarter of this year the Tax Gazette notifies that the Qucon has been

The Tientsia correspondent of the N.-O. (From the Kobe Chronicle.") British shipping returus exhibit a marked pleased to give and grant unto Surgeon increase in the total tonnage as compared Major Frederick Samuel Heuston, Army Daily News writes: with the turas for the corresponding Medical Staff, Her Majesty's Royal license

The extension of the ares of Foreign JAPAN. HAWAIL AND THE UNITED SEATER Takyo, April 6-The Japanese Govern- quarter of 1896. This your up to the 31st and authority that he may accept and waar Municipal overment in Tientsin is an ment tus lodged a strong protest with the March, 199 British chips had entered the the Insignis of the Imperial Order of the accomplished inot, cho matter having finally Itawatan Government against the recent Ir is to be hoped (says the (N.-C. Daily, their total tonnage being 305,010; the Double Dragon of the Third Class (Third been decided on the 31st of March, the lan probitation of the landing of Japanese Heer) that Commander Dundas, R.N., who was with Sir Claude MacDonald on the guros for the first goxrler of 1891 were 133 Rank which hia Imperial Majesty the of Mr H. B. Briskow's tenure of allico & emigrants and also against the proposed British Coneul. The Haikon Tao will this incorporation of the island with the United Niger, will is given some real power to and the toning 280,494,-Kole Chronicle. Empror of China has been pleased to con-

for upon him in recognition of his services week is a proclamation announcing to States, despatch received by the Gr reform the Chinese navy, for a correspón-

to the wounded during the late war between the natives the nature and scope of the now vernment yesterday from Mr Hoshi, the Chriss have been unde by savers re China and Japan, while actually and entire deputare. The optimists who aliovo in Minister to Washington, says that the U.S. dent at Taky writes us from personal ob- servation that naval affairs in China ara the latter boxes on the train cara havo been Į just as rottan now as they were at any time Gordon during the inspection of the Slang employed beyond Her Majesty's domi- the future of Tientsin aro disposed to regard Government has protested against the no-

sidents regarding the dress worn by Col.

nions in his Imperial Majesty's servico. the extension as not only the event of the tion taken by Japan, and has dispatched a before the lato, war-

hai Volunteer Corps on Saturday last, s having appeared in undress' uniform. We Couxr Okums must be a bit of a luin their Municipal history up to date and AMONGST the contents of the forthcoming mention, however, that Major Blackenzie mdrist. He was asked recently, strong oven those who are less sanguine as to the issie of the Asiatic Quarterly erice fur was duly informed by Col. Gordon prior to a number of other questions on the Ger commercial prosperity of the Northern port we notice two inflictus by Mr E. H. the inspection, that he was enable, to be mish Treaty, how it came about that the will welcome the new policy on sanitary Parker, dealing respectively with Modern present in full dress, as his outfit was Treaty only hers the European date and grounds alone.

The fact that Mr Bristow was leaving Tamia and Asiatic Traditions and The damaged together with his croked hat on not the Japanese. He was equal to the ravely replied, Evidently the Life, Labours, arul Doctrines of Confacius,

voyage from Hengkong, China pension, and

Because Tientsin for good hastened Chinese action, as the atticials were dessous of showing it was made in Germany. with a ma sperimen of the sugo's hanki-Gazette."

Count Okuma has been reading up the their personal estou for al by giving Tuz fortnightly competition of the Naval writing and facsimiles of eight rare Chinese

Mr Mu Troiter and Mr fromonger finally retire alarmist articles that have recently been him the credit of the scheme, which pre- Yaad Rifle Club took place at the Stone-picuce supplied by Dr Leitner. cutter's Island Range on Saturday. Br Mar-Salary will als have untigraphite on the 28th April and Mr Skinner on the appearing the English papers; but ically makes the Settlement five times

cho made in Germany is decidedly amu incun,the · Mamer' of Making 5th May. These events, with the lamented su deserves to be disinterred from Beater; the area of the Concession picper been reorg izd. A body of Royal Guards

death of Mr O'Brisa and the londing of Mr-goosi, and lesll, with handicap pointe, won the cup Jajansa Gaalens.*

Egerton to the Singapore Municipality, will the Parliamentary paper in which it is for the first time.

cause a sweeping e arangement of service buried Kobe Chronide. appointments. What with the above in

The arront question is practically settled

Folge, Apel B.-An official dispatch of the cave, a notoriously diflicult thing to get gram, dated Takin, the 7th April The auls to apprehend their own subjecta hy Tea Staro scrip

is unsaleable, chiefly from laudly, no matter what the chins, it is un-

Stuamor Salara Man, which left Yoko- their own martials, Chiness subjects to be

of duties on Japanesu silk, witting, and suga the scarcity of money everywhere, while derstood that it is foun1 nessary to put as for locals on the 6th elt., with arrested by the kan's officials after their taste York status that the rate sellors are unwilling to morifier their scrip very passed eider into some sort of 84 omigrants, and shipped 232 more at

warrants fave been rind by the British in the new ! Customs Tariff wero, pus- si the prices now ruling, which are as result acting appointment simply to keep the Kobe, arrivet at her destination on the Consul. There am to be no compulsory nd by the Lower House on the previous of the disappointment a last year's divi-racking ging. The strain on compare. 2hh ult. The authorities prohibited the sales of land except for roads, and for the day without amendment. A metion timb dents, and the uncertainty as to what the lively junior won who are doing other landing of 63 at the emigrants, who have abatement of unissence (aral this only after the Tarit should he pat in operation on

industry.

considerable-Ninggers Free Press. for the prohibition spinst landing is price the Tini and British Consul relieved, however, that the Sconto will reject

known. The engrants who proceded by arbitrate. After three years the Chinese the Bill.

Talya, April -The passage of the U.S. another part of to-day's impression (saya

Landing at Honolulu has created such ex- taxes, but they will have votos for the Tariff Bill through the Lower House of the N. G. Daily Noms of the data instinthe finsha More, the prohibition of whose proprioters have to sulmit to rates and

found the prospect of the Shangla citement, sppour to have been prevented ablic

meusing

The constitution of the govern bethidei market at Yokobana. All tho

is 420 mote, the extension

is over 1,600 The anexed proclamation will show the scope of the new proposals.

THR HORRAN ARMY.

Soml, April 8-To Korean runy has consisting of 1,200 men has been formed in addition to five battalions of 600-men cach. The Royal Guarda have been placed

THE US. TAILIFF.

Tun Times of Cylan of the 1st April says

The Share Market in Calanbe continues Tancareille, 13th; Yamaguchi Mart It is notified in the Ozzefle'that now rules very sick, and sharebrokers are havingeidents, and the usual quota of men on The Kole Chroniela has the following telefon lines which stain at present, vis: Can #nder the totamund of Russian ulcer, 16th Argyle, Chingwo, Thyra, 19th Dentomond, Tantalus, Adour Peetan, for the examination of candidates for certi-raber a bad time at present. Nenrly all Thyra, 23rd: Benledi, Caledonien, 26th; neatas as masters, mates, and engineers of Poseidon, Elenale, Eskdale, Glenlochy, the mercantile maring will come into force Melbridge, Teenical, 30th; Dorothea Rickmers, April 1st: Gerda, Cesana, on 1st January next. Uhases, Dorethra, Strathtay, Sunda, 2nd; Gleaggle, Cladin, Commitealth, Hakata

Mari, 8th; Oceanien, Dordogne, Fr The Hon, Dr Ho Kai, who loft for Shang.eurrent year will bring beth for the tenanties in addition to their own must be een went back by the Copic. The reason three years), and in all casten of dispute as to the 1st April was also adopted. It is be

hai recently to assist Sheng King-hing in

san, Hysm, 9th: Oprich, Prinz Hein rich, Methven (Castle?) 13th. HOMEWARD BOUND: - Turbo, Feetnost, Merven, Mar 9th: Natal, 19th; Senta,

A BATHER ankwand accident happened at the Sepoy Lines Golf Club at Singapore, on the Bih inst., that might easily have ball which

his railway and Imperial Bank projects, re turned from the north yesterday. Wore 10th: Mirmidon. Priam, Port Adelaide, gret to hear thot De Ho Kai has found the turned out worse than it ái, Mir Theap Truck and Transpar Co., Ld.. which, with to a man from landing. Four Lundred and regulations which decides de fisadi Congress has had a grens elest un o Medusa, 30th; Enerqua, Prometheus,stication, and that he returns in ill-health.luckily struck Lien Stepheus, of the A capital of 850,000 is $25 shares, has been forty-eight are reported to have left Hono. 2 body will be different from thai, til to foreign firms have radneel their urchin

19th Niole, 23rd; Preussen 26thclimate of Shanghai to trying on his con-won, JEMS. Tphigenia, drove a April 5th, Canton, Kriemhild, Balmoral, Dimed, 9th Ningshow, 13th.

Mails.

une ship, on the edge of the forehead over Mr Staphens dropped to the right eye.. the ground like a stone, but had recovered consciousness when Dir Thompson camo and picked him up. The wound, was at Stephens seems to be likely to Rufor no band after elects from what narrowly os capud baing a Berious injury.Singapore

luu on the 20 alt, in the Coptic on their British renters, and will be sub and one firms have lower the prin return to Japan.

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French Mail, left Singapore on the fterday morning, having travelled overnight once dressed at the Hospital, and Mr the Company prosent:; the prospect of relief result of the deliberations at the Intern the word 'concession' be avoided in man-

via Baigoo.

The M. M. Un's Yurt, with the next, 17th April, at 4 p.m., for this port, The P.M. Co's s. 8. Fern, with maik &c, from San Francisco to the 23rd March, has arrived at Yokohama, and left for this port on the morning of the 14th April, vin Inland Sen, Kobe, Nagasaki wall Shanghai. The O. & O. 8, 8. Coptic, with sails &c., left San Francisco for this port via Henolulu, Yokohama, Inland San, Kebe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, on the 1st April. The P. M. Co.'s City of Rio de Janeira, with mails &c., left San Franciscs for this port via Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, on the 10th April

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Steamers Expected.

The P. & O. Co.'s s. . Socotra left Sings pore on the 16th April, at 5 p.. The s. 5. Carmarthenshire, from New York,

left Singapore for Hongkong on the morning of the 17th April, and may

TEE British Minister, Sir Claude Mac- donald, who arrived from Canton early yo by the Fish, had a very satisfactory interview with the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce in the course of Free Press. this forenoon.

rate of Queen Victoris might in sono way

ing the row area, and have birteal that the be associated with it. Doubtless this will be done.

formed with the object of carrying and

for future exonsideration, but in any case transporting goods, nerabelfe, pareols;

to appeal to the Consular control (ubject to s and packages to mud from the wharves and in and around the Suttlement. Besides We are informed that are reductions will the Ministon in Poking) will be a ne gre Up to date control has been fand being a commercial undertaking from which shareholes shouil Leap advartago, into foros favou duly ext in the fairly consistent with Municipal freedom.

of charges for foreign felegrins. As the

The Chinese have expressed a wish that from the nuisaca which overladen and un- manageable wheelbarrows are considered tional Postal Conference held in Hungary to be by many residents. There can hard- last, year, it has been decided to reduce the 1y be a doubt that the systematic handling ratu per we both lane and Fury

fut present 9 frabes 38 coutimes) to 7 francs of goods in the Settlement will have to 20 centines, the proportion of reduction in On the 19th inst., an accident courred in

come, and with good mngement the pre- the torment tax in Japan and the charge sent Company Shou he Nanking Boad, Shanghai, which had a

reap the reward of

putride Japan being 15 entimes in the former and 1 franc 60 centimes-in the lat TO-DAY, Mr II. B. Wodchous, Police rather Asriants termination. Mr-Thomasite enterprise, but it will be noted that no

Reductions will alma male in the ngistrate, conductou an inquiry into the Kingsmill was driving from the Band, and estimates of any kind appear in the prostor.

when near Messes Weeks & Co. the pony pectus.

case of telegratis between Japan and China and other castern countries. We are also circumstances connected with the death of turned aside, owing to a riskelin coulie

Chmaman, who was killed on Friday trundling his vehicle between Mr King TALKING about the density of sauc people informed that the Government has under quence was the gig was overturned, pitching minds nie (F. A. G. of thede Chronicle) rates for fareign telegrams, a measure night by falling from the roof of a house in endeavouring to cape from arrust. 4afe Kingsmill out into the road and giving of a good story I was told the other day which has long been badly nocled. This

him a very considerable shaking up. The Hongkong policemar, full of a imaginew

vordiet of death from a compound fracture

of the skull resulting from a fall under the

circumstances mentioned was returned,

The Bombay Gazelle of the 27th March states Dr Lowson, the special adviser of the Bombay Government in regard to

be expected here on or about the 23rd plague suppression, having concluded his ir

smill's gig And a brougham the connot you of course, gentle rouler contemplation the granting of special press

gig was righted and the pony resumed histerial reused for the truth, the whole truth, news all he welcomal by uverybody. We journey home, but when near Fukhien and nothing but the truth, feuid himself hope that nothing will happen falsify Rond, the soil gave a staggor and travelling on a steamer, where time bungur information.Japan Times. dropped down dead.

heavy en his hands Observing a passen-

Tax other day we mentioned the attarly bad seageing qualities of the the slong that passed through Singapore for Thursday Is and the other day) which took ten days to get to Gibraltar from Plymouth,

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big

J

ger on desk aleorbed in the contents of a New Paso and Organ Repairing Material him, and asked for the loan of a book to Mraio. W. Robinson & Co. big book, the policeman strolled up to and Machinery just to hand; also the latest while away the weary hours of a situation where the burglar ceased from troub- ling and the orinmal was at rest. This is

and you can have the loan of it if you the Arabian Nights," said the passenger,

away, like. The policeman took the book and puzzled over it for two or three hours, ho said, the author of that book hasn't much regard for the truth." like it? asked the passenger. No I don't; the man who wrote that booz must

a liar.

The C. M. Co.'s s. s. Tenkai, from Glaevailing thero, and reporting to Government the same horse-power, which is told off to Then he brought it back. Seems to me,'

Liverpool,

the 18th April.

Don't you

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. [SCFTLIED TO TUR CHINA MAIL:"}

LONDON April 16. MOVEMENTS OF THE CAPE SQUADRON.

Adimal Rawson's squadron, consisting of niae vessels, has unexpectedly arrived at

r upon a ti

offered for parcels now being consid The tanket in serialy depressed. The price luas gone was by 30 to 40 50 per 100 m, with a buyers.

IMPERIAL PRESENTS TO H.M. THE QUEEN.

Our native correspondent at Paling sends the folowing:-. B. Chang Yin-huan, Special Ambasador to Græn Britain, in addition to currying the congratulations of Thoir Fraporial Majoutis the Emperor and Empress-Dowager to Her Majesty, tho Queen Empress, on the occasion of H.M Diamond Jubileo, also cauries with hir a number of presents from both Emperor and Empress Dowager to the

Queen

The E-

motte Langevity,"

1

GLOBE-TROTTING MADE EASY, At the invitation of the directors of the Canadian-Australian Royal Mail Stoauship Company a large party of guests went down to the South-West India Docks the other day to look over the fine steamship or prese-Dowager's presents consist of rur which, with St. Patrick's Day ws her portain and jude-sume cups or vases of ing duto, is about to enter the-world

voyage

One of the peacpera ofis vorhansahip and great antiquity

aune of the rare and celebrated Tibetan this gathering, which of course included a joss or incense-sticks (for burning on good lunchton and the proper tous, was the altar of Ingevity); and a pine tree to show that it is possible in these days to emblem if hingevity) made entirely of circumnavigate the earth nominally at the variegated candles alded into all sorts rate of a pound a day. This is the gre down as a fair estimate for a turn at globe. trotting It comes out at

shuat a a soror- which the escalating traveller usualy puts

sign a day, don't you know, is the easy scance invariably given by fraud to friend when he sits him down beforehand to foot ap the ways and means. But the old and will tell you that it is very rure come back from your' trip withreat discovering that, somehe silk and satial stuffs specially woven for their Majesties are st the zelobrated loomis the difference between the carefully pee of Sonchuw and Hangelow, or eight exos pared forecast and the actual expenditore in all On the top of the two rectangulur is unmistakably against you; probably it boxes is engraved the legend has once upon a time or a

so happened other.

Eternal Spring finds its bomo in the wise, but that is not the general experience. Kingdom of the Sea, When, therefore, the bright line in the And

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April. The C. K. Co.'s stc. Ching, from Austra-ligations at Poons, proceeded by Thurs- was blown 40 saites out of her course, and The Algonac, a alilar craft, but lian Ports, left Port Darwin on the day night's mail to Ahmedabad for the pre-could make no headway against wired and pese of studying thọ local conditions pre-some 90 tous que displacement, and of 16th April, and may be expected here. un or about Sunday, the 26th April,

coras out to the Chiu Station, is said to have done very little better, the trip out to passed the Canal the subject. Dr Lowesu expects to re yow and

the 30th March, and may be cnti-turn to Bombay next week.

ibraltar occupying from Saturday, 6th siderod duo at Singapore on or about

March, to the following Monday week. Tur French Minister at the Colonies has dechred void and of no effect the contracts A viny sad incident desurred yesterday and for the Langson railway. In conse

afternoon at 2.30 in French Town, reports encounters have been given from Lith the China Casite of the 13th us. inst to refuse payment of certificates signed Bezure, the French Consul-General, bad different Ministers or Under-Secretaries intended to sit one of the local mar- bro' and Flamburg, nased the Canal the original intention of the management

State on behalf of financiers who bare on the 1st April, and is due at Sings to cominenes a season of three weeks from vanned the necessary sums for the con-

Larins, company with M. Lallemant pore on or about the 22nd April, The C. M. s. 6. Huson, from Newport, 8th May, but Hudson's Surprise Party struction of the railway. It is said that the Duontier, Interpreter and Assessor in dit of 23,000,000 drachmas for the aty for hotels have become dearer in proportion

Glaegor and Liverpool, passed the have retained the Theatre for a short stay Lublets of these certificates, generally the Trench Misel on After Hom sa

The N. G. 1. 8. s. Letimbro left Bombay THz Pollard Juvenile Open Company for this port on the 9th April, and which is doing so well in the Somits, is to uspected here on or about the 20theist Hongkong shortly, but no definite April The 8. E. Dorothea Rickmers, from Middles-dato has got been decided then. It was

Canal on the 9th April, and pny be considered dus at Singapore on or about the 20th April. The O. H. & N. Pacific 9. e. Monat Le

Australia.

by.

and

до

is known.

THE GREEK CREDIT VOTED. The Greek Chambers have voted the cre

TURKEY AND GREECE.

fast fixtures of the

The foregoing are contained in six square boren worde of the valuable beautifully of shapes and devices but all aiming at the

polished wood called The Pen, restabling mahogany- In addition to the burd there are also two reenglar boxes of the mine material cortining, it is viid, at and silver worked embroiderics and

Moon.

The Turkish Commander has declared Plymouth, and the course is thereafter for ex-Imperial Tator and President

Teneriffe, and then a long run to the

Also

Brough Camedy Company have been ob. THE coferdam surrounding the new grav four years later he was Acting French Constantinople have acquiesced, but the Sul watership enters upon her own conjointly sent several valuable presents to

is to work

w

Durban. Neither the object of the visit Aorangi programme. Round the world in of the Migent light surrounds the Lady or the further destination of the squadron confort for £116 in 115 days, is scanne On top of the six square boxes is en- the wise man will add a smargiu for curtain graved the solitary character Shunt or contingetic cies not included in the hard and Longevity. The gifts of the Emperor e way bill. Still, globo. bore a certain resemblance to those rocotit- trotting in these day any be practically tad above and were also enclosed in sight done at the

of expenso

boxes made of the same material Anuther in proportion instance of friendly feeling to Her Majesty, A stealnem have become cheaper; and the and though her towards Great Britain dis- Canadian-Austalian Company are certainly speaking the

the large assurance companies.rsation in the Cute, the latter

very clear in their list of charges. The played by the highest nobles and oficials the fact that Their of the land, is from 19th May, on their return journey to intenú to bring an action against the State. went over to his chambers to change 18:

Aorangi starts from the Thames, calls at Highnesssa Prince Kung while

and Prince he we doing so he dropped sudderly The Pollard's my, therefore, The Governor-Genersi of Ink-China will

yon the four and died.

E.. Li Hung-chang, Weng considerable while south. First comes Lanon left Portland, O., on the 7th postpone their ACB here until the depar- predably be asked by the Minister to defvadelmal assistancy was seat for at once, but

directly in the naine of the Protectorate

nod the other Ravenus, вод of the Board of the action before the Council of State of curse, with no avail, as it was discover that the position co the frontier is unten March.

ture of Hudson's Surprise Party, or may

ed that there had been a rupture of a blood

has demanded permission to of Good Hope. From Capetown the bow members of the Teung.li Yaman, including The 8. B. Monmouthshire left Victoria for open for a short season on 8th May. In an purper.

Tussel. Deceased

the Special Ambassador himself, have joined the Consular gorable, and

At Sydney this port on the 7th April.

consequence of the plague in India the

vice in Peking es interpretar, in 1888, and eater Thessaly. The Ministare at Con. is pointel straight, caas for the Antipudas membe

ir connection wit

the business

zh the hands of that the Queen, through Latest Advices,

of the company, which

between sul R. Meugtze, Yunnan, and was then

official. The following is the list of pro tan's sanction is as yet wanting.

Australia and Vancouver, Canton About eight months

Her Majes CATTY Sakungicho, was cut through on the 8th transferred The C. P. R. Co.'s s. s. Empress of India, liged to alter their dates, and Mesura Wing dock of the Yokohams Dock. Co., at

a sente-Porcelain stand, four feet six in. Further savere fighting has taken place's mails between Sydney, New Zealand,ches high; sight-fold embroidered screens, from Vancouver, &c., arrived at. Robinson and Co, have received a telegram inst, and water was admitted into the cais-ags be arrived in Shanghal and urted us in

Fiji, Honolulu, ard Vancouver, British | the frames being made of the valuable wood Shanghai at noon on Saturday, the

took an active 17th April; she will leave that yurt at that the Company play in Calcutta in No- of the dock during food tide. After erpreter and assessor in the French Mixed on the Greck frontier.

the cuisson had boun filled the gate was Court. Daceaed also took an

Columbia Special privileges are granted called Hung; a pair of jade slono part 9.30 par, the 19th April, and is dus vomber and Decstaber, and they will proated into position and powerful steam

to passengers for stopping at one port sceptrea and a pair of ancient flower vases the Chinese authorities in negocisting with in Flougkong at 6 a.m., Tuesday, the bably visit Hongkong in January, puups set to work to force at the water when the Fohow Arsenal was reurganised DIPLOMATIC COMEDY AT PEKING. and picking up the ship at another, of porcelain of very largo sino.---2-0.

make they choose 20th April.

Intermittent Day News Again, which was effected in two scd &

the French. His services both to his by

Under this heading letters appear in the overland trips; and (as was

point The N. P. Co.'s 8. s. Tacoma left Tachan

A few unimportant leaks were country and the Chiness were calculated to hours, for this port via Japan on the 10th From the progrons which has attended the found in the inasonry and in the gate bol be invaluable, and his sudden loss is deep. Bullionist which, but for the fact that it led out on board the ship yesterday)

હવે dated Shunginai, January, 1897, we should trade of Hangchow since it has boet mado

this week ly

out-going passengers

may vinit

A NEW DEPARTURIENTURE, NY K 6.8. Yamashiro. Meru loft into a Treaty port, it is calculated by the stars, but on the whole the work reflec: fait Docossed was 31 years old, and attribute to the hand of a well-known the Australian cities, spend a month in i

much credit on the constractors. Dredging loaves a young widow with whom the deep-

America, and reach England again some

The Mcasagories Maritinen, ovo olioi- Nagasaki for this port on the afternoon officials of that city that the now for operations are being actively proceeded est sympathy is felt. The flags at all the writer, now in London. He says.

Liko Roma augurs the diplomatists in here abou of the 16th inst., and is due here on Castone will be able to collect an annual with to clear sway tho cofferdam sud pro- foreign Consulates were half-masted as the Far East must sometimes have a quiet Pere about the 10th July, 8 for we have tous for the welfare of their sangers,

revenue of at least. Tia. 00,000 within a

have decided upon a noy departure, ac been dealing with the concerns pare the channel to the dock, which, it is token of rospect.

of first- laugh among themselves over the big machi class pasangers, and it may therefore be ading to what appears in a a Saigon con] = couple of years' time.-N.-C. Daily News,

expected, will be opened at an early date.

temporary. The ever increasing number ALL the steamers ordinarily plying betroen The frat vessel to be taktes in will be the In the Sacred Nanse of Charity: A friend nery they have to set in motion for a con-only fair to state that the ship'e tariff for

tinuous aqucnsion of petty objects. Diplo cond class in steamships and Erst-class rail is of lady passengers in an interesting con- dition has rendorod sbsolutely necessary Hankow and lobang, as well as the thinneteausor Saikin Mark--Japan Mail.

• Kisses sold for the Indian Famine Fund 1macy in C, for instance, is very kikest £100. The Aorusgils timed to arrive the provision of special accommodatier and the Kingwas, are exclusively engage d

On Australia in May, and that will be about An Eastbourne barmaid has distinguished Chinese warfare-a great deal of drum- herself in this wag. Wishing to henefit the beating and stage thunder for a cuproaches beginning of the enjoyable witter of themselves of such facilities as the Com

sach bent. Persons wishing to avail hard which the Mayor is raising on behalf three-fourths of the presesta and suproaches Italian skies, cool nights, and no mosquitos

kisses made at Feking arise out of squabbles at.

transit passes, &s. good

The

April,

the 20th inst.

The 5.8. Shisang, from Calcutta and Straits, left Singapore for this port on Satar day, the 17th inak, at 4 píma.“

out about the 9th inat.

half

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*FOUR LES DAMES.'

Taz new Japanese battlo-ship Enj Kun in carrying rice for the starving districts of By command of the Quent, a Levie was passed through the Suez Canal or her way Eastern. Szechuan. The junks are being held ca 15:4 March at 6. James's Palace

pressed into the service too, au that all by his Royal Highness the Dake of Cum of the famine, she decided to read the treaty ports about customs duties, lekin June, which should find the voyagers" pany provide should book. their passages.... Lasinos on the Upper Yangtze is seriously naught and Stratheame, K.G., on behalf disorganised... Daily News, of Her Majesty. Presentations to his HLM. THE Empress Dowager rumored

Royal Highness at this Court me, by the har Court from Poking to Echo Park Palace is rumoured boro (writen the Tientsin Queen'a pleasure, considered as equivalent Wes blend with good looks and on the 20th March, and will remain thore correspondent of the Mercury) amongst to presentations to Her Majesty. The leas than an hour she had been kissed by dure and stating some facts woll known to iewers and Warrimon, the sister mail ly to requiro special attention. Midwives

during the summer.

Across the bar to those customers who pay a shilling each for them. Tho

Hostesses

to

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rid of

P

to

the coast of British Columbia, is also a 15 days in advance to allow the agents time in which to inform the Captain and After Loting several matters an to proc.cat foroumble season for the visit the doctor of the number of talca like-

see that province. The Zerang, like the

will be carried on taard in proportion specially adapted for this nineteen gentlemen and as many shillings our readers, the writer conslades:

ships, is the

We may be thankful to have added to

to the number of patients at the rate Famite the

Charitable Indian olliciafa that it is left to France and Russia Diplomatic Circle was attended hy

pular means of communication between the Coccert of Europe, in its old forsa at Catteda and Aastralia. The Borviec han one for every four passerrors. Special to do the needful for the Peking Hankow Muster of Japan and by the Charge Fund Good Maid of the Bar! railway line. They are to find the T. d'Affiros of Siam. The foreign: Aatbassa-

It may not yet be too late to form loost. Some kind of concert there will a great future, now that the Canadian front will be provided and cows and In Japan, as in Singapore, Router's tale 20,000,000. The tasso Chinena Bank are dors and Sinisters having been introduced

Ladies' Committees everywhere to promote always have to be among the Bureau Pacific Railway runs its splendid system camels, insulated against tuberculosis, powere at Peking, bat in its new form there of trains under one management from birth a large and comfortable saloon will

I be carried will n the order of procedence, the following to this laudable method of mising flease will have to be more individual feed Atlantic to Pacific.

I am b

In case of child. „board." gram has 'futchel' announcing the victo do the financing, Shong Taotsi being in the

urable to find the money by hinsel or sentation was

in the Diplomatic

dinner parties

It is the longest tive for Russia and Franse have belled the cat for lips in tim world, and if you couple will be strictly moderate, with matorial ra admit of every necessary attention. Prices bory of Scotland evor England at Associath the halp of Col. Bash. I heard it Circle - By the Japanese Minister, Capt. I note. The sould be turned tion football by 2 goals to 1. The match, aid that Ruwis would now have the Amor Miraye Yui, Imperial Japanese Army,

us in that reapest. In their Biberian railway with the trans-continental terminus at Van- and Tong-King Frontier tranties they went cover the steamer tracks of this Canadian ductions in the case of twins and triplets. wo believe, was played at Edinburgh this laked to Elankow by mil. This may be Amongst the general presentations was the going down to dinner

-Ilurat, Richard Willett, on splendid advantage in this way, and for so true or it may not give it to you just an | following Her Majesty's Consul at would be sure to arrivo punctually. Chits their own hands. Their success was openly, line of communication ( you finish at antitled to travel at half fore on the Com

good a Cal180.

The gentlemen guests their own way, and fought succosefully for Australian Mail Company there is a direct The third infant will be provided with A at free passage, and will subsequently be appointment ag Fakhoi, China, by Secretary of State.

Hongkong) of 9,180 miles. In the lan pany's boats by virtue of his designation gradges

it to them. gauge of one of the Trans-Pacific roulars, PATENT MUSID boxes, Violins (fine modoh). Ataongst these wir attended the Leter and pencils or the tables handy. A reduz-if not very scrupulously won, and no

tion on taking a quantity, by private Englishmen in the Est

to the Orient, s papille de la Compagnie," established not be thrown away at the and Captain John Inglis.

cial tarifi, for quality supplied, might be as Forsign Office. If any foreign Power bere

beginning with the has special need of a watchful and a resolute ing the picturesque mountains, rivars, and Mrs Helme, Ringer & Co., are to man. Ir is perhaps worth noting in view of the 1. Simple make and break' contact 1.

hundred degreon of the Pacifs. hard questions of fiscal and commercial Aorangi is a hardsone ship of 4,250 tons Singapore Free Press. that the reign of Kang-hi, the second ruler 3. Prolonged contact.

$2.

routine which constituite three-fourths of

s of register, commanded by Captain Carapbell, Masers Birnie, Adams, Smart, Evans, and of the present Ta Teing dynasty, is famous 4. Ditto, with Extra Tilb 63.

the diplomatic work at Foling are, to an of the Royal Naval Reserve, and she is Mas Spooner Charles, do you think you And so on, ad libitum. The Duchess overwhelming extent, British questione. itel up with all the salvos luxuries and would ever marry again? Me Spooner Conan were attacked and serincely knealed as the longest recorded in Chinese history, cociles at Nagasaki on the 5th inst APPLICANTS for opium-smoking licences numbered 4,000 at Taipei (Formosa) slons on the first day on which such applications were to be recolved.

82.1, on the 31st, and the minimam 54.7. Mandolines, and Strings of all kinds. W. were fir Thomas Sutherland, K.C.M..y arrangement as may be agrood ngon, Spo. But they hope that the precedent they we have here a new highway Ocean, oruce think that the Mosnagories Maritimes, hav

year.

I heard it from a certain official.

THE maximum temperaturs last month was

on the 2nd, the mean for the month being 65.3. The rainfall amosated to 0.815 in.

| Robinson & Cn.

hours; there were ten days when no BUD shine was recorded,

followa:-

As to the above, we for our own part

in Frañan, doserve well of the country.s

The period of sunshine amounted to 71.7 ago the new Nagasaki Hotel for 8300 Record Jubiloo celebration of Her Majesty 2. Ditto, with arm round waist..... 1. pulley it is our own country. The plain prairies of Canada, and continuing access ang regard to the depopulation problem

month.

Mr Erich Georg writes:-A fair amount of t transactions have been put through during the week under review, and rates have remained very stewly, in the case of Bauke and Green Islande showing a steady in provement, while most Insurance stooks have declined.

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The

Is his veshly share report of the 17th inst, about by a gang of drunken Japanese. Sad to completion of its sixtieth anniversary of Gordon ast a good exsuplo to seruring That aspect of them fell too much in the no-to-date comforts that are essential to What-after having lived with you for ten

was commemorated with becoming Imperial splendour. In 1732 Kaug-alf battalion of Highlanders by getting the background durit ose ova seoking, it has such first-class remuls in these days of keen pesat Nevor! Mrs Spooner ways the compofition. She ic, in short, an object would give something handsome if she only grandson Kien-lung theu vocupying the then, the Empress-mu-her complated hor tween her lips with their own. This sug. begin to come to the front gal lesson in globe-trotting made easy-Lo knew just what he incant by that,

don Daily News sixtieth year, and this was again a matter gestion is, in a way, a reversal of Her Grace's diplomatic comedy of tying each other's of elaborate celebration. On ascending the method. It has the additional charm of hands at Peking pover worked very well thress Kien-lung zowed that, in the event

entados, of my shycutely novel way, for for us. It was submitted to for the sake of

wind. The Topics

point peace, and when, without any fault af Seasout whors you will, in the stately of his being permitted to

raising joign sixty

the humble Tur largest wooden miting vessel adoat, years like

LL.T.C. and the Church Work Associato be very surry,

cottage of a реазде no more then realgning

doroted tion will sate early diceulars to a largo

affectionate, and unitat family can be found arrived at Yokohama from Now. York on to his heir. This you he lived aeth ar number of charitably disposed gontlemen

This naity and affection extends to su the 4 lust, with 130,000 cases of kerosene for ja 1705, being that in the sixtieth your fricule-Weekly Topisist in the Singa-So that editor's daughter refused you, oh thau that of their Majastles of Denmark.

of bin reign, he abdicated in favour of Kia- Hing. Three quon remarkable sixtiethport Fres Press

and daughters-in-law, to children's children, analvorsaries in the forms of a regnant

members of the reigning families we als and in sheet more then sus cun Tue 2010 co Jof merit, but that she had another artifle of the day I for, as the Queen onos said, i

of the same kind already accepted.'

TENDERS for steal rails and fastenings for

1108

the four-masted American ship Roanoke, his gratitudestuer, he would show 08.30 hear that tha Committee of the fours, it runs aground, woʻnood aub proteus | palace of a sovereign, de

the Imperial Chinese Hallway Administrasi

the crown

sion were opened at Tiuntain on the 7:2 Ton Hinwinpas of Shanghai publishes a Jubilee, birthday fête, and a formal 30 New Praxos just arrived; best makers, Inst. The lowest bid was sent by Mr. Report to the affect that the Chinese Govern abdication-in threó eucoesaire generations Also Cabin and Transposing Fianos, guaran 1. Jameson, 0.5., on best of Carnegie se negotiating a loan of 100 million of the same dynasty, are probably without teed for the diante W. Robinson & Co. &Co,, of Pittsburg, Pa. U.S.A...

W. Roman & Co., Piro end Musical Instrument specialista and armortars Work- motory, Dacial 36. Show shops and

tels from an English syndicate through a parallel in history-Homs Taper

the agency of Sir Robert Hart, and that

the security for the loan will be the entire

litis resipts of the provinos of Klangsu, W. ROBINSON & Co., Piano and Musical the administrador of which service will be Instrument specialists and experts. Work. under the direction of the syndinis lending hops and Factory, Duddali Bh; Show

Becker Queen's Road Center's

Drp you complete the story you were at work on ? Yes, replied the literateur You were in doubt as to its cunclusion. Did it have kappy or unhappy ending Unhappy. The editas refused to prins it

sald Kitaon. Yes, answered Motte was rily, and added that while I was not

of

Hongkong Tides.

- 20th to 26th April.

BIGE WEYER

Low Wa

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Height

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Nongkong ZIMA Time

When I am not grandmother, I am sunt | Thar, 24 20

I't give that man Windham cradle for to all Europe' Fifty-four years anve this being truthful. Why He got up to aged souple passed together eines their

All that is Christian, but is last thirtythree years aux, | 18 |Bali pock last night, had he said he wouldn't marriaga day; ftest as Prince and Pringost dat se Nola koop the audio on a minu

Hog well comes appoine ko law fong as he kept them Yes they all King Quad of Danmark got up and left the hall