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SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1897.

LAST night, a pretty exhibition was given by B.M.S. Narcissue with her flash lights. Thres of her electric fash Hghts were brought into play, and some beautiful effects were produced as the fashes crossed and rocosend.

The Gorman steamer Talatus, which ar Tived from Saigon last night, reporta hay ing spoken the French steam-wuter-boat Yvonne twenty miles outside the Ladrone Islands with her engines broken down The little craft was taken in low, and brought back to Hongkong.

Tax fivo men under arrest on a charge of krson in cannection with the fire at -Ferrous Street, were brought before M: RE. Wodehouse, to-day, when an appli. pation was made for relcase on bail. Ball was refuel in the case of the manager, but the four fitis were released on a bail of $500 each.

Tue disabled Norwegian steamer Krin

was picked up off Fedro Blanco by the China Marchant steamer Metfoound towed iste port this morning. The Avis broke her shaft on the 20th, two days out from Shanghal, and minds her way unde, Callag unti Wagian, was reached. She was in last for Hongkong. She will go into the hands of the Dock Company to have har reserve shaft fitted.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,

[SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MAIL.']

Losos, April 30th 1897. THE TURCO-GREEK WAR. The Greska are losing ground in Epirus, but an attack of the Turks on Valentino has been repulsed with heavy loss.

GREECE AND TRE POWERS. The Powers will not mediate until Greece recalls Colonel Vassus from Crete, as a token of zubmission.

FRANCE AND TURKEY,

·M. Honotaux has had a five hours in- terrier with the Turkish Ambasader in Paris,

(Le Courrier d'II«ziphorigj. ) THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE KING OF ITALY.

Parie, April 23. At Borno, a blacksmith nared Accarite

The

attempted to stab the King of Italy na he was proceeding to the racecouISE. King, uninjured, continued his progrose to the racecourse. He Ins received cou- gratulations from the whole of Italy. Acciarito vas arrested. He is recognised SA irresponsible for has actions. He de clares that he had no accomplices.

WEATHER NOTICE.

THE GRECO-TURKISHI COMBAT. Paris, April, 4. The Grecian feet bas bombarded several Tur accond gymkhann meeting of the sea-points on the coast of Epirus and in the son will be helt on Saturday, the 18th inst. gulf of Salonica. Glazie Osunan is nominat. The programme contains six itetus. En-ed generalissimo of the Turkish army. tries close at the Hougkong Club at 2 p.m. on Friday, the 7th inst. The itame are-- Five Furlong Race (Cup by Mr James McKie, Pulo Ball Thriving Competition, Victoria Cross Foot Race (opan to Euro poso Sailors, Soldiers and Poice), Hurille Pace (Cup by Mr Hart Buck), Ladies Nomination, and Once Round Course Bandicap

Or Monday 'Evening a grand concert wili he given at the Lusitano Club by Signor Cattanos and pupils. The concert will be -held under the patrongo and presence" of H.E. Sir William Robinson, H.E. Major General Black and Commodora Holland. There will be a chorus of over forty lady and gentlemen amateurs, and a large orches tra of mandolinos, mandolas, guitars and banjo. A high-class and interesting pro- gramme will be found in our advertising columns.

AT Kobo on the 21st April, Mr E. L. Whittal, of the Hongkong and Shanghai

Bank, was presented with a handsome gold rapeating watch subscribed for by a large

The following notice is issued from the Observatory :-

Pressure is low

The

Os the las at 11.30 .. in the N.E. part of the Sea of Japan and sightly in excess over S. China. barometer is falling decidedly on the E. coast of China, probably owing to the ad- vance of a low area from the Westward. Forest-moderate to light E. winds;

fine.

THE CHINA MAIL.

+FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That the West River has at lust been

opened. That the result of the recent trip up river. in which several well-known residents

INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS AND

SHIPBUILDERS.

LECTURE UN MARINE ENGINE REPAIRS.

Yesterday evening, Mr J. Kyloe read a

the

from the hamIMOX.

FOOCHOW NOTES.

THE WEATHER.

April 24.

3

NOTES FROM THE NORTH.

Newchwang, April 12, TOALB

After an unusally wet Spring we have to is anything but brisk at the present time record a work of the bright weather. It and though a better state of things is ex- is true we have not been able to see Ku.

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derstand the antives have been very busy in the tes districts. The tea is said to be very good.

A MISKING MISSIONARY.

AN INNOVATION.

ventica, and no thought perfectly reliable, and enabled thom to utilize it for welding a piston rod or a valve spindle, aml these repair cost a very small sun compared with a new rod. From the specimen shown by Mr Kyles and from a conversation he had

from all accounts quotations down South took part, was unquestionably one of the paper on Marine Fngine Repairs at the with Mr Wilson at the dock, he had every than or any of the surrounding bills for the pected, its advent seems indefinite, and happiest diplomatic events of the Wost Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, confidoncs utilizing the now material for past two or three days owing to as compared with those ruling here for River business,

rondor. it doubtful whether anything in That the advent of the Foreigner on this before a large assemblage of members. Mir welding stool. He proposed a very hearty storm, but we shall see plenty of these by the staple products, heame and beaneskos, Band, if we must have it, is preferablo for the way of a born may be anticipsited for occasten means the 'oxit of is man-eating D. Gillies presided, and in introducing vote of thanks to Mr Kyles for his inter- and bye and with all its disagreeableness

esting and instructivo paper. tiger, and I understand the Europeans Mr Kyles, said there was not one in

Mr Mitchell naked Mr Kyles after the few days at any rate, to the prolonged some time to come. have been canonized on the strength of

two ends of the steel had been forged were rainy season we have just passed through.

TEA PROSPECTS, Hongkong or in the East who was more the public service rendered.

parts machined or simply taken from

With the advent of fine weather we un- the hammer. That, joking apart, there can ba little duulit capable of giving information on the

the services of Licuta. Dawson and Davies,

Mr Kyles maid the steel was just taken R.A.,

in killing a man-eater on the We repairs of Marine engines. Mr Kyles had Kiver, will have an excellant effect upon had a very long experience, not only at the peasants of that district. That the worthy Gunnars, aver on the dext Kowloon but in the horne exulry, in re- for something to shoot, were there ou pairing not only marine engines hot land the nick of time, although they had to engines, and from Ide great experience wait many a weary hour for the and grent capabilities he was stre Mr cating budy.

netl That I have heard many stories about the Kyles would be able to give a great

deal of information t kaniships of thus fruitless midnight vigil now and instructive. This was not the of two succeeding nights, and am told on unquestionable authority that the stings of the ants and the mosquitoes were received in the most bengu manor possible under the circumstances.

the wild words which were That a new dictionary may be shortly issued modestly advanced under these tying

containing

circumstancea.

That it was fortunate the two R. A. licurs were on the sputy and still no that their rike-shots found thair way through the lungs of the hati-cal, 7 aforesaid.

WAH

A discussion on the paper will take place an an evening selected by the Commitico.

!

TIGER SHOOTING ON THE WEST RIVER.

Several days ago, Mr C. H. Thampson (of Messa Holliday, Wise and Co.) and a business trip to Wuchow-fu on the West

River.

Although the export business is not very lively we have had an innovation as regards imports, one of the red-funnol boats hiring- ing the other day a quality of minting machinery for the Viceroy of Moulden. It for that pur- Very disconforting news reached Foa- appears that application to land same at the chow by telegraph on Wednesday regarding pose at the agents' by H.E. the the Rev. Jainen S. Collins of the C. M. S He was missing; and as he was on his way from Yeng Fing to Kucheng it is much feared that he was accidentally drowned, Farther news regarding him is awaited with the greatest anxiety. Echo,

THE OPENING OF THE WEST

RIVER.

HOW THE NEWS IN RECEIVED IN ONEIN.

From the first of June, the cherished

dream of the British in the Far East will be realized the West River will be open traffic and steamers will be at liberty to

Taptai was duly made, though not to tho fountain and direct of the omnipotent authority, wielded in some osses with a Cousar to the blush; evidently the accounts al gioco suficient to put a of Sandow's feats of strength have made a deep impression on the mind of the afore. said fountain hand, sooing that it was exsecinud as the nfa custody of ma chinery, weighing on an averagu Boua 3 tous pur price-N U. Daily News.

That as the R. A. Mess for, possibly, any frequently met with at the village of Souchoug, about 124 miles abororun between Hongkong and Wuchow-fu, on their way out.

influence is secured,

Jeng

A LARGO FIRE,

In the westora surburbs, the night befors

Newchwang, April 21. INPORTANT LAND PURCHASE. Mr Werth, the Russo Chinese Bank, recently visited Newchung intent on bruși-

nes. His chief transaction was the pur..

time Mr Kyles and favoured thom with his views on marine engineering, and he hoped it would not be the Inst.

He was accompanied by Mr Fallor- Mr Kyles said the great tendency of the ton Henderson and Licut. W. H. Rantage present day was to get work done as quick-

T Tentain, April 21. as possible, and in effecting this great Dawson and Licut. P. G. Darios, of the care had to be exercised in seeing that Royal Artillery. The tailitary members of

RUESIAN INSTRUCTORS WANTED. bed material was used or fair work the party were in search of big gano, and

I learn. from very good authority, that manship introduced. Frequently compara

were fortunate enough to hag a no-cating

the Commander-in-Chief of Loitai, Neh, has applied for two cavalry instructors from tively new steamers were bid op for repairs

Russia, which he will soon have as they are" long before onlinary went and test de tigor which had been causing much dis- manded it. The lecturer then proceeded

What a delightful state explain a mushor of tlio defects muro quietuds in the neighbourhood of the small

on the frontier of Kwangsi and Kwang of affairs to bo sure! What with German The new system of securing shaft shuiling. Wo learn that the party, hav- other military or civil mess) is now the did not seem to him so steure ou by

tang. It is almost unnecessary to repeat instructory in one place, English in another, Russian in another, the Chinese soldiers standing addres, for the villagers near shaking the webs ou. The best way to ing arrived at Suuching and passed that the French are in the habit of ought to be wonderful mon Sammu, of the great Tiger-slayers, thure can be no doulg whatever the tenore a broken fin farm a luilt crank | night of 22nd April, went nshore in the pulling the chestnuts out of the fire for

haft was to aj mould around the web West Rirpt is now open, and Europe and pour hot mal into it, and press out 1 varly morning to get some snipe for bronk-other pooplo. Meagre indeed has been last, wo had a big fire, the largest that has That, as civilisation advances, it is clear the pin with a hydraulic jack. This ro-fast. At the village, they were told by the the recompense of the French for their been known for years. The wineunt of the man-eating tiger disappears; and the quired very great pressure on heavy crank natives that a man had been carried away intervention in the affairs of the Fur property destroyed is not known at pre-

pas; it required 100 tons pressure to start skin of this 9-feet-three-in. specimen in

the Belgie's crank pin.

from an adjoining village by a tiger ou the East. Hussin has not been so moderate in auzit bas it is sonicthing considerable. Bard fitting was

Mercury Cor. coming to Hongkong presently.

the FOANOT for main-bearing brasses previous evening about 6.p.m. whilst hay for donands, if we judge from the advan-

Bu ad That Dr P. B. C. Ayres has gone, but I

requiring lining up the side. have a notion he will be unable to keep rised that hesty main houring bras ug his bath. The gunners' pricked up tages actudel to her by China, and now away from his Longkong friends for very should have all the skin broken bufore be their cars on receiving this information Great Britain, which did not even take the That the worthy Doctor's record is ing fitted, as Ender ansin a alteration of and having come across the tracks of the trouble to assist in protecting the integrity

form took place. Some engine builders most creditable one, and, to you have made tatir piston routs of hard stock, but tiger sanngst the brokea mulberry bushes of the Celestial Empire at the close of chase of a lot of ground on the river front- already pointed out, ho was the pioneer when a new and was required that could they decided to go after it. A fruitines the war, steps in and obtains advantages aging between B. and Swire's godowis

This Land has always been considered wall of sanitary work in this Colony.

zot be welded with cortanty unless the search was made that morning. The na- which will probably have the effect of in-lucited for certain purposos, but no trans- That I can well remember, after the

new process of welding hard steel becomes tives, however, carrying or their search in jaring our projects for the extension of fer of ownership end over be effected. doctor was sent off to 'Frises to recupe.

successful. This method was to invest be-

French enterprise in South-West China. The chief difficulty was the high purchase price demanded by the Chinoso owners. or thereabouts, one of the tween the two ends to be soldered a new the mounting, recovered the mangled re rate in 1874, or lewding oficials exging to me that the composition. They had tried that at the mains of the Chinaman. It was a wet The British Consul at Palthoi, Mr Allen, who It has now been acquired by the Bank for A local agent has also been condition Hongkong was so featful in

10 successful a great saving in

in expense tive was afraid to tackle it.

CHINESE COOLJEA FOR HONOLULU, would take place. He was in favour of frightfally mutilated by the tiger. Arrange of the opening of the West River, has just appointed by the representative. That it had tackled poor Ayres everybody fitting steamers with top and bottom in- ments were made with the natives for the returned to Fakhoi after a few years ab- Five hundred Chinese coolies were

know, as be nearly lost bis life: but thejection valves, as great inconvenience and treatment

at of the ailment aflicting the damage was frequently caused by sind construction of a platform on an adjoining sence, and way we not reasonably ask recently shipped by a Japanese steamer, their final destination being Honolulu,

follow, Celmy had to he gradual; and, sem buing run through the condenser filling tree, and here the two sportsmen perched if his return is not indicative of the Many more shipments aro to Bay, therefore came the Plague.

up all the tubes. "The pump levers for the night. It was a trying night-10 desire on the part of the British to

it may That as I am not

in cousequence bent, virvulating ping Or a doctor, it would be wise to chest broken, etc. Copper pipes should hours amidst the torments of sandilio, achieve the realisation of a second plantioned that the Japanese shipping is lay down the law; but I firmly diara,

be filled with resin when they are re mosquitos, ant-nests, and fire-dies. No which has been so dear to him-we went well represented here this season, and had the propestle of Dr Ayres and Mr quired to be bunt; resis was preferable Price boen

sent under charter, so that apparently a upon twenty years be- fore, the Plague idemic of 1804 nould to lead, as lead but a temlones to corrode tiger appeared. On the following night, the construction of a light railway from about a dozen Japanse ships are at pre- river Pakhui to Namhong, a commercial town of gaoily share of the Bouson's "trade will fall the copper. The strongest tee piece was not have reached us.

was selected, but although the tiger passed considerable importance situated on the to them. made of sheet copper, brazed from the in- Ayres was a man as well na anile, the Barge part carefully worked over yds. yds. уds. tal. That and the reverence in which | hot and cold alternately. As a prevention on the other side of the villaga i never

Sikiang, not fer from Nan-ningfu. We

We have had quito a aback time the last 30 31

official 32 33 28 91 is held (they worship him) by die against pitting in arcjeller blades he had came within rifle mugs. The third night have already, in L'Extreme Orient, urged Fortnight, but a rise in fraights and a plen- 34 97 80 Police and other of the subordinate found the fitting on of a brass liner, was spent on the tree platform. It was a the access of creating an open porttiful supply of marketable commodities will

heways 2: 87 officials in the Colony, clearly proves

has left Hongkong better than he fourdyn. tick on the blade tips fearful night. A violent thunderstorm, at Tienguen, a commercial town where affect a renetim, catsing a rush to set in

rivetted to a narrow strip of Erags, 4 in..

steamers could bring their cargo for con- broad, on the go ahoad side, fastened to the accompanied by torrential rain, prevented voyance into the interior of the southern That the Jubiles Committee have at last edge of the bress finer, the remainder 10 | the

‘gunaere from taking up their posi prosincon of China, und in exchange load come to a decision, and it dues not varying secured by stud rivels, to Le very tion in the tree mail 1.30 a.m. it was coal from the mites of Kebao and nuch from what was generally expected satisfactory Fractures of propeller brass then quite dark, but the gloom was relievednounces that its minimum ou que hendred Hongay This latter place, Heugay, an-

THE PACIFIC MAIL LINE. That she working out of the Road and

A KEW STRAMEE PROPOSED. Hospital depends now very much upon incra, either at the propeller or inside the be frequent vivid Blashes of lightning. Ten rent year will be no less than one hundred

Mr C. P. Hantington (the San Francisco the efforts of the Govanacat, and tube, which was caused by the gain minutes after the hunters and got inte obtaining return cargoes of coal at fieyen Chronicle reports) will shortly begin the

thousand tons, and with the prospect of convinced the matter is in good hande.

action occasioned between the bruss liner

construction of 70,000-ton steamship for That I should like to see some more move and the shaft. To lesson this galvanic position, their quarry camo in visw. He there is no doubt that steunters would

the community about the action, a gond mothod was to taper the was making straight for the baits Mall visit there isden with goods for transit the Facific Mail Steamship Company at

inte the interior. Unfortunately, only his shipyard at Newport News, end of the brass liner towards the That very little community were before slaaft, but the best preventitiva was chow, dog pegged to the ground, with a few

and cach is taking stoje to carry out

It is time for them to will be taken of the run between 'Frisco in this question. its loyal projects. That we are elrarly behind-hand, and if we do not put our first fout foremost, and step cut, we shall be laggards. That the Service Dinner given to the Hon. A. Cooper was seemingly a great

an insanitary sense that the Execuck with sati-natory results. if provel gruesome spectacle, as the body had been for twenty years has studied this question | Tx. 25,000,

SHOOTING

Below are given the scores made in a shooting watch hetween teams of P.0.'s of the Narcissus and Non-Comts. of the Royal Engineers, the former winning by 23 points. Thig vas a return watch-tu-une- frol in November last when the Narcissus

180 wo

H.M.S. BARCISSUS.

A.B. R. Andrews ................ C.P.O. J. Buck P0. T. Walton.......... P.0. T. Harborne...... Sergt. G. Gibson .... D. Dooley P.) C. Jacb4.....

200 500 600 Ta-

DR

27

78

20

Pestal

671

it.

1 ta

83,8 average ROYAL ENGIN KLAR.

200 600 600 To- ydd. ydu. yds. tal.

ment in 30-49 80

Jubilee.. 34 28 89 30. 32 23 85

number of friends in Kobe. The presentAP.O. A. Bunce tion was made at a concert in the Gymna sium where Mr Whittall appeared in the oharacters Wing To ten)? im maming from, ward to respond to a lightly complimentary spooch by Mr J. C. Abell, Mr Whittall caused much amusement by removing his wig. On the previous ovaning, Mr Whittall was presented with a gold chain by the Incogniti traupe, of which he was a worthy member.

THE Church Missionary Society's Mission to the Lopers at Pakhoi has issued its report for 1893, and showing that some very good wurk is being done amongst these afflicted with this loathsome disease. Rev. E. B.

Beauchamp reports that so far as Pakhai is concerned, the past year has been the busiest since the mission was established.

Sorgt. Bowery C.S.M. Chudleigh...... 27 Q.M.S. Celo G.S.M. Cook C.M.S. Ha31}, C.S.M. Dew Sergt. Collon C.S.M. Amor....

24 24 24 84

29

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24

30 96

QA 25

27 79 28 24 78 17 73 20 71

Total

81 average.

648

W, Roamson & Co., Piano and Mus[es] Instrument specialists and experts. Work- shope and Factory, Duddell St.; Show Rooms Queen's Road Central.

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manner.,

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medical man,

very often occurred

to cover

the

shaft

In cedering repairs, Mr Kyles id

a spot on the bark

the uf

tation,

JAPANESE SHIPPING, In the shove connection

FREIGHTS.

be

rash which in previous years generally came at the opening of the port.-Mercury Cor.

The number of resident lupors was 107 Taz tiro following memoranda, which That one thing ought to be said of the de. trained for special jobs. Workmen having a lamp, they found marka of blood show the Franch came to Tonkin; it was to in-panics.

at

the and of last year.

During the year another ward has been added to the Male Loper Asylum and a new building erected for leper wexion, so that, 120 lepers can now be accommodated if necessary. The daily average of Jopers ho have had the gospel preached to them

wa do not think have been previously roade known in China, are from the Home Newca of the 19th March-Chunisanid to be about to establish & Consulato at Warsair, with the object of promoting trade between Poland and Manchuria.The direction of the Financial Departmen: in the Corean Government has been taken over by Russia.

the

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the trido.

the

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of

This

BETON-

Asano's line will cou

the body of the shaft with string leading to the platform so that the far-seeing individuals take any interest steamers City of Rio de Janeiro and Perw tiu. Is

the French authorities. A port has been which will compare favourably in tonnage it would be well if, engineers would make hanters could keep him aquealing. The protest energetically against the apathy of and the Uricat and the new steamer, drawings of what they wanted, as word tiger made a noiseless bound; pounced crested at Haiphong, but it is only for the and speed with the big ocean greyhounds of mouth orders when wissed from one upon the dog and killed it with a sickening happy and far-distant epoch, when the pro- of the Atlantic, will be the only other to another had a tendency to love some spiality. A repairing shop ought to be crunch of its powerful jaw. Both rifles blem of deepening the Red River will have Pacific Mail vessel in the Oriental service. boon seriously tackled, and the delta ron. Such are the plans of Pacific Mail Steam |fully equipped to undertake work in the cracked of simultaneously, and the brute dored more navigable. Tonkin would fur ship Company for conducting its sharo That the speech of the evening, fruit the hortent possible time, so that the charter dropped its prey and bounded up tao hili, nish enormous quantities of rios for expor- the Oriontol traffic when the Toyy Kaisen

Hon, W. M. Goodma, was a model of might be kept good and the day of sailing

but much wator will flow under The Ksisha becomes a factor in good taste, and the reply made by not interfered with. Chinesa workmen, speedily disappearing from view. After bridge or over the tunnel which the autho will all be in accordaron with the guest of the evening was cer tainly a credit to be speaker-moderate ot having the facilities for gaining waiting for a few minutes, the two gamers rities want to constraint a Hanoi before ment that has been footed between

information 01 Kenora

the many descended from the tree, and, by the aid of this great exportation can take place. Let new Japaness line and the Pacific Mail and in language, and eminently modest in

improvementa yearly introduced should be

us not forget the original idos with which Gesidental and Oriental Steamship Com- The intentions of the Company in respect great experience in special jobs would ing that the tiger was hit,

troduce our products into the southern pro- parting Director of Public Works, vizather such information as would ouabið

As it would have been useless as well as vinces of China. If we look at any of the to the new China steamer were mads pub. that he has garred the respect and es-hem to overcome the innumerable ob

British Admiralty charts

Arts of the coast from

ito by President Huntington. ย will find Ayozm teem of his subordinates.

We have agreed with President Asso Hongkong to stacles which are to be met witli in repair-dangerous follow in the dark, they re- That the annual meating of the Hongkonging work.

turned to their husalat, and at fso that the fukiang is shown as

as navigable of the Toyo Kaisen Kalshs to sacord his Genemi Chamber of Commerce does not

line equal privileges • with Mr Gillies said they must all have fol- o'clock were awakotied by a tremendous as far as Pése, which luckily for us is not

the two establish the s freshness it former-lowed Mr Kylas with a great deal of inter-

The river is

direct is only navigable as ed lines in

in respect to a now possess

rail conner doubt ly did. because (thanks to the advocates est. Repairs were a matter of great import row outside. Upon looking out, they were far as Wuchow-fu, but we have no tion sad in all other respects,' said Br of progress) we hear of the Chamber'a alte to the marine engineer; it was a great rejoined to see four coolies staggaring along,

will do their best, British will do

without de Huntington. Mr That, at the mms, Mr Herbert Smith's atter for him to be able to sond his work with a dead tigress, avidently their visitant lay, to rendor it navigable to a much high-ist of three ships, and the Tactic Minil

good work every month.

to a phos where the workmen understood ddress was to the point, and was & what work had to be done, and it was sis of the previous evening. On examination er point. To counteract this cotisation and Occidental and Oriental linos will be sensible summary of the year's work.

and not far from China

This do not want the service to retrograde, large experience of men in the repairing Front. as Genunder of the report.

Port Wallnt, on the island ships in the fleet, vis, the China and

and the log to the the acting appointment of Nie Sorcombe Front by it, but the owner of the chip did so it was a tine specimen fb 3 inches from barbour is readily found at Tinyen, hav: we shall retain in the tetine grade, and Smith came to an end as Puisno ducgo many repairs had to be done in a very the nose to the tip of the tail. Elated with of Kebao, to the west Point Pagoda, and City of Peking, and complete our quota of

space of time to allow the ship to leave

vessela by building surther modern reseal, quire than ever after the Gospel, babure of necessity Inble to delay now that it was natural and right to say a few at the proper-time. In the other case, from their success, the hunters had & best in the shut off to the North by the region

etc., very Hacol, Doughes, Damba,

propose to build a vessel of about words of farewell to the retiring Judge,

want of intelligent adjacent gorges with a hundred natives, but salubrious region wing might be carried a smaller vessel, but I think a 10,000 ton

agricultural pur 10,000 tons, Sane WOD! experience,

ne of our people favour who now becomes Colonia! Treasurer. workmen, much time was lost and very

no farther specimens were discovered, suits and cattle breeding hat it is the general feeling in the Co-efon inferior work was done. He thongat leny Mr Smith is cut out for a Judge, it was a very good idea that engineers

The natives of the village were greatly on profitably. The milway starting from ship will about meet the roguironients.

and Monkai to and a good Jadge toe, and it was vary should if possible serd a sketch or drawing pleased with the result of the hunt. It is bang parallel to the Northern frontierajestic aro 10,000-ton vessels and I think THE public will be pleased to learn that

pleasing to note how the forins, Ethowing the method in which they would the paragraphs that have appeared in the

enting Queen's Counsel an felicitously like the alteration: az repair mode. In stated that between eighty and Dicty per of Tonkin would soon put. Tonkin into that we need just such & vessel. The cost i expressed the feelings of all concerned. China Mail regarding the disgraceful con-

making out a drawing for a piece of work, sons have been corried off by tigers in this position to check the influx of Chi Well, that will depend on how wa build it. noso. The Marquis de Mores was well The Tenten and Majestic each cose souc the mind of the engineer becomes more neighbourhood during the past three years.informed, and was following the ad thing like $1,760,000. They wore built in Hition of the military cemetery at Stanley PETROLEUM companies are now all the rage

concentrated in that plece of work, and in we are told it was a curious sight to see vice

vice of practical auen when he urged the Europe and I think we can build them just -have bad the effect of stirring the author: in Hollend. The Rembang Petrolcum

all probability something strikes him as

French Company in Jove, which holds a concession.

port at Tiengen and as cheap in this country. The ship wo ties into activity. A sappor from the where no oil has yet been struck, has its 12 is not perhaps generally known snys the being a better method of doing the work several hundreds of nativos fighting anti the construction of a railway from that shall build will probably oost much less.

N... Daily News that Kear-Admiral H.

To understand this It will be the same size as the big

White Royal Engineers, is at present supervising shares quebed as 152, The Scarabaya. Rory, C.B. Goravonnder-in-Chief, if he had simply said to his assistant: struggling to got a drop of blood, or a piove port to Langson

Take this or to the dockyard and. Courant calle attention to the the repair of the wall and of the graves, with which petroleum companies now raise Cape of God Hope and Wuel Rowson, get it repaired. One particular point that of the bane or the flash, for medicinal pur question and the kindred question of the Star vessels, but we will effect a big saving penetration of the Kwang provinces, we by elimicating some of the costly decora Africa, is a son of Mr Samuel Rawson, struck him was the remarks about the

Liouts. Davies and Dawson left have only to see the onthusiasm with whics Bons that are found in the Atlantic liners, and the re-lettering of the beadstones. capital

petroleum pos iis Holland. There, The work will extend over two months, esses each powerful attractions to certain formerly of Blonkin, lasson & Co., and piston. The piston was one of the most Sachong on the afternoon of the 26th the British hail the announcement of the The ship

ther substantial Wlipoa red trick and investors that they eagerly put money into afterwards & preminent bill-broker inimportant parks in a steam engine; April, naturally enough very pleased with opening of the West River. It was in 81,500,000. I think by leaving out-

Tar construction of the Tientsin-Peking

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to

with a

er of vessels,

was 152 sonis, but if Converts were to hen is progressing steadily, and all things That I was glad to see Mir Jackson to the great advantage to him to profit by the it was found that the brute had been shot treat Britain we want a coast port qut down to the same number of had not been a corrosjonding increase in plish the journey with a fair amount That, on the return of Mr Justice Wishop. Not only did the engineer him through the lungs and through the stomach. tered and deap harbour, well shel. As far as the Pacific Mail is concarmel wa

reckoned by the number of baptisms there

their ranks. There had been more in.

being favourable it is now quite possible to

yot, however, only of ease in one day. As construction trains are reming, and those

then. The fact that the Railway Ad

from past experience it had been thought mistration is net yet seeking prasenger wise to give them a larger forin of prolatale, and that those who travel on this tion than hitherto.

Hine while it is still under construction are expected to accept all the inconveniences incidental to the circumstances, is ap rarently not so clearly understood as it should be.--P. and T. Tunes.

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the sucsera of which had Shanghai.

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creation of

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for the benefit of others.

1 of

and Cao The White Star steamers Textoner and

obtain-

boon barn.

the

Railway Adaninistration's rent indent for

rasy cost something like

order established. Formerly, such

order to prevent the English from of friction set up than in any other part of their sport.

we could be built for $1,000,000. Her speed camont wall being substituted for the pre-z sốt yet been..

ing a knowledge of our designs that westly carved modern decorations, the ship This is by no means the first time that a have refrained hitherto from urging the will probably be seventeen knots an hour. Bent tumbledown enclosure. Where the reluctance prevailsd that companies, now Lentz of solid lace has often been the engine. He thought they knew better

opening of this French port. Now that Any spead hoyend that would require her Sucocesful, Buch as the Dordt Company, dreamed of, says a contemporary, and now nowadays than to follow the practice names of the interred have been completely with dificulty found favour among the in- and then an approximation of it has been pursued in the olden times when the piston tiger has been shot in the Kwangbang Pro-es perfidies Abions are shouting Victory consumption of too much goal to make her obliterated from the headstones it will be resting public.

actually seen. Always, however, the lace was put in with old gou springs; then be vince. It may be remembered that at let as howare and not forget that we have a profitable vessel. Impossible to re-letter the shores; but wo

garments have been white.

But in the had seen them forced into their place with Esser, 1801, two fine specimens were kill the means of protecting the commercial understand the record of all the msn, ASSCEANCE finde fresh fiolds of enterpriso very Istest developments of faner lingerie a very large hammer or a crew bet. There is save on the tills beyond Yaumati 14usparity of Tonkin. It remains for us to St New Fass just arrived ; best makem,

remember

aber how small have been the advan- women and children buried at Stanley is every year, but surely the Company which the garments are not only of solid lase, but all knew that the friction then tanet have

won by a party of Hongkong police and goute tages we have obtained in comparison with Ale Cabin and Transposing Pianos, guaran promises to exploit the uncertainties of the loca is black. Black lace mnderwear is been very great. It had often

those of Chur

wo have of effect is positively charming. It speaks for pince the ford en put forward to killed in this district of the Weat River,

only being obtained from the Wer. Office in birth and, to provide for the dubious bles. (uos nearly so sombre as it sounds and the dar to him why the midstion the blada natives. But it is said to be the fingerave alrede" sad neighbours. As wo bead for the ofimate... W. Robinson & On, England, and it is boped some permanentmg of twins is one of the mest startling as being of Parisian origin, A. Many theories and buen thought it and the effect upon the demeanour of the thr fingers to pick the chestnuts from War referenco to the Imperial Chinese memorial väl be set up to the unfortunate examples of joint-stock energy. Their Itsel

typical set of black underwear has a pertinooount for this, Sore prospectus is headed Twins Twins

What are the concorsions we have 11,000 tons steel mile and fastenings, we victips of the first occupation of Hong. Twins and states that a shilling deposited cost that ia as pretty as a dream, if it is of was owing to n rasuam sourring kong. We suppose the credit of this one month bidore birth will ensure £6 if unrelieved blick. The foundation is of face of the blade. His own idea was that natives towards fomign sportsmen, it is gained in South Cirina 1. A badly appoints learn that Hassm Carnegie & Co.'s tender

stuff, and two little niles come to

to town (maximum 5amo delicato diaphanicus

of barnacles format thing about this to this are placed a scocession of narrow when a ship had been running for a shorthoped, will in futuro be beneficial.

The skin, claws are being for The carious Major-General Black, and his staffeffions: Line practical, gives olds 0 10 to 1 of the finest black silk, wrought in exquisite in the side of the ship, and, with, the frie-rus aku, akull addere, ar arill forms

while twin biriba our once in eighty

the whole petticoat being tion of the water certain number of these and the designs, Ta small boy who measures, the standard Possibly a stipulation is that the literally light as air. Of vuran the coreet varaocles, weza detoned, and if they re-welmme trophies of the phness of fit

it smetly.

blade took mompared the oxidation on the worn with this matches GOTOT widths hang from the low cut peek sad ship. He therefore thought that this pit are to be congratulated on their access.

over the shoulders. If this com was used by the datachment of thess

canelas and notion appears to the wearer too dreary bacar and there Impinging upon the PT Musta boxes, Violins (ins models) They say Lant tobacco is bad for the hue, it in lightened by touches of rose or face of the blade, breaking the paint, Mandolinos, and Berings of all kinds. W.

Morgan I don't believe it. I lae ribbon, which are to draw in both and so from continual striking outting Robinson & Co.

late the iron. If it was from any softening been able to forget that cigar you waist and skirt

of the metal or from the action of the sa Ms, Wallace-- Isa't it odd, how a man es un the blade i

sa the outer pare. With regard a grab falling off in the number of Chinese everything size) Hire Wallscot have to the remarks of Mr Kyles about welding hangmats, from which is is easily dodu palloed that, as in ipake a perfect meel, he thought the dimoulty of making sible lub the minlod industry is no what [09 II 1966, he number gilemigrado

praiseworthy renovating work is dus te

ruffles time an accumulation

6

Cupsulate at Javing been withdrawn, that of Mesura ed Customhouse at Hukonu, a c Tanghin, where every morning a bag, who Puchheister & Co.'s for Bolokow, Vaughan takes the place of, tha Consul, hourts the & Co araile has ben acceptur; delivery

Yes, reader, there is to mistake, to be made this year,P. und T. Flines, Brigador there la only a hop reading thers fact

of the oires by the number of its elephants calldrandive, and in this vase the company Flounce after founos of ises in graduated generally in the line of the run of the pioneer gunnera' from Hongkong. Tazy we are prepared to cortify. After all there

e very nearly right, es to method. The may have a safe mazgla otherwise it is pashydermata proboscidon is the most costegund to love, Ecchange,

ly animal

in captivity African eleph

ste now quoted at from $6000 to $7000

dian elephant at sbuut: 95000.

Indian

are worth about the game price

can elephant on sccount of their

bat as the elephant in

the

for exhibition purposes ita mize

A fine hippopotamus may be. 83004, Abrides Longfor

six months

is nothing patanishing in this. That is our way of understanding commercial espan. OPIUM sion Extreme Orient.--

(Quite so. E,

Oilahomakes there best be keen in money matters and foolish in part as we ank kava astecked the inner The nonlle danôt return for Selstvorahat wont weeks pand in Zandon. The Siam

dommunity lately 1 Al Brous call lapply, stran,

The Arbitration Court in reepest of the Korat Rallway dispute has boda siting for Dherder hestá that a telegram has been re blved in Bangkok, that the Arbitratore have dingetod, and have had to appoint an umpire dogoding a Cismaan reilWAY EXPOTI

Quotations. Horokora, May 1, 1897.

New Pats, ca. 16051

11.

728/780

New Bensten, cash, 978-

Old

Now Maine, credit, Allowance, Tania 113 Old Malwa, credit, Lilowane, Taviti.