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THE CHINA MAIL.

THE LEGAL VIEW OF MOSQUITO THE LAUREATE'S JUBILEE POEM,

BITES.

Here is a curious little point of law, for the story of which we are indebted to the Manchester Guardian. A Kentucky gentle- man, Mr Oberg, who held a policy for | 5,000 dola. against accidental death, died from the effects of the bite af a mosquito. There was no conflict as to the facts. It

A pity-goed as Duen Seaman is-

That circumstances granted yoni immun✿y! Brom parody in that smart book of his;

You see he didn't have the opportunity.

To A. A.

1

Now ring the joy-bells loud and long,'

(How long I do not say.)

Let them pareo this who may.)

was admitted that Mr Omberg had beenAnd lusty cheer and loyal song, bitten by a mosquito, and that his death, though ust immediata, was due to the wound so inflicted. Is » mosquito bite accidental! That was the question beforo the court.

The Jefferson Circuit Court came to the conclusion that

L

17100-

for

quite bite was not a вутонут for

Accident in the vocabulary of the insurance world. Bet on the case being carried

and

for the

stage further the Kentucky Court of ¦ Appeals has reversed the decision of the lower court,

has given peremptory in- structions for a jugom dols, claimed. Omberg Thus the mosquito bite establishes a legal claim to be placed among these moving accidenta of Blood and field that ouutrilute to the risks of those benevolent but com- -mercially-minded institutions, the insurance companies.-W. Budget.

THE MAYON VOLCANO IN

ERUPTION,

YUETIEN QUAṬHIO DETAILS. ..............

From latest Manila advices to hand it

appears the recent cruption of this celo-

brated Volcano, situated in the province of

Albay, in the extreme South of the Island

of Luzon, where its imposing cone-the

most perfect of all known volcanoes-risse

t

Intimations.

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From wilding (what is wilding) "lano'

And garden (what's this 1) croft. Hang out what?-hang it, what on.

Earth's

The Triana Flag aloft! Victoria: Victoria ['.

(What Music Hall's that from,

I seem to hear a finish up,

of Tiddly-iddly-um-pom-pom.)

I hear a Chantey sonwhere once, Where 'taa I can't quita say,

But in a mixed up sort of show, Half music and half play. Tams Jingo-like, and almost scanned,

Though very ready-made,

Bat better than Victoria'

Aud miles past Jameson's Raid.'

Victoria Victoria

Oh My Most Gracious Queen, Why do you stand the Thing That Is

Whore Tonnyson has been,

'Come Sunburnt brothron from the East!"

Come kindred from the West

Can you not turn a Post out," Wake Swinburne,do Her honour, whom

A. A. a rest. And

give

The Empire Empres calls,

With just a hit more Music, and

Leas like the Music Halls.

Victoria Victoria?

*Long May Sha Liva and Raign*-- But, Lord, May She be better nung

When she is sung again.

through the clouds to a height of nearly-Singapore Free & Yess,

10,000 feet (forming by day a notable land-

mark, by night a light of the first order, to mariners ravigating both on the Pacific

NOTES FROM VLADIVOSTOCK. THE JUBILEE A SILENT OGLEBRATTUK. const and China sea side of Luzon, and ad-

The chief engineer of the great Siberian- jacent islands, and the treacherous Straits Manchurian line, with a considerable num

bor of wanistants from 56. Petersburg, of San Bernadino), has been attended with terrible loss of life, and widespread de-arrived in this port today. The party were passengery on the Nagato Mare which includes a number of Russians who are

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No. 40.

YOKOHAMA.

No. 40.

vastation wad ruin itu ibu towns and village very brilliant in their profusion of anong The cheapest and most conveniently located First-Class Hotel

situated around its base.

Cascades of red hot lava pouring over ita sides with dense showers of ashes, and its

burning entrails falling like "rath, buried

400 bulan lives before they had time to flew to

eering. They had a dirightful v

voyage the coast and were much interested in what

of Coresn they saw

life, and in other 'font-

some passon-

in Yokohama Bates from $2.75 to $4 per diem.

Fine

international. There were sums pusen TIS elegant now fotel is close to the Landing Pier, and in the immediate vicicity gars aboard the Negato, who took the

of the Coueniates and of the Railway Station, Post and Telegraph: Offen. at Hongkong, and these view over the Harbour. Bath and Toilette Rooma on each Mat,

W. N. WRIGHT, Proprietor.

a place of refugo. de violent was steamer

the eruption that the lava reached to the enjoyed

sca, some 2 miles from the crater. In the fnteresting.

a trip which was exceedingly

village of Lacacay, many houses have been

buciod under the avalanches of sches-and-among the

The British

sand; in the large and imperant town all alongsengera

of Tetase,

1

large fissure

opened

fon

Chemulpe

subjects 1012

were delighted Shanghai, Che Nagasaki, Fusan, Gensau--with the interst shown by the in the earth, whilst total darkness prevailed.

government representives of those com- in the town, and the inhabitants were munities in the Diamond Jubilee. But obliged to

to hermetically close doors and there was nothing to delight them people windows, and light the lamps.

ps.The roads in what they found in Vladivostock from the town of

of Legaspi have been des Not troyed, together with the hamlets of San flag was raised, not a thing was done

was boomed, not Autonio, and San Isidro, bolong to the to mark the day. Perhaps this com

DONGKONG MARKET PRICES.

Piku

mally

Dorrected to Saturday, July 12, 1897.

Plaice.

At 1020 Cash per Dollar Mexican,

Pomfret, White

200

High, LonChinese Names,

Pomfret, Black

£40

Ouch.

Jash

Butcher Meat.

肉食

PERNILE

250

Ray,

60

我甘沙

Bacon, English,

Ib.

來路姻豬肉 | Roach,

Book Fish,

20

石狗我

JI

Ame. Bugar cured,

300

Foodhow,.

180

*

福州豬肉 Shark,

Salmon, (Canton),

260

·馬友魚:

50

H

Japan, cured

>

180

Boel sisicin & prime cut, catty 140

Bat Fish,

30.

100

胆传

MAT

Skate.

60

Comed,

cutty 140

鹹牛肉

純雞

Sinmps,

140

Ko

190

1

碗牛肉

蛾

Snapper,

220

魚

Soup,

100

Sules,

160

"Steak,

120

T

牛肉耙

#

Tunch,

Bullock's Brains, .

per sat

ران

50

4-0

KA

Turbos,

140

-

Tongue fresh, each

2150

牛腩

Turtles, small, freak water,

960

20

JA

corned

310

Whiting,

entty 20

長版

44

Hond

200

24

牛眠

White Bait

10

线做仔 •

Heart,

100

4

**

12

Hung, Salt catty

140

牛麻

Fruta

菓子

71

foom

*

esch

Bo

50

Apples, (California),

. catty 300

金山平菜

+

Kidney,

50

"

(Tiautein);

»

天津平禁

Tail,

100

31

"

"J

(Japan),

130

*¿yer.

.cally 70

牛蟹

日本平業

JJ

Banauss, fragrant,

40

*

Tripo (undressed) catty 60

50

牛肚

详緻香蕉

(brides),

50

Calver Head and Foot, sot

M

600 牛仔頭

山香潑

Chestnuta, Chinese,

160

"

麻譽

Hamn, American,

. lb.

300

Carambola,

100

Chinero,

240

鉅華火耀

楊桃

Vocuauuta,

.each 50

"

21

English, Now,

440

Ground Nuts,

.cally

J

Japan cared,

2240

火腿

花生

+

Grape, .

170

Shanghai,

Mutton Chop,

Log,

180

上海火腿

鮮撇子

Lemona, China,

130

Ith

Peel,

وا

#

柏餅

160

*

Licheos, Dried,

260

*

Shoulder,

120

**

Kreib,

100

Pige Chillings,

. catty

70

60

Ja dá

Limes

Feet,

110

H

وہ

160

Fry,

"

Mango, (Baigon),

(Stmazin),

*ach -

"

"

麻衣

Hoad,

each BOU 450

批议

Blangosteen,

. dozen

山莊子

Heart,

80 40

77

猪心

Uranges, Sweet,

• catty 200

"

Kidneys,

pair

70

猪

91,

Grees,

100

ל

肉蟹

Liver,

Ib.

100

./1

豬肝

H

Rod,

#

Pork, Chop,

catty

180

瑙神骨

Olives,

白曬

10

Corned

15

鹹豬肉

Pino-apples,

.each 80

***

Log,

190

Pears,

. catty 100

D

炒菜

Fat or Eard;-

150

(Tientsia),

at

300

+

Sheeps' Head and Foot, set

350

天津城泉

華刷解

Plain, Red,

60

+

Heart,

each 50 40

Punielo,

each 130

Kidneys,

70

萃

"

(Siam),

. catty

80

Livor,

lb. -150 140

羊肝

Sucking Pig, Sust, Beef,

each $175 81.25

擔仔

Peach, (Sweet),

Raisins, Muscatel,

120

lb.

119.

-

生油

*

Pudding,..

Mutton,

100

D

16

生 油

Foal

catty 130

车仔阔

31

Water Chesnuts, com. Mandarin,

40

34

60

桂林海峰

Foultry,

生日

Wainata,

130

台糖

Vegetables, &c

Chicken,

catty

230

Capons,

200

12

Qucks,

16)

..

1

Day

sh

140

Eggs, Hen.

, der.

120

Duck.

110

•

*

#J

Fowls,

catty

100

100

Goods,

Haru

veck

仔蝎 梅鯈選

仔

Artichokos, Shanghai,, catty

Beana, (French), .

120

12

Long,⚫

"

60

Beet Boot,.

50 .each

紅藜®

Brinjala, Green,

Brassica,

Rod,

Bamboo Shoota,

ostly

Musk Dear,

13

Partridges,

#1

Pigeons,

160

14

Pheasant,

brace

Ries Birds,

dox,

Quail.

ezob

Balpe

Celery, Chiasse,

English,

Chilina Dried,

Cabbage, Chinese ccm,

80

D

Cabbage,

sach

100

Cauliflower,.

##

Carrole,

- catty

•

Turkeys, Coak,

satby

-450

# Red,

Hen,

350

11

Carry Stuff, Snglsh,

40

13

Teal,.

, ch

·Cucumbers, »

40

Wild Ducks,.

. phir

Bitter Equash,

30

Garlic,

40

Fish.

Barbel

Dream,

catty

200

Indian Cott,

*+

80

Bombay Duska, j 100 plesen 260 C'ton Fresh Water Fish, satty

Carp,

100

Catfish,

Codliah, Balt,

60

Craba

tou

Okrons,.

Ginger, young, Horne Radish, hal.

Lettuco, (English), Mushrooms, Frest, Onions, Beabaş, •

Green,

Shanghal,

Japall,

Paraley, English,.

bundle 10

Potatoes, Swest,

catty

60

by

100

piece. 80

. exch

10

the East, right over the town Libog, which has hean so buried that not even the rouls of the houses are visible,

of to the

Cuttle Fish,

Dab,

Daco,

}

Dog Fish,

Eels, Conger,

+

Bresh water,

Bela, Yellow,

900

§ 81 1 8 2

Shanghai,

Japan, Anerican,

Foodbow,

File Finh,

皮障

Pumpklu,

Frogs.

200

Parafin

Fresh Fish,

Garoups,

260

Gudgeon,

Gurnards

Papaw,

dosen

Rice, best quality, per picul,

1 Commun.

Herring,

豐白

stacked

Shalota

Spinage, (Chinsen)

Hübel

antly 180

100

Kobal

MAD

Mon

Mallek

140

Bylaethy

Snake Gould,

Tomatoes,

Tribe,

Tarups Pant, (hotig), -

Vegetable Marrow,

70

$ 2 1 8 9 28 g 182 1889 287 88 89 138 8 4 8 9 8 9 8 11 8 8 -

20

菜蔬

town of Labor, whose inhabitants have tukon refuge in the surrounding mountains, The sight of Libog is horrible; 115 inhabi. tants tving buried in the ruins. All it heup plantations, fields under cultivation, and eattle have been destroyed. The haulerk of tusericordia, Santo Niño, and San Roque bave perished, together with. their 200 inhabitants.

A correspondent writing from Guinoba tan, or of the most important towns in the province and situated about 12 miles

A cannon

A WONDERFUL MEDIGINE.

BEECHAM'S

pornate universally admitted to be

Worth & Guinea à Box.

AND NERVOUS DISORDERS, Bick Headache, Loss of Appetite,

Scurvy and Blotches on the SkİE,

Disturbed Bleep, &c.

te absence of interest in an anniversary which the world in general observed with becoming respect was dhe as much to the OR BILIOUS damp and very unpleasant condition of the weather here, as to the rather anti-English fooling that is found among Russians

those dage. There generally thes British steamer or two in port but if the offioors aboard those ships. celebrated they were not demonstrative enough to

to disturb the silent hundreds on the neighbouring Russian

-waa

frou the base of the volcano zo the N. WER entirely probable that sto

is the

writes a long description to the Manila only port of considerable size in any civilis. papers from which we make the following ed country in the world where there was extracts:-

remarkable On Wednesday evening we noted the absolutely no observance of the reme

accusion. That there exists in this coa 上海了拍 lowing

crator was more active than usual, the foi-munity pronounced anti-British sentiment day the activity increased and at it does not require long to determine.

仔仔仔仔仔

night was very imposing, many inhabitants The Britishers aboar reasels appreciate

of

smoke

reinaining up to watch it. On Friday feeling, and whilst they understand they morning. VA were all alarmed at terrible column

dense black smoke will never be subjected to personal insul shooting up from the crater, accompanied ashore. Whether so queer

banor indignity, they

little time apend very and

apparently by fire, which soon covered a large

combination as the Grmament. part

A diskant subtor inconsistent

Gertna 5 and ranean rumbling then commenced, and the

auce has been form lava was furiously boiling over the crater or not, it is nevertheless, a fact that the and running down the crevices of the

representatives of these three the countries get along very nicely and mountain in tirers of fire. At 2

down like moniously as bed-fellows in Vladivostock. Like There is no doubt at all that Britishers rain, completely obscuring the sun andars looked upon with suspicion by come continuing until

until 10 p.m Yoa

may judge of the secret agents of the Russian govern

samo afternoon, hot sand pop.n. thể

commercial

of the quantity that fell when I tell you went here.

empty petroleum tin standing on the

·

that was filled to within 4 inches of the

AN OPEN PORT IN WINTER ( The Rassian Government is determined, top. The sight was, most impeaug and if possible to frustrate the work of nature, phenomenal and

hardly describable trees and this port

koop bent their heads with the weight and lost To accomplish this purpose a tremendous opom the year round,

from Europs

all their natural brillasey. Whilst this was ice-boat has been browntly. It is o

going on, the subterranean toises

inezeas. The boat arrived v

very

ed, giving one the idea of a great battle in Edently expected Vladivostock will be kept the distance with powerful artillery fire.

the

gu

never

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REGISTER, July 19th, AT 42,M.

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At night, the aspect of the mountain was next winter. This, if accomplished,

I Į will be & rematkahle Awful with the naked

thing. L orater was

was been done Red eye

e yet, although an ice-breaker of seen to be one burning mass, whilst disines good and onenuous red-hot stones were shot ons proportions tackled the crystallisa-

tions' a

a couple of winters since. The paw Wontoak. 29.50 -81 high into the air, and we perceived that boat, the product of Danes, is of such Tokio...... our position was becoming dangerous. The tremendous waight, 38

as to be able, women and children were then sent off to to broak ice a couple of feet thick or thicket, Nagasaki..

it is said, Kuchi...

Galela...

tanco

1.66].78 (100)

the mountains of Blanrare some dis and do it so handily that persons aboarí

We remained the craft hardly feel any special Why for

Enfety. all nighs watching the mighty vol- The Danish inventory sad engineers who Sharp Pk. 29.69 88 26

pecial vibration. but awful. The red-hot brought the lea-braker from Europe do 48,77 cious sounted to fall in showers towards not appear to have the slightest doubt as Swatow.....

complete success of the machine. Canton A ANTICIPATING THE GREAT BAILWAPA Hongkong 2078 20 Business

the only building of which there is any are pleased with the conditions and pro Gap Rock 29.78

zon, generally, in this section Vich Pear vestigo being the ruins of the

Farish Church. The rain of whes and sand respects. They have begun vigorous prosecu Misaad 29.77 90 acation of the work of ecnstructing the trane Haiphong 29.69 89 a Nuova

Cabotes, BO

miles away. The Siberian milway, and predict such an im Bolinao....29.82 88 60. follow and and ashes still continued to after the cdpletion of that great pro 0.8. James

the craption abated some patus to amigration and general business-

Manila..... 39.80.88|66| be thrown out at intervals, but be further apective artery as no country ever witnessed damage has been done. On the East aide before. The chief engineer of the of the mountain, all plantations and vege sation of every description has been destroyed.

what; but sand.

Hongkong Tides.

Wind

July 20th.AT 20

Wealber.

REGINA F. PITMAN, containing the whole of the Proceedings at the Police Court, full report of the triad in Criminal Swasions, with connected Core spondanos and comments of the Press.

To which is now added a Report of the Case of

PITMAN F. KESWICK AND OTMANA.

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and it is understood there is now absolutely Kochi..

nothing in the way of going ahoad with the

enterprise, and.

Nagunaki.. and building

the road through Manchurin, and thereby making an actual Guie's.

Kagosbiza The Tide Table given below has been saving of 600 or 700 miles, besides securing

Pk. compiled by the Kaunical Almanac Offow in other advantages probably greater than the ar London from the results of the analysis of one named. This chief enginper is now abo observations taken by micans of an automs and in a week or two there will be a contab Hungkang 29.87 85

in conference

with the Russian Governor, Canton 2.82 to tide recoating machine in the War between these officers and represe Police Basin at Tire Sha Tsui daring tho

Viob Pank Mancharisa intorcato. years, 1857-8-2.

but Gap Bock 29,83 The zero of the table is Low Water Ormere formalities to be attended to, however, sacso ***** 19. 8.

and it is only a matter of another fortnighe dinary tipring Tides, which has been found when the work of the final survey will be Bolinao... 29.8

Haiphong It is the hogun To obtain the depth of water on the tide work with all posts to prote this gauge as the Victoria Naval Yard add 6: it well-informed men in this comma

possible vigour. These

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