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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1997.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMIS, -

(SUFFLING TO THE “Umna Mau"]

LONDON, 30th August, 1897.

on the subject of the war indemnity,

THE VISIT OF THE DUKE AND

DUCHESS OF YORK.

TO IRELAND,

• CORRESPONDENCE..

MUSIC IN HONGKONG.

Brief for the I. O. M., and beyond the fast

THE CHINA MAIL.

| Interested in travels in China, dropped ine

the following shit the other day --

CHINESE FIREMEN, LISTS OF PUPLAYING THEM.

Two Rumian gontleman, with a Russian Europe to China Lisa nelgatiouring unit is reported, boun arrested by Che, to lose in a measure on a purely leat

The Duke and Duchess of York have method Quictus was excomingly aluvorritius aronot likely to trouble thon- po other Get on their track. They Gorman atgamers.

aro regarded by should have something interesting to toll Who the Colony you,'

with a hearty reception in Ireland.

PROGRESS OF TUE NILE EXPEDITION.

The gun-boats lave passed the Cataracts

in safety.

The enemy's garrison at Berber has been withdrawn to Matempel.

GREAT BRITAIN AND JAPAN- COMMERCE.

The Tires, is a leading article on the

last.

To the Editor of the Onisa Ma

Hongkong, 1st Sept. 1897.

be shaken by the sharp-eyed intelligent Japanese:

don College of Music or of condemning it

cle,

I regarded it as a elover aud amusing arti

the writer of which was himself a gen.

ransical cultaro little

people who take a common-sense view

of the matter will not regret the fate of

the petition. The grounds upon which the

FRANCE AND RUSSIA---ALLIANCE AT LAST.

No! LV

*two Russiau gentlemen' I sought. Strip

ing up

WAR

fromen on

THE IMPENDING STRIKEM AT SINGAPORE.

#

tha

up

atrike thair

but

Lay

ships. It would not pay than to give the wagoe demanded. It had to be remember. ed, that, if the expenses of British slips were forced up, it was extremely likely that

Bould their tradu

be taken from then!

by ships sailing under a fowigu dag, which could be run a much more cheaply,

On att hands, it is thure will be

the

Teacher, as Quietas' complains, has petition was raised are not likely to favour was right as to their personal appearance,gur, intending to return and Fahlstein, notice the rate of wagesnow prevailing for ¦ enginoors. The Company deny this, and

tlemas of no

taken this matter too seriously, but I cor The German Prost has received the tainly fail to see why his remarks should ably impress the small number of honour. drew down upon the L. C. M. such an anable members who listened to the reading Tear's amounecment of an allinne bo qualified condemnation as that which ap- of the petition, with the patriotism of the tween France and Basia calmly, being con-porod in your issue of yesterday.

There are several points in the letter of potitioners. Unucquainted as they are tion, but it quito unnecessary for me to

vinced that Russin will not support France istus to which I might take excep sith the conditions of residence, I caqueta nation, I hope they cannot be takon asmothering the flamus, but unfortunately has suffered a diminution of nearly 40 per

in any war of revenge.

The Boglish Prom is aut disposed to caril

at an alliance strengthening the peace of

make any apologies whatever for the Col-rofrain from thinking that the petitioners which have the honour to represent. have paroled before honourable members is nearly two years since a Local Contro in a most ludicrous dress. was established, and daring that time the has been making steady progres College

of the werki, hore, it is doing in all pets The first son of the Chinese Exsteen mail and as it will continue to do, notwithstand For East about the waut of house accoj-readers of Japanese newspapers.

ing the unsignified attack made upon it by raodation. With the growth of trade the

Quietus.

Lho work

RAILWAYS IN CHINA.

way has been turned at Stanitza.

WEATHER NOTICE.

The following notice is issued from the

The ery has gone out throughout the

Tn

Were I of an imaginativo turn of mind, I might weave a very pretly romance on Russian aples, unch in the way familiar to

Japan, they discover Russian spies at the

that there are hundreds of Russian spice scattered over the Japanese empire. But being far from imaginativo I Ipavo the spy theory to some of the journalistic scribes in search of a screation,

We regret to have be announce the death on Friday morning of Mrs Feldstein, who succumber to the torvilio injuries shu ro- erived in attempting to sare the life of hor infant nephew on the 18th inst. was attended by a large number of sym pathetic friends and moanges. Shipping

The

If Teacher' las found that the examina-population is increasing and something rale of about two a day, and it is rumoured funeral took place yesterday afternoon and

sisted him

I

case

Lit.

ang power of that CAPTAIN BRINKLEY'S PORCELAIN. ·

THE PEGU PIRACY.

Company were simply feedom the big Hoo, NOTES BY THE WAY,

The woman and one of the man, who and a Company files that would ayan afford The humble petition of the Peakites

All steamer Mes which are going from

wore concerned in the Peyus tragedy,

trafle. In Hongkong, they were all for against the Military Barracle in Cloud-.

Nyak, the To the Editor of the Caixa Mair.'

land has resulted in nothing. Ita short servant (three in all), have just arrived tries tave mostly Chinamen sang their Itajah of Kertie, and have boon handed the most part vecsa-going steamers. Her

This fact is as Bremen, stukern, e. crows

over to the Dutch authorities at Teluk sign engineers were willing to work for. Hongkong, Septa 1, 1807, THE POWERS AND GREECE tone which Quietus chooses to adopt in many. It surely never entered the minda ton. They came down on Saturday night's | gs in case of collision the Clitamen are not i

Sinan somewhat surprised at the and inglorious career is not mourned by from St. Petersbung via Siberia and Connow considered in Germany is dangerous. Serare. Cush, to the amount of $7,000, vory much less than English engineurs,

was found upon them, and this money was

Norwegian engineers, face, ev The Powers lisse again addressed Greece big consunication, of yesterday. I hold an of the petitioners that their efforts would steamer, having arrived at Canton on them by to officers, the langage of both sumers will in due course be taken to bote. enginours six pounds. It vinstd be grasly able to understand the orders given to also handed over by the rajah. The pri od twelve pounds per morin, and secund that I have for the last few years, both in successful. The House of Comraons Thursday. Being Russians they were categories of shipines hoing a different

It is said that the other members of the regretted by the employers if a settlement one, and signs given by the cilicers being of pirates are away in the interior of could not be arrived a | England and the Colonies, prepared pupils alniost to a man is totally ignorant of the filthy. In fact, filth was their progo dangerous thing; therefore, the German Kertie, and am at present quite out of reach actually occurred, they would

for its

its examination, I have no connection conditions under which civilians five ing characteristic. We used Pear's Soup d'overnment is to be petitioned to forbid of the fjala, who, however, doing his whatever with the Callege. It ia

in this littlo Colony, and the Autho-six months ago, since when we have used the working of Chinoso as the evident that, although

contribuy |

beat to get a thosa. -Pinang Guzelka.

writer had some ulterior | anilharorous, the

MARINE ENGINEERS AND salvos explaining what cbjarts shich

hsvo now econis to abject

FATAL KEROSINE ACCIDENT.

THEIR PAY. boon to sneer at the work done by the them as anall matters.

A EUROPEAN LADY AND CHILD BUZNİ L. C. M. Such being the case, I do not is mentioned in the House it is only

TO BEATU,

it is earostly hoped that feel called upon either to withdraw,

I got on their track immediately. Conan

Singapore, August 20.

will be a satisfactory settlement, as a Nagisaki, 20th August. when a military voto is under discussion or Monday or minted, any jurt of my letter of

On Wednesday next, the fat of Hop strike would seriously diskirate the trade of The danger attending the carolus ex epiphathise with "Quietus," I fully

the Naval estimates have been brought for Doyle's detective could not have been muro Iniyself have to endure daily torture of the ward, and honourable members are, there-enterprising, captainly not more inductive.posure of kerosing was asia exemplified toraber, the engineers employed on all the the port. Every leaf engineer has promised kind ho so ally deseribes, and I shall be

occurred at No. 15, Ours, involving the pots have determined to go out strike, othed will be to leave the slips one by only too gratefal if his contribution has the fore, impressed with the importance of Being Russian gentlemon they would cer. on Wednesday night by a sati accident that steuers trading out of the Port of Singa- to sapat tlu atriko, if nossaty, and

a naval and military tainly patronise our premier caravanser Joes of one life, another person receiving in- unless their unions demand for an in- onons they arrive i

ve in port. All local ownere, Famo effect in my neighbourhood as it Hongkong 16

their with the exception of the Straits Stenu tea hay soms to have had in his-I am, Sir, station, and

Russian gentlemen auswering juries of so serious s nature that not much ercase of pay is novedet to aro totally unaware of Your,

hours notice arrangement on one side. TEACHER.

the oxistance of a larga distributing my description were housed there. Then hope is entertained of her recovery. It employers. In view of the tofasts of the ship Company, only have a twenty-four

appears that during the temporary absenca three most important purely local frns to

entertain the engineers dewanda, the ThoStraits Company's engineers are mora How can they must have gone to the polyglot Wind Mrs Feldstein, who had gone into centre for Britial commerce.

her nephew, Rttle they be expected, therefore, to entertain. No there were no Russians there. another room,

sevon,

and it will be convenient to reapitulate those agreements, in the case of several ships Sm-When I road the emilribution of any rospect for the aspirations, prejudices às & dernier ressort 1 tried the Russian aged four, with his sister, gud tallow position has estined a seriuts character, six months agrument, but it is stated that iving On the 31st July last, she following ment of the enginours at tag ero expired bux of meteen which was letter was sent to the various companies about a fortnightage, and they refiis shat Commercial programs of Japan, asks how Quietus in the China Mail on Saturilay and convenience of the European re. Consulate, and at het found a trase of the paid a visit to din lamp-room and pick- the nititude of both sides on the question, of the line, are shortly expiring. The agree toon it will be before the commercial supzelt it over occurred to me time the sidents in the Colony? The Colony wants

applied it to a kere there, struck one and writer had any intention either of pusking macy of Great Britain in the far Eet will such a mushroom-institution as thỏ Lin advertising! Still, all things considered.ped of shuir atle of mystory, they stood sine the full of cil. and employers ou shalt of the Engineers" on again unless the calated rates of pay

Association-- An explosion immediately occurred, and

were granted. The Company refused, and revealed as two dealers in deer-horn, mon the lad was enveloped ja flames. Mr Hoff-

Sir-The Committee of the Engineers they accordingly loft. Tha Jo has been the peasant élus, who desired to secure mann, a boarder, hearing the rise, at once Assaciation, on behalf of the Chief and as-in dock at Tanjong Pagar, and it is stated the boy. ing out of Singapore, ing to bring to your Java with oit, but could not go for want of cheap pasange to Shanghai. My friend rushed out and carried the girl out of dar-sistant marine engineers of steamships sail- that she should have left in fuis

In the meantime. however, Mrs.

had promeded G the cries,

state that the vessel is uot yet out of the to the seagoing engineers. spot and was endeavouring to extinguish the Owing to the unprecedented fall in ex- hands of the Tanjong Pagar Compsay. They had evidently forawom the use of alarmed by the any cleansing preparations or applic, faces in which the buy a surrounded change during the last three years, that Who she is, the Company have engineers and were in such a lamentally filthy state when the dress she wore also caught fire. portion of their pay which, in most cases, up their albeve' ready to man her. —

has necessarily to be remitted to Europe Straits Times. that, for the good name of the Russians as Mr Hoffmann on his return succeeded in

not until the victims had received terrible ent, and the

locally has also injuries, to which the boy has succumbed, portion which is

Messrs. Christie, Maroon; and Woods And the woman now hea in a very precarious greatly diminished owing to the general fairly representativo typos.

rise in prices consequent on the above-men. commencal de sale on 27th July of the condition.

21st August.

tioned fall in exchange,

first pertion of a collection of old Chinese This fact has been recognised in Bougarhole-colour, enamelled, and blue and

white

Japanos porcelain and porcelain, kong and other ports in China by allowing half of option Cigneurs to draw at their

faience, the property of Captain F. Brink their wages in sterling at the fixed rate of luy, of Tokyo, Japan, The sale of 156 3s. 4. to the dollar. à substantial in-lots realised about 4700, and comprised crease has also been made within the past the following:Old Nankin. An inverted six months to the wages of engincers on pear-shaped jar and over, 17. high,

and another, nearly similar, 23 guineas Considering these facts, and also that (Gribble);

pair of inverted

Dear- the principle of compensation for a fall in shaped jars and covers, with branches of exchangs to European officers drawing fix flowering prunus, 14in, high, £11 (Gribble) NEWS FROM THE HERMIT ed salaries has boun generally recognised an oviform jar. Diu, high, £14 10s. (Dr.

and deted upon bot

bodr by the Govenment Levens); and an oviform plum pattern jar KINGDOM.

of this Colony und also by private mer and cuvar, hin. high, 14 168. (Larkin) Seoul August 5. cantile firms, the Committer appen to Chincas whole-coloured porecisin.-A

Singapore shipowners for a like concession bular bottles, with burdored rect decoration, The muddy waters of the pool here were to Lacir engineers, and ask that the rates £19 (Larkin); a turquoise crackle besker

double THE LOCAL REPRESENTATIVY OF THE L. G. 3. rondor a more lengthened stay. necos y own obscrvation during the China-recently stirred up sigerously by an un- of gray from the 1st of September next shall vase, £10 10s. (Butler); Bouza-

outbreek. The

$220, $160, and $100 per month, re-shaped splashed fleur-de-peche crimson and sary. In consequence, within recent years Japan war which may be of interest to expected and embarrassing

green crackle bottle £1 10s. (Larkin) a old Prince Parent, they patrel of spectively, for chief, second, and third there has been a largo increase in family your rooders. It is a fact that the Corean political seas, suddenly peared o

slender vane, of splacked cang-de-bouf engineers. life. The houses that are built are so highly Japanese authorities in Hongkong were the Roons and made things tively for a time-

Such an inercase will only make the pear-shaped bottle, 26 guineas (Hadclyffe): similar, guineas rented as to be greatly out of proportion aware of the forces and ships in Wei- The Taiwon-Won has best in retivement rates of pay of local engineers correspond and another, nearly

for nearly two yours, and during this

with the rates of those sailing from high (Radclyffa). Old Chinese anamelled porce to the salaries now paid. A number of haiwei and their deposit before and the a guard has been kept on him anla beuring ports and from home. Moreover, ainan oriforan famille verte Jar, dismal- working men have, therefore, been forced during the siege, of the armament, strict bat secret espionne maintained as it will only place them on the same fouting led with floral decoration 27 guiness (Lark- well. Under the vigorous régime of Yi as regards the remitting and purchasing in); and a pair of vases and covers, 22 1e resido in Chinese flats. Again, junior war der rations

Yan-yong, who is the Thin-kun's 10-

powers of their salaries as they were betre guineus (Rufclyffe). in-law, on the left hand side, this capiva the fall in exchange, when the general rates age was strictly and sucessfully maintain of salary now drawn were fixed. At prs- post hended by one of

one of the younger and loss

loss tion as compared with engineers sailing out know members of do Min glass, whose of Hongkong, and with those amplayed in by the Ocean Steamship Company's vessels abortive and outrageous effort to pay off would soothe the overizare amin, or, le gestion has been mooted in Shang- there was, and that he was a European the old scores of sume of his clansinon.

a. of 3s. to reptile who remain in peach the ing of the breeze and the chirp of the cricket

13s. to the dollar, and also with those set. undisputed pussey wou

chair, ono outá gaze hai of building" stou until one of the oficers, rising to the ing back in a due the if statland, and Club, where single than can get rooms was ro 7 well served during the war, and the waukliang ho hod

of Junior At any me, the Japanese secret service The other clay the Princo-Parent, knowing pored in home and Australian steerers.

The decision to ask for this increase has occasion, dispatched the intruder with a to the

the spre depths

ücal with, sly been come to after long consideration the information is vorified. listen imagination, upwards in

cized louded stick. The stuffed skin of the reptile sarig

the guards set over him, tied and be supplied with food. the spheres.

What considering the aneortainty of reward from with ropes and appeared at the of the position of local engineers with that. THE FRONTIER FROUALES, now serves as a momento of his visit the sternl music

But alas? such times have passed, ex- Hongkong wanta, is houses of a rental the Chinese side, I am not at all surprised tropolitan Police headquarters. Of course, of engineers sailing from

ports.

Simla, August 18.-There has been no Singpore free Press.

pelled

by the discordant strummings of an about $30 for the increasing population that vital secrets wore sold to the Japanese. Mr Min was out. He had urgent business difference is very marked, and the hand-actual outbreak amongst the Orakzais, and musical enthusiast, who, bolting his un-

exchange very news from Fort Lookharir

rireporta no gather- digested meal, rushes to that instrument of of working man, and if the Bachelor's Fall As to the ethics of the whole affair-well, at the Palace. But as it was to see him ship caused by the fall

serious indeed. Bearing in mind the rening in thas direction. It is now Batod and give him a fatherly thrashing that sonableness of their request, the Committes that Orakzais are alors implicated. It torture known as the pianoforte, and, seat. Haggested for Shanghai could be conducted I leave that to the disinterested critics.

Eentleman had come, he was not fidently expect that a moderate and cons that last year the duty casalb foto Soochow city on the 20th Auging himself, attacks that innocent machine on proper principles, I have no doubt a having came from the district city of with such ill-judged vigour always striking similar institution in the Colony would Cambuci, not far from Suedion, for his

the wrong chords and repeating the same fel trial before the Provincial fudge sa

nerve-shocking mistakes over and over-pay well and be a boon to many.

and return to his the fearful charge of murdering his mother until to quell the rising homicidal impulse

hours the old gentleman telted him, as most others, suffer, and I trust to 30 a matter of fact the affair was a simple As a mat

one in to rush in-doors, and, closing all There is a peculiar Chinese sect at

the Coreans say, and when he got through favoured with your reply by the 21st prox. accident. The child was swinging a snizli

What change will the prices of commedi- bana strol about him when he seci- windows and shutters, dive under a de Samarang who worship the spirit of Booties undergo when the gold standard comes

Mr Min's spirit and foulinga were one masa -1 am, &io, of lacerations. From the Police Court the dontally struck his mother on the left side from the torture. a cups to asap Choo, a woman who had died unmarried into operation it and of the poi siwon-kun went to the Palace and ave with it. She lied almost immediately, with

Surety, Siz, a humane legislature should aut had been raised to the rank of goddess. Protustuations depend solely on the sud His Majesty for half an hour, and then

of time. Some people allege problems of the result that her son will have to suber

-In the case of engineers in protect inoffensive citizens by enacting that. Those sectaries abstain from beef and pork cess or otherwise of the standard. Should weat peacefully back to his residence, and all male piano-thom pers living on a Terrace the executioner, not

Considerable the stown was v'er. It was a comedy charge if steamers which are not required memly by

should struggle with the classical com- and from garlic. They meat with high there between the legal and maurkot admirably timed in the warm weather, and to carry au ongineer with a chief's certi It is reported that the Governor of but also 1 decapitation, proces

the penalty for parricides and (if struggle they must) only after respect and reverence from the other Chiralaes of gold and silver, as it present, the the grin on the community's face still ficate, the pay should be 8175 per month, Khoss bas had the camels looted from the the extra $25 being no more than an Tochi all collected together, and has sens matricides, no matter how accomplished, their typhoon shutters, sufficiently padded,

payment for the additional to Kabul for orders as to their whether accidentally or premeditated, for lave bean screwed into position and the 10. At Samarang, there are only sex silver you circulating abroad will curtainly lingersi

for new gold

disposal. I hope come back and be exchanged torturer's house made perfectly sound-tight: Chinese who belong to this sect. the Chinese laws do not recognise any Yours truly,

dug of baing in charge. Things are outwardly quiet, bat under- coins. The Bank of Japan is not bound to

Shmid, August 17.-áil was quiọt thie The present rates of pay are $175, difference where life has been taken.

IN NUBIBUS. that this best may flourish in the East, and exchange silvor yen with new gold coins, but muth, there is a current of disquiet and

the orders to the Governan M.-G. Daily News.

that many ponverts may be made amongs; they cannot refuse exchanging convertible uncertainty. Min Song whan, Ambassador $120,

engineers, respectively. Engineers Jalalabad galling him to ac

to acabunt for raiding in British Lo Pr

territory the chair and rickeha coolies of Hongkong, motos with which the silver yon can be to the Courts of Europe, has been suddenly air, and, for chior, sacond, and poara tay Amir's Afghan, frontier. It ap

obanged according to the regulations for con and summarily disgraced, crdered to return on the Blue Funnel steamers (Ocean mitting raiding as a risks or chair journey is almost unvertible notes. In that case the guld reservato Cars and enter exile on the island of Steamship Company) can draw their despatched before any communicatie: 13 Bubject arrived fram the Govarittenă. hearable in consequenes of this sickening in the Bank will naturally go out and silver Quelpart. The ostensible reason for this is salaries at the rate of 3a, to the dollar, and the

Will the Bank does

that he suddenly deserted his port and thuse in Dongkong at the rate of 4d.

sad as the Gouernor of Khost lin How coing accumulate.

put to

to America without permission. On the

the receipt of this application, the now stopped another Afghan · party spiring, hard-breathing coolie.

seinage law, the amount of alver coins and subtleties witch, is only to transparent. own behalf, offered, wo are informed, an in- as if the Afghan officials were beginning ta bullion coull not exceed one-fourth of the Min I have just seen a post card, circulated | total amount of resurve for exchange. And

members of the

the old crime. Loft!

of the sursa dominded. Messrs Wee Din and Shom were into Fort Lockhart on up to the present has been Co. offered to pay 9200 to chicfe, and 3130 to Sunday, but since then nothing has hurt

Records,

laid before

heard of the supposel tribai. iring. As a There must be and there is so

same very tho

Observatory:

lions protected by the I. C. M. have as must be done to provide suitable houses,

say so, although in this he should not winy to, heute en hy Capitaliste do not appear to be very keen his interference was inopportung and us to build houses for Europeans, because the called for, whilst I think we may trace the prection of Chinese houses and godowns On the 1st at 11.40. Except risen wo-fury denonciations of the L. U. M. by appears to be a better paying speculation. derately on the E. coast of China, bareme Qatus to the natural irritation of a

Hotel life is gradually falling out of fa trie changes are slight. Teessure is low writer who finds his contribution has been

Four, as the conditions of business now in the N. W, part of the Sea of Japan, high optirely misunderstood.Yours, in S. China, and new normal elsewhero. Forecast:--light to moderate S. and S.E. winkle; mostly fair, but some showers.

30 New Pasos just arrived; best makers. Also Calon and Transposing Planes, guaran- teed for the climate. W. Robinson & Co.

DISCORD AT THE PEAK,

To the Editor of the Cuixa MaiL.' Hoogkung, August 31, S-It may be some comentation ce Quietus to know that he has sympathi eras (fellow-sufferers) at the Funk.

Whilst on the subject of spies I might mention one isolated fact that came under

and con

A LIVELY TIME.

There was unge a time, before the College Het Alajesty's ships in harbour vaccise of Mucie was heard of, when one of the charms of the Peak was its silence, wisen queer visitors at times. Not long ago a

mali alligator made his way out the fond one grid ascund from that Infernu get rooms within the limits of their incomes, headquarters, and were in almost daily

after toiling all day andet the din of Queen's clorks and assistants find it very difficult to ply, better probably-thun the Chinese in-la Iphigai probably through one of torpedo tubes; and on Saturday the dist these placid heights, and after covery of a five foot long water snake in wisely uot too well, one could wao which with the fall in the dellar are on an receipt of reliable information regarding (ed. The Metroulitan l'olice force is now sent, they aw in a very unfavourable :

the Divine to this accompaniment of average less than what many would the garrison and Jeet. Was there a traitor no little commotion. Naturally the Nature's silent hamuonics--when the sigh. be recoiving in the old country. in the comp Well, I am disposed to think administration as on distinguetff here, who draw half their pay at the rate i

the stern look-

-room was the came of 91'

inen

were not over

A citu, barely eleven years old, was

escorted by a mauber of mér runners

for his so-called crime at the hands of

tho

of

to

THE Corcan correspondent of the N.-Q. | W. Ronivar & Co., Piano and Musical Daily News writes on the 18th August Instrument specialists and exports. Work Three more commissioned and ten non-shops and Factory, Duddell St.; Show ponataissioned Russian officere have arrived Rootas, Queen's Road Central. as instructors to the Cureas army. They

do their work very well, and the new reg ments present quite a ine appearance, the A Heauty correspondent of a Japanese Russian paper says that the insects that are not The arrival of these

abla

boligers

Japanese

ess Legation,

ard cicada, an butterfly, that which is present

03-

of

A

sort

DIOGENES.

THE PRICES OF COMMODITIES.

A JAPANESE OPINIÓN.

still Buch

ald

the

thu to

put off. Five > messungure in succession were dispatched before recalcitrant Head

his DanSVOJ could be in to post. Then for threo business

spots.

A DIPLOMAT IN TROUBLE.

they

LATE TELEGRAMS. (Hungvon Grette.)

BUNCURS REGARDING INDIAN REGIMENT.

Calcutta, August 16. The Daily News statas it is in receipt of grava nows raisting to cortain Native regimanta on the frontier, but does not give details as only part of

equitable advance will be granted to us by which the Afridis and other tribesment engineers of your vesels, in common with from that station was rabod from removing the disabilities under which the to the north west of Kohat übtain

FARD. W. SMITH, Hon. President, Wages Question

Committed.

9

nones to two rupees per maand T Inid in large supplius before the ohangd came into force, but these are now said to be exhausted and the fact is suggested & one of the reasons, added to the general walls, os raphamedan unrest which pro- as responsible for the present dis- turbances.

There

ading

Jooks

fumce of garlic waited back from the purwith this silver? According to the revised This, however, is one of those diplomatic Straits Steamship Company, acting on its which was starting for the Toohi

be stored in the vaults. The Bank must. His is one of the most popular crease amounting to about Afteen per cent. realise their roeponsibilities in the mattor

some proposal in the meantime, and subject to are

are quite

coins

vizagu

that

to make

exchanges,

thing

ng him to have brought about such deep dia-

whispers that he has been

anytime it chooEES,

the Government

curtain govera-

crease

were

to Iren being sent down to

Kim

ind

words of command being go caused found in Hawaii are the anake, frogamongst the members of the Royal Yacht yet, the remainder of the silver yen cannot and · quite a stir in the immediately sent a fali ho year round is the mosquita, the Club, proposing an alteration in the time therefore ask the Government for an ex- of the very highest possible chact the Engineers' Committeo and refused. precaution, however, the women and child-. Mr Kato, the Minister, despatch to the for cupeople thinks thing the Government is serious miscarriago of affairs entrusted to best natal was rezoived), agued by the troca the Samman rabya: posts and from

ow why the Coreanaburiant, the double rainbow is very survices in the Churches. It is only and of in Wie drt-18 of the c Office demanding to know why the crew beautiful, and the doctor's practics is most

Russian

instructors. Government engaged

Steamship Company Messrs Wes Cherat. The Foreign Otheo raferred him to the lucrative-Japan Gazette.

Tisu.

Geroral Blond at the bead of the First Departinent of War

Minister of and the

of the

These three fruta

ma employ the majority of the

y of the Blainkand Brigade to-day attacked the War Office replied that the Cavernment had a right to employ whoever it liked and MANY o time the public have navorted that bat although certain yachtsmen may only exchanged with the now gold yen accord. proper negotiation with augaged in im- Bin and Co.. and. Messra Tan

the approval of the members of the Club, lawuLou that the silver yǝn will be Brace. The tainted broath of rucisur Straits

local engine aration with a therfore he did not consider it necessary the silver yen being the only enrrency sider the curtailment of the day's racing and to the convenience of the Government.ment to which he was accredited, but up to kod marine engineers. Allogy, the enemy on the hills near Jalals, Solongi number about throy han Meiklejohn was sons to crown the heights The Government is therefore at liberty to the present this is rumour.

RUSSIAN MILITARY INSTRUCTORS. dred. In

A prominent on the right, while General Hand cleangad to give reasons for his actiona tu Mr Kato, chicky circulating in Hongkong and Singa.& griovuos, I feel cortaby that a greater make the exchan

Thirteen more Russian officers bave bad member of the Committee, Mr Kato then called upon the Minister of pore it is impossible to deprive than

therefore, should Suppose,

informed that ing, in which the War, but the latter was indispused and

the enemy made a strong all these coins at once from a business number, although they themselves may not allow the silver yen received in exchange their contracts signed with the Cureau go of the Straits Times was presentative against the centre, and, after slurp flights: to see him.

point of view though it may be admitted he attracted to the Church, will support to ciruninte as of the came value with the vernment and will be distributed through the engineers are fully determined to stand, drove them out of the The funeri of the lose Kung Tajên--or the reports recently made, by the ings of church-goers. It is unfortunato Jon ware received on exchange, the galt arrived in Seoul and propose to enter for is not granted. They her British into the hills in the direction of Bohar Thuy will some day come back to Japan.the proposal out of respect for the feel-guld you until all the remaining silver out the army. They have I believe, go out on-strike if the concession asked j occupied the position. The tribesmen opi

would find it But this is absolutely Tong. According

itposed to Colonel Meiblejohn then retired An easy matter to keep Japautage Consula in Hongkong and other that the calls of business do not permit the time being. The price of comme

slardard

will not practically operate for immediately on their duties.

MINISTERIAL CHANGES.

engincors

taking their place, Our casualties are not yet reported. A through the Engineers Association, further advance will be made in morrow. porte the silver уси

Another cabinet crisis lus passed suc- though they

Simia, August 14, The First Reserva Bonofa Complete Saturday half-holiday in dities will be governed by silver, as be

fore, and rise with the fall of that metal. cessfully and without bloodshed, though and particularly so as the engineers. Singapore and other

other, places,

botter pay

thau that will be under the command of Brigadier How already ceased to pirculate there and be afforded for the indulgence in the of adopting the gold standard. But the Min Chong-neult has been relieved of the were getting The procession, which tra

It was General with Singapore. vorsed a good portion of the Settlement are row changed into a sort of merchandize,

sation which he had as an rendal to stelle agunit the Companion Blood. Hoyal Iriats Niles, as Da of Foreign and 1 in Hongkong a premium of 47 aen has sports so dear to the Britishar. Perhaps Government must adopt either of the two portfolio of Education and made full Mini

whether the silver be demone ster of s a very long one, taking shout twenty how grown for each 1,000 yen. Should this with the noctioration of the mail service at tized, or be allowed to chruuiste as caf equil seting appointment. H.E. Yi Wan-tong has granting the inorgates. Engineers who Captain Edwards, 3rd Bombay

Caralry minutes to pass a given spele lis mail bow fast the silvery an have been drivim out the coursement of meat your this may tized, or to cruisin ho later been given the portfolio of Education, and were given the ineresco on, outsin aliis D. & C. M. G., Optain Haghten; Jeb fostures-dirty riff-roff carrying titalar

we are glad to say has accepted. For a

uld Bombay Infantry, as Fie

Field tablets, and paper figures, shuffling priests of circulation and replaced by other our-

Intelligence be able to assist their comrades on floor, Brigade Surgeon Lo naturally fall.Fiji. and attendants on ponies of marvellous ruter at those place-Mainichi

Lovt Cotonel strike. Many of the local engineers aise Pollock as P. M. O Veterinary Lieut. but unless some mistake has her what would not come upon the strike fund for Carr as Veterinary Ofuar har Chains Er decrepituda the cortege was much like any

the publication H.E. Stim Sun-taik In the House of Commons on the 29th been gazetted as of the highest distinction shout five thousand dellars, and muy pro The Third Briguie will be under the

Ministor, Mr Shim is some tims. The local fund accounts to Watson as Brigade Commisariat Officer. Jnly, Bir G. Baden-Powell asked the Seoren ages nobleman of the tazy for the Colonies whether, in view of and the mest vortebrate of records,bably, in the event of a struggle, be ausis comu the actual sad prospectiva iurrows in trade Under the old regime bo hold the post

of Brigadier General Yeatman of ted

Swich Major Medweney, 1st Hydera those of other associations. by **

Bigst between Canada and China nad Japan Prime Minister of the Centre or Senior

bad Lanairs, as D & G Raptrin The tanager of one of the principal total Soudaure, Royal Scule sa DAOMG.

at least the first part of it. The the body from the Ambassadors Hall to Eastern South gate of the native city-took pinte yesterday (says the NC. Daily News of

at Hou

to the Anhui Guild-house cutside tho Gront have formerly been circalating have the Colony, when opportunity would This is, however, contrary to the principles probably not without hard feeling; HE. in Australia, in Hongkong, and at home Brigade ordered to assemble ne Rawalpindi

kony

the

24th

Aug

was a

at

be brought about, and then there will be plan be adopted, the prices of commoditioning the Cabinet has boun without ong would continue, thoir work, and wild

no excuse for the desecration of the Lord's

Tay.

other native, funeral. Nevertheless thera H was a good little Sunday School boy were some ploturesque details, sean as sul-

who had always been taught to inquire diers in clean uniforms, bearing ancletit about anything in his lesson that he did I notice that the Authorities in Pinang woshone which would have delighted the non-fially undorstand. He was being have taken proceedings against a number heart of any Paymaster in pruty taught a p Cross I'd bear," whian of gardoners for using offensive manure as hard, and between Canada and Prime Minister, for there we willing and sompanies, interviewed by a Straits Fines | Major. Bowiok Copley, King's Eryal Rifba

in which occurred the Use spectacular piece, And others linaThy consecratad with music-lunders of andoaialile arti somewhat pasted look was seen to in sir, vegetable gardens near the Australasia on the other, he could lay upon Ministers then. Shim was the quity. There was slag a detshment of prarspend his countenance, Well Tom town. This dangerous muissaco might the table any facilior papers or make any complacent tool of the Mins all through representative, said that, in the opinion of a Field Intelligenes offen, Hrigade

tele. their many years of scarupibion and -oppres

Lano

from one of the

whilst native musicians,

broidered hanners

+

Drange

priests clothed

atoznoter

B

the one

threo Prime

THE EMPLOYERS' VIEWS.

tiative gun bou | mi, what is it I inquired his instructre: receive the attention of the Authorities in † further sletament es to the Mr | sion, and if it is really true that he is to be the local owners, the engineers were already : geon-Ideu, Colonel Murphy, whTAMY and Forkedented droga #yel bear t was his very this Colony. The abominabla preation of in: No. Sir, I cannot at present! Prime Minister again it mounts that came in comparison with burdly well paid / Veterinary Lieut. Wison oa votarij

plessby, Please Toscher, what is a

ddar anxpected conundrum,

cables across the Fedifis.

aufficiently well

Tell paid, watering plants with liquid manare la caray any further paper or make any further Power has ploud him there to serve their It was true that men ried ou right in the hears of the Colony, statement except that. I may say that the purposes. We shall so later cuts their families sutered Da 1 to an old cket Valgil will bear re

Prime Ministers of the Colonics ancorned Daily News Cus A Elghlander, who put or mach to the discomfort, and danger to the desire further time to consider the matter.

wife, and had the il-luck to lives of the residents. While dealing with

horo

+

officers of abips. Oficer and Captain Murray Big ohadt

Commissariat Officer. Bit-in CA che iga, but these were not very numerous. In any case, the engineers were engaged -in.

attandon. The om

been engaged, and afp pilte Eative band,

armed with foreign- ments, executed mule which I deemed multabla be the colon. A namest handsome wrestha, which had high cons foreign friends of the deceased

were carried aloft suspended

Boles

and seemed to exits Bom

Like amusement

Bathered along

of Consular representatives and

for great diffinity ho this matter, I might draw attention to Texas: Oh pay!

Sex, Why doen kirib jähkö- Tas construction ticycles has been a dollar country at dollar rate of high and then low when w Mr Flagg taken in hand by am in Colombo, andges, by firms whoss incomes were in del it? He. Well, eduE SAT

and who lost much tigre than the men to ride a wheel, and wis bouli un alt fr spoken of ho of The cranks, the rims, this saddle and a few other was not greatly pabanded to the engineere

who had the fearfully insanitely condition, of Bigin Tomay "How she told fast then ef by so Zines / Capton. No by the fall in exchanger. The cost of living forms of habits.

Donald Road, Kowloon The latrine near the leak out j!

Frays in a pornzanent nuisazion, and there roumy (who bas been reading history) component farty must be got out from the so they lived on board bile abiem and a Fiz-When DATE YOU, UBI) Sa

Are Kings always good, papal is makers, but the tubing is cut and hered, men allowance to addition to thele foten, longing over some, heenate. Zost Tather, aut. af rays, my aunthay the wheels built the logs, handle, laxies, was made to them. This chae of the AN was very good when they are up against constructed, and the niche piata pat ga in engines splayed by [lin 0.4, 8. Cam

160) NE LUSTYK), An tan loool boats of sit on

aas many ubnoxious smells along the rundi

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