1898-05-30 — Page 3

MONDAY, MAY 30, 1898.

Tazzz is an epidemic at Sassop in Sinn, described as a malignant form of smallpox. !

Trs Blue fuel steamer Sargedon is tuk- ing a lousand Chinese passengers from Amoy to Singapore. -

ILM.S. Pique, which arrived to day from Manila, is expected to leave for home about

the end of the wook. H.M.8. Hertzione, the relief for this ship, is at prosent at Siu-

gapore.

A GUN laxar was tucl $20, with the

alternative of six woske ingrisonment, at the Magistracy to day, for assaulting the Indian policeman on duty at Kowloon Forry Wharf leat night,

Ar the Magistracy to-day a Chinoman was

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,

(Sverigẹp To The China Mail']

LONDON, 27th May, 1836. MORE TROUBLE FOR SPAIN.--KE-

VOLT IN THE CAROLINES. A

The Governor of Manila telegraphe to Madrid that a general revolt has occurred

in the Caroline islands.

THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR.

Admiral Sumps with seventeen ships was last seat on Wednesday off the North Cost of Culm.

For future operations.

It Was B

6X-

THE CHINA MAIL.

understand their reluctance to leave their private residences and business houses to the ruthless plunder of an excited populace. So long as the foreigners elect to remain inside the Spanish Jinus there will always

ANNUAL REPORT OF PUBLIC WHIK2.

+

HONGKONG COAL MARKET. Moss Hughes and Hough, in their statistics of the coal expooted ander the Public Works for 1897 16 published in the woekly Coal roport dated: May 27, give following heada :-

The annual report of the Director of

prove requunerative, but it in a large ques klos, and how it should he undertaken and financed requires much coonidem. ion. In connection with the construction

eiting quarter of an hour, however, alike for the people on shore and the

of the Vistoria Jubilee loud, very crew of the Zuféru. On bound, without the aid of binoculars, they could see

Wales Richard Rickmers 2,00 Guerte. The Hon. R. L. Ormaby, who useful and profitable work, can be do one of the big guns on the Lanets being be extreme difficulty in proriding protestums (sold), Sailed January Etten, the port, did not anive til near Aberdeen, panely, che reclization Rickmors S.Y 2998 tone (enki), Sailed October, and ho quotes from a report sub of the all flat adjoining the existing road trained after them. The good old Zafire tion for ati, even with foreign ernisers in February 14; Yola, sv., 3,000 tons (ommitted by Mr Chatham, who was in ebarge to Little Hongkong. This wat water tuntsh of the departments Acting Director of or tidal flat is credit, without much February 17; Duchesse Anno 8.v., Humors), as she is called, was driven at full speed, the Bay Private advious from Manila, ons (sold), February 23; Old /ublic Works for the greater part of the ruson, with causing fover in the locality, and her officers and crew were so intent water, do not conroy any ides of extremo Konsington 3.1, 3.500 the consumers), yr, giving details of work done under and even in somewhat distant parts of the open finishing their littis job before being excitement amongst the foreigners. It may March 5: Prince Arthur. 3,30 tu. Matsch's report on Crown Innds and Mr will certainly be as vanlig to reclaim

the different bearings and including Mr Peak District. However this way lu, it. fired upon that they dull hear the recall be that our correspondents are so peculiarly (sold), March 5; Cyrus ., 4,550 toas Crook's report on water and drainaget, to keep-yat the tiles, and aftur u

Admiral constituted that they are able to taku s

philosophical view of the situation.

shot fired by the Baltimore," Dewey has found the Zero exceedingly useful. It was she who grippled for and cut the Hongkong-Manila cable, and, after the wards the Manila Iloilo caldo. The Hong- Navy, the Generals and admirals, it is un-long portion of the call was buoyed with a heavy apar, but a few days later it was

At a conference between President Me-

Kinley, the Secretaries for War and

derstand that a decision was arrived at to

inst, and sailed for tongkang on the 27th,

works.

March 22: (sold),

s.v.. 2,500 Metropolis

been aweutened by being kept for a time tons, (for sale), & March 23: Muskoka ...

The following extracts are from then a frenk water lako, tarning it into rice 3,500 tons (sold), March 20; Celtic Bard

fields. This work can be done us part of RV, 4,000 tons (for sale), April 13; repon:-

An area of 16 acres at Deap Water Bay to new read at little or no additional ux. Craigeme

8.v., 2800 tonn (so), April 13,

of Australia Penobscot sv., 1,400 tunes, with the consent of the Secretary

from 30 to #neres. (for sale), April 23; Memoir 6.5., 700 State for the Colonies, heen lense to the penso. The area that can be reclaimed is Royal Hongkong Golf Club for the purposes

MESİRLLANEOUS. of a golf like subject to an annual rental Among miscellanous works to Im done, tots v. Keben, de

of 9:00.

when fouls are available, may be muntion- Industrial Undertakings. Satisfactoryed the erection of a clock tower at the bare

A large number of the British residents visited the Pique during her stay there, go- ing off from theshore in bances. The P

Aldershut 8.6., "Lonpay arrived there from Ileiko on on the 25th

3,000 tons, Ousang 5,8. 4,000) (both cold).

Japon. With the exception 3,000 fined $10 for cutting gras un the brandertake speedy operations against Porto found that the r had been annexed by: There was a rumour that a raval engage tuns for sale by the Shini Maru, has fol. are sold: Katolidate vatory Hill, Kowloon. A Chinama | Rice, Cuba, and the Philippines if it in Hameliniejaicur skipper' and the cablement had beeu fought in the Atlantic and Towing cargoes

The cutting of the foilo that the Americans had lost four ships. Maru, 3,500; Araike Biaru, 4.000; Torrict, 2200; Fukui Maru, 2,700 Hikosan Mara cable was a smart piece of work. Admiral This is probably one of the many cards 4,700 Cheyoda Maru, 2,006; Lombard, Dowey gavo Captain Whitton asly a very circulated to keep up this courage of the 3,700 Hormed, 2,000 Amura, 4,000 limited time to carry out the operation. Spaniards. The one fact thus the rumour Dante, 3,000; Glenean, 2,500; Vried, It was done within the line allowed, bring stated there word eight American battle-2,700: Astrid, 2,000 tous.

НАСЕН. ing up the signal Well done, Zafira!ships engaged in the fight is sufficient to Tho markat has been very dull. Cardiff. from Admiral Dewey's dogship. "

was

months' also sentenced to three impriment, with hand labour, for issuing counterfeit dollars at Yaungitis

A

A firosuke expedition is to start from Hongkong about the end of this week, schooner has been fitter and is to be c - maled by Captain Whistler, R.N.R. Mes Whistler accompanies her husband, and Mr Watto, formerly with the Green Island Cement Co., is one of the party.

2.

We understood (nys the Methodist Times). that a warriage has hoon urranged between Roy. William Musgon, now on furlough From Hungking, and Miss Lize! Denny, daughter of Mr Jonathan Denny, of Holly Cottage, Wandsworth, The ceremony will take place un June 21..

proved flust Admiral Cerveras is shut up in Santiago de Cuba.

THE WAR.

THE FIGHT IN CAVITE BAY.

CORRECT NUMBERS OF KILLED

AND WOUNDED.

Hongkong, May 30, "Manila correspondent, who has read the interview of cur Special Correspondent with Admiral Montojo, jints out that the Spanish Admiral is only be years old and they as stated in the prints recont of the intersign, The Feron, one of the ships destruyed by the Americans, did not take part in the tight; she had no guna on heard and was undergoing repairs at the

the cable was still intact, the following dosjstch from the Minister of Marine at Madrid was received by Adnial Muntoja: Honour and Glory to those who have fought heroically for their Country!

The following is the correct statement of killed and wounded on the Spanish.side :-

allowed to sink.

SHADOWING! THE ZIPIRO,

SEIZURE OF PROVISIONS,

Since her arrival in Kowloon Bay, the Zafira bas been under ciest surveillance of the Hongkong Police. Deabtless, the Hongkong authorities are anxious to escape the cargo of aiding and abesting any one of the belligerent focess and with that object in view are desirous of preventing contrstand of war being transferred from the Colony

stamp it as untrue,

tires

vidence of the progress of the volay as of the New Peddar's Wharf and the rand an industrial centre is sforded by the val of the existing structure in Queen's North Feint, the capacity of which is serious inpediment to trate. In the posi establishment of the new kersano depot at Road, where it is of little use and already being largely increased, and by the tien propast and approved for the new operations which are in active progress for tower, it would be useful to the whole po constructi 23 of a cement factory at ulation and to the shipping in the har Kowloon, cotton mills at Fast Point, udbr, especially if well lit up at night. It a walension of the Duck Company's pre- ist therefore to be l the necessary funda

The hoped at Kowloon.

will soon be forthcoming. The cost is cuti- Improvements, Hecration Ground,

mated approximately at 30,000. For such - nail salo is reported at 24 Austra Happy Valley-A considerable area of the object possibly some of the wealthy citi turfed over and rendered available for use provide this mea, and white perpetuating awards the end of the year. The delay in their nones car the gratitude of not only undertakin the diversion of the mail this bat of coming funerations. where it crosses the exccasion luis bees due

Soothing aloull be done towards pro- to the non-arrival of inenwork ordered fromviding a pure water supply for villages out- England in connection with the work. to the system in Hongkong and Kowloon. INCREASING BUSINESS OF THE POST OFFICE. į gincersly accounted for by the e- ! Tals ein be done by, sibling, no wells t

A plentiful suppply of fruit is being pr. lian neglec:ed. Small sales of Japanesextorsion of the Recreation Ground waszens of the colony may come forward oud

vided for the American skipå from the na-

rives behind Cavite, bat beyond this the supplies from the shore are extremely

hmited.

THE SITUATION AT ILOIJAL Even more than the foreigners in Masin, the foreign community of Ibila in taking vory.resuring view of the position of airs,

at quotations

Note-Leanda sv. from Cardiff lins put into Re Javito in distress, will probably

not came yr.

REPORT OF THE POSTMASTER ·

GENERAL

GESERAL POST ÖPFICE,

HOA LY 30 TH Sir.-I have the honour to forward the following report on the British Postal Ser-

2

which is

strike.

ceiving all the surface veshings and sow- agu

A CIRCULAR setter from the Secretary of time. Ou the right of the Sight, whilst the compradore A Tee were seized, togo-these insurrectosa forco of 1000 Spanish idoneo received and despatched 'during the Ion by the prisoners. Good progress 38 food for agileration. It is roughly usin

Stala for the Colonies, dated Downing Streek, 26th April, published in the Ginette, together with a letter from the Foreign Office Embodying rules for the observance of neutrality in the war te tween the United States and Spain, and copies of Her Majesty's preclamations of neutrality.

Tus British barque Mueven Woodside (Cup- tuin G. Russell), which left Manila Bay on the 14th inst., arrived in port on Sunday. The vessel has been lying outside the har- bour since the 22ul inst., the captain re- maning outside because

› case of small-poox had occurred amongst the crew. The Ka ris brought over a small parcel of letters

from Mala

Tus following nova- from the Bangkok Times will he disappointing to the building

¦

ther with the stean launch towing the Botilla out to the Bay. The total value of the stores seized amounts to about 85000 There seems to be some misapprehension

MR CRÀTHAN,

God Extension. The alterations of the ing then with concrete og masonry in com sumo distance from the dwellings, and lin -old quod-building-have-been-began by out a certain depth in the closing

Wings down the ES, COM as the existing welis which are usually close 9,

hich

projected in an oblique direc A week or two before the arrivalį vise in Hongkong and China during the tion into the southwest yard. This win to the houses or pig-sties, uplined and re-

admit of the erention of a convenient work- to the Zafiro. On Saturday evening, a of the Pique, the rebels had mide an incar-year 1897.

containing two fluors, hery Approximate statistics of correspon-facure of

An estimato uuden for washing tanks lighter and one or two junks belonging to sion and looted some churches. To punish

matting, &c., can be carried

in the Nullah as Tai Hang will be submit- year are given table A

Those Digures are arrived at from statis-boing made with the conversion of the atoil that an, expenditure of $1,000 to troops had been scat put to the country. There are some thaty British residents tics taken in October. Compared with 1896 associated calls into single cells and other $5,000 will provide ana for 25 washior the amount of international correspondence inor improvements, the work being per- men at a time to wash clothes in clean and about sixty foreigners in all--is-shows an increase of 100,740 ordinary let formed as far as possible with prison water.

A system of mains and hydrants post cards despatcher, and 109,316 labour. cluding a fow ladies and children. They ters and

and other

has been laid throughout the eld and new Under the heading of departmental and articles despatched and that before the Zafi afraid of either party, and ato reported to 38.910 registered articles despatched and

to Mr Chatham currespondence do- Taipingahan Improvement.---Very satis-

*During the period that clapsed between loft Manila, the officers of the various U.Sbe making profitable stay. The Spanish 650 received.

inctory progress has been made with the the departure of Mr Cooper and Mr. In the stips, 78 killed and 235 wounded; cruisers commissioned on or twe uk their gunbcat Blecho was not seen, but is beliov.spatched shows an increase of 1,390 ordin

ry lotters and

cards, and 9,930 regis-lying wat of the rerunud aro

Most of Ormesby's arrival, Mr. W. Chatham, Senior post tored articles; but a decrease of buildings, and a contract has been Public Works, and on him fell the arduous the lots are now available for die erection, Executive Enginens, acted as Director of nowspors and other articles. While that

I shows a decrease of 45,000 letters entered into which provides for the furaz duties connected with thu Jubilee Celebras received

tion of the whole of the remaining lots tion. His service during the six months he and post cards and 17,070 newspapers, It is hoped that the work will be sploted held the appointment not with the high but an increase of 1,950 registered articlce.

by shout the middle of 1888, with the approval of His Excelloney Sir Williau exception of the surfacing. f two of the Loblason, and his connection with this siccata and lanes, which it may be con Jubiles Celebrations was deservedly re- sidered prudent to delay until after the cognised by the presentation of a guld

as to the nature of these stores. We have no desire to ioare Iloilo, not 'being revived; 15,560. newspon recaired; gol premises for the purposes of fre expersonal,' the following reference is made

are informed

ed to be in hiding ap the river.

THE SEIZURE IN HONGKONG HARBOUR.

LATER.

גייי

Since waiting the above wo la received later details regarding the seizuro. The

in thið Arsund. 23 killed and 43 wounded,umber to bring of some of the luxuries of total 381. "The original reports were 400 life of which they have been deprived by killed and 600 wounded; but we are in-

their prolonged stay in Philippine watery. formed that there were little more than These are not naval stores in any sense of 1000 men fu all on board the Spanish ships the word—merely, personal stress, luxuries

We are informed that the real reason

for the most part, of the Amorium offi why Admiral Dewey gura the order to cong cats. We are informed there was no-Water Pulice have kept a careful watch tiring and retire after thu and engagement thing contraband, and the seisure is since the arrival of the Zwire in Kowloon in Cavite liny was not so much to allow his likely to cause much irritation, so much Bay, and yesterday afternoon the Police men to partake of breakfast as to conserve

so that the base of supplies of this na-seized and detained in the basin at Tsim. his supplies of ammunition. He found cure will probably be transferred from shatsui three cargo boats with provisions, the that his muts were pumping the aminoni Hongkong to Amoy or some other of property of the Mani Loong or a launch,

e..

Table B. gives the monthly sale of stamps at Hongkong as compared with 1890, showing an increased elë of $19,476.04. the average monthly sale being little over $15,000 as against a little un- der $19,500 in 1804,

Table C. gives the statistics of parcels 4. received and despatched, and Table D. the comparison with 1898. The cutward Christmas and New Year maila courprised. respectively, 504 and 946 parcels, and the

987. and 5. Table E giving

tination,

bruses have been built.

BUILDINGS.

medal.'

The following list is given of preblic worka which must be considered and if possible

ENGLAND ON THE WANE. provided for within the next few years:

The German Expert The says the star of The New Law Courts, the New Post England is sinking and refers to the 'bar- Office and Treasury, a residence for the haram of England in 1812, when she ne Governor

ak, improved and in-

Peak at the

trade in Hongkong:-We understand that tion pat-board at such a rata as to sociously the coast ports. Already, we have good che property of the Ching On fin, No. 7 inward mail 70%ng the revenue spi ex-creased accommodation for the Pulics both tacked Chi & with a fictitious reason for a threaten to exhaust the stock. The Post authority for atsting, the U.S. quadron Jubilee Street, and a cargo boat, belonging Į penditure for the year, compared with 1806, at the East and West ends of the city, and for and annexed the valuable seaport and

to the Fak Kee firm, No. 9 Pottinger shows a rett increase in the revenue of New Harbour Master's Office will absorb city of Hongkong."

detained, $23,335.16 and in the expenditure of afl ovallable funds for building purposes for ier amount in the second. Having crip teband is being sumggled on board the we believe, under instructions from the ; the haluuce of revenue over many years to come. It is therefore, un-

is sad to have fired over 600 rounds in the

first engagement, and only a slightly smal.

no tak rafta laave, so far, come down to Bangkok since the cominencement of the present Siamese year, and that the mills have in consequence for the test apled the raajority of the Spanish-ships and stapped work. The price of teak pours holding the remunder at his mercy, to be very high this year.

Admiral Dewoy could afford to call a halt to YESTERDAY, Sergeant Sirith arrested a compare notes and reconsider fature more mente. The respite was, of course, welcom ricksha coolio for attempting to rob a mer chant stor. The sailor, who was intoxied by the exhausted crown. For Adminal ented, was a passenger in prisoner's ricksha, Dewey, the whole of the officers and men sud the coolie drove him into a dark lane have the sincnrost admiration, Ho it was and was proceeding to rob him of his that toch tire first sisk of suince or to watch, when arrested. At the Magistracy pedoes at the entrance of the Bay, and he to day, the coolie was fined 810. The

it was that lod off in the fight with the salu was afterwards placed in the dock, Spanish fret. For his judgment; as-wall and fined $7 for creating a disturbance in as bis pluck and dash he is warmly praised Ltre Police Station at West Pont.

by all.

On Saturday night, a concert was held by the members of the Institution of Eugin. Bers and Shipbuilders of Hongkong in the Institute. The following excellent pro- gramme was performed :-

B...

Molemian Girl' Mr A, J. W. Part Toro! Mr J. K. Mudie. Valia tarthar W. 8. Builty

Not Deserted Air C. K. Grafana Vital Bullad B........

W of the

Green

Love'

Mr. Balies.

The grin of Ar & J. Melo.

Mr Crispin and another member gave a

it must be renumbered, were

4-

Street.

Thesu

bonts were

7. Tabis G. shows the Money Order business done during the year.

8. Mossra Abbas and J. C. Remedios

necesary to mention other minor wants. The above are undoubtedly the most pressing..

ROAD8.

open up

母

part

has spent over one and a-half millions of dollars in Hongkong; and, if nothing con-

expenditure being 861,536.20-an increase despatch vessels, it will be a pity it this Harbour Office. Lounches going in the of 84.5377.01 abure that shown in 1996. lucrativo business is lost to the Colony. direction of the Zotin were abse closely despatched to Europe by the P. & O 6. Te le shows the number of parcels Of course, no one will for a moment syu watched. The master of a launch steamers and the amount of postage and

The completion of MacDonnell Road to its junction with Kennedy Road should be pathise with any attempt to smuggle taining ecolios, who were engaged to insumaec feca collected, contraband supplies out of the Colony, but transfer the coat from a lighter alongside

taken in hand next year. The plans for it are ready. A road from Wanchai Gap where the business in legitimate it would the Zufire to the ship, was umreated, and at

round the south ddo of Mounts Nicholson be a gross mistake it over zealous officials, the Magistracy to-day was fined $25 were appointed to the Registration Branch and Camaron to Wouy-zui-chong Shop would by andas interference, were allowed to for a brach of the harbour regulaticis, in February, Mr Moere was transferred be a very desirable addition to the rostis in

the Pesk District, and would to the Registrar General's Offics as & drive the trade away from the place in having left the waters of the Colony udent interpreter in October, and Mr beautiful fan of the corey, making de Last night, for instance, some police without having the necessary permit. La and Simaca sere appointed to ieland from the higher-lorals easy. The

Rodrigues the Trowury in Novemoreland officers made an unsuccessful raid upon à This morning. Captain Superintendent launch party in the Harbour. Mr Consul May, Mr T. Sercambe Smith, the Acting General Wildman, with a party of Colenial Secretary and H.E. Major-General Indlies and gentlemen. went for a re Black, the Acting Governor, held a con fresher in the Bay. The launch was sultation, and the result of that conference promptly spotted by a vigilant police was that the cargo boats and the launch in oficer-he was only deing his dutyand the basin at Tsimshatsui were released.` the pienio launch was ordered to macken upzed to allow the police party to board. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF

Mr Wildman assured the odises in charge

that there was absolutely nothing on board

A BLUMACKET.

tha vacancies.

себет

cumparatively level

from Plants-

9. In February last the Taperial Chi-Lion Road Station to Siagazine Gap, to be nose Post Cice was established, and completed in 1878 will much improve the erence was held in May between repro-reaching Victoria by 'ricksha and tram, ansi

laster locality as

as affording easier means of Conference Contatives of that adrainistration and of the reaching his land to further building of Straits Settlements and

may possibly ayself

01

10 1

onenes fọr f

effect

the transmis European residopos beyond Wanchet Gap &o. were discussed in which this road wit

The possibility of constructing a rund the British Pastal from Victoria Osp, level, or as an easy gra Agerties in

with Boiboy dient to the enddis between Victoria Peak falshing

and High West, and then down by the la January last and found everything satia» fautory, although later last year an inapse. north face of the mountain to

Such

1 contract was meds with the

between

There is an impression in some quarters that because the Spaniards were boaten they are necessarily poor fighters. On the oro, an attempt is being made to bolistle the American succuss. This is hardly fair. Impartial observers, men who have no reas

point on sou to favour the Spaniards, are unanimous

On Thursday morning a rather mysticn ay an offloor in the Local Audit found Peak Road, should be securtained.

road

would give scesse to splendid ly of opinion that in spite of the binders that could, by any stretch of the imaging-torious nisi excurred at the Torpedo that one branch was not go caretatly at

ministered as it

buiding sites. Is it might have beati of their suporters the Spanish auilurs tion, be construed as contraband-urless, Dopst, Kowloon. A party of bluejackets

Vistoria Jubilee toad rond the The Their chips, indori, palatable whinity and goda for landed at the Depot, from the Bonnsenture Hongkong, Canton and Macao Besaralidat Leland fill to be in prevent intense fought pluckily and woll.

ba progress and the gentlemen and equivalent refresh to carry out some work in the yard. One Company in May for the carriage of mail botn to the whole population of the colony

the three porth, and in restit chored part of the time, and durats for the Indise come under the of the men named McKiel was told of to was enabled to deal with the questiole turopean and native. If followed as Do splendid rendering of 'Larbourd Watching the remainder of the fight bad

officia! designation: This flippancy assist another man to carry a hit of tops Chineze cotrestondente which had former and Mr C. Reid gave sotao pleasing guitar |

a prescribed area in which to no

not deter the slave of duty.' to a boat at the end of the camber. They beth smuggled out of and into the

Colony A nist interesting con- and either soles.

I estimate the increase of revenge on Na! ba, ye canna "bulkloze" me" A two men prooseded with the rope to the tribution to the programms were the sclere, thus affording cusaparatively easy tar

most exhaustive and exhausting search was best, and the pilior bluojatket returned to that account at about 30,000. tinus from the microphone by Mr J. W gets for the American gauners, whereas

12. The question of accommodation is Kaw. Med. J. Farr poyed the accost therefore mobile, and maneuvred in

the American ships were under full team made. Cabins, stakehold, onal bunkers, the rounder of the party, leaving MoNiel ure prossing than over, since there has water tank, every conocivable hole and in the bour. This is the last that has been boon a very large increase of portal business paniments The concert concluded

such a way as to make them less easy of any was carefully searched, but without seau of MoNich. A belt was onlled for in the last two or three years. twelve o'clock.

attack. Those fucts point to one conclu.

The following comparative uble of revealing any contraband, The incident coffee, and in the interval it was observed revenue during des pours will chote this Mion-that the Spanish sailors still retait lant some variety to the trip, but incidents that Maxiel was not amongst the party, increase almost exactly the fighting spirit that animated their pro-like this may be multiplied detrimentally The men searched the yard in vain,

1889...... genitors. Should the naval forces in the to the amenities of the harbour. We up and a nesange whe sant of to the.

1504........ Atlantic be brought into action under hap derstand that another thorough examina. Benaventong that the max bed diappeared. pier auspices then the Philippine squadron, tion of the launch was made this morning. the fight with the American ships should i

At

PIANO Tuning and Repairs, New Music, Mandoline, Banjos, fine tack.kobi

von Pegs Co.

A VERY Bad incident occured on Sunday, the 15th May, in Christ Church, Yokohama According to the Advertiser's account, just after the service commenced a young man who had taken a meat near the choir was wson to turn aahy pale and to fall forward. Euch assistance Ay was possible way at once rendered him by several members of open.. tlas congregation. Bome brandy was obtain. ed from a neighbouring residence, and Mr

the

want to fetch Dr

be on mere equal terms, and the probabjo mault is, in sporting phraseology, *more

WELL DONE, ZAFIKO P

dia

ARRIVAL OF THE PIQUE,"

POSITION OF BRITISH IN MANILA MORE THREATENING.

The usual notifications with regard to the

1605 1896,

1897

..8167,000 102,170

214,450

245,280 238,000

doubt it will be in time, by a road-side tramway, the overcrowding of Victora will probably be relieved by many of the better Class

of Chinese and Eurosians moring out to-the soberbs.

England's star is eluking. Three tines Hoch I Fact, su let's be drinking,

With Hech Hooh ("Hoch 11 Kruger's growing cheeky, France is on the grah, England's luck grews leaky

Tet's be on the rab":"

op mud and sling it,

of it must shok, Soure of it If we only fling it

Pile

Heavily and thick.:

Well so

we know that Britain

(Years and yours ago)

Paused

bicad

and money,

That our Gallie foo

Sight not s'es

Goslare ve

In ber Empire vest,

Axl our freedom gave lé,

Во

Bat our need is part

Hence we join the harples,

Back up Russia's los,

parties Join the greasi માધવરાવ

cannot stop us, Once we got bi würk

ī

We

well assure you

We shall nothing alik: First wo War with China,

Hence can's 30 Surend

send ercupa

Er

Qanal,

Capa route,

'em Natal Te shas a riot, Labourers

Seeking in shoals,

quiet

In old London's walls, But, when called by Billy,

Labourers sae mere, Seizing in a twinkling

All the Koatian shore,

Until the English Mon

Shall as a ringdovo roer.

HANS.

The roads in Kowloon are being pushed un, and should be liberally provided for Ta erosive and Cabin Pianos are invalu- annually, until the Yaurasti Road on the ableand very strong.-Robinson Tisno Co. West, and the Hung Hom load the

astrespectively reach the boundary, while y New York (says a Home paper) the the use road from Yaumati be the wells in beginning express itself in cents, Is carried on to the read on the East. dimes, and quarters, as the billing piecen

Are called."

Flour has advanced $7 per Mr Cooper's able and exhaustivo report barrel, and the bakaza havo reduced the of 1820 on the water supply goes very fully weight of the leaf. Food stuffs have all into the works that may be necessary to sufierad a generel rise. Fresh nient bas meet futuro requirements. On the co risen B cent a pound, sugar

à farthing

WATER WORKS.

The arrest of stragglers were issued to the of the current year shows that the revenue 168 to 163 of Bar Cooper's report should be increased. Clothing is dearer. The people

asxperience of the first four months pletion of Wongueicheng reservoir, the ad oufies a penny, and tea five cents.

ditional reservoirs described in preigraphe further rep is predicted. Freights have Police Stations. A sonrch was made along will exceed $320,000. the wall of the camber our the supposition

that the man had committed suicide, but proper provisión in the ubose respect population of the crags- esanot understand why this in the case.

b

articles,

vial,

RECLAMATION WORKL

As an instance of improvement

undertaken, in view of the anting

The gover expened that Egbting a fourth- ruto Power would involve the individual I state that the A may.

Registration Branch

The drst work of this description to he loss of unney by every citizen in addition H.M.S. Fique, which has been on a trip not a vestige of a dus was discovered. is now performing its work with es perfect provided for in the C. C. M. Martin, whoes carriage was just

Onze incident in Manila Bay has not yet to too and Manila, arrived from the latter hoNiel was a rather morowe man, and had Jumsy s can be attained, no trouble as falkokisak Surveys have not ret to now taxes. The recruiting is the in

not yet been pressive feature of the present situation. Cutside, immediately. Dr Eldridge, was

gs, was been recorded in the lount press. A day or port this morning. She brings very little conversed very little with his companions month on account of loss of letters or other made, but a mers, inspection of the locality. It is wonderful to see the army rising as if

makes it plain that saob

work world not

from the stones in the street. A German Wheslut, promptly on the spot, bor death ensued two after the fight, the Zufire (which has news, as the situation is not changed for some time.

I horsfere hope that Government will only be easy of execution but very benef.regiment of volunteers and a coloured regi Immediately,

and probably extremely remunerativement are forming all this being subject to seizure, and all after into the vestry of the buck of the church, foua odd jobs of varying degrees of imper- 1.on board that the position of the foreign own manufacture are the best Pianos 70 on the construction of a new office owing to the large extent of land to be to coeptangs by the authorities. xaudical aid was futile. He was carried utilised by Admiral Dewey for numer.aterially. It is stated, however, by those

Much without delay. for this climate, warranted to stand any

19: I

may also call attention to the tura, Stop, and earth for the word wax is inevitable, since the President's

claimed for a comparatively small whence the body was ronoved to the tance, to the amazement of the people un centens especially of the British residents, thing, low prices and easy tarkisRobin

are all for 125,000 voluntate is largely ex malories of the subordinate offers though core the of Andertaker's after the conclusion

The young man was identified, re, a son heading shurewards off is becoming daily more and more precari son Plano Co.

as I have had no complaint I did not con- close at hand, while the levelling of the eceeded already. hy sume of the congregation as Mr H.Malate.. When within a thousand yazılı | Ous One'statement is made that placarde At the end of last month, a feurial atoen / sider it neaomsary to reprosent anything to / tomediately above the Tb.kuktsui vil, i

specially on the subject.

would make it possible to Tay

Tar Formosan Railway Company, having Stainton, a chief oficer in N. K. K. on

Govern instances, the Compeadores is paid

arranged to boca yen 5,000,000 from only 8450 while he has to find security for ty provide for the

anencock & by hay chtained reservo. The cause of his awfully Bodden

: paipalation

must ruse its capital by 80 days, during

but an autopsy was expected to be uble board busy counting the foreshore in front and it is stated, apparently with authority, eva deshay

CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIO, CHOLERA,

AND DIARRHEA REMEDY:

Sa splendid remedy for bowel scomplaints

Bisa, in Sombwa, several villages were strowa with Bunting ops In Portu

plantacion Oror sixty persons perished 30 servantes

be able to read and write Chisses to a cet-and

working

Yeumati

en the way drg

large Proportion

well-drained siy

wand

put that

of the for commanding work —Koba Chronbie.

BAIT IS REMARKABLE '

streets.

death was supposed to be heart disease,acited spastators could 500 naval men on / oiting the Spaniardi against the Britishersally destroyed. The bey there $1,000, handlas over $200,000) of Gorer of the culoty, bilberto frequently shifted/Postponement of the time within which it | ́that 'Admirul Dewey had informed the canetion of the Cuistain-Gonotal. We ven, and great damago was done to the cofree for the conduct of the Chinese staff of over there a aquatters wherever it has signed and other, hacmuary steps be taken of the city. It was known by this time that these malevolent placatila have the gueso Timur, mishy houssy were destruyed / měnt modal poë whalim, and is responerbio from place to place, and despying the fore- which time the contrast for the loan will be:

This postmon too, who are supposed to are cookie population of Hongkong tan Captain-Jeneral that the city would not turs to doubt this. The Captain-General there be bombarded unlean any of his ships has invariably extended his cordial proCTED LIKE A CRABMtain of out, get very meagre par not more Kowloor alde, in

quarters and Inducement to live at the was fired upon by the Spanish tion to the whole of the foreign alagens JHIRBY WATERS, HEAD. in a great many cases than house coole, built as they are being built with modern CLAYS MR W WILSON, TER PO and shildren. It is just suck & medicine batteries: The question" an every lip without distinction of nationality, and our 3'17 ---Mister, StarION SINDOL, RAWAL.nd it is therefore not a maker of surprise dent of vanita dona kita tan experience 10: FUTAB "Cheeky at RAWALPINDI SUDĖ

the various furos, bush for adults

that the local delivery avion is not so par of the riots of the put before magard -Chamberlain's overy family should keep at hand, and was-Has Dewey sent in the Bejiru randers may still remember that he wrote a

efore our eyes

MUERER, HOW Dharaberiell & Cough expecially during the summer to deer the enemy's fre? Those who special apology to the Hon. Secretary of medicine. Have seen it used for toothede, man engaged. I have the konnas to be,

Bali as a most vertel houssbald foot as it hight be, were better edussed instead of in the

bverontrered. Randy has attained a prominenca in shiu the distics, and though it has only been fie in Victeria cole, abolara morbus,

diarthold cĺysentery, bloody fat and shofer anfaatan as most

majority of the populline of froduced a few munthe it

it has taken the A. Lon

if this had been his intenticit he would condues of soms Spailah ofoam tuwaede scalded foot and in wich of these latented of this womedy

of the foreshors beyond Asenal Surast to who have used this remedysk will be great. The rodination lead from sonjarka inade by

by MY QUSLOMALS convinend But Pombles work bound to follow on the that passes exceptional completion of the present works to the west, navi bastion to avremmend it to all who

qualites May in three years tine. Owing to the are in need of a gaya yonga mixture, shallowness of the water, the coil would be much less that the soil of the coulama sloo ka bas weak and the WSAR DISH N

pravatunti

Loves

will check any ordinary attack of thee slices. It can be depended upon even in the 1200h atvere and dangeros casos When reduced with water aux sweetened

At to present to "loke," children Uke 19

Hold everywhere Frise Blato, and th

rvel

us

FINDR S&A, Pain

know Admiral Bewey must know that the English Club because of the insulting russian and once onvery bad air, Your obedient Berrant

A Ma Trainer: Every cus who uses Chambariain's Pain The Hounurable have sent one of his cruises and not an English residente, swing, at the same the Pain Balud added the conce ungrotected merahantan, and, needless to time, so order to the elect that futura trans Bum always speaks in the site boring, say, this was not him intention. The fiaggressore in this respect would be promptly should be kept in every medicine chest

CHARMIENING Pine Bluft der ule captain was on board the Bgfru for the shot. There is always a haven, of catagen, AGAMA JA sole purpose of sequding the forum for the league at Chritu; but no o

Paulmider General,

THE COLONIAL SRQUEARTS

Budhary used Thiston, chein, to pleak fur AND bamitior, saop tatins, fill gunmatug, —

to the

The soloay

CHAMBERGATH LEDGa Rusiny je foj- main her when i Priest 90 day sed ne

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