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Faustoamer Changda loft Manila tu dağı and li dize hors on Sunday.

Tgedéh smuat diasas of the Hongkong Football Club will be held pasminraw it the Hongkoog Olub.

On April 4.- the Douglas steumer Haimun repnja having passed a durelien junk dia mastod in Istitude 21:07 N., longitude

· 190,579, Tabia Hill South 16.

(MUPTLAND 50 TER

Tampon, BahlAprių, 1892. THE SAMOAN NEGOTIATIONS,

Gran: Britain has assented to the Samoan Gommala in principio, but delays a final ament until the composition of the powere of the Commission are settled.

THE IRISH PARTIES. At the recant conterones in Dablin the leading Parnelles were conspicunts by thair absence; and it is bellowed that the An Australian telegram, dated March 18,posals for the union of the parties will states that the largest battleship in the lead to nothing

world has just toen launched on the Clyde

Japanese (overnment,

H. H. Sir Claude Macdonald, the Britials Minister at Poking, in to meos Admiral

THE PERSIAN GULF,

The German Cruise Arosna, has unex-

| AMERICA AND THE PHILI

THE CHINA MAIL

A TRIP AMONG THE ISLANDS

The

THE BABETT OF BRITISH BUBJESTA, Recaption of the 'Pigmy at

Rebel Forts. (From Our Own Corvaipondent.)

Horto, March 10,

The Britlah gunboat Pigmy (Commander Greene) has returned from an interesting trip among the islands. Commander Greone's object was to inquire into the foty of British subjects, to succour them or to bring them away if they considered their lives ware in danger.

dah subjecim sad why his men should have fabaved in such an extraordinary fashion on the beach at Laguapi, General Bolar mino was humbly apologetia. The mistaho had occurred through the ignorance of his subordinates, and he would take ours that

BROOKING ATTRAY IN THE

HARBOUR

STRANGE BEHAVIOUR OF CAPTAIN OF JAPANESE TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER.

At the Magistracy to-day, before Mr T there was no repetition of the offence. He Eororabo amith, Fille Magistrate, Emil was loud to his protestations that no harm Wagner, soound steward of the Japanese was mbant, and that he would do his best torpedo boat destroyer Shinonome, now to protest British life and property, Gono- tying in the harbour, oharged the Captain ral Belarmino is a courteous, well-meaning with azaqult, by firing at him with a loaded gentlemann, but without completa control | revolver. of his troops, as he himself admitted. He neopted an invitation to go on board the Pigmy. He and his officers were obviously impressed by what they saw on board the tidy little gunboat,

I

hand, and with his right hand he

LFOREIGN OUTRAGSE

IN-SHANTUN).

ATTACK ON TURRE GERMAN TRAVELLERS

been

kin

A PLUCKY FIGHT.

BY AUSTRALIS

The Pacife Osblë,

March 7.-The British Empire Lasguť at a meeting yesterday, at which the Ban of Devanshire, Lond President of proposed by Mr W. F. Coungl, presided, adoptada Escol General for New Zealand, urging the removal of the obstaples dolnying the bas operation of Great Britain in counsellor with the Proffic.cable project.

telephones, commencing with London, at a anst of £3,000,000. The annual subscrip

bo

Feymour next week at Shanghal. Bir THE FRENCH AND LAKE. CHAD.In the interior of some falands there are Greeno improved the necasion by deliver. revolver: ha pointed it at need to death in a big publo bonfire. This is a Duem, on the White Nile, over 100 miles

Claude in at prosent up the Yangtae. · Lady Macdonald is expected at Shanghai shortly

Taz Istest addition to the Eastern and Australian Steayiship Co's feet, the

Bustern, will, it is expected, take up the Fusing on the Japan Australian line about May naxt. The new host is 500 tons larger

then the Australian, and is most splendidly

appointed.

The Cricket Club lawn tennis tournamant has now commenced, the first round to be completed by 15th April. There is a very large number of entries.. · De J.-M. Atkin. Am And Masar II. Pinckney and A. H. Skelton are the handien pats and Sub Cam- mittes,

I

BACON, March 26,

Up to the present time whatever develop. mont there has been in the trade of the pectedly arrived at Muscat, after visiting Philippine Islands is mainly due to the other ports in the Persian Golf,

enterprise of British merchants and traders

English planters, and scattered along the The Fourenu Mission of exploration areaboard the principal firms in Manila and rived yesterday in Algiers from Lake Orad, Itoilo are represented by young men, who, throughout the troublous times of the past two years, have displayed rare test and no inconsiderable amount of courage and re- source. They have stuck to their poate in the face of dangers that would unnerve most men, and even now, when there is a

in an excellent condition,

MADAME DREYTUR FINED. The Court of Cansation has rajooted the application of Madame Dreyfus, challenge ing three Councillore, and has sentenced her to a fine of 100 francs,

THE JAPAN MARINE INSURANCE

MONTANA 27.

The Japan Marine Insurados Company of Tales has compelled from the Union Insurance Companies, on the ground that the Company has issued policies at a rate below that agreed upon. *

FOOCHOW MAILS. PU The Herman equisas Irene haring return ad to Hongkong in consequense of some prouing repairs, the three bags of mails for Focobów and Pagoda Anchorage soirs par the cruiser on Wednesday, 8th inst, have been returned la Nie Past Ofgs. They on by the Haven. were anfortunately rapely too late to gp

CORRESPONDENCE.

tenduser among certain sections of the

natives to class British subjects with the Americana, few of them have been perauad est to come in to the large porte to await more paastal times,

In het recent voyage, the Figmy carried

Tho N... Daily News of Sed April pub hos the following extrast from a private letter datad Tahoufo, the 23rd March :-

To the south-west, twenty miles from us, there have been a number of plats, but ne one punished for anything as yet. A

The Telephone Barvions in Catholic prlant who is just in from that

England. The Government was questioned in the Hot Wagner sald-The Shinonem files viainity to-day say that his life has only House of Commons but night with regard the Japanese merchant lag. On Tuesday, hero and that for threats of bar to the arrangements in conucction with the

runtha ha has telephone service. 4th inst., between 7.30 p.m. and 8.30 p.m., had to keep the horse saddled day and Me R. W. Hanbury, Financial Sporetary served the Captain with a pisss of Leor in night, so that he might be able to fles at to the Treasury, explained that the Govern the Captain's room. I had undressed him any hour. by his orders down to his singlet. Ha Three Catholic Christians have been kill.nent had decided to establish post-offies At Tabach, advires having gone on ahead was sitting in a chair with his booked in Feihien, about 40 miles to the west from General Belarmine, there was the to a writing deal, and leaning against

tion would fixed at 23, with a small tull Sir of them have heen killed at Shonahan, usual rallitory deputation to the ship. The the writing donke I served in with 4

Lord Kitchener. 20 ales 8 W., of whom two were burned

Lord Kitchsser, the Sirdar, is visiting people were very friendly, Commander glue of beer. He took it with his left

different affair from the one I wrote of in above Khartoum I saw him

my last letter, when the child was burned, ing a tactful little homily to the officials on raiso his finger to pull the trigger and run had their eyes put out by the fen

moved my head and bowed dawn. rit met the safeguarding of British interests. The cut of the cabin and went on the ladder. dish, officers appeared to be sincere in their A shot was tired. When it was fred, I was

The Parpetrators of the outrage to the protestations of goodwill, but admitted on the top of the ladder close to the deck east of , who dismembered the bodies If I had not cleared out the shot would of two Catholics, and burned them over lack of discipline amongst their troops, have hit me. I was well out of the way she live, burned the living child, ato, having especially of the people from the his, who before the shut was fired. From where he received punishment of any kind, have

was sitting, the have been enticed to participate in the Indder without getting up. The Captain was the respected chook, Three tier Captain

the bean umboldened to attempt still further could fire up the prosent insurrection by promises of loot. drunk. I should call it delirium tremendi mans, Lieut. Hanneman, Mr Forschulte,

nena. with an From Talisoo, the Pigmy crossed over The Chptain and tho revolverans it beer, and Me Mants, who had been landed to Cathalegia. Here the whole of the He was holding it with the muzzle pointing fus, and who were on their way to this

to the floor. He said,

of i water taken, the noise ir paly the ticking of your quarter of the cintars in that vicinity ruming I said, 'Captain, you are: city, stopped at Wangkaobuang, the head watch. The ho coased taiking and istmed for their braakfast. Everything was per- There was no again, disturbance,

quiet and passeful. and there is exmebody

and after settling for their

place. Aftor

military force was drawn up in tine, la stiff military attitude. With about ten paese between every man, the line extended to

when I

brok

for a minute.

on the top

of iny

in

Then he said

mis-

TWA

footly

| at least two miles. An official visit was a Philip, Philly. nd.' te. on the dock broakfast they started on their

to the ship, and Commander Greene and Mr

woll-educated Indian of the better type, intelligent and scurtes, shocking out comperately and reasonably.

¦*

the

from

met

getting out a way to this

two

The Druce Case.

The Home Secretary, Sir M. W. Ridley, has made an order sandligning the opening of the Druos vault in Highgate cetnetery.

The Lato Lord He schell. Her Majesty the Queen his expressed her thanks to resident af Kinley for the friendly sympathy at alan for the honours the lets Linggo ne'e who The body bestowed by ameriets upon the remains

of the deceased statesraan is to be conveyed denly at in a British warship, with an American

at-wenangel, ty England.

Lord Horschell, who died sud-

of

March 8.-H.M.. Thibet, 5300 tons, A of the North American and West Indian second-class cruiser, and one of the retapla squadron, will donvoy the body of the Late

Horschell to England,

British Trade

Lord

According to the returns of the Board of

the previous vEAU,

Secret Trade Commissiena, The London Chamber of Commeros hall

the practice of taking 'aseras commission, made stageling dieciceurs le reference sa which, it states, la provalent amonges all tradon and

The Chamber advises the Introduction së

And profanions.

Mr James Melend, of the firm of Mosera -McLeod went ashore to the General's resi- He also said, "There is somebody down the village, however, they sud. Trado, the importa into the United Kings Warner, Barnes and Co., and whose ser dence, Cerers! Lakban is described as below here there is a finger, at my door. hecama aware that they wore bolag i docrease in value of £184,180, and the 92 dom during the month of February show a Thoro Raid, me, He was talking like this shout ten it nabeely besides you and

followed by a large number of armed mert minutes before the shot was fred, The a hundred or more in number, who had pores an increato in value of 21.740,087, ** revolver was

was pointed at my chest and mek. † gread our on both sides and ware rapidly compared with the corresponding period of

aurrounding quito sobor

them. Some of them Fairwanther-I am chief oflear of the pdinary native guns, and some cerriod apates as Shinoname. Between the big two-ton guns. They wer

were ovident. 7.20 and 9.30 pm, on Tuesday last the ly bent on enlachiaf, but the Germans did captain we on deck with fe. He went not at Brit realise hor serious the situation down to his cabin about 6.30 or 10 p.m. I was. Me Moots, who has been an official saw him in his cabin bent 10 p.m. I went pie, urging them to keep the peace.

interpreter, stopped and talked to the pen was lying in his bunk. I had not heard ta got a drink from the filter.

Eng palco. In stringent assured them that they were not Catholics,

Aksassination. shot. I did not was a revolver, I don't or indeed missionaries, but travellers a

going

who an 22nd April, 1897, know whether the complainant served the quietly to fchoufe, They continued to

stab Ring Humbert of Italy with beer in his orbin that avon Captain

up an them and then opened fire. stampted ing

I never saw the Captain with are them to dosist without bloodshed, but that the lot fell to his to assassinate the

The Germans did all they eculd to induce while his Majesty was driving to Campau

ele racecourse, near Rame, has adu

ha admitted volver on board the ship, Clayton

Kaidam third angivear without avall. They had taken refuge King. Acciarito, who was a fanation works on the A.,

Țu the suurse of the conversation that nued, he stated that during his slay in Hongkong last year Aguinaldo hud sa in terview with Frines Henry of Fruzsis. No details of the interview were given, the fast being dropped casually. It would be in teresting to know what transpired at this mooting toiveen Kaiser Wilhelm's brother and thọ hand of the Filipina national move

-

G With regard to Mr Scott, Genersi Luk-

close

He

but

Fatters to deal with the evil,"

dats for president and Colonel Theadore the new territory is humiliating if not a dis- Lukban, ond of Aguinaldo's friends. Comban said he gave no orders for the surfrom 7 p.m. mine. I was on board/behind some graves while parleying man, is serving a sentence of peral

4.

the

till 4pm. Idid

ધ

18. I say Fairwestaer not later than fean. An their revolvers made E the Vioeng the Liang

A

7

think he

vious are much appreciated by Commander Today, recruita were being enlisted at the

Greene, The places visited worn Takipban Is Esyto, Barugo, Calbayog, La Grangs and. Contral Police Station for the Indian

Catbalogan in Ramar, and Gubat, Lagarpi tion of the Tulles Fosco The men are be

and Tabata on the castern coast of Tason. ing recruited to ruindaros the Forte in een

· Boquonoe of the extension of the boundaries:

At Onibayeg Commander Grocus found of the Colony. The policing of the now

Me E E. Boott, of Moure Warner, Barnes and Co., prestically a prisoner on parole tardory at Ko-loon will be carried out on

Mr Scott is an Amerlaan, but, as the re similar linea to the polising of Hongkang.

presentation of a British Arm, camiss carti A TELODRAM to the Minta Nrier, dated

THE KOWLOON HINTERLAND. Bastion papers from the British Consul, Now York, March 18, regia :-'16 appears (To the Editor of the "QUINA MAIL.')"

The native authorition refamed to allow him) probable that the Republican Convention

Hongkong, April 6, 1800, to go on board the Pigmy, stating that they ment. Will noroinnte William McKinlay as cancil.

Bm-The nual bungling in taking over were soling upon instruations from General

I was in the engas the voly response to their entrusties Rosaurait for vice-preddent. The Demo grate to local offedildom. Already there mander Greene and Mr McLeod went as veilanes of the foreign residents at Boers' cabin developing photogmnubs. This was a general fusillade from their assails, suspect of of being concernst in the at- -dratic Convention will probably adopt { administration. The necessity for the triphose to see the military commander, Lncia Qilbayog. Whatever was done had been Captain come on board at Sp.. bullets or by shot from the enemies

has been too much delay in entering on the

were a the next cabin to the Captain's. I saw and a branches from the trees

the tempted assassination

sion were arrested. Be falling about

by the cut off them,

Death of a Notorious Forger. Bryan as candidate for president, and home in the first instanco of our Lord Liso, who'was extremely affabla and cour- done without his authority, and he had sent was in my aid not leave the ahip. I think guns, they saw that the situation was dae-

opinion coher, I was on watch

Austin Biron Bidwell, one of the prin- Admiral Schley for vice-prosidant.

| #48k Evożything! ha never beta apparent, todas to his visitor. Commander Groene | orders to the officials thst under no circum- The bea with the Captain. I did not set / perate, and determined to sell their lives concerned in the forgeries on the

and doubtless to his Chineso proclivities is

Bank of England in 1873, and who was The following alterations have been notilled due the recent unjustifiable and undigni spoke to him very firmly, and asked hor stance were British property or British sub ·

the Captain after tes: at least I don't dearly. They were all smed with rope released from gaol owing to ill health, has since our share list went to press Banke find action ef, the Governor in it was that Mr Soutt, being the repre-jects to be molested. If desired, he was remember seeing him. I turned in about rers, and began returning the fire of their died at Montson, in the State of Dakota, 2892 proe - $461.95 Hongkong Fires, torvisor haste to Baston to tentative of a British firm and carrying propared to place a special gaird over the

hade compara-

America. and the subsequent prooedings Kwang $285; Queen's, 60 conte, buyers; Jelebus It has often been remarked that the natives. After some discussion, during assurances, Mr Scott returned to Calbayog, Fairweather were

British papers, was held a prisoner by the forsigu houses and places of business. After not know whether the Captain and smoke, the Chinese set up a shout of deri-on

was sober. I do tively little noise, and gave off almost no

[Deceased, his brother George Bidwell, George Macdonnell, and Edward Noyes $9, salfers; Oliver's, A 16, B8; Great study of Chinese bas à Lanefal

drial-sion, and one on mare boldly for a little or dock Between 7 and time, until they noticed one and another of were sentenced to penal servitude for life

for having

exchange. Eastern, $3.70: Dooks, 330% prem.fluence on the characteristics of the White which the British captain pointed out ery and a letter received from him yesterdaying that evening.

forged foreign bills of their s pu, I heard the Captain walking

company failing, and then they began defrutting the about in

BANK DE England of 8537.50; Hotels, 378 Groen Islands, 825, Race. The Chinese classics are a series of clearly the consequences of molestation of states that though his position is far from his cabin or in the wardroom. I think it realise that the foreign revolvers were £102,217. The frauds, which had been

philosophical reasonings the reading of any of his countrymen, Mr Scott was al pleasint the General's instructions were huyers; Watson, 814 buyers; Chine Pro- which tends, in time, to waiven web of in- lowod to go on board the gunboat, on the heing obeyed. Taklobas, Baragozad Calue to be steady board a report when I then sprang to their foot, ran toward theit which was nont on to the supposed drawers would be nearer 7.The step appeared to doing execution, if not making a noise, and carried on for some time, were disocvorod

I have not soon the Cap. they began to give way.

The Germans owing to t villenta. 2015 109; TouwIIKS, descitatiopatiy not tellinud seond sko.

to the omission of a dato on a reader so that in everything which ex-understating that Commander Greensbayog were revisited, and the Pigmy · buyers.

peatedly happens ho exclaims like the would take him to Catbalogan and discuss returned to Iloilo on the 11th inst. Mr tween 7 and

developing. w33

sailants Twenty steps, and falling to be which This wax bill bu

Balf way

The prisoners attempted to escape from and 9p.in. I did not susociate the Mens Bandinel and Co., writing ander TurkChing Ting"), Kismet,

It the renewed firing. This movement | was to be. That the British Government the matter with General Lukban.

repeated two or three times, when prison by bribing the warders, three of report with anything in particular. away sounded like the report of a firework or a

whom were dismissed. On being released data, Nowohwang, 29th March, state: should voluntarily depend upon Chiness next plece visited was La Granga, rumoure

the Chinese turned and fled. In the mean Bidwell returned to America Produce is duar, and business dull; but Braves to uphold its authority in British having reached Bode that Mr J. H. Gib

gun.

The report was near. The report time their servants and barrowmen had

Severe Weather in America. and lamentable

could have come from the Captain's cabin, scattered and of their six barrow-loads

Severe weather has.

ather has prevailed in the blunder. It will

your

To complainant--I went below with you of effects all but one barrow-load bad unfavorable impression thus created, in

been carried off. With this they made eastern and western parts of the United was more or less in the same fixe Mr

States. In the western, States snowstorme the minds of the villagers can be ranioved, To the Chinese,

Scott. In this case, rumour was incorrect. outward. ico broke up on the 18th.inst. and the firet to averthing, and had the local Mr Gibson was under no restraint what { callel-there was no deep genuine hosti. the ship, and I won't let him go

appearance or

Defendant-Complainant wants to leaving here about sunset, having been followed

by their foes all the way, bat without saftern States the storms which have prevail- stomers came in on the 17th, arrivals to Government from the beginning fuller earn

fering from another attack. At the time ad caused heavy floods in the Mississipi, ever. He was living peacefully and

time Ohio, and other rivers. The streams over- themselves did ant know how severely flowing, inundated several villages, which Land punished the onery,

but word

The Bloode

retidered and easy attitude wo

we would have Bullbery, Tooman, Fany Stay Yung govor heard of aren the semblance their visitors with marked deference, Fudang, Kroong Sang, Canton, Pechili, of

I loaded and three others so badly wounded that re- 25,000 persons homeless, from of opposition

Russia and Servia. The Pigmy then crossed the San of rice, overt enmity would disappear. The table in my cabin that evening on the the villagers

expected. And now the Hunan, Wuhu ExpectedIndependent.mainland. In China night is right, and nandine Straite to Gubat, whera Me #lipino military leaders are endeavouring it six weeks ago is five charobers; twe covery is not this morning Servia, has left Belgrade, having taken

the

M. Jadovski, the Russian Minister to shata have been dischargal. They were strange thing is that of patient cadarnice have mony centuries of accustomed the Chinese to recognise the Collingwood, of Messrs Smith, Belation, but the common people are heartily heard strangers cuning en bourd the bro

to keep alight tho flickering flame of revo-discharged on Tuesday night. Imagined sing goods and harrogan brought in by st fact that the Government is supreme and and Co, is stationed. Mr Collingwood stek of the whole business, and as soon as ship, and I wanted to scare them away.

men from vicinity, wh

who His Worship convicted the Captain of them (with the loss of but a few unimport

in-

*16

The

Ginstí, an American, was brought from Barugo.

The impression given by the poople

at

QU

we hope to seo. lower prices and more ae. Lerritory is indest a serious for the son, of Messrs. Warner, Barnos and Co. the places visited was, that apart from when it raitted, about 11 or 12 in the oven Thoufit, about 25 miles, on foot, reach and blizzards have occurred. In the wen

tivity about the middle of April when the bdanboats arrive with franh applica. The

For

| the Filipino oficials sent there by the Ma-ing.

lolos Government-if Government it can be

co-foching towards the United States.

If a

Dufendant said I was the worse for liyaor that evening. I may have been

they

conra

was on my

I

dato being 28 Vessels in port-Servia, decuted postead of its nice out lenient tenteily among the natives, who received ship arrived at any of the ports with a cargo served in my cabin waiver of beer lys to-day that three Chinese are dead wore destroyed.

Bygde, Tumesit.

tured by the U.S. gunboat Yoratorn on

And fres

Ber-

compliant. The

rnia.

Ian Were

ner.

in recovering It is believed, however, that the depar

that offence at not being invited to a Court din-

TH Spanish steamer Hundaza was cap must not be trilled with. The indecision reported everything quiet. Beyond patty the power of the Aguinaldo faction is assault, and imposed a fioo. of $25, with ant articles) frans the rioters, and broughture of the Russiar Minister in duo to the March 25 in the Lingayen Bay, near Da. connection with the new territory a e af annoyances and casional impudenco anuashed in Luzon, the country will be the alternative of a month's imprisonment.id this from respect, or whether therence in Sérvia and his interference in the

and vacillation of the British authorities in

novál

villagers, and, on the

part of the native soldiers, of, nothing to complain

they

are

the Yorktown, and that in itself ie auspi, bewildered as to what to do under the and the authoritics had pipoised to PR 1896-an insurrection that aimed at the changed condition, the future being to them tect him from further molestation, Com- an unknown quantity. They therefore naturally presume that a new sad uncer ander Greene, however, went ashara, and tain onder of things lust prevail wherein delivered himself of an admonition to the they may be required to adroinister-hence authorities, wig assured hid that British

riotous behaviour, and all this non-

shui which

Chinaman.

He'll Guria

jay

him

best.

poor

THE YOKONI MA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED,

The following is the thirty-eighth report

them

at once to the city. Whether they Car's displeasure st ex-King Misa's pre-

back to

ig

the

if

March 20, for Manila, with a migo of coal this daly child for here and to imagine that he and his companions worapot allow clever enough and gifted with remarkable hare been doilucted for Current Expenses pence. They claim that they have no

Un hearing sentence pronounced the at- tempted to stab herself with a hat-pin, but was frustrated in ber design.

The Dreyfus Case,

The Paris Timetsags that hurtly after

he was imprisoned to await his trial by

to the experience val gapan, where she had ng business to be.

like children over whom severe discipline he hal

as easy to rulo ay it was prior to

affaim of the country feared the three placky Germans would re- When found she tried to run away from has suddenly been relaxed,

Sensational Trial in Paris. the insurrection against the friars in

turn and destory their village, I do not

March 9.-After

sensational trisl in know. clous. She was brought here to give an at

extending over three days, Madame The Germana, with an escort of cantry Bianchini has been found guilty of attempt overthrow of the priesthood mainly because count of herself and what she was doing

it had abrogated the rights of the civil ad- of the Yokohama Specie Bank presented to furnished, by the native official, are starting ing to poison her husband, and sentenced there. The suspicion is that she may have

ministration and abused these rights by the shareholders at the half-yearly general back to to five years' imprisonment. had some dealings with the rebels as there

oppressing the people. At all these places, meeting held at Yokolmma on March 10: German ganbost Geson, with the Governor the accusations of cruelty and purego Gentlemen:The Directers submit to of Teinta on board,

awaiting their Ja no other reason for her prosened in Benas af Brov shui The ouly Fanc interests would be fully protected. On er against fast are now so familiar are ties and Assets of the Bank, and Profit and that a body of German soldiers will at once Spanish soldiers with which we you the annexed Statement of the Linbib. return, and then wo have reason to expect Langayon Bay. This sccauer was recently appreciates is the Almighty Dollar. Sunith, Bull and Co., and B12 Wackman, of little justification there is for these stories December 31st, s

endly and serioas. rival at Legaspi, Mr Easton, of Metars brought against the American soldiers. How Losa Account for the Half-year ending land and march into the interior here, and

in the Far

to restore order. The oxpedition purchased in Hongkong by Mr Ormaches, For this he is ready to sacrifice any of Messrs Warner, Barnes and Co., were wa, of course, know full well; but the

attempt The Gross Profits of the Bank for the had coms to. Antungwei for this purpose, ar Maboomedan, everything of the firm of Mendozas and Co., and Chestion, dow, or anything which he seen on the bench, and Mr Wirkman von cleared at the U.S. Consulate General on thinks will

ignorant people from the interior of Luzon past Ifall-year, including geen 239,817 it was found on investigation that the native court-martial, Colonel Ficquart discovered Hell sell

which had been served to him... and Paray are easily deluded by the brought forward from last Account, amant offioins were unable of themselves to re some pieces of broken glass in an omelette tuxed out to the end of the par to about Malolos emissaries, some of whom are to yen 5,611,848, of which yen 3,942,268 store

Mr Rudyard Kipling's Daughter desire for rconquest here, and no purpose

Cremated. Five days later, she was captured in Lin for a moment that Fang shai' was:

serious obstacle in the way of the cree

permanent occupation, but of course powers of imagination, stimulated by the Interest on Deposits, &c, laving a balance

The body of Mim Josephine Kipling, gajon Bay, 100 allay porili of Manila

ed to go off to the gunbest withou the per-Pucation and graining, they have received of yen 1,069,580 out of wisich yen 79,796 that is what is always said under sich the elder daughter of Me Rudyard Kiplag, |tion of the matshed on the mainlund is

farcical in the extreme. What the Governmission of the Filipino general stationed at under Spanish rule. When the time cos have been written off for Officers Re-ircumstances, and it is not always easy to

Puleof the

let go. The local oficials about here who who died from pneumonia, has been cre Transposing and Cainu. Pianos are invalu- ment should have done and should now de Daraga, some two miles away. Whilst ha for the settlement of country some of muneration.

theso clever rogues must Lo able and vory strong. Robinson Piano Cois, quarter a Company of the Hongkong was giving this information, by wha

punished or

Brazil and British Guiana. The Directors now propose that yen are compotent to handle the people and mated. UTR Regiment in each village and proceed to rdered

banished from the istatis.

340,000

be added to the Rosarve Tand, punish the ringleaders in the repeated

The Brazilian Government has accepted ME HILDERRAND, formerly of the carry out whatever works are necessary tr

off the pier and marched The Britials residents here are all sathu-increasing it to yen 7,300,000; and jen riots, are hampered by lack of men and,

Grost Britain's proposal to proceed to Wonsung Railway, was to begin the special propala sites or hopes for the accommod: « back to the shore by four anal siastic in their praise of Commanders Cow-100,000 be set aside for the contemplated worse still, by lack of support from the arbitration in respect to the boundaries of

higher and Greene. These officers have been New Building From the remainder the

officials. In the few cases whera mvay of the railway from Biochem to be of the oficisja appointed to adminų kr įsoldiers, and warned not to hold futher mort eneretic in their efforts to protect Directors recommend n Dividend at the they bare fought with the mohs in

British Guiana. their Waihien on the End ol The g ne the new toritory. This done we will her gurvey of the line from Teints to Curs fono more about opposition from our new communication with the gunboat Gm-British interests wherever endangered, and rate of Fifteen per Cunt.. por Annum, fforts to preserva order, in case of the And back to Tchoufu azul Tainton, was subjects. Yours etc.,

have not spared themselves in ander Greene and Mr McLeod at oro what they consider to be their duty to their Shares, and yen 337,500 on the New Tested for murder (!), and as the resultsmounts to £15,000. When £25,000 kas s in carrying nut which will absorb yen 450,000 on the Old death of rioter the soldiers have been by the Royal Geographical Society finished four months ago by

H

landed in the ship's gig. Everything fellow-unirginen and in the interests of Shares making a total of sen 787,503.

ono auch affair four have lain in jail for besu raised-one ship will be Hildebrand, the Managing Dirostor of the

tokened a hostile intent, so the officers ok humanity, ouen more

quinted months, and woud have been one with the view of co-operating with der- testimony to bearing

long before this bat for our representations

many in despatching the expedition. to our Consul, who has greatly interested

Indemnity Claim by Greeks hiasolf on their bohalt.

In the Sendan For some reasons we regret the coming

Gorman soldiers here, but there made a claim on the English Government Greek residents of Omdurman have. bo no other alternativo; and as

plans for the

AN OLD RESIDENT.

per

Railway, and all +Facongrafe WORD ENGLAND and Canada have disagreed regar board the Pigmy were instructed to keep á) the truth of the saying that the British forward to the credit of next Account.

monthe buldingding the apportionment of the cost of the sharp look-out and be ready for any aval officer is invariably a born diplomat.

whole line from finished ro the line is to be begun very shurtle,

the work will be pushed forward ratedly

"A TERALFIO Storm raged un zau

the Yangiza valley, the worst being babyeon, WAS PRODU

Higukast and Johang, causing loss?

kid grant daapago-to / Losting prop

During the forecou

tening sky bung over the

in the afternoon the

the north centreneed

and blow

enger

ment of

The Balance, yer 382,302 will be carried

NAGATANE SOMa, Chairman. Head Office, Yokobara, 10th Mar., 1890,

the

of

boon

The Antarctic Expedition. The Antarctic Expedition Fand initiated

As Mr McLeod quietly exphined aftan it tYncial

exhibited a proper He leaves for home by the Canadian Mail tem, we our lives are in daily daner for War, stated, in the Chamber of Deputien

Gred Britain. The Pigmy will make an

country,

here in the city, and so we will wolcome

his cruise, Commander Greene bore and Panfic Cable

emergendy. As the party jumped ashore, himself with a thiguity and Bruness

es that one activo was jumping about with his impressed the natives with the sincerity of Tat Peking and Trenton Times says :-On Sunday, March 5th the military companies finger on the trigger of his rifle, but as he said. Everywhere be deemed it Ir will be learnt with regret that Mr F. F. spoms

in this district, and

properties during the last and the previous March year of the Tientan University conducted what crowd of offloora shouted to him not to disable to drop a hint of the consequences Alford has been obliged to resign the Chair rioting and blendshed are of planst daily for £20,000 for damages sustained to that would follow the slightest infringemanship of the Shanghai Chamber of Con- or maths, and at the entire dieials can wars, and also in connection with the iespa the fitat, military funeral ever firo.

the British subject, and merce, having been ordered by his medical the Chinase. Mr Li Wan,

to be able to record that advisor to give up all work fur the presenter, we are unable to do any work in the

not do anything to remody mat of Genel Gordon's paper money.mp not or will

The Freneli Army,de the Preparatory Department,

M. de Freycinet, the French Minister - the latter part of the winter vo- wurda: 'It was nither au exciting moment, appreciation of the might and power of on the 8th inst.-N:-Ú. Daily News. Iunteer

26 was one of the first orgnut Capf. Greene, who is one of the pluckies otbertrip shortly among the islands. The Tas survey party sent out by the Yunnan the restoration of quiet, no matter by yesterday, that the effective strength of the

companies in tha schoud

arany on a poace footing was 581,000 men Chin the students conceived fellove I have met, never flinched, and Plover eiled on the 12th instant for Company to examine the country beyond who brought about,

[We are informed by the special tolegrarse admitted that it was inferior to the Loting him a purely military fun-looked mors amused then otherwise." Ho Masing Loyte, whero Me Cogan is said to the Kanon fery into Chris, vil pot fur in another column that the expected Ger. Gamatan Gwing to the door that the

dirt. Tenney png vir Gammon apoke sternly to the patenant-colonel in bare bțin taken prisoner h3hat on the nich their report for some months; but p

the nativos: milway extensions Chitis, will man troops have landed.-ED.]

population of Frazea, but said that they It otht to be mentionel tha

must rely on the quality of their troopë. detable of the man and musia command, and asked why it was that the 11th Februnes, the day Iloilo was destroy-vale letters duo osey task in MAKING THE Universal Gazette says that the autho

the Pioneer) go to allow teht to men a Chinese funeral commander of a friendly ship was recaived | od, a pary of bluejacksta under. Lieuten rozeonaised to be anrities in Soochow having decided to drill

Quotations. Hoxazone, April 7, 1899,

·Old

or far se von Tiecessary to st-

that they have,

ants Brigs and Silvertop was landed from their

han

gone. One member of the

pri-

of coolies, and the noisy in this manner, and why the British H.M.S. Abeer and Pipiny, and did excel-amount of

and that a certain with the bearers of the eaky, dressed and the pro- subjects resident at Legaspi wore not lent work is easing some of the British But to most are apparently equal to the stationed at Wongda, Chapchic, and Thug provincial tronpa on foreign lines, all troops, died, party In true ordedly military allowed ta Ku off to the ship.hongs. Commanders Cowpers and Greene

"attended, the re-

followh

cises.

in ordin- The happy native commandant replied were also hore oarly looking after the strain imposed upon them, and there is no have been transferred to Socchow tam safety of the British community. At one lack of energy on their part. The prospects Porarily to go through the various exer- dly farm has be bad bis inatrixtinand point, Contander Greene had a narrow of this Kunion-Yunnan-fa railway schome to of boit shot. A Filipine soldier are far from romate, but it is promature: rough the however pleased he might be personally to loveled his who to fire, evidently under condemn is until the reporte of the surve-Me: M Box BREDON, Commissioner of receive his visitors ha had not authority to the impression that the Commander was yors are to hand. There is ample time be- Customs, who has just returned to allow thom to land↑ Commuter Greene American offer. Mr Fowler, of Messrs fure tire Cupany to consider their project: Hongkong frout leave, is appointed to ded it onde to Alpaya bat politely Stevenson & aprang forward suu for the line from Mandalay cannot reach Klunggbow, Hainan. Mir James H, Hart,

knockot up the de.

Kanlon for two years at least, and conne-Commissioner of Customs, who hai viso but armly demanded an explanation from The inital loss if property in Iloilo isqcently work cannot be begar until then been at home on leave, is expected here The venera of the restraint put upm Bramsted at 35,00,000,

bryond the Salween,"

next work.—N-0, Daily News.

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