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We ler (says the Faochow Echo) that nows Pokfolum Reservoir is full to overflow-had reached Hankow on the 13th May, by the ine, and it the water be rather thick it is steamer Hiding.foo from Kinklang, to the effect that the mancerin in charge of the lokin station better than a aboit supply. Another master at Poyang Lake, fifteen min from Kinklang,

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They not as a wild atimulent, as well as a moved at once, not only because it impodes the action of the mandaria. depurative sad disinfectant readily irrita traffic most seriously, bat because its pre- tion of the Skin, sure and prevent prickly heat, and other Skin diseases prevalent in hot slimetas, senca- is a source of danger. A renewal of und are strongly rocommended for general as the rain would, in the present condition of Fraction ading and most eminent Medical these great arteries of business, speedily Practitioners

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LONDON, 24th May THE BOVEREIGNS OF TEALY AND GERMANY.

dons both to public and private property, whereas sizes the Cheloo courention came into force a in this case it is now a question whether that sampur was given to the planting of the poppy l

Chian, wid in this provinco specially poppy will muffion for the damage done to gabis pre-plantations basking under the sunshine of office. party alone. We note also an e Pabll protection, have inoroaned quite apace with King Humbert attended a grand review of Works Department of that time came in for a the demand for the drug. It is therefore a the Berlin garrison and aftermazda at luncheon | very large shore of blame on all banda, the two saversigns tousled each other's army.

HONGKONG RIFLE. ASSOCIATION.

WEEKLY SPOON COMPETITION. The sound sposa competition at 500 yards was shot on Saturday, the 1st June, and won by Mr. F. Howell with a score of 13 points. A shifty

POLICE COURT.

2nd Jane.

BEFORE THE Hoy, M. E. WoD HOUSI

BREACH OF THE ENIGRATION GUDINATCE.

great anomaly for the authorities to strike at the opium den koopors while the producers are let eit soot froo. Buroly the former is only a complement of the latter in the loog chain of wocial economy.—Echo-

HANKOW.

24th May.

Battlements on the 22nd and 23rd Muy szó as follows:-

Engli-di

Roscian

Intrace.

Kiukiang toda Hankow

12,000

Total buyers.

2,000 14,000

Quotations are

to,00 21,000 $1,000

23,000 2,000

... 45,000

a.m. he wax on board the steamer Wingssag, which

passing the passengers. About 11.30 s.m., after was about to start for Singapore. The radi sal officerned the emigration officer were on board

Kinking teas. Th. 22‡ to 39 Heskey bot to 37 tbens officers had left the ship, he saw the second

Fairly roliable Chiuamen estimate the first defandt standing outside a cabin oft. Wit. crop this year at 700,000 chests, as against ness opened the dabia door and found about 860,000 in 1589. Settlements to date are boat thirty men inalte under the charge of the third equal to last year's; arrivals are onsiderably in defendant, he said the passengere belonged excess. Stack is beary, but the greater portion to the Hop Hing shop. The second defendant is cares, furry, and raid-damaged. The figures then fotched the master of the Hop Hing shop, ara who said the passengers belonged to his shop. Arrivals........... Wilnem asid the passengers had not passed the dowente doctor and the master of the shop said there

· The Adzielly have issued instructions for wind caused the shooting to be rather erraticno need for his passengers to do en. Witness luft the new compasto gon-essels Thrash and The following is the score:--. Sparrow, which will shortly be ready for delivery

Scorts TOTAL 354595415... 43 255093-4345 24524 1525 ... 37 8823546953

...... 36. 2243543599 2002233493..... 26 0005015994....... 23 00020590 11

THE LATE STÖRN.

Bowen Road from the filtering beds to some distance beyond the Wanohri Gap has sustain

The case was remanded.

Hankow teas. Kiukinng tena. 281,000 febr. 281,000 ch. 187,000

.159,000

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... Stark.......... 94,000 1-oktu. 62,000 johta.

PEKING.

20th May.

Raga wore half-mast for the fourth day. A violet ocloared piece of silt with a suitable inscription in Chinese in gold letters was seat by- the Prince and Ministers of the Tenng-fi Yaúde, and placed on the cofilu.

* BARTHQUAKE AT MANILA.

Tatest information from Manila reports that rather serious earthquake took place there on Bunday, the 26th May. about 3.30 a.m.

The shock lasted for about bty seconds, being one Li Sing was sharged with acting as a pass vibration from east to west. No such earth broker without a license and Chun Chin and Ip quake has boon kounn at Manila since theners charged with procuring sad assisting

the first defendant to provaro pASSOUKOTA. - A Now York tologram of the 5th May says: memorable ouo of 1880 Every Lowe, the

Mr. Denuye defended. The old wooden man-of-war Brooklyn, which town felt the resnit of the shock mere or lese,

P.C. 354 said that on the Blat instant, at 11 recently returned from a oraine in Chines waters, is to be surveyed by a board of naval while some of the older buildings were complete necessary to her out for another oruise and were afooted, though pot seriously. The oxtont exports this week to determine what "repairs arely dest oyed. The ships in the Harbour also to property in the stores and godowns, | to estimate the cont. By law no rewel ma by of the damage is so far unknown, We obiorvo a number of coolies at work repaired when the cost will ranch a eum equal to 20 per cent, of the cost of a new vessel of Tike removing the caud and stones, but it dimensions and materials, and it is feared that ie not being pushed with the vigour it the Brooklyn will be sentenced to retten row. should be under the circumstances. The Since the log of the war the Brookly's han served in neurig vary squadron and with one or drain in Glenealy Eavine, the bursting of two exceptions has been the flagship. She bana which has perhaps used as touch damage fighting record next to that of the Hartford. as anything during the atorm, should also be taken in hand without loss of time

theahip and returned againshout p.m.with Ser-Baily Neron Correspondent. After the great rain storm of June 6th, 1864,

Root Harkin. On going oft he saw the third do E. Howell

fendant and neked him where the passengers were this drain was reconstracted on a scale sup-from the contractors, to be armed and completed V. 10 Poposed to be sufficient to carry off any likely for commission at heerness Dockyard. Their Me. E. & Woodin

He said they were forward. Witness told his armament will consist of ix din. stool brocch-Lieut. Curlylv, R.A,

to bring them aft and he brought thirteen of amount of storm water Experience has loading guns, and two 3-poundor galckfiring F.C. J. Career. Mr. E. Robinso

then aft Sergeant Harkin asked him if he bad prored that the drain is still guns, which so bring introduced for the fire Mr. F. W. Watte

tickets for the,men and he said "No." The

On the 14th inst, the Diplomatie Body met at time into the equipment of composite gun-boats. Mr. B. B. Shophal

Arst defendant, who was 'anding by at the time, the Japanese Legationt 2.30 pm. when (anorat the inadequate for

bas purpose; it

They are fitted with engines of 1,200 horse Capt. B. M. Rumsey, R.N.

said "Yes" and produced some pasige tickets, orations on the late Minister were delivered by on iis occasion failed us dismally. The power, estimated to propel them at a speed of 18

one only of which had the emigration officer's Dr. Martin, Colonel Denby and M. Coumary. * Proviónn wänzer same may be end of some other drains. Ir koets. Before the end of the present financial

stamp on it. The thres defondants woro arrester

Dr. Martin spoke in the threefold capacity of .el.

fried, nember of the Oriental Society, and the may be doubted whether the practice of or the Admiralty will have nine reasole of this type ready for commission. They are intended

Chan Fuk, a silversmith-ou the way to Sia College, whose professors had always met with covering up these debins is niter all s'eqund to replace the slow going gunboata gerving

gapore, mid le cams down from the country on mech kindness and hospitality from the deceased. the 28th in and stoppet at the Hop Hing The late Mr Jari, a former Japanese Minister one. The Glenenly stream bea always been abroad, all of which are to be brought homa at the formination of their present commissions.

shop. The third defendant took his yn board here was forred to and enlogised by President a most intractable terrent during beavy raine:

the steamer with a number of others. Witness Martin. Col. Denby touchingly referred to the as it then in mriably brings down vast quan- A New York telegram of the 8th May says: a practically no damage in the Inte storns. And not paid his sausage. The master of the deaths of. Their reellenius the Ministers for

Hop Hing shop aid he would pay his passage Japan and Italy and the loss the tities of sand from the friable soil of theThe zots of warning to American ten drinkers few landslips have left a deposit of earth on the and he was to pay back $19 to him who he got matique had thereby sustained. The members crpa, Diplo upper portions of the ravine. Something sounded by United States Couspl Crowell, who road at various points, but no breakage in the to Singapore. He was not under a contract of of the body were in full quiform and the Legationa may perhaps be done to provide more off is stationed at Azicy, China, bas caused consider conduit is visible. The first breach ours at service to anyone.

able excitement among the trade in this city. the bend where the Mahommedan Cemetery ciently for the arrest of this sand and soil Yesterday Daruber of dealers and importers comes into view. A length of about six and thus prevent the blocking up of the said that the very poorest tea mised in China is drin. Some other works will-bave to wait to leaves are consumed in this country that are has been carried away, apparently by a huge foisted off upon the American pabilo. Tons of Jards of the top and side of the conduït 200a time, probably, till their burn un no better than dried hay, and frequently not as boulder rolling down on to it from the hill come round. The oues beautiful but now for tos that is positively injurious on account which is probably the one that caused the good, and an immenso quantity of stuf is used above. A bander may be sean lying below, Assolated portion of the Botanic Gardens of the poisonous materials used in cobreing. in Glenealy will be long before they can it Bussell & who are, Fochaps, the damage. If this by petes 1: ot the stone foreign countries for the rolief of the destitute Guamatood is be absolutely pare, and may be be brought into anything like order, and largest purchasers of fes in China, and who must have been tree with grant impins in Shantung, and how much more, saya the lead

wed by Ladies and Children with the most great scars

have an office on Wall street, in a circular todoths damage it did. for in other places equally delicate Complexions and sensitive Sking

on the bill sides must for roostly sent out from their Amoy house to their large boulders have fallen ou to the road, whers ing article, should Chinese, especially those with without any fear whatever of producing irrita. years remain to attest the disintegrat. sorrespondents, confirm fully what the Coosa)

any means, come forward and contribute to tion, at any season of the year. Being prasti. Jing power of the rains. One thing wea. The tofal production of this grade of ter they are now lying, without causing any perwards the relief of their countrymen. esily dry and firm, they will be found most

every ounce of whion finds its way into the tea-testent Cemetery is another, breach, over twenty having attained literary success every one this year was something over 8,000.000 pounds, coptible damage whatever. Overlooking the Pro

The two sons of à good and straightforward pots of people of the Ur. Sletes, and a large yard long, while for some distance at ese ond quantity of the orop spoken cf by Consul Crowill was disposed of yesterday by nation at from of it the earth is piled up to a considerable height, in this sess the roword of the 15 to 15 cents & pirund. A representative the broach having occurred in the centre of the which handles fully que sereath of the entire ten the length of conduit carried away here being certain nga he went abroad and retained lately of the largest importing hours in the trade, laudalip. A still worse branch occurs further un,

A young bay of ton is taken sway from his that comes to this country, said that a lot of nearly thirty yarde. At another spot tho eon-with a large sum of money which he and aved home by his uncle. After the boy renoled s

count, was declared by experts to be to poor to duit is seen to have been slightly crushed. He scorede in finding his mother-and-father, pass the custom-house iction, and was re- Under the portion of the length of the conduit who were intensely delighted to no their long lost A Havas telegram announces that M. Tusquet sold. The purchasers the chances, ship-covered by earth further damage may bo de aanragard has been appointed Commander.ped it is the United S:1 e, and it was aduitted, discovered, but the four places actioned are Fon. in-chief of the Saigon Naval Station.

and is now on the market and is worthless (rast. the only ones at which a oursory amingh10-ch'ing district, the price of the small fist A loug and able document from the Canton Washington, Colonel Denby, United States traversed from oud to end by any one ant afraid-

In his report to the Department of State attion diselena, any brealcing The road may reared in Inka is very high this ye r.

Minister to China, mys:-"The system of - Jar of a little scramble through looss earth, and It is notifed in Saturday'a Gaześle that kirstica in Chim presents some decided contrasts wud. The varicas bridges have all remained the Laurence Poesnocker, Consul for Austria Han. to the system in other countries. Taxes putaide gary, has reported his resumption of the duties of Peking are paid en arable land ouls, the intact, not the slightest astangs to these being of the Consalato at this port.

varying with the orop and the quality of the soil. perceptible except in ous instance whers a steep Inside the city of Faking there is no tax on land, gully is spanned by a single arch; here there is During the temporary abssues from the heroes, or personal property. Goods through the a collection of boulders that have been carried Colony of Vicomte de Resure, His Broellency city gates pay a lekin tax, but are exempt from down by the torrent, one of which, rolling over the Governor has recognised provisionally M. taxation afterward. The only tex en fand and We also keep in stock a great variety of the Antoine Viszavona as Acting Consul for France, homes in Peking is on the sale of real estate, 10 in its downward course, has been stopped by this out of the appropriation of Geverament the British Lagation. Various griots-trotters At Shao-ching a dispute takes place on soeta. Tun 34th is to be observed right legally at

are here at present; among them are suite Ja- The text of a Treaty of Friarlship. Com-pect being charged on the price chatred for bridge, its upgor part reating agatást the rel

the property old. There is also a tax re- merce and Narigation concludes between coming usa feus Outside of Paki y Chi-position of the stono gives the idea that it wust

panesa merchants who are purchasing largely of and its lower on the other boulders below. The sales or the police.

Purovizia. · A shower of changes and promotions- England and Mexion on the 27th November subjects are liable to be called on to have been travelling with great form, but beyond 1888, is published in the Government Gazette of perform certain duties whenever the Em-

in the Customs service has just talon place. Mr. Morehune gues to Foothoey as Deputy Saturday.

the Bandmaster, goes to Tientsin Mr. Conte, Commissioner; Mesars. Fergusou and Lindhelm go to Nicgp and Amcy respectively; Mr. Bigel, also a musician, has arrived here frem Tientsin to take charge of the postal department, and the

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would suggest should be done without an bour's delay, and that is to employ coolies to collect the trees, roote, and branches now de- caying in the sun, which are stready begin ning to emit eickly and maiorious adre, which can hardly fail to cause fever and sickness.

"Ike Agent informs as that the M. M.steamer Ava, with the next outward French mail, left Saigon at 3 a.m. yesterday for Hongkong.

the 31st ult.

Amoy, Oolong, benght in Amoy for their so-

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SUMMARY OF THE

KWANG-PAO."

29th May. Large amounts have been subscribed by

gods for his goodness and charity.

no

Very littla spawu baving appeared in the

The remains of the devassed left the city carly on the morning of the 17th, covered with wreaths aud cacorted by a couple of soldiers kindly sent by the Teung-li Yamên. From Taugehow twɑ soldiers, kindlysent by the Tantal of Tangehow, will escort the remains to Tientsis. A Japanese au-of-war is expected at Take to convey the remains to Japan Dr. Aoki, who esme to attend the Minister and who arrived only a few days before his douth, pescends to lientsin, where he intends to settle is practice. At il port thera is already a' considerable Japanese community which will doubtless welcome a narice practi- tioner who has been thoroughly educated in Western medicine, Mr. Imadsta, the Sperstory of the Legation, has been commissioned to not an Charge Affaires. The widow of the dicassed, his son and tho Lagation interpralist, accompany the body to Japan.

the 17th in honour of the bir blog of the south- The flags of the Lo. ations were mast high on fal King of Spain. Tartar Generals to who the railway question

Answers from the Viceront. Governors 2nd

was lately submitted have been received and the majority are in favour of railya construction.

Fuegos hus vien received in which, while onpoze At Fatehan the big waters have madermineding the construction of the Tungoow line, he recommends the making of a contral one from foundations of several houses and shops and La-ko-chiao, near Poklug, to Hankow. This of them here already fallen; fortunately latter is said to have been sanctioned by tho Em

perar. Some important notion in regard to rail- way construction seems imminent.

toss of life bas taken place.

At Fatehan a young boy of about 17 years of swallowed opium, no one knows why. Death followed in a short time.

30th May.

The paper of to-day opens with a warning in- duty may be avoided by the payment of a small ed its impact without mago. The landsliyavor having had five dollars extorted from then peror passes through their districts, but this the starting of one alone the bridge bas stainserted at the request of several draggists who The Agents (Messrs. Adamson, Bell & Celax. All moneys spent on public account in Fek which have caused the broches in the conduit by the Chinese servants of the Custom House 3-19 inform us that the Canadian Pacify steamer ing come from the Imperial Treasury, and the above referred to and the burying of other por It wonid appear that the boat containing som

Batoria, with the Canadian mail, left Vancouver, for Japan and Hongkong on the ufternoon of "xparditure is not limited to the funds raised by tious of it are of a very extensive character. Wa

medicines was not allowed to go until payment Paking pay no taxes whatever. A man who are glad to learn, however, that rangements was made. owns hie house and lot, and his implements of bare been made for restoring the connection at The Peak Building Company, Limited was registered on Saturday. The capital is $100.000 labour, enjoys bis sarnings without toll or de- the broken portions of the conduit by temporary to exert themselves in whatever station of life A leading article next follows edrising people duction." The Blinister closes with the fellow. in 4,000 shares bas bean formed to saquire and at the Peak for with the system of taxation in the United reservoir will be replaced at ones. If all goes order to show the success that is bound to follow, to use tires, mutta Companying moment on Chingee taxation as contracted sheets, and the pipes loading from the service they may be placed. Examples are given in building purposes.

Stabas: low different this conditions is from ull it is expected that Tytam water Fiva criminals were brought over from Ma The Amoy Gazelle of the 24th May-says that in our w cities where soratirans 3 per will

again available for w ia All letters for publication should be wiltten on one Out of eight British merchant vessels in coat on a high valuation is exacted for public the towe in a few days, probably within

cao by the captain despatched to take ilim over, harbone this morning, only two and those com purposes. To the absence of taxation of the

On the last visit of the Viceroy at Shao-ching Advertisements and Babuuriptions which are not manded by sens of the Emerald Tale were de./ boat of the people may well be ascribed the a week. This is good news, for in the Eastern the Po Eo-plao khope shot up sad did not vex- stered for a fired period wit be continged ancorated. So much for the loyalty of Irishmen."Permanence of the Government and of the tran- district there is no water at all obtainable froin are to carry on their illicit trade

quility and contentment of the Chibens race the paulic mains. The high stabankment and Attention is directed to the nuties to Mariners The lesson of taxation in Chias might be pre- be sent before 11 am. on the day of publication. issued by the Imperial Maritime Customs an. Stably studied by the civilized world, bat in view bridge carrying the conduit across the valley ann was carried away

nouncing that the constraction of a lighthouse will shortly becommessed on Lakn Island, three rijles east of the sonte peist of Pootoo, Ningpu district, where a taxo porary light is to be fixed meantima.

side of the paper only.

sotermandeć.

Orders for extra copies of the Daily, Press should

After bat hour the purple is linked.

TruBraung Na, 12.

The Daily Press

HONGKONG, Juns Sed, 1889,

be Vice-President

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to the nation, Stats, county, township, and city from the meath of the tunnel to the point where indebtechases piled mountain high the lossen Boren Road intorasets the Wong-noi-cheng Gayed

ut now beralueless to the United States" Road has sustained no damage whatever.

Tarving down the Wong-nei-ohong Gsp

TABAwhile

thon

was dashing through it. None of the graves brother and in killing the tiger bare boon injured nor any of the tombstones displaced.

Large numbers of coolies are emplosed inf

ah

FOOOWOW.

Huan Fu-oheng, appointed fedge of Eunan and lately Secretary to H.E the Viceroy Li. has been appointed Minister to London, Paris,

bond-

Our weather remains still very dusty and not free from wind. We have not yet had any rain. sun all day and gave a reddy has to everything On the 1th a curious red glow mroqufed the

Daily News Correspondent,

THE-OPENING OF CHUNGKING 10 FOREIGN TRADE.

mantable failure of the Ichang Conference, I with this prophesy, and notwithstanding the le-

A correspondent of the Daily News, writing from Chungking on the 16th May, suys:- A joss-stick shop was robbed a considerablá It is a long cry from Changing to Shanghai hd it would be presumptuous to suppose that many people at your port are er can be greatly A fight into place between two men employ interested in the things that concern this, big, in a blacksmith's shop, and in their agar throbbing Chinese city. Still it has aerently they seized the first tools that arma te band adquired a peculiar, if u tuà alloguer unviable and remote have proclaimed their belief that We understand that Mesars. Jardine, Mathe- The Japan Mail, Anys:-One might have sup-Road we find the beautiful Blue Pool, a favourite shared each other; serious wounds were putation, and intelligent travallers both reesnt

given and received.

Chungking is doslinod to be known oven much son & Co. hare received a telegram from Lon-posed that the fashions of sensational journalism study with our local sketchists, completely had been exhausted, but human ingenuity has

Three Brothers were on their way to their better than it is. My own opinion, based op don intimating that the annual meeting of ill some enrprises for us. Who, for exquinta silted up with sard. shareholders in the Indo-China. Steau Naviga has ever befors thought of indieting his readers

Bold when they cante across a liger, which on an extensive and somewhat prolonged tion Compasy took place on Friday, the Sist into secrete overheard by listening at key-holes be so great as was supposed at the time the food thoir Loes and surgeded in rescuing their

The damage at the Comstery turas cut not to pounced upon one of them. The other two used aquaintance with the district, entirely agrees wl, and that a dividend of 6 per cent. (equal or by lingering ander open windows? Yot how Now that the great storm that will render

ta 13. por share) for last year has been declared. delightful is the conception! What a charming

| romain fally perenaded that the prophecy je ear- A notification in Saturday's Gazette announcos y appropriate embellishment to certain selamus

tain to have an early fuldment. Geographi-i the 20th and 30th May, 1889, for ever me that H. E. the Governor bus in the following in the World sed Truth would be a picturo of a

cally, Chungking is one of the most impertext citias in the Empire, while from a commercial taorable in the annals of Hongkong has appointments to the Sanitary Board under the cat-footed reporter, with his eye applied to the

Public Health Ordinance, 1387-Ar.. Sazine! evin in a door or bis ar glued to a key-holo! chearing Queen's -Road of the scomunlation of

standpoint it occupies in the West a position piased, and there has been soins cessation Brown, Surveyor Ganera, to be President; Latouchere or Yates should be willing to pay sand. The big hole in Zetland Street is being thousand coppere being the length of its tether Foreign marchants have long been in indirect Cash sichunge is slightly depressed; our exactly similar to Haukow in central China, of the deluge, opportunity is afforded for General Alexander Hermes Adam Gordon, kantsomoly for this tip, and we trust that if filled with the earth canded up from Queen's for one Mexican coin. It is feared that the touch with the place, and they know that it i ascertaining the extent of the damage. Acting Captain, Superintendent of Felice, to either of them wakas nes of it, he will send a

substantial cheque to fis great originator, the Rond in front of the Ifongkong Hotel.

depression bes not yeb toushed its lewest ebb. the key to an extensive territory into which This cannot be done all at orce, ans more

Tokyo Shimps. Somebody has been listening The rai fsil of the 29th and 9th May, though sud that before long we will see the Mexican foreign merchandise can scarcely be said to havo than the repairs can be offeeled imediately. The Post Office Department at Singapore on behalf of that journal outside the Council it does not break the record, is not very far beWe Jones that a number of fabermen lalendases, a city set or a hill," and it is impos-

grotéð at 960 or 9801.

as yet penotrated. The city stof is, in different The amount of work that will fall upon the having been very successful lately in discovering Chamber where the Cabinet meet the washind the heaviest rainstorma noted in standard eating a company with a view to establishing sible to believe that it can or enght to remsiu

LAVIS where unatamped letters were being engaged, on an occasion when Conat It was difgrent, and must prove a serious strain Press saya, resorted to another dodge and there is a vacancy, but

Public Works Department will be very brought ashore the Chinamen haye, the #re prement, the eavesdropper professes to have overworks on meteorology. At Joyeuse, in France, an Ice Depot at this port, the top being imported much longer entside the direct range of foreign larant ports of China, Philippines, Siem, &c. ngon its resources, especially as two o

beard some broken phrases" At present $1.17 inches fellio twenty-two hours; at Genova, from Niagpe. As they use a gard deal of les merchantile influence. Chinese conservation chinchew was discovered bringing unhona

next year 30 inches in twenty-fons hours; at Giraltar, themselves for preserving fab daring the may porbapa ancceed in staving off the day of Baumber of latters without either stamps or

the Banue of Pears.

ammer, only a limited amoost of public ectual contacts little longer, but it is certainly three officials belonging to it are at presentervalopes. He wis charged at the Folice Court to the post of President, which he desire to hil's abavo Bombay. 24 inches in one night; is said that they will retail the commodity at not speedy fusion of native and foreign interests, 35 inches in twenty-six hour; the support will be required to start the conseru impotent to prevent altogether an influential if absent from the Colony. Mr. BxOWN also and fined $50.

Privy Councillor in the labours under the disadvantage of being.

fortunately be happens and authe Khasi Hills, 30I chas on each of two cents per catty.

and now that pronounced anti-foreign opinions A serious accident attended with loss of life to be in the capital" After these trap-five snocessive days. Ta wattest dis

A correspondent writes—“We are glad toʻ† are again swaying the minds of high oficials. maater the duties and business of the im-'entral at the new buildinga now in the course listener's ear, there followed an interval daring a mean of twenty four years being 493.19 inches, is rather forcibly termed lie tea. A proclamation seives paved the way for extensies by enequivocal stranger, and of not yet having had time to occurred yesterday morning in the Queen's-road mentary utterances had been wafted to the test known on the be, she annust rainfall on learn that the Chiasse Authorities have taken it might be as well for them to recognise this hu

strong menenres to supprose all dealings in what outeatablefact in the situation. They have thorn- of érection next the Chartered Mercantile Bank which the conversation inside became inaudible, portast department of which he is the fire in see an agent story antics and then again a pertain Minister of State wes Of English rainstorms one of the most noteworthy was issued on the 22nd inst. in which it was treaty terms, and experience should teach them administrative head. Placed in this difficult suffelting when it gave way. Three of the beard to say: As he is guided abase all things was a fall of 3.12 inches in two hours and saven Przest dealers and seize all such teas in their pos agreement will assuredly beansscoonstel. Izitret decreed that, whoarer shack apprehend such die thatany attempt to breakaway from as bonourable Bituation, and called upon, fun endden mon managed to hold on to the remains and by devotions to the interests of his country ten minutes on the 1st August, 1840, register session, the Board of Foreign Intercourse shall strange, therefore, that after tbo lang thesed ex

saved themselves; the Fourth man was dashed to whether in the Government or not, he will not HONGKONG... Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co. emergency, to institute and organise a was the ground, splitsing his skull, and died instantly care much about the nature of the port to which dat Camberwell, London. In the storro of the reward him with Tle. 160; and the person who perience they have bad of English merchants,

scheme of repairs and reconstructivus,

he is appointed, as it that of Privy Councillor or 29th and 30th May we had according to the shall givo such information as shall lead to the and the benefits that have accrued to the country he is specially entitled to the armpathy and ruiser Carling, 14 1,420 tons, 1,640-herse he says that he is not indisposed to join the rainfall of 20.40 inches, from 10 m. on the remains for us to see what effect it will have o

The Admiralty hate ordered the third-class President of the House of Peers. At all ovente, meteorological returns issued at the Observatory. This looks rather basiness like, and it only not strange that the authorities held still fait apprehension of the offenders shall receive Thk through the introduction of foreign trade, in it consideration of the community. Its power, Captain Sir William Wiseman, to be re- Government, but

Wac 28th to 10 a

to perceive in all thin the palpable token of a fz- to be hoped that he will receive on a commissioned for suother term of foreign serratulato the Tokya Shingo upon the ingenuity the whale of this fall took place in the number of gears-And we think the B. of Fwrong to straggle Chungking mast becomi on the 31st, bat nearly a shon st practice which has been going on for led destiny agaicat which it is as futile as it is vice. The Caroline hoisted the pestant af of this appetising method of newsmengering. JHANGHAI Hall & Holta Co-operative lands cordial support and hearty co-opera- Shescasss on January 26, 1886, and has been st. It almost equals that other Japanese invention, thirty-five hours comprised between 1 am. on I might go still farther and say what shall be an open port, and were the authorities wise they SHANGHAI....Mesara. Kelly & Walsh..

tion. Bo far scarcely an attempt at a bagin, tached to the Pacide Station. She is to reused the advertisement of potent sparlant pills by the 29th and noon on the 30th, and this period dona to these teamen who send out his masters instead of striping to abstract legitimate eforts NORTHREN& Hall &-Hosts Co-operativa Co.

chest musters, ato. -HIVER Ports and Kelly & Wakh, Shaughing of the work has been made, but we to Hongkong when refiured on the Pacifle for a pretty lesson dressed in pinnent uniform, ringing includes a comparatirèls dey interval of about

to bring it about, would axeri ovary szergy tó Thistle Birds baza.whispered in our eari horton an eront which will infallibly result in NAGASAKI Mames The C. & J: Trading Co. trust that pot a moment's unnecessary delay rough verbal and repair, and will then babes, sed dangling zatem trees to stret

twelve hours between, the two storme.

that some sort of arrangement is on the tapu general good to the whole province. still take place. It is stated that there is

The caly storm which in the memory of the for the chartering of steamers by the native It is impossible for Earoposes to believe that a 'difficulty in securing the necessary labour of the 5th May says that the climate of the A memorial published in the Peking Canette

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. dest residents of Hongkong oan in any way, be teamon to take their toes to London and Aus the present nadisguised opposition is be On the con traja, should foreign buyers not acquies In Bed us ressonable objections The Government, if there be any attempt at border country in innan is a unhealthy tha

compared with that of last Wednesday and being dictated to, and cons to terms at the pro trary we know, and the knowledge gives combination either on the part of contractors every two or three years the Throne is sakad to

(SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILT PRESS,”|| Thursday, occurred on the 6th June, 1864. al per time. We must martainly congratulate pain to every right-thinking person, that tho SL.08 Mr. Ang. Book.

or coolies, should at once take up a firm confer posthumous Lemans on officers who hav

LoxpoN, Slet May. most the same time of the year as the one we plucky John Chinaman for bis sublime idea objections recently put forward spring from HANGEUT.Messrs. Ramsay & Co..

sneaumbed to its effects, A list is now furnished SINGAPORE » Messrs. Kelly.&. Walek..

stand, and decline to submit to any squeez by the Viorrey of seventy-seven officials engaged LORD HALISBURY ON THE NATIONAL have just experienced. That storm seems to There is not the least doubt thing the foreign one root only, via, a biter hatred of the for- PENANG....Messrs. Maynard & Co.

ing. Intimation should be given to the frontier defends work who during the leat two

DEFENCES.

have resembled the one which occurred last week merchants will be only two glad to grant the signer. The Kuling has bees prevented from teamem evory facility in order to carry ont their mining to Changking, not heruse olsas juter- COLOMBO...Mesere. A. M. &'J. FergussaZ, -

in any ways. Like that one it was almost undey taking, as it will simply esabla them to esta are powerful in the distriol, not because the The Naval Defence Dill has been read a CALUUTTA... Masira. Newman & Co.

contractors this efforts to make unlawful Teats are either fallen in battle or died from moalarial fever, and sanotion in requested for the

purely local. Nothing was felt of it at Canton, balg our celestial friends to jump from the fry navigation of the Upper Yangtes is diffoglt or SYDNEY.... Messrs. Gordon, & Gotch, profit out of the disaster will be met with bestowal of the usual tokena of respect to their second time in the House of Lorda.

and very little at Macao, although at Whampoa ing pan foto the fire

dangerous, nor yet because forsiga lives would MELBOURNE.Moms Norton, Hargrave & Co. refusal to givé future employment to these mpy

Lord Salisbury in peach walt upon a water spout descended killing about 200 Chitrabbof the marim that thecamsmat he removed the true reasons of the pressat unhappy and The powers hat bo do not seem to roalise the be jeopardised by her animal. These are not BRISBANE ......Mesara. Gordon & Gotch, LONDON...Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lane. making it. The cost of the repairs to the On Friday night a best was found Bosting the insecurity of the brautry, and although he ass. The streets which suffered worst appear before the offert may cease, for in their otherwise silly obertruation, and no one believes that they LONDON Mowers. John Haddon & Co., various public works will make a great bole bottom up in the harbone by the Water Police did not consider war imminent he urged that to have been also much the same, Shelly street, oozsmendable cruende against the pernicious ka era. It is sad, but it is true, that the genules

On righting the boat and examining it, it waN'

think that cause is to be found in the biter anti-foryiga Wyndham-street, Aberdeen street, and Caine bit of opium smoking; they seem 3 & 4, Bouverie St, Fleet Stein the colonial éxchequer, and it is importan! found to contain about 220 balls of opium and a where real darger exista we must guard against it.road we're all considerably damaged and rendered they will succeed in diminiebing the number of retrogressive policy which is in favour at Pek- Mesara. Street & Co,,80 Cornbill Momers. Bates, Handy & Co. that no money should be wanted in any quantity of ammunition. A man who had just THE NEW VICEROY OF IRELAND, impassable by the bursting of sewers. The loss diesus. During the wook number of these class Interests are strong in the West, and t opium smokers by forcibly closing all the opiaming just now!" Class intereste!" Yea, oort in Mr. W. M. Wills, 181,Cannon St. direction.

swum from the boat was arrested and claimed Mr.L.H.Richy,96,Rue Lafayette.

Lord Ireland has been appointed Lord of life seems to have been greater than in the dens has been compelled to put up their shut may be frankly admitted that unfed murmus BERLIN.........G. Hüldebrandt,111,Alexandrines, It is of course quite imposible for the rorything in it except the opin, which he de

| nied all knowledge of. Hy waid that he and un-Lientenant of Ireland

present esse, a large number of people being ters at a moment's notios, while others have only of opposition would be raised against the amoisl Pablle Works Department to grapple with other man were in the boat going to Yarma, SAN FEARGO.Mr. L. P. Fisher, 21, Merchants all the work at once, and it will therefore be when a squad caught her and turned her and THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY drown diu Taipingaben, but the danings done to succeeded in prolonging their existence by the ratification of an agreement to allow stek

they jumped overboard and swam to land. The

property was not to grost, to judge from the sire eloquence of the almighty mexions are to come to Chungking, but it is alike in necessary to take it in order of urgency man was brought before Mr. Wodehouse on Sa

It is anld that the runners are reaping a pleati credible and untrue that the **DUZION The international Monstary Conference will fact that it was estimated that half a million ful harvest an that their innings, promises to would be supplemented by ungovernable trenkle, The Tytam conduit, which is broken in three tarday morning, but the one was remanded, meet in Paris in the”Antemn.

dollars would cover the extent of the dainago be a long ons. It is a well-known fact that unless; indeed, the oficials, themeslves ins

HONGKONG....Messrs. The Hall & Holiz Co. HONGKONG......Mesura Kelly & Walsh.

'HOYOKONG....Messrs. A. V. Watson & Ca.

MACAO.. BWATOT

AMOY FORMOSA

.Mr. F. A. ds Crus.

Momra. Quelch & Co.

Mr. J. G. Götz.

... Mr. J. G. Gálz.

FoodBOW........Messrs. Hedge & Co.

KOBE-OSAKA....Messrs. F. Walsh & Co. YOKOHAMA......Mosers. Kelly & Walsh. MANILA..Messrs. Dias Puertas & Co. HASOL..Mr. F.-Mainfroy.

HALPHONG......Mr. G. Gavella.

LONDON.

LOSTON LONDON

PARIS,

Street.

Exchange. NEW YORK....Mr. A. Wind, 21, Fark Bow.

Daily Frees Office, January, 1889.

..commissioned for service in the China Station.

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CONFERENCE.