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INTIMATION.

wages generally are on a musk more lihoral scale than is paid for equally responsible "work outside; that, owing to the system of promotion by seniority rather than by

EUS KANGRONG DATEV PRAIA, HATURDAY, MAT AIR, 1800,

Mr. Edward Key Rarios Walkor bet been appointed British Coneal for the l'allip pine Islands, to resident Malls,

"The Epelioele wie pozdneni last night at the | HONGKONA CHICKET OKVH LAWN

TENNIS TOURNIE 2ST. Thestra Legal, belera a querit audivnos Ma Grade Hawthorne appeared us Leslie Brudenell

Puorisson Paide, who married the profligate Dunian Bowhaw The latest news from ear offers on the Metve Mortgofhery, and repented the contract Mousses and Great best R. W. Maitland and shebion

-7-5, 6-1, 5, 40 kong, says the Rangoon Gazette, is dated 10th when the details of his life became known to

***B* Class HaNDMAR, a-trans. Mekong willigea fow miles coach-east pine, and the sadience seemed, Batisfied with: F, A. Jupp boat xi. A. Woodoook-64, 4-6, 1-4 Ming-lip.

the production.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED (erit.ficers are forced into positions Marob, when anne has to milles pilienst of him There are one or two good foain as the B. R. Charon, B.N.. bent 1. E. Humphreya-d,

Established. A.D. 1841.

WINES AND SPIRITS.

ALL these are looted by ear London Tours, bought direct at first hand, Jusported in wood and bottled by ourselves, than anring oll Interradiate profis, and enabling, as to expply the best growtka as MODERATE PRICES.

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The Straits Times Bays Mr, N. G, Mil«£»l! Innes will not be appointed to the post of Pro- actor of Chinese here. Mr. Camper will go to Pensug assistant Protoaine, while Mr. Evans from Pennng will come to Singapore band of the Protectorate.

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ENGAGEMENTS. "A" CLAB HANDWAN -FINAL. C. Platt, owe 30. v. U. M. Ferth, owe 10-3, heat of nota

PROVERIZON PATRO-S-FINAL Dr. Attison and Sorgens-Major Moods. Maundry

and Griet, best of 5 vote

1 ep-oist wire, 10 which

"Elgabrieler akmally beluga the millenism the poblan at Heggkong sa e vellitary and

evastation fata monaklaration. Le sinhce of them nearer, the Phawior frozen water pipe being likely to tind favour with the Briin lapse of emong the latest na

plinato Pe Com doos, This, howover, is not ų ramson, why, {origiustór of the kha If Hongkong has just mass to complain of the entrant is outing hugh aggresint- neory Impriul intenfra sos with the adminis ant metal, insulated with a ferovi and non- tration of purely best Piirs, some ready for enduoting madium, the whole onlosed. In a tha risvanom of the eslony should not be found. metal tube, which is drawn done to make a com The ostablishment of a Manipal Council with past wire o ba that is externally a conductor of power to control portsin loest expenditure, the heat, but not of electricity the interasi resiat- atrodeation of an unoffiofal member to the ing metal becomes strongly heated, wils the in *ermentira council, or other means of gratifyingealation provants loss of arrest and electrolysis. the vary landable duairs of the altisus of the They preparat rice was placed in a weste pipe in ookiny tre be responsible for the administra: which a man of los 12 inbox tong and 1 inches. tion of local affairs whick anasen them more thick had formed, aut with a current of 4 am- nearly then any one alsa, might be agreed paros at a pressure of 50 volte, complete thawing apan without calling for the intervention of she was affected in 4 minutes.. House of Commons. The vord question of tha

Mr. T. Wrightson, M.P.. has found that FROM TEE “CHỨNG NGÓI NAM ĐÓ.”

amount of the military contribution had not im-i With referenca to the war tose. we learn that probably not to do with the movement which solidifying tras, like freezing water, expauda further e, of Tls, 21,500 was collected beans beat sot on foot, and the petition, if it means during a few daprons of tenperatura while The Viceroy La Bung.chang proceeds to aggregates Els, 2543,750 and the, zamber of the exemasion of the colony's desire to be consulted thou contrses to the solid so. The Brik tween the let nad 38li ult, the total now nothing otse may be accepted as an emphatio passing from the liquid to the plastic state, nud Chefon to exchange the ratifications.

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

THE CHINA-JAPAN TREATY RATIFIED.

Kwang su yesterday.

REUTER'S

TELEGRAMS.

CANTON NOTES....

altors which are of vital importones to its know and nefl. property of wolding in iran appear to depend, like the regolation of ice, apon this aritial senditing, which exists over limited - yanza" of temperature between the

A FAR EAST CRICKETING TOUR IN molten and the plastic state.

ENGLAND.

which they are not competent to fill" There isquiten long list of similarconclusions, which we need not quote. The Commission recommends the immediate sensation of new appointments to the service; alas the Cessation of increase of, salaries to the existing staff of civil servants. On this point the report says: "The evidence all-parts of the world in the list of 14 number

The whole of the new mining compralex forureCIAL TELEGRAR TO THE "DAILY PRINS." |

SHASOHAI, 3rd May. shows that nesy of the officers of the Ral, with a united nousjual capital of £21.296.961, The Treaty was ratided by the Emperor, Pallic Service magnify the importance but the cards of the two previni yech "of their duties, and, as already mentioned, several millions, the grest part of this money "the tendency

ta for each to compare hixos to Western Australia and South Afrion "work and remaneration with those in ment which res not on the cured list for

One distinguished floor belonging to a regi; other Government departments. But when Chirol applied, wa (Rangeon Gazette) hear, for we compare the average salaries paid by a week's lap, went to see the commandant of another regiment which was mére fori anato, and "Government with those pull by large pained permission to weve in the moks

'stitutions in the colony, which require of side the necry abanga in his uniforta, sud their employees capacity, education, and othally want throngh the action at Malaksa industry at least equal to what is acutual Pass returning at the expirathu of his rare to

bis own regimia. "in the Civil Service, it is seen that the The Singaporn Fro Tress of the 25th April rate of pay in the former is excessive. says:-11... Bagi basing cold at Tan The result of a comparison which we have ng Pagar, aves the wharf at 4 p.. to cozy, instituted between the salaries enjoyed by out into the ronda. She will at the art

of H. M.S..Sewrn, which ship is now konward large number of olerical officers in the bood from Hongkong, and may be exprotien dictalim. "Civil Service with those paid in seven hare on Saturing or Sunday. The elief of thei

Severn by the Rainbow given, the China eganču : Oscar Wilde bas bonu sorsitted on the charge banks doing business in the colony, is too the advantage of having one of the furst of conspiring for the purpose of oursitial of "establish the fact that the rate of pay in type of new second-class oraisers.

arts of indecency, which charge the Crown the Civil Service is from 20 to 30 per cent. Our Arier correspondent writes:-The Br withdraws. On the other pharges of indecency "higher, and we are confirmed in our con- fish lip ghdhurat, from New York to Amor the jury disagreed and were discharged. The CLARET.-Our Clarets including the lowest "clusions by the-oridaice giren of malarios for orders, reports Chat on the 11th December car will be retried next sessiour, bail in the L-EL-Fonchow on the 2nd iosé. for Canton on one that all the Strašla oricket, wen have gone fdition of litis magosium and carbonate of

shortly after leaving Now York, abe encountered

torrido gale of wind from the north-west in estime being refused. which the vessel was thrown on her bam ends, a lost threa boats, saile, spars, stores, and every Thing mercable about the decks, and to prevent the ship from foundering jettie zed about 2,000 cases of petrɔkum.

PRICE LISTS, with Fall Ditaile, to be

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bad ga Application,

after removal should be rested month before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being

sent out

SBERRY-Exo-il-ut Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages, All aro tras Xores Wines.

priced, are guaraston to be the germine proinct of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from asia sad ourrants, as is gonsrally the case with Cheap Wines

BRANDY—All cur, Brandy is guaranteed to

SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESY."]

LONDON, 2nd May, THE CHITKAL BELIKF EXPEDITION. The farther advance of the Chitral relief og pedition has been stopped and the troops are to he graduly withstrawi frous Kafirislan,

KITS SIA AND JAPAN,

The Times Mode correspondant wires that 100

THE OSCAR WILDE SCANDAL.

At the beginning of the year, France--out-

side of Paris-had 34 at schrin lighting stations in operation. Of thes, lil, bưng à espreity of 5,610 hors power, were drivan by water; 119, of 22,000 horas power, by stam: 39, of 1.550 horas power, by towa can; and 5, of 290 6,000 horas power, by water utid staaw; 14, of

boren power, by producer gan.

last serip is 12:095.

Owing to the conclusion of pests the troops welfare. letály hired wera disbanded a few daysagound ouch mian was given two dollars fór påkangra-ruoney to raturu te kis place. Some of the recruita wore notorious rubbers and when ther were disbanded

▲ curious origin of roomt explosions in London thay returned to their former habits. Two of

is sarpcotel. In the street boxes ased for tham were rasted the other day and afíer à The Times of Deyion of the 6th April aayaalectrical supply a considerable deposit of the trist worn behandled.

Dr. Fox, the Straits ariskater, was bore to-day metal sodium has been divancored on some of the A integram was revived from Formoss the with his with, they being passengers for Bugland insulatora. Ak this wostal tales ties on contact... other day which has not been made public, but by the White Star liner Oceano, which is with water, its presence in places whore gas froia as to which there has bran a good deal of aik golog home for repairs and therefore, paving an leaky maine is holy to delats is a uew and Some think the telegram.bols the clere not anused call at Colombo. Our roaders will re serious danger. | to digband the wildings as panca in precarious member that Dr. Pex was Lat bere în 193 with Some say the reason why the oflere disbanded the Straita arickstors, and be was alse que of Japanese Ministry has resolved to resist Rate the ow troops was that most of the rearnits the players against our tease when we sent repre- ware opin smokers, After the new troops sentatives to the Straits four years ago, at the were disbanded, they plandered houses and som

me time that the Fougkong colony sent a team mitted serions affair hoses were robbed there. Anyone who knew Dr. Fox two years ago Po-henng, in Puz-a district, a few days ago, teret nothing, and he is as keen on cricket a at the same time. is a village named Si here would recognisa bim again, for be has 'nl

On the 26th ult. a ratten shop was also robbod i over, if anything more keen thin before. He by the diebanded soldiers in Anzam.

han a great iden ön-in fact, in regard to orisket, It is imported in Canton that His Excellency, which he enunciated in one of our representa- A new substitute for gold cousists of 14 parto Tan Chung-in, the sew Viceroy of Centoo, aves in tes conrus of an laterview to day. It of copper to ti parts of salimony, with the să- board a small-gun-boat sad that he may be exbome on leave, or are shortly going. E. Wime to increase the density. It can be drama, pected here as or about the fb inst. The 8th Birch and... Watson, who played against wrought, and soldered like gold, and proserven (FROM TONKIN PAPERS

instaut has been appointed for his taking over) Colombo at Singapore ca our visit there, are in its colour even when exposed to aminoniasal THE FRENCH IN MADAGASCAR.

the seal. His yomon has been decorated beauti-England on leave, and so era Harrington,, who salts or nitrous vapours. fully. Itt a role for the Magistrates to pay care here with this Straits team, Taureano, FARIS. 24th April.

all the expenses out of their own pockets for the the genial lith wicket-kuoper of that party, General Metzinger had token the Hovas camp reception of any bigh official who comes to take, and the two Talbote, the explain and his near Majunga, killing one hundred. The Freneb ap an appointmant. The expanses ses divided brothar. They make up formidable Straits -Linto as many parts as there are Magistrates in ["six” in the way of cricket, and Dr. For now

the province.

goes, maklog the sreath, while after bima sra THE PARIS OMNIBUS STRIKE!

Last month rumours wees spread in Hing looming, is Ulas imaodive fature, A B. Vooder Panis, 25th April. Ling, district is the prefecture at E the premier wicket-keeper of the Straite ( The strike of the Owaibas employes is

Ying, that a revolution was about to commerce.stomper who balds the unique reputatina- breaking up. Two of the principal isaders have The inhabits of the said district were in achieved the other day-of kasping wicket in na Qimes.

great alarm and many shifted their families to 'Innings of 400 without latting a single bye) ; H. boon arrested.

Loiter places. The local Magistrate as suba | C. Beltfeld, and J. Hughes, the old Lancashire PARTE, 26th April.

communicated with the gentry thars, and professional. That makes a team of too, and the The strike is finished.

advised, then to hire soldiers for protestion, doctor thinks that with thom they ought to be forms for the :dministratîna of Armenia. Iuspector Quiocoy Frecued a 7 from diowa-

THE POWERS AND THE CHINA- The Magistrate at their request authorised able to winage a very fair cricket tour in Erg lug yesterday morning. Tw Chinames were

JAPAN WAB.

them to lire 2,000 solātora. Ai land it was die land, osling themselves the "Steaits . Wan- bathing at Yaumati sed for a time they were

covered that the rumour was groundless sad derers,” or some such came. If they are jøived plagially dipping, wach other in the water.

PARIS, 7th April. Eseutually both became angry, and que pallad Russia has decided to oppose the cession of make sqness by hiring soldiers.

was originated by the Bau Ex, who wished to the other ander the water and kept him there the Liaotong Feninsula, bat a pacific solution Captain Tang Sni-cheang lost his life by bis for so anrosonebla tine 11e becams, helpless and had sunk twice #hea Inspiroler Quincey patis hoped for owing to the understanding between bravery in the battle with the Japanes in Tai- Jigawan last gour. An Imperis! Ediot was issued off in a sampan and resoned him. The atuar Germany, Russia, and Franca.'

some time ago to jeruni Captain Tong a title of a wo arrested for attempting to as the

Tai-Tas Sai-py and a reward of 800 tuels, and his demandants are to bear the title for ever.

The death is enoueded of Admiral Sir Wil.

he pare Cognac, the different in price deine Te Hongkong the ordinary expenditure ac liam FaDaawo Martio, Hart, GC.B. By his had three wounded.

merely a question of age and vintage..

"paid.im mercantile establishments.". The total expenditure on the civil service in New South Wales amounted last year to £9,816,995, and the retrenchments com mended by the Commission avioout to about a quarter of a million, or say 9 per ernt.

cording to the estimates for the year in which the Retrenchment Commission sat, WHISKY-All our Whisky is of excellent 1894, was $1,982,281, and the retrench- grility and of greater age than most wets recommended amounted to $79,000 brands in the market. The scoren caly, or say 4 per cent, against which there Waisy marked "E" is universally was a recommendation that exchange com. popolar, and is pronunded by the best loeulpensation should be granted to the extent of nonnoisseurs to be superior to any othe$125,000. The New South Wales people brand in the 'Hongkong market.

We only guarantee our Winns and Epirits to be godine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at

The Coast Parts,

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, 19th January, 1995.

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Tomohone No, 12.

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death a link with the far past has been meternă, Phe tate Admiral entered the Nary in 1815 and was midshipman of the Akbar in the Scheldt, is 1-15, and of the Alasate in Lord Amlocat's Embassy to Chins, and was wrecked in

mb Chond enrouly think that shatter person who went with Lord Amherst's mission in 1916 now survivas,

death of bis former friend.

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PARIS, 26th April. The Rasalan Press meaáries England in 'as of her giving her support to Japan.

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LAW TELEGRAMS.

THE AMEER AND ENGLAND.

LONDON, Ek April, As the second son of the Amser is coming, to England on behalf of his father, orders havə been lasted to receive him as the guest of the-

-TUAKST AND ALMENIA.

CONSTANTINOPny, Zíb April.

A Committee of Ministers is discussing re-

'EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS,

PARIS, 12th April.

M. François Delong'a, que of the lead us of by Ceylon players, at home they will call them | the Colonial party in the Chamber of Deputies, seless the Orient" Club, or adopt some title who is at present in Cairo, in a letter to the equally descriptive of the East, sad he regarde Mutia, deolares

էր. the signatures

the

it sa certain that such a tour will take plans. It patiilons for costinning the British naopation it does, it ought to add to the interest of Fog- of Egypt were only obtained after using fòroo: lab semond-class cricket tais season a great deul, Lord Cromer, the letter adds, is planning The “second-classers have bad in the past the au expedition to Dougola aud Khartoum in. Parsons and the gentlemen of Philadelp¤in; the order to erosis' complications and lo furnish "Gentlemen of the East," or the "Struts Way- | England with an exonse for the pessant British derers”—whatever they may mall themselves--cocupation of Egypt. M. Delangle, is concln- THE CONSTITUTION OF HONGKONG. | will, we feel sare, bu felly an beartily welcomed sion, says that the Egyptians are looking to

by the leading Clabs at bouis; and they ought to Franss to malya'the situation.. The Timeyya-The petition of inhabitants provide fully as good sriokotus the other visiting

THE AINERIAN BAILWAY. of Hongkan praying for an amendment of the teamo jast named. Dr. Naz is going to visit his

ST. PETERSBURG, 12th April, cuuslilation of that colony in the direolwn of old hospitals--Westminster and St Barthelp- The Twar isandior su imports it Commission FROM A CREZSPONDENT)

representative government, which was presented mew'a—and he hopes to spend two ancamera în ↑ to suqaire inte ike causes of ik + dalag in report. Yesterday, at sight o'clock in the evening. Mar), will probably rosaive the more attention in long enñugh to play this season thero. It was not sale system of poulation in so raration with the SAIGON, 9th April. to the House of Commons on 1 barday Isst (9lat | Bergland and all the other, be mys, will be home ing to him-fall particulars of the alleged whole- firm was discovered in the No. 2 hold of the M. Moananas of thescents which have of late tanded be generally known, bat ur. For was originally a nastraction of the Siberian Railway. mall stoner Melbourne. The Are original British intoresta in the China Sons. It is more sentor to Brockwall, who has since done so well of the Doo Quarks have sailed for Vindivostock to give increasing importanen to the oastre of player in the Sarvey Colts, and, as each, bs stood News has been received that larza partis of

veseal.

THE ACCIDENT TO THE

MELBOURNE.".

EVENING.

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ÚBITUARY.

LONDON, 15th April. Mr. J. Lourensa Gana, Liberal Member of

KARTKQUAES IN EUROPE.

VIENNA, 16th April. According to the latest réporta received from the southern districts of Austria immense damage has been wrought by the earthqnake yesterday. biccked by falling debris. It is estimated about Several bone ollapsed, and railways wer twenty parama mera killąd,

seem to bave got something more tangible out of their Retrenchment Commission than this colony did, but it remains to be seen- how far the useful recomendations that have been made will be carried into effens when the Bhagat is submited to Parliament. We are more concerned. Lowever, to gather lessons from the report for local application of India, Australia, and China which was to be

At the annual meeting of the Charford Rank than to speculate on what may happen teld on 17th April, the directors would redom, mand that a dividend ba declared for the second in the Australian colony, and we may van-

Balf of the year at the rate of nine per dent, per ture to uake one more extract, which, though num, frow of icons tax (making with the in it may seem perhaps a comparatively trivial terim dividend eight per cent. for the year); that matter of detail, has a very direct bearing, it sp to 2325,000: that £5.000 be placed to

£50,000 be added to the reasers fand, bringing | on the efficiency of tbo service.. The ulcers superannuation-fuud. and that the following femarks oight have beuntatau of £11,901-28. 8d. de capriod forward." penued with direct reference to Hongkongs The Straila Development Company has no

"We may bere make a general statement.ceived the following exblegram from the chairin cotton loaded here, sod was caused positiv | than doablind whather this increasing importause for that county. He went on by tho Ocenic in order to form a settlement in that district mad applicable nlnost without exception to the man, Mr. E. Berlus W:Bisson, Siegspers, aby s apark, or more probably through the entrop will tond in the direction desired by the framers 10-day, fult of confidence in the ceas of auto auist the Governmit in the protection of

der tuta. 2.od Starsh. Unving referebon to the hating got wet, as at four o'clock there was the petition. Hongkong, se the politioners hestern team tour in Bagland if orgnaised, and the railway lus. *" whole of the départireuls, and that is, that out discovery of a gold reef at Passob

Abamanivas paint out, ia heavy shower.

froutier fortress and regretful of oan thing only, namely, that

LORD ROBERTS- unyad depo, the beaiguarters of Heriajesty' Mackenzie, the Miraits "boy" bowler one not

Lorony, 12th April. the office prynisse are so constructed that! Palog Back from Pash. Palmerate

Steam was a cage applied and now they are dest in the Ubius Boss, and the natural base of with the holiday-makers, far he would have been Ko ancormonaty signed oummanications that have

It is reported that Lord soberin will be sp- ((mining export) conai era property of great appearalin other pers first will be inserteil.

“& proper supervisión is impossible, and vain. The mucovered 45 fast, still extashing pamping water into the hold. The passagersal and military operations abould they over-useful, as last year he took over a hundred and pointed Field Marshal. linders for extra copies of the Daily Press honthat the accommolation available is not both ways, carrying good gold throughout; wars luggage, and trail bags are being landed and intety bucessary in that portion twenty wickets at an storage of 0 runs a wicket. beat before 11., on the day of publication After that hour the supnly in limitad. Only Supplied

"utilised to the best advantage. It is cove deterized bermifter. I will leave a son considerable. It is not likely that the tamer on somewhat larger stals than Gibraltar, month of November it is going to play a team Esat Leeds, is dead...

rich in plucea, free others discovered, mia to lenks as though the damage and delay will be would, it is burz briefly describedDr. For is a mamber of the Perak Club, which as the Gibraltar of the Esatera Parifio It is is now so strong that, ba saya, this year in the for Cash.

mon to find a number of separate rooms, in as possible for London with bulk sarapls."

will be able to Ibaro for some days.

bing Li raites long by two to fire miles wide. representing all the Straits. each of which thera are only one or two

The Hamburg correspondent of the London The No. 2 hold is in the after park of the Like Gibrator it is a fortified rook, of which "officers, and to find tables used where and China Express, writing on the 26th March

the batterina protest á frea port. Its harbour derke ought to be employed. In the Chiefar as to report the disagreeable news

is one of the most magnifcest in the world, SCIENTIFIC MISUELLANY. Secretary's office the chief clerk, who presoa sud deeply loaded with general goods for

and its interests are wholly based upon its that the German- Besmer Wilhelm, renty for

The Gre on board the Melbourne is not yet strategic and emmercial position. Ita situation *sumably ought to exercise supervision over the Far East and Eastern Siberia, was run into extinguished and the pumping is being con at the mouth of the Canton river gives it zones whose limits follow ligas of equal tam. Land animals and plants are distributed in "the general stuff, occapies a separate during a fearful galo yesterday by the steamer tined. The summer recaling here for the pre- peculiar twilities for trade with Chins, and its

JArunisberger, and sunk within half-ansbaar

population is either military and naval or comportaen, hat just when the temperature «serts, root." In this connection, too, it might in the despert part of the harbour, her dooks sont and the Manche leaves to-morrow morning

mercial. These are not as a rate, the popala. ita restraining influence has been a matter of e useful to recall the passage in the re being belcer the surfs geveral feet all tho with the maila and passangere for Chias and

tions in which self-governing institutious have 30srtainty. La his resent study of the problem bsen and to Boarish. In Hongkong there is for the United States, Dr. C. Hart herriam Tas Royal Commission appointed by the port of the Hongkong Betconchment Cam. argu, insured for half a million, will be Japeu

The Melbourne's Nu. 2 bald is of pearso

the farther difflen ty that a very large majority has considered that not only the mean tempera-ambassy mittee in which they say: Every officer or leas damaged, and several exportera bare

- DESTRESSING ACCIDENT IN MELIOURNE Government of New South Wales to inquire « should be required to give honestly his already renewed their orders All bande were completely gaited, and the No. 1 holt, #las of the papolation is composed of Chinamen, who tore but also the total quantity of beat in the paded territory in the Pamirs

in the after part of the reagal, contains a good of self-govermerk.

are intally unaccustomed to the responsibilities partionlar zones must have an inflore. He mas-

MELBOURNE. 15th April. sures tho total quantity of heat by the sum of the "six hours' work a day, and if it be thought

des!of water and the oargǝ is much dainagod.

Six men bisa been drowned is ons of the necesary to grant time, in the day for

Pan petition does ant very 'olently define the over 45 dag, the temperature at which luncheon, that time should be made up by

The repairs to the vessel will conpy severa power to which alaim is mode. The most parainington suivity in plants and reproduser topasla in Melbourne through the so-

important appear, however, to be the right five activity in animls are assumed to com. cidental incusk of a quantity of water.

16th April the office hours bring fired earlier than at

of free election of representative of British dos, and arbitrarily takes the air hottest-con- great English-speaking present." Nothing, we believe, has been erat, and the sapoelling of one out of two shares that the Melbourne is£t Saigon at ó p..on the palony, a majority is the Council of such vicetede yaar. Charts constructed according to these in a Molbourns sewer bare bingin recovered.

Telegraphic intelligenes has been received as inaality in the Legislative Council of the secutive works of summer as the hot maron of colonies to inquim into the race which done in the direction of carrying out this will be advertised in the list half of April. The 1st inst. "hul made the Civil Service a byword and a recommendation and four-and-a-half or five capital as besa resolved upon will do 31

represintives, perfect freedom of debate com-siderations, and onmpared with phart.of year which bas, to elapse after a reduction of

plete control in the Connoil over local expendimos a mapped to runrs ago, show sar- "reproach," The suljest possesses some in-hours. may still be taken as the average Macob nest, so that the reductiu may take

thra, and the management of local affairs Pring cincidences, tending Dr. Merriam to terest for us in Hongkong in view of the length of the afficint working day,

Everything that is desired by the petitioners enfade that the various zones of the different placo alunat at ouoo. The exonsange af öld

would practically resalt from the free alsotion pies are limited northward by the total quas report of our own Retrenchinent, Com-

shares for the nese oues has to tako plico during

fa merity of representatives in the Council and ity it best during the session of growib sed | the six wenke from 4th May to tãth June"bast.

the womplete control of local expenditure. Hut prodnation, and southward by the moan tem fully it will also be advertised, when and whare

the Bret question which will by naked on consider. peratura of the hottest part of the year. The the dividend ct 3 por wat. for 1834 is to be paid.

Tonkin has been thrown into a state of agita ing the terms of the petition will be the exact ka Fuelfic Coast in explained by this the ry.as hverlapping of northern and goathara typas ee At the Arst general meeting of the Manchester by the abduction of a Europeas family by meaning of the phrase "fres election of repre

with Essayshire, particularly from Japan, It carried off is a daring raid at Port Wallat. It British nationality to the exonsion of the redgoed atmospheric pressure has been devise Cutton Association the chairman (Mic, C, W. pirates, M. Lagandet, manager of the Kebao dos sentatives of British nationality in the Legisla. here only is a high total of heat mombined with

ļa tory mild summer. Macara) referred to the growing competition minas, sad his wife and daughter having bout of preous of British nationality by a vote of tive Council of the colony." If it means «lection

Au ipoabator for butyling" hoa'a 'eggs_under had bean painted on, he said that the Japanese appears, from the accoaut given in the Courrier Pertoques, German, Americana.and Chinainen, by Prof. C. Giacomini, an Italian embryologiat, mills were rady disenting their attain to of the 27th April that the family copied a the production of the Quer gastitios of yaru,

who form the balk of the population, it would who exprots the apparates to pross a valuable vernor of New South Wales. and that the import of English, yarn, was, in large mat shed. Like all the houses of the Com

mean the government of the majority by a very aid in the study of teratology. Reduced pres consequence, 2.000 bales less in 1994 than in paty's servants, it bus beau gasrded every night, other hand, it means the alvotion of represents various monstrosities, besides retarding growth, small minority of the inhabitants. If, on the pure in the early days of development incites the preceding years. Rosint events had pts since pirates were known to be in the anigh-tives of British nationality by the entire popula bat in later stages embryos are killed, unles phasized the fact that the Japanoss had to be boushwood, by a sentinel, a militiamen who kept tion, it would involve the domination of the oxygen is added to counteract the affects of the taken seriously. Their competition could not bo ignoret. Sach large quantities of spinning gaard on the verandah on the sexward-ids. Un Chinese vole,

Tarted sir. monobinery wren still being shipped to Japau the night of Wednesday, 24th April, the seatineaubly be endowed with voting poware, the Baolnding the garrison, which would not pra

HONGKONG. MAY 4TH, 1895.

into the working of the Civil Service of that colony with a view to retrenchment has made its report. The report prints out that "commission after commission has eat "throughout the

mittee, and the similarity of same of the

conclusione arrived at. In the Hongkong The delivery of the French miil was began at report the following passage occurs:"12.30 p.m. yesterday. “cases such as, the Magistracy, the Post

Liverpool, lett Singapore for this port on the "The C.M. stramer Chingue, from Glasgow and

here on or about the 7th inst. afternoon of the Sad josk, nai may- bs expected

"Offlec, and the Harbour Office, amongst "others, where the head of the depart "ment has stated that it is unpossible

By courtesy of Col. Barrow and Offlors the for him to carry out the duties of Band of the Hongkong Regiment will play in lá office with a smaller staff and the Pable Gardins on Wednesday, 8th May, dwhere we have been unable to make further commencing at 9.30 p.m., wasther permitting. "investigation into the matter, we are

According to the Engineering au Mining "news-arily not in a position to make any Journal the outpat of silver during the your reemendation in favour of any retrench-104 exceeded by about 55,102,000 ounces that of 1893. It had been anticipated that the ant "man, but we boy to call the serious atten-

pat would base fallen off by about 30 million **on of the Governsent to this point." In ou New South Wales the Commission appear to have hul before them a good many heads of 'clock, the steam lanach Dayspring, carrying To-morrow morning, between 9 and 10.30 departments who were of opinion that no

the Bethel fag, will call alongside any Tusgol reduction of staff was possible. "Surprise hoisting coda pensant U., to convey men ashore

is expressed"—we quote from the sun Church, returning about 12 $0.

to 11 am. write at St. Pater's (Somen's) of the report givra by the Sydney Morning Herold" at the apathy displayed by some

ned.

The Dentesh Dampfschiffs Rhedere (King; sin line the attese day beld its usual manual mesting of shareholders. The report and ba

acestimet e septed, and the oairmen daya. stated that the reduction of the capital by 50 por

ANOTHER CAPTURE BY PIRATEN IN TONKIN.

A FAMILY AEHUOTED.

THY PAMIRS. T. PETKESBURG. 16th April.

Bakbare is sending a special few arrage fah erecnation of

The Fur

The bodies of tha sîr misaribla mon drowned

FATAL FIRE.

STONEY, 16th April.

A startling tragedy is reported from Parkes, mining town in N.S. Walos, when pirsuns being burned to death in a dating boase.

A QUEENSLAND LOAN,

BBB 18th April. The Queensland Government in raising a lown of one aüd a quarter million sterling.

· LORD BRSBURY.

LONDON, 15th April. Lord Brawny wud suites, fanye kunden, about the end of Juni next in the proht Sastrasi.

THE GOYRBROK OF NAW SOUTH WALES, 4

LONDON, 16th April. Sarl Onslow is man toned as the coming Go-

SPORT AND ANECDOTE..

BY AN OLD FOGET

THE BUAT BACK.

Dmpire the isot that odds nf a pronounced kiad that it was evident she would be supplying other, was at his peat. Two hundred metres away.

In a comparison of several thousand saws, Dr. bare ben Inid on the chances of Oxford, which countries with parna, as well as her own require the armed funk of the Quang peu Residency are as follow:-British, 1,400 Portagar, deathe from weakly constitutions or maladies their superiority over Cambridge in the minda sumbers of the civa population of Hongkong Reus, of Buda Posth, finds the proportion of may be acoupled as a pretty sure indication of ruenta. It hul bewb stated that the Japaness workpeople were working long bears. In the was at aacher and, in accordance with orders, 2.000; Chinese, 211.000 sud de suider traceable to the mother, to be twine as prest of the critics, the interest in the struggle is women for much less. spinning milla for auls dd. per day, and the the steam launch of the same Rosidency should out-By Germans and Americans. The numbers among children of mothers ander 20 as stong maintained in extraordinary fashion. The par-

of the wait malas of the civil British and Chi-those of mothers over 30. have been at anoher with steam up fa front of ove poulations. compare as follows:-800

song of the Light Bla-s doobtless fad comfort- the General Manager's houss at the entranos tr The diretors of the National Bank of India the bay. A grabat also bea beo lying to tha

Britai, 127,000 Okinasa, on a praportion of

ingr£votions in all manner of stray insidanta ir sport for the year ended 31st. D somber harbour of Fort Wailat, but unfortmately viding for all bad and doubizaldebts, and inclad to Koban, where there was another gunboat, hist, state the net profit for the par, aller pro- it was not thart, having gone the guns erasing ing a brianos of £18,952 in 71. brought forward,

additions.

loya

the stem-launch but without result The

cannot he wiskytter in connection with breath of scandal may utter in connection with other forme of sport, no one would over dream of attoring a word of suspicion, about the genuineness of this event. For years now if he

ona iritish vote for 160 Chide Totes A muse, of double brain, action of much appa-oo the rivar, and sutil the judgʊ's gun is fired that it should be proposed to restrict the root streifeacce has been worded by Mir. L. C. at the eans union of the struggle they will pin astoral traustise to the 800. British voters Brass is Brain, in one condition the patient their fits in the prowess of the crew from the seems scarcely a possible proposition to put tor-pose in Boglieb, in the other bis language was backs of the Cam with a steadfastne boyond

"of the beads of the Civil Service on the way a case of plague at Yauanti, and the palisa! £17,607 16s. 3d., requi ed to oplete the glided in ander dover of the darknes, coming it pince the affairs of a post of supt Lupérial im showed fair intelligenéti zrút romeraberak alearly Light Blues the old saying about the unexpated Yesterday morning it was reported that there anoants to £1514 18 74., ant dvdnoting the Two sapanú carrying forty well nemod pirates it should, on the other hand, be proposed to fsubject of oheraio manía · Ho was right-handed. wiit ngain, and to the average sapporter of the. About half-past ton the alarm was given. wart in the mime of self-gararament, hat that Welsh. In his Enlish period he was the praise Accidenta bave happened before and

"subject of Civil Servten reform, and then arrival there it was found that the ailment amount available, is 294,507 17s, 48. Ar less until the last moment, whan the men leaped forsign and Chinese vote of overwhelming on recollection of the acarences by reference should soatians to

was removed to the Keepodytown Hospital, bat varsion of the rups, onpitel jute sterling, the batiared from the Dan-ka sids, withent being portene me long kong at the discretion of the avant of previous English periods, but had always happening hat, the most oumfort- Commissioners were unprepared for them who he is ang at page, interim dividend at the rate of 8 per cent shore and wade a rush for the Lraudet house, argit, is an lean inredible. Until this loiti i portion of his existence. He wrote by preference should contions to takers kena lateres in che That the goveral pablic and be in to be discharged to-day. There was n Assurances given by a number of the per third death on Thursday night, the best of the port was raid for the Brit-Ferrand The sentinel fired, and some of the pirates feet dittoally has han explained, it awans Ronely with his right hand, is the usual way but on doings at these young giants is a matter for can "meat heads of departments and sub-plague patiente, so that the cofany is now bree was added to the recurve fand. The directors now great body of thera entered the hoasa.

30th June, amounting to $15,000, and £20.000 in reply, and while some of them kapt watch the ecmary to discuss the proposal in detail

request would write with his left hand, ingratslation; without these periodical tourna "departments that the service is, as a rule, of the disques,

Regarded myment in the direction of that asse prudesiog mirror writing-that is. meats on land and water between our pinked recommend a fabur divided at the same patz, than five minutes Lyandet. Madame self-government, the position naturally suggrels, traversing the paper from rght to left. When athletes life would be muck drsarior than it now not overninged aur overpaid; that it is

A home paper states that it is mudaratond Bir 2009, and 'mäking a totsi distributida "of 7into the boste, which immediately put of, kad į venuvi over wish complete contrat, by the and the enbject of dementia. Ei speech was may very proparly eatinas" in a greater or

however, an into the aura-s "efficient, and that "political patronage. has Charles Mitchell the Governor of the Straite par cent. for the year. They also propose to were lost sightsfin the darkness between Kuboo elected body of representatives in cisimed. The almost unintelligible, but was all in Welsh an. far as degree; bishops, squires, reotors, vurste "not been exercised. The Commissiouers Settlements, will shortly visit London in add £10000 farther to the reserve fund, making Island and Zabiaan Island,

noction with the military contribution question. £160,000, and £2,000 to the fi pus

revenge amounts to about $200,000 a year, and could be understood, and he had no idea of and costermongery may be forgiven a s "can only conjecture that gentlemen eoWe (Singapore Free Press, beliech that there is taud, leaving a balance of £17,500 17 4d. to be all the employés, mud the guard rushed to the wholly from interonl taxation, Of this iszation/ altogether were the reveran of what they wern in difficult to understand why there should be the M Portal, the Company's General Banger, is derived, according to the terms of the petition, English. His mental and physical conditious war on the boat race. And rally it is not tentifying are either illinformed or are at present no sanḥ arrangemant contemplated.erried forwant. As the article of association pisco on hearing the sound of Aring, but by the the greater part is contributed by the Chinesa the English stage, These observations oonvinos widespread desire for a friendly bet on the re ingeasible to the nature and gravity of ↑ His Excellency gveu aa short leave in June to preot limit the reasern food to one-third of time they arriednet s'trace of the pistes was population, into whose handle trade has an increas. Mr. Braco that the right and left hemispheras | salt of the race between the rival Blues.. There | Java, which it la rory improbabi ho would do the paid-up-copital-42166,8601 coifoe is given to be good. Half-an-hour later a loonmoties left jog sentoday to pass. The principal eoutříbitimi- of the purebrum araspable of independent. is a straightforwardness about the outest that *the inquirs. There is a popular assump any of his proceeding tion that the Oil Service of New South Wales to England. ie both over-manard and overpaid; that

Mutine M. Portal searched the barbour wits a peroentege levied upon the rateable valas sud existence during its native perical, and alone The Hou. Tressure of the Alice Memorial st includes a number of incompetent or cad Nebbersole Hospitals bega to acknowledge can in which was shown the pleck of a young Monsay, also made a fruitless gestoh

The Straits Times of the 23rd April says: Fluvial's boat Tee hat, which oats in ferm of property in Victoria, which is practically the receiving the mental impressions of that period,

only watre of population In the solony. The inpificient officers; that its modes of pro-with thanks the following donations to the Loads Ludly odeurred in Singapore in the early honts morning M. Benoit, Resident of Quang Fav.shara contributed by the Chiness papalation is at Dre-den to drive steet eam on a line about been regarded sa vue of our selfopal-carnivate

Na total stonent of this rate is $470,000, and the Since last August gas engines have been used cedure are more or less antiquated; that the of the hospitals:--

uf this morning. At that hour some depre-who bad bon informed of the oncurrency, set on $205,500. There las stamp duty to which the 3 malon long. The engine, which is almond under it is as deep in the actiona of our popla to. balar's person tenting intent in the neighbor at darp with the Naudin and strong deinch Earpean populatins mast evidently contribute. one of the mats, is of 3 horse power, and has tire day as it has ever been. May it ever post an bood of Tanglin Barracks, nad in very closement of militianton; and M. Coqui, Cowcoisasder taration is paid to this wholly oglinders, the ignition being affected by elastri. As a spectuels cas is bound in candone to admit. parimity to the altare of Connel Fil A sioner of Uustoms at Haiphong, ant. two bust paid by the Chiness. Under the administration city. The gas is stored inder a prozaurs of 120 that it in a trife disappointing after the novelty Way. During the Regiment's brist stay home and all this available Customs bosuman to aid of u Crowa soloog, the principle of no taxation pounds per square inch in three cylinders, sob of a first view har passed away. Te my aind sha Colonel'e gaartoes have already novel in the perenit. more than ther due share of attention from tha

without representation is frankly abrogated having a bapacity of 331 oubic feet. The engine there always sppears to be such a dreadful Telegrame bare been sent to the Fronuh The essoups of colonial self-government is is not stopped while the car is in service, sonnes. lot of worry, and hurrying and scarrying, and Loval burgling synda sual Minister al Faking, and the Frouch Consul at that the principle should be respected. If tion to the wheels being made through, merabin crowding and enching, for a few seconds of rond stication was a little annoying, and toned Pakhel to permre action on the part of the there were no other obstacles in the way of cluteber, which, dan be, manipulated to stop or excitement. And often enough, on the ereits phos the residents somewhat on their gear Kwangtang authorities, Loudon and Mangbeater correspondente report Thus, about one o'clock this wording Aise nye the Westmineber Garife) that a good deal Fit A Way was aroused from hair simber track of the pirates bus been discovered. They the stazech create one which if sufficiently the coet par our mile being about 15 seats, with spurt by the grew in the rear, or the answering The Courrier of the 28kb Apell says:-The granting the privileges of self-government to reverse the or. A speed of 9 miles an hour ca ment in only saulated a ter all. It 1947 Doogkung, the incidenos of taxation would in: be attained with cartarrying passengers, happen that one Isokily gets a glimpse of a we have come to the conclusion that, while of business is being put through by gable for the by a light noise on the verandah.Peeping landed a little to the barth of Tien-yes and serior. Taking the British population arsil-gas at $1.00 per 1,000 orbis test.

barst by the louders; but to the thousands apoù the service bas many admirable features, Eastern markets, pad that for the first time for res she bay the lithe form of China have taken refay in the Van-ai mountains.

thousands who line the river-banks the momen- zome mouths the Indian arders are couring for reeping along in a very suspicious manner.

able for political purposen in the solony at 800 “and co stains officera as big-minded, award without haita eura sigu of the depivisen The man apparently bearing someone war.

perkoux, ibere gaems to be posseye from the con- It is now a well-regnised fact, states a tary flight of a maple of long boats sornex their "able, and as patriotic as perhaps can beef stocks in the dependancy. The Hoagkonging dropped down, and requiual for a fow ONE BOX OF CLarky's B 41 Fills is war lusion that therezit of a great of representative medical journal, that the structures of the eye. range if vision mast always be a thrill of en found anywhere, the sumption above market leo appears to thick wall of us situs atos out of sight. Jo the mastime is rated to cure all discharges from the Urinary cutitations to Hongkong must be one of two specially the oorten and conjunctiva, are sob joyasut ut the west feeling kind. But there's tion, as considerable erders thenes have just been Fits A. Way and obtained her loaded rifle, and Organe in nither sex (acquired or constitutional, alternativea. Either the small British minority joot to, malarial affections, periodical in sharee.the niggers, and the costers, and the en #ferred to is not without justification, received in Yorkshire, as well as good lima belg when the intruder appeared on the move agaia Gravel and Pains in the Back Guaranteed free want gera the Chinese or the Chinese remattur, differing from the usual affection of these fausiasis orowd to justle amongst and all this The evidence we have taken proves that the played for Lancashire goede. On every bund, she shot at him. There being to trase of blend, from Mercury. Bald in Boxes, 4. Bd. each. by govern them. These alternatives may bars their parts, bat involving actual tissus oinage, and mean pronting out of the common. It is an Oivil Bervice of the colony could be off-writes one unly well-informed exrrespondant it is believed that the meat sense, intali (bemiste ad Patent. fedicios Vendors attrsation for persoas of both astiaalities, each amotable to quinine or other anti-malarial treat excellent ezen few holiday, and for this of a Diandraber, papet, the signs of the times the warm remption accorded him will do a lot throughout the World. Proprietors Tan Linhoping for the opposite onlumen. Neither of meat. Some alsoration or abrasion of the reason stone, if for no other, it is sure to remain ciently conducted with a much smaller staff point to s okerfal sesacs of trade between the towards warning of other evil-doers with a COLN AND MIDLAND COTTI Dave Co-them can fairly represent what is known sa self-corneal epithelium may opene, or intra-occlur popular with all sections of exilety. On was

are to the Golpaul's quartore,

*PANY. Linoolz, Bareland; r than is now employed, that salaries and North of England and the Far East,

[1700 government in the British colonies, apr, taking hemorrhage during the old stage of a paroxysm roosion, at least, it provided a couple of holi

camomic and rapid depatoh of public business 18 not its main objest; that faronritism prevails in any quarters, and that it is a means of providing employment for relatives and friends of political adherents.

Tas Commissioners opinion on this subject

is as follows: After the best examination

we have been able to make of the system,

Canadian Pasifio Railway Co.

Jalins Maurdoh nad Co.

Bzy. In F. Cobbold, MA. ...

We Tak... KOREAN Leigh and Orange.

W. H. Percival.

Wong Ahing

T. W. Kow and Co.

E. D. Kotewal .....

J. R. Minbaal

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