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CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITH, 20., 20,

FOR 1:896

Admiral Cotoun's views being those now

nore generally held, namely, that the

principle to be followed should be, not to prepare to meet attacks on positions when AND DIRECTORY Rde, but to prevent the song from on templating such attacks, to convince him that he will not have time to complete an attack on any lonality before the general defending force is upon him, to produce in his mind the conviction that if he cannot Bubulue by his concentrated mutilo force the ocnoonirated mobile force of his opponant, he can make us estacks at all, but such as

in the nature of surprises, and, re therefore, on a very small scale, But," the Admiral goes on to say, "in every

With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY. This is the

THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL ISSUE, and will be found, as usual, to show an advance on preceding years both in Palmess and soursoy of information.

The DIRECTOREY cores the whole of the ports and alties of the Far East, from Penang to Visdivostook, in which Earopoans reside.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT. ESTABLISHED AD. 184.

· MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.

Our Abratzo WATHE FACTORY in fitted with the best English Machinery, embodying the latent improvezzenta the trade.

The Purest ingredients only are sol, and the utmost Care and Cleanliness exercised in the Mancfacture throngkont.

The Water used is proved by repented

Analysis to be Absolutely Puro.

For COAST Posrs, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Timptios whon received in good order.

Conaterfoil Order Books supplied on applies. tion.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PHEBS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH, 1846.

We (N. G. Daily News) have received nawe from trustworthy courses to the effect that the Minotse aborigines of Sacobuen les rahalled Kolao Hui sobret society agents are accused by and that the insurrection is most cortous.

THE BRITISH CONCESSION AT

property

HANKOW!

"port, island, or shore open to the thus fully occupied this Kolas Mui will riport, but the market has ended fairly setirs | road bonding the Russian concession on the actual carrying out of the service had involved years is one of the most Instructive features in

Enemy's attack the army must be able to "ware him that he will be kept at bay "until the defending naval force arrives "How the army can best do this is "separate question, to be more or less

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visit to.

"separately treated for each locality." Wa Wuchs where he lie heen inspecting thren, instead of a indefinitoune of 195 version of the Anglo-American Settleznu a daily work, and if they. Indled to secure those is on the side of the eyelint to-day; it should bo

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the sail sports might be reduced, On this account. I laymen special proclamarest and important as that with which they from what one can glean by perusing some of the It reported from "Tientsin that HF In from

gobib, the now Garrior of Shansi, has the rejection lising based on the fact that alien to instruct all the soldiers and civilisal of were aneciated, for vanil contreet-the Rest cycling journals, a system of registration meets erdbred the opening of sets rich iros del decrease tu the opidemic huboule plagua.in this ofty to attend to your own datier, and Indik, China, and Australian mail contract, with considerable favour, The Homa Secretary, mince in that province, Chien Fastre, un Roughing has not besh control, hat quite reappet the stabliebet lave. In any affairs onrried on by their company heu tendered who has recently lakon to cycling himself, it is attack of the Priyang Administration, bastad contrary, since the Coosal for Spain, in whlob consom foreigners do not listen to falso for with all the experience and knowledge they cald, anxious to proceed warily in the direction been appoluted by Viceroy Wang,, at the shat colony has shown by telegram that reports and silly gossip. If any ill-intentioned could command for the purpose was still in its of numbering and registering riders, lank sought spovulation. There was a saclion of the public the large cities and towns, and we need not bo who profengod to baltore that a absidy was surprised if the ontemne is the sting of an gast of Govornox Ht to the mangers of the acting, to detox partis turt nupons and cause trouble, they usture a ennsiderable and, he might say, at the opinions of the Chief Constables In most of the new Shansi mines and it is probable that out that 71 attacks tongst the Chinons will be scized and punished without leniency,

paid to nil company as a carb of order for registration. The atter carelessness generous bonus by the Government, that it of some of the younger fry who hase mataged Chien Testai will come down to Shanchal very resulted in a cqual number of deatha, torrible mully died. Also at Amoy whore the

was paid without any adequate return being to become owners of cycles in at times simply n to bay the requisite mining uchidery and flul 8 out of 10 Europeans attacked by the N. C. Daily News:

epidemio has hon imported, many attacks on

given for it, and the company was able to appalling caring little for their own limbs and cur, proportionally greater namber than in

the now Funch concessional carrier and receiving small subsidy. Thore our streets into training grounds and shook longkong ineo in the first named port it is The trouble about the elusion of British Evo and thrive on the strength of being the lers for other peoples, they endeavour to turn Harkow has been solved by the Vi eroy, ly the sould, however, be no greater delusion. Their stand going pedestrians by dialing round in its growing perled

atrien of Mr Moorhead, swissioner of Cus company had been paid during the last ten orners at broak-neck pace. Them are the HONGKONG SHARE MÄRKET, toms to whore great redit is due for years a very considerable sum of many as aabo-called role who have to be blamed for suggestion, making a great addition to the sidy, but the entity had been at a far lower te stirring up detent prejudices of the squire, maidarias of baving atrod the Nixote up

More Chator and Vernon in their share prosent British concession. This is now than that which we giren by foreign Govern- the parson and the farmer on the Parlal and, farther, that it is their intention to bring.

married right back to the city wall, tus ther ments for mail services under their fings. While, Connell. The sumber of epoling clabs that with the north-western, namely, the Molimo We have not any busines of importance to boundaries being the river on the east, the hoseror, the company had been paid this gum, the have come into existence during the last few shout the junction of those south-western robni report for today's mm. say dans of Kansu. When the Importal trona ars

and rates striaty, demakdan

north, and the road bounding the Band on the au expenditure by them of about £18,000,000 or connection with the pastime, and que osunot in the Yangtza provinces,

BANK-Houghtong and Shanghais have south. We understand that the matter is £20,000,000 men than they had received from help thinking that the influence and pressure: conti ad ngiceled with softers at 185 and settled, and the necessary proclamations are the State in the same period. They had to of h elabs might go a long way in superose- Sheng Total, formerly Customs faca of 185 per ccut pron, and no bays. At 183 already published. Chinese will do anything earn every year approximately 1,000,000 to log the mad honded pranks of the "scorcher

Passage moury and £1,250,000 in freight. That All law-abiding ayoliats; at say rate, should feel Tientsin, and now appotuled by II. Chang to our cent pren. baytre would probably for which a precedent can be shown them, and

amount they had to obtain in the highways and pleasure in assisting the police to put a stop Chih-trng to be Director-in-Chief of the come in the market, so we consider it advisable we trust that this precedent will be found af

byvage of common, orery-day competition and to reckless riding Public opinion at prosent Hanyong Ironworks, in uw in Sarbal, to quote the buying rate of 15 per cent in the agitation for the long-desired exten bring recently returned from

Loont sellers. It of course aloes not follow that Shanghai-N. Daily News.

amounts through lack of enterprise or lack of their duty to see that nothing is dons calculated meeting the valid requirements of the public to forfeit the same. works au conrulting with bis now superior us shares aro, obtainabit the low to, but flierna

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the mail contract would not be carried on with THE POSITION OF THE MOSTARRE UNION. can only hope that this "sepunte question" to the futms conduct of that larga etablish or no buje over it at the moment.

smazess by for as the public-wes concerned, and. From what one can glean from the fow pon STEAM NAVI ATION will be fxcated, so far as Hongkong is con- ment Shang Taotsi experts to make his new ticab waining on offer at $29 without furling PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL

it world most cortainly involve the company genpha that occasionally find their way inte ALARINE INSURANCES-Chin Tradere co

in very heavy loss. They need nut, therefore, print covoring the doings of this byrid or.. earned, on the lines of a large muition to us successful a vonturens kan boon the unso kay

with the Chiasse. Telegtapli Administration

M COMPANY.

be surprised when he stated that gron with the anisation, it would esam that Sta Kands are our garrison and a material strengthening and the China Merchants B. N. Ca, of which ties at $79, with small sales and solier. Can- he still is the Director-General. G: Daily Tors, Usinns, and North Chinas Lave all been

The half-yourly general masting of this aid of the best calculations which the greatest likely to be very materially strengthened baform of our deferices.

News

pifere ut quotations during the week and small company was held on the 5th June at the offices experience might emuls them to make the other basson's football is entered apoa. New

les are resalted. Fanglezes have improved

HP prosiding.

nature of a speculative undertaking For to look the position fairly and squarely in the We would direct attention to the letter of The Union sage as wars of the Banks in the Norta to $150 with calon nad Straits Leadenhall Street, Sir Thomas Butherland, mail contract wes naturally more or less is the in the time, therefore, for some of its leaders The CHAIRMAN, in moving the duption ofursmple, who could bayo imagined that face, and ask themselves whether the time has the Right Rev. Bishop BURDON, enclosing are inscrutable. Last nuk read one have declined to 8973 with sales.

Japaneno dellare, and or changing the for Find INSURANops. Both Hongkongs and the report, observed that they placed no nc-with the past ten years the rates of not arrived when the present niskeshift policy That soha one from Bishop AwDay, published in Mexicans at one of the Bauku found we last Cline Jave ruled it with sunuli salas nt counts before thie proprietors at the half-yearly freight would have fallen to the miserable should be rencanged and professieralism-open envoral responts the condition of their affairs conld casibly have imagined that silver would course must some day be adopted is ab another columu, The distress caused by the ons par cont. on the auction, Another 880 and 898 respectively, closing mosting, but he was glad to state that in level at which they found them that day? Who and above heard embraced. recent tidal wave in Japan, is extreme, foreigner wanted Jancze dollars and Leanored with eller pious

Samsongkongy Canton, and line was, satisisotory, and, he might almost any, be worth that day little man than half what it solutely certain if the clubs are to be carried ou Mexicans. He lost 5. At that reta, ella man

ihers had bon as in was worth, ten years ago This involve the and the general public satisfied. Old-fashioned and doubtless there are many people has to do to lose Lis money without spending it continos costly negbeled at $3 and highly satisfaçory, in Hongkong who would wish to contributes to keep on changing the coin hackwards and use a suks to report. Lado Clings with eresse in their passinger traffic on all their lines operations of the company in most serious people like myself, perhaps, hays dreaded the to say what might take place within the nort are stabern things, and muck as we may to its relief. Bishop BURINN ÓXpresses forwards from one dexautination into the other.. shares offering frees. Shanghai and the Coast without my exception. Their Indian business felsargu for loss on exchange. And who was able approach of such a day, but faolo, we know,

That is ull vary well, but if the Bauls worked Ports bara further declined to Sit ex diy,had been minit, and had exvedel the enl

ten years. No one could possibly foretell, regrot it, we would much rather see the real himself ready to take charge of any for nothing where would the firends come after small sales at 558, $57, and $56 market average; their China trade had been better in

Closes gnist last rate. China and Mauius tha department, while Australia had shown Toentioned these facts merely to show how thing, payment of players out and cut, than the subscriptions, but if his Lordship should from?

Janve been ignister, a stall "lot on offer at $74 questionable signs of recovering from the very necessary it was that they should take every pettifogging and half-hearted "broken time wish to be relieved of the clerical work festoday morning at 6.25 Tang Foy, who raving failed to End a buyer: at $73 however, ions despondency in which her trule had precaution that reasonable mati could adopt to expediout adopted. There is nothing straight- There had cars that a great undertaking of this kind forward about such methods, the Association attaching to the office of treasurer murdered a distriot watchman at Waadui on buyers cannot be occaimodated. Douglases existed for the last four years.

we have no doubt the 2nd May last, was hanged in Virtien Gandering, doclined to Si, closing with bean, in fact, 89 far as pasanges trafic should leave, at all events, a reasonable and game is understood to be making sure, if stow 'was conserned, an upward movement in, just measure of proft to these they repre-progress in more than one Rugby Union dis- of a public fund

The arrangements for the execution had bears and sclers, China Matuals are still un

ho might say, all directions, which was an Isented, without which the whols servies would trict, and the Northern Unionists must remem- some gentleman in mercantile life would carefully planted and wore in ovory was satisfac salvable,at quistations.

Parisheslina Sugars, after a leag indication that the better trade of the be a lamentable Failure. If their company were ber that it will not be the clabs who have be found ready to take his place in tory. The culprit met bis fats withonratny." that respect. If any fund is raised g. He seemed to be quite sad; tie tee was: porig, of nominal ups, clariga lunds in the carry had been proditing ite natural effect of a Frosch, German, or Tallan compsay, and remained loyal to the parent: organisation that Duchod and he was in fever of poradnation.carly pro the wook at 110, and later at stimulating the desire or the necessity, or both, had served the State as their company Laul done will suffer, but those who prefer to shuffle along in Hongkong the best channel that could and doubtless he did not quite realize what was $111; at time of giling shares are still in all for a greater amount of travelling than had for for the last sixty yoara er mere, they would without any real cohesion, and with but a be found for its distribution would be transpiring. Owing to his attorint to emit demand at the latter, rate. Luzons have taken place within the last for yours. Thaty simply be invital by the Governmant to propose pitiful policy. Sportsmen of the old school mont had exceeded that of the corresponding the renewal of their contraol, without being os occasionally heave a sigh of regret at the taru the committee formed at Kobe. A publie suicide in gaol by cutting his wrist is you at £675 and 669, losing tady return for the last kix months in this depart some fair and reasonable terms with respect to may look askanos at professionalism, and may

was cut off some days ago to prevent him frot as alter ala

MaPanjo, alter receipt of the new period of the previoun yme by the considerable posed to any competition whatever; but the mail things have taken; but their dislike of the meeting was held at that port on the 25th strangling himself, and as he walked on to the Jans, when a representative committed a fold his loons shool of sheartened Li: pare if the Junedau ny (stelted gol amount of £50,000, and, although he did not contracts which the odingasy had carried an aspro is nothing compared to their detostation

him rather a wild, akimpt appariter. I hated a little and changed bands at say that that level would be maintainel, yet if they had done, and for which they had invested of that unclean orention, the broken timer was appointed consisting (with additions was supported by the warders and a wards 1 $1, and $15 at time of writing the it were it would mark tpon the whole the great their capital, were put up to public competition

That very estimable orlaketor, G. E.S. Trout, can have. Ettle reason to feel disappointed at the made subsequently) of Mr. Sim, Mr. also noted an executioner. Absciately no immar is weaker, with sellers at 514, owing advance which had been obtained by them without oven any conditions being attached s was lost and death was instantaneus. Mr. chic to the information received from the for many years past in this important depart to those who competed having a fleet suficient HAFFER, Tev. J. LA ATKINSON, Mr. LUNG, Lethbridge, the Superintendent of the Gaol, mines that the grande process will not be ment of their business. With reference to their and adequate to carry ont to serving. It was aber in which this ninth combination of Bishop AWDRY, Mr. VON KRENDKI, Mr. that the extreme retrace of tla low able to warried on for part of the month freight department, they had been during the somewhat ludicrous situation. It was not, Australian cricketers have settled down in their DR AH, and Mr. C. P. HALL. At the properly carried out, and The Del, the indios on contit of to supply of chemicals having last six months, and for a very much longer Lowever, for them to question the wisdom atlier matches. Coming from the dazzling cer, and three representatives of the peres can short,abs favor elange bands at period, contending with deplorably low ratea in of their raloes, but to try, as they had dous light, and hard, smonth riolis "down under" date of our last advices from Kohn the sub were also present. In the aftomoon Hot. Cant 5.25 closing study to strong almost every direction, bat notably in their Exdinu in the past, to harmonize the interests of thou to Bugish cricket grounds, where the SELTZER WATER seriptions at that port amounted to $4,000, mander Hastings held the inquest. The jury, Bains acquired for and small sales have ports, in their ports in the Straits Settlements company with those of the public whom they thermometer, may register rose 80 or 00. de and it was agreed by the dotamittee to utilise men were Messrs. F. N. Firth, 31, Jones, and at $250), with Broers for taloud in Australia. The long ant short of the corved. The process, however, to which he had grees one day, only to dra shiveringly nour F. X. Ozorio. Chief Warder Craig sped to graphing is probable shares coal whole roatter was that the tonnage supplied by referred was adopted simply for the purpose of zero the next our visitare will naturally require 81,000 at once in the purchase of tools, elcsing the exevation, aut Dr. Deloid that chained thate Felchus live declinmielipowers now éxceeded the demand, not placing upon their shoulders the most aborcus a little acclimatising. The Constalks have in- fo, afbw further salon at 3:10. Charbon, withstanding the fact that the demand was ccnditions which i was possible for the Gor variably provided us with plenty of variety. as a beginning. In a few days Mr. Stx was death was consed by dislocation of the jing. A

age stocks has been dealt into a smal: extent considerable, for there had been a telersile ecument to place upon them in connection with They have sent me giants and dwarfa; "loggers activity in trade in almost all quarters of the the future mail service. The financial position and stonowallers. We find much the sang to go north and personally distribute these verdict in accordance with the medical writicner

Docks, WCARVES, AND GODOWES-Hong East na wall as of the West. Unfortunately, of the company was as strong as it had everthing in the present team, C. J. Eady, Hugh among the people who are at present requir

kong and Wappa Dooke, withall Jane like how evor, the supply of ships was more consider been or stronger, and lacy wore, therefore, Trombie, and Frank A. Treiale being the big ing only some such help as this to put them

vat barys taken off the market, have dedable than the amount of our trade; and, not capable of meeting any necessity which might brigade, B. E. Gregory atul Graham the "dap- much fixnier, and sales kave been effected ally were English shipowners competing among Kris de rogarden, the expusion or modification per little guztieron." Next to our own" W. G." on their fect again and beyond the nced of

1, 185, 180, and 130 per coul. prem, and at themselves as natively as ever, but the Eeator of their business in whatever direction such ex- there has been zo ono of recent years who made so any further charity. He would then also,

equivalent rates.for August and September; at. sus wrote iterally porvuded by all foreign faga. pansion or modification might be required. They conspicuous genre on our orloket grounds as (we quote from the Kobe (hrenice) "have

time of wating dused nro wanted up 189 ons astrin, Italy, France, and Germany were all had recently issued the remainder of their 31 per G. Bonnor. 1 oomo very probable, how but mine sax be obtainable Koplon busily engaged with their company sad other cut debentare stock at a premium which was aver, that we have yet to see a good deal of the an opportunity of studying the further requirements of the situation, a necessary

Warves have changed hands ar sal and 51, Eaglish shipowners in the earnest desire to most satisfactory, for it virtually relieved the giant Eady, a 6ft 2in: man who weighs close Winchais ne myleeted with no business and dependeroica and quite reooutly u interest for the next five years. The price at batting feat in Australia, and bolds rather n LANDS, ETL, AND BUILDINGS-Hong opetita bat entered the field in the which the stock was issued was 118h, and if any unique record in being the waly bateman out on long Lands have certiued in request, resulting shape of the great Japanese nation, who were ane had said a few years ago that it would be the other side of the world who has scored over in faktlar enfes at $73. Hotels inyo Further now bringing a powertal mercantile marize possible for any shipping company to borrow. akarod runs twice in the saematol. Hugh defuel to 823, after braall salewat Watuto the trade between this country sad Japm. money at tint rate he would have been tanghed Trumble, another of the big rape, is familiar on restless, and it is feared that they may become Paints are femil buyers at $19, and fiam Their freight reports for a considerable time

English grounds, but up to the present he has phreys at 80.

had been most melancholy, and if they shareholders almost in the nature of a cruelty failed to make a reputation such as Bonner, have had been successful in maintaining their posi. that they should pay off their share capital on Lyons, or Massia left behind them. The pablfc. card lands at S17. Watsons at: 312 and fon so far it was owing to the fact that the one baul and raise money by debenture invariably expect big hitting from big toen, but Browns at wwicks have boon on offer of they had been able to employ a large propoxlica stook on the other; but the market value of they do not always get it: Those I have just Ker without adtag: buyou and $27 wend of new bonago, which, however, involved the their present stack was very much greater than mentioned were all powerful snitors; Bonnor. profily faceted. We have nothing o las company in considerable additional expenditure. It was provious to their eiring bond of periape, being the most sensational run ettor of the trio Maggie, however, was a The question of expenditure was constantly £600,000— very important fact, and, mere to report autor this heading

before them. He sight state, as indica over, it was absolutely essential, in the orpaa grand man to knock loose bowling about, tion of how narafully this matter required to sion of a business of the character which the and it has always named to me that w be watched, that during the first six months of company carried on, that that expansion did not ses quite so much of his cricket this final year the period to which the should be effected on the most soonomi- in this country us we should bave done. These report eferred-they had paid the Snow Canal enl principles, for the rates of remuneration

and others have taught us to expect a good deal Company alone £26,000 more than in the corre which they roonfved bed a telency to become from Australian teams when pop they have sponding period of the previous year, and the small by degrees and beautifully less." There gained their cricketing legs. Judging by amount paid by them to the Canal Company fora, the question which they had to solve and games already played, and the good opinions throughout the whole of the financial year which; he believed, they Lad solved antitely informed of their play by the most export of our would probably ba little short of £300,000, the proprietors interests whether it was critica, it would seem fet the present teams are SIR,- palese earnest appeal from Seeing that the Suez Canal rates were consider wiser to brow money cheaply then, in all well able to uphold the reputation of Australian Bishop Awdry, of Kobe, for Lulp in the ably lower than they were souls years ago this probability, to fall back on the other alternative cricket. atfumpt is refiore the terrible distress agred might be loukoil at as is ineasure and criterion and redus the rate of their dividend and, pro by, to renert titul sau in Northern Japan. of many more now compelled to do matters, they had only had the proprietors of the large tunage and largely increased work tanto, the value of their stock. In all these I shall be glad to be the medium of forwarding in order to maintais. their position. In con intarist in view; and he could assure them that any salus put to nis. Would it be possible

Our Registered Telegraphic Addrese in "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG.” Axxi all' signad messages addresend thus will ressive prompt attention.

The following is List of Waters always.

kept ready in Stock-

FURE AERATED WATER

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

LITHIA WATER

POTASH WATER

SARSAPARILLA WATER

TONIC WATER

GINGER ALE

GINGERADE

No Crodit given for Borisa that lock dirty or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other parpor than that of containing.. Aerated Waters, as much" Bottles are never used -again by me.

was given.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. [SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRES

LONDON, 0th July THE CHOLERA IN EGYPT-OUT- BREAK AMONGST TROOPS... Cholera kas brokeri ont anonged the Egyptin

SETTLING DOWN.

"step for which his 'muique experiences troops at Wady Halfa. Twenty-six cases man i sånes being still sated at the latter rate, cater for the business of the English colonien company of giving any reform in the shape of upon 16st Ho has complished scuse big

"make him specially qualified." At the public meeting at Kobe it was at first ang

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. gested that the fands raised at that port should

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 28th May, 1896.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

ONLY communications relating to the es com should be addritead to Tas EDITOR.

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Oraspondents must forward their name and address with communicatione addressed to the Hoitor, wai. for publication, but as vvidence of good faith.

Alt ieltors for publication should be written on one

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No anonymously signed communications that have already uppezial in other popers 'vül be inartað,

Gider for astra copies of Da Pause should be soni before I am on day of publication. After that

•hour the supply is limited. Dalg Supplied for Cask Telegraphic Adde Pau.8.0. Cade,

P.0 Bar. 20. Telephone No. 12.

MARRIAGE.

Al Vienus, on the 24th May, MATHILDE, alder davghter of Mr. H. HoSENIG, of Shanghal, to Andre, only son of Jogues Rouwarz, of Vicen.

The Daily Press.

Horasoxa, July 8th, 1896.

nine deaths were reported yesterday,

MATABELELAND.

:

The friendlies at Bulawayo are besoin

disaffected. Numbers of the white settlers are leaving the country.

THE UNITED STATES. THE VEMO

CRATIC NOMINATION FOR THE

PRESIDENC

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It is bulieved that a dark horse may win at Chicago.

The Goldbugs" maintain a reserve, hoping to gain thing from the chaotic enndition

of the party.

be handed over to the Yokohama committee, it being thought, apparently, that it was unnecessary to have a committee at cack port, bat a proposition to that effect was not carried. This was fortunate, for it appears that the Yokobama community are giving their collections to the native authorities for diatribation, and as the Kobe Chronicle points out, there are reasons, well known to Kobe residents of 1885 (Osaka flood) and 1891 (Gifa earthquake), why any unknown Japanese offering to take over the funds for distribution should be fully guaranteed. Ata Lanqnot at Colegarit was anoɑnest, That is why we auggest that the funds raised in Hongkong should be forwarded to the Kube cotumitiée, for distribution, for that committee intends to carry out the work itself with Mr. Six, well known to many in Hongkong, as its chief executive officer.

The P. & esmer Jas, from China, arrival at London on the evening of the 4th inat.

-Two men of plague frain the city were re ported yesterday. The total for the year is now 1,132,

At the Royal United Service Institution,

From the forowy we learn that -company on the 5th June, Vico-Admiral P. H. called "Hus Loo has been established at Coton delivered a lecture on The Booskow for the making of red bricke and lifes

Functions of the Army and Navy in the by foreign machinery.

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·LY HUNG-CHANG IN GERMANY. Là Hung-chung has received the Grund Cross of the Red Eagle set in diamonds.

on Li Hung chang's bohol, that he hoped his visit would arouse no unjustifiable axprelatings: that the object of his journey was to promote more frigidly entente with Genueny, and that his return to China he would report what he

had seen.

PROGENES OF LI HUNG PHẲNG. Li Hong-change arrived at the Hague, where he was accorded an ofleinl reception.

FROM THE COMERCIO MORE TROOPS FOR CUBA.

W MADRID, 20th Jans In the month of August forty flotand more men are to leave to roinferch the army in Caba

tember..

MAP, 20 June," The trupps will leave for Cuba early in Gap

NEW SHIPPING TAX IN SPAIN. 37-pub, 29th June.

MISCELLANEOUS,Green Islands

CORRESPONDENCE..

Weds not held ourselves rousible for the Copinions expressed by our correspondents.}. THE DISTRESS IN JAPAN.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS"

at. It might sodbo, perhaps, to some of the

to form a plan for raising a general subscrip.ection with their working for this year there was only one idea in the minds of the Lion from Hongkong on behalf of the they had haft heavier capital charges to directors and of every man in their service

bear, and he regreftal to say that they had not namely, satinas to scare the high repute Mullorers. The nood is pressidy and sore

bonfited by the rise in exchange, because a contion and the prosperity of the company, siderable proportion of their increased revenue (Choora) g

7th July, 1896.

J: S. BURDON,

Bishop."

(Enclosure.)

The Fire, Koba,j

27th June, 1896.

TABOON, LITTER ONES..” Just as e eriolators atividing over eft, in height stand out from the crowd of players of uverige, height, so also do the diminutivo. calebrities occupy when one comes to let the mind wander over only a for youre of modern minket it is surprising what a lot of "good little 'uns"

claan, of their own

we bare had. Taking an eleven all round, bad bun derived from payments in silver. The Mr. E. I. DUNCANBON seconded the motien. Sarray's side would probably be the biggest amount of silvor which they had tad to take winch was unanimously adopted; and dividends lot of men to take the fuld. It cannot, into stock this year had exceeded that which for the balf-year wore afterwards declared at deuiod that whom they follow Mr. K. J. Key was paid to them in the corresponding period the rate of 5 per cent. par aus on the pre out of the pavilion they are a very art. of last year and they bad, therefore, hoen preferred stock and 7 per cent per annum on, the looking lot indeed, the midget" of the party being Robert Abel, who to-day beads the

· Dear. Bishop, Burdet,-You will have hand vented in that way from henefiting by the rise deferred stock, payable on the 12th June.

The CHAIEMA, in acknowledging a cordial batang avaragon Mr. John Shnter, 100, was of the terrible rustress as well ns: loss of life which had taken plass in exchange. Notwith-

get in Northers Japan by a tidal wave 28,000 standing these advantages, they had held their vote of thanks to himself and directors, and he built on a small scale. But what these two own fairly well in the past half-goas, and he took it as spplicable to the whole serving of the cricketors have done for Surrey ericket let some of how led id inmy thousands injured hosts, cups, tools, boats, and nets in any thought they were justified in hoping that the company. He might hava refired-and he did of the six-footers my.. Hard hitting has never lime might be nab far distant whor they would so now with pleasure to the continued safety been unknowa to either, while in the field places almost all gozy

I noce lys that bee the Foreign 500 better scales of freight in force than at with which their enormous feet was navigated they have given in sharpness itself. Ono has community is deeply interested in the relief of procant. He could not say in what presise over three-parts of the habitable globo He only to see the Gurner, at slip to realise Lis distress, coming forward liberally with direction this improved state of things might considered that the marvellous manner in what it means to soars lato off Rishardson' be looked for, but when rates of freight had which their ships made their voyages from the

"Sir" Robert Peal for many years; one of the A new shipping tax in establian for the Joey, and wading experionded and tast

very beet, indeed, of the little brigade. That it Poniñaula, which is calculated to yield 12000,arthy mon to the spot to administer it wisely, allen in Bombay to as low as 35, and fo Cal- East, to the West day by day, the great dis-bowling. Yorkshire have had a little gem is 20. and 12 most sesaredly a point had of a year, the speed at which they were run, does not requires giant's stature to keep an pessias a year. The now tax is to continot in slaving off actual starvation, which the catta and the Straits Settlemata to as low as tances which those vessels covered in the course

Frahos Guverenent will do, but is helping cushed when improvement in that and the safety with which the whole work was end up. Lanesshire's heroes, A. N. Hornby to set the survivors on their feet again by gisticular branch of their business might be carried ou, reflented, in the highest degree, and jolly little Briggs have shown us for many only for twelve years. Ous posola, per

ing them the mess to get to work again.

Naturally we are wishing to invite sympathy

credit not only upon thus who were chiefly a year now, whilst Tyldealey, one of the newest alsaved among the little onse. This trio elsoutiers also, and various monbers of our

responsible for the administration of the service, comere to don the Red Rose, Ens to ba Coamilies pro writing to friends at Hongkong

but also apou every member of it.

The proceedings then terminated

have proved many a time that little men and elsewheco, hoping that setive help would

can have big hoarta Had I to name a typloni, cous from there alsa

English sportman and gentleman to-day A N. Hornby would be my man.. "And Johnny Briggs! Have any of the big man ever showa greater garage trox. not. As an old journalistic friend of mains once put it so appily the merry, rollicking Briggs-nerer so marry and zovor sa rolfaking as when the tide of disaster is rolling against his side and some has to stay 16." It is many vag youre ago alnos ke Brat pharmed and fascinated point, and when I m him saying in the me with his steps and reborne, team corr

with that boaming face fell of multief, and

to be levied on all cargo landed cr

with the execption of wine and salt, whicmill pey only half the amount Or folge ship- ping the tax will be twe posolen a ten,

QUARANTINE IN MANILA.

fairly looked upon as possible and even pro- bele sto distant time. The growth of their out was again an important factor in the state unt submitted to them. He could usture them that nothing we'd please the directors Of eure Hongkong will choose the ebannel more than to lont and be contented with a for its an entities, but if il rhguld be a.com rest-and-be-thankful policy in this respect, and We trauslate the following from the Masilanie to wait them through Kobe, the Kabs to build ne more shina for their twats Colting would willingly lear the expensyours, but, as a matter of fact, no such policy Comercio of the 19th June:

The passengers who arrived by the Bold and resibility of administration. Yours was possible in connection with the shipping baro presented a petition to the Governant | Truly, in which they represent

That, as shown by the vessel's "port

WAWELY,

Bishop

SPORT AND ANECDOTE. BYAN OF FODET

military-defences rind apply the mouer programmeis an fritoresting one, and there will sing salesof came feet from Hongdon of Foreign Brady, holding first rank, Vice-fore they were fairly at sea, They had within the hours mila k two minutes for 60

gared to the increase of our mobile force.doables be a large attend In the debate which followed Fold Manhal

the same jaunty step, the specs of time was the many moons that had wared and waned since Johnny slapped out for Lanesshire with the bridged over in an instant, and on easily forgot buoyancy of youthfall of coustics and fall of bupend

Defence of the Empire,” a subject of some There are renewed remours of the formation. practical importance for use in Hongkong, of a new Triple Aliance in the Far East, the inasmuch as it involves the question of Japan. Daily Neses.

parties being Great Britain, Germany, and whether we are to rely upon the Navy or upon fortifications for our defence in time of The Chion Mutual steamer Ningchou from war, or partly upon one and partly spor Glagow, Liverpool, and Manchester, left Singa the other. "If we are to rely upon the forti-Pore for this port on Monday and may be exI- fications alone we are in sorry plight, the Pooted here on or about the 12th inst.

The Chics Mutual stormer Oopack, from Armament and the garrison being alike in suficient for the requirements Admiral Glasgow and Laverpool, passed the Chrisi yesterday and may be considered day at Singa COLOMA's argument, however, is that owing pore on or about the 25th inst. to "the defending action of the Navy, ez- "penditure on localized and fixed military We have been favented by the Spanish Consul

GALLANT LITTED WALES. ***defences, where there are to land frontiers, with a copy of the following telegram from the Manils Observatory Manila, 6th July.

business any more than it was possible with n

Every day moms to bring fresh laurels to the "can be largely reduced with perfect safety; There is another depression approaching Luzau

political oxistence, ants their feet would kuni Touch the very large aggregate of realy Independent little Principality, the field of "and that, if this is done, we can have a by the Northen provinces

300,000 tons. They had made a very important port giving Welshmen ample opportunities of mobile military firce sufficient for our Im

The P. M. steamer, City of Peking, with olserance, the episicie prevailing ut. Bong

contract during the last few months for two demonstrating their prowess, In oycling they "pezial needs without any great increase of rails, k, which left hence June 7th for long has diminished, so much that the

Liston and Misbrol. We hare to lack back o raight say, so far as the Caledonia was enna **enst. The gallant officer holds "that the Sau Francisco, via Nagasaki, Kebe. Inland umber of deaths ocurring daily is now on A PORRIGN" PROCLAMATION more ships of the Cladonia typolypo which so three wonderful rides in tar Brethers

IST THE VICEROY OF PE

cerned, Lad hoc eminent successful. They long way to the time when Dr. Cords Brst Fall last year with the same deadly accuracy, NANKING Empire is not safe with only se small at Yokohama, and Hozolola, arrived at bar fourth or one fifth of the number registered. when rearcle sviving from that port were

and now contracted altogether for four vessels complished tenty miles within the hour, and destination in the Ath instant: "military force ready to embark at short

anbjected to only thi deya omervation,

in Fome respecta sen finer passenger ships tonishment. Now we have Wale bounding netice" as we have at present and he would Tomorrow night,at eight o'clock a gymnast and when vo contagion was convoys to Mazilo. They following is the text et a proclamation of the Caledonia type but womewhat larger and made the pyeling world and agipe with as

2.That the death registored in Hongkong

the Vicaray of Nanking, the transn

Chind, Euryl, and drabia, and they reald sost of Tom Linton, who had just accomplished the Lherefore reduce the expenditure on fixed competition mill take place at Murray Barracks

ander the suspices of the Rife Brigade. The occur only amongst the Chineze and that ho tian hung by to Nanking corespondont of the The names of the new steamers were Indio, right in front of everything through the agency

Chinese passengers have been entriol, by the C. Daily News

Tu, Koporal. Minister of State, Superinten altogether the considerable sum of £1,000,000 relented fast of riding thirty miles That the

Lissalves to adopt this minutes at a steotok! This wonderful plots of Pusivut of the Board of War and the Viceroy taken upon kong witbont feaching t Amoy

That although in Hongkong o preau of Lorking with the decoration of Bat-la, cerary eontse, they considered it, in riding will set the seal of fine upon the sturdy. anticipation of having to fulfil a mere arduous young Welshman's cancer. To to the t Sir LENTORN BIMONE, A former Inspector that the main topic of HE. Li Hung change General of Fortifications, said:"Herleng interview with Prince Bismarck was the fions are taken against 'atriens Amay, in matter of issuing a precknation for gene mail contrast in the fature than in the past, cyclist to ride 30 miles in the hour is indeed those old familiar faces that it is difficult to stay

where the epidemic oppours to be considerible, infernation desirability of China's tecuring Germany's

the fact that the mortality at Hongkong does Whores, ofr vitirans ought to treat for. These large vessels were not built in a day, something to be proud o sud, we can really rambling fan, but there are many others who. membered that in 1865 there was a great protection against Kassisu entrenchments. "bubbubat the time Lord PALMERSTON Was is reported that H.E. Li has asked the Chipero's not inorges, Jotwithstatuling that Honghodeigners, who came into our woontey, with cou-they-required fully two years to contract, belleva the eagerness with which his longa hare schiered fame if not rohes Little Gre is moso exposed than Mila to the infection, action to show a friendly spicit einen whilaa new mall contract would be in operation are followed in the far away little Weich town, gary, how with us again for the third time, *Premier. He started a commission will sent to this. C. Daily News.

proves that the imposition of the pazim there are already friendly frontion with all a little more than 18 months from now The Little by little the mile times are being brought occupies a high place amongst the "good little this little gentleman cas do when in `tho "regard to the defence of our naval

ports, For soms time past, sage the Kobe Herald granting on arrivals from both ports"nlike other palians. Any alfair that concorne other termination of an old mail contrset and the down, and idle te it may soon today to poogan, Mr. Stoddart's men will remember what

is early equitable, and it in oxessively pro-roastries ought to a reported to the local commancement of a new one always marked a nesticate, there is no saying Low coon we shall on which a large sum was expended He the Manila line of the NY.K. steamers has judicist to commerce, not peplully the thorities, we will flecists in an impartial way crisis in the history of their company, but it use mile a minute ridden on soyale: What humour; his 901 for All Australle will bo

oome And cover-paint little *himself believed they were useful as they box disccntiuned, owing in the number of passengers who embarked it ougkong Resording to the established low. At the pre was a crisis which they had noted some of our rate forefathers would think of fragrant in their memories for some time to vassols taken up by the Government for special 5-That the reasonger hitherto, which ventured this may be imagined. TMA ware, but he thought. In vary doubtful worries. As mest of the signasse have beer Erverulda came from in atento, by those than 1) he hop dat onged to from lope, they would samount successfully, on the FURLIG OPLATON ON THE SCOGRST OCL is, to be sure! Nothing comes andas ce bin, high whether, if the Government had plated hardod back now, and the sugar season is ap: greater number cousing dirout Frost Japan, soins the reveremy by the late acting Visory Bb: iceret occasion, house, froin their point of or low, Inst or slow, there is the same olean, mpid an important public matter of this kind. That sauds who are directly interested in the port wicket. It should be an education to any school. the question before commission of the pronching, the Company intends to resume the from Main (), and another freu Amim; Ching end zo exerting themselves in the view there was only one way of dealing with It must be most gratifying to the many then gathering of the ball, the same swift shy to the

syice before long, The steamers to be placed thorefurs they ought not to be lijected to the intorts of Clins, NE "two services compelent to deal with its on the Menile line' will call at Jinsen, tongi mmo regalitions as if they came in Tess in those of the cherche und hospitals was te maka te the Government the heat offer and pastime of ayoling to bad that the shorts boy to see him field. How to glass the niwers

those part defences would ever have askong, and Formers.***

which had sailed from Anay or which had to have to celablished by the Froual which it was in their power conscientiously to of the anti-eveling section of County and Farish players of sote whore mes come rapidly in anmed the extent to which they were a mik

English, and American missionaries for preach make an those terms which her great Councillors to induce the Chancellor of the one's mind is not easy. J. Ferris, another Asintio passengers po bocil. It is reported from Peking that owing to the 6Tant in addition to all thors argumente, lay and healing, two are indeed works of experience shoved to be fair and reasonable Exohoquer to impose a tax upon eroles have Australian, was on the small side, and wo alt "carried." The Times terms this a giving studden rise of tho, Yungting, Puiko, and the sanitary condition of these voy |Lenovolinea." Low,sliding citizing shonlil bar as between the State and themselves, and been so conelenously unàccessful The County know what he did whenko Bret came over, with- up of the case of the extreme advocates of fortifications. Some years ago the the plains bordering these rivers, with rich bar femed by the Spanish doctors who have como trant them with rcat reapot on all ocasions is bs had little doubt it would to give itself on the question by issuing a circular ek strangely tough, in developing his batting, he Any one who, without cause, tir up roulla, or the public a better service than that which lag for an expression of opinion from the differ seemed to lose the arnning of his bowling, and fortification school was in the ascendant voets of wheat roady for the sickle, have, in con boar

incites terribly in law breaker and will be they had actually contracted for. They had to counties. In many cases the anont was sadly afaid that he never quite realised the sequence, been submerged and THE REFL and the principle as applied theoretically to of grain destroyed famine, although light The same papor of the 200h Justyn Peniched withoni lexionry Citizens should all always given the public à tetter nervios than ignored altogether, batioma 28 County Council hopes of these who reposed rush faith in him out The Governor-Gonoral, of the proposition of uttan ouly to their own busin, und not fol prescribed by the letter of their agreement, replied, and of these only forr, vis, Bucking in the Week Athis fort, hawever, he did splen Hongkong, though never completely carried in comparison to that of 1984-5, is therefore an

Hoipated, unless outlets be found for the carpins the Director-General of the Civil Adminis wild nuncurà and this newares be caught and ho believed that that policy had bared the famshire, Nortiviberiand, Rutland, and Wort did work for the artralian team. Davison of out, we that the colony should be able water. This, boatinue our advice, the Clunk tration, the Insposa de Vendor Sant in the clatobes of the law the inspector of approval of the public, and it had boom freely Suffolk were in favour of a fer being impered. Derbyshire, is certainly not a big man, but last more than 100 winkets-performanses which defend itself against a hortilo attack with-foon) anilorities are already trying to do, and dad having boon heard birajected the portion pellow and magistrates of the district at all and handsomely acknowledged by the Poet Bo far na public opinion is represented on thesoon be spored over 1,000 rans, and cured present sistence from the navy. At the Wang, Viceroy of Chibli, has been de presented by the Demereldas sugers and sucled to give protection and not energetic mater General al the same time, he did not Cennelle, es find that a minitesimal section

vised to engage the services of some abis Euro that of the consignes of steamus making cally. I have already ordered this who are disguise from them or himself that they ked only of the community desire the pastime inter- have only recently been amitably acknowledged opinion seems to pendency of professionalen engineer to direct the necessary work, eyages to Chinese ports, praying that the wider Dy-sovine to size and punish severely if always upon their holder's very grave ra. fored with, and it is very unlikely we sakit hear and rewarded by his admirers. Aloe Hearne sponability in tendering for a mall service so such of the suggested tax in the fature. But is no giant, but only last season his beaded both posite direction, NC. Daily News,

goorantine imposed, on vous arriving any trouble aries

It is reported among well-informed Chino

It:

MORE MEMBERS OF THE SMALL, FEIGAME. Bo great an admiration have I for some of