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THE HONGKONG DAILY FRESH PRIDAY, JUST 17en, 1806,

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The Bassoon Gasište of the 806h Juns mys: | JAPAN TIDAL WAVE BELISE FUND. | this cfloe would lie on the now who was at DE --It was widely reported in Rangoon yesterday that the Burma State Railway had hään pur- chared by company, the sum mentioned being six millions sterling. The report is, we under stand; preziature. Negotiations are procesding on the subject, as they have been for mastha past, hat they are not yet definitely conladed,

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Rome, 1st July, The Chamber of Dipatles by a large majority have pasrod a voto of souldenve in the Cabinet, Marquis 31 Badini, who spoke on the same linase the Duke of Bernenets, aid it was necessary to retain Kasala se s safeguard to Italy's rigitful interest in the Egyptian ques- tion

the law. Another instance is that of the Mor chant Shipping Act. No one would be so foolish na to daim that the Legislature of Hongkong, whether with or without an unofficial majority, should be at liberty to throw over the principles on which the merchant shipping law of the Empiro rests With which is incorporated

and adopt brand new principles of its own, THE CHINA DIRECTORY.

but it is right that the colony should have a This is the

consultative voice in the matter in order THIRTY-rouxre'Annual IssuH, and will be found, sa umal, to show an advance that our special Incal interests may he on preceding yours beth in fulness and scoursey adequately safeguardod, This, we take it, is

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DIRECTORY Oart the whole of the all that the clause in the petition -mennt, Ports and cities of the Far East, from Parang to but it has been taken to mean more, and its Minister in Teheran, which in pablished in the Fwho was shot by a thief in Chuk Hing. Lana and to request fànt you will be so good as told that his Excellency the Governor would be net increase of one million six hundred thou

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What the position really naked for was local control over municipal affairs, to be exercised through the Legislative Council. We think. nad have thought from the outset, that a petition for the establishment of a Municipal Council would have had

chance of

and that had it been granted the concession would have been of more practical utility than unofficial majority in the Legislative Council However, it is possible that the and aimed at may ultimately achieved by mcuring a recognition of the Legislative Council as endowed also with municipal functions. Lord RIPON seems to have taken rather liberal views on the subject, and had his despatch been published at the sime it was received, in accordance with his Lordship's request, farther representations might have been made to him which might have resulted in better terms bang ob- tained for the colony than theep which have been granted by his successor. "With regard to the institution of a Municipal Council," Lord Rirox wrote, "I frankly say that I should like to see one esta blished at Hongkong," He goes on, however, to point out what he conceives to be the dificulties in the way, one of which is that of separating municipal "from colonial matters," but he thinks that "the Sanitary Bourd might be developed “into a extisfactory Municipal Council **controlling all or some of the revenue "which is cow derived from the rates." When the Sanitary Board was first esta blished as a popularly constituted, body we bailed it as the focerunner of a Municipal „Council, and that it will ultimately develop into something of the kind, notwithstanding the present cloud under which it lahwire, we have no doubt. A long ago ne 1847 a

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Mr. C. V. Ladda' letter to the Secretary of State applying for the extra laava vin enclosed. X afsted that he was anxious to go through a com- plate course of the study of bacteriology he fore be sotarsed to the colony, and that he ro- quired the extra three months to Anish the course.

EXTINAION OF LEAVE FOR THE COLONIAL sime performing the duties of Secretary to the Board-

VETERINARY SURGEON, But sa the Board either sequiaseed in or approved A letter was road from the Secretary of State the position which the Comialties they had lead intimating that Mr. 0. V. Talin had had his arrogated to themselves in communicating direct less of absence axtended, with half salary, for with the Colonial Secretary, and the Chiemial

the three months from the 17th December next, Secretary appears to have curled on a correspond abject to any objection raised by the officer ad ence with them, the fault that a copy of this corroministsHng the Government of Hongkety, spondence does not exist in the office cannot be laid st the door of either the Acting Secretary or myself. It is an odd coinmont on the agitation in

However, the pratical point now as isme la to get the lotters referred to, and I attach a draft of a letter England against the opium trade, says the

THE MURDER OF A LUKONG requesting the Colonial Secretary to supply thom. Rongoon Garette; that planters in the Beuthera

The latter referred to in this minute was as Blates of the American Unton are turning their thoughts to the cultivation of the peppy, and • INQUEST AND TREDIOT.

follow- Yostarday morning Hos.. Commander Hu

Hongkong, 2nd July, 1890. have communicated with their Cousola inopiam

Bir,-I have the honour to acknowledge the producing countries for the purpose of squirtings, Acting Polloo Hagistrate, hell an

information on the subject To this we inquiry, into the diretametancom, attending the receipt of your letter No. 1018 of the 30th we an interesting report by the America leak of Chinese Conststik galtimo on the subject of backyard obstructions farmisk tho Boud at your earliest convenience latest isso of the Consular Reporta by the on the morning of Sunday, the 13th innt. Department of Stat in Washington.

Police Bergeant Hanma mid--At 9.10s with copies of the letter referred to in pars- on the 12th nat. report was made to me at graph 2 of your letter --I have, & the Central Police Station by Mr. Cheng, and in ónsequence I sent Chiness Constable No. 218, Laf Tak Ɛhing, to arrest a men named La Mit. About fifteen or twenty minutes after sending hit ont a man named Lo Ling asma running into the station and reported that the constable had beou shot near Gage Street by Lai Mit.

In his report for last year Mr. W. E. Crow, Government Analyst, says: In connection with a charge of ciniating counterfeit coins, number of 30-cent yisors (similar to those of the Canton mint) more forwarded for sunlysis by the Captain Buperintendant of Pollos. The coins had a specific gravity of 9680 and coa tained 45-52 and 5290 per cent of silver and copper respectively. The speclito gravity of gennine Canton 30-sont piece was found to be 10-284. From information furnished by the manager of the Centon mint. It appears that culy 18 per cent, of copper entons into the com- position of the 20-cut tokens.

Un Chenng asid-I as a cushion seller in the Cheng Hing Theatre. Lai alt has been employed there for the past eight or nine. years. On the sight of the 11th inst. I slapt in a room, whore he and several others were sleeping. In the morning I missed my jacket. SHOTFous was in the room except

HUGH MOBAZINE,

Becretary.

The Hou, Colonial Secretary, The following was the reply:

Colonial Secrwiary's Oilos,

Brd July, 1896. Bir-I am directed to noknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 104 of the 2nd instant and to forward for the information of the Board the cloud copies of the letters from the Permanent Commities and the Housing Committee. I have the honour, de,

J. H. STEWART Lockhart,

Colonini Sooratary. Copies of the letters were published in the from at the time they were printed.

To thees leitors the following minutes were appended:

and are attached herete. I have read thest care

THE SALE OF VOGN, AND DRUGS

ORDINANCE. The Colonial Bearetary forvarded a copy

the Fonds, and Druge Ordinance and glad to receive any observations members had to make on the Bill. The Bill was read, olaure by olausa and suggestions were made which the Secretary was instructed to forward to the Colonial Secretary,

ADJOURNMENT. The Board then adjourned until Thursday

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THE REVENUE RETURNS,

London, Jet July. The Baronus Returns for the quarter show a sand pounds sterling.

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THE OBRTAN BIBUNG.

London, 29th June, Georgi Facha, Frince of Eames, has been- appointed Governor of Croto. The Porto is couident of an early asitlescent of the dis-

turbances in the lalari,

Lordon, 1st July. Advices from Crete slate that, Georgi Paclia. the now Governor, has arrived at Canes and that the Christian depatios refuse to attend the Assembly."

London, 2nd July. Fighting still continues in Wostora Crete, The Ambassadors of the Powers consider that the nomination of a Christion Governor is ulified by the retortion of Abdullah Frohs as military commander of the island with superior

rank.

INDIA AND ENGLAND."

London, 2nd July. Lord George Hamilton opened the Indian Inititate at Özfęrd Univoreily. In a speech on the occasion, le salogiead the Indian civi lane and said the Institute by engouraging the

hold on the affections of Indians..

tidy of Indian subjets would despon Britain's

THE FORMOSAN INSURRECTION.

ཡ་་་་་་མ The insurrection in Formos is evidently a affair of soma maguttide, though no doubt can be entertained that it will speedily be quelled. We (Japan Mail) have already eta that, socording to official intelligence, several thousands of rebcis attacked Ynen-lia, & torn lying some 50 miles to the south-east of Tai, We read in the Jiji Shimpo that the number Lei Est I mapected Il mit and reported

and esptured it after a severe straggle, in which the Japanese casualties were an officer and ive of Japanese subjects residing in Sisam having the theft at the Centra Foboe Station soon

man killed and seven inen mended. Since the become very numerosa, the adrisability of en afterward. Constable No. 218 and I loft- tablishing a Japsuse Legation and Consalate the Police Station together and turned

The Secretary--Lenars uited for have been sent receipt of that zewe, four telegrames are to

Talpoh, 2.10 p.in. 3rd July, there has been urged upon the Tokyo Guvern to the left along Hollywood Bond, the

fully and I mart my I fail to find anything.

The insurgents in the vicinity of Yusalin however, the Foreign Office in Tokyo has inti- Before we got to Wellington Street 9 04 ment. Before taking any step of that nature, into Coohrens Street and Wellington Street,

band mated to Sium that revision of the Trosty heal Mitwalking up Gaisait Street. As son approaching a clear statement by either of the Com

as he says he quickened bis paen and 1 pointadmittees that the Ontinance they recommend te beer developing stength, and have obtained tween the two countries is desirable, and the

the obstruction of backyards are concerned. On there in a disturbed condition. The troops de- guess Government has given its consent? As him out to the dossesed, who ran, and Lni Mftted all wi apply to existing housin so far as petsession of that town. The central districts at once commenced to run up Gutzlaff Street. contrary, the cay, let exiding houses be lighted spateked by the officer in command of the to the place for carrying on the negciations, Tokyo has been choon, and it is exported that, then cage Street, and was followed by and ventiated a far as it is practicable to do on Second Brigade to the scans of disturbance, up within brief period, a plenipotentiary envoy dovessed into Guiala Street again. When July, it is elady and distinctly stated that no back Chia-i, Laking, and four mapanies, with half junction of Goge was followed by the letter of the Housing Committes, dated the 25th

to the 2nd instant, ars one company each from will come from Bian.--Japan Mad

I turned into Gago Street from Lyndhurst yards should be rooled in, and that their recommen Terraco I saw Lai Mit running, followed at a dations are empact to crialing home. In the letter of a battery of artillery, from Taiwan.

(Signed) Major-General TACHIML files of about ten feet by the deceased, the stalle Permanent Cosmitter thero in a hoy this outbred Chak Hing Land, and when paragraph which states that in existing hoa thech

Taipah, 6.11 pan., 4th July. I reached the lane they had disappeared round

can be to remed, but the right of visit and search Yesterday, the 3rd instant, several hundred of every Chiao house with a view to enforcing corner in the lane. As I was turning the corner

heard the report of a frearra ahead of mo. I claufiness and the laws as regards mezzanice doces nedrgonte attacked Taiwan, but were tempors yards? The "to" seems to me in bees likely into the hands of the rebels. This part of the deceased standing with his back towards etc. Does the "to" not include the law as to backrir repelsed. On the sauv day Hu-lu-tan fell to mean that s the phrase "no remedy" shouldsage is unintelligible). Two companies of the 55 no brearms. Lai Hit was wearing long me they man to be excluded. Be that as it say

Na-tu infantry are surrounded by the rebels in mo, while Lai Mit was about ten feet away. I Street and laid down in age score the practical at inre are Has the strong. Stowo.

greengrocer's stail at: sezz on the subject of hackyards a retrospective come into touch with their gente at Ta-rubin, the corner of Cochrane Street and Gage Street. action? His Excellancy has been advised that it has and the company of infantry and half battery of I remated there as long as it would take to not. (.) In li necessary, that the law should be artillery under Lieut. Col. Imahashi's command make a sigarette, and then I went back into wade, roroapselive? If the pukite health of the are advancing towards Nan-ten. Telegraphic Gage Street and saw Lo Ling supporting the colony is of the importance it is held be, then there communication southward of Poh-ton and with deceased at the entrans to Chnk Hing Lane Is only one answer, and that is: fl in absolutely Pulitho is interrupted. The third battalion of necessary. There is of course one alternativa the Eighth Begiment ought to reach. Mimo-li to- and Cochrane Street. I then wont to the

Lo Ling an informer, "taid-I now the but it is dumsy, slew, and full of litigation night, and the second baitalion of the game Regiment is proceeding by railway to Hsinphy. Police Station und mados report,

The American mail bringe news of the auth of Captain Iefaveur, who was for many years in command of one of tho Hongkong, Cantor, and Maa Stamboat Company risamere. Captain Lefavour left Hongkong ford trip to America after a severe ilhess, for which be was treated in the Governmecat Civil Hospital. The San Francisco Chronide of the 20th June saysCaptain G. B. Lofavour, a former resident of this city, but of recent years in command of a steamer plying between Can tan and Hongkong, died on the eastbound overland train shortly before it reshed Ogden yesterday morning, as the result of an apoplectic seisure. The deceased, who was a native of Salem, Mass., 5 years of age, arrived hero on the steamer Peru from the Orlant, en route to his old home, for which place be left this city on Tueday evening,,

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(Signed) Major-General Tacm.

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The Times eulogies the speech rude by Tard George Hamilton at the opening of the Indian Instituto al Oxford; which it says, howOT61", may be contrasted in India with acts showing how regardless England is of Indian interests whan clashing with political expedisney at home. Tho Times adds that it is understood that Government, notwithstanding the protest of the Government of India, still intend to charge the Indian exchequer with the pay of the Sunkim contingent

OMITUARY,

London, 2nd July. The death is convinced of Harrisé. Bescher

CENTRAL AFRICA.

Loodoo, 27th. Jans. Me. HH. Johnston, Commisioner of British

Central Afties, has arrived in London well.

AFFAIRS IN SOUTH AFRICA. The cartridges supposed to have been seized by the Mashonas at Marindells are cafo.

London, 30th June. In the House of Commons at night Mr. Chamberlain, replying to a question, said the employment of Indian regimente in Mashoria. ht would be regarded as a conferuion of weak. now by the natives.

Parliamentary Committee recognised that by Profesor Milm at Oxford. Somehow, one gtroot. I supported the docessed and put bimes; that der date August 18th. 1894, denis defensive, three companis being at Tui-olang but they beth agreed that nose are required at

General Gooderingh and Sir Frederick Car rington bed, he said, been informed by the Government that they were prepared to send suy reinforcements necessary to Mashonaland, present

Government, he added, propose to keep the Cape garrison up to the full strunyih sud henc ordered to the Capa

bas mude itself more acutely fell. It So this busybody at once went and definitely he asked me where the prisoner was, and I then I intended by the Permanent Committee to apply to battalions have just now reached thut place a battalion of the King's Royal Rifles had been

Hongkong required municipal institutions and with the lapse of time the requirement

however, the difficulty of separating muni- cipal from colonial affairs is found to be as great as it is officially represented to be, we may have to make some sort of a com- promise on the basis of allowing the Legislative Council to perfora also some of the functions of a Municipal Council, which might be accomplished in part, for instance, by giving to that body the power "A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. of making by-laws, rules, and regulations

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

·Hongkong, 26th May, 1896.

NOTIOR TO OGRRESPONDENTS.

CHEE communications relating to the nous colume Errespondentsmart forward their name and addrut

should be addressed to Tax EDITOR.

with communications addromod to the Bdítor, sal for publication, but as evidence of good faith.

öltora. for publication should be written on one side of the paper artis

Na amegmentenly sagued communications that how siready oppoured in other papers will be insertad..

Orders Jos orira copies of DAILY PRAEB should be

sent before 11 can an day of publication. After that heurdr supply is limited. Only Supplies for Cell Telegraphic Addwa Prūss-A.B.C. Coda F.O' Bor. 21 Telenkore No. 12.

The Daily Press.

HONOKONG, JULY 17th, 1896. Tus meaning of the phrase "a consults tativo voice in questions of an Imperial "character in the petition of the ratepayers of Hongkong praying for constitutional reform scoria to have been entirely mis

which are aw made by the Governor-in- | Executive Council, and by increasing the control exercised by the Legislative Council over the details of public works and finance. Two unofficial members are to be placed on the Executive Council, and that is a concession

Considerable consternation was created in the Imperial Palace at Tokyo on the les instant Certain though an official misapprehension. mismological experiments wore being prepared by the Central Meteorological Observatory, perhaps in the ean line as those recently ade of the Palace officials got it into his head that the Observatory wientists had detested the approach of a great earthquake of the real kind. notilled his superiors that destructive ran up and saw a man standing in Gage Strost; carthquake was coming on at midnight. This at the entrane to Chak Hing Lane. He pointed a revolver at mas and shouted, "11 yon threw the people in the Palace into a panie All the offuials off duty were called up,

run after me I'll hit you." Deceased then and preparations for removing the Emporer alleri me hack. I wright identify the man if

he was arrested speedily and Empress to a place of safety wero iza- mediately started. Tho avaro among the Jadins in waiting was beyond description, all running about in dismay ad contasien. The prepara tions for avoiding the danger were almost emplated, but nothing was heard from the Obsermtery. The aroused suspicion, and an official was despatched to the Observatory to than learned that nothing more than a small inquire into the treth of the report, and it was

artificial earthquake for experimental purposée was coming on and this had probably given rise to the absurd report-Kobe Chronicle.

Taipeh, 5th July, 31.50 ah. Lieut-Colonel Imshaali's force reached Nan-

for the Medical Officer of Health to decide whether houses that have enclosed renda, mo deceased running after a man, whom I tried to

Taipoh, July 4th, 7.25.p.. stop. Before he got into Gage Street he pointed to prevent the flours from being adequately a revolve at me and I then turned to my right, lighted mud ventilated are fit for humm babitation.

If not, they will love to-be closed, dill suck time as Lesurrection has broken out in Peh-ton, Taz. and the man turned into Gage Strost. When I

they are made fit.

tous biang, Yuen-Bin, Tachi-pa, Tau-tal-chie, board the report of firearms I put my face to

The Medici Officer of Health.The report of Nan-ton, Tei-chang, and Hu-is-ton. the well and overal my face with my

the Permanent Committee under date June 29th, rebels are in fores. Our troope are divided, and hand. When I covered my face I ear the deceased staggering in Gutzlaff 1991, deals spparently only with certain scheduled since this morning have been acting on the

with houses built subsequently to that date. I care, for exampl into a hair. He was groaning, and he told me

A state of disquiet in so not understand therefore why these two repertasbou

from reported

Chia-i, Chang-bus, and he had hoon that. He was bleeding from a

have been gnated to support of the statement that

their vicinity. Dolonel Takenouchi entered wound in the abdomen. When I got to his

the provisions with regard to backyards were ct Tai-nhang on the Sid inetant, and two existing building, while no mention is made of the Committon's report of July 25th, 1894, which die from Taipeh. tinetly states that it relate to the sanitary improvement fisting kes, and the het clause of paragraph ( ars that the Catmittee and of opinion that in 20 care Lon Festerday (4th lostunt), and effected a juno- should a backyard ba roofed in either wholly or in portion with Major Matsui's trope (ie., the troops Dr. Atkinson said The deceased was nd Evidently therfore it intended, at least by the reported as being surrounded by the robes in mitted to the Government Giri Hospital at Termanent Committee, if not by the framers of the strength on the 3rd instant). Staps are being 10a.m. on the 12th inst. Ho was suffering from Ordance, that the new provisions with regard to now taken to drive the insurgents from the beckyards chuld apply to already existing honses vicinity of Nan-ton. Felton has been attacked a bullet round in the abdomen.

as to my motion in diverting prosecutions under th's by the rebels, and the gendarmes by when it am. on the 14th inst. I made a post-mortem by-law without fast consulting the law offers of was garlsoned have retreated to Chang-hra. Dxamination and found that the ballst had

the Crown, I was only say that I have hitherto been wonndel the small intestines in three places and accustomed finecrrectly 34 it now appears to regard and peritonitis produced by the bullet wound. also the pelvis. The cause of death was shock a reries of convictions obtained before a Stipendiary. Magistrate unter any Ordinance or by-law », in The Magistrata returned the following vor-one measure, confirming the legality of the pro dict-Wilful murder of No. 218, Lai Tak Shing, ceedings, and as such a series of convictions and teen committed by a man named Laj Mit Warrant obtained in this colony, ander by-law 5 måde under te is for Loni Mil:.

section 13 of Online 15 of 1394, prior to my arrival In the unl, I falt justified in concluding that the question of retspection had been mosidered by the Caurt, and that prosecutions under this by-law were legal, whether the obstruction had been erected prior to or subsequent to the approval of the said by-law by the Legislative Council. It is true that Messrs. Taigh and Oruge base replied to some few

He died at 4

A reward of 2500 has been offered by the Government for information. Leading to the arrest af Lai Mit.

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The Singapore Free Press of the 9th July saya--There will be, not only among the RE stationed here, but among all interested in rifio shooting, deep regret felt at the unexpected the value of which we estimate very highly, death of the fine soldier and sterling good rifle but it must be remembered that the Ex-shot, Sergt. William Woodward, Acting Com pany Sergt. Major, 41st Company, Royal En ecutive Council is a secret body, and that the pinears. Bargt. Woodward was a native of members are solemnly bound not to diseless Grantham in Lincolnshire, and he had had what transpires at its deliberations. This is eleven and a half rears' service, of which about threo years had been spent in Singapore. He necessary, having regard to the general had not been well for some litte tine And Kent presided, and there were also Fresent Dr. Clark character of the work of the Executive into hospital at Fort Canning so late as Tues-Media Officer of Health), Mr.. II. 8. Leth.lity of our notice, I did not consider it necmary to day last. The sons of death was meningitis. bridge (Asting Captia Superintendent of Council, but it places limits on the useful- It was in 1894 that Sergt. Woodward first Police) Mr. N. J. Ede, and Mr. II. McCallum ness of the unofficial members in regard obtained a place in the Singapore team [Becretary.) to municipal matters, in which there ought for the Intercolonial match with Hong- Binos then his ne kong and Shanghai. to be no secrecy. Mr. CHAMBERLAIN, powers as a zis shot, his antigo reliability unfortunately, has not been able to give a and steadinses of vervo, and his waiform good performances had made him a vained element in very close attention to the conditions prethe Singapore team. He came out third in the vailing in this colony, or he would have team for 1894. In the first steh for 1835, after- made larger concessions than merely pincing wards cancelled cwing to Shanghai' non-par- ticipation, he was seventh, and in the hat match, two unofficial members on the Faecutive Nornubes, 1896, then Singapore won for the Council, valuabio as that concession is in first time, Bergt. Woodward was fourth, with the fine total of 98, he having mads 99 in practice a

MINUTES.

ANOTHER DISASTER IN JAPAN,

THOUSANDS OF HOUSM WASHED AWAY.

While people have not yet recovered from the shock cansed by the calamitous wares in the north, says the Japan Gazette, mother a the form of loods, probably attended disputer. with great loan of life, is mported from Toyams sud biga prefectures, though the letter pre fecture does not seem to have suffered nach. The following are the oficial despatchen, given in the Nicki Nicki's expres, which if brief are quite appalling:-

IN TOYAMA PREFECTURE July 7th, 7.36 p.m.The zin has not eased siten yesterday, and savent rivers have over flown, breaking embokauts and reads. The water is still increasing.

Allahabad, Ist July.

The Battalion of the 60th Rides ordered to

the Cape is presumably the 3rd Battalion which in at Malta and is under orders for Fort William in the next cult weather reliefs. It can com

u to India from South Africa when Mashona land is pasified.

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. THE NEW BUPER LOAN,

Simle, 2nd July, No tendera Lava bon received at prosent for the four hundred lakh loam. It is anticipate officially that tenders will not be received unt! after the 10th or Elh July. The receipts of tenders will then be published daily by the Government of India for general information.

A CALCUTTA CORPORATION LOAN.

London, 25th June. - The Government of India karo sanctioned the raling of a less of twenty lakhs by the Calenta Corporation bearing interest at så pu cent and repayable in fifteen years.

ENFERIC IN INDIA.

Allahabad, 28th June. Soarely a week has now without some young British offter dying of enteric farer Ladis. The latest come on the death roll e that of Second Lieutenant Garnet Wolseley George Wolanley, who was taken ill with the Derbyshire Regiment, the only son of Sit lisens at Raakhel."

- TRAGEDY IN CALCUTTA,

Calcutta, 29th June.

HONGKUNG SANITARY. BOARD.

of the notices recently issued that we are informed A meeting of the Hongkong Sanitary Board that you have a legal right to us any auch no

tice," hat as Messrs. "Leigh and Orange gave so legal was hold at the offos yesterday aftemoon. Hon. F.A. Cooper (Dinotor of Public Works) authority for their juformation or onlain, nor in fut any clnom to the grounds of the alleged legs

July 7th, 8.42 p.m.-The Jogwonji-gawa ek that the matter be referred to the is nicers of the Crown, unul Messrs. Leigh and Orange and overflowed to-day. The embankments at proved the correctness of their contention by secur Mase-guchi having sollapied, the water dashed Tag Luc reverat of the decision hitherto obézined in inte the eastorn portion of the city of Toyama, A sucking tragedy, which is completely the Police Coort. In view of this decision and its and washed sway 2,831 houses, besides dood ensurauded in mystery, was perpetrated horo en The pinates of the previous meeting were confirmation r the law officers of the Crown, Iing several thomasud others. Protection musa Sunday. The ritem, Mre. Moora, is described read and confirmed.

would strongly advise the Sanitary Ecard to gure are being taken. Damares to the fields ass, handsome woman, agad 23. She wen the apon the Government the necessity for to amending are great, and the water has not yet sutaided. wife of an enginedriver on the Eastern Bangs the present law as an enshile the Furd to calore Other rivers have also pretilowed, but the State Bailway and while her husband was obser the provision of adequate ventilation of domestic darosges so not yet decorlained.

tu bospital carried on an intrigue with a genug.. balldingu by the opening of all backyards, whether

Joly 7th, 9.35 p.m.-By the floods already ma natned Green, who states that at night ko med an Ikitchens or not. There are still that 800 backyards in the city of Victoris, west of the Hong reported, about 1.850 hoses in the city of heard a pistol shes and locking round saw. Mrs kong Club, vlleh ura obstructed in excess of the Toyams are flooded to the depth of several Moore bleoding from the neck Sheer rovica of by-law 5, and in addition a large feet above the floor and 120 others belon pirod shortly afterwards. Green remained in mumber of kitchens of back-to-back houses which the floor. The Jinteu-gawa has also swollen, the house all night and gave no information is Several hundred the neighbours or the polics till next morning. and an eighteen inch square Booke-trole in that houses in the western portion of Teams He has boon arrested en suspicion. The affai have no atlation whatever (unles were having risen 11 feet.

From the Governor of Torama-ken.

TELNESS OF THE COLONIAL SURGEON.

FLAGUE AT AMOY.

The President regretted to inform the Board that the Colonial Bargas was unable to attend the meeting owing to ilaves

The following letter was laid before the Board

H.B.M. Coasminte, Amoy ( 24th June, 1896.

the Port Doctor nokiled mo

Sir, I have the leairur to inform you that

apprebended. It must be admitted now that itsolf. If the right hon. gentleman had short time previously. It is needless to say with this mars marked decrease in the proval. Fight), while many of the squares, courte, alloys, are also flooded, and the våtar is still rising has caused cousidrable exoitement amongst the

the phrase was an unfortunate one, becams it rouy be taken to mean a good deal more than what the petitionere really intended. Land Ripon in his despatch says is "seens te point to some kind of Imperial Fedor ilan" and that "the subject raised is so

** wide and so vagus that it would be useless

pictured to hiruself Birmingham under what regret 'onck man in the Bingapore team official rule, the Mayor a permanent official will hear of the removal of uns of its most to be styled his Exolency, the Town valuable and most respected members by quite unexpected death. Bergt. Woodward's per Clerk, Borough Surveyor, Borough Trea-senal chamotor and disposition wore such bi to surer, and the other heads of municipal sarn for him the respoet and regard of all departments all dubbed "honourable" and military and civilian slike, who were brenght endowed with fall control over all municipal |

to attempt to discuss it." The quexiu | affaize, including expenditure and taxative,

with only a few humble citizens to sit at

of the ratepayers, always liable to have their views overridden by the official majority—

of the goreml remodelling of the colonial "system of dirent Britain," kin Lordship the foot of the table as the representatives gra on to Eay, "for it would pro- *bably amount to no less, as it would necessarily become part of any scheme for *a Federation of the Empire, is a most in- teresting question; but one of too wide

into contact with him.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. " (SUPPLIED TO ZRK DAILY PEES."]

LONTON, 14th July, LI HUNGCHANG IN PARIS. Li Hung-chang in visiting President Faure

if the hon. gentleman had placed n picture dwelt on the excellent relations existing be

of that kind before his mind and taken ittan France and China, especially since the as accurately representing, as it would have intervention of France in the retrocession of the hectang Peninsula, and hoped for a still

that there is a

there are still a few.oasis-I lava, &o.,

nos of babonic plagas in this port, but that

H. KING,

Assistant in Charge

Hon. Stewart Lockhart, Colonial

UNOIKEA AT SINGAPORE

adjacent properties bare been so occluded es to efinctually prevent the ventilation oftheso dwellinga and passages in the zoor of and between

Powers are required to open out all those po whether oberieted recently or not, for sm con- vinced that by no other means can thewa dwellings

Le rendere? even reasonably haltable.

IN SHIGA FRIFECTURE.

July 7th, 8.06 p.m.-Owing to the continued. violent rain since yesterday the railway between Kinomoto and Yankee has been damaged, and the traffic suspended sines nine o'clock this

murbing. Damages are thing exaluined.

July 7th, 4.20 p.m.-The railway trafo be tween Kinomoto and Yanagise has beu re opened. From the Gove or of Shiga-kes.

LATE TELIGRAMS.

railway people.

Caloutta, 30th June. In connection with the tragedy telegraphal yesterday, the Magistrate, after enquiry, is the opinion that, the can in un of suicido and that Mrs. Moore shot herself. A letter tus been found in whist deceased says that happiness in this life for her was impossible and that ahe preferred death, to divitod love,

THE AMERICAN MAIL.

The Q. & stemor Copiic, with the The following telegrams are from the Ran-American mail of the 20th June, arrived yester goon Garelia

day. The following telegrams are from our Six Francisco exchanges :-.

The President-The letter of the 20th July from Aqmmunication was received from the the Horsing Crumittes dels vaclusively with in Colaual beretary at Singapore having refer proremont by existing houses. (See par 1). On ance to the presence of cholera at that port, and reference to perigraph & it will be wean that the Bstatement was encloset showing that five eases Committee reamint that “in në cæe should a had ooirred between the 9th and 16th June. inckyard he fed in whole or in part." The letter A second letter was received from the same of the 29th June, so far se it deals with the subject urceforwarding a copy of the return of cases of structural alterations, ie composed of the radical af aholora which had coourred during the week alteration of the general arrangements The letter following is dispatch of the last report, and of August 13th deals with new houses. I stating that on the discuss seemed to have therefore appears that the letter of the 25th July is the only one affecting the question of the structure passed Away 20 further returns would be sant Enless there was another ontbreak. Soma exaaf backyards, so it is ear that the roommenda Fad ocurred at Penang and particulars would tons contried thereto apply to existing lenses

The PRENDENTIn reply to the Colonial wickets, Lancashire has beater Surray by three Singapore one death woarred on the way to the hospital, sad thres were discovered after minutes on these papers be sent to the Colonial runs

Secretary for the information of his Excellency death.

the Govern, and is that a letter be written requesting that the attention of the Govern mont be called to the recommendations made by the Medical Officer of Health.

CRICKET,

London, 7th June. The Australians, have beaten Notte by six

"nid far reaching a scope to be dealt with done, the actual state of affairs in Hong doser friendship, President Faure replied in be sent weekly. The retira showed that at Secretary's letter I propose that a copy of the wincots, and Middlewax has beaten Surrey by 205)

**in regard to a single case alone." If kong, wo think he would not have been scheme of Imperial Federation were adopted satisfied with it, even ne ameliorated by the we may take it for granted that those colo-admission of two unofficials to the secret nies, like Hongkong, which are really only conclaves of the officials trading centres or canling stations, and where the bulk of the community is ma- British, would have a very small voice if by accorded them in the deliberatione of the Imperial Council, and would have to inst probably to me official of the Colo- nial Office to guard their interests. Nothing

the mort cordial tema.

·ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT FAUBE.

Two shots from a revolver were fired ut

President Faure whilst in his earrings at Long- There wore three cases of plague iu, the city champs. The President escaped unhurt and

his assailant was arrested. yesterday.

THE SITUATION IN SOUTH AFRICA. situation is very disquieting. The rebellion -Boater's agent at Bulawayo wires that the

appears to be extending shathwards, and The German mail steamer Presseau felt | several Impis threatening the Tate road

Mr. F. Elbert, of the Equitable Life Assur Ance Co., arrived here yesterday and will be glad to give any information to inquirers.

we are apre, could have been farther Shanghai on the 16th instant, et fa from the minds of the signatorica to and may be expected here cu Monde, the 20th the petition than a request that they inst, at daylight.

should immediately be admitted to a share Several people were charged at the Palio in the direction of the general policy of the Court yesterday with maintaining illegal cock Empire. What was intended, as we under lofts. Ia sa osee s fine of $18 was imposed, stant, was that with regard to Imperial and in other cases $10 was the fine

Subject to audit the forthcoming dividend.) 1 58. per share, $250,000 to be placed to the of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank will be Reserve Fund, and about $300,000 carried for ward.

The Straits Settlements imports for the first quarter of the present your amounted to $45,290,800 sad the exports, to 238,203,549, showing in roues of $801,683 and 980,575 re- epoctively on the corresponding quarter of jest, year.

affairs that have to be dealt with. locally the petitioners did not claim that they should be allowed to exercise through their repre seiratives the anor full control that they claimed a right to exercise over purely local saffaire, but that they would be satisfied with a therely consultative voice. An ooneretein stance we may take the law of extrudition Various Extradition Acta have been passed by the Legislature, one quite recently pro viding for the surrender of fugitive crimals from Boraco. As a matter of form Act of this description have to pass through the low! Legislative Council, but they are

The latest news regarding the stormer An in reality dictated by the Imperial Gov eriment, and in matters of that kind chees is the hare andonnement that she ran aground near Rangoon, but that no lives were

www.

between Bulawayo and Boohuanaland. It is feared that the Makalakas will join the Matabelce. THE GOVERNMENT AND THE IRISH

LAND -BILI.. The Government has withdrawn its own amandments to the Irish Land Bill

[THOM THE MANILA "COMERCIO.")

SPAIN AND GERMANY,

MADRID, 8th July,

WATER DISTRIBUTION AND 8SWERAGE WORKS. The Director of Public Works forwarded to the Board copies of plans showing the water distribution and sewenge works in the city of

Vietaris.

The ACTING CAPTAIN ETTERISTENDENT OF POLIOS Conded.

In reply to Mr. Ele, the PRESIDENT said it had been ried that the Board had no ocotro? over any obstraction in back yards which existed before the Ordinance was passed.

The resolution was carriad. "

THE ANGLICAN CHURCH AND ROME,

Roma, 29 h June. A Papal Emoyelicat has been deemed suting that the unity of the Church tends to show by implication that it is not possible to recognise Anglican offers.

visit

Admiral Hollmann proposed the health of the Emperor of China.

London, 60th June.

THE OBSTRUCTION OF BACKTARDE. The following lelax was read

Colmial Becretary's, Offlue, 80th June, 189 Sir-In reply to your letter No. 100 of the 3rd inst, I am directed to inform you that the

¡A DESBEVING GRATUITT GRANTED. Govocamant is advised that Basitary by-law No. has no retrospective operation, and that The following letter consorming the granting there is no power, is Ordinance 15 of 1804 now of a gratuity to the widow of the late inter tands to substitute any by law for by-law No. preter Shan Tin Yau was moved :

Colonial Swazetary's Office, which could legally havo & retrospective

20th Jan, 1896. operation.

Farthermore, I am to point out that it Bir reference to my letter No. 693 of would appear from the letters of the Permanent, the 12th instant I am directed to inform yen Committee and Housing Committee to the that his Excellency the Governor his bon Colonial Secretary, dated respectively the 20th pleased to reconsider the case of the widow of

of the Late Shan Tin Yan, and to grant her Jane, 1894, nnd 18th August, 1894, that it was not intended that the new provisions with | gratuity cf ana hundred dollars, which anza the taciós of the Oppo, London, 2nd July. regard to backyards should apply to already Insurer has been authorised to pay to you en

LI HỨNG QIANG IN GERMANY.

Berlin, 14th June. Emperor William granted an imposing audience to-day to Li Hung-chang in the Knight's Fall of the old castle. Li Hung chang was conveyed thither in the royal cerringe escorted by Ulsas. Emperor William ned Empress Augusta vero cested upon their thrones surrounded by the royal Princet. Chancellor von Hohenloho and Marechal vor Bieberstein, the Minister of Forstyn, Affairs, were also present.

LI HUNG

THANG.

London; 29th Jane.

Li Hung-cheng bowed low on approccking At a banquet given to Li Hang-abang by the leading merchants of Bodin, the Secretary of the throne and presented his credentials, as State, Herr Ven Bostlicher, made a speeching his admiration of Germany. He dwelt the same time delivering an addresi, exproA- dwelling on the importance of Li Hung-bang's upon the fact that the relations between Ger many and China rere more friendly than thon between other powers. Ha also thanked the Emperor for Germany's did regarding the rv:

peninsula. He referred to Germany as the Arst nation of the world and hoped for a lasting friendship between Germany and China.

Emperor Willlim replied with a cordial wel come sad sincerity roaiproosted the friendly sentiments with an earnest bapa that the friendship baten the two nations would deralog Ho bogged Li Hung-chang to thank many as an easy and to convey his best wishes the Emperor of Thine for sonding him to Ger

Empire.

Li Hung-chang arrived at Essen, where he is truesaion to Chins by Japen of the Lisotuzg the guest of Krupp and Co.

--THE LAND BATING BILL.

London, Seth June. The Land Rating Rill has passed through the report stege in the House of Corataoneafter an all night sitting, owing to the obstructive

The House of Commons read this Loud Rat

H.M. tho Quem Regent, has senatlonnà thể / Pislâng hedeos, nud I to add that it would ber behalf, have the honour to be, iying Bill a third time by a majority of 150 rotas, for the welfare and prosperity of the Chines

low improving the commercial relations between Spain and Cerary.

THE NEW SPANISH NAVIGATION

TAX ... MADDID, 8th July. The Connell of the Philippinee has ap Tho Chiusman, who savagely attacked a pas pointed Banor Consejoro to wait on Senar Cas ges on the Kuier, while on a voyage from teliano. Minister for the Colonies, to represent Bingapore to Hongkong, was yesterday Font to the injory the new navigation tar will do to Condor Haths with hard fabour by Hon. the Philippines,

Hastings,

DEPORTED DEATH OF ONE OF THE CUBAN LEBEL LEADERS.

MADRID, 9th July. Intelligence has been received by telegram this José Maceo recolved several ballet wounds in an engagement between the rebels and the Spanish troops of Cabezu Pedro

MADRID, 10th July,

the ratepayors of Hongkong could, not lost. We hear that the ship has now left that in reason claim more than a consultative port for Pevang.Singapore Free Pros. voice, and that only in order thing they might be able to point out, any local circumstances that might seem to differentiate the caso of Hongkong from that of other places and call for some special adaptation of

An official telegram states that the leader

By authority of the Secretary of the U.S. Navy, the bilowing values are announced by Admiral HeNair for the quarter ending 1996-Imperial Japanese September 50th, Yan, $0.638; Hexican Dollar, $0.540 Teel, José Maceo has died from the wounds he Shanghai, M.235.

received.

be benesery, for the Board to make out most obedient servant, very strong case before the Government would feel justified in paksing any lay interfer

J. HL. STEWART LOVEBART, Colonial Secretary, ing retrospectively with buckysad long since The Secretary, Sanitary Board.

-KORTALITY STATISTICS.

built over.

•

Berlin, 15th Juna.

Emperor William has decorated Li Hung thang with the Grand Cross of the Red Baglo

ENGLAND AND GERMANY IN AFRICA :

Now York, 14th June. The Times' Londɔu calle says --A story has been taking shape during the week to the effect that Gormany and Exgland huvə sxeangod a comprehensive understanding on the subjóot of North-eastern Africa It is believed that ** bargain has been made by which Germany is to purebase Italy's territories on the Red Son and also take over berclaims to suzerainty, farther island. Simia, Jet July.

ITALY AND THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE

Rome, 80th June. The Duke of Bermonts, speaking in tho Chamber of Dopatice, said the Triple Alliance, With regard to the question upon whom lies The mortality statistics showed a deaft rate a close friendship with Great Britain, and good the oma of proof as to the date of the areation of 11.3 per 1,000 for the week ended with In relations with all the powers, wore the cardinal of obstructions in backyards, Fati to state that sa against 20 for the corresponding weeks of points of Italian policy, the object of which his Excellency is advised that it is not possible lat year. For the work ended June 27th the was to maintain the status quo and preserve to gira any general opinion, because the death rate was 16.9 as against 24 for the pease. eirconstances of different cases vary widely corresponding period of last year. For the In concution, I am to inform you that su all work and 4th July tho mate was 13.8 cases of any doubt difficulty, the Board against 948 for the corresponding period of should ask for the esaltarice of the law that year. For the week ended 11th July the oficer of the Crown-I have, the honour to rate was 23) as compared with 20.4. be, ske

PETITION FROM SWING DIAĽNII; J. H. BEWALT LOCKHART,

A petition was laid before the Board from Colonial Becretary.

sight swine dealers requesting to be allowed to The following minule was attached :--

ves the band scale for weighing swins instead The Secretary-Bubated. Coples of the lettere referred to be the report, panggaps of this lecter of the platform sala. Various complaints were ought to be in this afe, but unfortunately they also made. The Beerstary, in a minute, said Bre Bo Hail the regular oras been followed in there was a ground for the omplaints and des novelas atients correspondened which aid that the Imlance weighed a single pig more understand pered between the Colonial Becretary rapidly than the steel yard.

It was wolved to refuse the request oca. and the so-called Paranicent Committat, then the non-existence of copies of the lettere in quation intained in the petition.

THE SOUDAN.

Lindon, 30th Juv. In tho House of Commons Lord George Hamilton said he hoped on Thursday nest to lay on the table of the House telegrams and despatches relating to the Baskim expedition.

The Secretary of State bus telegraphed to the effect that Lord Elgin's despatch on the question of the pay of the Indian contingent

Will be taken into consideration immediately.

FTALY, AND AFRICA,

Rome, 1st July. The Duke of Bermonete, in his speech yester day in the Chamber, said that the incident con- nooted with the publicaties of the Green Book

"On the other hand, it is amid- that England, after resonquering the Sendan, is to bay it of no longer any Gernian opposition to tha seguire. Egypt for her own, and there is presumed to be mont by the British also of that: Saanous vAI tical strip of Congo State territory which is Beeded to make a straight red line te oms This statement of end of Africe to the otbor en African desi comos from a very good souve