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1897.

TRE TRIATE TIETH ANNUAL Issue, which will be found, as hitherto, more full and accurate iban its predecessors.

Royal Octava-Completo with Wars and Plads, pp. 1,240, $7. Dieostcry only, gp. 872, $3.50,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE TUESDAY, MARCH 013, 1897.

nmertalis left for Amey terday. and the German cruiser Trena ter Nagasaki,

The P. & O. stopmir Verona, which was dna yesterday morning from Japan, has apparently be delayed liy fog on the voyage, as she had not arrived yesterday ovozing.

been pursued and to the wide dissemination HM.3 of a knowledge of the English language amongst the Chinese. In these days we hoar much of the decadence of British in fluence in

sho Far Fart. How far the can plaints or tluat score are justified it is not our purpose now to inquire, but all English 1.8. Fapore left for home yesterday merningSho had her rigging wanted and roon must be agreed that it is our duty by ringing cheers were orchanged with the other all legitimato means to maintain our men-of-var as she passed through the anchorage, country's prestige. This colony can.

Tho stesuramorganshiro, which left on contribute largely to that end by the 4th March for Saipur, is reported to have affording berni eduentional facilities go ahero near Cape St. James yesterday to the Chinese. When we say "liberal" we do not mean gmtuitous, for we hold that the fees in the Government educational Institutions should be fixed on a reasonable basis; but we mean that the Government ought to afford the moans to the Chinese

According to the Eche Macassas a talogram

has been received from Lisbon stating that Calonel Galhardo has boon apprinted the now

Governor of Macso

Meteor Prinders, Maid Marian Photo Erich "Schil

Chanticlear

Afr. T. 1. Lammert. Mr. Jas Mokie, Mr. J. Hastings, Mr. FH. May," Mr. Denison

Officers, RE Mt. C. A, Tomes SECOND CLASS

According to one of surmatini sontemporarias ing bo dane in Japan, it would sem necesary Dr. Roopy, whose evidency was fahon at the | the plug at Hongkong, be had i donor. An Imperial deared as rooently been issued that the rallway be prepared with big trains, hospital, sad that the death of the woman was stated to hit that the serum will ours plages commenting very untarohrabi on the unpre useful only during the tea reason, to carry the duo to uspliyin vanged, by drowning The whom it has attacked human beings, and pared clate of the three stemmost previness to le Kalung at the ams rates the cargo right appar arza of the deceased was broken, last year Dr Monsal, the Director of the whole of China in case of any sudden attack, and boats charge to Hobe 8 outs ger half chest and the injury was intiated by either blow or Sanitary Department in Franco, was able to

roaming Wong Ting-ho, Praddent of the aid time the stuntas corry is to Japan for the crash

Inform the Academy of Medicina, on the report Board of War, to an immediate steps to same rate as it is now carried to Amoy-10 cuts Ets Wouldlp here adjourned the inquest of Dr. Terain, that out of 27 casos, which Improve the dafences of these regions, which, por half chast for the resann that the tes until 11.80 this morning, when the two men are not selectal, but taken just as they one," these uneoe was all obtained from the first the document proconds to point out will be from Amoy to Amerion and the rates from who were on the blocks at the time of the 2 bares were affected. The serum sel in A horse inoonlated, but this animal led from much more vulnerable now that the construction Japan to, America are vary the name, nekdant will bo onlled. of the Russian railway system is being pushed Steamers cannot, however, Cary teafrom Kelang

Tosin, however, operated sidlarly choo on so rapidly. In reply to hit Imperial Master, oven Le Nagasaki at 10 cents par half chaud ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUBloss of loot after a coud inobulation. Dr. Wong Tang-ho recommcmis that his Exost pay expenses. Again, it has been said that the

"NINTO OLUB RACHA other horses, and, though many of the animals loner Woo, Gevernor of Human; be appointed | American steations would tall in at Keling and

After sagorol hard windy days for their races, died before they yielded a satisfactory re- superintendent of Asfaneive works, a propompier up the ton as they do at prosent at Atuny. which, it is said, bas already, received the Im. But it sets highly improbable that Kulung the tght but steady wad of Sunday was a sail, he had, the time Prof. Mormonk's perial natiotion. --China, Gaselle.

can be made into as safe and got a hexbour on welcome change to the yachtámon, and the race vows, which are now being quoted, appeared, Amoy, and ston were it nocomplished it aeoms was very enjoyable from start to finish The over 100 harsos at his disposal, and it was The Calentia Crilie of the 18th January unlikely that the American steams would course was From the Police Pier, Kowloos, le tap the sum from these, no sa to ako

December last: Prof, Mormorek added that publishes in ita series of popular peoplo per care to take the journay around the storm rid-round is markhout off Chaghto, Found theit for the Bambay plague, the Dr. Korin sot uité of hir, and Mrs. Robert Love, fogether den shores af North Formoss, if the tes could Channel Hooks (leaving ball to starboard), and out from Franco to Annam on the 21st of with the following sketch of Mr. Luve's life bo obtained at Amor. There seems to be bath of the Pollo Pier: 14 miles.

Dr. Tarsin hns usod small horses from Tonkin Who in Calcutta does it. know the familiar oup solution to the difficulty, and that is, that The following wore the starters

for his purpose, and from cauli of those four to fyn lütfer of blood can be taken overy wosk, faces of Mr. and Mrs Love, witch geics our the Nippon Yusen Kaisha or some other com

-making 20 litres from snola horse per month, and this quantity yolda nino litres of Berita, comes this week. As Manager and Proprie pasy with lines to Formcsa and America combine reas respectively of Harmston's Ciruas, they thom on this tide and carry the bin from Kahing

which quantity in scient for 180 plague. are achieved a popularity hero which harlly to Amorios, making their own transhipment, in any professionals have surpassed, by n steady, Japan, at as low a rate as the other lips, arc

stricken patients. Dr. Yersin, therefore, should devotion to business, a gonfat kind-heartedness prepared to do from Amoy. To make this one-

Le ablo from his present stook to deal with Every nearly 20,000 chse, This new wil}, The London and China Express saya: The and general bonkomia, and the presentation cossful the Formosa railway would need to give its

doubtless bubeartily welcomed in Bombay, German Commercial Mission to China and rightly of a Arst-class show, every item of assistance and exrry the ton the treaty miles lo

Karachi, and Poons, where they will be glad to ičar: thất Dr. Yorgia has loft for Bombay to Japan, whoso object in to extend German trade which bears the ball-air of merit. Fow Kidung at probably some rate less than 19 conta with those countrion, will leave by N.D.L.mon, I think, have had a mora varied career por traff cheat, yet.

For the foreign tas tras whose hondgun tors

commoned operations. steamer from Gonca on 8th February. Herr and one mans brimfal of incident than Kaappe, the Consul at Canton, will join the Bad Love. At eleven years of age he was are so comfortably established in Amoy it wouldS16 mission in the Far East. The delegates will thrown on his own ressarcos, and started life reunire, premises of marked advantages to in be sway eight months--foar in China and four so fly boy in the elles of the Otago Daily due them to forsche oozy Kulangse for forer Times. At twelve he apprenticed himself to a stricken along with its twis hundred days of in Japan.

blacksmith, with whom he stayed for six years rain. The new, frys world, however, gladly It has been stated that the Powerful will not und noquired the trade thoroughly. During welcome the innovation, or the expense of be commisioned hofors May. The story that the last two years of his spprenticeship he establislags brauch at Amoy in considerable, she is, to go on a roving comunisalar in worked an a night, hand in a theatre at Dunoad this could to a large ortont be savut if the Chins may, the London and China Bepresa din, New Zealand. At its voniotasien he do firal pooling and shipment wert unds in Bays, be dismissed as nonsensical, for no phis mind to see more of the work, and so Termose

joined a Comedy ani. Burkequs Company. ship could be on any station without being Not having ever learnt to read of write for two under the orders of the Commander-in-Chief of

Persororanco and a good memory, that station. Captain the Hou. Hedworthwhole years in had to be taught his part like a Lambion will have one of the finest ships in parrot.

however, worked wonders and ho son exuis to the world, and, no doubt, will de her justion.

bo known as Iron-brain; his memory was so The Hengkong, Couton and Mono Steam- good. By dint of hard work ho reso to a fairly gooil position in the company, after which to Joined J. L. Hell, Harry Hall's father, to whom be avantually became stage manager. Hisen terprising disposition unds lom long to run to wia £4,000 on a race he sont to London for A good wardrobe and base letce of the samo theatre in Dunedin where he had ret started as a mere ind. He as his plane for fifteen months, but it was a fascial falfaro, and he next joined E. Ji Dellus ni hvavy mAT

We have reosived from Mossm Barretto and of procuring in this colony the basin, a sample of the Minnespolla Browing Company's Goldon Grein Belt Old Lager, of a sound education both in English and which may be recommended as a light, plea Chinese. If ultimately the boys becomessut, and refreshing beverage. Chinese officials the fact ought to afford gratification rather than regret, It wonid be a good thing I uvery office in China were filed by Hongkong educated boys, and that boys from the Queen's College aro in such demand in China

not ouly redounds to the colony's credit, but also to her self-interest. The colony is vitally intercated in the enlighten- A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.mont and opening up of China, for the more rapidly tho procoas is carried on the more rapidly will our trade expand. If then wo can help on the forward movement, con tributing at once to the colony's prosperity and to the increasing of our country's prestige, naturally as liberal minded men of

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THE FOREIGNER AND THE VIMALIKIN STATION, AS

The following, arrarostly from the gat of a. misalouery apporo, as a leading article in the China Gardfelding an

Payne La Ladybird

M., E. M. Hazalend What the gun weit at 11.15 Chanticleer, Sybil, and Erisa ware under the los of large junk, and the two former were unable tor souza time to get clear, but Brion just squeezed. necks the bow of the junk into the wind with in loss of is. Meteor went down the

There are in Ching a few peculiar institu middle of the harbour with a good breizo at first, and by the time she got ongiosito the far end of Btoniocatters had obtained a lead of ons which foreignors know but do about.. nearly a mile of the othere, who had sailed and ond of these is the risin station. A few more northerly courin; but then in months ago the following query papenred la a Chunghus Bay en Brouger, she soon lost Shanghai periodista, bare the Customs this advantage, Photo and Erica both officials in the various Custom honser on the getting round the mark boat before her, the Hen elvor, or any other risor, any Beinl right former at 12.15; Extra Melcor, Maid Marian, to nous on-trard in meargle a boat wholly hired Yesterday afternoon Commander Healing Sybil Chanticleer, and Princess following by forigners and carrying he other goods hold inquest on the body of a woman and about 1 minute intervals, with Ladybird and than what belong to the foreign travellera Mang To, who was hillot on Szaday afternoon Layne at about 12.30 She following shortly Tho editorial reply was bleur and to the in consequence of a fall-of-conerste books on after, but so fur stern that sun gare ap und point, but not altogether according to suow

went back to the moorings Indire. It was. Aus paswor to your question the Frysk Aquino, and C. Attock

soon went into first and, followed by Ehabe, right that would gerent Castors officials Qwek Tin Shing, master of sampan No. gaolly left the most of the fleat far behind.arching a boat wholly hired by Tore guers 1.327, the decease was know Mid Marian, Sybil, and Chanticleer lui's good and carrying no other goods. They bare a Fo, which mounsold blind soman About 6 race us feras Rowison Point, when the skipper right to satisfy themselves, that no other goods pan, on Sunday, the 7th inst. I was home the of the latter inde a mistake and dropped quite as being carried, and I Imow of a way by Harbour Master's Offles, who I heard shouts

MR, BOWDLER'S EXPLANATION

GLASS BOTTLES business the British community must upbeat Compur's steamer onem ran an secar hold a broad-minded administration of the zion to Macao on Sunday. The day was educational deportinent.

pleasant and the excursionista enjnged the out- ing so far, but the return jsiraey was dolayed ten o'clock and in ordinary course should have at 8.05 pm. on Sunday.

arrived by one o'clock or a little after, hat it was not until after nine o'clock that the pos. H.M: despatch voizel Alacrity serived from sengers were safely landed. Macao yesterday,

The tart of the Bill to Provide for Defraying to support the Amerivan kragadinu, Thoodoro 1 of Sonya conerete b.coks huge fallen Ivond out of the race. The fine was pressed going which they can asbarta'n this to their own There were 3,121 visitors to the City Enil the Expenses of cartoja Military Works and Hamilton, &tabout this timo bu met Carlos B.to the ground opposite the China Marchants as follows Masoum lost trek, of whom 185 wore

The delivery of the English mail was begun log. The steamer left Macao shortly after his own show, and haring toon so fortunate The jurymon woro-Mestral D. Clarso, In the bent up behind Etoneoutlera, Erion I would say that I know of no law or treaty

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, MARCH 9th, 1897

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speeches were naturally notable than

the occasion that called them forth, the guest

ropesis.

Esther Military Services has been published As regards the Imperial cooling stations, a sum of £846,000 is asked for in correction with in creased accommodation and improvement at various places, including Hongkong. No sum lias boot sot apart as a profimisary to the question of an Admiralty Dock at Singapore and the matter for the present will probably remain in aboyance.

The steamer Glenam, from London and Etraits, 1ft Singapors for this port on Satur- day evuring, the Cta instant.

Lieutenant-Colonel FW. Hemming, half pay, late 5th Dragoon Guards, has been selected for the post of Milliary Attaché in Japan.

The O. SS Co's steamer Deucalion, from B. N. Berase, left on the 5th instant, and my ta expected here on or about the 11th instant.

A proposal to grant a spesial subsidy to the Harerean and Trans-Pacific lines of the Nippon Tosh Kaisha is to be submitted at an early mesting of the Japanese Cabinst

A Parliamentary paper has been imod gising the text of the agreement, dated June 23rd, 1896, #morning the exchange of parole by paral post concluded between Great Briti and Терап

The Kawachi Marn was unbed recently from the yard of Messrs. Napier, Shanks, and Bell at Yoker, for she line of the Nippon Yasso Kaisha Bhois one of the dozen now vessels for the European line.

The Punjon Mining Co., Limited-February erouide clean-up. The evanide plant ran 15 days treating 520 tear of tailings yielding 203 ose of bullion, of an average assay value of 158

Ad. par cunos

The Hou. Treasurer of the Alios Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to saknowledge with thanks the following donation to the fails of the Hospitals ---

250

Hoa Ngo Lun

The Bussian Government has decided to trans form its present ample diplomatic mission at Seval into a legation at an early date. The fatura Minister Plenipotentiary, who has not yet been appointed, will have a staff of voorda rica, dragomaus, und attachés.

On the 50th February Count Matongate, the Japanese Premier, paid a visit to Marquis Ito at to, and naked his opinion on the currency, question. It is reported that the Marquis mid

A eaten named Harding, who is lodging the Sailors Home, drank so much Biquor or Sunday night and then looked at hire in mirror. The piolars presented runde him most wrathful and his oxasperation led him to smash not only the mirror but seratal windows in the Home, He may have thought he received provopation, but the Magistrato yesterday did not take this view of the case and ordered the irate Harding to pay $10 com pensation and a fine of $7.

Michael Parry, a zaamoy on the stearaar Oui, was charge at the Police Court yesterday with Leing absent frope the ship without leave. A cording to the optata the defendant seems. to have thought he could go to sad from, the hip at his own convenience. When Comman der Hastings inflicted a fine of $15 Barry said he would do the alternative of six weeks impri- sonment, bit as his services wore required for Loading purposes his fine was paid out of hu wages and he was taken back to the ship.

A Glastonbury corrospondent says that on reuit of the news that Mrs. Carow bad baen found guilty, profound sympathy was felt with the Mayor and Mrs. Forch, Mrs. Carew's parents. A telegram received in Glastonbary st midday on 1st February by r. Porch's legal advisers: 265 :-" Yokohama wires: Ailvika Forah Ediții convicted. Bentence requires. confirmation of British Minister." The Mayor was with Mro. Porch at Deurneenth, and Mr. H. W. Swayze and the vient of St. John's, intimate friends of the family, at, once left bo break the crushing nows to Mr. Caren's parenta

The statistical report on the health of the Navy for 1895 mofos that there is a good dol of dysentery still on the Chins Station, there being thirty-one entries for this disease, the probable causes mentioned being "ohills,"

he thought this an opportune time for efftatuawholesome water, and the use of fruit and

ing a change ia the earponey, and expressed bis approval of the scheme.

green vegetables Hongkong and Shanghat have the worst name for venereal disea and then follow Tokobania, Chafos, Nagasaki,

The Russian Government, says the Kehumin, and Halolate. The medical effors 19-

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According to offeial advices, efatos he Times Vientin correspondent, notwithstanding the raform ite the postal service of Chips projected by the Gevarmeat and ita intention to cater the Postal Union, the Rusisz Government has decided to opan its con post-offics at Shanghai, Hankow, Chefeo, Tientsin, Peking, Urga, and Kalgan froni laf December list.

Elam Navigation Company's office and my that a lot of concrete blocks which hul boen piled up on the fino of the new roumation frut disappeared and that the water was bubbling up and confused. The deceased lived nicne le a small passongor boat. I m hør Gend holy at 5.30 on the foreshore. She wed only hur left arm when Towing, as the right was injured some years ago, he had no rolations.

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matiefaction without examination. It is right Concoded to all nations thus to ozamine tho effects of those passing through their bands, and I know of no ground on whlol missionaries travelling in Clins could chim mannity

To Unston horses referred to store are lilsin stations, and whether foreign travellers are under obligation to stop at them or not, in Bowler to have their belongings examined, is a question of some little importance. It may make all the difference in the world to the cont fort and spook of a journey. The Shanghai editor saya tre toust sup, but we would respect. filly ventura te doux to his dietan, and on auch grounds as these

Hisks, of Georgin instrol fame and was on gaged by him to basist in producing Uncle Tom's Cabin in Auckland, playing the part of Simon Listerre, the villain. Six months after,

Chanticlear Love had his first manungerial experience, tak

Princess ing chatge of the Montaga. Turner English

#nlybird Opera Company for Mr. Delius. When Mr.

Payne Delius died Love stambled across. Harry Lyons, whose louson with Lia Tourists be

Meteor, which had gono patside Stonecutters, speedily couverted into profits. At Dane Loung Kam, a girl belonging to passenger had a very light wind, hat was about a mile in ho at Woodyear and his crons, and he lost No. 39 said I knew the decent bestern when the othern passed Kowloon Font, came adrance agents. With him he stayed for sight. On Siday afternoon I and foun abbera and gave up. A freshening breeze with a 11 yours, till Woodyear died in Calenta in were in toy bout, which was attached to a cargo favourable tide breught the boats to Channal December, 1890, Shortly after hy joined boat nour the Harbour Master's Ulion. There tooks, which were rounded by Erica at 2.15, In Chin the Government recognica two Harmston's Cirons, working as manager till were a number of cargo horta mude fist to the themes best being done in esnotly two bears, loss of travellers, namely, those who travel 1803, when Mr. Harmaton died in Singapore shore in a live inside the concrete blocks, and which was very good in such light wind. In on public basiness, called Chazal, and those He came on to Calcutta, where to had a most sy but was also inside. I heard people call the bent up Chanticleer vas passed both by engaged in trade or on their own private can. successful senson and luas visited the metropolis atstogos or falling and I at once stopped Princess and Ladybird The wind frostioned caroa Now tie Chai-shih bost neither passes yearly sincs a compliment to the reception heen lourd the orgo boat and maharely on the enn down to the firish, and all the antsimination or pays tikis, as all the others aro receives from the City of the Ditchore. He bost was not damaged, but the wave turned it closed up on the leaders, the line being crossed was married to Me. Harmster in Singapore in vor, I was about about three or four times as followA- Novomhar last, song showers of congrululu the length of my boat away from the blocks, bet I do not know how long the boat is, Tha tinns from his friends in all parts of the world.

blocks full in a standing position outwarile into the harbour It was low water at the time. I Baw the deceased'e bont nude the ire of the w Prays bottom an, and it was towel Away aya launch It was not damaged. The để censed used both, Brais when she rowed not know whether she was crippled

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required to do. The question, therefore, in to which category does a foreignor's boat belong? According to my experience and it has been aratty: axiensive onethe Clucose offkils themselves in nine cases ant of tea will olan a foreigner's boat as Chit shih, and all that is neceeens in order to pass a tik station wil ant intaremption is for them to see a foreigner on board, or to hear the magie werda Chai shih- chun But should there be any dunht abosit, the matter in the official mind, it is generally foma sufleist to paint to the clause in QUY passport, which requires that we are not to bo delayed or hindered at official barriers or One-

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Indian Constable 693 gaidi. Un Sunday after. noon about 5:40; I was on anty in Winglok Strect I saw a big crowd of Chiness on the Praya and I went to see what was tho matter. I saw that a number of coner te hicks dro fallen. I cared the body of the deceased

FIRST CLASS from the water and reported the matter to the "Maid Marian vie Police Station. I do not krow which way the Eris blocks fell. The body was between the blocks | Bybu and the Frayn

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Tuspector Ken bere wld tho Magistrate Mateor that the first witness's boat mus 15 feet 9 inches Chanticleer long

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proceed on cur-way

But it may be objected that, Chi-abants 58 do not carry goods, and that it would be wise 28 for the foreigner to let the authorition see that he has none. The question of goods or no gonda 8has nothing to do with it. As waatior of fact 4the Chai-shih boste carrying officials are gener

ally choke-full of good When a big ofoil, say the literary chancellor for emple, is ou the move, there is always a keen competition amongst the beats for the privilege of currying him for nothing, and sometimes considamble sums are paid in addition. The same is also

THE DISCOVERIES OF DE. YERSIN

Mr. Bowdler si am the engineer in charge of the Praya Reclamation works and havo, bean since the commencement of tho werKE in 1889 I now where the accident happened, The snbidence took place sont 300 feet on theist of 1. Yersin, the French scientist, to the the case with the bosta tilt in the various pro-

full of mud wader.be kare orast we had loved

In spite of the great interest which is being takon in Bombay arid in Judis generally in the

of the evening having no special pro was transferred, as Comoul, to Nagapki in of Her Majesty's Reign" kotore a meeting of gine wao Uk. T, 2:50 pax 10 yer cent. per and it was on a muller scolo experiment of incoulating himself with the pass; and the more friendly we shower mi

nounesment to make and the remarks made

western side of the Harbour Office in section plagns-stricken cilius, and on which Henter tolla vinces for the grain frace on the Grand Canal. No. 4. I visited the spotuto pm on Sto she has alreatly started, but little is known in They do not stop at lakin stations, and the day afternoon. It was not dead low water at the way of detail respecting the discoveries his boston taka their proat out of the goods that time The length of the subsidence is reported to ra made, and the disappoint carried thus duty Iree. Further, y quantity wha 36 fuel and there has been a ganddal ment that is felt at his long delay in reaching of gyuds are sent into the interior by ordinary, subsicles bera length of 826 feet Bombay is more the outcome of that feeling cargo hosts, and actually pass through these No blockn have fallen over. They went which affects distressed people who living had same likin stations without baing examined or down perfectly lapel in the centre. On the forlorn hope planned out for them and a delay required to guy a osh. They are under official western side: they went over one inch to the in getting it carried into execution. A Colombo gual in the slaps of a strip of paper callad foot towards the bed are on the eastern side insident has, however, kindly placed at chr dis. Fung-tino pasted or the bores Foreigners 16 foot the subsiduneb was 4 feet inches tool (says the Times of Ceylon) some transitions can obtain the Fang-tam, or application As tea picking in Formos usually commoneca Beaward The Welghting blocks coming from Prom German papers in which niors is stated by through thair Console, practically, free of all Orders forceira copies of DAILY PRESS should be is trying to organise an exhibition of the fish-port that thero diseases ago indoubted early. In April the len merchants pre getting tho whatward extended to about 150 feet of the eminent professors than the world out here yet charge MAMA Y SETY

thor quarters in readiness for the coming crop length of the subsidence. The weighting knows in regard to the plague seran discovery. It thus appears we eccupy in China grad 2006 11 0.01, on day of rezbition. After that aries in which the Japanese of Raghalien and on the increase in Hongkong, and the cars The conditions of trade hare been somewhat blocks are 22 tous to the lineal foot and they In the Freinianige Zeitung, for instance, Fro- favoured portion, and whether a forsiguier

off east of Eastern Biberia which came under treatment how a larger pro

word foot lgh The rubble stone fonida fessor Ploiffer, who is acting for Dr. Kool as travels with goods or without gouds, or whether the islands lying out these overmiont hes alzo portion of the severe form of the malady than aitored since the Javanese came into po sostion tion has gone dean to about 60 feet below head of the Scientific Department of the Berlin his goods, travel with the foreigner or without engage. The far band, Gulis trying to create was formerly the case. They also report that as many of the smaller Chino pozabonis have datam on a line of 100 feet wide, or 72 fest Institute for Infectious Diseases while Dr. Kooh him, they eat all plika disregard the likin

although in Japan there is a rate of modisal an intacoss in the enterprise amongst the people examination, it must be carried out in a left the feld, throwing the business more inte below the coping. Some of the blesks have boor is engaged in Africa in king steps to stamp station. It is a great privilege, and wherefore tremely lax and perfunctory manner judging the hands of the foreign firms. However, overal there five or six week: 6 for their garhaps out the rindergast, says that the plague bacilins should we give it up? Hoe way that to do so lot gor ono vera placed there ca Sunday, was discovered simultaneously by the Japanese would conduce to a mere friendly feeling om Japanese firms express Themenlyon as intending Theastern we these most recents Profesa Kitzbuena pupil of Professor the part of the offcials and people. It must be by results.

to engage in the trade, although without agents place,YANG PACE Kuch's) and she FBch seientist, Dr. Tarainhighly irritating to them to go the listed We learn that a young Portuguess resident in Amoy it would soom that they would boffi Worship-To what do you attribute the of the Pastour Institute), but the way in foreigner go sailing past o in station merely of Hongkong while proceding along 's tweet near the Fahlis Gardant in Macao, shortly used at some distdynklage, The American subsidence

which the ball is transmitted from wis showing himself in a high-handed sort of sy boforoidnight on Saturday in a jigrickalus firm, Saith, Baker & Coy who took over the Witnes-I presume there was an old nulla person to another is not yet known. What is or haughtily handing in his ted. It must woind, though what they dare zrot do themselves; and the readily ontors any injury-or- was attroked by a person haring the appearance basinos af Brown & Co last year, um maling down, to, and the extus weight constig on this definitely known, thonga, is that the bailing erage the people to esa, the foreigner doing of a European and amassed in European clotlies sono altuations, as well is au adlition, to their caused it to give inny and squoizele mud whather that in has only pay in whics oflsins also at having tanir authority thas The man first asknilad the jinrickska voolio, quarters, no doubt with the intention of doing out That is only supposition. The object.jote in rausiaided ismains to be beam The openly defied. To stop need not tike very THE banquet tendered to H.E WOTING-

Mr. John James Quin, whose death was who at once. left his vehicle and disappeared. their share of the business this year. PANG by the Chineso coramurity on Friday prematurely reported in Japan, sem mogths. The ranu then attacked one of the two oecupante

At the establishment of the Japanseo nd the weighting is to condidato the foundation Professor binselfe Inclined to thus long would it not be batter then to stop for

and to find the wonk places,

It is so co terribly contagions as the sake of making friends? This kind of thing has hipponed before

people ballon Professor Pieliler Such, Lowever, is the ransoring of incxpo. aight was a notable oven, inasmuch as it ago, died on 2nd February at his brother's of the violan with a knife, but the bjart ministration in Formoss Cent Katayama

plastoes the fact that the plagas bacillus rience. It sounds well, but somsley dash unt signalised not only the esteem in which his residence in Kingstown, Ireland. He was of the attack having a felt list on he only declared that the people should be rieved from No, nothing the than fellow countrymen in this colony bold appointeil a Student Lulerpreter in Japan on matained a slight wound on the forehand all-taxis for the first your points are was something like it before On a athaks nice and at, and Bats that they may shit in Chion Most conscientionaly for a Aug. 1, 1867, and was promotes to be a Third Thas cher courant of the ricksha, voting his tion of the Japanese to ir pore a lax on to former occasion whom we weighted, the fourda aranans of spreading the disearhile couple of years, I tried to any out the making the new. Minister to the United States, but Class Assistant in 1869, Second Class Assist friend attacked, at once took to his heels in manufacture, and sutions for collection will be tien gave way in just the same sort of way, but asking if its oilent in the human uyatem, be friends los, and only gave it up when it proved also their appreciation of the honour re- sat in 1872; and a First-Class Assistant in search of the palice ka afterwards stated. It clublished at the principal point when to it had not and time to ousolidate, as it had the Macillas da not only found to the to mainly and in the very thing which I wished

1575, I was Acting Consul at Hakodate is auppased that the intent was robbery. It is prepared Tho impost is to be gen 240 par only been in two or three weeks. The mud eruptions which are characteristic of the to avoid The kit peoplo Anding me secu Bected upon Hongkong or the fact of a frone Got. 1, 1880. to Feb, 18, 1883, end was to bo hoped that the practical disbanding of pigal, which, with the addition af the Customs was something like ton ont deeper than is less, and give it its name, but is also found modsting became in their part high-handed. - It is one of the cars of this country that so Hongkong man having heen alerted for promoted to a Vios-Consul at Tokyo on Aug. the police in Macao ill not give opportunities export tax of $1.10, gives a total post of yes the print instance. That was at the corner in the blood of the victini y

13.50 per picnt,

of Winglik Street. Thu stuns in his case Proceeding, bu mark they huwa ands experi- frequently there is no middle course batreen such an important appointment. The 1892. He was zominated provisionally for more of such attacka.

Although large compared with the Janno tax Coal for Yakodate, and Nügute in 1984, and yes appointed to those posts in 1836. He was Bir Charles Dilko, MP, on Srd February, it is small tampared with either the old Chinese have bou down a year and nine months rent in folating animals with the illis domineering, or submitting to be domineered

What do you monn, that nothing like this then from men, Ent on Euglah deblos protis over, possible to us. With an eye to Acting Consul at Tokohama daring few good a papar on The Progress of the British or in the island or the present tax on the lies happened beforn Nathing of the ing in Egypt was the vet to attempt the they would neither examine ne aer allow us to months of 1898, and afterwards at Hyogo, and Colonial Empire sturing the past. Sixty Years mainland. This export dute during the Ching Fame nature; tho were diferout conditioni

poison derivat dues from a human patient solves the more unreasonable they became. Did the blockage straight down in that as a sacrificed himself to soiener, for to died The last strow was one day when they placed a 1889, from which post he subsequently rated the Foreign and Colonial Beation of the Booledy ploul and the lekin $2.40, which gives a total of

soon afterward from plague. Besides this, man on board our best to had as fodenitaly, of Arte Referring to our For Baslern yon 6.20 per picul. The present Amoy tax is Tho foundation had only recently Commander Dundas, R.N., to whom the Colonies to remarket that the Straits Settle an export doty natanting to yes 3.85 per pleut been laid and when the weight was pat on the Professor Pfeiffer grobs with Professor We waited and waited, and Shally went off Admiralty hare granted permission to antoronls Texo countries of which we might well and lokin about yen 3, which gives a total of foundation slipped and went down about Virchow about the probalality of the post declaring we were bound for the nearest district the corvino of the Chirons Government, will be proact the ectablishment of our Colonies 702 6.35

fon four and shatway about 15 festi

Fostering Europe though he thinks that if magistrale to lodge complaint, and would shortly proceed to Chine and take up the ap and Protectorates in the Malay Peninsula With the extremely lukry expendituron of What do you suggest in onse of a further torgat menar tire taken, such a calation take him with us. Upon his tho Hisin maan potutout of Principal of the Naval College at liasing resulted everywhere stoody and to tell what to stop that snob orgung sexbsidence that no saps should be allowed to be averted. As in Instaton of valup of jumped clean overboard, and it was a mercy lie uur the stones-I cannot tell whether the noh measures, lo sites the experianco of Tins was not drowned. Since then we have main Tientsin, which includes virtually that of aval in some pieces rapit, development, Although to me, It is not unlikely that orjuris es adviser to the Gosonment. The old quarrel since the beginning of the rega Hongkong can busz a tax will be subject to an impent us will be a farther subsidence. If we prevent bury in the last epidemic of obelers, what it tained only lowing acquaintance with takin at ween the Chinese and the Adinimity in het come into existence, and hed to sme large ne na ba nafely cared without endanger the muuspans from going there the fealle would otirely conded to tint elty owing to the atat.be referense to the shabby treatment of Captain extent, take the place of Singapore as an ing the market. Commeren has not koen im be stopped, and so they have to go in. We do immediate isolation of persons attacked. Those College, referred to the number of students Lang wan made up some time sy. While it raporium of Chima trade, yet the transit trade peded in Japan by excessise taxation, and it is

interfero with the work. If we were to drive from that establishment hoe ek a career listed ne British naval officer on the active list of Singapore had anermosely indowed gren mife to bears that the officials interested in interior with them to long as they do not rows of Profesor Pfeiler are supplemented these which collect anties on goods, and wai permitted to enter the Chinese Berrire; in recent years, and rozchodin 1894 $300,000,000. Formosa will keep an igo on to see that the anng it would stop the traffic, among others by that distinguisbaserentist Pro thong which levy dues on the boats them solres.

Hare you ever made any suggestion to the but the apologies and explanations which wars Hongkong might in seine respects he regarded Formosan trade is not placed at a disadrantage,

Amoy is dependent to a great extent upon oversident that boots should be kept offstory is Paris, tho, in the poures et aptinter, what may result from having, utilie chu ultimately made were scoopted. Captain ends on having had, commercially spanking, the most roueins on the active list of the British navy. Bourishing hielory of any settlement in the the Formen tea districts for its prosperity utal That might to a noonary precation, bir row with the representative of the German, Net ciunde with regard them the following caso plications by bringing about a better under It is to bo hoped that the jeulousion which led world It winport and nothing off with her has been some apprehension as to th the probability is that Auch an donant Frea Press, whom jisked for his opinion about Læð | shows

nguo, said he could only give pu’Bugger-cons Kiukinng can host of a specially stiff out Captain Lang to throw up his post will not in an annual trade of out £60,000,000 and port by direct tea shipments to America White Tiere were

danger of Tamsai sosorbing the business of that

will wat omar again. It may of my serting the paroly metical side of the micstion squeezing station, which o waed to pass and again shown, had that tho chiese have fox

as doubt soine low may be folt in other ship and we never satisipated it. The whole of their branch istituto nt Nyah Theup, in day, however passing foreigner called in no signs of this woofdent after describing how Dr. Torain, the yac ropast without ever being asked to stop Ons cat in the North wast Positio,

monta of all importance which formerly waro sent vis Amoy, as to ter it duen not seem that thing was settling as gradually as it possibly Annam, discreted the pigue bacillus sizes and paid, so the next who came along was

could I never dreamt of such thing-

tanemely with Dr. Kitasato; two years ago, he Inritud to do likpwine: He refused and the. The Right Rov L M Piazzoli bags to there is any probability ants will bo shipped Batabat proptions for the future. The gives un interesting socount of how the doctor matter was referred to the British Consul, Hestis, & W. Royse & Co., in their roportoknowledge with thanks the following dons ofther to Japan for translögment or to Americ dated Manchester, 30th January, tay :-The noW

centre and most conveniast station of the tea again?The boat people find it mois convenient dosa.. Naturally, he had to carry out his re. Since that time it has been impossible to use district Trafutia. After the ton has to get bobind the blocks, as thiar form a nice searches largely through the medium of those native boots on that saction of the river, is the shelter for the sampons. There were at the who had died from plague.and, so stayngly did a charge on quite a small one amonute to 210, and been packed and rolled elicatly to permits of the accident by of my men ca the Chinese resent sur dead being handled by the must be paid on every occasion of passtag. of ita transport, it is carried to the honge at Twatutia, where it is fully prepared for foreign looks and when the sabidonee took place Profesor and his assistants, that Dr. Yersin a: Another case was at Lioakwan, a boat squuoxing markets Down the river to Hobu, where they wont to the other end.

Inst could only prisnuite his investigatious with station noar Shane passing omgune paid A Worship said he would have thero mon a loaded revoirar baily for eso iu one of attack there, but afterwards reported the matter to thi the shipping is done, is a day sail of some ten

Notwithstanding these Lificulties, Fr. Yersin British Consul st Ichang, who took it up, nud mile for the cargo boats, sud there the steamers call The only objection to keeping got through his task and returned to Paris with musdiately he placed it before the higher fying in quiet satore me loaded with perfost gate and converfato The arge boat charge way the sumans is that we do not want to some of his serum, and there medical mon carried suthoritas the money was paid back, and the to Hobs in omscents pid ball onest and the interfere with the trailo. I have never in out their experienta on the principles of what is offein in charge of the squoor station repri Freight to Amor 10 cents. At Amoy the large tarfered with the boat people or made any now known as Sore leapin. Al that time says panded. The above allows that eren Consuls Amorica beand steamind it not match out suggestion to the Government that they should Professor Marmore, thes lind no idea that they may be as much at sea on this matter as ordin of their way to call in for the tea which has kept abur, because I did not wish to in would be called upon thus early to apply, the as folks, thore been packed randy for the foreign markets fortere with the trafo of the port Thurs new discovery, to su spulcinio, and they had not, And with the facilities for looding in that her are three notices in Cluuene posted a warning therefore, arranged for large quantities of this They were talking of the vanity of women, ren being on band, and only one bore was and one of the few ties at undertook a bour they are caly detained for a few hours the sampun poeple,

What can Kolung off to obtain the trade. There are throu notices? Yes; they wowocuintal. The development of the serum takes dofonde, Of course she asid,." Ilinit tint long time, bab this horko was an providingly woman avo vain, and men are not Why," she In the present condition of the barlour diroot mut up by the overseers ten chipaments are out of the question, Tut hot. Thale three notioce in Chinocous medium, and the sorte derived from it wanddad with a glenon around," the mock to of the fie harbour work bas bompleted in andne I the oned in the inoculation of animals, chiefly red lindenmost man in the room is over now up the laking of noh enormity that it will require Warning people, to keep awayos, but rents, and was proved to be of excellout strigth book of his collar. And thon ho emiled-for years ie itaelf-there are other difficulties beuty wy have never interfered with hau except Inter on, on a visit to Annam Dr. Torain further every man present and put his hands ap behind

extended his operations, and in the course of his neck (nu grond. As to the suggestion that the puck when the work, was going on.

by others being mainly conventional, There

is, however, one exception, namely, the peesh of Mr, Furg Wan Chugn, which, like that of M. Wu To And, touched

on the education question The Ministar

said the colony had done much in the way

of education, he mentioned specially Quest's

in Chino, and Brid that these young man would help to remove dificulties and com-

Manding between Chinese and Western Mr. Fựng WAB CHUEN adopted a some- what similar stmin, except that he em phasised the fact thas the local schools produce men for volonial appointments as well as for appointments in China;

anep read their lasson-Londos and China

agres

also the principal ceiling alation of the British

There are two kinds of the squez stations

fessor all urmaris, okizfor the Pastour Lahora-Some of the latter ara exceedingly heavy, and

and he expressed the hope that the Go Fear hur opened well in the pig iron trade: Options for the Home of the ageì and Infrm direct for some years to come. The present acident has bappemoderive and it may happen found himself at first balled by Chiness preju-) who decided that the sogeeze out be paid

once sings 183 Boote from at the oom nor and the publie would continue to end wevement of the year stood at a higher price fort the Education Department. In that than in this year, cis, in 1891, when it was at about 61s, and only twice since 1886 (Ti, in hope we most cordially join, and in view of 1890 and 1391) hare Cleveland warrents.com. the Governor's well-known prejudice against menced the year at a higher level than the time.

Shipments, from both Glasgow and Midles. this colony odlutating pentha who are sule bingh have dating this month been satisfactory, requently to find a career in Chion it may be still, business has not been moving so well, and permissible to point to Eriday evening's prices have receded to the extent of a low pence gathering and the speeches made on the porton, but there is now a better tone in the merkots, and enrly improvement is con- occasion as a refutation of His Excellency's fidently expartel by many. The manufactured views on that subject and on other points ia trade is in a good coalition all round Makers in the Midlands and not neig ontrast

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mored roll during the month Copper has

the hosts their numerous foreign advanced Eaton, and is steady. Th h guests, this conversation round the dinner advanced rapidly to the extent of acnik 24 pas table, and the speech-making which fol ton, and is fencing farther aparde Lead is lowed, all testified to the excellent results of onto por to dearer, and is a Spatar the educational policy which has hitherto

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