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INTIMATIONS BROWN, JONES & CO. DEALERS IN

THE HONGKONG DAILY

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18th instant, at noon, "uative female costume with lace, which is front cohams for Vangerer on welder, she

"go prevalent in Shanghai, has not yet "shown itself to any groat extent thesa "far-off regions, but signs are not wanting "thata change in this respect any fe looked for. Hitherto the import has been so "insignificant timt it has bean brown [2657into the Suadrice nenumerated

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1897

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ESTABLISHED AD. 3841. MANUFACTURERS FABRATED WATERS. OUR AURATED WATER FACTORY is fitted with the best English Multinery, embodying ***Ele latent improvements in the trade.

The Tarest Ingrediently are-waed, and o atmost Care and Clexiness exercised in the Manufacture throughout.

The Water need is paved by repeated Analysse to be Absolutely cra.

A new call store The Lover's Quest Mr Brnest Glanville, will be commanded the Daily Prass on Saturday next

The tiger stories reaching us from Kallang numerous this year and there is no doubt that are quite alarming Tigurt appear to be very there is at least one."man-eater" among them. Seroral trape have been dag, but we do not hear of any capture so far Foothow Echs

It is arranged, says the Hereury, that during. the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebration British men-of-war shall be stationed at tho pripal Trenty porte. Acordingly, H.M.S.

over will have Shanghai for Amby sady part month and H.M.B. Repoio, who arrived from Ninggo, will go to Chefoo

Foochow awake this morning, says the cho of the 22nd May, to find the whole country Bonded. The rise of the river in the neighbour hood of Yong Ping is said to be quite abuer- wal. A good deal of damage has been done. bresking up is estimated at $100,000 1, The loss of poles to the owners by thefe rafte

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THE MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL SOLD. 1 sad though in thisroepsol his ankleyall only a'a aburn the smal postunis of the thin with verbal qualified enopewe, bi did not fall to point out the orders to keep a good look cut for Wilson TO BE TURNED INTO BARRACKS folly of constructing forts at these critical Island to take a four point bearing of it, to The military thoritier love parohead points on the green reads and then to leave give him (the meter) the ernst distance of it orenia, no surprise to the colony. For some troops, to the mercy of our enemies on the terms of these orders there is a marked dif Erika, propanoy to the evidence of the vanstor and by with thanks the receipt of the following.com Mount Avatar Hots for £30,000. The nawe will them without armamente and the roulaits and to call it at was o'clock. As to tas

840,369.02 montas negotiations have been going on between ondbreak of hostilities."

the War Office and Messy, JD, Humphreye Lord Carnarron held a very different spinia mto, the latter alleging that they were limited in.

and Sor, the owners concerning the sale of to that entertained by our Naval Authoritieto e direction that the resol would pass the property, and we believe the diference in on the value of Fort Hamilton as a stringian Wijadu Teland about fivo miles off and the views of the parties as to the prion was only post Tho eurasiva Admirals reported as if towns sighted the master should be called. £2000 The Wer Oftes vffered £28,000 for varsely, on the question of its retention as a Roth portis are equally positive of and have the alte and buiblings, but the owners resolutely post that would require a largo patlay for forti worn to the scrrectness of theje uvidanes ou declined to make any reduction in their gucefcations and also, we believo, on aceeant of the the point, end the Court has not come to u and aventually the War Office gave way, The mod capacity of its harbour. Lord Carrer decision ta to which la correct. The master's statistics are not forthcoming, but this

price appears to be by no means excesivo, as, however, ma letter to The Times on the intention was toalet the course to the North your (1896) ́t sparate heading bas

Mount Austin Hotel souple the finest site af 13th December, 1880, urged that it was one of at 9 pm, or o sighting Witon Island, making the look and will always be worth the money the keys of the China Sea, that it was open at the Inter i faal point of departure, and head been opened for it, and up to da the im

paid for it. The purpose for mbivli Chooilitary this year, that it possesses a magnificant barbour, the ship for Roku However, ho fell asloop port has amounted to some 4000 Lacls

anthorities bava luught the hotel is for garri and is so patarily defensible this it has been in the chart rom inediately below and wilbín (declared valus af Shanghai, sy £700.)

son barracks, the intention being to provide ne oiled a Chinese Gibraltar Wears not inclined casg distance of communication with the bridge. comadation for four Lundred men, so that by to zgres with this conception of the little island or was it called by the mate, who had in the This, however, will probably repeat the

austom of relays the whole of the British solgronn. Lord Carnaron had nevór seen them, meantime kept the ship on her course and Lad "import for the whole year, as the article

diers on the station will be able to reorult their ang sa apparently nob aware that they were failed to eight Wilou Island 10.40 p "le only brought in in the spring for sure.

health at the Pask for three or four months in Korsan and at Chinese waters. Moreover The weather and become thicker the night each year. That such's change is necessary for whils situated some distancs from the mainland was deceptive, the wind almost shaft and the "mer year. No official note of origin

the benefit of the man ignot be onestioned, for they are entirely on productive. When he recent following the smoke of the funnel, and "obtainable here, but I am informed by the

the barracks in Queen's Road, well appointed urges, however, that a voaling station north nothing won by the mato until breakers "native merchants that all the Icefuported

is they are, ar nes conducive to the permanent of Hongkong is absolutely necessary for were denied ahead just before 10:40 pm. good health of the soldiers, and it is of the first the protection of Britist commerce; we Almost immediately afterwarde the vessel into Chungking is made in Jap

importance that a healthy garrison should be one with him und deplore the truck on what subsequently proved to be muletained at any ocab. The exact date when nuect of the British Governmen to Iwayasaki The breakers were not inported andAlmost all the ltre imported mndo of silk, a small quantity coming it being of

COMMENTS BY MAJOR GENERAL BLACK. the military, authorities will take possession of again aequico Cinen, really valuable atation by the mann on the look-out on the forecastle, The Japan Gazette, which predicta that foreign. cotton. About three-fourths of the total

residence in Japan will be almost impossible The decision of the court-martial which the hotel has not yet bean determined, but it when that necessity has been so conclusively but wore art soon by the mate. The helm wa import is black in colour. The average when the now treaties come into force, and, is tried Sergeant Frotfor was, to the cou-military will probably be in October, it would prathon etablished by xperia Had Great Britain immediately put hard asturbeard, the engines A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED." price of eille lace as sold in retill in the particular, that foreign newspaper enterprise mind at any rate, quite a curious one. It will tard, on the fifty or sixty visitors In-ros donos insisted upon that island being restored to her reversal i full speed, and the explain colleft, tion of British commercial interests in Centralegal reach the bridge The Fossel remained "shops is 60 cash a Chinese for, which is doomed, la preparing for the sad prospect by be remembered that there wore two pharon at this hotel to ask then, to clear cat is Son during the Cleide Juances. War for the hotel but the striking tools place before the latter

anlarging built from a four-page to a six-page ngainst the priscuer. The Brat was for taking tember the contract date of the trausler, and wa "works out to about 14d. an English foot, rapst, owing to the encroachment of advertise fee in respect of merchandise brought into believe that Rajor Generd Black will kindly China the Chiese Gesorament being con- the rocks until the third of May, when she some reduction being made on largements on its news edinmns: We congratulatoa barrack in which prisoner had authority, and gifs his vensont not to lako over, the build- fessedly unable to afford protection aither to a floated and subsequently brought by her the moond was for endnot to the prejudice of Ing putil the end of October For the Shanghai or the Yanglezo parts there would own stoam to Nagasaki The passengers word a. bootarain's good order and military disciplin The few months tha hotel will be nied have been iso dilalties maisosi and the Peking all safely Innded by means quantities. Cotton lace fetche half this car contemporary.

Colonel Mosby, farmorly United States Con-prischer admitted drying received $75.00 Press as a hospital and bariñoks, but as soon Gorernment would invo willingly acquiesen chair on the day following the casualty, but a "price. As to the labels, I should judge from their appearance that they are more slut Hongkong, contly met with a serious the browers agent, so that practically be the new military hospital to be created in sir arrangement equally parantagecus to large part of the cargo was lost or damaged, the first charge, aby Boon Itond in completed the whole of Chinese ne te dtish trade That opportunity both involving toys serious less, EA, riding accident. A telegrani dated Richmond pleaded guilty to or less exact reproductions of the wrappers (Ve) 26th April, says Colonel John B. Mosby his defence being that he was ignorant the hotel will be devoted to the purposes of us pased for represent, Thanover, and the Tho jessel was in every way well found, suf- of English manufacturers, the wing of the shows a distinct improvement in his condition of the regulations and had been doing what barracks. There is plenty of hand do the only consolation left is the Treaty with Chin feintly being seaworthy, the targo properly "frm being omittel. This is comman. Thiess lailamation supervanes where the brain was a record stom Amonges canteen mea to drill upon and the whole place is cost in shs which engages nover to onda tha and stowed, that was to deck ouro, and she was is bruised from the hoof of the animal, which managers. In fact of these foots it is most abirolly suited for the requirements. We to any other lower bat Grat Britain at overearlod. Perfect discipline was main "practies in Japan" Mr. HOLLAND, of destroyed his eye, and where the blood alot le singular that the Court found in not guilty net congratulate the military authorities upon The good work so riestly, so foardisty tained on kort after the casualty, all the officers of the Brat charge and guilty of the second. the acquisition of this the building and Messca and so patriotically ungarsion by Lord and crew condnoted themselves properly, and This decision will appear to most people to be JD Humphreys and Son upon their latest Canon will we tract, de ezorgotiaally valuable cuaintance in landing tho passengers Wand is steequestsatrage operations was heart Ieling, ale notes the new fushi "With believed to be, his recovery will bo steady, "regard to Ince and hosiery," he says,

There has been another mysterious rubbery sus what of an Irishism. Ons natally asks, goed stroke of business. Bach site has mada prosented by Lord Brassey and others. the former much used by well-tolp from a ship treasury chest. This time the if the prisoner was not guilty of the first bar asosllent bargain

Chould be glad to see a state in the Coty readered by the local Japanese authorities, It may be mentioned that some thirty-five sarvatico rahle who would also take up the role fabermes, and people.

The Court, having regard to the circumstances "Chinese Indica, though the fashion is quite theft was committed in Hongkong harbour, how could he be guilty of the second ? Of

the site that lns now been acquired statioun still require much attention, for though shave stated finds as followe

1.That the mentor navigated his vessel in "a new one, dating not more in two or On Friday afternoon Sh 100 worth of gold last course there may to some hidden explanation yours ago a millary sanctorium existed on or so ably filled by the noble. Earl. The coaling

was placed in the treasury olie of the Losal for this strange verdict.

of other are really equst so the requirasioita, a searaafike and proper wonuer, that the conte "three years book. As with piew goods, the for shipment to a firm in Laugiak. On Satur As regards the sentence on the prisoner, many liy the War . Dr. Eitel in his History they have fuals, guns, and garrisons now, foy

day afternoon it was found that the tavasure officers are of opition that it was totally inade of Hongkong ay local demand, which is small, entirely do had been entered and the gold leaf stolen guste, and this view is the one taken by The long talked of scheme of a modical mors especially the attor. Tho inenfisionoy of set froia Orond-stims won a safe and proper one "met from Shanghai. The favorite style So far no arrests have been made by the police His Excellerer Major-General Hack. In mentorium, to be established on Victoria Peak Hengong garrison has been seat times until and that Wilson falsad was pro

2.That the martor, having from previons 41 of lace is black, of about 1 to 5 inches in and thecrime is coraplutely shrouded in mystery. the garrison orders conmining the decision was at last carried out bat did not receive a fair oficially recognised and it his within the past perly regarded a final point of departaro.

to medical officer of the station, the Military cent. It is we believe, in contemplation to uda experience perfect confidence in the skill and width, and it must be borne in mind that Thorn was only one key of the oat with the Court. His rollexey penned the fol trial. At the recommendation of the principst tovon years been raised af last a hundred per

wes kept by the chief officer, who says that he "lowing years I consider that the question of colour is very important in always carried it with him and had Lot parted sentence is too fight for the offence, which Asthenities opened, in spring 1862, a well-built another 50 cent to its strength, and it is care of the first rate, having a clear run of China. After black, which is long way with it to anyons. The assumption therefore mens much more than men bresch of santren aterion on the plateau below the flagstal las proposed to constract some new defences abon amation miles, before getting into a "first in favour, violet, and preps sume is that the chest was entered by moses of a regulation quite believe that the prisoner and filled it with patiosts (of an unsuitable of the southern eide of the islendi. hinherto loli margin of danger, the ship's speed being nine false key, so the rubbery was evidently carefully would not touch a penny of soldier money class) Bint, balors the close of the year, the wholly unprotected. In time, st Least we mles, and the weather being clear, was justifiod entrasted to him and that he is bonest in all litary doctors condemned the schema hope so for wars sometimes break out with in leaving the deck at the time he did, with shades of grey, would be salea. I need planned and carried out

ordinary transactions, and it may be, as stated manifest failure, on the ground that nearly atartling sadness-British cosling stations verbal orders only. hardly add that the lace used sill cotton ptain J. Turner Harrison, of the seboozer hersin, that to aerpted this money for his own onse sant up had been attacked with will be placed in a position to repol "lice, silk being beyond the was of all mainida, met with a very pleasant ox, use his belief that he was acting in accord diarrhea of an intractable pairs that all toss attacks assisted and lears the Navy st "except the few very rich natis, and it is porioncs at Yokohama En Monday 17th Mayance with the wags of some other canteen nadien dases led been aggravated rather than liberty to atlits primary tuty the protection doubtful if even they would buy silk." and ono, which might, says this Japan Mail, managers; but mount of insige can alter improved. Che fate which had prevent the British chant shipping. We lost pro very Seily have resulted in trucio ending.io hot that what is lightly desarbed as Idaud usa whole, and the Kowloon Poninemia digious stems of money in the last, front have The information contained in the above About a quarter past uine Captain Harison shaw is really akin to the awkward in particular, serted its power also as to the wars from his cause, and though we came out extracta is certainly interesting and ought beppened to be riding down Main Street in an English Ford Eriba pa, matravel, a settlements on the Peak: the first occupe victoring in the and, it was only at eat expense to prove useful to people in the trade, and open carrings. Just as he was opposite the no ent of the prelets of the gonsrens giver, pin producal disease, and patience and dis the burden of white hung heavily for more Lalf-barat ruins of Kingsell's late story the bus out of the enhanced price paid by his comretion were required to overcome the diffenty than a ganaration on the shoulders of the people the Nottingham Chamber of Commerce is to bole of the brick front, poste and rafters fell rudes for the heer which they drank in the stock years before Peak residance, strongly. If during the next great war this contingency bo congratulated an having rected the into the sand won and around him. Captain cixteen. This voluntary contribution this sected by MR Granite turp, who took a be in part averted it will be largely due to the

Horrison, was struck by a portion of the falling Commander-in-Chief is determined shall case lease of the deseriet

Earl of Comarvou, who never hesitated to it inquiries of the Consule into a particular timber upon the legs, and was severely braised and thy levy of it in futore mast ha iguously have serio unatorium, or it cut-poison and reituated warnings of the late At the meeting of the Austin Arms Hotel at the oficial vindall in spite of all discourage and Building Co., Limited, at which the resola neufs.. channel concerning a matter in which in though fortauafaly no bones were broken the dealt with.-W. Hac Major-General. 27th

That the compasses baving been verified formation was desired. It is ne likely that bette in ving the cargiege was also Lajuced, the Mayor

horse Topsired Rame bute, and the carriage was We have gathered privately mom of the ton for Voluntary liquidation was confirmed,

on the day preceding the casualty and the Jargo fortunes will be made out of the lace half smashed up, Miss Bhea had a providential exact position of canteen managers thần, the Chairman, Mr. J. 11. Humphreys, said :--

ship having of the day it loft rende a perfectly trade in China, in the near futurestall events, escape, Faving passed the pices but a minulé transpired st the trial of Sargecut Trotter.We obtained concession after concession It seems that the canteen manager receivet. from the Government in respect to extensibus

straight coure from Taushime to Oro-no-hime, Js a day beyond his ordinary pay for of the lot, es ne found that in cutting down the bat any addition to the existing liner of before t Imports, however.small, is to be welcomed.

Mr. Georg, it his weekly share het dated tapping and looking after the brand in add Monit Austin one filling mailow valuable frout-

ito en mansial drift exrrent setting to the 20th May says:-The attention of operators tion he legitimately randos a certain sam in the age which we obtained by improving te road The following talagrim dated Voover (B. the Court cannot consider the canally due to as bien mostly attractód by mining stocks, in way of allowances for waste, so that the port way. Tho half of the Mount Austin itself was C.), 28th April, appears in the San Francisce my aakaown error in the compasses, but asoribes which very considerable business has been tien is a very remunerative one and is eagerly reserved for War Department purposes, and Chronicle Vou again during the web under review sought for Beyond these extran Sergant this we wore fortunate enough to gain from Willian head, an isolated quarantine station outward which carried the vessel about three That the Court desires to direct the two dectors and the most Hoa Mayuk Ollier stacks, with few exceptious, have been retter reveal roughly speaking, 70.8 the Government ander the sanction of the of Victori, B.C., is to-day a vilinge of and half miles out of her course after passing more or less quiet, but Chino Sugars, Hong month, not a reur na was, we think, generally Military Authorities, I suppose becase one population of over 1,000 porple, with at least Oro-no-tbima Kong Hotels, and Cotton Millabama have in supposed, from the brewers themselves. It will tale of it was be less to them willout the other loved further. Punics, Lave improved in Las be even that he was making small for. I using that when this half past growl for Erestalbank Knight of the Garter and Privy attention of the Board of Trade to the valuable public fevour, eoneequent nyon the lottery from ne must also be understood that the "eam the War Department was so reserved it was Connolhor, who is making a voyage of the world, assistance described in the master's, evidence That the expenses of the Court, fixed st. the nine being more favourable, and up to 50% she, or bribe, cune indirectly out of the hecans it commanded the Herbear and the besides serem, hundrol Chinese, all living in tordered by the Japanese on the spot after the hus been paid for ordinaries, and $2 for prefer porketa of the sclilors themselver, as the canteen City of Victoria; the other half which had been an amorphers laden with inmes of sulphous orsualty.

The place became populated very adonly after pounds twelve shillings sterling arG ence shares, the market closing strong with in-manager's allowance was naturally tacked on to already alienated by the Ciri Government the character Coclination to rise. Hongkong Hotels sold the cost of the hour, thus increasing the price of War Department ceald not secure except by

at 12 to 312 in the early part of the the liquor. At the pressat time keer being privati purchase. This other half commands yesterday in the arrival from the Orientèl the approved and in pursuance of the potors vested $18, at which figure and $17 fair coins spores of the talk to the web tunning van wetscaped of the clour, the naties lol the yellow by J. A. Fallerion, representing the Cirt orders this amount be paid in equal have taken place this rits is caused by the bairg abolisher, and that is a very important extending, as it does, from the Gap (with the the Lauatmu Parifle Railcard, and Wat, shares be the waster David Smith, and the first Monat Austin Hotel having been sed to the consideration to the men. We think on all exception of land still in the possession of the Dominion quamurtiue oficer, were the only ones to William Lambie, the parties thereto, and Dated at Nagaraki this twenty-first day of mintery authorities for a sanatariom for the hands it will be admitted that belbing or tip- Civil Gorerament upon which the Police allowed to board the big steamer. Dr. Wait they are hereby ordered to pay the amounts of

jing in aby shope or form is a most perulcious Station stands) to Umbrella Seat, which is was informed that there were two casog of their respective shares accordingly.

May, 1817 trciope

and dangerous custom and no doubt all withont exception the most commanding mill-mallpox on board. The disease had developed

on the waysoros, Dr. Watt in spite

THE GRINTH OF POLTUNG. Rumours have been floating about the Set rsonable men in the garrison welcome tury position in the Tiland, being central and ment lately, says the NC. Daly Nets, that to be regulations on the point, but in the poist at which some of the most important entreaties of scwo of the passengers, wired from

Cse of the most surprising things during the Belgian eradicats, which is supposed to be regard to Bergeant Falter wo cannot agres Park Roads converge. I do not suppose for William herd that he would tetnin, eveRYONG roul! a stalking horas for French and Ensin that his punishment was too light. He may moment that the War Department woul who had arrived on the steather, ay also those capitalista Lus negotiated a lean of 4,000,000 Low been making a small fortune," but that he have parted with ity rights it could have who had boon in contact with her ear way, that to H.E. Sheng, Director-General of Hallways, knew that the custom under which he received foressed what could have been made of it: As he would hold the crew of the stearor, as also last few years to the resident of Shanghai is the debenture holders, be put op to period, fourteen days, The Chapress herself, changed in a short time from country to brzy Lo said, he would have to detain at least two or mamfacturing or residentsy centros. Every receiving in return the eight to build the rail the money and under which other allowances this property may stortly at the instance of her saloon passengers, in quarantize for the full rapidity wil which vazione districts have been ways with whoso construction Sheng is charged, herides those received by the sergeant were made,

of the greatest changes his takes place in It is understand now that this deal," which was illegal, was certainly not proved, and thors

opportano maman for securing the most magcontrel of another grow On Friday afternoon, white working on a Joked at one time as if it would be consum. Joza most people ontside military circles Juk unopublic notion, they may perhaps think it a three days and if the left then it would be under reader can think of instances, but probably one Ellen Rickmers off Wanoha, a bulis fell through mateil, has fallen through. The diffcally is reduction to the rank of ourporal as mifcent sits in the Island either for a Sanitaring When it is, statou that this haprer currion Poofing during the last year. Where only hateli throb foot square in the er dacks into agent to be that Shing entries in Paking stiff statenca, What strikes us as one of the most or for Barracks, and as a basis of operations nearly 30) in betores and that the vessel is orthort year ago there was a morass and paddy termined to keep him to the promises he alrage facts in contication with the case is why for the defence of both sides of the Teland, Intrusted to no other than the mast capable Balds there are to-day a large cotton ipinring made to the Throne when he was mens Director-mewers should think it necessary to pay & con should be sorry for the residents of the colony navigaters and engineers, it can easily be mill; with dozens of houses for flie operativen, the lower hold a distance of 33 leah He was instantly killed.

General: and he has practically be sufficient teen manager when he has asciately no control for if the Mount Auslin Hotel is to pass awa, imagined to what expense her owrey Decare and covering acres of grunnd, and a cigareits". The ship T. I. Dalies, whose bug passage and security to offer the visions forsign, syntistes the giving of the orders and in fact no from them for any other purpose than it was a will be put. Items seldom that ond of factory, will fair roads running in all disor

beer, and for this work he is specially paid by resort acts, sto the sufferings of the crow crantil such a sones who are prepared to give him any quantity of thing to do with the brawers except to tap their originally intended for, namely, a hen the kaurs gets caught with eniallpcx on board, tiors, and rohoed by Sikh watchmen. This spot Sionin New York recently; has ben ramaned the money on their own termin, which his promise the military authorities. But thin is one of the The property stood in the books of the austine and if the rule was vice versa the Canadian is the south and east of the Customs signat. New York and left the port after which she is to the Throne provent his sccepting There many secrets of the trade and we would not Arms Hotel and Building Co., Limited, on the Pacific Railway would not be in Lusinsra for atulien, and is on the rasse grene, that only a

For COAST PORTS, Wakes aro packed and placed on board ship at Fogkong prices, and the full amezat Allowed for Packages and Empties when regeivel in food order.

Countorfoil Order Bools supplied on ad plincges-

Our Registered Teleguplio Address is DISPENSARY, JONGKONG.".

And all signed messageaddressed this will

"* resiva prompt attention.

The following is a List Waters alguys.

kept rely in stock:-

PURE AERATED WATER

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

TOTASI WATER

LITHIA WATER

SELTZER WATER

SARSAPARILIA WATEE

TONIC VATER

GINGER ALE

"GINGDRADE

No Credit given for Batles that look dirty or greasy, or that appear have been used for any other purpose that that of containing need again by

The appointment of Inspector. Daneni to be an Inspector of Nuisarees grotted."

The silk par C. Psteamer Eyes of India we delivered in New York on th 27th inst.

Monday next, being What Monday, is to be observed as a holiday in the Govenment Oficas. Mr. E. A. Hewett has received by enlistative appointment of egeat of the F. 40. 8. N

THE EMPRESS OF CHINA" QUARANTINED

DISCOMFORT OF THE PASSENGERS:

3That aren admitting that the mosta did

not receive orders from the master to ill him at 3 o'clock, ho as an experienced seaman was not ustified in eontinning his course after the dirated time to which Wilson Iskou should have babe, and that especially in vio of the increasing thickness of the weather he conilod, gracious error in not under any cramstagood calling the maston when be failed to sight Wilson Island. While this error

desling with bias 2nfortxuately boon attended with grave con- impose on the Court the duty sequence. It is in itself not of such a nature as to the certificate of an officer who hastetofore shown himself able, painstaking, and worthy of All confidence.

Aurated Watere, as ang Bottles are pererat Shanghai rook, bus on Thursday, the rater jumped to bought not hogshead cheaper sa con the south side of the filand, which includes the Royal Mail steamer Empress of Chinos flying in it, by section 453 of 37 il 69 à Picb,, 07 HQ)

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 15th April, 17.

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The P. M. chartered stear Glenavox. whiab left habee April 29th, for Ban Francisco vis Kobe and Yokohama, arrivedat ber destina- tion on the 27th insta

Mr. Willison, of Willison's Cires, has handed to the Diamond Juliloo Fand affhanghai the Ram of 3200 as its share of the proceeds of a henet performance at the Ciro

The U. T. stoamer, Kmpress of Chin a rived at Nagasaki atam. on the 281 May and left that port at 4 sm on the 29th, and was to arrive at Shanghot at noon yesterday.

somo talk in. Poking now of the postpnee- ment of railway construction until the ca.

A-the Cathedral, legal, on the 22nd of Mahamed for Shanghái on tim 194 May 1897, by the Fev. E. Hodges, MA. ALBERT GEORGE PARROT, M.E.C, Eg. LROP, Lond H.E. the Governor has ginn hie sont, inpletion of the payment of the indemnity to to CONSTATER MART, and laughter of F. W the name and on behalf of the quen, to the tal Japan, RETNOLDS, M.A, of Reding, Bristol, Baglad.lowing Ordinances An Ordinier le amend

The Bain Press.

HONGKONG, MY Blet, 1897.

tha Vacination Orilinence, a Ordinance to amend the law as to flogging, 1 Ordinance to amend the Regulation of Claes Orleance, and an Ordinance to providla forthe punishment

arriving in the adeny

of stowaways

Ir is generally supposed that fashions of of the steamship Bisogno on Thursday fatal

bales of cotton were hug shipped ont accident happenel Two men and rated a lead

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SUPPLIED TO THE "DAJEY TUBS8"]

LONDON 27th May THE DERET. Vesuvian is scrutaled for the Derby

THE FORTE AND THE POWERS:

dare to try and penetrate it

YESTERDAYS PARACHUTE

DESCENT.

ACCIDENT TO MR, SPENCER,"

1st December, 1892 at $246,861, colusive of faraiture, and it was mortgaged for 3130,000 When the Company was quitated in 1801 the property, czoltaire of furniture, was purchased by MJ D Humphreys for 3130,050. That gentleman has are spent upon it about $100,000 in the erection, aw big and ball We hear that the military anilorities have spectators arsembled at Boy View to witness it in contemplation to secure all the privately balloon asgait and a parachute descent by Mrowd and on Victoria Peak and bat some Stanley Spencer. Unfortunately the event is owners have already been exproached with attended by a somewhat alarming accident to view to arranging torm

Yesterday afternoon & vory large orowd of

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the parveketist, but Izobily his injuries are The materiam at Magazine Gay vill

long. The cost of maintenance of passengers in questine will not, it is said, be all borne by The Canadisa Pavilo Railroad, for specified on every fret class ticket is a clanse not leaving the ship liable in such emergencies, Theva 20 110 moon passengers on the Chung, and there besides between six and eight hondrel Chiness. For saoh a groure, erey with the improvements which have panently Dominion Gartenment there is not dequito been ends at the quarantins station by the accommotion,

dress chauge in an only with chang of three baler frein the hold and were lowering It is stated that the Porte his decided to no Burton's Sy was at first feared, a fracture probably be abandoeed, as unfortunately the the inability of the Canelian Paciis. Ralway

Dr. Leyds has been re-eland State Soort

REINFORCEMENTS FOR

GIBRALTAR

ABYSSINIA

7 to against Velasquez. 25 to 1

Bertak.

3 to 1 Silver Tox Novitiate Colt is seratahe THE PORTE AND THE POWERS.

of the bone just above the left ankle being the site has not proved bually. extent of the injuries. The balloon was inflated

in a very short time sad about 615 everything

Was in 19adiness for the secant Mr. Spencer placed himgolf in the iron ring of the parachute 15. and at the word go the balloon was release! and it rapidly rare into the x It had not gone tery fan however, when it and dealy collapsed and r: Spenco to the horror of the numerons spool- alors, dropped at a tremendous rate through space. hia parachute being all the time fixed to the balloon. The parsohne slightly opened, bat unfortunates the distance tothe ground was not

REVIEW

The Chine bringens cargo fory mach traight. and if detained for long in quarantine, through to replace her crow in so short note, shipping interests of merchants in nearly every city of thio Coast, us.reli na those of a great many Paints inland, will be more or loss affected Passengers Bra grumbling gavagely at the lack of accommotation, and an attempt is being made to charter a steamer with the nosent of the authorities, at least for the ladies, so that they will not have to to housed so uncomfortably close together.

your age interroned between ist landing and the nearest godowns. Further up the river there is now us almost continous row of godowna, and judging by the stats of the paths there must be a very large Chinese community cu the pomula that was not there before. of the progress of the Settlements-Shanghai Certainly it takes one all his life to keep track Daily Pres

SPORT AND ANECDOTE. BY AN OLD FOOEY

TURNPIKES AND TOLL-GATER Beprehensible as it may appear, I suppose, will be pretty generally sunceded that of all the talas of string-do which have fascinated Young England for many, many years now, that of the mythical Dick Furpin will rank on the King's highway. When touching Inst easy first amongst any connected with doings week upon the denights of cycle touring I had Roms Lt to comment upon the freedom with Which Is of vehicles may now use the turapiko roads compared with the restrictions and falls which were in vogue until some thirty years or so ago. Of course the introduc tier of the railways and cheap fares snan l an end to the stage coaches, but there are pleats of people living to-day she can remom- bar what a journey to London, or to York meant. The introduction of the steam engine ready as the boy of the thirties, forties, or Aflies were to belters all the thrilling escapes put an end to all romanos of the read, and

of the handsome highwayman and is bonny bhot tuare, the schoolboys or to-day uro opt to dismiss the whole story as utterly impossible outside, the canvas of a reais. The London to Tark vide, with its daredevilry and spicy adventurus, is act a tale for to day; for no cae would think of setting out upon such a jour to encounter even apposing such a horse

of the dynasty. The craving for novelty them over the side into a car boat when the prolong this armistins indsfinitoly, but has re existe, however, to see extent amongst load served and a coolie was:ushed between the Chinesa as among other rates, a proof it and a rail. He died from his injuries two fused to ovan diecuts relinquishing Thessaly of which is to be found in a newly born taske hours after his drzission into the Ting Wa Other points are left to the arbitration of the

Hospital

CRETE

This Defence of the Empire. A Bulection from for lace for the triming of ladies dresses.

"The Cretan insurgents are again active

the Lotters and Speeches of HRNEY HOWALD MOLYNEUX, Fourth Earl of CARNARVON This is no yet in it infancy and so little On Saturday afternoon loro was a fight

between cookies employed on the new Unrray THE TRANSTAAL

Edited by Lient. Col. Bir George 8. Clarke, R.E. London's John Murray known that the menon of it will probably pier and coolies employed at the reclamation

Turs little volume has uppered at a favourable strike rost foreigs residents with some works. We do not know what was the origin

of the disturbance, but it promised to be a very tary

juncture A generation is growing up that STRANDING OF THE SYIRSANG surprise. It is, however, referred to in a serious aneus erge stones, like, and even

know nothing of the late Earl of CAZNARTON

PINDING OF TIN COURT OF ENQUSLY Foreign Office paper just issued. In spade wore dang by the raspetive opponents

The following Is the finding, rendered on the consequence Ceing that the aeronant dropped labours to induss the British Government t January, 1996, 1e Nottingham Chamber However, the light wes of art termination

and nobody esemed to be any lowerse for it. The first battalion of this Granadier Guarde suficient to portrait of thorough infistion, the and can have little appreciation of his unweariet

heavily on a bill to the east of this recent commonos o rehers of intelligent defence 21st 3ay, of the Naval Cours of Enquiry held of Commerce waren Lord SRX

go to G

THE BRITISH MISEION TO oreoted kerasane tanks. The fears of the for the uttered links that forms chaipat to British Consulate, Nagasaki, to deter A boating accident recalling in some degres stating that they had had under con

rowd were that Mr. Spencer was killed, not of think that newly girdles the world. mins the particular regarding the stranding of sideration the quest of improving and the terrible catastrophie wich; overtook the

The Brush Mission has beeg splendidly it is probabis timt he would have been had The uoble East has gozo down to history the steamship Vikeng at Te&redki on the night

ko not retained his presence of mind and beneficent promoter o federation in Camdo, of the 24t hay

Find And Orders of a Naval Court held increasing the trufe of that town and laugh of HM5. Edger, on pe 14th of Novem ber, 108, off Chaalpe, is repred from Sasche.

kept himeslt in perpentionlar position. As Australis, and the British Colonies of South LONDON, 8th May. soon as the accident happened about a doza Africa. His efforts to provide for the offective at liar dajesty's Consalute, Nagasaki, on the district with Kairs and requesting that The Senior Olear of the Sazio Naval Station Tired by King Menelik

spectators hastened to render assistance, bet Iefore of the casting stations are less well nineteen and twentieth days of May, 1997. Her Majesty's Couls and Vice-Consuls wires under date 15th Mar bab, one of this

BETTING ON THE DERBY. boats of ETJ.Meship. Aan Kan, with a

It was a matter of considerable čiffioully kno Bir GEORGE CLuere has by collect to investgate the circumstances attending. the 100 to 30 an faltes More X might be instructol to obtain particulare landing pasty of afty andres, upset while

to reach the spot where Mr. Spencer hoding his speeches and despatches on the subject, stranding of the British steamship Fiksang of fallen. Wirs of all high gate and shown to whom the conling stations are indebted the part of London, oftmal number 21:034, at of the textile go supplied or required making for the shore, and Lieut. Tanimoto

for such fortifications as they now prebar. Two yarul the cause of an stranding, to be climbed then a wall and afterwards a m their respect districts, more par and eight men wors drowned Kobe Herald.

precipitone bill had to be negotisteel. But vory Prior to 1878 there were no forte either hers and to aquire into the conduct of the master ticularly netuineand hosiery Replies have Who would not be a charsolder in the Japan

few minutes elapsed before ir Byender 7 or in the Straits Settlements, Colombo, Aden, officers, and crew of the Bad vessel, my, nor would there be the same difozities

The Yikeang is a steam venel, achooner roached and it was then found that theor Mauritius. The guations of the coating. been received from Amoy, Canton, Chefon, Brewery Company It is not many years since its ordinary shares we noted at 100 yen.

both immediately share the left ankle was stations were sorely sufficient to quell rigged of 886 tons registered tonnage, officially were contemplated. Cycle rapords between Chungking, Fooele, Hankow, Ichang, Today they sell for 330 ya and those who Ningu, Secul, Sanghai, and Tamsvi, and pinned their filth to the vestire by investing The Porte's reply to the Powers do not broken. A member of the Hongkong Volunter-native ript much less to offer any resistance amber 81,934 built el Dambarlen in 1886 end the two du hare been made. timer without oramicotica held by Surgeon Chional Evatt at however, to drive home the warnings of military It pours from the ovidence before the Fatorborough are about the only difficulties to have been pulled. As to lace, most in it thair capital have opensos to so debate terms of ponce, but indicates its readiness Corps who recently passed the ambulance to u foreign foe. The war suare of 1875 sareed, belonging to the port of London

nomber, but I suppose the loret crossings st once processed fo rauder first aid and with men, and gave the first impatos to the Toris Court that she hailed from Chefon na the 19th to encountered from one end of the journey to of the Consule report that its use gratulate themselves upon four shrewdness to negotiate with the Ambassadors when the This bail-year the Company has paid tridend moistico formulities are coscinded. It de

compls of et oke and a number of handkerchiefs made by Lord Carnarvon, Captain Colomb, of April, 1897, bound for Kobe with a cargo of the other. The toll gates are imppily, things unknown songs the Chinese and that of 15 por cent, placul 50, 6-yen to reuse,

Jured man was then conveyed to the road on take a system of defonce for the eating all told, as well as forty passengers, and that she word procopting the opponents of the ovela to there is uc demud for it except amongst and carried forward 9.80 ves. With an aires en eventual treaty of peace to be siguel temporarily put the log in splints and the in- and others to induce his Government to tindo beans and oben cako sail a crow of forty hands of the past. Not for worlds would I write a

growing fondness of the Jamuese for beer, and st Pharsala,

tomber of the Royal Commission appointed 2 p.m. of the 21st of April when Kosaki light proved to find that none of war District Coun the foreign communities. Even Mr. the prospect of a heavy traf being placed are GREECE AND THE POWERS a long chair which was Incrily found near at portious of the empire The noble Earl was priced on her royage in due courm oil harshly interfore, but i have boon a little eure

The Greek Blerosendum to the Powsis hand. The work of transferring Mr. Spencer JAMLESON, of Shobai, does not seem long on foreige imports, the Company's fatiro

object to a Tastidation of the frontier, as it from the spot where he fell was by zo wens in 1879 for the Defence of the British Possessions on the southern paint of the island of Tachima villors, Inteis invested with some authority, have ap ensy one and the greatest caro had to be and Commerce abroad. That Commission sat woszighted. The light was subsequently passed, not attempted to resuscitato the toll gate sys- to appreciate the importance of the demand is curtainly bright ---Japan Gazette, that, according a soms of the other Fearle! Amoy, wis disoned the other way will involve fresh financial Burdens owing to the exercised by the willing heads, among whem for three years and then reported at considerat 3.67 pm at a distance of thrc and three len. Test the working of such a sohems would Consuls has ab inat that port..

ort. to be strewn with pestle, magniflent, lustrone nécessity of fortifying the new line, Grease were sons Tech Tars who gave most ebly length on the subject, after going as garter miles and the conest was then set South almost impesotiable so far as ovelists are "There is litle or no demand fer lace pearls of normous size, which were greedy will only be able to pay & very small indemnity, valable stance in descending the haustively into it Lord Carnarvon did hof degrees East, or allowing for degrees of concerned, would not probably onger to them if gathered up by the local Cabetials, and many bat, as it will be impossible to pay both the stoep pad thickly wooded hilventually thon at still Ht pogrel away at the Govern Weated urror in the compass which had they say a means of interfering with the the last was occurplished and it fortunely ment froot his seat in the House of Lords, wrote how verified on the previous day, true East, privilege of the thousende who to day regard Among Chinese 8 Mr. JAMIESON of them and to Amoy jewellers at a good price.

man was seen in a launch The doctor was showing a most infinaste khosledge of tho eat at a distance of eight miles and the course THE COACHING DAYS. either as curtain or ac trimmings of dress. But after two or three days, to the urnes of ludoninity and the hond-holders, the objects to happened that on teaching the road Dr. Sted to the Londen Froas; hh letters to The Timer At pm. the island of Titishima was sighted the oych as indispensable

the onellers, who somehow had vot taken time modifying the capitaistion term

hailed and ho ab soo went to the Bay or jest, and be never lost on opportunity of ageing was then plored to Em 85 degrees East true. Strange of it may appear, it is nevertheless "In other form a quite a novelty into possider how it was.tapi ofensive plazo THE NEW JAPANESE LOAN

horarily re-droseed, the limb with fat arrow the Government. Mainly to his exertion--by dx miles, molerate breeze, and the weather are in vestly bator condition than they were at Chinese bouechile, and though hope and ice Ardy sudald have reload lond pearls The Tepanoss & per cont, loan for 13,000,030 Hotel hoe M Spencer was carried to his views before representative bodies and before Atm. Oro-no-shimu w beam, distant true that the majority of the highy oya to-day "there a ir pirchasers may be found off hand in that way, the pearls hatobal and

comfortabis, and then saw him on boud a pointed out the dangers of a policy of drill course was then sof South 70 degrees Bast or tells werò in fall fling, Opinions many differnt. among those that fritate foreign dyle, the bagan to ret about, and it was then discoved Lyon bos boon taxed at £100 12, 41, per hood board and Lorres, made the patient mythe and convincing means in which he overgast, but the island oloaris vigible The the beginning of the present century, when launch, on which he was taken en route for are the prosunt fertifcations of this colour due, allowing for the caror in the coming, due the present moment at to which is abbuslly the Gold Hamad roads are still in good condition," the Government Civil Hospital where he When the forts were erected he pressed for their East, and the speed of the vessel is then 83 bost constansted road in the kingdom. The was detained. The accident was a anoat re- | amekeimub, and when that, first supplied, proved to rots per Lour grettable one and general sympathy was exto be of an obsolete type, he insisted upon it At odook the mater, who had been on where they are not boon failed about or pressed for Mr. Spenoor Heie beon another being replaced br breech-loading ordusuen of dook during the greater part of the previous dustcoyed in the march. of progress." The fifty foot higher when the balloon brint it is the newest make and highest pocetrative power night and almost continuously during the day Old Fossa Road, Watling-st., and Içkinkist most probable he would have obcaped injury, as Now did the noble lord fail to dwell upon the left the deck in charge of the chief mate are all well known to those with any knowledge the pazeghuto would have properly noted importance of providing effective garrisons, having previously pointed out him on the of the coaching days of the London co

time is far dista: when there will bon purely Chinese demand for Nottingham lave" Mr. ATMAS, of Chungking, who has perimps more observant ere for details of Indies dress, conveys rather different impress This gentleman writes

tant they were the eggs of nine insect, probally of 1,000 yen belonging to the hetsripters family. The native of Amoy es disputed and perplexed; and maintain that the pherosionou undonutriy ignites Fine in the Webould not be very much warprised if ild menu something disadvantageous to cross seeing that the

pearls" covered and come vuur miles) Biving und Thorlain Tera

BOVARE of the Party oflag inatims of MAONIVEN A CAMERON'S RENOWNED They come ass fyn sui rasis to loen, 3h 11kw, 11 (w), and the Waverley Yu, Sold by all Silionas WAVERLEY WORIES, EPIREUNGE,