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The following are the latent additions to tho Dlamin Your Art Supplopete lesers, E. Mf. Alvares & Co. sad thus zumerous agençles, the Man On Trance Co. Edunited, the Chen On Fire Jusuratre Co. Limited, the Ou Tai the Chai On Marine Insurance "Insurance Co., Limited, the Windsor Hotel, and
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cubed to the African furor. Siate tho shore date many menace eported to have died,
the same regulations as the ports of A. Murray, and she married Sir R. Vesoy call on the Yangtze River. In the Hamilton in 1802 Chefco Agreement, under which tho yang tste landing placer were oponed, tie provided that At all such points of * capt in the case of imperis, accompanied by a transit duty certificate, or expect “similarly Bertificated, which will be sover "ally passed free of lekin on exhibition of Accounts rooived from Ferando Fo show, "such certificates, fekin will be duly colontemporary, that the Cuban and Phi tippine prisoners at Fernando Fo are dying in “lected on all goods whatever by the native large numbers. Up to 21st April forty of them *anthorities," Trade can accordingly crly had died as well as nine of the soldiers who were Jort to guard them. All are understood to have be effectively carried on by steamers under transit posk, and as regarle Kongmoon m Konchuk, which are situated on the
Borges. Wr. G. Hale & Co; in their circular lower branch of the West River, hetween dated Saigon, 26th June, sayingDr Macao and Srimshui, it is a disadvantage that market keeps up as it is bound to do, iu staw of the shortening supplies from the interior abati or Canton in order to obtain a pass. Aivals are down to 20,000 pienis daily. We the goods should have to be carried to Sum
and the money planters have made this stRAÓR. Even as regards the calling ports higher up quote for July delivery: No. 1 white steara the river-Takhing and Sluiting it would mailed (round) $3.8, No. 2 white stam milled (round) $5.20, 30 per caut, cargo $2.66, 20 per probably be a convenience and save delay if vent, cargo $4.62, first not per pical of 134 lbs. passes could be secured at the consieures English, without duty or any other obarges, Tonnage-Freights have been pretty ment of the voyage fastead of having to bolive during the cartier part under review, taken out while the goods are at Cantou or at 20 cents to Singapors, 30 cents to Java, Samahui en route.
and 13 conts to Hongkang; but the importing markets having sineo rocoded considerably, rates bara quieted down again to:-For Hong- The delivery of the French Mail was began keng 11 cents for Singapore to cents, for Jure
Le cente, for Japonta. nt 8.47 a.m. yesterday.
The N. P. steamer Braemar miled from Tacoma, Wa, on the rd instant for the
The Hongkong Eastric Co., Limited, notifies Bual all of a share, payable on the Sth Argut.
The Foochow Echo of the 26th Jane saya- month ago wire attention to the ularn ngsteries that bad beon reaching us about the
inva
There were 2,196 visitors to the City Hallgers at Kilang and mentional that traps Museum last week, of whom, 20 yers Euro hnd bean dug to catch toms of them
"than "unttro tiger-hanting exporte-havo-gone peans.
up, but as so far no necess has been met with the foreign enmmunity have thought it woll to stimulate their affrets by offering a reward of 330 for every fall grown tiger killed. The Kaliang season has now set in, bat fathers of families are reluctant to take their wire, and olildren up until the brates have been killed or driven away. There is a bad case in the Facehow Native Hospital now of a native brought in last Monday terribly manled by one. of them. He reistes that he was the last of throd walking home at suosat when bewus suddenly, ponnoed upon and kuacked down by
At the annual meeting of the Brinetallic League, at Manchester, a poper was read by Me
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The CM. steamer Mogue, from Ghagow and Liverpool, laft Singapore For this port on Saturday, and may be expected here on or about the 9th instant
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Under the auspices of the Louter Chamber of Commerco, in the Hall of the Skinners Compaar, & Dowgate-hill, E.C., his Exyellowcy Teksaki Kate, Japanese Minister, road paper va 31st May en "Japan and Some of Its Economical Aspects.”.
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RAUB GOLD MINING CO. The following in the Manager's report for the is wooks onded June 18th
THE INDRAM PRINCES IN LONDOR, The Indian Prince were yesterday the guests
CAKRA A Ladou, 20th June.
of the Lord Mayor,and watched the march gast at the Mavalon House of the Colonial contin genta on their way to the East Dal, p
IRDIAN ARMY OFFICERS AT WINDSON.
was "beat U ft. wide and north 1 th widet | she enbvention they watil repaire would not |⠀⠀ Abon: 30-16 has been driven sent on a lode excel nag-uiglith of their total even
It tot die strying good payable is the mummies which they are an in order to all the way, đhout 10 fa hus bens driver send in their tendary to the Government for perth, the lode is about 25 to wide and vannlos, carrying out the mail service, they gavo credit, payable gold,, but is hardly so good as the fouth | as it were, bo tha Government for their revenue, driver at N from all sources; und in the same way they
Thore is mill good goli showing in both gave credit to the Government for whatever ANNA Landor, 20th June. facon. This lode in pos proved to be scénomies they thought they might fees in The Indian Army oflcers yesterday want to posable for 50 feet with every prospect the period in which the service was to na Wideor, and drove in the Royal warringos ovatinuing indefinitele. £"think there | Why were someternas nossed in the Bease af from the station to the Castle, where the Queen, is is doubt that this is the same Comicon, und more frequently in the Eugislevoved them line as Bhait Koman, as the native workings tures of the Australian colonies, of affecting a JUBILEE THANKSGIVING SERVICES. can be traced the whole distance, about 730 great economy by smploying hers in their
London, 20th Jano, Fords I have little doubt that this section will or combined with Europeans, instead of ▲ Thanksgiving sorvien was held at St. uventually prova to be a podmid Bukit Koman employing Europeans exclusively. There was George's Chapel, Windsor, to-day The Queen, whan properly opened up. I will at ones make however, no samomy in the mottar The rea aprons Frederick, the Duke and Duchem of the spessory surveys of the underground works san they had found it necesary to adopt this Canasught, and the Prinouss Boatrics were inge so as to locate site a ford parmuuent engins mixed-orew system was that they cock not rnu prost. The Quoss tontorlysmbraca ber shaft Powerful pumping machinery will be their steamers in tropical climes exclusicaly by relatives in the Catrol The Prince and Prix- required, us the water is already heavy for the Europeans. They tried to dom, and they concess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of York, aballow depth of our passent shaft, 73 fk; pletely failed. If, however, it were true, which and other Protestant Royalties, Ambassadors, Bukit IlikoThe prospeoting shaft being it was not, that the company had in view the and Coloniale attended a solemn service at St. gunk here is down and inbord 481. Water obtaining of some economy, or had obtained Faal's Cathedral. The Catholic Ambassadors, in getting troublesome, so I intend patting on some casuomy, from the amplopment of lasers, Diplomate, and Poors wore present at Mes three shifts to try and got it down the depth the Government secured all the advantage of and Te Deum colebrated by the Papal Envay required, aft., bolore cross-vattle for the kale the afringement in the tendern mands by the at the Brompton Dratory,
Western Lodo. The drive guide in south on company for the mail service. In congratulat JUBILEE MEETING OF MOŠLEMS IN the lede al 240 ft.No. 3 level- now in 180 ing them again upon Having obtained the mer F. from the oressout, the whole fice of the mall contract ba bas able to state that it had drive being in quartz, but no gold can to get pot bets, and over had beon, obtained through in the stone." I have stopped driving and any iufnence or through any faveur towards started to pressons hot sist and west to the company. The service had been confided ascertain the width of the led to them on every occasion bocause the company Battery-Since the last general dean-up, the laid themselves out to carry on this important hattery is been kept stendily at work, full publie work, and also boase, he vunlyred to tima. On the 7th it, a rough clond-up took any, the directors had always placed in the pince, 1,401 tous giving a yield of 2,782 za 11 forefront the ebligation on the part of the dats a gre of amalgam. Crushing was recompany to moure the atmast noonomy and samed the same day et 6 p.m. and has continued sficiency in carrying out the poble service steakly store.
with which they were entrastado They
Donerai. There has been a good deal of sick ness of late in the camp. Two of the European
staff have bad to káve from this cause. I attribute it to the continuona wet weather wo are having.
W. BIFEY.
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A London, 21st Jana. A meeting of the Indien and othof Moslems took place in London yesterday, at which a resolation wag adopted rejoicing at the Jubilaa.
of
MIĘ DIAMOND JUBILEN HONOURS.- London; let Janu In tlie Diamond Jubileo Honors the Prince
Walas becomes Gret master and Principal Knight of the Grand Cross of the Batk. Earldoma
Lord Egerton or Hatton ja appointed to au
Earl Glasgow Viscount Downe, Justice Lopes, -The following are mised to the Pearage -- Sir John Burns, Ton Tyant Hamilton, Sir
Donald Sutr
The following became Ratones The Lard Mayor of London (Mr. Foudal Phillips), Sir. Willem Macsora, Sir Blundel Maple, Mr. James Peader and ten others
the following are appointed Knight Bache lore Meer C. W. Cayɛer, Bancroft (the notor) Bridge and Matin(ergonista), Professor William Crookes, and thirty-three others.
the Bath Colonel Willian Carington w
Admiral Field
The following are appointed Knights of the Grand Crust of 19t. Michael and St. George— Sir Wiham Bobinson, Sit Donald Carrie, Sir Thom Butharend, Mr. F. R. Saunders Treasurer of Ceylon), Nazir nl Mulk, Mr.F. F. wettenham, the Malaya Resident.
The following to be compuions of St. Michael and St. George Doctor Baskull, e- Peking, und Consul Jamieson, of Shanghai...
The Duke of Lonnaught has been appointed Calanet of the 6th Dengoon Guards. Prince Edward of Sara Weirnar has been appointed Fialdi Marshal. Prinos Frederick of Schleswelg- Bolstein has been appointed personal Aide-de- Camp to the Quses. - Nawah Hamid Ali Khan Babader of Rampur has been appointed Honce- are Major in the British Army
Fab Hole No. 2 lift, No. 2 Lovel. The main drive gelag, South is now in 135 ft. from crosscut, we lave not yet cut the main ore Omo of the items of the Diamond Jubiles chate in this drive It is evident that the Sports at Foochen ware and spoon race falt mul with about 50 ft. back in this level in reference to which the gullman who gated baselther thrown the uro chate further south as reporter for the local paper on the occasion from its course or edit of titogether. I bave extends milf hus Fourteen ripb-like | stopped this drive Lot the present till the stopes foram in floying roles responded to the tail and I am trongat up to the face, mit if the ore chute lecared themselves prepared with dying heel is found to continue the drive can be continued, to beat the plan and contest for the honour of In the meantime, i have started to crossout the rics. Ales that go within the saared both east and west to so if anything exists in area was unequal to the call. Wherefore the either direction heralds make the stern decree that half the eager throng should entand at ous time and the anal favourits of fan gods he chosen from The London Gravette has the following wet the winners of the minor-racen twain. And Givation The Hongkong Regiment-The fot
this was duly done and fee the boats fata che lowing Lieutenants of the Tudian Staff Corpe four light alad ones, two fair, two dark, of to be Way Officers-Hagh 8. Maberly, in whom three wore clad in porest white and one succussion to Captain W. C. M. Woodesuki in gown of mystic bus that is not given to this ES.C., and A. L. Barrett, vice Captain Mee..or sosies to, zame. And when the dual R. 5. Kay, 1.9.0.
hstruggle came; bstore the host of spectators stood forth two sisters, of one mother born, each one of when seemed built for speed like that of swallows acting after dies, or door gazelles, soft-bye, fleeing from the ornel fangs of the bloody wolf. The other two of stronger build here on their hands the airalet plain, the macri- allage ring, stored sign that they had won the right to walk next ride anchaperoned and eat Dongo volumes of vapone proceeding from the daily tenka to household slaves. At first the deck of the steamship Benalder on Sunday the favour of the gods seemed eurely fastened afternoon lod many people to believe that's on one sister who, though in the blush of youth, serions outbreak of fire bed occurred on the had just ranged on #opanboot. But, cless to yeusel She was lying at No. 3 wharf atgal and when the prise seemed just within ber Kowloon at the time and while foderan od grasp, did Hokie fete with vil finger thrust the A. 8. WATSON & CO. LIMITEL. ↑ sulphuric acid were being moved one of them ok without the spoon's deep hallow bowl tid about 100ft. further with the hope of oubling the rets of £230,000 instead of £350,000 year. A would regard it a fairly obearful view of the pointeder skysten pus
barst and emittod suspicious looking fumes, down it fell to mother sarth. A swift rusli of Tortunately protreally "ne damage was done For auster, of briefer roba ako, atraight to thơ“
The London Gazette modifios that the Queen grat then closed the racs -- bas been pleased to give and grant unto Me. Hugh Beginald Hearson, Her Majesty's. Royal
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The Daily Press.
HOMOKONG, JULY 6th; 1897.
Is in article on the West River trade, the Baho Macaense, after referring to the Chinese attempts at extortion at Wuthor,
Rank), which his Majesty the Emperor of China has been plaased to confer upon him in roognition of his series while actually and entirely employed beyond Her Majesty's do mitions as Chief Instructor ut the Imperial Naval College al Nauking.
The issue of the Japanese war hands has been vory eagerly taken by the pahllo: Several con dition contributed to this result-the-wurity was considered good, the rate of axebango wÁS fixed and left no loophole for fluctuations, and. the condition of the money market hero was sach that any sorarily with any merit attaching to it would be readily taken. If the JapaDORO Government, therefore, obtained good terma sa a poalt of rival negotiations, the risk of those who signed the loan bas very apandily ran off.
London and China Express
Mauro Martyn Brothers, Chepei-street En. gune Works, Alriris, have just caneladet a con- tenet for the supply of a pair of ooupled engines for coinatamping at the Imperial Mint of Chitra,
The Land Chia Expresssays Stories still go the road of negotiations for a new Chinese Loan. They may be taken simply us believed to have Kiraly taller through, and is talk however, The recently signed loun is
nniikkaly to come to anything. Talk goes on in Poking for long and is likely to for some -months, bist në the Chinese do not require the money before the loss of this year, they are unlikely, to come to close quarters till near then. The all-important question of security still remains attirally uncertain. The land tax,
goes on to any that there is another imat Canton. These supplies are to be of the portant point that requires solution, so far type and quality as the two pairs of as Manos concerned. By the Convention similar cagines and gearing that word installed for-the Chinese Government by the late frm of between England and Chins unly Bunahui Dick and Stevenson, Airdrie, some eight or ten and Wuchow are open ports (our coutem- year ago. Mr. Steganron, who designed the earlier machinery has been commissioned to porary should have added Kongkup the supervise the execution of the contract and to remaining places menticand being rarely steam and test the engines before shipment. landing places. Goods destined for the open ports on pay their duties on striyal, but where shall goods destined for the landing places pay, seeing that duties are not collected there? Our contemporary says it would be logical that the duties should be collected at Lapps, but it appears the Customs stition there is not authorised to receive them or in exercise any juristic “tion whatever over the lande, except the tabelli, sul skin dnes veer en cunly insuch pats to etranicis proceeding to the mentioned, hot to be used on security for West River and see that they obrve the foreign as the eclection of any our would have to be controlled somewhat after the mater route laid down is to notification issued by of the Maritime Customs the Canton Customs come time ago. This
Amid the feree scrupetition among the repro limitation, the writer urges, is vexatious gad
sentatives of so many nationalities for railway prejudiciul ta the development of Macao's contrats in China says the Lowden and China trade. The talebetsu Macao ad Express, it is very interesting to learn that Kangrapon, it is pointed out, is according - provións orders pissed in Britain hate given the most angustided stortion. Katerriug
to the statistics of the Tappa Customs ofte about 8,000 tome of bridges, which were considerable importance, as in one year uszolated, per lir. Gauge Tarner, Glasgow, juoke made 800 voyages between the two at the end of April last year, and shipment of which took place about the end of August, the places and carried 51,526 tons of cargo Imperial Chinese Railway ciale have written This volume of trade would give lucrative thisGirders most together very well, and trains are now over then If we deduct three employmen, to a regular line of stomers, winter months, we find that this was DCCUD- and it would be a pity if it ecc-plished in eight monthe. We wonder if the tiqued to be carrial on it pinks, Belgians or other Continental or United States bridgeballers would beat, or even equal, this
LATEST TØLEG HAMS.
[FROM SAIGON PAPERS.]
THE FRENCH CHAMBER
In the stopen is the back of this level, I have oponeti one stope north from the No. 2 wizzs about 12 ft. Bhove the back of the main. drive. The lode here is about 1 ft. vids, sud carries very fain gold. Ba
On the opposita aide of the winze gung south, the top stops is fairly into the era chute. which is about 15 in wide, and carries vory goɔd guld. The two stopas below this to the back of the main level are not so good, the lode being 6.ip. to 8 in. wide må not showing mush gold. There are about 10ft of bucks over the top stopes to the in formediate drive; ili good grade ore in the steps abore the intermediate drive, the gold is conlinning, abota the urasl run of the ore chuto; should this seatinge it will give a good deal more ground, to work in there ropes than was oppooted.
To the main level geing north there is no ohangs to report, the lous formation is about in. wide bat corri za gold; this level has now been driven without change. I intend to come to the NE: 1 shaft
another chute of gold there
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were able to polat to a long record of 60 years nervias, which had boon performed in encha manner that all who were concerned in it might feel some legitimate pride in the following become Privy Councillors enterprise. As tocarded the six months' werk The Freders of Catinda of the Oplenigs of ing, they, as l at their half-yearly meet Australia and of Africa end Profesor Lecky, luga, ingented no figures, but they could read between the lines of the yet and understars that what submitted MAS JY fairly encouraging, especially considering the oircumstances with which they had had to The half-yearly general meeting was hald consend, mare especially the plagza and famine on the 4th June, at the offices, Londonusil-
which had prevailed throughout Indis. The street. Sir Thomsa Sutherland, M.P., presided. Anstralian colonies had also sapsed them
The Chairman, in moving the adoption of serious amount of disappointment. In fact,
The following are, appointed Knights of tho the roport, said they would no doubt quite their homeward business hand been the Séte Grand Orves of the Bath Sir, Herics Bum agrus with him that the most important and store of their accounts throughent the whole bold. S Nicholas O'Conor, Sir Spencer Pon- interculing feature in it was the votilostion of the last two years. Idany vesels bad onby Fare, and Sir Arthur Hshburton that they had slowed with hor Majesty's actually returned from tho Far Fest in ballaste ellowing are appointed Knights _Com- Goverttaunt a contract for the renewal of the from the flues Conal rather than take the mander of the Bath Sir Francis Henry Jeune, India, Chios, and the Australias mall pervice pulserable freights offered to them. The trade Si Gramis Kuclis Lookyer, the astronomor, for a period of cevan yours from February of Bombay alons for the youranded March ❝l and Colonel Baward Thackeray. zest your. The character of the service which which ho had only soon a few hours ago hanhe following are appointed Companions of- Ead to bo performed, so far as the contract itself. suffered to the extent of £300,000% Nor could went, was very much on a par with that which thay hope for any great change for the better they were performing at the present time, untilnermadorope were assured in Indis through excepting that a very considerable scceleration the influence of a favourable monsoon, Australia, would be obtained on all the lines which the however, he was glad to my as theving company cecupied. So far as India was con- some indications that plentiful rains would fall carned the acceleration in comparison with the there. Fortunately their export trade during me under the existing contract, represented the porked to which their report, referpad had sery nearly two days, and in regard to the bean considerable and satisfactory. He, how-
The following to ha Knights Cotarnak- transit of the mails to China and Australia the Brorrogarded this nuta of things as mory or fer of St. Michael and St. George: scceleration of spood would represent a saving less tomporary, for the natural state of affairs, Chiral Chartside, General T. Marshall, of between four and five days. Thus the public it appeared to him, as between East and West, Garetin Madras, Dr. Machie, the would be placed in regular weekly communica-see that the balance of trade should be in Balm of Jobore, Me. Arikar Bundings, tion between either Charing-orges or Victoria favour of the East, as it was for, bi) years tatil and Major Marindis. and Bombay within a transit of a fortnight; quite rusently. Notwithstanding the plague fortnight) would be the time required under in India and their quarantine troubled the the as contract for the transit of mails and figarts of tlair passanger traffic were almost passengers to ports in China; and to Australis abreast of thiers of last year their record year the trikit would occupy a month or a little as to this branch of their revenue. Ho still, over. The latter was also a fortnightly service. however, expected & fèaction from the figures It was not many years ago that the contract of last year, and at the premat moment they ne between Landon and Bombay for thefound that the prere of circumstanco moil was 23 days, and between London and in connexion' with the Jubilee was interfer Australia and London and Chins it was 45|ing with that department of their business. In Rage. They were not likely to stain, at Ar us we respect their discuits for the past half-year he could on, for some time longer the great must have been assisted by the vary crest im Che following appointments have been made speed secured by the fastest vastela in the At-provement in the Indian oxchange. The in- to the military division of the Order of the lantic service, yet the fact that they were netprovement was at the rate of no less than ath-To be Koights of the Grund Cross- able to do so wœ simply because they had rot: 230.000 o pese but he feared that they were Sir Anthony Strapsham (Royal Marines), Sir the same passenger traite le cater for. A re-hardly Ekely to maintain this satisfactory result, Gorge White General Harclask Alion." To garded the financial side of the question, he because sinds the beginning of the year there be knights CommanderSir William Hope, might remind them that on the occasion of their had been a great fall in China exchange, using surgeon Gezural Gordon, and Generals James renewal of the contract which was now about to partly, if not wholly, to the alteratios which Rattray, Joan Murray, Frederick Maansell, expire the directors were able effect a re- Japan had mute in odepng a gold skuziland, H. Legeyt Brace, Alexander Eliot, Bueas daction in the amount of the subside, of very Bines they closed their report they had chartered Porkdas, Henry Newdegate, Henry Moore, nearly £100,000á a year; and in tendering for the two of their largest steamers, which were to be George Lack, Willion Gils, Henry Wükinson, important new service to which he had referred employed in gorrying the Ludian reliefs, during Williams Doederough, Jamos Maitland, Charles they had also foit justified in making a redue- the next winter, and they had also wen fortu- Marine, Cocil East William Galbraith, Jozes ton of £20,000 a year in the payment they now nate enough to obtain some important trans- Alleyas, and Edwi Markham. Heidos Col
psiod. The anbvention for the India, Ukina, port services in the phat suresh. He cho Frasi Jenkins, twenty pine military and Australia sorvices carried on by the company had given thom a general survey of their
out from traster of the dot petrare bretond who hopes thereofors panions of this Bath have also been ap
mail contract, which was ontered into for position and prospects of the company term of yours at a certain fixed rate of re- wuneration was necessarily more or less of the
shaxooter of a speculation, and it did not in any way at all guarantee an absoluto profit for the contractor. What they did know was that the company must sarn £3,250,000 above and beyond the amount which would be paid by hox Majesty's Government in cornerion with the services in question; they must obtain that auront from ordinary sewer of traffe-in order to make the contract remunerative, Hitherto their estimate had been fairly ade guate, not only to losure a moderate return to the shamholders, but also to insure that scope Bukit Koman-No. 1level North. In the for the steady improvement of the service face of the drive the lode will average 10ft. wide | whiot be held to be so eminently desirable in boides the leader formation' to the Wert. I connexion with. «. public" undertaking · socli cannot say how wide it is, hep we are working as they wow engaged in. The average re it about 20ft. wils further book, this makes turn received by the shareholders in the last abemt 30ft. of crushing stuff. A fresh air shaft ten years har han at the rate of 7á per will have to be started if once to work this cant on their spital. He kid some emplasia leader foramtion, as the air is very bad at the For this, becas they were frequently, told groud is that hot last colles cannot work in that they returned a handsome profi et 10 per cent. They had never attempted to
A Shala, 15th Jur. Taking this end of the mine all round the surow, if he might no the word, as much pro
In view of the extraordinary damage to fan prospects are very good, some of the leaders it as possible out of the mail contract. On the
Government buildings in Culoutle it is you re-boing very rich the lose in the fees has cleo conifery, it had been their sadgurur at all
Levally Infiernd here that some, if vot all, of éba greatly improved in aparatice. In the fice tits to give the public a better service than
Government Secretariats, will remain in Sinta- of the lavat going out grossols are not so the public through her Majesty's Government
part old weathpt LAMA
Calcutta, 16th Jan, good as they were. The lode formation has antracted for. This had not be altogether abonged to about all mullock elate with on an easy policy, because they had to purena if it
The heavy ran yesterday following the shook casional quarte leaders, through it. There is face of a constant red steady depreciation in
bes pouniderable widened the cracks and fissure alse a small body of quarts on the footwall about rates of froight and this was a moat ir port:
in all affected buildings in Calcutta, The 12 f, wide, which carries nice geld. This is ant factor by increasing the speed of the
Old Chareh Girl's puruekisi bone per asparated from the footwall by en oft from, the vessels employed in carrying out the mail sor. footwall itself being clean and woll defined. I vico, they had is a greater mtie diminished Dives, through the arthquake in Bengal, yw way, and a panic enened amongst the children, who were quieted soft subsequently think the main ors body im gone to the oast of their carrying power so far as freight wine om ontitles the Tutian Govaramont and community1ged in the Mission From Déquiries made the present drive, which is only Ft. wido. After pornod. in inangarating their now seriose the sympathy and dadstance of the English yesterday, the leading Tea Garden Arenoy drising further if the lods does not make again next year they would make considerable alternpoople,
Tan Sri Maha Mr Firms in Caloutta reveal the fast that consider 1 will put in a cross-cuteast to test the groundi, Hons in the work of their varians lines. The THE NAVAL REVIEW AT OPITHEAD
rile damage has būju done to garden property ne think this will prate to be the same as in most important change they intended to intro-
COLONTÀT OFFICERA in Asset; Cumbar and the Dure. The factory
London, 18th Ju the No. 2 level in which next to the footwall was
and buildings of the Amuckio Estate, As al mullock with cre body further to the cast.
have been cariocaly demagot. The Ciftctierra In the leading tops coming in over this
Garden, Caohar, ie in sailar plight, so alo lavel the lode is about 11 ft. wide and carries goed gold all throughin
PARIS. 26th June. Notwithstanding the strong opposition of the Rachcals the Chamber has adopted by 332 votes to 157 the credits for the ceremony of Elh May at Notre Dame on the cocasion of the Charity Bazar disaster.
EXPLOSION.ON AN ITALIAN TAMAN OF WAR.
PARI, 39th June,
An explosion occured on the Italian oraiser aan asuda and five persons were killed.
· DIAMOND JUBILEE SUBSCRIP- TIONS.
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and still worse would it be if the trade, resord F for the reus that it could not be conducted
Mears SW Royse & Co, in the report by seauvers from Macao direct, were tras dated Marchesar, lay thay pricu ferred to Canton via Bamshui. The cho business has been pasting in ple trou, shipments arges this matter on the attention of the from Middlesbrough being good and-plocks de-Tang Cheong Loong
ursing, and prises moved, strongly upwarde Maczo Buzkor lies nud suggests that every during the first thron wasks of this mysils, thes endeavour Thorld be used to facilitate the total advance secured being nearly is, fd, par establishment of a regular line of steamere to. During the sadly part of this week how. ever, the umizột has boor upset, the once being from Macuto
lo. Kongmoon and Konchuk, Labour troubles, and consumers have in vrees-- with liberty to carry passengers and catgo, quince been holding off, and price how talen without any obligation, es hitherto inisiated out per ton soms zocotary has, however, vizos taken phoa the tone is now botter and apou, to proceed bret to Sanshui. The reprises are again moving upwards. In the marks of cur contemporary apply pari pasen aantastured from trado business is fairly good ard valoos wolk meintained Copper had ad- to the trade from Hongkong, and it would tanged whont 20 per ton during this month, be a convenience from every point of vier if and is firm, Tin also has advanced about 2 triders werzallowed to take out transit passes per ton and la steady Spelter has been, arr
still is, slowly sdning. Lend has adverged slightly, at Kowloon or Lapps to cover their goods and is fam
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The cressont going in moet is now in 21ft troni the shaft for the Inst 10ft, we have a small but very rich leader going in with the drive. This is of importance, as it proves that the rich leader formation got in the old original werkings of the Raub hole continues to this depth This makes the sound gold bearing leader wat in this drive which is now right ander the old original workings. The country is a nice black slate, we out heavy water in this drive, which stopped all merk in the bottom workings for about a week. The water hoa now eased off considerably, and the pump can keep it out without difficulty
The Earl of Laven and Melville seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously
Rosolutions were afterwards pasked doolaring. interim dividends at the ratos of 5 per cent and 7 por cont, per annum respectively on the pre- ferred and deferred stocks and electing Mr. Horport Brochs (of the firm of "femm. Robert Brooks and Co.) a director to all the vacancy on the board caused by the death of W Fane de Baliz
A condial vote of thanks to the chairman and directors brought the meeting to a close, Tris
THE FRENOI MAIL.
The M. M. ilesuser Ernes mons, with the Frono mail of the 4th June, amiral yesterday. The following telegrams, are from Ceylon and Indian popers ---
THE TOTAL FORCE FOR THE÷JBILEN PROCESSIONAR EVA
London, 18th June, si A total forca DE 44,303 troops will be employed Tunday if the procession or along the route. his number includes 1,115 Indian band Cole ials, who will be sp the procession. The Indian Princes and Offers will luasa together at the Urovenor Hotel after the procesit is over
THE “TIME” ON THE EARTHQUAER, IN BANGAL
London, 18th Inno ¿The Times says the renewed demand upon its
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DE CORDIAL LETTER FROM PRESIDENT
HÜRINLEYORS
London, 22nd Truck) President 31 Kuily has sent his congratula
tions to the go in most corcial letter.
THE KHEDIVE RAPUSES A JUDE
PROPOSAL IN CAO.
The Egyption. Prithe, Minister proposed that. the siffervat ministries should be closed on the Cason's Jubilea day at the Khedive refused his consent, VA MARKE
THE TWO AUSTRALIAN PEZORES RELEASED IS THE TRANSVAAL.
London, 2nd JuES,
•President Krager has toleosal to last two reformers from jail on the occasion of the Jubilee
OBITUARY
London, 22 Jone. To date, announced of General Sir Froderief Wande.
THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE IN INDIA.
in the Bells, Barria property, Daab. În Sylhat
AND TO BE BANQUETTED AT FORISMOUTE. - BU, and 18 reported to be completely London, 19th Jane. wrecked In Casbar two bungalows on the
The men of the Colonial forcen wil be takon.Doo Garden have collapend entirely, the round the feet ph the 30th instant, und will be factory house being badly damaged. The panca entertained at a public kamel allerwards at bungalow of Negaisure Ton Estate, Dna, Porterinth
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docs was that of reverting to a reguler wook y communication with the port of Marseilles The Admiralty Is arranged that sixty two for their outward und homeward Tossels. Indian and Caloniai Ozare shii scompany Blursailles was formerly the mail port for the Colonial Promers to witness the Naval this company's Eastern servios, but thay Review at Spithead on the 26th Instant, on the damage to gardens, machine houses, and 1 bare started scout stops from the No. 2 were compelled to abandon, Manelles during board the steamer Bldgrada, ka faggries has been general and very sa 7916- air shaft about 400 ft buck from the face of the Franco-German war, whon Brindisi he| THE COLONIAL FORCES TO SEE THE FLEET Balears To Gardon has inred worst of the leading stope The lde is here about 12 cams and bad continued, as it would con It wide and carries good gold all through, tune to be under their new mail contract, the The two stores, hetwon the Nos 1 and 2 wir Moditerranean mail port for the Eastern spr slufta tave broken through into the old ustivo vice Tueennexion with their new mail service workings about 75 ft from surface. The they hoped to improve the prospects of Brindisi, natives Lovo worked a. part of the luda to this favau nu a passenger station; and it was for this
bon demolished: Not even the Royal døpti, but have left, about 3 ft. to 10 ft. of the | purpose that they were vonsheusting two vowels
Botanical Gardens, Caloutta, bare escaped the kymo standing 2thiel soppong prival too hard of a very Agent and partusaine. Giuss, which
earthquake, De King's house is bally for them to work with their appliances. This were to our the one and the Osiris. Esel
damaged, and the Herbarium an unch a atute Kerries a very faby gold but is not so gou vasul would be of 2,000 tone and of 6,000-horse
ththe rain was pouring in restartday as if ss the part they have worked which arrit power, and they would not pay a single ounce
the was no roof The Coates House at eresedingly rich are
of ourgo, bat would simply: Ve * greyhounda
omond Harbour, which stood the great The may make the port clean-up not quite so. für carrying the mails and a limited number of
clone of 1864, has been shaken to the founda good as the fast gaaral clean-up was, but there passengers between Italy and Egypt. They
unge. There are noke all over it, especially is a very large aros of very goot ore south of the hored by means of these vessels to accomplish ask to send a adminsta amber. Lord Goergo in the arches. The Post and Telegraph Offices No. 2 air shaft as yet antorched, which will pike the trosit of the mails befried Brinül and peded that the Indians had fenght side by ude have also been damaged, while the roof, and * Port Said in 48 hours) and they would him the Bathil for over century and all of the southern face of the tire: Muáuiff's No 2 Level. This level is now opened un foro Egypt within four days from Charing therefore, their officers had been chosen as the Court have and considerably, the former about 300ft. from face 16 face of the drives, and erosa os Victoris Thay vermoed sending all bodygned of the Queen Emme on the lossing rain farest neimfortably. Of the both faves Leve improved since my last report; their truck steamers from and to Toutan vis
years to work out., and
THE INIMAN OFFICERE HECEIVED
HORIT UTVAMIZION
London, 19th June. Lord George Hamiken, receiving the Indian corn at the India Ulos list might welcomed thon beartily and expressed, scrrow that the dos Infantry was not represented bat the number of regiments, he said, was two grout for
Sinds, 16th June. The following is a telegrunn from the Chief Cominissioner of Asso, Shillong, to the Fiberdy N
A terribly earthquake povuzrod in Shillong
The lode in the fane going north is now 11ft. Marsailles, so that they would give a weekly LAST NIGHT'S DINNER AT THE IMPERIAL, but the soldiers wore ad under coction of Her Jubileo. At Pork in Chingukkal tan difficult to get any wide and appears to be making wider, with well transit to and from India and Miarseilles and a
canvas The Commanding Officer's bungalow INSTITUTE Foulade the Fart appears to ham suffered, like doused walls, and rary hoy gelt can be seen all fortnightly transit to and from China and to Boross the face, 20 and from Australia sud Marylles. These
London, 19th June, the reet, in orloks and cramblings. The earth- Thỏ dinner at the Imperial Instituto last quake caused au avalanche of rocka penz In the fare going south the mullock which arrangements wore entirely outside the con- we had on the foot-wall side of the lode has outrast Staple, for all that the contract required night was a brilliant affair, and the Company Goatong and seven of the Barrack chimneys out and quartz tokon its place, the whole width them to do was to marry mails to and from the inokidod Lord Salisbury Mr Chamberlain, dow of the leda, 12 Has por bang-seat to the mill port of Brendisi but this addition to their Pro Premiers, and the Indians. The Prince of Lord Lansdowno, Lord Rosebery, the Colonisi for crushing. Feingold gen be seen all through graphs, while it would involve a heavier or- the lode the wins being sank to connect the penditure would he believed, prove highly Wales, who prided, called for three cheers for Nos. 1 and & Jovela is now down over 55 ft. and popular, more specially in India, where Mar the Queen.GARNAVAL marries good gold all the way down. The whole sailles her long been desiderated as a port of THE PRINCE OF WALES ON THE COLONIES, of the winze in being sunk on the foot well side arrival and departure. Er those of the new Legadon, 18th June, yesterday afternoon (12th June) at 5:10 p.m.
The Prince of Wales in toasting the Colonis] |
'All mesary buildings, including Government... of the lode low ride the lode in Louuunot way? tervise they thus proposed to give the bensht, We have still over 49 ft to sink to brak on the one hand, of chesty and a short milway Provers at last night's banquet at the Imperial House, the Secretariat, the choreb, the jail, tho through to the lore below, a journey passergeen Coming to sad from the Institute, joiced at the preserice of Indian public races and private houses were levailed: Bukit Jallia Besar. I bays, mach plastre East via Marssilice, while on the other hand, whe thereby joined the English in honouring with the ground. The mortality in believed to in being able to report a vary great improve for those prasangers who were in a grest harry their Colonial guests. The Triton also ex be alight, but Mr. McCabe was killed by his ment in prosponts et this section, in my last they would be able to provide a much quicker | pressed his great stefaction that the Cupe, house falang him. I deeply deplore his report. At that date. I was d'lving on the lode service than had existed higherte via Brindit), Government had promised to cuuigilate towards | death, which is great loss to the administration. frat out into the cross-out west from the shaft, raving about a day and a half more than by the Imperial Navy, and said he was coufident Thore were many necrow sospes, izoluding 19 It and then he defrag south on the Manvilles route They did a very consider that in time of need other Colonies would unite my own and my wife's, but I know of no other course of the lade which raned a good soul, ubla buainces outside the scope of the lines or maintaining the Empire, Europesa kiled. Many employés e from 1ft to sit wide in placen caying fairtually embraced by the matrach. They found it à MILITARY TATTOO AT WINDSOR CASTLE Socretariat Prese were killed by building geld. Not bong sahrded that I was on the obediately necemary to do this extraordinary
London, 20th Jungfaling on thuur One or two deaths occurred- true-lodes roumy departure for Bingapore buziuses in order to make the contract pay at a grand Tattoo took place fastening in in the Gilitazy. Imes and more in the Bazaar, with gold from the Int chan-up the rate at which they tendered for it to her the quadrangle of Windsor Castle, and cont. but po details are available. The public and geve orders to start proes out west from Majesty's Government. Not many years ago. prised the Coldstreams and the Horse Guarda private losses are very heavy. Practically the end of the drive on no. 1 lode, and oorlaily of 20 years ago the subvention | It was pouring with rain, and the Queen, with nothing has been saved my where; the official to continue it antal something was but after paid to the mpany represented one-fourth or the Prinoum Bostrice and others, watched the records and the Press lie under ruins. Then driving 42 ft. what - lode, was me upwards of the total account of their reveum, prosodings from the windows of their spart ) was hery and sontinuous air all night and all- with carrying very tall geld, thong south it at the present time--or certainly next year-mante.
day with severe seismic disturbanoch at fredquoi t
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