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On the 18th Julf, CHARLES ANTRONY KINGLAIS, late HB.M.'s Consul, Foochaw, aged 78 years.

The Daily Press.

Horakone, „Acuusr 21st, 1897.

Tuz Sanitary Board at its meeting on Thursday arrived at a decision which will entail on shipping most of the alleged dia- advantages attending medical inspection while only partially realising the undoubted advantages of that system. Instead of bar Perficking every vessel boarded by a medical officer before communicating with the shore the boarding it to be effected by an officer without medical trusing, 20, if he has reason to suspect that Tiete is any in fectious or contagious disease on board, will have to find the Health Offlour and re port to him, and a ship may thus be detained for ranny hours, possibly only to find that a rash which the boarding officer suspected might possibly be smallpox was only a aggravated form of prickly heat. In the long run the loss and delay to shipping

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wrina wabber promises to farens the gymke Fans to be held at the Happy Vidley this of the grit times they had had ory fidy sample boing furtkoming, the writer afternoon. The entries aremos en numeron DE

teised favourable opportunity and journeyed usual but the racing ought to be very good

wwwmdicapping has brought the paglos yare mnoha Ito the district indicated

Tender on a par with each diber, A hours paper asys → This regant, imurchase

The way thather lay through soms very in. By kind permisstant of Colonel Chordan and by the War Office of the Mount Austin Hotel, erooting yours, differing widely from that the Oferte Band of the West Yorkshire flag and thull rema

Ling, until | at the Fear, Hongkong for maltary purposes, released by the Heath Offloor. There may which has caused a good deal of feeling, in the on the banks of the West River The Small Begt will play during the afternoma.

The following is the programema have been deaths on board, but if the colony has given rise to the report that the of new mown hay and the song of the skylark are

Seland is to be inada the Malta of the War la the upland valleys ware plassing zorelias suund: 320 enterox 61.00, but if left in master says he did not know they were East, and, ho it, lo be ruled by a military

Mr. Gy H Polta' Tomin. 11 SIM from a contagious disease, that is deemed a governor, on the retirment of the present Astriding physical feature of a large district after 2pm on 18th instant, 23,00 artes

which takes plaza's fair months hanoo.

paratively level land of the valleys Somotinie The Hon JJ, Ball Irving's Reg Rag, 1016. singly and sometimes in groups, they give the -- Ilibe. The MC Daily Motor of the 18th August impression of rocky islets in the bod of a dried--Mr. Cor's Fancy Wst 11lbs, has the following in reference to the recently

onlused Toas. We lost on oct 2thority up won. This impression is strengthened by The Hon. T. Whitehead's Sport lost libe that the Jameson-Hooley Byndicate hava signed the fertile land around their bass and the desp The Hon. T. Whitehead's Fandango, 19st.

preliminary contract with the Chinese Gebeds of gravel outcropping on the river banks HURDLE Bace, handicap, once reuse coarse Torment for a loan of slateon million pounds in the neighbourhood. sterling at 5 per cent. In consideration of which they have been given the construction of im portant railway lines in the Empire. The sole representative of the Jameson-Hooley Syndi cate is Mr. K. Fewell, who suzised from Eag land in the Road on Wodasday, and whe proceeds to Peking to day to ratify the contract, No sae but Mr. Frusell has authority to eater into any trensnotions in the Far East on behalf of the egndicate, no matter of what nature they may be.

tine flag, and the passengers are at liberty to land forthwith, as in the case of smallpox branght up with WILLISON's circus, and, it may be, before the visit of the boarding officer. The result is that into quarantine very few vessels, go except those which carry a surgeon, u class of vessels for which quarantine re- gulations are. the least necessary, as all proper precautions as to isolation, etc., have presumably been taken on board, Dr. ATKINSON says also in his minute tlint the regulations of the Local Government Board refer only to infected ships and those suspected of being infected and not to all shipping. The regulations. apply to "ony "ship from foreign." Nor are the functions of the Customs officer who boards. the ship unlined to making the question "Hau my case or suspected ones of cholera, yellow fever, or plague occurred during the voyage Dr. ATKINSON suggests; he is to ascertain, so far as possi- "ble, whether such ship is infected," and although he would ordinarily, in the absence of suspicious circumstances, accept the word of the master on that point, it is evident from the term "ascertain so far as possible that a responsibility is thrown on him which would not in all cases be considered ad equately discharged by perfunctorily asking a question. Furthermore, the regulations

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The tors, vary in shape, height, and bulk in endless variety. Some have assumed most fantastic shapes, either through the setion of water when submerged or offerts of weather

One huge rock viewed in profile has at one and the lines of the bows of a gigantic three desker line of battleship of Nelson's time, whils another has a square Norman tower, with gablos, Wa (Free Press) understand that the destruc. Pinnacles, overbanging balcony, nearly all com- tion of a number of the 7-inch gun employ.plote. One and all they are honeycented masts al varions points in the Singapore de with bobs and naváx, some of which art said to fences is about to be began. This in rendered extend for long distanous underground. One necessary to allow for the construction at the emplacemonts for the new 8-inch breach.

which I explored for a short distance had london. The will not be placed where the chambers of great height in certain places, and prosoat M.L. guns are, and thus texy little, it was said to extend for a day's walk" auder if anything at all, of the existing works ground. for 7-inch guns can be utilised for the mount- A part of the coalfield ar reached twolva ing of their accessors. We hear that the

days from louring the West River. To anyone material art workmanship of the present am- placements, constructs by Major MoCallum who has travelled tu China it is needless to say and his small deportatontal staff d dizari jears | that, directions given were contraälelozy and age, are considered to be very good. As it is all micro or loss wrong. As an instance, iu impossible to break up the strong concrete order to escape the fatigue and heat of a land amdavements they will have to be blown up.

That's the way the Colonial money gee jourusy between two places, inquiry was made Pop!

if it could be done by boat on a neighbouring stream. The first answer was no, second answer

Mr. Neville, one of the cotton trade experts sent out from Blackburn, in reporting partion yes, but it would take two days. As the die larly on the relationship of Shanghai to the in-tance by land was 40 to 80 l I tried the river tertial trade of the Empire, affirms that practic and arrived at the destination six hours from ally the whole of our cotton piece-goods trudo the start.

'One small rection of the coalfield has been

CORRESPONDENDE,

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CIVIL SERVANTS AND THEIR PAT

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TO THE EDITOK OP THE DAILE PREM BIZ-In your leader this morning referring To the gentlemen that rua ezoh morning with renewed 25pm that exchange may drop y ang Indlanding seal, military, and elvil ulcers and the employees of variens home com panive thot par la storting

Civil oflenta are not paid in sterling, Even with Htf salaries made up to 3 many men are „drawing how low pay than they did before they Brar saw Hongkongho Hongkong Gowan ¿ntent fallanden, the #xemple--they did not sat it of some commercial firms in gersating ex abange pompinion, but they did not follow the example in its entirety and grant compon "“butinu al us: id, to the dollar,

The penstod of the public wat is not e ously socorded hin In Hongkong Erst pase, a cup, presented by W. Jackson Irons

alono Lds his instionable right, to which thy Esc, second, $20.00, antranon fee, 33.00,

pablo fatur is pledged, the condition procédletek The lon. T. Whitehead's Kingsdote, 12xt The Hon. T. Whitehead Viðar, 11st 71bn. to his employment, it is his own deferred r Me. Lean's Glendabh, 1st The

paid to him in docerlanen withethe Civil Barvice Mr. Gibsonia Herouler 10st. 1315 o

Regulations governing. Calensal vervacts in ad Her Majesty' Colonias. It (the pension) NOVICH, RAGE hva furlongs, let priser der

2nd, $80; for sales that have LETEC W represents to a slight extent the prios a race or Gymkhann event, to be ridden by below the market value at which the labour has members who never rode the winner of abu odgaged, ozil jo o rezy grid investment ace in China. Entrance 3310ch for the Government, reprosenthig a gain of some 50 per cent from men who favor, drew Hon JJ, Ball Irring's Red Rage 1st 1269.

thom, tán Bayings of the stacvation, weges paid Mr. Loor's Glendulla, 10st. 121baycana The Hon. Whitehead's Sport, 11et 7ibe for years previously, Mr. Cor's Baney, Tõet. 12lha. Mr. Gibson'e Chân Chín, llit ills, 2 Mr. Klag's The Beast 11ɛt. Abe re-rea LADIES NOMINATION benching race between

polas, Entrance $200); a Master Mom, by Mre Termon Mr. Plat

Capt. Phillips Mr Drury CERN CHAPMA The Hon. Whitehead Capt. Burney Nom by

Wine

A FRED HANDIGE. Onde round comma; brat prins presented by G. GC Massa Brgy second, $20,00 Becaptances sccompanied by an entrance fee of £3.00 to ho act to the Hon. Soorotary by 2pm on 18th Enstatit Mr. G. Pottes Tosin, list Zita Mr. G, Potta's Glenifer. 116 lbs Mr. Cox's Saucy, 1st, Gib Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving's Bait Rag, 116/016, The Hon. T. Whitehead a Kingmanta, Ilst. Olk Mr. Medion's Homes, Ist 016 S Mr. Pogose's Hopeful, 10st 16 Mr. Gray's Sperber, 10st 9lbs Mr, King's The Beanh, lit Diba The Hou. F: Whitebond Visar, 10st. 9be

Cocopare the susties paid here to the Eu | 10an, ofdeers and the nature of their duties and respons billfie with the series id in the Bas Very few tunployees of Banks, I take it, contemplate cetiring in their old age on the

copies civil servante are to vegetats on, and they have had, too, all the bœst yours at their. life fat income way by comparison, with the officials.

*** Civil servants are debarret trom siding to thole Incomer in any way. If fortunate enough to be alila to sare snything they may not keert their divings locally, where they are best able to lags of the sound noes of the rootmeals; they may not own land or house, arrent the cho they live in.

Hense rent to the bank employer is an un- known gomatity ho ha housed

There are me who have been public jeroante and yet bore del berally thrown away the ad- vantages you so glowingly portray for the uns Bertainties and hardships of civil life and ap. parently have done so without regrotz se RAIS One modo correctern and I have dono The

for invalids and delicate stomachs. D and would be less by turving the inspection covor a wider field' thon" choters, yellow in the interior of the Celestial Empire is of a are after-dinnor Wines of a very superior made in the first instance by a doctor "fever, or plague," for article 20 provides retail eharretos, and that Lanmahire's great worked for about three years in Chinese fashion, The Hon. T. Whitehesa, Bport, 10t0b

vintage. All are true Xoros Wines.

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that when a ship is not ascertained or

instead of a layman, and the difference to the public would be mirely the difference certified to-be-infected, but line passengers in cost between the salary of a profes. "on board who are in a filthy or unwhol sional man and that of a non-professional "some condition... the Medical Officer man. The Sanitary Board has proceeded "of Health may give a certificate that on the lines of making the practice here in his opinion it is desirable the 1- sons on board should not be allowed correspond with the practice prevailing at home, where the visit of the medical officer to land unless they satisfy him as to their "names, places of destination, and ad is dependent upon the repori made by the Customs boarding officer, As regards" dresses." A regulation of that kind ap foreign ships, that might easily be done and plied to junks arriving in Hongkong and the system might prove effective. The delay made somewhat mera stringent, so as to shipping might in some cases be a little

ie certain casey to compel the resura more than if the boarding officer were a of the passengers, would be invalu- medical man and the cost to the Governable. As to the elbet on shipping, both ment might be a little less, but the arrange.steamers and jooks, it seems to us that the medical inspection of all vessels un arrival, which would entail very small delay and infinitesimal cost, would be preferable to Dr. ATKINSON's suggestion of proclaiming infected every port at which contagious dis- case was known to exist, a proceeding with is calculated to excite alarm elacwhere and lend, in the Philippines for instance, to the imposition of rigorous and quite unnecessary quarantine for, it may be, fifteen days.

Our Clarets, including the lowest priced, sement would no doubt prevent the landing of guaranteed to be the genuine product of the -juice of the grape, and are not artificially made from raisins and currants, ar is generally the one with cheap Wines.

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some cazes of contagious disease, such as the cases of smallper brought up with WIL IMON's Circus and which were distributed amongst the European hotels of the colony. Jess. Qt. Far Bot. With regard to junks the system of inspec $1200 $1.99tion by a mou-medical un might also be

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attended with some advantages if honest men could be found to do the work. The boarding officers would be in effect Sanitary Inspectors afloat and they might be as useful" in the discovery of cases of disease as are Our correspondent "FAIRPLAY," whose letter appears in another column, says that the Sanitary Inspectors ashore. We are murprised, however, that the Hon. F. H. in all small communities it is generally a Max should suggest that this work should safe card to play to hint that the officiala be thrown upon the Folive. In the first sraignorant, idle, useless, and overpaid, but place, it is not Police work, and in the he ventures to think that it is neither just second place, it would at times ́expose the

nor generons. We agree with the latter men engaged in it to even greater temptaopinion, but not altogether with the tion than does the working of the gambling former. We do not think it in generally hw. If a junk with fifty passengers a safe card to play to biut that the arrived with a case of smallpox on board officials ara igrosant, idle, and useless. the captain on behalf of the owners and The public has a toon sense of justice and each individual passenger would be willing soon becomes disgusted with unjustifiable to pay a liberal bribe to the boarding attacks. The Civil Service throughout the officer not to report the case. If this work British empire is an institution of which of boarding junks to ascertain if there are the nation may well he proud, and it cases of infectious disease on board is to be has contributed largely to the building andertaken at all men of a superior up of the empire. The Hongkong Civil class must be appointed for it, and Service, notwithstanding recent scandals, is men of a superior close usually no exception to the rule. But when we demand superior salaries the saving by not leave the general and come to the particular having a medical man would probably be it must be recognised that there are arall, if any. If a non-medical man were officials and officials, that appointed, although he might do work hardworkers and deserve mom pay na of some value, the system could not be they get and that others are dronce the hive and could conveniently regarded as corresponding in point of in

In our remarks in effectiveness with that in force at home, be dispensed with. because the conditions are different. In Thursday's issue, however, we bad no zo English port a trained and responsible thought of attacking the service either ia Customs officer boards a ship commanded general or in particular and it never oc-

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staple trade is represented by a few varelies

of the well-known dietings, brocaded prints, but to my surprise I found the officials were black Italiuus aut very few alessings letting the enterprise alous, baring so far only and drills. He says that the ides that, we levied a small latin charge on coal squt away clothe China's millions "is a myth. They clothe themelon with their ex olive by water. horespons Manchester, which is crying out for now markata should begin pioneer work by advancing through China as far as, exy, Chang king. Mr. Neville opines that if we insist upon rights of free trading in the Empirs we shall find fiels for restricted operations on a great

cale,

The workings are of larger extons than would be expected, ons pit which I entered having, it is said, 15 to 20 li of tunnels, alapes, and galleries There are no vertical shafts to the mine, the entrance being a hole in the hill side, with sharp slope for 40 to 50 fool, thep a level for a few hundred feet, another slope, and so on,

The tranol is about 4 feet in height, fairly well. timbered with fir poles, with coarse matting behind to keep small staff from falling down.. Water was dripping in places, but nothing of any consequense. No provisiva had been made for ventilation, but the air was respirable, and the oil lamps burat well. The hout was, however, territio and combined with the exertion of orasping along the pages not down the slopes made the trip a very exhausting one,

VACADAS

[ELOM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

No2 Macső, 20th Augush.

Widows und Orphan Band" ruterred to in not foranked from general revenue it is o small am deduted monthly Lem ench officer's pay. Hy no stretch of imagination has the pablo sorsant to thank the gmerona public for

bo pilingon that may noorte to his widow or? little ones after his death. It is his own money Vedasty earned poor though the pay nity be

in all small, comissanides, it is generally's One of the victims of the gunpowder explots card to play to hint that the officials are sion which took place of Bakong last Friday ignorant, 1012 huoleen, and everpaid, but I was a Chinese Christian. After they booident venture to think it is neither just now gonorata. the five injured mor were taken to the Labore In this case, however, they appear to have boom. hospital, bat this mon, when be found himself dragged in to emphasise the hardships to thjes there, requested that he might be taken home, the Glideco Catone oflcars are exposed." Ta bernes be said he did not wish to die what it to be đầu bril to the dyif sertunts in receiving the last sscraments of the Church, oor kong because, pantion ere in tasir bozil, office daring good behaviour, and because they masks provision for their widows It is said that his request, was not granted, the and that the man, although so severely in jured, and his right alnost destroyed, made

ma orphans Frithfully your his escape from the hospital and walked from

FAIRPLAT one side of the city to the other and reached bis

Hongkong, 19th August, 1697. ?WN tome. He then asked his mother to sand for

YSHE ON THE MER NOETON a priest, ae be wished to die as a Cathello. Many people asked him how he found his way,

EITTORNEY GENERAL AND and he could not explain. He died a few hors Inter.

SOLICITOR GENERAL OF ENGLAND

The following interesting raview of Mt. Norton yobs'srecanty published book appears

People are asking each other what the Leat Bundo's Condrotor of Municipal Works is go- ing to do about the pavement of the Traresas do P. Nardo Bono days ago workmen began to break the pavement up and large quantities in url indi nfsquare stones were taken to tho epotto form the t is somewhel, annual to have legal werk now pavement. Now with the old pavement half- hating from, the pan of a soffial or t fonies at s broken up, suddenly the work has been stopped lawyer estled in the Crowa and the states intended for the new pavement Für Bar Kyatt, however, a have all been removed elsewhore. In the rainy in the Government ervice in waiber lately prevailing for hare one of the Straits Settlements and Hongkong for miny principsi etresta in the presont condition of the years, is well known as the reoqeder in black Trevesa de P. Narciso a very treeblesome. It and white of the legal institutions and decisions - would seem that the work had been commented in those parts of the worldsty before. It had been approved, sad sinch monarFor, instance, there are four volum has been wasted. I hear that Hi Elenor she's Reports which are deemed to be. Galhardo objected to a stone pavement and it Ly suficient interest to find their way Juta were in HII pellency's quaed I also boulit library of bingola' Tne aid KYRD

are objected: Who would, gest with a chest élogical Table at the Orinaies of the Mirai under cae'n bedroom windows loved with stoner Getdementis met concian prodaombo Plate and used day and night by giurickths? The works are merely of local interest, wherais is another testimonial to the expirience of the ode onder our immediate revistyle of youthful conductor.

Rgenéral, as the crizúr and growth of power of To alow how well publio interesin sure looked the two ominent forensic offers with which sitor by the Leal Senado I may men How that it drah aro od interest to the whole perly of the all the streets are now without names and baro Paglish people who concern themselvom with been so for about three months, but it was only the constitution of their country, and their

A figure that was raty well known for many. years in Foodbow has at passed away in the person of Mr. Chas Sinclair, who for a long period as Dritiab Consul at the port. His connection with Her Majesty's Consular Ser. vier in China commenced in 1813, wton Charles Anthony Sinclair was Chinese student at Car. ton. I was an sastat interpreter at Ningpo from 1844 to 1846, and Interpreter at that port for the long period of thirteen years tių 1852, part of which time Mr (now Sir Robert) Hart was a colleague with him. He was interpreter from June, 1880 to December, 1852, and at and in charge of the Consulate at Fooshow

The conl, some saame of which are quite neur Amoy till March, 1855, when he wout to the warisan, is bard, bat brittle, and easy - #01 honghai for a year. He was appointal Vioc with pack and shore. It is tried to bank in baskets holding about 120 cattios, sinb, which Consul at Ningpe, April, 1856, and Conmil nt. Chinking, Decooter, 1858. After being comi time Acting-Consul at Mingpo in 1860, he was are pulled sad pushed over a rough tramway; At again Acting Coreni a Foochow from 1861 wads of trunks of small pine or fir trees.. till 1864, when he was appointed Consul of that the slopes these kavo ticks placed trasversly port, a post ho hold for the long period of between them, making rough stairway for twenty-two years, when he retired on a pension on May 1, 1836. There have been fow members the coolies to second and descond. The curry- of the Consular Service in China who base ing is done in short stages, each man going a had a more extended term of duty for their few yards with his loaded basket and returning country-London and China Exprese.

with the empty on the rams distance, when The Queen bus approved the appointment of he is lust by the next in rolay, the chain of Mr. H. G. O. Bax Ironside, now Secondt teore-coolies stretching from the workings to the targ at Washington, to be Secretary to Her bank. When in full work the output of this Majesty's Legation at Peking, in the place ref Are. Clarks Thornbill, who will not proceed to pit is about 200 tons per day, or a ton per men that post. Mr. Bax-Ironside was educated at per day, including howers, patters, and kanz Eton and at Exeter College, Oxford, being men nominated an Attaché to the Diplomatic Ser

The lights used are the ordinary carthen man- vico in May, 1888, and passing a competitive examination in August of the same your. Her filled with teased oil with two or three was appointed to Conetantinopla in 1884, and wicks to cun, and they bars freely in the

bers at the last meeting asted when it is He passed an examination in Public Law routed to ba Third Secretary in August, 1885. deepest parts of the mine.

Of the cost now raised it may be said that it intended to replace the namai. The replý tm ["dependency Dov, B, 1885, and reseived an allowance for shows the affect of water. notion, but its fried that the name boards work all right and di knowledge of Turkish, and was Private Secre try to the late Sir William White. In March, value is by no means to be despised, and I have 1887, he was transferred to Copenhagen, to very little doubt that the same would improve Teheran in November, 1888, and promoted to in quality vastly at a greater depth be Second Secrotary in November, 1889. A further allowance for knowledge of Persian was granted December 1889, to be followed, four years later, by an allowance for knowledge of Arabio, after he had served in Vienos and Ho vas trauaferred to Washington Chiro July 30, 1894. Judging by Mr. Haz-Ironzide's linguistic atteinmente we may, says a home paper, learn in a year or two's time that a allowson bas bean granted for a kxowledge of Chines

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

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LONDON, 18th August, 1897. THE NORTH WEST FRONTIER OF INDIA.

Our lowest priced Whisky a of arcalent by an intelligent European or American ourred to us that we could be giving grality and of graater age than most brands in captain under legal obligation to give offence by suggesting that the drop The Afridis are marching on Jatarud through the marget We recommend our customer not true information, and ander Buch in exchange was a good thing for people, the Kyber pass. The Oaksis on the Kurram to ha deterred by the lowness of price fron

trouble in who draw their pay either in whole or in valley and the whole frontier is practically in s trying them all For a code whisky Thorne's conditions there is no Bload and Watson's Glonarchy are equal to arriving at the facta, but the word part in sterling. any Abetar Glenlivet is a very old Peat

PRESIDENT FAURE STARTED FOR The delivery of the English Mail was bogum, ST. PETERSBURG, Whisky smoky that could not be replaced in stock at the price. D and B are los well known

at 4.40 p.m. yesterday.

Tresident Fatro has started for St. Pators- fo neod comment.

IRISH-

O JOIN JAMAN'S VERY

Per Chen:

1.de Par Bet

35,00 1.25

We would remind our readers of Mr. Wellby Cook's animatascope exhibition at the Theatre Royal this evening.

of a Chinese junkmaster would not be worth much either as to the existence of disease on board his boat or at the port of doparture. Moreover, vessels arriving in Esgland are mostly provided with bills of A JOHF JAMESON'S OLD, $1200 $1.00 health from their last port; Chinese junks

Green Capsule

The O. S. S, Co.'s steamar Dardanus, from have no document of that kind to show to Liverpool, left Singapore, yesterday mornitty JOHN JAMEBON'S" "FINK" Ozo, Greg perle....

the boarding offer. Probably the majority and may be expected here on or about Wednar- FINE OLD Groan Cap 16.00 $1,50

of the Board would say that they did not day, 25th inst.

The Poicerful, craiser, Captain the Hon. H. Alles ars vory: fins and old contemplate that the houding officer should Lpe wicked in Hongkong in wood for over 2) exercise such important fanctions de we have Lambton, was taken into Partsmouth Dook- years, there being Attle wals for Irish Whisky suggested above. We cannot fuppose, how-yard on 17th July to be completed for service over, that their suggestion is that a Boarding 1 dos Par 20 officer should go on board ships merely for show and not do anything but be has to GEERNE BOURBON WHISHI

*INE OLD, Red Tapente, $15.00 1.25

^ do anything at all his functions atgace be will play the following programme at the withour. Nume and Trade

come important. Our own impression is curse to-morrow evening that neither the mover or seconder had March Hongrove Fausti... Berlisz

Overturo Fest" formed a correct appreciation of the ten meaning of their resolution.

aston, Colony

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FIR ULD TOM White 7

8.7.20.30.60

on the China Station. The following appoint- ment has been mato si the Admiralty Flest Faymaster W. H. F. Kuy to the Powerful

The Band of the West Yorkshire Beginext

Leutner

base.

barg. A canister filled with nails exploded barlessly in the Boulevard Desain in Paris a Tow minutes after President Faure had passed. ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP THE GRAND VIZIER

Au explosion occurred below the Grand Virier's department at the Porte. One person was killed and evveral werk injurod.

SUPREME COURT.

20th August,

CRIMINAL SEEKIONS.

.

Without pretending to lage, any scourite ides of the extent of this oelfelt, I know in one direction it extends for sixty miles, as my course lay through it for that distance, and probably it extends over a very wida area indood.

The coal has been worked by surface digging for very many yesta, and the practice was to couvert it into soke on the spot, and convey the sok to an iron mining district lying to the westward, where it was used in smelting the ore, Long ranges of coke ovens now dikured, and gangs of cholfen carrying the coal, show that the smelting is now carried on kaa different manner.

reges and

the other cay that this game to the knowledge of car representative body, Ons, of the mom dezely

hilities spply more or lost peresenting the Crown. Ger) matters in every

Linde these far tayed luo, first second treating if the

not require renewal What was the surprise mi being historicul the Corporation when flis memba inferioed orbi, groodh, privileges dud eelarities of his follow-ubers that the tables had the office of Attorney General and the third all been painted anew, but without the dwelling upon his right of, reply, that is names: Oningairy being made in all having the net word in forenkio proceedings quarters it wasnt leat illeostoral that the most important priviligo in jury trials and order had been given by the Chief one waroh hee many times ben, farvely con- Inspector of the Lool Benico Folice teeted, though note fchify establisijat ju

who had agreed with a Chinese painter to part the Attorney General, himself, 1 CUPEED, the momca at the rate of eighty cents for each nad

scaling tô tây balance of juhusl tablet. The mamber who had first drawn at dosisions, extends to the Bolusiter Leneral tention to the matter objected that the price ales, it qut to private" counsel" when, acting was to high, and nitimately a contract was for the Crown The decisicos ini na mapy s main at the ents of year canle for och fast even cases are brichy quoted in the tabled

CANTON NOTES

JFROM THE CHUNG EGO AS TO." | A fire broke out on the 12th instantat) anak

work, the famous Hamnden cam, HoreG case, and O'Casholl', osse bring enougat tarm hin thả two former of which it was allowed without quasfiction, but in the latter roku zalant to answering new Ergamant only, he

Phare kara boon sa many keiya kundred ene

in a jadestone shop named Lo Ful-Krs, inve Atornina General no. 1255 to 185 promptly on the coeps and the fire was got Tours, Bid one endred and fifty-six Tatong Street, Canton. The fra brigale was enrera del Brok being the last

making the average förra of omnes rather over under control in an hour. Twelve buses were

The fast that within ten days' water carriage of Hongkong there exist immenso deposita of coal, good sough in quality for all ordinary barat to uns ground and the loss oc property, Selisitors General the latter off how over proposes, the low cost of winning and was great The case of the ire is ankle was instituto Inter than the former use harpaly (1461, AD in the reign of Edward It is not correct, de last reported that the rice IT though the term Attorney. Gonorel was carrying which should place it on the

brought to Cantor from Hrinan provings by

'not neki fill them), mason Ang nande ple market here at a price beyond competition, the gunboat Fou-Pong dakvered to the s Bohattar Ganemal is sacarlain, says Mr. Eyshe. should slen, given a little enterprise on the merchants for sale at low prisis for the rice. It is likely that it was increase.o commercial side and a little energy and frances merobants refused fo undarinks the work. The boguttenen the phantor; aule which negoud kitsa KİON WAS EXTORed for sale at the various enllerg on the diplomatic, have immense effect in the stations. A catty was mold for twenty six unde coming industrial development of this colony. person is only aired to buy ally a day. The rica raght by the guntat only amounted touts thousand bage of painilty esch to the rice was all sold in a very ahora timog

Some sobolara, natives of Fermine, why ad passed the examination of Shan tho, applied the Clovermout sorio days ago to join the Eu you examination in Castos, The application has been granted.

19th Angust, 1897.

F. W. WATERE

THE EUREKA AND QUEEN MINE3

We have received from Mears. John D. Humphroys and Son, the General Managers, the following reports roseirad by them from the mines

OLIVERS TREEHOLD MINER, LIMITED

Mount Macdonald.

2nd July, 1897

Eureka Mim-During the past week work

A

- l'he rebels who, palam raporkaÍ bellion in Chidokay district, are now all hidin themseltes in the mountains,

soldiers have arrivent there, IS

runding the mountains, uk choy davo.

not venture into them. It is said that this re-s

has been progressing as nenalTM At the 200 ft. hole can stand a alege for a ving long figs, for level, the North and South drives are being, they have abundaus proviING AND DE 20 ERFORE SIE JOHN-CARRINOTON (Cater parhed head, but tirare is no change since laat – walshing for an oppatrzite za rush on), RILI.

Juarica).

TALOGARGE OF MAEBLAUGHTSE,"

report. At the 152 ft level, the roof in the attack the soldiers by a bre North drive is improving in size and quality. The bikin olles kei femet s notice imposing and good work is being dono in stoping at the tonnege doen on the Callions team fanicker Aris Red to the Land Mendelotn Chenug Fuk we ekorgod, with the man back of both levels. The sinking of the main employed for towing juta. Every Andante con moto from The Unûsistet Symphony Raughter of a man at Taikokizui và the 7th shaft is progressing satisfactorily, it is now launch under five bour la to pay che

Schobert The Attorney-Gezural (Hon W. M. 53 ft. below the 200 ft. level, 28 it, have been tonnage das for every season and two doll The matter will probably be referred by BUINE UNSWEETENED, 720 0.60 the focal Government to the Colonial Office)

Goodman) prosecuted (instenoted by Mr, H, Li | timbered, and ladder stage put in,

are to be charged for those ezésedag sve tons Battery is working fairly well considering. for every se Walto Capsule

Rinderpest has, we learn from the NC. Daily Danny, Crown Solicitor), and Mr. J. L. Francia,

we have got in the foundation log for the new and by the litter to its professional advisers.eus, again broken ont in Shanghai, and one (instructed by Mr. Gedge), defended.

The jacymen were Mary J. H. Logan, pan, about to be put in to meet the require There can be little question as to what the (bative dairy in Scott Read has been seriously WT.thewan, Wong Lin Kep, J. Baptiste, monts of the new battery. Bad logs have been decision will be, for it must be clear, we coted. Fortunately for the public thin dairy D. M. de Souza, F. Q. Xavier and J. Walker, obtained, and all preparations for now battery

isdtnated within the Bettlement, so that the, think to quy intelligent and impartial reader, Muy icipal Council are able to control it. The The Attorney General explained that the going on, so that we will be able to see it GOOD LEEWARD ILASH 82.50 per Gel that Dr. CLARK is the only purticipant in Salary officers lost no time in taking catastrin decused sight and jacket fra boat lainelistely on arrival we can

ppro, Jous D. HUMPIEITS & Bos the discussion who has a thorough grasp of tu stamp out the disones and to prevent its which was lying on the foreshore at Talkokfant spreading, and a special constablo Les been an, und he was chased by the prisoner and other MAS the subject. We do not propose to refer to f.pointed to watch the dairy and prevent the 'mon, who caught hier and beat him with poles

BLACKFERLY BRANDY. Di JORDAN's long report, which seems suff owner distributing hit ailing cattle about the

country, is usual with patires under the sir ulently disposed of by Dr. CLARK's reply.cumstance There are, however, some statements made fr

FIXENT OLD Jamaica, $15.00 $1.25

Finet Capsels Goon LennarDILAKU 6.00 0.30

LIQUEURS.

BENEDICTINA.

DRE MÄRAGOTma CHARTABUS @Rsatisps CHERSY OLEME DE CACAO... CORDIAL

DE SIEGEET'S ANGUSTOZI EXTTEJA.

ALLATED) WATERS.

WATSON & CO., LIMIT

Renghon, 11th August, 1897

and which, if carrastly reported, will cause the authorities at Moze some astonishment

His Excellency Tan Camoglin and some other officers went on the 12th Instant to wo ship the God of War: Allon His Excelión had performed the duty of Lowtoy wear to get up and affered saras arise him. It is said 186 health Iney has broken down, and by le now half

Athief was heed by La Megistrate of Ne

and their fets, the result being that he de NEW BALMORAL BOLD MINING CO., LIMITED. Si the habit of cominälting thef Death way caused by rupture of the splen

The caso had not concluded when the Court. sdjourned antil this morning,

2d 537, 1897 Queen! Mine-The centralors in the mun shaft continds to make fair progres, avowging

gere in bosjed E HIGH

The won'

The Fout how Echo of the 15th August zaya by the Preddent that seem to call for remark Monday at the beater Tell to 28:20, The French army is th state of great excite now & fes per wank The country. I favourable lower point than it in remembered over to Kielit. A battle raging Borween the worst- for sinking, and there is no water to conteod lurs torched here before. On Tuesday morn ache and the farts of board known in the with. We will shartly take inty oupederation and originally ing it zone a path bab retrained stationary at Imperial Two ohter inspectors have feadded the best course to adopt in regard to tris mine; Scan be magrested between lost in zanded that the latter, which ren fighome thirtyse from present appearances we think it will be owE

Ta bom and feel from this that the treason he rained Fears ago when Napoleon 11 hd pill in hi, advisable to opstinne.inking after completion gkong by the by The wonder telegram from Hongkong glory, is to be worn in the way. The young of the present confrst, but a change may ostar

kindly supplied no by the Telegrapa Compartes, Reutenants of the oavelry, however, reftish ta before the rbour, Depart advised that they upon bak fizisk the land

chenson The North of Weather and s

stated that 32 was moving the direction side For thre, davala bem vently

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part with their cherished monache, a tha Balmurel Mine-The tributoru so now brand- affels of state is now to be brought toforo the ing a little stone, in wh oh gold la sen tune the

faliter of War Zor a declarat. 3. We with the rock fi satryanaly hard and consegnently

the boreicas of 200d to one colour fe hap Crown, and although the legal agaaris ef tors on this side have long been called Policitors, and not Attorneys as on the Cen- mon Lose side, rot the

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