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steps to prevent the threatened out break, if indeed they had not em nired at and encouraged the growing. disorder. Now within a period of four years, another harrible outrags has to be recorded, and the Rev. Mr. Phillips, who was and of the survivors of the Kucheng

is one of

VAILY PRESS, MON JAY, JUND 1974, 1889,

Mr. T Serpembe Smith goer home on IA MISSIONARY MASSACRE NEAR] on the 28th inst

FOOCHOW

NEOLERGYMAN, TWO LADIES, AND

SEVEN CONVERTS KILLED

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SANITARY BOARD,

THE MURDER, AT UN LOÔNG,

l'operation of our own end ether government;:

may already have come to your DORES,

STARREST,^ak

The East Congress hold under the auspices of HATILING WITH THE PLAGUE.

Our readers will remember that shortly after our Institation, in 1897, wo fal, in de On Saturday morning a special mesting cf the arrival of the British troops at Pingsang monstrating its ateranticonl character and the Hongkong Bazitary Board was held for the in April lust the widow of a Chiusman who had showing that it is especially wail it to bring His about mutually benoticial teado relations between purpose of recommending His Excellency the undertaken to put up the proclamation Govorror to appoint six stulants of the Excoleney the Governor came into the camp the United States and foreign countries. The The congregation which attended St. John's College of Medisine for Chinese for house and computed that her bastand had been standing and reputation of the museum is noh Cathedral yesterday morning were thrown into to house visitation work; and to consider whe murdered of Un Loong on April 17th. She that no other Institution in this country, would a of consternation by the Bishop of Viether further with that It

The Japanese terpede bont destroyer and sumes which left London on 26th April, arrived on Saturday afternoon. The Inadania, built by Meare: Farrow and C, Ropkr, has not been commissioned yet and is being navigated to Japan by British rew

Service, S. WATSON & CO., mice, be on this depend, gunthy hoayer Edie, of the Army Madical rito, i torta valid w closeum, which he had required will, uredless to say, be extended in the The Colon Standard of the 2nd dust saaron Archdeacon Wolfe, of Fosshow, running

Blajar days arrived yesterday by the B. L. se as followe friends and relatives of those who have lost Hindu from bis, hunting trip in India and their lives, and the news of the prima villBurmah HR.. Prince Thurn and Taxis

LIMITED.

MANUFACTURRES OF

AERATED WATERS.

to

village 4s podem borusund arrived in the inspire, grostor oaffidaton. If dus zot ester

Ils ad- no way diliated with politics, The President (Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Principal upon by crowd of persons and severely beaten, the outbreak of babenio pague la tine colgay, civil Medical Oncer occupied the chals, and i was the plucul against a wall and fired sevice and services are absolutely impartial and tliers were also present the Vice-President (the dabolical tormentors, however, with a view disinterested and intended for the general good. Hon. F. H. May, Captain Superintendent of to prelunging bis agony, taking oure not to For these reasons the proposal of the Museum Phillips, wife, Miss Sears, reported ind

Folia), the Hon B. D. Ormsby (Dirooter at him in sy vital part. He was then put to inaugmentes still more extensive commercia Registrar-General), Mr. E. Ustorno, DaClarktown into the river, and drowned, the grate and there can be no doubt of the exoses of the receipt of a telegram from Vivana, that the cours

The Rev. H. & Phillips cause out in 1889 (dical Oficer of Healta), and air. J. W. and, the big bolny subsequently recovered by Internationd Commercial Congrese, which,

the tenors

together will the National Exposition of the civilised world. The most important Princese was lying dangerously ill at Vivona.

Soon afterwards the man's widow and his American Manufactures, will be hold under its O PERSIANT stated the business of the paint for consideration, however, is what he royal portaran and maior Beds and has been working in connection with the Duggan (Sencetary),

most succesful trip, killing no less then 13

son laid an information at the Central Police auspices during the Autumn of the present meeting. measures are to be taken to prevent the tigers His Royal Highness and Major Edyo Church Mixaionary Society at Kienying, in the

Dr. CLANK said that with regard to the Station, and enquicles were justituted which re

year

The Congress will be of the greatest possible

·recurrence of such outraged. This question. The Major will proceed to Trincomalia in Fakion province, ever since. Mrs Phillips,

a week's time. For the proscut he is the guest who was a daughter of a clergyman of the same farther step necasanty for dealing with the sulted in the issuing of a warrant for the arrass

boueft to all the countries ropratented in its has been before the Foreign Governinenta of Major Minchli, RA, at the 14.4. Mese.

of Hankiu, of Mildmay, Damo out in 1892, and, as far as statisties wont the plague of Tang Ching Se

wus undoubtedly less rather than ere, The pollocanesoreas their rann unexpec deliberations. There will be afforded every for the last half century and has been dealt

The Moralist of the Straits Times says married Mr. Phillips about three yepgo although even under these circumstances they all Ou Tursday afternson a telephone opportuity for a full and fair discussion of all with for the most part in a very indequate. This necessity to fortid Chinese labour immi Miss Sears came from Australia Jast autumn, had bad 233 inses during the last 10 days, but was sent from the Registrar-General'shatters of interest hotween the United Stator the special feature with regard to the epidemic office to the Central Police station stating thas and other nations. Uachooked in any way by was that the cab were moh more scattered the man who was gentel for the murder of governmost control, the gathering will attract AERATED WATERS of mapper. Germany has within the last few gration from the ports of Chira is exsecdingly when she passed through Hongkong

Its recommendations Mr. Phillips was present at the massore at over the city-ho eassa had hitherto bang Cheung was there, having coma about world-wide attention. years shown us one way of treating it, by unfortunate for the development of the Malay States in-mining industry. Now is the time our manufacture are sold throughout iure of Kiasishnu, and it is an to be of the time that industry might be ore Kucheng la Acgist, 1805, when he rested the aimbat conlized to No. 9 Health District, serie land. Quiet Detveluspector Hanson and will no doubt have great weight in shaping the the Far East and aro invariably pre hoped that the action of that Fe war will on the eeted to make progress by leuph and houndserivors. On that occision eleven perece lost bus during this month there had been a Chiness detectiont to the Registrar future legislation of this country. The import conallorable outbreak in Nos. 5 and and Geneala Oides and Sund Tang Ching Sonuco of the Congree in ench that the opening The price of tin is so high that, with sufficit forred on account of their excellence. present occasion be owulated in its vigour hour supply, one might fairly aspect that the their lives, the victims being all women and all the districts to the west of No. 4 district there. The war. but was produced by Mr. Flan-session will be presided over by the President if act in the precise details of its methods. tin-industry of the Malay States would double bildren with the execption of the Rev. R. W.it incinding No. 4 district. Under these can eat her to the man, who was forth of the Daited States, and the satire Diplomsa-

washi takon juta, saisteily.

tio Corps stationed at Wailington will be in wal: if the Board declared the whole city wesl Priauder was brought-up at the Magistrnoy attendance. ABSLOˇATË PURITY is guarne- Great Britain has distrowed any desire for itself within the next twolts wants. But Slowirt. Endigeation avatings were held at chummastauces he thought it wen

last and aleck-n-day! the sunreity of the labour Hongkong, Shanghai; Fohow. Any of the susters boundary of No. 4tistrit festo Baturday, and nited formal evidence of arrest: ted. The best materia.sonty are used.he acquisition of territory and las in a is polug to spoil that hopu projet. The and Swataw. The Hongkong lusting. od with plaga. It was auf bin intuition to bad been given he was sumanded until Tunes

mesure pledged herself to uphold the Fadian polie ware of any good at fin-mining,

that might be rezzodial by wholente porte in addition to expressing ita anger and indigesanggest that they undertake the whole day ox Prisoner is a man getting on in The PRICES are only half those integrity of Chios, but if territorial countien cua India, but, for some wystsciens resation at the criminal connivance of the clearing of these houses as they had done in yesra, and has not a particninely ferocious as

No. Health District. Ist of the houses and past. pensation is not to be exacted it, is to be son that I cannot fathom, do is harm cogidered Chinese Government and it offers in this basa recently line-wasked and cleased. They charged in England,

wore as clean as they maid hope to get tha hoped that at least the necessity of reforma- to be of any aso whatesover at fin-maing.

and the oiconmstances, and it was only to give ing the native administration may be.

the Board powers to visit sad to seek for plugue WATERS. MANUFACTURED

thoroughly recoguised and that Her Majes

patents that he thought it weak hawoll to BY US are acknowledged by the lead-tys Government will not hesitate to under ing Eaghsh makers to be equal to take the tnak. The Chinese Government those of their own productica.

unable or unwilling to munistain onder and fill its internatioant obligations, must be assisted by foreign control both at Peking and in the provinces.

exeite, borror and detestation throughone was able to ening, to Ceylon owing to the Seren converte. Goport confirmed various of Fublic Works), Mr. A W. Brorin (Acting in a ortazin which the Chiness, carry pigs, gathering kas met with enthusiastic approval,

Sir Edward Frankland, .c.B., D.C... F.R.S, TU.S., &c. the greatest living authority on Water, reports as follows on the water as prepared and used by us in our unufacture

"It possesses an extremely high degree of organic purity and is of most excellent quality for "drinking.

4. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Established A.D. 1641.

INGLIOR TO DORRESPONDENTS.

F28

ONLY can muzical inne rotating to the rows rotutans Get expecentersued forward their name andaddres

shamid he addressed to Tu¤ Boi702.

(máth-rosimninizationa bilddriened to the editor, 1-31

or publication, bu; uza evidenez of good faith.

Af letters for quication ahochet be scritten on one nda efika paper candy.

No Woonpongady signed pemaneations that tow

elsesdy appeared in other paperavi i be ̈tašerted.

Orders shrjedtra nomes of Daur ass choult bo

TIENTSIN..

{FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

Tintain, 5th June.

The news of the week is the saddon and on

and other ricon attacks on missionaries and missionary properly," espressed its "deep dis- gust of the apathy and indifference of our

overament and its failure to recognise the teenythe eelistricta fufccted. It was only when grarity of the situation and to take squats these distriels were delarsi infected, that bes measures for the protector of its subjects and luvs 23, 24, and 25 cunld be enforced and these orpouted pronation of Chang Yis from the contained overal extra powers which it un second slide in the Railway directorate to a seat for the pushment of the murderers. It is to have. He begged to mare tit to be hoped that prompt measures may be Districts Nos. 3, 6, 7, 8, and I be declared in the Tungi Yunion. The statement soos taken on the present osension to bring the Infected with bubonin pluges, No. 9 district to be authentie, having reached as via the foreign Legations in Peking. It is generally perpetrators of this diabolical dead to justice having been already declared infopted.

The VICE PRESIDENT Esconded and the understood that the honour is by no means and to bring home to the Chinese Government mation was carried. a case of its responsibility.

Rumours of impending trouble at Kuying have boon current for some reste post and that the trouble and subsided. When details of the sad pecurratice are received it will prob. ably be found that it bears a close resemblance to the Kuchong (or Ewaag) tragedy. Klan ying is some little distance further inland than

*Representation in the Congress will ke, Gest, by delegatos appointed by the various countries desiring to participate; and, secotal, by re- Commerce and other commeroid bodies. In guiarly appointed delegates from Chambers of vindons to appoint these two classes of dole- gatos luvve been sent to your country. Also invitations the most prominent basiness men, who will be welcomed in a private osP- acity. The Congress will be formally opened on October 10th.

all particulars concerning, the National Ex-

An old ladya Jowet--he appeared at the Magistracy on Saturday morning is large a mau of her own personsion with ercating a dis- turbance at her house, replied when his Wor ship asked her where she lived," I don't know the house or the street." This Worship repeat ed his query and she replied, "I live opposite some inspectors and sargeants."His Worship Do you live in a house Cumplainant. Yes. - Worship: Which StorComplai- nant: First floor-His Worship: Is it a brick bonse or a wooden henso, or a st-sbed Complainant: An ordinary, house-ho wort and 20 deaths..

Thers wara is ouses of plagus on Balurday on to say that the pravicus night defendant game to her boues and used thatening lan- gaago towards herself and daughter-Defendant Inspector Reidis, who was attacked by plogue, said scmplainant's daughter, who was a girl of great anxiety has been folt, but it was hoped to carry on Louse visiting in No. 9 Health Di Ar Bus-Ironside, our Chargé, d'Afaires in make business connections each as could of no

15, wanted to marry his son, who was much younger, but he was opposed to this ea they had no money. Da bis going to the henss tan girl asked him for $500, and Lactase be refused to rive hor the money there was a disturbance Defendant was bound arar in his personal curity of $20 to keep the peace.

is now convalescent.

The Straits Settlements proclamation sus ponding Chinese poolio immigration is published in the Baatio,

The London Gazette aupoances the Queen has been pleased to approve of Benor Don Alexandro Spagnole as Consul of Spain at Hongkong.

It is notified in the Chiefte that panny poe tago now extends to Malta, Jazaion, Mouridine, British North Bornes, and Labuan.

and for the Chinees community, 398.

Mr. Justico Barnes had before him on. 17th

Muy in oase of Brookes, Brooke and Hoare, allerwise Brucke, This was the petition of Mr. Charles Albert Dannerman Brooke, son of

Kucheng.

Mr. Phillips in his narrative of the Kuchong massaare said Abant 6 6.m. on August 1st, hearing shoute fix the direction of the

The BECHETARY Yead the following minnte clube to the recipient, whose forte hitherto by Dr. Chuck have the four to report that has been Chinese tissues and not foreign diplo. in private prosecution for assault entered bymacy. Speculators hers do not hesitate to Fang Chi Ming, one of the students appointed credit the slange to the powerful initiative of trict, and in which I was called by direction of

he

pestiton of American Manufactures will be found in the printed matter which we ke pleasure in forwarding to your address, under serate cyrer. Daliuctively commercial in its purposes and charter, the Exposition will afford the faast opportunity over presented for. walang a comparative study of the world's com nerve and ladastrise. Business mox attending the Exposition will be able to do so at a minim Rm expense, as arrangements are being made for reduced transportation rates, sto. They will be able to meet on the spot, the hands of the lending American housea and will be able to other time bo secured without undergoing an extensive trip in all parts of the country.

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.

Per Haitan, from Cousi Ports, Messrs. Lindt. say. Brown, P. E. R. and Mrs. Benson, Misa Benson, Miss A. Benson, Mr. W. B. Maddock,

the Polica fagistrate as mitness, it was held Feting, but on what grounds I do not know. by the Magistrate that the salt was justifi. It is at least a curious coincidence that Chang's property. The Mingisuate hold these student the philippies of the Times against him. It able as the atmúent was treapussing on private sanation of the Railway Office Inllows so smithly dot been duly appointed as officer's of trisust possible, however, that the rest explan Board is required by dog. 9 ai tie Public Health asked to call a special quecting of the Board, and discovered that the Railway is not the app Capt. Dodd, Mr. Dudues, Mrs. Nicholle, Mies Ordinance. Traggest that the President betion lies in the fact that is Excalloney has that the card do voogmead his 1. the Go Lanting ground he imagined for fancial game.F. Garrett, Messrs. Ha, Martin Visandi, vertir le apront the following students an In-

Thanks to the Cerborus-like influence of the Munnel Paisios, and Mazuel Porgandez. a colonel in the way, for s dissolution of his Stewarts loase-I was sleeping in a house five speators of Noisadices until further notice, as the

For Caledonien, fer Hongkong from Co. marriage, on the ground of his wifon migeon.minutes' walk away, thougir sponding most of Magistrate held that under the said Sex: 9 only Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and Chang lomas, Me. A. Wong and Julit, ad Mr. A. The death rate insk month was, for the fritish duct. There was on defence. Mr. Priestly, the time with the Stewarts-I wont nt, und Inspectors of Nasques are officer of the rarefully watched and then, too, under the Nuus, and Choo Choon, Mr. and Mrs. Fainstein, theSanitary Superinterdont, Sanitary Surveyors, numeroas enemies and rivals, its accounts are Spagnolo; from Singapore, Mears, Crank Sosh and Foreigu conimanity, civil population, 26.9, who appeared for the petitioner related and at first thought it was simply a numbex Board, the remainder being servants, and brewery now hakl by the Baginées in-chief, leagoonau, J. Macker tages, Twan Saigou. Ms.

markable story of deception ou the part of the of children playing, liat I soon was con las 25, mada under Sen. 18 of Ord. 15 of 184 respondeat, who is the daughter of a bricklayer. Sir Willian Robinson, G.O.M.G., when the appeared that when the petitioner made the vinced that the voices were thors cf excited requires that the house, to lose visiting should age of foud, either in construction or mainten Gruas Carali: for Shanghai, from Port Said, Mr. and Mrs. Rosati, Mr. and Mrs. Lange, be conducted by officers of the Beard Kumes once, de very difficult. mall I was taking an active interent in this oquaintanos of the-acupoadsat cho told bima ahemen and started of for the house. I was.500 of the students to Tid Ses, Fang Chi Hing Thenomination of a man like Chang'e, humble Mr. and Mrs. Molinari, Mr. Sussome; from baugue which was being arranged is honorr of was the daughter of a colonel who was killed an Huc Majesty's birtlader, to be held at the Hotel actire serrion that she was percept of nes by a nativo, who almost pulled me back, Chan Fai Kitong, Toy Han Ron, Ex: Lauterdante ant lael of eoholarship, to tho 2's Colombe; Mesers. De Melatto, Maijre; Prokat ili yamua is notable: A for years ago he was in noff, Optsat and child, Mr. and Mrs. Konig property in Worthing (Where Ger mother shouting that the regatariens had come. I sat Kwong Ngai Làng Cevil, by acting as chairman of the executive.

lived), and that ter brother-in-law in Now that I must go on, and soon got in sight of the Dr. ATKINSON said that on the 9th May at position all Lat monial in the household of the Rasta and Mr. Wissenberger; from Singo- Mr. H. Georg in lis Weebly Shore list dated end, who want her guardian, held out house and could see a number of men, sny forty intervies he had with E. the Governor Seventh Frince, Considering how sohokira usare. Messrs. Siva, E. and I Starley, and B. recommended the appointment of these six sally despise the illiterate in China, I fear he Madge for Nagasaki from Singapore, Mrs. 17th June, says-Only a moderate business has£6,000 for her, which he was prepared to band been dears since sans of my last eirmular Phaser as soon as he was reloised from his duties or ty, carrying off loads of planter. One stalents as officers of the Beard for the purpose will not have a happy time in his new office. Okaks from Baigan, Mrs. Osakins: for Yoke must notable changes have breu a rise in China guardian. All this was a fabrication, and man seemed to be the leader, carrying a smalt of lailing honses in the infected district No. 8 Chang has always been written dotra no nati hame, from Marseilles, Mrs. Castelin de Mor and Manila Steamship Company shares in portually the petitionor learned he had mur rad isg. I could see notting of any Europeans. He eats aching upala tho standing davet on the polat. After all that bas book Messrs. Vogel and J. W. Butterworth and 156 He made that reuniondation as President of British, but no real evidence has ever been addane, and Mr. L. Izquierdo from Bingapore, ried laughter of

'Chica Hongkong Lands, Charbonsages, and in Pain- tion testen af, by which he gave her As this was in fatt view of the titers. I crept inler of the 13th July, 1686, which maid That writton against high in the Baglish press, I fear

10 down, and agreed to allow ber 10, a weak up the hill in the brashwood and got behind in accordance with the provisions of antice 12, his intense, advarer, small will not be on the For Shansi, from watow, Dr. Cantlie, and

side of the angels in the gamen.

Mr. Williama busquently went to Hong, where two tris. From twenty to tivty yarde teen the the conduct of the exortive basics of the

Board be carried on by tas President in iho The departure of Baron and Bätonces Vou obtained a situation, and camo back to Lon. house. Here. I could sou everything and an

jutoryals Eetween its reetings until farther Heyzing has bood the other event of the bad giren birth to an illegitimata child at s by Tong ding's Duvinaering Works, pase way-heast in Fairness or any, ahero che ne formiguets Loqueladed they had wapod, had been frequently noted on before, but tus prebivad to shes their souse of their Minister

eeegnence a portion of the roof full upon

had red with the co-respondent. After her and to go down was certain death I thought decision of the Magistrate vas evidently bach sourites by a complimentary banqust, and did P. Schall; for Colombo, Mr. and Mrs. Pattabona, the men working holow and two of them were

and Mr. Fachsmann; for Bombay, Mr. H. so seriously injured that they had to be taken to ing the orifence of the pallouer his falber it better to wait where I was. After a minute that the students must be appointed by these va a theaghly handsome manner. Gordon

Boardthat the appointment by the President Hall was taken and holy festooned with flowers J. Stulby; for Suos, Mr and Mrs. A. Druse; the Government Civil Hospital.

(Colauel Thomas Henry Brooke, and the or two the retreat horn was sourden and theater that standing order was not sufficient and embroidery. Covers were laid for eight. for Marscillos, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wallace, Mr., Landlady of the house in Holloway, his lordship vegetarians began to leave, but before they did í He thought it would be bother to appoial Thin" | âve; ineliling fourteen, Indies; and after the Br, and Miss Godinez, Mr., Mr. and Mien granted the petitioner . decree mist.

fleurs of the Sanitary Hoard under by-law 25, more fornuit proceedings of speech making and Padrinau, Hr. Hopson, Rev. Fouladon, Mosers. I rather than appoint them as Insp actors of be annet, a plossiat sedial evening was spent de Toledo, 8. Fantano, T. Menuatorio, D, Mar- Nuisance. He proposed that Dr. Thousanda olur. Herr Schroettor, of Meaara, tin, C. Kutas, and J. Menoz: For Saigon, from the Board uador aoticn 25. and lose six students be appointed otisans of Felge presided, and eloqnently expressed the Shang, Mr. Joan Brumand, Mr. Tsang and soutient present. Howarmly eulogized child; from Yokohama, Messrs. Cloeast and Ver The VICE-PRESIDENT secuted and the is constinute ability and strangth displayed from Nagasak, Mie Ouai, Ofalin, Ogane, motion was carried,

Teking by their guest daving the greatest and Bakes: for Singapore, from Shanghai, ME crisis in mooiera Cainese history, and especially Tang Cheng Tawn from Nagian, Mies Kito caferral to their guest's netlon re Kisachan; he ass for Colombe, from Shanghai, Messrs suk that in You Iloyking's tamo of office the citero and Petit Rois, lg. Vio. E. P. Fatherland's sition at prestige in the Farr Panilof; from Kolia, Messrs, Schwob, Alfiz, Boscate, and K. P. Menguief from Yokoham6, Eust und risen Todelinitely.

jome,

At about eleven o'clock on Saturday morning ane of the brick pillars which supported the

A separ

DEPARTED,

F. Lamesle, and Ble. S. Catalani; for Singapore. Per Lee, from Hongkong, fer Saigon, Ber.

beline 12. c) of padilical-on, Afer that roof of a godown at 78, Praga East, occupiedon last year, when he learned that his wifepeared not to bo seen at all. A could stilotice." He might say that this standing oiler, wesk, One, German neighbouïs spontaneously Dr. H. Kompte, Bears. H. A. Gwynne and F.

Barrie pangan ta haldi finly plied for Cast

Trappy die Gedron Praga- A Elk Code..

Teladang No. 13.

MARRIAGE.

The resolution of the Sanitary Board doclor

On the 1ty, at St. Joha's, West Hen an, by the Vicar, the Rev. W. H. Skan, A.KO, FRANCIS AFTHTE HAZEL, Hongkong Civil Service, ellest of the inte V. 1. HAND, Crowa Soling health districts 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10 infected.

citor, Hangkong, to CHARKITE MARY, Ride

ni daster of the G. YER and of

· Olivo, 5, $. Jutin'deparade, W. Head a

The Daily Press.

Bosasexe, June 19th, 1889.

with logo le published in the fate. No. district has already been declared infected. The whole of, the city from Pedder Street, to Cado- yaa Straat, Kennedytown, and from the harbour to Caine Road and the Pokfulam onadnit is now covered by the proclamations.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS/

[SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY FREM.”]

LoaDON, 15th Joas, 1899," GREAT BRITAIN AND THE

PRANSVAAL.

The British steamor Waterien has arrived at Algiers, having on bosird the crew of the British

The Band has approved of President Kru Steamer Clam, which was wrecked at Bongareal, peur Collo. The Clam was going from Loather's Franchise proposals; subject to reference to Batom. She was a steel earew stemmer of to the Barghers. President Krager, in tinak

so they set fire to the houses. Tou minutes after this every regretarion had gone. came down and looked about tho frout of the house, bus conld see nothing of anyone, though I fenyed something dreadint had hap pened, as I heard the vegetarians as they left saying repentary Now all the foreigners aro killed."--Mr. Phillips then went on to describe how the survivors and the bodies of the victims were discovered.

HONGKONG DEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

This was all the business.

ÄÄRMED ROBBERY AT

WONGKUHSur.

At the Magistracy on Saturday, four men were charged with entering a house at Wong. koksni, kotnoon Shankiwon and Quarry Bay, at two o'clock on the morning of the 9th-inst, and

The Barua made a modest reply be entiraly smitted all reference, io Klanchan (probably as axaluiraly the policy of the Emperor William) and dwelt on the success of his efforts in grateful not only for this splendid testimony the enlister of the German community in Conisin, but for the staunch support and Aym. pathy extended to hit from Fatherlanders all up and down the Littoral during his tonero of coflcə...” Tf.brkaq besh able to be of any use to them it was only a bare exercise of daty and in the reaction of realinde

The preraars Insted till 1,30 am. On Fri day the distinguished visitors, accompanied by Corman seine geant which has beau gre allthe wintor, Vore sean off by the whole German gemmanity. They embarked at Taku in the Kaiser Augusta for Shanghai.

and Trilonoff for Bombay, from Yokohama, Mr. Nishimoki for Mazssiles, from Yokohama, Mr.P. Chavannes VA

For Caledonien, from Hongkong, for Shang- Moers. R. Scrille, Large, A. Bioker Doris and children, Mas, J. 1. Farreira and 3 children, Rore. J. Gonsaler and Gomes, for Kobe, Missta. A. Kaba and K. Matsumoto; for Yokohama, Mr. J. D. Smarte

Wate the horror of the Kocheug mitiore of 1893 is still freelt in the recollection of 2.81 net tonnage, and the property of the ing the Rand, said he did not know what was. the foreign communities of China comes it, of which Mesura. Samel and Company Fonceded nothing; he did not want war, but Shell Transport and Trading Company, Lim-going to happen, that Great Britain had -news of another-massacre, in the same are the managers. She was 100 A L ̈*. ̧

A meeting of the Council will be hold to mor / viea już nothing to the value of S150 They spruting the Cbinliang Railway. He was Shes, M. H. Parry, Jean Hees, Mr. E.

were armed with kalvos and ravolvera and proripes of Fukiau and in an adjoining |

was unable to make any further reply to Mr. Low as 3 pm. The following are the orders ofthestoned to kill the inmates if they invertored Prom home puper we learn that the British Chambariain. See

the day department. The foreign victims on this Iron Trade Association had, seranged to send

1-Questions by Hou. E. R, Bellios,pected of having been couporned in the robbery,

with them. On Friday night oight men su Hou. E. 3, Tho Uitlandore potition, which has been beetsisi waco the Rev. H, 8, Philips, B., an inferential äsputation to the Board of Trade

C.M.G.

Two -The Secretary of State for the Colonies were arrested by Inspector Cathbert on June 7 to lay before Mr. Ritchie the views published, constitutes an exhaustive indiokinent of the Chirich Missionary Soelety, frs of the aesusista in regard to shipping rings against the political: Arancja), and judicial having only sanctioned the collection of duties more identified by, the occupants of the busse, Patire, d Miss SARS, of the Zennus and theic effect on the rates of freight charged administration of be Transvaal.. It is best on Opium by this Gorgenment, do the Govern- and two wore found to have some of the clothing Society, and is addition to the foreigners by the leading steamship companies for the on Sir Alfred Milner's dispatches and finally mouth propose to collect Customs duties on other in their prenosion. The other four were allowed

tpo. Defendants were committed for trisi suro Chinese converts have been killed. veranda af heavy table to the Colonies disproves the nareality of the grievances of the commodities P

Chima, Japan, and India The Association There have been mutterings of trouble for desires a Royal Commission or Select Commit- Bitlanders. The papers generally applaud the

ANOTHER JUNE RUBBERY NEAR masterly exposition of the sitention. The some tire past and if the intive authorities tee of the House of Commons, werd at prepare I for it. It must have been due to their own culpabta carolessness, The Zwecke deko of the 27th May sails toupage of 3,175 and h-power 3,200. It was Buns pocusiness"as been felt this week expected the Weinur would leave on the IDen

for Amoy. There are on board 11 Officers, 46

The German transport Finier, Co. Daily Chronicle alone coudamas as mischievous Blooker, left Wilhelinebaren 12th May and the untimely pablicution of the deapstolios. arrived at Singapore on the Sta June. She has NEW FRENCH MINISTRY.

M. Poincare is forming & ministry

A LONDON, 16th June, FRANCE,

M. Poinous has failed to form a ministry

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Por Taiyuan, for Tovustille, Mr. Lindsay Brows; for Sydury, Mr. and Mrs. Brobeer. Dir. Benson, Misses A and B. Benson, Masters, B. G. B. Benson, W. 3. Maddock, and P. A. Lamb for Malbourne, bl. and Mrs. T. Weatherton, Mr. Fred Scarlett, jur.

EXPORT CARGO.

Far steamer Glumus, kailed on the Ist June.

A CHEV ISLAND, S Another junk robbery has taken place near

The position of Naval Adviser held by the For London: 375 boxes tea (particulars no Cuen Tslaul, and one the copredators WES

rengit before Mr. T. Sercomon Saith at the late Catelu Dundee, N., is to be taken up by known). 178 boxes tea (5,738 lbs. So. Dr. Pakost Magistrany on Saturday morning. After the oat Lynberg, Iate of the Royal Danish 415 bores toa (8,715 lbs. Sorts), 250 bales waste cocurrence the master of the junk made his way Navy. The appointment is of no practical silk, bales hemp, 102 packages feathers, 524 to Tai-ho (Lantau Island), which is some 15portance, as there are no present dates packages shalls, 20 packages private effects. miles from the scene of um robbery, and ra, beyond that of drawing pay; but it is potentially and 13 packages sundries. For London and/or ported the matter to Inspector. Meliardi pertant, and in its side issues is very Manchester100 bules waste silk. For Man The Inspector forthwith set out with him infignificant. Lyberg is a protege of Count chester-75 bales waste silk. For Liverpool the police plumage for Chow. Island and Cassini and was introduced into the Chinese 14 balen hezip. For Glagow 52 bates mat on arriving there they wa wan running war ervice under the steady pressure of the Russian boge. For Havre-27 cases shells. For Ham- the hille. He was captured, and denied by Legation in Peking in 1600 at a time benburg cases aballe complainant as one of his assilapis,'

pio-pricking of England was a favourite. board Usia junk. at A Chew Island

His Woesip (to defendant) Did you go on nematic pastime. It will be curious to see:

how the Fuglsh Foreign Ofice and the Defendant-et, my master told me to Legation people in Feking will take this ap

Tao British stormer Shansi, from Swałow pointment The Admiralty and officers of the 17th June, had moderate S.W.. winds and go here to get sh the fab, did you

His Worship--You went on board and took Chia-Squadron will view it with in showery weather

diegencehey have never foltney Detondakt Yes

eothastram on the question of China's naval navy ask remain a force (when it is not o sirength, from a conviction that the Chinos

io in native hande

3-ThoStations formerly belonging to the Im- peris? Maritime Castone having been taken over by the Police, will the Govermaut say whether or not the Customs Officials are still in gocupa tion P

Have the Colonial Government under taken to collect datias compararily or for un indefinite perica

Report of the Standing Lar Committed on hy the news of proable at Kieuying, N. C's, and 843 Mannschaften for service with

the Criminal Produce Bill.". (No. 2)

First reading of Bill entitled The Fiars "oppure that the murder of a native had the Gorman Squadron in the Far East. The

Ordinance, 1859, ken place, which was laid to the charge tang cong to effect relists with the old orewa owing to exigencies of the Radicals. President for the Naturalization of Te'oi Youk-aban.

Weimar, the Free Frew unys, would have come

First Fonding of a Bill entitled An Ordinones of the foreigners there, and the missions but for the picgae Lore.

Lonbat is consulting with the Presidents of the First reading of a Bill entitled an Ordinance were threatened. A telegrami, however,

for the nateralization of Fan Neng, alias Fan wax received last night advising a settle-to be a Committee for looking after the QUBEN'T

The appointment of the following gentlenen

San, alias Fan Pat Shao, alisa Tan Ten Shin THE VENEZUELA QUESTION:

Firat reading of a Bill entitled an Ordinance ment of the trouble and that ponce was Becreation Ground (Causeway Bay) and for

The Venazela tribunal bas assembled at to farther amend the Public Health Orlinanes,

1887. "restored," This, bowever, appairs to have the drawing on of regulations in connection Paris, a

therewith is gazettal:-The Director of Publis boon asagino vios of the situation, Works (Chairman) Comunander C. WP INDIAN SUGAR DUTIES: for nonances continued to prevail, and Bart, R:W.F. Ho2. T. H. Whitehead, Mr. Emotion by Sir H H over to disallow the derloath, R.N., Capturo Six H. McMahon, ; In a debate in the House of Commons, on a was, we believe, du consequence of this that L. Dairyupto Dr, J. M. Atkinson, P.C.MO,Indian countervailing Sugardation, and George Arshufcacon Wols& found himself unble Messrs B. A Haus, B. D. Sorders, J. Baris Hamilton, in the conras of a speech opposing to leave Foochow to attend the Church ad TF. Hough

this motion, caid he had a strong impression Missionary Society's centenary celebration It is ulified that from the 1st July the rate that the currency commission wall subunit

India, Netherlands Indin, and the various coun-

Chamber

First reading of Till entitled an Ordinance to amend the Arma Cosilitation Ordins,

1895,

First reading of a Bill entitled an Origina

to amend the Liguor Licenses Ordinance 1893.

Defendant-Bly master told me to go on His Worship-Díð yon pay for it?

to further and the Cattle Diseases, Bluaghtar board and take the fab and he would pay for it. it to table) as long.23

Fiest reading of a liontitled on Orjinsuce houses and Markets Ordinances.

Complaint sold be wea the master of the

This retune that (brrot) Ross-Admiral

SHIPFING REPORTE

from London 26th April, had very fe The Japanese torpedo hoat destroyer Inad W moosion after leaving Bocetas. The Chinese steamer Mecfon, from Shanghai

14th Jan, bad dni and cloudy weather, and ristle winds From N. to SE to Chapel Is

in Hagkong, as Ina bien arranged. As of postage on newspapers to Australia, British | raport.establishinga stable ozehango for India to authorise the appropriation of a supplement be. was at A Chow Island. Two wema waresh boa nyy taken command at Tukn. ad. tail, dearing weathor and S. to S. W. winds to

CRICKET

far as can be judged from the meagre in dute Tar Frat, is to be 3 por 1 Sir A. H. Pawlor's motion was rejected by 203 formation to hand, the case bears a strong Suoces. At present the rate i cents per 1 to 163 resemblance to that of the Kucheng inpssances, and as Dumpers are generally ava 2 qnaces in weight the postage costa ganta. pero in its origin. On the occasion of the The raging of the limit of weight will therefore

In the second test math-Anstralia, v Eng Kucheng affair to Right Rev. Bishop result in a saving to the sexders. This boon land, England made 28 in the Arst anings Bunnoy received a letter from Archdeacon would have been still more appreciated had it and Australia 121. In the second innings

been edo applicable to newspapers sent to the Eaglem has made 94 for four wickets. Worse in which the following was given 83 Uaibi Kingdom. Lue supposed ongin of the outbreak "A

was was at refed in the distries in one in the presence of Prince and Princess Valdemor

Mem. Burn einer and Wain, Copenhagen, FALTAL ACCIDENT SEUHDEACON of the village feade and the pingistrate of Deaack, have sturbed the steamer Aunang eat to favorite the care and appre built on account of the East Asiatic Company

Copenhagen. The danas is the largest.Fosse)

WARREN.

Kube, Sth Juau.

port.

First reading of a fill outitind an Ordinanced jusk number 3,198. On the 13th inst.

mita bim. Ha in three picus and 18 cafties miral Yeh i fius fellos, able and competent, The British stepner Whitan, from Fosshow, ay sum of 3308,072.82 le delay the ubarges for galt fit with blow He was at suplier at the hat if anything can be done bo is the men lo de Apoy and Swatow 16th, had light variable the your 1998,

Colamite'on the Dill entitled at Ordinanca time ös mizanat of the wint. Af about 5 Tit His two great difqulinaro perconal winds, smeeth Res, and continuous heavy rain to consolidate and sad the flows reisting to bigsspan containing four au cains alongside specially with the junior commissioned oficeres to Auer From Amoy to Swatow light 8.W. the junk-fwe of tkom, including defondant, and supply. The condition of affaire on store brosse, smooth ses, occasional rain showery, rinnal procedure tu the Supreme Court,

came on board and remot kis high, which he which led to the zilure at the Yala ngaia cloudy and clear weather: Trom Swatow to valveil at 353, on to the shinpan They had no brains; there is no guarantee that the shipa port moderate. S.W: breeze and son, cloudy and weapons with them, He went and asked the

ister for payment the next morning, but Warren's Circus is here awestening the fear weather, cocasional rain showers. Vessels in Fochow-Chingtu, Geylon, Esans, Gatrinck, askused to give him buything, and then he of the antires ud foreigners alike. A rand enthiel. In Amoy Bellerophon, Cheang reported thy matter to the police.R

is about the only form of occidental show that Hech Kian, Kiangpah, Weimar, and Kaiser. In

THE FIRE AT WEST POINT. ESTINATED DAMAGER £150,000,

he

will be well found in stores or in ammunition..

The fire at the Wa O Godorus at West Point was still mouldering on Saturday and 1769 Warship Did you allow these men toss any chance in this remote off corner of the Swaton Tientsin, Sharei, Foowong, and Loo- yesterday, buta fair estimate of the total damage take this figa away thinking you would be paid con now be formed, and it is beloved that it | for it?

A

20.

PASSENGERS BOOKED FOR THE FAR EAST. Per Massagorios Maritimes steamer Yarra, from Marrillos, June 4-To-Hoogkong: Me, W. E. Nicholls.

work The Europeans are too few and too palyglot for a good theatrical company, but the Chinese dearly love a cirout and especially with good horsemanship and plenty of thin any obbet. The nativen ries instantly to the dollories of the clowns Unfortunately Messrs. Wartons are just a little deficient în these Lira fantures but it's so long since we

Per P&0, steamar Mandir, from Lăudan, ny lenderous that comparisons are not wado. A very intelligent Chinese gentior May 20-To Straits, Chins and Tepan: Messen surns me that it is careout in native circles W. Baddeley, E. W. Dinek, Miss Sanderson, that one of the performing Jonkeys actually Mr. Lirval, bliss E. Drauldron, Messrs. Dank, speaks Tell it not in Gath that the agmine J. Fargio, Lindeny, T. S. Gayer, Miss L. C.

Brown. tongue is English,

will repoh $150,000,- The building belongs, na Complainint-They took the fah away with we hare previasaly staded, to the Land Invostout saying a wordy Make hend the murderor. The latter belonged bitherto built in Scandinavia, She is 428 foot

Many of our readers will regret to losement Company and is fusorod with the Houg His Worship Did you try to stop them? to the Vegetarian Society, which at once long, brendth 19 foot 6 inches, depth 30 feet 6 that Archdeacon, Warren has sustained a hasty kong Fire Insurance Company, Limited, but Complainant did not.

Defondantenid, his master offered paymont me to the rescue of a mernour of their incho Basantries about 7.303 tons, the engine acilent at Fukuyama. While inspecting the the damage done to it is not extensivo Muny

power is 3,000 hero, and the speed l nate, cellar at Mr. Swann's former residence, the of those who had goods stored in the gown to omplainant, who refused the money, saying party and drove off the saagistrale and bis Althungt intended for a cargo steamer, there reserent gentlenen slipped and id his will, however, lose bodrily, botwaba forty and that ho wanted the ish book. Defendant added, "pollen. On this the magistrate sent to

will be about twenty private cabins, and every heard. He was able to walk home, but has, we fifty of thou net havlig taten tho provation I un not guilty, it was my master.” "Fovehow for help and the Viceroy orderest thing will be most modern, with electric light understand, sinos become anonscious to our The following are the mounds of His Worship senteret defendant to six

Since the above was in typɔ, we regret these covered by insurance, with the gocas they months' impelsoumont with hard labour. up about 150 soldiers. The Vegetarians,

ing; &c.

to learn that he nockent has proved bad stored in the godowns, the names of the

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. fatal. A correspondent writes-rohdence Insurance Companies, and the amount scelug this, assembled in their thousands Mr. Eruent Rason writes to the Temas Tus Warren of Caka died yesterday, Wednesday Young Fat, Bonham Strand West, suger.

Gi Thamins Jackson's honom has been re- Për. P. &0. stazmër Britannia, connecting. "al determined to fight and resist the question of the Russian lius from Makten to (oxach time anknown) he the result of an Chan On Insurance Company, 350,000, Ling The silk or C. P. R. stuer Empress of osved in Tientsin und Poking with unbounded with the stoner: Coromandel, at.Colombo, fou

Peking eta Bhanbaikan, which feeems to

Batisfaction is ability end urbanity are vido London, May 18.-To Straits, China and Japan: soldiers; but they decided first to kill all sme as a surprise to the Chineses to accident, af Fukuyama, Bingo ravines. It Chan, Wing Lol Strongan, Afesora Car Jogas arrived in New York ca 1th Tuse

The C. P. R. steamer Frase of Chiae Ioff 17 eprised up her. It is not too noi to Me Farquhar, Menare. R. Fiddes Kufile A. the foreigniors 'nt

oppiam ho was looking over was of the lowits & Co., 330,000.Irong Wing On, Hon- Hwang (a high most be well as the Bloglist goers, Tas 10 mission homson and it going down to inspoot. Lani Strand, four, Me. M. J. Darid & Co., Yokoasus for Yagconvez luth instant sar that Sir Thomas has done more for British Arthur, Mrs. A. B. Charleston, Mrs. J. S. Scott, doubt discussed by our ambasador la Russia a dolla- he fell toz stops. He walked bulk to Sh0,000 Kwong at Hing, Wang Lok Street The Glen Like steamer Glezarney, trainereets in Cistus thus aine touths of all etter Mr. and Bire. J. C. Langlois, Mics Morrison montainous region about twolve milesting the pourparli ta'which took place whilst the busu at which he was, staying, dat vom four, Musara, S. J. David & Co. 850,000. Call Middlesbro and Loudon, left: Singapose an induopces pat tacether, We look on him og Mr. B.. English, Sub-Liont. A, F. Armitage from Budoug, where all the were taking shelter from the dreadful heat between Russia and England on the abject of that the rast would do it good. Appusrontly he finer that the last time anyoun inspected Ching. If this redway was not, so dieseno ispat into paconsciousness, fram which he never the godowns was at eight o'clock on Thur relay "of the plaines thoy suspected the and if it has come as a emprise on the English recovered. Evidently there bai Sean & rapture night, when all was found to be right. So far as "foreigucrs of having, beon the forms padet till Chinese Government its dad in exported to aerite are on the 32nd

of bringing up the soldiers from Foo account of the secrecy of the Hussien: Cover by the fall Medical assistance was telegraphed how the fire commended fu a mystery. "chow. This is the reason given by the cat. In Yablonekin'e alaisuvo for 1899; pad for bat despiten!l tast the forsiga and Japanese lized at Moenow Just Demnihér, which utimilar "registrate, and it is the common be to our Whitaker, is a copy of a usp of Min. doctane could do, he gradually sarkChronicle.

"Hofor the people." Suberquent investiga- Department last year. On this map am Jaid ohuria pablished by the Eussion Typographical dione weft to show, however, Lint the sup down railway liner completed and proposed. posed power of the vegetarin Bociety was amongst the lines proposed is one from Muk den to Shanhaikwan; it makes a great band

myth and that the officials had been to the west about the latitude of Nawchwang gulity of criminal neglect in not taking. I enclose the may, which is small sale..

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turns, and our wonder is that the richly merited The N. Y. K siesner Tom Hau (Europa honour has boo, so long delayed.

Bingapore this port on 17th

The N DL beamor Bilen Rickmers, from Homburg, Ioft Bingapore for this port ca the 18th just, and may be expected kom on about the rd inst

The local boud of siguity at Seattle reads ite trepert on the collision betwege the Tas CFR ateamor Empren of India ar steamer Glenagis hard Ey of Kingston Arilire of Shangla at 6.80 x on the 17th 23rd. The board exonerates the Glounge from inst, and was to leave at 3 pm. the same day for all blame The lioness of Filot J. Brandon Hongkong, where she in dau to azrive to of the City of Kingston is revoked. De

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THE PHILADELPHIA COMMER- ICIAL MUSEUM AND

CONGRESS,

In a droular latter wiressed to the Press, Mr. W. P. Wilson, Diretor of the Philadelphia Commercial Masons, writes

2 children, Mr. R. J. Polzaer, Mrs. Dantet, Mr. E.V. Goooh. From Marseille, Messrs. M phale, Huber, Uydu, Kingcomba, sad Jack..

Per P. & O. steamer India, conuenting with the teamor Coromandel, at Colombo, from London, Jane 1.--To Strails, China and Japan: Mr. F. Y Blair, Mr and Mra..J. H. Dandy, Mr. and Mre. F. C. Langford. Burgeon-Major Dennis. From Marseilles: Messrs. Cheatham, H. A. Burgos, and F. Stops.

Por P&O. steamer Oriental, from London, The work in which the Philadelphia Comme Jano 15To Btraits, Obina and Japan: Mr. oint Macia le agrago, and the resnits it has J. Kynoob, Mr. C. B. Hanson. From Mar heretofore accomplished, with the gonorous coseillos: Dr. N. D. Williams.