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mand of General KETTLER, was arranged in four columns, and on the 23rd ult. an attack was made on the Chininė, för reBLES, which were not captured til after eleven hours fighting. On the 24th a Chinese

A. S. WATSON & CO.. of 6,000 or 8,000 men, entrenched, it is stated, in front of the French at Kukuan Pass, was attacked and routed. Count VOR WALDELSER's report, however, makes it look as if the Chinese were the attacking party, for it is said that they were every where ropulsed and were pursued to

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Kukuan." The Geritan losses are put, on the same authority, at seven killed and thirty-two wounded, while they captured thirteen quick-firing guns. The Chinese

losses are reported to be severe.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MAY 1st, 1901

H.M. scop Daphne, which arrived at Wio-We hold over one notics of The Briston Burg“ sing last week, was expected to Bhanghai to taka the pleas

It is reported that the Corean Government has decided to effect a loan of fire million yen

from France. Four leading men urged that

Targ until to-morrow. We are asked to remind our readers that there is no performance E night, while on Thursday The Amozona will be staged.

The latest home papers report that extraor the loan should be obtained from France, meddinary progress is being made with the Prince defeated the offorts of the party which was try-of Wales, battleship, building at. Chatham. ing to borrow the money from Amarian. The The officials have established a record by get contract was ratified on the 18th alt. The ting the protective deck beams across within negotiations connected with this laat ware three days of the laying of the first keel-plate. carried on in secret and harriedly. Nothing is known yet tagarding the security giren.

A Lendon telegram of the 17th alt, mys:- At a meeting of the Chartered Bank of India, The annual chose encounter between Oxford Australia, and China, the Chairman congratu and Cambridge Universities on the 29th March lated the Indian Government on setting aside ouded in favour of Cetabridge by a gems to 2. the profit on the coinage of silver. The sur It was arranged to play the cable match bevival of the Attest, he said, seemed the caly Now, though we are quite in the dark as to tween Oxford and Cambridge and the American solution of the rivalry between Indian and Universities on the Friday and Saturday fallow Ceylon tea, unless it was gen rally agreed to who these troops are with whom the Gering the match England v Americs-viz.. April reduce plucking for two or three years. The - 1 dos, Qu. 2 dox Pu. mans have had so severe a struggle--for the | 26th and 27th. As already announced, the Chairman also said that failing' a reduction of

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$ 7,56 French appear to have taken no part in the reprmentative match was to be contested April the national expenditure a now Japanese

106 fighting it is obvious that they must have 19-20th-at the Café Monico, as far as the foreign loan seemed inevitable.

been trained soldiers and well-urmed, either, British team was concerned. 13.92 of the Imperial army or of the provincial forces. A paragraph in the Peking and 18.60 19.20 Tientaja Times, of the 20th it, throws & Ettle light. It is as follows:-" A few days “ago, says the Je Je, Count WALDERSES **received information that a large Chinese forse under General Lru was apparently making hostile preparations in Shansi,

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It appears that competition is waking up It is stated that all the indemnities for des- truction of property in the thuse-Northern pre- some, at least, of our home manufacturers. At factures of Henan have been settled for 170,000 any rate it is reported from Rangoon that the taela. One of the most northerly hiens is Wastast lot of locomotives obtained by the Burms AD. whare there were many converte slain. Re- Railways were supplied by a well-known Glas contly a French offloor with a detachment of gaw firm at prices lower than any American Arm undered. They were also delivered in soldiers went from Shantein to Wu An, appar Roagoon in a shorter time than American firms

This brings the ently to exact reparation

asket for. The ongines from Glasgow too are,

troops who have-been-waiting long at Changte

TELEGRAMS.

REUTERS SERVICE.

LONDON, 27th April

SOUTH AFRICA. Lord Kitchener reports 32 more Boers killed and wonaded. 47 have been taken prisoners, and 32 have surrendered.

In addition to these, 31 Bashmen surrounded and captured 42 Boers with a Maxim gun at Olifants River.

THE SOMALILAND EXPEDITION. The British expedition against the Ogaden Somalis has been ao incapacitated by sickness amongst the officers through scarcity of water, that it has been obliged to return to the Const.

FOOTBALL SOUTHERN VICTORY. The Tottenham Hotspurs have beaten Shef field United in the flual for the Association Cup by three goals to one. There was intense excitement on the ground, which was packed. Tho spectators numbered 49,000.

LONDON, “8th April-

CANTON

{FROM OUR CO&BMPONDENT:]

Canton, 29th April

THE NEW LOCAL, STEAMSHIP LINE A certain steamboat sompany, founded by Chines and others, intends to run a line of

river steamers between Canton, Hongkong, and ifacso, and wants to construet a wharf on tho river bank focus Kee Chong Strest. The

inhabitants of this and other streets” near by. strongly oppose the home, as they consider it would be an obstruction and great leconvenienco to them to have such s wharf nest by, which may opou a way for the thjeres to escape, and an easy ingress into the streets. The inhabitants gathered together to the number of over a thousand men, carrying lanterns on which were

painted the characters Beg favour," and went to the Viceroy's yampa to state their griev- ance in a petition, and ask His Excellency, to refuse permission for the construction of such a wharf His Excellency replied in a rescript that he would refer the matter to the Magistrate and the Harbour Master of the Customs for investigation and report.

ARMS SMUGGLING.

It is reported that a large quantity of fire. arms have been emuggled in by Washow and West River by various methods to supply the rabels. One of these methods wea to put the

SOUTH AFRICA.. Lord Kitchenora despatches have latterly rides in a coffin and mark thereon the name been confined to the recording of captured and of the dead, and his family and the street it surrendered Boers, numbering last week several was to be taken to Upon enquiry it was

"and some cavalry and artillery started foreign troops to within 180 li of the Chinese it is said, giving greater satisfaction than hundreds. Nothing is said or definitely known found that no such family existed in that place. for Chengting-fu to reconnoitre. Princefu, and it is feared that a collision is inevitable engines previously imported from, America, of the proceedings of the numerous columns It was entirely, a bogus auzir, and an opening

"CHING and Lt HUNG-CHANG, on learning this, were much disturbed and at once

A Coreau embassy on its way to Europe has notified the Chinose troops to withdraw." | arrived at Shanghai. The ambassador to Paris, These CLARETS are bought direct from If it is a fact that these are the men who Kim Min Sn, is accompanied by two secretaries, the leading French growers. The lowest opposed General KETTLER, the aspect of

Yi Ki Yong and Yi Chong Yup, and twp at- priced are of exceptional. value and affairs is anything but promising. The tachés, Kim Kong Su and Kang Tai Hyum. guaranteed to be the genuine product of the natives in the North appear to have the The ambassador to Berlin, Min Chel Houe, juice of the grape.

idea firmly rooted in their minds that has two secretaries, Hang Hyam Sik and Min and Han Kwang Hu. The ambassador to Lon don, Ming Young Son, is accompanied by two

CHATEAU LA TOUR CARNET, CHATEAU RAUZAN, and CHATEAU

Experience is Barms proved that although the latter are usually lower priced, they give ont more quickly and need more fuel for the same amount of work.

It is a curious fact that the Sobrunn was in

collision before she left Shanghai. The mishap nit, opposite the Shanghai and Hongkong occurred in the river at 10.15 s.m. on the 21st

necasionally mentioned, except that they aro executing sweeping operations, clearing the the coffins great quantily of firarme wa country of men and stook.

LONDON, 28th April.

CANNIBALISH IN NEW BRITAIN. The natives of New Britain have killed the German millionaire solentist Mencka, who

discovered.

PLAGUE IN CANTON. - Plague has made its annual appearance again in Canton, especially in the locality known as Tin Sum, in the Western suburb. In one street several families have died within twelve hours. disease reappears, owing, some say, to the bad Every year between spring and summer the

Count Vos WALDERSEE -bas-in-contem. Sang Hyum and two attachés Cho Young Ha Wharf. The Almond Branch was moored to eraising in-bis-yacht, also his secretary. The state of the weather, the moisture, and the re- -

plation au expedition to Hahnfu.. It is

LAFITE. are commended to the notice of probable that this in the disastrous resultsecretaries, Yi Hua Young and Wo Sai Yaordinary circumstances there is ample room at

Connoisseurs as high-class after-dinner- Wines of a rich and rare character.

of those errors in the Commander-in- and his attachés ara Ming Ya Sik and Yi Ki Chief's policy on which we have commented Hyas. They will probably lare by the next more than once, ua in our issue of yester-French Mail.

Of course if the Chinese troops day.

Smaller quantities and Sample bottles will be supplied ut proportionate wholesale invaded Chihli with hostile intent, there was N.-C. Daily News says:-There is now no

ratos.

We guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine oaly when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.

no course open to the Allies' leader but to drive them out with the greatest expedition possible. But more than once in the past few nooths collisions appear to have occured between the Allied and Chinese troops which arose from misapprehensions. can only trust that this is not what happened on the 23rd and 24th ult. It is far pre.

We

A. S. WATSON & CO., terable to think that the two Inttles were

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BIKTH.

the result of wanton aggression of the Chinese troops. The question cannot 35 actually be decided, however, before the

arrival of further details.

On the 19th April, 1901, at Foochow, the wife of C. Banner Roons, of a son,

MARLIAGES.

On the 20th April, 1901, at H..M. Consulate General, by Byron Brenan, Esq., C.M.G., His Majesty's Consul-eneral, and at Holy Trinity Cathedral by the Bev. H. Hodges, M., HARGLN FREDERICK Kiss, of HB.M. Consular Service in China, to ALICÉ ÜLLTRODĚ, daughter of the late Frederick TATTERSALL, of Bedford.

On the 22nd April, 1901, at St. Joseph's Church, Shanghus, by the Boy. Pire Le Gull, Joarry of Port Arthur, to OLGA CHELGREN, of GERTICE, Vladivostock.

On the 26th April,-1901, at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev, H. U. Hedges, MAJAMEN RID BARCLAY 10 KATE SUTHERLAND, widow of Andrew McKELVI

DEATHS.

H.M.S.'s Arethuan and Aurora returned Festerday from Singapore.

No cases of infectious disease other than plague and small-por were reported in the Colony laat week,

A report was in circulation amongst Shanghai mandarins last work to the effect that Viceroy Liu Kung-yi has given his consent to a proposed railway to be built by a British company con necting. Nanking with K'aifeng, the capital of Henan province.

A Haianfu ielegram of the 22nd ult. to the doubt at all that the Imperial Court is about to leave Hsian in the very near future. Tele. grams were sent yesterday to all the provincial high authorities who had been supplying the Court with money, silks, satine, and the thou.

sand and one necessaries needed at Hsian since the Court's arrival in this city in October last, to stop sending any more supplies. In conse quence of this quite a number of caravans on their, way from the South to Shangi have been stopped half-way, en route, and ordered to await further ordors before continuing their journey The destination of the Court, however, remains a secret at present.

In the Yokohama Chilo Batbansko on the 18th ult. a meeting of creditors of Messrs. Middleton & Smith was held. The meeting, the Japan Herald reports, was attended by about fifteen creditors, presided over by Judge Mabachi. The claims of the principal creditors wer accepted by the firm, but there are some claims which it dispates, and in connection with which further legal action will be takoi, Among the chief items of claims settled were the sum of 1,072.85 yen for house-rabt to the China Trading Company, and of 49,527,37 yen to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. The Russo-Chinese Bank agreed to admit the pay

The Hen. Treasurer of the Allos Memorial On the 30th April, at the Government. Civil Hospital, MAURICK CHILTON COLE LEWIS, late of and Nethersole Hospitals bags to acknowledgement of 2,003.69 yea to the bankrupt firm with Fresno, California, third surviving son of the with thanks the following donations to the

late Captain John C. A. Tawis, of Teddington, funds of the Hospitals :- Middlesex.

1150

On the 28th April, 1901, af No. 0, Seward Road, Bhanghai, WINTFEED HENRIETTA, only daughter of Peter and Sophin Raeaves, aged 34 years.

On the 25th April, 1901, at 'ooting, Nonam ELLEEN DUNS, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Duss, aged three months and twenty-five days.

The Daily Press.

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Rev. F. F. Gottschalk

$15

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interest thereon at the rate of six per cent per Mr. B. H. Pearson waived bis claim of 1,030 yen. The claims of other creditors are still undeçidəd.

SOUTH AFRICA.

The Provost Marshal of Bloemfontein is taking summary measures to put an end to

editious talk there.

cant rain penstruting and equating thoroughly the soil, which brings for a sort of vapour the germ of the plague. The underclothing,

Backs shows, and other things of those who have died of plagas ore generally burat in front of the house, thus rendering the spread of

ashes of the barnt articles are thrown into the

the China Merchants No. 1 buoy and the So-latter was enter. braon to the P. & 0. No. 2 buoy. Under

these buoys for ships of ordinary magnituds, but on this sccasion some peculiarity in the Blood-tide cansal, the Alvind Branch to swing round nooner than the Sobraon, and consequent- by the sterns of the vessels collided. The A-THE STRANDED “SOBRAON." the disease much easier and quicker, while the mond Branch had saversi spurs, etc., carried

On enquiry at the local branch of the P. & 0. way and sustained damages to the amount of about £200. The Sobrant saffered no damage. . Company yesterday morning, we were of any importance and was able to proceed on informed that there was nothing fresh to re- post with regard to the stranded liner or us to its position, and that no further telegramas had been received from the mmediate scene of the accident. Captain Goddard's report was not yet to hand.

her way.

POLICE COURT.

Tuesday, 29th April.

BEFORE ME, HAZELAND.

PELTING SOLDIERS WITH STONES.

Sergeant Macdonald, late on Monday night, saw a number of Chinese youths ut. Yauriati throwing stones at three soldiers belonging to the Siege Train, who were running away. He arrested two of the youths.

His Worships-Running away? Do you think you could get them?

Witness-I don't know, your Worship. I think they were hurrying up to get back to barracks,

The defendants, who said the soldiers struck them first, were fixed $10 each, with the ulter uation of 14 days imprisonment.

CHASING EACH OTHER.

The Gorman mail steamer Prinzess Irene passed Tung Yung Island on her way to this port, but owing to the foggy and wet nature of the weather, those on board could make out only the masts and funnels of the unfortunate Bobrach.

Sobraon when she left Shanghai on the 23rd The following is the passenger list of the

ultim

river to be carried to distant places.

ATTEMPTED BLACKMAIL BY PIRATER. "

Bome pirates in the village of Luk Lao, Shan Tak district, sont let an the name of Lew Man, the pleste chief, and others, to Wong Supy the Magistrate there, demanding the payment of 5,000 tack blackmail to Colonel Ting Son of 3,000 taels ; and to Li Ka Chouk, General in command of the army, 3,000 faels. The General was formerly a captain in charge of some soldiers to protect Shameen, but was subsequently promoted to be a general. As soon as he received the letter he became highly enraged, and offered a reward of fine hundred dollars for the spprehension of the pirate chief

officials and turn their younen if the money is Lew Man The letters threaten to seize the

not forthouming.

BURIAL OF ONE OF TVAN'S VICTIM, The remains of the late Chang-You-hwen

For London-Mr. J. Ferrier, Miss and Master Ferier, Mr, Southcott, Mrs. J. Hunt and infant. Mrs. Phipps and three children, Dr., Mrs., the Misses and Master Allied Hogg, have been sent back to Fatshan for, intermast. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Hogg and four children. He was a native of Fatsian and of very humble Mrs. Horolin and three children, Mrs. C

Two German Feanen cr Monday evening, and two children, Capt. Mrs, and Ogren origin. He had passed suecosefully all the whilst drunk, started to fight in Queen's Foud Roope, Mrs and Blok, Mirs M. E. and painted a Vice President of the Board of War.

Sharman, Misses F. Tandberg, L. necessary literary examinations and was p entertainment by chas Seymour, Central, and varied the ing each other all over the street, knocking Master E. G. Fiske, Coradr. Drammond, B.N. He had been abroad, too, as Chimes Minster. passengers over in their mad course. This Cant H. W. Hogg, Messrs. J. W. S. Neeson, they appeared to regard as rather a good joke, J. West, T. II. Macklin, V. F. Gibbs, N. B. C. Before the Peking erigis he was banished but a lakong didn't, and took them into custody. Brock, A. A Godwin, D. M. Robertson. C. beyond the frontier of Tartary for senio McKendrick, H. W. Kenneth W. MeAuslan, imaginary offence, and during the crisis Princo His Worship fined them $3 each.

J. Great and M. Ingram and Master T H Tuan sent a false Imperial decree shit had Warmster, For Marseilles-Messrs. WB. him decapitated. He was well known to be Sloas. H. W. Frost, J. Nasmith and H Emanuel. For Hongkong Mr. and Mrs Peliakoff, Mrs. Grandelman, Mosers. G. H. May and Hiscock, and one Chinese assistant and Naval Details.

"FLGATING IN THE HARBOUR."

The ozones and explanations given by Chi- nese who have wandered from the straight path are varied and ingenious, often ridiculous, in their character, but that given to P.U. 88 on Monday afternoon probably caps ul. He saw a boat, in which were two Chinsmen, fastened alongside the sailing ship President, and ran- ning up to them in the police pinnace, found an iron block and chain lying in the bottom of the boat. He demanded to know where they it the tackle, which weighed several hundred. weights, and was coolly informed that it was found floating in the harbour." Ong of the thieves gotu I

a month's hard labour

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14. DES VEUX-ROAD D. G. Cowie (6-3, 6-1, 8.6), To-day's fixture of aboriginal Christians who are entirely as the other was discharged.

LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.

HONGKONG, 1st May, 190)

The lawn temis results yesterday were :- A letter from the N.-C. Doily Times Chung Double Handicap-H. Pinckney and H. W. king correspondent shows that the province of Slade, owe 30.3, beat A. and H. Humphreys, Kweichnu is not re-opened as a promising field. owe 15.1 (6-4, 6-2); Grist and T. S. Smith, owe for missionary enterprise. There have again 15.1, beat C. M. G. Burnie and A. B. Reuss, 3/heon masseres of Christians on a considerable (6-1, 6-4); Championship-F. H. Yeats baat scale, among the victime being a large number

are:-Mackay v. A. Humphreya, Grief and less. It is again officials who are involved in Smith v. Hooper and Hiuds.

this persecution, and this is not to be wondered A Tientsin despatch to Shanghai last week at, says our Shanghaj contemporary, wher it is stated that, owing to the jurisdiction of that recalled that the murder of Mr. Fleming Vin Trovas the details are by no means clear city being under the Provisional Government Kurichou ocentred some thro, yoars ago, and yet, it is plain from various telegrams re- of the allies, the newly appointed local Chinese that the case is not settled yet. Sir sude ceived from the North that serious fighting officials are unable to take over their seals of Macdonald having left this case, which he ought has occurred within the last ten days in the offico in Tibaisin and have therefore, to do so at to have closed up long ago and which doubtless province of Chibli, An Ostasiatische Llagd some adjacent town or village. There they would have been closed up if it had been left to will await the pleasure of the allies whenever Mr. Litton, still open when he was transferred telegram from Peking, on the 23rd ult., re-watt are to hand over the local Govern to Tokyo. To leave's case like the Flemming

officials to commit_fresh untrages.

THE VITRIOL OUTRAGE. The hearing of evidence in the case against George Allen was resumed.

Inspector Cuthbert deposed to the arrest of Allon. He said: On the 17th inat. I arrested

reformer,

ROBBERE AT A TAMEN AS

The gaol at the Magistratos yamon in the Hok Shan district on the 26th ult. broken into by over 2,000 thieves, and more then ten convicts were rescued from the CONCERT TO-NIGHT..

gaul. They then went to the men, broke The following is the programme of the con- open the Treasury, and stole therefrom a large cert to be given this evening at 9 pm, by the quantity of money and clothing. The Magis- Cathedral Choir in aid of the local work of the trate Cheong came to Canton to kee Viceroy Missions to Semen The concert will be given on this subject, and flis Bareltoney in the Hon. C. P. Chater's Bungalow, situated heat with goldiers to try to catch the thierea at the corner of Robinson and Austen Bonds, Kowloon. :

PART 1,

Song....

"Marche ?

the defendant, by virtue of a warrant, en a Pianoforte Dinet, Bohone" } charge of procuring ons Yueng Kau to throw

Misses King and Chunynt. "Queen of the Earth, vitriol upon one George Roek.

Sergt.-Intr

French. "By the River,”.......................... Wadham.

Miss Chunyat

"Love's Proving

STILL MOKE PIRACIES. Usually the silk landkoreldets for export to foreign countries are sent to the villages of Lum Tho and Fak kan to be embroidered with flower and patterns; but of late, on account of insuti,so many robberies and piracles, the junks that plied between these phoes and Canton baya refused to take these articles and ceased their plying on the 2011 ult. It is a great indones venience to the embroidery shops in Canton ...doambeth. Fand an olstreotion to their business, for they cannot get women to work at their artioles for the enpply of foreign markets.

[Lohr,:

ported news frem Paotingfu that a Franco-ment machinery to them. In the case of the murder unsettled is to encourage suti-foreign statement simply was I have nothing / Part Bong Soots Wae Hana mmbed

Mr. A. Cunningham

Messrs. Armstrong, Hays, Coster

and French "The Death of Nelson, Braham Mr. G. P. Lammert. The Last Watch,

Mr. W. J. Terzil

...........ingula, The Wind in the Trees, Thomas

Mrs. Lorson

INTERVALY

PART 2.

Inspector Gaald said he was on duty in the charge room at the Central Police Station on the 17th inst, when the defendant was brought Song in and charged. Witness submitted the defend. ant's statement, which he took down word for Song. word, and which was signed by. Allen. This German expedition reached the Great Wall newly appointed Tuotai of Tientsiu, Chaug, the

to say." on the previous day: The troops of General N.C.Daily Neans says, lie-intends to take over

This condudell the care for the

prosecution. His Worship-Have you anything to say,

Bong, dau Kuano-rsul, it was stated, had retired his seals of offics at the Large market town. The belated Shanghai papers now to hand

Mr. Hastings P behind the Wall before the troops reached called Yaaglintsing, about six miles from Tien- contain accounts on Mt. Ales Marsh's concert

Mr. Hastings-As your Worship will no Song, there and offered no resistance. The ex tsin, and then remove his yaren and staff to at the Lyceum on the ci alt. The son doubt commit this case for trial, I propose to

Song, pedition was therefore to return. According Techon, inside the Shantuar order, where be cert seems to have proved an unquestionable reserve my defence.

His Worship-I am required to demand o to Japanese telegrams the ostensible object will patiently wait for the good time coming." success, Mr. Marsh being heartily choorl at the

close. The N. C. Daily News says:Iucind. reply from you as to whether you desire to call An unfortunate accident, terminating fatallying excores, be sang seven pieces, all admir- of the Franco-German expolition was to

vita ossis. any

of HastingWe reserve our right to crush the remnants of "Boxer lands attended the discharge of a Government oficial's ably, his splendid baritone voice sad perfect call witaesses. It is plain, however, from later despatches dalies early yesterday morning. Shortly after method being thoroughly enjoyed. His first His Worship Do you wish to call any her that something far more serious than Boxer five o'clock Inspector Mills, of the Sanitary selection, the prologue from I Pagliacci, was a Mr. Hastings-No, your Worship.

The defendant was then formally committed Boug, bands was encountered, and the statement Board, who had received intimation of a case of

splendid piece of declamation; then came

før trial. that the expedition was to return was ab- overcrowding, paid a surprise visit to a register Sullivan's beautiful song "The Sailor's Grave,"

Mr. Hastings-I will ask your Worship to admit the accused to bail on remand, as if is a surdly premature. The telagan which ed lodging-house for chair and ricksha-coolies

at 2, George's Lane. Iramediately on his entry with the humorous okt Leather Bottell, as an

Worship that the only question for you to con- reached us late on Monday night brought there was a cry of Pongpen" (inspector), and encore: in the second part Mr. Marsh gave long time to the Sessions. I submit to your Trombone Quartet, {**** the substance of Count VON WALDEESER'S a rush was made for the roof of the house. The Finsuti's The King's Minstrel, most desiler in granting ball is the question whether official report of serious fighting at the roof is a flat ons, with no protecting parapet. tially sang Clayton Thomas' Japanese the defendant will appear to take his trial, and Great Wall of China. The dates. of the Inspector Mills followed the frightened met to Love Song, a pretty ditty, but hardly worthy by fixing a suficient amennt your battles are furnished by the Ostasiatische the top of the house, and in the scramble to of the singer, with The Owl as an escore, can make that quite certain. This

tirely.

You see, it is about three weeks Lloyd telegram, which appeared in the escape that ensued, a chair-coolie either fell or an The Toreador from Carmen grandly case where bait ought to be refused an China Mail, as the 23rd and 24th April, was jostled orer. He fell to the ground, a delivered. The Mercury, though not quite to the Sessione, and it will be very hard for the and the exact places are fixed as a little distance of about sixty feet, and was instantly so favourable, says That he is a great defendant to propare his defence unless he is

killed. Inspector Mills reported the matter to acgnition to the ranks of our music providers able to see his solicitor and counsel. to the north of the Hunilu Pass on the police, who had the body conveyed to the is beyond doubt, and we look forward with the first day, and the Kukus Pass on the mortuary An enquiry will probably be held pleasurable feelings to hearing still more of his

fine voice and training. second. The German force, under the com.into the circumstances of the cass,

Worship

is not a

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Verdi

Pianoforte Trio, "Il Trovatore,"

Mines King, Leykam and Chunynt.

Thourt Passing Hence, Sullivan, Me. A. Cunningham, ....The Swallows

Miss Loykum.

Song,

Seng,

Seng,

Cowen

The Image) of the Rose, Sergt. Hunt, Bondsmen Thompson,

Hughes and Green, Eelected

Mrs. Lowson. The

Lighthouse-keeper," Molloy, 3. W. J. Terrill

Misses C. Clieve and Leykum, Part Bong,..." Ye Banks and Brass," Williams. Masters E. & W. Hagen, and J. Wilson, Moses. Hays, Armstrong, Coster & French,

His Worship As far as that in convernod,

him.

Song,

his solicitor can go to the gaf and

No. I don't propose to samit the defendant to

ball

Selex ed.

Mr. G. P. Lammert.

*Cod Bave the King,

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The C. P. R. steamer Empress of past ar rived at Yokolaus at 7 am, on Monday, the 29th ult. And left against., p.m. mazus day for Kobe, where she was due to arrive at 3 pm. yesterday

The N. YL statimer Miške Maru (Botably Line) left Bombay vin Blugspore for this port on the 20th ult, pm, and is expected to at Hive here on the 17th inst., am

The N 0. I steamer Bisagno left Bings porn for this port on Monday, and may be ex- pacted here on or about the oth mat

a The N. P. stenmɛre Vittone and Tacoma bare Breived at Yokohama and sail for Hongkong to-day

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