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Intimations.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED,

DISPENSING CHEMISTS.

DAKIN'S EFFERVESCENT SALINE POWDER..

Is cooling, refreshing, and invigorating, It relieves all stomach derangements.

It relieves headache and sickness.

It allays febrile symptoms.

It quenches thirst,

75 cents per Bottle. DAKIN'S fODIZED EXTRACT OF SARSAPARILLA.

Purifies the Blood. Removes Skin Eruptions. Strengthens the System.

Is of special benefit to those suffering from the Enervating Effects of the climate.

$1.50 per Bottle.

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DAKIN'S VIN DE QUINQUINA. This Wine will be found of great value as a Tonic in all cases where the system is depressed or where there is the slightest tendency to Malaria er Climatic Debility.

It is prepared from the true Bark in combina. flon with our Finest Port Wine, and is an admirable form of administe.ing at the same time the appetizing properties of the Bark with the strengthening qualities of the Port.

Price, $1.50 per Bottle.

(Telephone No. 6a.)

Nos. 22 & 24 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

Hongkong, 30th June, 1890.

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BY APPOINTMENT.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 21, 1890.

THE BOW STREET RIOT,

THE Superintendent of the P. & O. S. N. Co. Severe conflicts have taken place between the informs us that the Company's steamer Malton left Shanghai for this port on the 19th inst., at Police and the mob in Bow Street, The Police

had to charge and use their batons.

THE GRENADIER GUARDS. The War Office has decided that the duties lately devolving on the Guards have been exces- sive, and the arder confining the second battalion to barracks has been withdrawn.

The Yorkshire Regiment has been ordered to

London to assi the Guards.

PARLIAMENT.

July 11th, The Government drops the Procedure pro- posals, the Lands Purchase Bill and the Tithes Bill, but will re-introduce them next session.

Mr. W. H. Smith has changed bis decision to go to the Upper House, and will seek re-election to the House of Commons.

MR. STANLEY.

Me: Stanley was married in Westminster Abbey. It was a briliant ceremony.

THE SILVER BILL The U. S. Senate has adopted the Conference Bill by thirty-one to twenty-six.

July rath.

The House of Representatives has passed the Silver Bill by 122 votes against go. The majority were all Republicans..

ANOTHER MILITARY "SQUEEZE”

July 18th:

The British Government has resolved to in crease the Military contributions from the Straits

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. Settlements and Hongkong, and has under can

ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.

MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.

sideration the cases of Mauritius and Ceylon. [The Acting Colonial Secretary informs us that the Government know nothing of the matter --it is another of Reuter's little jokes-Ed. H. K. Telegraph.]

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THE following appointments have been made at the Admiralty Chief Engineers-John Rees, to the Rambler; Alfred J. Nys, to the Hyacinth | (both reappolated on promotion). ⠀

In his weather report to-day Dr. Doberck says:

The last typhoon passed at midnight to the north of Vladivostock, causing a south-west gale there. It is now moving castwards across the

Pacific"

THERE will be an Emergency meeting of St. John Lodge, No. 618, S.C., held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Wednesday, the 23rd instant, at. 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

THE incessant down pour of the last thirty hours has not resulted, as is usually the case, in any serious damage to property. Some slight land. allps are reported in the suburbs, but none of them are of unusual magnitude.

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THE London Gazette of the 17th inst, has the following notification:-Downing Street, June 17th-The Queen has been pleased to approve of the appointment of James Johnstone Keswick, Esq., to be an Unofficial Member of the Legisla tive Council of the colony of Hongkong. JIMMY MCMILLAN, & private of the A and S. Highlanders, appeared in the "dock" at the Police Court this morning and made his salute to Mr. Robinson. He was charged with being drunk, creating a disturbance, damaging pro- perty at the Cricket Pavilion, and assaulting two Constables while in the execution of their duty yesterday evening. "Tommy" pleaded guilty and was bound over in one surety of $5 to be of very good behaviour for the next six weeks, after which he can kick up his heels again, if he likes.

and Foreign Ualtarian meeting of the British sense talked at the annual Society. The Rev. T. L. Marshall protested against the idea of using any of the funds of the Association in sending a missionary to Japan. All the money, thousands of pounds, used on our Indian mission, he said, was thrown away. Such an intelligent people as those of Japan and India would, without aid, develop their religions llle in their own way. Until they had carried out Christianity in the East End of London and in the slums of their great cities they need not go so far afield.

On Friday night the Customs officials seized eight chests of opium and twenty muskets, near Chin-wan, on the Chinese frontier, whilst they were being smuggled into the interior. THE Landon correspondent of the Chicago News is evidently a daisy according to his own lights And he doesn't like London—not much, Ho says: There obtains in England a lamentably low moral tone; na for London, it is unquestion-

ably the wickedest city in the world. Unsp proached in the particular of population and in many most astounding and delectable particularsi London is also a prodigy of corruption. of lalquity, of conceit, and of hypocrisy. And Johnny, what about Sheek-ago, when it gets on the rampage?

"JUSTICE "asks: Can you give me any particulars as to the Preller and Maxwell murder case Pand can American "Boodlers" be touched lo Canada With respect to the first, so far we recollect, Brooks, (alias Preller), an English- man, killed his friend Maxwell, also an English man, lo a hotel in one of the western cliles of America; we think St. Louis. Ha.put the body in a trunk. tried to ship it off somewhere, and fed to New Zealand. He was pursued by American detectives, extradited, and brought back to America, where he was, very properly, executed, although his friends made strong efforts to save him,--To query number two we reply-No, Canada appears to be a favorite camping ground for the "boodlers." America has no jurisdiction in the 'Queen's dominions,

OUR AERATED WATER MANUFACTORY is replete with the best Machinery, embodying

Perry having stated that there were all the latest improvements in the trade.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. OUR eloquent, friend Mr. Recher arrived in Singapore on the 14th inst,

WEATHER permitting, there will be a game of Polo at Causeway Bay, at 5.30 p.m., to-morrow."

Hall Museum for the week ending July 20th, are:

accordance with the wishes of all the members in every respect a very desirable measure, that we should record our regret at the but on the other hand undoubtedly death of the late Postmaster-General and Colonial one to which mature consideration should bər Treasurer. There are few public servants who given. Under these circumstances Government. have worked with so much real as Mr. Lister has no objection to the first reading to-day, but did; his varied experience in this Colony and it must be distinctly understood that in nilowing his intimate knowledge of all matters connected it the Government by no means pledges itself to with it were of considerable use to everyone to support it further. As far as I can see there connected with the service. “

is nothing objectionable in the principle of the Bill.

REPORTS,

The Acting Colonial Secretary laid on the table a report on the Public Works, by the Surveyor- General; despatches respecting the Police Adjutancy; and the Colonial Surgeon's report for 1889.

VOTES.

The Bill was then read a first time. The remainder of the proceedings will be

reported in to-morrow's issue.

NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL.

The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that the The O&O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Oceanic, Capt. following votes be referred to the Finance Com-W. M. Smith, with the American mail of the mittee:-$480 to Henry G. Waggott, and $240 26th ulto, arrived in harhour this morning. We to S. Hayward, both being student-interpreters; take the subjoined telegrams from our San and $360, being half salary for the acting Chief Francisco exchanges :---

aspector of Police-$60, for six months...

CONSTANTINOPLE, June 22nd. Bilgands beat Sinekli have captured Mobo- mond Hey, a man of great wealth. They demanded $12,000 for his release. Turkish soldiers have been dispatched in pursuit of the brigands.

HALIFAX, June zath. THE DEPUTY POLICE SUPERINTENDENT, News has been received that French and His Excellency explained at considerable English fishermen had a serious fight at Broad length that since the matter was last under con-Cove two days ago. It began in a quarrel over. sideration the Secretary of State had consider the fishing grounds and the Frenchmen got the worst of it. There were many broken heads ably modified the original proposals in conse quence of correspondence which would be laid and bruised bodies, but no fatalitics, no fire- before the Committee. It had been a question arms being used. whether Mr. Horapool was a superior or a sub- ordinate officer, as he would, in the latter case, enjoy privileges under the Ordinance which he otherwise would not. He was only appointed deputy Superintendent on probation, and it was rather hard if he had to forfeit advantages previously enjoyed. Before his appointment was confirmed, however, it was probable that the question would be seuiled. The Secretary of State desired Major Dempster to resume his duties as Adjutant, and he would probably do. so, but as he could only do so for a short time he had expressed his willingness to forego the half salary to which he would be entitled, and to no vote would be required. It was possible would necessitate a change in the Police Ordin- ance, and the Acting Attorney-General had the that the contemplated changes in the Force

matter under consideration.

VOTES.

PARIS, June 22nd. Lieutenant Wise, who was sent to Colombia to arrange for the extension of the Panama Canal concession, cables that he has received assurance that the Colombian Government will support him in his mission.

LONDON, June 22nd. A company has been formed to construct a barber af St. Brandon, on the Bristol Channel, with London by the Great Western Railroad. for American liners. The port is to be linked

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RIO DE JANEIRO, June 22nd. President Da Fonseca signed the new Consti- tution at a ministerial dinner, to-night. The The following votes were also referred text of the Constitution was approved at a Fifteen thousand dollars, being amount required Cabinet meeting to-day.

MADRID, June 22nd. to be expended in this year, as part of $38,000

The cholera epidemic makes no progress and estimated, for training Albany and adjoining Nullahs, and opening up the land now available there are few fresh cases at any point. The as building sites between the Bowen and Ken- officials declare that 75 per cent, ofthose attacked

TEGOVCY. no nedy Roads. Two hundred dollars for publish-

CAIRO, June 24th. ing in a separate volume the proceedings of the

Correspondence from, the Soudan conveys the Legislative Council during one year following: An Arab merchant, Aly Effendl hundred dollars for making a new set of Marseur, who has just arrived here from Omdur. signal at night, for the use of the Observatory tribe is anxious to throw off the yoke that binds storm signals, iron frame, and lanterns to

man, the headquarters of the Mahdi, says every and China Gas Company, Limited, of their appeal under The Rating Ordinance, 1883. $720 for additional Staff in the Observatory, and $104 84 being half pay of the First Assistant at the Observatory, from 1st June to 19th July, Mr. Figg's vacation leave on full pay.

able of supplying us with 3,000 gallons of distilled THE returns of the number of visitors to the City/Hae, but, to the fact that huge Indians, diminu. officers of the Impericuse, flagship of Sir Nowell | $178.50, being the taxed costs of the Hongkong them to the Mahdi, and in fact many of them.

The greatest attention has been paid to appli- ances for ensuring purity in the Water-supply, to secure 'which we have added a Condenser cap- water a day, and are now in a position to compete in quality with the best English Makers. Our Sweet Waters cannot be surpassed anywhere.

The purest ingredients only are used, and the utmost care and cleanliness are exercised in the manufacture throughout,

LARGE BOMBAY

"SODAS"

* We continue to supply large bottles as heretofore, free of Extra Charge, to those of our Customers who prefer to have them to the ordinary size.

COAST PORT ORDERS. whenever practicable, are despatched by first steamer leaving after receipt of order.

FOR COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good order.

Counterfoil Order Books supplied on applica.

tion.

Our Registered Telegraphic Address is,. "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG," And all signed messages addressed thus will receive prompt attention.

The following is a List of Watert always kept ready in Stock :---

PURE AERATED WATERS

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

SELTZER WATER, LITHIA WATER

SARSAPARILLA WATER

TONIC WATER

GINGER ALE

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No Credit given for bottles that look dirty, or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of Containing Aerated Water, as such bottles are never used again by us.

A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED, Hongkong, China, and Manlia.

BIRTH.

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Europeans, 139: Chinese, 1,481; total, 1,610. WE are informed by the agents (Messrs. Russell & Co.) that the E. and A. S. S. Co.'s steamer 16th inst., and may be expected to arrive on or about the 25th..

have done so already. They have two very

Tannadice left Port Darwin for this port on the Whilst awaiting, action by the police, we would have determined to add immediately to the inclusive, to be given to the Substituter during mitted trivial offences or, who have not, to his

AN emergency meeling of Zetland Lodge, No. £25. EC will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Wednesday, the 23rd instant, at 5 for 5.30 pm precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

IN Saturday's Gazette it is notified that the appointment of Mr. A. H. Rennie. as correspon. dence clerk has been approved by the Secretary of State, and that Mr. T Sercombe-Smith has been provisionally appointed Acting Assistant Postmaster General.

ACCORDING to a telegram from the Berlin corres- pondent of the San Francisco Bulletin, the large farmers of Pomerania intend hiring Chinese laborers to counteract the increasing demands of home laborers. Large orders have been sent to Hongkong for Chinese.

house.

IMPORTANT TO SPECULATORS. Mr. Keswick--Sir, I am desirous of introducing an Ordinance into this Council which, owing to

the want of proper notice, I am afraid cannot be done without suspending the Standing Orders. It is an Ordinance to amend the law in zaspect to the sale of shares in Companies, local atd otherwise.

The Acting Attorney-General moved that the Standing Orders be suspended, which was agreed

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Fowerful reasons for disbelieving that he is a Prophet at all. One is the existing famine, and the Mahdi upon people who have either com ibe other is the cruel atrocities perpetrated by

mind, been sufficiently attached to his cause. The Mabdl has become absolutely unpopular. * Most of the members of his military force, about 4,000 men all told, are ready to desert at any moment. The guns that were captured at Khartoum are useless for want of cannon balls.

LONDON, June 24th. On going to the hotel from the theatre last night, Sarah Bernhardt was unable to sleep and decided to take chloral. By mistake she took 120 grains. Physicians were summoned and found her apparently dying, but after four hour's hard work she was pronounced out of danger.

An inquiry was held by Mr. Wodehouse at the Police Court this morning, into the death of the Chinaman who fell over the Peak tramway embankment on the morning of the 16th inst. and sustained injuries from. which he died a few hours afterwards. Mr. Win, K. Wylie, super intendent of the Tramway, testified that the deceased, together, with other coolies, had been employed on the night of the accident helping finished work, about 1.45 am. on the 16th, the to charge the cable, and that after they had deceased, who, had been brought down from the Peak, left the car apparently to look for water to wash his hands, and, ia, the dark, stumbled over the switch at the lower end of the tram and fell head first over the embankment into the ravine, a distance of 18 or 20 feet. He was almost immediately afterwards discovered and removed to the Hospital where he died about 5 o'clock the same morning. Inspector suspicious circumstances connected with the affair, his Worship found that death was

the Peak by the tram-cars have been greatly As a result of the comparison drawn by the LADIES and gentlemen travelling to and from accidental upset of late owing, not to soy mishap on the live Malays, and long-tailed Chinese congregate Salmon, Commander-in-Chief on the China In the nullah just below Kennedy Road for the Station, between the offensive and defensive purpose of bathing in the running stream in full

powers of their vessel and that of the Russian This is a scandalous agship Admiral Nakima, the authorities. says the Admiralty and Horse Guards Garetti, view of passing tram-caIR. nuisance which should at once be put a stop to.

armament of the English flagship four additional suggest to passengers the advisability of "look- ing the other way." The police can hardly 6-inch breech-landing guns, two to be mounted forward and two aft; the two to be mounted in the expect the tram officials to jump off the cars every day, charge into, a motley crowd of aude after part of, the ship will, however, only be placed on board in time of war, being kept at Orientais, and send them helter-skelter up the Hongkongin reserve until needed. Consequenton mountain side-no belong he "pidgie."

this decision a similar alteration will be carried out THANKS to the exertions of Mr. McGregor, in the armament of H.M.S Warspite, flagship on assistant bailiff of the Supreme Court, who was the Pacific Station. In connection with the walking along Queen's Road Central yesterday great similarity of those vessels-the Russians morning, another of those industrious members call the Imperieuse their sister ship-it is saki of society known as earring-anatchers was that the designs from wbich the Admiral brought to justice at the Police Court this Nakimo was built were obtained from one of morning, where he appeared before Mr. Wode the Royal dockyards, in, of course, a surreptitious

It transpired in evidence that

way, and that, with very slight alterations, they McGregor, hearing cries of "thief | and seeing were adopted in the construction of this ship. It the prisoner making off at the rate of ten knots will be remembered that when first the an hour, gave chase for about three-quarters of perieuss put to se she was brig-rigged, and in a mile up and down numerous lanes and by-consequence of the great weight fuvolved was ways, finally capturing his quarry near Bonham subsequently altered to the present arrangement Strand. The rascal had the cool impertinence of military tops. Thus a margin of weight is to plead that he was running to catch the available which will be trenched upon fo the Yau-ma-ti launch, when he saw a huge foreigner very smallest degree by this addition to the auxiliary armament. The Russian flagship is THE Band of the Argyll and Sutherland High-charging after him, and being frightened he ran landers will play the following programme at

on and on until he couldn't go any further "still brig-rigged. the Officers' Mess, to-morrow evening, com- Unfortunately for him the woman, whose

fourteen dollar car-tings he had torn from her THE Penang Gazette learns that the fighting in mencing at 8 o'clock :-

Edie is nearly over. The Dutch made an person, identified him positively. Nine months “Zascita amomAuber, Overture......... Value

Tout vous". Waldteusi. in guol and two whippings of twenty-five strokes expedition to Oleh Gadja and burned down and *Selection "Remces of Daritent... Godfrey..

destroyed the house of Tunku Yusope and all cach was the magistrate's prompt sentence, Comet Sola......Jeanne Hachette.....Conca.

shop-bouses there, meeting with but little oppasi Selection...

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Sullivan.

THE Paris correspondent of The Times, in a tion from the enemy. There is a talk of another telegram to that journal, saysThe Italian expedition to Edie Choot, which it is expected careful consideration I will suppose that any Vicars Apostolic in China have received a cir will bring the war to a close. Both the artillery one has disposed of 1000 shares for the next cular from Prince di Cariati, the Italian Charge and cavalry have since left for Kota Radja. six months; he is in a position to depress. The sixth battalion will shortly leave for Java the value of that Company until due date, d'Affaires, warming them that under the Italo- Chinese agreement of Dec. 18, 1885, Italian by the steamer Vice President Prins and to the very great disadvantage of not only the The buyer but also the other shareholders. Con- missionaries ought to be provided with Italian the fourteenth battalion a week after. passporte, instead of remaining under the pro- Governor is to leave the place in a few days, sequently the buyer may not be in a position to fection of " a foreign authority" (France). The It is stated that General van Teljin, the Gover-sell them again. No one can defend the morality circular urges that no diplomatic representations

Bor of Acheen and its dependencies, is about to of the act, and I am satisfied that this Ordinance In their favour will be received by China, except retire in consequence of the Netherlands India will have a good effect, by the prevention of wholesale gambling in shares by young and from the Italian Consuls; that they are putting Government being desirous of adopting a more inexperienced people, to their ruin and disaster, themselves outside the law both of their own vigorous policy to bring about the pacification country and of China; that they are giving the of Acheen, he being averac touch change. Chief There is another objection a right and fair one, (binete the impression of their being rebels, Captain van de Poh is mentioned as likely to be in my opinion it is that persons who may and, therefore likely to foment rebellion appointed his successor. The Java Bode of the bave property, say in a banking corporation, wherever they go ; and that in any emergency 7th July say that the Royal Engineers have should not be victimised by the artificial depression of their shares by: speculators. I they might be arrested and handed over to the engaged Mr. Percival Spencer, the London therefore will ask leave to introduce this Bill, nearest Italian Consulate. The circular describes ronant, to make a trial ascent with his Captive itself as a last warning to the Italian missionaries Balloon, in order to demonstrate its feasibility which is entitled "An Act to amend the law with to regulate their position. It is evident, however, for Military Reconnoitring purposes. Colonel respect to the sale of shares In Companies regis that the warning will produce no effect, and that Ban Zuylen is at the head of the movement, tered under the Hongkong Ordinance of the missionaries will cling to French protection

The Acting Attorney-Gene al--I am sure that and at the preliminary, ascents the Superin every member will be glad to co-operate with rather than oficially recognise the Italian tendent of Engineers E. J. de Rochemoat, Mr. Keswick in his endeavor to put a stop to and Staff Captain F. C. Grampre Mollere will ascend with Mr. Spence, and conduct the abuses and losses brought to our notice authorities here have been in correspondence cannot offer a decided opinion about the Bill, as with Holland on this subject for some time, It was only brought to my notice few hours greatest importance has been received. Ex- but up to the present nothing has resulted, go that it would be introduced, and I have not traordinary activity prevailed all day in the dock. on account of the great expense that the matter had time to examine it, but I would like to make yard at Northend Harbor, and all the men-of-war would have involved. Now however whilst an a few remarks about it. There is no doubt now there are being victualed and coated as was considered unwise to allow the opportunity careful consideration, for it is well-known that busy transfering powder from the magazine, experienced aerial navigator was on the spot, it that this Bill will require very serious and rapidly as possible. Ammunition carts were also to slip. In reality these Military Balloons are there is, in this Colony, a very large business below the Wellington barracks, to the yard. In done in the sale and purchase of shares on, the afternoon the engineer and torpedo corps an accomplished fact, the French having made use of them in Tonkin, and the Italians at the time bargains, and up to the present these were in the steam launch buoying the harbor shores of the Red Sea. The armies of these two transactions have been looked upon as perfectly channel between Fort Clarence and Georges nations, as well as those of England and legal, and been recognised by courts of Island, des p Germany have properly established Balloon justice. The effect of this Bill will be, toBERIAN, June 24th, Corps under the command of officers properly great extent to stop these tradictions, orThe police have decided to refuse a permit to at least to render them very uncommon, as the Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, on the ground Ordinance will declare them void. One of the 'that it is demoralizing to youth, questions which may therefore be asked will be BAND GAPIN LONDON, June 25th,

A SWELL Chinere youth who saw Mr. A. K. Frkiel, of Messrs. David Sassoon, Sons & Co, change a fifty dollar note in Queen's Road last night about seven o'clock, followed him into Cochrane Street and there tried to pick his pocket, Not so, however. The silk-clad "gent" was collared by a district watchmang locked up, and brought before Mr. Wodehouse at the Police Court this morning. His Worship sentenced him to six months' bard labour.

By the Pekin this afternoon Mr. Stanley and his forty Thespians left for Shanghai. Thev gave their last show on Saturday night, to a full On the 24th May, at Vancouver, BC, the very "full" bouse. The advertisement called wife of WILLIAM BELL-JRVING, of a son.. the piece the Octoroon, but it bore a much sronger resemblance to a dog-fight. Criticism on the doing of a gang who are gone--never to return, let us hope would he useless; sufficient to say that laughter was incessant, and the intervals were the best part of the show. We shall watch the fortunes of the peripatetica with a good deal of interest.

The Banghran Gelegraph

HoyaKONG, MONDAY, JULY 21, 1890.

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Mr. Keswick-I may briefly explain that the object of the proposed Ordinance is to niter the The Board of Trade findings on the City of law, which enables persons at present to deal in Paris accident attribute the casualty to the wear- time contracts.ing of the propeller-bearing. It also finds the shares on what is known as It is based on an Imperial Act of 1867, which | micly of the passengers on the City of Paris was passed, I believe, for the specific purpose of was not sacrificed to speed, and that the vessel

The House of Lords was filled yesterday, on preventing, rash speculation. I propose that is one of the finest in the mercantile marine. this Ordinance should have the same application. except in oneer two respects. At present it is cus the occasion of the Duke of Clarence taking the tomary-and more especially during the last two oath of office as a Peer. The ceremonies were or three years has it been brought prominently very imposing, before the public notice for speculators to dispose of shares for some future time of which they have not possession. I think no-one will be found to dispute the fact that the effect is exceed ingly serious, and in many instances during the last year it has led, I am certain, to rulo, and in some instances, I fear, to crime. The operation of this Bill is not readily understood without

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The widow of Dr. J. C. Ayer, of Lowell, Mass.,. is engaged to marry Prince Dolgouruki next fall. The prospective groom is brother to the late Emperor of Russia's morganatic wife.

A dispatch from Buenos Ayres says a revolu ionary agitation has been started in Entre Rios, and it is incressing.

In the Commons to night Healy asked the Speaker to rule on the question whether there was any precedent for the Licensing Fund. The Speaker's reply created a sensation. He made a long speech, giving as his opinion that there was no precedent for such fund, To allow the License Fund to accumulate as the Government

proposed, he thought, was a grave inporation which the House itself ought to decide upoa. The ruling was received with enthusiastic cheers. After further debate the Ministers retired to discuss the Speaker's opinion. Lord Hartington and Chamberlain advised the Cabinet to drop the clause. No definite conclusion was arrived at, but it is understood Ritchie and Goschen have recognized the impossibllity of retaining the clauses, and will allow them to be dropped while retaining their portfolios.

Os returning to the Hours Smith moved that further consideration of the Licensing Bill ba postponed, to give the Government time to con rider the Speaker's rulings. He promised to announce a decision next Thursday. MANAGE PURVIS, Miss, June 24th.

John L. Sullivan to-day, in court pleaded guilty of prize-fighting and was fined $500.

PARA HALIPAK, June 24th..

Tus blow has been struck at last. At the breach was formed in a dyke near Canton on the Tax Singapore Fru Press gives the following the necessary observations, The Military to-day. I am somewhat taken by surprise, and is believed here that news or orders of the

Council meeting this afternoon Mr. Keswick introduced a Bill entitled "An Ordinance to amend the law in respect to the sale of shares in Companies registered under Ordinance V of 1888, and In other Joint-stock Companies." The Bill was read a first time. It is not yet hade public, the formal reading extending only to its title, but we can put its purport In two lines-and those two lines should be posted in 'every speculator's hat. In every contract for the sale of shares at a future date the number of the scrip must be inserted, or, if there is no number, the name of the registered holder. Otherwise the contract will be vold. false entry of such particulars will be punishable as a misdemeanour. The Government has not pledged. Itself to support the measure, but the tone of the short official comments pointed to its favorable reception. If so then will the Rialto resemble Beersheba no more.

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TELEGRAMS.

THE LONDON FOSTMEN..

LONDON, July fath ·· A serious strike of the London postmen is Imminent.

July 13th, The postmen's gitation is over,

WE learn from the native papers that a serious fath of this moon, and the ten surrounding information respecting the recent earthquake la districts were immediately inundated, and many Java-This morning, (11th) at 1.35 (Singapore families rendered homeless. The dyke, which time), a sharp earthquake shock passed over Ban- is known as the Tab Hoo Dyke, is over 70,000 Joewangle and the south-east of Java by far the feet in length. The breach occurred at a place sharpest shock felt for many years, reports an old resident. The direction seemed to be from where the dyke is built principally of mud and sand. that when once a small gap was made, E.S.E, to W.N.W., and duration 30 sec. About nothing could stop the intush of the water. The one hour and twenty minutes after this-2.55 creeks began to rise on the 8tb, and the dykem, Singapore time-all the three cables con gave way on the roth. The breach is 100 feet necting Java with Australia: failed, 4s near as long,

can be known, at the same moment. The cables appear to be broken at about the same place. In Ball Strait, within 50 miles of Banjoewangle. As far as can be yet ascertained, no tidal wave or other volcanic activity or disturbance to coast-line: in that neigbourhood has been reported, nor is there

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trained to the business.

COUNCIL.

In the House of Commons on the 17th alto, Mr. Norris asked the Under-Secretary for Foreign Allaire if it was a fact that Rajah Brooke had seized a large part of the fadependent State of Brunei against the wishes of the lawful Sovereign of the State, and, if so, whether he had broken anything known in Batavia of a fresh outbreak | MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE the agreement made between the Saltan of of any of the active volcanoes of Java. By the Brunel and Her Majesty's Government, and also interruption of the three cables south of fava, his own agreement with the Sultan; whether Her telegraph communication with Austraila is com Majesty's Government had received a strong pletely cut off. The cable steamer Sherard protest from the Sultan of Brunel, informing them Orders will proceed to Banjoewangle with all that Rajah Brooke had interfered with the despatch for the repair of these cables, and independence of the State of Brunel, and thereby during the interruption every opportunity will violated the terms of the agreement between be taken to post telegrams by steamers to Her Majesty's Government and his Highness, Australian ports. In "connection with this dated Sept. 17th, 1888; and if Her Majesty's earthquake, it may be mentioned that very Government would take steps to lasure that sharp shock of earthquake was felt at Bolinao, their treaty with the Sultan should be respected in the north of the Phillipines, on the even and if they would award compensation for any ing of the gth inst., about 4 hours earlier losses suffered by the Sultan in any breach of than the Banjoewangle shock. The master of such treaty. Sirf. Fergusson: Rajah Brooke has the S.S. Vyner, which arrived at Singapore on- annexed the Limbang district, which was Saturday (12th) from Borneo, vid Java, stated nominally under the sovereignty of the Sultan of that on the 22nd June last, while the vessel wa Brunel, though his authority over it does not in Menado Harbour, an eruption took place appear to have been recognised by the Inhabit from the Makjen Volcano, thirty miles south of ants for some years. The annexation is subject Tomate Island. The Vyner was then forty to the approval of Her Majesty's Government. miles out to sea, yet her decks were covered The Sultan of Brunei has protested. We are with ashes and, coming clover, into shore, some not yet in possession of sufficient information to small stones also came down. The eruption enable me to make say statement as to the was plainly soon out at sea, and the flames and course which Her Majesty's Government may ashes were seen above Tidore Island, 5,900 feet

high feel bound to take in the matter."

| ~Is not this measure too drastic? For notwith The Statut estimates the consumpilar of standing the abuses which have taken place ounces of silver as follows: Arts 20,000,000 there has been a very large amount of perfectly for European and other countries, taken for honest transactions. When two persons have India, 30,000,000; taken for China, Japan and A meeting of the Legislative Council was come to an agreement with respect to the sale and the East 10,000,000. Furchased by the United held this afternoon. There were present purchase of shares, and both are able to carry States Government 30,000,000. Total, 110,020,000, His Excellency the Officer Administering the that agreement out when the time comes is it The total preduction at the present time. is Government (Mr. F. Fleming); Mr. W. M. Deane proper to step in and stop it because it may turn 130,000,000 ounces per (Acting Colonial Secretary), Mr. S. Brown, but unfavorable to one of the parties?". Again, There is a rumor prevalent among the Tories Surveyor-General: Mr. E. Ackroyd (Acting will this Act have the effect of stopping if If that the Government has resolved to dissolve Anorey General); Mr. H. E. Wodehouse(Acting this measure is contrary to public opinion, Parliament soon, possibly after the supplies for Colonial Treasurer); Mr. N. G. Mitchell. Innes, or in advance of it, we may see the the year, are voted, It Is hard to credit the Acting Registrar General; Messrs. A. P. Mac spectacle of this Council having passed a report lace the dissolution would find the Ewen, C. P. Chater, J. Keswick, (unofficial law which is openly violated every day, and Government in a very unfavorable position, but members), and Mr. F. Ahazeland, Acting Clerk that would have a very demoralising effect. it has got entirely out of touch with is followen These and some other coints need to be very faod is overwhelmed with difficulties, carefully considered, and all I am prepared to Severe gales prevail along the coast of The minutes of the last meeting were read and say to-day, on behalf of the Government, is that Scotland. Several fishing vessels are missing. the Government has no objection to the first NWAR VIENNA, June 25th. confirmed.

MR. KESWICKE

How reading to-day, provided that such consent will. It is reported that Prince Ferdinand, ruler of His Excellency, intimated that the Queen had not bind it in any way to its future action. The Bulgaris, in a sudden and mysterious manner- approved of Mr. Keswick's appointment as apBill will have full and fair consideration has started for this city. His visit here, it is His Excellency-As the Attorney-General has stated, is connected with his critical position in unofficial member.

just said, this in a very important measure, and Bulgarian SCRAPARAAN one on which I will not to-day offer an oplatan. Kom Los DON, June 25th, From the remarks made by Mr Keswick 'with reference to it it would needs to be

of Councils.

MINUTES.

Mr. Keswick then took the oath, SAKOL THE LATE MR LISTEN,

His Excellency Before we proceed with the business of the day I think it will be only in

Stanley and Miss Tennant attended Com memoration Day exercises at Oxford University