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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1891.

DEATH,

At the General Hospital Shangbal, on the 15th May, Hannab, wife of Nils Möller, aged 42.

The Honghong Celegraph.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 189r..

TELEGRAMS.

THE EIGHT HOURS' MOVEMENT.

LONDON, May 5th, Sixty thousand workmen paraded in London on Sunday in favour of the eight hours' more- ment; there was also a Socialist meeting on the same day, but no disorder occurred at either..

ANNEXATION BY GREAT BRITAIN IN SOUTH AFRICA.

May gth. British annexation of the "bastards country to the west of Bechuanaland has been proclaimed In order to prevent the Boers.trekking in that territory.

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THE INFLUENZA IN ENGLAND.

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May 11th, Lord Kastsford, Sir J. E. Gorst, and many

THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending May 17th, are: Europeans seg, Chinesó 1,127; total 1,335,

A GUNPOWDER explosion occurred at Nanking Arsenal the other day in which a Chinese workman was blown to 'bits. One more unfortunate.

THE Superintendent of the P.. & O. S. N. Co, courteously informs us that the steamship Switch with the next English mail, leht Singapore yesterday at 4 pm. for this port,

Tux Hudas rays that the Provincial Treasurer of Seochow has drawn from the Treasury 20,000 acls for deepening and dredging the water courses in and about Seochow,

H.B.M. cruiser Hyacinth, Capt. Crálgio, arrived We are Informed by the agent of the Messageries from Japan yesterday..

Maritimes that the Company's sleamer Örws, with the next French mail, left Saigon un Sunday last at noon for this port,

inform us that the steamship Empress of Japan, THE agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Carlill & Co.) has walled from Singapore, and is due here at i p.m. on Saturday.

MAS. POTTER and Mr. Bellew gave an entertain ment last night in the spacious dining hall, of the Shamlea Hotel, Cantos, before a moderately large but most enthusiastic audience. The programme included selections (in character) from "Macbeth" and "Hamlet," which gave numerous recalls, and the performance proved the utmost satisfaction, both artists receiving in every respect a most unqualified success.

THE Amoy Times states that the redoubtable On Monday next the anniversary of Queen tiger-slayer, Mr. Leyburn, accompanied by Mr. Victoria's debut will be celebrated. At her age Firth, brought down another sine foot liger last the old lady ought to be getting tired of parading week from the upper banks of the Dragon River. the fact, but she will do it. The consequence in that the gallant grst will go through that facom- MR. PLAYFAIR, well known in connection with colours, and the Volunteers are asked to partici- prehensible fetish-worship known'as trooping the the old Oriental Banking Corporation, has, we aro-informed, been-appointed Chief-Manager in-tribution andre te pay a doubled Military Con- Hongkong of the National Bank of China, Limited.

A BANGKOK Contemporary says that H.H. Chow Sal has been despatched to enquire into the truth of a rumour that the French have occupied Koh-Samit, a small island on the cast coast of the Gulf of Siam.

Nos, 3 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. members of the House of Commons are suffering MEERS. J. M. LYON & Co.'s machine shops at

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Ar the Magistracy this morning Ram Singh, a Gun Later, was charged, together with Lo Yut, a Chinese hawker, with committing an unnatural offence on Saturday last. The CASC WES remanded till to-morrow afternoon, owing to the Chinaman's detention in Hospital.

THE Hekkai Shimbun of the gth inst. says:A fire broke out this maming at 11 o'clock in Higashi no-machi, and the wind being high, the fire spread in all directions, running along the Echigo-kaido, Nagano, and destroying 10,050 bouses. The number of persons killed or wounded is not yet known....

THE Negro Sembilan correspondent of the Straits Times, writing from Kwala Pila on the 6th inst., says that a number of railway pickets damaged by elephants, which keep remaining have been pulled out and the Paso bridle track about the place night after night. While on the subject, I learn that Major Hannay, and Lieut. Sutherland have arrived at Kusla Jempol, They are proceeding to Paso to-day by the new track through Palong. Lieut. Sutherland knows the place well, having only lately visited these parts with Captain Paterson, wounded at Kwala Gemencheh.

THE Superintendent of the P. & O. S. N. Co. informs us that the Company's steamer Brindisi left Bombay on the 10th inst, for this port.

News was received at Nagasaki on the 12th Walker, was badly ashore at Tsuikime, an Inst. that the Takackiko-Maru, Capt. R. N. island in the Korean Channel. The malls and treasure were saved, but it is feared that the vessel will be a total loss. She was 40 miles out of her course. No lives were lost, THE friends of Miss Gracie Plaisted, who paid the East a flying visit a few months since, will be glad to bear that fortune is smiling on the little lady in her own country, California. We learn from a recent exchange that Gracle was the recipient of a magnificent complimentary benefit at Vallejo, last month, upon which one. sion she was loaded down with both bullion and bouquets. Miss Plaisted reappeared in Frisco on the first inst., when "Cupid," a new opera, was produced for the first time. ABOUT noon on Saturday the American mail staamer City of Rio de Janeiro had the top part of her main-mast struck by lightning, which was splintered and the flag Aring thereon tern to shreds. The current then travelled down the back-stay, along the ridge pole of the awnings," and tore the ensign to ribbons, leaving the flag staff untouched. A glass pano was also broken. and a ventilator damaged, while part of the name on her stern was struck off. No further AT the Sanitary Board meeting on Wednesday damage to shipping has been reported, the orders of the day will be-Report of Com- mittee considering the question of a site for the THE Chinklang correspondent of the Shanghai ourable Colonial Secretary approving of the akte native fire brigades were called out this morning selected for the Vaccine lastitute. Letter from at daybreak to a large fire that broke out in the British the Secretary of the Hongkong Branch of the S.E. subarbs of Chiakiang in a very densely exhumation of the remains of the Chinese dead, pull down a large hong to check the spread of Medies Association regarding the populated neighbourhood. The firemen had to and 16th May, 1991. Nine petitions praying out before the fire was subdued, with a loss of that accommodation be granted Petitioners in Mortality Returns for weeks ended the and, 9th the flames. No less than six houses were burnt the new laundries.

one life. The weather these last few days has been hot and sultry, the thermometer registering 88 degrees in the shade. The coming crops of wheat and barley are looking promising, but rain is much needed. No further particulars are to hand concerning the outbreak at Yangchow,

A LEGISLATIVE Council meeting will be held on the mob being dispersed by the native troops.

Friday. The orders of the day will be:-

Rochere (Singapore) were totally destroyed by forthcoming at the next shareholders' meeting Western Market.” Agenda.-Letter from Hon-Marcury writes under date May 9th The

fire on the night of May 5th. Estimated damages $44,000; insurance (with the Singapore Insurance Co) $9,000: No lives lost.

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Mr. Brymer, Conservative, has been elected for South Dorset by a majority of forty, and Mr. Logan, Liberal, for Harborough by a majority of A LITTLE, metaphor from Brownie's casket four hundred and ninety.

When a naughty boy begins fint to equivocate be finds that a string of equivocations are (sic) forced from him, in order to cover up the first festmark on the wrong road.

PORTUGAL AND SILVER COINAGE. A decree issued by the Portuguese Gorem. ment orders the coinage of silver to the value of half a million sterling.

PORTUGAL SUBSIDES.

May 15th.

The Times publishes a paragraph stating that Portugal has virtually accepted Lord Salisbury's proposal.

THE JEWS IN RUSSIA.

May 16th, and Marcow has been resumed.

The expulsion of the Jews from St. Petersburg

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THE eight sailors of the ship John McLeod who, after conviction, assaulted Captain Stewart of that vesicl, and escaped from custody at the British Consulate, Shanghal, on the 8th inst., have been committed for trial by Mr. R. W. Mansfeld, acting assistant judge.

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FOR demanding money with menaces Tang Fo Sing was sent to gaol fer two months by Mr. Wise this morning. The defendant and the The Ministry has resigned.

complainant, a widow, had invented money in [The last Cabinet resigned on the igth ulto.) having died, Tang thought to recover his money loan association, and the manager of the latter by threatening the old woman.

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THERE were 337 deaths registered in this colony during the month of April. Of this number only 13 belonged to the British and foreign communi ties-eight civiliane, four soldiers, and one member of the Royal Navy. Amongst Chinese there were 77 deaths at the Tung Wa Hospital,

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The Hupar says that it has been decided by the Canton authorities to melt the old and unclai cannon in the various forts and utilise the fron for the construction of new guns.

It gives us great pleasure to note that Mr. Geo. C. Miln's Shakesperean representations in Shanghai bave given almost unalloyed satisface tion both to the press and the public.

Our criticism of the entertainment given by

THE Hongkong and Shanghai Bank shares Continue leadily to decline in public Arpreciation, notwithstanding the powerful Bank's losses during the past few months, efforts made to stem the flowing tide. The chiefly owing to gross neglect and mismanage raent, nee said to be phenomenal. There will probably be some interesting revelations of this most immaculate Corporation. THE Singapore Straits Times of May 6th says: -The tenteship Medusa, Capt. Webster, arved there m Hangkok this morning, having some two hundred head of cattle and horses. on board 49 saloon and deck passengers, and Captain Webster reports that his chief officer. Mr. J. Thomson, died of cholera yesterday morning, and was burled, at sea. The vessel sent into quarantine," was at once boarded by the health officer and

THY tea season in Klukiang, says the Shenpao, There is at present a fairly good stock of black has been opened with every promise of success. teas, but as the cost of tea is extraordinarily high reached a great figure. Fortunately foreign in the mountains, the market price necessarily merchants are aware that the tea crop is small this year, so that they are willing to pay a good price for what tea can be gnt. The native deniers are not much elated, however, as the scarcity of ten does not mean heavy profit.

THE weekly competition of the Hongkong Rifle Association was held on Saturday, for the Shart Range Handicap Challenge Cup and Range Spoons. There were only eight competitors. the bad weather doubtless keeping others away. Col.-Sergt. Mack, of the 1st A. & S. Highlanders, The cup and too yards spoon were won by Mr. J. Anderson winning the goo yards spoon, with the following scores

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THE Wenchow teà season, according to a Chinese contemporary, looks very promising The tea crop is fine and the flavour excellent.

the rain) was sold at about $33 to $34 per pleul. When the market first opened in the early part of the 3rd moon, the first class Vü-chien (belore and the second class from $25 to $30 per picul, in large quantities from the country, kept the The dealers, seeing that fresh tea was arriving

rains the prices dropped and there is now great market down by bolding aloof: After the spring activity in buying and exporting Sing-lob. ranges from $10 to $12 per picul, and Mow-isien from $20 to $33 per pleul. The steamer away only 300 odd box's of tea, while she takes Haschang in her previous trip to Shanghai tok in her present voyage about 3,500 boxes of all qualities,

their vocation in the Central district, on Satur AT the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. A. G. Wise, several gamblers were charged with plying day, Inspector Gauld, with a party of police, broke into a house in Graham Street, four of the principale of which he arrested, and they were each fined $5, with the alternative of fourteen days. Detective Green also made an onslaught upon another gambling house in Wellington Street, about the same time, arresting three of the 12 another case in pecter Stanton or are principals. The keeper of the house was fined each. In Inspector broke two houses in Jervois Street, arresting three of the men who were cogaged in gambling, Mr. Ewens defended the accused and applied for a

SHAO YU-LIEN, formerly Total at Shanghai, Judicial Commissioner, Honan, member of the Hongkong Onlum Commission, Treasurer in Formosa, then Governor of Formosa, vice Llu Ming-chu'an, retired on various pretences which will doubtless be understood in the near future.

to give the same validity to Ordinances Nos. 18 First reading of a Bilentiled" An Ordinance

to come into force on the 23rd day of September, and 19 of 1884 as if they had been proclaimed 1884.

First reading of a Bill entitled "The Forts Protection Ordinance, 1891,"

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to provide against abuses connected with the First reading of a Bill entitled "An Ordinance erection of Public Latrines,"

First reading of a Bill entitled "An Ordinatice to further amend The Public Health Ordinance, 1887,"

Ordinance to provide for the making of a Table Second Treading of the Bill entitled "" An of Fees to be taken in connection with the Grant of Letters Patent in this Colony

THE Cheloo correspondent of the N. C. Dally

writing on the ith May, says: Some

transport Tai-as, which left here on the fat May considerable uneasiness, is felt here among Chinese officials for the safety of the Chiness

Sheng Tastal and suite on board, and 3.000 bound for Latchow Fu with His Excellency baga of rice for distribution. I hear, privately,

Mrs. Potter and Mr. Bellew at the Theatre Royal Shao bas the reputation of being a clever temand. The magistrate remanded the cases til! that there has been a considerable amount of

City Hall, on Saturday night, is unavoidably "crowded out" of this issue. We won'd, how ever remind our readers that these talented artistes are billed to appear tomorow night in selections from "Hamlet," "Macbeth," and "She Stoops to Conquer."

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SAVE the "Hupno:-The suborities of Forchow have given strict orders to have all unburied cofas Interred. After a certain date all coffini found lying above ground will be buried in the AT the adjourned Irquiry into the circumitances of the fire at No. 285, Queen's Road, held before an effective measure, as it is not for want of common paupers' graveyard. This is certainly Mr. Wise yesterday, there being no further means that most familles leave their coffins evidence the case was concluded and the pre-aninterred, but masinly because of fingshut" mises released.

A LAROE amount of interesting matter is held over for lack of spice. Exchanges from Japan, 12.00 Shanghai, Amoy, San Francisco, Bangkok, Singapore. Manila, Sydney, South America, and Central Africa have swamped our resources. Our Shanghai morning contemporary says that $1.10 Mr. Startseff has purchased the Sin Nansingto run between Shanghai and Vladivostock. She 1.25 is to make one trip a month, a subsidy being granted by the Russian Government for that 1.50❘ purpose. `·

2.00 IT is notified in Saturday's Griffe that the Officer Adrainistering the Government has directed that the Queen's birthday be celebrated on Monday, May 25th, which will, under the 0.75 provisions of Ordinance 6 of 1875, be a public

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IT is stated by a Chinese paper that over a hundred soldiers, have been stationed round about the Roman Catholic church and the foundling asylum at Yangchow. The people are now quiet and no further trouble in appre,

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On Sunday morning (10th inst.) the first section of the rallway from Phu-lang Thuong to Kep, Tonquin, was opened smid great demonstration by Mr. Brière, the Resident Superior. The 75 Inditendance Tonkinotse mentions casually that on this occasion foods covered the line up to too m from the station.

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AT the Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. Wise another youth was charged with ear. ing onstching from a married woman whilst walking in Queen's Road on Sunday. The defendant denied the charge, but admitted a previous conviction for a similar offence. His Worship sentenced him to six months' imprison ment and to receive two whippings of twelve strokes sach, during his incarceration, We are awfully glad to note in the Government Ganafis that Her Majesty has not been advised to the special ordinances which have whitewashed to exercise her power of disallowance with respect Mesa Lal Sui Tong and Choi Wai (alisa Chal Taua) into British subjects. We don't know these gentlemen, bat beg to congratulate them all the same on the dignity they have attained. A seat on the Bench of Justices or the editorial ebair of China Trail is now fairly within their reach.

Two men, charged at the Police Court this morning, were beavily fined for keeping a Wei- sing lottery agency at No. 207, Queen's Road. On Saturday night Inspector Stanton pald visit and arrested the defendants, and also took charge of fifty-four lottery tickets. One of the but he sub-let the room to the other defendant, defendants wald he was landlord of the house, who was a Wei-sing lottery dealer. The latter admitted that, but said the tickets were being sent 10 Me, y se reset for sale in Hong kong, Mr. Wiss imposed a fine of $200 each, with the alternative of two months imprison-

THE Canadian Parliament are to be asked 1.00 during the coming session to adopt a polley pro-

moting trade and commerce with foreign coun tries by means of fast steamship lines. The proposed arrangements include a monthly service to China and Japan, for which 380,000 Pe. apnum has been promised by Canada and 0.08225,000 by Great Britain. Should the imperial

Parliament prefer to raise its grant to $375,000 ment. In order to provide for a, fortnightly service 1.00 Canada's contribution will be lucrated to

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diplomatist, and probably he deserves it. He certainly materially aided Mr. James Russell in getting his C.M.Gship and a smooth passageway to the Chief Justiceshly of Hongkong and the accompanying knighthood. And Hengkong is ao doubt grateful. "What does the Chamber of Commerce say?

A TALKORAM from London, dated the aird ult., confirms the suggestion that 1 ord Knutsford is only obeying orders in his action respecting the Military Contribution, In introducing his Budget on the 23rd April. Mr. Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said that considering the increased costs of armament and the heavy made upon the colonies for further contributions burden on the home taxpayer a call ought to be to the fund for imperial defence. After much have an estimated surplus of nearly 2,000,000, beating the air be announced that he would all of which would be absorbed by establishing a scheme of free education to come into operation help to support home schools. on the 1st of September next. So we are to

gaol, Bangkok. Twelve prisoners employed as On the 2nd inst, an émeute occurred in the new cooks concealed choppers and other weapons, and whilst exercising suddenly attacked the guards. A severe struggle took place, during which two of the warders were killed, and eleven of the ruffians secured, one having made his escape during the melt. Mr. Allen, superinten- drat of the prison, received a very severe wound in the hand from a blow with one of the choppers. from the severe handling they received at the All of the mutineers were covered with wounds hands of the prison officials. They managed to jungle, however, but the police recaptured all but break down two partitions, and get away to the one. They are to be flagged, and then love their 'eam.

A CHINAMAN at Amoy, who for some four or five years past has been in the habit of visiting a rich Chines: widow in Amoy, was taken some- what by surprise at two oclock the other morning. relatives of the charming widow having heard according to the Times. It seems that the of what was going on, and bent upon putilog a stop to the scandal, visited her residence and seised, his hands tied behind his back, and both there discovered the lover. He was immediately bis ears and queue were cut off. This punishment to the number of about twenty, paraded the not being thought sufficient, the widow's relatives, culprit through the principal streets of Amoy for two or three days. So far as we can learn nothing was done to the woman, In addition to encouraging the visits of her lover, she had given him from time to time something between two and three thousand dollars in money,

Thursday, granting ball in the sum of $500 each.telegraphing during the past two or three days between here, Laichow Fu, and other neigh- THE Tientsio correspondent of our Shanghai some definite news of her present whereabouts,

bouring

stations, with the object of obtaining morning contemporary writes under date the but, up to this present writing, nothing concern 6th inst." Two feet at high water on Taku ing the vessel has come to hand. I understand bar. Such was the Harbour Master's record on Monday, during a severe N.W. gale and dust to institute an immediate search for the missing that Admiral Ting at Welhalwel as been wired storm. No steamers could be seen from the vessel, but naturally the matter is kept very shore although there was quite a feet at anchor quiet here. It blew a furious gate on the 5th outside the bar. The river seems to be deci- and 6th inst., and the gunboat may have been dedly deteriorating again, and steamers of over disabled, though it is strange that an forge time to feet can only scrape through some of the should have elapsed and no news of her. reaches near Tientsin. The Hasting has been three full days going down from fientsin to Taku. The water on the plain is going down fast and the coarse grass is showing through what is left, so the neighbouring country begins

wheat, and then of badling. The United States to look bright 'again. When the land is above water there is promise of a fine crop first of Minister to Korea, Mr. Heard, and family, bave come over on a visit to the German Minister at Peking The secret mission from Korea to Li Hung-chang has returned home r! infecta.”

THE Hankow correspondent of the N. C. Dally News writes on the 6th inst.

Teas from all the districts yet shown are

weather, 1, for one, would take this with a grain exceptionally good compared with those of late stasons, and though the Chinese report that of salt. Prices are absurdly high and quite out later arrivals will show the taint of raloy

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SETTLEMENTE 5TH AND 6TH MAY. On Saturday evening the "Military Mommers S. Dereon 2,541 †chs. "Tis, 60 a 35 gave a second performance of" Daddy Hardacra A. S. Popoff and the laughable farce Catching an Heiress." Tokmakoff & Co...... 1,959 There was a very large audience and the Hongkong Dramatic Club was well represented. Jardine & Co. 1,504 Molchancff & Co..... 2,943

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THE correspondent who sends us whist he terme a "Memo of certain proceedings in connection "SPORT."The objection to Hero for thewith the Belilios Scholarship Fund, ought to Shanghai Champ ons was made on the ground know that it is a rule with all newspapers to second string of the stable, Zephyr, could have properly authenticated. The writer of "this that Mr. D. E. Sassoon, who rode the supposed practically ignore communications that are not won the race had he so wished-in fact, it was Memo has not favored us with his name, a direct charge against Mr. Sassoon of it) as he had made no declaration to win

fand, so far, as the Hongkong Toligraph 14. finished third, laid the objection, and it was not Mr. 1. Frands, QC, and the Hon. (?) N. GA advertisement of Mr., E. R. Belllios entertained simply because it was not lodged Mitchell-Innes bas been carefully consigned to within the time prescribed by racing) law the waste paper basket. We are quite sure that (Stewards of the Hongkong Jockey Club kladly the readers of this journal have co interest In note and inwardly digest the too evident sugges- result of the examinations of Tang Chung-le know nothing of the merits of the case in quesan afdavit that the fact that Th. Cock has tion

conveyed by this decision). We personally Wong Ping-ul, etc and we are willing to make tioa, but we do know that if there was anything is gained the fifth prize of $15 at the Diocesim Mr. Read's protest it was the bounden duty of the School and that Miss Wong A Ling has walked responsibility. Had Mr. Sassoon declared to Home and Orphanage School won't make a cent Stewards to investigate the matter on their own away with a silver medal and $15 at the Victoria pulling up Zephyr to save the skewbald from to-morrow. We are glad that Mr. Belilios has win with Hero, he would have been justified in difference, in the business on the Rialto. defea, but starting two ponies on their merits established another Trust Fund for promoting without any declaration meant best to win, medical studies, training school teachers, etc. and any pulling, was a flagrant case of Johnny but we think it would have been in better tasta off for life. There may, of course, have been bare-faced fashion, and moreover, we think this Armstrong," which la England means "warned, had his generosity not been made public in such no justification whatever for the objection referred money would have been better spent had it been. applied to the relief of the wide-spread destitution Education is the business of the Government in too frequently made a medium for gratuitons All civilised countries; in Hongkong ft is only advertinng by, 4 st of scheming bummer who ought to know better,

Hero Mr. Read, the owner of Noirmont, who his three-quarters-of-a-column of

LAST winter, says the Shingas, Tientsin war much agitated by anonymous placards stating TBE Newchwang correspondent of the Shanghai that a date had been set for burning foreign morning paper writes on the 6th inst.:-We are dwellings and massacring foreigners, The baving the most changeful weather-one day On the 6th Inst. the Shanghai Mercury's Chaloo writer of these placards could not be found. correspondent writes:-There was another fire Lately some stores were being black-mailed by fires or 8 degrees above zero, ao ter fine and quite warm, and the next so cold that probably have consumed the whole place had Military Acadamy. A strict investigation wind was blowing freably from the north. To-day in the native town on the 3rd inst., which would means of letters bearing the seal of the Imperial showed caly 7 or above and the there been ay wind blowing at the times but discovered that there were five men implicated. a south wind makes the temperature quite it was, the flames were stayed before they On examination four out of the five prisoners pleasant. Our Consul (Mr. Watters) is waiting had done much lojury. The fire originated in a confessed that they were duped by an Anbul for his successor, when he will depart for Canton, cotton godown and the damage is estimated at Tis, 600, On Monday we had a heavy storm of seal and wrote the letters, while they only anxious to leave before the hot weather seta in man named Chang Sia-shan, who forged the to replace Mr. C. Alabaster, who no doubt is

UBBORIBERS TO THE HONGKONG | which suspended the entire day, work being acknowledged his guilt and further admitted a big scale.' Imports are also considerable, and Zephyr.are concerned over a mile and a quarter, which exists "almost everywhere in the colony.

diac driven down from the pins and angelis undertook to distribute them to the shopkeepers as interior, and shipments have been made on

was so severe that landing shipping and to demand black-mail, TELEGRAPH" ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY impossible under the clouds of blinding dust that he was the author of the anonymous therols every appearance of the Customs returns in our opinion with equal riders in the REMINDED THAT ALL BUBSORPTIONS yesterday, and the other vessels of the Peiyang last year. His case was reported to Viceroy LA last year. In fact the post is proporous, and if Zephyr, and the public form or taken through The cruisers Pingyen and Cheguen left here placards which produced so much apprehension being qulic as favourable if not better even than saddic, it would be good three to one on squadron have left Wei-hai-wel for the usual who ordered him to be summarily executed on always are made the province will be a most Home Guard, of these splendid racers fully sup- target practice at Ta-lign-wan,

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