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Intimations. DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED, DISPENSING CHEMISTS, &c.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1891.

H.M.S. Alacrity, with Admiral Richards on board, arrived at Chefoo on May syth and left for Tientsin the following day,

THE hall of the Queen Elisabeth was sold at public auction by Lloyda Agcota Nagasaki, os the 26th alto, and was knocked down to Messrs. R. H. Powers & Co. for $8,100.

that reliable information bus bern given semi- officially to the effect that the Queen's Proctor is undecided whether to interfere with the rule. nisti for divorce granted to Captain O'Shea from his wife, Katherine, Mr. C. S. Parnell, M.P co-respondent. It is stated that there is suspicion In the Crown Law Department that material evidence was withheld at the time the divorce was granted which would have freed Mr. Parnell and Mrs. O'Shea from the charges

and co-respondent were desirous of Captain Shea severing the matrimonial bonds with his wife, and that if there was not coliosion between the

THE Rev. James Gilmour, M.A. of the London Missionary Society, died at Tientsin on the asst and was burled on the a3rd of May, Tat Shanghal Mercury, is informed that HEMISTS AND AERATED WATER | Viscount Enomoto has accepted the office of that the Chinese authorities think that there is The Wan-an mines are in the vicinity of Tamaul the Feak. We do not even know how far the of unlawful intimacy. That both the respondent

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"FILL your mind with useful information, my young friend," said the prosy old man. Remember, the empty bag cannot stand up- right." "What's the matter with a balicon?" arked the irreverent youth.

MR. WADE GARDNER relieved Mr. John Walter of the managership of the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corporation at Shanghal on the 1st Inst. Mr. Walter, we understand, finally retires from the Bank's service.

We are informed by the agent of the .&O. S. S. Co., that the steamship Belgic, with mzilu, from San Francisco to the zoth ulto,, has arrived at Yokohama, and was under orders to leave for this port at ngon to-morrOW,

THE French war-ship Villars left Shangbal for Korea on May 31st. There is said to be some little trouble brewing in the Land of Morning Calm which readers the Villars presence advi sable for the protection of French interests.

ST. PETER'S SKAMEN'S CHURCH.-The Mission stears-launch Day String will call alongside vessels hoisting code pennant C_ between 9 and

THE Tientsin correspondent of the Shanghai Mercury writes on the 33rd ulto.: From Peking I learn that the placards that were posted on the walls have been removed, and no cause of fear. The funeralol the late Rev. James Gilmour was largely attended, and the service was conducted by the Rev. J. Lees, and a native pastor. The Board of Admiralty are greatly pleased with the survey made by Messrs. Pringle and Hudgkinson, of the Peking Iron and Coal Mines, and it has resulted in Mr. Pringle having been appointed to survey the mines between Shan Hal Kuan and Newchang, for which place he will leave here in a few days, accompanied by and an official specially sent from Monkden."

THE LAWYER'S LULLABY,

7. The Commission recommanded the ACCORDING to latest advices from the North the Freach man-of-war Inconstant and the British establishment of a branch Obscrvatory at the gun-vessel Swift are at Chinkiang; H.M.S. Peak, and communication arranged with the office of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Linnet and two Chinese men-of-war at Wuhu Company. General Palmer reported in 1881, that and the German gunboat-fir at Kluklang.

he considered an anemograph on the top of the MXSSAS, TUCK YUE & Co., of No. 32 Praya Peak to be required. At present an advance Central, have forwarded us samples of the Win

upon the knowledge of typhoons gained in the an coals, of which they are the local agents. Observatory during the past seven year depends

malaly apon observations made on the top

of (Formess), and we understand there is now a

present registers, kept by the signalmen, se to very large output and also that the quality of the

be trusted, they show that the wind blows coal bas been thoroughly, and atisfactorily

less strongly there during typhoons than it does tested. Mr. James Cromarty, Chlef Engineer of the steamship Smith, has carefully tested this at sea level. It would be interesting to have Formena production and he reports that that point cleared up. We have no right to say gives a much more perfect combustion than the that the force of the wind is wrongly estimated

We do not know whether it is right or wrong. general class of native coal sold on this coast; that there are little or no clinkers, very little ash The Commission stated that "the true direction

no sulphur; that it is a good coal for boilers, and as it is bituminous there is no burning of fire-bara.” This is a very high character, and Mr. Cromarty concludes by saying that he will

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certainly recommend the owners of the Smith particulars will be found in our advertising columns,

to supply him with Wan-sn coal. Further

of the wind can be more easily recorded at that altitude, and the signs of an approaching typhoon more quickly noticed." It would also be well to have a pluviograph working up there. That would supply certain information about rain-fall, which is much required in Hongkong.

8. A new cable was laid across the harbour in the spring of 1890, and the Observatory is now

in direct connection with the offices of the Teled

petitioner and the respondent, there was a |manliest concurrence on the part of Mrs. O'Shen with the efforts of Captain O'Shea to gain ber divorce. The rule' nfei will be returnable thin mooth, and it is highly probable that the Queen's

rule should not be mide absolute. Should a Proctor will intervene and show cause why the fresh trial of the issues of divorce be ordered And Mr. Pamell and Mrs. O'Shea be summoned to give evidence, startling and peculiar disclosures may be anticipated. Meanwhile Mr. Parnell and Mrs, O'Shen”, are definitely engaged to be married.

A terrible tornado has passed over the State graph Companies. That was of course the

of Kentucky. One of the churches in a town principal defect in connection with the imme

was lifted a considerable distance in the air by diate utility of the observations, and no improve the force of the whirlwind and dropped in the ment could take effect without it. It is to be

middle of a street, Hundreds of houses were regretted that the cable was net laid in 1883-blown together like nine-pins, and shattered

1st fast. The U.S.S. Pator, white coming up SAYS Our Shanghal morning contemporary of the

the river on Saturday morning shortly before a'clock, drifted on top of Kistoan light-vessel, and did some damage. · The shock was sa sud- | den that the light was put out. Owing to the telephonic connection with the Central Police and spllstered Ike matchwood. Hundreds of

damage done to the light-vessel, she has been towed up to Shanghal for repairs and has gone into the Old Dock for examination. Her stem is splintered and her bowsprit canted to star- board, the bulwarks on the port side forward are smashed in, and on the starboard side they are started. Her ball pole came down by the run and went overboard, while ber lamp. chimneys are smashed and her reflectors damaged. The force of the collision snapped her chain, so that she lost ber mushrooms and then-drifted nearly a mile from her position,

The signalman's house, on the Peak is now in

Station in Victoria and the Observatory is in telephonic connection with the Police Station, at Kowloon Point, where the storm-signals (arë holsted. With reference to improvements in the sus of weather intelligence consequent upon the laying of the cable, the notice reprinted as "Appendix A." this report may be consulted, 9. Telegraphic connection with Victorin wat

substantial buildings collapsed before the fury of the tumultuous" elements, and bricks and stones and all kinds of building materials were strewn for miles around. The atmount of damage done to property is enormous. No particulars are yet to hand as to loss of Hifs and personal *tsjuries,-****

19.30 am, on Sunday to convor men ashore to steamer Hever, engaged on a trip from Shanghai before she could be brought up. It was here 74th, from 2.40 p. on the 13th September in therein that he is powerless to stay, the exped

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that she was seen by the Ichang. Her place. to be taken meanwhile by a funk showing at night a fixed white light of the sixth order. The Palos, aftercolliding with the Kutoan, ran ashore and did not get off till yesterday morning. She has since arrived at Shanghal and leaves for a cruise up the Yangtze on and Wednesday, THE Archbishop of Canterbury is nothing if not a toady. The Duke of Connaught, who is one of the Queen's sons-it is necessary to state this as his name is really unknown to the bulk of the local population-attended at the Mansion House of the corrupt Corporation of the City of London, the other week, at a meeting held in support of the British and Foreign Bible Society. The Duke said we lived in an age of " selfishness and scepticism," and that the best way to attack the prevailing vices was with a Bible in our hands. (Sublime spectacle ! Connaught with the

Be still, my child, remain in statu qua. While i propel the cradle to andfiro, Let no involved rat inter alles Prevail while we're consulting inter nax, Was that a litila pain in medias res? Too bad I too bad! we'll have no more of these 1, 11l send a capias for some wise expert Who knows how toeject the pain and stay the hurt. No trespasser shall come to trouble thee, For thou dost own this house in simple fee- And thy administrators, heirs, assigns, To have, to hold, convey at thy designs. Correct thy pleadings, my own baby boy, Let there be an abatement of the joy : Quash every tendency to keep awake, And verdict, costs and judgment thou shalt take, AT Shanghai Mixed Court on Saturday, May 30th, Mr. E. Hey, as agent for Mr. E.. Teck, med the Halag Kee bang for $400 as demurrage. The care arose out of the charter, of the German I o'clock service, returning about 12.35. to Newchwang, the charter allowing five lay" days. Three days were taken up in Shanghal THE following telegram was received in

and six in Newchwang, so that the "lay days Singapore from Mr. Bibby, the manager at Ranb, amounted to sine instead of five. For these on the 29th ult.-Clean-up about, end of next extra days the charterer claimed $100 a day. Mr. week; expect better results than last. Raub H. Browett, who appeared for the defendants, hole, prospects good. Western lode improving.contended that the steamer was to blame for the detention, as her captain would not allow the THE Naval Yard policeman who was run into cargo of rice to be discharged till a part of the yesterday by Mr. Bomanjee's ricksha is still

new cargo of beans had been shipped, in order being attended at the Royal Naval. Hospital. that the vezsci might be properly ballasted. As The coolles who were in charge of the vehicle at the only evidence before the Court was a letter the time of the accident have not yet been caught. from the captain, the magistrate postponed the RUSSIA is reported to have constructed strategic case fill the return of the Hever to Shanghai. railroads, tow almost completed, which will THE Daily Press of this morning glories in a enable her in a month's time to concentrate on special announcement to the effect that it the German frontier an army that it would have

"consists of six pages, forty-two columns. required six months to move before the railroads But our contemporary does not say that in the were constructed.

whole of that wildemess of type there is not one original article or paragraph, or a single item of news. A few badly edited paragraphs (already published in our columns), four stale Reuter's telegrams, & der-as-dust report of the Legislative blushed when he heard the word "selfishness" Council meeting, copies of documents on the Council tabic yesterday afternoon, including mentioned. There he sat with the consciousness Dr. Doberck's Observatory report, two columas

that he was receiving fifteen thousand e-year from the Asiatic Society's Journal, two chapters of rot on the Hatoan Catholic Mission copied and was the owner of several palaces, while some 15,000 poor curates and vicars throughout of "A. Fatal Past," a story yelept "The Petrel

the country starve on State salaries much" less and the Slaver" which we read in an American

than the weekly Income of a dock labourer. But, as a teady also a man of brazen face, paper some six months ago, and the Market Price List of vegetables, make up the stock, lock the Archbishop was equal to the occasion. He and barrel of Granny's "six pages, forty-two buttered up the obscure Duke of Connaught by column" A feeble or more uninteresting hash-saying he had a "hereditary right to speak up has rarely been seen, even in the Daily Did it come through George 1. and George II. of the history of that Society. Hereditary right Prsti.

neither of whom could speak English, and both of whom openly kept mistresses? Did it come through those worthless sensualisis, George IV. and William 1V. And if not from these, through whom? It is pity that poor puppets like the Duke of Connaught should allow a crafty man like the Archbishop of Canterbury to make fools of them. A few wealthy evangelistic old ladies, who ought to be in imbecile asylums, give money when they hear these things; ether people torn away in disgust from such nauseous proceedings.

Tix agents (Messrs.' Melchers & Co.) inform us that the Norddeutscher Lloyd's steamship Bayern, Capt. T. Mergell, with the German mails dated Berlin, the rath May, left Singapore for this port to-day, and may be expected on or about Wednesday, the 10th inst.

A SINGAPORE Chinsman made a determined and successful effort to commit suicide the other day. Throwing himself down a well be found there was not enough water to drown him. He then returned to be town house and took morphla, from the effects of which he died. He was in monetary difficuldes.

THI Shanghai Mercury hears that on May 11th, as the Prime Minister of Korea was proceeding along the main street of Soul, a row took place between his attendants and a number of Chinese. Two Koreans are reported to have died from the brutal maltreatment they received at the hands of their Chinesa assailante.

THE Chefoo correspondent of the N. C. Daily News writes on May 27th His Excellency the Italian Minister and Mme. Panza, accom panied by a Secretary of Legation, arrived here this morning per Fein-from Tientsin. Upon the arrival of an Italian gunboat, which is ex. pected from Japan the day after to-morrow, they will proceed in her to Korea,"

THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial Hospital begs to acknowledge with thanks the On the 6th of May, board the steamship following donations to the funds of the Hospital: Esmiralda, at Port Said, Basst, the wife of Andrew Johnston..

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1891.

TELEGRAMS.

H.K., C. & M. Steamboat Co., Ltd..............$100. G. Coxtes, Esq.......................................... Aron 25. D. Musto, Esq. ................................

J. W. Kinghorn, Esq.cont L. J. Lopes, Esq.......

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THE Shire line steamer Cärmarthenshire, with 184 officers and marines of the Japanese Navy on board, called at Singapore last week for coals, and left again for Havre, where the contingent will land. They are going to bring out a new Japanese corvette, in substitution for the Uneof

| Kas which was lost in the China Sea while on a

voyage from Slugapore to Hongkong.

Ar the recent annual meeting of the Prince Alfred, Hospital at, Sydney several speakers referred to the circumstances which, twenty- three years ago, led to the foundation of the institution—viz, the attempted assassination of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh. Sir William Manning said there was an incident connected with the affair which had never be fore been made public, he opined for political rensons. This was that the would-be assassin, O'Farrell, informed his guardians, the police authorities, that what had led him to attempt the

nurder was the fact that ten Irishmen in Sydney had received instructions from Dublin ordering the murder of the Prince, and that it fell to lot to fire the shot that was to have done the deed. Manning, who is a Judge and should have known better, was evidently hard up for material when he re-batched this ancient "chestnut," which was only one of the many hallucinations the unfortenste laastic O'Farrell labored under previous to his execution-but of course bistory

has to be made somehow.

NOTURTHSTANDING the general depression existing in the Far East, local shipping enterprise still keeps going ahead. The Scottish Oriental Co. had a new steamer out a few days ago; the China and Manila Steamship Co's new boat Esmiralda arrived to-day, and yesterday after

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Secret of England's greaïnens "` la 'one band, and a poker in the other) But how the Archbishop of Canterbury must have

THE HONGKong observatORY

PROFESSOR DOBERCK'S REPORT.

and then submitted a report,

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interrupted on the 15th May from 12.15 p. till 3.25 p, on the 15th May, from 10.6 a, till 11.35 a. from 2.0 p, on the 13th Jane till 8.37 5., on tha 1.35 D, on the 15th, and from 345 P., on the 8th December till 11.25 a. on the roth. It was of course also interrupted during thunderstorms The Chine Coast Meteorological Register, based on Information received direct from the Eastern Extension and Great Northern Tele graph Companies, was issued daily (Sundays and Government holidays excepted). It contains at present telegrams (corrected and reduced) from Wladivostock, Tokio, *Nagasaki, Shanghai (Harbour Office), Foochow Amor, Anping Swalow, Victoria Peak, Canton, Macao, Hol how, Haiphong. Bolinio, Manila and Cape Saint James. The stations furnished with an asterisk issue the best telegrams. A summary appended as well as information concerning the of the weather expected in this part of China

first appearance and progress of typhoons and a full account of all meteorological signals and storm-warnings issued during the previous 24 hours,

11. Whenever the staff in the Observatory

inspected. That is done annually at home. It allows it to be done, it will be necessary to have the most important telegraphic reporting stations is eight years since I had an opportunity of inspecting them and some of them I have not vtalted at all.

President Kruger, of the Transvaal Territory, has sent despatches to the British Government in answer to an appeal to check the advance of the Boers upon Mashonaland, Ho states

tion, although he assures the Imperial Govern- ment of his friendly feelings towards Great Britain. The despatches state that 20,000 and not 5,000 Boers are advancing on Mashbaland, with the avowed intention of declaring the territory a Republic. The British troops are now moving from Natal towards Mashonaland with the object of checking the unauthorised Boer expedition to that territory..

May 5th. all parts of the Russian Empire la thou- Jews are arriving in St. Petersburg from sands. They are being driven in crowds by the police and soldiery, and chalued together like a:iminals. A panic has seized the wealthy Jewish merchants in St: Petersburg and other Russian cities, as they fear they will lose their property in the persecution. Reports from many towards the Jews, and are desecrating their places show that the police are acting barbarously

synagogues. The synagogues at St. Petersburg and Moscow hold Churches la order to Jews, who have joined the Lutheran and escape the decrees of the Government.

The World announces to-day that the Prince. of Wales is a bankrupt, and that Her Majesty regular allowance is made to the Prince's eldert the Queen will liquidate his debts, providing a

Sir Henry James, the Attorney-General, has introduced a bill in the House of Commons to enables member of Parliament to resign ́his seat without the necessity of an application

for the "Chiltern Hundreds."

13. With reference to the twelfth paragraphson, the Duke of Clarence and Avondale of my annual report for 1889, (dated the 24th United States Government intends to at enca It is reported in diplomatic circles that the April, 1895), the First Assistant was away on recall its Minister at Rome, in consequence of sick leave since the middle of November 1889, the attitude of the Italian Government over the and has not yet returned, and the Second tracking affair at New Orleans, Assistant resigned a few weeks later in order to accept a better appointment elsewhere. I was thur left without assistants and had to do the work as well as it could be effected with the help of two young Chinese Clarks. Under the cis- comstances I endeavoured before all to scénze- the continuation of the hourly readings and meteorological observations without break. -How far I have succeeded ia this can be gathered from the following pages. I do not claim that the last decimal of the figures is as nearly accurate as in previous years, but ali tabulations and cal- Chinese in my presence, and carefully checked. culations have been made in duplicate by It is proper to mention that the credit for this greatly due to Mr. Ho Toshang, who also read the proof-sheets of the Observations made in 1889. He has since been promoted to be Second Assistant, and at the date of writing this report the monthly weather reports are ready for press up to date.

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It proved impossible to find suitable acting assistants locally, except in so far as an Electrical Engineer, after a month's training, was able to assist in the time-service and, to drop the time-

repeatedly stopped since, when he, either through ball since July last. The ball had not been dropped for half a year. However the ball bas 11-health or other causes did not attended. He bolds another position in Hongkong, which mafaly occupies his time. The dropping of the time-ball is the daty of the First Assistant The

natives are useless for such work,

14. Mr. J.1. Pleminer, formerly Astronomer in charge of Colonel Temline's Observatory at Orwell Park, who in to favourably known from his observations of comets, Joined me on the rat: May, or, as Chief Assistant.

The manager of the Farisian Bank of the Rothchilds, which undertook to float the £20,003,000 loan for Russia, has cancelled the contract. This action is due to the barbarous persecution of the Jews by the Russian autho rules.

A despatch received from Valparaiso gives particulars of a battle between the Chilian Insur the town of Pongallant. The Government troops, rectionary forces and the Government troops at: who have been repeatedly repulsed by the rebels, insurgents fiendishly. The conduct of the Gov were this time victorious, and slaughtered the ernment forces in their hour of triumph was: fearfully ferocious, and they spared nobody, but women. outraged young girls and murdered helpless

Having completed their base "andi sacked the settlement. atrocious triumph,: the"- Constitutional victors:

It is asuounced that Mr. J. G. Blains, Ameri

vis, that the Bebring Sea sealing fisheries can Under Secretary of State, is disposed to accept the proposal of the Marquis of Salisbury closed for the season pending the settlement: "of the dispute.

LONDON, May, 6th, The action of the great banking firm of the floating of a loan of £20,000,000 for Russia 1 Rothschilds in cancelling the contract for the due to the Czar's action in countenancing this

It is rumored in financial circles that the Russian ruthless persecution of the Jews of the empire. Government intends withdrawing £1,000,000 The seceding member of the Home Rula party have proposed that arbitrators be appointed by them and the Parnellite party to decide whether the funds to the credit of the Irish

SIR EVELYN BARING'S REPORT ON EGYPT.

THE leader of the Chinese mob who burned the Henderson, of Glasgow; she is of 3,300 tons involve a greater outlay, and the annual cost Nautical Almanac Office, is carrying out the deposited in the banks of the Rothschilds. French Cathedral at Wabu was arrested by the LONDON, May 17th.

French police on the French Concession, Shang. Slt Evelyn Haring, her Majesty's Minister | haf, on the evening of May 29th. The culprit. I and is, abɔve the highest class at Lloyd'aj | dollars a year for nearly twice the sum now tides in 1887 and 1888 taking into accoust five Plenipotentiary at Cairo, in his annual report Bays that the contlased prosperity of Egypt depends upon the upholding of the existing political régime, and that evacuation cannot be recommended.

noon the new Arration Apcar liner, the Lightning, Capt. Patell, made her debut here. She is a very fast boat, specially built for the China trade, by Messrs. David and William burden, fitted throughout with electric light,

saloon passenger accommodation for both she has very powerful engines, and splendid Europeans and natives, separate bathrooms being provided for them according to their respective requirements. In short, nothing that would add to the comfort and convenience of her passengers seems to have been overlooked, Her dimensions are-length 331 ft. 9 in., breadth 42 ft. 9 in., and depth 281 ft. 9 ft., her registered tonnage being 3,146 toss. She is capable of steaming 14 knots an hour.

The annual report of the Director of the Hong- keng Observatory was laid on the table at the meeting of the Legislative Council held yesterday afternoon.. It is dated May gib, and says :-~-~~- last month, and I have the honour, to submit My sixth volume of observations was published herewith my seventh volume in manuscript as ordered by his Excellency the Governor. It con tains the observations made in 1890.

1. Early last year his Excellency appointed a Commission to enquire inte the working of this Observatory. The Commissioners held several meetings, visited the Observatory at my request, 3. They strongly recommended a much larger annual expenditure and stated that "the increased staff that has been found to be essential would

15. Mr. Roberts, Chlef Assistant in the cannot be estimated at under thirteen thousand harmonic analysis of the hourly readings of Human man of about 30 years of age, is named

working of the Observatory properly effective adapted ble tide-predicting machine. He spent." They also stated that "to render the hitherto omitted terms, for which he has now Li, and he openly admitted that he led the

there should be three European assistants at movement and set fire, to the Cathedral; "He was handed over to the Shanghal Tabtal and wit

least, one of whom shituld have sufficient intends to use the results for future predictions of tides in this port. The tide gange has been probably be sent back to Wahu for trial,

experience and knowledge to permit of his taking handed over to the Inspector General of Chinese charge of the Observatory when necessary Customs, who desires to have it worked for The Newfoundland delegates to London are there should also be three Portuguese or Chinese MR. FEMIIRTOM WILLARD has been performing

clerks." They also stated that it would appear China. It would of course have been impossible State for the Coloules, for the publishing by him year or two in each one of the treaty ports of indignant with Lord Knutsford, the Secretary of at Sourabaya, and announces his intention of

that's great deal of useful work is done at The Newfoundland Parliament has passed opening for a season with an Opera Company

Observatory, but that the beneficial outcome of

to work it properly here after the assistants went of Information privately supplied, him, to which the bill to enforce the medus vivendi with. in Singapore about the beginning of the present

this work is diminished by the inadequate sum regard to the French treaties.

season, and doubtless he will come on to China

16. During 1800, In addition to meteorological action has placed them in a very annoying and Japan. The description of Mr. Willard's A MEETING of the members of the Hongkong anual cost of the up-keep of the Observatory logi of 42 different vessels containing entries on

that has been allowed to be spent yearly. The registers kept at about 40 stations on shore, the ent entertalsment panies us somewhat, but perhaps Cricket Club was held in the Pavilion at was originally estimated at ten thousand dollars 694 days (counting those made on board different the so-called Opera Company is a chef-duure 5.30 p.m. yesterday for the purpose of considering but only seven thousand dollars have been spent ships on the sanie date separately) are available. of the comic order ! | The Sydney Bulletin, in ; the advisability of enlarging the Pavillon Mr. An Observatory is essentially que' of those There is a strong movement in Germany in bidding the Company box sayage, expresses a A., Leach was voted to the chair, and said Institutions on which, if thoroughly good results By order of his Excellency, the Admiral. Com

mander-in-Chief, a copy. favour of the suspension of the corn duties. hope that they will return to Austalla with dry that it had been apparent for some time past that are to be obtained, a considerable sum of money

of all mateorological, observations made on board men-of-war belong feet 1

the accommodation of the existing premises was must be spent." They silsostrongly recommended altogether inadequate to present requirements that "European assistants should be obtained the squadron steamed in the case that although personally he is in faw of an and that the meeting had been convened for the from England as speridily as possible and that,

sest to the Observatory and Commanders of Empire, yet he recognises the will ofte people, purpose of considering, and deciding upon their in the meantime, teraporary assistance should foreign vessels ofar end such observa and he will, for the present at any eccent extension. Plans had been prepared by Mr. he locally obtained."

tions as are requested direct, or through the the Republic, as he can see that by that means Leigh (of Mesurs. Danby, Leigh and Orange) 4. A lengthy memorandum from Malog-books were received through the Harbour, French

Commodore.28 log-books or extracts" of will better · Conserve" the bapy Aness of the been General H. S. Palraer, R.E, who wrote the

people. Mr. Granville Sharp deposed: "Yesterday I was sent in. One of $1,400 bad been.

THE NEWFOUNDLAND DISPUTE,

GERMANY AND THE CORN DUTIES. May 29th.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE China Navigation Co.'s river steamers the electric light.

THE oft-repeated complaints of the ineficiency of the local police force will in future cease to be heard, for that body has now received two valuable săditions. A coolie was charged before

National League shall be released from the Parisian bank where they were depasited to the credit of Mr, Parnell,

· May 7th.

Balms coda should resign the Presidential chalt The Chillan: insurgents demand that General before the rebel, army and navy are disbandes

Paris Figore is answerable for the stategy t that Erince Victor, the recognised head of the keuse of Bonaparte, intends issuing a mar Alesto to the French people, in which, he will

employed on the Yangtze are to be fitted with Mr. Wise this morning with disorderly behaviour. and specifications and tenders had alread to original report which cubsequently led to the Master's Office, 31 direct from the Captains or Dáring an anarchist rint in F

MR. F. XXIEN, consul for Germany at Soul, Kores, has left the country, Mr. Reinsdorff taking his place,

PENANG Revenue for the past year is estimated by the Gasstia to shew an excess over the expenditure of some $400,000,

-

assert

asa a number of

movement of the British troops towards Bocks- The Pall Mall Gas efts declares that the spaland, in South Afries, Li as indication that Great Britain is anxious) for war,

Some yesterday the street and found a crowd of people went into the taceting do decide whether they considered ed to the cent of the Chaervatory, was append the harbour. But the Laformation concerning the police charged the mob,

to Commissioners'

the latter were severely wound a a man was struggling with a coolle. I separated they were justified in expending that amount on 5. The suggestions submitted by the Com. typhoons in 1888, 1889 and 1890 is by no means 3: In recognition of his service daring the Bat them and inquired into the matter.. the enlarging of the Favillon. The chairman mission bare not yet been carried out, but their yet complete.

17. I regret to have to report that the magnesing daancial paple, Mr.Villa Lidderdale Defendant was trying to excite the crowd to join added that the Club was in a very flourishing report has been printed by order of the Governor,

tic but was twice, broken into and all the brass (or of the Bank of England) has been in the quarrel. I saw it was a critical caso, and financial condition they had 200 members, of and they have thus lo some sense bad his

presented with the freedow of the city of London. with the help of a Parase gentleman. which number over 100 were active members, Excellency's general approval. Whenever they books and be toget er instrument and Ben His was also entertained at a banquet at the this desperate character was at length secured and their credit balance amounted to $5,000, are fully carried out, the working of this Obser.tunately the magnetic instruments had been Guildhalsaudara maka

vatory will be utility will be very much ex- Ar the Magistracy this morning Chinaman and put into the lock-up, from which he was led He formally proposed that the Pavillon be

improved and its Im- removed before this happened.

The rest of the report consists of statistical was charged with assault under peculiar circum- like a lamb to the slaughter and ordered to pay enlarged according to the plans prepared by Mr. med

mediato practical

tables, which are too-lengthy for reproduction stances. The plaintiff (also Chinese) said defen. $ fine and find a security for six months, or Leigh and that the tender of $1,400 for the work tended.

In our columnL dant, who was unknown to him, came to my withdraw from public lle for two weeks. Mr. be accepted. The proposal was seconded by 6. I have to record my appreciation of the great house and said he wanted to see my wife Granville Bharp as referee in a stand up fight, Dr. Lowson and was carried, unanimously, akili and Invariable courtesy with which the Farnell was modest and tinserous compared with calling time, separating the bruising as Haroun The extension decided on will undoubtedly ba Chairman of the Commission conducted the this." "I said she was not at home. Parisian, Alraschid, going about like a common man, and a boos, and will embrace the erection of a large enquiry. It is proper to call attention to this, as thi man. "He then kicked me inquiring into matters which call for a master dressing room and two bathrooms. In connection It does not appear from the printed evidence Dida't understand the usages of pollte society, saind to set right; and finally, as a busly police-

with Cricket Club we may add here that we

attached to the report. But the printed evidence after all. The wils gave almliar evidence. She man, assisted by a stalwart Parsee broker- wis in her room, and the man wanted to come this was better worth photographing than the in and sit down, and-talk-about-the-weather Kowloon atrocities... And did they use ambrellas and sile afer the children, and make himself to arrest the ruffien? And where was the coolle agrecable. Of course the lady said she didn't to get his $35 security? Borrow from the know the man. They always do. So the inter- Farson, perhaps? Anyhow, "it was a famous

vistory? Joper was fined $2

NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN

MAIL

The China, Navigation Co.'s steamer Tsinan,

The miners' strike at Pourmies, in the depart ment of the Nerd France, is collapsing.

Princess Bismarck, wife of Prince Bismarck, ex-Chancellor of the Garman Empire, is seriously It is reported that there is considerable dis- salon Among the memaging committee of the World's Fair, Chicagii, and it is likely that the LONDON, May 4th project for a grand ex position will be abandoned. The Pall Mall Gosetta pabisbes an interest. A revolution has b jokes out against the Con ing goap liem this aftamoon on the Parnell gutional Government of Costa Rica, the most Oʻllaes divorne garn. The newspaper declaren 3 jómberly Biate of Central America

it's the requested to state that the cricket is quite incomplete and misleading. Many im. Capt. Allison, axrived from Australls this morn ground is now closed for the season. A special portant remarks have been omitted by the re-lug. We extract the subjoined telegrams from court, however, is kept uperi for the double transporter, and a

f my explanations are quite incorrectly out.exchanges match which will come off on Monday next, put down or not entered at all. Had the c- when Mears. W. H. Wallace and C. & Plati culation of the pitated evidence not been limited will face Messrs. G. 9. Coxon and J. S. Van | it would have done much towards strengthening Baren

popular fallacies concerning typhoons.