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this project. Some believe that the carving of the plan would have dire results. It would angment division among Catholics now, when the Pope desires an earnestly unity and concord

A terrible disaster occurred to-day at Allerona, in the province of Umbria. While a quarry train, on which were many workmen, was at Allerona, a sudden flord accurred in the river and the rushing water, sweeping over its banks, engulfed the train and all of its occupants.

"The fialy says: The italian Government is about to address a circular to the European States Government in the New Orleans affair to their judgment.

Italy will thus be the initiator of an international agreement to compel the United States to find means to guarantee the protection of foreign subjecte.

powers submitting the conduct of the United

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1891.

The Brills,ship Craighurn, Melbourne for Liverpool, was wrecked by a severe southerly gale and five of the crew drowned.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

AILAHABAD, May 22nd.

· A dreadful accident on the 18th is reporter from Benares. It seems that a large, Hindu bridal party had gone out on the river, to worship of the beat gave way, and the occupants were the Ganges, as is the custom when the bottom

have been recovered, and it is feared that this does not complete the tale of fatalities. The bride was among the drowned, but the bride- room was saved, and of their relations no less than ten met with a watery grave.

SIMLA, May 15th.

thrown into the water. Already nineteen bodies

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found refuge, Pere Tschepe is a German by birth, and has resided at the place for many years.

It is believed that the miscreants who have 'caused such havoc there are the same as those who threatened Vanchow and who alss burnt down the French mlesion at Tanyang. They appear to be travelling from place to place along the Grand Canal, and it is feared that they will now proceed to do similar mischief. Lo Ka- pang and Fung-wen-shan, With the Governor will have the hardihood to try anything there, residing at Schow it is not believed that they where there me about twenty American and English and two or three French Missionaries.

Opposite Wcosieb is a large military camp, and it certainly seems strangs that the soldiers were not requisitioned by the Chebslen to surpress the attack.

Appeals have today been received by the heads of the French Mission here from the

assistance or protection of some kind should be

given orders that all strangers found with this licker on them are to be immediately decapitated-; but his men have been afraid to carry out the orders, preferring to take such prisoners to the Chihsien, and throw the responsibility on him.'

⠀ FATAL FIRE AT SHANGHAI,

A fatal fire occurred at Shanghai on Monday) morning last. It commenced in ʼn Chinese store Chin. Tal-fog, a dealer in hides. The Torrent in an alleyway off Nanking Road, occupied by

Intimations.

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Chinese firemen, the whole under the orders of several members of the other bilgades and Messrs. Titandin and L. Moore. The fimes. A

NEW YORK, May 8th.

The Viceroy has telegraphed congratulations The engagement is rumored of Richard Mansfickt, the well-known actor, to bis handsome to Major Maxwell on the successful expture of native Christians of Woosieh, asking that and was standing directly in front of it when leading lady, Miss Beatrice Cameron. Public the Senapati and other Manipur notabilities.

A rising has occurred at Keonjhar, one of the sent to them, but we do not see how this request interest in the, matter was heightened by the

The is to be complied with, as the people are Chinese fact that on Thursday last the lady was granted principal Tributary Sintes of Orissa, a divorce from her husband, George R. Phoebus, the Maharajah, seized and looted the Treasury,

Bbuiyas and other tribes have revolted against subjects.

We may mention that the two Chinese females by Judge Paterson in the Supreme Court. The

released convicts and blocked the sands. In 1868 employed at Wahu as teachers by the French proceedings were kept remarkably secret, and

the same tribes rose in rebellion under the leader Mission, and who were accused of witchcraft, the announcement was a general surprise. Many of her acquaintances were not aware that Miss ship of Ratna Naik, carried off the unpopular and acquitte i by the Mandarin of the absurd Cameron had been married, Mr. Mansfield and | Minister of the Stale with a number of his and the charge, are now la Shanghai, safe with their { was standing beside the unfortunate mao whữ Maharajah's adherents, and murdered the familles. They were erroneously described as Minister. After a harassing campaigo, Raton "sisters," but they are merely teachers and Naik and others were captured, and he and three belong to ro religious order. BERLIN, May 8th.

The men-of-war on the Yangisze are placed leaders executed, and 189 others sentenced to

an follows:-H.B.M.S. Porpoiss at Hankow, transportation and imprisonment. The country dence, and the tribes returned to their allegiance at Wuhu and H.B.M.S. Linnef at Chinking was placed eventually under British superinten- H.I.G.M.S. Mi at Kiukiang, H.B.M.S. Swift The State was made over to the direct control In addition to these there are two Chinese gun- of the Rajah on his undertaking to make no' boats at Ec ́leg, and the Pekin, which arrived sellement unless approved by the Government yesterday, rep is having passed a French mag-

150 of-war off Tungsha. and to make no change without sanction. armed police have been sent from Singhbloom side to meet 100 from Cuttack. A wing of the

Miss Cameron are now playing in Beau Brummel" at the Garden Theatre.

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having taken a firm hold of the building, the firemen were directed to play 'upon the walls. Lucien Descole, a member of the French Brigade, was directing a stream from a hose upon a wall, the wall collapsed. burying the unfortunate T Frenchman and a Chinese frentan who was R assisting him. When extricated, he was dead. wards. The deceased bad never previously U The corpse of the Chinaman was found after. O attended at a fire. Several other people, among them Mr. L. Moore and Mr. E. C. Pearce, had narrow escapes from falling dɗbrki,, Mr. Moore E R was killed, when some one pushed him violently. down the alleyway from behind and so saved 8 8.00 0 O AT him. He then gave orders to ascertain. If any ore had been hurt, and was told that four Chi- nese had been buried in the ruins of the wall. was played on thent, and cooled them sufficiently The bricks were toa hot to handle, so the hose

to' allow them to be touched. On removing some of the bricks the helmet of French fire man was found, and soon afterwards the body of M. Descole. Doctors were immediately tele- phoned for and the unfortunate man got out, aestimated at $3,900,000. period of about fifteen minutes having elapsed soon on the spot, pronounced that-the-French fireman was dead, having been suffocated, Only one Chinaman appears to have been killed, the same afternoon, the oreliminary service The funeral of M. Descale took place being held at the Church of St. Joseph, which was crowded, Sixty firemen in uniform attended, Wagner (French Consul-General), R. A..Mowat and among, the congregation were Mesars. (H.B.M. Acting Chief Justice and Consul- General), Chapsal (Chairmann of the French Municipality) De Malherbe, the Secretary and the staff of the French Municipality. The service was conducted by Père Célombe, and the coffin, which bore the inscription #Lucien Descole, aged 28 years," was covered with wreaths.

the tower is David A. Proctor; the architects are T. Purdy, all of Chicago. The contract for Holabird and Roche,and the engineer is Corydou erection has been let to the George A. Fuller Company. The steel, of which 7,500 tons will be required, will be furnished by Carnegie, Phipps & Co. The total cost of the tower is

In a speech at Bonn to-day the Emperor justified students duels, saying they were largely misunderstood by the public. The official report of the speech glosses over references to this part of the Emperor's remarks.

OTTAWA, May 8th. Parliament has been notified of the coming measure to authorize the Victoria and North American Railway Company to operate a ferty between Beecher bay, near Victoria, and some point on the Streils of Fuca in the United States. 17th B.1., Calcutta, is under orders to proceed❘ near the Fusz-wên-shan Hills had been des: since the falling of the wall. Dr. Reid, whe was

-This-ferry' lo said to be part of a huge scheme to. connect Vancouver island with the American system of railroads.

CITY OF MEXICO, May 8th. The revolution which broke out at Amapals, Honduras, on May Gib--one of the leaders of which, Bardales, was killed-appears to have been instigated by Guatemalans, who were ang because of Guatemala's Honduras treaty. appears that Villavicence, who betrayed the Salvadorians in their late war, le heading the Tevalution.

HALIFAX (N. S.). May 8tb.

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It is understood that Mr. Mills, Conservative member for Annapolis, will shortly introduce a resolation in Parliament at Ottawa, declaring that the New England States should be invited to join the maritime provinces, and become a part of the Dominion.

BRUSSELS, May 8th.

The miners and others to the number of about 100,000 are now on a strike in Belgium for fewer hours of labor and for electoral organization, and demand that the dock laborers of Antwerp shall boycott caal laden steamers expected to arrive at that port soon.

ST. JOHNS (N. F.), May 8th. The Assembly met last night and discussed Lord Knutsford's Coercion bill at length, and, amid much excitement, finally adopted a rezolu tion denunciatory of the ac fan proposed to be taken by the British Parliament, The populace inconsiderably exercised over the affair and is entirely in sympathy with the action of the Assembly.

MADRID, May 8th. Officials of the Costa Rica Legation here deny that a revolution has broken out fa their country. They declare peace and order prevail throughout

thefr State,

ROTTERDAM, May 8th: The State bonded warehouses and the greater portion of the contents were burned this morning. The damage is estimated at $1,250,000.

Lisson, May, otb. There was a run on the banks here today. The Government organs declare that the object of the Government authorizing the Bank of Portugal to coin an issue of $2,500,000 in silver and exchange notes for ellver for three months was to place the Lisbon and Oporto banks in a position to meet any emergency.

If necessary.

BOMBAY, May 25th *** A meeting to consider the proposed memorial to the late Mr. Quinton, was held at Nalni Tal on Tuesday afternoon. The meeting was

numerously attended, and was presided over by the Lieutenant-Governor; it was unanimously decided that an influential committee should be formed, and entrusted with the selection of the form of the memorial.

In connection with the recent Benares riots, the Joint Magistrate has committed to the Sessions two rinters who were implicated in the attack on the Telegraph Office, and released 66. others, against whom no satisfactory proof was at the release of these men. adduced great demonstrations of joy were made

THE TROUBLES UP NORTH.

MURDER OF TWO EUROPEANS,

The Shanghai Mercury of Monday: last

Bays'

Just befag to press it was reported to us that a Rom a Catholic Church and School

troyed by a web of ruffians, but we cannot vouch for the truth of the report,"

There is 'le new to report from the River ports. The int Kiukiang, which began on Sunday last, des not seem to have been a very serious affair. Three gunboats were in port at the time and supported the Foreigners, who were damage had been done. Soldiers were after all armed, in suppressing the lots before any wards drafted into the Settlement and at the time of writing all was quiet. Hankow, where the Porpoise in stationed, has been undisturbed, except for the circulation of vague rumours. and the Pipers at Wahu, while the Villars and The Inconstant was at Kiukiang yesterday,

Aspic are on their way from Japan and Korea to the scene of the present troubles. Two Russian war ships are also on their way to the Yangtse.

SCIENTIFIC AND USEFUL.

A multicolor printing apparatus shown at the Printing Trades' Exhibition to London printed a poster with seven colors at once.

The system of riveting by hydraulic power is being successfully applied to the shell plating of vessels in course of construction on the Tyne.

The Zalinak! pneumatic gun has been tested at Shoeburyness with marked success. At 4,005 yards range six projectiles were thrown into a rectangle 21 by 1 yards in size.

An Italian physiologist of repute, named Moo, has demonstrated by experiment that which varies with the nature of the thought.

The Klangpung, which arrived to-day from up River, had not much to add to what is already known in Shangbal of the massacre at Wusuel and the rumour.d disturbances at the other ports. She was at Wusuch on Sunday morning for a short time when all signs of commotion A telegram has been received here to-day had disappeared. The U. S. gun vessel Palos stating that riots have broken out at Kiukiang, was at the port, and had on board the boilies of two murdered Europeans, Messrs. Argent and and that an outbreak is imminent at Hankow."

The seriousness of the situation has at last Green, which are to be taken down to Kloklang Impressed itself upon the Foreign Ministers at for Interment, The story current of the murder Peking, who, we are informed, bave presented of Mr. Argent is that when be walking through a joint note to the Tsung- Yamen demanding the streets, while the disturbance was yet a very the Central Government to take measures for the slight one, a tsy threw a large stone at him, which protection of Forriga lile and property in China-struck-the-unfortunate-gentleman-on-the-side-thinking causes a rush of blood to the brain...... If not they intimate that rigorous steps will be of the head, knocking him down senseless, The crowd in the vicinity at the time, seeing the taken by the various Foreign Powers interested

Foreigner fall, at once seemed to lose all contra! for the protection of their interesis.

rushing over themrelees

shattered up

his head as it lay on the ground, with a large fla! slab of stone. Green is reported to have had his throat cut, and in addition to have bees backed out and the whole side of his face fald mutilated about the head, one car being open by another terrific cut from forehead to chin. It is reparted that a Cantonese woman belonging to Mr. Green's household has also been murdered, but before she succumbed to the attacks of her assailants, she is said to have killed three of the rufians with a Japanese sword. Nothing further has been gathered regarding the missionaries at Kwangcht, but it is believed they are still safe.

The French Admiral is golog to re-inforce his squadron on the Yangtze, which looks like business. The Inconstant has proceeded to Nanking and to said to have very strong and decisive orders to case reparation for the outrage is refused,

and

Among the latest disinfectants. is “lysoc," which appears to be very much like carbolla -Raid ; the emulsifying agent is resin or fat soap, tar acid being incorporated with the soap at the moment of saponification,

England in the year 1700.. One of these pick machines is an exhibition in England: America, however, can claim the credit of perfecting the sewing machine and making it a commercial success.

The first sewing machine was patented· In

Most people are probably not aware that there is one at least of the well-known stars compared to which the sun is a mere pigmy. Sirius, the dog-star, which is also a sun, is believed to have nearly five thousand times the volume of our million millions of miles, make such measure sun. Its immense distarice, probably a hundred ment as is applied to the planets impossible. Hence the above estimate is based on A comparison of the light of Sirius with that received from the sun. It is the most brilliant star in the heavens, being far brighter than the first magnitude, and its light has a greenish tinge. During the winter months the place to look for Sirius is in the southern heavens.

Scort's Emulsion of Fare Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites, in more veliable as an agent In the cure of Consumption, Bronchitis and General Debility, than any other remedy known to medical science. Read the following :-"I have prescribed 'Scott's Emulsion' and have also taken it myself, and can fully endorse the opinion that it is both palatable and efficient, and can be tolerated by almost any one- especially where Cod Liver Oil itself cannot be horne." MARTIN MILES, M. D. &c. Stantonbury, Bucks. Any Chemist can supply it.-A. S. Watson & Co. (Ltd.), agents in Hongkong and China.[Adv

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HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

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In Prussia it has been recommended to abolish the use of gunpowder and other slow explosives in Gery mines, but that dynamite should be used, provided the proportion of fre-damp present THE HONGKONG BRICK AND CEMENT does not surpass the safety limit, as shown by the safety lamp.

COMPANY, LIMITED.

The steamship Fuhwo brought down some particulars of the massacre of the Customs House Officer, Mr. A. W. Green, and a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Mission at Wusuch, about whose name, however, there was at first some doubt. From what we have since learnt the unfortunate victim is Mr. Argent. The China Navigation Company's steamer Tehring was the first vessel to arrive on the scene of massacre, Wesach, which is 27 miles above Kluklang and which is Customs Station for the examination of lorches. The Tahsing 6th inst,, and when about 6 alles above the arrived there at 3.30 on the morng of the plafin Captain Cain was aroused by the ship's compradore who informed him that there had adda, thereupon withdrew from the negotiations, been a riot at Wusueh in which many bouses | administration of Foreign affairs in Nanking, courses as a railway motive-power. It is pro- of $3 per Share due February 5th, 1891, are still |

ST. PETERSBURG, May 9th. The Noves ramya declares when the negotiations for the new loan were about con- in regard to the treatment of the Hebrews in cluded in Paris the Rothschilds made demands Russia which the Russian Minister of Finance rejected. The Rothschilds, the Novos Vremya:

but the object in view, the depression of Russian securities, failed, Although the Rothschlids may cause a temporary delay in the projected con- version of foreign loans they cannot induence the conversion of the internal debt.

MADRID May 9th. As a mark of good will the United States Government has notified, the Spanish Govern- ment that it will favor. the introduction of a bill for the modification of the McKinley tariff faw in the next Congress, so as to facilitate the Importatation of Havana tobacco into the United States,

The Kiangyang found everything quiet at all the other ports, though great apprehensions are felt at Chinking of an outbreak there, should The Zinned is at. Wubu, but if all continues the Swift, which at present in at the port leave. quiet is expected to leave in a day or two.

Oxygen is the most abundant of all, the elements; it composes at least one third of the earth, one-fifth of the atmosphere, and eight- also, a very important constituent of all ninths by weight of all the water on the globes

There is talk in France of utilising water-

posed that the track shall be laid on an embank.

it

mlacrals, animals and vegetables,

Lo Total, the officer charged with the has ordered the Missionaries to be very careful about geing out into the streets, as their appear.ment in the middle of the current and that the ance there at the present juncture may lead to trouble,

were burnt and foreigners murdered. Captain Calo, who has a happy knack of being on the spot where and when he is most wanted, at once ordered his steamer to be put back, having previously been handed a small rough plece of

Chinklang, June 8th. paper containing an appeal from the few foreign An attempt was made on Saturday night, ladies of Wasyeh to come to their rescue. The the 6th instant, to raid the premises of the Tekring lost no time in anchoring off the town Ladies' Home, which is under the auspices of and Captain Cain immediately sent off a letter to the American Methodist Mission, situated the ladies of the Mission saying that he was on the first range of bills at the back of the ready to receive them on board. At 5.30 Mm. Concession. The rascals, to the number of about Warren, Mre. Boden, and Mrs. Prothero, with forty, attempted to scale the walls surrounding Long children, came down to the steamer and were the premises, but the alarm was given by the most hospitably received by the captain and watchman, and Dr. Lucy Hong, with great pre- LONDON, May 9th, The Wye, naval store ship, started for Africa officers. Tas pase jadies were la a most dis-sence of mind, despatched a messenger at once to-day with a large quantity of provisions and treased and terrified condition and were only to the Pao, Kno Shau Fort, which is but a short ammunition, and will be followed shortly by the partially dressed, Ms. Wasren being only attired distance off. A guard of soldiers was at once troopship Himalaya with re-inforcements for thein very poor Chloese clothing, which she had sent to the scene, when the desperadoes made a Cape. The Boer expedition is known to be apparently donned in the greatest haste. They stampede; unfortunately no arrests were made. thoroughly equipped with arms and ammunition, brought the story of the brutal murder of Mr. No damage was done to the premises, except a and is formed fato a military organization for the Green and Mr. Argent by the Chinese ruffians, few bricks pulled down from the wall. Armed purpose of meeting any enemy, native or British, who battered the head of the unfortunate mis-pickets of soldiers are now detailed to guard the that may obstruct the way. It is without stowary to jelly between two stones. How Mr. residences of the Foreign missionaries who are artillery, but the rifles are largely of recent in Green, who was an experienced officer having residing outside of the Concession.

been in the Servies since 1887, met Eir death we portation and of breech-loading pattern.

The Boers march divided in four columns, have not yet learnt, but the mob of fanatics the women and children with the wagons in each appear to have displayed quite s new feature of instance bringing up the rear and a pioneer corps their proceedings in their thirst for blood, and with dally reliefs catting the way ahead. The the details of the murders will, we are told, be a progress will be slow, and it is believed there story of horrible barbadly. well be ample time for the British troops to stop

terale efore it has passed the bounds of

Bechuanaland.

England has annexed a strip of territory which was hitherto unprotected on the westers frontier of Bechuanaland in order to prevent the

locomotive shall have two paddle wheels dipping into the water and revolved by it. Dat

The average number of American patents issued yearly is about 20,000. Compared with the number issued in any other country this is very large. England, which comes pearest to it, issues only about 4,000 to 5,000 a year, and its system is very much more lax than that of the states.

Ju ̈France a new “magle mirror" bas lately been introduced. It consists essentially of a glass plate conted with a film of platinum so thin as to be transparent to light coming through from behind, while being a true mirtar or reficator to light impinging on it from the front.

A new system of house wiring for electric lighting consists of fitting the building with con- tinuans tubes of insulating material, through which the wires are drawn. The tubes are made of paper soaked in a hot bath of bituminous material, and are said to be hard, strong and Longh.

City have designed a palace for the electrical exhibit at the Columbian Fair that will cover over st acres of ground and is to cost $650,000. The etyle of architecture, in harmony with other buildings of the great group will be Italian The completed structure will Renaissance. forms beauitful monument to the twin phenomena, electricity and magnetlam,

Promises of aerial navigation are pliiplying with such rapidity that all that is necessary to inspire definite hopes of seeing within the present generation serial navies Bring through the bias, is beedless an cunce or two of performance. The Western flying machine companies have given

Architects Van Brunt and Howe of Kansas

Men-of-war in port are the British gunboat Swift, and Chinese gunboat Tun-ying T100.

The N. C. Daily News Bays: We understand that Liu Taote the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs at Nancing, who was sent up to Wuhn to arrange strut the indemnity to be paid to the The gravest fears are entertained for the French priests, has come to the conclusion that safely of Dr. and Mrs. Watson and family, the priests should be compensated, but that the Mla Watson and Rer. Cooper, who are two Chinese Carbolic nuns whom the people stationed at a remote and isolated station charge with being the cause of the riot, should be called Kwangchi, about thirty miles from handed over is the Chinese authorities that Wasseb. Nothing has since been heard of the charge may a properly investigated. This them. When the Faws arrived at Kluang, decision he telegraphed to the Tsungli Yaméo, Capt. Davis at once informed the British Consul, by whom it was approved. It Mr, Allen, of the outrages. The U.S. ganhost to say that the gene will not be given up. They Play soon arrived at that port, and on bearing have already been examined by the magistrates glowing statements of what they are going to the shocking story immediately proceeded to at Wuhu, and the charge against them dismissed, do, but up to date their most imposing achieve and it would be a weakness of which the French ment has been the creation of immensely are not likely to be capable to give these two capitalized companies on the expectations of the poor women up on a charge which virically future. amounts to witchcraft; for there is no other charge against them. The condition that they shall es given up is not likely, we are informed, to insisted on, for men in the position of Llu Tactal and the Nanking Viceroy know perfectly well how absurd charge of witchcraft it, and the Wuhu Tactal, French priests there; but the incident shows an prevlace, and the district contains some 10000 pleasant disposition on the part of the authorl. Christians. It was under the charge of Péfees at Nanking to take the side of the Total at Tschepe.

Wubu, and to evade, more Sinica, their obliga- Ministers at Pelog will have to assumna firm neas which they have not displayed for some time, in dealing with the Taungli Yamen.

The tickets of membership of the Ko-lo Hal, a webparon good authority from Nankiang, are square pieces of plain foreign calico. They bear

the scene of the massacre, The husbands of the ladies who went on board sha Tehring were still at the mission premises when the steamer left.

The Mercury of Tucaday adds 'the following

FINAL NOTICE, TOTICE is hereby given to the HOLDERS of SHARES in the above Company,

bearing the following Numbers: Nos. 2871 to N

2920, and rcó1 to 1085 on which the Calls of $1 per Share due March 3rd, 1890, and the Calls

Amount in INTEREST at the Rate of $8 per Unpaid, that unless the said Calls with the centum per annum from due date, and all expenses be PAID at the Company's Office, Bank Buildings, Queen's Road, Victoria, Hong kong, on or before the zoth day of June, 1801, the sald Shares will be dealt with by the Directors, in accordance with the Articles of

Association,

of

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W. H. WALKER, Secretary. Hongkong 13th June, 1891.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

To-day's Advertisements.

DOUGLAS STEAM-SHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY & FOOCHOW,

Noon.

"HAITAN,"

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THE Company's Steamship

Captain S. Ashton, will be despatched for the above Ports on TUESDAY, the 16th insist, at

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS, LAFRAIK & Co.,

General Managera." Hongkong, rath June, 1890,

(853

THE CHINA SHIPPERS MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR LONDON.

THE Company's Steamship

"PAKLING," G. W. Long, Commander, will be despatched as above on or about the and July.

For Freight, apply to

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Agents. Hongkong, 13th June, tŘor.'

[858 AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN LLOYD'S STEAM

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

NOTICE TO, CONSIGNEES. ·

FROM TRIESTE. PORT SAID, SUEZ, JEDDAH, SUAKIM, MASSAWAH, HODEDDA ADEN, BOMBAY, COLOMBO, PENANG, AND

SINGAPORE

THE-Steamship

"ELEKTRA”

having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of opium, are being landed at their risk into the Godowns known as The Hongkong Wharf and Godowns, Wanchai, whence "delivery may be obtained.

Consignees wishing to receive their Gooda on the Wharf are at liberty to do so.

:

This vessel bringa on Cargo :-

From Calcutta and Madras, ex "SELENE" transhipped at Colombo.“

S.5.

From Trieste, &c. ex S.S. IMPERATOR," transhipped at Bombay.

No Claims will be admitted after the Gooda

have left the Godowns, and all claims must be sent in to the Undersigned before NOON on the 19th inst, or they will not be recognized.

1.

No Fire Insurance has been affected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after the 19th Inst., will be subject to rent.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, 13th June, 1891.

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HONGKONG. TO THE RATEPAYERS OF GENTLEMEN,—I intend to offer myself" for re-election as one of your representatives on the Sanitary Board. If you do me the honour of again selecting me I shall endeavour to do, during the coming three years, as I have done

that the Sanitary Regulations are enforced as in the past, that is, I shall do all I can to ensure justly and fairly and with as little hardship to Individels as possible; and I shall continue the struggle to obtain from the Government, for the Board, a more liberal constitution and greater powers of control over sanlisation and over the publia moules to be expended for that purpose... I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, your

ANE, CRAWFORD & Co. have received. At Cctions from the oficial Liquidator most obedient humble serrant,

INO, I. FRANCIS. Bank Buildings, 13th June, 1891.

the

HONGKONG MARINA, LIMITED,

.to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

ON MONDAY,

Intimations.

[861

HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAO

FANCY FAIR AT MACAO ON SUNDAY STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

EVENING, the 14th Instant.

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CHEAP EXCURSION TO MACAO AND BACK.

the 6th Taly, 1891, at 2 p.m. The FLOATING HOTEL "HONGKONG

(with the approbation of the Chlef Justice). MARINA" with her ANCHORS, CHAINS, PUMPS, AWNINGS, FITTINGS, &c, as she now lies to the Harbour, and immediately after- wards the FURNITURE and HOTEL FIT- TINGS, including-TEAK DINING TABLES, VIENNA CHAIRS MIRRORS, WEATHER permitting, the "HONAM" Toperty and Leather Covered COUCHES. W leave. Hongkong TO-MORROW, 3DSTEADS with Spring and Half the 14th instant, at 9 am, returning from Macsó MATTRESSES, SHIP'S WASHSTAND and at midnight,,stat CABIN FURNITURE, SWING LAMPS, WINDPROOF LAMPS, COOKING RANGES, TEAK BAR and FITTINGS FURNITURE, ELECTRO-PLATED WARE, GLASS WARE, CROCKERY, CUTTERY, &c. &c.

OFFICE

A STEAM LAUNCH. A BILLIARD TABLE by Lazarus, Calcutta.

Alto, A quantity of WINES, SPIRITS, DEERS, Catalogues with conditions of sala will be Ergued.

Passengers wishing to return by the Klung- chow leaving Macao at 6 pas. can do so.

First-Class Fare to Macao and back, $2. No Second Class or Single Faros chinese zer vants, go cents each way. No Chits will be

taken,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

T. ARNOLD, Secretary Hongkong, 10th June, 1801.

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NOTICE.

A plan and description of the ship may be ALL Persons Indebted to the EASTERN seen at the Auctioneer's office

threatened "treic" of the Boers and Damaras.

The Times in editorial this morning on the Behring sea correspondence says: Secretary Blaine's important concessions make possible arbitration and an award may be given long before the Sayward care is decided. Therefore it is rearcely necessary to discuss his last argue ments. Meantime, the question of a closa time for sexis is most pressing, and Blaine's daisy causes daily increased surpriza.

The Manchester Courier makes a surage | detalls - 1 attack on the United States anent the massECTS A telegram was received here last night stating of Italians at New Orleans, Tho Courier anys that the fine French Church, Orphanage, and that the presentment of the grand jury shows other extensive premises at Woosleb, just beyond the rottenness of the American system of govern- Socchow, were attacked yesterday, by a huge ment; that while political intrigues sometimes concourse of Yangira men and entirely destroyed. will have to make good the loss suffered by the hich fit into one another easily and perfectly, Hongkong, 13th Jane, 1891. evoke deserved condemnation in England, and while British fostitutions are far from perfect, nothing exists in Great Britain revealing such infamous and villainous corruption as that New Orleans presentment.

At Rowhurst colliery, Hanley, Staffordshine, this morning,

a largo maar of earth, becoming detached, fell, and the works were set on fire, Six men were terribly burned. Some cannot. ECCOYET.

The Gladstoniaas won a victory in South Liecestershire yesterday in the election of Logan, thair candidate for the Commons, over Hardle, the Conservative nondute;

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The mission was one of the largest in this

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A German mechanle has patented a process for making hollow cast-iron bricks. They are made of regular brick forms and size, the walls being 13 lach thick, but no mostar or other binding material is intended to enter into their use, the method of fastenlag fefiows : The upper and lower sides of the bicks are provided with grooves and profecting_sibm, so as to make a uniforms and complete union or combination. There are in addition two large circular openings in the upper side of each brick, on the lower side of the brick above.

The Proctor steel tower at the Wald's Columbian Exposition,' says the Enginering News, is to be 1,155 feet in height and will: resemble the Full Tower in klip general appearance. It will be hexagonal, in plan,

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.,

Auctioneers.

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Wo bars siège learnt that half the town itself tions. The French Chargé d'afaires and the arranged to receive suitably formed projection HANDICAP CHALLENGE CUP and]

is in ashes, having probably caught fire from the batning premises of the French mission; which is situated outside the walls, along the Grand Canal, in an extensive line of suburbs. The church was a very fine-granite building in the Gothic style, and accommodated more people than St. Joseph's Church here. Attached the three chrtaciers (China) written large, and a instead of square, however, and will Kayo ́ so the building was a large orphanage, where a seal on which are the two characters mi"M, larger base and start at a smaller angle with the souple pi hundred poor little walls and strafo = (secret"mingh), "The Victroy Lili Kway) hah ! vition!' than the Eifel Tower The designer of

AND AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED, are hereby notified that PAYMENT should be made to the Under- signed, who are empowered to grant receipts for such payments.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON, & Co

Agents, Eastern & Australian §.8. Ca., Ld. Hoogkong, 11th June, 1801...

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

COMPETITION for the SHORT RANGE

SPOONS will take place on SATURDAY next, the 20th inst, commenclug at 3.15 pm. Ranger 500 and 600 yards. Usual conditions.

A Lanch will leave the P&O. Flat 245** P.M. to convey competitors.

1. ANDERSON, Ading Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, syth June, rögt:

THE STOCK, SHARE AND DEBENTURE INVESTMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

APPLICATIONS for ORDINARY SHARES will be received at the Hongkong sná Shanghai Bank until the zoth inst..

Hongkong, 111h June, 1891,