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that score, and also, to a certala extent, on the merits of the Bill, which were gone into that petition. He now informs me that that Ordinance has been approved. As regards the changes introduced by the Oxinance, did they meet with any general expression of dissent in this Colony? Did the Press indicate that public fecling was against it? Were petitions placed In public or convenient places, and notice given that they were there, in order that those who felt so strongly on the subject might have an opportunity of recording, promptly and voluntarily, their feelings on the subject ? I have heard nothing to that effect. All that I have seen was à petition that has been taken roned inviting signatures; It has only been with dimculty completed within two and a halfmonths of the Ordinance being passed; the majority of the 240 signatures attached to it are those of -men-who can have very little interest in the matter, 26 appear twice, in two capacities; and the largest firms are not uniformly represented We hear that a petition is also coming from the Chinese. I have reason to know that very diverso views are held on the subject by the natives, and in any case

THIS IS A DRITISH COLONY.'

and not a Chinese possession, and the seventh day of test is the birthright of an Engllahman, On the other hand I find that petitions in

to

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULYO31, 1891.

HAMBURG, "Joly ret. Herr Nissan of the Hamburg-American Packet Company in an interview to-day with reference to the visit of the Emperor William, anid that after signing the Dreiband treaty the Emperor addressed him as follows: "I am able to impart to you the joyful news that yesterday evening the Dreiband was renewed for a farther for a long time." Her Nissen added that the period of six years. Peace is thus again assured announcement was received with the greatest joy on all sides,

· AMSTERDAM, July rúst.

The floillla escorting the Emperor of Germany, and his party arrived here to-day, accompanied by the Dutch squadron. Upon landing at the dock here the Emperor was received by the Queen, who is only 11 years of age, and by the Queen Regent Emms, Princess of Waldeck, The Queen and Queen Regent were surrounded army officers and municipal and other author by a brilliant gathering of Cabinet Ministers, fles,

The route leading from the landing place to the palace was lined with troops and crowded to Its utmost with enthusiastic citizens. After passing an hour at the palace the Emperor drove through the city seemingly well pleased.

A picturesque incident was the grand military tattoo by an orchestra of nearly tood men at o'clock this evening in Dara square, rendering, "Hell dir in Siégés Kranz,” which was remark- ably impressive., The Emperor witnessed all this, after which a grand banquet was given at the palace.

ROME, Jaly and.

The Osservatore Romano to-day strongly

condemns the Delband as disturbing the pubine mlad instead of insuring peace, and as guaran teeing to Freemasonry the violent possession of Austria in Triests and the gendarme of Germany Rome, while making Italy the gendarme of in Alsace.

favor of such a law have been received by the Government bearing the signatures of 579 men who are being deprived of that birth-right, and 164 residents in this Colony who sympathise with them. I find that in the Treaty Posts of China a similar custom

this is

Dispatches from Naples give meagre details practically in force, and it is reserved for of a terrible accident which occurred yesterday on Mount Vesuvius, by which a Brazilian lost the English free port of Hongkong to be the

his life and his companion, also a Brazilian, most un-English of them all. I have not was rescued with difficulty. Yesterday, in yet heard any argoment that I could consider | spite of a warning that it was unsafe to do so, would 'justify this Government in taking the two Brazilian tourists, accompanied by a extraordinary course proposed. The Sunday de, made the ascent, and while gaslag inte the crater the party was muddenly enveloped by Cargo-working Ordinance having passed

a cloud of sulphorous smoke, which so stupefied this Council, and received the royal the travellers that one of them staggered forward assent, I can be no party to undoing it.and fell head foremost into the crater. The The Government therefore oppose the second guide. In the mean time caught bold of, the reading of the Bill which is now before the him into a position where the crater fames second traveler and half dragged, half pushed House, and propose that the Sunday Cargo- could not affect him, thus saving the man's life. working Ordinance should at least have a fair trial.

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A division was then taken, when all prescot, excepting Mr. Whitehead and Mr. Ho Kal, voted against the second reading.

ADJOURNMENT.

His Excellency intimated that, for the better consideration of the Opium Ordinance, the Council would adjourn until the 17th August,

NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL.

The O. & O. $. S. Co.'s steamer Galle, Capt. W. G. Pearne, arrived from San Francisco and Yokohama this morning. The following telegrams are taken from our exchanges :---

LONDON, July 1st.

The victim was Dr. Silva Jardin, a highly esteemed journalist of Rio Janeiro. He fell 170 feet sheer into the glowing lava. He leaves a wife and family.

BERLIN, July 24d..

Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, says that the Goverment is willing to advance $250,000 to British Columbia in order to promote the emigration of desirable families from the Highlands of Scotland to British Columbia.

The Irish Land bill has passed the committee stage in the House of Lords.

KEOSAUQUA (10,), July 2nd,

ever in keeping women and glile out of the opium-shops if they do not prohibit then visiting the tea-houses also. There are many shops for the sale of both tea and opium, and the action of the Council only applies to the opium depart ment, so the women simply go over to the tea side of the house where they carry on with the young men more scandalously than, even Qa the other hand, the business of those establish. Warner's farm, eleven miles east of this cliy ruined, while that of the tea-shops flourishes. A terrible tragedy was enacted at John mens which are only oplam-houses, is quite last evening. Albert Zerniosky, an eighteen-Perhaps the Councils may see their way later on year-old youth, had been paying attention to issue the very desirable prohibition against to a daughter of Warner's, Miss Rilla, bat, the frequenting of tea-houses by women, who while the latter treated him kindly. bis are like attractive signboards, and lure by a allection was not reciprocated. Last night the magnetic influence young men to their destrac- young woman again declined his proffer of mar- tten in those dens of vice, riage, and Zernipsky pulled out a revolver, and fired, the ball taking effect in the girl's left jaw, but not producing a fatal wound, Miss Warner's screams brought her brother into the room. the brother was dressing his sister's wound and Zernipsky re-entered the room with a rifle while fired two more shots, one taking effect in young Warner's breast and a second crashing into his brain, killing him instantly. Zemipsky then made his escape in the darkness, and up to this time has eluded the officers who are in parsalt. The girl will recover.

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BRUSSELS, July 2nd.

HANKOW.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT))

July 23rd. The story was that a large band of thousands of Yesterday we had more talk of rebellions. bandits under the leadership of a son of LI Chang-thou, an old rebel chief, had crossed into Hapeh from Honan. They had burned many houses, and captured the city of Maching, putting the mandaria in charge to death. To-day the | Hras The delegates of the powers signing the Anti-Boty has abrunk considerably. The thousands Slavery act have prolonged the time of adhesion have become thirty or forty robbers whose cha In order to give France a chance to reconsider. depredations were carried on in the neighßour--| vishi Ya The American Minister said that although his hood of Shangching, just over the border. They Government had not ratified the act as yet, it and taken, not Maching, but three and twenty was deeply interested in the subject.

wheelbarrows, which were slowly wending their way towards Hapkow, in charge of Whangpl barrowmen. The houses burned down Were themselves off to the mountains. It is impossible some roadside ions, and the robbers had taken to say that this is the truth, and the whole truth, but such. incidents are not unumaldanthat locality and it was the arrival of the people who had been plundered which filled the town with talic.

AMSTERDAM, July and. Advices from Surinam, Dutch Guinea, sy

Professor Palkit, the Redemptorist father, who devoted his life for the past twenty-five years leprosy. to nursing the lepers of that colony, died of

MONTREAL, July and. Atremendous sensation has been caused among Roman Catholics by the curding, by the Rev. Father Savard, a Redemptorist, of the temporary chapel erected by 100 Catholics of the parish of Maskinonge who were dissatisfied with the site of the new purish church. While they were at prayers Father Savard entered the chapel and

implored them to return to the church. On their refusing to do so he pronounced the customary anathema on the church. Many women fainted in the scene which followed, and several men assaulted the priest and ejected him.

GLASCOW, July 2nd.

struck against the proposed reduction of wages.

This morning 3,500 additional Clyde iron men

VIENNA, July 2nd,

A waterspont in the vicinity of Murau, Styria, to-day, destroyed two villages and caused the

DUBLIN, July and.

loss of twelve lives.

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called for the 16th last,, was held in the court To-day a meeting of landrenters, originally room of the British Consulate, in order to elect member of the Municipal Council in place of Mr. H, Whistler gone home; and to give resid- ents an opportunity of making suggestions regarding the defence of the settlement, police, and sanitary matters, etc. There were eighteen Inadrenters and residents present; Council C. T. Gardner occupying the chair. As only one gentleman, Mr. C. W. Gordon, had been pro posed, he was declared a duly elected Municipal Councillor.

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on of one of the better known bands of the days reminding the cook of the cast-iron proclamation The leader's name is mentioned as that of the for the Halen, they turned a deaf ear, and after the Taiping rebellion, but that may be mere relieved him of the fish. The cook duly reported report. Certain it is that a certain number of coun- the matter to the Hislen; and the two runners, been sent to the scene of disturbance; no doubt

who dared to cany out his own proclamation, try folk have fled here for refuge. Soldiers have

were beaten and made to refund the 200 cash

loss of life. The bad crops in many parts will the rising will be quelled with mercifully little render us liable to these outbreaks. side of fastidious mercy. A man was arrested at Chinese officialdom is not prone to err on the Wusuch a fortnight ago; he is not supposed to be connected with the rist, but is said to belong to the Kolao Hul. The Huangchow Commandant sliced of his ears and after a day or two sent him to Wuchang with, a string through his coltar-donel

There has been a striking lastance of rapid

Bismarck writes to the Hamburger Nach- reaffirmed the declaration that Parnell is unfit to These alterations would involve an Increased city guard. She tried to drown herself, but was

richten that the Ralchsenselger, in recently denying that the imperial Government asked the federal authorities to use their authority to influence the newspapers agalost bias, is evidently badly informed and unaware of the Government's correspondence with the kuthorities of the federal states on the subject. The Prince is understood to refer especially to Bavaria The letter is tantamount to a defiance of the Government.

A terrible storm of thunder, bail and rain passed over a large part of Germany last night, causing immense damage to property and loss of life in the villages of Suchtein, near Dussel.

The Ish Roman Catholic bishops have be the leader of the Irish people, and that he is unworthy of the confidence of Roman Catholics. They call upon Irishmen to repudiate him.

BOSTON, July 2nd. Captain Floyd of the schooner Abano has brought a letter to St. Johns, from Captain Lawler, who is crossing the ocean in the dory Sea Serpent, in which he is well and in good spirits. The letter is dated "oluety-five miles off Boston light. June 24th,"

saintship here during the last few weeks. A Taoist nun stationed hereself near the Viceroy's Mr. A. E. Reynell, Chairman of the Council, informed the meeting that in consequence of the yamen, beating her wooden drum incessantly; recent troubles, the approaching triennial exami- she professed to be from Canton and to be nations and the onsettled state of matters gene-claiming from His Excellency the discharge of rally, they had increased the staff of native

an unpaid temple subscription. Meanwhile the constables by fifteen men, They had also report spread that she had wonderful healing engaged Mr. H. Millar, of Kluklang, as superin powers. The Viceroy hearing of the afftir alter tendent of police at a monthly salary of Tls, 100.

a while ordered her away under the care of the expenditure of Tis. 1,200, and, farther, Police Inspector Druzy had so discharged the heavy duties lately falling upon him as to well deserve an increase of salary. These statements were listened to with much satisfaction.

The Chairman then called upon Mr. HW Ar drews, American Consul, to state the men's which had been made by the defence committee, remarking that it was of the first Importance the public should know what was being done; and that naval and other authorities

a

soldiers and two runners, who were charged with thrice rescued; then under the care of two preventing her from further mischief, she resumed her ministry of healing, through the help of little wooden idol: The people came in crowds and for days past an open place near the Viceroy's College has been thronged from morning in sellers thronged to the spot and have driven a night with maimed, lame, halt, and blind. Incense roaring and crackling trade. The nun would take a cup of water from a puddle, stir up

With such an example from an official, Is it any wonder proclamations do not have their desired effect ?-N. C. Daily News.

TWO MEN WRONG-ONE MAN RIGHT,

"You will be in kingdom'came in lers than twice. montre!”

he

"You can't live three years!" *You are not going to die l":"

These three prophecies were addressed to the same man. The last one had the most comfort in it, ret

couldn't tell which had the most inspiration. Here's the story. It isn't pleasant randing at first, but it comes out all right, as the children

Kay, Perhaps it's better to let our friend tell it himself. We all like the pronoun 1, that's why sa autobiography is over dull. This rolstar is butcher of Auckland, NZ, and his style is a clear

quarter of beef, I noticed a remarkable soreness in the and good, it needs editing.

He ears: "Some Ove yours ago, when lifting » small of my book. I called a doctor, gave up business and took to my bol. He proscribed a lation to bo rubbed in around the region of the kidneys. This was done, and I remained in bed acrerst days, sutring excruciating agony. At last, having examined the disease, and will be in kingdous-come in loss that aiduty secretions, the doctor mild, You have Bright's twelve months,

Whatever may be the meaning of the were deeply interested in such information. Mr some incense ash loside, breathe on the over ballering I had Bright's disease, I thought,

LONDON, July 3rd.

A riotous affray occurred at Folkestone last district thirteen bodies have been taken fromations. The squadron which is to saluie the Ja of three guns, and the bongs of Messrs.

night which at one time threatened serious conse quences. The trouble arose from soldiers resist ing the arrest of a woman. They collected in such numbers as to overpower the police, who were driven out of the streets. Excited by their

success, the soldiers attacked the Town Hall with the intention of wrecking it, when re-enforce- ments came to the aid of the police and the rlaters were put to flight. Forty arrests made.

were

A dispatch to the Standard from Bangkok, Siam, saya that French troops have occupied the province of Luang Prabang, east of the Mekong river, hitherto a vassal State of Slam. The Standard supposes the occupation of Luang Prabang is a prelude to the eventual attempt by France to annex Slam, with the object, possibly, of assisting Russian designs on Exstern Asia,

France has declined to sign a renewal of the North Sea Convention to prevent illicit traffic to alcohol among fishermen. This, combined with France's attitude toward the Brussels conven- tion, in regarded as a retort to England's attitude toward the Dreiband, and is likely to Impede the settlement of the Newfoundland question.

The Odesss correspondent of the way the Governors of Kieff, Podolia and Volbybla have issued a decree announcing that all for eigners in those provinces must either become naturalized citizens or leave the country. The decree is aimed at the popalons German colonies adjacent to the Austrian frontier.

In spite of the reported settlement of differences and in spite of the orders of the Shipbuilders' Union, several thousand Clyde iron men struck to-day against proposed reduction in wages.

The Standard's Berlio corespondent says that Count von Munster has caused a denial to

be published of the report that the late Emparer Willam had ever intended to dismiss Prince

Blamarck

PARIS, July 1st.

M. Do Lesseps family is extremely axious as to the outcome of the attack of nervous depres sion, from which the veteran engineer is suffering as a result of the criminal proceedings instituted against him.

dorf, and Rademand and Sittard. In the Crefeld

the ruins of houses, It is too soon now to estimate the total number of lives lost.W

At Sauct Rupṛicht, near Grals, the capital of Styria in Austria, a waterspout burst over the town with fearful force, sweeping away the cabins of two peasants and drowning nine of the

imates.

PARIS, July and.

The Afatin to-day declares the new treaty of the sorcalled Dr, bund suppressed three clauses of the first treaty, as follow: First, the clause which compelled Italy to send three army corps to the Alpine frontier in the event of a Franco- German war; second, the clause compelling Austria to station troops on the Russian frontier

the event of a Russo-German war; and third, the clause fixing the minimum peace forces of Italy and Austria. The three powera, however, according to the Matini mutually guarantee the integrity of their respective territories.

The Chamber of Deputies to-day approved the new wine duties recommended by the Customs Committee. The duties are as follow: 1 franc 10 centimes as the maximum and yo centimes is the minimum per degrea for each bertollter up to 11 degrees.

Prince Dalgorenkoff, recently Governor of Moscow, died in this clly yesterday evening. It seems he left Russia some time ago, practically an calle. The Prince owed Jews large sums of money, and because of this he was disposed to be lanfent toward them. This the Czar did not like, so he appointed his brother as Governor, and, it is beileved, exiled Dolgourckoff.

It is semi-officikily denied that French troops haya occupied the province of Luang Prabang, a vaśnal state of Slam.

was ever received with similar elaborate prepar-

vacht to-morrow is the pick of the British navy. Along the tallroad route every station is a mass of floral and flag decorations,

NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS. The Governor of Yunnan and Kwelchow, Wong Wen-zor, reports to the Throne, in a memorial dated the 19th of the 6th moon, that most of the officers in the camps under his juris diction are in the habit of receiving bribes, and never do their duty properly, The Governor prays that the officers in fault be degraded.

While a government topographical servey was being made to the Sianahan district of Ct klangs some country people took offence and maltreated the surveying deputy and his staff. Runners sent to make arrests also met with resistance and were completely routed. The village elders called a meeting and proposed a compromise which was accepted by the authorities.

During last year H. E. Sheng, Tactal of Cheloo, distinguished himself by his energy in collecting funds for the relief of distress caused by the floods in Shantung province, be himself subscribing Tls. 1,000 towards the same object. a consequence of this charity, Chang Yao, the Provincial Governor, bas petftinued the Throne, praying that a high decoration be conferred on Sheng, which has been approved.

Matheson & Co., and Molchanoff, Peehatzoff & Co. were the safety stations to which all ladies and children were to be imme diately conducted. A list had been made of all the residents, and men told off for each house from which ladies and children would have to be brought. Coples of these arrangements wou shortly be distributed. If a suitable steamer were available the non-combatants would be placed on board, and there once in safely the others would proceed to clear the con cession. For this purpose there was at their disposal a force of 92 men, with firearms of Of these only 33 were rifles with various sort bayonets, but an effort would be made to get more, and if obtained the present organisation might be made permanent. It would also be very advisable to have a machine gun: All these statements gave much gratification.

it would be so well to inauro my life. "On examination, the company's physician refused to pass me for

for life insurance, saying, You can't live thros years.

miscellaneous disease. Little apples, breathed on, have been especially popular for con- About three months afterwards I was again venience of carriage to the bodies of the seized with a sorore attack, and went about more sick. The aggregate fees have been very con- dead than alive. Finally I broke down and again siderable and of course have been shared with took to my bed, as a supposed, for the last time. the cacort, who claimed that their presence-sold one of my businesses so as not to leave t gave official sanction to the lady healer. An many affairs for my wife to supervise, made my will, by the runner of a young gentleman, who proved death. I can well remember her listening with tears unfortunate difference as to cash led to the arrest and explained to my wife what to do in case of my to be a son of the Literary Chancellor, and the in her eyes to what she believed were my last instruc district; magistrate finding out the fraud dealt tions. I then lingered for some weeks, waiting for whatever were proscribed, very summarily with the soldiers. Saintship modleice from from tuy sufferings--taking wh however appears to be established and to be unshaken by this little fncident; it will simply rele

"One evening a friend called, and we talked over move its theatre of operations. Many a temple my case and the very serious turn it had taken. has owed its origin to similar chance develop Presently he said, 'You are not going to die. Have ments of knavery. Meanwhile processions go you tried Belgel's Byup yet? banging and drumming through the streets to get by of bio V. 15 diseases engendered by drought--V. C. Daily News,

T'SINGKIANG PU

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

or na

"I confessed that I had not. In fact, I had religiously followed thei

advisers. My friend stenotions of my medical

me to try Seigel's Byrup, and I began at once, taking twenty-drow doses according to the directions. In about a weak I felt a Heila moro Hifa la me, and after having finished the second bottle I was convicood that

bad fairly set in, I continued taking the until July 20th.

I had consumed ten battles, then went downstairs to To be just to the Chinese let it be said to their work again, still using the Syrup. After having taken credit that no placards have appeared; and from eighteda to

to twenty bottios

I found altogether, though the authority for our last report to that myself entirely well. It is now four years since I took effect was an official, the said authority has my last dose of Mother Beigel's Eyrup for Bright proved totally unrellable. Two years ago there

plain and I have suffered nosymptoms

were one or two incendiary placards, but

they stret. Auckland, New Zealand

ROBERT HUTCHINSON,

to

Butcher.

anfared

At Huachong, on the Grand Canal, meatment. These penalties the authorities were would certainly have been injured. The soldiers, no doubt. debilitated date of the y

Tsingklang Pa, there is great want of rain. Water is very scarce, even the usual stagnant pools being dry. The City Commandant has ordered soldiers to rig up a water drawing machine and work it. By this means water is being supplied. But at the same time swarms of locusts are devouring the crops and vegetation, and exterminate these peats, Detachments of troops are now detailed to fight

A question pit by Mr. S. Smith to the Chair- umo, as to whether anything further was being done with regard to getting the Wusuch rioters duly punished, led the Chairman to state in reply that this matter had been by no means closed with the decapitation of the two men. The Viceroy had agreed that a re-trial must be held, and eight men were already in custody who would be tried in the presence of his deputy, the Rev. S Bromfiet and Mr. Miles. The Viceroy had also effered a reward for the apprehension of other slotern, or for information regarding them, were supposed to be got out by a crazy man and

no attention was paid to them. According to the Chinese code, all persons found guilty of taking part in riots, which are siténded Some days ago a missionary on bis way to We print Mr. Hatelineon's statement as he wrote, with fatal result, are liable to the death penalty: Chinking was set upon while in his boat by a Bright's discese, as that is a degeneration or destrue

it yet It is not probable that his malady was actually. for those convicted of incendiarism the punishmob at a smile setion of the substance of the Widneys, and d

ners, and diffoult, if ment was 100 blows and three years' banish and but for the protection of the military he not impossible,

oure. What prepared to enforce. As to the mandarins who had refused to give any aid to the ladies in their prevented the repeated attempts of the mob by were on guard through an entire night and

in indigestion and extri mity, one had been siready degraded, and land and water to get at the foreigner. At Yang we remember that nearly

with severe dyagopala, symptoms, as is often the 0146. Whes the aber, the Erh fo, was to be degraded, and chow the same foreigner was driven away from

ally maladies, including he, the Consul, would fasist that the reason why

Theumatism, gout, Donsumption

ption, liver complaint, should be made known by proclamation. There of a guard boat.

bis landing place and had to tie up by the side heart diseas, o, are due to poisons in the blood, arising from fermented food in the digestive tract, Wa was no doubt but the two men already executed We have had good soaking raios every few can so why Mother Balge!', Syrup is victorious era tried in, the presence of his deputy, the Rev. Mr. intended by our kind beavenly father in killing because of the one cures of these complaints, serious were amongst the most guilty. They had been days for some, time past double blessing to great a vadety of appareatly diverse dissssss. And

Bramfitt, who was satisfied they were ringleaders, the locusts as well as making the ground to bring and often fatal mistakes are made in the diagnosis and the heads had been recognised by witheises forth. The fall crops, beans and sweet potatoes, and in the treatment. The point to emphasise la A member of the Fuklen Secret Revolutionary afterwards.

are planted and give fair promise of preventing much rarer than they are supposed to be. Generally

Heart disease, consumption, And

discan are 1 Bright's Dr. John desired that there should be recorded famine this year, trial ha stoutly refused to implicate his comrades in the minutes of the meeting an expression of Daring the drought the Total, who is what seems like them is a group of symptoms of or to say where the headquarters of the society their sense of the great tact, ability, patience, evidently religiously inclined, was assiduous in the advice of Mr. Hutchinson's fraud when he said, indigestion and despepsis. Të is always bost to take his efforts to obtain rain,He had one of the are. He exclaimed that though the plans of the and tenacity of purpose shown by the Consul is society had failed yet he died content, with the the conduct of this most difficult matter which iron tablets, recently referred to by your Shan-You are not going to dia: try Belgal's Byrup,

[ddot; He the meeting was most willing to do, but the tung correspondent, brought down and woaring feeling that be bad done something. langbed aloud, and stamped his confession with Consul begged them not to,

coarse clothes and straw shoes, with a willów his thumb daubed in ink. The authorities are

wreath on his head, he twice daily walked to doing their best to unearth the den of the secret obtaining of more arms, and whether an at the temple to pray for rain. After Rothe days Shanghal, a grant might not be obtainable from the iron tablet was passed on to Whalan, revolutionists,

the British Government. Also as to how a proving unsatisfactory for this section of the machine gun might be got, and the desirability | Country ; then ulos Buddhist and nive Tæpist of having a steam fire engine which, it was priests were employed to pray, and to maksthem thought, would be a machina which in an uproar more earnest and realous in thely praying might prove as useful as a gun. This latter the they were not allowed any shelter hat were made Council were authorised by the meeting to to stand out in the hot sun all day. This novel purchase, and the arms matter was left in thele plan must have been anything but pleasant to hands, A vote of thanks to the Chairmas, and the Buddhist priests with their abaven heads. the meeting separated.

Inquiry into the mal-administration of the Panama canal affair promises to be most com prehensive. De Lesseps has declared that he courts inquiry, but he will probably get more than he or his colleagues may desire. The soundest financial organ in France, the Pausma affair as "The greatest financial scandal Economists Francaise, has denounced the of the nineteenth century," and demanda a trial of the parties responsible for the absorption of

of amali capitalista, many of whom have been mined and numbers of whom are dead through despair. The paper declares that the series of agreements, on the faith of which shares of capital were issued, were fetitions, and that many miliong, were squandered in bribing the French press.

The papers were hired to sedace by fallacious statements, and said everyone who took refuge statements small capitalists to lovest, while

Foreign Minister Ribot fatly denied these in the French consulate was protected, M. millions more were appropriated by members of the council of administration having a comma- Rigaud's enrolment as a French citisen was an error, he being a Haytian subject. The strikingly of interests with certain of the promoters. of his name off the Hat, however, had not been communicated to the Haytian Government. France demanded reparation and Hay enter talard the demand, knowing that France would insist upon it.

In the Chamber of Depatles to-day, M, Laur, 1,300,000,000 france snatched from the saving Society was caught la Chowchow Fa. On his Radical, attacked the Government for its fallare to protect French subjects in Hayil. He referred to the killing of Rigaud, and said that Great Britain knew how to make herself res pected better than France, and charged that Frenchmen in Hayti had to ask the assistance

of the German Consul,

This statement was received with applause, and the Chamber passed the order of the day,

Fifteen houses were destroyed by fire to-day At Chatallion, north of Lake Bourget Several persons were killed.

LISBON, July 1st.

Loupon, July and. The News' Beilin dispatch says it is rumored the German Government ass promised the loflu ence of German. Enanciers to assist Italy in her financial difficulties as an inducement för her to adhere to the Drelbund. The formal adherence

A new riffa hay lately been turned out of the Klangoan Arsenal, Shaoghal, for which a very great penetrative power is claimed. The manager has sent two of the guns to Li Hang- chang for inspection; Li sent them in tara to the Director of the Tientsin Naval College with a request that he might make a report thereon The report must have been most satisfactory for of England is a question, but her tacit support is the Viceroy has sanctioned the manufacture of recognized as extremely valpable, as in the event a considerable number of the rifles, and ordered of war in Europe the central powers would be that they be distributed amongst the soldiers. dependent upon the British colonies and America for corn and meat, the fleets of the Dreibund

It is rumored the Government is abost to issus | being too small to cope with the allied fleets of * decree creating a forced currency for bank | France and Russia. bills,....

for the Presidency.

BUENOS AYRES, July 1st,

ST. PETERSBURG, July 1st.

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Along the Yang-king-pang, between the Honan and Shantung Road bridges, there are The Post's Berlin correspondent says an great numbers of flower opium dens, about which Agreement has been negollated that the sig all sorts of loafera and Idlers thickly congregate, pres to the Dreiband treaty should be attached to the gicat annoyance of passers-by. The Dr. Trigoyen has withdrawn from the contesters lostead of at Vienna as formerly. The vagabonds attack people frequently and are new alliance is based upon three treaties, the continually maitresting the poor guls without new and being between Austria and Italy. any cause whatever, but for the object of creat The Noves Vramya to-day, commenting spon

The Times Vienna correspondent, referring to ing confusion in which they may steal things the renewal of the Dreihund, says: Ueless the postal congress, says that it is regrettabin A few Sikhs of European constables stationed France and Russia reply to this treaty shortly that, owing to Germany's opposition, the two in this locality would be of great use la putting by concluding a formal alliance the central American proposals were rejected those for the | down this nuisance. powers of Europe will become, too confident as creation of international postage stamps, and for to the impotence of their adversaries: to anable | the free carriage of inalis from country to country. the latter to counteract their ambitious desires, Germany opposed the first proposal on the And they will consequently brlag, about events - proced that the diference in exchange might which will gender a European wif, Theritable, 3 land to wholeruta sporulation in stampert

The leaders in both Native papers, com menting on the decision recently come to by both Municipal Councils, with respect to women fre quenting opium-shops, say there is no are whate

There was some further conversation as to the

All is now quiet in this centre. The beat is in the nineties, and the river within three feet of being band full-N. C. Daily News.

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These priests were to have 300 cash, each per day and five tarla each when rain came.

Co-day's Advertisements.

PUBLIC AUCTION'

or

MILLINERY, DRAPERY, &c.

THE Undersigned has been instructed by the Hongkong Trading Co., Ltd, to Self Public Auction, on

by

THURSDAY,

the 6th August, 1891, commencing at 2.30 p.m. tharp, at his Sale Rooms, Duddell Street,

Bad Without Restrva, - - THE SURPLUS. OF MESSRS. B. FAIRALL

& Co.'s STOCK-IN-TRADE,-- Marcos Comprising tenang SILKS, SATINS, DRESS MATERIALS, COSTUME LENGTHS, RAIN COATS, LADIES'' MORNING WRAPPERS, SILK CINGS, MILLINERY, HOSIERY, DRESS TRIMMINGS, BOOTS and SHOES.

A good story is told in our Arien of a banner, man by the name of Chlong. Every ton days during the drought, he issued proclamations for bidding the slaughtering of animals for only two days at a time. At first these proclamations were very mild, but later one read thus ; " Obey- (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) My king my superiors this proclamation is issued, and

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23gain we beseech the favour of heaven, Sheep in the north of the province. The facts are, as salaughtered nor must there be any barter In JERSEYS and BLOUSES, LACK FLOUN

⠀ The city is all astir with the news of therising | hoga, and all such animals, must not be usual in Chios, kept as secret as possible for them. Chickens, ducks, fish and shrimp fear of a puble; hut where news le battled up in must not be sold for food. Onions and forty-eight different yamins, the cotic is apt to garlic must not be eaten. Let no one come out. Apparently the Lesurgents started lightly or negligently regard this. If anyone from the Honan harder, and bave moved through purposely disregard this proclamation he will Matalan Halen' to Chianf Helen In the Hung he brought before the magistrate, beaten and chow Prefecture. Amidst conflating téportsit is made to wear the cangue," Before the paste of difficult to sift the truth. A Hsien magistrate has this proclamation was dry the Halan's cook bean killed, possibly's city wall duanged tho entered the yamen with some fab, bat he was bably the insurgants- are hungry, and are in challenged, examined and the 6th found on kim. Eɛmearch of food amber than anything more serious. Although the rinners wats told that the fab was

A large quantity of other GOODS to clear.

A consignment of SEWING MACHINES. 4. The above will be on view on Wednesday p.m.

TERMS OF SALR Cab on delivery. SOFTIO SHORATOR. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer,

Hongkong, 21st July, 1891.