And that in all we have been able discover. From Mr. Thurkar's reassuring statement that he is unaware of any cause för distrust in the Bank' solvacy, the probability-Is that a scare has set in amongst the Chinese, in consequence of the recent Oriental Bank suspension and the wild rumours that have been flying round the colony for several days past. As for the "princely house," we give it up.
THE HONGAY COAL MINES.
The party of shareholders in the Société des Charbonnages de Tonkin who went down to Hangay in the Avochie returned on Saturday evening, in the highest spirits over what they had seen. From several of the gentlemen who were among the Company we have gathered the following particulars :---
The Avechis felt Hongkong on Friday 3rd Juve,
baring
on board Messrs. H. N. Mody, E. Jones Hughes, A. Johnson, G. H. Potts, W. Wallace, A. G. Morris, M. Grote, I. Armstrong, and Wame. The weather on the way was fine, warm, and clear. The steamer bummed "Charbonnages coal all the way, and the passengers on board made frequent visits to the engine room and Generally speaking, the only sloka hole.
bot impression they got there was that it was Thone, however, whe had some 'technical know. ledge-particularly Mr. Andrew Johnson, Lloyd's surveyor to Hongkong-were of oplelon that there was a notable absence of smoke, and very Hule ash; while as far as could be judged, very good head of steam was maintained throughout It is not possible to give exact mileage figures, no owing to the many abstractions to navigation, in Haloso Straits and in approaching Hongay bay, the englaca bad often to be slowed or stopped. However, as regards spred obtained with this coal, sufficient bis sacertalul trials made in or near Hongking 'barbour.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNË 13, 1892.
long time to come. Cuttings were made soma time ago, merely to prove the seam, and the coal was found to be plentiful and excellent. Blocks cut two years ago, and left out fully exposed to all kinds of weather, seem now to be stili bard and of fine quality. Being at the farthest end of the Socié é's concession, there is really no need to work here; but nerotiations are pending which, it is hoped, may result in the sale of this portion of the estate.
On Wednesday the party also went over to Gibac, about 50 miles away, where a coal seams, of fair quality, is being worked by Messrs, Marly & Co. While there, a notorious brigand chief (or rather "pirate," to use the French term) came in with over 100 men, surrendered his arms and property, and offered his services in any capacity, "Besting the word into cant- shovel is a new departure not mentioned in the
Bible,
On the same day a pirate who had not surrendered, but who was captured by the French, was executed at a place nearly midway between Hongay and Haiphong. There is now no trouble at all with disorderly hands in the neighbourhod of Honga. A military station is posted at the top of the bill beyond Haton, and analber just above Hongay-In fact, the collieries are protected on all alder; and the inhabitants are settling down to peaceful pursuite,
Having seen all that unprofessional onlookers could see in a few days, the visitors, accompanied by Mr. Warren, embarked once more on the Avochis on Thursday last, leaving at 3 pm. for Hongkong. The harbour of Hongey, though fine and large, and deep enough, is not easy to enter or leave in the dark. It is almost entirely land locked, and the sex for several miles outside is studded with small islands and rocks, of !ime- stone-pretty little bits, in many cars, but nasty things to have bumping up against a ship. Capt. Rowin, however, had no difficulty in
A Judicial Inquiry has been lostituted in Berlin in 'conneciton with the charge made against a Jewish firm of selling half-a-million ussless rifles to the amy authorities, and hoodwinking the inspectors.
May Irth.
"General" Booth states that the funds for both the spiritual and social branches of the work of the Salvation Army are now exhausted.
Only £4.000 have been subscribed this year In aid of the Darkest England" scheme, and the "General" appeals for help, as the work is now nearly at a stands!llowing to want of funds. In consequence of the recent Anarchist outrages the Police Force In Paris has been increased by 1,100 men.
M. Lonbet, the French Premier, Intends to ask the Chamber of Depatles for a vote of 300,00 francs (11,000) au an Indemtity to the victims of the late dynamite outrages.
Prident Carnot has ordered the salaries of the Archbishops of Avignon and Nimes to be topped lo consequence of the political attitude maintained by these prelates.
News has been received that the natives of Raintes, one of the Society Islands, under the wrrrigaty of France, have revolted. Three French men-of-war have been despatched to suppress the rising.
May 12th.
Owing to the death of the Dake of Clarence the Queen bas postponed the opening of the Imperts! Institute till next year, but a postion of the building will be informally opened in June next for business and social purposes.
Cholera is reported to be raglug at Cabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and the Ameer Abdurrah man is now encamped outside the city in order to escape the epidemic.
Arelt cipsized on the river at Brody, a town is Austria near the Galician frontier, and sixty persons were drowned.
News has been received of the collapse of a thirty persons being killed.
If the Government step in, In that line, will grant mining concessions as security, Amount of Foreign capital can be any commanded: bat the greedy mandarius, interested a robbing the mines, are powerful enough to prevent any such scheme, no matter how much the country would benefit by it. However, as long as they can prevent it they will never allow the public interest to interfere with their own private, pernicious "pidgin." And again the Chinese will not allow the Customs revenge
To-day's Advertisements.
HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITLD.
FANCY FAIR AT MACAO. SPECIAL CHEAP EXCURSION.
""HONAM” will make a Special Trip- WEATHER PERMITTING. the Steamer to MACAO on SUNDAY NEXT, the roth inst leaving HONGKONG at 9 AM, and returning from Macan at Midnight,
were then trained and fired in a similar way, When the smoke cleared away, it was found that the temporary deck booses were completely wrecked, and the doors, panels and roof lay harit in by concussion. The chart room was Iso wrecked. All the gune were then fired in succession, after which all were fired together with full depression. The concussion on this was very serere, but there was hardly anything left on deck to break, so the effect seemed small compared with previous discharges. The vessel was remarkably steady, the roll on the discharge to be hypothecated for a loan, on account of the The couple of hundred thousand tacis which the of the valley being singularly slight electric firing gear and search light were sub- Korean Government owe to the China Merchants' Company, although front the very same scurce sequently tested.
of revenue this lann could have been refunded long ago; but,. "childlike and bland", the Chinese would rather see the money squandered away in new palaces, clock towers, electric lights, and oiber Royal playthings in Soul, than take theft money back, because this very loan constitutes one of their most powerful political holds and weapons in the country. Meiling. A. Guerin, late Secretary of the French Legation fo Soul, a very active and amiable gentleman who endeared himself to everybody here and le the capital, leavei per next Genkai Maru to jaln
LONDON, May, sand.
Mr. Morley, speaking at Huddersfield yexter day, said tant the elections were certain to begin the first week in July. He bitterly attacked Lord Salisbury for preaching pestilential tariff doctrines which, he said, would be His Lordship's disastrous to the country. utterances in regard to Uister he described as an act of political incendiarism.
NEW YORK, May 22nd. The damage done by floods at St. Louis and the adjacent countries, bordering on the Miss Issippi amounts to eleven million dollars. Fifteen hundred square miles of country have been sub merged.
The Queen has conferred the Grand Cross of the Bath on the Khedive,
The Times publishes despatch from Lagos stating that a severe engagement has taken place between the force under Colonel Scott and the Jebus army, in which the latter were defeated with a loss of four hundred is killed. In addition to which the British captured their King. The British lost several in killed, whilst Captain Owen Captain Hardinge, Lieutenant. Laurie,
WASHINGTON, May agid. and thirty men were wounded,
already been said le connection with the manyokong on Saturday night. All the par-skating rink at Buenos Ayres, which resulted in Blaine to stand for President at the forthcoming whole, we are advancing, steadily, as nur
Having arrived
at Hongay pa Sunday morning (5th Inst.) the party met with a cordial reception from Mr. Warren, the superintending engineer, in charge of the whole works of the Soc 616, Mr. Bavier Chauffar, manager, and the principal officials Very satisfactory.secom modation was providen, though of course there Is as yet no "Kremlin" In Hengay; bui quietly and without fuas, the visitors were made very comfortable.
On the st day after arrival, the party went all over, the workings of Nagetna at HOSELY some two miles from the port.
prope the spect of this place showed a
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away, without damage, and got into sengers were immensely impressed with the undoubted value of the property, and particularly the magnificent block of Hates; and all are thankful to Mr. Mody, at whose Invitation they went, and who stays there a month or so, It to unanimously agreed that there is no end of first class coal for the market, which is being ably worked on total outlay of about half militon sterling (not much compared with the. cost of the home coal mines) and, with care, the Société will pay, well,
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
A good muster of fourteen members put in an spperance at the Kowloon Range on. Saturday, of whom twelve compelet for the Cup. After a tough fight with Mr. F. Howell, the President abloved top score, and captured the handicap regate spoon with a total, focloding his handicap allowance, of 67. He would have won the short Range Cup also, but after the contest was over it was discovered that he had not formally entered, and as the Rules of the Association are like the laws of the Medes and Persions, the Cup paced, for the first time, to Mr. F. Howell, who had also put together 51 spoon with 59.
small hill, some 60 feet high, with five or six tunnels entering at various levels, and a shaft at the top, going straight down to meet the tones. The hill is covered with a son of brushwood, not much different from the leant barren of the hills about Hongkong. The lace Bol is also somewhat similas; a sort of fire-brick clay below, then lower one, and coal immediately ander ft. The coal is in shree scams, fairly uniform, borizontally running through the hil; and each of there is penetrated by galleries (mentioned above) seme 200 yards up to perhaps 60 yards into the bill, while it is proposed connects all be galleries. This appears to be gond stuff, improving with depth, and is all handy for export. From the outer parts of the galleries was got a good deal of inferior coal, which was foolishly put on the market, and made a had effect. There is now an efficent screening apparatus, consisting mainly of an caliess band of broad nesting, kept, in motion. by rollers-at-esek-end--the-coal is poured out. on one end, and as it is carried along, the smaller parts drop through. Crowds of Anna mese, chiefly younsters, are employed here, picking oat ahale as the
Small quantities of denataite cartridges are constantly being discovered at Lège, in Bel glur,
A tramcar was destroyed by dynamite at
but no lives lost. Burn-Path (and that General Booth, of the
It is understood Salvation Army, is in treaty with the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company and the New Zealand Shipping. Company with a view to conveying his overres colonials to New Zealand Instead of the Cape Colony as was first intended.
May stb..
It is reparted that, in consequence of the coninud dynamit, outrages in Paris, a Vendetta Committee has been formed there to take som mary vengeance do tridividani dynamiters.
Lord Rosebery, In a speech delivered last evening, declared that unless the Liberal party instituted experimental legislation in favour of the weeking classes they would find that they were divorced from the great mass of the people.
During a dispute over a game of baccarat at a club in Parian French Baron grossly Insulted ex-King Milan, of Servia, who thereupon sent challenge to the Baran, The latter, however, apologised, and the duel consequently did not take place.
The Chinese Minister at Washington has
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A strong movement is on foot to induce Mr. election, and it is believed, if he did so, that his clection would be certain otherwise Mr. Ex Harrison's election is regarded as arte. president Cleveland Is the Democratic favourite.
LONDON, May 24th. The Durham miners, after agreeing to a tea per cent reduction of wages, have refused the masters' terms for a reduction of thietern and a ball per cent, and have resolved to continue on strike, holding the masters responsible.
Rome, May 25th,
In the evening"the ANNUAL FAIR will tako. place in CAMOEY'S GARDENS. Farm to Macao and back, 2. No Second-class or Single farra, Chinese Servinte, to Cents each way. Tickets may be obtained at the Office of the Company, or on board the Steamer on the morning of
T. ARNOLD,
Secretary
Hongkong, 13th June, 1897.
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COMPANY, LIMITED. THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP
At P.M..
1
FOR MANILA, VIA AMOY.
SHEWAN & Co....
General Managers."
· DOUGLAS STEAM.SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.
THE Company's Steamship
"NAMOA" Captain Roach, will be despatched for the abord Ports, on THURSDAY, the 16th Instant, at Daylight
For Freight of Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
General Managers.
1635 Hongkong, 14th June, 1872
"UNION" LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.~in .FROM LONDON, HAMBURG AND
the Tientsia Consulate on promotion, The Tapanese, who are going to run the mint, have persuaded the officials and the king that Chemulpo more suitable place for that would be establishment than the capital, and consequentlyTHE Company's Sigamship
commlarion of high mandarins WAS
"ZÁFIRO." here the other day, picking out fine siteCaptain Cobban. 11 he despatched for the for the mint, Just at the back of the Foreign settlement, on the extensive grounds of one of above Peris, on WEDNESDAY, the 15th Inst., our largest land owners, Mr. A. B. Straling. Fer Freight or Passage, aonly to The site is splendid and healthy, and if the bargain should become perfect, It would enhance Business is rather dull just now, but then it is the value of the surrounding property immensely. Wanabee. 13th June 1802 one of our kick seasons, for which our terribly debased cash coin is largely to blame; on the Customs returns best show. At half past twelve yesterday, one of the most destructive fires broke out here that ever have been experienced to the Japanese settlement; almost as soon as the fire bel was sounded in the Japanese Consular compound, the firemen were on the scene of the conflagration, which had broken out lo a Japanese, rice huiling thed. Unfor- tunately, it was low water at the time, and consequently, owing to the far extended mod-flats in front of the settlements, the sea water procurable was a long way off, and the' fresh water wells in the vicinity became soon exhausted, and a great part of the Settlement was only saved from fire by the nearest houses being palled down. The fire was also greatly checked by five fire-proof Japanese warehouses close by, one of them being right in the midst of the block of burning shantles. She dwelling houses and four godowns were totally destroyed The Italian Chamber has passed a vote of con- by flames, and a considerable amount of pro- fidence in the Government by a majority of mine.perty is thus lost, the full amount not being yet known. At four o'clock the fire was got under, The situation nevenheless remains doubtful.
but the heaps of burning beans and rice stacks WASHINGTON, May 26th.
continued to give considerable trouble until long
No Claims will be admitted after the Gooda after, when, happily, it began to rain, which relieved the fremes, and did the rest of our local have left the Godowns, and all claims must be Ml-bo-loong's work. It is raining still, while | sent in to the Offies of the Undersigned before I am penning these lines. Politically nothing Noon on the 18th instant, or they will not be All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are ta without any back-bone; led by the nose one day by the Japanese, another day by the Chi-be left in the Godowns, where they will be nese, and somebody else arst time. Every examined on the tyth last, at 3 p.m. thing a quiet. Our Korean Model Settlement is now surrounded by its fall summer verdure, and a canopy of beautiful flowers; building In the House of Commons last night Mr. operations are being carried on briskly, and the Lowther, replying to a question, said that the price of land continues to rise. The agitation Government was not desiress of interfering with fer opening more ports has still been unsuccess-TO-DAY. the able financial advisers in Egypt, in favourful so far, and the blame is fald at the door of
the jealous Chinese dog-in-the-manger policy --- of the conversion of the Domain Loan,
Shanghai Mercury.
In the Italian Parliament to-day S. Gloliti read the programme of the cabinet, which is based on retrenchment and reform in every branch of Government. The ordinary military expenses are to be reduced to two hundred and thirty million francs. The Chamber is markedly hostile to the new programme, and a fresh crisis is considered imminent.
May 26th,
The Senate, by a majority of eight, have a
agreed to discuss Mr. Stewart's Free Gold and Silver BILL.
London, May 26th. In the House of Commons last night Mr. electors was read a second tline. The Govern ment secognized the necessity of reform in the matter, and were willing to take the sense of the
Steamshfo
STRAITS:
Steam MANNERING
having arrived from the shove Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.
to sirk the shaft from the top until it meets and points, Mr. Watson took the net #ggregally protested against the proposed bil for Stansfeld's Bill to facilitate the-rrelatration of fresh in that respect the Koreans are children, | recognized.
all
Ecreens pass
La Col. Jerred Mr. Y. Hewall... Mr. Cayla..
Major Ryton, sat BI S Mr Warnock
N. Güller
Robinso
Hr. McTee Mr. W. Dunca
Hicks, rat 8.1.
Below are the scores. ---
Major Turser Cal Sergt. Price, 1st 8.Z.f.
guide, yarde Total,
aneu. Total.
10
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14
Bod 1 Net Allow Grand the exclusion of Chinese from the United States, on the ground that it in violation of treaty rights. It is reported that there is a movement on foot to ladure all the Chinese In America to return to China, and this is causing some uneasiness.
The Baptist, one of the principal organs of the Baptist denemination, has abandoned its support of Home Rule for Ireland, being Convinced, as it rates, that an Irish Parliament wuld mean a priest-ridden Parliament. Mr. Gladstone has drelined the editor's request to exprets bis views open the anti-Home Rule Nonconformist ministers in Ireland,
SHANGHAI.
round. Some of these galleries are now ANOTHER CHINESE OUTRAGE IN appeal which has been signed by 1,000 being worked fully and properly the others have been or are being excavated into the hill, to prove the extent of the seams.
Below these works they can hardly be called "mincs" In the strict sense of the word, as their main direction is bonizontal-not more than two
M. Loubet, the Freach Premier, has entreated the niers of dynamite in trade or Industry, in view of the number of outrages now belog committed, to be careful that none of the explosive is stolen, and he threatens with penalties any persons who may be convicted of chiclessness in connection with the matter.
CALCUTTA, May 16th,
House thereon.
The death is announced of Mr. Justice Bult. May 27th
In the House of Commons last night, the Indis Councils Bill was read a third time with- out the introduction of any amendments.
THE PAHANG, RISING.
The Straits Times of the 3rd instant says The Colonial Government learns that six hundred of the Sultan's men were despatched on the 26th May to scour the country between Semantau
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CHINESE VIRTUES.
No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaining in the Godowns after the 1816 natant will be subject to rent.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded “unles notice to the contrary be given before Noon
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
SHEWAN & Co., Agents.
1621 Hongkong #3th June, 1893,
HOPKINS & CO. PHOTOGRAPHIC DEPOT, No. 8, D'Agullar Street. HONGKONG,
+
CLEARANCE SALE. GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES. SELLING OFT.
FOREIGN LADIES Insulted and STONED, The Shanghat Mercury of June 8th says: As we predicted some time ago when a gang miles away, is the post of Hongay, connected by of Chinese "braves" beat a Sikh policeman and rail with the Hongay coal pits. Here is a foreign gentleman in the Maloo, it has now, splendid wharf, now hardly month from com- it would appear, become absolutely unsafe for pletian, with not less than thirty feet of water at foreigners, especially ladies, to show themselves the end of it--a fae, strong erection, that will last in the outlying roads of the Settlements, as the for years. The tall run right on to the wharf following glaring outrage will serve to indicate. they are of substantial type, all steel, with eight Between 7 and 8 o'clock yesterday evening solid steel sleepers to each length of rail: bedded two English ladies were driving along Bobbling mostly in hard limestone rack. On the wharf Well road in an open carriage. Passing the there are also two large hydraulic cranes, Great Chinese Garden a villainous Chinaman that is revived periodically, and has no further as the headquarters of the Orang Kayah. K not lead people here to entertain that opinion, AT COST PRICES AY LAID DOWN IN HONOKONG,
running on rails along the wharf, and each capable of lifelog a truck with five tons of coal Cascamera bold. In this way, the fates bottom of the track being unfastened, the whole load is easily put on board. It was stated that that these two cranes con £18,000.
Two Europeans were struck down by the sun yesterday and one died of the Intense heat during the middle of the day,
The report that Indian military officers will soon be allowed to draw their English pay if they like at home, so avoiding loss by exchange, is one Miltary foundation than the wish, may be. ground his
officers as well as civilians, however, will in week or two have an opportunity. If note righting themselves as regards losses by exchange, of bringing organ sed pressure to bear on Farila went to take a step which would at any rate help them to do so.
rushed up to the side of the carriage ten when teeth and the cantage had passed on some distance, threw
spat at the occupants, a large stone, which struck one of the ladies on the arm. Fortunately they were soon able to drive beyond the reach of further insult.
KOREA.
and Valuable Stock, Mesars, HOPKINS & Co. are offering the whole for Sale for a short time only.
FOR CASH
From the Best English Manufactories. Intending buyers should make their purchases at once, as such an oppostunity may not occur. again. Penga
HOPKINS & Co,
Hongkong, 13th Jung, tåra.
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John Russell Young, formerly Minister to China, permitted himself to be interviewed after a friendly call on the Chinese Minister in Wash- izgton, and his opinion is that Chins will not retallate on the United States for the
passage of the new Exclusion Bill He says that unless and Lipis. They were in three parties; one the Peking authorities are in bad temper and will answer of China will be silence palence," to Calies. They all probably, unite at Lipis beyond recoming th from Washtegton, the order to effect a Clearance of their Large and return to Temerloh down the Pahang River. China baving always shown those virtues. They have destroyed several small camps of the Silence and patience may be Chinese virtues, rebels and one large one, which was described though the experience of the Pacific coast would severe epidemic of influence has been raging in but whether they are or not China will have no on the 27th May and will go up-stream again on importuned by the United States. The Prime Pahang. The Sultan reached Kuala Semantan opportunity to employ them if she waits to be the retart of the men above-mentioned, if they Minister of China, according to Mr. Young, is a have been unsuccessful in capturing the Orang dominant, haughty statesman, ruling over the proudest and most sensitive people in the world, Kayak,
and, in the ex-Minister's judgment, unless he be appeased, will not exercise his virtues of silence and palence, but will resort to an extreme polley. The Umballe to-day, from Mauritian, reports
It is nearly time, we think, for a period to be a cyclone at Port Losis on the twenty-ninth
Chemulpo, rit Jane, 1891. put to this talk about Chinese retaliation. We
It ultimo. Ten ships are reported to have ran
an moti-Chinese every time an We have had the U.S.S. Marion in bere for have heard of ashore. Eight thousand people were killed and sixteen thousand are in hospital. Two-thirds of some time to recuperate the health of everybody measure has been before Congress, and we anti-Chinese bill passes, but that is all that ever having broken out in a three-dee block, which turmoil and excitement of Yokohama she
MONDAY, From Singapore papers 10 band it appears was all burnt. Government is feeding thousands leave to-day for Chefoo, and to proceed thence comes of it. If Chinx does not like the course
resent it, but we would sooner withdraw every the 20th day of Jusc, 1892, at 4 P.Si, kra that the Camelot, a new steamer on her way out of the homeless for a month ; and the streets are to Taku, to tow the Palos to Shanghai, where of the United States she is at perfect liberty to
maurauders, this famous clipper will be handed over to the to the Exs, res (to the Straita coasting steamer rendered dangerous by night
ALLAHABAD, May 19th, ~ commanity, as the nucleus of a Municipal fleet, American from China than do what John pablished for general information.
By Command, Diamond, bound for Penang from Amoy, on the
The Home authorities have approved of pro- to assist in protection against the Kolas-kwal Russell Young seems to suggest, reason with Impressed with
G. T. M. O'BRIEN, the sight of the Halot works, solldt inst. The Diamond had been anchored in motions in rooms of the warrant and non-But why not rather sell her for what she will China to convince her that we did not mean
what the exclusion act says wo mean.
Colonial Secretary. If China bo'wise she will adhere to her policy | Colonial Secretary's Office, which is simply being cat away in the roads, and was leaving for Penang, having commissioned offic is sent to England for die fetch as old iron, în Taku, than expend y
(623 Hongkong, 4th June, 17qz. terracer, without any underground work, exposes of Singapore Harbour, where all the wharves charge or transfer to the Reserve being, made, frost on her, by her towage to your ports of silence and patience, for: If she becomes
with effect from the twenty-eighth day after their U.S.3. Alert salad expected here shortly_from to view a megolficent mass of hard black coal and docks are: The Camelot at the same time departure from India. Na change is to be made Japan. Our new Commissioner. Mr. T.A bolsterous and impatient she will find that the
Particulars of the letting by Public Auction leaving але so much tunnelling and boring as would prove mud had this to pass across the harbour proper.
the wharves, bound west, in the present procedute as segards warrant'and | Morgan kod Mes, Morgan, arrived here on the United States is not an tray customer lo desi
there is a rumour with. We do not want any more Chinese in Sale, to be held on Monday, the ze1⁄2 day of the Exfoot and uniformity of the coal, and it 20 At the entrance to the western channel' the two -Commissioned officers stnikome as invalida., 158th May, per Farthål Mokgamated with the this country and we do not intend to have, any Tunr, 1892, at 4 P.St by order of His Excellency
that his office will be COLOMBO, May 30th. estimated that the Haten seam- It can be
On the second day the party went to Haten, some ten miles from the port of Hongay. The railway connecting these piress requires but quarter of a mile more, and will probably be completed and in actual work six weeks hence, or possibly two months. There is already some rolling stock on the line-engines from England
We understand the occurrence has not yet been reported to the Police, but it is to be hoped an energetic seaoch will be made for the scoundrel.
We will have more to say on the subject to-morrow.
COLOMBO, May 19th.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT)
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. "THE following Particulars of a Salo of Crown the spot, on
and trucks-mude méctly on the spot. Thas THE "CAMELOT" IN COLLISION. the town is said to have been destroyed, a fire on board a little, after all the bother, worry, continue to hear of it for several months after a Land, by Public Auction, to be held on
is on the concession a large supply of timber, which is exceedingly useful both for cal trucks and for pit props. In fact, the whole of the timbering in the coal workings will be dane with wood cat on the land of the Sociéé.
The visitors were immensely
bill
of
coal,
of unusually good quality. There has been Jast
.i
to pass through the very narrow channel west
the Camelot's stern striking
The
vassela scom to hare both been roundia the Bombay for twenty years, gives a thrilling to the disappearance of the letter from the scene
alled a mera seam-is notless than 260 feet thick, polot #1900\dships at iight augles,
off
and several miles in extent. Already, by paring Hittle of the hillside, several thousand tons of fine burning coal have been get ready for the market, aliing only for the fallway to be fintabed, when the coal can at once
Diamond
the Archbishop Meurin, formerly Blahop of head office in Soul, which would be tantamount more. We have us apologies or excuses to offer the Governor, of Gas Lot of CROWN LAND, to the Chinese Government for anything we In the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75
PARTICULARS OF THE have done. We have exercised aar sovereignty years. as seemed best to us and she can do the same.
S. F. Chronicle.
Each skipper, of course, says that be ample, warning and the other old not. Nothing definite can be known until the holding of Marine Court of Enquiry. Meantime both
be shipped off. This is undoubtedly of Tary vessels will be in dock for probably a month. fine quality, infiately superior to the contigs The Camelot, a steamer of 180 tons, was coz ments of surface stuff already put on the market while its donatity is simply astounding, and must aged to Messrs. Dodwell and Carill la Hong be seen to be believed. All over the low hili kong.
In the Hatou district, wherever the soil is broken
coat exposed. There is no need for expensive
work in the way of galleries, pits, shafts, or
'LATE TELEGRAMS.
LONDON, May 8th.
DEAFNESS ABSOLUTELY CURED.—A Gentleman
ains unroofed. The Archbishop states that Chemulpo in fature, instead of address who cured himself of Deafness and Noltes in the
account of blu experiences during the cyclone at Pon Lonis. His Lordship himself was badly hurt and his Palace greatly damaged. Sixteen churches have been levelled to the ground, and there is scarcely an uninjured honed In Pors Louis, and estimates over seven thousand dixth and filteen thousand injured. The surgeons had no time to administer chloroform and were operating without it; the suffering was terrible. The soldiers were burying the dead in gore bags. Hall the sugar cane crop is destroyed, and the Marit us Government has granted six hundred thousand pounds to assist the planters,
• bilride to the railway. At present Annamese of April show that the imports into Great Britain | Help is wanted-eigenlij***ONDON, May 20th."
May
The leading bankers agree with Sir Graham Berry Last the principal Australian stocks will regain their former value if the Colonies abstain from borrowing for some time, but otherwise they will again collapse. The matter, they say, is entirely in the hands of the colonies,
anything the cast simply has to be quarried, in blocks of convenient sat, and taken down the The Board of Trade returns for the mouth miners are laboriously cutting the terraces of for the mants decreased, to the extent of coal away, at about a yard per day as £4,000,000, while the exports show a decrease each man's work, at 20 cents per day which of 3,000,000 seans certainly not too little. The Annamcit are good enough workers, and only want teach- Ing. Hydranile excavators have been ordered oat from Europe, and will probably be on the way in a few days, if not already, which will, it is said, cut 37 yards per day each, at a cost of three cents. It is expected then that, with this machinery and the railway in full worklog, sot less than 4000, tors of coal, per day can be exported from Hatou alone; and there will be enough work for a doren steamers, Them BOCKIS to be no reason at all why the Habout colliery should not supply the whole of the End from Bombay to San Francisco, and from Nagasaki
During the debate on the second reading of the Irish Local Government Bill, Mr. Sexton brought forward a motion for its rejection, and cicribed it as an audacione partisan measure The Radicals support Mr. Sexton,
Mr. Conybeare writes denying that he intends realgning at the end of the present session, and characterises the statement as a boka ming NEW YORK, May 20th. Immense doodt have taken place in Missouri ruined and many people drowned.
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or, to other words, the Chief Commiertoner and the Commissioner In Chemulpo would be one and the same person, consequently the Fasan and Wönean Customs would have to report to themselves to Soul a beretofore. The plan is feasible, and would be more simple and econo-Head, of 16 years standing, by a new method, mical than the present system, besides re-will be pleased to send foll particolare: free. moving any Customs gentry in the capital Address HERBERT CLIFTON, 8, Shepherd's place, from the temptation of dabbling in política, Kennington Park, London, S.E, Eng-iddut, direction, by inducing them to bestow their which would prevent more mischief in that full attention on their own business, instead of meddling with other political intriguers. I ani not sufficiently behind the scopes, and cannot vouchsals for this plan, and merely give
It to you for what it may be worth. We have been amused here by the railway concession myth, ST. JOHN which appeared in the Japanese press to Jinsen, afiar Nissen, alias Ressan, bat
mare commonly known to white men, and the natives of the country, by the name of Chemulpo nothing of such a concession, granted to an American firm, is known here, or in Soul, Another barefaced canare, hatched in Japan and Hosting through the press, is the reputed all the way from New York to Korea to secure
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How batsman in Australia Healso stated that a beam, and gent Now and a red with fall on the spot, capable of negociating them, with there is now po work going. 00, as the supply vast improvement was noticeable in the cricket depression and full elevation, full warges of any amount of capital in back them up, and powder being used: -The guza in the shoriserat : ji je utterly | 500 putaiders to attempt, te From Kalow is ample for mij Possible Hemande för, played in Sydney and Melbournes
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