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Intimations.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

AERATED WATERS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1893.

some outside show as a diversion. That was the cause of the Franco-Prussian war of 1870, and will probably be the cause of the next. So it was in the clumsy and disastrous Franco-Chinese war of 1884. and so it is now in this cowardly attack on Slam; the difference being that Slam, too weak to defend herself, and afraid of calling in England to swallow her, is a

A FRENCH Artilleryman, biten by a deg and admitted to hospital some time #go, died last werk of hydrophobia, in fearful #gonies, at Hanol.

A REGULAR meeting of Zelland Lodge, No. 525. will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Monday, the ret proximin, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. U. S. ADMIFAL HARMONY is to be succeeded in

WATER-The Water used is absolutely However, French gun-bosts. Ere not Irwin. The former is bonked from Yokohama

allowed to approach the Siamese Capital STEAM PLANT.--Of the latest and mos and Bangkok remains safe.

powerful type. SUPERVISION.—The whole process of manufacture la under the continuous supervision of a qualified English Chemist,

The PRODUCT.—Will bear comparison with the Waters made by the most

noted makers in England. -

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & CO., LD,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

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But it is high time that la belle France was signalled to cry "halt" In these aggressions and oppressions of petty Eastern Kingdoms of which she has grown so fond; though as regards Slam there is not the least likelihood that she will be permitted to seriously Interfere with or harrass.lt and its people.. British. American and German interests are too Important and Slam's relations with those countries are of too friendly a nature to

proximo,

for home in the Chixa"sailing thence on the gh Ms. H. L. WODEHOUSE bad a busy time yester day in his expacity aroner. In two fequests pathe bodies of Chinese women verdicts of death from apium, self-administered" were receded, and a third Inquest was adjourned. | THX neighboring French colonies are just now. ke seme British colonies we know, tom by dissensione in the medical fraternity, the paYA) ad military people setting themselves up as authorities superior to the civil body.

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ON the rith instant the President of the Imperial College of Physician at Peking, held the blennial medical eximinations of candidates desiring to coter the college and to become members of the faculty. About fifty spling "medics" presented themselves, but only ten were admitted,

many of these bankruptcy cases is this-The His lordship -What has happened in a great debtor himself has petilloned, or has got a friendly aedhor to pelition, and has thus obtained the protection of the Court, and after that he has done nothing at all-never come to the Ofetal Assignce to assist in any way la recovering his Tux Stam Free Print reports that a natteetate. According to the schedule of this bank Consulate recently me with a tragic end under $240 I think have been divided among the clerk who was tempontly attached to the Bittish $61,000; but out of these $62,000, only about rupt liabilities are stated at $65,000 and assets

permit of hostile measures being takkan AT the Westminster Agarrium on the 20th ult. Vancouver, gave a vay pleasant Hittle farewell required the bankrupt to attend, pr.commonicated

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by the stronger power for the simple purpose of enforcing its selfish aims. What concerns ԱՖ most, however, and what we protest against is that any repetition of the shameless actions of '84 and '85 and consequent partial A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. paralysing of trade in Eastern waters by anation whose legitimate commerce stands third or fourth on the list of European trading nations, should be allowed. And this is what is occurring in Bangkok to-day without any guarantee that things may not drift from bad to worse. The Siamese, like most Asiatic nations, are fit subjects for successful bullying, but after all it is mainly British interests and British commerce that is made to suffer

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.

tank from a height of go feet. When eight feet man named Barns dived lot › an 18 ft. by 8 it from the tank Furas turned on his back and struck the water with a tremendous thud, bat emerged from the tank uninjured,

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late one night he found some person; hovering Oficial Auvigne in any way to get in their around bls house in Wit Sam Chin, and suspect debts, and that I found was the course which the lug that a robber had gained access to the build bankrupts pursued when I was lo the Registry, through the breast and decamped. His wife Assignee to enable him to do any blog. It is tog, be called out to hi wife for a light when he They get protection, and then they go away rushed forward with the fight, and was horrified extraordinary that out of this large amount of was forestalled by a man who stabbed hins and never come to give assistance to the Official to find the ghastly sectacle of ber husband's assets, this man should not have assisted the corpse on the floor, stunted with blood. The Official Assignee in collecting some of them. murdereris at large, and so far as we have earnt Mr. Dennys think your lordship had it no attempts are being made to apprehend him. pointed out that the debts were chiefly out of the THE Commodore and Mrs. Bury-Palliser, who colony, at Viadivostock and other plices. leave. Hongkong on the 3rd proximo in the

His lordship-But he might have tried to do Empress of India for England via Japan and

something.

Mr. Dennys: If the Official Assignce had "At Home" on boardH.M.S. Victor Emanuel | with bis solicitars, and he had refused to attend, this afternoon at which some 300 irfends were then it would be a very good reason for the pro- present. The old shipwas admirably arranged tection being withdrawn; but so far si l'am for the occasion; the upper deck was cleared for aware (though I have not been in the colony all dancing, while on the main deck a Morris. mesh of tabe shooting rangi and various other

the time) he has never been required to attend,

His lordship: They did not know where to by

find hlas. the guests. The decor. tions were

The Registrar: He did sorrender afterwards, and effective, and the but they could not get bim at all at first. next Imperiause band added considerably to the enjoyment of the afternoon. Commodore and

Mr. Dennys-Yes, and be has been here Mi Bary-Palliser wil be greatly missed guilty of some act of bid faith, the protection of ever since. I submit that unless he has been Hongkong by a large sumber of friends. UNDER the beading "Pax," the Tonkin of bed some good reason for putting him intagzol;

the Court should not be withdrawn from him. Saturday (15th inst) says:-"To-morrow the they must have learnt something about his His lordsbip-Bat the creditors must have Tontin newspaper will have ceased to appear," showing that he bad been collecting his debin and goes on to exple, that, led astray by uniusworthy but plausible orrespondents, the

for himself, or had prop-ny, or something of eltor has been guilty of a series of violent polemics sgainst sever most worthy gentlemen,

Mr. Dennys: That is why I applied under Vienna correspondent of the Chronicle, tele his error ard suppress his publication. The ede the Court has no discretion-it is absolutely gram to the effect that trials have been made of satisfied balance of subscriptions will be imperative that the Court should release a man a ballet-proof uniform cloth, the Invention of an returned, or subscribers may take on the

anless he is proved guilty of some offence men. tohabitant of that town. The trials are said to Courrier for the remainder of the term in place toned therein, and the petition lug creditor docs have been entirely satisfactory. Bullets Gred at of the Tonkin. So ends one of the ephemeral

not come forward to tell you that the defendant * very short range failed to penetrate the cloth. and thoroughly unsubsbatlal pilots which have

bas, money or property or has done anything. On the 10th inst., shortly after the strandleg of for a paper can be relously conducted whooo

brought French journatim into such disrepate; said this case was different.

His lordship, quoting sec, 77 of Ord, 5 of 1864, the M. M. steamer Haiphong, news was received editor thinks so lightly of giving up the task In Haiphong that the Arthurs, belonging to which all journalists ought at any rate to accept the same company, had gat nahere on the reefs as their 'nty-however modest may be their own near Pale Condor, between Touron and Qair-views of their ability to pasform it-namely, to bon. She remained fast all night but get offen choose what seems the best principle, and stick a high tide next morning without much damage.

to it through thick arid in, These French boats seem to be sequling bad Ichang corresponden of our Shanghai near the Official Assignce before!

the matter of the fatal collision between the Donat and Moukot in the Saigon River.recently. M. Boulle esprain of the latter beat, has beco sentenced an appeal to right day's imprisonment and 300 francs fine, and Tunl. Lowdah of the first named vessel, to two months' imprisonment. The Stam. Fra Prest of the rath inst, says ;— The King returned from Faknam by tall and is at present in Bangkok, where councils of state. sitting on the Franco-Siamese question occupy his entire attention. It is thought unlikely he will leave, for Kob-si-Chang until the present difficulties are arranged...

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yards along the sea wall, and nearly 4,000 yards masonry has been pat fa-about 45,00, cubic of retaining wall on the north of the Cricket Ground, without counting foundations and concrete bedding, which come to nearly twice work, exclusive of an appalling amount of aa mach agilo. All this is simply ordinary plain drainage and other subterranean works

believe, to be 70 ft. wide including footpath, and The new land has already been laid out in plote and mapped for reads. The New Prays ii, we

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canled Braight to the ses front. Parallel with this, in straight flan from the Pedder's Wharf to the old site of Murray a free dinner when the Rec'amation was Wharf head, runs Connaught Road, named commenced. after the gentleman who so kindly attended

This road wil be about the same sise as the new Prays, bat will be consider of Victoria Regins, Det Gratia Fidel Defensor ably obstructed midway by the fabiles effigy and Company Limited. Where the continues tion of Wardley Street (between the Hk, and S. Bank and the City Hall) crosses Connaught pegged out to make room for her Majesty, who, Rond, a circle 70 feet in diameter has been

for the traffic. Building sites near this object we have ascertained, stands about go ft. high by 40 ft wide, leaving only 15 ft on each side will therefore not be so valuable; a filtren-foot road is not big enough for two ordinary Hong- Club goes there! kong nobilities at a time. Especially if the

Murray Road, City Hall Street, Wardley Street, Each of the four streets running northwards--

last named being the principal. The timbers of and Icehouse Street-will lead to a wharf, tha

will be used for the new Murray Wharf. The the present Fedder's Wharf, soon to be taken up,

out and micasured off, and several sites have already been selected. not yet been all appropriated, but are all marked various lots of building land have, we ballero,

secures over an acre of new ground, and The Cricket Field quite a feat of engineering had to be performed corner. These are by no means young or stall in transplanting the trees at the north west

all the foliage, wathe the tronks la mating, dig out the roots with special fare to by a stagt g, drag across to the now site by a the tap-root, haul the trees clear of the ground "crab" winch, and then carefully lower them aguio. From six original trees, five large cuttings were used, to make fresh trees, which ground. will add greatly to the appearance of the new

UR NEW FACTORY has been recently and in their defence this timely note of | THE Austrian War office has received, saya the l ́and that it has becomebis duty to acknowledon the Code; he has no property, end under the trees, and it required great care to cut down

refitted with automatic Steam Machinery of the latest and most approved kind, and we are well able to compete in quality with the best

English maker:

The purest ingredients only are used, and the utmost care and cleanliness are exercised in the manufacture throughout.

* BOMBAY SODAS." We continue to supply large bettles as herete- ore, Free of Extra Charge, to those of our Customers who prefer to have them to the ordi nary size.

·COAST PORT ORDERS, whenever practicable, are despatched by first steamer leaving after receipt of order.

For COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empiles when received in good condition.

Counterfall Order Books, supplied free on application.

Our Registered Telegraphic Address is ·

"DISPENSARY, HONGKONG."

warning is now sounded. France has to-day a hundred times more territory than she knows what to do with, or could utilize, though her people possessed colonizing instincts even in a rudimentary form of development; and she were twice as strong as she Is. More she should not be permitted to acquire, Voila tout!

TELEGRAMS.

RENEWED LABOUR RIOTS AT HULL.

LONDON, April 24th. Desperate conflets have occurred at Hull between the strikers and the police.

HOMERU E DEMONSTRATION.

A great demonstration took place in the Alber: Hall which the Duke of Abercom presided, seventeen thousand persons being present.

THE BUDGET.

April 25th.

Sir Wm. Harcourt props to meet the deficit by imposing an additional penny on the Income tax, and raising stamp contract notes to one shiling if the latter is adopted the

Celonial Securities.

habits.

THE funeral of Mr. Chen, formerly Mixed Court Magistrate at Shanghal, and who died there on the 7th ult, took place on the 19th inst, and was carried out with foll regard to the Celestelded of dignity and ceremony. Mr. Chen occupled the pration of Magistrate from 63 to 83, when be resigned, but the term of his fallmate later Course with foreigners is said to have bees exactly 40 yeaLS.

Inst. say:H.M.S. Eleves here next week morning contemporary writing under date 14th without awaiting the ariyal of the Monocacy, as admit of the latter vesel eating over Shelf was arranged; as the siter is still too low to Island. Indeed it is dab:ful if the Eak herself will get down before aether rise of the river. which this hot weather should shortly bring, if it extends to the snow covered mountains at Tibet. She however, only awaits a pilot to make a dash at it, and will probably anchor above and await the fist opportunity, if the water is too shallow when she arrives. The departure of the Eskissmewhat risky, although tranquil. Yet white squils are surider, intense. and disastrous; and the beginning of May, when it be axiously looked forward to. The the American warship expected to solve, French Consul sails fr Harków again by the next steamer. The tiveremainas endy and does

Mr. Dennys urged that the Court had full bankrupt was quite ready to assist the Court lo power to release defendant under that Act; the any pos.ible way.

is within the four walf the gaol; but I do not His rdship:-Now be is, yes- bicanse he suppore he has ever offered to do so, or goạt

easy for the Official Assignee to bring Mr. Dennys: would have been very

Kwok Ton in keeping away in Canton simply in the execution creditor inte Court now to give evidence, but I am instructed that the who 't of these proceedings are caused by spite, and order to avoid coming forward to give evidence which would let the bankrupt be released.

Sui Kat, a creditor present in Court, was ques. loded, and sald Kwok Tun was in Canton because be wanted to find out where the bank apt had put all the money now that he was in gol,

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PASSENGERS BOOKED FOR CHINA.

Per P. and O. steamer Australia, from

Mr. A. M. C. Raab, Mr. F. E. Wilkinson, Mr. Hughca, Mr. Frank Groom, Mr. Michael Hughes, London, March 30th.-To Shanghai: Mr LAT

A. Frikion, Miss K. Anderson, Miss H. Borissos, Berthold G. Tours, Dr. Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. Little. Mr. Sven Ireden, Mr. Herman Mason,

Mr. F. W. Newadm, Mr. G. Barker, Mr. B. Mr. Emil Regden. Mr. Axel Ternstrom, Miss

Winder. To Hongkong: Mr. and Mrs J, V. V. Stewart, Mr. Hoffal, Mr. Alex. Tait Mr. R. Vernon and a children, Mrs. Tillen and children. From Brindial, April 9th.To Shanghal: Mr. E. E. Forter, Mr. Walter Law.

Per P. and Q, steamer Parramatia, from: Barr,

Government will remit the tax on Foreign be held in the City Hall, on the 11th proximo, everything appears on the surface to be perfectly I make, wennys :-He has had three years to London April 14-To Hongkong: Col. W. L

And all signed messages ́ addressed 'thus wil | · LOCAL AND GENERAL.

receive prompt attention.

THE French gunboat Zien is now at Hankow.

The following is a List of Waters always kept THE U.S.S. Monocacy, bound for Ichang, passed

ready to Stock:-

PURE AERATED WATER

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

· POTASH WATER

SELTZER WATER

LITHIA WATER.

SARSAPARILLA WATER

TONIC WATER

LEMON SQUASH GINGER ALE

RASPBERRYADE GINGERADE

Kiuklang on the 16th inat.

THE Annual Convocation of the District Graud Royal Arch Chapter, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, this evening, at 8:30 for 9 o'clock.

THX attention of our readers is directed to ap Advertisement which appears in another column of the fasue notifying that a public meeting will for the purpose of discussing measures for the establishment of a Local Association (a form of municipal government presumably) through the medium of which all affairs of a purely local nature would be managed and decided by duly elected representatives of the people themselves.

It is reported in the North that Mr. H. Brot after all seem likely to fulfil the prediction Bristow, who is expected back from leave this of an early rise, Consul at Tientsin. On his arrival there Mr. summer, will mucceed Mr. B. Brenan as British Brenan will go to Canton to take up his post as Contal-General, and Mr. T. Watters, who is now

af rice have been sent to Shanal by the Imperial ALTHOUGH large sums d mo ev and quantities Government and local charitable institutions in of that province, still the cry is for "more" so

Inquiries since the bankruptcy, Witness said Kwik Tun would return in a week at the latest.

In reply to his lordship, the Official Assignee there had been some timber, which realised the said the assets seemed to be purely lusory $240 mentibred,

years in taking the present action was caused by.

The witness further stated the delay of three

the bankrapt's absence,

to call a meeling of creditors there were, how ever, several pulats which he would consider, His lordship thought the best course world be

when the bankrupi mult be brought loto Court, (Before Chief Justics Fielding Clarks.)

Per Messageries Maritime atentier_Mal- ant: Mr. William Walte, Mr. P. Ambald, Mr. bourne, from Marseliics, March 19-To Shang- Mrs. Piry and children, Mr. Riva, Mr. Maltby and Mrs. W. T. Lay, Mr. H. Schlee, Mr. and

Imbault Huart and child, Mr. Fala, Mr. Lalande Hongkong Mr. and Mrs. Rouet, Mr. and Mrs. Misa Masson, Mr. Garwood, Mr. Naerrens. To

Marseilles, April, 2-To Shanghai: Mr. G. Calan.

Dubail, Mr. W. G. Gordoa. To Hongkong 1 Per Messageries Maritimes Oceanien, from

THE Courrier of the 17th fost, given a long acting at Centon, will proceed to Foochow, raid of the sufferers in thefamine stricken districts and the case was adjourned until (G-morrow, Mr. G. Balloch, Mr. Peine. description of an experimental cotton plantation stated that Mr. H. A. Giles, who is now at that apparently the rekkis hitherto sent are

showing apparently that the venture is a great

success.

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We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of an excellent report of the results of the recent Naval and Milliary Rife Mecting and only regret that lack of space will not permit of its being given in extenso.

No Credit given for Bottles that look dirty or greasy, or that ap: ear to have been used for any. HENRI MAGER, the French Resident at St. other purpose than that of containing Aerated Marie, Madagascar, appeals to all French com- Waters, as such Bottles are never used again by mucides to send him money for the relief of the suffering caused in Madagascar by a terrible cyclone last mooth.

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A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED, The Hongkong Dispensaty, Hongkong. On the 18th inat, at 4 a.m., Haiphong

DEATH.

At 154 Kiukiang Road, Shanghal, at 9.15 p.m. on the 20th April, 1893. Rev. LUCIEN NATHAN WHAXLER, D.D. Aged 54 years.

The Honghong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, TURBDAY, APRIL 25, 1893-

FRANCE AND SIAM.

home on leave, will not return to China, but Mr. A. Frater is expected to succeed Mr. Gardner at Hankow..

MUSIC HATH CHARMS, for an interim receiving order.

In the matter of A. Habo, Mr. Donnys applied

His lordship noticed a horrible smell about the Court-room,

room having been shut up so long.

The Registrar thought it was caused by the

recently received at Stanghal states that the people there have been compelled to sell their A CURIOUS decision was recently given by one male children and to saltbelt female offspring. of the Siamese Magistrates of the Royal Court of There are grave fears then re, opines the Mer Justice. One eative sued another for the cury, that unless immedie afd is sent, "supple recovery of a sum of 8 ficals. The magistrate cheating the firmer supples, the people of the who sat in judgement over the two ordered the famine districts and distics bordering on them defendant to return the amount to the com-will be forced by sheer cessity to take matters result that the parties had each to pay a sum of plainant and cast both in court costs, with the Into their own bande, and commence to plunder Court-bouse, dowasin rs' as well... 6 Heals, whilst the complainant received but

the neighbouring, towri ind villages that are the balance of his original claim, s.. two steals.northern portions of Skirsi are of a warlike more prosperous. The people occupying the THUS the N. C. Daily News of sand instand successful warriors and lenders to their diaposlilon, and, having furnished many brave York announce that the U. S. Treasury is can proud of their historicaltecords bence if such Private telegrams received yesterday from New country for thousands of years, are naturally sidering the advisability of discontinuing the lamentable course, is velence be resorted to, redemption of its certificates in gold. The Trea- it is to be feared that in energetic leader will sury is not bound to redeem is certificates is 6'd plenty of followers tojin him, and that the gold, but it has hitherto always been willing to Government will have great difficulty le Treatury has fallen so low, that the serious step begin to show fight, do so on demand, at the stock of gold to the repressiog such outbreak, if once theso people mentioned, which is quite likely to lead to s parle, is in contemplation. Meanwhile, gold in se plentiful as possible in Europe, but the banks and governments are hoarding it with the avidly of misers.

visited by thunderstorm of unparalleled violence, All the streets were fiacded is very little time, and large numbers of birds were killed. No serious casualty is repórted. THE Kluklang correspondent of the Shanghal Mercury under date 17th inst. writes that great activity prevalla mong the Native tea-buyers and all others interested in the trade. It is a elegraph. reported that the recent heavy rains in that

district have somewhat damaged the new leaf. CAPT. SHAW, of the steamship Onnfa, day fined $15, with the alternative of six weeks WAS FORCE Imprisonment with hard labour, for turning on the steam whistle more than necessity or reason could excuse, on the 30th utt. He was further giren a little good advico gratis on the rules of THE French have taken possession of the respect as required from a defendant when before disputed lands about the Franco-Staticseangistrato. frontier with-comparatively little trouble: M. CHAMFENCE, who was expelled recently from and it is surprising how quietly the world the Laon country by Prince Prachak, Siamese looks on at this place of shameful bullying Commissiones, is suing the Government of Siam and cheap political dodge. The affair is for 100,000 francs damages, M. Esqullat, who very easily analysed :-the French have was expelled at the same time, is sick on secourt always envied England her Indian empire, of the injories (according to the Conf) to save the pottery was establishment which and have tried more or less consistently received by him at the hands of the Siamese, (usually less, being French) to establish He fotende also to sue for beavy damages, Bopp such a senle as to eclipse Its will play the following programme at the Officers an opposition show next door and conduct THE Band of the 1st Shropshire Light Infantry successful neighbour. So greed has al-Mess, Murray Barricks, this evenlog, Com ways come first, and prudence a very mencing at 8 o'clock :- long way after. Falling to run the Overture Puberabl.... Grst of their Eastern colonies with even B semblance of success, they have tried instead to extend their

possessions, on the principle of Increasing quantity where quality is Inferior. So in turn after the annexation of Cochin-China came that

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SUPREME COURT.

IN BANKRUPTCY,

April 15th

Mr. Dennys said it was the same all over the

appeared that the debtor kept a musical in From the statement of the bankrupt's salicher,

which business he was fairly successful andli strument shop and acted a piano tuner, in and killed bis business. Since then be Montrie and Robinson started in opposition

dancing parties, teaching people to dance, and had been keeping himself going by means of running a sort of dancing association; but it was utterly impossible for bim to continue in this manner, and he was obliged to retition the Court, There was a bill of sale on the things to his shop, which if gold privately instead of belog sacrificed at auction would pro bably realise more than enrugh to meet the bill of sales and the household furniture would cover the rent. It the creditors would let bim contious at work and pay off gradually, he could aseless to go on struggling in the present state of affaire, and he asked for an jaterim receiving order statement of

course, lo order to ascertain what estate there There were no proceedings against him at yet,

Hii lordship thought that would be the best

of the petition would therefore be adjourned fortnight, and the Offcial Assigned appointed war. If any proceedings were taken against

interim receivoy,

Per Messageries Maritimesstrainer Saghallen, from Marsellies, April 16.—To Hongkong: Baton de Blegeleben.

FRANCE AND SIAM. ADVANCE OF THE FRENCH TROOPS ALONG THE MEKONG.

The crisis in the quarrel between France and Slam every day becomes more acute. The

indicates a determination on the part of the attitude taken up by France on the question of the Mekong frontier in one of Ermuar, and French authorities to insist on their deman is at:

all hazards.

along the Valley of the Mekong, advanciaj: from

The French troops are already on the sarch

north. The French troops are said to be the lower reaches of the riv. steadily to the thoroughly equipped for eventuallides, soil their officers under orders to enforce Freacă claims. to the territory claimed by France.

passing events in the Mekong reglou, and are The Siamese authorities are well posted on. henying arms and ammunition via Pechin and slong the Hangpakong River to their forces in the Mekong Valley, A Siamese steamer has left Pachim with a large supply of guns and ammuof don for the Siamese post along the river Mekong...

Orders have been given in Bangkok that the Siamese sentries are, to allow no persons to arcend wat Saket, where there are large stores. of powder and of war,

resistance is openly discussed log class against the French; and active. There is a strong feeling amongst the govern«-

Pilnces and nobles.

amongst the

guns at the Pakuam forts, and for his energy in His Majesty is said to have personally thanked

taking measures for the defence of the river. Captain Holck I said to ba a Danish artillery officer of some experiener in his profession.

There is a 'remour that a French gun-boat hut this is unlikely as the low water at this time has gone askord whist ascending the Mekor g of the year will pre allow a steamer areṣdingt

SHORTLY before one o'clock this morning a fire (Before Mr. E. F. Ackrojd, Putins Judge,) pay something over, fa per cent, but it was shop in West Street near the Central Market; broke out on the ground floor of a pottery wars rather a hard place to work at owing to the scarcity of water and distance from the Praya.

GAOL AB A MORA PERSUADER. As there was some delay in the alarm being spread and as the building was of the muhl Yuen Sau Fung, in which judgment was given In the matter of Kwok Tun and others against

the spots and when they did arrive a large crowd, Court for protection of the defendant, the exccu- which had gathered round, had to be promptly tion debtor, who was a bakrupt, but could not hold on it before the engines were anywhere near con granted, Mr. Dennys applied to the bim, he could apply for protection. The heat Captain Holck for his activity in mounting the wood and plaster type, the flames gained a firm in Summary Jurisdicks for paletiff, and

driven back. This was soon done, however, and now appear personally, blag in gaol, Habad the ad loisg houses from Igniting, but too late tion of Fun Kwok Tun, under Ord. 5 of 1864, the hoses were just connected in time to prevent been adjudicated bankrup in 1890 on the peti and the subsequent Ord, 20 of 1891, would not

THE PRAYA RECLAMATION..T 1000 burned up to a blackened rain and apply. The bankrupt surrendered, and was abandoned calculates the extent of his loss at about 1800 forfeit his sight to apply aplo, and now that it of the harbour and call it great reclamation The English gun-bo Archer is reported to policemen and the late tenant who mournfully the end of 1890, after which he applied no

All but a few wet and weary given the protection of the Court, up to Although ena superficial observer it may seem

THE N. C. Daily News of the sand gives par was again necessary he applied as before. It work, yet a lule consideration will show that to be on her way to Bangkok in response to

a simple matter, regering no great thought, to more, until now, but he had done nothing to damp a few million piculs of arth at the edge the river, ticulars regarding the movements of foreign was not bis duty to have come up for discharge, conduct such operations properly is almost as telegraphie instruely as from H. B. M. Minister men-of-war in Northern waters The U.S.S. under Ord, 5 of 1864. Patril lett Yokohama on the zith instant, for

difficult and louicate a plece of engineering Realdent and the U. S. gun-boat Marion has to build a railway, Haskow, where she was due yesterday, When she gram awaiting her ordering her to proceed at once suffered for not having done so but I ask from the end of Icehouse Street to Murray ang Treat in force. Presumably they have arrived at Nagasaki, she found an urgent tel Mr. Dennys-Yes, of courge, and he has too, now rapidly approaching completlen,extends The French it is reported, have occapled"

Section y of the Hongkong Praya Reclama events in Stampere awaiting the course of

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danger to foreigners in Coren, so she only stayed adjudicated bankrupt noise bis own petition, The length along the new sex front is, ghly, the Khop rapida The population of Stang 01 Chemnipo in consequence of anticipated the Court to grant protection now. He was Wharf, next to the V. R. C. swimming bath, also taken pression of the neighbourhood of Chimalgo, bocetos por los and active person in the pakrepky proceedlabs, no erection how one, at any exclusive Annsmites. The French forces at Nagasaki six hoorn. When the Petrol leaves and so It was not his duty'n apply for discharge, 1450 fort the width varies as the aid Praya is Trong and neighbourhood are said to be almost Yokohama, proceed to the Bering Sea and active person to the bakruptcy proceedings, rata on this section. cruise about on the lookout for seal peachers and if he wished to have tie bankrupt purished The width betw old and new Prayss at the of only few hundred men, and when the summer is over she will go. In any way he should haveppiled to the Court brodest off Incboure Street, is 575 feet, It extremely unlikely that a French gusboat perfectly straight. vancing in that neighbourhood is said to consist to San Francisco to be recommissioned which The harken teken het proceeding what the other, and it is about 100 feet lers, has ggae iibere south of the Khong rapids as no Patral arriving at Chemulpe she found H.M.S. liked The haskrapt could do nothing--he had an area thus won from the low-dde mud, may go abo it could possibly ascond beyond Samboc there. It was reported that a rich was to be solicitor's coats. Seory, a Japanese and two Chinese men-of-way no means whatever of paying the Count fo

erbe put down in pound numbers at 260,000 square. balose-ike weI-SIANAD,"

His lordship:-Was it not his duty to obtain protection?

JUST as it should be, The Consul-General for France, at Shanghai, having come to the con- clusion that the native contables employed by of Annam, Cambodia, French language, his "decreed that those the Municipality ought to be able to speak the Tonkin, and now the Mekong, with the desiring to remain in the service must forthwith Laos and Shan countries to follow, each acquire a certain standard of efficiency, Many worse governed and less satisfactory of them are now attending the French school financially than the last; all the Indo. This is a reform for which there is ample room Chinese states will have to come under in the Hongkong service too. the glorious standard of Liberté, Egalité, A POLO CLUB, in connection with the Shangbal et Fraternité If the exigencies of our Light Home Volunteer Corps, has recalls been expected at Seoul shortly, but as there were Mr WI (Registrar Official Assignee) neighbours internal politics require more organized and is under the presidency of Capt. so many men-of-war is post, H.Mi Consul peloted out that entre ned be no expense in such diversions. For that is where the Liddell, than whom no better man could hare General'did not think it necessary to detain the 2-** Arouble originates, France never can been chosen. Shanghat has everything is its Storrs, which arrived at Wooding day for protection the Court charged no govern herself; her social, political and favor for the advancement of the game, so far (am lost). H.M.B. Rattler and the red orden igen at all fur commercial morality is absolutely putres. se nos do sell line pak fizes to rern in Shepshed 4 Once For Webs, and long as nobody attempted is tasse mxecution or Mr, Donnys admitted thit, but urged that as cent, and so her rulers, whoever they may question if Hongkong could not put a superior kong without waliing for the 1%, which left was only natural for hiate think it unneces. ponies, etc. and concerned, but it is open to on her anival the Zane will proceed to Hong- take steps to do anything seagainst the debtor, happen to be from time to time, must ela team into the field, now, or at any future date, Ichang on Monday'last,'

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55 or 30 feet, at the north-west limit, down to Bang-pa-kong to the Valley of the Mekong are 15 at the east end, and less in sexde parts but said to be muzzle-loaders of French pattern. feet. The depth of the made ground varies from The arms which as beleg forwarded via the

way be safely estimated that not less than & Teir wall to note at the present moment, it is mostly red carts or stone, partly brought the North to their gloni of the Sib-song-pats. seven million cubic feet of soll have been laid fag: which has escaped public attention, that the on this section. No refuse has been used at all i Mkong has only been claimed as a frontier on land, partly from Quarry Bay, and all of it by the French Government It Is Prince Hear from Chinese teritory, partly from Government States, and not in any other portion of his course supplied under contract. A good deal of raild („Ã'Tridens whe bas led tó thị Mễkong boundary