the scene.
which has responded by nidering gunboats to The meeting of Scottish depositors with the Australlan Joint Stock Bank is row being bid in Edinburgh, to consider the scheme for recon- structing that bank. The meeting is apparently favourable.
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The meeting of Scottish depasitors hai accepted the reconstruction scheme by 8r votes
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At the conc'silon of the panda of the colonial troops for erection at Gloucester House, Park lane (the residence of the Duke of Cambridge, the Field Marshal Commandieg-in-Chief) on Friday, the Duke addressed each man in very complimentary terms, and expressed himself at being very pleased with their smartness in the Rays! Escort at the opening of the Imperial Institute. He said he was delighted that Aus tralia could produce men of such a stamp.
An Anarchist plat has been discovered in Chicago.
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It was intended to blow up the waterworks and to burn down the Exhibition.
The Daily News arges that an independent English audit should be, made of the accounts of the suspended banks and also of the financer of the colonial Governments.
The Standard says that the outflow of Scottish savings to Australia has altogether ceased.
May 14th. Three more small failures on the Stock Exchange have accurred.
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The Press generally, throughout Australia, garden engine, and no weapon of defence is *pprove the schemes for reconstraction, chiefly more efficacious with a Chinese mob. The first on the groun that liquidation under the present man who is wetted is heartily laughed at by the unhappy circumstances would be a ruinous pre-others; and when a Chinese mob begins to ceeding.
laugh, all danger is over.
It is expected that both the Commercial Bank of Austraila and the E.S. and A.C. bark will arrange to pay small current account creditors.
The total advances of the suspended banks amount to the large sum of "seventy-five million sterling, and it is impossible to realise on the securities at the present time except at enormous for
The advances of the City of Melbourne Bauk are stated at £4.632,000. The liabilities include Scotch deposits to the extent of £2,750,000; and Melbourne depositors represented £1,090,000. The latter caused the bank to close in con- sequence of notice being given for the withdrawal of £2,000,000 of the Scottish deposits, and to prevent undue preference being given to the Scotch depositors. The assets of this bank In- clado cofa and other liquid assets amounting to £1,300,000,
The Queensland National Bank's liabilities total drogas,970, including Capital paid up, £800.000; reserve fund, £485,000; notes in circulation, £284,644 bills in circulation 467,737 deposits, £8.526,962; profit and loss, 418 616. The asicts consist of Coin & bullion £1,063,395; cash balances, 671,129; money in London, £199.000; Government securities, £42,814; bills is transitu, £310,531; bifle receivable, 8,133.387; premises, &c.,
MELBOURNE, May ayth. Irance, the Solicitor-General, has resigned owing to the refusal of the Cabinet to permit bim to continue the prosecution of Davies and Millidge, ex-officials of the Mercantile Bank.
The Attorney-General is insisting on a nolle prosegui
SYDNEY, May 25th.
£302,711 MELBOURNE, May rath. Richard Dennis, one of the stokers on H.M.S. Lisară, died 10-day from the burns he received in the stokehole on the gth instant. The other two stokers are recovering. The three men were on duty in the stakehole, and were seriously injured by a body of fl me which leaped from the far nace when the furnace door was opened.
May 15th. James Dawson, one of the man injured in the stokehole of H.M.S. Liard by an escape of flame from the furnace, died today. This is the second death ia connection with the accident.
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The Government has transferred its accounts to the Bank of New South Wales, thus adding to the already strong position of this Institution, The Government intends introducing a Bill BRISBANE, May 15th.authorlslag them to advance against current This morning the general manager of the counts proposed to be impounded by suspended A.J.“. Bank waited on the Colonial Treasurer and informed him that the £75.000 of Governo bas sailed with a fair freight of frait and pre- The first steamer of the Vancouver (Canadian) ment money deposited with that bank WAI avallable for payment, and could be drawn at duce, and a few passengers for London, once, with interest. This will, of course, materially strengthen the financial position of the Government at present.
LONDON, May 15th.
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colonies are turning their attention to the As a result of the present depression all the
advantages likely to be derived from the faltla- on of Intercolonial free trade. A convention to Mr. Solomon during last session, is being strongly advocated.
TIENTSIN.
(FROM OUR OWN, CORRESPONDENT.)
Tientalo, 26th May, 1893.
at Shanghal than here. In your own columns two probable subjects have already been suggested, viz. the formation of a national Post Office, and the delicate and difficult question of the Pamirs.
The. Taungli Yau ên addressed the American Minister asking His Excellency to wire to the President to stay the operation in the meantime of the Greaty ACL abey also wired to the Chinese Minister at Washington to the same effect with the result that a telegram has been received Informing the Yamen that the Act has been suspended pending its constitutionality being tested in the Supreme Court of the United Ste
26th May, 1893.
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It has been the occasion of frequent remark that this has been a pecallar spring. Never be fore so far as we can remember has the weather remained continuously so cool, not to say chilly some of the time. Now the record is broken in
Two fatal accidents occurred. here lately. Another respect, viz., in the volume of water in the river. Parles golog up the river to Tung The ghtning which we had on the Queen's chow and Peking two or three weeks ago were blihday killed a man aged 40 years, while under prised on returning a few days since to find a vine outside one of the gats of the Southern that there had been a rise of not less than three dir. A few days previously we had mach fert, and the water as muddy as during the thunder and vivid lightning, followed by a fall of
larre over an inch of rain. On this occasion, too, VCARD COUPLES at Moderate Tems, midsummer rains. There have been number of cloudy days, with evident showers in | lad la a joiner's shop, aged 18 yearn, was also diffrent places. But the rise in the river indi-str.ck by lightning and killed. The Chinese cales that there have been quite heavy rainfalls expression is death by being split by thunder." In slate number of the Times, speaking of the among the mountains, at the sources of the streams, and it is to be sincerely hoped that the stone road between Peking and Tengchow, the stations of country from which have come such measurement of the stones is given av from 30 sad tales of draught, and famine, and suffering, to 80 last long, I suppose leches must be meant. will have been thoroughly watered for the spring Never since the palmy days of the Empero and summer planting.
Klenlu g. have so many repal's been executed in the city. Last year we not ced the official sepairs, of the city walls and the rebuilding of the police stations, with the reconstruction of Wanshowshan' and the balldings in the Palace and Temple of Heaven destroyed a few years ago by c. Now the common people have taken Returning from an absence of a few days, I | to repaiting wails and houses." In nearly every was shocked to learn that one of our eldest re-street and lane bar-leades are observed and be very sidents, Mr. A. Belogolovy, had been taken away bricklayer and joiner work scoms by death. He was a Russian subject, and a re-active. At the present rate it would not be too sident of Tientsin. for nearly thirty years. He herculean a task to rebuild and beautify the was 61 years old, and had not been in vigorous capital. Alan | our streets and drains remain as health for some time past. Heart complications of old, the byword of all, both foreigners and were the immediate cause of his death. He was natives-N. C. Daily News. engaged in the tea forwarding business. His funeral was attended by the Archimandrite from Peking.
The wheat along the river between this and T'ungchaw gi es premise of a better yield than ptual. It is of fine growth and is sending out large beads, with every indication that they will be well filled. Similar reports come from other directions.
As I write the sky is overcast, and the air is oppressively warm.-N. C. Daily News.
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May 23rd, 1893. THE Company's Steamship Our community was called lately to mourn
"FOKIEN,"
Vinna by Sir Augustus Berkeley Paget, G.C.B. Consider the qüestion, on the lines proposed by over the removal by death of one of our oldest | Caplain Davis, will be despatched for the above
In the course of a farewell speech delivered in the British Ambassador to Austria-Hungary, he eulogired the feeling of alliance between Great Britain and Austria.
Sir Robert Duff, the new Governor of New South Wales, arrived here yesterday by the
residents, Mrs. Maria, who with her husband came to Chins in the spring of 1850, She bad been for the last two years to very lofirm health and daring last winter had been confined to the and will be much missed by a large circle of friends both here and throughout. Chios. Her funeral was attended by our entire foreign com- the was held Much sympathy is felt for Dr. manity, thus tentliying to the regard in which
best sermon and read the English service, Martin to this and bereavement. The Rev. Dr. Blodget prea bed a powerful and sympathetic
The press of Vienna is much impressed by | English mail steamer, He was received at the house. She was a woman of intellectual culture the speech of the British Ambassador, and railway station by a special guard of honour, and expresses gratification at this mark of friendship, which it interprets as an indication that Greatcorted in Government House. He starts for Britain is favourable to the Triple Alliance.
A Paillementary Blue Book has been pub Bished deal with Samoan affairs.
Mr. Cusack Smith, the British Consul at Apit, wrote in September last declaring that. In bli opinion, while Herr O, C, Cedercrantz, the Chief Justice, and Baron 5. von Pilach, the municipal' president--the two officers naminated by Great Britain, Germany, and America to conduct the government of affairs in Samoa-remained lo office, the Samoan Treaty would be a complete
failure.
The iron screw steamer City of Hamburg, 1174 tons, owned in Dublin, came into collar off Lundy Island, in the Bristol Channel, with the
Iron screw steamer Counter Ruslyn, 1354 ton belonging to Cardiff. The Counters Evilyn wa
Sydney to-day by express train.
Four to effect further retrenchments in the Civil It is expected that the Government will endes-
with the object of meeting as far as possible the Service, and advocate other stringent economies, anilcipated large skrinkage in revenue.
London, May agth. A fire in Bordeaux, France, has destroyed claret valued at £75.000.
The Chicago Exhibition committee of manage. thereby a giant of half a million sterling voted ment have decided to open on Sundays, forfeiting by the Congresi towards defraying expenses. date is disappointing.
The attendance at the Chicago Fxhibition to
The second clause of the Idah Rome Rule Bill has been passed by a majority of sixty-two.
the half at the honte, the remalader at the grave. held on the 1st May (the meeting having been The April meeting of the Oriental Society was postroned owing to the Races) in the American chair. In the unavoidable absence of Dr. Martio, Legation, Col. Denby, a former President, in the the President, when Mr. Kolossow, of the Russlan Legation, read an able, interesting and learned piper in French entitled "Notice of the Eighteen" Anterior Existences of Changchu. Kutukhiu. He was awarded a vote of thanks. "The meeting was not a large one. On the same evening the Presbyterian Mission, to which the mission- Ary body was invited. One of Shakespeare's
so much injured by the violence of the collision The announcement of the result of the division literary and musical conversazione was held at
that she sank, and eight of her passengers and 16 of the crew last their Ilves.
A poly meeting of the South Australian Land and Mortgage Agency, Limited, has been held The Chairman saldo exilmsted that there would be a surplus at £170,000 over the Habilities. The cilla bid produced £170,000, The company was uninjured by the stoppage of the banks and was recovering Its lost ground, The report was adopted.
A severe drought has prevalled in many parts of England for the past it weeks.
The Times predicta that many farmers will be absolutely ruined by the drought.
Mr. C. T. B. Turner, one of the members of the Australian Eleven, is it. His indisposition causes some anxiety,
SYDNEY, May 15th,
was followed by a scene of tremendous disorder.
In the match against the M.C.C, the Aastra Lions scored 243 in their first innings and 347 in their second. The English team scored 424 in their first, and 153 in second fanings with loss fight wickets, when the stumps were drawn.
In this match Lyons made "dack" in the Brst and 149
the second tnalogs, Bioner- man made to in the first and ys. In the second. It was a magnificent match, and created tremendous excitement. The Press speak of it
In eulogistic terza,
The barque Templeton reports meeting with a terrible gale in the Atlantic. Twelve of her crew were swept overboard. Several vessels have arrived in a battered condition.
The Brazilian warship Almorante has been totally wrecked in the Red Sea.
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The delightful Wednesday afternoon garden parties of Sir Robert Hart have again” been begun. The weather is very pleasant, One or two slight showers of welcome rain havo fallen. The Empress Dowager has gone to Wanshow shan. She embarks a little way outside the city on an Imperial barge, which is towed to the Kunming lake, where are four small steam launches. Wansbowshan is being completely repaired and partial repairs have also been executed in the Hunting Park. Bayond repairing T
the wall, nothing has been done to the Palace of Yamingypen, although its entire restoration also is la contemplation. A very large sum of money will be expended in celebration of the Empress Dowager's both birthday and extensive preparations are already being undertaken. It
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to the Straight West Gate by which the Impesiel Bank and the Bank of Australasia a legal tender within the colony.
resume the appearance they presented last MELBOURNE, May 15th,
century when plazas ran along the entire route Notwithstanding a reduction of á quarter of a'
CHUNGKING.
both sides of the streets, remnants of which million sterling in the railway expenditure there
("N. C. DAILY NEWS " CORRESPONDENT,
In some places are still to be observed. These will be a deficiency of shout £320,000 in the
17th May, 1893.
piazzas for the most part have been incorporated rallway revenue for the year ending next month, Last financial year the revenue amounted to We are Just in receipt of news of a disturbance in the shops, and their demolition and restoration
Our summer is upon us; one £3,095,000. The working expenses absorbed at a mission outstation about 40 miles from and palating will cost a huge sum of money.
2.138,000, thus making the net earnings Chungking. The native prescher fost his goods £950,000.he interest which had to be paid and the Roman Catholics suffered some damage, warm days have already been experienced. Our on railway loan, 1.387,000, was £430,000 We have not fall particulars and are not loformed community is beginning to talk of migrating to la cxcers the set earnings. This year the as to the cause of the disturbance. Sama the hills. The Spanish Minister fell from his revenue will be abat £3,000,000. The working foreign ladies were there for a short visit. They horse a few days ago, but, fortunately, beyond a scalp wound, sustained no serious injury. Col. expesies will be about £1,000,000, leaving the retreated to the neighbours and suffered no harm. Hughes Hallett has been here on a vlit. Dr. Both civil and military officials are said to have and Mrs. Busbell and family have gone home an Det caralogs £1,100,000. The interest duo on the capital expended is 1,420,000, so that the turned out to quell the disturbance.
farlough. net earnings will fall short of meeting the in- debtedness by about £320,000.
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mcel for the despatch of business on Thursday, 25th lost, was published yesterday.
The recent Bank suspensions have caused an enormous amount of Inconvenience throughout the colony, and business everywhere is almost
LONDON, May 17th,
ala randuilli,
There has been a farber heary fail in the prices of colonial Governmett stocks in London, but this is attributed to forced realisations owing to the amount of money now locked up. ^ "
The Edinburgh' Kie 'Assurance Companies and the members of the legal profession have appolated a Committee to consider the schemet of re-construction of the various suspended Banks.
Five anarchists have been arrested In Fals with loaded bombs in their possession.
The Admiralty are considering the request of Mr. Huddart for a subvention to bli Vancouver fine of steamships.
SYDNEY, May 15th;
The Austrian Archdake and suite left Sydney on Tuesday on a visit to the West, part
MELBOURNE, May 18th, The prosecution against Sir Matthew Davies, the late Managing Director, and Milliage, the late General Manager, of the Mercantile Bank, has been abandoned.
BRISBANE, May 28th.'
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Not a few changes have occurred lately in our We know nothinghera ofthe perilstent rumours missionary community. A few weeks ago the Rev. J. W. Wilson, the oldest member of the of the recall of the French Minister, Without London Missionary Society in the West and theme foundation it is regrettable that such return to England on account of ill-health. In diplomasic body to proceed to the bills is likely the ranks of the Customs staff the changes have to be Col. Denby, the new doyrs of the corps, that an American Minimier been very frequent. A short time ago Mr. Von who worthily fills the past vacated by M. von Rosther, the Assistant Commissioner, left for Brandt. It is seldom home by way of America, and now Commissioner speceeds to this post, by reason of the Pre- Hobson and Mr. Strong, of the outdoor staff, are sidential election and the change of officials all of the staff about two and a half years ago all United States, are well safeguarded by the relen about to leave us. Altogether since the arrival over the world. The honour and Interests of the will soon have been changed except Mr. Lovatt.on of the present Minister here through two Perhaps few care to remain for a long time is term. We fondly anticipate that the occu- this interior post.
pancy of this to ponsible post will be filled for another term by the present incumbent. The Referring to the above our Shanghai contem- new President and Secretary of State are Col. porary adds 1---
Denby's most particular friends. The fusportant Our Chungking correspondent in his letter laterests affecting the Chinese in America can published on May 31st referred briefly to a lot best be managed by one who is thoroughly com. In Szechuan, to which some ladies were involved. versant with the question, and who has the ear It occurred at a China Inland Mission Outstation of the Teupgli Yamên and whose long record is at Klengtsin on the Yangtze, about 100 labore of such a high, honourable and dignified Chunghing. There were three foreign indies, character. It is fortunate that the dayen-ship Misses Anderson and Ramsay, belonging to the should fall into such good hands. The American China Inland Mission, and Miss Southall, to the Minister son coffee for xcgnity centered M Friends' Mission. All went well until the even in whom the Chinese can implicitly confide and ing of the 15th of May when, without a word of ask their advice to trying circumstances and warning, a crowd, said to have been incited by difficult negotiatings. The United States students, suddenly appeared, and amidst how pccarlo a more or less neutral position which ings and shriekings, the wild polsce with which renders her a mediator and go-between, a Chlosse crowd keeps up its'
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| EXCELLENT CUISINE AND CELLAR. LOVELY SCENERY-AND COOL NIGHTS,
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MINA. HUGHES, Назаретель
AUCTION MART, -17, PRAYA CENTRAL,
Str. Compilzing —** DRAWING-ROOM SUITFE. MOROCCO COVERED EASY, and other CRAIRS, TAFES-4191 TRY COVERED CHAIRS, DINING & BED. ROOM SUITES, LEATHER COVERED THE SHAMEEN HOTEL. KUITES, HALL and OFFICE FURNITURE, BRITISH CONCESSION, CANTON." SIDEBOARDS and OVERMANTELS THIS FIRST CLASS HOTEL, admirably EXTENSION DINING TABLES DINNER.Tatuated within few minutes walk of the WAGGONS, DINING-ROOM CHAIRS, DIN- the front portion of the Mission premises. The ladies excaped by climbing over the roof Int For blanke we regret, for ours we rejoice at WATU HES, CLO; KS, BLANKETS, FLAN- CURTAINS PICTURES, ORNAMENTS Vidors,
GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY, SILVER NER SERVICES, COOKING STOVES, River Steanser Wharres,' is now open te receive she house of a neighbour, who received them this contingency. If any man deserves a IOPE NELS, TWEEDS and BROAD-CLOTHS, CLOCKS, FENDERS and FIRE IRONS.
The Bed-rooms are cool, niry and comimtably kindly. Before long the civil and military magis for,ough it is surely the Inspector General, who HOSIERY SHOES, WINES, BRANDY BRASS and TRON BEDSTEADS, WIRE funished, and the spacious Dining Room, Mag trates put in an appearance, and it is said that having had run one to grease, with only are WHISKEY, AUSTRIAN and JAPANESE WOVEN MATTRESSES DRESSING RE, and accommodation generally will be tbrak of the ringleaders have been captured and having had a run home to Europe, and only two BEER, STATIONERY, CUTLERY, CIGARS, TABLES, WASHSTANDS, TOILET SETS, found equal to the fort Hotels in the Was East.
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The Tabla D'Hôte is supplied with every COMMODES, SOOCHOW BATHS, TOBACCO, CIGARETTER"
luxury in season, and the cuisina in in axperts the Chine Inland and other missions cos- he hap essayed to leave, important political Name 68 subject unprotected ladies to the chance questions baye sprong op requiring his aid and
|anced handa.MKINE of these outrages, ought they not at least to beseillement. At one time it has been Kircko, at The reconstruction scheme of the Commerdal | obliged to arm them with a portable Gro englas) another Tongking; or has been Sikkim or We can well believe that ladies would be in a de imitation of frontiera, or the preparation of Bank of Australia is now virtually completed.
It is probable that a few works will alapse perpetual state of alarm if they knew that their commercial treaties, What the present pecarion before the scheme for the recpnstruction of the companions were provided with guns and res may be we must leave the future to declare. ES and A.C. Bank is fiasily agreed sipon, Foivers; but they would all enjoy working = These things sro usually boller and earlier known
The drought in the West still continues and there is practically no feed. Stations are being abandoned, and sheep and cattle allowed to go where they please.
The exports from Queensland last year, lar] cluding frozen meat and live stock overland, represented a total value of £9,446,531
ADILAIDE, May 22nd
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de Valgators,
Repository Sale Rooms 1957, Penya Centra
Hongkong, hune, 1899.
Da view on Thursday A-M.
more See ExpressoEK. Bottle ABE. SKEELS & Co.,
Auctioneers & Valuators. Auction Mast, 17, Praya Central,
"Hongkong, 3rd June, 1993/
Wines, Spletta, Malt Liquom, etc., of the best quality only, tad WNVE A WELL AREOINTED BILLIARD-ROOM.
JOHN C. FOSTER,
·Manager, th [640] Hongkong, 1st September, 1897.
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