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Intimations.

VICTOPIA DISPENSARY.

AERATED WATER S.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1893.

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6th Inst.

THE snowfall in the Rocky Moratales along the line of the Canadian Paclan Reilroad daring the past winter was thirty-nine feet, which is only ten inches short of the unprecedented fall during the winter of 1887.

PARIS, May 19th. are particularly disgruntled because the heavy

M. Charles de Lesseps has been removed to rains in the past two weeks serionsly interfered with the loading and discharging of the many Hospital suffering from severe melancholla,

SIMLA, May 19th. Hively, large quantities coming continually into

The Quarter-Master-General's Department ships and steamers in port. Tea contlaues post from Tamsul, although only a trifling has under its consideration a proposal to relleva ancurt has arrived thus far from the Amoy the remaining forces at Khelat almost immedi

There is no truth in the suggestion of Heme. papers that the Goverment of India Intende re-imposing the cotton duties.

Until Lord Herschell's report is received, Government will not consider any financial

measures.

Sactyl changes occur so fast that it in difficult ately. to keep record of them. Last week we lost Mr. F. A. Aglen, head clerk in the Customs, whe has been transferred to Canton. Besides being very popular in society, he was exe of Amoy's beat all round athletes, so that his departure leaves very noticeable gaple our colony. Commisslorer

A telegram has been received from Mr. Com- having been tranfined to Newchwangi. change will also be greatly felt, as Mr. Hughes of Lieu. E. Edwardes and his 100 Sikhs for the and his charming we have been society leaders British Central African Commission. The men for many years. He carries with him the were in good condition although they have ex wilversal esteem and regard of both the competenced many severe irais. Lieut. Edwardes munity at large and the officers of the Customs still apprehends some severe fighting.

On her recent trip up, the E. and A. Company's steamer Guthrie brought a small consignment of fat cattle from Port Darwin for Manila. They Co., and should a profitable market be found were shipped by Mess. Goldsbrough. Mart & there the Company will continue to supply Manila with cattle in much larger numbers. Efforts were made here some time ago to estab-districts. fish a market for Australian sinck a lines froilar to those roling the Darwin-Singapore trade, but as no great inducements were offering the matterfell through. The lot landed at Manilk are said to have been magnificent animals. A TELEGRAM In the San Francisco Call dated represent the situation lo Greece as very serious, Inasmuch as the criale bas an important political bearing the resignation of Tricoupls was received with diamay. French and Russian intrigues threaten the stability of the dynasty and it is believed a revolution is not exprobable. The enemies of the monarchy claim that the King is individually responsible for the financial situa- of tion. Seditious placards have been posted on the walls of Athens, Hatras and other towns accusing the King of conspiring with Jewish financiers to prevent the solution of the crisis, with a view of handing Greece over to foreigners. The placards make a great impression among the ignorant classes. Shares of the National Bank bave fallen over 400 frånes in less than a work.

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supporters contended, to meet a great THE O. & 0.8. S. Co.'s steamer GorNc, which public want to remove the congestion left here on May 'h for San Francisco, via of population in the central districts Macao, Nagauki, Kobe, Inland Sea, Yokohama of the city and Improve the health of the and Honolule, arrived at her destination on the

And the situation community. unchanged to-day. This scheme may have been badly devised, it may have been brought forward years before it was absolutely required and work started at an Inopportune time, but all that has W pure

{ JATER~The Water"fused is absolutely nothing whatever to do with what is

proposed now-to sacrifice acknowledged A Har to those philanthropists who would, ir STEAM PLANT. Of the latest and most public rights in deference to the desires they could, lay down as impossible tram line of some property holders whose old-time la Queen's Roads the Penang tramway cost powerful type,

exorbitant rents have decreased and are fully £70,000 and the plant can now be the fath.altu, saya :-Despatches from Athens J. F. Hughes leaves us this week or next, he missioner Johnson, announcing the safe arrival SUPERVISION.—The whole process still decreasing, and a number of other purchased for $50,000, or perhaps less!

of manufacture is under the people whose interests in the scheme, Ifany THE Golconda mines are now exhausted. At continuons supervision of areofanegative or purely selfish character. one time 60 000 men were employed in them. The only persons entitled to consideration When the Salten Mahmoud, who reignet in qualified Englik Chemist.

are the public as a body and the marine 1177-1206, died, he left in his treasury over 400 lot-holders. It is to the public interest pounds weight of gems from Golconda, and advantage that the reclamation should be proceeded with at once, and the Government will stultify itself greatly by going back on Its sacred contract with the community of Hongkong, It is also to the public laterest and advantage that the marine lot-holders should have every [38 possible consideration shown them; most

not all of them have unfortunately met with their share of the financial reverses which A. SIWATSON & CO., LD. have been so universal. The difficulty is only a temporary one and can readily be

The PRODUCT-Will bear comparison with the Waters made by the most noted makers in England.

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Solicitor-The defence of your friend will cost considerable sam to advance for retaining-fees. Burglar-Well, that's unfortunate. You see, the swag har been sent to be melted down, and til take at least a week to get the stuff.

The big Kap gan, now st Chicago, contains 1300 pounds of wrought steel, and it is the greatest implement of destescilen that the world, has aver seen. It barisa maar of wieel weighing 2,300 pounds over a distance of sixteen miles.

North of the residence of the Harbor Master Amor on the island of Kulangen is an ancient graveyard, which seems unknown to the Earo pan realdents of thit place. Nevertheless if it of great antiquarianisterest. Among the different types of graves and tombs are Chinese, Tartar, Japanese, Malay, English, Spanish and Mad homedan,

The English and Spanish show that Amoy was prosperous port in the beginning of the last century and that'lls foreign commerce was almost entirely in the hands of those two nations The tombs are sadly neglected and many of the Inscriptions are no longer legible. Those which te so, will become undecipherable in a few years more. A few are worthy of appeasing in

Here Lyeth Enterred Ye Body of Mlabytler Merch late Perser of the Ship Neptrie

We note that the Hon. Secretary of the Gymkhana Committee has circulated subscrip- tion lists, per medium of the local stores etc, the wording of which Intimates that the surmounted. Money is all that is required, | The New York brokers of Wall Street havo object of these projected gatherings is to pro- print. A very early one reads:- and we submit that, under all circumstances, adopted a new gambling device in the shape of wide an afternoon's amusement for the men it is the bounden duty of the Hongkong phonograph which squeaks out from a colossal of the Fleet and Army and also for the general public of Hongkong. This from the Government to find the necessary funds funnel quotations on mining stocks, as many as

a dozen fucuations being recorded in a pluute.first has been he avowed and acknowledged in. and thus relieve the embarrassments

tention of the Committee; but in the same docu- ment it is notified that the first meeting of the season is to be carried out between the hours of 5 and 7 pm, on the 17th fast. Now this is simply rot-pare and unadulterated. The pubile ex:ected an alternan's sport, for which they were prepared to readily subscribe, but will not for a moment stand the two hours' burlesque l'ef ruín, is one which looks much more recent. on eliber pedestrianism or Pelo-pony racing that has been suggested.

Capt. Lesly Comm. who departed

Life

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Anos Demi 1700 Close to this tomb, which is in the last

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Ye Body of Mr. Robert

Swynfen. Third in Cargo

Of ablp Prosperovi from

Svrat who departed"

This life ye XXII day of July Anno 17io Aged about

XXXII Yeats,

In the Gilgit despatches published, Sir George White expresses his regret at the, loss of Major Daniell, and his appreciation of his bravery and soldier-like qualities; and endorses Colonel Durand's oplaton of the gallant behaviour of Lieutenant foberly and officers and men of the body guard and Régiment.

May 20th.

It is practically decided that if the Dill abolish- Ing the Presidency Commands is passed soon, General Stewart's successor will be the pucka Chief during his tenure of office, viz. five years; if the passing of the Bill is delayed at all, military authorities can give no opinion,

LONDON, May 20th.

In the House of Commons last night, Sir W. Harcourt, in reply to a question put by Lord Randolph Churchill, sald be had leashed unoffi cially that Lord Herrchell's Committee had reached a polht wherent an agreement would be Immediately reached, and be believed that an Immediate decision would be come to.

The House of Commoni adjourned until the 29th instant for the Whitsuntide holidays.

May 1st. Advices from Norway state that forly home stends have been demolished at Vaerdalen by a singelandslip, and that one hundred lives were lost.

RANGOON, May 23rd,

ACCORDING to the Rangoon Times a map of Burma has been recently compiled and scat posed boundary between Burma and Siam clearly marked. This map does not show the boundary, all the way, just as Messrs. Hilde

Two yards from this is a grave which is to brand and Levison had aligned it; but, whatever the sight altera lons are, there is every probabi- | Ilme-worn as to be barely distinguishable. On lity, In view of the present disturbed state of the stone with covers it, the only words affairs in Slam, that the boundary as proposed left are these

of its partners. Money is cheap enough| LIEUTENANT Thorwald Frische, of the British at home and an ordinance giving Navy, who recently went to the United States authority for a Praya Reclamation Loan for the purpose of beplaning a three years can easily be passed, as the security service in the American Navy, is said to be the is undeniable. That, we venture to belleve, first naval officer of a foreign power to receive is the practical solution of the present such permission. trouble; but if the sapient powers that be think otherwise, it would be a comfortable WEEK Napolean everian Italy his stention the Apostles which had decorated an ecclesiasti- alternative to turf that splendid plece of was once called to a number of silver statues of reclamation work extending from Murraycal instiliston for centuries, " Take them down," Pier to Pedder's Wharf, make it into he said, "and cola them into currency, that they The purest ingredients. only are used, and the public recreation ground and employ the may go about doing good, as did their Master." home to the Secretary of State with a pro-

skilled and expensive staff at present utmost care and cleanliness are exercised in the engaged on the greatest and most manufacture throughout,

valuable undertaking yet identified with the history of this 'dot on the ocean' as policemen. How much money would it cost the Government (that is the ratepayers) and the marine lol-holders if the present Praya Reclamation staff were informed

services would no longer CAPT. DE BORJA, GOVCIDOr of Macro, was a that their required? The suggestion in the petition passenger this afternoon by the Digic for as to the War Office or Admiralty under-Yokohama, on a special mission to the Japanese taking a reclamation from Murray Wharf Government. His Excellency was accompanied to the Blue Bulldings in order to give by Madame de Barja, and attended by lent. opportune employment to the staff and Ferrelia, A.D.C., and Capt. de Moraes, private marine lot-holders is as rabid as the other plant of the Hongkong Government and the secretary, suggestions are inconsistent, childish, and idiotic. And that is the Hongkong Telegraph's "bond fide belief."

"BOMBAY SODÁS.” We continue to supply large bottles as hereta. fore, Free of Extra Charge, to hose of our Customers who prefer to have them to the ordi- nary alze.

COAST PORT ORDERS, whenever practicable, are despatched by fint ste mer leaving after seceipt of order.

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

Counterfall Order. Books supplied free on application.

Our Registered Telegraphic Address is ." DISPENSARY, HONGKONG."

And all signed messages addressed thus will. receive prompt attention.

TELEGRAMS.

THE RADNORSHIRE ON FIRE.

LONDON, June 7ib, 1893. The "Shire" der Radnorshire, from Yoto-

The following is a List of Waters always kept hama to London, was discovered to be on fire at Port Said. The steamer was abmerged and ready in Stock-

the fire extinguished. The cargo is badly damaged.

PURE AERATED WATER

SODA WATER -

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

SELTZER WATER

LITHIA WATER

SARSAPARILLA WATER

- TONIC WATER

LEMON SQUASH

GINGER ALE

RASPBERRYADE GINGERADE.

No Credit given for Bottles that look dirty or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of containing Aerated Waters, as such Bottles are never used again by

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A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,

THE Tokyo Mainichs of Mar 30th ay:-Mr. Lowder, representing the defendant party, has again ruled a p otest against the salt brought by the Japanese Government against the Ravenna Judre Mows, thereupon, notified to-day to both parties that the Court will be open

to-morrow.

INFORMATION has been received from the Government of West ra Australia notifying that alterations in the law relailog to Chinese are under consideration, and that the admision of Chinese in that Colony in excess of the lennage of ships carrying them wil involve the risk of being refused permission to land.

We note that Matsuda Seizo of Jeitoji-go, Nagasild who had been charged by the mother of a smugled girl, named Nakamure Kome, as being the principat agent in the smuggling, was sentenced on the 23rd alto, at the Nagasaki Chiho Salbansko to one year's major imprison ment and a fine of ten yen. Matsuda did not appear is Court.

by the Government of India will satisfy the Slamess. Negotiations with our Eastern neigh- boot bave all along progressed amicably, con- trassing most favorably with the methods so readly adopted by the French; and it will not be surprising if Siam invites the pretection of England to escape a mere dreaded fate at the hands of France, which so many Native States

have already done.

THE members of the London Lyric Company are expected to anive bera In the P. and O. steamer Java to-morrow morning, Every pre

arstion has been made for their limited stay and judging from the "hooking" that has already taken place their opening performance, "Our Fist," will be very therally supported. By the by, Ta-ra-boom-de ay seems to have wrought sad havoc among the bald-beads throughout the East, for even in that sleepy hollow of show. towas, Yokohama, a member of the genus bursts out is the following "agony" through the medium. of the Japan Gazette : ---

Not for many years, I ween, Has Yokohama seco

Aught sung or danced like Ta-ra-boom-de-ay, And what though I cannot sleep?

We read that Mr. Chevaller, at latest, wis build-I can do naught bal weep [The Radnorshire left Hongkong homewarding two new songs in which he will come out as

bound on April 27th.-Ed.]]

something other than a coster. These are glad tidings. We have had the coster lo joy in grief, in philosophic conviviality the coster single, married, and as a happy father. And now we want to havs the coster buried with all his boneurs thick upon him..

CADS IN DUBLIN,

The Dublin Corporation bas rejected ean- gratulatory addresses to her Majesty the Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales on the approaching marriage of the Duke of York with the Princess May.

PRESIDENT (LEVELAND AND THE SILVER QUESTION.

THE first actor known was Theapis, who flour Íshed about 6co D.C, and played in the streets, Joseph Jefferson describes him as "the first actor on record who played alone on a cart is Athens, took all the recefois, had no jealous dralu, no newspaper criticisms to fear and no advance -President Cleveland has informed the Passagents, the remains of oan never having been that Congress will not be summoned Sefore the exhumed from the Athenian rulas," beginning of September unless circumstances call for an earlier meeting. Meanwile, the Nation must consider for itself (be merits of ibe financial policy of compelling the purchase of

When I think that Tawara is going away. All the girls have frantic gone, And they kick both right and mum, As they pant and shriek Ta-za-boom-de-ay; But not eno can do the trick, Give the Belan smile and kick, Like the clever Iftile girl who's golog away.

Here Lyeth Eat and ye Body

1704

The best-preserved of all the monuments les Spanish one. The carving of the letters and of the ornamental lines on the gravestone is clean and clear cat to-day

Hk Request Dn. Manuel de Zapedes Y Carlo, natural de Barzenilias del rivero Arzɔbligado da Bargos Sobrecupo del Narlo Nuestra Segra de Guadaly re del Comercio de Mana Fallecia a los 30 aflos de edad el dia 12 de Octv bre del ifis de 1769.

A tragedy is mately told by a plain tomb to the memory of "C. C. Chamberlain, Robert Browning and Allen Shirley, who were murdered by Chinese piraten in Quemoy Bay, 5 Febiuiry, 1847."

The graves lead one to Infer that there was considerable Bilib commerce with Amoy as early as 1700, and that the corrent belief that. Portugal and Holland monopolized the trade then is without my reasonable foundation.

It seems a plly that no European should take an interest in this decayed God's-ere and that the evidences of Beltish theifs and enterpriss in long-forgotten years should be allowed to pass into decay.

TIENTSIN.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Tentsia, 26th May, 1893. The latest news from the interior are far frons Many reassuring in mare respects than one. people have perlahed of hanger, many have been sold and carried away to a distance from their homes. and many more have left the coun ty in search of bad elsewhere,

Mr. Carer, Political Officer, Chin Hills, left- Tiddim, yesterday morning for Fort Walte He will come on to Rangoon to confer with the focal Government before proceeding to Fallam, his future headquarters. Some more prisoners from the Kanhow tribe have been sent to Kindat· jell to undergo short terms of Imprbosment,

The proposed Kashmir Railway, it is ever to be boilt, will probably follow the route via Abbottabad and the right bank of the Thelurs River to Srinagar. The distance from Kala-Ka- Geral, where it takes off from the North Westera Railway to Srinagar, is just 200 miles. The estimated cost on the broad gauge is a little under 300 lakhs, and on the metre about 245 lakhs, which is such a comparatively small difference, considering the advanta,es of the broad gauge over the latter, that the larger, expenditure should be funlfied. The cast of construction would naturally be borne by the Kashmir State.

CAIRO, May 25th.

Cold has spolled the first sowings of the Egyptian cotton erop, and the third sowing will be necessary in many districts, thus retarding the crop one monıb.

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LONDON, May 25th.

A grand banquet was yesterday given to Lord Roberts by the London Chamber of Com merce. The guests included Sir Donald Stewart, Lord Sandburst and the Mabarajah of Koper thals, Sir Albert Rallis, who preiided, proposed the toast of the distloggabed guest, Lord Roberts, and exld that the Empire wan'safe with such Generals and with such Allies as the Maharajah of Kaperihala. Laid Roberts, In reply, texti fied to the readiness of the Indians to defend the Empire and onlogised the services rendered alike by Civilians and Soldiers in India. The Ma- aralsh of Kuperthala, who on rising to reply on behalf of India, received an immense avation, spoke warmly of the welcome he had re- celved from the Queen Empress, and from the Inhabitants of Great Britain wherever he had been. His Highness did he was convinced that the Indians, to a man, would defend the Queen, The ledlans, he added, loved Lord Roberts with andying love, and if he ever returned to a higher position In India he would be welcomed as the messenger of peace and prosperity.

Lord Roberts in his speech at the Londen Chamber of Commerce banquet ako dwelt on the commercial Importance of convincing the natives of India of the permanence of British rule. This feeling, by said, did not generally rxist, and should be fostered by an Impartil and sympathetic policy towards the natives, and by an efficient army and defence works; and also by the Naval and Military organization of England: thus enabling India to be rapidly reinforced should it be found necessar

The death is announced of. Major General

The Hongkong Dispensary, Hongkong idle silver bullion with gold. A continuance of every one there. The Achinese. It is said, award and 121,304 outward. Opium duty owing to the great misery of the people through Henry Dancan Taylor, late of this Madras Army,

TO SUBSCRIBERS.

SUBSCRIBERS TO *THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH ABE MOST RESPECTFULLY

this operation, the President co-alders, will endanger the country's welfarts

LCCAL AND GENERAL,

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Tue quarterly Customs Grasstis for the first three months of 1993 has just issued from the Statistical Department of the 1. M.C.Inspectorate. General, Shanghai, For the four stations ("ap, sal-moon, Chang-chaw, Foto-chow, and Kow loop) included under the heading of Kowloon, the total numberof jonks reported is 8,165 inward and 8,124 outward launches, 2,483 from Hong. kong to China, and the same number returning, Ir is rumoured in Penang that the Achinsse Besides these there were 18 launches from

A rebellion could easily be started now, and have stacked the sawmills belonging to Messrs. Hongkong to Macao, and 213 vite carta. The Joo is and Co., at Palo Semblias, at the total passenger traffic comprised 121.098 may possibly break out somewhere before long, mouth of the Babalau River, and have killed

#mauated to 7,760 taels, against 9,400 out Northern Chins generally, remala ar the laland ; and Dutch troops baye | tle, in 1892 and 14,695 tis, is 1'91; oplum The rivalry existing between the Hu-nas and been sent from the oil works at Bibalan to as 20,603 taels, against 25,058 1 in 1897 An-hul factions of the Kolao Hut is very yetake the place, and caplore the Achites: party | and 39,188 tim, in 1897, Adding duties, likin intense. Vicey Li does all he can to maletaln engaged in the affair. The news appeared the | and ching-fat on general cargo, the total collec. | order amongst his own subordiontes and keeps other diy in the Straits Timas in a luu alam. tion for the quarter amounts to 134,513 txels, as many, of them on the pay roll as possible ; ing form

agalost 134.843 tie for the first quarter of 1891, but this very it gives umbrage to the Henan and 183,917 fox 1891. Undertheheading "Lappa" | faction, who am lefs out in the cold, without pay THE Chisa Maff anderstands (7) "that during | the returns for Malechow, Chienshan, and thres or pension, or hope of getting any, as long REMINDED "THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS HAND over band"-four aces against four the sbarce of the Hes. J. H Stewart Lockhart, sub-stations shows total revenue of 98,649 taeli Li Hung-changle in power.

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on sixmonths' leave on special duty, the duties of for the first three months of 1893, against the Reg! trar Gener: 1 will be performed by Mr. | 113591 tis, for tigs and 124,607 for 1801.- H.M.S Pallas arrived outside the bar of the A. M. Thomson. Mr. G. T. Backle will take Now we want to see if Colonial Secretary

Mr. Thomson's place an. As f-tunt Colonial O'Brien or Harbour Master Ramsey will go Bangkok river on the morning of the gist May.

Becretary and Mr. F. J. Badeley (cadet) will gening Chinese Customs retums to prove that THE silver output of the United States, out year succeed Mr. Buckle at Acting Deputy Super Hongkong trade is advancing by leaps and

Intendent of Police." Which high-toned and bounds 1 was 58 mil fon dollars; of Australia, 431 millions, trustwerthy official told "Brownie" all this? We cald sup ly the missing word frst guess. The Registrar General's so-called 'special duty' is in cinsection with the proposed scheme of Chinese esalle emigrelon rom Hagkong to Bras-or Is it to Pero, or Chile, or Coba-or where Notwithstanding the acqulesence of Mr Lockhart's six months leave (and how much the soficial members in this wild-gools venture, more on full pay, with expenses, strongly

MUST BE PAID IN ADVÄHON.

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THE Japanese steamship Milka Mara left Bskata the other day with 480 emigrants, mes and women, for Hawall

PAPER qufits we becoming popular la Europa. They are cheap and warm and are eemsed of sheets of perforated white paper sewn together.. We beg to acknowird, receipt of the report of pamphlet form, reprinted from the Japan Baily

MACAO.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).

MACAO, June 7th, 1893, I regret to have to report the death of the Baroness do Cercal, which occurred at her residence, Villa Bompario, last evening at half- native e'clock, The Baroness had been alling for some time past, and it is said that she had been seized by sunstroke when walking in the den last Sunday week. The funeral took place this afternoon,

The gunboat Diu left here for Hongkong machinery at Kowloon Docks, after which she Testerday to undergo some repairs to her will at once proceed to Timer with a detachment af. Mahratis soldiers to asilit in quelling s revolution at Maubara, of which his Excellency

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1893,

THE PRATA RECLAMATION,

THE petition to the Governor praying bis Excellency to suspend work on the Praya Reclamation is the feeblest of the many feeble public documents that have seen the light in Hongkong. The person who drafted It has mistaken his vocation; he ought to have either boos missionary or a bank director, as in neither of these professions are brains or even ordi:ary intelligence a sin gud non, No argument or explanation worth te slightest cons deration is advanced In this prayer, and unless matters were practice in this well-favored colony, the Government is almost bound to respond with an emphatic negalve. The Hongkong Telegraph recognises the difficulty of the si cation as regards the marine lot-holders who have to find the money for this great work, and to a certain extent agrees with afte suggestion that it might prove, of limited benefit to postpone further active operations until the advent of better umes; but the expediency of doing so le quite another thing, The Prays Reclamation By the Neckar to-day the now German Ministes Ordinance was not made a law to merely for Chin, Herr Schencke von Schweinberg, benent interested individuals; it was strived from Europe, and will at once preceed passed, at least a advocater and go.twrd to replace feit von Brandi,

It Is computed that there are $4,000,000,000 to gold and jewels at the bottom of the sea as the soute between England and India. ACCORDING to the latest atsistics, the popu'suggests a barefaced job, tien and bearing of the cly of Kobe at a A RUKOUR was chico'sted throughout town this follows:-Families 36,473, population 148,118. A

mersing that the sailing abip Cimbria (agents Meun. Gilman and Co.) which has been out from New Yok some four months and twenty days, laden with kerosene all, has come. to grid in the vicinity of the Halen Straits It will be remembered that the steamer Chowfa Capt. FW. Phillips, which arrived here from

‚: ‚! ,, en foul to this post. No posilong, howezer, passed bundreds of cases of kerosens oil when were given, bat on the previous day. Capt. Davies of the Depark, reported that he had. passed, la lat. 11 20 coilk and long, he 40 east, mark signalling E. V. N. 5. (which is the registered code of the Cimbria) and also that she had been damaged by a hurricane; From for Japan to-morrow, to endeavor to amicably these fact it may be suumed that the kerosene Ee the exling political difficuly between cases met with by the Choufs were part of the Portugal and the Government of the Mikado, Cimiria's cargo which had to be thrown over heard owing to stress of weather. And in view

square 1 beforehand-a common enough the Nippon Race Clab spring meeting, 1893, in Bangkok on the 31st pltima, reported having the Gavemas received naties by cablegram......

Mail.

Blobbs-Poor Jackson died yesterday of alcoholism.

Berlia Biet-Meln Go-t] how I envy hidi dot disease}

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WHEN we started the paper walles a Georgia di or, we had only one shirt to our back. The thirt coul not let forever; but, thank heaven, we have the back will"?

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of the fact that the Cimbria is no log overdos credeson may be fairly given to the reports cure that the vessd has come to grief. In the absence, however, of definita informations spreciation signs is idmissible as to the fate of Sko Gjubría.

"LATE TELEGRAMS.

SIMLA, May 16th, Om troops are in hopes of obtaining 1,700 guns from the villages in the Chin Hills.

St. James Brwad considers the deposition of the Khan of Kielat advisable.

Reports on the trial of the 4-inch B. L. guns and carriage have been made. The result, com. sidering the unfavourable climatic conditions, was entirely siisfactory.

During the part trooping season 15,894 Euro. pean troops, gio women and 60s children anfred a ladie, and 13.350 troops, 506. women and 1,073 children, felt the country.

The weather in Simla is still very unsstiled and we have had many severe thunderstorms. CALCUTTA, May 18th. The Amir is reported to be sending 11,000 troops against the rebellious HAERTAS.

IN THE BANK.

The man stood in the busted bank, Where all hin "stuff" wan kept i

His head upon the counter sank

And ruggedly he wept.

The clerk, he hummed a merry tune,

The while his pen he sucket

Then chuckled, Come and see UN SOON J

We mean to reconstruct.

4140 tolled hard and toiled long,

I neither drinks or smokes

(The clerk still hummed a comic song,

And thought of little jokes.)

"I'd saved agiu a rainy day

A tidy little sum."

"By Jingo!" quoth the clerk, "I sayin

That rainy day has come 1".

**I'd brought the misras up to towns.

We meant to see the sights- She chosa s kind o' spotted gown;

* What sulted her to rights;"

I 'ad my eye upon a horse...

The old 'an always buck't.". Again the clerk observed, “Of course,

We mean to reconstruct,” "But carn't yer give me something now?

Yer noc, we want it bad!"

The clerk, he semiched his marrow brow,

And thought the person and. "Cara't I have nothing, then, at all?

I don't mean no offence," "O yes," replied the clerkling tall You must have confidence."

confidence! I 'ad it when Icome to Melbourne first. Ten years ago; by speeler men They said as I was nure't;

It fe believed that the Khan of Khelat intends: to resign voluntarily the rulership of Bis Sate in favour of his son, who is now exercising admin. latrative pontul, but a good deal depends on the verdict of the Khelat Sirdars, who have been

their summended les cant conduce, the five on the Khan's recent

The Politics Agent and a party of the 43rd Gurkha Rifles start to-day from Manipur for the to Hongkong ptr Heungshan this morning and scene of be sent raid by the Nagas on the wil depart by the O. and O, Co,'s steamer Zirigić | village near Minipot,

Governor de Borit, accompained by Madame de Borja, and stended by Lieut. Ferreirs, A.D.C., and Assistant Harbour-Master des Moraes, setleg ar private secretary, will proceed

AMOY NOTES.

KUMMALLAHABAD; May 19th.

A Darjeellageport says that negotiations with Chinn under the Sikkim treaty are: at last satis» factorily concluded.

I leaned them all my sugar, mate- They kept it, that's the game j This bank, I s'pose, will bidi ane wait,

And fool me just the same.?!! The clerk, he picked his pearly teeth, And slightly changed his posey He stroked the silken hals beneath

Elia nicely-chiselled nose,

News confiming the report of disturbancen In the Eastern part of Hazarajat have reiched India but it is silil oncertain to what extent the

And to the man, without a sigh, Hazaras have committed themselves. Belke

Colonel Yate while at Kundabar beard nothing A circalar he chuck't regarding any liesh outbreak among the biben-There'll be a meeting, by-and-bye.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Amoy, May 23rd, 1895). The wet season continues in full force, to the disgust of the entire community). The merchants ! mew