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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1893.
H.M.S. Leander, with Mr. N. R. O'Conor, British Minister to Chius, on board, arrived at Tientala on the zet lost,
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An offer made by Capt. Burr of H.M.S. Porpoiss to at the Russian cruiser Vitias, badly stranded on the rocks near Yuensan, Corea, was deelipad.
SINGAPORE advices state that HM S. Pigmy bis received orders to proceed to the Cocos lands and was to have left that port on the roth inst,
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PRINCE BEMARCK says the adoption of legal means against the Jews would be useless, and expresses the optolon that the cross-breeding of the Hebrew and Gentile races would gradually bring about a settlement of the vexatious ques tlon.
THE U.S.S. Marion was at Wohu on the 4th A cornz of luquity into the circumstances con inst,
nected with the stranding of the Whampoa was opened at Shanghai on the 6th inst. DESPATCHES from Chinklang state that the country along the northern banks ofthe Yangue, | for a length of tome three hundred miles, is entirely covered with young locusts, as yet unable to fly and resembling in appearance the ordinary hoose fly. The local officinis and gentry are doing their utmost to encourage the country people to destroy them resta,
aborsinable, and the man is absolutely deadly
O'Brien:-The climate of Hongkong is simply O'Hooligan:Arrah, come off the climate, and leave it alone! Everybody that is either mad or mandlin bis a lot to say about the sun, but it's all moonskiné ! -
PEKING telegrams, state that her Majesty the Empress Dowager and Coort returned on the and lost. to Peking from Chibo Park where she bad been staying for the last two months, and that the Emperor left the "Forbidden City" the day before for the Nanhai Lakes, Yoeaming. THI Avmir says that up to the aand plt.yuen, to spend the bot months there. nothing was known as to whether the French squadron (now In Hongkong) would be ordered to Hangkele or not.
A TELIORAM recently received at Shanghai from
states that Lenz, the passed through that city on the 14t instant and should be in Burma by this time.
We are informed by the Agents of the Message. ries Maritimes Co. that the Company's steamer Caledonien, with the next French mall, left Saigon yesterday at 8 a.m., for this port.
A REGULAR meeting of St. John's Lodge, No. 618, S.C., will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at § 30 for 9 o'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
THE famous actor Eliston said the seven theatrical wonders of the world weroma pollte | property-man, an honest money-taker, a leading lady who did not backbite, a saber prompter, friend who a walking does not expect a dschess to ta le love with him, and a low comedian who doesn't geg.
A VERY long investigation at the police court concluded to-day in the committal of a school- by, Ng Po Sbun, to be tried at the next Sessions on a charge of steallog $73, from a drawer in a Japanese restaurant and billand-room la Feel Street on May 17th lant, Mr. Wilght appeared for the defence, and, ball was allowed, in two | suretlen of $75 cach.
Is the P. & O. steamship Peninsular accom» No less than i "million tacle_have been ex-plishes the task set ber by the "powers that be" pended on the new Eastern Mausolea of the Imperis! family. In Chios better care is taken of the dead than of the living, apparently.
UR NEW FACTORY bas been recently In recent Brisbane divorce sensation, the respondent's claim for costs included detectives' fees for shadowing. We have come across worse claims than that in a Hongkong bi' of
-reflted with automatic Steam Machinery of the latest and most approved klad, and wo are well able to compete in quality with the best English makers:
The purest ingredients only are used, and the utmost care and cleanliness are exercised la the manufacture throughout.
"BOMBAY SODAS.” We continue to supply large bottles as hereto fore, Frue of Extra Charge, to those of our Customers who prefer to have them to the ordi- nary size.
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THE grossly insuling role of the House of Lords forbidding the admission of soldiers in uniform during a siting of the House was lately relaxed in favor of the New South Wales
Cavalry team.
GENERAL JONES, United States Consult returned to Shangbat from a visit to Chinklang, the Usi ed States per Empress of China on the 4th lost, and left per Yuento for Chinklang the following morning.
aniving here before dark to-morrow-Hong kong will again have the opportunity of peering out his gratitude to the Old Company for bringing mails in time for reply by the same week's French mail, as was the case with the Oriental Two record passages!
THE greatest library, in the world is the Bibliotheque National, in Paris, founded by Louis XIV. It contains 1,400,000 volumes, 300,000 pamphlets, 175,000 manuscripts, 300,000 maps and charts, and 150,000 c-ins and medals. The collection of engravings exceeds 1,300,000, contained in some 10,000 volumes. The por traits number about 100,000,
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The new South Australian Assembly consists of five sgents, six squatters, six lawyers, seves farmers, two. auctioneers, five "gentlemen," merchant, an architect, a printer, an engilar fitter, a black-imith, a gardener, a collar-maker, awood-mercbant, tanner, a “labourer, 'A stevedore, a stone-cutter, a doctor, and a miner. Broadly speaking, remarks the Sydney Bulletin, only 19 are "workers" out of the 54 members. TIENTSIN advices state that on the afternoon of the 26th ult. Li Hang-chang inspected at the Junction of the Grant Canal and the Pello tiver the new twenty-five knot steel torpedo box, recently built by the Vulcan Works of Germany. Unfortunately the narrowness of the river pre- vented any mancarring of torpedo but his face and pinged plate frend pleas; with what he saw of the boat. She left the following day for Welhalwel where she is to be stationed.
The total value of the steamer's cargo, which has been paid for as a total loss, was about Tis. 340,000, but the salvage, including what is now being taken out of her, should amount to go or 60 per cent. of this—N, C. Daily News. -
THE HANKOW TEA MARKET.
The Hankow correspondent of our Shangbal morning contemporary writes under date May 31st:-
Total settlements to date amount to 493,815 chests, of which not more than 120,1001-cheats can be estimated as for the London market Business for the past week has been more in the common grades, as demand for this kind has been strong among Russian bayan.
llar mannerisms than brains. At least, that was tons of stort, and roo-tons of water ballast, and | the Sylvie that Mr. G. Stewart “expounded” there is hardly snother instance on record of a but wo taks the liberty to question the correctness, steamer in the condition in which the Whompos of the concepton. This gentleman: la disually was being brought 400 ml'es' to a port, with no conscientious, is invariably letter-perfect in bis port of refuge on the way in the case of bad dialogas and general make-up but bis per- weather being encountered. The danger was formance on Saturday night was so many that in the heavy rolling on Friday the plat degrees removed. from his usual standard of forms would be started, in which case the excellence as to render it not only disappointing, steamer must have gone down. Only bus almost discreditable. The Naskanid Glover, vilt to her as she lies in dock," will of Mr. Hery Kits was a well-acted character, euable any one to understand the difficulty bating a bw pro-Hebraic whimsicallifes, but there was in making the platforms fight effectively fired off and got bore all right. and sides, the stanchions, ventilators, etc., etc. no whstanding this fact his gags were very round all the projections "of the bulkheads Mr. Edwin, Fergusson wie cast as Clarence Aswxs, after every possible effort had been Vone and gave decidedly Fergussonlin expended, the male platform leaked nearly alx colouring to the somewhat inane character Inches an hour, and the centrifugal pumps had of that not too happlly conceived artist. to be kept going all the time. We can only Mr. Thomas Verneris Mr. McCallum repeat that Capisin Charlton, and all on board, Was conscientious,25 through with a fair amount of credit. Stow, also for saving the steamer, with such a large usual, and got foreigners and Chinese, deserve the highest. porter, by Mr. Cecil Butt was to the manner part of her bottom crushed in us it was. bot, while Mr. D. C. Smith disguised in hirente appendages and an.accent worthy of six months without an option, made a very good Finchard, Now we come to a division in the cast, and, breezes of one of the few cases that spring up in thanks be to heaven; we sent the peace-assuring
the desert-ifba life of the hapless critic the apportunity of tenderleg unsdeliersted and solely of womankind and to it is mafaly due the well-merited praize Thli division is composed credit of making "Our Fhat "the success that it was. -- Miss Ethel Arden has everywhere been THE appointments of Mr. A. M. Thomson to be acknowledged an exceedingly clever actrens bat Acting Registrar. General, Mr. J. G. T. Buckle she has raidly appeared, relatively, of course, to te be Acting Assistant Colonial Secretary, and better advantage than in the character of Hfar Mr. F. J. Badelay to be Acting Deputy Super-jorta Sylvustar, the clinglag but still spirited wife intendent of Police, and Mr. F. A. Cooper to be of the dramatic auther above mentioned. The Fresident of the Sandiary Board, during the fair Marjorie had not only the trials and tribu, absence from the colony of Mr. J. H. Stewart lations put apan her shoulders by the author to Lockhart, or until fortber notice, are notified in contend against bat had several others of a dis- Saturday's Gosetit. Mr. Thomson has been lact local character the facing and successful appolated, provisionally, a member of the Execo-conquering of which were amply cognised by the tive and Legislative Connells.
andlence. Mrs. J. F..Brian as Madame Volant, the "Cour dressmaker," and erstwhle Jane UNDER date 5th fast, the Penang correspondent Brown," was simply immense and displayed of the Straits Timer wires as follows: From talents of comedy which few would have credited newslo hand it is learned that the reported her, with possessing had they not stop her in attack on Baballan by the Achloete at 3 p.m. on character-parts of greater range than those she Wednesday, the 31 t ult. is correct. Since the has hitherto been called upon to impersonate. first attack the Dutch hare sent troops to Lang Her opening scene with Sylvester, when she kat and have succeeded in surrounding the comes to demand settlement of a long over- Achinese force. The garrison at Babailan bis due account, was one of the most artistic been augmented by two hundred soldiers. The and enjoyable in the performance and Dutch are confident of being able to defeat and fairly brought the house down. And, of course, capture the Achinese force. To the above the next in order of meilt comes the Bella of Miss following footnote was added :-Other sources of Marie Bilan, which would have convulsed a Information say that there was no attack, but petrified anchorlte. Miss Marte has quite a talent of her own and the "business" of Bella only the fear of one,
in the hands of Miss Brian was so ideal has been patented by her, even to the walk. Bella slavey but the diamond earings which she wore were slightly out of place, especially as this of her own to lighten the daikest, most intricate Hobow ...... and difficult situations in which she mayKiukiang Pack be cast. His V. Dagmar as Lucy McCallum, Kutoans - Miss M. Gre or as Clara Pryout and Mrs. Hankow Teas→→ J. H. Nuns as Elise Claremont respectively, looked charming and performed the little that fell to their lot in a conresponding Fi" must be classed as a highly finished degree. On the whole, the production of "Our performance and one well worthy support,
THE U.S.S. Alert left Shangbai for Chemalno consider certain points in'detail before granting throat catina burning house, Nɔ132 Third Street, charming young artists bay quite enough talent!
on the 3rd lust, having received telegraphic whenever practicable, are despatched by first instructions to proceed there with all despatch. steamer leaving after receipt of order.
It would thus appear that the troubles in Cores are not yet all over.
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
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"My dear man," taŊd the Rev, Doodle to dilapidated drunk, whom he found lying in the gutter, "Can't "I help you up and take you home "Yesh, mishter," replied the Inebriate, "an' some day I'll do sub'mash fer you," THE Kébao Mining Company, Limited (says the Courrier), is to hold a brilliant inaugural" display on the 20th and 21st inst, in presauce of the Governor of Cochin-Chins and Mme. de And all signed messages addressed thus will Lanestan, and all the leading lights of Tonkin.
receive prompt attention.
Our Registered Telegraphic Address is "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG."
THE Legislature of Jamaica, to put down the The following is a List of Waters always kept obrab practice, has passed a law authorising ready in Stock 2------
PURE AERATED WATER
SODA WATER
LEMONADE
POTASH WATER
SELTZER WATER
LITHIA WATER
SARSAPARILLA WATER.
TONIC WATER
LEMON SQUASH GINGER ALE
RASPBERRYADE GINGERADE
No Credit glyen for Bottler that look dility or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of containing Aerated Waters, as such Battles are never used again by
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TO SUBSCRIBERS.
SUBSCRIBERS TO THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHI" ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS
MUST BE PAID IN ADVANUR.
DEATH.
On the 11th inst., at 4, Castle Terrace, Hong. kang, Apprrix, son of D. Pestonjev Marker, Enq, of Bombay, aged 2p.
the inflation of thirty-fr lashes on personI convicted of practising the black art, and sixteen laabes on any one found consulting an obsah
man,
AT Yokobama on the 29th ultimo three cookt employed at the Grand Hotel were accidentally shut up in the refrigerailng chamber of the ice Works but were released half-frozen two hours later and brought back to consciousness, by the aid of liberal doses of whisky.
Mr. Secretary O'Brien is to be congratulated on the sensible change he has effec'ed in cutiing out the ridiculous."Esq." fr m silicial appolat- this meaningless tile in newspapers, etc, is ments in the Government Gavelli. The use of Hongkong, has become an abure and an insult
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The Hongkong Telegraphester throughout
HONGKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1893.
TELEGRAMS
DEATH OF SIR JOHN HUDSON.
LONDON, May Toth,
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In the Supreme Court this morning, before Mr. Justice Ackroydon of A. Hahn, dealer in farther examination pianos, etc. was concluded, and, the case was further adjourned as his lordship, winked to
a discharge to the bankrupt, Mr. H. L. Dennys was for the debtor and Mr. Elils for a creditor,
UNDER the auspices of Viarcy Li, the Board of Works in Tientsin native city are now busy replacing the familiar old Bagstone paving of | the streets by the modern system of macadam, from the South gate to the West, which improvement, adds a Shanghal contemporary, will be a great boon to pedestrians and fioricaba riders,
"How do you manage to get rid of berea ?" asked Snodgrass as he came in and took a seat by the busy man's desk. Oh, easily enough," replied the busy man; "I begin to tell them stories about my smart youngster. Now, only the other day he said-What I must you go? Well, good morning," "Works & st rate," the busy man's comment u he resumed work. Ar the Magistracy to day before Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, the owner of the Wing Shun steam-launch was fined gió for having allowed that vessel to go without a certificated master on the 5th fast from Hongkong to Sam-sul-po, where a collision resulted in the drowsing of a simpan girl. A witness lo the case was fined $a by his Worship for dinçspectful langage to the Court,
A SPECIAL telegram to the Straits Timis dated Penang gth lost, states that Lent. C. F. Martin, late of the Connaught Rangers, and now Assistant-Commissioner of the Perak Sikbe, was suddenly thrown from his horse, the violence of riding at Taiping yesterday, when he was his fall fracturing his skull and cansing concus sion of the brain. He at present lles in a critical. condition.
Ar the Magistracy 10-day the Coroner, Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, concluded bis inquiry into the death of a Chinese girl who was found with her on the 5th inst, as reported in these columns. The verdict was to the effect that death was caused by wounds in the throat supposed to have been inflicted by a man now under arrest. The prisoner was then brought into Court and formally charged before the Magistrate with having murdered the girl, set fire to the house, remanded a week, at the request of Inspector and attempted to commit suicide. The case was Mackie, who is la charge of the investigations. SHAKESPEARE on boomers, bankers, depoaltors, suspensions, and reconstructions —
I cannot blame them all : what fat to them ? "Tis thing they give away, and pot their own. Pirates may make cheap pennyworths of their
pillage,
Still revelling like lords, til all be gone; And purchase friends, and give to cortezans, While there the illy owner of the goods Weeps over them, and wrings his hapless hands, And shakes his head, and, trembling, standa aloof, While all is shared and all is borne away, Ready to starve, and dare not touch his own,
- P. Henry VI, Act 1.,St. UL. Av a certain more or less popular hostelry last night their occurred a disgraceful ex- hibition
of British enlightenment and superiority over the Celestial. A great hulklog brate about 6ft 6in. high get drunk, broke some crockery and was asked by 4ft 1in China boy to pay 50 cents for it. He refused, and tossed the boy a five-cent plece, and told him to keep that and say nothing the the fc., and told the manager. Then the so- maonger. The infant, however, quietly returned called white man-we know his name, but it is not in uncommon one, and to publish it might hurt the decent members of the clan-instead of A RECENT Shanghel contemporary lawns from paying up and going home to sober down, rushed Chefoo that the steamer Chiefung ran ashore after the boy, on murder bet, and afforded such on the morning of the 3rd last on a sand-bark.dickening exhibition of what a coward can about a mile off the Kusgtangtao island light. do, that it is a thousand plites the police did The Kwangcht und some lighters were sent to
not give him his deserts. ber assistance and Soo bigs of tribale die wêre discharged. She floated of, however, about ten hours after the accident and arrived at Chefoo none the worse, apparently, for her mishap, “KINO" O'Kerle's schooner Golden Fluamrived yesterday from Yap, after a rather troublesome voyage. On the 21st May she was struck by a aquail which appeared to be the caphing effort of a distant (yphoon, and the schooner's main || booms was estled away. There wars several
other pretty stiff squalls, but nothing very much- out of the ordinary, and no serious lowes has to be reported. His Majesty is getting on much as usual, and says nothing about revisiting Hong- kong
On account of the losurrection now in progress in Kuangal, his Excellency Chang Lien-kuel, who had gone to bis home at Vichinghsien for a months' holiday, bat been suddenly recalled to doly. He nived in Shanghai on Tuesday Isti and wis expected at one-leave for the South, He takes several drill instructors with him. APPARENTLY to pursuance of the resolution Carried at the annual general meeting of the Tourane Coal Company, Limited (reported fa these columns recently), a telegram was received in Halphong on Jene and stating that M. Saladin, mining engineer, will leave Marsailles on the 25th inst, for Tourane, to inspect the Company's property and report to a syndicate in Parls with a view to raising farther finds. 2. As has been already noted in these columns his Majesty the Emperor has lately been contemplat ing the wetting apart of a special day for general prayer to beseech the gods for more equable weather throughout the empire in general and in the metropolitan prefecture in particolar. The N. CAPTAIN W. WARD: of the Pacific Mill Ca's
·C. Dally Nawa informs its readers that by Imlizer Peru, has imported into this colony from pesial Edict that dits the 6th inst. had been fixed San Francisco, on bis last voyage, for the special and that the Emperor in person would attend at adornment of the "finest hotel in the Far East," the "Temp'e of the Most High" to perform the really magnificent picture of the "Pennsylvania prescribed rites.
Limited," a railway inain whose fame kasspread all over the world, and it in many parir a more WE read that Worth, the great Parisian man jamillur Thousehold word” than the "Flying zulilleer, has almost discarded the Empire and Dutchman," The "Limited" { la "composed of taken up the 180 style, with modifications, Pulimas pelected uniety vartibule, sleeping, His sleeves are all balloon form at the top, and dining, smoking, reading and writing, and ob friis or dounces of the materiai or lace formed servation cara; well selected Ubraries, card capes, polated at the back and freet and passing rooms, smoking rooms, barber's shop, halb, and over the top of the balloon sleeve, forming an ladies so min fact, every concealere epaulette, thus adding considerably to the width fort, such as one usually expects only feals of the wearer's shoulders. His skirta are close | cluís hotels. Expellent meals sie sured on A serious outbreak of cholera bas occurred at being quite at the back while the length is up, and a deaegrapher and typewalter is at the the sides, the fullness | board, stock quotations are received and posted fitting in the front and
servi e of passengers. The picture of the "Limited" In the longkong Hotel is in itself & The Courrier d'Haiphone of the fet lost, any-Madame Bons d'Anty, wife of the work of art well worth inspection, French consul at Lungchow, aired on Satur THE following says the Shanghal Mercury, day night at Fen-lang-thuong and lett again are tea statistics dats compared with the almost immediately for Haiphong and Doson by corresponding mor of days from the opening Customs launch. Mme. d'Anty, accompanied of last season, vi, 25 day, 29th May, 1893 :--- by M. Richard, vice-resident, has accomplished | the notable feat of riding' en horas-back all the way from Langson to Bac-le, a long and diffenit Journey; and in the same manner she travelled from Lungchow to Langson, where she stayed a few days
M. Richard returned 00 Sunday. "How did this happen ?" asked the Chicago | Bottlene surgeon as he dressed the wound in the check B and applied a soothing poultice to the damaged || Antraje. #79
Sir John Hudson, Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay Presidency, was thrown from his horse yesterday and Instantly killed,
Mecca.
CHOLERA AT MECCA.
RECKITT, M.P; UNSEATED. Mr. Recklit, M.P. for Pontefract, has been
unserted on petition on a charge of bribery,
DISASTER AT-WASHINGTON.'
By the collapse of Ford's Opera House at Washington, latterly used as a Govemment <ffice, twenty-five persons were killed and sixty Injured, many being buried under tho sulos.
FRANCE AND DAHOMEY,
PARIS, May 27th, Colonel Dumas has been engered to take the place of Colonel. Lambertin Dakonu, vy
LOCAL AND GENERAL..
THE returns of the number of visitor to the City Hall Museum for the wack ended Jusu Iith arn -Paropeans, 125; Föinese, 1,371 ƒ total J,496.
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THE law recently passed by the United States Congress regarding the inspection of immigrants took effect from May 3rd. Under its provisions Comlar or other officers will act as United States agents and the following questions will be asked of all persons who apply for passage to
that country:
(By whom was your passage pald ? "Have you any money, and, if so, how much more or less than $30 ?
"Have you ever been in the United States before, and if so, when and where?
"Do you go to America to join any relatives, andif so, what relatives?
"Have you ever been an inmate of a prison, alms-house, or have you ever been benefited by Chailly?
Are you deformed or crippled? "When were you last examined by a medical offcar?*
If satisfactory answers are not given, the applicant will not be permitted to go aboard the steamship,
Upon the conclusion of the comedy a short warity #show" was given which brought the eveslag to fitting termination. Mlas Dagmar gave a very pretty and highly effective skipping-rope dince which was by far the prettiest of this young lady's previously displayed teipsichorean efforts.
The balance of the Keemans having been taken from Tis. 16t upwards, settlements for London seem to have been confined to Ningehows and Klakiang packs from Tis. 15 and 24.
Holows, lowest quotation for these being Tis, The market has been practically cleared of 10).
Kutoans have been eagerly taken on arrival Shangtaams have also been zetiled as soon as offered there, and "teas for price" generally, may be quoted Tis, j'and Tim. I per plcul higher,
The Motual Shippers' steamer Møysar left on the ayih inst, having on board some 40,000 tea, The Friam is expected to leave on the i-cheats Kinklang, and 10,000 1-cheste Habkow ad prox.
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Sr Ith ng comic song with characteristic vim, while Miss Marie Bilan made desperate love to the Man in the Moon with results as striking as they were strange, and to please host of enthusiatic alten somewhat boisterous admirers gave her famous "Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-Stock ... 43,918 191,445 67,876 ay." Mr. Ceci Burt also warbied a ballad with. considerable feeling but no great amount of vocal power.
Osnam. Oopack, Kicklang. Hohow, -chésta, 4-¡bests: 3-chests ¿-chests, Settleracate.218,413. 119.331 147.071 14.852 Arrivals......261,331 190.776 214,947 16,303
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"Our Fist" is to be repeated to-night and we most strongly recommend everyone who appreciates genuine comedy to roll up and participate in the fan provided.
HONGKONG RIFLE, ASSOCIATION.
Cap and Spoons were shot for on the Kowloon In connection with the above the Long Range Range on Saturday afternoon. Eight members competed but the shooting was not of a very brilliant character. The Cup and net aggregate spoon were won by Liest-Col. Jerrard while the remaining spoon was annexed by Commander Aake, RN, The following are the scores :-
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HSIEN-MOU.
The Huglas sintes that on the grd Inst, there arrived at Blanking an Imperial Edlet command ing the decuplation of the Volae Hut chicse Ll | Hilen-mon and K'uang. Si Ang-ming. On the following moring H.K. Lix K'on-yihad K'aung
of Klangning, Jul Chan, the Klangelog Court, consisting of the Provincial Treasurer Sheng-ming brought befons bin and his foll
prefect, and the two metropolitan district magistrates, and the chief military officials of Nanking, and having bformed him of the Imperial will, K'sang Sheng-ming replied that as he was to be taken away in the prime of. manhood, his aged mother, who was past seventy, would be left helpless. "For Himself, he was ready to, dia at any moment, for his principles, but for her sike he was willing to bend his knee and sak that aid should be given ter, during the few rematalog years of hu He, from govemment funds, if poisible. The Viceroy gate ble consent to Irak after ber, and few minutes afterwards the unfor
the lunate chiefa head was rolling on atchery growind of the Viceregal yamfu. The sub. crdinate oficia's then proceeded to the vacant The water has been pumped out of Boyd's plot of ground where were placed the coffins of New Dock, in which the Whampoa is lying, and | the waidde: Li Hsien-men and 'his two wives, the damage done in her recent stranding can whose dea the have already been recorded in speed in a fog into a cleft in the rock, not very the ground, it being expected that the heads of now be seen. She appears to have rats at fall these.colus ans. Three cages wern brought on
and for about sixty feet from the stem her but the Viceroy at the last moment graciously far from the South-east Promontory lighthouse, all three would be severed from their corpser, bottom is pinched 11 the most remarkable way, tenta reprieve () in the case of Li Bin the actual keel belog hardly touched. Most of wives and his bead only was severed. The the damage is on the starboard side, but the corpses said to have been exceedingly hard plates on both sides are buckled in and bent and | and a diff: and the neck resisted for a time
the the frames best back. Some 45 plates have to time it skill of the executioper's swords. The be taken ott, a few in the vessel's, bottom being | head was at last actually saws off from the bent in nearly to 100 feet from her stem tank L's and Keang's heads, after having Fortunately, the Whampoa is built of steel, been exposed to view in cagar Nanklag for and the plates and frames did not break, and the a fortnight or so, will be sent from clly to clly indentations in her aides lended to hold her to the throughout the provinces along the Yangise and rocks when she was once in them, and prevented most likely in due course of time the gruesome The London Lyric Company are to be highly her slipping back foto. the deep water at her objects will be brought to Shanghal-N. C Congratulated upon the brilliant success they stern. The two platforms that were built in her Daily News.
at which was produced, for the first time in pieces of work. That in the main held, which scored to Mrs. Musgrave's clever comedy "Our to cuable her to be fitted were marvellous Hergkong, at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, was feet 6 inches under the main deck, is of what hackneyed phrase, it was also highly main deck, which was again shared to the upper Chins Daily News willes anderdale June 1st!- en Saturday night. The audience was large, three-inch planks, and was held together by five and without any misapplication of that some four-and-atters and five tiers of shares to the
The Nanking correspondent of the North Lysks are now locally looked upon as old faches, The platform in the fore held was up hip strough the north-eastern part of this appreciative. This was bat natural, for the deck. Is dimensions were 50 feet by 34 feet 6 Your correspondent has just reurned from a friends and hayo firmly established those bonds ported in the same way y' It was of four-inch), provlace. On coming through Talchow, some on the boy hat and fall palce between talent planks, and lis diconslast were 53 feet by an afty infles north-east of Chiniciang, we found the
# on the boards and lateligence in front, The average of 25 feet. The main desk platform people greatly surred up "gainst foreigners. A allowed, and the Management is to be congratu- dry, while it was only possible to work at 10 for balf-past one o'clock to the morning and geal summer camom of providing fans was was the important one, and it was never quite deputation from the yamea aroused us about lated upon having carried the patent punksha or 3 hours every site the Lotal time taken requested us to move on at our earliest cens ides to so succenfol an issue. Some thity fa completing it being about at hours, and, all realence. We were Informed that some three coollen with weryinge fans were stationed around bands on board are loud in their praise of the weeks aga two Roman Catholic missionarles had the drew circle, behind the seat row of chairs, Chinese carpenters sent up by Boyd and Co. been beaten and driven out of the place. Os and by keeping up a continuous swing en who worked 18 hours a day. The platforms further enquiry we learned that the missionary- gendered currents of air that brought the temper. were fixed on top of the cargo of plece goods, of had sought a piece of land in the city, which gave atsie of the house down many degices. A full which send you tous remained in the holds, and grea offence to number of ciliary students orchestra from the band of 8 LT, played some are now being discharged from the ship. The mbled there and led them to stir up trouble, Ace selections and the various accompaniments platform to the forshold was not completed mil is a manner that added mate fally to the tone after the steamer cams off the rocks and was to travelled bu been but seldom visited by Te great part of the country, through which and general Gaiah of the performance,
beached. Soms 1500 to 2,000 balti of piece foreigners, yet it is one of the most fertile and "Our Flat" is a farcical comedy in three age goods, saturated with water and covered with populer districts in China. The people too, which had an unbroken rop of nearly 1,000 mand, are now being discharge, Mention the most part, are well disposed. The water- hights at the Strand Theatre, London. It is should be made of the unfalling. Courtesy and ways which extend in every direction afford yay cleverly willen and bristles with excellent readiness to oblige of the Hghthouse-keeper, tary communication between the cities of the Tusiness good points and comic similaps, Mr. Schwiip, without whong akh it would have | ditriet, and these canals have been much While the dialogus is racy throughout the boon dificult to procure boss and coolles, cafted improvel within the past two years. In some Leading man character ja Reginald Sylvester, To get bar down to an even keel, the tif'kanje plán is the channel kas been depened and a
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