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SPAIN.

THE U.S.S. Mfanocacy left: Shughui for Ichang THIRTY-FIVE thousand you represent the damage on Friday list.

done by fire in Ossica on the 6th fast,

THE British flagship Couturfon sailed hence for His Excellency the Governor and Lady Rabieson Yokohama yesterday.

returned to the colony from Japan to-day by the Canadian Pacific llaer Empress of Japan,

THE Kloklang ten-market was opened on the 6th inst, prices ralleg from Tis. 40 to Tls. 48 per picul.

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THE British cruiser Leander arrived at Sings GWING to extreme pressure on our new columas, MADRID, May 4th. | pore on Wednesday last, Father Toribio Mloguella has been appointed

some correspondence and a mass of other interesting matter are unavoidably held over. Bishop of Porto Rico.

Genasi Angel Alvares de Araujo y Cuellar is

THE P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer Pers, with dead.

mails, &c, from San Francisco to the 28th alto, Cardinal Ceferino Gosslex is improving aher,

bins arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this his illness,

There is not ond case of genuine cholers

By the arrival from home of new lates, to port to-morrow morning, registered in Spain or Portugal. The epidemic of cholerine in Liaban is diminlabing.

replace those injured by a typhoon last Autumn, the Gap Rock lebt has been restored to its original condition of efficiency,

The Bake of Seville has resigned the governor. ship of Tarabas. Don Manuel Uda has been appointed in his placa,

In the Senate it was stated that the Canovas Govenment is willing to give France the " most- favoured-nation* trustment; the Canovist senators deeled this, but Sr. Leony Castillo confirmed it, cassing thereby some ill-feeling among the members of the special commission

on treaties.

Captain Enrique Santalo y Sacos de Tejada bas been appointed commander of the cralser Castila.

FRANCE.

PARIZ, May 6th, The anniversary of Jeanne Får, "Mald of Orleans," was celebrated yesterday in many General Ferron has been killed by belag thrown from his home while inspecting the garrison of Lyons,

TOWE.

M. WEson, whose election was annulled, has been re-elected.

ANARCHISM.

Two anarchists convicted of preparing explosive material bare been condemned in London to ten years and twenty years' hard labour respectively.

relieved by the Swift, left Bangkok for Singa- THE British ganboa! Liewed, after having been

pore on the 3rd inst.

THE P. & O. S. N. Ca's steamship Suilt, with the next English mail, left Singapore for this port at 5 p.m. yesterday, and is expected here about 4 pm, on the 19th fort.

A REGULAR meeting of the Victoria Preceptory will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Friday, the 18th instant, at 8.30 for g p.m. precisely, Visiting brethren are cordially levited

to attend.

As has been already stated, Mr. R. N. D'Conor, British Malater to China, has temporarily aban. doned bis projected visit to Shangbai and the Yangtze ports, Telegraphic Instructions from home are, it is said, responsible for the changed programm",

In order to avoid being quarantined at Saigon and other ports the Messageries Maritimes steamer Yarra, carrying the homeward bound French mall, will take neither passengers nor cargo from Rougkong, and her malls will be fumigated. She will leave at noon to-morrow,

No fewer than fifty-four Coroner's Inquesta were held in Singapore during the first quarter of the corrent year. Six of the cases were those of suicide and three of culpable homicide. Two tigers were shot on Saturday by Chinese sportsmen near Chinese Kowloon. One of them là a fine tigress and the other a tiger cub about six months old. Both of the bodies are on view and for sale in Kowloon dły.

A REGULAR Convocation of St. Andrew's Chapter, No. a18, S.Cl be held in Free masons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Thursday, the 17th instant, at 8.30 for 9p.m. precisely. Visiting companions are cordially invited.

I the police court to-day, A. H. C. Allemão, telegraph operator at the Central Police Station, was fined $10 by Mr. Wodehouse for removing from his house certain goods which had been seized by the Bailiff of the Supreme Court under distress warrant.

THE Agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Carlili & Co.) informs us that the Northern Pacie Steamship

in extenso) there is nothing to the point, and I have to fall back on this Court. In eRRO Brierley moulest Attorney General in Hongtorg.

peared for the Crown and bowrd can and I find that after I bad fully gened my cajanv produced all my evidencer. Bowler and MA support of my argument werkplelors-exanford' Bruce Shepherd, who had dech wfiigrites li by Mr. Francis, and then Mrayag épiled. Mr. Brierley also filed

งด cross-examine, but that is not the polls At Thare already sald. I and nothing in the records of practice in England to show when the cross- examination

affidavits should come in, but only that "evidence should be taken as near as may be to the trial of the sult" and therefore I do not see why I should allow Mr. Lesch before the other side opens to cross-examlas say of their witnesses. You will therefore, Mr. Leach, now proceed with your answer to Mr. Francis on his application that I should not deal with the caso.

The arguments then proceeded until 4 p m., when the case was adjoureed until Thursday next*

DINNER TO THE HON. MR. WHITEHEAD,

The Hon. T. H. Whitehead, representative of the Chamber of Commerce in the Hongkong Legislative Council, was entertained at a fare well dinner by the leading Chinese merchants of the colony in the Yen Wo Henr, Bonham Strand, on Saturday night. Mr. Ho Amel, manager of the On Tal Insurance Company, prealded, and about thirty-five of the most Influential Chinese in Hongkong business circles were present to honour the guest of the evening. The spacious saloon was handsomely decorated, and the whole of the arrangements were as nearly perfect as could be. A a matter of course the banquet was in native style, the manu com prbing all the famous delicacies so well-known to admirers of the Chinese culslae; the wines, however, ware of foreign origin, the Pommery Greno being of especial excellence.

After ample justice had been done to the good health of their guest, briefly referring to Mr.

THE British ship Bidston Hill, from New York to Shanghai, went badly ashore the other day off the "Little Beacon," Tugboats were sent from Shanghai, and she was Chamber of Deputies has rejected the charges fons register, and commanded by Cipt, Jones,

The special commission appointed by the safely fosted and towed up to Woosung last

Friday. The Bidston Hill is a veuel af 2,434 | morning of the sgth inst,, and left for this po** things provided, Mr. Ho Amel proposed ike against Toussaint. It is wald that the Cabinet

Ca's steamer Møgsıl, from Tacoma, Wash., and Victoris, B.C, arrived at Yokohams on the via Kobe, yesterday.

|- will make this a question of confidence in the Tax publie auction of race paales at the We note the arrival per E. & A.'Co.'s steamshin' Whitehead's services in the Council as direct

Government.

TONKIN.

THAI-NGUYEN, May 6th.

The three Franchmen who were kidnapped by pinio last your, MM. Roty, Bouyer, and Dros, and who have ever since been held in | ransom (which apparently was never forthcom- ing) have just been given up by the natives: and the gang which held them has submitted to

the authorities.

The credit for this result is assigned to the Resident of That-nguyen and hit staff, and particularly to the delegate of Cho-chu, (all French officers.}

LOCAL AND GENERAL, THE German gunboat is arrived at Shanghai

on the 9th Inst.

Six hundred boaves were destroyed by fire in

| Otaru (Japan) the other day.

York on the fath Inst,

Shanghal Horse Baxtar, last Tuesday, attracted deal of notice. From the N. C. Daily News we learn that Dare Devil was bought in at Tis. 1,000, while Firefly found a new owner in Mr. D. R. Sassoon for a consideration of Tis. 350. of others sold, Blackbird brought Tis. 235 Africanos Tis. 144, and Skipper Tit. 110.

Menmuir from Sydney of Mr. Quong Tart, the well-known Chinese caterer of that city, who, it will be remembered, was here a few years ago în a special mission from the leading Chinese Chik-tung, Viceroy of the Two Kwangs, Mr. Quong Tart, who is deservedly popular with all residents of Sydney to his Excellency Chang

who know him, Is Important element in the political and commercial world of New South business of considerable importance. Mr. Tart Wales, and revisits Hongkong and China on is a native of Sun-ning, Canton province, where

THE steamship Nester, the latest addition to the "Blue Fannel" feet of the Ocean Steamship Company (Alfred Holt & Co.), arrived here this morning. She was formerly called the Quels mother affif realde

India, and was bulit at Nawcantle-on-Tyne in November 1889. She is a steel vessel, classed 100 A 1 at Lloyds, and registers 3,691 gross tonnages engines 450-borse power nominal. She left Liverpool on the 4th ult.

THE San Francisco Commercial News of April 17th says that "the Pacific Mall Steamship Company having failed to qualify for the con- tlauance of their mail contract under the new An inquest was held to-day by the corones, Me.service in February of one or more voyages per Postal Subsidy law by establishing an additional Wodehouse, on the body of John Croston, gunner month both on the Colon and Chine routes, In the Royal Artillery, who was drowned off the there are only two American steamship com- North Barracks on the night of the 12th inst., partes now operating under the Subsidy Act. the body being recovered early yesterday the Red D Lins, between New York and South marning. Evidence was given by other members America, and the Ward Line, between New Tim silker steamship Victoria arrived at New of the Artillery that several of them were bathing Yok, Coba and Mexico. The American Line after ten o'clock on Saturday night, and

between New York and Southampton will not swim; he was seen to disappear, about 100 deceased, who was not quite saber, could not begin to receive its subsidy aalll next October, yards east of the Victoria Recreation Club, and FIRE broke out at a quarter past three this though bis companions tried to find him they falled. He was 22 or 24 years old, and only morning at 137 Queen's Road West, near the came to Hongkong in January this year; heKo Shing theatre the ground door, where the balled from a village near Liverpool, Bathingames origloated, was occupied as an old was prohibited at the place where the accident clothes shop, and the rest of the building as a occurred. A verdict is returned in accordance Mr. Wodehouse (superintendent) and Mr. family house, When the Brigade arrived, under with the evidence.

Horspool (asalit. supt.) the flames were shootleg along the front of the block, under the verandaha, threatening to take possession of half-a-dozen other houses; but in wonderfully quick time s perfect dainge of harbour water was poured on the fire and in half an hour the last spark was did not use any of our precious fresh water extinct. It is worthy of note that the Brigade there wasn't any to be bad the sapient P.W.D. man turned on the mains, but there was not a

SHANGHAI held its twenty-first annual Flower Show, with more or less success, on the g't last. M2. A. E. Hioplaley took over charge of the Imperial Maritime Customs at Shanghai on laat Monday week.

THE French ganbost Zion is now visiting The Yangtze ports. She left Kinklang for Waku

on the yib inst.

THE US. flagship Baltimore returned to Woosung an Wednesday fast, after a few days' target practice outside.

THE Bish despatch-boat Alarity, with Admiral Sir E. Fremantle on board, left Shanghai on Tuesday last for Chefoo.

CHARLLY EDWARD MILLER, who had been pardoned by President Cleveland, was released from gaol at Yokohama on the 8th fort.

Or late Shanghai has like Hongkong, been damage worthy of special note has been reported suffering from frequent outbreaks of fire. No

1.

Tax Vicemy Li was due to arrive at Takuto-day, where eighteen men-of-way, drawn up in two lines of mine each, were in waliing to receive

bim.

THE returns of the number of vision to the City Hall Museum for the week ended, May 13th, are Europeans, 137; Chinese, 1,596; total

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A CORRESPONDENT informs us that a tiger weighing about Izolbs, was killed near Kowloon City on Friday night last, and another was shot on Saturday morning up the billside behind the Cosmopolitan Docks. The falter was a beautifully-marked wale, three-quarters grows, and had gorged self with a pig stolen the previous night; "stripes" was seen fast asleep near the remains of his supper (or breakfast), and though a dog barked at him, he only growled eepily, winked the other eve," and related to move. So bis observar, Chinese youth. got quite near with a Winchester gun and blow the Grate's head to bits. Atigress had been hidden near the place, and bolted up the hill at the third destroyed within a few hours. Of course, solse. but was pursued and killed, making the the Chinese say there are about a dozen more in the neighbourhood.

drop of liquid in them, and that is why the fire brigade did not use any. If there had been a gallon left, they would have seized the oppor- tunity to waste it. In the end, the house where the fire started was bornt out damage estimated af $5,000, insurance $4,400 with the Hamburg-|

damaged. After the fire was over, the occup Bremen (Carlowits & Co., agents)--and the adjoining houses on each side were sure of less ants of No. 139 returned to their home to inspect damage, when suddenly the party-wall fall to on them, burying six or seven people. The police promptly got to work removing the dibri, and loand one old man rather badly crushed and is doing very well. Another vidim he was removed to the Government Hospital, was a woman who was strangely impris oned, har neck being held firmly in the wreckage without choking her. The husband stood by comforting her with most dattering remarks about the ability and good-alll of the police, who by dint of hard work managed to get her out safely-in her own words not hurt at all, but very badly seared." Nothing further of interest is to be recorded, veloss it in the official

On Sunday evening, about ́ nine o'dack, fire broke out near Quarry Bay among a number of matsheds, erected by a Chinese contractor for the lodging of his colles employed on the huge dam now in course of construction batwon Bay View and the Taikoo Sugar Rednery, which (latter) it in latended to serve. It is said that La opium-smoker upset a small lamp, spilling a linie karosene, which set fire to the place at once; and while some of the inmates of the dwelling west to get blankets to smother the flames, one man throw water on the fire, thereby of course spreading the burning kerosene all

mushroom colony was on fire, and from the plostas "no record of whether the proprietor is dimsy nature of the buildings it was quite in Canton or not, traporalble to save them. The whole group was completely destroyed in half an hour, and with

epresentative of the colony's commercial inter- exts, and to his success in his business capacity as manager of the Chartered Bank. The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm.

If I could call to use all the language of the Mr. Whitebead, in reply, said-Gentlemen, English tongue I should still be unable to express the deep feelings of gratitude which have to-day filled my heart and mind. The great kindness and unusual honour your unex pected address and this banquet confes, on the eve of my departure to Europe on leave of absence, render me for the moment completely destitute of words to express to some degree my heartfelt thanks for the friendly greeting and more than cordial reception you have accorded me to-day, When I became scqualated with your kind and generous intentions my desire

shall for ever warmly and justly appreciate was to leave there shores without display and in quiet, but my friends would have it otherwise. the truly magnificent embroidered scroll and Including a salver, tea service, and cup, and the address, also the exquisite service of silver plate, public manifestation of your good opinion and goodwill, but I regard as of still higher value the feelings of friendship which have prompted your actions. I have lived very happily amongst you, and I am rejoiced at having this

oppor tunity of meeting you on this unique occasion of reunion and tealllying to the fact, which I hava already done in the Legislative Council, that I am able to claim many Chinete amongst my bert and trucat Iriends. I am very proud to know that I have enjoyed your confidence, and I can assure you that it is a source of the deepest gratification to carry away with me your respect. and esteem. What I have tried to do for the wellare of our dearly loved colony has been a true labour of love, and if I have contributed in any degree to further its interests the reflection of the fact is adequate satisfaction for my endeavours. I return my sincere und Käättielt ceremony at the City Hall, I hold dear to my thanks, and, we I said to-day at the interesting heart the welfare of Hongkong, la which I have years of my life. I do not intend to be idle spent many happy days and ten of the best

when at home, my services are always at your disposal, and I shall apply mysili with all the energy and perseverance I possess in promoting there, in every way possible, the interests of this free port, which now ranks

your generous and princely hospitality and amongst the very first of the great seaports in the world. Having most thoroughly enjoyed appreciated your delicious Chinese dishes, I desire before I sit down to dilak the toast of prosperity to the Chinese community of Hongkong." Without your favaluable aid nod support the prosperity of this important and ever shipping in these waters has been rightly referred growing colony could not be assured. The to as the life blood of the colony, but without our Chinese friends and their hearty e-operation and assistance it would fare poorly. And it la extremely gratifying to me that in the present movement and the address to the House of Commons for increased unofficial representation in our local administration, I have the hearty support of the entire Chinese community, who contribute nine-tenths of our entire taxation,

over the door. In a very few minutes the whole report cause of fire, kerosene lamp ex. I may be permitted to again state that during

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At 18, Klängen Road, Shangisi, on Tuesday, daughter.

inst., the wife of P. F. HADERER, of a BOIL

At H.B.M. Comuniste, Niagra on the

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1894:

TELEGRAMS,

ANOTHER OUTRAGE-IN PARIS.

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time being, though that will not very seriously thousand coolles are rendered homeless for the trouble them: Matsheds are not fasurable, and

SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

the ten and a half years I have been manager. of the Chartered Bank of India, Australis, and China bere, we have had busfacti transactions with the Chinese which have. aggregated hundreds of millions of dollars, and 'I can offer no stronger testimony to | Chinese commercial solidity and soundness than, to state that during that long period of time the the damage is estimated at $5,000. It is only a (Before Mr.A.G. Wisi, Acting Pulana Judge) bank has sustained no losses through fis Chinese week since a group of similar erections on a We learn from the North that the case of the lower level, owned by the same contractor and,

customers." I heartily wish you each and all a Bank of China, Japan and the Straits verzees | run up temperally for the same purpose, were

May 15th pole pong He of many happy days, increased pros Andersen, which was recently decided against barat down.

perity, numerous male children, may you all liva the defendant In Shanghai, has been appealed

to be grandfathers and great grandfathers and in the Hig's Court of Denmark.

may every blessing and happiness zitend you and yours. Already I mentioned that 7 have Hved ten years very happily among you a and I have had the best of health, thanks to the bracing and lasting effects which the noble and afternoon's snipe shooting on the Carton river, manly game of polo yields, to an o xasional days after duck on the Macao river, partridge and woodcock up the West river, pheasant on the Yangtze, and a torn after the Amey tiger. after the sad of the year, time sted by your I shall be glad to be back in your midst, soon address to fresh exertions, and faspired with new ideas and plans for the public weak Gentleman, let us drink a bumpers to the pros perity of our Chinese friends.

A REGULAR meeting of Victoris Ledre, No. road, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Tuesday, the sand Instant, at 8.10 for 9 p.m. precisely, Visiting brethren are cordisity invited,

AM exhibition" of the Victorian commercial products brought over by Mezus. Rowe and Kelly, representatives of that Government, was held in Singapore on the 9th inst. A similar display will probably be arranged in Hongkong shortly.

‚THE 'HOW-QUA CASE, COMANDA Is the suit of the Comptate Nationale d'Es On Saturday araning the largest andleece of the compts, to be registered as folders of some for sexson assembled in the Theatre Royal to shares in the China Land and Finanes Co., witness the production of the ever-green comedy Lim, in place of the present registered holders, She Stoops to Conquer" by the Potter-Bellew his lordship delivered fudgment this morning on Company, assisted by local amateurs,・ From a a preliminary issue, as follows i critical point of view the performance was not in this case Mr. Leach (for the plaintiffs) altogether successful, Mr. Bollew, who was before answering the application of Mr. Francis excellent as Young Marlow, and Miss Sallie that I should not deal with the case me the pre- Booth being the only two members of the com- sent stage, has asked me to allow him to pany who rose above the level of dead mediocrity, complete the evidence before he goes into the Mrs. Potter is not at her best in old-style comedy casas cited by Mr. Francis-to allow him to and left much to be desired as Kate Hardcastle, complete his evidence by cross-ezatalning cor- Last night the Companynas agala well patronised tain parties on their affidavits which have been and their prefaction of "Frou Frou was received filed by. Mr. Francia cliant I took time to with hearty appreciation. Pressure on our space consider, because I thought it strange that prohibits detailed criticism. In this issue 3 it cross-examination should, then take place an The toast was duly honored, Mr. Sin Tak may, however be remarked that the manage requested by Mr. Leach, and I wanted to ment show but scant considerailes for the ascertain if possible what was the practice in comfort of their patrons, for surely the support England. Well I have goes through great that has been extended to Mrs. Potter and Mr. many books, and I do not find one word about sing to the useful work one by the local new

-The Chairman proposed “The Press," refer Bellow by Hongkong playgoers warrant the it. I first find to the case of Price and Haymian, papers and regretting that Chins had not yet Introduction of at least a limited orchestra. It recorded in 7 Dowling's Practice (quoted) that as got the length of having a from and independent 15 little short of castity to expect the pubilo I have already said there is not word about mess. The toast we responded to by NIE.

having, with nothing better to do than stare ruptcy cases, reported in Law Reports, Chanenty After the bellif) of the Calmas had bees on such solering, nights, dreary waite such crossczemination. In Daelel, Chances Frases-Smith, Editor of the Hongkong Telegrap en nights as we are now Priciice, page 614 and Also page 635, la bank and Mr. S Jeffrey, of the Delly Printi at the empty orchestral benches, We are Divlilon, volume ao ar paris Child, in pa toasted with malest Bosomes and.* similar quite certain that this unnecessary infleiton has Ottoway, and agiin in a case reported to 21 compliment m/4 to Mr. A. C. Marshall, acilag. kept many supporters of the dranss away from Caspory Division, Law Reporis Practies (cross manager of the Chartered Bank, good wishes.. the City Hall who otherwise would have bean ansioluation, withdrawal of affidaTİO) IN YE ware Tichanged:All round and the prossedlaga. in regolas nitendamos

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TELEGRAPHIC Information has reached the local agent, Mr. Gao, Stevens, that the steamship Bincipkaist, which left here for Salgon with clean bill of health on the gth festant, has been placed in quarantine for ten days by the French authoritim at that porte

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