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and stated that th: Committee of the Tung Wab Hospital should be prominent lu supporting the Sanitary Board, as the object in view was to check the spread of the disease; his Excellency further said that he would not takes upon himself the responsibilty of stopping what he considered work of paramount importance to the colony's best interests at the present time.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1894.

witted on tha Governor this afternoon, and

LONDON, Apill as naked for the abolition of the aouse-to-house Corbett's English welcome to-night at Drury Lane Thea're way cordial if not cathusiastic. A vict qvairm now being exerted out by the sani- tary anthorities. Mr. Stewart Lockbart intre-large audience greeted him. The play "Gen- duced the deputation and acted as Interpreter,

tleman fick is not a type familiar to the English stage, and many of its points were leat on the audience, but they appreciate the boxing features hugely, and cheered the champion with out prejudice.

His Excellency vid the Gwernment firmly resolved to cry on the heuretteshause visits, as a matter of abrolote necesai v. He condemned the action of the Tang Wah com mittee and other Ignorant Chloese in opposing the Government and obstructing action intended for the real good of all. Whether they believed or not, the system was necessary, and would be strictly carried out; if required, force would be used. There was no ase talking farther ahout

the matter,

The Chinese complained of the conduct of the soilers and other members of the emergency staff now engared on sanitary work.

The name of Charley Twitchell, which- wAY borne by the villain of the pisce in the merican presentxilon, was wisely abandoned, in order to avoid giving offense to Mitchell's friend, co the expected demonstration of bostility dlijnúť,stars | place.

Corbeti's appearance here by no means awaken the furors which his admirers hoved for. Sporting people were rather disappolated to and bim so much of a gentleman, instead of a typical slugger like Sallivin, and it will take some time for the more refined admirers of manly sport to discover his good qualities.

From this it is clear that the Government prepared to support the Sanitary Board in Its unthankful and arduquewark, and that being so, all that is now needed to insure the success of measures adopted is the argent preventive the suppression of native prejudice against perslatent house-to-house visits, the prompt segregation of infected persons and the enforce. ment, with a firm hard, of the decrees of the Board, which have already had the sanction of of the Executive, There must be no more purposeless parleying nor obstructive agitation. The duty of the authorities is clear-the pursuance of a policy calculated to benefit the masses, prevent the spread of this malignant disease to the European portions of the colony, and the speedy erasure of this blet on our greatly-vaunted sanitary system. These best qualified to judge do ant hesitate to express decided opinions that this "bubonic plagne" origiosted In the indescribable filth and revolting abominations NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL. He adds that he relinquished the contest in In the hovels of the Tai-ping-shen dist.lct; for even if the disease had been imported from Pak-

hof, Heibow, or Canton, it could not have taken firm root in this colony, and with auch fatal results, had local circumstances not offered it every factilty.

DR. LOWSON INTERVAWID. With a view in exposing the baseless nature

His Excellence asid the complaints would be carefully investigated and properly dealt with. Meanwhile he strongly urged the Tong-wa and other leading Chinese to loyally support the Government in amicable unity, instead of raising unreasonable obstacles.

The deputation then withdrew,

The Pacific Mail S. S. Co.'s steamer Perse, Capt. D. F. Filele, from San Francisco, via Yokohama, with malls up to April 28th, arrived in port last evening. From our San Francisco exchanges we take the following telegrams :~~ LONDON, April 19th, Baron Reth child's Frmenville won the Tador

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In thres villages, Malesing, Proskina and Marting, all in the province of Locris, 123 persons were killed. The Mayer of Luymał telegraphs that a heavy shock occurred at Proskia while voiper services were being held in the parish charch. The walls of the church tell, barylog all of the worshippers in the ruins. Hardly a person in the church escaped without Injary. Thirty were taken out dead. Houses were thrown down in other parts of the village and the money less is great, some of the villagers big practically raised.

At Malesina houses tattered and fell as though In this little village sixty built of card-board. persons were killed. In some ‘casesMentire families were taken out of the ruins dead.

At Martino thirty-nine persons were killed. Here, as at Proskina, the parish church was the scene of a great pamber of fatalities.

In the vicinity of Athen the fatalities were MILK FROM ONE COW FOR BABIES, BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT. less numerous, but the property damage is immense. The offices of the Austrian-Lloyd and other steamship companies were partially destroyed.

The Church of St. Elias, between the Precas and Phalerum, bas bean wrecked beyond repair, and is tottering. The domes, walls and mosaica of the famous Byzantine Church of Daphne, are very seriously injured.

BUENOS AYRIS, April ZI Admiralde Mello has issued a manifesto declar. Ing that the insurgent territorial army did not support the insurgent squadron. Io addition de Mello acesses Generals Salgada and Laurentine of abandoning the struggle at a decisive moment.

King George, in the royal yacht, will start to- consequence of the absolute lack of means tonight for the maritime districts that have been continue It. In cor clasion, de Mello expresies devastated by the shocks. He will be accom- the hope that in spite of the fallacious promises panied by the Minister of the Interior and other of assistance from so-called friends, the efforts

ficials, and together they will decld- upon the, good effect upon he made may be not without

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The Besalan insurgents have been released from the Uruguayan quarantior station and

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ST. PETERSBURo, April 23rd. abqat sixty miles from Vladimir, have been The large woollen-mills situated at Ivanovo, barned. The damage is estimated at 1,750,000 roubles. Ten persons were killed or injured during the fire, and 1,200 were thrown out of work.

RIO JANEIRO, April 23rd. President Peixoto his telegraphed to tha

video ardering that a strict watch be kept on the in those two cities

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of the wild rameus current among the Chinese Plate, worth 1000 sovereigns, et Sandown Park hewing upon the alleged cruel treatment of their to-day; Lord Elmere's Bolton being secand the collapse of the rebellion and theft unfortunato | been taken, and the State authoritles are giving movements of the Brazilian Insurgents who ardi

Countrymen by Dr. J. A. Lowson, Acting Super Intendent of the Gover, neat Civil Hospital, and other European medical practitioners, represen

and Mr. Minton's Veneralen third.

Primrose Dy, the anniversary of the death of Lord Beaconsfield, who died April 19, 1881. is this city. The Beaconsfield Statue was covered with decorations this morning and Corent Garden Theatre was a mass of primroses.

comition to Geveral Salgado. All the tosurgents decline the amnesty offered them by President Pelota and will not return to Río or other expense, as proposed by the President,

The Government will be compelled to adopt

ditricis affected Steps to this end have already quick responses to the calls that are beleg made The total number of deaths thus far reported

this number will be augmented when the more remote villages are heard from

apon them.

tativeof this journal walled upon Dr. Lowson at more generally observed to-day than osasi in i places in Bresil at the Brazilian Gaverùment's is 160, bot there is scarcely any question that | Inquiries sent from here, poultively deny the!

the Hospital is movlag and was courteously accorded a bit interview. The Doctor, in reply to several questions, said that so far from there belog any objection on his part and that of the ruthorities in the natives being treated by Chinese "doctors, on Saturday the 12th instant the Colonial Surgeon (Dr. Ayres) bimself and Mr. May, Captain Saverint alert of Police, specially asked the Committee of the Tang W.h Hospital to get their own ductors to treat their people on board -pal this ygeta. The treatment by Chinese medicul men would, of course, be ander the supervision of the medical staff of the Government, to see that the special regulations of the Sultry Board, were carried out, but beyond that, the officials had no desire to go. On Surday Dr. I won was surprised to fid ao Chinese decters on board the #fygels, and he therefore called at the Tong Wah with a view to trying to persuade Chinese practitioner to go on board and attend to his lying countrymen. It appears that one Chinese doctor went on board that day, and found one of

the Government's nursing Saters there, who

told him that before he commenced to treat the patients he had better repait to the Superisten. dest of the Civil Hospital. The Chinese gentle- man left the ship at once and did not return, par did any ether Chinese doctora come on board. the flyers, although on Monday the Tung-wab the flygela, although on informed that thele du would be welcomed on board. That is the sum and substance of the whole affair, and is the explanation of the ridiculous allegations so widely circulated in the native quarters of the city to the effert that Chinese "doctors word sigidly excluded both from the floating and Lap. Aap-win Hospitals There bea been no tapping of the sick people to procure blood for expert cas, other than painlessly pricking the arms

DUBLIN, April, 19th. Lady Victorie Blackwond, third daughter of the Marquis of Dufferin, British Ambassador to Faris, is engaged to William Plunkett, the eldest son of the Archbishop of Dublin..

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PHILADELPHIA, April rgth. The two first games of the Philadelphia se les in the march for the chess championship of the world have been won by Lasker,

The score now stands: Lasker 6, Stellizz and drawn 7.

BOSTON. April 19th.

RIO JANEIRO, April 21st, The Government has aðlified the diplomatic corns that the Republiels at peics. The action of Congress on the question of state of slege is awaited with anxlervi

PHILADELPHIA, April 21st.

The eleventh game of the Stelöltz-Lasker match was played today at the Union League. Stelai z defended himself vallantly, but made slips, while Lasker's play was remarkably fine.

Stelo iz resigned alter thirty-eight moves, foreseeing be could not meet the menaced pres. sure on both wings. This makes the score Lasker 7, Stefalizz, drawn 2, and finishes the Philadelphia part of the match.

Jas Wolcat', the coloured wonder of this city, defeated Tom Tracey of Australia to-night after.

Oa Tuesday, May 1st, the match wil be one of the cleanest battles ever seen in Baston, resumed in Montreal, Carada, and continued Fully 6000 people were on hand when Referee games have been reached by either Ilm Colville intradaced the men. For eight player, thus faishing the match. rounds it was -lve and take, with honors about

even.

GIBRALTAR, April rgb.

The United States whip San Francisco is

expected to arrive shortly in take the place of the Chicage in the Mediterranean sen.

BUENOS AYRIB, April 19!b. Admiral da Gama råmitted to-day that there was a dispute between Limself and Admiral Mello diting from last January. After Admiral Bonham's interference with the insurgents embarge on commerce in Rio hay, Mello wanted da Gama to leave the harbour and co-operate with him in the Rio Grande do Sul campaign in the Santh. Da Gama prefes ed to remain before Rio Jencho, and suggested that Mello should take the Aquidaban and Republic, and with them attack President Peixoto's fiest, then assembling at Bahia, The Aguedaban left Ria in Fabrary to rejoin Mello's divison upon this agreement nor sent the Aguidaban back.

Argentine crews have been placed on Mello's vessels pending the arrival of the Brasillan Gar- examest squadron, to the commander of which the five vessels will be turned over. They will be manned by Brasiilan crews and taken back to Rio..

MEMPHIS, April 2íst. Before the Pastime Athletic Club to-night, Danny Needham knocked out Mike Ryan in the arcand round. It was Needham's first appears ance to the rieg since he lojared his wrist about two years ago The fighters weighed 150 pounds each. Ryan is a wicked rusher, but wa no match for Needhamiin point of science.

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As this dispatch was being sent from Athers a sharp shock was felt, and for a time caused constema lan in the telegraph office.

CHICAGO, April 3rd,

The magnificent statue of the Bard af Avón was formally unveiled la Lacola Park to-day. The ceremony marked not only the day of his birth but that also.of his death, history record. ing the fact that he was born on April 23rd, and likewise died on the same date fifty-two years later. The statue was presented to Chicago by the late Samuel Johnsen. Henry A Clapp of Boston delivered the addrem.

LONDON, April 3rd. Flowers were heaped bigh around the statue of Shakespeare to-day, and numbers of handsome designs bearing the cards of many prominent persons were received in the house at Stratford- on-Avon where the great dramalle genlas first saw the light of day. In this way some of the admirers of his work gave recognition to the fact that to-day is the three hundred and thirtieth xaniversary of his birth,

It is announced that as a result of the indig. nation created by the report of the Sanitary Institalo regarding the conditions under which the bread exten by the people of this alty is produced, the Government has decided to appoint a select committe of the House of Commons to lavestigate the entire question with a view to legislative action.

PANAMA, April 2310. Reliable special Paris advices, in answer to formation of a French syndicate to complete the canal. All faith to the continuance of work bas been lost here, and more of the canal employés are leaving. There is also a general exodus of merchants and other chilzens of Colon to Port Limon, Greytown, and other places.

HOTEL DEL CORONADO, Cal, Áprli 231d. Jesso Seligman, of J. & S. Seligman, bankers af New York and London, died to the Hotel del Coronado at 9 o'clock this morning, from pneu- monia and Bright's disease. He came to Coronado four days ago, direct from New York, with his wife and daughter. His condition had become so serious on his arrival that all the members of his family were telegraphed for, but he died before their arrival.

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May gib, 1894. We have had a tragedy in a village called Kudin, about thirty miles north of this place. occurred in the house of an old man reputed to be rich. On Monday, the 30th of April, at mid- night, a band of robbers, armed with guns. icvided the little village and astailed the old man house. They are said to have been about fifteen in number, They barst open the doors of the old man's bense, and with torches ransacked the place, ficlog their guns to terrify the neighbour hood. The old man escaped by climbing to the tool. His nephew ran out to see what was the matter, and was shot by the robbers, He died the next morning. In the filoe, one of the robbers was accidentally shot in the head. His companions dragged him late the mulberr glove just across the path, and cut hir throat to make sure, it is supposed, that it is said, of more than a thousand dollars, eight hundred being in Mexican dollars, the rest in gold, silk, etc. The dead robber has been recognised as a gambler and opium-smoker who THE Resident, acting under instructions from bad been hanging about. Lobach, town five miles distant. The other men are said to have come in a boat to that town, and walked thence to the village,

of a few of them to obtain a few drops of blood understanding, bit Mella resther carried out this done because O'Malley of the Athletic Club men bakers work all night and far into the dead men will tell no tales. They got a booty,

for examination. Dr. Lowson cored a few cases on the Hyecta, but the mortality has been exte digly bigh, es it always is in an tidemic of plague. A large number of the patients died almost as soon as they were brought on board, ethers a fere hours afterwards and some after a few days' treatment. A good many pallents were hopeless cases, and were merely fed for the reason that they were beyond

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LONDON, April zoth.

following dispatch from Finance Minister Terry, The Argentine Legation here has received the dated Buenos Ayres, April 19th: "The fears of a commercial crisis have subsided. The rise In the gald premium is due to the temporary spersion of the exports of produce owing to the low price of wheat abroad, which has caused Treasury holds a reserve of $10,000,000," a scarcity of gold bills of exchange. The

Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Helen, second daughter of Queen Victoria) unveiled a tabiat in Wesiminister Abbey to-day to the memory of Jenny Lind, who died on November 3, 1887, when 67 years old. The tablet was melled in the presence of the Prince Victoris, Prince Christian and others. The Jenny Lind tablet is next to Thackeray's.

PARIS. April 20th.

treatment Mediclae bas not been forced as Sefferers have been supplied with anyone. medicine only when they expressed a wish to be treated in' the Western style; and most of them expressed their gratitude for the and comfort which they met with, The female pal is were especially grate fat rad highly appreciated the unremitting attention of the noning Slaters. As to the efficacy a c'herwise of the Chiness prose iptions of Dr. Yu Yan-rhues, which have been so much talked abrut, Dr. Lewsen knows nothing, but he holds a very strong opinion that medical practi- iloners should not stempt to diagnose for plague. For other diseases they may not go very far wrong; it i clear they might easily cure ordinary fever and then, according to their diagnosis, assert they had cured an attack of he Jacques St. Cero anys in the Herald that an extraordinary scandal is on the point of becom- plague. Only to-day Dr. Penry, who has been down to the temporary Chinese hosplisi ating public. It is about forged drafts amenating Kennedy-town, reports that there are four alleged to several millions of francs. Some names very plague patients (according to the Chinese medicos' high in the French aristocracy are compromised fps dixit) in that institution, but who are to the affair, in which may, perhaps, be also actually not soffert g from the plague at all found an explanation of the documents wald to Regarding Chine'a detestation of western have been forged by the negro Norton, which medical science, Dr. Lowson said that a note led to the prosecution of the editor of the Core worthy exception to the sale cropped up in Parola, the case of one of the Civil Hospital "boys"

VIENNA, April 20th. who died on board the flygefa. He placed Im plicit confidence in foreign methods of treatment, And although his death was almost inevitable from the first, he was quite cheerial throughout, Important pathological information has beeD obtained through the post mortem, in addition to valuable knowledge as to the treatment of this particular disease.

In reply to the suggeriloo as to the pondbilly of the plague having been introduced lots the colony by diseased pigs from Pakhol and Holhow, Dr. Lowson thought it likely enough that this source may have brought the epidemic to Centos, and possibly it came from Canton to this port, where it has since flourished and spread owing to the filthy and very Iqsanitary condition of the Chinese quarters, As to the preposterous canards "now" currant amongst the Chinese, they are merely the

Amanations of the fertile brains of more or less

dangerous agitators and are on a par with the atories of imaginary atrocities by foreigners current in Tientain a few weeks before the

terrible massacre of 1870, There is no more

It is announced that several cases of Asiatic cholera have been discovered in Hasitian, u town of Austrian Galicis.

ATHENS, April aoth,

A severe earthquake was felt throughout Greece this evening. Mach damage is reported, but no one was killed. The shock at Thebes was severe, the town being practically destroyed.. The lohabitants are in a sad condition, being almost entirely without food or shelter. The shock was very violent at Atalanta (Talanda) and Chalcis. Many houses in these towns of Volio and Larissa were also badly damaged, Reports from other parts of the country are to the effect that the earthquake was everywhere. more or less nevére, Alhens escaped without damage,

COBURO, April 20th.

The betrothal is announced of the Crirowitz

KASAS CITY, April 2011. "Colonel" Hopkins, the theatrical manage and backer of pugilists, gives to a local paper sensational interview about the Fitzsiramone Hall fight at New Orleans. According to him, Hall was p:id to get knocked out and Charlle Michell, who was "on" to the scheme, made a pot of gold out of it, while Mitchell's friend, Squire Ablegten, was done up. This is how Hopkins tells it: Abington first gave Mitchell $20,000 Hall and instead of backing Hall, to place Mitchell placed it on Fiziimmons. This was

gave Hall a lip that the club would not be able to make good the purse and Hall accepted $1,000 as his pay win or lose. Before the fight came off Hall and Teddy Bailey, who was Abington's secretary, planned the coud to "nail" the $20,000, and Mitchell worked Abington for another $10,000 to put on Hall, which he also put in his own pocket. Hall then went on and laid himself open in the third Bailey and Hall divided the money, for which round for the knock-out blow, and Mitchell, Abington had been gives the "double cross."

Hopkins Bay Fitzsimmons knew nothing about the deal.

ATHENS, April 21st There have been six distinct earthquake slocks here today and seports from other parts of Greece which have been subjected to subter- raneous concussions have given rise to the rumor that the loss of life is enormous. Many villages and towns are said to have been destroyed and, If report is to be believed, the most exaggerated stories so far from platuring the real state of affairs.

stricken to the outskirts of the town snd are

According to the voluminous reports sabmlited to the Government by the fostitute, five-sixths of wil the bread consumed by the citizens of London is produced fe cellar bakeries that violate the first pinciples of selfat. There are thousands of cellar or basement bekeries where journey morning, that are not more than six feet in height, ten feet in length, and about twelve feet In breadth. As a general rule, the flour is at one end of the bake house, the over at the other, and the pile of coal in the middle. Along the sides are the kneading troughs, while in the darkest corner, in open cupboards, are the water closets, Sewer gas enters through the drains opening in the floor, while further pollution is caused by the ground als and damp sucked into the heated cellar through the flooring.

To the low-lying districts very heavy rainfall forces up the sewage into the bake-houses. Vege tablematter decays and accumulates, and vermin of all kinds breed and multiply in the sweltering atmosphere. All these noxious conditions, it is claimed, are communfeated to the bread, and thus what should be the stuff of life goes out spreading disease and death. A census shows that there are nearly 25,000 bakers in Londen and its surroundings, working night after night under these revolting conditions,

A dispatch from Berlia to the News says that thirty generals and a hundred other officers are reported to have resigned. Their resinations are said to have been due to Emperor William's determination to replace the older officers of the army by younger men.

PARIS, Apri 33rd.

"The law's delays" have been well illustrated here. The maglateste was sent for at ones, but happened to be at Tehls'ing. He had not made his appearance, so the dead robber still lay untouched under the mulberry trees, forty-eight hours after he was killed. Crowds of people docked to the scene, and Dr. Houston, whe recently settled in that village to take the over- sight of the Christians In the re'ghbourhood, has had a fire opportunity of preaching to them in his new chapel.-N. C. Daily News.

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The first shock was felt last night mad some time after it was announced here that the village of Nespille, near Atalants, was a heap of sales and that Atalanta itself had been badly shaken. Chalcis, capital of Eutca, seventeen miles from Thebes, also suffered severely, many

The English colony in Paris is exclied over people being barled beneath fallen houses.

the action of the Government in forcing Sir Five people were killed and many ware

Edward Blount, who for thitly years had been lojared. The lubabitants have fled panic chairman of the West Railway, to resign. The camping out until all danger of further shocks ground taken by the Government was that Chairman Blouni, by virton of bis position at has passed, Vola and Larissa have also sus the head of a great railway, bad access to the talued considerable damage and a number of villages in the province of Larissa are destroyed. plans of the Government in the matter of mobl ising troops. The Government did not belleve | FI-6" children were buried in the raina of a a foreigner should hold a parition ja France Thebes is sild to be the most severely enabling him to become possessed of such damaged of all the shaken towns, and is reported information, and took steps to compel his to have been almost totally destroyed. Rumor removal Premier Casimir-Peter thrastened VICTORIA has it that terrible loss of life has occurred in that, unless Blount retired, the Government would introduce in the Chamber of Deputies a the villages of the province of Paucis, in which bill excluding foreigners from the presidency of Atalants, or Telantă, is situated.

The shocks to-day injured the northern wing all French railways. of the royal palace here, and a large stone fall from the gate of Hadilag. The gantral damage to th's city and the harbor of Plens Is slight, and up to the present no loss of life at Athens is reported.

convent at Larissa.

Later: An official dispatch confirmed the report that the villages about Atalanta had been considerably damaged. Larymni, Proskine, Malessins, Marie, Pella and Marino are in mulas, At Thebes, the capital of the province of the (Grand Duke Nicholas) to Princess Alice Victoris same name, fifty houses fell during one shock Helena Louise Bentilee of Hesso. It was this morning. The city was in a state of panic reported the Czarowits, intended resigning the and destitution. The telfied people rushed la succession to the throne in favor of his younger crowds from Thebes, believing the end of the

Grand Duke Michael, on' account of the | world had come..

truth underlying the one series of mischievous of the Czar to the marriage with

falsehoods than in the other. One can only Princess Alice, but all obstacles have been deplore the vast amount of mischief created by removed. Emperor William of Germany was Chinese supposed to be well-informed, who the first to communicate the news to Queen simply impose on the credulity and Ignorance of Victoria, whe expressed herself hi,hly plessed. their less fortunate countrymeð.

Emperor Willam is belleved to have been mainly instrumental in bringing about the

betrothal.

Dr. Ayres, the Colonial Surgeon, who was present during our representative's Interview, expressed his concurence in the opinions ex

MARSEILLES, April zo h. Advicos from Madagascar say, that United pressed by Dr. Lowson, and courteously advised us during the afternoon that he had seen the States Consul Waller has secured a concession Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, Mr. V. Ladds, who for the whole sunthern part of the island, in spite is positive, as the result of personal inspection, of the repeated protests of the French residents. that there has been no disease amongst the rubber trade claim that their weated sights have They say that all nationalitica in the India.... pigs slaughtered here.

The following are the returns for the past 24 | been lojared by this concession, hours ;-

WELLINGTON (N. Z ), April soth. The Cabinet has decided to suggest that Great Brit.in and New Zealand annex 81m-a, as was proposed by King Malletos some years ago, and establish a protectorata similar to that in Barltongn. If the treaty powers object to this schame, New Zealand will offer to govern - the lalanga for them.

Total deaths up to date 295. Deaths from noon yesterday ta noon today, 27 including two Portuguese employed at the China Mall office.

Patients cow under treatment 75 Another deputation, consisting of fifteen pro minent Tung Wa and Po Leang Kak men,

Conflicting storles reach here as to the loss of life, but it is said to be great. The Government to-night sent a war ship to the province of Thebes with goo large array tenis, number of surgeons, a detachment of engineers and supplies of food for the destitute people in the stricken districts. The inhabitants of the towns and villages are camping out as best they can.

One of the shocks here, to-day was most violent, The Government is t king stops to send additional ships with surgeons, provision and engineers to the provinces which have suffered most from the earth-quske.

April aand. The earthquake shocks which began at about 7.30 o'clock on Friday night, continued with more be less frequency until neon today. All last night the oscillation of the earth was noileable, and the people of this city were in a state of semi-panfe

Telegrapale communication with many parts of the country is badly Eaterrupted, and it is barely possible to get news from the towns that | must have been affected by the shockay

ROME, April 3rd.

The Spanish pligrims, whose pilgrimages to Rome have extended over the past fortnight, have given money contibctions to the Pope aggregating 1,200,000 francs. The Bishop of Auto, France, has been elevated to the Cardiostate. The Vatican Is informed that, although the Bundesrath, will reject the bill passed by the Reichstag, permitting the ralura of the Jesults to Germany, the Berlin government was have been pelle that privilege to persons who have been expelled.

The Chamber of Depatles to-day gave it assent to the prosecution of Pietro Cassil, who represents the Tenth district of Naples in the Chamber. He is charged by the Government with belonging to a criminal association,

It is unid that he, together with the sociallet Deputy De Follce-Guffrida, and the exiled anarchist Capriol, plotted to start a revolution in Italy. Causili fa a socialist. He will ba tried at Naples with forty other socialista and anarchista, who are charged with balag implicated in the same plot.- Sakar

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Lo-day's Advertisements.

LODGE

OF HONGKONG, No, 1026, REGULAR MEETING of the above

A LODGE will be held in the FREEMASONS

HALL, Zetland Street, THIS EVENING, the 22nd

instant, at 8.30 for o o'clock precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited, Hongkong, 22nd May, 1804

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VICTORIA PRECEPTORY. REGULAR MEETING of the VICTORIA

FREEMABONS' HALL, Zetland Street, on WED- NESDAY, the 30th lestant, at 8.30 for 9 pm precisely, Visliing Knights are cordially invited to attend.

Hongkong, 22nd May, 1894-

A FRECEPTORY will be held to the

THE

NOTICE.

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c/o Carmichael & Co., Praya. Hongkong, and May, 1891.

1609

FOR SALE, THE KUDAT SUGAR ESTATE.

the executors of the late Dr. CHAPMAN,

will, on the 1st Jaly next, Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,

at the

COURT HOUSE, KUDAT, the whole of the Property known as

DR. CHAPMAN'S SUGAR ESTATE,

(sitated within a miles of Kudat), together with all Houses, Cooly-lines and Machinery on the Land at the time of Sale, Cattle Carts and besTY crop of Canes now standing,

The Property consists of 44 acres 3 Foods (of which 20 acres are planted) and is intersected by the main road from Kudat,

This being # GOING CONCERN and only placed in the Market owing to the death of the late Owner, is well worth the consideration of Sugar Planters.

Kudat, stb May, 1894.

TO BE SOLD

DY

PUBLIC AUCTION, THE VICTORIA COFFEE ESTATE, The Property of the late P. CHRISTIAN, Esq.

[óta

"HIS Estate, which is situated within 3 miles

THIS dat, British North Coffee Land, 100 acres being cleared and having Borneo, comprises in all 300 acres of the foest

25 acres of Coffee in "ering. There fa a good Bungalow and Con'v-sheds on the Estate, also a capital Stream of Water, suitable for Pumping Machinery, running through the land, and the main road from Kudat passes through the centre of the Property,

The whole of the above Property will be Sold by Public Aucifon, without reserve, on 1st July, 1894, at Kudat.

For further particulato, apply to

THE RESIDENT, Kudat.

Kudat, 5th May, 1894-

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

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FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW. THE Company's Steamship

"HAITAN," Captalo Goddard, will be despatched for the above Ports on FRIDAY, the 25th instant, at Noon

THE PLAGUE. HE Captain Superintendent of Police NAW YORK, April agrð, ..... The following cable has been received here Civil Population for the purpose of alding the wants FIFTY VOLUNTEERS from the from London and addressed to Richard K, Fox! HOUSE-TO-HOUSE VISITATION of the Corbett reached hero Friday, la regard to COLONY. Hours from 7 to 9AM. and from bla inatch with Peter Jackson for $4,000 he says the anicles of agreement are null and vold, and 406 PM Persons desirous of offering their

Services, to communicate with the Captain ST. he will sign new articles on Jackson's arrival Superintendent of Police at the Central Station with Parson Davies La Xogland. Corbett says he has no objection to fighting Jackson in the and state on what days of the week and at what time, Moring or Evening, they can give their National Sporting Club or on the Continent,

Kervices,

The Herald's dispatch from Rio Janeiro anys: Gonsalves telegraphs to the Government from Desterro that he has succeeded in raising the fargent warship guldalen. The Aquidaban will be repaired at once,"

For Freight or Famage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.

General Managers. Hongkong, 22nd May, 1894.

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Masonic,

ANDREW'S

CHAPTER

HONGKONG, No. 118, 9.C.

REGULAR CONVOCATION of the above

For the Parminent Committee A CHAPTER will be held in the Fash

Sanitary Board JNO. J. FRANCIS,' Bank Building Hongkong, sand May, 1854.

SONE HALL, Zetland Street, 'TO-MORROW, the 23rd. Instant, at 8 for 8,30 p.m. precisely. Visiting Companions are cordially invited.

Mongkong, sibi May, 1854.