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Intimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1894.

the question in their annual report--not even announcing that the Chairman had resigned! This "accidental" omission was 'DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & CO., LD. followed by some very unsatisfactory jug

Fer gallon

D. C. & Co.'s

gling with a formal requisition for a special meeling; another accident was that the

THE sale of ice in Tokyo is said to amount to from 800,000 to 900,000 cattles daily. The present quotations^are 41. sen per rog cattles of Yashin, and 301 sea for artificial ice. Hakodate. Ico, 171 for Tamagawa, azi sen for

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not certally andocsa the oplatent expressad by Complete to this coltan.]

present plight, but turn from the officials to the to procure a sampan she was followed. For Fan Kwai for popular feeling has decreed that a time she was not malested, but as the mob It is upon the head of that bsted element that grew in number« its individual members breima vengeance must fall. This is true of Canton,

bolder and commenced to apply to her those but what is more to the purpose, it is equallymder of Chinese. After time they took to choice epithets usually in favong with the lower trus of Hongkong. The subject is discussed. hour on the ferry-launches in the barbour, or hustling the unfortunate woman, then to jastings wbeit ⚫r cooliea congregate; and it is discussed finally to brutally

insotent as

teslated with the suiting

want to thoroughly, as also does Dr. Higler).

er) fiber Aid was to benefit a suffering man, not with a foreign woman to help their Country man they were quite at liberty forcethe and tend

special business was never notified in the ? be fret car o si DOW SORROD's 102 from Hankow, | Giends I propose to stand as a candidate at the foots 18113 Sunseeney are Idiotic-but back and understan

the

wish to state that

THE SANITARY BOARD. TO THE HOTTER or the "Hongkong TetraPAZIE," SIR-aving been requested by a number of coming election on Saturday next by the rate- payers of two members on the Sanitary Board.

have only inken this step on the resignation of Mt. J. D. Humphrey

The seat on the Board which I at present hold, and to which I was nominated? by bis Excellency the Governor, la only during the absence from the Colony of Mr. N. J. Ede, and should the better further the interests of skaitation in the three years.

the lening Is

steadily diffused all the Our own Government and Consolar same, aniled and determined aciop. So long, as officials are greatly blame for their lack of semblance of pesce preserved they seem to be content, and pay so heed to ports, no matter how suthentic, that are

stereoty stereotyped channels. Tte following is an

him

the

She

only

with

themselves. T-is

is apparently only infuriated eD, who then set -

THE Mutual Shippern steamer Mayune, with

DISINFECTING FLUID,

circulars calling the meeting; nor did the arrived at Singapore on the morning of the 15th Committee over do the least thing to having made the run from Woesung in 6 Similar to Condy's at quarter the price.

days, 17 hours. The Mayans took in 750 tons facilitate

of the of coal at Singapore in two hours, 35 mins, (a thrashing out

Large battles..............................

...................... question which they were so anxious smart performance), and proceeded on her

not to burke After this, Mr. Lockhart | voyage," $1.00 still standing his ground, another meating was called to elect a new chairman; the This is a safe and reliable disinfectant and lasuppressed letter was still suppressed, not

‹ new phase in the aspect of the slander laws. | cute-payers see fit to elect ne, I think I could made to them, excrpilng when they filter through ing and dragging beher, thumping, push- A word was said as to how the Chairman- | anarchist !” obtained a verdict of so francs from Colony by being appointed for the full term of } Instance. Some time ago, before a fat broke out lady that her end was near. She bore up bravely, ship came to be vacant after all; the members were not in numerous attendance and were apparently speechless from some cause not ascertainable; for though several of them have since expressed very strong feelings as to the way in which things were "worked," there was not a |

no polsonous,

No better preventive against Plague and Disease is possible than a well disinfected

house.

ACCORDING toa Maola contemporary, there is A man who had been e-lled "thief, swindler, and so franca compensation against his calem- later in a Paris law-emirt, on the ground that "anarchist" was the lowest term of abuse con- ceivable, implying every horrible and disgusting attribute. What price “ Brewale ?"

R. K. LEIGH.

DAKIN. CRUICKSHANK & man who had a word to say at the meeting, hundred cartridges in a bag. He wai duly Shropshire Light Infantry, accompanied by one

COMPANY, LIMITED,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

HONGKONG.

Hongkong, arat May, 1894.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

DISINFECTANTS.

WATSON'S

CARBO CAMPHYLENE,

So the question is settled; the Recreation Club is not a public body, and there is nothing more to be heard of its claims o the Government. The Club has decided for itself; or allowed the wire-pullers to [36

decide for it; and this is the end.

TELEGRAMS.

MOROCCO.

屈臣氏

Is particularly useful for the Toilet and for the Disinfection "of "Hath-rooms, Sick-rooms, Bed-room", Chambers, Commodes, &c., as In place of bad smells it leaves a refreshing odour. AS A SAFEGUARD.

A little sprinkled on the Handkerchief or on Cotton-woel and kept in front of the Nose and Mooth in infected rooms or in passing through infected districts is strongly recommended.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE. FOR SICK ROOMS AND BED-ROOMS, A teaspoonful in each saucer distilbated round the Room or evaporated by the aid of a Jarop

FOR SPRINKLING OF SPRAY,

A wine-glassful lo a plåt of water.

CARBOLIC POWDER.

For the posification of Houses, Cess-pools, Drains, Water-closets, &c., and for the Disinfec- tion of Sick-rooms.

CARBOLIC ACID,

FOR DISINFICTING PURPOSES.

Half-an-ounce (ibout one tablespoonful) of this Acid when well mixed with one quart of water forms superior disinfecting and deodori zing fuld.

the contents for Medical inspecion. It also purifies Drains, Water-closets, &c.

LONDON. June 12th.

The French Squadron bes left Touton, bound, It is believed, for Tangier. Spanish and Italian ironclads have been ordered to Tangler.

FRANCE AND SIAM.

A COOLIE Damed Cheng She was caught in Tai- plog-shan this morning with two revolvers and

brought before the Magistrate, Mr. H. E. Wade house, and calmly stated that he bad bought Worship forfeited the arms and imposed a fine the weapons for his own protection, His His of $2, which was readily paid; in view of the disquieting rumours and anti-foreign disturbancen in the air fast now, this ab urd lestency amounts to putting a premium on culrage. The lessons of last March ought to have been enough !

it.

Yours faithfully.

Hongkong, 14th June 1894-

THE PLAGUE IN HONGRONG.

This forenoon Colonel Reblason, of the or two of his staff, officially visited the Kennedy-repeat itself cons town branch of the Tung Wah Hospital in the depôts. What comparisons he drew between the of a general loɛpection of the various plague overcrowded Tung Wab establishment and the alry and exquisitely managed European hating and shore hospitals, we are not in position to bat he must have recogulied the extra- ordinary differences.

course of a

stalo,

At 1.30 to-day two large Canton rice jaoks

THE Philippine troops are still operating in Mindanao Island, cutting roads through the were berthed alongside the Lap-sap-wan tem- jungle and hill country and establishing posts.porary wharf, close to the Glass Works, to con. The wild mailve tribes harass them perpetually, vey to Canton another contingent of plague and at times loffit considerable losses on them. patients, as was done yesterday, after inspection On the 20th ulc

Spanish

aish convoy compiling | by Dr. J. A. Lowson. treopt was attacked, but managed 250 regular

In some ubaccountable manner one of the to escape with four men killed and · Raven most useful bilgudes employed on special duty The Siamese Minister kas assured the French

wounded. Government that Stam wishes to respect French died was a chief named Date Samplano, who been almost completely overlooked. We refer

Among the axanfiante said to

have

In connection with the prevailing epidemic bas rights.

two years ago visited the const garrison town of to the Naval men, who are employed on the Momungan with the avowed object of capturing THE DERBY WINNER, Ladis bas bera scratched for all races at the the head of Captain General Despujol, governor Ascot Meeting.

of the Philippines, he was there on a visit, The "Castillas Sultan" hid rather a narrow escape, as it happened.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE "Shire" liner Cardiganshire is reported

and Railway Co. for £16

to have been sold to the Hokkaido Coal Mining MR. A. NORMAN, who for the past eighteen years has been editor and manager of the Ring Sus and Nagasaki Express, has lately become proprietor of that useful little paper. THE interport cricket match between the Shanghai C. C. and an eleven representing the

probably be played at Kabe early in October. IT is noiffed that the date of the Sanitary Board election has been altered from Tuesday to Saturday next, the 16th inst., at 4 p.m. We believe the principal candidates are Granny

· Sharp, Brownle, and several Dolly Prasi corren pondents who do well to bide their real names.

A CORRISPONDENT informs us (says the Stam Observer of the 6th Inst.) that two or three days age a priest went to Palew to Pa little boy, the accompanied by 1. ur men and latter wearing gold roem nts. On bis return he stopped at Wat Kanak. The child was playing in the temple grounds when five or six thieves picked him up and carried him off. The priest, men to contest themselves with the jewellery. hearing clics, zan after them, and berought the

They took no notice, but after going some his wrists and ankles to get the ornaments off elly. The indignant pilest solemnly invoked curses on their heads for the outrage, whereupon one of the gang raised bis gun and shot him, The bodies of both the victims were found there shortly afterwards.

· towards an open space, and

to make things more comfortable assured the

a resident had it not been for the fact that a

ut

stained | bare i

woman to

however, but was almost fainting (and would (eedless to

mely iniy be was not Bitlab)

Inimation of the rising.

miscreant fiab-monger, thinking to add to her Indignities, threw a dish of dirty the information emanated from a missionary | when the spot select a dirty water over source and

e and as high officials are not supposed to be

tober)

fir storing the brav take stock in such quarters, the warning went last at this moment the attention of Captain J.

death

was exched. Fortunately, onbeeded by all but the Consul who first gained. Barton, of the I. M. C. revenue Jaunch F-

He took the

necessary precautionary mon-fst, wandrawn to the mob. Heimmediately measures, while the others fittingly illustrated mon-tsi,

alley way, but the present juncture? Why is it, though, that these feelings of suspl. and in what way, even in the blank minds of an clou and hatred should thus suddenly break out, ignorant Chinese mob, can foreigners he held responsible for the misery that has followed to the wake the plague? The results of the Imbecile weakness displayed by the Hongkong Government in sanctioning the removal of plague psilents from our local hospitals and in dated

next to

the parable of the anwise virgins. Is history to gor revolver and rushed down the nearest bat only. to find alocked gate and the keeper on the outside with the key in his hand, had to seek another egress. This be quickly Net Neither requests nor threats availed, so Barton વીર revolver in hand Baylon most gallantly held

sad just succeeded lo

reaching Dr. Halverson in time to save her life. With the rabble at bay and succeeded in conveying the her and a messge gent to the mission house for fainting woman to his house. There, of

every care

and attention was bestowed on

(for none of the native servants would venture

It was in chair.

response to this message cut) that Dr. Bigler got mixed up in the row, for hitherto, in ignorance of the fate that had be- falien her sister helper, she had remained tending the patients to the mission. Receiving the note the hurried out, but was not allowed to proceed for before inviting the unwelcome attent attention the mob She, too

was husited and jostled about, bat being a woman of magnificent stature and physique she had on trouble in making her way through the crowd, Then stones and broken tlies were brought into requisition and the unfortunate indy's head was jas saved from being smashed open by her solar topce, the thick tim of which was

fairly cut through. Down the street from door to door she was pelted and

thrust abused; first from one shop, then from another-absolutely at the mercy of the bowling fiends who cambered fully dear of a Christian Chin se ⚫ thousand. Eventually, and by chance, the

(don't sneer;

to

to nothing to suppress the placards posted a be understood from the following comparatively in Carton must answer. What the result is may mild specimens:

"Out of revenge for having brought the there plague down to Hongkong the foreigners

bave the deaths that have occurred among their

decided Chineac.

poison all the The foreigners particularly resent

by dis'ribating thousands of scented bags containing polson which are being scattered broad-cast by lower-class Chinese. Notice of the foreigners' intention should be spread among of this fact will have hiessings showered on the people and those who win the ignorant them from beaver."

There are Chinese female converts and

but who are really as Intent on distributing death and disease among the embeeldered scent-baga. Thousands of these Chinese. This they are doing by means of are being brought late the clty of Canton, its suburbs and villages, Canning devices go with

own people and have decided to retaliate

launches which the Sanitary Board use as messengers between the shore, the Hygeia, Kennedy-town and the new cemetery at Sandy Bay. The brigade consists of live first-cimus pelly officers and one first-class seaman from the Victor

Emanuel,

sel named G. Foster, T. Ship man, T. Tuxell, G. Killups, R. Rouse and W. Lishman. They are quartered, after

bine; teclve Sauce Home, sedy day. foreign-devil women who pretend to be kind to

hours' work every The duties of these men are sometimes_** unpleasant as they are arduous instance, they have to assist in sailing up cathias, landing and shipping them at Lap sap- Wan and Sandy Bay, zuperintend the burning

rold

and flaky. For

of subbish at West Point, and, in fact, anything them, pretending to have power to expel evil that their employers set them to. Under the spirits and cure the plague. All this is decetiful. men should

be well ted, supplied with a reason-i

stimulant, have amount

this is a fact 1) was reached and a shelter found,

From her til perlions threation she was finally rescued by Capt. B rton, Messrs. Galletti Hayden, Evans and Brettenfeldt, to all of whom the greatest

test credit is due,

combined strength of Kobs and Yokohama will distance laid the youngster down and kicked at circumstances there can be no doubt that these The bags contain a poisonous powder which, the services of Cep', Barton are epecially

worthy of promot and fiting recognition, for alone (though armed) be rescued a fellow being from howling and maddened mob who, had they possessed but the grit, night just an easily have got sway with the min as with the defenceless woman. To him and all concerned in their rescue toch ladies admit

their

obligations. The injuries which they have suffered are painful but not dangerous and in a few days the worst effect wilt doubtless have passed away, the

We note from s home paper that Mr. De Westley Gasette of June 2nd, no levo a sum than 300 that they have neither proper beds nor his caused, are mainly responsible for the

Ld., in London.

Koka.

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foreigners

Half-a-pint of the Solution thus formed, when added to any vessel used in the Sick-room, will THK annual yield of rice in Japan in old timer has been given as follows From ancient records, prevent any unpleasant effluvia, and preserve though their sccuracy, the Fapan Gaasile my employee of Aka Seikle, of Honcho-dorf will win for a few months at all events, and he put in cespatches when addressing gates leading to the Shamecn; not that they were

cannot be vouched for :- Tembun Period (1532-1554)......... Kelcha Pested (1506-1614)...... Genroku Pertod (1688-1703) In 1993 it was. OUR Shanghal morning contemporary hears

A tes-spoonful of Carbolic Acid exposed on a plate or other vessel in a Sick-room will purity the als and prevent contagior,

PERMANGANATE DISINFECTANT, Similar to Cundy's but cheaper,

50 centa a quart bottle,

A nice clean disinfectant for Dwelling-roomE

and Bath-roome,

CHLORINATED LIME.

THE HONGKONG

Hongkong 6th June, 1894

DISPENSARY.

Is

IN MEMORIAM, AGNES MARION CAROLINE O'CONNOR, dearly beloved wife of Stuff Sergeant O'Connor, Royal Artillery.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1894.

THE V. R.. C. BLACK-BALLING SCANDAL,

The

teratif smelled, must kill him. The poison gets in blo supply of disinfectant served out to them, dally by four limbs, his head and heart and in three and be provided with morquto-curtains to and not be deceived by foreigners; for we are in he will die. We Chinese should take care days he Insures good night's rest. So far, however, from

great danger. The men who make this their having been well looked after by their

known will receive boundless merits," officers of the local authorl is it is said they are DURING the last two days, says the Japan

Hundreds of placards similar to the foregoing with coffee only supplied

ofs

very unsatisfactory

are posted up and quality, ladled out of

they is connectior, no doubt, rusty watering-pola r Luyton, for many years a well known Amor Mexican dollars has been found in the water öff

with the evident consternation which the plague resident and for some time in charge of the the Bund ; and the 'fiads are all the more ex-

mosquito-costains, are not disinfected and have Bank of China, Japan and the Strafis. Id. intracrdinary as the colus were not found in the no proper allowance of prog, such as robust public will be pleasurably reassured that their

present condition of thlogs... However, | this colony, ik pow manager of the Cheque Bank, me spot. The first baul was Tanska duty for a number of when on special } interests are in excellent hands, for a better man

made about

"Many arrests have already been made in seven o'clock yesterday

men of their stamp morning, when

hours at a time.

connection with the attack, but whelber they Barfire, an employee of

of Fukocht Gembel, these grievances ought to be remedied

Surely than the present

Senior Consul at Canton, Mr.

so the gality partles or not remains to be seen. Charles Seymour, could not be, and if he is o'clock yesterday afternnon a strong guard

AL 30 picked up fifty dollars in the water or phaite the

Taiping-shan is now isirly walled in, and loyally supported by ble coll-agues and sufficient Club Hotel, Two hours later Hirose Trijire, as

at alive soldiers was posted at each of the two so remain absolutely tenantless, celther rats nor cate found a similar sum near the same spot. This 18.683.696 morning the search was resumed by a jinikisha 18,509,044 man named Yamamoto Kojiro and lour ethers, ..25.910,674 who at half-past eight discovered four 9 ckages 37,199,663 of $50 (Mexicans) each in the water opposite No. 8. How the money got there and who is the owner remalo for the present a mystery. from Kluklang that the demand there for the new Local Post stamps, unattractive as they are

FOR more than a week past the Snaff has had and with the obsolete and barbarous spelling two elderly washer women on its premises each Kew klang on them, has been so overwhelms hard at work trying to disinfect the other. Ing that The Post Office staff has been unable to One rejoices in the pseudonym of

of "Carboll keep pace with it; but every effost Ir belug the other in that of Shopkeeper." The farmer made to meet pplications, and they will affis evidently a female of foreign ex'racilon, the receive attention in due course,

other a well-meaning cherrisi's SAYS the Bangkok Times of the 6th lust..-Even arual with termagants, the longer they talked the elephants are not preof against excessive heat, moto abusive they became, finally the situation and there is considerable mentality in their ranks developed into one of desperate danger and the reported from Chiengmal. Fifteen belonging to old woman, she who suns the Swat, was one I rester alone bave died, while several olber forced to tuck up her petticoats, jump into the owners have lost the whole of their property in breach and ordain peace." And this is how there fodlapeasable adiuncts to the bad she did it to an editorial Dole la last night's, about 35, who ekber did not with or were Innocent men are vicimised, the guilty are working teak forests. The tremendous heat which prevailed just before the advent of the sains is said to bave caused the deadly disease to which the animals succumbed.

In the police court to-day, the coolle who war charged last Monday with lurking on board the steamship Tai O for unlawful purposes was Again brought before the Magistrale. Inspector Mano stated that irguleles had been made at the address given by the prisoner, who turned out to be not known at all ikere; and his siste- ment that he belonged to a Chinese gunboat was iso false. He was sent to gaol for six

each for his good behaviour.

months, being unable to find two suretics of

At a special meeting of the Victoris Recreation Club last night, Mr. H. E. WODEHOUSE, C.M.G., was elected without THE N. C. Daily News Experts that thres opposition to replace the Hon. J. H.dsband d soldiers belonging to an organised STEWART LOCKHART as Chairman. Ona gang of robbers, caught lie in the set of plandering a marty of isolated gold washers at would have thought that, in view of the Klang gold placers, were decipitated recently circumstances connected with Mr. Lock in the presence of Mr. Wing, form rly French HART's resignation of office, no gentleman Mixed Court Magistrate at Shanghal and guill with any self-respect would have been last month the chshain of Tainan, Mr. Wing willing to fill the vacancy until there had was sent by the Governor from Talman to been a good deal of explanation from the Kelang for the special purpose of trying the men

have struck work. This

nding a saltabo abiding place in the evil- viceroy, no doubt an organised rising con idered necessary, but as a means of reassur- te averted. There ing foreigners that the Chinese authorities were riff-raft and scum of the Chinese community.

rookeries so lately teeming with the is no "outer barbarian" in this

land alive to

to their

responsibil . For a time this but has whole of the men employed at the Rope average ignorant ceelle, but when evidences of Kapenghot very thoughtfully called arm the

bolescme costempt for the news caused rather a flutter and Works have become siamed owing to the the cowardly brutalities of a Cbinere mob are

of the esults Capt. McKense of the Tong Wah's plague derdis being in close prox. brought forward-one steps to think! It is Senior Consal and offered the services of his Imity to their rope-walks and engloe-room, and

but fair to chronicle here that Viceroy Lian-fast little craft in any capacity that might be of the most flourishing industries in the colony, the action of the Honam mob and without but there being no necessity for the steamer factory, which was one chang has expressed his utmost detestation of required. The offer was received with thanks, has consequently had to close its doorst

The rest of the patients is the Tang Wah

directly

his be to delalced

It was courteously declined, The British gunboal Rattier is at present och chanel-house at the Glass Works were

anchored quite clote to the Shameen, and her cleared

out to-day, under the energetic

presence alone ir sufficient Dr. Lowsos, who was hard at

guarantee that for It from morning till night, with such aid from

the time being the rabble from the native city standing their placarded boast that the first dare not attack the Settlement. This notwith Dr. Aries, Dr. Penny and their assistants as was possible while carrying out their other wall

Chinese bouse destroyed as insanitary In Kosg- About eighty sick persons were

kong will be the signal for blotting out the Sha- this evening by the Chinese gunboats; and the taken on board junks to be towed to Canton

mech. As we laferred before, the soner things reach their level the beter will it be for all.

The alleged accurate report of the above inclḍ.. to express a desire to lease the colony,

ent published by the Daily Dirge this morning, is were removed to the Slaughter House hospital,

far from the truth as is daylight from dark- where they are now comfortably housed In

ness; in fact it is tissue of falsehoods and a sanitary quarters. The Glass Works holding

As I perintendence

sus "This was (stc) of words must row end here" Boy the gridiron

Sound the loud timbrel

O'er China's mad-ocean "Shopkeeper" is douced

In "Carbolic's "pet totios The Swaff Crawin along

With queer palated motion, And tries to drown both

In its own Inky potion Houp-la) and likewise Hooroosh!

The Hongkong Volunteer Corps held a success- ful promenade concert fast ví, hi at head-quarters,

too ill to 100

is now closed.

The exodus of Chinese added to the closing en bloc of the Tal-plog-shan pest-houses is now telling favourably upon the returns of sickness the appended statistics showing that the number of fich cases has dropped from 86 on the 6th Instant to 44 10-day.

The latest official returns are as follow:→ From noon yesterday until noon to-day :-

New Deaths Disck. Ren, under

cured treatment

9

28

。

Q

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Total 44 84 *Exact figures not known, most of the patients from the Glass Works having gone. In junks to Canton,

despatches to the Canton Consular body, and in

quoting him it

him it may be stated that those to his own numerous sub-officials, he has not only denounced such proceedings but has directed that speedy justice be done. Many ar ests have already been made in on perhaps with the riot and more good may result than by injudicious fores.

by diplomatic action Daniless dozens of heads will be sacrificed but the guilty partles are panished and that no it is the duty of the Consuls in Canto to see that

not to thcoming, then force can and must be applied, for it is high time that the Chinese Government was taught that foreigners canot be persecuted, maltreated or murdered with Impualty, if foreign nations are not fa a position, are not willing to insist upon and forcibly assert their sights, the sooner the fact is made

knows the better.

DOCTORS BIGLER AND HALVERSON INTERVIEWED.

DI

example of the dangers that le hidde In the tempting practice of guessing. It would border upon the cruel to analyse and expose the transparent faventions of our aged contemporary. If to be merciful Is to be good then surely must goodness be em- bodied in the Hongkong Telegraph and ite nondescript staff |

►

Is bas often puzzled us to logically account for the odd ctreumataoce that both the common and NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL. the cultured intelligence of the Far East should vote so dend against the missionary. Is it that The following telegram from our San so many ranting, canting, bypocritical scoundrels Francisco exchanges were crowded out" of adopt!

tthe calling as a means of Urellbood, or is | fast night's issue 2- it that woll-meant efforts can be so wrongly

BUENOS AYRES, May 13th,

applied as to be construed into shamelessness? Advices have reached here to the effect that Cultured men and women there are lo every the insurgent forces, numbering 8,000 men, are missionary society, why is it then that the concentrated mens Bage, in the State of Kla whole, maskes the creed, are the butt, the scoff Grande do Sul. and scorn of all outsiders ? Chewing the cad in this fashion with the instance of trusty guid, prezented ourselves at the door if the two women who had been so mercilessly handled by mob of Chiness miscreants the day before, * way lay through a series of slippery, moss-

indicated surroundings of the

naught The the premises

vigorous pull at the gate bell spoke volumes for earthquakes accurred in the

The

Committee; but probably Mr. WoDzнOUNT and officially witnessing their exit to another would really like to see more team-shooting Wa branch (including now only the Slaughter grown, stinking alley.ways and the inmediate

31/

or quarantine cek? Maxim

of cutting off a mounication with that

scores.

Deaths from the outbreak (5th May) up to

13th, neon, 619; grand total, 5,713, From homm antit 5 p.m. to-day, at the Tung

House) new cries to; of whom y died on total remalalag under treatment, 65.

Admiral da Gama will start for Lisbon in a few days for the purpose of explaining to the Portuguese Government the conduct of the Losurgents on board the Portuguese warships, on which they escaped from Rio Janeiro,

LONDON, May 14'h. A dispatch to the Standard from Berlin anys: The Frankfort Zellung has received a dispatch that severe

aztirals deaths since, 7; sent to Canton, 87 but poverty, wretchedness and self-denial. A from Sydaey, N. S. W., reporting of Mala

THE ANTI-FOREIGN RIOT IN CANTON,

THE TRUE STORY.

the general rottenness of things-it (the bell- and New Pomerania on March 3rd and 4th, and rope, of course) parted, but the no

noise was suffi. simost all the houses of the missipancies and

clent to rouse Chinese sitendant. The gate was

traders were and the inhabitants were

opened, and what a change i A small courtyard, to a state of

booking dowa from a balcony a amlling | revision of the or many days, leasing a

and

who without WOMAD

transgressing the

CARODY

for

Brazilian Legation has received the

Colonel Jerrard pe formed the duire of chair. Hospital ship Hygria... man, and there were i MĪTO

Kennedy-town. 1 o present Lt. Col. Barrow, H.K.R,, the Hon. J. J. Keswick, Capt, Sterling, Glass Works... 4250 A.D.C., and a large rumy of Vola-teers and Private hos es friends, military and c'vil. Mal -General Barker distributed the prizes for the annual shooting competilons, ad after the pre entation, the Geveral said that he was pleased to see a growing spirit of emulation among the "units of the corps the Maxim "section had beaten shooting teams from the Shropshire Regiment, the Polo Club, etc. but he

knows nothing of the trouble, as he never

on the programma, Instead of the priz attends the Club. Mr. LOCKHART wrote to the CONSID RABLY Inconvenience is being caused to going to much for individual

member

Согра of the Maxim Guaner Smyth, Secretary stating the reasons for his action, scetion of the shipping owing to the dilator had won the Championship, but got nothing methods of the Health authorities. For ins'ance, and particularly requestlag that his latter be

ungible

with Ionly the benour of the name four steamere

would 7.30 o'clock this on the next such:ccasion General Barker yesterday until laid before the members. This request, from midnigh" Jay beyond the hæebour Ilm however, was natly ignored, and not only morning for a farcical examination that occupies a great pleasure in posting smp for the was the cause of his action suppressed and bat five minutes to a ship. There is absolutely more men coming forward to join the Valouteers,

Championship (Applause.). He would discussion burked consistently in a number no necessity now for examining or

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49 there were stermers coming from Canton, for Hongkong atill

| Mealm gums here wlik nobody to man In order to thoroughly investigate the motives of decant taste might here be said to be fit following from Rio Janeiro, dated May 14th presided at the annual meeting, took on

necessity of

believed the reason why so

and to sift the circumstances attending the model for a modern Juno. A graceful welcome President Pelsolo has broken off diplomatfe himself to assert (without the slightest reeking city did or ce exist; but it extech med not want or appreciate Volunteer assistance, ladies, Doctor R. M. Bigler and S L. Halver of the ziet. Docters Bigler and Halverson, each the Portuguese Legation fta passporty 4th.

joined was foundation in fact) that Mr. LOCKHART longer. Another Hongkong instance of locking That quite BA EXFORDONS

* with becoming had been talked over and was no longer the door after the steed's been stolen. Good old | umy tighly appreciated. He bf for it was Bou, in Honam doring Monday forenoong her own. hecy refraining from mention. unwilling to continue In office. This allp shop method, and good old colonial govern much falls in the value of the Volunteers visited Canton yesterday. He interviewed the of pride or affectation, supplied the following has been withdrawn, and diplomaile relations

hd se representative of the Hongkong

deeds, and without a trace The staff of the Brazilian Legation in this city astonishing misrepresentation promptly ment imbecility! drew from the ex-chairman an indignant The Tokyo Aisht publishes a telegram from Col Jerrard) and his side de comp (Cape; selves amply told, but may be prefaced by the two ladies that a Chinaman lay dylog at the The debate on the war budget this afternoon

that be lent the corps his chief of staff asikoeltion and gleaned from the women them-facts-On Monday morning between eleven between Portugal and Brazil are broken off.

an authentic report of the Incident. The and twelve o'clock native servant announced to fetter repudiating the statement and asking ka dated Monday, May 18th to the effect Muway), who had thrown themselves hemat | story la

ROME, May 14th. relative for an explanation; but instead of coming | th«t according to statements of an officer of the und soul into the work (Applause.) The few observations made on the spationese him. They granted and found the unfortuante i reiterated all the old objections to the budget, and

to | gale-way and I requested them to

see Wax excrediagly stormy, The Opposition up to the scratch Mr. TнOMPIоx went away steamer Kisegawa Mare, which strived at General was then given three cheers on the the attitude lately assumed by the to Japan and has not since been heard Drakя from Korer on the 27th, she progress of / call of Col, jerrard, who added a few ramurks toward foreign the present moment the plague. He was from the province of Sun-wal, down. General Mocean! spoke repeatedly to There i DG disguising sufferer to be a man in the laat stages of the insisted that several items should have been cut as to recroking

was very difficult to get on the fact that at from in this matter. Many of the members the Togakuto Party in Chellado bad not beep as to

500 were anxious to have the dispute thoroughly stopped. The Government army,

300 men in one engagement and then retired. i and craig man should do słow fait strangih. ↑ hatred they bear the red-beaded barbarians, | x situnger in Canton

to increass

absolutely fiendless relate their arguments. his best to as. It involved the question whether the carted the Roval toons hom Chemulpo, was recruits be sat left in ignorance us to thellabljdes / Alande deadly and all that is wanting for its | hast because they did not wish him to die i

On vole the Government got only also fought out without further evasion, ] The Hangyang, one of the steamers which / tke zumbers; Ent cain should be taken tha kich they take small pains to conceal, and panniler; had been pat ashore from

there, a wanted was a drink and a place to late Opposition set op a hideous din Fontberak is Opportunity. The walls of and

and

The elination is extremely com Club was to be public and open to any send her the lagureants, who ran her tikore, they were undertaking. The mulesi progachmé / Canton afu marïered with foul placards in which in to though fana & cup of tea was | military expenditura is strong, xud the Opposition respectable resident, without question of

to sleep! He would give any-plicated if not cil lead. Popular hostility to The captain (Japanese), and the purser (Korean), which followed included much of the best

tant thing for a drink, by the fragrant Portuguese, Germans, and haughty scions has proceeded to Nantomas laboat Yamale | local tilsat-Mesure. Gruow, Lepralk, Brate* implicit belief seems to be put in a danger brought to him. Dr. Halverson recommended | leaders are making the most of it without respect status, or private and restricted to boys, were selaed. The Japanese

man of that city; the people are for the protection Robioses, Wylle, andothurn; Sergeant F. May only exolled state; they are restless, discon- that he should go to a neighbourlag antive to consequences, of anobility. The Committos. professedma was at Turns, The slock of export | which deliber of racy Irish yarna in a style tested, and almost despairing over the wayagan | hospital, and for the purpose of having the that dissolution.

Bembencial nuwspapers hlot of Japanese subjects in Sopi. The covets gavan

I roars of laughter. The band of of the plague, and are full of those superstitions dying man conveyed thither she went off to their willingness to act squarely sad not commodities at flosen wer wary search, but the Hongkong, Regiment rendered valable welings ich sooner or later must find an out: hirer boat: In the meantime while the two ladie Government ou pitate Brosi?, alibongkikis It is difficult to see how the Portuguese barke discussion, but the fact remains that farmers in the undisturbed provinces had begin kasintanon, and the proceedings lasted unit let her do nas imam to resent the conditions were attending in patient, a mo's had meiemand might be socompilined by the surrender of they carefully omitted any reference to to dispose of their sign.

khout m'daigh).

of I government which have placed them in thole | and as soon as Dr. Hulverpen went up the screes - Admiral da Games and sa apology, Portugada.

of ways, but Mr. C. H. THOMPSON, who is fairly solien with plague germs, lai them: ke tant civilians thought the regulars | dastardly attack made on the two missionary and our mission told, we were soon in the thick relations with Portugal The President has sent

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