NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN
The Eastern and Australian Co's steamship Airlie, Capt W. Elles, from Sydney and ports, arrived in harbour to-day. For the subjoined telegrams we are indebted to our Colonial exchanges --
LONDON, May trih.
A dien trous fire has occurred at a large store in Batavie. The damage done was very Jage, and amongst the stock destroyed; was 35,000 kilogrammes of petroleum,
The Marquis of Lansdowne, the Viceroy and Governor General of India, has publicly slated that the mutiny amongst the men of the 17th Bengst Native Infantry, stationed at Agra, is not of a serious nature. The whole of the members of two cotapanies of the regiment were placed under arrest for laenbordination arising rat of the objection to the inclusion in the regiment of men from other regiments.
May 12th.
The Saltors and Firemen's Union in the port of London has ordered the members to go out on strike. This step has been taken owing to the wages having been reduced. It is probable thas niets a settlement is speedily effected the strike will extend to other porta. -
In the billard match between John Roberts and E.Diggle the former scored a win by 437 points..
May 14th.
An extraordinary case of double salcide is reported from Germany, the victims being two school children. The dead bodies of a boy of years of age and his sister, aged 13 years, have been feurd in the Danube Canal. Disclosures since made leave no room for denbt that the children deliberately commited suicide. It has were not particularly transpired that they sur cessful in their studies at school, and both had cured unfavorable reports from their teachers. The incident seems to have preyed. upen their minds, and they decided to end their rxistence together.
May 15th.
A new Instrument of torture, in the form of a fonit mchine, has been tested in a German prison. Out of the prisoners was operated upon, and so sickening was the spectacle that several of the spectators fainted,
News of the melancholy death of an English. men who had gone prospecting la Arizona l just reported from New York. Roger M'Donald went out into the wastes of Arizona in the bope
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1604.
he never regained his senses sufficiently to gire any intelligent account of the affair he mastered the name West." A man of that name, well know in the locality, was arrested on suspicion of being the permetre or of the calme. West stoutly denied the charge, and persistently malalained that he could prove en slik
The object-ol, the morder wa5" X -complete mystery, as robbery was evidently not con- templated, the murdered man's money and Jewellery
not having been touched,
The authorities are very reficent over the man's confession, and heyond the fact that he s made a statement will disclose nothing. His ameh s not yet been made public.
has
hnot
Farther disclosures have been made in connec to with the confession of a man of having murdered the bookmaker, Edward Wells, on Barnes Common, early on the morning of May bookmaker named and. The prisoner is a
Davies,
alias Walsh, well known in the locality, and ble statement tends to clear the man West, arrested on suspicion, of any complicity la the crime. Davies says that he had previously had considerable betting transactions with the deceased, who also did some bookmaking, The operations left Davies in debt to Wells, and a dispute over this led up to the Infiction of the fatal injuries, Davies, in making his confession, denies that he was actuated by malice, and says that he did not intend to kill Wells. The man has been placed under arrest, and will be brought before the count on the charge of murdering Wells.
Another crime, the surroundings of which are of a most stocking character, is reported from Parls. A young man named Boulet, residing with his parents in the cậy, went home last -
t night very much under the influence of liquor, Upon being
admisted he
he proceeded to
bed-room in which bis father was sleeping, and, without warning, drew a revolver and shot his father dead. No season is as igned for the terrible crime. The murderer has been arrested, and will appear at the Ir quest in custody,
Telegrams from New York
In
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come of the resistance of the Bļitish delegates | the wilter reviven the old slander against the
to the pulley of the sochi democrats.
Entimations
DAIRY PRODUCE!
THE HONGKONG DAIRY
(ESTABLISHED 1871)
GARDEN ROAD, AND CAUSEWAY BAY,
FRESH MILK,
FRESH BUTTER,
CREAM,
Paraelites of being concerned. In the assassina- The mine owuets is New York State are try. the of Lord Cavendish in Phoenix Park, Dublin. fg to emplay Italians to work their mines, but He states that this diabolical deed was delibe the Italians cluse owing to their fears of violence rately planned by the Parnellikes, and that the on the part of the unionists,
newe of its successful consummation caused Areas of suspected Nihilists in Kussia still world-wide zej eleg among parlotte Irishian. comisur.
The London Times has a long article comment. ADELAIDE, May 21st. jog upon this extraordinary work, and claime Much excitement exista among the Inhabitants that the admissions contained thereto fully con of Port Augusts over the alleged case of leprosy.from the truth of the statements which formed The disease is pronounced by experts to be the true lepiosy, and the man is being isolated roundwork for the late Mr. Parnell's libel
acta ng inst the Timer a few years b back. pendi g removal, The leper has been in daily M. Turpin, the French Inventor of the
the explo. contect with the community for a considerable sive known as melenite, bas invented a diaboll- time past in his capacity of vegetable banker, cal man-slayer in the form of a monster mitrall- and far the moment a strong anti-Chinese-and- lense, the chief feature in which is a novel leprosy sezilment is to the fare.
willisation of the power of electricky. It is cl-imed for this death dealing machine, that one
NEW LAID EGGS. 11 keep whole army at distance of
ALWAYS ON HAND FOR CASH, OR TO ORDER. several miles, intrusion within the radlas of MILK FROM ONE COW FOR BABIES, BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT. its action meaning certs in annihilation
NONE BUT THE FRESHEST AND BEST SUPPLIED, Individuals or to multitudes. It the faventor has disposed of its construction and
ADDRESS :- manipulatlon to the German Government for
J. KENNEDY, an Immerse price, being moved to this MELBOURNE, May zand.patriotic action by a feeling of tertabilly Mr. Patterson, the Premier of Victoria, says Coquent on the niggardly and neglectful he will readily co-operate with Sir George Dibbs, split fo which he has been treated by his o Premier of N. S. Wales, in any movement to
Govemment. achieve the federation of the colonies.
SYDNEY, May 31st. Mr. Head, of Sydney, one of the New Australia apostles, has received acablegram from Paraguay stating that Frederick Kidd has been elected Director of the New Australia settlement vice Lane, deposed. Lane, accompanied by forly, seven men and a few families, to starting another and fndependent settlement.
AUCKLAND, May zand. Two Revere shocks of earthquake were experienced at Wellington and in other parts of New Zealand yesterday morning. They canned great alarm, but no damage was done.
PERTH (W. A), May 22nd. Ore thousand miners are now camped about Coolgardie waiting for rain.
SYDNEY, May 24th. The latest news from Samoaatstes that further severe fighting is expected there within a few days.
The proprietors of a Sydney Socialist news. a disastrous fire in that cars Eve particulars of paper pubished under the title of "Justice," ', resulting in exten- are being criminally prosecuted by the Govern ive damage to property. The fire originated ment on the ground of inciting to the committal public secreation ground, in which the of acis of murder sad outrage and grossly libell plantation, dancing hall and stables were desing the Minister for Lands,” troyed. The place was rapidly enveloped to flames, and the site spread quickly. A number of horses in the stables were surrounded by the flames. No attempt could be made to liberate the animals, and they were Irizzled alive. The tolal damage resulting from the conflagration is extimated at about £100,000,
FOOCHOW NOTES.
single
stated that
FOOCHOW. 9th June, 1894. The Japanese cruisers Chiyoda and Takao arrived here on the 1st instant from Formosa and left on the 3rd for 'Shanghal
The P ovincial Judge has sent down to Canton
Hongkong, 26th April, 1894.
CREAM CHEESE AND
CG-day's Advertisements.
VICTORIA,
CHAPTER,
No. 525+ A CHAPTER will be held in the FREEMA- REGULAR CONVOCATION of the above
SONS' HALL, Zetland Street, THIS EVENING,
the 15th Instant, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. Visiting Brethren are condially invited.
Hongkong, 1b Jane 1804.
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALCUTTA.
THE Steamship
'663
Mr. Everc Pitman, the well known inventor buck the Held the freshet was a coffin. It Captain K. H. Sundberg, will be despatched for
LONDON, May 24th.
and exponent of the ': of shorthand writing and spelling known as phonography, has received the honour of kalghthood.
system
A big strike han broken out among the coolle population at Port Said, and dangerous sloting has taken place. The British guaboste stationed in the vicinity are preparing to take action in
event of the disorder spicading. France is in
at his own expente aver goo coffies to supply the demand in
plague-stricken city. In that A young by slipped foto one of the ponds near the R-ce-course on Saturday last and was dr wned. The b dy was found foaling on the water the next mor-ing by bis family.
The floods have had the effect of raising the sice rice cents
13 per picul. We hear that the Viceroy has despatched a transport with a supply of this grain for the poor of Canton.
Amongst the dibets Boating down the river early this week in
and rolling over emptied itself of its contents
and continued Its course among the anchored juokr.
Owing to the heavy rainfalls fast week and part of this there has been a freshet on the river. it is reported that the water in the streets Dear the South Gate of the city rose to a height of seven feet above the pavement and the people were obliged to leave their houses in sarpans! poorer classes remated the up.. per stories of their house, and was unable to
of making a valuable find, and was not heard of the Imperial Chancellor to secure Samoa for the event in the throes of a political crials, some s
for somedays. The dead body of the unfortunate man has now been found in the midst of a vast tract of desert county, and It is supposed that he fie! after great suffering from thirst, hunger
and exposure.
The Rev. D. Talmage, pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, which was destroyed by fire, has decided to start on a lecturing four throughout the world. His object is to the a fund to muriat In the construction of the Tabernacle.
Antingelsen into the cause of the fire has revented the fact that the conflagrailon was caused by ila ping used in connection with the electric lighting of the building.
The National Liberal Federation of Great Britain hay issued a summous for a meeting. The question to be considered is as to what steps shail be laken to bring about a reform of the House of Lords. It is thought a great campaign against the hereditary Chamber will be Inaugurated throughout the country,
A tragedy is reported to bave occurred in the streets of Parti. A soldier under the influence of drink seized a married woman, notwithstanding ber struggles kissed her. The woman screamed and called her husband, whereupon
the drunken soldier drew his bayonet and stabbed her. The affair created great excitement in the vicinity, and a large crowd of The soldier, who did not people collected. appear to realise the gravity of his offence, was taken in custody by the spectators and banded over to the police. The woman is badly wounded, and will probably succumb to her injuries.
The strike of cake workers in Pennsylvania is
apparently as far off a settlement as ever, and the strikers are continuing their deeds of violence
To many places in different districts, unionists have been engaged to fill the vacant The strikers seized one of the free labourers, and amidst much demonstration died stake and flogged the unfortunate bim to
most brutal mansex.. captive in
It
t is also reported that the strikers have made
■ diabolical attempt to wreck railway by exploding charge of dysamite in a tunnel.. The plot was, however, discovered in time to prevent the perpetration of the ouʼrage.
May 16th,
Four students at Harvard University hired a boat on Sunday and went on a yachting excursion la Boston harbour. They have not ince been heard of, and great uneasiness is felt for their safety. The fear, that the boat capsized and the whole of the occupants were
creased
the fact that the costs of the students have been found. In the pockets of the clothing were letters addressed to the friends of the missing men. The police are now searching diligently for the yacht and its occupants, but beyond the finding of the coats no clue has been obtained,
drowned
A shocking story of the suicide of four persons, deeply attached to each other, comes from Vienna. The victims were an arilst and his three sisters, who mutually agreed to end They had discussed the their existence. possibility of one or the other dying and leaving the others to mourn, and arrived at the con- clusion that to avoid such a great grief WHI better that they should il die together. Con- sequently they procured a quantity of poison, and each took a fatal due. When the bodies were discovered a letter, stating that they had each ouillying the other, was found in the house,
May 11th,
May 14b. The Gorman Colonial Society is pelliloning Germany. The Times in commenting on the matter, clares that no British Government can ever discuss the question of a German Protectorale over Samos.
SYDNEY, May 15th The threatened lockout in the boot trade in Sydney resulting from the strike declared by the Union at several of the factories owing to the employment of non-unionists took place yeste: ̈day morning ; 3,000 hand, are sfecled.
MELBOURNE, May 15th. Peter Rose, Bank Manager, commed suicide at Bacchus Marab, Victoria, by shooting himself.
The Intercolonial eight-ar race which was rowed in Melbourns on Saturday has resulted in an easy win for Victorta. The Queenslanders were ontpaced from the start and did not get any farther than a mile.
AUCKLAND May 15th.
A scene occurred fest night at a meeting in the Onehunga (New Zealand) Borough Council, and the Lady Mayor, Mr. Yates, personally cleared the Chamber amidst the greatest can fusion, the being vigorously booted by the crowd of spectators.
SYDNEY, May 16lb,
A Chinese sievedure on board the stemmer Taiyuan has died of small-pox in Sydney The passengers and crew-one Harbour. hundred and thirty-three in all-have been examined, but there are no symptoms of DY other cases. It is not probable that the vessel will be granted pratique before Friday.
May 17th. A deputation walted on the Minister for Justice in Sydney yesterday to urge the release of Francis Abagail, the ex-M. L. A. who was of fraud in convection with the defunct sentenced to a term of Imprisonment on a charge Australian Benklog C, of which he was Chairman,
A
counter-deputation opposed the application, and the proceedings were somewhat disorderly, but the Minister promised to refer the matter to the Cabinet,
BRISBANE, May 17th.
sentence of death passed on the Japanese Abba, for the murder of a Japanese woman at Thursday Island, shall be carried out on the 20th inst. [This date must be locorrect-Ed.]
MELBOURNE, May 17th. Thomas Hill, of Victoria, has blown bis brains out with a revolver bullet.
Bishop Linton, of Riverina, died very suddenly in Melbourne yesterday,
AUCKLAND, May 17th. New Zealand te protesting against Samoa being handed over to Germany, and has asked the co-operation of the other' colonies in the matter.
The Executive Council have decided that the
LONDON, May 17th. The A ́e in the Great Aurora mine, Michigan, United States, bas been got under, and all the entombed miners rescued.”
A party of fleeing Coxeyites seised a ferry boat on the Yakima River. In the confusion the bast was captized, nine of the refugees being drowned.
May 18th,
There in at present an extraordinary epidemic of suicide in Europe, and the number of persons who have taken their lives within the past fow weeks has been alarming. At Vienna alone 3 suicides have occurred within the last three
and In Almost ever committed suicide In order to avoid the grief of dawn of the west, CAso the victims were
classes.
a vast scheme for the and extension
The Agents-General for the Australasian colonies have made further combined repres- entations to the Colonial Office respecting the Government of Samox In the last communica- | * don to the Imperial authorities the colonial representatives have stated that they have instructions to lasiet upon the abolition of the existing tripartite form of government of the
lands
and excitement prevalle in Paris,
The Salian of Turkey prohibits the proposed visit of the Khedive of Egypt to England in June next. This, at least, is the excuse lendered by the latter in declining to accept the Queen's invitation.
May 28ıb.
of the
a beneva-
cook or provide themselves with lent Chluaman supplied them with cakes Many thousands of cakes were distributed by him out of sampate. Another case of
case of drowning occurred on Tues. day last. A boy three years of age, the child of Mr. Gladstone has submitted to a surgicala Chinese clerk in the Customs, was in charge operation for the removal of a cataract from his of a young mild servant but was thoughtlessly right eye, which threatened him with tots)| allowed to go too near the water's edge and tell bindness. The operation has proved entirely la. This happened near the R. C. Cha; el. successful, and the patient is doing well.
A store-keeper in the street over the Bildge who wen lo difficulties reised the
A secret factory has been discovered in full work in Servis, capable of providing three on rifle caruidges sanually. The discovery is taken to confirm certain tumours of a contem plated rehellion, and the Government is institut ing a searching investigations.
The strike trouble in Pennsylvania, United States, is assuming a more threatening form. On Thursday last sanguinary conflict took place between two thousand strikers and a strong force of police, frearme belag brought into play on either side. A number of men were killed and wounded.
The rioting among the coolies at Port Said contioues, and a strong force of blue-jackets has been landed from the British gunboats to seelat in restoring order. A number of police have also been despatched from Cairo.
Another Nihilist plot for the destruction of the Czir has been stumbled upon accidentally by the Russian po ice, who have discovered that a house, which it
was expected would be occupied by the Czar during the carrying out of certalo miliitary marceuvres, bad been undermined and packed with sufficient dynamite to cause a mulatore plot have been arrested. earthquake. Several persons Implicated in the
The rebellion to San Salvador is progressing space, and several fierce conflicts are reported, It is stated that to one week three thousand men of either side have been killed.
A dynamite mine has been discovered under the Parliament Houses at Buenos Ayres,
Several dynamite bombs have been found on the Paris Bourse,
May 30th.
opportantly
"LIGHTNING," the above Ports TO-MORROW, the 16th instant, At Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 5th June, 1894.
1686 DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.
THE Company's Steamship T
"HAITAN."
Captain Hodgins, will be despatched for the above Ports on SUNDAY, the 17th instant, ar Daylight,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers. Harakano, 15th June 904
"UNION LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.
of the flood to close the front doors of biHE Steamship premises, and carried away bis remsloing goods out of a back door. He had previously Invited his credlions to call on Monday next for a
Riement of their clalma.-
The crew of a dragon boat in training for Friday's festival attempted on Wednesday" last to pass under the Long Bridge, when the boat struck one of the supports and was capilzɛd, With the strong stream running then there appeared to be but little chance of any of them éicaping, but we understand that twenty out of the thirty managed to save their lives.
The following is, the tea export as per consignees' returns
For London :-
609
"ISMA UJA," Captain McAlpis, will be despatched for the above-Ports on MONDAY, the 25th lastant..
For Freight or Passage, apply sa
SHEWAN & Co., Agents.
Rangkong, 15th June, 1894-
To be Let.
TO LET.
[yos
T MOUNT KELLETT, Peak, HOUSE
A No. 3 CAMERON VILLAS
HOUSE No. 5, Robinson Road.
14
No.
Per steamship Palamed
..564,667 lbs. Glenariaty..... ..774,908 12 For Continent of Europe:- Per Palamrd
...27 634 Glinartney ...........................74,161. A native soldier who bad been imposing on the ignorance of the poor classes in the city to cider to squeeze them, was at length reported to the district magistrate, who had him arrested and sentenced to a thousand Blown' of the bamboo and exposure in the street with a cangue round his neck.
"BELILJOS TERRACE,"
OFFICE, First Floor, "MARINE HOUSE,"
15, Queen's Road.
HOUSE No. 1, Shelley Street. ROOMS la "BEACONSFIELD facing Parade Ground
PROPRIETOR,
GARDEN ROAD,
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FLETCHER & Co. Dispensing and Retail Chemists, Perfumers, Druggists Sundries- men and Patent Medicine Vendors.
KEPLER'S MALT KEPLER'S MALT and OIL SCOTT'S EMULSION. SCOTT'S EMULSION.
TOILET ACCESSORIES :—~
per Jores.
$14.00
$14.00
-$13.00
$23.00
Perfume Bottles, Cut Crystal, Combs, Brushes, Sponges, Spooke Bags, Flesh Gloves and Belts. Perfumes-Pinaud, Atkinson, Colgate, Rick- secker and Brown Perfumery Co. Hongkong, 23rd September, 1893.
CHAMPAGNES
THE
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HE Undersigned, have been appointed Agents for Messrs. ERNEST IŔROY & Co.'s brands of Champagne at this Port and in China
CARTE D'OR.. per 6 mage. $33
per i dor, qts. per a dez, plats.
$31
$33 CARTE BLANCHE.
per a dozen quarts, per 2 dozen pints.
$28
$30. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.,
Wine and Spilt Merchants. Hongkong, 21st May, 1894
Hotels.
FUJIYA HOTEL,
MIYANOSHITA,
HAKONI.
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Four and a half hours from Vekekama, FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATION. NATURAL HOT SPRINGS.
HE ELETRIC LIGHT IN ALL THE
BUILDINGS.
THE
ARCADE,"
24)
TOP FLOOR of GODOWN in rear of "MARINE Hovaz."
HOUSE No. 6, Ice House Street, lately occupied by Messre Gibb, Livingston & Co.
GODOWNS in Duddell Street.
Apply to
BELILIOS & Co. Hongkong, trib June, 1804-
685 TO BE LET
TWO ENGLISH BILLIARD TABLES.
EXCELLENT CUISINE, SPECIAL RATES MADE FOR A PROLONGED STAV
S. N. YAMAGUCHI,
Proprietor.
BAY VIEW HOTEL.
HE POPULAR SUMMER RESORT, and
TERMINUS of the only plassant DRIVE
to be bad on the Island. BAY VIEW occaples the best situation on the Shau-ki-wan Road, commands an excellent view of the Harbour, and is always open to the cool breezes from the Southward. Steam-launches can at any time come alongside the jelly adjoining the
ed that they would not be beaten by him (Farolshed or Unforatshed). Five Good spacious lawn,
The beggars in the city, as on praticos anniversaries of the Dragon festival, have been very troublesome. We hear of a body of twenty of them having entered a cake shop and helped themselves to a quantity of cakes, On the proprietor expostulating with them they
A dastardly outrage is reported from the
they poor, and one fell to the ground Cripple Creek colliery in Colorado, United States, feigning to have been badly burt. This man arising out of the labour troubles.. A terrible was the leader, and the neighboots, knowing dynamite explosion took place at the foot the confectioner to be guiltless of hurt. of the main shati, kil ́ing eleven of the non. Eng the shammer, seized him and handed hims
• below and wrecking over to the fooo, who passed him on to the Bolonjat mlters the mice. The
is stated to be the tender mercles of the district magistrate.— Echo, handiwork of of the men en strike, who, is alleged, dropped a large packet of found dynamite down the shaft.
some
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Persia has only twenty miles of railroad. The theatres of London will seat 60,000 people. London Bridge is crossed by 200,00 people daily.
Cremation is becoming decidedly popular in Parla
The strike among the coolles at Port Said has been almost stamped out by the armed forces brought to bear upon it. The police were called upon to make a few bayonet charges before the riotous crowds could be dispersed, but few persons were
z from a fit of jealousy owing
Several mose German warships will be sent to the fact of English blue-jackets having been landed to suppress the rioting at Port Sald, and to Samos, now that the trouble is apparently over a Frasch warship has been ordered to proceed thither to "guard French interests,"
France red
It is announced that Great Britain has for mally annexed Pondoland, in South Africa.
Adis strous landslip is reported from India, two hundred people being buried alive,
CALE
Appeals are being made for funds to enable the named Hazlett, 18 yeku ora 9 years of the capital punishment shall
be
London has 200 fuking clubs with a member ship of over 1,300.
at
Great Britain's debts of all kindy are estimated $10,000,000,00
A lawrult
Sweden.
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Established ALT of 19
A
Rooms
5, WILD DELL BUILDINGS sliusted in the best part of the building. Apply to
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND
FINANCE Co., Ld Hongkong, 9th March, 1894.
439 TO LET. NOFFICES in Victorts Buildings.
TOS. 5, 7 & 9, SEYMOUR TERRACE.
The GROUND FLOOR of the Premises now in course of erection at the corner of Ice House Street and Queen's Road Central, suitable for OFFICEE OF SHOPS. The Floor can be divided into separate muites of Offices if neces- sary
to salt intending Tenants,
A LARGE and DRY GODOWN suitable for the Storage of Oplum, Cotton, &c., of about 1,000 Tons (gross) capacity, also to be let under the above Premises,
OFFICE in No. 4, Penya Central. No. 4, OLD BAILEY STREET.
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co, Hooghong, s3rd April, 1804
TO LET.
A
HIGHCLERE, at Magasine Gap. WELLING HOUSES :---
No. 1, RIPPON TERRACE.
FLOORS in Blue Buildings. FLOORS in Elgin Street, Feel Street
and Staunton Street. FLOORS in No. 5, Shelley Street. OFFICES
FIRST FLOOR No.4, Queen's Road Central, over the Bank of Chins, Japan and the Straits, Ld. PRAYA CENTRAL, over Mesars, Doo
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BLUE
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PEAK HOTEL.
OPEN ALL THE YEAR ROUND.
THIS commodious and well appointed
HOTEL, situated at a height of 1,250 feet redecorated, recovated and refurnished, and a above sea-level, has just been thoroughly NEW WING has been bullt, which commands magnificent Views of the Harbour and mainland of Chiap
SUMMER RATES,
(FROM MAY 1ST TO OCTOBER 3187), One person, per day......... .....................$ 4.00 One person, per week
7.00
45.00
25.00 One person, per month......from $70 to 85.00 Married couple (occupying one room) per day.............omoa Married couple (occupying one room) per woek .......... ¶¶¶...............!uvant Married couple (occupying one room) per
month from $120 16 140,00 For further particulars, apply to
MANAGER,
Victoria Hotel, fas
Hongkong, 19th April, rīgs. THOMAS' GRILL ROOMS, {Corner of Quaan's Road s
I and Duddel! Straat.) T such place as this was the one thing HE Undersigned always thought that
SYDNEY, May goth, Immense efforts are being made in Sydney to Liverpool's overhead electic railway ́has obtain a reprieve of the death sentence recently proved a great mocess.
lem time-table is to appear in the The Earl of
The Jerassiem of Rosebery has arranged to pay na | passed upon the two burglars who, in resisting visit to Potismouth on Tuesday next, captare, badly malmed several policemen. The Continental Bradshaw, official The announcement of the visit has given rise to
A colony of condemned men are appealing to the Privy
farmers may be great deal of speculaties ar to its object. It Council
The in understood that the journey is connected with
May 4101.
the seventy-one rioters on Great excitement has been aroused in Sydney trial at Berns were convicted of tha naral docks.
Russia is going to provide State-puld attorneys it laid, by the action of the Execuilve in adhering to scheme, involves an expenditure of 10,000,000, and the death penalty recently pronounced against for persons on trial for crime, when carried into effect the alterations and the two burglars, Williams and Montgomery,
Helland has a new
whose polley is a moderate extension of the marage. Improvements will render the docks equal in despite the public protests to the contrary. The
The construction of the proposed. Caucasus formed the subject of a debate in Railway has been postponed for two years. every respect to those at Toulon, in France. The strike of cabmen in London is causing a double tragedy of a most shocking chat- Parliament, and has been long and La Board of Save the condemned the United
to the travelling acter at Chertsey, by the Ministry, announced
dallberately that the Executive has Goally, determined that States corvalla Yamiic, now at Montevideo.
In Soutanra Russia the camel is being muc carried out carbolic acid, and then committed suicide. The sideration has failed to reveal any good reason
la, the earthquakes which repently shook of bettering the condition of the lower classes, murderess left a latter addressed to her father, why the sentence should be commuted. The Athens the Farthines sustained suite injuries.
Clearly which sho bas promised a donation of £3,000 towards the
Ladicated 1 that the cause o
I leniters
Charitable, organisations in England and of the Oppastilan have expressed strike fund. Lord Charles Beresford has also
ber double crime was jealousy, arising out of approval of the action of the Executiys. An Scotland own and rent out 154,000 acres of land. subscribe £1,000 in aid of the cab the favor shown by the father for a younger fumenas proc promfeed
procession of
to the persoas opposed to the men on strike.
daughter, 14 years of age, to whom he entrusted carrying out of the death sentence paraded the DEAFNESS COMPLETELY CURED↑ Any The mystery attacking to the horrible murder the care of the household. This circumstance streets of the city yesterday, and a similar parson suffering from Deafness, Nolses la dis I on Barnes Commas, shout daylight | appears to have weighed very heavily upon the demonstration is expected to day, Strong | Head, de, may leam of a new simple treatment, perpetrated off the murderer. The victim, | by drove her to the commission of the crime
of bodies of police have been Government Hodes, curing Capes a wide full potentiary CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co., Breakfast, Tifin and Linares
Houses of Parlament and
el kinde, Fall particulari, LONDON, May 3181, including many unsolicited testimonials and the bookmasking, was brutally attacked on the Plans have been completed and tenders re- Tynan, the Fenian who earned so inornalder- newspaper press worious,
WINE and SPIRIT seat post morning samed and his head was haltered in a ceived for four leamers to be bulit for Hnd-able noiosity for blauelf a few you go under en application. The system is without denkt,
MERCHANTS, dreadful manner, bis asexliant evidently using dart's Canadian-Atlantic losy also a large the sobriquet of "Number One," has just pub- the most successful ever brought befors 45 HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, LONDON AND
sisumar for the Paclin service.
lahed a book which la orqatlog a great menna- publice Addım, Aaral Specialist, Albany
GLASGOW, The diappies at the liners International Con- tion. Some of the niuslaninou and sharpys are | Jelklings,
sister, u
men to carry the strike to a auccessful Isane. It murdered her young ditak a quantity of /lo-day, on the ground that the most careful con- | 450i ta serimaltare, and with great success.
La reported that the Baroness Burdett-Contis, is point large sums of money with a view
on the
the
by
ap
Edward
a local butcher, who also did
by compelling her to
May 21st.
OF
to
their
heavy plece of izon, portion of a wheel tyre, found in the locality covered with blood. When discovered Wells was almost dead, and though i gřízi iz Merks are stalad to have been the out- | of a starting character. Among other things | Londong Visioda. Etreet, Westminster. I
En Queen's Road, Benglong, sựth August, 1895.
needed to fit in between HOTEL, Lire and the PRIVATE BOARDING HOUSE-providing it be First-ciam in every detail. A place where one may have his GRILLED CHOP or STEAK at any hour of the Day, up to 11 F.M.; or later if notice be given. He is also prepared SUPPLY MEALS to PRIVATE PARTIES per MIU or ORDER-ihe Partlos sending Dishes, &c., for sawand Cab, Toms - Breakfast...per meal to y5...por Month - Bra Tifa
30.75...
$20 Dinner
T
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$1,35.
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245
Breakfast and Tins
Bun
$30
#2
$40
SPECIAL TIFFING and DINNERS served
TIME and Dloner varuosad
in Excellent Style at short notice,
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W. THOMAS Hongkong, 14th June, 1894
Proprietor.
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