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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 30, 1894.

ongkong

Leleginph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 30, 1894-

WANTON DESTRUCTION OF OPIUM BY THE GOVERNMENT.

We

THE disabled steamer Singam arrived st Shanghal on the aznd Inst, in tow of the Tungekom,

THE Canadian Pacific Railway Coh steamship Empress of India arrived at Vancouver on the 27th inst. at 7 p.m.

A SPECIAL 'meeting of the Sanitary Board will be held to-morrow at 4.15 pm, to consider the question of the Separate Systems.

Ox the 30th November, 1893. THE P. M. S. S. Co. steamer City of Rio de chronicled one of the most extraordinary | Tanatre, with molla, &c, left San Francisco for burials ever witnessed in this land of this port, usa Yokohama, on the 36th inst. strange sights and still stranger customs, manners and polley. It was not a hapless Hall Museum for the week ended, Jaly noth, THE retorns of the number of visitors to the City victim of the plague or cholera that was

are :--Europeans, 89 ↑ Chinese, 440; Întal 539. consigned to the deep on that occasion, nor was it the lifeless remains of some RELIABLE information reaches us that a couple Government dolt or anything hall so

of plague-stricken corpies were landed from a uninteresting, for, as a matter of fact, itampan In Kowloon Bay on Saturder and duly

planted a short distance to the Intelor. was the sodden lifeless remains of an opium seizure effected on board the steamer It is notified in the Garaffe that next Monday, Pasig some four or five months previously. August 6th, belog Bank Holiday, will be As no owner of the drug, some 600 taels observed as a holiday by the Government of prepared Malwa, could be found, no Departments.

prosecution followed, and after a lengthy official procrastination for the period just named, the Governor-In-Council, by virtue of the provisions contained in sections 38 and 39 of Ordinance at of 1891, decided to finally dispose of the drug by having it decently "hurled at sea," instead of selling it to the Opium Farmer who offered about $150 for it, and who alone has the right to possess prepared oplum in this Colony. On that occasion the Hongkong Telegraph pointed out that the action of the authorities was neither sensible nor diplomatic and that the Opium Farmer, who made a reasonable offer for the drug, should have been shown not merely every possible consideration, but the most extreme liberality.

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THE "blee funnel stramer Memnon, Capt. Branch, which went into deck last Thursday, came out to-day, and will leave for Kudat and Sandakan to-morrow.

Berlin Blet (engerly)-Vots dat Old Soak (taking it calmly from his pocke:)— That la G. Sharp's patent elixir of life."

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THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Java left THE French flagobip Bayard anived at Yoko Singapore for this port on the 26th inst, at 6 pm, | hams on the 20th inst. Twe Shanghai Marcury of July a3rd hears that to the event of war between China and Japan, the China Marchants' Co.'s learners will be * Jald up.'

DRE. AQVAMA and Kirasato are to be presented with gold cup by their admirers at Nagasaki in recognition of their investigations at Hongkong Into the piagua bacillos.

THE China Merchants' steamer Fushun still remains in port, waiting orders from Shanghal.

THE Formbia Governments' steamer Çass went up to Canton yesterday to take is troops etc., for Keelung,

Captain Tillett-It all seems wholly pro- blematical about the Weat River and its opening may not be realised in our Wetime.

Mr. Fenwick-The same excuse has been mede over and over again. I think the directors should I seriously consider the

After a good deal of further discussion, during which the Chairman

"the bumptious-

Iness of the CEM / 1010 and expressed

It would be more amenable to

THE locally well-known steamship Avechte reason at the present

the hope that critical juncture than changed ownership at Kobe on the morning of heretofore, it was finally the 21st inst, and now flies the Japanese flag.

HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO

STEAMBOAT COMPANY.

the

THE steamship Ardgay unived at Kobe from

Tillett should put ble question in the form of this port on the arst, after a page of eight

resolution at the next half-yearly meeting of the days, and was at once placed in quarantine at

of the proposal an extraordinary meeting of Company,

and that if she magting was in

THE munager of the mines at Raub wired to Wada Point, but for one day only.

shareholders would be promptly called to decide apɔa stop to be taken. The Chairman Singapore on the aird, instant:-" Cru bing

The fifty-s'zih ordinary half-yearly meeting of of small Chinese-owned steamers on the Canion

orse of his remarks referred to COOTER O

red to finished. 1,400 tons of stone realised 935 ounces abareholders in the above company was held at river, and added that it might be ultimately found team to the opposition of amelted gold. Battery stopped for erecting the Company's offices, Bank Buildings, at noon additional eight stamps,"

to-day. The Hon. E. R. Bellion, (Chairman)xpedient to run steamers on the Yang ane River. presided, and there WORKING Carge on Sundays in Brish North Gomes, J. Kramer, H. Hoppies, and Poon Fongt

were also present Messrs. F.A. Captain Tillett, however, advised the Chairman

not to enter anon such a rieky undertaking. Borneo, unless ander special permits from the Directors), Mr. T. Arnold, (Secretary). Messrs

Mr. Cox-Is the Chinese Government bound authorities, has been prohibited, under penaliles. J. Gomes, Was Han, Chun Chal, to open the

the West River? J. up to a fine of $1,000 ar imprisonment for one Gomes, J. da Silva, E. J. Moore, Capt. A. Tillett, mouth, Permits are lasted at from three to five James H. Cox, F. Henderson, Geo. Fenwick, dolfers per hour.

H. E. R. Hunter, and J. D. Humphreys.

The Chairman-Yes, probably xu a guid pra

comething else.

G

for i

Upon the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Fenwick, the report and accounts were adopted unanimously.

Mestrs, Gomez and Pean Pong were re-elected directors, and Mesurs, A. O'D. Gourdin and F. Henderson re-appointed auditors for the ensuing half year.

The Chairman-That concludes the business

Berlin Blet-Ach, donner und blitzen ! change dated Nagasaki Joly acth, the Nagasaki Coal $12,000 improvement on those of the first half of ready at to x.m. to-morrow.

is for ela poitle of tchia.

we have received from Menre. Kelly & Walsh, Ltd, A Descriptive Dictionary of British Malaya," by Dr. N. B. Dennys, a large and handsomely got up volume, which we hope to review at length later on,

Wx reprct to churrun that dyenntny la prevalent in Bangkok and with fatal effce's. A number of deaths have been repet recently, mong wher vir ima belne Capt. Williams, of the ship

known Bangkok pilot,

HOUER FU-CHANG, Iste Chinese Minister to Great Britain, France, etc., died very suddenly at Shanghai on Saturday the 21st lost. He had only recently returned from Europe and waAS preparing to leave Shanghal for his native place | when he was taken ill,

ACCORDING to a telegram io a Japanese paper, Co. has exported 1,800 tons of Karatau and Hirado cools to Shanghai by the British steamer Malts, and another British steamer, has taken coul to Shangbal from Kuchlootst. SIVEN balls of raw opłum plcked up in the bar bour about two months ago by a lukong, and for which the Oplum Farmer's offer was declined, were burnt last Friday night by Inspector Corcoran, chief of the Water Police, by order of the Government Issued through the Captafa Superintendent of Police,

lastar

year,

THE NAVAE YARD POLICE

the new

The Secretary road the actice convening the meeting.

The Chairman, in addressing the shareholders, ald Gentlemen, the report has now been in your hands for some days and with your our permission will be taken as read. With regard to the earnings of our steamers, I may say that collectirely our gross receipts show about of the meeting. Dividend Warrants will be 1893. As stated in the report, however, expenter has been heavier. In the first place | DUF ÇOMİ ÇOL- tract is some 33 per cent, in advance of last year's rate; then owing

aguin, to the low rate of ex- change, the remittance for our inst cost as about $3,000 more than it

Insurance this year

i did and for the same cause there has been a material advance is the prices of ship-chandlery and almost every article used in the Com

Company's bustness. The result of all this has been an increase of expenditure amounting to something like $14,000; still, but for the recent epiden ic, nal. withstanding this increase of running expens THE Nippon Yusen Keisha mali steamer Kolwe would have been able to show you Mars, which left Kohe on the 21st at daylight decided Improvement upon the carul

the earnings of for Shanghai, was stopped at Nagasaki, and ber last year, The receipts for the months of May matis and passengers were probably taken on and June on all the lines show a heavy to their destination by the British steamer

falling off both as

s compared with the same Angers, which is under charter to the Nippon months last year and the first four months of the Yusen Kaisha, and was circulated for despatch current year, and your Directors estimate the from Kobe on the 22nd inst

loss of business to the Company during those war at its beleht, at two months, when the plagull things considered, not less than $35,000. then, tblok wo may congratulate ourselves uran the fact that our net catalogs only show of eld na improvement in the position of affairs regard. old grievance, I regret to say that there is still ing the differential duty question, but share. bolders may rely upon it that this important matter will not be allowed to drop. The item of

THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS' DICRII. We understand that radical changes are about to be effected in the constitution and pay of the. Naval Yard Police Force, in accordance with Instructions recently received by Commodore Boyes from the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. From what we CAG orders are the result of a pelilon to the the local Naval Yard Police, who contended that Admiralty some months ago by the members of

the great fall thes sterling value of the Mexicar dollar

In various ways caused serious loss to th petitioners. With an exhibition of promptitud a quite new to the department, the Lords Comm! - sloners appear to hat

have gone into the questle a thoroughly and in a manner which is not like ly to give much satisfaction to the rank and file of the Force, for by the changes to be effected, we belleve, on the zat proximo, the Admiralty will, while slightly augmenting the salaries of so ma

NOW READY, and Orders are being booked the usual way, made an offer which the Tweedsdale, and Mr. Carl Lampe, eon of a well-newly two millions went in the week ending on decrease of about $2,000. Harping again upon an$ico per month, for which some one, posel bly

for delivery on arrival of the Seeds. They will be executed in the sequence in which they are received as long as the supply lasts.

EARLY SOWINGS we to band by Parcel Post of

SPECIMEN of original wit fram Saturday's China Mail:-"The two small Chirëve panthats new In Hongkong harbour showed all their bunting

decrease of five million yas in the specle reserve THE Japanese paper Hochi Shimbun polices x of the Nippon Ginka during the last few weeks; the 14th. Our contemporary attributes part of this to the balance of trade being against Japan of late, but mainly to Government expenditures (u connection with Karenn affairs.

of exchange. Nothing, however, has been done but what was absolutely necessary for the proper up-keep of the steamers, and to comply with the

COLONEL BARROW paraded the Hongkong Regiment at Kowien on Saturday, but was ansuccessful in discove ing the perpetrators of One would have thought that the The Afghan warriors xl pleaded Ignorance.

the outrage reported in our columns recently, exhibition of short-sightedness to which we then felt bound to draw attention would Tue twentieth birthday of the Emperor Kwang- have sufficed for a decade at least. Not cause very little excitement in local Chinese so, however, for on Friday last the decles Lent Saturday. La pasta bubonic has Inspector of the Water Police, acting under knocked all the celebration fdgin out of the vast the orders of the Government issuedjority of our Celestir! neighbours for a long

time to come. through the Captain Superintendent of Police, destroyed by fire seven balls of raw opium which had been picked up in the harbour a few weeks previously by a lekong and for which the Oplum Farmer had, in

the ground, we believe, that it was not Government again declined to accept-on

sufficient. Now. It is perfectly clear that the Government has stultified itself In this in the previous by entering into negotiations with the Oplum the Dowager Empress, we understand. but the notify that from to-day and until further notice, think we are adversely affected by the low rate Farmer and then subsequently deciding to plain, orary, common-or-geden Emperor." follow the precedent set by the British IT appars, recording to a Sandakan correr. Customs of destroying all contrabandrondent, that Brother Palleck, who wan x goods seized by its officers. In this case the loss to the revenue does not amount to much--something under groo we understand--but that is not the point. Considering the large sum annually contributed to our revenue by the lessee of the Oplüm Farm, it would certainly appear to be the Government's most judicious policy to show him the greatest consideration, within the limits of the law and the interests of the colony, in every possible direction; but the contrary has been the case, as shown by the two petty exhibitions of official mud-headedness to which we have above referred.

Had any The above can be sown now and next month difference as to the price of an article arisen in any commercial house, a neutral arbitrator would at once have been selected to settle the matter in dispute; but unfortunately for the ratepayers the Government of Hongkong is not managed on business principles, and in the instances under review the colony's money has been wantonly wasted and probably the future revenue from the Opium Farm considerably reduced.

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THE HONGKONG DISPEKSARY,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841..

Hongkong 30th July, 1894.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS

It is requested that all communications relating to Buburiptions, Advertiserenta, kc., be addressed to the **Manager, Hongkong TalegrugA” and not to the Editor.

mos lodividual members of the staff.

Karting of dodal matters to be want to 'The Edito" and

TELEGRAMS.

THE WAR IN THE NORTH.

LONDON, 27th July,

f the men, nevertheless effect a sevine of about

get a good deal of credit, the "fully old Commedove," will doubel can

o be

During the past founight several European members of the Force have been discharged, whilst others bave resigned, and it now appeara that the vacancies thereby created are to Alled by Indians who will do duty on t the side' retalace in the Force will be reduced to a dozen beats only. Thus the number of Europeans or thereabouts. The lecrease of pay will, we

affect the sergeant at the Kowloon

understand,

passenger to British North Borneo by the probibited over the Sharp Peak-Frochow land- | law. But for the Shipplag Ordinan'e some"} depőt, who will draw $65 a month lnstead of $45

Memnon on her last trip, intends to practice fo Send kan for a few months, "probably until Hongkong has somewhat recovered front the plague scare."

Residents at Kowlow were enlivened on Saturday night by a much-needed treat Our Very Owa Band, which performct an excellent selection of music in captial style. We believe that the Band of the Hongkong Regiment will summer. play twice a month at Kowlesn throughout the

We are assured by the most reliable authorities that the deaths from babonte plague in Canton from the 1st January to the 301 Jane totalled is triffe over a thousand per month. The deaths over 180,000. The ordinary Canton death-rate in Hongkong from plague up to date by the Chinese, who know something about the subject, to range between six and eight thousand.

ars estimated

Jogging-Aunther hall-don-n blooming errors crept into the columns of the Snail on Saturday might.

no telegrams respecting the China-Japan war, and no code or cypher telegrams of any descrip. tion can be accepted. Code telegrams are also Rae, and no telegrams for Foochow will be forwarded unless wiltten in plain Engilsh.

Editor of Daily Wall-"I'm going to make our part: very attractive in future,"

Sub-Editor (looking up from a pile of religions magazines) -"Yes? How so, Ste

this

as heretofore, and will, of course, continue to live in the free quarters which be

occupiedi some time past. Four sergeants of the Hongkong squad will draw

instead of $45 $60

for

expense might, perhaps, be avoided without detriment to the steamers. The new propilars outset, will in the long run save money. The for the Hungrkan, though expensive at the ingekow, which has been lying idle for

| a long time, has now been disposed of. Your and find, as before, their own quarters. A jance Directors had hoped to realise her to better

sergeant will, it

of

Editor-"By slumping in a lot of the pictorialvantage, but as by 10. conditions of her Naval Hospital, receiving & stipend

It appears, be appolated to the

river traffic and the expenditure of a considerable years' service, are to get $50 fastead of $40,

$55 sale she would have been precluded from month, whilst first-class constables, with thean sum would have

ads we used to fill space with some years ago. It's so hard to fill up with good reading matter now-a-days.

THE Kobi Chronicle says that the Ono Navalny other ve been necessary to it her for second-class constables an Increase of Se. whine other trade, it was thought best, bearing in third-class constables (men who have been less Yard, like all Government establishments just mind the fact that she was costing the Company than a year in the service) will receive thek 20%, le reported to be very busy. Out of nine- some $1,500 a year, to accept an offer to

to pu- usual pay-$40 a teen torpedo-boats in hand, seventees have chake her for breaking up. She is now expunged employed in the yard have been increased from speaking, about ten guloess a ton. I do not already been completed, and the remaining two from our books, and the Company's fleet will soon be out of hand. The labourers

stands at the round figure of lacs, 07, roughly five to seven hundred, and work in the various think that there is anything more that I can

urefully add, but before departments is being pushed forward night and

putting the

adoption of day.

tha report and accounts to the be happy to answer any

A CHINESE local contemporary is stated to have received a telegram from Shanghai this forenoon Maggio-Wby, don't

know you

that to the effect that it was the Indo-Chine Co.'s 'Browole's' proof-reader bus pose to Korea

steamer Kowsking, and not the Chin as special Wee Correspondent) The Small Merchants' Teoman, which was sunk by the goleg to brim now, I can tell you.

Japanese war-ships on the 25th Inst., whilst conveying Chinese troops to Korea. According to the Chinese paper, over a thousand lives were lost. boats from a French gunboat picking up

Jaggio It's about time it did, or it will die of dallness and inanition,

THERE were only five competitors for the Hong-farty men. kong Rifle Association's "Long Range "Cup on Saturday afternoon, Commander Ashe, R.N.,

THX Straffs Times of the gurd in reports that eventually proving successful by scoring 39 at

the British ship Abbie S, Hart, bound from Reuter's agent in Shanghai wires that war has the eight and 31 st the one hundred winds stranded on Lucipara reef in the Straits of Hollo to Delaware Bay with a cargo of sager, which, with a handicap allowance of five gee, Bance, early this month, upon which the steamer points allowed, made 36 and 24 respectively at

been declared between China and Japan,

It is reported that several Chinese warships 1· brought op bir total to g5. Captain Moore, 12 Graaf Van Bylandt went to her assistance.

are in trouble.

The Korean telegraph lines are Interrupted.

THE LIVERPOOL CUP.

The LIVERPOOL CUP (handicap); Cup course,

one mile and three furlongs. Duke of Beaufort's b. c. Son of a Gan, by

Petronellthana..........T. Loates 1 Mr. J. H. Houldsworth's bl. c. Bushey Park, by

Hamoton-Sunshine...........M. Cannon 2 Mr. P. Buchanan's b. h. Newcourt, by

Highborn-Orange Blossom.R.W.Colling 3

THE EVICTION BILL.

The Evicted Tenants Bill (Ireland) has passed the second reading in the House of Commons by a majority of 37.

THE WAR IN THE NORTH.

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On the authority of Capt. Forbes, Superinten- dent of the Nippon Vasen Kaisha's steamers, the foreign vesels lately purchased, with their Japanese names, are as follow :- Hector in testamed Afejl. Diomedeiboota Moray ..................anışı Haperta sumchaserasi Dardous

Tartar

Pamplon serumusan.

Mogul si Ishmathia

Moyun o

"

Several of the constables who will benefit by the new order of things have supported them- selves and their wives and familles on $40 a month, so the increase, sight though it is, will prove a boon to them, which may be judged from the fact that some of them, in order to

time at Deir spare

at outside jobs of perhaps not altogether a pleasant character.

that may ibeir

suggest themselves to sherohetlag. I shall make both ends meet, have had to work in

Captain Tillett-I see you have a very large of money ($215,000) in the Bank of Chisa, sam of Japan and the Straits, Limited, as a fixed deposit, Is it there on fixed deposit or as a loan!

The Chairman-Is that all you wish to know Captain Tillett-No, I have a few other ques- tions to se

The Chairman-The money is on fixed deposit, for which the Company holds ample collateral security in the shape of Bank share (fe, shares of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.)

A remarkabla festure of the scheme now under notice is the proposition to

cancel all five years' agreements, retain the holders in the service, and substitute for the Eve years' clause i stipulation setting forth that the agreement may be terminated by other party giving six months' notice. This latter clause fr bound to glen a good deal of dissatisfaction to the men, for in the event of a constable being able to obtain a

better altaation

ation elsewhere, would surely be unreasonable on the part of the naval authorities to expect him to give six: about £1,376,000 sterling, almost idle, bringing would at once, to use a seafaring expresion, Cap'nin Tillett-We're got a lot of capital, months' notice. It is much more likely that he la interest at, say, 6 per cent per annum. No jump his ship. In common fairness to doubt it is a very fair interest on anfe invest, the moon we submit that the Eve

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gre ments, but it seems to me this should meat now in force should not be summarily be reduced so that the shareholders could cancelled, for It WAR manifestly the duty of ther have more

benefit from I think such a large

suthorities to satisfy themselves that the holder amount should not be locked up in this way of such agreements were able to perform thele There seems no reason why the present share duties in a satisfactory manner

Per before placing holders should not reap the benefit of a return of them on the permanent Bad. And

substantial amount. I'd like to know what the much doubt whether the authorities have thi Board

thinks about it?

act in the arbitrary manubi peł legal right to act pond. But be that as it may, it to to bo hoạt d that in any changes

changes which

affected in 11.0

The Chairman---A few months ago we received a suggestion of this kind from Shanghai share bolders. Your directors replied to that com

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We Tex!

near future the action of the power, that by si

munication that they were awaiting an opportune will be marked by every passib berall ty time to retete some of the capital, but since then towards hard-working and generally reliable It has not been advisable to do so. It may be body of men who have deves bora well enough necessary later on to bulld ships suitable for the paid and who, like too many people in Hong West River trade, about which, as shareholders kong just now, find it no easy task to keep body know, the Chamber of Commerce has been in and soul together. correspondence with the British Government

THE PLAGUE IN HONGKONG.

The latest oficial returns, which show La Increase in the number of new cases ar id deaths during the past two days, are —

From noʊn a8th upili noen agih :-

the two ranges, and was a gor`d second with a The steamer brought the Abbie S. Hart off the total of ja points,

reef, and lowed her to Tanjong Priok, where she arrived on the 18th instant. It was said, that, in order to be overhauled and repaired, she would have to discharged and go into deck there. THE following are the weights for the One Mile Handicap at next Saturday's Gymkhana (--- Gensan maru Mr J. M. Forbes' gr. Glengalın, rast. alb. Fumar Mr. David Gillies' gr. Silver King, rast. Seye-wars.

Mr. R. Fraser-Smith's d. Duart, 1701, 13lb. Mr. Cruickshank's gr. Havoc, 11n, glb." Ofera-mark Kaiura-maru. | Mr. Hart Buck's gr. Viper, riet. gib,

Mr. R. Fraser-Smith's bl. Black Douglas, 10st. Suðura-mars.

r3lb. Hin mars,

Mr. R. M. Gray's pr. Exile, fost, alb. Skikula-maru. || Mr. Cruickshank's br. Gangadeen, rost. rolb.

Mr. R. Frerer-Smith's gr. Catterthus, fojt. 8lb. THE excitement amongst Chinese official Mr. Salop's b. Ould Giles, 100.

for a long time. If that does not come off, cicles in Shanghal to-day, says the 'China

then wa will call a meeting of shareholders to - Private telegraphic advices received here from Gourite of last Thurday, was greater than A RUMOUR new current in nativo circles, unge obezia their views on the subject of a return of Tientsin this foranoon are to the effect that the ft has been ay day since the trouble arose mommanders Bad that the Ispasene have 50 the N. C. Daily News, is that the Chiness Chinese have been severely daleated by the

and the Trotal and his stad were up, ali

Captala Tillett-How long do you suppose we Japanese at Asan and near Pingyang, in Korea, right, we hear, waiting for telegrams from strongly fortified the approaches to Korean shall have to wait?

the Victor of these

and from treaty.

orts that they consider it unfer for an The | Chaliman-The Chamber of CommercU Tientsin. We

that the caire Palyang roth Hill, yo miles from ballary inces

expedition not to

za land at Yashan, or has been pressing the mattey on the attention of of which have been spattered various places between Cheloo and rumour is that Lin Chemulpa, Another the Government of jais, and when we last heard has already about it our Information was to the effec: that Mr. E. Ortle, Spanish Commi at this port, | Chamalga, has been frendesversed" in

at Tientsin and will go on to Rived

the Chamber have very recently forwarded an courteously informs us that he has received the waters within the past day or

having beso made, by Imperial decree, urgent letter to Lord Rossary insisting on the following telegram from Manila -----

that the Vicerry Li koaw that the Japsapes were supreme commander of the forces of the three necessity of the West River being opened up MANILA, 19th July. about to take some decisive steps to force his seith-eastern provinces (Féngalan, Kirin and to

and to the commence of the world without delay. "There is a depression north-sant of Manlain hand. The Chinese are vastly excited and the Hellangchiang), while the leader of the troops Surely shareholders would not wish to staitly the Pacific

populer voice is lond in favour of war, but is in Korea will be Geostat Sung, commander-in- themselves by withdrawing pepital now and The weather forecast issued by the Acting sogry that it should be left to Japan ta desture it. chief of the Viceroy Li's special troops, hearing then when the West River is thrown open ubi | July 28th, noon, 2,415, grand total ́4,430, Director of the Observatory to-day contains the

the name of his earldom of Shaky. This last || have the funds to bulid ships || Advertisement and Subscription which are not ordered for a following remarks :-On the agil at 11,17 m. We learn that Mr. J. Jones, warden of Victoria report comes, it is sold, from reliable sources.

Fenwick-We could raise money on Mr. debentures the barometer falling at Bolinao. Gradiente Gaol, has rosigzed "after at yours' service, and gentle. On the 20th at 11.30 .m., the baro, will leave for home on a persion of about £160. THE proposal for the United States Congal,

Captain Tillett-It seems to me that the Hospital ship Hygela..... meter falling alightly on the south-east coast, and per engum in the English mall on Thursday. General to Yakobson to take the Chinese propiere in connection with the West River Kennedy town....... 2 The Honchong Teluraph's number at the Telephone Cast there are soms indications of a depression to the Hu will ka temporarily succeeded by 115. James residents under his wing and the protection of project hay us more effect that the intermianble Slaughter Hours v

Eastward in the Pacific. Gradients gentle, Sea Hodge, heed tuinker, mutil a new wäiden pirlow | the Stars and Sulpes doting the Korean com negotiaŭlocis in respect to the Woosung Baz Private houses smooth. Weiber fine.

beplications has been under consideration. Mr. We don't seem to get ahead at all, and there is from Tagland. Where Important N, W. Melver, the Consul Gerat, on being less hope of success now owing to the dispute brought out from home to all this

Total 2 Interviewed by a representative of the Yapan between China and Japan. The postion is the Gas is not clear, meing that interest, ndanized that such was the cats, but whether in the nest future some return of expital up to July 29th, neer, 5,439; grand total, 3,435. lace! experience and an soqw: Intsson with the Gazette,

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