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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14,

from this legy, on the ground that Chinese playing cards will be smuggled from Singaporę in arstic the duty, The Minister for the Colies proposen to raise the import duties from 6 per cent. to 8 per cent, and considers that the com

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1894.

the number of lepers, and found fily-three, or twice as many as expected. A hospital is in te bufit to prevent further spread of the disease.

Considerable mere then $500,000 worth of

from Scotland to the United States in nine

■ worth, ❘ of the State Department by Consul Savage at

Dundee.

The adoption of the two years' term of service

amell in affect the costuma ico † already much need for comfort le husses slo | Last 11.is now forested by laod x- of gen, that all potatoes, weighing 11,743 tons, werd brought an officer and a capeleting that ther- f« nå?kl^g | materially, though, in some quarters, the fes | Riaried folk, and the enquiry will become more fightitig is only a matter of a few days. This, { months ended last June, according to a report

H.B.M.'s Mini Thirya, Mr. B. C. Howard, and the authorities as we went to prass,

"Captain Pearne je 30 Interview with a rewÉ sentative of the Joan Mail this morning salt, in answer to inquiries: "I give you my word as

contraband on board my vessel." This to the statement of other officers. We believe that the water-police suspect that some contraband of war is contained in the baggage of a passenger who

proceeding to

to Chion, and that the aniborities are endeavou ing to plein permission to search personal effects. The vessel is due to sail for Hongkong at noon, and so far as Captain Pearse knew, nothing seem. dikely prevent her sailing at the aprotated hour."

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From Inquiries made at the Hongkong Agent |

In position to state that the Garlic was not unduly fleained at Yokohama by the Japanese authorles, and that the whole affair is regarded by the Company's agent at Yokohama

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Chart.

change their

in the German Army has had an excellent effect of men sent to the disciplinary corps has become apoz the behaviour of the troops; the number remarkably small. It had be noticed that the majority of grave offences in the army were committed by men in their third year of service.

habit on the part The growing

of the British

is said to have had a perc ptible influence on the manners of the working classes. The old third- class passengers have grows mach more polits and galet. Nothing I said, though, of the ffect of the change on the former first-class passengers.

Hotels.

THE ROYAL STAG HOTEL, (LATE THE STAG HOTEL) -Established in 1857--

Nos. 148/150, QUREN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

THIS POPULAR MOTEL, bas recently been thoroughly renovated und, under new and experienced Management, offers Accommodation at most reasonable rates to BOARDERS and VISITORS, kurp sred in the Colony.

The BFD-ROOMS - Commateur and and SHOWER BATHS and in saddlifon to a WELL APPOINTED FAR, with GRILL-ROOM attached, there are DINING, BILLIARD and SMOKING

Capitails's of a speculative torn might find to be little doubt that a landing has been effected many worse Investments for their money than with not much, if any, trouble, and it may be the 7 clion of three or four decent hou es here only a few days till we hear of the reccupation yet brainable and of Port Arthur. Indeed, a rumour to-day says just now while the ground be comparativel

among the ever-increasing supplies are cut off, and that its fail without

Bource, gor for what it i arouses fera lest the enhancement might further pressing and urgent as time goes on. The new from a Chinese

Customs buildings are

are in full swing and look There must be considerable arcs of Hopeh nogging The Minister has consulted the

both commodious and healthy; though the

and other of their best soldiers there and user at Netherlands India authorities, and they advise

bar fantap can hardly he called artistic. hand, if our informati a is of the least value, him to fear nothing of the kind. They inform the Minister that merchandise from neighbouring 17h altimo; but am toformed it was both pose la defending the place. Yet another was absent during the official opening on the and they ught to be heard from to some par- colonies which pear through the custom houses in Netherlands Indis, are examined Impressive and hospitable, and that the Com

umour says they are des vitog in large numbers. more stringently than those from he subsequently supplemented by & warme

misalones made a very neat litle speech which So what is to belleved, or even surmised ?

Further Information come down the railroad There is no danger of goods being landed

hospitality, which I hasten to record for refer to the effect that a large body of Japanese have points on at

rded of the Pacific Mall Steamshto Company, we are | Singapore steamers, which ply in great numbers / As such things and such acts will no undoubtedly landed a short distance north of public to discard frst and second-class carriage Comfortably FURNISч*}} with HOT, COLD

doubt be daly appreciated by posterity. A

Shanbaikaan. The source of this information among the islands, would have to usual routes to carry on a contraband trade;

historical photograph of the occasion was also gives colour to is being accurate. Whatever and the resulting extra expense would swallow taken, and an all the Chinese gentlemen are le the places of debarkation, and whatever variation

their official war paint, it is

it is very up most of the smuggling profit arising out of an

and will not option but to accept it as a fact, that a large

Intending Japanese force may now be outd to be

be menacing apart, all from the Commissioner downwards there to the market, and the risk of detection on

the highest praise from the way from difficulty in conveying whole cases

deserve for their usfalling courtesy and he community | few days at mogt till we hava soDiething definite

helpful kindacan. regarding Port Arthur. W would fain or bales of merchandise overland," "unperceived, for

hop all these rumours are false, and that the would deter contrabandists. Articles like cotton and the new Cus on buildings are distinct and

substantial gain to Ichang,; as in care of trouble" wired pros so li fa contended, which, in | 200

Prospects of peace are really to be bigh values, do not

they are wonderfully well situated for an asylum consummated, but facts do

not seem to look that bulk,

for hunted foreigners, and could be easily way. In the meantime, all is quiet bere stili, lend themselves readily to contraband dealing-defended by the lusty arms, stout beasts, and the with apparently litle interest taken in the On these grounds,i it is deemed unlikely that any

mlitary science of the Customs staff, of whore war by the mass of the people, Dor will there consideratie margling will arise through

till it comes near prowess had a sample in the of Increasing the import duties by a per cent.

was wether a bright, day, and charming, and deal is said, much of it probably unjustly, wh A recent extensive fire |

e la cares boats leden

the river standa lat 425 feet, falling slightly-galost the Viceroy. He certainly is in a very with petroleum in Canal at Batavia has been

trying position, and an angel from heaven N. C. Daily News.

could out satisfy all be demands be is supposed to meet. He ta deserving of all plly and sympathy, whatever his demerits may have: been, or be. He is doubtless suffering for the | misdeeds of some of his underlings who owe

everything to him.-N. C. Daily News.

October 3111.

extend

ys a very small storm tria tea-cup. Further.8 per cent, duty. Smuggling goods through fetchlag. As the edition is limitedog and there is in the reports, there apears to be no THOTE We are assured that the Gaelic brought no native craft on unguarded noints le mora ich beyond a few thousand copies panter Peking itself; for ibis body can have no other contraband of war on to Hongkong, or, as far as practicable, bat the expense of transport from purchasers must order early. But, genial Bujar ultimate object than Paking. It to be onie

the spent here knows, to any other port in the Krst. 11: therefore evident that the Japanese have either been grossly misinformed, or thera is room for a good deal of improvement in the

Intelligence Densuiment is worked,

system upon which their great.y vaunted or woollen goods, represent siku

LAWYERS EXCHANGE

COMPENSATION.

The following additional rules and orders as to costs made by th... Tolgen of the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements were laid before the Lesinative samvcil on October 25th:-

Theyannurahia Wim Henry Ilonel Cox, Chief forties, and his Honour Archibald Fitr pered Law, Pulane Judge, of the Supreme Court of the Salts Sulements, do hereby, in parance of the powe's given by "The Courts

Ordinance, 1878," and all other powers and

anthority enabling them in this behalf, order and rect immer following:-

INCREASE OF FEIS OF ADVOCATES AND SOLICITORS AS COMPENSATION FOR DEPRECIATION OF THE DOLLAR.

1. (1) Whenever the value of the dollar according to the rain of exchange le under 3/1. an advocate and solicitor on getting his bill of cests fared shall be entitled to. have such bill

Increased by the addition of a percentage on the

do

traced to an attempt at theft. The iblef, a native. an finding one host unguarder, crept into it at night, lantern in band, to steal some petroleum. The gas from lesky cases in the boat caught fire, with the result that the whole curgo was soon ablaze. The thief ght reverely burned, and jumped into the water. He died of the burns after admitting what he had done.

The Galunggung, ⚫ volcano in West Java, has suddenly sprung into activity, after years of culescence Showers of ashes and earth quakes, says the Batavia Nieuwsblad, here alarmed the neighbouring people, who remember bow an eruption of the Guntur, volcano close by, In 1822, resulted in the destruction of 114 villages and the loss of

of over 4000 lives. Chinaman from Java The

who died at Singapore the other day of hydrophoble after treatment at the Pasteur Institute in Saigon, wan well-to-do trader at Sourabaya, where he was mad dog which also bit two Be and

Saigon

st the expense of the Government. Nothing is known yat of the inte of the Javanese patients.

18th October, several Chinese new the srivals from Slughore were arrested at Sourabaya for having forged permits to land in Java in their possession. It seems that there is

apore. As a remedy it is urged that these permite should bear photographs of the beaters, as well as ladelible marks difficult to counterlelt.

total amount of the fees as faxed, at the rate of bliters by the two favanesa wato sent

2 per cent. of such amount for every penny by which the value of the doller bus been diminished under 3/1.

ILLUSTRATION. When the value of the dollar is 2/1, the pèr. centage shall he 24 per cent.

When the value of the dollar is 2/2, the per- centage shall be at per cent, and so on, the per-

Treht to

TQ7

Jave

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HANGCHOW.

(FROM "N. C. DAILY NEWS" CORRESPONDENT.)

Hangchow, November 5th,

We have had a long season of dry weather. The water in the canal, ponds, and lakes is very low and correspondingly foul. Had als and worse water bave combined to produce a great deal of sickeess in the city and throughout the country, Crops are rather short and the prices of provisions are higher than usual. It is a great mercy that no fires of any consequence have occurred for several months, but the record was broken last night by a large fire, in which about 100 sho on the malo sizes were burned, but no lives were los',

that

great

CHINA COAST meteorolOGICAL

REGISTER.

13th November, 1894---At 4 p.m.

STAAMIN

33

Tell me t Mimati..... SA Toochow...

30 16

40.14

30.15

Custom Im Hooghcag.. Vila Pa Oap Rock

Whud.

10.17

10.14

30.11

JENE

Hothom...AN KARAð au Halphang TAPEST

10.13

10.77

14th November, 1894.-Ai to a.m.

Herr von Henneken's friends report that they have received telegrams from him from Peking......... stating that he has been appointed Commander- In-Chief of all Land and Sea Forces by bis Majesty the Emperor. They may have received these telegrams, but

but I doubt very much if they are true. la fact I would not mind betting a new hat that he never bay seen the

Emperor.

TATION

Wa tipoatrack, Toko Naga......

Toochow

Alec

Hangon

Op Rock... How

hear from those who ought to know that the Chinese Engineerlog and Ming Company have transferred their steamers to Messrs. Carlows Several weeks

eks ago, a large number of boxes & Co. Ti is seems to be quite true, for the hangha were returned to the Governor, contalzing which is lying alongside the Cost presents he had sent to the Empress Dowager,

has bauled down the Chinese flag, and with the message from ber Majesty that she

the German flag is now flattering in the breeze. would

The Paiping reprts, and I learn that the Harbour Master of Port Arthur stater, that the Japanese landed on the guth about 100 miles Mes north of Port Arthur ; but I bellera this to ba merely one of the wild rumours of which Tientsin I full There is also

also a rumeur, spread by Chinese

siness officials, that the Japanese made o General Sung prevented them. This news, it is repor reported, was received by telegram. But Chinese Will Re and turn their defeats into victories-so there is no rellance whatever to be placed even in their telegram.

centage being decreased as the value of the a regular trade' in these forged papers at Slog-camstance of war, but very few gubitempt to cross the Yaloo on the 26th, but:

dollar increzser, by 2 per cent. for every penny of such Increase, until the value of the dollar in 3/1 or more, when no addition shall be made.

When the valus of the dollar falle under 1/1,

shall be

be incressed as the value the percentage of the dthr decressen, by 2 per cent. for every penny of

of such decrease. (2)- rate of exchange and value of the

-The dollár shall for the purpses of this rule be determined the registrar, subject to review

tby by a juice In chambers.

(3)—I compating the value of the dollar and determining the percentage to be allowed in every case, fractions of a penny shall not be

taken into account,

(4)In this rule the word "lees" does Include disbursements or counsel's fees.

not

HEARING FER TO ADVOCATE, 2. As between party and party, the maximum amount allowable under Rule 21 (1) of the rules and orders of 22nd June, 1887, for heasing fee to an advocate may be extended in any care in which the registrar could re that an increase of the fee would be proper and reasonable, provided that ibe Increase shall in 1 o caso exceed 40 por sent, of such maximum.

ate or ought in be filed of the same time.

cause or belongs to the time firm, the fees

allowed under the above clause shall be in place

of all fees which would be chargeable by the

solicitor for preparing or settling such pleading or affidavit or for attending counsel for such purpose.

RULES NOT TO APPLY TO SMALL CAUSES. 4. These Rules shall not apply to Small Causes, and shall be read as part of the Rules and Orders of azud June, 1887.:

ICHANG NOTES.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRISPONDENT.).

ICHANG, October 30tb. The Bikantved here, after an abrence of

and

and

as

show

I prefer money to carry on the war, in the place of presents to herself. The war has not produced any very marked effects in this region, though we see a good nu

number of soldiers, in their bright new uniforms, passing to and fro on the street. There are also bannere and drumss Things other gongs and

indicating the pomp appear on the scene. Several thousand soldiers have been enlisted here, and several regiments have been sent to Wenchow, Ningpo and other places. They receive Tis. 3.60 while to barracks,

nd

T. 4-20 if ant off

are no indications of a bostile spirit on There по the part of the people towards foreigners so far we can perceive. They like to ask us the news when we give the opportualty, and they a wonderful iznorance of the state of two months, on the 27th instant, six days out affairs, often speaking of us as engaged to the from Hankow, having met a strong freshet on fight. A few days ago a soldier came into my the way. The riter is unusually big for this chapel. After a few words of conversation. In time of the year, and as yet shows no sign of which it appeared that he was a Hunan man, he getting back to its normal October beight. The aid you will not be allowed to remain battle ship's reception was not of a kind we paid

By this time other should have liked, for ou the morning after her here if the war continues."

of them ardeal the fowdah of a huge salt junk, coming people had come in, and some

Koldlers #poke up and reproved the

for

ing! Instinct that belongs to fataifats, to pivot bis

teacher hat bees here a number of years and he craft on the stem of the Ark endeavouring to

not know anything about the war; he cross her bows, for what seemed to be as other simply knows about preaching and exhortteg purpose on earth than the laexplicable pheno fungshut-whatever that menon

mesat people to worship God." I thought it was very couriderate in them to take my part

my part, but I told him. There was plenty of room under the stern, but that was not good enough, them that being an American I have no part is for the

want of judgment

know the war, and then I said to the soldier: You will have cough to do in attending to the both, laduced this funguskut ledge, or

keep peace with seeking Celestial to cross the bows of theese and would do well to obstacle, with the usual result of disaster and

America, England and other foreign poweTE, He said "That's true, eve

be left bigbly pleased. Two priests were executed here about ten days on the charge of being spies. They were arrested near

Mr. Schaller, who want to Koren, but had to return on account of the danger he met with on ther the road from Chinese soldiers and deserters, has again taken up his position at Shan-bal. kwan. This gentleman says he received a letter from a Japanese officer in which Mr. Schaller is asked to have a room ready for him in November, as be and the Japanese army would be there. Duke Kwel has appointed Mr. Schaller commander of two camps.

It is stated, that on Majer von Henneken's and Mr. G. Dating's return from Peking, that will leave here for pay hi

homage to her Majesty the Peking to pay Empress Dowager on her sixtieth birthday. 1 doubt, though, very much, if Li will ever go to the capital, but if he is obilged to go he take his best lot of foreign-deiled troops, that

have never left for the front, with him for protection,

his

down from Szechuan, managed, wiib that uner making such a remark, saying: "Tals foreign / A Rxcellency the V cera

or

dots

eventual loss. Once the danger was apparent pleasant words and sh and we had some more

the yuloir were dropped and the junk allowed

Since writting the above I hear that a true <ficial statement about the Valoo has arrived, so give it as I received It;---

On the 26th October the Japanese crossed the Yaloo and took Chis-log-cheng. They were 10,000 strong. General Yek fell back about ten communicated with General Sing miles and ching of Fung-hung-chong, On the oth and

CAD. JAA....

今

10.00 30.00

Wha

On the rath, at ṛr am. the barometer was steady. Fresh narth-east, winds, with fios westhar, prevail.

-Basoen minn xedaged to level oế thu nạn, in laevas, taustbe und

body the Templeatore la the shade in degrom, Wah rab --Humidly, in parowotnge of sumretion, the Istumidity of ale naturnind with inolature debug 100 -Direction of the wind to two poluta. -Woeps of the wind socording to Banafort a 6-liste si iba wasther, à Bios sky, ↑ Detached clouda, of Driading rain, / Fos, a Globsty, A Hail, à LAghining, 4 Overcoat, 2 Pandag showers, ƒ Equály, v štalu, a korrw, f Thunder, Valhallly, w Dew" wel), p=Rais in lachen, tentar vad lisadendeba,

F, G, F100, Font Aselatant, Hongkong Observatory, 14th November, 1894.

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Honeken, 31d. November, 1804.

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SPECIAL WINTER RATES, (FROM NOVEMBER 1ST TO MARCH 115T), One person, per day......$2.50 to $3.00 One person, per month $5 to 60.00 Married couple (occupying one rocm) per

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Married couple (occupying two rooms)

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བ་་ BAY VIEW HOTEL, THE "RAMSGATE" OF HONGKONG, (On Shau-kl-wan Rood.)

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HE POPULAR SUMMER RESORT, and TERMINUS of the only pleasant DRIVE to be bad on the Island. "BAY VIEW occupies the best situation on the Shan-kl-wan Road, commande an excellent view of the Harbour, and is always open to the cool breesas from the Southward. Steam-launches can at Loy time come alongside the jetty adjoining the spacious lawn.

To the other attractions of this popular résort BATHING PAVILIONS

› drift to a doom that might have been averted. ago bo Ningpo and were both Japanese, October the two Chinese armles lofoed ROYAL MENAGERIE OF PERFORMING every half-hour after 5 P.M. dally..

It is reported that one of them, who, was pro attacked the Japaners at Chio-ling-cheng, drove bably bably a spy, wat met one day by Chinese TAKE

older who had been to Japan. He spoke to them out, and what remained of the JAPANE

army retreated across the Yaloo. A

him next day. He fulfilled his promise, b other soldiers with him and arrested the young

but took (Paton priest and also an old priest, who was also a Japanese, but had lived there for a number of years. It is believed that he was innocent, hat

he was made to suffer, because he harboured a

Last evening I heard native helper telling some war news to his friends, and he explained how the Chinese had gone to great trouble and channel that would have blown the Japanese expense in laying down torpedoes ta a certain

ships A bigh the

01

bot, he said, "the ky

and Li

ANIMALS.

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Private Dinners or Tiffins prepared in First- class style on the shortest notice, and Meals can be served at all hours, OUR SECOND PROGRAMME

Hongkong, 13th August, 1804.

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THOMAS' GRILL ROOMS, (Corner of Queen's Road and Duddill Strut). THE Undersigned has always thought that

THE FIRST ONE,

GILBARTO'S SOMERSAULT ACT,

EVOLUTIONS IN! MID-AIR.

Chinese 2,000). The Hang-chang is

on of Chia-ling-cheng age, sur le agak, the sid 10 be

quite event. But as ne replies to private telegrama happy over the have been received (not come to hand frame that any pirate telegrams quarter I am very doubtful about the

traik of this g

grand victory. It sounds to me as though the Japanese Genersi THE bad got possession of the wires, and was " pulling poor old Li's leg," for the style of the telegrams is so different to these generally sent. If the LEO HERNANDEZ den of TRAINED they certainly must have the telegrams.— {spanese are in possession of Chio-ling-cbeog

Mercury.

AUSTRALIAN HORSE BEACONS FIELD'S MARVELLOUS 7-FOOT JUMP.

LEOPARDS,

COUNSEL'S FEE FOR SETILING PLEADINGS,

(1)-The costs of procuring counsel to settle 3. such pleadings and special affidavits as the registrar shall in his discretion think proper to bs setiled by counsel, are to be allowed to sach smount as the registrar shall think just and reasonable, but as to affidavite a separate fee is

silanet minimired, by a lttle coolness and not to be allowed for each affidavit but one fee | 97 #1 for all the affidavits proper to be so settled which judgment. As it was she died across the prejecting snout of the Ek and presently as counsel for the purposes referred to above is until, 6iling with water, the junk broke in balves sim in Japanese and got into his confidence, arrived states that the Japanese last 30,000 ADMITTED TO BE BETTER THAN]

(2)When the advocate and solicitor employed dragged her and her two archors down stream,

in cross the sharp stem of the man-of-war and #ped down stream, in two parts, while the s picked up her anchors and proceeded back Ichang and re-moored. The jank was heavily laden with salt and worth between 5,000 and

taels. No 6,000

lives were lost and no substan tial damngs done to the battleship.

This port is unusually quiet just now and no apparent danger is nest. Japanese successer, however, may alter all this and the malice of the people be loosed, alike on foreign friend and taralga for. But we shall now have the comfort that springs from gunboat protection, and the most timid among us may possess their souls in peace as the Es, come what may, is locked up bere with an for the winter for the river channels af went scored another way." We hear are fast blocking up between bere and Hankow from friends that the common expression among the people In Wu to tak, that is, the Wuyi, for ships of her draught, and will not open again

or Japanese, are fighting the Tartars F at the Marchising. If real trouble sccurs may easily happen that, ending the other foreigners to down-river safety, she may be locked above Sunday Island and have to look after herself in somewhat unusual and unenvi able circumstances, bat 21 British gunboats and British tars have a reputation for comleg safely ont of tough corners there need be no anzlely on their

E part, whate

whatever happens War news of a reliable character is somewhat At the date of last mall advices, dissensions scarce, although the air is redolent with wild and the more wild, ground- Lombok, and several of them had made their lens, ridiculous and peace with the Dutch authorities. But the Rajah more circulation and belief is accorded them. of Lombok shows no signs of submission and is not necessary or in any way essential that expected that the appropriate services and bas retired to bis capital, Chain Negara, which Dams Rumour should be accurate la figure palace in the city to-morrow. Three days is said to be strongly fortified. That city is now geography, logle, or probabilites, for her to be to be reduced, for a native rules will never admit most profoundly believed. Surely if paide goelhonery was walking through the Tartear city, and met large number of he is conquered until the enemy has entered his before destruction and high spirit before a fall,

smolling with China was doomed from the first ! Yet if she people

faces coming from bera certala directions, among - whom кете some acquaintances. It was not long before the

LIONEL, COX, Chief Justice, A. F. G. LAW, Judge. Singapore, 1st October, 1894. With reference to the above the Sirati: Times of the 2nd Inst. says:-

"EL Its probable that the Lawyers' Exchange Compensation scheme laid before the Legislative Council will he withdrawn. The Judges are not pleazed that the Government bas not, taken the matter up, and lawyers are not pleased with the scheme as it stands, and probably the whole matter will be gone into again."

J

NETHERLANDS INDIA NEWS.

For some days be report of the suicide of the young Empress bas been current on the streets, but we were startled two days #go to hear the report the Empresa

that Dowager had done the same thing by cutting her throat. In confirmation of this news it is repo reported that

some

sgo, while the Governor days was at dinner, a telegram was handed to him.

read, He It and then throwing his rice bowl an

"The the floor and breaking it, said

will never celebrate her Dowager

birthday press However this may be, the preparations for

had broken out among the Balinese chiefs in i rumours of all improbable they are the celebrating the day are going on here, and it is -

monies will take place at the Imperial

capital. Military operations have been hampered Child bat reform, if she would but develop her some which has caused much sickness among the field

portion of

*

اسد

NEWS AND GOSSIP.

dollnts in Porto Rico.

Spanish dollars will be subalitated for Mexican

Mrs. Anteluette Sterling has «rganized the Anti-Corset League in England,

Castelar, the Spanish statesman, was recently at the Vatican to confer with the Pope.

Germany's auti-Semites will molte under the name of the German Social Reform Party

A Rutelas surgeon charged a wealthy noble of Oder $6,sos for opening an abscess of the hip. The late Emperor of Rusila lo said to have been the only European monarch whose life was

not insured.

"It is said that a German Insured a lot of cigars against fire, smoked them, and then aued for Insurance money.

Bogus telegrams sent by young General Regalados are now inid to have caused the flight

rem Salvador of the Eretas,

from

and delayed by the batting in òl the rainy sexSOD, pt rasoNIGER, she might yul take her neat their joy was known; they had English Iran companies has been $750,000,

CAUSE

been

Since the passage of the Wison Tariff Bill the advance in the quotations of the shares of two *The Kitle Wink town of Cardif has lis ambie of Mataram has been among the cations of the East as their leader to the office to receive the Imperial presents, ton to rival Live pool. It has decided to omlay razed to the ground, and batteries, have been ; and their model, Will she do it? But this #1 and brought away with them gifts in" money, the prison) hacmi in £35,000,000 in the pati constructed for the bombardment of Chakra motalising, and trespassing on the domains of a received three or four dollars, but the cut of various dicks and lapos.

force.

A

large

Negara.

Some

The bombardment has been opened speculation, sacred to Editors and leader writers, that told about it, said that she was not a and is expected to last until the first week of this and so I will cease.

Chakra Negara

The Thotal of Sbad is at present on one of his

mouth. The reason is that allød enclosures | bi-annual visits to this city, and perilaze of the heavily

walled and 1 bay IBAY over an area four-times that of Matarams; no band are ray with basting and gorgeous awaing that an effective bombardment tak

takes time.

a good talker and could not persuade them to give bar more than seven hundred ciah! Being rather feeble and the distance belog long, she bad to in c Cequence. Trade in hardly as bilsk as it three hundred of this for chair hire, but she

Ha

1: "You see I have my four hundred here." The Netherlands India Budget closes this has been, though cotton yarn and place goods time wikee Goverment seek partially to also started in its regular and customer-co

ben millions of are still moving. The up-river junk traffic has guilders, which the the sover by raising the import datles-an idea wilch and is fast clearing the godowas; the re-com- Is said not to meet with favo

favour in the Staten

mencing of

thin year owing to the oral height of the water.

Churc

of Scotland_mlasian has been

ot

General It is pointed out that momkany high / has been fagülar, traffic with Chungking |

duties tend to encourage muggling, For

the Souradaya Courani

shows, instance, as playing cards from Europe are now subject to strengthened by the arrival of a gems, high import duty in Jawa, with the romit that his wife to assist the Ray, W. Deans. The their lawiel insportation has orsand, wat mange stile ahurch established by this roleton is gouch gling ärm Impact them on the videnced by goods sa dexteresaly na iurely to be t

ka bright, cheery marvioon's It is now said to be intended to las Calmes, and in saw almest growded condition Mise

other

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