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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 24,

of the Chinese empire. If, however, the letter is the Into war, Including -s - uumber of Chlbeno an official_ant,ault seems to be, org.log.spon.thewards, alles hate-pistols, uniforms and vari- United States the propriety of taking advantage coloured bangers, of China's defeat to force upon her conditions which might benefit the mercantile interests of this country, the letter is not only impertinent, but grossly improper, and should be enough to cause the recall of its author. Chlós la is much 'a nation as over and entitled to all the respect and courtery which one nation owes to another." But the Chronicis forgels that the Government of China will take no steps in the direction of much needed reforms and for the develop- ment of foreign commerce if they can help if and that all existing trade concessions have been wrong from them at the point of the

bayonet. China is an opulent, self-supporting stale and it is therefore a matter of paramount Importance that the lessons of the Iata war

Above all there fluttered in the brerat one of the late mushroom renabilec standards surmounted by the national Ang of Japan. All the foreign Consule and leading Chinese and Europeans were present na also a large somt er of Japanese military and neval officers. At intervals, doring the reception, a Japanese band played a very pistsing selection of moife and all the European guests were especially treated with studled courtesy, General made himself, excre-lingly agreeable. the Cebule to shora the Governor.

The function was an unqualified success and a prent credit to the Governor's Staff who have, as can well be imagined had their hands | fall since they arrived in the hitherto filthy and Ill-governed capital of the far-famed "island province."

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

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Canadian (Empress of India) 25th last. American (China) 26th, lust, » Australian (Chingtu) 27th lust. Indira (Wingrang) aqib lost, English (Rosetta) 30th Inst.. German (Bayzex) and prox. "Tacoma (Victoria) 5th prox. American (Belgie) 16th prox. Tacoma (Tacoma) roth prax.

Tam P. M. 5. S. Co steamer China, with malls, e, left Nagasak! for this part at 3 p.m. yesterday.

THE Imperial German Mail steamer Bayern, carrying the German malls under date Berila trinet, loft Colomba for this port on the asst.

A second Japanese Army Corps of 6,000 is expected to-morrow and will land probably on the coast to the porth of the Pescadores, or should be brought home to her and that the between there and Talwanloo, with a view to | and may be expected bars on or about the Foreign Minister in Peking should strike while engaging the notorious Black Flags.

The strong S.W, monsoon which has been and proxim very difficult at Talwanion.

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THE BIMETALLIC LEAGUE,

The following Statement" duted, London April, 1805, has just been received here -

The recent progress of opinion throughout the country, and especially in the Cly of London, in favour of the re-establishment of Bimetallion

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to a network of sanitary by-laws, regulations, And restriction. Ta glvâ vi, peace and liberty does not form part of the sanitary system. It le *never saʼlified (unlass it is inspecting us and correcting us and against the good It has done in warding-off fevers and pestilences, there mast in fairness be set off the mental strain It has "caused by Its incessant interferences,

NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL

LONDON, May 120d. 5le William Roblason, Governor of Western Australia, will read a paper before the Colonial Instituta on the 11th Jane, dealing with the tesources and capabilities of that colony.

A duing robbery was committed at the London branch of the Manchester and Salford Bank to-day. A man standing near the counter and denly snatched up a case containing £3,000, and Immediately rushed out of the bank. The thief was pursued, bat he managed to escape.

May 23rd. Speaking at a public gathering at Bradford yesterday, the Marqals of Sallsbury urged the Government to give attention to social reforms instead of disintegrating the Empire and guet- ting the Churches. The spread of Socialism, he said, proved the existence of evils requiring a remedy.

Mr. Robert Brough has secured the Australian rights of Mr. A. W. Plaere's famous comedy drama, "The Notorious Mén. Ebbsmith," now

All the miners who were entombed in the

the fron is hot," for "the powers that bo1 in China | blowing for over a werk now makes landing | The Agents (Measra. Dodwell, Carlill & Ca) | by the concurrence of the United Kingdom in which akages xað sewer-gan are now the evil, being played at the Garrick Theatre, London,

detest foreigners and foreign trade and do not- fully comprehend the advantages derivable from the cultivation of friendly Intercourse with the peoples and governments of the "Great West." Mr. Denby i evidently fally alive to the exigencies of hour; it. Is to be hoped that the British Minister his emulated the example of his shrew! and zealous colleague and will not fall to give him all the support that lies to his power to break down the numerous barriers to the rapid development of foreign trade with Far Cathay which have too long been allowed to seriously Interfere with legitimsto trade.

The H.M. Plover arrived off Tamaul to-day inform us that the Northern Pacific Steamship and was at pace sent to Taiwanfoo to join the Co steamer Victoria arrived at Yokohams Spartan and Reabreast and Rainbow and to-day and will leare for this port to-morrow, assist in the defence of the foreign Settlement via Kate. at that port,

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International Agreement, Justifies the conviction that the time bar arrived when sigorous and systematic campaign throughout the con- siifuencies will result in the early triumph of the policy recommended by The Bimetallic Lenoue, The morament being now supported by ab THE Agents (Mestre. Dodwell, Carli Ciboritative body of opinion, including all, or Inform us that the Northern Paclic Steamship Ca's steamer Tacoma left Tacoma on the 22nd lost, for this port, sa Japan.

THE steamento Gianfrubs, from Lendon, left Singapore yesterday morning, for this port.

A large expedition is to start for the south to-morrow to garrison all the large towns in the interior and make short work of the desperadoes who infest the central and southern towns and agricoltural district. The small advance guard that started south a week ago bad to do some pretty suff fighting as they were caught lo aO ambush before they had got very far on their mission. At one spot about fifty Japancio oro Barroand by Hakkav to an old Chinese camp. A desperate encounter ensued resulting la several l'inst, at 4 p.m. of the Japs being wounded. The whole of the, little force nitimately succeeded in driving off the cunning foo.

THE steimshlo Wingzing, from Calcutta and Straits, left Slagapore for this port on the azad

THE Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Ovestes Left Singapore for this part on the aznd last., and

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The Canadian Pacific Raliway Co.'s steamship Embris of India arrived at Shanghal at x a.m. yesterday, and left again at 9.30 am. for this port, where she may be expected to arrive about 5 pm, tomorrow.

THE JAPANESE IN FORMOSA.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

I have just heard that a party of 150 Japanese | is due here on or about the 18th Inst. TAKSUL, June roth. are hemmed in and that li alễ d ́es not arrivo The Japanese soldier is delighted with very soon the enemy will probably kill every Formosa; its wooded hills and green slopes one of them.

Wounded Japanese soldlers are constantly remind him of his native land ; the climate la at the captial from the front, and this much like his own fa summer-pleasant broessert loads one to bellave that the Japanese have and a blue sky-and after the cold and blesk fact North, and the desolate shores of the Gulf of Pechill underrated the enemy and that the work of hals simply charmed with his new surroundings. Pacification is not going to be a very light task On sighting the shores of their new possession either as regards the cost of expeditions sent | from the troopships the greatest enthusiasm against the rebels or the number of lives that will be lost, in one way and another, before the prevalled among the rank and file, and the work

government finds Itself in a position to rule the of disembarkation was easy when every one hardy mountaineers and either hunts the worked with a will,

"Black Flag" Chief out of the island or canses him to accept terms of peace with honour ! "

Tux silk er steamship Empresa of Faban was delivered in New York on the asnd Inst.

SHIPPING RETURNE

From 5 pm. Saturday to 6 p.m. to-day,

ARRIVALS:

Hohenzollern....steamer from Nagasaki.

The Japanese "Tommies" simply revel in. streams and rivers, and they are in the best of goed humours for they are once more able to enjoy the luxury of a bath. Their inclination for bathing and cleanliness was, however, one of THE TUBERCULOSIS PLAQUE IN Hupth............. the first things to give offense to the Chinese.

In their country nothing of bathing in the open air, and their

the Japanese think

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women, presumably, never give it a thought, but TUBERCULOUS CATTLE THE CHIEF AGENCY FOR Bygde the Chiacze woman is shocked, and the sight of a naked man in the back yard or on the beach makes her bide her head with shame. Of course everyone who has travelled in Formosa knowɛ how prude the women are here, where the peasant women will run and hide from foreigner becausélt is evidently looked on as good "form," so it is not difficulty to understand how shocked she must be if she sees a foreigner, and * Japanese at that, with bis.clothes off

Already the Japanese have begun reforms: u Chinese Police Force has been recruited, and is belog disciplined, drilled and trained on Japanese lines. Gangs of scavengers sweep the streets and clean out the fœtid hovels and evil- smelling drains; the roads are belag repaired, and notice boards erected, so that the inhabitants may see and anderstand what they may or may not do. There are, too, many other signs of the healthy effects of the change of regime.

The emigration from Tamsul, whereeverything. is quiet and life and property as safe as before

the riots consequent

the occupation, I will considerable. The Chinese can give no valid modi for leaving; they only say they disi ke the Japanese. Foolish and mischlaraus storios e in circulation suspecting the alleged brutality of the Japanese, but the most careful enquifies haye alicted no informa. tlon coraborative of current defamatory reperis, The county is, of course, guder milliary zale and in all, probiblilty wdf remain so for a year or more," that justice may be administered in a summary manner. It is true the Japanese had to fix a market price on pravisions, for when the Chinese found the soldiers did not steal, but paid for what they get, they put their prices up enormously, so that at

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The May number of the New York weekly Our Animal Prlands contains an article on what is descilbed as the tuberculosis plague, the ravages of which ain attributed by the writer to

Mojt tuberculosis in dairy cattle. The close confige.

Foochow. ment of milch cows in barns la roundly condemned

Canton, by the paper la question as the best possible Pathan.

Singapore. Rio means of bringing on the dread disease, and a

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New York. "run" on the most approved lines, we think

Aggregating 29,047 tons registez, the publication of the following excerpts from Our Aminal Friends cannot fail to interest | Nanchang ............steamer for Cleton,

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Man!.. coast ports of China. The American paper Zaßromane, Krong Wat ammir

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"The danger is manifest, but it is more than a danger; tuberculosis is a plague from which the weekly tables of mortality prove that human beings are dring, not by the hundred or the thousand, but by the million, every year; sud in the United States this plague is probably spread more widely by tuberculous cattle than by any other agency;

Now, the suceptiblity of cattle, and indeed of all snimais, to the infection of tuberculosis, depends largely upon their general health. A healthy person who takes sufficient daily exercise and lives mach In the

open the air may be perfectly impervious to

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The British steamship Radnorskíra left London on the 4th ultimo, and Singapore on the 18th instant," and had flan weather with variable wind veering from south-west, around west to

early all, the Professor of Polliical Economy la Great Britain, while the grast majority of inen of husiasms are now alive to the dangers of our present short-sighted Monetary Legislation, both at home and in India, an active popular | propaganda should speedily ensure the required measure of Currency Reform.

workings of a colliery in the State of Virglala, U.S., in which an explosion occurred, bave been rescued.

ADELAIDE, May 23rd. crowded this afternoon, the occasion being the The banqueting-room of the Town Hall was

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If the interferences were in the nature of 'things u avoidable, all we cruft do would be in strike a balance between benefits received and Injuries sustained, and then, if the former pre- dominated, to put up with the anisance. But the fact is that pine-terths of the santiators rules and regulations are only expedients to Jessen the infolerable defects of the sanitators! own accepted system. The system is the gelting' rid of organic refuse by means of sewers. First of all the sanitators got the sewers put in, at an enormous expense. They thought, and led the public to think that when the sewers were made and corrected, the chief work of sanitation would be done. From then till now they have been finding out, that, without most stringent precautions these very sewers were more dans gerous than even be casspools they superseded, Sewer

the sanitator spends most of his energy in fighting against. He prides himself on his success, Imperfect as it is, and only malatsized by lacessant watchininess; but he does not remind us, as we now take leave to remind him. at the very evils result solely and directly from the sawerage system which was forced on the country under the name of “sioitation," presentation to George Giffen of an address and Some of us think that, If human wisdom, z purse containing £400, an a practical recogni- could bat find it out, there must surely be i tion of his prowess nu a cricketer. The Premier better way of disposing of hours refuse than to [Mr. Kingston), Sir Edwin Smith, the Mayor of employ it in manufacturing liquid and gaseous Adelaide, Sir Charles Todd, and others bore polsons under every street and alloy of our testimony to Giffen's good quiililer, bath on and towns. Our saal stors first produce these | off the cricket deild. poisons wholesale, and then they set to work to

LONDON, May 14th. keep them out of the air and the drinking water,

Farther detalls have now transpired of the How mach beiter #1 their Ingenuity had bean confersion of Arthur Orton, the ones notorious employed to prevent them from ever coming Tichborne Claimant. Orton confesses that while ever, does not seem to think so. At the Man. Lady Tebbsins had leaerted in the papers with into existence at alli Sir B.W. Richardson, how. he was at Wagge Wiggs, in New South Wales, a chum showed him the advertisement which chester Sanitary Conference a fortnight ago, bie It is believed that the moral effect of such a

great proposal for the future was that of step will be no lest Important than the material "National main drainage": the pollution of the resources which it will make available. It is towns carried into the country, to taint that too, confidently anticipated that the existence of We are to "construct along the sides of all auch and, by furnishing evidence not only of our great railways a series of iron or brick. the determination, but of the power to accom-work tub stran, perhaps, being the best plish the object in view, will induce large acces to start from every place where there are houses, tions to the Langue, with a corresponding and to let the sewage from there houses be Increase in its ordinary income. There is no pomped into the main by the side of the line. doubt that the cause commands the passive After this, "it is to be collected and conveyed ment of many who withhold their activo aid, away by side conduits to spots of land selected. deterred by a feeling that up to the present it for utilisation," so that instead of the, odours of has been too far removed from practical politics, May, we shall everywhere have the stink of the and that many who now withhold their pecuniary sewage farm. When "sanitation" has come to assistance will gladly give it when they see any this, it is high time for all of us to look narrowly reasonable prospect of sufficient support being into its pretensions - forthcoming to make their contribution effective. The time is most opportune. The Govern- ments of France, Germany, and the United States, recognising the evils of the present gystem, are now engaged to considering the Currency Question, and have manifested a desire to approach one another for the purpose of arriving at slutlocumstances it in specially of it by internationu! acilon. Under there Important that Great. Biltals, whose interests are more vitally affected by the existing monetary chass than any other country, should energetically support the movement which is now becoming general.

For the effective carrying out of this work the Income which the Bimetallic League kar bitherto enjoyed, - large as it has beno, will not suffice, New Fund adequate to the accomplishment of and it has been decided accordingly to raise a

the object in view.

It is lalended to raise Guarantee Fund of £100,000, to be vested in Trustees for the benefit of the League. This Fund will only be called up, if and as required, in annual instalments extending over five years, and the liability of each Guarantor will ta 20, CH18 exceed 20 per cent. peranzion of the amount of his subscription. It is anticipated that the ordluasy Annual Income of the Leagus from regular subscriptions and special denailons will be increased to an extent which will substantially reduce the annual calls on the Guarantee Fund, and if an Interna- tional Bimetallic Agreement is stained in less than five years, as it is believed. It will be, the ilability of Guarantors will then at once cease.

Promises to the amount of £50,000 ($10,000 per annum lor fra years) hava already been received, and it is hoped that all members and friends of the League will join in the above Guarantee Fund,

Ar exceptional expenditure will be incurred during the next 13 months in developing the organization of the League on a very extended basis, Special Subscriptions and Donations for this purpose are also marnestly invitad. 20

HENRY HUCKS GIESS,

President. Bioétallic League Offices,

26, Lambird Street, London, EC,

April, 1895.

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last the Governor bas had a scale of prices mada i poison of tabercul toward 'it; but if the south-east, heat excessive; thence to port had

constitution plan just as beware the semised evil. Bet dhe te is able to convey to feetan. To everybody on

oat. This does not suit the Chinese at all, hence their growls

The currency of the Island will soon receive attention at the bands of the authoritter, proper Paper money is already in circulation, but is, of course, looked on with suspicion by the Chloese. They prefer the old chopped dollar, which has to be weighed before it will pare. The days of the chopped dollar are now numbered here and when paid into the Treasury or Custom House they will not see the light of day until they reach the melting pot in the Mint to Japan,

Our popular Commissioner of Customs, Mr. Morse, and staff leave at the end of the current month, to take their new appointments on the malolando Chloa. The trade of the port has been much facilitated by their staying on until the Japanese get things into thorough working order; in fact, it is said the port would have been closed if they had loft as soon as the occupation was effected-course they couldhave taken and no one would have protested. We hear the Japanese intend to let the old tariff zemala In force for the present so as not to upset the

calculations of the merchants.

The packlog and shipping oftes goes on much ** usual, but there is a great falling off in Imports as the Chinese have not regulasi con. fidence and fear the Chinese troops may retura or the "Black Flags" work thelf way up from

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regard to her son, and suggested that he answered to the descripilos given of the missing beir is the Tichborne baronelcy. For mera "devil- ment" Ortan pretended to be affected to lear by Lady Tichborne's advertisement, and the purposely created a wrong Impression, his inten- tton being merely to have a lark," as ho had never heard the name of Tichborns before. Hla chum, however, showed the advertisement to Hr... Gibbs at Wagga Wargs and that gentleman persuaded Orton to write to Lady TichborDO RE her son, with the result that Orton fald claim to the Tichborne estates and baronetcy.

An important deputation from the Associated Chambers of Commerce le to wait on the Government to-day in support of the resolution passed by the Ottawa Conference in favour of the Imperial Government subaldising the Pacifc cable and the Pacific-Atlantic steam service.

The Times this morning, la referring to the proposed deputation, strongly argen Lord Rose- hery to assent to the proposals. The colonies, It says, have already taken their part in welding the Empire, and the colonial taxpayer is willing to bear his share of the burden.

The Orlent Company's steamship Oroya which stranded recently in the Bay of Naples and sustained considerable injury, but was after- wards floated, has arrived safely at Belfast, where sbe will be repaired.

Wilde and his associate, Allred Taylor, who had previously been found guilty on two separata counts, were sentenced to relber.

Mr. Jastice Wills, in addressing the prisoners, regroited that he was only able to pass a sentence of two years, which in his opinion was totally inadequate for the crime of which they had been convicted.

Madame Melba appeared as Marguerite in the opera of “ Faust," at Covent Garden laat night, The critics declare that lo her representation of the character the famous cantatrics displayed increased emotional power.

The Prince and Princess of Wales were present at the performance,

May 27th.

At the City Temple, Holborn Viaduct, on Bus. day, the Rev. Joseph Parker, D.D., the celebrated Congregational preacher, delivered a remarkable sermon pon the Turkish strociles In Ameri»,, Heongly denounced the rule of the Turks over the Christian population recently abjected to nameless outrage in that country,

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order to tre the oppressed way with Turkey

A severe conflict between a company of French marines and a desperate community of bandits has taken place on the frontier of French Galana, South America, with the result that the French lost their leader and five mes, while the village of the bandits were utterly destroyed, and 60 of their number were slain

We need not ask if this imposing scheme of "pationsi main drainage” would be a pecuniary access. There are more important questions than that of profit to be considered yet if there were no other objections to it, its outrageous expense would be a sufficient one, at a time when agricultural produce hardly pays for raising, cren where reals are lowest. But suppose this trifling difficulty removed and the system at work, what a delightful prospect for the rallway traveller | Less lucky than the old lady of Banbury Cross, he will now have, not music, but sewage, where ever be goes. To populous districts the pumping stations will be frequent. At each there must be capacions reservoir for filth, since in hard

LONDON, May agth. Miss Ada Crossley, the Australian contralto, frosts pumping may often have to be suspended, If these are near the stations, his nose will keep

eep who recently made a successful début before a him informed of the progress ble train is making: London audience at the Queen's Hall, is to slog A comparatively mild odour will indicate his before H.R.H. the Frince of Wales on Monday, nearness to a village, and a more pungent one

May 26th. his propinquity to a town. Between station and

The case against Oscar Wilde was concluded at station he will enjoy the fainter Indications of

the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey,yesterday. The jury, after a lapse of two hours, brought putrescence which will accompany the Irrigation of the land by the most disgusting of liquids. In a verdict of guilty. Now and then a pipe will have burst, or will be under repair, and then he will get the full advantage of its contents and their gases, just below his carriage windows. What a prospect, even, for the rccasional traveller, and oh i what a morning and evening ride for the season ticket helder Chemical works he is sceastomed to soap factories he can put up with for the moment; but "national main drainage," never.

Santiation is supposed to be the science of health. It must have forgotten itself strangely before it could propose to spread sower gases and sewer stenches wholesale over the sweet gieen fields. A few milions of people still live In country places; it will hardly do to poison them outright, even to benefit the towns, But will the towns be benefited? Who is going to eat the sewage sodden produce of these filthy farms? Sewage Irrigation is such a convenient way of getting rid of town refuse, that his dangers have been quietly kept in the background by a kort of conspiracy of silence. Lately we have heard what every thinking man must long ago have suspected—that sewage-awlied watercress

the convinced "sanitarian” it bas always seemed kn amazing thing that if the very smell of sewage in a house is able to bring on disease, the actual swallowing of it, to which everyone la liable who consumes the produce of sewage farms, should be absolutely harmless. Very late in the day, we are told that it is not so. And if watercress can convey Infection, why not under these conditions, if eaten uncooked, may vegetables of other soris? Everything grown

convey them both to men and to cattle; and before we patron the very ale of heaven by know the whole truth about those which exist.

much National main drainage.” 'There In its primitive stage, when the world, for the in

the plausible-looking adage which most part, was "agalost it, and when i had to suggested it. The sewage to the all the show cause for every victory it gained. Like storm water to the river is a principle which, others, tee, it is in danger of growing tyrannical Sir B. W. Richardson tells us, remains abso when this primitive stage is over. It is becoming lately true. We heartily agree with him as to popular and powerful it is no

› prove the witdom of Its pages called upon the keeping of the storm water, pure. But the superior firing of the French inflicted great loss

sewage to the soll" is a rauch more disputable nation'accants it, and it is tempted to insist on point. It sammas that sewage is a thing which muit exist. There is no “must” about it. all sorts of illicksidered schemes, and to difude

itself with the iden of its own infallibility. Even Sewage is an artificial product, mangfactured the minor officials who exist to carry out its rules wholesale by the contrivances of sunliators past show a tendency to besome, each one, law to and present: For the moment, ssbody, perhaps, kimesil and to him immediate district. What one ise a cut-and-deled system in his pocket for

May 18th. Inalats on, another forhide-wall in the name of getilog rid of it, and substituting genalte

sanitation and the unhappy

The rcheme for the reduction of interest on homholder or thorough sanitation for that whitening of the basedbuilder can only be sure that, do what he outside of the sepulchre which is the fashion of the locked-up deposits in the City of Melbourng,

the day. Nobody has a cut-and-dried scheme Bank is not yet defaltely completed, but will, troubles and fictiods await him.

"A high/primet of the sanftators' falih, diz. B. ready for getting rid of fifty other evils-which provisional one is now being submitted to the

depositors. pet W. Richardson, has just been reviewing its past humanity, in its progress, will nevertheless and prognosticating ako (ature. He has felt an indooms to us, not the extention of the Brlish and Netherlands Governments for the convention agreed upon between the fair, end to. And the course to adopt GRADACI Zyphus Sarac and chored sewage system into something like infinitude-settlement of the claims in connection with the ments it has have been brought, sider control, various other not the surrounding of the ideal town, which Its Costa Rica Farkut case provides that the two diseases have beam diminished, longevity has to crestor named Hygels, by an ideal country, Powers shall invite Bird Power to assist them pema extent increased. Yil whether like fa are which he might wall name Cioscla-but the very and the three shall nominate feries to consa worth firlag than it used to be is not quite so opposite course: that, namely, of trying by all and arbitrate upen the quantiles as to what certain, Sir B. W, Richardsen looks forward to

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• all. It is desirable, no officers, crew, and owners of the vascÍ, CONSE a time when everyone, will have a reasonable posible means to remors organic refuse without damages shall be awarded to the captais prospect of becoming a captenarian ; but, like doubt, that such refuse should ultimately so quant on detention by the Datch authorities.

PERTH, W. A., May 28th, Tithonas, he seems to forget that even immer back to the land. Bat it should not go back tality would be aberdan without perpetust patrescent and swarming with living germas of The record for long-distance belegiapule comie youth. Judging from the number of suicides disease; it should not go back as liquid sewage, munication in Australia was put up an: Sunday, msnitliude of people Red life too long sirendy, to be poured over leaves and sterns meant for Experiments were made in communicating direct They do not want more of the present sort they human consumption. It should go back as from Derby, WA, with Cape York, the northern- ¿different sort of life and a better ane, coprollies go back, as altrates go back-clean, most point of Queensland, a total distance of The sadiktora kure lessened out risk of perish" | hatinless, and innfiensive. Chemistry is already | 7,207 miles. The experiment was an unqualified Ing by cholers or typhus. But they have not quite capable of effecting the change on a small success. The two offices exchanged messages festesed the wear kad tear of ixistance?" "They scale / It could affect it on a large one for a frace for an hour. This is said to be unequalled in bare noi diminished lis" perpetual worries, and tion of the money, which we are invited to lay the

the history of talegraphy, molt vexations. On the contrary, they, káva, dana | ont on the tanks and conduits, the pipes and

BRISBANE, May 28th, thele part, and mark than their paik, tá Increxis, pumps, of a "antional malo drainage” scheme,

The German residents have decided to present thens. Torn.where we may; we and ouriver =#TAI Exilding Newt

a memorial to the Reichatng and to the'Foreign

INSANITARY " SANITATION."

Few things in this world are an unmized good,

Just what enthusiastic workers in any cause can seldom be brought to see. There is the more reason, consequently, that outsiders who can The Brilah reamship Menmuir left Sydney keep their heads cool should see il for them, on the 30th ultimo, and Newcastle, on the 1st felsespecially necessary when the cause is one instant called at Queensland Ports, and Port of those those votarles have made theri. Inte Darwing anfved at Timor on Friday: Careligions, which they hold it blasphemy to speak Left at 10 p.m. the same day i passed Cabra on lightly and a crime to question. By the time the 20' at noon, From Newcastle to Port Darwin had strong south-east winds and in of his own, everybody who is not content to be things get to that pass, every man with a soal weather; thence to Cabra had light variable

else, begins to question them very seriously, cows ate habitually kept in stabl's wilbout bad light winds and fins sultry wasther. On the and to ask how ranch is them is real and true

impaired, and if his vitality is lowered by confnement in a close room, he may fall en easy prey to the infection of that terrible disease. In like manner, cattle which are perfectly healthy and, which a seus in inamaceptible of condition may be and remain the virus of tuberculosis but if they are kept, month after month; in the close atmosphere of an ill-ventilated stable, their treatment is s direct Invitation to the disease."

In reply to the statement that in Hollandnds and fine weather. From Cabra tom made lato a machine and to be ran by somebody have the germs of disease adhering to li; it may entered into a parley with the robber chial. Ha

Ul effects, the superior cleanliness and ventilation 1st passed the four-masted barque Vortiges how much fancy and flusion.

of Dutch stables are pointed out, as well as the from New York to Shanghai, lá lat, 18ƒ deg.Sinitation," as It calls itself, is one of the../citing up sewage-farms everywbers, let us first upon the bandit, disregarding the flig of trube cars taken by the Dutch farmer to guard against Borth and long, 116 deg, east, wished to be modern religions. Like others, it has done good

fofection and to kill infected animals at once. In conclusion, a certain class of dairymen is thua castigated s—

A notorious soldier, the leader of a gang of runaway "braves," was executed here on the 19th instant. His gang have been burning and looting in the neighbourhood of Tamoul and committing aw

awfal depredations and outrages. There is practically no communication between lang the North and South of the island at present sa that had hygime shortens life, and to reduce the

reported, all well.

NOTICE TO KARINERS, Salat Stuki, Western Approach to New Harbour, Singapors.

On the roth of July, 180, the temporary Light-vessel on the Ajax Shoal will be removed and replaced by a red busy surmounted with a spherical Cage. The two vertical lights from the Light-vessel will be exhibited from the bulk meered alongside the Sultas Shond pooding the completion of the Sultan Shoal Lighthouse.

C.Q. G. CRAUTUED, MU., Master Attendant, 8.8.4. Stogapore, gih June, 1895.

"advics before tha

The robbers had seized a French officer and - wein keeping him in captivity. This became known to the French authorlites, and Capiala Lazier advanced with a flag of trace, and demanded the surrender of the prisoner, where afiot Captain Lanier dead.

The rest of the bandits, who were a numerous.. company, at once opened fire upon the French, and the marines then entered into a desperate For two hours the fighting raged, and, although the bandits fought contageously, the area them, and eventually the remnant of the robbers fied, leaving 60 of their number dead and their vilings at the mercy of the marines, who burnt every dwelling in it to the ground.

In addition to the loss of Captain Lucier and five marines, so of the French

company were wounded.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS.

conflict with them. P. C. C. Klao

la Kowloon Deck: "It is cynically said by dairy farmers that, | Tritolumaaosaminat, R 'whether it is good hygiene or not to keep their

The Borneo, & cargo steamer of 5,000 to cattle housed for months together fa clase stables, it it good business. They argue that register, built for the Peninsular and Oriental when milch cows are out of the stable they move Company, was successfully launched on the about to some extent, and take some exercise

a3rd alta. that this, of course, uses up some of the nitre genous elements of their food, and consequently that some of these elements which would other wise go to the enrichment of their milk are lost, "Now, even granting the truth of this con tention, for to some small extent it is undoubtedly trus, we must maintain that bad hygiene in the dairy is exceedingly "bad business' In the It is as certain as anything can be

the telegraph wires have

average productive Ble of cows by one year will people are afraid to travel. Numbers of soldiers far more than maka p small increase of from the North have joined the Black Flag their

milk product

lues walls they live. - - But, besides leader, Liu Yung-fa; paly 10,000 of them have this, the confinement of cows in a close stable left Tamral in steamers and rathaps hall as invite this infected, the bola hend of taberculosis and many in junks. It is thought the remainder are If one azimal located in the centre ar south of the feland under is Altonut contain to be destroyed, Unless, the "Black Flag Chief who has been more then, the dairy farmer le willing to become active slace ruch reinforcements reached him. wholesale distributor of poison and death the 22nd instant that letters and papers are There is certain to be some hard fighting in among his neighbours, and unless he is lying at the Post Office addressed to the the centre and South of the island shortly as the willing to tes his property destroyed by his own | following wes

Vessels :--- Japanese fatend scouring the whole country lack of common-sense, there are three things, at with ralolatare armies and exterminate the least, that, he must do: he must see that the ruffians who are now piliegłog sad mendering stables in which he keeps his cattle are kopt the settlers in the Interior, more expecially near clean and sweet, and perfselly ventilated; he the centre and east'const," "

must see that the cattle are well and carefully groomed every day, since good grooming l almost as useful nu axticles, and on every day when the run shines, he will turn hit,herd out

On the 17th Instant Governor-General Kabayama held grand recaption in the main hall of the house nred, by the late Governor (Tang, of republican fame) to be refreshed by one of God's best, and

as his private residence. The hall was brightest, and cheapest, and most recessary" gorgeously decorated with lateresting trophier of | any

.. LETTERS FOR MERCHANT SHIPS,

It is stated in the Government Gazdila si

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