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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1895.

but in these unsettled times we know not what area of Free-trade in China, the Colonial party day may bring forth. The great British civilizers; became uneasy at the Interiapilon to their missionaries and gunboats; are already setting projects for the conquest of Madagascar, and the to work in Chine, and once the ball of progress electors-saked on all sides what on earth their in set rolling advance will be rapid. In his ruters meant by joining Germany. Had they opening'sentence Mr. Jack speaks of the value of spent two hundred millious in twenty years to this lastitate and of our craft to the, Far, gain such a result as that ? M. Hanoiaux is East. That the Institution of Engineers doubtful of his wole in the Chamt, doubtful of and Shipbuilders of Hongkong may become the next election, and eager to be out of the sLPADA worthy of its name and something more without any vible fadigatty : branch of faith than 'social club, that its influence may be felt with Russ's. Count Ito's offer give him the in the promotion of shipbuilding and engineering opportunity of rying that Frenc has helped fa this post, and that we may benefit by the dis“ | Rusela tos great succ .29; and the For:'gn Office cussion of technical questions,—this I take to be Press, at all events, has nor spted it with a chorus Mr. Jack's meaning; and his sentiments will be of admiration at the gr÷isense" and "faltical endorted by every member who has the dignity moderation" of the Japaners. The journalists, and usefulness of his profession at heart. Mr. Jaded are en delight:í, that they crea pardon Jack deserves our thanks for an original psper," Great Britafe, who almaloosers struck them A lengthy, intellectual, and Interesting Blacus. at first as eminently ausel, our. It is probable that the Ke'car will take the same line. He alon followed to which Messrs. R. Mitchell, J. Kyle, J. W. Kingbore, A. Rawe, R. Cooke and ac'ed at first with his usual impo Zvoners, and Mr. A. Johnston took part, Mr. Jack's opinions It must be acknow! dge1 with some astuteness, being generally endorsed, and ultimately votes of hut bla people have not "vllowed bly lead, thanks to his for ble sbir written paper and tool 1. ft the deadle, Mr. Cooke for kindly preilding, brought the proof Russia very much ind. It is pobable, ceedings to a close.

therefore, that he alro will recep" the Japanese offer, and then Count Ito will find himself in this poaltion. He will hava 1. È the right to annex flautung permanently,'er to hold Pt Arthur forever; but he will have grined in milions sterling with an improv d guarantee for the whole Indemnity ; he will reżnin Por. A:"bür för kliled while out bert shooting bayond Dalhousie, a time, which, if Japan can double be: Fleet, India, has been brought into Dharmsala, where Tunis or our own of Egypt, and he dissolves the may be protracted, like the Freech, occipiion of It was accorded a military funeral.

Mr. Richard Olney (Massachusetts) Attorney. ligatures which bind European alliance General in the United States Cabinet, has been against Japan. It is, of course, ceal that appointed to succeed the late Mr. Walter Q this will be the preci-e result of the negotiations, because the German Kaiser has not yet Grebam as Secretary of State for America.

President Faure has purchased a magnificent announces his decisios: but it is probable, and, villa on the coast of France, at Harro. These, it can hardly be denied that the Japanese Bismarck has got out of a most difficult aliuation house, which is luxuriously furnished, and sur, rounded by a large park, commands flos views very cleverly. He stands, in fact, once more

opposed to Russia atone.

NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN

MAIL.

LONDON, June 6th. The body of the late Captain Barne, who was

of the coast.

The Emperor William has decided that in the year 1896 there shall be held in the Exhibition Park to Berlin an International Fina Att Exhibition, to celebrate the 200th year of the establishment of the Royal Academy of Arts.

A boxlug match has been arranged between R. Fitzsiramons, them Iddle-weight champion, and James Corbett, the American champion, to take place at the Dallas Club, Texas, on the 31st October,

ADELAIDE, June 10th, Mr. Price, M.P., has given notice of motion in the direction of amending the existing newspaper libel law.

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Good coal has been discovered at Koppera- mana, in close proximity to the proposed railway

Iloe.

June 11th,

Mr. Grifiths bas Interviewed the Minister for the Northern Territory with regard to the grant- ing of a totaliza or licence to the Goldfelds Racing Club, who has promised that the licence shall be granted forthwith,

The Government has also promised Mr. Griffiths to declare a quarantine reserve in the neighbourhood of Fort Darwin, for stock.

June 13th.

Sir Samuel Wlison, of Eralidaune, Victoria, Is dend,

Sir Wm. Roblason has resigned the governor ship of West Australia to accept seat on directorate of Standard Bank of Africa.

Mr. Caldwell, M.P., writes to the Register protesting against the action of Mr. Griffiths la proposing to introduce a Contagious Diseases Act here on similar lines to the law obtaining

In Japan.

When Mr. Scott has concluded writing the report on the work of the Buffer State Com mission, be will go from Rangoon on a furlough,

RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

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his morning cup of coffee, The birds were singing and the fishermen's boats were lying As he looked, he in the bay at anchor, suddenly became aware-that-all the little boats were moving la one direction. In an lostant, to his fatense surp-lae, they all disappeared. He tan bleker up the hill where he c mmended 4 better view. and leoked nut to sex:~~

* SHIPPING and Mail NEWS,

Matia_Duk -

Gemman (Bayern) and prox. . Tacoma (Victoria) giḥ prox. American (Belgie) 16th prox. Tacoma (Tacoma) 19th prox. Canadian (Empress of Japan) azad proz,

SHIPPING RETURNS. From 5 p.m. yesterday to & pii, to-day, ARRIVALS.

"Instantly great glaze of fie right in the midst of water caught my eyes, and all the way across the bay and the strait, and in a straight line of fame to the very Island of Krakaton itself, the bottom of the sea seemed to have crackci ocen us that the subterranean fires were elching forth. On either side of this wall of flamer, down lato this subaqueous claim, the waters of the strait were pouring with a tremen down hissing sound, which seemed at every | Gimfruit...steamer from Slogapore.

Banolder moments if the flames would 12 extinguished;

Chimpt bat they were not. There were twin cataracts,

Talchlow.... and between the two cataracts rose a great crackling wall of fire hemmed in by cloads of Esmeralda steam of the same cottony appearance which I | Saughlang ma have men of before dampering evers in Santa (chip) the fishing-boats were disappearing even as I Santa Clara............

coked, whitling down the hissing preciples, the the roar of which was already calling out ex-ited crowds in the clly "

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Hangkok. Manila. Manila. Slagapore.

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Amoy. Aggregating 19,304 tons register.

Charges for pilotage will be as follows:-

In to and dat of the Inner Harbour $1

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Boarding verseis outalde of" Warren Island

(laside Shapani) $5 per foot, N.B.So that vesels may be boarded out- side, telegraphic messages should be sent stating time and date of departure from Jest port, -A OAS" PILOT.—Vesss fro sfow 'ke wishing to secure a Pilot can have my saɩvices, I am ready lo sawer any telegraphic messages, or to meet, guy war-vosiel at the nearest port in China or Japan,

(Sd.) F. H. MoRSEL.. Chemulpo, Korca,

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.

Hongkong, June 29th (noon). Mr. Erich Georg"reports an follows :— A fair amount of business has been done during the week in some of the principal stocks, and rates are steady with few exceptions.

BAVE SHARES-Business was put through in the afternoon of the 22nd instant in Hongkong and Shanghal Bank shares at 182 per cent. prem, for delivery to-day, and at 86 per prem, for surt Aquust, and during this week a fair amount of transactions" have been reported at 182, 183, 184, 184k, and 185 per cool, pram, for cash, also at 100 per -cent, preu, for gæst August, and st 193 per cent. prem, for goth September, mürket closing quiet with a few shares offering at 184 per cent prom. | (perhaps 183 per cent. prem.) for cash, The London quotation remains 616. A low small lots of Nationals found buyers at $28.

| MARINE ÎNJURANCES-China Traders are in demand at $65 to $683, and Cantons at 162), ----- Straits have changed hands at £18) and are Wanted at that Sigure. Other stocks under this heading unchanged. į

The American skip Santa Clara lett Shang Bal on the grå lajeast, and had freth south-west winds the entire passage and streng north-east current.

The Beldish steamship Glasfrufe leht Staga- pore on the 23rd instant, and bad moderate monsoon from Anambres to Bombay Shoal; thence to Hongkong had Bght wariable winds.

The British steamship Esmeralda inŭ Manis on the 6th Instant, and bad variable winds, accompanied by gain aquslis from westward, with low barometer as far av Pratas.. From there to port had fresh north-east winds and fine clear

weather,

'The British steamship Chingiu left Sydney on the 6th lostant at 4:30 p.m. and had foe weather all the way up to Basilan Straits; thence to Cabra had moderate increasing winds and heavy seas with hard rain squalls crossde Chian Se, falling towards north-east Heads and fining towards port.

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FIRE INSURANCES quieter, owing to the losses wastained in Japan. Hoogkongs are on offer at $205, and Chloas at 98; ; a few small lots ofthe, latter stock changed bands at $834 and $84.

SHIPPING —Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboate advanced to $3%, but she rate gradually receded to $32, at which rate several hundred shares were taken off the market during the laxt two days. The closine rute fu $3a) sellers. China and Murillar" could be til«ced ́at $51, but niber shipping stocks are neglected,

REFINERIES-Na business.

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Panjams have advanced. to 36; the letters from MINING STOCKS do not show much change.

the mairien state that the poor result from the

SEQUEL TO A CHINESE LOAN.

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„{Before Mr. Justice Day.)

In the Queen's Bench Division of the Higi Court of Justice, the above case was tried on the 17th May. In it the plaintiff claimed £13,727 as commission for introducing a proposed gald loan, which the Chinese Government wished to ratze, to the defendants.

Mr, Herbert Reed, QC., and Mr. A. Powell *ppeared for the plaintif ; Mr. Lawson Walton, QC., and Mr. A. M. Bremner for the defendants; Mr. W. R. W. Peel held a "watching bris!" for parties interested, whose names were not mentioned.

Mr. Herbert Reed, Q.C., in mpening the plaintiff's case, said that in the early part of September, 1894, the Chinese Government was proposing to ratin a loan of Li4,000,000. The plalatiff, who was a financial agent entered fals negotiations with the defendant, who were also financial agents, and on September 11th, 1804 the defendants orally agreed to pay the plainik”“ 2 per cent commission on the amount of the... bonds or securities relating to the lexa to be sold by them. This loan was hot, proceeded with with defendants To Introduce a gold foam at 43 but subsequently the Chlanse Government agreed

per cent. for £1,136,363. The defendants were and were to receive bonds of the face value of to pay to the Chiesis Gaverament $1,000,000 1,136,363, and the, following! note gives the terms of commission the defendants agreed to ***

November 26th, 1894- "Re-Chinese Four-and-a-Half per Cent, Gold Loan of £1,196,363,

"Dear Sir-In consideration of your intro dosing the above lasa to us, and our securing the same through you and for services rendered by you, we hereby agree and undertake to pay you for yourself and your friends a commission of £11,717, the same to be payable to you as and when and in like manner we receive om prošt

"In the event of our not carrying the businem through, then you are to have no claim against nt of any kind whatsoever...

*This commision is to cover yourself and all other parties interested with you in the business and we are to be under no further Habililty lor any other commission to any other person of persons. Should you desire it, we will" ba glad to split this commission the better to suit your convenience,

"We are, Dear Sir, yours faithfully.

ARMSTRONG & Cò,

While he was locking, an 'Immense and Toilettesmer for deafening explosion, louder than ever heard at Krakaleo, partially stunned him. It was a Cristir comm moment or two before he could realise the fact|| Lawangenommeneen that the whole world bad been plunged fato Plecak the world. Through this darkness, which was EvMOON darkness "Darkness had lostantly shrouded Hartka zaistmessa punctuated by distant cries and groans, the Orcasskal ............. falling of hoary bedies, and the creaking disrup-Xolder tion of masses of brick and timber, most of all the tasting and crashing of breakers on the ocean, were audible. The city of Anjer, with all its sixty thousand people in and about it, bed desa blotted out, and any living being savo myself remained I did not then and it out. One of those deafening explosions followed mother, an some new submerged area was suddenly heaved up by the velcanle are below, and the sen admited to the hollow depths where that fite had raged in vain for centuries." The awful surge of the ocean as it rushed land ward fright ened him and he ran up the mountain side in the darkness. At last he saw a house standing hours and hours be fed upwards along the road

on the roadside. He rushed in, thlaking to fud relief from the Intense heat, but through the tiles of the flear little blue flames were flickering, and the house Itself seemed like a furnace. Under the floor he saw the body of a woman to native garments. At last, at four or five o'clock la the afternoon, be reached the city of Serang, supposed to to a lunatic for two days. where he was the first to bring the news. He At last he was soothed by droge into sleep, Afterwards recovered. When he and soon returned he found that all ille and every bit of vegetation had been consumed, and every living

cyanide process is due to an accident to the wats.". creature blasted and burat up. Six hundred

which would not happen again, and to the fact milles away itwxnnecessary to burn lamps all day,

that the work is new to the company's bandı at The city of Arjer lay 100 feet under water | Mr.

the mine, Chatbonnager'ura weak at $105, and

The agreement for the loan was initialled by the Chinese Minister In London and on Dec. 3rd Van Gestel says that be bloks it is a very moderate estimate that two hundred thousand

Jelebus at $3.30 Balmorals have gone up to The British steamship Taicklow left Kob-si

1844, the Minister, acting on behalf of the... persons lost their lives in Java and Sumatra chang on the 22nd instant, and had moderate received from the mine stating that tha ralos 85.75 sales and buyers, a telegram has been

Viceroy Li Hung-chang, contracted with the. The north-west coast of Java was covered six and light south-west winds is Pais Obly thomas and seven fout dean with”, zahan, A year later to the Parcels bad-to-g south-west winds and have set in, and that crushing would be resumed defendants, la wring, to take from them the loan, O Doc ronts the defendants, refused to an immense lamp of purice-stone, undoubtedly all weather with haey olsa, From the ages and seller, the Day drone proceed any further in the matter and informed cast up by this explosion, we found Bases. winds and fine weather,

Paracels to Hongirang had moderate to liphi | ssies and sellers; the Dolly Prise of 27th | the plaintiff that they would not go on with the Instant reproduces the Mining Manager's report business. His submission was that the defendants the Mediterranean covered with,

for the four weeks anding 13th festant.

after the arrangements had bean, entered fato, Pulverised pumice and ashes are, according to Mr. Gestel, known to have been carried many

DOCKS. WHARVES AND GODOWNs.—In Hong-

could not capriciously refuse to bring out the king and Whampoa Dock shares a very falz

loan so as to prevent the plaintiff earning thousands of miles, and to have been held in

business has been date at 103 cedute his commission. The wards in the apice suspension la the atmosphers for years.

prem, and higher rates are expected to sale, an

ment to the effect that the defendants the business, through the the company has done remarkably well, and it did not carry le jak possible that a better dividend will be plaintiff would have no claim against them, declared for the current half-year. The steamer

could not apply where the defendants had refused wrongfully to go on with the barisete, and the Zairang met with an accident on Thursday when gelag alongside the Wharf at West Point, plaintiff had done all that he had bargained to do. by striking the Prays weil and damaging her stem, which has vecessitated her docking. A few Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's shares have changed hands at $45

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.The only business to report is a sale of Hongkong Lands at $59, at which rate there are further buyers, holders demanding higher rates.

MISCELLANOUS.---Smalt sules of Green Islands and Watsons have been reported at 89% per share, Hongkong Electries have been done at 84.80 to 9485 and are an offer at $4 90. Gis and Rope shares are wanted at quotations. Hongkong Ices have been sold at $50 to $81, and shares could be placed now at $83.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A ministerial crisis is threatened in Germany, A preject is on foot for closing the Monte Carlo Casino.

*Austed emigration" has materially added to fill the colonies of South Africa.

It is reported ba good authority to to a Japanese idea that this will be their ramasant poultion in forelga affairs, and we can readily believe it. Taking very adroit advantage of a Euror an accident, namely, the desire of the German Emperor to establish easier relaticas secured a concession from Japan which soothes with the Cear, the Russian diplomatists have the offende 1 pride of their master, and enables him to pose as victor before his people, but they have not altered the great facts of the situation, It is a borrid uulsance for them that a new Power should have arisen in the Far Essl with a fleet equal to their ewn and able, therefore, to prevent a sudden maililme descent on Chink. It is a worse nuisance that they should be com railed for the next five years le fortify Vladi vestock, which they ho s one day to abandon ; and to keep in Eastern Siberia a costly and useless garrison, with which, hitherto, they bave been able so completely to dispose that they could not without heavy reinforcements place 20,000 regulars on any ♬ slut of the lower waters of the Amour. And it is the worst nuisance of all, that in order to cry out their great rallway project, which has now become vital to their Asiatic position, they may have to fight or bribe two Powers instead of one, one of the two being setive, mabile, and well asmed. Anyone who Fort Lazarethas is, remember, to reach the looks at the map will see that, in medee to reach only prasibia safe por: for the debouchure of their railway they must obtain a grand slice of Eastero Manchuria and a whole ection, quite a fourth, of the Kingdom of Korea Formerly, they could have obtained them easily enough, as we can all now see; for China could no more have defeated Rössla than, sho could defeat Ispan, and Korex was a fosallised and wholly powerless little Stato. Now, however, there is China to be coerced, probably just after sha has reformed her Army, 'or, li she does not reform it, she can appeal to Japan, and Korea has become a Japanese dependency. In the best event the effort required will be much greater, and Russia is no more fond of great efforts than This Japanese Imbroglio, says a willer in Thany other State; and in the worst, she might, Spectator, which has not ended yet, as most of if her feet were defeated or her army driven ‚our contemporaries seem to fancy, reveals in a back, soffer exceedingly serious disaster. We Istrong light the immense weight of Russia in the all know what a serious defeat would mean to diplomacy of Europe. The Treaty of Shimonoseki, in India; and it would be nearly, if not quite, which did not affect either this country or France as dangerous an event for Russia in Asia, for or Germany, inflicted, as we have always candidly though her subject population is far less, it is poluted out, grave incidental fajory on Russis, more restless, and qolte as desirous, if it saw a It práciically barred her access by railway to the chance, to throw off the European yoke. The port on the North Pacific which is absolutely position, therefore, has grown most unpleasant, essential to her plan for the commercial and unpleasant thai tw: be most difficult for the agricultural as well as administrative develpment Russian statesmen by and by to avoid a war with of her vast Asiatic dominions. Under the Treaty, Japan. They can have little hope of concllating

There are now 873 women servingon Boards to obtain her port Russia must fight both Japan her, or they would not 'have put the present and Chist the former already a great Power, affront upon the Japanese people, who of Guardians In England, Instead of 169 si Korea before the passing of the Local Govegament Act. the latter with easy access to Russia In Asla remembered their expulsion from

It is reported that President Cleveland will along the line of three thousand miles. The for three hundred years, and at last avenged Asiatic Department of 6. Petersburg, which it; and unless they conciliate her, they remove Governor Hughes of Arizona and that Ix separate bureat exceedingly well have to extort a fres hand in Manchua and ex-Governor Zulich will be appointed to the

VECALCY informed and permanently ambitious, perceived Korea from an active and vigilant Powe: which this at once, and was furious, but & has an ironclad fleet at ses, and can mobiilse a remedy was not easy to devise. The Russian hundred and fifty thousand very grad soldiers, feet is not strong enough to be sure of beating supplied with the Morata ride and an improved the Japanese, and though the munitions stored Gatling gun. We can ally conceive that the at Visdivostock are immerse lo guantity part of Asiatic Department is not content, and that, if them are necessarily out of date, and no lis allies would stand 1, it would like to atliize suficient army could at present be collected their assistance in ordering Japan to redre at once bath from Por: At bur and Kores. The there without a frightful expenditure both of treasure and of life. The Department hesitated, alller, however, will hardly go that length; rad when suddenly the German Emperor, though he they recede, there will probably be an abessy Is absolutely unaffected by the Treaty, in his peace for five years, during which Japas will eagerness to conciliate Rust sprang forward | have forty millions to spend la orfuglog her sat- with an offer of active assistance by sea. This power up to a level at which it will reem was accepted with gladness and immediately formidable even to a coalfilon. Mack as symp the French Government, lightened to death tomate the Russian desks, revealed in recent Lest Codin should be regarled in St. Peters- telegrams, that Spain, which has had sething borg as the friend lustoad f Short, made a to say in this war, should have. 2 leading place similar offer. That was accepied, too, doubtless in arranging the now negotiations, Spain, us with many smiles, and Coust Ito suddenly owner of the Philippine islands, has much to found himself confronted with an unexpected fear from Japan, and could balp Rusia is a danger. If his master kept he peninsula of war waged against Japan most malarially, Lisatang, as ceded by the Texty, he might have to face three Powers st sel, Powers whose

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The Knights of Labor have established per- manent headquarters at Washington.

A lady in Brźli han just completed a diction- ary for the blind. It has cecapled her meatly two-and-a-half yeaTE.

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The British steamship Rosetta left Bombay on the 13th instant, and Singapore on the 24th, From Slogapore to lat. 6 deg, porth and long, 107.30 east, exverienced fine but elendy weather; thence to the Partenis had strong monsoon with overcast and squally weather. Wind west-south- west. From the Parsees to Gap Rock had moderate to hesh winds, veering through north to east and hard squalls with moderate sea,

The British steamship Swaphing left Manila on the 26th instant, and hid moderate south. south-west winds and sex with cloudy and abowery weather up to la, as deg, north and John A Morris, the celebrated turfman of New long, 116 dar, east ; thence to port had moderate York, died at Houston, Tex., recently. He leaves winds and sex from north-east and east with passing showers. On the 27th at 9.45 0.37. catate valued at $25,000,000, Ex-Queen Liliuokalani, now at Honelalu, spissed the steamship Queen Adelaide meerlag

bound looking for a basband. She recently tried to south-east-byssouth apparently.

Manila. Last night passed a utaamerapparently captore'a Japanese orlace, but'without success.

The demand for doors la the ballding trade in

from Hongkong"to"Manila. England is enormous. The foreign importation alose amounts to nearly 2,000,000 per annum.

There is considerabis talk of forming a union of the Central American States. Nicaragus and Honduras have signed a treaty looking toward federation.

A man feels droway after a heady dinner because a large part of the blood in the system goes to the stomach to aid in digestion, and leaves the brain poorly supplied.

Of the 12,000 miles which form the land girdle of China, 6,000 touch Russia erritory, 4,800 British territory, and only 400 French, while 800 may be described as doubifal,

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THE JAVA SUGAR TRADE,

In bla repost for 1894 on the trade of Java, Acting-Consol MacLachlan 'refers as follows to îba sugar industry;—The crop of 1893, previously the largest on record, has been exceeded by that under review by about 4,600 tons, as a glance at | the following figures will show :--

1893,

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1894. Total...416,316 483.760 488.307 The productions in mid-jays should, under

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The British cruiser Mercury kas besa desfavourable circumstances, have been considerably patched from Blogapore to the assistance of the larger in proportion to the increased ster of cane under cultivation, but the weight of the case in steamer 31. Paneras, which recently ran ashore

most districts disappointed expectations owing to its vary dry character. With regard to the near Labuan.

serch disease in the cane, which has formed the

A. Malcom, Esq., 135, Blenheim Crescent Holland-park, Wn

James Aratoon Malcolm, the plaintiff, examined by Mr. Powall, said he was an Armentan. In the autumn af last year he was trying an Begollate Chinese Loan. He went to the plaintiffs on Sept. rith. The witness was being asked as to what was then said shout the loan, but this evidence was objected to by Kr. Lawson Walton, Q.C., and was not allowed because the agreement un to the commission to be paid was subsequently reduced to writing. Eventually the commission note of Nov. 26th was put in, hot, being unstamped, the penalty was demanded, Mr. Powell contended that he was entitled to rely on the copy set out in the defence without patting in the original, but the judge would not admit the evidence unloss, the original was put in. The penalty was paid and the document read,

The witness continued t-He had done every. thing to carry the loan through and knew of no reason why Mesurs. Armstrong and Co. ||repudiated.

Mr. Powell then called Ting How-wang,__# secretary of the Chinese Legation; bat, on Mr. Lawson Walton, "Q, C, abandoning the plea raised on the defence that Mesms. Armstrong and Co. were prevented by the sction of the Chinese Government from raising the loan, me question was asked of this witness,

Mr. Lawson Walton, Q.C., submitted that na case had been made out. The commlssen note al Nov. 26th embodied the terms of the agreement, term of that commission note WAS 1 the event of our not carrying the business through, then you are to have no claim agains as of any kind whatsoever." The business had not been found practicable, and had not been carried through; and therefore nothing was

Mr. Alfred Holl, owner of the Ocean Steam-sabi et af remark in former reports from this Jewesses of St. Louis, U.S.A., have formed skip Company for, has contracted for two Consulate, Mr. Vice-Consel Warren writes the Sisterhood of Personal Service, a charitable marsuk Mastre, Scott and Co, of Greenoci,At this, and of the island the sereh disease organisation which will care for the port of their and for two with Messes, Workman, Clark & Co., has remained stationary, and for the coming own denomination and educate their chidren.

Were it not for the maltitude of storks this of Ballam. These four pieszers will each be | year, under the influence of favourable westher, | owing by them to be plaintiff.

Mr. Powell contarded that the words ought throug ESTI every winter there woull be not in length, 49 feet beam, and 31.5 inches there is a general feeling that no pro breadth, They are designed to carry 7,300 tons nounced extension need be feared. Of late years. living in some parts of the country, for aide avay

produce a sort of came which will mat be lasts they ought not to be allowed to laka advanisge Inundation frogs appear is devastating warms, deadweight, and to steam twelve and a half many attempts have been made to introduce or to be construed against the defendants, and tant

The Court of Appeals is Albany, NY,

to the sitacks of serb, which causes so much of their own fault. The words ought to be sentenced Dr. Robert Buchanan, who peisoned

damages to the Chariben cane now in general constructed -" In the event of pur bat being his wife with morphin few months ag, to be Bianchester papers state that the Alfred Holt sie. Informed that, both by the Introduo able to carry the business through. He combined reserves were potentilly far greates VOLCANIC ERUPTION OFF JAVA. killed by electricity during the week begunlug lines, Furrkur hat how specially charted to them of a souple of new discriptions of cans and sited "Fieber 9. Drawatt" (43.2. y, C. B. pl.

July 1st.

production of is new cane frets feed, Mr. Justion Day gave judgrisant for the delende, than' his own, and who, if he fired on them,

onvey a large complement of cotton-planing | also by

aste. The commission note, showed that the would use.fkeir resources to the most. In the A recently published number of the Come

The news was telegraphed broadcast dier the chinery to Shanghai from Manchester. The sime suisfactory experience may be noted. collision China as certain to bleak faith, and palitan contains a graphic description of the States that President, Cleveland few days ago pm will be frem The works of John Plantations in the west end of the island baring defendants left themselves" maampered and

herington and Hons, Kimited, and will been found free from the "dispass have bees latended to pay out of the profits. They intencio Japan might lose her lademalty. Her repute, and eruption of the great volcane of Krakalon, took the first walk in Washington that he has her control of the water all together There was writen by an Twitness. Mr. Joan taken since his inauguration. The wake that orspeise Homs 3,000 to 3,000 packages e Tala la, mach asorted to for the security supply of to pay the commission if they carried (ha business through, and if it had been practicame, no chance of securing an ally 1 for America, Van Gestel, the author of the paper, war Grover will take on March 4th, 1807, is the one | only part of a much larger consignment, the plant cane, with, in the main, satisfactory results. though friendly to Japan, was ne disposed to GHE..of the persons sant off by the the people are looking forward to with the rentalising portion of which will be sent down the Darley the past year the General Syndicate of in their opinion, to carry it through. Say would z done so, because tidy would have Sugar Planters has been formedy with probably, have do "canal en route for the same destination by a fight for her, and Britain, though infferent as to Datch Government to taka scientific obeer greatest interest, the Tresty, was determined in almost any vations. They saw an immense column of dre The Anti-Revolutionary Bill has been defanted | İster sickness)

branches in each sugar district, and the more get a large set theassotes by doing a Bat the general co-operation and concerted action in the free of the terms in the commission, contingency to watch and wait. She does not and what appeared to be smoke, a distance of in the Reichstag. The Clericals spoiled its

In matter raising to the industry that may there could be no claim against thans malam). want Russia to be supreme on the Neth Pacife, Sky miles on From time to time immense chances by their endeavours to convert into a

fragments of incandescent stone were hurled up rag-law intended to still fronds of steamship E, Wicked in the North Ses in sports of the 1894 Crop to 31st December

+ Tedreiging for the messins of the ill-fated hereby be abislaed shonki prove advantageous business was carried through Judgment for con of an over-victorious Japan either.

defendants with costs. Upon the application of The risk to be run was therefore tramandons, from the crater shree or four hundred fost into and thought. But the Government will

the plaintiff Mr. Justice Day granted in uncondi- mile, from the shore, they discovered that for the restriction of revolutionary prop del Caherm It is huge tooth of the mammoth sundries, 34,316 tons; total, 304,111 tour, his Lordship's judgment upon the constriction

remote pisa has been brought up by a Lowestoft tones China 65.540_1095; America. 7,154 resources just as well as his rivals, remived not

supposed to be ■ Five: WAS A Daring a bull-fight at Barcelona the to run it hits on tertble Parliammary disie torrent of molten sulphur. They landed on jamped clasa over the barler enclosing of ring, or primeval slephant which at one period lived in Mention has already been made in this repect of to be placed upon the commission note En madness, there were - culties in his way; but the semi-sacred authority, the island, and endeavoured to climb towards the parage behind it, and a sepond Barrier Beltalada eat members, is rathy remains have the serious fall in the value of sugar, and the question, Such appeal will be entered in a few of the Mikado might overcome them, and he the crater. At the distance of half-a-malle their dividing the passage frees the auditogen. A been found back on the costs and inland. This pricas now current are the lowest on records days. decided to recede Just so far as to dissolve the skin soseted and cracked. For the first three policeman shot the animal, but the ballet, som exifscrambual belonged to the Pleistocene Since, the crisis, through which the industry spared to alliance. He therefore resolved, if the tiree hundred feet from the edge of the erates pasing Through the steer, also kiled an offcer perled diamalia, and had a considerable passed in 1834 no efforts have Powers would force China to increase her faded the ascending column was one uniform white.he game to the assistance of the marking. g. Tharpacimen in question weighs nearly effect such economies were compatible with Scorr's Emmidon of Pere Cod Liver Oil with sity by ten millions, to surrender all claft to hot ma of clear flame of dassling brightness. Marly sixty persons were hurt during the 4116, and is he left lower true molar. It is in dus efficiency being maintained, and special Hypophosphites, is a combination of t

"entertain splendid | preservation.

atication has been paid to cultivation and the valuable remedies, in a palatable and easily the definitive possession of Linulung," indThis column of flame was about one and a ball scramble, but when it was deer ike

extraction, by means of improved machinery, of digested form having great healing and conjent himself with holding Fort Arthur only miles in diameter, As he turned back to the ment proceeded as if nothing had happened.

William Walon'snew and compheatfrely long

'n larger percentage of sugar from the cane. In strengthening properties, most valuable und the indemnly was paid, which if the Fowars ship he saw the bottom of the footprints that

M. F. H. Rad, recently Harbour Master a few mills it would appear that the limit hus Consumption and wasting diseases. Read tha exert themselves to facilitate a great Canese he had made in coming, aglow with fire poem, notices of which appear to the Landas loan, need not be a very long period. These from beneath. The stesiner then returned, papers, is highly praised by 17he Spectator at Chemalo, Fores, has, as will be seen by been reached to which the reduction of expenses following I have found Scot's Emulsion of terms did not suit the Asiatic Department This was in May, and the eruption continued The poetis entitled "Hima to the Ben.74me following nication, taken to piloting can go, whilst the price of production still exceeds great benent in the treatment of phthiminal

extremely palats his Petersburg, which is in consequence sulkiy night and day until the tab of August. Spiciator says There is not a line in it means my competent man and that which can be paid-by consumers, so that scrofulons diseases. It Commencing another Press war on Japan' but By that time every sad had got used to which is not a great ins.... In this noble probably known pore about the dangers on the swners have found it necessary to close. Were and does not spact the stomacheathes ressio they did sult France and, as we imagine, It, and no one even talked about any more poem, mistermed hymu, but all the more costs and is the barbours of Kords than say it not for the hope that the depression will not be the great difficulty experienced in an amat Germany also. M. Handiauris in a horrid moses. On August 12th, Mr. Van Gestel, looking out wonderful for the purely imaginative character are who learned how to "box the long continued others would have to follow wait. sion of the pile alle De The French statesmen and soldiers pezésived from a valley a mile up the mountain slope,

competent critics will not recogalis at last that I have the Boour; to inform - steamship | | for the abolition of the export duty nowlevied and | Chemlát can aspply: L--Sola Arcata for Hong- medication of the Treaty, not even right of isée Kerkatao, was much pressed by the of the really greatest Common way rates. The panepects for one and the ples of Catal. Watkins

this reming (1899) wag mo na law (nyomable, Yelena, with la wở) •within the ongini of the some. He wai sieking a sight; taking ) susters ei English song/

and Count Ito, who understanda intigaational | the air, when they were three-quarters of mitendeavors to obtain a law from the Reichstag sausɛy last, sw "Extgreiting' rello of the far wes-Europa, 177,647 texas 'Australik, 2{ary) | tional stay-of execation pending an appeal boos

kolearly that they would get nothing out of; any i behind the city of Anfür”, thirty miler: rồng / of its splendour, we are greatly mistaken if all doen gang..." "Als Keificallon reads than som | An appeal to the Government is contemplated Surgeon, St, Vincent's Hoepi. Deblin. Asy