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Ko-day's Advertisements.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITES.

FOR SHANGHAI, VIA SWATOW,

THE Steamship

"KWEILIN," Captain Harle, will be despatched TO. MORROW, theʻrgih instant, at Daylight,

For Freight or Passage, #noly to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Arents. Hongkong, 14th April, 1895.

FOR SHANGHAI,

THE Stearnship

*LYEEMOON,"

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Captain G. Heuermann, will be despatched for the above Port .TO-MORROW, the 15th instant, at 4 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, spoly la

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 14th April, 1896.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

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FOR CHEFOO AND NEWCHWANG,

HE Steamship

"WHAMPOA,"

Captain Newcombe, be despatched on

THURSDAY, the 16th farlant.

For Freight ar Pausage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

Hongkong, 14th April, 1996,

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND CALCUTTA.

THE Steamship

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"ARRATOON APCAR," Captain J. E. Hansen, will be despatched for the above Ports on SATURDAY, the 18th fostent, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,

Agents.

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Hongkong. 14th April, 1896.

"PINILLOS" LINE OF STEAMERS,

FROM LIVERPOOL ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, SANTANDER, CADIZ AND MANILA.

HE Steamship

THE

"PIO IX,"

having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that "their Goods are being landed at their risk Into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited. at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.

Cargo remaining undelivered after the 21st Instant will be subject to rent.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1896.

Entimations.

CLARET-Our Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the face of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins and currents as is generally the case with Cheap Wines BRANDY,—All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pure Cognac, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage. WHISKY-All our Whisky is of excellent quality and of greater age than most brands In the market. The ScorCH WHISKY marked "E" is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connoisseurs to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market.

FUNJOMS.

The Secretory of the Puvjóm Mining Company" adviser us that he has received the following wire from the Mine -

* The Cyanide trial will be complete by the end of the month. We expect to trust abasi fra tona. The Chemlat expects a good margin of proff. We are repwing fully at an early

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The foregoing is the "reply to a cable forpatched fears Hongkong on the oth instant, Jequiring what progress was being made, with | the evaniding operation; what the propects were, and the probable date of the completion of the trial..

There is now quite a "boom" In Purjams.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

TWELVE(cases of plague to-day,

THR meeting of the Legislativa Council Exed for

His Excellency Jonkboer Tonis, Netherlands Minlater to the Court of the Emperor of Japin, arrived barn thlu morning from Batavia by the French mall liner, and proceeds to Japan at an

early date.

A LETTER dated Melbourne 13th March has teen received from Mr. Saller, who was recently bere as the representative of an Australien syndicate, arying he has a number of ponies and high-class cattle for this masket, but that up to the date of writing he had not been able to pro- care stommer, though he expected to reach bere about the end of this month or the middle

of May,

We only guarantee our WINES and SPIRITS the 17th instant at 3pm. has been postponed lands under the protecties of Spain, and the

to be genulae when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.

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FROM all accounts it would appear that Dr. Tameson might not Improperly be described as a rough and reidy man,

THE coollas employed at the Singapore Gas Works went on strike on Good Filday, causing Te thereby a good deal of inconvenience.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 10th January, xRo6.

BIRTHS.

At Shanghai, on the Pà festari, the wife of T. A. LEX, of a daughter.

At the Shanghai Slik Filature Co.'s Sia Chang Filature, Soochow "Road, No. 3, on the 8th Instant, the wife of ACHILLE RIVA, of a con

DEATH.

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On the 1st instant, at Wahu, JENS VIGGO THORWOLD LARSEN, of the Chiness Imperial Maritime Customs Service. ·

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1895.

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S MESSAGÈS.

THE KING OF ITALY AND EMPEROR WILLIAM.

LONDON, April rath, The meeting of Klag Hembert and the

A 'JAPANESE, who lately anived at Yokohama from the South Sea Islands, proceeded to the Foreign Department on the 3th elt, and petitioned for the opening of negotieilans with the Spanish Government for compensetion for the murder of a Japanese resident in one of the

a warship for the protection of despatch of Japanese residents in ike South Sea Islands.

We note that the editor of our esteemed contem- vorary the Pinang Gansits, in pabilahing word for word la bis issue of the 1st fast dur asticle on the "Opening of the West River" under date March 18th, entirely forgot to acknowledge the source of his Information. If our contem. porary were to go over the coples of Mesny's IT is reported that the French Conen! at Shang-in'eresting Affiialiamy (published at the China bal has gone to Pankow in see to the laying Garatia effic, Shanghai) to would soon see that out of a new French Settlement at that port.' our articles on this subject were carefully com. plied, and were not mere chunks cat out and. slumped in as “padding" pure and simple,

WHO says the Hongkong Post Office is thavery woest in the whole world? Surely it cannot be If there is Jast'fication for the following para Ar Imperial Edit has, says the NC. Dally graph appearing in a recent issue of the Sydney News, been issued entrusting to Sir Robert Bulletin WestAustralia Post-fficeways! Thus Hurt the organisation of a postal service for the writes a former Melbournite frem Coolerle Empire, and appointfag bien virtually Post-I get letters a fortnight after the date of the master-General for Chian.

PO. stamp. If you complain no redress can be ebtalne. I get about ball the newspapers sent me, and people tell me I ara Iacky. About 64 tons of newspapers were burnt here some time back, because sorters bad not the time to sort them."—"Burst,” eb i

Sri Claude and Lady MacDonald left Shanghal for Tientsin, vid Cheloo, en routs to Peking en the rath lust, by the Indo-China Co.'s steamer Liensking.

THE Singapore papers report three cases of suicide-oue a Rling and two Chinese-ad the 4th and 5th fast. Ose was a prisoner in the geol, who ent his way lato elemity with the

foolshly given him to shave with OUR, Singapore contemporaries, report that Chewiller de Kontiki has bad a most successful tour through Java and Batavia, receiving ovations wherever he appeared. He is now in Dell, whence ha goes to Colombo and India.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Consignees are requested to present all Claims Emperor William of Germany was of the most THAT clever descriptive writer, Ernest Black-

for damages and/or shortages not later than the 28th Instant, otherwise they will not be recognised.

be left in the Godowns where they will be All broken, chaled and damaged Goods are to

examined on the asst instant, KU JI AM,

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 14th Apell, 1896,

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Intimations.

cordial nature,

ITALY AND ABYSSINTA. Colonel Sevanly Colemn, which recently ordered to remain there for the time being. arrived at Kasiala with, supplies, has been

THE CRISIS IN MATABELELAND. The whole of the Matebele nation has risen in arms. The transport service at Huluwayo has collapsed. The Metabales attacked and sur- tounded a British force a hundred and thirty

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & column. The British law was five killed and

COMPANY, LIMITED,

sixteen wounded, that of the Matsbeles ans hundred and fly killed and four hundred wounded.

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

IMPLE AERATED -WATER.

SIMPLE

SODA WATER.

LEMONADE.

INGER ALE.

SARSAPARILLA RAS

ASPBERRYADE, &c.

Dakin, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS 176 made under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist and will bear compa- rison with the bert English Manufactures.

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, Messes and other Large Consumers, Any complaints should be addressed to the Manager. „Hongkong, 3rd May, 1895_____

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED, A.D. 1841.

WINES

SPIRIT S.

AND

-1427

ALL there are selected by our London House, bought direct, at first hand, imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all inter mediate profits, and enabling us to supply the, best growthi at MODERATE PRICES,

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PRICE LISTS,

with Full Details, to be had on Application. FORT aller removal should be tested a month before are. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted as the Dispensary before being sent out. - SHERRY.-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superfor, Vintages. All are

brie Kersh Wines/

(Special to China Gazella) THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL-OF FORMOSA.

TOKIO, Apr 6th. Goreiner-General Kabayama will return to Formosa about the 14th or 15th in),

wall, formerly Editor of the Centennial Magazine, and one of the Soudan ir-ribes, has left quill-driving on the Sydney Daily Telegraph to practise bis ether profession, dentistry, In Macquarie-street, Sydney. Any thing for a quiet life, apparently i

BR TSH North Borneo Trade improved 19 per cent. In 1895 as compared with 1894 ; the figures, as given in the Bornes Herald, which denies that

1891. Incresse. 1,608.141 163,806 1.320 066 334.810

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THE North Borneo Herald, which at one time had probably the least right to be regarded as wemis-paper, has been greatly improved of late. and now-a-days often contains well written and carefully thought-out articles as well as items of "nows and sensible suggestions for much needed Improvement of the trade of the country. Of course in a coastry where the only paper is to il latents and purposes the organ of the Government very much cannot be expected, for Ind-pendent erfilelem to completely out of the question and the consequence is that not a few of those who have haveriant interests at stake In the Chartered Co.'s't ritory have in forward their opinions, suggestions and critlelims to Journals published in neighbouring colantes, An absolutely free Fress has proved of incalcu lable benefit to hath the government and the

so the question naturally suggests itself why should not a free Fress be a boon to British North Borneo?

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THE Gervian crutenen Trana and Kafter gentved at Yokohama on the and instant from Kobe and Nagasaki respectively.

THE Fujiyama Kas, vister ship of the Parkima, was launched, for the Japanere gestrument, at the Thames Ironworks, Blackwall, on March 318.

THE Blue-funnel steamer Aschluss has been sold to a Pinang Chinese firm, and was to start running on the Penang-Rangoon-China run on the 4th instant,

We learn from the Law Times that after a

patient and careful enquiry into the cheam stances under which the notorious Mrs. Maybrick was sentenced to penal servitado for Me that the Home Secretary bas declined to recommends pardon or any commutation.

A VERY bearly welcome was accorded Sir Claude MacDonald by the foreign residents of Shanghal | on the Rh fustant. He was met by Sir Nicholas

Winelos, R.N., (B.M.S. Spartan), and a'large Haopen, Vice-Consul J. L. Scott, Captalu number of leading British residents, who cheered him to the echo as soon as he landed in the † Model Settlement...

THE North Bornes Herald of the xt! fastant has the following és va the accident to H.M.S. Undaunted')—H.M.S. Undaunted met with a light mishap on the 18th. She was going under easy steam, bound to Kudat, when she touched a planscle rock not shown in the char?,' and about so feat below the surface. She fortunately sustalued voy little damage, but returned to Labuan at once.

AMONG the passengers by the outgoing Massa- geries Mail liner are Messieurs Den, Matsunaga and Fadocks, who are accedited by the Govern- ment of Japan to represent Japan at the Inter- national Postsland Telegraph Conference which is to be opened at Buds-Festb on the 18th of May. These gentlemen will also visit the other Earopesa Caplisis with a view to Introducing the latest reforms into the Japanese Department of Communications.

| The Englishmen at Singapore have decided to celebrate St. George's Day, the 23rd inst., with 'a bali, which will no doght be a great success.

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THE Odessa correspodent of the Zimes willes that the transport of troops to the Far East is being setively carried on from that port, notwith standing that the army stationed in the Far East is reported to have tean raised to upwards of 90,000 men. The cralter Haborovsk, which

| arrived at Singapore on the 7th instant, left Odessa on the 7th March with reinforcements for Vladivostock, and at that time preparations were being made to despatch another cruiser to the East,

THE Messageries Maritimes Company Intend, it is reported, to bulid a larga kotel at Fort Said, having about 100 rooms, with all the latest improvements, including Ut, electric light, shops, and offices.

ANENT the recent visit of Li Chung Tang fo Singapore, the Free Press aska :-Walt only by a coincidence that the Rusalan cruisers dawdled

gently along from Colombo up as to allow thems to arrive in the rands simultaneously with the French mail containing H.E LI Hung-chang If a colpeldance the tecident is interesting; Il designed, as we think it to be, the incident is rather more so, and the attention paid to our visitor is as axinte as it is signlscant,

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TO SIR CLAUDE MACD INALD. On the roth Instant the N, C. Daily News published the following sonnet - Ân ship-wrecked Ithacans and labour<FATO

From stress and peril of the stormy night Gazed joyfully at daybreak on the sight Of sunlit bile on Prins wooded shore At Odysseus on the Eeman Isle,

Sore-stricken with long trawalf of the sea, Weary of all his tell that was to be, Of Argives' doom and fair-tressed Circe's guile, Took heart to see Olympian Hermes near-

E'en so we welcome theel Now let the

Dime

Of England climb to all her ancient fame, Her clarion voice ring firm again and clear! - Thine is the hour, Sir Claude! God give thes

speed:

And thine our hearts and hands for England's

Beed.

The Labuse core pandent of the British friend of Mr Payer, of whom he writes thusly North Borneo Herald is evidently a very deas

Labuan was favoured with a visit from Mr. Fryer who seems to bare spent blu time here picking up soma se ond-hand goals which he got a Storapore paper to print, and then wrote s letter saying how true it all was! He invited Sir Charles Mitchell to come le Bonce and Labuan to make investigations. Possibly Mr. Pryer was dilven to this somewhat unusual method of conveying bis wevice to Sir Charles by a refusal of the latter to see bies? We have not seen Sir Charles here yet, though we should berlad to do so; Sir Charles Brooksir, however, dally expected." "If all the Borneo correspondents of Stralis contemporaries were as competent to write an Bararan subjects as is Mr. Pryer. It would be well lit Borneo and for all who have important fatereats at stake in that country.

REFERRING of the proposed Increase of the A DEPUTATION consisting of the Rev. Dr. Mals-milling power at Raub as well as the suggested head, the Rev. Hudson Taylor, the Rev. H. C, atraduction af electric power Installation for the Parah Pioneer 175-So far the mind Hodges, the Rev. J. Stevena, and the Rev. G. H. pumping, hauage, Ughtlog, traction and so on, has only paid-lacloding the rixpence now Boadfield, representing British missionaries and

proposed to be distributed Alvidends smopht. missionary organisations in Chios, waited on Sir Claude Macdonald at the Brillah Consulate, ing to are billing slace 1890, or earlier, on shares that have been pld up to the extent Shanghat, on the zoth instant, Sir Claude was

of thirteen shillings and sixsence or more. The prevented with a 'copy of the Handbook of whole of the gold wan has only produced in Chinese Missions, recently published by the that time $613,000 Practically, then, up to the Mission Preas, and a copy of the "Imperial present the company bas dans nothing more Chinese New Testament. A cordial welcome ban mias for the benefit of its servants and the

body of British Protestant missionaries, and various facts connected with the number of mislenaties, the growth of the native chuch, etc., were put before him, Sir Claude, in reply,

the welcome be had received, and as much Interested in the progress and success of missionary work.

consideration for many purposer. Ta presara what the manager and directors now consider necessary, partially rald-na shareholders will have to contribule the whole of the balance due en their shares. The subject fa and that requires "ondering on. The views of the menzger ara worthy of consideration no doubt; but few things are ro delusive as the eccentricities of indes and mineral deposits generally.

NEWS BY THE FRENCH MAIL.

LONDON, March 13th.

miles from Bulawayo. The Belich; after having | there has been any falling off in the trade of the messes la most civilized Stzler, and that being was given to Slr Claude on behalf of the general | Stale of Pabang—a elcumstance worthy of exhausted; their immenflto cut their way. throu h the enemy and were fal-ed hy's relief country, are as follows: 1895. Imperts...... ..$1.061310 Experts 661.006 Volume 3,626,356 3.027,610 598,646 SOME very remarkable oplum frauds were per-expressed himself as being much gratified by Tik Manchester Guardian points out that anpetrated during last year, says an Indian con- entirely novel principle in the settlement of temporary, on the Indian merchants trading in ihat article in Hongkong. In several fortances Customs duties by international treaty' has been

the Government of India's stamped and other Yox Hata paper of the roth contain reporta practically recogulsed in the Supplementary wise wall secured chests have been found to be

of cases of plarne among the Chinesa on board | Commercial Convention between Great Britain

tampered with, lumps of Indian coal being put the British steamers Gaulle and Chittagong- and Japan. It is the principle of an attempt to correct variations in the proportion actually with balls of the drug. These merchants have one case on each vertel. Promptsteps ware, se soon as the authorfiles beard of the first case, borne by specific datles from the ad valorem accordingly, after themselves thorougly Investi. rates originally intended, so lar ka thene varia. rating the matter, addressed a letter on the taker, under Dr. Kitasto's supervision, to pre- subject to the Hon'bla Mr. D. R. Lyall, Senior vent the spread of the divensa mabora, and up to tions depend upon fscinaiing exchanges.”

Member of the Board of Revenue of Bengal, the 6th fustent with complete success. Both the As they well asy, should these malpractices now victims of this fell disease were Chinese passen first brought to light continue, the trade ingers booked through to the United States. The Indian oplum will be completely disorganised. The implicit confidence of the Chinesa In the Government packing. will disappear; and shippers, in protecting their own interests, will be compelled to take delivery only after opening and examining every chest. This would cause an fufialty of treable, inconvenience, expense, and lots of time, and would hardly be

(From Japanese Papers.) RUSSIA AND KOREA.

CHEMULPO, March grat,

One officer and Inete-one marines of the Russian gun-boat Xovelets were yesterday dis-A cory of the Straits Frai Press received natched to Seoul, and two officers and ninety-to-day contains news of a startling character four marines of the Russian croiser Admiral concerning the Acteen. Way. Kornilo, who have been slaving in Seool, returned to this port, and embarked on board the cruiser to-day, The Admiral Kornileg left here for Nagasaki at room, lo-day.

THE KOREAN VOLCANO.

SEOUL, March 31lb.

A Nagarski'man, named Touchida Jasuka, la

said to have been killed by a Korean named

suphols Hwong-bal-do essly this month,

FUSAN, April 1st, Yamaguchi Krejivi, of Nagasakl, and three others were attacked by Korean robbers on the and u't. while passing Young-am, Chöl-la do, in two Japanese boats on their way to Niases, The whereabouts of two of the Japaneza uro unknown, but two escaped with their liver and are hiding

In the district.

The Chokaf, which was dispatched some time go to Chok-pya Bay, will shortly be dispatched to investigate matters connected with the murder of the Japanese at Mak-pho.

REINFORCEMENTS FOR FORMOSA.

Mort, April tut. Troops belonging to the Third Mixed Brigada have embarked on board the transports, and will leave for Formosa this afternoon,

Not

RE THE CATTLE-PLAGUE.

content with Imposing vexations quarantion restrictions on vessels balling from Hongkong owing to there being a few cases

One of the principal native chiefs has revolted, taking with him 3,000 rifs, and ammunition for two years, and la belag joined by all the other allfed sative chieft. A general onslaught on the Dalch forts is expected, Re. Inforcemente are bring hurled forward from Java, and General Vetter, the Commander-la. Chief of the Netherlande Tadia Army, hay taken cbarga, of 'operations. It is expected that this. will soon bring about a crisis in the way and the Datch will either have to give up the Island or they will crush all opposition.

sultable remedy for the evil.

THE appeal for donations in support of the Blackburn Chamber of Commerce to despatch trade mission to Chiss, which-it le-hoped to get off next month, has, says the L. & C. Express THE following remarks on “Imperial defence of the 13th March, just been lessed. It is pointed and lir cost se published by the London out that the Shimanorekt treaty between Chios Graphie, ste worthy of note in a greatly over and Japan has practically opened up the whole governed colony like Hongong, where the loss of south-west Chian to British trade, and offery: subjects of Her Majesty the Queen-Empress | possibilities of a great extension of the cotton are ruthlessly dated by hapghty Imperialists spinsing and weaving ludostiles. It is proposed the camititulodel rights and privileges of their that the donations shall extend over three years, fellow-countrymen at home:-"A festurs of our in apler, not to make, too large a demand naval defence to which we called attention open fubscribers in the present slats of the a few weeks ago was passed by Bly John trades and first Instalments are payable on 314 Colomb in the course of argint debats. The March, The circularaddsthat it is highly desirable navy which the United Kingdom builds and that there shall be no further delay la organising army and mass defends ike commerce not only and despatching the mission, and although the of Great Britain and Italked, but of every Goremment cannot give the mission any Britisk colony. Yet for this defence the pecuniary aralitance, they have promised to do colonists pag practically nothing." Australis, everything else they cantamaks the undertaking, it in tess, has for a few years past paid with which they have great sympathy, the

success which the scheme merits,

of Black Flague here dally, the Govers all som for the localized services of a few ment of the Philippines hava issued a decree ships, which are that withdrawn from the probibitta the Import of cattle from Hongkong,neral services of the Empire. But even El which, as published in La Gaceta under date we reckon this payment as a contribution, to Manila,'yik Apell, reads as follows t-

Imperial defence, the proportion of expenditure

MEMORANDA.

--- WEDNESDAY, ----rgih 'April,

Police Court.

taken to the Chinese hospital where he soon died, Galle's passenger was, it appears, landed and and was buried in the Chiness cemetery before anyone knew what he had died of. The bedy was rxhumed as soon as the authorities got wind" of the affair, and Dr. Takagi, who studied the plague in Hongkong in 1894, upon examining the swelling in the neck, discovered to swarming with the bacilli of the Black Pl

It is stated that some farther amount of the

Japanese Indemnity money has been paid out. free of cholers.

St. Petersburg is now officially declared to be

J.

The Rev, Alfred Gurgay Goldsmith, seaman's chaplain at Hongkong, has been appointed vicar of Appledore, North Devan, Patron :-ike Vicar of Northam, Bideford.

A Realer's telegram from St. Petersburg saya the Siberfan Reliway will be extended across that the journal Steponel Kray is informed that Manchuria from Chits to Port Arthur, with s branch line In the direction of Poking,

A Milke of boutmen, posters, and labourers at St. Kille, end of the British West Indien Islands, his bree followed by a general slot. A large

suger estate has been destroyed many of the principal buildings have bien burned, and there bas bern serious tony of life. "Marines ware landed from H.M.S. Cordelle, but it is reported | THE Times", Berlin correspondent reposted on

the 12th nitime as follows:--Reports have been bat they were unable to desi with the rioters. current for some time" past that" Germany Reinforcements kaye, been summoned from St proposes to acquire an island on the Chinese | Luda

The Gartis annonse's that the Queen has ceas, or possibly a barbour on the malofand, to

Milao, Esq., Her Majesty's Royal licence and serve as a zaval coaling, station for the bean pleased to give and want unto John German Squadron fo the Far East, and authority that be may accept and wear the there is reason to believe that these reposts are Insignia of the Imperial Order of the Rising not without foundation. The events of last 500 of the Third Class, which his Majesty thi spiläg, when for the first Hme a comparatively Emperor of Japan has been plagied to confer The death is ensonziced: of Mr. ThomKE large Greman fest made its appearance in upon him as a promotion to that Order, Chinese waters, brought home to the German Seration, a well-known London shipowner, whe Government the necessity of securing some took an active part in what may be termed dofnt d'appui for its naval forces in that part of shipping politics. The deceased was a member the world, and it must be remembered that of the first London School Board, and overgent. cativ angsged in the work of the Congregations! Germany has still unsatisini claims upon Union and kindred societies consected with that Chinese gratitude for her share in the restitution denomination, respon

The Colonial. Offon authorities have boé of the Line-tung Profarule. In the course of the explanations which Baron von Marschall invited to suction the establishment of a recently gave to the Budget Committee of the Chartered Company for the commercial exploft. at present considering the details of the scheme, Imperial Diet, in connection with the naval stion and development of Aabasif, and they are estimates, the Foreign Secretary alinded to the watch, however, does not seem likely to meet whelerome faduence which the presence of a with their approvale

Times German squadron in the Far East had exercised The Government of India kas, states a upon the Chinata Government in the for Calcutta telegram, famed a proclamation therance of German Interests, and expressed Els depriving the Chief of Kiang-khang, in the Mekong Valley, of all anthority. His offence is confidence that China would be induced to described as contumaciously refusing to abry accede in a friendly spirit to such further orders lawfully addressed to him by Briffah demanda es Germany might have to maki officers, and otherwise impeding the exercise of

Her Majesty's authority within the State.

have been Inländad to fasfibidem.

upon her. These remarks may not improbabit

otiation

In view of the efficial notices.communicatić | borne by the colonieta workacout ta an A-French Mall closes, by the Consul for Spain is Hongkong as to the Egure. According to Sir John Colomb the labial: 10 m-Salaria leaves for Europe, - sa alarming signs of the existence in that port Rants of the United Kingdoti péy Toy, 66.x heid 2.30 um Mootleg of Licensing Justices,

for the Imperial Navy, the fababitants of the 45 Annual Inspection of Hongkong Australian colonies in 13. head, be Canadians Volunteer Corpe, and ded

for the cession of a coaling station. idering ada ad the South Aldosas nothing. This Man kan ma

THURSDAY, 16th April

| the magnitude of the German From disproportion is unfair to the Mother Country and discreditable to the Mother Coats Noor,-Ching leaves-for San Francisco, via telerests in the Far East and 10 link/par

which Germany has played there, during dual parts of call.

recent crisis, it is not unnatural that, she 5pm-Meeting of Ferseverance Lodge.

deding so he vent empty-handed away and

of an epidemic.among the cattle, which is according to soupe anthrax and to others slader pest; and in view of the sigorous mansures which have been adopted by the British Autorite, which confirms the oplsions pect ing the gravity of the spidamic, and to prevent and dirčenditable to the Colonies; dad walil the the danger of an Israries of the disease ke the colontissarstwoiled to there the good Importation of Cattle from Hongkang be the of the Emptys we can hardly be surprised skai Philippines ja prohibited while the câuter ruwun, they ma kbi

ko which thle únder la den 4.

FRIDAY,--1713 Apily

of !! 3.11 10.-Lediate, at Odd Volumes Romanu, on se her aillez alone rang the benata

cial

It is announced in the Vidimorth, which is edited by Prince Ukhtemsky, President of the Russo-Chinesa Bank, that the Minister at Finance contemplates organising an exhibidas year after the cloning of the Nijil Novgorod of Russia products, la London, to be held mist Exhibition. The Finance Department la stated to have already entered into negotiations to this to und, with M. Radalovilch, His Agent in Paris.

'Major Cavinity, whose death was arroneously.