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PLAGUE REFUGEES.

Now that attention has been called to the fact of the existence of the Chinese Plaguo

Hospital at Lalchikok, and the anxiety of the sick Chinese to escape from bolag treated by foreign physicians becomes more evident, the probability of the presence at mora cases of plague than these reposted to the authorities becomes greater. From various sources stories are heard which go far to show that sick Chinese leave the colony in great numbers as soon as they feel ill. In several

of the villages on the mahland, within an hour's sun of Victoria, and even in many of the Villages on the islands surrounding a large numbers of sick pëople have taken refuge from bere during the last month or six weeks. The villages slinated on the shores of the bay opposite Lycempan have established quite s reputation for healthiness, and we are informed that as many as twenty-five boats with patients

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1896.

NORTH BORNEO NOTES.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

SANDAKAN, May 15th.

It is said that by "making bellave" the very

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ance of the resignation.

service. But for Englishmen like Rhodes, English history would be much pourer and the British domisions would be much smaller. (Applause.)

log the religion of the Russian Church and the faith professed by the Abyssinians.

The present misston, under several milliary officers, consists of eighty numbers, of which the medical staff members only six doctors and twelve nurses. The mission includes sertral priests of the Orthodox Church.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,

MAILS DUE;

French (Melbourne) 10th last. English (Peshqwur) 13th last. American (China) 16th fastant. Tacoma (Tacoma) 16th instant. Canadian (Empreis of India) azid lastant, Tacoma (Victoria) at prox. American (Perú) 4th prox. American (Belgie) aut prox.

THE P. M. S. S. Ca's attamer Pers, with mails, elc, left San Francisco for this port, vía Hono- lalu, Yokohama, and Nagasaki, on the 6th inst.

President Kruger conilaued by asserting that the inktgues alleged to exist Estween the TransWe are informed by the Agent of the Messageries yast and Germany were merely soap bubbles. Maritimes Co. that the steamer Melbourne, with The South African Republic, he said, desired the next French mall, left Salgon for this part to be friends with sil, but the recent plot was at 9 am, yesterday. ledelensible, and those who engineered it must be unliked. There would be no rest for South Afries, he concluded, until that was done.

A despatch to the Pall Mall Ganette from Berlin states that Eugens Wolff, the African exatorer, pablished a card, charging the Faralga Office with bad faith in appolating Lieut. Werther as chief of the Irangi Company,

Both the English and the Africanders of the entrusted with exploration of the northern parts Cape, contioned the Secretary of State for the o! German East Africs. According to Mr. Well, Colantes, thought Cecil Rhodes the greatest

PRETORIA, May zith. Licat. Werther, daring a previous expedition, benefactor the colony ever had. He was

President Kruger bas granted an laterview to an armed man could be moved without the committed even worse crimes than did Peters powerless is the future to do mischief, as not

A press representative, in which he said he was Wolf was delegated by natives to prosecute him, but desisted noon the promise of the authority of the Government's officers and they astonished at the official defence of Cecil Rhodes were ready to give President Kruger any reason-end of the Chartered South Affies Company lo Foreign Office that Werther would be shelved.

The directors of the Chartered South Africa able guarantee. With the view of removing any Friday's debate in the House of Commons. He shadow of suspicion, the Government had refused said he wished that be could have been there so Gwele, as follows "Hesitate to disturbances in Rhodesia and the Impossibility of some of the meakers. Company on Monday caled to Cecil Rhodes at

to advise the Chartered Company relative to the ar to be able to personally door the arguments resignations; what's your view?? Mr. Rhodes of fading out the opinion of the settlers, and they cabled from Gwels on Wednesday Let thought it fair that the directors should be resignation wait.

given time to consider the manter. They thought morrow."

The directors thereupon deferred their accept that Rhodes was in his proper place in South Africa, whether as a director or as a share Colonial Secretary balder, and there he was best alone with the Chamberlain has intimated to the directors tas past. After the judicial proceedings were ended, the Government has agi con present situations the Government would review the situation in Referring to the proposal to establish a fast the light of Information obtained. Mr. Chamber- mail service with Canada, the Secretary of the said that the Government beloved State for the Colonies, Mr. J. Chamberlain, in the proper course to follow would be thats jalat tions with the Dominion Government for the the whole situation, lacluding the administration new steamship service were scarcely completed of the British Chartered South Africa Company and, he added, would not be until the Imperial The policy of the Government, be explained, Government ascertained the cost of such service was to prevent absolutely the recurrence of the more fally. If the service is estabilabed, the legitimate means the efarts to secure a fair and regretable proceedings to continue by every malls for Astalde, will be so forwarded equal freatment for Belilah rabjects is the The President of the Local Government Board, Transvaal, and to restore amity between the Mr. Henry Chaplin, promised to communicate

Mr. Labouchers, Radical member for North with the Dominion Government with a view of bringing about the more frequent inspection of ampton, following after Mr. Chamberlain, made children who emigrated to Canada, in accordance violent sack upon the British Chartered South Africa Company. He was inclined to with the report of the Poor Laws and School bellere, he said, that it Mr. Chamberlain had Committee, which bave pronounced the present been gives a free hand they would not have system of inspection unsatisfactory,

heard much more of Mr. Rhodes and his com

red to bllad the real truth." The outcome of the sltus-

to directors la the

cute George IV. persuaded himself that be bad really led a charge of dragoons at the battle of Waterloo, and by similar reasoning, or rather unreasoning, there are some people in London who belleve that there really is a fine road on our West Coast leading up to a ferille, well cult vated, and populous district. This has resulted in one or two rather amusing contretemps. Ons it all the latest (London) Information about gentieman who tame out from home primed this country, wished to work up a party is Labuan to walk across to Sandakan, and of course sure curlosity was expressed as to how la London that there was a fine broad road the he was going to do it, "Oh: I was assured whole way," said he. But sad to relate, no one in Labuan had heard of this road, and so, thick. for it strange how little people on the spol knew of what was gotag on round them in contrast to the voluminous and reliable Information obtained in London, he started on bis journey with his servants only. At first the path was not bad, last it became a track that would puzzle anything except a rather clever gest to navigate. Thes weary traveller could not go any further and Enally had to be lowered with ropes to the river below and carefully conducted down stream back to his starting poltt in s litile canoe, with crocodiles and alligators constantly threatening to make a mest off him should his frall craft capsize in one of the whirlpools created by the strong fresbet. He bes, it is said, taken occasion to express considerable disbelief in London Information and also doubts the likell- hood of Central Borses belag tapped by a rail way in the near future.

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The Secretary of State for the Transvaal, Dr.

THE P. & O. Co.'s steamship Peshawar, with |the next English mail, left Singapore for this port at 7 pm. yesterday, and may be expected here about noon on the rath last.

hom Hongkong have caffed there in one week, but the further ke went the worse it goi, entfl at the House of Commons to-day vild the negaila. Committee of both Houses should inquire into that the Imperial Government still displayed ↑ THE P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamér China, with

The neighbourhood of Lalchikok also: swarmus with people of the same class, some of whout are, doubtless, not sick of plague, (but there are many who are. Changchow, Lamiaó, Pingchow, and in fact all the islands around us to the south and west sie constantly receiving patients of the same class.

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This condition of affairs, the existence of which can no longer be doubled, goes far to explain the apparent discrepancy between the number of

·cuses occurring according to "town talk" and the number reported by the Sanitary Board. May It

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two races there.

SHIPPING RETURNS.

ARRIVALS.

Leyds, to-day sent a telegram to Six Hercules Robinson referring to newspaper statements perfiality toward the directors of the Chanicred South Africa Company, and especially toward malis, etc., from San Francisco to the 20th alto Cecil Rhedes. Dr. Leyda says: Thli Gavera- via Honolulu, has arrived at Yokohama, and ment does not believe the correctness of these

will leave for this"port, via Nagasaki, to-morrow at present controlled, is a source of danger statements. In their optalan the company, as

morning. to the whole of South Africa. The incursion of the Transvaal was made by officers

From 6 p.m. Saturday to 5 pm, lo-day: and troops carrying the company's arms. Even the special prohibition of Her Majesty's Holsteamer, from Saigon.

10 hold them back. Hupek waaù.................. Government failed although the Chartered Company assumed the fateriationsi obligations of Great Britain. beforehand the plan of the incursion and who The position of the persons who know

they acted in the interests and for the extension of Importallem in South Africa, the end ought to justify the means, and is con

"The Transvaal Government does not belleve laced that the Queen's Government does not Those who defended and upheld the focursion rebels now in gaol do not reallas what lujury and mischief they are causing by adopting inch

not be that the Chinese are becoming more certain firm was urged from London to sead up" | telegraphe to that paper as follows :-The calm P107. The entire press, he went on, had conspired #pported it is defended by the statement that i

accustomed to escaping as the system is perfected, and that this fewer cases are caught?" There has undoubtedly been a great efflux of cases of -plague surrepiltiously from the colony and thus coast, there would' koon be a sort of central well extend the hand of friendship, and eadta. | Rhodes with lying to cotipeal kis complicity with desire to be served by such critical actions.

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the order of the Sanitary Board permitting plague patients desiring to go to Canton to do to providing they are first reported to the medical authorities," which restriction was added purely for statistical purposes, bas terned out In the petium addressed to the Sanitary Board by "over 400 bongs," a transla tion of which appeared in these columns last Thursday, the petitioners say - We alocerely hope that the Board will forward our petition to H.E. the Governor, so that in future.... pernons ruffering from plague may be allowed to return to their native countries without being called upon to report to the Board. For this the Hongkong merchants will be ever grateful." It is, however, becomlag dally clearer that the Chinese residents of the colony bave not waited for the permission prayed for, but have been evading the rule,

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country to a district said to be largely populated, abounding in estates, plantations, and generally said to be flowing with milk and honey, and just the place where, la rallway connected it with the

station with branch lines running off in all direc- tions, and where large stores and godowns and mercantile Erms could be established with advantage. The sald fires thought it would be better to make a few enquiries on the spot before risking any money, so went up a capable man to report. The report when it was received was to the effect that there were neither plantations, population, nor any reasonable possibilities of openlog up trade fa any shape or form. This was convincing, if not altogether consoling. It appears, however, that there are same inhabitants in the up-country district, for the latest Information is that the whole nativo population has slaen in rebelllos, and an army, twealy-five strong, has been seat up to surround them and bring them down to the coast. seven of the rebels are said to have got shot in the first "brush," It is in contemptation to recall some of the army, as it is thought that a dozen seasoned warriors will be quite sufficient to capture all the rebels, while it is doubled if the district cas have sufficient supplies for so many as twenty-five dengry soldiers.

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and generous attitude of the South Africation was that they had a gang of gamblers and Repubile after the Inquiry and the prorate at financiers, headed by Cecil Rhodes, who wished has received meriis recognition. England right

to rob the public. Mr. Labouchere charged Mr Your to meet such of the wishes of the Transvaal the invasion of the Transvaal and with using his as are not inconsistent with British interesta,"

The Daily Telegraph has a despatch from posiiton to advance his personal and sordid and who pressed for generous treatment of the Hanot

Laterers. With incredible Infamy, said the Cape Town which indicates that the conspiracy to averthrow the Transvaal had a still wider editor of Truth, be allowed his lastrement, Dr. ramification. This despatch says: It is stated Jameson, to be tried, when he himtell was that all of the telegrams from the Chartered responsible. Every one of the directors of the Chartered South Africa Company,bit. Labouchere South African Company in Capetown hore the stamp of the Company's service. From coples of the letters which the Transvaal obtained from Dr. Jameson, upon bis capture, it seems that orders had been gives to prepare everything in Matabeleland for an invasion of the Transvaal."

A despatch from Pretoria, alan to the Dally. | Telegraph, syn:—" President Kruger keeply sympathises with Colonial Secretary Chamber- Alain's dilemma, and is convinced that he was

quite aware of the intrigues golag on.

It Bailong been known by the Police that this As regards the East Coast; a large sumbar practice of fleeing from the colony has been the of free Hakkas were expected by the Mimnon, but only a very few arrived, rule with the better classes of Chinese, but unill owing, is 13.2nid, to fresh regulations in Hong galte recently the fecalities of retreat were unhong with regard to steamers carrying coollis known, and even now they are inclined to pooh- | as passingira. A few turned no, however, and pook the idea that they remain close to the were at once engaged by the proprietors of borders of our territory, where they form centres gardens, chiefly in the Sandakan district. By the former trip of the Memnon there were 373 Chinese of contagion to the residents here, and also, in passengers, some of whom were engaged here, only too many cases, leave the germs of disease while the others were transhipped at Sandakan la their conveyances. This is a subject that for estates in Zaunboanga, Sooloo, Menado, Kotol, Balangan, and other districts. That requires careful consideration, for until some this part of the Malay Archipelago is bound to account can be kept of the number of casas leav go ahead in eisar, while it is equally evident ing, no proper Ides of the progress of the disease that Sandakan is going to be the port of tran can be obtained, and so long as these centres shipment for the ever-increasing exist without proper supervision we have no immigrants, who readily find employment to the assurance that it will not be periodically relotro- duced, even if the scourge be once stamped out

in our midst.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

ADELAIDE, May 11th, In the Melbourne libel action Mirams. the Argus, the jury found a verdict for the defendant

east and south of Sandakan.

Chinese

One regards it nowadays us quite a lavour to be allowed to have shares is the local Saban Steamship Company, Limited, and when the new steamer, larger than say they possess (now belag bulit for them in Hongkong) comes down, the transhipment business of the port, is con- adently expected

Coffee, cotton, and cocoazuts are being looked to more and more as the country's real mainstay, and If any Hongkongite wishes to see what coffece planiing really is

a considerable increase to their business, and to

"The Executive Council's decision in regard to the sentences of the Reformers in delayed by

the stubborn objecilons of General Joubert,

Commander-in-Chief of the Transvaal forces, and a member of the Executive Council, that there should be an unanimous opinion on tha **** tentence."

The Daily Mail asserts that Mr. Ratherford Harris, the Secretary in the Caps Colony of the Chartered South Africa Company, has tendered his resignation He was one of those Implicated In the Jameson raid by the Tranivaal * Crypto- grams."

A Paris despatch to the Standard says that the Temp Pretors correspondent reports that papers are about to be submitted to the Trans- vaal Valked which contain an extract from the English fastractions to Jameson's troopers: "Proofs exist," says the Temps correspondent, that the Rhodesia Horse were ordered to be in readiness for the raid

GwRLO, May 7ih (via Cape Town),

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Two Capa "boys" bave arrived here from Bellarwe. They report that 40 white persons bave been compelled to stop there through the the loss of their cattle. The messengers report that these men are holding their own against the enemy. The boys" had narrow escapes from being shot, Cecil Rhodes is delayed here with a column on the way from Sailsbury to the rellaf of Bulawayo. He made an address to the people of Gwelo, in which he said he should lose no time in thoroughly thrushing the rebels and giving them an everlasting lesson. "We will attack the enemy massed at Mavin," said Mr. then proceed to Bulawayo with the smallest Mr. Rhodes, "within a week or two, and will

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concluded, with Intensified bitterness, was gality of culpable negligence and showed not even the financial transactions. proverbial honour among thieves in their

One of the points in Mr. Chamberlain's speech was that he referred to Sir J. A. De Witt, the British Agent at Pretoria, as an "old man who had earned a rest. The great crowd which had gathered in the House in anticipation of Mr. Chamberlain's statement, dispersed directly he had finished his speech.

Rt. Hon. Leonard Courtney was meau Ume saylags Repent in basto, do the right thing once. Do not daily with dishonesty."

-May 9th-

an attitude.".

CAPE TOWN, May 11th, Sir Jacobus A. De Wet, the British agent at Pretoria, has resigned.

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THE ACTING governoRSHIP.

By the following Dormant Commission passed under the Royal Siga Manusi and Signet, and published in the Gazalis last Saturday, the Senler Milliary Officer for the time being to command of Her Majesty's Regular Forces" lo

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Honolulu af 5,10 p.m. on the 18th, in 6 days, 3 bours and ay minutes y salled atd.ia p.m. on 1gb; arived at Yokohama at 5.18 p.m. on the söih, in ro days, 3 hours and 16 minutes. Sulled at 3.43 p.m. on the 1st Instant; amived at Nagasaki on the 3rd at 4.29 p.m., in 48 hours and 46 minutes "Salled at 6 26 am on the 4th; arrived here yesterday morning at 6.33 mm, in 3 days, 1 hour and 38 minutes, and bad fine weather throughout, with the exception of four hours' fog near Turnabout, HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNE Arratoon Apcar in Kowicon

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***** VICTORIA R. The South African troubles are the talk of Victoris, by the Grace of God of the Ualled the hour and every other subject seems to have.

Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, almost disappeared from popular attention.

Defender of the Faith, Empress of India The announcement of the Secretary of State for

To the Senior Military Officer for the time the Coloaler, Joseph Chamberlain, that no committee of inquiry into the affairs of the

being in command of Our Regular Forces in British Chartered South Africa Company would

Our Colony of Hongkong, Greeting. be approved until after Dr. Jameson's trial, We do, by this Our Commission under Our which cannot be proceeded with until June 11th, Sign Manual and Signet, appoint you, the Sentor and that Cecil Rhodes, la the meanwhile, is to Military Officer for the time being in command be allowed to retais his position au coadminis- of Our Regular Forces in Our colony of Hong. trator of the company's territory and as a direckong, to administer the Government of Our tor of the organization, bare caused great rald colony and its dependencies, during Our disappointment among the mass of Englishmen pleasure, with all the powers, sights, privileges, and advantages to the same belonging or apper. and others who have experienced a feeling of shame and humlilation at the recent develop talning, whenever and so long as the office of ments at Pretoria.

Governor is vacant, or the Governor is incapable of discharging the duties of administration or is sbient from the colony, and there is no Liedtan. aat Governor in the colony, or the Lieutenant Governor is incapable of administering the Government thercol

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7th June, 1896.—At 4 p.m.

STATION.

A morning paper sayı:—It was reported yes- terday that the near future would sen the birth In Chicago of a new and gigantic traffic associa- tion, that would have for its object the general

II—And We do in any such event hereby control of all traffic affairs between the Rocky Mountains and the Atlantic Coast, and contain authorise, empower, and command you, the sald within its limits all the roads now members of Senior Military Officer, to exercise and perform the Western Freight and Passenger Association, all and singular the powers and directions con. the Jetnt Traffic Association, and the Southern fained in any Our Letters Patent for the time States Association. The new organiration is to being in force relating to Our said colony and be nothing more or less than a blanket associats denendercles, according to such orders and tion that will deminate the other bodies, which instructions 11 Our Governor. hath already will be subject to its furiadication. As yet it received or may bereafter receive from Us, and

of the new and all-powerful octopus will be is but it impossible to learn the plan to be worked out, such farther orders and Instructions as you

t definitely known that the headquarters shall receive from Us

III-And farther We do hereby appoint that Commission under Der Sign Manual and Signet, herha dated the twenty-first day of August, E91, appolating Our Colonial Secretary of Our colony of Hongkong, or the Senior Military Officer for the time being in command of Our Regular Ha

depen Forces in Our sald colony, to administer the

Pathol IV-And We hereby command all and Bollaso singular Our offeers, miniätees, and loving|| Manila subjects la Our said colony and is dependencies, and all others whom it may concern, to take due

on the main issue, and awarded Mirams Et I there are now several gardens in the neighbour- possible delay." Mr. Rhodes intends, he says this city. The object of the associalian is the this Our present Commission'uhail supersede Our

damages on the minor count.

The striking of colliers at Newcastle is booming the Queensland coal mines. Arbitra

on has been proposed as a means of settling the dispale.

It is reported that the Matabela rebellion is sow quite broken up.

He denies that the Chattered Company are in Dr. Jameson's trial is proceeding in London.

"any way to blame for the recent attack on the

Boers,

hood of Sandakan where it can be seen in

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full bloom. In many places the trees average down with the weight of the fralt, while st nearly feet in hight, and the branches are banging all the places where coffee is grown extension is of the order of the day and clearing operations are therefore in full swing,

crushed.

the

to remata in Rhodes until the rebellion is simplifying of opposition wack, the reduc LONDON, May 8th.-lag of the tremendous expense incurred in Chamberlain is generally reckoned here to maintaining such organizations, and

retiring of some of the expensive army of com- have come successfully out of the ordeal in migalaman, chalaman, boards of managers, and House of Commoss on the debate over Sonth he desirous of maideg all for Ceell Abican affairs. The popular impression is that secretaries who now dominate and rale without

active operation such a vast traile association the matter said that the task of putting into was so great, and involved so many dellente questions, that it would probably be months

hence to your part. If the British Gove likely. Hence the diplomatic struggle between on the Hongkong Ina, getting good cargoes Rhodes, and that no change in Britisk policy in railroad companies. An official converERA! With depcles in the events therein mentioned. ment were to have the good sense to remove the restrictions recently Imposed on the him and Kruger will continue on the lines kitherto followed. This may well lead, sooner these steamers should not carry hundreda of later, to a violent collision. Chinese, passengers hither from Hongkong, to The

South Africans' interested are opposing the coalla passenger tride there is no reason waz, - or souse of Commons was crowded thi. before anything defizite or tangible could be matice hereof, and to give their ready obedience

recall of Cecil Rhodes.

May 13th.

Stanbury, the Australian sculler, arrived in London yesterday, and was accorded a great reception. He has galeed two stone in weight during the voyage, and goes in for hard training

forthwith.

A number of prominent Australian cjellets including Parsons, Megson, Payne, and Lewis leave for England to-day to take part in eveling competitions in diffstent parts of the United Kingdom.

answers upon

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the advantage of the waipowners and the afternoon and the press gallery packed, due to struggling planters alike. Presumably, the

the fact that a vote on the Colonial Estimates was to be taken, and as it was to be made the Sandakan liters will have to go to Swatow ar Amoy to take in coolles! We want cosies, and occasion of an important Interchange of ques if you won't let them come from Hongkong The United States Ambassador, Mr. Thomas F. We'll go elsewhere to get them.

Training for the races is in active progress, Bayard, was among those present, and preparations are being made for the Flower Show to be held on the Quran” birthday. NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL.

War between America and Spain over the Caban insurrection In considered almost The Occidental and Oriental Co.'s steamship Inevitable, and the excitement is the latter Doric, Capt. H. Smith, R.N.R., trom San country to intense. The strained relations Francisco, vía Honolulu, Yokohama and Naga- existing between the two countries for some saki, with the American malls up to 13th May, monthi past have been brought to a head by recent action of the Spanish authorities at arrived in harbour yesterday morning. We are Havans, who have itled by court martial and Indabted to our San Francisco exchanges for the sentenced to death three Americans caught is anbjoined interesting telegrams 2-*** "the act of emuggling war material for the use of

· LONDON, May 6th. the rabela. The United States Government has warned Spain that the carrying ent of this sen.

The report that Cecil Rhodes and Alfred Bell tence will be looked upon as an unfriendly act British Chartered South Africa Company is con had resigned their posltious as directors of the tantamount to a declaration of war, Congress Birmed. The Board of Directors of that organi, has sanctioned orders for the immediate prepara- ilon of a batation of troops for active service, sation are now considering the altuation. Rada flecy of war vessels is being got together for the sake purpose..

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sad about it. About the only subject so far decided was that the boards of directors of all the roads would have a representative, who in some manner would act directly for it, and that ail eamings would go into a common pool.

Rows, May 9th.

The Chamber of Deputies to day, bý í vots of 278 to 133, paned a vote of confidence in the Government. The Chamber of Deputies alter- wards voted favourably upon the matter of supplementary credits for Affles.

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The Marquis di Rading, the Premier, in s speech in the Chamber to-day, endorsed the declaraties of Gen. Ricon, the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs. He stated that Gen. Barailer! must be tried before a military tribunal and deprecated the charges made in the Chamber against the Criept Cabinet, as being likely to prolong party strile. He cald that the publics. rendered an inquiry unnecessary. The Italian des of the green book relative to Afries bad blood already shed, he urged, rendered evacus. Impossible. He asserted, however, that be would not accept any motion in favour of the expansion of Italy's sphere of action in Africs, He was opposed to the occupation of Adigrat The Adawa line, as a boundary, he regarded as inevitably leading to prolonged war. In con clusion, he explained that if the Italian troops did not proceed beyond the Marth and Reles line, all cause for conflict between Italy and the Abyssiniza King Menelak would be reizoved,

Lowdon, May Toth, Jookshar Biaff, President Kruger's non-lt« law, la coming to London.

accordingly.

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Given at Our Court at Saint James's, this thirty-first day of January, 1896, in the Afty-ninth year of Our Relga.

By Her Majesty's Command,

J. CHAMBERLAIN. HONGKONG GOVERNMENT A

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GAZETTE.

[Saturday, 8th June, 1999.] GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONE.

Sharp Peak create

Anping wwAND TETAPY THE

Hongkong PELOSETION) Victoria Fakeces

No. 205-Pablishes a Dormant Commission concerning the acting Gevaership of the fighing w Colony,

No. 206-Noilies that Ordinance dio, 3 ol. 18go has not been disallowed by Her Majesty the Queen.

No. 207-Gives the Membership of the Ordinance, 1888. Medical Board under The Medical Registration

No. 208-Gives notice of a meeting of the Licensing Justices to be held June 16, to consider the transfer of the licence of the Pray& East Hotel

Cape St. Jameson

"On the yth at 3.15 p.m. the Black (South) Cona was beleted. The depresion, shout soo miles to the 5.3.1. of Hongkong, appa to be moving towards N.W. at prusacit. On the tih'at (0.45am.] The compdsed by strong winds to the depression to the & of Hongkong, appens in be semail at prosent. Äk x1.15am). The barometer has cuerfront to fall quickly on tha 5. and S.X, CONSÉI of China, but has slow at Shanghai bi rear of the day tumalon-la the North. A.Bollans there le a Ettle change. Frames DEY

the normal by Continuing, Sir Willam Harcourt remarked

No. 209--Costalas the minutes of a meeting of the Sanitary Board held May 21st, 1896.

No. aroGives notice that on and after grat May, the Chinese School of Qasen's College har barn abellshed.

techs to him somet ne about 8.4 bachan Hongasand Wolkene

Gradients Car .. winds are becoming starpar on the Chian coorscast modernt, winds, frasbening 1 unsettled, showery and squally wastbar," K-Barate radnoad to level of the ses lo foobas, benthe upd hundredths, a=Tenperstars in the shade in degrees, Inha roshetty Humidity in paymntage, of battention, the hamality of als

lr saturated velth isoisture being 206, pmDirection of the wind to two points, Force of 150 wind socording to Bensfort scale, 6-Bram of the walther, à Blow Bleya # Dench douds, a Druing ring/ Yon a Olsony, a Hall, 19ranna, a Orragona, a Funding showwet, ₫ Squally, » Kalk, y Baoy, Thunder,

The Liberal leader, Sir William Vernon Harcourt, ziked the Government to make a statement regarding the raid into the Transvaal. In so doing he said the Opposition had hæretofore not unduly pressed the Government In this important matter, but they thought the time bad now arrived for the House to be informed of the Government's intention is the case. The responsible directors of the British Chartered South Africa Company at Cape Town and Johannesburg were, he said, the authors of the raid, and Dr. Jameson only their subordinate, The Government, the speaker claimed, was responsible for the acts of the Chartered Com- pany to the nation and the world. (Applause from the Opposition benches) that partisans of the company were trying to palm off on the credulity of the people the lies that the raid was an impulsive action, to protect The Pall Mall Gaste is informed that the the people of Tabannesburg agelost outrage, but British Chartered South Africa Company has he could not think of anything more revolting decided not to accept the resignations of Cecil than the low slang ciphergrams which showed the tras arpect of the affair. Sir Willem Rhodes and Alfred Balk

PARIN, May 6th,

Harcount then proceeded to analyse the tale

rasffirms that Sie Henry Brougham Loch, now

The Pretoria corespondent of the T'em grams exchanged between Cecil Rhodes, Ruther ford Harris, Alfred Belt, Lionel Falls, Dr. Lord Lochy of Drylaw, when Governor of Caps Jameson, and others just previous to the lova, Colony and British High Commissioner in South sion of the territory of the, South African

ST. PETERSBURG, Mány rơth. " Africa, offered to aid a revolutionary movement Republic. Later, the Opposition leader eulogized General Shredoff, head of the Russian Red in the Transvani, and this is the face of Lord the promptness, decision, and courage of the Crow Society and leader of the expedition to Secretary of State for the Colonles, Mr. Cham- Abyssinis, talegrapha mying that he and his SUAKIM, May 7th.berlain, and dwelt upon the course of the Char party have been received with open arms, and The Derishes baro arrived at Damara in a fered Company declaring it compromised Great King Mesale fr making extensive preparations The dirers have begun operations on the dismayed condition. The familles of Osman Britain's reputation. Sir William Harcourt also for their passage to Harrar. wreck of the E. & A. Co. steamer Cattertium Digas and the other leaders, have fled to El said that he did not belleve Cecil Rhodes was

The Novie Fromys says that England's fears

No. 215—Contelas notices to Mariners, Japan | Femme (with the deep-sea apparatus lately imported Damir on the Nile. It is reported that 2,000 scinated by greed of power. The speaker also about Harrar are unfeanded." The Russian Red and Yangtze River

from England. They report the tank containing Dervishes have been ordered in rainfores retarded that he had noticed with grat a Cras first expedition to Abyssinia, under the

No. 316-Contains notion to. Mariners con- the gold to be intact, but the heavy weather is Dongola.

deterioration in the morals of the English press Cossack, Asalon, left is December 1888, and cerning the entrance to Amey barbour,

· Interfering with operations,

LONDON, May 7th. dealing with the subject.

́ended by being shaled by the French as Segalis, -The Gazsify also contains the usual list ni Mr. Chamberlain, during the coume of his Tas second, which was onlled a solentlig mission, unclikmed telegrams lying in the Telegraph reply to Su Wm. Vernon Harbours, said that left eightman maths agoy, and resulted in the Co's none; the Post Office is of ports Cecil Rhodes's recapi actions were really aniva in St. Petersburg of "paditest emhaney Commondanos, and let of; leitum, any kiợc sendamned, but they must not forge his pan I from the Hague with a special minelen pospadić i merchant varMA.

May 14th. The Government is arranging for tan formation of a new Defence Force, to consist of eleven hundred me. Colonel Gordon has been appointed commandant, and the whole work of organization will be carried out under his super vision. A number of Maxim guns wil probably be purchased. It is estimated that the au Loch's denial of the original report. cost of maintaining this force will not exceed £13,000.

George Chaffey has filed ́hla schedule in The Daily News reports that a second blue consequence of the recent stoppage of the com- book on the Gulasa boundary question will be pany's operations Liablilies nearly half ready on Wednesday next, but will not ha pwillened hero sta ti kete rashed Wadkington,

No. 211-Contains a statement of the average bank note circulation and specie in reserva during May,

No. 213 Calls for tenders ́ for making new and cleuring old Fire Barriers, to be received by noon of the 19th June,

No. 113-His Excellency the Governor grante twelve months leave of absence to Captals C. M. Adamson, E.K.V.C

No. 214-Gazettes the appointment of Dr. J. Bell to be Assistɗat:Surgeon of the Medical

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