To-day's Advertisements.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED,
FOR TIENTSIN.
THE. Steamship
"KWEIVANG,"
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1896.
To-day's Advertisements.
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMFOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
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hereby
BIRTH,
(Special to Hongkong Telegraph.)
Strest, Hongkong, the wifla al 7. T. COTTON, TELEGRAMS.
On the gth instant, at No. 1a, St. Francis'
Inspector of Nuisances, of a son,
MARRIAGE.
At Sbangbal, on the 4th inat, at H.B.M Consulate-General, by Sli Nicholas J. Hannan,
NEXTRAORDINARY GENERAL Consul-General, and afterwards at Trialty
MEETING of the above COMPANY will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, No. 14, Prays
day of June, 1896, at 3 o'clock Pat, when the Sabjoined Resolution will be proposed.
Captain Outerbridge, will be despatched TO Central Hongkong, on MONDAY, the zand
MORROW, the sith instant, at 4 PM.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, 10th June, 18o6.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
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FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.
THE Company's Steamship
"NAMOA,"
Captain Hall, will be despatched for the above Poris on FRIDAY, the 12th instant, at to A.M., and not as previously notified
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 10th June, 1866.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR AMOY AND, SHANGHÁL
HE Steamship
THE
"FOOCHOW,"
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Captain Blackburne, will be despatched on
FRIDAY, the 12th instant, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
'Agents.
Hongkong. 10th June, 1896,"
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. FOR SANDAKAN AND KUDAT, HE Steamship
THE
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MEMNON," Captain. B: Branch, will be despatched SATURDAY, the 13th instant, at 3 P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, rath fane, rod.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE.
THE Steamship
"MACDUFF,"
That the Articles of Association be altered in manner following:-) -
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(a) Paragraph 10 of Article 2, which now rands in follows: "Auditors, Secretary, "and Manager mean those respective *Officers from time to time of tha "Company" and the marginal note of the same paragraph shail bo cancelled, and in lies thereof the following mas- ginal note and paragmph shall be Inserted, that is to say,
"Chief Manager
Secretary "and Auditors"
"forming the duties "of these respective "officers."
(2) In Article 69 the words "One Thousand Dollars" shall be eliminated and there shall be substituted therefer the words
Cathedral, by the Ray. H. C. Hodgen, M.A., JEAN MINNIE, only daughter of W. P. Hamlin, of Shanghai, to GUT DENISON BARRY, eldest son of the fals Henry Smith Bidwell, of Shanghai,
The Hongkong Telegraph
ANTI-FOREIGN-RIOTS-
NEAR WENCHOW. SAVAGE ATTACK ON GERMAN MISSIONARIES.
CHINESE OFFICIALS REFUSED
PROTECTION.
SHANGHAI, June roth. 1.30 pm..
A shocking anti-foreign riot is reported from Sungylang, 100 miles up the Wen- chow river. It commenced on the 1st HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1896, June In the usual way with mischievous and
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
"Chief Mangur, "Secretary
and "Auditor respec- "ilvely mean the Corporal punishment is inflicted in the persons for the Victoria Gaol under the authority of bloger Rules and Regulations made by the Governor in Executive Council In accord- ance with the provisions of Section 17 of the Prison Ordinance, 1885, which came into operation on the 1st February, 1886, Disobedience of the prison regulations, common assault by one prisoner on an- other, profane cursing and swearing and obscene language, Indecent behaviour, Insulting or threatening language by any prisoner to any officer or prison er, idleness or negligence at work, wilful mismanagement of work, and disorderly conduct are declared to be offences against prison discipline.
"Two Thousand Dollars,"
(c) In Article 70 the words "Chlel Manager
shall be substiinted for the word "Manager."
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(d) In Article 72 and in the marginal note thereof the word "Manager where it occurs, shall be eliminated and the words "Chiel Manager shall be (4) At the end of articles 83 and 87 there
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substituted therefor.
shall be added the words "or Chief -Manager,"
Should the above Resolation be duly passed on It will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution to a second Extraordinary General Meeting which will be subsequently convened,
Dated the roth day of June, 1896.
By Order of the Board,
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Captain Thomson, will be despatched on
SUNDAY, the 14th instant,
For Freight, apply to
BUTTERFIELD_&_SWIRE," Agents.
Hangkang, roth June, 1Rn6.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR FOOCHOW,
HE Steamship
THE
"TSINAN,"
5932
Captain Ramsay. will be, despatched on
WEDNESDAY, the 17th instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, roth Jone, 1896.
THOS, I. ROSE, Secretary,
Intimations. DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG,
AERATED WATERS.
SIMPLE AERATED WATER. SODA
INGER ALE
F958
"GLEN" LINE OF STEAM PACKETS.. FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL. HE Steamship
ΤΗΣ
"GLENGARRY,"
Captain Ferrusion, will b's despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 18th instadt, at 4 P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
"JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Agents.
WATER,
LEMONADE,
SARSAPARILLA, RA
The Superintendent is empowered to examine into charges in respect of any of these offences, and to punish them by not more than three days' punishment-cell on bread and water, or rice and water, or by deprivation of pork for not more than four meals. For patent and aggravated idleness, or refusal of labour, the Superintendent may deprive a prisoner of his evening meal. For disorderly or violent prisoners the Superintendent may order cross-irons of ten pounds in weight or less for not longer than 24 hours, without the presence of a visiting justice. Multay, open incitement to Mu tiny, personal violence to any officer of the prison, aggravated or repeated assaults on a fellew prisoner, repetition of threaten ing language to officer or prisoner, and any art of gross misconduct or insubordination requiring to be suppressed by extraordinary means," justify the Superintendent in inflict- Ing corporal punishment of not more than twelve strokes of the rattan. Any offence of the same kind for which twelve strokes Is not deemed sufficient punishment may be dealt with by the Superintendent and
(From Foßanssit Papers.) THE ALLEGED RUSSO-JAPANESE
CO-OPERATION.
TOKIO, May 28th. -It-in stated-that-in-discussing the scheme for co-operation in Korea, Rumala objected that a battalion was too large a military force for Japan to have in the peninsular kingdom. Flaally, however, Russis walved the objection, Mr. Komura has beso ordered to return fa order to discuss the situation with the Government, and the new polley is expected to shartly come lato force.
COLONEL DENBY,
Tokio, May 29th, Colonal Denby, the United States Minster to Peking, is now at Tokl, Presumably, bis Excellency will be Chargé d'Affaires during the absence of Mr. Dan, the U.S. Minister at the Court of the Mikado,
A LECTURE ON A "CERTAIN COUNTRY,"
*TOKIO, May 19th,
wholly unfounded stories about the missionaries poisoning, a child. The
Major Tragawa, who has just returned from a German missionaries escaped from the.
"certain country" [Russia?], where he has been fury of the mob and reached Chucharestiailag," is to rest the results to-day at Prefect meeting of Army officers to be held at the where they applied to the of the district for assistance to protect Generals Staff Office. their lives and property.
The Prefect
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
The Japanese Consulate at Ichang was formally opened on the zzad alto. JUSTICE: Your Interesting letter: vs Laichikok Hosplisk is unavoidably held over til to-morrow. Tux latest quotation for Hongkong and Shanghal Bank shares on the London Stock Exchange is £43 108.
THERE were five cases of plague to-day—two each in the city and the harbour, and one from Kowloon,
A NUMBER of very interesting Items of news from the north (supplied by wire exclusively to this journal) will be found la another part of this issue.
SIR ERNEST SATOW has notified the Japanese Foreign Office of the appointment of Mr. H. A; C. Bonar as H.B.M. Consul at Niigata and
Hakodato.
A TOKIO press despatch of the 37th May-sixtes. that "Prince Pak, the Korean refugee, latends, leaving Yokohama for Kobe in a few days, and from Kobe he will go to Kyoto."
As will be seen by an advertisment in another column, a special meeting of the' sharshaldera in the Dock Company is called for Juna sand, to consider proposed alterations la the Articles of Association. NOTICE is given that ■ filth dividend of alx and a quarter per cent will be payable on application at the Chartered Bank on and after the 15th Inst., to all creditors of the New Oriental Bank Corporation, Limited (in Liquidation), whose claims have been admitted.
A PENSION FOR THE INVENTOR OF falled to give the missionaries any
JAPANESE SHORTHAND, protection, so they fled to Wenchow, where
Toxic, May 29th, Mr. Takurai Tsunaki, the inventor of a system they arrived two days ago in a pitiable condition. One of the German misal stenography, has received an intimation from the Government that his name has been sionaries was savagely attacked by a mob
placed upon the Civil List for a pession of 300 and brutally beaten. His escape seems
yen a year for life. to have been miraculous. He is now being cared for at Wenchow, while one of his companions has arrived here (Shanghai) and made a report to the German Consul-holders of the Nippon Yusen Kalsha was held IX is reported from Tiantain that Chang Chib
General.
ANOTHER DISASTROUS COLLI-
the
SION AT SHANGHAI.
THIRTY-SIX FERSONS MISSING ! Shortly after 12 o'clock last night the dredger Anding, while being taken to Tungkadoo Dock for repairs, was caught by the tide and wind and, becoming unmanageable, she collided with
at once ram of H.M.S. Archer and sank in mid-stream, opposite the Customà House. Thirty-six men who were on board the Anding at the time are now reported missing, and it is feared that they have been drowned. The Archer is not damaged.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF
A KOREAN PRINCE. News has reached here to the effect that an attempt was made a day or two ago to assassinate Prince Pak, a Korean refugee, who was Prime Minister in Korea, and
a Visiting Justice, and corporal punishment leader of the progressive party at the
The wilful and malicious
THE NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Toxio, May 29th. half-yourly general meeting of the share- to-day when a dividend at the rate of to per cent. rer annum was declared; besides "an extraordinary dividend of a you per share.”
TOKIO, May 31st. The Nippan Yusen Kaisha has not yet definitely decided to join the Conference, but It is probable that it will,
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THE RICE TAX IN TONKIN.
TOKIO, May 30th. The Consul at Lyons has reported that the Import of sign at "Tankin will be exempted from duty till June 30th.
THE ARMSTRONG DIRECTORS.
TOKIO, May 30th.
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Sir Andrew Noble and Mr. Wetts Isit Tokio this morning far Yokobams. Marquis Saigo, Lent.-General Yamamoto, and many other high military and naval officer were on the platform to ste them off. The visitors left by the Empress of Japan for Vancouver,
FORMOSAN AFFAIRS.
TOKIO, May 28th.
The cable to be laid between Japan and Formoss has arrived¢[at_Nagamki?] and it is
oped that it may be lald by the end of July.
TOKIO, May 30th.
At Cabinet Connell ta-dry Major-General
tang estimated the cost of the Hankow-Peking line at forty million txels, but that a German contractor has, through Wang Wen-abso, offered to build the line many millions cheaper. And this is not a Krupp tender, alther! THE "Mainal" Ilner Da#fs, according · to, Messrs. Wheelock & Co's Fright Circular dated Shanghai 5th June, has achieved a great fest by taking from Hankow a full cargo for London at 471. 63. She has orders, we bellave, to make a fast passage. She left Hankow on the 4th Instact.
THE Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zellung states that Baron Heyking, formerly Consul-General at Cairo, and designated for the post of German Minister at Tangler, has been appointed Minister at Peking. Baron Schenck xa Schweinsberg, hitherto Minisjer at Peklog, has been appointed Minister at Tangier,
Tas rainfall to to o'clock this morning was a.65 inches, making the total during the month 6.53 Incher. The total quantity of water la store yesterday is reported to have bean 43,00,000 gallons, but from the rain which fell this morning this must have been increased by between fifteen and twenty million gallons,
up to thirty-six strokes may be inflicted time of the murder, in the royal palace, of Katers was appointed to succeed Count Releaving very little fear of a waterfamine.
ASPBERRYADE, &c. | by; their order.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS are made under the constant supervision of a daly qualified Engilsh Chemist and will beas corps rison with the best English Manufactures.
breaking of windows or destruction of the late Queen of Korea. The attempt prison property, or welfun making a on the Prince's life was rendered Ineffec- disturbance tending to interrupt the tive. No details yet received. order and discipline of the prison when under as coming under the head of such gross
punishment, la defined THE JAPANESE PREMIER VISITS
FORMOSA, misconduct as will make a prisoner Hlable
Superintendent exercises the powers given Any complaints should be addrezzed to the him of Inflicting corporal punishment he is required to at once report to the
Count Ito, the Prime Minister, and
yara as Governor-General of Formens,
Marquia Ito and Marquis Saleo are to leave the capital on June 5th coa brief visit to Formers. They expect to be back again within three weeks,
Tokio, Mar 31st,
A big railway scheme is projected for Formos by some Tokio expitalists, who have applied for The railway termission to flost a company will start from Kefung and go vid Kozan, Taipeh, back to Kolung along the eastern coast. It is proposed to commence the undertaking with a capital of eight million yen,
MISERS WHERLOCK & Co., of Shanghal make the following interesting statement in their Freight Circular issued on the 5th Instant:-"At a meeting of the 'Conference' lines held the other day we believe it was decided to admit into theis. ring the steamers of the Nippon Yusen Kalsha and also the Richmers Han; this should prevent, to a certain extent, any possibility of opposition, but why they allow the former to give a further
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUES, Messes and to corporal punishment. Wherever, the Count Salgo, Commander-in-Chief of the and Takow to Nanyo and Koshun and thence reduction of five per cent, we cannot conceira,"
Houskone, foth June, 1896.
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| other Large Consumers.
"SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR NAGASAKI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.
THE Steamship
THE
"MONMOUTHSHIRE,"
'Captain Evans will be despatched as above on
or about THURSDAY, the 18th instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co,
· Agents.
Manshan fath June 1FC6
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
HE P. & O. 5. N. Co.'s Steamship
THÉP
"PALAWAN,"
'061
FROM LONDON AND STRAITS. Consignress of Cargo by the above-named vertel are hereby loformed that their Goods ar being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be socted oat mark by mark
and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.
This vessel brings on Cargo : From Madras, ex S.S. Secundra. Optional Goods will be landed bere unless Instructions are given to the contrary before 4 P.M. TO-DAY,
Goods not classed by the 17th instant ní 4 PM. will be subject to rant,
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in
any case whatever.
All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowcs and notice of same given to the Under. signed on or before the 19th instant, after which no Claims will be recognised,
H. RITCHIE
Superintendent,
Honplane. 10th June, 185.
"RICKMERS" REGULAR LINE OF STEAMERS.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP AND HAMBURG.
THE
Company's Steamship
MARIA RICKMERS," having arrived from the above Ports, Comignacs of Cargo are heroby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk to the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company,.Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained,
No Claimi will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Claims must ha sent in to the Office of the Undersigned before Neon on the 18th instant, or they will not be recogaiscit.
All broken, chiefed and damaged Goods are be left in the Godowns where they will be examined on the 18th instant, at 3 PM/
to
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No Fire Insurance has been effected, and any Goods remaloing in the Godowns after the 18th Instant will be subject to rent.
Optional Cergo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 3 P.M. TO-DAY.
Bills of Lading lil be countersigned by
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
Agauis, Hongkong, 10th Jane, 1998, -
Manager.
Hongkong, zyd May, ráŋe.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841,
AND
WINES
SPIRIT S.
1437
ALL these are selected by our London House,
bought direct at first hand, imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all later mediate profis, and enabling us to supply the best growths at MODERATE PRICES,
PRICE, LISTS,
Governor.
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Army, left Tokio. on the 7th Instant for Formosa. During Count Ito's absence
Count Kuroda is acting Premier.
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
THE DEFEAT OF THE DERVISHES,
LONDON, June 8th,
The defeat of the Dervisher' at 'Tinket wha most complete, The Dervishes lost 1,coc, faclading their commander, and hundreds of prisoners were taken. They were strongly posted, but were surprised by an ably planned and vigorous attack. The Egyptian loss was 20 killed and eighty wounded.
MATABELELAND.
We should very much like to published the reports sent to the Governor by the Superintendent In respect of each of the punishments Inflicted on the man done to death in the Gaol the other day, and to know if the Governor looked, at them when they came to hand and exercised his judgment as to whether the punishments were Justified. It was undoubtedly Intended when that provision was inserted in the Rules and Regulations that he should examine these reports as they came in, and exercise some
The Bdtish forces have routed the Matabele discretion with reference to them. We near Bulawayo, killing 300 of the insurgents. should like to have I made public what' was the precise offence for which the man two after he entered the Gaol for twenty- was punished with, she strokes a day or eight days. Was it simply for idleness or neglect of work, or for not having completed his task? If it was, then a special punish- ment is provided by the Rules for that offence and corporal punishment is not applicable. And what was the second offence for which twelve strokes were administered before the weals from the
first six could have healed? We strongly recommend the Governor to make public the appropriate extracts from the record of crimes and the report to himself.
(From La Courviar da Saigon.) CHOLERA IN EGYPT..
PARIA, Jane 320d, The cholera epidemic is spreading in Egypt,
FRANCE AND CHINA.
In accordance with M. Gérard's representa- tions, China has given authority for French giers to construct railways to connect Longchow with the Tonkin malo llues,
[Langchaw in a few miles north of the Tonkin- Căiza frontier, in Klanga! province,]
(Special to Pinang Gazette.) THE ACHEEN WAR,
with Full Details, to be had on Application, PORT after removal should be rested a month before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being sent out.
SHERRY.—Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are true Xeron Wines,
CLARET.—Our Clarets, including 'the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are not | Inquiry will be satisfactory either here of the troops encountered Uitle resistance, and that
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artificially made from, raisins and currants as is generally the case with Cheap Wines, BRANDY.-All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pare Cognac, the difference in pries 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 SCOTCH WHY marked "E" is universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connoisseurs to be superior to stay other brand in the Hongkong market,
We only guarantee our WINKS and SPIRITH
to be genuine when bought direct from its is the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Po
Our contemporary the China Mall has stated that an Inquiry Into the case has been directed by his Excellency the Governor, but we beg to assure Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON that no hole-and-corner
BATAVIA, May 29th. The 3rd, 6th, 14th, and 7th battalions, with sections of snilllery, left in the direction of Kesoembah and Bukit Daroo, with the object of invering the Achinese fort Lamtahin. Resist» ance is anticipated,
Lieut. Wannink has been decorated with thạ Willems Order,
KOREAN AFFAIRS.
SEOUL, May 23rd. The Minister for War, the Home Minister, And the Minister for Agriculture, Commerce, and Industry have tendered thele resignations.
The ex-Minister of Justion has incived the displeasure of the Russian Chargé d'Affaire.
SKOOL, May 23rd.
An Imperial Ediet bas been trosed to-day notifying His Majesty's pleasure to pardon two members of the Min family who had been exile.
SEOUL, May 25th. Mis Yong-chan returned from exile today and was warmly welcomed by his friends, It expected that he will become Minister of Finance.
BAKAN, May 27th, News has been received that a party of Japanere soldiers on the sand were attacked near Kako by a mob numbering about 100, and had to beat a hasty retreat. One Japautee WAY killed, but his comrades were unable to take way the corpse till nightfall, when they stood against the Koreans and routed thers. They found the limbs of the dead body had been hacked off in a shocking manner.
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SEOUL, May 28th.
The Shanghof Mercury leavon from Japan'that the Imperial Japanese Government intend establishing post offices at Hangchow, Soochow, Shaal, and Chungking, Mr. Fatzizubashi, the Assistant Postmaster at Shanghai, will leave soon to make the preliminary arrangements. necessary at Hangchow prior to the opening of the post office there. Mr. Sakagul from Tientsin will proceed to Soochow; Mr. Kamiyama at Chemsipo goes to Shirt, and Mr. Suzuki from Taklo is ordered to Chungking. These gentle. men are expected to go to their respective poris at once to make the necessary arrangements, and it is intended to open all the post offices on the 1st July,
Tax Tientsia correspondant of the Mercury reports, under date of the 28th it. :-From Peking I learn that so far as the Japanese
cancerned nothing": Commercial Treaty is definite will be settled until the specia 1 ambassadors of Japan and Cains to the Teach coronation return to their respective capital and have reported to their sovereigns the resul of their missions. Neither Japan nor Chins ni YOTY Anxious to have the Treaty concluded that present. Time is no stject to either of the oriental countries, nors particularly to Chin since Sir Claude MacDonald and Six Robert Hart have hinted to the Taungli Yamen that it would be better not to hurry over it, but to aw att the result of matters panding in Korus.
A rumour is current that twenty military THE concert given last night by the member of officials are expected from Russia shortly to the St. Patrick's Clab, asristed by several truld the Korean troops. Other Russian officials || amateurs, proved an unexpectedly great succ· 11, who are to act as advisers to the Korean Govers ment are also expected.
Further changes in the Cabluct are expected in a day or two,
ANTI-CHRISTIAN BEELING IN
CHINKIANG.
The Clab room was filled to overflowing,
the
Heal this
large number of civilians present belia special feature in the audience. The mu heisa were equal to those at any concert year, encore being constantly demanded, though, owing to the length of the prograr ome, but rarely responded to. Mr. C. T. Rabl with his lightning costume changes, wi # of course the success of the concert, whils thu Aixter telegram to the Java Rode, says that shey succeeded in razing lad fort Lamaretin. in and around Chieklang, Tactal Lan has told Wed the Zither selections of Meling added Owing to the mail-Christian feeling so prevalent excellent dancing of Messrs Jordan and Co them our soldiers were wounded. Twelve Achinese off a large number of soldiers for the purposes of variety to the bill. Mr. Tyndale Les ada were made prisoners.
surrounding the Christian churches and missions accompanist for most of the singers. in case of any manifestation of hostile feeling en sounced was the success scored that it la to be the part of the lower clastes, "The officials con hoped the Club will arrange to give rider the situation particularly grave fast bow, concerts during the summer. and profces to be most xuxious to check anti- THE man who sinis a ladder pleaded that Chulattan outbreaks. The reason of the special only taken steps to make a litla money.
menilosed being taken precautions above
in England. A strong healthy Chinaman has come by his death in prison through fogging administered there, and the people of England will want to know the why and the wherefore. Theprison adminis
(Spécial to Shangkat Mircury.) traflon has to justify itself not to the Colonial
IMPORTANT. APPOINTMENTS. Office but to the public. The reports have
PIKING, June 5th. already gons to those who will look closely. By three Imperial Edicis lassed yesterday into the affair and have it fully cleared up. Han Kang (a member of the Trangli Yames)
le made a Grand Secetary of the Camall off to be so in the fact that a nutire religious Coaxxer definition of the French and We beg of His Excellency, for his own
festival, extending over several days, is now in Territory behind out African
the Hinder-land”---Punch..... sake, to have such a public inquiry as the State. Coroner ought to have held but falled to Board of War, and an Al isistant Secretary of the
Yong Lu is made Supervisor-General of the progress-China Gazelte, hold, and was thereby guilty of a breach Comcil of State, of his duty to the public and to the
Lia Sku le appointed Acting Commander-in- | THE PEKING-HANKOW RAILWAY. Government. If that officer would prefer Chief of the Peking Infantry Forca. to initiate the Inquiry by taking proceed-
** It has been decided to take the Peking Hankow Hine through Shasht, and Expectant Magistrate Ings against us, we are quite ready to (Special to China Gazsite.) meet him. We do not, of course, accuse THE JAPANESE MINISTY FOR FOREIGN Cheng, acting under the Instructions of Vicesor AKTAIRS. him of any wilful neglect of duty inò pas
Chang Chib-tang, is having the locality surveyed who knows bim will suspect him of that
with a view to learning whether the proposed TOXID, May 31ste but of neglect of duty through ignorance having resigned with count of continued it.
Count Mutes, Minister for Foreign Affairs, † deviation is pencilcabla:
"The Viceroy Vin”alan endeavoming to get the of what his position & Coroner required, the Marquis, Balonji, who for nearly a ralle forged at the Hanyang ironworks and laat him to do, and perhaps of want of suffle your tradheted the duties of the office, has been présent in communies los with Director Sheng, cient appreciation of the responsibilitiey appoint to the partielle hanche ovar. By Count Late Cantons Total at Tantein, with referance is | Involved in such an Inquiry,
Mutes, and conas Mkoni kila duchas y molanday,
A. S. WATSON & CO., I.D.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Kangkong, tựth January 1848,
MEMORANDA.
Col
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BROWS
be had
Indy
German
onies--
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FRIDAY, 12th June. 230 p.m.-Auction of ladies' drapery go
at the Hongkong Trading Co.'s premises, by Mr. G. P. Lammert,
2.30
SATURDAY, 13ik, June, p.m.-Auction of ladies! drapery goods, &c., by Mr. G. P. Lammert at the Hongkong Trading Co.'s
premises,
3 pm-Ride Brigade. Battalion Regalia,
de Bay View.
5.30 pykind permissiono! Maje big and Omours, the Band of the GEN? Kontant will play |
Hoogkong
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