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To-day's Advertisements.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW. THE

HE Company's Steamship

"NAMOA,"

Captain Hall, will be despatched for the above Ports TO-MORROW, the 14th instant, at .10 A.M., and not as previously notified. For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General Managers,

Hongkong, 17th June, 1896.

FOR SHANGHAI

*HE Steamship

THE

"DAPHNE,"

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1896.

Intimations.

WHISKY --All our Whisky is of excellent quality and of greater age than most brande in the market. The SCOTCH WHNKY

marked "E" is universally popular, and la pronounced by the best local connoisseurs to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market,

We only guarantee our WINKS and SPIRITS la be genalae when bought direct from us in

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THE body of a Chinaman named Lam Chow, 24 yenen of age, who disappeared from the British steamer Argyll whlia that vessel was under way in the Saigon river on the 27th ulic, was, according to the Courrier de Safgon, reco. Yered on the and inst

THE Hon. Treasures of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the fands of the Hospitals —

Sugar planters to Java at the date of latest advices were holding on to stocks. Sugar is expected 10 keep high in price owing to the destruction of the Cuba crop. But, says the Sirates Times, some experts do not look so hope- fully at the future, owing to news of extended beet cultivation in Germany, and the spread oled the bounty system there.

EARWIO, who secured third place la the Derby on the 3rd instant, is a br er ble by Hampton Wriggle, and ran five races as a two year old, winning two of them. He first raced at Good wood to the Hainaker Stakes, which was won by Snowy Conic, 8-9, T. Loates, Earwig 12 (Allsopp) being beaten three parts of a length. Eight others ran. The winner started at 6-1. to 7. At the same meeting carrying 8-13 (Allsopp) Earwig co-8, Macbriar belag, the favourite at 5 he was unplaced is the Molecambe Stakes 101 to Ramplon, 8-12 (M. Cannon), Faversham, 8.11 (T. Loates), Burgonet, 8-9 (G. Chaloner). At Doncaster he won the Prince of Wales Nursery Plate (handicap) carrying at 10 lbs. (Finlay), beating Viteliler. 7-7 (Madden), by fear lengths, Vincalum, 6-7 (Ward), a neck off third, 19 others raunlag, Snowy Corile and Palace Gata started equal favourites at E-r. His next op, he won. which, with young Fratt He then ran in the Dewhurst Plaid at the Houghton Meeting, which he won by two lengths from Kaight of the Thistle, Holm, and two others. Betting 7 to 4 on-jockey, F. Pratt, He did not run in the Newmarket Stakes at the Second Spring Meeting, which was won by Galearso in the same stable, the winner being quoted at 100-12.

sender himself useful and acceptable to her on the voyage, and he did not neglect one of them.

He carried her deck chair, helped her up and down the stalkways, wrote her letters, read her correspondence, and in fact made himself almost indispensable to the blind singer.

Slace arriving to San Francisco the ardent swain has act slackened any of his attentions, and though Miss Bolinfante was at first inclined to look upon him with a merely platonic regard the marriage yesterday proves that he has at last succeeded in persuading hes to change her opinion.

The fact is that the young lady bas-been exceptionally sought after, and Edminster know love while she was under the spell of all the that his only chance lay in capturing his lady good effices and-fittis attentions be has sa

[953 the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the HARMSTON'S mammoth how has, according received smounted to £518,904 and the claims, appearance in the Middle Park Fiste, pallently performed for her.

Captain J. Sammelsen, will be despatched for the above Port on SATURDAY, the 13th instant, at 4 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 11th Jane, rЯoo.

"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR LONDON, via SUEZ CANAL

THE Steamship

" BENLEDI,"

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Captain Farquhar, will be despatched as above on the 14th instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents.

Hongkong, ith June, 1866.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL.

THE Company's Steamship

"TEUCER,"

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Captain Riler, will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 18th fastant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, trih June, 1856.

·CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

f904

FOR SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, SAMARANG

AND SOURABAYA,

HE Steamship

ΤΗΣ

HUPEH,"

Captain Quall, wil be despatched on THURS- DAY, the 18th fastant, at 'P.M.

For Freight or Passive, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, trib June, 1866.

Intimations.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

SIMPLE

AERATED, WATER.

ODA-

WATER.

EMONADE.

Coast Ports.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG. DISPENSARY. Hongkong. Toth January, 1906.

MARRIAGES.

both of Plymouth, England,

At San Francisco, on the oth May. R. EDMINSTER, late advance agent for the Oride Masin Company, to Signesioa ESTELLE BILIN-

to the Stratis Timas, made things too hot in Singapore for Willson's Circus, so on the 2nd instant the mangerTof the latter decided to | make his foal bow before a Straits audience at farewell performance given for his own beseff, the leading attraction_hilled belag the appear unce of the genial Mr. Love (manager of Harm ston's) as a clown. The idea of Robert Love becoming a clown!

At Union Church, Hongkong, on the 18th May, by the Rev. G. T. Williams, NICHOLAS

Chief steamer Phra GORGE MAJER, CHA Offer Beer Pro CAFFARENTLY, says the Straits Bras Press, the abatement made by the Crown Agents from the niaries of Civil Servants at Home for the Widows and Orphans Pension Find i leur per cent on the salary, calculated at 41, to the dollar. The Fund receives the value of the abatement at | the current rate-tky az id, to the dollar. Who sppropriates the Is. 118: on every dollar? "Woe uolo ye

for ye devour widows' houses."

FANTE.

the Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1896,

(Special to Hongkong Telegraph.) -

TELEGRAMS.

THE CANTON-PEKING RAILWAY.

It was reported in London on the 8th ulto, that at that time several more battalions of troops would shortly teava Odessa for Vladivostock in order to be formed into what will be termed the Vladystock fortress artillery. These new

battalions are to be made up from the reserves. It was also reported that the towns and villages In Eastern Siberia are to be brought under military administration for purpses of conscrip THE NEGOTIATIONS BROUGHT TO tion, and that the inhabitants are to be drawn

A SUCCESSFUL ISSUE.

fate the military service in the same manner as the Cossacks, and with similar privileges. "It is an anomaly and a disgrace that the constant Inspection which has been found the only means of protecting, persons on estates should be denied to helpless women" is the comment of the Protector of Chinese in Perak, who adde :—

AN ENGLISH SYNDICATE FINANCES THE BUSINESS.

SHANGHAL, June 11th. 5 p.m.

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Right Rev. Bishop Burdon, D.D....$35 Ip Chak Kal................................................................... 15

THE seventy-first annual meeting of the Scottish' Usion and National Insurance Company (Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co., Hongkong Agents) was held at Edinburgh on the 6th May. The report stated that dorlog 1895 1,170 new life policies had benn issued, amounting to £597,820, and yielding is premiums £15.053

claudin death and by the maturing of policles including large bonus additions amount. to £304,548. The life and snanlly funds have been increased by £68969, and noW amounted to £3,495,988, the fire premiums commission and other out-goings to L463,609. The surplus of £66,295, together wlik the sum carried forward and the interest on the share- holders' funds, amearted, after writing off sundry sums, to £121,036. Out of this 50,000 had been carried to the fire reserves and a divi. dead was declared at the rate of 16 per cent. with bonus of 1 per cent, leaving a balance of The paid up capital and reserve and other funds 618536 to be carried to next year's account, belonging to the shareholders amounted to £817,046 and the total funds to 64.473.338. The report was approved. Sir Arthur Halkelt, Bart, and Mr. John Jordan, directors, who retired by rotation, were re-appolated. Mr. Jas. A. Molleson, CA, was re-siec ed auditor.

An exceedingly interesting article, containing good nows for the manufacturers and artisans of Lancashire, appeared in a recent issue of The

THE COMPETITOR" AFFAIR.

CAUSES MORE FRICTION BETWEEN AMERICA AND SPAIN.

FIXING UP THE DIVISION OF CHINA.

RUISIA TO TAKE MONGOLIA AND TWO GREAT PROVINCES.

'Under the above head-line the New York

Sun published on the 1st ultimo the following xa "cable despatch" from its special corre spandent in London :--

It has been polated out frequently in these despatches since the close of the Chirent- Japanese war that far greater events la polliical history are pending in the Far East than in Africa, Turkey, or Europe. Signe mullply that these events will soon be made known, with what effect upon the relationship of the great powers of Europe it is impossible to foresee.

It has been widely anticipated that the division of the Chinese Empire would be ore of the inevitable, though perhaps distant, effects of the war with Japan. It was naturally expected that if this took place it would be by means of If there is any conquest or faternal revolution. truth in the reports which have been coming from various sources during the last few weeks it will not take place by elther of these means, but by treaty and with the consent of the existing Chinese authorities.

The most important and circumstantlil of these reports is a communication made public this afternoon by the Landen Globe, one of the most careful and Conservative London journals, which bas many times proved the value of its sources of information in the Far East. This letter is written by an Englishman who doring the last twenty years has been in closer confidential rela- tions with the Cbluese Government than any Ambassador accredited to Peking.

The letter reads as follows:--

"On the termination of the late war with Japan the Chinese Government had to consider the best way of patching up the riven empire, or, failing that, securing some powerfal salalde friend who would for a consideration act as a profector.

"This momentous question Ead been under consideration for seme me when I received a visit from a Chinese official, who occupied at that Lime a position of high importance,

From Iainst Glen of Americas papers we learn the following details of the Competitor affair, respecting which Reuter lately telegraphed that it was likely to lead to war between the United States and Spain The Competitor was a Allibustering vessel carrying arms to the Cuban THE St. Petersburg Bourse Ganette, ana ol the nigans of M. de Wille, the Ministerinsurgent, which was captured by Spanish war vessels before she reached her destination, of Finance, states:-The probability of

Five men, three of them claiming American Rosto Chlaese agreement cannot be dented citizenship, one British, and one Spaniard, were Rasals's relations to China are older than those tried by court marttal on a charge of piracy and of almost say other European Power. They mast part, a peaceful commercial character. On date back for centuries, and have borne, for the the Pamirs, in Kokand, in Kischta, and on the Amoor, there is constant direct intercourse with the Chinese, or the papalations subject to them, trade also has developed. To Russia's friendly intervention Chips owes the preservation her territory, and the conclusion of a loan rusranteed by Russia delivered the Celestial Empire from the hostile army. On the other the Rasio-Chiness

manageable dimensions, Ufc to the commercial hand, the fatudlog of Bank gave new relations between the two countries. These are unmistakably sound reasons for re-formulating their Treaty relations. The building of the Importance of an agreement, The continuation Siberian-Hallway still further enhances in of the railway southwards, and to the ice-free ports of the Gulf of Pechill, gives Rassis and all Europe a straight road to this Paclic. This railway may impart fresh life to our commercial relations with China and lead to the colonisation of the adjacent desert tracks. Rustis has no Occasiou

to Interfere with China's internal affairs. Let the Chloeze remain Chinese, a peace-loving people, without menace to their neighbours. Russia is interested in the protes tion of her East Asiatic possessions, while it is Important for Chins to be able to lean on a berelliance with the Russians is defending her territories against Japanese and other attacks. Peaceful and warlike interests cqually render Imperative good and neighbourly relations between Russia and Chins, sed if the arrival of the Extraordinary Chinese Mission Improves them in any respect, it would be a matter of congratula dong

"Ultimately he gave me the rough outlines of the arrangement which," whether framed in a secret treaty or not, now exists between St. can Consul-Generi la Havana protested against men, he informed me, making certain that the sentence as belog in violation of Spain's Russia would sooner or later seize its northern volation, and sentenced es besast. The Ameri-Petersbng and Peking. The Chinese Gavarn treatles with the United States, by which Ameri. territories, and hopelessly recognising its power. can clilzens are entitled to be tried by the Syltlessness to withstand such aggression, deler. Courts. Representations were made at the same mined to make friends with the Traz by time to Secretary of State Olney, who protested surrendering to him in perpefalty Mongoils, through the Minister to Spain against, the Manchuris, and SaleKing, feclusive of the Liao

Chinese frontler will begin at Shan-bal-kwon the Brlilah Consul at Havana pleaded for sentence beleg carried out. At the same time tag penintola and Part Arthar. The new clemency to be shown to the British prisoner. and run along the great wall for a considerable The Spanish press and people resent the distance, thus sedading the empire to mere interference, as they attribute the successes attained so far by the insurgents mainly to the ld given by Americans, and so threatened. riot, while the Commander-in- Chief of the Spanish forces in Cuba and

not carried

Times. It describes nothing less than thesupercar- sion of the silk worm. That industrious and unfor Innate little animal will now be able to decide in his own glutinous person whether it is better to be and suffer, or not to be at all. For la fatare Tar Broad Arrow exposes the anfalmess of alik is to be made by forcing woodpalp through CICCION in the following lucid a series of glass tubes, each ending in a minole sed-tape paragraph Long ago we advocated the aboll-hole, the filaments which leste from these being ilon of" April clothing" in favour of the system spun together, dentistfied, and woven into which has now for some time been in force, and artificial "sük" staffs, richer, more brillant, we are still in hopes that the rest of our pro-and more susceptible to the dyer's art than Tamme may yet be adopted. Reform has thus natural stike itself. It is, indeed, asserted far resalted only in the simplification of the quar that only an expert can tell the artificial termaster's clothing account, and in permaling Irom the natural products, and that even each individual soldier to receive new clothing the shopkeepers who are already selling them on the woolversaries of his collatment la place in London and Paris have not realised the of upon arbitrary dates. What is still needed is change that has been brought about. A factory, the entire abolition of quartermaster's stores and to cost £30,000, is to be built near Manchester, the institution of garrison stores al every station, and six wearing firms have already arranged to take its total output, eves beloro single brick This would save thousands of peands for trant- port of regimental baggage. Secondly, every has been laid. The patents control the maDS- soldier should receive cloiting allowance, and facture in this country, and therefore the such garments as he might stand in need of Importation of the new fabric will not be possible, should be purchased from the garilion store and its manufacture will thus be a British from time to time. The present compensation industry. As over £17,000,000 sterling of system is a delusion. Say, for example, that manufactored and raw silk was imported fele Private Atkins ban not a serge fit for parade on Great Baltain last year, it is confidently bellered that a large proportion of this will be superseded April 25th, 1896, and is ordered to buy a new one. He accordingly does so out of his pay. But by the " glass slkworms." this man may be entitled to a new serge on, say, Jane rat, and although he has already purchased his now one on April 26th he cannot draw the compensation for that to which he is entitled June 1st, 1891, until May 31st, 1896. This is A telegram has just been received from Peking conveying the intelligence that the The action which we were compelled to take grossly unfair, because if he chose to take the Cantonese syndloste which has been at the beginning of the year lo freeing all garment Itself on June rat, 1895-In spite of the brothels from registration has deprived the fact that he had no need of it-there is nothing trying to get a concession "to"construct a department of one means by which it could heto prevent his doing so. In fact, postponing the

or less than usaty pare and simple, fois railway from Canton to Peking has at of some precical assistance to the people for compensation for twelve months is nothing more

last brought its negotiations with the boss benefit it was initiated. Comment on this policy is, I understand, forbidden by order Chinese Government to a successful" Issue, of the Secretary of State. a concession to construct the line having DETECTIVE INSPECTOR QUINCY and posse of been granted to one, Ho Kal. The Police last night ralded also-called " club at No. estimates submitted to the Government 13, Lyndhurst Terrace and arrested ten persons set forth that the line, when "in proper who were playing bad-how therain. There was n working order, will have cost the Syndi.watchman at the door on the first floor, while cate Taels 400,000,000. It is added that aside around a table were nine men engaged in an English syndicate has already paid the game, ond dealing. These wou were all either bouse.boys in foreign employ the dealer belag Taels 10,000,000 to the Government as the servant of a prominent Government official Since the opening of the Suez Canal the sea guarantee that the work will be carried and they wers at once able to pet up heavy ball. out strictly in accordance with the provi-Over $oco was found on the table and fo the slons of the agreement entered into with pockets of those arrested. Mr. J. Hastings appeared on their behalf at the Police Court this the Government.

morning, and after hearing part of the Police evidence, the case was remanded until, to- marrow. The Police think that by this arrest they have broken up the biggest and best organised gambling establishment in the colony, THE London Tunes states that when news of Mr. McKinley's candidacy for President of the United States reached Vienna “it crested a bad Impression on the Boarse." Commenting on this fatelligence, which was wired to the Walted States, the San Francisco Chronicls expresses itself thas-We fear the European Bourse will have to make the best of a had turn, for the fact cannot be denied that the people of the Valted States ar5 after going to look out for their own Bourse. They have reached the conclusion, after many sohappy experiences, that benefits, like charlis, ought to begin at home. The process of sending their gold to Europe to buy things which they could make for themselves and of hiring, the some gold back at a large Interest rate

of their How some popular authors work is told by Mr. to pay the running expense Government has really begun to pall on American, B. Burgin in the April Taler (London), "Dr. Jaxpayers. Une must regret that all this has Conan Doyle, like Sir Walter Bent, scorns the made a "bad impression" abroad, but enlight-aze of the typewriter, and writes bis own copy. aned wolf-interest would appear to teach that His day's work varies from a thousand to two one of the cares of American legislators should thousand five hundred words. If he is writing about any epach he begins by reading every be to make good impressions at home.

book that bears upon it. This he usually does GREAT Importance, says the Berita correspondent while writing another book. He takes copious of the London Standard, is attached to the notes, and then rearranges them in long lists negotiations which_Li Hung-chang has been under the heading of different characters, getting, engaged in for some days with the leading for example, ererribing about archery nodes the

heading of Archer,' and everything about personages to St. Petersburg, arpecially with Mhaight or monk under these beadings, Dr de Witte, Minister of Financr, who is regarded as particularly auxiago to conclude a treaty with Chlon Mr. Carson's 'rapested declaration that Rassis deales the existence of any treaty is recognized as perfectly correct; but well- AT the end of last month the cholera epidemie informed Rassians frankly admit that'steps have mediate profits, and enabling us to supply the at Pekan (Straits Settlements) was increasing already been taken for the extension of territory and the Malay lohabitants were grøntly alarmed, without a frenzy, and that Rustjan officers aro The hospital was then dally besieged by people surveying iba country through which the Siberian calling for cholera mixtures and for disinfectants. Rallway is to run to isme Loa>free port. The line is en stort from Chits, In the Trans-Balkal A CHINESE trader 'pamed Choo Swee Thong teritory, and will be about 1,600 worsts in length, failed at Sourabaya about three weeks ago, M. de Witte is the more interested in the building of the Chita-Port Arthur list, ss ke The Sourabaya Courant says that lodignation is convinced that Russo-Chinese commercial In consequence runs high among the firms which relations, which are not siyet very important, FORT after removal should be rested a month red to deal with him, and which had a high would be considerably extended by it, and a

belota use. When required for drinking stopizion of "Thong," as he was termed, His great pari of Cbins opened to Russian commerce, then he makes a fair copy of this, and so on to Hongkong. Edminster, who has been for five slightest

Habllities come to 70,000 guilders.

INGER ALE.

THE WRECK OF THE "ANDING." L

It has now been ascertained that all tire "men who were on-board the Anding when she sank alongside H.M.S. Arther were SARSAPARILLA

RASPBERRYADE, &c. either rescued by the Archer's boats or succeeded in keeping afloat until picked up by sampans and other native craft,

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

EGYPT AND THE SOUDAN EXPEDITION.

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Special terms to HOTELS, CLUES, MESIZJ and "other Large ConsTRICTS.

Any complaints should be addressed, to the Mamagir.

Hongkong, and May, 1996.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED

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WINES

AND

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LONDON, June 9th.

Sir Michael Hick-Reach stated in the House of Commons that the Government was consider. Ing whether it would las is Parliament told the 1427 Egyptian Government; and that these wat every hope of the decision of the mixed tribunal belag reversed,

ALL these are select: 1 by our London House, bought Free at fat hard, imported in Twned and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all inter.

best growths at MODERATE,PRICES.

PRICE LISTS,

with Full Detalls, to be had an Application.

once it should he ordered to befdecanted at the Dispensary before being sentfort, SHERRY-Excellent;Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages, All are

true Xerox Wines. CLARET Our Clafets," (Including the lowest priced, are guaranteedtobel, the genuine prodact of the juice of the grape and are not artificially inade from↑ raisius) and currents as is generally the case with Cheap Wiacs,

ANOTHER DEFEAT OF THE DERVISHES,

The Dervishes have suffered a further defeat at Suards, which politon the Egyptians sow беспру.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. THERE were six crses of plague to-day--Ave in the city and one la Kowloos. It is reported that the Royal Navigation Com. piry of Netherlands-India has sold one of its stramers, the Sindoro, to the Japaness Govers Fient for 90,00 guliders, Tax stokmér Ambolna, skys tho Stralis Timiș,

was sold by auction at Batavia on the rind ultfine for a trifle over 20,000 gulldeis, the buyer belog Stamere, who procured the vessel for a Bangkok firm.

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MEMORANDA. TO-MORROW,-mib Jane.

2.30 p.m.Auction of ladies drapery goeds, dc, At the Hongkong Trading Co.'s premiser, by Mr. G. P. Limmert.

Dayle bellaves the most permanent fiction to be that which is based or lanss most upon fact, a for lustance, Deloe does in Robinson Crusoe, or Reade in all his great novels. Unlike Dr. Doyle and Mr. Besant, Mr. Rider Haggard dictates his story to a secretary. He likes to work five hours a day. He is supposed to begin at 10.30 every moralag, and be dictates till lanca ilme. Then be breaks off for a brief interval, and works again for two and a half When bo is regularly. at work on a book he resumes hours after lunch. hour after dinner-ibat is to

WAS If the sentenco

England, be certain to is ka acilon in defence of their interests ??

"In return for this enormous concession of territory, Russia covenants to afford protection to what remains of the Celestial empire. But,' I asked, when my foformant had procceded 10 two of his Generals threatened to resign far, wasid not other European powers, especially

out. The English and American press combined to express abhorrence of the bloodthirsty atrocities of the Spanish troops, pointing to a komewhat parallel case in 1873, when the massacro" of the crew of the Virginius exclied the horror of the world. The Spanish Government, between the danger of an internal revolution and that of the United States actively interiering in the Cuban struggle to

the

disadvantage

of Spain, on the 11th May gave orders that the execution should be postponed pending a review of the case by the Supreme Military and Naval out, and there the matter rested at the date

of our last advices,

ZIGNORINA BELINFANTE WEDDED, By the American mail which arrived here on Sunday news was received of the marriage at San Francisco, on the 9th May, of Signorina Bellafante, the popular contralto singer who has touring the Far East last year, to Mr. R. Edmins- ter, who came here some three months ago as advance agent of the Ovide Musin Company. After making the preliminary arrangements for this Company Mr. Edminster completed his engagement and left for home. The story from this point is told in the following extract from the Frisco Chronicle of the foth tlf. :-

The sequel to a romantic story of love at first sight took place yesterday, when Estella Bella fante, the blind contralto, was married to R. Edminster, the well-known agent, who has arranged for her concerts since her arrival here from the Orient.

Of course the expression, Love at first night," must be used advisedly in the young lady's case, because she is slowly losing even the sense of distinguishing day from night, and could not tell, except from the remstks of other people, for 20 what a dashing, good-looking young fellow Ed. Ry, if he mlaster way;

That has been provided for, replied my friend. In the event of Ergland giving trouble, Russia would stir up was in other paita of the world to afford full employment for the British forces. To guard against an allick on the rest of government the caplizi wil be reméved from Pekleg further inland, probably to the chief eliy of Shanel Province,

"After referring to the geographical relations of Rusela and Chios my faformant proceeded to point out it was not until after a long debste täst the Emperor and his advisers made a selection of Russia aibe future protector of the Chipete Empire. That question was finally decided by the friendly servicer rendered by the northern power lo obtaining the retrocession of the Line- tang peninsula and saising money to meet the first festalment of the Japanese indemnity,

"Among the advisers of the Government tha query was, 'What artion has come forward to help as in oor extremity ? There was none that had done anything Uke so much as Russia, As for England, she hid shown more friendship for #greed that as there was no chance of tele Japan than fox China. The Government had anwieldy, country ever becoming really strong

not hidden from them that the effusive friendship and independent, the only thing to be done was to secure efficient protection at any price. It was pressed upon the tottering empire by Russia kad ulterior purposes by no means friendly In

character, They made their secount with that fact in view.

"Rungla had, at all events, given real help when England only gave counsel, and if it bad to be paid for that was an unavoidable evil, There Englied is thoroughly detested by the Peking is no sort of doubt that at the present moment officials, who would be delighted to lake advantage of British lukewarmness by stining up a war kestilles between Russia and Japan before very between Russia and Japan. That there will be long is absolutely certain. It is equally certain, 100, that the Chinese Government wil taka advantage of the opportunity to rip up the recently executed treaty and afford all the help she can to her powerful protector. I am abled that fully So per cent, of the Fekin officials, highly approve of the policy whose outlines I have roughly traced, while the few who The couple met about two months ago in consider it humiliating dare not raise the demus. But I have mubstantiaf years with the well-known Impressario, Major evidence that the provincial officials side with Pond, had gone to the Oslent an agent for Ovide the latter, holding that if Russia is allowed. Masin, and was about to embark for home again to appropriate such a big alles of Chiness intel- when he met the handsome young contralto, tory as Mongolia and the adjacent provinces the who had just come hain a successful concert will never rest satisfied until the remainder is tour in Japan and Siberis.

annaxed to her enormous empire.".

and made lore so persistently that his urdose was rewarded yesterday by the manage above

has not made up his fire hours. He works It was the agent who fell in love at first sight resy quietly, and, once he has a plot in his head, goes straight on and makes few alterations. Mr. Stanley Weyman, we are told, weiten very seldom more } slowly and correcis much. He wil begin with

rough copy of a page or two,

the next paragraph. He never does more and sometimes less than a thousand words a day. It is a common experience with him to find that the story leaves the lines on which he has placed itja minor character sometimes has su unpleasant knack of forcing himself late promisence, whlis the unfortunate leading gentleman' is left behind in the background. He believes that the morning hour has gold in its mouth, and he SATURDAY, -Igih June............ writes between fire and seven, but he seldom p.m.-Auction of ladies' drapery goods, an, sits down to work without proan, More than at the Hongkong Trading Co.'s premises, half of what Mr. George. Glosing writes goes Into the fire. The first volume of one of his Ly Mr. G. P. Lammert. p.m.-Rifle Brigade Battalion Requita, at earlier works was written seves fines. MT.

The Grant Allen works regularly every day from Bay View, total P 5.30 pusy kind permission of Major Retallick 'clock suill 11.30 or 13, and from 42.M. to

ass Officers, the Band of the Hongkong Regiment wil play in 100 Putte

THAT coffie planting in Selangor is on the "boom" appears evident from the information English mall due supplied to the Stratie Times by a correspondent who has been on tour of Inspection is the plantine district of Selangor. This correspondent states-I was much surprised at the large quantity of land that's now belag planted, and 2.30 has already been planted, with Liberian colice, which is crop plug well. I etilmate the exports of coffee from Selangor in 1900 at over a million dollars worth, and it will probably increase to puro Cogunc, this difference in price being many million if the present rate of planting merly a quation el sge and vintage. continues."

BRANDY—All our Brandy to guaranteed to be

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mantioned.

Miss Belfaianta's lads' companion, who had accompanied her from Europe, had contracted malaria in Hongkong and had been forced to return to Italy, The singer was alons and help less, in spite of her independent spirit, when the and desfaster met on the era of embarkation for San Francisco,

Ko doubt the Russian authorlifes will issue a diplomatic denial of this martling varsion of the secret relations between Russia and China, bat diplomatic denials were never quoted at a lower

aplendid policy of ageression and preparatim

gura in Europe than now, give the ricey for what it is worth. It fits in weil with the The agent fell in love on the spur of the which Russia is everywhme partning - with moment, and he was filled with satisfaction to wonderful success. England, undeubtedly poss learn that Miss Beilulkots was to sail in the passes knowledge of this threatened death-blow 6,10 or 7. He writch altas grosi deliberation, | steamer in which he had arranged so travel to her prestige in the Far East, but she le sit

There were a thousand ways in which he could i supine çuart in vigon of her naval propeINNA

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