been constantly increasing. All along her southern boundaries she comes-into-conflict with England, and on questions of International politics resting from that antagonism she bas learned to Intly to exploit ber"understanding with France that its original purpose would almost seen to be forced into the background by the trend of the Russian policy against the Anglo-Indian Empire.
The Rith annual dianer of the Japan Society was held on the 26th instant at the Whitehall Rooms of the Hoel Móiropolo. His Excellency M. Takoak Kate, the Japanese Minister, prasided, and there were also present Earl and
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1896.
NEWCASTLE, Jane, sth.
Country- square bat of ailif black gants-and£350,000 to £170,000. This decrease is largely loop richly embroidered robe of porple silk.deo to the shortage In the ruliway revenue and The Ambassador la accompanied by Mr. Yanalicars in selectors' rents. Teh! Hop who is a graduate of the Vanderbuit University at Nashville, Tenn.; his private secretary, Mr. Kun Deak Nius; and Kun To II, a Rajalan interpreter, and a valet, Besides kis sale of Koreaus, the Ambassador was accom. panded to Moscow by Mr. Stein, secretary of the Russian Legation at Scoal
At the first official banquet at Moscow, given by Prince Radolin on the art inst., the Chinese Envoy, Li Hung-chang, was tacluded amongst the guests, and
Embassy on the sand.
5. That as the Inland Revenue gets no tax, and the shareholders get no dividends, unless there are profits, it is equally the duty of the Inland Revenue and the shipowner to make such just and reasonable allowances for wear and tear as shall preserve the earning -Instrument daring the current process of wear
and restltation.Fairplay. A
LY HUNG-CHANG.
Countcas Annesley, the Lord Mayor and Lady at the Britta he was also present at the dinner] Association, however, put the position plataly which M, Mercadier of the Havas Agency bas
The special Embassies from Japan and Kores were on the and fast, received in audience by the Emperor and Empress in the great Palace of the Kremlin. It Hung chang had already been received by the Emperor at St. Petersbug.
SHIPPING NEWJ,
Mayoress, Captain Yendo, Naval Attaché; Mr. G. Hayashi, the Japanese Consul; Mr. S. Kodern, the Secretly of the Imperial Legating; Mr. Alma Tadema, R.A, sed” Mrs. Alma Tadema; Mr. Arthur Diosy, Vice-Chairman; and a large number of English and Tapanese-indles-and A Moscow correspondent telegraphs:Field gentlemen-The Chairman, in proposing the Marshal Yamagata, whose health before leaving toast of "The Queen," aliaded to the cordial Japan caused some anxiety, is not accepting relations of the British Empire with Japan. many invitations. Ho diued a low evenings ago The Lord Mayor proposed the health of with the German' Ambassador, but is reserving the Emperor of Japan, who, he said, was the his strength for the strictly necessary visits and 1231d direct descendant of the original official create. He attended the coronation Sovereign. The toast was received with ceremony in the Cathedral, and was greatly enthusiasm, and amidst cries of "Man ral" (impressed by the megalficence and solemnity thousand bealths). Mr. Alma Tadams, in proof the spectacle. posing the toast of "The Japan Society," said the great contiment of the Old World, had on Its right and left a few islands. Those in the Land of the Rising Sun were the people of progress. The Japanic had done wonders. They were people who lived, and had lived, for beauly, There was not a house in Britain which did not bave in it something Japanese. The Japan Society was instituted as a means of cementing the friendship of England and Japan, and batb countries had taken from each other what was best in each Mr. Holme, responding to the toast, said the Society had now 7(3 members,
When the Tsar reached the Uspenski Sobor for the Coronation ceremony he was received on the threshhold by the Metropolitan of Moscow. Monsignor Sergius, who addressed his Majesty in the following, words :--
"Plous Sovereign, thy present journey, accom panied by extraordinary splendour, Is of unusual Importance Thou art about to enter this ancient sanctuary to place on thy head the Imperial Crown and to receive the Holy Chrism. Thy nacestral Crown appertains to thee alone as Autocratic Emperor, but the Holy Vaction de received by every Orthodox Christian and for them is not repeated. This sacrament is renewed for thee, because on caith nothing is lofler or more arduous than sovereign power, no burden heavier than the mission of the Emperor. In order to accomplish it the Holy Church bas from remote antiquity recogalied the necessity of appolating extra. ordinary and mysterious means. It is willies of King David that the tribes and ancients of Judab came to the King at Hebron and anointed David King over the House of Judah, and David prospered and waxed stronger. So now the asciants of Russia flock to thy Coronation and consecration. They and all subject peoples address to thee their wishes for a long and prosperous reign. More especially do the Orthodox send up heartfelt prayers to our Lord to bestow upon thee an abundance of beneficent gifts, and that by means of the visible unction an invisible strengih may be accorded thee from Heaven, contributing to complete thy virtues a a sovereign, and enlightening thy autocratic energy to the welfare and happiness of thy faithful subjects."
KAVAL AND MILITARY.
The Argonaut, a second-class cruiser of 5,750 tons, was launched on the aših instant. “She will cost when complete £170,000. She is 320 feet long by 571 feet broad and will steam 18. knots.
The following appointment has been made at the Admiralty Lieutenant-C. J. T. Dormer, to the Pigmy, in command, to dato May 21st.
Mam R. Cragg & Sons, Middlesbrough, made the first launch from their yard on 12th inst. It was a steamer, specially designed for trading in Chios waters, and built to the order of Messrs Wiel Amuadies, Fredrickahald. Her dimensions are 215ft. br 36ft. ola. by zolt. 4in. Mesars Westgarth, English & Co. supplied triple-expansion eaglocs.
A sew addison to the "Shire" Line was recently made by the launch from the ward of the Sunderland Shipbuilding Company (Ld.) of the steel screw steamer Flintshire, balli to the order of Messrs Jenkins & Co. The length of moulded golt. 6in, and the carrying capacity the vestel in 364th breadth 45ft 3in depth 5.700 tons. The main engines have been con- structed on the tri-compound principle.
The Toro Mars, the first of the new regalar Une the Nippon Yusen Kaisha betwren Japan and Europe, reached Londonon the 22nd June. She has discharged her cargo, two-thirds of which she took at Colombo and Bombay, and proceeded to Antwerp to load outwards. Thence she goes to Middlesboro' to complete, a full cargo having been engaged for her between there two ports. The first of the new vessels for this service is expected to be ready in November.
The Manchester
A meeting of the Wallsend Lodge, which is the most influenilai is the district, haid to discuss the mollon and amendment referred by the Delegate Board to the lodges, bas shown that it is very probable the coillers' stake will collapse at a very early date. The proceedings were very lively, one speaker advocating that the men should hold out for at least another. fortnight. Mr. Adam, president of the Miners' before the gathering. He said that had he been the Premier's conference he would bave accepted the offer of the collfery-wer At that gathering, however, the proprietors seemed as if they attended merely to please the Premier, and the indifference of the owners to the men was most unjust Since they had been on strike they bad received on'y a miserable 61. of strike pay, and these were no prospect of getting any more.
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On divsion it was resolved, by 115 votes to 77, to accept the conference proposals of the employers.
LONDON, Juss th.
The Tsat and Tearins dined yesterday with Sir Nicholas O'Conor, the recently appointed British Ambassador, and Lady O'Cocor, at St. Petersburg. The British Embassy is the only one that has been thes honoured by their Imperial Majestica
The action of the Spanish Government in sirengthening the navy in view of possible eventustiles arising out of the insurrection in Cuba has evoked a great display of loyalty in Barcelons, and the municipality there has decided to present Government,
aman-of-war to the
The steamer Three Friends, which was recently reported in have sailed from New York with 400 rifles and a large quantity of ammuni- tion in Cuba.
on and dynamite, has now landed her expedi.
In the Royal London Yacht Club matches the Bftior, owned by the Emperor William of Germany, easily defeated the Prince of Wales's yacht Britannia.
The death is announced of Ernesto Rossi, the Rosal, who had a high European reputation, eminent Italian tragedian, aged 65 years. Signor retired from the stage in 1889.
Replying to a question in the House of Com- mons last night, Mr. R. W. Hanbury, Financial Secretary to the Treasury (who also represents the Postmaster-General is the Lower Hause), stated that there was no pressing demand for the Australian malls to be carried at a sped of ty knots, which would involve a large tocrease In the subsidy,
The Japanese have not been slow to recognise the Importance of Manchester as a terminal port for their new steamship service between Yokohama and Europe.
On a previous occasion Mr. Hanbury 10- Guardian states that Mr. Shoda, Director' of
nounced that lenders were being called for the the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, paid a visit of in-new Australian and Indian mail services, at a spection to the Manchester Docks recently, and minimum speed of 13 knots, was very favourably impressed by all that he
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NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN
MAIL.
The China Navigation Co.'s steamer Chang- aha, Capt. J. E. Williams, from Sydney and ports, arrived la harbour this witernoun. For the abjoined telegrams' we are indebted to our Colonial exchanges:-
LONDON, June and.
It is announced that thirteen lady studenta have passed with honours in the mathematical examination at the Cambridge, University,
LONDON, June 3rd. G. Lavigne, an American pugilist, has defeated Dick Borge, the English light-weight champion, for the Ught-championship of the world, after seventeen" rounds had been fought,
The race for the Derby was A must exciting one, Persimmon winning by Deck, with only four-dilibs of a length between the second and third horses. Time, amla. 411ec. The winner ridden by Watts Loates, the rider of St. Brusquin broke a strap leather in the final struggle. On the conclusion winter, and now on their first Journey to of the tact, le ronde with a perfect buricane of the stumbled crowds with a of cheers, which lasted for a quarter of an hour,
The administrators of the Russian Patriotic Fleet, according to the. Novos Vremya, aro about to order five new ocean steamers similar to the three added to their navy during last
Vladivostock.
SYDNEY, June 4th.
When the Admiralty proposed to fit the Terrible and Powerful with water-tube bollern grave doubts were expressed as to the wisdom The salvage steamer Sephia, which is now at of the decision, though a good deal of enthusiasm the wreck of the Catterthun, signalled this existed in some quarters. The Terrible is now morning to the lighthouse-keeper at Seal Rocks being prepared for her voyage from the Clyde that the diver had been down during yesterday to Porismoalb, and even the enthusiasts are afteregon, but did not fadicate as to whether the getlogule doubilal. It is far from im-gold in the strong room at the Catterthun had probable that may shortly be conclusively been recovered. proved that bollers of this type, valuable as they are for small vessels, are unsuitable for ships of a larger clas,
LONDON. June 4th. The deaths announced of Professor Sir Georgs Johnson, M.D., F.R.S., at the age of 78 The German Preus comment in a vay Rogxy tone upon Madagascar being proclaimed a French colony.
The Government of the Transvaal and the Netherlands Railway Company are, it is stated, making great efforts to secure the control of the | allway Uncs through the Orange Free State from Cape Colony to the Transvaal, and also to exploit the country between the Transvaal and Delagos Bay, the object belog to harass the Bitish and hamper Brbish trade with the Transvaal.
INCOME-TAX ON SHIPPING PROFITS.
LONDON, May 29th.
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Interview with Li Hung-chang at St. Petersburg Paris journale publish an account of an
had with the Earoy. Received with great courtesy, the correspondent took the precaution to present his report of the conversation to the Chinese statesman, so that the declaration may be considered as athentic.
The object of his trip, he said, is to see Europe for himself, in order to study t and to repart to the Emperor as to feasible reforma for China The Emperor had expressly ordered him to make this trip. The "courteous and generous hospitality" of Rusgla, be unid, had extremely toscked him, and he expressly mentioned the fac. of the Tsar having sent a ship to Port Said to fetch him. The correspond en hastened to assure Li Hung-chang that he could count on almikse hospitality wherever he might go in Europe, and particularly in France. He replied that he was to stay la Pas two or three weeks. "I am glad to see France, with which Chinamust maintain ever friendlier and friendlier relations. I shall be received by the President of the Republic, and I shall see with the greatest pleasure your Minister for Fordiga Affairs, M. Hanotsex, whose political character and intelll. Kence I esteem highly. I do not forget the great services which France, during M. Hano- fax's first term at the Foreign Office, rendered to China. I am profoundly grateful to your costry for this, and I beg you to say so," Speaking of the political relations between China and France and Russia, Ll Hang-chang | #aid that China and Russia are at present on the best possible terms being in fall agreement on all "points. As for France, my wish is that China should have with her the same excellent political relations as with Russia, is not France herself Russia's friend ?”
Li Hung-chang made a significant and diplo. matic reply sa to the state of things between the Chinese and England:-"It is difficult for me to say until after my trip to London." He emphatically denied that any treaty had yet been concluded between China and Russia as to the extension of a railway across Manchuria. In fact, his business in Europe was not at all that of concluding treaties of any sort, but solely to observe and to carry back useful information. Although the direction of his roule, as well an a natural courtesy, states the Standard in a lender, will take him frat to Berlin and Paris the capitals of the two States which joined Russia in the task of rescuing the Lise-tung Penlarda from Japan--the chini comparison Li Hong-chang will institute in his own mind will be between England and Russia, the two Empires whose fatura progress in Asia must undoubtedly largely affect both the Government and the people of China. What he has already seen in St. Petersburg and Moscow will be com pared and balanced with what he has yet to see in Londen and our manufacturing centres, and the defalte opinions resulting therefrom will, in das doente, be reported to the young Ruler of China and his principal advisers. In Li Hong. chang we must not expect to find either an Indiscriminating critic or servile admirer. His conclusions will be formed on his own Hne of reasoning, not ours; but the evidences of natural prosperity, civil order, and Indus trial vigour are more likely to Impress * Chloese civilian than military pageantry and display&C. Expreti.
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ENGLISH IN THE FAR EAST,
Lieutenant Henry, a subordinate_of_Macs, Lothairo, narrated how he arrested Stak
On the secand day of the trial the depositions of Dr. Michaux, takes in Belgium, were read. According to the official report he confirmed on all points the story of Major Lothaire, and said, apaaking of Mr. Stoker, "He lait on me the Ime pression of having 1. ca taken in the very act," that la, of selling arms to Kihonghe. It was true that Mr. Stokes did not ak to be allowed to appeal; "but," add 1 Dr Michaux, "nelther he not I knew that such a tight existed. The had never been any question of it at the camp on the Lied! When Stakes Rake 3 leave to appeal to his fellow Christians Dr. Michaux supported his petition, but he only returned to the charge once, The deponent concluded by saying that Major Lothaire acted with essiness and reflection. Tas evidence of Baron Dhants, the former Commander of the Congo State troops, was also read. After peaking of the craelites of the Arab slave- dealers he said he could not blame Zothaire Ii, in time of wit and tog certain of the guilt of Stokes. be determin, to make an example of him. Lastly, the depositions of the English missionary, Mr. Pilkington, testifying to the correctness of an interview on the Stokes affair published through Renter's Agency, were put in, The official report represents Mr. Pilkington to have said: "It was matter of common know. ledge in Uganda that Stokes went to the valley of the Iturl to carry. on war on his own account."
The counsel for the veosecution, Major Ghis Jain, who had this office thrust upon him by the Governor General, the Public Prosecutor having declined to act on the ground that the was no care against Major Lothaire, opened bla speech with references in the eminent qualities and most herole course of the accused. He had, however, by constillating himself judge in matter when the life of a white was at stake violated the procedure laid down by the decreas of the King of the Belgians. Not only had he constituted the court-martial Irregularly, but after judging Mr. Stokes without a preliminary laqaky had relased him the protection of the right of appeal. He was wrong also in dealing with the English trader a he were a milliary man. The acting Prosecutor then asked what term he ought to apply to the act with which Majer Lothaire was reproached." He was inclined to call it murder; but he would wait to hear the speech of the defendant's counsel, as there were still some abscure points
in the case.
M. Desaegher, the counsel for the defence, began by saying that bis ellent had been com demted in England and Germany before being tried. He now appealed from England 1- informed to a more enlightened England, feeling confidence in the spirit of justics of a civilised nation. The guit of the man hanged great on the Lindi was so certain that the issue of the present trial was not to doubt. A verdict al acquittal was a necessity. The counsel quoted against Stokes the action of Colonel Calvila and Captain Lugard with regard to that trader, prosecution to say whether the accused had been and made a great point of the inability of the
offence with which he was charged, M. Deangher guilty of a crime or of an error, or to name the concluded by citing the deposition of Mr. Pilkington, quoted above, and the precedent of Governor Eyre and Colonel Nelson, who bad been acquitted in an analogous CARO,
getting on commercially so fast as we might where he was waiting to see the brother-in-law If we have lost ground politically, and are no! | taking him by surprisa in his camp at Kwampi wish, we may find a measure of satisfaction in the Kibonghe. He approved the conduct of Mej kuwiedes that English is gaining ground rapidly Lothaire. There was no doubt, he thought, that as the Fegua franca of the Far East. Having Stokes was preparing to march against the taken root downwards it fr throwing branches Stain's troops. In fact, a latter of ble to Kibanghe, upwards; having begun in the mouths of “bays" saying, "I can help you do not be afraid, I am and "compradords," It is taking rank as coming." had been found Some natives, whose a clastic and admitted as an eminent subject in-vidence had to be translated, firstly into college and places. Everywhere schools for Kiswahili and from Fiswahili foto French, teaching the Engilah language seems to be testified to the num! or of vifles and quantity of growing up. It has long been a prominent arms found in the camp of Mr. Stokes. festure of education in Japan. It seems in a fir way to come so fá China. Among other Innovations brought into lia by the opening of Hangchow as treaty part has been, we are told, the establishment of college where the sole language to be taught in English: all sorts of mi fern sciences are to be learned, but only English as a foreign tongue. Without striking, perhaps, quite such a high note, the alter clly of Schow seems impressed with a similar thought: lis citizens are said also to be impressed by wish. to learn, and have their sons taught -English, "and schools to supply the wast are
cropping up lo every quarter. It phase and an exemplar of the movement that the Emperor himself has been devoting a medicam of time to its acquietion. English has been the language in which the doyan of the Diplomatic Corps has spoken at Audiences; and it is another suggestive illustration of what is going on that M. Gérard should have invented quite a diplomatic incident, lately, by claiming that His Majesty's reply should be translated preferably into French Why not, indeed-unless, preft ably, Russian? Many of us may still remember how Lord Dandreary discovered that thear on the dog wagged his tall was that the tall wcold, otherwise, wag the dog; and as the great French ustion, and its still greater re per attire at Faking, could not conceivably consent to be wagged, M. Gérard was clearly right in astating the premier position of France by claiming that French should be the language used. E pur se muove. Not annihilated even by such a sath as that, the accursed English gets on still. The movement has, probably, two significations. So far as the grosser and siltasian element is concerned it is an outcome, probably, of the brutal appremacy of the Foglish in commerce. Englishmen having perfidiously taken advantage of the opening effected by their soldiers and sailors to establish mercantile houses, the. utilitarian Instincts of the Chinese led them to acquire English for purposes of commercial and domestic later course. There arose, even," precursors of the present schools in the shape of teachers who were, willing, for a consideration, to impart a knowledge of pidgin (business) English that might enable an aspirant to start in Hie. All that is in course, no doubt, of being changed, Still, as not even M. Gérard has exacted, yet, that the Chinese shall deal exclusively with French (7and Russian) houses—a certain uza for English still svive; and it is another instance of the absurd conservatism of the Chince that they persist in teaching it, not withstanding that its day is passing away. For there is, we wantura to surmise, a political as well as a commercial element in the case; and England's political supremacy is of course doomed, as well as her commerce, sew M. Gérard has taken the Dual Alliance in band Italian is the lingua franca of mach of the Mediterranean coast, for the simple reason that In varios issues Fairplay has drawn attention
dominant Power. England will not, of course, It is the descendant of the language of the onen seeking without any reason to change the to the unjust demands of the Inland Revenue in depreciation allowances in the assessment of
be allowed to retain her eminent position in Southern Aula long enough to impore her shipping profits from a percentage on first cost
language as the Remant imposed theirs. to 10 luadequate scale based on annually
Russian will shortly be the language of India. reduced values. As the authorities are lying
and French of Burmah, Malaysia, and Siam 1 Still, English It, lo the meantime, making teal the wound they have caused. We have |low," wa presume they are trasting to time to
great headway. To say nothing of India and Its dependencies, it is taught and spoken in require and demand very different treatment. reason to belleve, however, that the patients will
Singapore and Hongkong. It is trus the Govers We cannot too warmly urge every shipowner
nor of Hongkong expressed dissatisfaction, lately, At the fall-dress rehearsal of the Royal with the system of education at Queen's College, away" at the rapacious officials until the Hall, Islington, on the 26th all, the leading the purpose for which it was called into exis- official report of the trial to Mr. Pilkington, that and every Shipowners Society to "bammer Military Tournament, beld at the Agricultural opining that it had falled signally to carry out compelled to concede the "just and reasonable allowances the law provides fox and compels feature of the entertainment was the grand among Chinese boys, and the extension of the terms against such an interpretation having been tence-namely, the diffusion of English Ideas gentleman has already protested in empaatia We have from time to time, in a series of Pageant called "The Sons of the Empire," English language. Still, Chloese youths | placed upon his words, which were as follows articies, discussed the question from every stand-which is thus described by The Scotsman;—-
more or less indoctrinated with these heresies"Everyone in Uganda, including the Govers- point, and must congratulate the steam and saling-ship owners of the City Parish of Glasgow Empire" may be described at the outset as a The grand pageant called " The Sons of the
do emerge on to the mainland, and even find ment officials, knew perfectly wall that Mr. their way to Peking, and became laterpreters Stokes had gone on an expedition to Kibonghe's upon the memorandum to the Commissioner of magnificent conception, and a most valuable and the things and wax the soul of M. Gérard. country for the purpose of demanding separados English apart, the educational movement that for the murder of his head man, a Swahili named that Parish. It follows our arguments very object-lesson on the subject of the greatness of the closely, and constitutes a powerful reply to the
seems taking place in Chlox is one of the most Jums, who had been killed by the Arab chief' British Empire, spreading cast and west and north "Crea for the Crown" to which we gavo
bepetal signs of possible regeneration and reform. and south in avery quarter of a Univane. Il
Vice-Consul Arthur has lodged at Boma, on Is an open secret that the detali were worked out scholastic routine that has served it day is against the finding of the Court at Boms, which As stereotyped adherence to the rigid lines of s behall of the British Government, an appeal That Halealous concoction tried to establish by Lieutenant-Colonel E. W. D. Ward, C.B held universally responsible for the incapacity acquiited Major Lothaire of the grave charge the justice of absuming fictitious profits for the whlist returning home a few months ago after taik- purpose of assessment, and to prove the reasoning a prominent part in the expedition to Kumasi.
of China to meet the progressiva Western preferred against him in connection with the civilisation with which she has been brought execution of Mr. Stoker. It is pointed out, ableness of calculating compound Interest on The purpose of the pageant is to afford the the depreciation sllowances. We have pointed public, especially that portion of it denominated city, every indication of willingness to admit the bind the British Government to prosecute a
in contact, so every symptom of potential clactihowever, that this action does not necessarily out again and again that the theory is wrong,
the Linie England" party, some iden of the
new knowledge which has carried Europe to the appeal, but the step was taken in order to secure of business, and must be fought against.
behind our iron wills, our first line of defence and capacity to reorganize herself sad sarvive,
■ locus standi, and if the Government decides Appeals will no doubt shortly be heard by the and also behind the comparatively small per-
on consideration that appea! should be proceeded as an empire, the shocks that she is enduring with, its right to go an will be incontestable, shipowners, in making their protests, to an accepted as the Roglish army, which guards of English-which may be treated as a case of Commissioners, and we strongly recommend manently armed force which is commonly
and bas yet to endura. Setting aside his study abowing- themselves with clear and accurate statements, 277,000,000 British subjects in an Empire Intellectual aberration-the Emperor has shown
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS. covering nearly 9,000,000 square miles. The T. That they hava paid tax on all their pro. Pageant is divided into six divisions or armies, expected, from one so fealated, of the causes of.. clears: appreciation than might have been
MAILS DUE: each corps or regiment being represented by the disasters that Chins has lately endured,
German (Preussen) goth inst. sections of four men. The first division is the
Indian (Catherius Apcar) 30th inst. English army, in which the sections of Artillery, tort with which he is said to have slienced Tacoma (Victoria) 18ť prox, the legions of Horse and Foot, and the Depart the obstructionists who would have thwarted the Canadian Embrasi of Japan) 24th proz, mental and Scientific Corps, Regular and
Tientsin-Peking Railway is pregnant with per Auxiliary, and the remi-Millary Royal Irish
Tacoma (Olympia) 19th prox. Constabulan comes the Indian Army,
coption and good sense. So far from stopping the road, as the memorialists wished, he went on ase present, all in their own aliorms.
SHEFFING RETURNS. to bid his Ministers advance in every way the led by the stately Bedyguard of the Viceroy knowledge of the value of foreign science through-
From & p.m. yesterday to 6 p.m. to-day. In their gorgeous costumes of scarlet and
Japan, and pointing to China's ignorance as the cause of her recent shame. If the man who said | Pikir
Afridi COMODOVARCIN Artillery, and Infanity. From Nepaul come the Gorkhas, and from the Parlants bets this wers more virile-possessed of the physical Nord Cavalry and Infantry, the former Including energy as well as (seemingly) the intelligence Formosa ******** the Qurals Own Corps of Galdes, to world renowned for the part they hare so repeatedly taken in the protection of our North-West 2. That as the Act prohibits the debiting of Prorlaces, Madras, Bombay, and the Western Interest on capital in profit and loss accounts Provinces are all repessented, as are the It equally prohibits the inland Revenue from megalar Horse from Central India. The mind is calculating interest on the portion of the rapidly transported from the Far East to the Far West as the representatives of our shipowners captial
lost every year by North American possessions sweep by, Bomo la wear and tear. (If interest is chargeable an depreciation allowances a steamer ten year winter garb of far and mocamins with their summer callerms and othats in thele ald would have half the capital invested their snowshoes ber bearing no interest, whilst the other half
their back
Then which had disappeared by weas would be forces, so prominently in pubila notice just now. are sean examples of our South African Interest bearing in favour of the Crown, L. Fallowing the Caps corps come those of Austra capital does not become interest bearing tits, and star then representatives of our smaller it is lost, and therefore not capable of being Colonies Yeomanry Cavalry from Trinidad, - Invested).
Hausa Military Police from the Gold Coast, the Royal Baits Fencible Artillery, the Maltess Mills, and sections of troops iram Jamaica, Bri- riah Guiana, Henglong, and Ceylon. These troops having taken their places, there is momentary pause, and the band strikes up "Lie on the Ocean Wave." Amid deafening applause a detachment of the Royal Navy, before whom the Union Jack is proudly borne, march into the areas. The drummers call the troope to attention," and all salute the British dag as the band plays "God save the Queen Then there are some interesting mancurres and evolutions, and the arena, a blaza of colour and animation, becomes a veritable kaleidoscope, The scene is bellilast in the extreme, and is
them to make.
publicity,
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oach of 400 tons; the renewal of the 4.yin, and | further issue of Interest-bearing bonds by the altogether contrary to the elementary principles bormoHS IOSUITES which la ready for action \ front, affords ground for hope that she may yet -
The new Spanlıh cával programme in res the commencement of the 5.300 ton ser Reina Regants; the commencement of adff1,000 ton armored czulier; the commencement of two cruisers, each of 6,800 tons; the building of two destroyers; the building of three tags,
5.sta, gans of the Pelayo ; the reconstruction of the old fronclad Numancia; the rebellering of the Destructor; and a few minor works, the eslimate for the whole being £910,000. The new destroyers are to bave s-speed of thirty knots.
Nearly two years ago the Admiralty stuc tioned experiments in long-distance signalling at sea with a diamond-shaped apparatus, the jolat invention of Captain Prince Louis of Battenberg and Captain Percy Scott ; but when it was found after several trials on the Insolent gunboat that the mechanicism could only be worked with considerable manual strain, per mission was given to experiment with a collaps. ible dram, the invention of Rear-Admiral C. G. Fane, who was at the time Admiral-Superin- tendent of Portsmouth Dockyard. In conse quence of the success of the apparatus, hich could easily be worked in a high wind, It was fitted to several ships and tested against Rear-Admiral A. K. Wilson's masthead tema phore in last year's mancouvres. The reports have since been under the consideration of || the Admiralty, who hava, fatimated to the Portsmouth Dockyard authorities that in fatare the semaphore is to be fitted to all sea-going ships.
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In consequence of the necessity of pressing forward the construction of the. Victorious and Filuririous, the new battleship of the RamoTUN type to be built at Chatham Dockyard will not bo laid down at present. The greater part of the propelling machinery of the Illustrious ben alresty been delivered by the contractors, Mesura. John Fenn and Son (Limited), of Gener wich. The engines are of the tripis expansion actical twin scraw typs, having cylinders gols., Spin., and 88in. in diameter respectively, all with Sila stroke. Martin's system of induced draught, having proved satisfactory in the case of the Magnificent, is to be introduced in the Niesirions, and with this arrangement In oporation it is estimated that speed of 13,000 dedicated horse-power will † 3 attained, or 10,000 Endicated horse-power ander natural' draught | There are eight boilers of the marine return tube type, sólt, sin, in mean diamgter by zoti, vin, Ibag.
The United States Senate has passed a bill Introduced by the Papullat party, forbidding the
Government without the content of Congress.
President Kruger is stated to have placed an order for 10,000 Mattini-Henry rifles for the Transvaal Government.
News has been received of a serious native outbreak in Madagascar, which was recently proclaimed French colony. A body of 1,500 insurgent banditi made an attack on Antirabe, burned down a considerable portion of the town, and besieged the missionaries there. They were, however, eventually repulsed by the "militia after a sharp engagement, in which 200
of the insurgents were killed.
Speaking in the German Reichstag yesterday, General Bromsart von Schellendorff, Framsiko Minister for War, declared that the peace of Europe was assured for a long time to come,
Marshal Marines Campos, lately Commander la-Chief of the Spanish forces in Cube, and General Borrow bayɑ been urrented In Spain for fighting a duel. The duel war the outcome of dispute which occurred between the two in Cubi
MELBOURNE, June 4th.
Hils honour Judge Casey yesterday dealt with the question of payment of costs in the libel action, Mirams w. The Argue, in which the platnil who claimed fro,coo, bas been awarded £5. His honest said that sach-party kad succeeded in obtaining a verdict upon polats vigorously contexted on both sides, and in common faliness each was entitled to get costs upon the issues upon which each had succeeded. He dedded accordingly,
ADELAIDE, June 4th,
The northern areas have been suffering frem the effects of a protracted drought, which has killed farge numbers of catile and retarded the sending operations. Telegrams snow coming in, staing that good rain is felling in many places in the north.
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A cheque for £1,000 was paid to the Trades Hall Council to-night as a first instalment of the proceeds of the Eight-hour Demonstration,
In consequence of the City Council accepting a contract for prison-broken metal for tas cily roads, the Trades Hall Council has decided to request the Government not to allów prison labour to come into competition with fren labour,
FAR EASTERN ENVOYS'AT MOSCOW. There is one Envoy at the Coronation of the Tear who has not yet been mentioned~~Min Yang Huan, the special Envoy of the King of
The revenue for the eleven months of the Korca. His Excellency Min wes the appoint. pensent financial year amounted to €3,888,036, ment to the fact that he was a cousin and as compared with £6,101,941 received during favourite of the late Queen of Kores. He wears the corresponding period of last year. This la Western clothes of fashionable make, na faz an about £300,000 below the Colonfal Treasurer's his lines, trousers, boots, cravat, and waistcoat | estims, and it is expected that at the end of go, but clings to the national headdates of his the yma the total deficiency: will be from
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2. That the depreciation allowed by the Commissioners in the past has not been sue cient to reduce the ships to their present market valde. (It must be borne fa mlad that obse- leteness has nothing to do with the value from an income-tax point of view, as the Art only grants an allowance for wear and tear during the year.)
Major Ghislain, for the prosecution, then an nounced that the case for the defence appeared to him irrefutable, and be therefore withdrew the charges against Major Lothaire, who was accordingly discharged.
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Amongst the many arguments' which support The Province of Bengal shows told out the country ;' Instancing the suvelarity of Chuniang ......am.steamer, from Baton
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3. That as steamers last 15 to 25 years, or RD average of 20 years, 5 per cent, of the "value" is lost aresy year, therefore in a fleet of 20 steamers, one new sicer must be provided every year to preserve the feet In Its fategrity, 4.4., each of the steamers loses 10th part, and the new steamer Consequently at the end of ac years the fleat would be the The new steamer merely represents the percentage wasted, and if the to steamers only pay tax on profits why should the zoth be called to pay on her profits plus interest on the capital Invested, composed of depreciation
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THE TRIAL OF MAJOR LOTHAINE AT BOMA. BRIELLA, May 27th.. Boms for the murder of Mr. Stokes have now The details of the trial of Major Lothaire af reached Brussels by mall. The proceedings | began an April aand, and were then adjourned mill the açık, when they were brought to a conclusion. The first day was occupied by a long statement Frames! imm cross-examination, and who simply gave his Sullah mummumma, of Major Lothaire, who was not subjected to any Bilele STE account of the whole affate. In substance, he charged Mr. Stakes with selling arms and CHILDREN starving to death on account of their ammunition to Kibonghe, the slave-raiding inability to digest food will find a most marvellous Arab chief, with whom the Congo State was food and remedy, in Scott's Estaision of Furn at war, and he justified his summary action in sentencing his prisoner to be hanged within 24 palatable and carlly digested. Read the follow
Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites, Very hours by affirming that it was absolutely necasing testimonials have prescribed Scott's sary to make an example for the protection of Emulsion' in cases of children suffering from his own troops Stokes, he added, made no wasting and malnutrition and can report most some natives, showing the dealings of Stokes MR.C., Medical Superintendent, Butleig Lothaire also quoted the evidence giren by case, taken most readly "mW. PERKINS, were oral, and no written record of the court Agents for Hongkong and the Zespira with Kibonghay but throughout his declarations Hospital, Any Chemist, can supply it-Sole martial appetes te have been produced..
4. That if a shipowner attempted to invest | sufficient of itself so surare the success Dia" Application to appeal to the Boma Court. Major favourably of its good effect y'it has been in each
kis depreciation allowance at compound Tournament. The troops have been defiled by Interest for twenty years instead of periodically Major Ricardo, of the Grenadier Gurfile, on substituting new staamars for aidy his business whons no pirales te which he ie not fally entfind would-be un aizsalute tallyre,
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